TROLLEY CASE WITH FRONT OPEN
The invention claims a front-openable draw-bar box, comprising a box body and a draw-bar, wherein the front side of the box body is provided with an opening; a front cover is set on the opening, and the upper end thereof is connected with the box body through a buckle or a hook hole latch while the lower end thereof is connected with the box body through a spring cotter or a hinge or a damping structure; a switch is set above the box body. The box body is firmly connected with front cover, facilitating to lock and unlock the box body, with the advantages of safe and convenient use, the invention is especially applicable for travel.
The invention relates to the technical field of bags and suitcases, particularly to a front-openable draw-bar box.
TECHNOLOGY BACKGROUNDDraw-bar box, as one of the tools for people to place daily supplies during daily travel, is mainly used for placing daily supplies. However, existing draw-bar box is extremely inconvenient for daily travel and the user needs to firstly put it down and then open the box body to take out the articles; after taking out the articles, the user needs to close the draw-bar box and then place it upward. It is very tedious and greatly inconvenient for the person who needs to frequently open the box to take the articles out, thus significantly increasing travel difficulty. Moreover, it is tedious and inconvenient to lock existing draw-bar box; and it is also very inconvenient to use existing front-openable draw-bar box which is opened and closed through a damageable zipper, and the structure thereof is unstable.
CONTENTS OF THE INVENTIONThe technical problem to be solved in this invention is to provide a front-openable draw-bar box with such features as firm connection between box body and front cover, safety and convenience for taking out articles, use flexibility, convenient cover opening and closing operation, and travel applicability.
In order to solve above technical problem, the invention provides the following solution:
A front-openable draw-bar box, comprising a box body and a draw-bar, wherein the front side of the box body is provided with an opening; a front cover is set on the opening, and the upper end thereof is connected with the box body through a buckle or a hook hole latch while the lower end thereof is connected with the box body through a spring cotter or a hinge or a damping structure; a switch is set above the box body.
Further, the spring cotter structure employs the snap ring of the front cover and the spring cotter on the box body below the opening for superposition connection.
Further, the buckle structure employs the bulge connected with the switch at the upper end of the box body to buckle with the groove at the upper end of the front cover for connection.
Further, the upper end of the front cover comprises a hook hole, the box body above the opening comprises a latch, the hook hole and the latch are in coordinate connection; the switch is a toggle switch which is connected with the hook hole and can be left and right toggled to synchronously control the left and right movement of the hook hole.
Further, the front cover is composed of a base plate and a support plate; the support plate is set on the base plate; two hook holes are set on the base plate; the lower end of the base plate is provided with a connecting base; the box body above the opening comprises two latches in coordinate connection with the hook holes; a connecting rod is connected above the latches; the switch on the box body is a press switch; a press plate is connected above the connecting rod; the press switch is connected with the connecting rod through the press plate.
Further, two support rods are connected above the latches; a drive plate with a gap is connected above the support rods and is connected with the box body through the spring; a stress rod is configured above the drive plate; the bottom of the stress rod is connected with the gaps of the two drive plates; the press switch is connected with the stress rod to control the downward brake of the stress rod.
Further, a hinge is set on the connecting base; the bottom of the front cover is connected with the box body through the hinge; the support plate is adhered on the bottom plate; the base plate is made of aluminum material through punching; the support plate is integrally made of plastic material.
Further, an arc gear is set at the bottom of the front cover; a protection cover and a gear wheel are set at the bottom of the box body; the gear wheel is set inside the protection cover; the gear wheel is engaged with the arc gear.
Further, the perimeter of the arc gear is one third or one half of that of the gear wheel.
Further, the box body is thereon provided with a coded lock which is connected with the switch.
Further, the coded lock is composed of a code wheel and a key latch.
Further, the coded lock comprises three code wheels; the box body and the front cover are both made of aluminum material.
Beneficial effects of the invention is:
1. The upper end of the front cover is firmly connected with the box body through the buckle structure or the hook hole latch structure to avoid easy damage; the front cover can be demounted, opened and closed through the spring cotter structure or the articulated juncture structure at the lower end of the front cover for conveniently and flexibly taking out articles;
2. The two latches can be disconnected with the hook holes at the same time by one press through the transmission stress between the switch at the upper end of the box body and the press plate of the latch and the connecting rod; or, the stress plate divides the stress into two parts by one press to uniformly transmits it onto the drive plate, thus realizing stable cover opening and closing operation, uniform stress and convenient press.
3. The switch is connected with the coded lock to lock the box body; a toggle switch and a press switch are connected with the coded lock to lock the front cover of the box body, conveniently lock and unlock the box body and open and close the cover, as well as save the time for taking out the articles.
