The present invention relates to eyeglasses and an eyeglasses support member. The present invention claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-93408 filed on May 15, 2018 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-194772 filed on Oct. 16, 2018, and for designated countries that are permitted to be incorporated by reference in the literature, the content of that application is incorporated into this application by reference.
Patent Literature 1 describes eyeglasses without nose pads, in which “eyeglasses without nose pads include a front portion and temple body parts attached to the front portion; auxiliary temple pieces are attached to the temple body parts; and the temple body parts and the auxiliary temple pieces are supported by the zygomatic bones and the back of the head.
[Patent Literature 1] JP 2015-38608 A
In general eyeglasses, the lens portion is supported in front of the eyes by applying loads to nose pads and temple tips. Excessive load from the nose pads puts a strain on the skin above the nose.
In the technique described in Patent Literature 1, instead of having no nose pads, the eyeglasses are supported by installing auxiliary temple pieces on the temples. However, one end of the auxiliary temple piece is located just beside the eye, and the appearance when wearing the eyeglasses is not preferable. Moreover, the temple body parts are elastically bent to open and close the eyeglasses, so the eyeglasses are supported in a form of pressing and holding onto the head from both sides, which causes a headache in a case where the elasticity is strong. Even in a case where the elasticity is not strong, a load is applied from one end of the auxiliary temple piece on the side of the eye, which causes a burden on the skin at that location.
In view of the situation described above, an object of the present invention is to appropriately disperse the load of eyeglasses.
In order to solve the problem described above, the eyeglasses according to one form of the present invention include: a front portion having lenses; a pair of arm portions extending substantially perpendicularly from both ends of the front portion; a pair of eyeglasses support members connected to each of the arm portions: wherein each of the pair of eyeglasses support members has a zygomatic arch contact portion that comes in contact with a temporal region so as to engage with a zygomatic arch; and a parietal bone support portion that comes in contact with a position on an outer side of the parietal bone and supports the eyeglasses from above.
Each of the pair of eyeglasses support members may be composed of a long, thin member having the zygomatic arch contact portion at one end and the parietal bone support portion at the other end, and extends diagonally from below to above the arm portion and from the front to the back of the head.
Any of the eyeglasses above, wherein the pair of eyeglasses support members may be connected to each other at each of the parietal bone supports.
Any of the eyeglasses above, further including connecting members that connect the arm portions and the eyeglasses support members; wherein each connecting member has a plurality of fitting portions, and one of the fitting portions and the arm portion are detachably fitted.
Any of the eyeglasses above, further including connecting members that connect the arm portions and the eyeglasses support members; wherein each connecting member may be rotatably provided with respect to the eyeglasses support member.
Any of the eyeglasses above, wherein each eyeglasses support member may have a protrusion on an upper side of the connecting member that protrudes further in a width direction than the connecting member.
Any of the eyeglasses above, wherein each eyeglasses support member may have a covering portion that covers at least a part of an outer surface of the connecting member.
Any of the eyeglasses above, wherein each arm portion may have a detachable member that fits into a fitting portion provided on the connecting member.
Any of the eyeglasses above, wherein each eyeglasses support member may have a hook-shaped member on a surface opposite to the zygomatic arch contact portion.
Any of the eyeglasses above, wherein each arm portion may have a slit extending in a longitudinal direction or a plurality of through holes continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction; and each eyeglasses support member may be fixed at an arbitrary position in a longitudinal direction of the arm portion by a fixing member penetrating through the slit or the through hole.
Any of the eyeglasses above, wherein each eyeglasses support member may be fixed at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction of the arm portion by a fixing member penetrating through the slit or the through hole.
Any of the eyeglasses above, wherein each contact member has a plurality of protrusions continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction of the eyeglasses support member.
Any of the eyeglasses above, wherein each contact member protrudes further in the width direction toward the inner side of the eyeglasses support member than the protrusion height of the fixing member.
Eyeglasses support members according to another form of the present invention are eyeglasses support members that connect to arm portions of eyeglasses, and include: a zygomatic arch contact portion that comes in contact with a temporal region so as to engage with a zygomatic arch; and a parietal bone support that comes in contact with a position on an outer side of the parietal bone and supports the eyeglasses from above.
