JP2007252416A - Pull tab of slider for slide fastener - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pull tab of a slider, which is attached to clothes or the like and emits light when it perceives vibration. <P>SOLUTION: A pull tab 6 is provided with an installing ring 8 on one end side and a pull tab body 7 on the other end side. The pull tab body 7 is provided with a container section 10 in which a tubular case 13 and a tubular cover 18 can be contained so as to be engaged with each other. The case body 18 is provided with a transparent section 23 at its top part 19 to make the inside visible and a top surface panel 28 and a bottom surface panel 29 are placed inside the cover body 18 at an interval, in which a light-emitting diode 31, an integrated circuit 32, and a vibration sensor 33 are fixed. The case 13 incorporates a battery 37 at a bottom part 14 and the vibration sensor 33 is equipped with a contact point which can make contact with the battery 37. When the pull tab 6 is vibrated the vibration sensor 33 perceives the vibration and an electric current flows through the integrated circuit 32 and the light-emitting diode 31 and the light-emitting diode 31 emits light from a recorded program stored in the integrated circuit 32 to be visible through the transparent section 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a slider for a slide fastener for a slide fastener, in which a handle attached to a slider in a slide fastener is provided with a light emitting device, and the handle can emit light when the handle vibrates.

Conventionally, in a slider of a slide fastener, an integrated circuit is connected on a light emitting board and a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged, and a battery housed in a battery tank connected to the light emitting board is connected to the integrated circuit by operating a switch. As shown in FIG. 4, there is known a handle capable of emitting light by accommodating a light emitting board capable of emitting light emitted from the light emitting diode in a handle of a slider of a slide fastener.
Taiwan M271443 Patent Gazette

  In the slide fastener slider shown in FIG. 4 described in the previous section, the handle attached with the light emitting board has a battery tank in which a battery is housed by screwing a lid to the light emitting board provided with an integrated circuit, a light emitting diode, and a switch. Since it is connected to the light emitting board, it is necessary to remove the light emitting board itself from the handle body and replace the battery in order to replace the battery. In addition, in order to cause the light emitting diode to emit light, it is necessary to operate the switch one by one, and there is a problem that the light emitting operation is very troublesome.

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-mentioned problems. Among the present inventions, the invention according to claim 1 is that the slider handle has a lid, a case, and a handle that can receive the lid. A light emitting diode (LED), a vibration sensor, and an integrated circuit (IC) are mounted inside a lid that has a transparent portion at the top, and a battery is fixed inside the case. The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a slider puller for a slide fastener capable of automatically emitting light by operating an integrated circuit by detecting vibrations with an internal vibration sensor.

  In addition to the object of the invention of claim 1, the inventions of claims 2, 3, 4 and 5 can be easily provided with a light emitting diode, an integrated circuit, and a vibration sensor on the lid, respectively. It is formed so that it can be fitted and removed efficiently, and the battery can be easily replaced with the lid as it is, and a packing is easily installed between the lid and the case to ensure water tightness and the handle is simple. It is an object to provide a slider handle for a slide fastener that can be attached to a slider.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the handle 6 of the slider 1 is formed of the handle body 7, the lid 18 and the case 13, and the lid 18 is formed on the top 19 with the lid 18. A transparent portion 23 that can see through the inside of the lid 18 is provided, and a light emitting diode (LED) 31 that is electrically connected to the inside of the lid 18, an integrated circuit (IC) 32, and a vibration sensor 33 are arranged, and the lid The battery 37 is accommodated in the case 13 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the battery 18, the vibration sensor 33 is provided with a contact 36 that can contact the battery 37, and the housing 18 provided in the handle body 7 by engaging the lid 18 and the case 13. 10 and the top portion 19 of the lid 18 is exposed from the housing portion 10 of the handle main body 7, and a slide fastener slider handle formed so that the light emission of the light emitting diode 31 can be seen through the transparent portion 23 is the main structure. It is an.

  In addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, the invention described in claim 2 is provided with an upper surface plate 28 and a lower surface plate 29 facing each other inside the lid 18 with a space in the vertical direction, and the lower surface of the upper surface plate 28. The integrated circuit 32 and the vibration sensor 33 are fixed to the upper surface of the lower surface plate 29, that is, the surface facing the upper surface plate 28, and the vibration sensor 33 is connected to the surface facing the battery 37. This is a slider puller for a slide fastener provided with a swingable contact 36.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the handle main body 7 is provided with a concave accommodating portion 10 on the surface side, and the case 13 is locked so that the case 13 cannot be removed. The case 13 forms a concave bottom 14 that can accommodate the battery 37, and the lid 18 is a slider for a slide fastener slider that is formed so as to be removable from the housing 10 of the handle main body 7.

