Patent Application
20130007993
The invention relates to a metal double-sided tooth having a coupling convex portion and a coupling concave portion on both sides of a coupling head, respectively, and a slide fastener having the metal double-sided tooth.
A slide fastener is widely used in openings of bags or the like to open/close them. As the slide fastener, a both-open type slide fastener in which two sliders are disposed at a pair of fastener stringers for head fitting or tail fitting or a one-open type slide fastener in which one slider is disposed has been known.
In the both-open type slide fastener, the slide fastener can be opened/closed even by sliding two sliders in any direction of forward and backward directions along the tooth line. Further, in the one-open type slide fastener, the slide fastener can be opened/closed by sliding the slider.
As a tooth that is attached to slide fasteners such as the both-open type slide fastener or the one-open type slide fastener, there is a matter using a metal double-sided tooth. It is possible to achieve a slide fastener that is strong against horizontal pulling strength, has a metal shiny surface, and has excellent external appearance by using the metal double-sided tooth. For the shape of the metal double-sided tooth, a coupling convex portion and a coupling concave portion are all formed on both sides of the coupling head. The coupling convex portion that is formed on a counterpart side for coupling may be coupled to the coupling concave portion.
As an example of the metal double-sided tooth, the present applicant(s) has proposed a tooth of a slide fastener configured by a metal double-sided tooth formed by forming (see Patent Document 1).
The coupling head 51 has a thin flat plate portion 57, a pair of coupling protruding portions 54, a pair of left and right side protruding portions 55, and a pair of coupling concave portions 56. The thin flat plate portions 57 are formed at the center portions of both front and rear sides of the body 52 and are formed to be thinner than the plate thickness of the body 52. The pair of coupling protruding portions 54 protrudes from both of front and rear sides at the left and right center portions of the thin flat plate portion 57.
The pair of left and right side protruding portions 55 extend from the thin flat plate portions 57 disposed at the left and right of the coupling convex portions 54 toward both of the front and rear sides of the body 52, and are integrally formed with the body 52. Further, the pair of coupling concave portions 56 is formed as the region surrounded by the coupling convex portions 54, the side protruding portions 55, and the body 52. The coupling convex portion 54 that is a counterpart for coupling may be coupled to the coupling concave portion 56.
Describing the invention described in Patent Document 1, in the metal double-sided tooth proposed in the related art, it is possible to attach the metal double-sided teeth 50 at a predetermined distance on the end edge of a fastener tape by caulking the portion between the pair of legs 53 of the metal double-sided tooth 50. When the portion between the pair of legs 53 is caulked, metal flows at the body 52 and the flowing metal forms a flow protruding portion 58 to protrude from the body 52.
In particular, when the metal double-sided tooth 50 is manufactured by using aluminum or an aluminum alloy, the amount of flowing metal is larger and the height of the flow protruding portion 58 is larger than those when the metal double-sided tooth 50 is manufactured by using copper or a copper alloy. Further, the flow protruding portion 58 formed by flowing metal may protrude into the coupling concave portion 56 or protrude outward further than the front side 52a and the rear side (not illustrated) of the body 52, at the boundary of the coupling concave portion 56 and the body 52.
The flow protruding portion 58 protruding by the flowing metal is described with reference to
By caulking the metal double-sided tooth 50, as illustrated in
Further, when the flow protruding portion protrudes outward further the front side and the rear side of the body, the gap between adjacent double-sided teeth is increased by the flow protruding portion in coupling or the flow protruding portion interferes with sliding of the slider.
As described above, when the flow protruding portion 58 protrudes in the coupling concave portion 56 from the boundary between the coupling concave portion 56 and the body 52 or the flow protruding portion protrudes outward further than the front side and the rear side of the body, the flow protruding portion 58 acts as sliding friction in the slider fastener.
