JP3840605B2 - Binding device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for binding documents and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when a plurality of sheets are stacked and bound, the sheets are often bound using a stapler or the like. In such a stapler, when a metal needle, which is a consumable item that can penetrate a plurality of sheets of paper, is loaded into the guide unit and the sheets are bound, the needle loaded in the guide unit is driven through the opening. The leg is bent.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, if the paper is bound using such a metal needle, when cutting the paper with a shredder or when separating and discarding the stapled document, the needle portion must be removed. Removal work becomes troublesome. In addition, food manufacturers may be prohibited from using metal needles because of the risk of needles being mixed into food, and there is a demand for binding documents using members other than metal needles. It was.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of binding paper using a member other than metal.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the binding device of the present invention includes a holding member that holds a cylindrical consumable that is a molded body of a nonmetallic material, a cutting member that forms a cut in a paper sheet, and the like An incision provided by the incision member provided with an insertion mechanism for inserting the cylindrical consumable into a notch provided on the paper sheet, and a deformation base for deforming an end of the cylindrical consumable The consumable item is inserted into a portion, and the end of the inserted consumable item is deformed by the deforming table to bind paper sheets.
[0006]
Since the non-metallic molded body is used as a consumable in this way, it is possible to cut the consumable together with unnecessary paper sheets with a shredder or the like, saving the trouble of removing the metal needle as in the past. be able to. In addition, even if the consumable is made of a non-metallic material, the consumable is formed in a cylindrical shape, so that the strength of the consumable and the binding portion can be maintained.
[0007]
In addition, when such a cylindrical consumable is bound into a paper sheet, the consumable cannot be penetrated through the paper sheet unless a certain amount of consumable is pushed in. Accordingly, the paper sheet is provided with a cutting portion using a cutting member, and the paper cradle is held in the raised position so that the consumables penetrate the paper. It is preferable that the end of the consumable is deformed and bound by the deformation table by allowing the lowering to be lowered. When configured in this way, the consumables are not deformed in the middle of passing through the paper sheets, and the paper sheets can be bound more reliably.
[0008]
Furthermore, when the cut portion is provided in advance in the paper sheet as described above, a new punching member is required separately, but the cutting member that forms the cut in the paper sheet also has a function of punching consumables. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the number of parts by combining the expelling member and the perforating member.
[0009]
Further, in such an invention, for example, when the consumable is formed of a molded body mainly composed of paper, it can be recycled.
[0010]
Further, if a crack is provided at one end of such a consumable product and an inclined portion is provided at the tip of the crack, deformation of one end of the consumable product can be facilitated. The penetrability with respect to leaves can also be improved.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view showing a binding device A according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state in which the handle member 2 is not closed. 2 shows the AA ′ end face in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 show the cartridge 3 and the cap 31 attached to the tip portion of the cartridge 3, respectively. . In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a base member, 2 denotes a handle member, and 3 denotes a cartridge. By closing the handle member 2 to the base member 1 side, a cylindrical consumable loaded in the cartridge 3 is used. The product 4 is fed out and the paper 5 is bound. The consumable 4 is configured such that it can be cut with a shredder by using recyclable paper as a main component, and the paper 5 can be discarded while being bound with the consumable 4 as combustible waste. As shown in FIG. 8, when the consumable 4 is pressed by providing a hollow disk-shaped upper flat surface portion 41 on the upper end side of the cylindrical portion 40 and providing a wedge-shaped crack 42 on the lower end side of the cylindrical portion 40 Further, the cracks 42 are radially expanded so that the paper 5 can be bound. Further, an inclined portion 43 is provided at the tip portion of the crack 42 so as to improve the penetrability to the paper 5.
[0012]
The base member 1 of the binding device A is composed of a hard plastic casing portion and a metal plate or the like provided in the hard plastic casing section. In addition to being able to be placed, a rotating shaft 11a is provided at the tip of left and right side walls 11 (see FIG. 2) provided perpendicular to the bottom surface 10 to rotatably support the handle member 2. Is.
