JP2002360355A - Cabinet and door for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform the maintenance work of a drainage device with a relatively simple structure, while partially enlarging a recessed space. SOLUTION: This cabinet is provided with the recessed space 25 formed on the front side, a housing space S positioned in the rear of the recessed space 25 to house the drainage device 21 continued to a sink 16, and a central door 42 for partitioning the recessed space 25 and the housing space S from each other. The central door 42 is formed of a pair of hinged double door bodies 45 and 46 in right and left, and each door body 45 and 46 is provided with each main body plate 48 and 48 connected to an inside plate 32 through a hinge and each receiver part forming body 49 and 49 projected forward from a free end of each main body plate 48 and 48. The se receiver part forming bodies 49 and 49 are formed with a receiver part A for receiving at least one part of the drainage device 21 when closing the main body door 21 to hide the drainage device 21 from the front side of the cabinet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cabinet having a recessed space on the front side, and more particularly, to a cabinet having a relatively simple structure and capable of easily performing maintenance work on a drainage device and the like. And cabinet doors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a substantially box-shaped cabinet constituting a main body of a kitchen, for example, a recessed space serving as a kneeling space or the like is provided in order to make it easier for a user to perform a cooking operation while sitting on a chair. The type formed on the side is known. A cabinet of this type generally has a structure in which a storage space for accommodating a drainage device and various piping connected to the sink is formed behind the recessed space, and the recessed space and the storage space are separated by a double door. It is. This door is provided in a substantially flat plate shape, so that the back surface position of the door when closed is set substantially in front of the drainage device in the storage space over the entire area.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned cabinet, since the rear surface position of the door at the time of closing is forced to be set almost in front of the drainage device, dead space tends to occur. The side area and the lower area of the drainage device cannot be part of the hollow space,
There is an inconvenience that it is difficult to secure a sufficient recessed space depending on the position of the drainage device.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-117330 discloses a cover capable of covering only the periphery of a water supply / drainage pipe.
There is disclosed a cabinet structure in which a portion where a cover is not provided in a storage space is used as a footrest space.

However, in the cabinet structure, since the cover is fixed to a wall portion forming the storage space by bonding or screwing, it is necessary to check the water supply / drainage pipe for leaks and replace parts. There is a disadvantage that the cover cannot be easily attached or detached during the maintenance work, and the maintenance work cannot be easily performed. In addition, since the engagement structure must be formed on the cover and the wall surface, there is a disadvantage that the manufacturing cost of the cabinet is increased due to an increase in the number of parts.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of such inconvenience, and an object of the present invention is to partially enlarge the recessed space to sufficiently increase the recessed space which is related to the position of the drainage device. An object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet and a cabinet door that can be secured and that can easily perform maintenance work on a drainage device or the like with a relatively simple structure.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a concave space formed on the front side and a drainage device located behind the concave space and connected to a sink or a washbasin. Storage space, and a cabinet provided with a door partitioning the recessed space and the storage space, the door can receive at least a part of the drainage device when closed, and conceal the drainage device from the front side. It has a configuration in which a receiving portion is provided. According to such a configuration, at the time of closing the door, the back surface position of the door around the receiving portion can be set rearward from the front end side of the drainage device, and the side region and the lower region of the drainage device are also recessed spaces. And partly expand the dent space,
It is possible to sufficiently secure the recessed space regardless of the position of the drainage device. In addition, since the receiving part is a part of the door, the drainage device can be exposed and concealed as the door is opened and closed, making maintenance work such as inspection and replacement of the drainage device in the storage space easy. It can be carried out. In addition, a special engagement structure or the like is not required, and reduction in the manufacturing cost of the cabinet by reducing the number of parts can be promoted.

The present invention also provides a concave space formed on the front side, a storage space located behind the concave space and accommodating a drainage device connected to the sink, and partitions the concave space and the storage space. In a cabinet provided with a door, the door can protrude forward from the main body plate and the main body plate, receive at least a part of the drainage device inside, and conceal the drainage device from the front side. And a receiving portion. According to this configuration, similarly to the above, the recessed space can be partially enlarged to sufficiently secure the recessed space regardless of the position of the drainage device, and the maintenance of the drainage device and the like can be performed with a relatively simple structure. Work can be performed easily.

