EP2412494B1 - Ratchet box with set-up function - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a tool box for fixed-position mounting of hand tools and their accessories according to the features in the preamble of claim 1.

Hand tools, in particular screw hand tools are manufactured and used in practice in various embodiments. The best known embodiments are, for example, ring spanner, open-end wrench, socket wrench, screwdriver or the like. Often it is possible to cover a multitude of tool functions, in particular screwdriving tool functions, with a socket wrench assortment. For this purpose, the socket wrenches and their tool heads or tool accessories are offered in different sizes and combinations. There are also extensions, contra-angles or else universal joints for the function and application extension of a socket wrench assortment.

In order to reduce the manufacturing costs and to reduce the required accommodation space and thus the space required in a workshop screwing, especially torque tools, often made separately from tool heads or attachments and operating levers or even handles.

The most common form of distribution is generally a particular set of tool heads with associated operating lever or even another handle within a tool cassette. In practice, such an assortment set is often carried to the respective work or assembly location where the tools are used. In most known from the prior art embodiments of tool boxes, however, this results in the disadvantage that the individual tool heads or even the handles themselves are only cumbersome removed from a tool box or are stored so loosely that they sometimes when you turn off the tool box to fall out on a slippery surface.

To remedy this create from the prior art known tool boxes, the expensive clamping devices or fixation devices for holding the working heads have. For example, is from the DE 10 2006 041 564 A1 a tool box known in which two housing halves are pivotally connected to each other. The disadvantage here again is that the space of such a range box increases by the additional features. From the DE 10 2008 037 009 A1 a tool box is known, in which at one end side a pivoting element is incorporated, so that upon opening of the toolbox, the pivoting element also undergoes an opening movement and brings a therein befindlichem hand tool into a removal position.

Furthermore, from the CN 200948588 Y a Bitaufbewahrungsbox known in which in execution of a pivoting movement Bitaufnahmereihen are pivotable in a removal position.

In addition, from the US 2008/0011634 A1 a tool box for receiving jigsaw blades is known in which various jigsaw blades are pivotally mounted in the tool box.

Starting from the prior art, it is the object of the present invention to provide a tool box which has a compact space dimension and a high degree of robustness, while at the same time providing good accessibility to the tool assortment located in the tool box.

The above object is achieved with a tool box for fixed-position mounting of hand tools and their accessories with the features of claim 1.

Advantageous embodiments of the present invention are part of the dependent claims.

The tool box according to the invention for fixed-position mounting of hand tools and their accessories, in particular for receiving sockets, sockets, sockets, screwdrivers and / or torque wrenches has two trough-shaped, rectangularly configured housing parts, each with a front, a back and two long sides, the longer sides longer are formed as the back and the front. The housing parts are pivotally coupled to each other in the region of their back sides about a pivot axis and locked via a closure device in a closed state, wherein a pivot member is provided and the pivot member has at least one tool holder for a hand tool, wherein the hand tool when opening the tool box in a removal position and when closing the toolbox is pivotable in a Verwahrstellung, wherein the pivot member is disposed between the housing parts on the pivot axis and that on the back sides of the housing parts circular segment-shaped disk body in extension of side cheeks of the longitudinal sides are integrally formed and that the disk body of a housing base each having a round recess , wherein the recess is arranged in the center of the disk body. The tool box is characterized in that the disk bodies of a housing upper part each have a round nose, wherein the nose is arranged in the center of the disk body and can be inserted into the recess, so that the housing parts on the recesses and lugs on the disk bodies are pivotally engaged and in that the pivoting element is designed in the form of a cylinder section and two parts, wherein a back part and a receiving part are formed and share the pivoting element substantially along its central longitudinal axis. The tool box according to the invention can consequently be opened in the direction of its longitudinal axis or open and not, as most known in the art toolboxes, over its longitudinal axis. The closure device prevents unintentional or spontaneous opening of the toolbox.

