CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF MODULE, STORAGE BOX AND STORAGE BOX ASSEMBLY
20230278191 · 2023-09-07
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
B25H3/026
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B65D21/0228
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
Abstract
A mating part in a locking path of a stop part so that the locking part is not automatically lockable and a first connection part is in a state of remaining unlocked from a second connection part.
Claims
1. A storage box comprising: a first connection part disposed on one surface of said storage box; a second connection part disposed on another surface of said storage box; a stop part, wherein said first connection part comprises a mounting part, a locking part movable with respect to said mounting part, and a first resilient member located between said mounting part and said locking part, wherein said first resilient member keeping said locking part automatically in a locked state; said second connection part comprises a mating part interlockable with the locking part, the locking part configured for being pressed down so that it is automatically locked with the mating part of another storage box by action of said first resilient member; when said stop part is in the locking path of the locking part, said locking part is not automatically lockable and said first connection part is in a state of remaining unlocked from said second connection part.
2. The storage box of claim 1, wherein the stop part is retractable, said stop part being extended when said first connection part is in a holding unlocked state with said second connection part, and said stop part being compressed when said first connection part is in a locked state with said second connection part.
3. The storage box of claim 2, wherein said stop part is provided on said locking part and is movable with said locking part; said stop part holds the second connection part outward when said first connection part and said second connection part are in a holding unlocked state.
4. The storage box of claim 3, wherein said stop part comprises a holding slot opened on the locking part, a card block that can be accommodated in said holding slot and a second resilient member; said holding slot has a bottom wall and two side walls, two said side walls extending upward along both sides of said bottom wall and set opposite each other.
5. The storage box of claim 3, wherein the card block is rotatably connected to said locking part and the other end is retractably provided in said holding slot, said second resilient member keeping said card block automatically in an ejected state; when said card block is ejected and held against said mating portion, said locking part cannot be automatically locked and said first connection part and said second connection part in a state of remaining unlocked.
6. The storage box of claim 5, wherein said second resilient member is a telescopic spring with one end against said card block and the other end against said bottom wall; when said second resilient member is popped out, said card block extends out of said holding slot and when said second resilient member is compressed, said card block is retracted into said holding slot.
7. The storage box of claim 5, wherein said stop section further comprises a rotating shaft rotatably connected to said locking section, said ends of said rotating shaft being fixed to two said side walls; said second resilient member being a torsion spring, one end of said card block and said torsion spring being snapped onto said rotating shaft.
8. The storage box of claim 4, wherein said card block is always located in said holding slot and the other end is retractably provided in said holding slot, said second resilient member keeping said card block automatically in the ejected state; when said card block is ejected and held against said mating part, said locking part cannot be automatically locked and said first connection part and said second connection part in a state of remaining unlocked.
9. The storage box of claim 8, wherein said second resilient member is a telescopic spring with one end against said card block and the other end against said bottom wall; when said second resilient member is extended, said card block extends into the holding slot and when said second resilient member is compressed, said card block is compressed in the holding slot.
10. The storage box of claim 1, wherein said locking part is a sliding latch for horizontal movement, a flipping latch for flipping movement or a rotating latch for rotating movement.
11. The storage box of claim 10, wherein said first connection part is provided on a lid of said storage box and said second connection part is provided on the bottom of said storage box.
12. The storage box of claim 11, wherein two adjacent said storage boxes are interlockable with each other by means of a first connection part and a second connection part.
13. The storage box of claim 1, wherein the stop part comprises of a card block positioned in a slot and biased outward by the second resilient member.
14. The storage box of claim 13, wherein the card block moves perpendicular with respect to a sliding path of the locking part.
15. The storage box of claim 14, wherein the card block moves perpendicularly upward relative to the first connection part.
16. The storage box of claim 14, wherein the card block moves perpendicularly downward relative to the first connection part.
17. The storage box of claim 13, wherein the second resilient member is a torsion spring and the card block rotates upward relative to the first connection part.
