JPH0530828U - Eye mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] At the same time as taking out the glasses from the glasses case, the temples are opened. [Structure] The temples 5 and 5 can be freely opened and closed by hinges 7 with respect to the ends 4 and 4 of the lens 3 frame, and the temples 5 and 5 are held open by an elastic member 6. It is a thing.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to eyeglasses characterized by holding a temple in an open state with respect to a lens frame.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 As for conventional spectacles, the spectacles are stored in a spectacle case when the temples are closed when not needed, and the spectacles are taken out from the spectacle case when necessary and the temples are opened and worn.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the case of conventional spectacles, it is necessary to open the temple by hand when the spectacles are worn, so that there is a problem that it is very troublesome for reading glasses that are worn and removed frequently.

Therefore, the present invention seeks to provide eyeglasses that hold the temples open at the same time when the eyeglasses are taken out from the eyeglass case.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the temple end is attached to the end of the lens frame with a hinge so that the temple can be opened and closed, and the temple is held open by an elastic member. is there.

Further, due to the effect described later, the sliding portions of the two hinge pieces having the sliding portion and the mounting portion are pivotally attached by the pivot shaft while being in contact with each other, so that the sliding portions are rotatable. An accommodation part, which is a space for accommodating an elastic member using a coil spring wound around this pivot shaft, is provided at the sliding part of the hinge piece, and the end of the coil spring is attached to each hinge piece or one of the pivot shafts. Using the hinges that are locked to, attach the attachment part of one hinge piece to the end of the lens frame, attach the attachment part of the other hinge piece to the temple end, and attach the elastic member inside the hinge. It is preferable that the temple is held open by a force.

Further, a member having a U-shaped cross section is used for one hinge piece, and a member having a T-shaped cross section is used for the other hinge piece, and the upper sliding portion and the lower slide portion of one hinge piece are used. It is possible to use a hinge in which the sliding portion of the other hinge piece is positioned and pivotally attached in the holding space portion which is between the moving portions.

[0008]

[Action]

 As described above, according to the spectacles of the present invention, when the spectacles are stored in the spectacle case, the opening of the spectacle case is closed against the urging force of the elastic member while the temple is closed against the armoring of the lens frame. The eyeglasses can be stored further, and when the eyeglasses are taken out from the eyeglasses case, the temples are opened by the biasing force of the elastic member when the eyeglasses are taken out from the opening of the eyeglasses case, and the temples of the eyeglasses are held in the open state. You can wear glasses with.

Next, the two sliding parts of the two hinge pieces having the sliding part and the mounting part are pivotally attached by the pivoting shaft in a state where the sliding parts are in contact with each other, so that the pivoting shaft is rotatable. A storage part, which is a space for storing the coiled elastic member in a wound state, is provided on the sliding part of the hinge piece, and the end part of the coil spring is locked to each hinge piece or one of them to the pivot shaft. Using a hinge, attach the attachment part of one hinge piece to the end of the lens frame, attach the attachment part of the other hinge piece to the temple end, and open the temple with the biasing force of the elastic member inside the hinge. According to the one characterized in that the hinge piece is held open by the biasing force of the elastic member, which is a coil spring wound around the pivot shaft in the hinge, the temples of the glasses are opened. Is kept in a closed state.

Further, a member having a U-shaped cross section is used for one hinge piece, and a member having a T-shaped cross section is used for the other hinge piece, and the upper sliding portion and the lower sliding portion of one hinge piece are used. When a hinge is used in which the sliding part of the other hinge piece is positioned and pivotally attached to the inside of the holding space between the two parts, when the upper sliding part and the lower sliding part of one hinge piece are The sliding parts of the other hinge piece can be rotated while the sliding parts of the other hinge piece are positioned in the sandwiching space part.

