WO2013047052A1

WO2013047052A1 - Multi-pen

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Publication number: WO2013047052A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/071632
Authority: WO
Inventors: 良二白石; 鬼頭　鉄也; 祐介中村
Original assignee: 三菱鉛筆株式会社
Priority date: 2011-09-27
Filing date: 2012-08-28
Publication date: 2013-04-04
Also published as: EP2762327A4; CN103826866A; JP5972703B2; TW201325929A; CN103826866B; EP2762327A1; TWI576256B; JP2013082204A

Abstract

Provided is a multi-pen with which it is possible to shorten the push rods and in which long-lasting refills can be loaded without increasing the overall length of the pen. The pen is provided with: multiple guide slits (11) towards the back end of the shaft, each of the guide slits being formed to line up along the axial direction and in the circumferential direction; multiple push rods (18) that are guided by the respective guide slits and to each of which the back end of the respective writing piece (5), which is accommodated inside the shaft, is connected; and a rotating cam (25) that is rotated and driven as one push rod is slid towards the tip of the shaft and on which locking parts (31c) for locking said push rod in the advanced state are formed. The rotating cam rotates and is driven as another push rod is slid, and acts so as to release the locked state of the first push rod by the locking part and to lock the second push rod in the advanced state by a locking part (31c).

Description

Double writing instrument

The present invention relates to a compound writing instrument in which a plurality of writing bodies are accommodated in a shaft cylinder, and a tip writing portion of any writing body can be selectively fed out from a tip end of the shaft cylinder.

There is provided a dual-type writing instrument having a structure in which a plurality of writing bodies are accommodated in a shaft cylinder and a tip writing portion of any one writing body is fed out from a tip end of the shaft cylinder by a predetermined feeding operation.
One of the writing-out methods of the cursive body in this compound writing instrument is called a knock-type feeding method. This knock-type feeding system adopts a configuration in which a plurality of guide slits are formed along the axial direction at the rear end of the shaft cylinder, and finger hooks of the knock bar are slidably arranged along these guide slits. Has been.
Then, for example, a rear end portion of a ball-point pen refill that functions as a writing body is attached to the front end portion of the knock bar disposed in the shaft cylinder.

In the above-mentioned double-type writing instrument, by performing a knock operation (sliding operation) forward on the finger hook portion of any knock bar along the guide slit, the writing body attached to the knock bar advances in the shaft cylinder, The tip writing part of the cursive body is fed out from the tip end of the shaft cylinder.
In addition, in the state where the tip writing part of any writing body is being drawn out, the above-mentioned writing body in which the tip writing part is drawn out is returned by knocking the finger hooking part of the other knock bar toward the front. It moves backward by the spring and acts so that the tip writing part of the other writing body is fed out from the tip end of the shaft cylinder instead.

Patent documents 1 and 2 can be mentioned as a double-type writing instrument which adopted the above-mentioned knock type feeding system.
According to the configurations disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the knock bar that supports the writing body by being connected to the rear end of each writing body is locked in a state in which the knocking bar is knocked. And a cam piece for pushing the other knock bar in the locked state in the outer peripheral direction in the shaft cylinder to release the locked state of the locking piece.

In addition, since the locking piece and the cam piece formed on each knock bar need to have a certain distance corresponding to the stroke of the knock operation, each knock bar is long in the axial direction. It must be formed to dimensions.
According to this, since the length dimension of the writing instrument (shaft cylinder) in the axial direction becomes large, in order to shorten this, it is necessary to devise a technique for shortening, for example, the length of the ballpoint pen refill as the writing body. However, when the ballpoint pen refill is shortened, the amount of ink that can be accumulated in the refill is naturally reduced, which leads to a complaint that the writing distance is shortened.

Therefore, Patent Document 3 discloses a multi-colored multicolored ballpoint pen that has been devised to substantially shorten the axial dimension of the knock bar in order to ensure the axial dimension of the ballpoint pen refill to some extent.

JP 2001-225588 A JP 2010-762281 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-11484

According to the knock bar used in the compound multicolor ballpoint pen disclosed in Patent Document 3, the rear end part of the ball pen refill is provided with a connecting hole part covering from the outside at the front end part of the knock bar. The cam piece can be formed on the outside of the knock bar at the position covering the rear end of the ballpoint pen refill.

According to the compound multicolor ballpoint pen disclosed in Patent Document 3, it is possible to ensure the axial length of the knock bar and the length of the ball pen refill, and as a result, the entire length of the writing instrument. It is possible to provide a double-type writing instrument equipped with a ballpoint pen refill that can ensure a long writing distance while preventing the lengthening of the writing.

By the way, according to the knock rod of the dual writing instrument disclosed in Patent Document 3, the front end portion of the knock rod is connected so as to surround the outside of the rear end portion of the ballpoint pen refill by the connecting hole portion described above. According to this, since the rear end side of the ballpoint pen refill is covered with a part of the knock bar, the ballpoint pen refill cannot be greatly bent (curved), and the part of the ballpoint pen refill selected by the knocking operation is pivoted. A contact may occur in the cylinder, and a failure may occur in the drawing-out or retreating operation of the cursive.

Further, in the conventional dual writing instruments disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, when the knock bar is knocked, the locking piece formed on the knock bar drops in the axial direction of the shaft cylinder, and It is latched by the collar part etc. which are arrange | positioned. Thereby, the tip writing part such as a ballpoint pen refill is held in a state of being drawn out from the tip end of the shaft cylinder.
That is, the finger-hanging portion that slides along the guide slit is operated so as to fall into the guide slit in accordance with the knocking operation.

Therefore, the finger hook portion formed on the knock bar may be inevitably designed to protrude in advance in consideration of the degree of depression.
In addition, when the clip portion is formed on the knock bar instead of the finger hook portion, the base portion of the clip portion is similarly moved in the axial direction. It is unnatural and gives an impression that the appearance is poor.

