The present disclosure claims the priority from the Chinese Patent Application No. 202010966715.8, filed to the CNIPA on Sep. 15, 2020, entitled “EAR PIERCING INSTRUMENT”, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of auxiliary ornament mounting devices, in particular to an ear piercing instrument.
Ear piercing instruments in related technology are mainly classified into two types, namely fully disposable hand-driven ear piercing instruments and reusable spring-driven gun-shaped ear piercing instruments. The former are fully disposable and thus are effective at avoiding cross-infection and more hygienic, but require more courage and skill of the operator to push a stud through the earlobe with the power of the fingers. The later can pierce a disposable stud through the earlobe under the action of a spring, which is easy and fast in operation, but with a potential risk of cross-infection due to repeated using.
Japanese patent JP2006158669A specifically discloses a fully disposable spring-driven ear piercing instrument which is assembled by a plurality of scattered parts by screwing (bolting), resulting in extremely low assembly efficiency and thus high manufacturing cost of the instrument.
Thus, a technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide an ear piercing instrument, in which a piercing assembly and a stud piercing housing can be quickly assembled integrally and connected to a base housing by snap, so that the piercing housing is reliably positioned, and the ear piercing instrument is assembled in a simplified manner and higher efficiency and manufactured in lower cost.
To solve the above problems, the present disclosure provides an ear piercing instrument, including:
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In some embodiments, the ear piercing instrument further includes:
In some embodiments, the base housing and the stud holder moving body are both integrally molded.
In some embodiments, the base housing is integrally molded.
In some embodiments, the stud holder moving body is integrally molded.
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In some embodiments, the stud holder moving body is connected in a slidable way in the second mounting cavity by a second snap, and clamps and positions a reset assembly together with a bottom wall of the second mounting cavity.
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According to the ear piercing instrument in the present disclosure, the integrally molded stud piercing housing is provided with the corresponding push rod guiding cylinder to allow the piercing assembly to be at least partially located therein, and can be quickly assembled and connected to the first mounting cavity by the third snap. During assembly, the piercing assembly is put in the push rod guiding cylinder, i.e., the piercing assembly and the push rod guiding cylinder are combined integrally and then inserted into the first mounting cavity. In the process of inserting the stud piercing housing by moving towards the base housing, the third snap will be clamped and connected to the base housing, so that the base housing and the stud piercing housing are quickly assembled and the piercing assembly is reliably positioned simultaneously, without bolting tedious parts as in related technology, thus assembling the ear piercing instrument in a simplified manner and higher efficiency and effectively reducing the manufacturing cost.
in which:
1: base housing; 11: first mounting cavity; 111: first boss; 12: first snap recess; 13: second snap recess; 12: second mounting cavity; 121: second boss; 122: stop step; 123: straight slot; 2: stud piercing housing; 21: first snap; 22: push rod guiding cylinder; 221: chute; 23: stud mounting base; 231: first slit; 232: second slit; 24: third snap; 3: stud holder moving body; 31: second snap; 32: sliding guide rod; 321: first bump; 322: second bump; 323: third boss; 33: stud holder mounting base; 4: piercing assembly; 41: push rod; 411: stopper; 42: first elastic member; 5: reset assembly; 6: locking piece; 61: through hole; 71: raised strip; 72: flute; 20: stud assembly; 21: stud; 22: stud clamp; 30: stud holder; and 40: ear.
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It can be understood that the third snap 24 is integrally molded on the stud piercing housing 2, and correspondingly, a second snap recess 113 is provided on an inner sidewall of the base housing 1, so as to allow snap-fit connection with the third snap 24.
The integrally molded manner means injection molding, machining and other manners that allow appropriate parts to be organically integrated, which can greatly reduce the number of parts to be combined and assembled. For example, a plurality of parts that were originally independent of each other can be combined integrally without welding, riveting, bolting, etc.
