EP1459643A2 - Slide fastener with separable bottom end stop - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a configuration of a reinforcement portion for reinforcing a fastener tape located beside a box pin or an insert pin attached to an end portion of the fastener tape in a separable bottom stop end provided on a slide fastener.
- fastener elements are attached along opposing side edges of a pair of fastener tapes and separable bottom end stops each constituted of a box pin, a box and an insert pin are attached to the bottom end of the fastener elements.
- a reinforcement tape in which an adhesive layer is provided on the rear face of a plain woven fabric (taffeta) or synthetic resin film is bonded to the fastener tape at a portion to be provided with the separable bottom stop end in order to reinforce the portion for stabilization and then, the separable bottom stop end is attached.
- the slide fastener with separable bottom stop end having the reinforcement tape requires the reinforcement tape in order to reinforce the fastener tape so that the quantity of components of the slide fastener increases thereby increasing product cost. Further, because a step of bonding the reinforcement tape and a bonding machine are always required in a process for manufacturing the slide fastener and thus, the manufacturing process cannot be simplified, an increase in product cost is induced.
- UK Patent No. 988659 has disclosed a separable bottom end stop for a slide fastener in which the separable bottom end stop and a reinforcement portion having plural ribs are formed integrally with the both the front and rear faces of a fastener tape using synthetic resin without attaching a reinforcement tape to the end portion of the fastener tape.
- the present invention has been achieved in views of the above-described problem and a first object of the present invention is to improve the way for sewing a slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop on a sewing object such as clothes and specifically, to provide a slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop which enables itself to be sewed easily and securely and is capable of preventing a reinforcement portion from being damaged by a collision between a sewing needle and ribs and allows a separation operation of the separable bottom end stop to be carried smoothly.
- a second object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop which, even if the sewing needle makes contact with the rib in the reinforcement portion at the time of sewing, deflects the sewing needle from the rib effectively so as to sew the slide fastener onto a sewing object securely, thereby ensuring an excellent texture to the skin.
- a third object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop capable of sewing the reinforcement portion securely and effectively without any trouble at the time of sewing.
- a fourth object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop in which the rib of the reinforcement portion has an ideal slope thereby preventing the rib from being damaged by a sewing needle at the time of sewing and capable of sewing the rib of the reinforcement portion smoothly.
- a fifth object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop which, if the sewing line is apart from an opening, enables a large size slide fastener to be sewed appropriately and effectively.
- a sixth object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop which, if the sewing line is in the vicinity of an opening, enables a small size slide fastener to be sewed appropriately and effectively.
- a seventh object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop in which the ribs of the reinforcement portions are provided symmetrically on both the front and rear faces of the fastener tape so as to enable sewing from any sides thereby preventing the ribs from being damaged by a collision of the sewing needle.
- fastener elements are attached to opposing side edges of a pair of the fastener tapes and there are provided a separable bottom end stop made of synthetic resin, for example, a box pin, a box and an insert pin, which is attached by integral molding to the side edge of the fastener tape at an end portion of the fastener elements, and a reinforcement portion formed integrally with the separable bottom end stop such that they are exposed on at least one face of the fastener tape in order to reinforce the fastener tape.
- the reinforcement portions are formed of plural ribs connected to the separable bottom end stop.
- the ribs are formed at a sewing position to an sewing object, for example, clothes, such that its height H is 0.5 to 0.85 mm and its width W is 0.6 to 0.9 mm and that they are expanded gradually from a vertex to the base portion. There is provided a gap portion wider than the base portion of the rib between the ribs. Consequently, this slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop enables the reinforcement portion constituted of the ribs to be sewed easily and effectively.
- the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion are provided with a chamfering portion whose vertex is chamfered and preferably, this chamfering portion is formed into an arc-like configuration in which the radius of its lateral sectional shape is 0.05 to 0.1 mm.
- the size of the gap portion formed between the adjacent ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is preferred to be 2.0 to 2.5 mm and the respective ribs are preferred to be disposed in parallel in the width direction of the fastener tape.
- the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is preferred to be disposed on the side face of the separable bottom end stop, attached to the side edge of the fastener tape, through an auxiliary member formed in a flat shape or in various kinds of shapes.
- the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion may be disposed on the side face of the separable bottom end stop, attached to the side edge of the fastener tape, directly not through any auxiliary member.
- the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion may be disposed symmetrically on both front and rear surfaces of the fastener tape so as to sandwich the fastener tape.
- a fastener chain 1 is not a closed product with a bottom stop end but an openable product, that is, provided with a separable bottom end stop 5 which enables right and left fastener stringers 2 to be separated completely.
- Fastener elements 4 are mounted on a core portion 6 provided on the side edge of a fastener tape 3.
- a box pin 8 as the separable bottom end stop 5 is mounted on the core portion 6 continuously with the bottom end of the fastener element 4 of one side fastener stringer 2 and an insert pin 9 as the separable bottom end stop 5 is mounted on the core portion 6 continuously with the bottom end of the fastener element 4 of the other fastener stringer 2.
- the fastener stringer 2 with the separable bottom end stop provided with the box pin 8 and a box 7 is produced and combined with the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the insert pin 9 so as to complete the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop.
- a flat reinforcement portion 10 is provided integrally with a side face of the box pin 8 attached to one side fastener stringer 2 of the fastener chain 1 such that it is exposed on the surface of the fastener tape 3 as shown in FIG. 2.
- a flat reinforcement portion 10 is provided integrally with a side face of the insert pin 9 attached to the other fastener stringer 2 such that it is exposed on the surface of the fastener tape 3 as shown in FIG. 6.
- the fastener elements 4, box pin 8, insert pin 9, box 7 and reinforcement portion 10 in the fastener chain 1 are formed integrally with the fastener tape 3 by injection molding means using thermoplastic resin such as polyacetal and polyamide.
- the box pin 8 and insert pin 9 are provided with the reinforcement portions 10 which are protruded outward from the side face thereof while the surfaces thereof are extended flatly.
- plural ribs 13 as an auxiliary member 11 are disposed obliquely such that they are protruded outward from the side face of a lower half of the box pin 8 on the fastener tape 3 and a concave portion 14 is formed among these ribs 13 disposed obliquely.
