JP2019119506A - Container with foldable handle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a container with a foldable handle which is capable of stably holding a container posture when holding and carrying a handle, and being excellent in storage when the handle is not used.SOLUTION: A container with a foldable handle comprises a container body 1 and a handle 2 attached to a top plate of the container body 1, in which on a surface of the top plate, a recess 3 is formed in which two folded handles are accommodated, and a front first locking groove 5a and a rear second locking groove 5b extending in the front-rear direction are formed in front of right and left side walls 4a and 4b forming the recess 3, and two handles 2a and 2b each have a holding portion and a U-shaped handle portion consisting of a pair of legs extending from both ends of the holding portion, tips of the legs have projections extending laterally and in opposite directions, one pair of projections engage with the first engagement groove, and the other pair of projections engage with the second engagement groove, and the two handle portions are erected in an inverted V shape and the container body is suspended and held by holding the holding portion which is a grip portion, and the two handle portions are laid down and stored in the recess by releasing the grip.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a container with a folding handle that holds the grips of the two handles together in an inverted V shape.

  Containers such as small containers, medicine containers and tool boxes are approximately 250 to 350 mm in length, 180 to 280 mm in depth, and 80 to 250 mm in height, and containers with handles can be used to make them portable. There are many.

  The handle used in the container with handle has one U-shaped handle having legs extending at right angles from both ends of the middle member which is a grip, or the grips of two handles are put together and reversed. It is known to have a two-handle handle that is held in a V-shape. In the case of the two handle, compared with the single handle, the container posture can be stably supported and carried when the handle is gripped and suspended.

  As a container with two handles and a handle, FIG. 4 of JP-A-2014-8350 discloses a support board holder (container) T in which two handle portions are rotatably attached to the side plates of the container body. ing. In the case of the handle of the support board holder T, since it has a large shape along the shape of the container body, it can be stored outside the container body and can be suspended even when the lid portion is fitted.

  Further, in JP-A-2017-61329, a pair of handles disposed on two opposing ridges of the container top surface which is a rectangular parallelepiped shape is one in which the grips of both handles are integrated above the top surface. Each handle is a "コ" shape consisting of a pair of length portions and a width portion, and is drilled in the direction in which the width extends on both sides of the length portion facing surface of one handle Groove rails are provided, and sliding projections are provided on both longitudinal outer surfaces of the other handle while sliding on the groove rails, and the groove rails are provided with the sliding projections. There is disclosed a handle having a notch for inserting and removing the groove rail and the notch being provided on the opposite surface side of both handles. In the case of this handle, the attachment positions of the two handle portions attached to the side plates are relatively separated (FIG. 6), and when the handle is gripped and suspended, the container posture can be stably held and carried.

JP, 2014-8350, A (Drawing 4) JP 2017-61329 A

  However, in the support disc holding body T with a handle described in JP-A-2014-8350, the attachment positions of the two handle parts attached to the side plate are relatively close, and the grip parts of the two handles are put together and suspended. The shape is closer to an I shape than to an inverted V shape. Therefore, it is difficult to stably hold the container posture when holding and suspending the handle. In the case of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-61329, when the handle is not used, as shown in FIG. 2, the handle is suspended hanging on the container or is removed. This can be awkward as it takes space for storage of containers and handles when the handles are not used.

  Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a container with a folding handle which can stably hold the container posture when holding the handle in a suspended manner and has excellent storability when the handle is not used.

  That is, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and comprises a container body and a foldable handle attached to a top plate of the container body, the surface of the top plate being folded A recess is formed in which the handle is accommodated, and a first locking groove extending in the front-rear direction is formed at the front of the left and right side walls forming the recess and a second lock extending in the front-rear direction at the rear of the left and right side walls A groove is formed, and the handle includes a first grip portion, a U-shaped first handle portion including a pair of first legs extending from both ends of the first grip portion, and a grip portion together with the first grip portion And a U-shaped second handle portion comprising a pair of second legs extending from both ends of the second grip portion, and the tip end of the pair of first legs is provided. Has first protrusions extending laterally and in opposite directions, and the tips of the pair of second legs A second protrusion extending laterally and in opposite directions, the first protrusion locking into the first locking groove, the second protrusion locking into the second locking groove; The first handle portion and the second handle portion are erected by gripping the grip portion formed by the first grip portion and the second grip portion, forming an inverted V shape to suspend and hold the container main body, It is an object of the present invention to provide a container with a folding handle characterized in that the grip is released, the first handle portion and the second handle portion are laid down, and stored in the recess.

