Accessory connector with improved durability

Abstract

An embodiment relates to an accessory connector with improved durability, and more specifically, to improving durability of a connector, increasing the convenience of use, and solving a problem of a user's hand being cut while connecting an accessory using a connector by designing an accessory connector using a configuration supported by inserting a fastening part that performs a tilting operation into an accommodation groove.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an accessory connector with improved durability, and more specifically, to improving durability of a connector, increasing the convenience of use, and solving a problem of a user's hand being cut while connecting an accessory using a connector by designing an accessory connector using a configuration supported by inserting a fastening part that performs a tilting operation into an accommodation groove.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] It is common for a necklace to have a connecting ring formed to fit a user's body size or to remove the necklace. FIG. 9 is a photograph of a typical necklace connecting ring product.

[0003] Describing conventional necklace connecting ring products, when a user presses protrusion 1 of a connecting ring, a fastening part 3 that forms one part with the protrusion 1 rotates in the same direction as the rotation of the protrusion 1, thereby forming a gap separated from a ring end 2 of a main body, and an opposite necklace on which a ring is formed is inserted into the gap and fastened to a ring part of the main body. Then, when the user releases the protrusion, the protrusion is restored by a spring so that the fastening part 3 meets the ring end 2 of the main body again, and a closed area is formed so that the opposite necklace on which the ring is formed is connected without separation from the ring.

[0004] However, since the principle of the conventional necklace connecting ring is that the fastening part 3 is in close contact with the ring end 2 to form the closed area, when one part is bent due to frequent use, a case in which the closed area cannot be formed and the function as a connecting ring is not possible often occurs, and when the user forcibly applies a force to restore a bent part, there is a case in which the corresponding part is broken and repair is not possible. In conclusion, there is a problem that durability is very weak. In addition, there is a case in which an expensive accessory is lost because the closed area disappears due to bending and thus an accessory such as a necklace is separated.

[0005] In addition, since the necklace connecting ring is vulnerable to such bending, the purity of gold inevitably needs to be lowered to reinforce rigidity, resulting in a problem that the quality of the entire necklace deteriorates.

[0006] In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 9, since the fastening part 3 has a rotating structure, an inclined surface is inevitably formed to minimize friction with the ring end 2 of the main body and enable the rotating operation, and thus the ring end 2 of the main body also needs to be formed to have an inclined surface. Therefore, an end portion of the inclined surface has a sharp structure, and since the user generally uses the connecting ring in an invisible state in which his or her hands are put behind his or her neck, the hand is often cut by the sharp part during use.

[0007] In addition, the sharp part gets caught on the user's clothes, and the clothes are damaged by being torn or stretched due to the catch.PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED

[0008] The present disclosure relates to an accessory connector with improved durability, and more specifically, to improving durability of a connector, increasing the convenience of use, and solving a problem of a user's hand being cut while connecting an accessory using a connector by designing an accessory connector using a configuration supported by inserting a fastening part that performs a tilting operation into an accommodation groove.TECHNICAL MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM

[0009] An accessory connector with improved durability according to the present disclosure includes a main body part, a ring part having one end coupled to the main body part and spaced apart from the main body part, and a tilting part coupled to the main body part to tilt about the main body part and having one end that protrudes from the main body part and the other end accommodated in the other end of the ring part, wherein, when a user presses one end of the tilting part, the other end of the tilting part tilts about the main body part to be detached from the other end of the ring part.

[0010] In addition, the ring part includes a bridge portion coupled to the main body part and spaced apart from the main body part, and an accommodation portion that is formed to extend from the bridge portion and accommodates the other end of the tilting part, and a recessed accommodation groove having a shape complementary to a shape of the other end of the tilting part is formed inside the accommodation portion.

[0011] In addition, the tilting part includes a base portion coupled to rotate about a shaft formed on the main body part, a pressing portion that passes through the bridge portion and formed to extend from one end of the base portion to protrude from the main body part, and a fastening portion accommodated in the accommodation groove.

[0012] In addition, the accessory connector includes a torsion spring part fastened to the base portion, wherein, when the user does not press the pressing portion, the fastening portion is restored by the torsion spring part and accommodated in the accommodation groove.

[0013] In addition, the pressing portion is rounded.EFFECT OF THE INVENTION

[0014] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to improve durability of the connector, increase the convenience of use, and solve the problem of the user's hand being cut while connecting the accessory using the connector by designing the accessory connector using the configuration supported by inserting the fastening part that performs the tilting operation into the accommodation groove.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an accessory connector according to the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 2 is a view for describing a process of operating the accessory connector according to the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the accessory connector according to the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view illustrating an accommodation portion according to the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating a fastening part according to the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating the fastening part according to the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view illustrating an inner portion of a bridge portion according to the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a state in which the fastening part according to the present disclosure is accommodated in the accommodation portion.

