JP2018042778A - Storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage case in which the opening/closing work of a lid can easily be performed and also the lid can reliably be maintained in a case body in a closing state.SOLUTION: A storage case includes: a case body 1 having an opening in one end; a lid 10 pivoted in the edge of an opening of the case body 1 and capable of being turned in an opened position and a closed position for opening and closing the opening of the case body 1; a locking piece 13 pivoted in the edge of the lid 10, capable of being turned to an engaged position proximal to the outer face of the case body 1 and a releasing position apart from the outer face of the case body 1 while the lid 10 is positioned in the closed position, and provided with an engaging hole 12 at a distal end; and an engagement pin 15 having a ball head 15a protruded to the outer face of the case body 1 and provided with through-hole 14 at the tip, and enabling the ball head 15a to be elastically engaged with the engaging hole 12 of the locking piece 13 when the locking piece 13 is set to the engaged position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage case, and more particularly to a structure of an opening / closing mechanism for the lid.

  In a conventional storage case, a latch is pivotally attached to the other end of a lid body that is pivotally attached to the case body, and an engagement hole provided in the latch is provided in a state where the opening of the case body is closed by the lid body. After engaging the ring-shaped latch receiver provided on the side of the case body, the latch receiver is turned 90 ° to prevent the latch from coming off, and then the padlock is hooked to the ring-shaped latch receiver. And similar ones (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

JP 2002-364214 A Japanese Patent No. 5289295 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-335904 (FIG. 3)

  However, in what is described in Patent Document 1, after engaging the latch with the latch receiver, the ring-shaped latch receiver must be rotated by 90 °, which is not only complicated. If the latch receiver is not positioned in the proper orientation, the latch cannot be engaged with the latch receiver. In this case, after returning the latch receiver to the regular orientation, the latch is again engaged with the latch receiver. Must recombine.

  In what is described in Patent Documents 2 and 3, a draw latch or a tightening mechanism having a toggle link mechanism must be used, which not only makes the structure complicated and expensive, but also makes the opening and closing operation troublesome. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art. In addition to easily opening and closing the lid, the lid is securely held in the case body in the closed state. Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage case that can be simplified and the structure of the attachment portion of the lid can be simplified.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) A housing body having an opening at least at one end and housing an article therein, and a closed position pivotally attached to an edge of the opening of the case body and closing the opening of the case body And a lid that is pivotable to an open position that opens the opening, and is pivotally attached to an edge of the lid, and the lid is positioned at a closed position on the outer surface of the case body. A locking piece that is rotatable to a close engagement position and a release position that is distant from the outer surface of the case main body, and is provided with an engagement hole at the tip, and protrudes from the outer surface of the case main body, And a ball head provided with a through-hole through which a latch of a padlock can be inserted at the tip, and when the locking piece is in the engagement position, the ball head is engaged with the engagement hole of the locking piece. And an engagement pin adapted to be elastically engaged.

According to such a configuration, after the lid is set to the closed position, the engagement hole provided in the engagement piece is press-fitted to the ball head of the engagement pin and is elastically engaged. Is positioned in the engagement position, and the lid can be securely held in the closed position, and the lid can be easily moved by simply rotating the locking piece away from the ball head of the engagement pin. Can be opened.
Thereafter, the lid can be securely locked by inserting the latch of the padlock through the through hole provided in the ball head of the engaging pin and locking the padlock.
Moreover, it is only necessary to project the engaging pin having the ball head on the outer surface of the case body, and, like the ring-shaped latch receiver described in Patent Document 1, it can be pivoted on the outer surface of the case body. Since it is not necessary to wear, the structure of the attachment part of a cover body can be simplified.

(2) In the above item (1), when a projecting edge portion is provided in a portion of the outer surface of the case main body close to the opening, and the locking piece is at the engaging position in the intermediate portion of the locking piece. And a protrusion that is elastically engaged with the protrusion.

