JP2700994B2 - Decorative cover member and method of attaching decorative cover member - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a core portion having a plurality of mounting through holes formed therein, the mounting portion being mounted in a facing state so as to cover the core portion, and a mounting portion provided at a position corresponding to each mounting through hole. The present invention relates to a plurality of decorative cover members and a method of mounting the decorative cover members, which are provided so that a piece portion is inserted into a mounting through hole and a protruding portion is bent to be integrated with a core portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a decorative cover member is provided with a pattern such as letters, numbers, figures, and pictures on its surface, and is attached to cover a core portion to provide a decorative effect. As the core, there is used a core for forming a toy or the like, or a storage for a lighter or the like, and is usually formed of a hard synthetic resin, metal, wood, or the like. Further, mounting through holes for mounting the decorative cover member at a plurality of locations are formed.

[0003] The decorative cover member is formed entirely of various materials such as synthetic resin, metal, and wood.
A part thereof, for example, mounting pieces are provided at a plurality of locations of the edge portion, and the mounting pieces are formed of a plastic material such as metal, for example, so that the bent state is maintained. I have. The mounting piece may be formed integrally with a decorative cover member made of metal, or may be formed separately and mounted on the decorative cover member.

[0004] Next, the method of mounting the decorative cover member is performed by a procedure in which each mounting piece is inserted into a corresponding mounting through hole and its protruding portion is bent, and the bent state is maintained. The decorative cover member is integrated with the core portion in a state where the core portion is covered by the attached mounting piece portion.

[0005] When the base member is covered with a plurality of decorative cover members, the retrofit decorative cover member attached in the above procedure is followed by a retrofit decorative cover member. In a similar procedure, the member is integrated with the core by inserting the mounting piece into the corresponding mounting through hole and bending the protruding portion. The mounting through-holes corresponding to the mounting pieces of the front decoration cover member and the mounting through holes corresponding to the mounting pieces of the retro-fitting decorative cover member are different. Have been.

[0006]

As described above, when the core portion is covered by using a plurality of decorative cover members, when the decorative cover member is attached, the decorative cover member is attached. Covers one opening of the mounting through-hole corresponding to the mounting piece of the retrofitting decorative cover member, the mounting piece of the retrofitting decorative cover member passes through this mounting through-hole. Even if it is inserted from the other opening of the hole and made to protrude, the protruding portion of this mounting piece will enter the inside of the decorative cover member for pre-attachment.

[0007] Therefore, it is difficult to bend the protruding portion from the outside, and this bending operation requires a special device utilizing a slight gap or the like between the leading decorative cover member and the core portion. In addition, there is a problem that the work is troublesome because it is difficult to see the protruding portion.

In order to solve this problem,
When attaching the pre-installed decorative cover member, the mounting through-hole corresponding to the mounting piece of the retro-fit decorative cover member may not be covered. After the decorative cover member is mounted, the folded mounting piece of the retrofit decorative cover member is exposed to the outside, and thus has a problem that the appearance is deteriorated as a whole. .

Therefore, according to the present invention, when a plurality of decorative cover members are mounted on the core portion, the decorative cover members can be easily mounted in a simple procedure with the respective mounting pieces covered. It is another object of the present invention to provide a decorative cover member and a method for mounting the decorative cover member, which can improve the appearance as a whole after the mounting.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, the present invention provides a plurality of decorative cover members provided with mounting pieces, and at least one of the decorative cover members has a An auxiliary through-hole into which a tool for bending a projecting portion of the other mounting piece to be attached to the core portion later and an inner space portion following the auxiliary through-hole are provided, and the other decorative cover member is attached to the core portion. In this case, the protruding portion is not exposed from one of the decorative cover members.

The method of mounting the decorative cover member is as follows. First, the decorative cover for pre-attachment which also has an auxiliary through hole and an inner space portion following the auxiliary through hole among the plurality of decorative cover members described above. By inserting the mounting piece portion of the member into the corresponding mounting through hole and bending the protruding portion, the decorative cover member for leading is integrated with the core portion, and then the integrated decoration By inserting the mounting piece of the retrofit decorative cover member into the corresponding mounting through-hole from the side opposite to the mounting cover member, the protruding portion of the mounting piece enters the inner space. Then, a tool is inserted from the auxiliary through hole and the protruding portion is bent to integrate the decorative cover member for retrofit with the core portion.

