Tool Management Device With Slide Guide and Pin at Hinge Connection

Abstract

A tool arrangement includes a tool management device with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a hinge connection, is configured pivotably for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body relatively to the body, and a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body. By the hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted. The hinge connection includes at least one pin and the lid has at least one slide guide for guiding the at least one pin along a pregiven trajectory.

Claims

1. A tool arrangement comprising: a tool management device with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a hinge connection, is configured pivotably relative to the body, for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body; and a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body such that, by the hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted; wherein the hinge connection comprises at least one pin and the lid comprises at least one slide guide for guiding the at least one pin along a pregiven trajectory.

2. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of the following features: wherein the hinge connection comprises two pins at two opposing sides and the lid comprises two slide guides at two opposing sides, each of which configured for guiding an assigned one of the two pins along a respectively pregiven trajectory; wherein the pregiven trajectory is pregiven by a, preferably straight, guiding channel in the at least one slide guide; wherein at least one guiding channel of the at least one slide guide is configured, by guiding the at least one pin from a first end to an opposing second end of the at least one guiding channel, to allow a pivoting of the lid relatively to the body by more than 90°, in particular more than 120°, further in particular by up to 180° or more.

3. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, wherein at the at least one slide guide, at least one latching unit is formed, at which the at least one pin is latchable, alternatively to guiding in the at least one slide guide.

4. The tool arrangement according to claim 3, wherein, when the at least one pin is latched in the at least one latching unit, a pivoting of the lid relatively to the body is allowed only by a smaller pivoting angle than when guiding the at least one pin in the at least one slide guide.

5. The tool arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the smaller pivoting angle is smaller than 120°, in particular not larger than 90°.

6. The tool arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the at least one latching unit at its end is adjoining the at least one slide guide.

7. The tool arrangement according to claim 3, wherein a receiving opening of the at least one latching unit for receiving the at least one pin is substantially C-shaped.

8. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the hinge connection comprises a stirrup which connects the lid with the receiving device, which in particular is configured as a substantially C-shaped stirrup.

9. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the hinge connection, in particular a stirrup of the hinge connection, is configured so rigidly at a factory, that the at least one pin of the hinge connection is pre-mounted to the slide guide or at at least one latching unit at the slide guide in a manner which is not changeable by a user.

10. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the hinge connection, in particular a stirrup of the hinge connection, is configured so deformable, that the at least one pin of the hinge connection is changeably re-mountable by a user between the slide guide and the at least one latching unit at the slide guide.

11. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of the following features: wherein the lid comprises at least one outer receiving structure for form-lockingly inserting at least one corresponding receiving structure at a bottom side of the body of a similar or identical tool arrangement, such that the tool arrangement and the similar or identical tool arrangement are stackable; wherein the body comprises at least one receiving structure at its bottom side for form-lockingly inserting in at least one corresponding outer receiving structure of the lid of a similar or identical tool arrangement, such that the tool arrangement and the similar or identical tool arrangement are stackable; wherein the body comprises a suspension unit at its outer side, in particular a suspension groove, for suspending in a rail.

12. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the lid comprises a drain for a liquid when presently impinging a top side of the lid; in particular wherein the drain comprises channels at a side of an edge which are fluidically connected to each other, in particular in a region of an actuation unit of a locking mechanism at the lid.

13. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of the following features: wherein the lid is configured detachably from the hinge connection; a further hinge connection at a pivoting axis between the body and the lid, wherein the further hinge connection is configured for pivoting the lid relatively to the body, and in particular wherein the further hinge connection is detachable from the body; wherein the receiving device is mounted or mountable in the receiving space, such that, by the hinge connection, the receiving device is pivoted out of the receiving space, in particular pivoted in an upright position, when pivoting the lid for releasing the receiving space; wherein the receiving device is mounted or mountable in the receiving space, such that, by the hinge connection, the receiving device is pivoted into the receiving space, in particular pivoted in a lying position, when pivoting the lid for covering the receiving space.

14. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising: a locking mechanism which is attached partially at the lid and partially at the body, which is configured for locking the lid at the body, when the receiving space of the body is covered by the lid; in particular wherein the locking mechanism comprises an actuation unit for actuating the locking mechanism by a user at an outer surface of the lid, in particular at a top side of the lid.

