JP6134791B2 - Connection structure of adherend and connector, and connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connection structure of an adherend and a connector for connecting an adherend (for example, an end portion of a strap or a joint for clothing) to an inner surface side of a connector having an engagement element on an outer surface, and It relates to a connector.

  For example, when a joint of a human body has an obstacle, there is a correction tool for limiting the movable range of the joint. The orthodontic appliance includes an orthodontic main body portion applied near the joint and a plurality of sets of a pair of straps for fixing the orthodontic appliance main body portion to the human body. In order to connect the pair of straps of each set, a connecting tool having a large number of engaging elements on the outer surface is attached to the end of one of the straps as the adherend, and the other strap is associated with the connecting tool. A number of engaged elements are attached for locking to the mating elements. In addition, in order to fasten a pair of seams of clothing, a connector having an engaging element on the outer peripheral surface is attached to one seam as an adherend, and the other seam is used to lock the connector There exists what functions as an engaged element.

  As a specific conventional example of such a connecting tool, an operation of projecting in a direction opposite to the opening direction of the connecting tool main body having a substantially U-shaped (substantially U-shaped or J-shaped cross section) in front view. And a plurality of engaging elements integrally formed on the upper surface of the connector main body (Patent Documents 1 and 2). The connector is attached to the adherend by housing the adherend inside the connector main body and sewing or bonding the connector main body and the adherend.

  In addition, as another conventional example of a connector, there is a connector provided with a base fabric as a connector main body that can be bent in a U-shape and a number of engagement elements called hook-and-loop fasteners attached to the outer surface of the base fabric. (Patent Document 3). This connector also accommodates an end of a tape or the like as an adherend inside the connector body bent in a substantially U-shape, and is sewn onto the tape or the like to attach the adherend. Was attached to.

JP-A-9-75113 Japanese Patent No. 3474791 JP-A-7-194413

  That is, since the above-described conventional connector is attached to the adherend accommodated inside by sewing or adhesion, the attaching operation is complicated. Moreover, in the conventional connector, once it is attached, it is generally not performed because it is very difficult to remove it.

  The present invention has been created in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is not only to provide an engagement element on the outer peripheral surface of the connector body having a substantially U shape in front view, but also to provide an inner periphery of the connector body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connection structure between an adherend and a connecting tool, and a connecting tool, in which the adherend can be easily attached to and detached from a surface.

The connection structure between the adherend and the connector of the present invention includes the connector and the adherend.
The coupler includes a coupler body that is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, a male element as an engagement element that protrudes from the outer surface of the generally U-shaped when viewed from the front of the coupler body, and an inner circumference that is approximately U-shaped when viewed from the front. An inner male element group of a hook-and-loop fastener composed of a number of male elements protruding from the surface. Further, the connector is formed by integrally molding a connector body, a male element as an engagement element, and an inner male element group.
The adherend includes a female element group of hook-and-loop fasteners composed of a large number of female elements.
The connector is mounted with the front and back surfaces of the adherend sandwiched between the front and back surfaces, and the inner male element group is engaged with the female element group of the adherend to be connected.

Further, in order to easily attach and detach the adherend to the outer peripheral surface of the connector main body provided with the male element as the engaging element , and to facilitate the molding of the connector, it is desirable to do the following.
That is, the adherend includes the female element group on the front and back surfaces. The connector includes a connector body, an outer male element group of hook-and-loop fasteners composed of male elements as a plurality of engaging elements protruding from a substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface of the connector body in a front view, and an inner male element group. And the connector main body, the outer male element group, and the inner male element group are integrally molded.

Next, the connector of the present invention will be described. As described above, the connector of the present invention includes a connector body that is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, a male element as an engagement element that protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the connector body that is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, An inner male element group of hook-and-loop fasteners composed of a number of male elements projecting from an inner peripheral surface having a substantially U-shape, and integrally forming the connector main body, the male element as the engaging element, and the inner male element group. It is characterized by being.

Further, in order to easily attach and detach the adherend to the outer peripheral surface of the connector main body provided with the male element as the engaging element , and to facilitate the molding of the connector, it is desirable to do the following.
That is, the connector includes a connector main body, an outer male element group of hook-and-loop fasteners composed of a plurality of male elements as engaging elements projecting from a substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface of the connector main body, and an inner male element. And a connector main body, an outer male element group, and an inner male element group are integrally molded.

Moreover, there exists the following as a coupling tool which can change the form.
That is, the coupling tool is substantially U-shaped in a front view from a first face plate and a second face plate that are substantially parallel and opposed to each other , and a joint portion that connects the end portions on the same side of the first face plate and the second face plate. A male body as an engaging element that protrudes from the outer surface of at least one of the first face plate and the second face plate, and an outer peripheral surface that is substantially U-shaped in front view. and it shall comprise a first surface plate and the inner male element group of a number of surface fastener comprising a male element projecting from at least one of the inner surface of the second face plate a shape of the inner circumferential surface. The joint portion includes a hinge portion at least partially. The hinge portion allows the first face plate and the second face plate to be opened and closed with the joint portion as a center, and the connector main body in a state where the first face plate, the joint portion, and the second face plate are arranged in a line. And the outer male element group and the inner male element group can be integrally formed .

