CN101031223A - Method and apparatus for movable structure having alternative accessible sides - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a structure having a moving object are disclosed in the present application. The structure, in one embodiment, includes an object and a outside structure. A first side of outside structure is situated at a substantially fixed distance from a second side of outside structure. The structure further includes two links wherein a first end of a first link is coupled to the first side of outside structure and a second end of first link is coupled to the object. Also, a first end of a second link is coupled to the second side of outside structure and a second end of second link is coupled to the object. The object is capable of performing a rotaxially movement in response to the first and second links(When the object performing a rotaxially movement around the axes, the axes is also move along a preconcerted track. ).

Description

Be used to have the method and apparatus of the movable structure of alternately approaching all sides

Priority

According to 35U.S.C.119 (e) and 37C.F.R.1.78, the application requires the inventor is William JeffersonStone III, enjoys priority in the temporary patent application that on June 24th, 2003 submitted to, application number is 60/482,048, name is called " Rotatable Storagewith Alternatively Accessible Sides ".

The field of the invention

The present invention generally relates to the rotatable memory structure thing that is used to support, keep and protect article, more particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of storage cabinet that can be conversely.

Background of the present invention

Typical structure thing such as cabinet, furniture can comprise one or several rotating unit, and for example a cabinet can have a rotating disk the rotating disk on dining table.Be designed into complicated high precision apparatus from the cabinet class formation, this rotating unit is widely used always.With regard to the rotatable unit in the works of selling on being used in market, many structural shapes of Gong choosing are arranged now.

Many storage cabinets known in the prior art can rotate around an axis.For example, the storage cabinet that discloses in the United States Patent (USP) 6,237,531 (calendar year 2001) of Scheffer is to be placed on the end face of desk and can to rotate around an axis.By rotating this storage cabinet around axis, people alternately taking and placing at the article of the not homonymy of storage cabinet.In the various lists of references, for example people's such as the United States Patent (USP) 5,651,595 of people's such as Molander United States Patent (USP) 4,610,492, Willis and Weisburn United States Patent (USP) 5,487,599 has also been described some other examples with similar project organization.

These conventional project organizations have many shortcomings.For example, first shortcoming is a wasting space, because these conventional project organizations require around the rotating cabinet enough spaces are arranged, so that it can rotate around an axis.The space waste of the front of this storage cabinet generally can be regarded temporary transient waste as, because this space only is to be taken by it when storage cabinet rotates.But, when the space is that is exactly really not used when staying the storage cabinet back.The space waste of cabinet back generally can be thought nonvolatil waste, because such space can not get actual utilization or claims interim compensation or claim XXX.This nonvolatil waste in space shows in the project organization of various routines, for example in those project organizations that the United States Patent (USP) 6,237,531 (calendar year 2001) of people's such as Molander United States Patent (USP) 4,610,492 (1986) and Scheffer is disclosed.

The another kind of conventional project organization that is used to make the cabinet in works to rotate is the rotation of adopting non-obstacle.In order to realize the non-obstacle rotation of a cabinet or cabinet, must permanently move away wall or other works to it.The shortcoming of this project organization is the space of waste cabinet front.If the space is very valuable, the space waste of this form will become serious problem.

Second shortcoming of the project organization that some is conventional is to lack comprehensively near the path.Conventional project organization provides unique accessibility generally can only for a side of storage cabinet, and other side of storage cabinet can't be approaching.During alternately near the not ipsilateral of storage cabinet, this is inapplicable at needs.Some examples of this situation are such storage cabinets, and the side in its each side is used for jewelry or expensive collectibles, and opposite side is used to store article such as gun.In order to address this problem, conventional project organization provides some structure, comprises special encapsulation box and shielding, those structures described in people's such as Molander United States Patent (USP) 4,610,492 (1986).But, provide special encapsulation box and/or shielding as solution, normally unpractiaca from convenient and cost, for example, when storage cabinet is used to deposit sizable article (books, television set or the like), be exactly like this.

A problem relevant with various project organizations above-mentioned is security.For example, if leave the weight that the weight of the article in the cabinet surpasses cabinet itself in, Cheng Zai cabinet may become very heavy and rotates very heavyly so, also may produce safety problem, because if its top is gone up and do not had support, it also may be toppled over.But, provide support the complexity and the bulkiness that may increase this project organization from the top, and also may increase the totle drilling cost of this storage cabinet.

As mentioned above, the problem of these conventional project organizations is wasting spaces.With regard to the bookcase of depositing the side that the approaching article of depositing of two confessions are arranged, the waste in space is clearly in the rotatable project organization of routine.In order to solve the problem of space waste, a kind of known solution is that employing comprises the permanent waste problem of the camming of cam-follower and cam chute with the space of the shelf back in the solution cabinet, described in the United States Patent (USP) 4,124,262 (1978) of Schill.

The camming that is disclosed can reduce to rotate needed exceptional space.In other words, adopt the camming that is disclosed, the rotation of the rotatable shelf in the cabinet does not need big space.When needs rotated, the middle body that can make shelf moved forward on the cam-follower of the centering of sliding in two (one atop one in the bottom) horizontal concrete chute at shell.The a pair of follower of opposite both sides that is installed in rotating shelf is shelf side directed to opposite opposite side from fixing shell.Can correctly carry out for this rotation, the chute on the shell must be very accurate.

Even camming can reduce space waste problem, it also can produce new problem.For example, a problem relevant with camming is cabinet weight load is inhomogeneous.Camming is carried in shelf on the center cams follower of bottom together with the total weight of putting article thereon.Except that support shelf in rotation, bottom centre's cam-follower also guide himself transversely chute skid off shell.This versatility of bottom centre's cam-follower will reduce the reliability and the service life of cabinet.

Another problem relevant with the camming that is disclosed is the motion independently of each other in guide groove of upper and lower cam-follower.Without any the thing that can guarantee that they are synchronized with the movement.Just the opposite, a cam always tends to move sooner than another cam.This phenomenon occurs two reasons are arranged.One, the uneven distribution of the weight of the article in the cabinet; Its two, the people who rotates shelf pushes away shelf inhomogeneous or draws.Independently moving mutually of two cam-followers may make cam-follower stuck in guide groove.Even not stuck, also can cause the heavy wear of guidance system, this will shorten the service life of cabinet.

Except that adopting the bottom-boot system, also adopt the conventional design structure have in order to the camming of the top guidance system that supports the cabinet, for example United States Patent (USP) 4,124,262 described the sort of structures, increased the complexity of shelf project organization when being used for light load in the cabinet, the support on the top seems need not.

Another problem of the project organization of camming is that it is relevant with yardstick.Size in the cabinet is the degree of depth not quite but when very wide, for the rotation of shelf need reach the center cams follower of cabinet outside the cabinet shell.For this reason, need dynamically prolong the guide groove of shell with telescopic guiding piece, this will seriously increase the complexity of cabinet project organization.And,, consider that from its reliability and security this is unpractiaca especially for the very heavy dark but not wide cabinet of carrying.

United States Patent (USP) 4,124, Fig. 1 of 262 also shows the space that waste is also arranged in the left and right sides in cabinet.In order to compensate this waste to a certain degree, the left and right sides of shelf be made into columniform.This project organization makes the space can not put together two or more cabinets adjacent to each other mutually and not have to waste.When the user has not only a cabinet, wasting space for convenience and not, they are side by side discharged is favourable, but also can save the gross space that all cabinets take.

So, need exploitation to have the cabinet of each alternately approaching side, do not need to stay very big space just can be convenient to from its different side around this cabinet near it, have and to prevent that approaching should be certain feasible way of that side that can not be approaching in regulation constantly, structure is strong, the load that the frame for movement carrying of low wearing and tearing reliably that can be not stuck when rotating is heavy and when being used to carry light load project organization simple and cost of manufacture is cheap.

