EP0835617A1 - Belt buckle - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
- A44B11/20—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts engaging holes or the like in strap
- A44B11/24—Buckle with movable prong
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
- A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
- A44B11/006—Attachment of buckle to strap
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- the present invention relates to a device belt buckle.
- the buckle of a belt is secured to the latter by means of a part support called screed, in leather or fabric, sewn on the belt, enclosing one end of it and trapping the loop spacer.
- This device allows the adjustment of the length of the belt, but it is not carried out quickly and requires the use of a cookie cutter to drill the hole on the other hand the result obtained is not not always aesthetically satisfactory.
- a loop device comprising a metal yoke, in steel, zamak or brass, into which is introduced the end of the belt, which is locked by means a bar fitted with teeth, capable of tilting around a transverse axis so that said teeth penetrate matter.
- metal yoke buckle devices have several drawbacks, including main is that the joining of the loop and the screed is made by winding the latter on the loop spacer, and the metal-metal contact generates a noise which, for the user, is not a guarantee of quality.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a belt buckle, and more particularly a device for securing the loop to the yoke, to overcome these various drawbacks.
- a belt buckle according to the present invention is essentially characterized in that that it includes a yoke made of molded alloy, intended to the attachment of the belt, and comprising, at its opposite end to that to which is secured said belt, a curved part creating a housing transverse in the shape of a gutter, intended to receive a insert made of a semi-rigid material, of general shape tubular, split lengthwise to allow forcefully insert the spacer of a loop, said insert being of external dimensions slightly greater than that of said housing, so that its maintenance in this the latter is obtained by its compression.
- the loop comprises a pin pivotally mounted on its spacer, and the insert and the part curved screed each have an opening transverse allowing the passage of said barb.
- the attachment of the yoke on the belt is carried out via a bar with teeth, pivotally mounted around an axis transverse and maneuverable by a lever.
- the insert comprises longitudinally, arranged on either side of the slot allowing passage of the loop spacer, two radial extensions, which it is necessary to bring together each other to insert the insert into the housing of the yoke, and whose extreme edges come into abutment against transverse edges formed in the wall internal part of the curved part of said yoke.
- a loop device comprises a yoke 1, made of a molded alloy, zamak for example, comprising on one side, in known manner, two bearings 10 in manhole, intended to receive the pivot axis 11 of a lever 2 comprising a transverse bar 20 provided with teeth 21, and allowing the belt to be secured, not shown.
- a yoke 1 made of a molded alloy, zamak for example, comprising on one side, in known manner, two bearings 10 in manhole, intended to receive the pivot axis 11 of a lever 2 comprising a transverse bar 20 provided with teeth 21, and allowing the belt to be secured, not shown.
- the yoke 1 On the side opposite to the bearings 10, the yoke 1 has a curved portion 12 creating a housing 13 in shape of gutter intended to allow the joining of a loop 3.
- the loop 3 is secured to the yoke 1 by through an insert 4, of generally tubular shape, made of a semi-rigid material, preferably a plastic, and which has a longitudinal slot 40 bordered by two extensions 41 and 42, arranged radially with respect to the axis of the insert 4.
- the spacer 30 of the loop 3 is introduced in insert 4 which itself is snapped into the housing 13.
- the width of the longitudinal slot 40 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the spacer 30, in so that the introduction of this into insert 4 cannot be realized only thanks to the elasticity of the material which it is made.
- This elasticity also allows the latching and maintaining the insert in the housing 13, which is transverse dimensions slightly smaller than those of insert 4.
- the insert 4 in the housing 13 is provided by its extensions 41 and 42, which are compressed by the wall internal 14 of the curved part 12 of the yoke 1, and by the extreme edges, respectively 43 and 44 thereof, which abut against transverse edges 15 and 16 formed in the internal wall 14, while its maintenance in the transverse direction is provided by lugs 45 which protrude from the edge 44 of the extension 42, in the same plan as this one, and taking place in notches 17, only one of which is visible in the figures, practiced in the transverse rim 16 of the internal wall 14.
- Insert 4 avoids metal-to-metal contact between loop 3 and yoke 1 which exists in the existing devices.
- the insert 4 has an opening 46 centrally, and that the curved portion 12 of the yoke 1 has an opening 18, these openings 46 and 18 allowing the passage of the barb 31 secured, with possibility of pivoting, to the spacer 30 of the loop 3.
