Connecting seat and embedded glasses comprising same

Abstract

The invention provides a connecting seat and glasses comprising the same for embedded connection of a glasses frame and glasses legs, the connecting seat specifically comprises the glasses frame, a guide groove, a mounting and dismounting groove, a connecting piece and the glasses legs, the bottom surface of the connecting seat is provided with a shaft hole, the shaft hole penetrates through the connecting seat or is spaced from the top surface of the connecting seat, and the guide groove is arranged from the abutting surface to the mounting and dismounting surface of the connecting seat; the loading and unloading groove is expanded to an extension position from the guide groove; the first connecting part of the connecting piece is provided with a connecting arm and a shaft rod, the body part is elastic, the tail end part is connected with the glasses legs, and the shaft top surface and / or the shaft bottom surface of the shaft rod are / is provided with magnetic attraction force; when the connecting piece is mounted on the glasses frame, the body part is bent by external force, then the shaft rod penetrates into the shaft hole from the bottom surface of the connecting seat, the connecting arm is arranged in the extending part through the slotting part, and then the external force is removed to enable the body part to restore to the original included angle, so that the connecting arm is limited to rotate between an unfolding position and a folding position of the guide groove, and a magnetic attraction force is formed on the connecting piece; and different externally-hung accessories are adsorbed, so that various functions of the glasses can be quickly changed and expanded.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of eyewear technology, to a connector and an embedded eyeglasses including the connector, and more particularly to a connector and a cooperating connector for eyeglasses that achieves embedded connection between the frame and temples. Background Technology

[0002] The frames and temples of most eyeglasses are typically hinged, using screws to attach and detach them. However, this connection has the following drawbacks: 1. It is difficult to control the tightness of the screws. If they are too tight, the temples will not close or open properly; if they are too loose, the screws may fall out. 2. Even after the screws are tightened to the appropriate tightness, they are prone to loosening after a period of use. Frequent maintenance is required, and tightening small screws requires special tools, making maintenance cumbersome. 3. If small screws are accidentally lost, it is difficult to fix the temples back into the frame, which is very inconvenient.

[0003] Therefore, providing a screwless and easy-to-maintain eyeglass is a technical problem that urgently needs to be solved by those skilled in the art to address the above-mentioned issues.

[0004] However, in order to generate sufficient magnetic force for each magnetic component, current magnetic devices place the magnetic components in holes on the front, top, and bottom surfaces of the end piece on the outside of the frame and embed the magnetic components therein. The magnetic surface of the magnetic component makes direct contact with the corresponding magnetic position of the secondary frame to generate sufficient attraction to cope with different levels of vibration kinetic energy. In addition, the area of ​​the magnetic component needs to have a certain size and cannot be too small. Therefore, the exposed magnetic surface of the magnetic component needs to occupy a conspicuous proportion in the frame. As a result, after the secondary frame is removed, the position of the magnetic component is very conspicuous and abrupt, which greatly affects the aesthetics.

[0005] Furthermore, most of the aforementioned magnetic components are glued together, and exposed magnetic components often have an open structure. After a period of use, the magnetic components are very prone to detachment and fall off, causing the glasses to lose their magnetic function.

[0006] Therefore, how to provide a more versatile pair of glasses is a technical problem that urgently needs to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In response to the aforementioned research status and existing problems, this invention provides a connector that allows for embedded connection between the eyeglass frame and temples, employing a screwless fitting method and eliminating the need for additional fasteners. Furthermore, the embedded eyeglasses provided by this invention can incorporate a magnetic function into the connector, adding a magnetic attraction feature when the eyeglass frame is fitted with the temples, thus expanding the functionality of magnetically attaching secondary eyeglass frames or small 3C electronic devices to the eyeglasses.

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, one objective of the present invention is to provide a connecting seat, wherein the connecting seat protrudes from the front to the back of the frame and forms a stop surface on the protruding end face;

[0009] The connecting seat is provided with a loading and unloading surface, a shaft hole, and a guide groove;

[0010] The loading and unloading surface is positioned facing the wearer;

[0011] The shaft hole penetrates the top surface of the connecting seat.

