JP6679953B2 - Bands, watch bands with locks and watches - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a band used in a wristwatch, a watch band with a lock and a watch in which a lock is attached to the band.

There is known a watch band that can be attached to and detached from the wristwatch main body with one touch (for example, see Patent Document 1). The watch band includes a watch band with a lock to which a lock is attached and a sword side watch band. In Patent Document 1, each watch band is configured to be exchangeable with respect to the wristwatch body.
Since such a watch band can be easily replaced by the user of the watch, the user can prepare a plurality of watch bands and replace the watch bands according to the mood or scene of the day.

Utility model registration No. 3187903

  In Patent Document 1, the mounting structure of the lock is similar to that of a general timepiece band, and is attached to the band using a spring rod. For this reason, a special jig is required to remove the lock, and a general user cannot remove the lock from the band and replace it if the user feels that the color of the lock does not match the lock. There is a problem.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a band in which a lock can be easily replaced, a watch band with a lock, and a watch.

  The band of the present invention is a band for a timepiece to which a lock is attached, comprising a band main body having a folded portion to which the lock is detachably attached, and a leaf spring attached to the folded portion, The folded-back portion includes a receiving portion, a bending portion that is continuous with the receiving portion, and a locking portion that extends from the bending portion toward the receiving portion, and at least extends from the receiving portion to the bending portion. The leaf spring includes a back plate portion mounted on the receiving portion, a connecting portion mounted on the bending portion, and a fitting portion mounted on the locking portion. A stop plate portion, and a second elongated hole which is formed at least over the back plate portion and the connecting portion and is provided at a position overlapping the first elongated hole, the receiving portion and the locking The parts are configured to be opened and closed by the leaf spring. .

According to the present invention, the leaf spring is elastically deformed to open between the receiving portion and the locking portion of the folded portion, so that the rod and the shaft having the lock can be inserted from between the receiving portion and the locking portion. Since the first elongated hole and the second elongated hole are formed in the folded portion and the leaf spring, respectively, the stick is projected through the elongated hole from the folded portion and the leaf spring, and the shaft of the lock is folded. It can be arranged in a space formed inside the part. In this state, the spring force of the leaf spring closes the space between the receiving portion and the locking portion, so that the lock can be held in the folded portion. The elastic lock can be removed by elastically deforming the leaf spring and opening the receiving portion and the locking portion again.
That is, the space between the receiving portion and the locking portion is normally closed by the leaf spring, but the user can move the locking portion away from the receiving portion and elastically deform the leaf spring to remove the lock. , Can be installed. Therefore, with the band of the present invention, it is possible to easily replace the beauty lock without using a special jig or the like.
Therefore, the user of the timepiece can attach the beauty lock selected for the color, shape, material, etc. to the band.

  In the band of the present invention, the first elongated hole has a width dimension and a length dimension smaller than those of the second elongated hole, and the leaf spring is covered so as not to be exposed from the first elongated hole. It is preferable.

  According to the present invention, since the leaf spring is not exposed from the first elongated hole of the folded portion, the design of the band can be improved. Further, since the leaf spring can be prevented from directly contacting the stick, the stick can be prevented from being damaged.

  The present invention is a watch band with a lock including the band and the lock attached to the folded portion, wherein the lock includes a lock frame and a shaft attached to the lock frame. And a pivot rod rotatably attached to the shaft, wherein the shaft is disposed in a holding space surrounded by the receiving portion, the bending portion, and the locking portion, and the pivot rod is the first It is characterized in that it is projected through one elongated hole and the second elongated hole.

  According to the watch band with a lock of the present invention, the lock can be easily removed without using a special jig, like the band. Therefore, the user of the timepiece can easily exchange the beautiful lock by separately preparing the beautiful lock selected according to the color, shape, material, and the like.

  A timepiece of the present invention is characterized by comprising a timepiece main body having a timepiece case, the timepiece band with a lock attached to the timepiece case, and a sword side timepiece band attached to the timepiece case.

  According to the timepiece of the present invention, since the beautiful lock can be easily replaced, the user of the timepiece can attach the beautiful lock selected according to the hue, shape, material, etc. to the band, and improve the design of the timepiece.

