JP2002112841A - Housing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing device which can sufficiently be used by a wheelchair user by eliminating inconvenience and danger in using, utilizing a space effectively and enabling a user to house articles at a prescribed height and position. SOLUTION: In the housing device, plural housing means 2 are arranged vertically movably in a housing device main body 1 and a matter to be housed can be put into and out from at least one of the means 2 through a take-out port 3 formed at the front face of the main body 1. On both of the sides of the main body part 1 an elevating means 11 for supporting and elevating both of the sides of the mans 2 and a lowering means 13 for lowering them are arranged respectively in a vertical direction. Horizontal moving means 15 and 17 for moving the means 2 in a horizontal direction in the state of supporting both of the sides of the means 2 are arranged between the upper/lower ends of the means 11 and the means 13. With the rotation of the means 11, the means 13 and the means 15 and 17, the means 2 are moved in order to the mans 11, the upper horizontal moving means 15, the means 13 and the lower horizontal moving means 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cupboard, a clog box,
The present invention relates to storage devices such as clothing, accessory storage boxes, display storage boxes, and commodity stock storage devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The average life expectancy of Japanese is the best in the world for both men and women. It is said that the average life expectancy will be further extended in the future,
We are moving toward a super-aging society that is unparalleled in the world.

By the way, storage devices for kitchen utensils and tableware are generally a hanging cabinet on a sink, a storage space under the sink, and a commercially available cupboard. Hanging cabinets are inaccessible to short stature and elderly people, and are extremely dangerous if an auxiliary table or the like is used. The height of a commercial cupboard is 1.
It is about 8 meters, and the gap between the ceiling and the ceiling is not effectively used. When the upper part of the cupboard is used, it is very dangerous like the hanging cabinet.

[0004] Therefore, a vertically movable cupboard has been proposed in the past, but the impact when moving the cupboard is large, so that the stored articles such as tableware stored in the cupboard may fall and be damaged. was there.

Further, there has been proposed a storage device in which a plurality of storage boxes are arranged in a storage device main body and these storage boxes can be moved up and down using a chain. However, each storage box is connected to a chain. Therefore, the effective use rate of the space in the storage device is low.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and has as its object to eliminate inconvenience and danger, to make effective use of space, Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a storage device that can store articles at a predetermined height and position and that can be sufficiently used by wheelchair users.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a plurality of storage means are vertically movably disposed in a main body of a storage device, and at least one storage means is provided through an outlet provided in a front portion of the main body of the storage device. A storage device capable of taking in and out of a storage object into and out of the storage means, wherein the storage device main body includes, on both sides, a lifting device for supporting and supporting both sides of the storage device, and a supporting device for lowering the storage device on both sides. Lowering means are arranged in the vertical direction, and horizontal moving means for supporting the both sides of the storage means and moving the storing means in the horizontal direction are arranged in the horizontal direction, respectively, between the upper and lower ends of the raising means and the lowering means. Supporting parts are provided on both sides of the storage means, and the two support parts are engaged with the engaging parts of the ascending means, the descending means or the horizontal moving means, so that each of the storing means is in a horizontal state in the storage device body. Supported, above The ascending means, the descending means, and the horizontal moving means are rotatable by a drive source, and the storage means is moved up, the upper horizontal moving means, the lowering means, and the lower side by the rotation of each of the ascending means, descending means, and horizontal moving means. Can be sequentially moved to the horizontal moving means, thereby achieving the above object.

In one embodiment, the raising means is a lifting screw shaft or a ball screw, the lowering means is a lowering screw shaft or a ball screw, and the horizontal moving means is a screw shaft or a ball screw.

In one embodiment, the rotation speed of the upper horizontal screw shaft is set higher than the rotation speeds of the ascending screw shaft and the descending screw shaft.

In one embodiment, a protrusion is provided at an upper end of the ascending screw shaft, and the protrusion pushes the storage means in an upper horizontal screw shaft direction by rotation of the ascending screw shaft, whereby the storage means is moved. In one embodiment in which the ascending screw shaft moves from the upper end to the upper horizontal screw shaft, the ascending or descending screw shaft and the upper and lower horizontal screw shafts are connected by a bevel gear.

In one embodiment, a counter is provided at the outlet so as to be openable and closable.

In one embodiment, the power source is a motor disposed in a main body of the storage device.

In one embodiment, the storage means is a basket or a bucket, and the storage device is a storage box for a display, a storage box for a display, a storage box for merchandise, or the like, such as a cupboard, a clog box, clothing, an accessory box, or the like. Furniture.

The operation of the present invention is as follows.

