JP2003093168A - Storage furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a piece of furniture which enables a user to find out an article placed on the furniture regardless of a position of the sight line by reducing the depth dimension and on which a larger size article can be stably laid. SOLUTION: This furniture is equipped with a pair of supports 1 placed separate in right and left, one or more shelf boards 4 placed between the supports 1, and a shelf board support mechanism 6 to retain the shelf boards 4 longitudinally movable between the basic position R and a front position F set in front of the basic position R.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to storage furniture suitable for use in offices and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, bookcases used in offices, etc.
The depth dimension is customarily large enough to allow various sizes of documents to be placed in various ways. There are various standards for this depth dimension, but a dimension of 450 mm is typically well known.

[0003]

However, documents used in offices and the like are often standardized in A4 size in recent years. Further, when the documents are placed on the bookshelf, they are placed in a vertical position and have a small depth dimension. Often takes shape. In such a case, if a conventional bookshelf with a depth dimension of 450 mm is used, the depth of the bookshelf is too large compared with the depth of the document, so a large space is created in front of the document, and depending on the position of the line of sight, This makes it difficult to see the spine and has a lot of dead space.

On the other hand, in order to simply solve such a problem, it is conceivable that the depth dimension of the bookshelf is configured to correspond to the most frequently used size, for example, the depth when a document of A4 size is placed vertically. However, the bookshelf configured in this way, when the articles such as larger size documents are placed on the contrary, or even the most frequently used size documents are placed sideways, the front part of the article is removed from the shelf board. Another problem arises that it sticks out and is not stable.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention reduces the depth of the bookshelf so that articles placed on it can be easily seen regardless of the position of the line of sight, and articles of larger size can be stabilized. It can be placed.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, the storage furniture according to the present invention includes a pair of support members arranged at right and left sides, one or more shelf plates arranged between the support members, and the support member. Is formed between the shelf board and the shelf board, the shelf board in a basic position,
A shelf supporting mechanism that holds the front and rear positions set forward of the basic position so as to be movable back and forth.

According to such a device, the depth of the shelf board is set to be substantially the same as the depth of articles such as documents of the size used most frequently, so that the shelf board is normally used in the basic position. Thus, the articles placed on the shelf can be easily viewed regardless of the height of the line of sight and the dead space can be reduced. On the other hand, since the shelf board can be moved to the front position to extend the depth dimension, it is possible to place a shelf having a larger depth dimension.

In order to allow a support such as a side plate used in a conventional bookcase or the like to be used substantially as it is, the shelf support mechanism has a protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the support and a shelf. It may be configured such that it is provided on a side surface and has a concave portion that engages with the convex portion in a positionally changeable manner. This is because it has the same structure as that used for conventional storage furniture such as a bookcase.

In order to facilitate the movement of the shelf board, the convex portion is a pin projecting from the inner surface of the support, and the concave portion is opened on the side surface of the shelf board. It may be a groove into which the pin is slidably fitted back and forth. This is because the shelves can be moved with at least one pin fitted in the groove without completely separating the shelves from all the pins.

In order to facilitate the movement of the shelves and to prevent the shelves from rattling back and forth, the convex portions are separated from each other in the front and rear directions projected from the inner surface of the support. In addition to at least two pins, the recess is opened in the side surface of the shelf plate and one pin is slidably fitted back and forth, and another pin is opened in the side surface of the shelf plate and other pins are immovably fitted in the front and rear direction. The front and rear position of the shelf plate may be changed stepwise between the basic position and the front position by selecting an engagement hole which is an engagement hole and is engaged with the other pin. This is because the shelf plate can be moved with one pin still fitted in the groove without completely separating the shelf plate from all the pins, and the other pins are fitted into the engagement holes so that they cannot move forward and backward. .

For example, in a storage furniture having a plurality of shelves, the distance between the shelves is set according to the articles to be stored,
In order to be adaptable to various embodiments, the shelf support mechanism may be configured so that the vertical position can be changed.

In order to change the position of the shelf support mechanism in the vertical direction with a small number of parts, the vertical position of the convex portion may be changed stepwise. This is because the same convex portion can be shared for positioning in the front-back direction and the vertical direction. Further, since this has the same structure as a mechanism for changing the vertical position of the shelf board in a conventional bookcase or the like, it is not necessary to make a large design change.

