JPH0436966B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a handle device that can be suitably used in mobile racks and the like used in offices and libraries as substitutes for storage cabinets, bookshelves, and the like.

[Prior Art] This type of moving rack has a plurality of rack bodies each having a handle for manual operation mounted on rails laid on the floor via running wheels so that they can be moved in the thickness direction. It has been known. In this case, the thickness and number of rack bodies relative to the rail length are set so that the required moving distance remains when the rack bodies are brought into close contact with each other, and the desired rack body and By selectively forming passages between adjacent rack bodies through which people can enter and exit, the rack bodies can be used as storages or the like as appropriate.

The handle of each rack body is generally provided with a grip at the rotating end of the handle arm, and the drive shaft of the handle drives the movement of the rack body through a transmission element such as a chain or gear. connected to the wheels. Therefore, by grasping the grip of the handle and manually rotating the handle arm, the rack body can be moved on the rail.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in such a moving rack or a similar device, when the handle of a specific rack body is rotated to move that rack body, it is difficult to move the rack body in close contact with the adjacent rack body. It is not uncommon for other rack bodies to be pressed and made to follow. In such cases, if the handle and the running wheels are connected only through a transmission element such as a chain,
The handle of the driven rack body rotates as the rack moves. Therefore, it is easy to cause unexpected injuries to people standing in the vicinity, or accidents such as getting clothes caught in them.

Therefore, in such a device, the rotational force from the handle side is reliably transmitted to the running wheels in either direction, but the function is such that the reverse driving force from the running wheels side to the handle side is not transmitted. It is desirable that this be granted.

Furthermore, with such devices, if the handle that is not being operated stops at various positions, it is unsightly and has a negative effect on operability. It would be ideal to return to .

Recently, various devices with such functions have been developed, but all of the conventional devices have complicated structures, are difficult to operate reliably, and lack reliability. In particular, it is difficult to smoothly and reliably return the handle to the home position even if the handle is released from any operating position, and no practical product has been developed.

The present invention aims to solve these problems and further reduce the weight of the entire device while maintaining good operability.

[Means for solving the problems] In order to achieve such objects, the present invention has the following features:
The following configuration is adopted.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the handle device for a mobile rack or the like according to the present invention has a drive shaft 6 connected to a running wheel 5 via transmission elements 51 and 52.
, a handle arm 7 that is rotatably mounted on the drive shaft 6 so as to be freely rotatable so that it can hang down due to gravity when not restrained; a grip 8 that is rotatably attached to the rotating end of the handle arm 7; A base transmission wheel 91 fixed to the drive shaft 6, a distal transmission wheel 92 fixed to the shaft of the grip 8, and a distal transmission wheel 92 disposed near the rotating end of the handle arm 7 to transmit the rotation of the distal transmission wheel 92. and an idle wheel 94 that transmits transmission to the proximal transmission wheel 91 via a belt 93, so that the rotation of the grip 8 when the handle arm 7 is stopped is transmitted to the drive shaft 6 by n: Ratio of 1 (however, 4≦
n≦40) from the distal end transmission wheel 92 to the proximal end transmission wheel 9.
The transmission ratio and transmission direction are set to 1.

[Function] With this configuration, the grip 8 can freely rotate with respect to the handle arm 7 when the handle is not operated. Therefore, even if a pressing force acts on the rack main body 3 or the like and a reverse driving force acts on the drive shaft 6 from the traveling wheel 5 side, the entire handle does not rotate. That is, the rotation of the drive shaft 6 is transmitted to the handle arm 7 via the base end wheel, transmission band, idle wheel, and tip wheel.
The handle arm 7 is maintained in a hanging state due to gravity, while the grip 8 is in an unloaded state. Therefore, when the drive shaft 6 rotates, the grip 8 rotates idly, and the handle arm 7 is held in its hanging position by gravity.

