TW202246014A - Toolbox and combination thereof capable of connecting and stacking identical toolboxes in up-down manner to enhance usage convenience - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a toolbox, which includes a box body, a top cover and two positioning plates. The top cover is disposed on the top surface of the box body. The two positioning plates are pivoted on the left and right sides of the box body, and configured with an elastic member between each of the positioning plates and the box body, respectively, wherein the left and right ends of the top cover are respectively provided with a first positioning portion and the two positioning plates are respectively provided with a second position portion. Thus, while using by stacking in an up-down manner, the second positioning portions of the left and right positioning plates of the upper toolbox are combined with the two left and right first positioning portions of the top cover of the lower toolbox, wherein the left and right elastic members may ensure there is no accidental detachment. Furthermore, the invention further provides a toolbox combination in which the toolboxes are stacked in an up-down manner.

Description

Toolbox and its combination

The present invention relates to a tool box, in particular to a tool box that can be stacked up and down and then connected and its combination.

In order to prevent toolboxes from being placed flat and take up too much space, users usually place multiple toolboxes in a stacked manner. However, traditional toolboxes lack structural It is easy to fall over when subjected to external force collision. In addition, during the transportation process, the toolboxes stacked up and down tend to slide relative to each other and are difficult to carry. It can be seen that there is still a lot of room for improvement in how traditional toolboxes are fixed after stacking.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a tool box, which can be connected with another same tool box in a stacked manner, so as to increase the convenience of use.

In order to achieve the above main purpose, the toolbox of the present invention includes a box body, a top cover, and two positioning components. The top cover is arranged on the top surface of the box body, and the left and right ends of the top cover respectively have a first positioning part; each positioning component has a positioning plate and an elastic member, and the positioning plates are pivotally arranged on the box The left and right sides of the body and are located below the first positioning parts of the top cover. The positioning plates have a second positioning part respectively, and the second positioning parts of the positioning plates correspond to the first positioning parts of the top cover. A positioning part, each of the elastic parts is arranged between the box body and one of the positioning plates, and is used to provide elastic pushing force to one of the positioning plates matched with it.

As can be seen from the above, the toolbox of the present invention can be stored in a stacked up and down manner. The first positioning part uses the left and right elastic parts to ensure the connection relationship, so as to avoid falling over due to external impact after stacking, and also avoid relative sliding during transportation, thereby increasing the convenience of use.

Preferably, the bottom ends of the left and right sides of the box body respectively have a recess, and each of the recesses accommodates a positioning component so that the positioning components do not protrude from the left and right sides of the box body. The left and right ends of the top surface of the top cover respectively have a protruding block, and these protruding blocks correspond to the recessed parts of the box body and respectively have a first positioning part, so when stacking up and down for use, the toolbox below The left and right two projections of the top cover will be accommodated in the left and right two recesses of the casing of the upper toolbox.

Preferably, the box body has a bottom plate, a front side plate, a rear side plate, a left side plate and a right side plate. The front side plate, the rear side plate, the left side plate and the right side plate are connected to the periphery of the base plate and connected in pairs, so that the base plate, the front side plate, the rear side plate, the left side plate and the right side plate jointly surround a To accommodate the accommodation space for tools. In addition, the outer side of the left side panel and the outer side of the right side panel are respectively provided with a recess, and the top cover is pivotally arranged on the top edge of the rear side panel. When the top cover is opened, the accommodating space can be exposed, so that The user puts in the required tools.

Preferably, the front side of the top surface of the top cover has a fastening portion, and the box body further includes at least one buckle pivotally arranged on the front side plate, when the buckle is buckled on the buckle of the top cover When connecting the top cover, the top cover is fixed to the box body so that the top cover cannot be opened. When the clasp is separated from the fastening part of the top cover, the top cover can pivot relative to the box body and can be opened.

