JPH0755478B2 - Document punch with chip container mounted under punch - Google Patents

Abstract

The hole punch has a punch bottom part (10), provided with bent down side edges (12), and a waste receptacle (14) which is detachably fixed to the punch bottom part from below. The waste receptacle (14), composed of flexible plastic material, can swing down, at its rear part (24), away from the punch bottom part (10) about a neutral axis (22) parallel to the front edge (20) and has side walls (16', 16'') interrupted in the region of the neutral axis (22). To avoid operating errors due to inadvertent removal of the entire waste receptacle (14) during the emptying process, the waste receptacle (14) and the punch bottom part (10) have, in the region between the neutral axis (22) and the front edge (20), a positive connection (38, 40) which is retained when the rear waste-receptacle part (24) is detached and swings down away from the punch bottom part (10). <IMAGE>

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a lower part of a document punch having a side edge bent downward and a side wall removably attached to the lower part of the document punch from below. And a chip container made of a flexible or flexible elastic material covering the side edge of the lower part of the document punch by means of a rear part of the chip container.
It relates to a document punch which is capable of opening around a bending axis parallel to the front edge of the chip container and has a side wall interrupted in the region of the bending axis.

[Prior art]

The chip container of such document punches usually consists of a pliable synthetic material, which emptys the container and allows the chip container to be removed from the lower punch without difficulty. However, at this time, the chip container suddenly comes off,
And at that time, there is a risk that the contents will be scattered without knowing it. To avoid such dangers, the bottom of the chip container is already provided with a bending axis parallel to the wall in front of it and also with a side wall interrupted in the range of the bending axis, and thus covered by the chip container. It is proposed that the open space is only partially opened by opening a part of the chip container. (West German Utility Model No. 1888
No. 221). By holding the document punch at an angle,
When the hinge-like connection with the rest of the chip container is opened, the chip remains in the residual space and can be removed from the chip container by holding it in the opposite diagonal direction. However, in the known document punch,
No measures have been taken to avoid removing the chip container on another side or the entire chip container. Therefore, incorrect handling is unavoidable.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

It is an object of the invention to improve a known document punch of the type mentioned at the outset in order to avoid mishandling of the chip container in the process of emptying the chip by incorrect opening or removal. Is.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention, in order to solve the above problems, the chip container and the document punch lower part, in the region between the bending axis and the front edge of the chip container, locking means for fixing the chip container to the document punch lower part. The locking means comprises a hole formed in a lateral wall of the chip container and a hooking claw provided on the lower part of the document punch so as to engage the hole when the chip container is attached to the lower part of the document punch. It is characterized by having and.

According to the invention, a chip container removably provided at the bottom of a document punch, the document punch having a chip container with a side wall interrupted in the region of the bending axis, wherein the chip container at the bending axis When attempting to bend the rear side wall to discard the chips, the chip container and the lower part of the document punch are located in the region between the bending axis and the front edge of the chip container, i.e. on the side opposite the rear side wall of the chip container. In the area of, there is a locking means for fixing the chip container to the lower part of the document punch, so that there is no risk of the chip container accidentally coming off the lower part of the document punch due to the force when the rear side wall is bent, so that the chips are scattered. Can be prevented.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the chip container has a lateral wall or lateral ribs formed in the front part at a distance from the bending axis and / or on the bottom of the container. , On this lateral wall, for opening towards the rear of the chip container, for grasping at least one hooking claw located at a distance from the front wall and facing the front wall in the document punch, and It is closed at the top. Alternatively, there are holes or recesses that are cut out only at the bottom. Despite the bending force acting in the direction of the removal axis that occurs in the area of the bending axis when opening the rear chip container part, in order to ensure a secure connection in the area of the front chip container, the side facing the hooking pawl is ensured. Reinforcing ribs are formed on the directional walls or on the lateral rib faces, which join the bottom of the container and reach the bending axis.

According to an advantageous embodiment, each one of the catch pawls is provided in the area of the rear edge of the notch part which is provided on the downwardly bent side edge of the lower part of the document punch and adapted to insert one abutting provision. It is arranged.

Another form that facilitates emptying the container without mishandling is accomplished as follows. That is, in the area behind the chip container, a push-button-like, possibly downwardly-opening, chip-container part that fits into a cutout with an open edge towards the bottom of the document punch. The operating tools for are arranged.

In a document punch having a single abutting ruler which is located between the bending axis of the chip container and the front wall and which can be pulled out laterally, the side of the abutting ruler is guided to the front part. Two parallel walls or transverse ribs parallel to one another are provided, one of which is adjacent to the bending axis, the transverse wall or transverse ribs being for hooking Advantageously, it has holes or depressions.

In order to additionally ensure the front connection area between the chip container and the document punch and to ensure a better guidance for the abutment ruler, the transverse walls or transverse ribs are connected to the bottom of the container. It is possible for them to be joined to each other with at least one joining plate at opposite edges. On the bottom of the chip container and / or on the lateral wall or on the inside of the rib and / or the connecting plate, there are spaced engagement recesses for at least one engagement pin arranged on the abutment ruler. Are arranged.

