Watchband connecting piece, watchband, and watch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10827807-B2
Application number	US-201616331866-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2016
Priority date	Sep 22, 2016
Publication date	Nov 10, 2020
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020

Abstract

A watchband connecting piece including a body and a sliding button. A sliding slot and a buckling slot are disposed on the body, where elastic positioning pieces are disposed on the sliding button, and the elastic positioning pieces elastically protrude from a surface of the sliding button. The sliding button extends from the opening and is clamped with the buckling slot to form locking space, and the elastic positioning pieces are limited to a first position of a slot bottom wall of the sliding slot. The sliding button is unlocked from the buckling slot, and the elastic positioning pieces are limited to a second position of the slot bottom wall of the sliding slot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A watchband connecting piece, wherein the watchband connecting piece is configured to connect a watchband to a watch, and wherein the watchband connecting piece comprises:
a body, wherein a sliding slot and a buckling slot are disposed on the body, wherein the buckling slot is disposed at one end of the body, wherein the sliding slot is located between the buckling slot and a connecting part, wherein one side of the sliding slot is an opening, wherein the opening is configured to face the buckling slot, and wherein the sliding slot comprises two sliding slot sidewalls on two sides of the opening;
a sliding button slidably installed into the sliding slot, wherein limiting blocks are disposed on two ends of the sliding button, wherein the limiting blocks slidably engage the sliding slot sidewalls, and wherein the limiting blocks are secured to the sliding button by screws;
elastic positioning pieces disposed on the sliding button, wherein the elastic positioning pieces elastically protrude from a first surface of the sliding button, wherein an elastic force direction of the elastic positioning pieces is perpendicular to a sliding direction of the sliding button, wherein the elastic positioning pieces are limited to a first concave position of a slot bottom wall of the sliding slot when the sliding button extends from the opening and is clamped with the buckling slot to form locking space, and wherein the elastic positioning pieces are limited to a second concave position of the slot bottom wall of the sliding slot when the sliding button is unlocked from the buckling slot.

2. The watchband connecting piece of claim 1 , further comprising a clamping tongue extending from one side of the sliding button, wherein a clamping slot is disposed on a slot wall of the buckling slot that faces the opening, and wherein the clamping tongue is clamped with the clamping slot to form the locking space with the buckling slot.

3. The watchband connecting piece of claim 1 , wherein each of the elastic positioning pieces comprises a spring and a spring bead located at one end of the spring, wherein the spring and the spring bead are installed into the sliding button through extension and contraction, and wherein the spring bead is clamped with or unlocked from the concave positions with extension and contraction of the spring.

4. The watchband connecting piece of claim 3 , wherein the body further comprises a substantially rectangular metal plate.

5. The watchband connecting piece of claim 4 , further comprising a button body disposed on a second surface of the sliding button opposite to the elastic positioning pieces.

6. The watchband connecting piece of claim 3 , further comprising installation slots disposed on the first surface of the sliding button, wherein the elastic positioning pieces are installed into the installation slots, and wherein the spring beads protrude from the first surface of the sliding button and are configured to roll.

7. The watchband connecting piece of claim 1 , wherein each of the elastic positioning pieces comprises a tube, a spring, and a spring bead connected to one end of the spring, wherein the spring is accommodated into the tube, wherein the spring bead partially protrudes from the tube, and wherein the spring bead is clamped with or unlocked from the concave positions with extension and contraction of the spring inside the tube.

8. The watchband connecting piece of claim 1 , wherein the connecting part is located at the other end of the body and opposite to the buckling slot, wherein the connecting part comprises a bearing plate and a connecting portion, and wherein the connecting portion further comprises a clamping portion defined by the bearing plate and an outer contour of the sliding slot of the body.

9. The watchband connecting piece of claim 1 , wherein the connecting part is located at the other end of the body and opposite to the buckling slot, wherein the connecting part comprises a bearing plate and a connecting portion, and wherein the connecting portion further comprises a plurality of holes on the bearing plate.

10. A watchband, comprising:
a connecting end; and
a watchband connecting piece, comprising:
a body, wherein a sliding slot and a buckling slot are disposed on the body, wherein the buckling slot is disposed at one end of the body, wherein the sliding slot is located between the buckling slot and a connecting part, wherein one side of the sliding slot is an opening, wherein the opening is configured to face the buckling slot, and wherein the sliding slot comprises two sliding slot sidewalls on two sides of the opening;
a sliding button slidably installed into the sliding slot, wherein limiting blocks are disposed on two ends of the sliding button, wherein the limiting blocks slidably engage the sliding slot sidewalls, and wherein the limiting blocks are secured to the sliding button by screws; and
elastic positioning pieces disposed on the sliding button, wherein the elastic positioning pieces elastically protrude from a surface of the sliding button, wherein an elastic force direction of the elastic positioning pieces is perpendicular to a sliding direction of the sliding button, wherein the elastic positioning pieces are limited to a first concave position of a slot bottom wall of the sliding slot when the sliding button extends from the opening and is clamped with the buckling slot to form locking space, wherein the elastic positioning pieces are limited to a second concave position of the slot bottom wall of the sliding slot when the sliding button is unlocked from the buckling slot, and wherein the connecting end of the watchband is detachably installed onto the connecting part.

11. The watchband of claim 10 , wherein a material of the watchband is leather, and wherein the material of the watchband is the same as a material of the watchband connecting piece.

12. The watchband of claim 10 , wherein a material of the watchband is cloth, and wherein the material of the watchband is the same as a material of the watchband connecting piece.

13. The watchband of claim 10 , wherein a material of the watchband is plastic, and wherein the material of the watchband is the same as a material of the watchband connecting piece.

14. The watchband of claim 10 , wherein a material of the watchband is metal, and wherein the material of the watchband is the same as a material of the watchband connecting piece.

15. A watch, comprising:
a watch body, wherein a connecting shaft is disposed on the watch body; and
a watchband, comprising:
a connecting end; and
a watchband connecting piece comprising:
a body, wherein a sliding slot and a buckling slot are disposed on the body, wherein the buckling slot is disposed at one end of the body, wherein the sliding slot is located between the buckling slot and a connecting part, wherein one side of the sliding slot is an opening, wherein the opening is configured to face the buckling slot, and wherein the sliding slot comprises two sliding slot sidewalls on two sides of the opening;
a sliding button slidably installed into the sliding slot, wherein limiting blocks are disposed on two sides of the sliding button, wherein the limiting blocks slidably engage the sliding slot sidewalls, and wherein the limiting blocks are secured to the sliding button by screws; and
elastic positioning pieces disposed on the sliding button, wherein the elastic positioning pieces elastically protrude from a surface of the sliding button, wherein an elastic force direction of the elastic positioning pieces is perpendicular to a sliding direction of the slidi

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Junhui
• Yang Rongguang
• Zhao Menglong
• Zhang Bin

Classifications

• G04B37/1486

  Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet (building watches into bracelets (montre marquise) G04B37/12; arrangements for hanging pocket- or other watches on chains G04B37/1446) · CPC title

• A44C5/145 Primary

  Hooks · CPC title