4. The front cover is composed of plastic support plate and integrally punched aluminum base plate, and the box body is overall made of aluminum material, so the front cover is firmer and the complete weight of the box body is reduced, thus improving use safety and travel applicability;
5. The gear wheel is fixed in the box body and the damping structure is formed by the gear engagement of the arc gears, so the damping structure has obvious damping effect and stable structure, thus effectively providing the damping force for opening the front cover.
In the figure: 1—box body; 2—Draw-bar; 3—Front cover; 4—Buckle switch; 41—Bulge; 31—Groove; 42—Snap ring; 11—Spring cotter; 5—Coded lock; 51—Code wheel; 52—Key latch; 6—Opening; 7—Toggle switch; 42—Latch; 32—Hook hole; 8—Press switch; 33—Base plate; 36—Support plate; 34—Connecting base; 35—Hinge, 81—Press plate, 12—Connecting rod, 13—Support rod, 14—Drive plate, 15—Stress rod, 16—Spring; 17—Protection cover; 18—Gear wheel; 9—Arc gear;
SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION METHODNext, figures and embodiment are combined to further describe the invention. Especially, if there is no any conflict, the technical features mentioned in the embodiments of the invention can be mutually combined.
In order to solve the problem of tediously and troublesomely taking out articles from a box during travel and tediously locking and unlocking same, the applicant discloses the following contents, and the technical features of the embodiments can be mutually combined.
Embodiment IEmbodiment I presents a front-openable draw-bar box, as shown in
Meanwhile, the front cover mentioned in the invention is replaceable. The damaged or worn front cover 3 can be directly and conveniently replaced. Moreover, the front cover 3 can be replaced according to personal preference. For example, the front covers 3 for tour and business travel are different from each other, and the user can replace the front cover as appropriate to increase living interests.
The use method of the front cover in embodiment I is as shown in
The embodiment II in the invention discloses a front-openable draw-bar box, as shown in
It comprises a box body 1 and a draw-bar 2, wherein the draw-bar 2 is located at the top of the box body 1 which is made of aluminum material to avoid the disadvantages of traditional plastic material as insufficient fastness and easy damage, and the aluminum material is too light to increase the weight of the draw-bar box; the front side of the box body is provided with an opening 6 with the area less than that of the front side of the box body 1, and the opening 6 is located at the middle of the front side of the box body 1; preferably, right-angle or oblique-angle corners are configured around the opening 6 not limited to round corner. The front side of the box body 1 is provided with a front cover 3, and the front side of the box body 1 reserves a certain space at the upper and lower positions of the opening 6 for setting the connecting structure of the front cover. The front cover 3 can cover the whole opening 6, and the area thereof is also greater than that of the opening 6. The upper end of the front cover 3 comprises a hook hole 32, and the box body 1 above the opening 6 comprises a latch 42, wherein the hook hole 32 and the latch 42 are in coordinate connection; the box body 1 and the front cover 3, made of aluminum material, are connected through hook hole 32, thus avoiding the traditional connection between the front cover and the box body by a ring convex object, wherein the ring convex object is an additional plane on the front cover, and the plane is clamped into the box body to connect the front cover and the box body; when the front cover is opened, the ring convex object occupies certain space; when a user takes out articles, the user can be easily scratched by the ring convex object to have injury. Preferably, two hook holes 32 and two latches 42 are included in the invention. A toggle switch 7 is set on the box body; when the toggle switch 7 is toggled, the two hook holes 32 and the two buckles 42 are disconnected with each other to frontward open the whole front cover 3, but the lower end of the front cover 3 is connected with the box body 1, so the front cover 3 does not fall but is opened to a certain angle usually in the range of 20-45 degrees, without the need to demount the front cover 3 for conveniently taking out articles inside the box in emergency. After use, the user can directly close the front cover 3 and the front cover 3 will be automatically buckled with the box body 1 through the double-lock hook holes 32. The lower end of the front cover 3 and the box body 1 can be connected through the hinge, the buckle and the spring cotter, but not limited to above connection methods, wherein the spring cotter structure, the connection method and the use method are as same as those in embodiment I, namely: toggling the spring cotter 11 and then pull the snap ring 42 of the front cover 3 to the right to easily demount the front cover 3; for installation, aligning to the hole and pull the snap ring 42 towards the middle of the box body 1 to loosen the spring cotter 11.
As shown in
In order to prevent the user from forgetting the password, an additional method for opening the front cover 3 is provided in the invention. The coded lock 5 further comprises a key latch 52, and the front cover 3 can be opened by the key; the key latch 52 is also connected with the toggle switch 7, and when the key is unavailable, the toggle switch 7 is also locked, and after the key is inserted, the toggle switch 7 can be toggled. The connection structure for the key and the toggle switch 7 is as follows: when the key is rotated, the gear wheel bar in the key will press down to loosen the spring at the left of the gear wheel to pop up the gear wheel bar to the right and accordingly push a three-dimensional column at right. At the moment, the toggle switch 7 of the coded lock 5 can be toggled.