It is a perspective view which shows the timepiece of embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the watch band with a lock of the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the leaf spring of the band of the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the folding | returning part of the band of the said embodiment. It is a perspective view explaining the attachment method of the beautiful tablet of the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the folding | returning part of the band of the modification of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the timepiece 1 includes a timepiece body 10, a watchband 2 with a lock, and a sword side watchband 4.

[Watch body]
The timepiece main body 10 includes a timepiece case 11, and a pair of cans 12 is formed at the 12 o'clock side and the 6 o'clock side of the timepiece case 11, and a spring rod (not shown) is stretched around the pair of cans 12. .

[Watch band with a lock]
The watch band 2 with a lock includes a watch band 20 and a lock 6.
The band 20 includes a band-shaped band main body 21 made of leather or synthetic resin, and a leaf spring 30 attached to the band main body 21.
As shown in FIG. 2, the band body 21 is configured by adhering a surface skin 22 and a back skin 23. The band body 21 includes a folded portion 24. The folded-back portion 24 is configured by a portion in which one end side of the band body 21 is folded back to the back side and folded in half.
The leaf spring 30 is mounted between the outer skin 22 and the back skin 23 at the folded portion 24.

[Leaf spring]
As shown in FIG. 3, the leaf spring 30 is formed in a two-fold shape by bending a metal plate or the like, and has a back plate portion 31, a connecting portion 32, and a locking plate portion 33.
The connecting portion 32 has a substantially arcuate cross section and connects the back plate portion 31 and the locking plate portion 33.
The back plate portion 31 and the locking plate portion 33 have the same planar shape, and the width dimension of the back plate portion 31 and the locking plate portion 33 is from the base end portion connected to the connection portion 32 to the tip end portions 31A and 33A. It is formed so that it becomes gradually smaller as it goes.

The base end portions of the back plate portion 31 and the locking plate portion 33 are arranged apart from each other with the connecting portion 32 interposed therebetween. On the other hand, the tip portions 31A and 33A of the back plate portion 31 and the locking plate portion 33 are in contact with each other. That is, in the leaf spring 30, the back plate portion 31 and the locking plate portion 33 are bent so as to come closer to each other from the base end portion toward the tip end portions 31A and 33A, and no external force is applied to the leaf spring 30. In the state, the tip portions 31A and 33A are in contact with each other.
Further, the leaf spring 30 is configured to be elastically deformed so that the tip portions 31A and 33A are separated from each other when a force in a direction in which the back plate portion 31 and the locking plate portion 33 are separated from each other is applied by a user or the like.

A second elongated hole 35 is formed at the center position of the leaf spring 30 in the width direction from the back plate portion 31 to the locking plate portion 33 via the connecting portion 32. The width W1 of the second elongated hole 35 is made larger than the width of the stick 62 of the lock 6, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the stick 62 is set to be insertable.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in the second elongated hole 35, the dimension L1 in the direction from the connecting portion 32 toward the distal end portions 31A and 33A is the attachment of the stick rod 62 attached to the shaft 63 of the lock 6. It is made larger than the diameter L2 of the portion 621.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the folded portion 24 to which the leaf spring 30 is attached has a receiving portion 241, a curved portion 242 that is continuous with the receiving portion 241, and extends from the curved portion 242 toward the receiving portion 241. And a locking portion 243 that is taken out.
As shown in FIG. 2, the back plate portion 31 of the leaf spring 30 is mounted on the receiving portion 241, the connecting portion 32 is mounted on the bending portion 242, and the locking plate portion 33 is mounted on the locking portion 243. Thereby, the space between the receiving portion 241 and the locking portion 243 of the folded portion 24 is configured to be opened and closed by the leaf spring 30.
In the present embodiment, the leaf spring 30 is mounted by being sandwiched between the outer skin 22 and the back skin 23 of the band body 21. Therefore, in the folded-back portion 24, the receiving portion 241 is a portion that sandwiches the back plate portion 31, the curved portion 242 is a portion that sandwiches the connecting portion 32, and the locking portion 243 is a portion that sandwiches the locking plate portion 33. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the receiving portion 241 and the curved portion 242 have the same width dimension, but the locking portion 243 has a width dimension corresponding to that of the locking plate portion 33 of the leaf spring 30. It is set so as to become smaller as it goes to the tip end portion 243A that is away from.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, since the curved portion 242 is provided in an arcuate cross-section along the connecting portion 32, the base end portions of the receiving portion 241 and the locking portion 243 have a band shape with the curved portion 242 interposed therebetween. The main body 21 is provided at positions separated from each other in the thickness direction. Further, the locking portion 243 extends toward the receiving portion 241, and the tip portion 243A side is in contact with the receiving portion 241. Therefore, a holding space 244 surrounded by the receiving portion 241, the bending portion 242, and the locking portion 243 is formed in the folded portion 24, and the shaft 63 of the lock 6 can be arranged in the holding space 244. Has been done.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the folded portion 24 is formed with a first elongated hole 25 corresponding to the second elongated hole 35 of the leaf spring 30. The first elongated hole 25 is formed from the receiving portion 241 of the folded portion 24 to the locking portion 243 via the curved portion 242. Further, the first elongated hole 25 has a smaller width dimension W2 (FIG. 4) and length dimension L3 (FIG. 2) than the second elongated hole 35, and the leaf spring 30 has the first elongated hole of the folded portion 24. It is covered from 25 to the surface of the band 20 so as not to be exposed.

