JP2011217833A - Jewel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase a strong interest by making a shape varied and by making a gem appear and disappear with the variation of the shape.SOLUTION: A ring (jewel) 1 comprises: an opening/closing jaw part which is composed by connecting a lower jaw part 32 and a head 20 including an upper jaw part 31 in a rockable manner with each other through a rocking axis 15; and a gem 40 which is arranged on the inside of the lower jaw part 32, which is made visually recognizable from outside by releasing the jaw part, and which is made visually unrecognizable from outside by closing the jaw part.

Description

  The present invention relates to jewelry such as rings, brooches and pendants.

  Conventionally, jewelry such as a ring has a movable part in a part of the ring or the like, and by rotating the movable part, a different jewel is shown (for example, Patent Document 1, 2)

  In Patent Document 1, a decorative member for supporting a jewel in a ring is configured to be rotatable, and different jewels are attached to the front side and the back side so that different jewels can be seen by reversing the front and back sides. is there.

  Moreover, the thing of patent document 2 implement | achieves the combination of a different jewel by supporting two or three cubes which attached the jewel on the different surfaces in a ring side by side, and supporting them rotatably, and rotating these suitably. is there.

JP 2001-217 A JP-A-8-19408

  However, all of the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 and 2 change the gems visible from the outside or change the combination by inverting the front and back of the ornament or rotating the cube, Because there was no change in shape, it was not interesting.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a jewelery with enhanced interest by changing the shape or making the jewel appear and disappear as the shape changes.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a jewelry product, wherein the head portion and the lower jaw portion including the upper jaw portion are connected to each other via a swing shaft so as to be swingable with respect to each other, It is arranged inside the lower jaw part, and comprises a jewel that can be visually recognized from the outside by opening the jaw part and cannot be seen from the outside by closing the jaw part.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the jewelry according to the first aspect, the base includes a base portion that supports the swing shaft, and the head is opened and closed by its own weight depending on a positional relationship between the center of gravity and the swing shaft. In addition, the open position is regulated by the base portion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the jewelry according to the second aspect, the lower jaw portion is swingably supported by the swing shaft and the position thereof is regulated by the base portion. To do.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the jewelry according to the third aspect, the jewelery includes a pedestal that is fixed to the base portion and supports the gemstone.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the jewelry according to the third aspect, the jewelery includes a pedestal that is fixed to the lower jaw and supports the jewel.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the jewelery according to claim 2, wherein the lower jaw part is formed integrally with the base part, and has a pedestal that is fixed to the base part and supports the jewel. Features.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the jewelry according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a pedestal that is fixed to the lower jaw and supports the jewel, and the jaw is opened and closed manually. .

  According to the present invention, the shape of the jewelry changes, and the gems appear and disappear with the change of the shape, so that it is possible to enhance the interest.

1 is a perspective view of an entire ring 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the skeleton of the state which opened the jaw part 30 of the ring 1. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a skeleton of a ring 1. FIG. (A) is the figure which looked at the skeleton of the state which opened the jaw part 30 of the ring 1 from the lower side, (b) is the figure which looked at the skeleton with the jaw part 30 closed from the right side, (c) is the jaw part It is the figure which looked at the skeleton of the state which opened 30 from the right side. It is a perspective view which shows the skeleton of the state which opened the jaw part 30 of the ring 2 of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the skeleton of the ring 2. FIG. (A) is the figure which looked at the skeleton of the state which opened the jaw part 30 of the ring 2 from the lower side, (b) the figure which looked at the skeleton with the jaw part 30 closed from the right side, (c) is the jaw part It is the figure which looked at the skeleton of the state which opened 30 from the right side. It is a perspective view which shows the dog of the state which opened the jaw part 30 of the ring 3 of Embodiment 3. FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a dog with a ring 3. (A) is a view of a dog with the jaw 30 of the ring 3 open as viewed from below, (b) is a view of a dog with the jaw 30 closed from the right, and (c) is a jaw. It is the figure which looked at the dog of the state which opened 30 from the right side. It is a perspective view which shows the skeleton of the state which opened the jaw part 30 of the pendant 4 of Embodiment 4. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the skeleton of the pendant 4. FIG. (A) is the figure which looked at the skeleton of the state which opened the jaw part 30 of the pendant 4 from the lower side, (b) the figure which looked at the skeleton with the jaw part 30 closed from the right side, (c) is the jaw part It is the figure which looked at the skeleton of the state which opened 30 from the right side.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each drawing, the member etc. which attached | subjected the same code | symbol are the things of the same or similar structure, The duplication description about these shall be abbreviate | omitted suitably. Moreover, in each drawing, members and the like that are not necessary for the description are omitted as appropriate.
<Embodiment 1>

