JPH07291036A - Storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a card and the like from being caught in a gap by rotating the rotating part of an opening and closing member composed of a lid part by a synchronizing member, filling up in a gap between a container and the lid part with a second lid member provided between the lid part and the container when the lid part is closed and containing it between the side wall of container and the lid part by an engaging mechanism when the lid is opened. CONSTITUTION:An opening and closing member 2A is constituted of rotating parts 20a, 21a and a lid part 22a, and an opening and closing member 2B is constituted of rotating parts 20b, 21b and a lid part 22b. When a knob part 220 of the lid part 22a is lifted up, the rotating parts 20a, 21a rotate, and the rotating parts 20b, 21b are rotated by a synchronizing member 3. The turning force moves second lid members 4A, 4B downward through an engaging mechanism 4C to open the lid parts 22a, 22b. At that time, the second lid member 4A is interlocked with the opening operation of the lid part 22a and a second lid part 42a is contained in a gap between the side wall 11 of a container 1 and the lid part 22a. Also, the second lid member 4B is similarly contained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, it is installed and used between a driver's seat and a passenger seat in a car room, and accommodates small items such as a cassette, a telephone card, a cash card, and a mobile phone, and has an opening at the upper end. There is known a box-shaped storage container that can be opened and closed in a double-door shape (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-176743).

In order to open and close the opening at the upper end in a double-opening manner, the storage container is formed with a pair of opening and closing parts. The pair of opening / closing members are rotatably pivotally supported on the side wall of the container, respectively, and the pair of opening / closing members extend substantially horizontally from the pair of rotating portions in parallel with each other. It is composed of a pair of plate-like lid portions that swing by movement to open and close the opening portion in a double-door shape.

The pair of lids are in a substantially horizontal position when the opening at the upper end of the container is closed, and are in a substantially vertical position on the side wall of the container when the opening is opened. In other words, when the lid opens and closes the opening in a double-opening manner in accordance with the rotation of the rotating portion, the lid swings between the substantially horizontal position and the substantially vertical position to change the position.

[0004]

By the way, the pair of lid portions are arranged at a predetermined distance radially outward from the rotation center of the rotation portion,
When swinging at a distant position, it is necessary to secure a predetermined interval between the side wall end face and the lid in advance so that the side wall end face of the storage container is not interfered with (abutted) and the movement is not hindered. Absent.

Therefore, when the pair of lid portions are in a substantially horizontal position and the opening is closed, a gap is formed between the side wall end surface of the container and the lid portion. Therefore, even when the opening at the upper end of the storage container is closed, the small items (the storage items such as cassettes, telephone cards and cash cards) stored in the storage container are It will enter the above-mentioned gap due to a shock or the like, and it will not be possible to open the lid.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when the lid is in a state where the opening of the container is closed, the cassette or the card is placed in the gap between the side wall end surface of the container and the lid. An object is to provide a storage container that does not enter.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A storage container according to the present invention comprises a box-shaped container having an opening at its upper end, and a pair of rotating portions pivotally supported by the side walls of the container. , A pair extending in parallel with each other from the pair of rotating portions to swing by the rotation of the rotating portions to open and close the opening of the container in a double-door manner. An opening / closing member, a synchronizing member that is connected to each of the pair of opening / closing members, and rotates the pair of rotating portions in synchronization, and is arranged between the lid portion and the container. A position for filling the gap between the end surface of the side wall of the container and the lid when the opening of the container is closed, and a gap between the side wall of the container and the lid when the opening of the lid is opened. A second lid member that is movable to a position where it is housed; an engagement mechanism that moves the second lid member in synchronism with the rotational movement of the rotating portion; And wherein the Ranaru.

[0008]

In the storage container of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when accommodating a small article or the like, by operating the two-pair opening / closing members with the opening at the upper end of the container closed, as follows. , Opening the opening. That is, of the two pairs of opening / closing members, when an external driving force for manually opening the lid is applied to one of the opening / closing members, the one rotating portion rotates and the other rotating portion moves. The synchronous member rotates synchronously. Along with the rotation of the pair of rotating portions, the pair of lids swings to open the opening of the container in a double door shape.

Further, at this time, in the closed state, the second lid member which is in a position to fill the gap between the side wall end surface of the container and the lid portion is synchronized with the turning movement of the turning portion by the engaging mechanism. And moves downward and is accommodated in the gap between the side wall of the container and the lid. As a result, the opening at the upper end of the container is in an open state, and in this state, small items and the like can be taken out of the container and used, or can be stored in the container.

Thereafter, contrary to the opening of the opening, when an external driving force is applied to the pair of opening / closing members in the direction in which the lid is closed, the one rotating portion is rotated, And the other rotating portion is rotated by the synchronizing member in synchronization. The pair of lids, which swing together with the rotation of the pair of swinging portions, swing in a direction in which the pair of lids approach each other from the open state, and the opening at the upper end of the container is closed.

