A slider and a zipper

Abstract

The present invention discloses a slider and a zipper, comprising a slider body and a pull tab, with an elastic member connected between the two. One of the slider body and the pull tab is provided with a card slot, and the other is provided with a buckle. When the buckle is engaged with the card slot, the elastic member is compressed, and the pull tab fits or is parallel to the slider body; when the buckle is disengaged from the card slot, the elastic member resets, so that the pull tab forms an angle with the slider body. This slider can remind the user to zip up the zipper, avoiding situations such as exposure and embarrassment that are not easily noticed when the user forgets to zip up the zipper; in addition, when the user has zipped up the zipper, making the buckle engage with the card slot plays a role in fixing the pull tab. At this time, the pull tab does not shake, avoiding discomfort to the user caused by the shaking of the pull tab.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of daily necessities, and more specifically, to a slider. In addition, the present invention also relates to a zipper including the above slider. Background Art

[0002] Zippers are widely used in clothing, luggage and other daily necessities.

[0003] In a lady's dress, a zipper is often provided at the exact center of the back of the skirt. However, this design method is rather troublesome for operating the zipper. In order to facilitate the operation of the zipper, currently, a zipper is often provided on the side of the skirt. However, when the zipper is provided on the side of the skirt, there is a problem that when the user forgets to zip up, it is not easy to notice, which is likely to cause situations such as exposure and embarrassment.

[0004] Therefore, how to provide a slider to remind the user to zip up is an urgent problem to be solved by those skilled in the art at present. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a slider that can remind the user to zip up.

[0006] Another object of the present invention is to provide a zipper including the above slider, which can avoid the situation that the user forgets to zip up.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0008] A slider includes a slider body and a pull tab, and an elastic member is connected between the two. One of the slider body and the pull tab is provided with a slot, and the other is provided with a buckle. When the buckle is engaged with the slot, the elastic member is compressed, and the pull tab fits or is parallel to the slider body; when the buckle is disengaged from the slot, the elastic member resets, so that the pull tab forms an angle with the slider body.

[0009] Optionally, the elastic member is a torsion spring, one end of the torsion spring is arranged in the slider body, and the other end is arranged in the pull tab.

[0010] Optionally, the elastic member includes two torsion spring segments arranged collinearly. One end of the two torsion spring segments extends out a first connecting portion respectively, and the first connecting portion is inserted into the pull tab; the other end of the two torsion spring segments extends out a second connecting portion respectively, and the second connecting portions of the two torsion spring segments are connected by a third connecting portion, and the second connecting portion and the third connecting portion are inserted into the slider body; the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion form an angle.

[0011] Optionally, a shaft is provided at one end of the pull tab, and the shaft sleeve is provided in the torsion spring.

[0012] Optionally, the slider body is provided with a cover for covering the elastic member, and the cover is provided with a limiting groove for limiting the movement of the pull tab.

[0013] Optionally, the slider body is provided with a lateral support portion, the cover is connected to the lateral support portion, and the elastic member is located in a space formed by the cover and the lateral support portion.

[0014] Optionally, the slider body is provided with a receiving groove for receiving at least part of the elastic member.

[0015] Optionally, the slider body is provided with a hook spring piece, and the pull tab is provided with a protrusion for squeezing the hook spring piece when the pull tab is in contact with or parallel to the slider body, so that the hook spring piece hooks the zipper.

[0016] Optionally, the spring clip comprises a spring clip body and a movable spring clip, the spring clip body is provided with a through slot for the movable spring clip to pass through, one end of the movable spring clip is connected to the spring clip body, and the other end is a free end.

[0017] A zipper comprises the above-mentioned slider.