In order to increase the stability of the articles placed when the shelves are moved to the front position by a simple method, a back plate, which is an elongated member extending in the left-right direction, is provided between the supports. It suffices if it is placed horizontally and its vertical position can be changed. This is because the rear end of the article to be placed on the shelf board can be applied to the back board, and the vertical position of the back board can be changed according to the shelf board.

As another embodiment for obtaining such an effect, a pair of support bodies which are spaced apart from each other on the left and right sides, one or more shelf plates arranged between these support bodies, and the support body are provided. Between a shelf support mechanism which is formed between the shelf board and holds the shelf board, between a basic mode of the shape of the shelf board and an expansion mode in which the front end is pulled forward from this basic mode to increase the depth dimension. And a shelf plate shape changing mechanism for changing the shape.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the storage furniture S according to the present embodiment has a pair of support bodies 1 spaced apart from each other on the left and right, and a ceiling provided on the upper end portion between the support bodies 1. Board 2
A bottom plate 3 arranged in the lower part between these supports 1, a shelf plate 4 arranged between the top plate 2 and the bottom plate 3 between these supports 1,
It comprises a shelf support mechanism 6 formed between the support 1 and the shelf board 4, and a back board 5 arranged behind the shelf board 4. This storage furniture S is mainly configured to vertically put an A4 size binder file in which A4 size documents are bundled.

The support 1 is in the shape of a rectangular plate having a uniform thickness, and the side plate 11 is arranged so that the thickness direction is aligned in the width direction, and the support plate 1 is in the rectangular plate shape having a uniform thickness, and the thickness direction is aligned in the front-rear direction. The auxiliary plate 12 is fixed to the rear end of the inner surface of the side plate 11 so as to extend inward.
A slit 111 extending vertically is provided at the center of the side plate 11 so that the inside can be visually recognized from the side.

The top plate 2 is a plate-like member which is fixed between the upper ends of the supports 1 and has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and serves to fix the supports 1 at the upper ends thereof.

The bottom plate 3 is a plate-like member which is fixed between the lower ends of the supports 1 and has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and serves to fix the supports 1 at the lower ends thereof.

The shelf board 4 is, as shown in FIGS.
It is a flat plate having a rectangular shape in plan view, and the width dimension thereof is substantially matched with the distance between the side plates of the support.
Further, the depth dimension thereof is substantially matched with the short side of the binder file, which is the depth when the A4 size binder file is vertically placed.

The shelf support mechanism 6 is formed between the support 1 and the shelf board 4, and as shown in FIG. 9, the shelf board 4 is placed at the basic position R and in front of the basic position R. Is provided so as to be movable back and forth between the front position F set to, and provided on the side surface 4a of the shelf plate 4 and the convex portion protruding from the inner surface 11a of the side plate 11 that constitutes the support 1. The convex portion is provided with a concave portion that engages in a positionally changeable manner.

More specifically, in this embodiment, the side plate 1
As shown in FIG. 9, on the inner surface 11a of No. 1, the central pin hole H1a is located behind the slit and the front pin hole H1 is located at the front end.
b and a rear end portion are provided with rear pin holes H1c at the same vertical position. This pin hole H1a ~ H
A pin P1 formed by coaxially connecting two large and small cylinders is detachably attached to the 1c so as to project. The convex portion is formed by attaching the pin P1 to the center pin hole H1a and the front pin hole H1b provided on the inner surface 11a of the side plate 11 so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction and protruding from the side plate 11. Below, the central pin hole H1
The pin attached to a is the central pin P1a and the front pin hole H1.
The pin P1 attached to b will be referred to separately as the front pin P1b.

On the other hand, the concave portion which engages with the convex portion is a groove M1, which is opened on the side surface 4a of the shelf plate 4, a first engaging hole 41a and a second engaging hole 41b. The groove M1
Has a shape extending in the front-rear direction at the rear of the side surface 4a of the shelf board. Further, a mounting port M1b opening downward is provided in the central portion of the side view, and an upward surface M1a is formed at a position other than the mounting port M1b. As shown in FIG. 9, the groove M1 is configured such that the center pin P1a is slidably fitted in the front-rear direction, and the center pin P1a is brought into contact with the upward surface M1a. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the first engaging hole 4
1a is provided at the center of the side surface 4a of the shelf board 4, and the second engagement hole 41b is provided at the front portion of the side surface 4a of the shelf board 4 with openings on the side surface and the bottom surface, respectively. In addition, the first engagement hole 41a and the second engagement hole 41b are the front pin P1b.
Is designed to be immovable in the front and rear. Further, the distance between the first engaging hole 41a and the rear end of the rear groove M1 is set to match the distance between the second engaging hole 41b and the front end of the rear groove M1.