Further, at this time, the second lid member housed in the gap between the side wall of the container and the lid portion when the opening portion is opened is synchronized with the turning movement of the turning portion by the engaging mechanism. And move upward to fill the gap between the end surface of the side wall of the container and the lid.

[0012]

EXAMPLE An example of the storage container according to the present invention is applied to a case where the container is installed inside a vehicle and used as a small container such as a card or a cassette, and will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. . As shown in FIG. 1, the storage container of the embodiment includes a container 1, a pair of opening / closing members 2A and 2B provided in the container 1, a synchronizing member 3, and a pair of second members. It is composed of lid members 4A and 4B and an engagement mechanism 4C.

As shown in FIG. 9, the container 1 is arranged and fixed in a storage space 50 in a front inclined portion of a console box 5 of an automobile. As shown in FIG. 1, the container 1 includes a bottom wall 10, side walls 11 and 12 which are upright from the bottom wall 10 and extend in the longitudinal direction, and side walls 13 and 14 which are continuous with the side walls 11 and 12 at right angles. The box shape is made of resin and has a rectangular opening 15 at the upper end and a storage portion 16 that is connected to the opening 15 and stores a card or cassette (not shown) inside.

On the outer surface side of the side wall 13, a guide ridge a is formed in the central portion in the width direction for guiding the synchronizing member 3 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and predetermined ridges are provided on both sides of the guide ridge a. Two guide ridges b, b, which are formed at a distance from each other and which guide the second lid members 4A and 4B so as to be movable in the vertical direction, are formed in a direction in which they extend in the vertical direction. On the outer surface side of the side wall 14, as with the side wall 13, two guide ridges b are formed.

Further, screw holes c1 for mounting the side wall cover plates 1A and 1B are provided on the outer surfaces of the side walls 13 and 14.
Four bosses c having a are provided in a positional relationship corresponding to the four corners of the trapezoid (only one of the sides facing the side wall cover plate 1A is shown in FIG. 1). The side wall cover plates 1A and 1B have rigidity of a predetermined thickness, and mounting screws (not shown) are provided at positions corresponding to the boss portions c formed on the side walls 13 and 14 of the container 1, respectively. The hole c2 to be inserted, the turning portions 20a and 21a of the opening / closing member 2A and the turning portions 20b and 2 of the opening / closing member 2B, which will be described later.
It has a mounting hole c4 for mounting each rotary shaft 2e formed in 1b through a bearing bush c3.

The opening / closing member 2A includes side walls 13 and 14 of the container 1.
The rotary portions 20a and 21a are arranged in parallel with each other, and both ends in the longitudinal direction of the rotary portion 20a are parallel to the rotary portions 20a and 21a. The opening / closing member 2B is
Rotating part 20 arranged parallel to the side walls 13 and 14 of the container 1.
b and 21b, and both ends in the longitudinal direction are rotating portions 20b and 21b.
And a lid portion 22b which is continuously provided at a right angle to and extends in a substantially horizontal direction.

The rotating parts 20a, 20b and 21a,
21b includes a rotation shaft 2e that is rotatably supported by side walls 13A and 14 of the container 1 opposite to the side wall cover plates 1A and 1B, and a second lid member 4A and Engagement protrusion 2f slidably engaged with the arc-shaped guide groove 44 of 4B and interlocking the second lid members 4A and 4B.
And are formed. The rotating parts 20a and 20b include
Engagement protrusions 2g, 2g slidably engaged with lateral guide grooves 33, 33 of the synchronizing member 3 described later and interlocking with the synchronizing member 3 direction.
g is formed.

A structure is used for the purpose of giving a resistance of an appropriate preset value when the rotating portion 21a of the opening / closing member 2A is rotated. As this configuration, the rotating unit 2
A gear part g1 formed on the circumferential surface of 1a and a gear member g3 having a gear g2 mounted on a side wall cover plate 1B described later and meshing with the gear part g1 are used. The lid portions 22a and 22b are respectively provided with the rotating portion 20a,
It is formed so as to swing by the rotation of 21a, 20b, and 21b to open and close the opening 15 in a double door shape. In addition, a knob portion 220 for manual operation is formed on the negative portion of the lid portion 22a.

A torsion spring 23 is used for the opening / closing members 2A and 2B for holding the opening 15 of the container 1 in either an open state or a closed state. The torsion spring 23 has the other end 2 which is wound by the end 24 being engaged and held on the container 1 side as a spindle.
5 is fixed to the rotating portion 21a of the opening / closing member 2A, and the end 24
It has a central portion 26 which is formed so as to be freely expandable and contractible between the end 24 and the other end 25, and the opening angle between the end 24 and the other end 25 can be changed.

