JP6400334B2 - Zippered suitcase - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a suitcase, and more particularly to a fastener-type suitcase in which a mating portion between a lid-side shell and a body-side shell is closed with a fastener.

  In recent years, fastener-type suitcases have been introduced in which the joint portions of the lid-side shell and the body-side shell are closed with fasteners as described in Patent Document 1. Since this fastener-type suitcase does not have a frame, it has an advantage of being lightweight.

JP 2013-150649 A

As shown in FIG. 7, in the conventional fastener-type suitcase 101, when the lid-side shell 102 is tilted toward the body-side shell 103 when closing, the lid-side shell 102 is weighted with the weight of the luggage accommodated on the lid-side shell 102 side. In some cases, the edge, which is the mating portion, sinks into the body shell 103.
Thus, in the fastener type, the tapes 105a and 105b of the fastener 104 are attached to the respective edge portions of the lid-side shell 102 and the body-side shell 103. Therefore, when the above-described sinking occurs, the tapes 105a and 105b The elements 106a and 106b attached to the respective edges do not face each other and the slider cannot move, so that the elements 106a and 106b cannot be engaged with each other.
Therefore, when the lid-side shell 102 is heavy, the lid-side shell 102 is lifted with one hand, the elements 106a and 106b are forced to face each other, and the slider is moved with the other hand to engage with each other. In addition, it is quite troublesome and it may be difficult for a woman without arm strength to lift the heavy lid shell 102 with one hand.

  The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a fastener-type suitcase that can easily close a fastener even when a bag with a certain weight is accommodated in a lid-side shell. And its purpose.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention of claim 1 includes a main body in which a box-shaped lid-side shell and a box-shaped body-side shell are connected in a foldable and unfoldable manner. In the fastener-type suitcase provided with a fastener that engages and closes the elements provided on both sides of the lid-side shell and the body-side shell, as a mechanism for preventing the lid-side shell from sinking, a rigid A supporting member, and posture changing means for controlling the posture of the supporting member to a lifting posture straddling an edge of the lid-side shell and an edge of the body-side shell and a retracting posture for retreating to the body-side shell; provided on the lid side shell side, in contact with the support member during lifting posture pass weighting of the lid-side shell includes a contact portion, the lifting position, wherein the support member, the weight of the lid-side shell side Against the lid Lift the shell, a suitcase, characterized in that the butting condition of each other said element is forcibly created.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the fastener-type suitcase according to claim 1, wherein the posture changing means straddles the edge of the lid-side shell and the edge of the body-side shell with the body-side shell side as a fulcrum. The suitcase is characterized in that the support member is rotated between a lifting posture and a retracting posture retracting toward the body shell side.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the fastener-type suitcase according to the second aspect, the posture changing means is rotatably supported by the body side shell in the inner and outer directions, and the base end portion of the support member is provided inside the shell. A suitcase comprising an attached rotating shaft and an operation portion provided outside the shell of the rotating shaft.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the fastener-type suitcase according to the second or third aspect, the abutting portion is configured by a member having a reverse concave shape in section, and the rotation track of the support member is positioned in the reverse concave portion. It is a suitcase characterized by this.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fastener-type suitcase according to the second or third aspect, the contact portion is formed by a concave portion formed between the fastener tape on the lid side shell side and the lid side shell side. It is a suitcase characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the fastener type suitcase according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the suitcase includes a cover piece extending toward the fastener tape at each edge of the body side shell and the lid side shell. The suitcase is characterized in that the contact portion is formed of a concave portion formed between the cover piece on the lid-side shell side and the fastener tape.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a main body in which a box-shaped lid-side shell and a box-shaped body-side shell are connected in a foldable and unfoldable manner; For a fastener-type suitcase having a fastener that engages and closes each provided element, and a cover piece that is attached to each edge of the body shell and the lid shell and extends to the fastener tape side A rigid support member that constitutes a part of the lid-side shell sinking prevention mechanism, the concave portion formed between the cover piece on the body-side shell side and the fastener tape, and the lid-side shell side By inserting both ends of the support member into a concave portion formed between the cover piece and the fastener tape, the support member is brought into a lifting posture, and the concave portion on the lid side shell side is used as a contact portion. Therefore, in the lifting posture, the weight of the lid-side shell is brought into contact with the support member so that the support member lifts the lid-side shell against the weight of the lid-side shell, and the element This is a dedicated support member characterized in that a butt state between each other is forcibly created.