In this embodiment, the shelf support mechanism 6 is constructed so that its vertical position can be changed. As a mechanism therefor, the pin P1 constituting the shelf support mechanism 6 is removable, and the central pin hole H1a and the front pin hole H1b for attaching the pin P1 (the central pin P1a and the front pin P1b) are arranged in the vertical direction. A plurality of them are arranged side by side.

The back plate 5 is formed by notching the lower half front side of a long member extending left and right to form a downward surface 5a and a forward surface 5b. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, both ends of the downward surface 5a are detachably attached to rear pin holes H1c provided in the rear portion of the inner surface 11a of the side plate 11 and held by the protruding pins P1, and the front surface 5b is held. The support portion 51 formed between the rear surface 5c and the back surface 5c is laterally suspended between the support bodies 1 so as to be sandwiched between the pin P1 and the auxiliary plate 12.

The back plate 5 is also constructed so that its vertical position can be changed. As a mechanism for this, the pin P1 holding the back plate 5 is removable, and the pin P1
A plurality of rear pin holes H1c for mounting are provided side by side in the vertical direction.

In the storage furniture S thus constructed,
The center pin P1a is fitted into the mounting opening M1b, the shelf plate 4 is slid so that the center pin P1a is located at the front end of the groove M1, and the front pin P1b is fitted into the second engaging hole. The shelf board 4 is attached to the basic position R by being immovably fitted in the front and rear portions 41b. The shelf 4 can be removed in the reverse order of the above.

Further, when placing the one having a depth dimension larger than that of the A4 size binder file, the front portion of the shelf board 4 at the basic position R is lifted so that the front pin P1b and the second engaging hole 41b are separated from each other. Separated from each other, the groove M at the rear of the shelf board 4
1 with the center pin P1a still fitted
Is slid forward, and when it is slid to the maximum, the first engagement hole 41a and the front pin P1b are immovably fitted in the front and rear, and the shelf board 4 is moved from the basic position R to the front position F. Then, when the reverse operation is performed, the shelf board 4 returns from the front position F to the basic position R. FIG. 10 shows an overall perspective view of a state where one shelf plate 4 is moved to the front position. In addition,
In the present embodiment, the distance in the depth direction between the front end of the shelf plate 4 at the front position F and the front end of the back plate 5 is substantially matched with the depth dimension of the file box used when A4 size paper is placed horizontally. .

To adjust the height between the shelves 4, the shelves 4 are once removed and the center pin P1a and the front pin P1 are removed.
b is also removed once, and the center pin P1a and the front pin P1b are removed.
Align the positions of and with in the vertical direction and set the other central pin hole H1a.
And the front plate hole H1b, and the shelf plate 4 is remounted to change the vertical position of the shelf support mechanism 6. By changing the vertical position of the shelf support mechanism 6 in this manner, the vertical position of the shelf plate 4 can be changed stepwise.

Further, when the vertical position of the shelf board 4 is changed, first, the back plate 5 which is once behind the shelf board and the pin P1 which holds the back board 5 are removed. Next, as shown in FIG. 9, a central pin P1a and a front pin P1b that constitute a shelf support mechanism 6 that holds the shelf 4 on which the document B is placed.
A pin P1 is attached to the rear pin hole H1c located at a higher position, and both ends of the downward surface 5a are held by the pin P1. Then, the support portion 51 formed between the front facing surface 5b and the rear surface 5c is sandwiched between the pin P1 and the auxiliary plate 12 so as to be laterally mounted between the support bodies 1. In this way
The back plate 5 is moved to a position where the back surface of the document B can be applied to the back plate 5.

As described above, the storage furniture S according to this embodiment has a pair of supports 1 composed of the side plates 11 and the auxiliary plates 12 which are spaced apart from each other on the left and right, and one or more sheets 1 arranged between the supports 1. A shelf board 4 is formed between the support 1 and the shelf board 4, and the shelf board 4 can be moved back and forth between a basic position R and a front position F set forward of the basic position R. And a shelf support mechanism 6 for holding.