15. The tool arrangement according to claim 14, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a shaft with at least one latching hook, which shaft is mounted at the lid, which latching hook is configured for rotationally engaging in at least one latching mount at the body.

16. The tool arrangement according to claim 15, further comprising at least one of the following features: wherein the shaft directly abuts against an inner wall of the lid; wherein the shaft is embedded in an inner wall of the lid, in particular adjoining a slant.

17. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the receiving device comprises: a block-shaped, in particular an ingot-shaped, base body; at least one tool element recess which is formed at the base body for user-definedly receiving at least one tool element; and coupling structures which are formed at the base body for coupling the receiving device with the tool management device.

18. The tool arrangement according to claim 1, comprising at least one further receiving device for receiving tool elements, which is mounted or mountable at the receiving device, in particular by angle pieces at opposing sides of the receiving device; in particular wherein the at least one further receiving device is, in particular exclusively, in particular hinge-freely, mounted at a side of the receiving device which is facing away from the lid.

19. A tool system comprising: a container, in particular a case; and a plurality of tool arrangements including respective tool management devices, which are arranged in the container side by side and/or on top of each other; wherein the tool management devices are arranged with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a hinge connection, is configured pivotably relative to the body, for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body; and a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body such that, by the hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted; wherein the hinge connection comprises at least one pin and the lid comprises at least one slide guide for guiding the at least one pin along a pregiven trajectory.

20. A method of managing tool elements by a tool arrangement, the method comprising: providing a tool management device with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a hinge connection, is configured pivotably relative to the body, for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body; and a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body such that, by the hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted; wherein the hinge connection comprises at least one pin and the lid comprises at least one slide guide for guiding the at least one pin along a pregiven trajectory; and transferring the lid between an operating state which is covering the receiving space and an operating state which is releasing the receiving space, by guiding the at least one pin along a pregiven trajectory in the at least one slide guide.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0063] FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show three-dimensional views of a tool arrangement according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention when the lid is opened.

[0064] FIG. 1A shows a detail of the tool arrangement according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 with a pin in a guiding channel of a slide guide which is cooperating with it.

[0065] FIG. 1B shows another detail of the tool arrangement according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 with components of a locking mechanism.

[0066] FIG. 1C shows a further detail of the tool arrangement according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 with a pin in a latching unit at a slide guide.

[0067] FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of the tool arrangement according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 when the lid is closed.

[0068] FIG. 6 shows a three-dimensional view of the tool arrangement according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 when the lid is detached.

[0069] FIG. 7, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show three-dimensional views of a tool system made of stacked tool arrangements according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.

[0070] FIG. 10 shows a tool system according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS

[0071] Same or similar components in different figures are provided with the same reference numbers.

[0072] FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 show three-dimensional views of a tool arrangement 120 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention when the lid 162 is opened. FIG. 1A shows a detail of the tool arrangement 120 according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 in a first mounting position with pins 131 in a respective guiding channel 135 of a respective slide guide 133 which is cooperating with it. FIG. 1B shows another detail of the tool arrangement 120 according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 with components of a locking mechanism 176. FIG. 1C shows a further detail of the tool arrangement 120 according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 in a second mounting position which is different from the first mounting position. In the second mounting position the pins 131 are latched in assigned latching units 137 at the slide guides 133. FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of the tool arrangement 120 according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 when the lid 162 is closed. FIG. 6 shows a three-dimensional view of the tool arrangement 120 according to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 when the lid 162 is detached.

[0073] According to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the lid 162 is pivoted up with respect to a body 160 under release of a receiving space 166.

[0074] The tool arrangement 120 comprises a tool management device 140 which is configured as a box with a body 160 and a lid 162. The lid 162, by a hinge connection 164, is configured pivotably relatively to the body 160 for selectively covering or releasing the receiving space 166 of the body 160.

