EP3581057B1 - Schnalle, insbesondere gurtschnalle - Google Patents

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EP3581057B1
EP3581057B1 EP19177159.1A EP19177159A EP3581057B1 EP 3581057 B1 EP3581057 B1 EP 3581057B1 EP 19177159 A EP19177159 A EP 19177159A EP 3581057 B1 EP3581057 B1 EP 3581057B1
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Andreas Hörtnagl
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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
    • A44B11/25—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A44B11/2503—Safety buckles
    • A44B11/2507—Safety buckles actuated by a push-button
    • 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
    • A44B11/25—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A44B11/2503—Safety buckles
    • A44B11/2507—Safety buckles actuated by a push-button
    • A44B11/2511—Safety buckles actuated by a push-button acting perpendicularly to the main plane of the buckle, e.g. placed on the front face of the buckle
    • 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
    • A44B11/02—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts frictionally engaging surface of straps
    • A44B11/06—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts frictionally engaging surface of straps with clamping devices
    • A44B11/10—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts frictionally engaging surface of straps with clamping devices sliding wedge
    • 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
    • A44B11/25—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A44B11/258—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts fastening by superposing one part on top of the other
    • A44B11/2584—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts fastening by superposing one part on top of the other followed by sliding in the main plane of the buckle
    • 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
    • A44B11/25—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A44B11/26—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts with push-button fastenings
    • A44B11/263—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts with push-button fastenings with a push-button acting perpendicularly to the main plane of the buckle
    • 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
    • A44B11/25—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A44B11/2503—Safety buckles
    • A44B11/2546—Details
    • A44B11/2561—Tongue elements
    • 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
    • A44B11/25—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts
    • A44B11/258—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts with two or more separable parts fastening by superposing one part on top of the other

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  • the present invention relates to a buckle, in particular a belt buckle, with a first buckle part and at least one second buckle part, the first buckle part having a first buckle main body and a hook-shaped receptacle rigidly formed on the first buckle main body, seen in at least one section, and the second buckle part having a second Has a buckle base body with an inherently rigid hanging part for hanging into the receptacle of the first buckle part and the first buckle part additionally has at least one latch, the hanging part being suspended in the receptacle in a locking position of the latch by at least one retaining surface of the latch in the recording is held and can be removed from the recording in an unlocked position of the bolt.
  • the U.S. 2009/0013510 A1 , the KR 10-1860271 B1 , the US 6,965,231 B1 and the US 3,523,341A each show non-genus buckles in which the tensile forces of the suspension part act directly on the latch.
  • buckles of the type mentioned above have the advantage that a very stable buckle can be created in the pulling direction due to the rigid design of the hook-shaped receptacle of the first buckle part and the rigid design of the suspension part of the second buckle part.
  • a buckle according to the preamble of claim 1 is for example in DE 10 2006 004 852 A1 shown in the .
  • a disadvantage of these buckles, which are known per se, is that although they are quite stable in the pulling direction in which the first buckle part and the second buckle part are pulled apart, tilting of the two buckle parts relative to one another is not very well supported.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose an improvement for a buckle of the type mentioned above in this regard.
  • the invention provides that the suspension part has a central bar and two side parts protruding from the central bar on opposite sides and each of the side parts is delimited by a respective front edge and the front edges of the side parts diverge obliquely relative to one another at least in regions from the central bar. preferably at least partially v-shaped to each other, are aligned.
  • a buckle with a relatively short overall length can be created on the one hand, in which on the other hand the two buckle parts can be hooked into one another due to the special design of the side parts and their front edges State are relatively well secured against tilting in the direction orthogonal to the direction of pull.
  • the front edges are the edges delimiting the side parts, which point into the receptacle in a pulling direction when the suspension part is pulled. Seen in themselves, these front edges can be straight, but they can also be curved. Particularly preferably, the front edges of the two opposite sides of the central web projecting side parts are at least partially aligned in a V-shape to each other. The front edges or also only partial areas of the front edges thus advantageously run towards one another at an acute or obtuse angle in the direction of the central web.
  • the side parts together possibly together with the central web, form a dovetail shape.
  • the side parts are also rigid in the middle web.