The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems of the above-mentioned conventional double-type writing instrument, and can effectively prevent the occurrence of malfunction such as feeding failure of the cursive body, and the cam piece of the above-mentioned knock bar. It is possible to make the knock bar shorter by eliminating the need for a writing tool, and to provide a dual-type writing instrument that can be mounted with a refill with a long writing distance without increasing the overall length of the writing instrument. It is.
In addition, a compound writing instrument that can eliminate problems such as the appearance of the appearance being deteriorated by the operation that the base part of the finger-hanging part or the clip part sliding along the guide slit is lowered toward the axis. It is a problem to provide.

The dual-type writing instrument according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, includes a plurality of guide slits formed on the rear end side of the shaft tube so as to be aligned in the axial direction and in the circumferential direction, and the guide A plurality of knock bars each guided by each of the slits so as to be slidable in the axial direction of the shaft cylinder, each of which is connected to a rear end portion of each writing body accommodated in the shaft cylinder, When one knock bar among the plurality of knock bars is slid toward the tip side of the shaft cylinder, the tip writing part of the writing body connected to the knock bar protrudes from the tip end of the shaft cylinder. A dual-type writing instrument configured to be capable of writing, and is rotatably mounted in the shaft cylinder, and one of the plurality of knock bars is directed toward the distal end side of the shaft cylinder. As it is slid, it is driven to rotate. A rotary cam having a locking portion for locking the knock bar in a forward state, and the rotary cam is moved as the other knock bar is slid toward the tip side of the shaft tube. It is configured to be rotationally driven so that the locking state of the one knock bar by the locking portion is released, and the other one knock bar is locked by the locking portion in a forward state.

In this case, in a preferred embodiment, the rotating cam is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is rotatably supported so that its cylindrical shaft coincides with the axial direction of the shaft tube, and the knock bar is disposed on the tip side of the shaft tube. When the first cam portion that receives the rotational drive around the shaft is slid by the projection protruding in the axial center direction formed on the knock bar when sliding along the guide slit toward A second cam portion formed on the cylindrical surface of the rotating cam and giving the rotating cam a rotating action opposite to the rotation around the axis is formed at an end portion in the axial direction of the rotating cam. Is done.

In addition, the rotating cam is supported so as to be movable in the axial direction, and a fixed cam portion is disposed so as to face the second cam portion, and the second cam portion contacts the fixed cam portion. Thus, the rotating cam is configured to give a rotating action opposite to the rotation around the axis. *

In this case, a cam biasing spring is preferably provided that biases the rotating cam in the axial direction so that the second cam portion meshes with the fixed cam portion.

In addition, in a preferred embodiment, the first cam portion formed on the cylindrical surface of the rotating cam has a plurality of island-shaped protruding portions formed to protrude in an island shape in the axial direction on the cylindrical surface, When the knock bar moves toward the tip end side of the shaft tube, the protrusion formed on the knock bar slides to form the island-like protrusions that rotate the rotary cam in one direction, respectively. And a locking portion for locking the knock bar in a forward state is formed on the island-like protruding portion so as to be orthogonal to the axial direction. It is constituted by a locking surface.

In another preferred form of the above-mentioned dual writing instrument, each cam surface having a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the axial direction formed on each island-like projecting portion has one knock bar attached to the tip of the shaft cylinder. When the sliding cam is slid along the guide slit toward the side, the rotating cam is configured to rotate in a first rotating direction around the axis, and the other knock bar is attached to the shaft cylinder. When the sliding cam is slid along the guide slit toward the distal end side, the rotating cam is configured to give a rotating action in a second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction. *

In addition, in another preferable embodiment of the above-mentioned dual writing instrument, an island-shaped protrusion that gives the rotating cam a rotating action in the first rotating direction, and a rotating cam that rotates in the reverse direction with respect to the first rotating direction. In the island-like protrusion that gives a rotating action in the second rotation direction, when one knock bar is slid along the guide slit toward the tip end side of the shaft tube, the other one knock bar The formed projecting portions projecting in the axial center direction come into contact with each other, thereby forming stopper portions that prevent the other one knock bar from sliding toward the tip end side of the shaft tube.

Furthermore, in another preferable form of the above-mentioned double-type writing instrument, each of the knock bars is provided with a return spring that urges the knock bar in a retreating direction, and is formed on the island-shaped protrusion. In the state in which the knock bar in the forward state locked to the portion is unlocked, the protrusion formed on the knock bar protrudes on the side surface in the longitudinal direction of the island-shaped protrusion. The knock bar is configured to return to the retracted position by the urging force of the return spring while being in sliding contact.

In addition, the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical member constituting the rotating cam is configured to have the same diameter along the axial direction, and the protrusion protruding in the axial center direction formed on the knock bar on the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical member. It is desirable that the portion is configured to move in the axial direction while being in sliding contact.

According to the dual-type writing instrument having the above-described configuration, the rotary writing device is configured to include a rotating cam having a locking portion that is rotationally driven in accordance with the forward movement operation of any one knock bar and is locked in the forward movement state of the knock bar. Therefore, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, a knock bar in which a locking piece and a cam piece are arranged at a predetermined distance from each knock bar becomes unnecessary, and by using the above-described knock bar, The problem of having to shorten the length of, for example, the ball-point pen refill as a cursive body can be solved.

In addition, when using the knock bar described in Patent Document 3 which attempts to solve the above-mentioned problems caused by using the knock bars disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the ball pen refill can be greatly bent (curved). Accordingly, it is possible to provide a dual-type writing instrument that can effectively prevent the occurrence of malfunction such as a curling of a writing body that is not performed.

Furthermore, according to the above-mentioned double-type writing instrument, the protrusion protruding in the axial center direction formed on the knock bar is locked to the locking part formed on the rotating cam in accordance with the knocking operation of the knock bar. This improves the problem of the conventional dual writing instrument that the base part of the finger hook or clip formed on the knock bar with the knocking operation falls toward the shaft core and deteriorates the appearance. be able to.

