CN111084507B

CN111084507B - Cabinet

Info

Publication number: CN111084507B
Application number: CN201910558224.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 北川昭宏; 春田悠贵
Original assignee: Tokleros Co ltd
Current assignee: Tokleros Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-10-24
Filing date: 2019-06-25
Publication date: 2021-06-22
Anticipated expiration: 2039-06-25
Also published as: CN111084507A; JP2020065689A

Abstract

The invention provides a cabinet which can make a wheelchair easily move laterally when being adapted to the wheelchair. A cabinet (10) which can be arranged laterally is provided with a front divided body (20), a rear divided body (40), and a door (60) which opens and closes a front surface opening (20o) of the front divided body. The front divided body has a first bottom plate (21) and a first side plate (22). The rear divided body (40) has: a second bottom plate (41) positioned at the rear of the first bottom plate (21), a second side plate (42) which forms a gap part (42c) matched with the first side plate (22) and is positioned in the range from the rear to the upper part of the first side plate (22), and a front surface part (44) positioned above the front division body; the rear segment (40) is located at a position in the range from the back to the top of the front segment. In the cabinet, a front divided body is detachably attached to a rear divided body (40), and the divided body (40) from which the front divided body is detached is in a standing state.

Description

Cabinet

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a cabinet having a knee space which can be reconfigured in conformity with a wheelchair according to a user's demand.

Background

For example, a system kitchen has a plurality of side-by-side cabinets below a counter, also called a work table. The configuration disclosed in patent document 1 includes, in combination, a cabinet located on both sides below a table, a curtain plate for a sink for decorating the front of the sink, a cabinet located on the lower side of the sink and freely detachable, and a back plate. When the cabinet located on the underside of the sink is removed from this state, a knee space is formed in this portion that is accessible to the wheelchair. The side surfaces of the cabinet at the water tank side, which are positioned at the two sides of the water tank, are provided with a double structure of a side plate and a decorative panel in order to generate an uncomfortable feeling when the cabinet is not adapted to a wheelchair.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 9-135734

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In the above-described technique, the storage space below the water tank is lost when the wheelchair is accommodated. In addition, in the above-described technique, since the side plates of the cabinets are provided at both sides of the knee space, the user using the wheelchair needs to move while avoiding the side plates, and thus the usability is poor.

Note that the above-described problems exist in a dresser and the like in addition to the system kitchen.

The invention discloses a technology for enabling a wheelchair to be easy to move laterally when the wheelchair is adapted.

Means for solving the problems

The invention relates to a cabinet which can be arranged laterally, wherein,

the cabinet is provided with:

a front partition having a first bottom plate and a first side plate;

a rear divided body having a second bottom plate located rearward of the first bottom plate, a second side plate forming a notch portion engaged with the first side plate and located in a range from the rear to the upper side of the first side plate, and a front surface portion located above the front divided body, the rear divided body being located in a range from the back to the upper side of the front divided body; and

a door for opening and closing the front surface opening of the front divided body,

the front divided body is removably attached to the rear divided body,

the rear divided body is in a standing state after the front divided body is removed.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, a technique for facilitating lateral movement of a wheelchair when the wheelchair is fitted to the wheelchair can be provided.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a front view schematically illustrating an example of a system galley having a cabinet subset.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the cabinet subset.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view schematically showing an example of a vertical section of the cabinet at the position a1 of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the rear surface side of the front divided body to which the door is attached.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view schematically showing an example of a vertical section of a cabinet obtained by removing a front divided body from a rear divided body and attaching a door removed from the front divided body to the rear divided body.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a cabinet set having a knee space.

Fig. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the adjuster as the height adjusting means.

Fig. 8 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a kick plate as the height adjusting means.

Figure 9 is a top view schematically illustrating an example of a cabinet subset having corner cabinets.

Fig. 10 (a) is a plan view schematically showing an example in which the second door is attached to the rear divided body when the wheelchair is accommodated, and fig. 10 (b) is a plan view schematically showing an example in which the corner packing is attached to the rear divided body when the wheelchair is accommodated.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a corner cabinet.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a corner cabinet obtained by removing a front divided body from a rear divided body.

Description of reference numerals:

10. 10A, 11, 12 and 13 … cabinets,

14. 14a … corner cabinet, wherein the corner cabinet is provided with a plurality of corner cabinets,

20 … front split body, 20b … back opening, 20o … front opening,

21 … a first bottom plate, 22L, 22R … a first side plate, 25 … a top plate, 26 … a vertical plate,

28 … base (example of a first door mount),

30 … first height adjustment device, 31 … adjuster, 35 … kick plate,

40 … rear split body, 40a … extension, 40b … main body portion,

400 … front surface opening, 40p … front surface opening corner,

41 … second bottom plate, 42L, 42R … second side plate, 42c … notch part, 43 … back plate,

44 … front surface section, 44a … trim panel, 44b … front panel, 45 … horizontal panel, 46 … vertical panel,

48 … seat (an example of a second door mount),

50 … second height adjustment device, 51 … adjuster, 55 … kick plate, 56 … slot,

60. 62 … door, 61, 62c, 62d … hinge,

100 … system kitchen, 101 … counter, 102 … sink,

110 … a sub-group of cabinets,

the C1 … corner, the D1 and D2 … alignment direction,

f1, F2 … corner filler (corner filler), P1 … place, S1, S2 … pillars,

SC1, SC2 … screw,

SP0 … storage space, SP1 … knee space.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. Of course, the following embodiments are merely illustrative of the present invention, and all of the features shown in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution of the present invention.

(1) Summary of the technology involved in the present invention:

first, an outline of the technique included in the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in fig. 1 to 12. The drawings of the present application are schematically showing examples, and the enlargement ratios in the respective directions shown in these drawings are different, and the respective drawings may not be matched. Needless to say, each member in the present technology is not limited to the specific example shown by the reference numeral.

