KR101328720B1

KR101328720B1 - Eyeglasses frame

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Publication number: KR101328720B1
Application number: KR1020120139839A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 강민석; 박종원
Original assignee: 주식회사 비씨디코리아
Priority date: 2012-12-04
Filing date: 2012-12-04
Publication date: 2013-11-11

Abstract

Disclosed is a spectacle frame capable of attaching a spectacle lens to a body without a screw and connecting the body and a leg without a screw. The disclosed spectacle frame has a body on which the spectacle lens is mounted, a leg supporting the body and extending toward the wearer's ear, and a connecting member connecting the leg and the body to each other, wherein the connecting member is formed of the body. It has a body connecting portion to which a portion is fitted, a leg connecting portion to which a portion of the leg is fitted, and a hinge portion provided between the body connecting portion and the leg connecting portion and bent to be elastically restorable.

Description

Eyeglasses frame {Eyeglasses frame}

The present invention relates to a spectacle frame which is easy to attach the spectacle lens and does not need to tighten or loosen the screw.

Glasses are widely used as a visual aid, a fashion item, or a means of protecting the eyes from ultraviolet rays. The spectacle frame for supporting the spectacle lens typically has a body into which the spectacle lens is fitted and a pair of legs connected to the body and hooked to the ear. By the way, the conventional spectacle frame connects the body and the leg using a small screw (screw). In addition, a small screw is also used to tighten the spectacle lens fitted to the body. Therefore, it is often the case that the tightening of these small screws is loosened or the spectacle lens is detached from the spectacle frame. In addition, without the small screw driver that can tighten and loosen the small screw at this time can not wear the glasses until the frame is repaired, which causes enormous disruption to work or daily life.

The present invention provides a spectacle frame capable of attaching a spectacle lens to a body without a screw and connecting the body and a leg without a screw.

In addition, the present invention provides a spectacle frame easy to attach the spectacle lens, and the disassembly / coupling of the spectacle frame.

The present invention includes a body on which the spectacle lens is mounted, a leg supporting the body, extending toward the wearer's ear, and a connecting member connecting the leg and the body to each other, wherein the connecting member is formed of the body. Provides a spectacle frame having a body connection portion to be fitted in one portion, a leg connection portion in which a portion of the leg is fitted, and a hinge portion provided between the body connection portion and the leg connection portion and bent to be elastically restorable. do.

The body includes an upper beam supporting the upper edge of the spectacle lens and a lower beam supporting the lower edge of the spectacle lens and inserting an upper beam formed at the end of the upper beam. The protrusion and the lower beam insertion protrusion formed at the end of the lower beam may be configured to be fitted to the body connecting portion.

The body connection groove is formed in the body connection portion is inserted into a portion of the body, the leg connection groove is formed in the leg connection portion is inserted into the leg connection portion, the connection member is the inner peripheral surface of the body connection groove and the It may be further provided with a holder of metal material respectively bonded to the inner peripheral surface of the leg connection groove.

The connecting member further includes bending holding means for maintaining the bent state when the hinge is bent around the bending part, wherein the bending holding means includes: a bending holding groove formed in one of the body connecting part and the leg connecting part; When the connection member is bent around the hinge portion, the fitting member may be inserted into the bending holding groove, and the bending holding protrusion may be provided on the other one of the body connecting portion and the leg connecting portion where the bending holding groove is not formed.

The connection member may include silicon or a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) as a material.

The body further includes a nose support portion supported by the wearer's nose to suppress contact between the spectacle lens and the nose, wherein the nose support portion includes a bracket having an insertion hole, and a fastening protrusion inserted into the insertion hole. And a pad in contact with the nose.

According to the spectacle frame of the present invention, it is possible to connect the body and the leg using a connecting member without using a screw, and to fix the spectacle lens to the body. Accordingly, inconvenience caused by frequent tightening of the screw and inconvenience in the absence of the screw driver can be eliminated, and the attachment of the spectacle lens and the disassembly / bonding of the spectacle frame are easy.