With the present invention is possible to appropriately distribute a load applied by eyeglasses.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The arm portion 812 has a temple 813 and a temple tip 814. In typical eyeglasses with nose pads, the temple 813 and the temple tip 814 are connected in a straight line, and one end of the temple tip 814 is curved downward and is formed along the curve of the back of the ear. The temple tip 814 of the eyeglasses 8 illustrated in
When viewed from above, the temple tips 814 have a curved shape along the head on both the left and right sides, and are formed so as to be in close contact with the side surface of the head. When viewed from the side, the temple tip 814 is divided into two forks at the front and rear of the attachment portion e with the Temple 813. The front of the temple tip 814 comes in contact in the vicinity of the eye orbit so as to be secured by the zygomatic bone. Therefore, the front of the temple tip 814 extends beyond the hairline to the skin portion of the face, and the front of the temple tip 814 is visible when the face is viewed from the front.
In addition, the rear of the temple tip 814 extends toward the rear to the temporal bone. The load previously applied to the nose pads is distributed to the front and rear of the temple tip 814.
In this embodiment, the eyeglasses 8 are supported by the temple tips 814 pressing against and holding onto the head from the left and right, so a load is applied from the front of the temple tips 814 located on the skin portion of the face, which causes a burden on that skin portion. Moreover, the front portions of the temple tips 814 are located at positions so as to be visible when looking at the face, which also hinders the appearance.
Furthermore, in a case where the zygomatic bone of the user does not have a shape that supports the front of the temple tips 814, or in a case where the temple tips 814 apply weak to press against and hold onto the head, the eyeglasses 8 slide downward. On the other hand, in a case where the temple tips 814 apply a strong force to press against and hold onto to the head, there is a possibility that headaches may occur.
The arm portion 912 has a temple 913 and a temple tip 914. Similar to the temple tips 814 illustrated in
Similar to the temple tip 814 in
The eyeglasses main body portion 110 has a front portion 111 having lenses and a set of arm portions 112 extending substantially vertically from both ends of the front portion 111. The front portion 111 is provided with one or more lenses. Preferably, the front portion 111 does not have nose pads.
The arm portions 112 have a temple 113 and a temple tip 114. The temple 113 is made of metal, resin, or the like. The temple tip 114 is a member that comes into contact with the upper portion of the base of the outer ear, and is formed of a resin such as silicon, rubber, or the like. The temple tip 114 may be integrated with the temple 113, and the material of the temple 113 and the temple tip 114 is not limited.
The eyeglasses support member 100 is a set of members connected to each arm portion 112, and each has a zygomatic arch contact portion 101 and a parietal bone support portion 102. As an example, the eyeglasses support member 100 is composed of a pair of long, thin members having a zygomatic arch contact portion 101 at one end and a parietal bone support portion 102 at the other end. When worn on the head, the eyeglasses support member 100 extends in a direction from below to above the arm portion 112, and extends in a direction from the front toward the rear of the head. In addition, the eyeglasses support member 100 has a curved shape that curves inward along the head (see
As an example, the eyeglasses support member 100 is partially or entirely formed of resin. However, the material of the eyeglasses support member 100 is not limited to this.
The zygomatic arch contact portion 101 is provided on the inside of the eyeglasses support member 100 (the side that comes in contact with the head) and comes in contact the temporal region. The zygomatic arch is a bone that extends substantially horizontally toward the outside of the eye orbit. The zygomatic arch contact portion 101 comes in contact with the temporal region so as to engage with the zygomatic arch.
The parietal bone support portion 102 is provided inside the eyeglasses support member 100 and comes in contact with an outer position of the parietal bone to support the eyeglasses 1 from above. As an example, the parietal bone support portion 102 has a surface that extends in close contact along the surface of the head (including the scalp and hair) located on the outside of the parietal bone when worn, and applies a load to the surface of the head in a direction from top to bottom. As a result, the parietal bone support portion 102 supports the eyeglasses 1 from above.
The eyeglasses support member 100 is connected to the temple tip 114 or the temple 113 in the vicinity of the zygomatic arch contact portion 101 or above the zygomatic arch contact portion 101. Hereinafter, an example in which the eyeglasses support member 100 is connected to the temple tip 114 will be described. The eyeglasses support member 100 and the temple tip 114 may be rotatably or detachably connected, or may be fixed so as not to be detached or rotated. The eyeglasses support member 100 and the temple tip 114 may also be integrally molded.
The inner surface of the eyeglasses support member 100 may have a shape having a plurality of grooves having a non-slip function. The grooves may be provided over the entire inner surface of the eyeglasses support member 100. In addition, comb teeth for securing the eyeglasses support member 100 to the hair may be provided on all or a part of the inner surface of the eyeglasses support member 100. The comb teeth may be provided so as to stand erect on the inner surface of the eyeglasses support member 100. The comb teeth may also be provided so as to extend from the rear side surface or the front side surface of the eyeglasses support member 100 toward the rear or front of the user.
