EP4048112B1 - Schmuckprodukt mit klappbaren abschnitten - Google Patents

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EP4048112B1
EP4048112B1 EP20807115.9A EP20807115A EP4048112B1 EP 4048112 B1 EP4048112 B1 EP 4048112B1 EP 20807115 A EP20807115 A EP 20807115A EP 4048112 B1 EP4048112 B1 EP 4048112B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/20—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for open straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/2076—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for open straps, chains or the like with the two ends of the strap or chain abutting each other or sliding in the main plane or a plane parallel to the main plane of these two ends
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/20—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for open straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/2066—Fasteners with locking means acting parallel to the main plane of the fastener and perpendicularly to the direction of the fastening
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
    • A44C5/105—Link constructions not extensible with links made of one piece and linked together by one connecting element
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/12—C-spring-type bracelets or wrist-watch holders

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  • the present invention relates to an ornamental product, such as, for example a goldsmith's, jewellery or costume jewellery product, such as a necklace, a bracelet, an earring, a closure, etc.
  • an ornamental product such as, for example a goldsmith's, jewellery or costume jewellery product, such as a necklace, a bracelet, an earring, a closure, etc.
  • the invention relates to a hinging system for a rigid or non-rigid ornamental product, with two mutually hinged rigid portions.
  • rigid or non-rigid ornamental products exist, such as necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, formed by two rigid portions that are mutually hinged so as to mutually rotate away from and/or close to each other to open and/or close the product onto the body of the user.
  • Closures adapted to be used on jewellery and/or costume jewellery products in general are also considered among such types of products.
  • the two portions usually are two semi-circular or substantially semi-circular or semi-elliptical halves mutually hinged at an end thereof. Thanks to such hinging, the bracelet can therefore be opened and/or closed to be worn on or removed from the wrist of a user.
  • a problem encountered with this type of products is that if the hinging has clearance, i.e. the rotation between the two portions is free, the two portions tend to always perform a complete rotation in closure or opening, reaching the stroke end. It therefore is not possible to keep the two portions in intermediate position. This obviously is annoying for the user because during the steps of removing or putting on the product, it tends to open or close suddenly. Moreover, such sudden closure tends to damage the hinge due to the repeated knocking/abutment effect.
  • US2005/060981 which discloses the preamble of claim 1, describes a connection pin for male and female elements of the strap of a watch.
  • Such pin firstly is intended to prevent the removal between the male and female portion and further, thanks to a protrusion housed in a suitable cavity made in the hole, obtains a constant forcing action along the whole pin, which therefore is not subjected to wear and has an increased duration.
  • EP1023851 describes a pin with an elastic area that keeps the tension constant also during the insertion.
  • the object of the hinging system is to ensure a soft and secure opening/closure of the ornamental product, i.e. of ensuring a mutual movement of the two portions with a slight forcing action.
  • An ornamental product for jewellery or costume jewellery is intended as any accessory adapted to be applied to a jewel and/or worn on the body as an ornament, such as a closure, a necklace, a bracelet, a ring or the like.
  • Such ornamental product may be made of precious material such as a precious metal (gold or silver, for example) or of any other material used in the field of jewellery and/or costume jewellery.
  • the ornamental product comprises two portions, a first portion or female portion 1 and a second portion or male portion 2, that are mutually hinged to respective female 10 and male 20 terminal ends.
  • such portions are rigid or substantially rigid. Such portions might possibly also not be rigid in other embodiments.
  • At least the female 10 and male 20 terminal ends of the respective portions 1, 2 are rigid.
  • the female end 10 has a U-shaped configuration, i.e. it comprises two arms 100, 101 that extend parallel to each other, alternated by an empty zone, i.e. a seat 102.
  • the seat 102 has such sizes as to house a protrusion 200 of the male end 20.
  • Through holes respectively female 3', 3" and male 3′′′, are made on both arms 100 and 101 and on the protrusion 200.
  • the through holes are aligned to define a single through hole 3 for the insertion of a connection pin 4.
  • the pin 4 defines a mutual axis of rotation X between the female portion 1 and the male one 2.
  • the pin 4 comprises terminal ends 40.
  • the terminal ends have such diameter as to penetrate the through hole 3.
  • the terminal ends 40 delimit an elastic central zone 41 of the pin which has an increased diameter with respect to the terminal ends such as to penetrate the through hole 3 with forcing action; therefore, the central elastic zone 41 is such as to cause an elastic thrust action towards the walls of the hole 3 in response to such insertion with force.
  • Such elastic response therefore faces a direction Y that is radial and perpendicular to the axis X.
  • the central zone 41 of the pin may pass - under a thrust action - from a non-forced position in which it has an increased diameter, to a forced position in which it is flattened towards the central core of the pin.
  • pin in the present description is therefore meant as any element having mainly linear extension with at least one zone or portion 41, 41', 41" provided with elasticity, i.e. capable of elastically responding to a forcing action.
