JP2002369722A - Lift type housing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a higher operation efficiency in the taking in or out of housing articles concerning a lift type housing device. SOLUTION: The lift type housing device is provided with a housing cabinet 11, a housing rack 22 installed in the housing cabinet 11 and a lift support unit 15 which supports rotary arms 13 and 14 for lifting or lowering the housing rack 22. The housing rack 22 is provided with a pull out means 31 and can be pulled out while facilitating the taking in or out of the housing articles thereby achieving a higher operation efficiency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical storage device used in a kitchen or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of vertically movable storage device,
For example, there is one described in JP-A-7-303534, and FIG. 5 is an external perspective view. As shown in FIG. 5, the conventional lifting type storage device includes a storage cabinet 1, a storage rack 2 provided in the storage cabinet 1,
A shelf member 3 for partitioning the storage rack 2 up and down;
And a pair of lifting and lowering support devices 6 having rotating arms 4 and 5 for supporting the lifting and lowering freely.

The storage rack 2 can be moved up and down by rotating the rotary arms 4 and 5, and the storage cabinet 1 can be moved up and down.
After opening the door 7 provided in front of the storage rack 2 with the handle 8, the storage rack 2 is pulled down by holding the handle 9 for elevating operation to lower the storage rack 2 from the storage cabinet 1 installed at a high place. Thus, the stored items can be taken in and out at a low position. Reference numeral 10 denotes a rotating arm 4 so that the rotating arms 4 and 5 rotate synchronously.
It is an interlocking connection shaft that connects between the bases.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vertically movable storage device, when storing and unloading the storage items in and out of the storage rack 2 below the partitioned shelf member 3, particularly, the storage items at the rear and the bulky ones are required. There is a problem that the shelf member 3 itself becomes a hindrance in taking in and out of high storage items, and the operation is inconvenient.

[0005] In addition, depending on the stored items, there is a problem that it is necessary to take out the stored items once in the front and then to put in and out the rear.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems.
An object of the present invention is to provide a vertically movable storage device with high operation efficiency by providing a drawer in a storage rack.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, a lifting type storage device according to the present invention comprises a storage rack provided with a drawer. Thus, the storage rack can be pulled out, and the operation of taking in and out of the stored items can be easily performed.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention according to claim 1, wherein a storage cabinet, a storage rack provided in the storage cabinet, a lifting support unit for supporting a rotating arm for lifting and lowering the storage rack, and the storage rack By providing the drawer, the storage rack can be pulled out, and the storage items can be easily taken in and out, so that a vertically movable storage device with high operation efficiency can be provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in particular, the drawer is provided at least in the first storage portion located below the shelf member provided in the storage rack, so that the rear storage material and the bulky storage device can be provided. It is possible to prevent the shelf member from getting in the way even in the case of high storage items, and it is possible to easily store and remove the storage items.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in particular, the drawer is provided with the storage chamber, the movable means for pulling out the storage chamber, the handle, and the pull-out stopper, so that the storage chamber can be easily pulled out by the movable means and the handle. As well as
The drawer stopper can prevent the storage chamber and the storage items from falling when the drawer is pulled out.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in particular, the storage room can be more easily taken in and out by providing a structure in which substantially the entire surface of the storage room can be pulled out to the front of the shelf member.
It is possible to provide a vertically movable storage device with high operation efficiency.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the storage chamber has a bottomed shape, so that even if a storage object (especially a small object) drops, the storage chamber is prevented from falling out of the storage chamber. Thus, stable predetermined draw-out and push-in operations can be performed at all times.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in particular, since the storage chamber is made of a transparent material, the stored items in the storage chamber can be easily confirmed from the side.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in particular, the inclination of the storage rack is corrected by the weight of the storage rack or the storage object by providing the rotation arm with the tilt correction means for preventing the storage rack from tilting. Thus, it is possible to prevent the storage room and the stored items from moving, and to give the user a sense of security in appearance.