[0012]

As described above, at least one of the plurality of decorative cover members is provided with an auxiliary through-hole into which a tool can be inserted and an inner space portion following the auxiliary through-hole. By attaching to the core part first,
With the tool inserted from this auxiliary through-hole, it is possible to bend the protruding portion of the mounting piece portion covered with the decorative cover member for pre-attachment. As a result, the decorative cover member for retrofit can be bent. The attachment is performed from the outside of the decorative covering member for pre-attachment.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, 1 is a core portion formed of a hard synthetic resin, metal, wood, or the like, 1a is a storage portion for accommodating a lighter or the like, 1b is a plate-like portion, 2, 2a are through holes for mounting,
3 and 4 are decorative cover members, 3a and 4a are surface portions, 3
b, 4b are mounting pieces, 3c, 3e are auxiliary through holes, 3d
Is an inner space, 5 is a tool, and 5a is a tip.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the core portion 1
In addition to the storage portion 1a, a plate-like portion 1b is formed around the storage portion 1a.
A disposable lighter or the like can be inserted with its ignition portion exposed (not shown). The core portion 1 is not limited to the illustrated one, and may be configured not to include the storage portion 1a, for example, to include only the plate portion 1b.

A plurality of mounting through holes 2 and 2a are formed in the plate-like portion 1b at appropriate intervals. The mounting through holes 2 and 2a may be any holes as long as a plurality of mounting pieces 3b and 4b of the decorative cover members 3 and 4 to be described later can be inserted therein, respectively. The cross-sectional shape is not limited to a rectangle.

As shown in FIG. 2, the decorative cover members 3 and 4 are provided with various decorations on the surface portions 3a and 4a, and have mounting through-holes 2 or 2a at their edge portions.
A plurality of mounting pieces 3 in a positional relationship corresponding to each of
b and 4b are provided. Each of the mounting pieces 3b and 4b is made of, for example, a metal material having plasticity such as tinplate, so that it can be bent and can maintain this bent state.

Therefore, when the whole of the decorative cover members 3, 4 is formed of tinplate or the like, the mounting pieces 3b, 4b may be provided integrally with the whole as shown in the figure. When the decorative cover members 3 and 4 are formed of other materials, the attachment pieces 3b and 4b may be formed separately and attached to the edge portions of the decorative cover members 3 and 4.

Further, the decorative cover member 3 is provided with a plurality of auxiliary through holes 3c and an inner space 3d following the auxiliary through holes 3c. The auxiliary through holes 3c are formed near the edge of the decorative cover member 3. The auxiliary through-hole 3c and the inner space 3d may be provided also in the decorative cover member 4, although they are provided in portions corresponding to the mounting through-holes 2a.

Next, the method of attaching the decorative cover member is as shown in FIGS. That is, first, as shown in FIG. 3, the decorative cover member 3 is used as a pre-applied member, each of the mounting pieces 3b is inserted into the corresponding mounting through-hole 2, and the protruding portion is bent. The decorative cover member 3 for pre-attachment
Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the decorative cover member 4 is used for retrofitting, and the decorative cover member 3 is integrated from the side facing the integrated decorative cover member 3. Piece 4 for mounting the cover member 4
b is inserted into the corresponding mounting through-hole 2a so that the protruding portion of the mounting piece 4b enters the inner space 3d. Next, the rod-shaped tool 5 is inserted through the auxiliary through-hole 3c. At the same time, the protruding portion of the mounting piece 4b is bent by being pressed by the tip 5a, so that the retrofit decorative cover member 4 is integrated with the core portion 1.

