JP7150252B2 - band and watch - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a wristwatch, a bag, a bag, a band used for clothes, and a watch provided with the same.

For example, in a wristwatch band, as described in Patent Document 1, a fitting recess is provided at the end of a band body made of a soft synthetic resin, and a reinforcing piece made of a hard material is fitted into the fitting recess. It is known that the end of the band body is attached to the wristwatch case together with the reinforcing piece in this state.

JP 2015-136547 A

In this type of band, a reinforcing piece made of a hard material is fitted into a fitting recess provided at the end of the band body, and the fitted reinforcing piece is fixed to the end of the band body with a fixing pin. The end of the main body is attached to the wristwatch case with a reinforcing piece by a spring bar.

However, since such a wristwatch band has a structure in which a reinforcing piece is fixed by a fixing pin in a fitting recess provided at the end of a band body made of a soft synthetic resin, the band does not fit well when attached to the arm. There is a problem of lack of feeling.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a band with improved wearability and excellent impact resistance, and a watch equipped with the same.

The present invention comprises a band main body, a reinforcing portion attached to an end of the band main body, a band connecting portion attached to the end of the band main body together with the reinforcing portion, and a band connecting portion attached to the reinforcing portion. A second fixing member for fixing the band main body, a first fixing member for fixing the reinforcing portion and the band connecting portion, and a cushioning material provided between the first fixing member and the band connecting portion. and a band.

According to the present invention, it is possible to secure improvement in wearability of the band and impact resistance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band, (a) being a perspective view showing the front side thereof, and (b) being a perspective view showing the back side thereof. Fig. 1(a) is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing an exploded end of the band shown in Fig. 1(a); FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a reinforcing portion shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the main part of the end portion of the band shown in FIG. 1(a) taken along the line AA. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing part A shown in FIG. 4; FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the end portion of the band shown in FIG. 4 taken along line BB. FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a state in which a reinforcing portion is insert-molded to an end portion of the band main body shown in FIG. 2 and a band connecting portion is attached; FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part taken along line CC of FIG. 7; FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part in a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band; FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the surface side showing a state in which the band connecting portion is attached to the end portion of the band main body shown in FIG. 9; FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the back side showing a state in which the band connecting portion is attached to the end portion of the band main body shown in FIG. 9; FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part taken along line DD of FIG. 9; FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part taken along the line EE in FIG. 12;

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. FIG.
This band is attached to a band attachment part (both not shown) of a wristwatch case, and as shown in FIGS. It has a reinforcing part 2 and a band connecting part 3 attached to the end of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing part 2 and attached to the band attaching part of the wristwatch case.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the band main body 1 is made of a soft synthetic resin such as urethane resin or silicone resin in a strip shape. At the end of the band body 1, a mounting recess 4 in which the reinforcing portion 2 is embedded is provided open to the end. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the mounting recesses 4 are substantially V-shaped in the longitudinal direction at the ends of the band body 1, except for both side portions in the width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the band body 1. It is formed by digging into the

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 8, an upper protruding piece 5 is provided above the mounting recess 4 in the thickness direction of the band body 1 so as to protrude toward the opening side of the mounting recess 4 . Further, a lower protruding piece 6 is provided at the lower portion of the mounting recess 4 in the thickness direction of the band body 1 so as to protrude toward the opening side of the mounting recess 4 .

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 8, the upper protruding piece 5 and the lower protruding piece 6 have the same length in the width direction of the band body 1, and extend in the width direction at the end of the band body 1. is formed shorter than the length of Further, the upper projecting piece 5 and the lower projecting piece 6 are formed so that the projecting length of the lower projecting piece 6 in the longitudinal direction of the band body 1 is longer than the projecting length of the upper projecting piece 5 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the reinforcing portion 2 is made of a rigid synthetic resin such as polyacetal (POM), polyamide (PA), polycarbonate (PC), or the like. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the reinforcing portion 2 is integrally embedded in the end portion of the band body 1 by insert molding.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the reinforcing portion 2 includes a reinforcing portion main body 7 embedded in the mounting concave portion 4 of the band main body 1 and a reinforcing portion main body 7 facing the opening side of the mounting concave portion 4 of the band main body 1. 7, and a second mounting piece 9 protruding from the mounting recess 4 of the reinforcing portion main body 7 toward the opening side of the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. there is