[0023] FIG. 9 is a photograph of a typical necklace connecting ring product.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

[0024] The following is merely exemplary for the principle of the present disclosure. Therefore, those skilled in the art can invent various devices that implement the principle of the present disclosure and are included in the concept and scope of the present disclosure even though they are not explicitly described or illustrated in the present specification. In addition, it should be understood that all conditional terms and embodiments listed in the present specification are, in principle, intended only for the purpose of making the concept of the present disclosure understood and are not limited to the especially listed embodiments and states.

[0025] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an accessory connector according to the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is a view for describing a process of operating the accessory connector according to the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the accessory connector according to the present disclosure. Hereinafter, a configuration and effects of an accessory connector according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

[0027] An accessory connector according to the present disclosure includes a main body part 100, a ring part 200, a tilting part 300, and a torsion spring part 400.

[0028] The main body part 100 includes a housing 110 and a shaft 120. A pair of housings 110 is formed and formed to be spaced by a predetermined distance from each other in a width direction and to vertically extend downward. One end of a necklace is coupled to lower portions of the housings 110.

[0029] A shaft 120 is preferably coupled between the pair of housings 110 in the width direction. For example, the shaft 120 may be coupled to only one housing 110, and an end portion of the shaft 120 may be spaced by a predetermined distance from the other housing 110 to facilitate the coupling and decoupling of the ring part 200. In addition, as will be described below, a shaft hole 340 is coupled to the shaft 120 to enable the ring part 200 to tilt about the main body part 100. More specifically, the ring part 200 tilts about the shaft 120.

[0030] The ring part 200 is coupled to the main body part 100. The ring part 200 includes a bridge portion 210 and an accommodation portion 220. One end of the bridge portion 210 is coupled to the main body part 100, and the accommodation portion 220 is formed to extend from the other end. In this case, the bridge portion 210 is preferably formed in a rounded ring shape as an example, and the extended accommodation portion 220 is spaced by a predetermined distance from the main body part 100. A specific configuration of the accommodation portion 220 will be described below.

[0031] The tilting part 300 is coupled to the main body part 100 and is coupled to tilt about the main body part 100. The tilting part 300 includes a base portion 310, a fastening portion 320, and a pressing portion 330.

[0032] The base portion 310 is preferably coupled to be inserted between the pair of housings 110 of the main body part 100, thereby enabling the entire tilting part 300 to tilt without being separated from the main body part 100.

[0033] The shaft hole 340 protruding in the width direction is formed in the base portion 310, and a hollow 341 is formed in the shaft hole 340 in the width direction. The hollow 341 is coupled to the shaft 120 of the base portion 310, and with this structure, the base portion 310 may tilt about the shaft 120.

[0034] The pressing portion 330 is formed to extend from one end of the base portion 310. The pressing portion 330 is formed to protrude from the main body part 100, and the user presses the pressing portion 330. The pressing portion 330 is preferably rounded. Therefore, it is possible to minimize a problem of the user's body being cut by the pressing portion 330 by minimizing the sharp part during use.

[0035] The fastening portion 320 is formed at the other end of the base portion 310. A specific configuration of the fastening portion 320 will be described below. In this case, when the user does not press the pressing portion 330, the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220, and when the user presses the pressing portion 330, the pressing portion 330 rotates about the shaft 120 counterclockwise based on FIG. 3, and correspondingly, the fastening portion 320 accommodated in the accommodation portion 220 also rotates counterclockwise to be separated from the accommodation portion 220. Therefore, a gap is formed between the fastening portion 320 and the accommodation portion 220, and the ring formed at the other end of the necklace is inserted into the gap so that the ring is inserted into the bridge portion 210. Then, when the user no longer presses the pressing portion 330, the pressing portion 330 rotates clockwise due to an elastic restoring force of the torsion spring part 400 as will be described below, and correspondingly, the fastening portion 320 also returns to rotate clockwise and is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220. Therefore, a closed area is formed, and the other end of the necklace functions as a connector because it is not separated from the connector according to the present disclosure.

[0036] As described above, since the conventional structure is a structure in which the ring end 2 of the ring and the fastening part 3 are spaced by a fine gap from each other, there is a problem that durability is lowered due to bending when used continuously and the user's hand is cut by the sharp part due to the inclined surface formed due to a rotation radius, but there are advantages that since the structure of the present disclosure is a structure in which the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220 instead of the separated structure, the accommodated portion 220 supports the fastening portion 320, thereby minimizing external exposure of the fastening portion 320 and minimizing the bending problem, and as will be described in detail below, since the sharp inclined surface is not formed on the entire connector, there is an advantage that it is possible to fundamentally block a problem of the user's hand being cut. In addition, since there is no need to lower the purity of gold to secure rigidity as in the conventional structure, the overall product quality is improved.

