WO2009039540A1 - Writing device having detachable stamp device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a writing device (1) having a writing part (2) and a stamp device (10, 10'), which in the idle position of the writing device (1) is provided behind the writing part (2) within a sleeve (3) and comprises a die plate (13, 13') pivotally fastened to a holder (11), wherein the sleeve (3) forms a continuation of the writing part (2) and the holder (11) with the die plate (13, 13') is attached to a separate, rear handle closing part (7), which in the idle position is detachably placed on the sleeve (3).

Description

 WRITING DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE STAMPING DEVICE

The invention relates to a writing instrument with writing part and with stamping device which is mounted in the rest position of the writing instrument behind the writing part within a sleeve and having a pivotable on a holder stamp plate.

Such a writing instrument may e.g. be a pen, in which behind a relatively short mine a collapsed punch device is housed. This stamp, device can be released, whereby it is essentially self-developed and ready to use. Of course, the writing instrument can also be combined with another writing part, e.g. in the form of a fountain pen with ink cartridge, or in the form of a rotary pencil, etc., be formed.

From DE 33 40 293 Cl a writing instrument is known which has an integrated stamping device. In detail here serves the writing part of the writing instrument at the same time as a holder for the stamping device, on which in the rest position from behind a sleeve is pushed. The disadvantage here is that the essential parts of the stamping device are furthest to the rear, so that the writing instrument has a relatively far back center of gravity due to the weight of the stamping device, which is detrimental to ergonomic handling, as well as the fact that the writing instrument then on rear end has the largest cross-section.

The writing instrument described in DE 77 15 261 U differs from the above-mentioned only by the mechanism that brings the stamping device from the rest position to the working position, but has the same disadvantage.

Another disadvantage of the known writing instruments is that in a fixed attachment of the stamping device on the writing part, the stamping device and the writing part can not be used simultaneously or directly behind each other, which makes, for example, a quick combination of stamp and signature impossible because the user to a Beschmut- zen, the stamp device must close again before using the writing part.

Other types of writing utensils are disclosed in DE 79 27 234 U, in DE 1 162 720 B and in US Pat. No. 2,783,711 A, in which case in each case the stamp plate is removably arranged in the rear part of the writing instrument with the aid of a writing utensil cap to be stowed. The cap of the writing part then serves as a stamp handle. The use of the stamp plate is thus relatively cumbersome, which is also disadvantageous that the stamp plate can easily be detached from the cap when stamp impressions are to be made, which also brings a significant risk of contamination with it.

This disadvantage is also given in the writing instrument according to the CH 360 924 A. Here, a stamp is mounted laterally on the housing of the writing instrument by means of a Aufsteckklammer, wherein an attachable lid covers the punch in the rest position. This cover can be easily detached when writing with the writing instrument, whereby the ink pad located under the cover can fall out and dirty objects. On the other hand, it is always necessary, after using the stamp, when the writing instrument is to be used again as such, close the stamp immediately with the lid. It is also disadvantageous that the application of stamp imprints itself is difficult, since the stamp plate extends parallel to the axis of the writing instrument and so only a small grip surface is available during stamping, whereby incidentally, a uniform stamp imprint is extremely difficult to produce.

From FR 1 131 948 A, finally, a writing instrument is known in which on one side a fountain pen and on the other hand a ballpoint pen are provided, wherein further in the area of the ballpoint pen with a stamp pad and a swing-out stamp plate is housed. The ink pad is connected to one half of the writing instrument, which contains the fountain pen, while the holder for the pivoting stamp plate is connected to the pen part of the writing instrument, and wherein the two Schreibgeräte- parts can be plugged together or detached from each other. For reasons of space is the ballpoint pen refill in the rest position of the writing instrument on the folded stamp plate, so that the writing instrument must be relatively globular in this rest position or the ballpoint pen as well as the stamp plate must be small or thin dimensioned. Furthermore, a secure coloring of the stamp plate is not guaranteed by the ink pad located in the other writing instrument part, and when plugging the two writing instrument parts or when disassembling it can easily get dirt not only the stamp plate, but also the writing instrument parts.

