JP2003210218A - Earring - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an earring which can securely fit with various shapes of earlobes and reduce pressure or pain for long-time wearing, can be put at a modest wearing position of the earlobe, does not give discomfort sense during wearing, and has a simple structure for an excellent ornament. <P>SOLUTION: The earring is provided with an ornament member 10 on one side, a clasp member 13 on the ornament member 10 which is made to hold an earlobe 1 by spring force to the side of the ornament member 10 through a pivot member 12, and an ear pad body 14 on the clasp member 13 which is tiltable through 360°. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to earrings such as earrings and piercings, and more particularly to improvement of a clip-type earring that can give a user a soft wearing feeling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as an example of an earring, there is an earring composed of a decorated earring body and a plate-shaped pressing member. When attaching the earrings to the earlobe by opening and closing the pressing member, first insert the earlobe between the earring body with the hinge part open and then press the earring body by closing the pressing member. The earlobe is sandwiched between the members.

This clip-type earring can be attached with one touch, and is provided with an elastic means for elastically urging the earring body and the pressing member in a direction sandwiching the ear.
The elastic means makes it possible to naturally maintain the state that the earlobe is clamped after the wearing, and it is relatively difficult to come off. Therefore, it is widely used as an easy-to-use earring.

In order to improve the wearability of this earring,
Various means have been proposed, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 50-2.
The earring cover described in Japanese Patent No. 1598 has a protective body made of sponge rubber in contact with the earlobe, and when the earlobe is sandwiched between the earrings with the earring cover attached, the elastic force and flexibility of the protective body cause The clamping force can be absorbed.

Further, the earring shown in FIG. 13 is an earring in which the plate member 4 is covered with the silicone rubber 5 to form the pressing member 3, and the earlobe is sandwiched between the pressing member 3 and the fastening plate 2.

On the other hand, the earring shown in FIG. 14 is provided with an ear pad 9 which is a contact portion for the earlobe separately from the pressing member 8, and the ear pad 9 is axially attached to the tip side of the pressing member 8. The earrings 9 are rotatable when the earrings 9 come into contact with the earlobe.

When the earlobe plate 9 is rotated, the earlobe plate 9 rotates to have a degree of freedom in the vertical direction with respect to the pinch position of the earlobe, and when the earlobe plate 9 and the earlobe plate 9 pinch the earlobe. Since it is possible to make surface contact with, it is possible to reduce the feeling of pressure and pain compared with the case of covering with sponge rubber or silicon rubber to absorb the clamping pressure.

[0008]

However, the earrings shown in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 50-21598 and FIG. 13 are different from the fastening plate 2 in that the earlobe to be worn varies in thickness when worn. Depending on the angle of the pinch formed when the earlobe is pinched by the pressing member 3, the earlobe may not be pressed by the entire surface of the pressing member 3, and the contact area during pinching may be small. For this reason, the pressing force is concentrated on a part of the earlobe, and there is a problem in that a person wearing the earlobe feels pressure and suffers.

On the other hand, in the earring shown in FIG. 14, since the earpiece plate 9 has almost no degree of freedom in the horizontal direction, the earlobe may not fit due to the inclination of the earlobe, and in this case, an unbalanced load is applied to the earlobe. However, it may be painful when worn for a long time, which is insufficient in terms of alleviating pain during wearing.

Further, when the ear pad 9 is attached to the pressing member 8, since the structure is such that the approximate center of the ear pad 9 is axially attached to the portion of the pressing member 8 opposite to the hinged side. The length from the wearing part to the earpiece plate 9 becomes long, and the earpiece plate 9 may be displaced from the original position of the earlobe when worn, and the earlobe may feel uncomfortable.