By the rotation of the raising means, the lowering means, and the horizontal moving means, the storage means is provided with the raising means (a raising screw shaft), the upper horizontal moving means (a horizontal screw shaft), the lowering means (a lowering screw shaft), and By sequentially moving to the lower horizontal moving means (horizontal screw shaft),
Position any storage means at the outlet of the storage device body,
Stored goods can be taken in and out at a low position. Also,
Since the storage means not used can be arranged in the upper or lower part in the storage device main body, the internal space of the storage device can be effectively used.

Further, by setting the rotation speed of the horizontal moving means (horizontal screw shaft) faster than the rotation speed of the raising means or the lowering means (screw shaft for raising and lowering), the uppermost part or the uppermost part in the main body of the storage device is set. Since the storage means located at the lower part can be moved quickly in the horizontal direction and the next storage means can be arranged in that space, even if the distance between the storage means vertically adjacent is reduced, the storage means can be circulated without trouble. This can increase the effective utilization ratio of the space of the storage device.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 shows an example of a cupboard as the storage device 10.

In the storage device 10, a plurality of storage means 2, 2,... Are vertically movably disposed in an internal space of a vertically long storage device main body 1, and an outlet 3 provided on a front portion of the storage device main body 1. Thus, it is possible to take out and put things in and out of at least one storage means 2.

The outlet 3 is provided at a relatively low place of the storage device main body 1, and a door 9 is attached to the outlet 3 so as to be openable and closable. As the door 9, a well-known one such as a double door, a sliding door made of glass, a roll shutter and the like can be used. Normally, the outlet 3 is closed by the door 4,
When necessary, the opening 3 is opened to use each storage means 2 inside the storage device main body 1. An upside-down counter 4 is attached to the lower edge of the opening of the take-out opening 3, and items can be placed on the counter 4. When the counter 4 is not needed, it can be tilted upward or downward.

A plurality of storage means 2 are arranged at regular intervals on the near side in the accommodation device body 1, and the storage means 2 are arranged at regular intervals on the back side in a similar arrangement. It is configured to be sequentially moved in directions indicated by arrows A to D in FIG. 2 by a feed mechanism of the storage means 2 described below.

The storage means 2 can be modified according to the application. For example, the shape may be a box shape, a basket shape, or a plate or tray shape.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG.
Screw shafts 11 for ascending and descending provided with 14,
13 are arranged one by one in the vertical direction. The upper and lower ends of the screw shafts 11 and 13 are rotatably fixed to the top plate 6 and the bottom plate 7 of the storage device body 1 via bearings and the like. Bevel gears 31 and 32 are attached to lower ends of both screw shafts 11 and 13, and bevel gears 34 fixed to both ends of a power transmission shaft 35 have bevel gears 31 and 32.
32, and the two screws 11 and 13 are configured to rotate in opposite directions in synchronization with each other. The screw shafts 11 on both sides of the storage device main body 1 are connected by a power transmission shaft 45.

As shown in FIG. 4, a motor 5 is disposed as a power source on a bottom plate 7 of the storage device main body 1, and this motor 5
Is transmitted to the screw shaft 11 via the transmission mechanism and the power transmission shaft 45.

In the figure, reference numeral 22 denotes a lifting screw shaft 11.
And a guide plate surrounding the lowering screw shaft 13, and supporting portions 20 provided on both sides of the storage means 2.
The first engaging portion 28 is engaged with the groove 12 of the screw shaft 11 through the guide groove 23 (FIG. 8).

Further, an upper horizontal screw shaft 15 and a lower horizontal screw shaft 17 provided with screw grooves 16 and 18 around the upper and lower ends of the ascending screw shaft 11 and the descending screw shaft 13, respectively, are horizontal. It is arranged in the direction. This horizontal screw shaft 15,1
7 is fixed to both side plates 8 of the storage device main body 1 via bearings or the like.

As shown in FIG. 5, on both sides of the storage means 2, support portions 20 to be engaged with the screw grooves 12, 14, 16, 18 of the screw shafts 11, 13, 15, 17 are provided. The two support portions 20 are provided and the storage device body 1
Screw shaft 1 for raising or lowering on both sides of the shaft
Each of the storage means 2 is supported in the storage device main body 1 in a horizontal state by engaging with the grooves 12 and 14 having substantially the same height as those of the storage means 1 and 13.

Each of the screw shafts is rotatable by a motor 5, and the rotation of the screw shaft causes the storage means 2 to move the ascending screw shaft 11, the upper horizontal screw shaft 15, the lower screw shaft 13, and the lower horizontal screw shaft 13. By sequentially moving to the screw shaft 17, the inside of the storage device main body 1 is circulated.

