JP2000073450A - Housing box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing box, in which articles having various forms can be housed easily and surely up to a back section including a long-sized article. SOLUTION: In the housing box, in which peripheral walls 16-19 are disposed in upright at the periphery of a bottom wall and a housing space 21 is formed on the inside by installing a ceiling wall 20 to the upper sections of the peripheral walls 16-19, parts of the peripheral walls 16-19 and parts of the ceiling wall 20 communicated with the upper edges of the peripheral walls 16-19 are notched and an article housing opening 22 having an inverted L-shaped cross section is formed, and an open-close door 23 opening and closing the article housing opening 22 and similarly having the inverted L-shaped cross section is mounted slidably onto the article housing opening 22.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage box that can be used for storing various articles in general homes, condominiums, factories, etc., especially outdoors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in general households, kerosene,
Various types of storage boxes are used to store and store beer bottles and the like or temporarily store garbage and the like. Generally, these storage boxes have a box-like shape, and various articles are stored inside or taken out by opening and closing an article storage opening provided on the front surface thereof with an opening / closing door.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional storage box, the article storage opening is provided with a fixed width only on the front surface of the storage box, and has a sufficient height due to the installation space and the like. Often not. Therefore, the user often needs to place or remove the article in or from the storage box with the waist bent, especially when storing the article in the back part. It was annoying. In addition, when the article is a long object such as a ski, the width of the article storage opening is limited and the height cannot be sufficiently secured, so that the storage of the article is sometimes extremely difficult or impossible. . An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a storage box that can easily and surely store articles of various forms including a long object to the back. I do.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage box, wherein a storage wall is erected on a peripheral edge of a bottom wall, and a ceiling wall is attached to an upper portion of the peripheral wall. In the storage box that formed the space,
A part of the peripheral wall and a part of a ceiling wall communicating with an upper edge of the peripheral wall are cut out to provide an article storage opening having an inverted L-shaped cross section, and the article storage opening is opened and closed on the article storage opening. , A sliding door having an inverted L-shaped cross section is slidably mounted.

[0005] In the storage box according to the second aspect of the present invention, four peripheral edges of a rectangular bottom wall are provided with front, rear, left, and right peripheral walls, and a rectangular ceiling wall is mounted on the upper part of the peripheral wall. In the storage box having a rectangular box-shaped storage space formed therein, a part of the front wall and a front part of a ceiling wall communicating with an upper edge of the front wall are cut out to form an article storage opening having an inverted L-shaped cross section. An opening / closing door having a similarly inverted L-shaped cross section for opening and closing the article storage opening is slidably mounted on the article storage opening.

[0006] The storage box according to the third aspect is the second aspect.
In the storage box described above, the front part of the ceiling wall is inclined forward, and the upper part of the opening / closing door is also inclined along the front part of the ceiling wall.

[0007] The storage box according to the fourth aspect is the first aspect.
The storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opening and closing door is formed from a pair of left and right door plates,
The right door plate can be integrally slid in a direction away from or approaching each other by a door interlocking mechanism.

[0008] The storage box according to claim 5 is a storage box according to claim 4.
The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the door interlocking mechanism is attached to each of the left and right door plates, and first and second racks are respectively formed on inner surfaces facing each other at a parallel interval. And a pinion interposed between the first and second rack plates and engaged with the first and second racks.

[0009] The storage box according to claim 6 is claim 1.
The storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an opening / closing handle is attached to the opening / closing door.

[0010] The storage box according to the seventh aspect is the first aspect.
7. The storage box according to claim 6, wherein the opening / closing door is formed from a perforated plate.

[0011] The storage box according to the eighth aspect is the first aspect.
8. The storage box according to claim 7, wherein a number of ventilation holes are provided in said peripheral wall.

[0012] The storage box according to the ninth aspect is the first aspect.
The storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the storage box is configured to be assemblable.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. First, an overall configuration of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The storage box is preferably made of a steel plate in consideration of strength, workability, corrosion resistance, and the like, but may be made of a synthetic resin.

As shown, four corners of the rectangular box-shaped storage box are formed by four columns 10 to 13, and the lower ends of the columns 10 to 13 are adjusted in height from the floor surface 14. Four corners of the rectangular bottom wall 15 are attached in a slightly floating state via the jigs 10a to 13a. At the four peripheral portions of the bottom wall 15, the above-mentioned struts 10
In cooperation with 13, a peripheral wall including a front wall 16, a rear wall 17, a left wall 18, and a right wall 19 is erected. A rectangular ceiling wall 20 is attached to an upper part of the peripheral wall. And
A rectangular box-shaped storage space 21 is formed inside the storage box.

A part of the front wall 16 and a front part of the ceiling wall 20 communicating with the upper edge of the front wall 16 are cut out to form an article storage opening 22 having an inverted L-shaped cross section. Opening 2
An opening / closing door 23 that opens and closes the article storage opening 22 and also has an inverted L-shaped cross section is slidably mounted on 2.

