JPH0852015A - Ringlike personal ornament such as ring and bracelet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a ringlike personal ornament such as a ring, a bracelet which can cope with the size of a finger or an arm that is different at every user and fits each finger or each arm to a nicety. CONSTITUTION:A link mechanism is made up by attaching link pieces 1, 2 pivotally and movably, and a personal ornament main body is formed by making the link mechanism ringlike. When the link mechanism is expanded/contracted, a diameter can be regulated freely, and immediate response to the size of a finger or an arm that is different at every individual can be realized, and there is no need of size correction. Also, the link mechanism can be used as the design of the personal ornament itself, and by arranging decoration members 9 such as gems at the pivot portions 3, 5 of link pieces 1, a commodity value can be increased.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ring-shaped accessory such as a ring or a bracelet which allows the size of the accessory body to be adjusted arbitrarily.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional ring-shaped accessory, for example, the rings are numbered as 1, 8, 10 and 11.
The diameter was standardized in increments of numbers, and the diameter could not be adjusted arbitrarily. Also, as for the accessory such as a bracelet, similar to the above, no accessory that fits the thickness of the wrist or arm of any user is provided.

[0003]

However, it is rare that the user's finger perfectly matches each of the ready-made numbers. The thickness of the finger is changing delicately throughout the day, and in practice, it is forced to use it in a slightly loose or slightly tight state. In this case, if the user's finger does not fit the ready-made size, the size of the user's finger needs to be resized separately, which is economically and time-consuming.

Further, a ring purchased for a particular finger, for example, the ring finger cannot be used by other fingers having different thicknesses, for example, the middle finger, and the ornaments can be enjoyed sufficiently depending on the user's mood. I can't. Further, even if the size is just right at the time of purchase, if the user's finger thickness changes due to thinning or thickening after that, it is necessary to resize the size again.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above problems of the conventional example, and its purpose is to be able to deal with different thicknesses of fingers and arms for each user. The present invention provides ring-shaped accessories such as rings and bracelets that fit perfectly on the fingers and arms of the.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a ring-shaped accessory body is constructed by a link mechanism, and the diameter of the accessory body is adjusted by expanding and contracting the link mechanism. did. In this case, it is preferable that the link piece of the link mechanism is made of a noble metal and that the link piece of the link mechanism is any one of a plate-shaped member, a rod-shaped member, and a pipe-shaped member. Further, it is preferable to dispose a decorative member such as a jewel, a precious stone or a precious metal on the pivot portion of the link mechanism.

[0007]

Since the ring-shaped accessory such as a ring or bracelet of the present invention is constructed as described above, the diameter of the ring-shaped accessory main body can be adjusted to an arbitrary size by expanding or contracting the link mechanism. Moreover, the expansion / contraction can be easily performed via the link mechanism, and even if the accessory is expanded / contracted, its shape is kept substantially circular and does not deform. As a result, the ring-shaped accessory body can be fitted to any finger, wrist or arm of any thickness, and does not need to be resized.

In this case, the pattern produced by the continuous link mechanism can be used as the design of the accessory, and the accessory having a novel design can be provided. Along with this, the link piece of the link mechanism of the present invention is formed of a precious metal, and the pivot portion is provided with a decorative member such as a jewel, a precious stone, or a precious metal. Obtainable. Further, by selectively using a plate-shaped member, a rod-shaped member, a pipe-shaped member, or the like for the link piece of the link mechanism, it is possible to form an accessory body having different designs.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a ring-shaped accessory such as a ring or bracelet according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a ring to which the present invention is applied. According to this, the ring-shaped accessory body forming the ring of the present embodiment is configured by movably and pivotally attaching the link pieces 1 and 2 to form a link mechanism, and the link mechanism is formed in a ring shape. . This link mechanism includes, for example, a thin plate-like link piece 1 in which convex pivot portions 3, 4, 5 are formed at three positions at both ends and the center, and pivot holes 6, 7 at three positions at both ends and the center. , 8 provided with a thin plate-like link piece 2.

These link pieces 1 and 2 are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the pivot piece 4 of the link piece 2 is pivotally attached to the pivot part 4 of the link piece 1 so that the pieces 1 and 2 are movable to form an X-shaped link. Then, the other link piece 2 is attached to the pivot part 3 of the link piece 1 which is the end of this X-shaped link.
Of the link piece 1, the pivot portion 5 of the link piece 1 is pivotally connected to the pivot hole 8 of the other link piece 2, and the pivot piece 8 of the link piece 2 is further connected to the pivot piece 5 of the other link piece 1. The pivot part 5 of the link piece 1 is pivotally attached, and the other link piece 1 is attached to the pivot attachment hole 6 of the link piece 2.
The pivot portion 3 is pivotally attached to connect the X-shaped links as appropriate to form a link mechanism having a required length. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the link mechanism is configured by using five link pieces 1 and 2, respectively, but the number of used pieces of the link pieces 1 and 2 can be appropriately increased or decreased. .

