JPH08314573A - Pen storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Structure] A pen storage device attached to the device,
A guide groove 10a formed in the housing 2 of the device 1 and extending in the direction in which the pen 3 moves in and out, and a forward movement groove portion, a first turn groove portion, a locking groove portion, a second turn formed in a wall surface in the housing. Groove,
A sliding groove having a return groove portion and a connecting groove portion, a guide claw 31 located in the housing and engaged with the guide groove, and an elastic body are supported and slide along the sliding groove, and The configuration is provided with a cylindrical pen support 30 having a sliding protrusion that is locked, and a spring 40 that urges the pen support 30 in the pen removal direction. [Effect] The pen can be easily stored and taken out, and the configuration can be simplified by greatly reducing the number of parts, thereby improving the assembling property.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage device such as an input pen attached to devices such as a personal computer and a word processor, and more particularly to a pen storage device capable of reducing the number of parts and improving the assembling property. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a pen is attached to a device such as a personal computer or the like, as shown in FIG.
In addition, the pen 110 is provided with the clip 111, and the pen 110 is housed in the housing hole 101a while sandwiching one side wall of the housing 101 with the clip 111.

However, in such a pen storage, not only the clip 111 is exposed to the outside and the design of the device 100 is impaired, but also the end of the pen 110 must be pinched and pulled out. there were.

[0004] In recent years, various pen storage devices have been proposed in which pens can be easily taken in and out. For example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-282090, a housing hole formed in a housing of a device, a horizontally slidable holder (pen support) connected to the inside of the housing hole, and a pen attached to the holder. There is a structure provided with a hook that engages with an annular groove formed in the body portion of the pen when pushed, and a spring that urges the hook in the direction of taking out the pen.

Further, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-92830, a holder having a housing hole formed in a wall portion of a housing, a latch fitting portion and slidable in a pen inserting / removing direction, and this holder are attached to the pen. When the holder is pushed in by inserting the pen and a spring that urges in the take-out direction,
When the holder is pushed further deeply while being fitted into the latch fitting portion, a latch that releases fitting with the latch fitting portion, and when the latch is fitted into the latch fitting portion, There is a configuration in which the pen is held in the holder and a leaf spring that releases the holding of the pen when the fitting is released.

According to the pen storage devices disclosed in these publications, when the pen is inserted into the storage hole to a predetermined depth, the pen is held, and when the stored pen is pushed in, the pen is spring-loaded. The pen was pushed out of the housing, and the pen could be easily taken out of the storage hole.

[0007]

However, in the pen storage device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-2829090 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-92830, the number of parts forming the device is large, the structure is complicated, and the pen storage device is easy to assemble. There was a problem that it took a lot of effort.

That is, the pen storage device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-282090 is mainly formed by a holder, a hook and a spring. However, in order to drive the hook, an elastic portion having a complicated shape is required. A large number of components such as a rotatably supported pin and a wall portion abutting a part of the elastic portion are required.

The pen housing device of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-92830 requires a latch fitting portion, a latch and a leaf spring in addition to the holder and the spring, and in particular, the latch is formed by a plurality of parts. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is possible to easily store and take out the pen, and to simplify the structure by greatly reducing the number of parts. The present invention relates to a pen storage device capable of improving assemblability.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, a pen housing device according to claim 1 is a pen housing device attached to a device, the pen housing device being formed in a housing of the device. A guide groove extending in the pen's moving direction, a forward moving groove portion formed on the wall surface in the housing, extending at least in the pen moving direction, and a lock communicating with the end side of the forward moving groove portion. The groove portion, the starting end side is made to communicate with this locking groove portion, and is made up of a return groove portion extending in the direction of insertion and removal of the pen; A sliding groove, a guide claw that is located in the housing and engages with the guide groove, and is supported by an elastic body and slides along the sliding groove and is locked in the locking groove portion. Cylindrical pen support with sliding protrusions that There bets a configuration in which a spring for urging the take-out direction of the pen.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pen housing device, wherein the sliding groove is formed in a forward movement groove portion extending in a direction in which the pen moves in and out, and is formed shallower than the forward movement groove portion, and the forward movement groove portion is formed through an inclined portion. A first turn groove portion continuously provided on the terminal side of, a locking groove portion formed deeper than the first turn groove portion and communicating with the first turn groove portion through a step, and formed deeper than the locking groove portion,
A second turn groove portion communicating with the locking groove portion through a step,
A starting groove communicates with the second turn groove and extends in the direction in which the pen enters and exits; and a connecting groove connects the end of the moving groove and the starting end of the forward groove. There is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pen storage device in which the locking groove portion is formed on an axis line parallel to a central axis line of the sliding protrusion in and out of the pen.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the pin storage device, an inclined surface for guiding the sliding protrusion from the forward movement groove to the first turn groove is provided between the forward movement groove and the first turn. A stopper having a vertical surface for preventing movement of the moving projection from the first turn groove to the forward movement groove is provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pen storage device, wherein an inclined surface that guides the sliding protrusion from the return groove to the connecting groove is provided between the returning groove and the connecting groove, and the sliding protrusion is provided. A stopper having a vertical surface that prevents movement from the return groove portion to the connecting groove portion is provided.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the pen storage device has a configuration in which a holding claw for engaging with a tip of the pen is formed at an end of the pen support.