According to the invention, a pivoting element is arranged between the housing parts on the pivot axis, wherein the pivoting element has at least one receiving opening for a hand tool. The hand tool is pivoted when opening the tool box in a removal position and when closing the tool box in a storage position. As a result of the pivoting movement of the pivoting element, the hand tool located in the receiving opening is consequently also pivoted into a removal position or else into a storage position. The hand tool is advantageously a socket wrench or a ratchet. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, a socket wrench and a handle are used simultaneously in the pivoting element. The pivoting element thus has two tool holders, for receiving in each case one of the aforementioned tools.

The advantage of the invention results in particular from the fact that a tool box with the aforementioned properties is particularly easy to handle for a user fitter and at the same time optimally exploits the space available for storage and also for the withdrawal presentation by the pivotal movement of the tool that in the closed State of the space located between the individual fixed position Socket wrench parts available space is minimized. As a result, there is a socket set that is optimally applicable to an installer, with a robust tool box at the same time. Furthermore, constructive design advantages result from a tool box with the aforementioned properties.

According to the invention, circular-segment-shaped disk bodies are integrally formed in the extension of side cheeks of the longitudinal sides on the rear sides of the housing parts, and the housing parts are pivotably engaged via recesses and lugs on the disk bodies. Through the recesses and lugs on the disk bodies, a hinge function is thus formed in the area of the disk body, via which the tool box can be folded or swiveled is. The pivoting movement is carried out to open or close the toolbox. The tool box according to the invention is thus hinged along its longitudinal axis, which brings in the field of storage, for example, in a drawer or even putting up at a mounting extreme handling advantages.

The tool box according to the invention has circular-segment-shaped disk body, which project beyond the side cheeks in height, preferably by 1.5 - 2 times. In the tub-shaped housing parts side cheeks are formed on the longitudinal sides, which merge integrally into the disk body. From the transition region to the disk body, the side cheek thus rises and is preferably 1.5 to 2 times higher than the side wall itself. Thus, when the tool box is folded, the disk bodies cover approximately the entire height of the tool box itself, since they are in have approximately the height of 2 times the side wall. Thus, the height of the folded toolbox corresponds approximately to twice the side wall or substantially a disk body.

The hinge function formed by the disk bodies is thus utilized optimally under the aspects of installation space and the folding function. At the same time, the disk body has a particularly robust and also non-vulnerable folding mechanism which, on the one hand, allows a long service life and, on the other hand, a fail-safe handling of the toolbox.

The tool box according to the invention is preferably made of a plastic material. This offers the advantage that it is inexpensive to produce and at the same time has a long service life expectancy. The production in particular of the housing parts with the disk bodies made of plastic also allows easy installation while maintaining a firm and secure fit and high security of the hinge against failure. Also, in the case of manufacturing the tool box made of plastic, the tabs and recesses are made of plastic, whereby a sliding fit is formed in the hinge function.

In a further preferred embodiment, the disk bodies are formed in an angular range of 250-290 degrees. This means that a peripheral body, which is similar to a unit circle, is integrally formed at an angle range between 250-290 degrees at one end of the side cheek of a long side. With respect to the respective cover side of a housing part of the unit circle begins and thus continues in a rotary motion, so that in each case to the closed tool box interior a survey on the longitudinal side is formed.

The disk body of a lower housing part each have a round recess, wherein the recess is arranged in the center of the disk body. Furthermore, the disk body of a housing upper part each have a round nose, wherein the nose is arranged in the center of the disk body and the recess of the disk body of the housing base is inserted. Consequently, there is a hinge function on the engaging in the recess nose. The arrangement of both the nose and the recess in each case centrally in the disk body results in a closed toolbox between the lower housing part and the upper housing part lying between the lower housing part and the housing part pivot axis. This arrangement of the pivot axis in turn offers the advantage that a compact space dimension is achieved with the tool box according to the invention. About the disk body is a very robust coupling or connection between the hinge function and the housing itself. A defect of the tool box, for example, by a housing break in the region of the hinge is thus largely avoided.

