DE102004012833A1 - Portable carrying box has facility whereby when carrying handle pivots from horizontal to vertical position a retainer on side wall of box comes to lie on clamp element on free end of handle member to finally act as stop - Google Patents

Abstract

The portable carrying box (10) has a pivotable U-shaped carrying handle (14), each member (16) of which on its free end has a clamp (18) gripping under a retainer (22) on the side wall of the box. The clamp has an arc-shaped section with a curvature which corresponds to a curvature of the circular arc drawn through the free end of the handle member during pivoting of the handle, or is greater than this, so that when the handle pivots from the horizontal to the vertical position the retainer comes to lie on the clamp element to finally act as a stop.

Description

The The invention relates to a portable mobile box with a between a folded horizontal position and a folded-out vertical position swiveling U-shaped Carrying handle.

From the DE 198 07 170 A1 is a box-shaped portable box with a pivotable U-shaped handle known. At the free end of each handle leg a hook is provided, which engages under a retention on the side wall of the box for lifting the box. The retention is formed by a cylindrical pin, which is enclosed in a fixed seat for lifting the box from the hook. Between the legs of the carrying handle, a lid of the box is hinged in a slot, so that the carrying handle is pivotally supported by hinges on the lid. To open the box, remove the carrying handle from the retentions by sliding the carrying handle down in its vertical position so that the retention on the upwardly open side of the hook is guided out of the hook. The handle is after loosening the retention only with the lid in connection, whereupon the box can be opened by lifting the lid. During the lifting of the lid, the position of the handle is arbitrary. For attaching the handle to the retentions, a circular movement of the carrying handle is carried out in the vertical position of the carrying handle, with which the retentions are introduced when pulling the carrying handle into the hook openings and enclosed by the respective hook.

adversely However, this is the time-consuming required Movement of the carrying handle for attaching the hook elements to the Retention, i. that a pivoting movement of the carrying handle about the axis of rotation with a displacement of the handle in the longitudinal direction of the handle legs is coupled.

task The invention is a portable mobile box with a pivotable Provide carrying handle, wherein the pivot axis forming swivel joint no weight forces when lifting the Mobilbox receives and the handling of the handle easy.

According to the invention above Problem solved by a portable mobile box according to appended claim 1. advantageous embodiments and further developments are apparent from the respective subclaims.

The basic idea The invention is a portable mobile box with a pivotable U-shaped handle provide, arranged at the free leg ends each have a bracket is the retention on the side walls of the mobile box alone Swiveling the carrying handle engages under. The axis of rotation runs through both handle thighs in a distance to the free end of the respective handle leg, so when pivoting the handle, the free end of the leg describes a circular arc, wherein the stirrup element has a curvature, which is essentially the curvature of the arc is equal to or greater than this. Because the retention on an inner surface of the bracket element is present, the term "curvature of the stirrup element "primarily that the stirrup element a domed one palm has, whose curvature essentially the curvature this arc is equal to or greater.

The Retention is arranged on the side wall of the mobile box so that by the pivotal movement of the handle from the horizontal position in the vertical position, the retention on the inner surface of the bracket element is to come and continue the pivoting movement of the carrying handle is guided on the inner surface, until retention with the handle leg forms a stop.

by virtue of this construction is to underride the retention by the stirrup element only required that the carrying handle pivots about its axis of rotation becomes. A pushing movement of the handle is to reach under the Retention not required.

The provided for pivoting the carrying handle hinges are at an embodiment the mobile box without cover (description in detail later) on the side walls arranged the mobile box. It is considered advantageous that the respective handle leg with a quick-lock on the hinge part of the side wall is held. Such a quick-lock can consist of a pin with a plug-in nut, or a threaded pin with a knurled nut or a wing nut be by hand without the help of further tools on the threaded pin is screwed.

According to the invention, it is realized that the carrying capacity of the mobile box is not transmitted to the carrying handle via the swivel joints, since the weight of the mobile box is transmitted to the carrying handle exclusively by the engagement of the respective retention element. Thus, the pivot of the handle is not stressed by the weight of the mobile box. The Providence of the rotary joint is used exclusively to define the pivoting movement of the handle and thus the definition of the radius of the circular arc, with which the free end of the handle leg is pivotable to engage the retention.

Of the Carry handle is also so far in the interior of the mobile box swiveling, that the carrying handle folds up below the upper edge of the mobile box can be, so a stacking up several mobile boxes possible is.