That is, the torsion spring 23 has a relative positional relationship between the lid portion 22a of the opening / closing member 2A and the opening portion 15 of the container 1 which is set as a reference when the opening angle is less than that and the position. In the above case, the positional relationship between them is maintained. The synchronization member 3 is a substantially T-shaped thick plate-shaped member, and as shown in FIGS.
A guide groove 31 having a U-shaped cross section, which is vertically formed at the left and right central portions of the surface 30 on the side facing the side wall 13 and is slidably mounted on the guide protrusion a of the side wall 13. Two
Along the left and right sides sandwiching the position of the guide groove 31 on the surface 32 on the side facing the rotating portion 20a of A and the rotating portion 20b of the opening / closing member 2B, the engaging protrusions of the rotating portions 20a and 20b are formed. 2f, 2f has laterally elongated guide grooves 33, 33 having a U-shaped cross section that slidably engages with each other.

The synchronizing member 3 is configured such that, when one of the rotating portion 20a of the opening / closing member 2A and the rotating portion 20b of the opening / closing member 2B is rotated, the actuating force from the engaging projection 2f is generated in the lateral guide groove 33. The other of the rotating portion 20a and the rotating portion 20b is synchronously interlocked by being received and moved up or down. The second lid member 4A is the side wall 1 of the container 1.
Moving parts 40a and 41a arranged in parallel with 3, and 14,
Both ends in the longitudinal direction are formed of second lid portions 42a which are continuously provided at right angles to the moving portions 40a and 41a and extend in a substantially horizontal direction.

The second lid member 4B is provided on the side walls 13 and 1 of the container 1.
4 and moving portions 40b and 41b arranged in parallel with each other, and second lid portions 42b that extend in a substantially horizontal direction and are connected to the moving portions 40b and 41b at right angles to both ends in the longitudinal direction. The moving parts 40a, 40b and 41a, 41b are formed on the side of the container 1 facing the side walls 13 and 14, and the side walls 13, 1
4, a guide groove 43 having a U-shaped cross section, which is slidably attached to each of the guide protrusions 1b, and rotating portions 20a, 2 of the opening / closing member 2A.
1a and the opening / closing member 2B are formed on the sides facing the rotating portions 20b, 21b, and the rotating portions 20a, 21a, 20b, 2
The guide groove 44 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and slidably engages with the engagement protrusion 2f of the reference numeral 1b.

The engaging mechanism 4C includes rotating portions 20a and 21a of the opening / closing member 2A and rotating portions 20b of the opening / closing member 2B.
21b and the engaging protrusions 2f formed on 21b
A moving portion 40a of the second lid member 4A with which is slidably engaged,
41a and each of the guide portions 44 formed in the moving portions 40b, 41b of the second lid member 4B and having a substantially U-shaped cross section.

The engaging mechanism 4C includes rotating portions 20a, 21a of the opening / closing member 2A and a rotating portion 20 of the opening / closing member 2B.
b and 21b in synchronization with the rotational movement of the second lid member 4A
And 4B are moved up and down. Then, a pair of opening / closing members 2A and 2B, a synchronizing member 3, and a second lid member 4 that are respectively assembled to the container 1 are provided.
According to the storage container of the embodiment for explaining the operation of the storage container of the embodiment configured by A and 4B and the engagement mechanism 4C, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid portion 22a and the opening / closing member of the opening / closing member 2A are shown. When using the card or cassette of the container 1 from the state in which the lid portion 22b of 2B closes the opening 15 of the container 1, that is, the state in which the card or cassette is accommodated in the accommodation portion 16 in the container 1, The acting force applied to the lid portion 22a by forcibly lifting the knob portion 220 of the portion 22a upward causes the rotating portions 20a and 21a to rotate in the arrow X1 direction.

Then, this turning force is transmitted to the rotating portion 20b of the opening / closing member 2B by the synchronizing member 3. As a result, the rotating portions 20b and 21b rotate in the arrow X2 direction.
The turning force of the rotating portions 20a, 21a and 20b, 21b is applied to the second lid members 4A and 4B via the engagement mechanism 4C.
Is converted into an action force that moves the downward direction. Along with this, the opening / closing member 2A, the opening / closing member 2B, the synchronizing member 3, and the second lid members 4A, 4B move from the positions shown in FIG. 2 to the positions shown in FIG. In this way, the opening / closing member 2A
The cover 22a and the cover 22b of the opening / closing member 2B can open the opening 15 of the container 1 in a double door shape.

At this time, the second lid member 4A is interlocked with the opening operation of the opening 15 of the container 1 by the lid portion 22a of the opening / closing member 2A, and the second lid portion 42a is connected to the side wall 11 of the container 1.
It moves to a position and is accommodated in the gap S2 between the lid portion 22a. The second lid member 4B is the lid portion 2 of the opening / closing member 2B.
The second lid 42b moves to a position in the gap S2 between the side wall 12 of the container 1 and the lid 22b, and is accommodated in association with the opening operation of the opening 15 of the container 1 by 2b.

