JP3933559B2 - Container holder - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container holder, and in particular, supports liquid such as disinfectant liquid, shampoo liquid, rinse liquid by supporting handrails and towel racks provided in hospitals, nursing homes, general houses, etc. as front support members. The present invention relates to a container holder that holds a container at a position close to a wall surface.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention]
As a container holder that holds a container for storing liquid such as disinfecting liquid, shampoo liquid, rinsing liquid, etc. by supporting a handrail, towel rack, etc. as a front support member, a back surface portion and this back surface portion There is known a container holder that includes a cradle for holding a container provided so as to be cantilevered from the top of the container (for example, see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). According to these container holders, the rear part is placed in contact with the wall surface in hospitals, nursing homes, general houses, etc., and the front of handrails and towel racks provided at a distance from the wall surface The support member is attached to the wall surface with the lower portion of the cradle supported, and the lower end portion of the container is inserted from the upper end opening of the tubular portion of the cradle, and the container is held at a position close to the wall surface. .
[0003]
Moreover, according to these container holders, in the container holder of patent document 1, it is forward from the lower part of a back part to the lower part of a cradle so that a cradle may be stably supported by the front support member. And a wedge plate portion having a taper formed at the front end so as to be expanded upward, and in the container holder of Patent Document 2, it is brought into contact with a handrail or the like below the horizontal portion. An inclined bracket is provided, and a tightening knob is provided for moving the inclined bracket in the front-rear direction and fixing it.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 2505369 [Patent Document 2]
Utility Model Registration No. 2599969 Publication
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the above conventional container holder, when the width of the space between the wall surface and the front support member is a predetermined width, the container holder is placed on the wall surface in a stable state. It is possible to attach easily and smoothly, but when the width of the interval portion differs depending on the attachment location, for example, corresponding to the change in the width of these interval portions over a width of about 20 to 60 mm, It is difficult to easily and smoothly attach the container holder to the wall surface in a stable state.
[0006]
That is, according to the container holder provided with the wedge plate portion that protrudes forward from the lower portion of the back surface portion and has an upwardly expanding taper, the width of the gap portion between the wall surface and the front support member is If it is too narrow, the lower end portion of the back surface portion where the wedge plate portion is provided is only slightly inserted into the interval portion, and the cradle is placed at a high position from the front support member, and the container is held. Easier to lean forward. Also, if the width of the space between the wall surface and the front support member is too wide, it will be supported from the front support member with the front end of the wedge plate portion as a fulcrum, When the distance is increased and the container is held, the back surface portion is shifted downward, and the container is easily inclined backward.
[0007]
In addition, according to the container holder in which the inclined bracket is provided below the horizontal portion, and the inclined bracket is moved in the front-rear direction and fixed by the tightening knob, the horizontal portion is supported forward while the back portion is brought into contact with the wall surface. Place it on the member and drop the lower half of the back part into the space between the wall and the front support member, then move the tightening knob back and forth each time and press the inclined bracket against the front support member Since a tightening operation is required, it is difficult to smoothly attach the container holder due to the time and effort required to fix the inclined metal fitting.
[0008]
It is an object of the present invention to provide a container holder that can be easily and smoothly attached to a wall surface in a stable state in accordance with a change in the width of the space between the wall surface and the front support member. .
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is arranged at a rear side wall portion arranged so as to abut along a wall surface, a cylindrical portion provided so as to be cantilevered from an upper portion of the rear side wall portion, and a lower portion of the cylindrical portion. A pedestal that includes a bottom member and is supported by the bottom member from below to hold a container inserted and arranged from the upper end opening of the cylindrical portion; A ratchet claw portion formed by connecting a plurality of wedge pieces along an arcuate curved surface centering on the lower end portion of the side wall portion, and a lower end portion rotatably connected to the lower end portion of the back side wall portion The above object is achieved by providing a container holder comprising a leaf spring-like presser plate having a locking claw that is selectively locked to a plurality of wedge pieces of the ratchet claw portion at the upper end portion. is there.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As shown in FIG. 1, a container holder 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention supports, for example, a handrail 12 provided in a horizontal direction along a wall surface 11 near the entrance of a hospital room as a front support member. For example, a liquid container 13 containing disinfectant as a content is held at a position close to the wall surface 11 so that, for example, a doctor, a nurse, a visitor, or the like who enters a hospital room can quickly disinfect his hands. Thus, the patient in the hospital room can be treated in a sanitary manner.
