JP2004121532A - Connecting member for accessory - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve durability of accessory and enable their manufacturing at a low cost. <P>SOLUTION: Accessory parts A are connected in a loop with a magnetic attractive power. A magnet is used as a core material 1 and covered with a cover material 2 over it. The cover material 2 is made of a non-ferrous material, whose surface is at least a non-corrosive and whose shape is a tube-form to make the attraction surface 11 of the core material 1 open. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention belongs to the technical field related to a connecting member for an accessory which is provided on an accessory such as a necklace or a bracelet and connects the accessory main body in a ring shape at the time of wearing.
[0002]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a connecting member for an accessory has attracted magnets instead of a hook type in which the accessory body is connected in a ring shape by a locking force because of an easy operation of connecting and disconnecting the accessory. Magnet types that connect in a ring by force have come to be used frequently.
[0003]
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, as a connection member for accessories of a magnet type, for example, the following members are known.
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3077717.
In Patent Literature 1, as shown in FIG. 7, in the accessory main body A, a ball-shaped connecting member (decorative member) Aa is connected in a rosary with a connecting wire rod Ab, and the accessory accessory connecting member B is a connecting wire rod of the accessory main body A. It is attached to both terminals of Ab. The accessory connecting member 2 is made of a columnar magnet, and is set so that the end surfaces of the columnar members having polarities opposite to each other become the suction surfaces.
[0004]
In the connection member B for personal ornaments according to Patent Document 1, since the magnet is made of an easily oxidizable iron material, the surface of the magnet is subjected to anticorrosion surface treatment such as stainless plating. In addition, there is a problem that durability is low because corrosion occurs in a short period of time in an environment continuously exposed to sweat and body temperature of a wearer.
[0005]
Although various techniques for preventing corrosion of a metal surface for a long period of time have been proposed, the cost of anticorrosion processing is considerably high, which causes a new problem that the price of an accessory to be manufactured becomes high. .
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of such problems, and has as its object to provide a connection member for an accessory that enhances durability and enables inexpensive manufacturing of the accessory.
[0007]
Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a connecting member for an accessory according to the present invention employs the following means.
[0008]
That is, in the first aspect of the present invention, in the accessory connecting member for annularly connecting the accessory main body by the attraction force of the magnet, the magnet is used as the core material, and the cover material is covered on the outside of the core material, and the cover material is made non-corrosive on at least the surface. It is characterized in that it is formed of a non-ferrous material and has a cylindrical shape that opens the suction surface of the core material.
[0009]
In this means, corrosion is prevented by covering the surface of a core made of a magnet which is continuously exposed to sweat and body temperature of a wearer with a cover material. Further, anticorrosion treatment is performed by mechanical assembly processing of covering a core with a cylindrical cover material.
[0010]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the connection member for an accessory according to the first aspect, the cover member is detachable from the core member.
[0011]
With this means, the cover material can be removed and replaced.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the accessory connecting member according to the first or second aspect, wherein the cover member is provided with an auxiliary decorative member.
[0013]
In this means, the cover material itself has a decorative function.
[0014]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a connecting member for an accessory according to the present invention; FIG.
[0015]
1 to 3 show an embodiment (1) of a connection member for an accessory according to the present invention.
[0016]
In this embodiment, the basic structure of the accessory main body A and the accessory connection member B according to Patent Document 1 described above is used as it is.
[0017]
The connection member for personal ornaments of this embodiment is configured by covering a core material 1 made of a magnet with a cover material 2.
[0018]
The core material 1 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a magnet, and one end surface of the cylindrical shape is an adsorption surface 11 having different polarities (N, S). As shown in FIG. 1, a relatively large diameter stop hole 13 for fixing the terminal of the connecting wire Ab of the accessory main body A and the connecting wire Ab of the accessory main body A are provided on the other end face 12 from the suction surface 11. A relatively small diameter insertion hole 14 through which the vicinity of the terminal is inserted is penetrated.
[0019]
The cover member 2 is formed by subjecting a surface of a non-ferrous metal material such as brass to anticorrosion treatment such as stainless plating, and includes a peripheral wall 21 and an end wall 22 that cover the peripheral surface of the core material 1 and the other end surface 12. It is formed in a cylindrical shape. At the center of the end wall 22, a through hole 23 through which the connecting wire Ab of the accessory main body A passes is opened.
[0020]
According to this embodiment, since the peripheral surface and the end surface 12 of the core material 1 which is in contact with and close to the skin of the wearer are covered with the cover material 2 of the non-ferrous metal material subjected to the anticorrosion treatment, the sweat of the wearer The core material 1 (not to mention the cover material 2) does not corrode even if it is continuously exposed to body temperature. Therefore, the durability is enhanced and long-term use is possible.
