[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of bookbinding and requisites for clipping
and storage of documents, i.e. among requisites adapted for sorting and organizing
documents, especially of such kind, which comprise corresponding means for inserting
through appropriate openings, with which the stored documents are furnished, namely
among two-part clipping assemblies, which included a stable part having at least two
stable pins, as well as a pivotable part, which also includes at least two pivotable
pins.
[0002] The background of the invention represents a file mechanism, which comprises a base
plate having two stable pins firmly attached thereto as well as a clamping set, which
is actuated by means of appropriate lever and comprises two pivotable pins, which
are firmly interconnected to each other by means of an intermediate section, which
is supported by a spring, and may be pivoted and pressed towards the stable pins by
swiveling said lever. The purpose of the proposed invention is to assure a still greater
angle between the stable pins and pivotable pins by opening the mechanism, and at
the same time that the lever in the disengaged state of said pin would be placed in
such a position that transposition of sheets stored in the document file would be
possible, by which a reliable operation of such a mechanism would have to be assured
by minimum possible modifications of the existing construction concept of such a file
mechanism and if possible on the basis of incorporation of the existing base plate
together with the existing clamping set at least as semi-products used in manufacturing
of such products. If such a problem could be successfully re-solved, then the invention
could be realized promptly and with minimum financial assets, which are otherwise
required for the purposes of development and manufacturing of working tools and other
manufacturing accessories.
[0003] A mechanism is described in
GB 815,108, by which a pair of stable pins arranged apart from each other is foreseen on the
base plate, adapted to cooperate with another pair of pivotable pins, which are interconnected
via an appropriate section and together form a clamping set, which by means of appropriate
bearings pivotally attached to the base plate. Besides, a cantilever is foreseen on
the base plate in the form of a cutout, which is bent approximately perpendicularly
with respect to the main plane of said base plate and to which a swiveling lever of
an actuating handle of the document file is pivotally attached, wherein said handle
is pivotally attached to a further bearing, which is available on the base plate.
Said actuating handle is therefore on the one hand pivotally attached to the base
plate by means of the lastly mentioned bearing, and on the other hand pivotally connected
with the swiveling lever, which is pivotally attached to the cantilever and furnished
with appropriate pressing means, which rests on an eccentrically shaped central portion
of the intermediate section of the clamping set. Still further, there is a recess
in the central area of said swiveling lever, into which an arresting element is protruding,
which is intended for the purposes of maintaining the swiveling lever in each corresponding
position, when the handle of the mechanism is pressed opposite to the force of said
spring towards the base plate and the mechanism is closed, so that each pivotable
pin is pressed towards each corresponding stable pin. Such a mechanism consists of
a plurality of components and is therefore really complicated and problematic when
bearing mind the reliability thereof.
[0004] One of widely known and commonly used file mechanism is described in
WO 2004082961 or
EP 1 606 122, respectively. This mechanism consists of a base plate, on which a pair of stable
pins is available, which are firmly connected to said base plate, and moreover a pair
of pivotable pins, which are interconnected by means of a rigid intermediate portion
and are therefore simultaneously pivotable by an appropriate lever, which is pivotally
connected to the cantilever, which is arranged in the central portion of said base
plate and represents a part of said base plate or is firmly interconnected therewith.
[0005] The base plate includes appropriate reinforcing elements as well as openings adapted
for attachment to each disposable file cover. Two stable pins are attached to said
plate apart from each other and located in both corners of one of both longer lateral
edges thereof, and their free ends are bent towards the free ends of the pivotable
pins. Along the other lateral edge two pivotable pins are embedded within appropriate
bearings and are interconnected by means of an intermediate portion, which is bent
essentially in the form of the letter U. Said bearings are normally placed adjacent
to the longitudinal edge of the base plate, while the intermediate section, by means
of which said pivotable pins are interconnected, is placed towards the central portion
of the base plate and extends essentially parallel to the aforementioned edge of the
base plate.
[0006] Furthermore, a cantilever is foreseen approximately in the central area of the base
plate, which protrudes apart from the base plate and at least approximately perpendicularly
with respect to the aforementioned plane and forme at its free end and apart from
the base plate a pivot joint of an appropriate lever, which is intended to control
the file mechanism and pivoting the pivotable pins with regard to the base plate and
the stable pins. Said lever is arranged in the vertical plane, which extends parallel
to the longitudinal edges of the base plate. A roller is embedded on the lever eccentrically
at a certain distance with respect to the pivot joint, and is adapted for being rolled
along said intermediate portion between both pivotable pins. To this aim, said lever
is formed in the shape of the letter L, wherein the longer arm is intended for actuating,
on the end portion of the shorter arm said roller is embedded, and the lever is embedded
in the coinciding area of said arms.
[0007] In the area of said intermediate portion, the clipping assembly is supported by a
spring, which is normally available as a cantilevered bending spring. By pivoting
said lever, the roller is moved along said central portion in order to either press
said intermediate section towards the spring or to allow when desired that said intermediate
portion is pressed by said spring in such an extent, which is determined by said roller
and each disposable position of the lever, whereby said pivotable pins arc pivoted
with regard to the plane of the base plate in order to be shifted towards the stable
pins or away from them.
[0008] When said pivotable pins are shifted away from the pair of the stable pins, then
the file mechanism is opened and the sheets are allowed to be inserted into the file
or removed there-from. Thanks to the spring, the intermediate section is maintained
in position apart from the base plate, and also the actuating arm is shifted away
from the base plate protruding thereby into the area between the stable pin and pivotable
pin, which are available on the side of the actuating arm of the lever and are held
apart from each other.
[0009] By pivoting the actuating arm of the lever towards the base plate, the roller is
moved along the intermediate portion between the pivotable pins, by which said intermediate
portion is pressed towards the plane of the base plate in a direction opposite with
respect to the force of the spring. When the roller is moved across the line, which
extends perpendicularly with respect to the plane of the base plate throughout the
pivot joint on the centrally arranged cantilever, then the free end of each corresponding
pivotable pin is rested on the free end of each corresponding stable pin. Since the
lever may be pivoted still further, such a movement involves the movement of the roller
beyond said line, upon which the lever is fixed and arrested in such a state, by which
the file mechanism is closed.
[0010] When bearing in mind quite practical experience of using such a mechanism, it appears
to be extremely reliable and efficient, and enables quick and reliable storage of
a sufficient quantity of sheets. The base plate is despite to a relatively small thickness
of the raw material sufficiently rigid and also the clamping set as such is perfectly
designed and enables optimum and reliable operation, and also the process of manufacturing
the components including subsequently assembling them is optionally conceived and
is executed in a completely automatic manner, by which the former exploitation of
the solution according to
EP 1 606 122 is feasible within acceptable cost limits.