Further, the inner male element group only needs to protrude from the inner peripheral surface of the substantially U-shape when viewed from the front. For example, the inner male element group may protrude only to one of the first face plate and the second face plate. In order to connect more firmly to the body, it is desirable to do the following.
That is, the inner male element group includes a first inner male element group including a plurality of male elements protruding from the inner surface of the first face plate and a second inner side including a plurality of male elements protruding from the inner surface of the second face plate. A male element group.

In addition, as for the connecting tool, its form is almost undeformable, and there are the following.
That is, the connection tool is a connection that forms a substantially U-shape in front view from substantially parallel first and second face plates and a joint portion that connects the end portions on the same side of the first face plate and the second face plate. A tool body, a male element as an engagement element that protrudes from the outer surface of at least one of the first face plate and the second face plate, and a substantially U-shaped outer surface of the first face plate and the second face plate. The inner male element group of the hook-and-loop fastener which consists of many male elements which are inner peripheral surfaces and protrude from the inner surface of both a 1st face plate and a 2nd face plate shall be provided. The inner male element group includes a first inner male element group including a plurality of male elements protruding from the inner surface of the first face plate, and a second inner male element including a plurality of male elements protruding from the inner surface of the second face plate. And a group of elements. The connector main body is an elastic member and is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, and when viewed from the top, the first face plate and the second face plate are end portions on the joint side. The overlapping portions overlap each other, and the other portions do not overlap with each other as non-overlapping portions, and the non-overlapping portion of the inner surface of the first face plate is defined as the formation region of the first inner male element group. In the second face plate, the non-overlapping portion is used as the formation region of the second inner male element group.

  Further, the connector may be configured so as to be provided on the outer peripheral surface of the connector main body and on the outer surface of the joint portion, but it is desirable to make the connector easy to handle as follows.
  In other words, the connector is provided with an operation portion that protrudes from the joint portion of the connector main body in a direction different from the opening direction that is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front.

  Furthermore, the connector of the present invention is as follows to position and accommodate the adherend.
That is, the coupling tool is an outer male element of a hook-and-loop fastener comprising a coupling body having a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front and a number of male elements as engaging elements protruding from the outer surface of the coupling body when viewed from the front. And a group of inner male elements of a hook-and-loop fastener composed of a large number of male elements projecting from an inner peripheral surface that is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front. The connector main body forms a substantially U-shape in front view from substantially parallel first and second face plates and a joint portion connecting the end portions on the same side of the first face plate and the second face plate. It is. The male element as the engaging element is a substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface in front view and projects from at least one outer surface of the first face plate and the second face plate. The inner male element group of the hook-and-loop fastener is a substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface when viewed from the front, and includes a plurality of male elements protruding from at least one inner surface of the first face plate and the second face plate. The joint portion includes a hinge portion at least partially. The hinge portion allows the first face plate and the second face plate to be opened and closed with the joint portion as the center, and the first face plate, the joint portion, and the second face plate) are connected in a row. The main body, the outer male element group, and the inner male element group can be integrally formed. At least one of the first face plate and the second face plate is provided with a stopper that protrudes toward the opposite face plate at the end opposite to the opening direction that is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front.

According to the connection structure between the adherend and the connector of the present invention, and the connector of the present invention, the female element group of the hook-and-loop fastener is formed by the inner male element group as the hook-and-loop fastener provided on the inner peripheral surface of the connector main body. The work of attaching and detaching the adherend to the inside of the connector can be performed more easily than in the past. Moreover, it can also attach to another to-be-adhered body by the engagement element with which the outer peripheral surface of a connector main body is equipped. Moreover, since the connector main body and the inner male element group are integrally molded, the connector can be easily molded. When the engaging element is a male element, the connector main body, the male element as the engaging element, and the inner male element group are integrally molded, so that the connector can be easily formed.

  In addition, the female element group is provided on the front and back surfaces of the adherend, and the outer male element group of the hook-and-loop fastener composed of male elements as a number of engaging elements protrudes from the substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface of the connector main body when viewed from the front. If it does, the operation | work which attaches / detaches a to-be-adhered body with respect to the outer peripheral surface of a connector main body can be performed easily. In addition, since the connector main body, the outer male element group, and the inner male element group are integrally molded, it is easy to mold the connector.

Further, the connector has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front, from a first face plate and a second face plate that are substantially parallel and opposed to each other , and a joint that connects the first face plate and the second face plate. The inner face is provided with an inner male element group on at least one inner surface of the first face plate and the second face plate, and a female element group is provided if the joint portion is provided with at least a hinge part. it task of wearing de adherend to the inside of the connector body can be easily, can be integrally molded coupling the first surface plate and the junction and a second surface plate in a state arranged in a row.

  The connector includes a first inner male element group that protrudes from the inner surface of the first face plate, and a second inner male element group that protrudes from the inner surface of the second face plate. If so, the inside of the connector can be firmly connected to the adherend.

Furthermore, if the connector main body is an elastic member and has a substantially U-shape in front view from the first face plate, the second face plate, and the joint when it is viewed from the front, By temporarily changing the substantially U-shaped opening width by elasticity, the adherend can be connected to the substantially U-shaped inner side. In addition, when viewed in plan, the non-polymerized portion of the first face plate among the non-polymerized portions where the first face plate and the second face plate do not overlap each other is defined as the formation region of the first inner male element group. Since the non-overlapping portion of the face plate is used as the formation region of the second inner male element group, the connector can be integrally formed.

