JPH11170774A - Attaching structure of transfer head for transfer utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adjust the protruding length by pulling out or pushing in a transfer head in response to a user's preference by a method wherein the transfer head is longitudinally movably provided on a transfer utensil main body so that the protruding length can be adjusted. SOLUTION: First, screws 41 for fixation are loosened, and a transfer head 5 is projected/retracted to a favorite length. Also, by engaging the engaging protuberances of engaging pieces 30, 31 with engaging recesses of the transfer head 5, a positioning can bee easily performed. Then, by tightening respective screws 41 for fixation, both edge parts of the transfer head 5 are pressed and fixed by the tip ends. When the protruding length of the transfer head 5 is adjusted, a laminated tape 20 is slightly pulled out and slackened. In addition, e.g. one of reels 3 on which the laminated tape 20 before the transfer is wound is rotated, and the laminated tape 20 under the slackened state is taken up, and the laminated tape 20 is folded back at the tip end of the transfer head 5. Then, the transfer head 5 is pressed to a paper or the like to be corrected, and the transfer utensil 1 is moved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transfer head mounting structure for a transfer tool used for a transfer correction tool, a fluorescent color tape, a jig for attaching a double-sided adhesive tape, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when correcting ink-written characters written with a ball-point pen, a fountain pen, or the like, a liquid correction liquid is used, and the liquid correction liquid is applied to a correction portion with a brush or a pen-shaped applicator. Was. However, since the correction fluid is a liquid, to write new characters on the correction part,
There was an inconvenience that the user had to wait for the liquid to dry. Therefore, in recent years, transfer-type correction tools have become widespread in place of liquid ones.

In such a transfer-type correction tool, two reels are built in a correction tool main body, and one of them is wound around a laminated tape in which a white coating layer and a film layer are stacked. And the case has an opening in part,
A transfer head having a tongue-shaped pressing portion is provided in the opening. The laminated tape is folded back at the pressing portion of the transfer head, and is wound on another reel. Then, the folded portion is exposed to the outside of the case.

When a transfer-type correction tool is used, a pressing portion of a transfer head is pressed against a correction portion, and the correction tool body is moved while pressing the laminated tape against the correction portion by the transfer head. As a result, the laminated tape is paid out from the reel,
A white coating layer is linearly transferred to the correction site.

[0005]

By the way, the user of the transfer tool wants to use the transfer head in a hardened and rigid state, or conversely, if the transfer head is long and the transfer tool is in the way. In some cases, you may want to make the modified part easier to see. However, the conventional transfer tool has a configuration in which the transfer head is fixed to the transfer tool main body, and is not always satisfactory to the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to adjust the protruding length of a transfer head so as to meet the needs of a user.

[0007]

A technical measure taken by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problem is that a laminated tape is built in a transfer tool main body so as to be able to be fed out, and protrudes from the transfer tool main body. In a transfer tool for transferring a laminate of the laminated tape while pressing the laminated tape with a transfer head,
The transfer head is provided on the transfer tool main body so that the protrusion length can be adjusted.

The user can adjust the protrusion length by pulling out or pushing in the transfer head according to his / her preference.

In a transfer tool, a laminated tape is incorporated in the transfer tool main body so as to be able to be fed out, and the laminated tape is transferred while pressing the laminated tape with a transfer head projecting from the transfer tool body. The transfer head is provided so as to be able to move back and forth, and is further provided with fixing means for fixing the transfer head at a predetermined position.

Then, the transfer head can be reliably fixed at a predetermined position by the fixing means, so that the transfer head is not accidentally pushed even if the transfer head is firmly pressed against the paper surface or the like.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a transfer tool of the present embodiment. The transfer tool 1 of the present embodiment is specifically a transfer-type correction tool, in which two reels 3 and 4 are built in a case 2. The case 2 is provided with transfer head holding means 25 for holding the transfer head 5. In the present embodiment, the transfer tool main body 55 is constituted by the case 2 and the transfer head holding means 25. Hereinafter, description will be made sequentially.

