STORAGE FACILITY

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a storage device comprising at least one storage container, which has a container housing having a front and a rear opposite the front in a depth direction, and which has a lower housing part and a container lid pivotably mounted on the lower housing part in the region of the rear, on the upper side of which a carrying handle is arranged, the carrying handle having a U-shaped form with a support bar and two retaining legs projecting from the support bar at a distance from each other, the retaining legs being pivotably mounted on the container lid with their end regions opposite the support bar, so that the carrying handle can be pivoted between a non-use position resting on the container lid and a carrying position raised above the container lid, and wherein a lid compartment is arranged on the upper side of the container lid.which is equipped with a receiving compartment for accessories and / or other parts and which can be closed with a cover, wherein the receiving compartment is partially enclosed by the carrying handle in the non-use position when viewed from above, by engaging in the U-shape formed by the carrying handle.

[0002] A storage device of the type mentioned above is described, for example, in EP 2 020 188 B1. The storage container disclosed therein has a container housing with a container lid pivotally mounted on the lower part of the container housing. A compartment is also provided in the lid, which can be closed with a locking lid. The receiving space for the accessories and / or other parts extends in the depth direction of the container housing between the carrying handle and the front of the container. The pivot axis of the locking lid lies in the area of ​​the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped carrying handle.

[0003] From US patent 2004 / 0178208 A1, a container for storing crushed ice or ice cubes is known, comprising a container housing with a base and a lid pivotally mounted on the base. The lid contains a compartment with a receiving space consisting of two compartments, the two compartments being closable by a common lid.

[0004] The object of the invention is to create a storage device of the type mentioned above which is more cost-effective to manufacture and easier to handle compared to storage devices known from the prior art.

[0005] This problem is solved by a storage device having the features of claim 1. Further developments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.

[0006] The storage device according to the invention is characterized in that the U formed by the carrying handle in its non-use position points with its U-opening towards the rear of the housing and the lid compartment extends in the depth direction of the container housing between the carrying handle and the rear of the housing.

[0007] The lid compartment is set back towards the rear of the housing and, when the carrying handle is not in use, is located behind the carrying handle's support bar. Furthermore, the lid compartment is positioned away from the front edge of the container lid, ensuring a clear separation between the lid compartment and the front surface of the container lid. This prevents the lid from being opened by simply pivoting it upwards through the lid compartment. It is impossible to accidentally open the lid compartment instead of the container lid. To open the lid compartment's locking mechanism, the user must now reach specifically into the center of the container lid.

[0008] In a further development of the invention, the receiving space of the lid compartment is bounded by an annular receiving space perimeter wall, which consists of a receiving space front wall, a receiving space rear wall, and two receiving space side walls. Preferably, the receiving space perimeter wall is part of the container lid; in particular, the receiving space perimeter wall is molded directly onto the container lid during its manufacture.

[0009] In a further development of the invention, the rear wall of the receiving chamber is formed as a narrow strip. Advantageously, an outer surface of the rear wall of the receiving chamber, facing away from the receiving chamber, forms a section of the rear surface of the container lid. Advantageously, the front wall and / or the side walls of the receiving chamber are also formed as narrow strips.

[0010] In a further development of the invention, the closure lid and the receiving chamber have a square or rectangular shape.

[0011] In a further development of the invention, the closure cover is movable between a closed position that closes the receiving space and an open position that allows access to the receiving space.

[0012] Advantageously, the closure lid is pivotally mounted on the container between the closed and open positions by means of a pivot bearing device. This design has the advantage that the closure lid is permanently attached to the container lid. In principle, however, it would also be possible to design the closure lid as a latching lid that can move between a closed position (latched onto the container lid) and an open position (released from the container lid).

[0013] In a particularly preferred embodiment, the closure lid, in its closed position, engages between the two side walls of the receiving chamber and rests on both the rear and side walls, such that the upper surface of the closure lid is flush with the upper surface of the container lid in the closed position. The closure lid can therefore be arranged in its closed position at or below the plane of the upper surface of the container lid.

[0014] Advantageously, the closure lid has a front edge which, in the closed position, is located between the two retaining arms of the support bar. The closure lid also has a rear edge which, in the closed position, is advantageously located in the area of ​​the rear surface of the container lid.