[0011] The problem however arises when the user intends to transpose such stored sheets
or for example to re-arrange the content of such a file or the like. In such a case,
such a transposition of sheets from the area of the pivotable pins into the area of
the stable pins or vice versa is generally possible, however only then, when the mechanism
is closed. In order to re-arrange the stored sheet, the mechanism must be opened by
shifting the pivotable pins apart from the stable pins by means of the lever, upon
which the sheets are allowed to be temporarily removed from the file and appropriately
re-arranged, then inserted into the file again, upon which the pivotable pins are
shifted by pivoting the lever unless the mechanism is closed. By sorting the sheets
in the file, such a sequence often needs to be repeated several times, which is no
doubt a time consuming workload, which the users would prefer to avoid. In such a
context it would be very useful, if in an opened mechanism the angle between the pivotable
pins and the stable pins could be as wide as possible, since then even some thicker
packages of sheets could be transposed.
[0012] A generally analogous mechanism, also consists of a base plate with stable pins firmly
attached thereto as well as a centrally arranged cantilever, to which a lever is attached
in an appropriate pivot joint. Again, both pivotable pins are interconnected by means
of an intermediate section, which in its central portion is pressed towards the main
plane of the base plate by means of an appropriate roller, which is eccentrically
embedded on the lever, and at the same time said intermediate section is pressed away
from the main plane of the base plate by means of a spring, which is mounted on the
base plate below said central area of the intermediate section.
[0013] The purpose of such a solution is to enable transposition and re-arrangement, for
example amending sequences of sheets, which are stored in the file, even if the file
mechanism is opened. In such a manner even during an extensive re-arrangement there
is no need for repeated opening and closing of the mechanism. In order to avoid protruding
the lever into the area between each pivotable pin and the corresponding stable pin
on the side of the actuating arm of the lever, a limitation means is foreseen on the
base plate below the central portion of the intermediate section between the pivotable
pins, by means of which pivoting of the actuating arm away from the base plate is
then limited. Due to such a relatively simple modification of the base plate, namely
by forming a cutout and subsequently bending the material in order to obtain said
limitation means, the actuating arm of the lever is then prevented from protruding
into the area between the pivotable and the stable pin, when positioned apart from
each other, which would otherwise make transposition of sheets impossible. Accordingly,
thanks to said limitation means the actuating arm of the lever is allowed to be pivoted
only to such an extent that even in an opened mechanism, said arm is still maintained
relatively close to the main plane of the base plate and at least at such distance
apart from the stable pin and a corresponding pivotable pin, that transposition of
sheets is still possible.
[0014] In this particular case, enabling transposition of sheets is achieved on the basis
of reduction of the pivoting area of the lever. Whenever the mechanism is opened,
the pivotable pin and the stable pin must be maintained at a desired distance apart
from each other, and such a reduced pivoting area of the lever requires adequate amendment
of the transmission ratio between the force acting on the lever and the force, by
which the pivotable pins are pressed towards the stable pins. In addition to serious
problems about accessing the lever in a completely full document file it is therefore
obvious, that either an essentially higher force must act on the lever, or the mechanism
as such must be exposed to essentially higher loads and deformations, consequently.
It is also obvious, that such products are manufactured in a mass production, and
must also comply with all requirements with regard to safe and reliable use, so that
increasing of the force used for closing the mechanism seems generally to be unacceptable,
while such increasing of deformations may lead to reducing of reliability and shortening
of the normal lifetime of such products, or is even connected with other undesired
measures like introducing more expensive raw materials or enlarging the dimensions
of certain components, which normally leads to increasing of the weight and higher
manufacturing expenses.
[0015] Still further, a file mechanism is described in
WO 2005/047015, which also includes a base plate, a pair of stable pins, which are firmly connected
thereto, as well as a pair of pivotable pins, which arc pivoted by means of appropriate
lever. Said pivotable pins are embedded on the base plate and interconnected by means
of an intermediate section, which is supported by a spring, which is mounted on said
base plate. Like in previous cases, said lever is pivotally attached to a cantilever
on the base plate and is adapted to cooperate with the intermediate section arranged
between the pivotable pins. However in this particular case the intermediate section
is adapted to cooperate not e.g. with a roller, which is eccentrically embedded on
the lever, but with a circumferential border of an essentially circular and centrically
embedded operational area of the lever, which is formed as a specially determined
curve according to the same principle as a classic and commonly known crank shaft
mechanism. Accordingly, by pivoting the lever around said pivot joint in a determined
manner the distance between the pivot joint and each particular contact point on the
circumference of said operating area is changed, in which the lever is cooperating
with the intermediate section in order to push it towards the spring and opposite
to
the force thereof. Three main angular positions of the lever are discussed in said
source in more detail, namely the first position, in which the mechanism is closed
and the lever is locked adjacent to the main plane of the base plate so that transposition
of sheets is enabled, while in the second position thanks to appropriately determined
transmission ratio the mechanism is smoothly opened or closed, whereby the lever is
pivoted away from the base plate and transposition of sheets is impossible, while
in the third position the lever is pivoted around the pivot point approximately 180
degrees with respect to its first position, by which the mechanism is opened and transposition
of sheets is enabled again despite the fact that the mechanism is opened, since the
lever is maintained again adjacent to the base plate. Also in this case a spring is
mounted on the base plate, by which the intermediate section between the pivotable
pins is pressed towards the circumferential border of the lever. In this solution
the main problem refers to the second position of the lever, in which the lever protrudes
approximately rectangular with respect to the main plane of the base plate. When the
lever is positioned adjacent to the base plate, the risk of damages due to possible
hooking or impacts is relatively low. On the contrary, when the lever protrudes perpendicularly
with respect to the base plate, the free end of the lever is placed at a long distance
apart from the base plate and also from the pivot joint, so that each loading in a
transversal direction with respect to the axis of the pivot joint e.g. due to possible
impacts by hand, hooking by clothes or when the file drops down to the floor may result
in extremely high stresses in the area of the pivot joint, which leads to increasing
of play therein or even to the destination of the mechanism. This may in particularly
happen when the file is completely loaded with documents, and during pivoting the
lever the user is still occupied with the sheets, which are stored in the file. Besides,
in order to realize such an approach, the complete construction concept needs to be
adapted thereto. This means that an appropriately designed base plate must be developed
together with a corresponding clamping set and the lever furnished with an appropriate
curve on the peripheral border of the operational area. This simultaneously means,
that working tools and other accessories must be developed and manufactured, by which
then a mass production could be organized, which however normally involves assets
and occupation, by which the problem, which was exposed at the very beginning, remains
completely unsolved.