Moreover, the eyeglasses support member 100 does not have to have a linear shape as illustrated in
By increasing the contact area with the surface of the head as compared with the case of a linear shape, it is possible to prevent the eyeglasses support member 100 from becoming displaced from the surface of the head. Moreover, by increasing the degree of freedom in the shape, the design becomes more diverse and the design is improved.
As illustrated in
Note that the eyeglasses 1 according to the present embodiment have eyeglasses support members 100 extending to the parietal bone, so that the center of gravity is located at the rear side as compared with the eyeglasses having no eyeglasses support members 100. With this configuration, the front portion 111, which tends to apply a load because of having the lenses, is appropriately held in front of the eyes. This is especially useful in a case of eyeglasses 1 that do not have node pads.
In this example, the eyeglasses support member 100 has a recess 115 on the inner side surface, and the eyeglasses support member 100 and the temple tip 114 are connected by fitting a part of the temple tip 114 into the recess 115. In order to maintain an appropriate distance between the temple tip 114 and the head, the zygomatic arch contact portion 101 of the eyeglasses support member 100 may have a shape bulging further inward than illustrated in
The eyeglasses support member 100 has a through hole 103 and the temple 113 or the temple tip 114 penetrates through the through hole 103. In the example illustrated in
By fitting together the recesses of the through hole 103 and the protrusions of the temple tip 114, the rotation angle of the eyeglasses support member 100 about the axis of the temple tip 114 is determined. In other words, taking an axis parallel to the z-axis illustrated in
Note that the eyeglasses 1 are not limited to this structure as long as the rotation angle of the eyeglasses support member 100 about the axis of the temple tip 114 can be fixed. For example, the structure may be such that the through hole 103 has claws on the inner peripheral surface that are hooked on the protrusions of the temple tip 114, which prevents rotation in one direction (for example rotation to the right in
Note that the eyeglasses support member 100 of the eyeglasses 1 in the second modification does not have to have a linear shape when viewed from the side, and needless to say, may have a wavy shape in the front-rear direction, or may have a shape in which there is plurality of corner portions such as saw blades in the front-rear direction.
The eyeglasses 2 have eyeglasses support members 200 and an eyeglasses main body portion 210. The eyeglasses main body portion 210 has a front portion 211 and arm portions 212, and the arm portions 212 have temples 213 and temple tips 214. The eyeglasses support member 200 is different from the first embodiment in that, together with having a zygomatic arch contact portion 201 and a parietal bone support portion 202, also has a connecting member 203.
In the example illustrated in
The connecting member 203 has a plurality of fitting portions 204, and any one of the fitting portions 204 and the arm portion 212 are detachably fitted to each other. The connecting member 203 is provided so as to be able to rotate with respect to the eyeglasses support member 200. Presuming that the axis parallel to the x-axis illustrated in
The connecting member 203 has a plurality of fitting portions 204 having different heights. The connecting member 203 illustrated in
Moreover, the eyeglasses support member 200 in this second embodiment has a protrusion 205 on the upper side of the connecting member 203 that protrudes in the width direction (the left-right direction of the user, or in other words, the x-axis direction in
As described above, the fitting portion 204A may also be provided on the surface of the inner side of the connecting member 203. In that case, the protrusion 215 of the eyeglasses 2 protrudes outward.
The surface on the inner side of the temple tip 214 is brought into contact with the upper and lower edges of the opening portion in the x direction of the fitting portion 204A, and by applying a constant force, the temple tip 214 is fitted with and fixed to the fitting portion 204A. Note that it is desirable that the dimension s in the height direction of the opening portion of the fitting portion 204A is smaller than the dimension tin the height direction of the inner portion of the fitting portion 204A and the dimension u in the height direction of the temple tip.
The temple tip 214 may be fitted with each of a plurality of fitting portions 204A having different heights, so the temple tip 214 may be fitted by selecting a fitting portion 204A having a preferable height at the time of fitting. In addition, the fitting portion 204A extends in the z direction, so the position of the temple tip 214 (in other words, the arm portion 212) may be adjusted by shifting as necessary.