According to the fastener-type suitcase of the present invention, a lid-side shell sinking prevention mechanism having a simple configuration is provided, so that the fastener can be easily closed even when a certain amount of weight is accommodated in the lid-side shell. Can be done.
In addition, according to the subsidence prevention mechanism of the present invention, it can be easily constructed by making good use of the existing structure of the fastener-type suitcase.

It is a perspective view of the fastener type suitcase provided with the sinking prevention mechanism concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a sinking prevention mechanism in FIG. 1. It is explanatory drawing of the sinking prevention mechanism of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the sinking prevention mechanism which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the sinking prevention mechanism which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the sinking prevention mechanism which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the conventional fastener type suitcase.

A fastener-type suitcase 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a main body. The main body 2 includes a box-shaped lid-side shell 3 and a box-shaped body-side shell 4 that are connected in a foldable and unfoldable manner. The main body 2 is provided with four casters 5, a handle 6, and the like.

When the main body 2 is folded, the edge 3 a of the lid-side shell 3 and the edge 4 a of the body-side shell 4 are combined, and the combined edges 3 a and 4 a are closed by the fastener 7.
As shown in detail in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the fastener 7 includes a pair of tapes 8a and 8b, and the elements (serving teeth) 9a and 9b are fixed to opposite edges of the pair of tapes 8a and 8b. Has been. A slider 10 is provided so as to straddle the elements 9a and 9b. When the slider 10 moves, the elements 9a and 9b are engaged with each other and the engagement is released.

The pair of tapes 8 a and 8 b of the fastener 7 described above are respectively attached to the edge 3 a of the lid-side shell 3 and the edge 4 a of the body-side shell 4.
Reference numerals 11a and 11b denote strip-shaped cover pieces, with the cover piece 11a being disposed on the lid-side shell 3 side and the cover piece 11b being disposed on the body-side shell 4 side.
The cover pieces 11a and 11b are folded so that the short direction forms an S shape.

One small concave portion of the S-shaped portion of the cover piece 11a is fitted into the edge portion 3a of the cover side shell 3 from the lower side, and the edge of the tape 8a (element The edge 9a is not fixed) enters and is overlapped on the edge 3a side. In this state, the tape 8 a and the cover piece 11 a are sewn and integrated with the edge 3 a of the lid-side shell 3 by the thread 12. The large concave portion of the cover piece 11a has a folded portion toward the tape 8a extending on the tape 8a, and serves as a cover portion 13a to cover the tape 8a.
Also in the edge part 4a of the body side shell 4, the tape 8b and the cover piece 11b are sewn with the thread | yarn 12 by the same structure, and the cover part 13b is formed.

The fastener-type suitcase 1 has a configuration as a suitcase as described above. Next, the attached subsidence prevention mechanism will be described.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 14 denotes a support member, which is formed of a rigid plate material such as plastic. The support member 14 has a semicircular arc shape at both ends in the longitudinal direction. A knob 15 as an operation portion is provided on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the support member 14. The support member 14 is disposed inside the main body 2, and the knob 15 is disposed outside the main body 2.
As shown in FIG. 3B, the rotary shaft 16 is fixed to the knob 15. This rotating shaft 16 penetrates the body side shell 4 and enters the inside of the main body 2. Inside the shell, the rotating shaft 16 is passed through the through hole of the support member 14 through the bearing 17 and is prevented from coming off. With this configuration, when the knob 15 arranged on the outer side of the shell is picked and turned by hand, the support member 14 rotates about the rotation shaft 16 as a fulcrum.