[0015] In a particularly preferred embodiment, the container lid has two bearing slots spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the container. These slots are open upwards towards the top and rear surfaces of the container lid, and the closure lid engages in these slots with bearing arms belonging to the pivoting bearing assembly. This makes it possible to mount the closure lid relatively easily and therefore cost-effectively from the rear of the container by inserting the bearing arms into the rear-facing bearing slots.

[0016] In a further development of the invention, a cylindrical bearing eye is formed on each bearing arm, which is pivotably received in the associated bearing slot, such that the pivot axis of the closure cover, extending in the width direction, passes through both bearing eyes. It is possible that a trough-shaped recess or depression is formed at the bottom of each bearing slot, into which an associated bearing eye is received.

[0017] In a further development of the invention, each bearing slot on the rear surface of the container has a slot opening whose height is smaller than the height of the associated bearing eye, wherein the bearing eye is elastically deformable in such a way that it fits through the slot opening and returns to its original shape after passing through the slot opening.

[0018] In a particularly preferred manner, the bearing eyes each have a slot oriented transversely to the pivot axis and open towards the free end of the bearing arms, which separates the bearing eye into two bearing eye sections which, as a result of the slot, can be elastically deformed and bent towards each other.

[0019] In a further development of the invention, the closure lid has a lid element which has a front edge facing the carrying handle in the closed position of the closure lid, wherein a locking element is arranged on the lid element in the region of the front edge, the locking element being engaged with the container lid, in particular the front wall of the receiving chamber, in the closed position. Advantageously, the locking element is movable between a locking position, which locks the closure lid in the closed position, and an unlocking position.

[0020] In a particularly preferred embodiment, the locking element is pre-tensioned into the locked position by means of a spring element and, to unlock it, is pressed against the spring force of the spring element towards the unlocked position. Such a design of the locking element has the advantage that the closed position of the cover is held relatively securely, so that the cover cannot spring open unintentionally. Nevertheless, the locking element can be actuated relatively easily by pressing against the spring force of the spring element to unlock the cover.

[0021] In a further development of the invention, the end regions of the retaining legs intended for pivot bearing encompass the receiving space side walls and are hinged to the associated receiving space side walls.

[0022] In a particularly preferred manner, a locking device is associated with the carrying handle, which is designed to lock the carrying handle in its non-use position in a non-pivoting and releasable manner.

[0023] In a particularly preferred manner, the locking device has detent means which automatically engage or disengage when a corresponding actuating force is applied to the carrying handle, depending on the pivoting direction of the pivoting movement.

[0024] Advantageously, the locking devices have at least one nose-shaped locking projection arranged on the container lid.

[0025] In a particularly preferred embodiment, the locking projection is arranged on a wall section of the container lid located in the area of ​​the front of the container, which, in the folded-down, non-use position of the carrying handle, is formed on the opposite side of the carrying handle's support bar than the lid compartment. Advantageously, a single locking projection is provided, which is arranged on the wall section of the container lid approximately in the middle of the container's width.

[0026] In a further development of the invention, the storage device comprises a compartment divider device for dividing the receiving space of the lid compartment into several sub-compartments.

[0027] In a particularly preferred configuration, the compartment partitioning device features several fixing slots arranged on the perimeter wall of the receiving area and several web-shaped partitions that can be detachably inserted into and secured in these slots. The partitions can be of varying lengths, allowing for the individual configuration of compartments of different sizes. Furthermore, it is possible for detachably attached floor projections to be provided on the floor of the receiving area. These projections can be connected to partitions and serve to stiffen them. Additionally, corner elements can be attached to these floor projections, enabling partitions to be connected at an angle.

[0028] In a further development of the invention, the storage device comprises a locking device for securing the lid in its open position against the container lid. This ensures that the lid is relatively well supported against the container lid in its closed position, particularly in the area of ​​the lid's pivot axis, and is thus protected against being lifted out. The locking device can, for example, have locking projections and corresponding recesses that engage with each other when the lid is closed. The recesses may, for instance, be located on the outer surface of the rear wall of the receiving chamber. Correspondingly, locking projections are then provided on the rear edge of the lid.

[0029] In a further development of the invention, the storage device comprises several storage containers, each of which has a lower coupling device on its container housing in the area of ​​the underside and an upper coupling device in the area of ​​the top, wherein these two coupling devices are adapted to each other in such a way that storage containers stacked directly on top of each other in a vertical direction can be detachably coupled to each other in a manner that is irremovable from each other by the interaction of the upper coupling device of the respective lower storage container and the lower coupling device of the respective upper storage container.

