JPH0352416Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an improvement of a key holder for holding a key.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 45-23999, for example, a key holder was provided with a key holder that was locked with a hook protruding from the key storage, and the key was held in the key holder via a ball chain. It has been known. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, a ring body 41 made of tightly wound steel wire or the like is attached to the lower end of the key holder 42, and the key K is suspended from this ring body 41. ing. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, one end 43 of the ring body 41 is pulled sideways to form a gap between it and the spiral portion.
After inserting one end 43 of the key K into the mounting hole 7,
There is a device in which the key K is suspended by sliding the key K along the ring body 41 and inserting the ring body 41 into the attachment hole 7 of the key K.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

The above-mentioned device in which the key is suspended using a ring body, a ball chain, etc. has the advantage of preventing the key from falling out and holding the key in a stable state; Since this is extremely complicated, there is a drawback that it is inconvenient when replacing the key held in the key holder with a new key.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a key holder that allows the key to be easily attached and detached without sacrificing the advantage of being able to hold the key in a stable state.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention consists of a key hanging member made of a filament with engaging parts formed at both ends, a holder body that holds the key hanging member, and a cover that is detachably attached to the front of the holder body. a member, the holder body is provided with a locking groove through which the key hanging member is inserted and the engaging portion is locked, and the cover member is provided with a locking groove for holding the key hanging member in the locking groove. It is equipped with a regulation section that allows

In addition, in order to easily classify a large number of key holders, an engagement hole is formed in the cover member, and a protrusion into which the engagement hole is inserted is formed in the holder body. Coloring for classification may also be applied.

[Effect]

According to the present invention having the above configuration, by removing the key hanging member from the locking groove of the holder body with the holder body and the cover member separated, it is easy to insert the key into the key hanging member from the end portion thereof. It can be attached to. Then, insert this key into the locking groove of the holder body of the key hanging member attached to it,
When the cover member is attached to the surface of the holder body with the engaging part of the key hanging member locked in the locking groove, the key hanging member is moved into the locking groove by the regulating part of the cover member. This prevents the key hanging member from falling off.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a key holder 1 according to the present invention, and this key holder 1 includes a key hanging member 2 for hanging a key K, and a holder body for holding this key hanging member 2. 3, and a cover member 4 that is detachably attached to the surface of the holder body 3.
It is equipped with The key hanging member 2 is made of a U-shaped filament body with engaging parts 6 formed of spherical bulges held by the holding part 5 of the holder main body 3 formed at both ends thereof, By inserting the engaging portion 6 into the mounting hole 7 of the key K, the key K is held in a suspended state.

The holder body 3 is made of a plate material in which the holding portion 5 is formed by protruding the center portion of the upper end toward the back side. A fitting portion 9 having a tapered surface that fits into a slide groove 8 formed on both left and right sides of the cover member 4 is formed on the cover member 4 . The holding portion 5 also includes a recess 10 in which the engaging portion 6 of the key hanging member 2 is accommodated, and a holding portion 5.
A locking groove 11 extending downward from the upper end is provided. The width of the locking groove 11 is set so that the key hanging member 2 is inserted therethrough and the engaging portion 6 is locked. That is, the locking groove 11
The groove width is larger than the linear portion of the key hanging member 2,
Also, by being formed smaller than the diameter of the engaging portion 6, when the linear portion is inserted into the locking groove 11, the engaging portion 6 is prevented from falling out from the locking groove 11, This engaging portion 6 is held by the holding portion 5. Further, on the front surface of the holder main body 3, as shown in FIG. is formed. Furthermore, a protrusion 16 is formed on the lower front surface of the holder main body 3 to be fitted into an engagement hole 15 provided in the cover member 4, and an operation for removing the protrusion 16 from the engagement hole 15 is provided. A recess 17 is formed at the lower end.

The cover member 4 is made of a plate material large enough to cover the front surface of the holder body 3, and has a window hole 18 formed therein for exposing the name plate 12 to the outside. A recess 19 corresponding to the recess 17 at the lower end of the holder main body 3 is formed on the rear surface of the lower end of the member 4 . Further, a top plate 20 is protruded from the upper rear surface of the cover member 4, and this top plate 20 constitutes a regulating portion for holding the key hanging member 2 in the locking groove 11. That is, by covering the upper end of the holder main body 3 with the top plate 20, the upper end opening of the locking groove 11 is closed and the key hanging member 2 is prevented from falling out from the locking groove 11. That's what I do.

At the rear end of the top plate 20, an upright portion 21 that serves as an engagement guide when supporting the key holder 1 on a support member (described later) is provided to protrude upward, and a hook portion provided on the support member is provided. A locking piece 22 of a predetermined width that is engaged with is provided to protrude downward. In addition,
The material of the key hanging member 2, holder main body 3, and cover member 4 does not matter, but if they are made of a plastic material such as nylon resin, A, B, S, or polyacetal resin, molding is easy. .