Next, the configuration of each main part will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 5, the support portions 20 provided on both sides of the storage means 2 project in the horizontal direction to engage with the grooves 12 of the ascending screw shaft 11 and the grooves 14 of the descending screw shaft 13. The first engaging portion 28, the second engaging portion 29 protruding upward engaging with the groove 16 of the upper horizontal screw shaft 15, and the downward engaging engaging the groove 18 of the lower horizontal screw shaft 17. And a third engaging portion 30 that protrudes. When the screw shaft 11 rotates while the first engagement portion 28 is engaged with the groove 12 of the ascending screw shaft 11, the storage means 2
Rises along with it, and reaches the upper end of the ascending screw shaft 11, the support portion 20 is pushed out by a feed pin 37 protruding from the upper end of the ascending screw shaft 11, and is housed in the horizontal screw shaft 15 side 2 are extruded.

At a position slightly below the upper horizontal screw shaft 15, a support plate 21 is fixed to the side plate 8 of the storage device main body 1 in a state of being disposed horizontally. The support plate 21 is fixed to the side plate 8 by a bracket 39. The cross section of the support portion 20 and the support plate 21 is curved so that the contact area between them is small so that the support portion 20 of the storage means 2 can be supported on the upper end portion of the support plate 21 without sliding resistance. The support plate 21 is formed of engineering plastic or the like having a small frictional resistance.

As described above, the ascending screw shaft 11
When the storage means 2 is sent to the horizontal screw shaft 15 from
The support portion 20 of the storage means 2 rides on the support plate 21, and the second engagement portion 29 of the support portion 20 engages with the groove 16 of the upper horizontal screw shaft 15, and the rotation of the horizontal screw shaft 15 causes The storage means 2 is sent to the back side of the apparatus (FIG. 11).

The lowering screw shaft 13 is disposed at the end of the horizontal screw shaft 15 in the moving direction, and the second engaging portion 29 of the storage means 2 is engaged with the groove 16 of the horizontal screw shaft 15.
When the support portion 20 is removed from the support plate 21, the first engagement portion 28 engages with the groove 14 of the descending screw shaft 13 at the same time. Descend.

At the lower end of the screw shaft 13 for lowering, a lower horizontal screw shaft 17 is disposed. Further, at a position near the horizontal screw shaft 17, as shown in FIG. It is arranged along the horizontal screw shaft 17. The lower support plate 24 is fixed to the side plate 8 of the storage device main body 1 by a bracket 40.

In the lower support plate 24, similarly to the upper support plate 21, the support portion 20 of the storage means 2 is provided.
The structure is such that the sliding resistance does not increase between the lower surface. When the storage means 2 comes to the lower end of the screw shaft 13 for lowering, the first engaging portion 28 is disengaged from the groove 14 and the third engaging portion 30 is engaged with the groove 18 of the lower horizontal screw shaft 17. Then, with the rotation of the lower horizontal screw shaft 17, the support portion 20 moves in the horizontal direction while being supported by the support plate 21.

As described above, the ascending screw shaft 1 is provided at the end of the lower horizontal screw shaft 17 in the feed direction.
The first engaging portion 28 of the support portion 20 engages with the groove 12 of the ascending screw shaft 11 and rises by the rotation of the ascending screw shaft 11.

The ascending screw shaft 11 or the descending screw shaft 13 and the upper and lower horizontal screw shafts 15, 17 are connected by bevel gears. By changing the pitch of the bevel gears, the horizontal screw shafts 15, 17 are changed. Is set to be higher than the rotation speed of the lifting screw shafts 11 and 13. The ratio of the rotation speeds can be, for example, the rotation speed of the horizontal screw shafts 15 and 17: 3, and the rotation speed of the lifting screw shafts: 1.

The upper and lower horizontal screw shafts 15, 17
As a mechanism for driving the motor, for example, a vertical axis and a gear (not shown) in which the rotational force of the motor is arranged in the storage device main body 1
May be transmitted to the horizontal screw shafts 15 and 17 via the.

Switch for driving motor 5 (not shown)
Is provided on the front surface of the storage device main body 1, and when using the storage means 2, by pressing a switch,
The storage means 2 is sequentially moved so that the necessary storage means 2 is located at the outlet 3. Since the rotation speeds of the horizontal screw shafts 15 and 17 are set faster than the rotation speeds of the ascending screw shaft 11 and the descending screw shaft 13, the horizontal screw shafts 15 and 17 are located in the uppermost space 41 of the storage device body 1. Since the moving speed of the storage means 2 in the horizontal direction is high (the direction of the arrow B in FIG. 2), the storage means 2 located on the lower side in the space portion 41 rises without hitting the lower surface of the upper storage means 2. Can be done. The same applies to the storage means located in the lowermost space of the storage device body 1. Therefore, the distance between the vertically adjacent storage means 2 and 2 can be reduced (for example, 50 to 100 mm), so that the storage means 2 can be densely stored in the storage device main body 1.
The effective storage volume ratio of the storage device 10 of the present invention can be increased (for example, 60% or more).