  With reference to FIGS. 1-4, the ring 1 which has the decoration part which imitated the skeleton is demonstrated as jewelry which concerns on Embodiment 1 to which this invention is applied. In the following description, the directions indicated by the arrows in FIG. That is, with the ring 1 fitted on the finger, the skeleton head 20 side (fingertip side) is “up”, the lower jaw 32 side (finger base side) of the skeleton is “down”, and the skeleton is viewed from the front. The left side is “left”, the right side is “right”, the front side of the skeleton is “front”, and the back side of the skeleton is “rear”.

  1 to 4 are perspective views of the entire ring 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the skeleton with the jaw 30 opened. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the skeleton. 4A is a view of the skeleton with the jaw portion 30 opened from the lower side, FIG. 4B is a view of the skeleton with the jaw portion 30 closed from the right side, and FIG. It is the figure which looked at the skeleton of the state which opened from the right side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ring 1 includes a ring body 10, a head 20 including an upper jaw portion 31, a lower jaw portion 32, and a jewel 40. Here, the above-described upper jaw portion 31 and lower jaw portion 32 constitute a jaw portion 30 that can be opened and closed.

  The ring main body 10 has a ring part (arm) 11 and an attachment base (base part) 12.

  The ring part 11 is formed in an annular shape and is a part that can be fitted into a human finger. The attachment base 12 is formed integrally with the ring portion 11 and is a portion located on the back side of the hand when the ring portion 11 is fitted to a finger. The mounting base 12 has a substantially flat bottom portion 13 and a side wall 14 that stands up around the bottom portion 13 and surrounds the bottom portion 13. As a whole, the mounting base 12 constitutes a recess that accommodates a head 20 and a lower jaw portion 32 described later. is doing. The side wall 14 is constituted by a left side wall 14a, a right side wall 14b, an upper side wall 14c, and a lower side wall 14d, and a swing shaft 15 is passed through the left side wall 14a and the right side wall 14b in the left-right direction. The rocking shaft 15 supports a head 30 and a lower jaw 32 described below so as to be rockable.

  The head 20 includes the upper jaw 31 and is integrally formed therewith. When viewed from the entire head 20, the upper jaw 31 is located at the lower end thereof. The head 20 has a left fulcrum 20a and a right fulcrum 20b penetrating in the left-right direction by the swing shaft 15, and is supported so as to be swingable (swingable) with reference to the swing shaft 15. Yes. As shown in FIG. 4 (c), the head 20 has a position of the center of gravity G 1 when viewed from the right side with respect to the swing shaft 15 when the bottom 13 of the mounting base 12 is substantially horizontal. , Located on the upper side (right side in the figure). Accordingly, the head 20 swings (moves) from the closed position P1 shown in (b) to the open position P2 shown in (c) when the bottom 13 is horizontal.