According to the present invention, in particular, the storage rack is provided with a stopping means for stopping the drawer of the storage room, so that it is possible to easily and quickly cope with the necessity of the drawer operation by the storage material. The stop means can be inserted and removed.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in particular, the storage rack is provided with the first storage portion and the second storage portion wider than the first storage portion, so that the storage volume of the second storage portion is increased. In addition, it is possible to provide an elevating storage device with good storage efficiency.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in particular, by providing the second storage portion above the lifting support unit, it is possible to avoid contact with the lifting support unit when the storage rack is raised and lowered, and to provide the second storage portion. The width of the part can be maximized, and the space in the storage cabinet can be fully utilized.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a lowered state of a storage rack and a state in which a storage room is drawn out in a liftable storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the storage state of the storage rack in FIG. 3, FIG.
It is a sectional side view which shows the example of installation in a kitchen.

1 to 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a storage cabinet installed above a wall of a kitchen or the like. Both sides inside the storage cabinet 11 are prevented from coming into contact with the bottom plate 12 of the storage cabinet 11 forward. The first end of a substantially S-shape in which the tip is bent again in the opposite direction.
Two rotating arms 13 and a substantially L-shaped second rotating arm 14 that avoids contact with the substantially S-shaped arm 13 at the rear are installed on the same plane. An elevating support unit 15 that rotatably supports the second rotating arm 14 is configured. Further, by making the first rotating arm 13 substantially in the shape of the letter S, contact with the tip of the second rotating arm 14 is also avoided.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an arm stopper provided outside the elevating and lowering support unit 15 and having a rubber-like cushioning member 17. The arm stopper 16 is configured to restrict the rotation angle of the second rotating arm 14. Reference numeral 18 denotes an interlocking connection shaft that connects between the bases of the first rotation arms 13 facing left and right. The interlocking connection shaft 18 causes the first rotation arms 13 to rotate together.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a door which is installed in front of the storage cabinet 11 and closes the entire front surface of the storage cabinet 11, and which can be freely opened and closed by a hinge 20 for opening and closing. A door handle 21 for manually opening and closing the body 19 is configured.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a storage rack which is usually stored in the storage cabinet 11 and the door body 19. The main body 24 has a bottom surface 23 formed in a flat shape from the front surface to the rear surface.
Side plates 25 made of synthetic resin or the like connected to the
And a shelf member 2 made of a wire material provided in the storage rack 22
6, the storage rack 22 has at least two parts, a first storage part 27 below the shelf member 26 and a second storage part 28 above.

The lower part of the space between the two side plates 25 is a handle 29 for raising and lowering operation such as a pipe.
8 are connected by a horizontal connecting member 30 formed of a pipe bent in a U-shape or the like for regulating the storage height.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a drawer provided in the first storage section 27. A drawer means 31 is provided with a storage chamber 32 having a bottomed shape and made of a transparent material such as synthetic resin, and a movable means 33 for pulling out the storage chamber 32. A roller member 34, a rail member 35, a handle 36 for pulling out the storage case,
A pull-out stopper 37 that comes into contact with the roller member 34 in a state where substantially the entire surface of the pull-out member 2 is pulled out in front of the shelf member 26.
It consists of.

Numeral 38 denotes a stop means (shown in FIG. 2) which is installed on the side plate 25 and stops the drawer of the storage chamber 32. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the stop means 38 is in contact with the handle 36 to act. The stop means 3 is rotated by 90 ° in the
8 is configured to release.

The upper end 39 of the storage rack 22 has the upper ends of the main body 24 and the side plate 25.

Next, the tips of the first rotating arm 13 and the second rotating arm 14 pivotally supported by the lifting support unit 15 are:
By connecting the side plate 25 forming the storage rack 22 to the support member 40 while being pivotally supported by the support member 40, a four-sided parallel link mechanism 41 is formed, and the storage rack 22 is supported so as to be able to move up and down. It is.

The first and second rotating arms 13 and 14 are
An inclination correcting means 42 for preventing the inclination of the storage rack 22 is provided. The inclination correcting means 42 is configured such that the distance R1 between the pivot points of the first rotating arm 13 is longer than the distance R2 between the pivot points of the second rotating arm 14 by several mm. By slightly deforming the parallel link mechanism 41 in this manner, the storage rack 22 and the front of the storage rack 22 generated by the weight of the storage items due to the presence of a gap at the pivot point of the first and second rotating arms 13 and 14 and the like. It is to prevent the inclination to.

Inside the lifting support unit 15, a buffering means 43 and / or a biasing means 44 which cooperate with the rotation of the second rotary arm 14, that is, the raising and lowering of the storage rack 22, are formed. (Only shown in FIG. 1).

