JP2022036157A - Band and watch - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a band for securing attachment strength, and also to provide a watch including the same.

SOLUTION: A band includes: a soft synthetic resin-made band body 1 where a mounting recess 4 is arranged at an end by opening; and a hard synthetic resin-made reinforcement part 2 which is embedded in the mounting recess 4 and where first and second attachment pieces 8, 9 are arranged by projection toward an opening side of the mounting recess 4. Since the hard synthetic resin-made reinforcement part 2 is embedded in the soft synthetic resin-made band body 1, the reinforcement part 2 is reliably and rigidly fixed to the band body. Consequently, attachment strength of the reinforcement part 2 with respect to the band body 1 is secured and also attachment strength of the reinforcement part 2 with respect to the band body 1 is increased.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a band used for a wristwatch, a bag, a bag, a garment, and a watch provided with the band.

For example, in a wristwatch band, as described in Patent Document 1, a fitting recess is provided at the end of a band body made of a soft synthetic resin, and a reinforcing piece made of a hard material is fitted into the fitting recess. It is known that the end of the band body is attached to the wristwatch case together with the reinforcing piece in this state.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-136547

In this type of band, a reinforcing piece made of a hard material is fitted into a fitting recess provided at the end of the band body, and the fitted reinforcing piece is fixed to the end of the band body by a fixing pin, and the band is in this state. The structure is such that the end of the main body is attached to the wristwatch case together with the reinforcing piece by a spring rod.

However, such a wristwatch band has a structure in which a reinforcing piece is fixed to a fitting recess provided at the end of a band body made of soft synthetic resin with a fixing pin, so that the band fits when attached to the arm. There is a problem of lack of feeling.

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a band having improved wearability of the band and excellent impact resistance, and a timepiece including the band.

In the present invention, a band body made of a soft synthetic resin provided with a mounting recess opened at an end, and a plurality of mounting pieces embedded in the mounting recess and projecting toward the open side of the mounting recess. The rigid synthetic resin reinforcing portion provided in the above, the band connecting portion fixed to the plurality of mounting pieces and attached to the end portion of the band body together with the reinforcing portion, and the plurality of mounting pieces are described above. A first mounting piece to be fitted into a plurality of mounting holes provided in the band connecting portion, a first screw member for fixing the band connecting portion to the first mounting piece, and the first screw member and the band connecting portion. It is a band characterized by having a cushioning material provided between the two.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the wearability of the band and ensure impact resistance.

A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band is shown, where (a) is a perspective view showing the front surface side thereof, and (b) is a perspective view showing the back surface side thereof. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part shown by disassembling the end portion of the band shown in FIG. 1 (a). It is an enlarged perspective view which showed the reinforcement part shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of the end of the band shown in FIG. 1A in the arrow AA. It is an enlarged sectional view which showed the part A shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the end of the band shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a state in which a reinforcing portion is insert-molded at an end portion of the band main body shown in FIG. 2 and a band connecting portion is attached. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view which showed the main part in the CC arrow view of FIG. It is an enlarged perspective view which showed the main part in the 2nd Embodiment which applied this invention to the band of a wristwatch. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the front surface showing a state in which the band connecting portion is attached to the end portion of the band main body shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the back surface side showing a state in which the band connecting portion is attached to the end portion of the band main body shown in FIG. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view which showed the main part in the DD arrow view of FIG. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view which showed the main part in the EE arrow view of FIG.