Summary of the present invention

The present invention includes a compound motion linkage, this linkage allows an object to leave the place that it takies with an orientation motion and then gets back to same place with a different orientation again.Preferably, described object is a supporting structure thing with at least two optionally approaching sides.In a preferred embodiment, described object is supported by a pair of synchronous compound motion linkage.The purpose of various aspects of the present invention is described below.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcoming of prior art, purpose of the present invention comprises the rotating storage cabinet that a kind of improvement is provided, and it is used in fact feasible or needs alternately near the application scenario of the not ipsilateral in cabinet.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of storage cabinet of saving its occupation space.Except that the space around saving storage cabinet, the project organization of this storage cabinet should be able to make and can make things convenient for and easily alternately near its ipsilateral not.

A further object of the present invention is that make it should not being provided with by one or several approaching side in sometime of this cabinet can not be by approaching restriction.This should be able to save ground and accomplish with simple project organization.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of storage cabinet that can be used for depositing the weight such as books, gun, electronic equipment.

A further object of the present invention provides that a kind of project organization is simple, low cost of manufacture, can be used for depositing the storage cabinet of the light thing such as CD disc, DVD disc, stamp-album.

In one embodiment, a kind of have each alternately approaching side, can comprise a memory structure thing that is used to place at least one article by storage cabinet conversely.Be used to keep the device of memory structure thing to comprise a quadric chain, wherein three connecting rods connect in regular turn.These three connecting rods that connect in regular turn are two outer ends that are connected in the position that being in of the 4th connecting rod leave rotationally far away.The 4th connecting rod is fixed basically.Intermediate connecting rod in three connecting rods that connect in regular turn is the part of storage cabinet, changes the orientation to allow the memory structure thing with respect to the 4th fixing connecting rod, so as can be alternately near each side of storage cabinet.

Other characteristics of the present invention and advantage will display in detailed description, accompanying drawing and accompanying Claim.

Brief Description Of Drawings

From detailed description of the present invention given below and from the accompanying drawing of various embodiments of the present invention, can more fully understand the present invention, still, these embodiment understand in order to explain and to be convenient to, and can not be limited to these specific embodiments to the present invention.

Figure 1A-1M is expression some figure according to the memory structure thing of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Fig. 2-the 3rd is according to the figure of memory structure thing one embodiment of the present of invention, that depositing different article;

Fig. 4 a-4D is that expression is according to figure one embodiment of the present of invention, that be installed in the slight small item product memory structure thing on the desk;

Fig. 5 A-5E is the figure that is used for according to a compound motion linkage of the memory structure thing of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Fig. 6 A-6E is the schematic diagram of expression according to the action of the memory structure thing of one embodiment of the present of invention, and all couplings of its quadric chain have been moved on fixing plate backward;

Fig. 7 A-7E is the schematic diagram according to the action of the memory structure thing of one embodiment of the present of invention, and all couplings of its quadric chain are in all bights of the diagonal of fixing plate;

Fig. 8 A-8E is the schematic diagram according to the action of the memory structure thing of one embodiment of the present of invention, all couplings of its quadric chain are in all bights of the diagonal of fixing plate, and this memory structure thing can replace between two approaching positions rotatable 90 °;

Fig. 9 A-9B is expression with figure represented among Fig. 8 A-8E, that project organization rotate (rotaxial movement) around self axis that moves is installed in the memory structure thing on the desk;

Figure 10 A-10C is the figure of expression according to a memory structure thing of one embodiment of the present of invention, and it can replace between each approaching position around each horizontal axis moves;

Figure 11 A-11D is the figure of expression according to the application of four rectangle memory structure things of one embodiment of the present of invention, and they side by side are installed on the square fixing plate;

Figure 12 A-12D is the figure of expression according to a wheel system of one embodiment of the present of invention;

Figure 13 A-13C is the figure of expression according to one of one embodiment of the present of invention best assembly parts; And

Figure 14 is a picture group, and their expressions are being rotated around self axis that moves according to the rotatable cabinet of one embodiment of the present of invention.

The detailed description of the embodiment of the invention

In the following description,, many concrete details have been provided, so that thoroughly understand the present invention for the purpose of explaining.But clearly, for those skilled in the art that, putting into practice the present invention is not need these concrete details.In other certain situation, well-known mechanical device, circuit and various device are only represented with the block diagram form, in order to avoid make the present invention become obscure.

In the explanation of following each embodiment, roughly the same part is adopted identical label.And,, should be appreciated that although the word such as end face, bottom surface and side can be used for entire description, represent that with these word in orientation only is for the ease of explanation the present invention, and, according to the application scenario, end face may be side or bottom surface, and vice versa.

In this application, disclosed a device that is used to have the storage cabinet system 100 that one of a rotating cabinet 102 can be conversely.In one embodiment, this can storage cabinet system 100 conversely comprise a cabinet 102 and a framework 200.The distance that one almost fixed is arranged between one first side of this framework and one second side.Can storage cabinet system 100 conversely also comprise two connecting rods 304 and 308, wherein first end of a first connecting rod 304 is connected in first side of framework 200, and second end of this first connecting rod is connected in cabinet 102.And first end of a second connecting rod 308 is connected in second side of framework 200, and second end of this second connecting rod 308 is connected in cabinet 102.Cabinet 102 can be done the motion of rotating around self axis that moves along with the motion of first connecting rod 304 and second connecting rod 308.

Figure 1A-1M is the figure of expression according to the project organization of works one embodiment of the present of invention, that have a movable cabinet.Among the embodiment that Figure 1A represents, the works that has a movable cabinet comprise one can be conversely storage cabinet system 100, and this system comprises for a movable cabinet 102 of depositing article.The linkage 400 (can see the most clearly) at the linkage 300 (can see the most clearly) of the bottom of can storage cabinet system 100 conversely also comprise an external structure thing 200, rotating and the top of rotating around self axis that moves around self axis that moves from Fig. 1 C from Fig. 1 C.

Please see Figure 1A, in this embodiment, movable cabinet 102 comprises that one first can be near side 121 (not shown), a base plate 104, a top board 106 and sidewall 108 and 110 near side 111, one second.In this embodiment, this first can be bookcases near side 111, and it comprises all shelves 112 that are used to deposit article 114.As shown in this specific example, these article 114 are many books.Bookcase 111 also comprise can see, in the vertical walls 116 of books back.Vertical walls 116 together with sidewall 108 and 110 and top board 104 and base plate 106 are strength members of bookcase 111.

In one embodiment, each shelf 112 is adjustable and constitutes shelving system.This shelving system helps to provide comprehensive support to movable cabinet 102.Different shelves is arranged or configuration provides different supports can for bookcase 111.Adjustable each shelf can provide flexibility, makes to arrange each shelf 112 according to specific needs.In one embodiment, movable cabinet 102 is separated into can be for alternately approaching first can be near side 121 near side 111 and second for vertical walls 116.

External structure thing 200 provides support structure for movable cabinet 102.External structure thing 200 comprises a fixing top board 210, a base plate 202 and two vertical supporting members 204 and 206.In this embodiment, external structure thing 200 is to be fixed in a wall 212 by two angle bar 214 and 216.

Figure 1B depicts movable cabinet 102 and has been moved from the position at its original place.Can see the various piece of the linkage 400 at top, also illustrate in greater detail the linkage 400 at this top below with reference to Fig. 1 F.

Fig. 1 C and 1D express second of movable cabinet 102 can be near side 121, and in this embodiment, this side is a cover recreation center equipment.Shown in Fig. 1 C, 1D and 1E, second of movable cabinet 102 can comprise all shelves 118, article 120 (television set), stereo component system 122, CD disc 124 racks and tape 126 shelves near side 121.These article 114,120,122,124 and 126 all represent for explanation, the second different shelf configuration that can be useful on maintenance, deposit or protect near side 121 and place different article.Other article for example can comprise drinks, jewelry, seal, pistol and rifle.