[ means 1]

A cabinet 10 according to an aspect of the present technology is a cabinet 10 that can be arranged laterally, and includes: the front divided body 20, the rear divided body 40, and a door 60 for opening and closing the front opening 20o of the front divided body 20. The front partition 20 has a first bottom plate 21 and a first side plate 22. The rear divided body 40 includes: a second bottom plate 41 located behind the first bottom plate 21, a second side plate 42 formed with a notch 42c that fits the first side plate 22 and located in a range from the rear to the upper side of the first side plate 22, and a front surface portion 44 located above the front divided body 20, and the rear divided body 40 is located in a range from the back to the upper side of the front divided body 20. The front divided body 20 of the cabinet 10 is detachably attached to the rear divided body 40, and the rear divided body 40 is in a standing state after the front divided body 20 is detached.

In the above-described embodiment 1, since the rear divided body 40 is in the standing state even when the front divided body 20 is removed from the rear divided body 40, the rear divided body 40 can be used as the cabinet 10A (see fig. 5 and 6). When the front divided body 20 is removed from the rear divided body 40, the first bottom plate 21 of the front divided body 20 does not exist, and the notch 42c that fits the first side plate 22 of the front divided body 20 is opened in the second side plate 42 of the rear divided body 40. Accordingly, the knee space SP1 is formed continuously from the bottom to the side, and when a plurality of cabinets 10 are arranged, the wheelchair can smoothly move to an adjacent cabinet. Therefore, the present embodiment can provide a cabinet that facilitates lateral movement of a wheelchair while accommodating the wheelchair.

Here, the state in which the rear divided body is set to stand includes, in addition to the state in which the rear divided body is set to stand without a support, the state in which: the rear divided body is set in a standing state by being fixed to a wall, a floor, another cabinet disposed behind the back, and another rear divided body arranged laterally.

The lateral side of the cabinet is the left-right direction when viewed from the front of the cabinet.

The above-mentioned remarks are also applicable to the following embodiments.

[ means 2]

As illustrated in fig. 3 and the like, the front divided body 20 may have a first door attachment portion (e.g., a pedestal 28) to which the door 60 is removably attached. The rear divided body 40 may have a second door attachment portion (e.g., a pedestal 48) to which the door 60 removed from the first door attachment portion 28 is removably attached. As illustrated in fig. 5, the cabinet 10 may be configured such that the door 60 attached to the second door attachment portion 48 opens and closes the front opening 40o of the rear section 40 after the front section 20 is removed. In this embodiment, the door 60 attached to the front divided body 20 can be attached to the rear divided body 40 after the front divided body 20 is removed, and therefore, a door dedicated to the rear divided body can be eliminated when the wheelchair is used.

[ means 3]

As illustrated in fig. 3 and the like, the front segment 20 may have a first height adjusting means 30 at a lower portion thereof, which is capable of adjusting the height of the front segment 20. The rear segment 40 may have a second height adjusting device 50 at a lower portion thereof, which can adjust the height of the rear segment 40. According to this embodiment, the height of the front segment 20 in the state of being attached to the rear segment 40 and the height of the front segment 20 in the state of being detached from the rear segment 40 can be changed. Thus, the height of the counter, the wash basin, and the like can be easily changed when the wheelchair is adapted.

[ means 4]

As illustrated in fig. 9 to 12, the present cabinet 10 may be a corner cabinet 14 disposed at a corner C1 of an installation location where the cabinet is combined with another cabinet. According to this embodiment, the knee space SP1 continuing from the underfoot to the side appears in the corner cabinet 14 located at the corner C1 of the installation place, and the cabinet can smoothly move to the adjacent cabinet. Therefore, the present aspect can provide the corner cabinet which facilitates the lateral movement of the wheelchair when the wheelchair is accommodated.

[ means 5]

In the case where the cabinet 10 is a corner cabinet 14, the front divided body 20 may also have a first door attachment portion (e.g., a base 28) to which the door 60 is detachably attached. The rear divided body 40 may have a second door attachment portion (e.g., a pedestal 48) to which the door 60 removed from the first door attachment portion 28 is detachably attached. In the corner cabinet 14, the door 60 attached to the second door attachment portion 48 may open and close the front opening 40o of the rear section 40 from which the front section 20 is removed. As illustrated in fig. 10a and 10 b, the corner cabinet 14 may further include a second door 62 that opens and closes a portion (for example, a front opening corner 40p) that cannot be closed by the door 60 in the front opening 40o of the rear divided body 40 after the front divided body 20 is removed, or a corner filler F2 that closes the portion 40p by the corner filler F2. In this embodiment, since the portion 40p formed when the door 60 attached to the front divided body 20 is attached to the rear divided body 40 after the front divided body 20 is removed in the corner box 14 can be opened and closed by the second door 62 or closed by the corner packing F2, a door dedicated to the rear divided body larger than usual is not required when fitting to a wheelchair, and a corner box capable of maintaining a design in appearance well can be provided.

Further, the present technology can be applied to a system kitchen, a toilet table, or the like in which the above-described plurality of cabinets are assembled.

(2) Specific examples of system kitchens having a cabinet set:

fig. 1 schematically illustrates a front side of a system galley 100 having a cabinet subset 110. Fig. 2 schematically illustrates, in perspective view, a cabinet subset 110 located beneath the counter 101.

Regulators

31, 51 are shown in perspective in fig. 2 for

kick plates

35, 55 of cabinets 11 included in cabinet set 110. In addition, the

cabinets

12, 13 included in the cabinet subset 110 have the same construction as the cabinet 11, so only the cabinet 11 is labeled in detail in fig. 2. The cabinet 10 is a generic term for the

cabinets

11, 12, 13. The symbol D1 indicates the arrangement direction of the cabinet 10.

