CN102058205A

CN102058205A - Buckle

Info

Publication number: CN102058205A
Application number: CN2010105247197A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 拿旦耶·圣; 史提芬·伍德; 凯尔·梅森
Original assignee: Nuna Industry BV
Current assignee: Nuna Industry BV; Nuna International BV
Priority date: 2009-11-17
Filing date: 2010-10-26
Publication date: 2011-05-18
Also published as: US20110113601A1

Abstract

The present invention provides a buckle for an infant holding device. The buckle includes a female fastener and a male fastener. The female fastener includes a first body and an engaging structure. The engaging structure is formed on the first body. The male fastener is detachably connected to the female fastener. The male fastener includes a second body and a shaft device. The shaft device is disposed on the second body to be detachably coupled with the engaging structure. When the shaft device is coupled with the engaging structure, the first body can rotate relative to the second body.

Description

Fastener

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of fastener, especially relate to a kind of utilize outstanding alignment pin and engagement pin to engage with axis hole structure axial respectively or clasp with the fastening that engages axle so that the fastener that box can rotate with respect to pin thread.

Background technology

In most infant carrier apparatus (as safety chair seats of car, perambulator etc.); usually can use fastener to connect many safety belts firmly to be placed in the infant in it; and in known technology; above-mentioned fastener is to adopt the elasticity of pin thread to fasten mode that arm fastens with constructive interference to insert design in the hollow slot that is fastened on box mostly, and cooperates its safety belt that connects to reach the purpose of fixing protection.

Yet, the above-mentioned snap-fit design of utilizing constructive interference has elasticity usually and fastens arm and design complicated problems with respective outer side edges between the hollow slot, in addition, pin thread and box also can't the variations to some extent in response to infant's build profile through fastening the formed buckle structure profile in assembling back, thus cause easily the infant on taking discomfort and reduce the riding quality of infant carrier apparatus; In addition, this snap-fit design also can fasten in elasticity and produce the structure fastening sound of high frequency when the arm insertion is fastened in the hollow slot, and then causes the user in the puzzlement and inconvenience looked after on the infant.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of utilize outstanding alignment pin and engagement pin to engage with axis hole structure axial respectively or clasp with the fastening that engages axle so that the fastener that box can rotate with respect to pin thread, to solve the above problems.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a kind of fastener, it can be applicable to an infant carrier apparatus, and this fastener comprises a box and a pin thread.This box comprises that a box main body and is formed at the snap-in structure on this box main body.This pin thread removably is connected in this box, this pin thread comprises a pin thread main body and an engaging axle, this engaging axle is arranged on this pin thread main body and removably and engages with this snap-in structure, and when this engaging axle engaged with this snap-in structure, this box main body can be rotated mutually with this pin thread main body.

In simple terms, the present invention utilize outstanding alignment pin on the pin thread and engagement pin to engage with axis hole structure axial on the box respectively or box on clasp and pin thread on the fastening that engages axle, so that box can also can rotate with respect to pin thread when engagement connection is on pin thread, thus, by above-mentioned succinct box and pin engaging Rotation Design, fastener provided by the present invention not only has the effect of simplified structure design, also can utilize simultaneously architectural characteristic that box and pin can be pivoted relative to each other flexibly to meet infant's build profile, so that the infant can more cosily take in infant carrier apparatus.In addition, because changing, the present invention adopt engagement pin to engage or clasp and the fastening that engages axle with the mobile of axis hole structure, insert the design that is fastened in the hollow slot to replace above-mentioned elasticity fastening arm in the mode that constructive interference fastens, therefore, the present invention also can prevent the generation of high-frequency structure fastening sound, thereby makes fastener use hommization more in the operation further.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the decomposing schematic representation according to the fastener that first embodiment of the invention proposed;

Fig. 2 is the combination schematic diagram of fastener shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is positioned at the schematic diagram of this unlocking position for engagement pin shown in Figure 2;

The schematic diagram that Fig. 4 separates with box for pin thread shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 5 is the decomposing schematic representation according to the fastener that second embodiment of the invention proposed;

Fig. 6 is the generalized section of box and pin thread shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram that engaging axle shown in Figure 5 is aimed at snap-in structure;

Fig. 8 is the combination schematic diagram that engaging axle shown in Figure 7 engages with snap-in structure;

The schematic diagram that Fig. 9 is an angle for engaging axle shown in Figure 8 and snap-in structure;

Figure 10 is the generalized section according to the fastener that third embodiment of the invention proposed.

