JP2003230434A - Housing furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing furniture capable of easily opening a supporting mechanism to an outer part, and easily adjusting and replacing the supporting mechanism. <P>SOLUTION: This housing furniture comprises a storing part A1 provided with a storage space, the supporting mechanism 3 for movably supporting the storage part A1 or a part of the storage part, and a supporting mechanism accommodating part for covering up the supporting mechanism 3 in its closed condition, and opening the supporting mechanism 3 to the outer part in the non-closed condition Q2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage furniture which can be used for storage furniture suitable for use in offices and homes and which can store articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to make effective use of office space in offices, cabinets have been attached to high places such as partitions via brackets, and articles such as books, files, and luggage have been stored and used in the cabinets. ing. This type of cabinet comprises a storage unit main body having an opening for opening a storage space for storing articles to the outside, and an openable / closable door provided in the opening. It is openably and closably supported by a support mechanism provided on the inward surface of the storage unit main body. Also,
A cover that can cover the support mechanism from the inside of the storage unit main body is provided so that the support mechanism does not interfere with the articles stored therein.

In the cabinet thus constructed, the door is opened when the articles are taken in and out, and the door is closed so that the articles stored therein are not dropped when the articles are not taken in and out. .

When there is a problem in opening or closing the door, the cover provided inside the storage unit main body is removed to expose the support mechanism, and then the support mechanism is adjusted or replaced. It is designed so that you can

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned structure, when the article is stored in the cabinet, for example, in order to expose the support mechanism, the article that is once stored is removed from the cover. It took me the trouble of moving to a position that did not interfere with the outside, then removing the cover, and then exposing the support mechanism. That is, the items to be stored hinder the operation confirmation of the support mechanism,
It is difficult to expose and adjust the support mechanism,
In addition, even when no items are stored in the cabinet, it is necessary to perform these operations while opening the door, which causes a problem that it takes much time to repair or replace the support mechanism and the storage unit main body. there were.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the cabinet as described above, and the main object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in general furniture that stores articles.

[0007]

That is, in the storage furniture according to the present invention, there is provided a storage part having a storage space, a support mechanism for movably supporting the storage part or a part thereof, and the support mechanism in the closed state. And a support mechanism accommodating portion that can open the support mechanism outward in the non-closed state.

With such a structure, the support mechanism can be hidden in a good condition in the closed state, and the support mechanism can be easily exposed to the outside in the non-closed state, so that the support mechanism can be adjusted or replaced. It has the advantage of being very easy to do.

In order to easily expose the support mechanism to the outside, a detachable member that can be selectively attached to and detached from the storage unit to switch between the closed state and the non-closed state may be provided.

As a concrete embodiment thereof, the storage portion is
A storage unit main body having an opening for opening the storage space to the outside and a door unit capable of opening and closing the opening are provided, and a support mechanism is provided on an outer surface of the storage unit main body to open and close the door unit. The supporting mechanism accommodating portion may be formed by the detachable member and the outer surface of the accommodating portion main body.

In order to secure a large storage capacity of the storage portion, a mounting member storage portion for storing a mounting member for mounting the storage portion main body to the furniture main body is formed on the side opposite to the use end of the support mechanism storage portion. A rear opening groove that opens the mounting member accommodating portion and allows a part of the mounting member to pass through is formed on the use end side, and a front opening groove that opens the supporting mechanism accommodating portion and allows a part of the supporting mechanism to pass through at the use end side. It is preferable.

In order to prevent light leakage from the mounting portion,
Between the support mechanism accommodating portion and the mounting member accommodating portion, the support mechanism accommodating portion and the mounting member accommodating portion are defined at positions where the front opening groove and the rear opening groove overlap in front view. A ridge may be provided.

As a concrete embodiment of this, there is a rib in which a protrusion is provided upright on the outer surface of the housing body. Further, in order to improve this effect, the tips of the ribs may be brought into contact with the inward surface of the detachable member.

On the other hand, in order to improve the appearance, it is desirable that the top plate surface of the accommodating portion main body and the upward surface of the detachable member are flush with each other in the closed state.