[0037] The torsion spring part 400 is inserted between the shaft hole 340 and the base portion 310, and more specifically, is positioned between the pair of housings 110. With the configuration of the torsion spring part 400, when the tilting part 300 is tilted as the pressing portion 330 is pressed and then the pressing portion 330 is no longer pressed, the tilting part 300 may be restored to its original position without a separate external force due to the elastic restoring force, which can improve the convenience of use.

[0038] The following description will be given with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view illustrating an inner portion of the bridge portion 210.

[0039] A through groove 212 is formed at a point of the bridge portion 210 connected to the main body part 100, and the pressing portion 330 of the tilting part 300 penetrates the through groove 212. Therefore, the pressing portion 330 may tilt without interfering with the bridge portion 210 of the ring part 200.

[0040] In this case, a pair of supports 211 is preferably formed at an inner point of the bridge portion 210. The support 211 includes a first support 2111 and a second support 2112, and the first support 2111 is formed to extend from the inside of the bridge portion 210, and the second support 2112 is formed to extend from an inner end portion of the first support 2111. In this case, the second support 2112 and the first support 2111 preferably have different lengths in the width direction, and more specifically, a length of the second support 2112 in the width direction is preferably greater than a length of the first support 2111 in the width direction. Since an end portion of the torsion spring part 400 is inserted between the pair of supports 211, the torsion spring part 400 is fixed to the ring part 200. In this case, when the length of the second support 2112 in the width direction is greater than the length of the first support 2111 in the width direction, a distance between the pair of supports 211 gradually decreases inward (more specifically, toward the shaft 120), thereby minimizing the possibility of the end portion of the torsion spring part 400 being separated from the pair of supports 211 and improving durability.

[0041] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view illustrating the accommodation portion 220 according to the present disclosure, FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating the fastening portion 320 according to the present disclosure, and FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating the fastening portion 320 according to the present disclosure. In addition, FIG. 8 illustrates the state when the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220.

[0042] First, the fastening portion 320 will be described. The fastening portion 320 includes a first fastening portion 321 and a second fastening portion 322. A vertical direction from the top and the bottom is from the first fastening portion 321 to the second fastening portion 322.

[0043] The first fastening portion 321 is formed to vertically extend downward and in a longitudinal direction and has a greater length in the width direction than the second fastening portion 322. Therefore, due to a length difference in the width direction between the first fastening portion 321 and the second fastening portion 322, a step 3211a in the width direction is formed at the bottom of the first fastening portion 321. In addition, it is preferable that the second fastening portion 322 is formed to vertically extend downward and in the longitudinal direction and has a shorter length in the width direction than the base portion 310 and is connected to the base portion 310. Therefore, when viewing the entire fastening portion 320 at the front, the fastening portion 320 has a “T” shape. Therefore, since the fastening portion 320 and the accommodation portion 220 are fastened in a “guide rail-guide groove” structure and are formed in a slidable structure, stability of the coupling between the two components is improved, insertion and removal are easy, and since the sliding operation allows smooth insertion and removal, durability is improved due to less wear.

[0044] In addition, a corner point of the first fastening portion 321 is preferably rounded, and correspondingly, the accommodation portion 220 is also formed to have a rounded portion at a complementary position. Therefore, it is possible to improve durability due to minimized wear.

[0045] In addition, a rounded portion 323 is formed at a connection point of the second fastening portion 322 and the base portion 310, and the rounded portion 323 is preferably rounded in the longitudinal direction as illustrated in FIG. 5. Therefore, wear can be minimized and durability can be improved in the process of inserting or removing the second fastening portion 322 into or from the accommodation portion 220, and correspondingly, the accommodation portion 220 also has a rounded portion 225 formed at a complementary position. This will be described in detail below. For convenience of description, the fastening portion 321 divided into a front portion and a rear portion will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8. The front portion of the fastening portion 320 has a first fastening portion front surface 3211 and a second fastening portion front surface 3221, and the rear portion has a first fastening portion rear surface 3212 and a second fastening portion rear surface 3222.

[0046] In addition, for convenience of description, the step is also divided into a step front surface 3211a and the step rear surface 3212a, and the rounded portion 323 is also divided into the rounded portion front surface 3231 and the rounded portion rear surface 3232.

[0047] In this case, the first fastening portion rear surface 3212 preferably protrudes more in the longitudinal direction than the second fastening portion rear surface 3222, and a boundary point between the first fastening portion rear surface 3212 and the step rear surface 3212a is preferably rounded to protrude downward vertically. Unlike the first fastening portion front surface 3211 and the second fastening portion front surface 3221, referring to FIGS. 6 and 8, the first fastening portion rear surface 3212 protrudes more in the longitudinal direction than the second fastening portion rear surface 3222 and vertically protrudes downward, and thus has a “hook”-like shape, thereby improving stability when accommodated in the accommodation portion 220 and minimizing the possibility of the entire fastening portion 320 being detached from the accommodation portion 220. In addition, it is possible to minimize wear due to the rounded shape, thereby improving durability.