As shown in FIG. 13, the guide plate 22
The horizontal screw shafts at the upper and lower ends are opened so that the support portion 20 can move.

In the above embodiment, the housing means 2 is moved by the motor, but a manual handle may be connected to the screw shaft to manually move the housing means. Further, instead of the screw shaft, another mechanism such as a ball screw for converting the rotary motion into the linear motion may be used.

Further, the lifting screw shaft and the horizontal screw shaft may be directly connected by bevel gears having different rotation speeds (different pitch numbers), or may be connected via a known linking mechanism.

Further, in order to prevent each storage means from oscillating at the time of transportation, a vertically long pipe or the like is arranged in the storage device main body 1 so as to come into contact with the side surface of the storage means. May be prevented. In this way, the unbalanced loading of the tableware storage means can be prevented.

[0044]

According to the present invention, the storage means is driven by the raising means, the horizontal moving means, and the lowering means so that the storage means can be moved up.
By sequentially moving to the upper horizontal moving means, the lowering means, and the lower horizontal moving means, any storage means can be located at the outlet of the storage device main body, and stored articles can be taken in and out at a low position. . Therefore, it can be safely used by elderly people and wheelchair users. In addition, since the storage means is reliably transported by the driving means, the storage means does not fall due to an earthquake or the like and is safe.

Further, since the storage means can be arranged at the upper part in the storage device main body, the internal space of the storage device can be effectively used.

Further, by setting the moving speed of the horizontal moving means faster than the moving speed of the elevating means, even if the interval between the vertically adjacent storing means is reduced, the storing means can be circulated without any trouble. This can increase the effective utilization ratio of the space of the storage device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a room provided with a storage device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a layout view of storage means in the storage device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the storage device shown in FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the storage device shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
(A) is a cross-sectional view at the bottom of the storage device, FIG. 4 (b)
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a place where the storage means of the storage device is provided.

5 (a) is a perspective view of a main part showing a box-shaped storage means, and FIG. 5 (b) is a front view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a side view of an upper part showing a feed mechanism of the storage means.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a lower part showing a feed mechanism of the storage means.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a main part showing a feed mechanism of the storage means.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of an upper portion and a lower portion showing a feeding mechanism of the storage means.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a main part showing a feed mechanism of the storage means.

FIG. 11 is a front view of an upper portion and a lower portion showing a feed mechanism of the storage means.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a main part showing a feed mechanism of the storage means.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a main part showing a relationship between a lifting screw shaft and a horizontal screw shaft.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage device main body 2 Storage means 3 Take-out port 4 Counter 5 Power source 10 Storage device 11 Ascending screw shaft 13 Lowering screw shaft 15 Upper horizontal screw shaft 17 Lower horizontal screw shaft 20 Support part

Claims (4)

[Claims] A plurality of storage means are vertically movably arranged in a storage device main body, and a storage item can be taken in and out of at least one storage device from an outlet provided in a front portion of the storage device main body. A storage device, on both sides of the storage device body, a lifting means for supporting and raising both sides of the storage means, and a descent means for supporting and lowering both sides of the storage means are arranged in the vertical direction, respectively. Horizontal moving means for supporting the both sides of the storage means and moving the storage means in the horizontal direction are arranged horizontally between the upper and lower ends of the raising means and the lowering means, and the support parts are provided on both sides of the storage means. By engaging the two supporting portions with the engaging portions of the ascending means, descending means or horizontal moving means, each storage means is supported in a horizontal state in the storage device main body, and each of the ascending means, descending means, Horizontal moving means Is rotatable by a drive source, and the storage means can be sequentially moved to the ascending means, the upper horizontal moving means, the lowering means, and the lower horizontal moving means by the rotation of each of the raising means, the lowering means, and the horizontal moving means. Some storage devices. 2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein the raising means is a screw shaft or a ball screw for raising, the lowering means is a screw shaft or a ball screw for lowering, and the horizontal moving means is a screw shaft or a ball screw. apparatus. 3. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation speeds of the upper and lower horizontal moving means are set faster than the rotation speeds of the ascending means and the descending means. 4. A protruding portion is provided at an upper end of the elevating means, and the protruding portion pushes the storage means toward the upper horizontal moving means by rotation of the elevating means, whereby the storing means moves upward from the upper end of the elevating means. 4. Moving to means
The storage device according to any one of the above.