[0018] The slider provided by the present invention, when the buckle and the slot are disengaged, the elastic member is reset under the action of its own elastic restoring force, and the elastic restoring force of the elastic member makes the pull tab away from the slider body. When the elastic member is in a natural state, an angle is formed between the pull tab and the slider body, that is, when the buckle and the slot are not engaged, the pull tab is in a tilted state relative to the slider body. When the zipper is set on the side of a lady's dress, in this case, the tilted pull tab is easy to prick the user's arm, thereby reminding the user to pull the zipper. When the zipper is pulled, by pressing the pull tab, the pull tab squeezes the elastic member until the buckle and the slot are engaged. At this time, the pull tab is in contact with or parallel to the slider body, and will not cause discomfort to the user's arm.

[0019] It can be seen that the slider can remind the user to zip up, avoiding situations such as exposure and embarrassment caused by the user forgetting to zip up due to difficulty in noticing; in addition, when the user zips up, the buckle and the slot are engaged to fix the pull tab. At this time, the pull tab will not shake, avoiding the shaking of the pull tab causing discomfort to the user.

[0020] The zipper provided by the present invention includes the above-mentioned slider and has the above-mentioned beneficial effects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only the embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings.

[0022] Figure 1 Structural schematic diagram of the slider provided by a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 For Figure 1 Side view after the buckle is snap-fitted with the card slot in

[0024] Figure 3 For Figure 1 Exploded view of

[0025] Figure 4 Structural schematic diagram of the elastic member;

[0026] Figure 5 Structural schematic diagram after the pull tab is assembled with the elastic member;

[0027] Figure 6 Structural schematic diagram of the slider body;

[0028] Figure 7 Side view of the slider body;

[0029] Figure 8 Structural schematic diagram of the horseshoe spring piece;

[0030] Figure 9 Structural schematic diagram of the zipper provided by a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 10 For Figure 9 Side view during the pressing process of the pull tab in

[0032] Figure 11 For Figure 10 Side view after the buckle is snap-fitted with the card slot in

[0033] Figure 12 Side view of the pull tab rebounding process after the buckle is disengaged from the card slot.

[0034] Figures 1 to 12 The reference numerals in are as follows:

[0035] 1 is the slider body, 11 is the card slot, 12 is the cover, 121 is the limit slot, 13 is the lateral support portion, 14 is the accommodation groove, 15 is the first fixing groove, 16 is the second fixing groove, 17 is the relief groove, 18 is the first receiving groove, 2 is the pull tab, 21 is the buckle, 22 is the shaft, 23 is the protrusion, 24 is the arc portion, 3 is the elastic member, 31 is the torsion spring section, 32 is the first connecting portion, 33 is the second connecting portion, 34 is the third connecting portion, 4 is the hook spring piece, 41 is the spring piece body, 42 is the movable hook, and 5 is the zipper body. Detailed implementation manners

[0036] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0037] The core of the present invention is to provide a slider that can remind the user to zip the zipper. Another core of the present invention is to provide a zipper including the above slider, which can avoid the situation where the user forgets to zip the zipper.

[0038] Please refer to Figures 1 - 12 , Figure 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of the slider provided by the specific embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a side view after the buckle is engaged with the card slot; Figure 3 is Figure 1 exploded view of; Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the elastic member; Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram after the pull tab and the elastic member are assembled; Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the slider body; Figure 7 is a side view of the slider body; Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the hook spring piece; Figure 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the zipper; Figure 10 is a side view during the pressing process of the pull tab; Figure 11 is a side view after the buckle is engaged with the card slot; Figure 12 is a side view during the rebound process of the pull tab after the buckle is disengaged from the card slot.

[0039] The embodiment of the present invention provides a slider, including a slider body 1 and a pull tab 2, an elastic member 3 is connected between the two. One of the slider body 1 and the pull tab 2 is provided with a card slot 11, and the other is provided with a buckle 21. When the buckle 21 is engaged and clamped with the card slot 11, the elastic member 3 is compressed, and the pull tab 2 fits or is parallel to the slider body 1; when the buckle 21 is disengaged from the card slot 11, the elastic member 3 resets, so that the pull tab 2 forms an angle with the slider body 1.

