TW201416020A - Light emitting zipper - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a light emitting zipper, which comprises a fabric layer, a reflecting layer and a light emitting layer. The fabric layer is a long strip and has both side strips sewed with zipper teeth. The light emitting layer is overlapped on two side strips of the fabric layer on the surface having the tab of the zipper head exposed, and may be sewed onto the side strips along with the zipper teeth. The reflecting layer is disposed between two side strips of the fabric layer and the light emitting layer. The light emitting layer is composed by weaving a plurality of fiber optic filaments emitting light from their peripheries. The plurality of fiber optic filaments are connected as a light emitting element, and the light emitting element is electrically connected with a power supply unit, so as to constitute the present invention.

Description

Illuminated zipper

The invention relates to a zipper, in particular to a illuminable zipper.

According to the general zipper for enhancing its identification and even the decorative effect, it is customary to install a reflective element on the zipper, such as a reflective sheet or a reflective strip, but the reflective element is a component that can emit bright light when illuminated by a light source, and is not When the light source is irradiated, the effect of illuminating cannot be achieved, so the identification and decorative effects are not good. Another conventional zipper is attached with a fluorescent object, which can be temporarily self-illuminated after being irradiated by the light source, but still cannot fully self-illuminate, so there is still room for improvement in the identification and decorative effect.

As shown in FIG. 7, the conventional zipper includes a cloth layer 80. The cloth layer 80 is composed of two side strips 81. The two side strips 81 are provided with sprocket teeth 82, and a zipper head 83 is provided on the sprocket. At 82, the sprocket 82 of the two side strips 81 can be engaged or disengaged by pulling the tab 84 on the zipper head 83. The two side strips 81 have a strip-shaped optical fiber 85. The optical fiber 85 is of a peripheral illumination type. When a light source (not shown) provides a light source, it will emit light along the optical fiber 85 to achieve the aforementioned identification and decorative effects. . However, the optical fibers 85 provided by the two side strips 81 are laid down as shown in FIG. 8 and are fixed to the side strips 81. Therefore, the optical fibers 85 and the side strips 81 have a complexity in the joining process, and the side strips 81 are on the side strips 81. Only the portion of the fiber 85 is partially illuminated, and the failure to fully illuminate results in a significant reduction in the identification and decorative effects.

Further, as shown in Fig. 9, the strip-shaped optical fiber 90 is attached to the side strip 91 of the zipper in a bent manner, so that the range in which the optical fiber 90 emits light is increased on the side strip 91, and the bending also has a decorative effect. . However, the optical fiber 90 must be fixed at the bend on the side strip 91. For example, the optical fiber 90 is attached to the side strip 91 by the wire harness 92, which is more difficult than the fixing of the optical fiber 85 to the side strip 81. It is complicated and construction is more inconvenient.

Therefore, how to solve the problem that the conventional zipper can self-illuminate is the main focus of the invention.

The main object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a illuminable zipper, which is formed by interweaving an optical fiber into a light-emitting layer, and a cloth layer is disposed along the element, and a light-reflecting layer is disposed between the light-emitting layer and the cloth layer to enhance the light-emitting layer. The luminous efficiency, so that the cloth layer can be fully illuminated and has good recognition and decorative effects, and the process is relatively simple and easy.

For the purpose of the foregoing, a cloth layer, a light reflecting layer and a light emitting layer are arranged, and the cloth layer is elongated, and the cloth layer is sewn on the adjacent side edges by two side strips, and can be driven by the slider head with the pull tab. And the meshing or separating sprocket, the illuminating layer is disposed on the two side strips of the cloth layer on one side of the exposed tab of the zipper head, and the illuminating layer is sewn on the side strip by the stitching with the sprocket, the reflective layer is set Between the two side strips of the cloth layer and the light-emitting layer, wherein the light-emitting layer is formed by interlacing a plurality of peripherally-emitting optical fibers in at least two directions, and the plurality of optical fibers in at least one direction are connected to provide an optical fiber. A light-emitting element of a silk source, the light-emitting element being electrically connected to a power supply unit.