- the concave portion 14 is formed in various kinds of shapes, such as square, diamond, circle or oval and into a through-hole configuration. Consequently, the ribs 13 and the concave portion 14 are provided with flexibility and the intersecting portion of the ribs 13 is formed into an arc-like configuration such as circular one so as to scatter an external force applied to the reinforcement portion 10.
- the width of the fastener tape 3 in slide fasteners No. 3 to 5 often used usually is 13 to 16 mm and the size thereof is preferred to be within about 30% the width of this fastener tape 3.
- the size of the auxiliary member 11 can be changed freely depending on the size of the slide fastener or customer's demand.
- the ribs 13 may be disposed in parallel in the width direction of the fastener tape 3 or it may be a flat plate also, instead of the rib structure.
- a cut-out 15, which is dented upward, is provided in the bottom edge of the auxiliary member 11 in the reinforcement portion 10 so as to absorb part of an external force with the cut-out 15 when a twisting force or the like is applied to the end portion of the fastener tape 3.
- the cut-out 15 may be provided in the top edge of the auxiliary member 11 also.
- the ribs 13 are formed at a sewing position 40 for sewing onto a sewing object such as clothes in the outside portion of the reinforcement portion 10.
- a sewing position 40 for sewing onto a sewing object such as clothes in the outside portion of the reinforcement portion 10.
- plural ribs 13 are disposed in parallel in the width direction of the fastener tape 3 and the proximal ends of the ribs 13 are connected integrally to the auxiliary member 11.
- the front ends of the ribs 13 are extended up to the vicinity of the fastener tape 3 and the end portions of the respective ribs 13 are connected so as to form a frame 16.
- the rib 13 is formed thicker than the auxiliary member 11 as shown in FIG. 3.
- the ribs 13 existing at the sewing position 40 indicate a substantially isosceles triangle having a pair of slopes as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and are protruded symmetrically from both the front and rear surfaces of the fastener tape 3.
- the width W of a base portion 20 in contact with the fastener tape 3, that is, of the bottom portion is 0.6 to 0.9 mm and the height H thereof is in a range of 0.5 to 0.85 mm.
- the inclination angle ⁇ is in a relation of 1.1 ⁇ tan ⁇ ⁇ 2.9 and in a range of 47° to 71°.
- the inclination angle ⁇ is in a range of 55° to 70°.
- the vertex 19 of the rib 13 is chamfered to form a chamfered portion 21 and preferably, this chamfered portion 21 is formed into a circular shape having a curvature radius of 0.05 to 0.1 mm in its sectional shape of the rib 13.
- the rib 13 having this configuration is capable of shifting the front tip of a sewing needle 41 to a slope 22 of the rib 13 easily even if the sewing needle 41 makes contact with the rib 13 when a sewing line is formed with the sewing machine, thereby preventing the rib 13 from being damaged.
- the slope 22 may be curved into a slight arc-like configuration instead of a flat face.
- the ribs 13 are formed symmetrically on both the front and rear surfaces of the fastener tape 3 at the sewing position 40 as shown in FIG. 4, the ribs 13 are protected from a damage due to a strike of the sewing needle 41 even if sewing operation is carried out from any side.
- gap portions 23 are provided between adjacent ribs 13 in the length direction of the fastener tape 3 so as to facilitate sewing of the reinforcement portion 10.
- the gap S is measured between the base portions 20 of the ribs 13 and the size S of the gap portion 23 is recommended to be 2.0 to 2.5 mm.
- the size d of the sewing needle 41 for use is 0.92 to 1.02 mm.
- the sewing needle 41 is pierced into the fastener tape 3 in the interval S between the ribs 13, the sewing needle 41 is prevented from contacting the rib 13 because the interval S is larger than the width W of the bottom portion of the rib 13 and the size d of the sewing needle 41, so that the reinforcement portion 10 can be sewed securely.
- a recess 17 is provided on an opposite face to the face on which the reinforcement portion 10 is formed.
- a partition plate 29 provided between a front wall 25 and a rear wall 26 of the box 7 is engaged with this recess 17 so as to integrate the box pin 8 with the box 7.
- plural ribs 13 are disposed obliquely as the auxiliary members 11 such that they are protruded outward on the side face in the lower half portion of the insert pin 9, that is, the fastener tape 3 like the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the box pin 8.
- Through-hole type concave portions 14 having no bottom portion are formed among these oblique ribs 13 so as to provide with flexibility.
- Intersecting portions of the ribs 13 are formed in an arc-like shape such as circular one so as to scatter an external force applied to the reinforcement portion 10.
- the auxiliary member 11 in the reinforcement portion 10 is formed within about 30% of the width of the fastener tape 3 like the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the box pin 8.
- the cut-out 15 is provided in the lower edge of the auxiliary member 11 in the reinforcement portion 10 so as to absorb part of an external force such as a twisting force applied to the end portion of the fastener tape 3 through the cut-out 15. In the meantime, the cut-out 15 may be provided on the upper edge of the auxiliary member 11.
- the ribs 13 are formed outside the reinforcement portion 10 such that it is connected to auxiliary member 11 like the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the box pin 8.
- This rib 13 is formed into a rib 13 thicker than the rib 13 in the auxiliary member 11 and these ribs 13 are provided such that they are extended in parallel with an interval toward the outside of the fastener tape 3 and the front ends of the ribs 13 are connected to form the frame 16.
- the ribs 13 indicate a substantially isosceles triangle having a pair of slopes like the rib 13 of the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the box pin 8 shown in FIG. 5.
- the width W of the base portion 20 of the rib 13 or its bottom portion is 0.6 to 0.9 mm and the height H is in a range of 0.5 to 0.85 mm.
- the width of the rib 13 is expanded gradually from the vertex 19 of the rib 13 up to the base portion 20.
- An inclination angle ⁇ on the base portion 20 of the rib 13 in a relation of 1.1 ⁇ tan ⁇ ⁇ 2.9 and in a range of 47° to 71°.
- the inclination angle ⁇ is in a range of 55° to 70°.
- the vertex 19 of the rib 13 is chamfered to form the chamfered portion 21 and preferably, this chamfered portion 21 is formed into a circular shape having a curvature radius of 0.05 to 0.1 mm in its sectional shape of the rib 13.
- the rib 13 shifts the front tip of the sewing needle 41 to the slope 22 of the rib 13 easily even if the sewing needle 41 makes contact with the rib 13 when a sewing line is formed with the sewing machine, thereby preventing the rib 13 from being damaged.
- the surface of the slope 22 may be slightly curved instead of a flat surface.
