JP2002186512A - Toolbox - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toolbox having an inner tray and preventing the scattering of components stored in the inner tray without making a lid part and the inner tray interfere with each other during the opening/closing of the lid part. SOLUTION: An opening of an upper inner tray 6 is sealed by this lid part 2, and an opening of an inner tray 7 except the inner tray 6 is sealed by a bottom face part of the inner tray 6 directly above the inner tray 7. The inner trays 6 and 7 are provided on the side of a hinged part 9 with respect to an innermost locus T of an edge E of the lid part 2 in the opening/closing thereof. In addition, a link mechanism 10 provided in the inner trays 6 and 7, a container part 3, and the lid part 2, makes the inner trays 6 and 7 expanded in a slantingly stepped manner in the opening of the lid part 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tool box having an inner plate therein.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of inner plates are provided inside a tool box, and the inner plates are stacked when the lid is closed, and the inner plates are opened when the lid is opened by a link mechanism provided on the inner plate, the container portion and the lid portion. There is a tool box that is deployed in an inclined staircase.

[0003]

In such a tool box, in order to avoid contact between the edge of the lid and the upper edge of the inner tray when the lid is opened and closed, the upper part of the inner tray is placed above the inner tray. A gap had to be provided between the edge and the lid. However, such inner plates are often separated by partition plates and used to store small parts such as screws and nuts, and when the tool box is vibrated or tilted or rolled over, Due to the gap, parts and the like stored in the inner plate may be scattered inside the tool box.

[0004]

According to the present invention, as a result of intensive studies, an outer box in which a container and a lid are attached via a hinged portion, and the container and the lid are fixed by a lock mechanism. And one or more stacked inner plates inside the outer box portion, wherein the opening of the uppermost middle plate is opened by the lid, and the opening of the inner plate other than the uppermost portion is directly above the middle plate. A tool box having an inner plate each sealed by a bottom portion of the plate, wherein the inner plate is provided closer to the hinge portion than an innermost trajectory of the lid portion when the lid is opened. .

[0005] Further, a link mechanism is provided between the inner plate, the container portion and the lid portion, and the inner plate is opened in an inclined stepwise manner when the cover is opened by the link mechanism when the cover is opened.

Accordingly, in the tool box of the present invention, the lid can be opened and closed without interference between the inner plate and the lid. Moreover,
The opening of the uppermost middle plate is sealed by the lid, and the opening of the middle plate other than the uppermost stage is sealed by the bottom surface of the immediately above middle plate. Therefore, even if the tool box is vibrated or tilted or rolled over, scattering of components and the like stored in the inner plate can be prevented.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the tool box of the present invention when the lid is closed. In FIG. 1, 1 is a tool box, 2 is a lid, 3
Is a container, 4 is a lock mechanism, 5 is a handle, and 9 is a hinge. The lid 2 and the container 3 are hinged to each other at one edge in the longitudinal direction, and the lid 2 rotates. A locking mechanism 4 is provided on the edge opposite to the hinged edge, and is locked when the lid is closed. As the lock mechanism, a buckle or a slide mechanism is preferably used.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the tool box of the present invention when the lid is opened. 6 is an upper middle plate, 7 is a lower middle plate, and 8 is a support plate. Reference numeral 10 denotes a link mechanism, and links 11, 12, 1
3 and 14. The links 11 are the outer side surfaces of the upper middle plate 6 and the outer side surfaces of the lower middle plate 7, and the links 12 are the outer side surfaces of the upper middle plate 6, the outer side surfaces of the lower middle plate 7, and the inner sides of the container 3. The link 13 connects the outer side surfaces of the lower middle plate 7 and the inner side surfaces of the container unit 3 with each other. Links 11, 12, and 13 form parallel links.
Further, the link 14 is provided between the inner side surfaces of the lid 2 and the lower middle plate 7.
Is connected to both outer sides. Although the inner plates 6 and 7 often have partition plates, they are omitted in the drawings.