The embodiment in one recreation center comprises the shutter 103 and 132 of glass, and they preferably use hinged, shown in Fig. 1 C, 1D and 1E.If be ready, first can also can be provided with such glass protection door 130 and 132 near side 111.For can be, can on glass protection door 130 and 132, install and with key or need not lock 134 (seeing Fig. 1 C, 1E and 2) with key safely near the article in this recreation center.

From Fig. 1 C as can be seen, in one embodiment, shelf comprises all filler rods 140, and they can prevent that the article deposited are in violent, unexpected or landing from the shelf in the rotation process fast.

Represent very clearly among Fig. 1 F, the external structure thing 200 of this embodiment provides support and is also supporting the linkage 300 and 400 that rotates around self axis that moves for movable cabinet 102.In this embodiment, external structure thing 200 comprises fixing base plate 202, fixing top board 210 (seeing Figure 1A) and the vertical supporting member 204 and 206 that lays respectively at the left side and the right side of external structure thing 200.Base plate 202 preferably is placed on the floor in room.Vertical supporting member 204 and 206 lower end are firmly attached to base plate 202, and their upper end is firmly attached to fixing top board 210.All these four members constitute strong external structure thing 200.When the article that carrying weighs, need a strong external structure thing 200.In order to increase vertical stability, can be fixed to top board 210 usefulness angle bar 214 and 216 on the wall 212 of storage cabinet system 100 place environment that can be conversely.In another embodiment, the application scenario very heavy to carrying can be directly fixed on concrete floor to vertical supporting member 204 and 206.In another embodiment, can be fixed in ceiling or roof to vertical supporting member 204 and 206.In some application scenario, may need to cancel base plate 202 and top board 210 and vertical supporting member is directly connected in the floor or the ceiling of storage cabinet system 100 place environment that can be conversely.

1F with the aid of pictures back can storage cabinet system 100 conversely also comprises the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves and the linkage 400 at the top of rotating around self axis that moves.According to the application scenario and the load weight of movable cabinet 102, the linkage 400 at the top of rotating around self axis that moves may be unnecessary.

The linkage that should rotate around self axis that moves comprises can be realized rotating a plurality of connecting rods of the aggregate motion of an i.e. rotational motion and a transverse motion around self axis that moves.Preferably, the linkage that rotates around self axis that moves is to be configured to allow cabinet to leave the old place with first orientation then can get back to the old place with different orientation.Preferably, the linkage that rotates around self axis that moves comprises a first connecting rod 304 and a second connecting rod 308.The first connecting rod 304 of the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves and the outer end of second connecting rod 308 are connected in base plate 202 rotationally.Preferably, each side of base plate 202 has a high edge strip that rises, and first connecting rod 304 and second connecting rod 308 are connected in this two edge strips rotationally by first and second bearing pins 310 and 312 respectively.First and second connecting rods 304 and the inner of 308 are connected in plate 306 rotationally by third and fourth bearing pin 314 and 316 respectively.In this embodiment, plate 306 usefulness bolts preferably are connected in the base plate 104 of movable cabinet 102.First and second connecting rods 304 with 308 and plate 306 be connected in regular turn and constitute one three link motion leverage.This three connecting rods leverage constitutes the preferable linkage 300 of realizing the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves with fixing base plate 202.The inner of first and second connecting rods also preferably is connected in a low CONTACT WITH FRICTION device rotationally, such as the wheel, roller, slide block or the castor that are connected between each connecting rod and the base plate.This low CONTACT WITH FRICTION device also can comprise the inner that low-friction material is used for base plate and each connecting rod or the low-friction material piece is fixed in each connecting rod simply.The edge strip that available height rises is raised first and second connecting rods to reserve the space that low CONTACT WITH FRICTION device needs.This preferred embodiment is hanged down the CONTACT WITH FRICTION device with wheel 350 and 352 conducts.

According to the application scenario, can cancel plate 306 and can be directly connected in base plate 104 to first and second connecting rods 304 and 308.Be directly connected among the embodiment of base plate 104 at first and second connecting rods 304 and 308, first and second connecting rods 304 and 308, base plate 104 and base plate 202 constitute the linkage that rotates around self axis that moves.In the Another Application occasion, can be connected in the floor to the outer end of two connecting rods rotationally and constitute the linkage that rotates around self axis that moves.In above-mentioned back one embodiment, should between floor and each connecting rod, spacer ring be set, to reserve the low needed distance of CONTACT WITH FRICTION device.

The linkage 400 at the top of rotating around self axis that moves is preferably between external structure thing 200 and movable cabinet 102.In one embodiment, the linkage 400 at the top of rotating around self axis that moves is configured to be substantially similar to the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves.The linkage 400 at the top of rotating around self axis that moves provides top braces for movable cabinet 102.The outer end of top first and top second connecting rod 404 and 408 is connected in vertical supporting member 204 and 206 rotationally by bearing pin 410 and 412 respectively.Connecting rod 404 and the inner of 406 preferably are connected in plate 406 by bearing pin 414 and 416 respectively.In one embodiment, plate 406 is with the top board 106 (see Figure 1A and 1B) of bolted in movable cabinet 102.With described the same at the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves, connecting rod 404 with 408 and plate 406 be connected in regular turn and constitute one three connecting rod leverage.The same with the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves, have and variously can realize the desirable embodiment that rotates around mobile self axis.The linkage 400 at the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves and the top of rotating around self axis that moves constitutes the device that keeps and support movable cabinet 102 with external structure thing 200, and provides a predetermined path for its transient motion from an orientation to another orientation.

In one embodiment, the linkage 400 at the top of rotating around self axis that moves is configured to be similar to the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves.Like this, the length with the connecting rod of the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves is identical basically for the length of the connecting rod of the linkage 400 at the top of rotating around self axis that moves.Just because of this, the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves is positioned on the identical axis with each bearing pin of the linkage 400 at the top of rotating around self axis that moves, and this makes that the rotation of movable cabinet 102 can be not stuck.

In this present preferred embodiment, the linkage 400 at the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves and the top of rotating around self axis that moves is connected to each other and constitutes a synchronous linkage that rotates around self axis that moves.This is convenient to the motion of movable cabinet 102, and helps to constitute memory structure thing firm, that can hold quite heavy loading, can be conversely.The synchronous linkage that rotates around self axis that moves preferably comprises interconnected two linkages that rotate around self axis that moves, and its connected mode makes win bottom linkage rod and first top links synchronously rotate and to streak the camber line of same length around they outer ends separately.Similarly, the camber line of same length synchronously be rotated and be streaked to second bottom linkage rod and second top links can around they outer ends separately.In this preferred embodiment, two linkages that rotate around self axis that moves are connected to each other with antitorque excellent part (a torsion bar) 430.Preferably, one end of this antitorque excellent part 430 is connected in bottom first connecting rod 304 with its bearing pin 310, and the other end of antitorque excellent part 430 is connected in top first connecting rod 404 with its bearing pin 410, thereby forms the rigid attachment between bottom first connecting rod 304 and the top first connecting rod 404.Partly because this rigid attachment, connecting rod 304 and 404 can be rotated synchronously and reduced stuck possibility.Making stuck possibility be reduced to minimum is of the present invention being superior to as United States Patent (USP) 4,124, an advantage of the rotatable cabinet project organization of 262 described routines.Another advantage that adopts vertical antitorque excellent part 430 is the security that can improve storage cabinet system 100 that can be conversely, because it has reduced the possibility of toppling over.

