JPS6042472B2 - Portable braille paper making machine that can change the size of braille - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a portable Braille paper making machine that can change the size of Braille characters.

It is common practice to print desired characters on the front side of a tape with an adhesive backing, make a post, and then attach it to a desired location or object to make a heading or sign. Equipment for making such paper is already on the market, but many of them are made primarily for blind people, and there are very few that are made for blind people, and even when they are, they are only made as a temporary measure. , for example, the characters to select A, B, C... or A, 口,
It's like a heading that represents that character in Braille is attached to the bottom of each letter on the dial that has ``H...'' on it, so it takes a blind person time to select the letter. On the other hand, blind people can use Braille, which is a combination of 3 dots and 2 lines (6 dots in total) (see Figure 1 A), which is the basic arrangement of Braille, as shown in Figure 1, C, and II. In addition, it is now possible to type in Japanese, English, and Chinese, so those who know Braille can use the alphabet 2 characters or the alphabet 4851. This means that a device with a much simpler structure can be used than a device that has the corresponding Braille characters attached to the bottom of the character.

The applicant had previously proposed a portable Braille paper making machine that was simple in structure, easy to operate, and particularly convenient for blind people, but the size of the Braille characters remained constant. This invention uses a cartridge type to prepare a plurality of Braille characters of different sizes, that is, the basic arrangement of three dots and two rows of hermaphroditic Braille characters with different thicknesses and spacings. By replacing the cartridge, you can create paper with different sizes of Braille characters.
Finally, those who are not familiar with Braille first learn to type and read large Braille, and then learn to read medium-sized Braille. Provides a portable Braille paper making machine that can change the size of Braille and can also be used as a teaching tool to practice reading in small-sized Braille and finally be able to freely handle standard-sized Braille. Its purpose is to The structure will be explained based on the illustrated embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a flat case 1 includes a storage chamber 1 for a paper tape (■) and a paper tape delivery port 9. , and the replacement hole 10 of the cartridge A (see FIG. 3) which contains the hermaphroditic molds 17, 23 (details 4 will be described later) for forming three dots and two rows of braille of different thicknesses and intervals. A Braille embossing room (■) having a Braille embossing room (■), and a tape delivery port 9 for tape from the Braille embossing room (■) from the storage chamber (1).
A guide part ■ that guides the pull-out tape ■″ from the paper tape - A cut-off portion 11 with a width m is provided in the direction y-y that is perpendicular to A machine frame 12'' is provided, and at the back of the machine frame 12'' there is an elastic support piece 15'' for a pull-out tape cutting blade 15.
(see Fig. 4) is fixed, and the braille forming push buttons 1 to 6 (see Fig. 5) arranged in two rows of three points are mounted on the cover plate 4 of the braille setting chamber (1), and the guide part (2) is fixed. A push button 7 for operating the rotary wheel 26 of the provided tape feeding device 5 (see FIG. 3) is provided, and one end of the push button 7 for operating the rotary wheel 26 of the Braille printing chamber 1 is provided with the push buttons 1 to 5 for forming the dot J character.
As shown in FIG. There are six push rods Jl4 each having an upwardly facing male press part 13 at a position corresponding to one of the two rows, and one end of which is connected to the braille forming push buttons 1 to 6.
The above-mentioned pull-out tape cutting blade 15 is connected to the tape cutting push button 8 provided nearby and protrudes from below in the middle of the two rows of the male press portions 13 arranged at the three points and two rows at the other end. The cartridge A pivots on a lever 16 having an operating part 16'' that pushes up a support piece 15'', and the cartridge A has an upper part, a middle part, a lower part, and an end part, as shown in FIG. The lower part consists of four parts: a male die 17 with three dots and two rows for forming Braille is provided upward on the free ends of six cantilever-shaped elastic pieces 18, and It has a protruding edge 19 that can be inserted into the cartridge support groove 12 of the separation part 11, and the middle part (filter)
has a tape guide groove 20 in the center that is flush with the surface of the guide part (2), and the tape cutting blade 15 is located in the center of the tape guide groove 20 in the longitudinal direction y''-y'' of the cartridge A. It has an elongated hole 21 from which it can protrude, and on both sides of the elongated hole 21, there are through holes 22 arranged in two rows of three points from which the male die 17 of two rows of three points can protrude, and the upper part is located at the center of the back surface. Each male type 1
It has a female mold 23 of three points and two rows that cooperates with the upper part (
The end that crowns one end of the middle part (ro) and the lower part (ha)
) is provided with an indicator protrusion 24 indicating the difference in thickness and spacing between the male and female molds 17 and 23, and a feed amount regulating rod 37 for the pull-out tape The cartridge A has at least two male and female molds 17 and 23 having different thicknesses and intervals.
Prepare more than one type [see Figure 6 (however, Figure 6 only shows the lower part of the cartridge)].

