JP2016013848A - Storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily lock/unlock a lid and a storage box body and to avoid interference between a buckle and a storage box piled upward when the plurality of storage boxes are piled.SOLUTION: In a storage box 1 consisting of: a tabular lid 3 having a recess 11 on a top surface; and a storage box body 2 having a box-shaped body part 12 opened upward and including a bottom 6 having a slightly smaller outer shape than that of the recess 11, and a flange part 8 where an outer shape projected outward from the upper end part of the body part 12 has substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the lid 3, the lid 3 has buckles having holding parts 18 having U-shaped cross sections and holding the piled lids 3 and the edge part of the flange part 8 and rotatable shaft parts 19 freely rotatably connecting the holding parts 18 to the lid 3.

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage box having a box-shaped storage box body whose upper side is opened and a lid to be combined with the upper surface of the storage box body.

  As storage boxes used at home and the like, those suitable for being stacked and used as described in Patent Document 1 are known. Specifically, a storage box in which a plastic lid is detachably attached to a plastic box having an upper opening is generally used. Such a storage box has such a shape that the upper surface of the lid and the bottom of the box are engaged so as not to be displaced when the storage boxes are stacked.

  Some of such storage boxes are provided with a lock mechanism for fixing the lid to the box.

JP-A-5-338654

  By the way, the lock mechanism of the storage box as described above requires a certain operating force for the operation of locking and unlocking, and may not be able to operate smoothly depending on the situation. Further, depending on the shape of the lock mechanism, there are cases where the lock mechanism and the upper storage box interfere with each other when stacking the storage boxes, resulting in trouble in stacking.

  The present invention relates to a storage box having a lid and a storage box body, in which the lid and the storage box body can be easily locked / released, and when stacking a plurality of storage boxes, the storage is overlapped with a clasp. It is an object to provide a storage box that can avoid interference with the box.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the storage box has a plate-like lid having a recess on the upper surface, a bottom having a contour slightly smaller than the contour of the recess, and has a box shape with the top opened. A storage box comprising: a main body part; and a storage box main body that protrudes outward from the upper end of the main body part and has an outer shape that is substantially the same as the outer shape of the lid. A clasp having a U-shaped sandwiching portion capable of sandwiching the overlapped lid and the edge of the flange portion, and a pivot shaft portion rotatably connecting the sandwiching portion and the lid; It is characterized by that.

  According to such a configuration, the lid and the storage box main body can be easily locked / released by rotating the pinching portion of the clasp. Further, when stacking a plurality of storage boxes, interference between the clasp and the storage boxes stacked above can be avoided.

  The said storage box WHEREIN: The said clasp is good also as a structure currently formed in the magnitude | size which does not interfere with the said recessed part by planar view in the state which clamped the said cover and the flange part.

In the above storage box, the holding portion of the clasp has a pair of opposing surface portions that sandwich the lid and the flange portion, and the interval between the pair of opposing surface portions overlaps the lid and the flange portion. The thickness may be substantially the same as the thickness.
According to such a configuration, the locked state can be maintained by the frictional force between the lid / flange portion and the clamping portion.

In the above storage box, the lid and the storage box main body are formed of a resin having heat resistance and chemical resistance, stored inside the storage box main body, and have a box body that is opened upward and formed of a metal mesh. It is good also as a structure.
According to such a configuration, when the article to be cleaned is cleaned in a state where the article to be cleaned is put in the box and the lid is removed, draining can be easily performed.

  According to the present invention, the lid and the storage box main body can be easily locked / released by rotating the holding portion of the clasp. Further, when stacking a plurality of storage boxes, interference between the clasp and the storage boxes stacked above can be avoided.

It is a perspective view of the storage box of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the storage box of embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing seen from the horizontal direction of the storage box of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the clasp of the storage box of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the clasp of the storage box of embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is A arrow view of FIG.

Hereinafter, the storage box 1 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The storage box 1 of the present embodiment is a box having a lid 3 that can store medical equipment such as a knife. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage box 1 includes a box-shaped storage box body 2 having an upper opening, and a lid 3 attached to the opening 9 of the storage box body 2. The storage box 1 also has a mesh basket 4 (box body) that can be stored inside the storage box body 2.

