The present invention relates to the field of fixtures for filing appliances, in particular to a novel ring clamp.
Ring clamps are usually fixed on filing appliances or notebooks. When the ring clamp is in the opened state, perforated loose-leaf paper can be added or removed. When the ring clamp is in the closed state, the loose-leaf paper is sleeved into rings of the ring clamp and can turn over along the rings.
The Chinese patent titled “ring clamp structure” (the patent application number: 200710129155.5) discloses a ring structure for retaining loose-leaf paper, which comprises a housing and articulated plates which are supported by the housing to perform pivoting movement relative to the housing, wherein ring members are mounted on the articulated plates and can move between closed positions and opened positions; an actuator is mounted on the housing and configured to move relative to the housing, so that the pivoting movement of the articulated plates can be achieved; locking members are configured to lock the released and closed ring members at locking positions, and the released and closed ring members are driven to move to opened positions of unlocked positions; and an intermediate connector is configured to operably connect the locking members to the actuator and can be deformed during the movement of the actuator.
When the ring members are closed, an upper lip section of a control handle of the actuator is connected with inner surfaces of the articulated plates; the articulated plates are pulled down, but the elasticity of the housing resists the initial movement of the articulated plates. In addition, a moving rod of the intermediate connector can initially move forwards along with the movement of the upper lip section, so that front edges of the locking members abut against projections of the articulated plates; when the control handle is pivoted continuously, the abutted locking members prevent the moving rod from moving further; a flexible hinge of the intermediate connector begins to be curved, so that the control handle can be pivoted continuously; and due to the relative movement between a connector section of the intermediate connector and the locking members, the tension is generated by the flexible hinge. Once the articulated plates cross the oblique front edges of the locking members, the forward movement of the locking members and the moving rod cannot be resisted again; and at this point, the locking members move to the locking positions thereof behind the articulated plates along with the control handle.
The above patent utilizes the tension generated by the deformation of the intermediate connector to push the locking members to the locking positions, and has the defects that: as each closing action of the ring clamp structure needs to overcome the tension generated by the deformation of the intermediate connector so as to close a ring clamp, the closing action is laborious and the ring clamp is inconvenient to use.
The objective of the present invention is to overcome the defects in the prior art and provide a ring clamp with laborsaving closing action.
In order to achieve the above objective, the present invention adopts the technical proposal that:
The present invention relates to a novel ring clamp, which comprises a housing, an articulated plate, at least two rings, a handle and a slide plate, wherein the articulated plate consists of a first articulated plate and a second articulated plate which are articulated with each other; an articulated axis is disposed in the middle of the articulated plate; the first articulated plate and the second articulated plate are pivoted relative to the articulated axis; both sides of the articulated plate are connected with the housing; each ring consists of a first ring member and a second ring member; the first ring member and/or the second ring member are/is connected with the articulated plate; when the articulated plate is pivoted, the first ring member and the second ring member are opened or closed along with the pivoting of the articulated plate; after the articulated plate is pivoted towards the outside of the housing and crosses a coplanar position, the first ring member and the second ring member are closed to form a ring; the handle is connected with the housing and can drive the pivoting of the articulated plate; the slide plate is arranged between the housing and the articulated plate, is connected with the handle, and can move relative to the housing; a locking position is disposed on a movement locus; when the ring clamp is in the closed state, the slide plate moves to the locking position and abuts against the articulated plate so as to lock the articulated plate; the slide plate can be departed from the locking position along with the pulling of the handle, so that the articulated plate can be driven to rotate by the handle; the handle or the slide plate is provided with an idle stroke section, so that the slide plate does not slide towards the locking position along with the closing of the handle in the initial phase of the closing of the ring clamp; the ring clamp is provided with a magnetic structure; and after the articulated plate crosses the coplanar position along with the closing of the handle, the slide plate is adsorbed to the locking position by the magnetic force generated by the magnetic structure, so that the articulated plate can be locked.
Preferably, the slide plate includes a connecting rod connected with the handle and a locking member projected on the connecting rod; the locking member includes an abutting section; the articulated plate is provided with a first through hole through which the locking member slides in the direction of an end portion of the articulated plate; and when the ring clamp is in the closed state, the articulated plate abuts against the abutting section, so that the articulated plate is locked and cannot be pivoted.
Preferably, the locking member further includes a buffer section; one end of the buffer section is connected with the connecting rod and the other end of the buffer section is connected with one side of the abutting section away from the handle; and a sliding section which is engaged with the oblique buffer section is disposed on one side of the first through hole close to the buffer section.