In order to gain in strength, can adopt the fully synchronous linkage that rotates around self axis that moves.The fully synchronous linkage that rotates around self axis that moves can comprise one between top second connecting rod and bottom second connecting rod, have a rigidly connected linkage that rotates around self axis that moves.This being rigidly connected preferably reaches like this, increase by one second antitorque excellent part 440 exactly and an end of this antitorque excellent part 440 is connected in bottom second connecting rod 308 with bearing pin 312 and simultaneously its other end is connected in top second connecting rod 408 with bearing pin 412, thereby form being rigidly connected between the connecting rod 408 and 308.This second antitorque excellent part 440 can increase the intensity of storage cabinet system 100 that can be conversely, and in antitorque excellent part 430 further reduces to move stuck possibility.

Fig. 1 G and 1H express according to wheel 350 of one embodiment of the present of invention and 352 preferable design feature.Please see Figure 1G and 1H, wheel 350 is connected in the linkage 300 of the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves.They are connected in bottom first and second connecting rods 304 of this linkage that rotates around self axis that moves and the inner of 308.When movable cabinet 102 rotates and when being in the fixed position, wheel 350 and 352 is supporting the weight and the loading of movable cabinet 102.The weight and the loading of movable cabinet 102 are delivered to base plate 202 by wheel 350 and 352.Because be subjected to the constraint of each connecting rod of bottom, wheel 350 rolls across camber line with 352 on base plate 202. Wheel 350 and 352 among this embodiment is connected in connecting rod 304 and 308 un-rotatably.Should be noted that: but these wheels also connect rotationally.But Ke Zhuandong syndeton simplified design structure not.Base plate 202 preferably has smooth surface along the inswept cambered surface of the rotation of each connecting rod, so that the rotating around self axis that moves very swimmingly of movable cabinet 102.

Fig. 1 I depicts an embodiment, and it is included in the data-interface or the connection of electricity, voice or other pattern of 102 li of movable cabinets.Preferably, but this is to reach by the second connecting rod 408 that the cable 250 of a transmission of electric signals, voice signal, cable TV signal or other data-signal is connected in the top.For example, cable 250 can be used for the electrical power and the signal of telecommunication from the outside of storage cabinet system 100 that can be conversely are transported to each article along connecting rod 408, such as television set 120, stereo component system 122, electric light 138 or the like.In a preferred embodiment, cable 250 at each fixing point around an enough big back-shaped circle, so that do not hinder the motion of top second connecting rod 408.Although can be used in addition carrying out this form connection other cable type of attachment and may be utilized certainly, but can improve the service life of cable with the connection of back-shaped cast formula, because the present invention allows movable cabinet 102 alternately to change the orientation, and motion is no more than 360 °.In another embodiment, cable 250 can be passed for 440 li from hollow connecting rod 408 or antitorque excellent part.

Fig. 1 J and 1K depict according to of the present invention can storage cabinet system 100 conversely have a latch fitting 136.This latch fitting 136 is fixed in frame wall 116.It has the wedge shape lock dog 146 that locking bolt 144 and spring head on.When a lock was locked, locking bolt and lock dog entered in the hole on the vertical member 206 of external structure thing 200.The purpose that latch fitting 136 is set is the fixed position of guaranteeing framework, prevents unexpected motion.In one embodiment, latch fitting 136 can be locked, to prevent the cabinet from being rotated without authorization without authorization near the opposite side in cabinet.In one embodiment, movable cabinet 102 has the handle 240 on the one side, so that rotate it.

Fig. 1 L expresses according to of the present invention can storage cabinet system 100 conversely have a control system 1019.Electric system and the mechanical device rotation of controlling rotating cabinet of this control system by comprising motor.Drive motor 260 usefulness hinges 262 are installed in the top of vertical member 206.The grafting expansion link 264 of square-section and 266 is delivered to the rotation of motor one worm screw 268 and then is delivered to a worm gear 270.This worm screw 268 and this worm gear 270 have the ball bearing 274 and 276 that is positioned in the transmission case, but transmission case not expression in Fig. 1 L.The output shaft of worm gear is connected in the top board 106 of storage cabinet.The rotation of motor rotates storage cabinet by described transmission mechanism.Storage location with respect to the change of external structure thing 200 by expansion link 264 and 266 and hinge 262 compensate.

Fig. 1 M and 1N express the works that an additional compartment 170 is arranged according to of the present invention.In this embodiment, many vertical walls 116 that are installed in 102 li of movable cabinets.This second vertical walls 116 is mounted to first vertical walls a little distance.As shown in Fig. 1 M, an opening on sidewall 110 is arranged on the right side of this storage cabinet wall.So formed additional " secret " compartment 170 in storage cabinet, it can have many application, such as depositing map and pattern.Fig. 1 N represents to have launched fully from ground Figure 180 that 170 lira of compartments go out.

In use, the movable cabinet of representing among Figure 1A 102 is positioned to the one side and opens wide, and is convenient to approaching.This side-sway is being put books.In most of times, cabinet is to be in one of its each fixed position or orientation, and one of two major opposing side opens wide, so that approaching.In one embodiment, the shutter 130 of storage cabinet and some modification of 132 should not locked, so that near " opening wide " side.Figure 1A also expresses opposite side movable cabinet 102, that face wall 210, so this side is maccessiable.

For the opposite side near movable cabinet 102, if latch fitting 136 is keyeds, operation should be from opening latch fitting 136.Use leader 240 wherein that the cabinet framework is pulled away from wall 210 then.Because bearing pin 314 and 316 is parts of external structure thing 200, can infer how about cabinet moves from the direction of motion of seeing these two bearing pins clearly.The bearing pin 314 and 316 the direction of motion are perpendicular to their connecting rod itself.In original position, connecting rod 304 and 308 is parallel, so are rectilinear motions and not rotating in the motion of the movable cabinet 102 of starting point.Movable cabinet 102 is hauled leaves wall 212, and there is a little angle one of left and right sides.Each crossover position that storage cabinet rotates is shown in Figure 1B-1D.Fig. 1 E expresses and is placed in and first second normal place that side, come-at-able article near side thereof opposite.This second side is expressed as the article relevant with TV and stereophonic sound system.If desired, can lock latch fitting 136.

Fig. 2 express according to of the present invention have different deposit article can be conversely storage cabinet system 100.Fig. 2 expresses and can be used for collection or protection collectibles 152 and 154 by memory structure thing 100 conversely, such as various knives and coin.Retainer 160 is held in place each knife and coin.Second side of memory structure thing 100 is used to deposit books.On one of all shelves of cabinet, one or several electric light 138 can be set, turn on light when needing and illuminate.In order to prevent article landing from the movable cabinet 102, can set up the member such as retainer 160, article are mounted on one of each come-at-able side more firmly.Except that represented retainer, also available grid, clip, carriage, hook, locking piece or the like.

Fig. 3 expresses the works of depositing different article according to of the present invention.Fig. 3 expresses protection gun 156 and 158, and wherein gun 156 and 158 are held frame 142 and remain in movable cabinet 102.

Fig. 4 A-4D express according to one embodiment of the present of invention, have the slight small item product storage cabinet 1106 that is installed on the estrade 1202 and a works 1300 of 1116.Fig. 4 A expresses the project organization of two slight small item product storage cabinets 1106 and 1116, and they are represented as and are in two alternate positions.Two little difference are arranged in their universal component.In one embodiment, lack than the size of base plate 1104 by the length of 1312 the 4th stationary links limiting of distance from joint 1310 to joint. Stationary links 1310 and 1312 length allow in the outside of storage cabinet framework to couple together (1304 are connected in 1404 and 1308 is connected in 1408) with top outside connecting rod following with simple straight antitorque excellent part than base plate 1104 big these characteristics.

Second difference that is shown between the universal component of each implementation method of Fig. 4 A and Figure 1A-E is such: in Fig. 4 A-4D, a come-at-able side is expressed as has all shelves, and that second opposite come-at-able side is expressed as is empty, does not have shelf.This side can be used for pasting the simple article of extension, such as stamp, calendar, affairs memorandum, perhaps, just it is used as blackboard or screen or the like.If desired, also can there be the accommodated position that more launches second come-at-able side.They can be according to the article that will put and difference.