1 is a perspective view showing a spectacle frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a connection structure of the connection member, the body, and the legs of FIG. 1.
3A and 3B are enlarged views of the connecting member, the body and the legs coupled thereto, respectively, and FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing the body connecting portion and the leg connecting portion not bent, and FIG. 3B Is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a body connection part and a leg connection part are bent.
4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the nose support of FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, a spectacle frame according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The terminology used herein is a term used to properly express the preferred embodiment of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention of the user or operator or the custom of the field to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the definitions of the terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a perspective view showing a spectacle frame according to an embodiment of the present invention, referring to this, the spectacle frame 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a body 12, a pair of legs 60, and a pair of A connecting member 40 is provided. The body 12 includes a pair of lens mounts 15 and a pair of lens mounts 15 on which a pair of spectacle lenses 70 (see FIG. 2) are mounted to assist the wearer's left and right eyes. It has a center joint 13 to connect. The pair of legs 60 support the body 12 and extend toward the wearer's left and right ears, respectively, at the left and right ends of the body 12. The connecting member 40 connects the pair of legs 60 and the left and right ends of the body 12, respectively.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a connection structure of the connection member, the body, and the legs of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3A and 3B are enlarged perspective views of the connection member and the body and the leg coupled to the connection member of FIG. 1. 1 to 3B, the lens mount 15 of the body 12 includes an upper beam 16 on which an upper edge of the spectacle lens 70 is supported, and a lower edge of the spectacle lens 70. It has a lower beam (20) is supported. The upper beam 16 and the lower beam 20 diverge from the center joint 13. The upper beam insertion protrusion 18 formed at the end of the upper beam 16 and the lower beam insertion protrusion 22 formed at the end of the lower beam 20 are in contact with each other.

A window 24 on which the spectacle lens 70 is mounted is formed between the upper beam 16 and the lower beam 20. Specifically, grooves 72 connected by closed curves are formed at the corners of the spectacle lens 70, and inner edges 17 of the upper beam 16 and inner edges of the lower beam 20 are formed. The eyeglass lens 70 is mounted on the window 24 by fitting 21 into the groove 72. In order to fix the spectacle lens 70 mounted on the window 24 so as not to be separated from the body 12, the upper beam insertion protrusion 18 and the lower beam insertion protrusion are attached to the body connection portion 41 of the connection member 40 to be described later. (22) shall be fitted.

The connecting member 40 is made of silicon (silicone) or TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) as a material, and is an injection molding formed by injection molding. TPE is a thermoplastic elastomer, for example, TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane), PE (polyethylene) and the like are included in the TPE. The connecting member 40 includes an integrally formed body connecting portion 41, a leg connecting portion 46, a hinge portion 50, a bending holding protrusion 54, and a stopper 56. However, the present invention is not limited to having the connecting member 40 which is an injection molding, and may be formed by pressing a metal or using a ceramic material.

The body connecting portion 41 is a rectangular parallelepiped portion into which the upper beam insertion protrusion 18 and the lower beam insertion protrusion 22 are fitted, and the body into which the upper beam insertion protrusion 18 and the lower beam insertion protrusion 22 are inserted. The connecting groove 43 is formed. A metal holder 44 is joined to the inner circumferential surface of the body connecting groove 43. For example, the holder 44 may be formed by cutting and folding a metal plate, and inserting the holder 44 into a mold and injecting the resin into the mold by inserting the holder 44 by a method of insert molding. It may be bonded to the body connecting portion 41.

The upper beam insertion protrusion 18 and the lower beam insertion protrusion 22 are inserted into the body connection groove 43 so that their edges are in contact with each other. Since the upper beam insertion protrusion 18 and the lower beam insertion protrusion 22 made of a hard material are rubbed into the holder 44 made of metal, the upper beam insertion protrusion 18 and the lower beam insertion protrusion 22 are fitted. ) Does not easily come out of the body connecting groove 43.

Between the upper beam 16 and the lower beam 20 between the window 24 and the contacted insertion protrusions 18, 22 when the upper beam insertion protrusion 18 and the lower beam insertion protrusion 22 are in close contact. Are spaced apart to form slots 26. Due to this slot 26, even if some processing error occurs in the upper beam 16, the lower beam 20, or the spectacle lens 70, the spectacle lens 70 can be stably mounted on the body 12. Can be. In addition, the slot 26 may increase the aesthetics of the spectacle frame 10.

The leg connection part 46 is a rectangular parallelepiped portion into which the leg insertion protrusion 62 formed at one end of the leg 60 is fitted. Although not clearly shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the leg connecting portion 46 is formed with a leg connecting groove (not shown) opened in a direction opposite to the body connecting groove 43, and leg insertion protrusions are formed in the leg connecting groove. 62 is inserted. A metal holder 49 is bonded to the inner circumferential surface of the leg connecting groove. Like the holder 44 of the body connecting portion 41, the holder 49 of the leg connecting portion 46 can also be formed by cutting and folding a metal plate, inserting the holder 49 into the mold and injecting resin into the mold. The holder 49 can be bonded to the leg connecting portion 46 by an insert injection molding method. Since the leg insertion protrusion 62 made of hard material is rubbed onto the holder 49 made of metal, the leg insertion protrusion 62 is not easily removed from the leg connecting groove (not shown).