Note that instead of having the fitting portion 204, the connecting member 203 may have one or a plurality of through holes as illustrated in
In a case where there is a gap between the connecting member 203 and the main body portion of the eyeglasses support member 200, the gap is covered by the covering portion 206, and it is possible to prevent hair from entering the gap. Moreover, the fitting portion 204 is covered, so not only is hair or the like prevented from entering the fitting portion, a neat impression is also given to the appearance.
The arm portion 212 and the connecting member 203 are connected by fitting a part of the plurality of protrusions 215B in the fitting portions 204C. As an example, the attachment 216 and the protrusions 215B are integrally molded with resin and fitted to the fitting portions 204C of the connecting member 203 formed of resin. Moreover, the fitting portions 204C and the protrusions 215B are formed so as to engage with each other. As an example, the protrusions 215B have a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape with the dimension in the height direction of the tip end being greater then the base, and the fitting portions 204C have a shape that fits into the protrusions 215B having the shape described above.
An accessory r having a protrusion may be connected to the recess 320. The protrusion may have a barb, and the accessory r may be fixed to the eyeglasses support member 300 by fitting the protrusion into the recess 320. The accessory r is, for example, a decorative accessory and may decorate the eyeglasses support member 300.
In a conventional mask, the cloth portion may be applied to the nose and mouth by putting two elastic band portions on the left and right ears, but the elastic force of the elastic band portions may hurt the ears. By attaching the elastic band portions to the hook-shaped members 321 in the first modification, the mask may be worn without putting a burden on the ears.
Moreover, the eyeglasses support member 300 in the second modification has holes 322, a barb 323, and a tube 324. The holes 322 are holes formed in the outer surface of the eyeglasses support member 300, and air inside the eyeglasses support member 300 can be taken in and out. The barb 323 is provided on the inner portion of the eyeglasses support member 300 to prevent the contents from falling downward.
The tube 324 is a hollow tube, one end of which is connected to the hollow portion of the eyeglasses support member 300. The other end of the tube 324 extends to a position reaching the user's mouth. The user can breathe through the tube 324 and the eyeglasses support member 300 by holding the end of the tube 324.
When dry ice d is put inside the eyeglasses support member 300 and air is blown from the tube 324, CO2 vaporized from the dry ice d is ejected from the hole 322. This is especially useful when desiring to create an interesting appearance.
In addition, for example, the gas emitted from the contents of the eyeglasses support member 300 may be sucked in. For example, chopped tobacco can be placed inside and inhaled. Furthermore, for example, by adding a solid chemical, the vaporized chemical can be inhaled.
The arm portions 412 in this sixth embodiment have a fixing member 431, a slit 432, a plurality of contact members 433, and one or a plurality of through holes 434. The slit 432 is provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 412.
The eyeglasses support members 400 are fixed at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 412 by the fixing member 431 penetrating the slit 432. In other words, by changing the fixed position by the fixing member 431, the position of the eyeglasses support members 400 in the front-back direction (z direction) with respect to the eyeglasses main body portion 410 may be adjusted.
In addition, the fixing member 431 fixes the eyeglasses support member 400 to the arm portion 412 by penetrating through the through hole 434 of the eyeglasses support member 400 and the slit 432. In a case where the eyeglasses support member 400 has a plurality of through holes 434, the vertical position of the eyeglasses support member 400 with respect to the eyeglasses main body portion 410 may be adjusted by the fixing member 431 penetrating through different through holes 434 and fixing the eyeglasses support member 400.
Moreover, the eyeglasses support member 403 has a plurality of contact members 433 protruding in the width direction (x-axis direction in
Note that the contact members 433 illustrated in
Note that in the eyeglasses support member 403, instead of providing the contact members 433, recesses having a depth for embedding the screw head may be provided on the peripheral edges of the through holes 434. In this case, preferably recesses are provided so that the inner surface of the eyeglasses support member 403 and the surface of the screw head are flush with each other as much as possible.
Note that the arm portion 412 may have a plurality of through holes that are continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction instead of the slit 432. By inserting the fixing member 431 through different through holes, the eyeglasses support member 400 may be fixed at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction of the arm portion 412, as in the case of using the slit 432.
Moreover, the eyeglasses support member 400 may have a protrusion that penetrates the slit 432 instead of the through holes 434. The eyeglasses support member 400 may be fixed to the arm portion 412 by using a nut-shaped or cap-shaped member having a diameter larger than the width of the slit 432 with respect to the protrusion penetrating the slit 432.