Therefore, as the cover 2 is rotated and opened, the link mechanism 10 causes the upper middle plate 6 and the lower middle plate 7 to be opened.
Are deployed in an inclined stepwise manner, so that the parts and the like stored in the upper middle tray 6, the lower middle tray 7, and the container 3 can be easily taken out. The support plate 8 is provided to support the lower middle tray 7 when the lid is closed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the tool box of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line AA 'and perpendicular to the axis of the hinge portion 9 in FIG. . However, the lock mechanism 4 and the handle 5 are omitted. E is an edge portion of the lid portion 2 facing the hinge portion 9, and T is a trajectory of the edge portion E when the lid is opened.
Is the innermost locus. In order that the lid 2 can be opened without interfering with the inner plates 6, 7, the inner plates 6, 7 only need to be closer to the hinged portion 9 than the innermost trajectory T. With this structure, the components stored in the inner plates 6 and 7 are stored without being scattered by vibration, inclination, or the like.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which the depths of the upper and lower middle plates 6 and 7 are equal, while FIG. 4 shows an example in which the depth of the lower middle plate 7 is increased and the support plate 8 is reduced. For this reason, since a gap is formed in the lower middle plate 7, a protrusion 6a is added to the upper middle plate 6 to seal the gap. Therefore, not only the scattering of parts and the like can be prevented, but also the degree of freedom in storing the container portion 3 and the inner plate 7 increases.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the bottom of the upper middle plate 6 is extended, and the gap of the lower middle plate 7 is sealed by the extension 6b. As shown in FIG. 6, an example in which the bottom surface of the upper middle plate 6 seals the opening of the lower middle plate 7 and the front surface of the upper middle plate 6 is inclined so as not to interfere with the lid 2. It is. Of course, the front surface of the upper middle plate 6 may be a curved surface, and any surface shape that avoids interference with the lid 2 may be used. In each case,
Not only can the parts and the like be prevented from being scattered, but also the degree of freedom in storing the container portion 3 and the inner plate 7 increases.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be practiced even if the number of inner plates is one or three or more. Further, a structure in which the link mechanism is omitted and the inner plates are stacked may be employed. It is needless to say that the object of the present invention can be achieved by sealing the opening of the inner plate if the sealing is performed in a state where the space is small enough to prevent parts to be stored from scattering.

[0014]

As described above, in the tool box of the present invention, the container portion and the lid portion are attached via the hinge, and the outer box portion to which the container portion and the lid portion are fixed by the lock mechanism. And one or a plurality of stacked inner plates in the outer box portion, wherein the opening of the uppermost middle plate is the lid, A tool box having an inner plate each sealed by a bottom surface portion, wherein the inner plate is provided on the hinged portion side of the innermost trajectory of the lid portion when the lid is opened. , The tool box is vibrated,
Alternatively, it is possible to prevent the parts and the like stored in the inner plate from being scattered even when tilted or turned over.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a tool box according to the present invention when the lid is closed.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the tool box of the present invention when the lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the tool box of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the tool box of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the tool box of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the tool box of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tool box 2 Container part 3 Lid part 4 Lock mechanism part 5 Handle 6 Upper middle plate 7 Lower middle plate 8 Support plate 9 Hinged part 10 Link mechanism 11, 12, 13, 14 Link

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An outer box part to which a container part and a lid part are attached via a hinge part, and wherein the container part and the lid part are fixed by a lock mechanism, and an outer box part inside the outer box part. A plurality of stacked inner plates, wherein the opening of the uppermost intermediate plate is sealed by the lid, and the opening of the intermediate plate other than the uppermost stage is sealed by the bottom portion of the upper intermediate plate, respectively. A tool box having the inner plate on a side closer to the hinge portion than an innermost trajectory of the lid portion when the lid is opened. 2. The tool according to claim 1, wherein a link mechanism is provided between the inner plate, the container portion, and the lid portion, and the inner plate is developed in an inclined stepwise manner when the cover is opened by the link mechanism when the cover is opened. box.