EP1563755B1 - Ring, particularly jewellery with a ring - Google Patents

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EP1563755B1
EP1563755B1 EP05101085A EP05101085A EP1563755B1 EP 1563755 B1 EP1563755 B1 EP 1563755B1 EP 05101085 A EP05101085 A EP 05101085A EP 05101085 A EP05101085 A EP 05101085A EP 1563755 B1 EP1563755 B1 EP 1563755B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
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  • the invention relates to a ring having the features of the preamble of the main claim.
  • the invention relates to a piece of jewelry with such a ring.
  • Rings as used for example as jewelry, consist essentially of a closed or open ring body, which serves as a carrier for the ring head.
  • the head is usually the essential element, with gemstones, semi-precious stones or decorative elements, mostly of precious metal, being used.
  • the ring head is the essential and most expensive element of the ring, while the ring body has only a carrier function.
  • the ring body must therefore be adjusted by its diameter either individually to the finger diameter dns carrier or in the jewelry store a variety of rings must be kept with the same ring heads and different ring bodies in order to allow the buyer a preferred by the seller spontaneous purchase. This increases the storage costs and in business fewer variants of different rings can be kept. However, this prevents spontaneous purchases.
  • Prior art EP-A-0 848 918 discloses a ring having an open ring body with oppositely facing ends arranged and formed such that an object is clampable between the two ends, with one held between the bearings Object.
  • DE-A-2 204 504 shows a bead clamped between bearings of a ring.
  • an open ring has two ends which face each other and between which a ring head can be inserted, in particular can be clamped.
  • the ring head with, for example, gemstones and the like can thus be produced independently of the ring body intended for carrying the ring head.
  • the ring body can be industrially, inexpensively, effectively and produced in a variety of variants and ring sizes. These are z. Irrespective of this, a large number of annular heads can be produced, whereby the manufacture is simplified in that the annular heads are insulated and are not an integral part of the ring.
  • Another advantage is that the usually more valuable ring head with changed claims of the ring owner can be easily and immediately placed in the shop on a higher quality ring body. The owner can therefore at a later date replace the originally purchased cheap stainless steel ring body against a ring body made of precious metal.
  • a ring with initially simple crown and high quality bovine body can be used for always different ring heads, with a variety of pieces of jewelry can arise alternately.
  • An adjustment of the ring size to the finger diameter can now be done in a few seconds, including no special skills are required. So it is no longer specially trained personnel needed to change the ring body or the ring diameter.
  • the bearings made of a different material than the open ring body in order to make any compromise in terms of the strength of the bearing in the selection of the material for the ring body.
  • a gold ring that is soft in comparison to the stainless steel of the crown's abutment, where the bearings are formed only by indentations in the two golden ends of the ring, would wear out, grind, shear, and visibly deform over time. However, if the edges of the bearing are pushed in over time, there is a risk that the precious ring head falls out.
  • the ring is made of stainless steel, while the wear problems are prevented, but stainless steel is in the value and esteem of customers behind a noble metal ring body.
  • an embodiment is considered in which by coating (for optical reasons) of the stainless steel ring body with noble metal improved storage properties compared to a noble metal ring can be achieved.
  • the stainless steel ring body forms the bearing, while the noble metal coating forms the ring body.
  • this solution has the disadvantage that the production is very expensive and feels the lighter weight specific gravity of the stainless steel ring body of the consumer lower value.
  • a "different material" within the meaning of the inventive concept is always present if there are different physical properties, which relate in particular to the hardness of the material.
  • stainless steel can have improved surface properties by hardening or mechanical processing or, in the edge zone, improved strength properties.
  • the bearing can be made of stainless steel and the bearing in turn has a bearing surface coated with hard metal.
  • Cemented carbide in particular has the advantage that it has a golden color in the case of titanium nitrite (TiN). It is therefore preferred if the bearing or the bearing surfaces intended for holding consist of a harder or more wear-resistant material than the ring body, so that the material desired for reasons of optics can be used for the ring without consideration of the strength properties.
  • the bearing pressure does not decrease over time due to the absence of wear and the head is held securely even after years and despite relative movements.
  • the invention also has the advantage that non-allergy inducing materials can be used for the ring body and irrespective of this a mechanically optimal material can be used for the bearing, but that does not come into direct contact with the skin. The latter material therefore does not have to be allergenic with such great certainty.
  • a ring body independent and firmer bearing Another advantage of a ring body independent and firmer bearing is that the ring head can be held with a larger contact pressure without flowing begins.
  • a certain clamping force is necessary.
  • pressure x area a higher pressure is required with a smaller area, which is why extreme pressures are necessary to achieve the necessary clamping forces in particularly narrow and filigree ring bodies.
  • the separate bearing narrower rings of any Materials for clamping the ring head possible, bring more profit and save material,
  • Preferred materials for the ring body are all precious metal alloys, especially with gold, white gold, silver, platinum and copper or their Unterlegleiters tendency, as they enjoy the esteem of the public, are familiar and familiar.
  • bearing or bearing surfaces are all materials into consideration, which are known for their hardness and wear resistance, ie in particular steel, stainless steel, hard metal, ceramic. These may also have Teflon or such a coating, if necessary, to allow easy movement of the ring head.
  • the usually differently color than the ring body designed bearing in the ends of the ring body are embedded in holes.
  • the bearings are therefore not recognized by the eye as such and the high-quality overall impression of a precious metal ring is retained.
  • the bearings form a visible optical or design effect forming the visible end of the ring, i. only partially embedded in a hole for mechanical reasons.
  • the bearing is placed on the end of the ring to achieve a special design effect.
  • the end of the ring can be provided with an inwardly or outwardly directed stepped shoulder on which the bearing is placed. It is particularly advantageous optically if the bearing is flush with the ring body.
  • the supernatant bearing may be provided with a coating adapted to the annular body, e.g. B. by gilding or an adapted hard metal layer of z. TiN.
  • the ring head has a ball which is held between the bearings, it fixes itself when inserting into the camp virtually by itself in the correct position.
  • a ball has the advantage regardless of the fact that depending on the configuration of the surrounding bearing in one or more axes is pivotable or rotatable. It is particularly preferred that the ring head without tools about at least one axis is pivotable, in particular rotatable. The jewelry owner can thereby give the object at any time a different look. If several rings are attached in succession to one finger or side by side on several fingers, it is also possible to align the ring head accordingly, for. B. perpendicular or longitudinal to the finger.
  • Particularly eye-catching pieces of jewelery with "oversize” can thus be brought, for example, into a folded-down rest position and an unfolded display position.
  • an elongated ring head can be aligned with the ring body and sometimes across it, thereby completely changing its appearance.
  • the risk of injury also decreases because the head can fold away or turn away.
  • the maximum flexibility is obtained when the ring head is pivotable about two axes and one axis is rotatable. This is most easily realized by a ball held between the bearings, which is connected via a narrow web to the visible part of the ring head.
  • the ball also has the advantage that it can not exert significant torque on the bearing and thus leveraging the ring head is difficult.
  • annular body and the ring head is designed such that it can be used only by means of a tool such as a spreader bar in the thus-expanded annular body. This prevents accidental removal or dropping out.
  • the bias of the ring is to be dimensioned so that the tension can be overcome by hand with a pair of pliers and no more expensive special machine is required.
  • the ring head and the bearings are designed such that it can be used without tools between the bearings, for. B. by a wedge-like leadership, which allows for insertion of a spreading of the ring body with subsequent snapping, can be assembled in the store without tools and in seconds a ring.
  • a plurality of annular bodies can be connected to one another via a common annular head. Modular, thus, in particular coordinated differently colored annular body can be firmly against rotation, but still flexibly connected together to form a new, larger ring.
  • An annular body according to the invention is not limited to rings for attachment to the fingers. This includes rather all those components of all pieces of jewelry that allow by spreading an insertion and secure holding a piece of jewelry belonging to acting.
  • Fig. 1 shows a ring 1 consisting of a circular ring body curved to a ring rail 2, which is shaped such that the two end faces 21 face each other in the upper region of the ring.
  • the ring head 5 is held at its abutment 51 between the ends 21 by clamping forces.
  • Fig. 2 shows in the detailed view that 21 holes 22 are recessed in the ring rail 2 in the end region. In these are used in the molded stainless steel bearing 4.
  • a conical bore 41 on the outside of the bearing 4 forms the bearing surface 41 for fixing a stainless steel ball 51, which is connected via a web 52 with the visible part 53 of the ring head 5.
  • the ring head 5 is usually the most important and expensive part of the ring and contains, for example, a gemstone,
  • ring head 5 is clamped on the one hand firmly between the bearing surfaces 41 in the ring rail 2 because of the ball 51 and on the other hand is rotatable about its own axis.
  • a pivoting of the ring head 5 in leaf level to the lateral stop on the ring ends 21 is possible because of the narrow web 52.
  • the ring head can be pivoted out of the leaf level by 360 °.
  • the geometry of the bearing 41 is adapted to the ball 51 by conventional scales. If you want to prevent certain mobility of the ring head, you can instead of the ball and non-rotationally symmetrical objects, such as cubes and the like use. These are still able, with appropriate design of the bearing 4, to center themselves at the onset.
  • pin 52 is inserted into a through bore of the ball and the bottom 52a of the pin deformed and / or compressed, such as a rivet, thereby pin 52 is clamped in the ball.
  • pin 52 is precisely because of the high clamping and bearing forces made possible according to the invention that the pin 52 can rotate in the ball 51 or even completely loosen.
  • an anti-rotation 52b is used between pin and ball.
  • This may be a positive connection, for. B. tongue and groove connection or in the manner of a sprocket.
  • the anti-rotation 52b can, as in Fig. 2 shown to be formed directly in the ball 5, for example as a groove or notch.
  • Fig. 4 shows a further embodiment of the rotation, in which the ball 51 receives a two-stage attachment 51 a, 51 b, on which the visible part of the ring head 5 can be placed.
  • the article widened the contact surface between correspondingly shaped and positively intermeshing toothed profiles 51c and 52c, respectively, on the top and bottom of the top 51 b and ring head 5, whereby a safer twist-proof connection is achieved as soon as the pin 52 in the lower area the ball 51 is anchored, which is already related to Fig. 2 was explained.
  • the through hole in the lower part of the ball 51 can also be an expansion 51 d, so that the pin 52 is securely fixed after compression and withdrawal of the same is not possible.
  • the contact surfaces 51 c, 52 c can also be designed less expensive.
  • the decisive factor is that they can be moved towards one another in the vertical direction and a positive connection is achieved which makes twisting at least difficult (inclined contact surfaces) or prevented (in some cases vertical contact surfaces),
  • Fig. 3 finally explains the manufacturing process of an open ring body 2 with bearings used 4, the annular body 2 produced in a conventional manner is optionally cut at one point, so that form two end surfaces 21. Thereafter, the annular body is bent out of the annular body level, wherein a torsion point 23 is formed in the lower region. By twisting the end surfaces are positioned so that they can easily be machined with a large tool. The gap between them would otherwise be too small to work on the end surfaces. It has been shown that when bending in the ring plane, the necessary accuracy can not be met and the ring body is deformed too much. Now, if necessary, the end faces 21 can be successively planed. It follows the introduction of the bore 22 (see Fig.
  • the bearing surfaces 41 have already been prepared prior to the introduction of the bearing 4, since the subsequent production of the bearing surfaces 41 in the bearing 4 already used is problematic because of the high torques occurring.
  • the ring body 2 is bent back, wherein in the torsion region 23 remains a visible irregularity. This can be partially removed by polishing, but it is preferred that the stamp is placed in this area, since it is accustomed to the public that deformations occur in the area of the stamp and they are therefore not perceived as a defect.

