JP2003038270A - Cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount a functional part such as a leaning bar on an end rail on a cabinet in a manner that a mounting position can be adjusted in the horizontal direction. SOLUTION: The common end rail 8 with a main body of the end rail and an attachment member 10 is attached to all of the plurality of cabinets 4-6, and the functional part such as the leaning bar 17 is mounted on the attachment member 10 attachably, detachably, and movably.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cabinet used as a sink, a wash basin, etc., and various types of functional parts (required by a user) such as a leaning bar, a towel rack, an accessory case, and a retrofit table. , Which is a component which is attached according to the above and uses its function, and which is also referred to as an “optional component” or an “accessory component”) can be selectively and detachably mounted on the front surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cabinet having a lean bar or the like mounted on the front surface as a functional component has been known. Further, similarly, as functional parts, a support device for supporting a person who works in a kitchen, a belt type waist rest, etc. are known (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 5-300817 and 10-14).
See Japanese Patent No. 680. )

[0003]

However, heretofore, functional parts (eg, a lean bar) mounted on a cabinet have been heretofore used.
Is fixed in place (eg in front of the sink),
When working in another part of the cabinet (for example, a cooking table), there is an inconvenience that the functional parts cannot be used.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is easy to use the functional parts not only in one place of the cabinet but also in another position for another work. It is an issue to improve the usability by making it movable and fixable.

Further, various kinds of functional parts desired by the user, such as a lean bar, towel rack, accessory case, retrofit table, various remote control switches, etc., can be selectively and easily attached and detached for use. It is an object of the present invention to realize a cabinet with a high degree of freedom that can be provided by finely designing specifications regarding the length and number of functional parts according to the wishes of the user.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, in a cabinet having a curtain plate above an accommodating portion, the curtain plate is provided with a mounting portion for a functional component having another function. To provide a cabinet characterized by that.

The mounting portion may be formed integrally or integrally with the curtain plate.

The functional parts may be attached and detached.

When the functional component is attached and used, the functional component may be prevented from coming off.

The mounting portion may be formed to extend in the left-right direction of the cabinet so that the mounting position of the functional component can be adjusted.

The mounting portion may be formed so as to extend in the left-right direction of the cabinet so that the functional component can be moved in the left-right direction.

A plurality of the functional parts may be attached.

The mounting portion may be formed on the front plate of the storage portion instead of the curtain plate.

In the sink having a plurality of cabinets having the above structure, the mounting portion may be one mounting portion common to the plurality of cabinets.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a cabinet according to the present invention will be described below based on examples with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a system kitchen which is Embodiment 1 of a cabinet according to the present invention. 2A and 2B are views for explaining a main part of the cabinet of FIG. 1, FIG. 2A shows a mounting structure of the curtain plate body, and FIG. 2B shows an example applied to a lean bar. (C) shows an example applied to a towel rack.

The system kitchen shown in FIG. 1 comprises a cabinet (kitchen cabinet) 1 on which a top plate 2 having a sink 3 is placed. Cabinet 1
Is composed of a plurality of cabinets 4 to 7 as a unit. Each of the cabinets 4 to 7 is provided with a storage unit that has a door and a drawer and that can be opened and closed.

A curtain plate is attached to the upper part of the cabinet. This curtain plate has a curtain plate body and a mounting portion. As specific configurations, there are the following two configurations (1) and (2). (1) The mounting portion is manufactured as an extruded product or a resin molded product from aluminum, and the mounting portion and the curtain plate body are integrally fixed to each other to form a curtain plate. (2) The curtain plate body and the mounting portion are integrally molded at the manufacturing stage. That is, the curtain plate body and the curtain plate having the mounting portion are integrally extruded from aluminum or integrally formed from a resin material.

In the present invention, either of the above configurations (1) and (2) may be adopted, but in the following Examples 1 to 3,
The curtain plate will be mainly described in the above configuration (1).

In FIGS. 2B and 2C, the curtain plate 8 is
It has a curtain plate body 9 and a mounting member material 10 which is a mounting portion,
A mounting member 10 is integrally attached to the front surface of the curtain plate body 9 with a bolt 11.
Is fixed and configured. As shown in FIG. 2A, the curtain plate body 9 is fixed between the front upper portions of the front edges of the side plates 12 of the cabinet 4 (the same applies to the cabinets 5 to 6) or the front surface thereof. Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 (b) and 2 (c), the curtain plate body 9 has a top plate 2 with its upper front surface.
It is arranged so as to contact the back surface of the front hanging portion 13.

