CN106360932A - Expandable bag, carrying case, and luggage system - Google Patents

Abstract

An expandable bag, a carrying case, and a luggage system are disclosed. The bag provided with an expanding component is provided. The expanding component is configured to reversibly expand an outer panel to be far away from a central frame of the bag. The expanding component can have a folded configuration, wherein the outer panel is pulled to be flushed with the central frame so as to bring the bag a beautiful appearance. The expanding component can have an expanded configuration, wherein the outer panel extends far away from the central frame, thus increasing the carrying capacity of the bag.

Description

Extendible bag, Portable box and baggage system

Technical field

The disclosure relates in general to bag, Portable box and baggage system.

Background technology

Bag or Portable box are a kind of short-cut method of conveying articles.The bag with shoulder belt is convenient, because in carrying package While user handss can keep idle.Need to be surrounded by more or less capacity that carries with user, carrying of user needs Ask and can change.For example, in the case of postman's bag or briefcase, the demand that carries of user can be in the independent sector of route Between change.Beautiful design and compact bag are fashionable but have and limited carry capacity.The bag carrying greatly capacity can Can be heavy or seem less fashion.The bag currently with expansible capacity generally utilizes slide fastener, button or class To effectively utilize hiding compartment like thing.However, slide fastener and button make the aesthetic of such as some bags of postman's bag etc Appearance damage with beautiful design.Therefore, existing bag or Portable box usually need user between fashion and practicality Compromise.

As described above, such as the bag of postman's bag etc and Portable box can be carried on the back piggyback and can be used for belongings from a ground Side arrives another place.User may need to carry more or less article in the different piece of the route of user.Tool There is the bag carrying greatly capacity may be only by of short duration needs.There is beautiful design, postman's bag of compact appearance is fashionable and excellent Refined, but all of user may not be adapted to and carry demand.Slide fastener and other traditional capacity to bag are extended Method the aesthetic appearance of the beautiful design of postman's bag and other Portable boxes can be made impaired.It is desirable that when user does not need Carry greatly and bag or Portable box can be compressed into compact design during capacity, thus the appearance to bag beautiful design.

Content of the invention

Certain embodiments described herein is devoted to for answering user's request to adjust bag, Portable box and the luggage carrying capacity System.It is to be appreciated, however, that device described herein and system include broad category of bag, Portable box and baggage system, Including but not limited to suitcase, draw-bar box, handbag, postman's bag, portable computer bag, knapsack, hand-held bag, public affairs Literary composition bag, the Portable box of electronic device and general bag.Additionally, system and device can have the application in other fields. In certain embodiments, system can be used for storage tool, electronic device, medical material, photographic goods and other article.

In certain embodiments, disclose extendible bag.This bag includes: framework, has the week around described framework The edge of side setting；External panelling；With the extension that described external panelling is attached to described framework, described extension joined It is set to and assume expanded configuration and folded configuration, wherein when described extension is in described expanded configuration, described extension Extend laterally outward beyond the described edge of described framework, and wherein when described extension is in folded configuration, institute State extension to be laterally positioned in the described edge of described framework.In certain embodiments, this bag further includes to be arranged on The first magnet at the end surfaces of described external panelling and be arranged on the second magnet at the inner surface of described framework.Described One magnet can be configured as described extended element and be in during described folded configuration being magnetically coupled to described second magnet.? In some embodiments, described extension further includes hinge.Described hinge can be configured as described extension and be in During described folded configuration, described external panelling is pulled to concordant with the edge of described framework.In some embodiments, described Bag can wrap for postman, and described external panelling includes flexible material.