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Ring has a split body (2) whose ends (21) are held together by a mounting (4) on which e.g. a gemstone (5) is mounted. The mounting is made from a different material to the ring.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Ring mit den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs des Hauptanspruchs. Insbesondere betrifft die Erfindung ein Schmuckstück mit einem derartigen Ring.The invention relates to a ring having the features of the preamble of the main claim. In particular, the invention relates to a piece of jewelry with such a ring.

Ringe, wie sie beispielsweise als Schmuckstücke Verwendung finden, bestehen im Wesentlichen aus einem geschlossenen oder offenen Ringkörper, der als Träger für den Ringkopf dient. Der Kopf stellt sich für dun Betrachter meist als das wesentliche Element dar, wobei Edelsteine, Halbedelsteine oder dekorative Elemente, meist aus Edelmetall, Verwendung finden, Meistens ist der Ringkopf das Wesentliche und teuerste Element des Ringes, während der Ringkörper lediglich Trägerfunktion hat. Bei der Herstellung von bekannten Ringen bilden Ringkopf und Ringkörper eine Einheit. Der Ringkörper muss daher von seinem Durchmesser her entweder Individuell an den Fingerdurchmesser dns Trägers angepasst werden bzw. im Juweliergeschäft muss eine Vielzahl von Ringen mit gleichen Ringköpfen und unterschiedlichen Ringkörpern bereitgehalten werden, um dem Käufer einen vom Verkäufer bevorzugten Spontankauf zu ermöglichen. Dadurch erhöhen sich die Lagerkosten und im Geschäft können weniger Varianten unterschiedlicher Ringe bereitgehalten werden. Dies verhindert jedoch Spontankäufe.Rings, as used for example as jewelry, consist essentially of a closed or open ring body, which serves as a carrier for the ring head. For observers, the head is usually the essential element, with gemstones, semi-precious stones or decorative elements, mostly of precious metal, being used. In most cases, the ring head is the essential and most expensive element of the ring, while the ring body has only a carrier function. In the production of known rings ring head and ring body form a unit. The ring body must therefore be adjusted by its diameter either individually to the finger diameter dns carrier or in the jewelry store a variety of rings must be kept with the same ring heads and different ring bodies in order to allow the buyer a preferred by the seller spontaneous purchase. This increases the storage costs and in business fewer variants of different rings can be kept. However, this prevents spontaneous purchases.

