JPS58184179A - Portable braille mount maker capable of varying size of braille - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a portable Braille machine that can change the size of Braille characters.

It is common practice to print desired characters on the surface of a tape with an adhesive backing, make a post, and then attach it to a desired location or object to make a heading or sign. Equipment for making such paper is already on the market, but many of them are made primarily for blind people, and there are very few that are made for blind people, and even if they are, they are only made as a temporary measure. For example, under each letter on the dial where the selected letters A, B, C, etc. or A, B, C, etc. are listed, that letter is displayed in Braille. It's like a heading is attached, so people have to take their time choosing the letters and using the phone, while blind people have a total of 6 points (3 dots, 2 lines), which is the basic layout of Braille. (See Figure 1 (a)): Braille □ is a combination of 1, □, and Figure 1 (b) and (c).

As shown in (d), it can be typed in Japanese, English, and Chinese, so for those who know Braille, there are 26 letters of the alphabet or 48 letters of the alphabet.
This means that a device with a much simpler structure can be used than a device with the corresponding Braille characters attached.

The applicant had previously proposed the υ paper making machine as a portable Braille machine that was simple in structure, easy to operate, and especially convenient for blind people, but the size of the Braille was fixed. This invention uses a cartridge type to prepare a plurality of Braille characters of different sizes, that is, the basic arrangement of three dots and two rows of hermaphroditic Braille characters with different thicknesses and spacings. By replacing the cartridge, you can create paper with different sizes of Braille characters.
A person who is not familiar with Braille first learns to type and read large Braille, then practices reading specifically in medium-sized Braille, and finally becomes free to use standard-sized Braille. The purpose is to provide a portable Braille paper making machine that can change the size of Braille and can be used as a teaching tool.

The configuration will be explained based on the illustrated embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, a flat case 1 has a storage chamber I for a paper tape m and a paper tape delivery port 9,
Braille having a hole 10 for replacing a cartridge A (see Fig. 3) containing a hermaphroditic type (17, 23M, details of which will be described later) for forming 3 dots and 2 lines of braille of different thicknesses and intervals. A placement room ■ and the Braille placement room ■ from the storage room I.
Provided with a guide part ■ that guides the pull-out tape ■ from the paper tape ■ to the paper tape delivery port 9,
The guide section (2) of the Braille embossing chamber (2) is provided with a direction y-y that is perpendicular to the transport direction Z-Z of the tape being transferred on the guide section (2) and faces the cartridge type exchange hole 10'. A cut-off part 11 with a width of m is provided, and on the back side of both classes of the cut-off part 11 is a machine frame 12' having an insertion groove 12 for the car (IJ) A, and a drawer is provided at the back of the machine frame 12'. An elastic support piece 15' (see FIG. 4) of the tape cutting blade 15 is fixed, and a push button (2) for operating the rotary wheel 26 of the tape feeding device 5 (see FIG. 3) provided inside (1) is provided. Inside the Braille embossing chamber (1), one end is further provided with the Braille forming push buttons (i) -
■The other end is connected to one of the two, as shown in Figure 4.
A male press part 13 is gathered below the cut-off part 11 of the guide part (2) and faces upward at a position corresponding to one of the two rows of three points held by the push button for forming Braille at the other end. six stacking rods 14 each having a diameter of 100 mm, and one end of which is connected to the braille forming push button (0 to
■The above-mentioned pull-out tape cutting button is connected to the push button for tape cutting provided nearby and protrudes from below in the middle of the two rows of the male die press part 13 with the three points arranged in two rows at the other end. As shown in FIG.
It consists of four parts: the upper part (i), the middle part (ro), the lower part (ha), and the end part (ni). The six elastic pieces 1'8 are provided upward at their free ends, and have protruding edges 19 on both sides that can be inserted into the cartridge support grooves 12 of the separation section 11. It has a tape guide groove 20 that can form the same plane as the surface of (2), and a long hole 21 in the center of the tape guide groove 20 in the longitudinal direction of the cartridge A, from which the tape cutting blade 15 can protrude. On both sides of the elongated hole 21, there are through holes 22 arranged in 3 points and 2 rows through which the male molds 17 in 2 rows of 3 points can protrude, and the upper part has a hole 22 arranged in 3 points and 2 rows through which the male molds 17 in 2 rows of 3 points can protrude. It has female molds 23 of 3 points and 2 rows that cooperate with the female molds 23, and the ends (ni) that are crowned by the ends of the upper part (i), the middle part (ro), and the lower part (ha) have the said hermaphrodite molds (23). 17, 23) thickness,
Marking protrusions 24 indicating the difference in spacing and pull-out tape m'
A feeding amount regulating rod 37 is provided, and the upper, middle and lower parts are integrated by an engagement mechanism of a protrusion and a recess, and the cartridge A#'i is of both male and female type (17, 23). At least two or more types with different intervals [see Figure 6
(The figure shows only the bottom part of the cartridge).

