EP1810588A1 - Article de bijouterie - Google Patents

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EP1810588A1
EP1810588A1 EP06001101A EP06001101A EP1810588A1 EP 1810588 A1 EP1810588 A1 EP 1810588A1 EP 06001101 A EP06001101 A EP 06001101A EP 06001101 A EP06001101 A EP 06001101A EP 1810588 A1 EP1810588 A1 EP 1810588A1
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Burkhard Messerschmidt
Guido Jäger
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C17/00—Gems or the like
    • A44C17/02—Settings for holding gems or the like, e.g. for ornaments or decorations
    • A44C17/0208—Settings for holding gems or the like, e.g. for ornaments or decorations removable
    • A44C17/0216—Settings for holding gems or the like, e.g. for ornaments or decorations removable with automatic locking action, e.g. by using a spring

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  • the invention relates to an ornament, comprising a support body and a decorative body, and a connecting means, which releasably couples the ornamental body with the support body, wherein the connecting means is formed at least two parts with pin in or on the ornamental body and socket in or on the support body, or vice versa, and wherein the pin and the socket are coupled together in the sense of a plug connection. - Consequently, the socket can also be in or on the ornamental body and the support body in contrast be equipped with the pin.
  • the jewelry item is not limited to a ring, an earring, a pendant, a brooch or the like.
  • a piece of jewelry by the utility model DE 298 00 292 U1 become known, which similar to the DE 20 2005 003 483 U1 going on.
  • a pen-like body is releasably connected to a base body to hold intermediate jewelry elements on the support body or body.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem of further developing such an article of jewelery in such a way that both the connection and the separation of on the one hand support body and on the other hand ornamentation succeeds without problems.
  • a generic jewelry item is within the scope of the invention characterized in that the ornamental body directly - that is without intermediate other ornaments - is releasably connected to the support body and consequently create support body and ornamental body (usually with mechanical contact) at least partially together, at least in the region of a contact surface gap-free.
  • the pen is regularly provided on or in the ornamental body, whereas the socket is located in or on the support body. Both pin and socket enter into a mechanical connection with each of the ornamental body and the support body.
  • This mechanical connection can be designed as a clamping connection and / or adhesive connection.
  • an adhesive connection for example an adhesive connection or even a solder connection, because both the pin and the socket and also the support body and the ornamental body are each made of metal, at least in the region of associated receiving bores.
  • welding connections are also encompassed by the invention. In this Of course also laser welding, ie adhesive bonding, where no additional solder or bonding agent is used.
  • the connector may be formed as a rotary / plug connection in a first alternative, wherein the pin for fixing in the bush a maximum of half a turn, in particular performs a quarter turn.
  • the plug connection is usually a bayonet lock, in particular a so-called roller bayonet lock.
  • roller bayonet lock for in the latter of the pen is as well as roller with a rounded head and with introduced locking groove for the at least one arranged in the socket locking pin. Due to the fact that the pin performs a maximum of half a turn in order to fix it in the socket, the connection between the ornamental body and the supporting body succeeds without difficulty and does not require extensive screwing work.
  • the connector can also be closed by magnetic forces releasably.
  • the dipping into the socket pin only ensures positioning of the ornamental body on the support body and not for mutual locking. This is achieved rather magnetically.
  • both the support body and the ornamental body can each be designed magnetically. It is also within the scope of the invention to design the socket and / or the pin wholly or partly as a magnet or magnetically, wherein the corresponding counterpart is also formed wholly or partially magnetic or at least magnetizable.
  • At least one magnet which, for example, in the support body on his the Zier emotions facing surface is embedded.
  • This magnet may be designed as a ring magnet, wherein the ring magnet surrounds the socket for receiving the pin. But that is not mandatory. Because just as well could be worked with one or more embedded in the support body on said surface platelet or disc-like magnet.
  • the invention predominantly accesses one or more permanent magnets, although in principle an electromagnet can also be used. This can be fed by a, for example, in the decorative body and / or the support body recessed battery and / or a solar cell with power.
  • the ornamental body is overall disk-shaped with a round, oval or even angular design.
  • a spherical or prismatic ornamental body can be used.
  • the ornamental body may be designed in several parts and have an essay or cover and a slot or an insert.
  • This insert may be a (printable) film or an insert made of any material, such as leather, metal, plastic, etc.
  • the support body may be made variable in size. For this purpose, it is conceivable, for example, to work with an earring with different earplugs. A finger ring could be made at this point as an open ring with at least two arcs. In a trailer for a chain, it is conceivable to equip the support body with a depending on the chain diameter differently shaped receiving lug. Likewise, a brooch may be designed.