Among Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 all general parts be given identical label.Storage cabinet 1106 on the right of Fig. 4 A expresses is in first start bit to be put, and has the label of indicating come-at-able " open " printed words on the side.The storage cabinet 1116 on the left side is expressed as storage cabinet 1106 with respect to the right and has rotated 180 ° and be in opposite position.Have that side of label " open " to be closed facing to squab panel 1212, two storage cabinets 1102 all are installed on the external structure thing of simplification, and in this embodiment, the external structure thing is the top board 1202 of desk or workbench.Squab panel 1212 is optional parts.

The exploded perspective view of Fig. 4 B presentation graphs 4A can be seen all parts of the linkage 1300 that rotates around self axis that moves of bottom.This mechanism of two storage cabinets is identical, is in alternate positions but be expressed as, corresponding at opposite locational two storage cabinets.

Fig. 4 C expresses the exploded perspective view of works 1320 when two storage cabinets are in the position opposite with 4B with Fig. 4 A.Fig. 4 D expresses the section of the linkage 1300 that rotates around self axis that moves of bottom by connecting rod 1308.This profile is expressed all connecting rods and they to fixing seat board 1202 and to the standard design structure that is articulated and connected of movable connecting rod 1104, and wherein the base plate of it and storage cabinet 1102 is in synchronization.Joint 1312 and 1316 among this embodiment is configured to roughly the same.In order to simplify this example, joint 1312 and 1316 is expressed as does not have special rolling bearing.Joint 1312 and 1316 usefulness metals are made.Connecting rod 1308 is to make with the plastics with good frictional behaviour, so that two joints 1312 and 1316 have good frictional behaviour.Owing to make with plastics, connecting rod 1308 also will have good frictional behaviour when it slides on the surface of fixing plate 1202 or base plate 1104.In another optional structure, each joint and connecting rod can be used the metal manufacturing, and load onto bearing between them.In order to improve the slip between each connecting rod and plate 1202 and 1104, can be coated with the fiber or the felt of good friction performance on the slidingsurface of each connecting rod.

Fig. 5 A-5E, 6A-6E, 7A-7E and 8A-8E express the example according to the variation of several different geometry aspect of the present invention, as to be used to realize the push and pull system of rotating around self axis that moves.And these figure can show the operation principle of these implementation methods.In order to simplify the displaying of operation principle of the present invention, only expressed the base plate 104 of rotatable storage cabinet.Among Figure 1A all motions of represented base plate 104 will represent disclosed can be conversely storage cabinet with respect to all motions of fixing base plate 202.

The base plate 104 that Fig. 5 A depicts storage cabinet system 100 that can be conversely is connected in connecting rod 304 and 308 by swivel joint 314 and 316 respectively at B point and C point.Connecting rod 304 and 308 outer end are connected in fixing base plate 202 by swivel joint 310 and 312 respectively.In theory of mechanisms in theory, can regard fixing base plate 202 as fixing connecting rod AD.Three connecting rod AB, BC are the movable parts that is connected in regular turn of this mechanism with CD, and the base plate 104 of storage cabinet that wherein can be conversely can regard that label is 306 intermediate connecting rod BC as.Movable three connecting rod leverage AB, BC and CD constitute a quadric chain with fixing connecting rod AD, this mechanism is determining the position and the motion process of base plate 104, so also determining the position and the motion process of storage cabinet that can be conversely, thereby also be to keep the device of storage cabinet with respect to the position of fixing base plate 202.

Fig. 5 A-5E is the several figure that describe to be used for according to compound motion linkage one embodiment of the present of invention, the memory structure thing.Please see Figure 5A-5E, these several charts are illustrated in the essence of the internal work of implementation method represented among Fig. 4 A-4D.These figure are represented in also can representative graph 1A-1E, have the inventive embodiments of the stationary links AD that shortens.As for the more accurate method for expressing of describing among Figure 1A-1E, joint A and D should be (or plate 104 should be shorter than connecting rod AD) in the outside of base plate 104.

In an implementation method, swivel joint A and D are the distally that is positioned at fixing seat board, and generally are in the left side of the weak point of storage cabinet framework and the central region on right side.Both sides that swivel joint 314 and 316 some B and C locate online AD and generally be to be symmetrical in this line AD.And some B and C are positioned at the front side of base plate 104 and the centre of rear side.For base plate 104 can roughly rotated between two alternate position of 180 ° at interval, in the original position of storage cabinet, just at Fig. 5 A, BC generally should be perpendicular to AD.

The position that makes base plate 104 (just movable storage cabinet) is a step to turn over 180 ° of procedural representations conversely that enter opposite final position in Fig. 5 B-5E from the original position of Fig. 5 A with 45 ° of revolutions.The rotation of base plate 104 can from along from after forward direction pulling here with the right of the rotating cabinet of base plate 104 representatives.At each crossover position shown in Fig. 5 B-5D, do not pass the back of fixing base plate 202 here with the storage cabinet of base plate 104 representatives.The available space that is expressed as size " a " is as the necessary nargin that satisfies this requirement.In this embodiment, for the rotation that is not subjected to obstacle of storage cabinet, should there be some space on the left side and the right of movable cabinet 102.

Fig. 6 A-6E is some schematic notation 1s 00, depicts each action according to storage cabinet of the present invention, as to have quadric chain, and two couplings of this quadric chain have been moved on fixing base plate 202 backward.Fig. 6 A expresses, and in this embodiment, represents the some A of swivel joint 310 and 312 and the position of some D on fixing base plate 202 to be moved backward.Swivel joint B and the C position on base plate 104 has been moved to the left (as shown in Fig. 6 A).On original position, line BC is still perpendicular to connecting rod AD.

Fig. 6 B-6D expresses base plate 104 and moves 45 ° of transient process that are a step to the rotation of the position shown in Fig. 6 E with revolution, and base plate 104 reverses 180 ° in the position of Fig. 6 E mutually with respect to its original position at Fig. 6 A.The original maccessiable rear side of the base plate of representing among Fig. 6 A 104 has occupied the anteposition among Fig. 6 E now and has become come-at-able.This embodiment expresses, at each crossover position, particularly near the position of the position shown in Fig. 6 C, some B and some C be not move shown in the image pattern 5C like that forward.This means that the fixing base plate 202 that is supporting the wheel 350 that roughly is positioned under swivel joint B and the C and 352 does not need to protracting too much, but it can be smaller.And this scheme of the present invention can be saved the space of each crossover position storage cabinet front, that be used for storage cabinet, and can be more stable, is not easy to skew.

In order clearly to explain the main difference between each different modification of the present invention, each variation all has been illustrated on each accompanying drawing, but minor differences, and major part is the size aspect, not reflection on each accompanying drawing.For example, Fig. 6 A expresses, and each point A and D, B and C are in other and respectively scheme some inconsistent position, and still for the optimization of each specific embodiment, the position of these points can change.For example, some A shown in Fig. 6 A and some D can remove more morely mutually, to obtain than the better space shown in Fig. 6 C.

Fig. 7 A-7E is some schematic representations 700, depicts each action according to storage cabinet of the present invention, as to have quadric chain, and two couplings of this quadric chain are on the position, two diagonal angles of fixing seat board.In this embodiment, some A that represents among Fig. 7 A and some D are positioned on the position, two diagonal angles of fixing base plate 7202.Point B and some C are positioned on the base plate 7104, are similar in its front side and the central region between the rear side, be in the side of line AD respectively, and in the original position shown in Fig. 7 A, line BC are perpendicular to line AD.

