JP2000157360A - Drawer front plate adjusting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawer front plate adjusting device having a simple structure and capable of fixing by one wooden screw and adjusting a position of a front plate simply. SOLUTION: This drawer front plate adjusting device is fitted in a hole provided in the front frame of a drawer and adjusts a position of the front plate attached to the front of the front frame. In this case, it is provided with a main body 1 in which a cylindrical shaft part 12 is provided and protrudes in a disc part 11 and a tooth part 13 is provided in a part of outer periphery of the cylindrical shaft part 12, a long cylindrical member 3 which is fitted in outer periphery of the cylindrical shaft part 12 of the main body 1 so as to move in the vertical direction and in which a tooth part 31 for meshing with the tooth part in the cylindrical shaft part 12 is provided on an inner face of a side wall, and a cylindrical member 2 which is insertedly fitted in outer periphery of the long cylindrical member 3 so as to move in the right and left directions and can be fitted in a hole of the front frame. The front plate inserted into the cylindrical shaft part 12 is fixed on the front plate by one wooden screw to move the cylindrical shaft part 12 in a condition in which an outer peripheral part of the cylindrical member 2 on which the main body 1 and the long cylindrical member 3 are assembled is fitted in the hole of the front frame so as to adjust a position of the front plate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drawer front plate adjuster for adjusting a position of a front plate of a drawer such as furniture with respect to a drawer body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some drawers such as furniture have a structure in which a front plate is fixed to the front of a front frame of the drawer body. Conventionally, such a front plate is attached to the front of the drawer body so that the position can be adjusted. Can be At the time of manufacture, when each drawer such as furniture is inserted, the front plate of the drawer body is moved up and down with respect to the front frame of the drawer body so that the front plate of each drawer does not shift up, down, The position is adjusted to the left and right, and the front plate is fixed. For such position adjustment of the front plate, a drawer front plate adjustment tool is used, and the front plate is fixed to the front frame of the drawer main body via this adjustment tool.

[0003]

As a drawer front plate adjusting device of this type, conventionally, a washer is fixed to the inside of the front plate with a wood screw, and a large-diameter hole is formed in a front frame of the drawer body.
The main body is fixed to the large-diameter hole with a wood screw, the main body is fitted to the washer so as to be position-adjustable, and the two screws screwed to the main body are used to position the front plate in the vertical and horizontal directions. It is a structure that performs adjustment.

However, the conventional front plate adjuster has a complicated structure, increases the manufacturing cost, and requires many wood screws to be used because the washer and the main body need to be fixed with four wood screws. There was a problem that the work became complicated. Further, although a front plate adjuster having a simpler structure and capable of position adjustment is also used, there has been a problem that the position adjustment of the front plate is difficult and the adjustment operation takes time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has a simple structure, can be fixed with one wood screw, and can easily adjust the position of the front plate. The purpose is to provide tools.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a drawer front plate adjuster of the present invention is fitted in a hole provided in a front frame of a drawer, and is attached to a front plate attached to a front surface of the front frame. In the drawer front plate adjuster for adjusting the position, a cylindrical shaft portion protrudes from the center of a disk portion, and a toothed portion is provided on a part of an outer periphery of the cylindrical shaft portion, and an outer periphery of the cylindrical shaft portion of the main body A long cylindrical member having teeth on the inner surface of the side wall provided with teeth that mesh with the teeth of the cylindrical shaft, and are movably inserted in the left and right direction on the outer periphery of the long cylindrical member; A cylindrical member that can be fitted into the hole of the front frame, and a state in which the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical member assembled with the main body and the long cylindrical member is fitted into the hole of the front frame, and is inserted into the cylindrical shaft portion of the main body. And a single wood screw whose tip is screwed into the front plate.

[0007]

The drawer front plate adjuster having such a structure is provided with two drawer front plate adjusters for one drawer, and two drawer front frames are provided on the left and right sides of the front surface.
A plurality of large-diameter holes (holes with a diameter that allows the cylindrical member to be closely fitted) are formed. Then, the cylindrical member of the drawer front plate adjusting tool is press-fitted into the large-diameter hole from inside the front plate.

