TEMPLE AND EYEWEAR HAVING THE SAME |
|||||||
申请号 | US15005284 | 申请日 | 2016-01-25 | 公开(公告)号 | US20160357028A1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2016-12-08 |
申请人 | ALL-LOGIC INT. CO., LTD.; | 发明人 | Shun-Tien Yang; | ||||
摘要 | An eyewear includes a lens unit and two temples each having a fixed segment, a movable segment, at least one connecting portion and a flexible elastic portion. For each temple, the connecting portion interconnects the fixed segment and the movable segment. The movable segment is pivotable between an open position and a folded position. The elastic portion is integrally formed with and interconnects the fixed segment and the movable segment. When the movable segment is moved between the open position and the folded position, the elastic portion is deformed for generating a restoring force to drive the movable segment to pivot to one of the open position and the folded position from the other one of the open position and the folded position. | ||||||
权利要求 | What is claimed is: |
||||||
说明书全文 | This application claims priority of Taiwanese Patent Application No. 104208804, filed on Jun. 3, 2015. The disclosure relates to an eyewear, more particularly to an eyewear having a frame and two foldable temples that can be integrally formed with the frame. A conventional eyewear includes a frame, two lenses that are disposed in the frame, and two temples that are respectively connected to two lateral sides of the frame. The frame includes two rearward-extending ribs that extend rearwardly and respectively from the lateral sides of the frame. Each of the temples has a front end surface, and two frontward-extending ribs that extend from the front end surface, that are spaced apart in a top-bottom direction, and that sandwich one of the rearward-extending ribs therebetween. Each of the temples is pivotally connected to the frame by a screw that extends vertically through the frontward-extending ribs of a respective one of the temples and a corresponding one of the rearward-extending ribs, such that the temples are pivotable relative to the frame. Therefore, a relatively compact profile of the conventional eyewear that is relatively convenient to carry or store is provided. However, since the screws are relatively small in size, it may be time-consuming to assemble the screws when manufacturing the eyewear. Moreover, the screws add weight to the conventional eyewear, which may be undesirable for a wearer. In addition, the screws may be loosen and may even fall out of the conventional eyewear after numerous folding and unfolding movements of the temples. Therefore, an object of the disclosure is to provide an eyewear that can alleviate at least one of toe drawbacks of the prior art. According to one aspect of the disclosure, the eyewear includes a lens unit and two temples. Each of the temples includes a fixed segment, a movable segment, at least one connecting portion and an elastic portion. The fixed segment is fixedly connected to the lens unit. The movable segment has a proximal end proximate to the fixed segment, and a distal end distal from the fixed segment. The connecting portion is flexible, and is integrally formed with and interconnects the fixed segment and the proximal end of the movable segment, such that the movable segment is pivotable relative to the fixed segment between an open position, where the eyewear can be worn, and a folded position, where the distal end of the movable segment is proximate to the lens unit. The elastic portion is flexible, and is integrally formed with and interconnects the fixed segment and the movable segment such that, when the movable segment is moved between the open position and the folded position, the elastic portion is deformed for generating a restoring force to drive the movable segment to pivot to one of the open position and the folded position from the other one of the open position and the folded position. Another object of the disclosure is to provide a temple that can alleviate at least one of the drawbacks of the prior art According to another aspect of the disclosure, the temple is for an eyewear that includes a lens unit having two lateral sides. The temple includes a fixed segment, a movable segment, at least one connecting portion and an elastic portion. The fixed segment is adapted to be fixedly connected to one lateral side of the lens unit. The movable segment has a proximal end proximate to the fixed segment, and a distal end distal from the fixed segment. The connecting portion is flexible, and is integrally formed with and interconnects the fixed segment and the proximal end of the movable segment, such that the movable segment is pivotable relative to the fixed segment between an open position, where the eyewear can be worn, and a folded position, where the distal end of the movable segment is proximate to the lens unit. The elastic portion is flexible, and is integrally formed with and interconnects the fixed segment and the movable segment, such that when the movable segment is moved between the open position and the folded position, the elastic portion is deformed for generating a restoring force to drive