JP2015136402A - Button with snap function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a button with a snap function, the button that enables a usage pattern as a button for closing an edge by being passed to a button hole and openable, and a usage pattern as a snap button for closing the edge by elastic force fitting of female and male snaps, and furthermore, can be attached in clothes by a sewing machine for button suture.SOLUTION: A fitting part 4 for snap is formed on the surface of a button body 3 formed of a through-hole 2 for suture. The fitting part 4 for snap has a case of a female fitting part 6a forming an engaging bulge 5a bulging to the inside in the radial direction in an upper end side of an inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical wall part 3a rising from an outer circumferential part of the button body 3, and a case of a male fitting part 6b forming an engaging bulge 5b bulging to the outside in the radial direction in the upper end side of the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical wall part 3b rising from the position inside more than the outer circumferential part of the button body 3.

Description

The present invention relates to a button having a snap function, and more specifically, a use form as a button for closing an openable / closable edge through a buttonhole, and an openable / closable edge by elastic fitting of female and male snaps The present invention relates to a button that can be used as a snap button for closing the button.

A conventional general button has a disk-like shape in which a plurality of sewing through-holes are formed in the central portion, for example, an edge that overlaps the lower part of an openable and closable edge part that overlaps vertically. It is configured so that the top and bottom edges are closed by sewing the threaded part (for example, the lower placket) with a thread, inserting it into the buttonhole formed on the overlying edge (for example, the upper placket), and locking it. Does not function as a button.

A conventional snap button composed of a female snap and a male snap does not have a function as a general button that is inserted and locked in a buttonhole to close the upper and lower edges. That is,
As seen in Patent Documents 1 to 4, the female snap is composed of a synthetic resin rivet member in which a sharp caulking protrusion that pierces an edge of clothes or the like protrudes from the center of the back surface of the disk-shaped head. A projection that is cylindrical on the surface of the substrate and has a female fitting portion formed with a bulging portion for engagement on the inner peripheral surface on the tip side, and is pierced through the edge at the center of the substrate in the female fitting portion. And a female fitting member (socket) in which a through hole is formed for passing through and fixing. And
As a general button that closes the edge through a buttonhole, the female fitting member (socket) and the rivet member are firmly sandwiched between the front and back sides of the edge when attached to the edge. It is a shape that can not demonstrate the function of.

The male snap is composed of a synthetic resin rivet member having a sharp caulking projection that pierces an edge of clothing or the like protruding from the center of the back surface of the disk-shaped head, and a cylindrical shape on the surface of the substrate. A male fitting part having a bulging part for engagement formed on the outer peripheral surface on the front end side is formed, and a through hole for penetrating the protrusion penetrating the edge part into the center of the substrate in the male fitting part It is composed of two parts, a male fitting member (stud) with a hole, and when attached to the edge, the male fitting member (stud) and the rivet member The front and back sides are firmly sandwiched,
It is the same as a female snap in that it has a shape that cannot function as a general button.

As mentioned above, the buttons and snap buttons have different functions and different attachment means for clothes. For example, a garment manufacturer that sews buttons on clothes with a sewing machine,
When the snap button is adopted, a snap button attaching machine for attaching with a rivet member is required in addition to the sewing machine for button sewing, which is an economical burden.

Japanese Patent No. 3905537 Japanese Patent No. 4121934 Japanese Patent No. 4121980 Japanese Patent No. 4725738

In view of the above situation, the present invention is a use form as a button for closing an edge that can be opened and closed through a button hole, and a snap button for closing an edge that can be opened and closed by elastic fitting of female and male snaps. It is another object of the present invention to provide a button having a snap function that can be attached to clothes by a sewing machine for button sewing.

In order to achieve the above object, technical measures taken by the present invention are as follows. That is,
A button having a snap function according to a first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a snap fitting portion is formed on the surface of a button body in which a sewing through hole is formed.

The invention according to claim 2 is the button having the snap function according to claim 1, wherein the snap fitting portion has an upper end on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical wall portion rising from the outer peripheral portion of the button body. It is a female fitting part formed with a bulging part for engagement that bulges radially inward.

The invention according to claim 3 is the button having the snap function according to claim 1, wherein the snap fitting portion has an outer periphery of a cylindrical wall portion rising from a position inside the outer periphery of the button body. It is a male fitting part in which a bulging part for engagement that bulges outward in the radial direction is formed on the upper end side of the surface.

In the second and third aspects, the bulging portion for engagement may be continuous in the circumferential direction or may be divided into a plurality of circumferential directions.

The invention according to claim 4 is a button having the snap function according to claim 3, wherein an annular groove surrounding the periphery of the male fitting portion is formed on the surface of the button main body. .

The button having the snap function according to the first aspect of the present invention is inserted into a button hole formed on an overlying edge by sewing a thread through a through hole formed in the button main body to the edge of the clothes. It can be used as a general button to stop.

In particular, since a snap fitting portion is formed on the surface of the button main body, a female snap or a male snap can be formed by sewing the garment edge with a thread. Therefore,
A button with another snap function is sewed on the edge that overlaps the above edge to constitute a male snap or female snap, and it is used as a snap button that closes the edge by elastic fitting of the female and male snaps. It is possible.

Further, when used as a snap button, the attachment means to the garment is a sewing method using a thread, and the two rivet members in the conventional snap button are omitted, so the thickness of the snap button as a whole can be reduced. .

Moreover, even when used as a snap button, the attachment means to the clothes is sewn with a thread. For example, if a garment manufacturer that sews buttons on a garment with a sewing machine uses a snap button, there is no need to provide a snap button attachment machine that uses a rivet member to separate it from the button sewing machine. This is very economical because it requires a small burden and eliminates the rivet member required for the conventional snap button.

