CN110023634A

CN110023634A - Closure member

Info

Publication number: CN110023634A
Application number: CN201680087726.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: A·布朗森
Original assignee: Jam Holding Stock Co
Current assignee: Jam Holding Stock Co
Priority date: 2016-05-16
Filing date: 2016-05-16
Publication date: 2019-07-16
Also published as: WO2017197479A1; EP3458729A4; EP3458729A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of closure members, comprising: first surface, with multiple first protrusions, first protrusion extends outwardly from the first surface and terminates at distal end to provide multiple first respectively；Second surface, with multiple second protrusions, second protrusion extends outwardly from the second surface and terminates at distal end to provide multiple second respectively；The multiple first and the multiple second difference；The space between the first adjacent upright protrusion defines the first chamber as a result, to capture described second of the second surface；And wherein the space between the second adjacent upright protrusion limits the second chamber, to capture described first of the first surface.

Description

Closure member

Technical field

The present invention relates to fastener or closure members；And relate more specifically to removedly fix by pressure or touch Mutual lock fastener and method that component tightens together.

Background technique

Prior art discloses many different types of fasteners；Especially mutual lock fastener.For example, US 5097570 refers to Out usually there are three types of the mutual lock fastener of type, one of such mutual lock fastener is commonly referred to as " sliding fastening Part ", generally includes two attachable components, and each component has alternate ridge and chamber.Two structures of " slide fastener " Part is linked together and the ridge of a component is inserted into the chamber of another component.Such mutual lock fastener prevents Interlocking member planar slide, but the vertical movement of interlocking member is not prevented.

US 5097570 continues to point out that the mutual lock fastener of second of type is commonly known as " zipper " fastener；And third The mutual lock fastener of kind common type is a kind of " pressure-type " device, is commonly called as " VELCRO " type device or fastener.US 5097570 are related to a kind of fastener using Manual pressure, and there are two flexible opposite fastening members for fastener tool, each tight Gu component has multiple alternate flexible burrs and burr seat chamber.When pressed together, the burr of a component and another structure The burr chamber of part is interlaced.

Another device is shown in US 5097570, it discloses a kind of touch fastener products, and wherein fastener is first Part limits the depression of sufficient amount and pattern between associated group of adjacent stems, to work as in zero degree engagement angle with identical patterns A large amount of locking ratios required for being provided when engagement.

In addition, US 5212853 is related to a kind of separable fastener comprising a pair of of fastener.Each fastener includes Flat and multiple resilient engagement protrusions, the multiple resilient engagement protrusion setting is on the base and integral with pedestal, and is arranged At multiple horizontal and vertical rows.Joint protrusion has the corresponding head of uniform-dimension.Every head is supported on base by a pair of of pin components On seat, the pin components are in upper end in conjunction with the opposing edge parts of head bottom.

Another device is shown in US 5579562, is related to a kind of fastener being interconnected comprising two tight Fastener members and structure for positioning another fastener member relative to a fastener member.In one embodiment, Location structure includes the protrusion extended from a fastener and the opening formed in another fastener.

In addition, US 5634245 shows the fastener with first component and second component, there is knot on each component Structure surface.First component has two main surfaces being oppositely arranged, and at least part of each main surface has structuring table Face.Second component is at least one main surface with structured surface.When two main surfaces setting of first component is the It is bent and distorts between the structured surface of two components and the element of structured surface and during attachment when friction adherency, the One component is fastened to second component.

US 5671511 is related to a kind of fastener being interconnected with tissue layer；And US5797170 is related to synthesis tree Rouge molded surface fastener.

US9015910 discloses a kind of more rib fasteners of single-piece comprising at least two groups rib, each rib have one or Multiple hooks, wherein the interval between these groups is less than the width of the maximum rib number in one of group.

US 6076238 shows a kind of machanical fastener comprising multiple engaging levers with unordered arrangement positioning, It is repeated on substrate.One preferred embodiment of the invention provides a kind of machanical fastener, with multiple duplicate unordered rows Column, wherein these arrangements repeat in more than one directions.The unordered arrangement of engaging lever allow pairs of fastener and they from Body is interconnected, or, in other words, from cooperation.In addition, the unordered arrangement of engaging lever allows fastener with any relative angle Orientation be interconnected with relative constant engaging force and relative constant breakaway force, but regardless of they angle orientation how.It connects The unordered arrangement for closing bar also allows pairs of fastener to be interconnected at any relatively flat face position, has relative constant connect Resultant force and relative constant breakaway force, but regardless of they plan-position how

US 5867876 is related to a kind of separable plastics sun to male connector, including a pair of connectors unit, Mei Gelian Device unit is connect with flat base and multiple extend outwardly from base portion and is oriented on base portion to form the protrusion of matrix.Matrix With multiple horizontal and vertical rows.