Preferably, the box body has a chest of drawers and at least one drawer. The top surface of the chest of drawers is fixedly connected to the top cover so that the top cover cannot be opened. The left and right sides of the chest of drawers respectively have a recess. The drawer is arranged in the chest of drawers. When the drawer is pulled out, The user can then put the required tools into it.

Preferably, the chest of drawers has a slot, and the box body further has a handle and a handle reset member arranged on the handle. When the handle is kept locked by the action of the handle reset part, the locking part of the handle is inserted into the slot of the drawer cabinet, so that the drawer cannot be pulled out. When the handle is lifted and unlocked, the handle The locking part disengages from the slot of the chest of drawers, so that the drawer can be pulled out.

Preferably, the toolbox of the present invention can be further used with a cart, the cart has a support plate and a plurality of casters, and the left and right ends of the top surface of the support plate respectively have a third positioning portion, which The casters are arranged on the bottom surface of the support plate. Thereby, the toolboxes of the present invention can be stacked up and down and placed on the support plate together, and then the second positioning parts of the left and right positioning plates of the toolbox below are used to connect to the second positioning parts of the cart. The three positioning parts make the toolboxes and the pallet truck fixed together, and utilize the moving capacity of the pallet truck to increase the convenience of transportation and improve the transportation efficiency.

The detailed structure, features, assembly or usage of the toolbox and its combination provided by the present invention will be described in the subsequent detailed description of the implementation. However, those with ordinary knowledge in the field of the present invention should understand that the detailed description and the specific embodiments enumerated for implementing the present invention are only for illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The applicant hereby explains that in the entire specification, including the embodiments described below and the claims of the scope of the patent application, the nouns related to direction are based on the directions in the drawings. Secondly, in the embodiments and drawings to be described below, the same component numbers represent the same or similar components or their structural features.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , the tool box 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a box body 20 , a top cover 30 , and two positioning components 40 .

In this embodiment, the box body 20 has a bottom plate 21 , a front side plate 22 , a rear side plate 23 , a left side plate 24 and a right side plate 25 . The front side plate 22, the rear side plate 23, the left side plate 24 and the right side plate 25 are integrally connected to the periphery of the bottom plate 21 and are connected in pairs, so that an accommodating space 26 with an upward opening is formed around each other, and the accommodating space 26 is used for Holds tools such as wrenches or screwdrivers (not shown). In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 , the outer side of the left side plate 24 and the outer side of the right side plate 25 respectively have a recess 27 and a receiving hole 28 communicating with the recess 27 , wherein the groove wall of the recess 27 has two pivots opposite to each other. ear29.

The top cover 30 is pivotally arranged on the top edge of the rear side plate 23 of the box body 20 with its rear side, so that the top cover 30 can pivot up and down relative to the box body 20. When the top cover 30 is opened, as shown in Figure 2, the accommodating space 26 will be opened for the user to put in the required tools. When the top cover 30 is closed, as shown in FIG. 1 , the accommodating space 26 is covered by the top cover 30 to complete the storage of the tools. In addition, the front side of the top surface of the top cover 30 has two left and right buckle parts 31, and the box body 20 further includes two buckle rings 34 pivotally arranged on the front side plate 22. When the left and right two buckle rings 34 are buckled on the When the left and right two fastening parts 31 of the top cover 30, as shown in Figure 1, the top cover 30 is fixed on the box body 20 and cannot be opened arbitrarily, when the left and right two buckles 34 are untied, as shown in Figure 2, that is The top cover 30 can be opened. As shown in Figure 3 again, the left and right ends of the top surface of the top cover 30 have a strip-shaped projection 32 respectively, and the projection 32 is located above the concave portion 27 of the casing 20 and has a first positioning portion 33 (in This takes the elongated groove as an example, but not limited thereto), and the length of the protrusion 32 is less than or equal to the length of the recess 27 .