It is considered to perform machining for removing the flow protruding portion 58 formed on the boundary between the coupling concave portion 56 and the body 52 or the front side 52a and the rear side of the body 52 after forming a fastener stringer, but it takes time and labor to remove the flow protruding portion 58 from both sides of the metal double-sided tooth 50. Further, it was difficult to completely remove the flow protruding portion 58 from both sides of the metal double-sided tooth 50.
Therefore, it is an object of the invention to provide a metal double-sided tooth that prevents a flow protruding portion from protruding outward further than the front side 52a and the rear side (not illustrated) of the body 52 from the boundary between the coupling concave portion and the body, and provide a slide fastener using the metal double-sided tooth.
The invention provides a metal double-sided tooth having a coupling head, a body disposed at the rear end of the coupling head, and a pair of left and right legs extending from the rear end of the body, on a front side and a rear side of a flat plate portion, in which the coupling head has the flat plate portion having a thickness of a plate between the front side and the rear side which is smaller than the thickness of the plate of the body, a pair of coupling convex portions protruding from a front side and a rear side of the flat plate portion, a pair of left and right side protruding portions protruding toward the front side and the rear side of the body from the flat plate portions disposed at the left and right of the coupling convex portions, respectively, and integrally formed with the body, and a pair of coupling concave portions surrounded by the coupling convex portions, the side protruding portions, and the body and formed on the front side and the rear side of the flat plate portion, and a concave portion is formed on a boundary between the coupling concave portion and the body.
Further, in the metal double-sided tooth of the invention, the concave portion is formed in a shape of a concave portion having a bottom and being open to the coupling convex portions and to the up and down of the metal double-sided tooth.
In addition, in the metal double-sided tooth of the invention, the concave portion is formed in a shape of a concave portion of which at least the bottom is formed in a tetragonal shape when seen from above and which has three sides surrounding three sides of the bottom.
Furthermore, in the metal double-sided tooth of the invention, the dimension in the left-right width direction of the concave portion is not more than the length of a side at the coupling concave portion of the bottom and is not less than the length in the left-right direction at the top of the coupling convex portion.
Further, in the metal double-sided tooth of the invention, assuming an intersection line of a surface perpendicular to the bottom including the side at the coupling concave portion of the bottom and a body-extending surface of the front side or the rear side of the body, the dimension in the front-rear direction of the concave portion is the length that is 40% to 60% of the minimum distance between the intersection line and the rear edge of the body.
In addition, in the metal double-sided tooth of the invention, a dimension in the depth direction of the concave portion is a length that is 10% to 50% of the depths of the coupling concave portions.
Furthermore, in the metal double-sided tooth of the invention, assuming that the concave portion is not formed and the boundary is formed up to the upper surface of the body, and assuming a volume in the body which is surrounded by a flat plate-extending surface extending the front side or the rear side of the flat plate portion, a rear side which is a surface parallel with a surface perpendicular to the flat plate-extending surface and passes a portion closest to the coupling head at the rear edge of the body, and a pair of sides that include an intersection line between the boundary and the side protruding portions and are vertical surfaces from the rear side, when the volume is a volume of 100%, the concave portion is formed to have a volume that is 5% to 13% of the volume.
Further, a slide fastener of the invention includes a pair of fastener stringers in which the metal double-sided teeth of the invention are arranged at a predetermined distance at a side of a fastener tape.
In the metal double-sided tooth of the invention, the concave portion is formed at the boundary. When the metal double-sided tooth is attached to an end edge of the fastener tape, the flow protruding portion is formed by flow of metal due to caulking generated at the body. Even if the flow protruding portion protrudes to the coupling concave portion, the flow protruding portion is prevented from protruding to the coupling concave portion by the concave portion until sliding friction of the slider increases.
Further, even if the flow protruding portion protrudes outward further than the front side and the rear side of the body, the flow protruding portion can be prevented from protruding by the concave portion until the gap between adjacent double-sided teeth is increased by the flow protruding portion in coupling or when the flow protruding portion protrudes to a sliding path of the slider to interfere with sliding of the slider. In addition, the gap between adjacent double-sided teeth can be aligned to be situated at a correct coupling position and the sliding friction of the slider can be prevented from increasing by the concave portion.
