JP2013009778A - Caddie bag - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a caddie bag added with a configuration for preventing a fall thereof without damaging usability and appearance of the caddie bag.SOLUTION: A caddie bag 1 includes wheels 6 mounted at a bottom 3 of a bag body 2 and an telescopic bar structure 20 mounted on a side surface of the bag body 2 provided with the wheels 6 and having a handle at the upper end part. The bag body 2 is allowed to be moved by gripping the handle and rotating the wheels 6. In a state of the telescopic bar structure pushed downward, a lower end part 10b of the telescopic bar structure 20 is positioned at a supporting position located at substantially the same height as an installation surface G of the bag 1, so that the installation surface G of the bag 1 is supported.

Description

  The present invention relates to a caddy bag (a golf club storage bag), and more particularly, in a caddy bag having wheels that facilitate transportation, without impairing the usability and appearance of the caddy bag. The present invention relates to a caddy bag to which a configuration for preventing a fall is added.

  Conventionally, various caddy bags having wheels that facilitate transportation have been proposed (Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3).

  Further, in these caddy bags, those equipped with a fall prevention means for enhancing the effect of preventing the caddy bag from falling are proposed.

However, the fall prevention means described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a shaft that can pierce the ground on one side of the bag body, and functions on a floor surface or pavement that cannot pierce the shaft. Is not possible.
In addition, the golf club bag described in Patent Document 2 has a problem that it is troublesome to perform a folding operation of the support leg because the folding support leg is provided at the bottom.

  In the golf bag with wheels described in Patent Document 3, a stand is provided on the side of the bag, the grounding part is only the wheel and the stand, the stability is poor, the bag is tilted, and the stand is in the way. There is a problem that damages.

  That is, the conventional caddy bag has a problem that there is a limit to the situation in which the fall prevention effect can be exhibited, and the fall prevention means is not easy to use.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-149061 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-54561 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 38-18646

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that there is a limit to the situation in which the conventional caddy bag can exert the fall prevention effect and the usability of the fall prevention means is poor. An object of the present invention is to provide a caddy bag to which a structure for preventing the caddy bag having wheels to be prevented from falling without impairing the feeling of use of the caddy bag.

The present invention includes: a wheel mounted on the bottom of the bag body, and a telescopic bar structure mounted on a side surface of the bag body provided with the wheel and having a handle on the upper end.
By grasping the handle, the bag body can be moved by rotating the wheel. When the telescopic bar structure is pushed down, the lower end of the telescopic bar structure is substantially the same height as the bag installation surface. A caddy bag that is positioned at the support position and can support the installation surface of the bag. "Is the main feature.

The telescopic bar structure is positioned at a support position where the lower end portion of the telescopic bar structure is almost at the same height as the installation surface of the bag while being pushed down to the lowermost end, and can support the installation surface of the bag. May be.
The telescopic bar structure includes two cylindrical bar guides fixed to the side surface of the bag body, and a handle bar disposed so as to be slidable up and down within each bar guide. The lower end portion of the handle bar may be positioned at the support position and may support the bag installation surface.

The cylindrical bar guide may be disposed in a storage pocket attached to a side surface of the bag body, and only the upper side and the lower side of the handle bar may come out of the storage pocket.
The cylindrical bar guide is fixed to the side surface of the bag body via a guide fixture having a support cylinder, and the lower end of the support cylinder or the lower end of the bar guide is slightly from the storage pocket. It may be exposed, and the lower end of the handle bar may be smoothly pulled out of the storage pocket.

  The guide fixing tool may be configured to fix the bar guide at a position slightly spaced from the side surface of the bag body.

The stretchable bar structure includes biasing means for biasing the lower end portion downward so that the lower end portion of the stretchable bar structure abuts against the bag installation surface at a support position where the stretchable bar structure is pushed downward. It may be.
The telescopic bar structure may be configured such that the handle can be held at a holding position where the handle is pulled up.

