CN1221324A

CN1221324A - Slidng flipper door

Info

Publication number: CN1221324A
Application number: CN97195302A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·J·维尔; B·E·沃兹尼; T·J·纽豪瑟
Original assignee: Herman Miller Inc
Current assignee: MillerKnoll Inc
Priority date: 1996-06-07
Filing date: 1997-06-06
Publication date: 1999-06-30
Also published as: WO1997046780A2; EP0954668A2; CA2254981A1; JP2000511803A; WO1997046780A3; AU3479897A

Abstract

A flipper door mechanism for allowing a door (28) to be moved from a closed position to an open position and having a cabinet side panel (22) with a hem (74), wherein said cabinet side define a cabinet space, and a door having a guide (112) with a slot (114). The mechanism further includes a movement device (76) attached to the frame and the door that has a pivoting device (84) that allows the door at the open position to move relative to the cabinet top panel to a retracted position exclusive of the cabinet space. At the open position, the hem is inserted into the slot so as to guide the door during the movement.

Description

Slidng flipper door

Background of invention

Invention field

The present invention relates to a kind of door (flipper door) that rises and falls, this Men Kecong closed position pivot type rotation is in the not open position of retracted position to it.This Men Kecong is in not, and the open position of retracted position moves to the position of opening and withdrawing.

Description of Related Art

The door of prior art usually plays the effect of leading to bin inside.Comprise in some design and use the pinion that is fixed on the door, so that door turns to the horizontal level of opening.This pinion and the horizontal rack engagement that is fixed on the bin sidewall.Pinion moves along tooth bar, thereby door is withdrawn in the bin.Yet the door that rises and falls of the prior art relates to the travel mechanism that uses complexity, as tooth bar, pinion, free pulley, hinge and support etc.And this door that rises and falls is squeezed when badge is lived easily.The example of this door that rises and falls has been described 4,591, No. 214 of people such as people's such as Blodee No. 4,265,502, United States Patent (USP), Reuter, 4,600, No. 254 of Whalen and Goodman 4,615, No. 570.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of mechanism that rises and falls, this mechanism is used to make door to move to open position from the closed position, and the framework with band flanging, and its middle frame defines internal cavities, and door has the guide of trough of belt mouth.This mechanism also comprises the mobile device that is fixed on framework and the door, it has makes door turn to the tumbler of open position from the closed position, also have carriage, this carriage makes the door that is shown in an open position move to internal cavities retracted position in addition with respect to framework.At this open position, flanging can be inserted in the notch, then can be in translation guiding door.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to the method for a mechanism that rises and falls of operating bin, and this bin has the fixing first wall and second wall onboard, so define internal cavities betwixt, also has the door that can move to open position from the closed position.The step that this method adopts is: make door in the closed position, rotary door makes door be roughly parallel to plate then.Next, door is inserted into the first wall and second wall, and door is parallel to plate and slides into retracted position beyond the internal cavities.

Two aspects of the present invention provide simple mechanism and the method that opens and closes the bin door.

Two aspects of the present invention provide simple mechanism and the method that opens and closes the bin door, wherein door rotate peaceful move past in the journey not interrupted.

Two aspects of the present invention can alleviate the extra extruding of the door that rises and falls in the opening and closing process of bin door.

Another common advantage of two aspects of the present invention is that it has avoided door unexpectedly to be closed.

After analyzing following detailed in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, can further understand above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention.

