Container

Abstract

The invention pertains to a container (1) with at least a box-shaped lower part (2) and a lid part (6) both connected by a pivoting means (3) such that the lid part is pivotable between a closed position (5) and an open position (4). The pivoting means (3) comprises a first bolt (7) assigned to the lid part (6) and a second bolt (8) assigned to the lower part (2), which bolts are pivotally connected to each other, wherein the second bolt (8) is slidably supported in longitudinal direction in the lower part (2) between an inserted position and an extracted position, and where in particular the second bolt (8) is slidable in longitudinal direction in a receiving sleeve (9) between said inserted and extracted positions, which receiving sleeve (9) is supported in the lower part (2) to be releasable from the side of the lid part (6).

Claims

1. A container (1) with at least a box-shaped lower part (2) and a lid part (6) connected to the lower part by a pivoting means (3) to be pivotable between a closed position (5) and an open position (4), which pivoting means (3) comprises a first bolt (7) assigned to the lid part (6) and a second bolt (8) assigned to the lower part (2), which bolts are pivotally connected to each other, wherein the second bolt (8) is slidably supported in a longitudinal direction in the lower part (2) between an inserted position and an extracted position, characterized in that the second bolt (8) is slidably supported in the longitudinal direction in a receiving sleeve (9) between said inserted position and said extracted position, wherein the receiving sleeve (9) is supported in the lower part (2) to be releasable from the side of the lid part (6).

2. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that a vertical boring (10) is formed in a wall (11) of the lower part (2) which is at least open in direction to the lid part (6), in which boring the receiving sleeve (9) can be arranged.

3. The container according to claim 1, the receiving sleeve (9) has an outer threading (12) and the vertical boring (10) has an inner threading (13) for mutual releasable fixation.

4. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer sleeve (9) comprises in particular at its lower sleeve end (14) an at least partially circumferential limit stop (15), which in extracted position of the second bolt (8) is in abutment with a counter stop (16) of the second bolt (8).

5. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the limit stop (15) is formed by a lower end edge (17) of the receiving sleeve (9).

6. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the counter stop (6) is formed as a radially outwardly protruding edge flange (18) in particular at the lower bolt end (19) of the second bolt (8).

7. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the second bolt (8) comprises an insertion boring (20) which is open from its lower bolt end (19), in which boring at least partially a pressure spring (21) can be inserted.

8. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the pressure spring (21) is supported at its lower spring end (22) opposite to the insertion boring (20) in the lower part (2).

9. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that a guiding bolt (23) is assigned to the lower spring end (22) on which the pressure spring (21) is at least partially shifted on.

10. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the guiding bolt (23) comprises an at least partially circumferential and radially outwardly protruding abutment flange (24), which supports the lower spring end (22).

11. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the guiding bolt (23) can be screwed in with its lower end region (25) in a screw-in boring (26) of a wall (11) of the container (1).

12. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that an outwardly open recess (27) is formed in a wall (11) above the screw-in boring (26) for assembly and dis-assembly of the guiding bolt (23).

13. Container The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving sleeve (9) comprises a circumferential annular gap (29) adjacent to its upper sleeve end (28).

14. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving sleeve (9) has an outer diameter (32) in its upper end section (30) above the annular gap (29) which is larger in relation to an outer diameter (31) below said annular gap (29).

15. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the second bolt (8) is slidable onto the guiding bolt (23) by its insertion boring (20).

16. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the lid part (6) in its closed position (5) is disposed on the lower part (2) under formation of an explosion-protected container and is releasably connected to the lower part.

17. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that the lid part (6) and the lower part (2) have an essentially quadrangular cross-section and the corresponding pivoting means (3) are provided in two adjacent corners (33) of each lid part (6) and lower part (2).

18. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that at the upper end (34) of the vertical boring (10) an abutment step (35) is provided, on which the upper end (30) of the receiving sleeve (9) is supported for defining the corresponding thread-in depth.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In the following, an advantageous embodiment of the invention is described with respect to the figures.

[0027] FIG. 1 shows a vertical sectional view of a container according to the invention, and

[0028] FIG. 2 shows an enlarged detail A of FIG. 1 for illustrating a pivoting means.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS

[0029] FIG. 1 illustrates a vertical sectional view of one embodiment of container 1 according to the invention with pivoting means 3. Such a container generally has a quadrangular and in particular rectangular cross section. Such a cross section has four corners 33, wherein in each of these corners corresponding means for arranging the pivoting means 3 might be arranged. In this respect, it is sufficient when the pivoting means 3 is arranged in two neighboring corners depending on the opening direction of the lid part 6 relative to lower part 2. In FIG. 1 the lid part 6 is arranged in open position 4, wherein simultaneously in FIG. 1 only partly and with a dashed line a corresponding closed position 5 of the lid part 6 is illustrated.

[0030] In closed position 5 of the lid part 6 an explosion-protected container 1 is provided, wherein for example a corresponding flame-proof gap is formed between lid part and lower part.

[0031] Container 1 comprises a circumferential wall 11 with side walls and a bottom. The pivoting means 3 is illustrated in position already released from the lower part. According to the invention, it is possible in such a way that the lid part is simply removed from the lower part without disassembly of the lower part from its assembled position.

[0032] The pivoting means 3 will now be further discussed with respect to FIG. 2 which represents an enlarged view of detail A of FIG. 1.