  Moreover, if a connection tool is provided with the operation part which protrudes from the junction part of a connection tool main body in the direction different from the opening direction of a substantially U shape in front view, it will become easy to handle a connection tool.

  In addition, if the connector is provided with a stopper on at least one of the first face plate and the second face plate, the end surface of the adherend is positioned by the stopper, and the adherend is connected to the inside of the connector. can do.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which has connected the coupling tool of 1st embodiment of this invention to the to-be-adhered body. It is a top view which shows the form at the time of shaping | molding of the coupling tool of 1st embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG. 2. It is an end elevation which shows only the cross-sectional shape of the VI-VI line cutting part of FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the use condition of the coupling tool of 1st embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view which shows an example of a male element group. It is a bottom view which shows the modification of 1st embodiment. It is an end elevation which shows only the cross-sectional shape of the XX line cutting | disconnection part of FIG. It is a top view which shows the form at the time of shaping | molding in the coupling tool of 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of FIG. It is a bottom view of FIG. It is an end view which shows only the cross-sectional shape of the XIV-XIV line | wire cutting part of FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the state which has connected the coupling tool of 2nd embodiment to the to-be-adhered body. It is a top view which shows the form at the time of the shaping | molding in the coupling tool of 3rd embodiment of this invention. FIG. 17 is a front view of FIG. 16. FIG. 17 is a bottom view of FIG. 16. It is an enlarged front view which shows the state which has connected the coupling tool of 3rd embodiment to the to-be-adhered body. It is a top view which shows the form of the coupling tool of 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of FIG. It is a bottom view of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the XXIII-XXIII line | wire cutting part of FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which has connected the coupling tool of 4th embodiment to the to-be-adhered body. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the coupling tool of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the coupling tool of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the coupling tool of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the coupling tool of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the coupling tool of this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the connector 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a connector body 2 constituting a skeleton portion as the connector 1, and one form of the connector body 2, that is, a form at the time of attachment. An outer male element group 3 of a hook-and-loop fastener made up of a number of engaging elements 6 (in the example shown, the engaging element is a male element 6) projecting from the substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface when viewed from the front. An inner male element group 4 of a hook-and-loop fastener made up of a large number of male elements 6 projecting from a letter-shaped inner peripheral surface, and an operation section 5 projecting from the connector main body 2 in a direction different from the opening direction of the generally U-shape when viewed from the front. Are provided. More specifically, the outer male element group 3 protrudes from one of two substantially parallel outer surfaces of the substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface when viewed from the front, and the inner male element group 4 has an inner periphery substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front. It protrudes from both of two substantially parallel surfaces. Hereinafter, as long as there is no special notice about each component of the coupling tool 1, the front view U-shape which is a form at the time of attachment shall be demonstrated as a basic form.

  1 to 7 includes a first face plate 21 and a second face plate 22 that are substantially parallel to each other, and a joint that connects the end portions on the same side of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22. Part 23. More specifically, the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 are arranged to face each other. Regarding the directionality, the direction in which the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 face each other is the vertical direction, more specifically, the relative relationship between the two face plates 21 and 22 on the basis of this basic form. The first face plate 21 side is the upward direction, and the second face plate 22 side is the downward direction. Further, the opening direction of a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front is the right direction, and the depth direction of the opening is the left direction. Further, the length direction in which one side of the first face plate 21 and one side of the joint portion 23 are connected is the front-rear direction, the front side of the paper surface of FIG. 7 is the rear direction, and the back side of the paper surface of FIG. explain.

  The form at the time of shaping | molding of the coupling tool 1 is the state which arranged the 1st face plate 21, the junction part 23, and the 2nd face plate 22 in a line, as shown in FIGS. The form of the connector main body 2 is different between the time of attachment and the time of molding, and a joint portion 23 is provided in order to change the form.

The joint portion 23 includes a middle plate 24 extending in a vertical direction, which is a direction in which the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 face each other, and an upper end portion of the middle plate 24, the first face plate 21, and the middle plate 24. A pair of hinge portions 25 and 25 for connecting the lower end portion and the second face plate 22 are provided. The intermediate plate 24 and the pair of hinge portions 25, 25 both extend over the entire length of the side on the joint portion 23 side of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 (over the entire length in the front-rear direction). .
The pair of hinge portions 25, 25 has a substantially arc shape when viewed from the front, and the direction in which the pair of arcs bulge is a direction in which the interval between the pair of hinge portions 25 is separated. More specifically, the arc of the upper hinge portion 25 bulges upward, and the arc of the lower hinge portion 25 bulges downward. In addition, each hinge portion 25 has a thickness that enables deformation between an arcuately curved form and a linearly extending form, and is formed thinner than the thicknesses of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22. Yes.
The pair of hinge portions 25, 25 connect the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 to the middle plate 24 so that they can be bent. In other words, the joint portion 23 is connected to the first face plate 21 and the above-described first plate 21. The second face plate 22 is connected to bendable. Therefore, the hinge portion 25 allows the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 to be opened and closed with the joint portion 23 (the middle plate 24) as the center. That is, the front end portions (end portions far from the joint portion 23) of both the face plates 21 and 22 can be separated or approached.