It is the center sectional view showing the whole composition about a 1st embodiment of a compound type writing instrument concerning this invention. It is the partial sectional view which expanded and showed the back axis. It is a partial cross section figure of the spacer arrange | positioned at the center part of a rear axis | shaft. It is a top view of the knock bar which slides in the guide slit formed in the rear axis. It is a front view similarly shown in the state which rotated the knock stick 90 degree | times around the axis. It is the front view which expanded and showed the support shaft of the rotating cam. It is a front view which mainly shows the 1st cam part given to the rotating cam. It is a partial sectional view of a rotary cam. It is sectional drawing of the rotating cam of the state cut | disconnected in the center part in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the rotation cam which mainly shows the 2nd cam part given to the rotation cam. It is sectional drawing which showed the fixed cam part side arrange | positioned at the rear-end part of a rear axis | shaft. It is the schematic diagram which expand | deployed and showed the 1st cam part formed in the cylindrical surface of a rotating cam. It is the schematic diagram which expand | deployed and showed the 2nd cam part formed in the rear-end part of a rotating cam. It is the schematic diagram which expand | deployed and showed the fixed cam part side arrange | positioned at the rear-end part of a rear axis | shaft. It is the center sectional view which showed the whole structure about 2nd Embodiment of the double-type writing instrument which concerns on this invention, and a partial sectional view of a mechanical pencil refill. It is the partial sectional view which expanded and showed the back axis in a 2nd embodiment. It is a partial cross section figure of the spacer similarly arrange | positioned in the center part of a rear axis | shaft. It is the front view which expanded and showed the support shaft of the rotating cam similarly. It is a front view which mainly shows the 1st cam part similarly given to the rotation cam. It is a partial sectional view of a rotary cam. It is the schematic diagram of the state which looked at the rotating cam shown in FIG. 19 from the 2nd cam part side. It is the schematic diagram which expand | deployed and showed the 1st cam part similarly formed in the cylindrical surface of the rotating cam shown in FIG. It is the schematic diagram of the state seen from the 2nd cam part side about the 1st modification of the rotating cam shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram in which a first cam portion is developed and shown for a first modified example of the rotary cam shown in FIG. 19. It is the schematic diagram of the state seen from the 2nd cam part side about the 2nd modification of the rotating cam shown in FIG. It is the schematic diagram which expand | deployed and showed the 1st cam part similarly about the 2nd modification of the rotating cam shown in FIG. It is the external view which expanded and showed the rear-axis part in 3rd Embodiment.

The first embodiment of the compound writing instrument according to the present invention will be described based on a compound multicolored ballpoint pen in which five ballpoint pen refills are housed in a shaft tube as a writing body.
In the drawings shown below, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. However, in some drawings, representative parts are indicated by reference numerals for the sake of space, and the detailed configuration is shown in the other drawings. In some cases, the reference numerals attached to are used for reference.

As shown in the cross-sectional view of the overall configuration in FIG. 1, the shaft cylinder that constitutes the outline of the compound writing instrument 1 is composed of a front shaft 2 and a rear shaft 3. That is, a female screw formed on the inner peripheral surface of the front end of the rear shaft 3 is screwed to a male screw formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rear end of the front shaft 2 so that both can be separated.
The front shaft 2 has a front end portion that is reduced in a conical shape, and a front end port 4 that is open. A front end writing portion (ball pen tip) 5a of the ballpoint pen refill 5 can alternatively protrude from the front end port 4. It is configured. A grip portion 6 made of rubber or synthetic resin is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the front shaft 2 so as to be fitted.

As shown in the enlarged sectional view of FIG. 2 and a part of the rear shaft 3 in a sectional view, a female screw 7 for screwing the front shaft 2 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the front end portion. An annular protrusion 8 that slightly protrudes on the inner peripheral surface for fitting and attaching a spacer, which will be described later, is formed slightly toward the rear. Further, five guide ribs 9 are formed at the central portion of the inner peripheral surface of the rear shaft 3 so as to protrude at equal intervals in the circumferential direction and along the axial direction. This arranges the above-mentioned ball-point pen refill 5 equally in the circumferential direction, and also serves as a guide in the forward and backward movement of the ball-point pen refill 5.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, five guide slits 11 penetrate the rear shaft 3 on the side surface of the rear end portion of the rear shaft 3 so as to be aligned along the axial direction and at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. It is formed like this. The guide slit 11 functions to guide a knock bar, which will be described later, and to support the knock bar slidably in the axial direction. In addition, a fixed cam portion 12 is formed on the inner surface of the rear end portion of the rear shaft 3. The fixed cam portion will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, a spacer 13 is attached to the rear shaft 3 in a state of being fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the rear shaft 3.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a single unit of the spacer 13. The spacer 13 is provided with a cylindrical portion 14 and a guide bar 15 integrally formed on an end surface in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion. ing. The cylindrical portion 14 is formed with five refill insertion holes 16 through which the ballpoint pen refill 5 is inserted, and the guide rod 15 is used to guide the forward and backward movement of the ballpoint pen refill 5. Five arc-shaped grooves 15a that are recessed in an arc shape are formed along the axial direction.

The cylindrical surface of the cylindrical portion 14 in the spacer 13 shown in FIG. 3 is formed in a state where the central portion is slightly recessed, although it does not appear in FIG. 3, and the rear shaft 3 shown in FIG. The spacer 13 is attached by being fitted in the rear shaft 3 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a knock bar 18 is disposed in the rear shaft 3 so as to be slidable in the axial direction while being guided by the guide slit 11 formed at the rear end portion of the rear shaft 3. .

4 and 5 are enlarged views of the external configuration of the knock bar 18. At the front end of the knock bar 18 is formed a refill attachment portion 19 that protrudes in a cylindrical shape and fits into the inner surface of the rear end of the ballpoint pen refill 5, and at the rear end of the knock bar 18, the guide A semicircular finger-hanging portion 20 that protrudes outside the rear shaft 3 through the slit 11 is formed.
Further, a columnar projection 21 is formed at the back-to-back position of the finger hook portion 20 of the knock bar 18 as shown in FIG. 5, and the knock bar 18 is formed in the rear shaft 3 as shown in FIG. The cylindrical projection 21 is formed so as to face in the axial center direction.