On the other hand, hold the grip 8 and
When the rotation operation is performed, the drive shaft 6 starts rotating accordingly. That is, considering the case where the grip 8 is grasped and the handle arm 7 is rotated once in the clockwise direction, the situation is as follows. First, the ratio of the rotation speed of the grip 8 and the rotation speed of the drive shaft 6 when the handle arm 7 is stopped is set to n:1.
(however, 4≦n≦40), and when the movement is observed based on the coordinates set on the handle arm 7, the grip 8 rotates once in the counterclockwise direction, and the drive shaft 6 Conversely, it will rotate 1/n clockwise. Converting this to a coordinate set in space as a reference, the grip 8 does not rotate, the handle arm 7 rotates once clockwise, and the drive shaft 6 rotates 1+1/n clockwise. I will do it. A similar effect can be obtained even when the handle is operated in the opposite direction. Therefore, when the grip 8 is gripped and the handle arm 7 is rotated, the drive shaft 6 is rotated correspondingly, and the traveling wheels 5 are driven.

In this state, when the operation is stopped and the hand is released from the grip 8, the load restraining the rotation of the grip 8 disappears. Therefore, no matter what rotational state the drive shaft 6 is in, no restraining force can be transmitted to the handle arm 7. As a result, the handle arm 7 self-returns to the hanging position due to gravity. At that time, the grip 8 rotates idly to absorb the difference in rotation between the drive shaft 6 and the handle arm 7.

Here, the reason why the ratio n is limited to a value of 4 times or more will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. In FIG. 2, the solid line A represents the relationship between the rotation speed of the drive shaft 6 and the ratio n when the grip 8 is gripped and the handle arm 7 is rotated once as described above. A broken line B shows the relationship between the grip holding torque required to perform the above-mentioned ratio n. Here, the value T ₁ corresponds to the torque required to directly grip and rotate the drive shaft 8. As is clear from this drawing, when the ratio n approaches 0, the solid line A rapidly increases and aims at infinity.
That is, the rotation of the handle arm 7 is caused by the rotation of the drive shaft 6.
The speed is transmitted at increased speed, and the speed increase rate increases to infinity. Conversely, when the ratio n increases,
Asymptotes to 1. In other words, the handle arm 7 is
As it rotates, the drive shaft 6 approaches a state in which it rotates once. However, in a region where the ratio n is less than 4, the number of rotations of the drive shaft 6 significantly increases with respect to the number of rotations of the handle arm 7, and not only does the force required to rotate the handle arm increase. , the reaction force acting on the grip 8, that is, the grip holding torque becomes large. Therefore,
The operating feeling is as if the drive shaft 6 is directly held and rotated, and the original function of the handle device, which is provided to move a heavy and large moving rack or the like with a relatively small force, is impaired. Therefore, it cannot be put into practical use unless a special reduction gear or the like is added. On the other hand, in a region where the ratio is 4 or more, the number of rotations of the drive shaft 6 is close to the number of rotations of the handle arm 7, and the reaction force acting on the grip 8 is small. Therefore, the handle arm 7 can be rotated without requiring a large holding torque to prevent the grip 8 from rotating, and the rotation of the handle arm 7 is effectively transmitted to the drive shaft 6.

Next, the reason why the ratio n is limited to a value of 40 or less will be explained. When the grip 8 is released while the handle arm 7 is being rotated, the grip 8 spins idly as described above, and gravity acts on the center of gravity of the handle arm 7, as well as the idle wheel 94 and the tip transmission wheel. 92, returns to the hanging position due to gravity acting on the grip 8, etc. At this time, the grip 8 rotates idly at an n-times increase in speed relative to the rotation of the handle arm 7. That is, when the handle arm 7 is returned by itself from, for example, the horizontal position to the hanging position, the grip 8 rotates 1/4×n times. Therefore, if this ratio n is set to a large value exceeding 40, it will take time for the handle arm 7 to self-return to the hanging position due to the rotational resistance and inertia of the grip 8. It may happen that it gets stuck or does not return to the hanging position accurately. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to make the rotating end side of the handle arm 7 heavier, but if it is too heavy, it will have a negative effect on the operability.
On the other hand, if the ratio n is set to a value of 40 or less, the handle arm 7 can be moved to the hanging position without making the tip side of the handle arm 7 so heavy that it adversely affects operability. This enables smooth self-return.

