JP2005021304A - Kitchen storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a kitchen storage device which is formed with simple shelves in the lower part of a storage body and can improve workability in a kitchen. <P>SOLUTION: A front face of a storage 1 attached in the upper part of a wall 5 is covered with a door 2 which can be opened downward, and the door 2 is formed with door element assemblies 3, 3 which can be folded in plural sheets, and when the door 2 is opened downward, either of the door element assemblies 3 is almost horizontally held under a bottom plate 4 of the storage 1 with a considered spacing. When the door 2 of the storage 1 is opened, it neither requires extra storage space for the door 2 nor decreases the storage space of the storage 1, and it can improve workability in the kitchen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001]
The present invention relates to an improvement of a kitchen storage device installed above a kitchen.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a box-like storage device with a door at a high place has been frequently used to secure a storage space, whether it is a commercial kitchen or a system kitchen in a general household. When the work is completed, the storage device stores furniture and the like and closes the door from the viewpoint of aesthetics and hygiene. However, once the work is started, the door tends to get in the way to frequently take out or repair the furniture. For this reason, the door is even detachable, but the storage space is necessary and the effective space is reduced.
[0003]
On the other hand, during kitchen work, additional space is often required to temporarily place utensils, food, etc., and a separate hanging shelf is often provided below the storage device.
[0004]
In addition, there is a thing that temporarily secures a shelf below the storage device, but since the shelf itself is stored in the lower part of the storage device, the storage space of the storage device is seriously reduced. There were some disadvantages.
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-33362
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been completed in view of the above situation, and the main object is to keep the door open at all times without damaging the storage space when working in the kitchen. It is in the point which provides the kitchen storage apparatus which transforms a door into a shelf and can be used effectively.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The main feature of the present invention is that at least a part of the front surface of the storage 1 attached above the wall surface 5 is covered with a door 2 that can be opened downward, and the door 2 opened downward is predetermined below the bottom plate 4 of the storage 1. The auxiliary shelves 6 are configured to be held almost horizontally with an interval of.
[0007]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, when the door 2 of the storage 1 is opened, the workability in the kitchen can be improved without requiring a special storage space for the door 2 and without reducing the storage space of the storage 1. it can.
[0008]
Moreover, since the opened door 2 is not only folded and stored below the bottom plate 4 of the storage 1 but also a shelf is formed, a working space desired at the time of working can be easily formed only at that time. There is an advantage of improving workability.
[0009]
Moreover, the door is absolutely necessary for the storage in terms of aesthetics and hygiene, but the door can also be used for the function of a shelf board, and it does not require a separate shelf board. There is an advantage that a shelf function for temporary use can be added with almost no increase.
[0010]
When the handle 7 is attached to any one of the door bodies 3 and the handle 7 is arranged below the auxiliary shelf 6, the handle 7 is not only for opening and closing the door 2, but also for the auxiliary shelf. When using 6, it can also be used as a hook to hang towels and ladle.
[0011]
Further, when the door element 3 having a depth narrower than the depth of the bottom plate 4 forms the holding shelf 6, the protrusion of the auxiliary shelf 6 becomes smaller than the bottom plate 4 of the upper storage 1, thereby assisting. The shelf 6 does not easily get in and out of the storage 1.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a storage, which is formed by covering the front of a box made up of a top plate 8, side plates 9, 9, a bottom plate 4 and a back plate 10 with a door 2, and the back plate 10 with It is installed above the wall surface 5 of the kitchen.
[0013]
The door 2 includes door elements 3 and 3, and the door elements 3 and 3 are pivotally supported by hinges 11 so as to be foldable. The lower door element body 3 is supported by arms 12 and 12 on both sides, and the lower rear part of the arms 12 and 12 is pivotally supported by the hinges 13 and 13 so as to be freely rotatable on the rear end part of the bottom plate 4. Is done.
[0014]
A handle 7 is stretched horizontally on the outer surface of the lower door element body 3 via a bracket 17. Further, the upper door element body 3 is provided with a closing and holding mechanism such as a lock, a latch, and a clasp. Reference numeral 14 denotes a shelf board of the storage 1.
[0015]