- the width of the opening 46 is smaller than that of the opening 18, so that it there is no metal-metal contact between the barb 31 and the yoke 1 in case of transverse play of the barb 31 on the spacer 30.
- the visible upper face 19 of yoke 1 as well as its curved part 12 can be covered with a part made of the same material as that which the belt.
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Description
La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de boucle de ceinture.The present invention relates to a device belt buckle.
Généralement, la boucle d'une ceinture est solidarisée à cette dernière par l'intermédiaire d'une pièce de maintien appelée chape, en cuir ou en tissu, cousue sur la ceinture, enserrant une extrémité de celle-ci et emprisonnant l'entretoise de la boucle.Generally, the buckle of a belt is secured to the latter by means of a part support called screed, in leather or fabric, sewn on the belt, enclosing one end of it and trapping the loop spacer.
Ces dispositifs de ceinture, qui sont la référence en matière de qualité, présentent l'inconvénient de ne pas permettre d'adapter la longueur de la ceinture au tour de taille de l'utilisateur, et donc de nécessiter plusieurs longueurs pour chaque modèle de ceinture.These belt devices, which are the benchmark in quality, have the disadvantage not to allow the length of the belt to be adapted to waist size of the user, and therefore require several lengths for each belt model.
Pour pallier cet inconvénient, on a proposé de solidariser la chape au moyen d'une vis et d'un écrou borgne remplaçant la couture.To overcome this drawback, it has been proposed to secure the screed with a screw and a cap nut replacing the seam.
Ce dispositif permet le réglage de la longueur de la ceinture, mais celui-ci n'est pas réalisé rapidement et nécessite l'emploi d'un emporte pièce pour percer le trou de passage de la vis, d'autre part le résultat obtenu n'est pas toujours satisfaisant du point de vue esthétique.This device allows the adjustment of the length of the belt, but it is not carried out quickly and requires the use of a cookie cutter to drill the hole on the other hand the result obtained is not not always aesthetically satisfactory.
On a également proposé, toujours dans le but de permettre le réglage de la longueur des ceintures, un dispositif de boucle comprenant une chape métallique, en acier, en zamak ou en laiton, dans laquelle est introduite l'extrémité de la ceinture, laquelle est bloquée au moyen d'une barrette munie de dents, susceptible de basculer autour d'un axe transversal afin que lesdites dents pénètrent dans la matière.We also proposed, always with the aim of allow adjustment of the length of the belts, a loop device comprising a metal yoke, in steel, zamak or brass, into which is introduced the end of the belt, which is locked by means a bar fitted with teeth, capable of tilting around a transverse axis so that said teeth penetrate matter.
Ces dispositifs de boucle à chape métallique présentent toutefois plusieurs inconvénients, dont le principal est que la solidarisation de la boucle et de la chape est réalisée par enroulement de cette dernière sur l'entretoise de la boucle, et le contact métal-métal génère un bruit qui, pour l'utilisateur, n'est pas un gage de qualité.These metal yoke buckle devices have several drawbacks, including main is that the joining of the loop and the screed is made by winding the latter on the loop spacer, and the metal-metal contact generates a noise which, for the user, is not a guarantee of quality.
Un autre inconvénient des dispositifs de boucles existants est de ne pas permettre un changement rapide et aisé de la boucle, alors qu'il serait intéressant de pouvoir disposer de plusieurs modèles de boucle adaptables sur une même chape.Another disadvantage of loop devices existing is not to allow rapid change and easy to loop, while it would be interesting to be able have several loop models adaptable on one same screed.
La présente invention a pour but de proposer un dispositif de boucle de ceinture, et plus particulièrement un dispositif de solidarisation de la boucle à la chape, permettant de remédier à ces divers inconvénients.The object of the present invention is to provide a belt buckle, and more particularly a device for securing the loop to the yoke, to overcome these various drawbacks.