Further, the present invention is provided in a cabinet provided with a concave space formed on the front side and a storage space which is located behind the concave space and in which a drainage device connected to a sink is stored. In the cabinet door that partitions the recessed space and the storage space, the main body plate and the front door are extended beyond the main body plate, and at least a part of the drainage device is received inside so that the drainage device can be concealed from the front side. The above-mentioned object is also achieved by adopting a configuration in which a receiving portion is provided.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION It is preferable that the door of the present invention is provided in a double-opened manner by a pair of left and right doors, and the receiving portion is provided on a free end side of at least one of the doors. . Thus, the drainage device can be viewed from the front side with a slight opening of the door, and the state of the drainage device can be easily checked even when sitting on the front side of the cabinet. Here, the receiving portion is constituted by a pair of receiving portion forming bodies projecting forward from a free end side of each of the door bodies,
A configuration is adopted in which a grip portion is provided in each of the receiving portion forming bodies. According to such a configuration, when the door is closed, the grip portion is provided on each of the receiving portion forming bodies located closest to the front side, so that the door can be easily opened and closed from the front side of the cabinet.

In this specification, terms indicating positions or directions such as “front”, “depth”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right” and the like are used unless otherwise specified. Is used as a reference.

The term "cabinet" is used as a concept that includes not only a kitchen cabinet but also a vanity table.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a kitchen including a cabinet according to this embodiment. FIG.
1 shows a schematic front view of FIG. 1, while FIG. 3 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. In these figures, a kitchen 10 includes a counter 12 arranged at an upper portion and a cabinet 13 supporting the counter 12.

The counter 12 has a plate-shaped counter body 14, a faucet 15 projecting upward from substantially the center of the rear of the counter body 14, and a water outlet of the faucet 15. And a bottomed sink 16 which falls downward from the bottom. A drain port 18 is formed in the bottom wall portion 16A of the sink 16 near the center of the rear portion thereof, and a bottomed container-shaped drain device 21 (see FIG. 3) hangs down at the lower end side of the drain port 18. Connected in state. In addition, a drain pipe 22 connected to a drain (not shown) outside the kitchen is connected to a lower portion of the drain device 21. Although not particularly limited, the drainage pipe 22 extends substantially horizontally from the lower part of the drainage device 21 toward the depth side and bends further downward.

The cabinet 13 has side storage portions 24, 24 located on the left and right sides of the sink 16 for storing kitchen utensils and the like therein, and a recessed space 25 located between the side storage portions 24, 24; A central storage portion 26 provided behind the recessed space 25 and internally forming a storage space S in which the drainage device 21 is stored, and a front plate hanging down from the front end of the counter body 14 toward the recessed space 25. 28, a back plate 29 located on the back side of the side storage portion 24 and the central storage portion 26, and a bottom plate 30 located between the concave space 25 and the central storage portion 26 and the sink 16 (see FIG. 3).
It is comprised including.

The side storage portions 24, 24
The outer plates 31 are provided in the shape of a hollow box having a storage space up to the left and right sides of the counter body 14.
31, inner plates 32, 32 that are arranged to face the outer plates 31, 31 and extend to the back plate 29, and side doors 34, 34 provided on the front end side.

The recessed space 25 is formed in a space surrounded by the inner plates 32, 32 and the central storage section 26, and can be used as a knee pad space when a user performs a cooking operation while sitting on a chair. It is provided in.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the central storage portion 26 includes the back plate 29 and the inner plates 32, 32,
A recessed plate 38 extending in the left-right direction between the lower ends of the inner plates 32, 32, a bottom plate 39 extending substantially horizontally from the upper end of the recessed plate 38 toward the back plate 29, the recessed space 25 and the housing It is constituted by a central door 42 as a door that partitions the space S. In addition, it is also possible to omit the recessed plate 38 and the bottom plate 39, further expand the lower part of the recessed space 25 to the depth side, and widen the foot space.