  Further, according to the present invention, the rear end of the first locking groove is in contact with the first projection when the handle is suspended, and restricts the movement of the first handle portion, and the front end of the second locking groove The present invention is to provide a container with a folding handle characterized in that the second protrusion comes into contact when the handle is suspended, and restricts the movement of the second handle portion.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the handle falls, the upper surfaces of the first handle portion and the second handle portion are positioned on the same plane as the virtual plate flush with the top plate of the container body or below the virtual plane. The present invention provides a container with a folding handle characterized in that

  The present invention also provides a container with a folding handle characterized in that it is for use in medicine.

  According to the present invention, when the handle is gripped and suspended, the container posture can be stably held, and when the handle is not used, the storability is excellent.

It is a perspective view of a container with a folding handle in an embodiment of the present invention. It is another perspective view of a container with a folding handle in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the handle which comprises the container with a folding handle of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the container main body with which the container with a folding handle of FIG. 1 is attached. It is sectional drawing in the hanging state which made the handle stand. It is sectional drawing in the middle of folding of a handle. It is sectional drawing after folding of a handle. It is a top view after folding of a handle.

  In the present invention, the container with a folding handle is one that can be carried, and examples thereof include a small container, a medicine container, and a tool box. The medicine supply container is a container in which a plurality of containers for individually storing medicines to be distributed to hospitalized patients etc. for each patient and date and time are stored. Moreover, as a top plate of the container main body to which a handle is attached, what a container has a cover part is a top plate of a cover part, and what a lid part is attached to a side is a top board of a container main body. That is, in the present invention, the container body having the upper lid includes the lid, and when there is no upper lid, it refers to the container itself.

  In the present invention, as a recess in which the folded handle attached to the top plate is accommodated, a recess formed on the top plate having a flat surface, an island-shaped convex portion is formed on the top plate having a flat surface And concave portions formed on the convex portions thereof. That is, the top plate shape is not particularly limited.

  In the present invention, the recessed portion is a portion in which the folded handle is accommodated, and at least the left and right vertical wall surfaces forming the recessed portion. As a shape of the concave portion, in addition to the concave portion having a folding handle shape, in addition to the uniform shape in which the inner volume is a plate shape, a partial concave portion in which a finger enters may be formed. It is preferable that the height of the recess is approximately the same as the maximum thickness of the handle, since the entire handle can be buried in the recess when storing the handle, and the container does not have unevenness, which is convenient for storage arrangement. That is, in the present invention, the folded handle includes not only the one entirely buried in the recess, but also the one in which the upper part of the folded handle protrudes from the recess and is partially stored. Moreover, it is preferable that the magnitude | size in planar view of a recessed part is the whole outer shape of the folded handle.

  Next, a container with a folding handle (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a “container with a handle”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, the symbol X indicates the front, and the symbol Y indicates the rear. The container with handle 10 has a container body 1 and a foldable handle 2 attached to the top plate 11 of the container body 1. The container body 1 comprises a lid 1a and a body 1b, and the handle 2 is attached to the top plate 11 of the lid 1a. In the container 10 with a handle | steering-wheel, the main-body part 1b is a box-shaped container which has a baseplate and four side plates, and does not have a top plate. Moreover, the cover part 1a has a top plate 11 and four side plates, and does not have a bottom plate. The lid 1a is attached to the main body 1b so as to be freely opened and closed by a known attachment means (not shown).

  In the container 10 with a handle, the surface of the top plate 11 is formed with a recess 3 in which the folded handle 2 is stored. The concave portion 3 is formed in a substantially central portion of the top 11 in a hollow shape, and has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and a substantially uniform depth. That is, the plan view shape of the recess 3 is a quadrangle slightly larger than the quadrangle formed by the apparent outer shape (virtual line connecting the outermost points) of the folded handle, and the depth is the thickness of the folded handle It is a little bigger. As a result, the entire folded handle can be buried in the recess, and a portion protruding from the recess does not occur, which is convenient for storage and arrangement.