As described above, the concave portion of the invention functions as a shock-absorbing portion for the flow protruding portion.
In the invention, as the concave portion is formed, even if the flow protruding portion that resists sliding of the slide fastener protrudes to the coupling concave portion, it is possible to prevent the flow protruding portion from protruding to the coupling concave portion, in order not to interfere with the coupling between the coupling concave portion and the coupling convex portion that are coupled.
Further, as the concave portion is formed, even if the flow protruding portion protrudes outward further than the front side and the rear side of the body, it is possible to keep the gap between adjacent double-sided teeth at the correct coupling position gap. In addition, it is possible to prevent sliding friction against the slider which is generated by protrusion of the flow protruding portion.
Further, as the configuration of attaching the metal double-sided tooth to the fastener tape, a configuration of directly attaching the metal double-sided tooth to an end edge of the fastener tape and a configuration of attaching the metal double-sided tooth to a core thread formed at the end edge of the fastener tape may be implemented.
In the invention, the concave portion may be formed in a shape of a concave portion having a bottom and being open to the coupling convex portions and to the up and down of the metal double-sided tooth. Further, the concave portion may be formed in a shape of a concave portion of which at least the bottom is formed in a tetragonal shape when seen from above and which has three sides surrounding three sides of the bottom. The shape of the concave portion may be specified as described above.
Further, the dimension in the left-right width direction of the concave portion having a tetragonal bottom when seen from above is not more than the length of a side at the coupling concave portion of the bottom and is not less than the length in the left-right direction at the top of the coupling convex portion.
When the dimension in the left-right width direction of the concave portion is a length larger than the dimension of the side at the coupling concave portion of the bottom, strength is decreased at the coupling head. Further, it is necessary to form a male mold portion in a mold for forming the metal double-sided tooth by forming and the front end of the male mold portion may be cut.
Further, when the dimension in the left-right width direction of the concave portion is a length smaller than the length in the left-right direction at the top of the coupling concave portion, it is difficult to achieve the shock-absorbing function for preventing the flow protruding portion from protruding to the coupling concave portion, from the concave portion.
Therefore, it is preferable that the dimension in the left-right width direction of the concave portion is made as a length within the dimensional range described above.
Further, assuming an intersection line between the body-extending surface and the vertical surface including the side of the coupling concave portion of the bottom as the minimum distance between the side of the coupling concave portion of the concave portion and the side of the body, the minimum distance may be made to be a length of 40% to 60% of the minimum distance between the intersection line and the rear edge of the body.
When the minimum distance between the side of the coupling concave portion of the concave portion and the side of the body is less than 40% of the minimum distance between the intersection line and the rear edge of the body, the flow protruding portion further expands and greatly protrudes further than the boundary between the coupling concave portion and the body when the metal double-sided tooth is attached to the fastener tape, so that the sliding friction of the slider is increased.
Further, when the minimum distance is larger than 60%, attachment strength of the metal double-sided tooth to the fastener tape reduces. That is, the gap between the front end and rear end of the body decreases, where strength is reduced.
The dimension in the depth direction of the concave portion may be a length that is 10% to 50% of the depth from the front side or the rear side of the body at the coupling concave portions. When the depth is less than 10% of the depth of the coupling concave portion, it is difficult to prevent the amount of protrusion of the flow protruding portion at the coupling concave portion in order to prevent sliding friction of the slider. Further, as the flow protruding portion greatly protrudes into the coupling concave portion, sliding friction of the slider is generated. In addition, when the depth is larger than 50% of the depth of the coupling concave portion, it may be difficult to stably couple the coupling convex portion into the coupling concave portion at the coupling place.