In the following description, the directions "above", "below", "front", "rear" and "side" are not limited to strictly defined directions, and include a case where the directions are deviated from strict directions due to an error or the like. Here, "lateral" is a concept of collectively referring to the left direction and the right direction. The "horizontal" and "vertical" are not limited to the strict "horizontal" and "vertical", and include the case where the deviation is from the strict "horizontal" and "vertical" due to a shape, an error, or the like. The term "in-plane" is not limited to a strict "in-plane" and includes a case where a slight step is generated due to a shape, an error, or the like.

In the system kitchen 100, a concave water tank 102, a cooking utensil (not shown), a plurality of cabinets 10, and the like are assembled to a counter 101 disposed horizontally. The plurality of cabinets 10 are arranged laterally. The top surface opening 40c of each case 10 shown in fig. 2 is completely enclosed by a counter 101 that straddles the

cases

11, 12, 13. As shown in fig. 1, a decorative panel 44a, a pair of doors 60 that are doors that open to both the left and right, and a kick panel 35 are disposed in this order from a counter 101 toward the floor on the front surface of each cabinet 10.

The cabinet subset 110 shown in fig. 1, 2 has a normal configuration that assumes that no wheelchairs are used in the system galley 100. Each cabinet 10 has a front divided body 20, a rear divided body 40, and a pair of doors 60. The front segment 20 is detachable from the rear segment 40. When the front divided body 20 is removed from the rear divided body 40, a knee space SP1 (see fig. 5 and 6) is formed when the wheelchair is used, and details thereof will be described later.

In the case where the cabinet is not divided into front and rear parts, even if the door, the bottom plate, and the like are removed from the cabinet to form the knee space with the side plate and the back plate left, the interior of the cabinet is not concealed, and the appearance of the cabinet is deteriorated. In this specific example, even when the wheelchair is used, the rear section 40 is concealed inside by the door 60, and the cabinet has a good appearance.

(3) Specific examples of the cabinet including the front divided body and the rear divided body:

fig. 3 schematically illustrates a vertical cross-section of the cabinet 10 at the location a1 of fig. 1. Fig. 4 schematically illustrates the rear surface side of the front segment 20 in a perspective view. Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a vertical cross section of the cabinet 10A obtained by removing the front divided body 20 from the rear divided body 40 and attaching the door 60 removed from the front divided body 20 to the rear divided body 40. Fig. 6 schematically illustrates a cabinet set 110 having a knee space SP1 in a perspective view. In fig. 6, the actuator 51 is shown in perspective view of the kick plate 55 of the leftmost rear partition 40 of the cabinet subset 110.

The various components of the cabinet 10 are described below.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the front divided body 20 includes: a flat first bottom plate 21, flat left and right

first side plates

22L and 22R, a flat top plate 25, a flat vertical plate 26, 4-part bases 28 (an example of a first door attachment part), 4 adjusters 31, and a kick plate 35. The first side plate 22 is a general term for the left first side plate 22L and the right first side plate 22R. The adjuster 31 and the kick plate 35 are examples of the first height adjusting means 30. The front divided body 20 is self-erected by 4 regulators 31. Here, the self-standing state means a state in which the support is not present.

As shown in fig. 3, the first bottom plate 21 is positioned in front of the second bottom plate 41 of the rear divided body 40, is horizontally disposed together with the second bottom plate 41, and forms a floor portion of the storage space SP0 in the cabinet 10 together with the second bottom plate 41. The upper surface of the first base plate 21 and the upper surface of the second base plate 41 are designed to be coplanar. On the lower surface of the first base plate 21, 4 regulators 31 and a kick plate 35 are mounted.

As shown in fig. 4, the

first side plates

22L and 22R are vertically arranged so as to block the left and right edges of the first base plate 21 when viewed from the left and right. The

first side plates

22L and 22R form left and right wall portions of the storage space SP0 in the cabinet 10 together with the

second side plates

42L and 42R of the rear divided body 40. The inner surfaces of the

first side plates

22L and 22R and the inner surfaces of the

second side plates

42L and 42R are coplanar.

As shown in fig. 4, the top plate 25 is horizontally disposed with its left and right edge portions shielded by the

first side plates

22L, 22R when viewed from the left and right. A front opening 20o (see fig. 3) surrounded by the first bottom plate 21, the

first side plates

22L and 22R, and the top plate 25 is formed in the front surface of the front segment 20. As shown in fig. 3, the top plate 25 is fixed to the horizontal plate 45 by screws SC1 or a joint fitting in a state of being disposed on the lower surface of the horizontal plate 45 of the rear divided body 40.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the vertical plate 26 extends vertically downward from the upper portion of the front segment 20 (to the middle) in a state of blocking the rear edge portion of the top plate 25 when viewed from the rear. A rear opening 20b surrounded by the first bottom plate 21, the

first side plates

22L and 22R, and the hanging plate 26 is formed in the rear surface of the front divided body 20. The rear opening 20b is joined to the front opening 40o of the rear divided body 40, thereby forming a storage space SP0 continuous from the front divided body 20 to the rear divided body 40. The hanging plate 26 has a function of reinforcing the front divided body 20. The hanging plate 26 is fixed to the hanging plate 46 by screws SC2 or a joint fitting in a state of being disposed on the front surface of the hanging plate 46 of the rear divided body 40.

The first side plate 22 is provided at 4 positions on the inner surface thereof with pedestals 28. Fig. 3 shows that the right first side plate 22R has the upper and lower bases 28 attached to the inner surface thereof. Although not shown, the chassis 28 is also vertically attached to the inner surface of the left first side plate 22L. A hinge 61 of the door 60 is removably attached to each base 28.