One set of the knob 15 and the support member 14 is arranged on each side of the handle 6.
When the support member 14 is laid sideways, the support member 14 is placed in the body shell 4 side. When the support member 14 is placed on the lid side shell 3 side, the support member 14 straddles the edge 3a and the edge 4a of the body shell 4, It will be in the state which intersected perpendicularly with parts 3a and 4a. The former state is used as a retracted posture, and the latter state is used as a lifting posture.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 18 denotes a contact member, and the contact member 18 is also made of a material such as plastic. The abutting member 18 has a reverse concave shape in cross section, and the left and right sides and the lower side are open. The top surface of the top portion 18a is flat, and the outer surface of the mounted portion 18b is flat among the pair of side portions, but the remaining side portion 18c extends downward from the mounted portion 18b. The extension is inclined and opens outward.
The abutting member 18 has a mounted portion 18b fixed to the inner surface of the shell of the lid-side shell 3, and when the support member 14 is rotated, it enters through the left and right sides and the lower open portion, and the support member 14 is lifted. When the posture is reached, the top portion 14a of the support member 14 is positioned so as to be closest to the lower surface of the top portion 18a.

The sinking prevention mechanism is configured as described above, and the operation of this mechanism will be described in relation to the operation of closing the fastener 7.
The knob 15 is turned to change the support member 14 from the retracted posture (one-dot chain line in FIG. 3A) directly below the top 18a of the contact member 18 to the lifting posture (dotted line in FIG. 3A). Since both ends of the support member 14 including the top portion 14a are arc-shaped and become smaller toward the tip, the support member 14 can be smoothly rotated without being caught by an unnecessary member.
Thereafter, the lid-side shell 3 is folded down toward the body-side shell 4 and folded, and when the respective edge portions 3a and 4a are combined, the top portion 14a of the support member 14 is aligned with the top of the contact member 18 along the inclination of the side portion 18c. Guided to the side of the portion 18a and abuts the lower surface thereof. Accordingly, since the weight on the lid-side shell 3 side is applied to the support member 14 via the contact member 18, the support member 14 supports the weight of the lid-side shell 3.

Since the support member 14 is rigid, the edge 3a of the lid-side shell 3 is lifted without deformation, so that the sinking of the edge 3a is prevented and the tape 8a attached thereto does not fall. Accordingly, the element 9a at the lower end of the element 9a comes into contact with the element 9b on the body shell 4 side.
The support member 14 is arranged at two positions on the handle 6 side with an interval, and by supporting the lid-side shell 3 at these two positions, the butted state of the elements 9a and 9b is a closed surface on the handle 6 side. Cover. Since the closed surface on the handle 6 side is the place where the edge portion 3a is most likely to sink, the forced movement is created here, so that smooth movement over the entire edge portion of the fastener 7 is possible.
Therefore, if the slider 10 is moved in the meshing direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 3A, the fastener 7 is smoothly closed.
When the fastener 7 is opened and the lid-side shell 3 and the body-side shell 4 are deployed, if the support member 14 is in the retracted position, it does not protrude from the edge portion 4a.

Next, a sinking prevention mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
It is attached to the same fastener-type suitcase as that shown in the first embodiment, and in the drawings, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.
FIG. 4 is a partially modified drawing of a portion corresponding to FIG. 3 of the first embodiment. Reference numeral 19 in the figure denotes a support member, which is made of the same material as the support member 14 and has the same shape. However, it is slightly smaller than the support member 14.
Since there is a sewn portion slightly inward from the edge of the edge portion 3a of the lid-side shell 3, a concave portion 20a is formed by opening a gap between the sewn tape 8a and the cover-attached cover piece 11a. Since the sewn part is also located at the same position in the body side shell 4, a concave part 20b is formed by opening a gap between the sewn tape 8b and the cover mounting part 11b on the shell mounting side. The concave portion 20a and the concave portion 20b are opened facing each other.

