JP5802102B2 - Fastener device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fastener device provided with a fastener that is used when a container body is covered with a lid and fastened together.

  There are various types of fasteners that are put on the container body and fastened with a lid covering the opening of the container body, and are commercially available. For example, Takigen Manufacturing Co., Ltd., general catalog Takigen 21-2 (issued in August 2009), pages 894 to 967 (non-patent document 1), introduces various products. However, there is no type that engages a part of the fastener with the engaging recess provided on the side surface of the container body.

  Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-2917 (Patent Document 1) discloses a case in which a wedge portion of a fastener is engaged with an edge portion (engagement portion) of a container body to couple the container body and the lid.

No. 6-2917 Takigen Manufacturing Co., Ltd. General Catalog Takigen 21-2 (issued in August 2009), pages 894-967

  In the sealed container described in Patent Document 1, a synthetic resin fastener is integrally formed in a self-hinge shape with a lid, and a sealed state is established by utilizing the elasticity of the synthetic resin. For example, when a stainless steel container body is covered with a stainless steel lid and the two are firmly bonded, the one described in Patent Document 1 is not helpful.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fastener device having a completely new concept and extremely excellent operability.

The fastener device of the present invention includes a first main body, a second main body that is coupled to the first main body, and a fastener for coupling the first main body and the second main body. A hook that engages with an engaging portion provided in one main body, a fixing portion that is attached to an upper surface of the second main body, an operation lever that is rotatably attached to the fixing portion, the hook and the operation member A connecting rod for connecting the lever; and a mechanism for moving the connecting rod up and down by operating the operating lever. The first body has a state where the hook is engaged with the engaging portion when the connecting rod is raised. And when the connecting rod descends, the hook is detached from the engaging portion and is controlled to open in a direction away from the first main body, and the first main body is a container main body, Second body is A lid body of the container body, wherein the lid body is formed of a cylindrical body having a top plate so as to cover the container body from above, and the fastener and the cam mechanism are accommodated in an outer peripheral portion of the lid body. A concave portion is formed, and the concave portion is covered and covered so that the outer peripheral surface of the lid body is substantially flush .

The fastener device of the present invention includes a first body, a second body coupled to the first body, and a fastener for coupling the first body and the second body, the fastener A hook that engages with an engaging portion provided in the first main body, a fixing portion that is attached to the upper surface of the second main body, an operation lever that is rotatably attached to the fixing portion, the hook and the A connecting rod that connects the operating lever; and a mechanism that moves the connecting rod up and down by operating the operating lever. The first body has a hook that engages the engaging portion when the connecting rod is raised. When the connecting rod descends, a cam mechanism is provided to control the hook to be detached from the engaging portion and to be opened away from the first body, and the first body is a container body. The second Body Ri lid der of the container body, wherein the cam mechanism is constituted by a cam and the outer cam inner provided in the cover body, coupling portions between the connecting rod of the hook by the inner cam and the outer cam The inner cam is provided with an inclined surface for guiding the hook, and the outer cam is provided with an edge that a part of the hook contacts and controls the hook in a direction away from the container body. It is characterized that you have.
Further, a plurality of the fasteners are provided.
The mechanism for moving the connecting rod up and down by operating the operating lever includes a first bolt that rotatably attaches the operating lever to the fixed portion, and the connecting rod that is rotatable relative to the operating lever. A second bolt to be attached is provided, and both the bolts are positioned so that the second bolt rotates around the first bolt by the operation of the operation lever.

Et al is characterized by a bolt and a nut capable of adjusting the length of the connecting rod with the connecting rod.

  As described above, according to the fastener device of the present invention, by operating the operation lever of the fastener, the hook engaged with the engaging portion of the first main body (container main body) is released, and further the first Since it opens in the direction away from the main body (container main body), there is no need to open the hook by hand, and the first main body (container main body) can be covered with the second main body (lid body) without being disturbed by the hook. it can.