When holding the key K in the key holder 1 having the above structure, insert one of the engaging parts 6 of the key hanging member 2 into the mounting hole 7 of the key K, as shown in FIG.
The wire portion of the key hanging member 2 is inserted into the mounting hole 7. Thereafter, the filament part of the key hanging member 2 is attached to the locking groove 1 of the holding part 5 provided at the upper end of the holder 3.
By inserting the key K into the holder body 3 from its upper end, the engaging portion 6 is engaged with the engagement groove 11, and the key K is suspended from the back side of the holder body 3. A name plate 12 and a transparent plate 1 are provided on the back side of the cover member 4.
3 is attached, insert the fitting part 9 of the holder body 2 into the slide groove 8 of the cover member 4 from below, slide the holder body 3 upward along the slide groove 8, and then slide the holder body 3 upward along the slide groove 8. By fitting the protrusion 16 of the holder main body 3 into the engagement hole 15,
As shown in FIG. 4, the holder main body 3 and the cover member 4 are integrally connected. As a result, the locking groove 1
1 is closed by the top plate 20 of the cover member 4, the key hanging member 2 is held in the locking groove 11, and the key hanging member 2 and the key K are prevented from falling out.

To remove the key K from the key holder 1 when replacing the key K, etc., hook a finger or the like into the recess 17 formed at the lower end of the holder main body 3 and pull outward. Engagement hole 15
The holder main body 3 and the cover member 4 are separated by sliding the holder main body 3 downward in a state in which the holder main body 3 is separated from the cover member 4. As a result, the restriction state of the key hanging member 2 by the top plate 20 of the cover member 4 is released, so the key hanging member 2 is moved above the locking groove 11 and released from the holding part 5 of the holder main body 3. By pulling it out, the key K can be easily removed from the key hanging member 2.

Further, in the above embodiment, a holding part 5 for holding the engaging part 6 of the key hanging member 2 is provided at the upper end of the holder main body 3, and the key hanging member 2 and the key K are placed on the rear side of the key holder 1. As shown in FIG. 12, compared to the conventional key holder 42 in which the key K is suspended from the lower end of the key holder 42 via a ring body 41, etc., the key holder protrudes downward. The amount of protrusion of the key K can be significantly reduced. Therefore, there is an advantage that the storage space for storing the key K can be reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG.
It is configured to be locked in an aligned state.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, this support member 24 includes a mounting portion 26 for the wrist plate 25 provided at the upper front surface, a key holder support portion 27 provided below the mounting portion 26, and a lower end portion. and a key number display section 28. The holder support portion 27 includes a cover member 4 when supporting the key holder 1.
A front wall 29 that restrains the front surface of the upright part 21 provided at the upper end, a side wall 30 that restrains the side end of the upright part 21, and a hook with which the locking piece 22 of the cover member 4 is engaged. portion 31 , and a protruding piece 32 that is protruded from the side wall 30 and restrains the rear surface of the upright portion 21 .
and is provided. Furthermore, an opening 33 into which the upper end of the key holder 1 is inserted is formed between the front wall 29 of the support member 24 and the hook 31, and the hook 31 corresponds to the holding portion 5 of the holder main body 4. A notch 34 is formed.

To support the key holder 1 on the support member 24, hold the key holder 1 by hand and insert the upper end of the lever into the opening 33 of the support member 24 obliquely, and as shown in FIG. 21 is inserted between the front wall 29 of the support member 24 and the projecting piece 32. Next, when the key holder 1 is moved to the vertical position and the hand is released, the locking piece 22 of the cover member 4 is engaged with the hook portion 34 of the support member 24 due to the weight of the key holder 1, as shown in FIG. The key holder 1 is supported by the support member 24 with the upright portion 21 being restrained by the front wall 29, the projecting piece 32, and the side walls 30, 30 of the support member 24 from the front, rear, left, and right.

An upright portion 2 that protrudes upward at the rear end of the top plate 20 formed at the upper end of the key holder 1 as described above.
1 and a locking piece 22 projecting downward, the upright part 21 is inserted into the opening 33 of the support member 24, and the key holder 3 is positioned using the upright part 21 as an engagement guide. When the locking piece 22 is configured to engage with the hook portion 34 of the support member 24, it is possible to accurately and easily support the attachment and detachment of the key holder 1 to and from the support member 24. That is, the upright portion 21 is connected to the support member 24.
By sliding the key holder 1 obliquely upward along the front wall 29 and side wall 30, the upper end of the key holder 1 can be reliably inserted into the predetermined position of the opening 33, and the base end of the upright portion 21 can be front wall 2
By displacing the key holder 1 from the inclined state to the vertical state while in contact with the key holder 9, the locking piece 22 of the key holder 1 is moved to the hook portion 34 of the support member 24.
The engagement position can be easily moved to the engagement position.