[0030] Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawing and are explained in more detail below. The drawing shows: Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the storage device according to the invention with a single storage container; Figure 2 shows a perspective rear view of the storage container. Figure 1 , where the open position of the container lid is indicated by a dashed line, Figure 3 a top view of the storage container of Figure 1 Figure 4 shows a cross-section through the storage container of Figure 3 along line IV-IV, where a dashed line shows an open position of a closure lid of the lid compartment arranged in the container lid, Figure 5 a perspective rear view of the storage container according to Figure 1 with the lid of the compartment open, Figure 6 shows a top view of the storage container according to Figure 3 with the lid open and the compartment divider shown in a dashed line, Figure 7 shows a section according to Figure 4, where only the container lid with the lid compartment lid open is shown here, Figure 8 is an enlarged view of detail VIII in Figure 7 Figure 9, the detail of Figure 8 , wherein the bearing arms of the closure lid are not yet inserted into the associated bearing slots and Figure 10 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of the storage device according to the invention with several storage containers.

[0031] The Figures 1 to 9 Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the storage device 11 according to the invention. According to this first embodiment, the storage device 11 comprises a single storage container 12, the basic structure of which consists of the Figures 1 to 9 in an advantageous design.

[0032] The storage container 13 has a container housing 13 preferably with an at least substantially rectangular base plan, consisting of the Figures 1 to 6 is clearly visible.

[0033] The container housing 13 has a vertical axis 16 extending between a bottom surface 14 and a top surface 15, the direction of which defines a vertical direction designated by the same reference numeral. It also has a depth axis 19 perpendicular to the vertical axis 16, extending between a front surface 17 and a rear surface 18 of the housing, and furthermore a width axis 20 perpendicular to both the vertical axis 16 and the depth axis 19. The direction of the depth axis 19 defines a depth direction designated by the same reference numeral, while the direction of the width axis defines a width direction of the container housing 13 designated by the same reference numeral.

[0034] The aforementioned rectangular outline lies in a plane perpendicular to the vertical axis 16.

[0035] The container housing 13 has a housing wall 21 which has a cavity formed inside the housing, for example made of Figure 4 The storage space 22 is limited. Any objects to be stored can be accommodated in storage space 22, for example tools and especially power tools.

[0036] Advantageously, the container housing 13 has a housing base 23 and a container lid 24 pivotally mounted on the housing base 23. The housing wall 21 is composed of walls of the housing base 23 and the container lid 24.

[0037] In the preferably box-shaped lower housing part 23, the housing wall 21 consists of a bottom wall 25 that closes off the storage space 22 at the bottom 14 and a lower housing perimeter wall 26 that projects upwards from the outer edge of this bottom wall 25 in the vertical direction 16. The lower housing perimeter wall 26 encloses the storage space 22 in a ring-like fashion around the vertical axis 16, having an upper end section 28 on its upper surface 15 opposite the bottom wall 25, which frames an access opening 27 for the storage space 22. Objects can be placed in and removed from the storage space 22 through the access opening 27.

[0038] The base perimeter wall 26, which is integral with the bottom wall 25, comprises a base front wall 29 oriented perpendicular to the vertical axis 16, a base rear wall opposite the base front wall 29 in the depth direction 19, and two base side walls 31. The base side walls 31 are opposite each other in the width direction 20 and each connect the base front wall 29 to the base rear wall 30. The base front wall 29 and the base rear wall 30 each extend substantially in a plane perpendicular to the depth axis 19. The base side walls 31 each extend substantially in a plane perpendicular to the width axis 20.

[0039] The entire lower outer wall 26 and the bottom wall 25 are formed in one piece. The storage container 12 can, for example, be manufactured as a plastic injection-molded part.

[0040] The container lid 24 is associated with the access opening 27 and is pivotably mounted relative to the lower housing part 23 about a pivot axis 32 extending in the width direction 20, preferably in the area of ​​the lower part's rear wall 30, i.e., in the area of ​​the housing's rear side 18. Preferably, the pivot bearing means 33 defining the pivot axis 32 are arranged at the rear corner regions of the lower part's circumferential wall 26, which connect each lower part's side wall 31 with the lower part's rear wall 30, particularly with only a small vertical distance to the access opening 27.