Further, since the earpiece tray 9 has a shaft-attaching structure that rotates in a direction perpendicular to the pressing member 8, the structure is complicated and the appearance is not good.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to surely fit even earlobes of different shapes so that it can be worn for a long time. It is an earring designed to relieve pressure and pain, and it can be attached to the earlobe at the optimum mounting position, it does not feel uncomfortable at the time of wearing, it has a simple structure and excellent decoration To provide earrings.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is to provide a decorative member on one side and an elastic biasing force to the decorative member side through a shaft-attaching member to the decorative member. A holding body for holding the earlobe, and an earring provided on the holding body so that the ear pad can be tilted in the direction of 360 °.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the holding body is approximately Ω.
An extension piece that is provided in a shape and extends substantially in the central direction of the annular portion of the holder is provided, and the tip of the extension piece can be tilted in the direction of 360 ° about the elastic direction of the holder as an axis. It is an earring with a pad.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a round rod is provided on the tip side of the extending piece, and a hole provided near the center of the earpiece is inserted into the round rod so that the round rod has an ear. The pad is 360 °
It is an earring that is loosely fitted so as to be movable in any direction.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ear ornament in which the ear pad is provided in a substantially spherical shape, and the spherical portion is perforated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a shaft attachment portion is formed in a main body of an ornamental body composed of a decoration material and a movable decoration material, and the decoration material and the movable decoration material are opened and closed around the shaft attachment portion, respectively, and free ends of the decoration material and the movable decoration material. It is an earring with a structure that sandwiches the earlobe in the direction of sandwiching it, and it is possible to incline in the direction of 360 ° with respect to the sandwiching direction according to the shape of the earlobe on one or both of the free ends It is an earring that is provided with an earpiece provided in.

[0018]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to describe the present invention in more detail, it will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 1
1 shows an earring according to the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a decorative member on one side to which a decorative body 11 formed of various materials in a decorative shape can be attached, and 12 is formed integrally with the decorative member 10. The one end side is a shaft-mounting member that can be shaft-mounted, and has hole-shaped shaft-mounting portions 12a and 12a. In this example, the shaft-attaching member 12 is fixed to the decorative member 10 by means such as brazing, but if the free ends 13a, 13a of the holder 13 can be shaft-attached, the form thereof is not concerned. Absent.

The holder 13 is provided on the decorative member 10 so as to elastically urge the decorative member 10 through the shaft-attaching member 12.
The earlobe 1 is sandwiched between the holder 13 and the decorative member 10. The holder 13 is formed into a substantially Ω shape,
At the time of attachment to the shaft mounting portion 12a, the free end portions 13a, 13
The fitting a is mounted so as to elastically urge the shaft a from the inside to the outside of the shaft mounting portion 12a. Further, the shaft attaching portion 12a is formed with a tapered notch portion 13b which becomes wider as it faces the decorative member 10.
When the holding body 13 is rotated in the direction of sandwiching the earlobe 1 around the center, the notch 13b exerts a force for elastically urging the holding body 13 toward the decorative member 10 side.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an earpiece body.
Is provided on the holding body 13 so as to be tiltable in the direction of 360 °. The earpiece 14 is provided in a substantially spherical shape, and an appropriate number of decorative holes 1 as shown in FIG.
4a is provided by punching at an appropriate place.

The ear pad 14 is attached to an extension piece 15 fixedly provided so as to extend in a substantially central direction of an annular portion constituting the holding body 13, and the annular shape of the holding body 13 is attached. Although it is desirable that the extension piece 15 is located near the center of the portion, the extension piece 15 may be extended outward of the annular portion of the holding body 13 and may be disposed on the tip side of this extension position. Good.

The earpiece 14 in this example has an extension piece 15
Since the circular rod 15a provided at the tip end side of the earpiece 14 is loosely fitted so that the through hole 17 of the annular member 16 fixed near the center of the earpiece 14 is inserted, the earpiece 14 is As shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, it is possible to incline in the direction of 360 ° on the X and Y axes around this loosely fitting portion.

