JPH10218264A - Key storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a key storage container capable of being fixed to a vehicle or a machine for construction, agricultural and industrial use. SOLUTION: A key storage container comprises a container body 10 to store a key, a lid 20 to cover an opening part 14 of the container body 10, a dial lock 40 to fix the lid so that the lid 20 is not detached from the container body 10, and a fitting means 30 to fit the container body 10 to a vehicle or a machine in which the key is used. The fitting means 30 comprises a bolt 31 and a nut 32 to be screwed into the bolt 31, the container body 10 is fitted to the vehicle or the machine by inserting the bolt 31 into a hole 12a of the container body 10 and a hole in the vehicle or the machine. The nut 32 is located inside the container body 10, and a detent of the bolt 31 is attached to the nut 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a key storage container, and more particularly to a key storage container that can be fixed to a vehicle or a machine for construction, agriculture, industry, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a user of an engine key or a door key of a vehicle or a machine for construction, agriculture, industry or the like has been individually managed by an office in an office. Therefore, when the motor pool, yard, or the like of the vehicle or the machine is separated from the office of the owner of the vehicle or the machine, the key is returned to the office whenever the key of the vehicle or the machine is needed. I had to go get it. Further, when the number of vehicles or machines is large, it is necessary to carry the bundle of keys.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional example, a key or a bunch of heavy keys is carried between a motor pool, a yard, etc. of a vehicle or a machine for construction, agriculture, and industrial use and an office. This is inefficient and cumbersome, and there is a risk that the key or the bundle of keys may be lost. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a key storage container capable of storing keys of a vehicle or a machine for construction, agriculture, industrial use, or the like in each vehicle or machine, eliminating the above-mentioned disadvantages of the conventional example. is there.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first invention of the present application comprises a container main body for storing a key, a lid for closing an opening of the container main body, and a container main body. A key storage container comprising: a dial lock for fixing a cover so as not to come off; and mounting means for mounting the container body to a vehicle or a machine in which the key is used.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the key of the vehicle or the machine is stored in the container body, the lid closes the opening of the container body, and the dial lock is fixed so that the lid does not come off from the container body. Therefore, the key cannot be removed from the container body. Further, since the dial lock can be unlocked by adjusting the numbers on the dial, the key of the dial lock itself is unnecessary. Therefore, there is no need to carry the key of the dial lock. Further, since the container body is attached to the vehicle or machine in which the key is used, there is no risk that the container body will be taken away, there is no need to carry the key, and whenever the key is needed. The key can be taken out of the container body and used.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the mounting means is a combination of a bolt and a nut screwed to the bolt, and the bolt is a hole in the container body. The container body is attached to the vehicle or machine by inserting a hole of the vehicle or machine into the vehicle or machine. At this time, the nut is located inside the container body, and the nut is provided with a detent for the bolt. That is.

According to the structure of the second aspect of the present invention, together with the operation of the structure of the first aspect of the present invention, the mounting means comprising a combination of a bolt and a nut screwed to the bolt is connected to the hole of the container body and the vehicle or machine. Since the container body is attached to the vehicle or the machine by inserting the hole, the container body can be easily and securely attached to the vehicle or the machine. At that time, the nut is located inside the container main body, and the detent provided on the nut prevents the bolt screwed into the nut from rotating separately from the nut. Even if the exposed bolt is turned with a wrench or the like, the nut turns together with the bolt, so that the screwed state between the bolt and the nut is maintained. For this reason, the container main body cannot be removed from the vehicle or the machine.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the embodiment showing each part thereof. In FIG. 1, (a) shows a lid, (b) shows a container body, (c) shows a washer, (d) shows a mounting portion, and (e) shows a dial lock. (A) is a perspective view seen from below,
(B)-(e) is the perspective view seen from the upper side. 2A and 2B show a bolt and a nut of a mounting portion. FIG. 2A is a perspective view, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged sectional view of a part of the structure shown in FIG. The key storage container 1 includes a container body 10 and a lid 20.
Consists of The container body 10 and the lid 20 are made of iron, and the surfaces thereof are plated or painted for rust prevention. The container body 10 includes a cylindrical side wall 11, a bottom 12 and a fixing part 13. A male screw 11a is formed on the upper part of the outer surface of the cylindrical side wall 11. The bottom 12 has a disk shape, is fixed to the bottom of the cylindrical side wall 11 by welding, and closes the bottom of the cylindrical side wall 11. A round hole 12 a is formed at the center of the bottom 12. The fixing portion 13 is fixed to the outer surface of the cylindrical side wall 11 by welding. A round hole 13a is formed in the fixing portion 13. The upper surface of the container body 10 is an opening 14.

The lid 20 comprises a circular lid body 21 and a cylindrical side wall 2.
Consists of two. A female screw 22 a is formed on the inner surface of the side wall 22. The female screw 22a can be screwed to the male screw 11a of the container body 10. The fixing portion 24 is fixed to the outer surface of the side wall 22 by welding. Note that a round hole 24a is formed in the fixing portion 24. Mounting part 30 is bolt 3
1, a nut 32 and a washer 33. The washer 33
May not be required. The bolt 31 includes a head portion 31a and a male screw 31b, and a female screw 32b in a hole 32a of the nut 32.
Can be screwed into the male screw 31b of the bolt 31. The synthetic resin ring-shaped detent 32c is formed so as to be embedded in the hole 32a of the nut 32, and prevents the bolt 31 screwed to the nut 32 from turning separately from the nut 32. The washer 33 is disk-shaped, and has a circular hole 33 at its center.
a is formed.

