JPH10250778A - Portable container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make openable or closable a cover from both sides, by providing base axes at both sides of the inner edge of a transparent window provided in the cover body so as to connect to the inside of container body and forming fitting grooves fitted to the base axes at the positions corresponding to the base axis of the cover and providing manipulating handles at the front face side of the cover. SOLUTION: The container body 1 of a heat-insulation container called a cooler box is provided with handles 14 at one-directional side faces of an external box 12 and traveling wheels 15 at the bottom of the other side faces. The cover body 2 is fitted to the container body 1 to be freely openable through hinge structures at one side of the front and rear direction. In this case, a feeding opening structure 3 formed on the cover body 2 is so constituted that opening/closing covers 32 are set in a rectangular and transparent window 31 connected to the inside of the container body 1 to pierce the cover body 2. And base axes 33 are laid at both sides of the inner edges of the transparent window 31 and fitting grooves 34 are formed at the positions corresponding to the base axes 33 of the cover 32. And further, manipulating handles 351 of the actuation hooks 35 are rotatably formed at the upper face of the cover 32 to attach or detach them against the base axes 33 by a rotary movement.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an insulated portable container mainly used for fishing and the like for storing fish and the like, and a non-insulated portable container used for other purposes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional portable containers (cooler boxes)
Is composed of a box-shaped container body and a lid covering the container body. Both the container body and the lid body have a double structure and are filled with a heat insulating material to form a heat insulating structure.

[0003] A hinge mechanism is provided on one side of the container body covered with a lid, and a hook mechanism is provided on the opposite side so that the lid can be opened and closed freely. Further, there is also known an article provided with an opening (open window) with an opening / closing lid through which the fish caught with the lid attached is introduced into the container body (Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 7-031670).

[0004]

In the portable container provided with the above-mentioned charging port, the opening / closing lid attached to the charging port may be difficult to use because the opening / closing direction is fixed.
In cleaning the utensil, the lid and the opening / closing lid are preferably separated.

In particular, when a heat insulating structure is adopted for the container or when the container is used as a fish box, increasing the degree of sealing of the lid increases
The heat insulation efficiency increases, and no water leaks from the gap between the lid and the container.

Further, in cleaning the entire instrument, it is convenient if the lid can be easily separated from the container.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes an easy-to-use portable container which solves the above-mentioned problems.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A portable container according to the present invention comprises a container body, a lid mounted on the container body, and a lid provided with a charging port mechanism. In a portable container in which a lid is provided with a transparent window portion communicating with the container body and an openable lid is attached to the transparent window portion, a base shaft is provided on both sides of an inner edge of the transparent window portion. An opening and closing cover, at a position corresponding to the base shaft, a fitting groove to be fitted to the base shaft, an operation hook provided with an operation handle on the surface of the opening and closing cover, and preventing and releasing the removal of the base shaft from the fitting groove; and The opening / closing lid can be opened and closed by pushing the opening / closing lid from either side, and the opening / closing lid can be separated by releasing both hooks.

In particular, by adopting a heat insulating structure for the container body and the like,
A hinge mechanism is provided on one side when the lid is covered on the container body, and a hook mechanism is provided on the opposite side so that the lid can be opened and closed freely, and the hinge mechanism has a structure in which the lid can be freely attached and detached. And a support member that is separable from the lid and has a lid support mechanism for maintaining the lid in an upright state when the lid is opened, in which the lid can be separated from the container. .

Further, a hook mechanism is provided on three sides other than the one side provided with a hinge mechanism for connecting the container body and the lid, and the degree of sealing between the lid and the container can be increased. .

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The portable container shown in the embodiment is an insulated container called a so-called cooler box, and a container 1, a lid 2,
An opening mechanism 3 provided on the lid 2, a hinge mechanism 4 for opening and closing the lid 2, a lid supporting mechanism 5 for supporting the lid when the lid 2 is opened, and a sealing of the lid 2. Hook mechanism 6 that performs
It is provided with.

