JP3407505B2 - Ring binding book - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book using a ring-shaped binding metal fitting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ring binding book using a ring-shaped binding metal fitting (a binding metal fitting having a shape such as a ring or a coil) is already known. This type of ring binding book has a body with a plurality of metal fitting insertion holes formed along the spine, a ring-shaped binding metal fitting that is inserted into the metal fitting insertion holes and that can open and close the text, the front cover, and the back cover. , And a cover consisting of a spine cover. Then, the spine cover is arranged so as to cover the outside of the binding metal, and the back surface of the front cover and the back surface of the back cover are respectively attached to the outermost paper pieces of the text to connect the front cover and the text. It

Since a ring binding book uses a ring-shaped binding metal fitting, the page of the text can be completely opened to the throat, and any page can be kept open without being pressed by the hand. It has the advantage that it can be done.

[0004]

On the other hand, in the ring bound book, the diameter of the ring-shaped binding metal is formed larger than the thickness of the text because the page of the text is opened. Therefore, the thickness of the spine cover portion arranged so as to cover the outside of the ring-shaped binding metal becomes larger than the combined thickness of the front cover, the back cover, and the text, and the thickness of the book as a whole is not uniform. Due to this, it is not possible to stack a large number of ring bound books, which is inconvenient to handle, and when several books are stacked, due to the weight of the ring bound books,
The ring-shaped binding metal is deformed, and the ring binding book cannot be opened smoothly. In addition, when it is put in the case, there is a problem that a gap is formed between the inner surface of the case and the front cover or the back cover, and the case is easily damaged. In addition, when the books are arranged on the bookshelf with the bottom side up and the top side up, the thickness is not uniform, which is disadvantageous in orderly arrangement with other books and books. The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to stack a large number of ring-shaped binding fittings without deforming them, to prevent damage to the case when putting them in a case, and to arrange them neatly when arranging them on a bookshelf. It is to provide a ring bound book that can significantly increase its practical value.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a text having a plurality of metal fitting insertion holes formed along its back and a text inserted into the metal fitting insertion holes to be openably and closably bound. A ring-shaped binding fitting, and a front cover, a back cover, and a cover consisting of a spine cover, the back cover is arranged so as to be curved so as to cover the outside of the ring-shaped binding fitting,
In a ring bound book in which the back side of the front cover and the back side of the back cover are respectively attached to the outermost paper pieces of the text to connect the front cover and the text, the thickness of the front cover and the back cover is In this state, the thickness of the front cover, the back cover, and the main body is approximately equal to the thickness of the spine cover portion around the binding metal fitting, or the front cover, the back cover, and the main body are combined. The thickness is set to be slightly larger than the thickness of the spine cover, and the pieces of paper that make up the text are thicker than the paper used for the text of perfect bound or saddle stitched books such as art paper and coated paper. It is made of non- stick paper or strong paper, and is placed on the back side of the front cover and the back side of the back cover , with the book ground down and the book top up.
The top of the text is placed above the front cover so that the bottom edge of the bottom edge of the main part of the body, excluding the outermost paper strip, is located on the same plane as the bottom edge of the cover. Is located, and the back side of the front cover and the back side of the back cover are respectively attached to the outermost paper pieces of the text to connect the front cover and the text.

Further, in the present invention, the front cover and the back cover are
It is characterized in that it is composed of a piece of paper located on the surface of the cover and a cardboard attached to the inner surface of the piece of paper. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the outermost paper piece of the main body is thicker than other paper pieces of the main body, or is strong. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a piece made of synthetic resin is used as the outermost paper piece of the text.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that at least a plurality of continuous pages of the text are constituted by a plurality of paper pieces which are separated in the vertical direction. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the end portion of the binding metal member is located outside the spine of the text and inside the spine cover. Also,
The present invention is characterized in that the end of the binding metal fitting is inserted between the back surface of the front cover or the back surface of the back cover and the outermost paper piece of the text. Further, the present invention is
The outermost paper piece of the text and the paper piece of the text facing the paper piece are adhered, and the end of the binding metal fitting is inserted between the adhered paper pieces.

