JP2014006404A - Spectacle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pair of spectacles which is formed from a smaller number of components, enables temples to be attached or detached easily, makes it difficult for the attached temple to be detached easily, and prevents rotation displacement in a circumferential direction.SOLUTION: A pair of spectacles 100 comprises: a front portion 10 with a pair of lenses L, left and right; hinge portions 20 formed from fixed basal portions 11 mounted on both sides of a front portion 10, and elastic basal portions 12 attached to the corresponding fixed basal portions 11 so as to be rotatable; and temple portions 30 having their respective hollow parts into which parts of the corresponding elastic basal portions 12 can be inserted. Each basal portion 12 is provided with an external projecting part. Each temple portion 30 is provided with a hooking part around which the external projecting part can be hooked, with the elastic basal portion 12 inserted into the hollow part.

Description

  The present invention relates to eyeglasses, and more particularly, to eyeglasses that have a small number of parts, can be easily attached / detached to / from a temple, and are not easily detached from the attached temple and prevent rotational deviation in the circumferential direction.

Glasses generally include a front part, a hinge part called a hinge, and a temple part.
By the way, you may get tired of the design while using glasses. In this case, in order to change the atmosphere, the temple itself may be replaced with a different one.
In addition, the temples may be replaced in order to adjust the comfort of wearing regardless of the design properties.
In other words, when wearing glasses, the design and fitting characteristics of the glasses are greatly affected by giving the temples that are in contact with the side of the face, so that the temples can be attached and detached. Glasses are being researched and developed.

  For example, by inserting the plug of the first spectacle part into the socket hole of the second spectacle part, the spectacle part insertion connection mechanism (see, for example, Patent Document 1) that enables the spectacle parts to be attached and detached can be connected to the front frame. Eyeglass temple (see, for example, Patent Document 2) having a hook part inserted into a hook receiving part of a joint part to be hooked, and a hook part hooked to a hook part provided on the earlobe part. Using metal for the armor part, set the thread toward the tip in the long axis direction of the armor, cut the screw hole for locking the screw at a predetermined position of the temple, and connect the armor and temple through the lock nut Screwed temple joint structure (see, for example, Patent Document 3), the temple tip is processed into an open state, and the tip is closed and inserted into a stopper attached to an armor or hinge. To the power to try A temple replaceable glasses (for example, refer to Patent Document 4), a cored bar member, and an ear hooking member having an insertion hole. An eyeglass frame temple provided on the ear hook member so that the concave engaging portion engages with the convex engaging portion (see, for example, Patent Document 5), and can be opened and closed by a hinge with respect to the lens side. A spectacle frame comprising: a temple portion formed; a receiving hole formed in the temple portion; and a protruding bar formed in the hinge and extending from the hinge to the temple portion and inserted into the receiving hole (see, for example, Patent Document 6) ) Etc. are known.

JP 2001-117052 A JP 2004-117495 A JP-A-2005-43800 JP 2006-313299 A JP 2006-317473 A JP 2009-276696 A

However, the eyeglass parts insertion and connection mechanism described in Patent Document 1 is easy to attach and detach, but is complicated in structure and difficult to manufacture. Moreover, since the 2nd spectacles part becomes an essential structure, it cannot be said that the design property is excellent.
The eyeglass temple described in Patent Document 2 has a drawback that the earlobe parts are easily detached from the hook receiving portion. Further, the temple is liable to cause a rotational deviation in the circumferential direction.
The joint structure of the temple described in Patent Document 3 has a drawback that the number of parts is large and the mounting becomes complicated. Further, the temple is liable to cause a rotational deviation in the circumferential direction.
The temple-replaceable glasses described in Patent Literature 4 are difficult to manufacture because it is necessary to form the tip of the temple in a bifurcated manner. There is also a limitation on the shape of the temple.
The temple for eyeglass frame described in Patent Document 5 has a drawback in that when the attachment and detachment are repeated, the convex engagement portion is worn away, and as a result, the temple is easily detached. Further, since the engagement point between the concave engagement portion and the convex engagement portion is not visible, it is difficult to mount.
The eyeglass frame described in Patent Document 6 has a large number of parts, and the shape of the temple is limited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides eyeglasses that have a small number of parts, can be easily attached / detached to / from a temple, and are not easily detached from the attached temple and prevent rotational displacement in the circumferential direction. For the purpose.