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 6 and 8, the reinforcing portion main body 7 is a reinforcing portion located on the open side of the mounting recess 4 when embedded in the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1 by insert molding. A recess 7 a provided in the end face of the main body 7 is provided with a retaining portion 10 for the band main body 1 so that the band main body 1 does not slip out of the mounting recess 4 .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 6 and 8, the reinforcement body 7 is provided with a plurality of bite holes 7b into which a part of the band body 1 bites during insert molding. The plurality of encroaching holes 7 b are provided in communication with recesses 7 a provided in the end surface of the reinforcement body 7 . Therefore, the part of the band main body 1 that is cut into the plurality of encroaching holes 7b is connected to the retaining portion 10. As shown in FIG. As a result, the reinforcing portion main body 7 is firmly fixed to the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the pair of first mounting pieces 8 are each formed in the shape of a round bar, and are provided on both sides of the end face of the reinforcing portion main body 7 located on the open side of the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. ing. The pair of first mounting pieces 8 project from the end face of the reinforcing portion main body 7 so that the projecting length is substantially the same as the projecting length of the upper projecting piece 5 positioned above the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1, and It is formed shorter than the projecting length of the lower projecting piece 6 positioned below the mounting recess 4 of the band body 1 .

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 8, the second mounting piece 9 is formed in a flat plate shape and is provided at the lower portion of the end face of the reinforcing portion main body 7 located on the open side of the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. ing. That is, the second mounting piece 9 is provided at the lower portion of the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7 while being positioned between the pair of first mounting pieces 8 .

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 8, the second attachment piece 9 is formed so that the length in the width direction of the band body 1 is equal to or shorter than the length between the pair of first attachment pieces 8. It is The length of protrusion of the second mounting piece 9 protruding from the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7 is substantially the same as the length of protrusion of the lower protruding piece 6 positioned below the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1, and the pair of the second mounting pieces 9 is formed longer than the projecting length of the first mounting piece 8 of .

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing portion 2, and consists of a connecting portion main body 11 and a pair of connecting pieces 12. These are integrally formed of metal such as stainless steel. The connecting portion main body 11 is formed substantially in the shape of a square bar disposed between the upper protruding piece 5 positioned at the upper portion of the end portion of the band main body 1 and the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the connecting portion main body 11 is formed so that the length in the width direction of the band main body 1 is the same as the length in the width direction of the end portion of the band main body 1 . In addition, the connecting portion main body 11 has a length in the longitudinal direction of the band main body 1 that is equal to or slightly longer than the protruding length of the lower protruding piece 6 positioned below the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. , longer than the projection length of the pair of first mounting pieces 8 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, a pair of mounting holes 11a into which the pair of first mounting pieces 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 are fitted are provided on both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 in the width direction of the band main body 1, respectively. It is That is, the pair of mounting holes 11 a are formed to have the same inner diameter as the outer diameter of the pair of first mounting pieces 8 .

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, these pair of mounting holes 11a have the same length in the longitudinal direction of the band body 1 as the length of the first mounting piece 8, and the connecting portion body 11 in the longitudinal direction of the band body 1. is formed shorter than the length of As a result, the pair of mounting holes 11a are formed without penetrating the band body 1 in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 to 8, a concave portion 11b in which the retaining portion 10 provided at the end of the band main body 1 is arranged is provided on the end face of the connecting portion main body 11 on the reinforcement portion 2 side. is provided. As a result, when the retaining portion 10 of the band main body 1 is arranged in the concave portion 11b of the end face on the side of the reinforcing portion 2, the connecting portion main body 11 can are arranged close to each other with a gap therebetween.

On the other hand, the pair of connecting pieces 12 are to be attached to the band attachment portion (both not shown) of the wristwatch case. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, the pair of connecting pieces 12 are provided on both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 in the width direction of the band main body 1 so as to protrude in the longitudinal direction of the band main body 1 respectively. .

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6, each of the pair of connecting pieces 12 has a semicircular tip, and the interval in the width direction of the band body 1 is the upper protruding piece of the band body 1 . 5 and the lower protruding piece 6 are provided with substantially the same length in the width direction of the band body 1 .

1, 2 and 6, connecting holes 12a are formed in the pair of connecting pieces 12 so as to correspond to the same axis in the width direction of the band body 1. As shown in FIGS. As a result, the pair of connecting pieces 12 are arranged such that connecting pins such as spring bars (none of which are shown) are connected to the respective connecting holes 2a and the projections in a state in which the projections of the band mounting portion of the wristwatch case are arranged between them. It is configured to be attached to the band attachment portion of the wristwatch case by being inserted into the through hole of the wristwatch case.

