JP3002379U - Omnidirectional flexible band - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Objective] The present invention flexibly bends in the vertical, horizontal, and front-rear directions to provide flexibility without resistance in all directions including the narrow width direction as well as the longitudinal direction. The purpose is to provide a band that is excellent in familiarity. According to the present invention, pieces which are provided with vertical axis portions at four corners are arranged side by side vertically and horizontally, and rings separately formed on the adjacent vertical axis portions sandwiching the four corners are loosely fitted to be flexibly connected. It is in the omnidirectional flexible type band.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an omnidirectional flexible band for watches and accessories such as bracelets.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, bands for connecting pieces are alternately arranged in parallel in the connecting direction, as shown on pages 19 to 20 of the Japan Patent Office, a collection of known and common techniques (metal watch bands) published on December 25, 1981. It is described that a pin is inserted and connected between the side ends of the connecting pieces, or that the connecting pieces are fitted over the connecting pins of the pieces that are arranged in parallel.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 For this reason, the conventional band can be flexed and stretched in the longitudinal direction, but it is not flexed and stretched at all in the width direction due to the pin restraint, and the band does not feel comfortable around the wrist due to rugged skin. There were challenges.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, pieces which are provided with vertical axes at inner four corners are arranged vertically and horizontally, and rings separately formed at the plurality of vertical axes adjacent to each other with the four corners therebetween are loosely fitted to be flexibly connected. In order to solve such a problem, the band body is constructed in this manner, and the flexibility is imparted not only in the length direction but also in the width direction and the diagonal direction to the extent that tissue is maintained, without giving a sense of resistance. Is.

[0005]

[Action]

 In the present invention, a ring is loosely fitted and connected to adjacent vertical axis portions sandwiching the four corners of the vertically and horizontally arranged pieces to form a band body. As it can be tilted, it can be flexibly bent in all directions, up and down, front and back, and left and right, so that it can be attached and wrapped around the wrist with a good feeling.

[0006]

【Example】

 Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which an upper member 1 and a lower member 2 each having a quadrangular plate shape in a plan view and having a slack curved surface on the outer surface are pillar members inside the central portion. A vertical body 5 having a restoring flexibility capable of forming gaps between the upper body 1 and the upper body 1 by tilting the four inner corners of the lower body 2 by being integrally formed with the lower body 2 interposed therebetween. Are provided integrally. When the side face of the vertical frame member 5 is pressed against the side face of the vertical frame member 5 which is formed separately, the vertical shaft portion 1 is tilted inward due to its flexibility. Through this, the barb frame of the ring 6 reaches the inside of the vertical axis portion 5, and the vertical axis portion 5 that has been released from the push up is restored to its original shape and fills the gap, preventing the ring 6 from being pulled out. It will be loosely fitted in the vertical axis portion 5 of the piece body 4. Similarly, one ring 6 is loosely fitted and connected to the vertical axis portions 5 of the four pieces 4 adjacent to each other with the four corners sandwiched therebetween, and the pieces 4 arranged vertically and horizontally are provided with a desired width and length. Then, as shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C, the band body 7 is flexibly bent in all directions of up, down, left, and right.

Reference numeral 8 is a side plate provided on the outer side surface of the piece body 4a located on both sides of the band body 7 in the width direction so that the intermediate gap of the piece body is not viewed from the side. The piece member 4a is not provided with two vertical axis portions on the side surface plate 8 side.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment in which the heights are such that the rings 6 can pass between the vertical axis portions 5a of the inner four corners provided on the lower member 2 and the upper member 1. In addition, the inner shaft portion 9 which is provided with rigidity and which is higher than the vertical shaft portion 5a and which has tilting and restoration flexibility is provided at a position near the inside of each vertical shaft portion 5a.

When the ring 6 is pushed in from the gap between the vertical axis portion 5a and the upper member 1, the side face of the edge of the ring 6 pushes the inner shaft portion 9 and tilts the inner edge of the inner shaft portion 9 so that the edge frame of the ring 6 is inserted. The inner shaft portion 9 that has reached the inner side of the shaft portion 9 and is released from the shaft portion 9 is erected in its original shape due to the restoring property. The tilt of the inner shaft portion 9 outwardly is prevented by the contact with the vertical shaft portion 5a, and the loosely fitted ring 6 is prevented from being pulled out.

