WO2022118404A1 - Zipper slider - Google Patents

Abstract

A slider body (20) of a zipper slider (10) of the present invention includes a first body member (30) and a second body member (40) assembled together with the first body member (30). The first body member (30) includes: a lower wing plate (22) or an upper wing plate (21); a connection column (23); a first divided base part (31) that forms a portion of the upper wing plate (21) or the lower wing plate (22); and a first divided column part (32) that forms a portion of a pull-tab attachment part (25). The second body member (40) includes: a second divided base part (41) that forms, in combination with the first divided base part (31), the upper wing plate (21) or the lower wing plate (22); and a second divided column part (32) that engages with the first divided column part (32) and forms, in combination therewith, the pull-tab attachment part (25). This configuration makes it easy to attach a pull-tab to the slider body (20) during assembly of the slider body (20).

Description

slider

The present invention relates to a slider used for a slide fastener.

If the slider attached to the slide fastener is broken, remove the broken slider from the left and right element rows, and then attach a new slider to the left and right element rows from which the slider has been removed. May be repaired to be usable again.

Sliders used for repairing such slide fasteners are disclosed in, for example, International Publication No. 2014/006773 (Patent Document 1) and International Publication No. 2016/147262 (Patent Document 2). The sliders described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are assembled by connecting two separately molded slider members (for example, a first body member and a second body member) to each other to form one slider body. It is formed as a split type slider (sometimes called a split slider) to be formed.

Such a split type slider can be accommodated by inserting the left and right element rows into one of the two slider members, and the assembly of the slider body can be completed with the element rows inserted. It has a possible structure. By using such a split type slider, for example, the slider can be slidably attached to the element row to which the stopper or the like is attached.

International Publication No. 2014/006773 International Publication No. 2016/147262

In the slider described in Patent Document 1, in order to attach the puller to the slider body, it is necessary to plastically deform the thick puller attachment column provided on the slider body. Therefore, the puller must be attached unless a dedicated device is used. It was difficult to do. Therefore, for example, when the slide fastener is repaired by replacing the broken slider with the slider of Patent Document 1, the new slider to be replaced is prepared with a predetermined puller attached to the slider body. Therefore, the puller could not be selected when replacing the slider.

On the other hand, in the case of the slider described in Patent Document 2, since the puller attachment portion of the slider body has a characteristic shape, the form of the puller that can be attached to the slider body is limited.

For this reason, conventionally, when replacing the slider for repairing the slide fastener, the desired puller is selected on the spot from various pullers with different colors, patterns, shapes, etc. to make a new slider. It was desired to be able to attach it, and to remove the puller used for the broken slider so that it could be attached to the new slider as it is.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a specific object thereof is to be formed so as to be attachable to an element row while assembling a slider body, and a puller is attached to the slider body when the slider body is assembled. The purpose is to provide a slider that can be attached.

In order to achieve the above object, the slider provided by the present invention connects the upper wing plate, the lower wing plate arranged apart from the upper wing plate, the upper wing plate and the lower wing plate. It has a slider fuselage including a connecting pillar, left and right flange portions provided on at least one of the upper wing plate and the lower wing plate, and a puller mounting portion to which a puller is attached, and one end of the puller mounting portion and the like. The end portion is a slider for a slide fastener connected to the upper wing plate, and the slider fuselage is assembled to the first fuselage member and the first fuselage member to form the slider fuselage together with the first fuselage member. The first fuselage member forms a part of the lower wing plate or the upper wing plate, the connecting pillar, and the upper wing plate or the lower wing plate. It has a split base portion and a first split pillar portion that forms a part of the puller mounting portion, and the second fuselage member forms the upper wing plate or the lower wing plate together with the first split base portion. It is characterized by having a second split pillar portion to be engaged with the first split pillar portion to form a puller mounting portion together with the first split pillar portion.

In the slider according to the present invention, the first split pillar portion includes a first base end portion connected to the upper wing plate, a first engagement end portion arranged on the opposite side of the first base end portion, and the like. It has an accommodating portion provided at the first engaging end portion and accommodating a part of the second divided pillar portion, and a first inclined portion for guiding the second divided pillar portion toward the accommodating portion. The second split pillar portion includes a second base end portion connected to the upper wing plate, a second engaging end portion arranged on the opposite side of the second base end portion, and the second engaging end portion. It is preferable that the engaging protrusion portion is provided in the portion and is accommodated in the accommodating portion, and the engaging protrusion portion has a second inclined portion that is guided by contacting with the first inclined portion.

Further, in the slider body, the fastener tape of the slide fastener can be inserted between the upper wing plate and the lower wing plate from the slider width direction, and the fastener element of the slide fastener can be inserted into the upper wing plate and the upper wing plate from the slider width direction. The first fuselage member has left and right tape insertion gaps that cannot be inserted between the lower wing plates, and the fastener element is placed between the lower wing plate or the upper wing plate and the first division base portion from the slider width direction. It is preferable to have an element insertion gap that can be inserted between them.