In certain embodiments, a kind of extendible carrying package is disclosed.This extendible carrying package includes: basic component； Extend with from described basic component to limit multiple sides wall of closure, at least one of wherein said side wall has can Extension, described extendable portion can produce expanded configuration from described basic component horizontal expansion, thus described The volume of closure increases.In certain embodiments, it is in described at least in the described side wall of described expanded configuration Individual can be shrunk to collapsed configuration so that the side of the described lower limb of at least one of described side wall and described basic component Edge is concordant.In certain embodiments, described bag has rectangular shape when being in collapsed configuration, is being in extension There is during configuration generally trapezoidal shape.Described extendible carrying package may include at least one strap member.The plurality of Side wall can be made up of the flexible material of such as canvas or leather etc.In certain embodiments, described expandable portion sets up separately Put and partly go up so that when described bag is in expanded configuration in the lower of described bag, the described lower part of described closure Volume increases, and the volume of upper part keeps roughly the same.In certain embodiments, in the wall of described side described extremely Few one can be extended under the auxiliary not needing machine tool by user, so that helpful in expansion process.? In some embodiments, in described collapsed configuration, described expandable portion by described basic component is fixed to by magnet and Fixed.Described basic component includes substantially rectangular framework.Described expansible carrying package can be postman's bag, knapsack Deng.

Brief description

With reference to some embodiments, these and other feature, aspect and advantage are described now with reference to accompanying drawing, however, Illustrated embodiment merely illustrative and be not intended to limit.It is below the brief description of accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 a draws the embodiment that bag is in expanded configuration.

Fig. 1 b draws the embodiment that bag shown in Fig. 1 a is in folded configuration.

Fig. 1 c is the side view of the embodiment of bag shown in Fig. 1 a.

Fig. 2 is schematically showing of the sectional view of the embodiment of the bag being in folded configuration.

Fig. 3 a is schematically showing of the sectional view of the embodiment of the bag with magnet, and this is coated and is illustrated at expanding Exhibition configuration.

Fig. 3 b is the schematic of the sectional view of the embodiment of the bag when bag is in folded configuration, drawn in Fig. 3 a Represent.

Fig. 4 is schematically showing of the sectional view of the embodiment of the bag with the magnet being attached to extended element, should It is coated and be illustrated at folded configuration.

Fig. 5 is the schematic table of the sectional view of the alternate embodiments of the bag with the magnet being attached to extended element Show, this is coated and is illustrated at folded configuration.

Fig. 6 is the schematic table of the sectional view of the alternate embodiments of the bag with the magnet being attached to extended element Show, this is coated and is illustrated at folded configuration.

Fig. 7 a is schematically showing of the sectional view of the embodiment of the bag with the extended element including hinge, this bag It is shown at extending configuration.

Fig. 7 b is the schematically showing of the sectional view of embodiment drawn in Fig. 7 a, and this is coated and is illustrated at rolling over Folded configuration.

Fig. 8 a is the schematic table of the sectional view of the alternate embodiments of the bag with the extended element including hinge Show, this is coated and is illustrated at extending configuration.

Fig. 8 b is the schematically showing of the sectional view of embodiment drawn in Fig. 8 a, and this is coated and is illustrated at rolling over Folded configuration.

Fig. 9 a illustrates currently to wrap the knapsack embodiment being in expanded configuration.

Fig. 9 b illustrates that the bag shown in Fig. 9 a is in the embodiment of folded configuration.

Figure 10 is the partial view of the bag of another embodiment.

Figure 11 a is the side view of the bag of another embodiment being in expanded configuration.

Figure 11 b is the side view that the bag shown in Figure 11 a is in folded configuration.

Specific embodiment

The some specific embodiments being devoted to now the disclosure described in detail below.In this description, will be with reference to attached Figure, wherein, identical part is denoted by the same reference numbers in description and accompanying drawing all the time.Described below is to use Various embodiments in the extendible bag carrying demand being adapted to user.In some respects, the disclosure is endeavoured It is compressed to the knapsack of the design of beautiful design in compact postman bag or user when not needing and carrying capacity greatly.

Fig. 1 a draws the non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of extendible bag 100, and having can be from the frame of bag 100 The expandable portion 102 of the reversible extension of frame 104.As discussed in detail below, expandable portion 102 can be by can The external panelling 110 of bag 100 is connected and is formed to the extension 106 of framework 104.Bag 100 may include more than one Individual expandable portion 102.For example, bag 100 may include the expandable portion on the external panelling 110 of bag 100 102 and bag 100 interior panelling 112 on the second expandable portion (not shown).Additionally and alternatively, Bag 100 may include the expandable portion 102 of multiple intussusceptions.For example, bag 100 may include the external panelling in bag 100 Second expandable portion of the first expandable portion 102 on 110 and external panelling 110 extension from bag 100 is (not Illustrate).