[0016] The present invention refers to improvements of a known file mechanism, which is
described in
WO 2004082961 or
EP 1 606 122, respectively, and is intensively manufactured by the applicant, who is already possessing
all required manufacturing tools and other accessories, which enable a reliable mass
production. Such a file mechanism consists of a base plate and a clamping set, which
is pivotally attached to said base plate and is actuated by means of an actuating
lever, which is also pivotally attached to said base plate. A pair of stable pins
is firmly attached to the base plate adjacent to one longitudinal edge thereof and
are arranged appropriately apart from each other and positioned at least approximately
rectangular with respect to the main plane of said base plate. A cantilever with a
pivot joint is arranged in the central area of the base plate, while adjacent to the
opposite longitudinal edge appropriate bearings are situated, which are adapted for
embedding the clamping set onto said base plate. Said integral clamping set comprises
a pair of pivotable pins, which are adapted to cooperate with said stable pins in
the sense of coaxial resting of said pivotable pins thereon and between which an intermediate
section is available, which is offset towards the cantilever and is therefore embedded
eccentrically with respect to said bearings and pressed away from the base plate by
means of a supporting spring, and moreover, appropriate bearing sections are foreseen
between said intermediate section and said pivotable pins, in the area of which said
clamping set is pivotally embedded within said bearings on the base plate. The actuating
lever is pivotally attached to the pivot joint on the cantilever of the base plate
and extends essentially in the longitudinal direction with respect to the base plate,
protruding thereby outside of the circumference of the base plate in the area of one
stable pin and the corresponding pivotable pin. Said actuating lever is adapted to
cooperate with the intermediate section of the clamping set, which is on the one hand
pressed away from the base plate by means of the spring and on the other hand by means
of the actuating lever optionally pressed towards the base plate.
[0017] In accordance with the present invention a guide is foreseen on the intermediate
section, which is faced towards the actuating lever and adapted to cooperate with
a segment, which is inserted between said section and the actuating lever, namely
in such a manner that by pivoting said lever around its pivot joint on the cantilever
of the base plate, as soon as the lever is rested onto the guide, said elongated segment
having smoothly rounded end portions as well as corresponding length and thickness,
may be rotated from its first position at least approximately parallel with respect
to the main plane of the base plate into its second position at least approximately
perpendicular with respect to the main plane of the base plate or vice versa, by which
the segment is capable to take-over the loading, which is necessary for the purposes
of assuring stability and rigidity of the closed file mechanism, and correspondingly,
the distance between the base plate and the intermediate section of the clamping set
supported by the spring is varied within the range, which corresponds to the difference
between the length and the thickness of the segment. The segment is positively connected
both with the actuating lever and also with the guide on the intermediate section
of the clamping set, which is pressed by means of the spring in the direction away
from the base plate.
[0018] The actuating lever is furnished with a seat, which is situated on the one side with
respect to the pivot joint and is adapted to rest on a corresponding contact surface
on the guide. Moreover, the actuating lever is furnished with a further seat, which
is situated on the opposite side with respect to said pivot joint and is adapted to
cooperate with the first at least approximately semicircular rounded end portion of
the segment. Still further, the actuating lever comprises a protrusion, which is adapted
to push and rotate said segment when the actuating lever is pivoted around its pivot
joint. Besides, the actuating lever is furnished with a rest, which is adapted for
pressing the actuating lever towards a corresponding contact surface of the guide,
while said guide in addition to said contact surface comprises a seat, which is adapted
to cooperate with the second at least approximately semicircular end portion of the
segment, as well as a further contact surface, which is adapted to cooperate with
the seat on the opposite side of the actuating lever with respect to the pivot joint
Said seat, which is foreseen on the actuating lever and which is adapted to cooperate
with the segment, is therefore arranged between the protrusion, which is intended
to push and rotate the segment, and the pivot joint, while the rest on the actuating
lever, which is adapted to cooperate with the guide, is then arranged at a greater
distance apart from the pivot joint like the protrusion, which is intended to rotate
the segment.
[0019] In the opened position of the mechanism, when the pivotable and stable pins are positioned
apart from each other, due to the pressure of the spring towards the intermediate
section, the guide is rested by its contact surface on the actuating lever in the
area of the seat, by which the segment is positioned at least approximately parallel
with respect to the base plate, so that both end portions thereof are placed at practically
equal distance apart from the base plate.
[0020] In the closed position of the mechanism, when the pivotable pins are pressed towards
the stable pins due to the pressure of the spring towards the intermediate section,
the guide is rested by its relevant contact surface on the actuating lever in the
area of the seat, by which the segment is supported in the area of one end portion
by means of the relevant seat on the actuating lever and also in the area of its other
end portion by means of the relevant seat on the guide, by which in such a position
said seat on the actuating lever is positioned at least approximately vertical above
said seat on the guide, since the segment is turned into its second position at least
approximately rectangular with respect to the base plate.
[0021] In the most preferable embodiment, the seat on the actuating lever, which is adapted
to cooperate with the segment, is formed as a concave cylindrical recess, while the
end portion of the segment, which is adapted to cooperate with said seat, is formed
as a convex cylindrical surface, by which the radius of curvature of the surface on
this end portion of the segment and the radius of curvature of the surface in the
area of said seat on the actuating lever are adapted to each other. Analogously, the
seat on the guide, which is adapted to cooperate with the segment, is formed as a
concave cylindrical recess, by which the end portion of the segment, which is adapted
to cooperate with said seat, is formed as a convex cylindrical surface, by which the
radius of curvature of the surface on this end portion of the segment and the radius
of curvature of the surface in the area of said seat on the guide are adapted to each
other.
[0022] The guide may be connected with the intermediate section of the clamping set firmly
and either in a non-detachable manner or in a detachable manner.
[0023] The file mechanism according to the invention will be described on the basis of an
embodiment, which is presented in accompanying drawings, wherein
- Fig. 1
- is a front perspective view of the file mechanism in its opened position;
- Fig. 2
- is a front perspective view of the file mechanism according to Fig. in its opened
position, but observed under some different angle;
- Fig. 3
- is a front view of the same mechanism, again in its opened position;
- Fig. 4
- is a front view of the same mechanism, however in the closed position;
- Fig. 5
- is a cross-section of the mechanism along the plane V - V according to Fig. 3; and
- Fig. 6
- is a cross-section of the mechanism along the plane VI - VI according to Fig. 4.