There are the following aspects (1) to (6) as a configuration for attaching the curtain plate 8 to the plurality of cabinets 4 to 6 which constitute the sink cabinet 1, but the present invention may employ any aspect. A structure that attaches a curtain plate to each of several cabinets. A structure that attaches one common curtain plate to multiple cabinets, not to each cabinet. A structure that attaches the main body of the curtain plate to each cabinet and attaches one mounting member common to multiple cabinets.

In the present embodiment, the curtain plate body 9 is wide in the left-right direction not only in the cabinets 4 and 5 (sink) below the sink 3 but also from the sinks 4 and 5 to the cooking cabinet (cooking table) 6. It is installed. The mounting member 10 is fixed over the entire length of the curtain plate body 9. As a result, as shown in FIG. 1, the curtain plate 8 having the mounting member 10 is widely mounted in the left-right direction from the sinks 4 and 5 to the cooking cabinet 6 (cooking table).

The mounting member 10 is formed as an aluminum extrusion-molded product or a resin-molded product as described above, but has an H-shaped cross section having sufficient strength and is manufactured as a long, integral member. To be done. The width dimension of the mounting member 10 in the front-rear direction is set so that it does not protrude further than the front hanging portion 13 of the top plate 2, so that the mounting member 10 looks good and does not disturb the user.

The mounting member 10 has a front vertical wall 14, a horizontal bridge portion 15 and a rear vertical wall 16. Front vertical wall 14
Is a portion for mounting a “functional component” described later, and the rear vertical wall 16 is a portion for abutting and fixing the curtain plate body 9.

Next, the structure for mounting the functional component on the mounting member 10 will be described. FIG. 2B shows the mounting member 10
In the figure, a structure is shown in which a lean bar 17 is detachably attached as a functional component. A mounting bracket 18 is fixed inside the lean bar 17. A hook portion 19 and an abutting portion 20 are integrally formed on the mounting bracket 18.

When the lean bar 17 is fixed to the mounting member 10, as shown in FIG.
While hooking the hook portion 19 of the mounting bracket 18, the contact portion 20 is brought into contact with the front surface of the front vertical wall 14,
It can be fixed by being sandwiched by the fastening pieces 21 and tightened by the screws 22.

The head of the screw 22 may be an operating knob so that the user can easily tighten and loosen it by hand without using a tool such as a screwdriver. The fastening piece 21 and the screw 22 also serve as detachment preventing means having a function of preventing the lean bar 17 which is a functional component from coming off from the mounting member 10.

FIG. 3 shows the overall structure of the cabinet 1 with the lean bar 17 attached to the attachment member 10 in this manner. The mounting member 10 moves from the sinks 4 and 5 to the cooking table 6
Since it is mounted over the mounting member 10, the screw 22 is loosened, and the lean bar 17 is slid horizontally on the mounting member 10 so that the lean bar 17 is properly moved to and fixed to the sinks 4, 5 or the cooking table 6, and the lean bar 17 is attached to the user. Can be used where needed depending on the task.

As described above, according to the present invention, the lean bar 17, which is a functional component, can be easily moved and fixed to a proper place in the left and right direction of the cabinet 1 according to the contents of work in the kitchen. It features points.

FIG. 2C shows a construction in which a towel rack 23 as a functional component is detachably attached to the attachment member 10. A hook 24 is provided inside the towel rack 23. When the towel rack 23 is attached to the mounting member 10, the hook 24 may be hooked on the mounting member 10.

As is clear from the above description of the first embodiment, the present invention provides functional parts each having its own function, such as a leaning bar and a towel rack, with a mounting portion (mounting member 1) of a curtain plate.
It has a feature that it can be easily attached and detached as an option to 0).

As the functional parts, in addition to the lean bar and towel rack, accessory boxes, retrofit tables, hand-operated switches for operating various equipments of the system kitchen (water faucet, ventilation fan, etc.), and the like desired by the user. There are various kinds of functional parts, which the user can selectively and easily attach and detach to use. And the functional parts are
The length (eg, the length of the lean bar in the left-right direction, etc.) or the number of attachments can be freely selected.

(Second Embodiment) FIGS. 4 and 5 are views for explaining a second embodiment of the cabinet according to the present invention. FIG. 4A shows the entire configuration of the system kitchen to which the lean bar 17 is applied, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 4A.
5A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.
(B) is a perspective view of a main part of the second embodiment.

The curtain plate 8 of the second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment in that the mounting member 25 is fixed to the main body 9 of the curtain plate.
The feature is that a raceway portion 31 is formed in the mounting member 25, and the raceway portion 31 guides the wheel 35 attached to the functional component (lean bar 17 in this embodiment) to guide the functional component to the raceway portion. It is a configuration that allows smooth traveling along the line 31.

