JP4518267B2 - Connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector for connecting a ring string and a ring ring attached to one member and the other member, respectively.

  Conventional, for example, a mounting body portion for connecting a mobile phone and a strap is made of a metal cylinder, and a ring-shaped cord portion connected to the mobile phone side with both ends of a pine needle string connected to one end side, A linear ring member serving as a double ring connected to the strap is attached to the end side. The ring-shaped string portion is inserted through an opening provided in the flange portion of the cylinder, and a stopper is attached to the end portion of the string portion so as not to be detached from the attachment main body portion. On the other hand, the ring member is attached by being inserted into a ring insertion hole formed on the opposite side of the flange portion of the cylindrical body. (See Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-309813 A (paragraphs 0012 to 0016, FIG. 3)

  However, in Patent Document 1, although the string portion is locked by the retaining member in the cylinder, the retaining member is loosened when used for a long time, and a strong tensile force is applied to the string portion. If it is done, there is a possibility that it will come out of the opening of the cylinder. In addition, since the ring member is formed as a double ring, the ring member must be inserted by extending the linear end from the double ring and inserting it into the insertion hole. It was troublesome and cumbersome.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and provides a connector that allows a string portion and a ring member to be easily attached and does not come out even when used for a long period of time. For the purpose.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a connecting device according to claim 1 of the present invention is a connecting device that connects a ring string and a ring ring respectively attached to one member and the other member, and the connecting device includes: The ring string can be inserted through a holding body, and the connection tool main body having a space that can accommodate a part of the ring string and a ring portion of the ring ring. The connection tool main body includes the ring string and the ring. An opening is provided through which a part of the ring portion of the ring can be inserted, and the opening is closed and the holder is locked to the connector body by fitting the connector body into the holder. It is characterized by.
According to this feature, it is possible to easily fit the connector body into the space by simply inserting the ring string inserted through the holder and a part of the ring portion of the ring ring from the opening. The ring string and ring ring will not come out of the opening when inserted into the ring, and even if a heavy load is applied to the ring string, it will not easily come off the connection tool unless the ring string is cut. .

The connecting tool according to claim 2 of the present invention is the connecting tool according to claim 1, wherein the opening is closed by a holding body.
According to this feature, the opening can be closed simply by fitting the connector main body into the holding body, so that the structure is simple and easy to handle.

The connection tool according to claim 3 of the present invention is the connection tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connection tool main body includes an elastic piece having a locking projection biased outward. And the holding body is formed with a locking hole that can be locked with the locking protrusion.
According to this feature, when the connector main body is inserted into the holding body, the locking protrusion can be easily engaged with the locking hole by the outward biasing force of the elastic piece, and the connection tool main body and the holding body can be mutually engaged. Is prevented and the closed state of the opening is maintained, so that the ring string and the ring ring are accommodated without being detached from the connector main body.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the connecting tool according to the first aspect, wherein the opening is an opening formed at a free end of the hook part and the hook receiving part provided in the connecting tool body. It is configured, and when the connector main body is fitted into the holding body, the holding part moves the hook part toward the hook receiving part to engage both, and the opening is closed.
According to this feature, the opening portion is closed by engaging the hook portion and the hook receiving portion, so that the ring string and the ring ring are placed in the space portion of the connector body unless the hook portion and the hook receiving portion are detached. It is securely contained and held.

The connection tool according to claim 5 of the present invention is the connection tool according to claim 4, wherein the flange portion is formed of an elastic piece having a locking projection biased outward. The holding body is formed with a locking hole that can be locked with the locking projection.
According to this feature, when the connector main body is inserted into the holding body, the locking protrusion can be easily engaged with the locking hole by the outward biasing force of the elastic piece, and the connection tool main body and the holding body can be mutually engaged. Detachment is prevented, and the closed state of the opening is reliably maintained by the heel and the heel receiving portion, so that the ring string and the ring ring are accommodated without being detached from the connector main body.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of use of a connection tool in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an overall image of a holding body and a connection tool main body constituting the connection tool. 3 is a side view showing a process of attaching a string and a ring to the connector main body, FIG. 4 is a partially broken side view showing a process of attaching the connector main body to the holding body, and FIG. 5 is a holding body. It is a partially broken side view which shows the state by which a connection tool main body is inserted, and is a partially broken side view which shows the connection state of a holding body and a connection tool main body.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the connector 1 is used to attach a portable terminal 10 such as a mobile phone or a suspended body such as a character to a strap 11 of an annular string that can be suspended from a user's neck or wrist. It is a connecting tool. The connector 1 includes a connector body 3 and a holding body 2 formed of a plastic resin material. The holder 2 is detachably attached to the connector body 3.

