JP2006141571A - Drawer for furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawer for furniture by which a handle functions as a reinforcing member to a tray main body, and at the same time, the handle itself has a high mechanical strength, and in addition, the tray main body can be manufactured at a low cost. <P>SOLUTION: This drawer for furniture is equipped with the tray main body 11 composed of a front end plate 12a, a rear plate 15, side plates 13 and 14 and a bottom plate 16, and a handle member 21. The handle member is formed by bending a rod-like member. This drawer for furniture is formed by providing a holding section 21b which is integrated with the tray body by surrounding the front end plate, the rear plate and the side plates, and a handle section 21a which continues from the holding section and projects from the front end plate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a furniture drawer.

  For example, a drawer for furniture such as a desk includes a hollow box-shaped tray body having an open upper surface. The tray body is an assembly of a front end plate, a rear plate, a side plate, and a bottom plate, and a handle is provided on the front end plate.

  In the tray body, the front end plate, the rear plate, the side plate, and the bottom plate are connected by screw connection, tenon connection, adhesion, or the like. The handle has a U-shaped pulling handle as viewed from above, and a screw shaft formed in a portion that becomes a leg of the pulling handle passes through a through hole in the front end plate, and the rear surface of the front end plate on the screw shaft It is fixed to the front end plate by screwing a nut into the protruding portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, the handle member includes a handle portion protruding to the front side at the upper portion thereof, a handle member body attached to the front end plate through a fixing tool such as a screw from the front surface, and a handle member decoration for concealing the fixing tool. There are also provided a handle member body and a side ornament fitted to both ends of the handle member ornament (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  In a conventional drawer, even if a heavy object is stored in the tray body, the plates forming the tray body are firmly coupled so that the tray body is not distorted or broken, and the tray body is attached to the handle. The handle is designed and manufactured so that there is no possibility that the handle will come off the front end plate or the front end plate together with the handle from the side plate or the bottom plate even when force is applied. Therefore, most of the handles are separate from the tray body or are formed integrally with the end plate by a part of the front end plate.

However, if it is not necessary to increase the degree of coupling of the plates constituting the tray body, the labor and cost of manufacturing the tray body can be reduced, and if the handle has a function as a reinforcing member for the tray body, This is thought to contribute to reducing the labor and cost of manufacturing the tray body.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-295932 JP 2004-65558 A

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a furniture drawer in which the handle functions as a reinforcing member for the tray body, the handle itself has high mechanical strength, and the tray body can be manufactured at low cost. It is in.

  The structure of the drawer for furniture of the present invention made for the purpose of solving the above problems is a drawer for furniture comprising a tray main body and a handle member composed of a front end plate, a rear plate, a side plate, and a bottom plate. Formed by bending a shaped member, surrounding the front end plate, the rear plate and the side plate and integrated with the tray body, and a pulling portion that is continuous with the holding portion and protrudes from the front end plate It is characterized by that.

  The furniture drawer according to the present invention is a furniture drawer provided with a tray body and a handle member including a front end plate, a rear plate, a side plate, and a bottom plate, and a handle member is formed by bending a rod-shaped member, and the front end plate, The handle itself has high mechanical strength because it is formed with a holding portion that surrounds the rear plate and the side plate and is integrated with the tray body, and a pulling portion that is continuous with the holding portion and protrudes from the front end plate. Thus, a tray body having a simple structure and sufficient strength can be manufactured at low cost.

  That is, in the furniture drawer of the present invention, the handle member is formed by bending a fine steel rod or steel wire rod-shaped member, and surrounds the front end plate, the rear plate, and the side plate, and is integrated with the tray body; In addition, since the holding portion is formed of a pulling portion that is continuous with the holding portion and protrudes from the front end plate, the holding portion surrounds the front end plate, the rear plate, and the side plate of the tray body to reinforce the coupling between the components of the tray body. Acts as a reinforcing member, and the puller part is an integral member that surrounds the tray main body, that is, the front end plate, the rear plate, and the side plate and is integrated with the holding part integrated with them. It can be made into a drawer with the appropriate strength. In addition, after assembling the tray body, the handle of the handle member is fitted into the front end plate, and the holding member continuous with the front end plate, the rear plate and the side plate is integrated so that the handle member is integrated with the tray body. Therefore, it is not necessary to reassemble a separate handle to the tray body, and manufacturing can be performed with less effort.

  In the drawer of the present invention, the holding part and the handle part in the handle member are formed in the same cross-sectional shape, for example, by manufacturing a single metal round bar by bending, reducing the manufacturing cost, Depending on the structure of the tray body, etc., it may be formed in a different cross-sectional shape or a different external shape.

  Next, an embodiment of the furniture drawer of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the furniture drawer according to the present invention as seen from the back side, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is the furniture shown in FIG. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the furniture drawer includes a tray body 11 and a handle member 21.

