JP2001169843A - Cabinet with height adjusting function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply adjust the height and hide a clearance below a height adjusting member or a side plate in a cabinet having the side plate. SOLUTION: In a cabinet having a side plate 1 for legs, bolt shaped height adjusting members 3 are vertically movable attached to the lower surface 1a of the side plate 1 opposed to a floor 4 with head parts 3a directed downward. A cover plate 5 for hiding the height adjusting members 3 is provided in the lower part of the side plate 1. The cover plate 5 is formed in accordance with the length in the interior direction of the side plate 1 and freely slides along the side plate 1 in the longitudinal direction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen cabinet such as a sink and a range table, and more particularly to a cabinet having a height adjusting function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in furniture with legs such as a table and a sofa, a bolt-shaped height adjusting member a faces a floor b as shown in FIG. 10 so that the height can be adjusted. Some are provided on the lower surface of the leg c.

[0003]

By the way, in the case of a cabinet such as a sink provided with side plates for legs, if the height is adjusted using a height adjusting member as shown in FIG.
It is inevitable that a gap is formed at the lower part of the side plate. In this case, the higher the counter surface is, the larger the gap is, the worse the appearance is, and the paper, small articles, etc. are more likely to enter the lower side of the cabinet from the outside through the gap below the side plate. Therefore, it is desirable that this type of cabinet is formed so that not only the height can be easily adjusted but also a gap formed between the cabinet and the floor by the height adjusting member can be hidden.

However, as described above, the conventional product merely has a height adjusting member, so that when the conventional product is used, the height adjusting member is exposed, and not only the appearance is poor, but also the appearance is poor. There was a problem that paper and small articles easily entered the lower side of the cabinet.

[0005] The present invention has been proposed in view of such problems of conventional products. Therefore, a technical problem of the present invention is to provide a cabinet provided with a side plate, a height-adjusting cabinet formed so that height can be easily adjusted and a gap below the height adjusting member and the side plate can be hidden. Is to provide.

[0006]

The present invention employs the following technical means in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is a cabinet provided with a side plate 1 for a leg, and a bolt-like height adjusting member is provided on a lower surface 1a of the side plate 1 facing a floor 4. 3 is attached so as to be movable up and down with the head 3a down, and a cover plate 5 for hiding the height adjusting member 3.
Is provided below the side plate 1, and the cover plate 5 is
And is formed to be slidable in the vertical direction along the side plate 1 (claim 1).

Here, examples of the cabinet include a kitchen cabinet provided with a sink 2 (see FIG. 2) and a counter surface, such as a sink or a range stand. However, the present invention is not limited to a cabinet that requires height adjustment according to height.

An example of the bolt-shaped height adjusting member 3 is an adjusting bolt. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A, the height adjusting member 3 generally includes a head portion 3a that comes into contact with the floor 4 and a shaft 3b that is screwed into the lower surface 1a of the side plate 1.

In the case of the present invention, the outer shape of the cover plate 5 is not limited to a plate shape, but may be formed in a frame shape that can be slidably mounted on the side plate 1 for example. Here, "formed so as to be slidable" means that the cover plate 5 is always in contact with the floor 4 even if the height is changed by the height adjusting member 3. Specifically, for example, the front and rear ends of the cover plate 5 and the front and rear portions of the side plate 1,
This is achieved by forming convex and groove-shaped engaging portions that engage with each other. The material of the cover plate 5 is optional.
For example, it is formed of a plastic material or a metal plate.

The present invention also includes a plurality of spacers 6 fitted to the shaft 3b of the height adjusting member 3 and sandwiched between the head 3a of the height adjusting member 3 and the lower surface 1a of the side plate 1. (Claim 2).

In this case, the height of the leg can be determined simply and quickly by the spacer 6, and the stability of the supporting state can be improved. That is, the height adjusting member 3 is usually provided in a pair of four front and rear on the lower surface 1a of the left and right side plates 1, so that when the height is changed, the height adjusting member 3 functions as a leg. There is an annoyance that everything has to match the same height. When the spacers 6 are provided as in the present invention, the leg height can be determined easily and quickly by attaching and tightening the same number of spacers 6 to the height adjusting members 3 respectively. Increases the outer diameter of the shaft 3b, so that the stability of the support state can be enhanced.

It should be noted that the phrase "provided with a plurality of spacers 6" means that a plurality of spacers 6 having the same thickness is provided, and that a plurality of spacers 6 having the same thickness constitute one set is different in thickness. A plurality may be provided for each set. In this case, there is an advantage that the leg height can be finely adjusted. In this case, it is preferable to color those having the same thickness with the same color so that the spacer 6 can be easily and quickly selected without mistake. The spacer 6
Specifically, it is formed of a hard rubber material, a plastic material, a metal material, wood, or the like.

In the case of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the spacer 6 is preferably formed in a substantially C shape in plan view.