[0013]
A deformable base 12 provided on a horizontal metal plate is attached to the inner end portion of the bottom plate 10, and the consumable 4 is pressed by projecting the inner peripheral edge of the deformable base 12 upward at an acute angle. In this way, the lower end of the consumable 4 can be expanded radially. Further, metal side wall portions 11e along the inner sides of the left and right side walls 11 are provided on both sides of the horizontal metal plate, and a guide rail 11b extending in the front-rear direction is provided on the metal side wall portions 11e to be described later. The cartridge 3 as a member can be inserted.
[0014]
Further, a punching member insertion hole 15 is provided in the plastic portion between the left and right side walls 11 corresponding to the deformation table 12 provided on the metal plate, and the punching member serving as the cutting member inserted into the punching member insertion hole 15 is provided. The distal end portion of the member 16 can be inserted into and removed from the hollow portion of the deformation table 12. The perforating member 16 is configured such that a hole is provided in the paper 5 serving as the member to be bound by a pointed portion 16a corresponding to the inner diameter of the cylindrical hollow portion of the deformable base 12, and further, the pointed portion 16a A stepped portion 16b is provided in a portion set longer than the longitudinal length of the consumable 4 from the tip position, and the upper flat portion 41 of the consumable 4 is brought into contact with the stepped portion 16b so as to be pressed.
[0015]
Further, the portion provided above the stepped portion 16b is provided with a vertically long planar cutout portion 16c on the left and right along the vertical axis, and the consumable 4 from the stepped portion 16b by the planar cutout portion 16c. A part of the upper flat surface portion 41 is exposed. The piercing member 16 is set so as to be always positioned on the upper side by the spring member 17. When the handle member 2 is pressed, the upper end portion of the piercing member 16 resists the pressing force of the spring member 17. Thus, it is allowed to be pushed down, so that it is inserted into the hollow portion of the deformation table 12.
[0016]
On the other hand, above the deformation table 12, there is provided a paper tray 13 that can rotate the tip side around a shaft 13 a provided on the side wall 11, and is provided below the front end of the paper tray 13. The paper receiving tray 13 is always positioned upward using the compression spring 13b. The compression spring 13 b is configured such that the compression spring 13 b can be attached between the bottom plate 10 and the paper tray 13 by opening a screw bottom cover 13 c provided on the bottom surface 10 of the base member 1. Further, an opening 13d is provided at the tip of the paper tray 13 corresponding to the mounting position of the deformation base 12, and the paper tray 13 is lowered against the pressing force of the compression spring 13b. In addition, the outer peripheral portion of the deformation table 12 is positioned near the outer peripheral portion of the opening 13d. Further, a thick portion 13e having a certain thickness is provided below the paper receiving tray 13 below the opening 13d of the paper receiving tray 13, and a restriction provided at the lower end portion of the cartridge 3 is provided. By positioning the portion 36 between the thick portion 13e and the bottom plate 10, the lowering of the paper receiving tray 13 is restricted. In addition, the paper tray 13 includes left and right side walls 13f (FIG. 2) provided in parallel to the side wall 11 of the base member 1, a mounting surface 13g provided over the upper side of the side wall 13f, and 13g. Thus, a U-shaped space is formed inside, and the lower part of the cartridge 3 can be inserted into this internal space.
[0017]
An opening / closing member 14 that can be opened / closed about a shaft 14 a is provided on the bottom surface 10 of the base member 1, and the opening / closing member 14 is opened downward to be provided inside the side wall 11 of the base member 1. The cartridge 3 can be inserted from the rear along the two guide rails 11b. The opening / closing member 14 is provided with a protruding portion 14b provided so as to protrude inside thereof, and the interval between the side wall corresponding portions provided vertically from both sides of the bottom plate corresponding portion is slightly narrower than that of the left and right metal plates 11e. Thus, the opening / closing member 14 can be kept closed by the elastic force of the plastic.