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the lid body 18 is formed from the cylindrical portion 20 provided with the engaging portion 21 on the outer peripheral surface, and the case 13 is the cylindrical portion 20 of the lid body 18. The slide fastener slider is provided with an engaging portion 16 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 15 and capable of engaging with the engaging portion 21 of the lid 18.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, a continuous ring-shaped packing 26 disposed along the periphery of the cylindrical portion 20 is provided on the base 24 of the cylindrical portion 20 of the lid 18. A slider puller for a slide fastener formed so that the packing 26 can be pressed into contact with the lid 18, the case 13, and the edge 11 of the housing portion 10 when the lid 18 and the case 13 are engaged. It is.

  As an effect of the invention of this application, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the lid body is provided with a transparent portion that can be seen through the inside of the lid body, and is electrically connected to the inside of the lid body. An integrated circuit and a vibration sensor are arranged, the battery is housed in a case that can be detached from the lid, and the vibration sensor has a contact point that can contact the battery, and the lid and the case are engaged. It is housed in a housing part provided on the handle body, and the top part of the cover body is exposed from the housing part of the handle body so that the light emission of the light emitting diode is visible through the transparent part. Since the integrated circuit and vibration sensor members are arranged, the engagement between the lid body and the case is released, and the lid body is removed from the pull body, so that the above members and the lid body together with the lid body Battery that can be removed from the case and housed in the case Takes the hassle to work, it can be carried out easily.

  Since the light emitting diode, the integrated circuit, and the vibration sensor members are arranged inside the lid, each of the above members can be removed from the inside of the handle main body during battery replacement by the lid. It is protected from collision with the article and is not damaged.

  Even if the light emitting diode, which is a light emitting means, an integrated circuit, and a vibration sensor are arranged inside the lid body, even if these members are covered with the lid body, the lid body passes through the transparent portion provided on the lid body. There is an effect that the internal emission can be visualized.

  In addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the invention described in claim 2 arranges the upper surface plate and the lower surface plate facing each other with a space in the vertical direction inside the lid, and fixes the light emitting diode to the upper surface plate. The bottom plate emits light inside the lid by fixing the integrated circuit and the vibration sensor on the side facing the top plate and arranging the contact connected to the vibration sensor on the side facing the battery. The diode, the integrated circuit, and the vibration sensor and the contact connected to the vibration sensor are stably fixed on the lid, and the light emission of the light emitting diode from the transparent portion is visible and the contact is surely made to contact the battery. There is an effect that can.

  In addition to the effects of the invention described in claim 1, the invention described in claim 3 is provided with a housing portion recessed on the surface side of the handle main body, and the case is locked to the housing portion so that it cannot be removed. Since the case is fixed to the handle main body by having a concave bottom for accommodating and forming the lid detachable from the accommodating portion of the handle main body, the lid is released from engagement with the case, When the lid is removed from the handle main body, the case remains on the handle main body and the battery is exposed from the concave portion of the case, so that the battery can be easily replaced.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, the lid has a cylindrical portion having an engaging portion on the outer peripheral surface, and the case is a cylindrical portion into which the cylindrical portion of the lid can be inserted. And an engagement portion that can be engaged with the engagement portion of the lid body is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, whereby the lid body and the case can be easily engaged and disengaged. In addition, there is an effect that the lid can be stably held so that the engagement posture between the lid and the case is stable and the contact between the contact and the battery is reliably performed in the engaged state.

  In addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the invention according to claim 5 is provided with a ring-shaped packing that is continuous along the periphery of the cylindrical portion at the base of the cylindrical portion of the lid, and the lid and the case. When the article fitted with the handle is washed by the pressing of the packing to the edge of the case and the housing part when the packing is engaged, without removing the case and the case from the handle main body, The effects of the present invention are extremely remarkable, such as the effect of reliably preventing water from entering the lid and the case.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slider of the slide fastener slider according to the present invention is provided with an attachment ring 8 for attaching to the attachment part 4 of the body 3 of the slider 1 on one end side and gripping with a finger on the other end side. A handle main body 7 that can be operated is provided. The handle main body 7 has a receiving portion 10 whose surface is open, and the case 13 or the case 13 is engaged with the lid 18 in the receiving portion 10. Both the case 13 and the lid 18 are made of metal, and the lid 18 is formed integrally with the top 19 and the top 19 to form a cylindrical tube portion 20. A transparent transparent portion 23 is arranged on the top 19. And the inside of the lid 18, that is, the inside of the cylindrical portion 20 can be seen through the transparent portion 23. An engaging portion 21 in which a screw is screwed is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 20, and is engaged with the engaging portion 16 of the case 13. The outer peripheral surface of the top portion 19 is formed into an uneven rough surface and is used as an operation portion when the lid 18 is picked up and operated. A base portion 24 of the cylindrical portion 20 is disposed between the rough surface and the male screw engaging portion 21, and an outer peripheral surface of the base portion 24 is formed on a flat flat surface 25, and a ring-shaped packing is formed on the flat surface 25. 26 so that it can be mounted.

