JPH1023911A - Accessories - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent jewels in an accessory such as a pendant from staying at the lowest end of the accessory when the accessory is suspended from the neck. SOLUTION: An opening 11a is provided on a main body 11 of a pendant 10, and a magnet holder 12 is fitted into the opening 11a. Holes 13 are formed along the outer periphery of the magnet holder 12, and magnets 14 are fitted into the holes 13 at inequal intervals. Jewels 17 to which the magnets are integrally attached are put into the magnet holder 12 and afterwards, the front and rear sides of the opening 11a are overlaid with glass covers 16 and 22. Even when the pendant 10 is suspended from the neck, the jewels 17 are floated at the position, where the gravity is balanced with magnetic force generated by the magnets 14, inside the magnet holder 12 so as not to fall to the lowest end.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to accessories used for pendants, rings, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows the structure of a pendant as an example of a conventional accessory. As shown in FIG. 4A, the pendant 1 has a drop-shaped main body 2 made of gold, platinum or other metal, and the main body 2 has a through opening 2a. A stepped portion 2 is provided on the outer periphery of the upper surface and the lower surface of
b (only the step 2b on the upper surface of the through-opening 2a is provided), and the glass cover 3 can be fitted into each of the steps 2b.

As shown in FIG. 4B, grains of jewelry 4 such as diamond and ruby are sandwiched between the pair of glass covers 3 so as not to move between the glass covers 3. A connecting portion 2c is formed on the main body 2, and the pendant 1 can be hung from the neck by passing a metal chain (not shown) through the connecting portion 2c.

[0004] As described above, the pendant 1 has a structure in which the jewelry 4 is sandwiched between the transparent glass covers 3. Therefore, when the pendant 1 is worn, the pendant 1 faces up or down. Even so, the jewelry 4 can be seen from the outside.

On the other hand, if the jewelry 4 is sandwiched between the glass covers 3 so as not to move, it is undeniable that the jewelry lacks a sense of movement. For this reason, a pendant has been proposed in which the glass cover 3 is formed slightly convex to form a larger space between the glass covers 3 so that the jewelry 4 is movable between the glass covers 3. .

[0006]

However, usually,
Since the pendant is used by hanging it from the neck, if the jewelry 4 is configured to be movable between the glass covers 3, the jewelry 4 will always stay at the lowermost end of the pendant, ensuring a lively feeling. The intended purpose of doing so cannot always be achieved, and furthermore, it is not possible to appeal the presence of the jewelry 4. Such a problem is not limited to the pendant, but is common to all jewelry having a structure in which jewelry is movably arranged between transparent materials such as a glass cover.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and relates to a jewelry having a structure in which jewels and other decorative pieces are movably arranged between transparent materials, wherein the jewelry is hung from the neck. Even when the downwardly acting gravity acts on jewelry or other decorative pieces as in the above, the decorative pieces do not stay at the lowermost end of the accessory, but can freely move between the transparent materials. It is an object of the present invention to provide a jewelry that can show the dynamism and presence of jewels and other decorative pieces.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, an accessory according to the present invention comprises a pair of covers made of a transparent material, and a non-uniform space around the pair of covers attached to each other. , And at least one decorative piece integrally attached to the magnet B.

The decorative piece (for example, a jewel) integrally attached to the magnet B is disposed inside a space formed between a pair of covers (for example, a glass cover) made of a transparent material. Around a pair of covers, a plurality of magnets A
Are arranged to form a magnetic field in the space. The magnet B integrally attached to the decorative piece is affected by the magnetic force based on this magnetic field, so that the decorative piece is maintained in a floating state in the space at a position where gravity and magnetic force balance.

[0010] In particular, even when the accessory is hung from the neck, the decoration piece is not affected by the magnetic field of the magnet A because the magnet B integrated with the decoration piece is affected by the magnet A. It does not stay at the lower end, but behaves as if it were stationary at one point in space.

Further, when the jewelry vibrates when the wearer walks, the decorative piece moves freely while vibrating inside the space, and when the wearer stops walking, the decorative piece moves to the original predetermined point. The behavior of returning to. For this reason, the dynamism and presence of jewels and other decorative pieces can be strongly appealed.