[0075] Furthermore, the tool arrangement 120 comprises a receiving device 100 which is here configured as a drill box for receiving tool elements 102, which is detachably mounted in the receiving space 166 of the body 160. The tool elements 102 may be received at the receiving device 100 by being inserted by a user in corresponding receiving hollows as tool element recesses 106. The receiving device 100 is mounted or mountable in the receiving space 166 of the body 160 so that, by the hinge connection 164, the receiving device 100 is co-pivoted when the lid 162 is pivoted.

[0076] Advantageously, the lid 162 may be configured detachably from the body and the hinge connection 164, as can best be seen in FIG. 6. Thereby, it is possible that after detaching the lid 162 from the rest of the tool arrangement 120 and after releasing the connection between the lid 162 and the hinge connection 164, the receiving device 100 is pivotable with respect to the body 160 without the lid 162 by actuating the hinge connection 164.

[0077] Furthermore, when the lid 162 is coupled to the body 160 and to the hinge connection 164, the receiving device 100 may be mounted or mountable in the receiving space 166 which is delimited by the body, such that, by the hinge connection 164, the receiving device 100 is pivoted out of the receiving space 166 when the lid 162 is pivoted for releasing the receiving space 166. In this case, the receiving device 100 may advantageously be pivoted in an upright position. Furthermore, the receiving device 100 may be mounted or mountable in the receiving space 166 such that, by the hinge connection 164, the receiving device 100 is pivoted into the receiving space 166 when the lid 162 is pivoted for covering the receiving space 166. Thereby, the receiving device 100 may be pivoted in a lying position in which the receiving device 100 is accommodated in the receiving space 166 in a space-saving manner.

[0078] Moreover, the receiving device 100 may be mounted in the receiving space 166 such that, when the lid 162 is detached, the receiving device 100 is pivotable from a lying position in a force-free state by the hinge connection 164 by the muscle strength of a user. Such a pivoting may result in the receiving device arriving in an upright position. For example, when the receiving device and its contents are not balanced, the receiving device 100 may automatically pivot back to the lying state when the muscle strength of a user is discontinued.

[0079] Advantageously, the hinge connection 164 may be configured to be pivotably and detachably attached to the lid 162 by a detachable connection mechanism at a hinge connection recess at sidewalls of the lid 162. Furthermore, the hinge connection 164 may be configured to be pivotably and detachably attached to the lid 162 by a connection mechanism at two opposing hinge connection legs or tabs 168 at two opposing sidewalls of the receiving device 100. Moreover, the hinge connection 164 may be configured to remain attached to the receiving device 100 when the lid 162 is detached.

[0080] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the hinge connection 164 may be configured as a substantially C-shaped stirrup. Two opposing legs of the hinge connection 164 which is configured as stirrup engage at the two opposing sidewalls of the receiving device 100 at an outer side.

[0081] Furthermore, partially at the lid 162 and partially at the body 160, a locking mechanism 176 is attached. The locking mechanism 176 serves for locking the lid 162 at the body 160, when the receiving space 166 of the body 160 is covered by the lid 162. For this purpose, the locking mechanism 176 comprises an actuation unit 178 for actuating the locking mechanism 176 by a user at an outer surface of the lid 162. By actuating the actuation unit 178, a respective pivoting bolt or shaft 129 and latching hook 111, respectively, may be lockingly inserted into a bolt receiver which may be configured as mounting tabs or slants 113.

[0082] Moreover, the tool arrangement 120 comprises a further hinge connection 180 at a pivoting axis between the body 160 and the lid 162 (see FIG. 6). The further hinge connection 180 is configured for promoting the pivoting of the lid 162 relatively to the body 160.

[0083] In the following, the receiving device 100 which is connected with the hinge connection 164 is described in more detail. In the shown embodiment, this receiving device 100 comprises a block-shaped base body 104 which may have approximately the shape and the size of a cigarette packet, for example. At the base body 104, serially arranged tool element recesses 106 for user-definedly receiving tool elements 102 are provided, in the illustrated example drills. A respective tool element recess 106 may be configured for receiving at least one drill and may comprise a circular inner profile for this purpose. Each of the tool element recesses 106 may be equipped with a drill as tool element 102.