In an advantageous embodiment, the lugs and / or the recesses locking nubs, with which the pivotal movement of the housing parts in different positions can be locked. These locking knobs can be done for example in the form of a positive engagement or even an engagement of a flattened gear. These locking knobs make it possible to lock the opening or closing movement, that is to say the pivoting movement of the toolbox, in various positions. For example, at an opening angle of 90 degrees, so that access to the therein Socket set is possible, with only a compact storage option is given. Another advantage of a locking function is z. As can be seen in the fact that it sometimes makes sense in different working positions when a part of the creak box is vertical, so that it can be accessed. Another advantage is that both the upper housing part and the lower housing part can then be arranged at an angle to the respective Abstellort.

Particularly preferably, in a mounted state of both housing parts, the disk body of the housing upper part is arranged on the inside and the disk body of the housing lower part is arranged on the outside. This has the particular advantage that the upper housing part can remain lying on the Abstellort and the lower housing part is pivoted. Furthermore, it is thus possible to assemble the toolbox particularly inexpensively and easily during initial assembly.

The swivel body according to the invention is designed in the form of a cylinder section and in two parts, wherein a back part and a receiving part are formed and share the swivel body substantially along its central longitudinal axis. The swivel body has essentially the shape of a roller body. As a result of the pivoting movement over the rear side of the two housing parts, the pivoting body thus simultaneously assumes a sealing function in order to prevent the ingress of contamination in the closed, partially opened or even open state of the toolbox according to the invention.

Furthermore, the swivel body can be easily manufactured as a two-part component, especially under constructional aspects. In this way, a division of functions can take place so that the back part ensures the sealing function and under certain circumstances also a pivoting or stabilizing function and the receiving part is characterized by the inclusion of at least one hand tool. The requirements placed on the materials of the swivel body can thus be met separately by targeted choice of material for both parts. Furthermore inserts can be inserted into the receptacles of the receiving part, so that the receptacles for different, to be included hand tools are each modified. It is thus possible, for example, in a receptacle which is suitable for a ratchet to use an insert, so that the inclusion of a handle is ensured. The opening of the receptacle is thus modified or reduced by the inserts or extended.

Both components can then be joined together in the initial assembly process, for example by positive connection, cohesive connection and / or non-positive connection. Particularly advantageous is a Klippfunktion, wherein locking lugs are formed on one of the two components, which engage or clip into tool holders for the locking lugs in the other component. But the locking lugs can also be distributed on both components analog. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, six locking lugs are provided. A particular advantage of the coupling of the back part and the receiving part is that when the tool box is open and positioned removal position of the hand tools, the two parts reparably fall apart when an installer unintentionally acts on the hand tools by, for example, a kick. The tool box according to the invention is thus not destroyed. Furthermore, a constructive Ausgestalten the images is possible, so that fall out, for example, by unwanted force, the hand tools from the recordings and thus destruction of the tool box according to the invention is avoided.

Particularly advantageously, the back part on each side faces a cam in the region of the pivot axis, wherein the cams in recesses of the disk body of the housing upper part rotatably come to the positive engagement. Under a cam is essentially a cylinder section-shaped extension, for example, to understand in the form of a nose here.

The disk body of the housing base have on their respective inner side a recess. In the initial assembly process, the cams can thus engage in the recesses on the upper housing part. The housing top is not limited to having recesses. It can also be recesses provided on the lower housing part. By the locking lugs a positive engagement with simultaneous pivoting possibility is given. There is thus a Slide bearing over the cams, so that the pivoting movement of the pivoting element is executable at any time.

