JPWO2013179478A1 - Hole punch for making folded tabs - Google Patents

Abstract

The folding tab making hole punch includes an insertion slot 2 into which a sheet end is inserted and a punch blade member 21. The punch blade member 21 has a punch blade 22. The punch blade 22 opens a hole 82 that forms the outer edge of the folded tab 83 at the end of the sheet. The user can fold back to a desired position with a simple operation by inserting the desired sheet end into the insertion slot 2 and opening the hole 82 with the punch blade 22 with respect to the folding tab making hole punch. A tab 83 can be created.

Description

  The present invention relates to a punch for making a folded tab.

  A technique has been proposed in which a U-shaped cut or the like is provided in a sheet such as a book, a magazine, a notebook, or a notebook, and a heading tab is formed by folding back the inner portion of the cut (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-59067

  However, if a cut is made in a book, magazine, notebook, notebook or the like before the user purchases, the position of the folding tab is fixed, and it is difficult to use the folding tab at a position desired by the user. is there. It is also difficult for the user to create such a cut in a sheet (for example, a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, notebook, notebook, etc.) with a knife or the like.

  Further, when the folded tab is formed by cutting as described above, the sheet is likely to be cut from both ends of the cut, and the user may damage the folded sheet when the folded tab is used.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a folding tab creating punch that allows a user to create a folding tab at a desired position by a simple operation.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows.

  The folding tab making hole puncher according to the present invention includes an insertion slot into which a sheet end is inserted, and a punch blade member having a punch blade that opens a hole forming an outer edge of the folding tab at the sheet end. Accordingly, the user can create a folded tab at a desired position by a simple operation by inserting a desired sheet end into the insertion slot and opening a hole with a punch blade.

  Further, the folded tab making punch according to the present invention may be as follows in addition to the folded tab creating punch. In this case, the folding tab making hole punch further includes an abutting portion with which an end portion of the sheet inserted into the insertion port comes into contact. The distance from the contact portion to the first location of the punch blade closest to the contact portion is shorter than the distance from the first location to the second location of the punch blade farthest from the contact portion. Thus, when the folded tab is folded, the leading end of the folded tab always protrudes outside the sheet end.

  Further, the folded tab making punch according to the present invention may be as follows in addition to the folded tab creating punch. In this case, the distance from the contact portion to the positions of both ends of the cutting edge of the punch blade is the same. Thus, when the folded tab is folded, the folded tab protrudes vertically from the sheet end.

  Further, the folded tab making punch according to the present invention may be as follows in addition to the folded tab creating punch. In this case, the cutting edge of the punch blade has a linear shape with a width, and both ends of the cutting edge of the punch blade have a circular shape with a diameter larger than the width. Thereby, it becomes difficult to cut | disconnect a sheet | seat from the edge part of the hole which forms the outer edge of a folding | turning tab.

  Further, the folded tab making punch according to the present invention may be as follows in addition to the folded tab creating punch. In this case, the folded tab has a shape that is not line symmetric with respect to a straight line equidistant from both ends of the outer edge of the folded tab. As a result, the user can create two types of folded tabs by changing the direction of the sheet end surface when inserting the sheet end portion (front side or back side).

  Further, the folded tab making punch according to the present invention may be as follows in addition to the folded tab creating punch. In this case, the folding tab making hole punch includes a guide member that is a guide hole for the punch blade and is perpendicular to the arrangement surface of the sheet end, and a button member that contacts the punch blade member. And a spring disposed between the guide member and the punch blade member. Thus, the user can easily create a folded tab by pushing the button member in the direction of the guide member.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the punching device for folding tab creation which a user can create a folding tab in a desired position by simple operation can be obtained.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a punch for creating a folded tab according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the folding tab making punch shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the folding tab making punch shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a punch blade and a guide hole in the folding tab making hole punch shown in FIGS. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the folded tab created by the folded tab creating punch shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state when the folded tab illustrated in FIG. 4 is folded. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an asymmetric folded tab.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a punch for creating a folded tab according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the folding tab making punch shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the folding tab making hole punch shown in FIG. 1 along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the punch blade 22 and the guide hole 12 in the folding tab making punch shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an insertion port 2 for inserting a sheet end of a book, magazine, notebook, or the like is formed on the side surface of the casing 1 of the folding tab making hole punch. The button member 3 is disposed in the hole so as to be movable up and down.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a guide member 11 and a punch blade member 21 are disposed in the housing 1, and the punch blade of the punch blade member 21 is disposed along the guide hole 12 of the guide member 11. 22 moves.

