CN1189223A

CN1189223A - Elastic hinge for eyeglasses

Info

Publication number: CN1189223A
Application number: CN97190363A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 里纳尔多·蒙培尔万
Original assignee: Visottica SpA
Current assignee: Visottica SpA
Priority date: 1996-04-16
Filing date: 1997-03-27
Publication date: 1998-07-29

Abstract

An elastic hinge for eyeglasses comprising, at the end of a temple (10), an elongated hollow body (11) with a flat end (12), the body (11) containing an elastic element (14) which is arranged between the head (17) of a pivot (16) passing through the body axially and a contrast element (18) retained therein, the pivot (16) passing through the contrast element (18) and engaging a first hinge element (22) whereto a second hinge element (25) is pivoted, the second hinge element (20) being fixed to the eyeglasses front (26) and having a polygonal profile, one side whereof rests on the flat end (12) of the hollow body (11). The contrast element (18) is retained in the hollow body (11) by means of a transverse pin (29), the pin (29) passing through the first hinge element (22) in a hollowed-out region (31) thereof so as to not interfere with its movements.

Description

The elastic hinge of glasses

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of elastic hinge of glasses.

Background technology

Resilient hinge for spectacles in the market comprises that substantially one is positioned at the elongate hollow body temples end, that have a flush end, this ducted body has a spring, and it is arranged on the head of an axle of axially passing described spring and is locked in interior a pair of the supporting between the part of described ducted body.

Axle is passed and is combined with one first hinged component to supporting part, and this first hinged component and one second hinged component articulate, and described second hinged component is fixed in the front portion of glasses.

Second hinged component is polygon, and is especially rectangular, and the one side is held on the flush end of ducted body.

All parts in the ducted body externally are pre-assembled, and then insert and be locked in the ducted body.

It has nothing in common with each other various hinges basically to the mode that is locked in the ducted body to part.

A kind of in several locking modes with the most use is need be provided with one in ducted body inside for example to be the looping pit of opening ring type, this hole be suitable for constituting with to the insertion seat that supports the resilient wing that part is connected or the insertion seat of the snap lock wing.

Yet, the hole is set in ducted body, its complex structure, and the cross sectional dimensions of described ducted body produced restriction, because described hole is the circumference enlarged that is inserted with the hole of hinge elastic part.

This constraint is particularly remarkable for the hinge of Metal Eyeglasses arm, because they are littler than the hinge of other kind usually.

In other cases, this hole formation is encircled the seat that expands therein admittedly for opening ring type snap lock; Utilize a proper tools that described ring is inserted ducted body, and elastic forming and being contained in supporting in the corresponding annular groove of part.

Invention is described

Purport target of the present invention is to provide a kind of texture ratio prior art more simple resilient hinge for spectacles.

In the scope of this target, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind ofly to be used to have on elongate hollow body elastic component, that be fixed in the temples end hinge that cross sectional dimensions is limited.

Another free-revving engine of the present invention is to provide a kind of and locks to supporting the hinge of part without elastic device.

Another purpose is to provide rapidly and the firmly hinge of assembling of a kind of its member.

Another purpose is to provide a kind of hinge that can dismantle easily with random replacing wearing and tearing or part of damage.

The hinge that another purpose is to provide a kind of available traditional equipment and system to make at lower cost.

Above-mentioned target, purpose and will be hereinafter other purpose more clearly, realize by a kind of like this resilient hinge for spectacles, it comprises that one is positioned at the temples end, the elongate hollow body that has a flush end, described ducted body has an elastic device, it is arranged on the head of an axle of axially passing described ducted body and remains in wherein a pair of supporting between the part, described axle is passed described to combining with one first hinged component to part, this first hinged component and one second hinged component articulate, described second hinged component is fixed in the front portion of glasses, it is polygon, the one side is held on the flush end of described ducted body, be characterized in, described to utilizing a horizontal pin to remain in the described ducted body to part, described pin passes this first hinged component in the area of knockout of described first hinged component, do not interfere thereby do not move, and constitute a rotation preventing device with it.

The accompanying drawing summary

Further characteristic of the present invention and advantage will embody by following detailed description to an one embodiment, and this embodiment is only shown in the drawings with the form of non-limiting instance, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of the formation part of hinge;

Fig. 2 is the exploded view that is rigidly connected in all parts of being adorned in the ducted body of temples;

Fig. 3 is the cut-open view roughly that all elastic components of expression insert the ducted body process;

Fig. 4 is the cut-open view that all elastic components of expression are assemblied in the ducted body internal state;

Fig. 5 is the stereographic map of ducted body in inserting locking pin process.