The 4 adjusters 31 are attached to the lower surface of the first base plate 21 at the left front-rear position and the right front-rear position, and project downward from the lower surface of the first base plate 21. These adjusters 31 can adjust the height of the front segment 20. The number of the regulators 31 may be 3, or 5 or more so long as the front divided bodies 20 are in the standing state. The kick plate 35 is attached to the vicinity of the front edge of the lower surface of the first bottom plate 21 before the 4 adjusters 31, and extends downward from the lower surface of the first bottom plate 21 to block the gap below the cabinet 10. The kick plate 35 has a configuration in which the height is adjustable according to the length of the adjuster 31.

Details of the adjuster 31 and the kick plate 35 will be described later.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the rear divided body 40 includes: a flat second bottom plate 41, flat left and right

second side plates

42L and 42R having notches 42c, a flat back plate 43, a flat decorative plate 44a, a flat front plate 44b, a flat horizontal plate 45, a flat hanging plate 46, 4-part pedestals 48 (examples of second door attachment parts), 4 adjusters 51, and kick plates 55. The second side plate 42 is a general term for the left and right

second side plates

42L, 42R. The front surface portion 44 is a general term for the decorative panel 44a and the front panel 44 b. The adjuster 51 and the kick plate 55 are examples of the second height adjusting means 50. The rear segment 40 has an L-shape in side view having an extension 40a extending forward at the upper part, and is self-erected by 4 adjusters 51 even when the front segment 20 is removed.

As shown in fig. 3, the second floor panel 41 is positioned behind the first floor panel 21, is horizontally disposed together with the first floor panel 21, and forms a floor portion of the storage space SP0 together with the first floor panel 21. On the lower surface of the second base plate 41, 4 regulators 51 and a kick plate 55 are mounted.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the

second side plates

42L and 42R form a notch portion 42c that matches the first side plate 22, and are located at a position in the range from the rear to the upper side of the first side plate 22. The

second side plates

42L and 42R are vertically disposed so as to block the left and right edges of the second bottom plate 41 when viewed from the left and right. The

second side plates

42L, 42R form left and right wall portions of the storage space SP0 together with the

first side plates

22L, 22R. In the case where the second side panel 42 is adjacent to a wall of a building, the second side panel 42 may also be fixed to the wall using screws. In addition, in the arrangement of the cabinet 10, the second side plate 42R of the left cabinet and the second side plate 42L of the right cabinet may be fixed to each other by screws.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the back plate 43 is vertically disposed in a state in which left and right edge portions are blocked by the

second side plates

42L and 42R when viewed from the left and right, and in a state in which a rear edge portion of the second bottom plate 41 is blocked when viewed from the rear. When there is a wall of a building behind the back panel 43, the back panel 43 may be fixed to the wall with screws. In addition, when another cabinet is disposed behind the back plate 43, the back plate 43 may be fixed to the cabinet by screws.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the front surface portion 44 including the decorative panel 44a and the front panel 44b is positioned above the front divided body 20. The decorative panel 44a is vertically disposed so as to cover the front surface of the upper portion of the rear divided body 40, and is attached to the front surface of the front plate 44 b. The position of the front surface of the decorative panel 44a matches the position of the front surface of the closed door 60. The front plate 44b is vertically disposed with its left and right edge portions blocked by the

second side plates

42L, 42R when viewed from the left and right. An upper surface opening 40c surrounded by a back plate 43,

second side plates

42L and 42R, and a front plate 44b is formed in the upper surface of the rear divided body 40. The front plate 44b has a function of reinforcing the rear divided body 40.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, since the rear segment 40 has a front surface portion 44 at the upper portion thereof, the rear segment 40 is located at a position ranging from the back to the upper side of the front segment 20. For convenience, the rear segment 40 is referred to as a main body 40b at a position in the range from the rear surface to the rear of the front segment 20, and the front segment 20 is referred to as an extension 40a at a position in the range from the rear surface to the front. The extension 40a is provided in the rear divided body 40 for the following reason.

Reason 1 is to house a water tank 102, a cooking utensil, and the like incorporated in a counter 101 (see fig. 1) on the upper portion of the rear divided body 40 so as to shield the water tank 102, the cooking utensil, and the like.

Reason 2 is to fix the front segment 20 to the lower portion of the extension portion 40a when the front segment 20 is assembled to the rear segment 40.

Reason 3 is to support the near side portion of the counter 101 only by the rear divided body 40.

The horizontal plate 45 shown in fig. 2 and 3 is disposed below the extension portion 40a for the above-described reason 2. The horizontal plate 45 is disposed horizontally in a state where left and right edge portions are blocked by the

second side plates

42L, 42R when viewed from the left and right, and in a state where a lower edge portion of the front plate 44b is blocked when viewed from below. The top plate 25 of the front divided body 20 is fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal plate 45 by a screw SC1 or a joint fitting.

As shown in fig. 3, the vertical plate 46 extends vertically downward from the horizontal plate 45 in a state where the left and right edge portions are blocked by the

second side plates

42L, 42R when viewed from the left and right, and in a state where the rear edge portion of the horizontal plate 45 is blocked when viewed from the rear (halfway). A front opening 40o surrounded by the second bottom plate 41, the

second side plates

42L and 42R, and the hanging plate 46 is formed in the front surface of the rear divided body 40 below the extension portion 40 a. The front opening 40o and the rear opening 20b of the front divided body 20 form a continuous storage space SP 0. The hanging plate 46 has a function of reinforcing the rear divided body 40. The vertical plate 26 of the front divided body 20 is fixed to the front surface of the vertical plate 46 by a screw SC2 or a joint fitting.

On the inner surface of the second side plate 42 below the extension 40a, bases 48 are attached at 4 positions. Fig. 3 shows that the right second side plate 42R has the inner surfaces thereof provided with the pedestals 48 at the upper and lower sides, respectively. Although not shown, the chassis 48 is also vertically attached to the inner surface of the left second side plate 42L. Each base 48 can be detachably attached with a hinge 61 of the door 60 detached from the base 28 of the front divided body 20.