  The operation part 5 protrudes from the joint part 23 in the direction opposite to the opening direction that is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, and is a part that can be held with a finger. The operation unit 5 has a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction when seen in a plan view. Of the four sides of the substantially rectangular shape, the side opposite to the joint unit 23 has an intermediate part of the entire length in the front-rear direction. It has an arc shape that is farthest from the center. Further, the operation unit 5 has a curved surface with an arcuate cross section when viewed from the front. More specifically, the curved surface has an arcuate cross section that gradually decreases as the upper surface moves away from the joint portion 23. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the surface (lower surface) on the second face plate side of the outer surface of the operation unit 5 is lower than the lower surface of the arcuate hinge portion 25 bulging downward and the lower surface of the second face plate. Located on the upper side. Therefore, when the second adherend 82 as the adherend 8 to be described in detail later and the lower surface of the operation portion 5 are engaged, there is a gap between the lower surface of the operation portion 5 and the adherend 8. G is formed, and the operation of attaching and detaching the connector 1 to and from the second adherend 82 is facilitated by the gap G.

The first face plate 21 has a flat front and back surface. The surface is a decorative surface on which letters, patterns, and the like are applied, and the inner side of the entire periphery is raised in a stepped shape. The first face plate 21 has a substantially rectangular shape, and is provided on one side (right side) farthest from the joint 23 with a recess 21a in which an intermediate part of the side is recessed toward the joint 23. The concave portion 21a is recessed in an arc shape so as to be easily in contact with the belly side of the thumb (the side opposite to the nail).
The second face plate 22 also has a flat front and back surface. Further, the second face plate 22 has a substantially rectangular shape that occupies most of the second face plate 22 and a substantially trapezoidal shape in which the front-rear width increases symmetrically from the side of the substantially rectangular portion closer to the joint portion 23 toward the joint portion 23. And have a part. When viewed in plan in the basic form, the substantially trapezoidal portion of the second face plate 22 overlaps the joint portion 23 side of the first face plate 21, and the substantially rectangular portion of the second face plate 22 A portion overlapping the face plate 21 and a portion protruding from the first face plate 21 are formed.
In addition, the back surface of the 1st face plate 21 and the 2nd face plate 22 is a surface where the 1st face plate 21 and the 2nd face plate 22 oppose, and it is also called an inner surface, and the inner surface of the 1st face plate 21 is a lower surface, The inner surface of the second face plate 22 is the upper surface. Moreover, the surface of the 1st face plate 21 and the 2nd face plate 22 is a surface opposite to each inner surface, and is also called an outer surface, the outer surface of the 1st face plate 21 is an upper surface, and the outer surface of the 2nd face plate 22 is It is the bottom surface. Therefore, the outer surfaces of the double-sided plates 21 and 22 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the connector body 2 in a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front, and the two surfaces of the inner surface of the generally U-shaped when viewed from the front are the double-sided plates 21 and 22. The inner surface of 22 is formed.

  The male element 6 is a hook of a hook-and-loop fastener, and is J-shaped in the illustrated example. The male element 6 protrudes upward or downward from the face plates 21 and 22 and swells in an arc shape on the protruding tip side. A plurality of male elements 6 are arranged in a vertical and horizontal direction at a predetermined interval to form a male element row 6a. An example of a specific structure of the male element row 6 a is shown in an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 8 including an example of a specific structure of the male element 6. For convenience of explanation, the face plate shown in FIG. 8 is the second face plate 22, the direction indicated by the symbol X is the horizontal direction, and the direction indicated by the symbol Y is the vertical direction. The plurality of male elements 6 protrude from the upper surface of the second face plate 22 at intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the first reinforcing portion 61 is provided on the front side in the vertical direction Y with respect to each male element 6 in the vertical direction. On the back side of Y, a second reinforcing portion 62 protrudes upward from the second face plate 22. The plurality of male elements 6 and 6 arranged in the vertical direction Y are a left hook and a right hook that are alternately arranged. The left hook rises upward and has a shape that extends downward while extending the top part to the left. The right hook has a shape that rises upward and extends downward while extending the top part to the right. And the 1st reinforcement part 61 protrudes from the 2nd face plate 22 to the top part vicinity of each male element 6, and the 2nd reinforcement part 62 extends from the 2nd face plate 22 to a position lower than the 1st reinforcement part 61. It protrudes. The first reinforcing portion 61, the left hook male element 6, the second reinforcing portion 62, the first reinforcing portion 61, the right hook male element 6, and the second reinforcing portion 62 repeat this order. Are arranged in a straight line in the longitudinal direction Y, and these are integrally formed in the longitudinal direction Y. When the male element 6 is sandwiched between the first reinforcing portion 61 and the second reinforcing portion 62, the male element 6 is removed from the mold when the male element 6 is detached from the female element (not shown). The durability of the male element 6 is increased when it comes off from time to time. Thus, what was integrally molded by the vertical direction Y was formed in the horizontal direction X at intervals, and the male element example 6a was formed.

  In the outer male element group 3, male element rows 6a are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in a plurality of rows in the front-rear direction in a region excluding the peripheral edge portion of the outer surface of the first face plate 21.

