JP2009143619A - Unlockable attaching member - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of a conventional attaching member in which it cannot in principle release its lock once it is locked, it cannot be repeatedly attached to and detached from a product easily because it is configured to be detached from the product by cutting a loop forming material, and even if it is configured to be able to be repeatedly usable after the lock released, it is difficult to be handled for its operation. <P>SOLUTION: A unlockable attaching member is provided at least with a window hole at one end of a loop forming material having flexibility. The attaching member includes a stopping portion in a portion of or near the periphery of the window hole. The attaching member is fixedly provided with a receiving portion having a receiving hole for inserting in the window hole. An inserting portion for being inserted in the receiving hole of the receiving portion is fixedly provided at the other end of the loop forming member. The attaching member includes an engaging portion having a locked state in which the stopping portion is engaged with a part of the inserting portion. The engaging portion is a spring piece for being exposed through the window hole. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is an attachment member for forming a loop in order to hang a tag indicating price, quality, or brand on an attachment member, mainly clothing as a product, and the like. However, the present invention relates to an attachable member that can be unlocked and can be used by the purchaser for other decorations.

  Conventionally, the attachment member used for the above-described purpose uses a strong plastic wire that has been stretched as a material for forming a loop, and integrally fixes a receiving portion having a receiving hole and a locking portion at one end thereof, The other end is inserted into the receiving hole, and the insertion portion having an engagement portion engaged with the locking portion is integrally fixed, and the insertion portion is passed through the insertion hole of the tag to be suspended. After that, when the insertion portion is inserted into the receiving hole of the receiving portion and the engaging portion is engaged with the locking portion to be in a locked state, the locked state cannot be removed. It was configured to be cut and removed from the product.

  In addition, the above-mentioned attachment member is attached to a buttonhole or belt loop of clothes, but its presence becomes an obstacle when trying on, so at present, this attachment member is attached to the safety pin, and the safety pin The troublesome work of attaching / detaching to / from clothing is performed.

Furthermore, recently, when hanging a brand tag, etc., instead of plastic wire rods, various materials such as chains and colors are used instead of plastic wires, and string materials etc. are increasingly used as loop forming materials. Yes. In such a case, the purchaser takes the attached member with the product, and there are an increasing number of cases where each person uses the attached member as a decorative item such as a strap for a mobile phone, an ornament or a bag.
Application documents for Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-160676

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that once the conventional attachment member is in a locked state, it cannot be released in principle, and the loop forming material is cut and removed from the product. It is difficult to repeatedly attach and detach the product, and even if it can be used repeatedly after being unlocked, its operability is difficult to handle.

  In order to solve this problem, the unlockable attachable member according to the present invention forms at least a window hole at one end of a flexible loop forming material, and a part of or near the periphery of the window hole. A receiving portion having a locking portion and having a receiving hole communicating with the window hole is fixed, and an insertion portion to be inserted into the receiving hole of the receiving portion is fixed to the other end of the loop forming material. In the attachment member provided with an engaging portion that engages with the engaging portion and locks into a part of the insertion portion, the engaging portion is a spring piece exposed from the window hole. The above-mentioned spring piece has a top surface as an arc surface, the tip side is fixed, and the floating free end is engaged with one edge of the window hole. It is characterized in that a guide groove for guiding is formed.

  In addition, the unlockable attachable member according to the present invention has at least one window hole formed at one end of the flexible loop forming material, and includes a locking part at or near the periphery of the window hole, A receiving part having a receiving hole communicating with the window hole is fixed, and an insertion part to be inserted into the receiving hole of the receiving part is fixed to the other end of the loop forming material, and a part of the insertion part In the attachment member provided with an engaging portion that engages with the engaging portion to be locked, the engaging portion is a columnar protrusion formed on the lower peripheral surface of the window hole, and the engaging portion Is characterized by an L-shaped groove formed at the distal end portion of the insertion portion, and a guide taper for guiding insertion is formed on the upper surface on the distal end side of the wall surface forming the L-shaped groove of the insertion portion. The arcuate rotation guide surface is formed in the portion perpendicular to the axis of the insertion portion of the L-shaped groove. It is characterized in that it is.

