Band and wrist device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6435709
  • Patent Number
    6,435,709
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, February 20, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, August 20, 2002
    22 years ago
Abstract
A wrist device is provided which includes a case body and bands attached to the case body. The wrist device also includes covering portions which cover a portion of the case body.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a band which is useful for applications such as a watch, a compass, a water depth gauge, or the like and to a wrist device for being worn on the wrist, having a band for a watch, a compass, a water depth gauge, or the like.




2. Description of Related Art




In recent years, as a watch band, a band which is made of composite materials, of which members are made of various materials are combined has been known. For example, a band in which soft synthetic resin and a fiber which is nylon or the like are combined, a band in which soft synthetic resin and metal are combined, or the like have been known.




In a case of combination of soft synthetic resin and metal, a metal insert molding that a metal member is set in a mold, thereafter resin is filled to form a band is generally applied.




A watch band of which a metal member is made of metal is secured to a band body made of soft synthetic resin by a double-coated tape or the like has also been known.




Recently, a watch band of which members are made of soft synthetic resin having different colors are combined has been known. For example, the band having a structure that a decorative piece is forced in a hole portion which is formed in a band body from an under surface or that a band body is inserted into a loop-like decorative member, thereafter a claw disposed on a projecting portion of the loop-like decorative member is inserted in a groove formed in the band body has been known.




Conventionally, there is no wrist device for being worn on the wrist which has a band for a watch, a compass, a water depth gauge, or the like and a design which is improved in terms of the unity of the case body (hereinafter referred to as a “case complete”) and the band by covering a portion of the case complete with the band or a decorative member attached to the band.




In a case that the watch band molded by the metal insert molding, because a member made of metal is set in the mold to fix and mold to form the band, there is a problem that when a metal of which surface is treated, for example, an alumite or the like is used, the surface treated layer cracks, or the like.




In a case that the watch band of which the metal member is secured to the band body made of soft synthetic resin by the double-coated tape or the like, there are problems that urethane which is mainly applied as the soft synthetic resin is difficult to secure, further, when the watch band is twisted, the metal member easily falls off.




In a case that the watch band of which members are made of soft synthetic resin having different colors are combined, there are problems that a space is occurred between the hole portion of the band body and the decorative piece, the decorative piece falls off, further, the claw comes out from the groove, so that the decorative member, especially, the projecting portion thereof turnovers from the band body, or the like. Accordingly, it is not attractive and it is difficult to obtain the unity of the watch band.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




An object of the present invention is to provide a band in which a decorative member made of metal or soft synthetic resin is combined to a band body made of soft synthetic resin, wherein the decorative member is certainly attached to the band body, with relatively plain structure. For example, when the decorative member is made of metal, it is held in a state of being certainly attached, and when the decorative member is made of soft synthetic resin, it is obtained that the unity of the band like a coinjection molding without a space and turnover, so that the band is attractive.




Another object of the present invention is to provide a wrist device having a design which is improved the unity of a case complete and a band by covering a portion of the case complete by the band or a decorative member attached to the band, so that it is attractive.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a plan view showing one half body of a watch band according to an example of the invention;





FIG. 2

is a plan view showing the other half body to be combined with the one half body of

FIG. 1

;





FIG. 3

is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to the first embodiment of the invention, taken along the line A—A of

FIGS. 1 and 2

;





FIG. 4

is an exploded perspective view showing members of the watch band shown in

FIG. 3

;





FIG. 5

is a central cross-sectional view showing an inner structure of a bar-like member (spring bar);





FIG. 6

is a perspective view showing a bar-like member and a covering member according to a modified embodiment;





FIG. 7

is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to the second embodiment of the invention, taken along the line A—A of

FIGS. 1 and 2

;





FIG. 8

is an exploded perspective view showing members of the watch band shown in

FIG. 7

;





FIG. 9

is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to the third embodiment of the invention, taken along the line A—A of

FIGS. 1 and 2

;





FIG. 10

is an exploded perspective view showing members of the watch band shown in

FIG. 9

;





FIG. 11

is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to the fourth embodiment of the invention, taken along the line A—A of

FIGS. 1 and 2

;





FIG. 12

is an exploded perspective view showing members of the watch band shown in

FIG. 11

;





FIG. 13

is a cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to a modified embodiment (1) of the watch band shown in

FIG. 11

;





FIG. 14

is a cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to a modified embodiment (2) of the watch band shown in

FIG. 11

;





FIG. 15

is an enlarged plan view showing an attaching portion of a half body of a watch band, for attaching to the case complete according to the fifth embodiment of the invention;





FIG. 16

is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of

FIG. 15

;





FIG. 17

is an exploded perspective view showing a way of attachment of a decorative member to a band body;





FIG. 18

is an enlarged plan view showing an attaching portion of a half body of a watch band, for attaching to the case complete according to the sixth embodiment of the invention;





FIG. 19

is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of

FIG. 18

;





FIG. 20

is an exploded perspective view showing a way of attachment of a decorative member to a band body;





FIG. 21

is a front view showing a watch according to an example of the invention;





FIG. 22

is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B—B of

FIG. 21

;





FIGS. 23A

to


23


E show a band body to be attached to the case complete: wherein

FIG. 23A

is a plan view thereof:

FIG. 23B

is a plan view in a rear side thereof:

FIG. 23C

is a view taken in the direction of an arrow c of FIG.


23


A:

FIG. 23D

is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line D—D of FIG.


23


A: and

FIG. 23E

is a partially enlarged view of

FIG. 23A

;





FIGS. 24A

to


24


F show a decorative member: wherein

FIG. 24A

is a plan view thereof:

FIG. 24B

is a cross-sectional view taken along the line G—G of FIG.


24


A:

FIG. 24C

is a perspective view taken from oblique underside of FIG.


24


A:

FIG. 24D

is a partial plan view in a rear side of FIG.


24


A:

FIG. 24E

is a view taken in the direction of an arrow H of FIG.


24


B: and

FIG. 24F

is a view taken in the direction of an arrow I of

FIG. 24B

;





FIGS. 25A

to


25


D show another band body to be attached to the case complete: wherein

FIG. 25A

is a plan view thereof:

FIG. 25B

is a plan view in a rear side thereof:

FIG. 25C

is an enlarged view taken in the direction of an arrow E of FIG.


25


A: and

FIG. 25D

is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line F—F of

FIG. 25A

; and





FIG. 26

is a perspective view showing an attachment of a decorative member to a band body.











PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION




The band according to each embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to

FIGS. 1

to


26


as follows.




First Embodiment





FIG. 1

is a plan view showing one half body of a watch band according to an example of the invention, and

FIG. 2

is a plan view showing the other half body to be combined with the one half body.




One half body


1


A of a watch band, as shown in

FIG. 1

, comprises a band body


2


which is made of soft synthetic resin and made as a body with surrounding a fiber


3


made of nylon or the like. The band body


2


comprises a wide attaching portion


2




b


which is provided with an attaching boss


2




a


for attaching the band body


2


to a case complete which is not shown. A plate-like decorative member


4


which is made of metal is attached to a surface of the wide attaching portion


2




b.






A holder


5


having a tongue


5




a


is attached to an end portion of the band body


2


, which is an opposite side of the attaching portion


2




b


. The band body


2


is provided with a loop


6


in an intermediate portion thereof.




The other half body


1


B of a watch band, as shown in

FIG. 2

, is used by being combined with the half body


1


A shown in FIG.


1


. The other half body


1


B also comprises a band body


2


which is made of soft synthetic resin and made as a body with surrounding a fiber


3


. The band body


2


comprises the wide attaching portion


2




b


which is provided with the attaching boss


2




a


. The plate-like decorative member


4


which is made of metal is attached to the surface of the wide attaching portion


2




b.






A large number of holding holes


7


are formed through the fiber


3


which is surrounded by the band body


2


.




The way of attaching the plate-like decorative member


4


which is made of metal to the band body


2


will explained as follows.




A watch band


1


comprises the above-described one half body


1


A and the other half body


1


B.

FIG. 3

is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the watch band according to the first embodiment of the invention, taken along the line A—A of

FIGS. 1 and 2

, and

FIG. 4

is an exploded perspective view showing members thereof.

FIG. 5

is a central cross-sectional view showing an inner structure of a bar-like member, for example, a spring bar.




In

FIGS. 3

to


5


, reference numeral


1


denotes a watch band, reference numeral


2


denotes a band body which is made of soft synthetic resin, reference numeral


2




b


denotes an attaching portion to a side of a case complete, reference numeral


4


denotes a plate-like decorative member which is made of metal, similarly as above-described, reference numeral


21


denotes a front side recess portion in a front surface side of the band, reference numeral


22


denotes peripheral insertion grooves, reference numeral


23


denotes a pair of insertion holes, reference numeral


24


denotes a rear side recess portion in a rear side surface of the band, reference numeral


25


denotes a bulkhead portion, reference numeral


41


denotes peripheral portions, reference numeral


42


denotes a pair of inserting tub-like portions, reference numeral


43


denotes a small hole, reference numeral


8


denotes a bar-like member, reference numeral


8




a


denotes a projecting portion, reference numeral


8




b


denotes a cylindrical portion, reference numeral


8




c


denotes a compression coil spring, reference numeral


9


denotes a covering member, and reference numeral


9




a


denotes a penetrating portion.