The main element symbol description

10,100,200 fasteners, 12,102 boxes

14,104 pin threads, 16,106 box main bodys

18,108 snap-in structures, 20 first axis hole structures

22 second axis hole structures, 24,110 pin thread main bodys

26,112 engaging axles, 28 accommodation spaces

30 outstanding alignment pin 31 axis

32 engagement pins, 34 operating parts

36 elastic components, 37 lug bosses

39 perforation of 38 latches

40 sliding trays, 41 fixing holes

42,116 connecting portions, 114 openings

202 first position limiting structures, 204 second position limiting structures

The specific embodiment

Please refer to Fig. 1, it is for the decomposing schematic representation of the fastener 10 that one first embodiment is proposed according to the present invention.Fastener 10 preferably is applied on the infant carrier apparatus common in the known technology; as perambulator, safety chair seats of car etc.; and be connected with the safety belt that disposed on it; to take infant's thereon usefulness as fixing protection; as shown in Figure 1, fastener 10 comprises a box 12 and a pin thread 14.Box 12 comprises a box main body 16 and a snap-in structure 18, and snap-in structure 18 is formed on the box main body 16, and in this embodiment, it is one tabular that box main body 16 roughly is, and snap-in structure 18 has one first axis hole structure 20 and one second axis hole structure 22; Pin thread 14 removably is connected in box 12, and pin thread 14 comprises a pin thread main body 24 and an engaging axle 26; It is one tabular that pin thread main body 24 roughly is in this embodiment, and pin thread main body 24 is formed with an accommodation space 28 and one end and has an outstanding alignment pin 30 that is used for being sticked in the first axis hole structure 20; Engaging axle 26 is arranged on the pin thread main body 24 and removably engages with snap-in structure 18, engaging axle 26 defines an axis 31 on an engagement pin 32, when engaging axle 26 engaged with snap-in structure 18, box main body 16 and pin thread main body 24 can axis 31 be rotated for rotating shaft mutually.

Be described in this mechanism design at engaging axle 26, as shown in Figure 1, engaging axle 26 comprises engagement pin 32, an operating parts 34, an and elastic component 36, it is interior and mobile between a unlocking position and a latched position that engagement pin 32 is arranged at accommodation space 28 movably, in order to optionally separating or to engage with the second axis hole structure 22 so that box main body 16 can be separated with pin thread main body 24 or by outstanding alignment pin 30 and engagement pin 32 respectively with axial engaging of the first axis hole structure 20 and the second axis hole structure 22 with respect to 24 rotations of pin thread main body; In this embodiment, operating parts 34 is preferably a pushing button structure, wherein, as shown in Figure 1, the outer surface of this pushing button structure have a lug boss 37 conveniently push and utilize for the user latch 38 run through itself one the perforation 39 and engagement pin 32 on a fixing hole 41 and be fixed on the engagement pin 26, but not limit by this, it also can adopt other can reach the design of similar immobilization efficiencies, as adopt operating parts 34 directly to be fastened on the engagement pin 32 and do not need design of latch 38 etc., in addition, as shown in Figure 1, be formed with a sliding tray 40 on the position of pin thread main body 24 corresponding accommodation spaces 28, operating parts 34 is arranged in the sliding tray 40 movably, moves to this unlocking position in order to driver card dowel pin 32, so that engagement pin 32 separates with the second axis hole structure 22; Elastic component 36 is arranged between accommodation space 28 and the engagement pin 32, elastic component 36 is used to provide elastic force and moves to this latched position with driver card dowel pin 32, so that engagement pin 32 is sticked in the second axis hole structure 22, in this embodiment, elastic component 36 is preferably a spring and is socketed on engagement pin 32.

