JP5691044B2 - Cover for handle of electrical equipment storage box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a handle cover for an electric equipment storage box.

  As a structure of a handle cover for protecting a handle of an electrical equipment storage box installed outdoors from rust or dirt caused by salt damage or wind and rain, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a cap member covering the entire handle and the cap member. Using the base member to be fixed, the base member is fixed to the upper part of the handle with double-sided tape, the coupling shaft part provided on the upper part of the cap member is pivotally attached to the hole part provided on the base member, and the lower part of the cap member Has been disclosed that engages with a groove provided in the lower portion of the handle. Here, the cap member and the base member are generally made of synthetic rubber from the viewpoint of durability and weather resistance.

  However, when soft materials such as synthetic rubber are fitted, repulsion and resistance occur, and the entire fit cannot be made well by the first fitting, and adjustment is performed while pressing the floating part many times. There was a problem that the trouble of performing etc. was complicated. In addition, when left in a fitting state with insufficient sealing, there are problems that dust and water droplets enter through the gap, and problems that the cap member is detached due to vibration and strong wind.

Japanese Patent No. 2901970

  The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and when the handle of the electrical equipment storage box is covered by fitting a soft material such as synthetic rubber excellent in durability and weather resistance, it is easy to fit in the first time. And providing a handle cover that can be fitted in an accurate position.

In order to solve the above problems, a handle cover for an electrical equipment storage box according to the present invention includes a base portion having a handle fitting hole for opening and closing the door of the electrical equipment storage box, and covering the entire surface of the base portion. Standing wall part that has a sliding fitting structure that slides the cover part that overlaps the base part and fits both parts, and the sliding fitting structure raises the outer periphery of the base part Or the engagement recessed part formed in one of the standing wall part which raised the outer periphery of the cover part, and the projection part formed in the other of the standing wall part which raised the outer periphery of the base part, or the standing wall part which raised the outer periphery of the cover part The protrusion is inserted into the engagement recess, and is then slid and locked to a position where the base portion and the cover are fitted, and a protrusion is formed at the lower end of the engagement recess, Get over the protrusion in the vertical direction, It is characterized in that to ride.

The invention according to claim 2 is the handle cover of the electrical equipment storage box according to claim 1, wherein the engagement recess is located immediately above the protrusion when the base portion and the cover portion are in the fitted state. The protrusion is inserted into the engaging recess and then slid downward to be locked.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the handle cover for the electrical equipment storage box according to the first or second aspect , the upright wall portion of the base portion is raised with a distance from the outer edge of the fitting hole of the handle. It is what.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the handle cover for the electric device storage box according to any one of the first to third aspects, the tip of the upper vertical wall portion of the base portion includes a protrusion, The base portion and the cover portion are provided with a locking portion that locks the protruding portion at a position where the base portion and the cover portion are fitted.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the handle cover for the electrical equipment storage box according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the base portion includes an opening formed by cutting out the lower standing wall portion, A step portion adjacent to the opening portion is provided, and the cover portion includes a lower wall portion that locks the opening portion and the step portion to close the opening portion at a position where the base portion and the cover portion are fitted. To do.

The handle cover for the electrical equipment storage box according to the present invention has a base portion having a fitting hole for opening and closing the door of the electrical equipment storage box, and a cover portion covering the entire surface of the base portion. Even if the cover part and the base part or both at least one is a soft material such as synthetic rubber, by having a sliding type fitting structure that slides the cover part overlaid on the part and fits both parts, With the first fitting operation, the fitting can be easily and accurately performed. The sliding-type fitting structure includes an engaging concave portion formed on one of the standing wall portion raised from the outer periphery of the base portion or the standing wall portion raised from the outer periphery of the cover portion, and the standing wall portion raised from the outer periphery of the base portion or It consists of a protrusion formed on the other of the standing wall that raised the outer periphery of the cover, and after inserting the protrusion into the engagement recess, slide it to a position where the base and cover fit together without any gaps. The structure is to be locked. Further, in the present invention, a convex portion is formed at the lower end portion of the engaging concave portion, and the projection is slid over the convex portion in the vertical direction. Can be effectively prevented. In addition, it is possible to more reliably perform the fitting operation by allowing the operator to recognize the fitting state by the feeling of getting over the convex portion in the vertical direction. Further, when climbing over the convex portion, the standing wall portion of the cover portion or the base portion is bent and fitted in the handle direction.

When the base portion and the cover portion are in the fitted state, the engaging recess is positioned immediately above the protrusion, and the protrusion is inserted into the engagement recess and then slid downward to be locked. According to the invention described in claim 2 , when the base portion and the cover portion are in the fitted state, the upper end portion of the standing wall portion of the cover portion is slightly protruded from the upper end portion of the standing wall portion of the base portion, The fitting operation can be performed while minimizing the sliding distance, and the cover can be smoothly attached even when a sufficient space cannot be secured above the handle of the electric device storage box.

According to the invention of claim 3 , wherein the standing wall portion of the base portion is configured to rise with a distance from the outer edge of the fitting hole of the handle, it is possible to secure a distance that the standing wall portion bends in the handle direction during the fitting operation. Thus, the workability of the fitting work can be improved.