Each positioning assembly 40 has a positioning plate 41, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, the positioning plate 41 is located in the recess 27 of the casing 20, so that the positioning plate 41 will not protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the casing 20; the positioning plate 41 The front and rear sides respectively have a pivot 42 , and the front and rear pivots 42 are pivotally arranged on the front and rear pivot ears 29 of the box body 20 , so that the positioning plate 41 can pivot relative to the box body 20 . In addition, the top edge of the positioning plate 41 has a pressing portion 43 and a protrusion 44 adjacent to the pressing portion 43, and the bottom edge of the positioning plate 41 has a second positioning portion 45 (take the hook as an example here, but not here. limit). The second positioning portion 45 of the positioning plate 41 corresponds in size to the first positioning portion 33 of the top cover 30 . As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 again, each positioning assembly 40 has an elastic member 46 (taking compression spring as an example here), the elastic member 46 is arranged in the cavity 28, and one end of the elastic component 46 abuts against the cavity 28 The elastic member 46 is sheathed on the boss 44 and abuts against the inner side of the positioning plate 41 , so that the elastic member 46 exerts force to push the positioning plate 41 outward.

Please continue to refer to Fig. 4. When stacking and using, press the pressing parts 43 of the left and right positioning plates 41 of the upper toolbox 10 simultaneously with both hands, as shown in Fig. 5 (for ease of display, only Wherein one side), make left and right two locating plates 41 produce pivot, compress two elastic parts 46 on the one hand, let two second locating parts 45 protrude outside two concave parts 27 on the other hand, then top tool box 10 The box body 20 of the box body 20 is placed on the top cover 30 of the lower tool box 10, because the two left and right protrusions 32 of the top cover 30 correspond to the two left and right concave parts 27 of the box body 20 in size, so the top of the lower tool box 10 The two left and right projections 32 of the cover 30 will be accommodated in the two left and right recesses 27 of the box body 20 of the upper tool box 10, as shown in Figure 6, so that the box body 20 of the upper tool box 10 is connected to the top of the lower tool box 10. The cover 30 can really lean against each other, and then release the pressing force applied to the left and right positioning plates 41. At this time, by the reset force of the left and right elastic members 46, the first left and right positioning plates 41 of the upper tool box 10 will The two positioning parts 45 will be hooked in the two left and right first positioning parts 33 of the top cover 30 of the lower toolbox 10 at the same time, and the elastic force of the two left and right elastic parts 46 will ensure that they will not be unhooked. After the two tool boxes 10 are stacked, they can be connected and fixed to form a tool box combination 12 as shown in FIG. 7 .

Please refer to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 again, the toolbox 50 of the second embodiment of the present invention is substantially the same as the above-mentioned embodiment in terms of structure, but its main difference is that the structure of the box body 60 is different. In further words, the box body 60 has a chest of drawers 61, the top surface of the chest of drawers 61 is fixedly connected to the top cover 30, and the left and right sides of the chest of drawers 61 are respectively equipped with a positioning plate 41 that can pivot up and down. The structure of the positioning plate 41 The installation method is the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

The casing 60 has three drawers 63 located on the drawer 61 (the number of drawers 63 can be increased or decreased arbitrarily, as long as there is at least one). A slot 62 (as shown in FIG. 9 ), the box body 20 further provides a handle 64 and a handle reset member 66 (here, a compression spring is used as an example, but not limited thereto), and the handle 64 is located between the drawer 63 The front end also has a locking portion 65 , and the handle reset member 66 is disposed between the drawer 63 and the handle 64 to provide a downward force against the handle 64 . Thereby, when the handle 64 is at the locked position P1 as shown in FIG. 9 , the locking portion 65 of the handle 64 is inserted into the slot 62 of the drawer cabinet 61 , and the elastic force of the handle reset member 66 ensures that it will not loosen. , so that the drawer 63 cannot be pulled out. When the handle 64 is pulled up to the unlocked position P2 as shown in FIG. Pull it out (as shown in Figure 11), so that the user can put in the required tools.