  In the open position P <b> 2, the position of the head 20 is regulated by the rear head 20 c coming into contact with the mounting base 12, and the upper jaw 31 is open with respect to the lower jaw 32. Here, for example, when the head 20 raises the mounting base 12 shown in FIG. 4C from the state in which the bottom 13 thereof is substantially horizontal to the upper side wall 14c side (in the direction of the arrow c), the center of gravity G1 also changes. Move in the same way. Then, when the center of gravity G1 passes through the swing shaft 15, the head 20 closes the upper jaw 31 by its own weight and is disposed at the closed position P1. A gemstone such as diamond is attached to a portion of the head 20 corresponding to the eye 21.

  The lower jaw portion 32 constitutes the jaw portion 30 together with the upper jaw portion 31 that constitutes a part of the head 20 described above. The lower jaw portion 32 is formed in a horseshoe shape, and the left tip portion 32 a and the right tip portion 32 b on the opening side are penetrated in the left-right direction by the swing shaft 15. It is supported so that it can be opened and closed. As shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the position of the lower jaw portion 32 is regulated by bringing the portion 32 c into contact with the bottom portion 13 when the bottom portion 13 of the mounting base 12 is substantially horizontal. Yes. In addition, the lower jaw part 32 raises the lower side wall 14d side of the attachment base 12 to the front side (arrow d direction) from the state shown in FIG. Further, when the center of gravity G2 exceeds the swing shaft 15 by rotating in the same direction, it is released.

  The jewel 40 is disposed on the inner side of the lower jaw portion 32 via the mounting base 41. The mounting base 41 equally divides a plurality of leg portions 42 extending obliquely downward and forward from the bottom portion 13 of the mounting base 12, a circular tray-like base 43 supported at the tips of the leg portions 42, and a peripheral portion of the base 43. And a plurality of (for example, four) claw portions 44 provided at the positions to be operated. The jewel 40 is placed on the pedestal 43 and is fixed to the pedestal 43 by bending the claw 44 inward. The jewel 40 can be visually recognized from the outside by opening the upper jaw portion 33 with respect to the lower jaw portion 32, while being invisible from the outside by being closed. In addition, as a jewel, for example, a red ruby or the like that becomes bright in comparison with a skeleton is preferably used.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4C, the head 20 can be opened and closed in the directions of the arrows a and b around the swing shaft 15, and the lower jaw 32 is , And can be opened and closed in the direction of arrow d and in the opposite direction.

  According to the present embodiment, when the hand 1 is moved with the ring 1 fitted on the finger, the state (tilt) of the ring 1 changes variously, and the head 20 and the lower jaw 32 are opened and closed. And when the jaw part 30 comprised by the upper jaw part 31 and the lower jaw part 32 of the head 20 is open | released, the jewel 40 can be seen from the outside, On the other hand, it can be seen that the jaw part 30 is closed. become unable.

According to this embodiment, according to the movement of the hand, the skeleton opens and closes the jaw part 30 to change its shape (expression), and the jewel 40 disposed inside the lower jaw 32 is visible and hidden. It has the effect of becoming highly interesting.
<Embodiment 2>

  With reference to FIGS. 5-7, the ring 2 which has the decoration part which imitated the skeleton is demonstrated as jewelry which concerns on Embodiment 2 to which this invention is applied.

  5 to 7, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the skeleton with the jaw 30 opened. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the skeleton. FIG. 7A is a view of the skeleton with the jaw 30 opened from below, FIG. 7B is a view of the skeleton with the jaw 30 closed from the right side, and FIG. It is the figure which looked at the skeleton of the state which opened from the right side.

  The ring 2 of the present embodiment is different from the ring 1 of the above-described first embodiment in that the head 20 and the lower jaw 32 are supported by a support member 45 erected on the mounting base 12, and a jewel The difference is that 40 is received by the lower jaw 32. Except this, it is substantially the same. In the following, differences will be mainly described, and the same or similar components will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

  The ring 2 has a support member 45 protruding from the bottom 13 of the mounting base 12. The support member 45 includes support posts 45a and 45a and bifurcated portions 45b and 45b, and the swing shaft 15 is passed through the tips of the bifurcated portions 45b and 45b. The head 20 and the lower jaw 32 are swingably supported by the swing shaft 15. Thereby, the jaw part 30 comprised by the upper jaw part 31 and the lower jaw part 32 of the head 20 can be opened and closed freely.

