CN100411564C

CN100411564C - Luggage

Info

Publication number: CN100411564C
Application number: CNB2004100882412A
Authority: CN
Inventors: S·塞尔维
Original assignee: Landor and Hawa International Ltd
Current assignee: Landor and Hawa International Ltd
Priority date: 2003-10-21
Filing date: 2004-10-21
Publication date: 2008-08-20
Anticipated expiration: 2024-10-21
Also published as: CN1608542A; GB0324487D0

Abstract

A method of producing an article of luggage characterised by a 'soft' case construction characterised by the steps of moulding from a material exhibiting 'soft' case characteristics lid forming and base forming sections (1, 2) of such construction as to be shape wise self supporting in the absence of a perimeter frame and side, base or back panels whereby the form of the case is established and maintained by the moulded lid and base sections (1, 2); and an article of luggage produced by the method and characterised by a 'soft' case construction including lid and base forming sections (1, 2) of such construction as to be shape wise self supporting in the absence of a perimeter frame and side, base or back panels whereby the form of the case is established and maintained by the moulded lid and base sections (1,2).

Description

Luggage and articles

Technical field

The present invention relates to the structure of the luggage such as suitcase and/or draw-bar box of traveller's use.

Background technology

Can think that traditionally such chest comprises two kinds of main types, first kind is so-called soft chest, and second kind is so-called rigid or not soft chest.

A lot of structures of such chest that the traveller uses are known.These known structures of " rigid " and " soft " chest have various ways, usually comprise carrying handle arrangement and at least one pair of wheel/roller, to promote that the user moves chest.

In addition, also knowing provides the chest that comprises the drawbar structure, and this drawbar structure is removable between user's chest traction position and withdrawal " loaded " position usually.

Above-mentioned " rigid " chest is considered to hard, that is, wall, top and bottom can not be as possible being broken by blade or acupuncture of soft box construction illustrated.

Traditional, so-called " rigid " chest is included in the metal or the plastic frame of the interior periphery extension that centers on chest in such position, so that provide structural strength to chest.Such framework can comprise inner tongue and groove structure.In fact, except so known framework, chest at the top, base portion and bight part place comprise stiffener.Such stiffener can be formed by glued board or P.E.Board.

Traditional, " soft " chest comprises around the metal of whole periphery extensions of the relevant chest top of generator and base portion/base section or the inner frame of appropriate plastic material, thereby obtained the outward appearance of chest, and also be used to support soft outer cover.In addition, can be at the chest top, base portion and bight part comprise glued board or the plastic material stiffener such as P.E.Board.

Though the setting of inner frame is the standard/common feature of " soft " box construction illustrated, but avoid using the framework that extends around the interior periphery of " soft " chest, and internal reinforcement thing structure alternatively is provided, that is, the P.E. side plate is known together with P.E. material base portion and back plate.These special chests are known as " case " structure or side plate chest.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to cancel such framework, and do not need such internal reinforcement thing structure, and the extensibility of storage volume is provided.

Briefly, according to a first aspect of the invention, a kind of " soft " suitcase is provided, the lid and the base portion that comprise shaped structure form part, wherein said part is molded, and lacking any inside or outside peripheral frame and sidepiece, can keep its shape certainly under the situation of base portion or back plate, and radial type links together described two molded parts by zipper, described zipper can be suitcase opening and closing mechanism is provided, can also realize the selectivity expansion of suitcase storage volume, it is characterized in that, described lid forms part and base portion and forms part and comprise ripple/recessed, and they are positioned to the fold that can produce because of molding process in place, the bight counteracting of molding part.

Preferably, luggage and articles do not comprise that use bight supporter and/or extra side panel form stiffener.

Easily, luggage and articles comprise and carry handle, together with drawbar and relevant operation support wheel.

Preferably, luggage and articles comprise lid and base portion part, and it is molded by the plastic foam material such as the PVC of EVA or expansion.

In preferred construction, lid and base portion part are come outside the covering by the textile material that is configured as the outer shape that closely meets lid and base portion part.

According to a further aspect in the invention, the production method of a kind of " soft " suitcase is provided, comprise step: from the material that possesses soft case character, be molded into lid and base portion and form part, described section construction becomes under the situation of the peripheral frame that lacks inside or outside and sidepiece, base portion or back plate can keep its shape certainly, thereby can form the shape that suitcase be set up and be kept to part by molded lid and base portion; By the device that includes zipper described lid and base portion formation part are linked together, described zipper can be hinged described two parts, and the expansion that opening and closing mechanism is provided and also realizes suitcase storage volume for suitcase, it is characterized in that, described lid forms part and base portion and forms and partly comprise ripple/recessed, and they are positioned at the bight of molding part and sentence the fold that counteracting produces because of molding process.