[0033] The pivoting means 3 comprises a first bolt 7 and a second bolt 8. The first bolt 7 is fixed in a thread-in boring of the lid part 6. At its end protruding from the lid part 6 the first bolt 7 is pivotally connected with the second bolt 8. The second bolt extends in direction of a receiving sleeve 9, which forms a further part of the pivoting means 3. The receiving sleeve 9 is insertable together with the second bolt 8 in a corresponding vertical boring 10 provided in a corresponding corner 33 of lower part 2.

[0034] The insertion and in particular the fixing of the receiving sleeve of the vertical boring is possible by an outer threading 12 on the outer surface of the receiving sleeve 9 and by an inner threading 13 on an internal surface of the vertical boring 10. Above the region of the receiving sleeve with outer threading 12, an annular groove or annular gap 29 is arranged. This is used for gripping the receiving sleeve with a corresponding tool and to rotate the receiving sleeve in the vertical boring for releasing or fixing, respectively, of the receiving sleeve within the vertical boring.

[0035] Above the annular gap 29 the receiving sleeve 9 comprises an upper end section 30 at its upper sleeve end 28, which section has an outer diameter 32. This outer diameter is larger than a corresponding outer diameter 31 of the receiving sleeve, for example, below the annular gap 29. A lower end section 36 follows the section with outer threading of the vertical receiving sleeve 9, which lower section 36 has a smaller diameter as diameter 31. This lower end section 36 comprises a limit stop 15 at the lower sleeve end 14 in the form of an end edge 17. With this limit stop 15 a corresponding counter stop 16 at the second bolt is in abutment, when the second bolt 8 is arranged in the extracted position with the receiving sleeve 9 in its thread-in position with respect to the vertical boring 10. This means, the second bolt 8 may slide out of the receiving sleeve 9 until the counter stop 16 is in abutment with limit stop 15. The counter stop 16 is formed by an edge flange 18 which extends radially outwardly. Moreover, the second bolt 8 comprises an insertion boring 20 at its lower bolt end 19 and open in a downward direction. A pressure spring 21 is at least partially insertable into this boring, wherein in the closed position of the lid part 6 and in inserted position of the second bolt 8, a guiding bolt 23 is at least partially inserted into this insertion boring 20.

[0036] The vertical boring 10 has at its upper end 34 an enlarged diameter in the form of an abutment step 35, at which the upper end section 30 abuts when the receiving sleeve 9 is completely threaded into the vertical boring 10. In this way the thread-in depth or thread-in position of the receiving sleeve 9 is determined.

[0037] The corresponding outer diameter of the edge flange 18 at the lower bolt end 19 is adapted with respect to the inner diameter of the vertical boring 10, such that the edge flange 18 is slidable along the vertical boring 10 up to the area of an outwardly open recess 27 of wall 11 of the lower part 2. The sliding in this connection might be performed in such a way that at least in closing position of the lid part 6 and in inserted position of the second bolt 8, the guiding bolt 23 is at least partially inserted into the insertion boring 20.

[0038] The guiding bolt 23 is insertable through the laterally open recess 27 of wall 11. The insertion is possible by the threading of a lower end section 25 of the guiding bolt 23 into a corresponding thread-in boring 26. This boring co-axially extends with respect to the vertical boring 10. In a corresponding manner, the lower end section 25 of the guiding bolt 23 has an outer threading and the thread-in boring 26, an internal threading.

[0039] For further fixing of the guiding bolt 23 in the thread-in boring 26 and also for supporting a lower spring end 22, a radially outwardly protruding abutment flange 24 of the guiding bolt 23 is provided. This is arranged in a counter-sunk manner and above the thread-in boring 26 and in particular defines the thread-in position of the thread-in bolt 26. The pressure spring 21 is arranged on the part of the guiding bolt 23, protruding out of the thread-in boring 26, wherein the pressure spring 21 is supported at its lower spring end 22 on said abutment flange 24.

[0040] In FIG. 2, the corresponding parts of the pivoting means 3 are already released from each other, such that a removal of the lid part is possible in a simple way and without also removing the lower part from its assembled position. Only the receiving sleeve 9 is unscrewed out of the vertical boring 10, wherein this is possible without influencing the second bolt 8 which is slidably supported in the receiving sleeve. After release of the threading, the lid part 6 is liftable in an upward direction with respect to the lower part, together with the first bolt 7, second bolt 8, and receiving sleeve 9. It is also possible to take out pressure spring 21. For releasing the guiding bolt 23, the laterally open recess 27 of wall 11 is used. Through this recess it is possible to grasp the guiding bolt 23, such that this can be unscrewed out of the corresponding screw-in boring 26.

[0041] For inserting the receiving sleeve 9, the lid part 6 in FIG. 2 is moved downwards and in a corresponding insertion depth of the receiving sleeve 9, a screwing of outer thread 12 and inner thread 13 for fixing the receiving sleeve 9 in vertical boring 10, takes place. Simultaneously, the second bolt 8 is inserted into the vertical boring 10 and at least partially receives, via its lower insertion boring 20, the pressure spring 21.

[0042] A corresponding pivoting means 3 is arranged at two adjacent corners of a container 1 according to the invention. Lid part and lower part, however, might be prepared in each corner for the arrangement of a corresponding pivoting means 3, see also FIG. 1.