In the first embodiment, in the vicinity of the attaching portion


2




b


of the band body


2


which is made of soft synthetic resin, as shown in Figures, the front side recess portion


21


which has approximately oblong rectangle shape is formed, the peripheral insertion grooves


22


in peripheries of the front side recess portion


21


are formed, the pair of insertion holes


23


as insertion portions which are penetrating through the band body


2


in a front and rear direction of the band body


2


and apart from each other in a width direction of the band body


2


in the peripheral insertion grooves


22


are formed, and the rear side recess portion


24


which is transversely oblong is formed. The band body


2


comprises a bulkhead portion


25


between the front side recess portion


21


and the rear side recess portion


24


.




A shape of the plate-like decorative member


4


which is made of metal has an approximately oblong rectangle shape to fit the front side recess portion


21


of the band body


2


. The plate-like decorative member


4


comprises the peripheral portions


41


bent downwardly all around the plate-like decorative member


4


and the pair of inserting tab-like portions


42


and


42


which downwardly project from both the right and the left, of the peripheral portions


41


. In the inserting tab-like portions


42


, the small hole


43


is formed, respectively.




The projecting portions


8




a


and


8




a


are attached to both end portions of the cylindrical portion


8




b


. The compression coil spring


8




c


is incorporated in the cylindrical portion


8




b


to always energise the projecting portions


8




a


and


8




a


in a projection direction. Then, the bar-like member


8


having the spring bar is prepared. The prismatic covering member


9


in which the penetrating portion


9




a


for inserting the bar-like member


8


therethrough is formed is also prepared.




The projecting portions


8




a


and


8




a


of the bar-like member


8


having the spring bar are for inserting to the both small holes


43


and


43


of the pair of inserting tab-like portions


42


and


42


of the decorative member


4


.




The covering member


9


is made of hard synthetic resin and prismatic to fit the rear side recess portion


24


which is transversely oblong, of the band body


2


.




As shown in

FIG. 4

with arrows, the peripheral portions


41


of the decorative member


4


are inserted to the peripheral insertion grooves


22


of the band body


2


from the front surface side and the inserting tab-like portions


42


and


42


are inserted to the insertion holes


23


and


23


, respectively, so that a plate-like face portion of the decorative member


4


is overlapped on the front side recess portion


21


.




Then, as also shown in

FIG. 4

with arrows, the projecting portions


8




a


and


8




a


in the both end portions of the bar-like member


8


which is inserted through the penetrating portion


9




a


of the prismatic covering member


9


are inserted, respectively, to the small holes


43


and


43


of the inserting tab-like portions


42


and


42


of the decorative member


4


in the rear side recess portion


24


. The prismatic covering member


9


fits in the rear side recess portion


24


of the band body


2


, which is transversely oblong.




As above-described, the decorative member


4


made of metal is incorporated to the band body


2


made of soft synthetic resin by the bar-like member


8


having the spring bar without applying the metal insert molding. Accordingly, it is possible to securely incorporate the decorative member


4


made of metal to the band body


2


without influencing a surface treatment of the decorative member


4


.




Therefore, it is possible to improve degrees of freedom of designs of the decorative member


4


made of metal.




Further, because the bar-like member


8


having the spring bar is covered by the prismatic covering member


9


, thereafter the prismatic covering member


9


is contained in the rear side recess portion


24


of the band body


2


, it is difficult to see the bar-like member


8


from the rear surface side of the band. Accordingly, for example, if the bar-like member


8


having the spring bar corrodes, it is not noticeable in appearance.




Modified Embodiment





FIG. 6

is a perspective view showing a bar-like member


8


and a covering member


9


according to a modified embodiment. In the modified embodiment, as shown, the covering member


9


made of hard synthetic resin is formed as a body into a prismatic shape, that is, the metal insert molding, with the metal bar-like member


8


having the spring bar, which is embedded in the center of the covering member


9


.




As above-described, the covering member


9


made of hard synthetic resin, in which the metal bar-like member


8


having the spring bar is embedded, and which is formed by the insert molding can be applied.




In the above-described first embodiment and modified embodiments, the pair of insertion holes


23


and


23


which penetrate through the band in the front and the rear directions are shown as examples of a pair of insertion portions. However, the pair of insertion portions can be a pair of recess portions which is formed in the band. The pair of insertion portions, that is, the insertion holes


23


and


23


are formed apart from each other in the width direction of the band. However, a positional relationship between the pair of insertion portions can be varied, for example, the pair of insertion portions can be formed apart form each other in a longitudinal direction of the band.




Second Embodiment





FIG. 7

is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to the second embodiment of the invention, taken along the line A—A of

FIGS. 1 and 2

, and

FIG. 8

is an exploded perspective view showing members thereof.




In

FIGS. 7 and 8

, as the above-described first embodiment, reference numeral


1


denotes the watch band, reference numeral


2


denotes the band body which is made of soft synthetic resin, reference numeral


2




b


denotes the attaching portion to the side of the case complete, reference numeral


4


denotes the plate-like decorative member which is made of metal, reference numeral


21


denotes the front side recess portion, reference numeral


22


denotes the peripheral insertion grooves, reference numeral


23


denotes the pair of insertion holes, reference numeral


24


denotes a rear side recess portion, reference numeral


25


denotes a bulkhead portion, reference numeral


41


denotes the peripheral portions, reference numeral


42


denotes the pair of inserting tub-like portions, reference numeral


43


denotes the small hole, reference numeral


8


denotes the bar-like member, reference numeral


8




a


denotes the projecting portion, reference numeral


10


denotes a covering member, reference numeral


10




a


denotes an end bent tab, and reference numeral


10




b


denotes an engaging portion which is a cut out ring-like portion.




The second embodiment is mainly different from the first embodiment in the structure of the covering member


10


, so that only the difference will be explained as follows.




The covering member


10


has, as shown, a transversely oblong plate-like shape. The covering member


10


is made of soft synthetic resin in which the end bent tabs


10




a


and


10




a


in both end portions of the covering member and the pair of cut out ring-like portions


10




b


and


10




b


which are C-shaped in side view and engaging portions in intermediate portion are made as a body.




A length between the end bent tabs


10




a


and


10




a


in both end portions of the covering member


10


having the transversely oblong plate-like shape is made longer than a length of the bar-like member


8


having the spring bar, which contains the projecting portions


8




a


and


8




a


in the both end portions.




The rear side recess portion


24


of the band body


2


has, as shown, a length which is transversely longer than that of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.


3


.




In a case that the covering member


10


above-described is applied, at first, the projecting portions


8




a


and


8




a


in the both end portions of the bar-like member


8


having the spring bar are inserted into the small holes


43


and


43


of the inserting tab-like portions


42


and


42


of the decorative member


4


in the rear side recess portion


24


of the band body


2


, respectively.




Thereafter, in the rear side recess portion


24


of the band body


2


, as shown in

FIG. 8

with arrows, the pair of cut out ring-like portions


10




b


and


10




b


of the oblong plate-like covering member


10


are fitted around the bar-like member


8


having spring bar, respectively.




Accordingly, the oblong plate-like covering member


10


including the end bent tabs


10




a


and


10




a


in both end portions is just fitted in the rear side recess portion


24


.




Third Embodiment





FIG. 9

is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to the third embodiment of the invention, taken along the line A—A of

FIGS. 1 and 2

, and

FIG. 10

is an exploded perspective view showing members thereof.




In

FIGS. 9 and 10

, as the above-described first embodiment, reference numeral


1


denotes the watch band, reference numeral


2


denotes the band body which is made of soft synthetic resin, reference numeral


2




b


denotes the attaching portion to the side of the case complete, reference numeral


21


denotes the front side recess portion, reference numeral


22


denotes the peripheral insertion grooves, reference numeral


23


denotes the pair of insertion holes, reference numeral


24


denotes the rear side recess portion, reference numeral


25


denotes a bulkhead portion, reference numeral


4


denotes the plate-like decorative member which is made of metal, reference numeral


41


denotes the peripheral portions, reference numeral


42


denotes the pair of inserting tub-like portions, reference numeral


43


denotes the small hole, reference numeral


8


denotes the bar-like member, reference numeral


8




a


denotes the projecting portion, reference numeral


11


denotes a covering member, and reference numeral


11




a


denotes a slit.




The third embodiment is mainly different from the first embodiment in the structure of the covering member


11


, so that only the difference will be explained as follows.




The covering member


11


has, as shown, a transversely oblong cylindrical shape and is made of soft synthetic resin, in which the slit


11




a


is formed in a longitudinal direction thereof.




In a case that the covering member


11


is applied, as the second embodiment above-described, at first, the projecting portions


8




a


and


8




a


in the both end portions of the bar-like member


8


having the spring bar are inserted respectively into the small holes


43


and


43


of the inserting tab-like portions


42


and


42


of the decorative member


4


in the rear side recess portion


24


of the band body


2


.




