TWI636348B - Watch and engaging module - Google Patents

Abstract

A snap module comprises a body, a flexible member, a two-axis rod, two elastic members, a brake member and a limiting member. The seat body has a first opening, a second opening and two shaft holes. The edge of the second opening has a groove. The flexible member is bendably coupled to the base. The flexible member has a receiving groove and a first limiting portion. Each shaft is inserted into one of the two shaft holes. Each elastic member is sleeved on one of the two shafts. The two ends of the elastic member abut against the head of the seat and the shaft, respectively. The brake member is disposed in the receiving groove. A brake end of the brake member projects into the seat body from the first opening. The brake member has a second limit portion. The limiting member is disposed at the braking end and the second opening corresponds to the groove. The snap-in module can be connected to the watch body to form a watch.

Description

Watch and snap module

The invention relates to a watch and a snap module, in particular to a snap module which can be quickly disassembled and conveniently operated and a watch equipped with the same.

At present, watches have become an indispensable necessity in people's daily lives. In general, a watch consists of a watch body and a watch band. The strap is usually inserted into the corresponding hole of the watch body by a pin having a telescopic spring to complete the assembly of the watch band and the watch body. In order to allow the user to disassemble the strap, the prior art has a small stick-shaped structure on the latch with the telescopic spring for the user to pull and control the retraction and release of the latch, thereby achieving the disassembly and assembly of the strap. Effect. However, since the stick-shaped structure described above is disposed inside the watch band, the stick-shaped structure is easily squeezed to the user or hooked to the user's clothes when worn, causing discomfort and inconvenience in wearing. In addition, since the stick structure is relatively small, the user's nail needs to have a certain length to facilitate the operation.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a snap-fit module that can be quickly assembled and disassembled and that is easy to operate, and a wristwatch equipped with the same, to solve the above problems.

According to an embodiment, the wristwatch of the present invention includes a watch body and a snap module. The snap module comprises a body, a flexible member, a two-axis rod, two elastic members, a brake member and a limiting member. The seat body has a first opening, a second opening and two shaft holes. The two shaft holes are located on opposite sides of the seat body. The first opening and the second opening are respectively located on two adjacent sides of the seat body and are located between the two shaft holes. The first opening, the second opening and the two-axis holes communicate with each other. The edge of the second opening has a groove. The flexible member is bendably coupled to the base. The flexible member has a receiving groove and a first limiting portion, wherein the first limiting portion is located in the receiving groove. Each shaft is inserted into one of the two shaft holes. Each elastic member is sleeved on one of the two shafts. The two ends of the elastic member abut against the head of the seat and the shaft, respectively. The brake member is disposed in the receiving groove and is coupled to an extended state or a bent state of the flexible member. A brake end of the brake member projects into the seat body from the first opening. The brake member has a second limiting portion detachably abutting the first limiting portion. When the flexible member is in the extended state, the two elastic members are compressed, and the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion abut each other. When the flexible member is in a bent state, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are separated from each other such that the braking member is movable away from the seat. The limiting member is disposed at the braking end and the second opening corresponds to the groove. When the flexible member is in the extended state, the braking end of the braking member extends between the two shafts to push the two shafts out of the two shaft holes, so that the two shafts are engaged with the body. When the braking member moves away from the seat body, the braking end of the braking member is withdrawn from between the two shafts, the limiting member moves into the groove, and the two elastic members are released, so that the two-axis rod is separated from the body and The two-axis hole is retracted into the seat.

According to another embodiment, the snap module of the present invention comprises a body, a flexible member, a two-axis rod, two elastic members, a brake member and a limiting member. The seat body has a first opening, a second opening and two shaft holes. The two shaft holes are located on opposite sides of the seat body. The first opening and the second opening are respectively located on two adjacent sides of the seat body and are located between the two shaft holes. The first opening, the second opening and the two-axis holes communicate with each other. The edge of the second opening has a groove. The flexible member is bendably coupled to the base. The flexible member has a receiving groove and a first limiting portion, wherein the first limiting portion is located in the receiving groove. Each shaft is inserted into one of the two shaft holes. Each elastic member is sleeved on one of the two shafts. The two ends of the elastic member abut against the head of the seat and the shaft, respectively. The brake member is disposed in the receiving groove and is coupled to an extended state or a bent state of the flexible member. A brake end of the brake member projects into the seat body from the first opening. The brake member has a second limiting portion detachably abutting the first limiting portion. When the flexible member is in the extended state, the two elastic members are compressed, and the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion abut each other. When the flexible member is in a bent state, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are separated from each other such that the braking member is movable away from the seat. The limiting member is disposed at the braking end and the second opening corresponds to the groove. When the flexible member is in the extended state, the braking end of the braking member extends between the two shafts to push the two shaft rods out of the two shaft holes. When the braking member moves away from the seat body, the braking end of the braking member is withdrawn from the two shafts, the limiting member moves into the groove, and the two elastic members are released, so that the two shafts are contracted from the two shaft holes. Into the body.