  The cutting edge of the punch blade 22 has the same shape as the hole forming the outer edge of the folded tab. A part of the folded tab is connected to the sheet without being separated from the sheet, and the outer edge formed by the hole is raised from the sheet and folded to function as a heading tab, for example. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the guide hole 12 is formed in substantially the same shape as the punch blade 22 perpendicular to the arrangement surface 13 of the insertion port 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the punch blade member 21 is urged upward by a spring 31 disposed between the punch blade member 21 and the guide member 11. The button member 3 is in contact with the upper surface of the punch blade member 21, and the flange portion of the button member 3 is disposed between the punch blade member 21 and the housing 1 and is locked so as not to be detached from the housing 1. ing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the guide member 11 is formed with a gap that forms the insertion port 2, and the end of the insertion port 2 abuts the end of the sheet inserted into the insertion port 2. A contact portion 14 is formed. The contact portion 14 is a plane perpendicular to the arrangement surface 13.

  The cutting edge shape of the punch blade 22 is such that when the cutting edge of the punch blade 22 is positioned on the arrangement surface 13, the distance L2 from the contact portion 14 to the first location of the punch blade 22 closest to the contact portion 14 is the first location. To the second portion of the punch blade 22 farthest from the contact portion 14 is formed to be shorter than the distance L1. Thus, when the folded tab is folded, the leading end of the folded tab always protrudes outside the sheet end.

  Moreover, the distance from the contact part 14 to the position of the both ends of the blade edge | tip of the punch blade 22 is the same (here L2). Thus, when the folded tab is folded, the folded tab protrudes vertically from the sheet end.

  In this embodiment, the cutting edge of the punch blade 22 has a linear shape with a width, and both ends of the cutting edge of the punch blade have a circular shape with a diameter larger than the width. Thereby, it becomes difficult to cut | disconnect a sheet | seat from the edge part of the hole which forms the outer edge of a folding | turning tab.

  Next, the creation of the folded tab by the folded tab creating punch will be described.

  The user inserts an end portion of a desired sheet into the insertion opening 2 and makes it contact the contact portion 14. In this state, when the user pushes the button member 3 toward the housing 1, the cutting edge of the punch blade 22 advances along the guide hole 12, and the cutting edge of the punch blade 22 moves to the arrangement surface 13 of the guide member 11. When the sheet passes through, a hole having the same shape as the cutting edge of the punch blade 22 is formed at the edge of the punch blade 22 at the edge of the sheet disposed on the arrangement surface 13. That is, a sheet piece having the same shape as the tip shape of the punch blade 22 and the guide hole 12 is cut off from the sheet end portion by a shearing force generated by the blade edge of the punch blade 22 and the tip end of the guide hole 12 on the arrangement surface 13. Is formed.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the folded tab created by the folded tab creating punch shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state when the folded tab illustrated in FIG. 5 is folded.

  A hole 82 is formed in the end portion of the sheet 81 shown in FIG. 5 by the punch blade 22 described above, and a folded tab 83 having the hole 82 as an outer edge is created. Both ends of the hole 82 are terminated with a curved shape having no corners. The distance from the sheet end to both ends of the hole 82 is L2 described above, and the distance from both ends of the hole 82 to the tip of the folded tab 83 is L1 described above. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, when the folding tab 83 is folded along a straight line passing through both ends of the hole 82, the folding tab 83 protrudes from the sheet end.