Thereafter, in the rear side recess portion


24


of the band body


2


, as shown in

FIG. 10

with arrows, the oblong cylindrical covering member


11


is pushed against the bar-like member


8


to open in the slit


11




a


and fitted around the bar-like member


8


having spring bar.




Accordingly, the oblong cylindrical covering member


11


is just fitted in the rear side recess portion


24


.




Fourth Embodiment





FIG. 11

is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to the fourth embodiment of the invention, taken along the line A—A of

FIGS. 1 and 2

, and

FIG. 12

is an exploded perspective view showing members thereof.




In

FIGS. 11 and 12

, as the above-described first embodiment, reference numeral


1


denotes the watch band, reference numeral


2


denotes the band body which is made of soft synthetic resin, reference numeral


2




b


denotes the attaching portion to the side of the case complete, reference numeral


21


denotes a front side recess portion, reference numeral


22


denotes peripheral insertion grooves, reference numeral


4


denotes a plate-like decorative member which is made of metal, reference numeral


41


denotes peripheral portions, reference numeral


12


denotes a double-coated tape, reference numeral


13


denotes a holding member, reference numeral


13




a


denotes a flange portion, reference numeral


26


denotes a penetrating portion, and reference numeral


27


denotes a rear side recess portion.




In the fourth embodiment, as shown, the penetrating portion


26


of which periphery has a rectangle shape, which penetrates in the front and the rear directions of the band in the front side recess portion


21


is formed in the band body


2


, that is, in the attaching portion


2




b


in addition to the front side recess portion


21


and the peripheral insertion grooves


22


. The rear side recess portion


27


having a rectangle shape, which surrounds the penetrating portion


26


in the rear surface side is also formed in the band body


2


.




The pair of insertion holes


23


, the rear side recess portion


24


which is transversely oblong and the bulkhead portion


25


, as in the first to the third embodiments are not formed in the band body


2


. The bar-like member


8


and the covering members


9


,


10


, and


11


are not applied, either.




The decorative member


4


does not comprise the insertion tab-like portions


42


in the peripheral portions


41


.




Then, the double-coated tape


12


having a size corresponding to a bottom surface of the front side recess portion


21


of the band body


2


and the block-like holding member


13


having a size corresponding to the penetrating portion


26


of the band body


2


are prepared.




The holding member


13


is made of hard synthetic resin and comprises the flange portions


13




a


in lower peripheral portions of the block-like portion which is corresponds to the penetrating portion


26


. The flange portions


13




a


have a shape corresponding to the rear side recess portion


27


which is rectangular.




The double-coated tape


12


is adhered to a lower surface of the plate-like face portion of the decorative member


4


. Thereafter, as shown in

FIG. 12

with arrows, the peripheral portions


41


of the decorative member


4


are inserted to the peripheral insertion grooves


22


of the band body


2


from the front surface side and the plate-like face portion is overlapped on the front side recess portion


21


. In the time, peripheral portions of the double-coated tape


12


are adhered to the bottom surface of the front side recess portion


21


in the periphery of the penetrating portion


26


.




As shown in

FIG. 12

with arrows, the block-like portion of the block-like holding member


13


is fitted in the penetrating portion


26


from the rear surface side of the band body


2


and simultaneously the flange portion


13




a


is fitted in the rear side recess portion


27


. Then, an upper surface of the block-like portion of the holding member


13


is adhered to the double-coated tape


12


.




As described above, the decorative member


4


which is made of metal is attached to the band body


2


which is made of soft synthetic resin by being adhered to the holding member


13


which is made of hard synthetic resin through the double-coated tape


12


, it is possible to obtain a stable adhesion strength between the decorative member


4


and the holding member


13


.




Because both of the decorative member


4


and the holding member


13


, which are adhered to each other are rigid bodies which are made of metal and hard synthetic resin, respectively, it is advantageous that deformation thereof against a bending force, a twisting force or the like, of the band body


2


is small.




Modified Embodiment





FIG. 13

is a cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to a modified embodiment (1) of the members of the watch band shown in FIG.


11


. In this modified embodiment, as shown in the Figure, the holding member


13


which is made of hard synthetic resin is comprises a rear side member


14


and a front side member


15


, which are two segments in lower and upper parts.




That is, the rear side member


14


comprises a flange portions


14




a


in lower peripheral portions thereof corresponding to an approximately lower half of the penetrating portion


26


. The flange portions


14




a


have a shape corresponding to the rear side recess portion


27


which is rectangular.




The front side member


15


comprises peripheral portions


15




a


in peripheral portions thereof corresponding to an approximately upper half of the penetrating portion


26


. The peripheral portions


15




a


have a shape which projects downwardly and corresponds to inner insertion grooves


28


which is formed between the peripheral insertion grooves


22


and the penetrating portion


26


in the front side recess portion


21


.




The front side member


15


of the holding member


13


is, at first, adhered to the lower surface of the plate-like face portion of the decorative member


4


through the double-coated tape


12


.




The decorative member


4


with the front side member


15


in the lower portion thereof is inserted to the band body


2


from the front surface side, so that the front side member


15


is fitted to the penetrating portion


26


, simultaneously, the peripheral portions


15




a


are fitted to inner insertion grooves


28


, and the peripheral portions


41


of the decorative member


4


are fitted to the peripheral insertion grooves


22


which is outer of the inner insertion grooves


28


.




The rear side member


14


of the holding member


13


is fitted to the penetrating portion


26


from the rear surface side of the band body


2


, simultaneously, the flange portions


14




a


are fitted to the rear side recess portion


27


.




Thereafter, contacted surfaces between the rear side member


14


and the front side member


15


, which constitute the holding member


13


are joined to fix by ultrasonic welding.




Accordingly, it is possible to sandwich the band body


2


around the penetrating portion


26


, between the rear side member


14


and the front side member


15


, which are segments and constituting the holding member


13


which is made of hard synthetic resin. Therefore, because it is difficult to transmit a bending force, a twisting force or the like, of the band body


2


to the decorative member


4


which is made of metal, it is possible to obtain a more stable fixing force for decorative member


4


.





FIG. 14

is a cross-sectional view showing a watch band according to a modified embodiment (2) of the members of the watch band shown in FIG.


11


. In this embodiment, as shown in the Figure, a decorative member


104


and a holding member


114


, which are made of hard synthetic resin are integrated by the welding in the penetrating portion


26


.




That is, the decorative member


104


comprises an upper portion corresponding to the front side recess portion


21


, a lower portion corresponding to the approximately upper half of the penetrating portion


26


on a lower surface of the upper portion, and inserting portions


141


apart around the lower portion, which have a shape which projects downwardly and corresponds to insertion grooves


29


in the front side recess portion


21


.




The holding member


114


comprises flange portions


114




a


in lower peripheral portions thereof corresponding to an approximately lower half portion of the penetrating portion


26


, which have a shape corresponding to the rear side recess portion


27


.




The decorative member


104


is fitted to the penetrating portion


26


from the front surface side of the band body


2


, simultaneously, the inserting portions


141


are fitted to the insertion grooves


29


.




The holding member


114


is fitted to the penetrating portion


26


from the rear surface side of the band body


2


, simultaneously, the flange portions


114




a


are fitted to the rear side recess portion


27


.




Thereafter, contacted surfaces between the decorative member


104


and the holding member


114


are joined to fix by the ultrasonic welding.




Accordingly, it is possible to sandwich the band body


2


around the penetrating portion


26


, between the decorative member


104


and the holding member


114


, which are made of hard synthetic resin. Therefore, because the decorative member


104


and the holding member


114


are integrated, it is possible to obtain a stable fixing force for decorative member


4


and it is possible to make it strong against a bending force, a twisting force or the like, of the band body


2


.




Fifth Embodiment





FIG. 15

is an enlarged plan view showing an attaching portion of a half body of a watch band, for attaching to the case complete according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, and

FIG. 16

is a central longitudinal sectional view thereof.

FIG. 17

is an exploded perspective view showing a way of attaching a decorative member to a band body.




In

FIGS. 15

to


17


, reference numeral


31


denotes a watch band, reference numeral


32


denotes a band body which is made of soft synthetic resin, reference numeral


32




a


denotes an attaching boss for a case complete, reference numeral


32




b


denotes the attaching portion to the side of the case complete, reference numeral


32




c


denotes a screw through hole in the attaching boss


32




a


, reference numeral


321


denotes a neck portion, reference numeral


322


denotes a recess surface, reference numeral


323


denotes a penetrating portion, reference numeral


324


denotes a rear side recess portion, reference numeral


325


denotes a front side continuous portion in the front surface side, reference numeral


326


denotes a supplementary penetrating portion, reference numeral


327


denotes a front side recess portion, reference numeral


328


denotes a connecting projection, reference numeral


34


denotes a decorative member which is made of soft synthetic resin, reference numeral


341


denotes a loop-like portion, reference numeral


342


denotes a front surface portion, reference numeral


343


denotes an inserting portion, reference numeral


344


denotes a rear side thin portion in the rear surface side, reference numeral


345


denotes a front side recess portion, reference numeral


346


denotes an extending portion which is a tip inserting portion, reference numeral


347


denotes a front side flange portion, and reference numeral


348


denotes a connecting groove.




