JP6210675B2 - Tape measure holder - Google Patents

Description

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

  Conventionally, a tape measure holder that can be attached to an operator's belt has been used. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-127072 (Patent Document 1) and Registered Utility Model No. 3163382 (Patent Document 2), the tape measure can be attached and detached by attaching and detaching the insertion body attached to the tape measure. A tape measure holder is disclosed. In such a tape measure holder, the insert is inserted into the receiving portion of the main body.

JP 2003-127072 A Registered Utility Model No. 3163381

  In the tape measure holder as described above, plastic resin is used as the material of the receiving portion. For this reason, when a load is applied from the insert to the receiving part when the tape measure is attached, the receiving part may be damaged.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, The objective is to provide the tape measure holder which can suppress the failure | damage of a receiving part.

  The tape measure holder of the present invention is for holding the tape measure in a state where it is attached to a belt, and includes an insert attached to the tape measure and a main body portion that can receive the insert. The main body portion includes an attachment portion attached to the belt and a receiving portion for receiving the insert. The main body has a metal member that defines the receiving portion.

  According to the tape measure holder of the present invention, since the main body portion has the metal member that defines the receiving portion, the strength of the receiving portion can be improved compared to the case where the receiving portion is formed of plastic resin. . For this reason, the breakage of the receiving portion can be suppressed.

  In the above tape measure holder, preferably, the main body portion can be biased so as to move in a direction crossing the receiving track for receiving the insert, and to move the locking portion in a direction crossing the receiving track. And an elastic member and a switch portion movable toward the receiving portion in an oblique direction with respect to the receiving track. By moving the switch part, the insertion part is configured to be taken out from the receiving part in a state where the locking part is moved in a direction away from the receiving track against the biasing force of the elastic member.

  Since the switch portion moves toward the receiving portion in an oblique direction with respect to the receiving track, the operator can easily remove the tape measure while pushing the switch portion. That is, the operator can easily hold the tape measure with the remaining finger of one hand while pushing the switch portion with the thumb of one hand. Since the movement of the worker's hand follows the movement of the natural hand joint, the worker can remove the tape measure with a natural movement. Therefore, the burden of the operation | movement which takes out an operator's tape measure can be eased.

  In the tape measure holder, preferably, one of the insertion body and the receiving portion includes a convex portion, and the other includes a concave portion. The convex portion and the concave portion are configured to be fitted in a state where the insertion body is received by the receiving portion. By fitting the convex portion and the concave portion, the insert can be firmly held in the receiving portion.

  The tape measure holder preferably further includes a string member connected to the tape measure. The main body portion further includes a connection portion connected to the string member and disposed at an end portion of the main body portion in a direction crossing the receiving track. The string member is connected to the tape measure on the same side as the connecting portion with respect to the receiving track when the insert is received by the receiving portion. For this reason, when a plug is received by a receiving part, it can control that a string member enters a receiving track. Thereby, it is suppressed that the reception to the receiving part of a plug is obstructed by a string member. Therefore, workability at the time of mounting the tape measure can be improved.

  In the tape measure holder described above, preferably, the connection portion includes a through hole portion through which the string member can be inserted, and a through hole peripheral portion surrounding the through hole portion. The peripheral part of the through hole is formed of a metal member. Thereby, the intensity | strength of a connection part can be improved.

  In the tape measure holder described above, preferably, the insert is made of metal. For this reason, the strength of the insert can be improved. Thereby, it can suppress that an insertion body is damaged by contacting with the metal material which prescribes | regulates a receiving part.

  As described above, according to the tape measure holder of the present invention, it is possible to suppress breakage of the receiving portion.

