JP2000245546A - Laundry cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce costs by simplifying its structure and install firmly and easily by fixing the side plate of cabinet to the inner wall material of room through a fixing device to do away with a back plate. SOLUTION: A cabinet main body is placed from floor face across ceiling face in a lavatory by fixing a side plate of cabinet 5 through multiple fixing devices 40 to the inner wall material 12 of lavatory. Then, the cabinet main body is firmly mounted with stability in spite of the structure without the back plate. The fixing device 40 is composed of a dowel fitting 41, which is used as a projecting member for mounting to the inner wall material 12, and an engagement member 42, which is for mounting to the side of side plate of cabinet 5. The dowel fitting 41 has the structure that a head part 43 and a screw part 44 are connected integrally through a necking part 45. The dowel fitting 41 is screwed into a mounting fitting 46 that is fixed to the inner wall material 12 between wall covering materials 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a residential laundry cabinet for accommodating a washing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a laundry cabinet installed in a bathroom or the like of a house is composed of left and right cabinet side plates, a plurality of shelves and a back plate interposed between the cabinet side plates, and is divided by the shelves. The washing machine is housed in the storage room.

[0003]

However, since the conventional laundry cabinet is simply installed in a washroom, there is a risk that the installation state is unstable and the laundry cabinet falls over due to vibration such as an earthquake. In addition, various types of fall-prevention metal fittings are commercially available, but when such metal fittings are attached, not only the cost is increased, but also the appearance may deteriorate. Furthermore, since the strength must be obtained independently, it is necessary to make the structure thick to some extent, which has resulted in an increase in cost.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a laundry cabinet which is simple in structure, can reduce costs, and can be installed firmly and easily.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a laundry cabinet according to the present invention comprises a pair of cabinet side plates and one or a plurality of shelf plates inserted between the cabinet side plates. By fixing the side plate to the interior wall material of the room via the fixture,
The back plate is abolished. A highly waterproof wall covering is attached to the surface of the inner wall for fixing the cabinet side plate.

[0006] More specifically, the fixing tool is formed by a projecting member attached to the inner wall material side and an engaging member attached to the cabinet side plate side and detachable from the projecting member. It is configured such that the cabinet side plate can be retrofitted after the construction of the inner wall material.

The engaging member includes an outer case having an insertion hole into which the projecting member is inserted, and a rotating body accommodated in the outer case. It is rotatable between an engagement position for engaging the projecting member inserted into the insertion hole and a disengagement position for releasing the engagement with the projection member by opening the insertion hole. .

Further, the cabinet side plates are disposed so as to substantially extend from the floor surface in the room to the ceiling surface.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a laundry cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view thereof, FIG.
Is an exploded perspective view of a fixture, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an attached state of a dowel fitting to an already-built inner wall material, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of an engagement member, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the mounting hole and the engaging member, FIG. 8 is a view showing a state before the dowel fitting and the engaging member are engaged, and FIG. 9 is a view showing an engaged state of the dowel fitting and the engaging member. .

The residential laundry cabinet according to the present embodiment comprises a cabinet body (1) and an installation table (3) housed in the cabinet body (1) and on which a drum type washing machine (2) is installed. Have.

The cabinet body (1) includes a pair of left and right cabinet side plates (5) and (5), and the cabinet side plates (5).
(5) The shelves (6), (6), etc. of a plurality of stages inserted between them become the cabinet body by these shelves (6, 6).
In (1), a plurality of storage chambers (7), (7),. An opening / closing door (8) is provided between the upper portions of the cabinet side plates (5) and (5) to open and close the upper two storage rooms (7) and (7) by sliding vertically. Also, cabinet side plate
At (5), a towel hanger (9) or the like is attached.

Each of the shelves (6) (6) ... and the opening / closing door (8)
Can be appropriately cut to adjust its width. Each of the shelves (6) (6)... Can be arbitrarily set in its height position so as to be fastened to the cabinet side plates (5) and (5) through the shelf dowels (10) (10). It has become. For this reason, the size of each storage room (7) (7) ... can be set arbitrarily, and it can respond to a plurality of types of drum type washing machines (2) having different heights and widths.