In a further preferred embodiment, longitudinal slots extend from the cams, so that a spring tongue is formed in the side regions, wherein the cams are arranged at a free end of the spring tongue. The spring tongue thus facilitates the initial assembly or it is possible that, for example, in case of failure of one of the individual components, by improper handling or by signs of wear, the corresponding components are dismantled. By the spring tongue arrangement of the cams at the free end of the spring tongue, there is the possibility that the spring tongue itself serves as an elastically deformable spring element. When the cams are pressed inwardly, there is thus a possibility of removal from the hinge area of the tool box according to the invention.

Furthermore, in at least one of the disk body is provided at least partially circumferential groove around the nose and / or recess of the disk body, wherein the predetermined by the groove inner portion of the disk body with the nose and / or recess forms a locking function. As a result, on the one hand, the advantage of the locking function in the initial assembly of upper housing part and lower housing part is given. Again, there are analog manufacturing technology and applicable in the initial installation advantages by the locking function. Another resulting advantage is that the groove can also be used to perform a Aufstellkinematik.

For this purpose, a respective driver is formed on the side regions of the back part, which engages positively in the groove. Due to the positive engagement in the groove, it is thus possible to control the pivoting movement of the pivoting element or to limit it by one end of the groove. To optimally adapt the force level to the driver itself, the driver has a round configuration, for example in the form of a cylindrical section or a nose or else an oval or elliptical configuration. This in turn offers the advantage of optimally adapting the driver to the forces to be expected during the positioning process.

In the case of opening the tool box, the driver comes with an end stop of the groove to the plant. This system presents itself by a positive connection. Upon further pivoting or opening of the tool box, there is thus a pivoting movement of the pivoting element, which is carried out at least partially analogous to the pivoting movement of the housing part to be opened. The pivot member pivots while the inserted into the receiving opening of the pivoting hand tools such that they are placed in an unloading position with the toolbox open.

Preferably, this removal position is in a range between 20 and 90 degrees, in particular between 30 and 70 degrees to a base side of the housing upper part. In practical application, this means that when resting on a work surface, the grip ends of the hand tools to the work surface at an angle of preferably between 30 and 70 degrees, so that the fitter has a quick and direct access to the hand tools by simply removing them from the exceptions ,

In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, an internal limiter is formed on the disk body of the housing base, wherein the limiter engages positively in the groove.

The limiter serves to limit the pivoting movement of the pivoting element. When the toolbox is open, this means that the hand tools are pivoted into a removal position. The driver is thus located on the end stop of the groove, but the tools are still pivotable in the direction of the opening movement of the tool box relative to the housing lower part. This means that they can be pivoted from the removal position to a position which is 90 degrees to the work surface or an angle can be pivoted, which goes beyond 90 degrees. So that the hand tools do not pivot or bounce on the likewise resting on the work surface side of the housing base and thus are no longer in a removal position, the limiter ensures that the hand tools can be transferred to a maximum removal position in an over pivoting about the pivot axis, the an angle between 100 and 170 degrees corresponds to the lying on the work surface housing base. The tool box according to the invention is thus manageable from both sides, wherein the hand tools each occupy a removal position corresponding to the above-mentioned angle ranges.

The swivel element is thus again relatively pivotable with the tool box open between the end stop and the limiter. Preferably, in a 170 to 190 degrees open tool box, which is on a flat or slightly angled work surface, in an angular range between 60 and 120 degrees, in particular between 80 and 100 degrees. The respective pivoting possibility results from the relatively released between the end stop and the limiter pivot angle within the groove. This can also vary when it is folded over, ie at opening angles of 180 degrees or more than 180 degrees of the toolbox. Overall, however, the relative pivoting range of the pivoting element decreases in opening angles of the toolbox of well above 180 degrees. This ensures that the hand tools are always in a removal position and do not come into contact with the housing parts in the open position of the tool box.

In a further preferred embodiment variant of the tool box according to the invention is constructed in its housing parts each two-component. The two-component structure in each case relates to a plastic structure made of a soft component and a hard component, wherein the disk body itself are formed from the hard component. This results in particular the advantage that the tool box according to the invention is non-slip on a surface. Furthermore, due to the soft component, which is preferably applied to the outside of the toolbox, there is the possibility that it can be held particularly non-slip in the hand.