[0012] Alternatively, the shaft hole is a blind hole, and the bottom end face of the shaft hole has a gap with the top surface of the connecting seat but does not penetrate through it;

[0013] The guide groove unfolds from the stop surface and extends to the loading / unloading surface to close, and the bottom of the guide groove communicates with the shaft hole.

[0014] Furthermore, from the perspective of the bottom surface of the connecting seat, the central axis of the shaft hole extends from the unfolded position of the abutment surface to the retracted position of the loading and unloading surface to form a fan-shaped structure with an opening and closing adjustment angle.

[0015] Preferably, it also includes a loading / unloading trough;

[0016] The loading and unloading trough includes an extension and a slotted portion that are connected to each other;

[0017] The extension extends from the guide groove of the loading / unloading surface along the trajectory of the opening / closing adjustment angle to an extension position to form a loading / unloading angle;

[0018] The slotted portion is a cut that extends from the extended position to the shaft hole.

[0019] A second objective of this invention is to provide an embedded eyeglass, comprising the aforementioned pair of connectors, and further comprising: a frame, a pair of connectors, and a pair of temples;

[0020] The frame has a front and a back, and the connecting seats are disposed on both sides of the frame. The connecting seats are connected to the temples of the frame through the connecting members.

[0021] Preferably, the connector includes: a first connecting portion, a body portion, and an end portion.

[0022] The first connecting portion and the end portion are respectively located at the head and tail ends of the body;

[0023] The first connecting part includes: a connecting arm and a shaft, one end of the shaft being connected to the connecting arm and the other end being connected to the body;

[0024] The top and / or bottom surfaces of the shaft have magnetic attraction.

[0025] The head of the temple is connected to the end portion;

[0026] The shaft passes through the shaft hole from the bottom surface of the connecting seat.

[0027] Preferably, the material of the body is an elastic material;

[0028] And / or the shaft is made of magnetic material.

[0029] Preferably, the shaft is a hollow sleeve and a magnetic element is inserted inside the hollow sleeve;

[0030] Alternatively, a recess is provided at the top or bottom of the shaft, and a magnetic element is embedded in the recess.

[0031] Preferably, the two sides of the body are provided with mutually misaligned grooves to increase the bending angle of the body;

[0032] And / or, the front end of the body has a contact surface, and when the connecting arm is rotated to the extended position, the contact surface abuts against the stop surface.

[0033] Furthermore, the body is made of an elastic material that bends and deforms under external force and returns to its original shape after the external force is removed.

[0034] Preferably, the connector and the temple are integrally formed structures;

[0035] Alternatively, the end of the connector can be detachably connected to the head of the temple via a male-female connector.

[0036] Preferably, the end of the connector is provided with a T-shaped protrusion or groove, and the head of the temple is provided with a matching groove or T-shaped protrusion.

[0037] The third objective of this invention is to provide a method for installing embedded glasses, the specific operation of which is as follows:

[0038] The connector is connected to the connector seat. An external force is applied to bend the body, and the central axis of the connecting arm forms an angle with the long axis of the temple. The shaft is inserted into the shaft hole from the bottom surface of the connector seat. At the same time, the connecting arm is placed into the extension through the slot. After the external force is removed, the central axis of the connecting arm and the long axis of the temple return to the original angle. The connecting arm rotates through the extension into the guide groove with the shaft in the shaft hole as the axis to adjust and move the opening and closing angle. When the connecting arm is rotated to the unfolded position, the front end of the body abuts against the stop surface. When the connecting arm is rotated to the closed position, the surface of the temple abuts against the back of the frame. Attached Figure Description

[0039] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on the provided drawings without creative effort.

[0040] Figure 1 This is a top-down exploded view of the embedded glasses according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 2 for Figure 1 An exploded perspective view of the embedded glasses in the embodiment;

[0042] Figure 3A This is one embodiment of the present invention where the shaft hole is a through hole;

[0043] Figure 3B This is another embodiment of the present invention where the shaft hole is a blind hole;

[0044] Figure 4A This is a top view of the right temple of the mirror being moved to the connecting seat of the mirror frame according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 4B This is a top view of the temple of the mirror being installed into the connecting seat of the mirror frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0046] Figure 4C This is a top view of the lens temple after it has been installed onto the connecting seat of the lens frame according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram showing the movement of the temples of the mirror in the unfolded and folded positions after they are installed in the frame, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0048] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A magnified view of a portion of the image;

[0049] Figure 7 This is a top view of the shaft according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 8 This is a top view of another embodiment of the shaft of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 9 This is a top view of the connection base and the temple of the mirror in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 10 This is a top view of another embodiment of the connection between the connector and the temple of the present invention.