The container body 1 is formed by filling a heat insulating material 13 between inner and outer box portions 11 and 12, and has a pulling handle 14 which can be folded and stored on one side of the outer box portion. And a traveling wheel 15 is provided at the bottom of the other side surface.

The lid 2 has a double structure similarly to the container 1, and is filled with a heat insulating material 21. One side of the front and rear sides is connected to the container 1 by a hinge mechanism 4 so that the lid 2 can be opened and closed freely. In addition, a hook mechanism 6 is provided on the opposite side and both sides of the hinge mechanism.

The inlet mechanism 3 is provided with a rectangular window 31 which penetrates vertically through the upper surface of the lid 2 and communicates with the inside of the container 1, and the opening / closing lid 32 is attached to the window 31. A base shaft 33 is erected on both sides of the inner edge of the transparent window portion 31, and a fitting groove 34 for fitting to the base shaft 33 is formed at a position (the back surface of the opening and closing cover) of the opening and closing cover 32 corresponding to the base shaft 33. A hook, which is provided below and has an operation handle 351 on the upper surface of the opening / closing lid 32 and is provided so as to be rotatable, and prevents and disengages the base shaft 33 from the fitting groove 34 on the lower side by the rotation. An operating hook 35 having a portion 352 is provided.

The hinge mechanism 4 includes a projection 4 provided on the lid 2.
1, a shaft portion 42, and a locking portion 43, and the protruding portion 41 protrudes from one side of the lid 2. What
It is parallel to the side edge of the lid 2. The locking portion 43 is vertically provided on the outer edge of the protruding portion 41 and corresponds to a base 44 described later. On the container body 1 side, a base 44 and a hole 45 are provided at positions corresponding to the protrusions 41 and the like on the lid 2 side.
And a notch 46, and the base 44 corresponds to the protruding part 41. The protruding part 41 has a shape rotatable on the upper surface of the base 44, and the lid 2 is fully opened. Sometimes base 4
4 is formed in a shape in which the locking portion 43 is locked on the outer edge. The holes 45 serve as bearings for the shaft 42 and are provided on both sides of the base 44. The notch 46 is formed by removing a part of the peripheral surface of the hole 45 so as to be able to enter and exit the hole 45 of the shaft 42. It is provided on the side edge side.

The lid supporting mechanism 5 comprises a supporting member 51 and a locking hole 52 provided in the lid 1. The supporting member 51 has a tongue piece 5 formed at its tip end by a U-shaped cut 53.
The tongue piece 54 is formed so as to be able to be recessed and maintain a protruding state, and the base end 55 of the support member 51 is attached to the container body 1 by an appropriate means such as a screw. ,
The tip is inserted into a locking hole 52 provided in the lid 2 to insert a tongue piece 54.
It is locked by.

The hook mechanism 6 may have any structure capable of releasing the connection between the container body 1 and the lid body 2. In particular, the hook mechanism 6 is provided on three sides other than the one side provided with the hinge mechanism. Is provided.

In the cooler box, the lid 2 is opened by releasing the hook mechanism 6, and the opening is opened and closed by a hinge mechanism. The lid 2 is maintained in the open and upright state by the connection between the container 1 and the lid 2 of the support member 51 of the lid support mechanism, so that it is easy to put things in and out. Further, the container body 1 is closed by the lid 2 by closing the lid 2 and locking the hook mechanism 6, but since the hook mechanism 6 is provided on three sides, the degree of sealing is increased and the heat insulation efficiency is good. Becomes Even if the container body 1 is pulled in an inclined state with the puller 14 as illustrated in FIG.
Water leakage or the like from the gap between the container body 1 and the lid body 2 can be prevented.

Further, when the hook portion 352 of the operation hook 35 is projected to the opening side of the fitting groove 34 as shown in FIGS. 32 is mounted on the base shaft 33, and when the operation handle 351 of the operation hook 35 is pulled up and the hook portion 352 retreats from the opening side of the fitting groove 34, the base shaft 33 can be detached from the fitting groove 34. It is.

Therefore, when any one of the operation hooks 35 is lifted, the opening / closing lid 32 is pivoted to open the window portion 31. When both operating hooks 35 are simultaneously operated, the opening / closing lid 32 is separated from the lid 2.