The 4 adjusters 51 are attached to the lower surface of the second base plate 41 at the left front-rear position and the right front-rear position, and project downward from the lower surface of the second base plate 41. These adjusters 51 can adjust the height of the rear divided body 40. The number of the regulators 51 may be 3, or 5 or more so long as the rear divided body 40 is in the standing state. The kick plate 55 is attached to the vicinity of the front edge of the lower surface of the second base plate 41 before the 4 adjusters 51, extends downward from the lower surface of the second base plate 41, and blocks a gap below the rear divided body 40. The kick plate 55 has a configuration in which the height is adjustable according to the length of the adjuster 51.

Details of the adjuster 51 and the kick plate 55 will be described later.

When the front segment 20 is attached to the rear segment 40, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, a pair of doors 60 are disposed on the front surface of the front segment 20. Hinges 61 are attached to the upper and lower portions of the inner surface of each door 60 by screws to the edge of the first side plate 22. That is, the hinges 61 are attached to the left inner surface of each cabinet 10 at the upper and lower sides of the left edge, and the hinges 61 are attached to the right inner surface of each cabinet 10 at the upper and lower sides of the right edge. Each hinge 61 is removably mounted to the base 28. Each door 60 can be opened and closed by being rotated forward and backward about a hinge 61 fixed to the base 28.

As described above, the pair of doors 60 function as doors that open to both the left and right, and open and close the front opening 20o of the front section 20.

The hinge 61 attached to the door 60 can also be removably attached to the base 48 secured to the second side plate 42 of the rear sectional body 40. Then, when the screws SC1 and SC2 shown in fig. 3 are removed to remove the front section 20 from the rear section 40 and the hinge 61 is removed from the base 28 to remove the doors 60 from the front section 20, the doors 60 can be arranged on the front surface of the rear section 40 below the extension 40a by attaching the hinge 61 to the base 48 of the rear section 40. Each door 60 after replacement can be opened and closed by being rotated to the front side and to the rear side about a hinge 61 fixed to the base 48.

As described above, the door 60 attached to the base 48 opens and closes the front opening 40o of the rear section 40 after the front section 20 is removed.

When the front divided body 20 is detached from the rear divided body 40 and the door 60 is attached to the rear divided body 40 from the front divided body 20, a knee space SP1 (see fig. 5 and 6) into which a wheelchair can enter is formed in the cabinet 10A. Cabinet 10A represents a cabinet in which front partition 20 is removed from original cabinet 10 and reassembled. Here, the height of the counter 101 lowered in accordance with the wheelchair is generally set to a height of about 100mm lower than usual, for example. In order to adjust the height of the counter 101 in a normal state or in response to a wheelchair, a first height adjusting device 30 is provided at the lower portion of the front divided body 20, and a second height adjusting device 50 is provided at the lower portion of the rear divided body 40.

Fig. 7 schematically illustrates the

adjusters

31, 51 mounted to the lower surfaces of the

bottom plates

21, 41 as examples of the height adjusting means 30, 50. Since the 4 regulators 31 and the 4 regulators 51 on one cabinet 10 have the same structure, the respective members of the regulators 51 provided in the rear divided body 40 will be described.

The adjuster 51 includes a female screw member 52 attached to the lower surface of the second base plate 41, and a male screw member 53 protruding downward from the female screw member 52. A female screw 52a having an open lower portion is formed in the female screw member 52 projecting downward from the second base plate 41. The male screw member 53 has a male screw 53a threadedly engaged with the female screw 52a, and a foot portion 53b attached to the floor.

As described above, the worker who assembles or reassembles the cabinet can shorten the male screw member 53 protruding from the female screw member 52 as shown on the right side of fig. 7 by rotating the male screw member 53 while holding the foot portion 53 b. When the male screw member 53 is shortened for the 4 adjusters 51 of the rear divided body 40, the counter 101 in which the cabinet 10 is assembled can be lowered. By rotating the male screw member 53, the male screw member 53 protruding from the female screw member 52 can be extended as shown on the left side of fig. 7. Therefore, the counter 101 in which the cabinet 10 is assembled can be raised.

Fig. 8 schematically illustrates

kick plates

35, 55 mounted on the lower surfaces of the

bottom plates

21, 41 as examples of the height adjusting means 30, 50. Since the kick plate 35 of the front segment 20 and the kick plate 55 of the rear segment 40 have the same structure, the members provided in the kick plate 55 of the rear segment 40 will be described.

A kick plate 55 extending downward from the lower surface of the second bottom plate 41 has a plurality of grooves 56 on the rear surface thereof, the grooves being parallel to each other in the horizontal direction. An operator who assembles or reassembles the cabinet can easily cut the kick plate 55 at the position of the groove 56 that matches the length of the adjuster 51. That is, the plurality of grooves 56 of the kick plate 55 are of a height-adjustable configuration.

When the system kitchen 100 is switched from the normal state to the wheelchair-compatible state, if the kick plate 55 is cut off at a position of the groove 56a that matches the height of the counter 101 when the wheelchair is compatible, among the plurality of grooves 56, the kick plate 55 can be shortened in the vertical direction as shown on the right side of fig. 8. When the kick plate 55 is vertically shortened in accordance with the length of the regulator 51, the gap under the cabinet 10 assembled to the lowered counter 101 is appropriately blocked by the kick plate 55, and the aesthetic appearance of the system kitchen 100 can be maintained.

The material of the

various plate members

21, 22, 25, 26, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44a, 44b, 45, 46, 55 and the main body portion of the door 60 may be wood, synthetic resin called thermoplastic resin, or the like. As the material of the

bases

28, 48, the hinge 61, and the screw, a metal called stainless steel or the like can be used.

