JP6178103B2 - Art supplies box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an art material box that carries art materials such as paints, pastels, and crayons, and relates to an art material box provided with a folding picture rack for standing a sketch book or a canvas.

  An art material box provided with a picture rack that is folded so as to close the upper surface of the box when not in use is known. In this kind of art box, the lower edge of the plate-like picture rack is usually connected to the front edge of the top of the art box (the user side of the top of the box with the box placed on the desk to draw a picture) with a hinge. It has a structure that allows the drawing material storage part to be pulled out to the front. The user places the art box on the desk, raises the picture frame and supporting material, fixes the angle of the picture frame with screws, attaches a canvas or sketch book to the front of the raised picture frame, and pulls out the drawer to the front. .

  Since the support material for supporting the standing picture frame is usually attached to both sides of the picture frame, two screws with knobs must be screwed to fix the angle of the picture frame. In addition, the canvas and sketch book are attached by being sandwiched in the vertical direction between a receiving hook and a presser hook attached to the lower edge and the upper edge of the frame. For this attachment, a presser bar on the upper edge of the picture frame is provided so as to be movable up and down.

  The conventional art material box having the above-described structure is heavy and large in size. In addition, when the picture frame is folded, the receiving hook and presser hook for attaching the canvas and sketch book remain protruding outside the box (above when placed on the desk). Protrusion gets in the way. Also, the assembly and storage operations are difficult when starting to draw or finishing drawing. In addition, the bottom edge of the rack is stained with paint on it, but when folded, the dirty tray is exposed on the outside of the box so that the dirt sticks to clothes. Cheap.

  On the other hand, the box cover of the art box is connected to the rear edge of the box (the edge on the anti-user side when placed on a desk to draw a picture) with a hinge, and the box cover is tilted up to form an art frame Boxes are also in practical use. An art material box with this structure can be drawn immediately by opening a box lid and attaching a canvas or sketch book so that it fits inside the box lid.

  However, in this construction, it is necessary to provide a stopper near the hinges in order to maintain the standing position of the box lid. However, a large force is applied to this stopper, and if it is placed on a desk, a picture can be drawn. The box tends to fall backwards while on the way. Therefore, the size of the canvas or sketch book to be used is limited to the size of the plane of the box, and a larger canvas or sketch book cannot be attached.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an improved art material box that can draw a picture by using an open box lid as a frame, that is, holding a sketch book or a canvas on an obliquely raised box lid.

  This invention is easy to assemble when starting drawing and storage operation after finishing drawing, and can attach a canvas or sketch book larger than the size of the box, so the box can be made smaller, Since the portion where the paint adheres and becomes dirty faces the inside of the box when stored, it is an object of the present invention to provide an art material box that does not stain the clothes when carried or the inside of the bag when it is stowed in the bag.

  The art material box of the present invention includes a box body 1, a box lid 2, a slide body 3, and a support member 4 that holds the box lid 2 at a desired angle. The box body 1 is a flat rectangular flat box whose upper surface is opened, and its longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction when in use. The upper surface opening of the box body 1 is closed by the box lid 2 pivoted on the rear edge side to the rear edge of the box body 1 or by the box lid 2 and the plate-like support member 4. The slide body 3 is guided by a longitudinal guide 15 provided on the side or bottom of the box body 1 and is movably provided behind the box body 1.

  The rear end (base end) of the support member 4 is pivotally attached to the rear end of the slide body 3 so as to be swingable about an axis parallel to the rear edge of the box body 1. The front end (front end) of the support member 4 is pivotally mounted at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the box lid 2 so as to be swingable about an axis parallel to the rear edge of the box body 1.

  When the box cover 2 which closes the upper surface opening of the box main body 1 is opened, the slide body 3 is guided by the guide 15 and moves to the rear of the box main body 1, and the base end is located at the rear end. The support member 4 pivotally attached to stands upright, and holds the opened box lid 2 in an oblique standing posture. The angle of the standing box lid 2 can be set by defining the rearward moving end of the slide body 3.

  The weight of the canvas or sketch book leaning on the standing box lid 2 is supported by the slide body 3 moved to the rear of the box body. When the box lid 2 is closed, the slide body 3 is drawn into the side surface or the lower surface of the box body, and the support member 4 is in a state of lying on the upper surface or the side surface of the box body 1.