[0024] A file mechanism (Fig. 1) comprises a base plate 1 with stable pins 11, 12 firmly
attached thereto as well as with a cantilever 13 with an actuating lever 3 attached
thereto, and moreover a clamping set 2, which consists of a pair of pivotable pins
21, 22 and an intermediate section 25, which is arranged between them.
[0025] The base plate 1 of the mechanism according to the invention essentially corresponds
to those according to prior art (
WO 2004082961 or
EP 1 6060 122, respectively) and is furnished with corresponding reinforcing means 14, mounting
openings 15 and positioning openings 16, while the stable pins 11, 12 are mounted,
preferably by means of pressing or riveting, on the base plate 1 adjacent to the longitudinal
edge 17. Adjacent to the opposite longitudinal edge 18 there are two bearings 19',
19", by means of which a clamping set 2 is pivotally attached to the base plate 1.
Said bearings 19', 19" represent integral parts of the base plate 1 and consist of
the material of the base plate 1, which is cut-out and bent in the area adjacent to
said longitudinal edge 18.
[0026] Said cantilever 13 is arranged approximately in the central area of the base plate
1 and extends approximately perpendicular with respect to the main plane of the plate
1. Similar like the plate 1 itself, also the cantilever 13 is relatively rigid, so
that embedding of the actuating lever 3 and consequently actuating of the clamping
set 2 can be performed in a sufficiently precise manner.
[0027] Still further, a spring 10 is mounted on the base plate I by inserting thereof into
an appropriate cutout 10', which is arranged between the cantilever 13 and the longitudinal
edge 18, and is therefore formed and also mounted in the same manner like in the prior
art mechanism (
WO 2004082961 or
EP 1 6060 122, respectively). Said spring 10 is intended to support an intermediate section 25
of the clamping set 2 on the base plate 1. Said spring 10 generally consists of some
different material than the base plate 1 and is engaged within said cutout 10' of
the base plate 1 in order to operate as a cantilevered flat bending spring.
[0028] Still further, the actuating lever 3 is pivotally attached to the cantilever 13 of
the base plate 1 in an appropriate pivot joint 31 and extends in the longitudinal
direction of the base plate 1 and between one stable pin 12 and corresponding pivotable
pin 22 and protrudes outside from the circumference of the base plate 1.
[0029] Said clamping set may essentially correspond to the set 2 as known from the prior
art (
WO 200408296 or
EP 1 606 122), but is for the purposes of the present invention modified by adding a guide 26
to the intermediate section 25, which is adapted to cooperate both with the actuating
lever 3 and also with an intermediate segment 4, which is inserted between the actuating
lever 3 and the guide 26 on the intermediate section 25 of the clamping set 2. Regarding
the embodiment as shown, said guide 26 consists of a polymeric material and is either
directly formed on the intermediate section 25 by means of injection moulding, or
may also be separately manufactured and subsequently attached to said intermediate
section 25.
[0030] In this particular embodiment, the intermediate segment 4 is formed as an elongated
integral part having smoothly rounded end portions 41, 42 characterized by the length
L and the thickness B, which is capable of rotating at least approximately 90° inserted
between the lever 3 and said guide 26 of the clamping set 2.
[0031] In order to enable appropriate guiding of said segment 4, said lever 3 is furnished
- when observed in the longitudinal direction thereof - with a seat 32, which is arranged
on the one side 351 of the pivot joint 31 and is adapted to receive a corresponding
end portion 41 of the segment 4, as well as with a protrusion 33, which is adapted
to transpose the segment 4 during pivoting the lever 3 around the pivot joint 31 on
the cantilever 3, and moreover also with a rest 34, by which the lever 3 is pressed
towards the corresponding surface 263 of the guide 26 on the intermediate section
25 of the clamping set 2. A seat 36 is foreseen on the opposite side 352 of the lever
3 with respect to the pivot joint 31, by means of which the lever 3 may be rested
on the guide 26. Of the same reason i.e. in order to enable guiding said segment 4,
the guide 26 on the intermediate section 25 is also furnished with a seat 261, which
is adapted to receive the belonging rounded end portion 42 of the segment 4, and moreover
also with a contact surface 262, which is adapted to cooperate with a rest 34 of the
lever 3, and besides, with a contact surface 263, which is adapted to cooperate with
the seat 36 of the lever 3. Accordingly, said segment 4 is therefore positively inserted
between the lever 3 and the guide 26 in such a manner, that on the one hand it rests
by its one end portion 41 against the lever 3 in the area of the seat 32 thereon,
and on the other hand by its another end portion 42 it rests against the guide 26
in the area of the seat 261 thereon.
[0032] As already mentioned, the intermediate section 25, embedded eccentrically with respect
to the bearings 19', 19", is supported by the spring 10 and is therefore pressed away
from the base plate 1, by which the pins 11, 12; 21, 22 are maintained apart from
each other. Whenever the mechanism is opened and said pins 11,12; 21, 22 are maintained
apart from each other, then the lever 2 is pivoted around the pivot joint 31 array
from the base plate 2 and the seat 36 of the lever 3 is rested on the contact surface
263 of the guide 26 on the intermediate section 25 of the clamping set 2.
[0033] When the lever 3 is pressed towards the base plate 1, said resting of the seat 36
of the lever 3 on the contact surface 263 of the guide 26 is terminated, and instead
of that the lever 3 is pressed by means of its rest 34 towards the contact surface
262 of the guide 26 by simultaneously pressing the guide 25 together with the intermediate
section 25 of the clamping set 2 towards the base plate 1 and therefore opposite with
respect to the force of the spring 10. When the lever 3 is moved i.e. pivoted around
the pivot joint 31, said protrusion 33 of the lever 3 pushes the corresponding end
portion 41 of the segment 4, which is by means of the opposite end portion 42 rested
on the seat 261 on the guide 26, so that by pivoting the lever 3 the segment 4 is
both moving and rotating. Thanks to said elongated shape of the segment 4 characterized
by the length L and the thickness B, the segment 4 is by pivoting the handle 3 turned
and transposed from its original position essentially parallel with respect to the
main plane of the base plate 1 into another position at least approximately perpendicular
with respect to the main plane of the base plate 1, by which the intermediate section
25 of the clamping set 2 is moved towards the base plate 1 and against the force of
the spring 10 along the distance, which normally corresponds to the difference between
the length L and thickness B of the segment 4 and therefore to the value (L - B).