[0048] In addition, in contrast, the first fastening portion front surface 3211 and the second fastening portion front surface 3221 have almost no length difference in the longitudinal direction. This means that since the first fastening portion front surface 3211 and the second fastening portion front surface 3221 are exposed externally even when accommodated in the accommodation portion 220, it is preferable to minimize the step in the longitudinal direction, and when the step in the longitudinal direction is formed somewhat large, clothes may get caught on the step or the user's body may get cut, thereby preventing such a problem.

[0049] In addition, referring to FIGS. 6 and 8, the second fastening portion rear surface 3222 is rounded vertically unlike the second fastening portion front surface 3221. In the process in which the entire fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220, the second fastening portion rear surface 3222 is in contact with a specific point 226 of the accommodation portion 220 (which will be described below), and in this case, a shape that is rounded vertically to surround the specific point 226 is implemented. Therefore, wear can be minimized and durability can be improved.

[0050] In a similar principle, the first fastening portion rear surface 3212 is also rounded vertically and has the above-described effect.

[0051] Next, the accommodation portion 220 will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

[0052] The accommodation portion 220 preferably includes an accommodation groove formed in a shape complementary to the fastening portion 320. For convenience of description, the accommodation groove is divided into a first accommodation groove 226 and a second accommodation groove 227 according to positions.

[0053] The first accommodation groove 226 includes a 1-1 accommodation portion 222 and a 1-2 accommodation portion 223. The 1-1 accommodation portion 222 accommodates the first fastening portion 321, and the 1-2 accommodation portion 223 accommodates the steps 3211a and 3212a. In addition, the second accommodation groove 227 includes a 2-1 accommodation portion 224 and a 2-2 accommodation portion 225. The 2-1 accommodation portion 224 accommodates the second fastening portion 322, and the 2-2 accommodation portion 225 accommodates the rounded portion 323. In this way, the accommodation portion 220 accommodates the fastening portion 320.

[0054] In this case, as described above, the length of the first accommodation groove 226 in the longitudinal direction is preferably greater than the length of the second accommodation groove 227, and due to such a step in the longitudinal direction, the hook portion of the first fastening portion 3212 may be supported by the step in the longitudinal direction, thereby improving fastening support and stability when the fastening portion 320 and the accommodation portion 220 are coupled.

[0055] FIG. 8 is an enlarged view illustrating a state in which the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation groove.

[0056] In this case, in the present disclosure, when the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation groove, a portion in which the fastening portion 320 and the accommodation groove face each other is spaced by a predetermined distance from each other, and the above distance is preferably designed to be narrower from the front surface to the rear surface of the accommodation groove. Based on the distance indicated by the drawing symbol “a” in FIG. 8, the distance is narrower toward the drawing symbols “b” and “c.”

[0057] An operation of the fastening portion 320 tilted and accommodated in the accommodation groove is an operation in which the fastening portion 320 is accommodated by being sequentially inserted in a direction from the front surface to the rear surface of the accommodation groove. Therefore, at a time point when the fastening portion 320 initially starts to be inserted into the accommodation groove, a slightly separated distance is designed to be secured between the accommodation groove and the fastening portion 320, thereby facilitating the insertion of the fastening portion 320, and when the fastening portion 320 is fully inserted, the separated distance is designed to be minimized, thereby minimizing the possibility of the fastening portion 320 being detached. Therefore, the convenience of use and durability can be improved.

[0058] In addition, although the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments, and it is apparent that the present disclosure can be modified in any of various ways by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from the gist of the present disclosure claimed by the appended claims, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present disclosure.INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0059] The present disclosure relates to an accessory connector with improved durability, and more specifically, to improving durability of a connector, increasing the convenience of use, and solving a problem of a user's hand being cut while connecting an accessory using a connector by designing an accessory connector using a configuration supported by inserting a fastening part that performs a tilting operation into an accommodation groove.

Examples

Embodiment Construction

[0024]The following is merely exemplary for the principle of the present disclosure. Therefore, those skilled in the art can invent various devices that implement the principle of the present disclosure and are included in the concept and scope of the present disclosure even though they are not explicitly described or illustrated in the present specification. In addition, it should be understood that all conditional terms and embodiments listed in the present specification are, in principle, intended only for the purpose of making the concept of the present disclosure understood and are not limited to the especially listed embodiments and states.

[0025]Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026]FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an accessory connector according to the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is a view for describing a process of operating the accessory connector according to th...

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an accessory connector with improved durability, and more specifically, to improving durability of a connector, increasing the convenience of use, and solving a problem of a user's hand being cut while connecting an accessory using a connector by designing an accessory connector using a configuration supported by inserting a fastening part that performs a tilting operation into an accommodation groove.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] It is common for a necklace to have a connecting ring formed to fit a user's body size or to remove the necklace. FIG. 9 is a photograph of a typical necklace connecting ring product.

