JP4750885B2 - Dispenser with cover - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is provided with a cover having a cover for protecting a tip application portion of a dispenser for transferring / applying a transfer tape or the like having an arbitrary coating film for correction, adhesion, marker (highlighter), etc. to a transfer surface. Regarding dispensers.

  Conventionally, as a dispenser with a cover having this type of cover, for example, an applicator described in Patent Document 1 is known.

  In the applicator of Patent Document 1, a slide cover is slidably provided in the applicator container opening where the transfer head is exposed so that the transfer head can be exposed and concealed. The sliding engagement protrusion at the tip of the engagement piece is guided in the sliding groove on the inner wall of the applicator container and is located at the base of the engagement piece and at the rear edge. The auxiliary protruding piece protruding in this manner is pressed and locked to the inner wall of the applicator container.

  When the application part is not used, the slide cover can be protected from the application part by pulling out the slide cover from the inside of the applicator container and sliding the slide locking projection to the front end of the slide groove. It has become.

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  However, in the thing of the said patent document 1, since the stroke of the longitudinal direction for sliding a slide cover is required, the dimension of an applicator becomes long overall, and it can make it a compact size. There is a problem that you can not.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser with a cover that can reduce the size of the entire dispenser and includes a cover that protects the tip application portion when not in use. . Another object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser with a cover that can improve the usability of the tip application part when the cover exposes the tip application part.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a main body, a tip application portion protruding from the tip opening of the front portion of the main body, and a cover for protecting the tip application portion when not in use. In the dispenser with cover, the lower side of the tip application part can be pressed against the transfer surface,
The cover is attached to the main body so as to be rotatable about an axis orthogonal to the front and rear direction and the vertical direction, and overlaps at least a part of the main body from the outside and surrounds the tip application portion, and a tip opening. Pivotable between a second position extended rearward from the body to the side to be separated;
A convex portion is formed on one of the main body and the cover, and a concave portion that can be fitted to the convex portion is formed on the other,
When the cover rotates from the lower side to the rear side with respect to the main body and reaches the second position from the first position, it becomes a lead when the cover rotates from the first position to the second position. When the portion abuts on the upper surface of the main body, further rotation of the cover in the same direction is prevented by the upper surface of the main body, and the convex portion and the concave portion are fitted at the same time. A dispenser with a cover.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the edge of the cover according to the first aspect has a curved arc portion.

  The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the cover described in claim 1 or 2 is detachable from the main body.

  According to the present invention, since the cover rotates about an axis orthogonal to the front-rear direction of the main body, the cover overlaps at least a part of the main body from the outside and is in the first position surrounding the tip application portion. A tip application part can be protected and it can be set as a compact shape in that case. Further, when the cover is in the second position extending backward from the main body toward the side away from the opening of the tip, the tip application portion is exposed, so that the tip application portion can be used. As a result, the entire shape can be enlarged, and the shape can be easily held and used.

  In addition, the rotation position of the cover can be restricted, and when the tip application unit is used while holding the cover, the cover can be prevented from being rotated inadvertently, so that the cover exposes the tip application unit. The rotating position can be maintained.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the tip application part is used while holding the cover, it is possible to make the shape easy to hold by the arc part.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, the cover can be removed when it is unnecessary.

It is a side view of the dispenser with a cover concerning the embodiment of the present invention, and represents the state (the 1st position) where the cover has protected the tip application part. It is a side view of the dispenser with a cover which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and represents the state (2nd position) where the cover has exposed the front-end | tip application part. FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 2. It is the figure which looked at the internal structure of the dispenser with a cover which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the side. It is the figure which looked at the internal structure of the dispenser with a cover which concerns on embodiment of this invention from upper direction. It is a figure showing the use condition of the dispenser with a cover which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 5 illustrate a dispenser with a cover according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the dispenser 10 with a cover includes a main body 12 constituting a dispenser main body.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a coating film transfer set 14 is provided in the main body 12. The coating film transfer set 14 is mainly formed by winding a transfer tape 16 provided with a coating film on a base tape and feeding a transfer reel 16 (feeding portion) 18 for feeding the transfer tape 16 in use. A transfer head (tip application part) 20 that presses against the surface to transfer the coating film and a take-up reel (winding part) 22 that takes up the transfer tape 16 after transfer are provided. A rotation transmission mechanism 24 is provided between the supply reel 18 and the take-up reel 22 to rotate them in conjunction with each other. The base of the transfer head 20 is fixed in the main body 12 and protrudes from a front end opening 12 e formed at the front end of the main body 12.