The case 2 employed in the present embodiment is manufactured by injection molding of a resin such as polypropylene, and the case 2 is formed by joining a back case and a front case. A storage space 7 in which the reels 3 and 4 are built is formed, and an opening 8 is provided at the tip of the case 2 as shown in FIG.

At the base of the transfer head holding means 25,
As shown in FIG. 1, a boss portion 28 is provided, and the boss portion 28 is provided with a pivotal support portion 2 of a cylindrical convex portion provided at the distal end portion of the case 2.
An opening 29 that fits into the opening 6 is formed. Therefore, the transfer head holding means 25 is rotatable about the pivot 26 so that the angle can be adjusted. The means for fixing the transfer head holding means 25 at a predetermined angular position is not particularly limited. For example, the outer surfaces of both side walls 25a and 25b of the transfer head holding means 25 and the side wall 2a of the case 2 A concave portion is formed on one side of the inner surface of the substrate, and a plurality of convex portions fitted to the concave portion are formed on the other side.

Further, the tip 3 of the transfer head holding means 25
2 is, for example, a rectangular tube and has a mounting opening 25c on the front surface. In the distal end portion 32, a pair of upper and lower locking pieces 30, 31 as locking means are provided at predetermined intervals.

The opposing inner surfaces 3 of both locking pieces 30, 31
Locking projections 33 are protruded from 0a and 31a, respectively. A single locking projection 33 may be provided at the center of the locking pieces 30 and 31 in the width direction, or a plurality of locking projections 33 may be provided in the width direction.

The transfer head 5 includes the locking pieces 30, 3
A plate-shaped head main body 35 that is slidably fitted between the first and second heads;
It comprises a triangular guide 18 provided integrally on both sides of the head body 35. The wall pressure on the base side of the head main body 35 is provided substantially equal to the interval between the locking pieces 30 and 31.

In addition, engagement recesses 36 are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the base of the head main body 35 so that the engagement protrusions 33 of the engagement pieces 30, 31 are fitted respectively. This engagement recess 36
Are formed at intervals in the direction in which the transfer head 5 moves out of the transfer head holding means 25 with respect to the transfer head holding means 25.
The projecting position of the transfer head 5 can be determined.

In order to stop the transfer head 5 at the most retracted position with respect to the transfer head holding means 25, a locking piece of the transfer head holding means 25 is provided on one or both of the upper and lower surfaces of the head body 35. A stopper portion 38 which comes into contact with the front ends of the projections 30 and 31 protrudes.

The material of the transfer head 5 is arbitrary, but the head body 35 and the guide 18 are made of resin such as polyethylene, nylon, polyacetal or polypropylene.
And are integrally formed simultaneously.

Both side walls 25 of the transfer head holding means 25
A screw hole 45 is formed through each of the holes a and 25b, and a screw 41 for fixing as fixing means is screwed into each screw hole 45. Then, by fastening both fixing screws 41, both ends of the head main body 35 of the transfer head 5 are pressed by the tips of the screws 41, so that the transfer head 5 can be securely fixed.

The reels 3 and 4 are rotatably supported by the case 2 via rotary shafts 10 and 11 without much difference from known transfer tools. Further, a gear (not shown) is attached to the reels 3 and 4, and both gears are engaged with each other, so that the reels 3 and 4 rotate in conjunction with each other so that the laminated tape 20 does not loosen during use.

The laminated tape 20 before transfer is wound on the reel 3 farthest from the transfer head 5 among the two reels 3 and 4. The laminated tape 20 is the case 2
, And is folded back by the transfer head 5 mounted on the transfer head holding means 25, and further wound on the other reel 4. The reels 3 and 4 are rotatable relative to each other while applying a predetermined torque to the gear, so that the laminated tape 20 can be pulled out somewhat and the loosened laminated tape 20 can be wound up and adjusted. ing.