Various types of tape feeding device 5 are conceivable, but in the embodiments shown in FIGS. The rotating wheel 26 for transferring the drawn-out tape is pulled out from the guide part (■).
A part of the feed dog 25 is provided to protrude, a tape pusher 25' is provided on the upper part of the feed dog 25 on the side of the lid 4, a ratchet tooth 28 is provided on the shaft 27 of the rotary wheel 26, and a push button 7 for operating the tape feed rotary wheel is provided. A click 29 for feeding the ratchet teeth 28 is provided vertically, and a ball 30 for preventing reverse rotation is provided on the ratchet teeth 28.
It is configured with the following. In addition, 31 is click 29
The spring portion engages with the protrusion 32 to keep the push button 7 upward at all times. Furthermore, since the thickness and spacing of the male and female types (17, 23) are different in each cartridge, the feeding of the tape for printing the next character must be changed for each cartridge A.

Next, the configuration of the tape feed amount changing device 41 will be explained.
As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 7, a stacking rod 35 having stopper parts 33° 34 of different heights at one end is installed in the Braille embossing chamber.
At the other end of the stacking rod 35, there is a drawer tape feeding amount regulating rod 37 that protrudes inside the end of the cartridge A shown in FIG. An engaging portion 38 is provided which engages with the largest of the hermaphroditic types (the one with one mark on the end) whose size is set to 0, and the stopper portions 33. with different heights are provided. 34 can rotate under the click 29 of the chip feed device 5.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 39 indicates a spring for pressing the retaining portion 38 against the feed amount regulating rod 37, and reference numeral 40 indicates a spring presser.

Furthermore, since the push buttons ■ and ■ for forming Braille are located just above the guide part ■ that guides the pull-out tape ■',
As shown in the figure, the push button ■ (the push button ■ is also the same, so we will explain the push button ■) has two legs 41 extending over the guide part ■, and has a male push part 13 at one end for the push button ■. The other end of the stacking rod 14 is formed into a plate-shaped part 42 having a length that crosses the guide part (2) at right angles below the guide part (2) and protrudes from both sides of the guide part (2). Said two legs 41.41
so that they touch each other.

Since this embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, if you are an adventurer, you can use the cartridge A that can print Braille characters of the desired size.
24, insert it into the cartridge replacement hole 10, position it as shown in Fig. 3 (a), and close the lid plate 4' of the storage chamber 4 for the paper tape 2 and the lid of the Braille embossing chamber H. Board 4
As shown in Fig. 3 (A), pull out the tape ■' from the tape ■, guide it onto the guide part ■, and insert it into the tape guide groove 20 in the middle part (ro) of the cartridge A (see Fig. 4).
2 (e), 3 (b), 5.
When the ratchet tooth 28 is rotated by the click 29 (see figure 3 (b)), rotating the rotating wheel 26, the drawer tape
The tape is sent over the guide part (2) by the feed teeth 25 that cooperate with the tape case (1), and one end thereof is exposed through the tape delivery port (9) on the side surface of the flat case (1). (See Figures 2 (E) and 3 (B)) Next, for example, if you want to type the letter A in Braille, as shown in Figure 1 (C), the Braille letter A should be placed in the top row of the first column. It is only necessary for one point to protrude, so when the ridge: push button ■ is pressed as shown in Fig. 1θ (a), the upper end of the stacking rod 14m shown in Fig. 4 is pressed down, and the male die push part 13m at the opposite end is pushed down. rotates upward, pushing up the elastic piece 181 at the bottom of the cartridge A (see FIG. 4), and the male die 171 is inserted into the through hole 22. at the middle of the cartridge A. As the drawer tape m' is pushed up and into the female die 23+ at the upper part of the cartridge A, the Braille character A (see FIG. 1(c)) is printed. Next, by pressing the push button (■) for operating the rotary shaft 26 of the tape feeding device 5 several times, that is, by pressing the push buttons (2) and (2) with the notches shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the drawer tape m' comes out with an A written in Braille.