Reference numeral 15b is a fixed portion, and this fixed portion 15b
Is formed so that the extended piece 15 can be fixed to the holder 13. As shown in FIG. 7, the fixing portion 15b is provided with notched grooves 15c, 15c near both ends so as to lock the notched grooves 15c, 15c to the annular portion of the holding body 13 when fixed to the holding body 13. By inserting it, the extension piece 15 is prevented from rotating in the circumferential direction after attachment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another example of the earring according to the present invention. In this example, the mounting structure of the earpiece 18 is formed differently with respect to the extending piece 19, and the insertion hole 19a is formed at the mounting position of the earpiece 18 of the extending piece 19. On the other hand, a bar-shaped bar-shaped portion 20 is provided so as to project at a substantially central portion of the ear pad 18, and the insertion hole 19
When the rod-shaped portion 20 is inserted into a, the diameter of the insertion hole 19a is larger than that of the insertion hole 19a. By fixing the spherical expansion portion 20a, the earpiece 18 is loosely fitted to the extension piece 19, The abutment body 18 has an axis of the elastic direction of a holding body (not shown).
It can be tilted in the direction of 60 °.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing still another example of the earring according to the present invention. In this example, the ear piece 21 having the projecting pin 21a with respect to the extending piece 15 having the circular rod 15a. Is loosely fitted and attached so that the main body of the earring becomes a piercing shape. According to this example, an earring having a different taste from the earring form can be provided by using the extension piece 15 when the earring body is made into an earring form, and further, the pin 21a is provided so as to be foldable. By doing so, it can be a dual-purpose type that can be used for both piercing and earrings.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a further different example of the earring according to the present invention. In this example, the earpiece 22 is a screw type pressing type earring. Reference numeral 23 denotes a projecting portion having a substantially arched shape, which is provided near the center of the earpiece 22, and a through hole 23a is provided at the projecting position of the projecting portion 23. On the other hand, 24 is a grip portion that is rotatably provided to press the earpiece 22 toward the decorative member 25, and a screw portion 24a is formed on the earpiece 22 side of the grip portion 24. 26 is a decorative member 25
And a threaded portion 24a is screwed into the threaded portion 26a so as to be provided on this holder 26, and the tip end side of the male threaded portion 24a is passed through the through hole 23a of the projecting portion 23. By fixing the expansion head 27 in this state, the earpiece 2
The earlobe can be sandwiched between the two.

When the grip 24 is rotated to move the earpiece 22 in the direction in which the earlobe is clamped, the earpiece 22
Can be tilted in the direction of 360 ° about the screwing direction of the male screw portion 24a.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of an earring according to another invention. This earring is a decorative body 30 composed of a pair of a decorative material 31 and a movable decorative material 32 formed of metal such as gold or silver, and has a substantially ring shape when attached to an earlobe. . The main body of the ornamental body 30 is formed such that the ornamental material 31 and the movable ornamental material 32 are axially attached to each other at the axial attachment portion 33, and the decorative material 31 is centered on the axial attachment portion 33.
The movable decorative member 32 is opened and closed to pinch the earlobe with the free ends 34 and 35. In this earring,
One or both of the free ends 34, 35 is provided with an earpiece 36 that can be tilted in a direction of 360 ° with respect to the pinching direction according to the shape of the earlobe.

As in the case of FIG. 9, the ear pad body 36 is provided with the bulging portion 37 so that the ear pad body 36 is attached to the decorative material 31.
However, the mounting structure of the ear pad body 36 is not limited to this structure, and may be mounted by another mounting structure. Further, in this example, the ear pad 36 is provided for the free end 34 of the decorative material 31, but the free end 35 or the free end 3 is provided.
You may make it provide this earpiece body 36 to both 4 and 35, and when the earpiece body 36 is provided to both the free-end parts 34 and 35, the main body of the ornamental body 30 will fit more to an earlobe. It can be installed in the closed state.

It should be noted that, even when the mounting structure of the ear pads is different as in the above-described embodiments, the feeling of wearing after mounting does not greatly change, and excellent feeling of wearing is obtained in any of the embodiments. Further, if an elastic member such as rubber is provided on each earpiece, the pinching force can be further absorbed. Further, the structure of the shaft mounting portion may be other than the above structure, and can be applied to earrings having various shaft mounting portion structures.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. In the earring of the present invention, the holder 13 is axially attached to the shaft-attaching member 12 provided on the decorative member 10 to elastically bias the earlobe 1 in the direction of the earlobe 1. 360 as axis
Since the earpiece 14 that can be tilted in the direction of ° is provided,
The ear pad 14 is movable up and down and left and right according to the inclination of the earlobe 1 and can be tilted.
The earlobe 1 can be clamped on the entire contact surface, and the pressing force can be uniformly distributed on the entire contact surface.