  The illustrated tray main body 11 includes a separate front end plate 12, left and right side plates 13, 14, a rear plate 15, and a bottom plate 16 that are cut and raised by cutting a single plate material. That is, the side plates 13, 14 and the rear plate 15 and the bottom plate 16 are formed by, for example, pressing a single metal plate to form the side plates 13, 14, the rear plate 15 and the bottom plate 16, and then the side plates 13, 14, The rear plate 15 is formed by bending it at a right angle with respect to the bottom plate 16. On the other hand, the separate front end plate 12 is joined to the front opening formed by the side plates 13 and 14 and the bottom plate 16 by spot welding or the like. In the illustrated example, the side plates 13, 14, the rear plate 15 and the bottom plate 16 have the same height, but the front end plate 12 is higher than these, but the present invention is applicable regardless of the height relationship of each plate. is there.

  The front end plate 12 has a flat front surface portion 12a. The center of the upper edge of the front surface portion 12a is cut out to form an opening 12b. Engaging portions 12c are provided on both sides of the opening 12b. As shown in FIG. 2, the engaging portion 12c is formed by bending the upper edge of the front surface portion 12a toward the inner surface side into a channel-shaped cross section. The side plates 13 and 14 have outer surface portions 13a and 14a, and guide portions 13b and 14b are formed on the side surface portions 13a and 14a. The guide portions 13b and 14b are formed by bending the upper portions of the outer surface portions 13a and 14a into a substantially L-shaped cross section.

Engagement portions 13c and 14c are formed on the upper edges of the guide portions 13b and 14b so as to extend outward from the guide portions 13b and 14b. The engaging portions 13c and 14c are formed by bending the upper edge of the side plate 13 into a channel-shaped cross section, and the width viewed from the plane is substantially equal to the depth of the guide portions 13b and 14b. The rear plate 15 includes a back surface portion 15a and an engaging portion 15c. The back surface portion 15 a is formed with a contour whose side edges follow the cross-sectional shape of the side plates 13 and 14. The engaging portion 15c is formed by bending the upper edge of the back surface portion 15a into a channel cross section. The bottom plate 16 is formed in a flat plate shape. The channel-like cross-sectional shapes of the engaging portions 13c, 14c of the side plates 13, 14 and the engaging portion 15c of the rear plate 15 are the same.

  The handle member 21 is formed by bending a rod-like member made of an elastic material such as a round bar made of spring steel so as to form a substantially gate shape when seen from the plane, and a pulling portion 21a that faces sideways when seen from the plane. It is formed so as to be provided with holding portions 21b that are bent at an angle of 90 ° on both sides and are continuous in the vertical direction. Here, the pulling portion 21a is formed in a straight line shape, and is provided with a pulling portion 21c having a substantially half-moon shape that is shallow when viewed from a plane at the approximate center thereof. The left and right holding portions 21b appear to extend straight rearward from both side ends of the pulling portion 21a when viewed from the plane, but the engagement portions 12c of the front end plate 12 and the side plates 13 and 14 are engaged. A falling portion 21d having a length commensurate with the difference in height from the portions 13c and 14c is provided, and is bent horizontally from the lower end of the portion 21d to the rear to correspond to the length of the engaging portions 13c and 14c of the side plates 13 and 14. Left and right horizontal portions 21e having a distance (length) to be formed, and left and right presser portions 21f that are bent in a right angle toward the inside in a horizontal posture from the ends of the horizontal portions 21e and shorter than the length of the rear plate 15. Has been.

  In the drawer of the present invention, the handle portion 21a of the handle member 21 with respect to the tray body 11 is engaged with the engaging portion 12c with the handle 21c corresponding to the opening 12b of the front end plate 12, and the horizontal portion 21e with the side plates 13 and 14. The engaging portions 13c and 14c are assembled by fixing the pressing portion 21f to the engaging portions 15c of the rear plate 15 and fixing or fixing them. Thus, when each part of the handle member 21 is fitted and fixed to each corresponding part (engagement part) of the tray main body 11, the front end plate 12 and the side plate on which each part of the handle member 21 forms the tray main body 11. 13, 14 and the rear plate 15 are coupled to each other to supplement and enhance the degree of coupling of these plates 12 to 15, so that the strength of the entire tray body 11 can be increased.

As in the case of the conventional drawer, the guide body 13b, 14b (or the groove-shaped guide provided therein) provided on the side surface of the furniture body is provided on the inner surface of the side wall of the furniture body. It is attached to the furniture body by inserting it into the drawer opening on the front surface of the furniture body while supporting and guiding the furniture.
The drawer of the present invention from / into the furniture body is carried out by grasping the handle 21c of the handle portion 21a with a hand and moving the hand back and forth, as in the case of a conventional drawer. At this time, the front end plate 12, the side plates 13, 14, and the rear plate 15 are reinforced by being held or bent by the handle member 21, and form a strong single box together with the bottom plate 16. The entire drawer can be taken in and out of the furniture body such as a desk without any deformation.

  Even when a heavy object is stored in the drawer of the present invention, the entire handle member 21 is integrated with the front end plate 12, the side plates 13, 14, the rear plate 15 and the bottom plate 16 constituting the tray body 11, and integrated with them. Since these members and the bottom plate 16 are integrated, it is possible to smoothly put in and out from the furniture body without deforming the drawer.