[Case mounting part]
As shown in FIG. 1, the end portion (base end side) of the band 20 opposite to the folded portion 24 is attached to the watch case 11. The base end side of the band body 21 is folded back to the back side similarly to the folded-back portion 24, and the folded-back portion constitutes the case attachment portion 26. Also in the case attachment portion 26, a leaf spring (not shown) is attached between the front skin 22 and the back skin 23. The leaf spring of the case attachment portion 26 may be the same as the leaf spring 30 provided in the folded portion 24 except that the second elongated hole 35 is not formed.

  The case attachment portion 26 includes a receiving portion 261, a bending portion 262, and a locking portion 263, like the folding portion 24. Then, the space between the receiving portion 261 and the locking portion 263 of the case attaching portion 26 is widened and inserted into the spring rod of the watch case 11, and the spring rod is arranged in the case attaching portion 26, whereby the watch band 2 with a lock. Is detachably attached to the watch case 11.

[Sword tip side watch band]
The sword tip side watch band 4 is provided with a band-shaped band body 41 made of leather, synthetic resin or the like, like the watch band 2 with a lock. The band body 41 is formed with a plurality of holes 42 for connection with the lock 6.
Like the band body 21, a case attachment portion 46 is formed on the base end side of the band body 41 attached to the watch body 10. The case mounting portion 46 includes the receiving portion 461, the curved portion 462, and the locking portion 463, and since it is the same as the case mounting portion 26, the description thereof will be omitted.
Like the watch band 2 with a lock, the sword tip side watch band 4 is also detachably attached to the watch case 11 by disposing the spring rod of the watch case 11 in the case attaching portion 46.

[Beautiful tablet]
The lock 6 includes a lock frame 61, a stick 62, and a shaft 63, as shown in FIGS. The stick 62 is rotatably attached to the shaft 63. In a general lock, the shaft 63 is formed of a spring rod, and the shaft 63 is removed from the lock frame 61 to remove the lock from the band. In the present invention, the shaft 63 is removed from the lock frame 61. There is no need. Therefore, the shaft 63 may be a spring rod or a shaft member fixed to the lock frame 61.

[Mounting a lock on the band]
As shown in FIG. 5, in order to attach the lock 6 to the band 20, the user expands the space between the receiving portion 241 and the locking portion 243 to elastically deform the leaf spring 30, and the opened receiving portion 241 and the locking portion 243. The stick 62 and the shaft 63 are inserted from between 243.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the tip of the stick 62 is projected to the outside through the first elongated hole 25 and the second elongated hole 35, and the shaft 63 is arranged in the holding space 244 of the bending portion 242. When the shaft 63 is disposed in the holding space 244 and the user releases the operation of expanding the space between the receiving portion 241 and the locking portion 243, the spring force of the leaf spring 30 causes the receiving portion 241 and the locking portion 243 to come into contact with each other. Can be closed. As a result, the shaft 63 is held by closing the space between the receiving portion 241 and the locking portion 243 by the leaf spring 30, and the lock 6 is attached to the folding portion 24. Thereby, the watch lock band 2 with the lock can be configured by attaching the lock 6 to the band 20.