The cabinet body (1) is constructed by fixing the cabinet side plates (5) to the inner wall material (12) of the toilet through a plurality of fixtures (40) (40). Floor
It is arranged from (13) almost over the ceiling surface (14). As a result, the cabinet main body (1) can be firmly and stably mounted despite the structure in which the back plate is abolished, and the cabinet side plates (5) and (5) are almost covered with the ceiling surface (14).
Since the cabinet body (1) rises up to the height, the danger of the cabinet body (1) falling over due to vibrations such as an earthquake can be eliminated. As shown in FIG. 3, a wall covering material (15) (15) having excellent waterproof properties such as Asveil (registered trademark) is attached to the surface of the inner wall material (12). (1) The back part of the water is also good.

As shown in FIG. 4, the fixture (40) is made of an inner wall material.
(12) Dowel bracket (41) as a protruding member attached to the side
And an engaging member attached to the cabinet side plate (5) side
(42).

The dowel (41) has a structure in which a head (43) and a screw (44) are integrally connected via a constricted part (45). The dowel (41) is screwed into a mounting (46) fixed to the inner wall (12) between the wall coverings (15) (15).

Although the present embodiment shows an example of installing a laundry cabinet in a newly built house, as shown in FIG. (47) is screwed through the curl plug (registered trademark) (48) into the inner wall material (12) to which the adhesive is attached.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the engaging member (42) includes an outer case (50) that can be divided into two parts, and the outer case (5).
0). Outer case
(50) is formed with an insertion hole (52) into which the dowel fitting (41) protruding from the interior material (12) is inserted.

The rotating body (51) comprises an operating part (53) rotated by a jig such as a screwdriver and a disk part (55) having a notch (54) corresponding to the insertion hole (52). The operation part (53) is exposed to the outside, and the insertion hole is
It is rotatably fitted in a receiving hole (56) communicating with (52). The rotating body (51) has an engagement posture in which the disk part (55) projects into the insertion hole (52) and engages with the dowel fitting (41) inserted into the insertion hole (52), and the disk part (55). ) Notch (54) is aligned with the insertion hole (52) to open the insertion hole (52), and can be switched to the disengagement posture for disengaging the dowel fitting (41). ing.

As shown in FIG. 7, the engaging member (42) configured as described above is fitted into a mounting hole (60) formed at a corner on the outer surface side at the rear end of the cabinet side plate (5). The operation part (53) of the rotating body (42) is fitted so as to be located on the outer surface side.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, in the engaging member (42) on the cabinet side plate (5) side, the operating part (53) is rotated from the outer surface side to disengage the rotating body (51). Posture and
The insertion hole (52) is opened so that the dowel fitting (41) can be inserted into the insertion hole (52). In this state, cabinet side plate (5)
The head of the dowel fitting (41) protruding from the fitting (46) into the insertion hole (52) of the engaging member (42) while bringing the rear end of the fitting closer to the fitting (46) on the inner wall material (12) side. (43) Insert the constriction (45). Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the operating part (53) of the engaging member (42) is rotated to set the rotating body (51) in the engaging posture,
By engaging the disk part (55) with the head part (43) of the dowel fitting (41), the cabinet side plate (5) is connected and fixed to the inner wall material (12). Therefore, the inner wall material (1
Even after the work 2), the cabinet side plates 5 and 5 can be retrofitted, and the work can be easily performed from the outer surface side of the cabinet side plate 5.

The mounting table (3) includes a pair of left and right side plates (20) and (20).
And the top plate (21) inserted between the upper ends of the side plates (20) and (20)
And a bottom plate (22) extending between the lower ends of the side plates (20) and (20). The bottom plate (22) has a high rigidity that can withstand a load of 100 kg or more. In the bottom of the storage room (7). And
The upper surface of the top plate (21) is arranged at a height of 30 to 40 cm from the floor surface (13) and serves as an installation surface (24) of the drum type washing machine (2). The internal space of the mounting base (3) below the mounting surface (24) is a storage space (25). The top plate (21) and the bottom plate (22) of the mounting table (3) are cut as appropriate in the same manner as the shelves (6), (6)... And the opening and closing door (8) of the cabinet body (1). Can be adjusted.