In addition, as shown in Figure 1, box main body 16 and pin thread main body 24 are formed with a junction 42 respectively, in order to the safety belt that is disposed on the infant carrier apparatus that is connected in the application of its desire, thus, fastener 10 can utilize box main body 16 and pin thread main body 24 to bring into play with being connected of safety belt respectively the infant firmly is placed in effect in the infant carrier apparatus.

Be described in detail in this dismounting and assembling at fastener 10; please refer to Fig. 2; it is the combination schematic diagram of fastener 10 shown in Figure 1; as shown in Figure 2; by outstanding alignment pin 30 and the first axis hole structure 20 engage and elastic force driver card dowel pin 32 that elastic component 36 is provided is sticked in the second axis hole structure 22; box 12 can engage and is articulated on the pin thread 14; add with infant carrier apparatus on the safety belt that disposed be connected cooperation; so can reach fixing protection and take infant's thereon purpose; in addition; because above-mentioned pivot joint design can allow box main body 16 to rotate with respect to pin thread main body 24 with axial engaging of the first axis hole structure 20 and the second axis hole structure 22 respectively by outstanding alignment pin 30 and engagement pin 32; therefore; fastener 10 can have the architectural characteristic that pin thread 14 and box 12 can be pivoted relative to each other; so the structure outline of fastener 10 also can flexibly meet infant's build profile by this characteristic, so that the infant can more cosily take in infant carrier apparatus.

Aspect the dismounting of fastener 10, please refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram that engagement pin 32 shown in Figure 2 is positioned at this unlocking position, the schematic diagram that Fig. 4 separates with box 12 for pin thread 14 shown in Figure 3; If the user wants pin thread 14 is disassembled from box 12, then the user only must promote operating parts 34 and move to as shown in Figure 3 position from as shown in Figure 2 position, move from the past direction of leaving the second axis hole structure 22 of this latched position as shown in Figure 2 with driver card dowel pin 32, up to move to as shown in Figure 3 this unlocking position and till withdrawing from the second axis hole structure 22 fully, at this moment, elastic component 36 is in confined state, and engagement pin 32 shrinks and places fully in the pin thread main body 24, then, the user just can spur pin thread main body 24 and move (as shown in Figure 4) toward the direction of separating with box main body 16, thus, withdraw from the first axis hole structure 20 fully and make pin thread 14 and box 12 after separatings at outstanding alignment pin 30, can finish the dismounting of fastener 10, wherein it should be noted that, in the dismounting of finishing fastener 10 and after stopping pressing operation spare 34, the back stretch that above-mentioned compressed elastic component 36 is provided will driver card dowel pin 32 be got back to this latched position and is protruded in outside the accommodation space 28 of pin thread main body 24 from this unlocking position with respect to pin thread main body 24.

On the other hand, once more pin thread 14 assemblings are fixed on the box 12 if want, then the user only once more pressing operation spare 34 so that the above-mentioned engagement pin 32 that protrudes in outside the accommodation space 28 moves to this unlocking position (at this moment from this latched position, elastic component 36 is in confined state) and in the withdrawal accommodation space 28, and will give prominence to alignment pin 30 and aim in the insertion first axis hole structure 20 (as shown in Figure 4); Then, the user just can be pushed into pin thread main body 24 position (as shown in Figure 3) that makes the engagement pin 32 alignment second axis hole structure 22 that is arranged in the accommodation space 28; At last, after decontroling operating parts 34, the back stretch that compressed elastic component 36 provided can be got back to this latched position and be sticked in the second axis hole structure 22 interior (as shown in Figure 2) from this unlocking position as shown in Figure 3 by driver card dowel pin 32, thereby finishes the assembling of fastener 10; Thus; by engaging of outstanding alignment pin 30 and the first axis hole structure 20 and engaging of engagement pin 32 and the second axis hole structure 22; box 12 just can fixedly be articulated on the pin thread 14; add with infant carrier apparatus that its desire is used on the safety belt that disposed be connected cooperations, so can reach the fixing purpose of taking infant thereon of protecting.