In addition, the thing of this invention is an idle wheel 9
4 is disposed near the rotating end of the handle arm 7, the gravity acting on the idle wheel 94 effectively acts as a force for returning and holding the handle arm 7 to the hanging position. Therefore,
Accordingly, there is no need to make the rotating end 72a of the handle arm 7 thick or to make the grip 8 heavy. That is, when the self-returning force of the handle arm 7 is kept constant, the overall weight can be reduced compared to the case where the idle wheel 94 is arranged near the base end transmission wheel 91.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

In this mobile rack, a plurality of rack bodies 3 each having a handle device 4 are mounted on parallel rails 2 laid on a floor 1 via running wheels 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rack main body 3 is in the form of a bookshelf with both sides 3a open in the direction of movement, and has an operation panel 3b on its front surface. A handle device 4 is provided in this operation panel 3b portion.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the handle device 4 includes a drive shaft 6 connected to the traveling wheels 5 via a sprocket 51 and a chain 52, which are transmission elements, and a shaft attached to the drive shaft 6 so as to be freely rotatable. A grip 8 is attached to the rotating end 72a of the handle arm 7 so as to be freely rotatable.
and a differential transmission mechanism 9 provided between the grip 8, the handle arm 7, and the drive shaft 6.

The drive shaft 6 is supported horizontally within the rack body 3 via a bearing 61, and one end 6 of the drive shaft 6 is supported horizontally within the rack body 3 via a bearing 61.
a is made to penetrate the operation surface panel 3b and protrude to the outside. The handle arm 7 is attached to the protruding end 6a of the drive shaft 6 so as to be freely rotatable.

The handle arm 7 includes a hollow box-shaped base end 71 in which a boss 71a is mounted on the outer periphery of the drive shaft 6 so as to be freely rotatable, and a hollow extending part 72 extending radially from the base end 71. When not restrained, due to gravity acting on its own center of gravity which is eccentric to the extending portion 72 side, gravity acting on the grip 8 attached to the rotating end 72a of the extending portion 72, etc. It is designed to be stably held in the hanging position shown in the figure. The opening 71b formed in the base end 71 of the handle arm 7 is covered with a cover (not shown).

The grip 8 has a cylindrical shape, and its shaft portion 81
is supported on the front wall portion of the rotating end 72a of the handle arm 7 so as to be freely rotatable.

The differential transmission mechanism 9 includes a protruding end 6a of the drive shaft 6.
A large-diameter timing pulley 91 that is a base transmission wheel fixed to the grip 8, a small-diameter gear 92 that is a front-end transmission wheel fixed to the shaft portion 81 of the grip 8, and the rotation of the small-diameter gear 92 is transmitted through a timing belt 93 that is a transmission band. It is equipped with a metal idle wheel 94 that transmits transmission to the large diameter timing pulley 91. The idle wheel 94 includes a large-diameter gear 95 that meshes with the small-diameter gear 91, and a small-diameter timing pulley 9 whose axis is aligned with the large-diameter gear 95.
6, and is rotatably supported near the rotation end of the handle arm 7 via a support shaft 97. In this embodiment, the large diameter timing pulley 91 has an effective diameter five times that of the small diameter timing pulley 96. Further, the large diameter gear 95 has an effective diameter twice that of the small diameter gear 91. Therefore, the rotation of the grip 8 while the handle arm 7 is stopped is transmitted to the drive shaft in the opposite direction at a ratio of 10:1.

