JP2003244828A - Outlet box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an outlet box capable of coping with variations in size and shape of a space available for an outlet, as well as in the lead-in direction of an electrical cable. <P>SOLUTION: An outlet box (1) is installed at a corner of the space for housing furniture. It is provided with an outlet (2), in which a plug blade is inserted, and a square box (3) to which the outlet is fitted. The box comprises an openings opposed to each of three surfaces constituting a corner, and an opening for attaching the outlet. One opening among the three openings formed to face the three surfaces constituting the corner, and the opening for fitting the outlet have the same constitution. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an outlet box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a storage cabinet having a plurality of storage spaces along the vertical direction is installed adjacent to a system kitchen or a cupboard. Devices such as rice cookers, electric kettles, and microwave ovens are stored in the storage space.

[0003]

In this case, depending on the size and shape of the electric equipment installed in the storage space, the size and shape of the storage space, the installation position of the storage cabinet, etc., it can be used as an outlet. The size and shape of the space and the direction in which the electric cable is pulled in change.

In the prior art, it was not possible for the outlet system to sufficiently cope with changes in the size and shape of the space available for the outlet and the direction in which the electric cable is pulled in.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides an outlet box capable of coping with changes in the size and shape of the space available for the outlet, the pulling direction of the electric cable, and the like. With the goal.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, there is provided an outlet box which is installed at a corner portion of a storage space of furniture, wherein an outlet for inserting a blade of a plug is provided. A box having a rectangular parallelepiped shape to which an outlet is attached, wherein the box has openings facing each of the three surfaces forming the corner portion, and an opening for attaching the outlet. To provide a power outlet box.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, one of the three openings formed to face the three surfaces forming the corner portion and the opening for mounting the outlet. And have the same configuration as each other.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The outlet box of the present invention is
It has a rectangular parallelepiped box with an outlet attached. The box is formed with openings facing the three surfaces forming the corners and openings for mounting the outlets. Further, according to a typical aspect of the present invention, one of the three openings formed to face the three surfaces and the opening for mounting the outlet have the same configuration. Have.

As described above, in the outlet box of the present invention, the three openings are formed so as to face the three surfaces forming the corners. Therefore, the electric cable drawn from any one of the three surfaces is introduced into the box through the corresponding opening and connected to the outlet.

In the outlet box of the present invention,
One of the three openings formed facing the three surfaces
Since the two openings and the opening for mounting the outlet have the same configuration, it is possible to select the mounting position of the outlet between the two openings, and thus facilitate the mounting posture of the outlet box to the corner. Can be selected.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize an outlet box capable of coping with changes in the size and shape of the space available for the outlet, the drawing direction of the electric cable, and the like.

According to the present invention, a rectangular first plate portion having an opening formed in the center thereof and pillar portions formed at four corners of the first plate portion are integrally formed. One member is a second member integrally formed by a rectangular second plate portion facing the first plate portion and a rectangular second plate portion perpendicular to the second plate portion. Therefore, it is preferable that it is configured to be detachable. As a result, it is possible to realize a box having a simple structure and further improve the degree of freedom in the mounting attitude of the outlet box with respect to the corner portion.

Further, according to the present invention, screw holes are formed in each of the support columns, through holes are formed in the second plate portion at positions corresponding to the screw holes, and the through holes are screwed into the screw holes. It is preferable that the first member and the second member are engaged by screws. With this, the first member and the second member can be engaged with and disengaged from each other according to the simple configuration, and the maintenance of the outlet box can be easily performed.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which an outlet box according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a corner portion of a storage space. In addition, FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a storage cabinet in which the outlet box of the present embodiment is installed.

Further, FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of the first member constituting the outlet box of this embodiment. Further, FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the second member that constitutes the outlet box of the present embodiment. Further, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating various mounting postures of the outlet box of the present embodiment with respect to the corners of the storage space.

First, prior to the description of the outlet box of the present embodiment, the configuration of the storage cabinet in which the outlet box of the present embodiment is installed will be briefly described. Referring to FIG. 2, the storage cabinet of the present embodiment has an upper back plate 11 and a lower back plate 12, an upper box 13, a lower box 14, and a pair of side plates 15 and 1.
6 and 6. Both the upper back plate 11 and the lower back plate 12 have a rectangular shape and are attached to the wall W. The lower back plate 12 is positioned so that its lower end contacts the floor surface F.

