JPH0635151U - Container with lid - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To facilitate the installation of the reversing spring and improve the appearance. [Structure] A spring accommodating portion 4 is provided on a side of a container body 1, an inversion spring 3 is accommodated therein, and a curl portion 6 formed at a tip of a mounting leg 5 thereof is provided at a bottom portion of the spring accommodating portion 4. It fits in the mounting recess 7 formed. The other mounting leg 8 engages with a hole formed in the overlapping portion 10 of the lid 2. This eliminates the need for a shaft portion and a spring fixing member which are conventionally required to fix the curl portion 6 of the mounting leg 5, and the reversing spring 3 is not exposed, so that the outer appearance of the container body 1 is refreshed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a container with a lid that opens and closes the lid by a spring action of a reversing spring.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As an example of such a device, the reversing spring is composed of a torsion coil spring, one of the mounting legs is bent at a right angle and inserted into the hole formed on the lid side, and the other mounting leg is curled, and the curled portion is formed. It is known that a shaft is formed so as to project toward the container body, and a spring fixing member is screwed to the shaft end.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the case of the above structure, the force from the reversing spring is frequently applied to the shaft portion, and therefore consideration must be given to making this portion thicker than necessary so that it does not break. Further, the number of man-hours for attaching the spring fixing member is increased, and the reversing spring, the shaft portion, and the spring fixing member are exposed, which makes it difficult to improve the appearance and improve the marketability. This proposal aims to solve such problems.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in a container with a lid according to the present invention, a spring accommodating portion for accommodating a reversing spring in the container when the lid is closed is provided at a portion near the opening of the container body or a side portion of the lid. In the spring accommodating portion, there is formed a mounting recess into which a curl portion formed at the tip of at least one mounting leg of the reversing spring is fitted.

[0005]

[Function of the device]

 By fitting the curl part formed on at least one mounting leg of the reversing spring into the mounting recess formed on the container side, the mounting leg of the reversing spring can be mounted on the container side, and the conventional shaft and spring fixing No members are needed.

Further, when the reversing spring moves along with the opening and closing of the lid, the curl portion at the tip of the mounting leg rotates relatively smoothly in the mounting recess, so that the reversing spring moves smoothly.

Further, since the spring accommodating portion is formed inside the container, the reversing spring is not exposed when the lid is closed.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the container according to the embodiment, and this container is a storage box that can be placed on a horizontal hole-shaped shelf formed in the lower part of the dashboard of an automobile in front of the passenger seat.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 1 which is a sectional view taken along the line AA, the container has a container body 1 having an opening at one end, a lid 2 for opening and closing the opening by spring action, and the lid 2. A reversing spring 3 is provided for urging the 2 to rotate either in the opening direction or the closing direction.

In addition, at the side of the container body 1 on the side of the opening, a spring storage portion 4 for storing the reversing spring 3 in the storage box so as not to be exposed when the lid 2 is closed is provided. It is formed so as to project to one side.

As is apparent from FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 which is a sectional view taken along the line BB, the reversing spring 3 is formed of a torsion coil spring, and one of the mounting legs 5 has a curl portion 6 formed at the tip thereof. The part is fitted into a mounting recess 7 formed in the bottom of the spring housing 4.

The other mounting leg 8 has a bent end 9 whose tip is bent at a right angle, and this portion is inserted into a mounting hole 11 (FIG. 3) formed in the overlapping portion 10 of the lid 2.

The overlapping part 10 is integrally formed from the lid 2 and projects into the spring storage part 4 in a side view substantially triangular shape, and overlaps with the container body 1 side in the spring storage part 4. .

As is apparent from FIG. 1, the container body 1 and the lid 2 are joined by a shaft 12 on the bottom side by a hinge, and the upper portion of the lid 2 is connected to the container body 1 via a cushion 13 attached to the container body 1. Abut the edge of the opening.

As shown in FIG. 4, which shows the spring storage portion 4 from the direction indicated by the arrow C in FIGS. 1, 3 and 1, the spring storage portion 4 projects to one side in the vicinity of the opening of the container body 1. It is a box-shaped portion provided.

The spring storage portion 4 is separated from the article storage portion 15 of the container body 1 by an inner wall 14 to form a space opened in the same direction as the opening of the container body 1, and the lid 2 is opened and closed in this space. The reversing spring 3 and the overlapping portion 10 are allowed to move during the time.