In some embodiments, the ear piercing instrument further includes a stud holder moving body 3 which is configured to mount the stud holder 300 and provided with a first position and a second position in the process of moving towards the base housing 1. The push rod 41 can be triggered to move to a push rod locked position when the stud holder moving body 3 moves to the first position, and to move to a push rod piercing position from the push rod locked position when the stud holder moving body 3 moves to the second position. It can be understood that both the first position and the second position are located on a linear path of the stud holder moving body 3 moving towards the base housing 1 and in the direction near the base housing 1, and the first position is reached first, followed by the second position. In this technical solution, the position of the push rod 41 in the piercing assembly 4 is associated with a returning process of the stud holder moving body 3. It can be understood that the returning process of the stud holder moving body 3 is also an aiming process of the ear piercing instrument, i.e., the state and position of the piercing assembly 4 can be switched. In other words, a piercing operation is enabled in this aiming process, thus allowing easy operation of the ear piercing instrument.
In some embodiments, the stud piercing housing 2 and the stud holder moving body 3 are also integrally molded, respectively, and the stud holder moving body 3 is slidably connected in the second mounting cavity 12 by a second snap 31 (which is integrally molded on the stud holder moving body 3), and clamps and positions a reset assembly 5 together with a bottom wall of the second mounting cavity 12. With the reset assembly 5, the stud holder moving body 3 can be forced to move along one side close to the base housing 1 (opposite to the stud piercing direction), and to move back to an original assembly position along the stud piercing direction after an external force applied thereto is eliminated. In the technical solution, the base housing 1, the stud piercing housing 2 and the stud holder moving body 3 are all integrally molded during which the third snap 24 and the second snap 31 are molded on the corresponding components respectively, so that the stud piercing housing 2, the stud holder moving body 3 and the base housing 1 can be easily and quickly assembled through snap-fit connection without bolting tedious parts as in related technology, thus assembling the ear piercing instrument in a simplified manner and higher efficiency and effectively reducing the manufacturing cost. It can be understood that a first snap recess 112 or a stop step 122, corresponding to the third snap 24 and the second snap 31, is provided on the inner sidewall of the base housing 1.
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In some embodiments, the stud piercing housing 2 is further fixedly connected to the base housing 1 by a first snap 21. For example, the first snap 21 is also integrally molded on the stud piercing housing 2, and the third snap 24 and the first snap 21 are respectively spaced in a length direction of the stud piercing housing 2, thus allowing more reliable and stable snap-fit connection between the stud piercing housing 2 and the base housing 1.
In some embodiments, the stud holder moving body 3 is provided with a sliding guide rod 32 embedded in the second mounting cavity 12 and a stud holder mounting base 33 outside the second mounting cavity 12, and the stud holder 300 is assembled on the stud holder mounting base 33. Specifically, the stud holder mounting base 33 may be an open receiving cavity for easy operation by operators, and the stud holder 300 can be easily placed in the receiving cavity. In appearance, the stud holder moving body 3 is designed to be L-shaped so that the stud holder mounting base 33 can adapt to a stud piercing position in the stud piercing housing 2.
In some embodiments, a sliding rail structure is correspondingly provided on an outer sidewall of the sliding guide rod 32 and an inner sidewall of the second mounting cavity 12, and is configured to guide the stud holder moving body 3 to move in the stud piercing direction. Specifically, the sliding rail structure includes a raised strip 71 (on the outer sidewall of the sliding guide rod 32) and flutes 72 (on the inner sidewall of the second mounting cavity 12). The raised strip 71 is provided on the outer sidewall of the sliding guide rod 32, and the flutes 72 are provided on the inner sidewall of the second mounting cavity 12. The sliding rail structure is designed to ensure that the stud holder moving body 3 slides smoothly and stably.