If the segment is rotates lightly more than 90°, it is then locked in such position,
by which also pivoting the lever 3 in its opposite direction is prevented, which should
otherwise occur due to the action of the spring 10 towards the intermediate section
25 of the clamping set 2. In such a state (Fig. 4 and 6) the mechanism is closed,
and pivotable pins 21, 22 are pressed towards the stable pins 11, 12, and the lever
is maintained adjacent to the base plate 1. The degree of locking the segment 4 in
the previously described position, and herewith also the intensity of maintaining
the lever 3 in such a closed position of mechanism, is determined by the angle of
turning the segment 4 over the critical angle of 90°.
[0034] When the lever 3 is pressed in the direction away from the base plate 1, then the
lever 3 is sufficiently pivoted to enable the segment 4 to be rotated back into its
original position (Figs. 1 to 3 and 5) thanks to the spring 10.
1. File mechanism, consisting of a base plate (1) and a clamping set (2), which is pivotally
attached to said base plate (1) and is actuated by means of an actuating lever (3),
which is also pivotally attached to said base plate (1), whereby a pair of stable
pins (11, 12) are firmly attached to said base plate (1) adjacent to one longitudinal
edge (17) thereof, and are arranged appropriately apart from each other and positioned
at least approximately rectangular with respect to the main plane of said base plate
(1), and whereby a cantilever (13) with a pivot joint (31) is arranged in the central
area of the base plate (1), while adjacent to the opposite longitudinal edge (18)
appropriate bearings (19', 19") are arranged, which are adapted for embedding the
clamping set (2) onto the base plate (1), and whereby said integral clamping set (2)
comprises a pair of pivotable pins (21, 22), which are adapted to cooperate with said
stable pins (11, 12) in the sense of coaxial resting of said pivotable pins (21, 22)
thereon and between which an intermediate section (25) is available, which is offset
towards the cantilever (13) and is therefore embedded eccentrically with respect to
said bearings (19', 19") and pressed away from the base plate (1) by means of a supporting
spring (10), and whereby appropriate bearing sections (23, 24) are foreseen between
said intermediate section (25) and said pivotable pins (21, 22), in the area of which
said clamping set (2) is pivotally embedded within said bearings (19', 19") on the
base plate (1), whilst the actuating lever (3) is pivotally attached to the pivot
joint (31) on the cantilever (13) of the base plate (1) and extends essentially in
the longitudinal direction with respect to the base plate (1), protruding thereby
outside of the circumference of the base plate (1) in the area of one stable pin (11)
and corresponding pivotable pin (21), by which said actuating lever (3) is adapted
to cooperate with the intermediate section (25) of the clamping set (2), which is
on the one hand pressed away from the base plate (1) by means of the spring (10) and
on the other hand by means of the actuating lever (3) optionally pressed towards the
base plate (1),
wherein a guide (26) is foreseen on the intermediate section (25), which is faced
towards the actuating lever (3) and is adapted to cooperate with a segment (4), which
is inserted between said section (25) and the actuating lever (3), namely in such
a manner that by pivoting said lever (3) around its pivot joint (31) on the cantilever
(13) of the base plate (1), as soon as the lever (3) is rested onto the guide (26),
said elongated segment (4) having smoothly rounded end portions (41, 42) as well as
corresponding length (L) and thickness (B) may be rotated from the first position
at least approximately parallel with respect to the main plane of the base plate (1)
into another position at least approximately perpendicular with respect to the main
plane of the base plate (1) or vice versa, by which the segment (4) is capable to
take-over the loading, which is necessary for the purposes of assuring stability and
rigidity of the closed file mechanism, and correspondingly, the distance between the
base plate (1) and the intermediate section (25) of the clamping set (2) supported
by the spring (10) is varied within the range, which corresponds to the difference
between the length (L) and the thickness (B) of the segment (4),
characterized in that
said segment (4) is positively connected both with the actuating lever (3) and also
with the guide (26) on the intermediate section (25) of the clamping set (2), which
is pressed by means of the spring (10) in the direction away from the base plate (1),
and in that
the actuating lover (3) is furnished wit a scat (36), which is situated on the one
side with respect to the pivot joint (31) and is adapted to rest on a corresponding
contact surface (263) on the guide (26), as well as with a seat (32), which is situated
on the opposite side with respect to said pivot joint (31) and is adapted to cooperate
with the first at least approximately semicircular rounded end portion (41) of the
segment (4), and moreover with a protrusion (33), which is adapted to push and rotate
said segment (4) when the actuating lever (3) is pivoted around its pivot joint (31),
and moreover also with a rest (34) adapted for pressing the actuating lever (3) towards
a corresponding contact surface (262) of the guide (26), while said guide in addition
to said contact surface (262) comprises a seat (261), which is adapted to cooperate
with the second at least approximately semicircular end portion (42) of the segment
(4), as well as a further contact surface (263), which is adapted to cooperate with
the seat (36) on the opposite side of the actuating lever (3) with respect to the
pivot joint (31).
2. File mechanism according to Claim 1, characterized in that the seat (32) is foreseen on the actuating lever (3), which is adapted to cooperate
with segment (4) and arranged between the protrusion (33), which is intended to push
and rotate the segment (4), and the pivot joint (31), and that the rest (34) on the
actuating lever (3), which is adapted to cooperate with the guide (26), is arranged
at a greater distance apart from the pivot joint (31) like the protrusion (33), which
is intended to rotate the segment (4).
3. File mechanism according to Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that in the opened position of the mechanism, when the pivotable and stable pins (11,
12; 21, 22) are positioned apart from each other, due to the pressure of the spring
(10) towards the intermediate section (25), the guide (26) is rested by its contact
surface (263) on the actuating lever (3) in the area of seat (36), by which the segment
(4) is positioned at least approximately parallel with respect to the base plate (1),
so that both end portions (41, 42) thereof are placed at practically equal distance
apart from the base plate (1).
4. File mechanism according to Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that in the closed position of the mechanism, when the pivotable pins (21, 22) are pressed
towards the stable pins (11, 12) due to the pressure of the spring (10) towards the
intermediate section (25), the guide (26) is rested by its contact surface (262) on
the actuating lever (3) in the area of the seat (34), by which the segment (4) is
supported in the area of one end portion (41) by means of the seat (32) on the actuating
lever (3) and in the area of the other end portion (42) by means of the seat (261)
on the guide (26), by which in such a position the seat (32) on the actuating lever
(3) is positioned at least approximately vertical above said seat (261) on the guide
(26), whereby the segment (4) is turned into position at least approximately rectangular
with respect to the base plate (1).