In the slider of the present invention, the first division base portion has a flat plate-shaped insertion plate portion and a rib portion that protrudes from the insertion plate portion toward the lower wing plate or the upper wing plate. The two-split base portion has a plate accommodating portion for inserting and accommodating the insertion plate portion of the first division base portion, and a rib accommodating portion for inserting and accommodating the rib portion of the first division base portion. Is preferable.

In this case, the insertion plate portion of the first division base portion is provided at the shoulder opening side end portion connected to the connecting pillar, and has an insertion recess that reduces the dimension of the insertion plate portion in the slider width direction. The second split base portion preferably has a reinforcing portion that protrudes toward the insertion recess.

Further, in the slider of the present invention, the second body member may be provided at the shoulder opening side end in the slider sliding direction and may have a pillar insertion opening into which the connecting pillar of the first body member is inserted. preferable.
Further, it is preferable that the first body member and the second body member are engaged with each other only by the first split pillar portion and the second split pillar portion and assembled with each other.

The slider according to the present invention is a split type slider that can be attached to an element row while assembling the slider body, and a puller can be easily attached to the slider body when assembling the slider body.

It is a top view schematically showing the slide fastener to which the slider which concerns on embodiment of this invention is attached. It is a perspective view which shows typically the slider body of a slider. It is a top view of the slider body shown in FIG. It is a side view of the slider body shown in FIG. It is a front view of the slider body shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the VI-VI line shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows typically the 1st body member of a slider body. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the first fuselage member shown in FIG. 7. It is a side view of the 1st fuselage member shown in FIG. 7. It is a perspective view which shows typically the 2nd body member of a slider body. It is a top view of the 2nd fuselage member shown in FIG. It is a side view of the 2nd fuselage member shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings with reference to examples.

FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a slide fastener to which a slider according to the present embodiment is attached. Note that in FIG. 1, the pull tab used for the slider is not shown. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6 are a perspective view, a plan view, a side view, a front view, and a cross-sectional view schematically showing the slider body of the slider.

In the following description, the front-back direction means the direction parallel to the sliding direction of the slider. Further, the front-rear direction is the same direction as the slider length direction, and is parallel to the length direction of the fastener stringer (tape length direction of the fastener tape). In this case, the front is the direction in which the slider slides so as to mesh the left and right element rows, and the rear is the direction in which the slider slides so as to separate the left and right element rows.

The left-right direction is orthogonal to the sliding direction of the slider and parallel to the upper and lower wing plates of the slider fuselage. Further, the left-right direction is the same as the slider width direction, and is parallel to the width direction of the fastener stringer (tape width direction of the fastener tape).
The vertical direction is a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and is a direction orthogonal to the upper wing plate and the lower wing plate of the slider fuselage. The vertical direction is the same as the height direction of the slider, and is parallel to the tape thickness direction of the fastener tape. In this case, the upper side is the direction on the side where the pull tab is attached to the slider body, and the lower side is the direction on the opposite side of the upper side.

The slider 10 of the present embodiment includes a slider body 20, a puller (not shown) attached to the slider body 20, and a function-imparting member 50 detachably attached to the slider body 20. In the present invention, the form and size of the pull tab are not particularly limited.

The slider 10 of this embodiment is slidably attached to the element row 4 of the slide fastener 1 shown in FIG. In this case, the slide fastener 1 in FIG. 1 is a so-called back-use type slide fastener 1 in which each element row 4 of the left and right fastener stringers 2 is formed on the back surface (lower surface) of the tape of the fastener tape 3. Further, each element row 4 of the left and right fastener stringers 2 is formed by a plurality of continuous synthetic resin fastener elements 5 formed in a coil shape.

The slider fuselage 20 includes an upper wing plate 21, a lower wing plate 22 arranged apart from the upper wing plate 21, a connecting pillar 23 connecting the upper wing plate 21 and the lower wing plate 22, and a lower wing plate 22. It has left and right lower flange portions 24 provided on the left and right side edge portions, a puller mounting portion 25 to which a puller is mounted, and a member mounting portion 26 integrally formed on the lower surface of the lower wing plate 22.

At the front end of the slider body 20, left and right shoulder openings are formed with the connecting pillar 23 in between. A rear opening is formed at the rear end of the slider body 20. Between the upper wing plate 21 and the lower wing plate 22 of the slider fuselage 20, a substantially Y-shaped element guide path 27 that communicates with the left and right shoulder openings and the rear opening is provided.

The upper wing plate 21 and the lower wing plate 22 are arranged parallel to each other or substantially parallel to each other. The connecting pillar 23 is connected to the front end portion (shoulder mouth side end portion) of the upper wing plate 21 and the front end portion (shoulder mouth side end portion) of the lower wing plate 22 to connect the upper wing plate 21 and the lower wing plate 22. is doing. The puller mounting portion 25 is curved in a substantially U shape, and is arranged on the upper wing plate 21 along the front-rear direction. One end of the puller mounting portion 25 is connected to the front end portion (shoulder opening side end portion) of the upper wing plate 21, and the other end portion is connected to the rear end portion (rear opening side end portion) of the upper wing plate 21. is doing.

