JP5023353B2 - Handle mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a handle mounting structure, and more particularly to a handle mounting structure provided so that it can be inserted into and removed from a receiving portion provided on the outside of a case body.

Conventionally, in an office or the like, a key management case having a box shape is used to centrally manage a large number of keys. In this key management case, a large number of keys are aligned and held in the case.
Such a key management case may be carried while being stored in a drawer having a locking function and strictly managed. Therefore, when the key management case is stored in the drawer, if the handle protrudes when the drawer is put in and out, there is a disadvantage that the handle hits the bottom of the upper drawer and is damaged.
Such inconvenience can be solved by preventing the handle from protruding and allowing the handle to move when necessary.

  As a conventional structure in which a handle is provided so as to be movable, for example, a handle structure of Patent Document 1 is known. The handle structure includes a handle placement area provided outside the case body, a handle located in the handle placement area, and a connecting means for supporting the handle in the handle placement area, and the handle is located in the handle placement area. It is provided so as to be movable so as to protrude outward from the state to be performed.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-28124

  However, in the structure described in Patent Document 1, the handle is merely located in the handle arrangement area when not in use. Depending on how the case is held, the handle may be inadvertently moved from the area. There is an inconvenience that it protrudes. In addition, since the handle arrangement region is not formed in a state of covering the outer periphery side of the handle, unintended contact with the outside is likely to occur, which also causes the handle to be moved carelessly.

[Object of invention]
The present invention has been devised by paying attention to such inconveniences, and the purpose of the present invention is to prevent the handle from inadvertently protruding when not in use with respect to the receiving portion provided in the case body, An object of the present invention is to provide a handle mounting structure that allows a handle to protrude from a receiving portion by performing a predetermined operation.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a receiving portion provided outside the case main body, a handle that is located in the receiving portion and is formed of a material that can be flexibly deformed, and the handle with respect to the receiving portion. And a connecting means for supporting the handle so that the handle can be inserted and removed, and a handle mounting structure provided so as to be movable between a storage position where the handle is accommodated in the receiving portion and a protruding position protruding outside the receiving portion,
A position holding means for maintaining the storage position of the handle, and an operation unit for moving the handle from the storage position to a protruding position,
The position holding means includes a protrusion provided on the bottom wall of the receiving portion, and a groove or a hole provided on the lower surface side of the handle and into which the protrusion can be press-fitted,
A configuration is adopted in which a predetermined operating force is applied to the operation portion in a state where the handle is in the storage position, whereby the handle is bent and deformed and moved to the protruding position.

  In the present invention, the operation portion can be constituted by a finger-hanging recess formed in a partial region of the handle.

Further, the receiving portion is provided in a shape extending in the longitudinal direction, while the handle is provided in a shape extending along the receiving portion,
The operation unit may be configured by finger-hanging recesses formed on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the handle.

  Furthermore, it is preferable to provide an operation assisting portion that does not hinder the operation of bringing the fingertip into contact with the concave portion on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the receiving portion.

According to the present invention, by providing the position holding means, when the handle is in the storage position, the handle does not protrude from the receiving portion carelessly. Further, by providing the operation portion on the handle, the handle can be protruded by applying an operation force to the operation portion even when the handle is surrounded by the receiving portion.
Further, since the finger hanging concave portion is formed in a part of the handle to form the operating portion, it is possible to form the operating portion with a slight contrivance of the outer surface shape of the grip.
In addition, in the case where concave portions for hooking fingers are provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the handle, for example, an operation force can be applied by bringing the belly of the thumb and index finger into contact with the concave portions on both sides and bringing these fingers close together. it can.
Further, when the operation assisting portions are provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the receiving portion, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the fingertip hits and interferes with the operation when accessing the operation portion with the fingertip.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view in which a handle attachment structure is partially broken according to an embodiment in which the handle management structure is applied to a key management case. In this figure, a key management case 10 includes a case main body 11, a pair of lids 12 and 12 arranged above and below the case main body 11 in FIG. And an inner case (not shown) having a front and back symmetrical structure that can be held, and a handle 15 attached to the outside of the case body 11.

  The inner case is substantially the same as Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-325532 already filed by the present applicant, and is not the gist of the present application.

