JP2016204952A - Storage Box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage box capable of surely restraining an insect and a small animal from intruding into a box body from an external part, by providing an injurious insect intrusion prevention part in a cover body for closing an opening part of the box body incorporated with instruments.SOLUTION: When this storage box 1 is constituted of a box body 2 for opening a front part and a cover body 8 for opening-closing the opening part, the box body 2 forms a finger insertion part 6 of a required width in a lower part of its opening part, and forms a protection wall 7 by standing upward after extending its tip part inward in the required width in a horizontal state, and since the cover body 8 is provided with a closing member 12 under its reverse surface for abutting on the protection wall 7 and a tip part and also blocking up an upper part of at least the finger insertion part 6 and a part of the left and right, an injurious insect and a small animal of trying to intrude into the box body 2, is checked in its intrusion by the closing member 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a storage box.
More specifically, in a storage box for instruments, particularly water meters, a storage box that can reliably prevent insects (pests), small animals, etc. from entering the inside through an opening formed in the lid. It is about.

Conventionally, there is a storage box for storing meters such as a meter for water meter (water meter) and watering taps.
Such a storage box is generally of a type embedded in the ground, but depending on the area, there is a type of storage box embedded in an outer wall surface of a house or the like.

  For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-108505 (Patent Document 1) proposes a water meter box that can prevent water meter failure due to freezing, ensure long-term mechanical stability, and can be well matched with the appearance of a house. ing.

  The water meter box described in Patent Document 1 has a door on the front surface, is embedded in the front surface of a concrete wall and accommodates a water meter inside, and is a closed cell synthetic resin foam plate reinforced with long fibers. It is characterized by being manufactured by.

  In addition, Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3121012 (Patent Document 2) proposes a tap water container that has good meter replacement workability and is easy to find during medical examinations.

  The tap water container described in Patent Document 2 has a container main body and a lid attached to the container main body so as to be freely opened and closed, and the container main body is provided with a wall surface attaching portion. It is what.

  As another example of a storage box having a door on the front surface, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-24524 (Patent Document 3) is configured so that the take-out door is not easily opened, and the postal mail is stolen. Postboxes have been proposed that can be deterred.

The postbox described in Patent Document 3 has a box-shaped main body portion that accommodates a mail piece that has been posted therein, and forms an outlet for taking out the postal matter in the main body portion, which can be opened and closed freely. The upper end of the extraction door is pivotally supported on the main body so that it can be rotated up and down. A protrusion projecting inwardly is provided at the lower end of the inner surface of the extraction door in the width direction, and the bottom of the main body. Protrusion receiving parts that lock the protrusions on the wall are partially provided in the width direction, and the extraction doors are moved in the width direction so that the protrusions of the extraction doors slid in the width direction are displaced from the positions corresponding to the protrusion receiving parts. It can be moved freely.

JP 2001-108505 A (Claims, FIGS. 1 and 3) Utility Model Registration No. 3121012 (Utility Model Registration Request, FIG. 1) JP 2004-24524 A (Claims, FIGS. 1 and 2)

In order to facilitate opening and closing operations, the water meter box of the type embedded in the outer wall surface cuts the lower part of the opening of the box body to form a finger insertion part consisting of a notch, and inserts the finger at the lower end of the lid. A finger hook portion is provided at a position corresponding to the portion.
However, since the finger insertion part communicates the inside and the outside of the box body, insects such as cockroaches and flies, and small animals such as small frogs can be accommodated from the outside through the finger insertion part. Intrudes into the box, contaminates the inside, and in some cases causes problems such as obstructing the function of the built-in instrument.

Furthermore, in the water meter box disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the post box disclosed in Patent Document 3, neither the finger insertion part nor the finger hook part is provided, and the door surface is opened and closed. A separate handle is provided.
Therefore, both of them are expensive, and the attached handle is exposed on the surface, so that there is a problem that a part of the body or clothes are easily hooked on the handle, and injury or damage to the clothes is likely to occur.

  Since the tap water container described in Patent Document 2 has an opening at the bottom of the container body, pests and small animals enter the container body through this opening, In some cases, it causes problems such as obstructing the function of the built-in instrument.

  Furthermore, in the post box described in Patent Document 3, the opening and closing of the extraction door is related to a protrusion receiving portion provided on the bottom surface of the box-shaped main body portion with a protrusion formed on the lower edge of the extraction door. Since the combination method is adopted, there is always a demand for a reliable closing of the take-out door, and there is a problem to be solved such as a pest or a small animal invading into the main body if the reliable closing is not achieved.