1 and 3 show a state in which the furniture 1 is stored in the storage 1 and the door 2 is closed, but when the operation of the kitchen is started, the door 2 is opened as shown in FIGS. That is, the door 2 that has been released from the closed state is inclined forward, and the arm 12 is rotated downward by the hinge 13 to come into contact with the wall surface 5 and stop. Reference numeral 18 denotes an attachment piece obtained by bending the front end of the arm 12, and the lower door element body 3 is connected to the arm 12 by the attachment piece 18. In this state, the upper door element 3 is folded on the lower door element 3 to form the auxiliary shelf 6. The handle 7 functions as a hook.
[0016]
FIG. 5 shows an example in which the door 2 is composed of three door elements 3, 3, 3, and the depth of the auxiliary shelf 6 can be set smaller than that in the above example. In this case, the uppermost door element 3 may lean against the wall surface 5.
[0017]
Further, FIG. 6 is an example in which the door 2 is formed by three door elements 3, 3, 3 and the lower end of the lower door element 3 is pivotally supported by the hinge 15 on the front end of the bottom plate 4. When the door 2 is opened, the lower door element body 3 is overlapped and locked along the lower surface of the bottom plate 4, and the upper door element body 3 is brought into contact with the wall surface 5 or is suspended and locked in parallel. 3 is held almost horizontally. Reference numeral 16 denotes a stay used when the door element body 3 constituting the auxiliary shelf 6 is suspended, and its upper end is pivotally supported 19 at both end portions of the bottom plate 4. In this example, the end of the door element body 3 constituting the auxiliary shelf 6 is locked to the notch 20 at the lower end of the stay 16.
[0018]
In the above examples, the door elements 3, 3... Are connected to each other and folded downward. However, only some of the door elements 3 may be folded downward. In FIG. 7, one door element body 3 can be flipped upward. A part (two in the illustrated example) of the door elements 3 and 3 can be folded downward to form an auxiliary shelf 6. Of course, the upper door element body 3 may be a sliding door to the left and right, or may be separately folded downward without interlocking with the auxiliary shelf. Reference numeral 21 denotes a hinge of the upper door element body 3, which may be a spring hinge for flipping up, or may be additionally provided with a gas damper or the like. Then, an unillustrated pin can be hooked and held on an unillustrated hook provided on the ceiling of the door element 3 lifted upward.
[0019]
FIG. 8 shows an example in which the auxiliary shelf 6 is formed by a single door element body 3, and the remaining door element bodies 3 and 3 are folded upward with the hinge 21 as an axis. In this case, the central door element 3 is rotated to form the auxiliary shelf 6, and the upper and lower remaining door elements 3, 3... It can also be made to be able to be opened and closed separately from the door body 3 to be configured.
[0020]
[Industrial applicability]
The present invention can close the door of the storage after the kitchen work is finished in a commercial kitchen or a kitchen of a general household, and can ensure the hygienic safety and can clean the appearance clearly. During the kitchen operation, the opened door can function as an auxiliary shelf, the storage space for the opened door is not required, and the storage space for the storage itself is not reduced. In addition, since any of the door elements constituting the door constitutes an auxiliary shelf, a separate shelf is not required, and cost reduction is achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the door is opened and functions as an auxiliary shelf.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the second embodiment in the state shown in FIG. 4;
6 is a cross-sectional view of the third embodiment in the state shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the fourth embodiment in the state of FIG. 4;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a fifth embodiment in the state shown in FIG. 4;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Storage 2 Door 3 Door Element 4 Bottom Plate 5 Wall Plate 6 Holding Shelf 7 Handle

Claims (4)

At least a part of the front surface of the storage 1 attached above the wall surface 5 is covered with a door 2 that can be opened downward, and the door 2 opened downward is substantially horizontal below the bottom plate 4 of the storage 1 with a predetermined interval. A kitchen storage device characterized in that it constitutes an auxiliary shelf 6 to be held on the kitchen. The front surface of the storage 1 attached to the upper surface of the wall surface 5 is covered with a door 2 that can be opened downward, and the door 2 can be folded into a plurality of doors 3, and the door 2 is formed. A kitchen storage device characterized in that one of the door bodies (3) is held substantially horizontally at a predetermined interval below the bottom plate (4) of the storage case (1) while being opened downward. The kitchen storage device according to claim 2, wherein a handle 7 is attached to any one of the door elements 3, and the handle 7 is arranged below the auxiliary shelf 6. The kitchen storage device according to claim 1, wherein the door element body 3 having a depth narrower than the depth of the bottom plate 4 forms a holding shelf 6.

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