It is a schematic perspective view of the tape measure holder in one embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state by which the tape measure was attached to the tape measure holder and the tape measure holder was attached to the belt. It is a schematic perspective view of the tape measure holder in one embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a mode that a tape measure is attached to or detached from a tape measure holder. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the state by which the insertion body of the tape measure holder in one embodiment of this invention was attached to the tape measure. It is a schematic perspective view of the insertion body of the tape measure holder in one embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic front view which shows the switch part periphery of the tape measure holder in one embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state before a switch part is pushed. It is a schematic front view which shows the switch part periphery of the tape measure holder in one embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state by which the switch part was pushed. It is a schematic front view which shows the switch part periphery of the tape measure holder in one embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state by which the insertion body was taken out from the receiving part in the state by which the switch part was pushed. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the state by which the insertion body of the tape measure holder in the modification of one embodiment of this invention was attached to the tape measure. It is a schematic perspective view of the insertion body of the tape measure holder in the modification of one embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic front view which shows the switch part periphery of the tape measure holder in the modification of one embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state before a switch part is pushed. It is a schematic front view which shows the switch part periphery of the tape measure holder in the modification of one embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state by which the switch part was pushed in. It is a schematic front view which shows the switch part periphery of the tape measure holder in the modification of one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state from which the insertion body was taken out from the receiving part in the state by which the switch part was pushed.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, with reference to FIGS. 1-5, the structure of the tape measure holder of one embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  With reference to FIG. 1, a tape measure holder 100 of the present embodiment is for holding a tape measure 102 in a state of being attached to a belt 101. A tape measure 102 is attached to the tape measure holder 100. The tape measure 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 FIG.

  Referring mainly to FIGS. 2 to 5, the tape measure holder 100 mainly has an insert 10 attached to the tape measure 102 and a main body 20 capable of receiving the insert 10.

  With reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the insertion body 10 has the circular-arc-shaped part 10a, the overhang | projection part 10b, and the trunk | drum 10c. The arcuate portion 10 a is disposed at the distal end portion of the insertion body 10, and the overhang portion 10 b is disposed at the rear end portion of the insertion body 10. The arc-shaped part 10a is formed in a substantially semicircular shape, and is formed so as to protrude outward from the tip of the body part 10c. The overhanging portion 10b is formed so as to overhang from both side surfaces of the body portion 10c. The body part 10c connects the arcuate part 10a and the overhanging part 10b. The arcuate portion 10a is disposed at a height position different from the overhang portion 10b in the thickness direction of the insert 10. The upper end surface 10d of the arcuate portion 10a is inclined so that the outer side is lowered toward the distal end side of the insert 10.

  The insert 10 is fixed to the tape measure 102 from the protruding portion 10b side in the thickness direction. The insert 10 is screwed to the tape measure 102 at the center. Further, the insert 10 is fixed to the central portion of the one surface 102 a of the tape measure 102. Therefore, the overhanging portion 10 b is disposed at a distance from the one surface 102 a of the tape measure 102. The insert 10 is made of resin. Note that the insert 10 may be made of metal.

  Referring mainly to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the main body portion 20 includes an attachment portion 21, a cover member 22, a locking portion 23, an elastic member 24, a switch portion 25, and a connection portion 26. ing. In FIG. 5, the outer shape of the cover member 22 is indicated by a one-dot chain line for easy viewing, and the locking portion 23 and the like disposed on the back side of the cover member 22 are indicated by a solid line. Further, in FIG. 5, the tape measure 102 is not shown for easy viewing.

  The attachment portion 21 is configured to be attached to the belt 101. The attachment portion 21 has an internal space 21a into which the belt 101 can be inserted. The internal space 21 a is formed so as to penetrate both sides of the main body 20.

  The cover member 22 is formed so as to hold the locking portion 23, the elastic member 24, and the switch portion 25 in the main body portion 20. The cover member 22 has a guide portion 22a at the center. The guide portion 22a is configured to engage with the body portion 10c of the insertion body 10 so that the insertion body 10 can be guided.

  An accommodation space S is provided between the cover member 22 and the attachment portion 21. The accommodation space S is configured to accommodate the arcuate portion 10a and the overhanging portion 10b of the insert 10. By accommodating at least a part of the arc-shaped portion 10a and the overhanging portion 10b of the insertion body 10 in the accommodation space S, the insertion body 10 can be prevented from falling off to the cover member 22 side.

  The cover member 22 and the accommodation space S constitute a receiving portion R. The receiving part R is configured to receive the insert 10. In addition, when the thickness of the guide part 22a is large and the insertion body 10 can be held by the guide part 22a, the accommodation space S may not be provided between the cover member 22 and the attachment part 21.

  The cover member 22 is made of a metal member. Thus, the main body 20 has a metal member that defines the receiving portion R. In addition, the whole cover member 22 does not need to be comprised with the metal member, and the guide part 22a should just be comprised with the metal member. Further, either the front surface side or the back surface side of the cover member 22 may be formed of a metal member.

