EP3067169B1 - Messer mit klappklinge, das mit einem verbesserten blockierring ausgestattet ist - Google Patents

Messer mit klappklinge, das mit einem verbesserten blockierring ausgestattet ist Download PDF

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EP3067169B1
EP3067169B1 EP16159204.3A EP16159204A EP3067169B1 EP 3067169 B1 EP3067169 B1 EP 3067169B1 EP 16159204 A EP16159204 A EP 16159204A EP 3067169 B1 EP3067169 B1 EP 3067169B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B1/00—Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives
    • B26B1/02—Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives with pivoted blade
    • B26B1/04—Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives with pivoted blade lockable in adjusted position

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  • the present invention relates to a knife having a handle and a hinged blade on the handle, retractable in an interior space of the latter, and capable of being deployed for use substantially in the longitudinal axis of the handle.
  • each respective ferrule allows the passage of the blade from the folded position (in the handle) to the deployed position and vice versa.
  • the user rotates the rotating shell, which makes the proximal portion of the blade (towards the handle) against the distal periphery of the shell, preventing the pivoting of the blade and thus maintaining it in position.
  • knives known of the above type usually have a peripheral bead, creating a concavity groove turned inward, and complementary to the rivet head (constituting the hinge axis of the blade) protruding beyond the fixed ferrule.
  • the invention overcomes these drawbacks and proposes a knife of the type mentioned in the preamble and whose rotating shell comprises means intended on the one hand to improve the rotation of the rotating shell relative to the fixed shell, and on the other hand to strengthen the maintenance of the rotating shell, without affecting the economic conditions of manufacture or handling of the shell, and these means according to the invention being revealed more discreet.
  • the knife provided with a handle and a blade mounted to rotate at one end of the handle, between a deployed position out of the handle and in alignment thereof, and a folded position in a space provided in the handle, a rotating shell disposed at the end of the handle at the axis of rotation of the blade, and adapted to turn on itself along the longitudinal axis of the handle, said rotating ferrule being formed of a split ring and being provided with means for guiding and holding the ferrule, is characterized in that said guiding and holding means comprise on the one hand a male guiding element, projecting and disposed on the rotating shell, directed towards the inside thereof, and on the other hand a female fixed guiding element disposed on the handle or on an organ fixed on the latter, the female fixed guide element being of complementary shape and being adapted to receive and guide said protruding guide element.
  • Said female fixed guide element is advantageously formed of a groove, circular in shape for a circular section handle.
  • the knife further comprises a fixed ferrule fitted at the end of the handle and traversed by the axis of articulation of the blade on the handle, the respectively fixed and rotating ferrules being arranged concentrically.
  • the female fixed guide element (such as the circular guide groove) is provided on the latter, and preferably through the thickness of the fixed ferrule.
  • the male element is made by deformation, for example by stamping, of a part of the wall of the rotating shell.
  • This arrangement allows the displacement of the projecting element in the groove, with slight friction without, however, hindering the rotation of the rotating shell.
  • the groove on the fixed ferrule is in a circular arc extends between 80 ° and 140 °, and preferably between 100 and 120 °, and even more preferably 110 °.
  • the rotating shell has a notch on the distal peripheral edge (facing the blade), at the end of the slot, and on one side of the slot.
  • the distal notch is bevel-shaped according to a rectilinear inclined segment, of a length following an arc of a circle of between 15 ° and 45 ° and preferably of about 30 °.
  • the fixed ferrule further comprises a notch in the proximal peripheral portion (towards the handle) on one side of the slot.
  • This proximal notch is shaped shoulder substantially rectangular or trapezoidal shape, and advantageously ends with a straight portion parallel to said axis of rotation of the rotating shell.
  • distal and proximal describe, in the context of normal use of the knife held by the hand by a user, positions relative to the user. , the proximal qualifier being closer to the user.
  • the Figure 1A represents the knife of the invention, seen from the side, the blade being in the deployed position, that is to say substantially in the longitudinal axis of the knife.
  • the Figure 1B shows the same knife, in perspective, on a reduced scale, the blade being folded in the handle.
  • the knife 1 of the invention comprises a handle 2 and a blade 3 mounted articulated on the handle, along a diametrical transverse axis, between a first position where the blade is deployed and ready for use, as shown in FIG. Figure 1A and a folded position out of use, as shown on the Figure 1B , where the blade 3 is disposed in the handle 2, and more precisely in a longitudinal slot of the latter.