18. The storage box of claim 13, wherein the second resilient member is a telescopic spring and the card block rotates upward relative to the first connection part.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS
[0064] The specific embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
[0065] The terms “first”, “second”, “third”, “fourth”, etc. (if present) in the specification and claims of the present invention are used to distinguish between” etc. (if present) are used to distinguish similar objects and need not be used to describe a particular order or sequence.
[0066] The orientation words such as top, bottom, left, right, front, back, top, bottom, etc. (if present) covered in the specification and claims of the present invention are defined in terms of the position of the structures in the attached drawings located in the drawings and the position of the structures in relation to each other, only for the clarity and convenience of expressing the technical solution. It should be understood that the use of the orientation words should not limit the scope of protection claimed in this application.
[0067] The present invention provides a connection structure of a module, a storage box having the connection structure, and a storage box assembly. The connection structure may be provided on storage box 50, and two adjacent storage boxes 50 may be matingly locked with each other by the connection structure, thereby facilitating the transportation of multiple storage boxes 50. The storage box 50 can be a tool box, tool basket, transport box, transit box and other storage devices. Storage box 50 can be any type known to those skilled in the art, which comprises of a four sidewalls protecting from a bottom with a hinged lid 52 for access to an interior thereof. Storage box 50 can have various types of lid latching mechanisms, organizational bins or structures and other features known to those skilled in the art.
First Embodiment
[0068] As shown in
[0069] Further, as shown in
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[0075] Specifically, as shown in
[0076] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows.
[0077] When it is necessary to lock two storage boxes up and down, press down the upper storage box to make it contact with the locking buckle 122 on the lower storage box, the locking buckle 122 on the lower storage box is squeezed to drive the locking part 12 to move towards the unlocking direction (i.e. away from the center of the storage box), at this time the first resilient member 13 compresses and accumulates force. When the upper locker moves down a certain distance, the locking buckle 122 on the locking part 12 corresponds to the slot 211 on the matching part 21, the locking buckle 122 loses the holding effect of the upper locker, the locking buckle 122 is driven by the first resilient member 13 automatically stuck into the slot 211, so that the first connection part 1 and the second connection part 2 are in a locked state, that is, to achieve the automatic locking function of the upper and lower locker.. At this time, the stopping part 3 is compressed in the holding slot 31 by the compression of the second connection 2.
[0078] When it is necessary to unlock the two storage boxes, pull the locking part 12 of the lower storage box outward so that it moves toward the unlocking direction, and when the locking part 12 moves a certain distance toward the unlocking direction, the locking buckle 122 of the lower storage box is detached from the slot 211 of the upper storage box, so that the locking part 12 is unlocked with the mating part 21. At the same time, continue to pull the locking part 12 in the unlocking direction until the stopping part 3 loses the squeeze of the upper storage box, and the card block 32 automatically extends upward under the action of the second resilient member 33 to hold the holding slot 31 and snap with the recessed part 22, so that the first connection part 1 and the second connection part 2 are in the keep unlocked state, i.e., the keep unlocked function is realized. At this time, the upper and lower storage boxes can be easily unlocked and separated by simply pulling up the upper storage box. At the same time, at this time, if the user wants to lock again, just press down the card block 32 to make the card block 32 retracted into the holding slot 31. When the upper and lower two lockers separated, the card block 32 in the second resilient member 33 under the action of the extension state, the locking part 12 in the first resilient member 13 driven automatically reset in the locked state, ready for the next lock.
[0079] The advantages of the connection structure of the storage box provided in this embodiment include.
[0080] 1. the connection structure of the locker has an automatic locking function, a hold unlocking function and an automatic reset function: since the locking part 12 can move horizontally relative to the mounting part 11, and the first resilient member 13 can drive the locking part 12 to automatically remain in the locked state. When two lockers are locked, the locking part 12 of one of the lockers can automatically lock with the mating part 21 of the other locker under the action of the first resilient member 13, thus realizing the automatic locking function of the first connection part 1 and the second connection part 2; at the same time, by setting the stopping part 3 and using the stopping part 3 to cooperate with the second connection part 2, the first connection part 1 and the second connection part 2 can be kept in the unlocked state when they are unlocked At the same time, after the two lockers are unlocked and separated, the locking part 12 can be automatically reset under the drive of the first resilient member 13 to prepare for the next locking, simplifying the operation steps of locking and unlocking (conventional locking and unlocking requires at least four steps, while this embodiment only requires two steps), which is convenient for users.