Next, please refer to Fig. 5, it is the decomposing schematic representation of the fastener 100 that one second embodiment is proposed according to the present invention, and as shown in Figure 5, fastener 100 comprises a box 102 and a pin thread 104.Box 102 comprises a box main body 106 and a snap-in structure 108, and pin thread 104 comprises a pin thread main body 110 and an engaging axle 112; Be described in this structural design at snap-in structure 108 and engaging axle 112, please refer to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the generalized section of box 102 and pin thread 104 shown in Figure 5, by Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 as can be known, snap-in structure 108 and engaging axle 112 are formed at respectively on box main body 106 and the pin thread main body 110, in this embodiment, snap-in structure 108 is a clasp 108 in this embodiment, the rotating shaft (as shown in Figure 6) that engaging axle 112 is preferably an oval rotating shaft or has an elliptical section is to match with clasp 108, snap-in structure 108 is used for rotatably being fastened on the engaging axle 112, snap-in structure 108 has an opening 114, be used to utilize the elliptical profile of engaging axle 112 and cooperating of opening 114, engaging axle 112 can't be moved apart from opening 114, engaging axle 112 is sticked in the snap-in structure 108.

In addition, as shown in Figure 5, box main body 106 and pin thread main body 110 are formed with a junction 116 respectively, in order to be connected in the safety belt of the infant carrier apparatus that its desire uses, thus, fastener 100 can utilize box main body 106 and pin thread main body 110 to bring into play with being connected of safety belt respectively the infant firmly is placed in effect in the infant carrier apparatus.

Be described in detail in these assembly and disassembly at fastener 100, at first, aspect the assembling of fastener 100, please refer to Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7, and Fig. 8, Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram that engaging axle 112 shown in Figure 5 is aimed at the opening 114 of snap-in structure 108, and Fig. 8 is the combination schematic diagram that engaging axle 112 shown in Figure 7 engages with snap-in structure 108; If the user wants pin thread 104 and box 102 are bonded with each other, then the user must be earlier with pin thread 104 and the box 102 relative angles that are, so that the minor axis part of engaging axle 112 (i.e. the thinnest part of engaging axle 112 structures) is towards the opening 114 (as shown in Figure 7) of snap-in structure 108, and then relatively outwards spur box 102 and pin thread 104, thereby make engaging axle 112 can the thinnest part of this body structure mode by opening 114 be fastened in the snap-in structure 108 (as shown in Figure 8), then rotate box 102 and pin thread 104 makes the two opposing parallel, even meaning box main body 106 and pin thread main body 110 roughly are same plane, snap-in structure 108 is matched with engaging axle 112, this moment since the non-minor axis part of engaging axle 112 towards opening 114, so cause engaging axle 112 to break away from, can finish the assembling of fastener 100 like this from opening 114; Thus; by snap-in structure 108 and the engaging that engages axle 112; box 102 just can fixedly be articulated on the pin thread 104; add with infant carrier apparatus that its desire is used on the safety belt that disposed be connected cooperations, so can reach the fixing purpose of taking infant thereon of protecting.

In addition, because above-mentioned pivot joint design can allow box main body 106 to rotate with respect to pin thread main body 110 with engaging the engaging between the axle 112 by snap-in structure 108, therefore, fastener 100 similarly can have the architectural characteristic that pin thread 104 and box 102 can be pivoted relative to each other, so the structure outline of fastener 100 also can flexibly meet infant's build profile by this characteristic, so that the infant can more cosily take in infant carrier apparatus.