  • the central bar and the two side parts together form the hanging part, although it is not excluded that the hanging part has other components.
  • the suspension part is a part of the second buckle main body of the second buckle part.
  • the second buckle body can have, in addition to the hanging part, for example a strap bar for wrapping a strap and a corresponding strap receiving window through which the strap is inserted.
  • the belt bar can be rigid, but it can also be designed as a movable, in particular displaceable, belt bar for clamping a belt on the second buckle base body.
  • the second buckle base body can be an inherently rigid component as a whole, but it can also have movable parts such as a slidably mounted strap web.
  • the hook-shaped receptacle of the first buckle part seen in at least one section, is often referred to below simply as a receptacle for the sake of simplification.
  • This recording is rigidly formed on the first buckle body.
  • the first buckle base body can also have a belt web and a belt-receiving window.
  • the strap web can be rigid or else designed as a movable, in particular displaceable, clamping web on the first buckle base body.
  • the bolt is arranged on the first buckle body so that it can move between its locking position and its unlocking position.
  • the latch can hold the suspension part in the receptacle with its retaining surface in its locking position, so that the two buckle parts cannot accidentally separate from one another. Separating the two parts of the buckle is only possible when the bolt has been brought into its unlocked position. In the unlocked position, the hanging part can then be removed from the receptacle in order to separate the two buckle parts from one another.
  • buckles according to the invention can be designed very differently and can also be used for very different tasks. Basically, they are used to connect two components to one another in a detachable manner. Buckles according to the invention are particularly preferably so-called belt buckles, which serve to connect a belt to another belt or to a belt To connect the belt to another component. Correspondingly, options such as the above-mentioned strap webs are then provided on the buckle parts, to which the straps can be fastened. However, instead of a strap bar, other attachment options, or in other words connection options, such as attachment holes on the buckle parts, can also be provided. Straps can then also be attached to these other attachment options, or if it is not a belt buckle, other objects can be attached.
  • the belt webs of the buckle parts can also be of different lengths in order to be able to connect belts with different widths to one another.
  • the widths of the buckle parts can also be adapted to the belt widths of the belts to be connected to one another. It is preferably provided that each of the side parts is delimited on a side opposite the respective front edge of the side part by a rear edge of the side part and the at least one retaining surface of the bolt in the locking position forms a stop surface for the rear edges of the side parts of the suspension part hooked into the receptacle .
  • rear edges of the side parts are aligned at least in regions from the central web so that they diverge obliquely relative to one another, preferably at least in regions in a V-shape with respect to one another.
  • the trailing edges can also be straight or curved.
  • Preferred variants of the invention provide that the front edges of the side parts enclose an angle in an angular range of 20° to 160°, preferably 60° to 120°. In preferred embodiments, the same also applies to the rear edges of the side parts. These also enclose an angle with one another which is preferably in an angle range of 20° to 160° and particularly preferably of 60° to 120°. In the case of leading and/or trailing edges which are only aligned in a certain area from the central web so that they diverge obliquely relative to one another, these angular specifications then preferably only apply to the correspondingly oblique ones diverging areas.
  • Particularly preferred variants of the invention provide that only a partial area of the respective front edge is designed as a contact shoulder on the suspension part and corresponding counter-contact shoulders are formed on the first buckle body, with the suspension part being in the holder in the suspended state when the suspension part is pulled in a pulling direction in the absorption into the tensile forces in the direction of tension can only be transferred from the suspension part to the first buckle body via the system of the contact shoulders on the counter contact shoulders.
  • the tensile forces acting on the two buckle parts in the pulling direction are transmitted exclusively via the contact of the contact shoulders with the corresponding counter contact shoulders.
  • the remaining areas of the front edge of the respective side part of the suspension part are free in the suspended state in the receptacle, so that no forces are transmitted from one buckle part to the other buckle part via them in the pulling direction.
  • This release of the areas of the front edges lying outside of the contact shoulder, which acts only in the direction of pull, can prevent a spreading effect of the front edges of the side parts, which diverge obliquely relative to one another, in particular are arranged in a V-shape, on the first buckle part or the receptacle.
  • the side parts By interacting with the receptacle, the side parts then essentially serve to secure the two buckle parts against tilting relative to one another about an axis orthogonal to the pulling direction.