The storage box main body 2 has a rectangular bottom portion 6, a main body portion 12 having four wall portions 7 formed so as to rise upward from four sides of the bottom portion 6, and an upper end portion of the wall portion 7. And a flange portion 8 protruding outward in the horizontal direction. The main body portion 12 is opened at the top and has a box shape.
At the upper end of the four wall portions 7, the opening 9 of the main body 12 has a rectangular shape that is slightly larger than the bottom 6. The connecting portions between the four wall portions 7 are smoothly connected. Thereby, the shape seen from the upper part of the wall part 7 of the main-body part 12 has comprised the rectangular shape by which the four corners were rounded.
The flange portion 8 has a rectangular frame shape in which the inner edge coincides with the opening portion 9 formed by the upper ends of the four wall portions 7. The outer edge (outer shape) of the flange portion 8 is formed to have substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the lid 3 described later.
The plate | board thickness of the main-body part 12 and the flange part 8 can be 2 mm, for example.

  The lid 3 is a plate-like member having a rectangular plate shape that closes the opening 9 of the storage box body 2. The outer shape of the lid 3 has a shape that substantially matches the outer edge of the flange portion 8. In other words, the outer shape of the lid 3 is slightly larger than the opening 9 of the rectangular storage box body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower surface of the lid 3 has a shape in which a portion excluding the vicinity of the edge of the lid 3 slightly protrudes downward. That is, a protrusion 10 that is slightly smaller than the outer shape of the lid 3 is formed on the lower surface of the lid 3. The outer shape of the protrusion 10 viewed from above is a shape corresponding to the opening 9 of the storage box body 2, and has a rectangular shape slightly smaller than the opening 9 of the storage box body 2. As described above, the wall portion 7 has a rectangular shape in which the four corners are rounded, so that the four corners of the protrusion 10 also have a rectangular shape in which the corners are rounded.

  The upper surface of the lid 3 has a shape in which a portion excluding the vicinity of the edge of the lid 3 is slightly recessed downward. That is, a recess 11 that is slightly smaller than the outer shape of the lid 3 is formed on the upper surface of the lid 3. The shape of the recess 11 corresponds to the protrusion 10, and the position and shape of the protrusion 10 and the recess 11 in plan view are substantially the same.

The shape of the recess 11 in plan view is a shape in which the outer shape of the bottom 6 of the storage box body 2 is slightly enlarged. In other words, the bottom 6 of the storage box body 2 has an outer shape that is slightly smaller than the outer shape of the recess 11. That is, when the storage box body 2 is placed on the upper surface of the lid 3, the bottom portion 6 of the storage box body 2 is configured to fit within the outer edge of the recess 11.
Since the size of the bottom 6 and the recess 11 of the storage box body 2 is set in this way, when the storage box 1 is stacked on the upper part of the storage box 1 (stacking), the upper storage box 1 is horizontally oriented. Can be prevented from slipping. That is, when the storage box 1 placed on the storage box 1 is pushed in the horizontal direction, the bottom 6 of the upper storage box main body 2 is caught in the recess 11, so that the upper storage box 1 moves further. Disappear.

A handle portion 13 is formed at the center of the upper surface of the lid 3. The handle portion 13 is formed by a pair of gripping grooves 14. The handle portion 13 has a shape that allows the lid 3 to be picked up by inserting a finger into each of the pair of gripping grooves 14.
The plate thickness of the lid 3 can be set to 2 mm, for example.

  Since the lid 3 and the flange portion 8 have the above-described shapes, the lid 3 is placed on the upper portion of the storage box main body 2, so that the protruding portion 10 of the lid 3 becomes the opening 9 of the storage box main body 2. To be combined. This prevents the lid 3 from shifting in the horizontal direction. That is, when the lid 3 moves in the horizontal direction, the protrusion 10 contacts the inside of the wall portion 7 of the storage box body 2, thereby suppressing the horizontal movement of the lid 3.

  The storage box body 2 and the lid 3 of the storage box 1 are made of a resin having excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance, such as polyphenolsulfone (PPSF), and having transparency. The material of the storage box body 2 and the lid 3 of the storage box 1 is not limited to the above-described resin, and other resins and metals such as aluminum can also be used. For example, the heat and cold resistance required for the lid 3 and the storage box body 2 is −40 ° C. to 190 ° C.