The accompanying drawing summary

Figure 1A is for using the bin perspective view of embodiments of the invention, and this moment, door was in the closed position;

Figure 1B is the side view of the bin among Figure 1A;

Fig. 2 A is the perspective view of the bin of use embodiments of the invention, and this moment, door was opened to the centre position, but also was not in retracted position;

Fig. 2 B is the side view of the bin among Fig. 2 A;

Fig. 3 A is the perspective view of the bin of use embodiments of the invention, and door was opened and moved towards retracted position this moment;

Fig. 3 B is the side view of the bin among Fig. 3 A, and this moment, door was further shifted to retracted position;

Fig. 4 A is the private side view of the bin sidewall among Fig. 1-3;

Fig. 4 B is the lateral cross-sectional view of the sidewall of Fig. 4 A;

Fig. 5 A is the top perspective of parking lamp that is used for the sidewall of Fig. 4 A-4B;

Fig. 5 B is the top view of the parking lamp among Fig. 5 A;

Fig. 5 C is the lateral cross-sectional view of the parking lamp among Fig. 5 A-B;

Fig. 6 is the rearview that is used for the door of bin shown in Fig. 1-5;

Fig. 7 A is the top view that is used for the erection support of door shown in Figure 6;

Fig. 7 B is the lateral cross-sectional view of the parking lamp among Fig. 7 A;

Fig. 8 is the lateral cross-sectional view of the bin inside among Fig. 2 A-2B, and this moment, door was in the position of opening but also not having to withdraw;

Fig. 9 is the forward sectional view of the bin inside among Fig. 2 A-2B, and this moment, door was in the position of opening but also not having to withdraw;

Figure 10 is the perspective view along the 10-10 line section of bin among Figure 1A;

Figure 11 is the forward sectional view in the left side of the bin among Fig. 3 B;

Figure 12 A is the left side view that is used for the track embodiment of bin shown in Fig. 1-11;

Figure 12 B is the right side view of the track among Figure 12 A;

Figure 12 C is the forward sectional view of the track among Figure 12 A-12B;

Figure 13 A is for the bottom perspective view of the bin of use embodiments of the invention, this moment, door was in the position of opening but also not having to withdraw;

Figure 13 B is the sectional view in last the place ahead of the bin of Figure 13 A;

Figure 14 A is the left side view of guide rail embodiment that is used for the bin of Fig. 1-13;

Figure 14 B is the right side view of the guide among Figure 14 A;

Figure 14 C is the forward sectional view along Figure 14 A center line 14-14;

Figure 15 is the left side forward sectional view of second embodiment of the structure between track and top board;

Figure 16 is the left side forward sectional view of the 3rd embodiment of the structure between track and top board;

Figure 17 is the left side forward sectional view of the 4th embodiment of the structure between track and top board;

Figure 18 A is the lateral cross-sectional view that is used for the mobile device of bin shown in Fig. 1-17;

Figure 18 B is the top view of the mobile device of Figure 18 A; And

Figure 18 C is the front view of the mobile device of Figure 18 A-18B.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED

The most preferred embodiment of the installing mechanism of the door that rises and falls of the present invention has been shown among Fig. 1-14 and 18.In Fig. 1-3, show the various of an installing mechanism that rises and falls and move.An installing mechanism that rises and falls of the present invention is preferably used in the bin with one or more drawers.This bin both can be independent entity, also can with as Q-System ^TMWall panel system (paneling system) combination, this system can be sold by Miller-SQA company after the present patent application.

As Figure 1-3, bin 20 is made up of framework 22, and this framework comprises sidewall or plate 24, roof or plate 26 and the door 28 of pair of parallel.The framework 22 of bin 20 also comprises rear wall 30, so framework 22 defines internal cavities 32.Rear wall 30 can have several embodiment.Among the embodiment therein, rear wall 30 is the plate 34 of wall panel system, has fixed sidewall 24 and roof 26 on this plate respectively.On June 7th, 1996 application, exercise question be the number of patent application of " wall panel system " (" Wall Panel System ") be _ _ _ _ application in (attorney number be 5280/26) example of the wall panel system that is fixed with sidewall 24 is disclosed, full content wherein here is introduced into as a reference.Shown in Figure 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A, each sidewall 24 has L-shape hook in the respective grooves 38 or tooth 36 on one or more insertion rear walls 30.By being reduced, sidewall 24 contacts, so can be fixed to sidewall 24 on the rear wall 30 up to the base of tooth 36 with groove 38.Shown in Fig. 5 A-C, sidewall 24 is also by using two or more parking lamps 40 to fix.Each parking lamp 40 has the planar substrates 42 with the rectangle retainer 44 of one or more segmentations, and this retainer has from substrate 42 and roughly becomes 90 ° of outstanding retainers 46.For each sidewall 24, by retainer being inserted in the ligule groove 48 and parking lamp 40 is fixed to inside, so groove 48 blind end between substrate 42 and screw 50.Descend like this retainer 46 be positioned at end tooth 36 above.Retainer 46 can avoid end tooth 36 to raise very big distance and shift out from the respective grooves 38 of rear wall 30.Like this, parking lamp 40 is locked in sidewall 24 on the rear wall 30.