[0041] As part of a Figure 2By means of a pivoting movement 34, indicated by a double arrow, the container lid 24 can be positioned either in a closed position resting on the upper end section 28 of the lower part's circumferential wall 26 and thereby closing the access opening 27, or in various open positions pivoted upwards to a greater or lesser extent. In the open positions, the access opening 27 is accessible with a more or less large opening cross-section, depending on the selected opening pivot angle.

[0042] The closed position of the container lid 24 is advantageously lockable. For this purpose, suitable locking means 35, which can be manually operated, are provided, for example, on the outside of the container housing 13 in the area of ​​the front of the housing 17. Preferably, the locking means 35 comprise a rotary latch 37 rotatably mounted on the container lid 24 in the area of ​​the front of the housing about a rotation axis 36 parallel to the depth axis 19, and a locking projection 38 arranged on the outside of the lower part front wall 29 of the lower housing 23. The rotary latch 37 can be rotated in the closed position of the container lid 24 so that it is selectively engaged or disengaged from the locking projection 38.

[0043] The exemplary storage container 12 contains only a single storage compartment 22, which is closed by the container lid 24 in an opening manner. In an embodiment not illustrated, at least one additional drawer, which can be pulled out when needed, is arranged in the lower part of the housing 23, providing an additional storage compartment.

[0044] As particularly in Figure 1 As shown, a carrying handle 40 is arranged on the upper surface 39 of the container lid. This handle has a U-shaped form with a support rib 41 and two retaining arms 42a, 42b projecting from the support rib 41 at a distance from each other. The retaining arms 42a, 42b are each pivotably mounted on the container lid 24 at their end regions 43a, 43b opposite the support rib 41, so that the carrying handle 41 can be positioned between a non-use position resting on the container lid 24 ( Figure 1) and can be pivoted to a carrying position not shown, raised from the container lid 24, in which the user can grasp the carrying platform 41 and thus carry and transport the container in a horizontal orientation.

[0045] As particularly in Figure 1As shown, the upper cover wall 45 of the container lid 24, belonging to the housing wall 21, has an upper wall recess 46 on its outer surface in which the carrying handle 40 is rotatably mounted and in which the carrying handle 40 is preferably fully recessed when in its non-use position. This is particularly advantageous in connection with the fact that several storage containers 12 can be stacked on top of each other and detachably connected to one another. In the use or carrying position, the carrying handle projects upwards from the upper wall recess 46, with the support rib 41 being sufficiently far from the upper lid end surface 47 to allow the storage container 12 to be gripped with one hand for carrying.

[0046] As particularly in Figure 1 As shown, the U-shaped opening 44 of the U-shaped carrying handle 40 points towards the rear of the housing 18 in its non-use position. As shown in particular in Figure 2As shown, a locking device 48 is associated with the carrying handle 40. This locking device is designed to securely lock the carrying handle 40 in its non-use position. The locking device 48 prevents the carrying handle, when in the non-use position, from performing uncontrolled pivoting movements relative to the container housing 13, for example, when the storage container is handled without using the carrying handle 40. The locking device 48 is advantageously designed as a latching device that automatically engages or disengages with a snapping action, depending on the direction of the pivoting movement, when a corresponding actuating force is applied to the carrying handle 40. The locking force is sufficiently strong to prevent automatic engagement or disengagement during normal handling of the storage container 12.However, it is sufficiently small that it is possible to cause the locking mechanism to engage or disengage simply by applying force with the hand, without requiring an extraordinary effort.

[0047] The swivel angle of the carrying handle 40 between the non-use position and the use or carrying position is expediently at least substantially 90°. As particularly in Figure 2As shown, the locking device 48, designed as a latching device, has a locking projection 49, which is formed integrally with the housing wall 21. The locking projection 49 is arranged on a front wall region 50 of the container lid 24 located in the area of ​​the front of the housing. Advantageously, a single locking projection 49 is provided, into which the carrying handle 40 is engaged in its non-use position. Advantageously, the locking projection 49 is located approximately in the center of the container housing 13 in the width direction 20. In the non-use position of the carrying handle 40, the locking projection 49 is associated with a longitudinal side of the carrying web 41 that faces away from the U-shaped opening 44 of the carrying handle 40.

[0048] As especially in the Figure 1 , 2 and 5As shown, a lid compartment 51 is arranged on the upper side of the container lid 24, i.e., on the upper side 39 of the container lid, which is equipped with a receiving space 52 for accessories (not shown) and / or other parts and which can be closed with a locking lid 52.