  An upper surface plate 28 is inserted into the inside of the lid 18 at a portion facing the top portion 19, and a lower surface plate 29 is inserted and fixed to the lower end of the cylindrical portion 20. The upper surface plate 28 and the lower surface plate 29 are arranged in parallel with a space in the vertical direction, and a housing space for housing the light emitting diode 31, the integrated circuit 32, and the vibration sensor 33 in the space between the upper surface plate 28 and the lower surface plate 29. Is made. The light emitting diode 31 is fixed to the center of the lower surface of the upper upper surface plate 28, and the integrated circuit 32 and the vibration sensor 33 are fixed to the upper surface of the lower lower surface plate 29, that is, the surface facing the lower surface of the upper surface plate 28. The integrated circuit 32 and the vibration sensor 33 are connected by a cord 34 or the like, and the integrated circuit 32 and the issuing diode 31 are connected by a cord and are electrically connected so that a current flows through each of them. Further, a vibration line 35 that can vibrate or swing is connected to the lower surface of the vibration sensor 33 so as to appear outside the lower surface plate 29, and a contact 36 is provided at the tip of the vibration line 35.

  The case 13 has a concave bottom portion 14, and forms a cylindrical tube portion 15 upward from the bottom portion 14. The tube portion 15 is formed to have a larger diameter than the tube portion 20 of the lid 18, A female thread is threaded on the peripheral surface to form the engaging portion 16 so that it can be engaged with the engaging portion 21 of the lid 18. A flat battery 37 is provided in the bottom portion 14 of the case 13 so as to come into contact with a contact 36 of a vibration line 35 that vibrates due to vibration appearing from above when engaged with the lid 18. Further, the case 13 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 10 that is recessed on the surface side of the pulling body 7 so that the case 13 can be locked from the accommodating portion 10 so that it cannot be removed.

  The case 18 locked to the handle main body 7 is screwed into the lid 18 from above, the edge 11 on the inner peripheral surface of the accommodating portion 10, the upper end of the cylindrical portion 15 of the case 13, and the cylinder of the lid 18. The packing 26 is pressed and clamped by the flat surface 25 formed on the base portion 24 of the portion 20 to keep the watertightness inside the lid 18 and the case 13 engaged. When it is desired to replace the battery 37 disposed on the bottom 14 of the case 13, the cover 18 is separated from the case 13 by gripping and rotating the rough surface of the lid 18, and the battery 37 is removed from the case 13 and replaced.

  The vibration sensor 33 is a sensor that senses vibration and converts it into an electrical signal. There are a type that outputs the detected vibration as an electric charge and a type that outputs it as a voltage. The vibration sensor 33 implemented in the present invention is a type that detects vibration and outputs a voltage, whereby the battery 37 supplies a current to the vibration sensor 33 and is electrically connected to the vibration sensor 33 and the integrated circuit 32. A current flows through the light emitting diode 31, and the integrated circuit 32 causes the light emitting diode 31 to emit light based on the stored program.

  When the lid 18 and the case 13 are engaged, the battery 37 and the contact 36 of the vibration sensor 33 are normally separated from each other, and the battery 37 contacts the contact 36 of the vibration sensor 33 when vibration is applied to the handle 6. At this time, a supply current is supplied from the battery 37 to the vibration sensor 33, and this current is stored in a capacitor in the vibration sensor 33. Even if the battery 37 and the contact 36 are separated again, the stored current flows to the integrated circuit 32 and the light emitting diode 31 to cause the light emitting diode 31 to emit light.

  The use form of the handle is as follows. The handle 6 attached to the body 3 of the slider 1 with the handle 6 housed in the housing 10 of the handle body 7 by screwing the lid 18 and the case 13 is attached to the attachment ring of the handle 6. 8 is used for clothing or the like to perform jogging or the like, the handle 6 vibrates and the contact 36 of the vibration line 35 arranged on the lower surface of the vibration sensor 33 contacts the battery 37. As a result, the integrated circuit 32 causes the light emitting diode. 31 blinks, and this blinking can be seen from the outside through the transparent portion 23 of the lid 18. Moreover, since the packing 26 is disposed between the lid 18 and the case 13 even when clothes are washed, it is possible to prevent water from entering the cylinder portions 15 and 20.