[0084] Moreover, at the base body 104, coupling structures (see reference sign 108 in FIG. 1) for coupling the receiving device 100 with the tool management device 140 are formed. Said coupling structures 108 are arranged at two opposing side surfaces of the base body 104. The coupling structures 108 selectively serve for coupling the receiving device 100 which is configured as a block with the tool management device 140 and for decoupling the receiving device 100 from the tool management device 140.

[0085] Advantageously, the receiving device 100 may be configured integrally and made of one material, especially preferred as an injection molded article.

[0086] As shown, at the tool arrangement 120, one or more further receiving devices 100 for receiving tool elements 102 may be provided. These may be mounted or mountable in the receiving space 166 of the body 160 at the receiving device 100. This mounting may advantageously be accomplished by angle pieces 182 at opposing sides of the respective one of the receiving devices 100 (FIG. 1C).

[0087] The further receiving devices 100 may be mounted exclusively at a side of the pivotably mounted receiving device 100 which is facing away from the lid 162, for example. Besides, the further receiving devices 100 may be coupled to the only pivotably mounted receiving device 100 in a hinge-free and rigid manner.

[0088] The body 160 of the tool management device 140 may comprise a bottom 184 and four sidewalls 186 which are integrally connected with the bottom 184, to thereby delimit the receiving space 166.

[0089] As can best be recognized in FIG. 1, FIG. 1A and FIG. 1C, the hinge connection 164 may comprise a pair of opposing pins 131. Correspondingly to this, the lid 162 may comprise a pair of opposing slide guides 133 at two opposing side walls. Each of the slide guides 133 is configured for guiding the respectively assigned pin 131 along a pregiven trajectory. In other words, the hinge connection 164 comprises the two pins 131 at two opposing sides and the lid 162 comprises the two slide guides 133 at two opposing sides. Thus, each of the slide guides 133 is utilized for guiding an assigned one of the two pins 131 along a respectively pregiven trajectory. This trajectory is defined by the geometry of the respective slide guide 133. In more detail, the respective trajectory is pregiven by a straight guiding channel 135 in the assigned slide guide 133. As can best be seen in FIG. 1A, a guiding channel 135 of the respective slide guide 133 is configured to allow a pivoting of the lid 162 relatively to the body 160 around a certain angle by mechanically guiding the respectively assigned pin 131 from a first end to an opposing second end of the mentioned guiding channel 135. Depending on how far the pins 131 are displaced in the guiding channels 135, the opening angle between the lid 162 and the body 160 is larger or smaller. In the mounting position which is illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 1A, the opening angle is approximately 180°, when the pins 131 are displaced up to a stopper at the end of the respectively assigned guiding channel 135 of the respective slide guide 133.

[0090] As can also best be seen in FIG. 1, FIG. 1A and FIG. 1C, at each of the slide guides 133, a respective latching unit 137 is formed, at which the respectively assigned pin 131—alternatively to guiding in a guiding channel 135—is latchable. When the pins 131 are latched in the latching units 137, they are not freely displaceable in the guiding channel 135 of the assigned slide guide 133, but are stationary or fixed but remain pivotable. When latching the pins 131 in the latching units 137, a pivoting of the lid 162 relatively to the body 160 is only allowed around a smaller pivoting angle than when guiding the pins 131 in the guiding channels 135 of the slide guides 133. In the illustrated embodiment and in the alternative mounting position according to FIG. 1C and FIG. 2A, respectively, said smaller pivoting angle is 90°. As shown, a respective one of the latching units 137 is adjoining a respectively assigned slide guide 133 at a side of an end. As also illustrated, a respective receiving opening 139 of the latching units 137 is substantially C-shaped for receiving the respectively assigned pin 131.

[0091] While FIG. 1 and FIG. 1A show the tool arrangement 120 with a pivoting angle between the body 160 and the lid 162 of approximately 180°, the pivoting angle between the body 160 and the lid 162 according to FIG. 2 and FIG. 1C is approximately 90°. In the mounting position according to FIG. 1, the pins 131 are located in the guiding channels 135, see FIG. 1A. In the mounting position according to FIG. 2, the pins 131 are located in the receiving openings 139 of the latching units 137, see FIG. 1C.

