JP2015123369A - Carrier case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier case which is easy to move, especially in a width direction.SOLUTION: A carrier case includes: a case body 2 formed into a rectangular parallelepiped shape; a grip part 3 gripped when the case body is moved; a support part 4 with the grip part at an end; and casters 6 which are in contact with the road surface 5 and rotate when the case body is moved. The case body is provided with a frame wall of a plate frame shape which is across in a thickness direction on one side wall of a rectangular plate shape formed into a prescribed length in a vertical direction and back and forth direction, another side wall 8 of a rectangular plate shape facing the one side wall, and edge parts of the one side wall and the other side wall. A base end of the support part is freely rotatably arranged around a shaft body going along the thickness direction of the case body with respect to any one outside surface of either one side wall or the other side wall of the case body, is provided with a holding/releasing mechanism part which holds and releases the base end of the support part, and operation of holding and releasing the base end of the support part by the holding/releasing mechanism part is performed by an operation part 20.

Description

  The present invention relates to a carry case that accommodates and carries luggage such as clothes when traveling.

  As this type of carry case, a technique described in Patent Document 1 below has been proposed. The carry case described in Patent Document 1 includes a case main body that has a predetermined length in the vertical direction, the front-rear direction, and the thickness direction and is formed in a rectangular shape, and a gripping portion that is gripped when the case main body is moved or the like. And a support portion whose base end portion is rotatably attached to the case body via a movable portion, and the grip portion is provided at the tip of the support portion. A support part is arrange | positioned at the upper end part of a case main body, and the support part is attached to the surroundings of the horizontal axis along the front-back direction so that rotation angle is changeable.

  Then, the user of the carry case rotates the support portion around the horizontal axis as necessary, so that the grip portion is positioned at a position according to the user's body shape, and the carry case is easily moved.

JP 2007-8435 A

  In the case of moving the carry case in the thickness direction in the conventional carry case described above, the grip portion can be positioned at a position that matches the user's body shape by rotating the support portion around the horizontal axis along the front-rear direction. In the case where the carry case is moved not in the thickness direction but in the front-rear direction, even if the support part is rotated about the horizontal axis along the front-rear direction, the gripping part can be positioned at a position that matches the user's body shape. Can not. For this reason, it is difficult to move the carry case.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a carry case that can be easily moved in the width direction.

  The carry case of the present invention includes a case main body formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a gripping part gripped when the case main body is moved, a support part provided with a gripping part at the tip, and the case main body in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. A rectangular plate-shaped side wall formed in a predetermined length in the direction, a rectangular plate-shaped other side wall facing the one side wall, and a plate-frame-shaped frame wall extending in the thickness direction at the edge of the one side wall and the other side wall The base end of the support part is disposed so as to be rotatable around the shaft body along the thickness direction of the case main body with respect to the outer surface of one of the one side wall and the other side wall of the case main body. A holding / release mechanism for holding and releasing the base end around the shaft body is provided.

  In the above configuration, the user of the carry case operates the operation unit and rotates the support unit around the shaft body in a state where the holding / release mechanism unit releases the support unit around the shaft body. Is adjusted to a height that matches the user's body shape, the support portion is held around the shaft body by the holding / releasing mechanism portion, the holding portion is held, and the case body is moved in the front-rear direction.

  The movement in the present invention is not limited to pulling the carry case behind the user, but when carrying the carry case alongside the user, or carrying the carry case by pushing the carry case in advance. Including cases.

  In the carry case of the present invention, it is possible to employ a configuration in which an operation unit for holding and releasing the base end of the support unit by the holding / release mechanism unit is provided, and the operation unit is provided in the gripping unit. As in this configuration, since the operation unit is provided in the grip unit, the user can easily operate the operation unit.

  In the carry case of the present invention, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a sliding member protruding from the wall surface is attached to the frame wall in the vertical direction.

  In the carry case of the present invention, the user operates the operation unit to rotate the support unit around the shaft body in a state where the holding / release mechanism unit releases the support unit around the shaft body, thereby Adjust the height to match the user's body shape, operate the operation part, hold the support part around the shaft body by the holding / release mechanism part, grip the grip part and move the case body in the front-rear direction In particular, it is easy to move in the front-rear direction.

