JP2004039750A - Electrical apparatus storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrical apparatus storage box which assures simplified manipulations for installing and removing a cover and also ensures easier apparatus installing work. <P>SOLUTION: A body 1 is structured of the upper and lower side plates 3, 4 and a rear surface plate 2. A cover 8 is structured of a front plate 9 and right and left side plates 10, 10 for closing the opened front surface and right and left side surfaces of the body 1. At the upper part of the center of the front plate 9, a flat lever 11 is provided for the engaged operation of the body 1. A knob 12 is also provided to the lower part of the center of the front plate 9. Moreover, a dropping piece 13 engaged with the lower side plate 4 of the body 1 is uniformly formed to the lower end of the cover 8 up to the right and left side plates 10, 10 from the front plate 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a box for housing electric equipment such as communication equipment, and particularly to an electric equipment installed in a piping space of an electric main trunk for housing the communication equipment when a communication equipment or the like is provided in the middle of the electric main trunk. Regarding storage boxes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electrical equipment storage box installed in a piping space of an electric trunk line has a structure shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows a front view of an electric equipment storage box, 21 is a main body fixed to a wall or the like of a building to store electric equipment, 22 is a lid, and the main body 21 is open only on the front side and has a rear plate and upper and lower sides. A plate-like lid 22 is disposed on an open front surface, which includes a face plate and left and right side plates.
The lid 22 has a coin-shaped key 23 in the upper center and handles 24, 24 in the left and right centers, and is arranged so as to be housed in the opening of the main body 21. The lower part is dropped into the lower side plate of the main body 21 and fixed. The upper part is locked to the main body 21 by the coin-type key 23 and is fixed.
The removal operation of the lid 22 is performed by releasing the lock by the coin-type key 23, grasping the two left and right handles 24, 24 of the lid 22, and removing the lid 22 from the lower drop-in portion.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-mentioned conventional electric device storage box has a structure in which the lid 22 falls forward and easily falls when the lock of the coin key 23 is released because the center of gravity of the lid 22 is located forward. For this reason, when performing the attachment / detachment operation of the lid 22, care must be taken to prevent the lid 22 from dropping. Further, when the lid 22 is operated, the two handles 24, 24 are gripped, but at least one hand must be released when operating the keys, which is troublesome.
Further, since the electric device storage box is usually installed in a narrow place such as a piping space of an electric main line, it is difficult to secure a working space. In addition, the electric device storage box has a front surface of the main body 21 even when the lid 22 is removed. The installation of the equipment and the wiring work were difficult because only the opening was done.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an electric device storage box in which the operation of attaching and detaching the lid is simple and the device mounting operation or the like is easy.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 includes a main body including upper and lower side plates and a rear plate, a lid body having a front plate and left and right side plates, and closing an open front and left and right side surfaces of the main body. And a flat handle for locking the main body is provided on one of the upper and lower sides of the front plate, and a gripping means is provided on the other.
[0005]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, one flat handle is provided at the center of the upper portion of the front plate, and one gripping means is provided at the center of the lower portion of the front plate. Is provided.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the gripping means is a handle.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an electric equipment storage box according to the present invention, showing a state where a main body and a lid are separated. The main body 1 has a back plate 2, an upper side plate 3, and a lower side plate 4, and the front and left and right sides are open. The upper side plate 3 is formed with a circular electric wire insertion hole 5, and the lower side plate 4 is formed with a rectangular opening 6.
[0007]
The lid 8 includes a front plate 9 covering the front surface of the main body 1 and left and right side plates 10 and 10 formed on the left and right sides thereof, and is formed so as to close the open front surface and the left and right side surfaces of the main body 1. A flat handle 11 is provided at the center of the upper part of the front plate 9 to lock the upper part of the lid 8 to the main body 1 when the lid 8 is mounted on the main body 1. A handle 12 is provided at the lower center of the front plate 9 so that the flat handle 11 and the handle 12 can easily handle and operate the lid 8. Note that the flat handle 11 is a locking device, and has a locking claw on the back portion that is interlocked with the handle provided on the front surface, and the locking claw is locked to the locking target by rotating the handle (locking operation). .
[0008]