The storage space S includes a back plate 29, an inner plate 3
2, 32, the bottom plate 39, the central door 42, and the space surrounded by the counter 12, as shown in FIG.
In addition to the drainage device 21 described above, a water supply device 44 including a water pipe and a valve connected to the faucet 15 is housed, and a detergent, kitchen accessories, and the like can be housed.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the center door 42 is provided with a pair of left and right doors 45 and 46 in a double-opened manner. These doors 45 and 46 have the same components, respectively, and are provided substantially symmetrically. Therefore, in the following, the right door 46 will be described for convenience, and the left door 45 will be denoted by the same reference numerals for the same or equivalent components as the right door 46, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The door 46 includes a flat plate-shaped main plate 48 connected to the inner plate 32 via a hinge 47, a receiving portion forming body 49 projecting forward from an upper portion on the free end side of the main plate 48, and A handle 51 is provided on the front end side of the portion forming body 49 as a grip portion.

The main body plate 48 is formed by providing a notch 53 at one corner of a substantially rectangular plate material, and a receiving portion forming body 49 is provided so as to cover the notch 53 from the near side. The notch 53 has a substantially L-shaped forming edge 54.
The forming edge 54 includes upper and lower forming edges 54A extending in the vertical direction and left and right forming edges 54B extending in the horizontal direction.
Consists of

The receiving portion forming body 49 includes upper and lower forming edges 54.
A side portion 55 extending from the A side toward the front side, a front portion 56 extending in the left-right direction from the distal end side of the side portion 55, and a side portion 55 and the front portion extending from the left and right forming edge 54B toward the front side. Bottom 5 connected to the lower end of 56
7 Inside the receiving portion forming body 49 surrounded by the side portion 55, the front portion 56, and the bottom portion 57, a door body 46 is provided.
In the closed state, approximately half of the front portion 21A of the drainage device 21 is received.

When the central door 42 shown in FIG. 4 is closed, the pair of receiving portion forming bodies 49 provided on the left and right door bodies 45, 46 have their respective end faces on the free ends substantially projecting from each other. The receiving portion forming bodies 49, 49 are arranged substantially continuously. At this time, the receiving portions A projecting forward from the main body plates 48 and 48 and opening the storage space S side are substantially U-shaped in plan view.
9, 49, the receiving portion A
The front part 21A of the drainage device 21 is received and the drainage device 2
1 is hidden from the front side. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the back surface of the main body plate 48 is located behind the front portion 21A.

Therefore, according to such an embodiment, the side area and the lower area of the drainage device 21 are recessed by the space 2 because the back surface of the main body plate 48 is located behind the front portion 21A.
5, and the effect that the concave space 25 can be partially enlarged is obtained. Also, the main body door 4
By simply opening the drain 2, the drain device 21, the drain pipe 22, the water supply device 44, and the like can be easily accessed, and an effect that the maintenance work thereof can be easily performed is also obtained. Further, the above effect can be obtained with a very simple structure having a small number of parts, and the cabinet 13 having the effect can be manufactured at low cost.

In the above embodiment, the central door 42 is formed by the door bodies 45 and 46 which are substantially symmetrical in the left and right directions. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. The bodies 45, 46 can be asymmetrical. That is, the left door 45 is connected to the right door 4
6, the main body plate 48 is similar to that of the above-described embodiment, and the main body plate 48 has a substantially U-shape in plan view that protrudes forward at the upper free end of the main body plate 48 and opens the storage space S side. And a receiving portion A. On the other hand, the right door 46 is formed of a substantially rectangular flat plate.

Further, the present invention can be applied to concealment of the drainage device 21 arranged in a place different from the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, when the drainage device 21 is arranged on the right side of the position of the embodiment, the central door 42 can be configured as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. That is,
The central door 42 in FIG.
The left and right widths of 46 are different, and other configurations are substantially the same as those of the above embodiment. On the other hand, in the center door 42 in FIG. 8, the right and left widths of the door bodies 45 and 46 constituting the center door 42 are set to be substantially the same, and the right door body 46 is formed by a part of the upper end of a substantially rectangular flat plate. Main body plate 60 which is notched
And a receiving portion A provided in a substantially U-shape in plan view, which projects forward so as to cover a rectangular notch 61 formed in the main body plate 60 and has an opening on the storage space S side. . On the other hand, the left door body 45 is formed of a substantially rectangular flat plate.