If you want to type AB, press the buttons ■■,■.

(If you want to obtain the desired length of the draw-out tape m', press the operation push button 7 several times, and finally press the tape cutting button -). The upper end of the cartridge 16 is pushed down and the opposite end 16' is pushed up, pushing up the elastic cutting blade support piece 15' whose one end is fixed to the frame 12' having the insertion groove 12 of the cartridge A.

As the cutting blade 15 rises, the lower part of the cartridge A (
Pass through the center of the male die group 17 with two rows of three points (a) and protrude from the elongated hole 21 in the middle (ro) of the cartridge A, and cut the draw-out tape m' as shown in Figure W (c). Then, you will get a piece of paper with A and B written in Braille.

If you wish to use it for practicing Braille, use the male type 17 of Cartridge A as shown in Figure 6 A, which is thick and with large spacing, to practice typing and reading, and then use it as shown in Figure 6 A. , practice with something that is slightly thinner and with smaller intervals, and finally learn how to read what you typed with the standard size shown in C. When the cartridge A is changed, the drawer tape feed amount regulating rod 37 in the end of the cartridge is connected to the engaging portion 3 at one end of the mallet 35 of the tape feed amount changing device 41.
8, rotate the stacking rod 35, and press the stopper part 33.
Since the position of the cartridge 34 is changed, the amount of descent of the click 29 of the push button (■) is regulated, and the amount of feed of the draw-out tape is made to correspond to the replaced cartridge. As shown in FIG. 8, it is preferable to store unused cartridges in a case C consisting of a lid a and a body.

This invention has the structural function described above, and the entire Braille tape making machine consists of two rows of three push buttons (D~■
, a push button for operating the tape feeder, and a push button for cutting the tape.
Since there are only 8 push buttons in total, the structure is simple and compact, the push buttons all protrude from the case, making it easy for blind people to handle, and the case is flat, making it convenient to carry. It is a very suitable paper making machine as it can be provided at a low price, allows you to print Braille of any desired size by replacing the cartridge, and can also be used as a teaching tool for Braille.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 (a) is an explanatory diagram of the basic arrangement d in the braille composition of 3 dots and 2 rows, Figure 1 (b) is Aiweo's Braille, and Figure 1 (c)
1(D) shows alphabetical Braille, FIG. 1(D) shows Chinese Braille, FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of an embodiment of the portable Braille paper making machine according to the present invention, is a plan view, Figure 2 (B) is a front view, Figure 2 (C) is a left side view,
Figure 2 (D) is a right side elevation view, Figure 2 (E) is a plan view of the tape collection chamber f with the cover plate 4 removed, and Figure 3 (A) is a view of the interior with the cover removed. A plan view showing the structure, Figure 3 (B) is a longitudinal sectional front view of the one shown in Figure 3 (A) with a lid added, and Figure 4 shows the flat case into which the cartridge is inserted. An exploded perspective view of related parts and the cartridge itself, Figure 5 is a plan view with the lid on, Figure 6 is a plan view showing the types of cartridges and cartridges at the bottom, and Figure 7 is the tape feed amount changing device. Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of each cartridge and the case that houses each cartridge, Figure 9 is a push button (
A perspective view of the operation mechanism of [Co., Ltd.], Fig. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the operation, Fig. 10 (i) shows how to select characters and push buttons, Fig. 10 (b) shows how Braille is displayed, Fig. 10 ( ) shows explanatory diagrams showing the push buttons to be pressed, respectively, 1 is a flat case, 4
1 is a cover plate, 9 is a paper tape delivery port, 10 is a hole for cartridge replacement, 11 is a separating part of a guide part (■),
12 is the support groove of the cartridge, 12' is the machine frame, 13 is the male die pressing part, 14 is the stacking rod, 15 is the tape cutting blade, 1:16 is the stacking rod, 16' is the pushing part of the stacking rod 16, and 17 is the male part. mold, 18 is an elastic piece, 19 is a ridge, 20 is a tape guide groove, 21 is a long hole,
22 is a through hole, 23 is a female type, 24 is a protrusion for a sign, 26 is a rotating wheel for transferring tape, 29 is a click, 41Fi tape feeding amount changing device, ■ is a tape storage chamber for tape, ■ is a Braille embossing Installation room, ■Help paper tape, III' is drawer tape, ■ is guide section, m is width, (i) is upper part, (ro) is middle part, (ha) is lower part, (ni) is end part. Show each. That's all for now. :',, Kei Kawahara -(
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Claims (1)