Preferably, the handle includes a main body and a handle bar connected with the main body; the main body includes an upper lip section and a lower lip section; both the main body and the housing are provided with a pivoted hole; the ring clamp further comprises a first fixing member; the first fixing member runs through the pivoted holes of the main body and the housing, so that the handle is pivoted with the housing; when the handle bar is pulled out, the lower lip section rotates towards an outer surface of the articulated plate and hence drives the articulated plate to begin pivoting from a position at which the ring clamp is in the closed state; and when the handle bar is closed inwards, the upper lip section is extruded towards an inner surface of the articulated plate and hence drives the articulated plate to cross the coplanar position from the pivoted state so as to close the ring clamp.
Preferably, the idle stroke section is disposed on the main body of the handle and disposed on the upper lip section.
Preferably, the slide plate further includes a tension rod; the idle stroke section is disposed on the connecting rod of the slide plate; and one end of the tension rod is connected with the handle and the other end of the tension rod is connected with the idle stroke section of the connecting rod.
Preferably, a square fixed frame is projected on the connecting rod of the slide plate; the fixed frame and the slide plate are integrally formed; both the slide plate and the fixed frame are made of plastic materials; the ring clamp further comprises a magnetic member disposed on the fixed frame; the fixed frame is formed by four stators; the height of the stator away from the handle is less than that of the magnetic member, and the height of the remaining three stators is greater than that of the magnetic member; the articulated plate is made of ferrous metals and provided with a second through hole through which the fixed frame slides in the direction of the end portion of the articulated plate; and after the articulated plate crosses the coplanar position along with the closing of the handle, the magnetic member is adsorbed to an edge of the second through hole away from the handle.
Preferably, a first adsorbing member is disposed on an end portion of the housing away from the handle; and a second adsorbing member which adsorbs the first adsorbing member mutually is fixed on an end portion of the slide plate facing the first adsorbing member.
Preferably, a rubber magnet support is also disposed on the end portion of the housing away from the handle; the novel ring clamp further comprises a second fixing member configured to fix the rubber magnet support on the housing; the rubber magnet support is provided with a fixing hole; and the magnetic member is fixed in the fixing hole.
The ring clamp provided by the present invention has the advantages that: as the handle or the slide plate is provided with the idle stroke section in the present invention, the slide plate does not slide to the locking position along with the closing of the handle in the initial phase of the closing of the ring clamp, and the articulated plate can cross the coplanar position along with the closing of the handle so as to close the clamp; as the ring clamp is provided with the magnetic structure, after the articulated plate crosses the coplanar position along with the closing of the handle so as to close the clamp, the slide plate is adsorbed to the locking position by the magnetic force, and hence the articulated plate is locked; and therefore, compared with the prior art, the ring clamp provided by the present invention does not need to overcome the tension generated by the deformation of the intermediate connector so as to close the ring clamp, and hence the closing action is more laborsaving and the ring clamp is more convenient to use.
Detailed description will be given to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The ring clamp provided by the present invention comprises at least two rings, wherein each ring consists of a first ring member 31 and a second ring member 32. The connection mode of the first ring member 31 and the second ring member 32 may be that: the first ring member 31 is connected with the first articulated plate 21 and the second ring member 32 is connected with the second articulated plate 22. The connection mode may be also that: one ring member is connected with the articulated plate 2 and the other ring member is fixed on the housing 1. When the articulated plate 2 is pivoted, the first ring member 31 and the second ring member 32 are gradually opened or closed along with the pivoting of the articulated plate 2. After the articulated plate 2 is pivoted towards the outside of the housing 1 and crosses the coplanar position, the width of the housing 1 begins to be reduced, and the first ring member 31 and the second ring member 32 are automatically closed to form a ring under the action of the shrinkage force of the housing 1.
A handle 4 of the ring clamp is connected with the housing 1 and can drive the pivoting of the articulated plate 2. In the embodiment, the handle 4 includes a main body and a handle bar 41, wherein the main body includes an upper lip section 43 and a lower lip section 44; both the main body and the housing 1 are provided with a pivoted hole; the ring clamp further comprises a first fixing member 42 which may be a rivet; and the first fixing member 42 runs through the pivoted holes of the main body and the housing 1, so that the handle 4 is pivoted with the housing 1. When the handle bar 41 is pulled out, the lower lip section 44 rotates towards an outer surface of the articulated plate 2 and hence drives the articulated plate 2 to begin pivoting from a position at which the ring clamp is in the closed state to an inner surface of the housing 1. When the handle bar 41 is closed inwards, the upper lip section 43 is extruded towards an inner surface of the articulated plate 2 and hence drives the articulated plate 2 to cross the coplanar position from the pivoted state so as to close the ring clamp.