[0015]

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

The storage furniture A according to this embodiment is, for example,
As shown in FIG. 1, the slit K provided in the furniture body K
It is attached to S via a bracket B which is a mounting member, and stores articles such as books, files, and luggage in the storage portion A1 for use. It is preferably used.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the accommodating section A1 has a box-shaped accommodating section main body 1 having an opening on the front side, a door section 2 capable of opening and closing the opening, and the accommodating section A1. The door 2 is closed at the closing position P on the right and left outward facing surfaces of the storage unit main body 1.
1 is provided with a support mechanism 3 that is supported so as to be vertically movable so that it can take 1 and the open position P2, and a support mechanism accommodating portion 4 that can open the support mechanism 3 to the outside.

Hereinafter, each part will be specifically described.

The storage unit main body 1 has a bottom plate 5 on which articles to be stored can be placed and a rectangular shape which stands up from both side edges of the bottom plate 5, and an insertion hole through which a screw N is inserted at a predetermined position on the upper portion and the non-use end side. It is provided with an inner plate 6 having 60, a top plate 7 having a brim portion 71 integrally formed by bending from both side edges and having a reduced plate thickness, a back plate 12 and the like, and surrounded by these portions. The space is defined as a storage space 10 for storing articles. The bottom plate 5, the inner plate 6 and the top plate 7 are opened at the use end side to form an opening 11 through which articles to be stored can be taken in and out. Also, the inner plate 6 has an inward surface 6
1 is provided with a screw cover 62 for fixing the screw head NH to the insertion hole 60 after fixing the screw head NH so that the screw head NH cannot be visually observed.

The door portion 2 is provided with a front door 21 having a circular arc shape in cross section and formed so that its central portion bulges toward the use end side. The support mechanism 3 can be attached to the lower portions of both side edges of the front door 21. Is configured.

As shown in FIG. 2, the support mechanism 3 includes a support arm 31 for supporting the door portion 2 so that the door portion 2 can be moved up and down with respect to the storage portion main body 1 by performing a rotating operation, and the door portion 2
And a gas spring 32 for applying a force against the gravity to the support arm 31 when moving up and down.

The support mechanism accommodating portion 4 comprises the inner side plate 6 and an outer side plate 8 which is a detachable member attachable / detachable to / from the inner side plate 6, and the outer side surface 62 of the inner side plate 6 and the inner side surface of the outer side plate 8. 81
The support mechanism 3 is configured to be housed in a space defined by.

The concrete construction of the inner plate 6 is as follows:
As shown in FIG. 2, an upper screw fastening member 63 extending from the opposite end side to the use end side in a U-shaped cross section formed by bending the sheet metal is formed on the upper part of the And a lower screw member 64 that has a U-shaped cross section and extends from the opposite end to the predetermined position. Further, a rib 65 is provided which stands up from the outward surface 62 and whose upper end edge abuts on the upper screwing member 63 and the lower portion of the rearward surface 652 abuts on the lower screwing member 64. Further, the reinforcing element 30 having a U-shaped cross section is provided along the use end side of the rib 65, and the closing position P1 of the support arm 31 provided at the lower part on the use end side is positioned. The stopper S and the lower mounting portion 69, which has an L-shaped cross section and hangs down from the outer edge of the housing portion upward surface 40 that extends outward from the lower edge of the outward surface 62, are provided.

The upper screw fixing member 63 has an upper bracket mounting hole 66a for inserting a screw for mounting the bracket B provided on the non-use end side and an upper screw for inserting a screw for mounting the outer plate 8. Insertion hole 6
6c is formed at a position corresponding to the insertion hole 60. On the lower screw member 64, a bracket B provided at a position hanging down from the upper bracket mounting hole 66a.
To form a lower bracket mounting hole 66b. Further, the reinforcing element 30 includes a rotation center support portion 67 that supports a base end portion that is a rotation center of the support arm 31 that is provided near the upper screw fastening member 63, and the reinforcement that hangs from the rotation center support portion 67. And a gas spring support portion 68 for supporting the base end portion of the gas spring 32 provided at a predetermined position of the element 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outer plate 8 has, as shown in FIG. 3, a thin outer plate body 80 formed in a substantially rectangular shape in which only one side on the use end side has a partially arcuate shape. An upper reinforcing member 82 and a central reinforcing member that extend from the used end side to the non-used end side in a U-shaped cross-sectional view formed by bending a sheet metal at three locations of an upper portion, a central portion, and a lower portion of the inward surface 81 of the outer plate body. 83 and a lower reinforcing member 84.