[0011]
2 and 3, the container holder 10 according to the present embodiment includes a back side wall portion 14 disposed so as to come into contact with the wall surface 11, and a piece from the top of the back side wall portion 14. A pedestal 17 that holds the liquid storage container 13 inserted and arranged from the upper end opening 16 of the cylindrical portion 15 and is provided below the bottom member 18 of the pedestal 17 and is provided on the rear side wall portion. The ratchet pawl portion 20 is formed by connecting a plurality of wedge pieces 19 along an arcuate curved surface centering on the lower end portion of the rear end 14, and the lower end portion is hingedly connected to the lower end portion of the rear side wall portion 14. In addition, a plate spring-like presser plate 22 having a locking claw 21 that is selectively locked to the plurality of wedge pieces 19 of the ratchet claw portion 20 at the upper end portion.
[0012]
In addition, the container holder 10 of the present embodiment has a rear side wall portion 14 and a leaf spring shape in a gap portion 23 between the handrail 12 as a front support member disposed in front of the wall surface 11 and the wall surface 11. The presser plate 22 is inserted from above and brought into contact with the wall surface 11 by bringing the front surface of the plate spring-like presser plate 22 into contact with the handrail 12.
[0013]
In addition, according to this embodiment, the tray 26 protrudes to the side of the cylindrical part 15 of the receiving stand 17 by inserting the insertion piece 25a into the left or right upper edge part of the side part 24 of the cylindrical part 15. Provided. As shown in FIG. 1, when the tray 26 is wider than the cylindrical portion 15, when the insertion piece 25 a of the tray 26 is inserted into the left or right upper edge of the side surface portion 24 of the cylindrical portion 15. In addition to the insertion piece 25a, one auxiliary insertion piece 25b that is selectively used is inserted into the upper end edge portion, so that the tray 26 is provided in a stable overhanging state on the side of the cylindrical portion 15 of the receiving base 17. It becomes possible. As a result, the tray 26 is arranged in a considerably larger area than the cylindrical portion 15 below the tip of the nozzle portion 28 of the liquid container 13 held by the cradle 17, so that the disinfectant can be discharged from the nozzle portion 28. When hand disinfection is performed by discharging, it is possible to easily receive the disinfecting liquid splashed to the outside of the hand and the disinfecting liquid dripping from the nozzle portion 28 immediately after use.
[0014]
That is, according to the present embodiment, the pump-type liquid takeout member 27 attached to the mouth portion of the liquid storage container 13 is attached to the nozzle portion 28 so as to protrude sideways from the cradle 17. Therefore, the tray 26 is disposed so as to be positioned below the tip discharge port of the nozzle portion 28. In addition, by providing the auxiliary insertion piece 25b on both sides of the insertion piece 25a and locking either one of the auxiliary insertion pieces 25b together with the insertion piece 25a to the upper end edge of the cylindrical portion 15, as described above, The tray 26 can be attached in a stable state.
[0015]
Moreover, according to this embodiment, the back side wall part 14, the cradle 17 and the ratchet claw part 20 are integrally formed using a synthetic resin, and the leaf spring-like presser plate 22 is a separate member. Then, it is molded into a removable shape using a synthetic resin.