The main part of the dial lock 40 is a case 41,
A dial 42 and a latch 43. The latch 43 is inserted into the hole 13a of the fixing part 13 and the hole 24a of the fixing part 24 to connect the two fixings 13 and 24 together. That is, the fixing portion 13,
By connecting the 24, the lid 20 can be fixed to the container body 10.

FIG. 3 shows an example of use of the above embodiment. FIG. 3A is a perspective view, and FIG. 3B is partially cut away. FIG. 3 shows a case where the key storage container 1 is attached to the chassis 51 of the truck 50 by the attachment portion 30. The bolt 31 of the mounting portion 30 is attached to the bottom 12 of the container body 10.
The bottom 12 is attached to the chassis 51 by inserting the nut 12 into the hole 12 a, the hole 33 a of the washer 33, and the hole 51 a of the chassis 51, and screwing the nut 32 to the bolt 31. At this time, the nut 32 is disposed inside the container body 10. In addition, 52 is a bed of the truck 50,
In FIG. 3A, it is lifted. Reference numeral 52a denotes an edge of the loading platform 50.

With the above configuration, the key of the engine, the door and the like of the vehicle or the machine (for example, the truck 50 in FIG. 3) for construction, agriculture, and industrial use is stored in the container main body 10, and the lid 20 is used for the container main body 10. Since the opening 14 is closed and the dial lock 40 is fixed so that the lid 20 does not come off from the container body 10, the key can be stored in the container body 10. Furthermore, since the dial lock 40 can be unlocked by adjusting the number of the dial 42, the key of the dial lock 40 itself is unnecessary. Therefore, there is no need to carry the key of the dial lock 40. Further, since the container body 10 is attached to a vehicle or a machine in which the key is used, there is no possibility that the container body 10 is taken away, there is no need to carry the key, and when the key is needed. At any time, the key can be taken out of the container body 10 and used.

Further, a mounting portion 30 as mounting means, which is a combination of a bolt 31 and a nut 32 screwed to the bolt 31, is provided with a hole 12a in the bottom 12 of the container body 10 and a hole 51a in the vehicle or machine (FIG. 3). ), The container body 10 is attached to the vehicle or machine, so that the container body 10 can be easily and securely attached to the vehicle or machine. Further, the nut 32 is located inside the container body 10, and the detent 32 c attached to the nut 32 prevents the bolt 31 screwed to the nut 32 from rotating independently of the nut 32. ,
Even if the bolt 31 exposed on the outside of the container body 10 is turned with a wrench or the like, the nut 32 turns together with the bolt 31, so that the screwed state between the bolt 31 and the nut 32 is maintained. . For this reason, the container main body 10 cannot be removed from the vehicle or the machine. In the above embodiment, the hole 12 a is formed in the bottom 12 of the container body 10.
Is formed, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The bolt 31 of the mounting portion 30 may be inserted into a hole formed in the side wall 11 of the mounting member.

[0014]

According to the key storage container according to the first invention of the present application, a key of a vehicle or a machine for construction, agriculture, industrial use, or the like is stored in the container main body, and the container main body is covered with the lid. Is fixed to the container body by the cylinder lock, so that the key can be stored in the container body. Furthermore, the key of the dial lock itself is unnecessary. Therefore, there is no need to carry around the key of the dial lock. Further, since the container body is attached to the vehicle or machine in which the key is used, there is no risk that the container body will be taken away, there is no need to carry the key, and whenever the key is needed. The key can be taken out of the container body and used.

Further, the key can be prevented from being left unattended, and the need to go back and forth from the place where the vehicle or the machine is located to the office away from the place where the vehicle or the machine is placed each time the key is needed can be eliminated. become. Therefore, the present invention is particularly effective in the morning rush hour of leaving the warehouse in the rental business of construction vehicles or machines. Similarly, it is convenient for entering and exiting from a remote motor pool, yard, etc. Furthermore, it is safe to park or park the vehicle or machine in an unmanned motor pool or yard at night. Furthermore, when delivered to the customer site, even if the customer is not present, if the key is stored in the key storage container of the present invention and the unlock number of the dial lock is notified to the customer, the vehicle or the machine can be used. Delivery business.

Further, according to the second invention, in addition to the effect of the first invention, the mounting means comprising a combination of a bolt and a nut screwed to the bolt connects the hole of the container body and the hole of the vehicle or machine. Since the container main body is attached to the vehicle or the machine by being inserted, the container main body can be easily and securely attached to the vehicle or the machine. Further, since the nut is located inside the container body and the detent attached to the nut prevents the bolt screwed to the nut from rotating separately from the nut, the container body Even if the bolt exposed outside is turned with a wrench or the like, the nut turns together with the bolt, so that the screwed state between the bolt and the nut is maintained. For this reason, the container main body cannot be removed from the vehicle or the machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a mounting portion used in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage example of the embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container main body 12 Container main body bottom 12a Container main body bottom hole 14 Container main body opening 20 Lid 30 Mounting part 31 Bolt 32 Nut 32c Non-rotating 40 Dial lock 50 Track 51 Chassis 51a Chassis hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container main body for storing a key, a lid for closing an opening of the container main body, a dial lock for fixing the lid so that the lid does not come off from the container main body, and the key being used for the container main body. A key storage container, comprising: mounting means for mounting to a vehicle or machine. 2. The container body according to claim 1, wherein the mounting means is a combination of a bolt and a nut screwed to the bolt, and the bolt is inserted through a hole of the container body and a hole of the vehicle or machine. The key storage container according to claim 1, wherein the key storage container is attached to the vehicle or the machine, wherein the nut is located inside the container main body, and the nut is provided with a detent for the bolt.