In a further advantageous embodiment, at least one hole or holes are provided in the tool holders of the pivoting element. These holes are used for easy removal of penetrating into the receiving opening contaminants, so that each one easy removal of the in the Swivel element located hand tools is ensured. Furthermore, locking lugs or spring-elastic element lugs may be formed in the tool holders. These serve to better position fixing held in the pivoting hand tools.

Further advantages, features, characteristics and aspects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, preferred embodiments are shown in the figures. These are for the simple understanding of the invention.

Figur 1

einen erfindungsgemäßen Werkzeugkasten in perspektivischer geöffneter Ansicht,

Figur 2

ein Gehäuseoberteil eines erfindungsgemäßen Werkzeugkastens,

Figur 3

ein Gehäuseunterteil eines erfindungsgemäßen Werkzeugkastens,

Figur 4

ein Aufnahmeteil eines erfindungsgemäßen Werkzeugkastens in einer Draufsicht,

Figur 5

das Aufnahmeteil in einer Ansicht von unten und

Figur 6

ein erfindungsgemäßes Rückenteil,

Figur 7

einen erfindungsgemäßen Werkzeugkasten mit Schwenkelement ohne Handwerkzeuge im geöffneten Zustand,

Figur 8

einen erfindungsgemäßen Werkzeugkasten mit Rückenteil im teilgeöffneten Zustand,

Figur 9

eine exemplarisch Seitenansicht der Nut mit Mitnehmer und Endanschlag im Eingriff und

Figur 10

eine Seitenansicht des erfindungsgemäßen Werkzeugkastens.

Show it:

FIG. 1

a tool box according to the invention in perspective open view,

FIG. 2

an upper housing part of a tool box according to the invention,

FIG. 3

a housing lower part of a tool box according to the invention,

FIG. 4

a receiving part of a tool box according to the invention in a plan view,

FIG. 5

the receiving part in a view from below and

FIG. 6

an inventive back part,

FIG. 7

a tool box according to the invention with a pivoting element without hand tools in the open state,

FIG. 8

a tool box according to the invention with back part in the partially opened state,

FIG. 9

an exemplary side view of the groove with driver and end stop engaged and

FIG. 10

a side view of the tool box according to the invention.

In the figures, the same reference numerals are used for individual components, even if a repeated description is omitted for reasons of simplification.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the tool box according to the invention 1. The tool box 1 is used to hold a sockets range, shown here in the form of a ratchet 2 and a handle 3 which are inserted into tool holders W1 and W2 and various socket wrench 4, 5 extensions and various Einsteckbits 6. Das previously mentioned socket wrench assortment is received in a fixed position in the tool box 1.

The tool box 1 consists of an upper housing part 7 and a lower housing part 8, which are rectangular, trough-shaped configured. The lower housing part 8 and also the upper housing part 7 each have a front side 9, a rear side 11 and two longitudinal sides 10. The housing parts 7, 8 are each coupled on its rear side 11 pivotally about a pivot axis 12 via disk body 13 with each other. On the pivot axis 12 itself, a pivot member 14 is arranged, which is further mounted for receiving the ratchet 2 and the handle 3 relative to the lower housing part 8 and the upper housing part 7 pivotally.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective detail view of the upper housing part 7 of the tool box according to the invention. Good to see that the trough-shaped housing upper part 7 has on its front side 9 a receptacle 15 for a closure device 16 not shown here. The front side 9 and the longitudinal sides 10 are surrounded by a circumferential side wall 17. The side wall 17 continues in the region of the rear side 11 in the form of a disk body 13 formed integrally on each side with the upper housing part 7. The side wall 17 itself has a height H, wherein the disk body 13, the side wall 17 projects about twice with the height H. The disk body 13 itself has a circular section-shaped configuration.