- the reinforcement portion 10 constituted of the auxiliary member 11 formed in the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the box pin 8 and insert pin 9 and the reinforcement portion 10 formed of the ribs 13 at the sewing position 40 adjacent the auxiliary member 11 are formed on the front and rear surfaces of the fastener tape 3 by injection molding as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, so that the front and rear faces of the fastener tape 3 are sandwiched by the reinforcement portions 10.
- the reinforcement portions 10 may be formed on only a single face of the fastener tape 3, not on both sides.
- a thin partition plate 29 is provided at an upper portion in the center between the front wall 25 and the rear wall 26 and an engaging portion 32 is provided on the bottom end of the partition plate 29.
- An insertion hole 28 which is an opening equal to the thickness of the auxiliary member 11 of the reinforcement portion 10 and through which the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the box pin 8 can be inserted, is provided in the rear wall 27 located sideway of the box 7 while a box pin insertion hole 30 through which the box pin 8 can be inserted is provided between the insertion hole 28 and the partition plate 29.
- the box pin 8 of the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the box pin 8 is inserted into the box pin insertion hole 30 in the box 7 and the auxiliary member 11 of the reinforcement portion 10 is inserted into the insertion hole 28 in the side wall 27 and the partition plate 29 provided in the box 7 is pressed into the recess 17 provided in the side face of the box pin 8.
- the engaging portion 32 provided on the bottom end of the partition plate 29 engages an end of the recess 17, thereby the box pin 8 and the box 7 being integrated with each other and fixed.
- the insert pin 9 is inserted into a guide groove 37 in the slider 35 by nipping the reinforcement portion 10 of the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the insert pin 9. Further, the auxiliary member 11 of the reinforcement portion 10 is inserted between the flanges 36 so that the insert pin 9 is inserted into the insert pin insertion hole 31 in the box 7. After that, if the slider 35 is pulled and slid by nipping the reinforcement portion 10, the fastener chain 1 in which the fastener elements 4 on the right and left fastener stringers 2 engage each other is completed as shown in FIG. 12.
- the object fabric 42 When the completed fastener chain 1 is mounted on an object fabric 42 such as clothes, the object fabric 42 is fit to the sewing position 40 in the reinforcement portion 10 provided integrally with the box pin 8 and insert pin 9 formed on the right and left fastener stringers 2 as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the object fabric 42 and the fastener tape 3 are sewed together by a sewing machine such that a sewing thread rides over the rib 13.
- the auxiliary member 11 which are disposed on the side face of the box pin 8 in parallel in the width direction of the fastener tape 3, is provided integrally with the ribs 13.
- the ribs 13 at the sewing position 40 or the ribs 13 having the same configuration as the ribs 13 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are disposed at a predetermined gap portion 23 such that they are continuous from the auxiliary member 11.
- the auxiliary member 11 arranged in the width direction of the fastener tape is provided integrally with the ribs 13 and the ribs 13 at the sewing position 40 are disposed at the predetermined gap portion 23 such that they are continuous from the auxiliary member 11.
- the reinforcement portion 10 shown in FIG. 16 has plural ribs 13 extended toward the outside of the fastener tape 3 such that they are curved.
- the ribs 13 having the same shape as the ribs 13 having the condition shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are extended from the side face of the box pin 8 with the predetermined gap portion 23 up to the side edge of the fastener tape 3 such that they are curved together in parallel.
- the ribs 13 having the same shape are formed on the side face of the insert pin 9 with the predetermined gap portion 23 and the reinforcement portion 10 of this type is suitable for a small size of the fastener tape 3.
- the ribs 13 may be connected to the auxiliary member 11 provided on the side face of the box pin 8 and insert pin 9.
- the box pin 8 and box 7 are formed integrally and the connection side of the auxiliary member 11 of the reinforcement portion 10 is formed integrally with the box 7, so that they are connected and fixed firmly.
- the auxiliary member 11 constituted of oblique ribs 13 is provided integrally with the side face of the box pin 8 and in this auxiliary member 11, the ribs 13 are arranged with the predetermined gap portion 23 like the previous example such that outside of the ribs 13 is open.
- the auxiliary members 11 are provided on both the surfaces of the fastener tape 3 so that they are extended from the side face of the box pin 8 and this auxiliary member 11 is provided with the rib 13 which is formed on a single face of the fastener tape 3 at the sewing position 40. It is permissible to pull out a warp yarn (not shown) from the fastener tape located at the outer edge of the rib disposed at the sewing position so as to form a rough structure portion and then, allow a melted synthetic resin material to penetrate into the rough structure when the outer portion of the rib is molded on the rough structure portion so as to fix the ribs to the fastener tape strongly.
- FIG. 20 shows an example applied to a double side openable type separable bottom end stop 5.
- An end of one fastener stringer 2 is loaded with the box pin 8 and an end of the other fastener stringer 2 is loaded with the insert pin 9.
- the right and left fastener stringers 2 have no box 7 and two sliders 35 are mounted slidably in opposite directions so that the fastener chain 1 is opened/closed from both sides and can be separated to the right and left sides.
- the relatively long box pin 8 which two sliders 35 can pass is formed on the core portion 6 of one fastener tape 3 in this slider fastener.
- a flange 36 of the slider 35 makes contact with the front end of this box pin 8 and a stopper 18 for stopping the sliding of the slider 35 is formed such that it is extended horizontally.
- a front end of the stopper 18 is extended up to the thick rib 13 formed at the sewing portion 40 in the reinforcement portion 10.
- a thin protruded piece 33 which is protruded sideway is provided on the top end of the box pin 8 in step like configuration, so that it is capable of overlapping the step-like protruded piece 33 provided on the top end of the insert pin 9.
- the relatively long insert pin 9 which the two sliders 35 can pass is formed on the core portion 6 of the other fastener tape 3.
- the protruded piece 33 which coincides with the protruded piece 33 of the box pin 8 and overlap the protruded piece 33 is provided on the top end of the insert pin 9.
- the auxiliary member 11, 11 of the reinforcement portions 10, 10 are formed such that its end side is expanded so as to coincide with a blade of the slider 35 in order to allow the wide blades on the shoulder side of the slider 35 to pass.
