BUCKLE DEVICE
A buckle device includes a female buckle and a male buckle. The female buckle includes a wall forming an inserting hole. The male buckle includes a male buckle body, two engaging portions, an elastic connecting element and an actuating element. The two engaging portions are disposed at the male buckle body in intervals and located at an inserting side of the male buckle body, and the two engaging portions are configured to engage with the inserting hole of the female buckle. The elastic connecting element is connected between the two engaging portions. The actuating element includes an actuating portion and a connecting string. One of two ends of the connecting string is connected to the actuating portion, and the other one of the two ends of the connecting string is connected to the elastic connecting element.
This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 111129431, filed Aug. 4, 2022, which is herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND Technical FieldThe present disclosure relates to a buckle device. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a buckle device with a male buckle engaging with a female buckle.
Description of Related ArtTo fulfill convenience in life, buckle devices are used in various fields widely for people to wear and detach accessories such as backpacks, gloves, etc. In order to allow people to easily release the buckle device by themselves, the practitioners develop buckle devices which can be released by pushing to improve the operating convenience for the user. However, the size of the conventional buckle device operated by pushing is limited by the size of user's fingers, the miniaturized buckle device cannot be provided, and thus the using variety of the buckle device is decreased. For example, in the condition that the user has worn the gloves on the hands, it is inconvenient for the user to operate the buckle device by pushing, and then the gloves must be taken off to operate the buckle device. In this case, the buckle device operated by pushing increases the operating difficulty for the user.
Accordingly, a buckle device which is favorable for the user to operate and miniaturized is still a pursued target for the practitioners.
SUMMARYAccording to one aspect of the present disclosure, a buckle device includes a female buckle and a male buckle. The female buckle includes a wall forming an inserting hole. The male buckle includes a male buckle body, two engaging portions, an elastic connecting element and an actuating element. The two engaging portions are disposed at the male buckle body in intervals and located at an inserting side of the male buckle body, and the two engaging portions are configured to engage with the inserting hole of the female buckle. The elastic connecting element is connected between the two engaging portions. The actuating element includes an actuating portion and a connecting string. One of two ends of the connecting string is connected to the actuating portion, and the other one of the two ends of the connecting string is connected to the elastic connecting element. When the two engaging portions of the male buckle are engaged with the inserting hole of the female buckle, and the actuating portion is pulled by an external force to bend the elastic connecting element, the two engaging portions are closed to each other so as to be disengaged from the inserting hole.
The present disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
It will be understood that when an element (or device) is referred to as being “connected to” another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or it can be indirectly connected to the other element, that is, intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected to” another element, there are no intervening elements present. In addition, the terms first, second, third, etc. are used herein to describe various elements or components, and these elements or components should not be limited by these terms. Consequently, a first element or component discussed below could be termed a second element or component. Besides, a combination of these elements (unite or circuits) of the present closure is not a common combination in this art, so it cannot be predicted whether a relation of the combination hereof can be easily done by a person having skill in the art by these elements (units or circuits).
In detail, with the configuration of the actuating element 124, a user can operate the two engaging portions 122 to allow them to be disengaged from the female buckle 110 without hand touching to avoid the miniaturization problem caused by the size and the structure of the conventional buckle device limited by disengagement, and then reduce the size of the buckle device 100 and increase the design tolerance of the buckle device 100, thereby improving the variety of using of the buckle device 100. In specific, a total length of the buckle device 100 can be reduced to be less than 30 mm. In the 1st embodiment, the total length of the buckle device 100 can be 28.93 mm, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
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Furthermore, the elastic connecting element 123 can further include a protruding bump 1233. The protruding bump 1233 is located at the top arc 1232, and the connecting string 1242 is restricted to the protruding bump 1233. In detail, the connecting string 1242 is wound around the protruding bump 1233 to fix a position where the actuating portion 1241 pulls the elastic connecting element 123. As shown in
Moreover, the two leg parts 1222 can incline towards each other and an included angle can be formed therebetween. In specific, the included angle between the two leg parts 1222 is 22 degrees, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Hence, when the two engaging portions 122 are engaged with the inserting hole 111, each of the two hooking parts 1221 can fit in the inserting hole 111 by interference fitting along an inclined direction of each of the two leg parts 1222.