  The box lid 2 is provided with an elevating rod 6 slidable in the front-rear direction of the closed box lid along the upper surface or the lower surface (inner surface) thereof, and protrudes toward the box body 1 side at the tip of the elevating rod. A presser bar 61 is provided. If necessary, it is also possible to provide a set screw with a knob for fixing the sliding of the elevating rod 6 or a rubber string for urging the elevating rod 6 rearward (retracting direction).

  By providing an elevating rod 6 having a length comparable to the longitudinal dimension of the box lid 2, the elevating rod 6 and the elevating rod 27 provided on the rear side of the box body or the box lid along the inner surface of the opened box lid 2 A canvas or sketch book having a size close to twice the longitudinal dimension of the box body 1 can be held in an upright state between the pressing rods 61 at the tip of the bag.

  The pivot position c between the base end of the support member 4 and the slide body 3 is located behind the pivot position a between the box lid 2 and the box body 1, and the pivot position b between the tip end of the support member 4 and the box lid 2. Is a position higher than the pivot position a between the box lid 2 and the box body 1. The height mentioned here is the height when in use, that is, the height of the box body placed on the desk with the lid up, and the pivot position a between the box lid 2 and the box body 1 should be as low as possible. Is preferable, and is preferably lower than the pivot position c between the support member 4 and the slide body 3.

  In the art material box of the present invention, when the box lid 2 is opened, the slide body 3 slides rearward of the box body 1, and the rear end of the slide body is supported on the desk and attached to the box lid 2 standing upright obliquely. Supports the canvas and sketchbook that has been set up, so even if a large canvas or sketchbook is attached, the box will not fall backward.

  The drawing material box of the present invention can be attached with a canvas or sketch book having a size considerably larger than the size of the box. For example, it can be attached in a state where an F12 vertical canvas or sketch book is held with a presser bar with an art material box of F4 size with the long side as the front-rear direction.

  A canvas or sketch book with a size smaller than the size of the box lid is stored and held inside the box lid, or a groove or a protrusion for locking the receptacle 27 is provided in the middle of the box lid to engage the receptacle 27 there. By stopping, the upper and lower edges can be held by the receiving rod and the pressing rod.

  In addition, since the angle of the standing box lid is determined by the position of the moving end of the slide body, the art material box of the present invention does not need to be adjusted every time it is used, and can be easily set to a desired angle. Can be. Further, the canvas and sketch book can be attached and the drawing material can be stored after drawing with a few operations. In addition, when not in use, the inner surface of the box lid 2 and the receptacle 27 that are stained by paints and the like can be stored inside the box, and the presser bar 61 faces the box body side, so there is a risk that clothes and the like may be soiled when being carried. Few.

Sectional side view showing the box lid of the embodiment closed Plan view Cross-sectional side view showing the box lid of the embodiment opened Front view of FIG. Bottom view

  The present invention will be further described below with reference to the drawings showing embodiments. In the figure, 1 is a flat rectangular box body, 2 is a box lid, 3 is a plate-like slide body, and 4 is a bar-shaped support member having a concave cross section (hereinafter referred to as “support rod”).

  The box body 1 is a shallow rectangular box having an open top surface, and includes a bottom plate 11, a front edge plate 12, both side plates 13, a rear edge plate 14, and a guide material 15. The box lid 2 includes a top plate 21, a front edge member 22, both side members 23, a rear edge member 24, and a guide rod 25. The height h of the front edge plate 12 and the side plates 13 of the box body is the same, the height i of the rear edge plate 14 is lower than that, and the height k of the front edge material 22 and the side materials 23 of the box lid are the same. The height j of the trailing edge member 24 is increased by the amount that the height of the trailing edge plate 14 of the box body is lowered.

  The raised portion of the rear edge member 24 of the box lid is provided with a groove 27 for receiving the lower side of the canvas inside thereof. The rear edge member 24 of the box lid and the rear edge plate 14 of the box main body are connected by a hinge 5a, and the box lid 2 is rotated around this hinge and opened and closed.

  The guide member 15 of the box body is a saddle member having an L-shaped cross section fixed to the lower part of the both side plates 13, and is a slide body between the lower side portion of the L shape extending inward of the bottom surface of the box and the bottom plate 11 of the box body. Guide slits 16 for guiding both side edges of 3 are formed.