  The locking portion 23 is configured to be movable in a direction intersecting with the receiving track 30 that receives the insert 10. The receiving track 30 has a region through which the outer shape of the insert 10 passes. The locking part 23 has a first engagement surface 23a and a second engagement surface 23b. The first engagement surface 23 a is formed to be slidable on a slope 25 a provided at the tip of the switch portion 25. The second engagement surface 23b is configured to be slidable on the upper end surface 10d of the arcuate portion 10a of the insert 10. In the embodiment of the present invention, the locking portion 23 is configured to be movable obliquely downward with respect to the receiving track 30.

  The elastic member 24 is configured to be urged so as to move the locking portion 23 in a direction crossing the receiving track 30. The elastic member 24 is disposed between the locking portion 23 and the side surface portion 20 a of the main body portion 20, and is formed so as to be able to bias the locking portion 23 by expanding and contracting toward the receiving track 30. The elastic member 24 is, for example, a coil spring.

  The switch portion 25 is configured to be movable toward the receiving portion R in an oblique direction with respect to the receiving track 30. In the embodiment of the present invention, the switch unit 25 is configured to be movable obliquely upward with respect to the receiving track 30. The switch portion 25 is configured to be able to press the locking portion 23 with an inclined surface 25a provided at the front end when the rear end is pressed. As the switch portion 25 moves, the insertion member 10 is taken out from the receiving portion R in a state where the locking portion 23 is moved in a direction away from the receiving track 30 against the urging force of the elastic member 24. It is configured.

  The connecting portion 26 is disposed at the end portion of the main body portion 20 in a direction intersecting with the receiving track 30. The cover member 22 has a connection portion 26 on the opposite side of the switch portion 25 with the guide portion 22a interposed therebetween. The connecting portion 26 has a through hole portion 26a and a through hole peripheral portion 26b. The through-hole part 26a is formed so that the string member 31 can be inserted. The through hole peripheral part 26b is formed so as to surround the through hole part 26a. The through hole peripheral portion 26 b is formed of a metal member that constitutes the cover member 22. That is, the connection part 26 and the cover member 22 are integrally formed of a metal member. In addition, the connection part 26 does not need to be formed integrally with the cover member 22, and may be formed separately.

  Moreover, the insertion body 10 has the convex part 41 in the front-end | tip part. The convex portion 41 is formed on the arcuate portion 10a. The receiving portion R has a concave portion 42 that can be fitted to the convex portion 41. The recess 42 is formed at the lower end of the guide portion 22a. In a state where the insert 10 is received by the receiving portion R, the convex portion 41 and the concave portion 42 are configured to be fitted.

  In addition, the insertion body 10 may have the concave portion 42, and the receiving portion R may have the convex portion 41. That is, any one of the insertion body 10 and the receiving portion R only needs to have the convex portion 41 and the other has the concave portion 42.

  Referring again to FIG. 2, the tape measure holder 100 has a string member 31. The string member 31 may have a fixture 32 for attachment. The string member 31 is connected to the tape measure 102 and the connecting portion 26. The string member 31 is connected to the tape measure 102 on the same side as the connecting portion 26 with respect to the receiving track 30 when the insert 10 is received by the receiving portion R. That is, the connection part with the string member 31 of the tape measure 102 and the connection part 26 are arranged on the same side.

Next, the use state of the tape measure holder of one embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Referring again to FIG. 1, the tape measure holder 100 is used while being attached to the belt 101. The tape measure holder 100 holds a tape measure 102. In this state, the plug 10 is received by the receiving portion R as shown in FIG. Specifically, the arcuate portion 10a and the overhanging portion 10b of the insertion body 10 are accommodated in the accommodation space S, and the trunk portion 10c is engaged with the guide portion 22a. Further, the convex portion 41 of the insert 10 is fitted with the concave portion 42 of the receiving portion R. A second engagement surface 23b of the locking portion 23 biased by the elastic member 24 is engaged with the upper end surface 10d of the arc-shaped portion 10a. When the tape measure 102 is removed from the tape measure holder 100, the rear end of the switch unit 25 is pushed in the direction of arrow A1 in FIG. As a result, the switch unit 25 moves toward the receiving unit R in an oblique direction with respect to the receiving track 30.