When the toolbox 10 of the above-mentioned first embodiment is stacked and used, as shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13, press the left and right two positioning plates 41 of the upper tool box 10 simultaneously with both hands, so that the left and right two positioning plates 41 Pivoting occurs, on the one hand, the two elastic members 46 are compressed, and on the other hand, the two second positioning parts 45 protrude from the two recesses 27, and then the box body 20 of the upper tool box 10 is placed in the lower tool box 50. On the top cover 30, then release the pressing force applied to the left and right positioning plates 41. At this time, by the reset force of the left and right elastic members 46, the second positioning portion 45 of the left and right positioning plates 41 of the upper toolbox 10 It will be hooked in the left and right first positioning parts 33 of the top cover 30 of the lower tool box 50 at the same time, and the elastic force of the left and right elastic parts 46 will ensure that it will not be unhooked. In this way, the upper and lower two different The tool boxes 10, 50 can also be connected and fixed after being stacked to form a tool box combination 14 as shown in FIG. 14 .

On the other hand, in order to facilitate transportation, the present invention further provides a cart 70. As shown in FIG. An elongated protruding block 72 having a third positioning portion 73 (a elongated groove is used as an example, but not limited thereto). In this way, when using the above-mentioned tool boxes 10, 50, the two tool boxes 10, 50 that have been stacked and connected are placed together on the support plate 71, and then the two left and right positioning plates 41 of the lower tool box 50 are used. The second positioning parts 45 are hooked to the third positioning parts 73 of the support plate 71, as shown in Figure 17, so that the lower tool box 50 and the cart 70 are fixed together to form a tool box combination as shown in Figure 16 16. In this way, the moving capacity of the trolley 70 can be used to increase the convenience of handling and improve the handling efficiency.

What needs to be added here is that although the above-mentioned two toolboxes used in conjunction with the cart 70, the top is the toolbox 10 of the first embodiment, and the bottom is the toolbox 50 of the second embodiment, but in fact, the upper and lower two Each can also be the toolbox 10 of the first embodiment (as shown in Figure 18), and even the cart 70 can only be used with a single toolbox 10, 50. As for how to use it together, it can be adjusted according to actual needs. This is not limited.

To sum up, the toolboxes 10 and 50 of the present invention can be connected and fixed after being stacked up and down, which not only prevents them from being toppled due to external collisions after stacking, but also avoids relative sliding during transportation. It needs to be connected and fixed with the trolley 70 to increase the convenience of use.

10: Toolbox 12: Toolbox combination 14: Toolbox combination 16: Toolbox combination 20: Box 21: Bottom plate 22: Front side panel 23: Rear side panel 24: left panel 25: Right side panel 26:Accommodating space 27: Concave 28: Hole 29: hub ear 30: top cover 31: Fastening part 32: Bump 33: The first positioning department 34: Buckle 40: Positioning components 41: Positioning plate 42: Pivot 43: Pressing part 44: convex column 45:Second positioning department 46: Elastic parts 50: Toolbox 60: Box 61: Chest of drawers 62: slot 63: drawer 64: handle 65: lock part 66:Handle reset part P1: locked position P2: Unlock position 70: trolley 71: support plate 72: Bump 73: The third positioning department 74: casters

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the toolbox according to the first embodiment of the present invention when it is closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the toolbox according to the first embodiment of the present invention when it is opened. Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the tool box according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the toolbox combination of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of Fig. 4, mainly showing the state of the positioning plate when it is pressed by force. FIG. 6 is similar to FIG. 5 , mainly showing that the second positioning portion of the positioning plate is hooked to the first positioning portion of the top cover. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the toolbox combination of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the toolbox according to the second embodiment of the present invention, mainly showing that the drawer has not been pulled out. Fig. 9 is a partial sectional view of the toolbox according to the second embodiment of the present invention, mainly showing that the handle is in the locked position. Fig. 10 is similar to Fig. 9, mainly showing that the handle is in the unlocked position. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the toolbox according to the second embodiment of the present invention, mainly showing that one of the drawers is pulled out. Fig. 12 is a partial perspective exploded view of the toolbox combination of the second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 13 is a partial cross-sectional view of the tool box assembly of the second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a tool box assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 15 is a partial perspective exploded view of the toolbox combination of the third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 16 is a perspective view of a tool box assembly according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 17 is a partial cross-sectional view of a tool box assembly according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 18 is a perspective view of a toolbox assembly according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

