Writing implement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10336129-B2
Application number	US-201515322418-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2015
Priority date	Jul 3, 2014
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

Lines can be freely varied in thickness, and lines with characteristics such as “stops”, “flicks”, and “sweeping strokes” can be written easily, even with a felt-tip pen, marker pen, or the like. Moreover, a pen-tip does not readily become damaged or worn. A writing implement includes a shaft, an ink supply core such as that of a felt-tip pen or a marker pen, and a core surrounding member that covers the ink supply core. The writing implement is formed capable of contacting a tip of the ink supply core and a tip of the core surrounding member against a writing surface at the same time by using a joint capable of changing a relative positional relationship between the ink supply core and the core surrounding member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A writing implement comprising:
a shaft;
an ink supply core that is housed inside the shaft, and that is capable of guiding ink by capillary force;
a collector core in contact with a proximal end of the ink supply core;
a core surrounding member that covers an outer periphery of the ink supply core such that a portion of the ink supply core and a portion of the core surrounding member are exposed at a leading end of the shaft; and
a joint that is capable of changing a relative positional relationship between the ink supply core and the core surrounding member in an axial direction,
wherein the ink supply core is moved by elastic deformation of the joint, thereby causing the ink supply core to move relatively rearward with respect to the core surrounding member so as to enable a tip of the ink supply core and a tip of the core surrounding member to contact a writing surface at the same time.

2. The writing implement of claim 1 , wherein:
the joint is an elastic member disposed at a rear of the ink supply core, and the relative positional relationship between the ink supply core and the core surrounding member can be changed by compression of the elastic member; and
the ink supply core is formed so as to be able to move rearward relative to the core surrounding member, from an initial position that is a portion of the ink supply core exposed from the core surrounding member, by the elastic member being compressed with load applied to the tip of the ink supply core.

3. The writing implement of claim 2 , wherein an ink supply space including a gap exhibiting capillary force is formed at an inside of the ink supply core, and ink is guided by the capillary force of the ink supply space.

4. The writing implement of claim 2 , wherein an ink supply space including a gap exhibiting capillary force is formed at an outside of the ink supply core, and ink is guided by the capillary force of the ink supply space.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Pencil Co

Inventors

• Nakajima Tooru
• Fukumoto Takeo
• Furukawa Kazuhiko

Classifications

• B43K17/005

  continuously-adjustable nibs · CPC title

• B43K1/12

  Writing-points comprising fibres; Felt pads · CPC title

• B43K5/00

  Pens with ink reservoirs in holders, e.g. fountain-pens (nibs or writing-points with ink reservoirs B43K1/01; ball-point pens B43K7/00; pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls B43K8/00; multiple-point writing implements B43K27/00) · CPC title

• B43K8/02 Primary

  with writing-points comprising fibres, felt, or similar porous or capillary material (B43K8/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B43K8/026 Primary

  with writing-points comprising capillary material · CPC title