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Moreover, the female buckle 110 can further include a plurality of stiffening ribs 113, the wall further includes an upper wall portion 1111 and a lower wall portion 1112, and the stiffening ribs 113 are located in the inserting hole 111 and disposed between the upper wall portion 1111 and the lower wall portion 1112. With the configuration of the stiffening ribs 113, the structural strength and stability of the female buckle 110 can be improved, thereby decreasing the possibility of the deformation of the buckle device 100 by an external torsion.
Furthermore, the female buckle 110 can further include a restricting groove 112 disposed at the wall of the female buckle 110 and communicated with the inserting hole 111, and the restricting groove 112 is configured for the connecting string 1242 to pass therethrough. As shown in
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Moreover, the actuating portion 1241 can have a light-emitting element. In specific, the light-emitting element is a fluorescence element made of a fluorescent material, and covers the surface of the actuating portion 1241. In other embodiments, the light-emitting element can be LED lights, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Hence, the recognizability of the actuating portion 1241 at night can be improved, and it is favorable for the user to operate the buckle device 100 at night.
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As shown in the aforementioned embodiments, the present disclosure has the following advantages. First, with the configuration of the actuating element, the buckle device can be miniaturized and the using variety of the buckle device can be improved. Second, with the configuration of the restricting groove, the possibility that the connecting string hooks other objects can be reduced. And, third, by disposing the stiffening ribs in the inserting hole, deformation of the buckle device by an external force can be prevented.
Although the present disclosure has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.
Claims
1. A buckle device, comprising:
- a female buckle comprising a wall forming an inserting hole; and
- a male buckle, comprising: a male buckle body; two engaging portions disposed at the male buckle body in intervals and located at an inserting side of the male buckle body, the two engaging portions configured to engage with the inserting hole of the female buckle; an elastic connecting element connected between the two engaging portions; and an actuating element comprising an actuating portion and a connecting string, wherein one of two ends of the connecting string is connected to the actuating portion, and the other one of the two ends of the connecting string is connected to the elastic connecting element;
- wherein when the two engaging portions of the male buckle are engaged with the inserting hole of the female buckle, and the actuating portion is pulled by an external force to bend the elastic connecting element, the two engaging portions are closed to each other so as to be disengaged from the inserting hole.
2. The buckle device of claim 1, wherein a shape of the elastic connecting element is arc-shaped and the elastic connecting element comprises two legs and a top arc, each of the two legs is integrally connected to an inner side of each of the two engaging portions, and the top arc is integrally connected between the two legs and closer to the male buckle body than the two legs to the male buckle body.
3. The buckle device of claim 2, wherein the elastic connecting element further comprises a protruding bump, the protruding bump is located at the top arc, and the connecting string is restricted to the protruding bump.
4. The buckle device of claim 1, wherein the female buckle further comprises two barb grooves, the two barb grooves are disposed in the wall and communicated with the inserting hole, each of the two engaging portions comprises a hooking part and a leg part, each of the two hooking parts is integrally connected to each of the leg parts, each of the two leg parts is connected to the male buckle body, and each of the two hooking parts is configured to engage with each of the two barb grooves.
5. The buckle device of claim 4, wherein the two leg parts incline towards each other and an included angle is formed therebetween.
6. The buckle device of claim 5, wherein each of the two engaging portions further comprises an abutting structure located at one end of each of the two legs parts close to the male buckle body, the wall comprises two side wall portions, and the two abutting structures are configured for abutting against the two side wall portions, respectively.
7. The buckle device of claim 1, wherein the female buckle further comprises a restricting groove disposed at the wall of the female buckle and communicated with the inserting hole, and the restricting groove is configured for the connecting string to pass therethrough.
8. The buckle device of claim 1, wherein the female buckle further comprises a plurality of stiffening ribs, the wall comprises an upper wall portion and a lower wall portion, and the stiffening ribs are located in the inserting hole and disposed between the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion.
9. The buckle device of claim 1, wherein the male buckle body comprising:
- a frame body comprising two first rod portions and two second rod portions, the two first rod portions connected to the two second rod portions to form a rectangle, wherein one of the two first rod portions is configured for connecting the two engaging portions; and
- a horizontal rod connected between the two second rod portions, the horizontal rod having a plurality of jagged structures facing towards the one of the two first rod portions.
10. The buckle device of claim 1, wherein the actuating portion has a light-emitting element.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 16, 2022
Publication Date: Feb 8, 2024
Inventors: Allen CHENG (CHANG HWA HSIEN), Chan-Lu CHANG (CHANG HWA HSIEN), Chia-Ju CHENG (CHANG HWA HSIEN)
Application Number: 18/067,018