JP2001057915A - Assembly structure for furniture, and the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assembling structure for a furniture, and the like, that can easily attach front doors after completing assembly of a cabinet body, and easily and quickly be assembled by the work of single-person as well. SOLUTION: This is an assembling structure composed of a backboard, sideboards 10 and a bottom board made of a thermoplastic resin. The backboard and sideboards 10 are of a hollow dual-wall structure obtained by blow-molding the thermoplastic resin. Front doors 7 are attached to the front edges of the sideboards 10 each with a hinge structure 23 in a manner of free opening and closing. The hinge structure 23 is composed of a fixed receptacle 24 monolithically formed at the front edge of sideboard 10 and a hinge member 25 axially fixed to the hinge side of the front door 7, and the latter is engaged into the former to assemble the front door 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cabinet for a bathroom vanity cabinet, a kitchen cabinet such as a sink, a storage cabinet, and the like, and to an assembly structure for furniture and the like made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 6-229173 discloses a storage cabinet in which a storage is provided at a lower portion of a wash basin, a sink and the like, and an opening / closing door is provided at the front.

[0003]

By the way, this type of storage cabinet is constituted by an assembly structure of a back plate, both side plates, a front door and a bottom plate, and the back plate has one side plate and the other side plate. Because of the structure where each face plate is assembled, it is necessary to assemble the other side plate in a three-dimensional unstable state where only one side plate is attached to the back plate, which makes assembly work difficult. In practice, it is difficult to work alone, especially when the storage cabinet is relatively large.

Further, in this type of storage cabinet, after assembling the back plate, both side plates, and the bottom plate to form a cabinet body, the hinge shaft of the front door is connected to the bearing hole of the bottom plate and the upper part of the front door. The front door can be freely opened and closed by fitting it into the bearing hole of the covering member, so the member that covers the upper part of the front door must be retrofitted and the front door installation work is easy. In fact, it also requires considerable skill.

Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a hinge structure in which a front door is openably and closably provided in a furniture or the like comprising a rear plate, both side plates, a front door and a bottom plate made of a thermoplastic resin and having an upper structure. A fixed receiving portion integrally formed at the front end of both side plates, and a hinge member that is fixed to the hinge side of the front door, and the hinge member is fitted to the fixed receiving portion and the front door is assembled. It is an object of the present invention to provide an assembling structure of furniture or the like to which a front door can be easily attached after assembling a cabinet body.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an assembly structure for furniture and the like according to claims 1 to 5. That is, Claim 1 is an assembling structure of furniture or the like which is constituted by a back plate made of a thermoplastic resin, both side plates, a front door and a bottom plate, and is provided with a top structure. A hinge structure is attached to the front edges of both side plates so as to be freely openable and closable, and the hinge structure includes a fixed receiving portion formed integrally with the front ends of the both side plates, and a hinge member pivotally fixed to the hinge side of the front door, An assembly structure for furniture or the like, wherein a hinge member is fitted to a fixed receiving portion and a front door is assembled.

[0007] The structure for assembling furniture and the like according to the second aspect is the first aspect.
In the configuration of at least the back plate and both side plates,
A hollow double-walled structure obtained by blow molding a thermoplastic synthetic resin, wherein the back plate and both side plates are integrally formed by a thin hinge.

[0008] The structure for assembling furniture and the like according to the third aspect is the first aspect.
Alternatively, in the configuration of the second aspect, a toe escape recess is formed in a front surface portion of the bottom structure constituted by the bottom plate.