[0053] In the diagram:

[0054] 10 is the frame, 11 is the front of the frame, 12 is the back of the frame, 13 is the connecting seat, 131 is the mounting / unmounting surface, 132 is the bottom surface of the connecting seat, 1321 is the shaft hole, 1322 is the bottom end face of the hole, 133 is the top surface of the connecting seat, 14 is the abutment surface, 20 is the guide groove, 21 is the opening / closing adjustment angle, 30 is the mounting / unmounting groove, 31 is the extension, 32 is the slotted part, 33 is the mounting / unmounting angle, 40 is the connector, 41 is the first connecting part, 411 is... Connecting arm, 4111 is the central axis, 412 is the shaft, 4121 is the bottom surface of the shaft, 42 is the body, 421 is the front end of the body, 422 is the groove, 423 is the abutment surface, 43 is the end part, 50 is the temple, 51 is the temple head, 52 is the long axis of the temple, 60 is the male and female connector, 61 is the T-shaped protrusion, 62 is the groove, F is the external force, Lo is the unfolded position, Lc is the retracted position, Le is the extended position, and m is the magnetic component. Detailed Implementation

[0055] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0056] Example 1

[0057] Please refer to Figures 1-2 The eyeglasses provided in this embodiment with an embedded connection between the frame and the temples include: a frame 10, a pair of guide grooves 20, a pair of mounting and dismounting grooves 30, a pair of connectors 40, and a pair of temples 50.

[0058] After the frame is fitted, the front of the frame 11 faces the wearer and the back of the frame 12 faces the wearer. A pair of connecting seats 13 are provided on the left and right sides of the frame 10.

[0059] Each connector 13 protrudes from the front 11 of the frame toward the back 12 of the frame, and its protruding end face forms a stop surface 14. Each connector 13 has a mounting surface 131 facing the wearer, a bottom surface 132 facing the bottom, and a top surface 133 facing the top. The bottom surface 132 of the connector is provided with a shaft hole 1321, such as... Figure 3A The shaft hole 1321 shown penetrates to the top surface 133 of the connector, or the shaft hole end face 1322 of one of the shaft holes 1321 shown in 3B is separated from the top surface 133 of the connector by a distance and does not penetrate.

[0060] A pair of guide grooves 20 are each provided at an unfolded position Lo of one of the abutment surfaces 14 and extend to a retracted position Lc of one of the loading and unloading surfaces 131. The bottom of the guide groove 20 communicates with the shaft hole 1321. Viewed from the bottom of the bottom surface 132 of the connecting seat, the central axis c1 of the shaft hole 1321 extends from the unfolded position Lo to the retracted position Lc to form an opening and closing adjustment angle to a fan-shaped angle.

[0061] The loading and unloading groove 30 has an extension 31 and a slotted portion 32. The extension 31 and the slotted portion 32 are connected to each other. The extension 31 is formed by the guide groove 20 provided on the loading and unloading surface 131 extending along the trajectory of the opening and closing adjustment angle 21 to an extension position Le with a larger angle, thus forming a loading and unloading angle 33. The slotted portion 32 is a groove that is spatially connected from the extension position Le to the shaft hole 1321.

[0062] The connector 40 has a first connecting part 41, a body part 42 and an end part 43, with the first connecting part 41 and the end part 43 respectively disposed at the head and tail ends of the body part 42.

[0063] The first connecting part 41 has a first connecting arm 411 and a shaft 412. One end of the connecting arm 411 is connected to the shaft 412, and the other end is connected to the body 42. The body 42 is an elastic material product that bends and deforms after being subjected to external force and returns to its original shape after the external force is removed. The shaft top surface 4121 and / or shaft bottom surface 4122 of the shaft 412 have magnetic attraction.

