JPH11258372A - Handle structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve safety. SOLUTION: In combination with a sleeve 14 covering the middle of a metal core 13, a bellows 21 and a tongue piece 22 are provided at both ends of it and the tongue piece 22 is coupled in the bolt 15 by which the core is attached capable of displacing to the box 12. Even if a sleeve 14 is raised during use, the core 13 is protected by the bellows 21 and its exposure is prevented and so such accidents that the user is injured by the edge of the exposed core as before, for example, is prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a portable handle which is conveniently mounted on a housing of an electronic measuring instrument or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional handle structure of this type will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 shows an electronic measuring instrument having a handle 11, and the handle 11 is attached to a side surface of a housing 12. As shown in FIG. 9, the handle 11 includes a core 13, a sleeve 14, bolts 15 for attaching the core 13 to the housing 12, and a cover 16 provided on the attachment portion.

[0003] The core 13 is formed in a strip shape, and elongated holes 17 are formed at both ends thereof, and the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole 17 coincides with the longitudinal direction of the core 13. The core 13 is made of, for example, a metal plate such as a stainless steel plate having a spring property. The sleeve 14 is made of a resin material, is fitted on the outer periphery of the core 13, and is located at an intermediate portion thereof, whereby the core 13 is covered and can be safely held.

[0004] The bolt 15 comprises a shaft portion 15a and a flange portion 15.
b, and is screwed into the screw hole 18 of the housing 12 through the elongated hole 17 of the core 13. Thus, the core member 13 is prevented from coming off by the flange portion 15b of the bolt 15, and the shaft portion 15a can be displaced within a predetermined range in the longitudinal direction by being located in the elongated hole 17.

[0005] The cover 16 is a core 1 on which the bolts 15 are located.
3 has a case-like shape having an opening 16a on one side, and a notch 16b reaching the opening 16a is formed on the bottom surface thereof, and a shaft 16c is protruded therefrom. I have. In this example, the cover 16 is inserted and mounted from the outside in the longitudinal direction of the core material 13. At this time, the bolt 15 is located in the notch 16 b, and the shaft 16 c is fitted and fixed in the hole 19 of the housing 12. You.

FIGS. 10A and 10B show the handle 11 constructed as described above when not in use and when in use, respectively. When not in use, as shown in FIG. 12, both ends of which are each adjacent to the cover 16 while the sleeve 14 is in use.
The hand is inserted between the housing and the housing 12, and the sleeve 14 is lifted, so that the state shown in FIG. 10B is obtained.

[0007]

As shown in FIG. 10B, in the conventional handle 11, the core 13 is exposed at both ends of the sleeve 14 when the handle 11 is used. For example, there was an accident such as an injury due to an edge. Further, for example, when the sleeve 14 is pushed down and stored,
In the three exposed portions, the finger may be caught between the sleeve 14 and the cover 16, and from these points, the conventional handle 11 has a problem in its safety.

An object of the present invention is to provide a handle structure which improves safety in view of the above-mentioned problems.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure of a portable handle attached to a housing, which is formed in a strip shape, and a long hole elongated in a longitudinal direction of the strip has both ends. A metal core provided on each of the cores, a mounting member that displaces the core into the housing through the elongated hole, covers respectively provided at both ends of the core where the mounting member is located, And a sleeve covering the intermediate portion of the handle,
A bellows and a tongue piece are sequentially provided at both ends thereof, and the bellows surrounds at least a portion other than a surface of the core material facing the housing, and the tongue piece is housed in the cover and locked by the mounting member. Structure.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the sleeve is formed by inserting a core material. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, the bellows and the tongue are formed integrally with the sleeve.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Parts corresponding to those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 1 shows an appearance of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a sectional structure thereof. In this example, elastic bellows 21 are provided at both ends of the resin sleeve 14, and tongue pieces 22 are provided at the ends thereof. In this example, the sleeve 14, the bellows 21, and the tongue piece 22 are integrally formed, and at this time, the core 13 is inserted and formed.

FIG. 3 shows the handle main body 23 molded and integrated as described above. The bellows 21 is formed so as to surround at least three sides of the outer periphery of the core 13, that is, the casing of the core 13. At least a portion excluding the lower surface opposite to 12 is formed. The tongue piece 22 protrudes from a portion of the bellows 21 located on the upper surface side of the core material 13, and a locking hole 24 is formed in the center of the tip side.
The center of the hole 24 is substantially coincident with the center of the semicircle inside the elongated hole 17 of the core 13, and the diameter of the hole 24 is slightly larger than the diameter of the flange portion 15 b of the bolt 15 (see FIG. 2).