By the way, the pair of first attachment pieces 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 and the band connecting portion 3 are fixed by a first screw member 13, as shown in FIGS. The first threaded member 13 includes a threaded portion 13a screwed into the threaded hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 from below, and an insertion hole 14 provided in the lower portion of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3. and a head portion 13c arranged in a counterbore portion 14a provided in the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 with a cushioning material 15 interposed therebetween.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the threaded hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 is vertically penetrated through an intermediate portion of the first mounting piece 8 in the longitudinal direction of the band body 1. . The insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 is provided so as to vertically penetrate the threaded hole 8a of the first attachment piece 8 in a state of coaxial correspondence therewith. The insertion hole 14 has an inner diameter larger than that of the screw hole 8a. The countersunk portion 14 a of the connecting portion main body 11 is provided in the lower portion of the insertion hole 14 and has an inner diameter larger than the inner diameter of the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 .

4 and 5, the first screw member 13 inserts the threaded portion 13a into the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 from the lower side of the band connecting portion 3, thereby inserting the first screw member 13 into the reinforcing portion 2. As shown in FIGS. The connecting portion body 11 is fixed to the first mounting piece 8 by tightening the threaded portion 13 a while being screwed into the screw hole 8 a of the mounting piece 8 .

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the threaded portion 13a of the first screw member 13 is screwed into the threaded hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 and tightened, the neck portion 13b is the first screw. The head portion 13c presses the cushioning material 15 in the counterbore portion 14a against the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 14a with a constant pressing force by being pressed against the lower portion of the outer peripheral surface of the mounting piece 8. As shown in FIG.

4, the second attachment piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 is fixed to the band main body 1 and the band connecting portion 3 by a second screw member 16. As shown in FIG. The second threaded member 16 includes a threaded portion 16a screwed into the threaded hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3, and a neck portion 16b inserted into the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2. , and a head portion 16 b arranged in the counterbore hole 6 a of the lower projecting piece 6 of the band body 1 .

In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 is provided substantially in the central portion of the connecting portion main body 11 from the lower portion to the upper portion without penetrating therethrough. The insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 has an inner diameter larger than that of the threaded hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11, and is provided substantially in the center of the second mounting piece 9 so as to correspond to the threaded hole 11c on the same axis. It is The countersunk hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 has an inner diameter larger than that of the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9, and is provided substantially at the center of the lower protruding piece 6 so as to correspond to the insertion hole 9a on the same axis. It is

As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the second screw member 16 is inserted into the countersunk hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 and the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 from the lower side so that the connecting portion main body is formed. The connecting portion main body 11 is fixed to the lower protruding piece 6 and the second mounting piece 9 by tightening the threaded portion 16 a while being screwed into the screw hole 11 c of the connecting portion 11 . A second screw member 16 is attached to the central portion of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 in the width direction of the band main body 1 .

In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, when the threaded portion 16a of the second threaded member 16 is screwed into the threaded hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 and tightened, the neck portion 16b contacts the lower surface of the connecting portion main body 11. As shown in FIG. , the head 16c presses against the bottom of the countersunk hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 with a constant pressing force.

Next, the action of such bands will be described.
When assembling this band, first, the reinforcing portion 2 is formed integrally with the end portion of the band body 1 by insert molding. At this time, the reinforcing portion 2 is formed in advance from a rigid synthetic resin such as polyacetal (POM), polyamide (PA), polycarbonate (PC), or the like. The synthetic resin of the reinforcing portion 2 is a material that is hard but elastically deformable to some extent, and therefore has impact resistance.

Then, the reinforcing portion 2 is formed integrally with the end portion of the band main body 1 by insert molding. Then, the reinforcing portion main body 7 of the reinforcing portion 2 is embedded in the mounting recess 4 at the end of the band main body 1 , and the pair of first mounting piece 8 and second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 are attached to the band main body 1 . Protrude from the end. At this time, the second mounting piece 9 is arranged on the lower protruding piece 6 positioned at the lower end of the band body 1 .

Further, at the time of insert molding, the retaining portion 10 of the band main body 1 is arranged in the concave portion 7a provided in the end face of the reinforcing portion main body 7, and the band main body 1 is provided integrally therewith. A part of the band main body 1 is provided by biting into the biting hole 7b. In this case, since the plurality of encroaching holes 7b of the reinforcing portion 2 are provided in communication with the recesses 7a provided in the end surface of the reinforcing portion main body 7, part of the band main body 1 is engaged in the encroaching holes 7b. At this time, a part of the band main body 1 is connected to the retaining portion 10 arranged in the concave portion 7 a of the reinforcing portion main body 7 .

As a result, the reinforcing portion 2 is embedded in the mounting recess 4 of the band body 1 at the time of insert molding. It is securely and firmly fixed to the mounting recess 4 of the band body 1 without coming out of the band.

Then, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing portion 2 . At this time, first, while fitting the pair of first mounting pieces 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 into the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3, the connecting portion main body 11 is attached to the end portion of the band main body 1. and the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2.