[0081] 2, through the cooperation of the stop part 3 and the second connection part 2 to keep the unlocking function, when the user wants to re-lock (user miss-operation unlocking), just press the card block 32 downward, without separating the first connection part 1 and the second connection part 2 after re-locking, and does not harm the reliability of the structure.
Second Embodiment
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[0083] Specifically, the locking part 12 includes a locking buckle 122 and a stopper 123, the locking buckle 122 can be locked with the mating part 21 in cooperation with each other, and the stopper 123 is provided in correspondence with the stopping part 3; the stopper 123 can be held with the stopping part 3 in the locking path of the locking part 12, so that the first connecting part 1 and the second connecting part 2 are in the hold unlocked state. The extension length of the locking buckle 122 in the locking direction is smaller than the extension length of the stopper 123 in the locking direction, so that the angle required to flip when the stopper 123 and the stopping part 3 are unlocked in the locking path is maximum. When the second resilient member 33 is compressed, the locking buckle 122 and the mating part 21 are locked to each other, the card block 32 and the stopper 123 are held up and down in the vertical direction, and the first connecting part 1 and the second connecting part 2 are in the locked state; when the second resilient member 33 is extended, the card block 32 extends into the holding slot 31 and is held in the locked path with the stopper 123, and the first connecting part 1 and the second connecting part 2 are in the hold unlocked state. In other embodiments, the card block 32 and the stopper 123 can also be held in other non-locking paths, for example, the card block 32 and the stopper 123 are held in the left and right direction, and the stopper 123 only needs to hold the card block 32 in the non-locking path to fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0084] Further, as shown in
[0085] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows.
[0086] When the need to lock the two storage boxes up and down, downward pressure on the upper storage box so that it is in contact with the locking buckle 122 on the lower storage box, the locking buckle 122 of the lower storage box is squeezed to drive the locking part 12 towards the unlocking direction (i.e., away from the center of the storage box), when the first resilient member 13 compressed storage force. When the upper locker moves down a certain distance, the locking buckle 122 on the locking part 12 corresponds to the slot 211 on the mating part 21, the locking buckle 122 loses the holding effect of the upper locker, the locking buckle 122 is driven by the first resilient member 13 automatically stuck into the slot 211, so that the first connection part 1 and the second connection part 2 are in a locked state, that is, to achieve the automatic locking function of the upper and lower locker. It should be noted that during this process, the upper storage box is pressed down, the card block 32 is squeezed and compressed by the stopper 123, the second resilient member 33 compresses and accumulates force, and the stopper 123 and the card block 32 are always held against the upper and lower.
[0087] When it is necessary to unlock the two storage boxes, pull the locking part 12 of the lower storage box outward to make it move in the direction of unlocking, and when the locking part 12 moves outward a certain distance, the locking buckle 122 of the lower storage box is detached from the slot 211 of the upper storage box, so that the locking part 12 is unlocked with the mating part 21. At the same time, continue to pull the locking part 12 outward until the stopping part 3 loses the hold of the stopper 123 of the lower storage box, and the card block 32 automatically extends downward under the action of the second resilient member 33 to hold the holding slot 31 and snap with the stopper 123 in the locking path of the locking part 12, so that the first connection part 1 and the second connection part 2 are in the hold unlocked state, that is, to achieve the hold unlocking function. At this time, the upper and lower storage boxes can be easily unlocked and separated by simply pulling up the upper storage box. At the same time, at this time, if the user wants to lock again, just pull up the card block 32 to make the card block 32 and stop the stopper 123 up and down again can be held. When the upper and lower two lockers separated, the card block 32 in the role of the second resilient member 33 to maintain the extended state, the locking part 12 in the first resilient member 13 driven automatically reset in the locked state, ready for the next lock.
