JPH11255255A - Article storage case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a lid part from being lost, to close the lid part by a hooking part without a play, to surely press a stored article without deviation, and to easily open/close the lid part. SOLUTION: A lid part 2 is integratedly bearing-connect with a case body 1 by a pair of projecting support shafts 3a on one line, and loose bearing parts 4a to freely receive the respective support shafts 3a, and first hooking parts 7, 8 to be engaged or disengaged, and second hooking parts, 9, 10a, 10b are provided between side wall parts 1a, 2a provided with the support shafts 3a and the bearing parts 4a, and side wall parts 1c, 1d, 2c, 2d opposite to each other on each side at the position in the direction orthogonal thereto.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article housing case for housing magnetic or magnetic parts such as transformers and inductors, electric or electronic parts such as fuses, or other various articles. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an example of a case for accommodating an electronic component, a case has a quadrangular case body with an open upper side, and a lid for covering an open end of the case body. It is proposed to provide a locking part by fitting the projection with the locking hole or by fitting the protruding piece that can be bent and deflected with the concave part, and assemble and equip the lid part so that it can be closed. (The actual opening 64-39679)
No. JP-A-1-266798).

In the case for storing electronic components, the lid is completely removed from the case body when the lid is open. It is easy to happen. In addition, even if the above-mentioned latching section is small, the opening and closing operation of the lid cannot be performed with one hand, so that the workability at the time of maintenance, inspection, repair, etc. of the stored articles is also affected. .

If the lid is simply provided integrally with the case body, the lid may be pivotally connected to the case body by a hinge. However, since the hinge connection has a rotary sliding portion, it is necessary to provide play around the support shaft, and the lid portion floats in the closed state, and the stored articles are pressed evenly from the place where the stored articles rattle. However, it is not suitable for a device requiring a high-precision pressing force.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the lid is assembled integrally with the case body with a support shaft to prevent the lid from being lost, and the lid can be closed by the latch so that play does not occur. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article storage case that can surely press stored articles without bias and that can easily open and close the lid.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an article storage case comprising a case body having a bottomed housing, and a cover for covering an open end of the case body. The cover can be opened and closed by the case body. And a lid that is close to one end of the side wall portion from a pair of support shafts projecting in line with each other and a bearing portion that loosely receives the support shafts. The first and the second side which can be engaged or disengaged between the side walls on which the support shaft and the bearing part are provided and the side wall part which is located in the orthogonal direction are opposed to each other. It is configured by providing a second latch.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show a substantially cubic box-type box according to the second embodiment. In the drawings, Example 1,
In the second embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Each of the article storage cases comprises a case body 1 having a bottomed housing shape and a lid for covering an open end of the case body 1. The lid 2 is assembled to the case body 1 so as to be openable and closable. The lid 2 is configured to be able to be closed by providing the first and second latch portions. The case body 1 and the lid 2 have the same circumferential shape, and are dimensioned so that the lid 2 and the case body 1 are in close contact with each other at the open end.

In the article storage case, the lid 2 has a pair of support shafts 3a, 3 near one end of the side walls 2a, 2b.
b, 3a ', 3b' and bearings 4a, 4b, 4a ', 4
It is constituted by being integrally connected to the case body 1 by a bearing by b '. The support shafts 3a, 3b, 3
a ', 3b' and bearings 4a, 4b, 4a ', 4
Each of the side walls 1c, 1d, 2c, which oppose the side walls 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b provided with b 'in the direction orthogonal to each other.
It is constituted by providing first and second latch portions that can be engaged or disengaged between 2d.

In the first embodiment, the support shafts 3a and 3b are provided on opposite side walls 1 of the case body 1 as shown in FIGS.
a, 1b are provided so as to protrude in line with each other. As shown in FIG. 4 (only one side is shown), the support shafts 3a and 3b protrude outward from the side near the upper end of the bracket piece 5 which rises vertically inside the lid 2 from the open end of the side wall 1a. It is provided to be.

The bearings 4 are attached to the support shafts 3a and 3b.
Reference numerals a and 4b denote true circular openings or grooves having a diameter larger than the diameters of the support shafts 3a and 3b, and are provided on the side walls 2a and 2b of the lid 2 facing the bracket piece 5 of the case body 1. I have. The bearings 4a and 4b are formed to loosely receive the support shafts 3a and 3b so as to allow the cover 2 to rotate laterally. In other words, as shown in FIG.
The distance X between the center point of the support shaft 3a required to allow the lid 2 to be opened and closed and the corner serving as the rotation base of the lid 2 is determined from the relationship between the projected position of the shaft 2 and the diameter of the bearing 4a. What is necessary is just to form so that it can ensure.

The longest distance X that allows opening and closing of the lid 2
In the first embodiment, the support shaft 3a is closed with the lid 2 closed so that
And a vertical distance Y between the uppermost point of the support shaft 3a and the open end of the lid 2 and the bearing 4
The diameter Z of the bearing 4a and the position of the hole are dimensioned so that the sum of the diameter Z and the diameter Z is equal to the longest distance X.