In this state, the retaining portion 10 of the band main body 1 is inserted into the concave portion 11b provided in the end face of the connecting portion main body 11 on the reinforcing portion 2 side, and both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 is arranged close to the end face of the end of the with a gap.

Also, at this time, the threaded hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8, the insertion hole 14 provided in the lower portion of the connecting portion main body 11, and the countersunk portion 14a provided in the insertion hole 14 correspond to each other on the same axis. . Further, the threaded hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11, the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9, and the countersunk hole 6a of the lower projecting piece 6 correspond on the same axis.

Then, the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 and the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 are screwed together by the first screw member 13 . At this time, the cushioning material 15 is arranged in advance in the counterbore portion 14 a provided in the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 . In this state, the threaded portion 13a of the first screw member 13 is inserted into the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 from below the band connecting portion 3 and screwed into the threaded hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2. Let In this state, the connecting portion main body 11 is fixed to the first attachment piece 8 by tightening the screw portion 13a.

In this way, when the threaded portion 13a of the first screw member 13 is screwed into the screw hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 and tightened, the neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 engages the outer peripheral surface of the first mounting piece 8. pressed against the bottom of the Therefore, the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 presses the cushioning material 15 against the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 14a in the counterbore portion 14a with a constant pressing force. As a result, the connecting portion main body 11 is reliably and favorably fixed to the first mounting piece 8 .

Further, the band main body 1 and the band connecting portion 3 are screwed to the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 by the second screw member 16 . At this time, the threaded portion 16a of the second screw member 16 is inserted into the countersunk hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 and the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 from below and screwed into the threaded hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11. and tighten the screw portion 16a in this state. Thereby, the lower protruding piece 6 and the second mounting piece 9 are fixed to the connecting portion main body 11 .

Thus, when the threaded portion 16a of the second screw member 16 is screwed into the threaded hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 and tightened, the neck portion 16b is pressed against the lower surface of the connecting portion main body 11. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the head 16c of the second screw member 16 is pressed against the bottom of the countersunk hole 6a of the lower projecting piece 6 with a constant pressing force. As a result, the lower protruding piece 6 and the second mounting piece 9 are reliably and satisfactorily fixed to the connecting portion main body 11 .

When using such a band, first, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the band attaching portion (both not shown) of the wristwatch case. At this time, the projection of the band mounting portion of the wristwatch case is placed between the pair of connecting pieces 12 of the band connecting portion 3, and in this state, a connecting pin such as a spring bar is inserted into each connecting hole 2a and the through hole of the projection ( (neither shown). As a result, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the band attaching portion of the wristwatch case.

As a result, the wristwatch case can be attached to the wrist by the band and used. In this case, both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 and the end faces of the ends of the band main body 1 are arranged close to each other with a gap, so that the ends of the band main body 1 are It can be displaced with respect to both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 .

For this reason, in this band, when the wrist is twisted or bent up and down when the wristwatch case is attached to the arm and used, the end of the band main body 1 is moved to the band connecting portion according to the twist or up and down bending of the wrist. 3 can be displaced to both sides. Therefore, the band main body 1 can always be fitted to the arm, so that the wristwatch case can be attached to the arm by the band and used satisfactorily.

As described above, according to this band, the band main body 1 made of a soft synthetic resin is provided with the mounting recess 4 open at the end, and the first and second mounting pieces 9 are embedded in the mounting recess 4. , 9 projecting toward the open side of the mounting recess 4 and the reinforcing portion 2 made of a hard synthetic resin, the mounting strength can be ensured and increased.

That is, in this band, since the hard synthetic resin reinforcing portion 2 is embedded in the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1 made of soft synthetic resin, the reinforcing portion 2 is securely and firmly attached to the end portion of the band main body 1. As a result, the mounting strength of the reinforcing portion 2 to the band main body 1 can be ensured, and the mounting strength of the reinforcing portion 2 to the band main body 1 can be increased.

In this case, the band has a band connecting portion 3 fixed to the first and second mounting pieces 9 and 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 and attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing portion 2. Since the band connecting portion 3 can be securely attached to the first and second attachment pieces 9, 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 firmly fixed to the main body 1, the band connecting portion 3 can be attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 as the reinforcing portion. 2, it can be firmly attached, thereby increasing the attachment strength of the band connecting portion 3 to the wristwatch case.