Meanwhile, the front cover 3 mentioned in the embodiment II together with that of embodiment I are replaceable. The damaged or worn front cover 3 can be directly and conveniently replaced. Moreover, the front cover 3 can be replaced according to personal preference. For example, the front covers 3 for tour and business travel are different from each other, and the user can replace the front cover as appropriate to increase living interests.
As shown in
Firstly, setting the opening password through the three code wheels 51; then, disordering the code wheels 51 to lock the toggle switch 7, wherein the draw-bar 2 box is in an enclosed state and cannot be opened; when the code wheels 51 are rotated to the designated position or the key latch 52 is opened by a key, the toggle switch 7 can be toggled; if the toggle switch 7 is toggled at the moment, the toggle switch 7 will drive the hook hole 32 of the front cover 3 to move left and disconnect the connection with the box body 1 and accordingly open the front cover 3 for taking out the articles inside; for demounting the front cover 3, the user only needs to toggle the spring cotter 12 structure below the front cover 3 to take off the front cover 3; after use, the user only needs to press to reconnect the hook hole 32 and the latch 42 for closing the front cover 3.
Embodiment IIIThe embodiment III in the invention discloses a front-openable draw-bar box, as shown in
It comprises a box body 1 and a draw-bar 2, wherein the draw-bar 2 is located at the top of the box body 1 which is made of aluminum material to avoid the disadvantages of traditional plastic material as insufficient fastness and easy damage, and the aluminum material is too light to increase the weight of the draw-bar box; the front side of the box body is provided with an opening 6 with the area less than that of the front side of the box body 1, and the opening 6 is located at the middle of the front side of the box body 1; preferably, right-angle or oblique-angle corners are configured around the opening 6 not limited to round corner. The front side of the box body 1 is provided with a front cover 3, and the front side of the box body 1 reserves a certain space at the upper and lower positions of the opening 6 for setting the connecting structure of the front cover. The front cover 3 can cover the whole opening 6, and the area thereof is also greater than that of the opening 6. As shown in
The use method of embodiment III in the invention is as the same as that of embodiment II, namely: firstly, setting the opening password through the three code wheels 51; then, disordering the code wheels 51 to lock the press switch 8, wherein the draw-bar box is in an enclosed state and cannot be opened; when the code wheels 51 are rotated to the designated position or the key latch 52 is opened by a key, the press switch 8 can be toggled; if the press switch 8 is toggled at the moment, the press switch 8 will drive the press plate 81 to move downward; the press plate 81 is under connected with a connecting rod 12, so the connecting rod will move downward by a certain distance; the connecting rod 12 is under connected with a latches 11, so the latches 11 will also move downward to disconnect with the hook holes 33; at the comment, the whole front cover 3 will be frontward opened for conveniently taking out the articles.
Embodiment IVCompared with the embodiment III in the invention, embodiment IV has different brake modes for the latch and the press switch. As shown in
Besides the spring cotter connection or the hinge connection at the bottom of the front cover, the invention also discloses another connection method, namely: a damping structure connection method, as shown in
Further, an arc gear 9 is set at the bottom of the front cover 3; a protection cover 17 and a gear wheel 18 are set at the bottom of the box body 1; the gear wheel 18 is set inside the protection cover 17 which can prevent the gear wheel 18 and the arc gear 9 inside from being polluted; the gear wheel 18 is engaged with the arc gear 9. When the gear wheel 18 and the arc gear 9 are in engaged transmission, the gear wheel 18 is fixed and the arc gear 9 is in engaged transmission along with the gear wheel 18. The gear wheel 18 and the arc gear 9 can be saw-tooth gears or the gears in other shapes. The perimeter of the arc gear 9 is set as one third or one half of that of the gear in order to control the opening angle of the whole front cover; if the arc gear 9 has greater perimeter, the opening angle is larger. As shown in
The use method of embodiment V in the invention is as shown in
When the front cover 3 is opened, due to the gravity of the front cover 3, the arc gear at the bottom of the front cover 3 will be in engaged transmission along with the gear wheel 18 on the box body 1; the gear wheel 18 on the box body 1 is fixed, so the arc gear 9 at the bottom of the front cover 3 will have engaged frontward movement by certain distance to open the whole front cover 3 and end the damping transmission.
In embodiment V, the gear wheel is fixed in the box body and the damping structure is formed by the gear engagement of the arc gears, so the damping structure has obvious damping effect and stable structure, thus effectively providing the damping force for opening the front cover.