It is an object of the invention to remedy the disadvantages of the known writing instruments and to propose a writing instrument with an integrated stamping device in which the ergonomics of the writing instrument is not affected by a far back weight of the stamp device and also provides a quick and secure way, in order to move the stamp device from the rest position into the operating position, whereby a directly consecutive use of the stamp device and the writing part should also be possible.

This object is achieved with a writing instrument as defined in claim 1. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of this writing instrument are specified in the subclaims.

In the case of the present writing instrument, the stamp device is thus provided as a unit which can be removed from a sleeve formed by the shaft of the writing instrument. The rear end part of the writing instrument is detachably provided, so that it also forms a handle for the stamp device, wherein the holder is connected to the hinged thereto stamp plate with the end part. The pivotal connection between punch holder and die plate is advantageously located approximately in the center of the die plate, whereby, as soon as the die holder is moved to a substantially vertical position with the handle upwardly, it automatically pivots into the horizontal position typical for the use of a die. It is advantageous here with regard to simple production and handling. - A -

tion, when the end part is formed as a cap and the holder is mounted with a fixing part frictionally inside the cap.

The connection between the rest of the writing instrument, that is of the sleeve, releasable rear end portion of the writing instrument, which also forms the handle for the punch holder, and hollow in the rear part, the sleeve forming shaft of the writing part, for example, via releasable locking or snap elements be accomplished at the two parts, but preferably takes place by a frictional engagement. In this case, the connection is preferably reinforced by a sleeve or the end part at one point extending engagement projection which engages in the rest position in the final part or in the sleeve reib ^¬ conclusively and helps unintentional loosening or twisting of the end part of the sleeve to avoid.

Preferably, the interface formed by the connection between the end part and the sleeve is arranged obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the writing instrument. Such a chamfer allows easier mating of the end part and sleeve. Furthermore, by this bevel attached to the writing instrument clips sit relatively far back of the sleeve, without simultaneously reducing the acting as a handle end part unnecessarily to a less manageable size, namely where ■ due to the bevel, the sleeve has the longest axial extent , The attachment of the clip on the writing part has the advantage that the writing part, when he is using the clip, for example. attached to a bag, can not solve due to gravity from the end part. Furthermore, the unintentional release of the closure part preventing friction between the preferably stepped interlocking parts is increased by an increased friction surface.

It is also advantageous for reasons of stability if the sleeve and the closure part have a wall thickening in the region of the engagement extension or depression. It is also advantageous if the provided on the sleeve wall thickening has an insertion pocket for a holding part of a clip. If the engagement projection is also formed on the same side, in the region of the wall thickening, the wall thickening subsequently continued on the closure part can at the same time provide the insertion recess for the engagement projection with stable walls. Such a wall thickening further has the advantage that the user receives an additional tactile orientation aid for inserting the stamping device into the intended rest position.

The placement of the stamping device in a sleeve which continues the writing portion to the rear, with its own, in particular cap-shaped end part, advantageously also makes it possible for the closing part to have a shape that tapers towards the rear end, which, inter alia, improves comfort during use.

For the punch device itself various designs are conceivable. In a first embodiment, an ink pad which matches the die plate is additionally pivotably connected to the die holder. The pivot axis of the ink pad is closer to the end part and provided in the transverse direction to that of the punch plate to pivot the ink pad, which is folded in the rest position to the stamp plate in the operating position out of the way. The ink pad which lies in the rest position on the stamp plate can color the stamp plate before each new removal of the stamp device. With the help of a spring, the ink pad can be pivoted when removing the punch device from the sleeve automatically into a holder perpendicular position to release the stamp plate in this way automatically and her the pivotal movement in the horizontal imprint position and use for stamping without obstruction by to allow the ink pad.

In another embodiment, the die plate as a Preshaded (pre-inked), a color memory having Stem ^¬ pelplatte provided. The need for a separate punch ^¬ cushion is omitted here, and the total weight of the stamp device can be reduced in favor of the handiness of the writing instrument. be graced. This embodiment also has the particular advantage that the Einklappvorgang the stamping device prior to their introduction into the sleeve much easier accomplish ^' leaves, since in this case only the stamp plate, but not a folded away by spring force from the holder ink pad to the stamp holder and further It is not necessary to ensure that the stamp plate is in a similar folded position before folding the stamp pad.