[0003] Describing conventional necklace connecting ring products, when a user presses protrusion 1 of a connecting ring, a fastening part 3 that forms one part with the protrusion 1 rotates in the same direction as the rotation of the protrusion 1, thereby forming a gap separated from a ring end 2 of a main body, and an opposite necklace on which a ring is formed is inserted into the gap and fastened to a ring part of the main body. Then, when the user releases the protrusion, the protrusion is restored by a spring so that the fastening part 3 meets the ring end 2 of the main body again, and a closed area is formed so that the opposite necklace on which the ring is formed is connected without separation from the ring.

[0004] However, since the principle of the conventional necklace connecting ring is that the fastening part 3 is in close contact with the ring end 2 to form the closed area, when one part is bent due to frequent use, a case in which the closed area cannot be formed and the function as a connecting ring is not possible often occurs, and when the user forcibly applies a force to restore a bent part, there is a case in which the corresponding part is broken and repair is not possible. In conclusion, there is a problem that durability is very weak. In addition, there is a case in which an expensive accessory is lost because the closed area disappears due to bending and thus an accessory such as a necklace is separated.

[0005] In addition, since the necklace connecting ring is vulnerable to such bending, the purity of gold inevitably needs to be lowered to reinforce rigidity, resulting in a problem that the quality of the entire necklace deteriorates.

[0006] In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 9, since the fastening part 3 has a rotating structure, an inclined surface is inevitably formed to minimize friction with the ring end 2 of the main body and enable the rotating operation, and thus the ring end 2 of the main body also needs to be formed to have an inclined surface. Therefore, an end portion of the inclined surface has a sharp structure, and since the user generally uses the connecting ring in an invisible state in which his or her hands are put behind his or her neck, the hand is often cut by the sharp part during use.

[0007] In addition, the sharp part gets caught on the user's clothes, and the clothes are damaged by being torn or stretched due to the catch.PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED

[0008] The present disclosure relates to an accessory connector with improved durability, and more specifically, to improving durability of a connector, increasing the convenience of use, and solving a problem of a user's hand being cut while connecting an accessory using a connector by designing an accessory connector using a configuration supported by inserting a fastening part that performs a tilting operation into an accommodation groove.TECHNICAL MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM

[0009] An accessory connector with improved durability according to the present disclosure includes a main body part, a ring part having one end coupled to the main body part and spaced apart from the main body part, and a tilting part coupled to the main body part to tilt about the main body part and having one end that protrudes from the main body part and the other end accommodated in the other end of the ring part, wherein, when a user presses one end of the tilting part, the other end of the tilting part tilts about the main body part to be detached from the other end of the ring part.

[0010] In addition, the ring part includes a bridge portion coupled to the main body part and spaced apart from the main body part, and an accommodation portion that is formed to extend from the bridge portion and accommodates the other end of the tilting part, and a recessed accommodation groove having a shape complementary to a shape of the other end of the tilting part is formed inside the accommodation portion.

[0011] In addition, the tilting part includes a base portion coupled to rotate about a shaft formed on the main body part, a pressing portion that passes through the bridge portion and formed to extend from one end of the base portion to protrude from the main body part, and a fastening portion accommodated in the accommodation groove.

[0012] In addition, the accessory connector includes a torsion spring part fastened to the base portion, wherein, when the user does not press the pressing portion, the fastening portion is restored by the torsion spring part and accommodated in the accommodation groove.

[0013] In addition, the pressing portion is rounded.EFFECT OF THE INVENTION

[0014] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to improve durability of the connector, increase the convenience of use, and solve the problem of the user's hand being cut while connecting the accessory using the connector by designing the accessory connector using the configuration supported by inserting the fastening part that performs the tilting operation into the accommodation groove.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an accessory connector according to the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 2 is a view for describing a process of operating the accessory connector according to the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the accessory connector according to the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view illustrating an accommodation portion according to the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating a fastening part according to the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating the fastening part according to the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view illustrating an inner portion of a bridge portion according to the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a state in which the fastening part according to the present disclosure is accommodated in the accommodation portion.

[0023] FIG. 9 is a photograph of a typical necklace connecting ring product.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

[0024] The following is merely exemplary for the principle of the present disclosure. Therefore, those skilled in the art can invent various devices that implement the principle of the present disclosure and are included in the concept and scope of the present disclosure even though they are not explicitly described or illustrated in the present specification. In addition, it should be understood that all conditional terms and embodiments listed in the present specification are, in principle, intended only for the purpose of making the concept of the present disclosure understood and are not limited to the especially listed embodiments and states.

[0025] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an accessory connector according to the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is a view for describing a process of operating the accessory connector according to the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the accessory connector according to the present disclosure. Hereinafter, a configuration and effects of an accessory connector according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

[0027] An accessory connector according to the present disclosure includes a main body part 100, a ring part 200, a tilting part 300, and a torsion spring part 400.