The above and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood from

Of course, the invention may be varied on certain components, or in the arrangement of the components, but the selected embodiments are described in detail in the specification and their construction is shown in the drawings.

Referring to Figures 1 through 4, the structure of the embodiment selected for use in the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and is not limited by such structure in the patent application.

The embodiment provides a illuminable zipper, as shown in Figures 1 to 2, comprising a cloth layer 1, a light reflecting layer 2 and a light emitting layer 3, wherein:

As shown in the first to second figures, the cloth layer 1 has an elongated shape, and the cloth layer 1 is provided with the sprocket 11 on the adjacent side edges by the two side strips 10, and the sprocket 11 on the side of the two side strips 10 can be The zipper head 4 is inserted through the pull tab 40 of the zipper head 4 to be engaged or disengaged. The sprocket 11 of the embodiment is disposed on the side of the two side strips 10 of the fabric layer 1 on the zipper head 4. The exposed side of the pull tab 40 is superposed on the two side strips 10 of the fabric layer 1 on one side of the exposed tab 40 of the slider 4, and the luminescent layer 3 is sewn along the sprocket 11 by the stitch 12 On the side strip 10, the light reflecting layer 2 is disposed between the two side strips 10 of the cloth layer 1 and the light emitting layer 3.

As shown in the first to third embodiments, the light-emitting layer 3 of the present embodiment is formed by interlacing a plurality of optical fibers 30 in the warp and weft directions to form the light-emitting layer 3. The optical fiber 30 described above emits light in the periphery and has a plurality of directions. The optical fiber 30 is connected to a light-emitting element 5, and the light-emitting element 5 is provided with a light source of the optical fiber 30. The light-emitting element 5 is electrically connected to a power supply unit 6. The light-emitting layer 3 of the present embodiment is connected to the light-emitting element 5 by a fiber optic wire 30 in the warp direction. The light-emitting element 5 is a light-emitting diode in this embodiment, and the power supply unit 6 of the embodiment is provided with a control switch 60. Controlling the opening and closing of the light-emitting element 5 by the control switch 60, so that the light-emitting element 5 provides a light source around the periphery of the optical fiber 30 in the warp direction, and the zipper is comprehensively on the surface of the cloth layer 1 as shown in FIG. The light source is reinforced by the reflection of the light-reflecting layer 2, and although the fiber-optic wire 30 in the weft direction does not emit light, the light source is sufficient for the layer 1 to emit light in a comprehensive manner.

From the above description, it is not difficult to find that the present invention has the advantage that the light-emitting layer 3 is formed by interlacing the optical fiber 30, and the interwoven optical fiber 30 achieves the effect of full illumination on the cloth layer 1, and is sewn through the fastener elements 11. The illuminating layer 3 can be positioned on the side of the side strip 10, and the illuminating layer 3 can be positioned. Compared with the conventional strip-shaped optical fiber and the side strip, the zipper of the present invention has better identification and decoration. The effect can be easily and easily produced. Since the zipper is applied in a wide range of fields, such as clothes, bags or various kinds of bags, and the like, the zipper of the present invention can provide good economic benefits.

It should be noted that, in addition to the interlacing of the light-emitting layer 3 in the warp and weft direction, the plurality of optical fiber wires 30 may be connected to the light-emitting element only by the fiber-optic wire in the weft direction to achieve the same light-emitting effect, or The optical fiber wires 30 in the warp and weft directions are all connected to the light-emitting element 5, and the luminous effect of the multiplication can be achieved.