  • connection between the support body and ornamental body is not affected by this and thus achieves a total modular design.
  • the support body is formed with a predetermined socket for receiving the pin on the ornamental body, can be with the
  • support bodies combine quite different ornamental bodies, as long as only this ornamental body has a comparably designed pin for coupling to the relevant socket.
  • FIG. 7 shows an earring. Quite apart from this, the jewelry item can also be designed as a pendant for example, a chain or a brooch. This is not shown.
  • the ornamental body 2 primarily assumes the function of the creative effect of the jewelry item and can be designed very different, for example disc-shaped as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 or spherical or prismatic according to Fig. 7. That is, the ornamental body 2 may be different and very different Take room designs.
  • a connecting means 3, 4, 5 is provided according to the invention, which is designed at least in two parts and has a pin 3 and a socket 4.
  • the pin 3 is mounted as part of the illustration and not limiting the ornamental body 2, whereas the socket 4 is in or on the support body 1. Of course, the reverse could be done.
  • the support body 1 would engage with its arranged thereon pin 3 in the socket 4 in or on the ornamental body. This is not shown.
  • the pin 3 and the socket 4 are coupled together in the sense of a connector 3, 4. That is, when completed jewelry item with support body 1 and (releasably replaceable) ornamental body 2 of the pen 3 completely or partially immersed in the socket 4 and incidentally the ornamental body 2 learns a releasable locking on the support body 1, as will be explained in more detail below.
  • the ornamental body 2 directly, that is, without interposed further decorative objects, releasably connected to the support body 1 by the ornamental body 2 and the support body 1 abut against each other at least one mechanical contact surface 6, and gap-free ,
  • the plug connection 3, 4 as a rotary / plug connection 3, 4 is formed.
  • the pin 3 executes for fixing in the associated socket 4 a maximum of half a turn, which is why the ornamental body 2 can be easily and quickly coupled to the support body 1.
  • a bayonet closure is realized, in particular a so-called roll bayonet closure.
  • the pin 3 according to the enlarged view in Fig. 1 cylindrical shape with rounded tip 3a and conically widening foot 3b.
  • the bushing 4 has in its interior two opposing locking pins 7 which engage in associated inverted L-shaped grooves 8 in the pin 3 in order to realize the mentioned bayonet closure.
  • the conically expanding foot 3b of the pin 3 ensures that the necessary clamping forces are built up.
  • the plug connection 3, 4 can also be detachably closed by magnetic forces, as will be explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2a, 2b.
  • the rotary plug connection 3, 4 according to FIG. 1 can also be locked in addition to the magnetic forces to be explained below.
  • the pin 3 dipping into the bush 4 primarily ensures that the ornamental body 2 is positioned in relation to the supporting body 1.
  • a locking function take pen 3 and 4 socket not in this context. Rather, this is ensured in the support body 1 and / or the ornamental body 2 in the embodiment embedded (permanent) magnets 5, which are arranged in the contact surface 6 and are embedded in the contact surface 6.
  • the said magnets 5 are located in or near the surface of the contact surface 6, on the one hand the contact surface 6 of the ornamental body 2 and on the other hand the contact surface 6 of the ornamental body 2 and on the other hand, the contact surface 6 of the support body 1, which in each case the counter element, ie the support body 1 and the decorative body 2 faces.
  • the magnets 5 are in the contact surface 6 directly opposite.
  • the magnets 5 are designed in a plate or disk shape and have a diameter of a few millimeters. Their strength is also in the millimeter range.
  • two opposing ring magnets are provided on the one hand in the ornamental body 2 and on the other hand in the support body 1, wherein both ring magnets 5 each enclose the plug 3 respectively the socket 4.
  • both ring magnets 5 each enclose the plug 3 respectively the socket 4.
  • the support body 1 it is conceivable to equip the support body 1 with a single magnet 5 or the illustrated ring magnet 5, whereas the ornamental body 2 has no magnets 5, but at the points of the magnets 5 in Figs. 2a, 2b a sunken iron plate, iron rings, etc. having.
  • the ornamental body 2 is made predominantly of steel.
  • precious metals such as silver or gold, which ensure that the ornamental body 2 is magnetizable, either through the embedded magnets and / or the inset steel plates.
  • the support body 1 is designed to be magnetizable overall or has - as shown - a sunken steel plate 9, which in conjunction with the magnet 5 builds up the required magnetic forces.
