Storage box
By designing a storage box movable connection component with adjustable opening position, the problem that existing storage boxes cannot be partially opened when space is limited, achieving more convenient item pick-up and placement operations.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422124620.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-30
AI Technical Summary
The existing storage box can only fully open the upper box when it is opened, and cannot partially open or conveniently pick up and store objects when space is limited, especially when the objects are hung on the upper box.
A storage box is designed, which includes an upper box, a lower box and a movable connection assembly. The movable connecting assembly consists of the first and second connecting parts, and is connected by a rotary shaft, and the sawtooth portions of the first butt and the second butt are engaged to achieve adjustment of the opening position.
The adjustment of the opening position of the storage box is achieved, and users can adjust the opening angle of the upper box as needed, so as to facilitate the pick-up and placement of objects when space is limited, avoiding the full opening of the upper box.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the technical field of luggage, and particularly to a storage box that can be opened and closed. Background Art
[0002] A storage box (which can also be used as a toolbox) can conveniently store items for users. A storage box generally includes an upper box body, a lower box body, a connecting member that movably connects the upper box body and the lower box body, and a locking member that locks the upper box body and the lower box body. When a user wants to use the storage box, the user opens the storage box by flipping the upper box body.
[0003] However, when the current storage box is opened, the upper box body can only be fully opened. In some scenarios, due to limited space, the upper box body may not be able to be opened; or in other scenarios, for the convenience of taking objects (such as when there are objects hanging on the upper box body), it is not desired to fully open the upper box body.
[0004] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a new storage box to solve the above problems. Summary of the Utility Model
[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the present application is implemented as follows:
[0006] In one embodiment, a storage box is provided, which includes an upper box body, a lower box body, and a connection assembly that movably connects the upper box body and the lower box body. The connection assembly includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and a rotating shaft that connects the first connecting member and the second connecting member. The first connecting member includes a first connecting tube with a barrel-shaped design, a first docking member received in the first connecting tube, and a first elastic member that supports the first docking member. The first docking member includes a first docking portion that protrudes towards the second connecting member. The free end surface of the first docking portion is provided with circumferentially arranged sawteeth. The second connecting member includes a second connecting tube with a barrel-shaped design and a second docking member received in the second connecting tube. The second docking member includes a second docking portion that protrudes towards the first connecting member. The free end surface of the second docking portion is provided with circumferentially arranged sawteeth. After the first connecting member and the second connecting member are assembled, the sawteeth on the free end surface of the first docking portion are engaged with the sawteeth on the free end surface of the second docking portion.
[0007] In an alternative embodiment, a first support plate is fixedly provided on the first connecting tube, and the first elastic member is disposed between the first support plate and the first docking member.
[0008] In an alternative embodiment, a first limiting groove is formed by recessing the inner wall of the first connecting pipe from the opening on the side opposite to the first support plate. The first docking member includes a first base body in a cylindrical shape and a first limiting block protruding circumferentially from the first base body. The first limiting block is received in the first limiting groove. The first docking portion protrudes from the first base body toward the second connecting member.
[0009] In an alternative embodiment, the first connecting pipe is in the shape of a square tube, and the first docking member includes a first base body. The first base body corresponds to the first connecting pipe and is in a square column shape.
[0010] In an alternative embodiment, a second support plate is fixedly provided on the second connecting pipe, and a second through hole is provided on the second support plate. A first through hole is provided on the first support plate. The rotating shaft passes through the second through hole and the first through hole respectively.
[0011] In an alternative embodiment, the rotating shaft includes a cylindrical shaft body, a shaft head connected to one end of the shaft body, and a locking groove provided at the other end of the shaft body opposite to the shaft head. The connecting component is further provided with a snap spring clamped in the locking groove. The shaft head is limited by the second support plate, and the snap spring is clamped in the locking groove and limited by the first support plate.
[0012] In an alternative embodiment, the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the second connecting member.
[0013] In an alternative embodiment, the second connecting pipe and the second docking member are fixedly connected.
[0014] In an alternative embodiment, two connecting components are provided; the two first connecting members are respectively located on the same side of the two second connecting members.
[0015] In an alternative embodiment, the second docking member is circumferentially limited on the second connecting pipe and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the second connecting pipe.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present application have the following beneficial effects: The first docking member includes a first docking portion protruding toward the second connecting member. The free end surface of the first docking portion is provided with serrations arranged circumferentially. The second docking member includes a second docking portion protruding toward the first connecting member. The free end surface of the second docking portion is provided with serrations arranged circumferentially. After the first connecting member and the second connecting member are assembled, the serrations on the free end surface of the first docking portion are engaged with the serrations on the free end surface of the second docking portion. Therefore, the opening position of the storage box in the embodiments of the present application can be adjusted. Description of the Drawings
[0017] Figure 1 Isometric view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0018] Figure 2 Isometric view of the storage box from another perspective according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0019] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the upper box of the storage box opened according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0020] Figure 4 Exploded view of the storage box according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0021] Figure 5 Exploded view of the storage box from another perspective according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0022] Figure 6 Isometric view of the first docking part of the storage box according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0023] Figure 7 Isometric view of the rotating shaft of the storage box according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0024] Figure 8 For a storage box according to an embodiment of the present application Figure 1 Cross-sectional view in the horizontal plane;
[0025] Figure 9 Is Figure 8 Enlarged schematic view at position A in; Detailed implementation manners
[0026] To make the above objects, features, and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the following will describe the detailed implementation manners of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to fully understand the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0027] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present application.