Moreover, the ear piece 14 is attached to the extension piece 15.
Since it is attached so as to be loosely fitted in the vicinity of the center thereof, it is possible to sandwich the earpiece body 14 so as to disperse the pressing force. Therefore, when the earring of the present invention is attached, no feeling of pressure is felt, and even when the earring of the present invention is attached for a long period of time, the pinched portion does not hurt.

Further, since the mounting portion of the extension piece 15 to the earpiece 14 is located substantially in the vicinity of the center of the annular portion of the holder 13, the earlobe 1 does not feel uncomfortable at the time of mounting and is balanced. It is possible to provide an earring that can be worn in a well-positioned position. Moreover, the attachment position to the earlobe 1 is a structure that can be easily adjusted by adjusting the shape such as the length of the extension piece 15 at the manufacturing stage, and since it has a simple structure with a small number of parts, It is an easy-to-manufacture and beautifully decorated earring.

When the extension piece 15 is attached, the notch grooves 15c, 15c formed in the fixing portion 15b are engaged with the annular portion of the holding body 13 so that the extension piece 15 is locked. The mounting position of the extension piece 15 does not loosen, and the force applied from the earlobe to the earpiece 14 is applied to the fixing portion 1.
The entire contact surface of the 5b with the holding body 13 can be contacted and relaxed.

A hole portion 14a formed by punching the ear pad 14
Not only enhances the decorative property, but as shown in FIG. 4, the earlobe 1 locks while being deformed so as to follow the shape of the hole 14a when mounted, so compared with the case where the hole 14a is not provided. The gripping force is further increased and the earring can be prevented from falling off.

[0036]

As is apparent from the above, the earring according to the present invention can be worn in conformity with the shape of the earlobe that is different for each user, and can be fitted to the earlobe for a long time. Even when worn, it can relieve pressure and pain.

Further, since it is possible to easily tolerate the change in the size of the portion to be attached to the earlobe during the manufacturing of the earring, even if the earring is made of the same component, the earlobe can be attached to the earlobe by changing the mounting position. It can be provided at a more optimal mounting position.

Furthermore, it is possible to provide an earring that does not feel uncomfortable when worn, has a simple structure, is excellent in decorativeness, and can be applied to piercings other than earrings.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of an earring according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an earring according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the earpiece in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a central longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which an earpiece is attached to an earlobe.

5 is a partially enlarged vertical sectional view showing the vicinity of the earpiece of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the earpiece of FIG.

7 is a partially cutaway cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the extending piece of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an earpiece.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another example of the earring according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing still another example of the earring according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing still another example of the earring according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of an earring according to another invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional earring.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional earring.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 earlobe 10 decorative members 12 Shaft mounting member 13 Holder 14 Earpiece 14a hole 15 Extension piece 15a Round rod 30 decoration 31 Decorative material 32 Movable decoration material 34, 35 Free end

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A decorative member on one side, a holder configured to elastically urge the decorative member through a shaft-attaching member toward the decorative member to hold an earlobe, and an earpiece body for the holder. 360
Earrings characterized by being tiltable in the direction of °. 2. The holding body is provided in a substantially Ω shape, and an extending piece extending in a substantially central direction of an annular portion of the holding body is provided, and a resilient direction of the holding body is provided at a tip end side of the extending piece. 360 as axis
The earring according to claim 1, wherein an earpiece is provided so as to be tiltable in the direction of °. 3. A round rod is provided on the tip side of the extending piece, and a hole provided near the center of the earpiece is inserted into the round rod so that the earpiece is set at 360 ° with respect to the round rod. The earring according to claim 1 or 2, which is loosely fitted so as to be movable in any direction. 4. The earring according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ear pad is provided in a substantially spherical shape, and the spherical portion is perforated. 5. An ornamental body comprising an ornamental material and a movable ornamental material is formed with a shaft attachment portion, and the ornamental material and the movable ornamental material are opened and closed around the axle attachment portion, and the earlobe is clamped at their respective free ends. An earpiece having a structure to be sandwiched in the direction of the insertion, the earpiece being provided so that one or both of the free ends can be tilted in a direction of 360 ° with respect to the sandwiching direction in accordance with the shape of the earlobe. Earrings characterized by the provision of.