[0021]
Note that the suction surface 11 of the core 1 is exposed without being covered by the cover 2. Therefore, there is no problem in the annular connection of the accessory main body A due to the attraction force of the magnet of the core 1 (see FIG. 3).
[0022]
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, assembling work for slidingly fitting the cover member 2 in the axial direction can be performed on the core member 1. Therefore, since the anticorrosion treatment is performed by a mechanical assembling process of covering the core material 1 with the cylindrical cover member 2, the cost of the anticorrosion process is low, and it is possible to avoid an increase in the price of the accessories to be manufactured. it can.
[0023]
FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show an embodiment (2) of a connection member for an accessory according to the present invention.
[0024]
In this embodiment, the cover member 2 of the above-described embodiment (1) is formed of an elastic synthetic resin material. The cover member 2 is provided with one continuous cut 24 in the axial direction of the peripheral wall 21 and in the radial direction of the end wall 22. In addition, the through hole 23 of the cover material 2 is formed with a large diameter (the end wall 22 is small).
[0025]
According to this embodiment, substantially the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment (1) can be obtained.
[0026]
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, by expanding the cover material 1 along the cut 24, even if the connecting members Aa are connected in a daisy chain with the connecting wire Ab of the accessory main body A, the cover material 2 is opened. The core 1 can be detached from the radial direction. Therefore, when the cover member 2 is soiled during use, it can be easily removed from the core member 1 and washed. Further, the cover materials 2 having different colors, patterns, etc. can be easily exchanged according to the purpose of use.
[0027]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the through-hole 23 that is largely opened is closed by the connecting member Aa of the accessory body A that has entered. Therefore, the anticorrosion function of the core 1 does not decrease.
[0028]
FIG. 6 shows an embodiment (3) of a connection member for an accessory according to the present invention.
[0029]
In this embodiment, the decorative auxiliary member 3 is attached to the peripheral wall 21 of the cover member 2 of the above-described embodiments (1) and (2).
[0030]
According to this embodiment, substantially the same operations and effects as those of the above-described embodiments (1) and (2) can be obtained.
[0031]
Further, by actively wearing the auxiliary decoration member 3 at a position where the auxiliary decoration member 3 can be visually recognized, such as the chest, the decorative member can be enhanced by complementing the connecting member Aa of the accessory main body A. In the case where the above embodiment (2) is carried out, it is possible to appropriately replace the auxiliary decoration member 3 together with the cover member 2.
[0032]
In addition, since the auxiliary decoration member 3 is attached to the peripheral wall 21 of the cylindrical cover member 2, it can be attached by a simple operation, and it is possible to avoid an increase in the price of the manufactured accessories.
[0033]
As described above, in addition to the illustrated embodiment, the entire cover member 2 can be formed of a corrosion-resistant non-ferrous metal material.
[0034]
As described above, the connection member for personal ornaments according to the present invention prevents corrosion by covering the surface of the core material composed of the magnet which is continuously exposed to the sweat and body temperature of the wearer with the cover material. Therefore, there is an effect that durability increases.
[0035]
In addition, since the anticorrosion treatment is performed by mechanical assembly processing of covering the core material with the cylindrical cover material, the cost of anticorrosion processing is reduced, and the cost of manufactured accessories can be avoided. There is an effect that can be done.
[0036]
Further, since the cover material can be removed and replaced, it is possible to easily remove the cover material from the core material when the cover material is soiled during use, and to clean the cover material according to the purpose of use. There is an effect that different cover materials having different colors, patterns, etc. can be easily replaced.
[0037]
Furthermore, as a third aspect, since the cover material itself has a decorative function, there is an effect that the decorativeness can be enhanced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment (1) of a connection member for accessories according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a manufacturing example of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a connection use state diagram of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment (2) of a connection member for an accessory according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of manufacture and use of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a front view showing an embodiment (3) of a connection member for accessories according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Core material 11 Suction surface 2 Cover material 3 Auxiliary decoration member A Accessories main body B Accessories for accessories

Claims (3)

In the accessory connecting member for annularly connecting the accessory main body by the attraction force of the magnet, a cover material is put on the outside of the core material with the magnet as the core material, and the cover material is made of a non-ferrous material having a non-corrosive property on at least the surface. A connection member for an ornament, wherein the connection member is formed in a cylindrical shape having an open suction surface. The connection member for an accessory according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is detachable from the core member. 3. The connection member according to claim 1, wherein the cover member has an auxiliary decoration member attached thereto.

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