The Length of the circular ironing element is advantageously chosen so and matched to the arrangement of the axis of rotation that the temple end with the carrying handle unfolded, do not over the top edge of the mobile box protrudes.

It is also considered advantageous that the legs of the handle a length have the actual handle, i. the connecting bracket between the handle-thighs within the mobile box in the immediate Near one Mobile box wall comes to rest when the carrying handle is folded. In order to is a filling and unloading the mobile box with items made easier because of the carrying handle in the folded state access to the interior of the mobile box not blocked.

According to one advantageous embodiment has the stirrup element at the end of the arched palm a stage for partially recording the retention on which stage forms a locking of the carrying handle with the retention. It means that by lifting the mobile box on its carrying handle the retention can slip into a locking recess formed by the step, with which the carrying handle in the raised state of the mobile box not continue is pivotable. Only by a discontinuation of the mobile box, the Retention by relieving the carrying handle from this locking recess solved become.

The Stage may alternatively be formed so deep that the lock only by a slight depression the handle down, i. a movement of the handle in its unfolded state in the direction of the handle leg after solved below becomes.

The Retention can be provided in any form, in particular as a circular or square pin.

It is further considered advantageous in that the retention having side wall on the outside of a pocket formed is, in which the retention is included. The retention can on the side wall or be arranged on the inner wall of the bag or the retention is on both sides of the side wall and on the inner wall the bag is fixed. Thus, the leadership of the bracket element to reach under the retention in this bag. This has the advantage that no Objects the stirrup element in disturbing Lie way and prevent pivotal movement of the handle can. Also, the ironing element better protected against wear.

According to one advantageous embodiment the mobile box has a lid that can be placed on top of it rear edge swiveling on the back wall the mobile box can be hinged. So the carrying handle with his Thighs through the lid can attack the retention, points the lid has two openings to perform the leg ends of the handle. At these breakthroughs are according to a advantageous embodiment also provided hinge elements, where the carrying handle leg are articulated for pivoting the carrying handle.

As the above already with regard to an embodiment of the mobile box without Cover is described, it is in conjunction with a quick-release, anchored with the handle on his thighs in the swivel joints is possible, the carrying handle optionally on a rotary joint element of the side wall the mobile box, or to fix a hinge element of the lid. By the possibility a quick mounting and dismounting of the carrying handle in the Different swivel joints, the mobile box can quickly and easily once be used with a lid and also without a lid.

at the above embodiment a mobile box with lid, the lid takes no weight forces Lifting the box up. This is further excluded that the cover warps by the lifting forces acting on the mobile box or deformed. The weight is transferred from the mobile box to the carrying handle transferred solely by that the ironing elements the retention on the side walls the Mobilbox under attack.

According to one further advantageous embodiment is provided that the lid has a recess for receiving the Carrying handle has in its folded horizontal position. The allows folding the carrying handle into the recess of the lid so that closed with a respective lid mobile boxes on top of each other stackable when the carrying handle is folded in each case.

The Invention will now be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings closer in detail explained. In this show:

1 a perspective view of him inventive mobile box with partially cutaway lid and a single handle in four different positions;

2 the mobile box according to the invention 1 with carrying handle folded into the box lid;

3 Views of a bracket element according to the invention for a mobile box without cover;

4 two different positions of the in 3 shown bracket element;

5 a sectional view of a mobile box according to the invention with a lid;

6 a schematic plan view of the mobile box according to the invention 2 , and

7 a schematic section along section line BB 6 with the lid slightly raised from the mobile box.

In 1 is a mobile box according to the invention 10 shown, its carrying handle 14 is shown in four different pivot positions. There is a lid on the mobile box 12 on, however, for the sake of clarity partially cut away drawing in the upper lid area. On a respective side wall 11 the mobile box 10 is a retention 22 provided by a stirrup element 18 is under attack.

2 shows the mobile box according to the invention 1 , where the carrying handle 14 in a depression 34 of the lid 12 is folded. As shown, the carrying handle is 14 completely in the depression 34 retractable, allowing multiple mobile boxes 10 are stackable on top of each other. Clearly visible is also a bag 24 on the outside of the side wall 11 the mobile box. The pocket 24 is open at the top so that the stirrup element 18 from the top into the bag 24 protrude and arranged in the pocket retention by pivoting the handle 14 can take hold. The retention can be arranged on the side wall or on the inner wall of the pocket or the retention is fixed on both sides on the side wall and on the inner wall of the pocket.