  Moreover, since the fastener is in a state of being housed in a recess provided in the lid and is covered with a cover, the outer peripheral surface of the lid is substantially flush. When storing and transporting the container in the transport packaging box, the outer peripheral surface of the container lid is substantially flush, so when storing the container in the transport packaging box, the inner peripheral surface of the transport packaging box Will not be damaged by the container.

  Moreover, since the bolt and nut which can adjust the length of the said connecting rod are provided in the said connecting rod, the fastening state by a fastener can be adjusted freely.

It is a perspective view of a container incorporating a fastener device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the main body of the container. It is the whole rough cut front view which stored the container in the packing box for conveyance. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the fastener apparatus. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the fastener apparatus. a and b are perspective views of parts of the fastener device, respectively. a, b, c, and d are cross-sectional side views showing an operation state of the fastener device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 shows a sealed container 2 provided with four sets of fasteners 1, 1 a, 1 b, 1 c according to an embodiment of the present invention. The sealed container 2 includes a container body 2a and a lid body 2b, both of which are made of stainless steel. The lid 2b is a cylinder having a top plate and is covered with the container body 2a. A handle 4 for transportation is also provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, an O-ring 6 made of an elastic material such as rubber is fitted into the edge of the upper surface opening 5 of the container body 2a in order to obtain a sealed structure. Although not shown, the container body 2a may be provided with a storage portion for a microtube (sealed container) containing cells, tissues, and the like as necessary.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sealed container 2 is housed and transported in a transport packaging box 8. In FIG. 3, 9 is a packing box main body, and 10 is its lid.
When the sealed container 2 is transported in a cooled state, a gap may be formed between the inner wall of the transport packaging box 8 and the sealed container 2 and a cold insulating material may be put therein.

Next, a fastener device that is an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows four sets of fasteners 1, 1 a, 1 b, and 1 c.
The container body 2a is provided with an engaging portion 12 with which a hook 16 provided at the lower end of the fastener 1 is engaged. A fixing portion 13 provided at the upper end of the fastener 1 is attached to the upper surface of the lid 2b. Reference numerals 13a and 13b denote mounting screw holes.
An operation lever 14 is rotatably attached to the end of the fixed portion 13. Reference numeral 15 denotes a mounting bolt. The hook 16 and the operating lever 14 are connected by a connecting rod 17, and the upper end of the connecting rod 17 is rotatably attached to the operating lever 14. Reference numeral 18 denotes a connecting bolt.
The lower end of the connecting rod 17 is rotatably attached to the upper end of the hook 16. Reference numeral 19 denotes a connecting bolt.

The fastener 1 is provided with a mechanism that can move the connecting rod 17 up and down by operating the operation lever 14. That is, the operation lever 14 rotates with the bolt 15 at the end of the fixed portion 13 as a fulcrum. Along with this, the bolt 18 connecting the operation lever 14 and the connecting rod 17 turns around the bolt 15. According to this movement, the connecting rod 17 moves up and down.
The tip of the hook 16 connected to the lower end of the connecting rod 17 is formed in an L shape, and is configured to engage with the engaging portion 12 provided on the container body 2a.

A recess 16 a is provided outside the upper end of the hook 16.
An intermediate portion of the connecting rod 17 is a bolt 17a, and the entire length of the connecting rod 17 can be finely adjusted by two nuts 17b and 17c screwed into the bolt 17a. As the entire length of the connecting rod 17 is shortened, the tightening by the operation lever 14 becomes tighter.

  A U-shaped cutout recess 20 is formed on the side surface of the lid 2b from the upper end to the lower end of the lid 2b, and the connecting rod 17 and the upper end of the hook 16 are inserted into the recess 20. The depth of the recess 20 is set so that the connecting rod 17 and the hook 16 do not protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the lid 2b.

