JP2002085176A - Furniture height adjustment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a height adjustment device for a furniture which can adjust the height of a furniture and to which an ornamental plate (a freeze board) can be fitted. SOLUTION: The device body 2 of the furniture height adjustment device 1 is formed nearly in rectangular parallelepiped, provided with at least two fitting dowels at the front face 3 and the right side face 5. Adjustment screws 20 consist of a screw shaft 21 and a base part 22, which former 21 is screwed in on the undersurface 8 of the device main body 2 for making adjustment of height of the device body 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a chest, a cupboard,
The present invention relates to a furniture height adjusting device that can be attached to furniture such as a shoe box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional furniture height adjusting device comprises an apparatus main body and an adjusting screw, and the apparatus main body is attached to a bottom plate of furniture such as a chest of drawers, a cupboard, a clog box by screws or the like. The height of the furniture was adjusted by adjusting screws that were screwed in.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional furniture height adjusting device only adjusts the height of the furniture and cannot close the gap between the bottom plate of the furniture and the grounding surface. Conventionally, in order to close this gap, a decorative plate (curtain plate) is directly attached to the bottom plate and both side plates of the furniture with screws, dowels, or the like.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to adjust the height of furniture, and furthermore, a decorative plate (curtain) for closing a gap between a bottom plate of the furniture and a grounding surface. It is an object of the present invention to provide a furniture height adjusting device to which a board can be attached.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a furniture height adjusting apparatus including the following means. (B) It consists of an apparatus body and an adjustment screw. (B) The device body is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape,
At least two dowels are provided on the front and adjacent side. (C) The adjusting screw is composed of a screw shaft and a base attached to the lower end of the screw shaft. The screw shaft is screwed into the lower surface of the device main body to adjust the height of the device main body.

A furniture height adjusting device according to a second aspect of the present invention has the following means in addition to the above means in order to achieve the above object. (A) An insertion hole for inserting the screw shaft from the lower surface to the upper surface is formed in the apparatus main body. (B) On the upper and lower surfaces of the apparatus main body, mounting recesses for mounting female screw components for screwing the screw shafts inserted into the insertion holes are formed. (C) At the upper end of the screw shaft, there is formed an engagement recess for engaging a tool.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the mounting recess is provided with a locking projection for removably locking a female screw component.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a furniture height adjusting apparatus including the following means in addition to the above means. (A) An insertion hole for inserting the screw shaft from the lower surface to the upper surface is formed in the apparatus main body. (B) A female screw portion for screwing the screw shaft is formed in the insertion hole. (C) At the upper end of the screw shaft, there is formed an engagement recess for engaging a tool.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in addition to the above-mentioned means, a fitting hole for fitting a mounting dowel into the apparatus main body is formed.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of a furniture height adjusting device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which a furniture height adjustment device is attached to furniture. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. FIG. 4 is a front cross-sectional view of a main part with the decorative plate of FIG. 2 removed. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view showing another embodiment of the furniture height adjusting device according to the present invention.

The furniture height adjusting device 1 includes an apparatus main body 2 and an adjusting screw 20. The apparatus main body 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has at least two mounting dowels 10, 1 on a front surface 3 and a side surface 5 (right side surface in the present embodiment) adjacent to the front surface 3.
1, 12, and 13 are provided. The adjusting screw 20 includes a screw shaft 21 and a base 2 attached to a lower end of the screw shaft 21.
The screw shaft 21 is screwed into the lower surface 8 of the apparatus main body 2 to adjust the height of the apparatus main body 2.

That is, the apparatus main body 2 is formed in a block shape from synthetic resin, wood, metal, or the like, and includes a front surface 3, a left side surface 4, a right side surface 5, a back surface 6, an upper surface 7, and a lower surface 8. It has. Two mounting dowels 10 and 11 are provided integrally above and below the left side of the approximate center of the front face 3. Above and below the approximate center line of the right side surface 5, two mounting dowels 12, 1
3 are provided integrally. The upper mounting dowel 10 on the front 3 and the upper mounting dowel 12 on the right side 5 are provided at substantially the same height, and the lower mounting dowel 11 on the front 3 and the lower mounting dowel 13 on the right side 5 are They are provided at substantially the same height.

The apparatus main body 2 has an insertion hole 15 through which the screw shaft 21 is inserted from the lower surface 8 to the upper surface 7. On the upper surface 7 and the lower surface 8 of the apparatus main body 2, mounting recesses 16 and 17 for mounting female screw parts 25 and 25 for screwing the screw shaft 21 inserted into the insertion hole 15 are formed. The mounting recesses 16 and 17 are formed in a shape that can be fitted so that the female screw components 25 and 25 do not rotate. When the female screw component 25 is a hexagon nut, it is formed in a hexagonal hole shape. Is a square nut, it is formed in a square hole shape.