- the slider 35 As for the usage condition of the separable bottom end stop 5, with two sliders 35 mounted on the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the box pin 8 such that they are directed in opposite directions, the slider 35 is kept in contact with the stopper 18 of the box pin 8, the insert pin 9 of the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the insert pin 9 is inserted. Then, the slider 35 located upper is pulled upward so as to engage the fastener elements 4 on the right and left fastener stringers 2 with each other, thereby completing the fastener chain 1. To separate the fastener chain 1, if the fastener stringer 2 loaded with the insert pin 9 is pulled out of the two sliders 35 after those two sliders 35 are pulled down to the stopper 18, the right and left fastener stringer 2 can be disconnected and released.
- the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop has the above-described configuration and with this configuration, following effects are exerted.
- fastener elements are attached to opposing side edges of a pair of fastener tapes and there are provided a separable bottom end stop made of synthetic resin which is attached by integral molding to the side edge of the fastener tape at an end portion of the fastener elements, and a reinforcement portion provided integrally with the separable bottom end stop such that they are exposed on at least one face of the fastener tape.
- the reinforcement portion is formed of plural ribs connected to the separable bottom end stop.
- the ribs are formed at the sewing position such that its height H is 0.5 to 0.85 mm and its width W is 0.6 to 0.9 mm and that it is expanded gradually from its vertex to the base portion. There is provided a gap portion wider than the base portion of the rib between the ribs.
- the configuration of the rib at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is specified and consequently, when the reinforcement portion is sewed to a sewing object, the rib can avoid strike of the sewing needle easily. As a result, the ribs are prevented from being damaged and using the gap portion, the reinforcement portion can be sewed accurately and firmly.
- the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is provided with the chamfered portion by chamfering the vertex thereof and the chamfered portion is formed into an arc-like configuration having a radius of 0.05 to 0.1 mm in its lateral section. Accordingly, the ribs can shift the front tip of a sewing needle smoothly when the reinforcement portion is sewed to a sewing object so as to prevent damage of the ribs.
- the size S of the gap portion between adjacent ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is 2.0 to 2.5 mm and the ribs are disposed in parallel in the width direction, the ribs located at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion can be sewed easily and the reinforcement portion can be fixed firmly to the sewing object using the gap portion effectively.
- the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion are disposed on the side face of the separable bottom end stop through the auxiliary member, they are optimum reinforcement portion for a large size slide fastener and can be sewed to the sewing object effectively. Further, because the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion are disposed directly on the side face of the separable bottom end stop, they are optimum reinforcement portions for a small size slide fastener and they can be sewed to the sewing object effectively.
- the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion are disposed symmetrically on both the front and rear surfaces of the fastener tape, the ribs avoid strike of the sewing needle securely even if the fastener tape is sewed from any side, so that the fastener tape can be sewed smoothly and strongly, thereby producing an excellent quality product.
- the effects produced by the present invention are very remarkable.
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- The present invention relates to a configuration of a reinforcement portion for reinforcing a fastener tape located beside a box pin or an insert pin attached to an end portion of the fastener tape in a separable bottom stop end provided on a slide fastener.
- In recent years, provision of a product having a simplified structure, which realizes a cheap price and excellent quality, has been demanded by the slide fastener field in the market. This tendency is remarkably apparent in a slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop which is used in an opening/closing section in the front body of clothes and capable of connecting or disconnecting end portions of fastener tapes.
- Conventionally, in an ordinary product of the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop, fastener elements are attached along opposing side edges of a pair of fastener tapes and separable bottom end stops each constituted of a box pin, a box and an insert pin are attached to the bottom end of the fastener elements. Then, a reinforcement tape in which an adhesive layer is provided on the rear face of a plain woven fabric (taffeta) or synthetic resin film is bonded to the fastener tape at a portion to be provided with the separable bottom stop end in order to reinforce the portion for stabilization and then, the separable bottom stop end is attached.
- The slide fastener with separable bottom stop end having the reinforcement tape requires the reinforcement tape in order to reinforce the fastener tape so that the quantity of components of the slide fastener increases thereby increasing product cost. Further, because a step of bonding the reinforcement tape and a bonding machine are always required in a process for manufacturing the slide fastener and thus, the manufacturing process cannot be simplified, an increase in product cost is induced.
- On the other hand, for example, UK Patent No. 988659 has disclosed a separable bottom end stop for a slide fastener in which the separable bottom end stop and a reinforcement portion having plural ribs are formed integrally with the both the front and rear faces of a fastener tape using synthetic resin without attaching a reinforcement tape to the end portion of the fastener tape.
- Although in this slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop disclosed in this publication, its rib is permitted to be formed into any shape in its section, no improvement about a collision between the rib and a sewing needle which may occur at the time of sewing on a sewing object such as clothes is achieved. Consequently, the frequency that the rib may be damaged by a strike with the sewing needle is high and the damaged portion may be protruded from a matching portion between the fastener tape and the object clothes, thereby possibly injuring the skin of a wearer.
- The present invention has been achieved in views of the above-described problem and a first object of the present invention is to improve the way for sewing a slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop on a sewing object such as clothes and specifically, to provide a slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop which enables itself to be sewed easily and securely and is capable of preventing a reinforcement portion from being damaged by a collision between a sewing needle and ribs and allows a separation operation of the separable bottom end stop to be carried smoothly.
- In addition to the above object, a second object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop which, even if the sewing needle makes contact with the rib in the reinforcement portion at the time of sewing, deflects the sewing needle from the rib effectively so as to sew the slide fastener onto a sewing object securely, thereby ensuring an excellent texture to the skin.
- In addition to the above objects, a third object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop capable of sewing the reinforcement portion securely and effectively without any trouble at the time of sewing. A fourth object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop in which the rib of the reinforcement portion has an ideal slope thereby preventing the rib from being damaged by a sewing needle at the time of sewing and capable of sewing the rib of the reinforcement portion smoothly.
- A fifth object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop which, if the sewing line is apart from an opening, enables a large size slide fastener to be sewed appropriately and effectively.
- A sixth object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop which, if the sewing line is in the vicinity of an opening, enables a small size slide fastener to be sewed appropriately and effectively.
- A seventh object of the present invention is to provide the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop in which the ribs of the reinforcement portions are provided symmetrically on both the front and rear faces of the fastener tape so as to enable sewing from any sides thereby preventing the ribs from being damaged by a collision of the sewing needle.