  • adhesive forces between the ornamental body 2 and the supporting body 1 usually suffice of a few Newtons (usually less than 10 N) in order to ensure the required hold. In most cases, an adhesive force of 1 N or 2 N is sufficient.
  • FIG. 3 describes a further variant of a connector 3, 4.
  • at least one biased by a spring 15b ball-like dome 15a is inserted into the pin 3.
  • the calottes or spherical caps 15a form in conjunction with the spring 15b a spring-loaded return member 15 of a connecting means 3, 4, 5 for coupling of the support body 1 and ornamental body 2.
  • the spherical caps or dome 15a includes an annular recess or locking groove 4a in the socket 4.
  • the ornamental body 2 can be rotated relative to the support body 1 about an axis A in the locked position thus achieved.
  • the circumferential locking groove or annular recess 4a instead of the circumferential locking groove or annular recess 4a, only opposing locking recesses in the bushing 4 are provided in order to fix the ornamental body 2 in a specific position in the supporting body 1.
  • the ornamental body 2 is designed in several parts with base 2a and 2b attachment.
  • the ornamental body 2 can accommodate a drawer 10, an insert or the like.
  • This insert or insert 10 may be one of any material, for example plastic, foil, etc.
  • the top 2b and the base 2a are also releasably coupled together, at this point is also resorted to a magnetic closure or a similar connector.
  • the attachment 2b and on the other hand, the base body 2a which define the described magnetic closure between attachment 2b and body 2a.
  • the pin 3 and the socket 4 can be made completely or partially conical be, as Fig. 2a, 2b explain in part. Other positioning aids are conceivable at this point.
  • both the ornamental body 2 and the support body 1 each have a receiving bore 11, 12 to record on the one hand the pin 3 and on the other hand, the socket 4 and hold.
  • the bushing 4 is additionally equipped with a support ring 13 as shown in Fig. 1, which supports its anchoring in the support body 1.
  • the support ring 13 engages in a recess 14 on the head side of the receiving bore 12 in the support body 1 a.
  • the associated recess 14 can also be filled with an adhesive agent for anchoring the bush 4 in the support body 1. This is not explicitly stated.
  • both the pin 3 and the socket 4 are fixed in their respective receiving bores 11, 12 by means of an adhesive connection, as has already been described in the introduction.
  • the pin 3 and the socket 4 may be provided with a noble metal coating or even consist of such a noble metal.
  • the support body 1 can be configured variable in size and this purpose as an open ring with at least two annular arcs 1 a, 1 b are performed. These two annular arcs 1 a, 1 b can bend depending on the size of the finger within certain limits, so that a simple adaptation to the user succeeds.
  • a comparable adjustment allows the support body 1 in the earring of FIG. 7, in which is worked with different depending on the needs earplugs, but this is not shown in detail.
  • the respective stud earrings in the present case consists of a support body with embedded magnet 5.
  • the pin 3 is embedded in a bore of a magnet 5.
  • the ornamental body 2 has the associated socket 4.
  • the magnet 5 is inserted directly into the pin 3, or placed on this, namely the head side.

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DE29500670U1 (de) * 1994-01-17 1995-03-09 Fa. Otto Ehinger, Inh. W.P. Schwarz, 89073 Ulm Schmuckstück
DE19607009A1 (de) 1996-02-24 1997-08-28 Andrea Seyerlen Schmuckstück
DE29800292U1 (de) 1998-01-09 1999-05-06 Schmuck-art Peter Hegewisch GmbH, 85399 Hallbergmoos Schmuckstück
DE29824872U1 (de) * 1998-09-03 2003-03-06 Stapff, Wigbert, 69121 Heidelberg Dekorierte Perle mit integriertem Schmuckelement
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DE2306657A1 (de) * 1973-02-10 1974-08-15 Robert Beck Ohg Schmuckwarenfa Schmuckartikel mit auswechselbarem ziereinsatz
EP0629365A1 (fr) * 1993-06-16 1994-12-21 Andrea Rossi Bijou représentant les phases des corps célestes
DE29500670U1 (de) * 1994-01-17 1995-03-09 Fa. Otto Ehinger, Inh. W.P. Schwarz, 89073 Ulm Schmuckstück
DE19607009A1 (de) 1996-02-24 1997-08-28 Andrea Seyerlen Schmuckstück
DE29800292U1 (de) 1998-01-09 1999-05-06 Schmuck-art Peter Hegewisch GmbH, 85399 Hallbergmoos Schmuckstück
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WO2015033366A1 (fr) 2013-09-03 2015-03-12 Linx Srl Article de bijouterie comportant un élément ornemental amovible

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