5. File mechanism according to one of Claims 1-4, characterized in that the seat (32) on the actuating lever (3), which is adapted to cooperate with the
segment (4), is formed as a concave cylindrical recess, and that the end portion (41)
of the segment (4), which is adapted to cooperate with said seat (32), is formed as
a convex cylindrical surface, by which the radius of curvature of the surface on this
end portion (41) of the segment (4) and the radius of curvature of the surface in
the area of said seat (32) on the actuating lever (3) are adapted to each other.
6. File mechanism according to one of Claims 1-4, characterized in that the seat (261) on the guide (26), which is adapted to cooperate with the segment
(4), is formed as a concave cylindrical recess, and that the end portion (42) of the
segment (4), which is adapted to cooperate with said seat (261), is formed as a convex
cylindrical surface, by which the radius of curvature of the surface on this end portion
(42) of the segment (4) and the radius of curvature of the surface in the area of
said seat (261) on the guide (26) are adapted to each other.
1. Ordnermechanik, bestehend aus einer Grundplatte (1) und einer Einhängevorrichtung
(2), welche schwenkbar an der Grundplatte (1) angebracht ist und mittels eines ebenfalls
schwenkbar an der Grundplatte (1) angebrachten Betätigungshebels (3) betätigt wird,
wobei ein Paar Aufreihstifte (11, 12) fest an der Grundplatte (1) angrenzend an eine
Längskante (17) davon angebracht ist und passend voneinander entfernt angeordnet ist
und zumindest ungefähr rechtwinklig zur Hauptebene der Grundplatte (1) positioniert
ist, und wobei ein vorspringender Träger (13) mit einem Drehgelenk (31) im mittleren
Bereich der Grundplatte (1) angeordnet ist, während angrenzend an die gegenüberliegende
Längskante (18) entsprechende Lager (19', 19") angeordnet sind, welche an das Einbringen
der Einhängevorrichtung (2) auf der Grundplatte (1) angepasst sind, und wobei die
einstückige Einhängevorrichtung (2) ein Paar schwenkbarer Stifte (21, 22) umfasst,
welche angepasst sind an das Zusammenwirken mit den Aufreihstiften (11, 12) im Sinne
des koaxialen Anliegens der schwenkbaren Stifte (21, 22) daran und zwischen welchen
ein Zwischenabschnitt (25) zur Verfügung steht, welcher zum vorspringenden Träger
(13) hin versetzt ist und demzufolge außermittig zu den Lagern (19', 19") eingebracht
ist und mittels einer Stützfeder (10) von der Grundplatte (1) fort gedrückt ist, und
wobei geeignete Lagerabschnitte (23, 24) zwischen dem Zwischenabschnitt (25) und den
schwenkbaren Stiften (21, 22) vorgesehen sind, in deren Bereich die Einhängevorrichtung
(2) schwenkbar in den Lagern (19', 19") auf der Grundplatte (1) eingebracht ist, während
der Betätigungshebel (3) schwenkbar an dem Drehgelenk (31) auf dem vorspringenden
Träger (13) der Grundplatte (1) angebracht ist und sich im Wesentlichen in Längsrichtung
bezogen auf die Grundplatte (1) erstreckt, wobei er außerhalb des Umfangs der Grundplatte
(1) im Bereich eines Aufreihstifts (11) und des entspechenden schwenkbaren Stifts
(21) hervorsteht, wobei der Betätigungshebel (3) an das Zusammenwirken mit dem Zwischenabschnitt
(25) der Einhängevorrichtung (2) angepasst ist, welcher einerseits mittels der Feder
(10) von der Grundplatte (1) fort gedrückt ist und andererseits mittels des Betätigungshebels
(3) gegebenenfalls zu der Grundplatte (1) hin gedrückt ist,
wobei eine Führung (26) auf dem Zwischenabschnitt (25) vorgesehen ist, welche dem
Betätigungshebel (3) zugewandt ist und an das Zusammenwirken mit einem Segment (4)
angepasst ist, welches zwischen dem Abschnitt (25) und dem Betätigungshebel (3) nämlich
derart eingeführt ist, dass durch Schwenken des Hebels (3) um dessen Drehgelenk (31)
auf dem vorspringenden Träger (13) der Grundplatte (1), sobald der Hebel (3) auf der
Führung (26) anliegt, das längliche Segment (4), welches glatt gerundete Endabschnitte
(41, 42) sowie die entsprechende Länge (L) und Dicke (B) aufweist, von der ersten
Position zumindest ungefähr parallel zur Hauptebene der Grundplatte (1) in eine zumindest
ungefähr senkrecht zur Hauptebene der Grundplatte (1) verlaufende andere Position
gedreht werden kann oder umgekehrt, wobei das Segment (4) die für die Zwecke der Sicherstellung
der Stabilität und Steifigkeit der geschlossenen Ordnermechanik erforderliche Belastung
übernehmen kann und demgemäß der Abstand zwischen der Grundplatte (1) und dem von
der Feder (10) getragenen Zwischenabschnitt (25) der Einhängevorrichtung (2) innerhalb
des Bereichs verändert wird, welcher der Differenz zwischen der Länge (L) und der
Dicke (B) des Segments (4) entspricht,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
das Segment (4) formschlüssig sowohl mit dem Betätigungshebel (3) als auch mit der
Führung (26) auf dem Zwischenabschnitt (25) der Einhängevorrichtung (2) verbunden
ist, welcher mittels der Feder (10) in die fort von der Grundplatte (1) verlaufende
Richtung gedrückt ist,
und dass
der Betätigungshebel (3) versehen ist mit einer Anlagefläche (36), welche auf der
einen Seite bezogen auf das Drehgelenk (31) angeordnet ist und an das Anliegen auf
einer entsprechenden Kontaktfläche (263) auf der Führung (26) angepasst ist, sowie
mit einer Anlagefläche (32), welche auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite bezogen auf das
Drehgelenk (31) angeordnet ist und an das Zusammenwirken mit dem ersten zumindest
ungefähr halbkreisförmigen gerundeten Endabschnitt (41) des Segments (4) angepasst
ist, und ferner mit einem Vorsprung (33), welcher an das Schieben und Drehen des Segments
(4) angepasst ist, wenn der Betätigungshebel (3) um sein Drehgelenk (31) geschwenkt
wird, und ferner auch mit einer Auflage (34), die an das Drücken des Betätigungshebels
(3) in Richtung einer entsprechenden Kontaktfläche (262) der Führung (26) angepasst
ist, während die Führung zusätzlich zu der Kontaktfläche (262) eine an das Zusammenwirken
mit dem zweiten zumindest ungefähr halbkreisförmigen Endabschnitt (42) des Segments
(4) angepasste Anlagefläche (261) sowie eine weitere an das Zusammenwirken mit der
Anlagefläche (36) auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite des Betätigungshebels (3) bezogen
auf das Drehgelenk (31) angepasste Kontaktfläche (263) umfasst.
