JP2002034669A - Structure of box for storage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure of box which can be commonly used in assembling plural kinds of storages with different storing methods without spoiling their appearances. SOLUTION: Holes 30-47 for the front surface members are made as they are distributed so that kinds of members for the front surface such as doors 5, 11, 12, 61 swinging horizontally and sliding doors 9, 10, 16, 17 can be attached to the both ends of the back and front of the box 3 with its openings at the front and back. A back board 22 can be attached to the both ends of the back and front of the box by using holes for members for the front surface or separate holes for the back board.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a box structure of a storage, and more particularly, to a box structure that can be commonly used for assembling a plurality of types of storages having different storage forms without deteriorating the appearance. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a storage, in addition to an open type or a lateral type having an open front surface, various front members such as a horizontally rotating door, a flip-up door and a sliding door are mounted on the front surface. Various storage forms are used.

[0003] When assembling the storages of these various storage forms, for example, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 56-30281 and Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-15537, a box having an open front is commonly used. There is known a box structure in which a horizontally rotating door, a sliding door, and the like can be selectively attached to the front surface of the box.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION On the front of the same box,
In order to be able to selectively attach various front members such as horizontally rotating doors and sliding doors, according to the form of each front member, mounting holes and engagement holes are respectively provided at predetermined positions on the front surface of the box body. It must be formed in advance.

[0005] For this reason, if the number of types of front members is increased, a large number of mounting holes and engaging holes will appear on the front surface of the box, and even if a blind cap is mounted in an unused mounting hole or the like, the appearance will deteriorate. Is inevitable. In addition, when the number of mounting holes increases, erroneous mounting such as erroneous mounting holes at the time of assembling increases and the workability is reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a box structure which can be commonly used for assembling a plurality of types of storages having different storage forms without deteriorating the aesthetics of the box.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a method for attaching and using various front members such as a horizontally rotating door and a sliding door to both front and rear ends of a box opened front and rear. A storage box body characterized in that holes for front members are formed by being distributed, and that a back plate can be attached to the front and rear ends of the box using the front member holes or another back plate hole, respectively. Provide structure.

In the storage box structure having the above structure, front member holes for attaching and using various front members such as a horizontally rotating door and a sliding door are formed at the front and rear ends of the box. , A common box can be used when assembling storage for various uses, and one or the other of the front and rear ends of the box can be used in an open-release state depending on the use, or used for that purpose A suitable front member can be attached to one or the other of the front and rear ends of the box using front member holes corresponding to the front member. Further, a back plate may be attached to the opposite side of the box body or another front member may be provided depending on the use. Therefore, it is possible to easily assemble storages for various uses using the common box. In addition, since various front member holes required for mounting various front members such as a horizontally rotating door and a sliding door are distributed to both front and rear ends of the box body, a mistake in selecting the front member holes when mounting the front member. The occurrence probability of the installation work error due to the above can be reduced. further,
When attaching the back plate to one or the other of the front and rear ends, the hole for the front member can be covered and hidden by the back plate, so that the number of exposed holes for the front member, the hole for the back plate, etc. can be substantially reduced by half. It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the appearance due to the front member hole, the back plate hole, etc., and to use the cap required for providing the blind cap to the unused front member hole, the back plate hole, etc. The number can be reduced by almost half. Also, even when the front member is attached to the front and rear ends of the box or when the front and rear ends of the box are used in an open state, the front member holes that are exposed on one side of the box,
Since the number of the holes for the back plate and the like can be substantially halved, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the appearance due to the holes for the front member and the holes for the back plate.

In the storage box structure having the above structure, preferably, the box body has a top plate and a bottom plate extending in the left-right direction;
Left and right side plates extending vertically between the left end and the right end of the top plate and the bottom plate, respectively, and at least front and rear ends of the top plate, the bottom plate, and the left and right side plates are symmetrical in a cross section perpendicular to the length direction. It has a cross-sectional shape.

According to this configuration, the top plate forming the box body,
Since at least the front and rear ends of the bottom plate and the left and right side plates have a symmetrical cross-sectional shape in a cross section perpendicular to the length direction, it is possible to attach a common single-shaped rear plate to both of the front and rear ends of the box. it can. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare two types of back plates, and an increase in the number of parts can be avoided. In addition, since the same rear appearance can be obtained when attached to either of the front and rear ends of the box, uniformity of the rear appearance design can be ensured.