[0092] According to a first alternative, the hinge connection 164 may be made of such a stiff material, that the pins 131 of the hinge connection 164—unchangeably by a user—are pre-mounted at a factory either in the slide guides 133 or in the latching units 137. For example, in this case, the operating mode according to FIG. 1 or that one of FIG. 2A is fixedly and unchangeably adjusted. Alternatively, the hinge connection 164 may be made of such a resilient or deformable or elastic material, that the pins 131 of the hinge connection 164 may be selectively guided in the slide guide 133 or may be latched in the latching units 137 in a manner which is changeable by a user, hence are re-mountable between the mentioned two mounting positions. In other words, due to the resilient material properties of the hinge connection 164, a user may freely transfer the tool arrangement 120 between the operating modes according to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

[0093] The pins 131 are molded to the stirrup-shaped or shield-type hinge connection 164 and are received and guided in the assigned slide guides 133 according to FIG. 1 and FIG. 1A, whereby the lid 162 is pivotable with respect to the body 160 around approximately 180°. However, alternatively, the pins 131 may also be latched in a manner adjoining an end of the slide guides 133 in the U-shaped and C-shaped latching unit 137, respectively. In this case, the lid 162 is pivotable with respect to the body 160 only around approximately 90°, compare FIG. 2 and FIG. 1C. The hinge connection 164 either may be configured so stiff that it is fixedly mounted at the factory and cannot be changed by a user anymore. Alternatively, the hinge connection 164 may be configured so softly, that a user may re-plug it between the separate positions according to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

[0094] FIG. 2 and FIG. 1B illustrate an actuation unit 178 of a locking mechanism 176 at the lid 162. Said locking mechanism 176 encompasses a shaft 129 which is mounted at an inner surface of the lid 162 with two latching hooks 111 which are opposing each other at the side of the end. Each latching hook 111 is shaped and positioned for rotatably engaging a respective L-shaped latching mount 143 which are opposingly attached to the body 160. Advantageously, the shaft 129 may directly abut an inner wall of the lid 162. Preferably, the shaft 129 may be embedded in an inner wall of the lid 162, namely especially advantageously adjoining mounting tabs or slants 113. The shaft 129 may be embedded in the lid 162. Descriptively, elements of the locking mechanism 176 are arranged at a position directly at a deep-drawn region of the locking mechanism 176. Screws and other small parts which are located in the tool arrangement 120 are thus prevented from interfering with or blocking operation of the shaft 129 and the latching hooks 111, respectively. Also, the lower mounting tabs or slants 113 contribute to this safety mechanism.

[0095] FIG. 5 schematically shows that the lid 162 comprises a drain 125 for water when it is acting upon a top side of the lid 162. Said drain 125 comprises channels 115, 117 at a side of an edge which are fluidically connected to each other and positioned in the region of the actuation unit 178 of the locking mechanism 176 of the lid 162. Arrows in FIG. 5 schematically show a flowing direction of rainwater or other liquid when it impinges on a top side of the tool arrangement 120. At first, the liquid flows along a path which is illustrated with the reference sign (1) toward the first channel 115. Next, the liquid flows along the first channel 115 according to reference sign (2) and subsequently along a second channel 117 at the side or the edge of the surface 127 according to reference sign (3). According to the illustrated embodiment, the channels 115, 117 are delimited by a slanted surface 127 which may be arranged in the region of the actuation unit 178.

[0096] In operation, the lid 162 may be detached from the body 160 and the hinge connection 164, compare FIG. 6 (illustration without the receiving device 100). Subsequently, the receiving device 100 may be pivoted without the lid 162 by actuating the hinge connection 164 by hand. After detaching the lid 162, the receiving devices 100 which are directly and indirectly, respectively, mounted at the body 160, may be pivoted relative to the body 160 under constricted space conditions, for example in a drawer or in a case. After detaching the lid, pivoting the receiving device 100 and removing a tool element 102 from the receiving device 100 may be performed without removing the body 160 and the receiving devices 100 which are mounted to it from the drawer or from the case.