  The slider pull handle of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is as described in the previous section. The handle 6 of the slider 1 is formed of a pull body 7, a lid body 18, and a case 13. Both cases 13 are made of metal so that they can be energized when engaged. As shown in FIG. 1, the puller body 7 is provided with an attachment ring 8 for mounting on the attachment part 4 provided on the body 3 of the slider 1 on one side by thermoplastic resin and integrally formed with the puller body 7. On the other side, a flat circular concave housing portion 10 capable of housing the case 13 is formed, and the housing portion 10 is open on the surface side of the pull handle body 7. The lid 18 is formed from a disc-shaped top portion 19 and a cylindrical tube portion 20 integrally formed on the lower surface of the top portion 19, and the top portion 19 serves as a ceiling of the tube portion 20.

  A transparent plate formed of a thermoplastic resin is disposed on the top portion 19 of the metal lid body 18 to form a transparent portion 23, and the inside of the cylindrical portion 20 can be seen from the top portion 19 through the transparent portion 23. Like that. The transparent portion 23 is formed by providing a through-hole penetrating the top portion 19 of the lid body 18 in the vertical direction, and a transparent plate is fitted into the through-hole, and the transparent plate is bonded to the inner peripheral surface of the through-hole with an adhesive. Alternatively, the transparent portion 23 may be formed by attaching an epoxy resin to the top portion 19 of the lid 18 so as to close the opening of the through hole. Further, an engagement portion 21 is formed by screwing a screw on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 20, and an outer surface of the top portion 19 is formed on an uneven rough surface for preventing slipping when picked with a finger. It forms so that 18 rotation operation can be performed easily. A flat flat surface 25 is formed between the rough surface and the upper edge of the engaging portion 21 of the male screw as shown in FIG. 2, and an annular packing 26 is formed on the flat surface 25. The handle main body 7 may be made of metal.

  As shown in FIG. 2, inside the lid 18, an upper surface plate 28 formed of a transparent thermoplastic resin is inserted into the upper end of the cylindrical portion 20, that is, the portion facing the top portion 19. A lower surface plate 29 molded from a thermoplastic resin is inserted into the lower end of the portion 20 and fixed with an adhesive or the like. The light emitting diode 31 is bonded and fixed to the center of the lower surface of the upper upper plate 28 with an adhesive, the lower lower plate 29 is made of metal, and the integrated circuit 32 and the vibration sensor 33 are fixed to the upper surface with an adhesive. 32 and the vibration sensor 33 are connected by a cord or the like, and the integrated circuit 32 and the light emitting diode 31 are connected by a cord 34. The light emitting diode 31 is fixed to the upper surface plate 28 at a position facing the transparent portion 23 provided on the top 19 of the lid 18 so that the light emission can be seen from the outside of the lid 18. A through hole is formed in the lower surface plate 29 on the lower surface of the vibration sensor 33 and a vibration line 35 that vibrates due to vibration is connected to appear outside through the through hole of the lower surface plate 29, or the side surface of the lower surface plate 29 is cut away. The vibration line 35 may be exposed to the lower surface, and a contact 36 is provided at the tip of the vibration line 35. The upper surface plate 28 and the lower surface plate 29 may be formed of a metal plate, and the light emitting diode 31, the integrated circuit 32, and the vibration sensor 33 may be fixed by soldering, or may be fixed by soldering.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the case 13 is formed of a concave bottom portion 14 and a cylindrical tube portion 15 integrally formed on the upper end of the bottom portion 14, and a female screw is threaded on the inner peripheral surface of the tube portion 15. The engaging portion 16 is formed so that when the cylindrical portion 20 of the lid 18 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 15 of the case 13, it can be engaged with the engaging portion 21 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 20. To do. A flat battery 37 is formed on the bottom 14 of the case 13 so that the lid 18 can come into contact with the contact 36 of the vibration line 35 appearing on the lower side of the lower plate 29 when the lid 18 is screwed together. To form. Further, when the engagement between the lid 18 and the case 13 is released and the lid 18 is removed from the accommodating portion 10 of the handle main body 7, the battery 37 can be taken out from the bottom portion 14 through the cylindrical portion 15. The case 13 is housed in a concave housing 10 provided on one side of the handle body 7 and the handle body 7 and the case 13 are fixed with an adhesive or the like. Further, the both may be fixed by other fixing means instead of an adhesive.