More preferably, a reinforcing member extending in the length direction is formed inside the top plate, the bottom plate and the left and right side plates so as to protrude, and the top plate, the bottom plate and the left and right side plates have a cross section perpendicular to the length direction. It has a symmetrical cross-sectional shape over the entire section including the reinforcing member.

According to this configuration, even if the front member is attached to either of the front and rear ends of the box and used as a front surface, the inner shape of the box with respect to the front member can be made the same, so that the user can feel uncomfortable. Can be used without. Further, when a shelf receiving member, a middle partitioning member, or the like is mounted inside the box, whichever of the front and rear ends of the box is used as the front surface, these shelf receiving members, the middle partitioning member, and the like are the same. It can be attached to the box at the attachment position.

Preferably, a stepped recess is formed on each of the front and rear end faces of the box along the opening of the box, and the various front members or the back plate can be mounted in the recess.

According to this configuration, the front and rear surfaces of the storage boxes are arranged when a plurality of storage boxes are arranged vertically or horizontally regardless of whether or not the front member or the back plate is attached to the front and rear ends of the box. They can be aligned on the same plane. Therefore, it is possible to provide a storage with good aesthetic appearance.

[0015]

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

[0016]

1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state of use in which a plurality of storages in various storage forms are arranged vertically and horizontally. FIG.
3A and 3B are an exploded perspective view showing the front side of the storage shown in FIG. 1 and a perspective view showing the back side of the box, respectively.
(A) and (b) are a partially broken vertical cross-sectional side view and a partially broken cross-sectional plan view of the storage box shown in FIG. 2, respectively. FIG. 4 is an upper and lower guide rail of the storage box shown in FIG. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are an essential part longitudinal sectional view and an essential part exploded perspective view of the usage example shown in FIG. 4, respectively. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of use when four single-opening horizontally rotating doors are attached to the storage box shown in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 7 (a), (b) and (c).
(D), (e), (f), and (g) are front views each showing an example of use of the storage box shown in FIG. 2, FIG.
(B), (c), (d) is a principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the attachment state of the cap for blindfolding and for latch receiving, respectively.

Referring first to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 shows a total of six storages 2 arranged on a base table 1 in two rows vertically and three rows in the left-right direction. The boxes 3 having the same size are assembled in different storage forms. That is, the lower left storage box 2 is such that the inside of the box 3 is divided into four storage sections by a cross-shaped partition member (not shown), and a total of four horizontally rotating doors 5 are attached to each storage section. It has become. The storage 2 at the lower center stores therein drawers 6 in three stages, upper and lower, in a box 3 via a suspension (not shown) so as to be able to be taken in and out. The lower right storage 2 is provided with guide rails 7, 8 on the upper and lower sides of the front surface of the box body 3, and slide-type sliding doors 9, 10 are supported between the guide rails 7, 8. The storage cabinet 2 on the upper left is provided with a double-opening horizontally rotating door 11, 12 on the front of the box body 3.
Is attached. The storage 2 at the upper center has a box body 3 with a front surface opened and a shelf plate 13 attached inside. Further, the upper right storage 24 is provided with guide rails 14 and 15 on the upper and lower sides of the front surface of the box body 3 and supports sliding-type glass sliding doors 16 and 17 between the guide rails 14 and 15. In the lower right storage 2, the upper left storage 2, and the upper right storage 2, the upper center storage 2.
Similarly, a shelf 13 is provided inside the box 3.

Referring now to FIG. 2 and FIG.
The front and rear ends are opened at the front and rear ends, and the above-described horizontally rotating doors 5, 11, 12 and sliding doors 9, 1 are provided at the front and rear ends.
0, glass sliding doors 14, 15, guide rails 7, 8, 1
Front member holes 20 and 21 for attaching and using various front members such as 4, 15 are formed separately. Further, in this embodiment, the back plate 22 can be attached to the front and rear ends of the box 3 using the front member holes 20 and 21, respectively.

More specifically, the box 3 is provided with a top plate 23.
, A bottom plate 24, and left and right side plates 25 and 26.
The upper and lower ends of 5, 26 are connected via a connecting member (not shown). Therefore, the box 3 in this embodiment can be disassembled and assembled, but the box 3 may be integrally formed by welding or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the top plate 2
3. The bottom plate 24 and the left and right side plates 25 and 26 each have a front-rear symmetric cross-sectional shape at least in front and rear ends in a cross-section perpendicular to the length direction. More specifically, these top plates 2
3, the bottom plate 24 and the left and right side plates 25 and 26 are hollow front reinforcing members 23a, 24a, 25a, 26a and rear reinforcing members 23 extending in the longitudinal direction inside the front end and the rear end, respectively.
b, 24b, 25b, 26b, the top plate 23, the bottom plate 2
4 and the left and right side plates 25, 26 have front reinforcing members 23a, 24a, 25a, 2a in a cross section perpendicular to their longitudinal direction.
It has a cross-sectional shape that is symmetrical in the longitudinal direction over the entire section including 6a and the rear reinforcing members 23b, 24b, 25b, 26b.

