JPH112783A - Spectacle frame - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To let an automobile driver, etc., know the presence of a person by reflecting the light from the lamps of the automobile, etc., by a reflecting material provided to part of the spectacle frame. SOLUTION: Reflecting materials 8 are provided on the outside surfaces of the temples 6 of the spectacle frame 1 and the surfaces of the reflecting materials 8 are coated with coating materials 9 such as UV resin. Each reflecting material 8 is formed by plating the reverse surface side of a microprism reflecting element group with metal and has very large reflection luminance enough to let the driver know the presence of a person even with small area. Traffic accidents during jogging, a walk, etc., in the night can drastically be reduced by putting on spectacles using this spectacle frame 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an eyeglass frame, and more particularly, to an eyeglass frame provided with a reflective material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, traffic accidents during jogging, walking and the like at night have increased. For this reason, the Traffic Safety Association etc. instructs the user to wear clothing, hats, shoes, etc. equipped with a reflective material when jogging at night.

[0003] However, most reflective materials currently available on the market are made of synthetic resin or metal tape, so that the attached clothes and the like are limited to those for sports. For this reason, the case where a walking elderly man or the like who does not wear sports clothing or the like is involved in an accident does not stand behind. Therefore, in order to protect many people jogging, walking, etc. at night from traffic accidents, it is desirable to attach the reflector to something that many of them can easily wear.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and a reflective material is provided on an eyeglass frame which can be easily worn by many people who jog and walk at night. By installing it, people who perform jogging and walking at night can be easily recognized by drivers such as cars, and this aims to significantly reduce the number of traffic accidents during jogging at night etc. is there.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs means in which a reflector is provided at least partially. Further, at least a part is provided with a reflecting material, and a means in which the surface of the reflecting material is coated with a coating material is adopted, and the coating material is a means which is a UV resin. Further, a hole is provided in at least a part of the hole, and a reflecting material is provided in the hole, and a means in which the filler is filled in the hole is adopted, and the filler is an epoxy resin. . The reflection material employs a means including a microprism reflection element group including a plurality of microprism reflection elements and a metal plating applied to a back surface side of the microprism reflection element group. The materials are
The present invention employs a means including a glass bead reflecting element group including a plurality of glass bead elements and metal plating provided on the back surface side of the glass bead reflecting element group.

[0006]

According to the present invention, by employing the above-described means, the light of the light of a car or the like at night is reflected by the reflector of the eyeglass frame, and the driver of the car or the like knows the presence of a person by the reflected light. be able to. Therefore,
By performing jogging, walking, and the like by wearing the glasses using the glasses frame, it is possible to protect people who jog, walk, or the like at night from traffic accidents.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of an eyeglass frame according to the present invention. An eyeglass frame 1 according to this embodiment includes a frame portion 3 that holds the periphery of lenses 2 and 2, 3, a bridge portion 4 provided between the inner ends of the two frame portions 3, 3, and a temple 6 attached to the outer end of each frame portion 3 so as to be freely bent.

Each frame 3 has a ring shape formed of a synthetic resin, and a groove (not shown) for fitting a peripheral portion of the lens 2 is formed on the inner peripheral surface over the entire periphery. At a predetermined depth. A nose pad 7 formed of a synthetic resin is integrally provided at the inner end of each frame 3. Although not shown, the frame 3 may be formed of two members, an upper half and a lower half of a semi-annular shape, and the peripheral portion of the lens 2 may be held between the two members. The part 3 may be composed of two members, an upper half (or lower half) of a semi-annular shape and a semi-annular holding yarn, and the peripheral portion of the lens 2 may be held between the two members.

The bridge portion 4 has a rod shape made of a synthetic resin, and both ends thereof are integrally connected to the inner end of each frame portion 3. When the frame 3 is composed of two members, an upper half and a lower half, the bridge 4 may be provided between at least one of the two halves. Part (or lower half) and holding thread 2
In the case of a member, the bridge 4 may be provided between the upper half or the lower half.

A metal armor 5 is integrally attached to the outer end of each frame 3. The armor section 5 includes a fixed-side member integrally attached to each frame 3 and a rotating-side member attached to the fixed-side member via a screw. Then, by attaching the temple 6 integrally to the rotating side member, the temple 6
Are rotatable in the direction of the back surface of the lens 2 via the armor portion 5.

The temple 6 is in the form of a rod made of synthetic resin. The rotating member of the armor 5 is integrally attached to the inner surface of one end of the temple 6, and the other end of the temple 6 is detached from the ear. Is bent downward at a predetermined angle in order to prevent the

A sheet-like reflecting material 8 is attached to the outer surface of one end of the temple 6 via an adhesive or the like, and the surface of the reflecting material 8 is covered with a coating material 9. As the reflecting material 8, any type can be used as long as it can reflect light. For example, a reflective material with a metal plating on the back side of a glass bead reflective element group composed of a plurality of glass bead reflective elements, and a metal plated reflective surface on a back side of a micro prism reflective element group composed of a plurality of micro prism reflective elements. A material or the like can be used.

