Accessory and headband

Abstract

To provide an accessory that emits light and has high designability at the time of light emission, and a headband.SOLUTION: An accessory includes: an attachment part to be attached to a body; and a decoration part attached and fixed to the attachment part. The decoration part includes: a decoration body formed into a predetermined shape; and a light emission unit supported on the decoration body side and including a plurality of light emission elements. The light emission unit is a tape light formed into a strip shape and being flexibly deformable. The tape light is support on the decoration body side in a state where at least a part of the tape light is bent along an outer shape of the decoration body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to luminous jewelry and headbands. [Background technology]

[0002] A known accessory comprises a mounting part that is worn on the body and a decorative part that is attached and fixed to the mounting part, the decorative part having a decorative main body formed into a predetermined shape and a light-emitting unit that is supported on the decorative main body and includes a plurality of light-emitting elements (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] The ornaments in the above documents have a high entertainment value because the decorative parts emit light. On the other hand, this ornament is equipped with a decorative member that is formed by integrally molding an ear portion, which is a decorative body molded in the shape of a pair of left and right ears, and a ribbon portion, which is a single decorative body located between the left and right ear portions and molded in the shape of a ribbon (decorative item), and the multiple LEDs (light-emitting elements) that make up the light-emitting unit are placed on the back side of the decorative member, and each LED simply emits light in a dot-like manner, so it is difficult to say that the design is highly appealing when lit. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3196449 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative accessory and a headband that are luminous accessories and have a high design when luminous. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the ornament of the present invention is an illuminating ornament comprising an attachment part to be worn on the body and a decorative part attached and fixed to the attachment part, the decorative part having a decorative main body formed into a predetermined shape and a light-emitting unit supported on the decorative main body side and including a plurality of light-emitting elements, the light-emitting unit being a strip-shaped or linear tape light that is flexibly deformable, and the tape light is supported on the decorative main body side with at least a portion of it bent along the outer shape of the decorative main body.

[0007] The decorative body may be made of a translucent material, and a locking groove may be formed in the decorative body along its outer shape, and at least a portion of the tape light may be fitted into and accommodated in the locking groove to be fixed.

[0008] The tape light may include a box-shaped mounting member to which the attachment portion is attached and fixed, and a control unit that controls the light emission of the tape light, and the mounting member may house a battery that supplies power to the light-emitting element and the control unit.

[0009] The light source may be provided with an operating device that is arranged on the attachment side and performs switching operations, and the control unit has a plurality of modes that cause the tape light to emit light in a predetermined emission pattern, and the control unit may switch the modes and change the emission pattern of the tape light by switching operations using the operating device.

[0010] A plurality of the decorative portions may be provided, and at least some of the decorative portions may be luminous decorative portions provided with their own dedicated luminous units.

[0011] The light strip may be provided with a control unit for controlling the light emission of the light strip, and a plurality of the light emitting decorative parts may be provided, and the light emission of the plurality of light emitting decorative parts may be controlled in different ways from each other.

[0012] The light strip may be provided with a control unit for controlling the light emission of the light strip, and multiple light-emitting decorative units may be provided, with the light emission of the multiple light-emitting decorative units being controlled in the same manner.

[0013] The headband of the present invention is a headband that is an ornament, characterized in that the attachment part is a headband body shaped like a C to be worn on the head, and the decorative body is shaped to resemble a part of the body of a specified character or a specified decorative item. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to the present invention, the tape light emits light in a strip or line shape along the shape of the decorative part, and therefore has a high designability when lit. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the lower rear side of a headband to which the accessory of the present invention is applied. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a front upper perspective view of a headband to which the accessory of the present invention is applied. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure for attaching the battery case to the headband body. [Figure 4] FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the configuration of the decorative member. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control unit. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration for connecting two tape lights of a first decorative member to a control unit. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration for connecting a single tape light of a second decorative member to a control unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] 1 and 2 are a rear perspective view from below and a front perspective view from above of a headband to which the accessory of the present invention is applied. The headband comprises a headband main body (wearing part) 1 that is worn on the wearer's head and is shaped like the letter C with an open bottom when viewed from the front, a box-shaped battery case (attachment member) 2 that is attached and fixed to the top of the headband main body 1 when worn and is shaped like a rectangular parallelepiped that is long in the left-right direction, and a plurality of decorative members (decorative parts, luminous decorative parts) 3, 3, 4 that are attached and fixed to the battery case 2.