In addition, the reinforcing portion 2 of the band has an engraving hole 7b into which a part of the band main body 1 bites, and is integrally provided with the band main body 1 by insert molding, so that the band reinforcing portion 2 can be securely attached to the mounting recess 4 of the band main body 1. and can be firmly embedded. That is, when the reinforcing portion 2 is embedded in the band main body 1 by insert molding, a part of the band main body 1 can be made to bite into the plurality of bite holes 7b of the reinforcing portion 2, so that the reinforcing portion 2 is inserted into the band main body 1. It can be embedded reliably and firmly.

Further, when the reinforcing portion 2 is insert-molded into the band main body 1, it is formed integrally with the band main body 1 in a state in which the retaining portion 10 is arranged in the concave portion 7a provided in the end face of the reinforcing portion main body 7. The retaining portion 10 prevents the reinforcing portion 2 from slipping out of the mounting concave portion 4 of the band body 1. - 特許庁

In this case, since the plurality of bite holes 7b of the reinforcing portion 2 communicate with the recessed portions 7a of the reinforcing portion main body 7, the part of the band body 1 that bites into the plurality of bite holes 7b is formed into the retaining portion 10. Since it can be connected, the reinforcing portion 2 can be embedded in the band main body 1 more reliably and firmly.

Further, in this band, the pair of first attachment pieces 8 of the first and second attachment pieces 9, 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 are fitted into the pair of attachment holes 11a provided in the band connecting portion 3, and the second By arranging the mounting piece 9 under the band connecting portion 3, the band connecting portion 3 can be accurately positioned and attached to the reinforcing portion 2 reliably and satisfactorily.

That is, the pair of first mounting pieces 8 are fitted into the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the band connecting portion 3, thereby accurately positioning the band connecting portion 3 to the reinforcing portion 2 and reliably and favorably attaching the band connecting portion 3 to the reinforcing portion 2. be able to. In addition, the second mounting piece 9 is arranged under the band connecting portion 3 , so that the band connecting portion 3 can be reliably supported and attached to the reinforcing portion 2 satisfactorily.

Further, in this band, when the pair of first mounting pieces 8 are fitted into the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the band connecting portion 3 and the second mounting piece 9 is arranged under the band connecting portion 3, Both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 and the end faces of the ends of the band main body 1 are arranged close to each other with a gap, so that the ends of the band main body 1 are connected to the connecting portion main body 11. It can be displaced with respect to both sides.

Therefore, in this band, when the band connection part 3 is attached to the band attachment part of the wristwatch case and the wristwatch case is attached to the wrist by the band and used, if the wrist is twisted or bent up and down, the wrist will be twisted. The ends of the band main body 1 can be displaced with respect to both sides of the band connecting portion 3 according to vertical bending. Therefore, the band main body 1 can always be fitted to the arm, so that the wristwatch case can be attached to the arm by the band and used satisfactorily.

In addition, in this band, the first screw member 13 for fixing the band connecting portion 3 to the pair of first mounting pieces 8, and the band connecting portion 3 and the lower projecting piece 6 of the band body 1 are fixed to the second mounting piece 9. and the second screw member 16 that connects the band connecting portion 3 to the pair of the first mounting piece 8 and the second mounting piece 9 by the first screw member 13 and the second screw member 16. It can be attached easily and firmly.

In this case, the first threaded member 13 includes a threaded portion 13a screwed from below into the threaded hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 through the insertion hole 14 of the band connecting portion 3, A neck portion 13b that is inserted from the side and contacts the outer surface of the first mounting piece 8, and a head portion 13c that is inserted into the countersunk portion 14a of the band connecting portion 3 and presses the band connecting portion 3. Thus, the band connecting portion 3 can be reliably fixed to the first attachment piece 8 by the first screw member 13 .

That is, the first threaded member 13 is screwed into the threaded hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 by inserting the threaded portion 13a into the insertion hole 14 of the connecting portion main body 11 from the lower side of the band connecting portion 3. By tightening the screw portion 13a in this state, the connecting portion main body 11 can be securely fixed to the first mounting piece 8. As shown in FIG.

In this case, the neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 is pressed against the lower portion of the outer peripheral surface of the first mounting piece 8, so that the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 presses the band connecting portion 3 with a constant pressing force. It can be pressed, and thereby the connecting portion main body 11 can be satisfactorily fixed to the first mounting piece 8 .

In this case, a cushioning material 15 is provided between the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 and the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 14a of the band connecting portion 3, so that the neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 is is pressed against the lower portion of the outer peripheral surface of the first mounting piece 8, the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 can press the cushioning material 15 with a constant pressing force, thereby securing the cushioning material 15. The band connecting portion 3 can be well fixed to the reinforcing portion 2 by pressing against the band. In addition, the cushioning material 15 can absorb external shocks. Furthermore, the cushioning material 15 allows the band to be rotated in the thickness direction and the circumferential direction of the cushioning material 15 with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum, thereby improving the fit.