In this embodiment, as shown the Figures, the watch band


31


comprises the band body


32


which is made of soft synthetic resin. The band body


32


comprises the wide attaching portions


32




b


in a side of a case complete, not shown: the attaching boss


32




a


in the end portion, in which the screw through hole


32




c


is formed: the neck portion


321


which is narrow and thin near the attaching boss


32




a


: and the recess surface


322


which continues from the neck portion


321


to the front surface: wherein the penetrating portion


323


which continues to the recess surface


322


and penetrates through the band in the front and the rear directions of the band is formed in the band body


32


.




The band body


32


further comprises the rear side recess portion


324


which continues to the penetrating portion


323


, and the front side continuous portion


325


due to the existence of the rear side recess portion


324


, wherein the supplementary penetrating portion


326


which continues to the rear side recess portion


324


and penetrates through the band in the front and the rear directions of the band is formed in the band body


32


. The supplementary penetrating portion


326


is open in an inner direction of the front side recess portion


327


of which a portion facing to the front side continuous portion


325


forms the connecting projection


328


.




The decorative member


34


which is made of soft synthetic resin comprises the loop-like portion


341


to which the neck portion


321


of the band body


32


is inserted, the front surface portion


342


which continues from the loop-like portion


341


, and the inserting portion


343


which continues from the front surface portion


342


to the rear surface side. The inserting portion


343


has a shape which corresponds to the penetrating portion


323


of the band body


32


.




The decorative member


34


further comprises the rear side thin portion


344


which continues to the inserting portion


343


, the front side recess portion


345


due to an existence of the rear side thin portion


344


, and the tip inserting portion


346


which is extending portion continuing from the rear side thin portion


344


to the front surface side. The tip inserting portion


346


comprises the front side flange portion


347


which corresponds to the front side recess portion


327


of the band body


32


and the connecting groove


348


which corresponds to the connecting projection


328


of the band body


32


.




The neck portion


321


of the band body


32


is inserted to the loop-like portion


341


of the decorative member


34


. As shown in

FIG. 17

with arrow, the tip inserting portion


346


of the decorative member


34


is inserted to the penetrating portion


323


from the front surface side of the band body


32


, thereafter, inserted to the supplementary penetrating portion


326


from the rear surface side.




Then, the connecting groove


348


is fitted to the connecting projection


328


at the supplementary penetrating portion


326


.




The attachment of the decorative member


34


which is made of soft synthetic resin to the band body


32


which is made of soft synthetic resin is completed. In this completed state, as shown in the Figure, the inserting portion


343


is just fitted to the penetrating portion


323


and the front side flange portion


347


is just fitted to the front side recess portion


327


on the supplementary penetrating portion


326


.




As above-described, because the decorative member


34


which is made of soft synthetic resin is attached to the band body


32


which is made of soft synthetic resin by press fitting, it is possible to easily obtain the watch band


31


which is made of soft synthetic resin and looks like a coinjection molding when mixing colors, of the band body


32


and the decorative member


34


are different from each other.




Further, not only the inserting portion


343


of the decorative member


34


is inserted to the penetrating portion


323


from the front surface side of the band body


32


, but also the tip inserting portion


346


is inserted to the supplementary penetrating portion


326


from the rear surface side and the connecting groove


348


is fitted to the connecting projection


328


. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent producing a space and turnover of the decorative member


34


.




Sixth Embodiment





FIG. 18

is an enlarged plan view showing an attaching portion of a half body of a watch band, for attaching to the case complete according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, and

FIG. 19

is a central longitudinal sectional view thereof.

FIG. 20

is an exploded perspective view showing a way of attaching a decorative member to a band body.




In

FIGS. 18

to


20


, reference numeral


61


denotes a watch band, reference numeral


62


denotes a band body which is made of soft synthetic resin, reference numeral


62




a


denotes an attaching boss for a case complete, reference numeral


62




b


denotes the attaching portion to the side of the case complete, reference numeral


62




c


denotes a screw through hole in the attaching boss


62




a


, reference numeral


621


denotes a neck portion, reference numeral


622


denotes a front side recess portion, reference numeral


623


denotes a penetrating portion, reference numeral


624


denotes a rear side connecting recess portion, reference numeral


64


denotes a decorative member which is made of soft synthetic resin, reference numeral


641


denotes a loop-like portion, reference numeral


642


denotes a front side projecting portion, reference numeral


643


denotes an inserting portion, and reference numeral


644


denotes a connecting projection.




In this embodiment, as shown in the Figures, the watch band


61


comprises the band body


62


which is made of soft synthetic resin. The band body


62


comprises the wide attaching portion


62




b


in the side of the case complete, not shown: the attaching boss


62




a


in the end portion, in which the screw through hole


62




c


is formed: the neck portion


621


which is narrow and thin near the attaching boss


62




a


: and the front side recess portion


622


which is central and continues from the neck portion


621


: wherein the penetrating portion


623


which continues to the front side recess portion


622


and penetrates through the band in the front and the rear directions of the band is formed in the band body


62


.




The band body


62


further comprises the rear side connecting recess portion


624


which continues to the penetrating portion


623


.




A decorative member


64


which is made of soft synthetic resin comprises the loop-like portion


641


to which the neck portion


621


of the band body


62


is inserted, the front side projecting portion


642


which is central and continues from the loop-like portion


641


, and the inserting portion


643


which continues from the front side projecting portion


642


to the rear surface side.




The front side projecting portion


642


has a shape which corresponds to the front side recess portion


622


of the band body


62


. The inserting portion


643


has a shape which corresponds to the penetrating portion


623


of the band body


62


.




The decorative member


64


further comprises the connecting projection


644


which corresponds to the rear side connecting recess portion


624


of the band body


62


at the tip of the inserting portion


643


.




The neck portion


621


of the band body


62


is inserted to the loop-like portion


641


of the decorative member


64


. Thereafter, as shown in

FIG. 20

with arrow, the inserting portion


643


of the decorative member


64


is inserted to the penetrating portion


623


from the front surface side of the band body


62


, simultaneously, the connecting projection


644


at a tip of the inserting portion


643


is fitted to the rear side connecting recess portion


624


.




The attachment of the decorative member


64


which is made of soft synthetic resin to the band body


62


which is made of soft synthetic resin is completed. In this completed state, as shown in the Figure, the inserting portion


643


is just fitted to the penetrating portion


623


and the front side projecting portion


642


is just fitted to the front side recess portion


622


in the penetrating portion


623


.




As above-described, because the decorative member


64


which is made of soft synthetic resin is attached to the band body


62


which is made of soft synthetic resin by press fitting, as the described fifth embodiment, it is possible to easily obtain the watch band


61


which is made of soft synthetic resin and looks like a coinjection molding when mixing colors, of the band body


62


and the decorative member


64


are different from each other.




Further, because the inserting portion


643


of the decorative member


64


is inserted to the penetrating portion


623


from the front surface side of the band body


62


, and the connecting projection


644


at a tip of the inserting portion


643


is fitted to the rear side connecting recess portion


624


, as the described fifth embodiment, it is possible to prevent producing a space and turnover of the decorative member


64


.




In the fifth and the sixth embodiments, the mixing colors of the band bodies


32


and


62


and the decorative members


34


and


64


are different from each other, so that the watch bands


31


and


61


can be easily obtained, which are made of soft synthetic resin and looks like a coinjection molding. However, the material hardness of the band bodies and the decorative members may be varied.




As described above, by varying the material hardness of the band bodies and the decorative members, it is possible to improve feeling of fitting to a wrist and a strength of reinforcement as a watch band which is made of soft synthetic resin.




In each above-described embodiment, the fiber is made as a body by being surrounded by the band body which is made of soft synthetic resin. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, the band body can be made of only soft synthetic resin.




The design of each members or the like is also variable and the form and detail thereof can be suitably changed.




Seventh Embodiment




The band according to the seventh embodiment of the invention will be explained with reference to

FIGS. 21

to


26


as follows.





FIG. 21

is a front view showing a watch according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 22

is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B—B of FIG.


21


.

FIGS. 23A

to


23


E show a band body which is attached to the case complete: wherein

FIG. 23A

is a plan view:

FIG. 23B

is a plan view of a rear side:

FIG. 23C

is a view taken in the direction of an arrow C of FIG. A:

FIG. 23D

is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line D—D of FIG.


23


A: and

FIG. 23E

is a partially enlarged view of FIG.


23


A.

FIGS. 24A

to


24


F show a decorative member: wherein

FIG. 24A

is a plan view:

FIG. 24B

is a cross-sectional view taken along the line G—G of FIG.


24


A:

FIG. 24C

is a perspective view taken from oblique underside of FIG.


24


A:

FIG. 24D

is a partial plan view of a rear side:

FIG. 24E

is a view taken in the direction of an arrow H of FIG.


24


B: and

FIG. 24F

is a view taken in the direction of an arrow I of FIG.


24


B.

FIGS. 25A

to


25


D show another band body which is attached to the case complete: wherein

FIG. 25A

is a plan view:

FIG. 25B

is a plan view of a rear side:

FIG. 25C

is an enlarged view taken in the direction of an arrow E of FIG.


25


A: and

FIG. 25D

is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line F—F of FIG.