(First Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.
This band 1 is attached to a band attachment portion (neither shown) of a wristwatch case, and is embedded in the band main body 1 and the end portion of the band main body 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is provided with a reinforcing portion 2 and a band connecting portion 3 attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing portion 2 and attached to the band mounting portion of the wristwatch case.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the band body 1 is formed in a band shape by a soft synthetic resin such as a urethane resin or a silicone resin. At the end of the band body 1, a mounting recess 4 in which the reinforcing portion 2 is embedded is provided so as to be open to the end side. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the mounting recess 4 has a substantially V-shaped shape in the longitudinal direction at the end of the band body 1 except for both side portions in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the band body 1. It is formed by biting into.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 8, an upper protruding piece 5 is provided on the upper portion of the mounting recess 4 in the thickness direction of the band body 1 so as to project toward the open side of the mounting recess 4. Further, a lower protruding piece 6 is provided at the lower portion of the mounting recess 4 in the thickness direction of the band main body 1 so as to project toward the open side of the mounting recess 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 8, the upper protruding piece 5 and the lower protruding piece 6 have the same length in the width direction of the band body 1, and the length in the width direction at the end of the band body 1 is the same. It is formed shorter than the length of. Further, the upper protruding piece 5 and the lower protruding piece 6 are formed so that the protruding length of the lower protruding piece 6 in the longitudinal direction of the band main body 1 is longer than the protruding length of the upper protruding piece 5.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the reinforcing portion 2 is made of a rigid synthetic resin having high rigidity such as polyacetal (POM), polyamide (PA), and polycarbonate (PC). As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the reinforcing portion 2 is integrally provided in a state of being embedded in the end portion of the band main body 1 by insert molding.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the reinforcing portion 2 has a reinforcing portion main body 7 embedded in the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1 and a reinforcing portion main body toward the open side of the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. A pair of first mounting pieces 8 protruding from the end portion of 7 and a second mounting piece 9 protruding from the mounting recess 4 of the reinforcing portion main body 7 toward the open side of the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1 are provided. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 6 and 8, the reinforcing portion main body 7 is a reinforcing portion located on the open side of the mounting recess 4 when it is embedded in the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1 by insert molding. A retaining portion 10 of the band main body 1 is provided in the recess 7a provided on the end surface of the main body 7 so as not to come out of the mounting recess 4.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 6, and 8, the reinforcing portion main body 7 is provided with a plurality of biting holes 7b into which a part of the band main body 1 bites during insert molding. These plurality of biting holes 7b are provided so as to communicate with the recesses 7a provided on the end faces of the reinforcing portion main body 7. Therefore, a part of the band main body 1 that has bitten into the plurality of biting holes 7b is connected to the retaining portion 10. As a result, the reinforcing portion main body 7 is firmly fixed to the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the pair of first mounting pieces 8 are each formed in the shape of a round bar, and are provided on both sides of the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7 located on the open side of the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. ing. In these pair of first mounting pieces 8, the protruding length protruding from the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7 is substantially the same as the protruding length of the upper protruding piece 5 located above the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. It is formed to be shorter than the protruding length of the lower protruding piece 6 located at the lower part of the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 8, the second mounting piece 9 is formed in a flat plate shape and is provided at the lower portion of the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7 located on the open side of the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. ing. That is, the second mounting piece 9 is provided at the lower part of the end surface of the strong portion main body 7 in a state of being located between the pair of the first mounting pieces 8.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 8, the second mounting piece 9 is formed so that the length of the band body 1 in the width direction is the same as or shorter than the length between the pair of first mounting pieces 8. Has been done. Further, the second mounting piece 9 has a pair of protruding pieces 9 having a protruding length protruding from the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7 having a length substantially the same as the protruding length of the lower protruding piece 6 located below the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. It is formed longer than the protruding length of the first mounting piece 8.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing portion 2, and the connecting portion main body 11 and the pair of connecting pieces 12 are attached to each other. These are integrally formed of a metal such as stainless steel. The connecting portion main body 11 is formed in a substantially square bar shape arranged between the upper protruding piece 5 located at the upper portion of the end portion of the band main body 1 and the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the connecting portion main body 11 is formed so that the length of the band main body 1 in the width direction is the same as the length of the end portion of the band main body 1 in the width direction. Further, the length of the connecting portion main body 11 in the longitudinal direction is the same as or slightly longer than the protruding length of the lower protruding piece 6 located at the lower part of the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. , It is formed longer than the protruding length of the pair of first mounting pieces 8.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, a pair of mounting holes 11a into which a pair of first mounting pieces 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 are fitted are provided on both sides of the band main body 1 in the connecting portion main body 11 in the width direction. Has been done. That is, the inner diameter of the pair of mounting holes 11a is formed to be the same as the outer diameter of the pair of first mounting pieces 8.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, these pair of mounting holes 11a have the same length in the longitudinal direction of the band main body 1 as the length of the first mounting piece 8, and the connecting portion main body 11 in the longitudinal direction of the band main body 1. It is formed shorter than the length of. As a result, the pair of mounting holes 11a are formed without penetrating in the longitudinal direction of the band body 1.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 to 8, a recess 11b in which a retaining portion 10 provided at the end of the band main body 1 is arranged is arranged on the end surface of the connecting portion main body 11 on the reinforcing portion 2 side. Is provided. As a result, when the retaining portion 10 of the band main body 1 is arranged in the recess 11b on the end surface of the reinforcing portion 2, the connecting portion main body 11 has both side portions of the connecting portion main body 11 and the end faces of the end portion of the band main body 1. And are configured to be placed close to each other with a gap.

On the other hand, the pair of connecting pieces 12 are attached to the band attachment portion (none of which is shown) of the wristwatch case. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, these pair of connecting pieces 12 are provided on both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 in the width direction of the band main body 1 so as to project in the longitudinal direction of the band main body 1, respectively. ..