It is a side view showing the whole carry case composition concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the same top view. It is the same front view. It is an enlarged side view of the rotation part and a horizontal shaft body. It is sectional drawing from the back side which mainly represented the holding | maintenance / cancellation | release mechanism part. It is a side view showing the usage method of the carry case.

  Hereinafter, a carry case according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the carry case 1 includes a case main body 2 formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, a moving grip 3 that is gripped when the case main body 2 is moved, and a moving grip. Support portions 4 and 4 provided with a portion 3 at the tip, and a caster 6 that rolls in contact with the road surface 5 when the case body 2 is moved.

  The case main body 2 has a rectangular plate-shaped one side wall 7 formed in a predetermined length in the vertical direction X and the front-back direction Y, and the other side wall of the rectangular plate facing the one side wall 7 in the thickness direction Z of the case main body 2 8, a plate-frame-like frame wall 9 extending in the thickness direction Z of the case main body 2 at the edge of one side wall 7 and the other side wall 8 is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the vertical direction X is a direction along the standing direction of the user H. The front-rear direction Y is a direction along which the user H (refer to FIG. 6) of the carry case 1 moves forward and backward when the carry case 1 is positioned and moved on its side. The thickness direction Z is a direction in which the one side wall 7 and the other side wall 8 face each other.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the one side wall 7 is attached to the frame wall 9 so as to be openable and closable through, for example, a slide fastener 10. A handle 11 is fixed to the upper wall surface of the frame wall 9. The casters 6 are arranged at four locations on the lower wall surface of the frame wall 9. Two sliding members 12 are respectively attached to the front and rear wall surfaces of the frame wall 9 in the vertical direction. The sliding member 12 is preferably formed from a self-lubricating synthetic resin. The sliding member 12 is formed so as to protrude from the front and rear wall surfaces of the carry case 1, and the cross section is formed in an arc shape (semicircle), and the wall surface is on the road surface 5 (including stairs) side. That is, when the carry case 1 is moved with the wall face down, the carry case 1 can be easily moved by sliding, and the carry case 1 (wall face) is protected. For this reason, the sliding member 12 is also called a protector or a protect bar.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the carry case 1 includes a rotating part 13. The rotating part 13 includes the support parts 4, 4, the moving grip part 3, and the rotating disk body 14. The rotating part 13 (the base ends of the support parts 4, 4) is arranged on the outer surface of the other side wall 8 among the one side wall 7 and the other side wall 8 of the case body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the support portions 4 and 4 and the moving grip portion 3 are connected to each other and are formed in a gate shape. The cross section in the vertical direction of the moving grip 3 is rectangular, and the moving grip 3 is formed in a hollow cross section. The horizontal sections of the support portions 4 and 4 are rectangular, and the support portions 4 and 4 are formed in a hollow cross section. The internal spaces of the gripping part 3 for movement and the support parts 4 and 4 are in communication. The support parts 4 and 4 and the moving grip part 3 are made of metal such as aluminum.

  As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the support portions 4 and 4 are arranged in parallel with each other, and a pair of support portions 4 and 4 are provided, and the moving grip portion 3 is arranged to pass over the upper ends of the support portions 4 and 4. The support portions 4 and 4 and the moving grip portion 3 are in the same plane, and their longitudinal axes are orthogonal to each other. In addition, the support parts 4 and 4 are comprised telescopically, and are comprised so that it can expand-contract vertically by the expansion-contraction mechanism part not shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rotating disc body 14 is formed integrally with the base ends of the support portions 4 and 4. The rotating disc body 14 is a portion that supports the support portions 4 and 4 so as to be rotatable around an axis 15 along the thickness direction Z. The rotating disc body 14 is externally fitted around a shaft center 15 via a bearing 17 (for example, a sliding bearing) to a fixed portion that constitutes a part of a holding / releasing mechanism portion 16 described later. ing. In addition, the axial center 15 is on the outer side surface of the other side wall 8 at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction and closer to the lower side than the central portion in the vertical direction. The rotating disk 14 is made of metal such as aluminum.

  The carry case 1 includes the holding / releasing mechanism 16. The holding / releasing mechanism portion 16 is configured to hold and release the base ends (rotating disc bodies 14) of the support portions 4 and 4 around the axis 15. The holding / releasing mechanism unit 16 is operated to move the disc-shaped horizontal shaft body (corresponding to the shaft body) 18, the operating rod 19, and the operating rod 19 which are the fixing portions (holding / releasing mechanism portion 16). (The operation of holding and releasing the base ends of the support portions 4 and 4 by the operation) and an exit / withdrawal member 22 withdrawing / withdrawing with respect to a holding hole 21 (to be described later) by the movement of the operation rod 19 The mechanism part 23 is provided.

