JPH11100056A - Stopper member of storing case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stopper member of a storing case in which its vertical length is short, it has a tough structure and its fixing may easily be carried out. SOLUTION: There is provided a stopper member 5 of a storing case having a toggle structure which is comprised of an engaging member 7 having an engaging claw 71 at one end to be engaged with an engaging protrusion 11 formed at an engaged member 1 and an operating lever 2 in which the other end of the engaging member 7 is rotatably attached to a location near a substantial central part of it and an end part of the engaged member 1 is rotatably attached to receiving sections 31, 32 of a main body 3. The operating lever 8 is formed in a substantial U-shape, a supporting shaft 83 for use in fixing the engaging member 7 is mounted inside the operating lever 8, and the engaging member 7 is rotatably engaged inside the operating lever 8. It is preferable that a pair of protrusions 72, 73 formed with grooves 74, 75 having wide width therein are formed at the other end of the engaging member 7, the supporting shaft 83 for the operating lever 8 is fitted in the grooves 74, 75, and the engaging member 7 is rotatably attached to the operating lever 8. Further, it is preferable that the operating lever 8 and the supporting shaft 83 are integrally formed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to tools, fishing gear,
The present invention relates to a fastener for a storage case capable of storing sewing tools and the like, and more particularly to a fastener using a toggle structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in Japanese Utility Model Unexamined Publication No. 3-102452, a conventional stopper for a storage case utilizing a toggle structure is disclosed.
A locking body having at one end a locking claw that engages with a locking projection of the lid, and the other end of the locking body rotatably attached to the vicinity of substantially the center, and an end on the lid side attached to the case body. It had a toggle structure consisting of a rotatable operation lever. Further, the operation lever is rotatably attached to a round bar provided inside a pair of projections projecting from the outer edge of the locking body. Further, the receiving portion of the main body to which the operation lever is rotatably attached is formed inside the outer edge of the operation lever. For this reason, the width of the stopper in the left-right direction is gradually narrowed to the locking claw, the operation lever, and the receiving portion.

[0003] As described above, in the conventional stopper, the width of the receiving portion of the main body is the narrowest, and the force concentrates on the narrow portion. Therefore, when an excessive force is applied, the receiving portion is easily cracked. was there.

Further, in order to facilitate the operation, it is necessary to increase the length of the operating portion of the operating lever so that a finger can easily catch it, and the length of the entire stopper in the vertical direction is inevitably increased. When the case body is made up of multiple stages, the stoppers cannot be arranged side by side,
It is necessary to shift the mounting position of the stopper,
The storage case was unfavorable in design.

Furthermore, since the operating lever and the receiving portion are provided with through holes and are pivotally supported by pivot shafts into which the through holes are inserted, it is difficult to attach the stopper.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a stopper for a storage case, which solves the above-mentioned problems, has a short length in the vertical direction, is strong, and is easily mounted.

[0007]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a locking claw that engages with a locking projection 11 formed on a locked body 1 is provided.
A locking body 7 provided with one end 71 and the other end of the locking body 7 are rotatably mounted near the center, and the end on the side of the locked body 1 is attached to the receiving portions 31 and 32 of the main body 3. A stopper 5 for a storage case having a toggle structure comprising an operation lever 8 rotatably mounted, wherein the operation lever 8 is formed in a substantially U-shape and a support shaft 83 to which the locking member 7 is attached is connected to the operation lever 8. And a stopper of the storage case in which the locking body 7 is rotatably locked inside the operation lever 8.

At the other end of the locking body 7, a pair of projections 72, 73 having grooves 74, 75 whose insides are widened are formed, and the support shaft 83 of the operating lever 8 is inserted into the grooves 74, 75. Fitting, locking body 7
Is preferably rotatably attached to the operation lever 8.

Further, it is preferable that the operation lever 8 and the support shaft 83 are formed integrally.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a storage case using the stopper of the present invention. This storage case has a lid 1
And the case body 2, and the case body 2 is further divided into upper and lower parts into a first case 3 and a second case 4. Further, the lid 1, the first case 3, and the second case 4 are formed of a synthetic resin.

The cover 1, the first case 3, and the first
The left and right sides of the front side surfaces of the case 3 and the second case 4 are detachably locked by the stopper 5 of the present invention.
A handle 6 is attached to the center of the front side of the case 4.
Further, the lid 1 and the first case 3 and the first case 3
Although not shown, the rear side surface of the second case 4 is hinged by a hinge.

The stopper 5 of the present invention comprises a locking member 7 and an operation lever 8, which are made of synthetic resin.

Further, the structure of the stopper 5 of the present invention is changed to the lid 1
2 will be described in more detail with reference to an example of a stopper 5 on the left side of the drawing that locks the first case 3.

The locking member 7 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and has a locking projection 11 formed on the lid 1 inside the upper end (on the side of the lid 1).
Is formed with a locking claw 71 which engages with the hook. Further, the locking body 7
A pair of projections 72, 73 protruding toward the first case 3 side are formed at the left and right ends of the lower end of the lower case. Further, the projections 72, 73 are formed with grooves 74, 75 having a wide inside. ing.

