1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a punching device for oval edge decoration, and more particularly to a punching device capable of successively punching a pattern along an edge of an oval subject to make an oval pattern material.
2. Description of the Related Art
Generally, a punching device is called ‘punch’ and it includes a jig having a pattern hole of a predetermined pattern, and a sharp cutting means for sliding in the pattern hole so that a subject is perforated according to a shape of the pattern hole.
Now, various punching devices are introduced in various structures, but they are just directed to cutting off a specific portion of the subject and not suitable for exactly punching the subject along its edge. Furthermore, these punching devices are limited just to punching an edge of a subject only having a typical shape such as circle or rectangle.
The present invention is designed to solve the problems of the prior art, and therefore it is an object of the present invention to provide a punching device for oval edge decoration, which is capable of forming a pattern by successively punching an edge of a subject having an oval or rugby-ball shape.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a punching device for punching an edge of an oval subject to make a pattern, which includes a jig having a pattern hole with a predetermined pattern and supplied with the subject to be patterned; a punching member having a punch pin corresponding to the pattern hole so as to form a punching pattern by punching an edge of the subject supplied to the jig; and a base of which the jig and the punching member are coupled, the base giving a base surface on which the subject to be punched is supplied, wherein the base includes: a rotation guide projection for guiding an edge of the oval subject with the same curvature as the edge when the subject is rotating; a positioning guide projection for setting an initial position of the subject together with at least a part of the rotation guide projection so that an initial punching region of the oval subject is punched; and a criterion marking having the same pattern as the pattern of the pattern hole or formed as a part of the pattern so as to set a rotating angle of the oval subject so that the punching pattern is successively formed.
Preferably, based on a major axis of the oval subject, an edge at one side of the oval subject is contacted with at least a part of the rotation guide projection, and an edge at the other side of the oval subject is contacted with the positioning guide projection, thereby setting the initial position.
More preferably, the number n (n is an integer) of punching patterns are formed in any one-side edge of the oval subject on the basis of a major axis of the oval subject.
Here, at least a part of the guide projection may be protruded from the base.
In another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a punching device for respectively punching edges of a first oval subject and a second oval subject having different sizes to form a pattern, which includes a jig having a pattern hole with a predetermined pattern and supplied with the subject; a punching member having a punch pin corresponding to the pattern hole so as to form a punching pattern by punching an edge of the subject supplied to the jig; and a base on which the jig and the punching member are coupled, the base giving a base surface on which the subject is supplied, wherein the base includes a first rotation guide projection for guiding an edge of the first oval subject with the same curvature as the edge when the first oval subject is rotating; a first positioning guide projection for setting an initial position of the first oval subject together with at least a part of the first rotation guide projection so that an initial punching region of the first oval subject is punched; a first criterion marking having the same pattern as the pattern of the pattern hole or formed as a part of the pattern so as to set a rotating angle of the first oval subject so that the punching pattern is successively formed; a second rotation guide projection for guiding an edge of the second oval subject with the same curvature as the edge when the second oval subject is rotating; a second positioning guide projection for setting an initial position of the second oval subject together with at least a part of the second rotation guide projection so that an initial punching region of the second oval subject is punched; and a second criterion marking having the same pattern as the pattern of the pattern hole or formed as a part of the pattern so as to set a rotating angle of the second oval subject so that the punching pattern is successively formed.
Preferably, based on a major axis of the first oval subject, an edge at one side of the first oval subject is contacted with at least a part of the first rotation guide projection, and an edge at the other side of the first oval subject is contacted with the first positioning guide projection, and, based on a major axis of the second oval subject, an edge at one side of the second oval subject is contacted with at least a part of the second guide projection, and an edge at the other side of the second oval subject is contacted with the second positioning guide projection, thereby setting the initial positions respectively.
Preferably, the first positioning guide projection and the first criterion marking are respectively formed at an opposite side to the second positioning guide projection and the second criterion marking, and the first oval subject and the second oval subject are rotated in opposite directions during successive punching.