The plurality of magnets A arranged around the pair of covers may be arranged at uniform intervals over a predetermined range, but are preferably arranged at non-uniform intervals. By arranging the magnets A at non-uniform intervals, the magnetic field formed inside the space formed between the pair of covers also becomes non-uniform, and as a result, the decorative piece integrated with the magnet B Floating state is also maintained at irregular positions. For this reason, the liveliness and presence of the decorative piece are further improved.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing the structure of an embodiment in which a jewelry according to the present invention is applied to a pendant. As shown in FIG. 1, the pendant 10 according to the present embodiment includes a drop-shaped main body 11 made of gold or other metal, and the main body 11 has an opening 11 a penetrating the main body 11.
Are formed. Step portions 11b (in FIG. 1, step portions 1 on the upper surface)
1b only) is provided. A connecting tool 11c is attached to an end of the main body 11, and a pendant 10 can be hung on a wearer's neck by passing a chain (not shown) through a through hole formed in the connecting tool 11c. It has become.

A ring-shaped magnet support 12 made of metal is fixedly fitted into the opening 11a. Magnet support 1
2 has 18 holes 13 formed at equal intervals around its circumference (the holes 13 may be through holes or non-through holes), and the holes 13 have a cylindrical shape. Are fixedly fitted. The permanent magnets 14 are not fitted in all the holes 13, but are fitted at uniform or non-uniform intervals as described later.

After the permanent magnet 14 is fitted into the hole 13 of the magnet support 12, the magnet support 12 is covered with a metal cover 15 having the same shape as the cross section of the magnet support 12. This is to make the permanent magnet 14 invisible from the outside of the pendant 10. After the magnet support 12 into which the permanent magnet 14 has been fitted is fixedly fitted into the opening 11a of the main body 11, the flat glass cover 16 is fitted into the step 11b on the lower surface of the opening 11a. Is covered with a glass cover 16.

Thereafter, a plurality of blocks 17 in which decoration pieces such as jewels are embedded are put into the opening 11 a of the main body 11, that is, into the magnet support 12. FIG. 2 shows the structure of the block 17. The block 17 comprises two small blocks 18 and 19 that can be fitted together. A decoration piece 20 such as a jewel is fixedly embedded in the small block 18 on the upper surface, and a projecting portion 18a projects from the lower surface.
A hole 19a is formed in the center of one of the small blocks 19, and the projecting portion 1 of the small block 18 is formed in the hole 19a.
Block 17 is formed by fitting 8a. A permanent magnet 21 is embedded in the hole 19a of the small block 19 in advance, and the block 17 is
Has a built-in structure.

The plurality of blocks 17 are connected to the opening 1 of the main body 11.
1a, a step 11b on the upper surface of the opening 11a
A flat glass cover 22 is fitted into the opening 11, and the upper surface of the opening 11 a is covered with the glass cover 22.

Thus, the pendant 10 is completed.
When the pendant 10 is hung from the neck, a plurality of blocks 17 placed inside the magnet support 12 are acted upon by a permanent magnet 14 incorporated in the magnet support 12 together with downward gravity. For this reason, each block 17 does not remain at the lowermost end of the magnet support 12 but floats at a position where gravity and magnetic force balance.

Even if the pendant 10 is vibrated, each block 17 can freely move inside the magnet support 12, so that the blocks 17 move according to the vibration of the pendant 10 and then again.
It stops at the position where gravity and magnetic force balance and returns to a floating state.

The permanent magnet 14 can be arbitrarily arranged in the hole 13 of the magnet support 12. For example, adjacent permanent magnets 14 may be uniformly arranged so as to be at equal intervals, or the intervals between adjacent permanent magnets 14 may not be uniform,
Non-uniform arrangements are also possible, such that the spacing between adjacent permanent magnets 14 differs for each permanent magnet 14.

FIGS. 3A to 3C show the structure of the magnet support 12.
An example is shown in which the permanent magnets 14 are arranged unevenly in the 18 holes 13 formed in the holes. For example, in the arrangement example shown in FIG. 3A, the permanent magnet 14 is embedded only in ten holes 13 located in the lower half of the magnet support 12 among the eighteen holes 13 (permanent magnets). The hole 13 in which 14 is embedded is hatched). By arranging the permanent magnets 14 in this manner, the magnetic field concentrates on the lower half of the magnet support 12. For this reason, when the pendant 10 containing the five blocks 17 is hung from the neck by the wearer, downward gravity acts on each block 17, but the lower half of the magnet support 12 is applied to each block 17. Since the magnetic force due to the formed magnetic field also acts, each block 17
As shown in FIG. 3A, the pendant floats in the vicinity of the center of the pendant 10 or in the lower half region.

