JP6033653B2 - Tool holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tool holder, and more particularly to a tool holder for holding a tool in a state of being attached to a belt.

  Conventionally, a tool holder that can be attached to an operator's belt has been used. For example, Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-127072 (Patent Document 1) discloses a portable tool holder in which an opening through which a belt can be inserted is provided on the back surface of a holder body. Further, for example, registered utility model No. 3163381 (Patent Document 2) discloses a clip for a tape measure in which an opening through which a belt can be inserted is formed between a lower back portion of a clip body and a tip of a clip piece. ing.

JP 2003-127072 A Registered Utility Model No. 3163381

  However, in the portable tool holder disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-127072, the opening is formed in an annular shape. Therefore, when the portable tool holder is attached to or detached from the belt, the tip of the belt is passed through this opening. There is a need. And in order to pass the front-end | tip of a belt through this opening, it is necessary to pull out a part of belt from the belt loop of trousers. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to attach and detach the portable tool holder to and from the belt.

  Moreover, in the belt clip for tape measure disclosed in the registered utility model No. 3163381, since the opening portion opens downward, the belt clip for tape measure can be attached to and detached from the belt by inserting the central portion of the belt into the opening portion. It is. That is, the tape measure belt clip is attached to and detached from the belt without removing the belt from the belt loop of the pants. Therefore, the tape clip for the tape measure is easy to attach to and detach from the belt.

  By the way, the tape measure may be pushed from below by a desk or the like when the operator bends in a state where the tape measure belt clip with the tape measure attached is attached to the belt. When the tape measure is pushed from below, the belt clip for the tape measure moves upward, so that the belt may come off from the opening. That is, there is a problem that the tape clip for the tape measure comes off from the belt.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a tool holder that can be easily attached to and detached from a belt and can be prevented from falling off the belt.

The tool holder of the present invention is for holding a tool in a state of being attached to a belt, and includes a main body portion that holds the tool and a movable member that is attached to the main body portion. The main body portion is folded between the upper end portion and the plate-like portion on which the tool is attached to the outer peripheral surface, the inner space of the plate-like portion facing each other, the internal space into which the belt is inserted, and the plate-like portion And an opening through which the belt can be taken in and out. The movable member is configured to be movable between a first position where the belt can be held in the internal space and a second position where the belt can be taken out from the internal space. The movable member is rotatably attached to the lower end portion, and is configured to be rotatable between a first position and a second position. The movable member is configured such that the hinge lever portion rotates around the shaft portion. The shaft portion is disposed on the tool side of the plate-like portion.

  According to the tool holder of the present invention, the main body portion is provided at the lower end portion of the plate-like portion, and includes an opening portion through which the belt can be taken in and out. Furthermore, the movable member is configured to be movable between a first position where the belt can be held in the internal space and a second position where the belt can be taken out from the internal space. For this reason, by moving the movable member to the second position, the belt can be taken into and out of the internal space from the opening. And since the opening part is provided in the lower end part of a plate-shaped part, the center part of a belt can be taken in and out from an opening part. Therefore, the tool holder can be attached to and detached from the belt without removing the belt from the belt loop of the pants. For this reason, the tool holder is easily attached to and detached from the belt. Further, by moving the movable member to the first position where the belt can be held in the internal space, the belt can be held in the internal space. Thereby, it can suppress that a belt slips out of an opening part. Therefore, dropping of the tool holder from the belt can be suppressed.

  In the above tool holder, preferably, the movable member is not located on the track for taking in and out the belt from the opening in the second position, and is located on the track for taking in and out the belt from the opening in the first position. The first position can be held by engaging the shaped portion. Since the movable member is not positioned on the track for taking in and out the belt from the opening at the second position, the belt can be taken in and out from the opening to the internal space. In addition, the movable member is positioned on a track for taking in and out the belt from the opening at the first position, so that the insertion from the opening of the belt is blocked and the belt can be held in the internal space.

  In the above tool holder, preferably, the movable member is rotatably attached to the lower end portion, and is configured to be rotatable between the first position and the second position. For this reason, the belt can be held in the internal space by rotating the movable member to the first position, and the belt can be taken out from the internal space by rotating the movable member to the second position.

  In the above tool holder, the main body preferably further includes a rib formed on the inner peripheral surface so as to protrude into the internal space. The distance from the tip of the rib to the inner peripheral surface facing the tip at the second position is smaller than the thickness of the belt. For this reason, it can suppress that a belt slips out between the front-end | tip of a rib, and the internal peripheral surface which faces a front-end | tip.