  The present inventor has intensively studied in order to solve the above problems, and as a result, a part of the elastic base portion is inserted into the temple portion, and the outer protrusion provided on the elastic base portion is connected to the latching portion provided on the temple portion. Surprisingly, it has been found that the above-mentioned problems can be solved, and the present invention has been completed.

  The present invention includes (1) a front part having a pair of left and right lenses, a fixed base attached to both sides of the front part, and a hinge part comprising an elastic base attached to the fixed base so as to be rotatable. A temple portion having a hollow portion in which a part of the elastic base portion can be inserted, and the elastic base portion is provided with an outer protrusion, and the elastic base portion is inserted into the hollow portion in the temple portion. The eyeglasses are provided with a hooking portion capable of hooking the outer protrusion in a state where the outer projection is hooked.

  According to the present invention, (2) the elastic base is provided with a pair of upper and lower outer projections, and the temple is vertically movable so that the outer projection can be hooked with the elastic base inserted in the hollow portion. The glasses according to the above (1) are provided with a pair of hooks.

  The present invention resides in the glasses according to (1) or (2), wherein (3) the elastic base is a U-shaped wire in a side view.

  The present invention resides in (4) the glasses according to (3), wherein the fixed base is a U-shaped wire in a side view, and the fixed base and the elastic base are pivotally attached at two upper and lower positions.

  The present invention resides in the glasses according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein (5) a notch portion is provided inside the temple portion.

  The present invention resides in (6) the glasses according to the above (5), wherein a hearing aid is attached to the notch so that a microphone is disposed in front.

  The present invention resides in (7) the spectacles according to the above (6), in which a through hole portion is provided in the middle of the temple portion, and an earphone of a hearing aid is inserted into the through hole portion.

In the eyeglasses of the present invention, the temple part is attached by inserting a part of the elastic base part into the hollow part of the temple part, and the temple part is removed by taking out from the hollow part. be able to.
In the above glasses, when the temple portion is mounted, the outer protrusion provided on the elastic base is hooked on the hook provided on the temple, so that the attached temple is difficult to come off and in the circumferential direction. Rotation deviation can be prevented. The outer projections are configured as a pair of upper and lower parts, and the latching parts that can be hooked on the outer projections are configured as a pair of upper and lower parts. Can be prevented.
Further, since the glasses only include the front part, the hinge part, and the temple part, the number of parts is small and the manufacture is easy.

In the eyeglasses of the present invention, when the elastic base is a U-shaped wire in a side view, it is lightweight and simple and has excellent design.
In addition to this, when the fixed base is a U-shaped wire in a side view and the fixed base and the elastic base are pivotally attached at two locations, the lighter and simpler, the design is superior.
Further, the present invention can be applied even when the temple portion is wide.

In the eyeglasses of the present invention, when a notch is provided inside the temple portion, the weight can be reduced, and an ornament or an electric device can be attached to the notch.
For example, by attaching a hearing aid to the notch, the microphone of the hearing aid is placed in front. For this reason, the noise from the side is blocked by directing the face in the direction of the sound to be heard, and the sound can be heard better. In the conventional ear-hook type hearing aid, the microphone is arranged above and behind, and it is difficult to pick up the sound.
In addition, since the microphone is disposed in front, it is separated from the earphone by a certain distance, and howling hardly occurs.

At this time, when the through hole is provided in the middle of the temple portion and the earphone of the hearing aid is inserted through the through hole, the earphone can be smoothly attached to the ear.
Further, since the temple portion supports the earphone, it is possible to prevent the earphone from falling from the ear.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of eyeglasses according to the present invention. FIG. 2A is a top view showing the hinge part of the glasses according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a side view thereof. FIG. 3A is a top view showing the temple part of the glasses according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a side view thereof. FIGS. 4A and 4B are perspective views for explaining a method of attaching the elastic base portion of the hinge portion to the temple portion in the glasses according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the eyeglasses according to the present invention. FIG. 6A is a top view showing the temple portion of the glasses according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a side view thereof. FIGS. 7A and 7B are top views for explaining a method of attaching the hearing aid to the temple portion in the glasses according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state where the hearing aid is attached to the temple portion in the glasses according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9A to FIG. 9F are side views showing examples of temple portions of glasses according to other embodiments.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as necessary. In the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. Further, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the illustrated ratios.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of eyeglasses according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the spectacles 100 according to the first embodiment includes a front part 10 having a pair of left and right lenses L, a fixed base 11 attached to both sides of the front part 10, and a rotation to the fixed base 11. The hinge part 20 which consists of the elastic base 12 attached so that it became possible, and the temple part 30 which has a hollow part which can insert a part of elastic base 12 are provided.