[0040] That is to say, when the buckle 21 is disengaged from the slot 11, the elastic member 3 is reset under the action of its own elastic restoring force, and the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 3 makes the pull tab 2 away from the slider body 1. When the elastic member 3 is in a natural state, an angle is formed between the pull tab 2 and the slider body 1, that is, when the buckle 21 is not engaged with the slot 11, the pull tab 2 is in a tilted state relative to the slider body 1. When the zipper is set on the side of a lady's dress, in this case, the tilted pull tab 2 is easy to prick the user's arm, thereby reminding the user to pull the zipper. When the zipper is pulled, by pressing the pull tab 2, the pull tab 2 squeezes the elastic member 3 until the buckle 21 is engaged with the slot 11. At this time, the pull tab 2 is in contact with or parallel to the slider body 1, and will not cause discomfort to the user's arm.

[0041] It can be seen that the slider can remind the user to zip up, avoiding situations such as exposure and embarrassment caused by the user forgetting to zip up due to difficulty in noticing; in addition, when the user zips up, the buckle 21 is engaged with the slot 11 to fix the pull tab 2. At this time, the pull tab 2 will not shake, avoiding the shaking of the pull tab 2 causing discomfort to the user.

[0042] It should be noted that the present embodiment does not specifically limit the size of the angle between the pull tab 2 and the slider body 1 when the buckle 21 is disengaged from the slot 11. Those skilled in the art may design it according to actual needs. In some embodiments, when the buckle 21 is disengaged from the slot 11, the angle between the pull tab 2 and the slider body 1 is 90°, that is, at this time, the pull tab 2 is perpendicular to the slider body 1.

[0043] In some embodiments, the slot 11 is provided at the rear end of the slider body 1, and the buckle 21 is provided at the pull tab 2. It is understandable that the pull tab 2 is provided close to the head end of the slider body 1. In this way, when the pull tab 2 is in contact with or parallel to the slider body 1, the buckle 21 is fixedly connected with the rear end of the slider body 1. This arrangement makes the structural layout of the slider body 1 more reasonable.

[0044] Considering the simplicity of the structure of the elastic member 3 and the convenience of setting, in some embodiments, the elastic member 3 is a torsion spring, one end of which is arranged in the slider body 1, and the other end is arranged in the pull tab 2. That is, in a natural state, the two ends of the torsion spring have an angle, so that when the buckle 21 is disengaged from the slot 11, the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring is used to make the pull tab 2 and the slider body 1 have an angle. The structure is simple and the setting is convenient.

[0045] In some embodiments, the slider body 1 is provided with a first receiving groove 18, the pull tab 2 is provided with a second receiving groove, one end of the torsion spring is clamped in the first receiving groove 18, and the other end of the torsion spring is clamped in the second receiving groove.

[0046] Further, considering the stability of the elastic member 3 during deformation, in some embodiments, the elastic member 3 includes two torsion spring segments 31 arranged collinearly. One end of each of the two torsion spring segments 31 extends out a first connecting portion 32, and the first connecting portions 32 are inserted into the pull tab 2; the other ends of the two torsion spring segments 31 extend out second connecting portions 33 respectively, and the second connecting portions 33 of the two torsion spring segments 31 are connected by a third connecting portion 34, and the second connecting portions 33 and the third connecting portion 34 are inserted into the pull head body 1; the first connecting portion 32 and the second connecting portion 33 form an included angle. That is to say, in this embodiment, by setting the torsion spring as two torsion spring segments 31, the first connecting portion 32 is led out from one end of the two torsion spring segments 31 facing each other, and the second connecting portion 33 is led out from one end of the two torsion spring segments 31 facing away from each other. In this way, the length of a single torsion spring segment 31 is relatively short, and when the elastic member 3 is stressed and twisted, the whole is relatively stable.

[0047] In addition, in order to stabilize the axis 22 of the torsion spring, in some embodiments, a shaft 22 is provided at one end of the pull tab 2, and the shaft 22 is sleeved in the torsion spring. That is to say, in this embodiment, through the socket connection between the shaft 22 and the torsion spring, the axis 22 of the torsion spring is more stable. At the same time, the fixation between the pull tab 2 and the torsion spring is more reliable, and it is not easy for the two to separate.