the movable segment to pivot to one of the open position and the folded position from the other one of the open position and the folded position. Other features and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent in the following detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which: Before the disclosure is described in greater detail, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the disclosure. Referring to In this embodiment, the lens unit 1 and the temples 2 are made of, but not limited to, polypropylene (PP) or polyamide (e.g., nylon). The lens unit 1 includes a frame 11 and two lenses 12 that respectively correspond to left and right eyes of a wearer . The frame 11 and the lenses 12 are integrally formed in this embodiment. Alternatively, the frame 11 and the lenses 12 may be formed separately and then assembled as desired. In other variations of the embodiment, the lens unit 1 may include a frame 11, and one relatively large lens that corresponds in position to both of the left and right eyes of the wearer, or the lens unit 1 may include only one lens that corresponds in position to one of the left and right eyes of the wearer. Since the feature of the present disclosure does not reside in the structure of the lens unit 1, the scope of the present disclosure should not be limited thereto. Each of the temples 2 includes a fixed segment 21, a movable segment 22, two connecting portions 23 and an elastic portion 24. Since the temples 2 are similar in structure, only one of the temples 2 will be described in detail hereinafter for the sake of brevity. For each temple 2, the fixed segment 21 is fixedly connected to the lens unit 1, and is formed with an engaging groove 211 (see The movable segment 22 has a proximal end 22a proximate to the fixed segment 21, and a distal end 22b distal from the fixed segment 21. As illustrated in The connecting portions 23 are spaced apart from each other in the top-bottom direction. Each of the connecting, portions 23 is flexible, and is integrally formed with and interconnects the fixed segment 21 and the proximal end 22a of the movable segment 22, such that the movable segment 22 is pivotable relative to the fixed segment 21 between an open position, where the eyewear can be worn, and a folded position, where the distal end 22b of the movable segment 22 is proximate to the lens unit 1. In greater detail, each of the connecting portions is integrally formed with and interconnects a respective one of the rearward-extending ribs 212 of the fixed segment 21 and a corresponding one of the frontward-extending ribs 221 of the movable segment 22, Referring to As shown in Each of the connecting portions 23 has opposite inner and outer surfaces. A distance between the inner and outer surfaces is designed to range from 0.3 mm to 1 mm so as to provide adequate strength for bridging the fixed segment 21 and the movable segment 22 and for pivotal movement of the movable segment 22. It should be noted that in other variations of the embodiment, the number of the connecting portions 23 may be varied, as desired. With additional reference to Referring to To sum up, the fixed segment 21, the movable segment 22, the connecting portions 23 and the elastic portion 24 of each of the temples 2 are integrally formed and need not to be assembled, thereby saving manufacturing cost of the eyewear. Furthermore, since the eyewear of the present disclosure is free of screws, the problems of the screws becoming loose or falling out, which may be encountered with the conventional eyewear, are eliminated. Referring to Referring to The other one of the end sections 243 extends toward and is connected to the outer side of the front end surface 222 of the movable segment 22. The middle section 241 has a V-shaped cross section which points toward an inner surface of the movable segment 22. Such wavy configuration improves elasticity of the elastic portion 24 and prevents the elastic portion 24 from snapping and breaking apart when the movable segment 22 is moved between the open position and the folded position. It is worth mentioning that in other variations of the embodiment, the cross section of the middle section 241 may be, but not limited to, inverted V-shaped, W-shaped, or in a wavy form. Reference in the specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “a first embodiment,” “a second embodiment” and so forth means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least an implementation. The appearances of the phrase “in one embodiment,” “in this embodiment”, “in the embodiment” in various places in the specification may or may not be all referring to the same embodiment. Various features, aspects, and exemplary embodiments have been described herein. While various features and aspects may have been described with reference to different drawings depicting varying specific embodiments, the features, aspects, and exemplary embodiments are susceptible to combination with one another as well as to variation and modification, as will be understood by those having ordinary skill in the art. This disclosure is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements. |