The left and right lower flange portions 24 have substantially the same shape as the lower flange portions of a general slider used in a conventional back-use type slide fastener. The left and right lower flange portions 24 can guide the fastener element 5 in the element guide path 27 of the slider body 20. Left and right tape insertion gaps 28 are provided between the upper wing plate 21 and the left and right lower flange portions 24. The distance between the left and right tape insertion gaps 28 (that is, the distance between the upper blade plate 21 and the lower flange portion 24) is such that the fastener tape 3 can be inserted into the element guide path 27 from the left and right sides of the slider fuselage 20. , The fastener element 5 has a size that cannot be inserted from the inside of the element guide path 27 to the outside of the slider body 20 in the left-right direction.

The member mounting portion 26 provided on the lower side of the lower wing plate 22 is formed so that the function-imparting member 50 can be attached and detached. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, for example, the member mounting portion 26 includes a mounting main body portion 26a connected to the lower surface of the lower wing plate 22 and a front engagement hole portion formed in the front end portion of the mounting main body portion 26a. It has a 26b and a rear engagement hole 26c formed at the rear end of the mounting body 26a. In this embodiment, the shape of the member mounting portion 26 is not particularly limited as long as the function-imparting member 50 can be attached and detached. Further, the slider body of the present invention may be formed without providing the member mounting portion 26.

The upper wing plate 21 has left and right upper flange portions 21a provided on the left and right side edge portions of the upper wing plate 21. Each upper flange portion 21a projects from the lower surface facing the lower wing plate 22 of the upper wing plate 21 toward the lower wing plate 22. Each protrusion dimension protruding from the lower surface of the upper wing plate 21 of the left and right upper flange portions 21a is smaller than each protrusion dimension protruding from the upper surface of the lower wing plate 22 of the left and right lower flange portions 24. Since the left and right upper flange portions 21a are provided in the back-use type slide fastener 1, the fastener element 5 can be guided in the element guide path 27 of the slider body 20 together with the left and right lower flange portions 24. In the case of a back-use type slide fastener, the slider body may be formed without providing the left and right upper flange portions. Even if the slider body does not have the left and right upper flange portions, the guide function of the fastener element 5 can be obtained by the left and right lower flange portions.

The slider body 20 of the present embodiment has a first metal body member 30 shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 and a second body member 40 made of synthetic resin shown in FIGS. 10 to 12. In the present embodiment, the slider body 20 is formed by assembling and engaging the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 with each other. In the present invention, the materials of the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 are not particularly limited, but the second body member 40 elastically forms a part of the second body member 40 when assembled to the first body member 30. It is preferably made of synthetic resin because it is deformed.

The metal first fuselage member 30 includes a first split base portion 31 forming a part of the upper wing plate 21, a first split pillar portion 32 forming a part of the pull tab mounting portion 25, and a slider fuselage 20. It has a lower wing plate 22, a connecting column 23, a lower flange portion 24, and a member mounting portion 26, and the entire first fuselage member 30 is integrally formed. In the present embodiment, the lower wing plate 22 of the slider fuselage 20, the connecting pillar 23, and the left and right lower flange portions 24 are formed only by the first metal fuselage member 30. As a result, the left and right lower flange portions 24 provided on the lower wing plate 22 can stably have an appropriate strength that can withstand the use of the slider 10.

The first division base portion 31 is a portion that is inserted and accommodated in the plate accommodating portion 41b described later of the second body member 40. The upper wing plate 21 of the slider fuselage 20 is formed by the first split base portion 31 and the plate accommodating portion 41b of the second fuselage member 40.

The first division base portion 31 extends rearward from the connecting portion with the connecting pillar 23. The first division base portion 31 has a flat plate-shaped insertion plate portion 31a and a rib portion 31b protruding from the insertion plate portion 31a toward the lower wing plate 22. The insertion plate portion 31a is arranged in parallel with the lower wing plate 22. The rear end edge of the insertion plate portion 31a is arranged at a position overlapping the rear end edge of the lower wing plate 22 in a plan view of the first fuselage member 30 when viewed from above (FIG. 8).

The insertion plate portion 31a has left and right insertion recesses 31c provided at the shoulder opening side end portion connected to the connecting pillar 23 in a plan view of the first body member 30 (FIG. 8). In the present embodiment, the left and right insertion recesses 31c are formed from the front end of the insertion plate portion 31a toward the rear and the vertical side portion 31d formed toward the outside in the left-right direction from the rear end of the vertical side portion 31d. It has a horizontal side portion 31e to be formed, and is formed in a shape as if the left and right corner portions at the front end portion of the insertion plate portion 31a are cut out in a substantially quadrangular shape, for example, in a plan view of the first body member 30. There is.

By providing such left and right insertion recesses 31c, the front end portion of the insertion plate portion 31a is formed thin. As a result, the second fuselage member 40 assembled to the first split base portion 31 can be provided with a portion (reinforcing portion 41f described later) that bulges into the space formed by the left and right insertion recesses 31c. , The strength of the second body member 40 can be increased. In the present embodiment, the shape of the insertion recess 31c is not particularly limited as long as the front end portion of the insertion plate portion 31a can be formed thin in the slider width direction.