According to the present invention, the total thickness T1 of the front cover, the back cover, and the body and the thickness T2 of the spine cover portion are substantially equal to each other, or the thickness T1 is slightly larger than the thickness T2. A large number of ring-bound books can be stacked without deforming the ring-shaped binding fittings, and even when handling a large number of ring-bound books, the handling is easy. Further, even when the ring-bound book is put in the case, there is no gap between the inner surface of the case and the front cover or the back cover, and problems such as damage to the case can be solved.
In addition, even when the ring-bound book is set up with the bottom of the book and the top of the book, it is possible to arrange the books together with other books and books in an orderly manner.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ring binding book according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the ring binding book is opened, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a text and a ring-shaped binding metal fitting, and FIG. FIG. Reference numeral 2 is a ring binding book, and the ring binding book 2 is composed of a body 4 and a ring-shaped binding metal 6 shown in FIG. 3, and a cover 8 shown in FIG. The pieces of paper constituting the text 4 are used in the body of a perfect bound book or a saddle-stitched book because the pieces of paper are opened and closed along the ring-shaped binding metal fitting 6 because of binding with the ring-shaped binding metal fitting 6. Thicker paper or stiffer than
For example, art paper, coated paper, or the like is used. On the back of the text 4, a large number of rectangular metal fitting insertion holes 10 are provided at intervals in the vertical direction.

The ring-shaped binding metal fitting 6 is inserted into the metal fitting insertion hole 10 so that the text 4 is bound openably and closably. In the embodiment, the ring-shaped binding metal 6 is
It is composed of a single steel material whose surface is coated with a synthetic resin or the like. The ring-shaped binding metal 6 is formed in an annular shape as shown in FIG. 5 when viewed from the top and bottom of the book,
The diameter is formed larger than the thickness of the text 4.
Also, when viewed from the front of the text 4, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a virtual material extending along the spine of the book so that two steel materials are inserted into each metal fitting insertion hole 10 respectively. On the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, where it extends almost once in the circumferential direction of the virtual cylinder,
This time, the direction is changed by 360 degrees and extends one round, and a large number of narrow first U-shaped portions 602 and a large number of wide second U-shaped portions 604 formed in this manner are alternately formed to face each other. Has been done.

The front cover 8 is composed of a front cover 810 and a back cover 820 arranged above and below the body 4, and a spine cover 830 arranged on the back of the body 4, and the cover 8 is a horizontally long sheet 12 of paper. And two thick papers 14. That is, the cover sheet 8 has the thick paper 14 attached to both sides of the back surface of the one horizontally long sheet 12, and the upper, lower, left, and right edges of the sheet 12 are folded back on the thick sheet 14 and thus attached. 8
10 and a back cover 820 are configured. 2 sheets of cardboard 14
Have the same thickness. Further, in a portion between the front cover 810 and the back cover 820, the upper and lower edges of one horizontally long sheet 12 are folded back and adhered onto the sheet 12, thereby forming a spine cover 830. Further, at the boundary between the front cover 810 and the back cover 830 and at the boundary between the back cover 820 and the back cover 830, a streak 16 extending from the front surface to the back surface extends over the top and bottom so that the cover 8 can be easily opened. Has been formed. It should be noted that it is optional to attach paper, cloth, or the like to the inner surface or surface of the spine cover 830 to reinforce the spine cover 830.

The body 4 and the cover 8 as described above are the front cover 81.
The outermost paper piece 402 of the body 4 facing 0 and the thick paper 14 of the front cover 810 are attached, and similarly, the outermost paper piece 404 of the body 4 facing the back cover 820 and the back cover 820. The thick paper 14 is attached, and the body 4 and the cover 8 are connected by this, and the ring bound book 2 having a high-class feeling like a bookbinding is obtained. As shown in FIG. 2, the body 4 is attached to the cover 8 with a space S between the ground of the cover 8 and the ground of the body 4, in other words, a space S above the ground of the cover 8. The text 4 and the cover 8 are connected so that the ground of the text 4 is located at the place where the text 4 is placed, and when the ring binding book 2 is set up with the ground down and the top up,
It is set so that the lower edge of the edge on the fore edge side and the lower edge of the cover 8 are located on the same plane at the bottom of the page. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the front cover 81 with the ring binding book 2 closed.
0, the back cover 820, and the body 4 combined thickness T1, and the back cover 8 located around the binding metal member 6 and bent in an arc shape.
The thickness T2 of the thirty part is almost equal, or the thickness T1 is slightly larger than the thickness T2,
The thickness of the thick paper 14 is set. Further, the end portion of the ring-shaped binding member 6, that is, both ends 610 and 610 of one steel material forming the ring-shaped binding member 6 are located outside the spine of the text 4 and inside the spine cover 830. Is formed.