It is a step to turn to the transient process of the position shown in Fig. 7 E that Fig. 7 B-7D represents with 45 °, and at Fig. 7 E, plate 7104 is in respect to its position 180 ° of the original position reversings of Fig. 7 A.The original maccessiable rear side of the plate of representing among Fig. 7 A 7104 has occupied the anteposition among Fig. 7 E now and has become come-at-able.One of most important advantage of this embodiment be in rotating 180 ° process on all each crossover positions, the rotation of movable storage cabinet does not generally need space or added space.This be because, storage cabinet is in rotation process, its each crossover position all leaves minor face, specifically, is to leave beyond an A and point one of D moved forward.The left side represented among Fig. 7 A does not need extra space.One of application scenario of this advantage is can be two storage cabinets mutually by also together, as shown in Fig. 9 A-9C.

Fig. 8 A-8E is some schematic representations 800, depict each action according to storage cabinet of the present invention, as to have quadric chain, two couplings of this quadric chain are on the position, two diagonal angles of fixing seat board, and storage cabinet can replace between the approaching position at two and changes 90 °.Fig. 8 A expresses another modification of the present invention.Compared with the example of front, as can be seen, base plate 8104 and fixing seat board 8202 are plates of general square shape.

As shown in Fig. 8 A, clear in order to represent (but unnecessary among the actual embodiment), fixing seat board 8202 is drawn greatlyyer than base plate 8104.Joint A and D are positioned at the position, diagonal angle of fixing seat board 8202, wide apart.Joint B and C be positioned at base plate 8104, roughly be symmetrical in the position of the mid point O of line AD, make line BC and line AD angle at 45.Base plate 8104 can have optional fillet part.There are barrier 8220 and 8222 in rear side and right side at storage cabinet.These barriers may be wall, wallboard or other similar cabinet or the like.But but in order to be more readily understood the approximated position that storage cabinet is turned to the represented cupboard quilt termination the other way around of Fig. 8 E from the represented initial approximated position of Fig. 8 A, base plate 104 posts the label of indicating all four sides, and these labels can both be seen from original position.

Because between line BC and the line AD is 45, but two angular separation that replace between the approximated position are 90 ° (not being 180 ° in the several examples in front).Between each crossover position from the original position to the final position is 22.5 ° at interval, shown in Fig. 8 B-8D.In base plate 8104 rotation processes, it can not interfere with rear wall 8220 and sidewall 8222, if if particularly it has fillet part 8170 or a little space is arranged between base plate 8104 and wall 8220 and 8222, that is just more out of question.Because the rotation that plate 8104 turns to each side of storage cabinet in the time of can replacing the approximated position is 90 ° (not being 180 ° in the several examples in front), so alternately different to each side of storage cabinet near being designed to.For example, can be arranged to the front side to a memory structure thing and rear side can take article (shown in Fig. 8 A).Left side and right side are empty.Fig. 8 A expresses, and have only the front side can take article, and rear side is being blocked up, and can not take article by wall 8220.Storage cabinet is being clockwise rotated 90 ° and after forwarding the position shown in Fig. 8 E to, indicate that side of " front (front side) " because just blocked by wall 8222 can not be approaching.That side that indicates " back (rear side) " has become opens wide to the right and can be by approaching.

Second example of memory structure thing be, has only the front side to open wide, and be used to take most important article, and its excess-three face is a wallboard.After storage cabinet rotated 90 ° so, what it was unique can not take article with regard to being plugged fully near the side.Storage cabinet turns to original position again can make its front side open wide again and can be by approaching.The present invention has more other application scenario, and these application scenarios have the difference on the details, but all will follow spiritual essence of the present invention.For all four examples of front, but for the base plate 8104 of representing storage cabinet is turned to initial can must being followed from figure E to the order of scheming A by the approximated position from the approximated position that replaces.

Fig. 9 A and 9B are the schematic diagram 900-920 that is expressed as the storage cabinet of depositing light article and designing, and this storage cabinet is installed on the estrade with the linkage that rotates around self axis that moves that Fig. 8 A-8E represents.That Fig. 9 A has provided is of the present invention, according to the actual implementation method of the modification shown in Fig. 7 A-7E.Fig. 9 A expresses two storage cabinets 9002 and 9004.For clear, storage cabinet can indicate " open (opening) " printed words near the side.In this example, label is the front side in original position, and its action and structure detail are similar to the step shown in Fig. 4 A-4D.

Fig. 9 B is the partial view of Fig. 9 A.The storage cabinet that the storage cabinet that Fig. 9 C expresses the left side rotates counterclockwise 90 ° and the right clockwise rotates the situation after 90 °.In these positions that has replaced, the open side of this storage cabinet blocked by that adjacent storage cabinet.In this example, two storage cabinets mutually by and together, utilize in the advantage rotation process of the scheme shown in Fig. 7 A-7E can not interfere with each other.

Figure 10 A-10C is the schematic diagram 2100 of expression according to the storage cabinet of one embodiment of the present of invention, and this storage cabinet can rotate between several alternate positions around the axis of level.Figure 10 A, 10B and 10C express simplification and scheme modification of the works shown in Figure 1A, and wherein, Figure 10 A represents the nominal original position of storage cabinet, but and Figure 10 B represents the approximated position that replaces of 180 ° of reversings of storage cabinet.Figure 10 C is the exploded perspective view of storage cabinet in original position.Reached simplification by the option feature of having omitted the project organization shown in Figure 1A-1L, comprised and omitted antitorque excellent part, wheel, electric light, cable, glass door, latch fitting, filler rod or the like.The modification of this embodiment is: thus a kind of kinematic device that is used to keep the storage cabinet framework to define storage cabinet is the left and right sides that is positioned at the bottom side and the top side of framework rather than is positioned at the storage cabinet framework.It appears to the vertical storage cabinet shown in Figure 1A and has rotated 90 ° from the vertical position to horizontal level.In this position, the original front side shown in Figure 1A has become the upside of the storage cabinet shown in Figure 10 A.Bottom side has originally become the right side, and right side has originally become the front side shown in Figure 10 B.

The part that shown in Figure 10 A and Figure 1A all are general all adopts similar label.Storage cabinet 2100 comprises the movable cabinet 2102 that is used to deposit article, and this storage cabinet comprises the device that keeps storage cabinet 2102 itself, wherein, the linkage 400 at the linkage 300 of the optional external structure thing of chest 2200 representative and the bottom of rotating (the right) and the top of rotating (left side) around self axis that moves around self axis that moves.In this example, movable cabinet 2102 is made into the flat chest of horizontal positioned, and its end face and bottom surface can be opened wide, and it also comprises right panel 2104, left plate 2106 and optional preceding and squab panel 2108 and 2110.This framework also comprises the grid shape retainer 2160 that is used to keep article, for the versatility of purposes, does not represent concrete article here.In this example, the retainer of end face at random is expressed as 48 compartments that can place article in Figure 10 B, and the retainer of bottom surface has been expressed as 24 lattice nests in Figure 10 A.

Holding device comprises chest 2200.Chest 2200 has optional lid 2250.The You Bi of chest 2200 and left wall 2202 and 2210 are used separately as the linkage 2300 that rotates around self axis that moves in right side and left side and 2400 fixing substrate.Chest 2200 also has antetheca 2204 and rear wall 2206.

The linkage 2400 that rotates around self axis that moves in the linkage 2300 that rotates around self axis that moves on right side and left side is connected in outside chest 2200 to storage cabinet 2102.Figure 10 C expresses the details of the linkage 2300 that rotates around self axis that moves on right side.The linkage 2400 that rotates around self axis that moves in the left side of storage cabinet be cannot see in this drawing, but it is roughly the same and symmetrical with it with the linkage 2300 that rotates around mobile self axis on right side.Each connecting rod 304,306 and 308 of the linkage 2300 that rotates around self axis that moves that connects in regular turn is movable parts of the linkage 2300 that rotates around self axis that moves, and their outer end is connected in fixing chest wall 2202 with bearing pin 2310 and 2312.Connecting rod 2304 and the inner of 2308 are connected in the right panel 2104 of storage cabinet 2102 with bearing pin 2314 and 2316.