[0028] The main body part 100 includes a housing 110 and a shaft 120. A pair of housings 110 is formed and formed to be spaced by a predetermined distance from each other in a width direction and to vertically extend downward. One end of a necklace is coupled to lower portions of the housings 110.

[0029] A shaft 120 is preferably coupled between the pair of housings 110 in the width direction. For example, the shaft 120 may be coupled to only one housing 110, and an end portion of the shaft 120 may be spaced by a predetermined distance from the other housing 110 to facilitate the coupling and decoupling of the ring part 200. In addition, as will be described below, a shaft hole 340 is coupled to the shaft 120 to enable the ring part 200 to tilt about the main body part 100. More specifically, the ring part 200 tilts about the shaft 120.

[0030] The ring part 200 is coupled to the main body part 100. The ring part 200 includes a bridge portion 210 and an accommodation portion 220. One end of the bridge portion 210 is coupled to the main body part 100, and the accommodation portion 220 is formed to extend from the other end. In this case, the bridge portion 210 is preferably formed in a rounded ring shape as an example, and the extended accommodation portion 220 is spaced by a predetermined distance from the main body part 100. A specific configuration of the accommodation portion 220 will be described below.

[0031] The tilting part 300 is coupled to the main body part 100 and is coupled to tilt about the main body part 100. The tilting part 300 includes a base portion 310, a fastening portion 320, and a pressing portion 330.

[0032] The base portion 310 is preferably coupled to be inserted between the pair of housings 110 of the main body part 100, thereby enabling the entire tilting part 300 to tilt without being separated from the main body part 100.

[0033] The shaft hole 340 protruding in the width direction is formed in the base portion 310, and a hollow 341 is formed in the shaft hole 340 in the width direction. The hollow 341 is coupled to the shaft 120 of the base portion 310, and with this structure, the base portion 310 may tilt about the shaft 120.

[0034] The pressing portion 330 is formed to extend from one end of the base portion 310. The pressing portion 330 is formed to protrude from the main body part 100, and the user presses the pressing portion 330. The pressing portion 330 is preferably rounded. Therefore, it is possible to minimize a problem of the user's body being cut by the pressing portion 330 by minimizing the sharp part during use.

[0035] The fastening portion 320 is formed at the other end of the base portion 310. A specific configuration of the fastening portion 320 will be described below. In this case, when the user does not press the pressing portion 330, the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220, and when the user presses the pressing portion 330, the pressing portion 330 rotates about the shaft 120 counterclockwise based on FIG. 3, and correspondingly, the fastening portion 320 accommodated in the accommodation portion 220 also rotates counterclockwise to be separated from the accommodation portion 220. Therefore, a gap is formed between the fastening portion 320 and the accommodation portion 220, and the ring formed at the other end of the necklace is inserted into the gap so that the ring is inserted into the bridge portion 210. Then, when the user no longer presses the pressing portion 330, the pressing portion 330 rotates clockwise due to an elastic restoring force of the torsion spring part 400 as will be described below, and correspondingly, the fastening portion 320 also returns to rotate clockwise and is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220. Therefore, a closed area is formed, and the other end of the necklace functions as a connector because it is not separated from the connector according to the present disclosure.

[0036] As described above, since the conventional structure is a structure in which the ring end 2 of the ring and the fastening part 3 are spaced by a fine gap from each other, there is a problem that durability is lowered due to bending when used continuously and the user's hand is cut by the sharp part due to the inclined surface formed due to a rotation radius, but there are advantages that since the structure of the present disclosure is a structure in which the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220 instead of the separated structure, the accommodated portion 220 supports the fastening portion 320, thereby minimizing external exposure of the fastening portion 320 and minimizing the bending problem, and as will be described in detail below, since the sharp inclined surface is not formed on the entire connector, there is an advantage that it is possible to fundamentally block a problem of the user's hand being cut. In addition, since there is no need to lower the purity of gold to secure rigidity as in the conventional structure, the overall product quality is improved.

[0037] The torsion spring part 400 is inserted between the shaft hole 340 and the base portion 310, and more specifically, is positioned between the pair of housings 110. With the configuration of the torsion spring part 400, when the tilting part 300 is tilted as the pressing portion 330 is pressed and then the pressing portion 330 is no longer pressed, the tilting part 300 may be restored to its original position without a separate external force due to the elastic restoring force, which can improve the convenience of use.

[0038] The following description will be given with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view illustrating an inner portion of the bridge portion 210.

[0039] A through groove 212 is formed at a point of the bridge portion 210 connected to the main body part 100, and the pressing portion 330 of the tilting part 300 penetrates the through groove 212. Therefore, the pressing portion 330 may tilt without interfering with the bridge portion 210 of the ring part 200.

