CN102642533A

CN102642533A - Storage case

Info

Publication number: CN102642533A
Application number: CN2012100637006A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 波多腰弦一; 石黑纯平
Original assignee: Nissin Kogyo Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hitachi Astemo Ltd
Priority date: 2011-01-28
Filing date: 2012-01-29
Publication date: 2012-08-22
Anticipated expiration: 2032-01-29
Also published as: JP2012153330A; JP5433595B2; CN102642533B

Abstract

The invention provides a storage case. The storage case comprises a storage main body for storing operation fluids and an affirming window allowing users to visually affirm the volume of the operation fluids inside the storage main body. The affirming window comprises a window formed on the side wall of the storage main body; a closing element applied for closing the window and made of transparent elements; and a sealing element equipped on the closing element. According to the structure in the invention, the affirming window can be formed by only installing the transparent closing element on the window formed on the side wall of the storage main body. Therefore, the number of components is decreased while the assembling efficiency of the storage case is improved. The cost is thus reduced.

Description

Storage box

The cross reference of related application

The application requires in the preceence of the Japanese patent application No.2011-016468 of submission on January 28th, 2011, and its full content is incorporated into this by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of storage box that is used for the storage operation fluid, said operating fluid is used for operating the hydraulic main cylinder that is used in motor bike, three-wheel vehicle and four wheeler.Especially, the present invention relates to a kind of storage box that allows the user visually to confirm the affirmation window of the operations flows scale of construction that comprises.

Background technology

For example, JP-2006-306194-A has proposed to have the storage box that allows the user visually to confirm the affirmation window of the operations flows scale of construction.In JP-2006-306194-A; Cylindric affirmation window (Reference numeral in JP-2006-306194-A is 16) with opening is outstanding from storage main body (5), and the cylindric support frame (21) that transparent panel (22) and reflecting plate (24) are installed is installed on the opening of cylindric affirmation window (16).

At JP-2006-306194-A, because transparent panel (22) and reflecting plate (24) be installed on the support frame (21), thus increased the quantity of part, and need the time to assemble them with working.Equally, when when assembling, because that the support frame (21) that will install has is cylindric, so be difficult to aim at installation direction.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of storage box that can reduce the quantity of part and can improve packaging efficiency.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of storage box is provided, has comprised: the storage main body of storage operation fluid; Be used for allowing the user visually to confirm to be stored in the affirmation window of the operations flows scale of construction of storing main body, confirm that wherein window comprises: be formed on the window in the sidewall of storing main body; The closing element that closes window, closing element is formed by transparent element; Be installed in the packing element on the closing element; Wherein window comprises: the outer openings that is opened in the storage main body outside; Outer openings has cylindrical shape, and is opened in outer openings and the inboard inside of storage main body simultaneously, and inside has the long and short in the horizontal direction rectangular shape of in the vertical direction; The aperture area of inside is less than outer openings, and wherein closing element comprises: form the circular cylinder shaped portion through the interior side engagement of packing element and outer openings; Close the dished plate part of circular cylinder shaped portion one end; From the outstanding joint fastener of the other end of circular cylinder shaped portion to insert inside and to engage with inside surface of side wall, wherein, be installed under the state on the window at closing element, the side surface of periphery that is arranged in the inside of outer openings is used as reflecting surface.

Dished plate part can comprise the sign as guiding, and this mark is used for visually confirming the surface of the operating fluid stored.Inside can have upper end and the bottom that width differs from one another.And, have corresponding to the last joint fastener of the width of upper end width and the following joint fastener that has corresponding to the width of bottom width and can be set up as joint fastener.

Window can be integrally formed through getting core or cutting and storage main body.

According to above structure, confirm that window can only form through transparent closing element being installed on the window that is formed in the storage body wall.Therefore, can reduce the quantity of parts, and can improve the packaging efficiency of storage box, therefore reduce its cost.Equally, the width that inside forms its upper and lower end differs from one another, and closing element comprises the joint fastener that has separately corresponding to the width of upper and lower end width.Therefore, the mounting direction of closing element can be easy on suitable direction, confirm.For example, when being formed in the dished plate part with the mark that acts on the guiding of visually confirming flow surface, mark can be held in position.Because window is through getting core or integrally formed with the storage main body through cutting, window can form simply.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the section drawing along the line I-I shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 2 is the lateral plan according to the hydraulic main cylinder device of embodiment.