Further, a spring receiving portion 22 that is partially hooked is formed slightly behind the refill attachment portion 19 of the knock bar 18.
In the state where the refill 5 is attached to the knock bar 18 as shown in FIG. 1, the spring receiving portion 22 is provided with a coiled return spring 23 between the cylindrical portion 14 of the spacer 13 and this return. By the action of the spring 23, the knock bar 18 and the refill 5 are urged in the direction of retreating in the shaft tube.

As shown in FIG. 1, a rotating cam 25 is accommodated near the rear end portion in the rear shaft 3. The rotary cam 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and its cylindrical shaft is supported by a metal support shaft 26 so as to be rotatable and movable in the axial direction.
As shown in FIG. 6 in an enlarged manner, the metal support shaft 26 has a front end portion that is a large diameter portion 26a and a rear end portion that is a small diameter portion 26b. Therefore, after inserting the coiled cam biasing spring 27 and then the rotating cam 25 from the small diameter portion 26 b side of the support shaft 26, the small diameter portion 26 b is fitted to the rear end portion of the rear shaft 3. Thus, the cylindrical shaft of the rotary cam 25 can be attached so as to coincide with the axial direction of the rear shaft 3. Although the support shaft 26 has been described as being made of metal, it may be made of resin.

According to the mounting structure of the rotary cam 25 described above, the cylindrical rotary cam 25 is supported so as to be rotatable around the axis of the support shaft 26 and is slidably supported in the axial direction of the support shaft 26. The rotating cam 25 is biased toward the rear in the axial direction by the action of the cam biasing spring 27.

7 to 10 show the configuration of the rotary cam 25. FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the rotating cam 25 has a first cam portion 31 formed on the cylindrical surface of a cylindrical member 25a having the same diameter along the axial direction. The first cam portion 31 is composed of five island-like projecting portions 31a formed to project in the shape of islands in the axial direction on the cylindrical surface, and the rear ends of the island-like projecting portions 31a in the axial direction. A cam surface 31b having a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the axial direction is formed on the end side, that is, on the right side in FIGS.

Further, on the front end side of each of the island-like protrusions 31a, that is, on the left side in FIGS. 7 and 8, there is formed a locking part 31c with a locking surface formed so as to be orthogonal to the axial direction. Furthermore, an inclined surface 31d having a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the axial direction is formed at a position adjacent to the locking portion 31c on the front end side of each island-like protruding portion 31a.

On the other hand, a second cam portion 32 is formed at the rear end portion in the axial direction of the rotating cam 25. The second cam portion 32 is composed of two rod-like projections 32a that project rearward in the axial direction from the end surface of the cylindrical portion of the rotating cam 25, and the top end of each rod-like projection 32a is orthogonal to the axis. A cam surface 32b having a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the surface is formed.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along a direction perpendicular to the axis at the center of the first cam portion 31 of the rotary cam 25, and the five island shapes that constitute the first cam portion 31 are shown in FIG. The protrusions 31a are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along a direction perpendicular to the axis at the position of the rod-like protrusion 32a of the second cam portion 32. The cam surface 32b of the second cam portion 32 is a rotating cam. They are formed at symmetrical positions (positions facing each other by 180 degrees) with the 25 axes at the center.

The fixed cam portion 12 is disposed on the inner surface of the rear end portion of the rear shaft 3 so as to face the second cam portion 32 of the rotary cam 25 described above. As shown in the enlarged sectional view of FIG. 11, the fixed cam portion 12 is formed with first cam surfaces 12a each having an inclined surface of a predetermined angle at a position opposed to 180 degrees on the end surface protruding in an annular shape. A second cam surface 12b is formed at a position connecting the two first cam surfaces 12a in an annular shape. That is, the first cam surface 12a and the second cam surface 12b are alternately and continuously formed in the circumferential direction, and the operation will be described later based on the schematic diagram shown in FIG.

In addition, in FIG. 11, the through-hole 3a formed in the center of the rear-end part of the rear axis | shaft 3 is for the small diameter part 26b in the metal support shafts 26 shown in FIG. The rotating cam 25 is attached to the rear end side in the shaft cylinder so as to be rotatable and movable in the axial direction.

FIGS. 12 to 14 illustrate the operation of the first cam portion 31, the second cam portion 32, and the fixed cam portion 12 disposed in the rear shaft 3 in the rotary cam 25 described above.
FIG. 12 schematically shows a configuration of a part of the first cam portion 31 in the rotary cam 25 described above. In FIG. 12, two island-like projecting portions 31a adjacent in the circumferential direction are developed. It is drawn in the state. FIG. 13 shows the rod-shaped protrusion 32a of the second cam portion 32 in the rotating cam 25 in an expanded state, and the tip of the rod-shaped protrusion 32a has the same inclination with respect to the plane perpendicular to the axis. An angled cam surface 32b is formed.

14 (a) and 14 (b) show the fixed cam portion 12 arranged in the rear shaft 3 in an expanded state, and FIG. 14 (a) shows the tip writing portion (ballpoint pen tip) 5a. FIG. 14B shows a state in the middle of the feeding operation of the tip writing unit 5a.
In FIG. 14, the cam surfaces 32 b of the two rod-like projecting portions 32 a of the second cam portion 32 abut against the fixed cam portion 12, but here the drawing becomes complicated. Fig. 6 schematically shows a state where the cam surface 32b of one rod-like protrusion 32a is in contact.

As shown in FIG. 14, the first cam surface 12 a and the second cam surface 12 b are alternately and continuously formed in the circumferential direction on the fixed cam portion 12 disposed in the rear shaft 3 as described above. However, the cam surface 32b of the second cam portion 32 is in contact with the second cam surface 12b by the action of the coiled cam biasing spring 27 described above.

The first cam surface 12a formed on the fixed cam portion 12 is not directly related to the feeding operation of the tip writing portion 5a described below, but the first cam surface 12a is the above-described support shaft 26. Is used when assembling the rotary cam 25 into the rear shaft 3.
That is, when the tip of the rod-like protrusion 32a comes into contact with the first cam surface 12a during assembly, the tip of the rod-like protrusion 32a slides on the first cam surface 12a and contacts the second cam surface 12b. Acts like being depressed. Therefore, when the rotary cam 25 is assembled in the rear shaft 3, the state shown in FIG.