Arranged in the region of its center, the disk body 13 has a recess 18 and, in each case on its outer side 19, a arranged nose 20. The disk body 13 furthermore has an at least partially the nose 20 encompassing groove 21. An enclosed by the groove 21 inner region 22, which also includes the nose 20, thus forming a latching tongue 23. Furthermore, on a bottom side 24 of the upper housing part 7 various receptacles 25 for the tool assortment itself or recordings 25 for not shown here recording blocks of Plug-in bits provided.

FIG. 3 shows the lower housing part 8 of the tool box according to the invention. The lower housing part 8 also has a front side 9, two longitudinal sides 10 and a rear side 11. In the area of the rear side 11, the side cheek 17, which likewise surrounds the longitudinal side 10 and the front side 9, is formed in one piece as a disk body 13. Also, the height H of the side wall 17 of the housing base 8 is surmounted by about twice (height 2H) of the disk bodies 13.

The disk body 13 of the lower housing part 8 are also formed in a circular section. In the center of the circular section shape, a recess 26 is arranged in each case. Not shown here, the lugs 20 of the upper housing part 7 come into the recesses 26 of the lower housing part 8 form-fitting engagement, so that the upper housing part 7 and the lower housing part 8 are pivotally coupled together.

Furthermore, a limiter 28 is disposed on the inside 27 of the disk body 13. The limiter 28 comes in the assembly of the lower housing part 8 with the upper housing part 7 in the groove 21 for engagement. Furthermore, the lower housing part 8 on a bottom side 24 receptacles 25 for not shown here sockets, extensions or nuts.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective top view of an inventive receiving part 29 of a pivoting element. It can be seen that two tool holders W1, W2 are provided for hand tools not shown here. The receptacles are a tool receptacle W1, which is substantially circular or cylindrical in shape for receiving a handle, not shown here, and a tool receptacle W2, which has a substantially T-shaped configuration, for receiving a not shown here gun. The receiving part 29 further has a Reinforcement bead 31, wherein the reinforcing bead 31 is oriented substantially orthogonal to the indicated pivot axis 12.

FIG. 5 shows the receiving part 29 in a view from below. In this case, the right tool holder W2 for receiving a ratchet and the left tool holder W1 for receiving a handle are again shown in relation to the image plane. Below the reinforcing bead 31, a reinforcing web 32 is formed for further stiffening of the receiving part 29 and thus of the entire sealing body. The tool holders W1, W2 each have spring bars 33 for the positive fixing of the position of the hand tools not shown here. About the spring bars 33, the hand tools are clamped in the tool holders W1, W2. The receiving part 29 further has shown here six locking lugs 34 to be positively coupled to the back part. The coupling takes place by snapping the locking lugs 34 in the back part itself. On the side surfaces of the receiving part 29 this further has semi-circular recesses 36, which in positive engagement with the in FIG. 6 shown cam 37 of the back part 38 come. Furthermore, at the lower end of the tool holders W1, W2 holes 30 are arranged, can fall through the eventual contamination in the tool holders W1, W2, so that there is always a perfect insertion of hand tools in the tool holders W1, W2.

FIG. 6 shows the back part 38 according to the invention, which forms the sealing body by positive coupling with the receiving part 29. On the side surfaces of the back part 38 spring tongues 39 are formed, wherein the spring tongues 39 are formed by Längsschlitzte 40 in the side surfaces 35 of the back portion 38. At the ends of the spring tongues 39, the cams 37 are formed, which come to a form-fitting manner in engagement with the recesses 36 of the side surfaces 35 of the receiving part 29, on the other form fit in recesses 18 on the upper housing part 7 and / or lower housing part 8 at the height of the pivot axis 12, so that the back part 38 is pivotally mounted in the tool box 1 according to the invention. Furthermore, the back part 38 recesses 41, for receiving the latching lugs 34 of the receiving part 29. Furthermore, a driver 42 is formed on the side surface 35, which is not shown here in detail in the Groove 21 comes into engagement and provides for the relative pivoting movement during the opening process.

