JP2008184779A - Padlock cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a padlock cover capable of preventing the cover from being removed by a simple configuration. <P>SOLUTION: This padlock cover 1 covers a padlock 2 to be locked while a string 21 is inserted into an engaging hole 34 in an object 3 to be engaged, is made of hard metal, and has a wall 10 forming an internal space 15 for storing at least the part 21 to be suspended of the padlock 2. The wall 10 is provided with an insertion port 13 for inserting the object 3 to be engaged. For example, the object 3 to be engaged is a key member for preventing a car stop support 4 from being removed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a padlock cover that covers a padlock.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a vehicle stopping device for restricting the passage of a vehicle or the like, a key member includes an underground structure or the like embedded in the ground and the vehicle stopping column in order to prevent the vehicle stopping column standing up from the ground from being illegally removed. And a padlock is attached to the key member (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-7-173806

  However, because the padlock is made of soft metal such as brass, in recent years the padlock vine is cut with a tool such as a nipper, and the car stopper post (total stainless steel is tens of thousands of yen) is taken away. The incident is happening. To prevent such an incident, it is conceivable that the padlock is made of a hard metal such as stainless steel, but this measure increases the cost.

  As an inexpensive measure, it is conceivable to cover the padlock with a hard metal cover so that it cannot be cut with a tool such as a nipper, but how to prevent the cover from being removed becomes a problem.

  In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a padlock cover that can prevent the cover from being removed with a simple configuration.

  The invention of claim 1 is a padlock cover made of hard metal that covers a padlock that is locked in a state in which a portion that hangs into an engagement hole of an engaged object is inserted, and accommodates at least the portion of the padlock. There is a wall forming an internal space for this purpose, and this wall is provided with an insertion port for inserting the engaged object.

  According to this configuration, since at least the vine portion of the padlock is accommodated in the internal space formed by the wall, the vine portion can be prevented from being cut by a tool such as a nipper. Moreover, since the wall is provided with an insertion port for inserting the engaged object, the engaged object is inserted into the internal space from the insertion port, and a padlock is placed on the engaged object in the internal space. When engaged, extraction of the engaged object from the insertion port is prevented by the padlock. That is, it is possible to prevent the cover from being removed with a simple configuration in which an insertion port is provided in the wall.

  For example, as in the invention of claim 2, the wall has a cylindrical peripheral wall that surrounds the internal space, and a bottom wall that closes one of openings formed by the peripheral wall, and the insertion port Can be configured to be provided on the peripheral wall.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the padlock cover according to the second aspect, the inner space is a space for accommodating a vine portion of the padlock and a portion on the vine portion side of the main body portion, and the peripheral wall. Is characterized in that when the main part of the padlock is inserted into the internal space, the main part is fitted in a non-rotatable manner.

  According to this configuration, since the peripheral wall is formed in a shape that allows the main body portion to be non-rotatably inserted when the main body portion of the padlock is inserted into the internal space, the opening formed by the peripheral wall is a padlock. The main body part of the body will be fully covered. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the padlock from being cut by inserting a tool from the opening.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the padlock cover according to the third aspect, the peripheral wall and the bottom wall are formed in a state where a vine portion of the padlock is inserted into an engagement hole of the engaged object in the inner space. In the state before the tip is inserted into the main body portion, the main body portion of the padlock can be located outside the inner space, and when the main body portion is pushed into the inner space, the vine portion is By being pressed against the wall, the tip can be inserted into the main body portion.

  According to this configuration, the peripheral wall and the bottom wall are configured such that, in a predetermined state, the main body portion of the padlock can be positioned outside the internal space. Can be inserted into the engagement hole of the object to be engaged, and the main body portion can be rotated with respect to the hanging portion so that the tip of the hanging portion can be inserted. Moreover, the peripheral wall and the bottom wall are configured such that when the main body portion is pushed into the internal space, the tip portion can be inserted into the main body portion by pressing the vine portion against the bottom wall. It is possible to obtain a reaction force when inserting the tip of the hanging portion on the wall.