The stamp plate and the possibly additionally existing ink pad can, in order to further strengthen the connection between the stamp device and the sleeve, bear frictionally in the rest position with the longitudinal edges on the inner wall of the sleeve. Such an embodiment has the additional advantage that movement of the stamp plate and / or the stamp pad in the rest position, within the sleeve, can be avoided. In addition, the stamp plate and the ink pad in the sleeve are held more easily in the fully pivoted position, so as to give a secure coloring of the stamp plate.

The writing instrument or, more precisely, its sleeve can have a circular, oval, rectangular or square cross-section overall or in some regions in order to meet the requirements with regard to its handiness, in particular depending on the dimensions of the stamp plate.

The sleeve may be at least partially transparent and, through a window thus formed, may clear the view of a pattern stamp imprint insertable thereover, which notifies the user of the stamp motif via the stamp motif.

The invention will be further explained with reference to preferred embodiments shown in the drawing, to which it should not be limited. Show it:

Fig. 1 is a ballpoint pen writing instrument according to the invention with extended Kugelsehreiberspitze; Figure 2 shows the writing part of this writing instrument with removed stamping device and pivoted pre-inked stamp plate. FIG. 3 shows, as an alternative, a stamp device with stamp plate and laterally folded-out stamp pad; FIG.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the writing instrument with pre-inked stamp plate;

5 shows a corresponding longitudinal section of the writing instrument with stamp plate and ink pad, with extended ballpoint pen tip.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the writing instrument with pre-inked stamp plate;

Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the writing instrument with the combination of stamp plate and ink pad; and Fig. 8 in the sub-figures 8A, 8B and 8C, the writing instrument of FIG. 1 with different twisted or attached final part.

According to Fig. 1 to 5, the writing instrument 1 a per se in terms of its internal structure writing part 2 with a sleeve 3 and a rotatable stylus 4, which moves a tip of a ballpoint pen 5 out down or back on an operation. On the sleeve 3, a clip 6 is attached. In addition, sitting at the upper end of the sleeve 3, a final part 7 fitting. The end part 7 has a tapered to the rear end 8 and rounded top shape. The interface 9 between the sleeve 3 and the termination part 7 extends in a plane which lies obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the writing instrument 1, as can be seen in particular from FIGS. 1 and 2. In itself, however, it is also conceivable to provide a curved interface 9 instead of a plane.

As can be seen in FIG. 2, the end part 7 can be pulled off the sleeve 3. By this movement, one mounted on the circuit part from ^¬ 7 stamping device 10 (Fig. 2) or 10 '(Fig. 3) conveyed from its rest position in the sleeve 3 in the loading ^¬ operating position. In a first embodiment, shown in FIG. 2, the stamping device 10 comprises a punch holder 11, which is provided with a fastening part 12 (FIG. 4) in the closing part 7, on the end part 7 serving as a handle. is used conclusively, and a pre-inked (pre-inked) stamp plate 13 which is pivotally connected at its center to the punch holder 11. This connection is made by an axle 14, which extends through a bulge 15 of the stamp plate 13 and is secured with its two ends to the lower end of the holder 11 in the ends of a fork 16. The pivotal movement of the punch plate 13 about this axis 14 is limited by a one-sided pin-shaped extension 17 of the two ends of the fork 16 of the punch holder 11 which engages at full pivoting on the back 18 of the punch plate 13, to a pivot angle of about 90 °.

The back 18 of the stamp plate 13 further has a projection 19 on that side which is folded in the rest position to the holder 11. This projection 19 fits in the rest position between the two arms of the fork 16 of the holder 11. Another projection 20 on the same side of the back 18 of the punch plate 13 is the one-sided weighting of the punch plate 13 to force a swinging of the punch plate 13 in the operating position as soon as she has the necessary freedom of movement. The same effect can also be achieved by slightly deviating positioning of the pivotal connection between punch holder 11 and punch plate 13, but such dislocation could adversely affect the even application of pressure via holder 11 to stamp plate 13 in producing a stamp impression.