Finally, a kind of interlock is claimed in US 5983467, include first part comprising the first basal plane and A island more than first be disposed thereon, each island have multiple side walls；Second part comprising be formed with multiple holes Structure and limit multiple walls in the multiple hole；A island more than first is located on first basal plane, and is configured so that institute Stating a island more than first can be contained in the multiple hole；Also, it is configured so that in multiple side walls and multiple walls when more than first When a island is located in multiple holes, applies relative shear to the first and second parts and make some sliding engagements in multiple side walls Corresponding respective wall in multiple walls, until the respective wall in multiple side walls is engaged with respective wall corresponding in multiple walls, it is sufficient to hinder The only further relative motion in relative shear direction, to need bigger power after applying the shearing force, along vertical More than first a islands are directly removed from the multiple hole in the axis that first basal plane extends.

Summary of the invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a kind of improved clamp device or closure members, with excellent fastening energy Power, but it is reusable when needed.

It is a further object to provide a kind of closure or locking or attachment devices, are used to connect required power Less than the power for disconnecting.

It is a further object to provide a kind of locking devices, once the component or component link together, the lock Determining device substantially does not have lateral, diagonal line or vertical movement.

It is an aspect of the invention to provide a kind of closure members comprising: first surface, with multiple elastically deformables The first protrusion, first protrusion extend outwardly from the first surface and terminate at distal end to provide multiple first respectively Head；Second surface limits multiple chambers, for capturing described first of the first surface.

It is an aspect of the invention to provide a kind of closure members comprising: first surface, with multiple first protrusions, First protrusion extends outwardly from the first surface and terminates at distal end to provide multiple first respectively；Second surface, It extends outwardly from the second surface and terminates at distally more to provide respectively with multiple second protrusions, second protrusion A second；The multiple first and the multiple second difference；Space between the first adjacent upright protrusion as a result, The first chamber is defined, to capture described second of the second surface；And wherein between the second adjacent upright protrusion Space limits the second chamber, to capture described first of the first surface.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a kind of closed component comprising: first surface has from first table The axially outwardly extending multiple positive protrusions in face, to provide multiple positive engagement members respectively；Second surface has from described second The axially outwardly extending multiple negative protrusions in surface, to limit multiple negative chambers, to capture the multiple engagement member respectively；It is wherein every A positive protrusion has positive shoulder, and each negative protrusion difference between the engagement member and the first surface With the negative shoulder for being engaged with the positive shoulder.

Another aspect of the present invention is related to the method that two components are fixed together, and one of component includes multiple One protrusion, first protrusion extend outwardly from the first component and terminate at distal end to provide multiple first and the respectively One chamber, and second component includes multiple second protrusions, and second protrusion extends outwardly and terminates at from second part Distal end to provide multiple second and the second chamber respectively；The first component is shifted into its second component；Make the multiple first With second deformation to capture described first and second in the multiple second chamber and first chamber respectively.

These and other object and feature will be described in conjunction with the following drawings now.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 is the top view for the closure member being in the unlocked position.

Fig. 2 is the sectional view for the closure member that 2-2 line intercepts along Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the top view for the closure member being in the locked position.

Fig. 4 is the sectional view along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 closure member being in the locked position intercepted.

Fig. 5 is the perspective view of the male extended from first surface.

Fig. 6 is the perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, and wherein second surface includes multiple chambers.

Fig. 7 is the perspective view for the closure member being in the unlocked position.

Fig. 8 is the perspective view for the closure member being in the locked position, and shows hexagonal head.

Fig. 9 is the side view with the negative protrusion of square toes.

Figure 10 is the plan view from above of Fig. 9.

Figure 11 is the side view with the positive protrusion of square toes.

Figure 12 is the plan view from above of Figure 11.

Figure 13 is the sectional view for the square toes being in the unlocked position.

Figure 14 is the side view for the square toes being in the locked position.

Figure 15 is the perspective view for showing second or negative protrusion of square toes.

Figure 16 is the perspective view of first or positive protrusion, shows square toes.

Figure 17 is the perspective view of the closure member of the latched position in component shown in Figure 15 and 16.

Figure 18 is the perspective view with the negative protrusion of ballhead.

Figure 19 is the plan view from above of Figure 15.

Figure 20 is the perspective view with the positive protrusion of ballhead.

Figure 21 is the plan view from above of Figure 17.