Fig. 3 is the view from arrow III-III shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is the section drawing along IV-IV shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the transparent view according to the closing element of embodiment.

Fig. 6 is the planar view of hydraulic main cylinder device.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 to 6 illustration be applied to the embodiment of rod type handle (bar-handle) vehicle.In this embodiment, the hydraulic main cylinder of storage box and rod type handle vehicle is integrally formed.The handle bar 1 that is used to operate front-wheel is arranged on the front portion of vehicle body, and hydraulic main cylinder device 4 is installed on the handle bar 1.Hydraulic main cylinder device 4 comprises hydraulic main cylinder 2 and lever 3.The cylinder body 2a of hydraulic main cylinder 2 is fixed on an end of handle bar 1 through

bolt

5,5, so that cylinder body 2a is arranged in a side more forward than handle bar 1.Handle support 2b is further side-prominent forward from cylinder body 2a.Lever 3 comprises rotation base portion 3a and operating portion 3b.Rotation base portion 3a is pivotably mounted on the handle support 2b, so that operating portion 3b is arranged in than the forward side of handle 7 and can be towards handle 7 rotations.

Cylinder body 2a comprises the bottom cylinder hole 2c that opens towards lever 3 and storage box 8, and said storage box 8 is integrally formed with it on cylinder body 2a top.Storage box 8 is interconnected through unloading outlet 2d and supply port 2e with cylinder bore 2c.Piston 9 inserts cylinder bore 2c through piston cup 10,10 movably under the fluid-tight state.Hydraulic pressure chamber 11 is limited between the diapire of piston 9 and cylinder bore 2c.Connect in the diapire that (union) hole 12 is formed on cylinder bore 2c to be communicated with hydraulic pressure chamber 11.Helical return spring 13 inserts between the diapire and piston 9 of cylinder bore 2c with compressive state.

Storage box 8 comprises the storage main body 8b with the fluid storage chamber 8a that is used for the storage operation fluid; Be installed in the capping 14 on the storage main body 8b; Be inserted in the barrier film 15 between the outward flange of edge of opening and capping 14 of storage main body 8b and be installed in the cap member 16 on the upper surface of capping 14.Store the sidewall 8c that main body 8b is arranged in lever 3 one sides, forming the affirmation window 17 that allows the user visually to confirm the amount of operating fluid.

Confirm that window 17 comprises the window 17a that is formed among the sidewall 8c and is installed in the closing element 18 on the window 17a.Closing element 18 is processed by transparent element.Window 17a is integrally formed with storage main body 8b through getting core when casting storage main body 8b.Window 17a comprises: be opened in the outer openings 17b on the storage main body 8b outside; Be opened in the inside 17c on the inboard of outer openings 17b and storage main body 8b simultaneously.The aperture area of inside 17c is less than outer openings 17b.Simultaneously outer routine opening 17b has cylindrical shape, and inside 17c has the roughly rectangular spatula-like shape long and short in the horizontal direction at vertical direction.First cross section of inside 17c is with fan-shaped extension.In inside 17c, the width of upper end 17d is greater than the width of bottom 17e.

Closing element 18 comprises columnar portion 18a, dished plate part 18b, last joint fastener 18c and following joint fastener 18d.Dished plate part 18b sealing columnar portion 18a one end, up and down

joint fastener

18c and 18b each give prominence to since the other end of columnar portion 18a.Last joint fastener 18c has the width corresponding to the width of the upper end 17d of inside 17c, and down joint fastener 18d has the width corresponding to the width of the bottom 17e of inside 17c.The leading end of

joint fastener

18c and 18d about

junction surface

18e and 18f are respectively formed at.When the installed inside of columnar portion 18a and outer openings 17b together the time,

junction surface

18e and 18f engage with the inside face of storage main body 8b.Seal groove 18g forms so that packing element 19 is mounted thereto along the circumference of columnar portion 18a.Mark 18h (comprising line and symbol) with the guiding that acts on the flow surface of visually confirming operating fluid is formed on the dished plate part 18b.