- According to the present invention, to achieve the above object, fastener elements are attached to opposing side edges of a pair of the fastener tapes and there are provided a separable bottom end stop made of synthetic resin, for example, a box pin, a box and an insert pin, which is attached by integral molding to the side edge of the fastener tape at an end portion of the fastener elements, and a reinforcement portion formed integrally with the separable bottom end stop such that they are exposed on at least one face of the fastener tape in order to reinforce the fastener tape. The reinforcement portions are formed of plural ribs connected to the separable bottom end stop. The ribs are formed at a sewing position to an sewing object, for example, clothes, such that its height H is 0.5 to 0.85 mm and its width W is 0.6 to 0.9 mm and that they are expanded gradually from a vertex to the base portion. There is provided a gap portion wider than the base portion of the rib between the ribs. Consequently, this slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop enables the reinforcement portion constituted of the ribs to be sewed easily and effectively.
- In addition to this configuration, the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion are provided with a chamfering portion whose vertex is chamfered and preferably, this chamfering portion is formed into an arc-like configuration in which the radius of its lateral sectional shape is 0.05 to 0.1 mm.
- Further, in addition to the basic configuration of the present invention, the size of the gap portion formed between the adjacent ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is preferred to be 2.0 to 2.5 mm and the respective ribs are preferred to be disposed in parallel in the width direction of the fastener tape.
- In addition to the above-described basic configuration, the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is preferred to satisfy the condition in which tanθ = H/(W/2), which is an degree of an inclination of the rib on its base portion, is from 1.1 to 2.9. That is, the inclination angle θ of the rib on its base portion, which is disposed at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion, is preferred to be in a range of 55° to 70°.
- Furthermore, in addition to the above-described configuration, the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is preferred to be disposed on the side face of the separable bottom end stop, attached to the side edge of the fastener tape, through an auxiliary member formed in a flat shape or in various kinds of shapes.
- Moreover, the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion may be disposed on the side face of the separable bottom end stop, attached to the side edge of the fastener tape, directly not through any auxiliary member. The ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion may be disposed symmetrically on both front and rear surfaces of the fastener tape so as to sandwich the fastener tape.
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- FIG. 1 is a front view of major portions of a slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop;
- FIG. 2 is a front view of major portions of a fastener stringer loaded with a box pin;
- FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the fastener stringer;
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A (IV-IV) in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a rib;
- FIG. 6 is a front view of major portions of a fastener stringer loaded with an insert pin;
- FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the same fastener stringer;
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a box;
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line B-B (IX-IX) in FIG. 8;
- FIG. 10 is a partially broken front view of a state in which the box and the box pin are connected;
- FIG. 11 is a partially broken front view showing a state in which the fastener stringer loaded with the insert pin is engaged with the fastener stringer loaded with the box;
- FIG. 12 is a partially broken front view showing a state in which the fastener stringer loaded with the insert pin is engaged with the fastener stringer loaded with the box;
- FIG. 13 is a front view of major portions showing a state in which a fastener chain is sewed to a sewing object;
- FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line C-C (XIV-XIV) in FIG. 13;
- FIG. 15 is a front view of the separable bottom end stop showing a modification of the reinforcement portion;
- FIG. 16 is a front view of the separable bottom end stop showing another modification of the reinforcement portion;
- FIG. 17 is a partially broken front view of a bottom end stop in which the box and the box pin are integrated;
- FIG. 18 is a front view showing a modification of the reinforcement portion loaded with the box pin;
- FIG. 19 is a front view showing another modification of the reinforcement portion loaded with the box pin; and
- FIG. 20 is a front view of major portions in another slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop.
- Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
- As shown in FIG. 1, in the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop, a
fastener chain 1 is not a closed product with a bottom stop end but an openable product, that is, provided with a separablebottom end stop 5 which enables right andleft fastener stringers 2 to be separated completely.Fastener elements 4 are mounted on acore portion 6 provided on the side edge of afastener tape 3. Abox pin 8 as the separablebottom end stop 5 is mounted on thecore portion 6 continuously with the bottom end of thefastener element 4 of oneside fastener stringer 2 and aninsert pin 9 as the separablebottom end stop 5 is mounted on thecore portion 6 continuously with the bottom end of thefastener element 4 of theother fastener stringer 2. As shown in FIG. 10, the fastener stringer 2 with the separable bottom end stop provided with thebox pin 8 and abox 7 is produced and combined with thefastener stringer 2 loaded with theinsert pin 9 so as to complete the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop. - In the slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop according to a first embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 12, a
flat reinforcement portion 10 is provided integrally with a side face of thebox pin 8 attached to oneside fastener stringer 2 of thefastener chain 1 such that it is exposed on the surface of thefastener tape 3 as shown in FIG. 2. On the other hand, aflat reinforcement portion 10 is provided integrally with a side face of theinsert pin 9 attached to theother fastener stringer 2 such that it is exposed on the surface of thefastener tape 3 as shown in FIG. 6. Thefastener elements 4,box pin 8,insert pin 9,box 7 andreinforcement portion 10 in thefastener chain 1 are formed integrally with thefastener tape 3 by injection molding means using thermoplastic resin such as polyacetal and polyamide. - As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 6 and 7, the
box pin 8 andinsert pin 9 are provided with thereinforcement portions 10 which are protruded outward from the side face thereof while the surfaces thereof are extended flatly. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in thereinforcement portion 10 on thebox pin 8,plural ribs 13 as anauxiliary member 11 are disposed obliquely such that they are protruded outward from the side face of a lower half of thebox pin 8 on thefastener tape 3 and aconcave portion 14 is formed among theseribs 13 disposed obliquely. Theconcave portion 14 is formed in various kinds of shapes, such as square, diamond, circle or oval and into a through-hole configuration. Consequently, theribs 13 and theconcave portion 14 are provided with flexibility and the intersecting portion of theribs 13 is formed into an arc-like configuration such as circular one so as to scatter an external force applied to thereinforcement portion 10. - As for the size of the