According to the button having the snap function of the invention according to claim 2, a female snap by the sewing method is obtained, and according to the button having the snap function of the invention according to claim 3, the sewing method is used. A male snap will be obtained.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the annular groove surrounding the periphery of the male fitting portion is formed on the surface of the button body, the female fitting portion fits into the annular groove when used as a snap button. By configuring so that the distance between the opposing button bodies in the elastic fitting state of the female and male snaps can be reduced, the thickness of the snap button as a whole can be further reduced.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the button provided with the snap function which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the button. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view of the button provided with the snap function which shows other embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the button. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the state used as a general button. It is sectional drawing explaining the state used as a snap button. It is a top view of the button provided with the snap function which shows other embodiment of this invention. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG.

1-3, 1A shows an example of a button having a snap function according to the present invention.
This button 1A is an injection-molded product of synthetic resin, and is a disk-shaped button having a plurality of through-holes 2 for sewing (four, but not necessarily limited to four in the drawing) at the center. Body 3
The snap fitting portion 4 is formed on the surface of the plate. In this embodiment, the engagement portion 4a for snapping that the snap fit portion 4 bulges radially inward toward the upper end of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical wall portion 3a rising from the outer periphery of the button body 3 is provided. It is comprised by the female type fitting part 6a which formed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the upper end side of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical wall portion 3 a is formed on an upper narrow slope. This is specially devised so that it can be smoothly fitted into the male snap by the guide action of the slope when used as a snap button described later, but can also be implemented without forming the slope. .

4-6, 1B shows another example of the button provided with the snap function based on this invention. The button 1B has a snap fitting portion 4 formed on the surface of the button body 3 and is radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical wall portion 3b. It is characterized in that it is constituted by a male fitting portion 6b in which a bulging portion 5b for engagement bulging in the direction is formed. In this embodiment, an annular groove 7 surrounding the periphery of the male fitting portion 6b is formed on the surface of the button body 3. This is specially devised so that the thickness of the entire snap button can be reduced by fitting the cylindrical wall 3a of the female snap into the annular groove 7 when used as a snap button described later. It is also possible to carry out without forming the annular groove 7.

In each of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the engaging bulging portions 5a and 5b are divided into a plurality of circumferential directions. It may be circular in a continuous direction.

According to said structure, as shown to (A) of FIG. 7, (B), the edge which overlaps by sewing the thread | yarn 8 through the through-hole 2 formed in the button main body 3, and the edge of clothes. It can be used as a general button that is inserted and locked in a buttonhole 9 formed in the portion. Reference numeral 10 in FIG. 7 denotes a buttonhole thread for finishing the edge of the buttonhole 9.

Further, since the snap fitting portion 4 is formed on the surface of the button body 3, as shown in FIG. 8, the female snap A or the male snap B is sewn to the edge of the clothes with the thread 8. Can be configured. That is, the button 1A shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is sewed on one of the overlapping edges to form a female snap A, and the button 1B shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is sewed on the other edge. Thus, the male snap B can be formed and used as a snap button for closing the edge by elastic fitting of the female and male snaps A and B.

When used as a snap button, the attachment means to the garment is a sewing method using the thread 8, and the two rivet members in the conventional snap button are omitted, so that the thickness of the snap button as a whole can be reduced. In particular, if the cylindrical wall portion 3a of the female snap A is fitted into the annular groove 7 formed on the surface of the button main body 3 serving as the male snap B, the thickness of the snap button as a whole can be further reduced. .

Also, as described above, when used as a snap button, the attachment means for clothes is sewn with a thread. For example, if a garment manufacturer that sews buttons on a garment with a sewing machine uses a snap button, there is no need to provide a snap button attachment machine that uses a rivet member to separate it from the button sewing machine. This is very economical because it requires a small burden and eliminates the rivet member required for the conventional snap button.

9 and 10 show another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a narrow annular groove 11 is formed on the outer periphery of the engaging bulging portion 5a in the above-described button 1B so that the engaging bulging portion 5a is easily elastically deformed in the radial direction. Top portion inside groove 11 (engaging bulging portion 5a
The upper end of the inner wall is slightly lower than the top of the cylindrical wall portion 3a outside the annular groove 11, so that when the clothes are ironed, the hot iron bottom is pressed against the engaging bulging portion 5a. It is characterized in that it is configured to prevent deformation and breakage of the combined bulging portion 5a. Other configurations and operations are the same as those in the embodiment of FIGS.

A Female snap B Male snap 1A, 1B Button body 2 Through hole 3 Button body 3a, 3b Cylindrical wall part 4 Snap fitting part 5a, 5b Engaging part 6a Female fitting part 6b Male fitting Part 7 Annular groove 8 Thread 9 Button hole 10 Button hole thread 11 Annular groove

Claims (4)

A button having a snap function, wherein a snap fitting portion is formed on a surface of a button body in which a sewing through hole is formed. The snap fitting portion is a female fitting portion in which a bulging portion for engagement bulging radially inward is formed on the upper end side of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical wall portion rising from the outer peripheral portion of the button body. A button having a snap function according to claim 1. A male fitting in which a snap fitting portion forms a bulging portion for engagement that bulges outward in the radial direction on the upper end side of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical wall portion rising from a position inside the outer peripheral portion of the button body. The button with a snap function according to claim 1, wherein the button has a snap function. 4. The button having a snap function according to claim 3, wherein an annular groove surrounding the periphery of the male fitting portion is formed on the surface of the button main body.

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