Further, in the invention, it is possible to define the volume of the concave portion as follows. That is, assuming a volume in the body surrounded by a flat plate-extending surface extending the front side or the rear side of the flat plate portion, a rear side, and a pair of sides when the concave portion is not formed, when the volume is a volume of 100%, the concave portion may be configured to have a volume that is 5% to 13% of the volume.
As the volume of the concave portion is configured to be within the volume range, a column-shaped concave portion surrounded by an arc and a chord when seen from above may be configured, as the shape of the concave portion. Further, the concave portion may be formed as a column-shaped concave portion formed in a partial shape on the circumference of an ellipse or a parabolic shape, instead of the arc shape, when seen from above. In addition, the concave portion may be configured to have a shape with a concave surface on the bottom.
It is possible to manufacture a slider fastener, using the metal double-sided tooth according to the invention. By this configuration, it may be possible to configure a slide fastener that can considerably improve sliding performance of a slider.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention are described in detail with reference to the drawings. Further, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described below and may be modified in various ways as long as it has substantially the same configuration and the same operational effects.
In the invention, a front-rear direction of a metal double-sided tooth means a direction corresponding to the width direction of a tape when the metal double-sided tooth is attached to a fastener tape, a direction to a coupling head is the front direction and a direction to the fastener tape is the rear direction. Further, a left-right direction of the metal double-sided tooth means a direction of the front and rear sides of the tape when the metal double-sided tooth is mounted on the fastener tape, and an up-down direction of the metal double-sided tooth is the longitudinal direction of the tape when the metal double-sided tooth is mounted on the fastener tape.
Although a configuration in which a metal double-sided tooth is attached to the end edge of a fastener tape is illustrated, a metal double-sided tooth may be attached to a core thread formed at the end edge of a fastener tape.
Further, the slide fastener 20 can be opened/closed by sliding the slider 22. In the example illustrated in the drawings, a configuration example in which the metal double-sided tooth 1 is attached to a one-open type slide fastener is illustrated, but the metal double-sided tooth 1 according to the invention may be appropriately applied even to a both-open type slide fastener or a slide fastener with an open separation bottom end stop.
The invention is characterized in the configuration of the coupling head 3 of the metal double-sided tooth 1, but the entire configuration of the metal double-sided tooth 1 may be manufactured by using metal such as copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, and an aluminum alloy in the methods known in the art.
That is, the metal double-sided tooth 1 may be continuously manufactured by pressing a metal plate one or more times and punching the pressed metal plate in the outer shape of the metal double-sided tooth 1. Alternatively, the metal double-sided tooth 1 may be continuously manufactured by cutting a metal bar called Y-bar to have a predetermined thickness and pressing the coupling head 3 of the cut tooth in the up-down direction.
By performing the pressing described above, it is possible to manufacture the metal double-sided tooth 1 having the coupling head 3, a body 6 disposed at the rear end of the coupling head 3, and a pair of left and right legs 2 extending from the rear end of the body 6, as illustrated in
Further, a concave portion 10 which is described below is formed throughout a boundary 9 between the coupling concave portion 5 and the body 6, and a front side 6a and a rear side 6b of the body 6. The boundary 9 is configured by an inclined surface which is a side of the body 6 and goes toward the front side 6a and the rear side 6b of the body 6 from a front side 8a and a rear side 8b of the flat plate portion 8.
The flat plate portion 8 is formed to be positioned around the coupling convex portion 4 and to be thinner than the plate thickness between the front side 6a and the rear side 6b of the body 6. The pair of coupling convex portions 4 protrude from the front side 8a and the rear side 8b of the flat plate portion 8, respectively, at the left and right center portions of the flat plate portion 8, and a flat surface having substantially the same height as those of the front side 6a and the rear side 6b of the body 6 is formed at the top of the pair of coupling convex portions 4.
