JP2004275397A - Drawer structure equipped with inner drawer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawer structure equipped with an inner drawer, which has the inner drawer available through a single drawing operation, and easily closes the inner drawer in an unused state. <P>SOLUTION: The drawer structure is formed such that front rollers R2 of the inner drawer 2 are guided and supported by guide rails 12b arranged in a drawer 1 and rear rollers R1 by side plate rails 8, respectively, that the front rollers R2 engage with the guide rails 12b over a distance from a fully closed location of the drawer 1 to a position immediately before the fully opened location, and that the front rollers are released from engagement at the fully opened location. By virtue of this formation, articles housed in the inner drawer 2 can be immediately taken out of the same, and the inner drawer 2 can be singly closed, whereby articles housed in the drawer 1 can be taken out without a hitch. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a drawer structure with an inner drawer, the inner drawer of which can be used by pulling out the drawer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a drawer structure in which an inner drawer can be used by pulling out a drawer, a “vanity table” described in Patent Document 1 has been known. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the drawer disclosed in the patent document. After the drawer 01 is gripped by the knob 02 and pulled out from the main body 03 in the direction A, the drawer 01 has a grip portion 05 of a hidden drawer 04 serving as an inner drawer. When it is pulled out in the direction B, the hidden drawer 04 is guided and supported by the guide rails 06 and 07 and is pulled out.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-34609 (FIG. 1)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the hidden drawer 04 cannot be pulled out until after the drawer 01 is drawn out, and when a user wants to use an object stored in the hidden drawer 04, the two-stage operation is troublesome. Cost.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and a drawer structure having an inner drawer that can be used with a single drawer operation and that can easily close the inner drawer in a non-use state. The purpose is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a drawer structure with an inner drawer according to the present invention is a drawer structure with an inner drawer in which the inner drawer can be used by drawing the drawer, wherein the inner drawer is mounted on the drawer. The drawer is placed and pulled out integrally, and after the drawer is fully opened, the inner drawer can be stored alone.
According to this feature, by pulling out the drawer, the inner drawer is also integrally pulled out, so that the items stored in the inner drawer can be immediately taken out, and since only the inner drawer can be closed alone, it is stored in the drawer. You can take out what you have without any problems.
[0007]
In the drawer structure having an inner drawer according to the present invention, the inner drawer has a front wheel guided by a guide rail provided on the drawer, and a rear wheel guided and supported by a side plate rail of the drawer, and extends from a fully closed position to a fully open position of the drawer. It is preferable that the front wheel is engaged with the guide rail until just before, and the engagement is released at the fully open position.
With this configuration, the front wheel of the inner drawer is released from the engagement of the guide rail at the fully opened position of the drawer, so that the inner drawer can be easily moved in the closing direction by the guide rail and the side plate rail.
[0008]
In the drawer structure provided with the inner drawer of the present invention, the front wheel is fitted into the recess formed in the guide rail, whereby the engagement between the two is performed, and the forward movement of the inner drawer is restricted just before reaching the fully open position of the drawer. By doing so, it is preferable that the engagement between them be released.
With this configuration, the front wheels are fitted into the recesses formed in the guide rails so as to engage with each other, so that the engagement and disengagement between the guide rails and the front wheels can be realized with a simple configuration.
[0009]
In the drawer structure having an inner drawer according to the present invention, it is preferable that one guide rail is provided on each side of the drawer.
With this configuration, the inner drawer is supported by the two guide rails, so that the movement is stabilized.
[0010]
In the drawer structure having the inner drawer according to the present invention, it is preferable that the inner drawer is placed so as to partially block the rear of an upper opening of the drawer.
In this way, when the drawer is pulled out, both the drawer and the inner drawer can be used simultaneously.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a drawer provided with an inner drawer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2B, and FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the state where the drawer which was drawn was stored in the cabinet.
[0013]
The drawer structure of the present invention is a structure in which, for example, a small inner drawer is placed movably back and forth on the upper part of a drawer housed so as to be able to be taken in and out of a housing part such as a cabinet 15 as shown in FIG. Is configured.