[0049] As particularly in Figure 3 shown is the recording room (in Figure 3 (closed with the lid 42) in the top view in the non-use position of the carrying handle 40 partially enclosed by the carrying handle 40, in that it engages in the U formed by the carrying handle 40.

[0050] As further in Figure 3 As shown, the U formed by the carrying handle 14 in its non-use position points with its U-opening 44 towards the rear of the housing 18, such that the lid compartment 51 extends in the depth direction 19 of the container housing 13 between the carrying handle 40 and the rear of the housing 18.

[0051] In the width direction 20, the lid compartment 51 is thus bounded on the left and right by a retaining leg 42a, 42b of the carrying handle, while viewed from the front 17, in the depth direction, it is located behind the support rib 41 of the carrying handle 40 and extends towards the rear of the housing 18. Advantageously, in the depth direction 19, the lid compartment 51 extends essentially to the rear of the housing, i.e., to the rear surface 54 of the container lid.

[0052] The Figures 5 and 6Figure 1 shows an exemplary design of the receiving chamber 52 of the lid compartment 51. In this example, the receiving chamber is rectangular. The receiving chamber 52 is bounded on the underside by a receiving chamber floor 55 and laterally by an annular receiving chamber perimeter wall 56. The annular receiving chamber perimeter wall 56 consists of a receiving chamber front wall 57, a receiving chamber rear wall 58, and two receiving chamber side walls 59a, 59b. Advantageously, the annular receiving chamber perimeter wall 56 forms part of the container lid 54, for example, by being molded in during the manufacture of the container lid 24.

[0053] For example, it is possible that the upper wall recess 56 of the container lid 24 extends in depth direction 19 to the rear surface 54 of the container lid and that the lid compartment 51 is arranged in the upper wall recess 46 of the container lid 24 and that the annular receiving chamber perimeter wall 56 projects upwards from the bottom of the upper wall recess in the vertical direction.

[0054] As particularly in Figure 6 As shown, the rear wall 58 of the receiving chamber is formed as a narrow strip. An outer surface 60 of the rear wall 54 of the receiving chamber, facing away from the receiving chamber 52, forms a section of the rear surface 54 of the container lid. In other words, the receiving chamber 52 of the lid compartment 51 extends in the depth direction 16 to the rear surface 54 of the container lid.

[0055] It is also advantageous for the other walls of the recording room perimeter wall 56, i.e. the recording room front wall 57 and the two recording room side walls 59a, 59b to be designed in a narrow, strip-like shape.

[0056] The closing cover 53 serves to close the lid compartment 51. It is located between a closing position 61 that closes the receiving space 52 (for example) Figure 1 ) and access to recording room 52 permitted opening position 62 ( Figure 5 ) movable.

[0057] In the example shown, the closure lid 53 is pivotally mounted on the container lid 24 by means of a pivot bearing 63 about a closure lid pivot axis 64 between the closed position 61 and the open position 62. The closure lid pivot axis 64 is located in the area of ​​the rear surface 54 of the container lid.

[0058] As particularly in Figure 1As shown, the closure cover 53, in its closed position 61, engages between the two receiving chamber side walls 59a, 59b and rests on both the receiving chamber rear wall 58 and the receiving chamber front wall 57, such that the closure cover top 65 in the closed position 61 is essentially flush with the container lid top 39.

[0059] As particularly in Figure 2 As shown, the container lid 24 has two bearing slots 65a, 65b spaced apart from each other in the width direction 20, which are open upwards towards the top of the container lid 39 and towards the rear surface 54 of the container lid, and into which the closure lid 53 engages with bearing arms 66a, 66b belonging to the pivot bearing device 63.

[0060] The closure lid 53 has a lid element 67, which may be made of transparent material, and which has a front edge 68 and a rear edge 69 arranged opposite to it.

[0061] As particularly in Figure 7 As shown, the two bearing arms 66a, 66b are arranged at the rear edge 69 of the cover element 67. For example, they are integrally connected to the cover element 67, for example, by being molded in during the manufacture of the cover element or the closure lid.

[0062] As especially in the Figures 8 and 9As shown, cylindrical bearing eyes 70 are formed on each of the bearing arms 66a, 66b. Each cylindrical bearing eye 70 is pivotably received in the associated bearing slot 65a, 65b, such that the laterally extending pivot axis 64 of the cover 53 passes through both bearing eyes 70. The bearing eyes 70 are located at the free ends of the associated bearing arms 66a, 66b and are integrally connected to the remainder of the bearing arm 66a, 66b, for example, during the manufacture of the bearing arm, which is expediently integrally connected to the cover element.