  The slide body 3 is formed of a slide plate 31 slightly longer than the longitudinal dimension of the box body (the longitudinal dimension of the box body) and a hinge mounting base 32 fixed to the upper surface of the rear edge thereof. Is slidably fitted in the guide slit 16. The slide plate 31 is provided with an elongated groove-like long hole 33 in the front-rear direction at the center in the width direction. When the slide body 3 is moved rearward with respect to the box body 1, the slide plate 31 protrudes from the bottom rear end of the box body. When the stopper 17 and the front end of the long hole 33 are in contact with each other, the moving end is defined.

  The guide lid 25 of the box lid has the same shape as the support rod 4 (to be precise, the concave groove width is slightly narrower than the support rod 4), and has a concave cross section at the center in the width direction of the front half of the box lid. The groove is fixed to the top plate 21 with the box lid side. Accordingly, a rectangular guide hole 26 is formed by the groove of the guide rod 25 at the center in the width direction of the top surface of the top plate 21. The support rod 4 is connected to the rear end of the guide rod 25 with a hinge 5b with the groove of the concave section facing the box lid side, and the base end is connected to the hinge mount 32 of the slide body with the hinge 5c. Has been. The pivot shafts of the hinges 5a, 5b and 5c are all parallel to the rear edge of the box body 1.

  The hinge mounting base 32 has a height at which the support rod 4 follows the top surface of the top of the box lid when the box lid 2 is closed. Accordingly, with the box lid 2 closed, a storage groove 46 communicating with the guide hole 26 formed between the guide rod 25 and the top plate 21 is formed between the support rod 4 and the top plate 21 of the box lid. It is formed. The width of the storage groove 46 is slightly wider than the width of the guide hole 26.

  In the guide hole 26, an elevating rod 6 having a holding rod 61 that holds the canvas at the tip (front end) is slidably inserted. The lifting / lowering rod 6 has a length equal to the longitudinal dimension of the box lid 2, and when the lifting / lowering rod 6 is retracted and the box lid 2 is closed, the base end side portion is stored in the storage groove 46. A projection 42 protruding into the groove is provided in the middle of the storage groove 46, and a through hole 62 is provided at a position corresponding to the projection 42 of the retracted lifting rod 6. When the elevating rod 6 is retracted and the box lid 2 is closed, the protrusion 42 is inserted into the through hole 62, and the retracted state of the elevating rod 6 attracted to the front surface of the box lid 2 is maintained.

  A hinge (box hinge) 5a that pivotally attaches the rear edge of the box lid 2 and the rear edge of the box body 1 is provided at a low position, and pivotally attaches the base end of the support rod 4 and the rear edge of the slide body 3. The hinge 5c is provided at a position rearward from the hinge 5a of the box, and the hinge 5b for pivotally attaching the tip of the support rod 4 and the box lid 2 is provided at a position biased toward the rear edge side from the center in the front-rear direction of the box lid 2. . By providing the hinges 5a, 5b, and 5c in such a positional relationship, the opening / closing operation of the box cover 2 can be made smooth by reducing the rising angle of the support rod 4 when the box cover 2 is opened and closed.

  It is also effective as a structure to smoothly open and close the box lid by providing rubber legs 34 on the bottom surface of the slide plate 31, particularly the bottom surface on the rear edge side, and attaching a handle to the front edge plate 12. In terms of smooth opening and closing of the box lid, instead of the slide plate 31, hooks 32 are provided on both side surfaces of the hinge mounting base 32 with base ends fixed to extend forward. The structure guided by the guides provided on the both side plates is more preferable.

  Although not shown in the drawing, a handbag is provided on one of the side plates of the box body 1 so that it can be carried, and a clasp that holds the box lid closed is provided on the front surface of the box body and the box lid. The box body 1 stores paints, brushes, oil bottles, water bottles, and the like, and a pallet is stored inside the box lid 2. These are the same as the conventional paint box.

  When drawing a picture, place it on the desk or the like with the bottom of the box down, remove the clasp, and open the box lid 2. In conjunction with the opening operation of the box lid 2, the slide body 3 moves rearward with respect to the box body 1, and the support rod 4 swings in the standing direction. Then, in the moving stroke bridge of the slide body 3, the standing box lid 2 with the inner surface directed obliquely forward and upward is supported by the support rod 4.