  The horizontal shaft body 18 includes a flat disk-shaped portion 24 and a flat cylindrical shaft portion 25 that protrudes from the center of the disk-shaped portion 24 toward the outside in the thickness direction. The center of the horizontal shaft body 18 is fixed to the outer surface of the other side wall 8 by a fixing means such as a bolt 26 so as to coincide with the axis 15. The horizontal shaft body 18 is made of, for example, a metal such as aluminum or a Teflon (registered trademark) synthetic resin.

  The holding holes 21 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction over the entire surface on the outer peripheral side of the disk-shaped portion 24. The holding hole 21 may or may not penetrate the disk-shaped portion 24. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the holding hole 21 penetrates the disk-shaped portion 24 in the thickness direction Z, and twenty-four holding holes 21 are formed. In the present embodiment, twenty-four holding holes 21 are formed. However, if the rotating portion 13 can be tilted (rotated) in the front-rear direction Y within a predetermined range, the number of the holding holes 21 is 25 or more. It may be 23 or less.

  The operating rod 19 is provided over substantially the entire inner space of the moving grip 3 and the support portions 4, 4. A vertical rod 28, 28 extending downward from the end portion is provided. An opening 29 is formed in the upper surface of the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the gripping part 3 for movement, and the operation unit 20 for the user H to press the horizontal spat 27 downward is integrated with the horizontal spatula 27. Thus, the operation unit 20 is exposed to the opening 29. That is, the operation unit 20 is provided on the moving grip 3.

  A pressing member 30 that directly presses the retracting member 22 of the retracting mechanism portion 23 is attached to the lower ends of the vertical rods 28 and 28. The pressing member 30 is formed in a substantially prismatic shape whose longitudinal direction is the vertical direction, and a pressing inclined surface 31 is formed at the lower end portion. In addition, a hook-shaped limiting member 32 that limits the amount of movement of the pressing member 30 in the vertical direction (downward in this case) is formed on the upper portion of the pressing member 30. As for the inclination direction of the pressing inclined surface 31, the disk-like portion 24 side that is one side in the thickness direction Z is lower than the other side in the thickness direction Z.

  The basic structure of the withdrawing / retracting mechanism portion 23 is disposed inside the support portions 4 and 4. The withdrawing / retracting mechanism unit 23 includes an outer housing 33 having the thickness direction Z as a longitudinal direction, an exit / withdrawal member 22 that is mounted on the outer housing 33 so as to be movable in the thickness direction Z, and the retracting member 22 in the thickness direction Z. And a spring 34 for urging the vertical rods 28 and 28 upward.

  The outer casing 33 is formed in a hollow shape, and is fixed in the support portions 4 and 4 so as to extend in the thickness direction Z in the support portions 4 and 4. A stopper 35 that can be brought into contact is formed so as to protrude upward. The stopper 35 is formed in, for example, a rectangular tube shape, and is always fitted internally so that the pressing member 30 is guided in the vertical direction X.

  The withdrawing / retracting member 22 has a protrusion 36 that can be freely withdrawn / removed (inserted / removed) into / from the holding hole 21 at its tip (on the disk-shaped portion 24 side, which is one side in the thickness direction Z). Therefore, the support portions 4 and 4 are formed with insertion holes 37 through which the protrusions 36 are inserted. Further, a part including the lower part of the pressing inclined surface 31 of the pressing member 30 is inserted into the retracting member 22. This part is configured as a locking portion 30 a that can be locked to the inner surface of the upper wall of the outer housing 33. The retractable member 22 includes an operated portion 38 with which the pressing inclined surface 31 is always in contact with the base end portion. The surface of the operated portion 38 that contacts the pressing inclined surface 31 is formed as an inclined surface that is inclined in the same direction as the pressing inclined surface 31.

  The spring 34 is a coil spring in the present embodiment, and is located in the thickness direction Z with respect to the retracting member 22 so as to urge the retracting member 22 toward the disk-shaped portion 24 side inside the outer housing 33. In the other side. A guide rod 39 that is inserted along the axial direction of the spring 34 is formed in the retractable member 22, and a guide hole 40 in which the other side portion of the guide rod 39 can be inserted is formed in the other side wall of the outer housing 33. Has been.