FIG. 2 shows a front view of the lid 8. As shown in the figure, a drop piece 13 as an engagement means for engaging with the lower side plate 4 of the main body 1 is formed below the lid 8. As shown in a side view showing the state in which the lid 8 is attached to the main body 1 in FIG. 3, the dropping piece 13 is formed continuously and uniformly from the front plate 9 to the left and right side plates 10 and 10. The main body 1 is formed so as to hold the entire lower portion when the camera is mounted. The main body 1 is provided with a drop groove (not shown).
Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the mounting operation of the lid 8 is performed by first dropping the dropping piece 13 at the lower part of the lid 8 into the main body lower side plate 4 and bringing the upper part into contact with the main body upper side plate 3 so that the flat handle 11 Can be rotated to perform the lock operation.
[0009]
In this way, when the lid is removed, the left and right sides are opened in addition to the front of the main body, so that equipment installation work and wiring work are easy, and by providing the left and right side plates on the lid, the center of gravity is behind the front plate. Therefore, even when the lock by the flat handle is released, the lid body can be operated with ease without falling down and falling forward.
In addition, since the lid can be operated by gripping the flat handle and the handle as the gripping means, only one gripping means is required and the number of members can be reduced.
Further, the locking or unlocking operation and the lid attaching / detaching operation by rotating the flat handle can be performed without holding the handle or the like, and the number of actions of the attaching / detaching operation can be reduced.
Although the lower end of the lid is formed as a drop-in piece, a claw-shaped engagement piece may be provided as an engagement means at two places on the left and right, and the lower part of the lid may be fixed by engaging with the lower side surface plate. .
[0010]
FIG. 4 shows another example of the electric device storage box of the present invention, and shows a front view of a lid. As shown in the figure, a flat handle 11 is provided at the lower center of the front surface of the lid 8a, and a handle 12 is provided at the upper center, and the configuration of the grip portion is reversed from that of FIG. In this case, as shown in a side view showing the state of lid attachment in FIG. 5, the upper part of the lid 8a is first engaged with the main body 1a, and then the lower part is contacted with the lower side plate of the main body 1a. What is necessary is just to make it contact, operate the flat handle 11, and lock it. In this way, the handle 12 and the flat handle 11 can be arranged in reverse.
[0011]
A locking claw (not shown) for locking to the upper side plate of the main body 1a is provided on the upper portion of the lid 8a.
Further, in the above-described embodiments, one handle is provided as a gripping means, but a concave portion for simply inserting a finger may be provided instead of the handle, and the front plate may be formed so as to be directly gripped, The lid can be easily handled in combination with the flat handle.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the invention, when the lid is removed, the left and right sides are opened in addition to the front surface of the main body, so that the device mounting work and the wiring work can be easily performed. In addition, since the lid includes left and right side plates, the center of gravity moves rearward from the front plate. Therefore, even if the lock by the flat handle is released, the lid can be operated with ease without falling down and falling forward.
[0013]
According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the lid can be operated by gripping the flat handle and the handle as the gripping means. And the number of members can be reduced.
Further, the locking or unlocking operation and the lid attaching / detaching operation by rotating the flat handle can be performed without holding the handle or the like, and the number of actions of the attaching / detaching operation can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of an electric device storage box according to the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a state where a main body and a lid are separated.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the lid of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which a lid is attached to a main body.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a lid showing another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which the lid of FIG. 4 is attached to a main body.
FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional electric device storage box.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 1a main body, 2 rear plate, 3 upper plate, 4 lower plate, 8, 8a lid, 9 front plate, 10 side plate, 11 flat handle , 12... Handle as gripping means, 13... Dropping piece as engaging means.

Claims (3)

A main body composed of upper and lower side plates and a back plate, and a lid having a front plate and left and right side plates and closing an open front and left and right side surfaces of the main body,
An electric equipment storage box, wherein a flat handle for locking the main body is provided on one of upper and lower sides of the front plate, and a gripping means is provided on the other. 2. The electric apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one flat handle is provided at the center of the upper part of the front plate, one gripping means is provided at the center of the lower part of the front plate, and further, engaging means for engaging the main body is provided at the lower end of the lid. Storage box. 3. The electric device storage box according to claim 1, wherein the gripping means is a handle.

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