Reflectecite (trade name) is provided on the market as a typical reflecting material having a metal plating on the back side of a microprism reflecting element group including a plurality of microprism reflecting elements.

The reflex site has a very high reflection luminance, and can reflect light using 75% or more of the entire surface of the reflecting material 8, and has a smaller area than the reflecting material of the glass bead type. However, sufficient reflection luminance can be obtained. Therefore, a sufficient effect can be obtained even with a small mounting area such as an eyeglass frame.

The coating material 9 is preferably a translucent or transparent UV resin. This is because the entire surface of the reflector 8 can be completely covered by using the UV resin for the covering member 9, and the reflector 8 can be protected from external force or the like. The coating material 9 is not limited to the UV resin, but may be any material having similar characteristics.

By mounting a predetermined lens 2 on each frame 3 of the spectacle frame 1 according to the embodiment constructed as described above, so-called spectacles are formed. When the user wears the glasses and jogs or walks at night, the light of the light of the car or the like hits the reflecting material 8 of the glasses frame 1 and is reflected. You can know the existence of someone. When the reflection material 8 is made of a reflex site, the reflection luminance is very large, so that even with a small area, a luminance sufficient to confirm the presence of a person can be obtained.

In the above description, the temple 6
Although the reflective material 8 is provided on the outer surface of the frame 6, the reflective material 8 may be provided on the entire outer surface of the temple 6, or may be provided on a part or the entire surface of each frame 3, and the bridge portion may be provided. 4 may be provided on part or all of the surface.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the eyeglass frame according to the present invention. The eyeglass frame 1 shown in this embodiment has a predetermined depth on the outer surface of the temple 6. And a sealing material 8 is provided at the bottom of the hole 10 and in this state, the hole 10 is filled with a transparent or translucent epoxy resin as a filler 11 and solidified. The rest of the configuration is the same as that shown in the first embodiment.

The filler 11 is not limited to an epoxy resin, but may be any translucent or transparent synthetic resin capable of holding the reflecting material 8 in the hole 10 and having the same characteristics as the epoxy resin.

In the eyeglass frame 1 shown in this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, a predetermined lens 2 is attached to each frame 3 of the eyeglass frame 1.
By wearing the glasses, so-called glasses are formed, and when wearing the glasses and jogging or taking a walk at night, the light of the light of a car or the like hits the reflector 8 of the glasses frame 1 and is reflected. It is possible to notify the driver of an automobile or the like of the presence of a person wearing glasses. In the case where the reflex site is used as the reflecting material 8, the reflection luminance is very large, so that even with a small area, sufficient luminance for confirming the presence of a person can be obtained.

In the above description, the temple 6
Although the hole 10 is provided on the outer surface of the temple 6 and the reflecting material 8 is provided in the hole 10, the hole may be provided on the entire outer surface of the temple 6 and the reflecting material 8 may be provided in the hole. , Each frame part 3
A hole may be provided in a part or the whole of the surface of the bridge part 4, and the reflecting material 8 may be provided in the hole. It may be provided.

In each of the above embodiments, the eyeglass frame in which the frame, the temple, and the bridge are formed of a synthetic resin has been described. However, at least a part of the eyeglass frame in which these constituent members are formed of metal. It is needless to say that the same operation and effect can be obtained even when the above-mentioned reflecting material is provided.

[0023]

According to the present invention, as described above, light from a light of a car or the like can be reflected at night by the reflector provided at least partially. Therefore, when jogging, walking, or the like at night, it is possible to inform the driver of an automobile or the like of the presence of a person by wearing the glasses using the glasses frame. In addition, when a metal plate is applied to the back side of the microprism reflective element group as a reflective material, the reflection luminance is very large,
Even with a small area, sufficient reflection brightness can be obtained to confirm the presence of a person, and excellent effects such as being able to significantly reduce the number of traffic accidents during jogging at night, walking, etc. Things.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire eyeglass frame according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of a temple shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the entirety of a second embodiment of an eyeglass frame according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of the temple shown in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Glasses frame 2 ... Lens 3 ... Frame part 4 ... Bridge part 5 ... Armor part 6 ... Temple 7 ... Pad part 8 ... Reflective material 9 ... Coating material 10 ... Hole 11 ... Filler

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An eyeglass frame, wherein a reflective material is provided at least in part. 2. A spectacles frame, wherein a reflective material is provided on at least a part thereof, and the surface of the reflective material is covered with a coating material. 3. The eyeglass frame according to claim 2, wherein said coating material is a UV resin. 4. An eyeglass frame, wherein a hole is provided in at least a part, a reflective material is provided in the hole, and a filler is filled in the hole. 5. The eyeglass frame according to claim 4, wherein the filler is an epoxy resin. 6. The spectacles according to claim 1, wherein the reflector comprises a microprism reflective element group including a plurality of microprism reflective elements, and metal plating provided on a back surface side of the microprism reflective element group. flame. 7. The glasses according to claim 1, wherein the reflector comprises a glass bead reflective element group including a plurality of glass bead reflective elements, and metal plating provided on the back side of the glass bead reflective element group. flame.