According to another advantageous development of the invention, at least one side wall of the chip container and an adjacent side wall of the lower part of the document punch are provided with overlapping cut-outs, through which the abutment ruler passes. It is pierced forming a bond between the front area of the container and the document punch.

〔Example〕

In the following description, the invention will be explained in detail using an embodiment illustrated diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings.

One document punch lower part 10 shown in the accompanying drawings has a side edge 12 bent downward, on which a chip container 14 is superposed from below, the chip container The side walls and the front walls 16 ', 16 ", 17 of the substrate cover the side edges 12 of the substrate. The document punch lower part 10 is made in particular of a steel plate, while the chip container 14 is bent. It is formed as an injection-molded part made of a synthetic material which is easy or has bending elasticity.

The rear part 24 of the chip container is bent with respect to the front part 26 about one bending axis 22 which extends parallel to the front edge 20 of the document punch and is provided in the bottom 18 of the chip container. Or it can be opened. Chip container to allow to open
14 side walls span the bending axis 22 and 2 separate side wall parts 1
It is interrupted to form 6 ', 16 ".

The front part 26 of the chip container has two lateral walls 28, 30 arranged parallel to the front edge 20 and spaced apart from each other.
And the walls are formed not only from the side wall portion 16 ', but also from the bottom 18 of the container. The bending joint side surface of the lateral wall 28 is provided with reinforcing ribs 32 standing at right angles, which ribs are also raised from the bottom 18 and reach the bending axis 22. Other reinforcing ribs 34 are located between the surface of the lateral wall 30 and the front boundary wall 17 of the chip container 14. More lateral walls
The edges of 28 and 30 opposite the container bottom 18 are connected to each other by several small plates 36 which are spaced from one another. The lateral walls 28, 30 reinforcing ribs 32, 34 and the plaque 36 are
The mechanical strength of the front chip container portion 26 is realized.

A hole 38 is provided in the lateral wall 28 in the immediate vicinity of the side wall 16 'for hooking a hook, which is arranged in the lower side edge 12 of the document punch at a distance from the front edge 20 and in the front. Each one of the hooking pawls 40 facing towards the edge 20 of the can be inserted while forming a shape-restrictive bond. The hole 38 and the hook 40 form a locking means for fixing the chip container 14 to the document punch lower part 10. The hook 40 is located at the rear edge of a notch 46 in the downward facing edge of the lower part of the document punch, which notch of the chip container 14 bounded by lateral walls 28, 30. It overlaps with the rectangular underdrain 48 inside. In addition, a shape-restrictive connection is provided by a connecting edge 42 located in front of the lower part of the document punch and a boundary wall in front of the chip container 14.
Secured by the bond with the bond groove inside the 17. On the opposite side of the coupling groove 44 there are two projections 45 formed laterally spaced laterally from one another on the lateral wall 30 and facing the front edge of the lower punch, which projections are connected to each other. 42 is prevented from accidentally coming out of the engagement groove 44.

One abutting ruler 50 for different paper sizes is slidably arranged in a rectangular underdrain, one of which is open. An abutment ruler 50 whose ruler cross-section fits the dimensions of a rectangular underdrain 48 has an engagement pin 54, which engages a corresponding engagement recess 56 or lateral wall 28, 30 or platelet 36. 58 Get stuck or hit.

Near the boundary wall behind the rear part 24 of the chip container 14 is a push-button-shaped manipulator 62, which is removed in the area of the lower part of the document punch, which has an open edge downwards. Coupling is possible.

All the paper chips that fall when punching are collected in the portion 24 at the rear of the chip container. This is because the rear lateral wall 28 touches the boundary of the document punch lower part 10 over its entire length. The paper chip loading can be inspected through the sight window 66 even if the chip container is cloudy or opaquely colored. The viewing window can be made of thin material at the bottom of the container even if the chip container is cloudy colored. These viewing windows are expediently rectangular in shape extending laterally and longitudinally on the bottom 18 of the container so that the filling status can be read regardless of the orientation of the punch. This can also be formed, for example as a triangle or a rectangle, if the viewing window extends diagonally over the bottom 18 of the container or if the viewing window has a large area.

To remove the paper chips, the chip container is removed from the document punch lower portion 10 by pushing down on the manipulator 62 and opened downward about the bending axis 22. Due to the shape-restrictive connection of the hook 40 and the front connecting edge 42, the front part 26 of the chip container is firmly connected to the lower part of the document punch even when the rear part 24 of the container is disengaged, and thus the chip. There is no risk of the entire container accidentally coming off the bottom of the document punch.

The embodiment of the present invention can be as follows.

(1) The chip container (14) is arranged at a portion (26) in front of it at a distance from the bending axis (22), and the side wall (1
6 ") and / or has a lateral wall (28) or lateral ribs formed from the bottom (18) of the container, which has a front edge on the document punch (10). In order to grip at least one hooking claw (40) which is spaced from the (20) and points towards the front edge (20), the chip container (1
4) characterized in that a hooking hole (38) or a hooking recess which is open rearward and is closed upward or is cut open downward is arranged.
The document punch according to claim 1.