  In the caddy bag of the present invention configured as described above, the bag body can be moved by rotating the wheel by gripping the handle at the upper end of the telescopic bar structure. By pressing down, the lower end of the telescopic bar structure is positioned at the support position where it is almost the same height as the bag installation surface, supporting the bag installation surface and preventing the caddy bag from falling Can be raised.

  Therefore, after the handle is lifted and the caddy bag is moved, the normal series of operations using the caddy bag having wheels is carried out by moving the caddy bag to the original position (downward). The effect of preventing the caddy bag from falling can be achieved without any operation or special care.

In the caddy bag of the present invention, when the telescopic bar structure is pushed down to the lowermost end and the lower end portion is positioned at a support position that is substantially the same height as the installation surface of the bag, the telescopic The operation of bringing the bar structure into the positioning state can be performed quickly and easily.
Further, the telescopic bar structure is constituted by two cylindrical bar guides and a handle bar arranged so as to be slidable up and down in each bar guide. The effect of preventing the caddy bag from falling can be obtained.
That is, when the center of gravity is applied to the wheel side of the caddy bag, the wheel may rotate and the caddy bag may fall down. However, in the caddy bag of the present invention, the lower end of the handlebar is in contact with the installation surface, While supporting the main body and suppressing the rotation of the wheels, the effect of preventing the caddy bag from falling over is effectively exhibited.

The cylindrical bar guide is placed in a storage pocket attached to the side of the bag body so that only the upper side and the lower part of the handle bar come out of the storage pocket, thereby improving the usability and appearance of the bag. The effect of preventing the caddy bag from falling can be obtained without damaging it.
Further, the lower end of the support tube of the guide fixture for fixing the cylindrical bar guide or the lower end of the bar guide is slightly exposed from the storage pocket, so that the lower end of the handle bar is stored in the storage. Without being caught in the pocket, it can be smoothly pulled out, and the handle operation is not harmed.
Further, by fixing the bar guide at a position slightly separated from the side surface of the bag body by the guide fixing tool, the effect of preventing the caddy bag from falling down can be increased as much as possible.

At the support position where the telescopic bar structure is pushed down, it is provided with urging means for urging the lower end portion downward so that the lower end portion of the telescopic bar structure abuts against the installation surface of the bag. Thereby, the fall prevention effect of a caddy bag can be heightened, absorbing the dimensional error on manufacture of an expansion-contraction bar structure. Furthermore, since the allowable error range in manufacturing the stretchable bar structure is expanded, the manufacturing can be facilitated, and the cost can be reduced by improving the yield.
In addition, the operability of the handle can be enhanced by the telescopic bar structure being configured such that the handle can be held at the holding position where the handle is pulled up.

It is a front view which shows the caddy bag and elastic bar structure which actualized this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the guide fixing tool and synthetic resin board | plate material of the caddy bag which actualized this invention. It is a side view which expands and shows the bottom part of the caddy bag which actualized this invention. It is a figure which shows the positioning means for making the handle bar of the caddy bag which actualized this invention into a positioning state, Comprising: (A) is sectional drawing which shows an internal structure, (B) is a front view. It is a bottom view of the caddy bag which actualized this invention. The side view which shows the state which rotates the wheel and moves the caddy bag which actualized this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the outline of a mode that the expansion-contraction bar structure of the caddy bag which actualized this invention is expanded, Comprising: (A) and (B) are side views, (C) and (D) are front views. It is a perspective view which shows the handle bar provided with the urging means of the caddy bag which actualized this invention. It is a side view which shows a mode that the fall prevention effect of the caddy bag which actualized this invention is tested. It is a partial cross section figure which shows other embodiment of the positioning means of the caddy bag which actualized this invention. It is a perspective view which shows other embodiment of the positioning means of the caddy bag which actualized this invention.

  The present invention includes: a wheel mounted on the bottom of the bag body, and a telescopic bar structure mounted on a side surface of the bag body on which the wheel is provided and having a handle at the upper end, and grips the handle Thus, the bag body can be moved by rotating the wheel, and when the telescopic bar structure is pushed down, the support position where the lower end of the telescopic bar structure is substantially the same height as the bag installation surface. The caddy bag is in a positioning state so that it can support the installation surface of the bag. ”, Which can be suitably embodied by the embodiment described below.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the caddy bag of the present invention will be described.