Figure 22 is the sectional view of the closure member with the ballhead being in the unlocked position.

Figure 23 is the side view cutaway drawing of Figure 19 being in the locked position.

Figure 24 is the perspective view of the closure member with the ballhead being in the unlocked position.

Figure 25 is the perspective view of the closure member with the ballhead being in the locked position.

Figure 26 is the perspective view of the closure member with the oval forming head of sun.

Figure 27 is the plan view from above of Figure 23.

Figure 28 is the perspective view for capturing the negative protrusion of the head of Figure 23.

Figure 29 is the plan view from above of Figure 25.

Figure 30 is the cross-sectional view of closure member, shows the oval forming head being in the unlocked position.

Figure 31 is the cross-sectional view for showing the oval forming head being in the locked position.

Figure 32 is the perspective view of closure member, shows the oval forming head being in the unlocked position.

Figure 33 is the perspective view that closure member shown in Figure 29 is in the locked position.

Specific embodiment

In all the appended drawings, identical component appended drawing reference having the same.

The present invention relates to a kind of closure member or closed components 10, with first surface or component 12 and second surface or portion Part 14.

First surface 12 has multiple first protrusions 16, and first protrusion 16 is for example as shown in figure 16 with array or pattern Arrangement.Second surface or component 14 have multiple second or negative protrusion 18, are arranged with pattern or array, as shown in figure 15.

The multiple first protrusion 16 extends outwardly from first surface 12 and terminates at distal end 18 to provide multiple first 20。

Second surface 14 has multiple second protrusions 18, and second protrusion 18 extends outwardly and terminates from second surface 14 In distal end 24 to provide multiple second 26.

The multiple first 20 26 different from the multiple second.

Space between the upright protrusion 16 of adjacent first or depression limit the first chamber 30, to capture the of second surface 14 Two 26.

Space, depression or recess portion between the upright protrusion 18 of adjacent second limit the second chamber 32, to capture first surface First 20 of 12.

Closure member 10 shows first 20 group for being selected from the hexagonal cross-section as shown in Fig. 2,4,5,6,7 and 8, or Selected from first 20 with square cross section, as shown in Figure 11,12,13,14 and 16；Alternatively, first is selected from rounded cross section Face, as shown in Figure 20,21,22,23,24 and 25；Alternatively, first 20 selected from ellipse or oval cross section, as Figure 26, 27, shown in 30,31 and 32.

First upright protrusion 16 limits multiple first chambers 30, and the second upright protrusion 18 limits the second chamber 32, for dividing It Bu Huo not be first 20 and second 26.

First 20 and distal end is respectively facing with second 26 18 and 24 is inwardly tapered.

First upright protrusion 16 provides undercutting 40 between distal end 18 and first surface 12.Second upright protrusion 18 is in distal end Undercutting 42 is provided between 24 and second surface 14.In latched position, such as shown in Figure 4, undercutting 14 and 42 is in contact with each other, with Just respectively by second 26 together with first 20 capture.

As the closure member of shown in figures herein is made of the material of elastically deformable, such as plastics or the like.One In a embodiment, which includes polypropylene (C₃H₆)_n。

As shown here, 18 elastically deformable of the first protrusion 16 and the second protrusion, in latched position respectively second First 20 of first surface 12 is captured in chamber 32 and captures second 26 of second surface 14 in the first chamber 30, and First 20 is discharged from the second chamber 32 in unlocked position and discharges second 26 from the first chamber 30.

In addition, closed component discloses first surface 14, have from the axially outwardly extending multiple sun of first surface 12 Protrusion 16, to provide multiple positive engagement members at 20 respectively.Second surface 14 have it is multiple from second surface 14 axially outward The negative protrusion 18 of extension, to limit multiple negative chambers, depression or groove 32, to capture the multiple positive engagement member 20 respectively.

Positive protrusion 16 provides positive shoulder 40 between positive engagement member 20 and first surface 12.Each yin protrusion 18 has yin Shoulder 42, for being engaged respectively with positive shoulder 40.

Each sun protrusion 16 has the bar part 50 for terminating at distal end 18, to provide the positive engagement member 20.

As described above, each yin protrusion 18 has the negative bar 52 for terminating at distal end 24, for capturing positive engagement member 20.

Positive protrusion 16 and negative protrusion 18 be it is deformable, positive engagement member 20 to be captured in negative chamber or recessed in latched position In cave 32, and positive engagement member 20 is discharged from negative chamber 32 in unlocked position.

As described above, positive engagement member 20 is selected from hexagon, square, circle and oval radial cross-section.Sun engagement Component 20 is inwardly tapered towards distal end 18.