[0017] The headband body 1 is detachably attached to the wearer's head in a curved, band-like area that runs from one side of the head to the other side, passing through the top of the head, with its width facing forward and backward. The headband body 1 itself is also configured so that its diameter can be elastically changed in the direction of expansion and contraction. Incidentally, this headband is based on the posture in which the headband body 1 is attached to the head.

[0018] Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the attachment structure of the battery case to the headband body, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the battery case. A flat installation surface 1a is formed at the top of headband body 1. A protrusion 6 is integrally formed on the installation surface 1a of headband body 1 and protrudes upward.

[0019] On the other hand, the battery case 2 is formed hollow. A dry cell (battery) is positioned and housed inside the battery case 2. An engagement hole (recess) 2a is formed on the bottom surface of the battery case 2, with which the protrusion 6 engages. That is, the headband body 1 is attached and fixed to the bottom side of the battery case 2 by engaging the engagement hole 2a with the protrusion 6.

[0020] More specifically, the battery case 2 has a pair of front and rear recessed division pieces 7 and 8, and a plate-shaped cover member 9.

[0021] The segments 7, 8 are connected and fixed to each other with fasteners such as bolts, with their concave surfaces facing each other, and are integrated. One of the front and rear segments 7, 8 is integrally provided with a protrusion 11 formed in a cylindrical shape in the front-rear direction, and the other is integrally provided with an insertion portion 12 formed in a tubular shape in the front-rear direction. The protrusion 11 and the insertion portion 12 are positioned so that they are in the same position when viewed from the front. The protrusions 11 are provided near the left and right ends of the segments 7, 8 in the longitudinal direction, and a pair of insertion portions 12 are also provided correspondingly, one on each side.

[0022] When the front and rear divided pieces 7, 8 are connected and fixed to each other, the outer peripheral surfaces of the left and right protrusions 11 are inserted into the spaces on the inner peripheral surfaces of the corresponding insertion portions 12 in a fitted state, thereby restricting (preventing) misalignment between them. Openings 2b, 2b are formed on each of the left and right ends of the battery case 2, exposing the portions where the protrusions 11 and insertion portions 12 are connected to the outside diagonally downward toward the left and right outside.

[0023] A recess 13 that is completely open to the rear is formed on the back side of the rear divided piece 8 of the battery case 2. The interior space of this recess 13 is a rectangular battery storage space that is open toward the rear and that positions and stores dry batteries. The open portion of the battery storage space within this recess 13 is closed by the above-mentioned lid member 9. This lid member 9 is removably attached and fixed to the rear divided piece 8.

[0024] Figure 5 is a rear view showing the configuration of the decorative members. As shown in Figures 1, 4, and 5, the headband of this example is provided with two types of decorative members 3, 3, and 4. One of the two types of decorative members 3, 3, and 4 is a pair of first decorative members 3, 3 on the left and right that have a shape (body part shape) that imitates a body part (in this example, ears, more specifically, drooping ears) of a predetermined character (in this example, a character that imitates an animal), and the other is a single second decorative member 4 that has a shape (ornament shape) that imitates an ornament (in this example, a ribbon).

[0025] Each first decorative member 3 has a decorative body 14 formed in the shape of a plate with thickness in the front and back, and a flexibly changeable strip- or linear-shaped tape light (light-emitting unit) 16 (see Figure 7) that includes a plurality of light-emitting elements (LEDs) 15. In the illustrated example, the decorative bodies 14, 14 of the left and right first decorative members 3, 3 are formed in a symmetrical shape corresponding to the shape of a normal ear.