[0040] In this case, a pair of supports 211 is preferably formed at an inner point of the bridge portion 210. The support 211 includes a first support 2111 and a second support 2112, and the first support 2111 is formed to extend from the inside of the bridge portion 210, and the second support 2112 is formed to extend from an inner end portion of the first support 2111. In this case, the second support 2112 and the first support 2111 preferably have different lengths in the width direction, and more specifically, a length of the second support 2112 in the width direction is preferably greater than a length of the first support 2111 in the width direction. Since an end portion of the torsion spring part 400 is inserted between the pair of supports 211, the torsion spring part 400 is fixed to the ring part 200. In this case, when the length of the second support 2112 in the width direction is greater than the length of the first support 2111 in the width direction, a distance between the pair of supports 211 gradually decreases inward (more specifically, toward the shaft 120), thereby minimizing the possibility of the end portion of the torsion spring part 400 being separated from the pair of supports 211 and improving durability.

[0041] FIG. 4 is an enlarged view illustrating the accommodation portion 220 according to the present disclosure, FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating the fastening portion 320 according to the present disclosure, and FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating the fastening portion 320 according to the present disclosure. In addition, FIG. 8 illustrates the state when the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220.

[0042] First, the fastening portion 320 will be described. The fastening portion 320 includes a first fastening portion 321 and a second fastening portion 322. A vertical direction from the top and the bottom is from the first fastening portion 321 to the second fastening portion 322.

[0043] The first fastening portion 321 is formed to vertically extend downward and in a longitudinal direction and has a greater length in the width direction than the second fastening portion 322. Therefore, due to a length difference in the width direction between the first fastening portion 321 and the second fastening portion 322, a step 3211a in the width direction is formed at the bottom of the first fastening portion 321. In addition, it is preferable that the second fastening portion 322 is formed to vertically extend downward and in the longitudinal direction and has a shorter length in the width direction than the base portion 310 and is connected to the base portion 310. Therefore, when viewing the entire fastening portion 320 at the front, the fastening portion 320 has a “T” shape. Therefore, since the fastening portion 320 and the accommodation portion 220 are fastened in a “guide rail-guide groove” structure and are formed in a slidable structure, stability of the coupling between the two components is improved, insertion and removal are easy, and since the sliding operation allows smooth insertion and removal, durability is improved due to less wear.

[0044] In addition, a corner point of the first fastening portion 321 is preferably rounded, and correspondingly, the accommodation portion 220 is also formed to have a rounded portion at a complementary position. Therefore, it is possible to improve durability due to minimized wear.

[0045] In addition, a rounded portion 323 is formed at a connection point of the second fastening portion 322 and the base portion 310, and the rounded portion 323 is preferably rounded in the longitudinal direction as illustrated in FIG. 5. Therefore, wear can be minimized and durability can be improved in the process of inserting or removing the second fastening portion 322 into or from the accommodation portion 220, and correspondingly, the accommodation portion 220 also has a rounded portion 225 formed at a complementary position. This will be described in detail below. For convenience of description, the fastening portion 321 divided into a front portion and a rear portion will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8. The front portion of the fastening portion 320 has a first fastening portion front surface 3211 and a second fastening portion front surface 3221, and the rear portion has a first fastening portion rear surface 3212 and a second fastening portion rear surface 3222.

[0046] In addition, for convenience of description, the step is also divided into a step front surface 3211a and the step rear surface 3212a, and the rounded portion 323 is also divided into the rounded portion front surface 3231 and the rounded portion rear surface 3232.

[0047] In this case, the first fastening portion rear surface 3212 preferably protrudes more in the longitudinal direction than the second fastening portion rear surface 3222, and a boundary point between the first fastening portion rear surface 3212 and the step rear surface 3212a is preferably rounded to protrude downward vertically. Unlike the first fastening portion front surface 3211 and the second fastening portion front surface 3221, referring to FIGS. 6 and 8, the first fastening portion rear surface 3212 protrudes more in the longitudinal direction than the second fastening portion rear surface 3222 and vertically protrudes downward, and thus has a “hook”-like shape, thereby improving stability when accommodated in the accommodation portion 220 and minimizing the possibility of the entire fastening portion 320 being detached from the accommodation portion 220. In addition, it is possible to minimize wear due to the rounded shape, thereby improving durability.

[0048] In addition, in contrast, the first fastening portion front surface 3211 and the second fastening portion front surface 3221 have almost no length difference in the longitudinal direction. This means that since the first fastening portion front surface 3211 and the second fastening portion front surface 3221 are exposed externally even when accommodated in the accommodation portion 220, it is preferable to minimize the step in the longitudinal direction, and when the step in the longitudinal direction is formed somewhat large, clothes may get caught on the step or the user's body may get cut, thereby preventing such a problem.

[0049] In addition, referring to FIGS. 6 and 8, the second fastening portion rear surface 3222 is rounded vertically unlike the second fastening portion front surface 3221. In the process in which the entire fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 220, the second fastening portion rear surface 3222 is in contact with a specific point 226 of the accommodation portion 220 (which will be described below), and in this case, a shape that is rounded vertically to surround the specific point 226 is implemented. Therefore, wear can be minimized and durability can be improved.