In addition, negative capture element 18 is towards being distally inwardly tapered.Negative capture element 18 be selected from limit hexagon, square, The group of the chamber 32 of round and oval radial cross-section.

Positive shoulder 40 has undercutting between engagement member 20 and positive bar 50.Capture element has negative shoulder 42, the yin Shoulder 42 has undercutting to contact the undercutting 40 of positive engagement member 20, to capture engagement member 20.

Negative capture element 18 is resiliently deflectable to capture positive engagement member 20.More specifically, the negative deformation of protrusion 18 is with will be positive The capture of engagement member 20 is discharged into unlocked position in latched position, and by the engagement member of positive protrusion 16.

Fig. 6 shows another embodiment of the invention, and wherein second surface 14 includes multiple chambers or groove 32, for catching Obtain the multiple deformable positive engagement member 20.More specifically, the multiple chamber has undercutting or negative shoulder 42, when variable Shape elasticity positive engagement member 20 contacts the undercutting 40 of positive engagement member 20 when being forced into chamber 32 respectively, for capturing engagement member 20.Second component 14 can be made of the rigid material of metal etc..This arrangement can be used for substantially first use；Change sentence It talks about, once positive engagement member is put into chamber, then first surface is essentially permanently fixed to second surface, because first Surface 14 needs to destroy positive protrusion before can removing from second surface 14.Alternatively, the material of positive engagement member 20 can choose into So that when being subjected to temperature and increasing, flexible or deformability will increase, to make it easier to be integrated to second surface 14 or chamber 32。

Embodiment shown in Figures 5 and 6 can be used for automotive field, and automobile component is essentially permanently fixed to chassis On, such as mud guard.In another embodiment, one or two of surface 12 and 14 is molded as the component of manufacture.One Example is the beam of the construction for being fastened togather, or with the automobile component for moulding one of them surface 12 or 14.

Furthermore, it is possible to select the combination between surface 12 and 14 by selecting the material of positive protrusion, negative protrusion and/or chamber Intensity.

Here define the invention further relates to a kind of method that two components 12 and 14 are fixed together, one of portions Part 12 includes extending outwardly and terminating at distal end 18 from the first component 12 to provide multiple first 20 and the first chamber 30 respectively Multiple first protrusions 16, and second component 14 include multiple second protrusions 18, second protrusion 18 from second component 14 to Outer extension simultaneously terminates at distal end 24, and to provide multiple second 26 and the second chamber 32 respectively, the method is used for:

(a) first component 12 is shifted into second component 14；

(b) make the multiple first 20 and second 26 deformation, first 20 and second 26 are captured respectively In the multiple second chamber 32 and the first chamber 30.

The first component 12 and second component 14 are pressed together arrival latched position.

Method described herein also shows the power for unlocking the first component 12 from second component 14 and is greater than for by the One component is locked to the power of second component.

Figure 18,19,20,21,22,23,24 and 25 show the present invention relevant to round end or bulb.More specifically, the Two negative protrusions include chamber, which has the recess portion 51 for the head 20 for being suitable for accommodating positive protrusion 16.

The length that Figure 22 and 23 shows negative bar joint edge 61 can choose as the bar 50 corresponding to positive engagement member Length 63, to select engaging force and separating force required between surface 12 and 14.In other words, if increasing by 61 and 63 length Degree, then power needed for separating member 12 and 14 also increases.It is thereby possible to select the elasticity and bar and edge 61 and 63 of material Length, to provide different binding forces between the parts.

Figure 26,27,28,29,30 and 31 show the present invention related with ellipse or oval male engaging head 20.

Adjacent negative protrusion 18 will be deflected or be deformed, to capture the oval forming head 20 of sun.

The present invention provides substantially permanent locking mechanism when needed as described herein, but also providing when needed can The locking mechanism of reuse.In addition, the present invention provides by the way that side 12 and 14 to be applied on other two kinds of materials, or By in the component, material or surface that protrusion 12 and 14 is integrated to finished product by the fabrication stage, and two components 12 and 14 are connected It is connected together.For example, protrusion can be applied to moulding part, such as fascia, wherein the shape of moulding part is directly The form of instrument board.The present invention includes component 12 and 14 as described herein, they use sun completely different as described With negative protrusion.In addition, substantially there are shape air between male and female protrusion for locking device 10, and therefore can in addition melt Change or is bonded together to obtain additional intensity.

Furthermore, it is possible to the size of various protrusions be selected, to provide substantially according to selected size or thickness Permanent bonding or reusable.

In addition, locking device 10 there is no transverse direction, diagonal line or vertical motion once connection in component.

