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US-12617071-B2 - Storage unit for tools

US12617071B2US 12617071 B2US12617071 B2US 12617071B2US-12617071-B2

Abstract

A storage unit, in particular a tool and gear wagon 1 , for storing tools, comprising at least one body 2 with several pull-out drawers 4 which can be arrested via at least one locking unit 40 such that, when any one of the drawers 4 is pulled out, the other drawers 4 are blocked. In order to be able to pull out several drawers and preferably adjust them individually, it is provided for the locking unit to have an adjustment element which ensures the function of locking in a first position, and in a second position, the release of at least more than one drawer is provided.

Inventors

  • Heinrich Tilly

Assignees

  • SW-Stahl GmbH

Dates

Publication Date
20260505
Application Date
20200909
Priority Date
20190910

Claims (11)

  1. 1 . Storage unit for storing tools, comprising at least one body ( 2 ) with several pull-out drawers ( 4 ) which can be arrested, via at least one locking unit ( 40 , 60 ), such that when any one of the drawers ( 4 ) is pulled out, the other drawers ( 4 ) are blocked, wherein the at least one locking unit ( 40 , 60 ) has a single mechanical adjustment element ( 69 ) which switches between the function of locking in a first position and the release of all drawers ( 4 ) in a second position, allowing more than one drawer to be completely pulled out at a time in the second position, wherein locking elements ( 41 ) are arranged so to be vertically movable on a U-shaped panel ( 42 ), and wherein the U-shaped panel ( 42 ) is connected with the at least one body ( 2 ) via at least two hinges ( 58 ) so as to be movable in a pivoting manner, wherein the hinges ( 58 ) include a vertical axis of rotation.
  2. 2 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that telescopic rails ( 31 ) are fitted with a blocking element ( 56 ) in a rear region which corresponds with the locking unit ( 40 , 60 ).
  3. 3 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that a blocking element ( 56 ) is movable to and fro in the pull-out direction in a longitudinal recess ( 57 ) of a telescopic rail ( 31 ), wherein the blocking element ( 56 ) is movable into an end position by the drawer ( 4 ).
  4. 4 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that the locking unit ( 40 ) consists of a U-shaped panel ( 42 ) at which vertically movable locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) are arranged.
  5. 5 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that the locking unit ( 60 ) consists of two U-shaped panels ( 61 , 62 ) of which a first U-shaped panel ( 61 ) is stationarily connected with the body ( 2 ), and a second U-shaped panel ( 62 ) can be moved into the first U-shaped panel ( 61 ) and submerge in it in a vertically and horizontally moving manner via guiding rods ( 72 ) and guiding slots ( 70 , 71 ) of the first U-shaped panel ( 61 ), wherein vertically movable locking elements ( 78 ) corresponding to the number of drawers are arranged on the second U-shaped panel ( 62 ).
  6. 6 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) include a stop face ( 52 ) for blocking elements ( 56 ), and/or one or more locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) are vertically shiftable by the blocking elements ( 56 ), and/or the locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) are flatly fixed on a base ( 63 ) of a U-shaped panel ( 42 , 62 ) in a slidable manner.
  7. 7 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that locking elements ( 41 , 78 ) have two rounded corners at a longitudinal edge, wherein one rounded corner is fitted with a stop face ( 52 ), and wherein the rounded corners are oriented towards a rear panel of the body ( 2 ) after assembly.
  8. 8 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that a U-shaped panel ( 42 ) has a bracket ( 45 ) for a locking pin ( 43 ) which engages with its free end with a bore ( 44 , 47 ) of a bottom element ( 5 ) of the body ( 2 ), and/or at least two bores ( 44 , 47 ) of the bottom element ( 5 ) provide an arrest of the U-shaped panel ( 42 ) in at least one first and one second position.
  9. 9 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that the adjustment element consists of a spring-loaded locking pin ( 43 ) which can be arrested in several borers ( 44 , 68 ), or the adjustment element ( 69 ) consists of an adjustable and arrestable mechanism which provides, by means of a rotating cylinder block with a key, an adjustment and arrest of the locking unit ( 40 , 60 ) from the outside.
  10. 10 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that tool cabinets have an upper storage tray ( 6 ), and/or a tool and gear wagon 1 includes handles or grip hollows ( 18 , 19 ) at a storage tray ( 6 ) formed at least at narrow sides.
  11. 11 . Storage unit according to claim 1 , characterized in that narrow sides of a tool cabinet have a perforated cover or openings for tool hooks, and/or a tool and gear wagon ( 1 ) is fitted with two fixed rollers ( 7 ) and at least one rotationally movable roller ( 9 , 10 ) which moreover is provided with a safety catch ( 13 , 14 ).