[0017]

In the pen housing apparatus having the above structure, when the pen is pushed into the pen support, the pen support moves in the pushing direction of the pen against the elastic force of the spring. At the same time, the sliding protrusion provided on the pen support slides on the forward groove of the sliding groove and is locked in the locking groove. As a result, the pen support is fixed and the pen is stored in the device.

When a pressing force is applied to the pen in this state, the locking of the sliding protrusion is released, and the pen support moves in the pen removing direction. This causes one end of the pen to protrude from the housing by a length sufficient to pull out the pen.

In the pen housing device according to the second aspect, since the first and second turn groove portions are provided, it is easy to change the direction of the sliding protrusion portion in the sliding groove, and the first turn groove portion is provided. The depth of the locking groove is different from the depth of the other grooves, so that the sliding protrusion does not move in the opposite direction in the sliding groove. This allows the pen to be stored and taken out smoothly.

According to the pen storage device of the third aspect, the sliding protrusion can be locked in the locking groove in a stable state. In the pen storage device according to claims 4 and 5,
The stopper is formed between the forward groove and the first turn groove, and between the backward groove and the connection groove, so that the sliding protrusion can be prevented from moving in the opposite direction at the time of turning. The pen can be stored and taken out more smoothly.

In the pen storage device according to the sixth aspect, when the pen is pushed into the pen support, the tip of the pen is engaged with the holding claw, and the pen can be held in the pen support.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the pen storage device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view showing a pen storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 2 is a partial cutaway view of the pen storage device, and FIG.
FIG. 3B shows the state when the pen is stored, and FIG. Further, FIGS. 3A and 3B are partial cutaway views in which the pen support of the pen storage device is omitted.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a device, and a hole 2a for inserting a pen 3 is formed in a side wall of a housing 2.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B and FIGS. 3A and 3B, the guide plate 10, the sliding groove 20, and the pen support are provided inside the housing 2 corresponding to the hole 2a. A pen storage device 4 constituted by 30 and a spring 40 is provided.

FIGS. 2A and 2B and FIGS.
As shown in (b), the four guide plates 10 are respectively attached to the upper and lower sides of the inner wall of the housing 2 so as to face each other. An extended guide groove 10a is formed. This guide groove 10
The housing 2 of the pen 3 at the time of taking out, depending on the length of a
Is determined.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the housing 2
A sliding groove 20 is formed in the wall 2b provided in the vertical direction. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 4, the sliding groove 20 has a forward moving groove portion 21 extending in the direction in which the pen 3 moves in and out.
A first turn groove portion 22 communicating with the end side of the forward movement groove portion 21, a locking groove portion 23 communicating with the first turn groove portion 22, and a second turn groove portion 2 communicating with the locking groove portion 23.
4, the starting end side communicates with the second turn groove part 24, and the return groove part 25 extending in the direction of the pen 3 moves, the end side of the returning groove part 25 and the start end side of the forward moving groove part 21. It has a loop shape formed with the connecting groove portion 26 that communicates.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show the differences in the depth of the grooves in each of the sliding grooves. FIG. 5A is a sectional view taken along the line KK of FIG. ) Is a sectional view taken along line LL of FIG.
4C is a sectional view taken along line MM of FIG. 4, and FIG. 4D is a sectional view taken along line NN of FIG.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, the first turn groove portion 2
2 is formed shallower than the forward movement groove 21, and the locking groove 23 is formed deeper than the first turn groove 22.
The second turn groove portion 24 is formed deeper than the locking groove portion 23 and has the same depth as the return groove portion 25. Further, the forward groove 21, the backward groove 24, and the connecting groove 26 are formed at the same depth.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the forward groove portion 21
Between the first and second turn grooves 22 and between the return groove 25 and the connection groove 26, respectively.
7, 28 are formed. The first stopper 27 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the forward movement groove 21 and the first turn groove 2
2 and a vertical surface 27b facing the first turn groove 22. Also, the second stopper 28
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), it has an inclined surface 28 a facing the return groove 25 and a vertical surface 28 b facing the connecting groove 26.