The pair of left and right side protruding portions 7 extend from the flat plate portions 8 disposed at the left and right of the coupling convex portion 4 toward the front side 6a and the rear side 6b of the body 6 and are integrally formed with the body 6. Further, the pair of coupling concave portions 5 is formed to be surrounded by the coupling convex portion 4, the side protruding portions 7, and the body 6, respectively. The coupling convex portion 4 that is the counterpart for engagement can be coupled to the coupling concave portion 5.
The surfaces of the protruding portions 7 and the front side 6a and the rear side 6b of the body 6 are formed on the same plane and the protruding portions 7 are gradually inclined from the rear portion to the front portion.
The inner side of the coupling concave portion 5, as illustrated in
As illustrated in
By this configuration, it is possible to prevent the flow protruding portion, which protrudes from the body 6 of the metal double-sided tooth 1, from greatly protruding, when attaching the metal double-sided tooth 1 to the end edge of a fastener tape by caulking the pair of legs 2 of the metal double-sided tooth 1.
Further, in the metal double-sided tooth 1 illustrated in
As for the shape of the concave portion 10, as illustrated in
Further, the shape of the inner side 13 is not limited to the rectangular shape that is one of tetragonal shapes and the shape of the concave portion 10 maybe configured in a shape expanding and opening outward from the bottom 11 of the concave portion 10. In addition, it is preferable that the tetragonal shape is a trapezoidal shape, as illustrated in
Further, when making an imaginary tetragonal shape composed of upper sides 12a to 14a of the tetragonal sides 12 to 14 and a first intersection line K of an extending boundary M1 that is an extending surface of the boundary 9 and a body-extending surface M2 that is an extending surface of the front side 6a or the rear side 6b of the body 6, it is preferable that the length A of an upper side 13a that is the side adjacent to the body 6 is not more than the length G of a side 11a adjacent to the coupling concave portion 5 of the bottom 11, that is, an intersection gap G between the side 11a and the inner sides of the side protruding portions 7.
In addition, although the range of configuring the length A using the length A of the upper side 13a is described, the average length of the width direction of the concave portion 10 may be determined as the length A.
Furthermore, it is preferable that the length A of the upper side 13a is not less than the length F in the left-right direction of the coupling convex portion 4. That is, it is preferable to satisfy the relationship, G≧A≧F. In this configuration, the length F is determined by the length in the left-right direction of the coupling convex portion 4, but when it is difficult to determine like this, it may be possible to cut the coupling convex portion 4 along a plane that is in parallel with the body-extending surface M2 including the plane where the bottom 11 is formed, and determine the length F as the length in the left-right direction on the cut surface, by using the cut surface of the coupling convex portion 4.
When the length A of the upper side 13a is longer than the length G of the side 11a of the bottom 11, the gap between both ends of the upper side 13a and the outer side in the left-right direction of the metal double-sided tooth 1 is made small. Further, the concave portion 10 is formed to extend in the left-right direction further than the intersection between the inner side of the side protruding portions 7 and the side 11a. Therefore, strength decreases at the coupling head 3 including the side protruding portions 7.
Further, it is necessary to form a male mold portion in a mold for forming the metal double-sided tooth 1 by forming and the front end of the male mold portion may be cut.
In addition, considering the life span of the mold for forming the metal double-sided tooth 1, it is possible to simplify the shape of the mold and increase the life span of the mold, by making the length A the same as the intersection gap between the inner sides of the side protruding portions 7 and the side 11a.
Further, when the length A of the upper side 13a is shorter than the length F, the shock-absorbing function of the concave portion 10 for the flow protruding portion reduces.
In the invention, assuming an intersection line L when the vertical surface including the side 11a of the bottom 11 and the body-extending surface M2 cross each other, it is preferable that the minimum distance B between the first intersection line K, which is the length of the upper side 12a or the upper side 14a of the sides 12 and 14 extending from the bottom 11, and the upper side 13a adjacent to the body 6 of the imaginary tetragonal shape is determined to be 40% to 60% of the minimum distance D between the intersection line L and a rear edge 6c of the body 6.