[Removing the lock on the band]
To remove the lock 6 from the band 20, the shaft 63 of the lock 6 is moved in the direction toward the tip portion 243A. As a result, the receiving portion 241 and the locking portion 243 are expanded by the movement of the shaft 63. Then, by removing the shaft 63 and the stick 62 from between the receiving portion 241 and the locking portion 243, the tablet 6 can be removed from the folding portion 24.

[Attachment / detachment of band to / from watch case]
To attach the watch band 2 with a lock and the watch band 4 on the sword tip side to the watch case 11, the user needs to insert a finger between the receiving parts 261, 461 of the case attaching parts 26, 46 and the locking parts 263, 463. Spread using. Next, the watch bands 2 and 4 are oriented in a direction orthogonal to the case surface of the watch case 11 (direction from the front surface to the back surface of the watch case 11). Then, the locking portions 263, 463 are hooked on the spring rod of the watch case 11, and the watch bands 2, 4 are pulled in the direction from the front surface to the back surface (downward) of the watch case 11. The timepiece bands 2 and 4 can be securely attached to the timepiece case 11 by pulling the timepiece bands 2 and 4 to the positions where the curved portions 262 and 462 contact the spring rods.
On the other hand, in order to remove the watchband 2 with a lock and the watchband 4 on the sword tip side from the watch case 11, a process reverse to that at the time of attachment may be performed. That is, with respect to the watch case 11, the watch bands 2 and 4 may be oriented in the orthogonal direction, and the watch bands 2 and 4 may be pushed up in a direction from the back surface to the front surface (upward direction) of the watch case 11. As a result, the locking portions 263 and 463 are disengaged from the spring rods, and the watch bands 2 and 4 are removed from the watch case 11.

[Effect of Embodiment]
According to this embodiment, the lock 6 can be attached to and detached from the folded-back portion 24 of the band 20 by a simple operation, so that the user of the timepiece 1 can easily replace the lock 6 attached to the band 20. .
For this reason, the user of the timepiece 1 can replace with the beautiful lock 6 having a color and a design suitable for the band 20 according to his / her preference. Therefore, the user can make a favorite timepiece 1.
Further, since the locks 6 can be exchanged, it is possible to select and mount a plurality of locks 6 having different lengths of the lock frame 61 and the stick 62. Therefore, in addition to the space between the holes 42 of the sword tip side watch band 4, by preparing a beauty lock 6 having a different length dimension, the watch 1 is mounted on the user's arm and the watch bands 2 and 4 are tightened. You can finely adjust the tightening condition when you hit.

In the embodiment described above, the watch band 2 with a lock and the watch band 4 on the sword tip side can be replaced with a simple operation with respect to the watch case 11. For this reason, the user of the timepiece 1 can combine the watchbands 2 and 4 in addition to the beauty lock 6 according to his or her preference.
Further, since the watch bands 2 and 4 can be replaced in addition to the beauty lock 6, the tightening condition when the watch 1 is worn on the user's arm can be adjusted more finely.
Further, since the user can replace the lock 6 with the band 20, the manufacturer who manufactures and sells the band can sell not only the watch band 2 with the lock but also the band 20 to which the lock 6 is not attached. it can. Therefore, a user who wants to replace only the band 20 can use various bands 20 at low cost by purchasing the band 20 to which the beauty lock 6 is not attached.

  The first elongated hole 25 formed in the folded portion 24 has a smaller width dimension and smaller length dimension than the second elongated hole 35 formed in the leaf spring 30, and therefore is arranged in the first elongated hole 25 and the second elongated hole 35. It is possible to prevent the sticky rod 62 from coming into contact with the leaf spring 30. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the stick 62 from being damaged or not moving smoothly.

[Other Embodiments]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.
For example, the leaf spring 30 is not limited to that of the above embodiment. For example, the back plate portion 31 and the locking plate portion 33 of the leaf spring 30 are not limited to the same shape, and may be different in shape and size. For example, the locking plate portion 33 may be smaller than the back plate portion 31, or conversely, the back plate portion 31 may be smaller than the locking plate portion 33.
Further, the back plate portion 31 and the locking plate portion 33 have the width dimension reduced toward the tip portions 31A and 33A, but the width dimension is made constant and the surface shape is made rectangular. Good.