In another unshowned embodiment, rear wall 30 be in known manner, as be respectively fixed to the discrete item on sidewall 24 and the roof 26 by screw or rivet.

Be fixed on each sidewall 24 for bottom bracket 52 (Figure 1A, 2A, 3A), can on support, support various elements.Bottom bracket 52 is made by firm material, as metallic plate.Bottom bracket 52 has the bottom surface that be roughly rectangle 54 parallel with roof 26.Return flange 56 and bottom surface 54 whole formation and extension vertically upward.

Door 28 can be used for leading to or closing the path that arrival is supported on these elements on the bottom bracket 52.Preferably,

wall

24,26,30, door 28 and bottom bracket 52 are made by the material of sturdy construction, as steel, timber, fiberboard or plastics.In addition, above-mentioned wall, door and support are being roughly rectangle in shape, and it is dimensioned to and can allows the user deposit various article, as file.

Shown in Figure 1A-B, door 28 is in the vertical position of sealing, and wherein door 28 has sealed the bin internal cavities 32 that is limited by sidewall 24, roof 26, rear wall 30 and bottom bracket 52.At detent position, door 28 is preferably roughly all vertical with roof 26 with sidewall 24.Sidewall 24, roof 26, door 28 and bottom bracket 52 are preferably made by a monoblock durable wood flitch such as steel plate.As shown in Figure 6, door 28 also can comprise independent plate reinforcement 58, and this reinforcement is shaped as rectangle and soldered or be screwed on the inner surface of door 28, to gain in strength.Locking mechanism 60 is used for door 28 is locked in detent position, and this mechanism is fixed on that side in the face of the door 28 of cavities 32 within the bin 20.Locking mechanism 60 preferably includes the pin with socket, so when key inserted and rotate, locking bar and bottom bracket 52 were disengaged.So door 28 turns to open position.The possible embodiment of locking mechanism 60 and the Ethospace that makes in Herman Miller company ^That rises and falls and use in the door is identical.

Shown in Figure 1B, 2B, 3B, 8-11 and 13B, each sidewall 24 has the track 62 that side at face inside cavity 32 is fixed to the upper.As Figure 12 A-C, track 62 becomes rectangle basically, and length is approximately 13.5 inches, and width is approximately 0.5 inch.Each track 62 is made for elastomeric material, is industrial 1 grade of cold-rolled steel of 0.44 inch/0.48 inch as thickness.By screw being inserted the respective openings on side opening 64, each L-shape groove 66 and the top board 26 on the sidewall 24, all tracks 62 can be fixed on the corresponding sidewall 24.By crimp or hook 68 lateral edges along top board 26 is inserted in the respective openings 70, and fix each track 62 along the side of top board 26.Shown in Figure 12 C, crimp 68 has notch 72, and the base of opening 70 can be inserted wherein.Like this, by crimp 68, track 62 just is suspended on the top board 26.

Each track 62 also comprises the insert as flanging 74, and this flanging preferably forms with track is whole, and along the whole length extension of track 62, and is in basically on the position vertical with track 62 and sidewall 24.The width value of flanging 74 is for example 0.500 inch.The effect of flanging 74 is described below.

