JP2006132270A - Box body with lid - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a box body with a lid in which a lid body is surely prevented from falling, and attachment and detachment of the lid body are facilitated. <P>SOLUTION: A step part 104 formed continuously from a lower end of a side face of a step part 102 of a lower front face of a low tank cover body 100 to its upper face is provided in the step part 102. A lid body 105 continuously covering an entrance 104 from the side face to the upper face of the step part 102 is mounted on the entrance 104. A projecting member 106 which projects from the upper edge of the lid body 105 is inserted from an insertion hole 115 to a reverse side of the upper edge of the entrance 104. A projecting part 116 is engaged with a recess part 107 of the projecting member 106. The lower part of the lid body 105 is fixed to the entrance 104 by claw pieces 108 elastically engaged with both of the right and left side edges of the lower part of the entrance 104. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a box with a lid, and particularly relates to a box with a lid suitable for installing a casing such as a cover box or a toilet seat box on the rear upper surface of a Western-style toilet and installing a deodorizing cartridge or the like in the casing. .

  Western-style toilet equipment of a type in which a cover box is installed on the upper surface of the rear part of a Western-style toilet and a low tank, a hot water washing device, etc. are installed in the cover box is becoming widespread.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of this type of Western-style toilet equipment. As shown in the figure, devices such as a hot water tank 14, a low tank 16, a hot air drying device 18, and a deodorizing fan 20 are installed on a base plate 12 on the upper surface of the rear portion of the western-style toilet 10, and a tank cover 22 is a base plate so as to cover these devices. 12 is installed. The tank cover 22 and the base plate 12 constitute a cover box as a casing.

  The tank cover 22 includes a cover body 24 and a cover lid 26, and the cover lid 26 is provided with a hand-washing bowl portion 28, a hand-washing water outlet 34, and the like. A toilet seat 30 and a toilet lid 32 are attached to the front portion of the cover main body 24 so as to be rotatable in the up-down direction.

  The exhaust of the deodorizing fan 20 is deodorized through the deodorizing cartridge 36 and then discharged into the toilet room through the exhaust port 38 at the bottom of the cover main body 24. In this conventional example, the deodorizing cartridge 36 is replaced through the exhaust port 38 as will be described later, and the exhaust port 38 also functions as a replacement port.

  A circuit board 40 on which a control circuit for controlling each device is mounted is installed on the front surface of the low tank 16.

  Water in the low tank 16 is supplied to the Western-style toilet 10 through a float valve device (not shown) that is opened by the handle 42 or the motor 44.

  A service tank 48 for storing fresh water flowing out from the ball tap 46 is installed in the low tank 16, and the fresh water in the service tank 48 is supplied to the hot water tank 14. The warm water in the warm water tank 14 is supplied to the first cleaning nozzle 60 or the second cleaning nozzle 62 via the pump 50, the main valve 52, and the switching valve 54.

  A warm air fan 70 for heating the toilet room is installed in the tank cover 22. The warm air from the warm air fan 70 blows out along the rear side surface of the western-style toilet 10.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a lid 74 is detachably attached to the exhaust port 38, and the deodorizing cartridge 36 can be taken out by opening the lid 74. The lid 74 is provided with an exhaust slit 74a.

  In the conventional deodorizing cartridge installation structure, since the lid 74 is removed from the inlet / outlet (exhaust port 38) from the top to the bottom, the lid is removed during transportation or during assembly at the construction site. 74 sometimes dropped out. In order to prevent this dropout, a tape may be applied, but it takes time. In addition, there is a possibility that the lid may come off even if the hand hits the lid while cleaning the toilet room.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-147836 describes a structure shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 as an installation structure of a deodorizing cartridge in which the lid is firmly attached and the lid can be easily removed.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a side surface of a tank cover provided with the deodorizing cartridge installation structure of the same publication, and shows the same part as FIG. FIG. 10 (a) is an exploded perspective view showing the installation structure of the deodorizing cartridge, and FIGS. 10 (b) and 10 (c) are cross-sectional views taken along lines BB and CC in FIG. 10 (a). It is.

  The tank cover 22A is configured by covering the cover body portion 24A having the same shape as in FIGS. 7 and 8 with a cover lid 26 (not shown in this embodiment). The toilet seat 30 and the toilet lid 32 are formed on the cover body portion 24A. Is attached so that it can rotate in the up-down direction. The base plate 90 is fixed to the rear upper surface of the western-style toilet 10. The tank cover 22A and the base plate 90 are connected to form a cover box as a casing.

