JP2012065756A - Watchband - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a watchband configured such that connecting pieces are continuously connected along a watchband connecting direction like a one strap, and having excellent designability.SOLUTION: The watchband includes piece bodies 1 each having piece mounting portions 6 and 7 on both sides of a connecting portion 5 for connecting a pair of side wall portions 4, connecting pieces 2 each disposed between and across the piece mounting portion 6 of the piece body 1 and the piece mounting portion 7 of another adjacent piece body 1, and pin members 3 mounting and connecting the connecting pieces 2 to the piece bodies 1. The connecting piece 2 has a side provided with a projection 8 for covering the connecting portion 5 of the piece body 1 and restricting the rotation of the connecting piece 2 about the pin member 3. When connecting the connecting pieces 2 to the piece bodies 1 in order, the projections 8 of the connecting pieces 2 cover and conceal the connecting portions 5 of the piece bodies 1, even when the piece body 1 has the connecting portion 5 connecting the pair of side wall portions 4 facing each other in a watchband width direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a band used for a wristwatch or the like used by being worn on an arm.

  Conventionally, in a band used for a wristwatch or the like, as described in Patent Document 1, a piece mounting portion is provided on both sides in the band connecting direction of the piece in order to attach the connecting pieces to the piece and sequentially connect them. A connecting piece is arranged between the piece mounting portion of this piece and the piece mounting portion of another piece adjacent thereto, and pin members are band-connected to both sides of the connecting piece in the band connecting direction. A structure is known in which a frame and a connecting piece are sequentially connected by penetrating in a bandwidth direction perpendicular to the direction and engaging both ends of the pin member with the piece.

JP 2005-34293 A

  However, in such a conventional band, the piece body has a pair of side wall portions opposed to each other in the band width direction and a connecting portion for connecting the pair of side wall portions, and pieces are mounted on both sides in the band connecting direction. By providing the portion, the entire structure is formed in an E shape when seen in a plan view. Therefore, when the connecting pieces are sequentially connected by the pieces, the connecting portions of the pieces are connected between the adjacent connecting pieces. Therefore, there is a problem that the connecting piece cannot be continuously seen as one band along the band connecting direction by the connecting portion of the piece bodies, and the design as a band is lacking.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a band excellent in design by allowing the connecting pieces to be continuously displayed in a single band shape along the band connecting direction.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes the following components.
The invention according to claim 1 has a pair of side wall portions opposed to each other in the band width direction and a connecting portion for connecting the pair of side wall portions, and a piece is mounted on both sides of the band connecting direction orthogonal to the band width direction. Between the piece mounting portion of this piece, the piece mounting portion of this piece and the piece mounting portion of another piece adjacent to this piece, Pin members that connect the piece and the connecting piece by penetrating in the band width direction on both sides in the band connecting direction and having both ends locked to the pair of side walls of the piece. In the provided band, a projecting portion that covers the connecting portion of the piece body and restricts rotation of the connecting piece around the pin member is provided on a side portion of the connecting piece in the band connecting direction. It is a band characterized by this.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the connecting portion of the piece body is located at an approximately middle portion in the band connecting direction on the mutually facing inner surfaces of the pair of side wall portions, and in the front and back direction of the connecting piece. 2. The band according to claim 1, wherein the band is provided at a position located on a back surface side, and the protrusion of the connection piece is disposed on a surface of the connection part of the piece.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the inner surfaces of the pair of side walls facing each other, the connecting portion of the piece body is located at a substantially intermediate portion in the band connecting direction, and in the front and back direction of the connecting piece. 2. The band according to claim 1, wherein the band is provided at a position located substantially in an intermediate portion, and the protrusions of the connecting piece are arranged on both front and back surfaces of the connecting portion of the piece.

  The band according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the piece body is made of metal, and the connecting piece is made of a synthetic resin. It is.

  According to this invention, when the connecting piece is attached to the piece and sequentially connected, the piece has the pair of side wall portions facing each other in the bandwidth direction and the connecting portion for connecting the pair of side wall portions. Even if it is a structure, the connection part of a piece body can be hidden by the protrusion part of a connection piece. For this reason, when the connecting piece is attached to the piece body and sequentially connected, the connecting piece can be shown in a state of being continuous in a single band shape along the band connecting direction, which is excellent in design. Things can be provided.

