JP4743484B2 - Lid and lid retainer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lid fitted into an upper opening of a container and a lid fixing tool for fixing the lid to the container.

  Conventionally, in a container with a lid, the lid fitted into the upper opening of the container is fitted in a locked state so that the lid cannot be opened improperly, or after fitting the lid, There are containers that are locked by binding. For example, the container with a lid shown in FIG. 13 and subsequent figures is formed in a flat rectangular shape, and a nail provided on the lid is inserted into a hole provided in the upper part of the container body and fixed with a sealing tool.

  That is, the lid 1 is formed with a mounting portion 3 whose peripheral edge is mounted on the upper end surface of the container body 2, and the upper surface plate 5 is provided on the side wall 4 formed downward on the inner side of the mounting portion 3, and the upper surface is formed concave. In addition, the upper surface plate 5 is provided with a groove 6 that opens in the opposite side wall 4. A fixed claw 7 projecting outward from the side wall 4 is projected on one end side of the groove 6, and a movable claw holding portion 9 on which a movable claw 8 is slidably mounted is projected on the other groove 6. It becomes. The movable claw holding part 9 has a movable claw insertion hole 10 and a U-shaped protrusion 11 for sealing tool up and down, and a rear end part of the movable claw 8 stands up at a right angle. Is drilled.

  On the other hand, the container main body 2 has a size such that the upper opening is fitted with the side wall 4 of the lid 1, and a horizontal flange 15 protruding outward is provided at the upper part. Claw insertion holes 17 and 18 for inserting the fixed claw 7 and the movable claw 8 of the lid 1 when the lid 1 is mounted are drilled in the upper side surfaces facing the side walls.

  In order to fit the lid 1 having the above configuration to the container body 2 to be locked, first, the fixing claw 7 is inserted into the claw insertion hole 17 and the mounting portion 3 of the lid 1 is placed on the horizontal flange 15 of the container body 2. At the same time, the side wall 4 is inserted into the upper opening of the container body 2. Next, the movable claw 8 is slid and inserted into the claw insertion hole 18. In this way, the lid 1 is securely fitted to the container body 2.

  Furthermore, the lid 1 and the container main body 2 are set in a locked state so that the lid 2 cannot be illegally opened during transportation or storage to remove the stored items. In order to lock the lid 1 and the container main body 2, a sealing tool, for example, a band part of an insulation lock, is inserted into the sealing tool U-shaped projection 11 of the movable claw holding part 9 and the sealing tool insertion hole 12 of the movable claw 8. Insert and fasten. Since the movable claw 8 is fixed to the movable claw holder 9 by the sealing tool, the lid 1 cannot be opened unless the sealing tool is damaged. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the stored items from being illegally extracted.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 14, the known lid structure as described above is a structure in which a separately molded claw is attached to the lid, so that the number of parts is large and the molding cost is high, and these parts are stored. There is a problem that it takes time to do. Moreover, although a nail | claw is attached integrally to a lid | cover, there exists a problem that these assembly costs increase and it becomes a cost increase. Furthermore, if the nail is broken, the lid itself cannot be used, and there is a problem that the lid itself must be replaced.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a lid and a lid fixing tool that fixes the lid and the lid to the container which do not require assembly of the claws and are easy to operate.

The lid according to the present invention is a lid for fitting a container top is opened, provided mounting portion and without placing a peripheral edge on the upper surface of the container, the side walls projecting downward inside the mounting part , as well as projecting a closure arrangement for a U-shaped projection for mounting the closure to the top plate digits set to the lower end of the side wall, projecting from the opposite ends of the flat elongated plate-shaped lid fasteners on the facing surface of the side wall pawl A nail insertion hole for inserting a sealing tool, and a U-shaped projection for the sealing tool is inserted into a through-hole formed in the lid fixing tool, and the sealing tool is mounted on the U-shaped projection for the sealing tool. It is characterized by being sealed .
The U-shaped projection for the sealing tool is projected in a groove provided on the upper surface plate of the lid, and a claw insertion hole is formed in the side wall on both end faces of the groove. In addition, the U-shaped projection for the sealing tool may be provided so as to protrude between parallel ribs provided on the top plate of the lid, and a claw insertion hole may be provided in a side wall between the parallel ribs. Moreover, you may project a downward flange at the outer peripheral end of the mounting portion.