  One end side in the longitudinal direction of the support member 19 is a base end portion 19a, and the base end portion 19a is inserted into the concave portion 20b. A through hole 19b is formed in the base end portion 19a. Reference numeral 21 denotes a shaft, and a through hole 19b is passed through the shaft 21. The shaft 21 extends on both sides of the through hole 19b, and one end side thereof is an edge three-layer portion including the edge portion 4a of the body side shell 4 (cover piece 11b to edge portion 4a of the body side shell 4 to cover piece 11b. ) And the other end side penetrates the tape 8b. Both end portions of the shaft 21 are expanded to prevent the shaft 21 from being detached, and this mounting structure allows the support member 19 to turn about the shaft 21 as a fulcrum.

The support members 19 are provided at the same two locations instead of the first support member 14, and can be made to take the same lifting posture and retracted posture by rotating.
In the lifted posture, the top portion 19c of the support member 19 enters the concave portion 20a on the lid-side shell 3 side, so that it acts as a contact portion. In the retracted posture, substantially the entire support member 19 is stored between the tape 8b on the body shell 4 side and the cover piece 11b.
In this embodiment, the support member 19 can be designed to be small, and the contact portion uses the existing structure on the fastener 7 side, so that a sinking prevention mechanism can be easily constructed.

Next, a sinking prevention mechanism according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Since it is attached to the same fastener-type suitcase as that shown in the first embodiment and has the same constituent parts as those of the second embodiment, the same constituent parts are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings. Is omitted.
FIG. 5 is a partially modified drawing of FIG. 4 of the second embodiment.
Reference numeral 22 in the figure denotes a support member, which is substantially the same shape with the same material as the support member 19, but is slightly larger.
Since there is a folded portion of the cover piece 11a slightly inward from the stitched portion of the edge 3a of the lid-side shell 3, if the gap between the sewn tape 8a and the extended cover piece 11a is opened, the concave portion 23a Since the sewn part is also located at the same position in the body side shell 4, a concave part 23b is formed by opening the gap between the sewn tape 8b and the extended cover piece 11b. The concave portion 23a and the concave portion 23b are opened facing each other.

In this embodiment, a concave portion 23a and a concave portion 23b are used instead of the concave portion 20a and the concave portion 20b of the second embodiment. One end side in the longitudinal direction of the support member 22 is a base end portion 22a, and the shaft 24 is passed through the through hole 22b and is rotatable. Moreover, the opposite side is the top 22c.
The support member 22 can be changed between a lifting posture and a retracted posture by picking and rotating the supporting member 22 with a finger.
Since the support member 22 can be set larger than the support member 19 of the second embodiment, the force for lifting and supporting the lid-side shell 3 is increased accordingly. Further, when meshing the elements 9a and 9b that overlap the support member 22, the support member only needs to be in the retracted position, so that it does not interfere with the meshing.

Next, a sinking prevention mechanism according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The same fastener-type suitcase as that shown in the third embodiment is used. In the drawings, the same components as those in the third embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
In FIG. 6, reference numeral 25 denotes a dedicated support member, and this support member 25 is made of the same material as the support member 22 according to the third embodiment, and has substantially the same overall shape. A through hole 25 a is formed on one end side of the support member 25 in the longitudinal direction. A string 26 is passed through the through hole 25 a of the support member 25, and this string 26 is attached to the handle 6 of the suitcase 1.