25


A.

FIG. 26

is a perspective view showing an attachment of a decorative member to a band body.




At first, based on

FIGS. 21 and 22

, rough structure of a watch


200


will be explained. As shown in

FIGS. 21 and 22

, an opening portion


205


is formed in an upper portion of a case complete


201


of the watch


200


and a glass


206


is mounted in the opening portion


205


. A display portion


250


which displays the information such as time is disposed on a position which can be recognized from a front side of the watch


200


through the glass


206


and the opening portion


205


. In an upper surface of the case complete


201


, a bezel


204


is attached for protecting the case complete


201


from the shock in the front surface side. In the rear side of the case complete


201


, a case back


207


is attached through a gasket


242


, so that inner devices, not shown, which are contained in inside of the case complete


201


are protected.




The inner devices include a liquid crystal display device which displays information to be displayed on the display portion


250


, a circuit board which performs the information processing or the like, of the information to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device, a luminous panel which functions as a back light of the liquid crystal display device, a battery which supplies electric power to these and other inner devices, or the like.




On the upper surface of the case complete


201


, buttons


203


and


203


for carrying out various operations, such as luminescence of the luminous panel or the like are disposed. These buttons


203


and


203


are attached to the case complete


201


through switch members


202


and


202


. As shown in

FIG. 22

, in rear surface sides of the buttons


203


and


203


, one end of each switch members


202


and


202


is buried, while the other end of each switch members


202


and


202


is faced to an inner circumference side of the case complete


201


by penetrating to the case complete


201


. When the buttons


203


and


203


are pressed, the buttons


203


and


203


go down against an elastic force of coil springs or the like, not shown, disposed in peripheries of the switch members


202


and


202


. Then, the other ends of the switch members


202


and


202


act to a switch mechanism, not shown, disposed in the inner portion of the case complete


201


, so that a predefined electrical signal is generated. On the other hand, when the pressing force to the buttons


203


and


203


is released, the buttons


203


and


203


are returned to an original position thereof by the elastic force of the coil springs.




Further, in side portions of the case complete


201


, buttons


251


for carrying out various operations for setting the time or the like by pressing are disposed with the same mechanism as that of the buttons


203


and


203


.




In one end of the case complete


201


, a band attaching portion


208


is formed, thereto a band


260


is attached.




In the other end of the case complete


201


, a band attaching portion


209


is formed, thereto a band


270


is attached.




The band


260


comprises a band body


210


and a decorative member


230


according to the present invention, which is attached to the band body


210


, while the band


270


comprises a band body


220


and the decorative member


230


which is attached to the band body


220


.




The watch


200


has the above-described structure.




The main purpose of this embodiment is to improve the unity between the case complete


201


and the bands


260


and


270


so that the watch


200


may have the harmonious design by covering a portion of the case complete


201


by the bands


260


and


270


, that is, the band bodies


210


and


220


or the band bodies


210


and


220


and the decorative members


230


and


230


.




A detailed structure of main elements according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention will be explained as follows.




In an upper portion of the band attaching portion


208


of the case complete


201


, a projecting portion


201




a


is formed. In a state that the band


260


is attached to the case complete


201


, the projecting portion


201




a


is put between an attaching boss


211


of the band body


210


(described later) and a covering portion


310


of the decorative member


230


(described later) and is covered by the covering portion


310


in appearance from the front side of the watch


200


.




In an upper portion of the band attaching portion


209


of the case complete


201


, a projecting portion


201




b


which is the same as the projecting portion


201




a


is formed.




The band body


210


is made of a flexible material, for example, soft synthetic resin or the like. As shown in

FIG. 23

, the attaching boss


211


for attaching the band body


210


to the case complete


201


is formed in one end side of the band body


210


. In the attaching boss


211


, an attaching hole


212


which penetrates thereto in wide direction of the band body


210


is formed. A spring bar


213


shown in

FIG. 22

is inserted into the attaching hole


212


, so that the band body


210


can be attached to the case complete


201


.




On an under side of the attaching boss


211


, a covering portion


281


projecting to a side of the case complete


201


is formed. In a state that the band body


210


is attached to the case complete


201


, the covering portion


281


covers a part of case complete


201


from the under side thereof through a part of the case back


207


attached to the rear side of the case complete


201


.




Further, an attaching portion


214


for attaching the decorative member


230


to the band body


210


is formed with neighboring the attaching boss


211


.




The attaching portion


214


is formed thinner and narrower than the other portion of the band body


210


, corresponding to a thickness of the decorative member


230


described in a later. This is for making the decorative member


230


approximately flush to the band bodies


210


and


220


when the decorative member


230


is attached to the attaching portion


214


by inserting the band bodies


210


and


220


to the decorative member


230


.




On a front side of the attaching portion


214


, a projecting portion


290


for positioning the decorative member


230


to the band body


210


is formed, while on a rear side of the attaching portion


214


, which corresponds to the projecting portion


290


, a recess portion


295


is formed. Accordingly, the thickness of a part of the attaching portion


214


, on which the projecting portion


290


is formed is made not to be thicker than other portion of the band body


210


.




In both ends of the front side of the attaching portion


214


of the band body


210


in the longitudinal direction of the band body


210


, step-like portions


215


,


216


and


216


are formed. In both ends of the rear side of the attaching portion


214


in the longitudinal direction, step-like portions


217


and


218


are formed. In side portions of the attaching portion


214


, step-like portions


219


and


219


for making the step-like portion


215


and the step-like portion


217


continuous each other are formed.




The step-like portions


215


,


216


,


216


,


217


,


218


, and


219


are for positioning the decorative member


230


to the band body


210


and preventing a slip and a rattling of the decorative member


230


in the longitudinal direction of the band body


210


.




Along the longitudinal direction of the band body


210


, holding holes


400


which penetrate the band body


210


in the front and the rear directions are formed at different positions each other. The holding holes


400


are for inserting a tongue


5




a


thereto, of a holder


5


attached to the band body


220


described in a later.




As shown in

FIG. 25

, the band body


220


is made of the elastic material of soft synthetic resin or the like and comprises the attaching boss


211


and the attaching portion


214


, similarly the band body


210


. Structural elements of the attaching boss


211


and the attaching portion


214


are corresponding to those of the band body


210


, the same reference numerals are attached, and the detailed explanation for them is properly omitted.




The band body


220


is different from the band body


210


in other portions. In one end side of the band body


220


, an attaching portion


221


for attaching the holder


5


, for example, with the tongue


5




a


, as shown in

FIG. 1

is formed. In the attaching portion


221


, an attaching hole


222


is formed and the holder


5


is attached to the attaching hole


222


. The attached state thereof is not shown.




The band body


220


is inserted to the loop


6


shown in FIG.


1


.




The decorative member


230


is made of the elastic material of soft synthetic resin or the like. The decorative member


230


is attached to the band bodies


210


and


220


by sliding with elastic deforming, so that it is preferable that the decorative member


230


is more elastic than the band bodies


210


and


220


. Further, it is preferable that colors of the decorative member


230


is different from that of the band bodies


210


and


220


.




As shown in

FIG. 24

, the covering portion


310


according to the invention is formed in the decorative member


230


. The covering portion


310


covers the projecting portions


201




a


and


201




b


formed in the case complete


201


, when the band bodies


210


and


220


are attached to the case complete


201


with the decorative member


230


attached to the band bodies


210


and


220


.




In the decorative member


230


, the attaching hole


231


for attaching the decorative member


230


to the attaching portion


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


is formed.




In the front side of the decorative member


230


, an attaching hole portion


300


as a hole portion is formed for Positioning the decorative member


230


to the band bodies


210


and


220


by fitting the projecting portion


290


of the attaching portion


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


. In a state that the projecting portion


290


is fitted to the attaching hole portion


300


, peripheries of the attaching hole portion


300


in the front side of the decorative member


230


and a front surface of the projecting portion


290


are made to be approximately flush.




When the decorative member


230


is attached to the attaching portion


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


, among end surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the band bodies


210


and


220


, an end surface


235


is in contact with the step-like portion


215


of the attaching portion


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


. Similarly, end surfaces


236


and


236


are in contact with the step-like portions


216


and


216


, an end surface


237


is in contact with the step-like portion


217


, an end surface


238


is in contact with the step-like portion


218


, and an end surface


239


is in contact with the step-like portion


219


. It is described that each end surface


235


,


236


,


236


,


237


,


238


, and


239


is in contact with each step-like portion


215


,


216


,


216


,


217


,


218


, and


219


, practically, it may be possible to have a small space, that is, play between them.




When the decorative member


230


is attached to the attaching portion


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


, the decorative member


230


has a thickness to be approximately flush with the band bodies


210


and


220


. Accordingly, when the decorative member


230


is attached to the attaching portion


214


, the decorative member


230


is approximately flush with the band bodies


210


and


220


.




Then, the decorative member


230


can be attached to fit in the attaching portion


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


.




An attachment of the decorative member


230


to the band body


210


will be explained as follows.