The decorative cover member 4 also has an auxiliary through hole.
When (3c) and the inner space (3d) are provided, the decorative cover member 3 and the decorative cover member 4 do not need to be distinguished from each other as a pre-attachment or a post-attachment. In the attaching operation, the decorative part is integrated with the core part 1 for pre-attachment, and the other decorative cover member is attached to the core part 1 using the auxiliary through hole and the inner space part of the integrated decorative cover member. Sorting of the cover member becomes unnecessary.

In the above-described structure, the decorative cover members 3 and 4 are integrated with the core portion 1 sandwiched from both sides. Three or more may be used to be integrated with the core portion 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, by attaching four decorative cover members 3, 4, 6, 7 to the core portion 1, It may be completed.

In this case, among the two decorative cover members 3 and 4, 4 and 6, 6 and 7, 7 and 3, which are set next to each other, the auxiliary through hole and the inner space portion are provided at least in the one to be attached first. For example, first, the decorative cover member 3 is integrated with the core portion 1, and then the decorative cover member 4 is formed using the auxiliary through hole 3c and the inner space 3d. The core part 1
Then, the decorative cover member 6 is integrated with the core portion 1 by using the auxiliary through hole and the inner space of the decorative cover member 4, and then the auxiliary through hole of the decorative cover member 6 is formed. This is performed by integrating the decoration cover member 7 with the core portion 1 using the auxiliary through hole 3e and the inner space portion 3d of the interior space portion, the decoration cover member 3, and the like.

[0023]

According to the present invention, an auxiliary through-hole and an inner space portion are provided in at least one of a plurality of decorative cover members integrated with a core portion, and the auxiliary through-hole and the inner space portion are pre-attached. Attaching the decorative cover member to the core by a simple procedure of pressing and bending the mounting piece of the retrofit decorative cover member protruding from the auxiliary through hole and the tool inserted into the inner space portion. As a result, not only the bent part of the mounting piece for mounting but also the one for retrofitting are not exposed to the outside, so that the overall appearance can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of a decorative cover member of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before a decorative cover member is attached to a core portion.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a decorative cover member for leading is attached to a core portion.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a retrofit decorative cover member is attached to a core portion.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another use state of the decorative cover member of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Core part 1a ... Storage part 1b ... Plate-shaped part 2, 2a ... Mounting through-hole 3 ... Decorative cover member for pre-attachment 3a ... Surface part 3b ... Mounting piece part 3c, 3e, auxiliary through hole 3d, inner space part 4, decorative cover member for retrofitting 4a, surface part 4b, mounting piece part 5, tool 5a, distal end part 6, 7 ... decorative cover member

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of mounting through-holes are attached to a core portion formed in a facing state so as to cover the core portion, and a mounting piece is provided at a position corresponding to each of the mounting through-holes. A plurality of decorative cover members provided so as to be integrated with the core portion by inserting this into the mounting through-hole and bending the protruding portion thereof, wherein at least one of the decorative cover members has An auxiliary through-hole into which a tool for bending a protruding portion of the other mounting piece, which is later mounted on the core portion, can be inserted, and an inner space following the auxiliary through-hole, and the other decorative cover is provided. A decorative cover member, wherein when the member is attached to the core portion, the projecting portion is not exposed from the one decorative cover member. 2. The decorative cover member according to claim 1, wherein said core portion is constituted by a storage portion for receiving a lighter or the like. First, a plurality of mounting through-holes are mounted on the core portion in a facing state so as to cover the core portion, and a mounting piece is provided at a position corresponding to each of the mounting through-holes. Among the plurality of provided decorative cover members, the mounting piece of the leading decorative cover member, which also has an auxiliary through hole and an inner space portion following the auxiliary through hole, is attached to the corresponding mounting member. By inserting the projecting portion into the through-hole and bending the protruding portion, the decorative covering member for pre-attachment is integrated with the core portion, and then the retrofitting cover member is attached from the side facing the integrated decorative cover member. By inserting the mounting piece of the decorative cover member into the corresponding through-hole for mounting, the projecting portion of the mounting piece enters the inner space, The auxiliary through hole By folding the projecting portion by inserting the tool, mounting method of the decorative cover member, characterized in that the decorative cover member for the retrofitting and to be integrated with the core portion.