EP3791747B1 - Fastener stringer - Google Patents

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EP3791747B1
EP3791747B1 EP19799628.3A EP19799628A EP3791747B1 EP 3791747 B1 EP3791747 B1 EP 3791747B1 EP 19799628 A EP19799628 A EP 19799628A EP 3791747 B1 EP3791747 B1 EP 3791747B1
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Naoyuki Himi
Trung Hieu Nguyen
Satoshi HAMAMATSU
Syogo Tanaka
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/02—Slide fasteners with a series of separate interlocking members secured to each stringer tape
    • A44B19/04—Stringers arranged edge-to-edge when fastened, e.g. abutting stringers
    • A44B19/06—Stringers arranged edge-to-edge when fastened, e.g. abutting stringers with substantially rectangular members having interlocking projections and pieces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/02—Slide fasteners with a series of separate interlocking members secured to each stringer tape
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/34—Stringer tapes; Flaps secured to stringers for covering the interlocking members

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  • the present invention relates to a fastener stringer of a slide fastener.
  • a fastener stringer which includes a pair of tapes and a plurality of elements attached along each of opposing side edges of the pair of tapes, and in which each of the elements includes a first portion arranged on an upper surface of each tape and a second portion arranged on a lower surface of the tape and having an engaging head portion, and a groove is formed at the middle portion, in a right and left direction, of the first portion so that the first portion is divided into right and left portions by the groove (e.g., see Patent Document 1).
  • Patent Document 1 Chinese Patent No. 103564993
  • the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a fastener stringer in which it is possible to enhance strength of elements while making the elements look as if a width thereof in the right and left direction is narrow.
  • the object of the present invention is achieved by the following configurations.
  • the upper half portion includes first and second divided portions divided from each other in the tape length direction and at least one reinforcing portion connecting the first divided portion with the second divided portion, and also the tape is exposed between the first divided portion and the second divided portion. Therefore, it is possible to enhance strength of the elements while making the elements look as if a width thereof in the right and left direction is narrow.
  • an upper side refers to a near side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 1 ; a lower side refers to a far side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 1 ; a front side refers to a upper side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 1 ; a rear side refers to a lower side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 1 ; a left side refers to a left side with respect to the paper surface of Fig.
  • a right side refers to a right side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 1 .
  • an upper side refers to a near side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 4 ;
  • a lower side refers to a far side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 4 ;
  • a front side refers to a upper side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 4 ;
  • a rear side refers to a lower side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 4 ;
  • a left side refers to a left side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 4 ; and a right side refers to a right side with respect to the paper surface of Fig. 4 .
  • a right and left direction is also referred to as a width direction.
  • the slide fastener SF includes a pair of right and left tapes 20; a plurality of elements 30 attached along each of opposing side edges of the right and left tapes 20; a slider 11 for engaging and disengaging the right and left elements 30 with and from each other; top end stops 12 attached, respectively, on upper end portions of the side edges of the right and left tapes 20; and an opener 13 attached on lower ends of the side edges of the right and left tapes 20.
  • the right and left tapes 20 and the elements 30 attached on each of the right and left tapes 20 constitute the fastener stringer 10.
  • the opener 13 may be replaced with bottom end stops.
  • the tape 20 is a band-shaped body having an upper surface and a lower surface and is provided with a core portion 21 along one side edge thereof. As shown in Fig. 7 , the core portion 21 is formed such that a thickness thereof in an upward and downward direction is greater than those of the other portions of the tape 20. Also, a plurality of elements 30 is attached along the core portion 21 of the tape 20.
  • each of the elements 30 has an upper half portion 40 arranged on the upper surface of the tape 20 and a lower half portion 50 arranged on the lower surface of the tape 20 and is attached on the tape 20 with the tape 20 (core portion 21) sandwiched therebetween.
  • the upper half portion 40 and the lower half portion 50 are formed to have substantially the same height dimension.
  • the element 30 is made of synthetic resin or metal.
  • the lower half portion 50 includes a base portion 51 configured to be attached on the tape 20; a head portion 52 extending from the base portion 51 toward the other tape 20 and configured to be engaged with elements 30 on the other side; and a neck portion 53 formed between the base portion 51 and the head portion 52 and having a width narrower than that of the head portion 52.
  • the upper half portion 40 includes first and second divided portions 41, 42 divided from each other in a tape length direction (right and left direction of the element); a first reinforcing portion 43 connecting a front end portion of the first divided portion 41 with a front end portion of the second divided portion 42; and a second reinforcing portion 44 connecting a rear end portion of the first divided portion 41 with a rear end portion of the second divided portion 42.
  • the first divided portion 41 is provided at a front side in the tape length direction (the upper side in Fig. 2 ) of the upper half portion 40 and the second divided portion 42 is provided at a rear side in the tape length direction (the lower side in Fig. 2 ) of the upper half portion 40.
  • the first reinforcing portion 43 is provided to connect the front end portion of the first divided portion 41 with the front end portion of the second divided portion 42 and also to be connected to the neck portion 53 of the lower half portion 50.
  • the second reinforcing portion 44 is provided to connect the rear end portion of the first divided portion 41 with the rear end portion of the second divided portion 42 and also to be positioned on the tape 20.