Next, a wood screw is inserted into the cylindrical shaft through a hole in the center of the front of the main body, and the tip is screwed into the front plate.
Screw the wood screw just before tightening the body. And
When the drawer is inserted into furniture, etc. and the position of the front plate is inclined, or the position of the front plate is shifted up and down or left and right and adjustment is required, turn the main body of the adjustment tool in the vertical direction or the front plate itself. Move left and right to adjust the position in the left and right direction.

When adjusting the position of the front plate in the vertical direction in order to correct the inclination of the front plate or the deviation of the vertical position, the main body is rotated right or left with its disk portion. The rotation of the main body rotates the cylindrical shaft portion, and the long cylindrical member moves up and down due to the meshing of the teeth provided on the outer periphery with the teeth on the inner surface of the side wall of the long cylindrical member. This makes it possible to easily adjust the inclination of the front plate, which tends to occur relatively frequently, and the vertical direction by a simple operation of simply turning the disk portion of the main body.

The adjustment of the front plate in the left-right direction is performed by moving the front plate left and right with respect to the front frame. When the front frame and the front plate are relatively moved left and right in opposite directions, the long cylindrical member horizontally moves left and right within the cylindrical member, for example, the main body and the long cylindrical member fixed to the front plate to the left, the front frame. When the fixed cylindrical member is moved to the right, the main body and the long cylindrical member move horizontally to the left within the cylindrical member. Therefore, since the long cylindrical member to which the front plate is fixed moves relatively to the left and right with respect to the cylindrical member to which the front frame is fixed, the front plate is adjusted to move left and right with respect to the front frame of the drawer.
After the adjustment of the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the inclined state of the front plate is completed, the wood screws are tightened to completely fix the front plate to the front frame of the drawer.

As described above, the front plate adjuster having a relatively simple structure in which the main body, the cylindrical member, and the long cylindrical member are integrally assembled can be easily attached with one wood screw.
The front panel can be easily tilted and adjusted up and down by holding the disk of the main unit and turning it.By moving the front panel in the left and right direction, adjustment in the left and right direction is easy. Can do it.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the drawer front plate adjusting tool, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof. The drawer front plate adjusting tool includes a main body 1 having a large-diameter disk portion 11, a long cylindrical member 3 fitted to a cylindrical shaft portion 12 of the main body 1, and a fitting outside the long cylindrical member 3. And a cylindrical member 2.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the main body 1 is formed by erecting a cylindrical shaft portion 12 in the center of a disk portion 11, and a hole 14 for a wood screw is formed in the center of the disk portion 11. Is established. Also,
A plurality of protrusions 15 are protruded from the peripheral portion of the disk portion 11 to facilitate rotation with the protrusions 15. Disk part 11
The shaft hole of the cylindrical shaft portion 12 erected at the center of the inside of the disk portion 11 communicates with the hole 14 at the center of the disk portion 11. This hole is a hole for passing a wood screw. A tooth portion 13 is formed on a side portion of the cylindrical shaft portion 12, and the tooth portion 13 is engaged with a tooth portion 31 inside the long cylindrical member 3 fitted to the outside of the cylindrical shaft portion 12.
It is formed as part of the shape of a gear.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the long cylindrical member 3 is provided with outer small grooves 32 in the thickness direction at the center of the upper part and the lower part of the outer periphery, and the tooth part 31 is provided on the inner side part. Inside, a thin support plate 33 is formed perpendicular to the axial direction. The teeth 31 are rack-shaped teeth with which the teeth 13 mesh. Further, a hole 33a for inserting the tip of the cylindrical shaft portion 12 of the main body 1 is formed in the center of the support plate 33. Further, a cylindrical member 2 described later is provided on the upper and lower portions of the outer periphery on the distal end side of the long cylindrical member 3.
The outer concave portion 34 for fitting the inner convex portion 21 is formed.