  Referring to FIG. 6, when switch part 25 is pushed in, locking part 23 is pushed by switch part 25. Specifically, the locking portion 23 is pushed while the first engagement surface 23 a of the locking portion 23 slides on the slope 25 a provided at the tip of the switch portion 25. As a result, the locking portion 23 moves in a direction intersecting with the receiving track 30. That is, the locking portion 23 moves in the direction of arrow A2 (obliquely lower right direction) in FIG. In the embodiment of the present invention, the direction A1 in which the switch portion 25 is pushed and the direction A2 in which the locking portion 23 moves are substantially orthogonal. The locking portion 23 moves in a direction away from the receiving track 30 against the urging force of the elastic member 24. Thereby, the engagement between the arcuate portion 10a of the insert 10 and the second engagement surface 23b of the locking portion 23 is released.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the insertion body 10 moves on the receiving track 30 in a state where the switch portion 25 is pushed and the locking portion 23 moves in a direction away from the receiving track 30. Thereby, the insertion body 10 is taken out from the receiving part R in the arrow A3 direction (upward direction) in the drawing. In this manner, the tape measure 102 is removed from the tape measure holder 100 with the tape measure holder 100 attached to the belt 101 as shown in FIG.

  Next, a tape measure holder in a modification of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. Elements having the same functions as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will not be repeated unless particularly necessary.

  With reference to FIGS. 8 to 10, in tape measure holder 100 according to the modification of the embodiment of the present invention, upper end surface 10 d of arcuate portion 10 a of insert 10 is formed substantially horizontally. That is, the upper end surface 10 d of the arcuate portion 10 a is formed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the receiving track 30. Moreover, in the tape measure holder 100 of the modification in one embodiment of this invention, the latching | locking part 23 is comprised so that a movement in the direction substantially orthogonal to the receiving track | orbit 30 is possible.

  In the tape measure holder according to the modified example of the embodiment of the present invention, the insert 10 has a convex portion 41 at the tip portion, and the receiving portion R has a concave portion 42 that can be fitted to the convex portion 41. Not done. However, the insertion part 10 may be provided with the convex part 41 and the receiving part R may be provided with the concave part 42. And in the state in which the insertion body 10 was received by the receiving part R, the convex part 41 and the recessed part 42 may be comprised so that it may fit.

Next, the use state of the tape measure holder of one embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Referring again to FIG. 10, the second engagement surface 23 b of the locking portion urged by the elastic member 24 is engaged with the upper end surface 10 d of the arc-shaped portion 10 a of the insertion body 10. When the tape measure 102 is removed from the tape measure holder 100, the rear end of the switch unit 25 is pushed in the direction of arrow A1 in FIG. As a result, the switch unit 25 moves toward the receiving unit R in an oblique direction with respect to the receiving track 30.

  Referring to FIG. 11, when switch portion 25 is pushed in, locking portion 23 is pushed by switch portion 25. Specifically, the locking portion 23 is pushed while the first engagement surface 23 a of the locking portion 23 slides on the slope 25 a provided at the tip of the switch portion 25. Thereby, the latching | locking part 23 moves to the direction substantially orthogonal to the receiving track 30. FIG. That is, the locking portion 23 moves in the direction of arrow A4 (horizontal direction) in FIG. In the tape measure holder 100 according to the modification of the embodiment of the present invention, the angle formed between the direction A1 in which the switch unit 25 is pushed and the direction A4 in which the locking unit 23 moves is set to 60 degrees, for example. The locking portion 23 moves in a direction away from the receiving track 30 against the urging force of the elastic member 24. Thereby, the engagement between the arcuate portion 10a of the insert 10 and the second engagement surface 23b of the locking portion 23 is released.

  With reference to FIG. 12, the insertion body 10 moves on the receiving track 30 in a state where the switch portion 25 is pushed in and the locking portion 23 moves away from the receiving track 30. Thereby, the insertion body 10 is taken out from the receiving part R in the arrow A3 direction (upward direction) in the drawing.

Next, the effect of the tape measure holder of one embodiment of the present invention will be described.
According to the tape measure holder 100 of one embodiment of the present invention, the main body portion 20 has a metal member that defines the receiving portion R, so that it is received compared to the case where the receiving portion R is formed of plastic resin. The strength of the portion R can be improved. For this reason, breakage of the receiving portion R can be suppressed.