(4) Specific examples of assembly and reassembly of the cabinet:

when the system kitchen 100 in a normal state is assembled, for example, the following procedure is sufficient. Of course, the assembly steps are not limited to the following order.

First, the lengths of all the

adjusters

31 and 51 are adjusted to match the height of the counter 101 in a normal state, and the

kick plates

35 and 55 are cut off in accordance with the lengths of the

adjusters

31 and 51. In order to integrate the rear segment 40 and the front segment 20, the horizontal plate 45 of the rear segment 40 and the top plate 25 of the front segment 20 are fixed by screws SC1 (see fig. 3), and the hanging plate 46 of the rear segment 40 and the hanging plate 26 of the front segment 20 are fixed by screws SC2 (see fig. 3). In addition, when the two

partitions

40 and 20 are assembled to the lower surface of the counter 101 for each of the

cabinets

11, 12, and 13 and the hinge 61 mounted to the door 60 is mounted to the base 28 of the front partition 20, the system kitchen 100 is assembled as shown in fig. 1. The water tank 102, the cooking utensil, and the like assembled to the counter 101 are housed in the upper portion (the extension portion 40a and the main body portion 40b) of the rear divided body 40 from the upper surface opening 40 c. The user can open or close the door 60 mounted to the front partition 20, and can access the articles in the storage space SP0 of the cabinet 10 in a state where the door 60 is opened.

When the system kitchen 100 is switched from the normal state to the wheelchair-compatible state, the following procedure may be performed, for example. Of course, the recombination step is not limited to the following order.

First, the door 60 is removed from the front divided body 20 by detaching the hinge 61 from the base 28, and the front divided body 20 is removed from the rear divided body 40 by detaching the screws SC1 and SC2 shown in fig. 3. In order to match the height of the counter 101 when the wheelchair is used, the lengths of all the adjusters 51 of the remaining rear divided bodies 40 are adjusted, and the kick plate 55 is cut in accordance with the lengths of the adjusters 51. This operation may be performed after the rear divided body 40 is removed from the counter. When the hinge 61 of the door 60 is attached to the base 48 of the rear divided body 40, the system kitchen suitable for the wheelchair is assembled. A vertical cross-section of the cabinet 10A of the system kitchen when assembled in a wheelchair-compliant configuration is shown in fig. 5, and the set of cabinets 110 of the system kitchen when assembled in a wheelchair-compliant configuration is shown in fig. 6. The user can open or close the door 60 attached to the rear divided body 40, and can access the articles in the storage space of the rear divided body 40 in a state where the door 60 is opened.

The rear divided body 40 of the specific example is self-erected even when the front divided body 20 is removed, and therefore the rear divided body 40 can be used as the cabinet 10A. When the front divided body 20 is removed from the rear divided body 40 in each cabinet 10, the first bottom plate 21 positioned in front of the second bottom plate 41 does not exist, and the notch portion 42c of the second side plate 42 of the rear divided body 40 that engages with the first side plate 22 of the front divided body 20 is opened. Thus, as shown in fig. 6, a knee space SP1 continuing from the foot to the side across the plurality of cabinets 10A appears. Since the knee space SP1 exists under the feet of the cabinet 10A, the user can perform a desired task near the counter 101 while sitting on the wheelchair.

Here, if the side plate of the cabinet is not provided with the notch portion 42c, the user using the wheelchair needs to move while avoiding the side plate, and the usability is poor. In this specific example, the knee space SP1 is spanned by the plurality of cabinets by the notch portion 42c of the second side plate 42, and the user can smoothly move to the adjacent cabinet with the wheelchair. Therefore, the wheelchair can be easily moved sideways when the wheelchair is fitted.

Further, since the door 60 attached to the front divided body 20 at the normal time can be attached to the rear divided body 40 at the time of wheelchair adaptation, a door dedicated to the rear divided body is not required at the time of wheelchair adaptation.

The heights of the front segment 20 and the rear segment 40 can be adjusted by the

height adjusting devices

30 and 50 during normal times, and the height of the rear segment 40 can be adjusted by the second height adjusting device 50 during wheelchair adaptation. This makes it possible to easily change the height of the counter 101 when the wheelchair is used.

(5) Modification example:

various modifications of the present invention are conceivable.

For example, the cabinet including the front divided body and the rear divided body can be used for a dresser and the like in addition to the system kitchen.

The doors provided in the respective cabinets are not limited to doors opened to both the left and right sides, and may be 1-leaf doors such as doors opened to one side, folding doors, sliding doors, and the like.

Even if the

kick plates

35, 55 do not have the groove 56, the basic effect of the present technology can be obtained as long as the

kick plates

35, 55 can be cut in accordance with the height of the cabinet.

In the above embodiment, the kick plate 55 is provided in the rear divided body 40 in the normal state, but the kick plate 55 for the normal state can be removed from the rear divided body 40 by moving the kick plate 35 of the front divided body 20 when adapting to the wheelchair. The gap under the cabinet 10A can be blocked by removing the kick plate 35 from the first bottom plate 21 of the front divided body 20 and attaching the kick plate 35 to the second bottom plate 41 of the rear divided body 40 at the time of switching from the normal state to the wheelchair-compatible state without using the kick plate 55 at the normal state. Of course, the height of the kick plate 35 may be adjusted according to the length of the adjuster 51 of the rear divided body 40.

In the above embodiment, the front segment 20 is constructed to be self-standing, but the front segment does not necessarily have to be self-standing.

In addition, in the case where the installation place of the plurality of cabinets is L-shaped like an L-type system kitchen, the corner cabinet is disposed at a corner of the installation place. The corner cabinet may be divided into a front divided body and a rear divided body, and the front divided body may be attached to the rear divided body for use in a normal state, or the front divided body may be detached from the rear divided body for use in a wheelchair. Therefore, the corner cabinet is also included in the cabinet of the present technology.