[0016]
And the back side wall part 14 which constitutes the container holder 10 of this embodiment has a vertically long isosceles trapezoid shape that is inverted as a whole when viewed from the back side, as shown in FIG. A portion other than the upper one-third portion and the strip-like box-shaped portions 29 on both sides below the upper portion are formed by a flat plate 30. The band-like box-shaped portions 29 on both sides of the lower 2/3 portion of the back side wall portion 14 form a hollow three-dimensional reinforcing portion 31 that protrudes forward with a U-shaped cross-sectional shape. The rear side wall portion 14 has a strong three-dimensional structure and a visually stable appearance.
[0017]
Further, a portion of the upper side 1/3 of the rear side wall portion 14 of the rear side wall portion 14 serves as the rear portion 32 of the tubular portion 15 of the cradle 17. A flat sideways U-shaped opening window 33 is formed so as to straddle the strip-shaped box portions 29 on both sides (see FIG. 3). When the leaf spring-like retainer plate 22 is attached to the opening window 33, the leaf spring-like retainer plate 22 is inserted from the back side, and the opening window 33 is formed in the lower end portion of the belt-like box-shaped portions 29 on both sides. A rotation shaft locking notch 34 formed on the side surface is continuous with the rotation shaft locking notch 34, and both ends of the cylindrical shaft 35 at the lower end portion of the leaf spring-like presser plate 22 are locked to the rotation shaft locking notch 34. Become. Further, the cylindrical shaft 35 is sandwiched between the flat tongue-like piece 36 provided by biting into the lower half portion of the opening window 33 and the front plate of the belt-like box-shaped portion 29 on both sides, Both ends thereof are locked by the rotary shaft locking notches 34, and the lower end portion of the leaf spring-like presser plate 22 mounted thereby is hinge-connected to the lower end portion of the rear side wall portion 14 so as to be rotatable.
[0018]
Further, on the back surface of the back plate 30 of the back side wall portion 14, a circular non-slip piece 38 made of, for example, rubber is distributed almost evenly at the upper, middle and lower portions, and is arranged symmetrically and attached at six locations. It has been. Since the anti-slip piece 38 is attached to the back surface of the back plate 30, the back side wall portion 14 disposed so as to contact the wall surface 11 is shifted when the container holder 10 is attached along the wall surface 11. This can be effectively avoided, and the container holder 10 can be installed in a more stable state. In addition, according to this embodiment, the screw attachment hole 39 can also be formed in the reinforcement part 31 by the strip | belt-shaped box-shaped part 29, or the backplate 30, for example, By driving a screw into the said screw attachment hole 39, The container holder 10 can be directly fixed to the wall surface 11 without being supported by the handrail 12.
[0019]
The cradle 17 constituting the container holder 10 of the present embodiment is provided in a cantilevered manner from the upper part of the rear side wall part 14, and is a cylindrical shape composed of a rear part 32, a pair of side parts 24, and a front part 40. The unit 25 includes a bottom member 18 that supports the liquid storage container 13 that is disposed below the cylindrical unit 25 and is held by the cradle 17 from below.
[0020]
The cylindrical portion 25 is arranged so that the back surface portion 32, the side surface portion 24, and the front surface portion 40 have a substantially rectangular planar shape, thereby forming a box-shaped space for storing the lower half portion of the liquid storage container 13. Yes. Further, the upper portion of the side surface portion 24 is a stepped portion 41 that spreads sideways, and even when the liquid storage container 13 is held by the cradle 17 by the stepped portion 41, A gap for inserting the insertion pieces 25 a and 25 b of the tray 26 can be secured between the side surface and the upper edge of the side surface portion 24.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom member 18 includes a pair of beam plates 42 having a substantially right trapezoidal shape whose lower side is cut into a curved shape, extending in parallel with the side surface portion 24, and the center of the cylindrical portion 25. It is provided by being installed between the back surface portion 32 and the front surface portion 40 so as to cross the part. The pair of beam plates 42 are arranged in parallel with a space therebetween, so that an upper end knob portion 43 of the leaf spring-like presser plate 22 to be described later can be disposed in these space portions. A ratchet claw portion 20 provided below the bottom member 18 of the cradle 17 is formed on the lower side portion of the pair of beam plates 42 constituting the bottom member 18 cut into a curved shape.