[0014]
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the drawer structure includes a pair of round bar-shaped upper portions mounted at the height positions of both side plates 1a, 1b and a rear plate 1c or a bottom plate 1d, and a rear plate 1c on the upper sides of the both side plates 1a, 1b. A drawer 1 having a box-shaped structure composed of frames 14a and 14b (a front plate is omitted), and is mounted on the drawer 1 so as to be movable back and forth, and has the same width and a short length (approximately 1/2 of the entire length of the drawer 1). The inner drawer 2 is formed.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2A, the drawer 1 is pivotally supported at predetermined intervals by a pair of brackets 3 horizontally attached to opposing surfaces of both side plates 4a (only one side is shown) partitioning the inside of the cabinet 15. It is guided and supported by a plurality of rollers 20 (only one side is shown) so as to be able to move back and forth.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 1, the inner drawer 2 has a pair of frames 10a, 10b fixed along the left and right ends of the lower surface, and a pair of frames 10a, 10b is provided outside the pair of frames 10a, 10b, respectively. Rear rollers R1 and R1 serving as rear wheels are rotatably supported, and front rollers R2 and R2 serving as a pair of front wheels are rotatably supported inside the frames 10a and 10b, respectively. A contact piece 10a '(see FIG. 2a), which can contact the rear stoppers S1 and S1, is formed downward at the front ends of the frames 10a and 10b at positions near the inside of the front rollers R2 and R2.
[0017]
Short guide rails 12a, 12b for supporting only the front rollers R2, R2 so as to be able to move back and forth are inserted into the upper frames 14a, 14b of the drawer 1, and the rear ends of the guide rails 12a, 12b are fitted with the drawers. Rear stoppers S1 and S1 each having a downward fitting recess formed to be fitted to the left and right upper ends of the rear plate 1c are bent so as to be orthogonal to the inside, and contact surfaces of both stoppers S1 and S1. A cushioning material such as a rubber plate (not shown) is attached to the control panel.
[0018]
At the front ends of the guide rails 12a and 12b, a holder H in which concave groove-shaped front stoppers S2 and S2 of a predetermined depth for positioning the front rollers R2 and R2 are integrally molded with, for example, synthetic resin or the like is detachable. The front stoppers S2 and S2 are formed by vertical surfaces whose front ends prevent forward movement, and the rear sides thereof are formed by inclined surfaces having a predetermined angle (approximately 45 degrees). .
[0019]
On the other hand, a pair of side plate rails 6 and 8 that support only a pair of rear rollers R1 and R1 so as to be able to move back and forth are horizontally mounted on opposing surfaces of both side plates 4a and 4b. Stoppers 6a, 6b and 8a, 8b are provided on the upper surfaces of both ends of the inner drawer 2 to abut the rear rollers R1, R1 to position the front-rear movement end of the inner drawer 2.
[0020]
Next, the operation of the drawer on which the inner drawer configured as described above is mounted will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the drawer on which the inner drawer is placed is housed inside the housing portion of the cabinet, and FIG. 4 is a state in which the drawer is fully opened with the front roller of the inner drawer positioned at the front stopper. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state immediately before, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the drawer is fully opened, a rear roller abuts a stopper at a front end, and a front roller of the inner drawer is separated from the front stopper. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the inner drawer on the drawer in the fully opened state moves rearward and the opening of the drawer is fully opened.
[0021]
First, as shown in FIG. 3, the drawer 1 on which the inner drawer 2 is placed is housed inside the housing portion of the cabinet 15, and in this state, the front rollers R2 and R2 of the inner drawer 2 The rails 12a and 12b are positioned while being dropped into front stoppers S2 and S2 formed on the upper surfaces of the front ends of the rails 12a and 12b.
[0022]
Next, the inner drawer 2 placed on the upper part of the drawer 1 is in a state where the front rollers R2 and R2 are positioned and engaged with the groove-shaped front stoppers S2 and S2. As shown in the drawing, when the drawer 1 is pulled forward, the rear rollers R1, R1 of the inner drawer 2 are guided and supported by the pair of side plate rails 6, 8, and are pulled forward together with the drawer 1 until immediately before the full opening.
[0023]
When the drawer 1 is pulled out until the drawer 1 is fully opened, the rear rollers R1, R1 guided and supported by the side plate rails 6, 8 abut against the front end stoppers 6b, 8b of the side plate rails 6, 8, whereby the front roller R2, R2 rides on and separates from the rear inclined surfaces of the front stoppers S2 and S2 and rides on the guide rails 12a and 12b.