Fig. 9 shows a simplified illustration of a top view of a cabinet subset 110 with corner cabinets 14. In fig. 9, for easy understanding, the diagonal filler F1, the struts S1, S2, and the

pedestals

28, 48 are hatched, and the position of the knee space is indicated by the reference sign SP 1. Fig. 10 (a) is a simplified plan view showing a main part of the corner cabinet 14 in which the second door 62 is attached to the rear divided body 40 when the wheelchair is accommodated. Fig. 10 (b) is a simplified plan view showing a main part of the corner cabinet 14 in which the corner packing F2 is attached to the rear divided body 40 when the wheelchair is accommodated. Fig. 11 schematically illustrates the corner cabinet 14 in a normal state in a perspective view. Fig. 12 schematically illustrates a corner cabinet 14A in a perspective view when the wheelchair-compatible front divided body 20 is removed from the rear divided body 40.

The cabinet set 110 shown in fig. 9 has the

cabinets

11, 12, 14, 13 assembled in an L-shaped system kitchen. The corner cabinet 14 is disposed at a corner C1 of the installation site of these cabinets. The corner C1 is a portion in which the arrangement direction of the cabinets changes at the installation location when the corner cabinet 14 is combined with another

cabinet

11, 12, 13. The

cabinets

12 and 11 similar to the cabinet 10 shown in fig. 2 and the like are arranged in this order in an arrangement direction D1 on the left as viewed from the corner cabinet 14. A water tank 102 shown by a two-dot chain line is housed in an upper portion of the rear divided body 40 of the cabinet 12. The cabinet 13 similar to the cabinet 10 shown in fig. 2 and the like is disposed in the right arrangement direction D2 as viewed from the corner cabinet 14. The arrangement directions D1 and D2 are orthogonal to each other, but may be designed to intersect each other non-orthogonally depending on the installation location.

The front-to-back orientation of the cabinet 10 on the left side differs from the right side in the corner C1 because of the change in orientation of the cabinet 10 at the corner.

The vertical cross-section of the corner cabinet 14 at position a2 in fig. 9 is the same as the vertical cross-section of the cabinet 10 shown in fig. 3, except for the presence of the post S2. The vertical cross-section of the corner cabinet 14 at position a3 in fig. 9 is bilaterally antisymmetrical to the vertical cross-section of the cabinet 10 shown in fig. 3, except for the presence of the support post S1 and the left and right reference numerals. The corner cabinet 14 will be described with reference to fig. 2 to 4.

The front section 20 of the corner cabinet 14 has a first bottom plate 21, left and right

first side plates

22L, 22R, a top plate 25, two vertical plates 26, a 4-position base 28, a plurality of adjusters 31, and two kick plates 35, which are not shown in detail. The hanging plate 26 and the kick plate 35 are provided with a member arranged along the arrangement direction D1 and a member arranged along the arrangement direction D2. The left first side plate 22L is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the arrangement direction D1. The right first side plate 22R is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the arrangement direction D2. The top plate 25 is fixed to the horizontal plate 45 by screws SC1 (see fig. 3) or a joint fitting in a state of being disposed on the lower surface of the horizontal plate 45 of the rear divided body 40. The hanging plate 26 is fixed to the hanging plate 46 by a screw reference SC2 (fig. 3) or a joint fitting in a state of being disposed on the front surface of the hanging plate 46 of the rear divided body 40. The front divided body 20 is self-erected by a plurality of adjusters 31.

As shown in fig. 9 and 11, an angular packing F1 is attached to the front section 20 so as not to interfere with each other when the doors 60 are opened. The corner packing F1 is an L-shaped pillar member located at a position where the front surface in the arrangement direction D1 and the front surface in the arrangement direction D2 intersect in the front divided body 20, and prevents interference when the two doors 60 are opened by reducing the door surface size of the doors 60. The position of the two doors 60 when opened is shown by the two-dot chain line in fig. 9.

The rear divided body 40 of the corner cabinet 14 includes a second bottom panel 41, left and right

second side panels

42L, 42R, two back panels 43, two decorative panels 44a, two front panels 44b, a horizontal panel 45, two vertical panels 46, a 4-position base 48, a plurality of adjusters 51, and two kick panels 55, which are not shown in detail. The back panel 43, the decorative panel 44a, the front panel 44b, the hanging panel 46, and the kick panel 55 include a member disposed along the arrangement direction D1 and a member disposed along the arrangement direction D2. The left second side plate 42L is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the arrangement direction D1. The right second side plate 42R is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the arrangement direction D2. The rear segment 40 has an L-shape in side view having an extension 40a extending forward at the upper part, and is self-erected by the plurality of adjusters 51 even when the front segment 20 is removed.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10 (a), the second door 62 is detachably attached to the rear divided body 40 in consideration of the size of the door surface of the front divided body 20. The door 60 and the second door 62 preferably have the same handle. In the door 62 shown in fig. 10 (a), a flat plate-shaped distal end piece 62a is coupled to a flat plate-shaped proximal end piece 62b via a corner-box hinge 62c so as to be openable and closable, and a hinge 62d attached to a support column S1 is attached to the proximal end piece 62 b. In order to use the second door 62 together with the two doors 60, 2 stays S1, S2 are mounted on the rear divided body 40. The stay S1 is a member to which the door 62 is attached so as to be openable and closable, and which positions the door 60 at the front opening 40o of the rear divided body 40. The stay S2 is a member for positioning the leading end piece 62a of the door 62 and the door 60 at the front surface opening 40o of the rear divided body 40. The second door 62 opens and closes a front opening corner 40p which is a portion that cannot be closed by the door 60 among the front opening 40o of the rear divided body 40 from which the front divided body 20 is removed.

However, when the front divided body 20 is used, the second door 62 is not required to be used. Therefore, the placement position P1 of the door 62 may be provided at the innermost position of the storage space SP0 in the rear divided body 40.