  The connection tool 1 connects a double annular ring ring 8 with a metal wire with a strap 11 attached thereto, and a pine needle-like ring string 7 that can be tied to the hole 10a of the mobile terminal 10. In the connected state, a part of the connector main body 3 is covered with the holding body 2. Hereinafter, in the description of the present embodiment, the ring string 7 side of the connector 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described as the front, and the strap 11 side will be described as the rear.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the holding body 2 is formed of a cylindrical body having a bottom on the front side, and a through hole 2 b penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the bottomed portion. A fitting hole 2a into which the connector main body 3 can be inserted is formed from the substantially longitudinal opening end 2d on the rear end side of the cylindrical body toward the front.

  The connector main body 3 includes a substantially U-shaped outer peripheral portion 4 that can be inserted into the fitting hole 2 a of the holding body 2 described above, and a thick head 5 that is located at the rear of the outer peripheral portion 4. A space 4 a that can accommodate part of the ring portion of the ring string 7 and the ring ring 8 is formed inside the outer peripheral portion 4. A mounting hole 5a capable of accommodating the ring ring 8 is formed in the head 5 and a part of the mounting hole 5a is connected to the space 4a. And the convex part 4d which protruded ahead is provided in the front front-end | tip of the outer peripheral part 4, and the string grooves 4e and 4e which guide the right-and-left ring string 7 of the convex part 4d are formed.

  A part of the outer peripheral portion 4 is composed of an elastic piece 4f having an outward biasing force. The elastic piece 4f is formed with a locking projection 4c protruding outward, and in the vicinity of the locking projection 4c. A flange portion 4b is formed at the position so as to face downward inward. A flat surface 5c is formed on the front surface of the head portion 5, and a hook receiving portion 5b facing upward is provided at the center position so as to protrude forward. Usually, since the elastic piece 4f is opened outward with the convex portion 4d as the center, the opening 6 is formed on the free end side of the flange portion 4b and the flange receiving portion 5b. When pushed toward the receiving portion 5b, the flange portion 4b can be locked with the flange receiving portion 5b.

  Next, the connection using the connector 1 of the portable terminal 10 which is one member and the strap 11 which is the other member will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 3, a ring string 7 is inserted in the through hole 2b of the holding member 2 in advance (see FIG. 4), and the strap 11 is previously attached to the ring ring 8 although not particularly shown. ing.

  Therefore, the ring string 7 is expanded in a substantially annular shape, and a part of the ring part is inserted into the inside through the opening 6 to be accommodated in the space part 4a, and the ring ring 8 is also inserted through the opening 6 in part of the ring part. In this way, it is stored in the mounting hole 5a of the head 5 from the space 4a. In the mounting hole 5a, the position of the ring ring 8 is not fixed and is held loosely.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, when a constant tension is applied to the ring string 7 inserted into the space 4 a toward the front, the rear end of the ring string 7 is inserted into the string groove 4 e of the outer peripheral part 4. Guided position is fixed. Accordingly, when the holding member 2 and the connector main body 3 with the convex portion 4d facing the holding member 2 are brought relatively close to each other, the outer peripheral portion 4 of the connector main body 3 gradually enters the fitting hole 2a of the holding member 2. Is started to be inserted, and the outer surface of the elastic piece 4f is elastically deformed inward toward the space portion 4a while being in contact with the opening end 2d.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the connector main body 3 is further fitted into the fitting hole 2a of the holding member 2, the locking protrusion 4c on the free end side of the elastic piece 4f is in sliding contact with the opening end 2d. While being pushed down against the outward urging direction of the elastic piece 4f, the flange portion 4b is also interlocked and pressed toward the lower flange receiving portion 5b, and the flange portion 4b is pressed against the flange receiving portion 5b. And the opening 6 is closed.