  Note that the folded tab 83 shown in FIG. 5 has a line-symmetric shape, but the folded tab may have a shape that is not line-symmetric. That is, in this case, the tip shapes of the punch blade 22 and the guide hole 12 are not line-symmetric. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an asymmetric folded tab. The folded tab shown in FIG. 7 has a bent arrow shape. As shown in FIG. 7A, the folded tab 91 is asymmetric with respect to the straight line L. The straight line L is a straight line that is equidistant from both ends of the hole 93 that forms the outer edge of the folded tab 91. The folding tab 91 in FIG. 7A is a case where the punch blade is moved from the front surface to the back surface of the sheet 92 to form the hole 93, and the folding tab 94 in FIG. 7B. Is the case where the hole 96 is formed by moving the punch blade from the back surface to the front surface of the sheet 95. When the folded tabs are asymmetrical in this way, two types of folded tabs can be created. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 7C, the page range (from the page of the return tab 91 to the page of the return tab 94) is shown in books, magazines, etc. using the return tabs of the two types. be able to.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the folding tab making hole punch includes the insertion port 2 into which the sheet end is inserted and the hole 82 that forms the outer edge of the folding tab 83. And a punch blade member 21 having a punch blade 22 to be opened. Thereby, the user can create the folded tab 83 at a desired position by a simple operation by inserting a desired sheet end into the insertion slot 2 and opening the hole 82 with the punch blade 22.

  The above-described embodiments are preferred examples of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. is there.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the contact portion 14 may be bent at a right angle at the center in the width direction, and the corner of the sheet end may be disposed at the central bent portion of the contact portion 14. By doing so, the folded tab can be created obliquely from the corner of the sheet end.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the shape of a folding | turning tab is not limited to the above-mentioned thing (FIG. 4 and FIG. 7), It can be set as a desired shape. For example, the shape of the folded tab may be a hand shape (goo, choki, par, pointing, etc.), a flower shape, or an animal shape.

  Also, in the above embodiment, a folding tab is created on the sheet removed from the booklet-like sticky note book, memo pad, etc. from which the sheets can be removed one by one with the folding tab creating punch according to the above embodiment. It is also possible to do. In that case, it is also possible to use the folded tab upright with respect to the sheet without folding the folded tab created on the sheet 180 degrees.

  The present invention is applicable to creation of a heading tab by a user, for example.

2 Insertion Port 3 Button Member 11 Guide Member 12 Guide Hole 13 Arrangement Surface 14 Contact Part 21 Punch Blade Member 22 Punch Blade 31 Spring 82, 93, 96 Hole 83, 91, 94 Folding Tab

Claims (6)

An insertion slot into which the end of the sheet is inserted,
A punch blade member having a punch blade that opens a hole forming an outer edge of a folded tab at the end of the sheet;
A punch for creating folded tabs. A contact portion with which the end of the sheet inserted into the insertion port contacts;
The distance from the contact portion to the first location of the punch blade closest to the contact portion is shorter than the distance from the first location to the second location of the punch blade furthest from the contact portion;
The punch for making a folded tab according to claim 1.   3. The folding tab making punch as claimed in claim 2, wherein the distance from the contact portion to the positions of both ends of the cutting edge of the punch blade is the same.   2. The folded tab making hole according to claim 1, wherein a cutting edge of the punch blade has a linear shape having a width, and both ends of the cutting edge of the punch blade have a circular shape having a diameter larger than the width. Opener.   2. The punch for creating a folded tab according to claim 1, wherein the folded tab has a shape that is not line-symmetric with respect to a straight line equidistant from both ends of an outer edge of the folded tab. A guide member that is a guide hole for the punch blade and has a guide hole perpendicular to the arrangement surface of the sheet end,
A button member in contact with the punch blade member;
A spring disposed between the guide member and the punch blade member;
The punch for creating a folded tab according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

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