Various types of tape feeding device 5 are conceivable, but in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. A rotary wheel 26 is provided with a part of the feed dog 25 protruding from the guide part (2), a tape presser 25'' is provided on the upper side of the lid 4, and a ratchet tooth is provided on the shaft 27 of the rotary wheel 26. 28, a click 29 for feeding the ratchet tooth 28 is provided vertically from the push button 7 for operating the tape feed rotary wheel, and a ball 30 for preventing reverse rotation is provided on the ratchet tooth 28.

Note that 31 represents a spring portion that engages with the protrusion 32 of the click 29 to maintain the push button 7 upward at all times.
Furthermore, since the thickness and spacing of the male and female molds 17 and 23 are different in each cartridge A, the tape feed for printing the next character must be changed for each cartridge A. Next, the configuration of the tape feed amount changing device 41 will be explained as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
6, and at the other end of the lever 35 is a drawer tape feed amount regulating rod 37 that projects inside the end of the cartridge A shown in FIG. The largest one ((the one with one label at the end) has a size of 0
The stopper parts 33 and 34 having different heights can be rotated under the click 29 of the tape feeding device 5.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 39 indicates a spring for pressing the engaging portion 38 against the feed amount regulating rod 37, and reference numeral 40 indicates a spring presser. Also, is the button being pressed for braille formation? 5 is located just above the guide part ■ that guides the drawer tape ■'', so as shown in FIG. Put out two legs 41 across the guide part ■, and press the male push part 13 against the push button 5.
The other end of the lever 14, which has one end of the rod 14, is formed into a plate-shaped part 42 having a length that extends below the guide part (1) at right angles to the guide part (2) and protrudes from both sides of the guide part (2). The two legs 41, 41 are brought into contact with the shaped portion 42.

Since this embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, if a blind person selects the cartridge A capable of printing Braille of the desired size using the marker 24 and inserts it into the cartridge replacement hole 10, as shown in FIG. 3A. Position it as shown, and use the tape for the paper.
Remove the cover plate 4'' of the storage chamber 1 and the cover plate 4 of the Braille embossing chamber H, and as shown in Fig. 3A, take out the drawer tape ■'' from the tape ■, guide it onto the guide part ■, and remove the cartridge. Pass the tape through the tape guide groove 20 in the middle part (ro) of A (see Fig. 4), cover with each lid plate 4, 4'', and press the push button 7 for operating the rotary wheel of the tape feeding device 5 ((e, 3 in Fig. 2). When the button (see figure 5) is pressed, the ratchet teeth 28 are rotated by the click 29 (see the opening in figure 3), and the rotating wheel 26 is rotated, so that the drawer tape ■'' cooperates with the tape pusher 25''. Feed dog 25
The tape is sent over the guide part ■, and one end is exposed through the tape feed port 9 on the side of the flat case 1.

((See Figure 2 E, Figure 3 A) Next, for example, if you want to type the letter A in Braille, as shown in Figure 1 C, the Braille letter A will have one dot at the top of the first row. As shown in Figure 10, when push button 1 is pressed, the fourth
The upper end of the lever 141 shown in the figure is pressed down, the male pusher 131 at the opposite end rotates upward, and the lower part of the cartridge A is opened.
Push up the elastic piece 181 (see Fig. 4), and the male die 171 passes through the through hole 221 in the middle of the cartridge A, pushing up the pull-out tape 231 Push it into the Braille C of A (see Figure 1 C))
is struck.