More specifically, the outer plate body 80 is
An upper hooking portion 85 is formed at a position extending from the side opposite to the use end side to the vicinity of the use end side of the upper portion by bending and extending from the upper end edge toward the storage unit body 1. Further, a horizontal element 861 extending from the lower edge toward the storage unit main body 1 at a position extending from the non-use end side of the lower portion to the vicinity of the use end side,
The lower hook portion 86 is formed by bending the horizontal portion into an L-shape in cross section, which includes an upright element 862 upright from the edge of the horizontal portion on the side of the storage unit main body 1.

The upper reinforcing member 82 includes a reinforcing portion 821 having a U-shaped cross section, an upper standing portion 822 standing upright from an edge of the outer plate body 80 on the upper surface of the reinforcing portion 821, and a lower portion of the reinforcing portion. Lower standing portion 8 standing from the edge of the outer plate main body 80 side of the facing surface
And 23. Further, this reinforcing portion 821
Is a screw element 8 for screwing provided at predetermined positions on the use end side and the non-use end side from its upright surface toward the inside thereof.
24 are provided. The reinforcing portion 821 has an outer surface of the upper standing portion 822 and an outer surface of the lower standing portion 823,
Is attached to the outer plate body 80 by abutting against the inward surface 81 of the outer plate body 80 by welding,
The outer plate body 8 has the same structure as the central reinforcing member 83 and the lower reinforcing member 84 except the screw element 824.
It is attached to 0.

The outer plate 8 thus constructed is attached to the inner plate 6 as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, in the non-closed state Q2 in which the outer plate 8 is removed, the outer plate 8 is laid horizontally while the inner plate 6 is attached to the lower hook portion 86 of the outer plate 8. The lower mounting portion 69 is inserted, and at the time of insertion, the outer plate 8 is rotated so as to stand upright. In this way, the horizontal element 861 of the outer side plate 8 can be attached to the lower mounting portion 69.
Of the outer plate 8 and the outer plate body 80 sandwich the horizontal element 691 and the upright element 692 of the lower mounting portion 69 of the inner plate 6 from each other. The outer plate 8 as shown in FIG.
The lower part of can be firmly attached to the lower part of the inner plate.

At the upper portion thereof, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper hook portion 8 of the outer plate 8 is attached to the flange portion 71 of the top plate 7.
By mounting 5 so as to be fitted from outside and from above, the upper surface 8a of the outer plate 8 and the upper surface 7a of the top plate 7 are flush with each other. Further, the outer plate 8 can be fixed to the inner plate 6 by screwing the screw N inserted into the insertion hole 60 of the inner plate 6 and the screw element 824 of the outer plate 8. When the insertion hole 60 is covered with the screw cover 62, the screw head NH of the screw N becomes invisible, and the screw head NH does not interfere with the stored article.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front edges of the left and right outer plates 8 attached to the inner plate 6 on the inward surface side corresponding to the bulged parts at the front ends are the same as the front edges as shown in FIG. The protective member C is made up of a plurality of curved resin parts. As described above, the protection member C provided on the used end side of the outer plate 8 includes the bottom plate 5,
It is provided to protect the front edge portions of the inner plate 6, the top plate 7 and the outer plate 8. The protective member C mainly includes an outer protective member C1 attached to the inward surface 81 of the outer plate 8 and an inner protective member C2 that abuts on the upper end portion C11 and the lower end portion C12 of the outer protective member C1. The outer protection member C1 and the inner protection member C2 are fixed to the outer plate 8 by screwing (not shown) these abutting portions from the inside. As a result, a front opening groove MA is formed between the outer protective member C1 and the inner protective member C2 so as to extend in the vertical direction and open. The front end portion of the outer protection member C1 and the front end portion of the inner protection member C2 are the same as the bulging portion of the outer plate 8 so as to have the same side view shape as the bulging portion of the front end portion of the outer plate 8. Similarly, it is formed in a partial arc shape.