EF-A-0 848 918 als gattungsbildender Stand der Technik offenbart einen Ring mit einem offenen Ringkörper mit sich gegenüberstehenden als Leger ausgebildeten Enden, die derart angeordnet und ausgebildet sind, dass zwischen den beiden Enden ein Objekt klemmbar Ist, mit einem zwischen den Lagern gehaltenen Objekt.Prior art EP-A-0 848 918 discloses a ring having an open ring body with oppositely facing ends arranged and formed such that an object is clampable between the two ends, with one held between the bearings Object.

DE-A-2 204 504 zeigt eine Perle, die zwischen Lagern eines Ringes geklemmt ist. DE-A-2 204 504 shows a bead clamped between bearings of a ring.

Es ist daher Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung einen gattungsgemäßen Ring zu schaffen, der die zuvor genannten Nachteile des Standes der Technik verhindert.It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a generic ring which prevents the aforementioned disadvantages of the prior art.

Diese Aufgabe wird gelöst durch einen gattungsgemäßen Ring mit den Merkmalen des kennzeichnenden Teils des Hauptanspruchs, sowie einem entsprechenden Schmuckstück mit einem solchen Ring. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche.This object is achieved by a generic ring with the features of the characterizing part of the main claim, and a corresponding piece of jewelry with such a ring. advantageous Embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

Es ist vorgesehen, dass ein offener Ring zwei Enden aufweist, die sich gegenüberstehen und zwischen die ein Ringkopf einsetzbar, insbesondere klemmbar ist. Der Ringkopf mit beispielsweise Edelsteinen und dergleichen ist somit unabhängig von dem zum Tragen des Ringkopfes bestimmten Ringkörpers herstellbar. Dies hat eine Vielzahl von Vorteilen: Der Ringkörper kann industriell, preiswert, effektiv und in einer Vielzahl von Varianten und Ringgrößen hergestellt werden. Dazu werden z. B. sogenannte Ringschienen gebogen, Unabhängig davon können eine Vielzahl von Ringköpfen hergestellt werden, wobei sich die Herstellung dadurch vereinfacht, dass die Ringköpfe isoliert sind und nicht integraler Bestandteil des Ringes sind. Dadurch, dass der Ringkopf in den Ringkörper eingesetzt werden kann, können mehr Ringvarianten zum Sofortkauf bei verminderter Lagerhaltung bereit gestellt werden, wie folgendes Beispiel zeigt: 5 unterschiedliche Ringköpfe können mit 12 unterschiedlichen Ringgrößen zu insgesamt 60 verschiedenen Ringvarianten zusammengestellt werden um die 5 Köpfe allen denkbaren Kunden anbieten zu können. Erfindungsgemäß müssen dabei lediglich 12 + 5 = 17 Einzelteile, statt der sonst notwendigen 60 fertigen Ringe vorgehalten werden. Ein weiterer Vorteil ist, dass der zumeist wertvollere Ringkopf bei geänderten Ansprüchen des Ringbesitzers problemlos und sofort im Ladenlokal auf einen höherwertigen Ringkörper aufgesetzt werden kann. Der Besitzer kann also zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt den anfänglich günstig erworbenen Ringkörper aus Edelstahl gegen einen Ringkörper aus Edelmetall austauschen. Umgekehrt kann ein Ring mit anfänglich schlichter Krone und hochwertigem Rindkörper für immer ander Ringköpfe verwendet werden, wobei ein Vielzahl von Schmuckstücken abwechselnd entstehen können. Eine Anpassung der Ringgröße an den Fingerdurchmesser kann nunmehr in einigen Sekunden geschehen, wozu keinerlei besondere Fertigkeiten erforderlich sind. Es ist also kein speziell geschultes Personal mehr nötig, um den Ringkörper bzw. den Ringdurchmesser zu verändern.It is envisaged that an open ring has two ends which face each other and between which a ring head can be inserted, in particular can be clamped. The ring head with, for example, gemstones and the like can thus be produced independently of the ring body intended for carrying the ring head. This has a variety of advantages: The ring body can be industrially, inexpensively, effectively and produced in a variety of variants and ring sizes. These are z. Irrespective of this, a large number of annular heads can be produced, whereby the manufacture is simplified in that the annular heads are insulated and are not an integral part of the ring. The fact that the ring head can be used in the ring body, more ring variants can be provided for immediate purchase with reduced storage, as the following example shows: 5 different ring heads can be put together with 12 different ring sizes to a total of 60 different ring variants to the 5 heads all conceivable To be able to offer customers. According to the invention only 12 + 5 = 17 items, instead of the otherwise necessary 60 finished rings must be kept. Another advantage is that the usually more valuable ring head with changed claims of the ring owner can be easily and immediately placed in the shop on a higher quality ring body. The owner can therefore at a later date replace the originally purchased cheap stainless steel ring body against a ring body made of precious metal. Conversely, a ring with initially simple crown and high quality bovine body can be used for always different ring heads, with a variety of pieces of jewelry can arise alternately. An adjustment of the ring size to the finger diameter can now be done in a few seconds, including no special skills are required. So it is no longer specially trained personnel needed to change the ring body or the ring diameter.