Next, by pressing the operation push button 7 of the rotating shaft 26 of the tape feeding device 5 several times, that is, by pressing the push buttons 1 and 7 with hunting as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the operation shown in FIG. Braille A will be stamped on the drawer tape ■'' and it will come out. If you want to type oil, just press the push button 5, 1, @, and then set the desired length l of the drawer tape ■''. If you want to achieve this, press the operation push button 7 several times, and finally press the tape cutting push button 8. The upper end of the lever 16 shown in FIG. 4 will be pushed down and the opposite end 1
6'' is pushed up, pushing up the elastic cutting blade support piece 15'' whose one end is fixed to the frame 12'' having the insertion groove 12 of the cartridge A, the cutting blade 15 rises, and the lower part of the cartridge A ( Pass through the center of the male die group 17 with two rows of three points (a) and protrude from the elongated hole 21 in the middle (ro) of the cartridge A, and cut the pull-out tape
As shown in the figure, a piece of paper with A and B written in Braille is obtained.

If you wish to use it for practicing Braille, use the male type 17 of Cartridge A as shown in Figure 6 A, which is thick and with large spacing, to practice typing and reading, and then use it as shown in Figure 6 A. , practice with objects that are slightly thinner and have smaller intervals, and finally, use the standard size shown in C to be able to freely read what you type.