[0088] The connection structure of the storage box provided in this embodiment also has automatic locking function, keep unlocking function and automatic reset function, and other structures and functions of this embodiment are the same or similar to the first embodiment, and will not be repeated here.
Third Embodiment (FIGS. 15-26)
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[0090] In this embodiment, the storage box includes a lid 1101 and a box 1102, and the lid 1101 is set on the box 1102. The lid 1101 can be opened or closed relative to the box 1102. The first connection part 1000 is provided on the lid 1101 of the storage box, and the first connection part 1000 includes a mounting portion 1011, a locking part 1012 that can be moved horizontally relative to the mounting portion 1011 and a first elastic member 1013 located between the mounting portion 1011 and the locking part 1012, and the locking part 1012 can be automatically kept in the locked state under the action of the first elastic member 1013.
[0091] Further, the mounting portion 1011 is removably connected to the lid 1101. The lid 1101 is provided with a mounting slot 1111, and the mounting portion 1011 is snap-fitted into the mounting slot 1111, thereby facilitating the replacement of the mounting portion 1011. In other embodiments, the first connection part 1000 and the lid 1010 may be integrally formed or otherwise fixed or removably connected. The mounting portion 1011 is provided with a slide 1011a on the side of the mounting portion 1011 away from the lid 1101, and the locking part 1012 is provided in the slide 1011a and can be moved relative to the mounting portion 1011 in the slide 1011a. In this embodiment, the locking part 1012 is a sliding latch that moves horizontally relative to the mounting portion 1011 so that the locking part 1012 moves horizontally within the slide 1011a. In other embodiments, the locking part 1012 may also be a flip latch that moves with respect to the mounting portion 1011, or a rotary latch that moves with respect to the mounting portion 1011.
[0092] Specifically, the locking part 1012 is provided with a locking buckle 1122, with the projection of the locking buckle 1122 directed toward the center side of the storage box. When the locking buckle 1122 is stuck into the second connection part 2000, the first connection part 1000 and the second connection part 2000 can be interlocked, and when the locking buckle 1122 is disengaged from the second connection part 2000, the first connection part 1000 and the second connection part 2000 can be interlocked. At the same time, in order to facilitate the locking between the locking buckle 1122 and the second connection part 2000, the locking buckle 1122 is provided with a bevel 1122a. The locking part 1012 is provided with a holding slot 1123 on the side face away from the lid 1101, and the holding slot 1123 is located on the side of the locking buckle 1122 near the lid 1101. The holding slot 1123 has a bottom wall 1123a and two side walls 1123b, the two side walls 1123b extend upward along both sides of the bottom wall 1123a and are set opposite each other, and the stopper 3000 is set in the holding slot 1123.
[0093] Further, the first elastic member 1013 is connected between the mounting portion 1011 and the locking part 1012, and one end of the first elastic member 1013 abuts against the mounting portion 1011 and the other end abuts against the locking part 1012, so that the locking part 1012 is automatically kept in the locked state under the action of the first elastic member 1013. In order to improve the reliability of the movement of the locking part 1012, the first elastic member 1013 can be provided with two, respectively located on both sides of the slide 1011a. The first elastic member 1013 is a telescopic spring, so that the locking part 1012 moves horizontally.
[0094] Further, as shown in
[0095] The stopper 3000 is provided on the locking part 1012, and one end of it is rotatably connected with the locking part 1012. The stopper 3000 includes a card block 1036 and a second resilient member 1033, and one end of the card block 1036 is rotatably connected to the locking part 1012, and the second resilient member 1033 keeps the card block 1036 in the ejected state automatically, and when the card block 1036 is ejected and held against the mating part 1021, the locking part 1012 cannot be locked automatically, and the first connection part 1000 and the second connection part 2000 are in the unlocked state. The locking part 1012 can be locked automatically when the stopper 3000 is retracted into the locking part 1012 by pressing down. When the first connection part 1000 and the second connection part 2000 are in the locked state, the locking buckle 1122 interferes with the mating part 1021 and the stopper 3000 retracts into the locking part 1012; when the first connection part 1000 and the second connection part 2000 are in the keep unlocked state, the locking buckle 1122 does not interfere with the mating part 1022 and the stopper 3000 snaps with the mating part 1021 in the locking path of the locking part 1012.
