JPS5955799A - Automatic exchanger for note - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic writing instrument exchange device for an automatic drafting machine.

Conventional writing instrument holding devices in automatic drafting machines are broadly classified into those having a driving source for opening and closing the holding portion in the holding portion and those not having one. In a grip device that does not have a driving source for opening and closing the grip, as shown in Figure 1, the grip is opened and closed by a spring force, and the outside diameter of the writing instrument is used to open and close the grip by thrust. He was holding a writing instrument in his mouth. In Fig. 1, 1 is a writing instrument, 2 is a writing instrument storage part, 9 is a holding part, 9A and 9B are opening/closing arms, and 9C
is a spring.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 2, the method for storing writing instruments in the storage section for writing instruments held in this holding device is as follows:
, a method that utilizes thrust in the Y2 direction, and a method in which the storage section also has an opening/closing arm using a spring force, as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, 2A is a grip part provided in the storage part 2.

All of these storage methods have the disadvantage of complicating the mechanism and increasing costs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, to provide a writing instrument exchange device for an automatic drafting machine which has no movable part for holding the writing instrument in the storage part, has a simple mechanism, and is inexpensive to manufacture.

The automatic writing instrument exchange device according to the present invention is used in an automatic writing instrument exchange device for an automatic drafting machine that exchanges writing instruments between a storage part that stores a plurality of writing instruments and a mouth part of a head that grips the writing instruments. A flange is provided on the surface, and the gripping part of the head, which has the function of moving the writing instrument up and down for drawing, is an opening/closing arm using a spring force, and the writing instrument storage section is
It has a support plate provided with a plurality of openings into which writing instruments can be inserted from the side by removing the flange portion from above, and above the openings of the support plate, the writing instruments inserted into the openings are inserted. This device is characterized by being provided with a notch into which the flange fits when lowered.

Another automatic writing instrument exchange device according to the present invention has the configuration of the above-described device of the present invention, and has a recess into which the tip of the pen enters when the writing instrument storage section lowers the writing instrument inserted into the opening. An elastic material is attached to the inner circumferential surface of the entrance of the recess to seal between the tip of the pen that has entered the recess and the wall of the recess, and a water-absorbing material is stored in the recess. This is a device characterized by:

Hereinafter, the apparatus of the present invention will be explained based on drawings of embodiments. 4 to 11 illustrate several embodiments or various operating modes of the apparatus of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, 1 is a pen, a 10-piece head, and 2 is a housing main body. In the embodiment, a pen 1 is shown as an example of a writing instrument. A flange 3 is provided on the peripheral surface of the pen 1. The pen] is held by the gripping portion 9 of the head 10. The grip part 9 that holds the pen 1 is designed to be able to move up and down relative to the head 10 since it is necessary to move the pen up and down for drawing. As shown in FIG. 7, the gripping portion 9 includes two arms 9A, 9B and a spring 12. J: 5, one arm 9A is drawn toward the other arm 9B by the spring force, closes, and grips the pen 1. When the pen is pressed into the opening between the arms 9A and 9B that do not grip the pen 1, the arm 9A opens against the force of the spring 12 and grips the pen 1. Further, when the gripped pen 1 is pulled toward the opening side against the force of the spring 12, the pen 1 is removed.

Examples of a rotary type and a linearly movable type of the storage body 2 are shown in perspective views in FIGS. 10 and 11, respectively. Fourth
10 and 11, page -6- storage section main body 2 has a support plate 2A and a bottom plate 2B.

The support plate 2A is provided with a plurality of openings 5 into which the pen 1 can be inserted from the side with the flange portion 3 removed and inserted. A notch 4 is provided above the opening 5, into which the 7-lunge 3 is fitted when the pen 1 inserted into the opening 5 is lowered.

The bottom plate 2B of the storage main body 2 is provided with a recessed part 7 at a position opposite to (directly below) the opening 5 of the two support plates, so that when the pen 1 inserted into the opening 5 is lowered, The tip 8 of the 4-ring 1 is designed to enter into the recess 7. Further, an elastic material 6 is applied to the inner circumferential surface of the entrance of the recess 7 to seal the space between the tip 8 of the pen 1 that has entered the recess 7 and the inner wall of the recess 7 . An air space is secured between the tip of the pen 1 that has entered the recess 7 and the bottom surface of the recess 7, and a water-absorbing material 11 such as a hydrated sponge is stored in the air space. Therefore, the tip part 8 of the pen 1 stored in the storage part has a concave part 7 where humidity is maintained.
Since the pen 1 is sealed inside, the ink in the pen 1 will not dry out.

Figures 8 and 9 show that the pen 1 in storage is floating (the elastic material 6 acts to float the pen) and the tip of the pen 1 is drying. In order to prevent this, an embodiment is shown in which a means for pressing the pen 1 downward is provided. In FIG. 8, the pen 1 is pressed by the leaf spring 13 at 30 flange parts thereof. When the pen 1 is inserted into the opening 5 and lowered, and the flange part 3 is fitted into the notch 4, the leaf spring is pressed. The support frame 13 rotates, the leaf spring 13 presses against the flange portion, and the stored pen is removed before being gripped by the mouth portion 9 and pulled up. In FIG. 9, instead of the leaf spring 13, an arcuate spring of a flange presser or an elastic body 14 such as rubber is used to automatically press down the flange 3.

Next, the operation of this writing instrument automatic exchange machine will be explained.

