Lid stay with locking spring

Abstract

Lid support (1) for a transport container - comprising a first half-shell (2) and a second half-shell (3), - comprising a pivot bracket (4), and - comprising a hinge (5) comprising a first hinge part (6) to which the first half-shell (2) is attached, and a second hinge part (7) pivotally attached to the first hinge part (6) to which the second half-shell (3) is attached and which pivots the pivot bracket (4) on the second half-shell (3), wherein a locking spring (8) is arranged on the first hinge part (6) which interacts with a first leg (9) of the pivot bracket (4) which is arranged opposite a second leg (10) held by the second hinge part (7) and which is arranged in a receiving space (20) on the end face (19) of the second half-shell (3), characterized in that the locking spring (8) has a substantially V-shaped flexible retaining area (12),and that the holding area (12) is arranged between a first fixing section (13) and a second fixing section (14).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a lid support for a transport container according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] A generic lid opener for a transport container requires improvement insofar as the opened lid of the The transport container may unintentionally fall into place during loading or unloading due to insufficient securing of the container, resulting in a This results in a risk of injury.

[0003] It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a lid opener for a transport container of the type mentioned in the preamble, which allows for reliable locking of the open lid.

[0004] This problem is solved by the features of claim 1.

[0005] The lid opener according to the invention enables, by providing a flexible locking spring on an underside of one of the Hinge parts that allow a bracket element to be moved by this locking spring to a locking position corresponding to the open position of the lid. is led and kept there.

[0006] The dependent claims contain advantageous further developments of the invention.

[0007] Further details, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of an exemplary embodiment based on the drawing.

[0008] It shows:

[0009] Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the lid opener according to the invention,

[0010] Fig. 2 shows a partial side view of the cut-open lid stand of Fig. 1,

[0011] Fig. 3 shows a side view of the entire cut-open lid stand of Fig. 1,

[0012] Fig. 4 shows a top view of the second hinge part 3 of a second embodiment of the lid opener according to the invention, and

[0013] Fig. 5 shows a cutaway perspective view of the second hinge part 3 of Fig. 4.

[0014] Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the lid opener 1 according to the invention. As can be seen from Fig. As can be seen from Figure 1, this lid support 1 has a first half-shell 2 and a second half-shell 3, which are shaped like a trough, as well as a Swivel bracket 4, which is arranged on a base area 2a of the first half-shell 2 and a base area 3a of the second half-shell 3 On the upper side of the first and second half-shells 2, 3, a hinge 5 is further arranged, which comprises a first hinge part 6 and a second has hinge part 7, wherein the first hinge part 6 is attached to the first base area 2a and the second hinge part 7 is attached to the second The floor area 3a is fixed.

[0015] As can also be seen from Fig. 1, a nose 7a is formed on the underside of the second hinge part 7, which points towards the The bottom area 3a of the second half-shell 3 protrudes and a bracket leg 10 of the swivel bracket 4 is pivotally movable on the front face of the holds the trough-shaped second half-shell 3.

[0016] Fig. 2 illustrates a partial side view of the partially cut-open lid stand 1. As can be seen from Fig. 2, A locking spring 8 is attached to the underside of the first hinge part 6, which forms a flexible, essentially V-shaped Holding area 12, which is arranged between a first fixing section 13 and a second fixing section 14, on which the The locking spring 8 is attached to the first hinge part 6. As can be seen further in Fig. 2, protrudes from the bottom area 2a of the first half-shell 2. two ramps 11 extend towards the interior of the first half-shell 2, of which only one ramp 11 is visible in this sectional view. is.

[0017] The function of the lid opener 1 according to the invention is described in detail below with reference to Fig. 3. While Fig. 1 A closed position of the hinge 5 is illustrated in Fig. 3, which shows a position of the lid support 1 according to the invention, in which the second hinge part 7 and the attached half-shell 3 at an angle of at least 90° from the horizontal shown in Fig. 1 (i.e., closed) position of the hinge 5 are pivoted counterclockwise. In this open position shown in Fig. 3 of the The lid support 1 is the first leg 9 of the swivel bracket 4 between the base area 2a of the first half-shell 2 and the Holding area 12 of the locking spring 8 is positioned and locked.

[0018] When the lid of the transport container is closed (i.e., the hinge parts 6, 7 are swung back into the position shown in Fig. 1), The leg 10 of the swivel bracket 4, held by the nose 7a of the second hinge part 7, is swung downwards in a clockwise direction. Furthermore, the ge and the holding area 12 of the locking spring 8 is pulled towards the second half-shell 3. In doing so, the bracket leg 9 deforms the flexible Holding area 12 of the locking spring 8 and moves in the further course of movement over the ramp(s) 11 to an end position on the bottom section 2a, which corresponds to the closed position of the lid opener 1 shown in Fig. 1.