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the U.S. national stage of International Application No. PCT/DE2020/200074, filed on Sep. 9, 2020. The international application claims the priority of DE 102019006380.5 filed on Sep. 10, 2019; all applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. BACKGROUND The invention relates to a storage unit, in particular a tool and gear wagon for storing tools, comprising at least one body with a plurality of pull-out drawers which can be arrested via at least one locking unit such that, when any one of the drawers is pulled out, the other drawers are blocked. Storage units for tools can consist, for example, of tool and gear wagons, but also of stationary tool cabinets which are usually employed in the professional field, e. g. in a car repair shop or a manufacturing line, for example in the final assembly or repair of passenger cars or lorries. This, however, does not exclude a use in the private field. Here, in particular the tool and gear wagons can be pointed out as they are particularly often employed due to their flexibility and are used here to receive a plurality of hand tools or special tools which always have to be conveniently available and are present in an optically attractive and sorted form, so that not much time is spent on searching a certain tool. For this reason, the tool and gear wagons are fitted with several drawers which can be pulled out from a body. The drawers are here held via guiding or telescopic rails which permit to completely pull out the drawers. By this, the complete line of tools required in a workshop or a manufacturing line is always conveniently available. In particular in workshops, however, stationary tool cabinets are used instead of tool and gear wagons which are arranged directly proximate to the workplaces not only to divide the workplaces, but also to store tools. In many cases, however, one tool drawer is not enough, and one quite often has to switch between different tools during the assembly which are located in different drawers, so that two or more drawers have to be used alternately. The storage units known from prior art, in particular tool and gear wagons, have a locking unit that also includes, apart from the locking of the cabinet or tool and gear wagon, a catch which permits to pull out only one single drawer. As soon as one drawer has been pulled out at least partially, all other drawers are blocked. For this reason, it is very cumbersome to always have to push in the drawers to the limit stop and only then be able to pull out another drawer. The reason why such a locking unit is provided is that the range of tools can have an own weight of several kilos, and the overturning moment is thus changed when several drawers are pulled out, and the tool and gear wagon could tip over. From German utility model DE 20 2005 018 504 U1, for example, a tool and gear wagon is known which is fitted with such a locking unit. From German utility model DE 20 2018 100 948 U1, another embodiment of a tool and gear wagon which also has a locking unit is equally known. The locking units are designed therein individually, but they always allow for only one single drawer to be pulled out, while the other drawers are simultaneously locked. Even in case the tool and gear wagon is to be cleaned, it is not possible to pull out, for example, all drawers or a major part of the drawers. SUMMARY The invention relates to a storage unit, in particular a tool and gear wagon 1, for storing tools, comprising at least one body 2 with several pull-out drawers 4 which can be arrested via at least one locking unit 40 such that, when any one of the drawers 4 is pulled out, the other drawers 4 are blocked. In order to be able to pull out several drawers and preferably adjust them individually, it is provided for the locking unit to have an adjustment element which ensures the function of locking in a first position, and in a second position, the release of at least more than one drawer is provided. DETAILED DESCRIPTION In order to eliminate the above-mentioned problems in tool cabinets or tool and gear wagons, the object underlying the present invention is to fit a storage unit with a new locking unit offering an increased flexibility when the drawers are pulled out. To achieve this object, the locking unit has, according to the invention, an adjustment element which ensures the function of locking in a first position, and in a second position, the release of at least more than one drawer is provided. Further advantageous embodiments of the invention result from the subclaims. In the present case, the locking unit is combined with an adjustment element which ensures the function of locking in a first position, and permits the release of at least more than one drawer in a second position. Thus, a fitter can decide himself which function of the tool cabinet or tool and gear wagon makes sense for him personally. This can be, f