Next, the configuration of each part of the storage box having the above-described assemblable configuration will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS.
5 includes front and rear frame members 24 and 25, and left and right frame members 26,
27, and a plurality of bottom plates 29 which are detachably provided between the inner edges of the front and rear frame members 24 and 25 before and after the rectangular frame 28. Also, the front frame member 24
A guide rail 30 that slidably supports the lower end of the opening / closing door 23 is formed on the upper surface of the outer edge portion over substantially the entire length.

As shown in FIG. 2, a front article storage opening 31 slightly narrower than the opening / closing door 23 is provided at the center of the front wall 11.
Is formed integrally with the upper article storage opening 32 provided at the front portion of the ceiling wall 20 to form the article storage opening 22 having an inverted L-shaped cross section.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, the left and right walls 18 and 19 are formed of a vertically long rectangular plate, and a large number of ventilation holes 33 are provided for ventilating the internal rectangular box-shaped storage space 21. Have. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the rear wall 17 is formed of a horizontally long rectangular plate.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, the ceiling wall 20 has left and right frame members 34 and 35 each having a mountain shape in a side view.
An upper article storage opening 32 is formed at the center of the front inclined portion 37 of the ceiling wall 20.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, an apron 39 is formed at the front of the central flat portion 38 of the ceiling wall 20. Further, in the inner part of the apron 39, the upper end of the opening / closing door 23 is guided by a guide wheel 48, which will be described later, over the entire length.
A guide rail 40 slidably supported via 49 is provided. The left and right portions of the front inclined portion 37 of the ceiling plate are connected to the left and right portions of the front portion of the apron 39.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6 to 9, the open / close door 23 having an inverted L-shaped cross section is composed of a pair of left and right door plates 4.
1, 42. Left and right door plates 41, 42
Are each formed of a front shielding portion 43 arranged vertically along the front wall 11 and an upper shielding portion 44 arranged in an inclined state along the front portion of the ceiling wall 20. In addition, guide wheels 46 and 47 attached to the lower ends of both front shielding portions 43 are supported by the guide rail 30 so as to roll freely. On the other hand, guide wheels 48 and 49 attached to the upper ends of both upper surface shielding portions 43 are supported by the guide rail 40 so as to freely roll. And the left and right door plates 41,
Each of the upper and lower handles 43 has an opening / closing handle 5.
0 and 51 are attached. Furthermore, left and right door plates 4
The reference numerals 1 and 42 are preferably made of a perforated plate so that the storage state of the articles stored in the rectangular box-shaped storage space 21 can be easily checked from the outside.

Further, in this embodiment, the left and right door plates 41 and 42 constituting the opening / closing door 23 are integrally slidable by the door interlocking mechanism 52 in a direction away from or approaching each other. It is configured.

The detailed structure of the door interlocking mechanism 52 is shown in FIGS. As shown in the figure, a guide groove 53 is provided in the front portion of the ceiling plate 36 over the entire length.
3 are provided with first and second rack plates 5 comprising channels connected to the lower surfaces of the left and right door plates 41 and 42, respectively.
4, 55 are formed. The inner surfaces of the lower flanges of the first and second rack plates 54 and 55 facing each other with a parallel space therebetween are provided with the first and second racks 5 respectively.
6, 57 are formed. A pinion 59 is rotatably supported at the center of the guide groove 53 via a pivot 58, and the first and second racks 5 are mounted on the pinion 59.
6, 57 are engaged.

With the above configuration, the left and right door plates 41,
After grasping any one of the opening / closing handles 50, 51 of 42, by moving in any direction,
The left and right door plates 41 and 42 can be moved in conjunction with each other. As shown in FIG. 9, an eave-shaped decorative cover 2 is provided on the upper part of the door interlocking mechanism 52 over the entire width of the storage box.
0a is attached.

The door interlocking mechanism 52 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIGS.
Alternatively, door interlocking mechanisms 60 and 61 schematically shown in FIG. That is, the door interlocking mechanism 60 shown in FIG.
Is an endless chain 6 wound between sprockets 62 and 63.
4 to the upper traveling portion 65 and the lower traveling portion 66, respectively.
The upper ends of the left and right door plates 41 and 42 are connected.

The door interlocking mechanism 61 shown in FIG. 11 has the same configuration as the door interlocking mechanism 52, except that a sprocket 67 is used in place of the pinion 59, and a first interlocking mechanism having first and second racks 56 and 57 is provided. And the second rack plate 5
The first and second chains 70 and 72 are attached to the first and second guide plates 68 and 69 in place of the fourth and 55, and the first and second chains 70 and 72 are engaged with the sprocket 67. Left and right door plates 4 on the first and second guide plates 68 and 69
1 and 42 are connected at their upper ends.