  According to the tape measure holder 100 of one embodiment of the present invention, the switch unit 25 moves toward the receiving unit R in an oblique direction with respect to the receiving track 30, so that the operator presses the switch unit 25 and pushes the tape measure. 102 is easy to remove. That is, the operator can easily grasp the tape measure with the remaining fingers of one hand while pushing the switch unit 25 with the thumb of one hand. Since the movement of the operator's hand follows the movement of the natural hand joint, the operator can remove the tape measure 102 with a natural movement. Therefore, the burden of the operation | movement which takes out the tape measure 102 of an operator can be reduced.

  According to the tape measure holder 100 of an embodiment of the present invention, the convex portion 41 and the concave portion 42 are configured to be fitted in a state where the insert 10 is received by the receiving portion R. For this reason, the insertion part 10 can be firmly hold | maintained at the receiving part R by the convex part 41 and the recessed part 42 fitting.

  According to the tape measure holder 100 of one embodiment of the present invention, the string member 31 is connected to the tape measure 102 on the same side as the connecting portion 26 with respect to the receiving track 30 when the insert 10 is received by the receiving portion R. Has been. For this reason, when the insertion body 10 is received by the receiving part R, it can suppress that the string member 31 enters the receiving track 30. Thereby, it is suppressed that the reception to the receiving part R of the insertion body 10 is inhibited by the string member 31. Therefore, workability at the time of mounting the tape measure 102 can be improved.

  In the tape measure holder 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the through hole peripheral portion 26 b surrounding the through hole portion 26 a of the connection portion 26 is formed of a metal member that constitutes the cover member 22. Thereby, the intensity | strength of the connection part 26 can be improved.

  In the tape measure holder 100 of one embodiment of the present invention, the insert 10 may be made of metal. In this case, the strength of the insert 10 can be improved compared to the case where the insert 10 is made of resin. For this reason, it can suppress that the insertion body 10 is damaged by contacting with the metal material which prescribes | regulates the receiving part R. FIG.

  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 present invention can be applied particularly advantageously to a tape measure holder for holding a tape measure in a state of being attached to a belt.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Insert body, 10a Arc-shaped part, 10b Projection part, 10c Body part, 10d Upper end surface, 20 Main body part, 20a Side surface part, 21 Mounting part, 21a Internal space, 22 Cover member, 22a Guide part, 23 Locking part , 23a 1st engagement surface, 23b 2nd engagement surface, 24 elastic member, 25 switch part, 25a slope, 26 connection part, 26a through-hole part, 26b through-hole peripheral part, 30 receiving track, 31 string member 32, fixture, 41 convex portion, 42 concave portion, 100 tape measure holder, 101 belt, 102 tape measure, 102a one side, R receiving portion, S accommodating space.

Claims (6)

A tape measure holder for holding a tape measure in a state attached to a belt,
An insert attached to the tape measure;
A main body capable of receiving the insert,
The main body is
Connected to an attachment portion attached to the belt, a receiving portion that receives the insertion body, and a string member that is disposed at an end of the main body portion in a direction intersecting the receiving track that receives the insertion body and connected to the tape measure Including a connecting portion,
The main body has a metal member that defines the receiving portion,
The connection part includes a through hole part and a through hole peripheral part surrounding the through hole part,
The through hole periphery is formed of the metal member,
The connection portion projects outward from the attachment portion in a direction intersecting the receiving track,
The through-hole part is a tape measure holder provided so that it may become long in the direction along the said receiving track | orbit. The main body is
A locking portion movable in a direction crossing the receiving track for receiving the insert;
An elastic member capable of being biased so as to move the locking portion in a direction crossing the receiving track;
A switch part movable toward the receiving part in an oblique direction with respect to the receiving track,
As the switch portion moves toward the receiving portion in an oblique direction with respect to the receiving track, the first engagement surface of the locking portion slides on a slope provided at the tip of the switch portion. However, when the locking part is pushed, the insertion part is removed from the receiving part in a state where the locking part is moved away from the receiving track against the biasing force of the elastic member. The tape measure holder according to claim 1, which is configured as follows. Either one of the plug and the receiving part includes a convex part, and the other includes a concave part,
The tape measure holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the convex portion and the concave portion are configured to be fitted in a state where the insertion body is received by the receiving portion. Further comprising the string member connected to said measuring tape,
The connecting portion is connected to the string member,
The said string member is connected to the said tape measure in the same side as the said connection part with respect to the said receiving track, when the said insertion body is received by the said receiving part. Tape measure holder.   The tape measure holder according to claim 4, wherein the through-hole portion is capable of inserting the string member.   The tape measure holder according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the insert is made of metal.

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