5. The structure according to claim 4 , wherein a protrusion is provided at a tip of the upper standing wall of the base, and the cover is provided with a locking portion that locks the protrusion at a position where the base and the cover are fitted. According to the described invention, it is possible to effectively prevent the cover portion from shifting toward the front surface after fitting.

The base portion includes an opening formed by cutting out the lower standing wall portion, and a step portion adjacent to the opening, and the cover portion includes the opening portion and a position where the base portion and the cover portion are fitted. According to the invention of claim 5, comprising a lower wall portion that is engaged with the step portion and closes the opening portion, the waterproof and dustproof function in the sliding fitting structure is achieved by the constitution in which the opening portion is closed with the lower wall portion. In addition to ensuring, a structure including a step portion adjacent to the opening can ensure a long penetration distance when moisture and the like enter from the outside, and effectively prevent entry into the interior.

It is the whole explanatory view of the electric equipment storage box where the base part and cover part of the cover for handles were fitted, and the handle was covered. In FIG. 1, the base part and the cover part are not fitted, and it is the whole explanatory drawing of the electric equipment storage box where the handle is exposed. It is the whole cover explanatory drawing. FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG. 3. It is fitting work explanatory drawing of the cover for handles. It is fitting structure explanatory drawing of the cover for handles. It is sectional drawing of the cover for handles.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown below.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the handle cover 2 of the present invention is used by being attached so as to cover the handle 3 of the electric device storage box 1. The handle 3 shown in FIG. 2 is a flat handle 3 that causes a handle handle to protrude to an operating position when in use. The handle cover 2 includes a base portion 4 having a handle fitting hole 6 into which the flat handle 3 is fitted, and the base The cover portion 5 is formed so as to be slightly larger than the base portion so as to cover the entire surface of the portion 4. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the handle cover 2 of the present embodiment includes a connecting portion 7 that connects the base portion 4 and the cover portion 5, but does not include the connecting portion 7. You can also.

  The handle cover 2 according to the present embodiment is attached to the door 8 of the electric device storage box 1 after the flat handle 3 is fitted into the handle fitting hole 6 of the base portion 4, and is fixed from the inside of the door 8 with a fixture. It is a thing. However, the handle is not limited to a flat handle, and may be a removable handle such as a cylinder lock.

  The handle cover 2 of the present embodiment is made of synthetic rubber having excellent durability and weather resistance in order to protect it from rust and dirt due to salt damage, wind and rain, or dust, etc. It is not limited to the synthetic rubber, but may be composed of other soft materials, the base portion 4 and the cover portion 5 may be composed of different soft materials, or may be composed of a combination of a hard material and a soft material. .

(Base part)
The base portion 4 has a standing wall portion 9 formed by raising the outer periphery, and a protruding portion 10 is formed on the periphery of the standing wall portion 9 so as to protrude outward. The standing wall portion 9 is raised with a distance from the outer edge of the handle fitting hole 6. With this structure, the distance at which the standing wall portion bends in the direction of the handle is secured during the fitting operation, thereby improving the workability of the fitting operation.

  Engaging recesses 11 into which protrusions 12 formed on the cover part 5 are inserted when the base part 4 and the cover part 5 are fitted to each other at the center in the vertical direction of the standing wall part 9 at the left and right ends of the base part 4. Is formed. A fitting portion 14 is formed in the lower portion of the engaging recess 11. As shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 12 of the cover 5 is inserted into the engagement recess 11 of the base 4 and then slid to the position where the base 4 and the cover 5 are fitted. At the fitting position, the protrusion 12 of the cover 5 is locked to the fitting 14 of the base 4.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a convex portion 13 is formed between the engaging concave portion 11 and the fitting portion 14, and the protruding portion 12 of the cover portion 5 is inserted into the engaging concave portion 11 of the base portion 4. Thereafter, the ridge 13 is slid downward over the projection 13 in the vertical direction. With this structure, after fitting, the protrusion can be effectively prevented from being displaced upward, and the operator can recognize the fitting state by touching the protrusion 13 in the vertical direction, so that the fitting operation is more reliable. Can be done. Further, when climbing over the convex part, the base part 4 or the standing wall part of the cover part 5 is bent and fitted in the direction of the handle fitting hole 6.

  On the lower side of the base portion 4, an opening portion 15 formed by cutting out a part of the standing wall portion 9 and a step portion 16 adjacent to the opening portion 15 are formed. From the viewpoint of ensuring the strength of the standing wall 9 and preventing deformation during the fitting operation, the opening 15 is formed in the lower center part of the base part 4, and the standing wall is provided at both lower ends of the base part 4. A structure in which the portions 9 are continuous is preferable.

  A drainage notch 17 is formed below the fitting portion 14 in order to secure a water escape path from the inside of the handle cover 2.