Un dispositif de boucle de ceinture selon la présente invention se caractérise essentiellement en ce qu'il comprend une chape réalisée en alliage moulé, destinée à la solidarisation de la ceinture, et comportant, à son extrémité opposée à celle à laquelle est solidarisée ladite ceinture, une partie recourbée créant un logement transversal en forme de gouttière, destiné à recevoir un insert réalisé en une matière semi-rigide, de forme générale tubulaire, fendu longitudinalement pour permettre d'y introduire en force l'entretoise d'une boucle, ledit insert étant de dimensions extérieures légèrement supérieures à celle dudit logement, en sorte que son maintien dans ce dernier est obtenu par sa compression.A belt buckle according to the present invention is essentially characterized in that that it includes a yoke made of molded alloy, intended to the attachment of the belt, and comprising, at its opposite end to that to which is secured said belt, a curved part creating a housing transverse in the shape of a gutter, intended to receive a insert made of a semi-rigid material, of general shape tubular, split lengthwise to allow forcefully insert the spacer of a loop, said insert being of external dimensions slightly greater than that of said housing, so that its maintenance in this the latter is obtained by its compression.
Selon une caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif selon l'invention, la boucle comporte un ardillon monté pivotant sur son entretoise, et l'insert et la partie recourbée de la chape comportent chacun une ouverture transversale permettant le passage dudit ardillon.According to an additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, the loop comprises a pin pivotally mounted on its spacer, and the insert and the part curved screed each have an opening transverse allowing the passage of said barb.
Selon une autre caractéristique additionnelle du dispositif selon l'invention, la solidarisation de la chape sur la ceinture est réalisée par l'intermédiaire d'une barrette munie de dents, montée pivotante autour d'un axe transversal et manoeuvrable par un levier.According to another additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, the attachment of the yoke on the belt is carried out via a bar with teeth, pivotally mounted around an axis transverse and maneuverable by a lever.
Selon un mode de réalisation particulier du dispositif selon l'invention, l'insert comporte longitudinalement, disposés de part et d'autre de la fente permettant le passage de l'entretoise de la boucle, deux prolongements radiaux, qu'il est nécessaire de rapprocher l'un de l'autre pour introduire l'insert dans le logement de la chape, et dont les bords extrêmes viennent en butée contre des rebords transversaux ménagés dans la paroi interne de la partie recourbée de ladite chape.According to a particular embodiment of the device according to the invention, the insert comprises longitudinally, arranged on either side of the slot allowing passage of the loop spacer, two radial extensions, which it is necessary to bring together each other to insert the insert into the housing of the yoke, and whose extreme edges come into abutment against transverse edges formed in the wall internal part of the curved part of said yoke.
Les avantages et les caractéristiques de la présente invention ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui suit et qui se rapporte au dessin annexé, lequel en représente un mode de réalisation non limitatif.The advantages and features of the present invention will emerge more clearly from the description which follows and which relates to the appended drawing, which represents a non-limiting embodiment thereof.
Dans le dessin annexé :
- la figure 1 représente une vue partielle de dessous, en perspective et en éclaté, d'un dispositif de boucle de ceinture selon l'invention.
- la figure 2 représente une vue en coupe, selon un plan longitudinal, du même dispositif.
- Figure 1 shows a partial bottom view, in perspective and exploded, of a belt buckle device according to the invention.
- 2 shows a sectional view, along a longitudinal plane, of the same device.