Further, the front reinforcing members 25 of the side plates 25, 26
a, 26a and a plurality of mounting holes 25e, 25f, 26e, to which shelf supports (not shown) for supporting the shelf plate 13 can be mounted, respectively, in the rear reinforcing members 25b, 26b.
26f are formed at intervals in the vertical direction, and the arrangement of these mounting holes 25e, 25f, 26e, 26f is also symmetrical in the front-rear direction. Further, although not shown, the side plate 2
5, 26 front reinforcing members 25a, 26a and rear reinforcing member 2
At 5b and 26b, mounting holes and the like for mounting a suspension supporting the drawer 6 are formed symmetrically in the front-rear direction.

Further, stepped concave portions are formed on both front and rear end surfaces of the box 3 along the front and rear ends of the box 3, respectively, and various front members such as the doors 11 and 12 and the rear plate 22 are formed. Can be mounted in this recess. The recesses are stepped recesses 23c, 23d, 24c formed at the front end and the rear end of the top plate 23, the bottom plate 24, and the left and right side plates 25, 26,
24d, 25c, 25d, 26c and 26d.

FIGS. 2 (a), 4 and 7 (a)-(d)
Are front member holes 30 to 35 formed on the front end side of the box 3.
2 (b), 6 and 7 (e),
(F) and (g) show front member holes 36 to 45 formed on the rear end side of the box 3. These holes 30 to 45 are formed in step-like concave portions 23 c, 23 d, 24 formed at the front end and the rear end of the top plate 23, the bottom plate 24, and the left and right side plates 25, 26.
c, 24d, 25c, 25d, 26c, 26d. As shown in FIG. 5, guide rails 7 for sliding doors are provided on the side surfaces of the concave portions on the front end side of the top plate 23 and the bottom plate 24.
A plurality of front member holes 46, 47 to which the mounting member 8 can be attached are formed at intervals in the left-right direction.

Next, how to use the box 3 when assembling the storage 2 in various storage modes will be described.

First, when assembling the open storage 2 using the box 3, the front end side of the box 3 is opened as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (d). a) and the blindfold cap 70 illustrated in FIG.
35. In this case, as shown in FIG.
A shelf 13 can be provided in the box 3. FIG.
As shown in (d), the tray receivers 46 and 47 are attached inside the left and right side plates 25 and 26 of the box body 3, and the trays 48 and 49 can support the tray 50 so that the tray 50 can be taken in and out.

The box 3 has a double-sided horizontally rotating door 11,
When assembling the storage 2 by attaching the door 12, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7 (b), the hinges 51, 5 attached to the upper and lower portions of the side ends of the doors 11, 12 are used by using the front end of the box 3.
2, 53, 54 are attached to holes 30, 31, 32, 33, respectively. Further, a latch receiving cap 71 (see FIG. 8D) having a latch receiving portion for hooking and stopping a latch member incorporated in one door 12 is attached to the holes 34 and 35.

When assembling the storage 2 by attaching the sliding doors 9, 10 to the box 3, the front end of the box 3 is used as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 7 (c). The upper and lower guide rails 7 and 8 can be attached to the front member holes 46 and 47 (see FIGS. 5A and 5B) of the top plate 23 and the bottom plate 24 with the stoppers 72, respectively. And hole 3
Latch members 5 to be incorporated in sliding doors 9 and 10
7 (see FIG. 4) can be attached with a latch receiving cap 71 (see FIG. 8 (b)), and a blind cap 70 (see FIG. 8) can be attached to the unused holes 31, 33, 34 and 35, respectively. 8 (a) and 8 (c)).

Further, in the case of the assembled form shown in FIGS. 7A to 7D, holes 36, 39, 40,
The back plate 22 can be attached by utilizing 41.
Depending on the purpose of use, the rear end of the box 3 can be opened or a horizontally rotating door or sliding door can be attached.