  • the contact shoulders are each arranged in a half of the respective front edge that points towards the central web.
  • the contact shoulders are each directly adjacent to the center bar.
  • the contact shoulders can each be designed as an undercut that is rounded at least in certain areas.
  • the side walls of the receptacle of the first buckle base body preferably form side stops for the front edges of the side parts in the suspended state of the suspension part in the receptacle to prevent the suspension part from tipping out of the receptacle in one direction orthogonal to the direction of pull.
  • the locking bar in the first buckle base is preferably designed as a push button that can be displaced linearly, preferably exclusively, between the locking position and the unlocking position.
  • more than one bolt can also be provided.
  • the bolt or bolts do not necessarily have to be designed as a push button.
  • one or more pivoted levers can also be provided as latches.
  • the bolt is elastically pretensioned in the direction towards its locking position.
  • the bolt can be elastic in itself or can be elastically pretensioned via at least one corresponding pretensioning element such as a spring or an elastomer body.
  • the locking bar is designed in a stepped manner.
  • a first stage of the bolt can have at least one retaining surface for the suspension part in the locking position.
  • a second step of the bolt offset from the first step can have a centering surface for centering, or in other words for aligning, the hanging part when inserting the hanging part into the receptacle.
  • This centering surface advantageously has a shape that corresponds to the rear edges of the suspension part, which ensures that the centering surfaces, in their interaction with the suspension part, preferably with the rear edges of the suspension part, ensure that the suspension part is automatically centered or aligned during the suspension process and thus in a position is brought from which the suspension part can then be pulled or pushed into the receptacle in a simple manner.
  • the centering surface and the corresponding contact surfaces, preferably rear edges, of the suspension part can have very different configurations as long as they interact with one another in terms of the centering effect or alignment.
  • the centering surfaces as well as the corresponding contact surfaces, in particular rear edges can have regions that diverge obliquely relative to one another and are arranged in particular in a V-shape with respect to one another.
  • the centering surfaces when inserting the hanging part into the receptacle naturally do not necessarily have to interact with the rear edges but also with other contact surfaces of the hanging part.
  • beveled chamfers are formed on the front edges of the side parts and/or on the side walls of the first buckle body forming the receptacle as an insertion aid when inserting the hanging part into the receptacle.
  • Said chamfers or sloping surfaces can be designed in such a way that the bolt is not actuated separately when the suspension part is inserted into the receptacle but is automatically pressed from its locking position into the unlocked position, so that the suspension part can be inserted past it into the receptacle.
  • the suspension part In the suspended state and when the bolt is in its locking position, the suspension part is in any case advantageously arranged in a receiving opening, preferably open to the side, in the first buckle body and in the receptacle and/or locked in between the receptacle and the bolt or its retaining surface .
  • the suspension part can preferably only be removed from the receptacle for separating the buckle parts when the bolt is brought into its unlocking position in a targeted manner, preferably by manual actuation.
  • the buckle 1 is what is known as a belt buckle. Straps can each be fastened to the respective strap webs 26 . For this purpose, the straps are passed through the strap receiving window 27 and then sewn up in a manner known per se or secured in some other way. As already explained at the outset, buckles 1 according to the invention do not necessarily have to be belt buckles. Buckles 1 according to the invention can also be used to detachably connect other things to one another.
  • the belt webs 26 and the belt receiving windows 27 in particular can of course also be realized very differently and, above all, differently than shown here.
  • the belt webs 26 can be displaceably mounted clamping webs or the like, for example, as is known per se.
  • the second buckle part 3 has a second buckle base body 6 which is manufactured in one piece.
  • a part of this second buckle body 6 is the suspension part 7.
  • the suspension part 7 comprises the central bar 10 and the two side parts 11 protruding from the central bar 10 on opposite sides.
  • the suspension part 7 is designed in one piece or is rigid in itself. This means, among other things, that the side parts 11 are arranged rigidly on the central bar 10.
  • Each of the side parts 11 is delimited by a respective front edge 12 .
  • the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 are aligned so as to diverge obliquely relative to one another, starting from the central web 10 .
  • the angle 14 which the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 enclose with one another is approximately 90°.