The second screw member 16 includes a screw portion 16a screwed from below into a screw hole 11c provided in the band connecting portion 3, and an insertion hole 9a provided in the second attachment piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2. The neck portion 16b inserted from the side and the head portion 16c arranged in the countersunk hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 of the band body 1 allow the second screw member 16 to connect the band connecting portion 3 and the band. The lower projecting piece 6 of the main body 1 can be securely fixed to the second mounting piece 9 .

That is, the second threaded member 16 is screwed into the threaded hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 by inserting the threaded portion 16a into the countersunk hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 and the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 from below. By tightening the threaded portion 16a in this state, the band connecting portion 3 and the lower protruding piece 6 of the band body 1 can be securely fixed to the second mounting piece 9, thereby causing the lower portion of the band body 1 to protrude. It is possible to prevent the strip 6 from being turned over.

In this case, when the threaded portion 16a of the second screw member 16 is screwed into the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11 and tightened, the neck portion 16b is pressed against the lower surface of the connecting portion main body 11, The head portion 16c can press the lower protruding piece 6 with a constant pressing force, so that the connecting portion main body 11 and the lower protruding piece 6 of the band main body 1 can be satisfactorily fixed to the first attachment piece 8. As shown in FIG.

Furthermore, in this band, the first screw member 13 and the second screw member 16 are screwed into the reinforcing portion 2 from below the band connecting portion 3, so that the band connecting portion 3 can be attached to the band mounting portion of the wristwatch case. To provide a desirable design because the first screw member 13 and the second screw member 16 can be hidden so as not to be seen from the outside when the watch case is attached to the wrist by the band and used. can be done.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a wristwatch band will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 13. FIG. The same parts as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, this band has a structure in which a pair of first screw members 13 are attached to a pair of first mounting pieces 8 from both sides of the band connecting portion 3 in the width direction of the band body 1, Other than this, the structure is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment.

Also in this case, the reinforcing portion 2 is integrally embedded in the end portion of the band main body 1 by insert molding, as in the first embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, threaded portions 13a of a first threaded member 13 are screwed into the pair of first mounting pieces 8 provided on the reinforcing portion 2 from both sides in the width direction of the band body 1. A threaded hole 20 is provided respectively. In this case, the screw holes 20 of the pair of first attachment pieces 8 are provided correspondingly on the same axis in the width direction of the band body 1 .

10 to 13, neck portions 13b of the first screw members 13 are provided on both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 in the width direction of the band main body 1. are provided with insertion holes 21 for insertion from both sides thereof. Also in this case, each insertion hole 21 is provided correspondingly on the same axis in the width direction of the band body 1 .

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, counterbore portions into which the head portions 13c of the first screw members 13 are inserted are provided in the respective insertion holes 21 provided on both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3. 21a are provided respectively. Also in this case, the cushioning material 15 is arranged in the counterbore portion 21a as in the first embodiment.

When attaching the band connecting portion 3 to the end portion of the band main body 1, the reinforcement portion 2 is inserted into the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 as in the first embodiment. While fitting the pair of first mounting pieces 8, the connecting portion main body 11 is inserted and arranged between the upper protruding piece 5 located at the upper part of the end portion of the band main body 1 and the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2. .

At this time, as in the first embodiment, the retaining portion 10 of the band main body 1 is inserted into the concave portion 11b provided in the end face of the connecting portion main body 11 on the reinforcing portion 2 side, and the connecting portion main body 11 is arranged. Both sides and the end faces of the ends of the band body 1 are arranged close to each other with a gap.

Also, at this time, the threaded holes 20 of the first mounting piece 8, the insertion holes 21 provided on both sides of the connecting portion main body 11, and the countersunk portions 21a provided in the insertion holes 21 are connected to the band main body 1. correspond on the same axis in the width direction of the Further, the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11, the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9, and the countersunk hole 6a of the lower projecting piece 6 correspond on the same axis as in the first embodiment.

Then, the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 and the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 are screwed together by the first screw member 13 . At this time, similarly to the first embodiment, the cushioning material 15 is arranged in advance in the countersunk portion 21 a provided in the insertion hole 21 of the connecting portion main body 11 .

In this state, the threaded portion 13a of the first screw member 13 is inserted into the insertion hole 21 of the connecting portion main body 11 from both sides of the band connecting portion 3 in the width direction of the band main body 1, and the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 is attached. It is screwed into the screw hole 20 . In this state, the connecting portion main body 11 is fixed to the first attachment piece 8 by tightening the screw portion 13a.