The laminated tape 20 is a conventionally known one obtained by laminating a laminate (coating layer) 20b having excellent concealing properties and adhesiveness on a base material 20a of a film having excellent release properties such as a polyester resin. is there.

The transfer tool 1 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration. Next, an example of use will be described. First, the user of the transfer tool 1 loosens the fixing screw 41 and moves the transfer head 5 to the desired length. That is, when the transfer head 5 is desired to be hard and rigid, the protrusion length of the transfer head 5 is reduced by pushing the transfer head 5. Conversely, if it is desired to have some elastic force and to easily see the corrected portion, the transfer head 5 has a longer protruding length. The locking pieces 30, 31
The engaging projection 33 of the transfer head 5 can be easily positioned by engaging with the engaging recess 36 at a predetermined position of the transfer head 5.

Next, by fastening the fixing screws 41, both ends of the transfer head 5 are pressed and fixed at the leading ends thereof. When adjusting the protrusion length of the transfer head 5, it is preferable that the laminated tape 20 be slightly pulled out and slackened. Further, for example, one of the reels 3 around which the laminated tape 20 before transfer is wound is rotated to take up the loose laminated tape 20, and the laminated tape 20 is folded back at the end of the transfer head 5.

Then, the transfer head 5 is pressed against the paper or the like to be corrected, and the transfer tool 1 is moved with the laminated tape 20 interposed between the transfer head 5 and the paper. The laminate (coating layer) 20b is peeled off from the base material 20a, and is transferred to the correction site. Further, with the movement of the transfer tool 1, new laminated tapes 20 are sequentially fed out from one of the reels 3, and the laminate (coating layer) 20b is continuously transferred to the correction site. The remaining base material 20a is
The reels are sequentially wound up.

In the above-described embodiment, the positioning means is constituted by providing the locking projections 33 on the locking pieces 30 and 31 and providing the engaging recesses 36 in the transfer head 5. However, the positioning means is not necessarily required. It is needless to say that the concave portion 36 need not be provided, and the transfer head 5 may be fixed at an arbitrary position. Moreover, the fixing means (the fixing screw 4
1) can be provided only on one side.

The present invention is not limited to the first embodiment, and FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment. That is, in the embodiment shown in the figure, both side walls 25a and 25b of the transfer head holding means 25 are cut in the moving direction of the transfer head 5 to form the locking pieces 43 respectively. And each locking piece 4
The distal end of 3 is a free end that can be bent inward, and a tapered locking portion 44 is formed at the distal end.

On the other hand, a plurality of substantially wavy locked portions 46 with which the locking portions 44 are engaged from behind are formed at both edges of the head main body 35 of the transfer head 5. The locking piece 43
In the natural state, the locking portion 44 is separated from the locked portion 46 by the elastic force and the engagement is released,
The relative movement of the transfer head 5 with respect to the transfer head holding means 25 can be freely performed. A cylindrical slide 47 is slidably fitted to the transfer head holding means 25, and a tapered pressing portion 49 is projected from the inner surface of the slide 47. Here, the locking piece 43, the locked portion 46, and the slide body 47 constitute a fixing unit.

When the slide body 47 is slid backward, the pressing portion 49 presses the locking piece 43 inward, so that the locking portion 44 is moved to the locked portion 46 of the transfer head 5 at a predetermined position. And the transfer head 5 is fixed at a predetermined position.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a third embodiment of the present invention. The transfer tool shown in FIG.
A mounting opening 40 continuous between the locking pieces 30 and 31 is formed in one of the side walls 25 a of the transfer head 5 so that the transfer head 5 can be mounted through the mounting opening 40.

That is, locking grooves 50 are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the head body 35 of the transfer head 5 in the width direction of the head body 35. Further, a plurality of locking grooves 50 are formed. On the other hand, the locking pieces 30, 3 of the transfer head holding means 25
1 includes an engaging ridge 52 that engages with the arbitrary locking groove 50.
Are protruded from each other. Note that the locking groove 50 and the engaging ridge 52 constitute fixing means.