  • a notch 410 directed according to the axis X is made at the central zone 41 of the pin 4.
  • the notch preferably has length substantially equal to the one of the central zone 41.
  • Such notch may pass through the whole diameter of the pin, as in the example illustrated, or might not be a through notch, affecting substantially only its outer periphery.
  • the pin is made with material with a given elasticity.
  • materials may be used such as heat-treated white gold, steel or other suitable materials.
  • each of the terminal ends 40 has such diameter as to enter the through hole 3 for inserting the pin.
  • the latter may therefore be easily inserted into the hole 3.
  • the central zone 41 having increased diameter, is instead radially pressed by the insertion into the hole 3.
  • the pin might not have a perfectly circular cross section (on the plane YY); it could have an ovoid or ellipsoidal cross section. Therefore, the term diameter is not intended to be limited to the circular cross section alone, and in general means a dimensional value on the pin XY that identifies the maximum extension of such section with respect to the one of the cross section of the pin in a terminal end zone.
  • such an increased zone 41 affects at least the male portion of the hole 3′′′.
  • such length is such as to affect the hole 3 straddling the male and female ends.
  • Such increased zone 41 has such length as to at least partially extend straddling between the protrusion 200 and each of the arms 100, 101 and exerts a contrary thrust action aiming to return to its original non-forced position.
  • Such thrust action exerts a forcing action between protrusion 200 of the male element and arms 100, 101 of the female element, a forcing action that translates into a rotation between male and female element that is not free, rather is forced.
  • the rotation between male and female element is to be accompanied by an action of force of the user such as to overcome the forcing action exerted by the pin 4, otherwise the rotation stops. Therefore, male and female element keep their position in any opening point the movement is interrupted.
  • the terminal ends 40 may be integral with the respective arms 100, 101; in such solution, the terminal ends 40 of the pin are therefore fastened to the arms 100, 101, i.e. not rotating with respect to them and accordingly in the portions of hole 3', 3".
  • the ends 40 may be welded to the arms 100, 101 once the pin is inserted into the hole 3.
  • the terminal ends 40 may have a shape that is complementary to the female portions of hole 3', 3"; for example, the terminal ends 40 and the female portions of hole may have a different shape than the cylindrical one to create an engagement that prevents the mutual rotation thereof.
  • the male element is opposed to freely rotate with respect to the female element, and accordingly the male and female element keep their mutual position in any opening point in which the movement is interrupted.
  • the pin 4 comprises two truncated portions 4a, 4b, each of which having semi-circular cross section (according to a plane XY). Therefore, each truncated portion comprises a flat face 40a, 40b.
  • the pin is formed by associating the two truncated portions so that the respective flat faces 42a, 42b face each other.
  • each truncated portion is curve-shaped, i.e. bends in the form of an arc in a central section 41a, 41b.
  • the pin may have a slightly shorter length than the overall length of the hole 3 to allow a material to be applied to close the hole, for the sake of appearance. Such material may also be the welding one if the ends of the pin are welded to the portions of the female element.
  • the increased zone of the pin 41 may have a different configuration.
  • it may be made with an insert of another material with respect to the terminal ends 40, material with an intrinsic elasticity.
  • FIG. 5 A second embodiment of the invention is considered now with the aid of Figures 5 to 7 .
  • the pin 4' has equal diameter for its whole length.
  • the zone 41', 41" capable of elastically responding corresponds to the whole length of the pin.
  • the forcing action is given by the insertion, into a hole 3"', of the male protrusion 200 which is smaller with respect to the diameter of the pin and also with respect to the holes 3', 3" of the two arms 100, 101 of the female end. It follows that in the insertion, the pin penetrates the female holes 3', 3" with slight forcing action or without forcing action, while it is forced into the male hole 3′′′, which therefore exerts a pressure at a central section of the pin, towards the axis of the pin, i.e. a pinching, at which the pin 4' acts with an elastic response in contrary direction.
  • the pin 4' is made in a cylindrical, tubular shape with a longitudinal notch 410' directed according to the axis X that crosses a periphery wall of it ( Figure 6 ). Otherwise, the pin 4" cold be cylindrical, tubular, spiral-shaped around the axis X ( Figure 7 ).
  • Figure 5 shows a solution in which the ends of the pin are welded to the portions of female hole.
  • the ornamental product opens or closes with a slightly forced movement, therefore soft and comfortable for the user.
  • the ornamental product remains in the desired position, without it suddenly closing or opening in a snapping manner.
  • the pin 4, 4', 4" also is easy to insert and overall the ornamental product has a standard assembly configuration, therefore while completely meeting the needs and solving the problems of the state of the art, such a hinging solution does not involve structural or assembly complication of the product.