  • the handle is generally cylindrical. It is either wood or thermoformable plastic material.
  • a locking system 4 of the blade described later, and having a fixed ferrule and a rotating shell.
  • the distal end of the handle 2 comprises a portion 5 of smaller diameter provided with a longitudinal slot 6. Said end portion 5 is provided with two through holes 5A and 5B diametrically opposite, in the middle of the portion 5.
  • the blade 3 At its proximal end, the blade 3 has a heel 3A ( figure 2 ) provided with a through hole (which is not visible), and in which is intended to penetrate the slot 6 of the narrowed portion 5 of the handle.
  • a ferrule 8 called fixed ferrule, consisting of a split ring shown in perspective on the figure 3 , is advanced in abutment against the shoulder 7 of the handle. Then, the tenon 5 of the handle 2 is penetrated into the shell 8 until it abuts against the shoulder 7 of the narrowed portion 5.
  • the fixed shell 8 has a longitudinal slot 9 and two through holes 10 and 11 diametrically opposite substantially in the middle of the ring.
  • the fixed ferrule 8 is put on the blade 3 to overlap the latter, and then the fixed ferrule 8 is slid until it covers the narrowed end portion 5.
  • the ferrule 8 is fitted with friction on the end portion of the handle.
  • the blade 3, thus articulated on the handle 2, via the rivet 12, is adapted to pivot about the axis formed by the rivet, between the two extreme positions mentioned above, according to the Figures 1A and 1B .
  • a second shell 14 In order to block the blade 3, in one and / or the other of the two extreme positions, that is to say out of use, and in use, there is provided a second shell 14, called a rotating ferrule .
  • the rotating ferrule 14 consists of a split ring with a longitudinal slot 15. It has an inside diameter very slightly lower (in order to create a slight clamping for a running operation without play) to the outer diameter of the fixed shell 8.
  • the rotating shell 14 is intended to be arranged concentrically and to overlap the fixed ferrule 8, as shown in FIGS. Figures 1A , 1B and 8 .
  • the rotating shell is elastically deformed during its setting, and creates the mentioned clamping.
  • the rotating shell 14 can thus turn on itself, around the longitudinal axis of the knife 1, and around the fixed ferrule 8.
  • a bead 16 projecting outwards and of circular shape, is provided substantially in the middle of the rotating shell 14.
  • the shape and size of the bead define on the opposite face of the shell a groove for receiving the head 13 of the rivet 12.
  • the rotational guidance of the rotating shell relative to the fixed ferrule is optimally achieved, without the head 13 of the rivet on the one hand and the groove defined by the bead 16 on the other hand do not intervene in this regard.
  • the lug 18 and the slot or groove 17 are of complementary shape and size, so that the lug 18 can penetrate and slide along the arc defined by the groove 17, once the rotating shell 14 place concentrically around the fixed ferrule 8.
  • the fixed ferrule has an internal diameter of 13.5 mm
  • the groove 17 has a width, in the longitudinal direction of the knife, 1.5 to 2.5 mm, and preferably 2.2 mm, and a length in a circular arc between 10 and 20 mm, and preferably about 14 mm.
  • the lug 18 has a length in the circumferential direction of between 3 and 5 mm, preferably of the order of 4 mm.
  • the width of the lug 18, in the longitudinal direction of the knife, is very slightly less than the width of the groove 17.
  • “Very slightly lower” is understood to mean a difference of between 5 and 15%, preferably of order of 10%. In any case, this difference is such that it allows the sliding of the lug 18 in the light 17, without friction.
  • the Figure 5B shows a partial perspective view of the rotating shell 14.
  • the lug 18 is made by cutting and deformation of the wall of the rotating shell, and in particular by stamping or any known method of cold deformation.
  • the lug 18, thus made of material in the thickness of the shell has the shape of a U whose base 19 is in an arc of approximately 4 mm, and is extended to the wall of the shell by two inclined branches 20 and 21.
  • the deformation of the material constituting the wall of the rotating shell 14 to form the pin 18 has created an opening 22.