When the connecting rod 17 is raised, the tip of the hook 16 is engaged with the engaging portion 12 of the container body 2a. When the connecting rod 17 is lowered, the tip of the hook 16 is detached from the engaging portion 12 and the container body 2a. The lid 2b is provided with a cam mechanism 21 that controls to open in a direction away from the lid 2b.
The cam mechanism 21 is composed of two cams. The first sheet is an inner cam 22 shown in detail in FIG. 6b, and the second sheet is an outer cam 23 shown in FIG. 6a. The inner cam 22 is characterized by a slope 22a. The inner cam 22 is screwed to the bottom of the recess 20 as shown in FIG. 6b of FIG. 6b is a screw hole for attachment. The outer cam 23 is characterized by an edge 23a. The outer cam 23 is also screwed to the recess 20. Reference numeral 23b in FIG. 6a denotes a screw hole for mounting.

  The connecting rod 17 is sandwiched by the inner cam 22 and the outer cam 23. The outer cam 23 is also configured not to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the lid 2b. The recess 20 is blinded by a cover 24 as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 24 a denotes a mounting screw for the cover 24. The outer peripheral surface of the cover 24 is formed substantially flush with the outer peripheral surface of the lid 2b. In the embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the cover 24 slightly protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the lid 2b.

  The inner cam 22 may be configured integrally with the lid body 2b, and the outer cam 23 may be configured integrally with the lid body 2b as long as the connecting rod 17 can be inserted. Furthermore, the cam mechanism 21 is constituted by the inner cam 22 and the outer cam 23. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the connecting rod 17 is lifted, the tip of the hook 16 is engaged with the engaging portion 12 of the container body 2a. Another mechanism may be used as long as it is controlled so that the tip of the hook 16 is detached from the engaging portion 12 and opened in the direction away from the container body 2a when the connecting rod 17 is lowered.

Next, operation | movement of this fastener apparatus is demonstrated using FIG.
FIG. 7 a shows a state in which the container body 2 a and the lid body 2 b are joined by the fastener 1. That is, the tip end portion of the hook 16 is engaged with the engaging portion 12 of the container main body 2 a, and the operation lever 14 is closed so that the tip end thereof contacts the fixing portion 13.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7b, when the operation lever 14 is opened, the operation lever 14 rotates with the bolt 15 at the end of the fixed portion 13 as a fulcrum. Along with this, the bolt 18 connecting the operation lever 14 and the connecting rod 17 turns around the bolt 15. Accordingly, the connecting rod 17 descends according to this movement. Then, the hook 16 is also lowered with this operation, and the tip end portion of the hook 16 is separated from the engaging portion 12 of the container main body 2a.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7c, when the operation lever 14 is further opened, the connecting rod 17 is further lowered. At this time, the corner at the upper end of the hook 16 (left corner in the figure) slides down the slope 22 a of the inner cam 22. At the same time, the recess 16a of the hook 16 hits the edge 23a of the outer cam 23, whereby the hook 16 rotates counterclockwise with the bolt 19 as a fulcrum. That is, the tip of the hook 16 moves away from the container body 2a.

FIG. 7d shows a state where the operation lever 14 is opened to the maximum. The tip of the hook 16 stops in a state of being separated from the container body 2a. In this state, the lid 2b can be separated upward from the container body 2a.
As shown in FIG. 1, there are four sets of fasteners 1, 1a, 1b and 1c. All fastener hooks are open, as shown in FIG. 7d. When the lid 2b is attached to the container body 2a again, if the operation levers of the fasteners are opened to the maximum as shown in FIG. 7d, the hooks of the fasteners are opened and the hooks are obstructed. Instead, the container body 2a and the lid 2b can be positioned as shown in FIG. 7d.

If the hooks of the fasteners are not opened, the container body 2a cannot be covered with the lid 2b unless the hooks are opened by hand. In this respect, in this embodiment, since the hook automatically opens as the operation lever 14 moves, the operation of covering the lid 2b on the container body 2a becomes extremely easy.
And since the fastener 1 is made into the state accommodated in the recessed part 20 of the cover body 2b, and is covered with the cover 24, the outer peripheral surface of the cover body 2b is comprised substantially flush. As shown in FIG. 3, the sealed container 2 is housed and transported in a transport packaging box 8. When the outer peripheral surface of the lid 2b of the sealed container 2 is substantially flush, the inner peripheral surface of the transport packaging box 8 is damaged by the sealed container 2 when the sealed container 2 is stored in the transport packaging box 8. Absent.

