JP2013023783A - Cap including slide adjuster - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cap having air permeability and also excellent in operability of size adjusting.SOLUTION: This cap 2 includes a slide adjuster 8, wherein the slide adjuster includes a band 10 and a buckle 20 made from a synthetic resin, the engaging claw of the buckle is engaged with a saw tooth-like engaging groove formed at the outer surface of the band, the height of the compression part of the buckle for releasing the engagement is set to be the same as or lower than the height of the ceiling frame of the buckle, the buckle is fixed at a sweatband 4 through the ceiling frame so that the compression part faces the inside of the cap, the ceiling frame of the part fixed at the sweatband 4 is formed from a flat plate, and the band and/or the core material linked with the band is exposed to the inside (a surface making contact with a head part) of a size origin (the lowest part of a crown).

Description

The present invention relates to a hat having a size adjusting mechanism and sufficient air permeability.

Conventionally, as a hat whose size can be adjusted, an American hook type, a hook-and-loop fastener and the like are known.
American Hook adjusts the size by combining a belt with a hole of about 7 holes and a belt with a hook and shifting the position where it fits into the hole.
If you use a hook-and-loop fastener, you can create a belt with the same fabric as the front fabric, and the texture of the cap will not be lost. However, the hook-and-loop fastener is generally weak against rainwater and moisture, and dust and the like are likely to adhere to it, and the bonding strength may be reduced.

In Patent Document 1 (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-168536), the band piece and its locking tool are interposed between the cap body and the sliding material inside thereof to improve the appearance of the sliding material. A free-size hat is disclosed in which a soft foam body sheet is used as a core material so that it can be comfortably worn.
However, in Patent Document 1, consideration is not given to the operability of the stopper for releasing and releasing the locking tool from the cap body. Therefore, there is a problem that the stopper for releasing the lock hits the cloth of the cap body and the lock is released carelessly.

On the other hand, as a cap having air permeability, one having a vent hole in a cap body, one using a mesh material for part or all of the cap body fabric, and the like are known.
In the method of providing a vent hole in the cap body, several vent holes having a diameter of about 1 mm to 5 mm are provided at appropriate positions on the cap body. However, since the vent hole is small, sufficient air permeability to ensure a refreshing feeling is ensured. I couldn't. In addition, if a mesh material is used for a part of the fabric of the cap body, breathability can be secured, but since the sunlight is directly applied to the part using the mesh material, the wearer has a sufficient refreshing feeling. I can't feel it. Furthermore, when the cap body is provided with vent holes or a mesh material is used as part of the cap body fabric, the appearance of the cap body is not good.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-168536

  An object of the present invention is to provide a hat having air permeability and excellent operability in size adjustment, and in addition, an extremely excellent appearance design.

  The present invention is a cap provided with a slide adjuster, and the slide adjuster comprises a synthetic resin band and a buckle, and the engagement claw of the buckle is engaged with a serrated engagement groove formed on the outer surface of the band. In the locked state, the band is accessible to the buckle but cannot be retracted, and the buckle comprises a bottom plate, a ceiling frame, and both side plates connecting the two, and the inside of the buckle as a band insertion space; An operation plate that is horizontally installed inside the ceiling frame, has an engaging claw that can engage with the engaging groove of the band on the lower surface of one end, and uses the other end as a pressing portion for releasing the engagement. The operation plate is supported by a connecting shaft that connects the both side plates or the ceiling frame at an intermediate point between the engaging claw and the pressing portion, and is swingable about the intermediate point. And press The height of the part is set equal to or lower than the ceiling frame, and the buckle is fixed to the bottle skin via the ceiling frame so that the pressing part faces the inside of the cap body, and the bottle skin The ceiling frame of the portion to be fixed to is formed from a flat plate, and the band and / or the core material connected to the band is on the inner side (the surface in contact with the head) of the size source (the crown bottom) It is characterized by being exposed.

  It is preferable that a ceiling frame facing one end of the operation plate extends horizontally in a direction opposite to the operation plate.

It is preferable that a mark is marked on the bottle skin corresponding to the pressing portion.
It is preferable that the bottle skin corresponding to the pressing portion has an opening.