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, the pair of connecting pieces 12 have their tips formed in a semicircular shape, and the spacing in the width direction of the band body 1 is the upper protruding piece of the band body 1. It is provided with substantially the same length as the length in the width direction of the band main body 1 in the 5 and the lower protruding piece 6.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, the pair of connecting pieces 12 are provided with connecting holes 12a corresponding to the same axis in the width direction of the band main body 1. As a result, in the pair of connecting pieces 12, connecting pins such as spring rods (neither of them is shown) protrude from each connecting hole 2a in a state where the protruding portion of the band mounting portion of the wristwatch case is arranged between them. It is configured to be attached to the band attachment portion of the wristwatch case by being inserted into the through hole of the portion.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pair of first mounting pieces 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 and the band connecting portion 3 are fixed by the first screw member 13. The first screw member 13 has a screw portion 13a screwed into the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 from below and an insertion hole 14 provided in the lower part of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 on the lower side. It is provided with a lower neck portion 13b inserted from the head portion 13b and a head portion 13c arranged via a cushioning material 15 in a counterbore portion 14a provided in the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 is provided so as to penetrate the middle portion of the first mounting piece 8 in the longitudinal direction of the band main body 1 in the vertical direction. .. The insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 is provided so as to penetrate in the vertical direction so as to correspond to the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 on the same axis. The inner diameter of the insertion hole 14 is formed to be larger than the inner diameter of the screw hole 8a. The counterbore portion 15 of the connecting portion main body 11 is provided at the lower part of the insertion hole 14, and its inner diameter is formed to be larger than the inner diameter of the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first screw member 13 inserts the screw portion 13a from the lower side of the band connecting portion 3 into the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11, and the first reinforcing portion 2 is provided. The connecting portion main body 11 is fixed to the first mounting piece 8 by tightening the screw portion 13a in a state of being screwed into the screw hole 8a of the mounting piece 8.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the threaded portion 13a is screwed into the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 and tightened, the lower neck portion 13b becomes the first screw member 13. By being pressed against the lower portion of the outer peripheral surface of the mounting piece 8, the head portion 13c is configured to press the cushioning material 15 in the counterbore portion 14a against the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 14a with a constant pressing force.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 is fixed to the band main body 1 and the band connecting portion 3 by the second screw member 16. The second screw member 16 includes a screw portion 16a screwed into the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 and a lower neck portion 16b to be inserted into the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2. , A head portion 16b arranged in a counterbore 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 of the band main body 1.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 is provided in the substantially central portion of the connecting portion main body 11 without penetrating from the lower part to the upper part. The inner diameter of the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 is larger than the inner diameter of the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11, and is provided at substantially the center of the second mounting piece 9 on the same axis as the screw hole 11c. Has been done. The counterbore hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 has an inner diameter larger than the inner diameter of the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9, and is provided at substantially the center of the lower protruding piece 6 on the same axis as the insertion hole 9a. Has been done.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the second screw member 16 inserts the screw portion 16a into the counterbore hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 and the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 from below, and the connecting portion main body. By tightening the screw portion 16a in a state of being screwed into the screw hole 11c of 11, the connecting portion main body 11 is fixed to the lower protruding piece 6 and the second mounting piece 9. The second screw member 16 is attached to the central portion of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 in the width direction of the band main body 1.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, when the threaded portion 16a is screwed into the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 and tightened, the lower neck portion 16b of the second screw member 16 is the lower surface of the connecting portion main body 11. The head portion 16c is configured to be pressed against the bottom of the counterbore 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 with a constant pressing force.

Next, the action of such a band will be described.
When assembling this band, first, the reinforcing portion 2 is integrally formed with the end portion of the band main body 1 by insert molding. At this time, the reinforcing portion 2 is previously formed of a rigid synthetic resin having high rigidity such as polyacetal (POM), polyamide (PA), and polycarbonate (PC). The synthetic resin of the reinforcing portion 2 is a material that is hard but elastically deformed to some extent, and therefore has impact resistance.

Then, the reinforcing portion 2 is integrally formed at the end portion of the band main body 1 by insert molding. Then, the reinforcing portion main body 7 of the reinforcing portion 2 is embedded in the mounting recess 4 at the end of the band main body 1, and the pair of first mounting pieces 8 and the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 form the band main body 1. Protruding from the end. At this time, the second mounting piece 9 is arranged on the lower protruding piece 6 located at the lower part at the end of the band body 1.

Further, at the time of insert molding, the band main body 1 is integrally provided with the retaining portion 10 of the band main body 1 in the recess 7a provided on the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7, and a plurality of the reinforcing portions 2 are provided. A part of the band body 1 is provided by biting into the bite hole 7b. In this case, the plurality of biting holes 7b of the reinforcing portion 2 are provided so as to communicate with the recesses 7a provided on the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7, so that a part of the band main body 1 bites into the biting holes 7b. At that time, a part of the band main body 1 is connected to the retaining portion 10 arranged in the recess 7a of the reinforcing portion main body 7.

As a result, the reinforcing portion 2 is embedded in the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1 at the time of insert molding, and the mounting recess 4 is formed by the retaining portion 10 in a state where a part of the band main body 1 bites into the plurality of biting holes 7b. It is firmly and firmly fixed to the mounting recess 4 of the band body 1 without slipping out of the band body 1.

Then, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing portion 2. At this time, first, while fitting the pair of first mounting pieces 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 into the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3, the connecting portion main body 11 is connected to the end portion of the band main body 1. It is inserted and arranged between the upper protruding piece 5 located at the upper part of the above and the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2.