[0011]

【Example】

 The details of the present invention will be described with reference to further illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 shows the spectacles of the first embodiment of the present invention taken out from the spectacle case. The spectacles may include ordinary myopia or hyperopia spectacles, reading glasses, sun glasses, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the spectacles A includes a lens frame 3 having lenses 1, 1 and clings 2, 2, etc., armatures 4, 4 fixed to both ends of the lens frame 3, temples 5, 5 and elastic members inside. It is composed of a hinge 7 having 6 and the temples 5 and 5 can be freely opened and closed by the hinge 7 with respect to the end pieces 4 and 4 of the lens frame 3, and the temples 5 and 5 are held in an open state by the elastic member 6. It will be done.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the hinge 7 of the first embodiment is an elastic member using one hinge piece 8a, the other hinge piece 8b, a pivot shaft 9, an O-ring 10, and a coil spring body 11. It is composed of a member 6. As shown in FIG. 2, the pivot shaft 9 has a screw portion 12 at the tip and a head 13 at the base. As shown in FIG. 2, the elastic member 6 has the upper end of the coil spring main body 11 bent upward in an L-shape and the lower end bent downward in an L-shape to form respective stopper portions 11a, 11b. It is a thing. One of the hinge pieces 8a is formed by extending a cylindrical sliding portion 15 in a half of the mounting portion 14 having a mounting surface 14 'as shown in FIG. 2, and the sliding portion 15 abuts as shown in FIG. A housing portion 16 having a space for housing the elastic member 6 in order from the surface 15a, an insertion hole 17 for inserting the pivot shaft 9, a locking portion 18 for housing the head 13 of the pivot shaft 9 and the O-ring 10. Is formed, and the locking hole 19 is penetrated upward from the end surface of the storage portion 16. The other hinge piece 8b has almost the same structure as the one hinge piece 8a, but has a space for accommodating the elastic member 6 in order from the contact surface 15b as shown in FIG. An L-shaped locking groove portion 21 is provided on the end surface of the storage portion 16. Then, with the L-shaped stopper portion 11b of the elastic member 6 locked in the locking groove portion 21 of the other hinge piece 8b, the other hinge piece 8b is covered with the one hinge piece 8a, and The stopper portion 11a is inserted into the locking hole 19 of the one hinge piece 8a, the pivot shaft 9 is inserted from the locking portion 18 of the one hinge piece 8a with the O-ring 10 interposed, and the screw portion 12 is The hinge 7 can be easily assembled as shown in FIG. 4 by screwing it into the screw hole 20 of the hinge piece 8b. When one hinge piece 8a and the other hinge piece 8b are rotated in the arrow direction as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 3, the twisted coil spring body 11 tries to return to its original state. The elastic member 6 acts in the direction, and is elastically biased so that the respective mounting surfaces 14 'and 14' are aligned as shown by the solid line in FIG.

Next, a hinge 7 shown in FIG. 5 is a second embodiment, in which the locking positions of the stoppers 11a and 11b of the elastic member 6 are changed, and one hinge as shown in FIG. An engaging slit 22 is provided halfway from the end of the sliding portion 15 of the piece 8a and the other hinge piece 8b, and the engaging portions 22a and 22b project the stoppers 11a and 11b to the outside. It was made to let.

Further, the hinge 7 shown in FIG. 6 is the third embodiment, and like the hinge 7 shown in FIG. 4, corresponds to the sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. In the middle of the pivot shaft 9 having the head 13, the holding plate 13 'is inserted into the sliding portion 15 of the piece 8b, and the holding plate 13' of a size that can be housed in the holding portion 16 is fixed, and the vertical end is attached to the tip. With the groove 24 provided, the coil spring body 11 of the elastic member 6 is wound around the pivot shaft 9 and the stopper 11a is locked in the vertical groove 24, and the tip of the pivot shaft 9 penetrates one of the hinge pieces 8a. The washer 23 is inserted into the hole 25, the washer 23 is bitten between the pivot shaft 9 and the sandwiching plate 13 ', and the tip of the pivot shaft 9 is brazed. Further, the retaining portion 11b of the elastic member 6 is adapted to retain the retaining slit 22 similarly to the hinge 7 of the second embodiment shown in FIG.

The hinge 7 shown in FIG. 7 is a fourth embodiment, and has substantially the same structure as the hinge 7 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6, except that one hinge piece 8a has a cross section of In addition to using a square-shaped member, a member having a T-shaped cross section is used for the other hinge piece 8b. A substrate 26 is fixed to the tip of the pivot shaft 9, and this substrate 26 is attached to one hinge piece 8a. It is engaged with the stepped portion 27 provided, and the tip of the stopper portion 11a of the elastic member 6 is fixed to the main body of the pivot shaft 9, and the other stopper portion 11b is projected outward from the sliding portion 15 for engagement. It has stopped. Although not shown in particular, by rotating the pivot shaft 9, the locking position of the elastic member 6 is changed so as to prevent the elastic force of the elastic member 6 from being affected and the hinge piece 8a on one side and the hinge piece on the other side are not changed. Providing convex portions or concave portions on the abutting surfaces of the sliding portions 15, 15 on the piece 8b, respectively, and fitting the two, they are fixed, and if necessary, the temples 5, 5 are attached to the end pieces 4, 4 of the lens frame 3. It is also possible to hold it in the closed state and use it as ordinary glasses.