Further, various members constituting the receiving portion A may be retrofitted to the main body plates 48, 60, or may be provided integrally with the main body plates 48, 60 by resin integral molding or the like.

Further, the receiving portion A is not limited to the above-mentioned shape, but may be partially or entirely rounded, or may be shaped to match the outer shape of the drainage device 21. Can also.

In short, as the receiving portion A, the central door 42
In the closed state, various shapes or structures can be adopted as long as the drainage device 21 projects forward from the main body plate 48 so as to be able to receive a part thereof.

In the above embodiment, the receiving portion forming body 49 is used.
Although the handle 51 is provided on the front end side, the configuration may be such that the handle 51 is not provided, and FIGS. 9 and 10A and 10B.
As shown in, the front portion 56 partially protrudes outward from the side portion 55 and / or the bottom portion 57,
The protruding portion may be a handle portion 63 as a grip portion when the center door 42 is opened and closed.

In the above, the case where the present invention is applied to a kitchen cabinet has been illustrated and described.
The structure of a portion located below the washbasin can be applied to a vanity table substantially equivalent to the above embodiment,
The drainage device connected to the washbasin can be hidden by the central door 42.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the door that partitions the recessed space and the storage space has a receiving portion that can receive at least a part of the drainage device when closed and conceal the drainage device from the front side, the side region and the lower region of the drainage device are provided. Can be part of a recessed space,
Moreover, with a relatively simple structure, it is possible to easily perform maintenance work such as inspection and replacement of the drainage device and the like in the storage space.

Further, since the receiving portion is provided on the free end side of the pair of left and right double doors, the drainage device can be visually checked by slightly opening the door.

Further, since the holding portion is provided in each receiving portion forming body, the door can be easily opened and closed from the front side of the cabinet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a kitchen including a cabinet according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a central storage unit with a central door closed.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a central storage portion with a central door partially opened.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a central door according to a modification.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a center door according to another modification.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a center door according to still another modification.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a central door according to a modification in which a handle is not provided.

10A is an enlarged front view of a main part of a center door according to another modification of FIG. 9, and FIG. 10B is a schematic side view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

13 cabinet, 16 sink, 21 ...
· Drainage device, 21A · · · front part, 25 · · · recessed space, 42 · · · central door (door) 45 · · · door body, 46 · · · ·.
-Door body, 48 ... body plate, 49 ... receiving part forming body,
51: handle (grip), 60: body plate, 61
..Notch, A: receiving part, S: storage space, 63
..Hand parts (grip parts)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A concave space formed on the front side, a storage space located behind the concave space and accommodating a drainage device connected to a sink or a washbasin, and a door separating the concave space and the storage space. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the door includes a receiving portion that can receive at least a part of the drainage device when the door is closed and conceal the drainage device from the front side. 2. A concave space formed on the front side, a storage space located behind the concave space and accommodating a drainage device connected to a sink, and a door separating the concave space and the storage space. In the cabinet, the door includes a main body plate and a receiving portion that projects forward from the main body plate and that can receive at least a part of the drainage device inside and conceal the drainage device from the front side. A cabinet provided with: 3. The door according to claim 1, wherein the door is provided with a pair of left and right doors in a double-opened manner, and the receiving portion is provided on a free end side of at least one of the doors. The described cabinet. 4. The receiving portion is constituted by a pair of receiving portion forming bodies projecting forward from a free end side of each of the doors,
The cabinet according to claim 3, wherein a grip portion is provided on each of the receiving portion forming bodies. 5. A cabinet provided with a concave space formed on the front side and a storage space which is located behind the concave space and in which a drainage device connected to a sink is stored. In the cabinet door that partitions the space, while projecting forward from the main body plate and this main body plate,
A receiving portion for receiving at least a part of the drainage device inside so as to conceal the drainage device from the front side.