It is the perspective view which showed Embodiment 1 which applied this invention to the wristwatch band. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and showed a part of wristwatch band shown by FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which a part of the wristwatch band shown in FIG. 2 is disassembled into parts of a piece body, a connecting piece, and a pin member. FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing a frame and a connecting piece in a part of the wristwatch band shown in FIG. 2. It is an expanded sectional view in the AA arrow view of a part of the wristwatch band shown in FIG. The frame shown in FIG. 4 is shown, (a) is an enlarged plan view thereof, and (b) is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line BB. The connection piece shown by FIG. 4 is shown, (a) is the enlarged plan view, (b) is the expanded sectional view in the CC arrow. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing the pin member shown in FIG. 3 in a partially broken view. In Embodiment 2 which applied this invention to the wristwatch band, it is the enlarged plan view which showed the frame and the connection piece which are the parts. FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part of the wristwatch band shown in FIG. The frame shown in FIG. 9 is shown, (a) is an enlarged plan view thereof, and (b) is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line EE. FIG. 9 shows the connecting piece shown in FIG. 9, (a) is an enlarged plan view, and (b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line FF.

(Embodiment 1)
A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band will be described below with reference to FIGS.
The wristwatch band is attached to a wristwatch case (not shown), and is disposed between each of the plurality of pieces 1 and the plurality of pieces 1 as shown in FIGS. A plurality of connecting pieces 2 and a plurality of pin members 3 for attaching the plurality of connecting pieces 2 to the piece body 1 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the frame body 1 connects the pair of side wall portions 4 facing each other in the band width direction orthogonal to the band connecting direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the band, and the pair of side wall portions 4. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6A, the whole is formed in an E shape when seen in a plan view. Thereby, the piece body 1 has a configuration in which hollow piece mounting portions 6 and 7 are provided on both sides of the band connecting direction with the connecting portion 5 interposed therebetween. In this case, the pair of side wall portions 4 and the connecting portion 5 are integrally formed of a metal such as stainless steel.

  As shown in FIG. 3, locking holes 4a and 4b for locking the pin member 3 are provided at both ends of the pair of side wall portions 4 in the band connecting direction so as to face each other. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the connecting portion 5 is located at a substantially intermediate portion in the band connecting direction on the inner surfaces facing each other of the pair of side wall portions 4, and the pair of side walls. It is provided at a position located on the back side (the lower side in FIG. 6B) in the front and back direction of the connecting piece 2, which is the vertical direction (that is, the thickness direction of the connecting piece 2) on each inner surface of the portion 4.

  Further, of the piece mounting portions 6 and 7 of the piece 1, one piece mounting portion 6 has a band connecting direction with the connecting portion 5 as a boundary, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). Located on the right side. In the piece mounting portion 6, right-side locking holes 4 a provided on the right sides of the pair of side wall portions 4 and facing each other are positioned. Further, the other piece mounting portion 7 is located on the left side in the band connecting direction with the connecting portion 5 as a boundary. This piece mounting portion 7 is located on each left side of the pair of side wall portions 4 and is provided with each left side locking hole 4b provided facing each other.

  On the other hand, the connecting piece 2 is made of a synthetic resin such as a urethane resin, and is formed in a substantially square flat plate shape that gently curves upward as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). ing. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the connecting piece 2 is provided between one piece mounting portion 6 of the frame body 1 and the other piece mounting portion 7 of the other piece body 1 adjacent thereto. It is comprised so that it may be arrange | positioned ranging over.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connecting piece 2 is formed so that its thickness is substantially the same as the vertical height of the pair of side wall portions 4 of the piece 1. Further, the connecting piece 2 is formed such that the length in the bandwidth direction is substantially the same as or slightly shorter than the length between the inner surfaces of the pair of side wall portions 4 of the piece 1. Further, the connecting piece 2 is formed so that the length of the band in the connecting direction is substantially the same as or slightly shorter than the length of the pair of side walls 4 of the piece 1 in the connecting direction of the band.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7B, through holes 2a and 2b through which the pin member 3 penetrates are provided at both ends in the band connecting direction of the connecting piece 2 along the band width direction. ing. Of the through holes 2a and 2b, one through hole 2a is provided on the left side of the connecting piece 2 in the band connecting direction (FIG. 7 (b) is substantially an intermediate part). The other through hole 2 b is provided on the right side of the connecting piece 2 in the band connecting direction.

  As a result, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, one through hole 2 a has one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1 with the connecting piece 2 and the other piece mounting portion of the other piece 1 adjacent thereto. 7 is provided so as to correspond to the locking hole 4a of one piece mounting portion 6 when arranged across both of them. The other through-hole 2b extends between the connecting piece 2 between one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1 and the other piece mounting portion 7 of the other piece 1 adjacent thereto. When arranged, it is provided so as to correspond to the locking hole 4 b of the other piece mounting portion 7 of the other piece body 1.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, one side portion of the connecting piece 2 in the band connecting direction covers the connecting portion 5 of the piece body 1 and rotates the connecting piece 2 around the pin member 3. A protrusion 8 is provided for restricting the above. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7B, the protruding portion 8 is formed to protrude from the upper part of the end portion located on the left side of the connecting piece 2 in the band connecting direction toward the left side.