As shown in

FIG. 26

, the band body


210


is inserted to the attaching hole


231


of the decorative member


230


in the direction of the arrow in the Figure and the decorative member


230


is elastically deformed, so that the projecting portion


290


of the band body


210


is fitted in the attaching hole portion


300


of the decorative member


230


. Accordingly, the decorative member


230


is positioned to the band body


210


.




In this state, the end surface


235


of the decorative member


230


is in contact with the step-like portion


215


of the attaching portion


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


, the end surfaces


236


and


236


are in contact with the step-like portions


216


and


216


, the end surface


237


is in contact with the step-like portion


217


, the end surface


238


is in contact with the step-like portion


218


, and the end surface


239


is in contact with the step-like portion


219


. Accordingly, the decorative member


230


is also positioned to the band body


210


by the contact between the end surfaces


235


,


236


,


236


,


237


,


238


, and


239


and the step-like portions


215


,


216


,


216


,


217


,


218


, and


219


.




Further, because the attaching portion


214


of the band body


210


is formed thin and narrow, corresponding to the thickness of the decorative member


230


and the peripheries of the attaching hole portion


300


in the front side of the decorative member


230


are approximately flash with the upper surface of the projecting portion


290


of the band body


210


, the decorative member


230


is approximately flash with the band body


210


.




An attachment of the decorative member


230


to the band body


220


is the same as that above-described. The decorative member


230


is similarly positioned to the band body


220


and approximately flash with the band body


220


.




Next, an attachment of the band bodies


210


and


220


, that is, the bands


260


and


270


to the case complete


201


will be explained as follows.




At first, the spring bar


213


is inserted into the attaching hole


212


of the attaching boss


211


of the band body


210


to which the decorative member


230


is attached. Then, the band body


210


, that is, the band


260


is attached to the band attaching portion


208


of the case complete


201


in a rotatable state about the spring bar


213


.




In the state, the projecting portion


201




a


of the case complete


201


is covered with the covering portion


310


of the decorative member


230


, while the portion of the case complete


201


is covered with the covering portion


281


formed in the under side of the attaching boss


211


of the band body through the end portion of the case back


207


attached to the rear side of the case complete


201


.




An attachment of the band body


220


, that is, the band


270


to the attaching portion


209


of the case complete


201


is the same as that above-described. In the state that the band body


220


is attached to the band attaching portion


209


, the projecting portion


201




b


of the case complete


201


is covered with the covering portion


310


of the decorative member


230


, while the end portion of the case back


207


attached to the rear side of the case complete


201


is covered with the covering portion


281


formed in the under side of the attaching boss


211


of the band body.




Accordingly, it is possible to conceal the spaces in the attaching portions of the band bodies


210


and


220


, that is, the bands


260


and


270


to the case complete


201


by the covering portions


310


of the decorative members


230


and covering portions


281


and


281


formed in the under side of the attaching bosses


211


of the band bodies


210


and


220


.




In the state that the band bodies


210


and


220


, that is, the bands


260


and


270


are attached to the case complete


201


, as shown in

FIG. 22

, the covering portions


310


and


310


of the decorative members


230


and


230


and the covering portions


281


and


281


of the band bodies


210


and


220


are approximately flush with the peripheral portions of the covering portions


310


,


310


,


281


and


281


.




According to the seventh embodiment of the invention, it is possible to conceal the spaces in the attaching portions between the band bodies


210


and


220


, that is, the bands


260


and


270


and the case complete


201


by the covering portions


310


of the decorative members


230


and covering portions


281


and


281


formed in the under side of the attaching bosses


211


of the band bodies


210


and


220


.




Therefore, it is possible to make the watch


200


, that is, the wrist device have a high harmonious design between the case complete


201


and the bands


260


and


270


without being conscious the joints between them, so that it is possible to obtain the unity of the watch


200


.




Further, because the decorative members


230


and


230


are attached to the band bodies


210


and


220


, it is possible to decorate the band bodies


210


and


220


by them.




Because the attaching portions


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


are formed thin and narrow, corresponding to the thickness of the decorative members


230


and


230


, and the peripheral portions of the attaching hole portions


300


and


300


in the front side of the decorative members


230


and


230


are approximately flush with the front surfaces of the projecting portions


290


and


290


of the band bodies


210


and


220


, the decorative members


230


and


230


are approximately flush with the band bodies


210


and


220


.




Accordingly, it is possible to improve the unity of the decorative members


230


and


230


to the band bodies, so that the watch


200


can have higher harmonious design. Further, it is possible to fit the decorative members


230


and


230


to the band bodies


210


and


220


and to prevent the turnover of the decorative members


230


and


230


against the band bodies


210


and


220


.




By fitting the projecting portions


290


and


290


formed in the attaching portions


214


and


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


to the attaching hole portions, that is, hole portions


300


formed in the decorative members


230


and


230


, the decorative members


230


and


230


are positioned to the band bodies


210


and


220


. Accordingly, it is suitably possible to prevent the slip and the rattling of the decorative members


230


and


230


against the band bodies


210


and


220


.




Because in the rear side portions corresponding to the projecting portions


290


of the attaching portions


214


and


214


of the band bodies


210


and


220


, the recess portions


295


and


295


are formed, the thickness of the portion of the attaching portions


214


and


214


, on which the projecting portions


290


and


290


are formed, are made to be not much thicker than other portions of the band bodies


210


and


220


. Accordingly, in the state that the decorative members


230


and


230


are attached to the band bodies


210


and


220


, it is possible that the portions of the band bodies


210


and


220


, corresponding to the projecting portions


290


and


290


, have approximately the same easiness of flexibility as that of the peripheries of other portions of the band bodies


210


and


220


.




Therefore, it is possible to wear the watch


200


to the wrist by the bands


260


and


270


without feeling a sense of incongruity and to make the feelings to wear the watch


200


pleasant.




By making the colors, of the band bodies


210


and


220


and the decorative members


230


and


230


different from each other, it is possible to obtain the design which looks like that the band bodies


210


and


220


and the decorative members


230


and


230


are made by a coinjection molding.




Further, because the covering portions


310


and


310


of the decorative members


230


and


230


and the covering portions


281


and


281


of the attaching bosses


211


and


211


of the band bodies


210


and


220


are approximately flash with the peripheral portions of the covering portions


310


,


310


,


281


and


281


, it is possible to have a design which does not induce the consciousness of boundaries between the covering portions


310


,


310


,


281


and


281


and the peripheral portions thereof. Accordingly, it is possible to further improve the unity between the band bodies


210


and


220


, that is, the bands


260


and


270


and the case complete


201


and to obtain the higher harmonious feelings with the watch


200


.




In the above-described seventh embodiment, the watch is explained as a wrist device. However, as the wrist device, it may be another device which is used by wearing to the wrist with bands, for example, a compass, a water depth gauge, or the like.




In the embodiment, the decorative members


230


and


230


are attached to the band bodies


210


and


220


, however, the decorative member is not always required. In the case that the decorative member is not used, a covering portion is formed in the band body, thereby a portion of the case complete may be covered.




Although the projecting portions


201




a


and


201




b


are formed in the case complete


201


and positioned between the attaching bosses


211


and


211


of the band bodies


210


and


220


and the covering portion


310


and


310


of the decorative members


230


and


230


, the projecting portions


201




a


and


201




b


are not always required.




Although the projecting portions


290


of the band bodies


210


and


220


are fitted in the attaching hole portions


300


of the decorative members


230


, a recess portion may be formed in the decorative member


230


so that the projecting portion


290


may be fitted thereto.




Although the decorative members


230


and


230


are attached to the band bodies


210


and


220


by that the band bodies


210


and


220


are inserted into the decorative members


230


and


230


, the decorative member may be attached to the band body by adhering, welding or the like. In these cases, the forms or shapes, of the decorative member and the band body may be suitably changed.




The design of each members or the like is also variable and the form and detail thereof can be suitably changed.




As above-described, according to an embodiment of the invention, a band (


1


) comprises: a band body (


2


) in which a pair of insertion portions (for example, insertion holes


23


) are formed apart from each other and a recess portion (


24


) which is opened to a rear surface side of the band between the pair of insertion portions is formed; a decorative member (


4


) comprising a pair of inserting portions (


42


) which are inserted into the pair of insertion portions of the band body from a front surface side of the band; and a bar-like member (


8


) bridged between the pair of inserting portions of the decorative member at the recess portion of the band body from the rear surface side of the band.




The decorative member is, for example, disposed to the band body in the vicinity of the attaching portion for the case complete.




The band body is, for example, made of soft synthetic resin.




The decorative member is, for example, made of metal.




The bar-like member is, for example, a spring bar.




The pair of insertion portions are, for example, formed apart from each other in the width direction of the band. However, the position of the pair of insertion portions can be varied, for example, the pair of insertion portions can be formed apart form each other in a longitudinal direction of the band. Further, the pair of insertion portions can be insertion holes which penetrate through the band in the front and the rear directions, and which can also be a pair of recess portions which are not penetrate therethrough.