[0096] In this embodiment, the card block 1036 is telescopically provided in the holding slot 1123 of the locking part 1012 and is also horizontally movable with the locking part 1012 relative to the mounting portion 1011, with the length of the card block 1036 extending in the same direction as the moving direction of the locking part 1012. One end of the second resilient member 1033 rests on the card block 1036 and the other end rests on the bottom wall 1123a, and when the second resilient member 1033 is popped out, the card block 1036 extends into the holding slot 1123, and when the second resilient member 1033 is compressed, the card block 1036 is retracted into the said holding slot 1123. Specifically, the card block 1036 is provided with an upwardly protruding stop 1361, which extends out of the holding slot 1123 to be held against the mating part 1021 when the first connecting part 1000 and the second connecting part are in a holding unlocked state, and the stop 1361 is used to be held against the mating part 1021. The card block 1036 has an opposite first end 1036a and a second end 1036b, and the second end 1036b is closer to the center of the storage box than the first end 1036a, and the stop 1361 is provided at the connection of the first end 1036a and the second end 1036b.
[0097] Further, as shown in
[0098] In addition, in order to facilitate the positioning of the first connecting part 1000 and the second connecting part 2000 when they are interlocked, a positioning recess 1041 can be provided on the lid 1101, and a projection 1042 can be provided at the bottom of the box 1102, and the positioning recess 1041 can just accommodate the projection 1042, and the first connecting part 1000 can be provided on both sides of the edge of the lid 1101.
[0099] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows.
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[0102] Again, if the locking part 1012 is pulled away and then reversed and does not want to unlock the upper and lower lockers, the card block 1036 can be pressed at this time to allow the locking part 1012 to return to the locked position, so that the first connection part 1000 and the second connection part 2000 return to the locked state.
[0103] The advantages of the connection structure of the storage box provided in this embodiment include.
[0104] 1000, the use of the first connection part 1000 and the second connection part 2000 with locking. When the upper locker placed in place at the same time automatically achieve the function of two boxes locked to each other, the user does not need to put the box 1102 after the need to lock the box 1102 and then deliberately to operate both sides of the locking part 1012, just pull open both sides of the locking part 1012 when opened.
[0105] 2000, the use of rotatable card block 1036 to make the first connection part 1000 and the second connection part 2000 in the unlocked state, the movement of the card block 1036 deterministic, smooth use, greatly improving the convenience of the user.
Fourth Embodiment
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[0107] Specifically, the card block 1036 has a first end 1036a and a second end 1036b, and the second end 1036b is closer to the center of the storage box than the first end 1036a. The second end 1036b of the card block 1036 is provided with protruding shafts 1362 on both sides, and the two protruding shafts 1362 are inserted in the slide rails 1123c of the two side walls 1123b, so that the protruding shafts 1362 move back and forth in the slide rails 1123c to provide guidance for the card block 1036. Further, the card block 1036 is provided with a first projection 1363 and a second projection 1231 on the bottom wall 1123a, and the two ends of the second resilient member 1033 are provided on the first projection 1363 and the second projection 1231, respectively.
[0108] Other structures, working principles and beneficial effects of the first embodiment of this embodiment can achieve the same, here will not repeat.
[0109] The above mentioned is only the specific implementation of the utility model, but the scope of protection of the utility model is not limited to this, any technical person familiar with the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, which should be covered by the scope of protection of the utility model. Therefore, the scope of protection of the utility model shall be subject to the scope of protection of the said claims.