[0026] The decorative body 14 has an outer shape molded to the shape of the body part and is made of a translucent material (in this example, a transparent synthetic resin material). An annular outer edge 17 that follows the outer shape of the decorative body 14 bulges out to one side in the thickness direction (rearward in this example) relative to the panel portion 18, which is the remaining part of the decorative body 14.

[0027] For this reason, the outer edge portion 17 of the decorative body 14 is thicker than the panel portion 18, and the surface opposite the bulging side of the decorative body 14 (the front in this example) is composed of a flat surface, while a step is formed at the boundary between the outer edge portion 17 and the panel portion 18 on the bulging side surface (the back in this example).

[0028] The annular outer edge 17 having the body part shape as described above has a locking groove 17a formed along its entire circumference (overall length), with the bulging side being open. Therefore, the locking groove 17a has a shape that is the body part shape or conforms to the shape of the body part.

[0029] The strip light 16 has a plurality of LEDs 15 arranged along its entire length, with most of the LEDs 15 positioned and locked in the locking grooves 17a. Therefore, the strip light 16 is attached to and supported by the decorative main body 14 in a bent shape that conforms to the outer shape of the decorative main body 14. At this time, the direction of illumination of the strip light 16 is set forward. Incidentally, the portion of the strip light 16 that is not locked in the locking grooves 17a is wired to the inside of the battery case 2 through the opening 2b described above.

[0030] Furthermore, as long as the tape light 16 is bent to fit the outer shape of the decorative body 14 and attached to the decorative body 14, it is not limited to being attached by the locking groove 17a, but may also be attached to the outer edge 17 of the decorative body 14 using locking devices, adhesives, etc.

[0031] Mounting holes 14a are drilled in the front-rear direction at the left and right inner ends of the decorative main body 14. The protrusions 11 and insertion portions 12 are inserted into these mounting holes 14a, and the front and rear divided pieces 7, 8 are connected and fixed as described above. The first decorative member 3 is attached and fixed to the battery case 2 with its left and right inner ends (base ends) inserted into the battery case 2 through the openings 2b. When attached and fixed to the left and right ends of the battery case 2, the left and right first decorative members 3, 3 are slightly curved downward from their base ends toward the left and right outside.

[0032] The single second decorative member 4 has a decorative body 19 formed into a three-dimensional decorative shape, and a strip-shaped or linear tape light 21 that includes multiple light-emitting elements (LEDs) 15 and has approximately the same configuration as the above-mentioned tape light 16 (see Figure 8).

[0033] The decorative body 19 has a front side shaped like the three-dimensional decorative object, and is made of a translucent material (in this example, a transparent synthetic resin material). The back side of the decorative body 19 is provided with a locking groove 19a that is open to the rear and conforms to a shape that combines the shape of the outer edge in a rear view and the shape that follows the boundary of the three-dimensional unevenness on the front side (i.e., a shape that follows the shape of the decorative object (specifically, a ribbon), hereinafter simply referred to as the "outer shape"). Incidentally, the portion of the back side of the decorative body 19 where the locking groove 19a is formed is formed flush (specifically, flat flush).

[0034] The tape light 21 is locked with most of its portion positioned and accommodated within the locking groove 19a. Therefore, the tape light 21 is attached to and supported by the decorative main body 19 in a state where it is bent to conform to the outer shape of the decorative main body 19. At this time, the direction of illumination of the tape light 21 is set forward. Incidentally, the portion of the tape light 21 that is not locked in the locking groove 19a is also wired inside the battery case 2.

[0035] The second decorative member 4 is attached and fixed to the battery case 2 in a state in which it is releasably engaged with the front side of the battery case 2 via a concave-convex engagement. For this reason, a plurality of (in this example, a pair of left and right) insertion portions (engaging convex portions) 20, 20 formed in a small-diameter cylindrical shape extending in the front-rear direction are provided on one of the front side of the battery case 2 and the back side of the decorative body 19 of the second decorative member 4, and the same number as the insertion portions 20 are provided on the other side of the battery case 2 either in a front-rear direction or in a large-diameter cylindrical shape.