Bag 100 may include multiple extensions 106.Multiple extensions 106 can be configured to expansion independent of one another.For example, The bag 100 that the enforcement drawn in Fig. 1 a exemplifies has the extension 106 of feather edge 114 expansion along bag 100. Additionally and alternatively, bag 100 may include the extension 106 that can launch along the top edge 116 of bag 100.Bag 100 extensions that may include the feather edge 114 along the extension 106 of top edge 116 of bag 100 with along bag, appoint One extension 106 is suitable to launch independent of another extension 106.In certain embodiments, bag is being in expansion There is during configuration generally trapezoidal configuration and there is when being in folded configuration substantially rectangular configuration.

Bag 100 may include belt 120.Additionally and alternatively, bag 100 can be without belt 120 or bag 100 Can have the belt 120 of more than one.Belt 120 may be connected to the framework 104 of bag.Additionally and alternatively, Belt 120 (for example, external panelling 110) can connect to bag 100 at the position outside framework 104.

Fig. 1 b illustrates that the bag 100 drawn in Fig. 1 a is in the embodiment of the folded configuration of bag 100.As indicated, In folded configuration, external panelling 110 can be near the edge 122 of framework 104.When bag 100 is in folded configuration, External panelling 110 can extend laterally beyond edge 122.Alternatively, when bag is in folded configuration, edge 122 External panelling 110 can be extended laterally beyond.In certain embodiments, when bag 100 is in folded configuration, external panelling 110 is substantially concordant with edge 122.In certain embodiments, when bag is in folded configuration, external panelling 110 with Feather edge 114 is so that external panelling 110 forms, with feather edge 114, mode and the base seeming continuous surface Edge 114 is aligned.

Fig. 1 c illustrates the side view of the embodiment of bag 100 painted in Fig. 1 a.Bag 100 may include and is configured to The inside to bag 100 is controlled to enter the closure member 160 of line access.Closure member 160 can be the mouth 164 in bag 100 The capping 162 of upper folding.The closure member drawn in Fig. 1 c is exemplary and improper being limited.Access to bag Slide fastener, hasp, snap-fastener, clasp and other means known in the art can for example be hidden by other means.

Additionally and alternatively, bag 100 may include the securing member allowing the mouth 164 of bag 100 to open or close (not shown).Bag 100 may include distance piece 162.Distance piece 162 may be affixed to framework 104 or is attached to bag 100 other features.The inside of bag 100 can be divided into different compartments by distance piece 162.Distance piece 162 Extension compartment 166 can be separated with framework compartment 168.Bag may include multiple distance pieces 162.Distance piece 162 can It is made up of the elastic fiber of such as spandex etc.Distance piece 162 can by include cotton, nylon, The material of polyester or other materials is made.

Fig. 2 draws with the non-restrictive illustrative embodiment of the bag 100 of sectional view viewing.Reality shown in Fig. 2 Apply the mechanism that example illustrates in greater detail bag that is expansible and shrinking.As shown in Figure 2, when bag 100 is in folding During configuration, at least a portion of external panelling 110 is maintained at framework 104 using magnet 124a, b by this mechanism Edge 122 in.However, as discussed below, external panelling 110 can by except using magnet 124a, b with Also it is maintained in edge 122 using other methods using other methods or instead of using magnet 124a, b outward.

As shown in Figure 2, external panelling 110 can be attached to framework 104 by extension 106.Extension 106 can Material or other suitable material by such as nylon, cotton, polyester, silicon, spandex etc Make.Framework 104 can be made up of foam, plastics, metal, silicon, rubber, leather or other suitable material. Framework 104 can be made up of the material thicker than the material that the other parts for manufacturing bag 100 use.Framework 104 Can be made to the thick material of the material of the part use of framework 104 by than the connection manufacturing bag 100.Framework 104 May include the recessed 126a being configured to accommodate and keep magnet 124a.External panelling 110 may include and is configured to hold Receive and keep the recessed 126b of magnet 124b.Recessed 126a, b can be configured such that, when external panelling 110 When the edge 122 of side surface 130 and framework 104 is concordant, magnet 124a, b are aligned with each other.Recessed 126a, b Can be configured such that side surface 130 is with respect to the edge 122 of framework 104 when bag 100 is in folded configuration Prominent or recessed.Extension 106 can have the far-end 132 of the inner surface 134 being attached to external panelling 110.Extend Part 106 can have the near-end 136 of the inner surface 140 being attached to framework 104.