In summary, the user can operate the brake member to move relative to the flexible member to push the two-axis rod out of the seat body or to retract the two-axis rod into the seat body to engage or disengage the body. When the flexible member is in the extended state, the first limiting portion of the flexible member and the second limiting portion of the braking member abut each other. At this time, the brake member cannot be moved, so that the two-axis rod can be maintained in a state of extending out of the seat body, thereby ensuring that the snap-fit module does not disengage from the watch body. When the user wants to remove the snap-in module from the body, the user can bend the flexible member. When the flexible member is in a bent state, the first limiting portion of the flexible member and the second limiting portion of the braking member are separated from each other. At this time, the user can operate the brake member to move away from the seat body, so that the two-axis rod is retracted into the seat body, so that the snap-in module is separated from the watch body. Thereby, the user can quickly disassemble the clamping module, and the operation is quite convenient.

In one embodiment, when the engagement module of the present invention is used in combination with the watch body to form a wristwatch, the engagement module is a watch band. In another embodiment, the snap module of the present invention can also be used with other objects, not limited to the watch body.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention will be further understood from the following detailed description of the invention.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 9 . FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wristwatch 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view of the wristwatch 1 in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 3 is a second FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the engaging module 12 in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view along the line XX of the engaging module 12 in FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the flexible member 122 in a curved state, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the engaging module 12 in FIG. 6 along the line YY, and FIG. 8 is a braking member in FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the engaging module 12 taken along line ZZ in FIG. 8 . FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wristwatch 1 includes a watch body 10 and a snap module 12. When the engaging module 12 is used in combination with the body 10 to form the wristwatch 1, the engaging module 12 is a wristband. In another embodiment, the snap module 12 of the present invention can also be used with other objects, and is not limited to the body 10 of the watch 1.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 , the engaging module 12 includes a body 120 , a flexible member 122 , two shafts 124 , two elastic members 126 , a braking member 128 , and a limiting member 130 . As shown in FIG. 4, the base 120 has a first opening 1200, a second opening 1202, and a biaxial hole 1204. The two-axis holes 1204 are located on opposite sides of the base 120. The first opening 1200 and the second opening 1202 are respectively located on two adjacent sides of the base 120 and are located between the two axial holes 1204. The first opening 1200, the second opening 1202 and the two-axis hole 1204 communicate with each other. The edge of the second opening 1202 has a recess 1206.

The flexible member 122 is bendably coupled to the base 120. In this embodiment, the flexible member 122 can be made of plastic, rubber, leather, or other flexible material. The flexible member 122 has a receiving slot 1220 and a first limiting portion 1222 , wherein the first limiting portion 1222 is located in the receiving slot 1220 . Each of the shafts 124 is inserted into one of the two shaft holes 1204 of the base 120. Each of the elastic members 126 is sleeved on one of the two shafts 124. In this embodiment, the elastic member 126 can be a spring, but is not limited thereto. The brake member 128 is disposed on the receiving groove 1220 of the flexible member 122 and is coupled to an extended state of the flexible member 122 (as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5) or a bent state (as shown in FIGS. 6-7). ). One of the brake ends 128 of the brake member 128 extends from the first opening 1200 into the seat body 120. In this embodiment, the first limiting portion 1222 is located at the bottom of the receiving slot 1220. When the brake member 128 is disposed in the receiving groove 1220 of the flexible member 122, one end 1288 of the braking member 128 is located above the first limiting portion 1222. The brake member 128 has a second limiting portion 1282 detachably abutting against the first limiting portion 1222 of the flexible member 122. The limiting member 130 is disposed on the braking end 1280 of the braking member 128 and is located at the second opening 1202 of the base 120 corresponding to the recess 1206. In this embodiment, the limiting member 130 can be a screw, but is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the flexible member 122 can be coupled to the base 120 by a buried incident process or other fixed means. Then, the elastic member 126 is sleeved on the shaft 124, and the shaft 124 is inserted into the shaft hole 1204 of the base 120 through the second opening 1202. After the shaft 124 is inserted into the shaft hole 1204 of the base 120, the two ends of the elastic member 126 abut against the base 120 and the head 1240 of the shaft 124, respectively. Then, the braking end 1280 of the braking member 128 is inserted into the seat body 120 from the first opening 1200, so that the braking member 128 is disposed in the receiving groove 1220 of the flexible member 122. Finally, the limiting member 130 is disposed on the braking end 1280 of the braking member 128 through the second opening 1202 to complete the assembly of the locking module 12.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, when the flexible member 122 is in the extended state, the braking end 1280 of the braking member 128 extends between the two shafts 124 to push the two shafts 124 out from the two shaft holes 1204. The base 120 allows the two shafts 124 to engage with the corresponding holes 100 in the body 10. In addition, when the flexible member 122 is in the extended state, the two elastic members 126 are compressed, and the first limiting portion 1222 of the flexible member 122 and the second limiting portion 1282 of the braking member 128 abut each other. At this time, the flexible member 122 is restrained by the second limiting portion 1282 of the braking member 128 and cannot move, so that the engaging module 12 does not fall off from the body 10.