  The battery 37 is placed in the case 13 housed and fixed in the housing part 10 of the handle body 7, the lid 18 is screwed from above, and the edge part 11 of the housing part 10 and the engaging part 16 provided on the case 13 are engaged. On the upper side, the packing 26 disposed on the flat surface 25 of the cylindrical portion 20 of the lid body 18 is pressed and clamped to prevent water from entering the interior in which the lid body 18 and the case 13 are engaged, thereby maintaining watertightness. . When it is desired to replace the battery 37 disposed on the bottom 14 of the case 13, the lid 18 can be detached from the case 13 by gripping and rotating the rough surface of the lid 18, and the battery 37 can be easily replaced. can do.

  If the light emitting operation of the present invention is shown, by applying vibration to the handle 6 of the slider 1, the contact 36 of the vibration sensor 33 comes into contact with the battery 37, and as a result, the current is battery 37 → contact 36 → vibration sensor 33 → integrated circuit. 32, the integrated circuit 32 is turned on and turned off when the contact 36 of the vibration sensor 33 is separated from the battery 37. On the other hand, as a result of current flowing through the metal lid 18 and the case 13, when the integrated circuit 32 is turned on, current flows from the integrated circuit 32 to the light emitting diode 31, and the light emitting diode 31 emits light, and light emission is visible through the transparent portion 23.

  When the integrated circuit 32 is turned on, the light emitting diode 31 is set to repeat blinking eight times at intervals of about 0.5 seconds, and then automatically turned off. Therefore, by continuously applying vibration to the pull handle 6, the pull handle 6 can be made to emit light continuously. In order to set the blinking of the light emitting diode 31 to a desired number of times, the program can be changed to the desired number of times by changing the program of the integrated circuit 32.

  The slider fastener for the slide fastener according to the present invention is used for a slider of clothes such as a jumper, and emits light when given vibration.

It is a front view of the handle of the slider for slide fasteners based on an Example. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which isolate | separated the cover body and case in the handle of a slider same as the above. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which engaged the cover body and case in the handle of a slider same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view of the handle of the slider provided with the well-known light-emitting device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slider 6 Pull handle 7 Pull handle main body 8 Mounting ring 10 Accommodating part 13 Case 15 Tube part (case)
16 Engagement part (case)
18 Lid 19 Top 20 Tube (Lid)
21 Engagement part (lid part)
23 transparent portion 24 base 25 flat surface 26 packing 28 upper surface plate 29 lower surface plate 31 light emitting diode 32 integrated circuit 33 vibration sensor 35 vibration line 36 contact point 37 battery

Claims (5)

  The lid 18 is provided with a transparent portion 23 that allows the inside of the lid 18 to be seen through the top portion 19, and includes a light emitting diode 31 that is electrically connected to the inside of the lid 18, an integrated circuit 32, and a vibration sensor 33. The battery 37 is accommodated in the case 13 that can be attached to and detached from the lid 18, the vibration sensor 33 has a contact 36 that can contact the battery 37, and the lid 18 and the case 13 are engaged with each other. It is accommodated in the accommodating part 10 provided in the handle body 7, and the top part 19 of the lid 18 is exposed from the accommodating part 10 of the handle body 7, and the light emission of the light emitting diode 31 is formed so as to be visible through the transparent part 23. A slider handle for slide fasteners.   An upper surface plate 28 and a lower surface plate 29 are arranged opposite to each other inside the lid 18 with a vertical space therebetween, and a light emitting diode 31 is fixed to the upper surface plate 28, and the lower surface plate 29 faces the upper surface plate 28. 2. The slider for a slide fastener according to claim 1, wherein the integrated circuit and the vibration sensor are fixed on the side, and the contact point connected to the vibration sensor is disposed on the surface facing the battery.   A housing portion 10 is recessed on the front surface side of the handle body 7, and the case 13 is locked in the housing portion 10 so as not to be removable. The case 13 has a concave bottom portion 14 for housing the battery 37, and a lid 18. The slider pull handle for a slide fastener according to claim 1, wherein the handle is formed so as to be removable from the accommodating portion of the pull handle body.   The lid 18 has a cylindrical portion 20 with an engaging portion 21 provided on the outer peripheral surface, the case 13 has a cylindrical portion 15 into which the cylindrical portion 20 of the lid 18 can be inserted, and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 15. The slider puller for a slide fastener according to claim 1, wherein an engagement portion 16 that can be engaged with the engagement portion 21 of the lid 18 is provided on the slider.   A ring-shaped packing 26 that is continuous along the periphery of the cylindrical portion 20 is attached to the base 24 of the cylindrical portion 20 of the lid 18, and when the lid 18 and the case 13 are engaged, the packing 26 is covered by the lid. The slider fastener for a slide fastener according to claim 4, wherein the slider is pressed against the case and the edge of the housing portion.

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