FIGS. 6 to 7 show a third embodiment, and FIG. 6A shows a manner in which the pillar member at the inner center portion is divided into two, and half of the pillar member 3a is engaged with the engaging projection 10a and the other half. The pillar member 3b is provided with the engaging recess 10b to form the upper piece 11a and the lower piece 11b as separate bodies, and FIG. 6B shows an example in which the pillar member is formed of the downward shaft 3c and the upward pipe 3d. There is. In either case, the vertical axis portion 5b should have a height that abuts at the middle portion on the relative inner surface of both pieces as shown in FIG. 6A, or one piece to the other piece as shown in FIG. 6B. You may provide the thing of the height to reach.

First, a large number of lower pieces 11b are arranged side by side vertically and horizontally as shown in FIG. 7, and each lower piece 11b is provided with a ring 6 on each of the four vertical axis portions 5b on the left, right, front, and rear, which are adjacent to each other. The lower piece 11b is loosely fitted and flexiblely connected at each of the four corners, then the upper piece 11a is placed on each lower piece 11b, and the engaging projection 10a of the half column member 3a or the downward shaft 3c is engaged. The band body 7 is formed by fitting and inserting into 10b or the upward pipe 3d. In addition, the engaging projection 10a and the downward shaft 3c may have a slightly larger diameter or the protrusion 12 may be formed on the outer circumference as a means for preventing the withdrawal after the insertion. Further, in order to prevent the rotation deviation of the upper and lower pieces, the cross section of the engaging portion may be elliptical or polygonal.

8 to 9 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the upper shaft 11c and the lower shaft 11d are provided with a downward shaft 14 and an upward pipe 15 that form meshing vertical shafts 13 at the four corners of the relative inner surfaces. To provide. A large number of lower pieces 11d are arranged vertically and horizontally, and each lower piece 11d is sandwiched by four corners, and four rings 6 are attached to each of the four upward and downward pipes 15 on the left, right, front, and rear, respectively, and the four corners are provided between the lower pieces 11d. Each part is flexibly connected, and then the upper piece 11c is placed on each lower piece 11d, and the downward shaft 14 is inserted into the opposing upward pipe 15 to form the band body 7. As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, each downward shaft 14 has a tapered bevel 16 at its tip to facilitate insertion into the upward pipe 15, and the portion excluding the bevel 16 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the upward pipe 15. After inserting it with a large diameter, make sure that it does not come out accidentally.

FIG. 10 to FIG. 11 show a fifth embodiment, in which a latching ridge 17 forming a meshing vertical axis portion 13a is formed inside the four corners of the lower piece 11d in the middle of the outer surface. A leg plate 20 provided with a directional shaft 18 and a hooking groove 19 provided in the middle of the inner surface from the four corners of the upper piece 11c is hung vertically so that each of the juxtaposed lower pieces 11d is sandwiched by four corners. After the ring 6 is loosely fitted to the upward shaft 18 and connected flexibly, the lower piece 11d is covered with the upper piece 11c, and the engaging groove 19 is elastically fitted to the engaging protrusion 17. Then, the upper and lower pieces are assembled together to form the band body 7. The upward shaft 18 and the leg plate 20 are firmly attached to each other by the engagement of the engagement groove 19 and the protrusion 17 so as to be engaged.

FIG. 12 shows an example in which a screw hole is provided at the center of the inside of the upper piece 11c, and the upper and lower pieces are assembled by a screw 21 inserted from the lower side of the lower piece 11d. Therefore, in this example, it is sufficient to provide the vertical axis portion 5c independently on one of the upper and lower pieces.

FIG. 13 shows an embodiment in which the piece body is circular, and the connecting means or the weighting means of the upper and lower pieces are the same as in each example.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the respective pieces forming the band are connected at the four corners by the loose fitting of the vertical axis and the ring, so that the band is formed based on the four corners of each piece. By flexibly bending in the up / down, left / right, and front / rear directions, the band is given flexibility not only in the longitudinal direction but also in all directions including the narrow width direction, so that it can be wrapped around the wrist, for example. When it is used, the band partly goes up along the movement of the wrist, etc., and it works together so that it does not feel like winding and it can be worn and used very well.

Further, since the pieces are connected to each other by the ring that is loosely fitted to the vertical axis portion, there is an effect that the planar shape of the pieces can be freely changed to a circular shape or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing a band body according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged transverse sectional view of the same.