Be fixed on one or more mobile devices 76 on top board 26 and the door 28 by utilization, door 28 can be realized rotatablely moving around trunnion axis.An example of mobile device 76 is NJ2074-14 for the production number that Repon Industrial Co., Ltd makes " device.Tumbler makes door 28 rotate to the intermediate-opened position shown in Fig. 2 A-B from the closed position shown in Figure 1A-B.Shown in Fig. 9 and 13B, mobile device 76 preferably includes tumbler, as hinge 78.Hinge 78 has fore-stock 80, and this fore-stock can be fixed at the screw of self-tapping on the metallic plate on the front surface 82 of top board 26 as adopting in known manner.Hinge 78 has to be fixed to the after-poppet (not shown) at the top of plate 26 with the same fixed form of fore-stock 80.

Mobile device 76 also comprises carriage 84, and this carriage can make the door 28 that is in middle opening position shown in Fig. 2 A-B move to the retracted position above the top board 26 of being positioned at shown in Fig. 3 B with respect to top board 26.Carriage 84 comprises one or more rectangular guidewaies 86, as Fig. 6,7 and 18A shown in, this guide rail 86 by metallic screw 88 be fixed on mounting bracket 100 outer surface 101 on.By the known manner as screw 103 grades, mounting bracket 110 can be fixed on the inside of door equally.Guide rail also is fixed on the inside of door 28 by screw 88.Guide rail 86 has a pair of perpendicular and parallel wall 90, and this wall has and is approximately 0.375 inch length, and extends along the lateral edges 92 of top board 26.Shown in Figure 18 A-C, wall 90 both can be that separately fixing parts also can be integrally formed U-shape guides.Guide rail 86 can have all lengths and width.For example, guide rail 86 can have about 13.88 inches length, be approximately 1.5 inches width.Wall 90 can have and is approximately 0.375 inch height.

Guide rail 86 defines opening 94, and the size of its design can be held the U-shape sliding part 96 of rectangle.In case sliding part 96 is in the opening, the one group of ball bearing 97 that is installed in the sidewall 99 of sliding part 96 cooperates with wall 90.Guide rail 86 can be by as variety of way such as rolling be shaped, so 96 of sliding parts are along the opening slippage.Like this, sliding part 96 can move reliably with respect to guide rail 86.

Shown in Figure 18 A-C, hinge 78 is fixed on the U-tee section sliding part 101 of rectangle.Sliding part 101 is inserted in the rectangular aperture that is limited by sliding part 96, so ball bearing 97 cooperates with the vertical wall 103 of sliding part 101.Like this, when door 28 moves to retracted position Fig. 3 from the centre position of Fig. 2, door 28 will slide on top board 26.

Shown in Fig. 2 A-B, when door 28 turns to open position around hinge 78, sliding part 96 basically with the register of guide rail 86.In order to guarantee alignment, door 28 comprises the guide 102 that is positioned at each side.Shown in Fig. 9 and 14A-C, guide 102 has three pronged shape, each fork wherein along or be parallel to door 28 side and extend about 2.00

inches distance.Fork

104 and 106 above two is inserted in the side opening 108 that is formed on the door 28.Because opening 108 has than the little height of

fork

104 and 106 spacing distances, so when

top fork

104 and 106 is inserted in the side opening 108, forms expanding ground with door 28 and cooperate.Attention is except expanding cooperates, and guide 102 can be fixed on the door 28 by screw or rivet.

In case after being inserted in the side opening 108, following fork 110 and door 28 form the U-shape guide 112 that has notch 114, this notch is in the face of framework 22 and sidewall 24.In the intermediate-opened position shown in Fig. 2 A-B, when notch 114 aligns with flanging 74, can guarantee that sliding part 96 correctly is inserted in the opening of guide rail 86, so flanging 74 can be inserted in the notch 114.Notice that 110 of following forks are clipped between the lower end and top board 26 of flanging 74 when flanging 74 is inserted in the notch 114.