The lid fixing tool according to the present invention is a lid fixing tool for fixing a lid fitted to a container having an open top surface to the container, and has claws protruding from both ends of the main body portion made of a flat rectangular plate, The main body portion is provided with a through hole for inserting a U-shaped projection for a sealing tool protruding from an upper surface plate of a lid to be attached, and a sealing tool projection for inserting the sealing tool adjacent to the through hole is provided. The sealing tool projection and the U-shaped projection for the sealing tool projecting from the upper surface plate of the lid are attached and sealed . It is preferable that the claw closer to the U-shaped projection for the sealing tool is formed longer than the other claw. Moreover, it is preferable that the peripheral edge of the main body is bordered by a peripheral rib.

  The lid according to the present invention has a simple structure and can be molded in the same manner as a general lid, and it is unnecessary to assemble the claws, so that the molding cost does not increase and the assembly cost is also unnecessary. . On the other hand, since the lid fixing tool according to the present invention is formed separately from the lid and used in combination when used, it is possible to suppress an increase in cost due to assembly. In addition, since the lid can be locked or released from the container body simply by sliding the lid fixing tool, the operation is very simple. Moreover, since the lid fixing tool is configured to slide between the grooves or the ribs, it can be operated smoothly.

  Embodiments of a lid and a lid fixing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a relationship among a lid, a lid fixing tool, and a container body. First, the lid 20 will be described. The lid 20 has a planar rectangular shape, and has a mounting portion 21 for mounting the peripheral edge on the upper end surface of the container body. The lid 20 is provided with a side wall 22 protruding downward from the inner side of the mounting portion 21, and the lower end of the side wall 22. The upper surface plate 23 is provided continuously. Therefore, the upper surface of the lid is formed as a concave surface.

  Reinforcing ribs 24 are provided on the lower surface of the upper surface plate 23 as shown in FIG. The reinforcing rib 24 is formed by a peripheral rib 24a that borders the lower surface periphery of the upper surface plate, an inner rib 24b provided on the inner side thereof, and a substantially X-shaped connecting rib 24c that connects diagonally of the peripheral rib 24a. Has been. A downward flange 25 projects from the outer peripheral end of the mounting portion 21.

  In the central portion of the upper surface plate 23, a groove 27 parallel to the short side direction is provided so as to open both end portions on opposite side walls 22, 22. The groove 27 is formed by denting the upper surface plate 23, the substantially middle part is a wide part 27 a, and a U-shaped projection 28 for sealing tool is provided at the center part. The U-shaped projection 28 for the sealing tool has a U-shaped projecting piece 28a protruding above the bottom surface of the groove 27, and the inside of the projecting piece 28a serves as an insertion hole 28b through which the sealing tool is inserted.

  The strength of the lid 20 can be increased by providing the groove 27, and there is no problem when the upper container body is stacked on the upper surface of the lid 20. Further, by providing the wide portion 27a, the lid fixing tool can be attached to and removed from the groove 27 across both sides of the lid fixing tool, but it is not always necessary to provide the wide width portion 27a. You may form in the same width dimension.

  Further, the side walls 22 at both ends of the groove 27 are provided with nail insertion holes 29 and 30 for inserting the claws at both ends of the lid fixing tool. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the claw insertion holes 29 and 30 are positioned above the bottom surface of the groove 27 and are provided so that the claw can be inserted by sliding the lid fixing tool.

  Further, through-holes 31 and 32 are provided near the corners of the mounting portion 21 and the side wall 22 in the short direction. When the upper container body is stacked on the upper surface of the lid 20 fitted to the container body, the through holes 31 and 32 are provided with a protrusion 51 projecting from the lower end of the bulging portion 50 provided on the side surface of the container body. It is formed so as to be fitted, and can be appropriately omitted depending on the shape of the container body.

  Next, a lid fixing tool that is mounted in the groove 27 and fixes the lid 20 to the container body will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 to 8, the lid fixing tool 33 is formed by projecting a claw 35 on one end of a planar elongated plate-shaped body portion 34 and projecting a claw 36 on the other end. 35 is formed longer than the claw 36. The reason is that the lid fixing tool can be easily fixed to the lid by first inserting the nail 35 into the nail insertion hole 29, and conversely with the nail 35 inserted into the nail insertion hole 29 up to the heel. This is because the claw 36 can be easily released by removing it from the claw insertion hole 30. The main body 34 is sized to be fitted in the groove 27, and the claws 35 and 36 at both ends are inserted into the claw insertion holes 29 and 30, respectively.