  An inlet / outlet port 38A for the deodorizing cartridge 36 is provided at the lower side of the cover main body 24A, and a lid 80 is attached to the inlet / outlet port 38A.

  The lid 80 is provided with a plate-like lid body 81, a hook piece 82 projecting upward from the upper edge of the lid body 81, and projecting from the bottom of the lid body 81 toward the inside of the tank cover 22A. And a sandwiching piece made up of an upper piece 83 and a lower piece 84. On the upper edge portion and the side edge portion of the entrance / exit 38 </ b> A, a step portion 79 is provided in which the upper edge and the side edge of the lid body 81 overlap. The lid main body 81 is flush with the outer surface of the cover main body portion 24A around the entrance / exit 38A by overlapping the stepped portion 79. The hook piece 82 protrudes upward from the back surface of the lid body 81 so as to be inserted into the back side of the upper edge of the entrance / exit 38A.

  The lower piece 84 is disposed lower than the upper piece 83 by the thickness of the base plate 90. When the lid 80 is attached to the entrance / exit 38A, the upper piece 83 overlaps the upper surface of the base plate 90, and the lower piece 84 is the base plate 90. Thus, the edge of the base plate 90 is sandwiched between the upper piece 83 and the lower piece 84.

  A pair of upper pieces 83 are provided on both sides of the lid body 81. A convex portion 83 a is provided on the lower surface of the upper piece 83, and the convex portion 83 a can be engaged with a concave portion 91 provided on the upper surface of the base plate 90.

  Only one lower piece 84 is provided at the center of the lid body 81 in the width direction. The lower piece 84 includes a thin portion 84a on the distal end side and a thick portion 84b on the proximal end side. The thick part 84b protrudes above the thin part 84a. The lower piece 84 is engaged with the stepped portion 90 a through the notch 92 at the edge of the base plate 90. The thick portion 84b of the lower piece 84 and the cutout portion 92 have the same shape.

  In this lid 80, the hook piece 82 is inserted into the back side of the upper edge of the entrance / exit 38 </ b> A, and the lower part of the lid body 81 abuts against the base plate 90 so that the upper piece 83 and the lower piece 84 sandwich the edge of the base plate 90. And attached to the entrance / exit 38A. When the mounting is completed, the convex portion 83 a engages with the concave portion 91, so that the lower portion of the lid body 81 does not separate from the base plate 90. Since the base plate 90 is sandwiched between the upper piece 83 and the lower piece 84, the lid 80 is reliably prevented from being removed.

In order to remove the lid 80 from the entrance / exit 38A, a finger is placed on the lower side of the lower piece 84, and the lower portion of the lid 80 is pulled forward by slightly lifting it. Accordingly, the convex portion 83a is separated from the concave portion 91, the lower portion of the lid 80 is retracted, the upper piece 83 and the lower piece 84 are detached from the base plate 90, and the lid 80 is removed from the entrance / exit 38A.
JP 2003-147836 A

  In the case of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-147836 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the upper piece 83 of the lid 80 is released from the lid 80 during the lid mounting or during the lid removal when the upper piece 83 is separated from the base plate 91, the lid 80 is moved. It will fall off. Further, the lid 80 may fall off when the lower part of the lid 80 is accidentally pulled during cleaning.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a box with a lid that can reliably prevent the lid from falling off and that can be easily attached and detached.

  A box with a lid according to the present invention (Claim 1) includes a box having at least a side surface and an upper surface, an opening provided in series on the upper surface from a lower end of the side surface, and a lid for closing the opening. A box with a lid, and a protrusion piece to be inserted into the lower surface of the edge of the opening on the upper surface of the box is provided on the upper portion of the lid, and the protrusion is formed on the edge of the opening on the upper surface of the box. An insertion hole through which the piece is inserted is provided.

  The box with lid of claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, an engaging portion elastically engaged with the lower portion of the opening is provided at the lower portion of the lid.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a box with a lid according to the first or second aspect, wherein the upper edge of the opening is provided with an overhanging portion where the upper edge of the lid overlaps from above. It is provided in the exit part.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the box with a lid according to the third aspect, wherein a convex portion is provided on one of the upper surface of the projecting piece and the lower surface of the upper edge of the opening, and a concave portion engaged with the convex portion is provided on the other. It is characterized by being.