  For example, as in the invention of claim 5, the peripheral wall has a rectangular frame-like cross-sectional shape, and the insertion opening is provided in a pair of short wall portions opposed in the longitudinal direction. be able to.

  Moreover, like the invention of Claim 6, the said engaged object can also be set as the structure which is a key member for aiming at the removal prevention of a vehicle stop support | pillar.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the cover from being removed with a simple configuration.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a car stopper using a padlock cover 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this specification, for convenience of explanation, the left-right direction in FIG. 1 is referred to as the left-right direction, and the direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG.

  The car stopper includes an embedded cylinder 5 embedded in the ground 7, a lid 6 attached to the embedded cylinder 5 so as to be swingable, and a car stopper post 4 inserted into the embedded cylinder 5 and rising from the ground 7. , A lock member (engaged object) 3 for preventing removal of the vehicle stopper post 4, a padlock 2 attached to the key member 3, and the padlock cover 1 covering the padlock 2 are provided.

  The key member 3 includes a columnar shaft portion 32, a substantially circular plate-shaped head portion 31 having a larger diameter than the shaft portion 32 connected to one end of the shaft portion 32, and the other end of the shaft portion 32. And a plate-like tip portion 33 having a predetermined thickness. Through holes 61 and 41 are provided in the lid body 6 and the vehicle stopper column 4, respectively, and the shaft portion 32 of the key member 3 is inserted into the through holes 61 and 41 from the front end portion 33 side. The lid 6 and the vehicle stopper post 4 are connected by the key member 3. Further, the distal end portion 33 of the key member 3 is provided with a circular engagement hole 34 penetrating the distal end portion 33 in the thickness direction at the center.

  The padlock 2 has a substantially U-shaped vine portion 21 and a substantially rectangular plate-like main body portion 22 in a front view, and the vine portion 21 is inserted into the engagement hole 34 of the key member 3. In other words, the locking is performed in a state where the vine portion 21 is engaged with the distal end portion 33 of the key member 3. Further, the main body portion 22 is provided with an insertion hole 22a into which the tip 21a of the hanging portion 21 is inserted when the padlock 2 is locked. The padlock 2 does not have to be a key type locking method, and may be a dial type.

  The padlock cover 1 is made of hard metal and has a wall 10 that forms an internal space 15 that opens downward. The internal space 15 is a space for accommodating the vine portion 21 of the padlock 2 in the locked state and the vine portion side portion of the main body portion 22.

  Examples of the hard metal include stainless steel and iron, and the wall 10 is a welded structure made of a plate material having a thickness of about 2 to 3 mm made of these hard metals.

  The size of the wall 10 is set to such an extent that the vine portion 21 does not protrude outside the internal space 15 no matter how the posture of the key member 3 and the engagement posture of the padlock 2 with respect to the key member 3 change. Has been.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the wall 10 includes a cylindrical peripheral wall 11 that surrounds the internal space 15, and a bottom wall 12 that closes one of the openings formed by the peripheral wall 11. Yes. The padlock 2 can be inserted into the internal space 15 from the opening 14 that is not closed by the bottom wall 12 formed by the peripheral wall 11.

  The peripheral wall 11 has a rectangular frame-shaped cross-sectional shape, and the bottom wall 12 has a rectangular plate shape orthogonal to the extending direction of the peripheral wall 11. The distance between the pair of short wall portions 11a and 11b facing each other in the longitudinal direction of the peripheral wall 11 is set sufficiently larger than the width of the main body portion 22 of the padlock 2, while the pair of long walls facing each other in the short direction. The distance between the portions 11 c is set slightly larger than the thickness of the main body portion 22 of the padlock 2. For this reason, when the main body portion 22 is inserted into the internal space 15, the main body portion 22 cannot rotate around a line parallel to the extending direction of the peripheral wall 11. In other words, the peripheral wall 11 is formed in such a shape that when the main body portion 22 is inserted into the internal space 15, the main body portion 22 is fitted so as not to rotate.

