Rodlike body feeding device
AssigneePentel Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShingo Mishima
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Abstract
A device for feeding an elongate member comprises a tubular member having a slit extending in the axial direction thereof and locking portions arranged in the axial direction of the tubular member, and a slider disposed in the tubular member for sliding movement along the axial direction of the tubular member. The slider has a fastening portion for holding the elongated member, a slider body portion and a retraction preventing portion. The fastening portion and retraction preventing portion are connected together by an elastic portion, and the retraction preventing portion and slider body portion are connected together by an elastic portion.
Claims19
A feeding device for feeding a rodlike body, comprising:
- a tubular member having a slit extending in the axial direction of the tubular member, and a plurality of locking portions arranged in the axial direction of the tubular member;
- and a slider disposed in the tubular member for sliding movement in the axial direction of the tubular member, the slider having a fastening portion for holding the rodlike body, a tubular slider body portion and a retraction preventing portion, the fastening portion and the retraction preventing portion being connected together by a first elastic portion, and the retraction preventing portion and the tubular slider body portion being connected together by a second elastic portion.
A feeding device for feeding a rodlike body, comprising:
- a tubular member having a slit extending in the axial direction of the tubular member, and a plurality of locking portions arranged in the axial direction of the tubular member;
- and a slider disposed in the tubular member for sliding movement in the axial direction of the tubular member, the slider having a fastening portion for holding the rodlike body, a retraction preventing portion elastically connected to the fastening portion, a tubular slider body portion elastically connected to the retraction preventing portion, and a spring member extending into the tubular slider body and having a locking portion, the locking portion of the spring member projecting from an opening provided in a side wall of the tubular slider body portion for engagement with one of the locking portions of the tubular member.
A feeding device for feeding a rodlike body, comprising:
- a tubular member having a slit extending in the axial direction of the tubular member, and a plurality of locking portions arranged in the axial direction of the tubular member;
- and a slider disposed in the tubular member for sliding movement in the axial direction of the tubular member, the slider having a fastening portion for holding the rodlike body, a slider body portion and a retraction preventing portion, the fastening portion and the retraction preventing portion being pivotally connected together, and the retraction preventing portion and the slider body portion being pivotally connected together.
A feeding device as claimed 7;
- further comprising a spring member disposed in the tubular member and in engagement with the slider, the spring member having a locking portion for engagement with the locking portions of the tubular member during sliding movement of the slider in the axial direction of the tubular member.
A feeding device for feeding a body, comprising:
- a tubular member having a plurality of locking portions arranged in the axial direction of the tubular member;
- a slider disposed in the tubular member for sliding movement in first and second directions along the axial direction of the tubular member, the slider having a fastening portion for holding a body to be fed, a projection for engagement with the locking portions of the tubular member only upon application of a force on the body tending to slide the slider in the second direction, a slider body portion, an intermediate body portion supporting the projection, a first elastic portion connecting the fastening portion to the intermediate body portion, and a second elastic portion connecting the slider body portion to the intermediate body portion;
- and a spring member disposed in the tubular member and engaging the slider, the spring member having a locking portion for engagement with the locking portions of the tubular member during sliding movement of the slider in the first and second directions.
A feeding device as claimed in 11;
- wherein the first and second elastic portions of the slider are pivotally connected to the respective fastening portion, intermediate body portion and slider body portion of the slider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.