[0028] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of this application, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.
[0029] In this application, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, terms such as "installed", "connected", "joined", "fixed", etc. shall be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the communication inside two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly limited. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0030] In this application, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "beneath" and "underneath" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.
[0031] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may also be an intermediate element. When an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "up", "down", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation.
[0032] Referring to Figures 1 to 3 , an embodiment of this application provides a storage box 100, which includes an upper box body 1, a lower box body 2, a connection assembly 3 that movably connects the upper box body 1 and the lower box body 2, and a locking assembly 4 that locks the upper box body 1 and the lower box body 2. The user can open the storage box 100 by opening the locking assembly 4 and flipping the upper box body 1 to take or place objects.
[0033] Referring to Figures 1 to 9, the connecting component 3 includes a first connecting member 31, a second connecting member 32, and a rotating shaft 33 connecting the first connecting member 31 and the second connecting member 32. The first connecting member 31 includes a first connecting pipe 310 with a barrel-shaped design, a first docking member 311 received in the first connecting pipe 310, and a first elastic member 312 (such as a spring) supporting the first docking member 311. The first connecting pipe 310 is fixedly provided with a first support plate 3101, and the first support plate 3101 is provided with a first through hole 31011. The first elastic member 312 is disposed between the first support plate 3101 and the first docking member 311 to provide a supporting force towards the second connecting member 32 to the first docking member 311. In this embodiment, the first connecting pipe 310 is cylindrical, and the inner wall of the first connecting pipe 310 is recessed from the opening on the side opposite to the first support plate 3101 to form a first limiting groove 3102. Refer to Figure 6 , the first docking member 311 is provided with a through hole. The first docking member 311 includes a first base body 3111 in a cylindrical shape, a first limiting block 3112 protruding from the circumference of the first base body 3111, and a first docking portion 3113 protruding from the first base body 3111 towards the second connecting member 32. The first limiting block 3112 is received in the first limiting groove 3102, and the first limiting block 3112 is circumferentially limited in the first connecting pipe 310 and can move in the longitudinal direction of the first connecting pipe 310. The free end surface of the first docking portion 3113 is provided with circumferentially arranged saw teeth.
[0034] In other embodiments, the first connecting pipe 310 can be in the shape of a square tube, the first base body 3111 can be correspondingly square-columnar with the first connecting pipe 310, and the first limiting block 3112 is circumferentially limited in the first connecting pipe 310 and can move in the longitudinal direction of the first connecting pipe 310.
[0035] Refer to Figures 1 to 9 , the second connecting member 32 includes a second connecting pipe 320 with a barrel-shaped design and a second docking member 321 received in the second connecting pipe 320. The second connecting pipe 320 is fixedly provided with a second support plate 3201, and the second support plate 3201 is provided with a second through hole 32011. The second connecting pipe 320 can be fixedly connected to the second docking member 321, such as integrally injection-molded or assembled and fixed. In other embodiments, the second connecting pipe 320 and the second docking member 321 adopt the corresponding structure of the first connecting member 31 to realize that the second docking member 321 is circumferentially limited in the second connecting pipe 320 and can move in the longitudinal direction of the second connecting pipe 320. Further, in other embodiments, the second connecting member 32 is provided with a second elastic member, and the second elastic member is disposed between the second support plate 3201 and the second docking member 321 to provide a supporting force towards the first connecting member 31 to the second docking member 331. Refer to Figure 9, in this embodiment, the second connecting pipe 320 is cylindrical, and the second docking member 321 is provided with a through hole. The second docking member 321 includes a second base body 3211 in a cylindrical shape and a second docking portion 3212 protruding from the second base body 3211 toward the first connecting member 31. The free end face of the second docking portion 3212 is provided with circumferentially arranged saw teeth.
[0036] Refer to Figure 7 and Figure 9 , the rotating shaft 33 includes a cylindrical shaft body 331, a shaft head 332 connected to one end of the shaft body 331, and a locking groove 333 provided at the other end of the shaft body 331 opposite to the shaft head 332. The connecting assembly 3 is further provided with a circlip 34 clamped in the locking groove 333. In this embodiment, the shaft body 331 passes through the second through hole 32011 and the first through hole 31011 respectively, the shaft head 332 is limited by the second support plate 3201, and the circlip 34 is clamped in the locking groove 333 and limited by the first support plate 3101; realizing the stable assembly connection of the first connecting member 31 and the second connecting member 32.