1 to 7 show a caddy bag 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a bag body 2 made of a cylindrical synthetic resin plate 2a, a bottom 3 provided at the lower portion of the bag body 2, and a bag body 2 A cloth storage pocket 4 stitched to the front of the bag, and a hood 5 attached to the top of the bag body 2.
A pair of left and right wheels 6 corresponding to the lower position of the storage pocket 4 is attached to the bottom portion 3 so as to be rotatable with respect to an axle 6a facing in the left-right direction. 2 can be moved.

On the side of the bag body 2 on which the wheels 6 are provided, base portions 7a and 8a of a pair of upper and lower guide fixtures 7 and 8 corresponding to the mounting position of the storage pocket 4 are screwed. A pair of left and right support cylinders 7b and 8b that open in the vertical direction so as to protrude from the base portions 7a and 8a at the left and right ends of the guide fixtures 7 and 8 (that is, at the distal ends of the guide fixtures 7 and 8). Is provided.
The support tube 8b of the lower guide fixture 8 extends downward, and the lower end portion is slightly exposed downward from the pair of left and right insertion holes 4a provided at the lower end portion of the storage pocket 4. (Protrusions).
An annular rubber piece 4b is sewn around the insertion hole 4a so as to reinforce and prevent fraying around the insertion hole 4a.

Two cylindrical bar guides 9 are fitted in and fixed to the support cylinders 7b and 8b in the vertical direction so as to be separated from each other. In the bar guide 9, a handle bar 10 having a handle 10 a at its upper end is disposed so as to be slidable up and down within each bar guide 9.
Thus, since the handle 10a is provided on the side surface of the bag body 2 on the side where the wheels 6 are provided, the caddy bag 1 can be moved stably. In addition, if the handle 10a is arranged on the bag body 2 on the side opposite to the wheel 6, it becomes heavy and difficult to carry.

An elastic bar structure 20 is constituted by two cylindrical bar guides 9 fixed to the side surface of the bag body 2 and a handle bar 10 disposed in the bar guide 9.
And in the state which pushed down the handle bar 10 which comprises the expansion-contraction bar structure 20 to substantially the lowest end, the lower end part 10b of the handle bar 10 which comprises the lower end part of the expansion-contraction bar structure 20 is the installation surface of the caddy bag 1 It is in a positioning state at a support position that is approximately the same height as G, and additionally supports the installation surface G of the caddy bag 1 so that the caddy bag 1 can be prevented from falling.

That is, in the state where the handle 10 a is pushed downward, only the lower part of the handle bar 10 comes out from the lower end of the storage pocket 4, and the lower end 10 b is substantially the same as the installation surface G of the caddy bag 1. A positioning state is obtained at a support position having the same height (see FIG. 1).
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the “supporting position that is substantially the same height as the installation surface G” takes 0.5 mm from the installation surface G in consideration of the clearance and manufacturing tolerance. The position is 2.5 mm above.
This positioning state is achieved by incorporating positioning means L between the handle bar 10 and the bar guide 9 such that a conventionally known steel ball 11 as shown in FIG. Can be provided.

As shown in FIG. 6, the positioning means L is provided with a positioning hole 14 provided in the bar guide 9 in the vicinity of the upper guide fixture 7, even when the handle bar 10 is pulled out from the bar guide 9. And the handle bar 10 is positioned.
The diameter of the steel ball 11 and the positioning hole 14 and the biasing force of the spring 12 are adjusted so that the force required to pull out the steel ball 11 in the positioning state from the positioning hole 13 is about 26 to 35 Newton (N). Is set.
Further, since the spring 12 urges the steel ball 11 so as to always press the steel ball 11 against the inner surface of the bar guide 9, the handle bar 10 is held to some extent even in an arbitrary pulled-out position.