  Further, the insertion of the connector main body 3 is continued, and as shown in FIG. 6, when the locking projection 4c of the elastic piece 4f comes to the position of the engagement hole 2c, it jumps outward and engages with the engagement hole 2c. At the same time, the convex portion 4d is inserted into the through hole 2b of the holding body 2, and the holding body 2 is connected to the connector main body 3 so as not to move.

  As described above, the closed state of the opening portion 6 is reliably maintained by the flange portion 4b and the flange receiving portion 5b as long as the flange portion 4b and the flange receiving portion 5b are not detached. Further, the ring ring 8 is prevented from coming out of the opening 6, and the holding body 2 is connected to the connector body 3 to restrain the movement of the elastic piece 4f. The stop state is held so as not to be released, and the ring string 7 is held in the space 4a and the ring ring 8 is held in the mounting hole 5a so as not to be removed.

  Accordingly, the connection tool main body 3 and the holding body 2 are prevented from being detached from each other and the closed state of the opening 6 is reliably maintained, so that the ring string 7 and the ring ring 8 are detached from the connection tool main body 3. Not contained. Further, a string groove 4e is formed in the convex part 4d, and the ring string 7 is guided in the string groove 4e in advance, so that the ring string 7 is prevented from being sandwiched between the outer periphery of the convex part 4d and the through hole 2b. Thus, the ring string 7 is prevented from being damaged when the holding body 2 is attached.

  Further, the ring ring 8 inserted into the mounting hole 5a is restricted from moving to the space 4a by the substantially vertically long opening end 2d in contact with the flat surface 5c, so that the ring ring 8 can be moved freely in the mounting hole 5a. Retained. Therefore, since the ring ring 8 is accommodated only in the thick head 5, even if it is a relatively hard ring ring 8, the connection tool main body 3 is not easily deformed or broken, and the connection tool 1 has a long life. Can be achieved.

  Further, in order to release the connection of the holding body 2 from the connector main body 3, the locking protrusions 4c are pressed from the outside toward the inside of the locking holes 2c to be released from the locking holes 2c, thereby What is necessary is just to separate in the front-back direction, and since the holding body 2 can be easily removed from the connection tool main body 3, after that, just releasing the locking state of the collar part 4b and the collar receiving part 5b of the connection tool body 3, The ring string 7 and the ring ring 8 can be exchanged or added.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the ring string 7 that can be attached to the mobile terminal 10 (one member) and the ring ring 8 to which the strap 11 (the other member) can be attached can be easily connected through the opening. The ring string 7 and the ring ring 8 can be inserted into the connecting device 1 in a non-removable manner by connecting the holding member and the connecting device main body 3 to the portable terminal 10 or the strap 11. Even if a strong pulling force is applied, the ring string 7 is not removed from the connection tool 1 unless the ring string 7 is cut, and the ring ring 8 is accommodated in the thick head 5. It is difficult for deformation and destruction.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a partially broken side view showing the connector in the second embodiment of the present invention. In the following second embodiment, the same structural parts as those of the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  In the above-described first embodiment, the opening 6 is closed when the hook portion 4b is already locked to the hook receiving portion 5b in the process before connecting the holding body 2 to the outer peripheral portion 4, and only the connector main body 3 is used. Although it is preferable because the ring string 7 and the ring ring 8 are held so as not to come out of the space portion 4a, the present invention is not limited to this.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the connector 1 ′ is composed of two parts, a holding body 2 and a connector body 3 ′, and the connector body 3 ′ has a substantially U shape in a side view without providing a collar part and a collar receiving part. An outer peripheral part 4 ′ and a head part 5 ′ are provided. A part of the outer peripheral portion 4 ′ provided with the locking projection 4c is configured as an elastic piece 4f, and a space is formed through an opening 9 formed between the free end side of the elastic piece 4f and the head portion 5 ′. After the ring string 7 and the ring ring 8 are inserted into the portion 4a ′, and the ring ring 8 is further accommodated in the mounting hole 5a of the head 5 ′, the outer peripheral portion 4 ′ of the connector main body 3 ′ is inserted into the insertion hole 2a. Then, the opening 9 is closed by bringing the opening end 2d of the holding body 2 into contact with the flat surface 5c of the head 5 '.