[0036] The inserted portions 25, 25 are provided exclusively for each of the inserting portions 20, 20, and are arranged at positions in a front or rear view of the corresponding inserting portion 20. The outer peripheral surfaces of the multiple inserting portions 20, 20 are removably inserted and fixed in a fitted state into the inner peripheral surfaces of the corresponding inserted portions 25, 25.

[0037] Incidentally, the above-mentioned tape light 21 may be wired into the battery case 2 via the space on the inner peripheral surface side of the insertion portion 20. To achieve this, both ends of the insertion portion 20 and the inserted portion 25 are open, and the open front end of the insertion portion 20 or the inserted portion 25 provided on the decorative main body 19 side faces, at a predetermined distance, a concave curved portion on the back surface of the decorative main body 19 where the locking groove 19a is not provided (in the illustrated example, this is a portion near the center, hereinafter referred to as the "dome portion 19b").

[0038] In addition, like the tape light 16 described above, if the tape light 21 is attached and supported to the decorative body 19 in a bent state that follows the outer shape of the decorative body 19, it is not limited to being housed and locked using the locking groove 19a, but may also be attached and supported to the outer edge 17 of the decorative body 19 using locking devices, adhesives, etc.

[0039] In this example, the LEDs 15 of the tape light 16 of the first decorative member 3 and the LEDs 15 of the tape light 21 of the second decorative member 4 emit light in different colors. In this example, the former tape light 16 emits light in red, while the latter tape light 21 emits light in blue.

[0040] The light emission of the two types of tape lights 16, 21 is controlled by a control unit 22 (see Figure 6) consisting of a board including a microcomputer etc., which is positioned and housed in a space other than the recess 13 within the battery case 2 (specifically, the space on the side of the divided piece 7).

[0041] 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit. A momentary switch (operating tool, operating means) 23 is connected to the input side of the control unit 22, while the three tape lights 16, 16, and 21 are connected to the output side. The switch 23 is installed at a location on the back side of the battery case 2 where the lid member 9 is not provided, and is configured to be operable by pressing it.

[0042] The control unit 22 controls the turning on and off of the tape lights 16, 16 of the two first decorative members 3, 3 at the same timing (light-emitting pattern), while controlling the turning on and off of the tape light 21 of the single second decorative member 4 at a different timing from the tape lights 16, 16 of the first decorative member 3, 3.

[0043] In other words, the headband of this example is provided with multiple decorative members 3, 3, 4 (specifically, the first decorative member 3, 3 and the second decorative member 4) whose illumination is controlled to be different from each other. In contrast, the headband of this example is also provided with multiple decorative members 3, 3 (specifically, the first decorative member 3 on the left and the first decorative member 3 on the right) whose illumination is controlled to be the same from each other.

[0044] The control unit 22 also has a plurality of patterns (lighting patterns) for illuminating the tape lights 16, 21 of the plurality of decorative members 3, 4. A control mode is provided for each of the plurality of lighting patterns, and this mode is switched each time the switch 23 is operated.

[0045] 7 is a circuit diagram showing the configuration for connecting two strip lights of the first decorative member to a control unit. Each strip light 16 has multiple LEDs 15 connected in parallel. The parallel-connected LEDs 15 are connected in series with a resistor 24 dedicated to each strip light 16 to form a series circuit 26. More specifically, the end of the strip light 16 opposite the current flow direction is connected to a voltage application circuit 27, which is a circuit to which voltage is applied, and the end of the strip light 16 facing the current flow direction is connected to the resistor 24 described above.

[0046] The two series circuits 26, 26 provided for each strip light 16, 16 are connected in parallel to form a first decorative side circuit 28. This first decorative side circuit 28 is connected in series with a switching element 29. In this example, this switching element 29 is an NPN transistor, and its base is connected to the control port 22a of the microcomputer that constitutes the control unit 22, its collector is connected to the first decorative side circuit 28, and its emitter is connected to an earth circuit 31 that is earthed (grounded).