  The inner male element group 4 includes a first inner male element group 41 including a plurality of male elements 6 protruding from the inner surface of the first face plate 21 and a plurality of male elements 6 protruding from the inner surface of the second face plate 22. And a second inner male element group 42. In the first inner male element group 41, male element rows 6a are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction of a plurality of rows in a region excluding the peripheral edge portion of the inner surface of the first face plate 21. In the second inner male element group 42, male element rows 6 a are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in a plurality of rows in the front-rear direction in a region excluding the peripheral edge portion of the outer surface of the second face plate 22.

  The connecting tool 1 is a synthetic resin (for example, a thermoplastic material such as polypropylene, or a thermoplastic resin rubber elastic body such as polystyrene, polyolefin, polyurethane, polyester, polyamide, or polyvinyl chloride). Are integrally molded. That is, the connector main body 2, the operation unit 5, the outer male element group 3, and the inner male element group 4 are integrally formed by injection molding. The outer male element group 3 and the inner male element group 4 are undercut at the time of molding. Therefore, in order to remove the connector 1 from the mold, the ejector pin protrudes from the mold body. And in order to form the location where an ejector pin pushes the coupling tool 1, as mentioned above, the male element row | line | column 6a is parallelly arranged in the area | region except a peripheral part on the 1st face plate 21 and the 2nd face plate 22 at predetermined intervals. The peripheral edge portion and a portion having a predetermined interval become an extruded portion.

  The connecting tool 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above is attached to a first adherend 81 and a second adherend 82 as the adherend 8 as shown in FIGS. The first adherend 81 and the second adherend 82 are straps, and a female element group 9a of a hook-and-loop fastener comprising a large number of female elements 9 as engaged elements is provided on the front and back surfaces of the fabric itself. I have. The female element 9 is a loop that protrudes from the surface of the fabric, and this loop is engaged with and connected to a hook as the male element 6.

  The connector 1 of the first embodiment described above is attached to the adherend 8 as follows. First, in order to attach the connector 1 to the first adherend 81, the user opens the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 and places the end face of the first adherend 81 in the middle. The first adherend 81 is placed on the second face plate 22 while being positioned as being in contact with the inner surface of the plate 24 by the face. Then, the first face plate 21 is closed, and the end portion of the first adherend 81 is sandwiched between the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 from the front and back sides. Then, the inner male element group 4 of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 is engaged with and connected to the female element group 9 a of the first adherend 81. At this time, the connector 1 is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front. Next, in order to attach the connector 1 to the second adherend 82, the outer male element group 3 of the second face plate 22 is pressed against one side of the front and back surfaces of the second adherend 82, so The element group 3 is engaged with and connected to the female element group 9 a of the second adherend 82. As described above, the first adherend 81 and the second adherend 82 are connected via the connector 1.

  The modification of the coupler 1 of 1st Embodiment of this invention is the same as 1st Embodiment except the junction part 23, as shown in FIG. 9, FIG. The middle plate 24 of the joint portion 23 extends over the entire length of the side on the joint portion 23 side in the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 (full length in the front-rear direction). There are two hinge portions 25 that connect the face plate 21 and two hinge portions 25 that connect the intermediate plate 24 and the second face plate 22. Two hinge portions 25, 25 respectively connect the first face plate 21 or the second face plate 22 and the middle plate 24 at both ends in the front-rear direction. Accordingly, a space portion 26 is formed between the two hinge portions 25 and 25. The modification of the coupler 1 of the first embodiment is integrally molded, as with the coupler 1 of the first embodiment described above. Therefore, when the connector main body 2 has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front, a restoring force for returning to the shape at the time of molding acts on the hinge portion 25. This restoring force is smaller than the restoring force generated by the connector 1 of the first embodiment. More specifically, since each hinge portion 25 has a shorter total length in the front-rear direction connected to the first face plate 21 or the second face plate 22, it is a modification of the connector 1 of the first embodiment. The restoring force produced is smaller than the restoring force produced in the connector 1 of the first embodiment. Therefore, the modification of the coupler 1 of the first embodiment is coupled to the first adherend 81 in a form that is U-shaped in front view compared to the coupler 1 of the first embodiment. Form) is easy to maintain. The restoring force acting on the hinge portion 25 can be adjusted by changing the size and shape of the hinge portion 25 and the space portion 26.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, the connector 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention protrudes from the connector body 2 and the substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface in front view as the basic form of the connector body 2. The outer male element group 3 and the inner male element group 4 projecting from the substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface when viewed from the front, the connector main body 2 having the first face plate 21 around the joint 23 The second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in that the second face plate 22 can be opened and closed, and is different from the first embodiment in that the operation unit 5 is not provided. Moreover, the connector 1 of 2nd Embodiment of this invention is different from the connector 1 of 1st Embodiment about the shape of the 1st face plate 21 and the 2nd face plate 22, and the number of the junction parts 23. FIG. . The differences will be described in detail below.

The first face plate 21 is substantially trapezoidal, and the long side of the two parallel sides forming the trapezoid is the side on the joint 23 side, and the short side of the two parallel sides is the farthest side from the joint 23. It is as. The second face plate 22 has a substantially rectangular shape.
Two joint portions 23 are provided. That is, the two joint portions 23 and 23 are spaced apart on the front and rear sides of the entire length of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 on the joint portion 23 side. Therefore, the space 26 is between the two joints 23 and 23. Each joint portion 23 includes an intermediate plate 24, and a pair of hinge portions 25 that connect the upper and lower end portions of the intermediate plate 24 and the first face plate 21 or the second face plate 22. The middle plate 24 has substantially the same thickness as the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22, and the hinge portions 25 are thinned and extend in a straight line with a curved shape in an arc shape. It is possible to change the form.