Next, a method of using the storage box having the above configuration will be described. When the grips 50, 51 of the left and right door plates 41, 42 constituting the open / close door 23 in the closed state shown in FIG.
2, the left and right door plates 41 and 42 are simultaneously moved to the left and right sides.
By moving rightward, the article storage opening 22 having a wide width and an inverted L-shaped cross section can be opened. At this time, the article storage opening 22
Is formed not only by the front article storage opening 32 but also by the upper article storage opening 32 which opens to the front, so that the article can be easily stored in the inner rectangular box type without taking an unreasonable posture such as bending the waist. It can be stored in the back of the space 21,
It can also be taken out. Further, even articles made of long objects can be easily stored and taken out.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to an embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and departs from the scope of the claims. Unless otherwise described, other embodiments and modifications are also encompassed by the present invention. For example, the storage container is not limited to a rectangular box shape at all, and the present invention also includes a cylindrical storage container having a circular ceiling wall at the top and a storage container having a polygonal box shape.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In a storage box in which a storage space is formed inside by erecting a peripheral wall on the peripheral edge of the bottom wall and attaching a ceiling wall to the upper part of the peripheral wall, a part of the peripheral wall and a part of the ceiling wall connected to the upper edge of the peripheral wall are connected. A notch is provided with an article storage opening having an inverted L-shaped cross section, and an opening / closing door having an inverted L-shaped cross section is also slidably mounted on the article storage opening to open and close the article storage opening. Can be stored in the back of the storage space, and can be taken out. In addition, long articles can be easily stored and removed.

The present invention has the following effects. The front part of the ceiling wall is tilted forward, and the upper part of the opening / closing door is also tilted along the front part of the ceiling wall, so that articles can be more easily stored or taken out of the rectangular box-shaped storage space. it can.

The opening and closing door is formed of a pair of left and right door plates, and the left and right door plates can be slid integrally in a direction away from each other or in a direction to approach each other by a door interlocking mechanism. The operation can be easily performed, and the usability of the storage box can be improved.

First and second racks are respectively attached to left and right door plates, and first and second racks are formed on opposing inner surfaces at parallel intervals.
And a first rack plate and a second rack plate,
Since the first and second racks and the pinion mesh with each other, the door interlocking mechanism capable of reliably opening and closing the door can be manufactured at low cost.

Since the opening / closing handle is attached to the opening / closing door, the door opening / closing operation can be more easily performed.

Since the opening / closing door is formed from a perforated plate, it is possible to easily check the internal storage state.

Since a large number of ventilation holes are provided in the peripheral wall, ventilation can be ensured, and it is possible to prevent odors from being filled due to decay of stored items and the like.

By configuring the storage box to be assemblable, the storage box can be transported in a disassembled state to an installation location, assembled at the installation location, and can be easily transported.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention in a completely closed state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention in a fully opened state.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a cutaway plan view of the same part.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part of a door interlocking mechanism.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part of a door interlocking mechanism according to a modification.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part of a door interlocking mechanism according to a modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 Bottom wall 16 Front wall 17 Rear wall 18 Left wall 19 Right wall 20 Ceiling wall 21 Rectangular box-shaped article storage space 22 Article storage opening 23 Opening door 33 Air vent 41 Left door plate 42 Right door plate 50, 51 Opening / closing handle 52 Door interlocking mechanism 54 First rack plate 55 Second rack plate 56 First rack 57 Second rack 59 Pinion

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Tadashi Okamura 2-904-10 Hayama, Kudamatsu-shi, Yamaguchi Pref.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A storage box in which a peripheral wall is erected on a peripheral edge of a bottom wall, and a ceiling wall is attached to an upper part of the peripheral wall to form a storage space therein, wherein a part of the peripheral wall and an upper edge of the peripheral wall are provided. A part of a ceiling wall to be connected is cut out to provide an article storage opening having an inverted L-shaped cross section, and an opening / closing door having the same inverted L-shaped cross section for opening and closing the article storage opening is provided on the article storage opening. A storage box characterized by being movably mounted. 2. The front, rear, and four edges of the rectangular bottom wall
A storage box in which a rectangular wall-shaped storage space is formed by mounting a left and right peripheral walls upright, and attaching a rectangular ceiling wall to an upper portion of the peripheral wall, wherein a part of the front wall and the front wall A front portion of the ceiling wall communicating with the upper edge is cut out to provide an article storage opening having an inverted L-shaped cross section, and the opening and closing of the article storage opening is also performed on the article storage opening. A storage box with a door slidably mounted. 3. A front part of the ceiling wall is tilted forward,
The storage box according to claim 2, wherein an upper portion of the opening / closing door is also inclined along a front portion of the ceiling wall. 4. The door according to claim 1, wherein the opening and closing door is formed of a pair of left and right door plates, and the left and right door plates can be integrally slid in a direction away from each other or in an approaching direction by a door interlocking mechanism. The storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. A first and second rack plate having the door interlocking mechanism attached to the left and right door plates, respectively, and having first and second racks formed on inner surfaces opposed to each other with a parallel space therebetween. 5. The storage box according to claim 4, further comprising a pinion interposed between the first and second rack plates and engaged with the first and second racks. 6. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein an opening / closing handle is attached to the opening / closing door. 7. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing door is formed from a perforated plate. 8. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein a number of ventilation holes are provided in said peripheral wall. 9. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is configured to be assembled.