According to this embodiment, the total thickness T1 of the front cover 810, the back cover 820, and the body 4 and the back cover 830 are set.
The thickness T2 of the portion is substantially equal to or the thickness T1
Since the thickness of the thick paper 14 is set so as to be slightly larger than the thickness T2, it is possible to stack a large number of ring binding books 2 without deforming the ring-shaped binding metal fittings 6, and therefore a large number of ring bindings. Even when the book 2 is handled, it can be handled easily. Further, even when the ring bound book 2 is put in the case, there is no gap between the inner surface of the case and the front cover 810 or the back cover 820, and it is possible to solve the problem such as the case being damaged. Also, when the ring binding book 2 is arranged on the bookshelf with the bottom side down and the top side up, the combined thickness T1 of the front cover 810, the back cover 820, and the body 4 and the thickness T2 of the spine cover 830 are almost the same. Since they are equal to each other or the thickness T1 is slightly larger than the thickness T2, it is possible to arrange them neatly with other books or books.

In addition, in the ring binding book 2, the rectangular metal fitting insertion hole 10 is sufficiently larger than the ring-shaped binding metal fitting 6 portion inserted in the metal fitting insertion hole 10 so that the text 4 can be smoothly opened. When the ring bound book 2 is erected with the ground down and the top up, the edge of the main body 4 on the fore edge side is displaced downward due to its own weight. With a space S between the ground and the ground of the text 4, the edge of the text 4 on the edge side is displaced downward by its own weight,
Since the lower edge of the edge of the front edge of the main body 4 and the lower edge of the cover 8 are set on the same plane, in particular, the portion around the rectangular metal fitting insertion hole 10 of the main body 4 and the binding are bound. Unnecessary force does not act on the metal fitting 6, which is advantageous for storing the ring bound book 2 for a long period of time.

Further, in the embodiment, the ring-shaped binding metal 6
The end portion 610 of the back of the body 4 is outside the spine and the spine cover 830.
Since it is located on the inner side of the
The ring-shaped binding metal fitting 6 which is not touched by the end of the first binding member 6 and is touched from the outside is the first U-shaped portion 602 and the second U-shaped portion 6.
04, which is a rounded portion. In this way, the ring-shaped binding metal fittings 6 that are touched from the outside are all rounded portions, as shown in FIG.
After inserting the respective end portions 610 of the metal sheets into the metal fitting insertion holes 10 located near the top and bottom, the outermost paper piece 402 of the main body 4 facing the front cover 810 and the thick paper 1 of the front cover 810.
It can also be achieved by inserting it between the paper sheet 402 and the paper sheet 402 and fixing it with the cardboard 14. Alternatively, the outermost paper pieces 402 and 404 of the text 4 and the paper pieces 402 and 40
4 and the paper piece of the text 4 facing each other are respectively bonded, and the binding metal 6
It is also achieved by inserting and fixing both ends of the paper between these bonded paper pieces.

Next, a modified example of the ring bound book will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the ring binding book is opened. This modification is different from the above embodiment in that at least a plurality of continuous pages of the text 4 are composed of three paper pieces 450, 460 and 470 which are separated in the vertical direction. In this way, by composing a plurality of pages with the separated three pieces of paper 450, 460, 470, for example, in a cookbook, a photograph of the main side dish is shown in the middle on the paper piece 450 located on the upper left page. A photo of a side dish attached to the main side dish is formed on each of the paper strips 460 and 470 located on the lower side, and the three paper strips 450, 460, and 470 on the right page include the left paper strips 450 and 460 at the corresponding positions. , 470 side dish making, calorie calculation, etc. are described, and you can enjoy the fun and fun of selecting and combining various side dishes.