  The right short wall portion 11a of the pair of short wall portions 11a and 11b is provided with an insertion port 13 for inserting the distal end portion 33 of the key member 3 at a position slightly above the center in the vertical direction. ing. The dimension in the front-rear direction of the insertion port 13 is set to be slightly larger than the width (dimension in the front-rear direction) of the distal end portion 33. It is set large. For this reason, the front-end | tip part 33 can be inserted in the insertion port 13 from diagonally upward (refer FIG. 3).

  Further, the peripheral wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 are in a state in which the vine portion 21 of the padlock 2 is inserted into the engagement hole 34 of the key member 3 in the internal space 15 and the tip 21 a is inserted into the main body portion 22. In the state, as shown in FIG. 4, if the padlock cover 1 and the padlock 2 are tilted with respect to the key member 3, the body portion 22 of the padlock 2 can be positioned outside the internal space 15, and the body portion 22 is When pushing into the internal space 15, the tip 21 a can be inserted into the main body portion 22 by the vine portion 21 being pressed against the bottom wall 12.

  That is, the peripheral wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 are configured so that the main body portion 22 of the padlock 2 can be positioned outside the internal space 15 in a predetermined state. After the vine portion 21 is inserted into the engagement hole 34 of the key member 3, the main body portion 22 can be rotated with respect to the vine portion 21 so that the tip 21a of the vine portion 21 can be inserted. In addition, the peripheral wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 can be inserted into the main body portion 22 by pushing the vine portion 21 against the bottom wall 12 when the main body portion 22 is pushed into the internal space 15. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a reaction force when inserting the tip 21a of the hanging portion 21 with the bottom wall 12.

  Next, a procedure for engaging the padlock 2 with the key member 3 will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3, in a state where the main body portion 22 of the padlock 2 is connected to the portion 21 by a 180 ° line from a normal position (a position where the tip 21a of the portion 21 can be inserted into the insertion hole 22a). The padlock 2 is set in the internal space 15 of the padlock cover 1. At this time, the tip 21 a of the vine portion 21 is positioned above the insertion opening 13.

  Then, the distal end portion 33 of the key member 3 is inserted into the internal space 15 from the insertion opening 13, and then the tip 21 a of the vine portion 21 is tilted so as to rotate clockwise in FIG. Insert into the joint hole 34.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the padlock 2 and the padlock cover 1 are brought into a posture in which the main body portion 22 of the padlock 2 is located outside the internal space 15, and the main body portion 22 is rotated with respect to the hanging portion 21 to the normal position. Thereafter, the main body portion 22 is pushed into the internal space 15 so that the tip 21a of the vine portion 21 is inserted into the insertion hole 22a and locked.

  In the padlock cover 1 of the present embodiment, since the vine portion 21 of the padlock 2 is accommodated in the internal space 15 formed by the wall 10, the vine portion 21 is cut with a tool such as a nipper. Can be prevented. In addition, since the wall 10 is provided with the insertion port 13 for inserting the distal end portion 33 of the key member 3, the distal end portion 33 is inserted into the inner space 15 from the insertion port 13, and the key is inserted into the inner space 15. When the padlock 2 is engaged with the member 3, the extraction of the key member 3 from the insertion port 13 is prevented by the padlock 2. That is, the cover can be prevented from being removed with a simple configuration in which the insertion opening 13 is simply provided in the wall 10.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the surrounding wall 11 is formed in the shape which the said main body part 22 fits non-rotatably when the main body part 22 of the padlock 2 is inserted in the internal space 15, in the surrounding wall 11, The constructed opening 14 is sufficiently closed by the body portion 22 of the padlock 2. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the tool 21 from being inserted through the opening 14 and cutting the vine portion 21 of the padlock 2.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, as shown to Fig.5 (a), you may make it provide the slit 16 which can insert the vine part 21 of the padlock 2 in the short wall part 11b of the left side of the surrounding wall 11. FIG. In this way, when the padlock 2 is engaged with the key member 3, the tip 33 of the key member 3 is inserted into the insertion opening 13 without the padlock 2 being set in the internal space 15 in advance. Later, the padlock 2 can be inserted into the internal space.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the left short wall portion 11b may be omitted. However, in this case, the condition is that the size of the wall 10 is set so that the portion 21 that is obtained by rotating the padlock 2 clockwise in FIG. 1 stays in the internal space 15.