[0050] In a similar principle, the first fastening portion rear surface 3212 is also rounded vertically and has the above-described effect.

[0051] Next, the accommodation portion 220 will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

[0052] The accommodation portion 220 preferably includes an accommodation groove formed in a shape complementary to the fastening portion 320. For convenience of description, the accommodation groove is divided into a first accommodation groove 226 and a second accommodation groove 227 according to positions.

[0053] The first accommodation groove 226 includes a 1-1 accommodation portion 222 and a 1-2 accommodation portion 223. The 1-1 accommodation portion 222 accommodates the first fastening portion 321, and the 1-2 accommodation portion 223 accommodates the steps 3211a and 3212a. In addition, the second accommodation groove 227 includes a 2-1 accommodation portion 224 and a 2-2 accommodation portion 225. The 2-1 accommodation portion 224 accommodates the second fastening portion 322, and the 2-2 accommodation portion 225 accommodates the rounded portion 323. In this way, the accommodation portion 220 accommodates the fastening portion 320.

[0054] In this case, as described above, the length of the first accommodation groove 226 in the longitudinal direction is preferably greater than the length of the second accommodation groove 227, and due to such a step in the longitudinal direction, the hook portion of the first fastening portion 3212 may be supported by the step in the longitudinal direction, thereby improving fastening support and stability when the fastening portion 320 and the accommodation portion 220 are coupled.

[0055] FIG. 8 is an enlarged view illustrating a state in which the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation groove.

[0056] In this case, in the present disclosure, when the fastening portion 320 is accommodated in the accommodation groove, a portion in which the fastening portion 320 and the accommodation groove face each other is spaced by a predetermined distance from each other, and the above distance is preferably designed to be narrower from the front surface to the rear surface of the accommodation groove. Based on the distance indicated by the drawing symbol “a” in FIG. 8, the distance is narrower toward the drawing symbols “b” and “c.”

[0057] An operation of the fastening portion 320 tilted and accommodated in the accommodation groove is an operation in which the fastening portion 320 is accommodated by being sequentially inserted in a direction from the front surface to the rear surface of the accommodation groove. Therefore, at a time point when the fastening portion 320 initially starts to be inserted into the accommodation groove, a slightly separated distance is designed to be secured between the accommodation groove and the fastening portion 320, thereby facilitating the insertion of the fastening portion 320, and when the fastening portion 320 is fully inserted, the separated distance is designed to be minimized, thereby minimizing the possibility of the fastening portion 320 being detached. Therefore, the convenience of use and durability can be improved.

[0058] In addition, although the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments, and it is apparent that the present disclosure can be modified in any of various ways by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from the gist of the present disclosure claimed by the appended claims, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present disclosure.INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0059] The present disclosure relates to an accessory connector with improved durability, and more specifically, to improving durability of a connector, increasing the convenience of use, and solving a problem of a user's hand being cut while connecting an accessory using a connector by designing an accessory connector using a configuration supported by inserting a fastening part that performs a tilting operation into an accommodation groove.

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[0024]The following is merely exemplary for the principle of the present disclosure. Therefore, those skilled in the art can invent various devices that implement the principle of the present disclosure and are included in the concept and scope of the present disclosure even though they are not explicitly described or illustrated in the present specification. In addition, it should be understood that all conditional terms and embodiments listed in the present specification are, in principle, intended only for the purpose of making the concept of the present disclosure understood and are not limited to the especially listed embodiments and states.

[0025]Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026]FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an accessory connector according to the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is a view for describing a process of operating the accessory connector according to th...

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1. An accessory connector with improved durability, comprising:a main body part;a ring part having one end coupled to the main body part and spaced apart from the main body part; anda tilting part coupled to the main body part to tilt about the main body part and having one end that protrudes from the main body part and the other end accommodated in the other end of the ring part,wherein, when a user presses one end of the tilting part, the other end of the tilting part tilts about the main body part to be detached from the other end of the ring part.

2. The accessory connector of claim 1, wherein the ring part includes:a bridge portion coupled to the main body part and spaced apart from the main body part; andan accommodation portion that is formed to extend from the bridge portion and accommodates the other end of the tilting part, anda recessed accommodation groove having a shape complementary to a shape of the other end of the tilting part is formed inside the accommodation portion.

3. The accessory connector of claim 2, wherein the tilting part includes:a base portion coupled to rotate about a shaft formed on the main body part;a pressing portion that passes through the bridge portion and formed to extend from one end of the base portion to protrude from the main body part; anda fastening portion accommodated in the accommodation groove.

4. The accessory connector of claim 3, comprising a torsion spring part fastened to the base portion,wherein, when the user does not press the pressing portion, the fastening portion is restored by the torsion spring part and accommodated in the accommodation groove.

5. The accessory connector of claim 4, wherein the pressing portion is rounded.

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