The mounting recess 7 formed in the thick portion 16 formed in the seat portion of the spring accommodating portion 4 opens toward the opening of the container body 1.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, in order to mount the reversing spring 3, as shown in FIG. 5, the reversing spring 3 is put into the spring accommodating portion 4, and the curl portion 6 of the mounting leg 5 is inserted into the mounting concave portion 7 opening in the insertion direction. Push it in to fix it.

At this time, since the attachment leg 5 is attached in the same direction as the insertion direction of the reversing spring 3 into the spring accommodating portion 4, it is extremely easy and quick. Moreover, since the conventional shaft portion and spring fixing member are not required, there is no fear of lowering reliability due to shaft bending of the shaft portion, and the number of steps for attaching the spring fixing member can be reduced.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3, when the bent end 9 of the other mounting leg 8 is inserted into the container body 11 of the overlapping portion 10, the mounting of the reversing spring 3 is completed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lid 2 thus formed is openable and closable with respect to the container body 1 by the container body 12, and when the lid 2 is closed, the mounting legs 8 are opened in the opening direction. Since the elastic force is applied, the lid 2 receives the force in the counterclockwise direction and is rotated in the closing direction by the spring action.

On the other hand, when the lid 2 is opened against the elastic force of the reversing spring 3 and a certain opening angle is exceeded, the mounting leg 8 is restored in the opening direction, and this elastic force causes the lid 2 to move in the opening direction by the spring action. It is rotated.

Although the reversing spring 3 moves as the lid 2 opens and closes, since the tip end of the mounting leg 5 is the curl portion 6, this portion rotates relatively smoothly in the mounting recess 7. This allows the reversing spring 3 to move smoothly. There is no problem on the side of the mounting leg 8 because the bent end 9 serves as the rotation axis.

The movement of the overlapping portion 10 and the reversing spring 3 at this time is performed in the space of the spring housing portion 4, and the reversing spring 3 is almost invisible from the outside. Especially when the lid 2 is closed, the reversing spring 3 is completely stored. Therefore, since the reversing spring 3 is not exposed, the appearance is refreshing and the productability can be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modes are possible. For example, a spring accommodating portion and a mounting recess may be formed on the lid 2 side similarly to the container body 1 side, and a curl portion may be formed on the mounting leg 8 on the lid 2 side.

Further, a curl portion is formed on each of the two mounting legs 5 and 8 of the reversing spring 3, and the curl portions are fitted into the mounting recesses formed on the container body 1 side and the lid 2 side, respectively. You can also

[0027]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, a spring accommodating portion for accommodating the reversing spring in the container when the lid is closed is provided at a portion near the opening of the container body or a side portion of the lid, and at least one of the reversing springs is provided in the spring accommodating portion. The mounting recess is provided to fit the curl portion formed at the tip of the mounting leg.

Therefore, at least one of the mounting legs of the reversing spring can be mounted simply by fitting the curl portion into the mounting recess, which eliminates the need for the shaft portion and the spring fixing member as in the past, and reduces the number of mounting steps. This makes installation easy and quick, and improves the reliability of the mounting part.

Further, since the tip of the mounting leg that fits into the mounting recess is a curl portion, the reversing spring can be moved smoothly when the lid is opened and closed.

Furthermore, since the reversing spring is not exposed to the outside when the lid is closed, the appearance of the container is refreshing and its commercialability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment.

3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a direction view of the storage section as shown by the arrow C in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining attachment of a reversing spring.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Container body, 2: Lid, 3: Inversion spring, 4:
Spring storage part, 5: mounting leg, 6: curl part, 7: mounting recess, 8: mounting leg

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lid that can be opened and closed is provided in an opening of a container body, and one of two mounting legs of a reversing spring formed of a torsion coil spring is attached to a portion near the opening of the container body.
In a container with a lid urged to selectively rotate the lid in either a closing direction or an opening direction by attaching the other mounting leg to the lid, in order to house the reversing spring in the container when the lid is closed. The spring accommodating portion is provided in the vicinity of the opening of the container body or on the side of the lid, and the mounting recess for fitting the curl portion formed at the tip of at least one mounting leg of the reversing spring is formed in the spring accommodating portion. A container with a lid characterized by: