JP2008113794A - Wagon and cabinet system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wagon beautifully stored inside a cabinet and can prevent a seat part from turning against a wagon body and a cabinet system beautifully storing such wagon. <P>SOLUTION: A wagon B includes a wagon body 3, a moving means 22 for moving the wagon body 3, a seat 26 on which a worker can sit, and a storage 37 for storing articles inside. The wagon B can be stored inside a cabinet A. The cabinet system has a locking mechanism 50 for opening/closing an opening 38 of the storage 37 installed below the seat 26 by turning the seat 26 installed at the upper part of the wagon body 3 relative to the wagon body 3 and for blocking the turn of the seat 26 in a closed state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wagon accommodated in a cabinet, and a cabinet system including the cabinet and the wagon.

Conventionally, wagons that can be stored in a cabinet system such as a kitchen apparatus have various shapes and uses, such as a movable cabinet and a movable trash can. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a storage wagon that can be stored in a cabinet whose height dimension can be adjusted and the height of the front plate can be adjusted according to the height of the cabinet.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-5051

  These wagons may be used as a movable chair or as a movable stepladder. In the wagon for these uses, a seat for an operator to sit and stand is attached to the upper part of the wagon body. Among them, there is a type that opens and closes a storage portion installed inside the wagon body by rotating the seat portion with respect to the wagon body.

  In such a type of wagon, the seat portion is rotatably attached to the wagon body. However, depending on how the operator's force is applied, the seat portion may rotate against the operator's intention, particularly when a wagon is used as a stepladder, which causes a lack of stability.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention is excellent in aesthetics when stored in a cabinet, can prevent the seat portion from rotating with respect to the wagon body, and the wagon is stored. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cabinet system that is excellent in aesthetics when being done.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the invention of claim 1, a wagon body, a moving means for moving the wagon body, a seat part on which an operator can sit, and a storage part for storing an object inside the wagon, The wagon can be accommodated in the cabinet, and the opening of the storage part installed below the seat part is rotated by rotating the seat part installed on the upper part of the wagon body relative to the wagon body. It has a lock mechanism that can be opened and closed and made unrotatable when the seat is closed.

  Thereby, it can prevent that a seat part rotates contrary to an operator's intention, and the stability of a wagon is ensured even when standing on the seat part and working.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, when the opening of the storage portion is closed by the seat portion, the seat portion is automatically made non-rotatable by the lock mechanism.

  As a result, the seat portion can be brought into a non-rotating state by a one-touch operation of rotating the seat portion and closing the opening of the accommodating portion, so that the usability of the wagon can be improved.

  The wagon according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wagon body is composed of a frame, and the lock mechanism is configured to engage a seat mounted engagement member with the frame of the wagon body. The part may be made non-rotatable (claim 3).

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, when the wagon body is stored in the cabinet, a decorative part that is substantially flush with the front of the cabinet is installed. did.

  Thereby, when the main body of the wagon is accommodated in the cabinet, the wagon and the cabinet are integrated to form morphological uniformity. Therefore, the wagon according to the invention of claim 4 can improve the appearance when accommodated in the cabinet.

  The invention of claim 5 is a cabinet system in which the wagon according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is housed, and the decorative part of the wagon and the front of the cabinet are substantially flush with each other and have a unified appearance. It was characterized.

  As a result, the cabinet system as a whole has a unified design and can be improved in appearance.

  In the present invention, it is possible to improve the design when the wagon is accommodated in the cabinet, and to improve the stability of the wagon by preventing the seat portion of the wagon from rotating with respect to the wagon body. Can do.

  Hereinafter, the cabinet system A and the wagon B according to the present embodiment will be described. The cabinet system A according to this embodiment includes a wagon B in a cabinet C. The cabinet C according to the present invention has such a height that a general adult worker can sit on a chair and work on the upper surface of the cabinet C. A top plate, a sink, a wash bowl, etc. are placed on the upper surface of the cabinet C. An equipped kitchen device, vanity table, etc. are assumed. In the following description, the present embodiment will be described using a cabinet system A used as a kitchen apparatus.

  In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the vertical positional relationship is based on the normal installation state of the cabinet system A as shown in the figure, and the wagon B is stored in the cabinet C for the longitudinal positional relationship. The direction in which the wagon B is stored is the front, and the direction in which the wagon B is pulled out is the rear. In addition, the positional relationship between the left and right is based on the direction in which the wagon B is stored.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wagon B according to the present embodiment is housed in the cabinet C of the kitchen apparatus, and a step 2 that is recessed inward is formed at the lower end of the front 1 of the cabinet C. It is formed in the kick shape which has. In the case of this kitchen apparatus, it has the step 2 in the lower end part of the drawer | drawer of the lowest step, and has a kick shape.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the wagon B accommodated in the cabinet C includes a wagon body 3 assembled with an aluminum frame, a seat portion 26 provided above the wagon body 3 and on which an operator sits, and the seat portion 26. A locking mechanism 50 that can stop the rotation of the wagon body, a storage portion 37 for storing objects inside the wagon body 3, a decorative portion 17 provided behind the wagon body 3, and a lower end of the wagon body 3 The caster 22 which is the provided moving means is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the wagon body 3 includes a main frame 5, an auxiliary frame 6, and a connecting frame 8. In the present embodiment, the main frame 5 is formed by bending a single aluminum pipe, and connecting portions for connecting the left and right side frame portions 7, 7 'and the left and right side frame portions 7, 7' with the same shape. 10 is comprised.

  The shape of the side frame portion 7 is a substantially “V” shape opened forward. More specifically, the bottom portion 11 extending horizontally along the front-rear direction, the rising portion 12 extending vertically upward from the rear end portion of the bottom portion 11, and the upper portion of the rising portion 12 so as to incline upward. The support part 13 (support frame) extended is provided, and the upper ends of the left and right side frame parts 7 are connected by the connecting part 10.

  In addition, the auxiliary frame 6 is welded so as to incline upward toward the rear at the substantial center of the support portion 13 constituting the main frame 5, and is attached to the left and right support portions 13 and 13 ′. 6 and 6 'are connected by the connection frame 8 extended in parallel with the connection part 10 of this flame | frame 5. As shown in FIG. In the wagon body 3 according to the present embodiment, the bottom portion 11 of the side frame portion 7 protrudes slightly forward from the support portion 13, and the auxiliary frame 6 protrudes slightly rearward from the bottom portion 11.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a long slide rail 14 is provided on the outer surface of the bottom 11 of the side frame portion 7, and the cabinet C in which the wagon B is accommodated is shown in FIG. Thus, the rail piece 15 corresponding to this is provided. Therefore, when the wagon B is accommodated in the cabinet C, the slide rail 14 is guided along the rail piece 15 and is smoothly accommodated.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative portion 17 attached to the back surface of the wagon body 3 includes an upper decorative plate 18 and a lower decorative kick plate 19 as shown in FIG. The decorative kick plate 19 is attached to the rising portion 12 of the wagon body 3, and the decorative plate 18 is attached to the rear end portion of the auxiliary frame 6 of the wagon body 3. Therefore, the decorative plate 18 is attached to the outside of the wagon body 3 from the decorative kick plate 19, and a step 20 is formed between the decorative plate 18 and the decorative kick plate 19.

  A caster 22 is provided as a moving means on the bottom 11 of the side frame portion 7 constituting the lower end of the wagon body 3. In the present embodiment, one front caster 23 is attached to the front side of the left and right side frame portions 7 and 7 ', that is, the side that is first stored in the cabinet C, and the left and right side frame portions 7 and 7' One rear caster 24 is attached to the rear side, that is, the decorative portion 17 side.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear caster 24 is attached to the front side of the step 20 of the decorative part 17, and is attached to the inside of the wagon body 3 relative to the decorative part 17. Thereby, when the wagon B is accommodated in the cabinet C, the caster is not visually recognized from the outside. Therefore, in the cabinet system A according to the present embodiment, when the wagon B is accommodated in the cabinet C, as shown in FIG. 2, the wagon B forms a unified appearance as if a part of the drawer of the cabinet C. To do.

  Above the wagon body 3, a seat portion 26 is provided on which an operator can sit. The seat portion 26 is formed in a plate shape with resin, and as shown in FIG. 3, a horizontal region 27 on which the worker's buttocks are placed and an inclined region 28 that prevents the worker's buttocks from moving backward. It is divided roughly into. The inclined region 28 is formed at the rear end portion of the seat portion 26 and is inclined forward and upward.

  In the wagon B according to this embodiment, when the worker sits down, the worker's buttocks abut against the inclined region 28, and the inclined region 28 prevents the buttocks from moving backward. Therefore, the center of gravity of the wagon B is not biased backward, and the stability of the wagon B can be improved. In addition, since the operator can place the buttocks at a predetermined position of the seat portion 26, the worker can continue working in an easy posture even for a long time.

  The seat portion 26 is attached to the connecting portion 10 of the main frame 5 using an attachment member 31, and is supported by the cantilevered support portion 13 via the connecting portion 10, the connecting frame 8, and the auxiliary frame 6.

  The attachment member 31 is a metal member, and is roughly divided into an installation portion 32 and a shaft hole portion 33. A shaft hole portion 33 is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the installation portions 32, and a concave groove 34 corresponding to the outer diameter of the connecting portion 10 is provided in the shaft hole portion 33. The attachment member 31 is attached to a predetermined position in front of the lower surface of the seat portion 26 with a screw by fitting the connecting portion 10 of the frame 5 into the concave groove 34. At this time, the seat portion 26 of the wagon B according to the present embodiment is attached so as to be able to rotate relative to the connecting portion 10 of the main frame 5 as shown in FIG.

  Further, the seat portion 26 attached to the wagon body 3 in a normal use state has the rear end portion of the lower surface in contact with the upper portion of the connection frame 8, and the horizontal region 27 of the seat portion 26 is substantially parallel to the floor surface. It is supported to become. The seat portion 26 according to this embodiment is installed such that the boundary 29 between the horizontal region 27 and the inclined region 28 is in front of the rear caster 24.

  Furthermore, in the wagon B according to the present embodiment, the decorative plate 18 of the decorative portion 17 installed in the wagon body 3 is attached so as to protrude slightly rearward, so that the size of the seat portion 26 is sufficiently secured. Even so, a space 30 in which a hand can be inserted can be formed between the rear end portion of the seat portion 26 and the decorative plate 18.

  A storage portion 37 is provided in the internal space of the wagon B according to the present embodiment, and the storage portion 37 is located below the seat portion 26. The storage portion 37 is a substantially box-shaped portion formed of a wire and having an opening above the opening. In a normal use state, the opening is closed by the seat portion 26 as shown in FIG. However, in the wagon B according to the present embodiment, a hand is inserted into the space 30 shown in FIG. 3 to lift the rear end portion of the seat portion 26, and the connecting portion 10 of the main frame 5 is rotated as shown in FIG. The object can be taken in and out of the storage part 37 by opening the opening of the storage part 37.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, a lock mechanism 50 is provided in the wagon B according to the present embodiment. The lock mechanism 50 stops the rotation of the seat portion 26 by engaging the engaging member 51 attached to the lower surface of the inclined region 28 of the seat portion 26 with the connecting frame 8 of the main frame 5. Can do.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the engaging member 51 is accommodated by the operating portion 52 to which force is applied by the operator, the engaging portion 53 that engages with the connecting frame 8 of the main frame 5, and the seat portion 26. When the opening 38 of the part 37 is closed, it is roughly divided into a guide part 54 that guides the connecting frame 8 to the engaging part 53, and all parts are rigid bodies joined by welding or the like.

  The engaging portion 53 is provided with a hook 57 that engages with the connecting frame 8, and an operation portion 52 that is adjacent to the engaging portion 53 at a predetermined angle is formed at the upper end of the engaging portion 53. And the guide part 54 which inclines and extends in the direction away from the lower surface of a seat part is formed in the lower end of an engaging part. A pin 55 is welded in the vicinity of the boundary between the operating portion 52 and the engaging portion 53 of the engaging member 51, and the pin 55 is inserted into a pin insertion hole 65 formed in the lower surface of the seat portion 26. Thus, the engaging member 51 is rotatably attached to the seat portion 26.

  The pin insertion hole 65 is constituted by a pin mounting member 61 and a lower surface of the seat portion 26. The pin attachment member 61 is a metal member, and is roughly divided into an installation part 62 and a pin insertion part 63. The pin insertion part 63 is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the two installation parts 62, and the pin insertion part 63 is provided with a concave groove 64 corresponding to the outer diameter of the pin 55. The pin attachment member 61 is attached to a predetermined position on the lower surface of the inclined region 28 of the seat portion 26 with a screw by fitting the pin 55 into the concave groove.

  At this time, the pin 55 is rotatably attached to the pin insertion hole 65. Therefore, in the wagon B according to the present embodiment, the engagement member 51 can be rotated relative to the seat portion 26. Further, a winding spring 56 is attached to the pin 55, and the engaging portion 53 of the engaging member 51 biases the engaging member 51 in a direction toward the lower surface of the seat portion 26.

  The operation of the lock mechanism 50 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7A, when the seat portion 26 is rotated to close the opening 38 of the accommodating portion 37, the seat portion 26 is rotated and lowered. The guide portion 54 of the engaging member 51 attached to the seat portion 26 strikes the connecting frame 8 of the main frame 5 at an angle. At this time, a reaction force against the load of the seat portion 26 acts backward with respect to the guide portion 54 of the engaging member 51.

  Here, as the winding spring 56 attached to the pin 55, one having an urging force smaller than the reaction force due to the load is used. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7A, the engaging member 51 rotates counterclockwise around the pin 55 at the same time when the seat portion 26 is lowered.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the engaging member 51 rotates and the connecting frame 8 reaches the boundary portion between the guide portion 54 and the engaging portion 53 along the guide portion 54, The joint member 51 loses support by the connecting frame 8. Therefore, thereafter, as the seat portion 26 is lowered, the engaging member 51 rotates clockwise around the pin 55. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7C, the connecting frame 8 of the main frame 5 is fitted into the hook 57 provided in the engaging portion 53 of the engaging member 51, and the rotation of the seat portion 26 is prevented. Will be.

  Conversely, when the seat portion 26 is rotated to open the opening 38 of the accommodating portion 37, the operator can move the operation portion 52 of the engaging member 51 as shown in FIG. By applying a force F, the engaging member 51 can be rotated counterclockwise around the pin 55 to disengage the engaging portion 53 of the engaging member 51 from the connecting frame 8. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8B, the operator can open the opening 38 of the storage portion 37 by lifting the seat portion 26 as it is and rotating the seat portion 26.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the wagon B according to the present embodiment is provided with a line-shaped handle 39 having a substantially U-shaped cross section over the entire length in the width direction at the upper end of the decorative plate 18. Yes. In addition, it is desirable that the decorative plate 18, the decorative kick plate 19 and the line-shaped handle 39 are formed using the same material as that of the cabinet C, so that the entire cabinet system A in which the wagon B is accommodated is unified. You can have it. Therefore, the shape of the handle is not limited to the line-shaped handle 39, and it is desirable to correspond to the shape of the handle provided in the drawer of the cabinet C.