  • an angle of 90° i.e. a right angle
  • the side parts 11 together form the shape of a dovetail.
  • the rear edges 13 of the side parts 11 present on a side opposite the respective front edge 12 of the side part 11 are also aligned so as to diverge obliquely relative to one another, starting from the central web 10 .
  • the front edges 12 run at least in regions in a V-shape relative to one another. The same applies to the rear edges 13 in the exemplary embodiment shown.
  • the angle 15 realized here between the rear edges 13 is approximately 120°.
  • contact shoulders 16 directly adjoin the central web 10 .
  • the contact shoulders 16 are used, as further back with reference to 19 explained in detail, the transmission of the tensile forces acting in the pulling direction 18 directly to the counter-contact shoulders 17 of the first buckle part 2, so that the remaining areas of the front edges 12 are relieved with respect to the tensile forces acting in the pulling direction 18.
  • the first buckle part 2 has a first buckle base body 4, which is also made in one piece and is inherently rigid. As already stated, parts of this first buckle base body 4 are the strap web 26 and the strap receiving window 27, which, as explained, can also be designed differently than explained here.
  • the first buckle base body 4 has an inherently rigid hook-shaped receptacle 5, viewed in at least one section, into which the suspension part 7 of the second buckle part 3 can be hung.
  • the hook-shaped design of the receptacle 5 is shown, for example, in the section along the section line BB 2 , so in 4 , good to see.
  • a latch 8 is provided which is movably arranged on the first buckle base body 4 .
  • the bolt 8 is designed as a push button that can be displaced exclusively linearly between the locking position and the unlocking position.
  • the bolt 8 is elastically biased in direction 21 .
  • the bolt 8 has, among other things, the retaining surfaces 9 with which the suspension part 7 is held in the locked position of the bolt 8 when it is suspended in the receptacle.
  • the first buckle base body 4 in preferred embodiments such as that shown here has a receptacle opening 29 which is open to the side.
  • the suspension part 7 can be inserted into this receiving opening 29 in order to be hung in the receptacle 5 and secured by the bolt 8 in the locked position of the bolt 8 in the suspended state.
  • the mounting process is subsequently based on the Figures 9 to 18 still explained in more detail.
  • the first buckle base body has a central channel 28 for receiving the central bar 10 of the second buckle part 3 .
  • a partial area of the receptacle 5 is located on both sides of the central channel 28.
  • the counter-contact shoulders 17, which are also formed on the first buckle base body 4, have already been mentioned. Their function is explained later using the 19 explained.
  • FIG. 3 shows the section along the section line AA through the two buckle parts 2 and 3.
  • the locking bar 8 is designed in a stepped manner in this, as in other preferred embodiments.
  • a first stage 22 of the bolt 8 has the at least one retaining surface 9 for the suspension part 7 in the locked position.
  • a second step 23 of the bolt offset from the first step 22 has a centering surface 24 for centering or aligning the suspension part 7 when the suspension part 7 is inserted into the receptacle 5 .
  • 4 shows, as said, the section through the first buckle part 2 along the section line BB 2 .
  • the hook-shaped configuration of the receptacle 5 with its two side walls 19 can be seen particularly well here. It is also easy to see that the receptacle 5 is inherently rigid.
  • FIG figure 5 shows the section along the section line CC through one of the side parts 11 of the suspension part 7 of the second buckle part 3.
  • the area D from FIG figure 5 is enlarged in 6 shown.
  • the chamfer 25 formed on the front edge 12 of the side part 11 can be clearly seen, which represents an insertion aid when connecting the two buckle parts 2 and 3 .
  • Buckle 1 according to the invention can be designed in such a way that it is not necessary to actuate the bolt 8 by hand when hanging the suspension part 7 in the receptacle 5 .
  • 8 shows an alternative to 6 , in that a corresponding chamfer 25 is formed there both on the upper side and on the underside of the front edge 12 .
  • a corresponding chamfer 25 can also be formed, for example, on the side wall 19 of the receptacle 5 on the opening side.
  • the latch 8 is elastically biased in direction 21 towards its locking position.
  • this is implemented by two prestressing elements 30, realized here as helical springs, which presses the bolt 8 into its locking position if no corresponding counteracting forces are present.