Since the eyeglasses 100 rotate like the general eyeglasses, the hinge part 20 rotates. When the eyeglasses 100 are not used, the hinge part 20 is rotated and folded, and when used, the eyeglasses 100 are opened and the temple part 30 is heard. Multiply.
Here, as will be described later, the rotation of the hinge portion 20 is extremely stable when pivoted at two upper and lower positions.

Since the spectacles 100 only includes the front part 10, the hinge part 20, and the temple part 30, the number of parts is small and manufacturing is easy.
In the eyeglasses 100, the temple part is mounted by inserting a part of the elastic base 12 into the hollow part of the temple part 30, and the temple is pulled out from the hollow part of the temple part 30 by pulling a part of the elastic base 12. Since the part is removed, the temple part 30 can be easily attached and detached. Thereby, the temple part 30 contact | abutted to the side surface of a face can be replaced | exchanged for another thing, and the designability and wearing comfort of glasses can be improved by giving desired designability and fitting property. .

The front portion 10 includes a pair of left and right lenses L, a bridge portion 1 bridged by both lenses L, and a nose pad portion 2 connected to the bridge portion 1.
Here, the bridge part 1 consists of two wires which run in a horizontal direction. For this reason, in combination with the hinge part 20 made of a wire, which will be described later, the appearance is uniform and the design is excellent.

The hinge part 20 is attached to both sides of the front part 10.
FIG. 2A is a top view showing the hinge part of the glasses according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a side view thereof.
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the hinge portion 20 is attached to the fixed base portion 11 attached to the lens L of the front portion 10 so as to be rotatable on the fixed base portion 11. The elastic base portion 12 is formed.

The fixed base 11 is bent in an L shape when viewed from above, and the front end 11 a is fixed to the lens L.
The front end portion 12a of the elastic base portion 12 is pivotally attached to the rear portion 11b of the fixed base portion 11 so that the elastic base portion 12 can be rotated in the horizontal direction.

Here, the fixed base portion 11 and the elastic base portion 12 are pivotally attached at two places, upper and lower. Thereby, the fixed base 11 and the elastic base 12 are difficult to come off.
Further, even if a twisting force is applied to the temple portion 30, the elastic base portion 12 is stably rotated with respect to the fixed base portion 11. In addition, even if the temple part 30 is wide, it is applicable.

  Both the fixed base 11 and the elastic base 12 are made of U-shaped wires in a side view. For this reason, the spectacles 100 are lightweight and simple, and are excellent in design property in combination with the shape of the nose pad portion 2 described above. In addition, even if an excessive twisting force is applied to the temple portion 30, it is absorbed by the fixed base portion 11 and the elastic base portion 12 and is prevented from being directly transmitted to the lens L.

In the eyeglasses 100, the elastic base 12 is provided with a pair of upper and lower outer projections 12b.
The outer protrusion 12b has a shape in which a part of the wire is curved in a gentle R shape.
Here, since the elastic base portion 12 has elasticity, the outer protrusion portion 12b is moved to the center side by applying a force from the vertical direction as indicated by an arrow A, and returned to the original position by releasing the force. It has become.

The temple part 30 is connected to the hinge part 20.
FIG. 3A is a top view showing the temple part of the glasses according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a side view thereof.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the temple portion 30 has a hollow portion 15a into which a part of the elastic base portion 12 can be inserted at the front portion.
In addition, the temple portion 30 is provided with a pair of upper and lower hooking portions 15b capable of hooking the pair of upper and lower outer projections 12b in a state where the elastic base portion 12 is inserted into the hollow portion 15a.
Here, the latching part 15b consists of a hole penetrating upward or downward from the hollow part 15a.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are perspective views for explaining a method of attaching the elastic base portion of the hinge portion to the temple portion in the glasses according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the elastic base portion 12 of the hinge portion 20 is inserted into the hollow portion 15 a of the temple portion 30.
As a result, the pair of upper and lower outer protrusions 12 b are brought into contact with the wall of the temple portion 30.
At this time, as described above, the elastic base 12 has elasticity, and the outer protrusion 12b has a gently curved shape, so that the elastic base 12 is inserted into the hollow portion 15a. By slightly strengthening the force, the wall of the temple portion 30 slides along the wire of the elastic base portion 12, so that the outer protruding portion 12b is moved to the center side, and the elastic base portion 12 is inserted while maintaining its form. Will be.