auxiliary member 11, the width of thefastener tape 3 in slide fasteners No. 3 to 5 often used usually is 13 to 16 mm and the size thereof is preferred to be within about 30% the width of thisfastener tape 3. The size of theauxiliary member 11 can be changed freely depending on the size of the slide fastener or customer's demand. As theauxiliary member 11, theribs 13 may be disposed in parallel in the width direction of thefastener tape 3 or it may be a flat plate also, instead of the rib structure. Further, a cut-out 15, which is dented upward, is provided in the bottom edge of theauxiliary member 11 in thereinforcement portion 10 so as to absorb part of an external force with the cut-out 15 when a twisting force or the like is applied to the end portion of thefastener tape 3. In the meantime, the cut-out 15 may be provided in the top edge of theauxiliary member 11 also. - The
ribs 13 are formed at asewing position 40 for sewing onto a sewing object such as clothes in the outside portion of thereinforcement portion 10. In thisrib 13, as shown in FIG. 2,plural ribs 13 are disposed in parallel in the width direction of thefastener tape 3 and the proximal ends of theribs 13 are connected integrally to theauxiliary member 11. The front ends of theribs 13 are extended up to the vicinity of thefastener tape 3 and the end portions of therespective ribs 13 are connected so as to form aframe 16. Therib 13 is formed thicker than theauxiliary member 11 as shown in FIG. 3. - The
ribs 13 existing at thesewing position 40 indicate a substantially isosceles triangle having a pair of slopes as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and are protruded symmetrically from both the front and rear surfaces of thefastener tape 3. As for the specific configuration of therib 13, the width W of abase portion 20 in contact with thefastener tape 3, that is, of the bottom portion is 0.6 to 0.9 mm and the height H thereof is in a range of 0.5 to 0.85 mm. The width of therib 13 is expanded gradually from avertex 19 of therib 13 up to thebase portion 20 and an inclination angle θ on thebase portion 20 of therib 13 is obtained based on the expression tanθ = H/(W/2) using the rib height H and width W. Accordingly, the inclination angle θ is in a relation of 1.1 ≤ tanθ ≤ 2.9 and in a range of 47° to 71°. Preferably, the inclination angle θ is in a range of 55° to 70°. Thevertex 19 of therib 13 is chamfered to form a chamferedportion 21 and preferably, this chamferedportion 21 is formed into a circular shape having a curvature radius of 0.05 to 0.1 mm in its sectional shape of therib 13. Therib 13 having this configuration is capable of shifting the front tip of asewing needle 41 to aslope 22 of therib 13 easily even if thesewing needle 41 makes contact with therib 13 when a sewing line is formed with the sewing machine, thereby preventing therib 13 from being damaged. Further, theslope 22 may be curved into a slight arc-like configuration instead of a flat face. - Because the
ribs 13 are formed symmetrically on both the front and rear surfaces of thefastener tape 3 at thesewing position 40 as shown in FIG. 4, theribs 13 are protected from a damage due to a strike of thesewing needle 41 even if sewing operation is carried out from any side. At thesewing position 40,gap portions 23 are provided betweenadjacent ribs 13 in the length direction of thefastener tape 3 so as to facilitate sewing of thereinforcement portion 10. The gap S is measured between thebase portions 20 of theribs 13 and the size S of thegap portion 23 is recommended to be 2.0 to 2.5 mm. When thefastener tape 3 is sewed to thesewing object 42, the size d of thesewing needle 41 for use is 0.92 to 1.02 mm. If it is considered that thesewing needle 41 is pierced into thefastener tape 3 in the interval S between theribs 13, thesewing needle 41 is prevented from contacting therib 13 because the interval S is larger than the width W of the bottom portion of therib 13 and the size d of thesewing needle 41, so that thereinforcement portion 10 can be sewed securely. - As for the configuration of the
box pin 8 formed on thecore portion 6 of thefastener tape 3, arecess 17 is provided on an opposite face to the face on which thereinforcement portion 10 is formed. Apartition plate 29 provided between afront wall 25 and arear wall 26 of thebox 7 is engaged with thisrecess 17 so as to integrate thebox pin 8 with thebox 7. - In the
reinforcement portion 10 of thefastener stringer 2 loaded with theinsert pin 9, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7,plural ribs 13 are disposed obliquely as theauxiliary members 11 such that they are protruded outward on the side face in the lower half portion of theinsert pin 9, that is, thefastener tape 3 like thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox pin 8. Through-hole typeconcave portions 14 having no bottom portion are formed among theseoblique ribs 13 so as to provide with flexibility. Intersecting portions of theribs 13 are formed in an arc-like shape such as circular one so as to scatter an external force applied to thereinforcement portion 10. - The
auxiliary member 11 in thereinforcement portion 10 is formed within about 30% of the width of thefastener tape 3 like thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox pin 8. The cut-out 15 is provided in the lower edge of theauxiliary member 11 in thereinforcement portion 10 so as to absorb part of an external force such as a twisting force applied to the end portion of thefastener tape 3 through the cut-out 15. In the meantime, the cut-out 15 may be provided on the upper edge of theauxiliary member 11. - The
ribs 13 are formed outside thereinforcement portion 10 such that it is connected toauxiliary member 11 like thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox pin 8. Thisrib 13 is formed into arib 13 thicker than therib 13 in theauxiliary member 11 and theseribs 13 are provided such that they are extended in parallel with an interval toward the outside of thefastener tape 3 and the front ends of theribs 13 are connected to form theframe 16. - The
ribs 13 indicate a substantially isosceles triangle having a pair of slopes like therib 13 of thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox pin 8 shown in FIG. 5. The width W of thebase portion 20 of therib 13 or its bottom portion is 0.6 to 0.9 mm and the height H is in a range of 0.5 to 0.85 mm. The width of therib 13 is expanded gradually from thevertex 19 of therib 13 up to thebase portion 20. An inclination angle θ on thebase portion 20 of therib 13 in a relation of 1.1≤ tanθ ≤ 2.9 and in a range of 47° to 71°. Preferably, the inclination angle θ is in a range of 55° to 70°. Thevertex 19 of therib 13 is chamfered to form the chamferedportion 21 and preferably, this chamferedportion 21 is formed into a circular shape having a curvature radius of 0.05 to 0.1 mm in its sectional shape of therib 13. Therib 13 shifts the front tip of thesewing needle 41 to theslope 22 of therib 13 easily even if thesewing needle 41 makes contact with therib 13 when a sewing line is formed with the sewing machine, thereby preventing therib 13 from being damaged. Further, the surface of theslope 22 may be slightly curved instead of a flat surface. - The
reinforcement portion 10 constituted of theauxiliary member 11 formed in thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox pin 8 and insertpin 9 and thereinforcement portion 10 formed of theribs 13 at thesewing position 40 adjacent theauxiliary member 11 are formed on the front and rear surfaces of thefastener tape 3 by injection molding as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, so that the front and rear faces of thefastener tape 3 are sandwiched by thereinforcement portions 10. Thereinforcement portions 10 may be formed on only a single face of thefastener tape 3, not on both sides. - In the