The support shafts 3a and 3b are connected to the case body 1
As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 2 is provided on the bracket 2 so as to allow the cover 2 to be opened to the vertical position. Slits 6a and 6b for receiving the plate 5 are provided on the wall surface of the side wall 2c.

In the article storage case, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a first latching portion includes a projecting piece 7 extending from the side wall portion 2c to the inside of the case body 1 inside the lid portion 2; And a locking hole 8 opened in the wall surface at the side wall portion 1c. The protruding piece 7 of the first latching part has a substantially L-shaped side surface, and is lower than the bearing position of the lid 2 by the support shafts 3a and 3b and extends below the lid 2 on the base side 7a.
The distal end 7 b that is bent at a substantially right angle toward the outside of the case body 1 is configured to engage with the upper edge of the locking hole 8. Further, the first latching portion can be disengaged in accordance with the push operation of the projecting piece 7, and the lid 2 can be disengaged from the second latching portion to be described later and the lid 2 can be disengaged from the projecting piece 7. Tip side 7
It is configured to be able to jump up and rotate on the upper side 7c having a gentle upward slope of b.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the second hooking portions are provided on the side walls 1d, 2d opposite to the side walls 1c, 2c provided with the first hooking portions. I have.
This latching portion is located near the open end of the case body 1.
The protrusion 9 has a substantially right-angled triangular shape protruding outward from the wall surface of the cover d, and a locking hole 10b which is located on the plate surface of the projecting piece 10a extending below the side wall 2d of the lid 2. I have.

In the second latch portion, the overhanging piece 10a
Are dimensioned so as to engage with the protrusion 9 by contacting the lower surface of the hole 9 b with the lower surface of the protrusion 9. Further, the protrusion size of the protrusion 9 is the protrusion 6 at the first latch portion.
When the lid 2 is laterally displaced in accordance with the push operation of the distal end 6b, the engagement hole 10b of the overhang 10a can be disengaged from the projection 9.

In the article accommodating case according to the first embodiment, the lid 2 is in close contact with the open end of the case body 1 when the lid 2 is in the closed state. Also, the first
The tip 7b of the projecting piece 7 is fitted into the locking hole 8 of the side wall 1c from the inside of the case body 1,
The upper side 7c presenting the upward slope of the tip side 7b protruding outwardly contacts the upper edge of the locking hole 8 so as to engage the lid 2 so as not to be shifted laterally. On the other hand, the second hooking portion is engaged by the overhanging piece 10a being in contact with the lower surface of the projection 9 at the lower surface of the locking hole 10b. Since there is no play in which the lid 2 escapes upward from the structure of the first and second latching portions, it is possible to press and accommodate the stored articles without bias.

In order to open the lid 2 from the closed state, it is sufficient to push the tip 7b of the protruding piece 7 in the first latching section with one hand. When the protruding piece 7 is pushed, the support shaft 3a is inserted inside the large-diameter bearing portion 4a as shown in FIG. 5 (hereinafter, reference numeral is only on one side), so that the support shaft 3a and the bearing portion 4a are provided. The position of the lid 2 shifts laterally with respect to the case body 1 and moves due to the relative position shift.

With the displacement of the lid 2, the engagement between the projection 7 of the first latching portion and the locking hole 8 is released, and the projecting piece 10a of the second latching portion is disengaged. The engagement is released by disengaging from the projection 9. Further, since the tip side 7b of the protruding piece 7 exhibits a leverage with the upper side 7c exhibiting an upward gradient as a power point and the support shaft 3a as a fulcrum, the lid 2 can be opened. Therefore, in this article storage case, it is possible to easily release the engagement of the respective latching portions and open the lid portion 2 only by pushing the tip side 7a of the projecting piece 7 with one hand.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lid 2 slides along the open end of the case body 1 at the corner of the end wall 2a, and the relative position between the support shaft 3a and the bearing 4a is lower. The open state can be further widened as shown in FIGS. Even when the lid 2 is opened, the support shaft 3
Since a is located inside the bearing 4a, the lid 2 is integrally provided without detaching from the case body 1.

The above-mentioned support shaft can be provided inside the lid, and the bearing can be provided on the bracket piece. In order to further widen the open state from the open state of the lid 2 shown in FIG. 8, the movable range of the support shaft a is widened by forming the bearing 4a in an elliptical shape, a linear or curved groove shape, and FIG. The slits 6a and 6b for receiving the bracket pieces 5 indicated by may be provided continuously to the top surface of the lid 2.