  A cover 30 is rotatably attached to the outside of the rear portion of the main body 12. The cover 30 is rotatable around an axis orthogonal to the front-rear direction of the main body 12. Therefore, on both side surfaces of the main body 12, circular convex portions 12 a and 12 a are provided so as to project in a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction of the main body 12.

  The cover 30 is formed to be relatively thin or soft, and as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, a pair of plate pieces 30a, 30a and a cover that closes both at the ends of the pair of plate pieces 30a, 30a It has the part 30b and the connection part 30c which connects both in the intermediate part of this pair of plate piece 30a, 30a. Each plate piece 30a is provided with a hole-shaped circular recess 30d that fits into the circular protrusions 12a, 12a. However, the circular convex portion may be formed on the cover and the circular concave portion may be formed on the main body. By fitting the circular convex portion 12a and the circular concave portion 30d, the cover 30 can be rotated with respect to the main body 12 around the circular convex portion 12a and the circular concave portion 30d.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cover portion 30b has an L-shaped cross-sectional shape across two sides of the plate piece 30a. In FIG. 1, an opening 30e is formed between the cover portion 30b and the connecting portion 30c. The opening 30e may be at least as large as a finger can enter.

  Further, the upper edge portion of each plate piece 30a in FIG. 1 is a curved arc portion 30h that is gently concave.

  Further, a small hole 30f is formed at an appropriate position of each plate piece 30a. Correspondingly, small projections 12b are formed on both side surfaces of the main body 12, and the cover 30 covers the transfer head 20. In a protected state, the small hole 30f is adapted to fit into the small protrusion 12b. However, the small holes may be formed in the main body, and the small protrusions may be formed in the cover.

  A groove (concave portion) 30g extending in the width direction is formed on the inner surface of the connecting portion 30c. Correspondingly, a rib (convex portion) 12c fitted to the groove 30g is formed on the upper surface of the main body 12. The step 12d as a stopper is formed in the vicinity of the rib 12c. The groove 30g is fitted to the rib 12c with the cover 30 exposing the transfer head 20. However, the groove or the concave portion may be formed in the main body, and the rib or the convex portion may be formed in the cover.

  FIG. 1 illustrates a state (first position) in which the cover 30 protects the transfer head 20, and the cover portion 30 b surrounds the transfer head 20. At this time, the small hole 30f and the small protrusion 12b are fitted as described above, and this state can be maintained. The cover 30 covers the main body 12 and the transfer head 20 from the outside, and the cover 30 overlaps at least a part of the main body 12 from the outside, so that the dispenser 10 with a cover has a compact shape as a whole.

  When using the dispenser 10 with a cover, the cover 30 is rotated by applying a force to disengage the small protrusion 12b and the small hole 30f. At this time, when a finger is inserted through the opening 30e between the separated cover portion 30b and the connecting portion 30c and the main body 12 exposed from the opening 30e is pressed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It becomes easy to separate | separate with the cover part 30b.

  In the state shown in FIG. 1, the cover 30 can be rotated only in the direction indicated by the curved arrow in FIG. 1, with the side having the connecting portion 30c as the leading side. That is, it should be noted that the opening 30e is formed on the leading side.