In addition to the above configuration, the depth of the shelf board 4 is set to be substantially the same as the short side of the binder file corresponding to the depth of the vertically placed A4 size binder file that is most frequently used. Since the shelf board 4 can be used in the basic position R, the articles placed on the shelf board 4 can be easily seen regardless of the height of the line of sight and the dead space can be reduced. Since the depth dimension can be expanded by moving to F, a file box having a larger depth dimension, for example, a file box used for horizontally laying A4 size paper can be stably placed.

Further, the shelf support mechanism 6 is provided with a side plate 11.
And the side surface 4a of the shelf board 4 protruding from the inner surface 11a
Since it is provided with a concave portion that engages with the convex portion so as to be able to change its position, it has the same structure as that used for holding a shelf plate of a storage furniture such as a conventional bookshelf. The side plate used for the above can be used as it is.

In addition, the convex portion is formed by projecting the central pin P1a and the front pin P1b from the inner surface 11a of the side plate 11, and the concave portion is formed on the side surface 4 of the shelf plate 4.
an engaging hole 41a provided in a and having a width dimension substantially the same as that of the front pin P1b provided in the side surface 4a of the shelf M4 and the groove M1 into which the central pin P1a is slidably fitted back and forth;
41b, the front and rear position of the shelf 4 can be changed stepwise between the basic position R and the front position F by selecting the engagement holes 41a and 41b that engage with the front pin P1b. Therefore, the shelf plate 4 can be moved with the center pin P1a still fitted in the groove M1, and the shelf plate 4 can be easily moved. Further, since the front pin P1b is fitted into the engaging holes 41a and 41b so as not to move forward and backward, the shelf plate 4 can be prevented from rattling forward and backward.
Further, since the upward surface M1a is formed in the groove M1 and the center pin P1a is applied to the upward surface M1a, a load is applied to the front portion of the shelf board 4 when the shelf board 4 is moved to the front position F. However, the central pin P1a has the upward surface M1 of the groove MI.
The rear part of the shelf plate 4 does not float up because it suppresses the upward movement of the rear part of the shelf plate 4 by pressing a.

Since the shelf support mechanism 6 is configured to be vertically movable, the vertical position of the shelf 4 can be changed. For example, the storage furniture S having a plurality of shelf boards 4 It is possible to correspond to various embodiments such as setting the distance between the shelf boards 4 in accordance with the items to be stored.

Further, since the vertical position of the shelf support mechanism can be changed by changing the vertical position of the convex portion in a stepwise manner, the vertical and vertical positions can be adjusted. The same convex portion can be shared to reduce the number of parts, and since it has the same structure as a mechanism for converting the vertical position of the shelf plate in a conventional bookcase or the like, there is no need to make a large design change.

Further, since the back plate 5 which is a long member extending in the left-right direction is laid laterally between the supports 1, the shelf plate 4 is placed on the shelf plate 4 when it is moved to the front position F. It is possible to increase the stability of the placed article by placing the rear end of the article against the back plate 5. Further, since the vertical position of the back plate 5 can be changed, a position where the back surface of the article on which the vertical position of the back plate 5 is placed corresponds to the vertical position of the shelf plate 4 can be applied. Can be moved to.

As another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 11, a pair of left and right supports 1 and one or more shelves 4 arranged between these supports 1, A shelf support mechanism that is formed between the support and the shelf board and holds the shelf board, and the shelf board 4 has a double structure including an inner board and an outer board. A storage furniture S ′ including a mode R ′ and a shelf plate shape changing mechanism that changes between the basic mode R ′ and the expansion mode E in which the front end portion of the inner plate is drawn forward to expand the depth dimension is considered. To be

The storage furniture S'according to this embodiment can also achieve substantially the same effects as the storage furniture S according to the above embodiment.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

For example, a groove M into which the pin P1, which is a convex portion, is slidably fitted back and forth into the concave portion of the shelf support mechanism 6.
It may be configured with only one.

Further, the support 1 may be composed of only the side plate 11 instead of the combination of the side plate 11 and the auxiliary plate 12 used in the above-mentioned embodiment, or may be composed of a frame body instead of a plate shape. You may do it.

Contrary to the above embodiment, the shelf support mechanism 6 comprises a combination of a projection protruding from the side surface 4a of the shelf 4 and a recess provided on the inner surface of the support 1 so that the shelf 4 is supported. It suffices if it is held so as to be movable back and forth between the basic position R and the front position F. Further, the vertical position of the shelf support mechanism 6 does not have to be changeable, and for example, the protrusion is provided on a plate different from the side plate 11, and the plate provided with the protrusion is The vertical position of the shelf support mechanism 6 may be determined by a part other than the convex portion of the shelf support mechanism 6, such that the vertical position of the side plate can be changed. In this case, the vertical position of the shelf support mechanism 6 is not stepwise,
You may make it change continuously.