  Furthermore, the unlockable attachable member according to the present invention has at least one window hole formed at one end of the flexible loop forming material, and includes a locking part at or near the periphery of the window hole, A receiving part having a receiving hole communicating with the window hole is fixed, and an insertion part to be inserted into the receiving hole of the receiving part is fixed to the other end of the loop forming material, and a part of the insertion part In the attachment member provided with the engaging portion that engages with the engaging portion to lock the engaging portion, the engaging portion is a columnar protrusion that bulges partly into the window hole, and the engagement The portion is characterized by a spiral groove having a front end opened at the distal end portion of the insertion portion, and the wall surface forming the spiral groove is a rotating guide taper surface.

  The unlockable attachable member according to the present invention is configured as described above. Therefore, the lock can be easily released and removed from the product simply by performing a one-touch push operation or rotation operation from the locked state. In addition, the operation of attaching and locking again becomes easy, and it is convenient for the consumer to use it for various decorative purposes after purchasing the product.

  This was realized by configuring as illustrated in the drawings and described in the examples.

  Next, a preferred first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a sectional view showing a locked state of an attachment member according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a sectional view from the other direction, and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a receiving part. 5 is a side view, FIG. 6 is a front view, FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the insertion portion, FIG. 8 is a side view, FIG. 9 is a front view, and FIG.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 10, reference numeral 1 denotes a loop forming material. In this embodiment, a thread is assumed. A receiving portion 2 formed of polypropylene, nylon or polyacetal is integrally fixed to one end of the loop forming material 1. In this integral fixing structure, a spherical portion 1a is formed at the end of the loop forming material 1, and this spherical portion 1a is press-fitted together with an adhesive into a through-hole provided at the base end of the receiving portion 2 to prevent falling off. ing.

  The receiving portion 2 is a bottomed cylindrical body having an elliptical cross section as a whole, and a receiving hole 3 having an opening into which an insertion portion to be described later is inserted is formed on the distal end surface. The receiving hole 3 is a receiving portion. 2 is communicated with a window hole 4 formed in a part of 2. Ribs 5 and 5 are integrally formed on the front end side of the surface in which the window hole 4 is formed, and serve as reinforcement and anti-slip of fingers during operation.

  In this receiving portion 2, the opening edge 4 a on the rib 5, 5 side of the window hole 4 serves as a locking portion of a spring piece that becomes an engaging portion of an insertion portion described later. A groove portion 3a for guiding the insertion of the spring piece is formed.

  On the other hand, reference numeral 6 in the figure denotes an insertion portion formed of polypropylene, nylon or polyacetal fixed to the other end of the loop molding material 1, and the fixing in this case is a penetration formed from the base end to the tip end of the insertion portion 6. It is made by press-inserting the other end portion of the loop molding material 1 together with an adhesive into the hole, thereby preventing the dropping.

  The insertion portion 6 has a flat upper surface, and an edge portion along the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface is rounded along the receiving hole 3. On the upper surface, there is provided an operation portion 7 for performing an insertion work. The operation portion 7 is formed with a slope so that the proximal end side can be easily pushed by a finger pad, and ribs 8, 8. In the embodiment, the three are arranged in parallel.

  Further, a spring piece 9 as an engaging portion is provided on the top end side of the insertion portion 6. The spring piece 9 is formed in an arc shape, and its base end is provided along the top edge of the upper surface of the insertion portion 6. The free end 9 a is engaged with the opening edge 4 a of the window hole 4 of the receiving portion 2 described above. Accordingly, the locked state, that is, the loop molding material 1 is stabilized in the loop state.

  Here, if necessary, the spring piece 9, particularly the free end 9a, is pushed down through the window hole 4 to release the locked state, and the attached member itself can be removed from the mounted body.

  Next, a second preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 is a plan view showing the locked state of the attachment member according to the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 12 is a front view, FIG. 13 is a plan view showing the receiving portion, FIG. 14 is a side view, and FIG. The top view which similarly shows an insertion part, FIG. 16 is also a side view.

  In FIG. 11 to FIG. 16, reference numeral 1 denotes a thread as a loop forming material similar to that of the first embodiment, and the fixing structure between the loop forming material 1 and the receiving portion and the insertion portion is the same as in the first embodiment. is there.