A fourth aspect of the present invention provides an assembling structure of furniture or the like according to the first, second or third aspect, wherein the upper structure is an upper cover such as a top plate.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is an assembly structure for furniture or the like according to the first, second or third aspect, wherein the upper structure is a structure provided with a sink for washing or a kitchen sink. is there.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the drawings, a vanity is illustrated as an assembly structure for furniture and the like according to the present invention. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vanity stand, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a mode in which a sink body as an upper structure is removed, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mode in FIG. 2, and FIG. Perspective view,
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a partially broken cross-section of the hinge structure viewed from above.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vanity stand, 2 denotes a cabinet body thereof, and a sink body 4 having a sink 3 for a toilet as an upper surface structure is mounted on an upper surface of the cabinet body 2. . 5 is a water supply faucet, and 6 is a drain outlet. On the front surface of the cabinet body 2, a front door 7 that can be opened and closed left and right is provided. Reference numeral 8 denotes a handle.

The cabinet body 2 is formed in a curved shape bulging toward the center on the front side in accordance with the shape of the sink 3.
The left and right front doors 7 are formed with curved surfaces on the open / close sides so as to match the above-described shape of the cabinet body 2.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the cabinet main body 2.
Is shown in detail. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, 9 is a rear plate, 10 and 10 are left and right side plates, 11 is a bottom plate, and the rear plate 9 and the side plates 10 and 10 are integrated by a thin hinge 12. It has a configuration. The back plate 9 and the side plates 10 and 10 have a hollow double-walled structure obtained by blow molding a thermoplastic resin, and the hinge 12 is formed by compression thinning at the time of blow molding. The support surfaces 13, 13 which come into contact with each other in an assembling mode in which the side plates 10, 10 are bent at right angles to the side plates 10, 10 are formed. The bottom plate 11 includes a bottom surface portion and a front riser portion, and a toe escape recess 14 is formed in the riser portion. 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a front panel, and reference numeral 15a denotes a fitting portion thereof, which covers an upper portion of the front door 7 on the front surface.

The front door 7 has a hollow double wall structure obtained by blow molding a thermoplastic synthetic resin.
The front edge of the bottom plate 11 and the front panel 15 have a front half corresponding to the shape of the front door 7. It has a bulging shape. The bottom plate 11 is configured such that the fitting projections 16 on both end surfaces thereof are fitted into the fitting recesses 17 of the side plates 10 and 10, and similarly, the fitting projections at the rear end are fitted into the fitting recesses of the back plate and assembled. It has become.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a drainage member 19 having a drainage trap 18 is attached to the inner surface of the left side plate 10, and the drainage trap 18 is connected to the drainage port 6 of the sink 3 by the drainage trap 18. To a drainage facility (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 3, the drainage member 19 has a mounting part 20 integrally formed in a projecting manner in the bent pipe forming direction of the drainage trap 18, and a fitting shaft is provided on the upper and lower ends of the mounting part 20, respectively. 21 are formed, and the drainage member 19
By fitting the fitting shaft 21 of the mounting portion 20 into the fitting groove 22 of the left or right side plate 10, it is detachable along the inner surface of the side plate 10.

The left and right front doors 7, 7 are respectively attached to the front ends of the side plates 10, 10 by hinge structures 23 so as to be openable and closable. The hinge structures 23 of the pair of left and right front doors 7 have the same configuration except that they are left-right symmetrical. Therefore, the left hinge structure 23 will be described in detail below.

The hinge structure 23 is connected to the left side plate 10.
And a hinge member 25 fixed to the hinge side of the front door 7. The hinge member 25 is fixed to a concave portion 26 formed on the back surface of the front door 7 by a shaft 27. ing. The hinge member 25 has a pair of sandwiching portions 28, and the tip ends thereof are locking claws 29. The hinge member 25 is configured such that when the holding portion 28 is strongly sandwiched between the fixed receiving portions 24, the locking claws 29 of the sandwiching portion 28 are engaged with the receiving concave portions 30 and are firmly fitted.

Back plate 9, side plates 10, 10, bottom plate 11
The thermoplastic synthetic resin forming the front door 7 and other members may be a plastic having rigidity, and is preferably a polypropylene resin, an ABS resin, a modified polyphenylene oxide resin, a polyamide resin, a polycarbonate resin, or the like.