[0022]
The ratchet pawl portion 20 constituting the container holder 10 of the present embodiment saws a plurality of triangular wedge pieces 19 along the lower side portions of the bottom member 18 cut out in the curved shape of the pair of beam plates 42. It is formed by concatenating the blade shape. Further, the curved shape of the lower side portion of each beam plate 42 is formed along an arc-shaped curved surface centering on the rotation shaft locking notch 34 formed at the lower end portion of the back side wall portion 14, thereby The wedge pieces 17 are connected and arranged along the curved surface.
[0023]
The plate spring-like presser plate 22 constituting the container holder 10 of the present embodiment is a plate spring member formed in a band plate shape having a width straddling the pair of beam plates 42, and a bending stress in the length direction. When it is added, it has moderate elasticity that can be easily deformed while being curved, and it has moderate resilience that can quickly return to its original shape when the bending stress is released. The leaf spring-like retainer plate 22 has a length corresponding to the radius of rotation of the arcuate curved surface with the rotation shaft locking notch 34 as the center, and the lower side wall portion 14 has the back side wall portion 14 as described above. A cylindrical shaft 35 that is hinged to be rotatable is provided at the lower end portion of the upper end of the upper end portion of the cylindrical shaft 35. Is provided. Further, an upper end knob portion 43 is provided so as to protrude upward from a central portion of the locking claw 21 sandwiched between both end portions locked to the ratchet claw portions 20 of the pair of beam plates 42. The upper end knob portion 43 is disposed between the pair of beam plates 42, and the locking claw 21 is moved along the ratchet claw portion 20 while holding the upper end knob portion 43 by an operation from above the tubular portion 25. It can be moved to a desired position.
[0024]
Further, according to the present embodiment, the recessed portion 44 that is curved and is recessed on the back surface side is formed on the upper front surface side of the leaf spring-like presser plate 22. Since the depression 44 is formed on the upper front side of the leaf spring-like presser plate 22, for example, when the leaf spring-like presser plate 22 is pressed against the columnar handrail 12, the depression By interposing 44, the accommodation to the handrail 12 is improved, and the container holder 10 can be attached along the wall surface 11 in a more stable state.
[0025]
And the container holder 10 of this embodiment which has the above-mentioned structure is inserted in the space | interval part 23 between the handrail 12 and the wall surface 11 by inserting the back side wall part 14 and the leaf | plate spring shaped retainer board 22 from upper direction. Although it is attached along the wall surface 11, according to the present embodiment, even when the width of the gap portion 23 between the wall surface 11 and the handrail 12 changes depending on the attachment location, In this state, the container holder 10 can be easily and smoothly installed on the wall surface 11.
[0026]
That is, according to the present embodiment, the ratchet pawl portion 20 is provided below the bottom member 18 of the cradle 17 and, as shown in FIG. 2, a leaf spring-like presser plate whose lower end portion is rotatably connected. The rear surface of the portion inserted into the space portion 23 between the wall surface 11 and the handrail 12 by selectively locking the locking claw 21 at the upper end portion of the 22 to the plurality of wedge pieces 19 of the ratchet claw portion 20. It is possible to easily and smoothly adjust the width of the side wall portion 14 and the leaf spring-like presser plate 22. Therefore, for example, the latching claw 21 is easily moved to an appropriate position along the ratchet claw portion 20 through an operation via the upper end knob portion 43 or an operation of directly applying a bending stress to the leaf spring-like presser plate 22. By adjusting the width of the back side wall portion 14 and the leaf spring-like presser plate 22 inserted in accordance with the change in the interval portion 23 between the wall surface 11 and the handrail 12, the handrail 12 of the cradle 17 can be adjusted. It is possible to attach the container holder 10 along the wall surface 11 with almost no change in the height of the container, and this makes it possible to install the container holder 10 in a stable state.
