Case, timepiece and fastening member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11789409-B2
Application number	US-202117387015-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2021
Priority date	Jul 31, 2020
Publication date	Oct 17, 2023
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023

Abstract

An example case includes a case main body having a first insertion hole; a first exterior case having a second insertion hole coaxially corresponding to the first insertion hole and arranged on an upper part of the case main body; and a fastening member having a fixing portion to be fixed in the first insertion hole and a fitting portion to be fitted into the second insertion hole, the fitting portion being fitted into the second insertion hole while deforming a portion of the fitting portion to be fitted into the second insertion hole, wherein the fixing portion of the fastening member fixed in the first insertion hole includes a press fitting portion press-fitted into the first insertion hole, and wherein the press fitting portion of the fastening member includes a biting portion which bites into an inner circumferential surface of the first insertion hole of the case main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A case comprising:
a case main body which has a first insertion hole;
a first exterior case which has a second insertion hole coaxially corresponding to the first insertion hole and is arranged on an upper part of the case main body; and
a fastening member which has (i) a fixing portion to be fixed in the first insertion hole and (ii) a fitting portion to be fitted into the second insertion hole,
wherein the fitting portion is fitted into the second insertion hole while deforming a portion of the fitting portion to be fitted into the second insertion hole,
wherein the fixing portion of the fastening member which is fixed in the first insertion hole includes a press fitting portion which is press-fitted into the first insertion hole, and
wherein the press fitting portion of the fastening member includes a biting portion which bites into an inner circumferential surface of the first insertion hole of the case main body.

2. The case according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the fitting portion of (Original) the fastening member in a radial direction after the fitting portion is inserted into the second insertion hole is shorter than a length of the fitting portion in the radial direction before the fitting portion is inserted into the second insertion hole.

3. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the biting portion is a knurled portion provided by knurling.

4. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the press fitting portion has a tapered portion provided on a leading end thereof in an insertion direction toward the first insertion hole.

5. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening member is formed such that an outer diameter of the press fitting portion is greater than an outer diameter of the fitting portion,
wherein the first insertion hole is formed such that an inner diameter thereof is shorter than the outer diameter of the press fitting portion by a length equal to biting of the biting portion with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the first insertion hole, and
wherein the second insertion hole is formed such that an inner diameter thereof is equal to the outer diameter of the fitting portion, and no fitting tolerance exists between the second insertion hole and the fitting portion.

6. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the case main body is formed of a synthetic resin, and the exterior case is formed of a metal that is more rigid than the case main body.

7. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the fitting portion includes a hollow portion which enables the fitting portion to be press-deformed.

8. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the exterior case has a reinforcement projection which is provided projecting toward the case main body and in which the second insertion hole is provided, and
wherein the case main body is provided with an engaging recess where the reinforcement projection is arranged, and the engaging recess is provided with the first insertion hole.

9. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the first insertion hole is provided corresponding to a portion that projects from an outer circumferential portion of the case main body.

10. The case according to claim 9 , wherein the portion that projects from the outer circumferential portion of the case main body is a protection cover which protects a switch provided on the case main body.

11. A timepiece comprising the case according to claim 1 .

12. A fastening member comprising:
a fixing portion which is fixed in a first insertion hole in a first component; and
a fitting portion which is fitted into a second insertion hole that is provided in a second component to be arranged on an upper part of the first component while coaxially corresponding to the first insertion hole,
wherein the fitting portion is fitted into the second insertion hole while deforming a portion of the fitting portion to be fitted into the second insertion hole,
wherein the fixing portion includes a press fitting portion which is press-fitted into the first insertion hole, and
wherein the press fitting portion has a tapered portion provided on a leading end thereof in an insertion direction toward the first insertion hole.

13. The case according to claim 6 , wherein the synthetic resin is at least one of a urethane resin and a synthetic resin acquired by carbon fiber or glass fiber being mixed into polyamide resin, and wherein the metal is stainless steel.

14. The timepiece comprising the case according to claim 11 , wherein the timepiece is one of a travel watch, an alarm clock, a table clock, and a wall clock.

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hata Ryosuke

Classifications

• G04B37/05 Primary

  Fixed mountings for pocket or wrist watches · CPC title

• G04B37/0008

  for pocket watches and wrist watches · CPC title

• G04B37/00 Primary

  Cases {(cases with a special shape G04B45/0069; ornamentation of the case G04B47/04; cartridges A45C11/00 - A45C11/38)} · CPC title

• G04B37/052 Primary

  with shock damping means not related to the winding stem (shock damping bearings G04B31/02; shock protection G04B43/002) · CPC title

• G04B43/00

  Protecting clockworks by shields or other means against external influences, e.g. magnetic fields {(demagnetising apparatus G04D9/00)} · CPC title