The hat equipped with the slide adjuster according to the present invention does not have any size adjustment mechanism such as a slide adjuster on the appearance, so the degree of freedom in designing clothing such as a hat is dramatically increased and a high-class feeling is added. can do.
Since the slide adjuster has a light and simple structure, the size can be adjusted quickly and easily.
Since the buckle is fixed to the inside of the cap body via the ceiling frame, it becomes easy to attach the slide adjuster to the inside of the cap, and mass production is possible without taking time and cost.
Since the band and / or the core material connected to the band is exposed to the inside of the original size, a gap is formed between the head and the cap body, and outside air flows in from the gap. The adherent can feel a refreshing feeling.

It is the perspective view which looked at the cap drawn through seeing through the slide adjuster 8 which is the principal part of this invention from the upper left front part. It is a top view (Drawing 2 (1)) of slide adjuster 8, and the longitudinal section side view (Drawing 2 (2) and (3)). A partial plan view of the skin 4 with the slide adjuster 8 fixed (FIG. 3 (1)), a partial plan view of the skin 4 marked with a mark (FIG. 3 (2)) and the bottle skin 4 having an opening. FIG. 3 is a partial plan view (FIG. 3 (3)). It is a bottom view of the cap provided with the slide adjuster which concerns on this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a cap provided with a slide adjuster according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hat drawn through a slide adjuster, which is a main part of the present invention, as seen from above the left front part. A cap body 2 constituting the hat, a size element (“crown bottom”, “ Also referred to as "head circumference".) 3, bottle skin (slip, also called size belt) 4 is shown.

As will be described later with reference to FIG. 2, the slide adjuster 8 provided inside the cap includes a band 10 and a buckle 20, and the buckle 20 is fixed between the bottle skin 4 and the cap body 2. More specifically, the buckle 20 is fixed to the bottle skin 4 via the ceiling frame 22 so that the pressing portion 32 faces the inside of the cap body 2.
Therefore, no means for fixing the buckle 20 to the bottle skin 4 such as a seam appears on the front side of the hat, and the appearance is neat.
The fixing means is usually preferably by sewing, but is not limited to this, and fixing means using caulking or double-sided tape can also be adopted.

  The band 10 is exposed from the slit 5 provided in the bottle skin 4 to the inside of the size element 3 (the surface in contact with the head). Since the band 10 and the buckle 20 can be provided at any position in the circumferential direction of the size element 3, a disengagement pressing portion 32 described later can also be provided at an arbitrary position of the size element 3. it can.

Next, the slide adjuster will be described with reference to FIG.
2 shows a slide adjuster composed of a band 10 and a buckle 20. FIG. 2 (1) is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 2 (2) is a longitudinal side view of FIG. 2 (1).

  In these drawings, a serrated engagement groove 12 is formed on the outer surface of the band 10 having a required length, width and thickness.

  The buckle 20 is mainly composed of a flat and cylindrical buckle body 24 including a bottom plate 21, a ceiling frame 22 facing the bottom plate 21, and side plates 23 and 23 connecting the bottom plate 21 and the ceiling frame 22. The buckle body 24 is opened with the sliding direction of the band 10 as an insertion opening, and the inside thereof becomes an insertion space 26 of the band 10.

By forming the ceiling frame 22 constituting the buckle body 24 with a flat plate, the buckle 20 can be easily attached to the bottle skin 4. As a result, the product can be mass-produced without labor and cost.
In FIG. 2, the pressing portion 32 is formed in a small circle so that it can be easily pressed with the fingertip of one hand, but is not limited to this and may have a square shape.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 22 a denotes a ceiling frame 22 that faces one end of the operation plate 30, and is formed by extending horizontally in the direction opposite to the operation plate 30. The buckle 20 is securely fixed to the size base 3 by the ceiling frame 22a, and the front end of the band 10 enters along the lower surface of the ceiling frame 22a (the surface facing the bottom plate 21) when the band 10 is slid. Also plays a role as a sheath.
If the extending length of the ceiling frame 22a is approximately the same as that of the band 10, the length as a slide guide or a sheath is sufficient.
On the other hand, for the purpose of fixing the buckle to the bottle skin 4 via the ceiling frame 22, it is sufficient to form an arbitrary portion of the ceiling frame 22 with a flat plate.

  On the inner side of the ceiling frame 22, an operation plate 30 having a size that fits therein is installed horizontally. An engaging claw 31 that can be engaged with the engaging groove 12 of the band 10 is provided on the lower surface of one end of the operation plate 30, and the upper surface of the other end serves as a pressing portion 32 for releasing the engagement. Since the height of the pressing portion 32 is the same as or lower than that of the ceiling frame 22, even when the hat is attached when the buckle 20 is fixed to the bottle skin 4, the head hits the pressing portion 32 and is not suitable. It is possible to prevent the engagement from being easily released.