  In the above tool holder, preferably, one of the main body and the movable member includes a convex portion, and the other includes a concave portion. The convex portion and the concave portion are configured to be fitted at the first position. For this reason, a main part and a movable member can be firmly hold | maintained in a 1st position because a convex part and a recessed part fit. Thereby, it can further suppress that a belt slips out from an opening.

  The tool holder preferably further includes a lock mechanism that can fix the movable member at the first position. For this reason, the movable member can be fixed at the first position by the lock mechanism. Thereby, it can further suppress that a belt slips out from an opening.

  As described above, according to the tool holder of the present invention, it can be easily attached to and detached from the belt, and can be prevented from falling off the belt.

It is a schematic perspective view of the tool holder in one embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing the state where the tape holder is attached to the tool holder and the tool holder is attached to the belt. It is a schematic side view of the tool holder in one embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state where a tape measure is attached to the tool holder and the tool holder is attached to a belt. It is a schematic side view of the tool holder in one embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state where a tape measure is attached to the tool holder and the tool holder is attached to and detached from the belt. It is an enlarged view of the P1 part of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the state which the recessed part of the main-body part of the tool holder in one embodiment of this invention and the convex part of a movable member are not fitting. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the state which the recessed part of the main-body part of the tool holder in one embodiment of this invention and the convex part of the movable member fitted. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the locking mechanism periphery of the tool holder in one embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the locking mechanism periphery of the tool holder in one embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of the tool holder according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the tool holder 100 of this Embodiment is for hold | maintaining the tool 102 in the state attached to the belt 101. FIG. Hereinafter, a case where a tape measure is applied as the tool 102 will be described as an example, but the tool 102 is not limited to the tape measure, and may be a cutter knife or the like. A tape measure is attached to the tool holder 100 as the tool 102. The tool holder 100 is attached to the belt 101. The belt 101 is shown in a state where it is inserted through the belt loop of the trousers, but the trousers are not shown in FIG. This also applies to FIGS.

  The tool holder 100 mainly includes a main body 10 that holds the tool 102 and a movable member 20 that is attached to the main body 10. The main body 10 has a plate-like part 11, an internal space 12, and an opening 13. The plate-like part 11 is formed so as to be folded back at the upper end part 11a. A tool 102 is attached to the outer peripheral surface 11 b of the plate-like portion 11.

  The internal space 12 is provided between the inner peripheral surfaces 11c of the plate-like portion 11 facing each other. The belt 101 is inserted into the internal space 12. The belt 101 is disposed so as to extend to the side of the plate-like portion 11 with the internal space 12 inserted. The opening 13 is provided at the lower end 11 d of the plate-like part 11. The opening 13 is formed so that the belt 101 can be taken in and out of the internal space 12. The opening 13 is formed so as to communicate with the internal space 12.

  2 and 3, the movable member 20 is configured to be movable between a first position where the belt 101 can be held in the internal space 12 and a second position where the belt can be taken out from the internal space. Has been. FIG. 2 shows a state where the movable member 20 is moved to the first position, and FIG. 3 shows a state where the movable member 20 is moved to the second position.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the movable member 20 is positioned on the track 30 for taking in and out the belt 101 from the opening 13 at the first position. And the movable member 20 is comprised so that a 1st position can be hold | maintained by engaging with the plate-shaped part 11 in a 1st position.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the movable member 20 is not positioned on the track 30 for taking in and out the belt 101 from the opening 13 in the second position. The plate-like portion 11 is formed to be elastically deformable so as to expand outward from the upper end portion 11a.

  In the present embodiment, the movable member 20 is rotatably attached to the lower end portion 11d, and is configured to be rotatable between a first position and a second position. The movable member 20 is configured such that the hinge lever portion 22 rotates about the shaft portion 21. The hinge lever portion 22 is formed to engage with the outer peripheral surface 11b of the plate-like portion 11 at the first position.

  Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, main body portion 10 has ribs 14 formed on inner peripheral surface 11 c so as to protrude into internal space 12. The distance from the tip of the rib 14 to the inner peripheral surface 11 c facing the tip at the first position is smaller than the thickness of the belt 101.

  With reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a convex portion 41 is formed at a portion that engages with the outer peripheral surface 11 b of the plate-like portion 11 of the hinge lever portion 22 of the movable member 20. A recess 42 is formed on the outer peripheral surface 11 b of the plate-like part 11. The convex portion 41 and the concave portion 42 are configured to be fitted at the first position of the movable member 20.