In this state, the retaining portion 10 of the band main body 1 is inserted and arranged in the recess 11b provided on the end surface of the connecting portion main body 11 on the reinforcing portion 2 side, and both side portions of the connecting portion main body 11 are the band main body 1. It is placed close to the end face of the end with a gap.

Further, at this time, the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8, the insertion hole 14 provided in the lower part of the connecting portion main body 11, and the counterbore portion 14a provided in the insertion hole 14 correspond to each other on the same axis. .. Further, the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11, the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9, and the counterbore hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 correspond on the same axis.

Then, the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 and the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 are screwed together by the first screw member 13. At this time, the cushioning material 15 is arranged in advance in the counterbore portion 14a provided in the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11. In this state, the threaded portion 13a of the first screw member 13 is inserted into the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 from the lower side of the band connecting portion 3 and screwed into the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2. Let me. In this state, by tightening the screw portion 13a, the connecting portion main body 11 is fixed to the first mounting piece 8.

In this way, when the threaded portion 13a of the first screw member 13 is screwed into the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 and tightened, the lower neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 becomes the outer peripheral surface of the first mounting piece 8. It is pressed against the bottom of. Therefore, the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 presses the cushioning material 15 against the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 14a with a constant pressing force in the counterbore portion 14a. As a result, the connecting portion main body 11 is securely and satisfactorily fixed to the first mounting piece 8.

Further, the band main body 1 and the band connecting portion 3 are screwed to the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 by the second screw member 16. At this time, the threaded portion 16a of the second screw member 16 is inserted into the counterbore hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 and the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 from below and screwed into the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11. In this state, the screw portion 16a is tightened. As a result, the lower protruding piece 6 and the second mounting piece 9 are fixed to the connecting portion main body 11.

In this way, when the threaded portion 16a of the second screw member 16 is screwed into the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 and tightened, the lower neck portion 16b is pressed against the lower surface of the connecting portion main body 11. Therefore, the head portion 16c of the second screw member 16 is pressed against the bottom of the counterbore 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 with a constant pressing force. As a result, the lower protruding piece 6 and the second mounting piece 9 are securely and satisfactorily fixed to the connecting portion main body 11.

When using such a band, first, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the band attaching portion (none of which is shown) of the wristwatch case. At this time, a protrusion of the band mounting portion of the wristwatch case is arranged between the pair of connecting pieces 12 of the band connecting portion 3, and in this state, a connecting pin such as a spring rod is inserted into each connecting hole 2a and a through hole of the protruding portion. Neither is shown) and is inserted into. As a result, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the band mounting portion of the wristwatch case.

This allows the wristwatch case to be attached to the wrist with a band for use. In this case, both side portions of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 and the end faces of the end portions of the band main body 1 are arranged close to each other with a gap, whereby the end portions of the band main body 1 are placed. It can be displaced with respect to both sides of the connecting portion main body 11.

For this reason, in this band, when the wristwatch case is attached to the wrist and used, if the wrist is twisted or bent up and down, the end of the band body 1 is connected to the band connecting portion according to the twisting of the wrist and the bending up and down. It can be displaced with respect to both sides of 3. Therefore, the band body 1 can always be fitted to the wrist, whereby the wristwatch case can be attached to the wrist by the band and used satisfactorily.

As described above, according to this band, the band main body 1 made of a soft synthetic resin provided with the mounting recess 4 opened at the end portion, and the first and second mounting pieces 9 embedded in the mounting recess 4 and provided. , 9 is provided with a reinforcing portion 2 made of a hard synthetic resin, which is provided so as to project toward the open side of the mounting recess 4, so that the mounting strength can be secured and enhanced.

That is, in this band, since the reinforcing portion 2 made of hard synthetic resin is embedded in the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1 made of soft synthetic resin, the reinforcing portion 2 is surely and firmly strengthened at the end portion of the band main body 1. It is possible to secure the mounting strength of the reinforcing portion 2 to the band main body 1 and to increase the mounting strength of the reinforcing portion 2 to the band main body 1.

In this case, the band is provided with a band connecting portion 3 fixed to the first and second mounting pieces 9 and 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 and attached to the end of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing portion 2. Since the band connecting portion 3 can be reliably attached to the first and second mounting pieces 9 and 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 firmly fixed to the main body 1, the band connecting portion 3 is reinforced at the end of the band main body 1. 2 can be firmly attached, whereby the attachment strength of the band connecting portion 3 to the wristwatch case can be increased.

Further, the reinforcing portion 2 of this band is provided with a bite hole 7b in which a part of the band main body 1 bites into, and is provided integrally with the band main body 1 by insert molding, so that the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1 is reliably provided. And it can be firmly embedded. That is, when the reinforcing portion 2 is embedded in the band main body 1 by insert molding, a part of the band main body 1 can be made to bite into the plurality of biting holes 7b of the reinforcing portion 2, so that the reinforcing portion 2 can be embedded in the band main body 1. It can be embedded reliably and firmly.