  Then, as in the first embodiment, the locking projection 4c is locked in the locking hole 2c by the outward biasing force of the elastic piece 4f, and the holding body 2 is movably connected to the connector main body 3 ′. Therefore, the opening 9 is reliably closed by the holding body 2, and the ring string 7 and the ring ring 8 are not detached from the connector main body 3 ′. Thus, although the collar part 4b differs in the point which does not have the collar receiving part 5b compared with the connection tool as described in Example 1, it does not provide the collar part 4b or the collar receiving part 5b, and the ring string 7 In addition, the ring ring 8 can be held in the connector main body 3 ′ in a non-removable manner, and the connector 1 ′ having a simple structure and easy to handle can be provided.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the ring string 7 is attached to the hole 10a of the mobile terminal 10 and the strap 11 is attached to the ring ring 8. However, the present invention is not limited to this and depends on the state of use. Other members such as a mascot may be appropriately attached to the ring string 7 and the ring ring 8. In addition, it goes without saying that a known strap may be directly inserted into the space 4a from the opening 6 in place of the ring ring 8 and attached to the connector main body 3 as a matter of course. Instead of the ring ring 8, a string-like ring ring may be used.

  In the first embodiment, the flange 4b and the locking projection 4c are provided on the elastic piece 4f, so that the hook 4b and the hook receiving portion 5b are interlocked when the connector body 3 is inserted into the holding body 2. And the holding body 2 are fixed, but it is not necessary to fix the holding body 2 by engagement between the locking hole 2c and the locking protrusion 4c provided on the elastic piece. As long as the connector main body 3 can be detachably engaged, any configuration may be used.

  Furthermore, in Embodiments 1 and 2, a double linear ring body is used as the ring ring 8, but an endless ring body can also be used. Furthermore, although the ring ring 8 is accommodated in the attachment hole 5a provided in the thick heads 5, 5 ', it may be accommodated in the space 4a without forming the attachment hole.

It is a perspective view which shows the usage example of the connector in Example 1 of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the whole body of the holding body and connector main body which comprise a connector. It is a side view which shows the process of attaching a string and a ring to a connection tool main body. It is a partially broken side view which shows the process of attaching a connector main body to a holding body. It is a partially broken side view which shows the state by which a connector main body is inserted by the holding body. It is a partially broken side view which shows the connection state of a holding body and a connector main body. It is a partially broken side view which shows the connector in Example 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1 'Connection tool 2 Holding body 2a Insertion hole 2b Through-hole 2c Locking hole 2d Opening end part 3, 3' Connection tool main body 4, 4 'Outer peripheral part 4a, 4a' Space part 4b Gutter part 4c Locking protrusion 4d Convex part 4e String groove 4f Elastic piece 5, 5 'Head 5a Mounting hole 5b Fence receiving part 5c Flat surface 6 Opening part 7 Ring string 8 Ring ring 9 Opening part 10 Portable terminal (one member)
10a hole 11 strap (other member)

Claims (5)

  A connecting device for connecting a ring string and a ring ring, which are respectively attached to one member and the other member, wherein the connecting device includes a holder through which the ring string can be inserted, and a ring portion of the ring string and the ring ring. A connection body having a space that can accommodate a part of the ring, the connection body having an opening through which a part of the ring portion of the ring cord and ring ring can be inserted, and the connection body The connection tool is characterized in that the opening is closed by being fitted into the holding body, and the holding body is locked to the connection tool main body.   The connector according to claim 1, wherein the opening is closed by a holding body.   The said connection tool main body is provided with the elastic piece which has the latching protrusion urged | biased outward, and the latching hole which can be latched with the said latching protrusion is formed in the said holding body. 2. The connection tool according to 2.   The opening is composed of a collar provided on the connector body and an opening formed at the free end of the collar receiver, and when the connector body is fitted in the holder, the holder faces the collar receiver by the holder. The connection tool according to claim 1, wherein both of them are engaged and the opening is closed.   The said collar part is comprised with the elastic piece which has the latching protrusion urged | biased outward, The latching hole which can be latched with the said latching protrusion is formed in the said holding body. The connector as described.

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