KR20180110664A - Reflective zipper and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a reflective zipper and a production method thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a reflective zipper capable of increasing visibility of the zipper by retroreflective properties of a reflective yarn by sewing the reflective yarn on the zipper. The present invention further relates to a production method thereof. To this end, the reflective zipper comprises: a zipper tape, the reflective yarn sewn on the zipper tape; and a tooth fixed to the zipper tape. When the tooth is fixed to the zipper tape, the reflective yarn is coupled and fixed so as to be included in the lower side.

Description

Reflective zipper and method < RTI ID = 0.0 >

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reflective zipper and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a reflective zipper capable of enhancing the visibility of a zipper by its retroreflective property .

Retroreflective refers to the reflection of light from a light source onto the surface of an object and back to the light source. Reflecting light from any angle reflects light back toward the light source. Such retroreflective materials are widely used in road signs, safety vests, cloths, and shoes. That is, a retroreflective material is cut and attached in a specific shape in order to enhance the visibility of the safety garment or work clothes. When the retroreflective material is irradiated with light, it can be easily identified at a distance of about 300 m at night. Therefore, retroreflective materials are attached to various daily necessities such as clothes, hats, shoes, bags and protect from danger.

On the other hand, there are examples of applying reflection properties to zippers. That is, in the prior art Korean Patent Registration No. 20-0313430 (entitled zipper structure with reflection paper), reflection paper is attached to a zipper by heat fusion so as to reflect light. When the reflective paper is used in this manner, there is a problem that the paper is washed or ironed in hot water or the abrasion due to external friction damages the reflective paper.

Korean Patent Registration No. 20-0313430 (entitled Zipper Structure with Reflective Paper)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a reflective zipper including a semi-transparent zipper.

However, the objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing a zipper tape, a zipper tape,

Wherein the zipper tape includes teeth fixed to the zipper tape, and when the teeth are fixed to the zipper tape, the zipper is engaged and fixed so as to be included in the lower side.

In addition, the half-facts include first and second halves stitched on a zipper tape at regular intervals in parallel with each other, and the teeth include first and second teeth fixed to the zipper tape at regular intervals in parallel with each other do.

In addition, the first and second teeth each include a tooth body portion and a tooth engagement portion extending longitudinally from the tooth body portion and coupled with corresponding teeth, and the semi-fact is sewn within the width size of the tooth body portion.

The first and second teeth are made of a transparent material or an opaque material. When the opaque material is used, the half teeth are visible between the teeth of the tooth body. When the teeth are made of a transparent material, .

Further, the teeth are fixedly coupled to the zipper tape by a fixing portion which is injection-press-fitted on one surface of the tooth body portion.

In addition, the anti-reflective layer includes a frame layer, a reflective layer formed by aluminum deposition, and a polyurethane resin layer disposed between the frame layer and the reflective layer to bond the frame layer and the reflective layer to each other.

In addition, it is preferable that the width of the half body is relatively less than or equal to the width size of the tooth body.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of sewing a zipper tape by sewing a zipper tape to a zipper tape so that the zipper tape has a plurality of semi- A step of pressing and fixing the rear teeth to the zipper tape and a step of fixing the teeth and the fastener for fastening the zipper tape to each other by being pressed and fixed on one side of the teeth, ≪ / RTI >

In addition, a plurality of semi-factories are sewn within a width size of a plurality of teeth.

According to the present invention as described above, there is an effect that the visibility is remarkably improved while being strong against hot heat as compared with the conventional zipper.

In addition, since the semi-fabric is provided in the lower region of the zipper teeth, the zipper can provide a reflection effect without damaging the original design of the clothes or bags to be used.

In addition, by putting various patterns or shapes into transparent zipper teeth, each zipper tooth is lighted by the nature of light refraction, scattering, diffusion, reflection, etc.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to further the understanding of the technical idea of the invention, It should not be construed as limited.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a view showing that teeth are made of an opaque material according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view showing that the teeth are made of a transparent material according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the embodiment described below does not unduly limit the content of the present invention described in the claims, and the entire structure described in this embodiment is not necessarily essential as the solution means of the present invention. In addition, the description of the prior art and those obvious to those skilled in the art may be omitted, and the description of the omitted components and the function may be sufficiently referred to within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

<Half fact>

As shown in FIG. 1, the half mirror 200 roughly comprises a glass bead 210, a reflective layer 220, a polyurethane resin layer 230, and a frame layer 240. At this time, light coming from the outside is refracted by the glass bead 210 and reflected by the reflection layer 220. The frame layer 240 is made of polyester fiber or PET or PE as a base layer or a base layer for maintaining the shape of semi-true. The polyurethane resin layer 230 is an adhesive layer, and the reflective layer 220 is an aluminum deposition layer. The semi-fabric 200 according to the present invention may be woven into the zipper 20 to be described below to cause reflection of the opaque zipper teeth through the gap, or in the case of transparent zipper teeth, the entire semi-fabric may be reflected from the transparent zipper teeth. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but may be modified and changed without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

<Reflective Zipper>

The reflective zipper 20 can be used in clothes as an example. The zipper may be a plastic zipper or a metal zipper. In other words, there is a zipper on the clothes, and the zipper is made so that pieces of metal or plastic are juxtaposed with cloth tape so that the teeth can be engaged with each other, and the two lines can be pulled and pulled by the rings. By applying the semi-fabric 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention to such a zipper, light can be reflected from the zipper to provide high visibility at night or in the dark. Therefore, the reflective zipper 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to all of those in which a zipper is used, including clothes, running shoes, and the like.