Movable three connecting rod leverages 2304,2306 and 2308 constitute a quadric chain with fixing connecting rod 2202, it is determining the position and the process of the motion of base plate 2104, thereby also determining the position and the process of the motion of storage cabinet 2102 that can be the other way around, so also be the device that keeps storage cabinets with respect to fixing substrate 2202.For the linkage 2400 that rotates around self axis that moves in left side, situation is identical.Linkage 2400 substantial symmetry that self axis around moving in linkage 2300 that rotates owing to self axis around moving on right side and left side rotates and the relative homogeneity of gravitational load, even without antitorque excellent part, this embodiment generally also can guarantee storage cabinet 1102 replace can by approaching upper side and can be by approaching downside between can not be stuck in the process of reversing back and forth.If the application scenario that needs storage cabinet that higher intensity, reliability and action smoothness are arranged is arranged, then can do some change to this storage cabinet, for example increase antitorque excellent part.

Figure 11 A-11D is a schematic diagram of describing application scenario of the present invention, and it has according to four storage cabinets of the present invention and is installed on the square fixed head by ground.Four identical basically storage cabinets of the embodiment of Figure 11 A-11D are positioned to be close together mutually and complete symmetry around a center line.This group storage cabinet around without any barrier.Can be from all four sides near this group storage cabinet.The fixing plate of each of all four storage cabinets is combined into a shared fixed head 3202 of all four storage cabinets itself 3102.For clear, be added with label " open (opening) " in that side that shelf is arranged on the end face of each storage cabinet 3102.

The detailed mechanical action of this embodiment is similar to the action shown in Fig. 8 A-8E.Figure 11 B expresses all four storage cabinets itself and has clockwise rotated 90 ° and forward second position to, and all four sides that indicate " open " all have been closed and can not be by approaching in this position.

Figure 11 C is the vertical view of the works shown in Figure 11 B, comprises all connecting rods of the linkage 300 that is positioned at the bottom of rotating around self axis that moves below the storage cabinet, that dot.The label of each part is similar to the label shown in Fig. 8 A.Can synchronously rotate all four storage cabinets easily, all four storage cabinets are rotated together to such an extent as to a storage cabinet chest is rotated.Except that can rotating all four storage cabinet chests together, when four storage cabinet chests synchronously rotate, between them bigger space nargin can be arranged, leave convenience center because each chest all moves and be that self two chest adjacent with it is reserved bigger space.

Can there be many different designs to be applied to the synchronous rotation of these four chests.Figure 11 D is the vertical view according to one of fairly simple project organization of the present invention.The member 3330 of general square shape can rotate around central axis " O ".Respectively there is a joint 3332 in four bights of this member, and these joints are identical.Each joint 3332 is connected in connecting rod 3304 by connecting rod 3321 with joint B.Because this system is symmetrical fully, all four storage cabinets 3102 can rotate synchronously.In theory, the rotation dead point is arranged when connecting rod 3306 and connecting rod 3308 are on a line, but the same with other kindred organization, for all practical applications, storage cabinet relies on the continuous rotation of inertia to address this is that.

This explanation is related to all other design features, is not only to be related to each handle.Another important explanation is related to the implication and the usage of term.With technical, different people likes describing same or similar thing with different words in theory.On this problem, these words of this description usefulness are interchangeable, are not to express special opinion.Also there is analogue in the word of storage cabinet, cabinet, storage cabinet, bookshelf, pane and so on.

Another example of the replaceability of word is related to the word of rotation, reversing, transposition and so on.In application scenario widely, describe and used word " rotations ", rotating is not must be around fixing axis, but can the different moment around different axis (elephant) around instantaneous axis rotation." reversing " and " transposition " is meant the result of motion rather than the process of motion mostly.

Though above explanation comprises many particularity, should not regard these particularity as restriction, and only should regard as some present preferred embodiment of the present invention has been made explanation scope of the present invention.Therefore scope of the present invention should be determined by appended claim and the file that is equal to it.So should be appreciated that, the present invention cover those for those skilled in the art that may be clearly other embodiment, correspondingly, will also be understood that: scope of the present invention is not subjected to the restriction of any other thing outside the appended claim, during in the claims with parts of singular noun statement, if no clear and definite indicating and do not mean that is " one and unique one ", but means " one or more ".Those skilled in the art that can expect all clearly comprised and will be considered to be contained by this paper with equivalent substitution function the structure of the parts of above-mentioned each preferred embodiment, chemistry by claim of the present invention.In addition, needn't allow a device or a kind of method have the ability to solve each problem of wanting by the present invention's solution, although they are contained by claims of the present invention.

Figure 12 A-12D is the schematic diagram of describing according to wheel system one embodiment of the present of invention, that be connected in connecting rod.Figure 12 A has two wheels 4202 and 4204 and the perspective view of the wheel system of framework 4210. Wheel 4202 and 4204 is installed on the intermediate bar 4212 of wheel subframe 4210.Wheel 4202 and 4204 kiss the earths or track, and the part of wheel subframe 4210 is connected in rotating cabinet.In use, wheel 4202 and 4204 can move on the track that limits in advance, and the part of wheel subframe 4210 that is connected in rotating cabinet is with different orientation motions, so rotate with regard to realizing centering on mobile self axis.

Figure 12 B is the cutaway view according to the wheel system 4250 of one embodiment of the present of invention.Please see Figure 12B, the part of wheel subframe 4210 is connected in rotating cabinet or movable cabinet 4232, and another part of wheel subframe 4210 is connected in connecting rod 4230, so that the motion of rotating around self axis that moves of carrying out that connecting rod assists.

Figure 13 A-13C describes a figure that can be connected in according to the rotatable frame 4300 of one group of wheel of one embodiment of the present of invention.Figure 13 A depicts rotatable frame 4300 top board 4302 and base plate 4304.In one embodiment, base plate 4304 also comprises for the position 4306 and 4308 that wheel is installed. Wheel installation position 4306 and 4308 can be installed on the wheel subframe 4210 for two groups of wheels 4202 and 4204.Two groups of wheels also are connected in two connecting rods, so that control the rotation of movable cabinet.

Figure 13 B is the three-dimensional picture of works 4310 of describing to adopt two push and pull system of wheel, and wherein the base plate 4304 of rotating framework has rotated 90 ° (to having protracted) from a desired location.Desired location is meant that a side of rotating cabinet can be approaching, and its opposite side can not be approaching owing to being blocked up by rear wall.Works 4310 comprises a base plate 4304, two connecting rods 4312 and 4314, floors 4320 and the wheel subframe 4210 that wheel is housed.In one embodiment, base plate 4304 is along with the motion of connecting rod 4312 and 4314 is rotated around self axis that moves.

Figure 13 C is the three-dimensional structure 4350 that has according to the base plate 4304 of the rotatable frame 4300 of one embodiment of the present of invention.This works 4350 is represented as its base plate 4304 and is in a desired location.

Figure 14 describes a movable cabinet 4400 to make the picture group of rotating around self axis that moves according to one embodiment of the present of invention.Figure 14 is the vertical view of movable cabinet 4400, and wherein movable cabinet 4400 has pivot center 4402.And movable cabinet 4400 has two sides 4404 and 4406.This picture group represent to send as an envoy to the side of movable cabinet 4400 between side 4404 and side 4406 back and forth reversing, around self axis that moves and rotating process.Around self axis that moves and in the rotating process, because compound motion, the rear side of movable cabinet 4400 has been transferred to the front side.In one embodiment, compound motion be meant movable cabinet around it pivot axis simultaneously this pivot center itself also along an orbiting motion that limits in advance.Move around self axis that moves or when claiming to rotate around self axis that moves, cabinet just gets back to same position with different orientation when having finished.