According to the aspect that also has of the present invention, this method also comprises such step, promptly, form part by plastic foam material molded closure and base portion, make these parts comprise the ripple/recessed of projection at preposition, there is such ripple/recessed position, strengthening the physics rigidity/strength of relevant portion.

According to the aspect that also has of the present invention, box construction illustrated comprises that molded lid forms part, molded base portion forms part, two described parts are molded by plastic foam material, make these parts comprise the ripple of such location/recessed, so that strengthen molded rigidity.

Preferably, these two molded parts are linked together by zipper, and this zipper is suitable for making two parts to be hinged, and provide opening and closing mechanism for chest.

Description of drawings

In order to understand the present invention better, and show how to realize the present invention, with reference now to accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 shows the front view that tilts substantially of the chest that comprises design of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows the rearview that tilts substantially of the chest that comprises design of the present invention;

Fig. 3 shows the schematic partial view at the CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICATION of an end of the chest shown in Fig. 1 and 2;

Fig. 3 A schematically shows the details of the luggage of Fig. 3;

Fig. 4 shows the schematic partial view at the CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICATION of the other end of the chest shown in Fig. 1 and 2; And

Fig. 4 A schematically shows the details of the luggage of Fig. 3.

The specific embodiment

With reference now to accompanying drawing,, more specifically, with reference to Fig. 1 and 2, the chest that shows in Fig. 1 can think to comprise lid and base portion part 1,2, and it is respectively by the molded basin shape of the plastic foam material that is known as EVA.Part 1 and 2 outsides are coated with textile material, and this textile material is configured as the outer shape that closely meets lid and base portion part.

These two parts interfix by zipper 3, and this zipper 3 provides the closing means of traditional slide fastener type for chest.

As described, each such lid and base portion part is by being formed by molded these parts of the plastic foam material that is known as EVA.

For the enhanced physical shape is provided, keep the molded lid and the Surface Physical intensity of base portion part 1 and 2, and avoid forming the material fold in molded operating period, ripple/recessed 4 are arranged on folding corner region 5 places at the edge 6 of relevant part.

Opening 7 is arranged on an end 8 places of base portion part 2, is used to hold drawbar structure 9 (Fig. 2).In addition, each bight 5 of the other end 10 of base portion part 2 is provided with the special-shaped breach 11 of the position that limits suitcase hand wheel sub-component 12.

With reference now to Fig. 3,, this figure schematically illustrates in greater detail zipper 3, and relates in addition the structure at the suitcase at the described other end 10 places of base portion and lid part 1 and 2 in more detail.

As directed, zipper 3 is double-deck slide fasteners, comprise the first slide fastener 3A, it comprises first zipper segment 13 that is connected and roughly centers on whole periphery extensions of lid part 1 with lid part 1, and second zipper segment 14 that is connected to first zipper segment 15 of the second slide fastener 3B effectively, the second slide fastener 3B has second zipper segment 16, base portion part 2 between the hinge area (will discuss hereinafter) of this second zipper segment 16 and lid and base portion part 1 and 2 is connected, and roughly extends around whole peripheries of base portion part 2.The effective length of slide fastener 3A and 3B is such, makes to allow zipper 3 to close fully, to close suitcase.

Rolling 17 is arranged between zipper segment 13 and the lid part 1, between zipper segment 14 and the zipper segment 15, and in the connecting portion between zipper segment 16 and the base portion part 2.

Rolling 17 makes the operations operation for relevant slide fastener 3A and 3B that rigidity is provided, thereby provides rigidity for compound zipper 3.If desired, this rolling can be reinforced by the line along the longitudinal extension of rolling (not showing) that inside provides.

In fact, wadding (not having to show) can be arranged between the

zipper segment

14 and 15 of slide fastener 3A and 3B, thereby makes the storage volume that can expand suitcase.

Fig. 3 schematically shows fitting operation wheel assembly 12.In fact, each breach 11 is partly removed suitably, to accept and to install wheel assembly.In other words, wheel assembly is in the position that is limited by above-mentioned breach is assembled to opening in the bight that is arranged on chest.If desired, wheel assembly 12 can be included in them to the installation of base portion part 2 and is installed to and is used for the base portion segment angle parts (do not show) of reinforcement assembly 12 to the installation of base portion part 2.In addition, if desired, the support batten 18 that is illustrated by the broken lines in Fig. 3 can be arranged between two wheel assemblies, to strengthen the sidepiece rigidity between the wheel assembly.Batten 18 schematically shows in Fig. 3 A.

Stability when promoting that suitcase stands upright on the ground, suitcase is provided with the foot 19 of location placed in the middle on as directed base portion part 1, and on as directed lid part the batten shape foot 20 of location placed in the middle.As can understand,

foot

19 and 20 structure prevent the chest main body with contact, thereby when using, help to protect the outward appearance of suitcase.