[0048] In addition, in order to prevent the elastic member 3 from being exposed, in some embodiments, the pull head body 1 is provided with a cover 12 for covering the elastic member 3, and the cover 12 is provided with a limiting groove 121 for limiting the movement of the pull tab 2. That is to say, in this embodiment, by adding the cover 12 to the pull head body 1, the elastic member 3 is placed inside the cover 12, so as to prevent the elastic member 3 from being exposed. In addition, by providing the limiting groove 121 on the cover 12, when the pull tab 2 is twisted, the pull tab 2 twists along the direction defined by the limiting groove 121, so as to facilitate the movement of the pull tab 2; further, the maximum twisting angle of the pull tab 2 can be limited by the end of the limiting groove 121, that is, when the elastic member 3 is in a natural state, the position where the pull tab 2 stays is limited.

[0049] In order to facilitate the operation of the pull tab 2, in some embodiments, the cover 12 is an arc-shaped cover 12.

[0050] In addition, an arc-shaped portion 24 is provided on the outer side of the pull tab 2 near its fixed end to facilitate the better adaptation of the pull tab 2 to the arc-shaped cover 12.

[0051] In addition, in some embodiments, the pull head body 1 is provided with a lateral support portion 13, the cover 12 is connected to the lateral support portion 13, and the elastic member 3 is located in the space formed by the cover 12 and the lateral support portion 13. The lateral support portion 13 plays an auxiliary supporting role for the cover 12, making the cover 12 more firmly fixed. In addition, by reasonably designing the height of the lateral support portion 13, a suitable installation space can be formed between the cover 12 and the lateral support portion 13.

[0052] In some embodiments, the connecting surface between the cover 12 and the lateral support portion 13 is an arc surface.

[0053] In addition, in order to facilitate the positioning of the elastic member 3, in some embodiments, the slider body 1 is provided with a receiving groove 14 for at least accommodating a part of the elastic member 3. That is to say, in this embodiment, the elastic member 3 is placed in the receiving groove 14, and the receiving groove 14 plays a role in circumferentially positioning the elastic member 3; in addition, since the elastic member 3 sinks into the slider body 1 by a part, the overall height of the slider can be avoided from being too high.

[0054] In addition, in order to realize the locking and unlocking of the zipper, in some embodiments, the slider body 1 is provided with a hook spring piece 4, and the pull tab 2 is provided with a protrusion 23 for pressing the hook spring piece 4 when the pull tab 2 is attached to or parallel to the slider body 1, so that the hook spring piece 4 hooks the zipper. That is to say, when the pull tab 2 is pressed to make the buckle 21 engage with the card slot 11, the protrusion 23 presses the hook spring piece 4, causing the hook spring piece 4 to press down and hook the zipper to realize the locking of the zipper and prevent the slider from sliding down along the zipper; when the buckle 21 disengages from the card slot 11, the elastic force of the elastic member 3 causes the pull tab 2 to move away from the slider body 1, so that the protrusion 23 disengages from the hook spring piece 4. At this time, the hook spring piece 4 is lifted and reset under the action of its own elastic restoring force.

[0055] Considering the simplicity of the specific structure of the hook spring piece 4 and the ease of implementation, in some embodiments, the hook spring piece 4 includes a spring piece body 41 and a movable hook 42. The spring piece body 41 is provided with a through groove for the movable hook 42 to pass through. One end of the movable hook 42 is connected to the spring piece body 41, and the other end is a free end. It should be noted that when the protrusion 23 presses the hook spring piece 4, the movable hook 42 presses down relative to the spring piece body 41, and at the same time drives the spring piece body 41 to press down. That is, both the movable hook 42 and the spring piece body 41 undergo elastic deformation, and this structure is beneficial to the reset of the hook spring piece 4.

[0056] In order to facilitate the deformation of the spring piece body 41, the portion between the two ends of the spring piece body 41 is an arc structure.