The front end faces of the left and right side edges 31e of the first split base portion 31 are formed into a smooth rounded surface as if chamfered (see FIG. 9). Thereby, when the first division base portion 31 of the first body member 30 is inserted into the plate accommodating portion 41b of the second body member 40, the first division base portion 31 can be easily inserted.

The rib portion 31b of the first split base portion 31 projects from the central portion in the left-right direction of the insertion plate portion 31a toward the lower wing plate 22. As will be described later, the rib portion 31b is small (slider width) in order to facilitate insertion of the element row 4 when the left and right element rows 4 are inserted into the first fuselage member 30 from the outside in the slider width direction. It is preferably formed (narrow in the direction). Further, in the rib portion 31b, in order to simplify the structure of the mold used for molding the first body member 30, the width dimension (dimension in the width direction) of the rib portion 31b is set to the maximum value of the width dimension of the connecting column 23. It is formed to have the same size as (including an error of about ± 10%).

The first split pillar portion 32 of the first body member 30 engages with the second split pillar portion 42 of the second body member 40 to form the puller mounting portion 25 of the slider body 20. The first split pillar portion 32 is a cantilever in which one end of the first split pillar portion 32 is connected to the first split base portion 31 and the other end of the first split pillar portion 32 is a free end portion. It is provided in the state. Further, the first divided pillar portion 32 is formed to have a larger width than the rib portion 31b of the first divided base portion 31.

The first split pillar portion 32 includes a first base end portion 32a connected to the rear end portion of the insertion plate portion 31a, a first engaging end portion 32b arranged on the opposite side of the first base end portion 32a, and a first portion. 1 It has a protrusion accommodating portion 32c provided on the engaging end portion 32b and a first inclined portion 32d provided on the tip end surface (front end surface) of the first engaging end portion 32b.

The first engaging end portion 32b of the first divided pillar portion 32 includes a bottom surface portion 32e, a peripheral wall portion 32f rising from the bottom surface portion 32e, and an opening portion 32g provided in the central portion of the front wall portion of the peripheral wall portion 32f. Have. The protrusion accommodating portion 32c of the first engaging end portion 32b is formed so as to be surrounded by the bottom surface portion 32e and the peripheral wall portion 32f of the first engaging end portion 32b.

Since the protrusion accommodating portion 32c is formed in this way, a part of the second split pillar portion 42 (engagement protrusion 42c described later) is accommodated in the protrusion accommodating portion 32c of the first split pillar portion 32. The 1-split pillar portion 32 and the 2nd split pillar portion 42 can be engaged with each other. Further, the engaged state between the first split pillar portion 32 and the second split pillar portion 42 can be stably maintained.

The first inclined portion 32d of the first divided pillar portion 32 is provided at the front end portion (front wall portion) of the peripheral wall portion 32f provided at the first engaging end portion 32b. Further, the first inclined portion 32d is formed on an inclined surface that inclines upward from the tip end (front end) of the first divided pillar portion 32 toward the protrusion accommodating portion 32c.

In the first fuselage member 30 of the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, inside the first division base portion 31 (between the insertion plate portion 31a of the first division base portion 31 and the lower wing plate 22). ), An element insertion gap 33 is provided so that the element rows 4 (plurality of fastener elements 5) of the left and right fastener stringers 2 can be inserted from the outside in the width direction of the slider.

The second fuselage member 40 made of synthetic resin shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 includes a second split base portion 41 forming an upper wing plate 21 together with a first split base portion 31 of the first fuselage member 30, and a first fuselage member. It has a second split pillar portion 42 that forms a puller mounting portion 25 together with a first split pillar portion 32 of 30.

The second split base portion 41 includes a second split base main body 41a, a plate accommodating portion 41b provided inside the second split base main body 41a, and a rib accommodating portion 41c provided on the lower surface portion of the second split base main body 41a. It has an upper opening 41d formed on the upper surface of the second split base body 41a, and a pillar insertion opening 41e provided at the front end (shoulder side end) of the second split base body 41a.

The second split base main body 41a is formed as an outer frame for accommodating the insertion plate portion 31a of the first fuselage member 30 inside, and has an outer shape excluding a part of the rear end portion of the upper blade plate 21. The plate accommodating portion 41b formed in the second divided base main body 41a is a space portion having a shape corresponding to the insertion plate portion 31a. The plate accommodating portion 41b is provided from the rear end of the second split base main body 41a toward the front, and communicates with the pillar insertion opening 41e. The left and right upper flange portions 21a described above are integrally formed in the plate accommodating portion 41b.

The left and right reinforcing portions 41f as shown by the broken line in FIG. 11 are provided on the inner wall portion surrounding the plate accommodating portion 41b of the second split base main body 41a. The left and right reinforcing portions 41f have a shape that protrudes toward the left and right insertion recesses 31c provided in the first division base portion 31 when the insertion plate portion 31a of the first fuselage member 30 is accommodated in the plate accommodating portion 41b. Be prepared. Since the left and right reinforcing portions 41f are provided in the second split base portion 41, the strength of the second split base portion 41 (particularly, the second split pillar portion 42 of the second split base portion 41 is connected to each other. Strength at the front end) can be effectively increased.