[0024]
That is, when the drawer 1 is pulled out to the fully opened state, the inner drawer 2 on the drawer 1 is moved by the rear rollers R1, R1 and the front rollers R2, R2 on the side plate rails 6, 8 and the guide rail 12a as shown in FIG. When the inner drawer 2 is moved backward until the upper opening of the drawer 1 is fully opened, the contact pieces 10a 'near the front rollers R2 and R2 move to the rear stoppers S1 and S1. It will be in contact.
[0025]
Subsequently, when the drawer 1 is moved backward from the above state to accommodate the drawer 1 in the cabinet 15, the inner drawer 2 is moved to the front stoppers S2 and S2 by the front rollers R2 and R2 while maintaining the position. Engage and thereafter retract with the drawer 1 to the rear end shown in FIG.
[0026]
Therefore, according to the drawer structure configured as described above, when the drawer 1 is pulled out, the inner drawer 2 is also pulled out integrally, so that the object stored in the inner drawer 2 can be immediately taken out. Since only 2 can be closed alone, the object stored in the drawer 1 can be taken out without any trouble.
[0027]
The inner drawer 2 has front rollers R2 and R2 that are guided by guide rails 12a and 12b provided on the drawer 1, and rear rollers R1 and R1 that are guided and supported by side plate rails 6 and 8 of the drawer 1. The front rollers R2 and R2 are engaged with the front stoppers S2 and S2 of the guide rails 12a and 12b from the fully closed position to just before the fully opened position, and are disengaged at the fully opened position. The inner drawer 2 can be easily moved in the closing direction by the guide rails 12a, 12b and the side plate rails 6, 8.
[0028]
Further, the front rollers R2, R2 are fitted into the front stoppers S2, S2 formed in the form of concave grooves on the guide rails 12a, 12b, so that the two are engaged with each other, and immediately before the drawer 1 reaches the fully open position. Since the engagement between the guide rails 12a and 12b and the front rollers R2 and R2 is realized with a simple structure, the forward movement of the inner drawer 2 is restrained to disengage the two. it can.
[0029]
The guide rails 12a and 12b are inserted and supported one by one on the pair of round bar-shaped upper frames 14a and 14b on both sides of the drawer, so that the movement is stable.
[0030]
Further, since the inner drawer 2 is placed so as to partially cover the rear of the upper opening of the drawer 1, when the drawer 1 is pulled out, both drawers 1 and 2 are used at the same time. Can be.
[0031]
Next, a modification of the front stopper in the drawer structure will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that members having the same configuration as in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and described. FIG. 7 is a partial side view showing a first modification of the front stopper, and FIG. 8 is a partial side view showing a second modification of the front stopper.
[0032]
First, FIG. 7 shows a front stopper S3, and the front stopper S3 is provided on a holder H1 integrally formed of a synthetic resin or the like which is detachably attached to the tip of the guide rail 22a. At the end of the holder H1, a locking roller R3 is rotatably supported by a bracket 25 projecting from the upper surface of the guide rail 22a.
[0033]
Front rollers R2 and R2 are rotatably supported on the inner surfaces of the front ends of a pair of frames 20a (only one is shown) fixed to the left and right ends of the lower surface of the inner drawer 2. When the drawer 1 is moved forward with respect to the inner drawer 2, the front rollers R2 and R2 ride over the locking roller R3, so that the front rollers R2 and R2 are placed on the guide rail 22a, and are moved to the fully open position. Become.
[0034]
FIG. 8 shows a front stopper S4. The front stopper S4 is provided on a holder H2 integrally formed of a synthetic resin or the like which is detachably attached to a tip of the guide rail 32a. The holder H2 has a stopper 26 protruding from the upper surface at the distal end, and a through hole formed behind the stopper 26 so as to insert a thick portion formed between the hollow portion 28 opening downward and the upper surface of the guide rail 32a. A hole 38, a leaf spring 40 having a rear end fixed to the lower surface of the thick portion via a screw B, and a through-hole 38 attached to the upper surface of the distal end of the leaf spring 40 when the leaf spring 40 is in a no-load state. And a spherical regulating member 35 protruding from the upper surface of the guide rail 32a.