  • the restoring forces applied by the prestressing elements 30 can be overcome by correspondingly pressing against the direction 21 on the bolt 8, so that the bolt 8 is then pressed linearly downwards into its unlocked position.
  • This type of prestressing can also be realized in a different way from what is specifically shown here.
  • the prestressing elements 30 do not necessarily have to be helical springs. Other elastic bodies can also be used accordingly.
  • prestressing element 30 does not have to be designed twice, of course.
  • a single prestressing element 30 or more than two prestressing elements 30 are also conceivable.
  • the suspension part 7 brought into alignment with the receiving opening 29.
  • the centering surfaces 24 of the second stage 23 of the bolt 8 ensure a corresponding alignment or centering of the suspension part 7 relative to the receiving opening 29 by the centering surfaces 24 interacting positively with the rear edges 13 in this exemplary embodiment.
  • the centering surfaces 24 corresponding to the rear edges 13 have a kind of triangular or wedge shape.
  • the centering surfaces 24 and also the corresponding rear edges 13 of the side parts 11 can be shaped differently in order to achieve the same centering or alignment effect. In principle, it is also conceivable that the centering surfaces 24 act on other areas of the side parts 11 or the central web 10 than on the rear edges 13.
  • the suspension part 7 is then in any case pushed far enough into the receiving opening 29 in a corresponding direction 20 orthogonal to the pulling direction 18 that it strikes the first step 22 of the bolt 8 .
  • the bolt can then by further movements of the suspension part 7 or by pressing the bolt 8 in the position according to the 12 and 13 are brought in which the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 are brought into alignment with the opening of the receptacle 5.
  • the front edges 12 and optionally also other areas of the respective side parts 11 are then drawn into the receptacle 5, as is the case in FIGS Figures 14 and 15 is shown.
  • the first step 22 of the bolt 8 is released, so that the prestressing elements 30 or the elastic prestressing of the bolt 28 press it in direction 21 towards the locking position.
  • the retaining surfaces 9 of the bolt 8 keep the hanging part 7 locked in the receptacle 5 by the retaining surfaces 9 of the bolt 8 serving as stops for the rear edges 13 of the hanging part 7 and its side parts 11 . This prevents the suspension part 7 from being accidentally removed from the receptacle 5 or from being able to fall out unintentionally in some other way.
  • the suspension part 7 is then, so to speak, imprisoned between the bolt 8 in its locking position and the receptacle 5 .
  • the chamfers 25 that are preferably present can ensure, as corresponding inclined surfaces, that by pulling in the pulling direction 18 on the second buckle part 3, its hanging part 7 automatically moves from the position according to FIG Figures 10 and 11 in the position according to the 12 and 13 and then to the position according to the Figures 14 and 15 is brought. In these cases it is not necessary to press at all or at least to a lesser extent against the direction 21 on the locking bar 8 or correspondingly on the second buckle part 3 .
  • suspension part 7 is arranged with the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 in the receptacles 5, so that in this suspended and locked position according to FIG 18 the suspension part 7 can only be removed from the receptacles 5 for separating the two buckle parts 2 and 3 if previously the bolt 8 from its locking position according to the 16 and 17 in its unlocked position according to the Figures 14 and 15 was pressed.
  • the unhinging process thus takes place in reverse order, starting from the 16 and 17 Up to the Figures 10 and 11 and the subsequent final removal of the second buckle part 3 from the first buckle part 1.
  • the 19 also shows the fully suspended and locked state, in which the side parts 11 with their front edges 12 in the 19 are mounted partially transparent recording 5 and the bolt 8 with its retaining surfaces 9 stops for the corresponding rear edges 13 of the side parts 11 forms.
  • the contact shoulders 16 already mentioned are the only surfaces of the suspension part 7, which, when pulled in the pulling direction 18, support the second buckle part 3 in the pulling direction 18 on the first buckle part 2 and there in particular on the counter-contact shoulders 17. No forces are transmitted to the receptacle 5 via the other areas of the front edges 12 in this pulling direction.