  The mesh basket 4 is a basket having a size slightly smaller than the internal space of the storage box 1. The mesh basket 4 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an upper opening. The mesh basket 4 includes a frame portion 15 that constitutes an edge of each surface, and a mesh portion 16 (a metal mesh) that constitutes a surface of each surface. The mesh part 16 is a net-like part formed of stainless steel such as SUS304.

  The frame portion 15 of the mesh basket 4 is also formed of SUS304. The material forming the mesh basket 4 is not limited to SUS304, and other metals can be used as long as they have corrosion resistance.

  The lid 3 of the present embodiment is provided with a pair of clasps 5. The clasp 5 is a metal fitting that allows the lid 3 to be fixed (locked) to the storage box body 2 after the lid 3 is attached to the storage box body 2. 1 shows the lock 5 in the locked state, and FIG. 2 shows the lock 5 in the unlocked state.

As shown in FIG. 4, the clasp 5 includes a sandwiching portion 18 having a U-shaped cross section that can sandwich the edge of the overlapped lid 3 and the flange portion 8, and a rotation shaft formed integrally with the sandwiching portion 18. Part 19. The clamping part 18 is comprised from the rectangular-shaped back surface part 20 which has length in one direction, and a pair of rectangular opposing surface part 21 connected to a pair of long side along the longitudinal direction of the back surface part 20. Yes. The facing surface portion 21 is connected to be orthogonal to the back surface portion 20.
Thereby, the space | interval G (refer FIG. 5) of a pair of opposing surface part 21 becomes substantially the same as the length of the short side along the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the back surface part 20. As shown in FIG. The distance between the pair of facing surface portions 21 is substantially the same as or slightly larger than the distance between the upper surface of the lid 3 and the lower surface of the flange portion 8 of the storage box body 2 when the storage box body 2 and the lid 3 are combined. It is formed as follows.

  More specifically, the gap G between the pair of opposing surface portions 21 is such that the lid 3 and the flange portion 8 are inserted between the pair of opposing surface portions 21 in a state where the storage box body 2 and the lid 3 are combined. When the clamping part 18 is attached to the pair, the pair of opposed surface parts 21 are set to be pressed by the elasticity of the lid 3 and the flange part 8.

  Further, a bent portion 26 formed so that the clasp 5 slides smoothly when the clasp 5 is brought into a locked state is provided at the front end portion of the facing surface portion 21 of the sandwiching portion 18. Specifically, the bent portion 26 is formed at a corner portion of the facing surface portion 21 opposite to the rotation shaft portion 19. The bent portion 26 may be formed on one side of the facing surface portion 21 or may be formed on both sides of the facing surface portion 21.

As shown in FIG. 1, the clamping portion 18 of the clasp 5 is formed in a size that does not interfere with the concave portion 11 in plan view when the lid 3 and the flange portion 8 are clamped. Specifically, in a state where the back surface portion 20 is in contact with the outer edge portions of the lid 3 and the flange portion 8, a gap is formed between the facing surface portion 21 and the recessed portion 11.
Further, the clasp 5 is integrally formed by sheet metal processing, but is not limited thereto. For example, the sandwiching portion 18 having a U-shaped cross section and the pivot shaft portion 19 that allows the sandwiching portion 18 to pivot may be formed as separate bodies and joined by means such as welding.

  The rotating shaft portion 19 includes a plate-like portion 22 connected to one of the pair of opposed surface portions 21 so as to extend the opposed surface portion 21, and a rivet insertion hole 23 provided at the center of the plate-like portion 22. , And a rivet 24 (see FIG. 5) for fixing the clasp 5 to the lid 3 through the rivet insertion hole 23. As shown in FIG. 5, the clasp 5 has a rivet insertion hole 23 formed in the plate-like portion 22 of the rotating shaft portion 19 and a rivet insertion hole (not shown) formed in the lid 3. By inserting the rivet 24, the lid 3 is rotatably connected.

The clasps 5 are respectively attached to a pair of opposing sides among the rectangular outer edges forming the outer shape of the lid 3. Specifically, the pair of clasps 5 has a rotation shaft portion 19 disposed in the vicinity of one end portion of the opposite side, and the pair of clasps 5 has a center in the plan view of the lid 3 as a symmetric point. Are arranged so as to be point targets.
The arrangement position and the number of the clasps 5 are not limited to this as long as the lid 3 can be stably fixed. For example, three or more clasps may be arranged. For example, if the clasps 5 are arranged in two positions, the clasps 5 are preferably arranged so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the center of the lid 3, but are not limited thereto.