An insertion port communicating with the plate accommodating portion 41b is provided at the rear end portion of the second split base main body 41a, and the peripheral portion surrounding the insertion port includes the first split base portion 31 of the first body member 30. In order to facilitate insertion into the plate accommodating portion 41b of the second fuselage member 40, the opening area of the insertion opening is formed into a curved surface that smoothly curves so as to widen toward the rear. The rib portion 31b of the first body member 30 and the connecting pillar 23 are inserted into the rib accommodating portion 41c of the second split base portion 41. The first division pillar portion 32 of the first body member 30 is inserted through the upper opening portion 41d of the second division base portion 41.

As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the pillar insertion opening 41e of the second division base portion 41 is formed at the front end portion of the second division base main body 41a so as to be recessed upward from the lower end portion of the second division base main body 41a. There is. The connecting pillar 23 of the first body member 30 is inserted into the pillar insertion opening 41e. By providing such a column insertion opening 41e in the second division base portion 41, for example, the upper end portion of the connecting column is partially cut away without providing the column insertion opening in the second division base portion. Compared with the case of forming and covering with the second divided base portion, the area of the cross section orthogonal to the vertical direction of the connecting pillar 23 can be widely secured at the upper end portion of the connecting pillar 23. Thereby, the strength of the connecting column 23 can be increased. As a result, even if the sliding operation of the slider 10 is repeated, the slider fuselage 20 is less likely to be deformed or damaged (for example, the slider fuselage 20 is deformed or damaged so that the upper blade plate 21 and the lower blade plate 22 are separated from each other). Then, the slider 10 can be used continuously for a long time.

In the second split pillar portion 42 of the second body member 40, one end of the second split pillar portion 42 is connected to the second split base portion 41, and the other end of the second split pillar portion 42 is a free end portion. It is provided in a cantilevered state. The second split pillar portion 42 includes a second base end portion 42a connected to the front end portion of the second split base portion 41, a second engagement end portion 42b arranged on the opposite side of the second base end portion 42a, and the second base end portion 42b. It has an engaging protrusion 42c provided on the second engaging end portion 42b, and an opposed inclined portion 42d provided on the inner peripheral side of the second split pillar portion 42.

The engaging protrusion 42c has a shape that projects downward in a substantially triangular shape in a side view (see FIG. 12) of the second fuselage member 40. The engaging protrusion 42c is provided with a second inclined portion 42e that comes into contact with and guided by the first inclined portion 32d, and a housing recess 42f that is recessed inward in the left-right direction.

The second inclined portion 42e is formed on an inclined surface that inclines downward from the tip (rear end) of the second divided pillar portion 42 toward the front. By providing the second inclined portion 42e, the second engaging end portion 42b of the second split pillar portion 42 abuts on the first engaging end portion 32b of the first split pillar portion 32 from the front side. When the second inclined portion 42e is pushed in, the second inclined portion 42e is guided by the first inclined portion 32d of the first divided pillar portion 32 and moves so as to slide along the first inclined portion 32d. As a result, the second split pillar portion 42 can be elastically deformed so that the second engaging end portion 42b is lifted with respect to the first engaging end portion 32b. As a result, the engaging protrusion 42c of the second split pillar portion 42 can smoothly get over the peripheral wall portion 32f provided at the first engaging end portion 32b of the first split pillar portion 32, and then the second split pillar portion 32. By elastically returning the pillar portion 42, the engaging protrusion portion 42c can be inserted into the protrusion accommodating portion 32c of the first split pillar portion 32 and accommodated.

In this case, the elastic deformation of the second split pillar portion 42 described above is arranged on the front side of the engaging protrusion 42c in the second split pillar portion 42, for example, in the side view of the second fuselage member 40 (see FIG. 12). It mainly occurs in the part and the vicinity part thereof. FIG. 12 shows a region (elastic deformation region) in which elastic deformation of the second divided column portion 42 is mainly likely to occur, surrounded by a broken line circle 43. In the present embodiment, in order to positively promote elastic deformation in the portion (elastic deformation region) surrounded by the broken line circle 43 of the second split pillar portion 42, the second split pillar portion 42 is the second body member 40. In the side view, the shortest distance between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface in the portion of the second split pillar portion 42 excluding the engaging protrusion 42c is the tip of the second split pillar portion 42 (second engaging end portion 42b side). It has a shape that gradually decreases toward the tip). The inner peripheral surface of the second split pillar portion 42 is the first split pillar portion in the portion of the second split pillar portion 42 excluding the engaging protrusion 42c in the side view (FIG. 4) of the slider body 20. The surface facing or facing the 32 is referred to, and the outer peripheral surface of the second divided pillar portion 42 is a surface arranged on the side opposite to the inner peripheral surface of the second divided pillar portion 42 and facing the outside.