3 shows a stirrup element 18 in more detail in three different views: The upper left view shows a side wall 11 the mobile box 10 in top view from the outside. To the outside, the side wall has 11 a pocket molded to it 24 on, in which the retention 22 arranged and the bracket element 18 of the carrying handle 14 is guided. For clarity, the front wall of the bag 24 partially broken off in a drawing, around the strap element guided in the pocket 18 to show. The carrying handle 14 is on his thigh 16 by a pin forming an axis of rotation g (see top right figure) 26 held pivotally. The axis of rotation g passes through the respective carrying handle leg 16 at a distance f to the free end of the leg, which distance when pivoting the carrying handle defines a running through the free end of the leg arc a. The bracket element 18 has a bracket portion with a curved inner surface 21 whose curvature is substantially equal to or greater than the curvature of this arc. When choosing the curvature and the length of the stirrup element 18 it is important that the bracket element fulfills the function that by the pivoting movement of the handle 14 from its horizontal position in the vertical position, the retention 22 on the inner surface 21 of the bracket element 18 abut and comes with continuation of the pivotal movement of the handle 14 on the inner surface 21 can be performed until the retention 22 with the handle thigh 16 forms a stop (see in particular 4 ), so that the carrying handle beyond its vertical position can not be further pivoted. As a result, only a pivoting movement of the carrying handle is required, with which the retention automatically comes to rest on the inner surface of the bracket element and thus the retention is undermined only due to the pivoting movement.

The length of the bracket is advantageously chosen so that the temple end with the handle extended 14 does not protrude above the upper edge of the mobile box (see top left illustration in 3 ).

As mentioned earlier, the pen picks up 26 no weight from the mobile box 10 on, so that the carrying capacity of the mobile box 10 on the carrying handle 14 exclusively via the respective retention 22 takes place to lift the mobile box 10 from the bracket element 18 is under attack.

According to the embodiment shown, the bracket element 18 a step 32 at the end of the curved inner surface 21 on, so that retention 22 with the bracket element a lock in the unfolded vertical position of the handle 14 forms. In this regard, the pen is 26 in one at the end of the thigh 16 led the handle provided slot, so that the handle is slightly raised when taking hold of the retention, so that the retention 22 when lifting the carrying handle into the through the step 32 formed lock slides. This is done in practice mostly by the weight of the mobile box. However, it may alternatively be provided, the retention 22 relative to the bracket member at a distance so to order or the inner surface 21 to provide that by the pivoting of the handle 14 in its vertical position, the retention 22 with increasing Force against the curved inner surface 21 of the bracket element 18 is pressed so that when reaching the vertical position of the handle 14 the retention 22 due to this tension slides into the locking recess. The bracket element 18 forms a kind of spring element with a clamping force against the retention. When the retention 22 to the bracket element 18 in the locked position, the carrying handle can 14 can not be folded. Only by lowering the mobile box 10 with an optionally slight depression of the carrying handle 14 in the direction of the longitudinal axis of his thighs 16 , the retention becomes 22 over the step 32 on the inner surface 21 lifted, bringing the carrying handle 14 can be folded into the horizontal position. Alternatively, the interaction of retention and locking step be provided so that the Dearretieren the carrying handle, the carrying handle is pivoted with some force from the lock without a pushing movement of the handle is required.

So the carrying handle 14 can be folded completely into the mobile box is on the side wall 11 a recess 28 provided with which it is possible the thigh 16 of the carrying handle 14 with a guided through this recess connection spacer to the inside of the mobile box 10 (see in particular section AA in 3 ).

4 shows the detail 3 , where the carrying handle 14 is shown in two different pivoting positions: According to the above illustration forms the carrying handle with his thighs 16 and the top of the mobile box an angle of about 45 °. The retention 22 lies on the inner surface 21 of the bracket element 18 on, with the inner surface 21 arched in such a way that the retention 22 by the pivotal movement of the carrying handle in the unfolded vertical position on the curved inner surface 21 to be led.