[0097] As can be taken from FIG. 7 to FIG. 9, it is advantageously possible to form-lockingly stack the tool management device 140 with a similar or identical tool management device 140. For stacking, a bottom of the body 160 may comprise feet at an outer side as appendages or structures 188 for engaging around corresponding profiles of complementary structures 121 at an upper surface of the lid 162 of a separate tool management device 140. Furthermore, it is advantageous for stacking tool management devices 140, to equip a bottom of the body 160 with a, for example an appendage (i.e., in this case an interrupted ring-bar) as a structure 189 which is configured for engaging a complementary structure 121 surrounding the indentation 119 in an inner region of the lid 162.

[0098] The tool arrangements 120 which are illustrated in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 are thus form-lockingly stackable. By providing the bottom surface of the body 160 with a separate centrally located appendage 189 and by arranging an indentation or recessed region 119 defined by the complementary structure 121 in upper surface of the lid 162, a separate tool management device 140 or tool arrangement 120 may be form-lockingly placed thereon. This holds independently from how large or small the respective body of the other tool arrangement 120 or tool management device is. Thus, independent of their size multiple tool arrangements 120 may be stacked on top of each other, if the complementary structures 121, 188, 189 are appropriately configured with respect to each other for accomplishing this stacking.

[0099] By arranging the actuation unit 178 of the locking mechanism 176 at a top side of the tool arrangement 120 according to FIG. 8, a lid 162 may be unlocked and locked, respectively, even when multiple tool arrangements 120 are arranged side by side in a container 114, as illustrated in FIG. 10, for example.

[0100] As can best be recognized in FIG. 7, the body 160 is provided at its outer side with a suspension unit 123 which is configured as a suspension groove, by which the tool arrangement 120 may be suspended by a rail or the like. Such a rail may thus serve as provisional or permanent attachment for the tool arrangement 120.

[0101] Furthermore, a user-definedly receiving of tool elements 102 is advantageously possible at the tool element recesses 106 which are formed at the receiving devices 100. Moreover, the receiving devices 100 may be arbitrarily replaced in the tool management device 140. In addition, equipping and/or re-equipping the receiving devices 100 by a user with a set of user-defined tool elements 102 is enabled which may be selected from a larger reservoir of tool elements 102 by a user. Also, equipping and/or re-equipping the tool management device 140 by a user with a set of user-defined receiving devices 100 may be performed. The set may be selected from a larger reservoir of receiving devices 100 by a user. The receiving devices 100 may be selected such that tool elements 102 (such as drills, bits, milling cutters, etc.) may be received by them, which a user requires for a certain mounting task. A such equipped tool arrangement 120 may be selectively utilized with the lid 162 (for example for carrying in a vehicle, protected against falling out) or without the lid 162 (for example under constricted circumstances such as in a case or in a drawer for pivoting out the receiving devices 100 without removing the tool management device 140 from the case or the drawer). Due to the detachable connections of the hinge connection 164 and the coupling structures 108, arbitrarily configuring and re-configuring the tool arrangement 120 is enabled.

[0102] For example, the body 160 with the receiving device(s) 100, in particular drill ingots and/or bit ingots, may be arranged in a case, a drawer or the like.

[0103] Furthermore, if necessary, a locking of the lid 162 with the body 160 is performed by the locking mechanism 176. The drill box comprises at the lid 162 a component of the locking mechanism 176, in order to lock the lid 162 with the body 160. Advantageously, the locking may be released with one or two fingers and at the same time the actuation unit 178 of the locking and/or the lid 162 may be grasped, such that the lid 162 may be unlocked and opened by one hand. Thus, one hand is sufficient to unlock the lid 162 and to subsequently open the lid 162.

[0104] FIG. 10 shows a tool system 112 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. It encompasses a container 114 (for example a case or a drawer) and a multiplicity of tool arrangements 120 which are arranged in the container 114 side by side (respectively alternatively or additionally on top of each other, not shown), as they are described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 9, for example. Advantageously, the configuration according to FIG. 10 is compact and configurable by a user.

[0105] It should be noted that “comprising” does not exclude other elements or steps and the article “a” or “an” does not exclude a plurality. Furthermore, it is noted that features or steps, which are described with reference to one of the above embodiments, can also be used in combination with other features or steps of other examples described above.