  Further, a leg part (not shown) is directly fixed inside the lower jaw part 32. The jewel 40 is placed on a pedestal 43 provided at the tip of the leg part, and the jewel 40 is suppressed by the claw part 44. Is fixed to the pedestal 43.

  According to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment described above, the skeleton opens and closes the jaw 30 and changes its shape (facial expression) according to the movement of the hand, and is arranged inside the lower jaw 32. Since the jewel 40 thus made visible and hidden, the effect of being highly interesting is achieved.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to this, since the jewel 40 is attached to the lower jaw part 32, the jewel 40 moves with the movement of the lower jaw part 32, so that the taste is further enhanced.

In addition, since the jewelry 40 is attached to the lower jaw part 32, the ring 2 of this embodiment can also use these lower jaw parts 32 and the jewelry 40 as they are for the pendant 4 of Embodiment 4 mentioned later.
<Embodiment 3>

  With reference to FIGS. 8-10, the ring 3 which has the decoration part which imitated the dog's face and forefoot as a jewelry which concerns on Embodiment 3 to which this invention is applied is demonstrated.

  8 to 10, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the dog with the jaw 30 opened. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the dog. FIG. 10A is a view of the dog with the jaw 30 opened from the lower side, FIG. 10B is a view of the dog with the jaw 30 closed from the right side, and FIG. It is the figure which looked at the dog of the state of having opened from the right side.

  The ring 3 of the present embodiment is different from the ring 1 of the first embodiment described above in that the lower jaw portion 32 is configured integrally with the mounting base 12 and the jewel 40 is attached to the lower jaw portion 32. Except this, it is substantially the same. In the following, differences will be mainly described, and the same or similar components will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

  In the ring 3, the lower jaw portion 32 is configured integrally with the mounting base 12, and a holding portion 46 that holds the jewel 40 is provided. The holding portion 46 is formed in an arch shape in which a portion corresponding to the lower side wall 14d extends over the left side wall 14a and the right side wall 14b, and descends from the lower side wall 14d to the lower jaw portion toward the distal end side. It extends. The jewel 40 is supported by this portion, and is further pressed by the claw portions 12a and 12a imitating dog's fangs. The head 20 is supported in a swingable manner by a swing shaft 15 penetrating the left side wall 14a and the right side wall 14b, as in the first embodiment. Thereby, the jaw part 30 comprised by the upper jaw part 31 and the lower jaw part 32 which comprise a part of head 20 can be opened and closed freely.

  According to the ring 3 of the present embodiment, the dog is fixed to the lower jaw 32 in addition to opening and closing the jaw 30 and changing its shape (expression) according to the movement of the hand, as in the first embodiment. Since the jewel 40 is visible and hidden, it has the effect of being highly interesting, and the lower jaw 32 is constructed integrally with the mounting base 12, so that the overall configuration is simplified. There is an effect that can be made.

The head 20 and the lower jaw of the ring 1 of the first embodiment, the head 20 and the lower jaw 32 of the ring 2 of the second embodiment, and the head 30 of the ring 3 of the third embodiment are all attached to the swing shaft 15. On the other hand, it is loosely fitted, that is, loosely fitted, and the rings 1, 2, and 3 are inclined according to the movement of the fingers and hands, so that the weight 20 of the head 20 etc. automatically The jaw part 30 is configured to open and close. Therefore, the person wearing the rings 1, 2 and 3 is not aware of the skeleton and the decorative part of the dog by the movement of the finger or the hand, and the jewel 40 is visible and hidden. . If the head 20 and the lower jaw 32 are tightly fitted to the swing shaft 15, the jaw 30 can be replaced by the person's intentional opening / closing operation instead of the automatic opening / closing of the jaw 30 by its own weight. It is also possible to configure to open and close.
<Embodiment 4>

  With reference to FIGS. 11-13, the pendant 4 which has the decoration part which imitated the skeleton is demonstrated as jewelry which concerns on Embodiment 3 to which this invention is applied.