The cap-shaped end part 7 has, in order to avoid slippage of the fingers when pulling out the stamp device 10, remote, optionally also applied, ribbed or the like treated gripping surfaces 21 on. In addition, it forms on its axially shortest side a wall thickening 22, which forms a recess 23 '(FIG. 4) in its interior to be able to receive an engagement projection 23 on the sleeve 3. Likewise, the sleeve 3 on the same side, which is thus the axially longest side of the sleeve 3, a wall thickening 22 of the closure part 7 continuing wall thickening 22 ', which forms an insertion pocket 25 for insertion of a holding part 24 of the clip 6. In order to achieve increased frictional engagement between the sleeve 3 and the end part 7, both have an interlocking step 26 and 26 'along the interface 9 (Figures 2 and 5).

Of course, another type of connection for the detachable connection of the end part 7 to the sleeve 3 can be provided, such as a releasable snap connection, wherein the sleeve 3 or the end part 7 (or both) is or are at least partially elastically deformable.

The alternative embodiment of the stamp device 10 'shown in FIG. 3 is similar in many aspects to that according to FIG. 2, so that in this connection a further, detailed description can be dispensed with; it also has a fork-shaped holder 11 frictionally engaged by means of a fixing part 12 in the end part 7 serving as the handle of the stamping device 10 ', at the lower end of which a stamp plate 13' is pivotally mounted in a manner similar to the first embodiment, in which case an ordinary rather than a pre-inked stamp plate is used. The stamp plate 13 'has a smaller thickness in this alternative embodiment because it has no integrated color memory.

As a color memory is in the alternative embodiment of the stamping device 10 'accommodated in a stamp pad carrier 27 ink pad 28 use. The ink pad carrier 27 is pivotally connected to the punch holder 11, wherein the pivot axis 29 further up the holder 11 than that of the die plate 13 'sits and offset transversely compared to this

(As shown in Figure 5 to the right) is arranged. In order to enable an independent pivoting of the punch plate 13 'in the operating position, the ink pad carrier 27 when pulling the punch device 10' from the sleeve 3 of the writing instrument 1 in a conventional manner by a spring 30th

(Fig. 5) is automatically pivoted to a position perpendicular to the punch holder 11 position, as shown in Fig. 3. In Fig. 4, the writing part 2 in the rest position, in which therefore can not be written, shown, and it comprises inside the sleeve 2 and the stylus 4, a mine 5, which is arranged in an extension mechanism 31, and a spring 32nd , which is relaxed in this position, and a holder 33, against the lower end of the spring 32 is pressed during the extension of the mine 5. The fixedly connected to the stylus 4 holder 33 is rotatably mounted on the inside of the sleeve 3; he has at the lower part of its outer side a thread 34, to which on its upper inner side likewise a thread having front part or stylus 4 is screwed.

As can be seen from FIG. 5 in comparison to FIG. 4, when the mine 5 is extended, which is achieved by turning the stylus 4, the holder 33, which is screwed tightly to the stylus 4, is also rotated and the extension mechanism 31 is moved by means of control cams (FIG. unspecified) moved together with the mine 5 down. By this displacement, the spring 32 is pressed against the lower end of the holding part 33.

Furthermore, FIG. 5 shows the rest position of the stamp device 10 ', in which the stamp pad 28 rests against the stamp plate 13', wherein the stamp plate 13 'and the stamp pad carrier 27 are folded against one another in this position.

Shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are exploded views of the two preferred embodiments. The stylus 4 is screwed when assembling on the holder 33, which in turn was in turn verschaubt with the spring 32 and the extension mechanism 31 in the sleeve 3, after which the mine 5 can be inserted. The holder 33 is rotatably disposed in the sleeve 3.

In the rest position, the collapsed stamp device 10 or 10 'is accommodated in the sleeve 3, wherein in this position the stamp plate 13 or 13' lies parallel to the holder 11 and, in the case of the alternative embodiment 10 ', also the stamp pad carrier 27 with the stamp pad 28 parallel to the holder 11 on the stamp plate 13 'and facing her stamp pad 28 comes to rest. At the upper end of the holder 11, the closing part 7 is frictionally attached to the fastening part 12, which can serve as a handle of the stamping device 10 or 10 '.

