Container and lid locking mechanism thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9469448-B2
Application number	US-201314422115-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2013
Priority date	Aug 16, 2012
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A lid locking mechanism of a container is disclosed herein. the container includes a base, side plates and a lid. The locking mechanism is provided on an edge of the lid and an upper portion of the side plate; and the locking mechanism comprises a locking structure, a restoring structure and a guiding structure; wherein the locking structure is used to lock the lid to the side plates of the container, and the restoring structure and the guiding structure are used to assist the locking structure in locking the lid to the side plates. The locking mechanism of the present invention will not be damaged easily, and it is very convenient to open and close the lid provided with the locking mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lid locking mechanism of a container, which has a base, side plates and a lid, wherein said locking mechanism is provided on an edge of the lid and an upper portion of one of the side plates,
said locking mechanism comprising:
a locking structure,
a restoring structure, and
a guiding structure,
wherein said locking structure is used to lock the lid to the side plates of the container, said restoring structure and said guiding structure are used to assist the locking structure in locking the lid to the side plates, and said locking mechanism includes a handle, a spring, a pit provided on the edge of the lid and a recess provided on the one of the side plates, and
wherein a latch is provided on said handle, said handle and the spring are accommodated in the pit of the lid, said latch is engaged with the recess of the one of the side plates so as to lock the lid to the one of the side plates, said spring applies a restoring force to the handle, a hole is provided on a side wall of the pit of the lid, a sliding rail opposed to the hole is provided inside the pit, and between the sliding rail and the hole there is a rib for accommodating the spring.

2. The locking mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the latch is provided on one end of the handle and used to be engaged with the hole and the other end of the handle is provided with a sliding slot for engaging with the sliding rail; and
the back portion of the handle is provided with an elongate slot, and a pin is provided on a side wall of the slot, wherein the elongate slot together with the rib are used to accommodate the spring.

3. The locking mechanism as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a side of the handle is provided with a notch.

4. A lid locking mechanism of a container, which has a base, side plates and a lid, wherein said locking mechanism is provided on an edge of the lid and an upper portion of one of the side plates, said locking mechanism comprising:
a locking structure,
a restoring structure, and
a guiding structure,
wherein said locking structure is used to lock the lid to the side plates of the container, and said restoring structure and said guiding structure are used to assist the locking structure in locking the lid to the side plates,
wherein said locking structure is a locking member, said restoring structure is a torsional spring, and said guiding structure is comprised of grooves on the lid and a mating structure on the one of the side plates,
wherein said locking member is installed in the mating structure and enters or leaves the groove so as to open or close the lid, the spring is fitted to said locking member and said locking member is provided with a rotation pin, a bearing pin and two position limiting pins,
wherein one of the position limiting pins is provided with a projection, said mating structure comprises pits on both ends of the upper portion of the one of the side plates,
wherein a circular hole, a special-shaped through-hole with a special arced contour, and a position limiting hole are provided at each pit, and
wherein the rotation pin is inserted into the circular hole and the two position limiting pins are inserted into the special-shaped through-hole and the position limiting hole respectively so as to hold the locking member on the mating structure when mounting the locking member to the one of the side plates, and the bearing pin will enter or leave the groove so as to lock or unlock the lid when the lid slides on the side plates.

5. The locking mechanism as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
the grooves are provided on the left and right ends of an edge guard of the lid; and
a slope is provided at the outer side of each groove and a dimple is provided inside the groove, wherein an arced contour is provided on the bottom the dimple.

6. A container, comprising a base, side plates and a lid, wherein the container further comprises a lid locking mechanism as claimed in claim 1 .

Assignees

• Shanghai Hongyan Returnable Transit Packagings Co Ltd
• Shanghai Hongyan Returnable Transit Packagings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jian Yuanli
• Gong Kai

Classifications

• B65D2519/00711

  removable lid or covers · CPC title

• B65D2519/00333

  contact surface having a stringer-like shape · CPC title

• B65D2251/00

  Details relating to container closures · CPC title

• B65D77/061 Primary

  the containers being mounted on a pallet · CPC title

• B65D43/22 Primary

  Devices for holding in closed position, e.g. clips · CPC title