The positional relationship among the opening / closing members 2A and 2B, the synchronizing member 3, and the second lid members 4A and 4B when the opening 15 of the container 1 is opened in a double-door shape is the torsion spring 23 (two points in FIG. 5). It is held by the biasing force (see the position of the broken line). In this state, the card or cassette stored in the storage portion 16 in the container 1 can be taken out and used.

After using the card or cassette,
A card or cassette is again stored in the storage portion 16 in the container 1, and the lid portion 22a of the opening / closing member 2A in the state shown in FIG.
By forcibly moving the knob portion 220 in the direction of the arrow X2 against the biasing force of the torsion spring 23, the opening / closing members 2A and 2B return to the state shown in FIG. .

That is, the second lid members 4A and 4B are
Lid 22a of opening / closing member 2A and lid 2 of opening / closing member 2B
When 2b closes the opening 15 of the container 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the second lid parts 42a and 42b are attached to the side wall end face 110 and the side wall end face 120 of the container 1, and the cover part 22a of the opening / closing member 2A and the opening / closing. The member 2B is moved to a position to fill each gap S1 between the lid 22b and the member 22B. This state is maintained by the biasing force of the torsion spring 23 (see the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 5).

In this way, in the gaps S1 between the side wall end surface 110 and the side wall end surface 120 of the container 1 and the lid portion 22a of the opening / closing member 2A and the lid portion 22b of the opening / closing member 2B,
Since the second lid portion 42a of the second lid member 4A and the second lid portion 42b of the second lid member 4B are buried in between, the cassette of the housing portion 16 in the container 1 due to vibration during traveling of the vehicle, Even if a telephone card, a cash card or the like jumps, it will not be caught in the gap S1.

Therefore, according to the container of the embodiment, when the lid portion 22a of the opening / closing member 2A and the lid portion 22b of the opening / closing member 2B are operated to open in a double-door manner, the cassette is inserted into the gap S1 as in the conventional case. It is possible to solve the problem that the opening operation cannot be performed due to the telephone card, cash card, etc. being sandwiched.

[0032]

According to the storage container of the present invention, when the pair of lids are opened and closed in a double-opening manner, they are arcuate at concentric circles separated by a predetermined distance in the radial direction about the pivot of the rotating portion. Even when it is configured to maintain a predetermined interval between the upper end of the storage container and the lid portion so as not to interfere (contact) with the upper end of the storage container to hinder the movement when moving. When the pair of lids is in a state where the opening at the upper end of the container is closed, the gap formed in the height direction between the lid and the upper end of the container is closed by the second lid member.

Therefore, when the lid is in a state in which the opening at the upper end of the storage container is closed, various small items stored in the storage container, for example, storage items such as cards and cassettes, are stored in the automobile. Do not get into the gap between the end surface of the side wall of the container and the lid due to vibration or shock when traveling. Therefore,
According to the storage container of the present invention, when the lid is in a state where the opening of the container is closed, the cassette or the card is caught in the gap between the side wall end surface of the container and the lid, and the lid cannot be opened. That can be solved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a storage container according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which a lid portion of the storage container according to the embodiment is closed and a main portion is shown in section.

3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which a lid portion of the storage container according to the embodiment is opened and a main portion is shown in section.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an operating state of a torsion spring that biases a lid portion of the storage container of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a synchronizing member in the storage container of the embodiment.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the storage container of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... container 11, 12, 13, 14 ... side wall 110,
120 ... Side wall end surface 15 ... Opening portion 16 ... Storage portion 2A, B ... Opening / closing member 20a, 21a ...- Paired rotating portion 20b, 21b ...
-Pair rotating part 22a, 22b ... Lid part 3 ... Synchronizing member 4A, 4B ...- Pair second lid member 4C ... Engaging mechanism 40a, 41a ...- Pair moving part 40b, 41b ...
-Pair of moving parts 42a, 42b ... second lid part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped container having an opening at its upper end, a pair of rotating parts pivotally supported by the side wall of the container, and a pair of parallel rotating parts. Extending in the direction of the pivoting portion to swing to open and close the opening of the container in a double-opening manner-a pair of lids, and a pair of opening and closing members, and a pair of the opening and closing members. A synchronizing member that is connected to each other and that rotates the pair of rotating portions in synchronization; and a synchronizing member that is disposed between the lid portion and the container and that is closed when the lid portion closes the opening of the container. A second lid member that is movable to a position that fills the gap between the side wall end surface and the lid and a position that is accommodated in the gap between the sidewall of the container and the lid when the lid opens the opening. And an engagement mechanism that moves the second lid member in synchronization with the rotation movement of the rotation portion. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a storage container.