[0064] The head 51 of the temple 50 is connected to the end 43.

[0065] According to the components of the above embodiment, during assembly, the connector 40 is first connected to the temple 50, such as... Figure 4A As shown, the connector 40 and the temple 50 are then moved to a position slightly parallel to the back 12 of the frame 10. At this point, without bending the body 42, if the connecting arm 411 of the connector 40 is to be moved to the mounting / unmounting angle 33 to be inserted into the mounting / unmounting slot 30, the body 42 and the tail of the temple 50 will be blocked by the back 12 of the frame 10. Therefore, an external force F needs to be applied to one side of the body 42 to bend it at an angle (e.g., ...). Figure 4B As shown), under this bending angle, the shaft 412 of the first connecting part 41 of the connector 40 can be inserted into the shaft hole 1321 of the bottom surface 132 of the connector seat, and the connecting arm 411 can be moved into the extension part 31 through the slotted part 32 of the loading and unloading groove 30. After the external force F is removed, the body 42 returns to its original state, as shown. Figure 4CAs shown, at this time, the connecting arm 411 will move through the extension 31 into the guide groove 20 with the shaft 412 in the shaft hole 1321 as the axis. Under the condition that the body 42 is not under stress, the connecting arm 411 of the first connecting part 41 of the connector 40 can move between the unfolded position Lo (the temple 50 is slightly parallel to the back surface 12 of the frame 10) and the retracted position Lc (the temple 50 is approximately perpendicular to the back surface 12 of the frame 10) within the guide groove 20 with the shaft 412 as the axis. Figure 5 As shown.

[0066] When the connecting arm 411 is rotated to the extended position, the front end of the body 42 abuts against the stop surface; when the connecting arm is rotated to the retracted position, the surface of the rear end of the temple abuts against the back of the frame. Figure 6 As shown.

[0067] Of course, if the connector 40 is to be removed from the connector 13, the body 42 (connecting arm 411) of the connector 40 is first moved to the closed position Lc, and then the body 42 is bent by the external force F, and the connector 40 is moved out of the guide groove 20 and the loading and unloading groove 30 to separate the connector 40 from the connector 13.

[0068] Preferably, the shaft 412 is a product made of a magnetic material (such as...). Figure 7 (As shown).

[0069] Preferably, and of course, the shaft 412 can also be a hollow sleeve, with a magnetic element m (such as...) inserted inside the hollow sleeve. Figure 8 (As shown).

[0070] Preferably, of course, the top surface 4121 or the bottom surface 4122 of the shaft may be provided with a recess, and a magnetic element m is embedded in the recess.

[0071] Preferably, to increase the flexibility of the body 42, grooves 422 that are offset from each other can be provided on both sides of the body 42 of the connector 40 to increase the bending angle of the body 42.

[0072] The front end 421 of the body 42 has a contact surface 423. When the connector 40 is rotated to the unfolded position Lo, the contact surface 423 abuts against the stop surface 14 to limit the opening angle. When the connector 40 is rotated to the closed position Lc, the tail of the temple 50 abuts against the back side 12 of the frame 10 to limit the closing angle.

[0073] Preferably, the connector 40 and the temple 50 can be integrally formed, such as Figure 9 As shown.

[0074] Preferably, in one embodiment, the end portion 43 of the connector 40 and the head 51 of the temple 50 are detachably joined by a male and female connector 60: for example, the male and female connector has a protruding T-shaped protrusion 61 at the end portion 43 of the connector 40 and a groove 62 corresponding to the T-shaped protrusion 61 at the head 51 of the temple 50; or, the male and female connector 60 has a protruding T-shaped protrusion 61 at the head 51 of the temple 50 and a groove 62 corresponding to the T-shaped protrusion 61 at the end portion 43 of the connector 40.

[0075] In summary, this invention features a guide groove structure spanning two surfaces—a mounting surface and a stop surface—on the connector, and a mounting groove extending at a greater angle beyond the guide groove. Utilizing the flexibility and resilience of the connector body, the connector can be bent and deformed before being assembled into the guide groove via the mounting groove. After removing external force from the connector, the movement range of the connecting arm is limited within the guide groove, achieving the goal of assembling temples without screws or fasteners. This invention also incorporates a magnetic component on the connector, enabling the glasses to simultaneously possess magnetic attraction functionality after assembly. This allows for the attachment of external devices such as secondary frames and miniature 3C electronic devices, expanding the glasses' external functionality and providing a mounting platform for future wearable 3C devices.