Further, when the reinforcing portion 2 is insert-molded into the band main body 1, the retaining portion 10 is integrally formed with the band main body 1 in a state where the retaining portion 10 is arranged in the recess 7a provided on the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7. The retaining portion 10 can prevent the reinforcing portion 2 from coming out of the mounting recess 4 of the band body 1.

In this case, since the plurality of biting holes 7b of the reinforcing portion 2 communicate with the recesses 7a of the reinforcing portion main body 7, a part of the band main body 1 that has bitten into the plurality of biting holes 7b is attached to the retaining portion 10. Since it can be connected, the reinforcing portion 2 can be more reliably and firmly embedded in the band body 1.

Further, in this band, of the first and second mounting pieces 9 and 9 of the reinforcing portion 2, the pair of first mounting pieces 8 is fitted into the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the band connecting portion 3 and the second. By arranging the mounting piece 9 under the band connecting portion 3, the band connecting portion 3 can be accurately positioned on the reinforcing portion 2 and mounted reliably and satisfactorily.

That is, the pair of first mounting pieces 8 are fitted into the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the band connecting portion 3, so that the band connecting portion 3 is accurately positioned on the reinforcing portion 2 and mounted reliably and satisfactorily. be able to. Further, by arranging the second mounting piece 9 under the band connecting portion 3, the band connecting portion 3 can be reliably supported and satisfactorily mounted on the reinforcing portion 2.

Further, in this band, when a pair of first mounting pieces 8 are fitted into a pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the band connecting portion 3 and a second mounting piece 9 is arranged under the band connecting portion 3. By arranging both side portions of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 and the end faces of the end portions of the band main body 1 close to each other with a gap, the end portions of the band main body 1 are placed on the connecting portion main body 11. It can be displaced with respect to both sides.

Therefore, in this band, when the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the band attachment portion of the wristwatch case and the wristwatch case is attached to the wrist by the band and used, if the wrist is twisted or bent up and down, the wrist is twisted. The ends of the band body 1 can be displaced with respect to both sides of the band connecting portion 3 according to the bending up and down. Therefore, the band body 1 can always be fitted to the wrist, whereby the wristwatch case can be attached to the wrist by the band and used satisfactorily.

Further, in this band, the first screw member 13 for fixing the band connecting portion 3 to the pair of first mounting pieces 8 and the band connecting portion 3 and the lower protruding piece 6 of the band main body 1 are fixed to the second mounting piece 9. By providing the second screw member 16 to be provided, the band connecting portion 3 is securely attached to the pair of first mounting pieces 8 and the second mounting piece 9 by the first screw member 13 and the second screw member 16. Can be attached firmly and firmly.

In this case, the first screw member 13 is screwed from below into the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 through the insertion hole 14 of the band connecting portion 3 and below into the insertion hole 14 of the band connecting portion 3. It is provided with a lower neck portion 13b that is inserted from the side and abuts on the outer surface of the first mounting piece 8 and a head portion 13c that is inserted into the counterbore portion 14a of the band connecting portion 3 and presses the band connecting portion 3. As a result, the band connecting portion 3 can be securely fixed to the first mounting piece 8 by the first screw member 13.

That is, the first screw member 13 is screwed into the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 by inserting the screw portion 13a into the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 from the lower side of the band connecting portion 3. By tightening the screw portion 13a in this state, the connecting portion main body 11 can be securely fixed to the first mounting piece 8.

In this case, since the lower neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 is pressed against the lower portion on the outer peripheral surface of the first mounting piece 8, the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 presses the band connecting portion 3 with a constant pressing force. It can be pressed, whereby the connecting portion main body 11 can be satisfactorily fixed to the first mounting piece 8.

In this case, since the cushioning material 15 is provided between the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 and the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 14a of the band connecting portion 3, the lower neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 is provided. Is pressed against the lower part of the outer peripheral surface of the first mounting piece 8, the cushioning material 15 can be pressed by the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 with a constant pressing force, whereby the cushioning material 15 is good. The band connecting portion 3 can be satisfactorily fixed to the reinforcing portion 2 by pressing against the reinforcing portion 2. Further, the cushioning material 15 can absorb an impact from the outside. Further, the cushioning material 15 can rotate the band with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum in the thickness direction and the circumferential direction of the cushioning material 15, and the fit feeling is improved.

Further, the second screw member 16 is below the screw portion 16a screwed from below into the screw hole 11c provided in the band connecting portion 3 and the insertion hole 9a provided in the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2. By providing a lower neck portion 16b to be inserted from the side and a head portion 16c arranged in the counterbore hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 of the band main body 1, the band connecting portion 3 and the band are provided by the second screw member 16. The lower protruding piece 6 of the main body 1 can be securely fixed to the second mounting piece 9.