  In the connection tool 1 of the second embodiment, the user connects the connection tool 1 to the first adherend 81 and the second adherend 82 in the same manner as the connection tool 1 of the first embodiment. Also in this case, the intermediate plate 24 and the end face of the first adherend 81 can be positioned in contact with each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 to 19, the connector 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention protrudes from the connector body 2 and the substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface in front view as the basic form of the connector body 2. The outer male element group 3 and the inner male element group 4 projecting from the substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface when viewed from the front, the connector main body 2 having the first face plate 21 around the joint 23 It is the same as the first embodiment in that the second face plate 22 can be opened and closed, the joint 23 is composed only of the hinge 25, the operation unit 5 is not provided, and the adherend 8 is different from the first embodiment in that a stopper 29 for positioning the end face of the first adherend 81 as 8 is provided. Further, the connector 1 of the third embodiment of the present invention is different from the connector 1 of the first embodiment with respect to the shapes of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 and the formation range of the joint portion 23. is there. The differences will be described in detail below.

  In the state of the basic form of the connector main body 2, the stopper 29 protrudes from one of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 toward the facing face plate from the end on the joint 23 side. In the example, the inner surface of the second face plate 22 protrudes from the end on the joint portion 23 side toward the first face plate 21. The stopper 29 extends along the front-rear direction, and is formed in a range excluding the front-rear end portion of the total length of the second face plate 22 in the front-rear direction.

The first face plate 21 has a shape in which the end portion on the joint portion 23 side is curved in a circular arc shape when viewed from the front. More specifically, the end portion of the first face plate 21 on the side of the joint portion 23 is an arcuate surface whose upper surface side swells, and in the state of the basic form of the connector body 2 that is substantially U-shaped in front view, The arcuate surface is such that the vertical distance to the second face plate 22 gradually decreases as the joint portion 23 is approached. The first face plate 21 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and has a shape in which the side of the rectangular joint portion 23 swells in a semicircular shape. In addition, a recess 21 a is formed on the farthest side from the joint 23 among the four sides of the rectangle.
The second face plate 22 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and has a shape in which the sides on the joint portion 23 side of the four sides of the rectangle swell in a semicircular shape. Therefore, if it is the form at the time of shaping | molding, the semicircle side of the 1st face plate 21 and the semicircle side of the 2nd face plate 22 will oppose both sides of the junction part 23, These semicircle shape These two sides are connected at the center in the front-rear direction by a joint 23. That is, the center part of these two semicircular sides in the front-rear direction is the formation range of the joint 23. Further, the entire joining portion 23 is a hinge portion 25 and does not include the middle plate 24 in the first embodiment.

  In the connector 1 of the third embodiment, the user connects the connector 1 to the first adherend 81 and the second adherend 82 in the same manner as the connector 1 of the first embodiment. In this case, the stopper 29 and the end surface of the first adherend 81 can be positioned in contact with each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 to 24, the connector 1 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention protrudes from the connector body 2 and an outer peripheral surface that is substantially U-shaped in front view as a basic form of the connector body 2. It is the same as 1st Embodiment in the point provided with the outer side male element group 3, the inner side male element group 4 which protrudes from a substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface in front view, and the operation part 5, The connector main body 2 is the same. It differs from the first embodiment in that it is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, that is, the connector body 2 is not openable and closable. Further, the connector 1 of the fourth embodiment of the present invention is different from the connector 1 of the first embodiment with respect to the shapes of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 and the formation range of the joint portion 23. is there. The differences will be described in detail below.

  The main part of the connector main body 2 is arranged mostly under the first face plate 21 having a substantially rectangular frame shape in plan view and the opening 21b formed inside the frame of the first face plate 21. 2 faceplates 22 and a joining portion 23 that connects between the opposite ends of the first faceplate 21 and the second faceplate 22 on the same side. The connector body 2 is an elastic member and is made of a synthetic resin (for example, a thermoplastic material such as polypropylene, or a thermoplastic material such as polystyrene, polyolefin, polyurethane, polyester, polyamide, or polyvinyl chloride). Resin rubber elastic body etc.). The connector main body 2 is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front, and the opening width (vertical width) of the approximately U-shape can be temporarily changed by elasticity.

When viewed in a plan view, the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 overlap only at the end portion on the joint portion 23 side. That is, the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 do not overlap in the most part of each other.
More specifically, the first face plate 21 has a U-shaped portion in a substantially rectangular frame shape in plan view, and does not overlap with the second face plate 22, and the inner surface of the U-shaped portion. A first inner male element group 41 is formed on the (lower surface). In the illustrated example, the first face plate 21 has a first inner male element group 41 formed on the inner surfaces of both end portions of the U-shaped portion.
Further, most of the second face plate 22 is located directly below the opening 21b, so that it does not overlap the first face plate 21, and the second inner male element group is formed on the inner face (upper surface) of the most part. 42 is formed. Therefore, when viewed in plan, the formation region of the first inner male element group 41 and the formation region of the second inner male element group 42 are separated. The outer male element group 3 is formed on the outer surface (lower surface) of the second face plate 22.