When any one of the plurality of knock bars 18 is slid along the guide slit 11 toward the tip end of the shaft tube, the knock bar 18 is formed in the schematic view shown in FIG. The columnar protrusion 21 projecting in the axial center direction moves forward in the axial direction while being in sliding contact with the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical member 25 a constituting the rotating cam 25. In FIG. 12, the movement state of the protrusion 21 is indicated by an arrow a.
As a result, the protrusion 21 formed on the knock bar 18 abuts on the cam surface 31b formed on the island-shaped protrusion 31a as indicated by an arrow a in FIG. In this embodiment having five island-like protrusions 31a by providing five refills, the inclination angle X of the cam surface 31b with respect to the axial direction is about 20 to 30 degrees. desirable.

In the initial state in which the protrusion 21 formed on the knock bar 18 contacts the cam surface 31b formed on the island-shaped protrusion 31a, the cam surface 32b of the second cam portion 32 shown in FIG. Is in contact with a deep position (retracted position) of the second cam surface 12b formed on the fixed cam 12, as shown in FIG.
Subsequently, when the knock bar 18 is further slid toward the distal end side, the protrusion 21 that comes into contact with the cam surface 31b of the rotating cam 25 is relatively subjected to a forward action indicated by an arrow b, so that the rotating cam 25 rotates in the direction of arrow d, that is, in the first rotation direction around the axis. By this operation, as shown in FIG. 14B, the cam surface 32 b of the second cam portion 32 rises in the direction of the arrow d along the second cam surface 12 b formed on the fixed cam 12.

At this time, the cam surface 32b of the second cam portion 32 operates to return to the state shown in FIG. 14 (a) by the action of the coiled cam biasing spring 27, and the rotary cam 25 is moved to the above-described state. Torque is generated to rotate in the second rotation direction (arrow e) that is reverse to the first rotation direction.
In this state, the knock bar 18 still receives the movement toward the tip side, and the protrusion 21 formed on the knock bar 18 reaches the locking part 31c formed on the island-shaped protrusion 31a as shown in FIG. When it reaches, the protrusion 21 formed on the knock bar 18 relatively moves as indicated by the arrow c by the action of the rotary cam 25 receiving the rotational torque in the second rotational direction (arrow e). The protruding portion 21 is locked to a locking portion 31c formed on the island-shaped protruding portion 31a.
As a result, the tip writing portion 5a of the refill 5 attached to the knock bar 18 protrudes from the tip opening 4 of the front shaft 2 and can be written.

In this state, when any other one knock bar 18 is slid along the guide slit 11 toward the tip end side of the shaft tube, the rotary cam 25 is moved in the direction of the arrow d, i. The protrusion 21 of the knock bar 18 that supports the refill 5 during forward movement, which has been locked by the locking portion 31c of the island-shaped protruding portion, rotates in one rotation direction, and slides on the inclined surface 31d shown in FIG. While moving, the shaft cylinder moves backward by the action of the return spring 23 described above.

Then, the locking operation by the locking portion 31c by the forward movement operation of any other one knock bar 18 is performed in the same manner as the above-described operation, so that any other one refill 5 can be used.
The inclined surface 31d formed on the island-shaped protrusion 31a of the rotating cam 25 preferably has an inclination angle Y with respect to the axial direction of about 15 to 25 degrees. The inclined surface 31d acts so as to smoothly guide the backward movement of the knock bar 18 and the refill 5 in a state where the protrusion 21 of the knock bar 18 is released from the locking by the locking part 31c. Thus, it is possible to contribute to preventing the return failure of the knock bar 18 and the refill 5.

Next, FIGS. 15 to 22 show a second embodiment of the dual writing instrument according to the present invention, in which one mechanical pencil refill and two ball pen refills are used as a writing body. The example accommodated in is shown.
Note that, in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 15 to 22, parts having the same functions as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 14 already described are denoted by the same reference numerals. Therefore, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

FIG. 15A shows a state in which the mechanical pencil refill 41 is extended and the tip writing portion 41 a protrudes from the tip opening 4 of the front shaft 2.
FIG. 15B shows a single-piece configuration of the mechanical pencil refill 41 used in this embodiment. The mechanical pencil refill 41 is connected to a tip member 41b having a writing portion 41a at the tip, and the tip member 41b. And a chuck spring 41d disposed between the tip member 41b and the core case 41c.
A short shaft joint member 41f is connected to the rear end portion of the core case 41c via a connecting portion 41e such as a ball joint, and a connection portion 41g to a knock bar is attached to the rear end portion of the joint member 41f. ing.

The connecting portion 41e connects the lead case 41c and the joint member 41f in a bendable manner, thereby enabling the mechanical pencil refill 41 to be fed out and stored. In other words, the presence of the connecting portion 41e having a joint function enables the mechanical pencil refill 41 to be fed out without bending the long core case 41c, so that the writing core in the core case 41c can be moved. It is designed to avoid problems such as breaking.

In this embodiment, the connecting portion 41g arranged at the rear end portion of the mechanical pencil refill 41 is attached by fitting to the refill attachment portion 19 formed at the front end portion of the knock bar 18. In this embodiment, the clip 20a is formed continuously to the finger hooking portion 20 of the knock bar 18, but the clip 20a is not necessarily essential.

As is well known, the mechanical pencil refill 41 has a metal chuck (not shown) for holding the writing core, an annular fastener surrounding the chuck, and a rubber holding chuck for temporarily holding the writing core. Etc. are provided.
Then, in the state shown in FIG. 15A in which the mechanical pencil refill 41 is extended, the chuck advances forward in the tip member 41b while compressing the chuck spring 41d by knocking the finger hooking portion 20 forward. Thus, the writing core is extended. That is, by repeating the knocking operation of the finger-hanging unit 20, the writing core is sequentially drawn out from the tip writing unit 41a.