In the above configuration, when the storage rack 22 is lowered, after the user opens the door 19, the handle 29
When the storage rack 22 is pulled down with the
2 is the first in which the lifting support unit 15 is rotatably pivoted;
Parallel link mechanism 4 constituted by second rotating arms 13 and 14
1 and the inclination correcting means 42, always rotate horizontally and in an arc shape as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 1 and descend to the maximum descending position. During this time, the loosening means 43 and the urging means 44 act to lower the storage rack 22 slowly.

In this embodiment, the upper end 39 of the storage rack 22 is stopped by the arm stopper 16 at a height substantially equal to the height of the bottom plate 12 of the storage cabinet 11.

Then, the storage room 32 installed in the first storage part 27 is pulled out at the maximum lowering position of the storage rack 22, and after putting in and out the stored items, the storage room 32 is pushed into a predetermined position. In addition, the loading and unloading of stored items into and out of the second storage portion 28 is the same as in the related art.

When the storage rack 22 is raised and stored, if the storage rack 22 is pushed up again by holding the handle 29, the storage rack 22 rotates in an arc shape as when the storage rack 22 is lowered, and the arm stopper 16 in the storage cabinet 11. Is stopped at a predetermined position and stored. During this time, the urging means 44
Acts so that the operation force when ascending the storage rack 22 is reduced.

Next, an example of installation of the lifting type storage device of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage cabinet 11
Adopted a standard wall cabinet, and adopted a height of 700 mm and a depth of 350 mm in external dimensions. The standard installation height of the storage cabinet 11 is generally about 2300 mm from the floor surface 46 to the top surface 47 of the storage cabinet 11 due to the distance from the floor cabinet 45 installed below the vertically movable storage device. . The total height (A) of the storage rack 22 and the horizontal connecting member 30 stored in the storage cabinet 11 is about 600 mm.

At the maximum lowered position of the storage rack 22,
When the height of the uppermost portion 39 of the storage rack 22 and the height of the bottom plate 12 of the storage cabinet 11 are substantially equal, the bottom plate 12 of the storage cabinet 11 and the bottom surface 23 of the storage rack 22 are separated.
(B) is about 450 mm.

Therefore, at the maximum lowered position of the storage rack 22, the distance (C) from the floor surface 46 to the bottom surface 23 of the storage rack 22 is about 1150 mm. Similarly, the distance (D) from the floor surface 46 to the horizontal connecting member 30 is 1
It is around 750mm. At this time, the height of the shelf member 26 of the storage rack 22 is about 1400 mm from the floor surface 46, and is configured to be equivalent to the height of about 90% of the eyes of an adult woman (excluding the elderly).

The height that can be taken in and out is approximately up to the height of the thumb with both arms raised, and can be the height of the finger joint. For an adult woman (excluding the elderly), the 10th percentile value obtained by subtracting the fingertip length (third finger length) from the fingertip height (upper limb fist finger tip height) is 1800 mm, that is, this vertical storage In the example of equipment installation, about 90
% Of the adult females can reach the uppermost portion 39 of the storage rack 22 or more and reach the horizontal connecting member 30 so that the stored items can be taken in and out, and the entire storage capacity of the storage rack 22 can be effectively utilized.

As described above, since the storage rack 22 is provided with the pull-out means 31, the storage rack 22 can be pulled out, and the stored items can be easily taken in and out. An apparatus can be provided.

Further, since the drawer means 31 is provided at least in the first storage portion 27 located below the shelf member 26 provided in the storage rack 22, the storage items at the rear can be provided.
Further, even in the case of bulky storage items, it is possible to prevent the shelf member 26 from obstructing the storage items, and it is possible to easily carry out the storage items.

Further, since the drawer 31 is provided with the storage chamber 32, the movable means 33 for pulling out the storage chamber 32, the handle 36, and the pull-out stopper 37, the storage chamber 32 can be easily pulled out by the movable means 33 and the handle 36. In addition, the storage stopper 32 can prevent the storage chamber 32 and the stored items from falling when the drawer is pulled out.

In addition, since the storage chamber 32 can be pulled out substantially in front of the shelf member 26 so that storage items can be taken in and out more easily, there is provided a vertically movable storage device with high operation efficiency. Can be.

Further, since the storage chamber 32 has a bottomed shape, even if a storage object (especially a small item) drops, it can be prevented from falling out of the storage chamber 32 and always stable. The predetermined drawer and push-in operation can be performed.