(2) Lateral wall (28) or lateral rib bending axis (2
A reinforcing rib (32) which is connected to the bottom (18) of the chip container and reaches the bending axis (22) is formed on the side facing 2). The document punch according to item 1.

(3) Each of the hooking claws (40) has a rear edge of a notch (46) in which an edge of a side edge (12) bent downward of the document punch lower portion (10) is opened. The document punching device according to the above-mentioned item 1 or 2, wherein the document punching device is arranged in the range.

(4) In the range of the rear wall of the chip container (14), one of the notches (64) at the edge of the document punch lower part (10) opened downward can be fitted and opened. Document punch according to claim 1 or any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that an operating tool (62) for the chip container part (24) is arranged.

(5) Part (16 ') of the side wall (16) of the chip container (14),
(16 ″) is within the bending axis (22) and the rest of the sidewall (1
6 ″), followed by (16 ′),
The document puncher according to claim 1 or any one of claims 1 to 4.

(6) In the front part (26) of the chip container (14), lateral walls or ribs that are parallel to each other and serve as lateral guides of the abutting ruler (50) are arranged. One abutting ruler (50) that is located between the joint (22) and the front edge (20) of the chip container (14) and can be pulled out to the side.
The document punching device according to any one of the first to fifth items, which comprises:

(7) The lateral walls (28), (30) or lateral ribs are connected to each other by their at least one connecting plate (36) at their edges located opposite the bottom (18) of the container. The document punch according to the sixth item, wherein

(8) Inside the lateral walls (28), (30) or ribs and / or connecting plates (36) engaging recesses (56) or engaging abutments (56) spaced apart from each other ( Document puncher according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that 58) is provided for at least one engagement pin (54) provided in the butting ruler (50). .

(9) Joining groove (44) located inside the joining edge on the front of the document punch lower part (10) and the boundary wall (17) on the front of the chip container.
The document punch according to claim 1 or any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it is provided with a shape-restrictive connection.

(10) Located at a small distance from the boundary wall (17) of the chip container (15), in particular on the lateral wall (30), against the connecting edge (42) of the document punch lower part (10). Document punch according to claim 9, characterized in that it has at least one engaging projection (45) located inside it.

(11) Located on the lateral wall (30), the front boundary wall (1
The tenth aspect of the invention is characterized in that at least two engaging projections or connecting ribs facing the direction 7) and arranged on the lateral wall at a distance from each other are provided as a connecting device.
Document puncher according to paragraph.

(12) The chip container is colored in an opaque or cloudy state, and at least one viewing window (66) is arranged at the bottom of the rear part of the chip container. 1 or the document puncher according to any one of the first to 11th items.

(13) The viewing window (66) is characterized in that it is formed by thinning the material of the bottom (18) of the container.
Document punch according to paragraph 12.

(14) The viewing window (66) has a shape along a long rectangle diagonally and / or laterally and / or aligned with the bottom (18) of the container, The 12th
Document puncher according to paragraph 13 or 13.

(15) The document puncher according to the above item 12 or 13, wherein the viewing window (66) has a triangular shape or a rectangular shape having a large area.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a document punch having an attached chip container, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the front part of the document punch when the chip container is completely removed, and FIG. 3 is a chip. It is a top view of a container. 10 …… Lower part of document punch, 12 …… Side edge 14 …… Chip container, 16 …… Side wall 16 ′, 16 ″ …… Side wall part, 17 …… Boundary wall 18 …… Container bottom, 20 …… Front Edge 22 …… Bending axis 24 …… Rear part of the chip container 26 …… Front part of the chip container 28, 30 …… Lateral wall 32 …… Reinforcing ribs 36 …… Joining plates 38, 40… … Locking means (38 holes, 40 hooking claws) 42 …… Coupling edge, 44 …… Coupling groove 45 …… Projection, 46 …… Notch 50 …… Abutting ruler, 54 …… Engaging pin 56 …… Engagement Cavity, 58 …… Bumping 62 …… Operating tool, 64 …… Notch 66 …… Peeping window

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document punch lower part (10) having a side edge (12) bent downward, and a document punch lower part (1) from below.
(0) is removably mounted and covers the side edges (12) of the document punch lower part (10) by side walls (16 ', 16 "), which is a chip container made of a flexible or bendable synthetic material ( 14) with which the rear part (24) of the chip container (14) can be opened around a bending axis (22) parallel to the front edge (20) of the chip container (14). And interrupted sidewalls (1) in the region of the bending axis (22)
In a document punch having 6 ', 16 "), the chip container (14) and the lower part of the document punch (10) have a bending axis (22) and a front edge (20) of the chip container (14). Has a locking means (38, 40) for fixing the chip container (14) to the document punch lower part (10) in a region between the locking means (38, 40).
Engages the hole (38) formed in the lateral wall (28) of the chip container (14) and the hole (38) when the chip container (14) is attached to the document punch lower part (10). A document punch, which is provided with a hooking claw (40) provided on the lower portion (10) of the document punch.