In einer weiteren Ausgestaltung ist vorgesehen, dass die Lager aus einem anderen Material als der offene Ringkörper bestehen, um bei der Auswahl des Materials für den Ringkörper keinerlei Kompromisse in Bezug auf die Festigkeit des Lagers eingehen zu müssen. Ein in Vergleich zu dem Edelstahl des Gegenlagers der Krone weicher Goldringkörper, bei dem die Lager lediglich durch Vertiefungen in den beiden goldenen Enden des Rings gebildet werden, würde mit der Zeit verschleißen, abschleifen, abscheren und sich sichtbar verformen. Wenn aber die Ränder des Lagers im Laufe der Zeit eingedrückt werden, besteht die Gefahr, dass der wertvolle Ringkopf herausfällt, Wird dagegen der Ring aus Edelstahl gefertigt, so werden zwar die Verschleißprobleme verhindert, jedoch liegt Edelstahl in der Wertigkeit und der Wertschätzung der Kunden hinter einem Edelmetallringkörper. Als zur Erfindung gehörig wird auch eine Ausführungsform betrachtet, bei durch Beschichten (aus optischen Gründen) des Edelstahlringkörpers mit Edelmetall verbesserte Lagereigenschaften im Vergleich zu einem Edelmetallring erreicht werden. In der Terminologie der Ansprüche bildet hier der Edelstahlringkörper das Lager, während die Edelmetallbeschichtung den Ringkörper bildet. Diese Lösung hat jedoch den Nachteil, dass die Herstellung sehr aufwendig ist und durch das leichtere spezifische Gewicht des Edelstahlringkörpers der Verbraucher die geringere Wertigkeit spürt. Ein "anderes Material" im Sinne des Erfindungsgedankens liegt immer dann vor, wenn unterschiedliche physikalische Eigenschaften vorliegen, die insbesondere die Härte des Materials betreffen. Beispielsweise kann Edelstahl durch Härten bzw, mechanische Bearbeitung oberflächlich bzw, in der Randzone verbesserte Festigkeitseigenschaften haben. Damit ein "anderes Material" im Sinne des Erfindungsgedankens vorliegt, sind nicht zwingend unterschiedliche Metalle oder Stoffe notwendig. Auch folgende Varianten sind davon umfasst: In einen Edelstahlringkörper werden gehärtete Edelstahllager eingesetzt, die separat besser zu bearbeiten sind; ein Edelstahlkörper wird mit Ausnehmungen versehen, die derart gepresst, gefräst und/oder poliert werden, dass eine Oberflächenverhärtung entsteht.In a further embodiment, it is provided that the bearings made of a different material than the open ring body in order to make any compromise in terms of the strength of the bearing in the selection of the material for the ring body. A gold ring that is soft in comparison to the stainless steel of the crown's abutment, where the bearings are formed only by indentations in the two golden ends of the ring, would wear out, grind, shear, and visibly deform over time. However, if the edges of the bearing are pushed in over time, there is a risk that the precious ring head falls out. However, if the ring is made of stainless steel, while the wear problems are prevented, but stainless steel is in the value and esteem of customers behind a noble metal ring body. As belonging to the invention, an embodiment is considered in which by coating (for optical reasons) of the stainless steel ring body with noble metal improved storage properties compared to a noble metal ring can be achieved. In the terminology of the claims here the stainless steel ring body forms the bearing, while the noble metal coating forms the ring body. However, this solution has the disadvantage that the production is very expensive and feels the lighter weight specific gravity of the stainless steel ring body of the consumer lower value. A "different material" within the meaning of the inventive concept is always present if there are different physical properties, which relate in particular to the hardness of the material. By way of example, stainless steel can have improved surface properties by hardening or mechanical processing or, in the edge zone, improved strength properties. For a "different material" in the sense of the inventive concept, not necessarily different metals or substances are necessary. The following variants are also included: In a stainless steel ring body hardened stainless steel bearings are used, which are better to work separately; A stainless steel body is provided with recesses, which are pressed, milled and / or polished in such a way that surface hardening occurs.

Unter Lager im Sinne der Erfindung wird alles das verstanden, was mit dem Ringkopf in Kontakt steht und ihn hält, also entweder das gesamte Lager oder lediglich die zum Halten bestimmte Lagerfläche. Das heißt, dass beispielsweise bei einem Goldring das Lager aus Edelstahl bestehen kann und das Lager wiederum eine mit Hartmetall beschichtete Lagerfläche aufweist. Hartmetall hat insbesondere den Vorteil, dass es im Fall von Titannitrit (TiN) eine goldene Farbe hat. Bevorzugt ist es also, wenn das Lager oder die zum Halten bestimmten Lagerflächen aus einem härteren oder verschleißfesteren Material als der Ringkörper bestehen, so dass ohne Beachtung der Festigkeitseigenschaften das aus Gründen der Optik gewünschte Material zum Einsatz beim Ring kommen kann. Erfindungsgemäß lässt wegen des Ausbleibens des Verschleißes der Lagerdruck über die Zeit nicht nach und der Kopf wird auch nach Jahren und trotz Relativbewegungen sicher gehalten. Die Erfindung bietet darüber hinaus den Vorteil, dass für den Ringkörper nichtallergieauslösende Materialien verwendet werden können und unabhängig davon eine mechanisch optimales Material für das Lager genutzt werden kann, dass jedoch nicht direkt mit der Haut in Berührung kommt. Letzteres Material muss daher nicht mit so großer Sicherheit nicht-allergieauslösend sein.Under bearing within the meaning of the invention, all that is understood, which is in contact with the ring head and holds him, so either the entire camp or just the specific storage to hold. This means that, for example, in the case of a gold ring, the bearing can be made of stainless steel and the bearing in turn has a bearing surface coated with hard metal. Cemented carbide in particular has the advantage that it has a golden color in the case of titanium nitrite (TiN). It is therefore preferred if the bearing or the bearing surfaces intended for holding consist of a harder or more wear-resistant material than the ring body, so that the material desired for reasons of optics can be used for the ring without consideration of the strength properties. According to the invention, the bearing pressure does not decrease over time due to the absence of wear and the head is held securely even after years and despite relative movements. The invention also has the advantage that non-allergy inducing materials can be used for the ring body and irrespective of this a mechanically optimal material can be used for the bearing, but that does not come into direct contact with the skin. The latter material therefore does not have to be allergenic with such great certainty.

Ein weiterer Vorteil eines vom Ringkörper unabhängigen und festeren Lagers besteht darin, dass der Ringkopf mit einem größeren Anpressdruck gehalten werden kann ohne dass Fließen einsetzt. Zum sicheren Halten des wertvollen Ringkopfes und insbesondere dessen Sicherung gegen Raushebeln, ist eine bestimmte Klemmkraft notwendig. Nach der Gesetzmäßigkeit Kraft = Druck x Fläche ist bei kleinerer Fläche ein höherer Druck erforderlich, weshalb zur Erzielung der notwendigen Klemmkräfte bei besonders schmalen und filigranen Ringkörpern extreme Drücke nötig sind. Diese jedoch würden speziell Edelmetalle, insbesondere Gold mit hohen Karatzahlen, zum Fließen bringen, wodurch der Ringkopf nicht mehr sicher gehalten werden kann. Erfindungsgemäß sind durch das separate Lager schmalere Ringe aus beliebigen Materialen zum Klemmen des Ringkopfes möglich, die mehr Profit bringen und Material einsparen,Another advantage of a ring body independent and firmer bearing is that the ring head can be held with a larger contact pressure without flowing begins. For secure holding of the valuable ring head and in particular its protection against creaking, a certain clamping force is necessary. According to the law force = pressure x area, a higher pressure is required with a smaller area, which is why extreme pressures are necessary to achieve the necessary clamping forces in particularly narrow and filigree ring bodies. However, these would especially precious metals, especially gold with high carats, bring to flow, so that the ring head can no longer be held securely. According to the invention by the separate bearing narrower rings of any Materials for clamping the ring head possible, bring more profit and save material,

