What is the construction of a fountain pen? What are the components of a fountain pen?

The development of fountain pens.

Fountain pens are now a common writing instrument, having been invented in the early 19th century. In 1809, the first patent certificates for water storage pens were issued in the United Kingdom, which marked the official birth of the fountain pen.

In early reservoir pens, ink did not flow freely. The writer presses the piston before the ink begins to flow, and after writing for a while, he has to press it again, otherwise the ink will not flow. Of course, it is inconvenient to write like this.

By 1884, an employee of an American insurance company named Waterman invented a method of feeding ink with a capillary, which solved the above problem relatively well. The end of this pen can be removed and the ink is injected with a small dropper.

The first pens capable of absorbing ink on their own appeared in the early 20th century, employing a piston to absorb ink. When the pen uses a leather bladder, an iron piece is inserted into a slit to squeeze the leather bladder to absorb the ink. By 1952, the Schnocker pen had appeared with a tube inserted into the ink to absorb water.

It was not until 1956 that the capillary pen that is now commonly used was invented.

Types of pens.

There are many types and models of fountain pens. According to the composition of the fountain pen nib, it can be divided into two types: gold pen and iridium pen.

Gold pen: The nib has high gold content, the nib is soft, the elasticity is small, the nib is smooth when writing, and the hand feels comfortable. However, the gold pen is expensive, and the tip of the pen is soft, not easy to master, and beginners should not use it.

Iridium pen: The nib has less gold content, the nib is harder, the elasticity is good, durable, and the price is cheap, it is a more suitable tool for beginners to write.

Although there is a huge difference, one of the things on the tip of the pen is special platinum"Iridium, ruthenium"The alloy! The reason why there is so much difference in smoothness is because the fineness of the polishing is the same. So in a sense, a gold pen and an iridium pen are the same.

The difference is only in smoothness, this is the gap in **!

The purchase of fountain pens.

When choosing a fountain pen, it is necessary to see whether the nib is smooth and smooth, which can be tested by the test pen, that is, the new pen is dipped in ink to write some strokes and Arabic numerals on the paper", such as the nib does not pull the paper, the water is even, then the nib is sleek and smooth, in line with the requirements of use. The nib of the fountain pen has a thickness difference, and the pen with a slightly thicker nib should be used to practice calligraphy. If you need to write a pen with a smaller shape, you can choose a pen with the word "extra-fine" on the barrel.

Maintenance of fountain pens.

Fountain pens should be maintained. When writing, some manuscript paper should be padded under the paper to enhance the elasticity of the nib and reduce friction. Do not write on hard materials such as metal to prevent damage to the nib.

The fountain pen should be cleaned once a month or so to keep the ink flowing smoothly. If the pen is not used for a long time, it should be washed and stored.

It needs to be mentioned here that there is an elbow fountain pen with the words "hard pen calligraphy" on the barrel, which has the characteristics of large changes in the thickness of the writing strokes. When using, the pen barrel is lowered, the strokes are thicker, and slightly larger characters can be written; When the pen is erected, the strokes will be thinner, and slightly smaller characters can be written. This pen is more expressive than ordinary fountain pens and is often used to write large fonts such as envelopes.

However, it is difficult to write with this pen, and beginners should not use it to practice calligraphy.

A fountain pen is composed of a nib, an ink sac, a grip, and a barrel. Dusty.

1. Fountain pen nib: It can be said that it is the most critical part of the fountain pen, from fine to thick, all kinds of changes, the most common fountain pen nib size is "B (broad thick), M (medium medium coarse), FM (fine-medium medium fine), F (fine fine) and EF (extra-fine)".

2. Ink sac: Just change the ink sac to complete the work of water absorption.

3. Grip: The component formed by covering and fixing the tip of the pen and the tongue with a tubular material is called the grip. The grip position is closely related to the comfort of the grip, in addition to the common round section, all kinds of ergonomics.

The design also often contains the ingenuity of the designer, and the friction of holding the jujube position.

Hardness, size, and shape are closely related to the feel of writing.

4. Pen barrel: The tubular structure connected to the grip covering ink storage device is called the pen barrel. The material and shape of the pen barrel are changeable.

1. Pen nib. The fountain pen nib, which can be said to be the most critical part of the fountain pen, has various variations from thin to thick, and the nib size will be slightly different in the specifications of each pen factory. For the same size unit, the nib of a Japanese fountain pen will be thinner than that of a European fountain pen.

2. Ink sac. There is a pen gall type, there is a transparent skin bag in the pen barrel, and there is a suction tube, which is closer to everyone's habits, easy to use, and only needs to be gently pinched a few times. There are also needle tubes, such as needle tubes, there are water beads, and there are needle tube water absorption rods at the back, most of the materials are plastic, which can absorb more ink at a time, and there will be no damage, and the problem of damage is solved.

3. Grip. The component formed by the tubular material that wraps and holds the nib in place with the tongue is called a grip. The grip is closely related to the comfort of the grip, in addition to the common round section, a variety of ergonomic designs are often hidden by the designer's ingenuity, and the friction, softness, hardness, size, shape and feel of the grip are closely related.

4. a pen holder. The tubular structure that connects the grip to the ink storage device is called the pen barrel. The material and shape of the pen barrel are changeable. The design is divided into general size and short rod, and the pen cover is set on the tail of the pen barrel when writing, and the increased length makes it more comfortable to hold and write.

5. an ink absorber.

It can be regarded as a composite of cassette ink tube and piston inking or bladder pressing, with the front being a cassette combined with the grip, and the rear being a bladder or piston only inking mechanism, and the cassette ink tube of the same specification can also be removed and replaced when the ink suction device is not used.

The main use of the fountain pen is to write, the fountain pen is a writing instrument commonly used by people, invented in the early 19th century, designed by the American Waltman, the nib is made of metal, and the writing is sleek and elastic, quite smooth. There are also pens with special significance that can be collected.

Fountain pen is a pen writing instrument that mainly uses metal as the pen body, through the hollow pen barrel to contain ink, through gravity and capillary action, and then through the duckbill pen tip writing, writing light and heavy different, can be said to be a Western calligraphy writing instrument.

The fountain pen nib is made of metal, which is sleek and elastic to write, quite smooth, and has obvious trademark marks and models at the mouth of the cap or on the surface of the nib.

Most fountain pens are refillable with ink, usually using a vial or straw such as eye drops.