Further, when removing the key holder 1 from the support member 24, the supported state of the key holder 1 can be easily released by operating the key holder 1 in the reverse order of the supporting operation described above. In the supported state of the key holder 1, the upright portion 21 is restrained by the front wall 29, the projecting piece 31, and the side wall 30 of the support member 24 from the front, back, left, and right.
There is an advantage that rattling and falling off of the key holder 1 can be effectively prevented, and the key holder 1 can be stably supported by the support member 24.

When supporting a large number of key holders 1 on the support member 24, etc., prepare a plurality of types of holder bodies 3 colored in different colors in advance, and classify each key K according to its purpose or place of use. The classified keys K may be held in respective holder bodies 3 of predetermined colors. In this way, even when the cover member 4 of each key holder 1 is formed in the same color and the front surface of the key holder 1 is covered with this cover member 4, no part of the cover member 4 is exposed on the front surface through the engagement hole 15 of this cover member 4. By checking the color of the protrusion 16 of the holder body 3,
This has the advantage that the type of key K can be determined at a glance. Furthermore, if the wrist plates 25 attached to the attachment parts of the support member 24 are colored in the same color as the holder main body 4, when the key holder 1 is supported by the support member 24, the protrusions 16 and the wrist plates 2
By comparing the color with the color 5, the support position of the key holder 1 can be determined at a glance. In addition,
It is not necessarily necessary to apply the coloring to the entire surface of the holder main body 3, but by applying the coloring for key holder classification to at least the protrusion 16, the type of key K can be easily distinguished.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the engagement portion 6 that is engaged with the engagement groove 11 of the holder main body 1 is formed by bulging both ends of the key suspension member 2, which is a linear portion, into a spherical shape. However, the shape of the engaging part 6 is not limited to this and can be modified in various ways. For example, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to have a structure in which Further, as shown in FIG. 11, an opening 35 for inserting the engaging part 6 of the key hanging member 2 is formed at the upper end of the locking groove 11a provided in the holding part 5 of the holder main body 3. At the same time, a projecting piece 36 that is fitted into the base end of the opening 35 is provided projecting on the rear surface of the cover member 4, and the projecting piece 36 is configured to close the upper end of the locking groove 11a. Accordingly, the key hanging member 2 may be held within this locking groove 11a to prevent the key hanging member 2 from falling off.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, the present invention involves inserting a key suspension member made of a linear portion into a locking groove formed in a holder body, and engaging the engaging portions formed at both ends of the key hanging member into the locking groove. Since the key hanging member is held in the locking groove by the regulating portion provided on the cover member which is detachably attached to the front surface of the holder body, the holder body and the cover member are By connecting them together, it is possible to prevent the key hanging member from falling out of the locking groove of the holder main body, and to stably hold the key in the key holder via the key hanging member. When replacing the key held in the key holder, removing the cover member from the holder body releases the holding state of the key hanging member by the regulating part, so the key can be removed from the locking groove of the holder body. The hanging member can be pulled out, and in this state, the key held by the key hanging member can be removed and easily replaced with a new key.

Further, an engagement hole is formed in the cover member, a protrusion that is fitted into the engagement hole is formed in the holder body, and at least the protrusion of the holder body is colored for key holder classification. By fitting the protrusion of the holder body into the engagement hole of the cover member, the connection state between the holder body and the cover member can be stably maintained, and the protrusion of the holder body exposed to the surface from the engagement hole of the cover member can be maintained stably. There is an advantage that the type of key held in the key holder can be easily determined by checking the color of the protrusion.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the key holder according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the assembled state of the key holder, and Fig. 3 is a cross section taken along the line -- in Fig. 2 showing the disassembled state of the key holder. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2, Figure 5 is a front view showing the configuration of the key storage, Figure 6 is a partially enlarged front view showing the main parts of the support member, and Figure 7 is the 6 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 6, FIG. 9 is a view corresponding to FIG.
Figure 0 is a perspective view showing another example of the key hanging member.
Figure 1 is a rear view showing another embodiment of the key holder, Figure 12 is a perspective view showing a conventional example of the key holder, and Figure 1 is a rear view showing another embodiment of the key holder.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the process of attaching and detaching a key to this key holder. 1...Key holder, 2...Key hanging member, 3...
...Holder body, 4...Cover member, 6...Engagement portion, 11...Latching groove, 15...Engagement hole, 16...
Protrusion, 20...Top plate (regulating part), 36...Protruding piece (regulating part).

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A key hanging member made of a filament with engaging parts formed at both ends, a holder body that holds this key hanging member, and a device that can be attached and detached from the front of the holder body. Equipped with a cover member that can be attached freely,
The holder body is provided with a locking groove through which the key hanging member is inserted and the engaging portion is locked, and the cover member is provided with a regulating portion that holds the key hanging member in the locking groove. A keychain featuring the following. 2. A claim characterized in that an engagement hole is formed in the cover member, and a protrusion into which the engagement hole is inserted is formed in the holder body, and at least this protrusion is colored for key holder classification. The key chain described in 1.