The accommodating recess 42f is provided at the front end of the engaging protrusion 42c. In the accommodating recess 42f, when the engaging protrusion 42c is accommodated in the projection accommodating portion 32c of the first split pillar portion 32 as described above, the engaging protrusion portion 32b is accommodated in the first engaging end portion 32b of the first split pillar portion 32. A portion adjacent to the opening 32g of the provided peripheral wall portion 32f is accommodated. In this way, the engaging protrusion 42c of the second split pillar portion 42 is housed in the protrusion accommodating portion 32c of the first split pillar portion 32, and a part of the peripheral wall portion 32f of the first split pillar portion 32 (peripheral wall portion 32f). The portion adjacent to the opening 32g) is accommodated in the accommodating recess 42f of the second division pillar portion 42, so that the first engaging end portion 32b of the first division pillar portion 32 and the second division pillar portion 42 are accommodated. 2 It is possible to engage with the engaging end portion 42b.

The facing inclined portion 42d of the second divided pillar portion 42 is provided on the inner peripheral side of the second divided pillar portion 42 adjacent to the engaging protrusion portion 42c. The facing inclined portion 42d has a first engaging end when the first engaging end portion 32b of the first split pillar portion 32 and the second engaging end portion 42b of the second split pillar portion 42 are engaged with each other. It can be opposed to, preferably contacted with, the first inclined portion 32d of the portion 32b. As a result, it is possible to prevent rattling from occurring in the first engaging end portion 32b and the second engaging end portion 42b that engage with each other.

In the slider 10 of the present embodiment, the first split pillar portion 32 and the second split pillar portion 42 are formed as described above, so that the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 are smoothly engaged with each other. The slider body 20 can be assembled by combining them. Further, even if the sliding operation of the slider 10 is repeatedly performed, the engaged state of the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 is maintained, and the slider body 20 is connected to the first body member 30 and the second body member 40. It is possible to suppress the decomposition into.

The function-imparting member 50 attached to the slider body 20 is provided at the front end portion of the function-imparting member 50, and is first engaged with the front engagement hole portion 26b provided in the member mounting portion 26 of the slider body 20. It has a claw portion 51 and a second engaging claw portion 52 provided at the rear end portion of the function-imparting member 50 and engaged with the rear engaging hole portion 26c provided in the member mounting portion 26 of the slider body 20. In the present invention, the shape and size of the function-imparting member 50 are not particularly limited.

As a function obtained or imparted by the function-imparting member 50, for example, when the slider body 20 of the present embodiment is attached to the left and right fastener stringers 2, the slider body 20 is supported from below and the slider body 20 is supported. Function as an attachment auxiliary part that facilitates the installation work of 20, a cold feeling prevention function that makes it difficult to transmit the coldness of the slider body 20, an open / close detection function of the slide fastener 1, a GPS function, a simple lock function of the slider 10, or There is a wearable sensor function, etc. For example, by replacing the slider 10 of the present embodiment with an existing slide fastener, it is possible to later add the function of the function-imparting member 50 as described above to the slide fastener.

Next, a method of assembling the slider body 20 of the present embodiment and attaching a pull tab (not shown) to the slider body 20 will be described.

First, a puller is attached to either the first split pillar portion 32 of the first fuselage member 30 or the second split pillar portion 42 of the second body member 40. Subsequently, the second fuselage member 40 is arranged in front of the first fuselage member 30, and the second fuselage member 40 is placed in the plate accommodating portion 41b and the rib accommodating portion 41c of the second fuselage member 40. Slide toward the rear so that the insertion plate portion 31a and the rib portion 31b are inserted respectively. As a result, the second engaging end portion 42b of the second split pillar portion 42 is brought into contact with the first engaging end portion 32b of the first split pillar portion 32.

After the second engaging end portion 42b is brought into contact with the first engaging end portion 32b, the second body member 40 is strongly pressed backward toward the first body member 30. At this time, the second body member 40 may be strongly pressed against the first body member 30 by using a dedicated jig. By performing such pressing, the second inclined portion 42e of the second divided pillar portion 42 is guided by the first inclined portion 32d of the first divided pillar portion 32 as described above, and the second divided pillar portion 42 is elastic. It is deformed, whereby the engaging protrusion 42c of the second split pillar portion 42 can be inserted into and accommodated in the protrusion accommodating portion 32c of the first split pillar portion 32. As a result, the first engaging end portion 32b of the first split pillar portion 32 and the second engaging end portion 42b of the second split pillar portion 42 can be firmly engaged (fitted) with each other. At this time, the insertion plate portion 31a and the rib portion 31b of the first body member 30 are housed in the plate accommodating portion 41b and the rib accommodating portion 41c of the second body member 40, respectively.

By performing the above work, the second fuselage member 40 can be easily connected to and attached to the first fuselage member 30 without performing processing accompanied by plastic deformation on the first fuselage member 30 and the second fuselage member 40. be able to. Further, the upper blade plate 21 is formed by the first division base portion 31 of the first fuselage member 30 and the second division base portion 41 of the second fuselage member 40, and the first division pillar portion 32 and the second division pillar portion 32. The puller mounting portion 25 is formed by the portion 42.

Thereby, the slider 10 having the slider body 20 of the present embodiment in which the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 are assembled and the pull tab attached to the pull tab attachment portion 25 of the slider body 20 can be manufactured. .. At this time, in the slider body 20, the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 are connected to each other only by the engagement between the first split pillar portion 32 and the second split pillar portion 42.