Embodiments of the present invention

With reference to above these accompanying drawings, resilient hinge for spectacles comprises that one is fixed in the elongate hollow body 11 of temples 10 ends, and described ducted body has a planar end surface 12, has a remarkable cylindrical blind hole 13 on this end face, and described ducted body is longitudinally passed in this hole.

Accommodate a cylindrical helical spring 14 in the hole 13, it is wound on the bar 15 of a screw 16, and an end of described spring is held on the head 17 of screw.

The other end of spring 14 is held on locking one cylindrical to supporting on the part 18 in described hole 13, and this will be discussed in more detail below.

Have a through hole 19 in the axial direction to supporting part 18, pass for the bar 15 of screw 16, the thread end 20 of screw combines with a complementary threads hole 21 on first hinged component 22.

Described hinged component roughly is parallelepiped-shaped, and it is embedded in supporting between the wall of part 18 radial plays, is shown specifically as Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, and is arranged in the ducted body 11 supporting part with described.

Outside first hinged component, 22 some 23 outstanding ducted body 11, this part has a hole 24, is used for articulating with second hinged component 25 that roughly is fork-shaped.

Second hinged component 25 is fixed in the front portion 26 of glasses, and it has the hole 27 that matches with described hole 24, inserts for threaded pivot 28.

The exterior contour of the polygon of second hinged component 25 fork has at least two sidepieces, forms the stable equilibrium position of temples 10 rotations, and of described sidepiece is held on the end face 12 of ducted body 11.

Described rotation can and then be that screw 16 applies traction by first hinged component 22, causes spring 14 compression and takes place.

According to the present invention, describedly insert in the transverse bolt 29 in the coaxial through-hole 30 suitable on the described ducted body 11 by one and link to each other with described ducted body 11 to supporting part 18, thereby to part 18 in the zone relative with screw 16 with its head rest above it.

Pin 29 also passes this first hinged component in vertical lateral region 31 of first hinged component 22, and this lateral region is suitably hollowed out, and does not interfere thereby do not move with it, and constitutes a rotation preventing device.

In fact, reinstall ducted body 11 after hinged component is pre-assembled.

After all elastic components are packed into, will sell 29 patchholes 30, total system is linked to each other.

In fact can find out that target and purpose that the present invention is desired are achieved.

In fact, blind hole 13 is basic less than the enlarged that is used to such as tradition hold to the hole of part locked instrument.

This makes the cross sectional dimensions of ducted body 11 be subjected to specific limited.

Pin 29 fixed forms that provided have been simplified the inner structure and the production thereof of hinge greatly.

Assembling is also convenient especially and rapid.

Also can dismantle easily and quickly, with renewal part.

So the device of imagination can have many change and variations in principle of the invention scope.

All parts also can replace with other parts of equal value technically.

In fact, material that is adopted and size as long as they are suitable for interim use, can arbitrarily be decided as required.

The place of mentioning technical characterstic in each claim is all with label, and these labels only add for the understandability that improves claim, therefore, these labels for each parts that indicates by example forms with them without any restriction.

Claims

1. resilient hinge for spectacles, it comprises that one is positioned at temples (10) end, the elongate hollow body (11) that has a flush end (12), described ducted body (11) contains an elastic device (14), it is arranged on the head (17) of an axle (16) of axially passing described ducted body (11) and remains in wherein a pair of supporting between the part (18), described axle (16) is passed described to combining with one first hinged component (22) to part (18), this first hinged component (22) articulates with one second hinged component (25), described second hinged component (20) is fixed in the front portion (26) of glasses, it is polygon, the one side is held on the flush end (12) of described ducted body (11), it is characterized in that, described to utilizing a transverse bolt (29) to remain in the described ducted body (11) to part (18), described pin (29) passes this first hinged component (22) in the area of knockout (31) of described first hinged component (22), do not interfere thereby do not move, and constitute a rotation preventing device with it.

2. elastic hinge as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described pin (29) inserts in described ducted body (11) and goes up in the suitable coaxial aperture (30) in a zone, thereby is resisted against described to supporting the other end of part (18) with respect to described elastic device (14).

3. as the described elastic hinge of above-mentioned one or more of claims, it is characterized in that described pin (29) is arranged in the lateral region (31) of described first hinged component (22) that is formed with described vertical area of knockout.

4. as the described elastic hinge of above-mentioned one or more of claims, it is characterized in that described first hinged component (22) is parallelepiped-shaped substantially, it is embedded between the described wall to the radial play of supporting part.