JP3180989U - Slide fastener - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a slide fastener having waterproofness, designability, and nighttime visibility.
In a slide fastener 1 in which a pair of fastener stringers 2 arranged in parallel is opened and closed by a slider 3, a fastener tape 20 of the fastener stringer 2 is transparent or translucent waterproof film 22 on the surface of a tape body 21 having an element row 30A. , And a transparent or translucent retroreflective film 23 or a luminous film in order.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a slide fastener related to waterproofness, designability, and being easily found in a dark place (hereinafter referred to as “night visibility”).

  Conventionally, as a slide fastener having night visibility, there is one having a transparent reflective tape on the surface of the fastener tape (Patent Document 1). In this case, at night, light from a car or the like is reflected by the reflective tape, so that it is easy to find clothing with a slide fastener, and thus a person wearing the clothing.

  Moreover, as a slide fastener which has waterproofness, what has a transparent waterproof tape on the surface of a fastener tape exists (patent document 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-181009 International Publication No. 2009/068848

  Since the two slide fasteners described above both have a transparent member on the surface of the fastener tape, in a bright place, design the letters, patterns, colors, etc. on the surface of the fastener tape over the transparent member. It can be visually observed and has good design properties. However, in addition to design, there is only one of night visibility and water resistance. Recently, it is a waterproof slide that supports outdoor activities such as sports clothing and mountaineering clothing. There is a demand for fasteners to have improved design due to the diversification of customer preferences and to improve nighttime visibility in terms of safety in outdoor activities.

  This invention considers the said situation and aims at providing the slide fastener which has waterproofness, designability, and night visibility.

  The present invention relates to a slide fastener that opens and closes a pair of fastener stringers arranged in parallel by a slider. The fastener stringer includes an element row on one side of the tape body and the tape body, and is opposite to the surface on which the element row of the tape body is provided. A transparent or translucent waterproof film is provided on the surface of the side, and the waterproof film is in a state in which the opposing surfaces of the pair of waterproof films are in contact with each other when the elements of the pair of fastener stringers are engaged and closed, or the surface of the waterproof film is transparent or A translucent retroreflective film or a phosphorescent film is provided.

Since both the waterproof film and the retroreflective film are transparent or translucent, the tape body can be visually observed through them. This is because the fastener tape is a woven fabric or a knitted fabric, and the fastener tape is dyed in various colors, so that it is necessary to see this color from the surface in terms of good design. In other words, clothing is composed of various colors from the design aspect, so if you want to provide a slide fastener that matches this color, or if you want the slide fastener to be a different color and make that part stand out, There is a need to provide such different colored slide fasteners. Further, in order to improve the design of the slide fastener, it is desirable to do as follows.
That is, a character, a pattern, a color, or a combination thereof is attached to the tape body.

The retroreflective film or the phosphorescent film may be located at a position outside the character, pattern, color, or combination of the tape body, or may be as follows.
That is, the retroreflective film or the luminous film may be positioned on the characters, patterns, colors, or combinations thereof on the tape body.

Further, the waterproof film is not necessarily provided on the entire surface of the tape body, and the retroreflective film or the luminous film is the same. In addition, when the retroreflective film or the phosphorescent film is located in the travel range of the slider, it is assumed that the retroreflective film or the phosphorescent film is worn out in contact with the slider and the life is shortened. Therefore, it is desirable to increase the life of the retroreflective film or the phosphorescent while improving waterproofness and visibility at night.
That is, the waterproof film is provided on the entire surface of the tape body, the retroreflective film or the luminous film is continuously provided over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the tape body, and the slider travels in the lateral width direction of the tape body. It is provided outside the range and on the element row side than the edge portion on the opposite side to the element row in the tape body.

  According to the present invention, a waterproof effect is obtained on the tape body by the waterproof film, and night visibility is obtained by the retroreflective film or the luminous film, as well as the waterproof film and the retroreflective film or the luminous film. The tape body can be visually observed due to transparency or translucency, and the design is improved.

  Moreover, if the tape main body is attached with characters, patterns, colors, or a combination thereof, the design is further improved.

  Furthermore, the characters, patterns, colors, or combinations thereof on the tape body can be visually observed through the retroreflective film or the luminous film and the waterproof film.

  Moreover, the lifetime can be extended by providing a retroreflection film or a luminous film | membrane in the position which avoids the travel range of a slider. And, in order to attach to an adherend such as clothing using the edge portion on the opposite side of the element row of the fastener tape, the retroreflective film or the luminous film is arranged on the element row side from this edge portion. Since the retroreflective film or the phosphorescent film is not provided in a portion that is hidden behind the adherend and cannot be seen, the amount of use can be reduced, which is economically advantageous.

It is a perspective view which shows a part of slide fastener of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the slide fastener of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view of the slide fastener of a 1st embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slide fastener 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a slider 3 inserted in opposing edges of a pair of fastener stringers 2 and 2 arranged in parallel. Then, by moving the slider 3 in one direction in the longitudinal direction of the pair of fastener stringers 2, 2, the opposing edges of the pair of fastener stringers 2, 2 are engaged and moved in the opposite direction of the longitudinal direction. Thus, the engagement of the pair of fastener stringers 2 and 2 is released.