The end portion 7 has, like the sleeve 3, and on the same side as this, the wall thickening 22, which forms a recess for engaging the engagement projection 23. On the sleeve 3, a depression 35 (FIG. 4) adjoins the wall reinforcement 22 ', above which the clip 6 is present. This trough 35 extends to a projection 35 ', at which the clip abuts 6 with its end portion.

Fig. 8 serves to demonstrate the process of inserting the stamping device 10 or 10 'into the sleeve 3 on the basis of three drawing figures 8A, 8B and 8C juxtaposed in chronological order from left to right. Here, a thread-like effect is achieved by the tapered boundary surfaces 9, which makes it easy for the user to recognize when inserting the stamping device 10 or 10 ', if necessary, the need for rotation of the end part 7, and thus favors the process as a whole. In the rest position, however, prevents the engagement projection 23 an undesired rotation and solution of the end part 7 of the sleeve 3 and thus of the writing part second

According to FIG. 2, the sleeve 3 has on the side surface a transparent region 36, which serves as a viewing window for a pattern stamp stamp attached underneath. However, it is of course also possible to produce the entire sleeve 3 of transparent material in order to release the view of such a pattern stamp imprint or, in the case of the pre-inked stamp plate 13, directly onto the stamp plate.

Claims

Claims: 1. writing instrument (1) with writing part (2) and with stamping device (10, 10 '), in the rest position of the writing instrument (1) is mounted behind the writing part (2) inside a sleeve (3) and has a stamp plate (13, 13 ') pivotally mounted on a holder (11), characterized in that the holder (11) is connected to the stamp plate (13 13, 13 ') is attached to a separate rear grip end part (7) which, in the rest position, is releasably attached to the sleeve (3) forming a continuation of the writing part (2). 2. Writing implement according to claim 1, characterized in that the end part (7) formed as a cap and the holder (11) with a fixing part (12) is frictionally mounted inside the cap. 3. Writing implement according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that on the sleeve (3) or on the end part (7) an engagement projection (23) is provided which in the rest position in a recess in the end part (7) or in the Sleeve (3) frictionally engages. 4. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the end part (7) via an oblique interface (9) to the sleeve (3) connects. 5. Writing implement according to claim 4, characterized in that the engagement projection (23) and the recess are provided on that longitudinal side of the sleeve or end part, on which the sleeve (3) has the longest axial extent. β. Writing implement according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the sleeve (3) and the end part (7) have a wall thickening (22, 22 ') in the region of the engagement projection (23) or the recess. 7. Writing implement according to claim 6, characterized in that the wall thickening (22 ') provided on the sleeve (3) has an insertion pocket (25) for a holding part (24) of a clip (6). 8. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the sleeve (3) at its rear end face a gradation (26) which in the rest position with a matching gradation (26 ') on the end face of the closure part (7) is engaged. 9. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the end part (7) has a to the rear end (8) tapered shape. 10. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that with the holder (11) in addition an ink pad (27, 28) is pivotally connected, wherein the pivot axis (29) of the ink pad closer to the end part (7) than the Pivot axis (14) of the stamp plate (13 '). 11. Writing implement according to claim 10, characterized in that the ink pad (27, 28) is biased by a spring (30) in a perpendicular to the axis of the elongate holder (11) swung-release position in the inserted into the sleeve (3) rest position However, is pivoted to the stamp plate (13 '). 12. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the stamp plate (13) is a pre-inked (pre-inked), a color memory having stamp plate. 13. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the sleeve (3) has at least partially a circular cross-section. 14. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the sleeve (3) has at least partially an oval cross-section. 15. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the sleeve (3) at least partially has a rectangular, in particular square cross-section. 16. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the stamp plate (13, 13 '), optionally also the ink pad (27, 28), in the inserted into the sleeve (3) rest position with the longitudinal edges on the inner wall the sleeve (3) frictionally applied. 17. Writing implement according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the sleeve (3) to form a viewing window (36) is at least partially transparent.