The cylindrical member 2 is, as shown in FIGS.
The inner hole is formed in a cylindrical shape having a shape similar to a rectangle having flat portions on the upper, lower and both side portions, and inner ridges 22 are provided on the inner upper and lower portions in the axial direction. Horizontal convex portions 21 are provided at the upper and lower portions. Inner ridge 2
2, when the long cylindrical member 3 is inserted into the cylindrical member 2, the outer small groove 32 is fitted therein, and the long cylindrical member 3 is formed so as to be positioned at the center of the cylindrical member 2. The outer concave portion 34 of the cylindrical member 3 is formed so as to fit therein. Also, a plurality of thin ridges 2a are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical member 2.
Are formed in the axial direction, and when this is fitted into the large-diameter hole of the front frame of the drawer, rotation is prevented in the front frame so that it can be fitted well.

The drawer front plate adjusting device is manufactured by assembling the above three members as shown in FIGS. That is, outside the cylindrical shaft portion 12 of the main body 1, the long cylindrical member 3 meshes its teeth 31 with the shaft-side teeth 13 and inserts the tip of the shaft portion 12 into the hole 33a of the thin support plate 33. The cylindrical member 2 is externally fitted and inserted outside the long cylindrical member 3 such that the inner ridge 22 is fitted into the outer small groove 32.

At this time, since the support plate 33 having the hole 33a is in the elongated cylindrical member 3, the cylindrical shaft portion 12 of the main body 1 can be easily assembled at a fixed position at the center of the elongated cylindrical member 3. At this time, the inner convex portion 21 of the cylindrical member 2 is engaged with the outer concave portion 34 of the long cylindrical member 3. The main body 1, the cylindrical member 2, and the long cylindrical member 3 are assembled and held in the standard state as described above, and are distributed.

As shown in FIG. 11, the front plate 6 of the drawer 4
Is attached to the front frame 5 of the drawer 4 so that the position of the drawer 4 can be adjusted.
The front frame 5 is provided with two large-diameter holes (holes having a diameter into which the cylindrical member 2 can be closely fitted) on both left and right sides. This large diameter hole is formed slightly longer than the length of the cylindrical member 2, that is, the length of the cylindrical member 2 is formed slightly longer than the thickness of the front frame 5 of the drawer 4. Then, the portion of the cylindrical member 2 of the drawer front plate adjusting tool is pressed into the large-diameter hole from the inside of the front plate 5. At this time, the cylindrical member 2 is formed by the wedge action of the ridge 2a provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical member 2.
Are fitted into the large diameter hole of the front frame 5 while being prevented from rotating.

Next, the wood screw 7 is inserted into the cylindrical shaft portion 12 from the hole 14 of the main body 1, and its tip is screwed into the front plate 6, and the wood screw 7 is screwed until the main body 1 is tightened.
Thus, the front plate 6 is attached to the front of the front frame 5 of the drawer 4 with the wood screws 7.
Is temporarily fixed so that the movement can be adjusted via the adjusting tool.

Next, when the drawer 4 is inserted into furniture or the like and the position of the front plate 6 is inclined, or the position is shifted up and down or left and right and adjustment is required, the main body 1 is turned in the vertical direction. ,
Alternatively, the front plate 6 itself is moved left and right to adjust the position in the left and right direction.

When adjusting the position of the front plate 6 in the vertical direction in order to correct the inclination of the front plate 6 or the deviation of the vertical position, the main body 1
Is rotated right or left within a range of less than about 90 degrees. The rotation of the main body 1 causes the cylindrical shaft portion 12 to rotate, and the long cylindrical member 3 moves up and down due to the engagement of the teeth 13 and 31 provided on the outer periphery thereof. At this time, the thin support plate 33 with a hole provided inside the long cylindrical member 3 is easily broken, and the cylindrical shaft portion 12 moves inside the long cylindrical member 3.
As shown in FIG. 12, when the main body 1 is turned clockwise, the elongated cylindrical member 3 and the cylindrical member 2 are lowered, and when the main body 1 is turned counterclockwise, they are raised. in this way,
With a simple operation of turning the disk portion 11 of the main body 1, the inclination of the front plate 6 which is relatively likely to occur and the adjustment in the vertical direction can be easily performed.