  The case body 11 is provided in an outer shape having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and includes a receiving portion 20 (see FIG. 3) for attaching the handle 15 on one side forming the long side. The receiving portion 20 has a concave groove shape extending in the longitudinal direction, and is provided with an opening width that maximizes the center in the longitudinal direction in plan view. More specifically, the receiving portion 20 includes a pair of front and rear side walls 21, 21 in the short width direction, a pair of left and right end walls 22, 22 connected between the side walls 21, and a lower end of the side wall 21 and the end wall 22. It is comprised by the bottom wall 23 (refer FIG.6, 7) located in between. Slot holes 25 extending in the same direction are formed on both sides in the longitudinal direction of each side wall 21, and the upper end of the end wall 21 constitutes an operation assisting part that descends toward the inside of the receiving part 20. A curved surface 27 is formed. In addition, a piece-like protrusion 28 constituting the position holding means is provided at the center portion of the bottom wall 23 so that the surface of the piece is along the longitudinal direction of the receiving portion 20. Further, on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall 23, projections 23A and 23A are formed for maintaining the protruding state when the handle 15 is protruded. A stopper 25A (see FIG. 7) is also formed in the slot hole 25, and the state is maintained when the handle 15 is projected by the stopper 25A.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the handle 15 is constituted by an integrally molded product made of a resin material that can be bent and deformed. The handle 15 has a length slightly shorter than the length of the receiving portion 20 in the longitudinal direction, and is provided so as to be able to form a gap S (see FIG. 7) that constitutes an operation assisting portion with the end wall 22. The pair of side walls 21 and 21 are provided in a shape having a width facing each other. More specifically, the handle 15 includes an upper flat surface portion 30 and a lower surface portion 31 extending in the longitudinal direction, and a pair of side surface portions 33 and 33 located on both sides of the upper flat surface portion 30 and the lower surface portion 31 in the short width direction. And a pair of end surface portions 34, 34 located on both sides in the longitudinal direction. The dimension between the side portions 33, that is, the width in the short dimension of the handle 15 is set so as to form a bulging portion having a maximum width at the center portion. On both sides of the handle 15 in the longitudinal direction, shaft members 35 extending between the pair of side surface portions 33, 33 and extending in the short width direction are provided, and both end portions of the shaft member 35 are located in the slot holes 25. Thus, when the handle 15 is attached in the receiving portion 20, the handle 15 is prevented from falling off.

  The intersection region between the upper flat surface portion 30 and the end surface portion 34 of the handle 15 is formed with a finger-hanging concave portion 36 that forms an operation portion that is curved so that the gap S side is lowered. On the surface of the upper flat portion 30, a concave surface 38 having a triangular outline in plan view is formed. The concave surface 28 is arranged so that the apex of the triangle is directed toward the opposing concave surface 38 to indicate the operation direction of the concave portion 36.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the lower surface portion 31 of the handle 15 has a shape in which curved surfaces are formed in the left and right regions so that the central portion and the left and right sides are thick. In addition, the protrusion 28 is press-fitted (see FIG. 9), and a groove portion 40 that forms a position holding means together with the protrusion 28 is formed.

  The handle 15 is provided in the receiving portion 20 so as to extend straight in the longitudinal direction, and the upper flat portion 30 is provided so as to be substantially at the same height as the outer surface of the case body 11. When the is deformed into an arc shape and protrudes from the receiving portion 20, a space is formed so that a fingertip can be inserted between the lower surface portion 31 of the handle 15 and the receiving portion 20.

  Next, how to put in and out the handle 15 of this embodiment will be described.

  When the handle 15 is protruded from the state in which the handle 15 is received by the receiving portion 20, for example, the fingertip of the index finger is applied to the finger hanging recess 36 in a direction along the longitudinal direction of the handle 15. At this time, there is a gap S between the end surface portion 34 of the handle 15 and the end wall 22 of the receiving portion 20, and the upper end of the end wall 22 is formed as a curved surface 27, and the gap S and the curved surface 27 are formed. However, in order to prevent the fingertip from accessing the recess 36 as an operation assisting portion, there is no inconvenience that the nail hits the end wall 22 and hurts the nail.

  Next, when a force is applied to the inside of the handle 15 while pressing the concave portion 36, the handle 15 is deformed so as to bend upward by receiving the force, whereby the shaft member 35 is deformed to the slot hole 25. 7 is moved from the solid line position in FIG. 7 to the two-dot chain line position. When the shaft member 35 moves to the opposite side of the slot hole 25, that is, to the position of the two-dot chain line, the shaft member 35 forcibly gets over the stopper 25A formed so as to narrow the width of the slot hole 25 and returns to the original position. Thus, the shaft member 35 is kept from returning. At this time, one end side of the handle 15 is also maintained so as not to get over the protrusion 23A on the bottom wall 23 and to be positioned inside the protrusion 23A and return to the original position. In this state, the grip 15 protruding in a curved portion is gripped and pulled further in the protruding direction, so that the shaft member 35 on the opposite side gets over the stopper 25A in the slot hole 25, and the projection 23A also extends on the opposite side of the handle 15. It gets over and moves to the inside of the projection 23A, so that the handle 15 protrudes completely in a state of drawing an arch as a whole.