  Furthermore, the wall 10 does not need to be a welded structure and may be a casting. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom wall 12 can be formed in a curved shape so as to protrude upward.

  Furthermore, the cross-sectional shape of the peripheral wall 11 does not have to be a rectangular frame shape, and may be, for example, an elliptical frame shape.

  Further, it is sufficient that at least the vine portion 21 of the padlock 2 is accommodated in the internal space 15 of the padlock cover 1, and the size of the wall 10 is accommodated only by the vine portion 21 in the internal space 15. It may be set to such an extent that the entire body portion 22 is accommodated in addition to the hanging portion 21 in the internal space 15.

  Further, the position where the insertion port 13 is provided is not limited to the short wall portion 11a, but can be provided on the long wall portion 11c or the bottom wall 12.

  Further, the present invention can be widely applied to a structure using a padlock (for example, a gate door) other than the car stopper, and the object to be engaged may not be the key member 3.

It is sectional drawing of the vehicle stopper which employ | adopted the padlock cover which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows a padlock cover, (a) is a front view, (b) is a right view, (c) is a bottom view. It is explanatory drawing explaining the method of engaging a padlock with a lock pin. It is explanatory drawing explaining the method to insert the part which hangs to the main-body part of a padlock. (A) (b) is a left view of the padlock cover of a modification. It is a figure which shows the padlock cover of a modification, (a) is a front view, (b) is a right view, (c) is a bottom view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Padlock cover 10 Wall 11 Peripheral wall 11a, 11b Short wall part 11c Long wall part 12 Bottom wall 13 Insertion opening 14 Opening 15 Internal space 2 Padlock 21 Vine part 22 Body part 3 Key member (engaged object)
34 Engagement hole 4 Car stop strut

Claims (6)

A padlock cover made of hard metal that covers a padlock that is locked in a state in which a portion that hangs into an engagement hole of an engaged object is inserted,
A padlock cover comprising a wall forming an internal space for accommodating at least a vine portion of the padlock, and an insertion port for inserting the engaged object is provided in the wall. .   The wall has a cylindrical peripheral wall that surrounds the internal space, and a bottom wall that closes one of openings formed by the peripheral wall, and the insertion port is provided in the peripheral wall. The padlock cover according to claim 1, wherein the padlock cover is provided. The internal space is a space for accommodating the vine portion of the padlock and the vine portion side portion of the main body portion,
3. The padlock cover according to claim 2, wherein the peripheral wall is formed in a shape in which the main body portion is fitted so as not to rotate when the main body portion of the padlock is inserted into the internal space.   The peripheral wall and the bottom wall of the padlock are in a state in which the vine portion of the padlock is inserted into the engagement hole of the engaged object in the internal space and the tip is not inserted into the main body portion. The main body portion can be located outside the internal space, and when the main body portion is pushed into the internal space, the tip portion can be inserted into the main body portion by pressing the vine portion against the bottom wall. The padlock cover according to claim 3, wherein the padlock cover is configured as described above.   The said surrounding wall has rectangular frame-shaped cross-sectional shape, The said insertion port is provided in a pair of short wall part which opposes the longitudinal direction, The any one of Claims 2-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Padlock cover according to item.   The padlock cover according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the engaged object is a key member for preventing removal of a car stopper post.

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