  The slider 3 is interposed between the first wing plate 3A and the second wing plate 3B, which are spaced apart from each other, and between the first wing plate 3A and the second wing plate 3B. 3B, a guide post 3C for connecting 3B, a handle attachment portion 3D provided on the first blade 3A, and a handle 3E rotatably attached to the handle attachment portion 3D. The first blade 3 </ b> A travels on the surface of the fastener stringer 2, the second blade 3 </ b> B travels on the back surface of the fastener stringer 2, and the guide column 3 </ b> C travels between the pair of fastener stringers 2 and 2.

  The pair of fastener stringers 2, 2 includes a plurality of elements 30 having a pair of opposing fastener tapes 20, 20 and meshing portions 30 </ b> B provided at equal intervals along the opposing edges of each fastener tape 20; The upper stopper 40 fixed to one outer side (upper side in FIG. 3) of the opposite edges of each fastener tape 20 with respect to the fixing range of the element 30, and the upper stopper with respect to the fixing range of the element 30 On the opposite side of the tool 40, a pair of fastener tapes 20, a lower stopper 50 fixed to opposite edges of the fastener tape 20 is provided. Here, by moving the slider 3 from the lower stopper 50 side to the upper stopper 40 side, the elements 30 fixed to the pair of fastener stringers 2 and 2 are engaged with each other by the engaging portion 30B, and the pair of fastener stringers 2 are engaged. 2 can be closed, and by moving in the opposite direction, the meshing element 30 is separated, and the pair of fastener stringers 2 and 2 can be opened.

In this slide fastener 1, the direction in which the slider 3 moves is the vertical direction (the direction in which the pair of fastener stringers 2 and 2 close by moving the slider 3 is the upward direction, and the slider 3 is moved to move the pair of fasteners. A direction in which the stringers 2 and 2 are opened is a downward direction), and a direction that is horizontal to the fastener tape 20 and orthogonal to the vertical direction is a left-right direction (a left-right direction toward the paper surface in FIG. 3). Moreover, let the direction orthogonal to the surface of the fastener tape 20 be a front-back direction (the side which has the waterproof film 22 mentioned later is a front side, and the side to which the element 30 is fixed is a back side).
Incidentally, the vertical direction is also referred to as the length direction or the front-rear direction of the fastener tape 20 (tape main body 21 described later). In this case, the upward direction is the forward direction, and the downward direction is the backward direction. Moreover, the left-right direction is also called the width direction of the fastener tape 20 (tape main body 21). The front and back direction is also called the thickness direction.

  Each fastener tape 20 includes a tape body 21 to which a large number of elements 30 are fixed, a waterproof film 22 that is bonded to the surface of the tape body 21 by adhesion or the like, and a retroreflection that is bonded to the surface of the waterproof film 22 by adhesion or the like. The film 23 is provided in the order of the tape main body 21, the waterproof film 22, and the retroreflective film 23. In addition, each fastener tape 20 has a waterproof film 22 provided on the entire surface, which is one surface side of the tape main body 21, and protrudes closer to the element 30 than the tape main body 21 in the lateral width direction. For this reason, in a state where the slide fastener 1 is closed, the opposing surfaces of the pair of waterproof films 22 and 22 (the end surfaces in the lateral width direction of the respective waterproof films 22 and the end surfaces on the element 30 side) are in contact with each other. It is preventing. Note that the pair of opposing waterproof films 22 and 22 is not limited to the case where the opposing surfaces are in contact with each other, but part of the opposing waterproof films 22 and 22 overlap each other, This is a concept including a case where there is a minute gap between 22.

  Each fastener tape 20 is provided on the surface of the waterproof film 22 in a state where the retroreflective film 23 is extended over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the tape main body 21, and at the middle in the width direction with respect to the waterproof film 22 (more specifically, It is arranged outside the travel range of the slider 3. The traveling range of the slider 3 is a range in which the first blade plate 3A and the second blade plate 3B of the slider 3 pass on the fastener tape 20. The retroreflective film 23 is continuous over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the tape body 21 and is outside the travel range of the slider 3 (in the lateral width direction of the tape body 21 and in the direction away from the element row 30A). In addition, it is desirable to provide the tape body 21 closer to the element row 30A than the edge of the tape body 21 opposite to the element row 30A.

  The tape body 21 is a belt-like fabric, and is a fabric using, for example, polyester fibers as woven yarns. In the illustrated example, letters A, B, and C are written on the surface of the tape main body 21. Such characters and patterns are generally represented by a jacquard weaving method, a method represented by ink jet printing on the tape body 21, or a character or pattern is printed on a transfer film, and the transfer film is printed on the tape body 21. A method of superimposing and transferring to the tape body 21 is conceivable. Note that these methods are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these methods.