  In this case, the protruding portion 8 is formed so that the protruding length in the band connecting direction is substantially the same as the length of the connecting portion 5 of the frame 1 in the band connecting direction. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the protruding portion 8 has the connecting piece 2 as one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece body 1 and the other piece mounting portion 7 of the other piece body 1 adjacent thereto. When it arrange | positions between, it is comprised so that it may arrange | position on the surface which is the upper surface of the connection part 5 of the frame 1.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 8 of the connecting piece 2 is arranged so as to cover the surface that is the upper surface of the connecting portion 5, thereby rotating the connecting piece 2 around the pin member 3. It is configured to regulate. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the end face 2c of the connecting piece 2 located on the lower side of the projecting portion 8 has one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1 and another piece adjacent to the connecting piece 2 as shown in FIG. 1 is placed between the other piece mounting portion 7 and contacts or approaches the end surface 5a of the connecting portion 5 located on the one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1 so that the pin member 3 is also moved. It is comprised so that rotation of the connection piece 2 made into the center may be controlled.

  By the way, the pin member 3 is a spring rod, and as shown in FIG. 8, a pipe 3a, a coil spring 3b provided in the pipe 3a, and pins provided in both ends of the pipe 3a so as to protrude and retract. And a protrusion 3c. In this case, the pipe 3a is inserted into the through holes 2a and 2b of the connecting piece, and the length thereof is the same as or slightly shorter than the length of the connecting piece 2 in the bandwidth direction.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the coil spring 3 b is configured to urge the pin protrusion 3 c in a direction to push it out from the pipe 3 a toward the outside on both sides. When the pin projection 3c is pushed out from the pipe 3a by the spring force of the coil spring 3b, the pin projection 3c is removably inserted into the locking holes 4a and 4b provided in the pair of side walls 4 of the frame body 1 respectively. It is formed to have substantially the same length as the locking holes 4 a and 4 b of the side wall 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the wristwatch band is configured such that the connecting pieces 2 located at both ends are respectively attached to the band attaching portions of a wristwatch case (not shown). In addition, the wristwatch band is configured such that the connecting pieces 2 at the end portions facing each other are detachably connected by a band connecting member 9. Thus, the wristwatch band separates and separates the connecting pieces 2 at the ends facing each other by the band connecting member 9, and in this state, the arm is inserted and the connecting pieces 2 at the ends facing each other by the band connecting member 9 are separated. It is configured to be attached to the arm by pulling and connecting.

Next, the case where such a wristwatch band is assembled will be described.
In this case, first, in FIG. 3, the pin member 3 is inserted into each of the through holes 2 a and 2 b of the connecting piece 2. At this time, when the pipe 3a of the pin member 3 is inserted into the through holes 2a and 2b of the connecting piece 2, the pin protrusion 3c is pushed out of the pipe 3a by the spring force of the coil spring 3b, and the through hole 2a of the connecting piece 2 is obtained. 2b protrudes to the outside.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the connecting piece 2 to which the pin member 3 is attached is attached to one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1 and the other piece mounting of the other piece 1 adjacent thereto. It arrange | positions ranging over both between between the parts 7. FIG. At this time, in a state where the pin protrusion 3c of the pin member 3 is pushed into the pipe 3a against the spring force of the coil spring 3b, one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1 and another piece adjacent thereto. 1 is placed between the other piece mounting portion 7.

  Then, when the pin member 3 attached to the connecting piece 2 corresponds to each locking hole 4a on the right side located in one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1, as shown in FIGS. The pin projection 3c is pushed out of the pipe 3a by the spring force of the coil spring 3b, and is inserted into the right locking holes 4a provided on the pair of side walls 4 of the frame 1 so as to face each other. Thereby, the connecting piece 2 is attached to the piece body 1.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the protruding portion 8 provided on one side of the connecting piece 2 in the band connecting direction is disposed on the upper surface of the connecting portion 5 of the piece 1. For this reason, the connection part 5 of the piece 1 is not covered with the protrusion part 8 of the connection piece 2, and is exposed to the surface side which is the upper surface side of the connection piece 2. FIG. Further, at this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the end surface 2 c of the connecting piece 2 positioned below the protruding portion 8 contacts the end surface 5 a of the connecting portion 5 positioned on one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1. Or approach.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 8 of the connecting piece 2 is arranged on the upper surface of the connecting portion 5 of the piece 1, thereby restricting the rotation of the connecting piece 2 around the pin member 3. The Also, the pin member is formed by the end surface 2c of the connecting piece 2 positioned below the protruding portion 8 being in contact with or approaching the end surface 5a of the connecting portion 5 positioned at one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1. The rotation of the connecting piece 2 centering on 3 is restricted.

