CN1274263A

CN1274263A - Softside lugguge case having single peripheral frame and two side-by-side compartments

Info

Publication number: CN1274263A
Application number: CN99801226A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 德克·桑托
Original assignee: Samsonite Corp
Current assignee: Delila International Ltd; Samsonite IP Holdings SARL; Samsonite Corp
Priority date: 1998-07-28
Filing date: 1999-07-26
Publication date: 2000-11-22
Anticipated expiration: 2019-07-26
Also published as: KR20010024322A; EP1017295A4; CN1163175C; KR100461531B1; EP1017295A1; CA2304298A1; JP2002521108A; WO2000005990A1

Abstract

A luggage case having a large pocket (40) carried by the main packing door (30). The pocket (40) is formed by portions of the rail (20) releasably attached to the main case by a sinuous path zipper track (32), and a gusset (44) along the lower, self hinged portion (34) of the door. The resulting compartment protrudes into the interior of the case, and over at least one of the wheels (26), thus providing good organization within the case while helping to keep the case balanced on the wheels.

Description

Have single peripheral frame and two soft luggage case of memory location side by side

Technical background of the present invention

The present invention relates to so-called " pul door " (pullman) horizontal luggage case, it has wheel plural, that install along a long side surface.The luggage case of this custom design has so-called drum organization, promptly a quite hard frame loops around periphery or surrounding edge, be that extend four narrower sides of luggage case.Front and back sides is sealed by the flexible fabric interlayer.A common part by slide fastener and so in these sides is installed on the periphery that supports with framework.Most of this luggage cases comprise the little memory location of a main memory location and at least one use slide fastener, usually can be from using the outside turnover of zipper profiles or lid.Memory location this use slide fastener, on lid is just become by fabric seal leather thing, long and narrow of admitting minimum clothing and so on usually.In addition, this horizontal luggage case has the bag that uses angle brace, and it is from outwards outstanding 2 to 6 centimetres on the whole periphery of luggage case.This gives a kind of sensation of people at least, uses the bag of angle brace and the combination of main memory location to have the storage volumes of increase.

There are many problems in this existing structure.The bag that cracks on lid has very little storage area, and most of storage area is stayed in the very large memory location, and stored article may be difficult systematically for the traveller for this.In addition, in case having boxing, it is also very difficult to seek containerised article in this very dark main memory location.This horizontal luggage case with the big pocket that uses angle brace can carry out coherent preferably configuration.Yet the memory location of this use angle brace is because side-prominent and may cause imbalance from the surrounding edge of installation frame perhaps makes luggage case tilt to the dressing thing, outstanding memory location.

The luggage case of the third replacement provides a kind of storage configuration, is about to main memory location separated into two parts.This luggage case uses two frameworks parallel to each other, and by the import and export of using slide fastener separately, to separate this main memory location.Like this, this horizontal luggage case will be parallel to surrounding edge and locate roughly in two by a plane at surrounding edge center, and two memory locations of Xing Chenging will have respectively around its peripheral framework thus.This luggage case may have one or two wheel at each the memory location place that uses framework.This needs more firm hinge to connect two memory locations usually, thereby can be upright when two memory locations connect with slide fastener face-to-face.

Unfortunately, this luggage case also has some shortcomings.At first, heavier because it has used extra framework than only using single framework.Secondly, because its will cause extra-pay and complexity than complicated structure, thereby make this luggage case not have the horizontal luggage case of foregoing traditional open type welcome like that.