The upper box 13 is attached to the wall W so that its lower end is in contact with the upper end of the upper back plate 11. On the other hand, the lower box 14 is attached to the wall W so as to cover a part of the upper back plate 11 and a part of the lower back plate 12. Further, the pair of side plates 15 and 16 are attached to the upper box 13 and the lower box 14 so as to cover from the upper end of the upper box 13 to the lower end of the lower back plate 12.

Thus, in order from the upper side, the upper box 1
3 is the first storage space, the space between the upper box 13 and the lower box 14 is the second storage space, the lower box 14 is the third storage space, and the space between the lower box 14 and the floor surface F is It constitutes the fourth storage space.
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the outlet box is installed in the corner portion of the second storage space.

Referring to FIG. 1, an upper back plate 11 and side plates 1
5 and the upper panel 14a of the lower box 14, the outlet box 1 of the present embodiment is installed in a corner portion. The outlet box 1 is composed of an outlet 2 into which a blade (not shown) of a plug is inserted, and a rectangular parallelepiped box 3 to which the outlet 2 is attached. The box 3 is composed of a first member 4 (not shown in FIG. 1) and a second member 5 which are configured to be detachable from each other.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first member 4 constituting the box 3 is formed in a rectangular first plate portion 4a having an opening 4c formed in the center and four corners of the first plate portion 4a. It is integrally formed with the pillar portion 4b. Each of the supporting columns 4b has an L-shaped form as a whole,
It is composed of a portion perpendicular to the first plate portion 4a and a portion parallel to the first plate portion 4a. A through hole 4d is formed in a portion perpendicular to the first plate portion 4a, and a screw hole 4d is formed in a parallel portion.
e is formed. Further, a pair of through holes 4f are formed on both sides of the opening 4c at the center.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first member 5 constituting the box 3 has a rectangular second plate portion 5a facing the first plate portion 4a in an engaged state with the first member 4.
And a rectangular third plate portion 5b perpendicular to the second plate portion 5a are integrally formed. At the position corresponding to the screw hole 4e in the second plate portion 5a,
Each through hole 5c is formed. Thus, the second
The first member 4 and the second member 5 are engaged with each other by the screw 6 (see FIG. 1) screwed into each screw hole 4e of each strut portion 4b through each through hole 5c of the plate portion 5a. It is configured.

Therefore, in the engaged state of the first member 4 and the second member 5, the box 3 has four openings, that is, the central opening 4c of the first plate 4a and the third plate 5b. A relatively elongated opening facing each other and a pair of the most elongated openings facing each other are formed. In FIG. 1, the central opening 4 c of the first plate portion 4 a faces the side plate 15, and the upper panel 1 of the lower box 14 is provided.
4a has a relatively elongated opening facing it, one uppermost elongated opening faces the upper back plate 11, and the outlet 2 is attached to the other elongated opening.

More specifically, the box 3 is attached to the side plate 15 with screws through a pair of through holes 4f formed on both sides of the central opening 4c. The outlet 2 is attached to the box 3 with a screw through the through hole 4d of the support column 4b. It should be noted that in FIG. 1, the other longest elongated opening to which the outlet 2 is attached has the same configuration as the one longest elongated opening facing the upper back plate 11. Therefore, if necessary, the outlet 2 can be attached to the opening on the opposite side.

As described above, in the outlet box 1 of this embodiment, the three surfaces (the upper back plate 11 and the upper panel 14 of the lower box 14) that form the corners of the storage space.
a, an opening facing the side plate 15) and an opening for attaching the outlet 2 are formed. Therefore, the electric cable drawn from any one of the three surfaces (11, 14a, 15) is introduced into the box 3 through the corresponding opening and connected to the outlet 2.