2. Ordnermechanik nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anlagefläche (32) auf dem Betätigungshebel (3) vorgesehen ist, welche an das
Zusammenwirken mit dem Segment (4) angepasst ist und zwischen dem Vorsprung (33),
welcher das Segment (4) schieben und drehen soll, und dem Drehgelenk (31) angeordnet
ist, und dass die an das Zusammenwirken mit der Führung (26) angepasste Auflage (34)
auf dem Betätigungshebel (3) in einem größeren Abstand von dem Drehgelenk (31) als
der Vorsprung (33) angeordnet ist, welcher das Segment (4) drehen soll.
3. Ordnermechanik nach Anspruch 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der geöffneten Position der Mechanik, wenn die schwenkbaren Stifte und die Aufreihstifte
(11, 12; 21, 22) wegen des Drucks der Feder (10) in Richtung des Zwischenabschnitts
(25) voneinander entfernt positioniert sind, die Führung (26) durch ihre Kontaktfläche
(263) koaxial auf dem Betätigungshebel (3) im Bereich der Anlagefläche (36) anliegt,
wobei das Segment (4) zumindest ungefähr parallel zur Grundplatte (1) derart positioniert
ist, dass beide Endabschnitte (41, 42) davon in nahezu gleichem Abstand entfernt von
der Grundplatte (1) positioniert sind.
4. Ordnermechanik nach Anspruch 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der geschlossenen Position der Mechanik, wenn die schwenkbaren Stifte (21, 22)
wegen des Drucks der Feder (10) in Richtung des Zwischenabschnitts (25) zu den Aufreihstiften
(11, 12) hin gedrückt sind, die Führung (26) durch ihre Kontaktfläche (262) auf dem
Betätigungshebel (3) im Bereich der Anlagefläche (34) anliegt, wobei das Segment (4)
im Bereich eines Endabschnitts (41) mittels der Anlagefläche (32) auf dem Betätigungshebel
(3) und im Bereich des anderen Endabschnitts (42) mittels der Anlagefläche (261) auf
der Führung (26) getragen ist, wobei die Anlagefläche (32) auf dem Betätigungshebel
(3) bei einer solchen Position zumindest ungefähr vertikal über der Anlagefläche (261)
auf der Führung (26) positioniert ist, wobei das Segment (4) in eine Position gedreht
wird, die zumindest ungefähr rechtwinklig zur Grundplatte (1) ist.
5. Ordnermechanik nach einem der Ansprüche 1-4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die an das Zusammenwirken mit dem Segment (4) angepasste Anlagefläche (32) auf dem
Betätigungshebel (3) als konkave zylindrische Aussparung ausgebildet ist und dass
der an das Zusammenwirken mit der Anlagefläche (32) angepasste Endabschnitt (41) des
Segments (4) als konvexe zylindrische Oberfläche ausgebildet ist, wobei der Radius
der Krümmung der Oberfläche auf diesem Endabschnitt (41) des Segments (4) und der
Radius der Krümmung der Oberfläche im Bereich der Anlagefläche (32) auf dem Betätigungshebel
(3) aneinander angepasst sind.
6. Ordnermechanik nach einem der Ansprüche 1-4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die an das Zusammenwirken mit dem Segment (4) angepasste Anlagefläche (261) auf der
Führung (26) als konkave zylindrische Aussparung ausgebildet ist und dass der an das
Zusammenwirken mit der Anlagefläche (261) angepasste Endabschnitt (42) des Segments
(4) als konvexe zylindrische Oberfläche ausgebildet ist, wobei der Radius der Krümmung
der Oberfläche auf diesem Endabschnitt (42) des Segments (4) und der Radius der Krümmung
der Oberfläche im Bereich der Anlagefläche (261) auf der Führung (26) aneinander angepasst
sind.
1. Mécanisme pour classeur, consistant en une plaque de base (1) et un ensemble de fixation
(2), qui est attaché de façon pivotante sur ladite plaque de base (1) et est actionné
au moyen d'un levier d'actionnement (3), qui est également attaché de façon pivotante
sur ladite plaque de base (1), dans lequel une paire de broches fixes (11, 12) sont
fermement attachées sur ladite plaque de base (1) de façon adjacente à un bord longitudinal
(17) de celle-ci, et sont agencées espacées de façon appropriée l'une de l'autre et
positionnées au moins approximativement à angle droit par rapport au plan principal
de ladite plaque de base (1), et dans lequel un porte-à-faux (13) avec une articulation
à pivot (31) est agencé dans la zone centrale de la plaque de base (1), tandis que,
de façon adjacente au bord longitudinal opposé (18), des supports (19', 19") appropriés
sont agencés, qui sont adaptés à une intégration de l'ensemble de fixation (2) sur
la plaque de base (1), et dans lequel ledit ensemble de fixation (2) intégré comprend
une paire de broches pivotantes (21, 22), qui sont adaptées à coopérer avec lesdites
broches fixes (11, 12) dans le sens d'un repos coaxial desdites broches pivotantes
(21, 22) sur celles-ci et entre lesquelles une section intermédiaire (25) est disponible,
qui est décalée vers le porte-à-faux (13) et est donc intégrée de façon excentrique
par rapport auxdits supports (19', 19") et est pressée à l'opposée de la plaque de
base (1) au moyen d'un ressort support (10), et dans lequel des sections support (23,
24) appropriées sont prévues entre ladite section intermédiaire (25) et lesdites broches
pivotantes (21, 22), dans la zone desquelles ledit ensemble de fixation (2) est intégré
de façon pivotante à l'intérieur desdits supports (19', 19") sur la plaque de base
(1), tandis que le levier d'actionnement (3) est attaché de façon pivotante sur l'articulation
à pivot (31) sur le porte-à-faux (13) de la plaque de base (1) et s'étend essentiellement
dans le sens longitudinal par rapport à la plaque de base (1), faisant ainsi saillie
à l'extérieur de la circonférence de la plaque de base (1) dans la zone d'une broche
fixe (11) et d'une broche pivotante (21) correspondante, ce par quoi ledit levier
d'actionnement (3) est adapté à coopérer avec la section intermédiaire (25) de l'ensemble
de fixation (2), qui est d'une part pressée à l'opposé de la plaque de base (1) au
moyen du ressort (10) et d'autre part au moyen du levier d'actionnement (3) facultativement
pressé vers la plaque de base (1),
dans lequel un guide (26) est prévu sur la section intermédiaire (25), qui fait face
vers le levier d'actionnement (3) et est adapté à coopérer avec un segment (4), qui