  The box with a lid according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in any one of claims 1 to 4, a convex part for hooking a fingertip protrudes downward from the lower edge of the lid. To do.

  The lidded box according to claim 6 is characterized in that, in any one of claims 1 to 5, the box is a toilet seat box or a low tank cover installed on a rear upper surface of a western style toilet. .

  In the box with lid of the present invention, the protrusion provided on the upper edge of the cover is inserted into the insertion hole in the opening edge of the box, and the protrusion is suspended from the opening. It is supported. For this reason, falling off of the lid is surely prevented. Even if a downward force is applied to the lid, the lid does not move downward and does not come off the box.

  Furthermore, in the box body with a lid of the present invention, the lid body is assembled only to the box body itself, so that the assembling property of the lid body to the box body is improved.

  As described in claim 2, the lid is firmly fixed to the box by elastically engaging the lower portion of the lid with the opening edge.

  As described in claim 3, when the insertion hole is provided in the opening provided in the overhanging portion and the lid body is overlaid on the overhanging portion from the upper side, the suspension posture of the lid body becomes stable.

  As described in claim 4, when the protrusion and the upper edge of the opening are engaged by the concavo-convex portion, when the lid lower edge is pulled toward the front, the lid body has the vicinity of the concavo-convex engagement portion as the center of rotation. The lower side swings and the lid can be easily attached and detached. In addition, due to this uneven engagement, even if a force is applied in the lateral direction (the direction in which the protruding piece is pulled out from the insertion hole) with respect to the lid, the lid may be displaced in the lateral direction and detached from the box. Absent.

  As described in claim 5, when a convex part is projected downward on the lower edge of the lid, the lower part of the lid can be easily pulled forward by hooking a fingertip on the convex part.

  As claimed in claim 6, the present invention is suitable for application to a toilet seat box and a low tank cover.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a low tank cover main body with a lid for a deodorizing cartridge as a box with a lid according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view (enlarged view) of the vicinity of the deodorizing cartridge inlet / outlet of the raw tank cover main body. FIG. 3 is a perspective view from the inside of the raw tank cover main body near the entrance and exit of the deodorizing cartridge, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are cross-sectional views taken along line IV-IV in FIG. It shows the front, the middle of lid attachment, and the completion of lid attachment.

  A low tank cover main body 100 as a box with a lid according to this embodiment is similar to the cover main body 24 in FIGS. 7 and 8 described above, a low tank and a hot water tank installed on the base plate on the rear upper surface of the Western style toilet. The low tank cover attached on the base plate is configured to cover devices such as a hot air drying device and a deodorizing fan.

  The low tank cover main body 100 is also provided with a cover lid (not shown) at the upper part, and a toilet seat (not shown) and a toilet lid (not shown) are attached to the lower part of the front face so as to be rotatable in the up-down direction.

  Although not shown in the drawings, arms for connection to the low tank cover main body 100 project from the left and right end sides of the rear portion of the toilet seat and toilet lid, respectively, projecting backward (see FIGS. 8 and 8). (See FIG. 9). Near the lower center of the front surface of the low tank cover main body 100, a convex portion 101 bulging forward is formed so as to enter between the left and right arms. Shaft holes 101a into which the rotation shafts of the respective arms are inserted are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the convex portion 101, respectively.

  In addition, on both the left and right sides of the convex portion 101, the convex portion 101 is configured so as to fill a space below each arm of the toilet seat when the toilet seat connected to the convex portion 101 is in a lying posture. A stepped portion 102 that protrudes one step lower than the upper surface is formed. The left and right side surfaces of the stepped portion 102 are flush with the left and right side surfaces of the low tank cover 100, and the upper surface is an inclined surface that is lowered toward the front. Note that the step portion 102 is formed up to the front side of the convex portion 101.

  In this embodiment, an entrance / exit 104 of the deodorizing cartridge 103 is provided on the side of the stepped portion 102, and a lid 105 is attached to the entrance / exit 104. The entrance / exit 104 includes an opening formed in a series from the lower end to the upper surface of the side surface of the stepped portion 102. Further, the lid body 105 is a plate-like member bent in an L shape so as to cover the entrance / exit 104 in a series from the side surface side to the upper surface side of the stepped portion 102.