As shown in fig. 10 (a), the hinge 62d of the base end piece 62b of the second door 62 disposed in the front surface opening of the divided body 40 after the front divided body 20 is removed is detachably attached to the stay S1. As shown in the upper left part of fig. 10 (a), when the second door 62 closes the front opening of the rear divided body 40, the distal end piece 62a of the contact strut S2 is bent at right angles from the proximal end piece 62b with the hinge 62c as a boundary. As shown in the upper right of fig. 10 (a), the distal end piece 62a can be opened about the hinge 62c so as to reduce the angle between the proximal end piece 62b and the distal end piece 62 a. As shown in the lower part of fig. 10 (a), the base end piece 62b connected to the tip end piece 62a via the hinge 62c can be opened about the hinge 62 d.

Further, since the door 60 is disposed on the front surface of the rear divided body 40 and opens, an L-shaped corner packing F2 shown in fig. 10 (b) may be attached to the rear divided body 40 instead of the second door 62. The corner packing F2 preferably has the same handle as the door 60. The corner packing F2 opens and closes the front opening corner 40p, which is a portion of the front opening 40o of the rear divided body 40 from which the front divided body 20 has been removed and which cannot be closed by the door 60. When the corner packing F2 is used in accordance with a wheelchair, the location P1 of the packing F2 may be the innermost portion of the storage space SP0 in the rear divided body 40.

In the normal state shown in fig. 11, as shown in fig. 3, the storage space SP0 continuing from the front divided body 20 to the rear divided body 40 is also formed in the corner cabinet 14. Since the rear divided body 40 of the corner cabinet 14 stands by itself even when the front divided body 20 is removed, the rear divided body 40 can be used as the corner cabinet 14A. That is, when the front divided body 20 is removed from the rear divided body 40, the door 60 is attached to the rear divided body 40 in place of the front divided body 20, and the second door 62 or the corner filler F2 located at the placement position P1 is also attached to the rear divided body 40, the knee space SP1 is formed in the corner cabinet 14A as shown in fig. 12. Here, the first bottom panel 21 positioned in front of the second bottom panel 41 does not exist, and the notch 42c of the second side panel 42 of the rear divided body 40 that engages with the first side panel 22 of the front divided body 20 is opened. Thus, knee space SP1, which extends from the foot to the side across a plurality of cabinets in the two-row directions D1 and D2 from the corner cabinet 14, appears. Since the knee space SP1 is provided under the feet of the corner cabinet 14A, the user can perform a desired task while sitting on the wheelchair close to the counter even at all corners of the installation site of the cabinet group 110.

In addition, since the notch portion 42c of the second side plate 42 makes the knee space SP1 span a plurality of cabinets, the user can smoothly move to an adjacent cabinet with a wheelchair. Therefore, the wheelchair can be easily moved sideways when the wheelchair is fitted.

Although fig. 9 to 12 show an example in which the door 60 of the corner cabinet 14 is used in the normal state and in the wheelchair-compatible state, different doors may be used in the normal state and in the wheelchair-compatible state, respectively, because the front divided body 20 and the rear divided body 40 have different door surface sizes. For example, a door that fits the size of the front surface of the front segment 20 may be used in a normal state, and a door that fits the size of the front surface of the rear segment 40 may be used in a wheelchair.

In addition, the corner cabinet 14 may be configured such that the kickplate 35 of the front divided body 20 is removed when the wheelchair is accommodated, and the kickplate 55 for normal use is removed from the rear divided body 40. Here, in consideration of the difference in the sizes of the door surfaces of the front segment 20 and the rear segment 40, a corner packing for use in wheelchair adaptation may be prepared, and the corner packing may be used together with the kick plate 35 in wheelchair adaptation.

In the case of a corner cabinet, the front divided body does not necessarily have to stand by itself.

(6) To summarize:

as described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique of a cabinet or the like that facilitates lateral movement of a wheelchair when the wheelchair is accommodated in various ways. It is needless to say that the basic operation and effect described above can be obtained only by the technique constituted by the structural elements according to the first embodiment.

Further, a structure in which the respective structures disclosed in the above examples are replaced or changed and combined with each other, a structure in which the respective structures disclosed in the known art and the above examples are replaced or changed and combined with each other, or the like may be implemented. The present invention also encompasses these structures and the like.

Claims

1. A cabinet which can be arranged laterally, wherein,

the cabinet is provided with:

a front partition having a first bottom plate and a first side plate;

a rear divided body having a second bottom plate located rearward of the first bottom plate, a second side plate forming a notch portion to be fitted with the first side plate and located in a range from the rear to the upper side of the first side plate, and a front surface portion located above the front divided body, the rear divided body being located in a range from the back to the upper side of the front divided body; and

the front segment is detachably attached to the rear segment,

the rear divided body is in a standing state after the front divided body is taken down,

the front divided body has a first door mounting portion to which the door is detachably mounted,

the rear divided body has a second door mounting part to which the door removed from the first door mounting part is removably mounted,

the door mounted on the second door mounting part opens and closes the front surface opening of the rear section body after the front section body is removed.

2. The cabinet of claim 1,

the front segment has a first height adjusting means at a lower portion thereof for adjusting a height of the front segment,

the rear segment has a second height adjusting device at a lower portion thereof for adjusting a height of the rear segment.

3. The cabinet according to claim 1 or 2,

the cabinet is a corner cabinet disposed at a corner of an installation place combined with another cabinet.

4. The cabinet of claim 3,

the door mounted on the second door mounting part opens and closes a part of the front surface opening of the rear section body after the front section body is removed,

the corner cabinet further includes a second door that opens and closes a portion of the front surface opening of the rear divided body from which the front divided body is removed, the portion being not closed by the door, or a corner packing that closes the portion.