Bevorzugte Materialien für den Ringkörper sind alle Edelmetalllegierungen, insbesondere mit Gold, Weißgold, Silber, Platin und Kupfer oder deren Unterlegierungsgruppen, da diese sich der Wertschätzung des Publikums erfreuen, bekannt und vertraut sind. Als Lager bzw. Lagerflächen kommen sämtliche Materialien in Betracht, die für ihre Härte und Verschleißfestigkeit bekannt sind, also insbesondere Stahl, Edelstahl, Hartmetall, Keramik. Diese können auch Teflon aufweisen bzw. eine solche Beschichtung, um ggf, eine leichte Beweglichkeit des Ringkopfes zu ermöglichen.Preferred materials for the ring body are all precious metal alloys, especially with gold, white gold, silver, platinum and copper or their Unterlegierungsgruppen, as they enjoy the esteem of the public, are familiar and familiar. As bearing or bearing surfaces are all materials into consideration, which are known for their hardness and wear resistance, ie in particular steel, stainless steel, hard metal, ceramic. These may also have Teflon or such a coating, if necessary, to allow easy movement of the ring head.

Bei einer besonderen Ausgestaltung sind die meist anders farbig als der Ringkörper ausgestalteten Lager in den Enden des Ringkörpers in Löchern eingelassen. Die Lager werden daher vom Auge nicht als solche erkannt und der hochwertige Gesamteindruck eines Edelmetallrings bleibt erhalten. Alternativ kann auch vorgesehen sein, dass die Lager zur Erzeugung eines bestimmten optischen oder Designeffekts, das sichtbare Ende des Rings bilden, d.h. lediglich aus mechanischen Gründen in ein Loch teilweise eingelassen ist.In a particular embodiment, the usually differently color than the ring body designed bearing in the ends of the ring body are embedded in holes. The bearings are therefore not recognized by the eye as such and the high-quality overall impression of a precious metal ring is retained. Alternatively, it may also be contemplated that the bearings form a visible optical or design effect forming the visible end of the ring, i. only partially embedded in a hole for mechanical reasons.

In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung ist dagegen das Lager auf das Ende des Rings aufgesetzt um einen besonderen Designeffekt zu erzielen. Aus mechanischen Gründen kann dabei das Ende des Rings mit einem nach innen oder außen gerichteten stufenförmigen Absatz versehen sein, auf den das Lager aufgesetzt wird. Optisch besonders vorteilhaft ist es, wenn das Lager bündig mit dem Ringkörper abschließt. Alternativ kann das überstehende Lager mit einer an den Ringkörper angepassten Beschichtung versehen sein, z. B. durch Vergolden oder eine angepasste Hartmetallschicht aus z. B. TiN.In a further advantageous embodiment, however, the bearing is placed on the end of the ring to achieve a special design effect. For mechanical reasons, the end of the ring can be provided with an inwardly or outwardly directed stepped shoulder on which the bearing is placed. It is particularly advantageous optically if the bearing is flush with the ring body. Alternatively, the supernatant bearing may be provided with a coating adapted to the annular body, e.g. B. by gilding or an adapted hard metal layer of z. TiN.

Besonders gute Verschleißfestigkeit erreicht man, wenn der mit dem Lager in Kontakt stehende Teil der Oberfläche des Ringkopfs, aus einem Material besteht, das ähnliche Gleit und/oder Festigkeitseigenschaften wie das Lager bzw. die Lagerfläche hat. Erfindungsgemäß wurde erkannt, dass dadurch die Festigkeitseigenschaften der Ringkörper-Ringkopf-Verbindung vollkommen unabhängig von den beim Ringkörper und beim Objekt verwendeten Materialien erreicht werden kann, wodurch ganz neue ästhetische Effekte flexibel und preiswert umgesetzt werden können und materialtypische Beschränkungen beim Kreativprozess umgangen werden können.Particularly good wear resistance is achieved when the part of the surface of the ring head which is in contact with the bearing is made of a material which has similar sliding and / or Strength properties as the bearing or the bearing surface has. According to the invention it was recognized that thereby the strength properties of the ring body-ring head connection can be achieved completely independent of the materials used in the ring body and the object, whereby completely new aesthetic effects can be implemented flexibly and inexpensively and material-typical limitations in the creative process can be avoided.

Wenn der Ringkopf eine Kugel aufweist, die zwischen den Lagern gehalten ist, fixiert er sich beim Einsetzen in die Lager quasi von alleine in die richtige Position. Eine Kugel hat unabhängig davon den Vorteil, dass die je nach Ausgestaltung des sie umgebenden Lagers in eine oder mehrere Achsen schwenkbar bzw. rotierbar ist. Dabei ist besonders bevorzugt, dass der Ringkopf ohne Werkzeug um zumindest eine Achse schwenkbar, insbesondere rotierbar ist. Der Schmuckbesitzer kann dadurch dem Gegenstand jederzeit ein verändertes Aussehen geben. Wenn mehrere Ringe hintereinander an einem Finger bzw, nebeneinander an mehreren Fingern aufgesteckt sind, ist es ferner möglich, den Ringkopf entsprechend auszurichten, z. B. senkrecht bzw. längs zum Finger. Besonders auffällige Schmuckstücke mit "Übergröße" können so beispielsweise in eine weggeklappte Ruheposition und eine aufgeklappte Vorführposition gebracht werden. Ein länglicher Ringkopf kann beispielsweise mal fluchtend mit dem Ringkörper und mal quer dazu ausgerichtet werden, wodurch das Schmuckstück sein Aussehen vollkommen ändert. Auch sinkt die Verletzungsgefahr, da der Kopf wegklappen bzw, sich wegdrehen kann. Die maximale Flexibilität erhält man, wenn der Ringkopf um zwei Achsen schwenkbar und eine Achse rotierbar ist. Dies wird am einfachsten durch eine zwischen den Lagern gehaltene Kugel, die über einen schmalen Steg mit dem sichtbaren Teil des Ringkopfs verbunden ist, realisiert. Die Kugel hat außerdem den Vorteil, dass sie kein bedeutendes Drehmoment auf das Lager ausüben kann und somit ein Heraushebeln des Ringkopfes erschwert wird.If the ring head has a ball which is held between the bearings, it fixes itself when inserting into the camp virtually by itself in the correct position. A ball has the advantage regardless of the fact that depending on the configuration of the surrounding bearing in one or more axes is pivotable or rotatable. It is particularly preferred that the ring head without tools about at least one axis is pivotable, in particular rotatable. The jewelry owner can thereby give the object at any time a different look. If several rings are attached in succession to one finger or side by side on several fingers, it is also possible to align the ring head accordingly, for. B. perpendicular or longitudinal to the finger. Particularly eye-catching pieces of jewelery with "oversize" can thus be brought, for example, into a folded-down rest position and an unfolded display position. For example, an elongated ring head can be aligned with the ring body and sometimes across it, thereby completely changing its appearance. The risk of injury also decreases because the head can fold away or turn away. The maximum flexibility is obtained when the ring head is pivotable about two axes and one axis is rotatable. This is most easily realized by a ball held between the bearings, which is connected via a narrow web to the visible part of the ring head. The ball also has the advantage that it can not exert significant torque on the bearing and thus leveraging the ring head is difficult.