  From the back surface of the upper edge portion of the lid body 105, a projecting piece 106 is provided so as to be inserted into the back side (lower side) of the upper edge portion of the doorway 104. The protruding piece 106 is provided with a concave portion 107 with which a convex portion 116 described later is engaged. In this embodiment, the concave portion 107 is formed of a through-hole penetrating the protruding piece 106 from the upper surface side to the lower surface side.

  Claw pieces 108 and 108 project from the left and right side edges of the lower part of the lid 105 as engaging parts that are inserted into the entrance 104 and elastically engage with the left and right side edges of the lower part of the entrance 104. Has been.

  From the lower edge portion of the lid 105, a convex portion 109 for projecting a fingertip or the like when the lid 105 is detached is projected downward.

A portion of the bottom of the low tank cover main body 100 that faces the entrance / exit 104 is a notch 111 that allows a fingertip or the like to be applied to the lower surface of the deodorization cartridge 103 when the deodorization cartridge 103 is taken out from the entrance / exit 104. (FIG. 2) is provided. From the vicinity of the lower end of the back surface of the lid 105, a closing piece 110 is provided to close the notch 111 when the lid 105 is attached to the doorway 104. By this closing piece 110 closing the notch 111, leakage of odor from the notch 111 is prevented.
As shown in FIG. 3, a rib-like standing piece (not shown) is erected from the upper surface of the closing piece 110. This upright piece is for fixing the deodorizing cartridge 103 against the deodorizing cartridge 103 when the lid 105 is attached to the doorway 104.

  On the left and right side edge portions of the entrance / exit 104, stepped portions 112 where the left and right side edge portions of the lid 105 overlap are provided. A notch 113 that allows passage of the claw piece 108 is formed in the middle of the step 112. Further, an overhanging portion 114 is provided at the upper edge portion of the entrance / exit 104 where the upper edge portion of the lid 105 is overlapped. This overhanging portion 114 is provided continuously with the stepped portion 112. The overhanging portion 114 is formed with an insertion hole 115 into which the protruding piece 106 is inserted. The left and right side edge portions of the lid body 105 overlap the stepped portion 112 and the upper edge portion of the lid body 105 overlaps the overhanging portion 114, so that the outer surface of the lid body 105 is aligned with the side surface and the upper surface of the convex portion 102. It will be flush.

  On the back surface of the upper edge portion of the entrance / exit 104, a convex portion 116 that protrudes downward from the insertion hole 115 and engages with the concave portion 107 of the projecting piece 106 inserted on the back side of the upper edge portion is provided. .

  When the lid 105 is attached to the entrance / exit 104, the protrusion 106 is inserted into the insertion hole 115 while the upper edge of the lid 105 is overlaid on the overhang 114, and the upper edge of the entrance / exit 104 is formed. It arrange | positions in a back side and makes the convex part 116 engage with the recessed part 107. FIG. Next, the lid body 105 is caused to enter the entrance / exit 104 so that the lower part of the lid body 105 is swung downward with the vicinity of the engaging portion between the concave portion 107 and the convex portion 116 as a rotation center. At this time, the closing piece 110 is first engaged with the notch 111, whereby the lid 105 is guided into the entrance / exit 104. Then, the left and right side edge portions of the lid 105 are overlapped with the stepped portions 112, and the claw pieces 108 are engaged with the left and right side edge portions of the doorway 104. Thereby, the lid body 105 is fixed to the entrance / exit 104.

  When removing the lid 105, a fingertip is put on the convex portion 109 at the bottom of the lid 105 and the lower portion of the lid 105 is lifted to the front, and the relationship between each claw piece 108 and the left and right side edges of the doorway 104 is obtained. Release the match. Then, the lid body 105 is swung forward with the vicinity of the engaging portion between the concave portion 107 and the convex portion 116 as the center of rotation, and the lid body 105 is pulled out from the doorway 104. Thereafter, the projecting piece 106 is pulled down from the insertion hole 115 while removing the projection 116 from the recess 107 so as to lower the projecting piece 106 downward, and the lid 105 is removed.

  In the raw tank cover main body 100, a projecting piece 106 provided on the upper edge of the lid body 105 is inserted into the insertion hole 115 of the entrance / exit 104, and the lid body 105 passes through the projecting piece 106. 104 is suspended from the upper edge of 104. For this reason, falling off of the lid 105 is surely prevented. Even if a downward force is applied to the lid 105, the lid 105 does not move downward and does not come off the entrance / exit 104.