When the user wants to detach the engaging module 12 from the body 10, the user can bend the flexible member 122 in the direction of the arrow A1, so that the flexible member 122 is in a bent state, as shown in FIG. 6 and Figure 7 shows. When the flexible member 122 is in a bent state, the first limiting portion 1222 of the flexible member 122 and the second limiting portion 1282 of the braking member 128 are separated from each other, so that the braking member 128 can be away from the base 120. The direction (the direction indicated by the arrow A2) moves.

Next, the user can operate the brake member 128 to move away from the seat body 120. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the brake member 128 moves away from the seat 120, the brake end 1280 of the brake member 128 will be withdrawn from between the two shafts 124, and the limit member 130 will follow. The brake end 1280 of the brake member 128 is moved into the recess 1206 of the second opening 1202, and the two elastic members 126 are released. At this time, the two elastic members 126 generate elastic force to push the head 1240 of the two-axis rod 124, so that the two-axis rod 124 is disengaged from the hole 100 of the body 10 and retracted from the two-axis hole 1204 into the seat body 120. Thereby, the engaging module 12 can be detached from the body 10. When the two shafts 124 are retracted into the seat body 120 from the two shaft holes 1204, the two shafts 124 abut against the opposite corners of the brake member 128, as shown in FIG. Thereby, the shaft 124 does not fall out of the seat body 120 from the second opening 1202.

When the user wants to connect the snap module 12 to the watch body 10, the user can bend the flexible member 122 and the operation brake member 128 moves away from the seat body 120, as shown in FIG. Then, the user can align the two shafts 124 with the corresponding holes 100 of the watch body 10, and then move the brake member 128 toward the seat body 120. At this time, the braking end 1280 of the braking member 128 extends between the two shafts 124 to push the two shafts 124 out of the two shaft holes 1204 out of the seat body 120, so that the two shafts 124 and the corresponding holes in the body 10 100 snaps. Then, the user can return the flexible member 122 to the extended state shown in FIG. 3 from the bent state shown in FIG. 6, so that the flexible member 122 is restricted by the second limiting portion 1282 of the braking member 128. Unable to move. Thereby, the engaging module 12 can be connected to the watch body 10.

In this embodiment, the head 1240 of the shaft 124 can have a chamfer 1242, and the opposite corners of the braking end 1280 of the brake member 128 can each have a chamfer 1284. By the mutual cooperation of the chamfers 1242 and 1284, the relative movement between the brake member 128 and the shaft 124 can be made smoother. It should be noted that the present invention may also form a chamfer 1242 only on the head 1240 of the shaft 124, or may only form a chamfer 1284 at opposite corners of the braking end 1280 of the brake member 128, without the shaft 124 and the brake member. 128 has a chamfer limit.

In this embodiment, the braking member 128 can have a concave-convex surface 1286, and the concave-convex surface 1286 is exposed from the receiving groove 1220 of the flexible member 122. The concave and convex surface 1286 can increase the contact friction between the user's finger and the brake member 128 to facilitate the user to push the brake member 128.

In summary, the user can operate the brake member to move relative to the flexible member to push the two-axis rod out of the seat body or to retract the two-axis rod into the seat body to engage or disengage the body. When the flexible member is in the extended state, the first limiting portion of the flexible member and the second limiting portion of the braking member abut each other. At this time, the brake member cannot be moved, so that the two-axis rod can be maintained in a state of extending out of the seat body, thereby ensuring that the snap-fit module does not disengage from the watch body. When the user wants to remove the snap-in module from the body, the user can bend the flexible member. When the flexible member is in a bent state, the first limiting portion of the flexible member and the second limiting portion of the braking member are separated from each other. At this time, the user can operate the brake member to move away from the seat body, so that the two-axis rod is retracted into the seat body, so that the snap-in module is separated from the watch body. Thereby, the user can quickly disassemble the clamping module, and the operation is quite convenient.