  When the box lid 2 is erected, the support rod 4 is separated from the upper surface of the box lid 2, so that the protrusion 42 and the through hole 62 are disengaged and the elevating rod 6 can be moved. Therefore, the presser bar 61 is lifted upward, and the canvas attached to the inner side surface of the opened box lid 2 is held between the receiving bar 27 and the presser bar 61 on the lower side of the box cover. A canvas having a size smaller than the vertical dimension (longitudinal dimension of the box) of the opened box lid 2 can be stably held even when the canvas is simply leaned against the opened box lid.

  After drawing the picture, remove the canvas, lower the presser foot, store the painting material in the box, close the box lid 2 and fasten the clasp. When the box lid 2 is closed, the support rod 4 is attached to the upper surface of the box lid 2, and the base end side portion of the retracted lifting rod 6 is stored in the storage groove 46, and the protrusion 42 is inserted into the through hole 62 to move up and down. The movement of the kite 6 is prevented.

  When the box lid 2 is closed, the receptacle 27 for holding the canvas is accommodated in the box, and the holding rod 61 faces the box side close to the front of the box, so that the paint attached to the most dirty receptacle is the color box. When carrying or storing the garment, the clothes etc. are not soiled, and there is little possibility that the paint attached to the presser foot with which the paint is easily attached will adhere to the clothes.

  In the above embodiment, the support member 4 is a rod-shaped member, but the front and rear edges of the support member 4 are connected to the upper surface of the box lid 2 and the upper side of the hinge mounting base 32 with hinges, respectively. You can also In this case, a notch having the same shape as the plate-like support material is provided on the second half side of the box lid 2, and when the box lid is closed, the upper surface opening of the box body falls to the notch portion provided in the box lid and the lid lid. It can also be made the structure closed with the supporting material which comes. As another structure, the supporting member can be formed by two strips connecting the pins provided on both sides of the box lid and the hinge mounting base.

  In the above embodiment, the elevating rod 6 is guided by the guide rod 25 fixed on the top plate of the box lid 2. However, the elevating rod guide is provided inside the top plate of the box lid, It is also possible to provide a through hole through which the elevating rod passes through the front edge member, and to provide a pressing rod at the tip of the elevating rod passing through the through hole. In addition, the receiving rod 27 is detachably provided, and a locking tool is provided to lock the receiving rod 27 removed at the middle position of the box lid 2 so that the receiving rod 27 is placed at a high position when a small-sized canvas is used. The canvas can be held by the receiving rod and the pressing rod.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Box main body 2 Box lid 3 Slide body 4 Supporting material 6 Lifting rod 15 Guide 27 Receptacle 61 Holding rod a The pivoting position of a box lid and a box main body b The pivoting position of the tip of a supporting member and a box lid c Supporting material Position of the base end of the slide and the slide body

Claims (5)

Along the box body provided with an upper surface opening, a box lid pivotally attached to the rear edge of the box body around an axis parallel to the rear edge, and a longitudinal guide provided on the side or bottom of the box body A slide body movable rearward, and a support member pivotally attached to the rear end of the slide body so that the base end is swingable about an axis parallel to the rear edge of the box body,
The front end of the support member is pivotally connected to the middle part in the front-rear direction of the box cover so as to be swingable about an axis parallel to the rear edge, and the standing angle of the box cover when the box cover is opened is the slide. An art material box which is set by defining a moving end to the rear of the body, and an upper surface opening of the box body is closed by the box lid or by the box lid and the support member lying on the box body side. In a guide hole formed between the top plate of the box lid and the guide rod fixed to the top plate, an elevating rod having a pressing rod protruding toward the box body at the tip is slid in the front-rear direction of the box lid. 2. The art material box according to claim 1, which is movably provided. The guide rod is a rod having a concave cross section, and is fixed to the top plate of the box lid with the groove of the concave cross section at the center in the width direction of the front half of the box lid, and the cross section is the same cross section as the guide rod. the brace is, the grooves of concave cross-section towards the box lid side, tip are found provided pivotally connected to the proximal end of the guide rod, art supplies box according to claim 2, wherein.
  The art supply box according to claim 1, wherein the rear edge of the box lid is pivotally attached to the rear edge of the box main body at a position lower than the height of the front edge plate and the side face plates of the box main body.   The slide body includes a hinge mounting base located behind the rear edge of the box body, and the base end of the supporting member is higher than the pivotal mounting position of the box main body and the box lid. The art material box according to claim 1 or 4, which is pivotally attached to the edge.

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