That is, the second screw member 16 is screwed into the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 by inserting the screw portion 16a into the counterbore hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 and the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 from below. By tightening the screw portion 16a in this state, the band connecting portion 3 and the lower protruding piece 6 of the band main body 1 can be securely fixed to the second mounting piece 9, whereby the lower protruding piece of the band main body 1 can be reliably fixed. It is possible to prevent the piece 6 from being turned over.

In this case, when the screw portion 16a is screwed into the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 and tightened, the lower neck portion 16b of the second screw member 16 is pressed against the lower surface of the connecting portion main body 11. The lower protruding piece 6 can be pressed by the head portion 16c with a constant pressing force, whereby the connecting portion main body 11 and the lower protruding piece 6 of the band main body 1 can be satisfactorily fixed to the first mounting piece 8.

Further, in this band, since the first screw member 13 and the second screw member 16 are screwed into the reinforcing portion 2 from the lower side of the band connecting portion 3, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the band mounting portion of the wristwatch case. Further, when the wristwatch case is attached to the wrist by a band and used, the first screw member 13 and the second screw member 16 can be hidden so as not to be seen from the outside, and therefore a preferable one in terms of design is provided. Can be done.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13. The same parts as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 will be described with the same reference numerals.
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, this band has a structure in which a pair of first screw members 13 are attached to a pair of first mounting pieces 8 from both sides of a band connecting portion 3 in the width direction of the band main body 1. Other than this, it has almost the same structure as that of the first embodiment.

Also in this case, the reinforcing portion 2 is integrally embedded in the end portion of the band main body 1 by insert molding as in the first embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the screw portions 13a of the first screw member 13 are screwed into the pair of first mounting pieces 8 provided on the reinforcing portion 2 from both sides in the width direction of the band body 1. Screw holes 20 are provided respectively. In this case, the screw holes 20 of the pair of first mounting pieces 8 are provided so as to correspond to the same axis in the width direction of the band main body 1.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the lower neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 is located on both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 in the width direction of the band main body 1 in the width direction of the band main body 1. Insertion holes 21 to be inserted from both sides of the above are provided. Also in this case, the insertion holes 21 are provided so as to correspond to the same axis in the width direction of the band main body 1.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, counterbore portions into which the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 is inserted into the insertion holes 21 provided on both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3. 21a are provided respectively. Also in this case, the cushioning material 15 is arranged in the counterbore portion 21a as in the first embodiment.

When the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the end of the band main body 1, the reinforcing portion 2 is provided in the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3, as in the first embodiment. While fitting the pair of first mounting pieces 8, the connecting portion main body 11 is inserted and arranged between the upper protruding piece 5 located at the upper part at the end of the band main body 1 and the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2. ..

At this time, as in the first embodiment, the retaining portion 10 of the band main body 1 is inserted and arranged in the recess 11b provided on the end surface of the connecting portion main body 11 on the reinforcing portion 2 side, and the connecting portion main body 11 is arranged. Both side portions and the end faces of the end portions of the band body 1 are arranged close to each other with a gap.

At this time, the screw holes 20 of the first mounting piece 8, the insertion holes 21 provided on both sides of the connecting portion main body 11, and the counterbore portions 21a provided in the insertion holes 21 are formed in the band main body 1. Corresponds on the same axis in the width direction of. Further, the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11, the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9, and the counterbore hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 correspond on the same axis as in the first embodiment.

Then, the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 and the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 are screwed together by the first screw member 13. At this time, as in the first embodiment, the cushioning material 15 is arranged in advance in the counterbore portion 21a provided in the insertion hole 21 of the connecting portion main body 11.

In this state, the threaded portions 13a of the first screw member 13 are inserted into the insertion holes 21 of the connecting portion main body 11 from both sides of the band connecting portion 3 in the width direction of the band main body 1 to form the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2. It is screwed into the screw hole 20. In this state, by tightening the screw portion 13a, the connecting portion main body 11 is fixed to the first mounting piece 8.

In this way, when the threaded portion 13a of the first screw member 13 is screwed into the screw hole 20 of the first mounting piece 8 and tightened, the lower part of the neck of the first screw member 13 is the same as in the first embodiment. 13b is pressed from the side against the outer peripheral surface of the first mounting piece 8. As a result, the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 presses the cushioning material 15 against the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 21a with a constant pressing force in the counterbore portion 21a. Therefore, the connecting portion main body 11 is securely and satisfactorily fixed to the first mounting piece 8.

Further, when the band body 1 and the band connecting portion 3 are screwed to the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 by the second screw member 16, the screw portion of the second screw member 16 is screwed as in the first embodiment. The 16a is inserted into the counterbore hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 and the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 from below and screwed into the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11. In this state, by tightening the screw portion 16a, the lower protruding piece 6 and the second mounting piece 9 are fixed to the connecting portion main body 11.

When the band connecting portion 3 of such a band is attached to the band attachment portion of the wristwatch case and the wristwatch case is attached to the wrist by this band for use, both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 and the end portion of the band main body 1 are used. By arranging the end faces close to each other with a gap, when the wrist of the arm is twisted or bent up and down, the end of the band body 1 is connected to the band according to the twist of the wrist and the bending up and down. It can be displaced with respect to both sides of the portion 3.