  11 to 13, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the skeleton with the jaw 30 opened. FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the skeleton. FIG. 13A is a view of the skeleton with the jaw 30 opened from below, FIG. 13B is a view of the skeleton with the jaw 30 closed from the right side, and FIG. It is the figure which looked at the skeleton of the state which opened from the right side.

  The pendant 4 of the present embodiment includes a head 20 having an upper jaw portion 31, a lower jaw portion 32 that constitutes the jaw portion 30 together with the upper jaw portion 31, and a jewel 40. Oscillating shafts 15 and 15 are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the inner peripheral surface of the head 20, and these oscillating shafts 15 and 15 are through holes in the distal end portions 32 a and 32 b of the lower jaw portion 32. The head 20 and the lower jaw 32 are connected to each other so as to be relatively swingable.

  The jewel 40 is fixed on the pedestal 43 by placing the claw 44 inward after placing the jewel 40 on the pedestal 43 fixed inside the lower jaw 32. That is, the jewel 40 is fixed to the lower jaw 32 through the pedestal 43.

  A ring 22 is attached to a portion corresponding to the top of the head 20, and a string-like body 23 for a user to put on the neck is passed through the ring 22. As the string-like body 23, for example, a chain, a leather string, or a dried ray of skin can be used.

  In the present embodiment, the rocking shafts 15 and 15 of the head 20 are tightly fitted (so-called tightening) to the tip portions 32a and 32b of the lower jaw portion 32, and the jaw shown in FIG. The opening of the portion 23 in the direction of arrow a and the closing in the direction of arrow b are configured to be performed intentionally (forced) by hand. This is because the present embodiment is the pendant 4 when the jaw portion 30 is opened and closed by the weight of the head 20 and the lower jaw portion 32, similarly to the rings 1 to 3 of the first to third embodiments described above. This is because, as shown in FIG. 13 (c), the jaw part 30 is always left open, and it is not interesting.

  In the present embodiment, the jewel 40 can be shown or hidden by the user opening or closing the jaw 30.

1 Ring of Embodiment 1 (jewelry)
2 Ring of Embodiment 2 (jewelry)
3 Ring of Embodiment 3 (jewelry)
4 Pendant (jewelry) in Embodiment 4
12 Mounting base (base part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Oscillation axis | shaft 20 Head 30 Jaw part 40 Jewelry 43 Base 31 Upper jaw part 32 Lower jaw part G Center of gravity P1 Closed position P2 Open position W Own weight

Claims (7)

Openable and closable jaws configured by connecting the head and lower jaws including the upper jaw with each other via a swing shaft so as to be swingable.
A jewel that is arranged inside the lower jaw and allows the external viewing by opening the jaw and disables the external viewing by closing the jaw.
Jewelery characterized by that. A base portion for supporting the swing shaft;
The head is opened and closed by its own weight according to the positional relationship between the center of gravity and the swing shaft, and the open position is regulated by the base portion.
The jewelry according to claim 1, wherein: The lower jaw part is swingably supported by the swing shaft, and its position is regulated by the base part.
The jewelry according to claim 2, wherein: Having a pedestal that is fixed to the base and supports the jewel;
The jewelry according to claim 3, wherein: Having a pedestal fixed to the lower jaw and supporting the jewel;
The jewelry according to claim 3, wherein: The lower jaw part is formed integrally with the base part;
Having a pedestal that is fixed to the base and supports the jewel;
The jewelry according to claim 2, wherein: A pedestal that is fixed to the lower jaw and supports the jewel;
The jaw is opened and closed manually.
The jewelry according to claim 1, wherein:

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