[0035]
Therefore, when the drawer 1 is moved forward with respect to the inner drawer 2, the front rollers R 2, R 2 on the inner surfaces of the front ends of the pair of frame bodies 30 a resist the spherical regulating member 35 against the urging force of the leaf spring 40. By pressing down, the front rollers R2 and R2 are placed on the guide rails 32a and are in the fully open position.
[0036]
The modified examples of the front stoppers S2 and S2 configured as described above have the same operation and effects as those described in the above embodiment, and a duplicate description will be omitted. It is also possible to adopt a configuration using a magnet in the part.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention has the following effects.
[0038]
(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the inner drawer is also integrally pulled out by pulling out the drawer, an object stored in the inner drawer can be immediately taken out, and only the inner drawer is closed alone. Because it is possible, the items stored in the drawer can be taken out without any trouble.
[0039]
(B) According to the second aspect of the invention, since the front wheel of the inner drawer is released from the engagement of the guide rail at the fully open position of the drawer, the inner drawer is easily moved in the closing direction by the guide rail and the side plate rail. be able to.
[0040]
(C) According to the third aspect of the invention, the front wheels are fitted into the recesses formed in the guide rails so as to engage with each other, so that the engagement and disengagement between the guide rails and the front wheels can be realized with a simple configuration. it can.
[0041]
(D) According to the invention of claim 4, since the inner drawer is supported by the two guide rails, the movement is stabilized.
[0042]
(E) According to the invention of claim 5, when the drawer is pulled out, both the drawer and the inner drawer can be used simultaneously.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a drawer provided with an inner drawer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2B, and FIG. 2B is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state where the drawer provided with the inner drawer is accommodated in a cabinet.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the drawer on which the inner drawer is placed is housed inside the housing part of the cabinet.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state immediately before the drawer is fully opened in a state where the front roller of the inner drawer is positioned at the front stopper.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the drawer is fully opened, a state in which a rear roller abuts a stopper at a front end, and a front roller of the inner drawer is separated from the front stopper;
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the inner drawer on the drawer in the fully opened state moves rearward and the opening of the drawer is fully opened.
FIG. 7 is a partial side view showing a first modification of the front stopper.
FIG. 8 is a partial side view showing a second modification of the front stopper.
FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing a drawer structure provided with a conventional inner drawer.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 1 drawers 1a, 1b side plate 1c rear plate 1d bottom plate 2 inner drawer 3 brackets 4a, 4b side plates 6, 8 side plate rails 6a, 6b stoppers 8a, 8b stoppers 10a, 10b frame body 10a 'abutment pieces 12a, 12b guide rails 14a, 14b Upper frame 15 Cabinet 20 Rollers 20a, 30a Frames 22a, 32a Guide rail 25 Bracket 26 Stopper 28 Hollow portion 35 Restriction member 38 Through hole 40 Plate spring B Screw H, H1, H2 Holder R1 Rear roller R2 Front roller R3 Stop rollers S1, S1 Rear stopper S2, S2, S3, S4 Front stopper

Claims (5)

A drawer structure provided with an inner drawer in which an inner drawer can be used by pulling out the drawer, wherein the inner drawer is placed on the drawer and pulled out integrally, and after the drawer is fully opened, the inner drawer can be stored alone. A drawer structure provided with an inner drawer. In the inner drawer, the front wheel is guided and supported by a guide rail provided in the drawer, and the rear wheel is supported by a side plate rail of the drawer.The front wheel engages with the guide rail until just before the drawer reaches a fully closed position to a fully open position. The drawer structure provided with the inner drawer according to claim 1, wherein the engagement is released at the fully open position. The engagement between the two is performed by fitting the front wheel into the recess formed in the guide rail, and the forward movement of the inner drawer is restrained just before reaching the fully open position of the drawer, whereby the engagement between the two is released. A drawer structure provided with the inner drawer according to claim 2. 4. The drawer structure according to claim 2, wherein the guide rail is provided on each side of the drawer. The drawer structure with an inner drawer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the inner drawer is placed so as to partially cover the rear of an upper opening of the drawer.

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