  • this is achieved in that when the contact shoulders 16 rest on the counter-contact shoulders 17, a free space 31 remains in front of the remaining areas of the front edges 12 in the receptacle 5, so that there are no forces in the areas of the free spaces 31 can be transferred in the direction of pull 18. As already explained at the outset, this avoids a spreading effect of the side parts 11 on the receptacle 5 or the first buckle base body 4 . However, in this position according to 19 that the suspension part 2 or the entire second buckle part 3 can be tilted or detached laterally from the first buckle part 2 or its receptacle 5 .
  • the engagement of the front edges 12 in the receptacle 5 thus prevents the suspension part 7 from pivoting or tipping out of the receptacles in accordance with an imaginary orthogonal to the pulling direction 18 in the plane of the drawing 19 running axis 35.
  • the side walls 19 of the receptacle 5 of the first buckle body 4, as side stops for the front edges 12 of the side parts 11, prevent the suspension part 7 from tipping out of the receptacle 5 in a direction 20 orthogonal to the pulling direction 18, with the direction 20 also orthogonal to the sheet plane of 19 is arranged, see 12 .
  • FIG. 20 to 25 shows the Figures 20 to 25 in two embodiments, for example, that a cover 32 can also be present here.
  • a first variant with such a cover is in the Figures 20 to 22 shown where 21 cut along line JJ 20 and 22 cut along the cutting line KK 20 demonstrate.
  • 23 shows a second variant with a cover 32, wherein 24 the cut along the cutting line LL and 25 cut along the cutting line MM 23 represents.
  • Both variants according to the Figures 20 to 25 is common that they are on the buckle according to the Figures 1 to 19 structure, so that only the differences have to be explained in the following. The differences are essentially in the presence and the respective design and the cover 32.
  • the cover 32 is arranged over the receiving opening 29 or the first buckle body 4 such that an insertion slot 33 remains through which the suspension part 7 of the second buckle part 3 can be inserted into the receiving opening 29 and removed from it again.
  • the rest of the hooking and unhooking process as well as the locking and unlocking process corresponds to that described above.
  • the bolt 8 is passed through a corresponding opening in the cover 32, so that the bolt 8 can be pressed directly in order to bring it from its locked position into the unlocked position.
  • the bolt 8 is hidden under a tongue 34 of the cover 32.
  • the tongue 34 is mounted on the rest of the cover 32 so that it can be deflected in such a way that pressing on the tongue 34 automatically presses on the latch 8 in order to bring it from the locked position into the unlocked position.
  • the tongue 34 is pivotably mounted on the cover 32 .
  • FIG. 26 to 28 a further exemplary embodiment of a buckle 1 according to the invention is shown.
  • This exemplary embodiment serves above all to explain other possible configurations of the invention which are shown as examples.
  • the deviations from the buckles 1 discussed so far can be implemented individually and/or in combination.
  • the seen in section hook-shaped formations of the receptacle 5 is in the Figures 26 to 28 himself not to see.
  • the receptacle 5 has two side walls 19 which delimit a receiving opening arranged between them for receiving the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 and optionally also further areas of the side parts 11 of the suspension part 7 .
  • the suspension part 7 is designed to be rigid in itself in order to be suspended in this receptacle 5 on the second buckle base body 6 .
  • the side walls 19 prevent the suspension part 7 from tipping out of the receptacle 5 to the side, for example when the second buckle part 3 is loaded with a torque about the axis 35 relative to the first buckle part 2 .
  • two latches 8 are provided for exemplary explanation, designed as levers pivotably mounted on the first buckle base body 4, each of which has a retaining surface 9.
  • the suspension part 7 With the retaining surface 9 of the respective bolt 8, the suspension part 7 is retained in the locking position of the respective bolt 8 when hooked into the receptacle 5, in that the respective retention surface 9 forms a stop for the respective rear edge 13 of the side parts 11 of the suspension part 7.
  • the bolts 8 are preferably in the direction of their locking position according to FIG 28 elastically prestressed.
  • suspension part 7 If the suspension part 7 is pulled sufficiently far into the receptacle 5 by being pulled in the pulling direction 18, it is then sufficient to let go of the latches 8 so that they automatically move into their locking position according to FIG 28 move. Also in this embodiment, by appropriate shaping of the outer ends of the side parts 11 and the corresponding areas of the bolt 8, it is provided that starting from 26 sufficient to pull on the second buckle part 3 in the pulling direction 18 in order to achieve the hooked and locked state according to the bolt 8 without separate manual operation 28 bring about.
