Writing instrument or applicator having resin molded parts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9597920-B2
Application number	US-201414467516-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2014
Priority date	Sep 3, 2013
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a writing instrument or an applicator using resin parts formed, by way of two-color molding, to have an optimal guiding clearance between slide members. A plurality of resin molded parts is included. At least one of the plurality of resin molded parts is formed as a primary molding, and at least another one of the resin molded parts is formed as a secondary molding, by way of two-color molding, using a portion of a surface of the primary molding. The primary molding and the secondary molding are separated to be used as independent members. In this case, the primary molding and the secondary molding are preferably configured to slide against each other by each separating portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A writing instrument or an applicator, configured as a mechanical pencil including a rotational drive mechanism for rotationally driving a rotatable cam based on writing pressure that a writing lead receives and configured to transmit rotational motion of the rotatable cam to the writing lead,
wherein the rotational drive mechanism includes a holder member configured to rotatably and axially movably support the rotatable cam and a sliding member that is fitted in the holder member and configured to axially push the rotatable cam forward,
the rotational drive mechanism is also configured to rotate the rotatable cam by axially moving the rotatable cam based on writing pressure that the writing lead receives,
on the holder member, a columnar piece that functions as an axially long guide protrusion is formed and on the sliding member, a guide portion that functions as a guide recess corresponding to the columnar piece is formed, so as to fit the sliding member slidably in the columnar piece, and
a cushion spring configured to produce a bias force to axially push the rotatable cam forward is arranged making contact with the sliding member.

2. The writing instrument or the applicator according to claim 1 , wherein the holder member and the sliding member are formed by way of resin molding.

3. The writing instrument or the applicator according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of columnar pieces formed on the holder member is arranged so as to surround the sliding member in the center, and in a portion in the longitudinal direction of each columnar piece, a step portion is formed to reduce the width in the circumferential direction of the columnar piece.

4. The writing instrument or the applicator according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of columnar pieces formed on the holder member is arranged so as to surround the sliding member in the center, and each columnar piece is formed to have a tapered shape reducing the width in the circumferential direction rearward along the axial direction of the columnar piece.

5. The writing instrument or the applicator according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of columnar pieces formed on the holder member is arranged so as to surround the sliding member in the center, and each columnar piece is formed in a tapered shape so as the inner distance between the opposing columnar pieces increases rearward along the axial direction of the columnar piece.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Pencil Co

Inventors

• Oomoto Kei
• Maejima Yumi
• Morimoto Daisaku
• Nakayama Kyo

Classifications

• B43K21/22 Primary

  Writing-cores gripping means, e.g. chucks · CPC title

• B43K25/02

  Clips · CPC title

• B29C45/162

  using means, e.g. mould parts, for transferring an injected part between moulding stations · CPC title

• B43K21/00

  Propelling pencils (projecting mechanisms for writing units B43K24/00; multiple-point writing implements B43K27/00) · CPC title

• B43K23/008

  Holders comprising finger grips (B43K23/004, B43K23/012 take precedence) · CPC title