According to the assembly structure of furniture and the like according to the present invention,
Since the back plate 9 and the side plates 10 are integrally formed by the hinge structure 12, the back plate 9 is
In the assembling work for assembling the 0, the side plates 10, 10 can be easily and reliably held in a three-dimensional form only by bending the side plates 10, 10 inwardly at right angles with the hinge 12 with respect to the back plate 9, and the assembling work and subsequent assembly The work can be performed easily and quickly by one person. In addition, a drainage member 19 having a drainage trap 18 for connecting the drainage port 6 of the sink 3 to a drainage facility can be selectively provided on either the inner surface of one or the other side plate 10, so that furniture or the like can be provided. And the degree of freedom and adaptability in assembling work can be improved. Further, since the drainage member 19 is provided along the inner surface of one of the side plates 10, a large storage space can be secured.

In addition, in the assembly structure for furniture and the like according to the present invention, a hinge structure 23 for opening and closing the front door 7 is provided with a fixed receiving portion 24 integrally formed at the front end of the side plates 10, 10, and a front surface. Since the hinge member 25 is fixed to the hinge side of the door 7 and the hinge member 25 is fitted to the fixed receiving portion 24 and the front door 7 is assembled,
After the cabinet main body including the front panel 15 is completely assembled, the front door 7 can be easily attached.

The furniture and the like according to the present invention include a sink, a side desk, a cabinet,
Lockers, measuring machines, vending machines, copiers, printers, housings for computers, etc.

[0024]

According to the present invention, in a furniture or the like having a back plate, both side plates, a front door, and a bottom plate made of a thermoplastic resin and having a top structure, the front door can be freely opened and closed. The hinge structure is composed of a fixed receiving portion integrally formed at the front ends of both side plates and a hinge member fixed to the hinge side of the front door, and the hinge member is fitted to the fixed receiving portion and the front door is assembled. Accordingly, an effect is obtained that the front door can be easily attached after the cabinet body is completely assembled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vanity table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a sink body as an upper structure is removed.

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

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a hinge structure.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a partially broken sectional view of the hinge structure as viewed from above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom vanity table 2 Cabinet main body 3 Sink 4 Sink body 5 Water supply faucet 6 Drain port 7 Front door 8 Handhold 9 Back plate 10, 10 Side plate 11 Bottom plate 12 Hinge structure 13, 13 Support surface 14 Toe escape recess 15 Front Panel 15a Fitting portion 16 Fitting protrusion 17 Fitting concave portion 18 Drain trap 19 Drainage member 20 Mounting portion 21 Fitting shaft 22 Fitting groove 23 Hinge structure 24 Fixed receiving portion 25 Hinge member 26 Concave portion 27 Shaft 28 Nipping portion 29 Lock Claw 30 receiving recess

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An assembling structure of furniture or the like comprising a back plate, both side plates, a front door, and a bottom plate made of a thermoplastic resin, and having an upper structure.
A hinge structure is attached to the front edges of both side plates so as to be freely openable and closable, and the hinge structure includes a fixed receiving portion formed integrally with the front ends of the both side plates, and a hinge member pivotally fixed to the hinge side of the front door, An assembling structure for furniture or the like, wherein a hinge member is fitted to a fixed receiving portion and a front door is assembled. 2. At least the back plate and both side plates have a hollow double-walled structure obtained by blow molding a thermoplastic synthetic resin, and the back plate and both side plates are integrally formed by a thin hinge. An assembly structure for furniture or the like according to claim 1, characterized in that: 3. An assembly structure for furniture or the like according to claim 1, wherein a toe escape recess is formed in a front surface of a bottom structure constituted by a bottom plate. 4. The assembly structure for furniture or the like according to claim 1, wherein the top structure is a top cover such as a top plate. 5. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the upper structure is a structure provided with a sink for washing or a kitchen sink.
An assembly structure of furniture or the like according to 2 or 3.