According to the embodiment of the invention, the pair of inserting portions of the decorative member is inserted to the insertion portions formed in the band body from the front surface side of the band body, and the bar-like member is bridged the pair of inserting portions in the recess portion which is opened to the rear surface side of the band between the pair of insertion holes of the band body. Accordingly, because the pair of inserting portions of the decorative member are inserted to the band body, thereafter the bar-like member is bridged the pair of inserting portions in the recess portion in the rear surface side, it is possible to certainly attach the decorative member to the band body, with relatively plain structure. Therefore, it is possible to hold the band body and the decorative member in a state of being certainly attached to each other without metal insert molding, and it is possible to improve the aesthetic appearance of the band.




According to another embodiment of the invention, the band further comprises a covering member (


9


) contained in the recess portion (


24


) and covering at least a portion of a periphery of the bar-like member (


8


).




The covering member is, for example, made of hard synthetic resin.




According to another embodiment of the invention, because the covering member covering at least the portion of the periphery of the bar-like member is contained in the recess portion of the band, it is possible to cover at least the portion of the bar-like member in the recess portion in the rear surface side of the band by the covering member.




According to another embodiment of the invention, a band (


1


) comprises: a band body (


2


) in which a penetrating portion (


26


) penetrating in front and rear directions of the band is formed; a decorative member (


4


) inserted into the penetrating portion of the band body from a front surface side of the band; a holding member (


13


) inserted into the penetrating portion of the band body from a rear surface side of the band to hold the decorative member; and a securing portion (for example, a peripheral insertion groove


22


or a rectangular rear side recess portion


27


) securing the decorative member and the holding member to the band body.




The decorative member is, for example, disposed to the band body in the vicinity of the attaching portion for the case complete.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, the decorative member is inserted to the penetrating portion of the band body, which penetrates in the front and the rear direction of the band from the front surface side of the band, and the holding member is inserted to the penetrating portion of the band body in the rear surface side of the decorative member, thereafter the holding member and the decorative member are secured to the band body by the securing portion. Accordingly, because the decorative member and the holding member, which are inserted to the penetrating portion of the band body from the front and the rear sides, respectively, are secured to the band body around the penetrating portion, it is possible to certainly attach the decorative member to the band body, with relatively plain structure.




Further, because the decorative member and the holding member are secured to the band body around the penetrating portion, it is possible to prevent a rattling of the decorative member.




Therefore, it is possible to hold the band body and the decorative member in a state of being certainly attached to each other without metal insert molding, to prevent a rattling of the decorative member, and to improve the aesthetic appearance of the band.




In the case of above-described another embodiment, the decorative member (


4


) and the holding member (


13


) can be joined to be integrated.




For joining, for example, adhering by an adhering member, for example, a double coated member, or welding, for example, welding by ultrasonic or the like can be used.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, because the decorative member and the holding member are integrated by joining, it is possible to obtain a stable joining force between the decorative member and the holding member. Further, when the decorative member and the holding member are rigid bodies, deformation, of the decorative member and the holding member by a bending force, a twisting force or the like, of the band body, for example, made of soft synthetic resin is small.




In the case of above-described another embodiment, the holding member (


13


) can comprise the rear side member (


14


) which is inserted to the penetrating portion (


26


) of the band body (


2


) from the rear surface side, the front side member (


15


) which is inserted to the penetrating portion from the front surface side; and the rear side member and the front side member can be integrated in a state that a portion of the band body is sandwiched between the rear side member and the front side member.




The rear side member and the front side member are integrated by, for example, adhering or joining.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, the holding member sandwiches a portion of the band body around the penetrating portion, between the rear side member fitted from the rear surface side of the band and the front side member fitted from the front surface side of the band, in this state, the rear side member and the front side member are integrated. Therefore, because it is difficult to transmit a bending force, a twisting force or the like, of the band body to the decorative member, it is possible to obtain a more stable fixing force for decorative member.




In the case of above-described another embodiment, the band body (


2


) can be made of soft synthetic resin and the decorative member (


4


) can be made of metal or synthetic resin.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, because the band can have the band body which is made of soft synthetic resin and the decorative member which is made of metal or synthetic resin, it is possible to certainly attach the decorative member which is made of metal or synthetic resin to the band body which is made of soft synthetic resin, with relatively plain structure, and to prevent the rattling of the decorative member.




According to another embodiment of the invention, a band (


31


or


61


) comprises: a band body (


32


or


62


) in which a penetrating portion (


323


or


623


) penetrating in front and rear directions of the band is formed; and a decorative member (


34


or


64


) inserted in the penetrating portion of the band body, wherein one end portion of the decorative member is engaged to one end side of the band body; and the other end portion of the decorative member is engaged to the other end side of the band body.




The decorative member is, for example, disposed to the band body in the vicinity of the attaching portion for the case complete.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, the decorative member is inserted into the penetrating portion of the band body, which penetrates in the front and the rear side of the band; one end portion of the decorative member is engaged to one end side of the band body, and the other end portion of the decorative member is engaged to the other end side of the band body. That is, the decorative member is inserted into the penetrating hole of the band body, thereafter, it is engaged to the band body by one end portion and the other end portion. Accordingly, it is possible to certainly attach the decorative member to the band body, with relatively plain structure.




Therefore, it is possible to obtain the unity of the band with the band body having the decorative member like a coinjection molding without a space and turnover, and to improve the aesthetic appearance of the band.




In the case of the another embodiment, the band body (


32


) in which a supplementary penetrating portion (


326


) can be formed at a position which is different from a position of the penetrating portion (


323


); the decorative member (


34


) can comprise a connecting portion (


348


) in the other end portion; and the connecting portion can be engaged to the supplementary penetrating portion.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, because the connecting portion in the other end portion of the decorative member is engaged to the supplementary penetrating portion of which the position is different from the position of the penetrating portion of the band body, it is possible to certainly prevent producing a space and turnover of the decorative member.




In the case of the above-described another embodiment, the decorative member (


64


) can comprise the connecting portion (


644


) in the other end portion; a connecting recess portion or a connecting projecting portion (for example, the connecting recess portion


624


) can be formed in the penetrating portion (


623


) in the rear surface side of the band; and the connecting portion of the decorative member can be engaged to the connecting recess portion or the connecting projecting portion.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, the connecting portion in the other end portion of the decorative member can be engaged to the connecting recess portion or the connecting projecting portion which can be formed in the penetrating portion of the band body in the rear surface side of the band. Accordingly, because connecting portion of the decorative member which is inserted to the penetrating portion from the front surface side of the band can be engaged to the connecting recess portion or the connecting projecting portion of the penetrating portion of the band body in the rear surface side of the band, it is possible to certainly prevent producing a space and turnover of the decorative member.




According to further embodiment of the invention, the wrist device (for example, the watch


200


) comprises: the case complete (


201


); and the band (


260


and


270


, for example, the band comprises the band body


210


and


220


and the decorative member


230


and


230


attached to the band body) attached to the case complete and comprising the covering portion (for example, a covering portion


310


formed in a decorative member


230


, and covering portions


281


and


281


formed in band bodies


210


and


220


); wherein the portion of the case complete is covered with the covering portion.




For the wrist device, it includes all devices for being worn on the wrist, having a band for a watch, a compass, a water depth gauge, or the like.




In the rear side of the case complete, a case back can be attached, however, the covering portion can cover the case complete in the state that the case back is placed between the covering portion and the case complete.




According to the further embodiment of the invention, because the portion of the case complete is covered with the covering portion which is formed in the band, it is possible to conceal the spaces in the attaching portions for the case complete, of the band bodies by the covering member. Therefore, it is possible to make the wrist device have a high harmonious design between the case complete and the bands without being conscious the joints between them, so that it is possible to obtain the unity of the wrist device.




According to another embodiment of the invention, the wrist device (for example, the watch


200


) comprises: the case complete (


201


); and the band comprising the band body (


210


and


220


) attached to the case complete, and the decorative member (


230


and


230


) attached to the band body and comprising the covering portion (


310


and


310


); wherein the portion of the case complete is covered with the covering portion.




For the wrist device, it includes all devices for being worn on the wrist, having a band for a watch, a compass, a water depth gauge, or the like.




In the rear side of the case complete, a case back can be attached, however, the covering portion can cover the case complete in the state that the case back is placed between the covering portion and the case complete.




For the decorative member, for example, the one which is made of a material having flexibility to be attached to the band body by that the band body is inserted into the decorative member, or which is secured to a one side or both sides of the band body by adhering, welding or the like can be applied.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, because the decorative member is attached to the band body, it is possible to decorate the band body by the decorative member. Further, because the portion of the case complete is covered with the covering portion which is formed in the decorative member, it is possible to conceal the spaces in the attaching portions for the case complete, of the band bodies by the covering portion. Accordingly, it is possible to make the wrist device have a high harmonious design between the case complete and the band bodies without being conscious the joints between them. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the unity of the wrist device.




In the case of the above-described another embodiment, the decorative member (


230


) can be approximately flush with the band body (


210


and


220


).




For making the decorative member approximately flush with the band body, in the case that the decorative member is made of the material having flexibility to be attached to the band body by that the band body is inserted into the decorative member, the attaching portion of the band body, to which the decorative member is attached is made thinner or narrower compared with other portion of the band body, according to the thickness of the decorative member.