Certainly, when not breaking away from essence of the present invention, guide 102 can be other shape.For example, shown in Figure 11 and 13B, guide 102 can only have two forks.In this case, the fork above the guide 104 in every way, as being screwed, riveting or the engaging mode being fixed on downside 116.

In case flanging 74 is inserted in the notch 114, sliding part 96 will automatically be inserted in the opening of guide rail 86.In the middle opening position shown in Fig. 2 A-B, door 28 is positioned at the top of top board 26 and parallel with it basically.In this position, flanging 74 and sliding part 96 are combined together by notch 114 and guide rail 86 respectively, so door 28 can not rotate, have avoided door 28 unexpectedly to be closed.

In the centre position, can be in the end 118 promote door 28, shown in Fig. 3 B,, opens and retracted position at door 28 so sliding on top board 26.Like this, when door 28 on top board 26 during translation, notch 114 plays the effect of guiding door 28, and when door slides to or leave retracted position, can help to alleviate the suffered extra extruding of door 28.

It should be noted that between flanging 74 and top board 26 various structures can be arranged.For example, shown in Figure 15 and 16, sidewall 24 and track 62 can be global formations, then top board 26 be in flanging 74 below.In the embodiment of Figure 17, whole sidewall 26 and track 62 are made the shape that makes top board 26 be parallel to flanging 74.

Door 28 can also be provided when not breaking away from essence of the present invention, and this rotates around near the vertical axes the sidewall 24 that is positioned at bin 20.In this embodiment, door 28 rotates towards sidewall 24 around vertical axes, is parallel to sidewall 24 up to door 28, so door 28 is parallel to the outside withdrawal of sidewall 24.In this embodiment, being fixed to parts on sidewall 24 and the top board 26 can exchange in Fig. 1-14 embodiment, a mechanism that rises and falls similar to shown in Fig. 1-14 is so they can be respectively fixed on top board 26 and the sidewall 24.

Come 1-3 with the aid of pictures can understand the operation of foregoing invention better again.Shown in Figure 1A-B, door 28 is in the position of closing, and the article of its cavity 32 inside can not be taken.The article of taking are by catching and realize the end 118 of lever gear door 28.Caused door 28 to turn to the intermediate-opened position shown in Fig. 2 A-B around trunnion axis like this, wherein door 28 is roughly parallel to roof 26.In the process that turns to the intermediate-opened position shown in Fig. 2 A-B, flanging 74 and sliding part 96 are not inserted into respectively in the opening of notch 114 and guide rail 86.Like this, in the rotation process of door 28, door 28 translations have been avoided with respect to roof 26.Yet, when the flanging 74 of wall 24 and sliding part 96 alignment and when being inserted in notch 114 and the guide rail 86 respectively, level promotes the end 118 of door 28, so door 28 can be in parallel sliding above the roof 26 to withdrawal and open position shown in Fig. 3 A-B, in translation, guide rail 86 and guide 112 have stoped the rotation of door 28.In the retracted position shown in Fig. 3 B, bin 20 is opened, door 28 zones that are in outside the internal cavities 32.Closing by above-mentioned step is reversed of bin 20 finished.

Top specification is used to describe the present invention, and not as limitation of the present invention.When not breaking away from the scope of accessory claim book, can carry out many increases, replacement and variation.

Claims

1. mechanism that rises and falls that makes the bin door move to open position from the closed position, it comprises:

Bin, this bin comprises:

The roof of band flanging and the top board that is fixed on the described sidewall;

This mechanism that rises and falls also comprises:

Door with guide of trough of belt mouth; Be fixed on the mobile device on described top board and the described door, it is characterized in that: described mobile device comprises tumbler, with so that described door turns to described open position from described closed position, also comprise carriage, this device makes the described door that is in described open position move to the retracted position that is positioned on the described top board with respect to described top board; And

At described open position, described flanging is inserted in the described notch, in order to the described door of guiding in described translation process.

2. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described flanging is approximately perpendicular to described sidewall.

3. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 2 is characterized in that: at described aperture position, described notch aligns with described flanging.

4. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 1 is characterized in that: at described aperture position, described door is on roughly parallel with the described top board position.

5. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 1 is characterized in that: in described closed position, described door is approximately perpendicular to described sidewall and described top board.

6. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described guide is a U-shaped.

7. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 6 is characterized in that: described notch is in the face of described sidewall.

8. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described tumbler comprises hinge.

9. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 8 is characterized in that: described mobile device comprises the sliding part that is fixed on that described door is gone up and can moves with respect to described door.

10. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described top board be positioned at described flanging below.

11. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described top board is parallel with described flanging.

12. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 2 is characterized in that: described top board be positioned at described flanging below.

13. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: described top board is parallel with described flanging.

14. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described door rotates around trunnion axis.

15. one kind is used to make door to move to a mechanism that rises and falls of open position from the closed position, comprises:

Framework with flanging, wherein said framework defines an internal cavities;

A door, it has the guide of trough of belt mouth;

Be fixed on the described framework and the mobile device on the described door, it is characterized in that: described mobile device comprises tumbler, with so that described door turns to described open position from described closed position, also comprise carriage, this device makes the described door that is in described open position move to retracted position outside the described internal cavities with respect to described framework; And

At described open position, described flanging is inserted in the described notch, so that guide described door in the process of described translation.

16. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 15, it is characterized in that: described flanging is approximately perpendicular to described sidewall.

17. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 15 is characterized in that: at described open position, described door be in described top board above.

18. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 15 is characterized in that: at described open position, described door is in the position that is roughly parallel to described top board.

19. according to the described mechanism that rises and falls of claim 15, it is characterized in that: described guide is a U-shape.

20. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 19 is characterized in that: described notch is in the face of described framework.

21. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 19 is characterized in that: described door rotates around trunnion axis.

22. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 19 is characterized in that: described door rotates around vertical axis.

23. a mechanism that rises and falls that makes door move to open position from the closed position comprises:

The first side wall of band flanging;

With second sidewall of second flanging, wherein said the first side wall and described second sidewall define a cavity betwixt;

Be fixed on the top board on described the first side wall and described second sidewall;

Door between described the first side wall and described second sidewall, this has first guide of trough of belt mouth and second guide of trough of belt mouth;

Be fixed on the mobile device on described top board and the described door, it is characterized in that, described mobile device comprises tumbler, this device makes described door turn to described open position from described closed position, also comprise carriage, this carriage can make described door move to the retracted position that is positioned on the described top board with respect to described top board; And

At described open position, described first flanging is inserted in the described notch of described the first side wall, and second flanging is inserted in the described notch of described second sidewall, so that guide described door in described translational motion process.

24. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 23 is characterized in that: described door rotates around trunnion axis.

25. a mechanism that rises and falls according to claim 23 is characterized in that: at described open position, described door is positioned on the described top board.

26. method of operating a mechanism that rises and falls of bin, described bin has the fixing first wall and second wall onboard, so define internal cavities betwixt, also have the door that moves to open position from described closed position, described method comprises the following steps:

Make described door be positioned at described closed position;

Rotate described door, make described door be roughly parallel to described plate;

Described door is inserted in described first wall and described second wall; And

Be parallel to described plate with described retracted position that slides into outside the described internal cavities.

The method of a mechanism 27. operation according to claim 26 is risen and fallen is characterized in that: in said twisting step, avoided the translational motion of described door with respect to described plate.

The method of a mechanism 28. operation according to claim 26 is risen and fallen is characterized in that: in described slip step, avoided the rotation of described door.

The method of a mechanism 29. operation according to claim 27 is risen and fallen is characterized in that: in described slip step, avoided the rotation of described door.

The method of a mechanism 30. operation according to claim 26 is risen and fallen is characterized in that: in described slip step, and the slip on described plate of described door.