  On the other hand, when the handle 15 is stored, a pressing force is applied to the upper flat surface portion 30 of the handle 15 so that each shaft member 35 gets over the stopper 25A on the opposite side, and both ends of the handle 15 protrude. What is necessary is just to return to the original position so that it may get over 23A. Thus, when the shaft member 35 gets over the stopper 25A and both ends of the handle 15 get over the protrusion 23A, the handle 15 is accommodated in the receiving portion 20 by the elastic force to restore the initial shape. However, in this embodiment, since the position holding means is configured as a relative dimension in which the protrusion 28 is press-fitted into the groove 40, it is necessary to perform an operation of pushing the center portion of the handle 15. Thereby, unless the operating force is applied to the handle 15 thereafter, there is no inconvenience that the handle 15 protrudes from the receiving portion 20.

  Therefore, according to such an embodiment, the handle 15 in the storage position does not protrude carelessly, and when the drawer is stored in a drawer having a locking function like the key management case 10, the drawer is put in and out. Accordingly, it is possible to reliably avoid the inconvenience of damaging the handle 15 part. Further, when the handle 15 is protruded, the handle 15 can be easily protruded by being elastically deformed by simply applying an operating force in a predetermined direction by placing the fingertip on the finger-hanging recess 36.

The best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this.
That is, the invention has been illustrated and described with particular reference to particular embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are not deviated from the technical idea and scope of the invention. On the other hand, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in shape, position, and other detailed configurations.
Therefore, the description limited to the shape, position and the like disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. Description in the name of the article excluding some or all of the limitations is included in the present invention.

For example, in the embodiment, provided with a stopper 25A into the slot hole 25, the projection 23A provided on the bottom wall 23, thereby maintained so as not to handle 15 returns to inadvertently stowed position configuration However, the present invention is not limited to this, and at least one of the stopper 25A and the protrusion 23A is sufficient.
Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the case where the handle attachment structure was applied to the key management case 10 was shown, application to other various cases is not prevented.

The partially broken schematic perspective view of the key management case concerning embodiment with which the handle attachment structure was applied. The upper part schematic perspective view of the said case. The principal part disassembled perspective view of FIG. The upper part schematic perspective view which shows the state which the handle protruded. The top view of the said case. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5. The C section enlarged view of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the state in which the handle protruded. The fragmentary sectional view which follows the BB line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 Key Management Case 11 Case Main Body 15 Handle 20 Receiving Portion 23 Bottom Wall 27 Curved Surface (Operation Auxiliary Portion)
28 Projection (position holding means)
36 recess 40 groove (position holding means)
S Clearance (operation assistance part)

Claims (4)

A receiving portion provided on the outside of the case body; a handle that is located in the receiving portion and formed of a material that can be flexibly deformed; and a connecting means that supports the handle so that the handle can be inserted into and removed from the receiving portion. A handle mounting structure provided so as to be movable between a storage position where the handle fits in the receiving portion and a protruding position protruding outside the receiving portion,
A position holding means for maintaining the storage position of the handle, and an operation unit for moving the handle from the storage position to a protruding position,
The position holding means includes a protrusion provided on the bottom wall of the receiving portion, and a groove or a hole provided on the lower surface side of the handle and into which the protrusion can be press-fitted,
A handle mounting structure, wherein a predetermined operating force is applied to the operating portion in a state where the handle is in a storage position, whereby the handle is bent and deformed and moved to the protruding position.   The handle operating structure according to claim 1, wherein the operation portion is configured by a finger-hanging recess formed in a partial region of the handle. The receiving portion is provided in a shape extending in the longitudinal direction, while the handle is provided in a shape extending along the receiving portion,
2. The handle mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the operation portion is configured by a finger-hanging recess formed on both longitudinal sides of the handle.   The handle attachment structure according to claim 3, wherein an operation assisting portion that does not interfere with an operation of bringing a fingertip into contact with the concave portion is provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the receiving portion.

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