Referring now still to Fig. 2, magnet 124a, b can be configured as wrapping 100 to be in during folded configuration magnetic each other mutual Effect, thus external panelling 110 is maintained in framework 104 and to the appearance wrapping 100 beautiful designs.As Fig. 2 Shown, magnet 124a, b can be by being formed at the end surfaces 144 of external panelling 110 and the inner surface 140 of framework 104 Between gap 142 separate.However, in certain embodiments, magnet 124a, b will be configured such that Do not form gap 142 between the inner surface 140 of end surfaces 144 and framework 142.

Fig. 3 a draws the sectional view of the embodiment of bag 100 when wrapping 100 and being in expanded configuration.Fig. 3 b illustrates to work as Bag 100 is in the embodiment draw in Fig. 3 a during folded configuration.As shown in Figure 3 a and Figure 3 b shows, extension 106 Near-end 136 may be coupled to the part laterally outward from magnet 124a of framework 104.Additionally and alternately, The far-end 132 of extension may be coupled to external panelling 110 in magnet 124b part laterally outward (in Fig. 4 Shown).Correspondingly, in certain embodiments, extension 106 can extend through at least of gap 142 Point, and when wrapping 100 and being in folded configuration between squeezed 124a, b in magnet.In other words, when bag 100 When being in folded configuration, extension 106 can between magnet 124a, b or without, or through once, or Through more than once.

The much different placement including magnet is currently disclosed.For example, additionally and alternately, one or many Individual magnet 124c, d can be located on extension 106.Fig. 4 illustrates to wrap 100 to have and is on extension 106 Magnet 124c, d.Magnet 124c, d on extension 106 can be configured to be magnetically coupled to be attached to framework 104 and magnet 124a, b of external panelling 110.For illustrating purpose, it is exaggerated gap 142 in the diagram.However, Any in magnet 124a-d, whole or neither one can fall in eliminate or to minimize gap 142.

Fig. 5 illustrates that the extension 106 wrapping 100 may include magnet 124c, the d being configured to magnetic connection each other. Magnet 124c, d can be located on the relative face of extension 106.Extension 106 can be between magnet 124c, d Walk.

Fig. 6 is depicted in the alternate embodiments of the bag 100 on extension 106 with magnet 124c, d, magnet The magnet 124b on magnet 124a and external panelling 110 that 124c, d can be configured to be magnetically coupled on framework.

Fig. 7 a and Fig. 7 b illustrates the embodiment with the bag 100 of extension 106 including hinge 146.Hinge 146 can be configured to wrap 100 be in expanded configuration when patter open (see Fig. 7 a), and 100 be in bag Patter closing (see Fig. 7 b) during folded configuration.Hinge 146 may be inserted into the proximal part 150 of extension 106 And distal portions 152 between.Hinge 146 can be the work being formed by elastic deformable material (for example, silicon) Dynamic hinge.Hinge 146 is formed as the material shape of insertion between the proximal part of extension 106 and distal portions The thin section becoming, thus biasing hinge 146 is to open and close deformation between configuration.Bag 100 can have bag Include the extension 106 of multiple hinges 146.For example, bag 100 can have near-end hinge 154, near-end hinge 154 Near framework 104 place and be configured to help external panelling 110 is pulled to concordant with framework 104.

The combination including aspect disclosed herein is currently disclosed.For example, Fig. 8 a and Fig. 8 b illustrates to wrap 100 reality Apply example and may include hinge 146 and magnet 124a, b.Fig. 8 a draws cuing open of the bag 100 being in expanded configuration View.Fig. 8 b illustrates the embodiment of Fig. 8 a when wrapping 100 and being in folded configuration.