Of course, there are many examples of the invention, with only minor variations in the details. Referring to FIGS. 5-6, a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein the zipper of the present embodiment includes a cloth layer 1A, a light reflecting layer 2A, a light emitting layer 3A, a light emitting element 5A, and a power supply unit 6A, and The main difference of the first embodiment is that the sprocket 11A disposed on the side of the two side strips 10A of the fabric layer 1A is disposed on the side of the two side strips 10A of the fabric layer 1A in the embodiment. The opposite side of the exposed side of the pull tab 40A of the head 4A, so that the sprocket 11A of the present embodiment is hidden in the zipper, the sprocket 11A cannot be seen by the appearance of the zipper, and the present invention can also be applied to the zipper of this type. The efficacy of an embodiment.

The above description of the embodiments is intended to be illustrative of the invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

From the above detailed description, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can achieve the foregoing objects and is in accordance with the provisions of the Patent Law.

(customized part)

80. . . Cloth

81. . . Side strip

82. . . Chain teeth

83. . . Zipper head

84. . . Pull tab

85. . . optical fiber

90. . . optical fiber

91. . . Side strip

92. . . Beam line

(part of the invention)

1. . . Cloth

10. . . Side strip

11. . . Chain teeth

12. . . Suture

2. . . Reflective layer

3. . . Luminous layer

30. . . Fiber optic wire

4. . . Zipper head

40. . . Pull tab

5. . . Light-emitting element

6. . . Power supply unit

60. . . Control switch

1A. . . Cloth

2A. . . Reflective layer

3A. . . Luminous layer

10A. . . Side strip

11A. . . Chain teeth

4A. . . Zipper head

40A. . . Pull tab

Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing the composition of a zipper of a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the zipper of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a partial schematic view showing the interlacing of the optical fiber of the light-emitting layer of the first embodiment of the present invention in the warp and weft directions.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the light-emitting layer of the zipper of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the composition of a zipper of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a zipper of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is an appearance view of a strip-shaped optical fiber in a conventional zipper.

Figure 8 is a schematic view of a conventional zipper through fiber.

Figure 9 is a schematic view of a conventional zipper with a band tied to an optical fiber.

1. . . Cloth

2. . . Reflective layer

3. . . Luminous layer

4. . . Zipper head

40. . . Pull tab

5. . . Light-emitting element

6. . . Power supply unit

60. . . Control switch

Claims (7)

The illuminable zipper comprises a cloth layer, a light reflecting layer and a light emitting layer, wherein the cloth layer has a long strip shape, and the cloth layer is sewn on the adjacent side edges by two side strips, and can be driven by the zipper head with the pull tab And the meshing or separating sprocket, the illuminating layer is disposed on the two side strips of the cloth layer on one side of the exposed tab of the zipper head, and the illuminating layer is sewn on the side strip by the stitching with the sprocket, the reflective layer is set Between the two side strips of the cloth layer and the light-emitting layer, wherein the light-emitting layer is formed by interlacing a plurality of peripherally-emitting optical fibers in at least two directions, and the plurality of optical fibers in at least one direction are connected to provide an optical fiber. A light-emitting element of a silk source, the light-emitting element being electrically connected to a power supply unit. The illuminable zipper according to claim 1, wherein the sprocket is disposed on a side of the two side strips of the fabric layer on an exposed side of the pull tab of the zipper head. The illuminable zipper of claim 1, wherein the sprocket is disposed on a side of the two side strips of the fabric layer opposite to an exposed side of the pull tab of the zipper head. The illuminable zipper according to claim 1, wherein the power supply unit is provided with a control switch for controlling opening and closing of the illuminating element. The illuminable zipper according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the plurality of optical fiber wires are interlaced in a warp and weft direction to form the light emitting layer, and the light emitting element is coupled by a fiber optic filament in a warp direction. The illuminable zipper according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the plurality of optical fiber wires are interlaced in a warp and weft direction to form the light emitting layer, and the light emitting element is coupled by a fiber strand in a weft direction. The illuminable zipper according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the plurality of optical fiber wires are interlaced in a warp and weft direction to form the light emitting layer, and the optical fiber wires in the warp and weft directions are connected to the light emitting element.