A slide plate 5 of the ring clamp is disposed in a gap formed by the housing 1 and the articulated plate 2, is connected with the handle 4, and can move relative to the housing 1. A locking position is disposed on a movement locus. When the ring clamp is in the closed state, the slide plate 5 moves to the locking position and abuts against the articulated plate 2 so as to lock the articulated plate 2. Moreover, the slide plate 5 can be departed from the locking position along with the pulling of the handle 4, so that the articulated plate 2 can be driven to rotate by the handle 4. In addition, the articulated plate 2 cannot be driven to be pivoted by an external force at the locking position.
The handle 4 or the slide plate 5 is provided with an idle stroke section 6, so that the slide plate 5 does not slide to the locking position along with the closing of the handle 4 in the initial phase of the closing of the ring clamp and the articulated plate 2 can cross the coplanar position along with the closing of the handle 4. In the embodiment, the slide plate 5 is connected with the idle stroke section 6 of the handle 4; and the idle stroke section is a recess formed on the main body of the handle 4. The slide plate 5 is disposed on the articulated plate 2; the idle stroke section 6 is disposed on the upper lip section 43; and the slide plate 5 is provided with a sleeve shaft 58 which is sleeved in the idle stroke section 6. Therefore, the handle 4 can drive the slide plate 5 to slide.
The ring clamp is provided with a magnetic structure. The magnetic structure is specifically set to be: the slide plate 5 and the articulated plate 2 or the slide plate 5 and the housing 1. After the articulated plate 2 crosses the coplanar position along with the closing of the handle 4, the slide plate 5 is adsorbed to the locking position by the magnetic force generated by the magnetic structure, so that the articulated plate 2 can be locked. The magnetic structure may be a combination of magnets and may also be a combination of magnets and ferrous metals. The ferrous metals may be common iron, cobalt and nickel.
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In the embodiment, a square fixed frame 56 which is integrally formed with the slide plate 5 is projected on the connecting rod 51 of the slide plate 5; and both the slide plate 5 and the fixed frame 56 are made of plastic materials. The ring clamp further comprises a magnetic member 9 fixed on the fixed frame 56. More specifically, the magnetic member 9 is a square magnet. The fixed frame 56 includes four stators surrounding the magnet, wherein the height of the stator away from the handle 4 is less than that of the magnetic member 9, and the height of the other three stators is greater than that of the magnetic member 9. The articulated plate 2 is made of ferrous metals and provided with a second through hole through which the fixed frame 56 slides in the direction of the end portion of the articulated plate 2. After the articulated plate 2 crosses the coplanar position along with the closing of the handle 4, the magnetic member 9 is adsorbed to an edge of the second through hole away from the handle 4. Therefore, the magnetic force of the magnetic member 9 in three directions can be shielded by the three stators with large height and the magnetic member can only be adsorbed to the edge of the second through hole away from the handle 4.
After the articulated plate 2 crosses the coplanar position along with the closing of the handle 4 and achieves automatic closing of the clamp, the sleeve shaft 58 sleeved in the idle stroke section 6 cannot be returned back to the locking position along with the closing of the handle 4 in the initial phase of the closing of the clamp, and the slide plate 5 must be adsorbed to the locking position via the magnetic force between the magnet and the ferrous articulated plate 2. In order to obtain enough large magnetic force, the magnetic members 9 may be disposed at a plurality of positions of the connecting rod 51. In the embodiment, the magnetic members 9 are disposed at two positions. The action matching relationships of partial components of the embodiment in various movement states are summarized as follows.
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Compared with the prior art, the clamp ring provided by the present invention does not need to overcome the tension generated by the deformation of the intermediate connector so as to close the ring clamp, and hence the closing action is more laborsaving and the ring clamp is more convenient to use. Meanwhile, as each closing action of the ring clamp structure in the prior art must utilize the deformation of the intermediate connector to generate the tension, the service life of the intermediate connector can be greatly affected. Particularly, along with the aging of plastic materials and the operation of the ring clamp under the environment of low temperature, the intermediate connector can be more easily fractured during the deformation, and hence the service life of the ring clamp structure can be seriously reduced. But in the present invention, due to the matching design of the idle stroke section 6 and the magnetic structure, the slide plate 5 is adsorbed to the locking position by the magnetic force when the ring clamp is in the closed state, and hence the magnetic structure of the ring clamp cannot be damaged after long-term use, and consequently the service life of the ring clamp provided by the present invention can be prolonged.
The foregoing is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention. Modifications can be made to the specific embodiments and the application range by those skilled in the art on the basis of the concept of the present invention. The content of the description should not be construed as the limiting of the present invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201210577826.5 | Dec 2012 | CN | national |