[0047] With this configuration, the application of a control voltage to the base by the control port 22a controls whether the tape lights 16, 16 emit light. Since the two tape lights 16, 16 are connected in parallel using the above-mentioned configuration, they are subjected to the same light emission control and are turned on and off at the same timing.

[0048] In this example, the brightness of the LED 15 can be changed by changing the value of the voltage applied to the voltage application circuit 27 using an applied voltage change element (not shown) or the like connected to a DA converter terminal of the microcomputer constituting the control unit 22. This makes it possible to perform a fade-in process in which the strip light 16 gradually becomes brighter over time from an off state, or a fade-out process in which the strip light 16 gradually becomes darker over time from a brightly lit state.

[0049] Fig. 8 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration for connecting a single second decorative member tape light to a control unit. The connection circuit for the tape light 21 shown in Fig. 8 to the control unit 22 is the same as that shown in Fig. 7, except that one of the two series circuits 26, 26 is omitted.

[0050] To briefly explain the configuration, a series circuit 26, which constitutes the light strip 21 and is made up of a circuit in which LEDs 15 are connected in parallel and a resistor 24 connected in series, is connected in series with a switching element 29 made up of an NPN transistor. The microcomputer constituting the control unit 22 is provided with a control port 22b, which applies a control voltage to the base of the switching element 29, in addition to the control port 22a mentioned above.

[0051] In this way, by providing two control ports 22a, 22b, it becomes possible to light up and turn off the two types of decorative members 3, 4 at different times.

[0052] The number and content of each of the multiple modes provided in the control unit 22 shown in Fig. 6 can be freely set. In this example, the control unit 22 has eight modes.

[0053] When switched to the first mode, which is the first mode, lighting control is executed in a lighting pattern in which both the first decorative members 3, 3 and the second decorative member 4 are lit.

[0054] When switched to the second mode, which is the second mode, lighting control is executed in a lighting pattern in which the first decorative members 3,3 flash and the second decorative member 4 lights up.

[0055] When switched to the third mode, the lighting control is executed in a lighting pattern in which the first decorative members 3, 3 are lit and the second decorative member 4 flashes.

[0056] When switched to the fourth mode, which is the fourth mode, lighting control is executed in a light emission pattern in which the first decorative members 3, 3 and the second decorative member 4 flash at the same timing.

[0057] When switched to the fifth mode, lighting control is performed in a lighting pattern that alternates between a state in which the first decorative member 3,3 is lit and the second decorative member 4 is turned off, and a state in which the first decorative member 3,3 is turned off and the second decorative member 4 is lit.

[0058] When switched to the sixth mode, which is the sixth mode, lighting control is performed in a light emission pattern in which the first decorative members 3, 3 and the second decorative member 4 alternately fade in and fade out at the same timing.

[0059] When switched to the seventh mode, the seventh mode, the first decorative members 3,3 are lit, and the second decorative member 4 is lit in a lighting pattern that alternates between fading in and fading out.

[0060] When switched to the eighth mode, which is the eighth mode, lighting control is executed in a lighting pattern in which the first decorative members 3,3 alternate between fade-in and fade-out processes, and the second decorative member 4 lights up.

[0061] Each time the switch 23 is operated, the control unit 22 switches the light emission mode in the following order: first mode → second mode → third mode → fourth mode → fifth mode → sixth mode → seventh mode → eighth mode.

[0062] That is, the order in which the prepared lighting modes are executed is predetermined. If the above-described switching operation is performed while switching to the last mode (mode 8 in this example), the control unit 22 executes switching to the OFF state, which turns off both the first decorative member 3,3 and the second decorative member 4. On the other hand, if the above-described switching operation is performed while in the OFF state, the control unit 22 starts executing the first mode (mode 1 in this example).

[0063] Furthermore, if the above-described switching operation is performed while the mode is being switched to the last mode (the eighth mode in this example), the mode may be switched back to the first mode (the first mode in this example).