Further, in FIG. 4, the engaging groove portion 23 has
When the pen 3 is stored, a locking surface 23a is formed to be brought into contact with a sliding protrusion 32 to be described later and locked.
3a is an axis Y (see FIG. 4) parallel to the central axis X of the sliding protrusion 32 (the central axis of the pen 3 in and out direction) shown in FIG.
Located on top. According to such a configuration, when the sliding protrusion 32 is locked, the elastic body 32a is in a straight state, and the locking protrusion 23 is held in a stable state.
Can be locked to.

Further, in this embodiment, the portion of the connecting groove 26 intersecting with the axis Y is curved to form the locking surface 26a of the sliding projection 32. The locking surface 26a is a surface on which the sliding protrusion 32 comes into contact and is locked when the pen 3 is taken out.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2, 6 and 7,
The pen support 30 will be described. 6A and 6B show a pen support. FIG. 6A is a left side view, FIG. 6B is a front view, and FIG. 6C is a right side view. Also,
FIG. 7A is a rear view and FIG. 7B is a plan view.

In these drawings, the pen support 30
Has a cylindrical shape corresponding to the shape of the pen 3, and has one end as an insertion hole 30a of the pen 3 facing the hole 2a. In addition, the guide groove 1 is provided at four positions on both ends of the pen support 30.
A guide claw 31 that engages with 0a is formed. further,
An elastic body 32a is provided on the side of the insertion hole 30a of the pen support 30.
A sliding protrusion 32 supported by the is provided. Further, a holding claw 33 that engages with the tip of the pen 3 is formed at the other end of the pen support 30.

The pen support 30 is made of a flexible material such as polyacetal and has a cylindrical body and guide claws 3.
1, a sliding projection 32 and a holding claw 33 are integrally formed. As shown in FIG. 7 (b), a notch 34 is provided on the back surface of the cylindrical body so that the cylindrical body is Radial flexibility is improved. by this,
Each guide claw 31 can be easily engaged with each guide groove 10a.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B,
A spring 40 is inserted into the pen support 30. When the pen support 30 is attached to the guide plate 10, the spring 40 is sandwiched between a spring stopper 35 (see FIG. 6) formed on the pen support 30 and the end surface of the guide plate 10, and the pen support 30 is pulled out of the pen 3. (Arrow B in FIG. 3B).

Next, the operation of the pen storage device of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 (a), 2 (b) and 4. FIG.

First, the storing operation of the pen 3 will be described. In the state shown in FIG. 2B, when the pen 3 is inserted into the insertion hole 30a of the pen support 30 through the hole 2a of the housing 2 and the pen 3 is pushed into the pen support 30, the pen support 30 is spring-loaded. The pen 3 moves in the pressing direction (arrow A in FIG. 2A) against the pressing force of 40.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the sliding protrusion 32 that has been locked on the locking surface 26a of the sliding groove 20.
Moves through the forward groove 21 and the first stopper 27 to the first turn groove 22. At this time, the guide claws 31
Comes into contact with the end of the guide groove 10a, and the movement of the pen support 30 is restricted. Here, when the pen 3 is further pushed, the tip of the pen 3 engages with the holding claw 33, and the pen 3 is held by the pen support 30.

Then, when the pushing of the pen 3 is stopped,
The force of the spring 40 in the direction of the arrow B acts on the sliding protrusion 32, and the sliding protrusion 32 moves to the locking groove 23 along the first turn groove 22. The sliding projection 32 moved to the locking groove 23 is moved by the force of the spring 40 to the locking surface 23.
It is pressed against a and locked. As a result, the pen support 30 enters the state in which the pen 3 shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of taking out the pen 3 will be described. When the pen 3 in the housed state shown in FIG. 2A is pushed in the direction of arrow A, the locking of the sliding protrusion 32 in the locking groove 23 is released, and the pen support 30 is moved in the direction of arrow B by the force of the spring 40. Moving.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the sliding projection 3
2 passes through the return groove portion 25 and the second stopper 28 and moves to the connecting groove portion 26. At this time, the guide claw 31 abuts on the end of the guide groove 10a, the movement of the pen support 30 is restricted, and the sliding protrusion 32 is locked on the locking surface 26a of the connection groove 26.

As a result, the pen support 30 is
The pen 3 is taken out as shown in (b), and the end of the pen 3 appropriately projects from the hole 2a. Here, when the pen 3 is lightly pulled in the direction of the arrow B, the engagement with the holding claw 33 is released, and the pen 3 can be taken out.

According to the pen storage device 4 of this embodiment, the pen 3 can be stored in the housing 2 without deteriorating the appearance of the device 1, and the pen 3 can be easily stored and removed. be able to.

Further, the guide plate 10 (guide groove 10a) and the sliding groove 20 are formed on the inner wall of the housing 2, and the guide claw 31 and the sliding protrusion 32 are formed integrally with the pen support 30. As a result, only the pen support 30 and the spring 40 can be used as independent parts, and the number of parts can be greatly reduced. Thus, the configuration of the storage device can be simplified, and the assemblability can be improved.