When the outer protruding portion 12b reaches the hooking portion 15b, the outer protruding portion 12b returns to the original position in the hooking portion 15b, and the elastic base portion 12 is hooked on the temple portion 30.
Thereby, the temple part 30 is fixed to the hinge part 20. In addition, what is necessary is just to perform reverse operation, when removing the temple part 30. FIG. That is, by slightly strengthening the pulling force of the temple portion 30, the outer protrusion 12b of the elastic base 12 is moved to the center side, and the elastic base 12 is pulled out while maintaining its form.
In addition, there is an advantage that pulling out can be easily performed by pushing the outer protruding portion 12b protruding into the hole which is the latching portion 15b with the claw.

As described above, in the glasses 100 according to the first embodiment, when the temple portion 30 is attached, the pair of upper and lower outer projections 12b provided on the elastic base portion 12 is paired with the upper and lower pairs provided on the temple portion 30. Since it is latched by the part 15b, the attached temple is hard to come off and rotation deviation in the circumferential direction can be prevented.
Further, when the elastic base 12 of the hinge part 20 is inserted into the hollow part 15a of the temple part 30, the temple part 30 can be easily attached to the hinge part 20 only by a pushing operation, that is, a linear motion. it can. Similarly, also when removing the temple part 30, the temple part 30 can be removed from the hinge part 20 only by the linear motion which is operation which pulls out the elastic base 12 of the hinge part 20, as mentioned above. For this reason, a temple can be attached or detached very easily.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the eyeglasses according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 5, the spectacles 101 according to the second embodiment includes a front part 10 having a pair of left and right lenses L, a fixed base 11 attached to both sides of the front part 10, and a rotation to the fixed base 11. A hinge part 20 composed of an elastic base 12 attached so as to be possible, a temple part 31 having a hollow part into which a part of the elastic base part 12 can be inserted, and a hearing aid 40 attached to the temple part 31; Is provided. In other words, the glasses 101 according to the second embodiment have the same configuration as the glasses 100 according to the first embodiment, except that the shape of the temple portion 31 is different and the hearing aid 40 is further provided. .

FIG. 6A is a top view showing the temple portion of the glasses according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6B is a side view thereof.
As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the temple portion 31 has a hollow portion 25a in which a part of the elastic base portion 12 can be inserted in the front portion.
In addition, the temple portion 31 is provided with a pair of upper and lower hooking portions 25b capable of hooking the pair of upper and lower outer projections 12b in a state where the elastic base portion 12 is inserted into the hollow portion 25a.
Here, the latching part 25b consists of a hole penetrating upward or downward from the hollow part 25a.

Further, a notch portion 16 is provided on the inner side of the front portion of the temple portion 31 (side to be in contact with the side surface of the face), and a thin portion 18 is provided in the middle of the temple portion 31, and the thin portion A through-hole portion 17 is provided in the portion 18. In addition, in the temple part 31, since the thin part 18 is provided, the through-hole part 17 is easy to provide.
Here, since the notch part 16 is provided inside the front part of the temple part 31, it is a space | gap which leads to the hollow part 25a.
Moreover, the through-hole part 17 consists of the hole penetrated in the horizontal direction.
In the glasses 101, the notched portion 16, the thin portion 18 and the through hole portion 17 are provided, so that the temple portion is lighter.

Returning to FIG. 5, in the glasses 101, the hearing aid 40 is attached to the notch 16 so that the microphone is disposed in front.
Here, the hearing aid 40 generally transmits a main body 43, an L-shaped hooking portion 45 attached to the main body 43, a microphone 42 built in the main body, and a sound picked up by the microphone 42. Earphone 41 is provided (see FIG. 7).

FIGS. 7A and 7B are top views for explaining a method of attaching the hearing aid to the temple portion in the glasses according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 8 relates to the second embodiment. It is a side view which shows the state which attached the hearing aid to the temple part in spectacles.
As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, in the glasses 101, the hooking portion 45 provided in the hearing aid 40 is inserted from the notch portion 16 of the temple portion 31 as shown by an arrow B. Then, the hearing aid 40 is attached by hooking the hook portion 45 on the wall 16a behind the notch portion 16 so that the hook portion 45 is positioned in the hollow portion 25a of the temple portion 31.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the elastic base portion 12 of the hinge portion 20 is U-shaped in a side view and the center portion is a space, and therefore does not prevent the hook portion 45 of the hearing aid 40 from entering the hollow portion 25a. . That is, in the hollow portion 25a, the elastic base portion 12 is disposed above and below, and the hook portion 45 is disposed at the center, so that they do not interfere with each other.