In other words, it is preferable that the front-rear length B of the concave portion 10 satisfy the relationship 0.6×D≧B≧0.4×D, for the maximum distance D of the body 6 in the front-rear direction, in the same way.
Further, the shape of typical teeth is configured such that a pair of legs is adjacent to each other, with the center in the left-right direction as a shiny surface target. That is, the length in the front-rear direction of the body 6 is the minimum distance D, on the center line in the left and right direction of the teeth.
When the length B of the upper side 12a or the upper side 14a is less than 40% of the minimum distance D, the flow protruding portion further expands when the metal double-sided tooth 1 is attached to the fastener tape, so that the flow protruding portion further protrudes toward the coupling concave portion 5 than the boundary 9 between the coupling concave portion 5 and the body 6.
Further, the flow protruding portion that greatly protrudes toward the coupling concave portion 5 interferes with coupling of the coupling concave portion 5 and the coupling convex portion 4 that is a counterpart coupled to the coupling concave portion 5. That is, the flow protruding portion that greatly protrudes toward the coupling concave portion 5 protrudes into the coupling region of the coupling concave portion 5 and the coupling convex portion 4 that is the counterpart coupled to the coupling concave portion 5.
Further, the gap between adjacent double-sided teeth is increased in coupling, by the flow protruding portion that protrudes outward further than the front side and the rear side of the body. Alternatively, it interferes with the sliding region of the slider.
As a result, sliding friction of the slider in the slide fastener is deteriorated. Further, when the length B is made larger than 60% of the minimum distance D, the gap between the upper side 13a and the rear edge 6c of the body 6 becomes narrow, so that strength reduces at the narrow portion. In addition, the attachment strength of the metal double-sided tooth 1 to the fastener tape reduces.
In the invention, it is preferable that the depth C of the concave portion 10 is set to be 10% to 50% of the depth E of the coupling concave portion 5 from the body-extending surface M2. That is, it is preferable to satisfy the relationship 0.5×E≧C≧0.1×E. The depth C may be found from the heights of the sides 12 to 14.
When the depth C of the concave portion 10 is less than 10% of the depth E of the coupling concave portion 6, the flow protruding portion that greatly protrudes toward the coupling concave portion 5 protrudes into the coupling region between the coupling concave portion 5 and the coupling convex portion 4 that is the counterpart coupled to the coupling concave portion 5. Further, in this case, the flow protruding portion that protrudes outward further than the front side and the rear side of the body increases the gap between adjacent double-sided teeth in coupling or interferes with sliding of the slider.
When the depth C of the concave portion 10 is larger than 50% of the depth E of the coupling concave portion 5, and when the coupling convex portion 4 is coupled to the coupling concave portion 5 at the coupling place, the gap formed around the coupling convex portion 4 coupled to the concave portion 10 increases and the region of the coupling convex portion 4 coupled to the concave portion 10 decreases. Accordingly, the coupling state is unstable, and as a result, the coupling strength reduces.
When the metal double-sided tooth 1 is configured by using soft metal such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy, the flow protruding portion formed at the body 6 when the pair of legs 2 are caulked is formed higher than a flow protruding portion formed when the metal double-sided tooth is configured by using copper or a copper alloy. However, in the invention, it is possible to prevent the flow protruding portion formed at the body 6 from greatly expanding out, even when the metal double-sided tooth 1 is configured by using soft metal such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy, by restricting the shape of concave portion 10.
Further, when the configuration of the concave portion 10 is specified by using the volume of the concave portion 10, it may be specified as follows. That is, as illustrated in
The flat plate-extending surface M3 is an extending surface that extends the front side 8a or the rear side 8b of the flat plate portion 8, and the rear side M4 is a vertical surface that is perpendicular to the flat plate-extending surface M3 and passes the point where the distance from the first intersection line K at the rear edge 6c of the body 6 is the minimum distance. Further, the pair of sides M5 are a pair of surfaces that are defined by an intersection line between the boundary 9 and the inner sides of the side protruding portions 7 and the vertical surface from the rear side M4 including the intersection line.