On the other hand, when assembling the locker type storage box 2 by attaching four single-opening doors 5 to the box body 3, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. A cross-shaped partition member 55 is provided, and four doors 5 are attached using the partition member 55 and the rear end side of the box 3. That is,
The door 5 at the upper right in the figure is a hinge 5 attached to the upper and lower portions of the right end.
6, 56 are inserted into the holes 36, 37 of the box and attached.
Further, the door 5 at the lower right in the figure is attached by inserting hinges 56, 56 attached to upper and lower portions on the right end thereof into holes 38, 39 of the box. On the other hand, the door 5 at the upper left in the figure is a hole 5 formed with
7 and 58 to be attached. Also, the door 5 at the lower left in the figure
The hinges 56, 56 attached to the upper and lower portions of the right end are inserted into holes 59, 60 formed in the middle partition member 55 and attached. Further, latch receiving caps 71 having latch receiving portions for hooking and stopping latch members (not shown) of the four doors 5 are attached to the holes 42, 43, 44, and 45, respectively. Then, a blind cap 70 is attached to the unused holes 40 and 41.

When assembling the locker-type storage 2 using two single-opening doors 61, as shown in FIG. 7 (f), a vertical partition extending vertically in the center of the inside of the box 3 is provided. A member 62 is provided, and two doors 61 are attached using the middle partition member 62 and the rear end side of the box 3. That is, the door 61 on the right side in the figure is a hinge 6 attached to the upper and lower portions of the right end.
3 and 63 are inserted into the holes 36 and 39 of the box and attached.
The door 61 on the left side in the figure has hinges 64, 64 attached to upper and lower portions on the right end thereof, holes 65, formed in the partition member 62,
Attach to 66. Further, a latch receiving cap 7 having a latch receiving portion for hooking and stopping a latch member (not shown) incorporated in both doors 61, 61.
1 are attached to the holes 42, 43, 44, and 45, respectively. Then, a blind cap 70 is attached to the unused holes 37, 38, 40, 41.

Further, when assembling the lateral type storage 2 by storing the drawer 6 in the box 3 via a suspension via a suspension, either of the front and rear ends of the box 3 may be used. For example, as shown in FIG.
When the rear end of the drawer 6 is opened, the blind caps 70 (FIG. 8) are inserted into all the unused holes 36 to 45.
(See (a) and (c)).

7 (e) to 7 (g), the back plate 22 can be attached using the holes 30 to 33 on the front end side of the box 3.

As described above, in the storage box structure of this embodiment, the horizontally rotating doors 5, 1 are used.
Front member holes 30 to attach and use various front members such as 1, 12, 61 and sliding doors 9, 10, 16, 17 and the like.
47 are formed on the front and rear ends of the box 3 so that the common box 3 is used when assembling the storage 2 for various uses.
Can be used, and one or the other of the front and rear ends of the box body 3 can be used in an open-release state depending on the application, or a front member suitable for the application can be used as a front member corresponding to the front member. It can be attached to one or the other of the front and rear ends of the box 3 using the holes. Further, a back plate 22 can be attached to the opposite side of the box body 3 or another front member can be provided depending on the application. Therefore, the storage 2 for various uses can be easily assembled using the common box 3. Moreover, the horizontally rotating doors 5, 1
Various front member holes 30-4 required for mounting various front members such as 1, 12, 61 and sliding doors 9, 10, 16, 17 and the like.
Since 7 is distributed to the front and rear ends of the box 3, it is possible to reduce the probability of occurrence of an installation error due to an incorrect selection of the front member hole when the front member is mounted.

Further, when the rear plate 22 is attached to one or the other of the front and rear ends, the front member holes can be covered and hidden by the rear plate 22, so that the number of exposed front member holes can be reduced by almost half. It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the aesthetic appearance due to the front member holes, and it is possible to substantially reduce the number of caps 70 required when the blind caps 70 are provided in the unused front member holes. Even when the front members are attached to the front and rear ends of the box 3 or when the front and rear ends of the box 3 are used in an open state, the number of front member holes exposed on one side of the box 3 is reduced. Since each of them can be reduced by almost half, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the aesthetic appearance due to the hole for the front member.

Further, in this embodiment, at least the front and rear ends of the top plate 23, the bottom plate 24 and the left and right side plates 25 and 26 constituting the box body 3 have a cross-sectional shape symmetrical in the front-rear direction in a cross section perpendicular to the length direction. Therefore, the common single-shaped back plate 22 can be attached to either of the front and rear ends of the box 3. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare two types of back plates 22, and an increase in the number of parts can be avoided. In addition, the same rear appearance can be obtained when attached to either of the front and rear ends of the box 3,
The uniformity of the back side exterior design can be ensured.

