JP2024042733A - Eyeglass frame and support member for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an eyeglass frame with a support member attached to the temple without nose pads on the front part. [Solution] The support member 8 is made of a long, thin soft resin with a core 10 that has excellent elastic deformation inserted through its axis, and is smoothly curved in an arc and attached to the front part inside the temple 2, and is positioned on approximately the same horizontal plane as the temple 2, with an appropriate space provided between it and the temple 2 so that it can bend and deform when it hits the temple. [Selected drawing] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an eyeglass frame and a support member, in which a support member is attached to a temple without providing a nose pad on the front part, and the support member can be supported by contacting the temple.

FIG. 6 shows a conventional general eyeglass frame. The glasses frame consists of a front part (A) and two temples (B) and (B). ) is attached so that it can be folded via joints such as hinges (d) and (d). The front part (A) has rims (F) and (F) on both sides of the connecting member (E), and the above-mentioned endpieces (C) and (C) are brazed to the outside of the rims (F) and (F). are doing. Then, nose pads (T) and (T) are attached to the inside (center side) of the rim.

By the way, when you wear glasses on your face, place the nose pads (G) and (T) on both sides of your nose, and also use the resin pads that are inserted into the tips of the temples (B) and (B). Modern (chi), (chi) is locked in the ear. The front part (A) is supported by the nose via the nose pads (G) and (T), but if you wear glasses for a long time, the nose pads (G) and (G) may touch the front part (A). Both sides of her nose turn red and her makeup peels off. Therefore, when the glasses are removed, the makeup comes off and the reddened sides of the nose become noticeable, which is a big problem especially for young women.

In recent years, titanium is often used in eyeglass frames as it is a lightweight material with excellent spring properties, and plastic lenses are also used for lenses, making the front portion extremely light.
They are extremely light compared to old glasses that had glass lenses fitted into frames made of stainless steel. However, it is necessary to support the front part with a nose pad, and therefore it is impossible to avoid the makeup from coming off on both sides of the nose.
In some cases, the material of the nose pad is made of soft silicone resin, but it cannot completely prevent red discoloration and peeling of makeup.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, eyeglass frames are known in which a pad is attached to the inside of the temple, and the front portion is supported by applying the pad to the temple part of the face.
However, even if the pad attached to the inside of the temple is pressed against the temple part, the front part may not be fully supported because it may slide off. If you press the pad too hard on your temples, your temples will become painful and you won't be able to wear your glasses for a long time.
On the other hand, in glasses frames that do not have nose pads on the front part, when the front part descends, the lower edge of the rim or the lower edge of the lens comes into contact with the cheeks of the face, and when the glasses are removed, There is also the problem of leaving marks.

The "glasses frame" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2008-20678 is a glasses frame that does not have nose pads that are placed on both sides of the nose to support the front part, and has arms that extend diagonally downward from the temples, and has arms at the tips of the arms. A pad is attached so that the pad hits the cheekbones of the face and supports the front part.
Since the pad has a structure that allows the direction of the pad to be changed, the pad is structured to fit even if the position and shape of the cheekbones are different.

FIG. 7 shows a conventional example in which a pad (ri) is attached to a temple (ro). The board (N) is screwed to the temple (B), the arm (R) is fixed to this board (N), and the above pad (R) is attached to the tip of the arm (R) extending from the board (N). ing.
The pad (ri) is disc-shaped, and the disc-shaped pad (ri) is placed on the cheekbone and presses against the temple part.
The arm (R) is a springy metal wire, and therefore, the pressing force acting on the pad (R) is based on the bending deformation of the arm (R), causing pain in the temple part.

By the way, in conventional eyeglass frames, when the pad (ri) attached to the temple (b) hits the temple part of the face, the temple (b) bends due to the reaction force of the pressing force acting on the pad (ri). The ends of the temples that are attached to the ears are lifted up from the back of the head, which impairs the stability of the temples.
That is, the glasses frame comes to be supported by only a small pad (ri), swings around the pad (ri), and as the front part descends, the temple tip part rises, and the glasses frame becomes bent forward. As a result, the lower edge of the rim or the lower edge of the lens hits the cheek, leaving a mark on the cheek when the glasses are removed.