FIG. 16 shows a single unit configuration of the rear shaft 3, which corresponds to the configuration shown in FIG. 2 already described as the first embodiment.
However, in the configuration of the rear shaft 3 shown in FIG. 16, three guide slits 11 are arranged on the side surface of the rear end portion of the rear shaft 3 along the axial direction and at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. The guide shaft 9 is formed so as to penetrate the rear shaft 3, and three guide ribs 9 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the rear shaft 3 so as to protrude at equal intervals in the circumferential direction and along the axial direction. .
Accordingly, the mechanical pencil refill 41 and the two ballpoint pen refills 5 are equally arranged in the circumferential direction, and also serve as a guide in the forward and backward movements of the

refills

5 and 14.

FIG. 17 shows a single structure of the spacer 13 attached in a state of being fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the rear shaft 3, and this corresponds to the structure shown in FIG. 3 already described as the first embodiment. It will be a thing.
However, in the spacer 13 shown in FIG. 17, three refill insertion holes 16 for inserting the

refills

5, 14 are formed in the cylindrical portion 14 at equal intervals around the axis, and the guide rod 15 In order to guide the forward and backward movement of the

refills

5 and 14, three arc-shaped grooves 15a that are recessed in an arc shape are formed along the axial direction.

FIG. 18 shows the structure of the support shaft 26 that supports the rotary cam 25 formed in a cylindrical shape so as to be rotatable and movable in the axial direction. This is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. This corresponds to the configuration shown in FIG. Also in the support shaft 26 shown in FIG. 18, one end on the front side is made a large diameter portion 26a, and the other end on the rear side is made a small diameter portion 26b. The basic configuration of the support shaft 26 shown in FIG. Is the same.
In addition, in the support shaft 26 shown in FIG. 18, an annular step portion 26c having a slightly different outer diameter is provided at the central portion in the axial direction. As shown in FIG. One end of the urging spring 27 abuts and acts to push the rotary cam 25 toward the rear end side in the axial direction.

19 and 20 show the configuration of the rotary cam 25 used in the second embodiment in a front view and a partial sectional view, and FIG. 21 shows the rotary cam 25 in FIG. It is a side view of the state seen from the 2nd cam part side).
In the first cam portion 31 of the rotary cam 25 used in the second embodiment, three island-like projecting portions 31a are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction according to the number of refills accommodated in the shaft cylinder. Has been.

In this embodiment, the inclination direction of the cam surface 31b formed on any one of the island-shaped protrusions 31a is the cam formed on the other island-shaped protrusions 31a. It is comprised so that it may become axially symmetric with respect to the inclination direction of the surface 31b.
That is, as shown in FIG. 22 in which the three island-like protrusions 31a are developed, the inclination directions of the cam surfaces 31b applied to the upper and lower island-like protrusions 31a are the same at a predetermined angle with respect to the axial direction. The cam surface 31b applied to the central island-shaped protrusion 31a is inclined in an axially symmetric direction with respect to the two cam surfaces 31b. It is comprised so that.

That is, when the knock bar 18 located at either the upper or lower island-shaped protrusion 31a shown in FIG. 22 is slid toward the tip end side of the shaft tube, the rotary cam 25 is moved in the first rotation direction around the axis. When the knock rod 18 that acts so as to give a rotational action and is slid toward the tip end side of the shaft tube is positioned at the central island-shaped protrusion 31a shown in FIG. It acts so as to give a rotational action in the second rotational direction that is reverse to the one rotational direction.
According to this configuration, all the knock bars 18 cannot be slid simultaneously toward the tip end side of the shaft cylinder, that is, all the refills cannot be fed out simultaneously.

FIG. 22 shows protrusions 21 formed on the two knock bars 18 in order to explain the above-described operation. Although these two protrusions 21 move in the direction of the arrow a by the refill feeding operation in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the two protrusions 21 are in contact with the cam surfaces 31b whose inclination directions are symmetrical in the axial direction at the same time. The rotary cam 25 is not rotatable. Therefore, it is impossible to move all the knock bars 18 forward simultaneously.

In this type of dual writing instrument, when a plurality of knock bars 18 are simultaneously moved forward, the tip writing parts of the refills connected to these knock bars are located near the tip end of the shaft tube. Due to the collision, it is virtually impossible to move a plurality of knock bars forward simultaneously.

However, in the first embodiment, when the front shaft 2 is removed from the rear shaft 3, the above operation becomes possible. For example, when an operation is performed in which all the refills are grabbed and deliberately pulled out. In some cases, all the refills (knock bars) are in the extended state and cannot be restored to the initial state.
Therefore, the technical problem described above can be solved by adopting the configuration of the first cam portion 31 of the rotating cam 25 in the second embodiment.

According to the configuration of the rotary cam 25 in the second embodiment described above, the protrusion 21 of the knock bar is formed on the cam surface 31b formed on one of the upper and lower island-shaped protrusions 31a shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. The rotation direction of the rotary cam 25 is different because the cam surface 31b is inclined differently between the case where the contact surface is in contact with the case where the protrusion 21 of the knock bar is in contact with the cam surface 31b applied to the central island-shaped protrusion 31a. Will be different.
However, the rotating cam 25 is configured to return to its original direction regardless of which direction the rotation is given.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 19 to 21, the second cam portion 32 formed on the axial rear end side of the rotating cam 25 has a pair of cam surfaces 32 c on the cylindrical end surface of the rotating cam 25. , 32d, two angle-shaped cam portions are formed. That is, the boundary portion between the cam surfaces 32c and 32d is configured to be the apex of the mountain-shaped cam portion.

The second cam portion 32 comes into contact with the fixed cam portion 12 in the rear shaft 3 shown in FIG. 16 so that the rotating cam 25 rotates and returns to the original direction regardless of which direction the rotating cam 25 rotates. Works. Thereby, the locking operation of the previous protrusion 21 is released by the operation in which the protruding portion 21 of the knock bar 18 is locked to the locking portion 31c of the rotating cam 25 and the forward movement of the different knock rod 18. Is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

According to the above-described double-type writing instrument, since it is configured to have a rotating cam having a locking portion that is rotationally driven in accordance with the forward movement of any one knock bar and that locks the knock bar in the forward state. By using the knock bar disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is possible to solve the problem that the length of, for example, a ball-point pen refill as a writing body must be shortened.
Furthermore, according to the above-mentioned double-type writing instrument, it is possible to effectively prevent the occurrence of malfunction such as feeding failure of the writing body by using the knock bar disclosed in Patent Document 3, and so on. The effect described in the column can be obtained.