When the assumed volume V is a volume of 100%, the concave portion 10 may be configured to have a volume of 5% to 13% of the volume V.
It is possible to efficiently prevent the flow protruding portion generated in caulking from protruding into the coupling region between the coupling concave portion 5 and the coupling convex portion 4 that is the counterpart coupled to the coupling concave portion 5, or protruding outward further than the body-extending surface M2 by making the volume of the concave portion 10 within the range.
Although the configuration when the tetragonal shape of the concave portion 10 is formed in an imaginary three-dimensional shape with six surfaces, is described above, the shape of the bottom, as illustrated in
Further, the inclined surface 25 that is inclined upward maybe configured as a plane or a curved surface. In addition, the side of the rear side of the inclined surface inclined upward may be positioned on the front side 6a or the rear side 6b of the body 6, or may be positioned lower than the front side 6a or the rear side 6b of the body 6.
The shape of the concave portion 10 is not necessarily the same as those of the front side 8a and the rear side 8b of the flat plate portion 8. As described above, as the shape of the concave portion 10 formed on the front side 8a of the flat plate portion 8 and the shape of the concave portion 10 formed on the rear side 8b of the flat plate portion 8 are formed to be different, for example, the direction of the front and rear sides of the metal double-sided tooth 1 can be set.
In the above description, the limits on the dimensions when the concave portion 10 is formed in an imaginary three-dimensional shape with six tetragonal surfaces were described, but the shape of the concave portion may be specified by the volume of the concave portion 10 when being formed in an imaginary three-dimensional shape with six tetragonal surfaces. That is, in the above description, the limits on the lengths B of the upper sides 12a and 14a, the limits on the length A of the upper side 13a, and the limits on the heights C of the sides 12 to 14 were described.
In other words, the volume of the concave portion 10 when being formed in an imaginary three-dimensional shape with six tetragonal shape may be specified by using the lengths of the upper sides 12a and 14a, the length of the upper side 13a, the heights of the sides 12 to 14, and the inclination state of the boundary 9. By using the imaginary three-dimensional shape configured as described above, it is possible to specify the shape and the volume of the concave portion 10 as a configuration included in the imaginary three-dimensional shape. In this configuration, it is preferable that the volume of the concave portion 10 is 5% to 13% of the volume V described above.
That is, as the concave portion 10 is configured to have the shape included in the imaginary three-dimensional shape, it is possible to prevent the flow protruding portion from protruding into the coupling concave portion 5 further than the boundary 9. Further, the concave portion 10 may be configured in order not to protrude from the imaginary three-dimensional shape.
As the volume of the concave portion is configured to be within the volume range, even if the concave portion 10 is not configured by a hexahedral body, a column-shaped concave portion 26 surrounded by an arc and a chord when seen from above may be configured, for example, as illustrated in
Further, as illustrated in
Further, when the coupled metal double-sided teeth 1 are separated from each other, it is possible to smoothly remove the coupling state of the coupling convex portions 4 which are coupled to each other, and the coupling state between the coupled coupling convex portion 4 and coupling concave portion 5.
The invention may be appropriately used in a tooth for a slide fastener that is attached to the openings of bags or clothes.
1 Metal double-sided tooth
3 Coupling head
4 Coupling convex portion
5 Coupling concave portion
6 Body
9 Boundary
10 Concave portion
12
a-14a Upper side
20 Slide fastener
24, 26, 27 Concave portion
25 Inclined surface
50 Metal double-sided tooth
54 Coupling convex portion
56 Coupling concave portion
58 Flow protruding portion
K First intersection line
L Second intersection line
M1 Extending boundary
M2 Body-extending surface
M3 Flat plate-extending surface
M4 Rear side
M5 Side
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2010/057586 | 4/28/2010 | WO | 00 | 9/16/2012 |