[0027]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, the cylindrical portion of the cradle does not necessarily have a substantially rectangular planar shape, and has another planar shape such as a circle, and holds a container having a cross-sectional shape other than a rectangular shape. May be. In addition, the cradle may hold a container other than the liquid storage container or other household items. Furthermore, in addition to hospital rooms, it can be attached along the walls of other buildings such as nursing homes and ordinary houses. Furthermore, the front support member does not necessarily have to be a handrail, and may be another front support member such as a towel rack or an auxiliary wall arranged at a distance from the wall surface. It may have a cross section or the like. Further, the bottom member of the cradle in which the ratchet claw portion is provided below does not necessarily need to be constituted by beam plates arranged at intervals.
[0028]
Further, the plate spring-like presser plate is not limited to the plate spring-like presser plate 22 used in the above embodiment, and various other modes can be used. For example, the plate spring-like presser plate shown in FIG. 60 can also be adopted. The leaf spring-like retainer plate 60 shown in FIG. 6 is reversed from the leaf spring-like retainer plate 22 of FIG. 5, and the retaining claws 61 on the upper side are reinforced by a plurality of reinforcing ribs 62. The locking claw 61 is made difficult to break by increasing the strength of the. Further, a finger-hanging recess 63 that is recessed in an arc shape is formed at the center portion of the locking claw 61 that is sandwiched between both end portions that are locked to the ratchet claw portion 20 (see FIG. 5). By operating from above or below the cylindrical portion 25 while locking the finger, the locking claw 61 can be easily moved along the ratchet claw portion 20 without feeling pain in the finger. .
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
According to the container holder of the present invention, it can be easily and smoothly attached to the wall surface in a stable state in accordance with the change in the width of the space between the wall surface and the front support member.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a container holder according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached along a wall surface.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a container holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of a container holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the container holder according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the configuration of a ratchet pawl portion and a leaf spring-like presser plate.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of a leaf spring-like presser plate.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Container Holder 11 Wall 12 Handrail (Front Support Member)
13 Liquid container 14 Back side wall portion 15 Tubular portion 16 Upper end opening 17 of the tubular portion Base 18 Bottom member 19 Wedge piece 20 Ratchet claw portions 21 and 61 Locking claws 22 and 60 of a leaf spring-like presser plate Leaf spring shape Press plate 23 Spacing portion 29 between the wall surface and the front support member 29 Band-shaped box portion 30 Back plate 33 Open window 34 Rotating shaft locking notch 35 Cylindrical shaft 36 Tongue piece 38 Non-slip piece 42 Beam plate (bottom member)
43 Upper end knob 44 Recess 62 Reinforcing rib 63 Finger hook recess

Claims (3)

A rear side wall portion disposed so as to be in contact with the wall surface, a cylindrical portion provided so as to be cantilevered from an upper portion of the rear side wall portion, and a bottom member disposed at a lower portion of the cylindrical portion A pedestal for holding a container inserted and arranged from the upper end opening of the cylindrical portion by being supported from below by the bottom member, and a lower end of the back side wall portion provided below the bottom member of the pedestal A ratchet claw portion formed by connecting a plurality of wedge pieces along an arcuate curved surface centered on the portion, and a lower end portion rotatably connected to the lower end portion of the back side wall portion, and an upper end portion A container holder comprising a leaf spring-like presser plate having a locking claw selectively locked to a plurality of wedge pieces of the ratchet claw portion.   The container holder according to claim 1, wherein the upper front side of the leaf spring-like presser plate is formed with a hollow portion that is curved and is recessed toward the back side.   The container holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an anti-slip piece is attached to a back surface of the back side wall portion.

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