  In the container 10 with a handle, first locking grooves 5a, 5a extending in the back and forth direction are formed in the front of the left and right side walls 4a, 4b forming the recess 3, and in the back and forth direction in the back of the left and right side walls 4a, 4b An extending second locking groove 5b, 5b is formed. The first projections 23a of the first legs 21a of the first handle 2a slidably engage in the front-rear direction in the first engagement grooves 5a, 5a, and the second engagement grooves 5b, 5b The second projection 23b of the second leg 21b of the handle 2b is slidably engaged in the front-rear direction. Since the first locking grooves 5a, 5a and the second locking grooves 5b, 5b are both formed in the side wall, the groove depth is a laterally extending length. The first locking grooves 5a, 5a and the second locking grooves 5b, 5b are separated from each other without being continuous with each other. That is, the first locking groove 5a, 5a has the front end of the groove and the rear end of the groove, and the second locking groove 5a, 5b has the front end of the groove and the rear end of the groove.

  In the container 10 with a handle, as shown in FIG. 3, the handle 2 has a first U-shaped first shape including a first grip 21a and a pair of first legs 22a and 22a extending from both ends of the first grip 21a. A U-shaped second handle comprising a handle portion 2a, a second grip portion 21b forming a grip portion with the first grip portion 21a, and a pair of second leg portions 22b and 22b extending from both ends of the second grip portion 21b A portion 2b, and the tips of the pair of first legs 22a, 22a have first projections 23a, 23a extending laterally and in opposite directions, and the pair of second legs 22b, 22b At the tip of the second projection 23b, second projections 23b, 23b extend laterally and in opposite directions. The pair of first legs 22a, 22a, the pair of second legs 22b, 22b, the first gripping portion 21a and the second gripping portion 21b are flat plate-like bodies, and when folded, the whole is one. It has the same thickness.

  Both ends of the first grip portion 21a of the first handle portion 2a are notched, and a step is formed by forming a central protrusion. Side walls 24a, 24a extending laterally are formed on the walls of both ends of the central projection that constitutes the step. In addition, the second grip portion 21b of the second handle portion 2b has a step difference by forming a concave shape corresponding to the central protrusion of the first grip portion 21a. Laterally extending round holes 24b, 24b are formed in the walls of the central concave side edges forming the step. The small projections 24a, 24a and the round holes 24b, 24b engage to form a hinged connection. That is, the first handle portion 2a and the second handle portion 2b are rotatably engaged from a certain degree of open leg, which is an inverted V-shape, to a folded shape of 180 ° open leg. The constant opening degree formed by the first handle portion 2a and the second handle portion 2b is 30 degrees to 90 degrees, preferably 50 to 70 degrees.

  In the container with handle 10, the first projections 23a, 23a of the first handle portion 2a are engaged with the first locking grooves 5a, 5a, and the second projections 23b, 23b of the second handle portion 2b are engaged with the second engagement. It locks in stop groove 5b, 5b. Thereby, the first handle portion 2a and the second handle portion 2b are erected by gripping the grip portion 21 formed by the first grip portion 21a and the second grip portion 21b, forming an inverted V-shape to be a container The main body 1 can be suspended and held. Further, when the grip is released and the first handle portion 2a and the second handle portion 2b are laid down, they can be stored in the recess 3.

  Next, a method of using the container 10 with a handle will be described with reference to FIGS. First, when carrying the container with handle 10, the user grips and lifts the grip 21 formed by the first grip 21a and the second grip 21b. At this time, the first projections 23a, 23a of the first handle portion 2a interlock with the inside of the first locking grooves 5a, 5a and move rearward to hit the rear end walls of the first locking grooves 5a, 5a. The second protrusions 23b and 23b of the second handle portion 2b move forward in an interlocking manner in the second locking grooves 5b and 5b to abut on the front end wall of the second locking grooves 5b and 5b, and stop Do. That is, the movement of the handle 2 is restricted. As a result, the handle 2 can form an inverted V-shape to suspend and hold the container body 1 (FIGS. 1 and 5). Since the container with handle 10 is a two-handle, it can be carried while holding the container posture stably.