[0076] The embodiments of this invention have been described in detail. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this invention. The descriptions of the above embodiments are only for the purpose of helping to understand the method and core ideas of this invention. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope based on the ideas of this invention. Therefore, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this invention.

[0077] In this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another, without necessarily requiring or implying any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

Claims

1. A connector, characterized in that, The connecting seat protrudes from the front to the back of the frame, and a stop surface is formed on the end face of the protrusion. The connecting seat is provided with a loading and unloading surface, a shaft hole, and a guide groove; The loading and unloading surface is positioned facing the wearer; The shaft hole penetrates the top surface of the connecting seat. Alternatively, the shaft hole is a blind hole, and the bottom end face of the shaft hole has a gap with the top surface of the connecting seat but does not penetrate through it; The guide groove unfolds from the stop surface and extends to the loading / unloading surface to close, and the bottom of the guide groove communicates with the shaft hole.

2. A connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: Loading / unloading trough; The loading and unloading trough includes an extension and a slotted portion that are connected to each other; The extension extends from the guide groove of the loading / unloading surface along the trajectory of the opening / closing adjustment angle to an extension position to form a loading / unloading angle; The slotted portion is a cut that extends from the extended position to the shaft hole.

3. An embedded eyeglass, characterized in that, Including the pair of connecting seats as described in claim 1 or 2, it further includes: a frame, a pair of connectors and a pair of temples; The frame has a front and a back, and the connecting seats are disposed on both sides of the frame. The connecting seats are connected to the temples of the frame through the connecting members.

4. An embedded eyeglasses according to claim 3, characterized in that, The connector includes: a first connecting portion, a body portion, and an end portion. The first connecting portion and the end portion are respectively located at the head and tail ends of the body; The first connecting part includes: a connecting arm and a shaft, one end of the shaft being connected to the connecting arm and the other end being connected to the body; The top and / or bottom surfaces of the shaft have magnetic attraction. The head of the temple is connected to the end portion; The shaft passes through the shaft hole from the bottom surface of the connecting seat.

5. An embedded eyeglasses according to claim 4, characterized in that, The body is made of an elastic material; And / or the shaft is made of magnetic material.

6. An embedded eyeglasses according to claim 4, characterized in that, The shaft is a hollow sleeve and a magnetic element is inserted inside the hollow sleeve; Alternatively, a recess is provided at the top or bottom of the shaft, and a magnetic element is embedded in the recess.

7. An embedded eyeglasses according to claim 4, characterized in that, The two sides of the body are provided with mutually misaligned grooves to increase the bending angle of the body; And / or, the front end of the body has a contact surface, and when the connecting arm is rotated to the extended position, the contact surface abuts against the stop surface.

8. An embedded eyeglasses according to claim 4, characterized in that, The connector and the temple are integrally formed structures; Alternatively, the end of the connector can be detachably connected to the head of the temple via a male-female connector.

9. An embedded eyeglasses according to claim 8, characterized in that, The end of the connector is provided with a T-shaped protrusion or groove, and the head of the temple is provided with a matching groove or T-shaped protrusion.

10. A method for installing embedded glasses according to claims 3-9, characterized in that, The specific steps are as follows: The connector is connected to the connector seat. An external force is applied to bend the body, and the central axis of the connecting arm forms an angle with the long axis of the temple. The shaft is inserted into the shaft hole from the bottom surface of the connector seat. At the same time, the connecting arm is placed into the extension through the slot. After the external force is removed, the central axis of the connecting arm and the long axis of the temple return to the original angle. The connecting arm rotates through the extension into the guide groove with the shaft in the shaft hole as the axis to adjust and move the opening and closing angle. When the connecting arm is rotated to the unfolded position, the front end of the body abuts against the stop surface. When the connecting arm is rotated to the closed position, the surface of the temple abuts against the back of the frame.

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