box 7 to be attached to thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox pin 8, which is a rectangular solid, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, athin partition plate 29 is provided at an upper portion in the center between thefront wall 25 and therear wall 26 and an engagingportion 32 is provided on the bottom end of thepartition plate 29. Aninsertion hole 28 which is an opening equal to the thickness of theauxiliary member 11 of thereinforcement portion 10 and through which thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox pin 8 can be inserted, is provided in therear wall 27 located sideway of thebox 7 while a boxpin insertion hole 30 through which thebox pin 8 can be inserted is provided between theinsertion hole 28 and thepartition plate 29. Aninsertion hole 28, which is an opening equal to the thickness of theauxiliary member 11 of thereinforcement portion 10 and through which thefastener stringer 2 loaded with theinsert pin 9 can be inserted, is provided up to the bottom portion while an insertpin insertion hole 31 through which theinsert pin 9 can be inserted is provided between theinsertion hole 28 and thepartition plate 29, so that thebox 7 is completed. - As shown in FIG. 10, the
box pin 8 of thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox pin 8 is inserted into the boxpin insertion hole 30 in thebox 7 and theauxiliary member 11 of thereinforcement portion 10 is inserted into theinsertion hole 28 in theside wall 27 and thepartition plate 29 provided in thebox 7 is pressed into therecess 17 provided in the side face of thebox pin 8. As a result, the engagingportion 32 provided on the bottom end of thepartition plate 29 engages an end of therecess 17, thereby thebox pin 8 and thebox 7 being integrated with each other and fixed. - When the
fastener stringer 2 loaded with theinsert pin 9 is mounted on thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox 7, with aslider 35 being slid to contact the top end of thebox 7 and held in contact therewith as shown in FIG. 11, theinsert pin 9 is inserted into aguide groove 37 in theslider 35 by nipping thereinforcement portion 10 of thefastener stringer 2 loaded with theinsert pin 9. Further, theauxiliary member 11 of thereinforcement portion 10 is inserted between theflanges 36 so that theinsert pin 9 is inserted into the insertpin insertion hole 31 in thebox 7. After that, if theslider 35 is pulled and slid by nipping thereinforcement portion 10, thefastener chain 1 in which thefastener elements 4 on the right and leftfastener stringers 2 engage each other is completed as shown in FIG. 12. - When the completed
fastener chain 1 is mounted on anobject fabric 42 such as clothes, theobject fabric 42 is fit to thesewing position 40 in thereinforcement portion 10 provided integrally with thebox pin 8 and insertpin 9 formed on the right and leftfastener stringers 2 as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, theobject fabric 42 and thefastener tape 3 are sewed together by a sewing machine such that a sewing thread rides over therib 13. - In the
reinforcement portion 10 shown in FIG. 15, theauxiliary member 11, which are disposed on the side face of thebox pin 8 in parallel in the width direction of thefastener tape 3, is provided integrally with theribs 13. Theribs 13 at thesewing position 40 or theribs 13 having the same configuration as theribs 13 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are disposed at apredetermined gap portion 23 such that they are continuous from theauxiliary member 11. Like thebox pin 8, theauxiliary member 11 arranged in the width direction of the fastener tape is provided integrally with theribs 13 and theribs 13 at thesewing position 40 are disposed at thepredetermined gap portion 23 such that they are continuous from theauxiliary member 11. - The
reinforcement portion 10 shown in FIG. 16 hasplural ribs 13 extended toward the outside of thefastener tape 3 such that they are curved. Theribs 13 having the same shape as theribs 13 having the condition shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are extended from the side face of thebox pin 8 with thepredetermined gap portion 23 up to the side edge of thefastener tape 3 such that they are curved together in parallel. Theribs 13 having the same shape are formed on the side face of theinsert pin 9 with thepredetermined gap portion 23 and thereinforcement portion 10 of this type is suitable for a small size of thefastener tape 3. In the meantime, theribs 13 may be connected to theauxiliary member 11 provided on the side face of thebox pin 8 and insertpin 9. - In the
reinforcement portion 10 shown in FIG. 17, thebox pin 8 andbox 7 are formed integrally and the connection side of theauxiliary member 11 of thereinforcement portion 10 is formed integrally with thebox 7, so that they are connected and fixed firmly. In thereinforcement portion 10 shown in FIG. 18, theauxiliary member 11 constituted ofoblique ribs 13 is provided integrally with the side face of thebox pin 8 and in thisauxiliary member 11, theribs 13 are arranged with thepredetermined gap portion 23 like the previous example such that outside of theribs 13 is open. In thereinforcement portion 10 shown in FIG. 19, theauxiliary members 11 are provided on both the surfaces of thefastener tape 3 so that they are extended from the side face of thebox pin 8 and thisauxiliary member 11 is provided with therib 13 which is formed on a single face of thefastener tape 3 at thesewing position 40. It is permissible to pull out a warp yarn (not shown) from the fastener tape located at the outer edge of the rib disposed at the sewing position so as to form a rough structure portion and then, allow a melted synthetic resin material to penetrate into the rough structure when the outer portion of the rib is molded on the rough structure portion so as to fix the ribs to the fastener tape strongly. - The embodiment shown in FIG. 20 shows an example applied to a double side openable type separable
bottom end stop 5. An end of onefastener stringer 2 is loaded with thebox pin 8 and an end of theother fastener stringer 2 is loaded with theinsert pin 9. The right and leftfastener stringers 2 have nobox 7 and twosliders 35 are mounted slidably in opposite directions so that thefastener chain 1 is opened/closed from both sides and can be separated to the right and left sides. - The relatively
long box pin 8 which twosliders 35 can pass is formed on thecore portion 6 of onefastener tape 3 in this slider fastener. Aflange 36 of theslider 35 makes contact with the front end of thisbox pin 8 and astopper 18 for stopping the sliding of theslider 35 is formed such that it is extended horizontally. A front end of thestopper 18 is extended up to thethick rib 13 formed at thesewing portion 40 in thereinforcement portion 10. A thin protrudedpiece 33 which is protruded sideway is provided on the top end of thebox pin 8 in step like configuration, so that it is capable of overlapping the step-like protruded piece 33 provided on the top end of theinsert pin 9. - The relatively
long insert pin 9 which the twosliders 35 can pass is formed on thecore portion 6 of theother fastener tape 3. The protrudedpiece 33 which coincides with the protrudedpiece 33 of thebox pin 8 and overlap the protrudedpiece 33 is provided on the top end of theinsert pin 9. Theauxiliary member reinforcement portions slider 35 in order to allow the wide blades on the shoulder side of theslider 35 to pass. - As for the usage condition of the separable
bottom end stop 5, with twosliders 35 mounted on thefastener stringer 2 loaded with thebox pin 8 such that they are directed in opposite directions, theslider 35 is kept in contact with thestopper 18 of thebox pin 8, theinsert pin 9 of thefastener stringer 2 loaded with theinsert pin 9 is inserted. Then, theslider 35 located upper is pulled upward so as to engage thefastener elements 4 on the right and leftfastener stringers 2 with each other, thereby completing thefastener chain 1. To separate thefastener chain 1, if thefastener stringer 2 loaded with theinsert pin 9 is pulled out of the twosliders 35 after those twosliders 35 are pulled down to thestopper 18, the right and leftfastener stringer 2 can be disconnected and released. - The slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop has the above-described configuration and with this configuration, following effects are exerted.