Further, the first and second turn groove portions 22 and 2
4 makes it easy to change the direction of the sliding protrusion 32 in the sliding groove 20, and furthermore, the first turn groove 2
2 and the depths of the locking grooves 23 are adjusted to the other grooves 21, 24 to 26.
It is possible to prevent the sliding protrusion 32 from moving in the opposite direction in the sliding groove 20 by making the depth different from that of the above and providing the first and second stoppers 27 and 28. As a result, the pen 3 can be stored and taken out more smoothly.

The pen storage device of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in this embodiment,
Although the engaging surface 26a is formed in the connecting groove portion 26 of the sliding groove 20, this is not particularly limited, and substantially the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained without providing the engaging surface 26a. be able to.

Further, there is no problem even if the formation positions of the locking surfaces 23a and 26a are slightly shifted from the axis Y. Further, the first and second turn portions 22 and 24 are changed by changing the curvature of the end of the forward groove 21 and the start of the return groove 25.
May be omitted.

[0047]

As described above, according to the pen housing apparatus of the present invention, the pen can be easily housed and taken out, and the structure can be simplified by drastically reducing the number of parts. Thereby, assemblability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a pen storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are partial cross-sectional views of the pen storage device, FIG. 2A showing a pen stored, and FIG. 2B showing a pen taken out.

3 (a) and 3 (b) are partial cross-sectional views in which a pen support of the pen storage device is omitted.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a sliding groove of the pen storage device.

5A and 5B show differences in groove depth of each groove portion forming the sliding groove. FIG. 5A is a sectional view taken along line KK of FIG.
4B is a sectional view taken along line LL of FIG. 4, FIG. 4C is a sectional view taken along line MM of FIG. 4, and FIG. 4D is a sectional view taken along line NN of FIG.

6 (a) is a left side view, FIG. 6 (b) is a front view, and FIG. 6 (c) is a right side view.

7A and 7B show a pen support of the pen storage device, wherein FIG. 7A is a rear view and FIG. 7B is a plan view.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional pen storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Device 2 Housing 2a hole 3 Pen 4 Pen storage device 10 Guide plate 10a Guide groove 20 Sliding groove 21 Forward groove section 22 First turn section 23 Locking groove section 24 Second turn section 25 Return groove 26 Connecting groove 27 One stopper 27a Inclined surface 27b Vertical surface 28 Second stopper 28a Inclined surface 28b Vertical surface 30 Pen support 30a Insertion hole 31 Guide claw 32 Sliding protrusion 32a Elastic body 33 Holding claw 34 Notch 35 Spring stopper 40 Spring

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A storage device for a pen attached to a device, comprising: a guide groove formed in a housing of the device and extending in a direction in which the pen moves in and out; and a wall formed in the housing. At least the forward moving groove portion extending in the moving direction of the pen, the locking groove portion communicating with the terminal end side of the forward moving groove portion, and the starting end side communicating with the locking groove portion and extending in the moving direction of the pen. A return groove portion, and a sliding groove formed of a connecting groove portion that communicates the terminal end side of the return groove portion and the start end side of the forward movement groove portion, a guide claw that is located in the housing and engages with the guide groove, And a cylindrical pen support that is supported by an elastic body and has a sliding protrusion that slides along the sliding groove and that is locked by the locking groove, and the pen support that removes the pen support. Features a spring that biases in the direction Pen storage device that. 2. A sliding groove extending in a direction in which the pen moves in and out of the pen, the sliding groove being formed shallower than the moving groove, and connected to the terminal end of the moving groove via an inclined portion. A first turn groove, a locking groove formed deeper than the first turn groove, and communicating with the first turn groove via a step; a locking groove formed deeper than the locking groove, and communicating with the locking groove via the step; A second turn groove, a return groove having a leading end communicating with the second turn groove and extending in a direction in which the pen enters and exits;
2. The pen storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a connecting groove portion that connects the terminal end side of the backward moving groove portion and the starting end side of the forward moving groove portion. 3. The pen storage device according to claim 1, wherein the locking groove portion is formed on an axis line parallel to a central axis line of the sliding projection portion in the pen insertion / removal direction. 4. An inclined surface that guides the sliding protrusion from the forward groove to the first turn groove between the forward groove and the first turn, and the first turn groove of the sliding protrusion. The pen storage device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a stopper having a vertical surface for preventing the movement from the front to the forward movement groove portion. 5. An inclined surface for guiding the sliding protrusion from the return groove portion to the connection groove portion between the return groove portion and the connection groove portion,
The pen storage device according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein a stopper having a vertical surface that prevents the sliding protrusion from moving from the return groove to the connecting groove is provided. 6. A holding claw that engages with a tip of the pen is formed at an end of the pen support.
Or the pen storage device described in 5.