The reflective zipper 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a tape 21, a tooth 22, a semi-fabric 200 ). The tape 21 is made of polyester with various colors. The teeth 22 are composed of the first and second teeth 22a and 22b so as to engage with each other. The teeth 22 are made of plastic or metal. At this time, the tooth 22 may be made of transparent or opaque plastic. Further, the teeth 22 may be made of a metal material. When the tooth 22 is made of a transparent material, the whole yarn 200 or the yarn 20 is seen as the yarn 20, and when the tooth 22 is made of an opaque material, As shown in FIG. Therefore, the semi-fabric 200 stuck to the tape 21 can reflect light in a dark place to increase the visibility of the zipper.

Fig. 2 is a view showing that the teeth 22 are made of an opaque material, and Fig. 3 is a view showing that the teeth 22 are made of a transparent material. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the semi-fabric 200 is sewn in the area where the teeth 22 are secured to the tape 21. [ That is, the semi-fabric 200 is sewn on the tape 21 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the teeth 22 are fixed on the sewn semi-fabric 200 through the mold injection. At this time, the teeth 22 are fixedly coupled to the tape 21 by the fixing portion 300 by being stuck in the mold frame. The fixing portion 300 is formed by solidifying the plastic liquid (for example, a plastic material) after the teeth 22 are inserted into the mold frame and then compressed or imprinted on the teeth 22 and the tape 21 by the injection machine.

The teeth 22 shown in Fig. 2 are made of an opaque material. As shown in FIG. 2, the first and second half yarns 201 and 202 are fed to the tape 21 side by side at regular intervals. At this time, it is preferable that the first and second half yarns 201 and 202 are fed to a region where the first and second teeth 22a and 22b are coupled to and fixed to the tape 21. In more detail, the first and second half yarns 201 and 202 are sewn on the tape 21 so that the first and second teeth 22a and 22b are positioned on the upper side. Thus, the teeth 22 to be engaged and fixed to the tape 21 are engaged and fixed so that the semi-bodies 201 and 202 are placed in the lower region. At this time, because the teeth 22 are made of opaque material, the semi-fact 200 is seen between the gaps between the teeth and the teeth. As shown in FIG. 2, the first half 201 is seen between the gap intervals of the first teeth 22a, and the second half 202 is seen between the gap intervals of the second teeth 22b. The teeth 22 are injection-press-fitted into an injection machine and fixed to the tape 21 after the semi-fabric 200 is fed to the tape 21. The first fixing part 301 fixes the first teeth 22a to the tape 21 and the second fixing part 302 fixes the second teeth 22b to the tape 21. [ The first and second fixing portions 301 and 302 are coupled and fixed so as to be parallel to the first and second half portions 201 and 202. The area of the first and second teeth 22a and 22b can be divided into an area (center area) where the teeth are engaged with each other and an area (outer area) other than the area where the teeth are engaged with each other. The first fixing part 301 is formed by pressing in the outer area of the first teeth 22a and the second fixing part 302 is formed by pressing in the outer area of the second teeth 22b. That is, each of the teeth may be divided into a tooth body portion and a tooth engagement portion. The tooth body portion has a substantially rectangular shape, and the tooth engagement portion extends in the longitudinal direction from the tooth engagement portion. The tooth engagement part is engaged with the tooth engagement part of the different teeth in the central area and the zipper is locked. One side of the teeth body is engaged and fixed to the tape 21 by pressing the fixing part 300 as described above in the outer area.

The teeth 22 shown in Fig. 3 are made of a transparent material. 2, except that the teeth 22 are made of a transparent material. As shown in FIG. 3, since the teeth 22 are made of a transparent material, even if the semicircular patterns 201 and 202 are sewn to the lower region of the teeth 22, the entire semicircular patterns 201 and 202 can be seen.

The reflective zipper 20, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, is sewn to the lower region of the teeth 22 by the semi- Therefore, it is not damaged even by washing and different quality by hot water, and it is possible to make various kinds of reflection of zipper by holding semi-factories in various colors (silver, black, gold, green, blue, or red) .