In the lower part of 4 the carrying handle is shown in its folded horizontal position. As shown in the figure, by the relative arrangement of retention 22 and ironing element 18 by loosening the pin 26 from the bore of the outer wall 25 the pocket 24 as well as from the bore, ie the long hole of the leg 16 the carrying handle, the carrying handle of the mobile box 10 be removed because the bracket element 18 in the horizontal position of the handle, the retention 22 does not reach under and is guided past lifting this. In this context, it is beneficial to use a pen 26 to use with a quick release nut, so that the carrying handle can be quickly assembled and disassembled.

5 shows a detail of an embodiment of the mobile box 10 with a lid 12 , The detail is a sectional view through the mobile box according to the section line CC 6 , but the carrying handle 14 in 5 in contrast to 6 is shown unfolded. In contrast to the mobile box shown in the preceding figures, in one embodiment the mobile box with lid is the pin 26 through the lid 12 and the thigh 16 of the carrying handle 14 guided so that the carrying handle on the lid 12 is articulated. By this measure, it is possible that the lid can be completely lifted with folded handle with this of the mobile box. In order to completely fold the carrying handle is in the lid 12 a depression 34 provided in which the carrying handle 14 can be completely absorbed in the folded state.

6 shows a portable mobile box 10 with lid 12 in plan view, with the handle 14 with his thighs 16 into the depression 34 of the lid 12 is folded.

In 7 is a sectional view BB 6 shown. The lid 12 is in this alternative embodiment by means of a joint 36 on the back wall of the mobile box 10 hinged. The carrying handle 14 is located relative to the lid in its retracted position and is in the recess 34 of the lid. As shown in the figure, engages under the bracket element 18 the retention 22 not when the carrying handle 14 relative to the lid in its folded position. As a result, the lid of the mobile box can only be lifted when the carrying handle 14 is folded, so that the bracket element 18 at the retention 22 can be passed over. The lid 12 can with folded handle by a pivoting movement in the direction d over the joint 36 be opened to open the box. The arrow e describes the line of movement of the outer edge of the bracket element 18 past the retention 22 , Is the mobile box through the lid 12 completely closed, so apply with respect to the pivoting mechanism of the handle 14 and the locking above explanations, as to the 1 to 5 were made.

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Claims (9)

Portable Mobile Box ( 10 ) with a pivotable between a folded horizontal position and a folded-out vertical position about a rotation axis (g) U-shaped handle ( 14 ), wherein the axis of rotation (g) for pivoting the carrying handle through the legs ( 16 ) of the carrying handle and the legs ( 16 ) at its free end in each case a bracket element ( 18 ) for lifting the Mobilbox on the carrying handle ( 14 ) on opposite side walls ( 11 ) of the mobile box ( 10 ) provided retentions ( 22 ), characterized in that the stirrup element ( 18 ) has an arcuate stirrup portion with a curvature substantially equal to or greater than the circular arc curvature (a) of the circular arc (a) drawn during pivoting of the carrying handle through the free end of the handle leg, such that due to the pivotal movement of the handle ( 14 ) from the horizontal position to the vertical position the retention ( 22 ) on the bracket element ( 18 ) and when continuing the pivoting movement of the carrying handle ( 14 ) on the bracket element ( 18 ) until the retention ( 22 ) with the handle thigh ( 16 ) forms a stop. Mobile box according to claim 1, characterized in that the stirrup element ( 18 ) at the inner end of a step ( 32 ) for the partial uptake of retention ( 22 ), which level ( 32 ) with the retention a locking of the handle ( 14 ). Mobile box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the respective side wall ( 11 ) on its outside a bag ( 24 ), in which the retention ( 22 ) is recorded. Mobile box according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the carrying handle ( 14 ) on its handle thighs ( 16 ) with on the respective side wall of the mobile box ( 10 ) arranged pivot joints is articulated. Mobile box according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the mobile box ( 10 ) a cover which can be placed on the mobile box ( 12 ), wherein the lid ( 12 ) has two apertures through which a respective leg ( 16 ) of the carrying handle ( 14 ) is guided. Mobile box according to claim 5, characterized in that the legs of the carrying handle ( 14 ) in a respective pivot on the cover ( 12 ) are articulated. Mobile box according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the lid ( 12 ) at its rear edge pivotally mounted on the rear wall of the mobile box ( 10 ) is articulated Mobile box according to claim 5, 6 or 7, characterized in that the lid ( 12 ) a recess ( 34 ) for receiving the carrying handle ( 14 ) in its folded horizontal position. Mobile box according to claim 4 or 6, characterized in that the respective handle leg ( 16 ) is articulated with a quick release on the associated hinge.