Aspect the dismounting of fastener 100, please refer to Fig. 9, it is the schematic diagram of an angle for engaging axle shown in Figure 8 112 and snap-in structure 108; If want to discharge engaging between pin thread 104 and the box 102, at first, user earlier pulling box 102 or pin thread 104 rotates the two to be this angle mutually, so that the minor axis part of engaging axle 112 (i.e. the thinnest part of engaging axle 112 structures) is towards the opening 114 (as shown in Figure 9) of snap-in structure 108, then, the user can promote pin thread 104 or box 102, so that engaging axle 112 successfully withdraws from snap-in structure 108 in the mode of the thinnest part of this body structure by opening 114, thereby finish the dismounting of fastener 100.

What deserves to be mentioned is, the snap-fit design of box 102 and pin thread 104 can be not limited to the foregoing description, it also can adopt the concavo-convex matching design of structure on the respective outer side edges of engaging axle 112 and snap-in structure 108, can waltz through the effect of opening 114 more and avoid that engaging axle 112 takes place from the situations that opening 114 gets loose in the process that box main body 106 pivots with respect to pin thread main body 110 to reach engaging axle 112.For instance, please refer to Figure 10, it is the generalized section of the fastener 200 that one the 3rd embodiment is proposed according to the present invention.The identical person with the element number described in the foregoing description of element described in this embodiment represents that it has similar function or structure, fastener 200 mainly be snap-in structure with the difference of fastener 100 and engage the axle on structural design.As shown in figure 10, engaging axle 112 can be a circular rotating shaft or as the oval rotating shaft of last embodiment, be formed with one first position limiting structure 202 on the position of snap-in structure 108 corresponding openings 114, engaging axle 112 is formed with corresponding second position limiting structure 204 on the position of corresponding first position limiting structure 202, in this embodiment, first position limiting structure 202 is an outstanding structure, 204 of second position limiting structures are a groove structure, this groove structure be used for ccontaining should outstanding structure, so that should outstanding structure can cooperatively interact with the accommodation space that this groove structure is provided, thereby avoid recurring structure excessive interference in carrying out the process that is fastened of pin thread 104 and box 102 and cause engaging axle 112 can't be by the problem of opening 114, in other words, when box 102 and pin thread 104 are assembled, box 102 need be an angle relatively with pin thread 104, promptly engaging axle 112 need rotate to this groove structure towards snap-in structure 108 should outstanding structure, can help to engage 112 mode that waltz through the opening 114 of snap-in structure 108 more by this groove structure and concavo-convex cooperation that should outstanding structure and assemble.

In addition, after engaging axle 112 is sticked in the snap-in structure 108, above-mentioned outstanding structure can be brought into play the structure effect that stops further, with the situation that prevents that box main body 106 from getting loose with respect to pin thread main body 110, that is to say, after engaging axle 112 passes through opening 114, box 102 and pin thread can rotate into the angle of almost parallel mutually, even meaning box main body 106 and pin thread main body 110 roughly are same plane, because this outstanding structure that snap-in structure 108 is positioned on the opening 114 can cause opening 114 to narrow down, and, make that engaging axle 112 can't be from opening 114 disengagings less than the structure width that engages axle 112.In addition, engaging axle 112 can be not limited to design shown in Figure 10 with the respective outer side edges of snap-in structure 108, it also can adopt other designs common in known technology, for example, first position limiting structure 202 can be the tooth-like formation structure, second position limiting structure on the engaging axle 112 then can change to the tooth-like formation structure that cooperatively interacts accordingly, and it will correspond to mutually, just can allow engaging axle 112 to waltz through opening 114 and is fastened in the snap-in structure 108 or from snap-in structure 108 and breaks away from.