[Claims] Inside the flat case 1, there is a storage chamber ■ for paper tape ■ and a $
A replacement hole 10 of a cartridge A which has a tape feeding port 9 for one sheet of paper and contains male and female molds (17, 23) for forming 3 dots and 2 lines of Braille characters of different thicknesses and intervals. ,
a guide section for guiding the draw-out tape M from the paper tape ■ from the storage chamber 1 to the paper tape feed outlet 9 of the Braille placement room ■; A rotating wheel 26 for transferring the pull-out tape is provided on the guide section (2) in the Braille embossing chamber (n), and a rotary wheel 26 for transferring the tape is provided, and the above-mentioned Cartridge replacement hole 1 (separated part 11 with width m in direction y-V)
A support groove 12 for the cartridge A is provided on the back side of both sides of the cut-off portion 11, and a push button (2) for forming Braille characters arranged in two rows of three points is provided on the cover plate 4 of the Braille printing chamber (3). ～■ and
A push button (2) for operating the rotary wheel, which has a click 29 that rotates the rotary wheel 26 for transferring the drawer tape provided in the guide section (2).
In the Braille embossing chamber (1), one end is connected to one of the braille forming push buttons (2) to (2), and the other end is gathered below the cut-off portion 11 of the guide part (2). six horizontal rods 14 each having an upwardly facing male press portion 13 at a position corresponding to one of the two rows of three points held by the braille forming push button at the other end; It is connected to the tape cutting push button (■) provided near the Braille forming push buttons (■) to (■), and is arranged at the other end so that it can protrude from below into the middle of the two rows of the male pressing portions 13 arranged in the two rows of three points. , and a horizontal rod 16 having a push-up part 16' of the pull-out tape cutting blade 15 elastically fixed to the machine frame 12' having the cartridge support 111112, and the cartridge A is mounted on the upper part. It consists of four parts: the middle part (ro), the lower part (ha), and the end part (ni).
The lower part has a male mold 17 with 3 points and 2 lines for forming Braille in the center.
are provided upward on the protruding ends of the six cantilever-shaped elastic pieces 18, and have projecting edges 19 on both sides that can be inserted into the cartridge support grooves 12 of the separation portion 11. has a tape guide groove 20 that can form the same plane as the surface of the guide part (2), and the tip cutting blade 15 protrudes from the center of the tape guide groove 20 in the longitudinal direction y/y/ of the cartridge A. It has an elongated hole 21 formed on both sides of the elongated hole 21, and a through hole 22 arranged in two rows of three points from which the male die 17 of two rows of three points can protrude, and on the back side of the upper part. It has female molds 23 of three points and two rows that cooperate with each of the male molds 17, and at the end thereof there is a rod 37 for regulating the feed amount of the draw-out tape m', and a thickness interval between the male and female molds. A marking protrusion 24 indicating the difference is provided in the Braille marking chamber (1), and in accordance with the size of the drawer tape feeding amount regulating rod 37 of the cart lid, the tape feeding rotary wheel 26 is operated. Click the push button 2
9:1 - A portable device capable of changing the size of Braille characters, characterized in that the cartridge A is provided with an Arp feed amount changing device 41 that can adjust the lowering lid of the device A, and at least two types or more of the cartridge A are prepared. Braille paper making device.