In view of the present situation, this invention does not provide protrusions such as a handle on the lid in an accommodation box such as an instrument, particularly a water meter, and an insect or a small animal enters the accommodation box from the outside. By providing a mechanism that prevents this, a container box that can reliably prevent contamination in the box body, damage to equipment, or abnormal operation due to the invasion of pests and the like is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 according to the present invention provides
It is composed of a box body having an opening on the front surface, and a lid for closing the opening,
The box body is
A finger insertion part is formed at the lower part of the opening part, and the tip part is extended inward with a required width in a horizontal state, and then stands upward to form a defense wall,
The lid is
Under the back surface opposite to the opening, it has a closing member that abuts against the defense wall and can cover at least the upper part and the left and right parts of the finger insertion part, respectively.
An accommodation box configured to prevent pests and the like that are about to enter the box body from the finger insertion portion with the closing member.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is
The storage box according to claim 1.
The box body is
At the upper edge of the opening, a lid mounting part having a support shaft that rotatably holds the lid is provided,
The lid is
A supporting shaft holding portion that holds the supporting shaft as a fulcrum so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction is provided on the upper edge portion so as to open to the box body side.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is
The storage box according to claim 1 or 2,
The defense wall is
It is formed over the whole area of the lower part of the opening of the box body.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is
The storage box according to claim 1 or 2,
The finger insertion part is
It is characterized by being formed at substantially the center of the lower edge of the opening.

The invention according to claim 5 of the present invention is
The storage box according to claim 1 or 2,
The closing member is
A plate-like body in which a front end abuts against the defense wall, a lateral width corresponds to a lateral width of the finger insertion portion, and side plates having a height lower than that of the defense wall are vertically provided on the left and right ends of the back surface. The base end portion is configured to protrude from the back surface of the lid body, facing the finger insertion portion of the box body.

The invention according to claim 6 of the present invention is
The storage box according to claim 1 or 2,
The closing member is
On the left and right side surfaces of the finger insertion hole of the box body, a side wall having a height lower than the defense wall is formed, and a plate-like body that abuts on the top of each side wall is formed on the back surface of the lid body. It is characterized by being configured to project.

The invention according to claim 7 of the present invention is
The storage box according to claim 1 or 2,
The closing member is
A plate in which side walls each having a height lower than the defensive wall are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the finger insertion hole of the box body, and a side plate that comes into contact with the inner side surface of the side wall is suspended from the back side. It is characterized by being configured by projecting a shaped body on the back surface of the lid.

In the storage box according to the present invention, when the box body is configured by a box body having a front surface opening and a lid for opening and closing the opening, the box body forms a finger insertion portion having a required width below the opening. In addition, after extending the tip portion inward in the horizontal state with a required width, it stands up to form a defense wall, and the lid body has the defense wall and the tip portion below the back surface. Since a closing member that abuts and closes at least the upper part and the left and right parts of the finger insertion part is provided, pests and small animals trying to enter the box body are prevented from entering by the closing member. The
Therefore, the inside of the box body is not soiled, and the stored instruments are not damaged.

  Further, by forming the defense wall over the entire opening of the box body, the lid body is prevented from entering the box body by the defense wall, so the lid body is unnecessary in the box body. The penetration of the pest and the like into the box body can be prevented by the contact between the defense wall and the lid without entering.

Furthermore, a finger insertion part consisting of a notch for inserting a finger is formed on the front plate of the box body, and a finger hooking part is formed at the lower edge of the lid located on the upper part thereof, There is no need to provide a separate protruding member such as a handle protruding from the box, and it is possible to provide a storage box that is excellent in design, high in safety, and low in cost.

It is a half-scale view of the front part of the storage box which has a pest control function concerning this invention. It is a perspective view of the front side of the principal part of the accommodation box shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the back surface side of the principal part shown in FIG. In the figure, (A) to (D) all show the main part of another embodiment constituting a pest control function, (A) is a pair of side walls provided on the box body, An example of a closing member made of a plate-like body that bridges between the side walls, (B) is an example of a closing member made of a plate-like body with a pair of side walls provided on the box body and an engagement piece inscribed in the side wall. , (C) is an example of a closing member made of a plate-like body with a pair of side walls provided on the box body and an engagement piece holding the side wall, and (D) is a box body on the back surface of the plate-like body. The example of the closing member which consists of a pair of side wall straddling the finger insertion part formed in is shown. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the storage box concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which isolate | separated the storage box shown in FIG. 5 into the box main body and the cover body. It is explanatory drawing which shows the opening / closing state of the cover body shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part of the lid shown in FIG. 6.

Embodiments of a storage box according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In addition, the storage box of this invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and can be improved without departing from the scope of the invention.

In this invention, the storage box 1 is comprised from the box main body 2 and the cover body 8, as shown in FIG.5 and FIG.6.
In this embodiment, the storage box 1 is made of FRP. However, since there is no particular limitation on the material, it may be made of other resin material or metal material (for example, stainless steel).