Si on se réfère aux figures 1 et 2 on peut voir
qu'un dispositif de boucle selon l'invention comprend une
chape 1, réalisée en alliage moulé, du zamak par exemple,
comportant d'un côté, de manière connue, deux paliers 10 en
regard, destinés à recevoir l'axe 11 de pivotement d'un
levier 2 comportant une barrette transversale 20 munie de
dents 21, et permettant la solidarisation de la ceinture,
non représentée.If we refer to Figures 1 and 2 we can see
that a loop device according to the invention comprises a
Du côté opposé aux paliers 10, la chape 1
comporte une partie 12 recourbée créant un logement 13 en
forme de gouttière destiné à permettre la solidarisation
d'une boucle 3.On the side opposite to the
La boucle 3 est solidarisée à la chape 1 par
l'intermédiaire d'un insert 4, de forme générale tubulaire,
réalisé dans une matière semi-rigide, de préférence une
matière plastique, et qui comporte une fente longitudinale
40 bordée de deux prolongements 41 et 42, disposés
radialement par rapport à l'axe de l'insert 4.The
L'entretoise 30 de la boucle 3 est introduite
dans l'insert 4 qui lui-même est encliqueté dans le logement
13.The
La largeur de la fente longitudinale 40 est
légèrement inférieure au diamètre de l'entretoise 30, en
sorte que l'introduction de celle-ci dans l'insert 4 ne peut
être réalisée que grâce à l'élasticité de la matière dont il
est fait.The width of the
Cette élasticité permet également l'encliquetage
et le maintien de l'insert dans le logement 13, qui est de
dimensions transversales légèrement inférieures à celles de
l'insert 4.This elasticity also allows the latching
and maintaining the insert in the
Le maintien, dans le sens longitudinal, de
l'insert 4 dans le logement 13 est assuré par ses
prolongements 41 et 42, qui sont comprimés par la paroi
interne 14 de la partie recourbée 12 de la chape 1, et par
les bords extrêmes, respectivement 43 et 44 de ceux-ci, qui
viennent en butée contre des rebords transversaux 15 et 16
ménagés dans la paroi interne 14, tandis que son maintien
dans le sens transversal est assuré par des ergots 45 qui
font saillie du bord 44 du prolongement 42, dans le même
plan que celui-ci, et prenant place dans des échancrures 17,
dont une seule est visible sur les figures, pratiquées dans
le rebord transversal 16 de la paroi interne 14.Maintaining, in the longitudinal direction,
the
L'insert 4 permet d'éviter le contact métal-métal
entre la boucle 3 et la chape 1 qui existe dans les
dispositifs existants.Insert 4 avoids metal-to-metal contact
between
On peut voir également sur les figures que
l'insert 4 comporte centralement une ouverture 46, et que la
partie recourbée 12 de la chape 1 comporte une ouverture 18,
ces ouvertures 46 et 18 permettant le passage de l'ardillon
31 solidarisé, avec possibilité de pivotement, à
l'entretoise 30 de la boucle 3.We can also see in the figures that
the
Il est prévu que la largeur de l'ouverture 46
soit plus petite que celle de l'ouverture 18, en sorte qu'il
n'y ait pas de contact métal-métal entre l'ardillon 31 et la
chape 1 en cas de jeu transversal de l'ardillon 31 sur
l'entretoise 30.It is expected that the width of the opening 46
is smaller than that of the opening 18, so that it
there is no metal-metal contact between the
Afin de se rapprocher de l'esthétique d'une
chape cousue, la face supérieure visible 19 de la chape 1
ainsi que sa partie courbe 12 peuvent être recouvertes d'une
pièce faite de la même matière que celle dont est faite la
ceinture.In order to get closer to the aesthetics of a
sewn yoke, the visible
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GB2415736A (en) * | 2004-07-02 | 2006-01-04 | Geoffrey Quinn | Separable clip fastener |
CN110226809A (en) * | 2019-07-27 | 2019-09-13 | 泉州市璨城坊袖扣工艺有限公司 | A kind of belt fastener that utilization rate is long |
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US2079981A (en) * | 1933-05-30 | 1937-05-11 | Ferrand & Suddards Ltd | Strap fastening |
FR1152423A (en) * | 1956-06-20 | 1958-02-17 | Device for removable fastening of belt buckles, watch straps or other similar articles | |
US4458390A (en) * | 1982-05-21 | 1984-07-10 | Remington Products, Inc. | Demountable belt buckle |
DE3829211C1 (en) * | 1988-08-29 | 1989-05-18 | Thermo.Form Gmbh, 6453 Seligenstadt, De | Belt fastener |
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US2079981A (en) * | 1933-05-30 | 1937-05-11 | Ferrand & Suddards Ltd | Strap fastening |
FR1152423A (en) * | 1956-06-20 | 1958-02-17 | Device for removable fastening of belt buckles, watch straps or other similar articles | |
US4458390A (en) * | 1982-05-21 | 1984-07-10 | Remington Products, Inc. | Demountable belt buckle |
DE3829211C1 (en) * | 1988-08-29 | 1989-05-18 | Thermo.Form Gmbh, 6453 Seligenstadt, De | Belt fastener |
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GB2415736A (en) * | 2004-07-02 | 2006-01-04 | Geoffrey Quinn | Separable clip fastener |
CN110226809A (en) * | 2019-07-27 | 2019-09-13 | 泉州市璨城坊袖扣工艺有限公司 | A kind of belt fastener that utilization rate is long |
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