The attachment of the handle body 23 is performed in this example as follows. First, support brackets 25 having a U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. Thus, the U-shaped legs 25a,
The core material 13 is sandwiched by 25b as shown in FIG.
The gap between the core 13 and the tongue piece 22 is filled by one leg 25a. The portions of the legs 25a and 25b facing the long hole 17 of the core member 13 are respectively provided with long holes 1
An elongated hole 26 similar to 7 is formed.

The shaft 15a of the bolt 15 is
7 and 26 and screwed into the screw hole 18 of the housing 12. At this time, the ring-shaped spacer 27 is interposed between the housing 12 and the support fitting 25, so that the core 1
Position 3 is a predetermined height. Next, the hole 24 of the tongue piece 22
To the tongue piece 22
Is fixed to the bolt 15, and the cover 16 is attached.
The cover 16 is inserted from the outside in the longitudinal direction of the core 13 in the same manner as in the related art, and the shaft 16 c is fitted and attached to the hole 19 of the housing 12. By attaching the cover 16, the tongue piece 22 is housed in the cover 16 and is in a state where it is prevented from coming off, and has an appearance (when not in use) as shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 shows a state in use of the handle 28 having the above-described structure.
Is lifted, and both ends of the core 13 are displaced to the center side by the elongated holes 17 so that even if the length of the core 13 between the two covers 16 is extended, the bellows 21 are extended by that amount, so that the conventional core 13 is not exposed, that is, the core 13 is always protected by the sleeve 14 and the bellows 21.

As described above, if the height of the core 13 is increased by a predetermined amount by the spacer 27 so that a gap is provided between the sleeve 14 and the housing 12, the sleeve 14 can be easily lifted during use. It will be. In the embodiment described above, the core 13 is inserted and the sleeve 1
4, the bellows 21 and the tongue piece 22 are integrally formed. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the core material 13 is separated and the sleeve 14, the bellows 21 and the tongue piece 22 are integrally formed. May be fitted on the outer periphery of the core material 13. Alternatively, the sleeve 14, the bellows 21, and the tongue piece 22 may be separately formed, and may be integrated by, for example, bonding.

In FIG. 2, the hole 24 of the tongue piece 22 is simply hooked on the flange portion 15b of the bolt 15 for locking.
The hole 24 may be made smaller than 5b and the tongue piece 22 may be tightened and fixed by the flange portion 15b. FIG.
Shows another embodiment of the handle structure according to the present invention. In this example, the sleeve 14 can be used even when not in use.
Are in a state of rising from the housing 12, and the sleeve 14 is further lifted up during use.
Also in this example, the bellows 21 prevents the core material 13 from being exposed.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the extensible bellows 21 provided at both ends of the sleeve 14 prevent the metal core 13 from being exposed.
It is possible to prevent accidents such as injuries at the edges. Further, the presence of the bellows 21 causes the sleeve 14
Since a large step does not occur between the sleeve 14 and the cover 16 as in the related art when the user lifts the finger, it is possible to prevent the finger from being pinched in this portion, and to obtain a handle structure excellent in safety. .

The bellows 21 and the tongue piece 22 are connected to the sleeve 1
4, the number of parts can be reduced, and if the core material 13 is insert-molded, the number of parts can be further reduced, the assembly can be made easier, and the configuration can be made inexpensively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance (when not in use) of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG.

3A is a plan view of a handle main body, FIG. 3B is a front view thereof,
C is its bottom view and D is its cross section.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a support fitting in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a state at the time of use of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a core material and a sleeve separated from each other.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance (when not in use) of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional handle attached to a housing.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the handle in FIG. 8;

10A is a perspective view showing a state when the handle of FIG. 8 is not used, and FIG. 10B is a perspective view showing a state when the handle is used.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A structure of a portable handle attached to a housing, wherein the metal core has a shape of a strip, and has elongated holes long in a longitudinal direction of the strip at both ends thereof, and A mounting member for displaceably attaching the core to the housing through a hole; covers provided at both ends of the core where the mounting member is located; and a sleeve for covering an intermediate portion of the core. In the handle structure, a bellows and a tongue piece are sequentially provided at both ends thereof integrally with the sleeve, and the bellows surrounds at least a portion of the core material except for a surface facing the housing. A handle structure, which is housed in a cover and locked by the mounting member. 2. The handle structure according to claim 1, wherein said sleeve is formed by inserting said core material. 3. The handle structure according to claim 1, wherein the bellows and the tongue are formed integrally with the sleeve.