  When the cover 30 is rotated about 180 degrees counterclockwise in FIG. 1 and rotated to the state shown in FIG. 2, the cover 30 and the main body 12 are aligned in a substantially straight line in the front-rear direction (second position). ), The length of the dispenser with cover 10 is extended, and the connecting portion 30c interferes with the rib 12c. Then, the connecting portion 30c contacts the stepped portion 12d, and the stepped portion 12d prevents further rotation and the groove 30g. Can be fitted into the rib 12c to maintain the state. When the connecting portion 30c gets over the rib 12c and the groove 30g is fitted into the rib 12c, the user can obtain a click feeling.

  In the state shown in FIG. 2, the transfer head 20 is completely exposed and usable. Moreover, since the full length of the dispenser 10 with a cover is extended, the user can hold | maintain and use the part of the cover 30 mainly. The curved arc portion 30h of the cover 30 is easily placed between the user's thumb and forefinger and has a shape that is easy to hold. The arc portion 30h is formed on the edge portion of the plate piece 30a of the cover 30 on the rear side when the cover 30 is rotated from FIG. 1 to FIG.

  When the cover 30 is held and the transfer head 20 is moved forward while being pressed against the transfer surface S as shown in FIG. 6, the transfer tape 16 fed from the feed reel 18 is transferred by the transfer head 20. The coating is transferred by being pressed against the surface. In this operation, in FIG. 6, a counterclockwise rotation moment is applied to the cover 30 by the user's grip in FIG. 6, but the connecting portion 30c is in contact with the step portion 12d. In addition, the cover 30 cannot be rotated counterclockwise, and the cover 30 and the main body 12 can be maintained in a linearly aligned state.

  Thus, the dispenser 10 with a cover that can be easily held during use and can be made compact during protection can be obtained.

  As described above, the cover 30 is formed to be relatively thin or soft, or formed to be flexible and elastic by forming the opening 30e, and a pair of plate pieces 30a, Since the cover 30a can be bent as appropriate, if the cover 30 is not required, the plate pieces 30a and 30a can be bent so that the circular recess 30d and the circular protrusion 12a are disengaged from each other. In this case, the cover 30 can be easily removed from the main body 12. For example, in the case of a user who does not want to use the cover 30 for gripping as described above during use, the cover 30 can be appropriately removed from the main body 12 for use.

  In the above embodiment, the coating film transfer set 14 is fixed to the main body 12, but is not limited thereto. The coating film transfer set 14 can also be a cartridge that can be detached and replaced with respect to the main body 12. In this case, the coating film transfer set 14 is taken in and out of the front of the main body 12, that is, from the front end opening 12 e to be detached. The replacement may be performed, or the main body 12 may be inserted / removed from the rear side opposite to the front end opening 12e to be attached / detached / replaced. In any case, it is possible to prevent the coating film transfer set 14 from being put in and out by rotating the cover 30 to an appropriate position.

10 Dispenser with cover 12 Body 12c Rib (convex)
12e Tip opening 14 Coating film transfer set 20 Transfer head (tip coating part)
30 Cover 30h Arc 30g Groove (concave)

Claims (3)

A main body, a tip application part protruding from the tip opening of the front part of the main body, and a cover for protecting the tip application part when not in use, the lower side of the tip application part can be pressed against the transfer surface In the dispenser with cover,
The cover is attached to the main body so as to be rotatable about an axis orthogonal to the front and rear direction and the vertical direction, and overlaps at least a part of the main body from the outside and surrounds the tip application portion, and a tip opening. Pivotable between a second position extended rearward from the body to the side to be separated;
A convex portion is formed on one of the main body and the cover, and a concave portion that can be fitted to the convex portion is formed on the other,
When the cover rotates from the lower side to the rear side with respect to the main body and reaches the second position from the first position, it becomes a lead when the cover rotates from the first position to the second position. When the portion abuts on the upper surface of the main body, further rotation of the cover in the same direction is prevented by the upper surface of the main body, and the convex portion and the concave portion are fitted at the same time. A dispenser with a cover.   The dispenser with a cover according to claim 1, wherein an edge of the cover has a curved arc portion.   The dispenser with a cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover is removable from the main body.

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