JP6161428B2 - Releasable attachment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a releasable attachment member, particularly an attachment used to form and attach a loop for suspending a tag describing data such as price and quality to a product, or to connect a plurality of products. Further, the present invention relates to an improvement of a releasable attachment member that unlocks the formed loop, enables a tag to be changed and a target product to be changed, and can be used repeatedly.

  Conventionally, as such a product, what is shown as Patent Document 1 has been disclosed. However, according to the technique described in Patent Document 1, the accuracy of the engagement lock state at the time of loop forming is poor, the backlash tends to occur, and the engagement lock state is released even if a slight impact is applied. It is necessary to perform complicated shape processing on the part. Further, due to the structure for the engagement, the directionality for inserting the insertion portion into the receiving portion is restricted, and it is difficult to engage with a random directionality.

JP-A-9-16084

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is an attachment member that is used for suspending a tag or connecting a product and that can be released (unlocked). This means that the accuracy of the engagement lock state including the weak holding force of the part is poor, and there is a possibility that even a slight impact may come off, and the insertion directionality of the insertion part to the receiving part is regulated In addition, because there is unevenness on the outer surface of the receiving part fitted with the insertion part, there is a risk of being caught with the product and other attachment members and tags used, It is a point that it may be damaged.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the releasable attachment member according to the present invention is integrally provided with an insertion portion at one end of a flexible loop molding material, and the insertion portion is inserted into the other end. In the releasable attachment member which is integrally provided with a receiving portion provided with a groove portion to be joined, and in which the slit portion into which the insertion portion is fitted along the axial direction is formed in the groove portion of the receiving portion, the insertion portion The recessed portion has a cylindrical shape with the tip of the head being spherical, and forms a constricted portion with one or more smaller diameters. The receiving portion has a stepped portion formed by the head and the constricted portion continuously with the slit. A locking portion is formed.

  Further, the releasable attachment member according to the present invention forms a receiving recess into which the head end of the insertion portion is inserted substantially orthogonally at the innermost portion of the slit formed in the receiving portion. The insertion portion is inserted into the receiving recess, and then is engaged by being tilted approximately 90 degrees along the slit to be engaged, and the lower surface of the slit is undercut in the groove portion described above The insertion portion is prevented from falling off in the slit direction after the tilt fitting, and the receiving portion is inserted by forming a pair of communicating openings on the opposite side of the slit forming surface. It is characterized in that it is prevented from falling off after the fitting portion is tilted.

  Further, the releasable attachment member according to the present invention is characterized in that a concave surface for picking is formed on the outer side surface of the receiving portion, and the receiving portion has both side walls along the slit inward. It is characterized by being arcuate surfaces that are bulged toward each other, and the outer surface of the receiving portion described above is a smooth surface.

  In the releasable attachment member according to the present invention, the length from the engagement lock position with the receiving portion of the insertion portion described above to the end surface exposed to the outside of the receiving portion is the length of the entire insertion portion. The paddle-shaped part is integrated with the insertion part and the base end part connected to at least one loop molding material of the receiving part. It is characterized by comprising a display unit for displaying data of an object to be attached on the outer surface of the receiving unit, and the display unit records data electronically. It is characterized by having an IC chip.

  The releasable attachment member according to the present invention is configured as described above. Therefore, the fitting state of the insertion part and the receiving part becomes elaborate, the locked state is not released by a slight impact, and the insertion part is inserted in a random position direction. In addition, the outer surface of the receiving portion is a smooth surface with no unevenness, and there is no possibility of being caught with the target product, other attachment members, tags, or the like.

It is a perspective view of the releasable attachment member which implemented this invention. It is a perspective view of the locked loop formation state. It is a side view which shows an insertion part. It is a front view which shows a receiving part. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. It is a front view of the state which inserted the insertion part in the receiving part. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the inclination operation | movement of the insertion part in the state inserted. It is sectional drawing which shows an engagement lock state. It is a side view which shows the receiving part and insertion part of an engagement lock state. It is sectional drawing along CC line in FIG. It is sectional drawing along the DD line in FIG. It is a side view of a receiving part. It is an end view along the EE line in FIG. It is a sectional side view which shows an engagement lock state. It is a side view which shows the modification of a receiving part. It is an end view along the FF line in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of a receiving part. It is a front view. It is a top view. It is a side view. It is a side view which shows an engagement lock state. FIG. 23 is an end view taken along line GG in FIG. 22. It is a top view which shows an engagement lock state. It is a side view. It is the figure seen from the insertion part side. It is the figure seen from the receiving part side. It is a side view which shows the protrusion length of the insertion part. It is a side view. It is a top view which shows the engagement lock state provided with the paddle part. It is a side view. It is the figure seen from the insertion part side. It is the figure seen from the receiving part side. It is a side view which shows the side which provided the display part in the receiving part.

  This was realized by configuring as illustrated in the drawings and described in the examples.

  Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In these drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a releasable attachment member body embodying the present invention. This attachment member main body 1 has a loop forming material 2 made of a flexible material. In this embodiment, the loop forming material 2 is assumed to be a twisted yarn, but is not particular about this, and is stretched. Materials such as plastic can also be used.

  One end of the loop molding material 2 of the attachment member 1 is integrally provided with an insertion portion 3 formed of a plastic material, which is also plastic in this embodiment, and the other end is provided with the insertion portion 3. Are received, engaged, and integrally provided with a receiving portion 4 that locks and holds the loop state of the loop molding material 2.

  The insertion portion 3 described above has a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole, and one end of the loop molding material 2 is integrally connected to the center of the base end surface. This insertion part 3 makes the front end surface of the head 3a a smooth spherical arc surface, and facilitates the insertion and tilting work into the receiving recess of the receiving part 4 described later. Further, a constricted portion 3b having a smaller diameter than the entire diameter is formed on the proximal end side of the head portion 3a, and an engaging step portion 3c is formed on the proximal end of the head portion 3a.

  On the other hand, the receiving part 4 has a substantially oval shape as a whole, and has a configuration in which the other end of the loop molding material 2 is integrally connected to the center of the base end face. The receiving portion 4 is formed with a slit 5 communicating with the tip thereof on the upper surface, and a receiving groove portion 6 communicating with the slit 5 is formed. A receiving recess 7 that communicates from the slit 5 to the receiving groove 6 is formed at the back end side of the slit 5.

  Further, the lower end of the inner wall surface of the slit 5 is provided with an undercut 8 and, as will be described later, the insertion portion 3 is accommodated in the receiving groove portion 6 and is dropped to the slit 5 side in a locked state. Is prevented. Further, on the front side of the receiving recess 7, a locking portion 9 for locking the stepped portion 3 c is provided along the inner wall surface of the receiving groove 6 and orthogonal to the axial direction of the receiving portion 4. It has been.

  The insertion part 3 inserts the head part 3a from the upper surface opening of the receiving recessed part 7 to the bottom part in a state orthogonal to the axial direction of the receiving part 4 first. At the time of this insertion, since the insertion part 3 has a columnar shape and the outer peripheral surfaces are all the same, the directionality of the side surface is not restricted and can be implemented randomly.

  After the end of the insertion, the inserted insertion portion 3 is tilted approximately 90 degrees toward the slit 5 and the receiving groove portion 6 of the receiving portion 4 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8), and the entire insertion portion 3 is received by the receiving groove portion. Store in 6. The step 3c formed at the base end of the head 3a of the insertion portion 3 by this tilting operation is engaged with the locking portion 9 of the receiving portion 4, and the constricted portion 3b is fitted into the locking portion 9. The loop molding material 2 is prevented from coming off in the direction. In addition, as described above, the undercut 8 prevents the drop in the slit 5 direction. Further, the undercut 8 may become an obstacle to the tilting work, and is unnecessary at a position ahead of the locking portion 9.

  By this tilting operation, the locking portion 9 and the constricted portion 3b of the insertion portion 3 are in close contact with each other, the stepped portion 3c of the head 3a is engaged with the locking portion 9, and the head 3a is moved. First, the entire insertion portion 3 comes into close contact with the inner wall surface of the receiving groove portion 6 and is accommodated in the receiving groove portion 6. When the tag is suspended by the attachment member 1, the insertion portion 3 is inserted into the tag's suspension through hole, the loop molding material 2 is passed through, and the loop molding material 2 is passed through the target position. Will be.

  Further, in order to release the engagement lock state, the insertion portion 3 can be pulled out from the receiving recess 7 by rotating the insertion portion 3 along the receiving groove portion 6 in the direction of the slit 5 by approximately 90 degrees. Can be restored to the initial state.

  Further, on the outer surface of the receiving portion 4, knob concave surfaces 10 and 10 are formed on both surfaces along the receiving groove portion 6 so that the engagement lock and release work can be easily performed. By forming the concave surfaces 10 and 10 for picking, the receiving portion 4 is positioned and fixed between the fingertips at the time of work, and is stabilized without slipping.

  And in addition to forming the concave surfaces 10 and 10 for picking mentioned above in the receiving part 4, the concave surfaces 10 and 10 are further deform | transformed and the both side wall surface along the receiving groove part 6 is made to bulge toward an inner surface. A bow-like shape can also be used (see FIG. 17). By doing so, the receiving portion 4 can be made elastic or springy, and the fitting and holding force of the insertion portion 3 can be enhanced and improved.

  Further, the structure of the receiving portion 4, particularly the presence of the undercut 8, can be configured as shown in FIGS. 18 to 23 in addition to changing the thickness as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12. . That is, in this structure, groove-shaped openings 11, 11 facing the lower portions of both side surfaces along the receiving groove portion 6 of the receiving portion 4 are formed at positions orthogonal to the axial direction of the receiving portion 4. Yes. When the locking portion 9 is formed corresponding to the openings 11 and 11, the insertion portion 3 and the receiving portion 4 have a point contact structure, and the friction of the contact portion is reduced. Even if pulled, the loop molding material 2 and the insertion portion 3 move smoothly before the force acts on the engagement lock portion, and the force can be easily escaped.