FIG. 7 shows the tool box 1 according to the invention in a further perspective view in the open state. It can be seen that both the upper housing part 7 and the lower housing part 8 are open. This results in an opening angle of about 180 degrees between the upper housing part 7 and lower housing part 8. The pivoting element 14 is also in the embodiment of FIG. 7 two-piece, consisting of receiving part 29 and back part 38 constructed. The receiving part 29 further comprises tool holders 30 for receiving hand tools, not shown. In the in FIG. 7 shown opening position, the pivot member 14 is in a position in which hand tools not shown here would be perpendicular to the housing parts 7, 8.

In FIG. 8 the tool box 1 according to the invention is shown in a partially opened state. Also, the tool box 1 in FIG. 8 only partially assembled, since the pivot member 14 is used only in the form of the back part 38. It can be seen that cams 37 of the back part 38 are inserted positively into recesses 18 of the inner disk body 13 of the housing upper part 7. As a result, the back part 38 is pivotable relative to the housing parts 7, 8.

In FIG. 9 is shown schematically the Aufklappkinematik the setup function. For this purpose, a side view of the disk body 13 of the housing base 8. In the disk body 13 itself is the groove 21, which is indicated here schematically formed at an angle of about 270 degrees to 300 degrees circumferentially. In the groove is on the one hand, the driver 42 of the back part, on the other hand, the limiter of the housing base engaged. During the opening process, the driver 42 abuts against an end stop 43 in the groove 21. The positive engagement of driver 42 to end stop 43 thus acts pivotal movement of the entire pivot member 14, so that the hand tools not shown here are pivoted into a removal position. When fully open tool box 1, wherein the opening angle here in about 180 degrees corresponds, a relative pivotal movement of the pivot member 14 is further possible such that the pivot member 14 between the driver 42 and the limiter 28 can perform a relative movement R. The hand tools to be taken from the removal position can thus be pivoted both in the direction of the lower housing part 8 and in the direction of the upper housing part 7 and are then always in a removal position.

FIG. 10 shows a side view of the tool box according to the invention 1. The tool box 1 is located at an opening angle of 180 degrees between the upper housing part 7 and lower housing part 8. The hand tools in the form of the ratchet 2 and the handle 3 are located after the opening process in a removal position. They are relatively pivotable relative to the relative movement R, that they both a removal position in the direction of the lower housing part 8, as shown, as well as a removal position in the direction of the upper housing part 7, indicated by the pivotal movement of the relative movement R, can take.

Reference numerals:

1 -

toolbox

2 -

rattle

3 -

handle

4 -

Drive socket

5 -

renewal

6 -

Einsteckbits

7 -

Housing top

8th -

Housing bottom

9 -

front

10 -

long side

11 -

back

12 -

swivel axis

13 -

disk body

14 -

pivoting element

15 -

admission

16 -

closure device

17 -

side cheek

18 -

recess

19 -

Outside z. 13

20 -

nose

21 -

groove

22 -

inner area

23 -

catch tongue

24 -

bottom side

25 -

admission

26 -

recess

27 -

Inside z. 13

28 -

limiter

29 -

receiving part

30 -

hole

31 -

reinforcing bead

34

- latch

35

- side surface

36

- recess

37

- cam

38

- back part

39

- spring tongue

40

- longitudinal slot

41

- recess

42

- driver

43

- End stop

H

- Height

2H

- double height H

R

- Relative movement

W1

- Tool holders handle

W2

- Tooling ratchet

Claims (11)