Thus, when the threaded portion 13a of the first threaded member 13 is screwed into the threaded hole 20 of the first mounting piece 8 and tightened, the neck portion of the first threaded member 13 is tightened as in the first embodiment. 13b is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the first attachment piece 8 from the side. As a result, the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 presses the cushioning material 15 against the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 21a with a constant pressing force in the counterbore portion 21a. Therefore, the connecting portion body 11 is reliably and favorably fixed to the first mounting piece 8 .

When the band main body 1 and the band connecting portion 3 are screwed to the second mounting piece 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 by the second screw member 16, the screw portion of the second screw member 16 is screwed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. 16a is inserted into the countersunk hole 6a of the lower protruding piece 6 and the insertion hole 9a of the second mounting piece 9 from below and screwed into the screw hole 11c of the connecting portion main body 11. As shown in FIG. In this state, the lower protruding piece 6 and the second mounting piece 9 are fixed to the connecting portion main body 11 by tightening the screw portion 16a.

When the band connecting portion 3 of such a band is attached to the band attaching portion of the wristwatch case and the wristwatch case is attached to the wrist by this band, the two sides of the connecting portion main body 11 and the ends of the band main body 1 are separated from each other. When the wrist of the arm is twisted or bent up and down, the end of the band main body 1 is connected to the band according to the twist or bending of the wrist. It can be displaced with respect to both sides of the portion 3 .

In this case, the cushioning material 15 is arranged between the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 and the counterbore portion 21a of the band connecting portion 3, and the second screw member 16 is arranged so that the width of the band in the width direction of the band main body 1 is reduced. Since it is attached to the central portion of the connecting portion main body 11 of the connecting portion 3, the band connecting portion 3 is displaced in the rotational direction with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum.

That is, at this time, the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 deforms the cushioning material 15 so as to incline, so that the band connecting portion 3 is displaced in the rotational direction with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the band main body 1 can always be fitted to the arm, so that the wristwatch case can be attached to the arm by the band and used satisfactorily.

As described above, according to this band, in addition to the same effects as those of the first embodiment, the first screw member 13 for fixing the band connecting portion 3 to the pair of first mounting pieces 8 and the second mounting piece 9 The second screw member 16 for fixing the lower protruding piece 6 of the band main body 1 and the band connecting portion 3 is provided in the second screw member 13 and the second screw member 16 as in the first embodiment. The band connecting portion 3 can be securely and firmly attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 together with the reinforcing portion 2 .

In this case, the first threaded member 13 includes a threaded portion 13a screwed from the side into the threaded hole 20 of the first mounting piece 8 through insertion holes 21 provided on both sides of the band connecting portion 3, and The neck portion 13b is inserted into the insertion hole 20 from the side and contacts the outer surface of the first mounting piece 8 from the side of the first mounting piece 8, and the band connecting portion 3 is inserted into the counterbore 21a of the band connecting portion 3. 3, the band connecting portion 3 can be reliably fixed to the first mounting piece 8 by the first screw member 13, as in the first embodiment. .

That is, the first threaded member 13 is screwed into the threaded hole 8a of the first mounting piece 8 of the reinforcing portion 2 by inserting the threaded portion 13a into the insertion hole 21 of the connecting portion main body 11 from the side of the band connecting portion 3. By tightening the screw portion 13a in this state, the connecting portion main body 11 can be securely fixed to the first mounting piece 8, as in the first embodiment.

In this case also, the neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 is pressed against the side portion of the outer peripheral surface of the first mounting piece 8, so that the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 is pushed in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The band connecting portion 3 and the cushioning material 15 can be pressed with a constant pressing force, so that the connecting portion main body 11 can be satisfactorily fixed to the first attachment piece 8 .

That is, the cushioning material 15 provided between the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 and the bottom portion of the counterbore portion 21a of the band connecting portion 3 is such that the neck portion 13b of the first screw member 13 is attached to the first mounting piece 8. When pressed against the side portion of the outer peripheral surface of the The cushioning material 15 can be well pressed and the band connecting portion 3 can be well fixed to the reinforcing portion 2 .

Also in this case, in this band, the pair of first mounting pieces 8 are fitted into the pair of mounting holes 11a provided in the band connecting portion 3, and the second mounting piece 9 is arranged below the band connecting portion 3. At this time, both sides of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3 and the end surfaces of the ends of the band main body 1 are arranged close to each other with a gap, so that the end of the band main body 1 is separated from the connecting portion. It can be displaced with respect to both sides of the body 11 .

In this band, the cushioning material 15 is arranged between the head portion 13c of the first screw member 13 and the counterbore portion 21a of the band connecting portion 3, and the second screw member 16 extends in the width direction of the band main body 1. Since it is attached to the central portion of the connecting portion main body 11 of the band connecting portion 3, the band connecting portion 3 can be displaced in the rotational direction with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum.