By the way, when the rotary cam 25 shown in FIGS. 19 to 21 is used, it is impossible to simultaneously move all the knock bars 18 forward as described based on the schematic diagram shown in FIG. However, if the timing of moving each knock bar 18 forward is shifted, it may occur that all knock bars 18 can be moved forward.
In this case, as described above, all the refills (knock sticks) are in the extended state and cannot be returned to the initial state.

Therefore, FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 shown next are for explaining the form of the rotating cam 25 that can further solve the above-mentioned problem. 23 and 24 show a first modification based on the rotating cam shown in FIG. 19, and FIG. 23 is a schematic view of the rotating cam 25 as viewed from the second cam portion side. FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram showing the first cam portion of the rotating cam 25 in an expanded state.

In the first modification, a hatched portion, that is, a stopper portion 31e indicated by hatching is added to the configuration shown in FIGS.
The stopper portion 31e has an island-like protrusion (upper island-like protrusion 31a shown in FIG. 24) that gives the rotating cam 25 a rotating action in the first rotation direction and the rotation cam 25 with respect to the first rotation direction. It is applied to each of the island-like protrusions (center island-like protrusion 31a shown in FIG. 24) that exerts a rotating action in the reverse second rotation direction.
And each stopper part 31e is each arrange | positioned by the back side with respect to the side surface in which the cam surface 31b was given in each island-like protrusion part 31a, as shown with the schematic diagram in FIG.

According to this configuration, when one of the knock bars is moved toward the distal end side of the shaft tube as shown by reference numeral 21 in FIG. The formed protrusion 21 abuts on any one of the stopper portions 31e, and the knock bar provided with the protrusion 21 is prevented from sliding toward the tip end side of the shaft tube.
That is, as shown in FIG. 24, the protrusions 21 provided on the two knock bars 18 are slidable toward the tip end side of the shaft tube as indicated by the arrow c, but the remaining one knock The protrusion 21 provided on the rod 18 abuts against the stopper 31e as shown by an arrow a to prevent advancement.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, by providing the stopper portion 31e on the rotating cam 25, it is possible to effectively prevent the problem that all the refills (knock bars) are brought out.

FIGS. 25 and 26 show the second modified example based on the rotating cam shown in FIG. 19, and FIGS. 25 and 26 show the rotating cam 25 as the second cam portion. It is the schematic diagram of the state seen from the side, and the schematic diagram which expanded and showed the 1st cam part.
About this 2nd modification, the part which attached hatching is added to the form shown in the schematic diagram in Drawing 21 and Drawing 22, and both sides of the longitudinal direction of island-like projection part 31a long in the axial direction are added, Arc-shaped protrusions 31f are formed integrally with the island-shaped protrusions 31a in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction.

According to the configuration of the rotating cam 25 shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the protruding portion 21 of the knock bar 18 in the forward state locked to the locking portion 31c formed on the island-shaped protruding portion 31a In a state in which the return spring 23 is attached, the protrusion 21 formed on the knock bar is in sliding contact with the arc-shaped buffering protrusion 31f protruding on the side surface in the longitudinal direction of the island-shaped protrusion 21a. Operates to return to the retracted position by force.

That is, since the buffering protrusion 31f is formed on the island-shaped protrusion 31a, the protrusion 21 of the knocking bar 18 in the advanced state returns to the retracted position after sliding on the buffering protrusion 31f. Operate.
According to this, due to the presence of the buffering protrusion 31f, braking is applied to the return operation of the knock bar 18, and the impact generated when the knock bar 18 returns to the retracted position is reduced.

Therefore, it is possible to reduce the impact sound generated in the returning operation of the knock bar 18 and to prevent the generation of minute bubbles or the like in the ink in the refill by constantly applying an impact to the knock bar 18. Can also contribute.

25 and 26 show an example in which the buffer protrusion 31f is formed in a configuration in which the inclination directions of the cam surface 31b formed on the island-shaped protrusion 31a are different from each other (axisymmetric). However, the buffering protrusion 31f has a configuration in which the inclination direction of the cam surface 31b formed on the island-shaped protrusion 31a is directed in the same direction as shown in FIGS. Can be applied.
In this case, when the knock bar 18 is returned, the buffer protrusion 31f is arranged on the path along which the protrusion 21 moves, that is, on one side surface in the longitudinal direction of each island-like protrusion 31a. The effect of this can be obtained.

In the embodiment described above, the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical member 25a constituting the rotary cam 25 has the same diameter along the axial direction, and is formed on the knock bar 18 on the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical member 25a. The protruding portion 21 protruding in the axial center direction is configured to move in the axial direction while being in sliding contact. Therefore, the finger hooking portion 20 of the knock bar 18 that moves along the guide slit 11 moves in a state parallel to the axis of the shaft cylinder.

FIG. 27 is an external view showing a third embodiment showing the situation, and parts corresponding to the parts already described are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 27 (a) shows a state in which any one finger rest 20 is knocked toward the front of the barrel. FIG. 27B shows a state in which all the finger hooks 20 are returned to the rear end side of the shaft tube.
In particular, as shown in FIG. 27 (a), the finger hooking portion 20 that moves forward along the guide slit 11 moves in parallel with the axis of the shaft cylinder, like the double-type writing instrument shown in the conventional example. In addition, an operation is not performed in which the finger-hanging portion 20 falls into the guide slit 11 with the forward movement.