[0037] In other embodiments, the rotating shaft 33 can be fixedly connected to the second connecting member 32, such as integrally injection molded or assembled and fixed.
[0038] Refer to Figure 9 , in the embodiment of the present application, after the first connecting member 31 and the second connecting member 32 are assembled, the first elastic member 312 is arranged between the first support plate 3101 and the first docking member 311 to provide a supporting force toward the second connecting member 32 to the first docking member 311, so that the saw teeth on the free end face of the first docking portion 3113 are engaged with the saw teeth on the free end face of the second docking portion 3212 to realize positioning. When the user needs to adjust the opening position, the user can flip the upper box body 1, the saw teeth on the free end face of the first docking portion 3113 interact with the saw teeth on the free end face of the second docking portion 3212, and the first docking portion 3113 presses against the first elastic member 312 to move away from the second connecting member 32, realizing the relative rotation of the first docking portion 3113 and the second docking portion 3212, and then the opening position of the upper box body 1 and the lower box body 2 can be adjusted, and the positioning is realized again through the engagement of the saw teeth on the free end face of the first docking portion 3113 and the saw teeth on the free end face of the second docking portion 3212.
[0039] In this embodiment, two connecting assemblies 3 are provided. For the convenience of assembly, the two first connecting members 31 are respectively located on the same side of the two second connecting members 32.
[0040] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope described in this specification.
[0041] The above-described embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present application. The description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application shall be subject to the appended claims.
Claims
1. A storage box (100), comprising an upper box body (1), a lower box body (2), and a connecting assembly (3) movably connecting the upper box body (1) and the lower box body (2); characterized in that: The connecting assembly (3) comprises a first connecting member (31), a second connecting member (32), and a rotating shaft (33) connecting the first connecting member (31) and the second connecting member (32); the first connecting member (31) comprises a first connecting tube (310) of barrel-shaped design, a first docking member (311) received in the first connecting tube (310), and a first elastic member (312) supporting the first docking member (311); the first docking member (311) comprises a first docking portion (3113) protruding toward the second connecting member (32); a free end surface of the first docking portion (3113) is provided with circumferentially arranged sawteeth; the second connecting member (32) comprises a second connecting tube (320) of barrel-shaped design and a second docking member (321) received in the second connecting tube (320); the second docking member (321) comprises a second docking portion (3212) protruding toward the first connecting member (31); the free end surface of the second docking portion (3212) is provided with circumferentially arranged sawteeth; after the first connecting member (31) and the second connecting member (32) are assembled, the sawteeth on the free end surface of the first docking portion (3113) engage with the sawteeth on the free end surface of the second docking portion (3212).
2. The storage box (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first connecting tube (310) is fixedly provided with a first supporting plate (3101), and the first elastic member (312) is provided between the first supporting plate (3101) and the first docking member (311).
3. The storage box (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner wall of the first connecting tube (310) is recessed from the opening on the side opposite to the first supporting plate (3101) to form a first limiting groove (3102); the first docking member (311) comprises a first cylindrical base (3111) and a first limiting block (3112) formed by circumferentially protruding from the first base (3111); the first limiting block (3112) is received in the first limiting groove (3102); and the first docking portion (3113) is formed by protruding from the first base (3111) toward the second connecting member (32).
4. The storage box (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first connecting tube (310) is in the shape of a square tube, and the first docking piece (311) comprises a first base body (3111); the first base body (3111) and the first connecting tube (310) are in the shape of a square column corresponding to each other.
5. The storage box (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second connecting tube (320) is fixedly provided with a second supporting plate (3201), the second supporting plate (3201) being provided with a second through hole (32011); the first supporting plate (3101) being provided with a first through hole (31011); the rotating shaft (33) passes through the second through hole (32011) and the first through hole (31011), respectively.
6. The storage box (100) according to claim 5, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (33) comprises a cylindrical shaft body (331), a shaft head (332) connected to one end of the shaft body (331), and a locking groove (333) arranged at the other end of the shaft body (331) opposite to the shaft head (332); the connecting component (3) is further provided with a retaining spring (34) fixed in the locking groove (333); the shaft head (332) is limited in position by the second supporting plate (3201), and the retaining spring (34) is fixed in the locking groove (333) and limited in position by the first supporting plate (3101).
7. The storage box (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (33) is fixedly connected to the second connecting member (32).
8. The storage box (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second connecting pipe (320) and the second docking piece (321) are fixedly connected.
9. The storage box (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two of the connection assemblies (3) are provided; the two first connection members (31) are respectively located on the same side of the two second connection members (32).
10. The storage box (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second docking member (321) is limited in the circumferential direction of the second connecting tube (320) and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the second connecting tube (320).