  At this time, the connecting piece 2 to which the pin member 3 is attached is located between the one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1 and the other piece mounting portion 7 of the other piece 1 adjacent thereto. The connecting piece 2 is attached to the other piece body 1 by the pin member 3 by being arranged across both. That is, the pin member 3 attached to the connecting piece 2 corresponds to the left locking holes 4b located in the other piece mounting portion 7 of the other piece 1 so that the pin protrusion 3c of the pin member 3 is It inserts in each left side locking hole 4b provided in the pair of side wall portions 4 of the other frame body 1 so as to face each other.

  Thereby, the connecting piece 2 is attached to the one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1 and the other piece 1 adjacent thereto by the pin member 3. In this manner, the plurality of connecting pieces 2 are sequentially connected to the plurality of piece bodies 1 by the plurality of pin members 3 so that the plurality of connecting pieces 2 are sequentially connected along the band connecting direction. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, a wristwatch band is assembled.

  Thus, according to this wristwatch band, the frame body 1 having the frame mounting portions 6 and 7 on both sides of the connecting portion 5 that connects the pair of side wall portions 4, the frame mounting portion 6 of the frame body 1, A connecting piece 2 disposed between both of the adjacent piece mounting parts 7 of the piece 1 and a pin member 3 for attaching and connecting the connecting piece 2 to the piece 1; The side of the piece 2 in the band connecting direction is configured to cover the connecting portion 5 of the piece 1 and to provide a protruding portion 8 that restricts the rotation of the connecting piece 2 around the pin member 3. 2 can be shown continuously in the form of a single band along the band connecting direction, thereby providing an excellent design.

  That is, in this wristwatch band, when the connecting piece 2 is attached to the piece 1 by the pin member 3 and sequentially connected, the piece 1 connects the pair of side wall portions 4 facing each other in the band width direction. Even if it is the structure which has this, the protrusion part 8 of the connection piece 2 is arrange | positioned on the upper surface of the connection part 5 of the piece 1, and the connection part 5 of the piece 1 is covered with the protrusion part 8 of the connection piece 2. Accordingly, the connecting portion 8 of the frame body 1 can be hidden by the protruding portion 8 of the connecting piece 2. For this reason, when the connecting piece 2 is attached to the piece 1 and sequentially connected, the connecting piece 2 can be shown in a continuous state along the band connecting direction in a single band shape. It is possible to provide an excellent product.

  In this case, the connecting part 5 of the frame body 1 is located at the substantially intermediate part in the band connecting direction on the mutually facing inner surfaces of the pair of side wall parts 4 and at the back side in the front and back direction of the connecting piece 2. The protrusion 8 of the connecting piece 2 is arranged on the surface that is the upper surface of the connecting portion 5 of the piece 1 so that the connecting piece 2 is attached to the piece 1 and sequentially connected. When this is done, the protruding portion 8 of the connecting piece 2 can reliably and satisfactorily cover the upper surface of the connecting portion 5 of the piece 1 so that the protruding portion 8 of the connecting piece 2 can It is possible to reliably and satisfactorily conceal the connection portion 5 of the frame body 1 so that the connection portion 5 cannot be seen from the surface side that is the upper surface side of the connection piece 2.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated to the same part as Embodiment 1 shown by FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, in this wristwatch band, the connecting portion 10 of the frame body 1 is provided at a position different from that of the first embodiment, and accordingly, the protruding portions 11 and 12 of the connecting piece 2 are the first embodiment. The other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b), the connecting portion 10 of the frame body 1 is located at a substantially intermediate portion in the band connecting direction on the mutually facing inner surfaces of the pair of side wall portions 4, and The pair of side wall portions 4 are provided at locations substantially in the middle in the front and back direction of the connecting piece 2 which is the vertical direction (that is, the thickness direction of the connecting piece 2) on each inner surface. Also in this case, the piece 1 is formed of a metal such as stainless steel.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the protruding portions 11 and 12 of the connecting piece 2 are on one side of the connecting piece 2 in the band connecting direction (left side in FIG. 12B). As shown in FIG. 10, the upper and lower portions are provided so as to sandwich and cover the connecting portion 10 of the frame body 1 and to restrict the rotation of the connecting piece 2 around the pin member 3. Yes.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12 (b), the projecting portions 11 and 12 are respectively directed from the upper and lower portions of the end portion located on the left side in the band connecting direction of the connecting piece 2 toward the left side. Protrusively formed. In this case, the protruding portions 11 and 12 are formed so that the protruding length in the band connecting direction is substantially the same as the length of the connecting portion 10 of the frame 1 in the band connecting direction.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the projecting portions 11 and 12 are connected to the one piece mounting portion 6 of the piece 1 and the other piece mounting portion of the other piece 1 adjacent to the connecting piece 2. 7 is arranged so as to be respectively disposed on both surfaces of the upper surface and the lower surface of the connecting portion 10 of the frame body 1.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10, the projections 11 and 12 of the connecting piece 2 cover both the front and back surfaces, which are the upper and lower surfaces of the connecting portion 10, with the connecting portion 10 of the piece 1 sandwiched vertically. Are arranged so as to regulate the rotation of the connecting piece 2 around the pin member 3. Also in this case, the connecting piece 2 is formed of a synthetic resin such as urethane resin.