  In the furniture drawer according to the present invention, as described above, the handle 21c formed on the handle portion 21a constituting a part of the handle member 21 is taken out from the opening of the front end plate 12, and the left and right holding portions 21b are left. Since it can be assembled into a drawer with a handle simply by being fitted around the front end plate 12, the side plates 13, 14 and the rear plate 15, the assembly can be performed in a short time.

  Further, since the handle member 21 has the above-described functions and operations, the joining structure of the front end plate 12, the side plates 13, 14 and the rear plate 15 is simplified. Can be manufactured at low cost. And since the design of the front end plate 12 is not equipped with a conventional handle, it can be diversified freely.

  In the embodiment described above, the holding portion 21b of the handle member 21 is mounted on the upper edges of the front end plate 12, the side plates 13, 14 and the rear plate 15, but depending on the form of the tray body 11. Thus, the mechanical strength of the tray body 11 and the handle itself can be ensured even if the tray body 11 is mounted below the case of the above example. Further, the front end plate 12 is formed with an opening 12b so that the handle 21c of the handle member 21 can be easily inserted. However, the present invention can be applied to the front end plate 12 without the opening 21b. is there. Furthermore, instead of the pressing portion 21f, the end portions (rear ends) of the left and right holding portions 21b of the handle member 21 are replaced by both end portions of a horizontal bar-shaped pressing member (not shown) having a length corresponding to the lateral width of the rear plate 15. A hole or a notch is provided to hold the handle, and after the handle member 21 is mounted on the tray member 11, the lateral bar-like pressing member is engaged and held in the hole or notch at the end of the holding portion 21b. Good.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the handle member 21 formed with the rod-shaped member is fitted and hold | maintained to each engagement part 12c-15c of the cross-sectional channel shape formed in each plate 12-15 which forms the outer surface of the tray main body 11. FIG. By doing so, the handle member 21 and the tray main body member 11 are integrated, but when the tray main body 11 and the handle member 21 are made of steel, the engaging portions 21c to 15c are not provided. Each part of the handle member 21 may be integrated with a corresponding part of each plate 12 to 15 of the tray body 11 by spot welding or the like.

  Furthermore, although each engaging part 12c-15c of the said Example was formed in the upper end edge of each board 12-15, each engaging part 12c-15c is a cross-sectional groove-like continuous body in the position below it. Alternatively, it may be arbitrarily formed in the form of sandwiching pieces arranged at appropriate pitches. For the same purpose, the integration position by spot welding or the like is not limited to the vicinity of the upper ends of the plates 12 to 15.

  In the drawer of the present invention described above, the material of the tray body 11 is not limited to steel, and the present invention can be applied to other metal materials, plastics, and wooden tray bodies. It is.

  The present invention is as described above, and in a furniture drawer provided with a tray body and a handle member composed of a front end plate, a rear plate, a side plate and a bottom plate, the handle member is formed by bending a rod-shaped member, Since the front end plate, rear plate, and side plate are surrounded by a holding unit that is integrated with the tray body, and a pulling unit that is continuous with the holding unit and protrudes from the front end plate, the handle itself is high. A tray body having sufficient strength with a simple structure and sufficient strength can be manufactured at low cost, which is extremely useful in the industry.

The perspective view seen from the back side showing one example of the drawer for furniture of the present invention. The expanded sectional view which follows the 2-2 line of FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the furniture drawer shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Tray main body 12 Front end plate 12a Front part 12b Opening 12c Engagement part 13, 14 Side board 13a, 14a Side part 13b, 14b Guide part 13c, 14c Engagement part 15 Rear plate 15a Back part 16 Bottom board 21 Handle member 21a Pull part 21b Holding part 21c Puller 21d Falling part 21e Horizontal part 21f Presser part

Claims (6)

  In a furniture drawer comprising a tray body and a handle member comprising a front end plate, a rear plate, a side plate and a bottom plate, a handle member is formed by bending a rod-like member, and surrounds the front end plate, the rear plate and the side plate. A furniture drawer comprising: a holding portion integrated with a main body; and a pulling portion which is continuous with the holding portion and protrudes from the front end plate.   The tray body has left and right side plates, a rear plate and a bottom plate formed by cutting and cutting a single plate material, and the front end plate is joined to a front opening formed by both side plates and the bottom plate. Item 1 drawer.   The handle member is formed by bending a rod made of an elastic material into a substantially gate shape when viewed from above, and the handle portion is provided with a handle at a substantially central portion so that it is integrated with the front end plate. The holding portion is formed from both sides of the pulling portion and integrated with the both side plates, and is bent at a right angle inward from the end of the horizontal portion in a horizontal posture and integrated with the rear plate. The drawer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drawer is formed with a pressing portion.   The integration of the handle member formed by the rod and the front end plate, both side plates, and the rear plate of the tray body is achieved by holding the corresponding portion of the handle member in the channel-shaped engaging portion formed on each plate. The drawer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is fixed.   The drawer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the handle member is fixed to the tray member main body by fixing the handle member to each engaging portion. The drawer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the handle member has a holding section and a pulling section formed in the same cross-sectional shape.

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