According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the locking piece from opening from the engagement position to the release position side by elastic engagement between the engagement hole provided in the locking piece and the ball head of the engagement pin. The lid can be prevented from opening from the closed position to the open position side by elastic engagement between the protrusion provided on the intermediate portion of the locking piece and the protruding edge provided on the outer surface of the case body. .
On the other hand, in the invention of the above (1), the locking piece is prevented from opening from the engagement position to the release position side only by the elastic engagement between the engagement hole and the ball head of the engagement pin. At the same time, the lid can be prevented from opening from the closed position to the open position.

(3) In the above item (2), a recessed step portion is provided in a portion of the outer surface of the case main body close to the opening, and the engaging pin and the protruding edge portion are disposed in the recessed step portion.

  According to such a configuration, since the engaging pin and the protruding edge portion are disposed in the recessed stepped portion, they can be prevented from projecting greatly to the outside and have a smart appearance. be able to.

(4) In the above item (3), when the locking piece is in the engaging position, the locking piece is fitted into the recessed step portion so as to close a part of the recessed step portion. Try to match.

According to such a configuration, a part of the recessed stepped portion is covered with the locking piece, so that the appearance is good.
In addition, a portion of the recessed step portion that is not covered by the locking piece can be used as a space for inserting a finger when the locking piece is removed from the engagement position to the release position.

(5) In the above item (3) or (4), an edge frame member is provided at the open end of the case body, and the lid is pivotally attached to the edge frame member, and the recessed step portion is engaged. Provide pins and ridges.

  According to such a configuration, the edge frame member, the lid, the locking piece, and the like are assembled in advance to complete the lid device, and it is simply attached to the end of the case body formed by extrusion molding or the like. Thus, the case body can be easily manufactured without any special processing.

  According to the present invention, not only can the lid body be opened and closed easily, but the lid body can be securely held in the case body in the closed state, and the structure of the lid mounting portion is simplified. A case can be provided.

It is a front view of one Embodiment of the storage case of this invention. Similarly, it is a plan view. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal front view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2. It is a vertical side view in the IV-IV line of FIG. It is a vertical side view in the VV line of FIG. 3 is a longitudinal front view similar to FIG. 3, showing a state in which the handle is pulled up from the state of FIG. 3, the left locking piece is removed upward from the engagement pin, and the right lid is opened downward. It is.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a storage case of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The storage case is formed of a metal or a hard synthetic resin material in a rectangular tube shape whose left and right ends are open, and a case main body 1 facing in the left-right direction that can accommodate a long object (not shown) such as a fishing rod; A handle device 2 provided on the upper surface of the case body 1 and lid body devices 3, 3 provided on the left and right ends of the case body 1 are provided.

On the upper surface of the case body 1, a pair of front and rear guide rails 4, 4 that are parallel to each other and face in the left-right direction are provided.
As shown in FIG. 4, the front and rear guide rails 4 and 4 are composed of standing pieces 4 a and 4 a that stand from the front and rear edges of the case body 1, and bent pieces 4 b and 4 b that face each other from the upper ends thereof. And has a saddle-shaped cross-sectional shape facing each other.

  The handle device 2 is mounted on the front and rear guide rails 4 and 4 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction, and on the lower surface facing the upper surface of the case body 1, left and right grooves 1 are provided. Elastic strips 6b and 6b are connected to both ends of the pair of slide pieces 5 and 5 and the gripping portion 6a facing in the left-right direction so that the elastic strips 6b and 6b are in contact with the upper surface of the case body 1. Thus, the concave groove 5a of each slide piece 5 is inserted so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, and the outer end portions of both elastic strips 6b, 6b are used to prevent the slide piece 5 from coming out of the concave groove 5a. Between the handle 6 provided with the upward projections 6c and 6c, and the slide pieces 5 and 5, and between the lower surface of the grip 6a of the handle 6 and the upper surface of the case body 1 facing the handle 6 The guide rails 4 and 4 are mounted so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. And a spacer 7.

  Each slide piece 5 is made of a metal plate, and the cross-sectional shape thereof is as shown in FIG. 4 at the opening edge of the downward U-shaped portion 5b forming the concave groove 5a, and at the saddle-shaped portion of both guide rails 4, 4. It is assumed that the outward engaging pieces 5c and 5c that are engaged and face in the front-rear direction are connected.

The grip 6a, the elastic band plates 6b and 6b, and the protrusions 6c and 6c of the handle 6 are integrally formed with substantially the same width by rubber or a soft synthetic resin material.
A downward bulging portion 6d is provided on the lower surface of the grip portion 6a to facilitate gripping the grip portion 6a.

As shown in FIG. 5, the spacer 7 has a downward U-shaped portion 7 a disposed between the guide rail 4 so that the upper surface thereof is aligned with the upper surfaces of the bent pieces 4 b and 4 b of the guide rails 4, and its opening. It consists of outward engaging pieces 7b, 7b facing the front-rear direction that engage with the hook-shaped portions of the guide rails 4, 4 at the edge.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the length of the spacer 7 in the left-right direction is such that the downward bulging portion 6 d of the handle 6 is in contact with or close to the upper surface of the spacer 7, and the entire handle 6 is almost flat. When not in use, the distance between the left and right slide pieces 5 and 5 is shorter than the dimension obtained by subtracting twice the thickness of the elastic strip 6b of the handle 6.

When the handle 6 is not in use, by moving the handle 6 to the left and right, the handle 6, the left and right slide pieces 5, 5 and the spacer 7 are integrated along the guide rails 4, 4. In this state, it can be slid in the left-right direction (the spacer 7 may slide with a slight delay).
Therefore, the attachment position of the handle 6 with respect to the case main body 1 can be appropriately changed to a convenient position according to the situation during transportation.
For example, when carrying the storage case horizontally, the handle 6 can be positioned at the center of the case body 1 at the center of gravity, which is the center of gravity, and can be stably provided. When carrying it toward, it can be stably hung from the central portion of the case body 1 in the longitudinal direction so that the handle 6 is located above the center of gravity.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the grip 6 a of the handle 6 is gripped and pulled upward away from the upper surface of the case body 1, the left and right elastic band plates 6 b and 6 b are elastically deformed and the outer ends thereof The parts are drawn inward together with the left and right slide pieces 5, 5, and then both ends of the spacer 7 are formed between the inner surfaces of the left and right elastic strips 6 b, 6 b drawn together and the upper surface of the case body 1. When wedged in between and contacting the inner surfaces of the left and right elastic band plates 6b, 6b, the movement of both ends of the handle 6 in the direction approaching each other is prevented, and both ends of the spacer 7 are contacted. The lower surfaces of the elastic band plates 6b, 6b outside the portion are brought into pressure contact with the upper surface of the case main body 1, which serves as a brake, and the movement of the attachment position of the handle 6 is prevented.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the possibility that the mounting position of the handle 6 may change unexpectedly and the weight balance of the storage case may be lost while the handle 6 is being gripped and the storage case is being transported.

The left and right lid devices 3, 3 have the same structure that is symmetrical to each other.
Each lid device 3 is pivotally attached to a substantially rectangular frame-shaped edge frame member 8 fitted around each end portion of the case body 1 and a lower end portion of the edge frame member 8 with a shaft 9 facing in the front-rear direction. A lid 10 that can be rotated between a closing position (see FIG. 3) for closing the opening of the edge frame member 8 and an opening position (see the right end in FIG. 6) for opening the opening, and closing the lid 10 With the shaft 11 pointing in the front-rear direction at the upper end of the time, and with the lid 10 in the closed position, the engagement position close to the upper surface of the case body 1 and the release away from the upper surface of the case body And a locking piece 13 provided with a circular engagement hole 12 at the distal end, a protrusion protruding from the upper surface of the case body 1, and a padlock (latch lock) at the distal end. A ball head 15a provided with a through hole 14 through which a latch (not shown) can be inserted, and when the locking piece 13 is in the engaged position, Part 15a is provided with an engaging pin 15 which is adapted to the engagement hole 12 and the elastic engagement of the locking piece 13.