[0063] How in particular the synthesis of Figures 8 and 9As shown, the bearing slot 65a, 65b on the rear surface 54 of the container lid has a slot opening 71, the height extent of which is smaller than the height extent of the associated bearing eye 70, wherein the bearing eye 70 is elastically deformable in such a way that it fits through the slot opening 71 and after passing through the slot opening 71 returns to its original shape.

[0064] Advantageously, each bearing eye 70 has a slot 72 oriented transversely to the closing cover pivot axis 64 and open towards the free end of the bearing arms 66a, 66b, which separates the bearing eye 70 into two bearing eye sections 73a, 73b, which are elastically deformable towards each other as a result of the slot 72.

[0065] How the synthesis of Figures 8 and 9As shown, it is possible to bring the closure cover with the bearing arms forward to the slot opening 71 of the bearing slot 65a, 65b, which is open to the rear, i.e., towards the rear surface 54 of the container cover, whereby the bearing eyes 70 come into contact with the slot opening 71 and are then pressed together by further force being applied towards the front of the housing 17, whereby the bearing eye sections 73a, 73b are pressed towards each other, so that the bearing eyes can pass through the slot opening and the bearing eyes 70 come to rest in a semicircular recess 74 provided for this purpose.

[0066] In the Figure 8 In the position shown, the bearing eyes 70 are rotatably mounted in the associated semicircular recesses 74, so that the closure cover can be pivoted between the closed position 61 and the open position 62 by the bearing eyes in the associated recesses performing a relative rotational movement with respect to the stationary recesses.

[0067] As especially in the Figures 7 to 9 As shown, the rear edge 69 of the lid element 67 rests against the rear surface 54 of the container lid and thus determines the opening angle of the closure lid 53, which is in particular > 90°.

[0068] It is possible to easily and non-destructively remove the closure lid 53 from its position in Figures 7 and 8 to detach the container lid 24 in the assembly position shown. Because the rear edge 69 of the lid element 67 is supported on the rear surface 54 of the container lid, it is possible to use the lid element 67 as a lever, whereby when force is applied in the opening direction beyond the maximum opening angle, the slot 72 between the two bearing eye sections 73a, 73b is oriented in the direction of tension, which allows the bearing eyes to snap out of their mounting in the associated recesses 74 when levering.

[0069] As already mentioned, the closure lid 53 has a lid element 67 which, in the closed position of the closure lid 53, has a front edge 68 facing the carrying handle 40. On the lid element 67, in the area of ​​the front edge, a locking element 75 is arranged which, in the closed position 61, engages with the container lid 24, in particular with the receiving chamber front wall 57.

[0070] The locking element 75 is movable between a locking position which locks the cover 53 in the closed position 61 and an unlocking position.

[0071] As particularly in Figure 1 As shown, the locking element has a locking slide 76 which is pre-tensioned in the locking position by means of a spring element (not shown) and must be pressed towards the unlocking position against the spring force of the spring element to unlock it.

[0072] As particularly in Figure 1 The carrying handle 40 is shown, and has already been described previously, in a non-use position resting on the container lid 24 and a carrying position raised from the container lid 24 ( Figure 1 (Double arrow) swivels. As further stated in Figure 1 As shown, the end regions 43a, 43b of the retaining legs 42a, 42b of the carrying handle 40, which are provided for pivot bearing, are arranged such that they encompass the receiving chamber side walls 59a, 59b and are hinged on one side and on the other side wall of the receiving chamber 59a, 59b.

[0073] As especially in the Figures 5 and 6 As shown, the storage device 11 has a compartment subdivision device 77 for the compartment subdivision of the receiving space 52 of the lid compartment 51 into several sub-compartments 78.

[0074] The compartment partition 77 has several fixing slots 79 arranged on the perimeter wall of the receiving compartment and several web-shaped partitions 80 that can be detachably inserted into and fixed in the fixing slots 79. The partitions 80 can be of different lengths, so that, depending on the type of partition 80 used, compartments 78 of different dimensions can be created. As is particularly evident in Figure 5 As shown, upward-projecting floor projections 81 can be provided on the floor of the receiving chamber 55, serving to stiffen the inserted partition walls 80, in particular by engaging in recesses provided for this purpose on the underside of the partition wall 80. Furthermore, the floor projections 81 can also serve to accommodate a node element (not shown), thereby creating partial compartments 78 that do not extend over the entire width or depth of the receiving chamber 52.