  • the buckle 1 does not necessarily have to be a belt buckle.
  • fastening holes 36 are provided on the two buckle parts 2 and 3, which can be used to fasten the first buckle part 2 and the second buckle part 3 to a corresponding object, e.g. by screwing, riveting or the like.
  • straps can also be screwed or riveted to the fastening holes 36 .
  • the strap webs 26 and the strap receiving window 27 as well as the fastening holes 36 are only examples of how different fastening options or, in other words, connection options can be designed on the buckle parts 2 and 3 in order to be able to attach them to other objects .
  • the suspension part 7 has a central web 10 and two side parts 11 protruding from the central web 10 on opposite sides, each of the side parts 11 being delimited by a respective front edge 12 and the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 relative to one another from the central web 10 are oriented to diverge obliquely.
  • the side parts 11 together form the shape of a dovetail.
  • the areas of the front edges 12 that diverge obliquely relative to one another enclose an angle 14 of approximately 100° with one another.
  • the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 diverge obliquely to one another counter to the pulling direction 18, is in the Figures 26 to 28 shown by way of example that the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 can also be aligned so as to diverge obliquely relative to one another in the direction of pull 18 at least in certain areas.
  • these front edges 12 or their areas can be aligned in the direction of the fastening holes 36 or strap webs 26 or even in the opposite direction, diverging obliquely.
  • the entire front edges 12 of the side parts 11 form contact shoulders 16 which, in the suspended and locked state when pulled in the direction of pull 18, transmit forces to the corresponding counter contact shoulders 17 of the first buckle part 2 in the direction of pull 18.
  • the free spaces 31 are omitted, for example.
  • the receptacle 5 is shown as quasi transparent, so that one can see how the side parts 11, in particular with their front edges 12, in the corresponding areas of the receptacle 5 have penetrated.
  • FIG. 29 to 35 another embodiment of the invention is shown.
  • This embodiment according to Figures 29 to 35 in turn has a lot in common with the first exemplary embodiment according to FIG Figures 1 to 19 , so that, in order to avoid repetition, reference is first generally made to the above description of this first exemplary embodiment. The differences from the first exemplary embodiment are primarily discussed below.
  • FIG. 29 shows the first buckle part 2 and the second buckle part 3 separated from each other. It is easy to see that in this additional embodiment according to the Figures 29 to 35 the second buckle part 3 has a second buckle base body 6 with a central web 10 and side parts 11 protruding therefrom on two opposite sides according to the invention.
  • each of the side parts 11 is delimited by a respective front edge 12 and the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 are oriented at least in regions from the central web 10 and diverge obliquely relative to one another.
  • An overall V-shaped structure also results here.
  • the angle 14 is about 90° here
  • the angle 15 is about 140° here.
  • This embodiment according to Figures 29 to 35 is in turn equipped with belt webs 26 and belt receiving windows 27. Instead of this, of course, fastening holes 36 or the like could also be provided in order to fasten the first and second buckle parts 2 and 3 to belts or other objects.
  • the first buckle body 4 has a receiving opening 29 with a central channel 28 into which the suspension part 7 can be inserted with its central bar 10 and the two side parts 11 to connect the two buckle parts 2 and 3 to one another.
  • the counter-abutment shoulders 17 on the first buckle base 4 can also be clearly seen, which serve to support the abutment shoulders 16 on the suspension part 7 of the second buckle base 6 of the second buckle part 3 .
  • the centering surface 24 serving as an insertion aid and the chamfers 38 arranged on the first buckle part 2 or its first buckle base body 4, the function of which will be explained further below.
  • a major difference between the embodiment according to the Figures 29 to 35 and the first exemplary embodiment lies in the number and the design of the bolts 8.
  • the number it should be noted that there are two bolts 8 in this exemplary embodiment.
  • these bars 8 in this embodiment according to Figures 29 to 35 are designed as levers mounted pivotably about a respective pivot axis 37 on the first buckle base body 4 .
  • This is best shown in the sectional view Figure 35 to see.