That is, in the slider 10 of the present embodiment, the engaging structure (engagement means) for engaging the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 with each other is the first engagement provided in the first split pillar portion 32. It is formed only by the end portion 32b and the second engaging end portion 42b provided on the second split pillar portion 42. As a result, the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 can be formed with a relatively simple structure, and the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 can be easily engaged with each other.

In the present invention, for example, when it is desired to further increase the engagement strength between the first body member 30 and the second body member 40, the engagement structure (engagement means) between the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 is provided. , It is also possible to add parts other than the first divided pillar portion 32 and the second divided pillar portion 42. For example, in the case of the present invention, in addition to the first engaging end portion 32b and the second engaging end portion 42b, the second split base body 41a of the second fuselage member 40 is directed outward from the plate accommodating portion 41b in the left-right direction. It is possible to provide a recessed portion or a through-hole portion formed therein, and to provide a left and right engaging protrusions to be fitted into the recessed portion or the through-hole portion in the insertion plate portion 31a of the first body member 30. As a result, the slider fuselage 20 is assembled by engaging the first fuselage member 30 and the second fuselage member 40 at two different portions, so that the engagement strength between the first fuselage member 30 and the second fuselage member 40 Can provide the improved slider 10.

The slider body 20 of the present embodiment, which is assembled by using the first body member 30 and the second body member 40 as described above, is easily attached to a portion of the slide fastener 1 in which a part of the left and right element rows 4 is separated. It is possible.

Here, a method of attaching the slider 10 to the left and right element rows 4 will be briefly described. First, the left and right element rows 4 are inserted between the first split base portion 31 and the lower wing plate 22 from the outside in the width direction of the first fuselage member 30. At this time, since the above-mentioned element insertion gap 33 is provided between the insertion plate portion 31a of the first division base portion 31 and the lower wing plate 22, the left and right elements pass through the left and right element insertion gaps 33. The row 4 can be easily inserted into the first body member 30.

Next, a desired puller is attached to either the first split pillar portion 32 of the first fuselage member 30 into which the left and right element rows 4 are inserted or the second split pillar portion 42 of the second fuselage member 40. The 1st body member 30 and the 2nd body member 40 are connected as described above. As a result, the slider 10 to which the pull tab is attached is manufactured. Further, the left and right element rows 4 inserted into the first body member 30 do not come out from the left and right tape insertion gaps 28 of the assembled slider body 20 to the outside in the width direction, and the elements of the assembled slider body 20. It is held in the guideway 27. As a result, the slider 10 provided with the desired pull tab can be easily and efficiently attached to the element row 4 of the left and right fastener stringers 2.

Therefore, by using the slider 10 of the present embodiment, in the slide fastener attached to the fastener-attached product such as clothes and bags, a part of the slider (for example, the puller mounting portion and the lower flange portion) is damaged. If the problem occurs, the damaged slider is removed from the element row of the slide fastener, and then the slider 10 of the present embodiment is newly attached to the element row of the slide fastener to easily repair the slide fastener. be able to.

In particular, in the slider 10 of the present embodiment, when assembling the slider body 20, the pull tab can be easily attached to the pull tab attachment portion 25 of the slider body 20. Therefore, when repairing the slide fastener by replacing the slider 10, a desired puller selected from various pullers or a puller removed from the broken slider is attached to the slider body 20 of the present embodiment. It becomes possible to use. Therefore, even if the slider of the slide fastener is broken, the broken slider can be easily replaced with the slider 10 provided with the puller desired by the user.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made as long as it has substantially the same configuration as the present invention and exhibits the same action and effect. be.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the slider 10 used for the back-use type slide fastener 1 in which the element row 4 is formed on the back surface of the tape of the fastener tape 3 is described. However, the present invention can be applied to a slider used for a normal type slide fastener in which an element row is formed on the tape surface of the fastener tape in the same manner as in the case of the back-use type slide fastener 1.

Further, in the slider 10 of the above-described embodiment, the upper wing plate 21 of the slider body 20 is formed by the first body member 30 made of metal and the second body member 40 made of synthetic resin, and the lower wing plate 22 and the lower wing plate 22 and the second body member 40 are formed. The lower flange portion 24 is formed only by the first metal body member 30. However, in the present invention, for example, in the case of a slider used for the above-mentioned normal type slide fastener, the lower wing plate of the slider fuselage is divided into a first fuselage member (for example, a metal first fuselage member) and a second fuselage member. It is also possible to form the upper blade plate and the flange portion (upper flange portion) formed on the upper blade plate only by the first fuselage member (for example, the second fuselage member made of synthetic resin). be.

Further, the slider of the present invention can be applied not only to the slide fastener 1 in which the element row 4 is formed by a plurality of coil-shaped continuous fastener elements 5 as in the above-described embodiment, but also to each of them independently by injection molding. The same can be applied to a slide fastener in which an element row is formed by a plurality of fastener elements formed in the same manner, or a slide fastener in which an element row is formed by a metal fastener element.