<Manufacturing Method of Reflective Zipper>

A method of manufacturing the reflective zipper 20 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described in detail. First, the semi-fabric 200 is sewn on a tape 21 made of polyester. At this time, it is preferable that the semi-fabric 200 is sewn such that the first and second semi-fabrics 201 and 202 are parallel to each other. It is preferable that the width of the semicircle 200 is approximately 0.25 mm or more. The width of the semicircle 200 may be determined by the width of the tooth body. That is, when the width of the tooth body is large, the width of the half body may become thick, and when the width of the tooth body is small, the width of the half body may be small. However, it is preferable that the semiautomatic yarn 200 is delivered to the lower region of the tooth body portion and is delivered within the width size w of the tooth body portion. It is most preferable that the width of the above-described semi-conductor 200 is approximately 0.38 mm in consideration of the operability and luminance characteristics. The reason for this is that when the thickness of the semicore 200 is too thin, there is a fear that the semicore 200 may be cut off in a sudden turn, and the semicircularity must be reflected through the transparent teeth.

After the first and second semicircular patterns 201 and 202 are sewn straight on the tape 21, the sewn tape 21 is inserted into the mold. The first and second teeth 22a and 22b are fixed to the tape 21 inserted in the mold frame. At this time, the first and second teeth (22a, 22b) are positioned so that the first and second semicircular teeth (201.202) come into the width size of the respective tooth bodies.

After the first and second teeth 22a and 22b are fixed in position, the first and second teeth 22a and 22b are fixedly coupled to the tape 21 by pressing them with an injection machine. The injection machine uses a liquid plastic material to squeeze one side of the tooth body from the upper side downward. The liquid plastic material is hardened to form the fixing portion 300 according to Figs. 2 and 3, and the teeth are engaged with and fixed to the tape 21. Fig.

The reflective zipper 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention is roughly comprised of a tape 21, teeth 22, and semi-fabric 200 as shown in Fig. The tape 21 is made of polyester with various colors. The teeth 22 are composed of the first and second teeth 22a and 22b so as to engage with each other. The teeth 22 are made of plastic or metal. At this time, the tooth 22 may be made of transparent or opaque plastic. Further, the teeth 22 may be made of a metal material. When the tooth 22 is made of a transparent material, the whole yarn 200 or the yarn 20 is seen as the yarn 20, and when the tooth 22 is made of an opaque material, As shown in FIG. Therefore, the semi-fabric 200 stuck to the tape 21 can reflect light in a dark place to increase the visibility of the zipper.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to be exemplary only and are not restrictive of the invention, It will be possible.

The configuration and functions of the above-described components have been described separately from each other for convenience of description, and any of the components and functions may be integrated with other components or may be further subdivided as needed.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment thereof, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and applications are possible. In other words, those skilled in the art can easily understand that many variations are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions relating to the present invention as well as specific combinations of the components of the present invention with respect to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. something to do.

20: Zipper
21: Tape
22: zipper teeth
22a: first tooth
22b: second tooth
200: half facts
201: First half facts
202: The second half fact
210: glass bead
220: reflective layer (or Al vapor deposition layer)
230: polyurethane resin layer (or adhesive layer)
240: frame layer (or base layer)
300:
301: first fixing unit
302: second fixing portion

Claims (9)

Zipper tape,
The fact that it is held or sewn on the zipper tape, and
And a tooth fixed to the zipper tape,
And when the teeth are fixed to the zipper tape, the semi-teeth are engaged and fixed so as to be included in the lower side.
The method according to claim 1,
The above-
The first and second half facts being held or sewn on a zipper tape in a straight line at regular intervals in parallel with each other,
The teeth,
And first and second teeth fixed to the zipper tape at regular intervals in parallel with each other.
3. The method of claim 2,
The first and second teeth, respectively,
Tooth body portion, and
And a tooth engagement portion extending in the longitudinal direction from the tooth body portion and coupled with corresponding teeth,
The above-
Wherein the teeth are held or sewn within a width size of the tooth body portion.
The method of claim 3,
The first and second teeth are made of a transparent material or an opaque material,
When the body is made of an opaque material, the half body is visible between the gaps of the tooth body,
And when the transparent zipper is made of a transparent material, the entire semi-transparent body is visible through the transparent teeth.
The method of claim 3,
The teeth,
And is fixedly coupled to the zipper tape by a fixing part which is injection-press-fitted on one surface of the tooth body part.
5. The method of claim 4,
The above-
Frame layer,
A reflective layer made of aluminum evaporation, and
And a polyurethane resin layer disposed between the frame layer and the reflective layer and bonding the frame layer and the reflective layer to each other.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the width of the half body is relatively smaller than the width size of the tooth body.
A plurality of semicircular strips are arranged on the zipper tape so as to be spaced apart from each other with a predetermined spacing distance,
Pressing and fixing the teeth on the zipper tape after locating and fixing a plurality of teeth so that the plurality of semi-teeth are positioned below each other, and
And a fixing part for fixing the teeth and the zipper tape to each other by being pressed and fixed on one side of the teeth, thereby forming the semi-circular shape.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the plurality of semi-factories are held or sewn within a width size of the plurality of teeth.

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