[0018]
The cartridge 3 can be attached and detached from the rear along the two guide rails 11b provided on the inner side wall of the base member 1, and is a combination of two members provided symmetrically in the longitudinal direction. is there. As shown in FIG. 3, the cartridge 3 is provided with a linear guide portion 30 for loading the consumable 4 therein, and a cap 31 (see FIG. 4) provided at the tip of the guide portion 30. ) Is removed so that the consumable 4 can be loaded. This guide portion 30 is provided with a thin guide groove 30a corresponding to the shape of the upper flat surface portion 41 of the consumable 4 and a main guide portion 30b corresponding to the cylindrical portion of the consumable 4 and is thus substantially omitted. The groove 4 provided in a T-shape prevents the consumable 4 from rattling inside. Further, the guide portion 30 is provided in a straight line so that the consumables 4 loaded therein are not clogged in the middle of being sequentially fed out. Further, at the rear end of the guide portion 30, a retracting portion 33 is provided which is continuously bent from the rear end of the guide portion 30 in a hairpin shape, and the consumable 4 is pressed toward the cap 31 on the retreat portion 33. A coil spring 32 is attached for this purpose. The coil spring 32 is set so that the free end side extends to the tip end side of the guide portion 30 when the free end side is set to a free state. Even when the number is reduced, the pressing force of the coil spring 32 is maintained. Further, with this configuration, when the consumables 4 are loaded, as much of the consumables 4 as possible can be obtained by compressing the leading end side of the coil spring 32 to the rear end of the linear guide portion 30. It can be loaded. In addition, a pressing piece 32a in which a contact surface portion with the consumable 4 is recessed in a crescent shape is attached to the tip side of the coil spring 32, and the pressing piece 32a A protruding piece 32b is also provided on the upper part, and the protruding piece 32b is protruded from a groove 37 (FIG. 2) opened at the upper part of the guide part 30. The projecting piece 32b is slid along the groove 37 of the guide portion 30 to the rear end side so as to secure a space for loading the consumable 4 and a recess 32c provided on the projecting piece 32b is provided. The front end of the coil spring 32 is fastened to the rear end side of the guide portion 30 by fitting with a protrusion 38 provided at the upper rear end of the groove 37. As a result, when the consumables 4 are loaded, the recesses 32c of the protruding pieces 32b are fitted into the projections 38 so that the pressing pieces 32a are fastened to the rear end side of the guide portion 30 so that the consumables 4 can be loaded easily. .
[0019]
Further, a concave portion 34 opened downward is provided on the lower surface of the cartridge 3. One end of a coil spring 35 is attached to the front side of the concave portion 34, and the rear end side of the concave portion 34 and the coil spring 35 are connected to each other. A space for arranging the projecting portion 14b of the opening / closing member 14 is formed between the front end member 34a provided on the free end side, whereby the cartridge 3 resists the pressing force of the coil spring 35 and the guide rail 11b. It is possible to move backward along. In addition, a restricting portion 36 that is sandwiched between the thick portion 13e and the bottom plate 10 when the cartridge 3 is loaded is provided on the front end portion below the cartridge 3, that is, on the front side of the recess 34. Is slid rearward against the pressing force of the coil spring 35 so that the restricting portion 36 is disengaged from between the thick portion 13e and the bottom plate 10 so that the front end portion of the paper receiving tray 13 can be rotated downward. I have to.