In one embodiment, when the engagement module of the present invention is used in combination with the watch body to form a wristwatch, the engagement module is a watch band. In another embodiment, the snap module of the present invention can also be used with other objects, not limited to the watch body. The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

1 watch 10 body 12 snap module 100 hole 120 seat 122 flexible member 124 shaft 126 elastic member 128 brake member 130 limit member 1200 first opening 1202 second opening 1204 shaft hole 1206 groove 1220 Slot 1222 First limit portion 1240 Head 1242, 1284 Chamfer 1280 Brake end 1282 Second limit portion 1286 Concave surface 1288 End A1, A2 Arrow XX, YY, ZZ Hatching

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a wristwatch according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a partial exploded view of the wristwatch in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the engagement module in Fig. 2. Figure 4 is an exploded view of the snap module of Figure 3. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the engaging module of Fig. 3 taken along the line X-X. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the flexible member in Fig. 3 in a bent state. Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the snap module of Figure 6 taken along line Y-Y. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the brake member of Fig. 6 moved in a direction away from the seat. Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the snap module of Figure 8 taken along line Z-Z.

Claims (10)

A watch comprising: a watch body; and a snap module comprising: a body having a first opening, a second opening and two axial holes, the two axial holes being located on opposite sides of the base body, The first opening and the second opening are respectively located on two adjacent sides of the seat body and are located between the two axial holes, and the first opening, the second opening and the two axial holes communicate with each other, and the edge of the second opening The first flexible portion has a receiving groove and a first limiting portion, the first limiting portion is located in the receiving groove; Two shafts, each of which is inserted into one of the two shaft holes; two elastic members, each of the elastic members is sleeved on one of the two shafts, and the two ends of the elastic member are respectively respectively Connected to the head and one of the heads of the shaft; a brake member disposed in the receiving groove and coupled to an extended state or a bent state of the flexible member, the brake end of the brake member The first opening extends into the seat body, and the braking member has a second limiting portion detachably abutting the first limiting portion. When the flexible member is in the extended state, the two elastic members are compressed, and the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion abut each other. When the flexible member is in the bent state, the The first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are separated from each other such that the braking member can move away from the seat body; and a limiting member is disposed at the braking end and the second opening corresponds to the concave portion a slot; wherein, when the flexible member is in the extended state, the braking end of the braking member extends between the two shafts to push the two shafts out of the two shaft holes, so that the The two-axis rod is engaged with the watch body; when the brake member moves away from the seat body, the brake end of the brake member is withdrawn from the two-axis rod, and the limit member moves into the groove And the two elastic members are released, so that the two shafts are separated from the body and retracted from the two axial holes. The watch of claim 1 wherein the head of the shaft has a chamfer. The watch of claim 1, wherein the opposite ends of the brake end of the brake member respectively have a chamfer. The watch of claim 1, wherein the brake member has a concave-convex surface, and the concave-convex surface is exposed from the accommodating groove. The watch of claim 1, wherein when the two shafts are retracted from the two shaft holes into the seat body, the two shaft rods abut against opposite corners of the brake member. A splicing module includes: a body having a first opening, a second opening, and two axial holes, wherein the two axial holes are located on opposite sides of the base, and the first opening and the second opening are respectively located Two adjacent sides of the seat body are located between the two shaft holes, the first opening, the second opening and the two shaft holes communicate with each other, and the edge of the second opening has a groove; a flexible member The flexible member has a receiving groove and a first limiting portion, the first limiting portion is located in the receiving groove; the two shafts, each of the shafts are inserted One of the two shaft holes; two elastic members, each of the elastic members is sleeved on one of the two shafts, and the two ends of the elastic member respectively abut the seat body and the shaft a brake member disposed in the accommodating groove and coupled to an extended state or a bent state of the flexible member, wherein a braking end of the brake member extends into the base body from the first opening, The brake member has a second limiting portion detachably abutting the first limiting portion, when the flexible member is in the extended state The two elastic members are compressed, and the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion abut each other. When the flexible member is in the bent state, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion The parts are separated from each other such that the braking member is movable away from the seat body; and a limiting member is disposed at the braking end and located at the second opening corresponding to the groove; wherein when the flexible member is at In the extended state, the braking end of the braking member extends between the two shafts to push the two shaft rods out of the two shaft holes; when the braking member moves away from the seat body The brake end of the brake member is withdrawn from the two shafts, the limiting member moves into the groove, and the two elastic members are released, so that the two shaft rods are retracted into the seat from the two shaft holes body. The snap module of claim 6, wherein the head of the shaft has a chamfer. The engaging module of claim 6, wherein the opposite ends of the braking end of the braking member respectively have a chamfer. The engaging module of claim 6, wherein the braking member has a concave-convex surface, and the concave-convex surface is exposed from the receiving groove. The engaging module of claim 6, wherein when the two shafts are retracted from the two shaft holes into the seat body, the two shaft rods abut against opposite corners of the brake member.