Note that the outermost paper piece 4 of the text 4 is
Since 04 is attached to the inner surfaces of the front cover 810 and the back cover 820, respectively, and functions as a so-called back end that connects the main body 4 and the front cover 8, the paper piece 404 is thicker than the paper pieces forming the other main body 4. If you use a strong object such as a synthetic resin sheet, the main body 4 and the cover 8
This is advantageous in increasing the connection strength with.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to stack a large number of ring-shaped binding members without deforming them, and also to prevent damage to the case when putting them in the case, Furthermore, when they are arranged on a bookshelf, they can be arranged neatly, and the practical value of the ring bound book can be remarkably increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ring bound book.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which a ring bound book is opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a text and a ring-shaped binding fitting.

FIG. 4 is a development view of the cover as viewed from the inside.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the ring binding book showing the relationship between the cover, the text, and the ring-shaped binding fitting.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a ring bound book is opened.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a ring binding book according to a modified example is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ring bound books 4 body 402, 404 Outermost piece of paper 6 Ring-shaped binding hardware 8 cover 810 front cover 820 back cover 830 spine 10 Metal fitting insertion hole 14 cardboard 16 muscles

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-61-280994 (JP, A) JP-A-52-139521 (JP, A) Actually opened 51-68628 (JP, U) Actual-opened flat 6-64918 (JP , U) Actually open 61-145667 (JP, U) Actually open 2-64069 (JP, U) Actually open 10-18651 (JP, Y1) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB) (Name) B42B 5/08-5/12 B42D 1/00-3/04 B42F 13/16

Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body having a plurality of metal fitting insertion holes formed along the spine, a ring-shaped binding metal fitting which is inserted into the metal fitting insertion holes and binds the text openably and closably, a front cover, a back cover, and a back cover. And a spine is arranged so as to cover the outside of the ring-shaped binding metal, and the back side of the cover and the back side of the back cover are respectively located at the outermost sides of the text. In a ring bound book in which the front cover and the body are connected by being attached to a piece of paper, the thickness of the front cover and the back cover is a total thickness of the front cover, the back cover and the body when the book is closed, and The thickness of the spine cover portion located around the binding metal is approximately equal, or the total thickness of the front cover sheet, the back cover sheet and the body is set to be slightly larger than the thickness of the spine cover portion, The pieces of paper that make up the text are art paper and It is made of paper that is thicker or stronger than the paper used for the text of perfect bound or saddle stitched books such as paper, and the book is placed with the bottom of the book facing down and the top of the book facing up. In the state, before
Books attached to the back of the front cover and the back of the back cover
The ground of the text is located above the ground of the cover so that the bottom edge of the main edge of the text, excluding the outermost paper strip, is located on the same plane as the bottom edge of the cover. A ring binding book, characterized in that the back side of the front cover and the back side of the back cover are respectively attached to a piece of paper located on the outermost side of the text to connect the front cover and the text. 2. The ring binding book according to claim 1, wherein the front cover and the back cover are composed of a piece of paper located on the front surface of the cover and a cardboard attached to the inner surface of the piece of paper. 3. The outermost paper piece of the text is
The ring-bound book according to claim 1, wherein a thicker paper or a stronger paper than the other paper pieces in the text is used. 4. The ring binding book according to claim 1, wherein a piece made of synthetic resin is used as the outermost paper piece of the text. 5. The ring bound book according to claim 1, wherein at least a plurality of continuous pages of the text are composed of a plurality of paper pieces separated in the vertical direction. 6. The ring binding book according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of the binding metal member is located outside the spine of the text and inside the spine cover. 7. The ring binding book according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of the binding metal fitting is inserted between the back surface of the front cover or the back surface of the back cover and the outermost paper piece of the text. 8. A piece of paper positioned on the outermost side of the body and a piece of paper of the body facing the piece of paper are adhered to each other, and an end portion of the binding metal fitting is inserted between both the adhered pieces of paper.
Ring bound book as described.