Further, in this embodiment, even if the front member is attached to either of the front and rear ends of the box 3 and used as the front, the internal form of the box 3 with respect to the front member can be the same. Therefore, it can be used without discomfort. A shelf receiving member (not shown) is provided inside the box 3.
Also, when the middle partition members 55, 62 and the like are mounted, whichever of the front and rear ends of the box 3 is used as the front surface, these shelf receiving members, the middle partition members 55, 62, and the like are mounted at the same mounting position. It can be attached to the box 2.

Further, in this embodiment, various front members and the back plate 22 can be mounted in the concave portions formed on the front and rear end surfaces of the box 3 along the peripheral edge of the opening of the box 3, so that FIG.
As can be seen from the figure, a plurality of storages 2 are provided regardless of whether a front member or a back plate is attached to the front and rear ends of the box 3.
Can be aligned by aligning the front and rear surfaces of the storage case 2 on the same surface when they are arranged vertically or horizontally. Therefore, it is possible to provide a storage arrangement with good appearance.

Although the illustrated embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited only to the above embodiment, and various changes can be made to the components within the scope of the claims. it can. For example, the box body in the above embodiment includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and left and right side plates formed separately from each other, but the top plate, the bottom plate and the left and right side plates are integrally formed, or the left and right side plates and the top plate are separated from each other. It may be formed integrally and welded to the bottom plate to be integrated. In the box of the above embodiment, the reinforcing members are integrally provided on the top plate, the bottom plate, and the left and right side plates, but may be formed separately and fixed by welding or the like. Further, in the box of the above embodiment, concave portions capable of accommodating various front members and a rear plate are formed at the front end and the rear end, but these concave portions are omitted,
The intended object of the present invention can be achieved even when the front end and the rear end of the box are formed flat. Further, the type of the front member and the mounting form thereof can be appropriately set as necessary, and mounting holes for mounting the back plate may be separately formed at both front and rear ends of the box.

[0039]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a box structure which can be commonly used for assembling a plurality of types of storages having different storage forms without impairing the appearance of the box. Can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a storage state according to one embodiment of the present invention in which various storage modes are arranged vertically and horizontally.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a front side of the storage shown in FIG. 1 and a perspective view showing a rear side of the storage main body.

FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are a partially broken longitudinal sectional side view and a partially broken transverse sectional plan view of the storage box shown in FIG. 2, respectively.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a usage example when a sliding door is attached to the storage box shown in FIG. 2 via upper and lower guide rail members.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are a longitudinal sectional view and a disassembled perspective view of a main part of the example of use shown in FIG. 4, respectively.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a usage example when four single-opening horizontally rotating doors are attached to the storage box shown in FIG. 2;

7 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
(F), (g) is a front view which shows the usage example of the storage box shown in FIG. 2, respectively.

FIGS. 8 (a), (b), (c), and (d) are longitudinal cross-sectional views of main parts showing a state where caps for blindfolding and latches are attached to holes, respectively.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Storage 3 Box 5, 11, 12, 61 Door 9, 10, 16, 17 Sliding door 22 Back plate 23 Top plate 24 Bottom plate 25, 26 Side plate 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b Reinforcement members 23c, 24c, 25c, 26c Recess 30-47 Front member hole 70 Blind cap 71 Latch receiving cap 72 Stopper

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Claims (4)

[Claims] A front member hole for attaching and using various front members such as a horizontally rotating door and a sliding door is formed at both front and rear ends of a box body which is opened front and rear, and the front and rear sides of the box body are further formed. A storage box structure, wherein a back plate can be attached to each end using the front member hole or another back plate hole. 2. The box body has a top plate and a bottom plate extending in the left-right direction, and left and right side plates extending vertically between left and right ends of the top plate and the bottom plate, respectively. The storage box structure according to claim 1, wherein at least the front and rear ends of the left and right side plates have a cross-sectional shape symmetrical in the front-rear direction in a cross section perpendicular to the length direction. 3. A reinforcing member extending in a length direction is formed inside the top plate, the bottom plate and the left and right side plates, and the reinforcing member is formed in a cross section perpendicular to the length direction of the top plate, the bottom plate and the left and right side plates. 3. The storage box structure according to claim 2, wherein the storage box structure has a symmetrical cross-sectional shape over the entire section including: 4. A stepped recess is formed at each of the front and rear end faces of the box along the opening of the box, and the various front members or the back plate can be mounted in the recess. The storage box structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3.