Brief description of the present invention

Therefore, the present invention includes a complete luggage case, it uses single plastics or peripheral metal framework, and the drum organization of a traditional formation luggage case main body.Yet, with general, to be connected the flat lid of surrounding edge one lateral edges with slide fastener different, luggage case provided by the invention is connected on the main body along a crooked route or an angled connection plane with slide fastener.The connector of this use slide fastener can be installed in the upper edge and the both sides of the edge of lid dividually, this lid along or near the intersecting lens of lid surface and surrounding edge downside from being hinged on the main body of luggage case, and fixing wheel or pulley on the surrounding edge downside.This slide fastener path then to the center curvature of cutting apart the surrounding edge plane, has second memory location (can open the main memory location that is connected with it in addition in addition) of enough degree of depth from from hinged edge with formation.Like this, this lid comprises a side and three walls, and these walls are across the top and the both ends of lid.The degree of depth of these walls on the memory location on the lid it is desirable to 1/3rd of whole luggage case overall width (or degree of depth).The wall of luggage case can wrap up with the fabric angle brace, and the fabric angle brace is normally made (different with the material of the Luggage trunk body that forms front surface or lid and three sidewalls recited above) with lined material.With a kind of light hard material, keep these three walls and the shape of the angle brace that forms by the lining material such as polyethylene sheets.Yet these hard plastic layers do not constitute structural framing.When cover lid, the 4th angle brace wall is positioned on the base plate of surrounding edge, thereby on one group of wheel or at least one wheel of horizontal luggage case.

Brief description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereogram according to a horizontal luggage case of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the stereogram of the luggage case of uncap;

Fig. 3 has shown the hinge portion of second memory location and the details of wheel;

Fig. 4 is the partial view of luggage case front end;

Fig. 5 has shown the main turnover slide fastener under the open mode; And

Fig. 6 has shown the details of luggage case rear side.

The detailed description of preferred embodiment

Fig. 1 has shown the stereogram according to of the present invention one horizontal luggage case 10.It has shown the

fixing wheel

12 and 14 at place, luggage case posterior angle.Preferably the forward lower comer of luggage case be provided with another to such as known structure, optionally rotated

Caster

16 and 18 such wheels (shown in the dotted line of Fig. 1, and be arranged in the front end of the luggage case of Fig. 4), like this, available 4 wheels are drawn luggage case, or mention the anterior angle of luggage case, two trailing wheels shown in only using move luggage case.Surrounding edge 20 extends around the remainder of luggage case periphery, and has framework 22 (see figure 2)s of stablizing the remainder of this surrounding edge and luggage case from structure.Inboard base plate 24 (Fig. 2) and molded gusset 26 are from the bottom that structure is stablized luggage case, and gusset 26 can be used to install one wheel pairs 12 and 14 (seeing Fig. 3 and 4).Rear wall 40 is fixed on the surrounding edge along an edge, and forms one second memory location.Lid 30 is fixed on the surrounding edge by a main turnover sliding connector or slide fastener 32.The chain rail of slide fastener 32 is sewed on along a paths with usual way, and surrounding edge is separated in this path, and around three in four sides of surrounding edge, to be formed at be 1/3rd places of surrounding edge overall width approximately.Note that the chain rail is crooked at place, 2/1/3rd/three paths, intersect at intersecting lens 34 places on surrounding edge downside and lid 30 surfaces and the lid surface of luggage case.In this embodiment, lid 30 also comprises an extra bag that cracks, and can enter from the outside by traditional slide fastener 38.Adopt sinuous or crooked path at label 33 places though show chain rail 32 among the figure, this path can be straight at regional 33 places also, thereby is forming a diagonal between hinge portion 34 and the close straight path of surrounding edge center line.Like this, the part of surrounding edge, form the major part of lid along upper portion and two side portions at least.

Fig. 5 and 6 has shown the main slide fastener under open mode.It has clearly illustrated cracking of 1/2/3rds/three place, and the structure of the memory location wall of the dress angle brace in luggage case.Extend along the center of surrounding edge 20 and around the inboard of surrounding edge 20 with common rolled steel or by the single narrow framework 22 that extruding forms, the bottom of luggage case comprises the base plate 24 of a broad, and it extends to the rear side of luggage case from the front side of luggage case.

