JP2002186533A - Cabinet provided with door having storing function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use the door of a cabinet installed on the wall as storage. SOLUTION: A door 3 is mounted so as to be opened and closed by a link mechanism 4 on the front of a cabinet body 2 installed on a wall W. The link mechanism 4 is composed of a main link 4a for coupling the back side of the door 3 and the cabinet body side plates 2a and an auxiliary link 4d for coupling a suitable position of the door 3 and the midway of the main link 4a. When the door 3 is opened, it turns toward the underside of the cabinet body 2 with the length of the main link 4a as its radius and is maintained in approximately a horizontal position under the cabinet body 2. The door 3 maintained in a horizontal position can be used as storage. For example, one can sort the laundry above a washing machine S in a comfortable position. When the door 3 is brought back to the closed position, a working space can be ensured under the cabinet body 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cabinet in which doors can be used as storage shelves.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when washing, it is necessary to sort laundry before putting it into a washing machine. Conventionally, sorting of laundry is performed here when there is a counter or the like on the side of the washing machine, and when there is no counter or the like, sorting is performed in a laundry basket.

[0003]

The task of sorting laundry in a laundry basket usually involves placing the laundry basket on the floor, resulting in a poor posture of the worker and, in some cases, pain. is there.

Therefore, when there is no space for installing a counter or the like nearby, a shelf plate is fixed to a wall near the washing machine, for example, a position immediately above the washing machine, so that sorting can be performed on the shelf plate. Can be considered. However, in this case, the shelf board cannot be fixed at a very high position in consideration of the efficiency of the sorting operation, so that a problem that the space above the washing machine is narrowed occurs.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cabinet provided with a door having a storage function. Cabinet provided with a door having a storage function according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "the present invention cabinet")
A feature is that a door is attached to the front side of the cabinet body so as to be openable and closable by a link mechanism, and the link mechanism is capable of moving the door to a position below the cabinet body, and It is configured to be kept substantially horizontal in the lower position. Based on such a configuration, the cabinet of the present invention is installed in, for example, an upper area near a washing machine, so that when performing a sorting operation of laundry during washing, the door can be moved to a lower position and used as a storage table. When unnecessary, the cabinet can be retracted from above the washing machine by returning it to the front position of the cabinet main body, so that the work space can be widened.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment FIGS. 1 and 2
Is installed on a wall surface W in a region above a washing machine S, for example. A door 3 is provided on the front surface of the cabinet body 2 attached to the wall W by a link mechanism 4.
Is provided so as to be openable and closable. In this example, the link mechanism 4 is used.
The main link 4a has one end 4b pivotally supported on the upper rear surface of the door 3 and the other end 4c pivotally supported on the inner surface of the side plate 2a of the cabinet body 2, and one end 4e is pivotally supported at an appropriate intermediate position of the door 3. In addition, a stopper 4f provided in the middle of the main link 4a and a sub-link 4d fitted in the slit 4g.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the lower end 3a of the door 3 is placed on the bottom plate 2b of the cabinet body 2 in a state where the front surface of the cabinet body 2 is closed, and the door 3 stands up. Will be maintained. When the door 3 is opened, for example, the handle 7 attached to the lower front part of the door 3 is grasped and pulled out toward the user. Since the door 3 and the cabinet body 2 are connected by the main link 4a, the door 3 rotates below the cabinet body 2 with the length of the main link 4a as a radius. At this time, the door 3 is also rotatable with respect to the end 4b of the main link 4a, but the range of rotation is regulated by the sub-link 4d. As a result, if the length of the sub-link 4d is appropriately set, the door 3 can be maintained in a substantially horizontal state at a position below the cabinet body 2 as shown in FIG. 2B. Further, in this example, the end 3a of the door 3 is set so as to come into contact with the wall surface W, thereby improving the stability of the door 3 in a horizontal state.

In order to prevent the door 3 from dropping rapidly by its own weight when the door 3 is opened and closed, an appropriate braking device or deceleration is provided at an end 4c of the main link 4 pivotally supported by the cabinet body 2 side. A device may be provided. Further, a stopping means may be provided between the end 4c of the main link 4 and the side plate 2a of the cabinet body 2 in order to restrict the rotation range of the main link 4 within a predetermined range.