The transfer head 5 is mounted in the mounting opening 40.
It is possible to detachably attach the transfer head holding means 25 from the side via the. Further, by selecting an arbitrary locking groove 50 and engaging the engaging ridge 52, it is possible to change the protruding length of the transfer head 5.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the two reels 3 and 4 are built in the case 2 and the used laminated tape 20 is wound up is exemplified. However, only one reel is built in the case and The present invention is applicable to a configuration in which the used laminated tape 20 is discharged to the outside.

In each of the above embodiments, the transfer head holding means 25 is provided on the case 2 so as to be adjustable in angle.
Although the transfer head 5 is mounted on the transfer head holding unit 25, the transfer head holding unit 25 does not necessarily need to be able to adjust the angle, and may be fixed.
Further, the transfer head 5 may be configured to be directly attached to the case 2. In such a case, the case 2 becomes the transfer tool main body.

The above embodiments are all examples in which the present invention is applied to a transfer-type correction tool. However, the application of the present invention is not limited to the transfer-type correction tool. It can also be applied to a jig for attaching fluorescent tape or double-sided adhesive tape. A fluorescent tape used as a substitute for a line marker has been put to practical use, and the transfer tool of the present invention can be used for transferring the fluorescent tape.

The fluorescent tape used as a substitute for the line marker is provided in place of the coating layer described in the previous embodiment.
A fluorescent pigment layer having transparency is provided, and a coating layer containing a fluorescent pigment is peeled off from a substrate of a film and transferred. Others have a transparent fluorescent film layer separately from the substrate, and peel off the film layer and the fluorescent film layer from the substrate. A double-sided adhesive tape is known in which an adhesive layer is laminated on a release paper layer, and the adhesive layer is peeled off from the release paper layer and transferred.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, the laminated tape is built in the transfer tool main body so as to be able to be fed out, and the laminated tape is laminated while pressing the laminated tape with the transfer head projecting from the transfer tool main body. In a transfer tool that transfers objects,
The transfer head is provided so as to be retractable so that the protrusion length can be adjusted in the transfer tool main body.Therefore, when the transfer head is to be used in a rigid and rigid state, or when the transfer head is long, In this case, it is possible to respond to the needs of the user, for example, in a case where the user wants to easily see the corrected portion.

Further, since the fixing means for fixing the transfer head at a predetermined position is provided, even if the transfer head is strongly pressed against the paper surface or the like, the transfer head is not inadvertently pushed in and fixed. The transfer head can be reliably fixed at a predetermined position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional front view showing a main part of a distal end portion of a transfer tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the main part.

FIG. 3 is a sectional front view of the transfer tool.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show a main part of a distal end portion of the transfer tool, wherein FIG. 4A is a sectional plan view and FIG. 4B is a sectional side view.

FIG. 5 shows a transfer tool according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and (a).
Is a sectional plan view, and (b) is a sectional side view.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a transfer tool according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional front view showing the essential part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 5 transfer head 20 laminated tape 20b laminated material 25 transfer head holding means 55 transfer tool main body 41 fixing screw (fixing means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A transfer tool in which a laminated tape is incorporated in a transfer tool body so as to be able to be fed out, and a laminate of the laminated tape is transferred while pressing the laminated tape with a transfer head projecting from the transfer tool body. The transfer head mounting structure in a transfer tool, wherein the transfer head is provided so as to be retractable so that a protruding length can be adjusted in a transfer tool main body. 2. A transfer tool in which a laminated tape is incorporated in a transfer tool body so as to be able to be fed out, and a laminate of the laminated tape is transferred while pressing the laminated tape with a transfer head projecting from the transfer tool body. The transfer head mounting structure in a transfer tool, wherein the transfer head is provided so as to be able to move back and forth, and is provided with fixing means for fixing the transfer head at a predetermined position.