  In addition, the recessed part 42 may be formed in the movable member, and the convex part 41 may be formed in the plate-shaped part 11. FIG. That is, one of the main body 10 and the movable member 20 includes the convex portion 41, the other includes the concave portion 42, and the convex portion 41 and the concave portion 42 are configured to be fitted in the first position. That's fine.

  Referring again to FIG. 2, the tool holder 100 also has a cover member 15, a switch portion 16, and an insert 17. The cover member 15 is formed so as to hold the switch portion 16 and the insertion body 17. A part of the switch part 16 and a part of the insertion body 17 are arranged between the cover member 15 and the plate-like part 11.

  The cover member 15 has a receiving portion for the insert 17. The switch unit 16 is configured to be inserted toward the cover member 15 when pushed by an operator. The switch portion 16 is configured to be able to take out the insert 17 from the receiving portion by being inserted toward the cover member 15. The insert 17 is configured to be movable in the receiving portion. The insert 17 is attached to the tool 102. The tool 102 is attached to the outer peripheral surface 11 b of the plate-like portion 11 through the insert 17.

Next, the usage state of the tool holder of one embodiment of the present invention will be described.
With reference to FIG. 2 again, a state in which the tool holder 100 is attached to the belt 101 and the movable member 20 is located at the first position will be described. The movable member 20 is positioned on a track 30 that takes the belt 101 out of the opening 13 in a state where the belt 101 is inserted into the internal space 12. For this reason, when the tool 102 is pushed from below by a desk or the like when the operator bends or the like, the belt 101 comes into contact with the movable member 20 when the tool holder 100 moves upward. Therefore, the belt 101 is prevented from being pulled out from the opening 13 when the movable member 20 is positioned on the track 30.

  2 and 4 again, when the tool 102 is pushed from below by a desk or the like when the operator bends, the load F1 acts on the tool 102 from below the tool 102. The push-up load F1 ′ acts on the lower part of the belt 101. A force F2 for opening the plate-like portion 11 acts on the plate-like portion 11 by the push-up load F1 '. Then, a force F <b> 2 ′ for opening the opening 13 by the force F <b> 2 acts on the hinge lever portion 22 of the movable member 20. However, since the hinge lever portion 22 of the movable member 20 is engaged with the plate-like portion 11, the opening portion 13 does not expand even when a force F <b> 2 ′ for opening the opening portion 13 is applied.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3 again, how the tool holder 100 is attached to and detached from the belt 101 will be described. When the tool holder 100 is attached to and detached from the belt 101, the movable member 20 is located at the second position and is not located on the track 30 for taking in and out the belt 101. Therefore, the belt 101 is taken out from the internal space 12 through the opening 13 without being blocked by the movable member 20. At this time, the belt 101 is easily taken out from the opening 13 by spreading the plate-like portion 11 outward. In this way, the tool holder 100 can be directly attached to and detached from the central portion of the belt 101.

  In addition, the tool holder 100 according to the present embodiment may further include a lock mechanism 50 for fixing the movable member 20. 7 and 8, the lock mechanism 50 is configured to be able to fix the movable member 20 at the first position.

In the present embodiment, the lock mechanism 50 includes a knob part 51, a groove part 52, a rear end part 53, and a rotating shaft 54. The lock mechanism 50 is configured to be rotatable around a rotation shaft 54 by an operator holding and turning the knob portion 51. When the lock mechanism 50 rotates, the groove 52 is formed so as to pass through the lower end of the plate-like part 11 of the main body part 10. And the movable member 20 is fixed in a 1st position by the locking mechanism 50 rotating and pressing the internal peripheral surface 11c of the plate-shaped part 11 by the rear-end part 53. FIG. On the other hand, the locking mechanism 50 is rotated and the rear end portion 53 is separated from the inner peripheral surface 11 c of the plate-like portion 11, whereby the movable member 20 is fixed.

Next, the function and effect of the tool holder according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
According to the tool holder 100 of one embodiment of the present invention, the main body portion 10 is provided at the lower end portion 11 d of the plate-like portion 11, and includes an opening portion 13 through which the belt 101 can be taken in and out. Furthermore, the movable member 20 is configured to be movable between a first position where the belt 101 can be held in the internal space 12 and a second position where the belt 101 can be taken out from the internal space 12. For this reason, by moving the movable member 20 to the second position, the belt 101 can be taken in and out of the internal space 12 from the opening 13. And since the opening part 13 is provided in the lower end part 11d of the plate-shaped part 11, the center part of the belt 101 can be taken in and out from the opening part 13. FIG. Therefore, the tool holder 100 can be attached to and detached from the belt 101 without removing the belt 101 from the belt loop of the pants. For this reason, the tool holder 100 is easily attached to and detached from the belt 101. Further, the belt 101 can be held in the internal space 12 by moving the movable member 20 to the first position where the belt 101 can be held in the internal space 12. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the belt 101 from coming off from the opening 13. Therefore, dropping of the tool holder 100 from the belt 101 can be suppressed.