Here, the microphone 42 of the hearing aid 40 is disposed forward.
As a result, a so-called eye-shielding leather mechanism is provided in which the face is directed in the direction of the sound to be listened to block noise from the side and can be heard better. At this time, since both the fixed base 11 and the elastic base 12 are made of wire, it is easier to hear the sound in front or obliquely forward. In the conventional ear-hook type hearing aid, the microphone is arranged above and behind, and it is difficult to pick up the sound.
Furthermore, since the microphone 42 is disposed in front, the microphone 42 is separated from the earphone 41 by a certain distance, and howling hardly occurs.

In addition, in the glasses 101, the earphone 41 is attached to the rear part of the hearing aid 40 so that the cord passes through the through-hole part 17.
Thereby, the earphone 41 can be smoothly worn on the ear.
Further, since the temple portion 31 supports the cord of the earphone 41, it is possible to prevent the earphone 41 from falling from the ear. It is also possible to attach the earphone cord directly to the ear without passing through the through hole 17. In that case, the through-hole part 17 becomes unnecessary.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

In the eyeglasses according to the present embodiment (the first embodiment and the second embodiment), the front portion 10 is connected to the pair of left and right lenses L, the bridge portion 1 bridged by both the lenses L, and the bridge portion 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
For example, the lens L may be attached to the frame. In this case, the frame body functions as a bridge portion. Further, the fixed base 11 is fixed at the front end 11a to the frame.

  In the spectacles according to the present embodiment, a pair of upper and lower outer projections are provided and a pair of upper and lower hooks are provided. That is, one outer protrusion may be hookable on one hooking portion.

  In the eyeglasses according to the present embodiment, the bridge portion 1 is composed of two wires that run in the horizontal direction, but is not limited to this shape.

  In the glasses according to the present embodiment, the fixed base 11 has a shape bent in an L shape when viewed from above, but is not limited to this shape.

In the glasses according to the present embodiment, the shape of the temple portion is not particularly limited.
FIG. 9A to FIG. 9F are side views showing examples of temple portions of glasses according to other embodiments.
As shown in (a) to (f) of FIG. 9, the temple portion can be given any decoration and the shape can be variously modified. That is, the temple part provided with the desired designability and fitting property can be attached and detached at a desired timing.

  In the glasses 101 according to the second embodiment, the hearing aid 40 is attached to the notch 16, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an electrical device such as a decorative article or a radio can be appropriately attached.

  The present invention can be used as spectacles in which the temple portion is removable. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide eyeglasses that have a small number of parts and that can be easily attached and detached, and that the attached temples are not easily detached and that rotation deviation in the circumferential direction is prevented.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bridge part 2 ... Nose pad part 10 ... Front part 11 ... Fixed base part 11a, 12a ... Front end part 11b ... Rear part 12 ... Elastic base part 12b ... Outer protrusion Part 15a, 25a ... Hollow part 15b, 25b ... Hook part 16 ... Notch part 16a ... Wall behind the notch part 17 ... Through-hole part 18 ... Thin part 20 ... Hinge part 30, 31 ... Temple part 40 ... Hearing aid 41 ... Earphone 42 ... Microphone 43 ... Main body part 45 ... Hook part 100, 101 ... Glasses L ... Lens

Claims (7)

A front portion having a pair of left and right lenses;
A hinge part including a fixed base attached to both sides of the front part and an elastic base attached to the fixed base so as to be rotatable;
A temple part having a hollow part into which a part of the elastic base part can be inserted;
With
The elastic base is provided with an outer protrusion,
The temple portion is provided with a hooking portion capable of hooking the outer protrusion in a state where the elastic base portion is inserted into the hollow portion. The elastic base is provided with a pair of upper and lower outer projections,
The eyeglasses according to claim 1, wherein the temple portion is provided with a pair of upper and lower hooking portions capable of hooking the outer protrusion portion in a state where the elastic base portion is inserted into the hollow portion.   The spectacles according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the elastic base is a U-shaped wire in a side view. The fixed base is a U-shaped wire in a side view;
The spectacles according to claim 3, wherein the fixed base and the elastic base are pivotally attached at two locations, upper and lower.   The spectacles of any one of Claims 1-4 in which the notch part is provided inside the said temple part.   The glasses according to claim 5, wherein a hearing aid is attached to the cutout portion so that a microphone is disposed forward. A through hole is provided in the middle of the temple portion,
The glasses according to claim 6, wherein an earphone of the hearing aid is inserted through the through hole.

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