In sum, adopt the elasticity of pin thread to fasten mode that arm fastens with constructive interference compared to known technology and insert design in the hollow slot that is fastened on box, the present invention change that the outstanding alignment pin that utilizes on the pin thread and engagement pin engage with axis hole structure axial on the box respectively or box on clasp and pin thread on the fastening that engages axle, so that box can also can rotate with respect to pin thread when engagement connection is on pin thread, thus, by above-mentioned succinct box and pin engaging Rotation Design, fastener provided by the present invention not only has the effect of simplified structure design, also can utilize simultaneously architectural characteristic that box and pin can be pivoted relative to each other flexibly to meet infant's build profile, so that the infant can more cosily take in infant carrier apparatus.In addition, because changing, the present invention adopt engagement pin to engage or clasp and the fastening that engages axle with the mobile of axis hole structure, insert the design that is fastened in the hollow slot to replace above-mentioned elasticity fastening arm in the mode that constructive interference fastens, therefore, the present invention also can prevent the generation of high-frequency structure fastening sound, thereby makes fastener use hommization more in the operation further.

The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equalizations of doing according to claim of the present invention change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. fastener, it can be applicable to an infant carrier apparatus, it is characterized in that, and this fastener comprises:

Box comprises:

The box main body; And

Snap-in structure is formed on this box main body; And

Pin thread, it removably is connected in this box, and this pin thread comprises:

The pin thread main body; And

Engaging axle is arranged on this pin thread main body and removably and engage with this snap-in structure, and when this engaging spool engaged with this snap-in structure, this box main body can be rotated mutually with this pin thread main body.

2. fastener as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this engaging axle defines an axis, and this box main body and this pin thread main body can this axis be that rotating shaft rotates mutually.

3. fastener as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that this engaging axle comprises an engagement pin that is arranged on versatilely on this pin thread main body, this engagement pin can move relative to this pin thread main body between a unlocking position and a latched position, to separate with this snap-in structure of this box or to engage.

4. fastener as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this pin thread main body is formed with an accommodation space, and this engagement pin is arranged in this accommodation space movably, and can flexibly protrude from outside this accommodation space, to engage with this snap-in structure of this box

5. fastener as claimed in claim 4, this snap-in structure that it is characterized in that this box has the first axis hole structure and the second axis hole structure, this pin thread main body has an outstanding alignment pin that is used for being sticked in this first axis hole structure in an end of this accommodation space, and this engaging axle comprises:

This engagement pin;

Operating parts, it is connected on this engagement pin, and this operating parts is used for driving this engagement pin and moves; And

Elastic component, it is arranged between this accommodation space and this engagement pin, and this elastic component is used to provide elastic force to drive this engagement pin and move to this latched position and to be sticked in this second axis hole structure.

6. fastener as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that this elastic component is a spring.

7. fastener as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that this pin thread main body to being formed with a sliding tray on the position of accommodation space, and this operating parts is a pushing button structure, and it is arranged in this sliding tray movably.

8. fastener as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that the outer surface of this pushing button structure has a lug boss.

9. fastener as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that this operating parts is fixed on this engaging axle in the fixing mode of latch.

10. fastener as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that this snap-in structure is a clasp, and this clasp can engage axle with this and fasten mutually.

11. fastener as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that this engaging axle is an oval rotating shaft.

12. fastener as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that this clasp has an opening, this ellipse rotating shaft passes through this opening with its minor axis part towards the mode of this opening of this clasp, so that this engaging axle separates with this clasp or engages.

13. fastener as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that this clasp has an opening, when this pin thread is relative with this box when being an angle, this engaging axle can pass through this opening, when this pin thread is relative with this box when roughly being parallel, this engaging axle can't pass through this opening.

14. fastener as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that this clasp has an opening and passes through for this engaging axle, this clasp forms one first position limiting structure on the position of this opening, be formed with second position limiting structure that cooperates with this first position limiting structure on this engaging axle, when this first position limiting structure matched with this second position limiting structure, this engaging axle can pass through this opening.

15. fastener as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that this first position limiting structure is an outstanding structure, this second position limiting structure is a groove structure.

16. fastener as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that being formed with a junction respectively on this box main body and this pin thread main body, in order to be connected in the safety belt of this infant carrier apparatus.