  • the prestressing elements 30, designed here as helical springs, can also be seen clearly there, which push the bolts 8 in the directions 21 in the direction of their in Figure 35 shown locked position. As a result, if the bolts 8 are not pressed, the bolts 8 are automatically always in the locking position according to FIG Figure 35 are.
  • the retaining surfaces 9 formed on the respective bar 8 prevent the two buckle parts 2 and 3 from being able to be separated from one another, in that the retaining surfaces 9 act as stops for the rear edges 13 of the side parts 11 of the second buckle part 3, thus preventing that, in the locking position the bolt 8, the second buckle part 3 can be separated from the first buckle part 2.
  • both latches 8 must be deflected against the pretension of the respective pretensioning elements 30 in order to release the second buckle part 3 or its suspension part 7 . If only one of the two latches 8 is deflected out of its locked position, for example by accidental actuation, the other latch 8 still prevents the two buckle parts 2 and 3 from being separated from one another.
  • the 30 and 31 show an intermediate position during the hanging process.
  • the 32 to 34 show how too Figure 35 the fully suspended state in which the second buckle part 3 is also locked in the first buckle part 2 by means of the latches 8, as is shown in the sectional view in FIG Figure 35 you can see.
  • the middle bar 20 of the second buckle part 3 coming to rest over the middle channel 28 of the first buckle part 2 or the first buckle base body 4 .
  • the centering surface 24 on the first buckle body 4 forms a guide that interacts with the rear edges 13 of the second buckle part 3 in such a way that the suspension part 7 of the second buckle part 3 is guided into the receiving opening 29 in the correct alignment.
  • the second buckle body 6 of the second buckle part 3 around the in 31 imaginary axis 35 that is drawn in is pivoted downwards, ie in the direction of the receiving opening 29 or of the central channel 28 .
  • the second buckle base body 6 slides along the bevel 38 of the first buckle base body 4 so that the second buckle part 3 is automatically displaced in the pulling direction 18 relative to the first buckle part 2 .
  • the front edges 12 of the side parts 11 press against the in Figure 35 marked chamfers 39 on the bars 8.
  • the bars 8 are automatically deflected from the locked position into their unlocked position, i.e.
  • the in the 30 and 34 Visible chamfers 25 on the first buckle body 4 facilitate the insertion of the side parts 11 into the receptacle 5 during the hanging process described above.
  • the two buckle parts 2 and 3 starting from the in Figures 32 to 35 separated from each other again in the hooked and locked state shown be pressed first on the actuating surfaces 42 of the bolt 8, so that they are pivoted against the bias of the biasing elements 30 and thus against the respective direction 21 from the locking position into the release position.
  • the retaining surfaces 9 release the rear edges 13 of the attachment part 7 of the second buckle part 3 .
  • the second buckle part 3 can now be displaced counter to the pulling direction 18 relative to the first buckle part 2 until the second buckle part 3 strikes with its counter-stop areas 41 against the stop areas 40 formed adjacent to the respective bevel 38 on the first buckle part 2 .
  • the front edges 12 of the suspension part 7 are still positively guided between the side walls 19 of the receptacle 5 .
  • the counter-stop areas 41 must be lifted above the stop areas 40 , which is done by tilting the second buckle part 3 about the imaginary axis 35 .
  • the front edges 12 are mounted with so much play between the side walls 19 that this tilting is possible.
  • the chamfers 38 on the first buckle base body 4 now ensure that the second buckle part 3 tilts further about the imaginary axis 35 into the intermediate position according to FIG 30 and 31 , wherein the front edges 12 are then completely moved out of the receptacle 5 or the area between the side walls 19.
  • the suspension part 7 and thus the second buckle part 3 can be removed laterally from the receiving opening 29 so that the two buckle parts 2 and 3 are then completely separated from one another.
  • buckles 1 which can absorb high tensile forces, but which also reliably prevents the buckle parts 2 and 3 from being accidentally released by lateral tilting relative to one another.
  • buckles 1 according to the invention and in particular the last exemplary embodiment of a buckle 1 are easily scalable, so that corresponding buckles 1 for a wide variety of belt widths or, generally speaking, in different sizes can be manufactured.

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