  In the carry case 1 having the above-described configuration, the retracting member 22 is biased in the thickness direction Z by the elasticity of the spring 34 of the retracting mechanism portion 23, whereby the protrusion 36 projects into the holding hole 21. Yes. More specifically, the withdrawing / retracting member 22 is biased in the thickness direction Z by the elasticity of the spring 34 of the withdrawing / retracting mechanism portion 23 provided in each of the support portions 4, 4. Protrudes into the most distant holding hole 21. That is, the rotation unit 13 is held in a non-rotating state on the shaft center 15.

  When the rotating portion 13 is not rotated about the shaft center 15, the retracted member 22 is biased in the thickness direction Z by the elasticity of the spring 34, so that the operated portion 38 has a thickness of the locking portion 30 a. Pressed in the direction Z, the operated portion 38 and the locking portion 30a are in contact with each other between the inclined surfaces inclined in the same direction. Accordingly, the pressing member 30 is biased upward, and the locking portion 30a is locked and held on the inner surface of the upper wall of the outer casing 33. Further, the limiting member 32 is spaced upward from the stopper 35.

  In order to rotate the rotation unit 13 around the axis 15 from the holding state of the rotation unit 13, the user H presses the operation unit 20 downward against the elasticity of the spring 34. When the operation unit 20 is pressed and moved downward, the horizontal rod 27 and the vertical rods 28 and 28 move downward, and in particular, when the vertical rods 28 and 28 move downward, the locking portion 30a presses the operated portion 38 to the other side in the thickness direction Z through the inclined surface, and the spring 34 contracts. As a result, the withdrawing / retracting member 22 moves to the other side in the thickness direction Z, so that the protrusion 36 comes out of the holding hole 21. A part of the guide rod 39 enters the guide hole 40.

  If the protrusion 36 is removed from the holding hole 21, the rotation of the rotating unit 13 around the axis 15 is free. Therefore, the user H rotates the rotation unit 13 with respect to the axis 15 at a desired angle (an angle that matches the body shape of the user H). In this case, since the horizontal shaft body 18 is fixed to the other side wall 8, it does not rotate, and the rotating disk body 14 of the rotating portion 13 rotates around the shaft portion 25. Then, when the user H releases the pressing of the operation unit 20, the spring 34 is elastically restored, the retracting member 22 moves to one side in the thickness direction Z, and the holding member is located at a position corresponding to the user H's favorite angle. The protrusion 36 of the retracting member 22 is inserted into the hole 21. Thus, the position around the axis 15 of the rotating unit 13 is maintained (see the phantom line in FIG. 1).

  In the present embodiment, the holding holes 21 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction over the entire surface on the outer peripheral side of the disk-shaped portion 24. For this reason, the rotation unit 13 can rotate 360 ° around the axis 15.

  Whether the carry case 1 is pulled behind the user H, is carried along with the carry case 1 on the side of the user H, or whether the user H carries the carry case 1 by pushing it ahead. Is the taste of.

  For example, in the case where the user H carries the carry case 1 by pushing it ahead, if the right side in FIG. 1 is the front, the rotation unit 13 is rotated as indicated by the phantom line on the left side in FIG. It's also good. In any case, the axial center 15 is on the outer side surface of the other side wall 8 at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction and closer to the lower side than the central portion in the vertical direction. For this reason, the position where the force at the time of moving the carry case 1 acts can be located near the lower side of the case main body 2, and the case main body 2 can be moved in a stable state.

  In the case where the road surface 5 is a staircase as shown in FIG. 6 and the ascending staircase shown in FIG. 6, the user H rotates the rotating part 13 to move the case body 2 to slide at the corner of the staircase. be able to. Even if it does in this way, since the sliding member 12 is provided in the frame wall 9 in the case body 2, it is not necessary to lift and carry the carry case 1 so as not to be placed on the stairs, and the carry case 1 can be moved easily. Be made.

  In the descending staircase shown in FIG. 6, the rotating unit 13 can be rotated in the opposite direction to that of the ascending staircase, and the case body 2 can be preceded so as to slide at the corner of the staircase. Even if it does in this way, since the sliding member 12 is provided in the frame wall 9 in the case body 2, it is not necessary to lift and carry the carry case 1 so as not to be placed on the stairs, and the carry case 1 can be moved easily. Can be made. In addition, on the flat road surface 5 as shown in the center of FIG. 6, the carry case 1 can also be moved by holding the handle 11.