  Further, the lid 105 is assembled only to the low tank cover main body 100 itself (that is, the lid 105 is not assembled across the low tank cover main body 100 and other members such as a Western-style toilet main body. Therefore, the assembling property of the lid 105 to the low tank cover main body 100 is improved.

  Further, since the lower part of the lid 105 is elastically engaged with the side edge of the entrance / exit 104 by the claw piece 108, the lid 105 is firmly fastened to the entrance / exit 104.

  In this embodiment, the overhanging portion 114 is provided at the upper edge portion of the entrance / exit 104, and the lid 105 is overlapped with the overhanging portion 114 from above, so that the suspension posture of the lid 105 is stable. Will be.

  In this embodiment, since the projecting piece 106 is hooked on the upper edge of the entrance / exit 104 by engaging the concave portion 107 and the convex portion 116, the lower edge of the lid 105 is pulled forward. Further, the lid 105 swings on the lower side with the vicinity of the engaging portion between the concave portion 107 and the convex portion 116 as the center of rotation, so that the lid 105 can be easily attached and detached. Further, even if a force is applied to the lid 105 in the lateral direction (the direction in which the protruding piece 106 is pulled out from the insertion hole 115) due to the uneven engagement, the lid 105 is displaced in the lateral direction and the low tank cover is moved. It does not come off the main body 100.

  In this embodiment, since the convex part 109 which protrudes below is provided in the lower edge part of the cover body 105, a fingertip can be hooked on this convex part 109 and the lower part of the cover body 105 can be pulled easily. it can.

The above embodiment shows an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, a protruding portion 106 may be provided with a convex portion, and a concave portion with which the convex portion engages may be provided on the back side of the upper edge portion of the entrance / exit 104.
The present invention can also be applied to a box other than the low tank cover.

It is a perspective view of the raw tank cover main part with a lid for deodorizing cartridges as a box with a lid concerning an embodiment. It is a perspective view of the deodorizing cartridge entrance / exit vicinity of a raw tank cover main-body part. It is a perspective view from the inside of a raw tank cover main-body part near a deodorizing cartridge entrance / exit. It is sectional drawing of the part which follows the IV-IV line | wire of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the part which follows the IV-IV line | wire of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the part which follows the IV-IV line | wire of FIG. It is a see-through | perspective perspective view of the western style toilet bowl facility which shows a prior art example. It is a perspective view which shows the replacement | exchange method of the deodorizing cartridge in the prior art example of FIG. It is a perspective view of the tank cover lower part which shows the installation structure of the deodorizing cartridge which concerns on another prior art example. FIG. 10 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view of a state where a lid is removed from the tank cover of FIG. 9.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Western-style toilet 12 Base plate 14 Hot water tank 16 Low tank 18 Hot air drying apparatus 20 Hot air fan 24, 24A Cover main-body part 36 Deodorizing cartridge 38A Inlet / outlet 74 Cover 100 Low tank cover main-body part 103 Deodorizing cartridge 104 Inlet / outlet 105 Cover body 106 Projection piece 107 Recessed part 108 Claw piece 109 Convex part 114 Overhang part 115 Insertion slot 116 Convex part

Claims (6)

A box with a lid having a box having at least a side surface and an upper surface; an opening provided in a series from the lower end of the side surface to the upper surface; and a lid for closing the opening;
On the upper part of the lid, a projecting piece to be inserted into the lower surface of the edge of the opening on the upper surface of the box is provided,
A box with a lid, wherein an insertion hole through which the protruding piece is inserted is provided at an edge of the opening on the upper surface of the box.   2. A box with a lid according to claim 1, wherein an engagement portion elastically engaged with a lower portion of the opening is provided at a lower portion of the lid. In Claim 1 or 2, the upper edge of the opening is provided with an overhanging portion where the upper edge of the lid overlaps from above.
The box with a lid, wherein the insertion hole is provided in the overhanging portion.   4. The lid according to claim 3, wherein a convex portion is provided on one of an upper surface of the projecting piece and a lower surface of the upper edge portion of the opening, and a concave portion engaged with the convex portion is provided on the other side. Box.   The box with lid according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a convex part for hooking a fingertip protrudes downward from a lower edge of the lid.   6. A box with a lid according to claim 1, wherein the box is a toilet seat box or a low tank cover installed on a rear upper surface of a Western-style toilet.

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