  • the rotating shell 14 can thus be rotated by the user, and guided in rotation by the cooperation of the head 13 of the rivet 12 with the groove defined by the bead 16, but especially by the cooperation between the pin 18 and the light 17 (the latter provided on the fixed ferrule 8).
  • the lug 18 and the light 17 also constitute, and above all, means enabling the accidental removal of the rotating shell 14 to be prevented.
  • the knife of the invention also comprises means for blocking the blade, in its two respective end positions, namely out of use ( Figure 1B ), and in use ( Figure 1A ).
  • This characteristic has an effect on the dimension of the groove 17 provided on the fixed ferrule 8, in particular on its length in the circumference. Indeed, the angular clearance of the rotating shell being limited, this limits the circumferential length of the groove 17. This greatly reduces the incidence of this groove on the rigidity and strength of the fixed ferrule 8.
  • the fixed 8 and rotating ferrules 14 and the rivet 12 are made of steel or stainless steel.

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  1. Messer, das mit einem Griff und einer Klinge versehen ist, die drehend auf einer Niete, die den Griff durchquert, an einem Ende dieses Letzteren zwischen einer aus dem Griff und in der Fluchtung dieses ausgeklappten Position und einer in einen Raum, der in dem Griff vorgesehen ist, eingeklappten Position montiert ist, das einen drehenden Mantel umfasst, der aus einem gespalteten Ring gebildet ist und an dem Ende des Griffs im Bereich der Rotationsachse der Klinge angeordnet ist, und geeignet ist, um um sich selbst entlang der Längsachse des Griffs zu drehen, wobei das Messer außerdem einen stationären Mantel umfasst, der an dem Ende des Griffs aufgeschrumpft ist und von der Anlenkniete der Klinge auf dem Griff durchquert ist, wobei der jeweilige stationäre und drehende Mantel auf konzentrische Art angeordnet sind, wobei der drehende Mantel im Wesentlichen in seiner Mitte einen nach außen vorstehenden Wulst mit Kreisform umfasst, wobei die Form und das Maß des Wulstes auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite des Mantels eine Nut definieren, die dazu bestimmt ist, den Kopf der Niete, der in Bezug auf die äußere Oberfläche des stationären Mantels vorsteht, aufzunehmen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es Führungs- und Haltemittel des drehenden Mantels umfasst, die einerseits ein Stiftführungselement umfassen, das auf dem drehenden Mantel vorsteht und angeordnet ist, das durch Verformen, zum Beispiel durch Stanzen, eines Teils der Wand des drehenden Mantels hergestellt ist, in das Innere dieses gerichtet, und andererseits ein stationäres Buchsenführungselement, das aus einer Nut im Kreisbogen gebildet ist, die auf dem Griff oder auf einem Organ, das auf diesem Letzteren befestigt ist, angeordnet ist, wobei die Nut eine komplementäre Form hat und geeignet ist, das Stiftelement aufzunehmen und zu führen.
  2. Messer nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das vorstehende Stiftelement eine Länge in die Rotationsrichtung des drehenden Mantels von 2 bis 6 mm, bevorzugt 3 mm aufweist, und eine Breite von 1,5 bis 2 mm aufweist, und dadurch, dass die Nut auf dem stationären Mantel eine Breite und eine Tiefe aufweist, die sehr leicht größer sind als die des vorstehenden Elements.
  3. Messer nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Nut auf dem stationären Mantel zwischen 80° und 140° des Umfangs des Mantels und bevorzugt in der Größenordnung von 110° erstreckt.
  4. Messer nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der drehende Mantel eine Kerbe auf dem distalen Umfangsrand zu der Klinge gerichtet, im Bereich des Endes des Schlitzes und auf einer einzigen Seite des Schlitzes umfasst, und dadurch, dass die distale Kerbe schräge Form gemäß einem geradlinigen geneigten Segment mit einer Länge entlang eines Kreisbogens zwischen 15° und 45° und bevorzugt etwa 30° hat.
  5. Messer nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der stationäre Mantel außerdem eine Kerbe in dem proximalen umfänglichen Teil zum Griff hin auf einer einzigen Seite des Schlitzes umfasst, und dadurch, dass die proximale Kerbe Ansatzform mit in im Wesentlichen rechteckiger oder trapezförmiger Form hat und in einem geradlinigen Teil parallel zu der Rotationsachse des drehenden Mantels endet.
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