- That is, fastener elements are attached to opposing side edges of a pair of fastener tapes and there are provided a separable bottom end stop made of synthetic resin which is attached by integral molding to the side edge of the fastener tape at an end portion of the fastener elements, and a reinforcement portion provided integrally with the separable bottom end stop such that they are exposed on at least one face of the fastener tape. The reinforcement portion is formed of plural ribs connected to the separable bottom end stop. The ribs are formed at the sewing position such that its height H is 0.5 to 0.85 mm and its width W is 0.6 to 0.9 mm and that it is expanded gradually from its vertex to the base portion. There is provided a gap portion wider than the base portion of the rib between the ribs. Accordingly, the configuration of the rib at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is specified and consequently, when the reinforcement portion is sewed to a sewing object, the rib can avoid strike of the sewing needle easily. As a result, the ribs are prevented from being damaged and using the gap portion, the reinforcement portion can be sewed accurately and firmly.
- In addition to the above-described structure, the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is provided with the chamfered portion by chamfering the vertex thereof and the chamfered portion is formed into an arc-like configuration having a radius of 0.05 to 0.1 mm in its lateral section. Accordingly, the ribs can shift the front tip of a sewing needle smoothly when the reinforcement portion is sewed to a sewing object so as to prevent damage of the ribs. Further, because the size S of the gap portion between adjacent ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is 2.0 to 2.5 mm and the ribs are disposed in parallel in the width direction, the ribs located at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion can be sewed easily and the reinforcement portion can be fixed firmly to the sewing object using the gap portion effectively.
- Regarding the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion, the degree of an inclination of the rib at its base portion is indicated by tanθ = H/(W/2) while the tanθ satisfies 1.1 ≤ tanθ ≤ 2.9 and the inclination angle of the rib at the base portion is set in a range of 55° to 70°. Accordingly, the sewing needle is shifted away effectively by the slope of the rib inclined at such a specific angle when the ribs located at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion is sewed, so that they can be sewed effectively.
- Because the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion are disposed on the side face of the separable bottom end stop through the auxiliary member, they are optimum reinforcement portion for a large size slide fastener and can be sewed to the sewing object effectively. Further, because the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion are disposed directly on the side face of the separable bottom end stop, they are optimum reinforcement portions for a small size slide fastener and they can be sewed to the sewing object effectively.
- Further, because the ribs at the sewing position in the reinforcement portion are disposed symmetrically on both the front and rear surfaces of the fastener tape, the ribs avoid strike of the sewing needle securely even if the fastener tape is sewed from any side, so that the fastener tape can be sewed smoothly and strongly, thereby producing an excellent quality product. Thus, the effects produced by the present invention are very remarkable.
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- A slide fastener with a separable bottom end stop in which fastener elements 4 are attached to opposing side edges of a pair of fastener tapes 3, comprising the separable bottom end stop 5 made of synthetic resin which is attached to the side edge of the fastener tape 3 at an end portion of the fastener elements 4, and a reinforcement portion 10 provided integrally with the separable bottom end stop 5 extended toward at least one face of the fastener tape 3, the reinforcement portions 10 being formed of plural ribs 13 connected to the separable bottom end stop 5,
characterized in that the ribs 13 are formed at a sewing position 40 to an sewing object 42 such that its height H is 0.5 to 0.85 mm and its width W is 0.6 to 0.9 mm and that they are expanded gradually from a vertex 19 to a base portion 20 and there is provided a gap portion 23 wider than the base portion 20 of the rib 13 between the ribs 13. - The slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop according to claim 1, characterized in that the rib 13 at the sewing position 40 in the reinforcement portion 10 has a chamfering portion 21 whose vertex 19 is chamfered.
- The slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop according to claim 2, characterized in that the chamfering portion of the rib 13 is formed into an arc-like configuration having a radius r of 0.05 to 0.1 mm in a sectional shape.
- The slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop according to claim 1, characterized in that a size S of the gap portion 23 between the adjacent ribs 13 at the sewing position 40 in the reinforcement portion 10 is 2.0 to 2.5 mm while the ribs 13 are disposed in parallel in a width direction of the fastener tape 3.
- The slide fastener with the separable bottom stop end according to claim 1, characterized in that an inclination angle of the rib 13 on the base portion 20 at the sewing position 40 in the reinforcement portion 10 is indicated by tanθ = H/(W/2) while tanθ satisfies 1.1 ≤ tanθ ≤ 2.9.
- The slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop according to claim 5, characterized in that the inclination angle θ is in a range of 55° to 70°.
- The slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop according to claim 1, characterized in that the ribs 13 at the sewing position 40 in the reinforcement portion 10 are disposed through an auxiliary member 11 provided on the side face of the separable bottom end stop 5.
- The slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop according to claim 1, characterized in that the ribs 13 at the sewing position 40 in the reinforcement portion 10 are disposed directly on the side face of the separable bottom end stop 5.
- The slide fastener with the separable bottom end stop according to claim 1, characterized in that the ribs 13 at the sewing position 40 in the reinforcement portion 10 are disposed symmetrically on both front and rear faces of the fastener tape 3.
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