In addition, by attaching a pad (ri) to the tip of the arm (l) extending diagonally downward from the temple (ro), the arm (l) and the pad (ri) protrude significantly from the temple (ro), which mars the appearance of the eyeglass frame.
"Eyeglasses frame" according to JP 2008-20678 A

As described above, glasses frames having a nose pad attached to the front part and glasses frames having a pad attached to the tip of an arm extending from the temple without having a nose pad have the above-mentioned problems.
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an eyeglass frame that can be hung stably without the temples shifting their positions and without the tops of the temples floating up, and also in a way that does not spoil the appearance. To provide an eyeglass frame and a support member for the eyeglass frame.

The eyeglass frame according to the present invention does not have a nose pad on the front part, but has a support member attached to the inside of the temple. The support member is attached to the front side of the temple in order to contact the temple part of the face and support the front part.
The support member has an elongated and smoothly curved arc shape, and is deformed so that almost its entire length touches the temple part. The support member is made of a soft resin such as silicone, a core metal is embedded in the shaft portion, and the base portion is fixed to the temple.

The support member is curved in an arc shape, and the base is fixed near the joint and extends curved inward from the base, thereby forming an appropriate space between the support member and the temple.
Therefore, the support member is able to bend and deform outward when it hits the temple. The curved supporting member is substantially horizontal and is located substantially on the same plane as the temple.

In the eyeglass frame according to the present invention, the front portion is supported by the support member attached to the temple hitting the temples of the face. Therefore, unlike conventional eyeglass frames, both sides of the nose do not turn red due to contact with the nose pads, and makeup on both sides of the nose does not come off.
In addition, since the elongated support member is provided with a resin layer such as silicone that is comfortable to the skin around the core metal which has excellent elastic deformation, the glasses can be worn for a long time without causing pain in the temples.

Unlike conventional small pads that are generally disc-shaped, the support member is composed of a curved and elongated member, so almost the entire length of the support member comes into contact with the comic paper, and the vines move vertically around the support member. It does not shake and allows you to wear your glasses stably.
On the other hand, the support member of the present invention is an elongated curved member, but is positioned substantially horizontally and on the same plane as the temple. Therefore, when the glasses are worn, the support member is covered with the temples and is not visible from the outside, which is also favorable in terms of appearance.

1A and 1B are a plan view and a front view, respectively, showing an embodiment of an eyeglass frame according to the present invention; It is an Example which shows the glasses frame based on this invention, (a) is a side view, (b) is a side view from the inside of a temple. A specific example showing the mounting structure of the support member. 3A is a plan view of another embodiment of the eyeglass frame according to the present invention; FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a support member. Conventional common eyeglass frames. A specific example of a vine with pads attached.

FIG. 1 is an embodiment showing one form of a spectacle frame according to the present invention, with FIG. 1(a) showing a plan view and FIG. 1(b) showing a front view. Further, FIG. 2(a) is a side view, and FIG. 2(b) is a side view from the inside of the vine.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a front part, and reference numeral 2 indicates a temple.The temples 2, 2 are attached to both sides of the front part 1 via joints 3, 3 such as hinges so as to be foldable.
Rims 4, 4 constituting the front section 1 are symmetrically connected by a connecting member 5, and lenses 6, 6 are fitted into the rims 4, 4. Armor pieces 7, 7 are fixed to both sides of the front part 1, and the above-mentioned temples 2, 2 are attached to the armor pieces 7, 7 via joints 3, 3 so as to be foldable.

The eyeglass frame of the present invention does not have nose pads attached to the front portion 1, but instead has support members 8,8 provided on the inside of the temples 2,2.
The temple 2 has a bulge 9 on the front side that curves outward in an arc shape, and the support member 8 is attached to the inside of this bulge 9. The support member 8 is made of a smoothly curved soft resin, and has a core 10 at its axis, the periphery of which is a soft resin layer 11.
The core metal 10 is a thin wire material having excellent elasticity, and the soft resin layer 11 is made of a soft resin such as silicone that is pleasant to the touch.