Although the sealed container 2 is used in the embodiment, it is not necessary to be a sealed container and may be a normal container having no O-ring or the like. Further, although four fasteners are provided, the container main body 2a and the lid body 2b can be coupled if at least one fastener is present. If one is unstable, two may be provided. In the case of a sealed container, it is preferable to provide about four, which can be realized by a plurality.
Fastening system of the present invention is state, and are not binding the first body and the second body, for example, the first body is the container body 2a, the second body is a lid 2b. As another example, the present invention can be used when the body of a race car is a container body, the bonnet is a lid , and both are coupled with a plurality of fasteners. Since the race bonnet is required to be quickly removed from the outside in an emergency, the fastener device of the present invention can be used.

  The present invention is useful when, for example, a container body such as a sealed container and a lid are coupled.

1, 1a, 1b, 1c: Fastener 2: Sealed container 2a: Container body 2b: Lid 12: Engagement part 13; Fixing part 14: Operation lever 15: Bolt 16: Hook 17: Connecting rod 17a: Bolt 17b, 17c : Nut 18, 19: Connection bolt 20: Recess 21: Cam mechanism 22: Inner cam 22a: Slope 23: Outer cam 23a: Edge 24: Cover

Claims (5)

A first body, a second body that is coupled to the first body, and a fastener for coupling the first body and the second body,
The fastener includes a hook that engages with an engaging portion provided in the first main body, a fixing portion that is attached to the upper surface of the second main body, and an operation lever that is rotatably attached to the fixing portion. A connecting rod that connects the hook and the operating lever; and a mechanism that moves the connecting rod up and down by operating the operating lever.
In the first body, when the connecting rod is raised, the hook is engaged with the engaging portion, and when the connecting rod is lowered, the hook is detached from the engaging portion and away from the first body. It has a cam mechanism that controls to open ,
The first body is a container body, and the second body is a lid of the container body;
The lid body is formed of a cylindrical body having a top plate so as to cover the container main body from above, and a recess for accommodating the fastener and the cam mechanism is formed on an outer peripheral portion of the lid body. A fastener device characterized in that the outer peripheral surface of the lid is substantially flush with the cover . A first body, a second body that is coupled to the first body, and a fastener for coupling the first body and the second body,
The fastener includes a hook that engages with an engaging portion provided in the first main body, a fixing portion that is attached to the upper surface of the second main body, and an operation lever that is rotatably attached to the fixing portion. A connecting rod that connects the hook and the operating lever; and a mechanism that moves the connecting rod up and down by operating the operating lever.
In the first body, when the connecting rod is raised, the hook is engaged with the engaging portion, and when the connecting rod is lowered, the hook is detached from the engaging portion and away from the first body. It has a cam mechanism that controls to open,
Wherein the first body is a container body, Ri said second body lid der of the container body,
The cam mechanism is constituted by an inner cam and an outer cam provided on the lid body, and a coupling portion of the hook with the connecting rod is arranged in a sandwich shape by the inner cam and the outer cam. the slopes for guiding provided hook part abuts off Asuna device you characterized that you have edges provided for controlling the hook in a direction away from the container body of the hook to the outer cam .   The fastener device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the fasteners are provided.   The mechanism that moves the connecting rod up and down by operating the operating lever includes a first bolt that rotatably attaches the operating lever to the fixed portion, and a first bolt that rotatably attaches the connecting rod to the operating lever. The two bolts are provided, and the both bolts are positioned so that the second bolt rotates around the first bolt by the operation of the operation lever. Fastener device.   The fastener device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting rod includes a bolt and a nut capable of adjusting a length of the connecting rod.

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