1. Toolbox (1) for receiving hand tools and the accessories thereof, in particular socket wrenches, wrench sockets, ratchets (2), handles (3), wrench attachments (4), extension pieces (5), screwdrivers and/or torque wrenches, in a fixed position, comprising two trough-shaped, rectangular housing parts (7, 8), each having a front side (9), a rear side (11) and two longitudinal sides (10), the longitudinal sides (10) being designed to be longer than both the rear side (11) and the front side (9), and the housing parts being interconnected in the region of the rear side (11) so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis and it being possible for said housing parts to be locked in a closed state by means of a locking device (16), a pivot element (14) being provided and the pivot element (14) having at least one tool holder (W1, W2) for a hand tool (2, 3), the hand tool (2, 3) being able to pivot to a removal position when the toolbox (1) is open and to a stored position when the toolbox (1) is closed, the pivot element (14) being arranged on the pivot axis (12)between the housing parts (7, 8) and circular-segment-shaped disc bodies (13) in the extension of side walls (17) of the longitudinal sides (10) being formed integrally on the rear sides (11) of the housing parts (7, 8) and the disc bodies (13) of a lower housing part (8) each comprising a round recess (18), the recess (18) being arranged in the centre of the disc body (13), characterised in that the disc bodies (13) of an upper housing part (7) each comprise a round lug (20), the lug (20) being arranged in the centre of the disc body(13) and being insertable into the recess (18) in such a way that the housing parts (7, 8)pivotally engage on the disc bodies (13)by means of the recesses (18) and lugs(20) and in that the pivot element (14) is in the shape of a cylindrical segment and is formed in two parts, a rear portion (38) and a receiving portion (29) being formed and splitting the pivot element (14) substantially along its central longitudinal axis.
2. Toolbox according to claim 1, characterised in that the height of the circular-segment-shaped disc bodies (13)protrudes beyond the side walls (17), preferably by 1.5 to 2 times, and/or in that the circular-segment shape of the disc bodies (13) is formed within an angular range of between 250 and 290°.
3. Toolbox according to either claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that a pivot axis (12) is set by the lugs (20) and recesses (18), the pivot axis (12) being positioned midway between the lower housing part (8) and the upper housing part (7) when the toolbox is closed and the disc bodies (13) of the upper housing part (7) being on the inside and the disc bodies (13) of the lower housing part (8) being on the outside when assembled.
4. Toolbox according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the rear part(38) comprises a cam (37) on each of the side faces (35) in the region of the pivot axis (12), the cams (37) positively rotatably engaging in recesses (18) in the disc bodies (13) of the upper housing part (7).
5. Toolbox according to claim 4, characterised in that longitudinal slits (40) extend from the cams (37) such that a spring tongue (39) is formed in the side faces (35), the cams (37) being arranged on a free end of the spring tongue (39).
6. Toolbox according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that a groove (21), which encircles at least portions of the lug (20) and/or recess (18), is provided in at least one disc body (13), the inner region (22) of the disc body (13), which region is determined by the groove (21),creating a latching function with the lug (20) and/or recess (18), and in that a catch (42) is positioned on the outside of the side faces (35), the catch positively engaging in the groove (21).
7. Toolbox according to claim 6, characterised in that, by opening the toolbox (1), the catch (42) comes to abut an end stop of the groove (21)and the pivot element (14) pivots in such a way that the hand tool (2, 3) can be moved to a removal position, preferably through an angle of between 20 and 90°, in particular between 30 and 70°.
8. Toolbox according to either claim 6 or claim 7, characterised in that an internal limiter (28) is arranged on the disc body (13) of the lower housing part (8), the limiter (28) positively engaging in the groove (21).
9. Toolbox according to claim 8, characterised in that, when the toolbox (1) is open, the pivot element (14) can pivot relatively between the end stop and the limiter (28), preferably in an angular range of between 70 and 110°, in particular of between 80 and 100°,when the toolbox (1) is open at an angle of between 170 and 190°.
10. Toolbox according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the housing parts (7, 8) each have a two-component structure consisting of a soft component and a hard component, the disc bodies (13) being formed on the hard component.
11. Toolbox according to any of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that a hole (30) is provided in the tool holder (W1, W2).

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