Incidentally, these hinges 7 are such that a storage portion 16 is bored in the sliding portion 15 of the hinge pieces 8a, 8b so that the elastic member 6 using the coil spring body 11 is stored inside. However, it is also possible to attach the elastic member 6 using the coil spring main body 11 to the outside and hold the temples 5 and 5 in the closed state. Although not shown in particular, it is possible to attach leaf springs inside or outside the hinge pieces 8a, 8b to hold the temples 5, 5 in a closed state. Further, although the hinge 7 of the first embodiment has the O-ring 10 interposed for screwing the pivot shaft 9, the O-ring 10 may not be necessary in particular. Further, the spectacles A of FIG. 1 or the spectacles A of the second embodiment of FIG. 8 which will be described later are those in which both the temples 5 and 5 are elastically biased so as to be opened by the elastic member 6. Alternatively, only the sample 5 may be elastically biased so as to be opened by the elastic member 6.

Therefore, according to the eyeglasses A of the first embodiment of the present invention, when the eyeglasses A are stored in the eyeglass case B, contrary to the biasing force of the elastic member 6 in the hinge 7, as shown in FIG. As shown by the imaginary line, the temples 5 and 5 can be stored in the opening 27 of the spectacle case B with the arms 4 and 4 of the lens frame 3 closed. When taking out, as shown in FIG. 1, when taken out in the direction of the arrow from the opening 27 of the spectacle case B, the temples 5 and 5 shown by phantom lines in FIG. 1 are arrowed by the biasing force of the elastic member 6 in the hinge 7. The temples 5 and 5 are opened in the direction, and as shown by the solid line, the temples 5 and 5 are held open, and the glasses A can be worn up to this point. When the eyeglasses A are stored in the eyeglass case B, the temples 5 and 5 may be closed while pushing the right temple 5b with the left temple 5a of the eyeglass A closed in the opening 27 of the eyeglass case B. It is possible.

As described above, according to the eyeglasses A of the first embodiment of the present invention, when the eyeglasses A are taken out from the eyeglass case B, they are taken out in the arrow direction from the opening 27 of the eyeglass case B as shown in FIG. Then, the urging force of the elastic member 6 in the hinge 7 opens the temples 5 and 5 shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 1 in the arrow direction, and the temples 5 and 5 are held open as shown by the solid line. Since the spectacles A can be mounted as they are, the troublesome work of opening the temples 5 and 5 can be omitted. Therefore, it is particularly useful for reading glasses that are worn and removed many times. Further, since the elastic member 6 which is a coil spring is housed in the housing portion 16 of the hinge pieces 8a and 8b, the elastic member 6 has a good appearance and is compact in size, and there are few failures due to the elastic member 6.

Next, the eyeglasses A of the second embodiment according to the present invention, which is highly likely to be actually manufactured and sold, will be described with reference to FIG. The spectacles A are reading glasses as shown in FIG. 8, and like the spectacles A of the first embodiment, the temples 5 and 5 can be freely opened and closed by the hinges 7 with respect to the end pieces 4 and 4 of the lens frame 3. The member 6 holds the temples 5 and 5 in an open state. The spectacle case B is a container that is newly devised so as to fit the spectacles A, and is a container having a substantially octagonal cross section as shown in FIG. It can be opened and closed centered on one side, and it is closed by fitting the fitting convex portion 33 of the cap 32 and the fitting concave portion 34 of the case main body 31. When the eyeglass case B is closed, the state as shown in FIG. 14 is obtained. It becomes.