[0057] In addition, in order to facilitate the arrangement of the hook spring piece 4, in some embodiments, the slider body 1 is provided with a first fixing groove 15 and a second fixing groove 16, and the two ends of the hook spring piece 4 are respectively clamped in the first fixing groove 15 and the second fixing groove 16. Further, in order to facilitate the deformation of the hook spring piece 4, in some embodiments, the first fixing groove 15 and the second fixing groove 16 have a preset height difference in the direction perpendicular to the slider body 1, that is, the two ends of the hook spring piece 4 have a height difference after being fixed, which is beneficial to the deformation of the hook spring piece 4.

[0058] In addition, it can be understood that the slider body 1 is provided with a relief groove 17 for the movable dog 42 to pass through, so that the movable dog 42 can be pressed down to hook the zipper.

[0059] In addition to the above slider, the present invention also provides a zipper including the slider disclosed in the above embodiment. The zipper includes a zipper body 5. For the structures of various parts of the zipper body 5, reference may be made to the prior art and will not be elaborated herein.

[0060] It should also be noted that in this specification, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations.

[0061] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. For the same or similar parts among the various embodiments, reference may be made to each other.

[0062] The above has introduced the slider and the zipper provided by the present invention in detail. Specific examples are used herein to elaborate on the principle and implementation manner of the present invention. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method and its core idea of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principle of the present invention, several improvements and modifications can be made to the present invention, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A slider, characterized in that, It includes a slider body (1) and a pull tab (2), and an elastic member (3) is connected between the two. A clamping groove (11) is provided on one of the slider body (1) and the pull tab (2), and a clamping buckle (21) is provided on the other. When the clamping buckle (21) is engaged with the clamping groove (11), the elastic member (3) is compressed, and the pull tab (2) fits or is parallel to the slider body (1); when the clamping buckle (21) is disengaged from the clamping groove (11), the elastic member (3) resets, so that the pull tab (2) forms an angle with the slider body (1). The elastic member (3) is a torsion spring, one end of the torsion spring is arranged in the slider body (1), and the other end is arranged in the pull tab (2).

2. The slider according to claim 1, wherein, The elastic member (3) includes two torsion spring segments (31) arranged collinearly. One end of the two torsion spring segments (31) extends out a first connecting portion (32) respectively, and the first connecting portion (32) is inserted into the pull tab (2); one end of the two torsion spring segments (31) extending away from each other extends out a second connecting portion (33) respectively, and the second connecting portions (33) of the two torsion spring segments (31) are connected through a third connecting portion (34), and the second connecting portion (33) and the third connecting portion (34) are inserted into the slider body (1); the first connecting portion (32) and the second connecting portion (33) have an angle.

3. The slider according to claim 1, wherein, One end of the pull tab (2) is provided with a shaft (22), and the shaft (22) is sleeved in the torsion spring.

4. The slider according to claim 1, characterized in that, The slider body (1) is provided with a cover (12) for covering the elastic member (3), and the cover (12) is provided with a limiting groove (121) for limiting the movement of the pull tab (2).

5. The slider according to claim 4, wherein, The slider body (1) is provided with a lateral support portion (13), the cover (12) is connected with the lateral support portion (13), and the elastic member (3) is located in the space formed by the cover (12) and the lateral support portion (13).

6. The slider according to claim 4, wherein The slider body (1) is provided with a receiving groove (14) for at least receiving a part of the elastic member (3).

7. The slider according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, The slider body (1) is provided with a hook spring piece (4), and the pull tab (2) is provided with a protrusion (23) for pressing the hook spring piece (4) when the pull tab (2) fits or is parallel to the slider body (1), so that the hook spring piece (4) hooks the zipper.

8. The slider according to claim 7, wherein, The hook spring piece (4) includes a spring piece body (41) and a movable hook (42), the spring piece body (41) is provided with a through groove for the movable hook (42) to pass through, one end of the movable hook (42) is connected with the spring piece body (41), and the other end is a free end.

9. A zipper, characterized in that, It includes the slider according to any one of claims 1-8.

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