Next, the usage method of the storage box 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated. The storage box 1 of the present embodiment can be used for transportation, sterilization and cleaning of collected cleaning products such as a medical knife.
The user first removes the lid 3 and stores the article to be cleaned in the mesh basket 4 arranged in the storage box body 2. Next, after attaching the lid 3 to the storage box body 2, the clasp 5 is rotated to fix the lid 3 to the storage box body 2.

The storage box 1 is conveyed by a predetermined cart to a room (central material room) where cleaning is performed. During this time, the lid 3 is locked, so that it is possible to block substances that are not desired to be exposed to the outside air, such as infectious substances attached to the article to be cleaned such as a scalpel.
The lid 3 is removed from the storage box 1 transported to the room for cleaning, and the mesh basket 4 containing the articles to be cleaned is taken out. For example, the mesh basket 4 and the article to be cleaned are reused after being hand-washed, washed with an automatic washing machine, appropriately dried and sterilized, and the like. Further, since the storage box body 2 is formed of a resin having heat resistance and chemical resistance, the sterilization / cleaning process can be performed without removing the mesh basket 4 from the storage box 1.

According to the embodiment described above, the lid 3 and the storage box body 2 can be easily locked / released by rotating the pinching portion 18 of the clasp 5. That is, since the clasp 5 can be rotated by a simple operation, for example, even when a glove is worn, the clasp 5 can be easily locked / released.
Further, when stacking the plurality of storage boxes 1, interference between the clasp 5 and the storage box 1 stacked above can be avoided.

  Further, the gap G between the pair of opposing surface portions 21 of the clamping portion 18 of the clasp 5 is substantially the same as the thickness of the lid 3 and the flange portion 8 overlapped, so that the lid 3 and the flange portion 8 are clamped. The locked state can be maintained by the frictional force with the portion 18.

Further, since the storage box 1 has the mesh basket 4, it is possible to easily drain the water when the article to be cleaned is cleaned with the article to be cleaned put in the mesh basket 4 and the lid 3 removed.
In addition, since the pair of clasps 5 are arranged so as to be point-symmetric with respect to the center of the lid 3, the lid 3 and the storage box body 2 can be fixed in a balanced manner.
Further, since the bent portion 26 is formed on the clasp 5, the clasp 5 can be smoothly slid into the locked state.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the configurations and combinations of the embodiments in the embodiments are examples, and the addition and omission of configurations are within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. , Substitutions, and other changes are possible. Further, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments, and is limited only by the scope of the claims.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the storage box body has a shape in which the four corners are rounded, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and chamfering is not necessary.

1 Storage Box 2 Storage Box Body 3 Lid 4 Mesh Basket (Box)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Clasp 6 Bottom part 7 Wall part 8 Flange part 9 Opening part 10 Protrusion part 11 Recess part 12 Main body part 13 Handle part 14 Grasping groove 15 Frame part 16 Mesh part (metal mesh)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Clamping part 19 Rotating shaft part 20 Back surface part 21 Opposite surface part 22 Plate-like part 23 Rivet insertion hole 24 Rivet 26 Bending part

Claims (4)

A plate-like lid having a recess on the upper surface;
A box-shaped main body portion having a bottom having an outer shape slightly smaller than the outer shape of the concave portion, the upper portion being opened, and an outer shape projecting outward from the upper end portion of the main body portion is substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the lid. A storage box comprising a flange portion and a storage box body,
The lid has a U-shaped sandwiching portion capable of sandwiching the overlapped lid and the edge of the flange portion, and a pivot shaft portion rotatably connecting the sandwiching portion and the lid. A storage box having a clasp.   2. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the clasp is formed in a size that does not interfere with the concave portion in plan view in a state where the lid and the flange portion are sandwiched.   The holding part of the clasp has a pair of opposing surface parts that sandwich the lid and the flange part, and the distance between the pair of opposing surface parts is substantially the same as the thickness of the overlapping of the lid and the flange part. The storage box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the storage box is configured as described above. The lid and the storage box body are formed of a resin having heat resistance and chemical resistance,
The storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a box housed inside the storage box body and having an upper opening formed by a wire mesh.

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