The box main body 2 houses a machine or electric device having some functions such as a meter-reading meter and a water spigot, and has an opening 2a on the front surface of a box having a required size.
On the upper edge of the opening 2a, there are formed lid mounting portions 3 and 3 each having a notch having a required depth for mounting the lid body 8, and each lid mounting portion 3 is supported by each. Shafts 4 and 4 are provided.

  Since the lid body 8 is mounted on the lid mounting portions 3 and 3 of the box body 2, the upper edge thereof has a position corresponding to the support shafts 4 and 4 of the box body 2 as shown in FIG. In addition, connecting portions 10 and 10 each having a support shaft holding portion 9 are formed.

As shown in FIG. 7, the support shaft holding portion 9 is formed with a holding groove 9 a in the vertical direction so that the lid body 8 can be lifted upward.
Since the support shaft holding portion 9 is formed by digging the bottom of the support shaft 9 to about 1/2 of the thickness of the support shaft 4, the support shaft 4 is connected to the connecting body 8 even if the lid body 8 is lifted upward. There is no risk of detachment from the portion 10.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the lid body 8 is provided with an engaging protrusion attached to the lower edge of the opening 2a of the box body 2 so that the lid body 8 does not open and close carelessly in the closed state. Since the engaging portion 8a that engages with 2c is formed on the back surface of the lower edge portion, when rotating, it is necessary to lift the lid 8 upward to release the engagement.
In addition, by forming an arcuate inclined surface 2b on the front surface of the lower edge of the box body 2, the lower front edge of the lid 8 is guided by the inclined surface 2b when the lid 8 is closed. The lid body 8 can be smoothly guided in the closing direction.

Further, a lower inclined surface 2e is formed on the back surface of the engaging projection 2c via the step 2d so that the contact surface with the lower bottom surface of the lid 8 is reduced. This makes the operation in the opening direction easy.
On the other hand, when the lid body 8 is opened, the tip of the lower edge of the lid body 8 comes into contact with the base end side of the descending inclined surface 2e as it moves in the step 2d direction. It becomes large and can prevent the sudden opening of the lid 8.

  Furthermore, the lid 8 has a finger hook portion 11 of a required size consisting of a notch at a position corresponding to the finger insertion portion 6 of the box body 2 on the lower end surface, as is apparent in FIG. The lid body 8 can be easily opened and closed using the finger insertion part 6 and the finger hook part 11.

  On the other hand, in the substantially central portion of the front plate 5 below the opening 2a of the box body 2, the lid 8 attached to the opening 2a inward as shown in FIGS. A finger insertion portion 6 having a required size, which is a notch, is formed to lift the lower end of the finger up with the fingertip.

On the other hand, the lower front edge of the opening 2a is required to extend the front end of the front plate 5 horizontally and erect the front end upward, as is apparent from FIGS. A defense wall 7 having a height is formed.
In this embodiment, the defensive wall 7 is formed in the entire area of the lower front edge of the opening 2a as long as it has at least the same width as that of the finger insertion portion 6. Good.

  In the storage box 1 having such a configuration, the present invention is such that a pest or the like enters the inside of the box body 2 from the finger insertion portion 6 for opening the lid body 8 formed at the center of the front plate 5 of the box body 2. The structure which prevents this is adopted.

That is, the closing member 12 shown in FIG. 3 has a distal end abutting against the defense wall 7 on the back surface of the lid 8 facing the finger insertion portion 6 of the box body 2, and the width of the finger insertion portion 6. It consists of a plate-like body 12a that is substantially equal or slightly wider and side plates 12b, 12b that close the left and right end faces of the plate-like body 12a. The hanging portion 11 is used.
Therefore, the closing member 12 causes the left and right side plates 12b and 12b to close the left and right end portions of the finger insertion portion 6 by bringing the tip edge of the plate-like body 12a into contact with the defense wall 7, so that a pest or the like Can be reliably prevented from entering the box body 2.

At that time, by forming the defense wall 7 over the entire area of the lower front edge of the opening 2a, the lower edge portion of the lid 8 abuts against the defense wall 7, so that the lid 8 is the box body 2 The lid body 8 does not enter the box body 2 more than necessary because it serves as a stopper that prevents it from entering too much.
Furthermore, even if the finger insertion portion 6 is formed in the box body 2, there is no possibility that pests or the like enter from the finger insertion portion 6 or the portion where the defense wall 7 and the lid 8 abut.

  The closing member 6 provided on the lid 8 may be formed of a mesh member having a mesh size that does not allow insects to pass through.