In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung ist der Ringkörper und der Ringkopf derart ausgelegt, dass er nur mittels eines Werkzeugs beispielsweise einer Spreizstange in den derart gespreizten Ringkörper einsetzbar ist. Dadurch wird ein versehentliches Entfernen oder Herausfallen verhindert. Andererseits ist die Vorspannung des Rings so zu dimensionieren, dass die Spannung von Hand mittels einer Zange überwunden werden kann und keine teurere Spezialmaschine erforderlich ist.In a further advantageous embodiment of the annular body and the ring head is designed such that it can be used only by means of a tool such as a spreader bar in the thus-expanded annular body. This prevents accidental removal or dropping out. On the other hand, the bias of the ring is to be dimensioned so that the tension can be overcome by hand with a pair of pliers and no more expensive special machine is required.

Wenn der Ringkopf und die Lager jedoch derart ausgestaltet sind, dass er ohne Werkzeug zwischen die Lager einsetzbar ist, z. B. durch eine keilartige Führung, die beim Einsetzen ein Spreizen des Ringkörpers mit anschließendem Einschnappen ermöglich, kann im Ladengeschäft ohne Hilfsmittel und in Sekundenschnelle ein Ring konfektioniert werden.However, if the ring head and the bearings are designed such that it can be used without tools between the bearings, for. B. by a wedge-like leadership, which allows for insertion of a spreading of the ring body with subsequent snapping, can be assembled in the store without tools and in seconds a ring.

In einer Ausgestaltung ist vorgesehen, dass mehrere Ringkörper über einer gemeinsamen Ringkopf mit einander verbunden werden können. Modular können somit insbesondere aufeinander abgestimmte verschiedenfarbige Ringkörper fest verdrehsicher, aber dennoch flexibel miteinander zu einem neuen, größeren Ring verbunden werden.In one embodiment, it is provided that a plurality of annular bodies can be connected to one another via a common annular head. Modular, thus, in particular coordinated differently colored annular body can be firmly against rotation, but still flexibly connected together to form a new, larger ring.

Ein Ringkörper im Sinne der Erfindung ist nicht beschränkt auf Ringe zum Anstecken an die Finger. Darunter fallen vielmehr alle diejenigen Komponenten aller Schmuckstücke, die durch Spreizen ein Einsetzen und sicheres Halten einer zum Schmuckstück gehörig wirkenden Komponente ermöglichen.An annular body according to the invention is not limited to rings for attachment to the fingers. This includes rather all those components of all pieces of jewelry that allow by spreading an insertion and secure holding a piece of jewelry belonging to acting.

Weitere Vorteile ergeben sich aus der folgenden Beschreibung und der beigefügten Zeichnungen. Ebenso können die vorstehend genannten und noch weiter ausgeführten Merkmale erfindungsgemäß jeweils einzeln oder in beliebigen Kombinationen miteinander verwendet werden. Die erwähnten Ausführungsbeispiele sind nicht abschließend zu verstehen und haben beispielhaften Charakter. Dabei zeigt

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Further advantages will become apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings. Likewise, according to the invention, the features mentioned above and even further can be used individually or in any desired combinations with one another. The mentioned embodiments are not exhaustive and have exemplary character. It shows
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Fig. 1 zeigt einen Ring 1 bestehend aus einer kreisförmig zu einem Ringkörper gebogenen Ringschiene 2, die derartig geformt ist, dass sich die beiden Endflächen 21 im oberen Bereich des Ringes gegenüberstehen. Von nicht näher dargestellten Lagern 4 wird der Ringkopf 5 an seinem Gegenlager 51 zwischen den Enden 21 durch Klemmkräfte gehalten. Fig. 1 shows a ring 1 consisting of a circular ring body curved to a ring rail 2, which is shaped such that the two end faces 21 face each other in the upper region of the ring. By bearings 4, not shown, the ring head 5 is held at its abutment 51 between the ends 21 by clamping forces.

Fig. 2 zeigt in der Detailansicht, dass in die Ringschiene 2 im Endbereich 21 Bohrungen 22 eingelassen sind. In diese sind in die aus Edelstahl geformten Lager 4 eingesetzt. Eine konische Bohrung 41 an der Außenseite der Lager 4 bildet die Lagerfläche 41 zur Fixierung einer Edelstahlkugel 51, die über einen Steg 52 mit dem sichtbaren Teil 53 des Ringkopfes 5 verbunden ist. Der Ringkopf 5 ist in der Regel der wichtigste und teuerste Bestandteil des Rings und enthält beispielsweise einen Edelstein, In dem beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiel ist zu erkennen, dass Ringkopf 5 wegen der Kugel 51 einerseits fest zwischen den Lagerflächen 41 in der Ringschiene 2 geklemmt ist und andererseits aber um seine eigene Achse rotierbar ist. Gleichzeitig ist wegen des schmalen Stegs 52 ein Verschwenken des Ringkopfes 5 in Blattebene bis zum seitlichen Anschlag an die Ringenden 21 möglich. Außerdem kann der Ringkopf aus der Blattebene heraus um 360° verschwenkt werden. Fig. 2 shows in the detailed view that 21 holes 22 are recessed in the ring rail 2 in the end region. In these are used in the molded stainless steel bearing 4. A conical bore 41 on the outside of the bearing 4 forms the bearing surface 41 for fixing a stainless steel ball 51, which is connected via a web 52 with the visible part 53 of the ring head 5. The ring head 5 is usually the most important and expensive part of the ring and contains, for example, a gemstone, In the described embodiment, it can be seen that ring head 5 is clamped on the one hand firmly between the bearing surfaces 41 in the ring rail 2 because of the ball 51 and on the other hand is rotatable about its own axis. At the same time a pivoting of the ring head 5 in leaf level to the lateral stop on the ring ends 21 is possible because of the narrow web 52. In addition, the ring head can be pivoted out of the leaf level by 360 °.