With such a configuration, the grip 8 can freely rotate relative to the handle arm 7 when the handle is not being operated. Therefore, a pressing force acts on the rack body 3 and the running wheels 5
Even if a reverse driving force acts on the drive shaft 6 from the side, the handle arm 7 will not rotate. That is, the rotation of the drive shaft 6 is differentially distributed between the handle arm 7 and the grip 8 via the differential transmission mechanism 9, but the handle arm 7 is maintained in a hanging state due to gravity. The grip 8 is in a substantially unloaded state. In other words, even if there is some frictional resistance in the rotation of the grip 8, the grip 8 is only 10 times faster than the rotation of the drive shaft 6, so the frictional resistance will not result in a large load. There isn't. Therefore, when the drive shaft 6 rotates, the grip 8 rotates idly, and the handle arm 7 is held in the hanging position by gravity.

In addition, if the handle arm is set so that the rotation of the grip and the rotation of the drive shaft are the same when the handle arm is in a stopped state, when the handle arm is in a hanging state and the drive shaft is rotated by approximately the driving force, the handle arm will be Due to the influence of inertia, etc., there may be a transient movement that tries to follow the same direction as the drive shaft by a certain amount. On the other hand, if the rotation of the grip 8 and the rotation of the drive shaft 6 are set to be opposite to each other as in the present invention, they can be canceled out by the influence of inertia etc. inside the differential transmission mechanism 9. It becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to prevent or suppress the phenomenon that the handle arm 7 swings when the drive shaft 6 starts rotating due to the reverse driving force. Specifically, for example, from the state shown in FIG.
When the large diameter gear 95 and the small diameter timing pulley 96, which had stopped, start rotating clockwise due to the reverse driving force from the A force that attempts to rotate the handle arm 7 clockwise acts transiently on the attachment portion of the handle arm 7 to which the support shaft 97 is attached. At the same time, due to the force generated when the grip 8 and the small diameter gear 92, which had been stopped, begin to rotate against inertia and frictional resistance, the rotating portion 72a of the handle arm 7 is rotated. A force that tries to rotate it counterclockwise acts transiently. Therefore, the transient force acting on the rotating end 72a and the transient force acting on the mounting portion of the support shaft 92 act so as to cancel each other out, and the handle arm 7 temporarily moves to the drive shaft. 6 can be prevented or suppressed.

On the other hand, hold the grip 8 and
When the handle arm 7 rotates clockwise one rotation, when observed based on the coordinates set in space, the grip 8 does not rotate, the handle arm 7 rotates one rotation clockwise, and the drive shaft 6 rotates clockwise. This results in a 1+1/10 rotation in the rotational direction. Similarly, when the grip 8 is gripped and the handle arm 7 is operated counterclockwise by one rotation, the drive shaft 6 is rotated counterclockwise by 1+1/10. Therefore, by gripping the grip 8 and rotating the handle arm 7 in a desired direction, the running wheels 5 are driven and the rack body 3 is moved in the desired direction. In this case, the grip holding torque required to prevent the grip 8 from rotating is only 1/10 of the torque _T1 required when directly gripping and rotating the drive shaft 6.
The handle can be operated without any problems such as the grip 8 spinning idle in the hand.

In this state, if you stop the operation and release your hand from the grip 8, the handle arm 7 of this grip 8
The load that restrains rotation on the axis disappears. Therefore, no matter what rotational state the drive shaft 6 is in, no restraining force acts on the handle arm 7. As a result, the handle arm 7 self-returns to the hanging position due to gravity. At that time, the grip 8 rotates idly to absorb the difference in rotation between the drive shaft 6 and the handle arm 7. In this embodiment, when the drive shaft 6 is stopped and the handle arm 7 is rotated 90 degrees from a horizontal position to a horizontal position for self-return, the grip 8 is 90/360＝
This will result in 2.5 spins. Therefore, with such a device, no matter what position the handlebar operation is stopped, the restraint of the handlebar arm 7 will be reliably released, and the handlebar arm 7 will be smoothly brought to the hanging position. It is possible to recover by yourself.