  A connecting shaft 35 is formed at an intermediate point in the longitudinal direction of the operation plate 30, and this connecting shaft 35 is connected to the upper inner walls of the side plates 23, 23. The cross-sectional shape of the connecting shaft 35 can be circular, elliptical, or other various shapes. The connecting shaft 35 may pivotally support the operation plate 30 and may have any shape that is not damaged by repeated swinging. Note that the connecting shaft 35 is not limited to the side plates 23 and 23, and even if it is supported on two sides of the ceiling frame 22 facing the operation plate 30, it can exhibit the same operation as described below.

  In the operation plate 30 of the present invention, the lateral width between the pressing portion 32 and the connecting shaft 35 is set as narrow as possible as long as the swing and strength of the operation plate 30 are satisfied.

Although not shown in the drawing, the pressing portion 32 is pushed down by connecting one end portion of the operation plate 30 (the side where the engaging claws 31 are provided) to the inner walls of the opposing side plates 23, 23. The operation plate 30 can be easily restored to the original horizontal state when the finger is released. In other words, it has a function as a damper for the swinging motion of the operation plate 30.
The operation plate 30 and the side plate 23 may be connected to each other on the side opposite to the pressing portion 32 with the connection shaft 35 interposed therebetween, or may be a side edge portion of the operation plate 30 other than the one end portion. Instead, it may be connected to the ceiling frame 22.

  The band 10 and the buckle 20 can be molded from a flexible synthetic resin. By making the band 10 made of synthetic resin, the band 10 can be smoothly inserted between the bottle skin 4 and the size element 3. That is, the synthetic resin has higher rigidity than the bottle skin 4 and the fabric (fabric, woven fabric) of the size base 3, so that the band 10 can be easily inserted.

  The buckle 20 is preferably molded from an elastic synthetic resin such as polyacetal, polyoxymethylene, polyamide, or polycarbonate because the operation plate 30 needs to swing around the connecting shaft 35. The buckle 20 is composed of a small number of parts and can be easily integrally formed with a mold because of its simple structure.

Next, the operation of the hat shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 will be described.
In order to adjust the hat size, the fingertip of one hand directly holds the band 10 exposed inside the size element 3 and the size element 3 (or the slide adjuster 8 is provided inside the fingertip of the other hand) (or Hold the bottle skin 4) and bring your hands close together.

  By this operation, the size of the hat can be adjusted to be small, but even if both hands are pulled apart, the size of the hat does not increase due to the action of the slide adjuster 8 described later. In order to increase the size of the hat, the pressing portion 32 of the slide adjuster 8 may be pressed with a fingertip or the like.

In the present embodiment, the band 10 constituting the slide adjuster 8 is exposed to the inside of the size element 3 (the surface in contact with the head) through the slit 5.
As a result, in the state where the hat is attached, the band 10 contacts the head but the bottle skin 4 does not contact, and a gap is formed between the head and the bottle skin 4. Makes it easier to feel cool. In addition, since the contact portion with the hair is also a limited region, even if the hat is worn, the disturbance of the hair can be significantly reduced.
A similar effect can be achieved by not providing the bottle skin 4 only in the portion where the band 10 is located.

In the present embodiment, the band 10 is exposed to the inside of the size element 3, but the core material is connected to the band 10 so that the band 10 and / or the core material is exposed to the inside of the size element 3. good.
The manufacturing cost of the slide adjuster 8 is reduced by allowing the core material of a necessary length to be appropriately connected to the band 10 according to the peripheral length of the hat.
The band 10 and the core member are preferably connected by a male member and a female member. However, the connecting means is not particularly limited, and can be connected by sewing.

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view of the skin 4 to which the slide adjuster 8 is fixed.
In the embodiment of FIG. 3 (1), the slide adjuster 8 is completely hidden inside the cap body 2 and does not appear in the appearance. Therefore, the inside of the hat has a clean design.
In the embodiment of FIG. 3 (2), the mark 40 is marked on the bottle skin 4 corresponding to the portion where the pressing portion 32 of the slide adjuster 8 is hidden. Thereby, since the position of the press part 32 can be known at a glance, the disengagement operation between the band 10 and the buckle 20 becomes smooth.
In the embodiment of FIG. 3 (3), an opening 41 is provided in the bottle skin corresponding to the pressing portion 32 of the slide adjuster 8, and the state in which the pressing portion 32 appears from the opening 41 is shown. This embodiment also has an effect that the disengagement operation between the band 10 and the buckle 20 becomes smooth.