That is, in this band, the cushioning material 15 is deformed by the head 13c of the first screw member 13 so as to tilt, so that the band connecting portion 3 can be displaced in the rotational direction with the second screw member 16 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the band main body 1 can always be fitted to the arm, so that the wristwatch case can be attached to the arm by the band and used satisfactorily.

In the above-described first and second embodiments, the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the end portion of the band main body 1 by the reinforcing portion 2, and the band connecting portion 3 is attached to the band attaching portion of the wristwatch case. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The attachment pieces 9, 9 may be used to attach the end of the band body 1 to the band attachment portion of the wristwatch case.

Also, the band connecting portion 3 may be formed integrally with the wristwatch case. Further, the first and second mounting pieces 8 and 9 of the reinforcing portion 2 are not limited to the configurations of the first and second embodiments described above. good. Also, the second attachment piece 9 may be formed in the same round bar shape as the first attachment piece 8 .

Further, in the first and second embodiments described above, the case of application to a wristwatch was described, but the present invention does not necessarily have to be a wristwatch, and can also be applied to bands such as bags, bags, and clothes, for example. can.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these, and includes the invention described in the claims and their equivalents.
The invention described in the claims of the present application will be additionally described below.

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The invention according to claim 1 comprises: a band main body made of a soft synthetic resin having a mounting recess opened at an end; a hard synthetic resin reinforcing part protruding toward the side; a band connecting part fixed to the plurality of mounting pieces and attached to the end of the band main body together with the reinforcing part; The mounting pieces include a first mounting piece fitted into a plurality of mounting holes provided in the band connecting portion, a first screw member for fixing the band connecting portion to the first mounting piece, and the first screw member. and a cushioning material provided between the band connecting portion.

The invention according to claim 2 is the band according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing part has a biting part into which a part of the band main body bites, and is provided integrally with the band main body by insert molding. It is a band characterized by

The invention according to claim 3 is the band according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the plurality of attachment pieces of the reinforcing portion includes a second attachment piece arranged below the band connecting portion. It is a band characterized by being

The invention according to claim 4 is the band according to claim 3, wherein the second attachment piece is provided with a second screw member for fixing the band main body and the band connecting portion. is.

The invention according to claim 5 is the band according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first screw member extends from the lower side of the band connecting portion through the band connecting portion to the first mounting piece. It is a band characterized by screwing to.

The invention according to claim 6 is the band according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first screw member is provided on both sides of the band connecting portion in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the hand body. The band is screwed to the first mounting piece through the band connecting portion.

The invention according to claim 7 is the band according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the reinforcing portion is made of a hard and elastically deformable material.

The invention according to claim 8 is the band according to claim 4, wherein the second screw member is attached to an intermediate portion of the band connecting portion.

According to a ninth aspect of the invention, there is provided a timepiece comprising the band according to any one of the first to eighth aspects.

1 band main body 2 reinforcing part 3 band connecting part 4 mounting recess 5 upper projecting piece 6 lower projecting piece 6a counterbored hole 7 reinforcing part main body 7a recess 7b biting hole 8 first mounting piece 8a, 20 screw hole 9 second mounting piece 10 Retaining portion 11 Connection portion body 11a Mounting hole 12 Connection pieces 13, 16 First and second screw members 13a, 16a Screw portions 13b, 16b Neck portions 13c, 16c Heads 14, 21 Insertion holes 14a, 21a Counterbore 15 cushioning material

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the band body,
a reinforcing portion attached to the end of the band body;
a band connecting portion attached to an end portion of the band main body together with the reinforcing portion;
a second fixing member that fixes the band connecting portion and the band main body to the reinforcing portion;
a first fixing member that fixes the reinforcing portion and the band connecting portion;
a cushioning material provided between the first fixing member and the band connecting portion;
A band comprising: 2. The band according to claim 1, wherein said reinforcing portion has a biting portion into which a part of said band body bites, and is integrally formed with said band body by insert molding. 3. The band according to claim 1, wherein said first fixing member is screwed to said reinforcing portion through said band connecting portion from below said band connecting portion. 2. The band according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing member is screwed to the reinforcing portion through the band connecting portion from both sides of the band connecting portion in the width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the band main body. band. 5. The band according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said reinforcing portion is made of a hard and elastically deformable material. 6. The band according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and 5, wherein said reinforcing portion has an attachment piece arranged below said band connecting portion. 7. The band according to claim 6, wherein said second fixing member fixes said band main body and said band connecting portion to said mounting piece of said reinforcing portion. A timepiece comprising the band according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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