  Next, the case where the carrying of the container 10 with a handle is stopped and it is allowed to stand or be stored will be described. When releasing the grip of the grip portion 21 formed by the first grip portion 21a and the second grip portion 21b, it is naturally folded by the weight of the first handle portion 2a and the second handle portion 2b, or the grip portion 21 Is pushed downward, the first handle portion 2a and the second handle portion 2b are folded. That is, the first protrusions 23a, 23a of the first handle portion 2a move forward together with the inside of the first locking grooves 5a, 5a, and abut on the front end walls of the first locking grooves 5a, 5a, The second protrusions 23b and 23b of the second handle portion 2b interlock with the movement of the second locking grooves 5b and 5b and move rearward to hit the rear end walls of the second locking grooves 5b and 5b and stop. . That is, the movement of the handle 2 is restricted. Thereby, the handle 2 falls down and is accommodated in the recessed part 3 (FIG. 2, FIGS. 6-8). In the container with handle 10, when the handle 2 is fallen, the upper surfaces of the first handle portion 2a and the second handle portion 2b are located on the same plane as or lower than the virtual plane flush with the top plate of the container body. When the handle is not used, the handle 2 is excellent in storability.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made. The shape of the grip portion and the leg portion in the handle is not limited to a flat plate-like body, and may be, for example, a circular cross-sectional shape, an elliptical cross-sectional shape, or an irregular cross-sectional shape. Further, as the hinge connection between the first grip portion and the second grip portion, a known hinge connection can be used other than the locking of the protrusion and the round hole. Further, the first grip portion and the second grip portion do not have to be integrated to form a grip portion as long as they are gripped as separate members as long as they can be gripped by each other.

  When the container with a handle of the present invention is used for medicine administration, for example, it can be carried stably when being carried because of the two handle. For this reason, there is no concern that the drug-filled small box placed in the container may collapse. In addition, when not in use or stored, the handle is housed in the recess and there is no projecting portion from the entire shape of the container, and in the case of administration to a patient, an accident such as falling over the container does not occur. Further, the height of the tray for storing the container with the handle may be low, and the tray can be made compact.

  According to the present invention, when the handle is gripped and suspended, the container posture can be stably held, and when the handle is not used, the storability is excellent. In particular, it is suitable as a medicine container containing a medicine to be given to a patient at a hospital or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 container main body 2 handle 2a first handle portion 2b second handle portion 3 concave portion 4, 4a side wall 5a constituting concave portion first lock groove 5b second lock groove 10 container with handle 21 grip portion 22 leg portion 23 protrusion

Claims (4)

A container body and a foldable handle attached to a top plate of the container body,
The surface of the top plate is formed with a recess in which the folded handle is accommodated,
A first locking groove extending in the front-rear direction is formed at the front of the left and right side walls forming the recess, and a second locking groove extending in the front-rear direction is formed at the rear of the left and right side walls.
The handle includes a first grip portion and a U-shaped first handle portion including a pair of first legs extending from both ends of the first grip portion;
A second gripping portion forming a gripping portion with the first gripping portion; and a U-shaped second handle portion including a pair of second legs extending from both ends of the second gripping portion;
The tips of the pair of first legs have first protrusions extending laterally and in opposite directions,
The tips of the pair of second legs have second protrusions extending laterally and in opposite directions,
The first protrusion locks into the first locking groove, and the second protrusion locks into the second locking groove,
The first handle portion and the second handle portion are erected by gripping the grip portion formed by the first grip portion and the second grip portion, forming an inverted V shape to suspend and hold the container main body, A container with a folding handle characterized in that the grip is released, the first handle portion and the second handle portion are laid down, and stored in the recess.   The rear end of the first locking groove is in contact with the first projection when the handle is suspended, and restricts the movement of the first handle portion, and the front end of the second locking groove is when the handle is suspended The container with a folding handle according to claim 1, wherein the second protrusion abuts on the second handle portion to restrict movement of the second handle portion.   The upper surface of the first handle portion and the upper surface of the second handle portion are located on the same plane as the virtual plate flush with the top plate of the container body or below the virtual surface when the handle is laid down. A container with a folding handle according to item 1 or 2.   The container with a folding handle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is for use in medicine.

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