The bag 100 that can be applicable to there is different from shoulder bag or the other configurations being inclined cross postman's bag is currently disclosed.Example As currently disclosed and may include daf that bag, knapsack, suitcase, bag, school bag and other bag configuration.Fig. 9 a Illustrate the non-restrictive illustrative embodiment being configured to the bag 100 as knapsack wearing.Bag 100 may include attached A pair of shoulder belt 176 of the middle panelling 178 of bag.Extension 106 can be configured to extend back of the body panelling 180 It is distanced laterally from framework 104.Fig. 9 b illustrates the bag 100 painted in Fig. 9 a when wrapping 100 and being in folded configuration Embodiment.

Figure 10 provides the expanded configuration 202 of the bag 200 according to another embodiment and the schematic of collapsed configuration 204 Part illustrates.The underframe 204 of bag 200 includes two separable parts 206,208.First magnet 210 It is attached to the upper surface of one of part 206, and the second magnet 212 is attached in part 208 under another Surface.Before the Part I 206 of underframe may be connected to back of the body panelling 288, and Part II 208 may be connected to Panelling 284.Bag 200 can 220 suture at a slight angle, and serves as guiding piece to help shrink.Join in contraction Put 204, the Part II 208 of underframe slides on Part I 206, and by two magnets 210,212 In position.

Figure 11 a illustrates to be in the side view of the embodiment of bag 100 of expanded configuration.The bottom of bag 100 divides 300 There is the inner frame sliding with regard to outside framework 304 when bag 100 moves between expanded configuration and compressed configuration 302.As discussed above, inner frame 302 and outside framework 304 can by foam, plastics, metal, silicon, rubber, Leather or other suitable material are made.Inner frame 302 and outside framework 304 can be by extremely interior than the connection of bag 100 The thick material of the material of the part of framework 302 or outside framework 304 is made.Inner frame 302 is coupled by panelling 308 The back side 306 to bag 100.Panelling 308 can be made up of fiber and be configured such that panelling 308 with inner frame In 302 inner spaces moved to outside framework 304 and fold into bag 100.The top of bag 100 divides 310 can have Pass through the top edge 314 of bag 100 and provide the inner space to bag 100 to enter the slide fastener 312 of line access.As figure Shown in 11a, slide fastener 312 can extend at least a portion of the side wrapping 100 from the top edge 314 of bag 100 On.The inner bottom surface 318 of the outer bottom surface 316 of inner frame 302 and outside framework 304 can be made up of reticulate pattern fiber, Increase the frictional force between inner frame 302 and outside framework 304, will with the help when bag 100 is in folded configuration Inner frame 302 is maintained in outside framework 304.

Figure 11 b draws the embodiment of the bag 100 shown in Figure 11 a being in folded configuration.In folded configuration, Inner frame 302 can be nested in inside outside framework 304, and panelling 308 is collapsible into the inner space of bag 100 In.Inner frame 302 is so that the outer surface 320 of bag 100 mode concordant with the edge of outside framework 304 is embedding It is enclosed within inside outside framework 304, when bag is in folded configuration, create beautiful design and streamlined appearance.One In a little embodiments, place one or more coupling devices or guiding piece in the inside of bag, in order to wrap 100 Outer surface 320 is aligned with the edge of framework 304.In certain embodiments, bag 100 have more than one can Expansion.

Restriction language, such as " energy ", "available", " can ", " possible ", unless otherwise especially saying Bright, otherwise understand in the background being used, be generally intended to pass on some embodiments to include, and other embodiments Do not include some features, element and/or step.Therefore, this restriction language is generally not intended to imply that these are special Levy, element and/or step are needed by one or more embodiments by any way.

Word " inclusion ", "comprising", " having " etc. be synonym and with open covered widely make With, and it is not excluded for additional element, feature, action, operation etc..Furthermore, word "or" is included with it Meaning (rather than the meaning excluded with it) use, so for example when for connecting a series of element, word The "or" meaning is one of series, some or all of element.

Word " approximate ", " about ", " overall " and " substantially " used herein represent close to The amount of the amount stated still carries out desired function or reaches desired result.For example, word " approximate ", " about " can refer to less than the amount in 10% amount stated with " substantially ".As another example, some In embodiment, word " substantially parallel " refers to a value, amount or feature and is less than or equal to from definitely parallel offset 15 degree.