  The receiving portion 10 fixed to one end of the loop molding material 1 has a bottomed cylindrical shape formed of polypropylene, nylon or polyacetal with a sunk base end, and an opening into which an insertion portion to be described later is inserted at the distal end. A receiving hole 11 is formed, and the receiving hole 11 communicates with a window hole 12 provided in a part of the receiving portion 10. Further, a projection 13 as a locking portion formed as a substantially cylindrical shape is integrally provided below the edge on the front end side of the window hole 12.

  On the other hand, the insertion portion 14 fixed to the other end of the loop molding material 1 is a substantially cylindrical shape molded from polypropylene, nylon or polyacetal, and the bottom surface is flush with the main body portion at the tip, and the upper portion is substantially rectangular. The mounting portion 15 is integrally formed. A tapered surface 15a for guiding insertion is formed on the top surface on the tip side of the mounting portion 15, and a long groove 16a along the axial direction of the insertion portion 14 and a short groove 16b orthogonal to the long groove 16a are formed. The long groove 16a and the short groove 16b are communicated to form a substantially L-shaped groove. The long groove 16a is open at the tip end, and the back end of the short groove 16b serves as a rotation stopper wall at the time of locking, which will be described later. The groove bottom surface of the short groove 16b has an arc shape for guiding rotation. . Furthermore, both wall surfaces of the long groove 16a are formed with tapered surfaces 16c and 16c that expand upward in order to guide insertion.

  In the case of this second embodiment, in order to insert the insertion portion 14 into the receiving hole 11 of the receiving portion 10 to be in the locked state, the long groove 16a of the inserting portion 14 extends along the projection 13 of the receiving portion 10 and receives the receiving hole 11. When the projection 13 comes into contact with the inner end of the long groove 16 a, the insertion portion 14 is rotated approximately 90 degrees and the short groove 16 b is rotated along the projection 13. This rotation is stopped and positioned at the back wall of the short groove 16b. In this state, the protrusion 13 is engaged with both walls 16d and 16d of the short groove 16b as the engaging portion, and the drawing and further insertion are suppressed from the position to be locked, and the loop formed by the loop molding material 1 is formed. The

  To release this locked state, the insertion portion 14 is rotated approximately 90 degrees in the opposite direction to that at the time of locking, and the position of the projection 13 is returned from the short groove 16b to the long groove 16a. Note that the same effect can be obtained by rotating the receiving portion 10 side instead of the inserting portion 14 side during the locking. In this second embodiment, the window hole 12 is mainly used for visually confirming the locked state.

  Further, a third preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 is a plan view showing a locked state of the attachment member according to the third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 18 is a front view, FIG. 19 is a plan view of the receiving portion, FIG. 20 is a side sectional view, and FIG. It is a top view which similarly shows an insertion part.

  In FIG. 17 to FIG. 21, reference numeral 1 denotes a thread as a loop forming material similar to the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the fixing structure between the loop forming material 1 and the receiving portion and the insertion portion is the first. This is the same as the example and the second example.

  The receiving portion 17 fixed to one end of the loop molding material 1 has a bottomed cylindrical shape formed of polypropylene, nylon, or polyacetal with a narrowed base end, and an opening into which an insertion portion to be described later is inserted at the distal end. The receiving hole 18 communicates with the window holes 19, 19 a provided symmetrically in the receiving part 17. In addition, a protrusion 20 as a locking portion that is partly bulged into the window hole 19 and is formed in a substantially columnar shape is integrally provided at the front end side edge of one window hole 19.

  On the other hand, the insertion portion 21 fixed to the other end of the loop molding material 1 is a substantially cylindrical shape molded from polypropylene, nylon or polyacetal, and a screw groove 22 is formed on the outer surface from the tip side to the middle. Yes. The width of the bottom surface of the screw groove 22 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the projection 20 described above. Both wall surfaces are tapered surfaces that expand upward. Open to accept.

  In this third embodiment, in order to achieve the locked state, when the insertion portion 21 is inserted into the receiving hole 18 from the distal end, the open end portion of the screw groove 22 is made to follow the protrusion 20. When the insertion portion 21 is rotated approximately 180 degrees when the projection 20 contacts the wall surface of the screw groove 22, the screw groove 22 enters the receiving portion 17 along the projection 20, and between the wall surfaces of the screw groove 22. When the protrusion 20 is positioned on the surface, the pull-out is suppressed.