Among the embodiment of chest shown in the figure, articulated structure is positioned at 10 places, end of chest.This linkwork can comprise the batten 21 of suitable plastic/textile material.One end 22 of batten 21 is between the material of foot 19 and base portion part 1, and the other end of batten (not showing) is connected internally to the lid part.Notice that batten 21 is crossed slide fastener 3B, and slide fastener 3A below by.If desired, the entire length of hinged batten 21 can adapt to volumetric expansion mechanism at least in part.If desired, can adopt the hinged of other pattern.

As already mentioned, this chest comprises wand assembly 9.As shown in FIG. 1, and in Fig. 4 more detailed shown in, this assembly has and is positioned at two handles 22 at the upper end place of parallel bar 23 side by side, these two bars 23 are reduced to the pair of parallel pipe (not showing) of the inside that is arranged in base portion part 1.

As traditional, chest is provided with and carries handle 24, shown in the embodiment of chest in, this handle 24 is arranged on 8 places, end of base portion part 1.Handle 24 can be installed to the base portion part by any device easily such as nut and bolt (not showing).In addition, if desired, schematically the support batten 25 that is shown by dotted line can be arranged on the inside of base portion part, so that the extra intensity at contiguous handle 23 places to be provided.Batten 25 schematically shows in Fig. 4 A.

The inside of suitcase is provided with lining, and this lining covers the architectural feature of the inside that is arranged in lid and base section 1 and 2.

Claims

1. " soft " suitcase, the lid and the base portion that comprise shaped structure form part (1,2), wherein said part (1,2) be molded, and lacking any inside or outside peripheral frame and sidepiece, can keep its shape certainly under the situation of base portion or back plate, and described two molded parts (1,2) radial type links together by zipper (3), described zipper (3) can be suitcase opening and closing mechanism is provided, can also realize the selectivity expansion of suitcase storage volume, it is characterized in that, described lid forms part and base portion formation part (1,2) comprises ripple/recessed (4), and they are positioned to and can offset the fold that produces because of molding process at the place, bight of molding part.

2. suitcase as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that described zipper comprises two slide fasteners, and (3A 3B) is first slide fastener (3A) and second slide fastener (3B), between the zipper segment of described first and second slide fasteners, be provided with wadding, so that realize the described expansion of suitcase storage volume.

3. suitcase as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, described lid and base portion form part (1,2) and comprise plastic foam material.

4. suitcase as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described plastic foam material is EVA.

5. suitcase as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, an end that forms part at described base portion is provided with one wheel pairs, and each bight of wherein said end has a described wheel respectively.

6. suitcase as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, comes to provide rigidity for described zipper (3) by rolling (17).

7. suitcase as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described rolling (17) is reinforced by the built-in line along its longitudinal extension.

8. suitcase as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, described rolling (17) is arranged on and forms the relevant zipper segment (13) of part (1) with described lid and lid forms between the part (1), between the zipper segment (15) of the zipper segment (14) of first slide fastener (3A) and second slide fastener (3B), and form zipper segment (16) that partly (2) are relevant and base portion formation partly in the connecting portion between (2) with described base portion.

9. the production method of " soft " suitcase, described method comprises step:

From the material that possesses soft case character, be molded into lid and base portion and form part (1,2), described section construction becomes under the situation of the peripheral frame that lacks inside or outside and sidepiece, base portion or back plate can keep its shape certainly, thereby can form the shape that suitcase was set up and kept to part by molded lid and base portion

By the device that includes zipper (3) described lid and base portion are formed part (1,2) link together, described zipper (3) can be hinged described two parts (1,2), and the expansion that opening and closing mechanism is provided and also realizes suitcase storage volume for suitcase

It is characterized in that described lid forms part and base portion formation part (1,2) comprises ripple/recessed (4), they are positioned at the bight of molding part and sentence the fold that counteracting produces because of molding process.

10. the production method of " soft " as claimed in claim 9 suitcase, it is characterized in that, for described zipper (3) provides two slide fastener (3A, 3B) be first slide fastener (3A) and second slide fastener (3B), between the zipper segment of described first and second slide fasteners, wadding is set, so that realize the described expansion of suitcase storage volume.

11. production method as claim 9 or 10 described " soft " suitcase, it is characterized in that, base portion formation at described suitcase partly is provided with opening (7) in an end (8) of (2), so that limit the position that is used for installing suitcase wand assembly (9).

The production method of " soft " 12. as claimed in claim 11 suitcase, it is characterized in that, base portion formation at described suitcase partly is provided with breach (11) in each place, bight of the other end (10) of (2), so that limit the position that one wheel pairs assembly (12) is installed.