  The carry case 1 according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, as the holding / releasing mechanism portion 16, the configuration has been described in which the protrusion 36 protrudes into the two most spaced holding holes 21 to hold the rotating portion 13.

  However, the interval between the support portions 4 and 4 in the front-rear direction Y is narrowed so that the protrusions 36 are inserted into and removed from the two holding holes 21 that are not the two most spaced holding holes 21. May be. In this case, in the state where the rotating portion 13 is vertical, the other two holding holes 21 that are not the two most spaced holding holes 21 are the lower holding holes 21 above the axis 15, The holding hole 21 may be used. However, considering that the position where the force when moving the carry case 1 is applied is closer to the lower side of the case main body 2, considering that the movement of the case main body 2 can be performed in a stable state, the two most separated holdings The other two holding holes 21 that are not the use holes 21 are preferably the holding holes 21 below the axis 15.

  In the carry case 1 having the above-described configuration, the holding hole 21 is formed along the thickness direction Z, and the protrusion 36 is configured to protrude into and retract from the holding hole 21 in the thickness direction Z. However, although not shown, for example, a holding hole is formed in the fixing portion so as to extend in the radial direction with respect to the shaft center 15, and the protrusion is configured to protrude and retract in the holding hole in the radial direction with respect to the shaft center 15. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration of the protrusion 36 and the holding hole 21 is described as the holding / releasing mechanism portion 16, but the configuration for holding / releasing the rotating portion 13 is limited to the protrusion 36 and the holding hole 21. Is not to be done. For example, the holding / releasing of the rotating portion with respect to the fixed portion may be a mechanism that uses the application / releasing of frictional force or the meshing / releasing of gears.

  In the above-described embodiment, the axial center 15 is arranged at the substantially central portion in the front-rear direction on the outer surface of the other side wall 8 and closer to the lower side than the central portion in the vertical direction, so that a force for moving the carry case 1 acts. A case has been described in which the position of the case main body 2 is moved downward and the case main body 2 is moved in a stable state. However, in some cases, it is conceivable that the axial center 15 is disposed on the outer surface of the other side wall 8 at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction and closer to the upper side than the central portion in the vertical direction. The carry case 1 is used to determine whether it is easier to move the carry case 1 when the shaft center 15 is arranged closer to the lower side than the central portion in the vertical direction or whether it is easier to move the carry case 1 when arranged closer to the upper side. It depends on the user's body shape and preferences.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Carry case, 2 ... Case main body, 3 ... Gripping part for movement, 4, 4 ... Support part, 7 ... One side wall, 8 ... Other side wall, 9 ... Frame wall, 12 ... Sliding member, 13 ... Turning part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 ... Disc body for rotation, 16 ... Holding / release mechanism part, 18 ... Horizontal shaft body, 19 ... Operation rod, 20 ... Operation part, 21 ... Holding hole, 22 ... Retracting member, 23 ... Retracting mechanism part, 24 ... disk-shaped portion, 25 ... shaft portion, 30 ... pressing member, 31 ... inclined surface for pressing, 33 ... outer casing, 36 ... protrusion, 37 ... insertion hole, 38 ... operated portion, 39 ... guide rod, 40 ... guide hole, H ... user, X ... vertical direction, Y ... front-rear direction, Z ... thickness direction

Claims (3)

A case body formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape;
A gripping part gripped when moving the case body;
A support part provided with a gripping part at the tip;
The case body extends in the thickness direction at one side wall of a rectangular plate formed in a predetermined length in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction, the other side wall of the rectangular plate facing the one side wall, and the edge of the one side wall and the other side wall. It has a plate-like frame wall,
The base end of the support part is disposed so as to be rotatable around the shaft body along the thickness direction of the case body with respect to the outer surface of one of the one side wall and the other side wall of the case body,
A carry case comprising a holding / releasing mechanism for holding and releasing a base end of a support portion around a shaft body.   The carry case according to claim 1, further comprising an operation unit that performs an operation of holding and releasing the base end of the support unit by the holding / release mechanism unit, and the operation unit is provided on the gripping unit.   The carry case according to claim 1, wherein a sliding member protruding from the wall surface is attached to the frame wall in the vertical direction.

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