Further, the back plate 5 may have a shape such as to cover the entire back surface, instead of the elongated member whose vertical position can be changed as in the above-described embodiment. The position does not have to be changeable. Further, the backboard 5 itself may be omitted, for example, by installing the storage furniture S itself in contact with a wall surface so that the back surface of the article on the shelf board is brought into contact with this wall surface.

In addition, the depth dimension of the shelf board is not the short side of the binder file which is the vertical depth of the A4 size binder file, but the B5 size binder file which is the vertical depth of the B5 size binder file. It may be adapted to other commonly used size documents such as matching the short side of the document.

[0046]

The depth of the shelf board is set to be substantially the same as the depth of articles such as documents of the size that is used most frequently, and the shelf board is normally used in the basic position and placed on the shelf board. It is easy to see regardless of the height of the line of sight, the dead space can be reduced, and the depth dimension can be expanded by moving the shelf plate to the front position, so that a larger depth dimension can be placed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of storage furniture according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall plan view of the storage furniture according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an overall front view of the storage furniture according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an overall side view of the storage furniture according to the same embodiment.

5 is a sectional view taken along line aa in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a shelf board used for the storage furniture according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the shelf board used for the storage furniture according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a mounting portion of a support body and a shelf board in the storage furniture according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the shelf support mechanism in the storage furniture according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which one shelf board is pulled out to a front position in the storage furniture according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

S, S '... storage furniture 1 ... Support 4 ... Shelf board 41a ... First engaging hole (recess) 41b ... Second engaging hole (recess) M1 ... Groove (recess) 5 ... Backboard 6 ... Shelf board support mechanism (shelf board vertical positioning mechanism) P1 ... Pin P1a ... Center pin P1b ... Front pin R ... Basic position F ... Forward position R '... Basic mode E ... Expansion mode

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A pair of support bodies which are spaced apart from each other on the left and right sides,
A shelf plate disposed between these supports and formed between the support and the shelf plate, the shelf plate can be moved back and forth between a basic position and a front position set in front of the basic position. And a shelf support mechanism for holding the storage furniture. 2. The shelf support mechanism includes a convex portion protruding from an inner surface of a support, and a concave portion provided on a side surface of the shelf plate and engaged with the convex portion so as to be positionally changeable. Storage furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that. 3. The convex portion is a pin projecting from the inner surface of the support, and the concave portion is a groove which is opened in a side surface of a shelf board and into which the pin is slidably fitted back and forth. The storage furniture according to claim 2. 4. The convex portion is at least two or more pins protruding from the inner surface of the support body and spaced apart in the front-rear direction, and the recessed portion is opened in a side surface of the shelf plate so that one pin can be slid forward and backward. A groove to be fitted and an engaging hole that opens in the side surface of the shelf plate and immovably inserts another pin in the front and rear direction, and the front and rear positions of the shelf plate are set to the basic position and the forward position by selecting an engaging hole that engages with the other pin. The storage furniture according to claim 2, wherein the storage furniture is configured so that it can be changed stepwise between the front position and the front position. 5. The shelf supporting mechanism is configured to be vertically position changeable.
Storage furniture described. 6. The storage according to claim 5, wherein the vertical position of the shelf support mechanism can be changed by gradually changing the vertical position of the convex portion. furniture. 7. A back plate, which is a long member extending in the left-right direction, is laid horizontally between the supports, and the vertical position of the back plate is changeable.
Storage furniture according to 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. 8. A pair of support bodies which are arranged apart from each other on the left and right sides,
One or more shelves arranged between these supports, a shelf support mechanism formed between the supports and the shelves for holding the shelves, and a shape of the shelves as a basic mode. A storage cabinet, comprising: a shelf plate shape changing mechanism that changes a front end from a basic state to a front side and expands the depth dimension. 9. A shelf board comprising a plurality of convex portions which are spaced apart from each other and protruded from the inner surface of the support body in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of concave portions which are provided on a side surface of the shelf board and engage with the convex portions in a positionally changeable manner. 9. A device further comprising a support mechanism.
Storage furniture described. 10. The storage furniture according to claim 9, wherein the shelf support mechanism is configured so that its vertical position can be changed.