The joint portion 23 is an elongated plate shape that connects the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22, and both front and rear ends thereof reach the front and rear ends of the first face plate 21. The thickness of the joint portion 23 is comparable to that of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22, and is thicker than the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 in the illustrated example. . Therefore, it can be said that the joining portion 23 does not have the hinge portion 25 as in the first embodiment, and is formed of only the middle plate 24.
The operation portion 5 is a plate having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that protrudes from the joint portion 23 (more specifically, from the entire length of the front and rear of the joint portion 23) to the opposite side of the second face plate 22. Moreover, the front surface (upper surface) of the operation unit 5 is a decorative surface, and the back surface (lower surface) of the operation unit 5 is flush with the second face plate 22. A male element group 6 b of a hook-and-loop fastener composed of male elements 6 is provided. The male element group 6b also includes a plurality of male element rows 6a arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval.

  The connector 1 of the fourth embodiment described above is attached to the adherend 8 as follows. First, in order to attach the connector 1 to the first adherend 81, the user uses the elasticity of the connector 1 so that the opening width of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 is widened. Push open. When the end face of the first adherend 81 is positioned so that the end face is in contact with the inner surface of the joint portion 23 and the opening force is loosened, the opening width between the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 is reduced. The end portion of the first adherend 81 is sandwiched between the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 from the front and back sides thereof by the restoring force of the connector 1. Then, the inner male element group 4 of the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22 is engaged with and connected to the female element group 9 a of the first adherend 81. At this time, the connector 1 is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front. Next, in order to attach the connector 1 to the second adherend 82, the outer male element group 3 of the second face plate 22 and the male element group 6 b of the operation unit 5 are connected to the front and rear surfaces of the second adherend 82. The outer male element group 3 and the male element group 6b are engaged with and connected to the female element group 9a of the second adherend 82. As described above, the first adherend 81 and the second adherend 82 are connected via the connector 1.

  In addition, the connection tool 1 of this invention connects and connects the edge part of the to-be-adhered body 8 to the internal peripheral surface of front view substantially U shape. The end portion of the adherend 8 may be the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the adherend 8 as shown in FIG. 25, or the end portion in the width direction of the adherend 8 as shown in FIG. It may be.

  In addition, the adherend 8 used in the connector 1 of the present invention has a portion (for example, a loop-shaped portion) to be the female element 9 between the first face plate 21 and the second face plate 22. 27 may be a strap as shown in FIG. 27, or a bandage or tape of a fabric (including knit, non-woven fabric, etc.) having a loop shape on the surface as shown in FIG. Alternatively, it may be a pair of stitches of clothes as shown in FIG.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the shape of the connector 1 is not limited to a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, but may be other shapes such as a circle. Furthermore, the front and back ends of the adherend 8 are a male element group 6b composed of a large number of male elements (fibrous hook materials) 6 as engaged elements, and the front and back surfaces other than the one end are female elements composed of female elements 9. On the other hand, the connector 1 is formed by attaching a female element group 9a of a hook-and-loop fastener piece made up of a number of female elements 9 as engaging elements to the outer peripheral surface of the connector main body 2. Is also possible. Further, the outer peripheral surface of the connector main body 2 is not limited to the one provided with a large number of engagement elements 6, and may include one or a plurality of engagement elements 6 (a quantity that is difficult to say). . Although not shown, as an example of the engagement element 6 in this case, there is a mushroom-shaped button member. An example of the button member includes a rod-shaped shaft portion that protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the connector main body 1 and a head portion that spreads in an umbrella shape at the tip portion of the shaft portion. In this case, the second adherend 82 as the adherend 8 is provided with an engagement hole (an engagement hole penetrating in the thickness direction of the fabric) as an engagement element, and a shaft portion is provided in the engagement hole. The connector 1 and the second adherend 82 can be connected so that the second adherend 82 is sandwiched between the connector main body 2 and the head in a state where the connector 1 is penetrated. Therefore, the engagement element is not limited to the male element 6 and the female element 9.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connector 2 Connector main body 21 1st face plate 21a Recessed part 21b Opening 22 2nd face plate 23 Joint part 24 Middle plate 25 Hinge part 26 Space part 29 Stopper 3 Outer male element group 4 Inner male element group 41 1st Inner male element group 42 Second inner male element group 5 Operation part 6 Male element 6a Male element row 6b Male element group 61 First reinforcing part 62 Second reinforcing part 8 Adhering body 81 First adherend 82 Second adherend 9 Female element 9a Female element group G Gap X Horizontal direction Y Vertical direction

Claims (9)