In the arrangement example shown in FIG. 3B, of the eighteen holes 13, five holes 13 at the lower end of the magnet support 12 are provided.
The permanent magnet 14 is embedded in the two holes 13 near the upper end. However, although the permanent magnets 14 are arranged at equal intervals in the five holes 13 at the lower end,
In each of the holes 13, the permanent magnet 14 is 3S (S is an adjacent hole 1).
3 interval). By arranging the permanent magnets 14 in this manner, FIG.
Since the magnetic field is also formed near the upper end of the magnet support 12 as compared with the arrangement example of FIG. 3, each block 17 floats in a region slightly above the case of FIG. Become.

In the example of the arrangement shown in FIG. 3C, of the eighteen holes 13, there are ten holes 13 located in the lower half of the magnet support 12.
Permanent magnets 14 are respectively embedded in the holes 13 and the two holes 13 located near the upper end of the magnet support 12. However, in the two holes 13 near the upper end, the permanent magnets 14 are arranged at intervals of 3S. FIG. 3 (c)
3A and 3B, a magnetic field is formed over substantially the entire area of the inside of the magnet support 12, so that each block 17 is provided with the magnet support 12. It is maintained in a floating state in almost the entire area of the inside.

In this embodiment, the permanent magnets 14 are arranged at predetermined positions by embedding them in the holes 13 formed in the magnet support 12. It is also possible to embed the permanent magnet 14 directly in the outer periphery of 11a. Magnet support 12
Is used, the interval between the permanent magnets 14 is S (hole 1).
(Interval between 3), but only a multiple of
In the case where the permanent magnets 14 are directly embedded in a, the interval between the permanent magnets 14 can be set to an arbitrary value.

Alternatively, the hole 1 formed in the magnet support 12
The holes 13 may be formed so that the intervals between the holes 3 are not uniform. For example, the position where the permanent magnet 14 is to be embedded may be determined in advance, and the hole 13 may be provided only at that position.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pendant has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to other accessories such as a ring and a bracelet.

[0027]

According to the present invention, in a jewelry having a structure in which jewels and other decorative pieces are movably arranged between transparent materials, a downward gravitational force is applied to the decorative piece as in the case of hanging the jewelry from the neck. Even if would work,
In addition to the gravity, the decoration piece receives a magnetic force from a magnet arranged around the decoration piece, so that the decoration piece floats at a position where the gravity and the magnetic force are balanced. That is,
The decorative piece does not stay at the lowermost end of the accessory.

Even in the case where the present accessory vibrates in accordance with the movement of the wearer, the decorative piece moves in accordance with the vibration,
When the vibration stops, it returns to a position where gravity and magnetic force balance, and stops. That is, since each decoration piece moves in accordance with the movement of the main ornament, the jewelry and other decoration pieces can be emphasized in the dynamism and presence, and the decorative value of the jewelry can be enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing the structure of an embodiment of a personal ornament according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a structure of a block in which a jewel is embedded.

FIGS. 3A to 3C are conceptual diagrams showing examples of arrangement of permanent magnets.

FIG. 4A is an exploded view showing the structure of a conventional accessory, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view showing a state after assembly.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conventional pendant 2 Main body 3 Glass cover 4 Jewelry (decorative piece) 10 Pendant according to the present invention 11 Main body 12 Magnet support 13 Hole 14 Permanent magnet 15 Metal cover 16 Glass cover 17 Block 18 Small block 19 Small block 20 Jewelry (Decoration piece) 21 permanent magnet 22 glass cover

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pair of covers made of a transparent material, a plurality of magnets A disposed along the periphery of the pair of covers attached to each other, and at least one decorative piece integrally attached to the magnet B The decoration piece can be freely moved by a repulsive force acting between the magnet A and the magnet B in a space formed between the pair of covers attached to each other. Accessories, which are arranged in the space. 2. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of magnets A are arranged at irregular intervals around the pair of covers.