The top plate (21) is provided at its rear end with a notch (31) for passing a drain hose (30) of the drum type washing machine (2). Drain hose (3
0) is connected to a drain port on the floor (13) that has been subjected to the waterproof treatment.

The bottom plate (22) has a depth of the top plate (21).
Of the floor (13) so as not to interfere with the drain. If the rigidity of the mounting base (3) can be maintained by the side plates (20) and (20) and the top plate (21), the bottom plate (22)
May be abolished. As for the water supply hose,
When the hydrant is on the floor (13), it may be connected to the hydrant by penetrating the notch (31) in the same way as the drainage hose (30), and when the hydrant is on the inner wall surface, Cabinet side plate
What is necessary is just to penetrate the notch formed in (5) and to connect to a water tap.

In the storage space (25) of the mounting table (3), a storage tray with a drawer-type door (33) for storing small items such as rags, buckets, clothespins, or finishing agents and softeners. (34) is installed. This storage tray (34)
It is waterproofed and has a depth of only about half the depth of the top plate (21), similar to the bottom plate (22), so that it does not interfere with the drain hose (30) or the drain port. Then, if the storage tray (34) is removed from the storage space (25), the storage space (2
5) is opened so that the drainage hose (30) can be easily attached and inspection for water leakage can be easily performed.

The drum type washing machine (2) is installed on the installation surface (24) of the installation table (3) and is stored in the lowermost storage room (7). The shelf (6) and the left and right cabinet side plates (5) and (5) are arranged with a gap therebetween. In each of the gaps around the drum-type washing machine (2), gap packings (35) (35) for vibration isolation are interposed. In addition, the drum-type washing machine (2) is installed on the installation surface (24) via a vibration-proof material (36) such as a vibration-proof rubber, so that the vibration from the drum-type washing machine (2) can be improved. Is easy to absorb.

[0026]

As is clear from the above description, in the laundry cabinet of the present invention, the back plate is abolished by fixing the cabinet side plate to the interior wall material of the room through the fixture. The structure is simple, the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts, and the mounting can be performed firmly and stably.

[0027] Further, the fixing tool includes a protruding member on the inner wall material side,
With the cabinet side plate side engaging member, the cabinet side plate can be easily fixed to the inner wall material after construction simply by rotating the rotating body of the engaging member with the protruding member inserted into the engaging member. Therefore, the installation work can be easily performed.

Further, since the cabinet side plate is installed so as to be almost upright to the ceiling, it can be reliably prevented from overturning due to shaking such as an earthquake in combination with its mounting strength.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a laundry cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a fixture.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a state where the dowel fitting is attached to an existing inner wall material.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of an engagement member.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mounting hole and an engagement member of a cabinet side plate.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state before the dowel fitting and the engaging member are engaged.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an engaged state between a dowel fitting and an engaging member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (2) Washing machine (5) Cabinet side plate (6) Shelf (12) Interior wall material (13) Floor surface (14) Ceiling surface (15) Wall covering material (40) Fixture (41) Dowel fitting (projecting member) (42) Engagement member (50) Outer case (51) Rotating body (52) Insertion hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A laundry cabinet for accommodating a washing machine, comprising: a pair of cabinet side plates; and one or a plurality of shelves inserted between the cabinet side plates. Laundry cabinet characterized in that the back plate is eliminated by fixing it to the inner wall material. 2. The laundry cabinet according to claim 1, wherein a highly waterproof wall covering material is attached to a surface of the inner wall material for fixing the cabinet side plate. 3. The fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member includes a protruding member attached to the inner wall member side and an engaging member attached to the cabinet side plate and detachable from the protruding member. The laundry cabinet according to claim 2, wherein the cabinet side plate can be retrofitted after construction of the laundry cabinet. 4. The engaging member includes an outer case having an insertion hole into which the projecting member is inserted, and a rotating body accommodated in the outer case, wherein the rotating body protrudes into the insertion hole and has A rotation operation is possible between an engagement position in which the protrusion is inserted into the insertion hole and an engagement release position in which the insertion hole is released to release the engagement with the protrusion. Item 4. The laundry cabinet according to item 3. 5. The laundry cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet side plate is disposed so as to extend substantially from a floor surface in the room to a ceiling surface.