  • Each of the first and second divided portions 41, 42 is arranged to cover the neck portion 53 of the lower half portion 50 while exposing the head portion 52 as viewed in a top view of the element. Also, each of the first and second divided portions 41, 42 is coupled to an upper surface of the lower half portion 50 at a part thereof, which is positioned in front of the core portion 21 of the corresponding tape 20.
  • an opening portion 45 opened upward is formed by the first divided portion 41, the second divided portion 42, the first reinforcing portion 43 and the second reinforcing portion 44, and thus the core portion 21 of the tape 20 is exposed through the opening portion 45. That is, the tape 20 is exposed between the first divided portion 41 and the second divided portion 42.
  • a stepped portion 46 is formed to extend toward the inside of the neck portion 53 of the lower half portion 50 and also to be recessed upward.
  • an upper surface of the head portion 52 of the element 30 is arranged to face the stepped portions 46 of the elements 30 (i.e., lower surfaces of front end portions of first and second divided portions 41, 42) on the other side.
  • the first and second reinforcing portions 43, 44 are formed along the tape length direction (right and left direction). Also, the first reinforcing portion 43 is formed to have a rectangular cross-sectional shape, and the second reinforcing portion 44 is formed to have a circular arc-shaped cross-sectional shape. Alternatively, both the first and second reinforcing portions 43, 44 may be formed to have a circular arc-shaped cross-sectional shape, or only the first reinforcing portion 43 may be formed to have a circular arc-shaped cross-sectional shape. Since the reinforcing portion is formed to have a circular arc-shaped cross-sectional shape, it is possible to make the first and second divided portions 41, 42 visible while making the reinforcing portion invisible. Meanwhile, the cross-sectional shapes of the first and second reinforcing portions 43, 44 are not limited, but any other shapes may be selected.
  • a height H1 of the first reinforcing portion 43 and a height H2 of the second reinforcing portion 44 are set to 50% or less of a height H3 of the upper half portion 40, preferably, for example to 25% to 50% (see Fig. 7 ).
  • each of the heights H1 to H3 is a height from a boundary position between the upper half portion 40 and the lower half portion 50 to the respective upper surfaces.
  • a width of the first and second reinforcing portions 43, 44 in the front and rear direction can be freely set within a range in which the first and second reinforcing portions 43, 44 do not overlap the core portion 21 of the tape 20.
  • each of the elements 30 are arranged such that when elements are engaged with each other, first divided portions 41 of elements 30 of one tape 20 are respectively adjacent to second divided portions 42 of elements 30 of the other tape 20 and also are arrayed in a straight line shape along a tape width direction.
  • a distance between the first divided portion 41 and the second divided portion 42 of each of the elements 30 and also a distance between adjacent elements 30 are set such that the first divided portions 41 and the second divided portions 42 are arrayed at equal intervals along the tape length direction.
  • the upper half portion 40 of each of the elements 30 is divided into the first divided portion 41 and the second divided portion 42, thereby making one element 30 look like two narrower elements. Therefore, it is possible to make the elements 30 look as if a width thereof in the right and left direction is narrow.
  • first divided portion 41 and the second divided portion 42 are connected with each other by the first and second reinforcing portions 43, 44, so that the first divided portion 41 and the second divided portion 42 are integrated with each other. Therefore, it is possible to enhance a coupling strength of the first and second divided portions 41, 42 to the lower half portion 50 and thus to enhance strength of the element 30.
  • first divided portions 41 of elements 30 of one tape 20 are respectively adjacent to second divided portions 42 of elements 30 of the other tape 20 and also are arrayed in a straight line shape along the tape width direction. Further, the first divided portions 41 and the second divided portions 42 are arrayed at equal intervals along the tape length direction. When viewing the right and left elements 30 in the engaged state considering together with the second reinforcing portions 44, the first divided portions 41 and the second divided portions 42 look as if they are connected with each other in a zigzag shape.
  • the upper half portion 40 includes the first reinforcing portion 43 connecting the front end portion of the first divided portion 41 with the front end portion of the second divided portion 42 and the second reinforcing portion 44 connecting the rear end portion of the first divided portion 41 with the rear end portion of the second divided portion 42, and also the tape 20 is exposed between the first divided portion 41 and the second divided portion 42. Therefore, it is possible to enhance strength of the elements 30 while making the elements 30 look as if a width thereof in the right and left direction is narrow.
  • first divided portions 41 of elements 30 of one tape 20 are respectively adjacent to second divided portions 42 of elements 30 of the other tape 20 and also are arrayed in a straight line shape along the tape width direction. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the slide fastener SF.
  • the second reinforcing portion 44 is formed to have a circular arc-shaped cross-sectional shape. Therefore it is possible to make the first and second divided portions 41, 42 visible while making the second reinforcing portion 44 invisible.
  • the height H1 of the first reinforcing portion 43 and the height H2 of the second reinforcing portion 44 is set to 50% or less of the height H3 of the upper half portion 40. Therefore, it is possible to maintain strength of the elements 30 while making the first and second divided portions 41, 42 visible.
  • the fastener stringer 10 of the present embodiment when viewing the right and left elements 30 in the engaged state considering together with the second reinforcing portions 44, the first divided portions 41 and the second divided portions 42 look as if they are connected with each other in a zigzag shape. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the slide fastener SF.
  • the present invention is not limited to the foregoing embodiments, for example, although two reinforcing portions, i.e., the first and second reinforcing portions are provided in the present embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto. Only one of the first and second reinforcing portions may be provided.

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