Die Geometrie der Lager 41 ist nach gängigen Maßstäben an die Kugel 51 angepasst. Wenn man gewisse Beweglichkeiten des Ringkopfes verhindern möchte, kann man anstelle der Kugel auch nichtrotationssymmetrische Gegenstände, z.B. Würfel und dergleichen verwenden. Diese sind dennoch in der Lage, bei entsprechender Ausgestaltung des Lagers 4, sich selber beim Einsetzen zu zentrieren.The geometry of the bearing 41 is adapted to the ball 51 by conventional scales. If you want to prevent certain mobility of the ring head, you can instead of the ball and non-rotationally symmetrical objects, such as cubes and the like use. These are still able, with appropriate design of the bearing 4, to center themselves at the onset.

Als besonderes Detail wird auf die Befestigung des runden schmalen Stifts oder Stegs 52 in der Kugel 51 hingewiesen. Üblicherweise wird der Stift 52 in eine Durchgangsbohrung der Kugel eingesetzt und die Unterseite 52a des Stifts umgeformt und/oder gestaucht, beispielsweise wie bei einer Niete, wodurch der Stift 52 in der Kugel eingeklemmt wird. Bei Schmuckstücken, bei denen das Objekt 51, 52, 53 gedreht oder geschwenkt werden kann, kommt es jedoch gerade wegen den erfindungsgemäß ermöglichten hohen Klemm- und Lagerkräften dazu, dass sich der Stift 52 in der Kugel 51 drehen oder gar vollständig lösen kann. Dies beeinträchtigt den Sitz des Ringkopfes 5 oder führ gar zum Verlust desselben, Dies gilt besonders bei sehr dünnen Stiften (weniger als 1 oder 0.8 mm Durchmesser) aus Gold, die wegen ihrer geringen Umfangs- und Kontaktfläche dem Verdrehen kaum Widerstand entgegensetzen können, In einer besonderen Ausgestaltung ist daher vorgesehen, dass zwischen Stift und Kugel eine Verdrehsicherung 52b eingesetzt wird. Dies kann eine formschlüssige Verbindung sein, z. B. Nut-Feder-Verbindung oder nach Art eines Zahnkranzes. Die Verdrehsicherung 52b kann, wie in Fig. 2 gezeigt, unmittelbar in der Kugel 5 ausgebildet sein, beispielsweise als Nut oder Kerbe.As a particular detail, attention is drawn to the attachment of the round narrow pin or web 52 in the ball 51. Typically, pin 52 is inserted into a through bore of the ball and the bottom 52a of the pin deformed and / or compressed, such as a rivet, thereby pin 52 is clamped in the ball. For pieces of jewelery in which the object 51, 52, 53 can be turned or pivoted, however, it is precisely because of the high clamping and bearing forces made possible according to the invention that the pin 52 can rotate in the ball 51 or even completely loosen. This affects the seat of the ring head 5 or even loss of the same, This is especially true for very thin pins (less than 1 or 0.8 mm diameter) made of gold, which can hardly oppose the twisting due to their small circumferential and contact surface, in one special embodiment is therefore provided that between pin and ball an anti-rotation 52b is used. This may be a positive connection, for. B. tongue and groove connection or in the manner of a sprocket. The anti-rotation 52b can, as in Fig. 2 shown to be formed directly in the ball 5, for example as a groove or notch.

Fig. 4 zeigt eine weitere Ausgestaltung der Verdrehsicherung, bei der die Kugel 51 einen zweistufigen Aufsatz 51 a, 51 b erhält, auf den der sichtbare Teil des Ringkopfes 5 aufsetzbar ist. Der Aufsatz verbreitert die Kontaktfläche zwischen entsprechend geformten und formschlüssig ineinandergreifenden gezahnten Profilen 51c bzw. 52c, die auf der Ober- bzw. Unterseite des Aufsatzes 51 b bzw. Ringkopfes 5, wodurch eine sicherere verdrehsichere Verbindung erreicht wird, sobald der Stift 52 im unteren Bereich der Kugel 51 verankert wird, was bereits in Zusammenhang mit Fig. 2 erläutert wurde. Die Durchgangsbohrung im unteren Bereich der Kugel 51 kann auch eine Aufweitung 51 d erhalten, damit der Stift 52 nach dem Stauchen sicher fixiert ist und ein Herausziehen desselben nicht möglich ist. Fig. 4 shows a further embodiment of the rotation, in which the ball 51 receives a two-stage attachment 51 a, 51 b, on which the visible part of the ring head 5 can be placed. The article widened the contact surface between correspondingly shaped and positively intermeshing toothed profiles 51c and 52c, respectively, on the top and bottom of the top 51 b and ring head 5, whereby a safer twist-proof connection is achieved as soon as the pin 52 in the lower area the ball 51 is anchored, which is already related to Fig. 2 was explained. The through hole in the lower part of the ball 51 can also be an expansion 51 d, so that the pin 52 is securely fixed after compression and withdrawal of the same is not possible.

Die Kontaktflächen 51 c, 52c können auch weniger aufwendig gestaltet sein. Entscheidend ist, dass diese in vertikaler Richtung aufeinander zu bewegt werden können und dabei eine formschlüssige Verbindung erreicht wird, die das Verdrehen zumindest erschwert (schräge Kontaktflächen) oder verhindert (teilweise senkrechte Kontaktflächen),The contact surfaces 51 c, 52 c can also be designed less expensive. The decisive factor is that they can be moved towards one another in the vertical direction and a positive connection is achieved which makes twisting at least difficult (inclined contact surfaces) or prevented (in some cases vertical contact surfaces),