The above-mentioned link pieces 1 and 2 are formed by thin plate-like members made of a noble metal such as platinum, silver or 18 gold. In this case, for example, the link piece 1 may be made of platinum, while the link piece 2 may be made of 18-karat gold. By the way, the link pieces 1 and 2 can be embodied in various shapes. For example, a plate-shaped member having a substantially rhombic shape, a substantially S shape, or another shape as shown in FIG. 4 or 5 is used. You may implement. Although not shown in the figure, rod-shaped members or pipe-shaped members may be used for the link pieces 1 and 2. Further, a mesh or the like may be arranged in the space portion 10 formed by the link pieces 1 and 2.

In this embodiment, the link pieces 1 and 2 are pivotally attached to each other by caulking the convex pivot parts 3, 4 and 5 integrally formed with the link piece 1. However, these may be pivotally attached with rivets or other pivots by brazing, and can be appropriately selected depending on the implementation. Also, the link piece 1
The pivot parts 3 and 5 also serve as stone stoppers for disposing the decorative member 9 such as jewelry, precious stones and precious metals. This is shown in Figure 3.
As shown in FIG. 3, the pivot parts 3 and 5 have a crown shape, and the link member 2 is rotatably and pivotally attached to the decorative member 9 so that the tip claw parts 3a and 5a of the pivot parts 3 and 5 can be bent. Holding in. Although not shown,
The pivot member 4 may be provided with a decorative member 9 such as a jewel, a precious stone or a precious metal, and the link piece 2 may be provided with a decorative member 9 such as a jewel, a precious stone or a precious metal.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Since the ring of this embodiment is configured as described above, the diameter of the ring can be adjusted to an arbitrary size by expanding / contracting the link mechanism. Moreover, the expansion / contraction can be easily performed via the link mechanism, and even if the ring is expanded / contracted, its shape keeps a substantially perfect circle and is not deformed. As a result, the ring of the present embodiment can be fitted to a finger having any thickness, and does not need to be resized.

In this case, the pattern created by the continuous link mechanism composed of a plurality of link pieces 1 and 2 can be used as a ring design, and a ring with a novel design that has never existed can be provided. At the same time, the link pieces 1 and 2 of the link mechanism of the present embodiment are formed of a noble metal, and the pivot parts 3 and 5 are provided with a decorative member 9 such as a jewel, a precious stone, or a noble metal. It is possible to obtain high commercial value and unique personality.

Further, since the ring of this embodiment basically has a simple structure consisting of only the link pieces 1 and 2, it is easy to produce, the production cost can be kept low, and the product can be provided at a low price. it can. By selectively using a plate-shaped member, a rod-shaped member, a pipe-shaped member, or the like for the link pieces 1 and 2 of the link mechanism, rings having different designs can be formed.

Although a ring has been described in this embodiment, the structure of the present invention can be easily applied to a bracelet such as a bracelet or a bangle by appropriately changing the size and the number of the link pieces 1 and 2. You can

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, the ring-shaped jewelry such as the ring and the bracelet of the present invention has the following excellent effects. That is, according to the present invention, since the ring-shaped accessory body is composed of the link mechanism, the diameter of the accessory body can be freely and easily adjusted by appropriately expanding and contracting the link mechanism.

As a result, the body of the accessory can be just fitted to the user's finger, wrist or arm, and does not require the troublesome size adjustment as in the conventional example. As described above, since the accessory body is expanded and contracted through the link mechanism, even if the diameter changes, the accessory body maintains a substantially perfect circle shape and does not lose its shape.
Moreover, since the diameter of the accessory body can be freely expanded and contracted, when the present invention is applied to a ring, one ring can be any of the five fingers, and the user can fully use the ring. You can enjoy.

Furthermore, since the link mechanism constituting the body of the accessory of the present invention can be used as the design of the accessory itself, it is possible to enjoy a novel design that has never existed before. In addition, by forming the link piece of the link mechanism with precious metal, and by arranging decorative members such as jewelry, precious stones, precious metal, etc. on the pivot part of the link mechanism, it is possible to increase the commercial value of the body of the accessory and to have a unique personality Obtainable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a ring of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a development view of a link mechanism that constitutes a ring.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of a link piece.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the link piece.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 Link piece 3, 4, 5 Pivot part 9 Decorative member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A ring-shaped accessory such as a ring or bracelet in which a ring-shaped accessory body is composed of a link mechanism and the diameter of the accessory body is adjusted by expanding and contracting the link mechanism. 2. A ring-shaped accessory such as a ring or bracelet according to claim 1, wherein the link piece of the link mechanism is made of a noble metal. 3. The ring-shaped accessory such as a ring or bracelet according to claim 1, wherein the link piece of the link mechanism is any one of a plate-shaped member, a rod-shaped member, and a pipe-shaped member. 4. A gemstone, a precious stone, or a gemstone is attached to the pivot portion of the link mechanism.
A ring-shaped accessory such as a ring or bracelet according to claim 1, wherein a decorative member such as a precious metal is arranged.