Particularly, since the idle wheel 94 consisting of the large-diameter gear 95 and the small-diameter timing pulley 96 is disposed near the rotating end 72a of the handle arm 7, this idle wheel 94
The gravitational force acting on the handle arm 7 effectively acts as a force urging the handle arm 7 to the hanging position.
Therefore, it is possible to ensure sufficient self-returning force of the handle arm 7 to the hanging position without making the rotating end 72a of the handle arm 7 thick or making the grip 8 heavy. can. Therefore, the handle device as a whole is
Weight reduction can be achieved.

Note that the shape of the handle arm and grip is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Further, the idle wheel is not limited to a combination of a gear and a timing pulley, and the transmission band may be a chain, a V-belt, or the like.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, when the handle arm is rotated by gripping the grip, the rotational force in any direction can be reliably transmitted to the running wheels via the drive shaft. However, when the grip is released and the rotation operation is stopped, even if a reverse driving force is applied to the drive shaft from the traveling wheel side, the handle arm is no longer driven by that force.
Furthermore, when the grip is released, the handle arm automatically returns to the hanging position due to gravity,
Even when the drive shaft rotates, the handle arm rarely moves to follow it. In addition, since there is no place where the power is interrupted or interrupted by engaging or disengaging the claw or wedge member, the above-mentioned functions can be carried out smoothly. Moreover, the rotation of the grip when the handle arm is stopped is 4:1 to 40:1 to the drive shaft.
Since it is set to be transmitted at a rate of
There is no need for the holding torque of the grip to become excessive, or for the rotating end side of the handle arm to be so heavy as to adversely affect operation. This eliminates the problem of the handle arms of the driven rack bodies rotating on their own axis and causing harm to people nearby, and the problem of the handle arms of stationary rack bodies being uneven and unsightly, which impairs operability. An excellent effect can be obtained in that the problem can be easily and effectively resolved.

Furthermore, in the present invention, since the idle wheel is disposed near the rotating end of the handle arm, the rotating end of the handle arm does not have to be thick or the grip has to be heavy. A sufficient self-returning force to the hanging position can be applied to the handle arm. Therefore, it is possible to save materials while maintaining the desired performance, and the overall weight can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory diagram for clearly showing the configuration of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an operational explanatory diagram showing the operation of the present invention. Figures 3 to 5 show one embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 3 being an overall front view, Figure 4 being a front view showing an enlarged main part, and Figure 5 being a sectional view of the same side. . 4... Handle device, 5... Running wheel, 6...
Drive shaft, 7... Handle arm, 72a... Rotating end, 8... Grip, 51... Transmission element (sprocket), 52... Transmission element (chain), 91...
...Base end transmission wheel (large diameter timing pulley),
92... Tip transmission wheel (small diameter gear), 93...
...Transmission band (timing belt), 94...Idle wheel, 95...Large diameter gear, 96...Small diameter timing pulley.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A drive shaft connected to the running wheel via a transmission element, a handle arm mounted to the drive shaft so that it can freely rotate so that it can hang down due to gravity when not restrained, and a rotating end of the handle arm. A grip attached to the handle arm such that it can freely rotate; a base transmission wheel fixed to the drive shaft; a distal transmission wheel fixed to the shaft of the grip; and a distal transmission wheel disposed near the rotating end of the handle arm. and an idle wheel that transmits the rotation of the handle arm to the proximal transmission wheel via a transmission band, and the rotation of the grip when the handle arm is stopped is controlled by a ratio of n:1 to the drive shaft. Ratio (however, 4
A handle device such as a moving rack, characterized in that the transmission ratio and transmission direction from the distal end wheel to the proximal transmission wheel are set so that transmission can be performed in the opposite direction with n ≦ 40).