Further, since the storage chamber 32 is made of a transparent material, the stored items in the storage chamber 32 can be easily checked from the side.

Further, since the rotation arms 13 and 14 are provided with the inclination correcting means 42 for preventing the inclination of the storage rack 22, the inclination of the storage rack 22 due to the weight of the storage rack 22 and the stored items is corrected. In addition, it is possible to prevent the movement of the storage room 32 and the stored items, and to give the user a sense of security in appearance.

Further, since the storage rack 22 is provided with the stopping means 38 for stopping the drawer of the storage chamber 32, it is possible to easily and quickly fit the stopping means 38 in response to the necessity of the presence or absence of the drawer operation by the stored items. Prolapse can be performed.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 4 is a front view showing a storage state of a storage rack in a liftable storage device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

The difference from the first embodiment is that the storage rack 48 has a first storage portion 53 and a second storage portion 56 wider than the first storage portion 53.

Note that the same components as those of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

Reference numeral 48 denotes a storage rack, which includes a main body 50 having a bottom surface 49 formed in a planar shape from the front surface to the rear portion, and side plates 51 on both sides made of synthetic resin and the like connected to the main body 50.
The storage rack 48 is constituted by a shelf member 52 made of a wire material provided inside the storage rack 48.
Storage section 53 in which drawer means 31 is installed below
Also, above the lifting support unit 15 at the time of storage, there are provided rotating arms 54 and 55, and a second storage portion 56 which is made wider by the main body 50 and the side plate 51.

Also, the shelf member 52 is provided with a second
It is configured to have the same height as the bottom surface 57 of the storage section 56.

As described above, since the storage rack 48 is provided with the first storage portion 53 and the second storage portion 56 wider than the first storage portion 53, the storage volume of the second storage portion 56 can be increased. In addition, it is possible to provide an elevating storage device with good storage efficiency.

Since the second storage section 56 is provided above the elevating support unit 15, contact with the elevating support unit 15 when the storage rack 48 is rotated up and down can be avoided, and the second storage section 56 can be prevented. Can be maximized, and the space in the storage cabinet 11 can be fully utilized.

[0055]

As described above, according to the first to tenth aspects of the present invention, the storage rack can be pulled out by providing the storage rack with the drawing means.
It is possible to easily carry out and take out the stored items, and it is possible to provide a vertically movable storage device with high operation efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a lowered state of a storage rack and a state in which a storage room is drawn out in a liftable storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a storage state of a storage rack in the storage device.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a lowered state of a storage rack in the storage device and showing an example of installation in a kitchen.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a storage state of a storage rack in the liftable storage device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a conventional lifting type storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Storage cabinet 13 1st rotation arm 14 2nd rotation arm 15 Elevating support unit 22 Storage rack 26 Shelf member 27 1st storage part 31 Extraction means 32 Storage room 33 Movable means 36 Handle 37 Extraction stopper 38 Stopping means 42 Inclination correction means 53 First storage section 56 Second storage section

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An elevating storage device comprising a storage cabinet, a storage rack provided in the storage cabinet, an elevating support unit for supporting a rotating arm for elevating the storage rack, and a drawer on the storage rack. 2. The liftable storage device according to claim 1, wherein the drawer means is provided at least in a first storage portion located below a shelf member provided in the storage rack. 3. The liftable storage device according to claim 1, wherein the drawer means includes a storage chamber, a movable means for pulling out the storage chamber, a handle, and a pull-out stopper. 4. The up-and-down type storage device according to claim 1, wherein the storage room is configured such that substantially the entire surface thereof can be pulled out to the front of the shelf member. 5. The lifting storage device according to claim 3, wherein the storage chamber has a bottomed shape. 6. The liftable storage device according to claim 3, wherein the storage chamber is made of a transparent material. 7. The liftable storage device according to claim 1, wherein the rotary arm is provided with a tilt correcting means for preventing the storage rack from tilting. 8. The lifting storage device according to claim 1, wherein the storage rack is provided with stopping means for stopping the drawer of the storage room. 9. The lifting storage device according to claim 1, wherein the storage rack includes a first storage portion and a second storage portion wider than the first storage portion. . 10. The lifting storage device according to claim 9, wherein the second storage portion is provided above the lifting support unit.