  According to such a wristwatch band, in addition to the same function and effect as in the first embodiment, the connecting portion 10 of the frame body 1 is positioned at an approximately middle portion in the band connecting direction on the mutually facing inner surfaces of the pair of side wall portions 4. The projections 11 of the connection piece 2 are arranged on both the front and back surfaces of the connection part 10 of the frame body 1. Since it is a structure, when the connection piece 2 is attached to the piece 1 and is connected sequentially, the protrusion part 11 of the connection piece 2 can cover the front and back both surfaces which are the upper and lower surfaces of the connection part 10 of the piece 1. .

  For this reason, in this wristwatch band, the frame body 1 is prevented from being seen from both the front surface side which is the upper surface of the connection piece 2 and the back surface side which is the lower surface thereof by the protruding portion 11 of the connection piece 2. The connecting part 10 can be reliably and well concealed. As a result, when the connecting piece 2 is attached to the piece 1 and sequentially connected, the connecting piece 2 is shown in a continuous state along the band connecting direction even when viewed from the front and back sides. For this reason, it is possible to provide a product that is more excellent in design than the first embodiment.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the piece 1 is formed of a metal such as stainless steel has been described. However, the piece 1 is not necessarily a metal and may be formed of a synthetic resin such as a urethane resin. Moreover, although Embodiment 1 and 2 mentioned above demonstrated the case where the connection piece 2 was formed with synthetic resins, such as urethane resin, you may form with metals, such as not only this but stainless steel.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band has been described. However, the wristband need not necessarily be a wristband. It can be applied to sphygmomanometers, bracelets, etc., and does not necessarily need to be worn on the arm, but can be applied to anything that can be used as a band. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Piece 2 Connection piece 2a, 2b Through-hole 3 Pin member 3a Pipe 3b Coil spring 3c Pin projection part 4 A pair of side wall part 4a, 4b Locking hole 5, 10 Connection part 6 One piece attachment part 7 The other piece attachment Part 8, 11, 12 Projection

Claims (4)

A piece body having a pair of side wall portions facing each other in the bandwidth direction and a connecting portion for connecting the pair of side wall portions, and provided with a piece mounting portion on both sides of the band connection direction orthogonal to the bandwidth direction;
A connecting piece arranged between the piece mounting portion of this piece body and the piece mounting portion of another piece adjacent to this piece straddling both;
The piece is connected to the connecting piece by penetrating in the band width direction on both sides of the connecting piece in the band connecting direction and having both ends locked to the pair of side wall portions of the piece. In a band with a pin member,
The side of the connecting piece in the band connecting direction is provided with a protrusion that covers the connecting portion of the piece and restricts the rotation of the connecting piece around the pin member. band.   The connecting portion of the piece body is provided at a position that is located at a substantially intermediate portion in the band connecting direction on the inner surfaces of the pair of side wall portions facing each other and on the back surface side in the front and back surface direction of the connecting piece. The band according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion of the connecting piece is disposed on a surface of the connecting portion of the piece.   The connecting portion of the piece body is provided at a location on the inner surfaces of the pair of side wall portions that are opposed to each other, substantially in the middle of the band connecting direction, and substantially in the middle of the front and back surfaces of the connecting piece. The band according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions of the connecting piece are arranged on both front and back surfaces of the connecting part of the piece. The band according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the piece is made of metal, and the connecting piece is made of synthetic resin.

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