It has been described in conjunction with the accompanying some embodiments.It will be appreciated, however, that accompanying drawing is not drawn with ratio.Distance, Angle etc. is only illustration, and not necessarily the actual size to illustrated device and level have definite relation.Can add Plus, remove and/or rearrangement part.Further, herein in conjunction with feature any disclosed in various embodiments, side Face, method, feature, characteristic, quality, attribute, element etc. can be used on all other embodiment given herein In.Additionally, it will be recognized that any method described herein can be using any equipment being adapted for carrying out described step Implement.

For the purpose of the displosure, this document describes some aspects, advantage and novel features.It should be appreciated that simultaneously These advantages of not all can be realized according to any specific embodiment.Thus, for example, those skilled in the art It will be recognized that, the disclosure can be embodied as in the way of realizing an advantage instructing herein or one group of advantage or implement, Without the right further advantage realized and can instruct or imply herein.

In addition, though there have been described illustrative embodiments, those skilled in the art will be understood that tool based on the disclosure There are IF-AND-ONLY-IF element, modification, omission, combination (for example, the combination of the aspect of different examples), adapt to and/or replace The scope of any or all embodiment in generation.Restriction in claims should be based on employing in claims Wide in range explanation made in language, and the example during being not limited to described in this specification or application process, these show Example should be interpreted that non-exclusive.Further, the action of disclosed process and method can be changed by any way, Including by the action extra to action rearrangement and/or insertion and/or deletion action.It is therefore intended that this explanation Book and embodiment are regarded as being only exemplary, true scope and spirit by claim extremely equivalent whole models Enclose instruction.

Claims (20)

1. a kind of bag, comprising:

Framework, has the edge of the periphery setting around described framework；

External panelling；With

Described external panelling is attached to the extension of described framework, described extension is configured to assume expanded configuration and folding Folded configuration,

Wherein when described extension is in described expanded configuration, described extension extends laterally outward beyond described framework Described edge, and wherein when described extension is in folded configuration, described extension is laterally positioned in described framework Described edge in.

2. wrap as claimed in claim 1, further include:

It is arranged on the first magnet at the end surfaces of described external panelling；With

It is arranged on the second magnet at the inner surface of described framework.

3. wrap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first magnet be configured as described extended element be in described It is magnetically coupled to described second magnet during folded configuration.

4. wrap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said extension further includes hinge.

5. wrap as claimed in claim 4, wherein said hinge is configured as described extension and is in described folding joining When putting, described external panelling is pulled to concordant with the edge of described framework.

6. wrap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bag is wrapped for postman.

7. wrap as claimed in claim 1, wherein said external panelling includes flexible material.

8. a kind of extendible carrying package, comprising:

Basic component；With

Extend from described basic component to limit multiple sides wall of closure, at least one of wherein said side wall has Extendable portion, described extendable portion can produce expanded configuration from described basic component horizontal expansion, thus institute The volume stating closure increases.

9. extendible carrying package as claimed in claim 8, is wherein in the described side wall of described expanded configuration Described at least one can be shrunk to collapsed configuration so that the described lower limb of at least one in the wall of described side and described base The lateral edges of plinth component are concordant.

10. extendible carrying package as claimed in claim 9, wherein when being in collapsed configuration, described bag has Rectangular shape, wherein when being in expanded configuration, described bag has generally trapezoidal shape.

11. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 8, further include at least one strap member.

12. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 8, wherein said multiple sides wall is fabricated from a flexible material.

13. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 12, wherein said multiple sides wall is made up of canvas.

14. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 12, wherein said multiple sides wall is made up of leather.

15. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 8, wherein said expandable portion is arranged on described bag Lower partly go up so that when described bag is in expanded configuration, the volume of the described lower part of described closure increases, and And the volume of upper part keeps roughly the same.

16. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 8, in the wall of wherein said side described at least one can be by User is extended under the auxiliary not needing machine tool.

17. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 8, wherein in described collapsed configuration, described expandable portion Divide and fixed by described basic component is fixed to by magnet.

18. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 8, wherein said basic component includes substantially rectangular frame Frame.

19. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 8, wherein said bag is postman's bag.

20. extendible carrying packages as claimed in claim 8, wherein said bag is knapsack.