First, the operation of storing the pen held in the gripping portion 9 of the head 10 into the open opening 5 of the storage portion 2 will be described in FIGS. 4 to 5. 6th. This will be explained with reference to the drawings in the order of FIG.

In FIG. 4, a head 10 having a gripping part 9 for gripping the pen 1 moves the pen 1 toward the opening 5 of the storage body 2 as shown by the arrow after placing the pen 1 in the upper position of the vertical movement stroke. Moving. The pen 1 is inserted into the opening 5 with the flange 3 removed upward. This state is shown in FIG. Next, the head 10 lowers the grip that holds the pen 1 as shown by the arrow in FIG. When the pen 1 is lowered, the flange 3 fits into the notch 4, the tip 8 of the pen 1 enters the recess 7 and is sealed by the elastic material 6, and the tip 8 of the pen 1 is raised by the water absorbing material 11. It is kept in a humid atmosphere to prevent the ink from drying out.

In this way, when the pen 1 is completely stored, the head 10 retreats. This state is shown in FIG. The pen 1 is held on the storage part 2 side by the disengagement resistance between the notch 4 and the flange 3 and the disengagement resistance between the recessed part 7 to which the elastic body 6 is attached and the pen tip 8, and the grip part 9 is , the gripping arm 9A opens against the force of the spring 12, removes the pen 1, and retreats □ Conversely, when the gripping arm 9A, which is not gripping the pen 1, grips the pen 1 from the storage part 2, , quite contrary to the above, from Fig. 7, the 6th
．． Fifth. Grip the gIV pen according to the order shown in Figure 4. That is, in the opposite direction to the arrow in FIG.
is the lower position of the vertical stroke, the head 10 advances toward the opening 5 of the storage section 2, and the gripping portion 9 comes into contact with the pen 1, thereby opening the gripping arm 9A and causing the gripping portion 9 to move toward the pen 1. 1 is held as shown in FIG. Furthermore, Fig. 5, 4
As shown in the figure, grasp the pen l by following the reverse path to that described above.

The automatic writing instrument exchange device of the present invention is configured as described above,
And it works. That is, in the automatic writing instrument exchange device of the present invention, there is no movable part for holding the writing instrument in the storage section. Therefore, the operating mechanism is simple, production costs can be reduced, and reliability can be improved.

In addition, one of the major features of the device of the present invention is that the original movement of the head, which moves up and down the mouth that grips a writing instrument for drawing, is effectively utilized for exchanging writing instruments, thereby simplifying the writing instrument exchange mechanism. This means that there is no movable part for holding writing instruments in the storage section.

In addition, in the device of the second aspect of the present invention, when stored, the tip of the writing instrument is kept in a highly humid atmosphere, so that the ink dries, and when used, The problem of running out of ink can be avoided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1, 2, and 3 are principle diagrams of a conventional writing instrument exchange device that does not have a driving source in the gripping section on the head side. Figure 2 is a diagram of the principle of a method in which the pen is opened and held in the mouth.
The figure shows the principle of a storage system in which the pen holding arm of the system shown in Figure 1 is also provided in the storage section, and Figure 4. Fifth. 6th. FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a portion of the device according to the embodiment of the present invention or various operating states, FIGS. 8 and 9 are side views showing the pen holding means in the storage section, and FIGS. 10 and 11. The figure is a perspective view of an embodiment of the storage main body. 1...Writing instrument (pen), 2...Storage unit, 2 people.
...Support plate, 2B...Bottom plate, 3...7 lunge, 4.
... Notch, 5... Opening, 6... Elastic material, 7...
・Concave part, 8... Pen tip, 9... Mouth part, 9A
, 9B... arm, 10... head, 11
...Water absorber, 12.9C...Spring. Representative Patent Attorney Tadashi Akimoto No. 40 11 5th Cause 6 Figure 1 Figure 7 8th Cause 10th Figure 11

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an automatic writing instrument exchange device for an automatic drafting machine that exchanges writing instruments between a storage part that stores a plurality of writing instruments and a mouth part of a head that grips the writing instruments, A flange is provided, and the mouth part of the head, which has the function of moving the writing instrument up and down for drawing, is an opening/closing arm using a spring force, and the writing instrument storage part is inserted by removing the writing instrument from the side and the seven flange parts upward. The support plate has a support plate provided with a plurality of possible openings, and above each opening of the support plate, there is a notch into which the seven lunges fit when the writing instrument inserted into the opening is lowered. An automatic writing instrument exchange device characterized by being provided with. 2. In an automatic writing instrument exchange device for an automatic drawing machine that exchanges writing instruments between a storage part that stores a plurality of writing instruments and a gripping part of a bed that holds the writing instruments, a flange is provided on the surface of the writing instrument, and the writing instrument is For this reason, the holding part that has the function of moving the writing instrument up and down is an opening/closing arm with a spring-type hook, and the writing instrument storage part is designed to hold the writing instrument from the side and remove the 7 langes above. It has a support plate provided with a plurality of insertable openings, and above each opening of the support plate there is a notch into which the flange fits when the writing instrument inserted into the opening is lowered. In addition, the writing instrument storage section has a bottom plate provided with a recess into which the tip of the pen enters when the writing instrument inserted into the opening is lowered, and the inner peripheral surface of the entrance of the recess has a bottom plate. An automatic writing instrument exchange device characterized in that an elastic material is attached to seal between the pen light end that has entered and the wall of the recess, and a water-absorbing material is stored in the recess.