  A flat rectangular through-hole 37 into which the U-shaped projection 28 for the sealing tool of the lid 20 is fitted is formed at the center of the main body 34, and the sealing tool projection 38 is adjacent to the through-hole 37. Is provided. The peripheral edge of the upper surface of the main body 34 is edged by a rib 39 for reinforcement while preventing deformation of the main body 34 during molding. The sealing tool projection 38 is provided so as to connect the opposing longitudinal directions of the rib 39. The sealing tool projection 38 is provided on the claw 35 side in the vicinity of the through-hole 37, and a sealing tool insertion hole 40 through which the sealing tool is inserted is formed in the center of the lower end portion.

  The sealing tool insertion hole 40 is formed by notching the main body portions 34 below and on both sides of the sealing tool projection 38. Accordingly, the sealing tool can be inserted from one side surface of the sealing tool projection 38 to the opposite side surface side. What is necessary is just to determine suitably the magnitude | size of the sealing tool penetration hole 40 with the sealing tool to be used. The sealing tool projection 38 can also function as a knob when the groove 27 is slid or attached / detached.

  Next, a second embodiment of the lid shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 will be described. The lid 20A is provided with parallel ribs 41, 41 in place of the groove 27 of the lid 20, and the other components are the same as those of the lid 20. Therefore, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted to avoid duplication. To do.

  The parallel ribs 41, 41 are provided between the side walls 22, 22 facing substantially the center of the upper surface plate 23, and are formed at the same height as the side walls 22, 22 in the illustrated embodiment. The parallel ribs 41 and 41 may be formed lower than the height of the side walls 22 and 22. The parallel ribs 41 and 41 serve as a guide for sliding the lid fixing tool 33 as well as the groove 27 and as a reinforcing material for the lid 20A. In the first embodiment, the upper surface plate 23 is recessed. The lid fixing tool 33 is guided by the formed groove 27. However, in the second embodiment, the lid fixing tool 33 is formed by forming the parallel ribs 41 and 41 on the same surface without causing the upper surface plate 23 to be recessed. 33 is guided. Therefore, the parallel ribs 41 and 41 should just have the space | interval which can mount | wear with the cover fixing tool 33. FIG.

  Since the grooves 27 or the parallel ribs 41 and 41 in the above embodiment are provided for smoothly sliding the lid fixing tool 33, the grooves 27 or the parallel ribs 41 and 41 are omitted and the upper surface plate 23 is removed. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which only a U-shaped projection 28 for the sealing tool is provided so as to be a smooth horizontal plane.

Next, a method for using a lid and a lid fixing tool for fixing the lid will be described taking the first embodiment as an example. First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 11, the lid 20 is fitted into the upper surface opening of the container body 43. The container main body 43 is provided with a horizontal flange 44 at the upper end edge, and claw insertion holes 45 and 45 are formed in the center of the opposite upper side surfaces. The mounting portion 21 of the lid 20 is placed on the horizontal flange 44, and the side wall 22 is fitted into the upper surface opening of the container body 43 while fitting the outer surface of the horizontal flange 44 to the downward flange 25. Mating. When the lid 20 is fitted, the claw insertion holes 45 and 45 and the insertion holes 29 and 30 provided in the lid 20 are formed to face each other.

  Next, the claw 35 of the lid fixing tool 33 is inserted into the claw insertion hole 29 of the lid 20 and the claw insertion hole 45 of the container body. Thereafter, the U-shaped projection 28 for the sealing tool of the lid 20 is inserted into the through hole 37 of the lid fixing tool 33 while the lid fixing tool 33 is leveled, and the entire lid fixing tool 33 is fitted into the groove 27. After the lid fixture 33 is fitted into the groove 27, the lid fixture 33 is slid to insert the claw 36 into the claw insertion hole 30 of the lid 20 and the claw insertion hole 45 of the container body.

  When the lid fixing tool 33 is slid in this manner, the sealing tool projection 38 of the lid fixing tool 33 approaches the sealing tool U-shaped projection 28 of the lid 20, and one claw 35 is inserted into the claw of the lid 20. The other claw 36 is inserted into the claw insertion hole 30 of the lid 20 and the claw insertion hole 45 of the container body while being inserted into the hole 29 and the claw insertion hole 45 of the container body, and the lid 20 is fixed to the container body 43.