Further, the hinge 7 of the fifth embodiment used in the glasses A will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13. The hinge 7 has a structure similar to that of the hinge 7 of the fourth embodiment of FIG. 7, and is composed of one hinge piece 8a, the other hinge piece 8b, the pivot shaft 9, the elastic member 6, and the washer 23 as shown in FIG. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 9, one hinge piece 8a has a U-shaped cross section and is formed with an upper sliding portion 35, a lower sliding portion 36, and a holding space portion 37. Furthermore, the coil spring main body 11 of the elastic member 6 is passed through the accommodating portion 16 which is large enough to be accommodated in the upper sliding portion 35 while being wound around the pivot shaft 9, and the tip end of the pivot shaft 9 is attached to the lower sliding portion 36. An insertion hole 17 of a size that can be inserted is penetrated, a notch 38 is provided on the upper surface of the upper sliding portion 35, and a locking groove 21 is provided on the side of the hinge piece 8a. The other hinge piece 8b uses a member having a T-shaped cross section, and has a sliding portion 15 of a size located in the holding space 37 of the one hinge piece 8a. The sliding portion 15 has an insertion hole 17 having a size into which the tip of the pivot shaft 9 can be inserted and a locking hole 19 formed therein. Here, the thickness of the upper sliding portion 35 of one hinge piece 8a and the thickness of the sliding portion 15 of the other hinge piece 8b are set to be substantially the same, while the thickness of the lower sliding portion 36 is set thin. ing.

The pivot shaft 9 rotatably pivots one hinge piece 8a and the other hinge piece 8b, and as shown in FIG. 9, a mounting groove for locking the washer 23 at the tip of the shaft body. It is a lap of 39.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the elastic member 6 has stoppers 11a and 11b extending from the upper and lower ends of the coil spring body 11, and the stopper 11a is an end of the cutout 38 in one hinge piece 8a. To the locking groove 21 so as to be locked, and the stopper portion 11b is extended downward so as to be inserted into the locking hole 19 of the other hinge piece 8b.

Then, the sliding portion 15 of the other hinge piece 8b is positioned in the holding space portion 37 of the one hinge piece 8a, and the coil spring body 11 of the elastic member 6 is placed in the storage portion 16 of the one hinge piece 8a. It is housed, the stopper 11b is inserted into the locking hole 19 of the other hinge piece 8b, and the stopper 11a is locked from the notch 38 of the one hinge piece 8a to the locking groove 21. 9 is inserted and the washer 23 is locked in the mounting groove 39 of the pivot shaft 9, and the hinge 7 as a whole can be assembled as shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, and the elastic member 6 can be used as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. In addition, the mounting surface 14 'of the one hinge piece 8a and the mounting surface 14' of the other hinge piece 8b are elastically biased so as to be aligned with each other. Further, by fixing the mounting surface 14 'of the one hinge piece 8a to the end pieces 4 and 4 of the lens frame 3, and the mounting surface 14' of the other hinge piece 8b to the temples 5 and 5, as shown in FIG. Thus, the eyeglasses A in which the temples 5 and 5 are held open by the elastic member 6 can be completed.

Further, the stop means 40 for holding the glasses A in a state where the temples 5 and 5 are closed as shown in FIG. 8 will be described. First, the stopping means 40 of FIG. 15 uses a clip member 41 having a U-shaped cross section for holding the closed temples 5 and 5 with the intersecting points therebetween. The stopping means 40 can be installed in the spectacle case B shown in FIG. 1 or 14, and the temples 5 and 5 can be held in a closed state to store the spectacles A.

Further, as a stopping means 40 of another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, a protrusion 42 for stopping is provided on one temple 5 at the intersection of the temples 5 on the glasses A and the other temple is provided. 5 is provided with a stopper recess 42, and by fitting the stopper protrusion 42 and the stopper recess 42, the temples 5 and 5 can be held in a closed state.

Therefore, according to the eyeglasses A of the second embodiment of the present invention, when the eyeglasses A are stored in the eyeglass case B, contrary to the biasing force of the elastic member 6 in the hinge 7, the eyeglasses A shown in FIG. As shown by the imaginary line, with the left temple 5a closed against the armor 4 of the lens frame 3, while closing the temple 5b to the right of the opening 27 of the spectacle case B with the cap 32 open. When the eyeglasses A are taken out from the eyeglass case B by pushing in, they can be stored in the direction of the arrow from the opening 27 of the eyeglass case B as shown in FIG. As a result, the temples 5 and 5 shown by the phantom lines in FIG. 1 are opened in the direction of the arrow, and the temples 5 and 5 are held open as shown by the solid line, and the glasses A can be worn up to this point.