The female screw part 25 is provided with
In addition to being detachably fitted to and attached to the mounting 17, it may be fixed to and attached to the mounting recesses 16 and 17 with an adhesive or the like. Also, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, locking projections 19 for detachably locking female screw components 25, 25 may be provided in the mounting recesses 16, 17, respectively. The locking projections 19 are provided at least at two opposing positions on the peripheral wall of the mounting recesses 16 and 17.
The edges of the female screw parts 25, 25 fitted in the mounting concave parts 16, 17 are locked, and the mounting concave parts 1 of the female screw parts 25, 25 are locked.
Prevents falling off from 6,17.

At the upper end of the screw shaft 21, there is formed a substantially plush engaging recess 23 with which a tool 56 such as a plus screwdriver is engaged. Of course, the shape of the engaging concave portion 23 is not limited to a substantially plus shape, but may be a substantially minus shape so that a minus driver can be used, or a hexagonal hole shape so that a hexagon wrench can be used. Can be.
Further, the base 22 is formed in a disk shape, but may be formed in a polygonal shape or the like, and is not particularly limited to a shape.

In the above embodiment, the female screw part 2
5, a female screw portion 26 into which the screw shaft 21 is screwed may be formed in the insertion hole 15 as shown in FIG. Further, in the above embodiment, the mounting dowels 10 to 13 are formed integrally with the apparatus main body 2. However, as shown in FIG. 33 may be formed, and the mounting dowels 10 to 13 may be fitted into the fitting holes 30 to 33, of course.

The furniture height adjusting device 1 has the above-described structure, and can be attached to four places on the bottom plate 41 of the furniture 40 as shown in FIG. That is, the apparatus main body 2 includes the furniture 4
Dowel holes 43, 45 formed in the lower part of the right side plate 42
When the mounting dowels 12 and 13 of the right side surface 5 are fitted to the bottom surface 41, the upper surface 7 comes into contact with the bottom plate 41 and is attached to the bottom plate 41 of the furniture 40 (see FIG. 4). Similarly, the apparatus main body 2 is turned upside down, and the dowel holes 4 formed in the lower portion of the left side plate 46 of the furniture 40 are formed.
When the mounting dowels 12, 13 of the right side surface 5 are fitted to 7, 49, the lower surface 8 abuts on the bottom plate 41 and is attached to the bottom plate 41 of the furniture 40.

Next, dowel holes 51, 5 formed on both sides of the decorative plate (curtain plate) 50 are provided in mounting dowels 10, 11 on the front surfaces 3, 3 of the apparatus main bodies 2, 2 mounted on both sides of the furniture 40.
When 2, 53 and 54 are fitted, the decorative plate (curtain plate) 50 comes into contact with the front surface 3 of the apparatus main body 2 and the front ends of the right side plate 42 and the left side plate 46, and is attached to the lower part of the furniture 40 (see FIG. 3). . The apparatus main body 2 below the bottom plate 41 is hidden by the decorative plate (curtain plate) 50. The furniture 40 can be placed with the base 22 of the adjusting screw 20 of the furniture height adjusting device 1 grounded on a ground surface such as a floor.

The furniture height adjusting device 1 is attached to the furniture 40 in this manner, and the screw shaft 21 is inserted through a through hole 55 formed in the bottom plate 41 by inserting a screwdriver 56.
The Phillips screwdriver 56 is engaged with the engaging recess 23 of the screwdriver, and the Phillips screwdriver 56 is rotated.
The height of the furniture 40 can be adjusted because the length of the projection 40 from the device main body 2 can be changed.

The mounting dowel may be fitted into the dowel hole after an adhesive is applied. Further, the apparatus main body 2 is, for example,
May be fixed to the bottom plate 41 with screws 56 as shown on the left side of FIG. Further, a mounting dowel may be provided on the upper surface 7 and fitted and fixed to the bottom plate 41.

The female screw part 25 is fitted and mounted in the mounting recesses 16 and 17 of the apparatus main body 2. However, as described above, when the locking projections 19 are provided in the mounting recesses 16 and 17. , With the adjusting screw 20 screwed, the mounting recess 1
6, 17 can be detachably locked. Therefore, when the adjustment screw 20 is likely to come into contact with the protrusion 57 such as a sill when moving the furniture 40 (see FIG. 5), the adjustment screw 20 is removed from the apparatus main body 2 together with the female screw part 25 in advance. Mounting recesses 16 and 1 of device body 2 after moving
By attaching the adjusting screw 20 by locking the female screw component 25 to the 7, the damage of the adjusting screw 20 can be prevented, and the protrusion 57 such as a threshold is not damaged.