[0064] Furthermore, a termination operation and a reset operation may be set separately. When a termination operation is executed, the control unit 22 switches to the OFF state regardless of the mode to which it has been switched. When a reset operation is executed, the control unit 22 switches to the initial mode (the first mode in this example) regardless of the mode to which it has been switched. Incidentally, the reset operation and the termination operation may be a long press of the switch 23, or may be an operation in which the switch 23 is repeatedly pressed and released multiple times in succession within a short period of time.

[0065] Furthermore, a momentary switch 32 that can be pressed may be provided separately from the switch 23 as a dedicated operating tool for performing the termination operation or the reset operation, and this switch 32 may be connected to the input side of the control unit 22. The switch 32 may be disposed on the back side of the battery case 2.

[0066] With a headband configured as described above, the first decorative members 3,3 and the second decorative member 4 emit light along the outer shape, and the lighting of the first decorative members 3,3 and the second decorative member 4 is controlled individually, and furthermore, multiple overall lighting patterns are provided, resulting in a highly aesthetic design.

[0067] In the above example, all of the three or more decorative members 3, 4 provided on the accessory are luminous decorative members (luminous decorative parts) that emit light themselves, but some of the decorative members provided on the accessory may also be non-decorative members (non-decorative parts) that do not emit light.

[0068] Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. In other words, designs that are produced by those skilled in the art with appropriate design modifications to the above-described specific examples are also included within the scope of the present invention as long as they include the features of the present invention. Furthermore, the elements of the above-described embodiments and the following modifications can be combined to the extent technically possible, and such combinations are also included within the scope of the present invention as long as they include the features of the present invention.

[0069] For example, the accessories described in the above embodiments are not limited to headbands, but may also be hats, bracelets, necklaces, etc. [Explanation of symbols]

[0070] 1 Headband body (attachment part) 2 Mounting member 3 First decorative member (decorative part, luminous decorative member, luminous decorative part) 4 Second decorative member (decorative part, luminous decorative member, luminous decorative part) 14 Decoration body 16 Tape light (light emitting unit) 17a Locking groove 19 Decoration body 19a Locking groove 21 Tape light (light emitting unit) 22 Control Unit 23 Switch (operating device, operating means)

Claims

1. A luminous accessory, An attachment part to be attached to the body; a decorative part attached and fixed to the mounting part, The decorative part has a decorative main body formed into a predetermined shape and a light-emitting unit supported on the decorative main body side and including a plurality of light-emitting elements, The light emitting unit is a strip light that is formed in a strip or line shape and is flexibly deformable, The tape light is supported on the decorative main body side in a state where at least a part of the tape light is bent along the outer shape of the decorative main body. An ornament characterized by the above.

2. The decorative body is made of a translucent material, The decorative body has a locking groove formed along its outer shape, At least a part of the tape light is fitted into the locking groove and fixed therein. The accessory according to claim 1.

3. a box-shaped mounting member to which the mounting portion is attached and fixed; a control unit that controls the light emission of the tape light, The mounting member accommodates a battery that supplies power to the light-emitting element and the control unit. The accessory according to claim 1.

4. An operating tool is provided on the mounting member side for performing a switching operation, The control unit has a plurality of modes for causing the tape light to emit light in a predetermined light emission pattern, The control unit switches the mode and changes the light emission pattern of the tape light in response to a switching operation by the operating tool. The accessory according to claim 3.

5. A plurality of the decorative portions are provided, At least some of the decorative parts are luminous decorative parts provided with the luminous units dedicated thereto. The accessory according to claim 1.

6. A control unit for controlling the light emission of the tape light is provided. A plurality of the luminous decorative parts are provided, The plurality of luminous decorative parts are controlled to emit light in different ways. The accessory according to claim 5.

7. A control unit for controlling the light emission of the tape light is provided. A plurality of the luminous decorative parts are provided, The lighting of multiple decorative elements is controlled by the same content. The accessory according to claim 5.

8. A headband that is the accessory according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The attachment part is a headband body formed in a C-shape to be attached to the head, The ornamental body is formed in a shape that resembles a part of the body of a predetermined character or a predetermined ornament. A distinctive headband.

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