The mounting member 25 of the second embodiment is an aluminum extruded product or a resin molded product as in the first embodiment.
It has a cross-sectional shape with sufficient strength (see FIG. 5A), and is manufactured as a long-length, integral member.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the mounting member 25 comprises a front vertical wall 26, a rear vertical wall 27, a top wall 28 and a bottom wall 29. Similar to the first embodiment, the attachment member 25 can be attached by bringing the rear vertical wall 27 into contact with the curtain plate body 9 and fixing it with the bolt 30. The front vertical wall 26, the top wall 28, and the bottom wall 29 form a track portion 31 having a substantially C-shaped cross section.

Functional parts are attached to the track portion 31 so as to be freely movable. The second embodiment shows a structure in which a lean bar 17 is attached as a functional component. FIG. 5 (a),
As shown in (b), a mounting bracket 32 is fixed inside the lean bar 17. A traveling body 34 is attached to the mounting bracket 32 with bolts 33.

Wheels 35 are attached to the top and bottom of the traveling body 34. When the traveling body 34 is attached to the track portion 31, the bolts 33 are loosened so that the traveling body 34 is in a horizontal state and the traveling body 34 is inserted in alignment with the opening 36 of the track portion 31, and then the wheels above and below the traveling body 34. 35 in a vertical state so that 35 is guided by the top wall 28 and the bottom wall 29.
Tighten 3. The bolt 33 also serves as a detachment preventing means for preventing the lean bar 17, which is a functional component, from coming off the mounting member 25.

A stopper metal fitting 37 is fixed to the inner surface of the lean bar 17, a lower portion of the stopper metal fitting 37 extends downward, and a stopper screw 38 is attached thereto. The stopper screw 38 is usually attached by loosening it so that the lean bar 17 can travel in the left-right direction along the track portion 31, but the stopper screw 38 is mounted on the front surface of the mounting member 25 (on the side of the opening 36 of the track portion 31). By tightening so that it presses against the front of the edge),
The lean bar 17 can be fixed in a desired position selected by the user.

By attaching the traveling body 34 to the track portion 31 in this manner, the lean bar 17 can travel on the track portion 31 and move smoothly in the left and right directions, and can easily lean to a position desired by the user. The bar 17 can be moved and easily fixed at that position.

(Third Embodiment) FIGS. 6 to 8 are views for explaining a third embodiment of the cabinet according to the present invention. FIG. 6 shows the overall configuration of the system kitchen with the support rope attached, FIG. 7A shows a cross section of the fixed portion of the support rope, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the main part. Figure 8
[Fig. 7] is a diagram showing a usage state of a support rope.

6 and 7, as in the first embodiment, the mounting member 39 is fixed to the curtain plate body 9 with the bolts 40, and the curtain plate 8 is removed.
The curtain plate 8 is widely mounted in the left-right direction from the sinks 4 and 5 of the cabinet 1 to the cooking table 6. The mounting member 39 of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.
Similarly, an aluminum extrusion-molded product or a resin-molded product has a cross-sectional shape with sufficient strength, and is manufactured as a long-length integral member.

The mounting member 39 includes a rear vertical wall 41 and a top wall 4.
2 and the bottom wall 43, and the cross section thereof is substantially C-shaped. Similar to the first embodiment, the rear vertical wall 41 can be brought into contact with the curtain plate body 9 to fix the mounting member 39 with the bolt 40.

One or more supporting metal fittings for mounting the functional component can be mounted on the mounting member 39 by freely selecting the mounting position. The third embodiment shows a configuration in which a support rope 44 is attached as a functional component.

7 (a) and 7 (b), the support metal fitting 45 for attaching the support rope 44 to the attachment member has a ring 46 and is provided in the attachment member 39 (in the groove formed inside the attachment member 39). ), And is detachably fixed to the mounting member 39 by a fixing bracket 47 and a fixing bolt 48 with a knob. The fixing bolt 48 is a functional component.
It also serves as a detachment preventing means for preventing the support rope 44 from detaching from the mounting member 39.

When the support fitting 45 is attached to the mounting member 39, the fixing fitting 47 is placed in a horizontal state and the opening 4 of the mounting member 39 is opened.
9 is inserted into the mounting member 39, and further rotated vertically (see FIG. 7B) to provide a retaining state. After that, the fixing metal fitting 47 is slid leftward and rightward along the mounting member 39 to select the mounting position. Then, the support fitting 45 is fastened to the side edge of the opening 49 of the mounting member 39 by the fixing bolt 48 and the fixing fitting 47.