The lid body 10 has a rectangular box shape with an inner end opened, and a cushioning material 10a made of sponge or the like is provided inside the lid body 10.
Further, the opening edge portion of the lid body 10 is provided with an annular ridge 10b that fits into an annular groove 8a provided on the opening end surface of the edge frame member 8 when the lid body 10 is closed, and when the lid body 10 is closed. It is designed to improve the sealing performance.

The upper surface of the edge frame member 8 is provided with a protrusion 8b that protrudes toward the center of the case body 1. The upper surface of the edge frame member 8 including the protrusion 8b and the lid 10 when the cover body 10 is closed are provided. On the upper surface, recessed stepped portions 16 and 17 having a front-rear width equal to or slightly larger than the front-rear width of the locking piece 13 are provided.
The recessed step 16 of the edge frame member 8 opens upward and outward, and gradually expands downward from the spherical head 15a of the engagement pin 15 to a portion near the outer end of the bottom surface 16a. A tapered shaft portion 15b that opens is provided upright.
In addition, a protruding edge 18 that faces in the front-rear direction is provided at the outer end of the bottom surface 16 a of the recessed step 16.

The recessed stepped portion 17 of the lid body 10 opens upward and on both the left and right sides, and the base end portion of the locking piece 13 pivots on the lid body 10 with the shaft 11 in the outer end portion of the recessed stepped portion 17. Has been.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the locking piece 13 is located at the engagement position, the upper surface of the locking piece 13 is substantially aligned with the upper surface of the edge frame material 8 and the upper surface of the lid body 10. 8 is fitted into the recessed stepped portion 16 of the lid 10 and the recessed stepped portion 17 of the lid body 10, and a part of the upper opening portion of the recessed stepped portion 16 and the entire upper portion of the recessed stepped portion 17 are closed. doing.
A space S between the inner end of the recessed step 16 of the edge frame member 8 and the tip of the locking piece 13 for inserting a finger when the locking piece 13 is removed from the engagement position to the release position. Is formed.

In the middle portion in the left-right direction on the lower surface of the locking piece 13 when located at the engagement position, the elastic engagement with the protruding edge 18 of the edge frame member 8 is made when the locking piece 13 is set to the engagement position. The ridges 19 facing the front-rear direction are provided.
In order to prevent the elastic engagement between the ridge 19 and the ridge portion 18 from being easily disengaged and to allow the elastic engagement to be performed smoothly, the tip of the ridge 19 and the tip of the edge frame member 8 are As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, it is preferable to form a hook having a gentle curve.

Since the left and right lid devices 3 and 3 are configured as described above, after the lid 10 is in the closed position, the engagement hole 12 provided in the locking piece 13 is replaced with the ball head of the engagement pin 15. The locking piece 13 can be held in the engaged position simply by press-fitting to 15a and being elastically engaged, and the lid 10 can be securely held in the closed position, and the locking piece 13 can be engaged. The lid 10 can be easily opened by simply rotating the pin 15 away from the ball head 15a.
After the locking piece 13 is positioned at the engaging position, the padlock is latched by inserting the latch of the padlock through the through hole 14 provided in the ball head 15a of the engaging pin 15 and locking the padlock. It can be locked securely.
In addition, the engaging pin 15 only needs to project from the edge frame member 8, so that it can pivot on the outer surface or the like of the case body 1 like a ring-shaped latch receiver described in Patent Document 1. There is no need to do so, and the structure of the attachment portion of the lid 10 can be simplified.

Further, it is possible to prevent the locking piece 13 from opening from the engagement position to the release position side by elastic engagement between the engagement hole 12 provided in the locking piece 13 and the ball head 15a of the engagement pin 15. The lid 10 can be prevented from opening from the closed position to the open position by elastic engagement between the protrusion 19 provided at the intermediate portion of the locking piece 13 and the protrusion 18 provided on the edge frame member 8. can do.
In addition, the protrusion 19 and the protrusion 18 can be omitted. In this case, the locking piece 13 is formed only by the elastic engagement between the engagement hole 12 and the ball head 15a of the engagement pin 15. It is possible to prevent the cover 10 from opening from the engagement position to the release position, and to prevent the lid 10 from opening from the closed position to the release position.