[0020]
The cap 31 provided on the leading end side of the guide portion 30 of the cartridge 3 is detachable along the loading direction of the consumable 4 and is held at the leading end portion as shown in FIG. The elastic piece 31b which has the opening part 31a for driving out the consumable 4 downward is provided in the right and left. The elastic piece 31b is formed in a cantilever shape with plastic or the like, and is held by the left and right elastic pieces 31b by pushing the front end side, which is the free end side, by the stepped portion 16b of the piercing member 16. The consumable 4 can be ejected downward. In addition, a tapered notch surface 31d is provided on the inner portion of the elastic piece 31b on the free end side so as to facilitate the spreading operation accompanying the lowering of the piercing member 16, and the piercing member 16 The consumable 4 is held by the elastic piece 31b until the pointed portion 16a penetrates the hollow portion of the consumable 4, and the consumable 4 is forcibly pushed down by the step portion 16b of the punching member 16. 4 can be launched. In addition, left and right inclined pieces 31c projecting upward are provided at the upper rear end of the cap 31. The inclined piece 31c provided above the rear end portion of the cap 31 is provided upright on the left and right sides so as to avoid the groove 37 provided above the guide portion 30 of the cartridge 3, and from the lower end to the upper end. The rib 23 of the handle member 2 is brought into contact with each other by providing a portion inclined toward the rear side.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 1, the handle member 2 is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 11a provided on the distal end side of the base member 1, and is supported by a spring member 11c provided in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 11a. The base member 1 extends from the base member 1. The handle member 2 is made of hard plastic like the base member 1, and the rotation restricting piece 20 provided at the rear of the rotating shaft 11 a has an arc-like length provided on the metal side wall portion of the base member 1. The spread angle of the handle member 2 is regulated by fitting into the hole 11d. In addition, an inclined portion 21a is provided inside the upper surface plate 21 of the handle member 2 so as to come into contact with the upper end portion of the piercing member 16. When the handle member 2 is closed, the upper end of the piercing member 16 is provided. It can be gradually pushed down along the inclined portion 21a. Further, a rib 23 as a pressing portion provided upright from the left and right side walls 22 and the upper surface plate 21 of the handle member 2 is attached to the rear of the inclined portion 21a, and the handle member 2 is closed. Further, the cartridge 3 is slid rearward by contacting the rib 23 with the front inclined portion of the inclined piece 31c of the cartridge 3.
[0022]
Next, an operation example of binding a plurality of sheets 5 using the binding device A configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 5 to 7.
[0023]
First, when the consumable 4 is loaded in the cartridge 3, the opening / closing member 14 provided on the bottom plate 10 is opened, and the cartridge 3 is slid rearward to take out the cartridge 3. Then, the cap 31 attached to the tip of the guide portion 30 is removed by pulling forward, and the protruding piece 32b is slid rearward along the groove 37 provided in the upper portion of the guide portion 30, and the protruding piece 32b. The recess 32c is fitted into a protrusion 38 provided at the rear part of the guide part 30, and the coil spring 32 is fixed at this position. Then, the consumable 4 is loaded from the front end side of the guide portion 30 along the guide portion 30 provided in a substantially T shape, and the cap 31 is attached and the protruding piece 32b fitted to the protruding portion 30b is connected to the protruding portion 38. The consumable 4 is pressed toward the cap 31 by the pressing force of the coil spring 32. Then, the cartridge 3 loaded with the consumables 4 in this way is inserted along the guide rail 11b from the rear side of the base member 1, and the opening / closing member 14 provided on the bottom plate 10 of the base member 1 is closed. The projecting portion 14 b of the member 14 is positioned on the front end side of the coil spring 35, and the restricting portion 36 provided at the lower front end portion of the cartridge 3 is positioned below the thick portion 13 d of the paper receiving tray 13. Then, a plurality of sheets 5 are placed on the paper receiving tray 13 and the handle member 2 is pushed down.
[0024]
When the handle member 2 is pushed down, the upper end portion of the piercing member 16 comes into contact with the inclined portion 21 a provided on the inner side of the upper surface plate 21 of the handle member 2, and the handle member 2 is further pushed down to form the pointed shape of the piercing member 16. The portion 16 a is inserted into the hollow portion of the consumable 4 held in the cap 31. When the handle member 2 is further pushed down, the stepped portion 16b of the piercing member 16 comes into contact with the notch surface 31d provided at the upper end portion of the elastic piece 31b of the cap 31, and the left and right elastic pieces 31b are pushed apart from each other, The upper flat surface portion 41 of the consumable 4 is forcibly pushed down by the step portion 16 b of the piercing member 16. When the punching member 16 is further pushed down from this state, a hole is first formed in the paper 5 by the pointed portion 16a penetrating the hollow portion of the consumable 4 (FIG. 7A), and then the deformation table 12 and the paper. The consumable 4 is passed through the paper 5 in a state in which a space is secured between the upper surface of the cradle 13 (FIGS. 5 and 7B). In the state where the piercing member 16 passes through the hollow portion of the consumable item, the diameter of the piercing member 16 is set to be substantially equal to the inner diameter of the hollow portion of the consumable item 4, so The consumable 4 can be held on the pointed portion 16a in a state where it penetrates through.
