JP2002014304A - Combination spectacles - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide combination members disposed with eyebrow members constituted in such a manner that ornamentality may be improved to eyewire segments and simultaneously lenses may be surely held. SOLUTION: This spectacle frame has a spectacle front which is connected with a pair of eyewires 2 and 2 symmetrical to the center line by means of a bridge B and is disposed with eyepieces E and E for hinging and connecting temples T and T at the other ends of the eyewires 2 and 2 connected in the manner described above. The technical means of fitting the fitting grooves 31 of the eyebrow members 3 and 3 which are made of synthetic resin moldings and are formed with the fitting grooves 31 on the front surfaces and hollow grooves 32 on the under surfaces to the right and left eyewires 2 and 2 from the under surface side of their upper chordal parts and holding the respective lenses 1 ant the eyewires 2 and 2 by fitting the hollow grooves 32 of the eyebrow members 3 and the top edges of the respective lenses 1 are adapted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a rim portion of spectacles, and more particularly, to a spectacle member configured to provide decorativeness to a rim portion and to hold a lens securely. The combination glasses.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, there are various types of spectacle frames, and by providing spectacle frames of various shapes, it has been possible to respond to various demands of the general public.
Above all, combination eyeglasses in which an eyebrow shaped eyebrow member is attached to the upper chord of the rim as a decorative member are widely used.

[0003] In this combination eyeglasses, when the eyebrows are attached to the rim, usually, the lower surface of the eyebrows is fitted to the upper chord of the rim and attached using fastening means such as screwing or welding. .

Conventionally, this cocoon member, which is a decorative member, does not come into contact with the lens, does not participate in the fixing structure of the lens, and is merely additional. A fixing means such as screwing or screwing is required, and very high precision is required for the step of drilling and positioning, and there has been a dissatisfaction that a large cost is required for complicated processing.

In addition, the rim holding the lens is often made of metal, so it is necessary to make it elaborately to match the lens shape, and the amount of deformation due to temperature is large due to the characteristics of the metal material. In particular, when the difference between the temperature and the temperature is sharp, an excessive force may be applied to the side surface of the held lens, and the lens may be damaged.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a combination spectacle provided with a cocoon member configured to provide a decorative property to a rim portion and at the same time securely hold a lens.

[0007]

Means adopted by the present inventor to solve the above problems will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

That is, according to the present invention, a pair of rims 2 are symmetrically connected by a bridge B, and an outer end of the rims 2 thus connected is an end for hinge-connecting an ear-hanging temple TT. An eyeglass frame provided with an eyeglass front in which the pieces EE are disposed, wherein the eyeglass frame is a synthetic resin molded body, wherein a fitting groove 31 is formed on an upper surface and a concave groove is formed on a lower surface.
The fitting grooves 31 of the eyebrow members 3 forming the 32 are fitted from the lower surfaces of the upper chords of the left and right rims 2 and the concave grooves 32 of the eyebrow members 3 and the upper edge of each lens 1 Are fitted to each other to hold the respective lenses 1 on the rims 2.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a pair of rims are connected to each other symmetrically by a bridge B, and the outer ends of the connected rims are ear-hook temples. End piece E ・ T which hinges T ・ T
In the spectacle frame provided with the spectacle front provided with E, a synthetic resin molded body, in which the fitting groove 31 is formed on the upper surface and the ridge 33 is formed on the lower surface, the cocoon member 3.
3 are fitted from the lower surfaces of the upper chords of the left and right rims 2 and 2 and the projections 33 of the eyebrow member 3 are fitted with the fitting grooves 11b of the upper edges of the respective lenses. The technical means of holding each lens 1 on the rims 2 was adopted.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention further comprises a band groove 12 formed on the periphery of the lower chord of the lens 1 in addition to the above means as necessary, and the rim bar 2 is provided on the upper chord of the lens 1. A half rim to be attached, in which a band 4 in which a lower chord of the lens 1 is connected to both ends of a rim bar 2 is fitted into a band groove 12 of the lens 1 to suspend the lens 1. Adopted.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, a lens indicated by reference numeral 1 is a lens, and in this embodiment, a bevel 11a is formed over the entire circumference of the lens 1.

The reference numeral 2 designates a rim. The rim 2 has an end piece E at its outer end for hinge-connecting the ear hook temple T, and a bridge at its inner end for symmetrically connecting the two rims. B is provided, and in the present embodiment, the spectacle front is integrally formed by pressing and punching.

The one designated by reference numeral 3 is a cocoon member.
The cocoon member 3 has a fitting groove 31 on the upper surface and a concave groove 32 on the lower surface. In the present embodiment, the lens 1 is manufactured using an elastic synthetic resin in order to improve the fixing stability.

In the combination glasses of the present invention, a pair of rims 2.2 are connected symmetrically by a bridge B, and an outer end of the rims 2.2 thus connected is connected to an earpiece temple T by an hinge. In a spectacle frame having a spectacle front provided with E, a lens 1
When the lens is mounted on the rim 2, the eyebrow member 3 is interposed between the upper chord of the lens 1 and the rim 2.

In this embodiment, the fitting groove 31 formed on the upper surface of the eyebrow member 3 is fitted from the lower surface of the upper chord of the rim 2. The cut 21 may be formed on the lower surface of the rim 2 so that the lower surface of the rim 2 and the fitting groove 31 are hardly displaced.