The support member 25 can be removed from the handle 6 by unfastening the string 26. After removing the support member 25, the support member 25 is connected to both ends in the longitudinal direction in the same manner as the support member 22 of the third embodiment. If it is inserted into the concave portion 23a and the concave portion 23b, a similar lifting posture is created.
In this embodiment, it is only necessary to prepare a dedicated support member 25 corresponding to the suitcase, and the existing suitcase can be used as it is.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention can be changed even if there is a design change without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.
For example, in the above embodiment, the support member is a rectangular plate having both ends in the longitudinal direction formed in a semicircular arc shape, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the support member is circular in plan view. Other shapes such as an elliptical shape and a triangular plate shape may be used.
In the fourth embodiment, the support member is attached to the handle with a string. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be put in a suitcase.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Fastener type suitcase 2 ... Main body 3 ... Cover side shell 3a ... Edge of cover side shell 4 ... Body side shell 4a ... Edge of body side shell 5 ... Caster 6 ... Handle 7 ... Fastener 8a, 8b ... Tape 9a, 9b ... element 10 ... slider 11a, 11b ... cover piece 12 ... thread 13a, b ... cover 14 ... support member (first embodiment) 14a ... top 15 ... knob 16 ... rotating shaft 17 ... bearing 18 ... Contact member 18a ... Top 18b ... Mounted portion 18c ... Side 19 ... Support member (second embodiment) 19a ... Base end 19b ... Through hole 19c ... Top 20a, b ... Concave portion 21 ... Shaft 22 ... support member (third embodiment) 22a ... base end 22b ... through hole 22c ... top 23a, b ... concave part 24 ... shaft
25 ... Dedicated support member (fourth embodiment) 25a ... Through hole
26 ... string

Claims (7)

A box-shaped lid-side shell and a box-shaped body-side shell are connected in a foldable and unfoldable manner, and elements provided on both sides of the lid-side shell and the body-side shell In a fastener-type suitcase with a zipper that closes by meshing,
As a mechanism to prevent the lid-side shell from sinking,
A rigid support member, and posture change means for controlling the posture of the support member between a lifting posture straddling the edge of the lid-side shell and an edge of the body-side shell and a retracting posture for retreating to the body-side shell When provided on the lid side shell side, with an abutment on the support member during lifting posture abuts pass weighting of the lid side shell,
In the lifting posture, the support member lifts the lid-side shell against the weight on the lid-side shell side, and a butt state between the elements is forcibly created. In the fastener type suitcase according to claim 1,
The posture changing means is configured such that between the lifting posture straddling the edge of the lid-side shell and the edge of the body-side shell with the body-side shell side as a fulcrum, and the retracting posture retracting to the body-side shell side. A suitcase characterized by rotating a support member. In the fastener type suitcase according to claim 2,
The posture changing means includes a rotary shaft that is rotatably supported inward and outward in the shell on the body side, and a base end portion of a support member is attached to the inner side of the shell, and an operation unit provided outside the shell of the rotary shaft. A suitcase characterized by comprising. In the fastener type suitcase according to claim 2 or 3,
The abutment portion is formed of a member having a reverse concave shape in cross section, and the turning track of the support member is located inside the reverse concave portion. In the fastener type suitcase according to claim 2 or 3,
The abutment portion is constituted by a concave portion formed between the lid-side shell side fastener tape and the lid-side shell side. In the fastener type suitcase according to claim 2 or 3,
Cover pieces that extend to the fastener tape side are attached to the edges of the body-side shell and the lid-side shell,
The abutment portion is constituted by a concave portion formed between the cover piece on the lid-side shell side and the fastener tape. A box-shaped lid-side shell and a box-shaped body-side shell are connected in a foldable and unfoldable manner, and elements provided on both sides of the lid-side shell and the body-side shell The zipper of the lid-side shell for a fastener-type suitcase having a zipper that is engaged and closed, and a cover piece that is attached to each edge of the body-side shell and the lid-side shell and extends to the fastener tape side A rigid support member constituting part of the prevention mechanism,
The both ends of the support member are inserted into a concave portion formed between the cover piece on the body side shell side and the fastener tape and a concave portion formed between the cover piece on the lid side shell side and the fastener tape. The support member is brought into a lifting posture, and the concave portion on the lid-side shell side is used as a contact portion to contact the support member and pass the weight of the lid-side shell in the lifting posture. Thus, the support member lifts the lid-side shell against the weight on the lid-side shell side, and a butt state between the elements is forcibly created.

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