Since the lower end of the support cylinder 8b is slightly exposed from the storage pocket 4, the insertion hole 4a of the cloth storage pocket 4 is not displaced, and the lower end of the handle bar 10 is not displaced. The portion 10b can be smoothly removed from the storage pocket 4.
The guide fixture 8 is configured to support and fix the bar guide 9 at a position slightly separated from the side surface of the bag body 2 by a support cylinder 8b provided at a position protruding from the base portion 8a. Therefore, the fall prevention effect of the caddy bag 1 can be enhanced.

Further, the lower end portion 10b of the handle bar 10 is disposed outside the axle 6a of the wheel 6, and is accommodated inside the bag body 2 when the bag body 2 is viewed from above. .
Therefore, the lower end portion 10b of the handle bar 10 does not get in the way when the caddy bag 1 is put on the cart. In addition, the caddy bag 1 remains substantially upright and does not impair the usability of the caddy bag 1.

On the other hand, when the handle 10a is pulled up, the upper side of the handle bar 10 is pulled out from the storage pocket 4, and at the same time, the lower part of the handle bar 10 is stored in the storage pocket 4. Therefore, as shown in FIG. The caddy bag 1 can be moved by tilting the wheel 6 and rotating the wheel 6.
Therefore, a series of operations of moving the caddy bag 1 by releasing the state in which the caddy bag 1 exhibits the function of preventing the caddy bag 1 from falling by the telescopic bar structure 20 has been conventionally performed to move the caddy bag 1. It is possible to perform the operation of simply pulling up without simultaneously paying special attention.

Furthermore, the caddy bag 1 is moved by the telescopic bar structure 20 simply by performing the conventional operation of finishing the movement of the caddy bag 1 and depressing the handle 10 a and storing the upper side of the handle bar 10 in the storage pocket 4. It is possible to quickly obtain a state in which the fall prevention function is exhibited without paying special attention.
In the state where the handle 10a is pulled up, the handle 10a extends to the vicinity of the head of the golf club, so that it is difficult for the club to hit the hand and it is easy to move the caddy bag 1.

Next, a method for manufacturing the caddy bag 1 of the present invention will be described.
In order to manufacture the caddy bag 1 of the present invention, the basic structures of the guide fixing tool, the bar guide and the handle bar employed in the conventional caddy bag can be used as they are, and the caddy embodying the present invention is used. In order to manufacture the bag 1, the following changes 1 to 4 may be added.

That is, the changes from the conventional caddy bag manufacturing method are:
1) Extending the support cylinder 8b of the lower guide fixture 8 downward,
2) providing a positioning hole 13 in the bar guide 9;
3) Extend the lower part of the handlebar 10 and attach a resin cap to the lower end 10b.
4) The insertion hole 4a is formed in the lower end portion of the storage pocket 4, and the rubber piece 4b is sewn around the insertion hole 4a.

  Therefore, in the caddy bag 1 of the present invention, it is possible to provide a caddy bag having an improved fall prevention effect without substantially changing the conventional caddy bag manufacturing method, appearance, operability, weight, and the like.

  In order to confirm the fall prevention effect of the caddy bag 1 embodying the present invention by a test, a disc-shaped heavy object W (diameter 9.8 cm, thickness 1 cm, weight 500 g) as shown in FIG. The angle that the wire makes with the vertical direction when the caddy bag 1 with the golf club set overturned is made to hang on the hood 5 of the caddy bag placed on the carpet and collide from the rear side θ was measured.