As described above, according to the eyeglasses A of the second embodiment according to the present invention, as the hinge 7, the holding space portion 37 between the upper sliding portion 35 and the lower sliding portion 36 of the one hinge piece 8a. Since the sliding portion 15 of the other hinge piece 8b is positioned inside and pivotally attached, the hinge piece 7 is rotatable, so that the movement of the hinge 7 can be stabilized and the working strength can be increased. Since the thickness of the upper sliding portion 35 is increased and the thickness of the lower sliding portion 36 of the one hinge piece 8a having the storage portion 16 for storing the coil spring body 11 of 6 is set to be thin, Since the shape can be made compact and the stopper 11a of the elastic member 6 is locked from the notch 38 of the one hinge piece 8a to the locking groove 21, the elastic member is rotated when the hinge 7 is rotated. The lock of 6 does not come off. Moreover, in the hinge 7 of the first embodiment to the hinge 7 of the fifth embodiment, the hinge structure that does not use the elastic member 6 that has been conventionally used is used, and the hinge 7 is made of the same material as the eyeglass body. Since it is manufactured, its structure and size do not change substantially, and it is also excellent in strength.

[0029]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. According to the spectacles of claim 1, when the spectacles are taken out from the spectacle case, when the spectacles are taken out from the opening of the spectacle case, the temples are opened by the biasing force of the hinge and the elastic member, and the temples are held in an open state. Since you can wear the glasses as they are, the troublesome work of opening the sample is omitted. Therefore, it is particularly useful for reading glasses that are worn and removed many times.

According to the spectacles of claim 2, since the elastic member, which is the coil spring, is housed in the storage portion of the hinge piece, it has a good-looking and compact shape. There are few breakdowns.

According to the spectacles of claim 3, as the hinge, the sliding portion of the other hinge piece is positioned in the holding space portion between the upper sliding portion and the lower sliding portion of the one hinge piece. Since it is pivotally attached, it can be rotated freely, so that the movement of the hinge is stable and the strength of use can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which eyeglasses according to a first embodiment of the present invention are taken out from an eyeglass case.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a hinge of the first embodiment.

[Figure 3] Side view of the hinge

4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view of a hinge of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of a hinge of the third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of a hinge of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which eyeglasses according to a second embodiment of the present invention are taken out from an eyeglass case.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a hinge of the fifth embodiment.

[Figure 10] Similarly, front view of the hinge

[Figure 11] Similarly, a plan view of the hinge

[Figure 12] Bottom view of the hinge

13 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 11.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the eyeglass case with the cap closed.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a stopper.

FIG. 16 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a temple showing another stopping means.

[Explanation of reference signs] A glasses B glasses case 1 lens 2 clings 3 lens frame 4 armoring 5 temple 6 elastic member 7 hinge 8 hinge piece 9 pivot shaft 10 O-ring 11 coil spring body 12 screw part 13 head part 14 mounting part 15 sliding Moving part 16 Storage part 17 Insertion hole 18 Locking part 19 Locking hole 20 Screw hole 21 Locking groove part 22 Locking slit 23 Washer 24 Vertical groove 25 Through hole 26 Board 27 Opening 31 Case body 32 Cap 33 Fitting convex Part 34 Fitting recess 35 Upper sliding part 36 Lower sliding part 37 Clamping space 38 Notch 39 Mounting groove 40 Stopper 41 Clip member 42 Stopper projection 43 Stopper recess

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. Eyeglasses, wherein a temple end is attached to the end of the lens frame with a hinge so that the temple can be opened and closed, and the temple is held open by an elastic member. 2. A pivoting shaft is pivotally mounted in a state in which the sliding parts of two hinge pieces having a sliding part and a mounting part are in contact with each other so as to be rotatable, and a coil spring is attached to the pivoting shaft. A hinge formed by providing a storage part, which is a space for storing an elastic member in a rolled state, in the sliding part of the hinge piece, and locking the end of the coil spring with each hinge piece or one of the hinge pieces to the pivot shaft. Using
Attach the attachment part of one hinge piece to the end of the lens frame, attach the attachment part of the other hinge piece to the temple end,
The spectacles according to claim 1, wherein the temple is held in an open state by an urging force of an elastic member in the hinge. 3. A member having a U-shaped cross section is used for one hinge piece, and a member having a T-shaped cross section is used for the other hinge piece, and the upper slide portion and the lower slide portion of one hinge piece are used. 3. The spectacles according to claim 2, wherein the hinge is formed by locating the sliding portion of the other hinge piece in the holding space portion between the portions and pivotally attaching the hinge portion.