Further, when the tongue 54 locked in the locking hole 52 provided in the lid 2 is pressed and pulled out from the locking hole 52,
The connection between the container 1 and the lid 2 by the support member 51 is released. In addition, the lid 2 can be pulled out of the hole 44 through the cutout 46 while the lid 2 is in the middle of its swinging rotation. Therefore, the lid 2 can be detached when the container 1 is washed. is there. Of course, in the fully opened state, the locking portion 43 collides with the outer edge of the base portion 44, and the shaft portion 42 does not fall out of the hole portion 44, and the lid 2 can be separated only when the lid 2 is at a specific angle. Therefore, the lid 2 does not come off from the container 1 carelessly unless the user attempts to remove the lid 2 with particular care.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a heat insulating container is shown. However, the charging port mechanism of the present invention may be employed for a lid of a container having no heat insulating structure.

[0023]

As described above, the present invention comprises a container and a lid of a portable container provided with a lid which is mounted on the container with a cover attached thereto. An opening / closing lid that allows the opening and closing mechanism to open and close in a bi-directional manner, and closes the window that communicates with the inside of the container, allowing opening and closing in any opening and closing direction, making it easy to use and open and close. The lid can be separated, which is convenient for washing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the same use state (traction).

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view (separation from a base shaft) of the inlet mechanism;
(A) shows a locked state, and (B) shows an unlocked state.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the charging port mechanism (a state in which a base shaft is used as a pivot for opening and closing).

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the lid support mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the support member.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view (separated state) of the hinge mechanism.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view (connected state) of the hinge mechanism.

[Description of Signs] 1 Container body 11, 12 Box part 13 Insulation material 14 Puller 15 Running wheel 2 Lid body 21 Insulation material 3 Input port mechanism 31 Transparent window part 32 Opening / closing lid 33 Base shaft 34 Fitting groove 35 Operating hook 4 Hinge Mechanism 41 Projecting part 42 Shaft part 43 Locking part 44 Base part 45 Hole part 46 Notch part 5 Lid support mechanism 51 Support member 52 Locking hole 53 Notch 54 Tongue piece 55 Base end 6 Hook mechanism

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A portable device comprising: a container body; a lid mounted on the container body to be crowned; a lid provided with a window portion communicating with the container body; and an opening / closing lid attached to the window portion. In the container, a base shaft is erected on both sides of the inner edge of the transparent window portion, a fitting groove for fitting the base shaft is provided at a position corresponding to the base shaft of the opening / closing lid, and an operation handle is provided on the opening / closing lid surface side. An operating hook for preventing and releasing the base shaft from being disengaged from the fitting groove; and an opening mechanism for opening and closing the opening / closing lid from both sides so as to be opened and closed. Portable container. 2. The portable container according to claim 1, wherein the container, the lid, and the opening / closing lid have a heat insulating structure. 3. A hinge mechanism is provided on one side when the lid is covered on the container body, and a hook mechanism is provided on the opposite side so that the lid can be opened and closed freely. The protruding portion is placed at a position corresponding to the protruding portion protruding from the side edge, a shaft portion protruding on both side surfaces of the protruding portion parallel to the side edge of the lid, and the protruding portion of the container body. A base, a hole serving as a bearing for the shaft on both sides of the base, a notch having a size allowing passage of the shaft on the container body-side peripheral surface of the hole, and a protrusion attached to the protrusion. When the lid is fully opened, the locking portion is locked to the base portion, and the hinge is provided with a hinge mechanism that allows the lid to be freely attached and detached. A supporting member of an appropriate length provided in the container, the base end of the supporting member is attached to the inside of the container, and the distal end is inserted into a locking hole provided in the lid, and the tongue is used. 3. The portable container according to claim 2, further comprising a lid support mechanism that is locked to maintain the lid in an upright state when the lid is opened. 4. The portable container according to claim 2, wherein a hinge mechanism is provided on one side when the lid is covered on the container body, and a hook mechanism is provided on the other three sides.