In an embodiment, inside 17c the width of upper and lower end 17d and 17e corresponding to the upper and lower joint fastener 18c of closing element 18 and the width of 18d, and

junction surface

18e, 18f can engage with the inside face of storage main body 8b.Therefore, columnar portion 18a can be installed in the given position of outer openings 17b exactly, and the mark 18h on the dished plate part 18b can align on suitable direction.In addition, because packing element 19 is installed on the seal groove 18g, the state that columnar portion 18a can fluid-tight is installed on the outer openings 17b.Be installed under the state on the window 17a at closing element 18, allow operating fluid to flow into columnar portion 18a through inside 17c.Because closing element 18 is processed by transparent element, so when watching affirmation window 17 from the outside of storage box 8, the operating fluid among the columnar portion 18a can visually be confirmed.In order to improve visual confirmation property, two the outer openings side surface 17f of periphery both sides that lay respectively at inside 17c are as reflecting surface.

In an embodiment, confirm that the window 17a of window 17 and storage main body 8b are integrally formed.In addition, closing element 18 is as transparent panel.(columnar portion 18a, dished plate part 18b and

joint fastener

18c, 18d) is integrally formed for the parts that engage with window 17a.Further, outer openings side surface 17f is as reflecting surface.As a result, can reduce number of components, thus cost-cutting.Equally; Because the upper and lower end 17d of inside 17c and the width of 17e are corresponding to the upper and lower joint fastener 18c of closing element 18 and the width of 18d; Therefore can be easy to aim at the mounting direction of closing element 18, and the mark 18h that is formed on the dished plate part 18b can align on suitable direction.

Though the foregoing description is applied to the storage box integrally formed with the hydraulic main cylinder of rod type handle vehicle.But the invention is not restricted to this, the present invention also can be applicable to, for example, and with hydraulic main cylinder split storage box that forms and the storage box that is used for the hydraulic main cylinder of power-transfer clutch.Window also can form through cutting and storage main body.Inside can have the in the vertical direction length that provides except the foregoing description and the opening shape of the rectangular shape of lacking in the horizontal direction.

Claims

1. storage box (8) comprising:

The storage main body (8b) of storage operation fluid;

Be used for allowing the user visually to confirm to be stored in the affirmation window (17) of the said operations flows scale of construction of said storage main body (8b),

Wherein said affirmation window (17) comprising:

Be formed on the window (17a) in the sidewall (8c) of said storage main body (8b);

Close the closing element (18) of said window (17a), said closing element (18) is formed by transparent element; And

Be installed in the packing element (19) on the said closing element (18),

Wherein said window (17a) comprising:

Be opened in the outer openings (17b) in said storage main body (8b) outside, said outer openings (17b) has cylindrical shape, and

Be opened in the inside (17c) on outer openings (17b) and storage main body (8b) inboard simultaneously; Said inside (17c) has the long and short in the horizontal direction rectangular shape of in the vertical direction; The aperture area of said inside (17c) is less than said outer openings (17b)

Wherein said closing element (18) comprising:

Form through the columnar portion (18a) of said packing element (19) with the interior side engagement of said outer openings (17b);

Close the dished plate part (18b) of said columnar portion (18a) end; And

From the other end of said columnar portion (18a) outstanding with the joint fastener that inserts said inside (17c) and engage with the inside face of said sidewall (8c) (18c, 18d), and

Wherein, be installed under the state on the said window (17a) at said closing element (18), the side surface (17f) of periphery of said inside (17c) that is arranged in said outer openings (17b) is as reflecting surface.

2. storage box as claimed in claim 1 (8),

Wherein said dished plate part (18b) comprises that said mark is used for the surface of the operating fluid of the said storage of visual confirmation as the mark (18h) of guiding,

Wherein said inside (17c) has upper end (17d) and bottom (17e) that width differs from one another, and

Wherein have corresponding to the last joint fastener (18c) of the width of said upper end (17d) width and have following joint fastener (18d) corresponding to the width of bottom (17e) width be set up as joint fastener (18c, 18d).

3. like the described storage box (8) of claim 1 or 2,

Wherein said window (17a) is through getting core or forming through cutting and storage main body (8b).