If cartridge A is changed, the end of the cartridge (
The drawer tape feed amount regulating rod 37 in the tape feed amount changing device 41 pushes the engaging portion 38 at one end of the lever 35, rotates the lever 35, and changes the position of the stopper portions 33, 34 at one end. , the amount of descent of the click 29 of the push button 7 is regulated, and the amount of feed of the pull-out tape is made to correspond to the replaced cartridge. As shown in FIG. 8, it is preferable to store unused cartridges in a case c consisting of a lid a and a body b. This invention has the structure described above, and the entire Braille tape making machine is made up of 3 points and 2 rows, which a blind person knows. Since there are only eight push buttons in total: push buttons 1 to 5, push button 7 for operating the tape feeder, and push button 8 for cutting the tape, the configuration is simple and compact, and all the push buttons can be made to protrude from the case. This makes it easy for blind people to handle, and the flat case makes it convenient to carry.
In addition, it can be provided at a low price, and by replacing the cartridge, Braille of any desired size can be printed, and it can also be used as a teaching tool for Braille, making it a very suitable paper making machine.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1A is an explanatory diagram of the basic layout of Braille in two rows of three points.
Figure 1 shows Aiueo Braille, Figure 1C shows alphabetical Braille, Figure 12 shows Chinese Braille, and Figure 2 shows an embodiment of the portable Braille paper making machine according to the present invention. Figure 2 A is a plan view, the opening in Figure 2 is a front view,
Fig. 2 C is a left side view, Fig. 2 2 is a right side view, Fig. 2 E is a plan view of the tape storage chamber 1 (7) with the cover plate 4 removed, and Fig. 3 A is a plan view with the cover removed. A plan view showing the internal structure; Figure 3 is a vertical sectional front view of the one in Figure 3 A with a lid attached and viewed along the Rollo line; Figure 4 is a flat case into which the cartridge is inserted and related parts. and an exploded perspective view of the cartridge itself,
Fig. 5 is a plan view with the lid on, Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the types of cartridges at the bottom (ha), Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the tape feed amount changing device, and Fig. 8 is a plan view of each cartridge and each An exploded perspective view of the case that stores the cartridge, Figure 9 shows push button 5.
Fig. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the operation;
Figure 0 (i) shows how to select characters and push buttons, Figure 10 (ro)
10 shows how Braille appears, and FIG. 10 shows explanatory diagrams showing the push buttons to be pressed, respectively. 1 is a flat case, 4 is a cover plate,
9 is a paper tape feeding port, 10 is a hole for replacing the cartridge, 11 is a separating part of the guide part (■), 12 is a support groove for the cartridge, 12'' is a machine frame, 13 is a male press part, 14 is a lever , 15 is a tape cutting blade, 16 is a lever, 16
'' is the pushing part of the lever 16, 17 is the male type, 18 is the elastic piece, 19
20 is a tape guide groove, 21 is a long hole, 22 is a through hole, 23 is a female mold, 24 is a marking protrusion, 26 is a rotary wheel for transporting the tape, 29 is a click, 41 is a tape feed Volume changing device, L is paper tape storage room, ■ is Braille embossing room,
(2) indicates paper tape, (2) indicates drawer tape, (2) indicates guide portion, m indicates width, (i) indicates upper portion, (ro) indicates middle portion, (a) indicates lower portion, and (ni) indicates end portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Inside the flat case 1, storage room for paper tape III I
and a hermaphroditic mold 17, 2 for forming Braille inscriptions of three dots and two lines of different thicknesses and intervals, each having a paper tape delivery port 9.
Replacement hole 10 of cartridge A containing 3
and a guide section for guiding the draw-out tape III from the paper tape III from the storage chamber I to the paper tape delivery port 9 of the braille embossing chamber II.
A guide section IV in the Braille embossing chamber II is provided with a pull-out tape transport rotary wheel 26, and a rotating wheel 26 for transporting the tape perpendicular to the transport direction x-x of the tape transported on the guide section IV. A separated portion 11 with a width m is provided in the direction y-y facing the cartridge replacement hole 10, and support grooves 12 for the cartridge A are provided on the back side of both edges of the separated portion 11, and the Braille embossing chamber is provided with a supporting groove 12 for the cartridge A.
On the cover plate 4 of II, there are push buttons (
1) to (6) and a push button (7) for operating the rotary wheel having a click 29 for rotating the rotary wheel 26 for transferring the draw-out tape provided in the guide section IV, and in the Braille embossing chamber II. Further, one end is connected to one of the push buttons (1) to (6) for forming Braille, the other end is gathered below the cut-off part 11 of the guide part IV, and the other end is connected to one of the push buttons (1) to (6) for forming Braille. There are six levers 14 each having an upwardly facing male press part 13 at a position corresponding to one of the two rows of three points held by the forming push buttons, and one end of which is attached to the above-mentioned Braille forming push buttons (1) to ( 6) The cartridge support groove is connected to the tape cutting push button (8) provided nearby, and is arranged at the other end so that it can protrude from below between the two rows of the male pressing portions 13 arranged in two rows of three points. The push-up part 16' of the pull-out tape cutting blade 15 is elastically fixed to the machine frame 12' having 12.
The cartridge A consists of four parts: an upper part, a middle part, a lower part, and an end part, and the lower part has Braille in the center. A three-point, two-row male mold 17 is provided facing upward at the free end of the six cantilever-like elastic pieces 18, and has projecting edges 19 on both sides that can be inserted into the cartridge support groove 12 of the cut-off portion 11. The middle part (
h) has a tape guide groove 20 in the center that can be flush with the surface of the guide portion IV, and the tape cutting blade is disposed in the center of the tape guide groove 20 in the longitudinal direction y'-y' of the cartridge A. 15 elongated holes 21 that can be protruded from, and on both sides of the elongated holes 21 there are through holes 22 arranged in two rows of three points from which the male molds 17 of two rows of three points can protrude. The back side has female molds 23 with three points and two rows that cooperate with each of the male molds 17, and a feed amount regulating rod 37 for the draw-out tape III' at the end.
A mark protrusion 24 indicating the difference in thickness between the male and female types is provided, and in the Braille embossing chamber II, there is further provided a mark protrusion 24 according to the size of the drawer tape feeding amount regulating rod 37 of the cartridge.
A tape feed amount changing device 41 is provided that can adjust the amount of descent of the click 29 of the operating push button (7) of the tape transfer rotary wheel 26, and the cartridge A has at least two
A portable Braille paper making device that can change the size of Braille characters and is characterized by having more than one type available.