The operation lever 8 has a substantially U-shape in front view, and has pivoting projections 81 and 82 formed at opposite upper ends in opposite directions. It is rotatably attached to the first case 3 by being fitted into holes 33 and 34 of receiving portions 31 and 32 formed on the upper portion of the case 3, respectively.

At substantially the center of the operating lever 8, a support shaft 83 having a round bar shape is integrally formed.
The support shaft 83 can be fitted into the 73 grooves 74 and 75. The diameter of the support shaft 83 is larger than the opening of the grooves 74 and 75,
Is smaller than inside. The lower portion of the operation lever 8 is formed to be slightly wider than the left and right sides, and serves as an operation section 84.

The assembling of the stopper 5 of the present invention is performed as follows. First, the receiving portions 31, 32 of the first case 3
The pivotal projections 81 and 82 of the operation lever 8 are fitted into the holes 33 and 34 of FIG. At this time, if the operation lever 8 is elastically deformed so as to reduce the distance between the pivotal projections 81 and 82, the operation lever 8 can be easily attached by hand without using a tool.

Next, when the openings of the grooves 74 and 75 of the projections 72 and 73 formed on the locking member 7 are placed on the support shaft 83 of the operation lever 8 and pressed from above, the openings are opened and the support is opened. Go over axis 83,
The support shaft 83 is fitted into the grooves 74 and 75, and the locking body 7 is locked to the operation lever 8.

As described above, no tool is required to attach the stopper 5, and it can be easily attached.

Further, when the stopper 5 is attached to the case, the force applied to the operation lever 8 does not concentrate on one receiving portion of the first case 3, and the two receiving portions 31,
It becomes durable because it is distributed over 32 pieces.

Further, since the width of the operation lever 8 in the left-right direction is wider than that of the conventional one, the operation lever 8 is easy to operate, so that the length of the operation portion 84 of the operation lever 8 can be shortened.

The stopper 5 attached as described above,
Use as follows. The locking claw 71 of the locking body 7 is attached to the lid 1
Of the operating lever 84 of the operating lever 8.

Then, the locking projection 11 of the lid 1 is pulled to the first case 3 side. At this time, the locking projection 11 of the cover 1 and the operation lever 8 are slightly bent, and the operation portion 84 of the operation lever 8 attempts to return to the original position by the reaction force.

When the operation portion 84 is further pressed against the reaction force, the line connecting the tip of the locking claw 71 and the center of the support shaft 83 exceeds the center position of the pivot projections 81 and 82 of the operation lever 8. .

Then, the operating portion 84 of the operating lever 8 is urged by the reaction force so as to turn to the first case 3 side, and the stopper 5 is stopped as shown in FIG. State.

[0027]

Since the stopper of the storage case according to the present invention is constituted as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

In the stopper according to the present invention, the operating lever 8 is formed in a substantially U-shape and the support shaft 83 to which the locking member 7 is attached.
Is installed inside the operation lever 8 and the locking body 7 is rotatably locked inside the operation lever 8. Since the width of the operation lever 8 in the left-right direction is wide, the operation portion 84 is Even if the width is small, it can be easily raised by pushing or hanging with a finger, and can be easily operated. As described above, since the operation can be easily performed even when the width of the operation portion 84 is small, the entire length of the stopper can be shortened. When the stopper is used for the storage case, the stopper can be arranged vertically. , Which is favorable in terms of design.

Further, the operating lever 8 is formed in a substantially U-shape, and the force applied to the operating lever 8 is distributed to both sides and applied to the receiving portions 31 and 32 of the case, so that the receiving portions 31 and 32 of the operating lever 8 are provided. It is strong enough not to crack.

Further, a pair of protrusions 72, 73 having grooves 74, 75 having wide insides are formed on the locking body 7, and a support shaft 83 of the operating lever 8 is fitted into the grooves 74, 75. However, if the locking body 7 is rotatably locked to the operation lever 8, no tool is required to mount the locking body 7 to the operation lever 8, thereby facilitating the mounting of the stopper.

Further, if the operation lever 8 and the support shaft 83 are formed integrally, the attachment of the stopper is further facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a stopper of a storage case of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a stopper of the storage case according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a stopper of the storage case of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lid 3 First case 4 Second case 5 Stopper 7 Locking body 8 Operating lever 11 Locking projection 31, 32 Receiving part 71 Locking claw 72, 73 Projection 74, 75 Groove 83 Support shaft

Claims (3)

[Claims] An engaging projection (1) formed on an engaged body (1).
A locking body (7) provided at one end with a locking claw (71) engaging with 1), and the other end of the locking body (7) is rotatably mounted near the center, and further locked. A storage case stopper (5) having a toggle structure comprising an operation lever (8) rotatably attached to an end of the body (1) on a receiving portion (31, 32) of a main body (3). , The operating lever (8) is formed in a substantially U-shape and the support shaft (8)
3) is installed inside the operation lever (8), and the locking body (7)
Characterized by being rotatably locked inside the operation lever (8). 2. A pair of projections (72, 73) each having a groove (74, 75) with a wide inside formed on the other end of the locking body (7), and a support shaft for the operation lever (8). (83) with the groove (74, 7
5. A stopper for a storage case according to claim 1, wherein said stopper is fitted inside said operating member and said locking member is rotatably attached to said operating lever. 3. The storage case stopper according to claim 1, wherein the operation lever and the support shaft are formed integrally.