  Further, the bottom portion 11 of the side frame portion 7 protrudes slightly forward in the wagon body 3, but this protruding portion is a footrest portion 41 on which an operator can place his / her foot. In the wagon B according to the present embodiment, an iron plate material is attached as the footrest portion 41, and the footrest portion 41 functions as a weight that biases the center of gravity of the entire wagon B forward.

  In the wagon B according to the present embodiment, a stopper 44 is provided at the lower end of the decorative portion 17. For this reason, even if the center of gravity of the wagon B is biased to the rear of the wagon B, that is, the decorative portion 17 side, the stopper 44 comes into contact with the floor and prevents the wagon B from further tilting.

  In the wagon B according to the present embodiment, a step 20 corresponding to the kicked shape of the cabinet C is formed at the lower end of the decorative portion 17. Therefore, when the wagon B is accommodated in the cabinet C having a kick-in shape, the decorative portion 17 of the wagon B and the front surface 1 of the cabinet C are substantially flush with each other, and the appearance of the cabinet system A composed of the wagon B and the cabinet C Can be unified. That is, when the wagon B is accommodated in the cabinet C, the wagon B becomes indistinguishable from the drawer portion of the cabinet C, so that the overall design of the cabinet system A can be unified and the appearance can be improved.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the seat part 26 was rotatably attached to the connection part 10 of this frame 5 via the attachment member 31, this invention is not necessarily limited to such a structure. For example, the seat portion 26 may be rotatably attached to the connecting frame 8 located behind the wagon body 3. In this case, the locking mechanism 50 can be configured such that the engaging member 51 is attached to the front of the lower surface of the seat portion 26 and the engaging member 51 engages with the connecting portion 10 of the frame 5.

  The present invention is not limited to use in a kitchen apparatus as in the above embodiment, and may be used for a cabinet system A such as a vanity, for example. Further, the shape of the decorative portion 17 of the cabinet C and the wagon B corresponding thereto is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the decorative portion 17 is not divided into the decorative plate 18 and the decorative kick-in plate 19 and is integrally formed. May be. Further, the use is not only used as a chair for an operator to sit and work, but also used as a stepladder for an operator to stand and work above the seat portion 26.

It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the wagon was pulled out in the cabinet system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the wagon was accommodated in the cabinet system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a side view which shows the normal state of the wagon which concerns on this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the flame | frame which comprises the wagon main body which concerns on this embodiment. It is a side view which shows the state which lifted the seat part of the wagon which concerns on this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the engaging member which comprises a locking mechanism. (A)-(c) is a side view which shows the state of the lock mechanism at the time of closing a seat part. (A), (b) is a side view which shows the state of the lock mechanism at the time of opening a seat part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front of cabinet 3 Wagon body 8 Connection frame 17 Cosmetic part 22 Caster (moving means)
26 Seat part 37 Housing part 38 Opening 50 Lock mechanism 51 Engaging member A Cabinet system B Wagon C Cabinet

Claims (5)

  A wagon having a wagon body, a moving means for moving the wagon body, a seat part on which an operator can sit, and a storage part for storing objects inside the wagon, and can be stored in a cabinet. The seat installed at the top of the main body is rotated relative to the wagon body to open and close the opening of the storage section installed below the seat, and cannot be rotated when the seat is closed. A wagon characterized by having a lock mechanism that can be made.   The wagon according to claim 1, wherein when the opening of the storage portion is closed by the seat portion, the seat portion is automatically made unrotatable by a lock mechanism.   The wagon body is composed of a frame, and the locking mechanism makes the seat portion non-rotatable by engaging an engaging member attached to the seat portion with the frame of the wagon body. The wagon according to claim 1 or 2.   The wagon according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the wagon body is housed in a cabinet, a decorative portion that is substantially flush with the front of the cabinet is installed.   A cabinet system in which the wagon according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is housed, and a decorative part of the wagon and a front surface of the cabinet are substantially flush with each other to provide a unified appearance.

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