JP3055665B2 - Box partitioning device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a box partitioning device which sorts boxes, for example, files and business cards stored in a drawer, and regulates the movement thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional box partitioning device, a partition plate is inserted into a large number of cut-out recesses provided at an upper portion of an opening of a box, such as a drawer of an office desk, a file case, and the like, to partition stored items. And I tried not to fall down.

[0003]

However, even if there are a large number of recesses, they do not come to the position for supporting the stored items perfectly, so that the stored items such as the files on the thin cover can be used independently. In some cases, it was bent and deformed like a hip crumble, diving, or falling down when it was bad, so it was sometimes impossible to check the items at a glance and remove them.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the stored items are always pressed with the same pressing force, and the same force is applied at any position.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a box partitioning device which can be operated by a user, prevents deformation of stored items, and can take out stored items at a glance.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a first aspect of the present invention is a box partitioning device for restricting the movement of items stored in a box, provided at an opening of the box. A pair of sliding guide means opposed to each other, at least a pair of sliders respectively guided by the pair of sliding guide means, a partitioning means bridged between the pair of sliders, and a partitioning means for separating the storage items, A constant torque spiral spring having the other end attached to the slider side and the slide guide means side, and constantly pressing and holding the storage object at a desired position of the box with the same urging force. And a box partitioning device.

[0006]

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the partitioning means includes a shaft connecting the pair of sliders, and a partition plate attached to the shaft and rotatable with respect to the slider. The partition plate comprises a rotary pressing biasing means for constantly rotating about the shaft and pressing and holding the stored items . According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the box partitioning device according to the second aspect , wherein the rotation pressing urging means is a coil torsion spring.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a box partitioning device according to the first aspect, wherein the sliding guide means or the slider is provided with a stopper means for stopping the slider at an arbitrary position.

[0009]

[Action] constant partition means of the box body of the constant torque spiral spring
When the storage space is opened by moving the slider against the urging force and the stored object is put in, the partitioning unit presses the stored object to a predetermined position by the pressing urging unit, and constantly presses and energizes. Therefore, the stored weight is not applied to the stored items much, and the stored items are not deformed, are arranged neatly, and can be taken out at a glance.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawing, reference numeral 10 denotes a box body such as a drawer, a file case, etc., whose upper part is open or can be opened. This box body 10 is an example of a drawer, in which a front wall 11 is made high and a peripheral wall 12 which forms the other three sides is made low, and is perpendicular to the front wall 11 and rearward along the bottom of the peripheral wall 12 opposed thereto. Has a rail 13 projecting therefrom. The rail 13 is provided with a roller 14 at its rear end, and is slidably guided in and out of a rail attached to a desk (not shown). Stopper 1 to prevent falling out when fully pulled out
5 is also provided to reinforce the rail 13 so as to engage with a rail (not shown).

The box partitioning device is integrally or separately made and fixed to the box 10, or is removably attached thereto. This box partitioning device is supposed to be a kit that can be later attached to a commercially available desk or file case, and is largely composed of a sliding guide means 20, a slider 30, a partitioning means 40, and a pressing biasing means 50. Have been.

The sliding guide means 20 comprises a front wall 11, a peripheral wall 1
2, and is inserted into the upper part of the opposing peripheral wall 12, and in some cases, is fixed in a pair facing each other with screws or the like. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the sliding guide means 20 includes a guide upper portion 21 having a U-shaped cross-section separated from each other and having a split groove 23 formed facing upward on an open side; For example, an extruded aluminum material having a groove-shaped lower portion 22 inserted into the upper end portion thereof is cut into an appropriate length and used. The guide upper portion 21 may be configured to face sideways and the split grooves 23 may face each other inward. In order to prevent the pair of sliding guide means 20 from coming off or the positional relationship from being shifted, the rear peripheral wall 12
The connecting member 24 may be positioned on the upper side and connected, or of course, may be provided at the front or the middle.

The pair of sliding guide means 20 is provided with at least a pair of sliders 30 which are respectively slid and guided. Although the shape of the slider 30 is not limited, for example, a long, extruded aluminum material having a solid convex cross section is cut into an appropriate length and used. Further, it may be made of injection-molded synthetic resin. That is, the lower part 31 of the slider 30 is slidably inserted into the guide upper part 21 of the sliding guide means 20, and the upper part 32 is provided to protrude from the split groove 23 of the guide upper part 21.

A box 1 is provided between the pair of sliders 30.
A partitioning means 40 for sorting the stored items 16 to be put in the space 0 is provided. The partitioning means 40 includes a pair of sliders 3.
A shaft 41 for connecting between the zeros, a partition plate 42 attached to the shaft 41 and rotatable with respect to the slider 30, and the partition plate 42 constantly rotating about the shaft 41 to press and hold the stored items 16. And a rotating pressure urging means 43.