Fig. 3 schließlich erläutert den Herstellungsvorgang eines offenen Ringkörpers 2 mit eingesetzten Lagern 4, Der auf konventionelle Weise hergestellte Ringkörper 2 wird gegebenenfalls an einer Stelle aufgeschnitten, so dass sich zwei Endflächen 21 bilden. Danach wird der Ringkörper aus der Ringkörperebene heraus aufgebogen, wobei im unteren Bereich eine Torsionsstelle 23 entsteht. Durch die Torsion werden die Endflächen so in Position gebracht, dass sie problemlos auch mit großem Werkzeug bearbeitbar sind. Der Spalt dazwischen wäre sonst zu klein zum Bearbeiten der Endflächen. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass bei einem Aufbiegen in der Ringebene die notwendigen Genauigkeiten nicht eingehalten werden können und der Ringkörper zu stark verformt wird. Nun können gegebenenfalls die Endflächen 21 nacheinander plangemacht werden. Es folgt das Einbringen der Bohrung 22 (siehe Fig. 2) zum Einsetzen des bereits vorbereiteten Lagers 4 aus Edelstahl. Vorteilhafterweise sind vor dem Einbringen des Lagers 4 bereits die Lagerflächen 41 hergestellt worden, da die nachträgliche Herstellung der Lagerflächen 41 beim bereits eingesetzten Lager 4 wegen der hohen auftretenden Drehmomente problematisch ist. Schließlich wird der Ringkörper 2 zurückgebogen, wobei im Torsionsbereich 23 eine sichtbare Unregelmäßigkeit zurückbleibt. Diese kann durch Polieren teilweise beseitigt werden, bevorzugt ist jedoch, dass der Stempel in diesem Bereich eingebracht wird, da es das Publikum gewohnt ist, dass Verformungen im Bereich des Stempels auftreten und diese daher nicht als Mangel empfunden werden. Fig. 3 finally explains the manufacturing process of an open ring body 2 with bearings used 4, the annular body 2 produced in a conventional manner is optionally cut at one point, so that form two end surfaces 21. Thereafter, the annular body is bent out of the annular body level, wherein a torsion point 23 is formed in the lower region. By twisting the end surfaces are positioned so that they can easily be machined with a large tool. The gap between them would otherwise be too small to work on the end surfaces. It has been shown that when bending in the ring plane, the necessary accuracy can not be met and the ring body is deformed too much. Now, if necessary, the end faces 21 can be successively planed. It follows the introduction of the bore 22 (see Fig. 2 ) for inserting the already prepared bearing 4 made of stainless steel. Advantageously, the bearing surfaces 41 have already been prepared prior to the introduction of the bearing 4, since the subsequent production of the bearing surfaces 41 in the bearing 4 already used is problematic because of the high torques occurring. Finally, the ring body 2 is bent back, wherein in the torsion region 23 remains a visible irregularity. This can be partially removed by polishing, but it is preferred that the stamp is placed in this area, since it is accustomed to the public that deformations occur in the area of the stamp and they are therefore not perceived as a defect.

Ein Verfahren zu Herstellen eines offenen Ringkörpers 2 mit Lagern 4 kann beispielsweise folgende Schritte aufweisen:

  • Bereitstellen eines offenen Ringkörpers 2 mit zwei Endflächen 21, gegebenenfalls durch Bereitstellung eines geschlossenen Ringkörpers und Aufschneiden des Ringkörpers derart, dass sich zwei Endflächen 21 bilden;
  • Aufbiegen des Ringkörpers 2 durch Auseinanderbewegen der Endflächen 21 aus der Ringkörperebene heraus bis die Endflächen frei zugänglich für die Bearbeitung gemäß den weiteren Schritten sind, wobei gegebenenfalls eine Torsionsstelle 23 in einem von den Endflächen 21 entfernten Bereich entsteht;
  • optionales Planmachen der Endflächen 21;
  • Versehen der Endflächen 21 mit den Lagern 4;
  • Zurückbiegen des Ringkörpers in die ursprüngliche Ringebene.
A method for producing an open ring body 2 with bearings 4 may, for example, comprise the following steps:
  • Providing an open ring body 2 with two end faces 21, optionally by providing a closed ring body and cutting the ring body such that form two end surfaces 21;
  • Bending the ring body 2 by moving the end faces 21 apart from the ring body plane until the end faces are freely accessible for machining according to the further steps, optionally creating a torsion site 23 in a region remote from the end faces 21;
  • optional planing of the end surfaces 21;
  • Providing the end surfaces 21 with the bearings 4;
  • Bending back the ring body into the original ring plane.

Dabei kann der Schritt "Versehen der Endflächen 21 mit den Lagern 4" folgende Schritte umfassen:

  • Vorbereitung der Endflächen 21 für das Befestigen des Lagers und
  • Befestigen des Lagers 4 aus einem anderen Material als der Ringkörper.
In this case, the step "providing the end surfaces 21 with the bearings 4" may comprise the following steps:
  • Preparation of the end faces 21 for fixing the bearing and
  • Attaching the bearing 4 made of a different material than the ring body.

Abschließend können die folgenden Schritte durchgeführt werden:

  • Zurückbiegen des Ringkörpers 2 in die ursprüngliche Ringkörperebene, wobei im Torsionsbereich 23 eine sichtbare Unregelmäßigkeit zurückbleibt;
  • optional Polieren der Unregelmäßigkeit;
  • Stempeln im Bereich der Unregelmäßigkeit;
  • optional Polieren der Unregelmäßigkeit.
Finally, the following steps can be performed:
  • Bending the annular body 2 back into the original annular body plane, leaving a visible irregularity in the torsion region 23;
  • optionally polishing the irregularity;
  • Stamping in the area of irregularity;
  • optional polishing of the irregularity.

Claims (10)

  1. Piece of jewellery or ring (1) comprising
    - an open ring body (2) having opposite ends (21) formed as bearings (4), which ends are arranged and formed such that an object (5) can be clamped between the two ends (21),
    - and with an object (5) held between the bearings (4)
    characterised in that
    the object is formed as a ring head (5) and has a ball (51) held between the bearings (4), which ball is connected to a visible portion (53) of the ring head (5) by a narrow web or pin (52), wherein the object is clamped between the bearings in such a way that it can be swivelled about at least two axes and rotated about one axis without tools and without any particular effort.
  2. Piece of jewellery or ring according to Claim 1, characterised in that the bearings (4) consist of a different material than the open ring body (2).
  3. Piece of jewellery or ring according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the bearings (4) or the bearing surfaces (41) intended for holding the ring head (5) consist of a harder and/or more wear-resistant material than the ring body (2).
  4. Piece of jewellery or ring according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the ring body (2) consists of a noble metal alloy or comprises such an alloy, and/or that the bearings (4) or bearing surfaces (41) consist of steel, stainless steel, hard metal, ceramics and/or Teflon, and/or comprise the aforementioned materials.
  5. Piece of jewellery or ring according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the ends (21) of the ring body (2) have holes (22) in which the bearings (4) are embedded.
  6. Piece of jewellery or ring according to Claim 5, characterised in that the bearings (4), when the ring head is inserted, do not form the visible end (21) of the ring body or form the visible end (21) of the ring body.
  7. Piece of jewellery or ring according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the bearings (4) are fitted on the end (21) of the ring body (2).
  8. Piece of jewellery or ring according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the bearings (4) are fitted flush on the end (21) of the ring body (2).
  9. Piece of jewellery or ring according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the portion (51) or the surface of the ring head (5) in contact with the bearing (4) consists of a material that has similar anti-frictional and/or strength properties as the bearing (4) or the bearing surface (41) and consists, in particular, of steel, stainless steel, hard metal, ceramics and/or Teflon and/or comprises the aforementioned materials.
  10. Piece of jewellery or ring according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the clamping forces of the ring body (2) acting on the ring head (5) are so large that the ring head (5) can only be detached and/or inserted by forcing apart the ring body (2) with a tool.
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