Further, on the non-use end side, as shown in FIG. 6, the rear opening groove MB opened in a slit shape by the outer end portion of the outer plate 8 and the outer end portion of the back plate 12 on the non-use end side. And are formed. That is, in the closed state Q1, the front opening groove MA and the rib 65 form the support mechanism housing portion 4 for housing the support mechanism 3, and the rear opening groove MB.
The rib 65 and the rib 65 form a bracket housing portion 9 that is a mounting member housing portion that houses the bracket B. In this way, the support mechanism accommodating portion 4 is opened forward through the front opening groove MA, and the bracket accommodating portion 9 is opened rearward through the rear opening groove MB.

The support mechanism accommodating portion 4 includes the front opening groove MA, the upper reinforcing member 82, and the rib 65.
It is surrounded by the housing part upward surface 40, the outer surface of the inner plate 6, and the inner surface of the outer plate 8. Then, inside the support mechanism accommodating portion 4, the support arm 31 to which the door 2 is attached at the tip passes through the front opening groove MA, and the rotation center support portion provided in the support mechanism accommodating portion 4 is provided. Supported by. Then, when the door portion 2 is moved to the closed position P1 and the open position P2, the support arm 31 is also interlocked with the front opening groove MA to move up and down.

At this time, the light entering the bracket housing portion 9 through the rear opening groove MB is blocked by the rib 65,
Even if the support arm 31 moves up and down the front opening groove MA, this light does not reach the front opening groove MA.

On the other hand, the bracket accommodating portion 9 includes the rib 6
5, the upper reinforcing member 82, the rear opening groove MB,
It is surrounded by the upper surface 40 of the housing portion, the outer surface 62 of the inner plate 6, and the inner surface 81 of the outer plate 8. Then, inside the bracket accommodating portion 9, the bracket B whose tip is attached to the furniture main body passes through the rear opening groove MB and is supported by the bracket attaching portion 66 provided in the support mechanism accommodating portion 4. It

The storage furniture A constructed as described above is used as follows.

When the door 2 of the storage furniture A attached to the furniture main body K is inconveniently opened or closed, first, the screw cover 62 of the storage main body is opened and the screw N is removed. Then, when the screw N is removed, the upper part of the outer plate 8 is moved to the storage unit body 1
And the lower part of the outer plate 8 is removed, the outer plate 8 can be removed from the housing body 1, and the support mechanism 3 housed between the outer plate 8 and the inner plate 6 can be exposed to the outside. You can

With the support mechanism 3 thus exposed, it is possible to easily check its operation, and the support mechanism 3 is also provided.
Even if it is necessary to replace the storage unit main body 1 with the furniture main body, if the screw N supporting the rotation center support portion 67 supporting the support mechanism 3 and the gas spring support portion 68 is removed, The door portion 2 can be removed from the storage portion main body 1 in the state of being kept as it is.

That is, with such a storage furniture A, for example, even if there is a problem in opening and closing the door portion 2, it is not necessary to take out the articles stored in the storage portion A1, and the furniture body These members can be inspected, adjusted, and replaced without removing the storage part A1 from the K, which improves the convenience of handling. Further, in a normal use state, since the support mechanism accommodating portion 4 hides the support mechanism 3, the appearance is good, and there is no problem that the support mechanism 3 interferes with an article accommodated.

Further, since the support mechanism accommodating portion 4 and the bracket accommodating portion 9 can be realized by partitioning the space formed by the inner side plate 6 and the outer side plate 8 with the ribs 65, the supporting mechanism 3 and the bracket B are accommodated in the accommodating portion. Since it does not interfere with the main body 1, the storage capacity of the storage portion of the storage portion main body 1 can be increased.

Further, since the light entering the bracket housing portion 9 through the rear opening groove MB is blocked by abutting the rib tip edge 65a of the rib 65 against the inward surface 81 of the outer plate 8, the support arm 31 moves forward. Even if the opening groove MA is moved up and down, this light does not reach the front opening groove MA, and an excellent light shielding effect can be obtained.

Further, since the upper surface 7a of the storage unit main body 1 and the upper surface 8a of the outer plate 8 can be flush with each other, the storage furniture A having an excellent appearance can be provided.