Other objects and aspects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
a and 4b are plain views showing an oval subject to be punched, which is used in the punching device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
a to 6c are perspective views subsequently illustrating the process of punching an edge of the oval subject of
a to 7c are plain views schematically showing the base and the subject in order to illustrate the process of punching an edge of the oval subject of
a to 9c are perspective views subsequently illustrating the process of punching an edge of the oval subject of
a to 10c are plain views schematically showing the base and the subject in order to illustrate the process of punching an edge of the oval subject of
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail referring to the drawings.
Referring to
The push lever 10 is pivotally connected to the base 20 and presses the punching member 13 downward when a user pushes it down.
The punching member 13 used for perforating a supplied subject to form a pattern has a punch pin 13a formed in its lower portion in correspondence to a desired punching pattern. At a lower end of the punch pin 13a, a sharp cutting blade is formed so as to perforate a subject easily and cleanly.
The jig 15 supports the supplied subject for perforation. The jig 15 includes upper and lower plates 15a, 15b facing each other in parallel and forming a space between them so that a subject to be punched is inserted between the plates 15a, 15b.
The lower plate 15b has a pattern hole corresponding to the punch pin 13a, and the upper plate 15a has a guide hole 16 for guiding vertical movement of the punch pin 13a.
An elastic member 14 is interposed between the punching member 13 and the jig 15 so as to elastically bias the punching member 13 upward toward the jig 15. If the punching member 13 moves down to punch a subject supplied to the jig 15, the punching member 13 is then returned to its original position due to the elasticity of the elastic member 14.
For this purpose, one end of the elastic member 14 is coupled to a support 14a formed on one side of the upper plate 15a, and the other end is coupled to the punching member 13, thereby providing elasticity to the punching member 13. Preferably, the elastic member 14 is a spring. The elastic member 14 may also use various kinds of elastic members such as a leaf spring.
Though it is illustrated that the support 14a has a groove shape so that a lower end of the elastic member 14 is seated thereon, the support may also be prepared to have a protrusive shape so that the support may be inserted into a lower end of the elastic member 14, but not limitedly.
Preferably, the punching member 13 and the jig 15 are stably coupled in a housing 11. A through hole 11a is formed in an upper surface of the housing 11 so that push pin 10b of the push lever 10 may press an upper surface of the punching member 13 through the through hole 11a.
More preferably, a cap member 12 may be further mounted between the push lever 10 and the punching member 13 so that the push lever 10 and the punching member 13 may operate more easily without directly contacting with each other. The cap member 12 distributes a pressing force of the push lever 10 over the upper surface of the punching member 13 though the push pin 10b is contacted with a small area of the cap member 12.
The base 20 forms a basis of the device and gives a base surface for supporting the above components and supplied with a subject to be punched. The push lever 10 is pivotally hinged to the base 20.
The punching device of the present invention, for example, successively punches an edge of an oval subject 100, 100′, as shown in
In addition, the punching device of the present invention can punch edges of oval subjects with different “sizes”. In the specification and claims, the term ‘oval shape with different sizes’ is defined as shapes with different curvatures or different ratios of a major axis to a minor axis. For example, the first oval 100 and the second oval 100′ as shown in
X/Y>X′/Y′ Equation 1
R>R′ Equation 2
Here, as the X/Y value is greater, the oval is slimmer, and as the value is smaller, the oval is fatter.
The oval subject 100, 100′ as mentioned above can be prepared using a cutting means shown in
With the cutting means being placed on a paper as an example, a blade 91 is inserted into a groove 95a of the cutting guide 95 and moved along the cutting slot 92 to cut the paper, and then a one-side edge of the oval subject 100, 100′ is obtained. And then, the cutting means is turned over to an opposite side and then cuts the paper in the same way, thereby making a perfect oval subject 100, 100′. Here, the cutting guide 95 prevents the frame 93 from being damaged due to the blade 91.
The base 20 employed in the present invention has a special configuration in order to punch an edge of the above oval subject 100, 100′, as described below in detail with reference to
The base 20 includes a rotation guide projection 21 for guiding a rotating trajectory of the oval subject 100, and a positioning guide projection 22 for setting an initial position of the subject 100.