10: Toolbox

20: Box

21: Bottom plate

22: Front side panel

23: Rear side panel

24: left panel

25: Right side panel

26:Accommodating space

27: Concave

28: Hole

29: hub ear

30: top cover

31: Fastening part

32: Bump

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34: Buckle

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41: Positioning plate

42: Pivot

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46: Elastic parts

Claims (9)

A toolbox comprising: a box; A top cover is arranged on the top surface of the box, and the left and right ends of the top cover respectively have a first positioning part; and The two positioning components respectively have a positioning plate and an elastic member, and the positioning plates are pivotally arranged on the left and right sides of the box body and are located below the first positioning parts of the top cover, and the positioning plates respectively have a The second positioning part, the second positioning parts of the positioning plates correspond to the first positioning parts of the top cover, and each of the elastic parts is arranged between the box body and one of the positioning plates. The toolbox as described in claim 1, wherein, the bottom ends of the left and right sides of the box body respectively have a concave portion, and each of the concave portions accommodates a positioning component; the left and right ends of the top surface of the top cover respectively have a Protruding blocks, the protruding blocks correspond to the recesses of the box body and respectively have a first positioning portion. The toolbox according to claim 2, wherein the box body has a bottom plate, a front side plate, a rear side plate, a left side plate and a right side plate, and the front side plate, the rear side plate, the left side plate and the right side plate Connected to the periphery of the bottom plate and connected two by two, so that the bottom plate, the front side plate, the rear side plate, the left side plate and the right side plate jointly surround an accommodating space, the outer side of the left side plate and the outer side of the right side plate Each side has a recess; the rear side of the top cover is pivotally arranged on the top edge of the rear side plate. The toolbox as described in claim 3, wherein, the front side of the top surface of the top cover has a fastening portion, and the box body further includes a buckle pivotally arranged on the front side plate, when the buckle is buckled When the fastening portion of the top cover is fixed, the top cover is fixed to the box body, and when the clasp is separated from the fastening portion of the top cover, the top cover can pivot up and down relative to the box body. The toolbox as described in claim 2, wherein the box body has a drawer and a drawer that can slide back and forth on the drawer, the top cover of the drawer is provided, and the left and right sides of the drawer are The two side surfaces respectively have a recess. The toolbox as described in claim 5, wherein the chest of drawers has a slot, and the box body further has a handle and a handle reset member. When the handle is in a locked position, the locking part of the handle is inserted into the slot of the drawer so that the drawer cannot be pulled out; when the handle is in an unlocked position, the locking part of the handle is out of the drawer The slot allows the drawer to be pulled out, and the handle reset member is arranged on the handle to keep the handle at the locked position. A toolbox combination consisting of: 2. The toolbox according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is stacked up and down, and the toolbox at the top is detachably connected to the toolbox at the bottom by the second positioning parts of the positioning plates The first positioning parts of the top cover. The toolbox combination as described in claim 7 further includes a cart, the cart has a support plate and a plurality of casters, the left and right ends of the top surface of the support plate respectively have a third positioning portion, and the casters Located on the bottom surface of the support plate; the tool boxes are located on the top surface of the support plate of the cart, and the tool box located below is detachably connected to the cart by the second positioning parts of the positioning plates such third positioning units. A toolbox combination consisting of: A trolley has a support plate and a plurality of casters, the left and right ends of the top surface of the support plate respectively have a third positioning part, and the casters are arranged on the bottom surface of the support plate; and A toolbox as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, the box body is arranged on the top surface of the support plate of the cart, and the second positioning parts of the positioning plates are detachably connected to the cart. such third positioning units.

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