A connector body (2) having a generally U-shaped front view;
A male element (6) as an engaging element (6 ) projecting from the substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface of the connector main body (2) in front view;
A coupling tool (1) comprising an inner male element group (4) of a hook-and-loop fastener made up of a plurality of male elements (6) projecting from the substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface when viewed from the front, 2) and the connector (1) in which the male element (6) as the engaging element and the inner male element group (4) are integrally molded;
An adherend (8) including a female element group (9a) of a hook-and-loop fastener composed of a large number of female elements (9),
The connector (1) is mounted with the front and back surfaces at the end of the adherend (8) sandwiched between the inner male element group (4) and the female element group (9a) of the adherend (8). And a connecting structure between the adherend and the connecting tool. The adherend (8) includes the female element group (9a) on the front and back surfaces thereof,
The connector (1), said the connector body (2), said connector body (2) of the as many of the engaging elements projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the front view substantially U-shaped (6) An outer male element group (3) of a hook-and-loop fastener comprising a male element (6) and the inner male element group (4), and the connector body (2), the outer male element group (3), and the 2. The connection structure between an adherend and a connector according to claim 1, wherein the inner male element group (4) is integrally formed. A connector body (2) having a generally U-shaped front view;
Wherein the said male element of the engagement element (6) projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the front view substantially U-shaped connector main body (2) (6),
An inner male element group (4) of a hook-and-loop fastener comprising a plurality of male elements (6) protruding from the substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface in front view,
The connector, wherein the connector body (2), the male element (6) as the engaging element (6), and the inner male element group (4) are integrally molded. Wherein the connector body (2), said surface comprising a male element (6) of the as a number of the engaging elements projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the front view substantially U-shaped (6) of the connector body (2) An outer male element group (3) of the fastener and the inner male element group (4), and the connector body (2), the outer male element group (3), and the inner male element group (4) The connector according to claim 3, wherein the connector is integrally molded. A first face plate (21) and a second face plate (22) that are substantially parallel and opposed to each other , and a joint that connects end portions on the same side of the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22). A connector body (2) that forms a substantially U-shape in front view from the part (23);
Wherein the male as an engagement element (6) projecting from at least one of an outer surface of said first face plate a peripheral surface of the front view substantially U-shaped wherein the (21) second face plate (22) Element (6) ;
A substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface as viewed from the front, and a surface composed of a number of male elements (6) protruding from the inner surface of at least one of the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22). An inner male element group (4) of the fastener ,
The joint portion (23) includes a hinge portion (25) at least in part.
The hinge portion (25) allows the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22) to be opened and closed with the joint portion (23) as a center, and the first face plate (21). ), The joint (23), and the second face plate (22) in a line, the connector body (2), the outer male element group (3), and the inner male element group (4). The connector according to claim 3, wherein the connector can be integrally molded . The inner male element group (4), the first face plate (21) a number of said male element (6) the first inner male element group consisting of protruding from the inner surface of the (41), said second face plate 6. The coupling device according to claim 5, further comprising a second inner male element group (42) comprising a plurality of male elements (6) protruding from the inner surface of (22). The first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22) that are substantially parallel to each other, and the joint portion (23) that connects the end portions on the same side of the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22). ) And a connector body (2) that forms a substantially U-shape in front view,
The male as the engaging element (6) which is an outer peripheral surface having a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front and protrudes from the outer surface of at least one of the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22). Element (6);
A hook-and-loop fastener comprising a plurality of male elements (6) projecting from the inner surfaces of both the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22), which is a substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface in front view. An inner male element group (4),
The inner male element group (4) includes a first inner male element group (41) including a plurality of male elements (6) protruding from the inner surface of the first face plate (21), and the second face plate. A second inner male element group (42) comprising a plurality of male elements (6) protruding from the inner surface of (22),
The connector main body (2) is an elastic member, and when viewed from the front, the connector main body (2) is substantially U-shaped during normal times.
When viewed in a plan view, the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22) are respectively overlapped overlapping portions on the joint (23) side, and the other portions. Each is a non-overlapping part that does not overlap each other,
Of the inner surface of the first face plate (21), the non-polymerized portion is used as a formation region of the first inner male element group (41), and the non-polymerized portion of the second face plate (22) is the first inner plate . connector according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the this and features are the formation region of the second inner male element group (42). The connector body the joint from (23) according to claim 5-7, characterized in that it comprises an operating unit (5) which projects a direction different from that of the front view substantially U-shaped opening direction (2) A connector according to any one of the above. A connector body (2) having a generally U-shaped front view;
The outer male element group (3) of the hook-and-loop fastener comprising the male elements (6) as a number of the engaging elements (6) protruding from the substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface of the connector main body (2) when viewed from the front. When,
An inner male element group (4) of a hook-and-loop fastener comprising a plurality of male elements (6) protruding from the substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface in front view,
The connector main body (2) includes substantially parallel first face plate (21) and second face plate (22), and the same side of the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22). It forms a substantially U shape in front view from the joint (23) connecting the ends,
The male element (6) as the engagement element (6) is a substantially U-shaped outer peripheral surface of the front view, and is at least of the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22). Projecting from one outer surface,
The inner male element group (4) of the hook-and-loop fastener is a substantially U-shaped inner peripheral surface of the front view, and is an inner surface of at least one of the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22). Consisting of a number of male elements (6) protruding from
The joint portion (23) includes a hinge portion (25) at least in part.
The hinge portion (25) allows the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22) to be opened and closed with the joint portion (23) as a center, and the first face plate (21). ), The joint (23), and the second face plate (22) in a line, the connector body (2), the outer male element group (3), and the inner male element group (4). And can be integrally molded,
At least one of the first face plate (21) and the second face plate (22) is provided with a stopper (29) projecting toward the opposite face plate, and the opening direction is substantially U-shaped when viewed from the front. A connector, comprising an end on the opposite side.

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