  Further, in the tool holder 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the movable member 20 is not positioned on the track 30 for taking in and out the belt 101 from the opening 13 at the second position, and from the opening 13 at the first position. The first position can be maintained by engaging with the plate-like portion 11 and located on the track for taking in and out the belt 101. Since the movable member 20 is not positioned on the track 30 for taking in and out the belt 101 from the opening 13 in the second position, the belt 101 can be taken in and out of the internal space 12 from the opening 13. In addition, the movable member 20 is positioned on the track 30 where the belt 101 is taken in and out from the opening 13 at the first position, so that the insertion of the belt 101 from the opening 13 is blocked and the belt 101 can be held in the internal space 12. it can.

  Moreover, in the tool holder 100 of one embodiment of the present invention, the movable member 20 is rotatably attached to the lower end portion 11d and is configured to be rotatable between a first position and a second position. . Therefore, the belt 101 can be held in the internal space 12 by the movable member 20 rotating to the first position, and the belt 101 can be held in the internal space 12 by rotating the movable member 20 to the second position. Can be taken out from.

  In the tool holder 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the main body 10 further includes a rib 14 formed on the inner peripheral surface 11 c so as to protrude into the internal space 12. The distance from the tip of the rib 14 at the second position to the inner peripheral surface 11 c facing the tip is smaller than the thickness of the belt 101. For this reason, it can suppress that belt 101 slips out between the front-end | tip of the rib 14, and the internal peripheral surface 11c which faces a front-end | tip.

  In the tool holder 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, one of the main body 10 and the movable member 20 includes a convex portion 41 and the other includes a concave portion 42. The convex part 41 and the recessed part 42 are comprised so that it may fit in a 1st position. For this reason, the main part 10 and the movable member 20 can be firmly held in the first position by fitting the convex part 41 and the concave part 42 together. Thereby, it is possible to further suppress the belt 101 from coming off from the opening 13.

  The tool holder 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a lock mechanism 50 that can fix the movable member 20 at the first position. For this reason, the movable member 20 can be fixed at the first position by the lock mechanism 50. Thereby, it is possible to further suppress the belt 101 from coming off from the opening 13.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  The invention can be applied particularly advantageously to a tool holder for holding a tool in the state of being attached to a belt.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main-body part, 11 Plate-shaped part, 11a Upper end part, 11b Outer peripheral surface, 11c Inner peripheral surface, 11d Lower end part, 12 Internal space, 13 Opening part, 14 Rib, 15 Cover member, 16 Switch part, 17 Insert, 20 Movable member, 21 shaft part, 22 hinge lever part, 30 track, 41 convex part, 42 concave part, 50 lock mechanism, 51 knob part, 52 groove part, 53 rotating shaft, 100 tool holder, 101 belt, 102 tool.

Claims (5)

A tool holder for holding a tool in a state of being attached to a belt,
A main body for holding the tool;
A movable member attached to the main body,
The main body is
A plate-like portion that is folded at the upper end and the tool is attached to the outer peripheral surface;
An internal space provided between the mutually facing inner peripheral surfaces of the plate-like portion, and the belt is inserted;
Provided at the lower end of the plate-like portion, and including an opening through which the belt can be taken in and out of the internal space,
The movable member is configured to be movable between a first position where the belt can be held in the internal space and a second position where the belt can be taken out from the internal space .
The movable member is rotatably attached to the lower end portion, and is configured to be rotatable between the first position and the second position.
The movable member is configured such that a hinge lever portion rotates around a shaft portion,
The shaft portion is a tool holder arranged on the tool side of the plate-like portion . In the second position, the movable member is not located on the track for taking in and out the belt from the opening, and in the first position is located on the track for taking in and out the belt from the opening,
And the tool holder of Claim 1 comprised so that the said 1st position can be hold | maintained by engaging with the said plate-shaped part. The main body further includes a rib formed on the inner peripheral surface so as to protrude into the internal space,
Distance from the tip of the rib in the first position to the inner peripheral surface facing said tip, rather smaller than the thickness of the belt,
The tool holder according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein an inclined surface is provided on the upper side of the rib . Either one of the main body and the movable member includes a convex portion, and the other includes a concave portion,
The tool holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the convex portion and the concave portion are configured to be fitted in the first position. The tool holder according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising a lock mechanism capable of fixing the movable member at the first position.

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