This is the same when the clip 20a is formed integrally with the knock bar 18 as shown in FIG. 15 (a), and the operation of the root portion of the clip 20a moving in the axial direction as the clip 20a moves forward is the same. Without being made, the clip 20a moves in parallel to the axis of the shaft cylinder.
Therefore, in consideration of the dropping operation of the finger-hanging portion or clip that slides along the guide slit, it is not necessary to devise such as projecting the finger-hanging portion or clip in advance to the height of the upper part. Can provide an excellent dual writing instrument.

1 Double writing instrument 2 Front shaft (shaft tube)
3 Rear shaft (shaft tube)
4 Tip 5 Cursive (ball pen refill)
5a Advanced writing part (ballpoint pen tip)
6 Grip part 7 Female screw 8 Annular projection 9 Guide rib 11 Guide slit 12 Fixed cam part 13 Spacer 14 Cylindrical part 15 Guide bar 16 Refill insertion hole 18 Knock bar 19 Refill attachment part 20 Finger hook part 20a Clip 21 Projection part 22 Spring receiving part 23 Return spring 25 Rotating cam 25a Cylindrical member 26 Support shaft 27 Cam biasing spring 31 First cam portion 31a Island-like protruding portion 31b Cam surface 31c Locking portion 31d Inclined surface 31e Stopper portion 31f Buffer projection 32 Second cam portion 32a Rod-like protrusion 32b Cam surface 41 Cursive (mechanical pencil refill)
41a Tip writing part 41c Core case 41d Chuck spring 41e Connecting part

Claims

A plurality of guide slits formed on the rear end side of the shaft cylinder so as to be aligned in the axial direction and in the circumferential direction, respectively, and guided by each of the guide slits so as to be slidable in the axial direction of the shaft cylinder A plurality of knock bars each connected to a rear end portion of each of the writing bodies accommodated in the shaft cylinder, and one knock bar among the plurality of knock bars is disposed on a distal end side of the shaft cylinder. When it is slid toward, the tip writing part of the writing body connected to the knock bar is a compound writing instrument configured to be able to write by protruding from the tip opening of the shaft tube,
The knock rod is rotatably mounted in the shaft tube, and is driven to rotate as one knock rod of the plurality of knock rods slides toward the tip end side of the shaft tube, and the one knock rod A rotating cam formed with a locking portion that locks in a forward state,
The rotating cam is rotationally driven as the other one knock bar is slid toward the distal end side of the shaft tube, and the locking state of the one knock bar by the locking portion is released. A compound writing instrument, wherein the other one knock bar is configured to be locked in a forward state by a locking portion.
The rotating cam is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is rotatably supported so that its cylindrical shaft coincides with the axial direction of the shaft cylinder, and the knock bar is moved along the guide slit toward the distal end side of the shaft cylinder. The first cam portion that receives rotational driving around the shaft is formed on the cylindrical surface of the rotating cam by sliding the projecting portion protruding in the axial center direction formed on the knock bar. And a second cam portion that imparts a rotating action in the direction opposite to the rotation around the axis to the rotating cam, and is formed at an end portion in the axial direction of the rotating cam. Double-type writing instrument described in 1.
The rotating cam is supported so as to be movable in the axial direction, and a fixed cam portion is disposed so as to face the second cam portion, and the second cam portion contacts the fixed cam portion, The compound writing instrument according to claim 2, wherein the rotary cam is subjected to a rotating action opposite to the rotation around the axis.
4. The compound writing instrument according to claim 3, further comprising a cam biasing spring that biases the rotating cam in an axial direction so that the second cam portion meshes with the fixed cam portion. .
The first cam portion formed on the cylindrical surface of the rotating cam has a plurality of island-like protruding portions formed in the shape of islands extending in the axial direction on the cylindrical surface, and the knock bar is a tip of the shaft tube. When projecting toward the side, the protrusion formed on the knock bar slides to determine the axial direction formed on each of the island-shaped protrusions that rotate the rotary cam in one direction. Consisting of a cam surface with an inclination angle of
The locking portion for locking the knock bar in the forward movement state is constituted by a locking surface formed on the island-like protruding portion so as to be orthogonal to the axial direction. Item 5. The double-type writing instrument according to any one of items 4.
Each cam surface having a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the axial direction formed in each island-shaped protrusion has slid one knock bar along the guide slit toward the distal end side of the shaft cylinder. In this case, the rotary cam is configured to give a rotating action in the first rotation direction around the shaft, and the other one knock rod is slid along the guide slit toward the tip end side of the shaft cylinder. 6. The compound writing instrument according to claim 5, wherein the rotary cam is configured to rotate in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction.
An island-shaped protrusion that gives the rotating cam a rotating action in the first rotating direction, and an island-like protruding part that gives the rotating cam a rotating action in the second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction. When one of the knock bars is slid along the guide slit toward the tip end side of the shaft cylinder, the protrusion protruding in the axial center direction formed on the other one of the knock bars comes into contact. Thus, a stopper for preventing the other one knock bar from sliding toward the tip end side of the shaft tube is formed, respectively.
Each of the knock bars is provided with a return spring that urges the knock bar in a retreating direction, and a knock bar in a forward state that is locked to a locking portion formed on the island-shaped protruding portion. In the unlocked state, the protrusion formed on the knock bar is in sliding contact with the buffer protrusion protruding on the side surface in the longitudinal direction of the island-shaped protrusion, and the knock bar is attached to the return spring. The compound writing instrument according to claim 5, wherein the writing instrument is configured to return to a retracted position by a force.
Each of the knock bars is provided with a return spring that urges the knock bar in a retreating direction, and a knock bar in a forward state that is locked to a locking portion formed on the island-shaped protruding portion. In the unlocked state, the protrusion formed on the knock bar is in sliding contact with the buffer protrusion protruding on the side surface in the longitudinal direction of the island-shaped protrusion, and the knock bar is attached to the return spring. The compound writing instrument according to claim 6, wherein the writing instrument is configured to return to a retracted position by a force.
The cylindrical surface of the cylindrical member constituting the rotating cam is configured to have the same diameter along the axial direction, and a protruding portion that protrudes in the axial center direction formed on the knock bar is formed on the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical member. The compound writing instrument according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the writing instrument is configured to move in an axial direction while being in sliding contact.