The female screw part 25 is rotated on the screw shaft 21 to adjust the length between the base 22 and the female screw part 25 by hand. Thereafter, the female screw part 25 is attached to the mounting recesses 16 and 17.
The height of the furniture 40 can be adjusted without tools such as a screwdriver.

[0023]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention is as follows.
The described furniture height adjustment device can adjust the height of the attached furniture, furthermore, put the bottom plate of the furniture on the upper surface, attach the side plate of the furniture to the side, and attach the decorative plate (curtain plate) to the front Since it can be attached, there is an effect that a function as a connecting member using these three surfaces is provided. Also, since the mounting is performed by fitting the mounting dowel into the dowel hole, it can be easily mounted at the correct position without requiring position adjustment for mounting, and since parts such as screws are unnecessary, parts There is an effect that the number of points is small and it can be manufactured at low cost.

The furniture height adjusting device according to the second aspect of the present invention has the effect described above, and in addition, the screw shaft of the adjusting screw can be screwed in from both the lower surface and the upper surface of the device main body, and can be used upside down. Therefore, it is possible to cope with only one form, and there is an effect that it is not necessary to change the form according to the installation location of the furniture.

In the furniture height adjusting device according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, since the mounting recess is provided with the locking projection, the female screw part in which the adjusting screw is screwed is attached to the mounting recess. It can be detachably locked, when moving furniture, the adjustment screw can be removed from the device body together with the female screw part, and after adjusting the length between the base and the female screw part by hand, Since the female screw component can be mounted in the mounting recess, the height of the furniture can be adjusted without tools such as a screwdriver.

In the furniture height adjusting device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, a female screw portion for screwing a screw shaft is formed in the insertion hole of the device main body. There is an effect that components can be made unnecessary and the device can be manufactured at low cost.

In the furniture height adjusting device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above effects, since the fitting hole for fitting the mounting dowel is formed in the device main body, even if the mounting dowel is broken, it can be easily replaced. The mounting dowel can be removed when the dowel is unnecessary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of a furniture height adjusting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which a furniture height adjustment device is attached to furniture.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front cross-sectional view of a main part with the decorative plate of FIG. 2 removed.

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

FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view showing another embodiment of the furniture height adjusting device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Furniture height adjustment device 2 Device main body 3 Front 4 Left side 5 Right side 6 Back 7 Upper surface 8 Lower surface 10 Mounting dowel 11 Mounting dowel 12 Mounting dowel 13 Mounting dowel 15 Insertion hole 16 Mounting recess 17 Mounting recess 19 Locking protrusion 20 Adjusting screw 21 Screw shaft 22 Base 23 Engagement concave part 25 Female screw part 26 Female screw part 30 Fitting hole 31 Fitting hole 32 Fitting hole 33 Fitting hole 40 Furniture 41 Bottom plate 42 Right side plate 43 Dowel hole 45 Dowel hole 46 Left side Plate 47 Dowel Hole 49 Dowel Hole 50 Decorative Plate 51 Dowel Hole 52 Dowel Hole 53 Dowel Hole 54 Dowel Hole 55 Through Hole 56 Screw 57 Projection

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A furniture height adjusting device having the following requirements. (B) It consists of an apparatus body and an adjustment screw. (B) The device body is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape,
At least two dowels are provided on the front and adjacent side. (C) The adjusting screw is composed of a screw shaft and a base attached to the lower end of the screw shaft. The screw shaft is screwed into the lower surface of the device main body to adjust the height of the device main body. 2. The furniture height adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein the furniture height adjustment device has the following requirements. (A) An insertion hole for inserting the screw shaft from the lower surface to the upper surface is formed in the apparatus main body. (B) On the upper and lower surfaces of the apparatus main body, mounting recesses for mounting female screw components for screwing the screw shafts inserted into the insertion holes are formed. (C) At the upper end of the screw shaft, there is formed an engagement recess for engaging a tool. 3. The furniture height adjusting device according to claim 2, wherein the mounting recess is provided with a locking projection for locking the female screw component in a detachable manner. 4. The furniture height adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the furniture height adjusting device has the following requirements. (A) An insertion hole for inserting the screw shaft from the lower surface to the upper surface is formed in the apparatus main body. (B) A female screw portion for screwing the screw shaft is formed in the insertion hole. (C) At the upper end of the screw shaft, there is formed an engagement recess for engaging a tool. 5. The furniture height adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein a fitting hole into which the mounting dowel is fitted is formed in the device main body.