est inséré entre ladite section (25) et le levier d'actionnement (3), à savoir de
telle manière qu'en faisant pivoter ledit levier (3) autour de son articulation à
pivot (31) sur le porte-à-faux (13) de la plaque de base (1), dès que le levier (3)
repose sur le guide (26), ledit segment (4) allongé ayant des parties d'extrémités
(41, 42) doucement arrondies ainsi qu'une longueur (L) et une épaisseur (B) correspondantes
peut être fait tourner de la première position au moins approximativement parallèle
par rapport au plan principal de la plaque de base (1) jusqu'à une autre position
au moins approximativement perpendiculaire par rapport au plan principal de la plaque
de base (1) ou vice-versa, ce par quoi le segment (4) est apte à prendre la charge,
qui est nécessaire aux fins d'assurer la stabilité et la rigidité du mécanisme de
classeur fermé, et de façon correspondante, la distance entre la plaque de base (1)
et la section intermédiaire (25) de l'ensemble de fixation (2) supporté par le ressort
(10) est fait varier au sein de la plage qui correspond à la différence entre la longueur
(L) et l'épaisseur (B) du segment (4),
caractérisé en ce que
ledit segment (4) est connecté positivement à la fois avec le levier d'actionnement
(3) et aussi avec le guide (26) sur la section intermédiaire (25) de l'ensemble de
fixation (2), qui est pressé au moyen du ressort (10) dans le sens opposé à la plaque
de base (1),
et en ce que
le levier d'actionnement (3) est doté d'un siège (36), qui est situé sur un côté par
rapport à l'articulation à pivot (31) et est adapté à reposer sur une surface de contact
(263) correspondante sur le guide (26), ainsi que d'un siège (32), qui est situé sur
le côté opposé par rapport à ladite articulation à pivot (31) et est adapté à coopérer
avec la première partie d'extrémité arrondie (41) au moins approximativement semi-circulaire
du segment (4), et de plus d'une saillie (33), qui est adaptée à pousser et faire
tourner ledit segment (4) lorsque le levier d'actionnement (3) est fait pivoter autour
de son articulation à pivot (31), et de plus également d'un repos (34) adapté à presser
le levier d'actionnement (3) vers une surface de contact (262) correspondante du guide
(26), tandis que ledit guide, outre ladite surface de contact (262), comprend un siège
(261), qui est adapté à coopérer avec la deuxième partie d'extrémité (42) au moins
approximativement semi-circulaire du segment (4), ainsi qu'une autre surface de contact
(263), qui est adapté à coopérer avec le siège (36) sur le côté opposé du levier d'actionnement
(3) par rapport à l'articulation à pivot (31).
2. Mécanisme pour classeur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le siège (32) est prévu sur le levier d'actionnement (3), qui est adapté à coopérer
avec le segment (4) et agencé entre la saillie (33), qui est destinée à pousser et
faire tourner le segment (4), et l'articulation à pivot (31), et en ce que le repos (34) sur le levier d'actionnement (3), qui est adapté à coopérer avec le
guide (26), est agencé à une distance plus grande de l'articulation à pivot (31) que
la saillie (33), qui est destinée à faire tourner le segment (4).
3. Mécanisme pour classeur selon les revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que, dans la position ouverte du mécanisme, lorsque les broches pivotantes et fixes (11,
12 ; 21, 22) sont positionnées espacées les unes des autres, du fait de la pression
du ressort (10) vers la section intermédiaire (25), le guide (26) repose par sa surface
de contact (263) sur le levier d'actionnement (3) dans la zone de siège (36), ce par
quoi le segment (4) est positionné au moins approximativement parallèle par rapport
à la plaque de base (1), de telle sorte que les deux parties d'extrémité (41, 42)
de celui-ci sont placées à distance pratiquement égale de la plaque de base (1).
4. Mécanisme pour classeur selon les revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce que, dans la position fermée du mécanisme, lorsque les broches pivotantes (21, 22) sont
pressées vers les broches fixes (11, 12) du fait de la pression du ressort (10) vers
la section intermédiaire (25), le guide (26) repose par sa surface de contact (262)
sur le levier d'actionnement (3) dans la zone du siège (34), ce par quoi le segment
(4) est supporté dans la zone d'une partie d'extrémité (41) au moyen du siège (32)
sur le levier d'actionnement (3) et dans la zone de l'autre partie d'extrémité (42)
au moyen du siège (261) sur le guide (26), ce par quoi, dans une telle position, le
siège (32) sur le levier d'actionnement (3) est positionné au moins approximativement
vertical au-dessus dudit siège (261) sur le guide (26), d'où il résulte que le segment
(4) est tourné en position au moins approximativement à angle droit par rapport à
la plaque de base (1).
5. Mécanisme pour classeur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le siège (32) sur le levier d'actionnement (3), qui est adapté à coopérer avec le
segment (4), est formé comme un renfoncement cylindrique concave, et en ce que la partie d'extrémité (41) du segment (4), qui est adaptée à coopérer avec ledit
siège (32), est formée comme une surface cylindrique convexe, ce par quoi le rayon
de courbure de la surface sur cette partie d'extrémité (41) du segment (4) et le rayon
de courbure de la surface dans la zone dudit siège (32) sur le levier d'actionnement
(3) sont adaptés l'un à l'autre.
6. Mécanisme pour classeur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le siège (261) sur le guide (26), qui est adapté à coopérer avec le segment (4),
est formé comme un renfoncement cylindrique concave, et en ce que la partie d'extrémité (42) du segment (4), qui est adaptée à coopérer avec ledit
siège (261), est formée comme une surface cylindrique convexe, ce par quoi le rayon
de courbure de la surface sur cette partie d'extrémité (42) du segment (4) et le rayon
de courbure de la surface dans la zone dudit siège (261) sur le guide (26) sont adaptés
l'un à l'autre.