In the case that the decorative member is secured to a one side or both sides of the band body by adhering, welding or the like, for making the decorative member approximately flush with the band body, the attaching portion of the band body, to which the decorative member is attached is made thinner compared with other portion of the band body, according to the thickness of the decorative member, or the attaching portion is formed to be a recess portion.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, because the decorative member is approximately flush with the band body, it is possible to improve the unity of the decorative member and the band body.




Further, it is possible to make the decorative member fit to the band body, so that it is possible to prevent the turnover of the decorative member from the band body.




In the case of the another embodiment, the band body (


210


and


220


) can comprise a projecting portion (


290


and


290


), a recess portion or a hole portion (for example, the attaching hole portions


300


and


300


) can be formed in the decorative member (


230


and


230


), and the decorative member can be positioned to the band body by inserting the projecting portion to the recess portion or the hole portion.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, because the decorative member is positioned to the band body by that the projecting portion which is formed in the band body is inserted to the recess portion or the hole portion which is formed in the decorative member, it is possible to suitably prevent the slip and the rattling, of the decorative member against the band body.




In the case of the another embodiment, the portion of the band body (


210


and


220


), corresponding to the projecting portion (


290


and


290


) and the periphery thereof have approximately the same easiness of flexibility in the state that the decorative member (


230


and


230


) is attached to the band body.




In the case that the decorative member is attached to the band body by that the band body is inserted into the decorative member, for the purpose of easy attaching of the decorative member, the decorative member may be made of a material which is more flexible compared with the band body. In this case, when the decorative member is attached to the band body and approximately flush with the band body, the portion corresponded to the projecting portion is difficult to bend compared to other portion, because the band body which is made rigid material compared to the decorative member is thick. Accordingly, there is the feeling a sense of incongruity when the wrist device is worn to the wrist by the band, t hat is, the one having the band body to which the decorative member is attached.




For obtaining more pleasant feelings to wear the wrist device by the band, it is required to make the portions of the band body, corresponding to the projecting portion have the same easiness of flexibility as that of the peripheries of other portions.




For making the portions of the band body, corresponding to the projecting portion have the same easiness of flexibility as that of the peripheries of other portions, for example, the recess portion is formed in the rear side of the projecting portion of the band body so that it may make the thickness the portions of the band body, corresponding to the projecting portion thin.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, because the portion of the band body, corresponding to the projecting portion has approximately the same easiness of flexibility as that of the peripheries of other portions of the band body in the state of attaching the decorative member to the band body, it is possible to wear the wrist device to the wrist by the band without feeling the sense of incongruity and to make the feelings to wear the wrist device pleasant.




In the case of the another embodiment, the colors, of the band body (


210


and


220


) and the decorative member (


230


and


230


) can be different from each other.




By making the colors, of the band body and the decorative member different from each other, it is possible to obtain the design which looks like that the band body and the decorative member are made by a coinjection molding.




In the case of above-described another embodiment, the covering portion (


310


and


310


) can be approximately flush with a peripheral portion thereof.




According to the another embodiment of the invention, because the covering portion is approximately flush with the peripheral portion thereof, it is possible to make the wrist device have such design as not to be conscious the joints between the covering portion and the peripheral portion thereof. Therefore, it is possible to improve the unity of the band or band body and the case complete, so that it is possible to obtain higher unity of the wrist device.




As above-described, according to the band of the invention claimed in claim


1


, because the pair of inserting portions of the decorative member are inserted to the band body, thereafter the bar-like member is bridged the pair of inserting portions in the recess portion in the rear surface side, it is possible to certainly attach the decorative member to the band body, with relatively plain structure. Therefore, it is possible to hold the band body and the decorative member in a state of being certainly attached to each other without metal insert molding, and it is possible to improve the aesthetic appearance of the band.




According to the band of the invention claimed in claim


2


, in addition to the effect obtained by the invention claimed in claim


1


, it is possible to cover at least the portion of the bar-like member in the recess portion in the rear surface side of the band by the covering member.




According to the band of the invention claimed in claim


3


, because the decorative member and the holding member, which are inserted to the penetrating portion of the band body from the front and the rear sides, respectively, are secured to the band body, it is possible to certainly attach the decorative member to the band body, with relatively plain structure.




Further, because the decorative member and the holding member are secured to the band body around the penetrating portion, it is possible to prevent a rattling of the decorative member.




Therefore, it is possible to hold the band body and the decorative member in a state of being certainly attached to each other without metal insert molding, to prevent a rattling of the decorative member, and to improve the aesthetic appearance of the band.




According to the band of the invention claimed in claim


4


, in addition to the effect obtained by the invention claimed in claim


3


, because the decorative member and the holding member are integrated by joining, it is possible to obtain a stable joining force between the decorative member and the holding member. Further, when the decorative member and the holding member are rigid bodies, deformation, of the decorative member and the holding member by a bending force, a twisting force or the like, of the band body, for example, made of soft synthetic resin is small.




According to the band of the invention claimed in claim


5


, in addition to the effect obtained by the invention claimed in claim


4


, because the band body is sandwiched between the rear side member and the front side member, of the holding member, it is possible to make it difficult to transmit a bending force, a twisting force or the like, of the band body to the decorative member, so that it is possible to obtain such advantage as to obtain more stable fixing force for decorative member.




According to the band of the invention claimed in claim


6


, as the invention claimed in claim


3


, it is possible to certainly attach the decorative member which is made of metal or synthetic resin to the band body which is made of soft synthetic resin, with relatively plain structure, and to prevent the rattling of the decorative member.




According to the band of the invention claimed in claim


7


, because the decorative member is inserted into the penetrating hole of the band body, thereafter, it is engaged to the band body by one end portion and the other end portion, it is possible to certainly attach the decorative member to the band body, with relatively plain structure.




Therefore, it is possible to obtain the unity of the band with the band body having the decorative member like a coinjection molding without the space and the turnover, and to improve the aesthetic appearance of the band.




According to the band of the invention claimed in claim


8


, in addition to the effect obtained by the invention claimed in claim


7


, because the connecting portion in the other end portion of the decorative member is engaged to the supplementary penetrating portion of which the position is different from the position of the penetrating portion of the band body, it is possible to obtain such advantage as to certainly prevent producing a space and turnover of the decorative member.




According to the band of the invention claimed in claim


9


, in addition to the effect obtained by the invention claimed in claim


7


, because connecting portion of the decorative member which is inserted to the penetrating portion from the front surface side of the band is engaged to the connecting recess portion or the connecting projecting portion of the penetrating portion of the band body in the rear surface side of the band, it is possible to certainly prevent producing a space and turnover of the decorative member.




According to the wrist device of the invention claimed in claim


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, because the portion of the case complete is covered with the covering portion which is formed in the band, it is possible to make the wrist device have a high harmonious design between the case complete and the band without being conscious the joints between them, so that it is possible to obtain the unity of the wrist device.




According to the wrist device of the invention claimed in claim


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, because the decorative member is attached to the band body, it is possible to decorate the band body by the decorative member. Further, because the portion of the case complete is covered with the covering portion which is formed in the decorative member, it is possible to make the wrist device have a high harmonious design between the case complete and the band body without being conscious the joints between them. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the unity of the wrist device.




According to the wrist device of the invention claimed in claim


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, because the decorative member is approximately flush with the band body, it is possible to improve the unity of the decorative member and the band body.




According to the wrist device of the invention claimed in claim


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, because the decorative member is positioned to the band body by that the projecting portion which is formed in the band body is inserted to the recess portion or the hole portion which is formed in the decorative member, it is possible to suitably prevent the slip and the rattling, of the decorative member against the band body.




According to the wrist device of the invention claimed in claim


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, because the portion of the band body, corresponding to the projecting portion has approximately the same easiness of flexibility as that of the peripheries of other portions of the band body in the state of attaching the decorative member to the band body, it is possible to make the feelings to wear the wrist device by the band pleasant.




According to the wrist device of the invention claimed in claim


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, because the colors, of the band body and the decorative member are different from each other, it is possible to obtain the design which looks like that the band body and the decorative member are made by a coinjection molding.




According to the wrist device of the invention claimed in claim


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, because the covering portion is approximately flush with the peripheral portion thereof, it is possible to make the wrist device have such design as not to be conscious the joints between the covering portion and the peripheral portion thereof. Therefore, it is possible to improve the unity of the band or band body and the case complete, so that it is possible to obtain higher unity of the wrist device.



Claims
  • 1. A wrist device comprising:a case body; and a band comprising a band body attached to the case body, and a decorative member attached to the band body; wherein said decorative member is positioned on the band body by inserting a projecting portion formed on the band body into a recess or hole portion formed in the decorative member; and wherein said decorative member comprises a covering portion, and a portion of the case body is covered by the covering portion.
  • 2. The wrist device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the decorative member is approximately flush with the band body.
  • 3. The wrist device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a portion of the band body, corresponding to the projecting portion and a periphery thereof, has approximately a same flexibility as other portions of the band body in a state where the decorative member is attached to the band body.
  • 4. The wrist device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the band body and the decorative member have different colors.
Priority Claims (2)
Number Date Country Kind
10-141740 May 1998 JP
10-371445 Dec 1998 JP
Parent Case Info

This is a division of application Ser. No. 09/315,376 filed May 18, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,238,083.

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