[0025]
When the handle member 2 is further pushed down, the rib 23 provided inside the handle member 2 comes into contact with the inclined piece 31c of the cap 31, and the entire cartridge 3 slides backward against the pressing force of the coil spring 35. Be made. Then, by this slide, the restricting portion 36 provided at the lower end portion of the cartridge 3 is retracted from below the flesh pressure portion 13d of the paper receiving tray 13 and allows the paper receiving tray 13 to rotate downward. As the paper tray 13 is lowered, the space provided between the deformation tray 12 and the paper tray 13 disappears, and the lower end of the consumable 4 comes into contact with the paper tray 13 and deforms. The lower end portion of the consumable 4 is radially expanded by the inner peripheral protruding portion of the base 12 to close the plurality of sheets 5.
[0026]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cartridge 3 that holds the cylindrical consumable 4 that is a molded body of a non-metallic material, the punching member 16 that provides a hole in the paper 5, and the hole of the paper 5 An insertion mechanism comprising a perforating member 16 for inserting a cylindrical consumable 4 and a paper tray 13, a thick portion 13e, and a regulating portion 36, and a deforming base 12 for deforming the lower end portion of the cylindrical consumable 4 The consumable 4 is inserted into the hole provided by the perforating member 16, and the lower end of the inserted consumable 4 is deformed by the deformation table 12 so that the paper 5 is bound. The consumable 4 can be cut with a shredder or the like, and can be recycled. Further, since such a consumable item has a cylindrical shape, the strength of the consumable item and the binding portion can be maintained.
[0027]
Further, in the present embodiment, a hole is made in the paper 5 using the punching member 16, and after the consumables 4 have penetrated, the paper receiving tray 13 is lowered so that the lower end of the consumables 4 is radially formed on the deformation table 12. Since the deformation is made, the consumable 4 is not deformed before it has passed through the paper 5, and the paper 5 can be bound more reliably.
[0028]
In addition, since the punching member 16 has both the function of punching holes in the paper 5 and the function of punching out the consumables 4, the number of parts is reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be further reduced.
[0029]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above embodiment, paper is used as the consumable 4, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be configured using resin. Further, in the present embodiment, the restricting portion 36 provided in the cartridge 3 is slid rearward to allow the paper receiving tray 13 to be lowered, thereby deforming the lower end portion of the consumable 4. However, the restriction portion may be configured to slide forward, and a member that restricts / allows the lowering of the paper tray 13 may be provided as a separate body from the cartridge 3. In the present embodiment, the perforating member 16 is used as the cutting member. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the consumable 4 may be pushed into the cut portion by cutting with a blade or the like.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is implemented in the form as described above, and has the following effects.
[0031]
That is, the binding device of the present invention is provided in a holding member that holds a cylindrical consumable that is a molded body of a nonmetallic material, a cutting member that forms a cut in a paper sheet, and the paper sheet. An insertion mechanism for inserting the cylindrical consumable into the cut portion, and a deformation base for deforming an end of the cylindrical consumable, and the consumable is placed in the cut portion provided by the cutting member. Since the inserted consumables are deformed by the deformation table to bind the paper sheets, the consumables are cut together with unnecessary paper sheets with a shredder, etc. It can be incinerated, and the trouble of removing the metal needle as in the prior art can be saved. Further, since the consumables made of the non-metallic material are formed in a cylindrical shape in this way, the strength of the consumables and the binding portion can be maintained.