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  1. Zierprodukt für Schmuck und/oder Modeschmuck, wie etwa ein Verschluss, ein Armband, ein Ohrring, eine Halskette, ein Ring oder dergleichen, umfassend einen ersten (1) und einen zweiten (2) Abschnitt, die wechselseitig aneinander angelenkt sind, um sich jeweils um eine Drehachse (X) zu drehen, wobei der erste Abschnitt ein weibliches Anschlussende (10) umfasst, der zweite Abschnitt ein männliches Anschlussende (20) umfasst, wobei die männlichen und weiblichen Anschlussenden starr sind und jeweils weibliche (3', 3") und männliche (3‴) Durchgangslöcher bereitstellen, die, wenn sie aufeinander ausgerichtet sind, ein einziges Durchgangsloch (3) definieren, das nach der Drehachse (X) ausgerichtet ist, wobei das Durchgangsloch (3) einen Drehstift (4, 4', 4") aufnimmt, der die Anlenkung der beiden Abschnitte (1, 2) erhält; wobei das Zierprodukt dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass der Drehstift (4, 4', 4") mindestens eine Zone (41, 41', 41") aufweist, die so beschaffen ist, dass sie einen elastischen Schub ausübt, der radial auf die Wände des Lochs (3) gerichtet ist, und zwar als Reaktion auf eine Kraftwirkung, die auf sie infolge ihres Einführens mindestens in das männliche Durchgangsloch (3‴) ausgeübt wird, das in dem männlichen Anschlussende ausgebildet ist.
  2. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Stift einstückig mit dem weiblichen Anschlussende (10) ausgebildet ist, d. h. er ist drehbar in den weiblichen Durchgangslöchern (3', 3") verriegelt, während er drehbar in Bezug auf das männliche Anschlussende (20), d. h. in dem männlichen Durchgangsloch (3"'), in Eingriff ist.
  3. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Drehstift (4) zwei Abschlussenden (40) aufweist, die so dimensioniert sind, dass sie das Durchgangsloch (3) durchdringen, und eine zentrale elastische Zone (41), die zwischen den Abschlussenden (40) umfasst ist.
  4. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Abschlussenden (40) des Stifts einstückig in die weiblichen Durchgangslöcher (3', 3") eingesetzt sind.
  5. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, wobei die elastische Zone (41) einen größeren Durchmesser in Bezug auf die Abschlussenden (40) selbst aufweist, sodass sie mit Kraft in das Loch (3) eindringt und eine elastische Schubwirkung ausübt, die radial auf die Wände des Lochs (3) als Reaktion auf die Schubwirkung gerichtet ist.
  6. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 5, wobei der Stift (4) eine nach der Drehachse (X) ausgerichtete Kerbe (410) umfasst, die auf die zentrale elastische Zone (41) einwirkt.
  7. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 6, wobei die Länge der Kerbe (410) im Wesentlichen gleich der zentralen elastischen Zone (41) ist.
  8. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 6, wobei die Kerbe durch den gesamten Durchmesser des Stifts (4) verläuft.
  9. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 6, wobei die Kerbe nicht durch den gesamten Durchmesser des Stifts (4) verläuft, wobei sie im Wesentlichen nur dessen Außenumfang beeinflusst.
  10. Zierprodukt nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei der Stift 4 zwei kegelstumpfförmige Abschnitte (4a, 4b) umfasst, von denen jeder einen halbkreisförmigen Querschnitt aufweist, wobei jeder kegelstumpfförmige Abschnitt gekrümmt, d. h. in einem mittleren Abschnitt (41a, 41b) in der Form eines Bogens gebogen ist.
  11. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 10, wobei jeder der beiden kegelstumpfförmigen Abschnitte (4a, 4b) eine flache Fläche (42a, 42b) umfasst, die beiden Abschnitte miteinander verbunden sind, um den Stift (4) zu bilden, sodass die flachen Flächen einander zugewandt sind, und zwar so, dass die jeweiligen gekrümmten zentralen Abschnitte eine Trennzone definieren, wobei die Trennzone die Kerbe (410) definiert.
  12. Zierprodukt nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei das männliche Loch (3‴) einen reduzierten Durchmesser gegenüber den weiblichen Löchern (3', 3") aufweist und wobei der Stift (4', 4") über seine gesamte Länge einen einheitlichen Durchmesser aufweist.
  13. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 12, wobei der Stift einen solchen Durchmesser aufweist, dass er mit Kraft in das männliche Loch (3‴) eindringt.
  14. Zierprodukt nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, wobei der Stift mindestens eine zentrale Zone aufweist, die elastisch auf das erzwungene Eindringen in das männliche Loch reagiert.
  15. Zierprodukt nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 14, wobei der Stift (4') zylindrisch, rohrförmig und mit einer Kerbe versehen ist, die durch eine seiner Umfangswände verläuft und nach der Achse (X) ausgerichtet ist.
  16. Zierprodukt nach einem der Ansprüche 12 bis 14, wobei der Stift (4") zylindrisch, rohrförmig und spiralförmig um die Achse (X) herum ist.
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