The buckle structure or the hook hole latch structure at the upper end of the front cover and the spring cotter structure or the hinge structure or the damping structure can be combined in pairs for connection, wherein embodiment I employs the buckle structure and the spring cotter structure; embodiment II employs the hook hole latch structure and the hinge structure or the hook hole latch structure and the spring cotter structure; embodiment III employs the second hook hole latch structure and the hinge structure; embodiment IV employs the third hook hole latch structure and the hinge structure. Therefore, the technical features related to the connection between the upper and the lower end can be mutually combined. For example, the upper end of the front cover can be provided with a hook hole latch structure in embodiment IV, while the lower end thereof can be provided with a spring cotter structure.
The upper end of the front cover is firmly connected with the box body through the buckle structure or the hook hole latch structure to avoid easy damage; the front cover can be demounted, opened and closed through the spring cotter structure or the articulated juncture structure at the lower end of the front cover for conveniently and flexibly taking out articles; Through the transmission stress between the switch at the upper end of the box body and the press plate of the latch & the connecting rod, the two latches can be disconnected with the hook holes at the same time by one press. Or, by virtue of the coordination between the drive plate and the stress plate, the stress plate can divide the stress into two parts by one press and uniformly transmit the stress onto the drive plate to stably open and close the cover, thus realizing uniform stress and convenient press operation. The switch is connected with the coded lock to lock the box body; a toggle switch and a press switch are connected with the coded lock to lock the front cover of the box body, conveniently lock and unlock the box body and open and close the cover, as well as save the time for taking out the articles. The front cover is composed of plastic support plate and integrally punched aluminum base plate, and the box body is overall made of aluminum material, so the front cover is firmer and the complete weight of the box body is reduced, thus improving use safety and travel applicability;
Above contents are only the preferable embodiments of the invention rather than any restriction upon the technical scope of the invention, so any change or modification made according to the claims and description of the invention should be included in the present invention patent.
Claims
1. A front-openable draw-bar box, comprising a box body and a draw-bar, wherein the front side of the box body is provided with an opening; a front cover is set on the opening, and the upper end thereof is connected with the box body through a buckle or a hook hole latch while the lower end thereof is connected with the box body through a spring cotter or a hinge or a damping structure; a switch is set above the box body.
2. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 1, wherein: the spring cotter structure employs the snap ring of the front cover and the spring cotter on the box body below the opening for superposition connection.
3. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 1, wherein: the buckle structure employs the bulge connected with the switch at the upper end of the box body to buckle with the groove at the upper end of the front cover for connection.
4. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 1, wherein: the upper end of the front cover comprises a hook hole, the box body above the opening comprises a latch, the hook hole and the latch are in coordinate connection; the switch is a toggle switch which is connected with the hook hole and can be left and right toggled to synchronously control the left and right movement of the hook hole.
5. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 1, wherein: the front cover is composed of a base plate and a support plate; the support plate is set on the base plate; two hook holes are set on the base plate; the lower end of the base plate is provided with a connecting base; the box body above the opening comprises two latches in coordinate connection with the hook holes; a connecting rod is connected above the latches; the switch on the box body is a press switch; a press plate is connected above the connecting rod; the press switch is connected with the connecting rod through the press plate.
6. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 5, wherein: two support rods are connected above the latches; a drive plate with a gap is connected above the support rods and is connected with the box body through the spring; a stress rod is configured above the drive plate; the bottom of the stress rod is connected with the gaps of the two drive plates; the press switch is connected with the stress rod to control the downward brake of the stress rod.
7. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 5, wherein: a hinge is set on the connecting base; the bottom of the front cover is connected with the box body through the hinge; the support plate is adhered on the bottom plate; the base plate is made of aluminum material through punching; the support plate is integrally made of plastic material.
8. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 1, wherein: an arc gear is set at the bottom of the front cover; a protection cover and a gear wheel are set at the bottom of the box body; the gear wheel is set inside the protection cover; the gear wheel is engaged with the arc gear.
9. A damping structure of a front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 8, wherein the perimeter of the arc gear is one third or one half of the perimeter of the gear wheel.
10. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 1, wherein: the box body is thereon provided with a coded lock which is connected with the switch.
11. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 10, wherein: the coded lock is composed of a code wheel and a key latch.
12. A front-openable draw-bar box according to claim 11, wherein: the coded lock comprises three code wheels; the box body and the front cover are both made of aluminum material.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 6, 2019
Publication Date: Oct 17, 2019
Inventors: Yonghao LUO (Chengdu City), Zuolin CHEN (Chengdu City)
Application Number: 16/268,900