  The waterproof film 22 is a film made of, for example, a thermoplastic synthetic resin, and more specifically a film made of a synthetic resin having an elastomeric property such as polyurethane or polyolefin.

  The retroreflective film 23 does not emit light itself, but reflects the light when it receives light. Alternatively, instead of the retroreflective film 23, there is a luminous film as a film that stores light and emits light itself. These retroreflective films 23 or phosphorescent films are transparent or translucent films, and may be colored or colorless.

  The retroreflective film 23 is a film that reflects light in the incident direction, and is, for example, a transparent film containing a large number of glass bead balls. More specifically, a coating layer of a colorless and transparent metal compound (titanium oxide, bismuth oxide, zirconium oxide, etc.), a layer in which many glass bead balls are scattered, a coating layer of a colorless transparent resin (polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, etc.) It is the laminated structure which laminated | stacked these in order.

  An example of the luminous film is a transparent resin film mixed with a luminous pigment.

  The adhesive that bonds the waterproof film 22 and the retroreflective film 23 is transparent or translucent, and may be either colorless or colored.

  Each element 30 is a tape body 21 of the other party (the tape body 21 side facing the tape body 21 to which the element 30 is fixed (more specifically, the space between adjacent elements 30 of the facing tape body 21)). Projecting toward. An element row 30A is constituted by all the elements 30 provided on each fastener tape 20, and the slider 3 can reciprocate in a state straddling a pair of opposing element rows 30A and 30A. In this example, an integrated body in which the elements 30 constituting each element row 30A are continuous in a coil shape, that is, a coil-shaped element is used.

  The coil-shaped element is disposed on the back surface side of the tape body 21, and a core string 61 is inserted along the longitudinal direction of the coil-shaped element. The coil element and the core string 61 are sewn to the tape main body 21 with the sewing thread 62, and the sewing thread 62 is positioned so as to be sandwiched between the surface of the tape main body 21 and the back surface of the waterproof film 22.

  The upper stopper 40 is a belt-like body bent in a U-shape as a whole, and is attached so as to sandwich the opposing edges of each fastener tape 20, and the slider 3 falls off from the upper ends of the pair of element rows 30A and 30A. To prevent that.

  The lower stopper 50 includes a butterfly stick 51 provided at one lower end, a box stick 52 provided at the other lower end, and a lower end of the box stick 52, of the opposing edges of the pair of fastener tapes 20, 20. And a box 53 protruding from the portion in the width direction of the fastener tape 20. The box 53 is formed with a space (not shown) into which one end of the butterfly stick 51 is inserted. The lower stopper 50 is also called a separation / insertion tool. With the slider 3 lowered to the lower stopper 50, the butterfly stick 51 can be removed from the box 53, and the pair of left and right fastener stringers 2 and 2 are connected to each other. It can be separated into a separated state.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the tape body 21 may be provided with not only characters but also patterns, colors, or combinations thereof. Further, the retroreflective film 23 or the phosphorescent film may be attached not only to a part of the waterproof film 22 but also to the entire surface. Furthermore, the element row 30 </ b> A may not be a coiled element but may be a large number of elements 30 fixed to the tape body 21. Further, the lower stopper 50 may be a single object fixed in a state of straddling the pair of tape main bodies 21 and 21.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slide fastener 2 Fastener stringer 3 Slider 3A 1st blade 3B 2nd blade 3C Guide pillar 3D Pulling attachment part 3E Pulling 20 Fastener tape 21 Tape main body 22 Waterproof film 23 Retroreflective film 30 Element 30A Element row 30B Engagement part 40 Above Stopper 50 Lower stop 51 Butterfly bar 52 Box bar 53 Box body 61 Core string 62 Sewing thread

Claims (4)

In a slide fastener (1) that opens and closes a pair of fastener stringers (2) arranged in parallel by a slider (3),
The fastener stringer (2) includes a tape body (21) and an element row (30A) on one surface side of the tape body (21), and is opposite to the surface on which the element row (30A) of the tape body (21) is provided. A transparent or translucent waterproof film (22) is provided on the surface of the pair of waterproof films (22) in a state where the elements (30) of the pair of fastener stringers (2) are engaged and closed. The slide fastener is provided with a transparent or translucent retroreflective film (23) or a luminous film on the surface of the waterproof film (22).   The slide fastener according to claim 1, wherein characters, patterns, colors, or combinations thereof are attached to the tape body (21).   The slide fastener according to claim 2, wherein the retroreflective film (23) or the phosphorescent film is located on the character, pattern, color or combination of the tape body (21). The waterproof film (22) is provided on the entire surface of the tape body (21).
The retroreflective film (23) or the phosphorescent film is continuously provided over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the tape body (21), and in the lateral width direction of the tape body (21), from the travel range of the slider (3). 4. The slide fastener according to claim 1, wherein the slide fastener is provided on the outer side and on the element row (30 </ b> A) side from the edge of the tape body (21) opposite to the element row (30 </ b> A).

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