In this case, the cushioning material 15 is arranged between the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 and the counterbore portion 21a of the band connecting portion 3, and the second screw member 16 is a band in the width direction of the band body 1. Since it is attached to the central portion of the connecting portion main body 11 of the connecting portion 3, the band connecting portion 3 is displaced in the rotational direction with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum.

That is, at this time, since the cushioning material 15 is deformed so as to be tilted by the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13, the band connecting portion 3 is displaced in the rotational direction with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum. Therefore, since the band body 1 can always be fitted to the wrist, the wristwatch case can be attached to the wrist by the band and used satisfactorily.

As described above, according to this band, in addition to having the same effect as that of the first embodiment, the first screw member 13 for fixing the band connecting portion 3 to the pair of first mounting pieces 8 and the second mounting piece 9 By providing a second screw member 16 for fixing the lower protruding piece 6 of the band main body 1 and the band connecting portion 3, the first screw member 13 and the second screw member 16 are provided as in the first embodiment. The band connecting portion 3 can be securely and firmly attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing portion 2.

In this case, the first screw member 13 has a screw portion 13a screwed from the side into the screw hole 20 of the first mounting piece 8 through the insertion holes 21 provided on both sides of the band connecting portion 3, and the band connecting portion 3. The lower part of the neck 13b, which is inserted into the insertion hole 20 from the side and comes into contact with the outer surface of the first mounting piece 8 from the side of the first mounting piece 8, and the band connecting portion inserted into the counterbore portion 21a of the band connecting portion 3. By providing the head portion 13c for pressing the 3 from the side, the band connecting portion 3 can be reliably fixed to the first mounting piece 8 by the first screw member 13 as in the first embodiment. ..

That is, the first screw member 13 is screwed into the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 by inserting the screw portion 13a into the insertion hole 21 of the connecting portion main body 11 from the side of the band connecting portion 3. By tightening the screw portion 13a in this state, the connecting portion main body 11 can be securely fixed to the first mounting piece 8 as in the first embodiment.

Also in this case, since the lower neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 is pressed against the side portion on the outer peripheral surface of the first mounting piece 8, the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 is pressed as in the first embodiment. The band connecting portion 3 and the cushioning material 15 can be pressed with a constant pressing force, whereby the connecting portion main body 11 can be satisfactorily fixed to the first mounting piece 8.

That is, in the cushioning material 15 provided between the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 and the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 21a of the band connecting portion 3, the lower neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 is the first mounting piece 8. When pressed against the side portion on the outer peripheral surface of the first screw member 13, the head 13c of the first screw member 13 presses the head 13c with a constant pressing force. The cushioning material 15 can be satisfactorily pressed to satisfactorily fix the band connecting portion 3 to the reinforcing portion 2.

Also in this case, in this band, the pair of first mounting pieces 8 are fitted into the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the band connecting portion 3, and the second mounting piece 9 is arranged under the band connecting portion 3. At that time, both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 and the end faces of the end portions of the band main body 1 are arranged close to each other with a gap, so that the end portions of the band main body 1 are connected to each other. It can be displaced with respect to both sides of the main body 11.

Further, in this band, the cushioning material 15 is arranged between the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 and the counterbore portion 21a of the band connecting portion 3, and the second screw member 16 is in the width direction of the band main body 1. Since the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the central portion of the connecting portion main body 11, the band connecting portion 3 can be displaced in the rotational direction with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum.

That is, in this band, since the cushioning material 15 is deformed so as to be tilted by the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13, the band connecting portion 3 can be displaced in the rotational direction with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum. Therefore, since the band body 1 can always be fitted to the wrist, the wristwatch case can be attached to the wrist by the band and used satisfactorily.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the end of the band main body 1 by the reinforcing portion 2, and the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the band attaching portion of the wristwatch case. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, the first and second reinforcing portions 2 embedded in the end portion of the band main body 1 without attaching the band connecting portion 3 to the end portion of the band main body 1. The end portion of the band body 1 may be configured to be attached to the band attachment portion of the wristwatch case by the attachment pieces 9 and 9.

Further, the band connecting portion 3 may be integrally formed with the wristwatch case. Further, the first and second first mounting pieces 8 and 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 are not limited to the configurations of the first and second embodiments described above, and for example, only a pair of first mounting pieces 8 may be provided. good. Further, the second mounting piece 9 may be formed in the same round bar shape as the first mounting piece 8.

Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the invention is applied to a wristwatch has been described, but the present invention does not necessarily have to be a wristwatch, and may be applied to a band such as a bag, a bag, or clothes. can.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these, and includes the inventions described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.
Hereinafter, the inventions described in the claims of the present application will be added.