By hooking a hook 50 attached to an end of the support rope 44 into the ring 46 of the support fitting 45, the support rope 44 is supported by the support fitting 45.
It can be detachably attached to the attachment member 39. In this way, the support rope 44 is attached to the attachment member 3
9 and can support a user P as shown in FIG.

In the third embodiment, the support rope 44 is attached to the support fitting 45, but functional parts other than the support rope 44 may be attached with the same structure. The support fitting 45 may directly support the functional component without the ring 46.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the cabinet of the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, a mounting member 53 is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 52 of the housing portion of the cabinet 51, and the functional component can be mounted on the mounting member 53. Characterized by the configuration.

The mounting member 53 is an H-shaped mounting member having a structure similar to that of the first embodiment, and by mounting the lean bar 17 as in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
The lean bar 17 can be attached to the front surface of the front plate 52 of the storage portion of the cabinet 51.

In the fourth embodiment, as the mounting member, the mounting member 53 having an H-shaped cross section similar to that of the first embodiment is fixed to the front plate 52, but the mounting member having the same structure as that of the second or third embodiment is fixed. You may. The functional component attached to the attachment member 53 of the fourth embodiment may be a towel rail or other functional component other than the lean bar 17.

Although the embodiment of the cabinet according to the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not particularly limited to such embodiments, and the technical matters described in the claims are It goes without saying that there are various examples within the range.

[0053]

Since the cabinet according to the present invention is constructed as described above, the following effects are produced. (1) Since the mounting member is widely mounted in the left-right direction from the sink of the cabinet to the cooking table, the functional parts can be freely moved and fixed from the position of the sink to the position of the cooking table. A person can conveniently and comfortably use a functional part such as a lean bar at a desired position. In particular, by providing a traveling wheel to the mounting member, the functional component can be smoothly moved to a desired position.

(2) The curtain plate main body and the attachment member may be attached to each of a plurality of cabinets constituting the system kitchen or the like, or the curtain plate body and the attachment member may be attached to the plurality of cabinets. Further, since the length and the number of the functional parts such as the lean bar attached to the mounting member can be freely selected, the degree of freedom in designing the specifications is large, and the cabinet is provided in a finely-tuned manner according to the user's preference. You can

(3) A variety of functional parts desired by the user, such as a lean bar, towel rack, accessory case, retrofit table, and various switches, can be selectively and easily mounted on the mounting member. It can be detachably attached and used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a first embodiment of a cabinet according to the present invention.

2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining a main part of the first embodiment in FIG. 1, FIG. 2A shows a mounting structure of a curtain plate body to a cabinet, and FIG. 2B shows the first embodiment. An example applied to a lean bar is shown, and FIG. 2 (c) shows an example applied to a towel rack.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an overall configuration in which the first embodiment of the cabinet according to the present invention is applied to a lean bar.

4 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a second embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a system kitchen in which the second embodiment is applied to a lean bar, and FIG.
FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.

5A is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4B, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a main part of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the third embodiment of the cabinet according to the present invention, showing the overall configuration of the cabinet with a support rope attached.

FIG. 7 (a) is a cross-sectional view of a mounting portion of a support rope according to a third embodiment, and FIG. 7 (b) is a perspective view of a main portion.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a usage state of a support rope according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a fourth embodiment of the cabinet according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 (a plurality of cabinets are unitized) Cabinet 2 Top plate 3 Sinks 4, 5, 6, 7, 51 Cabinet 8 Curtain plate 9 Curtain plate body 10, 25, 39, 53 Mounting member (mounting part) 17 Lean bar 18 Mounting bracket 19 Hook part 20 Abutment part 21 Fastening piece 23 Towel rack 24 Hook 31 Track part 32 Mounting bracket 34 Traveling body 35 Wheel 36 Track part opening 37 Stopper bracket 38 Stopper screw 44 Support rope 45 Supporting bracket 46 Ring 47 Fixing bracket 48 Fixing bolt 49 Opening of mounting member 50 Hook attached to support rope 52 Front plate

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A cabinet having a curtain plate above a storage portion, wherein the curtain plate is provided with a mounting portion for a functional component having another function. 2. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is formed integrally or integrally with the curtain plate. 3. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the functional component is attachable / detachable. 4. The cabinet according to claim 1, further comprising means for preventing the functional component from coming off when the functional component is attached and used. 5. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is formed to extend in the left-right direction of the cabinet, and the mounting position of the functional component can be adjusted. 6. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is formed to extend in the left-right direction of the cabinet, and the functional component can be moved in the left-right direction. 7. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the functional parts are attached. 8. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is formed on a front plate of the storage portion instead of the curtain plate. 9. A sink having a plurality of cabinets according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the mounting portion is one mounting portion common to the plurality of cabinets. sink.