Note that as illustrated in
Note that in the eyeglasses 4 according to the sixth embodiment, preferably the center of gravity of the eyeglasses 4 comes near the connecting portion between the eyeglasses support member 400 and the arm portion 412. Compared to eyeglasses having a center of gravity in the vicinity of the front portion 411, the eyeglasses 4 are well balanced when worn on the head, and the eyeglasses 4 may be stably supported on the head.
Similar to the above-mentioned contact members 433, the contact members 440 protrude further in the width direction than the protrusion height of the fixing member 431 in order to prevent the fixing member 431 from touching the skin. The protrusions 441 are continuously arranged in the longitudinal direction of the eyeglasses support member 400 in order to prevent the eyeglasses support member 400 and the zygomatic arch contact portion 401 from being displaced. As illustrated in
Moreover, the eyeglasses support member 400 in this modification has one or a plurality of decorative members 460. The decorative member 460, in at least in part thereof, has a curved shape along the user's head. The decorative member 460 illustrated in
Note that the decorative member 460 illustrated in
The decorative member 460 illustrated in
Note that the accessory r in the third embodiment illustrated in
The eyeglasses support member 400 illustrated in
Note that by putting contents inside the tube, the user can suck in the gas emitted from the contents and discharge the gas from the opening portions 422, as in the fifth embodiment.
Furthermore, the cavity 450 in
As described above, the eyeglasses according to the present embodiment by having eyeglasses support members, the load of the eyeglasses can be appropriately distributed on the contact surface between the zygomatic arch contact portion and the temporal region, the contact surface between the parietal bone support portion and the parietal bone, and the contact surface between the temple tip and the ear. Moreover, the eyeglasses can be supported from above by the parietal bone support portion, so the burden on the side surface of the head can be reduced as compared with the conventional technique of supporting the eyeglasses from only the left and right side surfaces of the head.
In other word, in a case where the support member extends to the vicinity of the zygomatic bone, design restrictions are unavoidable, such as making the support member a smooth shape in order to reduce the burden on the skin of the face. The eyeglasses are supported by pressing against and holding onto the head, so when uneven portions are added to the support members so that the eyeglasses do not slide down, not only will marks be left when the eyeglasses are removed, but there is also a possibility that the skin of the face will be damaged unexpectedly. In addition, it is necessary to consider the burden on the skin of the face because of sweating at the contact locations with the support members.
In the eyeglasses according to the present embodiment, the zygomatic arch contact portion does not extend to the vicinity of the eye, so the degree of freedom in shape is increased. For example, even when the zygomatic arch contact portion is provided with irregularities in order to prevent the zygomatic arch contact portion from sliding downward, the zygomatic arch contact portion is located at a less conspicuous place, so that the effect on the appearance is small.
In particular, in the present embodiment, the location where the zygomatic arch contact portion comes in contact is close to the position where a hairpin or the like is fastened, so the size and thickness of the hair ornament can be adopted. Even when sweating, the influence on the appearance can be reduced as compared with the case where the support member comes into contact with the skin of the face.
Although embodiments and modifications according to the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are included. For example, an example of the above-described embodiment has been described in detail for the sake of clarity of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to an invention having all the configurations described here. Moreover, it is possible to replace a part of the configuration of one example of a certain embodiment with the configuration of another example. In addition, it is also possible to add the configuration of another example to the configuration of one example of one embodiment. Furthermore, it is possible to add, delete or replace a part of the configuration of one example of each embodiment with another configuration.
1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9: Eyeglasses
100, 200, 300, 400: Eyeglasses support member
101, 201, 301, 401: Zygomatic arch contact portion
102, 202, 302, 402: Parietal bone support portion
103, 434: Through hole
104: Protrusion
110, 210, 410: Eyeglasses main body portion
111, 411, 811, 911: Front portion
112, 212, 412, 812, 912: Arm portion
113. 213, 813, 913: Temple
114, 214, 314, 814, 914: Temple tip
115: Recess
203: Connecting member
204, 204A, 204B, 204C: Fitting portion
205: Protrusion
206: Covering portion
207A: Recess
215A, 215B: Protrusion
216: Attachment
320: Recess
321: Hook-shaped member
322, 422: Hole
323: Barb
324: Tube
431: Fixing member
432: Slit
433
440: Contact member
435: Screw
436, 438: Washer
437: Cover part
439: Nut
441: Protrusion
450: Cavity
460: Decorative member
d: Dry ice
e, f: Attachment portion
r: Accessory
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2018-093408 | May 2018 | JP | national |
2018-194772 | Oct 2018 | JP | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/JP2018/048068 | 12/27/2018 | WO | 00 |