In the article storage case according to the second embodiment, a pair of support shafts 3a ', 3 as shown in FIGS.
b ′ is provided so as to protrude outward from the side walls 2 a and 2 b of the lid 2. Also, the bracket pieces 5a ', 5b' on which the bearings 4a ', 4b' are provided rise up above the side walls 1a, 1b of the case body 1 so that the side walls 2 of the lid 2 are raised.
a, 2b. The bearing portions 4a 'and 4b' are provided so as to be continuous in a vertical straight line from the lower side to the middle abdomen, and to be curved in an arc shape outward from the middle abdomen. This bearing part 4
Also, a 'and 4b' can be formed by openings or grooves as in the first embodiment.

The pair of support shafts 3a ', 3b' are provided on the side walls 1a, 1b of the case body 1, and the bracket pieces 5a ', 3b'
5b 'can be provided below the side walls 2a and 2b of the lid 2. The support shaft and the bracket piece can be provided so as to be located in the case as in the first embodiment.

If the front end side of the bracket piece is large enough to project outward when the lid 2 is closed, the first
Slits similar to the slits 6a and 6b provided in the embodiment may be provided in the side walls 1c and 2c of the case body 1 or the lid 2. Further, when the front end side of the bracket piece provided below the side wall part of the lid part projects outward when the lid part is closed, a slit engaged with the protruding bracket piece is formed in the case. It can be provided on the main body, and can have a function of a first latch portion described later by the bracket piece and the slit.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
c, a hook-shaped engaging piece 7 ′ that rises above c, and an overhanging step 8 ′ provided on the side wall 2 c inside the lid 2. As shown in FIG. 10 (the locking piece is shown from the back side in FIG. 10), the locking piece 7 ′ may be provided with one having a width, or may be provided by dividing into about two right and left. be able to.

As shown in FIG. 9, the second latching portion includes a projection 9 having a substantially right-angled triangular shape protruding outward from the wall surface of the side wall portion 1d near the open end of the case body 1, and a lid portion 2. And a locking hole 10b which is opened on the plate surface of the overhanging piece 10a extending below the side wall 2d.

In the article accommodating case according to the second embodiment constructed as described above, when the lid 2 is closed as shown in FIG. The overhanging piece 10 of the lid 2 engages with the step 8 ′.
a engages with the lower surface of the projection 9 at the lower surface of the locking hole 10b. For this reason, since there is no play in which the lid portion 2 escapes upward due to the structure of the first and second latching portions, it is possible to press and accommodate the stored articles without bias.

When the lid 2 is opened, the engagement of the second latching portion is released by pulling out the projecting piece 10a of the lid 2 to release the locking hole 10b from the projection 9 of the case body 1. Can be. Thereafter, when the lid 2 is displaced with respect to the case body 1, the locking side 7 ′ of the case body 1 can be removed from the overhanging step 8 ′ of the lid 2, so that the engagement of the first latching part is also possible. Can be canceled. Further, since the support shafts 3a 'and 3b' are loosely received in the large bearing portions 4a 'and 4b', the position of the lid portion 2 can be easily shifted as shown in FIG. it can.

It is to be noted that cutouts are provided on both sides of the above-mentioned projections 9 to press the side surfaces to facilitate elastic displacement,
Alternatively, if the projecting piece 10a of the lid 2 is formed so as to be easily elastically displaced, the lid 2 can be configured to be openable without shifting.

[0030]

As described above, according to the article storage case according to the present invention, the lid is opened by integrally connecting the lid to the case body by a pair of support shafts near one end of the side wall. Even if it does not come off from the case body, the lid can be prevented from being lost. In addition, the engagement between the first and second hooks can be easily released with one hand, and there is no play in which the lid escapes upward, so that the stored articles can be reliably pressed and stored without bias.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an article storage case according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the article storage case of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the article storage case of FIG. 1 from a different angle from that of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an assembled state of a support shaft and a bearing in the storage case of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the article storage case of FIG. 1 at an initial stage of opening a lid.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the article storage case of FIG. 1 with a lid opened more than in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the article storage case of FIG. 1 with a lid part opened more than in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the article storage case of FIG. 1 with a lid part opened more than in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an article storage case according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing the article storage case of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a first latch provided in the article storage case of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a side view showing the article storage case of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a side view showing the article storage case of FIG. 9 with a lid opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d Side wall of case main body 2 Lid 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d Side wall of lid 3a, 3b, 3a ', 3b' Support shaft 4a, 4b, 4a ', 4b 'Bearing part 7, 8, 7', 8 'First latch part 9, 10a, 10bc Second latch part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An article comprising a case body having a bottomed housing and a lid covering an open end of the case body, wherein the lid is assembled to the case body so as to be openable and closable, and is configured to be closed by a latch. In the housing case, a lid is integrally connected to the case body near one end of the side wall portion from a pair of support shafts protruding on the same line and a bearing portion for loosely receiving the support shafts. First and second engaging portions which can be engaged or disengaged are provided between the side wall portion provided with the shaft and the bearing portion and the opposing side wall portions located on both sides in the orthogonal direction. Characteristic goods storage case.