Fig. 3 has shown the details from hinge portion of lid.Can see that chain rail 32 ends at the intersection point place of each chain rail.The inner fabrics angle brace is wrapped in the angle of luggage case, and has around the fixing madial wall of its inner surface.This madial wall also has its slide fastener and imports and exports 42.

Fig. 5 has shown the inner side view of structure shown in Figure 4.Can be clear that from this view peripheral frame is through the inboard of surrounding edge.And base plate from first to last breaks away from main turnover slide fastener as extension below this framework usually.

Fig. 6 has shown the details of luggage case downside, and it has shown the degree of depth of inboard surrounding edge, and with the relation of crooked chain rail.One hard material, the thin slice 44 that forms such as polyethylene are installed in the soft cloth angle brace, thereby make the traveller can use the whole volume of this memory location easily.The path with dashed lines arrow at the angle 45 that angle brace 44 is the most inboard is represented.Please note the volume that is formed by second memory location 40 is how to be positioned on the wheel 14, and the article of the traveller in this memory location are 14 supportings of the wheel below it how.This structure allows easily and stored article systematically, and luggage case is excessively loaded and uneven.Compare with other horizontal with vertical luggage case (they usually have, and one or several is outstanding from the luggage case side, with the auxiliary bags of angle brace), the present invention can make this potential unbalanced load be in minimum level, and just can realize as long as use single peripheral frame 22 to carry out Stability Analysis of Structures.

Fig. 4 has clearly illustrated unique crooked route, and wherein, main slide fastener is formed at its each end.This crooked route is through all anterior angles and the relief angle of lid, it at first is parallel to the front side wall and the rear wall of luggage case, sidewalls flex forward glossily then, and continue to advance along an arc angle, crooked again being parallel to front side wall during near front side wall at it then, and as described above ending at from hinge portion.

Fig. 3 has shown that continuously around this crooked route of fillet, this fillet has shown the drum organization feature of luggage case, and this crooked route terminates in the smooth place of base plate.

Though the situation according to horizontal luggage case has been described the present invention, should be understood that principle of the present invention also can be used for the small and exquisite luggage case that rolls, so-called vertical trunk (its main import and export in vertical direction), soft public affair case and beautifying chest.

Claims

1. a luggage case has a surrounding edge; Two or more, as to be installed in surrounding edge downside wheels; Stereoplasm frame around the surrounding edge extension; Be fixed on front side wall and rear wall on the surrounding edge along separately periphery, described sidewall is by the panel parcel of softness; And one can open front side wall is fixed on sliding connector on the surrounding edge, thereby make front side wall form a lid, can pass in and out a main memory location by this lid; It is characterized in that, described sliding connector extends along a path, surrounding edge is separated along its length in this path, this sliding connector can open the top edge and the both sides of the edge of lid are connected luggage case remainder on, thereby the overwhelming majority that makes surrounding edge is connected on the front side wall, and this overwhelming majority is formed along the top edge of front side wall and the lid part of both sides of the edge, this lid also be included in front side wall and surrounding edge downside the intersecting lens place from hinge portion, the path of sliding connector from both sides of the edge to from the crooked angle of hinge portion, thereby when opening sliding connector, lid can be along opening and closing from hinge portion, described lid also comprises along sliding connector, and in fabric panel, so that be formed in the luggage case with front side wall and the surrounding edge part that is fixed on front side wall upside and both sides of the edge from the office, articulated section, second memory location with certain depth.

2. luggage case as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, partly has the degree of depth of whole luggage case surrounding edge overall width 1/3rd by sliding connector surrounding edge that separate and that be fixed on front side wall upper edge and both sides of the edge.

3. luggage case as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that fabric panel is made with the lining material.

4. luggage case as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, three walls and the fabric panel of second memory location comprise the light hard material that one deck is formed by polyethylene sheets, to keep the shape of three walls and angle brace.

5. luggage case as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that when cover closing, angle brace abuts against on the surrounding edge, and is positioned at least one wheel, thereby the weight at the article in second memory location is positioned on the described wheel when luggage case utilizes the wheel action.