Claims

1. a kind of closure member, comprising:

(a) first surface, with multiple first protrusions, first protrusion extends outwardly and terminates at from the first surface Distal end to provide multiple first respectively；

(b) second surface, with multiple second protrusions, second protrusion extends outwardly and terminates at from the second surface Distal end to provide multiple second respectively；

(c) the multiple first and the multiple second difference；

(d) thus the space between adjacent the first upright protrusion limits the first chamber to capture described the second of the second surface Head；And

(e) wherein the space between adjacent the second upright protrusion limits the second chamber to capture described the first of the first surface Head.

2. closure member as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that described first and second is respectively selected from relative to described Hexagon, square, circle and the oval cross section of first surface and second surface.

3. closure member as claimed in claim 2, which is characterized in that the first upright protrusion and the second upright protrusion limit respectively Fixed first chamber and the second chamber, for capturing described first and second respectively.

4. closure member as claimed in claim 3, which is characterized in that described first and second towards the distal end inwardly gradually Contracting.

5. closure member as claimed in claim 4, which is characterized in that the first upright protrusion and the second upright protrusion exist respectively Undercutting is formed between the distal end and first and second surface, respectively by described second and first capture one It rises.

6. closure member as claimed in claim 5, which is characterized in that the closure member is plastics.

7. closure member as claimed in claim 6, which is characterized in that the first and second protrusions energy flexible deformation with:

(a) in latched position, by first capture of the first surface in second chamber；And by second table Second capture in face is in first chamber；And

(b) in unlocked position, from described first of second chamber release；And second table is discharged from first chamber Second of face.

8. a kind of closed component, comprising:

(a) first surface has from the axially outwardly extending multiple positive protrusions of the first surface, to provide multiple sun respectively Engagement member；

(b) second surface has from the axially outwardly extending multiple negative protrusions of the second surface, to limit multiple negative chambers, To capture the multiple engagement member respectively；

(c) wherein each positive protrusion has positive shoulder between the engagement member and the first surface, and each The yin protrusion is respectively provided with the negative shoulder for engaging with the positive shoulder.

9. closed component as claimed in claim 8, which is characterized in that each positive protrusion has the bar portion for terminating at distal end Point, to provide the engagement member.

10. closed component as claimed in claim 9, which is characterized in that each of the multiple yin protrusion, which has, to be terminated at far The negative bar part at end, to provide the capture element for limiting the chamber for capturing the engagement member.

11. closed component as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that the sun protrusion and negative protrusion be it is flexible, with Just the positive engagement member is captured in the negative chamber in latched position；And institute is discharged from the negative chamber in unlocked position State positive engagement member.

12. closed component as claimed in claim 11, which is characterized in that it is described sun engagement member be selected from hexagon, square, Round and oval radial cross-section.

13. closed component as claimed in claim 12, which is characterized in that the engagement member towards the distal end inwardly gradually Contracting.

14. closed component as claimed in claim 13, which is characterized in that the yin capture element, which is selected from, limits hexagon, just The group of the chamber of rectangular, round and oval radial cross-section.

15. closed component as claimed in claim 14, which is characterized in that the sun shoulder is in the engagement member and the sun There is undercutting, and the capture element and the negative shoulder have undercutting between bar, to contact the sun in latched position The undercutting of engagement member.

16. closed component as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that the yin capture element energy elastic deflection is to capture State engagement member.

17. closed component as claimed in claim 16, which is characterized in that the yin protrusion is deformed outward in latched position The engagement member of the positive protrusion is captured, and discharges the engagement member of the positive protrusion in unlocked position.

18. a kind of method that two components are fixed together, one of component includes multiple first protrusions, the multiple One protrusion extends outwardly from the first component and terminates at distal end to provide multiple first and the first chamber, second component respectively Including multiple second protrusions, the multiple second protrusion extends outwardly from the second component and terminates at distal end, to mention respectively For multiple second and the second chamber；

(a) make the first component mobile towards its second component；

(b) make the multiple first and second deformation, capture described first and second with respectively the multiple In second chamber and first chamber.

19. method as claimed in claim 18, which is characterized in that the first component is pressed towards described second in latched position Component.

20. method as claimed in claim 19, which is characterized in that big for the power from the second component unlock first component In the power for the first component to be locked to the second component.

21. a kind of closure member, comprising: first surface, with it is multiple can flexible deformations the first protrusion, first protrusion from The first surface extends outwardly and terminates at distal end to provide multiple first respectively；And second surface, it limits multiple recessed Slot, for capturing described first of the first surface.