The cabinet 1 of the present invention is installed on the wall surface W at an upper position near the washing machine S when there is room for installing a counter or the like beside the washing machine S. When sorting the laundry during washing, the door 3 of the cabinet 1 of the present invention constructed as described above is opened and moved downward of the cabinet main body 2, and as shown in FIG. To maintain. The horizontally maintained door 3 can be used as a storeroom. Therefore, the worker can sort the laundry by using the door 3 in the upper region of the washing machine S, so that the worker does not need to bend down or bend his / her waist and work in an easy posture. Can be. When the sorting operation is unnecessary, the door 3 is returned to the closed position on the front surface of the cabinet body 2 (see FIG. 2A), and the washing machine S
Secure working space above.

Since the door 3 of the cabinet 1 of the present invention is configured to rotate between the front surface and the lower position of the cabinet body 2 by the link mechanism 4, the cabinet 1 is installed at a relatively high place. Also, it is possible to lower the door 3 to a position where it is easy to perform operations such as sorting. Therefore, when the door 3 is returned to the closed position, a wide working space can be secured below the cabinet 1.

The handle 7 attached to the surface of the door 3 can be used as, for example, a locking member such as a hanger when the handle 7 is moved below the cabinet body 2 to be in a horizontal state.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 shows a different embodiment of the link mechanism 8 used for the cabinet 1 according to the present invention. The link mechanism 8 of the present example has one end 8b pivotally supported on the upper rear surface of the door 3 and the other end 8c connected to the cabinet main body 2.
A first link 8a pivotally supported on the inner surface of the side plate 2a,
e is pivotally supported by the lower part of the back surface of the door 3, and a second link 8d is provided in the slit 8g with a stopper 8f provided on the cabinet body side plate 2a. A slit k for passing the second link 8d is formed, and a catcher member such as a magnet 5 and an iron plate 6 is provided between an upper portion of the back surface of the door 3 and an upper portion of the cabinet body 2.

The cabinet 1 of the present invention configured as described above.
When the door 3 shown in FIG. 3A is closed, the closed state is maintained by catcher members 5 and 6 provided between the door 3 and the cabinet body 2. When the door 3 is opened, for example, a handle 7 provided at an upper portion of the surface of the door 3 is grasped and opened. Then, the door 3 rotates in the rotation range regulated by the first link 4a and the second link 4d, and shifts to a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the door 3 is connected to the cabinet main body 2.
When it is opened to the lower position (see FIG. 3B),
The front end of the door 3 is set to protrude forward from the front end position of the cabinet body 2. Therefore, even when the length dimension of the door 3 is short, a sufficient function as a storeroom can be exhibited.

[Other Embodiments] The cabinet 1 of the present invention is installed in the vicinity of and above the washing machine S, and the door 3 is used as a storage for sorting laundry, and is also applied to a kitchen cabinet for tableware. Various uses are possible, such as a temporary storage place for cooking utensils and the like. Further, the specific configuration of the link mechanism for opening and closing the door 3 can be appropriately changed other than those described above.

[0016]

According to the present invention, the door can be opened and closed by the link mechanism so that it can be maintained substantially horizontal at a position below the cabinet body, so that the door can be used as a storeroom when necessary. It is possible. When unnecessary, the door can be returned to the closed position on the front surface of the cabinet main body, so that the lower side of the cabinet can be secured as a large work space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a cabinet of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the cabinet according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. (A) is a side sectional view in a state where a door is closed, and FIG. is there.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a cabinet according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. (A) is a side sectional view in a state where a door is closed, and FIG. is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: cabinet of the present invention 2: cabinet body 2a
... side plate 2b ... bottom plate 3 ... door 3a ... door end 4 ... link mechanism 5 ... magnet 6
... iron plate S ... washing machine

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiromi Tsuruta 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Naoko Sakai 5-1-1 Koie-Honmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Masazo Suzuki 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi F-term in Inax Co., Ltd. (Reference) 3B155 AA26 BB02 CD00 MA01 MA02

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A door is mounted on a front side of a cabinet main body so as to be openable and closable by a link mechanism, and the link mechanism is capable of moving the door to a position below the cabinet main body and a position below the cabinet main body. A cabinet provided with a door having a storage function, wherein the cabinet is configured to be maintained substantially horizontal.