Although the partition plate 42 is variously considered in terms of size, color, material, and the like, a transparent resin plate is used here. Further, the partition plate 42 may be rotatable with respect to the shaft 41, and is fixed to the shaft 41 and
1 may be made rotatable by the slider 30. In short, it is only necessary that the slider 1 be rotatable with respect to the slider 30 by the rotation pressing urging means 43.

The rotation pressing urging means 43 is a coil torsion spring having a cylindrical central portion and linearly extending both ends, the central portion is passed through the shaft 41, and each of the both ends is formed. It is hung between the slider 30 and the partition plate 42 and is urged to rotate in a desired direction.

As the pressure urging means 50, a constant torque spiral spring as shown in FIG. 3 is used, and is mounted in the guide upper part 21 of the slide guide means 20. Here, one end on the outside of the constant torque spiral spring is attached to the slider 30 side, and the other inside is attached to the front wall 11 of the sliding guide means 20. As a result, the partitioning means 40 constantly presses and holds the stored item 16 at a desired position of the box 10.

The constant torque spiral spring is designed to have a constant torque regardless of the position where the spring is pulled out. Therefore, it is different from that in which the constant torque spiral spring is pulled out like a general spiral spring, a larger torque is generated. However, the pressing urging means 50
Is not limited to a constant torque spiral spring, but may be a simple spiral spring or a cylindrical coil spring.

In order to stop the partitioning means 40 at an appropriate position, the sliding guide means 20 or the slider 30 is provided with a stopper means (not shown) for stopping the slider 30 at an arbitrary position. Various known means are used as the stopper means. For example, when a button provided on the slider 30 is pressed, a structure corresponding to a brake shoe comes into contact with the sliding guide means 20.

Next, a method of using the box partitioning device will be described.

When the box partitioning device is assembled to the box 10 from the beginning or afterward, the partitioning means 40 is pressed and biased to an appropriate position in order to arrange the stored items 16 such as files. Move against 50 energizing forces. When the article 16 is put in the space between the two, the article 16 is pressed against the front wall 11 by the urging force of the urging means 50 as shown in FIG. As a result, the stored item 16 does not fall down and the weight of the stored item 1 is small.
Since it is not hung on 6, there is little deformation, and since it is aligned neatly, it is possible to identify the stored items 16 at a glance.

Even when the file is not bound so much as in the file, the stored articles 16 are pressed by the rotation pressing urging means 43 so that the partition plate 42 turns rightward as shown in FIG. In the case of the storage item 16 having a relatively thin cover in the file, the rotation pressing urging means 4
If there is no 3, the stored item 16 may fall down or be deformed due to vibration or the like in a long time.
This type of storage has a great effect.

[0025]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the stored items are always pressed by the same pressing and urging force, and can be operated with the same force at any position to prevent deformation of the stored items. Thus, it is possible to provide a box partitioning device capable of taking out stored items at a glance.

[0026]

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the file does not deform or fall even in the case of a file having a small binding amount or a relatively thin cover.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first and second aspects, the rotation pressing and biasing can be performed with a simple structure.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the partitioning means can be stopped at any position.
Both hands can be used, making it easy to put things in and out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of a box partitioning device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the box guiding means shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view illustrating the operation of a pressing urging unit and a rotation pressing urging unit for a stored item;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Box body 11 ... Front wall 12 ... Peripheral wall 16 ... Stowage 20 ... Sliding guide means 21 ... Guide upper part 22 ... Groove-shaped lower part 23 ... Split groove 30 ... Slider 40 ... Partition means 41 ... Shaft 42 ... Partition plate 43 ... Rotating pressing urging means 50 ... pressing urging means

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box partitioning device for restricting the movement of a stored item in a box, comprising: a pair of opposed sliding guides provided in an opening of the box; At least a pair of sliders respectively guided, a partitioning means provided between the pair of sliders, and a partitioning means for separating the stored items; one end attached to the slider side, and the other end attached to the sliding guiding means side, A constant torque that presses and holds the storage object at a desired position of the box with the same urging force at all times .
A box partitioning device comprising a spiral spring . 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the partitioning means includes a shaft connecting the pair of sliders, a partition plate attached to the shaft and rotatable with respect to the slider, and a partition plate. 2. A box partitioning device, comprising: a rotation pressing biasing means which constantly rotates about the shaft and presses and holds the storage object. 3. The box partitioning device according to claim 2 , wherein the rotation pressing urging means is a coil torsion spring. 4. The box partitioning device according to claim 1, wherein the sliding guide means or the slider is provided with a stopper means for stopping the slider at an arbitrary position.