On the other hand, the adjustment of the front plate 6 in the left-right direction
Is moved left and right with respect to the front frame 5 for adjustment. That is, when the front frame 5 and the front plate 6 are relatively moved left and right in opposite directions, the long cylindrical member 3 horizontally moves left and right within the cylindrical member 2. As shown in FIG. 13, when the front plate 6, that is, the main body 1 and the long cylindrical member 3 are moved to the left, and the front frame 5, that is, the cylindrical member 2 is moved right, the main body 1 and the long cylindrical member 3 are horizontally moved to the left inside the cylindrical member 2. Moving. The upper and lower outer small grooves 32 of the elongated cylindrical member 3 are disengaged from the inner ridges 22 of the cylindrical member 2, and the elongated cylindrical member 3 can be moved to any horizontal position in the cylindrical member 2. In FIG. 13, since the long cylindrical member 3 to which the front plate 6 is fixed moves relatively to the left in the drawing, the front plate 6 is moved and adjusted to the left with respect to the front frame 5 of the drawer.

The above-described vertical and horizontal position adjustment is performed by two front plate adjusting tools provided on both sides of the front portion of the drawer, and the adjustment of the vertical direction, the left and right direction, and the inclined state of the front plate is completed. I do. After the adjustment, the wood screws 7 are tightened to fix the front plate 6 to the front frame 5 of the drawer 4.

As described above, the drawer front plate adjusting device can easily attach the adjusting device in which the main body 1, the cylindrical member 2, and the long cylindrical member 3 are integrally assembled with one wood screw 7. By rotating the disk portion 11 of the front plate, it is possible to easily adjust the inclination of the front plate, which is relatively easy to occur, and to adjust the vertical position. Can be easily adjusted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a drawer front plate adjusting tool showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the front plate adjusting tool.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front plate adjusting tool.

FIG. 4 is an exploded side view of the front plate adjusting tool.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the main body 1.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view of the cylindrical member 2.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged front view of the long cylindrical member 3.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view when the front plate adjusting tool is attached to the drawer.

FIG. 12 is a rear view of the front plate adjusting device when it is moved up and down.

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the front plate adjusting tool when it is moved right and left.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-Main body 2-Cylinder member 3-Long cylindrical member 4-Drawer 5-Front frame 6-Front plate 7-Wood screw 11-Disc portion 12-Cylinder shaft portion 13-Tooth portion 31-Tooth portion 33-Support plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A drawer is fitted into a hole provided in a front frame of a drawer,
In a drawer front plate adjuster for adjusting a position of a front plate attached to a front surface of the front frame, a cylindrical shaft portion is protruded at a center of a disk portion, and a tooth portion is provided on a part of an outer periphery of the cylindrical shaft portion. A long cylindrical member which is vertically movably fitted to the outer periphery of the cylindrical shaft portion of the main body, and has teeth on the inner surface of the side wall, the teeth being engaged with the teeth of the cylindrical shaft; It is fitted movably in the left and right direction on the outer circumference of the long cylindrical member,
A cylindrical member that can be fitted into the hole of the front frame, and a state in which the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical member assembled with the main body and the long cylindrical member is inserted into the hole of the front frame, and is inserted into the cylindrical shaft portion of the main body. A single wood screw whose tip is screwed into the front plate. 2. The support plate according to claim 1, further comprising a hole inside the elongated cylindrical member, into which the cylindrical shaft of the main body can be fitted, and which can be broken by the movement of the cylindrical shaft. Drawer front plate adjustment tool.