JPH10276810A - Earring - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate drop of a pinching force even through repetitive operation of opening and closing by performing the tightening while a hard nature washer is interposed between mounting legs for engaging a main ornament piece and a pinching member and a mounting base part. SOLUTION: A main ornament piece 1 is equipped rigidly with a pair of mounting legs 3 and 4, and in such a way as confronting them, an aux. ornament piece 2 is equipped rigidly with a base 5, which is fitted between the mounting legs 3 and 4. A pin 8 is inserted between through holes 6 and 7 provided in them, and this part is tightened. Between the legs 3 and 4 and the base 5, a stainless steel washer 9 having a higher hardness than the material K-18 of the two members is interposed to perform the tightening. When this is used to open and close the main 1 and aux. ornament pieces 2 of the earring, the legs 3 and 4 and the base 5 will never touch directly, and there is no more risk that two comparatively soft members contact with each other. This allows avoiding wear and deformation to permit the resultant earring to sustain a long period of service.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip earring.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional earring, there is known a clip-type earring in which the elasticity of a leaf spring or a coil spring is used to pinch an earlobe. There is a drawback that the earlobe becomes painful when worn.

As a device for adjusting the pinching force to the earlobe, there is a device which adjusts the pinching force of a pinching member (decorative body) for pinching the earlobe by the degree of frictional resistance when the rotating shaft rotates. This is because a pair of mounting legs from one clamping member side and a base from the other clamping member side are caulked and attached to each other, and when the clamping member clamps the earlobe, the contact friction between them It is designed to increase resistance and does not need to apply a large pinching force to the earlobe.

[0004]

However, this method also has a major drawback. If the opening and closing of the holding member is repeated for a long period of time, wear of the crimped mounting leg and the base of the other holding member will be reduced. There is a disadvantage that it occurs and becomes completely useless.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and provides an earring which does not cause a decrease in the clamping force even when repeatedly opened and closed for a long time.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the gist of the present invention is that a pair of mounting legs are provided on one main decorative body and the other clamping member. An earring formed by forming a mounting base and attaching them to each other, and caulking this portion. The earring is caulked between a pair of mounting legs and the mounting base via a washer of a hard member from these members. The present invention relates to an earring.

[0007]

FIG. 6 is an overall view showing an example of a conventional earring, and FIG. 7 is an exploded view thereof. Reference numeral 21 denotes a main decorative body, and reference numeral 22 denotes a sub decorative body, that is, a sandwiching member. These are made of K-18 as a whole, and the main decorative body 21 is provided with a pair of mounting legs 23, 24.
4 are formed, and the pins 26 penetrate the bases 25. The bases 25 are crimped to apply a clamping force when the two are closed. Reference numerals 27 and 28 are pin holes.

[0008] For this reason, the ear lobe can be mounted on the earlobe without exerting a large clamping force due to friction between the two, but by repeatedly opening and closing the two, the mounting leg and the base that come into contact with each other come into contact with each other. Since it is worn or deformed by friction, the pinching force is lost after a short use.

The earring of the present invention improves the drawbacks of the conventional earring, and is mounted on a shaft between a mounting leg and a base with a washer having a higher hardness than these materials. This part is crimped,
Surprisingly, wear and deformation are avoided by avoiding contact between soft objects, and the earrings can be used for a long period of time.
There are various types of axle mounting structures, but a through hole is drilled in the mounting leg and the base, and the shaft is axially mounted with a pin, or a projection serving as an axis is formed on both sides of the base. It goes without saying that it is also possible to fit by crimping to the part.

In the earrings of the present invention, the sub-decorative body may be used as it is as a decorative body, but it is a matter of course that the sub-decorative body may be an earlobe pinching member having less decorativeness.

[0011]

EXAMPLES The earrings of the present invention will be further described below with reference to examples. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first example of the earring of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a developed view seen from the inside. FIG. 3 is an exploded view. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main decorative body, 2 denotes a sub-decorative body as an earlobe pinching portion, and the overall shape thereof is substantially the same. In this example, both sides face the front side of the earlobe. It is shaped so that it can be worn. Both are made of K-18.

The main decorative body 1 is integrally provided with a pair of mounting legs 3 and 4, and the sub-decorative body 2 is opposed to the pair of mounting legs 3 and 4 integrally with a base 5 fitted between the mounting legs 3 and 4. Is formed. Then, the pin 8 is inserted into the through holes 6 and 7 formed in these, and this portion is crimped. At this time, both members K-18 are provided between the mounting legs 3, 4 and the base 5. It is crimped via a stainless steel washer 9 having a thickness of 0.15 mm and a higher hardness. Reference numerals 10 and 11
Reference numerals denote ear covers of the main decorative body 1 and the sub decorative body 2.

Therefore, when the opening and closing of the main decoration 1 and the sub-decoration 2 of the earring are performed, the mounting legs 3 and 4 and the base 5 are used.
Does not come into direct contact with each other, and relatively soft members do not come into contact with each other.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a second example of the earring of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an exploded view thereof. Also in this example, a pair of mounting legs 3 and 4 extending from the main decorative body 1 are integrally provided,
In opposition to this, a base 5 that fits between the mounting legs 3 and 4 is integrally formed on the holding member 2. Then, the pin 8 is inserted into the through holes 6 and 7 formed in these, and this portion is crimped. At this time, both members K-18 are provided between the mounting legs 3, 4 and the base 5. It is crimped via a stainless steel washer 9 having a thickness of 0.15 mm and a higher hardness. Reference numerals 12 and 13 denote ear covers provided on the main decorative body 1 and the holding member 2.

(Evaluation) Here, a repeated opening / closing test of the earring of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 and the conventional earring shown in FIG. 6 was performed. In the test, the earpieces 10 and 11 of the main decoration 1 and the sub decoration 2 of the earring were opened and closed at 180 degrees, and the number of repetitions was indicated by an index. In addition, the main decorative body 1 and the sub-decorative body 2 constituting the earring, that is, the mounting legs 3, 4 and the base 5 are K-18 and platinum, and the conventional earrings are in direct contact with each other. In the earring of the present invention, these do not come into direct contact with each other, and a stainless steel washer comes into contact with them. The test results differ depending on the caulking force, but all of the evaluation earrings are caulked with the same caulking force.

As a result of the evaluation, the number of repetitions of opening and closing (index) of the conventional earring was set to 100. In this case, the mounting legs 3, 4 and the base 5, which are subjected to contact friction, are severely worn, and almost no pinching force is applied to the earlobe. On the other hand, the earrings of the present invention can sufficiently hold the pinching force to the earlobe even if the earrings are all 200 (index) or more, and the mounting legs 3, 4 and the base 5
Had little wear.

[0017]

As described above, the present invention inserts a washer having a higher hardness than the mounting leg and the base as described above, so that the pinching force on the earlobe can be kept constant for a long period of time. Things.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earring according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a developed view of the earring of FIG. 1 as viewed from the inside.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the earring of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a second example of the earring of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the earring of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional earring.

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the earring of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ‥‥ Earring main decoration, 2 ‥‥ Earring auxiliary decoration (clamping member), 3, 4 ‥‥ mounting leg, 5 ‥‥ mounting base, 6, 7 ‥‥ through hole, 8 ‥‥ pin , 9 ‥‥ washer, 10, 11, 12, 13 ‥‥ earpiece.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of mounting legs and a mounting base are formed on one main decorative body and the other holding member, and these are pivotally mounted.
An earring formed by caulking this portion, wherein the member is caulked between a pair of mounting legs and a mounting base via a washer made of a hard member.