3A, 3B, 3C and 3D are explanatory views showing a ring inserting step.

4A, 4B and 4C are end views showing examples of bending and stretching.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a bridge body and a ring showing a second embodiment.

6A and 6B are vertical sectional side views showing a piece body of a third embodiment in a state before heavy attachment.

FIG. 7 is a partial plan view showing a state where the pieces are arranged side by side and the ring is loosely fitted.

FIG. 8A is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a heavy-fitted assembled state of a piece body of a fourth embodiment, and B is a view showing the piece body at the side position thereof.

FIG. 9 is a partial transverse plan view showing a connected state of the five-row knitting pieces.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing upper and lower pieces and respective parts of a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing a connected state of the same.

FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional view showing a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a partially cross-sectional plan view showing an example of a circular piece in plan view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 is an upper member 2 is a lower member 3 is a column member 3a is a half column member 3b is the other half column member 4 is a bridge body 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 13, 13a is a vertical axis portion 6 is a ring 7 is a band The body 8 is a side plate 9. The inner shaft 10a is the engaging projection 10b. The engaging recess 11a is the upper piece 11b. The lower piece 12 is the protrusion 14. The downward shaft 15 is the upward pipe 16. The tapered slope 17 is the protrusion 18. Ascending shaft 19 is hook groove 20 is leg plate 21 is screw

Claims (7)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A piece body composed of an upper member and a lower member that are integrally formed with a pillar member in the center portion therebetween with a gap therebetween, and a member on the inner four corners of the upper and lower members of the piece body. A vertical axis portion having tilting and restoring flexibility capable of forming a gap between the pieces is provided, and the vertical pieces are arranged side by side in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the plural vertical axes that are adjacent to each other with four corners sandwiched between the vertical pieces. An omnidirectional flexible band characterized in that a ring is loosely fitted to the portion to be flexibly connected. 2. A vertical axis portion having rigidity at a height having a gap for allowing the ring to be inserted between the inner member and the other four corner portions of one of the upper and lower members of the piece is provided. The omnidirectional flexible band according to claim 1, wherein an inner shaft portion that is higher than the vertical shaft portion and has inward tilting and restoring flexibility is provided in the vicinity of the inner side of the vertical shaft portion. 3. An upper piece and a lower piece which form a piece body are provided with interlocking column members inside the central portions of the upper piece and lower piece pieces, and butt-shaped vertical axis portions are provided at the inner four corners of both of the upper and lower piece pieces. Alternatively, the lower pieces are arranged vertically and horizontally, and rings are loosely fitted between the upper pieces or the lower pieces so as to sandwich the four corners, and the rings are flexibly connected to each other. An omnidirectional flexible band, characterized in that a piece or an upper piece is made to face each other and is superposed by the engagement of the pillar members. 4. An upper connecting piece and a lower forming piece that form a piece body are provided with interlocking column members and vertical axis portions at one of the four inner corners of the upper and lower pieces, and the pieces are arranged vertically and horizontally. A ring is loosely fitted to the plurality of vertical axis portions adjacent to each other with the four corners sandwiched between the pieces to flexibly connect them, and the other piece is made to face the piece, and the pillar members are superposed by meshing. An omnidirectional flexible band characterized by 5. An interlocking vertical axis portion is provided at the inner four corners of both the upper piece and the lower piece constituting the piece body, the upper piece or the lower piece is arranged vertically and horizontally, and the upper piece or the lower piece is arranged between the upper piece and the lower piece. A ring is loosely fitted to the plurality of adjacent vertical axis portions with the four corners sandwiched therebetween to flexibly connect them, and the lower piece or the upper piece is made to face the upper piece or the lower piece, and the upper piece or the lower piece is superposed by the engagement of the vertical axis portions. An omnidirectional flexible band that is characterized by doing so. 6. A vertical axis portion is provided at four inner corners of one of an upper piece and a lower piece constituting a piece body, the pieces provided with the vertical axis portion are arranged vertically and horizontally, and the four corners are sandwiched between the pieces. A ring is loosely fitted to the plurality of adjacent vertical axis portions to be flexibly connected,
An omnidirectional flexible band characterized in that the other piece is made to face the piece and is fastened by screwing. 7. The omnidirectional flexible band according to claim 1, wherein side pieces for covering the side end faces are provided on the pieces located on both sides in the width direction of the band body.