  Further, the attachment member main body 1 is in an engagement lock state in which the insertion portion 3 and the receiving portion 4 are fitted, and the insertion portion 3 is housed in the receiving portion 4 except for the end exposed from the receiving portion 4. In addition, the presence of the concavo-convex portion over the entire inclusion surface of the receiving portion 4 is not a case except when the openings 11 and 11 are formed, and is in a smooth surface state. Therefore, the object and other attachment members, tags, and the like are prevented from being caught, and there is no possibility that the object or the attachment member main body 1 is damaged.

  Then, in the above-described engagement lock state in which the insertion portion 3 and the receiving portion 4 are fitted, the loop forming in which the end portion of the insertion portion 3 is exposed to the outside of the receiving portion 4 from the fitting and engagement lock portion. The length L to the end face to which the material 2 is connected is not more than half of the entire length of the insertion part 3, and when the length of the insertion part 3 is specifically 10 mm, the length L is about 4 mm. Further, the length of the exposed portion is 1/10 or less of the entire length, that is, 1 mm. If the length of the insertion portion 3, which is also the length from the fitting / engagement lock to the exposed end face, is short, even if an unexpected impact or force is applied to the insertion portion 3, Even if the loop molding material 2 is pulled little, the loop molding material 2 escapes in the pressurizing direction before the fitting / engaging state is released, so that the engagement lock may be unexpectedly released. Absent.

  Further, paddle-shaped portions 12 and 12 formed of the same material as the insertion portion 3 and the receiving portion 4 can be interposed between the insertion portion 3 and the receiving portion 4 and the loop molding material 2. The paddle-like parts 12 and 12 can function as a knob part or can improve the appearance aesthetics as a design, and the paddle-like parts 12 and 12 can display data of an object. The paddle-like portion 12 may be provided with only one of them, and may be provided with an IC chip on which data information is recorded in addition to sticking, engraving, or direct writing of data.

  Further, the display unit 13 can be integrally provided on the outer surface of the receiving unit 4. The display unit 13 can display the data of the object in the same manner as the paddle-shaped unit 12 described above, and the display includes an IC chip on which the data is recorded. And by providing this display part 13, it becomes possible to exclude the presence of the tag which should be suspended depending on the case, and workability | operativity can also be improved very much.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Releasable attachment member main body 2 Loop molding material 3 Insertion part 3a Head part 3b Narrow part 3c Engagement part 4 Receiving part 5 Slit 6 Receiving groove part 7 Receiving recessed part 8 Undercut 9 Locking part 10 Concave surface 11 Opening 12 Paddle shape Part 13 Display part L Length

Claims (11)

  An insertion part is integrally provided at one end of the flexible loop molding material, and a receiving part provided with a groove part into which the insertion part is inserted and fitted is provided at the other end, and the groove part of the above-described receiving part. In the releasable attachment member formed with a slit into which the insertion portion is inserted along the axial direction, the insertion portion is a cylindrical shape having a spherical tip at the head, and one or more diameters are reduced. A releasable attachment member characterized in that a constricted portion is formed, and a locking portion of a step portion formed by a head portion and a constricted portion is formed in the receiving portion continuously with the slit.   In the innermost portion of the slit formed in the receiving portion, a receiving recess is formed in which the head end of the insertion portion is inserted substantially orthogonally, and the insertion portion is inserted into the receiving recess and then the slit. The releasable attachment member according to claim 1, wherein the releasable attachment member is brought into an engaged state by being tilted and fitted by approximately 90 degrees along the axis.   The releasable attachment member according to claim 2, wherein a lower surface of the slit is undercut in the groove portion to prevent the insertion portion from falling off in the slit direction after the tilt fitting.   3. The receiving portion according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a pair of communicating openings is formed on the opposite side of the slit forming surface to prevent the insertion portion from falling off after tilting fitting. Attached member that can be released as described.   5. The releasable attachment member according to claim 1, wherein a concave surface for picking is formed on an outer surface of the receiving portion.   6. The releasable attachment member according to claim 1, wherein the receiving part is formed as an arcuate arc surface in which both side walls along the slit are inflated toward each other inward. .   The releasable attachment member according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the receiving portion is a smooth surface.   The length from the engagement lock position of the insertion portion to the receiving portion to the end surface exposed to the outside of the receiving portion is shorter than half the entire length of the insertion portion. The releasable attachment member according to claim 1.   The paddle-shaped part is integrally provided in the base end part connected with the above-mentioned insertion part and at least one loop molding material among the receiving parts. The releasable attachment member as described.   The releasable attachment member according to claim 1, wherein a display unit that displays data of an attachment target is integrally provided on the outer surface of the receiving unit.   The releasable attachment member according to claim 10, wherein the display unit includes an IC chip in which data is electronically recorded.

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