In above specification, the present invention has been described with reference to each specific exemplary embodiment.But, clearly, in wider scope of the present invention, can make various modification and change to the present invention.So should think, this specification and each accompanying drawing are indicative rather than restrictive.

Claims (28)

1. a storage tool comprises:

One object, it has one first side and one second side;

One external structure thing, it has one first side and one second side, and wherein, there is the distance of an almost fixed described second side that described first side of described external structure thing is positioned to described external structure thing;

Be connected in one first end of a first connecting rod of described first side of described external structure thing, and, be connected in one second end of the described first connecting rod of described object; And

Be connected in one first end of a second connecting rod of described second side of described external structure thing, and, be connected in one second end of the described second connecting rod of described object, wherein, described object can be done the motion of rotating around self axis that moves along with the motion of described first connecting rod and second connecting rod.

2. storage tool as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that it also comprises:

Be connected in one first end of a third connecting rod of described first side of described external structure thing, and, be connected in one second end of the described third connecting rod of described object; And

Be connected in one first end of one the 4th connecting rod of described second side of described external structure thing, and, be connected in one second end of described the 4th connecting rod of described object, wherein, described object can be along with the motion of described third connecting rod and the 4th connecting rod, rotate and turn to described second side of described object from described first side of described object around self axis that moves.

3. storage tool as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that it also comprises:

Be connected in one first end of a first leg part of described first connecting rod, and, be connected in one second end of the described first leg part of described third connecting rod; And

Be connected in one first end of a second leg part of described second connecting rod, and, be connected in one second end of the described second leg part of described the 4th connecting rod, wherein, described first leg part and described second leg part help described object to do the motion of rotating around self axis that moves.

4. storage tool as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described object is a storage cabinet works.

5. storage tool as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described first end of described first connecting rod is connected in described first side of described external structure thing pivotly, and described first end of described second connecting rod is connected in described second side of described external structure thing pivotly.

6. storage tool as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described second end of described first connecting rod is connected in the 3rd side of described object pivotly, and described second end of described second connecting rod is connected in the 3rd side of described object pivotly.

7. storage tool as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the described rotation around self axis that moves comprises a kind of compound motion, and this compound motion allows described object to get back to same place with one of a plurality of object orientation that limit in advance when motion stops.

8. storage tool as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that it also comprises:

One first wheel, it is connected in described third connecting rod and is used to support described third connecting rod; And

One second wheel, it is connected in described the 4th connecting rod and is used to support described the 4th connecting rod.

9. storage tool as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described object is one the storage utensil of two storage compartments to be arranged, and wherein, a storage compartment is described first side at described object, and another storage compartment is described second side at described object.

10. a storage tool comprises:

One external structure thing, it has one first side and one second side, and wherein, described second side that described first side of described external structure thing is positioned to described external structure thing has the distance of an almost fixed;

One first connecting rod, it can be connected in described first side and one first plate of described external structure thing rotationally around self axis that moves;

One second connecting rod, it can be connected in described second side and described first plate of described external structure thing rotationally around self axis that moves;

One third connecting rod, it can be connected in described first side and one second plate of described external structure thing rotationally around self axis that moves;

One the 4th connecting rod, it can be connected in described second side and described second plate of described external structure thing rotationally around self axis that moves.

11. storage tool as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, it comprises that also one has the movable works of a top board and a base plate, wherein, the described top board of described works is connected in described first plate, the described bottom plate connecting of described works is in described second plate, and wherein, described works can rotate around self axis that moves along with the motion of described first connecting rod, second connecting rod, third connecting rod and the 4th connecting rod.

12. storage tool as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described movable works is a storage utensil, and wherein, described storage utensil comprises two storage compartments.

13. storage tool as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, there is the distance of an almost fixed second side that described first side of described external structure thing is positioned to described external structure thing, described external structure thing also comprises the frame plate at a top and the frame plate of a bottom, wherein, the frame plate at described top and the frame plate of described bottom all are connected in described framework, and the support of the distance of described first side of described external structure thing and the described almost fixed between described second side is provided.

14. storage tool as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, can be rotationally connected with described first side of described external structure thing around self axis that moves and the described first connecting rod of one first plate also comprises:

First end of described first connecting rod, it is connected in described first side of described external structure thing pivotly;

Second end of described first connecting rod, it is connected in first end of described first plate pivotly;

Second end of described first plate, it is connected in second end of described second connecting rod pivotly; And

First end of described second connecting rod, it is connected in described second side of described external structure thing pivotly.

15. storage tool as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, can be rotationally connected with described first side of described external structure thing around self axis that moves and the described third connecting rod of one second plate also comprises:

First end of described third connecting rod, it is connected in described first side of described external structure thing pivotly;

Second end of described third connecting rod, it is connected in first end of described second plate pivotly;

Second end of described second plate, it is connected in second end of described the 4th connecting rod pivotly; And

First end of described the 4th connecting rod, it is connected in the described second side 16. storage tools as claimed in claim 11 of described external structure thing pivotly, it is characterized in that it also comprises:

Be connected in first end of a first leg part of described first connecting rod;

Be connected in second end of the described first leg part of described third connecting rod;

Be connected in first end of a second leg part of described second connecting rod; And

Be connected in second end of the described second leg part of described the 4th connecting rod, wherein, described first leg part and described second leg part help to realize the motion of rotating around self axis that moves.

17. one kind has a plurality of can comprising near the utensil of side:

A removable frame thing that is used to place at least one article;

Be used to keep the device of described removable frame thing, described device comprises one first liang of linkage and makes described removable frame thing to rotate around self axis that moves.

18. utensil as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described removable frame thing is one the cabinet of storage compartment and a back storage compartment before to be arranged.

19. utensil as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described two linkages comprise a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod.

20. utensil as claimed in claim 19, it is characterized in that described two linkages comprise a third connecting rod, wherein, described first connecting rod, second connecting rod and third connecting rod all are movable and connect in regular turn that wherein two outside connecting rods all can be connected pivotally.

21. utensil as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, it also comprises one second liang of linkage of an opposite side that is installed in described removable frame thing, and wherein, described second liang of linkage comprises a third connecting rod and one the 4th connecting rod.

22. utensil as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that, the described first connecting rod of described first liang of linkage is rigidly connected to the third connecting rod of the correspondence of described second liang of linkage.

23. utensil as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, self axis that is used to keep the described device of described removable frame thing also to comprise to be convenient to automatically center on to move and motion one electric motor system that rotates.

24. one kind is used to provide a method with works of movable object to comprise:

One first end of one first connecting rod is connected in a first surface of an object;

One first end of one second connecting rod is connected in the described first surface of described object;

Described object is moved along with the motion of described first connecting rod and second connecting rod, this object is rotated from its old place along a track around self axis that moves;

Change the orientation of described object; And

Make described object motion get back to its old place.

25. method as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, it also comprises:

One second end of described first connecting rod is connected in one first support member; And

One second end of described second connecting rod is connected in one second support member.

26. method as claimed in claim 24, it is characterized in that, make this object rotate the axis that also comprises by making described object from its old place along a track around self axis that moves and along an orbiting motion that limits in advance described object is moved, described object is to rotate around its axis simultaneously.

27. method as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, the orientation that changes described object comprises that also the axis by making described object rotates described object along an orbiting motion that limits in advance, and described object is to rotate around its axis simultaneously.

28. method as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, makes described object motion get back to its old place and comprises that also along an orbiting motion that limits in advance described object being rotated by the axis that makes described object gets back to its old place.

29. method as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, it also comprises:

One third connecting rod is connected in a second surface of an object; And

One the 4th connecting rod is connected in the described second surface of described object.

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