In this case, there is an advantage that the attachment / detachment of the spacer 6 can be easily performed even after the height adjusting member 3 is attached. Therefore, in the case of the present invention, the height can be easily adjusted even after the cabinet is installed. Here, being formed in a substantially C-shape in plan view means that the spacer 6 is formed on the shaft 3b of the height adjusting member 3 so as to be freely inserted and removed from the side (lateral direction). .
Therefore, in the case of the present invention, the spacer 6 is not limited to a literal C-shape, but may be a U-shape (see FIG. 8) or a V-shape.
It may be formed in a character shape (see FIG. 9).

[0016]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, etc., a cabinet provided with side plates 1 for legs. In this embodiment, a sink provided with a sink 2 will be described.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a bolt-shaped height adjusting member. The height adjusting member 3 is formed of an adjusting bolt in this embodiment, and is movable vertically with the head 3a down at the front and rear positions in the depth direction of the lower surface 1a of the side plate 1 facing the floor 4. Installed.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a cover plate for hiding the height adjusting member 3. The present invention includes the cover plate 5 below the side plate 1. The cover plate 5 is a side plate 1
Are formed so as to be slidable in the vertical direction along the side plate 1.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the cover plate 5 includes a front engaging portion 5a and a rear engaging portion 5b, and is made of plastic. The front-side engaging portion 5a is formed by bending the front side of the cover plate 5 in a hook-like shape, and the folded piece 5a1 is formed.
A convex step portion 5a2 that engages with the concave step portion 1b (see FIG. 3) on the front side of the side plate 1 is formed in the inside of the side plate 1 so as to extend in the vertical direction. The rear engaging portion 5b is engaged with a slit 1c formed in a vertical direction at a rear corner of the side plate 1.
It is formed with a folded piece 5b1. In this embodiment, the cover plate 5 is colored in the same color as the surface color of the side plate 1.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a spacer formed in a substantially C shape in plan view. The spacer 6 is provided on the shaft 3 of the height adjusting member 3.
b (see FIG. 5A and the like) and is sandwiched between the head 3a of the height adjusting member 3 and the lower surface 1a of the side plate 1. The spacer 6 has a thickness of, for example, 10 (m).
m), the present invention of this embodiment comprises a plurality of spacers 6 having the same thickness as described above.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. First, when the height is increased, an arbitrary number of spacers 6 are fitted to the adjusting bolt shaft 3b serving as the height adjusting member 3, and the height adjusting member 3 is screwed to attach the spacer 6 to the head 3a and the side plate. 1 and the lower surface 1a. In this case, the same number of spacers 6 are attached to all the height adjusting members 3.

When the spacer 6 is sandwiched between the head 3a of the height adjusting member 3 and the lower surface 1a of the side plate 1, the floor 4 and the lower surface 1a of the side plate 1 Are determined for all the height adjusting members 3. In this case, since the cover plate 5 is slidably attached to the side plate 1, even if the lower surface 1 a of the side plate 1 is raised, the cover plate 5 does not rise and is placed in contact with the floor 4.

When the height is to be lowered next, the head 3a is loosened, and then an arbitrary number of spacers 6 are removed from the shaft 3b. Then, the head 3a is rotated, and the head 3a and the side plate 1 are rotated.
The spacer 6 is again sandwiched between the lower surface 1a and the lower surface 1a. As a result, the thickness of the spacer 6 extracted from the shaft 3b is
Can be set low. In this case, since the cover plate 5 is slidably attached to the side plate 1, it is arranged in contact with the floor 4.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, a bolt-shaped height adjusting member is mounted on the lower surface of the side plate so as to be vertically movable.
Further, a cover plate is provided for hiding the height adjusting member and closing a gap below the side plate.

Therefore, according to this, not only the height can be adjusted simply and quickly by the forward and reverse rotation operation of the height adjusting member, but also the gap below the side plate can be shielded by the cover plate, so that the appearance is improved, and Paper and the like can be prevented from entering the lower side from the outside via the gap.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main part side view showing a preferred embodiment of a cabinet of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cabinet.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of the cabinet with a cover plate removed.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a height adjusting member and a spacer,
B is a plan view of the spacer.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cover plate as viewed from the outside.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cover plate as viewed from the inside.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the spacer.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing still another embodiment of the spacer.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a main part showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side plate 1a Lower surface 3 Height adjustment member 3a Head 4 Floor 5 Cover plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cabinet comprising leg side plates, wherein a bolt-shaped height adjusting member is attached to a lower surface of the side plate facing the floor so as to be movable up and down with its head down. A cover plate for hiding the height adjusting member is provided at a lower portion of the side plate, and the cover plate is formed in accordance with the length of the side plate in the depth direction, and is formed to be slidable in the vertical direction along the side plate. A cabinet with a height adjustment function, characterized in that: 2. The cabinet with a height adjusting function according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet is fitted to a shaft of the height adjusting member and is sandwiched between a head of the height adjusting member and a lower surface of the side plate. A cabinet with a height adjustment function, comprising a plurality of spacers. 3. The cabinet with a height adjusting function according to claim 2, wherein the spacer is formed in a substantially C shape in plan view.