Then, with the bevel 11a formed over the entire circumference of the lens 1 fitted in the concave groove 32 formed on the lower surface of the eyebrow member 3, the lens 1 is sandwiched and rim-locked.

At this time, since the eyebrow member 3 is made of an elastic synthetic resin and can be elastically deformed, the lower chord of the lens 1 is made of a metal rim 2.
The lens 1 can be held by holding the periphery of the upper chord portion of the lens 1 with an appropriate pressure.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the lower rim of the lens is used as a half-rim spectacle that is hung by a band, and the shape of the eyebrow member 3 is further changed in design.

In the figure, what is designated by reference numeral 2 is a rim bar, and two sewing holes 22 are formed near both ends of the rim bar 2 from the inner surface to the outer surface of the rim bar. Have been.

The rim bar 2 has an end piece E at its outer end for hinged connection of the ear hanging temple T, and a bridge B at its inner end for symmetrically connecting the two rim bars T to each other.
In this embodiment, the spectacle front is integrally formed by pressing and punching.

Also, what is indicated by reference numeral 4 is a bendable nylon thread band which can be inserted into each of the sewing holes 22 of the rim bar 2 and which is a rim bar as shown in FIG. 2 and sewn through the outer sewing holes 22.

In this embodiment, the band 4 is connected to the lens 1
The lens 1 is suspended below the rim bar 2 by being inserted into the other sewing holes 22 of the rim bar 2 and sewn while being attached to the band groove 12 formed on the periphery of the lower chord. Construct half-rim glasses.

Also in this embodiment, the eyebrow member 3
Is interposed between the upper edge of the lens 1 and the rim bar 2, and an elastic member made of a synthetic resin is employed to improve the fastening performance of the lens 1 as in the first embodiment. In the eyebrow member 3 in the present embodiment, the fitting groove 31 is formed on the upper surface, and the ridge 33 is formed on the lower surface.

The fitting groove 31 formed on the upper surface of the eyebrow member 3 is fitted from the lower surface side of the upper chord portion of the rim 2 and the projection 33 of the eyebrow member 3 and the fitting groove between the upper edge of each lens. 11
The lens 1 can be held by fitting b.

Although the present invention is generally configured as described above,
The present invention is by no means limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the description of the claims. For example, the peripheral shape of the lens 1 is not necessarily limited to the bevel or the bevel groove. Instead, any shape may be used as long as it matches the cross-sectional shape of the concave groove 32 or the ridge 33 formed on the lower surface of the eyebrow member 3, and the shape may be a V-shaped cross section or a subarc-shaped cross section.

Further, the front of the spectacles is not limited to the pressing and punching, but the rim and the end piece E and the rim and the bridge B
May be formed by brazing. Furthermore, the band 4 is not limited to a nylon thread, but may be formed of a rubber material or a nickel-titanium-based superelastic alloy, all of which fall within the technical scope of the present invention.

[0028]

As described above with reference to the embodiments, in the present invention, since the eyebrow member is sandwiched between the lens and the rim, additional welding work and additional parts for fixing the eyebrow member are required. do not need.

Further, if necessary, the eyebrow member is made of an elastic material, so that the lens is elastically clamped on the rim. In addition, since there is no possibility that the lens will be damaged, the processing accuracy can be lowered and the cost can be reduced, so that it can be said that there is a very high value of use in industry.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which the first embodiment of the present invention is disassembled.

FIG. 3 is a top view illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially omitted sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating a second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a partially omitted sectional view taken along line YY in FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lens 11a Bevel 11b Fitting groove 12 Band groove 2 Rim 21 Notch 22 Sewing hole 3 Eyebrow member 31 Fitting groove 32 Concave groove 33 Ridge 4 Band T Temple E Endpiece B Bridge

Claims (3)

[Claims] A pair of rims are connected symmetrically by a bridge B, and the rims thus connected are connected to each other.
An eyeglass frame having an eyeglass front in which endpieces EE for hingedly connecting the ear-hanging temples TT are arranged at an outer end of the eyeglass frame. The fitting grooves 31 of the eyebrows 3, 3 having the lower surfaces formed with the concave grooves 32, are fitted from the lower surfaces of the upper chords of the left and right rims 2, 2. Combination eyeglasses characterized in that the groove 32 and the upper edge of each lens 1 are fitted and each lens 1 is held by the rims 2. 2. A pair of rims 2, 2 are symmetrically connected by a bridge B, and the rims 2 thus connected are connected.
An eyeglass frame having an eyeglass front in which endpieces EE for hingedly connecting the ear-hanging temples TT are arranged at an outer end of the eyeglass frame. The fitting groove 31 of the eyebrow member 3.3, which is formed and has a projection 33 formed on the lower surface, is fitted from the lower surface side of the upper chord portion of the left and right rims 2.2, and A combination spectacles characterized in that the ridge 33 and the fitting groove 11b at the upper edge of each lens are fitted and each lens 1 is held by the rims 2.2. 3. A band groove 12 is formed on the periphery of the lower chord of the lens 1, and the rim bar 2 is a half rim attached to the upper chord of the lens 1, and connects the lower chord of the lens 1 to both ends of the rim bar 2. The band 4 formed is the band groove 12 of the lens 1.
The combination glasses according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lens (1) is suspended from the lens.