Furthermore, another example of the closing member 12 will be described with reference to FIG.
In the drawing, the closing member 12 shown in FIG. 2A is a plate-like body that forms the closing member 12 with the tip abutting against the defense wall 7 on the left and right sides of the finger insertion portion 6 of the box body 2. Side plates SW and SW lower than the defense wall 7 which is lower by the plate thickness 12 a are erected, and the base end portion of the plate-like body 12 a that abuts the top of the side plates SW and SW is placed on the back surface of the lid 8. A closing member is formed by protruding at a required position.
Therefore, the upper side of the finger insertion portion 6 and the left and right side portions are completely closed by the closing member 12 except for the opening of the finger insertion portion 6, so that pests and the like do not enter the box body 2.

  In the drawing, the closing member 12 shown in (B) is a plate-like body whose base end is in contact with the defense wall 7 on the left and right of the finger insertion portion 6 of the box body 2 and whose height constitutes the closing member 12. Side plates SW, SW lower than the defense wall 7 lower by the plate thickness of 12a are erected, and the inner surface of each side plate SW is abutted against the back surface of the plate-like body 12a that contacts the top of the side plate SW. The side plates 12b and 2b that are in contact with each other are formed by protruding at a required position on the back surface of the lid body 8.

  In the drawing, the closing member 12 shown in (C) is a plate-like body whose base end is in contact with the defense wall 7 on the left and right sides of the finger insertion portion 6 of the box body 2 and whose height constitutes the closing member 12. A side plate 12b having a slit with an inverted U-shaped cross section, which can stand upside down the left and right side plates SW of the finger insertion portion 6 from above, and has side plates SW, SW that are lower by a thickness of 12a. , 2b are formed so as to project at a required position on the back surface of the lid 8.

  In the drawing, the closing member 12 shown in (D) has a proximal end abutting against the defense wall 7 and a height lower than the defense wall 7 by the thickness of the plate-like body 12a constituting the closure member 12. A plate-like body 12a in which side plates 12b, 12b with which the noodles are in contact with the opening edge of the finger insertion portion 6 is suspended from the lower surface is formed to project at a required position on the back surface of the lid body 8. Is.

In the storage box 1 having such a configuration, when opening the opening 2a of the box body 2, by lifting the lower edge of the lid 8 facing the finger insertion portion 6 formed in the box body 2 upward, The support shaft 4 engaged and held by the connecting portion 10 of the lid body 8 moves downward, and the lid body 8 can be rotated upward with the support shaft 4 as a fulcrum.
It should be noted that when the opening 2a of the box body 2 is closed by the lid 8, the reverse is true.

Since the storage box according to the present invention can prevent insects and small animals from entering the storage box from the outside, it is widely used as a storage box for storing instruments, particularly water meters. is there

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage box 2 Box main body 2a Opening part 2b Inclined surface 2c Engagement protrusion 2d Step part 2e Down inclined surface 3 Lid mounting part 4 Support shaft 5 Front plate 6 Finger insertion part 7 Defensive wall 8 Lid 8a Engagement part 9 Support Shaft holding portion 9a Holding groove 10 Lid connecting portion 11 Finger hooking portion 12 Closing member 12a Plate-like body 12b Side plate SW Side plate

Claims (7)

It is composed of a box body having an opening on the front surface, and a lid for closing the opening,
The box body is
A finger insertion part is formed at the lower part of the opening part, and the tip part is extended inward with a required width in a horizontal state, and then stands upward to form a defense wall,
The lid is
Under the back surface opposite to the opening, it has a closing member that abuts against the defense wall and can cover at least the upper part and the left and right parts of the finger insertion part, respectively.
An accommodation box configured to prevent pests and the like that are about to enter the box body from the finger insertion portion with the closing member. The box body is
At the upper edge of the opening, a lid mounting part having a support shaft that rotatably holds the lid is provided,
The lid is
2. The support portion according to claim 1, wherein a support shaft holding portion that holds the support shaft so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction is provided at the upper edge portion so as to open to the box body side. Containment box. The defense wall is
The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is formed over the entire area of the lower portion of the opening of the box body. The finger insertion part is
The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is formed at a substantially central portion of a lower edge of the opening. The closing member is
A plate-like body in which a front end abuts against the defense wall, a lateral width corresponds to a lateral width of the finger insertion portion, and side plates having a height lower than that of the defense wall are vertically provided on the left and right ends of the back surface. 3. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein a base end portion is configured to protrude from a back surface of the lid body facing a finger insertion portion of the box body. The closing member is
On the left and right side surfaces of the finger insertion hole of the box body, a side wall having a height lower than the defense wall is formed, and a plate-like body that abuts on the top of each side wall is formed on the back surface of the lid body. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is configured to protrude. The closing member is
A plate in which side walls each having a height lower than the defensive wall are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the finger insertion hole of the box body, and a side plate that comes into contact with the inner side surface of the side wall is suspended from the back side. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein a container is configured to protrude from the back surface of the lid.

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