  In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the cap type cap has been described. However, the cap provided with the slide adjuster according to the present invention can be applied to hunting and the like.

  Next, the operation of the slide adjuster will be described. FIG. 2 (2) shows a state where the band 10 is inserted into the insertion space 26 of the buckle 20, and the engagement claw 31 of the buckle 20 is engaged with the engagement groove 12 formed on the outer surface of the band 10. ing. The engagement groove 12 has a sawtooth cross-sectional shape in the sliding direction, that is, a tapered surface that gradually becomes deeper in the traveling direction of the band 10 and a wall surface that rises substantially perpendicularly from the deepest position.

  When the band 10 is made to enter the insertion space 26 of the buckle body 24 from the pressing portion 32 side (left side in FIG. 2 (2)), the upper surface of the band 10 comes into contact with the engagement claw 31 of the operation plate 30. It advances while pushing up one end of the operation plate 30 (the side where the engaging claws 31 are formed), and the approach / separation position of the band 10 with respect to the buckle 20 is adjusted. In this state, as shown in FIG. 2 (2), since the engaging claw 31 is engaged with and locked with the predetermined engaging groove 12, the band 10 can be advanced with respect to the buckle 20, but is retracted. It is impossible.

  On the other hand, in order to retract or pull out the band 10 from the buckle 20, if the pressing portion 32 of the operation plate 20 is lightly pushed down with a finger, the operation is performed around the connecting shaft 35 as shown in FIG. As a result of the rotation of the plate 30, the engaging claw 31 located on the opposite side is lifted and the engaging claw 31 is detached from the engaging groove 12, so that the band 10 can be freely slid. When the finger is released from the pressing portion 32, the pressing portion 32 returns to the original horizontal state due to the elasticity of the synthetic resin.

  In the present invention, the slide adjuster 8 is not limited to the one having the above-described structure, and an engagement groove is provided in the band, and a hook of a buckle is elastically engaged with the groove, and the slide adjuster 8 operates in a direction substantially perpendicular to the band. Any structure may be used as long as it is a slide adjuster composed of a buckle and a band that can release the locked state at any time by a push button.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment concerning a cap provided with a slide adjuster was described, the cap concerning the present invention can be applied widely, such as not only a cap but hunting, a cassette.

2 Cap body 3 Size base 4 Bottle skin 5 Slit 8 Slide adjuster 10 Band 12 Engaging groove 20 Buckle 22 Ceiling frame 22a Extending ceiling frame 24 Buckle body 30 Operation plate 31 Engaging claw 32 Pressing part 40 Opening 41 Mark

Claims (4)

A hat with a slide adjuster,
The slide adjuster is composed of a synthetic resin band and a buckle, and the engagement claw of the buckle is engaged with a serrated engagement groove formed on the outer surface of the band, so that the band can freely approach the buckle in the locked state. It ’s considered impossible to retreat,
The buckle comprises a buckle body comprising a bottom plate and a ceiling frame facing each other and both side plates connecting the two, the inside of which is a band insertion space, and is installed horizontally on the inside of the ceiling frame. An operation plate having an engaging claw that can be engaged with the mating groove and having the other end as a pressing portion for releasing the engagement, and the operating plate includes the engaging claw and the pressing portion By being supported by the connecting shaft that connects the both side plates or the ceiling frame at the intermediate point of the intermediate point, the intermediate point is made swingable.
The height of the pressing part is set to be the same as or lower than the ceiling frame,
The buckle is fixed to the bottle skin via the ceiling frame so that the pressing portion faces the inside of the hat, and the ceiling frame of the portion fixed to the bottle skin is formed from a flat plate,
A cap formed by exposing the band and / or a core member connected to the band to the inside (surface contacting the head) of a size base (lowermost part of the crown).   The cap according to claim 1, wherein a ceiling frame facing one end of the operation plate extends horizontally in a direction opposite to the operation plate.   The cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a mark is marked on a bottle skin corresponding to the pressing portion.   The cap according to claim 1, wherein the bottle skin corresponding to the pressing portion has an opening.