[0032]
In another invention, a holding member that holds a cylindrical consumable that is a molded body of a nonmetallic material having a flat portion at one end, and a notch member that forms a notch in a paper sheet provided on a paper tray An insertion mechanism that inserts the cylindrical consumable into a cut portion provided in the paper sheet, a deformation base that deforms an end of the cylindrical consumable facing the cutting member, and In order to prevent deformation of the consumables before the consumables penetrate the paper, a holding mechanism that holds the paper receiving base in the raised position is provided. Since the lowering restricting member provided below the paper cradle is slid to lower the paper cradle and the consumables are pressed against the deforming base to be deformed, the consumables penetrate the paper sheets. The paper will not be deformed in the middle of finishing, and the paper sheets will be bound more securely. So that it is Rukoto.
[0033]
Furthermore, since the cutting member that forms the cut in the paper sheet has a function of driving out the consumables, the consumable driving member and the cutting member can be combined, and the number of parts can be reduced. it can.
[0034]
Further, in such an invention, since the consumables are formed using paper as a main component, the paper sheets bound by the consumables can be discarded as they are without being sorted.
[0035]
Furthermore, since a crack is provided at one end of such a consumable item and an inclined portion is provided at the tip of the crack, it is possible to easily deform one end of the consumable item, and when an inclined portion is provided. The penetrability with respect to paper sheets can also be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a central sectional view of a binding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an end view taken along line AA ′ in FIG.
3 is a side cross-sectional view of the cartridge according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a front view, a side view, and a plan view of a cap that is loaded into the cartridge according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a state diagram when a handle member is pressed according to the embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a state diagram when the handle member is completely pressed according to the embodiment; FIG. 7 is a state explanatory diagram regarding perforation members and binding of sheets in the embodiment;
FIG. 8 is an external view of a consumable item in the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
A ... Binding device 1 ... Base member 2 ... Handle member 3 ... Holding member (cartridge)
4 ... Consumables 5 ... Paper sheets (paper)
12 ... Deformation base 13 ... Insertion mechanism (paper tray)
16 ... Insertion mechanism (piercing member)
23 ... Insertion mechanism (rib)
31c ... Insertion mechanism (inclined piece)
32e ... Insertion mechanism (thick part)
36 ... Insertion mechanism (regulator)
42 ... crack 43 ... inclined part

Claims (4)

A holding member that holds a cylindrical consumable that is a molded body of a non-metallic material, a cutting member that forms a cut in a paper sheet, and the cylindrical consumable in a cut portion provided in the paper sheet An insertion mechanism for inserting the cylindrical consumable, and a deforming base for deforming an end of the cylindrical consumable, inserting the consumable into a cut portion provided by the cutting member, and The end portion is deformed by the deforming table to bind the paper sheets ,
The cutting member is a member that lowers the consumable through the hollow portion of the cylindrical consumable and forms a cut in the paper sheet by a tip portion penetrating the cylindrical hollow. A binding device characterized by that. A holding member that holds a cylindrical consumable that is a molded body of a nonmetallic material having a flat portion at one end, a cutting member that forms a cut in a paper sheet provided on a paper tray, and the paper sheet An insertion mechanism for inserting the cylindrical consumable into the cut portion provided; a deforming base for deforming an end of the cylindrical consumable facing the notch member; and the consumable for paper sheets In order to prevent deformation of the consumables before penetrating, a holding mechanism for holding the paper cradle in the raised position is provided. The lowering restriction member is slid to lower the paper cradle, and the end of the consumable is pressed against the deformation table to deform it,
The cutting member is a member that lowers the consumable through the hollow portion of the cylindrical consumable and forms a cut in the paper sheet by a tip portion penetrating the cylindrical hollow. A binding device characterized by that. The binding device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the consumable is a consumable formed of paper as a main component . The binding device according to claim 1, wherein the consumable is a consumable provided with a crack provided at one end side and an inclined portion provided at a tip portion of the crack .

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