  Thereafter, similarly to the conventional example shown in FIG. 13 and subsequent figures, the sealing tool is inserted into the insertion hole 28b of the U-shaped projection 28 for the sealing tool of the lid 20 and the sealing tool insertion hole 40 of the sealing tool projection 38 of the lid fixing tool 33. It is only necessary to insert and fasten. FIG. 12 is an example in the case where the sealing tool is fastened by using the insulation lock 52.

  That is, in order to fasten using the insulation lock 52, the band portion of the insulation lock 52 is inserted into the insertion hole 28 b of the U-shaped projection 28 for the closure of the lid 20, and the band portion is continuously sealed with the closure fixture 33. The protrusions 38 are inserted into the insertion holes 40. Next, the band portion may be inserted into the band insertion portion at the head of the insulation lock 52 and fastened. When fastened by the insulation lock 52, the locked state is reached and the locked state cannot be released unless the band part is cut.

As described above, the lid according to the present invention and the lid fixing tool for fixing the lid are formed separately, and are used in combination when used, and thus can be manufactured at low cost. Further, the operation is simple, and even when the claws at both ends of the lid fixing tool are damaged, the lid fixing tool can be used simply by replacing it.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a relationship among a lid, a lid fixing tool, and a container body according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the state which inserted the lid fixing tool in the lid. It is a bottom view of a lid. It is sectional drawing of the lid | cover in the AA line of FIG. It is a front view of a lid. It is a top view of a lid fixing tool. It is a bottom view of a lid fixing tool. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a principal part cross-sectional perspective view which shows the cover of 2nd Embodiment. It is CC sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a perspective view of the state which fitted the lid | cover with the container main body. It is a perspective view which shows the example of sealing sealed with the insulok. It is the DD sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional lid | cover and container main body which provided the fixed nail | claw on the one side and provided the slide claw on the other side. It is principal part sectional drawing of the state which inserted the slide nail | claw of the conventional lid | cover in the container main body. It is principal part sectional drawing of the state which inserted the fixed nail | claw of the conventional lid | cover in the container main body.

Explanation of symbols

20: Lid
21: Placement part 22: Side wall
23: Top plate
24: Reinforcement rib 25: Downward flange
27: Groove
28: U-shaped projection for sealing tool
29, 30: nail insertion hole
31, 32: Through hole
33: Lid fixing tool
34: Main body
35, 36: nails
37: Through hole
38: Sealing tool projection 39: Rib
40: Sealing tool insertion hole

Claims (7)

Upper surface a lid fits into a container having an opening, placing part and without placing a peripheral edge on the upper surface of the container, the side walls projecting downward inside the mounting part is provided, set at the lower end of the side wall A protruding U-shaped projection for a sealing tool for mounting the sealing tool on the upper surface plate, and a nail insertion hole for inserting a claw projecting at both ends of the flat elongated plate-like lid fixing tool on the opposite surface of the side wall. A U-shaped protrusion for a sealing tool is inserted into a through-hole formed in the lid fixing tool, and the sealing tool is attached to the U-shaped protrusion for the sealing tool and sealed. Feature lid. 2. The U-shaped projection for a sealing tool is projected in a groove provided on the top plate of the lid, and a nail insertion hole is formed in a side wall on both end surfaces of the groove. lid. The U-shaped projection for a sealing tool is projected between parallel ribs provided on the top plate of the lid, and a nail insertion hole is formed in a side wall between the parallel ribs. The lid described in 1.   The lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a downward flange projects from the outer peripheral end of the mounting portion. A lid fixing tool for fixing a lid fitted to a container having an open top surface to the container, with claws protruding from both ends of the main body made of a flat rectangular plate , Forming a through- hole for inserting a U-shaped projection for a sealing tool projecting from an upper surface plate, and providing a projection for the sealing tool through which the sealing tool is inserted adjacent to the through- hole ; A lid fixing tool characterized in that a sealing tool is attached and sealed to a U-shaped projection for sealing tool protruding from an upper surface plate of the lid.   6. The lid fixing tool according to claim 5, wherein a claw closer to the U-shaped projection for the sealing tool is formed longer than the other claw.   The lid fixing tool according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a peripheral edge of the main body is edged by a peripheral rib.

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