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

For example, in this embodiment, the outer plate 8 and the like are formed by bending a metal plate, but the invention is not limited to this.
It may be formed of a material such as a molded product formed by resin molding.

Further, the storage furniture A is attached to the slit KS provided in the furniture main body K via the bracket B which is an attachment member, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various attachments such as using a wall or a ceiling are possible. A mounting method is possible.

Further, although the storage portion A is provided with the door portion 2 which is opened and closed by the support mechanism so as to be movable up and down in the opening portion, the present invention is not limited to this, and a support mechanism which moves back and forth in a predetermined direction is used. It may be configured by any supporting mechanism. Also, the door portion may be configured appropriately according to the embodiment.

Others The present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples described in detail above, and various modifications can be made.

[0048]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
Since the support mechanism can be easily exposed to the outside, for example, even if there is a problem in opening and closing the door, it is not necessary to take out the articles stored in the storage section, and the storage section can be removed from the furniture body. It is possible to realize storage furniture in which it is extremely easy to inspect, adjust, and replace these members without removing them. In addition, in a normal use state, since the support mechanism is hidden by the support mechanism housing portion, the appearance is good, and further, there is no problem such as interference with articles housed by the support mechanism, which can be suitably used. Can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the support mechanism in the same embodiment is attached to an inner plate.

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure of an inner plate and an outer plate in the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure on the lower end side of the inner plate and the outer plate in the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a mounting structure showing a mounting structure of an inner plate and an outer plate in the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bracket in the same embodiment is attached to the storage section main body.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: Storage furniture A1 ... Storage B: Bracket (mounting member) MA: Front opening groove MB: Rear opening groove Q1 ... Closed state Q2: Non-closed state 1 ... Storage unit body 10 ... Storage space 11 ... Opening 2 ... Door 3 ... Support mechanism 4 ... Support mechanism housing 6-inside plate 62 ... Outward surface 65 ... Ribs (ridges) 65a ... Rib tip edge 8 ... Outside plate (detachable member) 9: Bracket housing (mounting member housing)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yoichi Zenda             6-1, 1-1 Minami Oimazato, Higashinari-ku, Osaka             Kuyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeo Sagawa             1-18-2 Omorikita, Ota-ku, Tokyo Mutual prosperity             Industry Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3B067 AA00 AA05 AA11

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit having a storage space, a support mechanism for movably supporting the storage unit or a part thereof, the support mechanism being hidden in a closed state, and the support mechanism being outward in a non-closed state. And a support mechanism accommodating portion that can be opened to the storage furniture. 2. The supporting mechanism accommodating portion is provided with an attaching / detaching member that can be selectively attached to and detached from the accommodating portion to switch between the closed state and the non-closed state. Storage furniture. 3. The storage part comprises a storage part main body having an opening for opening the storage space to the outside, and a door part capable of opening and closing the opening, and the support mechanism is provided for the storage part main body. The storage device according to claim 2, wherein the storage device is provided on the outward surface to support the door portion so as to be openable and closable, and the support mechanism accommodation portion is formed by the detachable member and the outward surface of the accommodation portion main body. furniture. 4. A mounting member accommodating portion for accommodating a mounting member capable of mounting the accommodating portion main body to a furniture main body is formed on the non-use end side of the support mechanism accommodating portion, and the mounting member accommodating portion is opened on the non-use end side. 2. A rear opening groove that allows a part of the mounting member to pass therethrough, and a front opening groove that opens the support mechanism housing portion and allows a part of the supporting mechanism to pass therethrough are formed on the use end side. Storage furniture according to item 2 or 3. 5. The supporting mechanism accommodating portion and the mounting member accommodating portion are located between the supporting mechanism accommodating portion and the mounting member accommodating portion at positions where the front opening groove and the rear opening groove overlap each other in a front view. The storage furniture according to claim 4, further comprising a ridge that separates the part from the storage part. 6. The storage furniture according to claim 5, wherein the protrusion is a rib provided upright on an outer surface of the storage section main body. 7. The storage furniture according to claim 6, wherein the tips of the ribs are in contact with the inwardly facing surface of the removable member. 8. The top plate surface of the accommodating portion main body and the upward surface of the detachable member are flush with each other in the closed state. Storage furniture described.