As a result of the above test, in the caddy bag provided with the conventional wheel that does not employ the telescopic bar structure of the present invention, the caddy bag fell when the wire angle θ was 48 degrees, but the present invention was embodied. In the caddy bag 1, the caddy bag 1 fell when the angle θ of the wire was 58 degrees.
In addition, when the caddy bag 1 was tilted slowly toward the handle 10a to measure the angle (tilt angle) at which the caddy bag 1 was tilted when the caddy bag 1 fell, the telescopic bar structure of the present invention was measured. In a caddy bag with a conventional wheel that does not adopt the caddy bag, the caddy bag fell down at 6.1 degrees, but in the caddy bag 1 that embodies the present invention, the caddy bag 1 falls down at 7.6 degrees did.
Therefore, the fall prevention effect of the caddy bag 1 by the lower end part 10b of the handle bar 10 of this invention contacting and supporting the installation surface G was confirmed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and when the lower portion of the handle bar 10 is extended, the present invention can be implemented as a handle bar 30 having an urging means as shown in FIG.
That is, the handle bar 30 has a lower part 31 as a separate part, and an elongated hole 32 is formed in the upper part of the lower part 31. A coil spring housing part 35 is provided in a connecting part 34 to the upper side 33 of the handle bar 30 so that the upper end surface of the lower part 31 is always urged downward by a coil spring 36 arranged in the coil spring housing part 35. To do.
A pin 37 fixed to the connecting part 34 is inserted into the elongated hole 32 of the lower part 31 to prevent the lower part 31 from coming out of the connecting part 34.

When the handle bar 30 adopting the above configuration is used, the caddy bag is positioned when the lower end portion 30b of the handle bar 30 is positioned at the support position where the lower end portion 30b of the handle bar 30 is substantially the same height as the installation surface G It is possible to support the installation surface G by always contacting the installation surface G.
That is, the effect of preventing the caddy bag 1 from falling over by the handle bar 30 can be easily obtained without strictly considering the clearance between the lower end portion 30b and the installation surface G and manufacturing tolerances.

Moreover, as a structure for obtaining the positioning state of the handle bar of the present invention, it can be implemented as a handle bar 40 and a bar guide 41 provided with positioning means L1 as shown in FIG.
That is, the handle bar 40 is provided with an annular protrusion 40a in the lower part, and the handle bar 40 is lifted by using the bar guide 41 whose inner dimension is gradually reduced toward the lower part. When the handle bar freely falls from the bottom, the protrusion 40a comes out from the lower end of the bar guide 41, and when the lower end 40b of the handle bar 40 comes into contact with the installation surface G, the protrusion 40a is brought into contact with the lower end of the bar guide 41. It is positioned by contact.

  When the handle bar 40 is further pulled up from the state where the protrusion 40a is positioned in contact with the lower end of the bar guide 41 in this way, the handle bar 40 is returned to the bar guide 41 again.

Furthermore, the structure for obtaining the positioning state of the handle bar of the present invention can be implemented as a handle bar 50 and a bar guide 51 provided with positioning means L2 as shown in FIG.
That is, the handle bar 50 includes a magnet 50a in place of the steel ball 11 and the spring 12, and uses a bar guide 51 partially including a magnet 51a that attracts the magnet 50a or a magnetic body that attracts the magnet. Thus, when the handle bar 50 freely falls from the state where the handle of the handle bar 50 is lifted, the magnet 50a is attracted to the magnet 51a of the bar guide 51, and the lower end portion of the handle bar 50 is brought into contact with the installation surface G. To be positioned.

When the handle bar 50 is strongly pulled up from the state where the handle bar 50 is positioned in the bar guide 51 as described above, the handle bar 50 can be slid again in the bar guide 51.
Note that the handle bar 50 can be held (positioned) in a state where the handle bar 50 is pulled up and pushed down (supported position) by making the installation position of the magnet 51 a correspond to the positioning holes 13 and 14.

  The caddy bag 1 provided with the positioning means L1 and L2 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 can more easily operate the handlebar.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the lower end portion of the handle bar moves away from the installation surface G in conjunction with the operation of raising and lowering the handle (a state in which the caddy bag 1 is allowed to be tilted and moved by the wheels 6). ), As long as the lower end of the handle bar extends to a position where it contacts the installation surface G.
Therefore, the handle bar and the bar guide do not necessarily have to be linear, and for example, the handle bar and the bar guide are curved in an arc shape so that the lower portion is slightly outward, or flexible so that the angle can be changed in the middle. It may be connected to the material.
Further, the shape of the handle is not particularly limited as long as it functions as an operation unit when the caddy bag 1 is tilted and moved by the wheels 6.