1 Slide fastener 2 Fastener stringer 3 Fastener tape 4 Element row 5 Fastener element 10 Slider 20 Slider body 21 Upper wing plate 21a Upper flange part 22 Lower wing plate 23 Connecting pillar 24 Lower flange part 25 Puller mounting part 26 Member mounting part 26a Mounting body Part 26b Front engagement hole 26c Rear engagement hole 27 Element guideway 28 Tape insertion gap 30 First body member 31 First division base 31a Insert plate 31b Rib 31c Insertion recess 31d Vertical side 31e Horizontal side Part 32 First division pillar part 32a First base end part 32b First engagement end part 32c Projection accommodating part 32d First inclined part 32e Bottom part 32f Peripheral wall part 32g Opening part 33 Element insertion gap 40 Second body member 41 Second Split base 41a 2nd split base body 41b Plate housing 41c Rib housing 41d Upper opening 41e Pillar insertion opening 41f Reinforcing part 42 2nd split pillar 42a 2nd base end 42b 2nd engaging end 42c Joint protrusion 42d Opposing inclined part 42e Second inclined part 42f Accommodating recess 43 yen 50 Function-imparting member 51 First engaging claw part 52 Second engaging claw part

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A connecting pillar connecting the upper wing plate (21), the lower wing plate (22) arranged apart from the upper wing plate (21), the upper wing plate (21), and the lower wing plate (22). (23), left and right flange portions (21a, 24) provided on at least one of the upper wing plate (21) and the lower wing plate (22), and a puller mounting portion (25) to which a puller is attached. The slider body (20) is provided, and one end and the other end of the puller mounting portion (25) are sliders (10) for a slide fastener (1) connected to the upper wing plate (21).
The slider body (20) is a second body that is assembled to the first body member (30) and the first body member (30) to form the slider body (20) together with the first body member (30). Has a member (40) and
The first fuselage member (30) includes the lower wing plate (22) or the upper wing plate (21), the connecting pillar (23), and the upper wing plate (21) or the lower wing plate (22). It has a first division base portion (31) forming a part of the above, and a first division pillar portion (32) forming a part of the puller mounting portion (25).
The second fuselage member (40) includes a second division base portion (41) forming the upper wing plate (21) or the lower wing plate (22) together with the first division base portion (31), and the first division base portion (41). A slider characterized by having a second split pillar portion (42) that engages with the first split pillar portion (32) to form the puller mounting portion (25) together with the first split pillar portion (32). The first split pillar portion (32) has a first base end portion (32a) connected to the upper wing plate (21) and a first engagement portion arranged on the opposite side of the first base end portion (32a). An end portion (32b), a protrusion accommodating portion (32c) provided at the first engaging end portion (32b) and accommodating a part of the second division pillar portion (42), and the second division pillar portion. It has a first inclined portion (32d) that guides the portion (42) toward the protrusion accommodating portion (32c).
The second split pillar portion (42) has a second base end portion (42a) connected to the upper wing plate (21) and a second engagement portion arranged on the opposite side of the second base end portion (42a). It has an abutment portion (42b) and an engaging protrusion portion (42c) provided in the second engaging end portion (42b) and accommodated in the protrusion accommodating portion (32c).
The slider according to claim 1, wherein the engaging protrusion (42c) has a second inclined portion (42e) that is guided by contacting with the first inclined portion (32d). In the slider fuselage (20), the fastener tape (3) of the slide fastener (1) can be inserted between the upper wing plate (21) and the lower wing plate (22) from the slider width direction, and the slide fastener ( The fastener element (5) of 1) has left and right tape insertion gaps (28) that cannot be inserted between the upper wing plate (21) and the lower wing plate (22) from the slider width direction.
In the first fuselage member (30), the fastener element (5) is placed between the lower wing plate (22) or the upper wing plate (21) and the first division base portion (31) from the slider width direction. The slider according to claim 1 or 2, which has an insertable element insertion gap (33). The first division base portion (31) protrudes from the flat plate-shaped insertion plate portion (31a) and the insertion plate portion (31a) toward the lower wing plate (22) or the upper wing plate (21). It has a rib part (31b) and
The second division base portion (41) includes a plate accommodating portion (41b) for inserting and accommodating the insertion plate portion (31a) of the first division base portion (31) and the first division base portion (31). The slider according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a rib accommodating portion (41c) for inserting and accommodating the rib portion (31b) of the above. The insertion plate portion (31a) of the first division base portion (31) is provided at the shoulder opening side end portion connected to the connecting pillar (23), and the dimension of the insertion plate portion (31a) in the slider width direction is measured. Has an insertion recess (31c) to reduce,
The slider according to claim 4, wherein the second division base portion (41) has a reinforcing portion (41f) protruding toward the insertion recess (31c). The second body member (40) is provided at the shoulder opening side end in the sliding direction of the slider, and the column insertion opening (41e) into which the connecting column (23) of the first body member (30) is inserted. The slider according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The first body member (30) and the second body member (40) are engaged with each other only by the first split pillar portion (32) and the second split pillar portion (42) and assembled to each other. The slider according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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