The first elongated hole 25 of the folded-back portion 24 and the second elongated hole 35 of the leaf spring 30 are not formed on the locking portion 243 and the locking plate portion 33 side, but curved from the receiving portion 241 and the back plate portion 31. You may form in the range to the part 242 and the connection part 32. That is, the first oblong hole 25 and the second oblong hole 35 may be formed in a range necessary for the movement of the stick 62.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the first elongated hole 25 is formed to extend to the distal end portion 243A of the locking portion 243, and the second elongated hole 35 is formed to extend to the distal end portion 33A of the locking plate portion 33. You may. In this case, since the first oblong hole 25 and the second oblong hole 35 are continuously formed up to the respective tip end portions 243A and 33A, the locking portion 243 and the locking plate portion 33 have the first long hole 25 and the second long hole 35, respectively. The two long holes 35 are sandwiched and the two members are separately provided. Since the first oblong hole 25 and the second oblong hole 35 are opened at the tip portions 243A and 33A, the stick 62 can be easily moved along the first oblong hole 25 and the second oblong hole 35, and The replacement work can be made even easier.
Further, the first elongated hole 25 may be set to have the same width dimension and length dimension as the second elongated hole 35. Further, the first elongated hole 25 may have a larger width dimension or longer dimension than the second elongated hole 35 so that the leaf spring 30 is exposed in the first elongated hole 25.

  The material of the band body 21 and the band body 41 is not limited to leather, and can be applied to all soft bands made of cloth, synthetic resin, or the like. Further, as the material of the leaf spring 30, any material having a spring property such as metal or resin can be used.

  1 ... Watch, 2 ... Watch band with lock, 4 ... Sword tip watch band, 6 ... Lock, 10 ... Watch body, 11 ... Watch case, 12 ... Can, 20 ... Band, 21 ... Band body, 24 ... Fold back Part, 241 ... Receiving part, 242 ... Bending part, 243 ... Locking part, 243A ... Tip part, 244 ... Holding space, 25 ... First elongated hole, 26 ... Case mounting part, 261 ... Receiving part, 262 ... Bending part 263 ... Locking part, 30 ... Leaf spring, 31 ... Back plate part, 31A ... Tip part, 32 ... Connection part, 33 ... Locking plate part, 33A ... Tip part, 35 ... Second oblong hole, 41 ... Band Main body, 42 ... Hole, 46 ... Case mounting portion, 461 ... Receiving portion, 462 ... Curved portion, 463 ... Locking portion, 61 ... Locking frame, 62 ... Stick, 621 ... Mounting portion, 63 ... Shaft.

Claims (3)

A band for a watch to which a lock is attached,
A band main body having a folding portion to which the beautiful tablet is detachably attached,
A leaf spring attached to the folded portion,
The folded-back portion includes a receiving portion, a bending portion that is continuous with the receiving portion, and a locking portion that extends from the bending portion toward the receiving portion, and at least extends from the receiving portion to the bending portion. Has a first elongated hole formed by
The leaf spring includes a back plate portion mounted on the receiving portion, a connecting portion mounted on the bending portion, and a locking plate portion mounted on the locking portion, and at least from the back plate portion. A second elongated hole that is formed so as to straddle the connecting portion and that overlaps with the first elongated hole,
Between the receiving portion and the locking portion, the leaf spring is configured to be openable and closable ,
The first elongated hole has a smaller width and length than the second elongated hole,
The said leaf | plate spring is covered so that it may not expose from the said 1st long hole, The band characterized by the above-mentioned. The band according to claim 1 ,
A watch band with a lock, comprising: the lock attached to the folded portion,
The lock includes a lock frame, a shaft attached to the lock frame, and a stick attached to the shaft to be rotatable.
The shaft is arranged in a holding space surrounded by the receiving portion, the bending portion, and the locking portion,
The watch band with a lock, wherein the stick is projected through the first elongated hole and the second elongated hole. A watch body having a watch case,
The watch band with a lock according to claim 2 , which is attached to the watch case,
A sword tip side watch band attached to the watch case.

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