In some embodiments, the piercing assembly 4 includes a push rod 41 and a first elastic member 42 (such as a coil spring) capable of exerting a thrust on the push rod 41 towards a stud holder 300. One end of the first elastic member 42 abuts against a stopper 411 of the push rod 41 while the other end thereof abuts against the bottom wall of the first mounting cavity 11. With the first elastic member 42, the push rod 41 is forced to move towards the stud holder 300 at a certain piercing speed, so as to enable the stud to pierce through the ear without any manual effort. It can be understood that a tail end of the push rod 41 can abut against the stud 201 in the stud assembly 200. The stopper 411, as an end stop and a force-exerting portion of the first elastic member 42, can be designed in various forms, such as a sheet structure facing a certain direction or a ring structure as shown in
In some embodiments, the stud piercing housing 2 is further provided with a stud mounting base 23 outside the first mounting cavity 11, and a chute 221 which radially runs through inner and outer walls of the push rod guiding cylinder 22 is provided on the push rod guiding cylinder 22. The ear piercing instrument further includes a locking piece 6 which is connected in a sliding way in the chute 221 and provided with a push rod locked position which abuts against one side of the stopper 411 facing away from the bottom wall of the first mounting cavity 11 as well as a push rod piercing position which disengages from one side of the stopper 411 facing away from the bottom wall of the first mounting cavity 11. In this technical solution, the stopper 6 objectively serves as a component configured to trigger the push rod 41 to switch its position.
In some embodiments, a first bump 321 and a second bump 322 are provided on the sliding guide rod 32. The push rod 41 is located at the push rod locked position when the first bump 321 is in contact with the locking piece 6, and is triggered to move to the push rod piercing position from the push rod locked position when the second bump 322 is in contact with the locking piece 6. In this technical solution, whether the push rod 41 is triggered by the locking piece 6 to switch its position depends on the sliding process of the sliding guide rod 32. Specifically, whether the first bump 321 or the second bump 322 is in direct contact with the locking piece 6 is determined by different positions to which the sliding guide rod 32 slides, thus enabling position change.
In some embodiments, a through hole 61 is formed on the locking piece 6, so that the second bump 322 can be inserted into the through hole 61 to force the locking piece 6 to move away from the push rod 41 when the sliding guide rod 32 slides from outside to inside of the second mounting cavity 12, and the first bump 321 can abut against one side of the locking piece 6 away from the push rod 41 to force the locking piece 6 to abut against the push rod 41 when the sliding guide rod 32 slides from inside to outside of the second mounting cavity 12. The first bump 321 and the second bump 322 can be designed to be wedge-shaped to guide the locking piece to move towards or away from the push rod, so as to make the triggering process smoother.
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In some embodiments, a first boss 111, on which the first elastic member 42 is further sleeved, is integrally molded on the bottom wall of the first mounting cavity 11. In this way, the force application process of the first elastic member 42 can be facilitated to make the piercing process smoother and more stable. Similarly, in some embodiments, the reset assembly 5 includes a second elastic member (e.g., a coil spring), a second boss 121 is integrally molded on the bottom wall of the second mounting cavity 12, and a third boss 323 is provided at a free end of the sliding guide rod 32, and the second elastic member is sleeved on the second boss 121 and the third boss 323 simultaneously.
In some embodiments, the stud mounting base 23 is provided with a receiving cavity corresponding to the stud assembly 200, and an inner cavity of the receiving cavity is communicated with a cavity of the push rod guiding cylinder 22 and provided with an outlet (facing one side of the stud holder 300) corresponding to the position of the stud holder 300. A first slit 231 extending parallel to the stud piercing direction is formed on a wall of the receiving cavity, and/or a second slit 232 extending perpendicular to the stud piercing direction is formed on the wall of the receiving cavity. With the first slit 231 and the second slit 232, the size of the receiving cavity can be properly adjusted so that the stud mounting base 23 can adapt to the stud assembly 200 of different specifications. The stud assembly 200 includes the stud 201 and a stud clamp 202. The stud clamp 202 is of a split structure having a shape matched with an inner outline of the receiving cavity.
It is readily understood by those of skill in the art that the above advantageous embodiments may be freely combined and superimposed without conflict.
Those described above are merely preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made without departing from the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure. Those described above are merely preferred embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be noted that a number of improvements and variations may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the technical principles of the present disclosure, and such improvements and variations should also be considered to fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202010966715.8 | Sep 2020 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2020/124803 | 10/29/2020 | WO |