Slider

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12478146-B2
Application number	US-202418748111-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2024
Priority date	Jul 10, 2023
Publication date	Nov 25, 2025
Grant date	Nov 25, 2025

Abstract

A slider operable in a simple operation manner and capable of reducing an overall volume is provided. The slider includes: a slider body; a claw member positioned on the slider body and having a lock pin portion extending to an interior of the slider body to establish a locked state; an operation piece positioned on the slider body and connected to the claw member. The operation piece has first and second shaft portions that are separately positioned. The operation piece is rotatably positioned on the slider through the first shaft portion and connected to the claw member through the second shaft portion. Upon pressing the operation piece and enabling one side of the operation piece to rotate toward the slider with the first shaft portion as an axis center, the second shaft portion lifts the claw member to release the locked state in the interior of the slider body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A slider, comprising:
a slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B); a claw member ( 120 ), positioned on the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B) and having a lock pin portion ( 122 ) extending to an interior of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B) to establish a locked state; and an operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B), positioned on the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B) and connected to the claw member ( 120 ), wherein the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B) has a first shaft portion ( 132 , 132 A, 132 B) and a second shaft portion ( 134 ) which are separately positioned, the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B) is rotatably positioned on the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B) through the first shaft portion ( 132 , 132 A, 132 B) and is connected to the claw member ( 120 ) through the second shaft portion ( 134 ), and when the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B) is pressed to enable one side of the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B) to rotate toward the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B) with the first shaft portion ( 132 , 132 A, 132 B) as an axis center, the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B) lifts the claw member ( 120 ) through the second shaft portion ( 134 ) to release the locked state of the lock pin portion ( 122 ) in the interior of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B).

2 . The slider according to claim 1 , wherein
the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B) has a front end portion (P 1 ) corresponding to a front end (E 1 ) of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B) and a rear end portion (P 2 ) corresponding to a rear end (E 2 ) of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B), the front end portion (P 1 ) is equipped with an operation portion ( 136 ) configured to release the locked state, the second shaft portion ( 134 ) is positioned on the rear end portion (P 2 ), and the first shaft portion ( 132 , 132 A, 132 B) is positioned at a location closer to the front end portion (P 1 ) than the second shaft portion ( 134 ).

3 . The slider according to claim 2 , wherein
the front end portion (P 1 ) of the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B) is equipped with a finger gripping portion ( 138 ).

4 . The slider according to claim 2 , wherein
the operation piece ( 130 B) has a protruding portion (P 3 ) located between the front end portion (P 1 ) and the rear end portion (P 2 ) and protruding upwards or downwards, and the first shaft portion ( 132 B) is positioned at the protruding portion (P 3 ).

5 . The slider according to claim 2 , wherein
the operation portion ( 136 ) of the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B) is shaped as a rectangle in a width direction of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B).

6 . The slider according to claim 1 , wherein
the claw member ( 120 ) has a fixed end portion ( 124 ) extending to a front end (E 1 ) of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B), and the fixed end portion ( 124 ) is secured at a location lower than an upper wing plate ( 111 ) of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B).

7 . The slider according to claim 1 , wherein
a center of the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B) is equipped with an insertion portion ( 139 ) configured to be inserted by the claw member ( 120 ).

8 . The slider according to claim 1 , wherein
the slider body ( 110 , 110 A) has a limiting portion ( 119 , 119 A) configured to restrict the first shaft portion ( 132 , 132 A) of the operation piece ( 130 , 130 A, 130 B), and the limiting portion ( 119 , 119 A) is located closer to a front end (E 1 ) of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A, 110 B) than the first shaft portion ( 132 , 132 A).

9 . The slider according to claim 1 , wherein
in the locked state, a first distance (H 1 ) in a height direction of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A) exists between an end ( 122 a ) of the lock pin portion ( 122 ) extending to the interior of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A) and an inner surface of an upper wing plate ( 111 ) of the slider body ( 110 , 110 A), a second distance (H 2 ) in the height direction exists between an axis center of the first shaft portion ( 132 , 132 A) and an axis center of the second shaft portion ( 134 ), and the second distance (H 2 ) is less than the first distance (H 1 ).

10 . The slider according to claim 1 , wherein
the claw member ( 120 ) is a flexible leaf spring.

Assignees

• Ykk Corp

Inventors

• Miyazaki Yohei

Classifications

• A44B19/26

  Sliders · CPC title

• A44B19/262

  Pull members; Ornamental attachments for sliders · CPC title

• A44B19/306 Primary

  in the form of a locking spring member actuated by the pull member · CPC title

• A44B19/303 Primary

  Self-locking sliders, e.g. slider body provided with locking projection or groove, friction means · CPC title