The hinge part 50 is provided between the body connection part 41 and the leg connection part 46 to connect the two parts 41 and 46. The body connecting portion 41 and the leg connecting portion 46 are bent relative to each other about the hinge portion 50. In practical use, the legs 60 are folded to approach the body 12, so that the leg connections 46 are bent about the hinge 50. A slit 52 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed between the body connecting portion 41 and the leg connecting portion 46 so that the leg connecting portion 46 can be easily folded toward the inner side of the spectacle frame 10 around the hinge portion 50. do.

The connecting member 40 is a bending holding means for maintaining the bent state when the leg connecting portion 46 is bent into the inner side of the spectacle frame 10 around the hinge portion 50, and the bending holding protrusion 54 and A bent retaining groove 56 is provided. The bending retaining protrusion 54 protrudes in the inward direction of the eyeglass frame 10 from the body connection part 41 and is formed close to the hinge part 50. The bending retaining groove 56 is formed in the stopper 55 protruding inwardly of the spectacle frame 10 from the leg connection portion 46. As shown by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 3, the stopper 55 impinges on the body connector 41 when the leg connector 46 is bent 90 ° into the eyeglass frame 10. Thus, excessive bending of the leg connection 46 and damage to the connection member 40 thereby are prevented.

The bending retention groove 56 is formed in the stopper 55. As shown by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 3, the bending retaining protrusion 54 fits into the bending retaining groove 56 when the leg connecting portion 46 is bent 90 ° into the inner side of the spectacle frame 10. Due to the material properties of the flexible connecting member 40, the bending retaining projection 54 fitted in the bending retaining groove 56 does not easily come out unless intentionally operated. Therefore, the state in which the leg 60 of the spectacle frame 10 is folded is maintained. Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bending retaining protrusion 54 is provided at the body connecting portion 41, and the stopper 55 and the bending retaining groove 56 are provided at the leg connecting portion 46. Although provided, the spectacle frame of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the bending retaining protrusion may be provided at the leg connecting portion, and the stopper and the bending retaining groove may be provided at the body connecting portion.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the nose support of FIG. 1. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, the body 12 is supported by a wearer's nose (not shown) and mounted on the spectacle frame 10. (See FIG. 2), the nose support 30 further suppresses contact of the nose. The nose support 30 has a bracket 32 and a pad 35. The bracket 32 is connected to the lower beam 20 of the body 12, the insertion hole 34 is formed at the distal end. The pad 35 is integrally formed with a fastening protrusion 36 fitted into the insertion hole 34 and a nose contact portion 38 in core contact. The pad 35 is formed by injection molding. When the fastening protrusion 36 is pushed into the insertion hole 34, the fastening protrusion 36 is inserted into the insertion hole 34 by the elasticity of the pad 35. In this way, the pad 35 is coupled to the bracket 32 without screwing.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

10: frame 12: body
13: center joint 15: lens mount
30: nose support 40: connecting member
41: body connection 46: leg connection
50: hinge portion 60: leg

Claims

A body 12 on which the spectacle lens is mounted;
A leg (60) supporting the body and extending toward the wearer's ear; And
And a connecting member 40 connecting the legs and the body to each other.
The connection member 40 is provided between the body connecting portion 41 to which a portion of the body is fitted, the leg connecting portion 46 to which a portion of the leg is fitted, and between the body connecting portion and the leg connecting portion and is elastic. A hinge portion 50 that is resiliently bent and a bending holding means for maintaining the bent state when the bending portion is bent around the hinge portion,
The bending holding means is:
A bending retaining groove 56 formed in one of the body connecting portion and the leg connecting portion; And
And a bending retaining protrusion 54 which is inserted into the bending retaining groove when the connecting member is bent around the hinge portion and is formed at another one of the body connecting portion and the leg connecting portion where the bending retaining groove is not formed. Glasses frame characterized in that.

The method according to claim 1,
The body includes an upper beam on which an upper edge of the spectacle lens is supported, and a lower beam on which a lower edge of the spectacle lens is supported.
And an upper beam insertion protrusion formed at an end of the upper beam and a lower beam insertion protrusion formed at an end of the lower beam to be fitted to the body connection part.

The method according to claim 1,
A body connection groove is formed in the body connection portion is inserted into a portion of the body, a leg connection groove is formed in the leg connection portion is inserted into a portion of the leg,
The connecting member further comprises a holder of a metal material bonded to the inner circumferential surface of the body connecting groove and the inner circumferential surface of the leg connecting groove, respectively.

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The method according to claim 1,
The connecting member is a spectacle frame, characterized in that containing a silicone (silicone) or TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) as a material.

The method according to claim 1,
The body further includes a nose support that is supported on the nose of the wearer to suppress contact between the spectacle lens and the nose,
The nose support portion, the bracket (insert bracket) is formed; And
And a fastening protrusion fitted to the insertion hole, and a pad formed integrally with the nose contacting portion contacting the nose.