The rotation guide projection 21 has the same curvature as the edge of the subject 100. Preferably, as shown in
The positioning guide projection 22 sets a position at which the oval subject 100 is initially placed, and also has the same curvature as the edge of the subject 100. The positioning guide projection 22 sets an initial position of the subject 100 together with a part of the rotation guide projection 21, for example together with a right part of the rotation guide projection 21 in this embodiment.
According to the present invention, the oval subject 100 as shown in
Preferably, an auxiliary guide projection 23 for additionally guiding the oval subject may be further formed on the base 20. The auxiliary guide projection 23 is integrally formed on the base 20, and guides a subject between the upper plate 15a and the second plate 15b through the lower plate 15b of the jig 15.
In addition, a criterion marking 24 is established on the base 20 so as to set a rotating angle when an oval subject is punched. The criterion marking 24 has the same pattern as the section of the punch pin 13a or is formed as a part of the pattern, and it gives a criterion for rotating a subject 100, 100′ so that the punching pattern 28 may be successively punched.
Specifically, after the first punching region A1 of the subject 100 shown in
Now, the operation for punching an edge of a subject 100 using the punching device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.
First, a subject 100 to be punched is obtained using the cutting means shown in
The subject 100 is punched in each of right and left edges based on the major axis X. In order to punch an initial punching region A1 in the right edge of the subject 100, as shown in
Subsequently, the subject 100 is rotated in a counterclockwise direction for the next punching. At this time, the edge of the subject 100 is guided by the rotation guide projection 21. The subject 100 is rotated to a position where the first punching pattern P1 already formed is coincided with the criterion marking 24 expressed on the base 20, thereby coming to the state shown in
If the subject 100 is punched in this state, a second punching pattern P2 is successively punched after the first punching pattern P1.
The subject 100 is rotated as much as the angle θ in a counterclockwise direction to come to the state of
Preferably, after the integer number of punching patterns are formed in the one-side (right) edge of the subject based on the major axis X, the other side (left) edge is punched in the same way as above, and then an oval pattern material as shown in
The punching device of the present invention is configured to be capable of punching an edge of an oval subject 100′ (see
In addition, a second positioning guide projection 33 is formed on the base 20 so as to set an initial position of the second object 100′. Preferably, the second subject 100′ is punched with rotating in a direction opposite to the first subject 100, for example in a clockwise direction, so the second positioning guide projection 33 is also positioned on an opposite side to the first positioning guide projection 22. Accordingly, a second criterion marking 34 for setting a rotating angle of the second subject 100′ is also preferably formed on the base 20 opposite to the first criterion marking 24.
The second rotation guide projections 31, 32 and the second positioning guide project 33 are suitably formed not to disturb positioning and rotation of the first subject 100.
The process of punching an edge of the second subject 100′ is subsequently illustrated in
The second subject 100′ is punched separately in each of the right and left edges based on the major axis X′. In order to punch an initial punching region (corresponding to A1 of
Subsequently, for the next punching, the second subject 100′ is rotated in a clockwise direction. At this time, the edge of the second subject 100′ is guided by the second rotation guide projections 31, 32. The subject 100′ is rotated to a position where the first punching pattern P1′ already formed is coincided with the second criterion marking 34 marked on the base 20, thereby coming to the state shown in
If the second subject 100′ is punched in this state, the second punching pattern P2′ is formed in succession to the first punching pattern P1′.
In the same way, the second subject 100′ is rotated in a clockwise direction as much as a predetermined angle into a state shown in
Similarly to the above description, if the integer number of punching patterns are formed in a one-side (left) edge of the second subject 100′ based on its major axis X′ and then the other side (right) edge is punched in the same way, an oval pattern material as shown in
In this embodiment, the guide projection is specifically illustrated, but it may be implemented in various ways within the scope of the invention, not limited thereto.
The present invention has been described in detail. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
The punching device for edge decoration according to the present invention gives the following effects.
First, patterns may be successively formed along an edge of an oval subject to be punched.
Second, since an oval pattern material may be obtained by successively punching a specific pattern, it is possible to precisely punch an edge of an article requiring decoration such as a card, a letter, a photograph and various plate supports.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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20-2006-008124 | Mar 2006 | KR | national |