[0075] The storage device 11 further comprises a locking device 85 for securing the locking lid 53 in its closed position 51 against lifting in the area of ​​the locking lid pivot axis 64. The locking device 85 expediently has corresponding locking projections and locking recesses, wherein in particular the locking recesses are formed on the outside of the rear wall of the receiving chamber and the locking projections are formed in the area of ​​the rear edge 69 of the locking lid 53.

[0076] The Figure 10 Figure 1 shows a second embodiment of the storage device according to the invention, in which several storage containers 12 are stacked on top of each other in the vertical direction 16, so that in the example case a stack of containers consisting of two or more, in particular three, stacked storage containers 12 is formed, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 10This is shown as an example. In the stacked state, each upper storage container 12 sits with its underside 14 on the top 15 of another storage container 12 arranged below it.

[0077] Advantageously, each storage container 12 has a lower coupling device 82 in the area of ​​its underside 14, which is, for example, in the Figure 4 is designed in a clearly visible manner. Furthermore, each storage container 12 has an upper coupling device 83 on its upper side 15, a preferred embodiment of which is, for example, made of Figure 1 This is evident. The two coupling devices 82, 83 are adapted to one another in such a way that, through their interaction, the directly stacked storage containers 12 can be detachably coupled to one another in a manner that is impossible to remove. Such a coupled state is in Figure 10shown. The stack of containers can then be carried and transported uniformly using the carrying handle 40 of the top storage container 12.

[0078] The locking means 35 mentioned above preferably belong at least partially to the two coupling devices 82, 83. For example, the rotary latch 37 can form a Figure 10 (between middle and bottom storage container) the coupling position shown is rotated, in which it couples the two stacked storage containers together in the area of ​​the front of the housing 17 in a way that makes them inseparable.

[0079] Further components of the coupling device 82, 83 in the illustrated embodiment are formed by projections on the underside 14 and recesses on the upper side 15. When two storage containers 12 are stacked on top of each other, the projections and recesses engage at least partially, overlapping or interlocking transversely to the vertical direction 16, thus creating a coupling between the two unstacked storage containers 12 that cannot be separated, particularly in the area of ​​the rear of the housing 18. The projections expediently serve as feet for placing the storage container 12 on a surface.

[0080] As particularly in Figure 1As shown, the storage container 12 has, in addition to the carrying handle which is pivotably mounted on the container lid 24, a front handle 84 which is pivotably mounted on the outer side wall 31 of the lower part. By using the front handle 84, the storage container 12 can be carried and transported in a vertical orientation in which the vertical axis 16 is horizontally aligned.

Claims

1. Storage device, having at least one storage container (12) which has a container housing (13), which has a housing front side (17) and a housing rear side (18) opposite the housing front side (17) extending in a depth direction (19) and which has a housing lower part (23) and a container cover (24), which is mounted pivotably on the housing lower part (23) in the region of the housing rear side (18) and on the upper side of which there is arranged a carry handle (40), which has a U-shaped design with a carry bar (41) and two holding limbs (42a, 42b) protruding from the carry bar (41) at a distance from one another, the holding limbs (42a, 42b) being pivotably mounted on the container cover (24) by their end regions (43a, 43b) opposite the carry bar (41), such that the carry handle (40) is pivotable between a non-use position, resting on the container cover (24), and a carry position, standing up from the container cover (24), and a cover compartment (51) being arranged on the upper side of the container cover (24), said cover compartment being equipped with a receiving space (52) for accessory parts and / or other parts and being closable by a closure cover (53), the receiving space (52) in the plan view being partly surrounded by the carry handle (40) in the non-use position of the carry handle (40) by engaging in the U formed by the carry handle (40), characterized in that the U formed by the carry handle (40) in its non-use position points with its U-opening in the direction of the housing rear side (18), and the cover compartment (51) extends in the depth direction (19) of the container housing (13) between the carry handle and the housing rear side.

2. Storage device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the receiving space (52) is delimited by an annular receiving space peripheral wall (56), which consists of a receiving space front wall (57), a receiving space rear wall (58) and two receiving space side walls (59a, 59b), wherein the receiving space peripheral wall (56) preferably forms part of the container cover (24) and wherein the receiving space rear wall (58) is designed in the form of a narrow strip.