(Additional note)
The invention according to claim 1 is a band body made of a soft synthetic resin provided with a mounting recess opened at an end, and a plurality of mounting pieces embedded in the mounting recess and having a plurality of mounting pieces open at the mounting recess. A rigid synthetic resin reinforcing portion provided so as to project toward the side, a band connecting portion fixed to the plurality of mounting pieces and attached to the end portion of the band body together with the reinforcing portion, and the plurality of. The mounting pieces include a first mounting piece that is fitted into a plurality of mounting holes provided in the band connecting portion, a first screw member that fixes the band connecting portion to the first mounting piece, and the first screw member. It is a band characterized by having a cushioning material provided between the band connecting portion and the band connecting portion.

The invention according to claim 2 is the band according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing portion includes a biting portion in which a part of the band main body bites into the band, and is provided integrally with the band main body by insert molding. It is a band characterized by.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the band according to the first or second aspect, the plurality of attachment pieces of the reinforcing portion include a second attachment piece arranged under the band connecting portion. It is a band characterized by being.

The invention according to claim 4 is the band according to claim 3, wherein the second mounting piece is provided with a second screw member for fixing the band main body and the band connecting portion. Is.

The invention according to claim 5 is the band according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first screw member is the first mounting piece from the lower side of the band connecting portion through the band connecting portion. It is a band characterized by being screwed into.

The invention according to claim 6 is the band according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first screw member is provided on both sides of the band connecting portion in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the hand body. The band is characterized by being screwed to the first mounting piece through the band connecting portion.

The invention according to claim 7 is the band according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the reinforcing portion is a hard and elastically deformable material.

The invention according to claim 8 is the band according to claim 4, wherein the second screw member is attached to an intermediate portion of the band connecting portion.

The invention according to claim 9 is a timepiece including the band according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

1 Band body 2 Reinforcing part 3 Band connecting part 4 Mounting recess 5 Upper protruding piece 6 Lower protruding piece 6a Counterbore hole 7 Reinforcing part main body 7a Recess 7b Biting hole 8 First mounting piece 8a, 20 Screw hole 9 Second mounting piece 10 Retaining part 11 Connecting part Main body 11a Mounting hole 12 Connecting piece 13, 16 First and second screw members 13a, 16a Threaded part 13b, 16b Lower neck 13c, 16c Head 14, 21 Insertion hole 14a, 21a Counterbore part 15 Cushioning material

In the present invention, a band body provided with a mounting recess opened at an end, and a supplement provided embedded in the mounting recess and having a plurality of mounting pieces protruding toward the open side of the mounting recess. The strong portion, the band connecting portion fixed to the plurality of mounting pieces and attached to the end of the band body together with the reinforcing portion, and the plurality of mounting pieces are a plurality of mountings provided on the band connecting portion. The band is characterized by comprising a first mounting piece to be fitted into a hole and a first screw member for fixing the band connecting portion to the first mounting piece.

(First Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.
The band body 1 is attached to a band attachment portion (neither shown) of a wristwatch case, and is embedded in the band body 1 and the end portion of the band body 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The reinforcing portion 2 is provided, and the band connecting portion 3 attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 and attached to the band mounting portion of the wristwatch case together with the reinforcing portion 2.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 is provided so as to penetrate the middle portion of the first mounting piece 8 in the longitudinal direction of the band main body 1 in the vertical direction. .. The insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 is provided so as to penetrate in the vertical direction so as to correspond to the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 on the same axis. The inner diameter of the insertion hole 14 is formed to be larger than the inner diameter of the screw hole 8a. The counterbore portion 1 4a of the connecting portion main body 11 is provided at the lower portion of the insertion hole 14, and its inner diameter is formed to be larger than the inner diameter of the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11.

Claims (9)

A soft synthetic resin band body with a mounting recess open at the end, and a band body made of soft synthetic resin.
A rigid synthetic resin reinforcing portion embedded in the mounting recess and having a plurality of mounting pieces protruding toward the open side of the mounting recess.
A band connecting portion fixed to the plurality of mounting pieces and attached to the end portion of the band body together with the reinforcing portion.
The plurality of mounting pieces include a first mounting piece to be fitted into a plurality of mounting holes provided in the band connecting portion.
A first screw member for fixing the band connecting portion to the first mounting piece,
A cushioning material provided between the first screw member and the band connecting portion,
A band characterized by being equipped with. The band according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing portion includes a biting portion in which a part of the band body bites into the band, and is provided integrally with the band body by insert molding. The band according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of mounting pieces of the reinforcing portion include a second mounting piece arranged under the band connecting portion. The band according to claim 3, wherein the second mounting piece is provided with a second screw member for fixing the band main body and the band connecting portion. In the band according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the first screw member is screwed to the first mounting piece from the lower side of the band connecting portion through the band connecting portion. band. In the band according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the first screw member is the first threaded member from both sides of the band connecting portion in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the hand body through the band connecting portion. A band characterized by being screwed onto a mounting piece. The band according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the reinforcing portion is a hard and elastically deformable material. The band according to claim 4, wherein the second screw member is attached to an intermediate portion of the band connecting portion. A timepiece comprising the band according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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