Therefore, when wearing glasses, the support member 8 is deformed to fit the temple, and the support member 8 is deformed so that the whole can come into contact with the temple. The support member 8 is elongated and curved into a smooth arc shape, and is shaped so that the entire part can come into contact with each person's rice knife, and has a mounting structure that can be easily replaced so as to fit completely. There is.

By the way, the support member 8 has a fastening part 12 on the base side, and the fastening part 12 is screwed by applying a surface material 14 to the surface of the temple 2. FIG. 3 shows a specific example of the fixing structure of the support member 8.
Two nut pins 15, 15 protrude from the surface material 14, and screws 16, 16 pass through the fastening part 12 of the support member 8 arranged inside the temple 2 and are screwed into the screw holes of the nut pins 15, 15. It will be fixed.
Here, the soft resin layer 11 of the support member 8 can be separated at the separation surface 17 between the contact part 13 with the rice knife and the fastening part 12 with the temple 2, and only the contact part 13 can be separated from the contact part 13 with the temple 2. It is designed so that it can be removed from the gold 10 and replaced with a new abutting part 13. That is, when the contact portion 13 that comes into contact with the rice knife becomes dirty, it can be replaced.

By the way, although the support member 8 is smoothly curved, it is curved in a horizontal plane and is substantially flush with the temple 2. FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are side views of the glasses frame of the present invention, showing the positional relationship between the support member 8 and the temples 2. The temples 2 extending rearward from the front part 1 are on the same horizontal plane. Therefore, when glasses are worn, the support member 8 is sandwiched between the temples 2 and the temples, with almost no exposed portion, and the support member 8 is covered by the temples 2 in appearance. I can't see it.
That is, the eyeglass frame has a favorable appearance without being exposed like the conventional pad shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the eyeglass frame of the present invention. The basic structure is the same as that of the eyeglass frame shown in FIG. It is installed so that it can be folded. The temple 18 of the eyeglass frame shown in the figure is made of resin instead of metal, and a support member 19 is attached to the inside of the temple 18, but the mounting structure of the support member 19 is different from that of the previous embodiment. .

The supporting member 19 has a cored bar 20 inserted through the shaft center of a soft resin such as silicone, and the cored bar 20 is extended from the base to form a fitting part 21 . The fitting portion 21 is fitted into a fitting hole provided in the temple 18 and fixed.
The support member 19 extends inwardly in a curved manner, and an appropriate space 22 is provided between the support member 19 and the temple 18 so that the support member 19 can be bent and deformed outwardly when the glasses are worn. The insertion portion 21 extending from the base has a non-circular cross section rather than a circular cross section so that the direction does not change when the support member 19 rotates.
FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of the support member 19.

1 Front part 2 Crane 3 Joint 4 Rim 5 Connecting member 6 Lens 7 Endpiece 8 Supporting member 9 Swelling part
10 Core metal
11 Soft resin layer
12 Fastening part
13 Contact part
14 Surface material
15 Nut pin
16 screws
17 Separation plane
18 Crane
19 Supporting member
20 Core metal
21 Inset part
22 Space

Claims (5)

In an eyeglass frame in which a support member is attached to the temple without a nose pad on the front part, the support member has a core bar with excellent elastic deformation inserted into the axis of a long and thin soft resin, and is smoothly curved into an arc shape. It is attached to the inside of the temple and on the front side, and is placed in the same horizontal plane as the temple, with an appropriate space between it and the temple so that it can be bent and deformed when it hits the temple. glasses frame. 2. The eyeglass frame according to claim 1, wherein the support member comprises a fastening part fixed to the temple and a contact part deformed by contacting the temple. 3. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein the resin layer at the abutting portion can be removed from the core metal. 2. The eyeglass frame according to claim 1, wherein the support member is attached by extending a metal core from the resin layer and providing a fitting portion, and fitting the fitting portion into a hole provided in the temple. In a support member for glasses frames without a nose pad on the front part, the support member has a core metal with excellent elastic deformation inserted into the axis of a long and thin soft resin, and is smoothly curved into an arc shape to form the inner side of the temple. A support for glasses frames, which is attached to the front side, is arranged in the same horizontal plane as the temples, and has an appropriate space between the temples and the temples so that the temples can be bent and deformed by contact with the temples. Element.

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