3. Storage device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an outer surface of the receiving space rear wall (58) facing away from the receiving space (52) forms a section of the container cover rear surface (54).

4. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the closure cover (53) can be moved between a closed position (61) closing the receiving space (52) and an open position (62) providing access to the receiving space (52).

5. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the closure cover (53) is mounted on the container cover (24) so as to pivot between the closed position (61) and the open position (62) by means of a pivot mounting device (63).

6. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the closure cover (53) in its closed position (61) engages between the two receiving space side walls (59a, 59b) of the receiving space (52) and rests both on the receiving space rear wall (58) and on the receiving space front wall (57) in such a way that the closure cover upper side in the closed position (61) is aligned with the container cover upper side.

7. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container cover (24) has two bearing slots (65a, 65b) spaced apart from one another in the width direction (20), which are open upwards towards the container cover upper side (39) and towards the container cover rear surface (54), and in which the closure cover (53) engages with bearing arms (66a, 66b) belonging to the pivot mounting device (63), wherein a cylindrical bearing eye (70) is preferably formed on the bearing arms (66a, 66b) and is pivotably received in the associated bearing slot (65a, 65b) in such a way that the pivot axis (64) of the closure cover (53) running in the width direction (20) runs through the two bearing eyes (70).

8. Storage device according to Claim 7, characterized in that the bearing slots respectively have a slot mouth (71) arranged on the container rear surface, the vertical extent of which is smaller than the vertical extent of the associated bearing eye (70), wherein the bearing eye (70) is elastically deformable in such a way that it passes through the slot mouth (71) and resumes its original shape after passing through the slot mouth (71).

9. Storage device according to Claim 8, characterized in that the bearing eyes (70) respectively have a slot (72) open towards the free end of the bearing arms (66a, 66b) and oriented transverse to the pivot axis (64), which slot separates the bearing eye (70) into two bearing eye sections (73a, 73b), which can be bent towards each other in an elastically deformable manner due to the slot (22).

10. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the closure cover (53) has a cover element (67), which has a front edge (68) facing the carry handle (70) in the closed position of the closure cover (53), wherein a locking element (75) is arranged on the cover element (67) in the region of the front edge (68) and engages with the container cover (24), in particular the receiving space front wall (57), in the closed position (61), wherein the locking element (75) preferably can be moved between a locking position locking the closure cover (53) in the closed position (61) and an unlocking position and wherein the locking element (75) in particular is preloaded into the locking position by means of a spring element and is to be pressed in the direction of the unlocking position against the spring force of the spring element for unlocking.

11. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end regions (43a, 43b) of the holding limbs (42a, 42b) provided for pivotal mounting engage around the receiving space side walls (59a, 59b) and are hinged to the associated receiving space side wall (59a, 59b).

12. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a locking mechanism (48) is associated with the carry handle (40) and is designed to lock the carry handle (40) in its non-use position in a non-pivotable releasable manner, wherein the locking mechanism (48) preferably has detent means which automatically engage or disengage depending on the pivot direction of the pivot movement when a corresponding actuating force is applied to the carry handle (40) and wherein the detent means in particular have at least one nose-shaped locking projection (49) arranged on the container cover (24) and wherein the locking projection (49) in particular is arranged on a wall region of the container cover (24) that lies in the region of the housing front side (17) and is formed on the other side of the carry bar (41) of the carry handle (40) than the cover compartment (51) when the carry handle is in the folded-in non-use position..

13. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a compartment dividing device (77) for dividing the receiving space (52) of the cover compartment (51) into a plurality of partial compartments (78), wherein the compartment dividing device (77) preferably has a plurality of fixing slots (79) arranged on the receiving space peripheral wall (56) and a plurality of web-shaped partitions (80) that can be releasably inserted into the fixing slots (79) and fixed there..

14. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a closure cover securing device (90) for securing the closure cover in its closed position (61) in the region of the closure cover pivot axis (64) on the container cover (24).

15. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of storage containers (12), which on their container housing (13) respectively have a lower coupling device (82) in the region of the lower side (14) and an upper coupling device (83) in the region of the upper side (15), wherein these two coupling devices (82, 83) are adapted to one another in such a way that storage containers (12) stacked directly on top of one another in a vertical direction (16) can be releasably coupled to one another in a manner that prevents them from being separated from each other thanks to the interaction of the upper coupling device (83) of the respective lower storage container (12) and the lower coupling device (82) of the respective upper storage container (12).