  Furthermore, since the engaging pin 15 and the projecting edge portion 18 are disposed in the recessed step portion 16, they can be prevented from projecting greatly to the outside and have a smart appearance. it can.

Moreover, when the locking piece 13 is set to the engaging position, the locking piece 13 is adapted to be fitted into the recessed stepped portion 16 so as to close a part of the recessed stepped portion 16. Appearance is good.
Further, a portion of the recessed step 16 that is not covered by the locking piece 13 can be used as a space S for inserting a finger when the locking piece 13 is removed from the engagement position to the release position.

  Although the edge frame member 8 can be omitted as will be described later, the edge frame member 8 is provided with the recessed step portion 16, the engaging pin 15, and the protruding edge portion 18. 8, the lid body 10, the locking piece 13 and the like are assembled in advance to complete the lid body device 3, and the case body 1 is simply attached to the end of the case body 1 formed by extrusion molding or the like. Can be easily manufactured without any special processing.

The present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various modified modes as follows, for example, without departing from the scope of the claims.
(1) The lid body device 3 is provided only at one end of the case body 1, and the other end of the case body 1 is closed with a closing member (not shown).
(2) The edge frame member 8 is omitted, and the engaging pin 15 and the protruding edge 18 are provided directly on the case body 1. That is, the engaging pin 15 and the protruding edge 18 are integrated with the case body 1.
(3) The case body 1 is provided with a recessed stepped portion similar to the recessed stepped portion 16, and the engaging pin 15 and the protruding edge portion 18 are directly provided on the bottom surface thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 2 Handle apparatus 3 Cover body apparatus 4 Guide rail 4a Standing piece 4b Bending piece 5 Slide piece 5a Concave groove 5b Downward U-shaped part 5c Outward engagement piece 6 Handle 6a Gripping part 6b Elastic strip part 6c Protrusion part 6d downward bulging portion 7 spacer 7a downward U-shaped portion 7b outward engagement piece 8 edge frame member 8a annular groove 8b protrusion 9 shaft 10 lid 10a cushioning material 10b annular protrusion 11 shaft 12 engagement hole 13 locking Piece 14 Through-hole 15 Engagement pin 15a Ball head 15b Shaft portion 16 Recessed stepped portion 16a Bottom surface 17 Recessed stepped portion 18 Projecting edge portion 19 Projection S Space

Claims (5)

A case body having an opening at least at one end and containing an article therein;
A lid pivotally attached to an edge of the opening of the case body and rotatable to a closed position for closing the opening of the case body and an open position for opening the opening;
With the lid being pivotally attached to the edge of the lid and being in the closed position, it is rotated between an engagement position close to the outer surface of the case body and a release position away from the outer surface of the case body. A locking piece that is movable and provided with an engagement hole at the tip;
Projecting on the outer surface of the case body and having a ball head provided with a through-hole through which a padlock latch can be inserted at the tip, and when the locking piece is in the engaging position, the ball head A storage case comprising an engagement pin adapted to elastically engage with an engagement hole of the locking piece.   When a protruding edge is provided in a portion of the outer surface of the case main body close to the opening, and the locking piece is in an engagement position at an intermediate portion of the locking piece, it elastically engages with the protruding edge. The storage case according to claim 1, further comprising a ridge formed as described above.   3. The storage according to claim 2, wherein a recessed step portion is provided in a portion of the outer surface of the case main body adjacent to the opening, and the engaging pin and the protruding edge portion are disposed in the recessed step portion. Case.   The locking piece is adapted to be fitted into the recessed stepped portion so as to close a part of the recessed stepped portion when the locking piece is set to the engaging position. Item 3. The storage case according to Item 3.   An edge frame member is provided at an opening end of the case main body, the lid is pivotally attached to the edge frame member, and the recessed stepped portion, the engaging pin, and the protruding edge portion are provided. Item 5. A storage case according to item 3 or 4.

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