Furthermore, this invention should just exhibit the effect which suppresses the fall of a caddy bag by the movement of a handle bar being restrict | limited (suppressed) in the position where the lower end part of a handle bar contacts the installation surface of a caddy bag.
Therefore, for example, a positioning means may be employed in which the friction resistance between the handle bar and the bar guide is increased near the position where the lower end portion of the handle bar is in contact with the installation surface of the caddy bag.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be implemented as a caddy bag having an extendable bar structure including one handle bar and one bar guide.
Further, instead of extending the support cylinder 8 b of the guide fixture 8 downward, the lower end of the bar guide 9 may be slightly exposed downward from the insertion hole 4 a of the storage pocket 4.
However, when the support cylinder 8b of the guide fixture 8 is extended downward, the gap between the inner surface of the support cylinder 8b and the lower part of the handle bar 10 is slightly widened, so that the lower part of the handle bar 10 moves back and forth. Thus, there is an advantage that it is easy to obtain an effect of reducing the impact applied to the caddy bag 1.
Furthermore, the material, shape, dimensions, strength, installation position, thickness, size, number, and the like of each part of the stretchable bar structure may be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be suitably used as an easily movable caddy bag provided with wheels, which is excellent in operability and has a practical convenience with a fall prevention function added without impairing the appearance.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Caddy bag 2 Bag main body 2a Synthetic resin board | plate material 3 Bottom part 4 Storage pocket 4a Insertion hole 4b Rubber piece 5 Hood 6 Wheel 6a Axle 7,8 Guide fixing tool 7a, 8a Base part 7b, 8b Support cylinder 9 Bar guide 10 Handle bar 10a Handle 10b Lower end 11 Steel ball 12 Spring 13 Positioning hole 14 Positioning hole 20 Telescopic bar structure 30 Handle bar 30b Lower end 31 Lower 32 Long hole 33 Handle bar upper side 34 Connecting portion 35 Coil spring accommodating portion 36 Coil spring 37 Pin 40 Handle bar 40a Protrusion 40b Lower end 41 Bar guide 50 Handle bar 50a Magnet 51 Bar guide 51a Magnet G Installation surface L Positioning means L1 Positioning means L2 Positioning means W Heavy object θ Angle

Claims (8)

Wheels mounted on the bottom of the bag body;
A telescopic bar structure attached to the side of the bag body provided with the wheel and having a handle at the upper end,
With
By grasping the handle, the bag body can be moved by rotating the wheel. When the telescopic bar structure is pushed down, the lower end of the telescopic bar structure is substantially the same height as the bag installation surface. The caddy bag is characterized in that it is positioned at a supporting position and can support the installation surface of the bag.   The stretchable bar structure is positioned at a support position where the lower end of the stretchable bar structure is almost the same height as the bag installation surface while being pushed down to the lowermost end, so that the bag installation surface can be supported. The caddy bag according to claim 1. The telescopic bar structure includes two cylindrical bar guides fixed to the side surface of the bag body, and a handle bar arranged so as to be slidable up and down within each bar guide.
3. The caddy bag according to claim 1, wherein a lower end portion of the handle bar is positioned at the support position so that the installation surface of the bag can be supported.   The cylindrical bar guide is disposed in a storage pocket attached to a side surface of a bag main body, and only the upper side and the lower side of the handle bar are configured to come out of the storage pocket. 3. The caddy bag according to 3.   The cylindrical bar guide is fixed to a side surface of the bag body via a guide fixture having a support cylinder, and the lower end of the support cylinder or the lower end of the bar guide is slightly exposed from the storage pocket. The caddy bag according to claim 4, wherein a lower end portion of the handle bar is smoothly pulled out from the storage pocket.   The caddy bag according to claim 5, wherein the guide fixing tool is configured to fix the bar guide at a position slightly spaced from a side surface of the bag body.   The stretchable bar structure includes biasing means for biasing the lower end portion downward so that the lower end portion of the stretchable bar structure abuts against the bag installation surface at a support position where the stretchable bar structure is pushed downward. The caddy bag according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the caddy bag is provided.   The caddy bag according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the telescopic bar structure is configured to hold the handle in a holding position where the handle is pulled up.

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