[0019] Figures 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the lid opener 1 according to the invention. The same components are used here with the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment. As can be seen from the combined view of the top view of the second hinge part 7 As can be seen from Fig. 4 and the perspective view of Fig. 5, the hinge part 7 in this second embodiment of the lid stop has 1. No nose 7a for holding the second stirrup leg 10 of the swivel stirrup 4 on the bottom area 3a of the second half-shell 3. Instead The second half-shell 3 comprises two inwardly projecting indentations 15a and 15b in its base area 3a (see Fig. 5). The end face 19 of the second half-shell 3 each forms a first, essentially vertical wall section 21 , and the indentations 15a , and 15b form a circular segment-shaped second wall section 22 and a third, horizontally extending wall section 23 . The above The second hinge part 7, arranged in the second half-shell 3, has two indentations 16a and 16b, which are offset from the indentations 15a and 15b are arranged in the second half-shell 3. These indentations 16a and 16 each have a position relative to the plane of the hinge part 7. a first wall area 24 running diagonally downwards, a second wall area 25 running essentially horizontally and a The third wall section 26 runs diagonally upwards. The first, second and third wall sections 21, 22 and 23 in the floor area 3a of the second half-shell 3 and the first, second and third wall areas 24, 25 and 26 of the indentations 16a and 16b in the hinge part 7 form a receiving chamber 20 in which the bracket leg 10 of the swivel bracket 4 is held in a fixed position and rotatable.

[0020] Thanks to the above-described, simply constructed lid stand according to the invention, it is thus possible with a minimal number of Components make it possible to securely lock the lids of common transport containers in the open position and prevent the lid from opening during insertion- or unloading the container unintentionally. When closing the lid of the transport container, the locking mechanism of the swivel bracket 4 may be disengaged. can be removed again without much effort.

[0021] For further information, explicit reference is made to the graphic representation of the invention in Figs. 1 to 5. Reference symbol list 1 Lid stand 2 first half-shell 2a Base area of ​​the first half-shell 3 second half-shell 3a Base area of ​​the second half-shell 4 Swivel bracket 5 hinge 6 first hinge part 7 second hinge part 7a Nose 8 Locking spring 9 first stirrup leg 10 second stirrup leg 11 ramp 12 Stopping area 13 first fixation section 14 second fixation section 15a, 15b Indentations in the base area of ​​the second half-shell 16a, 16b Indentations in the second hinge part 19 Front face of the second half-shell 20 The armrest's receiving space 21, 22, 23 first, second, third wall area between end face 19 and indentation 15a, 15b 24, 25, 26 first, second, third wall section of the indentation 16a, 16b

Claims

[1] Lid support (1 ) for a transport container with a first half-shell (2 ) and a second half-shell (3 ), with a swivel bracket (4 ), with a hinge (5) which has a first hinge part (6) to which the first half-shell (2) is attached, and a second hinge part (7) to which the second half-shell (3) is attached and which holds the pivot bracket (4) pivotably on the second half-shell (3), characterized in that a locking spring (8) is arranged on the first hinge part (6), which is connected to a first bracket leg (9) of the swivel bracket (4) interacts, which is arranged opposite a second bracket leg (10) held by the second hinge part (7). [2] Lid opener according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking spring (8 ) has a substantially V-shaped flexible has a holding area (12). [3] Lid opener according to claim 2, characterized in that the holding area (12 ) between a first fixing section (13 ) and is arranged in a second fixing section (14 ). [4] Lid opener according to claim 1–2, characterized in that in a base area (2a ) of the first half-shell (2 ) two according to internally projecting ramps (11) are formed. [5] Lid opener according to claim 1–2, characterized in that in a base area (3a ) of the second half-shell (3 ) two according to indentations (15a , 15b) are formed on the inside. [6] Lid opener according to claim 5, characterized in that two indentations (16a , 16b ) are formed on the second hinge part (7 ). are, whose wall areas (24 , 25 , 26 ) are connected to wall areas (21 , 22 , 23 ) between the indentations (15a , 15b ) and an end face (19 ) ) the second half-shell (3 ) the second bracket leg (10 ) of the swivel bracket (4 ) at the bottom area (3a ) of the second half-shell (3 ) Keep it swiveling.

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