(Cover part)
Similarly to the base portion 4, the cover portion 5 also has a standing wall portion 18 formed by raising its outer periphery. The protrusions 12 are formed at positions shifted downward from the vertical center portions of the standing wall portions 18 at the left and right ends of the cover portion 5. The protruding portion 12 is formed so that the engaging recess 11 of the base portion 4 is positioned immediately above the protruding portion 12 at a position where the base portion 4 and the cover portion 5 are fitted. With this structure, when the protruding portion 12 is inserted into the engaging recess 11, the upper end portion of the standing wall portion 18 of the cover portion 5 is more than the upper end portion of the standing wall portion 9 of the base portion 4, and the protruding portion 12 is more than the center portion in the vertical direction. When the slide portion is protruded by the amount of displacement and is slid downward to be locked, the sliding distance of the cover portion 5 can be minimized, and a sufficient space is provided above the handle 3 of the electrical device storage box 1. Even if it is not possible to secure the cover, the cover can be attached smoothly. In the present embodiment, the projection portion 12 is formed in the cover portion 5 and the engagement recess portion 11 is formed in the base portion 4. However, the projection portion 12 is in the base portion 4 and the engagement recess portion 11 is in the cover portion. Of course, it may be formed as shown in FIG.

  The cover portion 5 is formed with a locking portion 19 that locks the protruding portion 10 of the base portion 4 at a position where the base portion 4 and the cover portion 5 are fitted. Due to the structure in which the protruding portion 10 of the base portion 4 is locked by the locking portion 19 of the cover portion 5, the base portion 4 and the cover portion 5 may be displaced toward the front surface of the cover portion 5 after being fitted to each other. Can be effectively prevented. The shape of the locking part 19 is not particularly limited, and the whole arcuate protrusion 10 may be locked, or a part thereof may be locked.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the cover portion 5 is formed with a lower wall portion 20 that closes the opening portion 15 of the base portion 4 at a position where the base portion 4 and the cover portion 5 are fitted. A slit 22 is formed between the standing wall portion 18 and the lower wall portion 20 of the cover portion 5, and the standing wall portion 9 of the base portion 4 enters the slit 22 to be slidable. A closing portion 23 that prevents the slit portion 22 of the cover portion 5 when the base portion 4 and the cover portion 5 are fitted is formed from the lower end portion of the standing wall portion 9 of the base portion 4. The blocking portion 23 not only prevents the slit portion 22 but also has a reinforcing role to prevent the standing wall portion 9 itself from being deformed. In addition, the step part 16 is formed in the closure part 23 of the base part 4, and the slit 22 periphery of the cover part 5 and the periphery of the lower wall part 20 which are parts corresponding to the step part 16 are similarly stepped. In addition, when the base portion 4 and the cover portion 5 are fitted, the stepped portions are formed to overlap each other. By adopting such a stepped shape, the path is lengthened to prevent water from entering, and the waterproof performance is enhanced.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, ribs 21 protruding in the opening direction are formed on the cover portion 5 for the purpose of reinforcing the cover portion 5. The rib 21 abuts against the upper surface of the handle 3 when the bar portion is closed, and has an effect of preventing the cover portion 5 from being deformed even when a strong water flow hits the cover portion 5.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electrical equipment storage box 2 Handle cover 3 Handle 4 Base part 5 Cover part 6 Handle fitting hole 7 Connection part 8 Door 9 Standing wall part 10 Projection part 11 Engagement recessed part 12 Projection part 13 Projection part 14 Fitting part 15 Opening part 16 Step portion 17 Drain notch portion 18 Standing wall portion 19 Locking portion 20 Lower wall portion 21 Rib 22 Slit 23 Closure portion

Claims (5)

A base portion having a fitting hole for a handle for opening and closing the door of the electric device storage box, and a cover portion covering the entire surface of the base portion;
It has a slide-type fitting structure that slides the cover part overlaid on the base part and fits both parts,
An engagement recess formed in one of the standing wall part that raised the outer periphery of the base part or the standing wall part that raised the outer periphery of the cover part, and the standing wall part that raised the outer periphery of the base part, or Consists of a protruding part formed on the other of the standing wall part that raised the outer periphery of the cover part, and the protruding part is inserted into the engaging recess and then slid to the position where the base part and the cover part fit together And
A cover for a handle of an electric equipment storage box , wherein a convex portion is formed at a lower end portion of the engaging concave portion, the projection is slid over the convex portion in a vertical direction . When the base portion and the cover portion are in the fitted state, the engaging recess is located immediately above the protruding portion,
2. The handle cover for an electric equipment storage box according to claim 1 , wherein the projection is slid downward and locked after being inserted into the engagement recess. 3. The handle cover for an electric equipment storage box according to claim 1 , wherein the standing wall portion of the base portion is raised with a distance from an outer edge of the fitting hole of the handle. The distal end of the upper vertical wall portion of the base portion, provided with a protrusion, the cover portion, base portion and the cover portion, characterized in that it comprises a locking portion for locking the protrusion portion at a position fitting according Item 4. A cover for a handle of an electric equipment storage box according to any one of Items 1 to 3 . The base portion includes an opening formed by cutting out the lower standing wall portion, and a step portion adjacent to the opening, and the cover portion includes the opening portion and a position where the base portion and the cover portion are fitted. The handle cover for an electric equipment storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising a lower wall portion that is engaged with the stepped portion and closes the opening.