Further, the outlet box 1 of this embodiment
Then, since the pair of longest and narrowest openings facing each other have the same configuration, the mounting position of the outlet 2 can be selected between the pair of longest and narrowest openings. Therefore, the mounting posture of the outlet box 1 with respect to the corner portion of the storage space can be easily selected. Further, since the first member 4 and the second member 5 are configured to be engageable with and disengageable from each other, it is possible to realize the box 3 having a simple configuration, and it is possible to adjust the mounting posture of the outlet box 1 to the corner portion. The degree of freedom is high. Hereinafter, this point will be described with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5 (a), the other longest and narrowest opening is opposed to the side plate 15, the relatively long and narrow opening is opposed to the upper panel 14 a of the lower box 14, and the first plate is attached to the upper back plate 11. The central opening 4c of the portion 4a faces each other,
The outlet 2 is attached to one of the longest and narrowest openings.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the side plate 15 is opposed to a relatively elongated opening, the upper panel 14a of the lower box 14 is opposed to the central opening 4c of the first plate portion 4a, and the upper back plate 11 is provided. The other longest opening is opposite to
The outlet 2 is attached to one of the longest and narrowest openings.

Referring to FIG. 5 (c), one of the longest and narrowest openings is opposed to the side plate 15, the central opening 4c of the first plate part 4a is opposed to the upper panel 14a of the lower box 14, and the upper back plate. 11, a relatively elongated opening faces each other,
The outlet 2 is attached to the other elongated opening.

In this embodiment, each post 4b is formed with a screw hole 4d, and the second plate 5a is formed with a through hole 5c at a position corresponding to the screw hole 4d. Since the first member 4 and the second member 5 are configured to engage with each other by the screw 6 that is screwed into each screw hole 4d, the first member 4 and the second member 5 are mutually arranged according to a simple configuration. It can be engaged and disengaged, and the outlet box 1
Can be easily maintained at any time.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the outlet box installed in the corner of the second storage space of the storage cabinet having a plurality of storage spaces along the vertical direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to an outlet box installed in a corner portion of another storage space of a storage cabinet or a corner portion of a storage space of general furniture.

[0031]

As described above, in the outlet box of the present invention, three openings are formed so as to face the three surfaces forming the corners of the storage space. An electric cable drawn from any of the surfaces is introduced into the box through the corresponding opening and connected to an outlet. Further, since the mounting position of the outlet can be selected between the two openings, the mounting posture of the outlet box with respect to the corner can be easily selected. As a result, in the present invention,
It is possible to realize an outlet box that can adapt to changes in the size and shape of the space available for outlets, the direction in which electric cables are drawn, and the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which an outlet box according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a corner portion of a storage space.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a storage cabinet in which the outlet box of the present embodiment is installed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a first member that constitutes the outlet box of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a second member that constitutes the outlet box of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating various mounting postures of the outlet box of the present embodiment with respect to the corners of the storage space.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 outlet box 2 outlets 3 boxes 4 First member 5 Second member 6 screws 11 Upper back plate 12 Lower back plate 13 Upper box 14 Lower box 15,16 Side plate W wall F floor

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yoshiro Honda             6-22-22 Nishi-nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo             Within LINAP Corporation (72) Inventor Shuichi Okita             250-2 Ueharamachi, Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture Stock Association             Inside Daido F-term (reference) 5G357 CA06 CB03 CC01 CC05 CF02                 5G361 AA07 AB01 AC02 AD01 AE01                 5G363 AA08 BA01 DB33

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An outlet box installed at a corner of a furniture storage space, the outlet box including an outlet for inserting a blade of a plug, and a rectangular parallelepiped box to which the outlet is attached. An outlet box having opening portions respectively facing three surfaces forming the corner portion and an opening portion for mounting the outlet. 2. One of the three openings formed to face the three surfaces forming the corner portion and the opening for mounting the outlet have the same structure. The outlet box according to claim 1, wherein the outlet box is provided. 3. The box has a first member and a second member configured to be detachable from each other, and the first member has a rectangular first plate portion having an opening formed in a center thereof. And a pillar portion formed at each of four corners of the first plate portion, and the second member is a rectangular second plate portion facing the first plate portion, and the second member. The outlet box according to claim 1 or 2, which is integrally formed with a rectangular third plate portion that is perpendicular to the two plate portions. 4. A screw hole is formed in each of the support columns, a through hole is formed in a position corresponding to the screw hole in the second plate portion, and a through hole is formed in each of the second plate portions. The outlet box according to claim 3, wherein the first member and the second member are configured to engage with each other by a screw screwed into each screw hole.