  Further, in order to release this locked state, the protrusion 20 can be detached from the screw groove 22 and pulled out by rotating the insertion portion 21 in the reverse direction. It should be noted that the rotating action at the time of locking and unlocking can be similarly performed by rotating the receiving portion 17 side instead of the insertion portion 21.

  The embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. In this embodiment, a thread is assumed as the loop forming material 1, but this can be used to form a loop with a flexible plastic wire rod, chain, ball chain, string, rubber string or the like. Any material can be used.

It is sectional drawing which shows the locked state of the attachment member which shows the 1st Example of this invention. It is a top view. It is sectional drawing from another direction. It is a top view which shows a receiving part. It is a side view. It is a front view. It is a top view which shows an insertion part. It is a side view. It is a front view. It is a rear view. It is a top view which shows the locked state of the attachment member which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a front view. It is a top view which shows a receiving part. It is a side view. It is a top view which shows an insertion part. It is a side view. It is a top view which shows the locked state of the attachment member which shows the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a front view. It is a top view of a receiving part. It is a sectional side view. It is a top view which shows an insertion part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Loop molding material 2 Receiving part 3 Receiving hole 3a Groove part 4 Window hole 4a Opening edge 5 Rib 6 Insertion part 7 Operation part 8 Rib 9 Spring piece 10 Receiving part 11 Receiving hole 12 Window hole 13 Protrusion 14 Insertion part 15 Mounting part 16a Long groove 16b Short groove 16c Tapered surface 16d Wall surface 17 Receiving portion 18 Receiving hole 19 Window hole 19a Window hole 20 Protrusion 21 Inserting portion 22 Screw groove

Claims (6)

  At least one window hole is formed at one end of the flexible loop forming material, and a receiving part having a receiving hole communicating with the window hole is provided with a locking part at a part of or near the periphery of the window hole. An insertion portion to be inserted into the receiving hole of the receiving portion is fixed to the other end of the loop forming material, and the locking portion is engaged with the engaging portion at a part of the insertion portion. An attachable member having an engaging portion, wherein the engaging portion is a spring piece exposed from a window hole.   The above-mentioned spring piece has a top surface as an arc surface, the tip side is fixed, the floating free end is engaged with one edge of the window hole, and the spring piece is guided to the receiving hole of the receiving portion. The attachable member according to claim 1, wherein a guide groove is formed.   At least one window hole is formed at one end of the flexible loop forming material, and a receiving part having a receiving hole communicating with the window hole is provided with a locking part at a part of or near the periphery of the window hole. An insertion portion to be inserted into the receiving hole of the receiving portion is fixed to the other end of the loop forming material, and the locking portion is engaged with the engaging portion at a part of the insertion portion. In the attachment member provided with the engaging portion, the locking portion is a columnar protrusion formed on the lower peripheral surface of the window hole, and the engaging portion is an L-shape formed on the distal end portion of the insertion portion. An attachment member that can be unlocked, characterized in that it is a groove.   A guide taper for guiding the insertion is formed on the upper surface on the distal end side of the wall surface forming the L-shaped groove of the insertion portion described above, and the portion orthogonal to the axis of the insertion portion of the L-shaped groove is an arc shape. The lock releaseable attachment member according to claim 3, wherein a rotation guide surface is formed.   At least one window hole is formed at one end of the flexible loop forming material, and a receiving part having a receiving hole communicating with the window hole is provided with a locking part at a part of or near the periphery of the window hole. An insertion portion to be inserted into the receiving hole of the receiving portion is fixed to the other end of the loop forming material, and the locking portion is engaged with the engaging portion at a part of the insertion portion. In the attachment member including the engaging portion, the locking portion is a columnar protrusion that partially bulges into the window hole, and the engaging portion is a spiral with a front end opened at a distal end portion of the insertion portion. An unlockable attachable member characterized by being a groove.   6. The unlockable attachable member according to claim 5, wherein the wall surface forming the spiral groove is a rotating guide taper surface.

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