JP2009191562A - Article storage utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article storage utensil which, even when the center of a guide rail installed on the upper surface of a base shelf board bends downward, corrects the bend to enable smooth opening and closing of a double sliding door and prevention of space formation between the double sliding door and a door stop part of a utensil body. <P>SOLUTION: In the article storage utensil made by installing the guide rail 27 directed in the horizontal direction to guide the lower end part of the double sliding door 9, 10 on the upper surface of the front end of the base shelf board 5, a level adjusting means 30 capable of adjusting the level of the guide rail 27 is installed at the horizontal center of a double sliding door support rod 25 having the guide rail 27 on it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an article storage fixture having a sliding door used in, for example, a store or an office.

There are various types of article storage fixtures whose front surface can be opened and closed by a sliding door made of transparent glass, as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example.
JP-A-9-119249 JP 2000-291304 A

  As in the article storage fixtures described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, in the case of having a sliding door made of glass on the front surface, the weight of the sliding door or a heavy article is placed on the base shelf. When installed, the center part of the base shelf board and the guide rail provided on the upper surface thereof bend downward, and the door will not open and close smoothly, or a gap will be formed between the door and the door stop part of the fixture body. Sometimes.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and even if the central portion of the guide rail provided on the upper surface of the base shelf is bent downward, the sliding door can be opened and closed smoothly by correcting the bending. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an article storage fixture that can prevent a gap from being formed between the sliding door and the door stop portion of the fixture body.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) In the article storage fixture in which left and right guide rails for guiding the lower end portion of the sliding door are provided on the upper surface of the front end portion of the base shelf supported by the fixture body on both side ends, Level adjusting means capable of adjusting the level of the guide rail is provided at the middle portion between the guide rail and the left-right direction.

  With such a configuration, even when the intermediate portion of the base shelf 5 or the guide rail provided on the upper surface thereof is bent downward due to the weight of the sliding door or the weight of the article placed on the base shelf. The deflection of the guide rail can be corrected to a normal level by the level adjusting means provided between the base shelf board and the guide rail.

(2) In the above item (1), the level adjusting means is provided on the lower surface of the guide rail, the disc-shaped operation knob whose lower surface is in contact with the upper surface of the base shelf, the adjuster bolt erected at the center of the upper surface, and the guide rail. It is provided with a female screw hole into which an upper end portion of the provided adjuster bolt is screwed.

With such a configuration, the configuration of the level adjusting means is simple and can be easily attached without significant processing on the guide rail or the like.
In addition, since the operation knob has a disk shape, the rotation operation is also easy.

(3) In the above item (2), the guide rail is provided on the upper part of the sliding door support rod having a U-shaped cross section facing downward in a side view and at least the front surface of the central portion in the left-right direction being cut out. The control knob and adjuster bolt are accommodated inside the support rod so that the outer peripheral end of the control knob protrudes forward from the notch, and the upper end of the adjuster bolt is placed on the bottom surface of the sliding door support rod. The nut that can be screwed is fixed.

With such a configuration, most of the operation knob, the adjuster bolt, and the nut to which the adjuster bolt is screwed are housed inside the sliding door support rod and are not exposed to the outside, so the appearance is improved.
In addition, since the outer peripheral end of the operation knob protrudes forward from the notch on the front surface of the sliding door support rod, the operation knob can be rotated without hindrance by placing a finger on the outer peripheral surface of the protrusion. it can.

(4) In the above item (3), a pad having a small friction coefficient is fixed to at least one of the opposing surfaces of the operation knob and the base shelf board.

  With such a configuration, since the frictional resistance between the operation knob and the base shelf board is reduced, the operation knob can be easily rotated.

According to the present invention, even if the intermediate portion of the guide rail is bent downward, the bending can be corrected by the level adjusting means, so that the sliding door can be opened and closed smoothly.
Moreover, since a gap is prevented from being formed between the sliding door and the door stop portion of the fixture body, the appearance is improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a perspective view of an article storage fixture according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a vertical side view taken along line III-III in FIG.

  The article storage fixture has a frame shape surrounded by a pair of left and right columns 1, 1 and horizontal rods 2, 2 connecting their upper and lower opposing surfaces, and left and right columns 1 and upper and lower horizontal beams 2. And a back plate 3 fitted in the space.

The rear end of the base 4 facing forward is fixed to the front surfaces of the lower ends of the left and right columns 1, and the base shelf 5 is supported by the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 4 a and 4 a and the upper end of the front plate 4 b. ing.
In front of the left and right support columns 1, a plurality of left and right rows of locking holes 6 are arranged in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. A plurality of upper and lower shelf plates 8 (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) are attached via a bracket 7 so that the vertical position can be changed.

The front and upper sides of each shelf board 8 are covered with left and right sliding doors 9 and 10 having an inverted L shape when viewed from the side, and the left and right sides are also covered with side boards 11 and 11.
The left and right sliding doors 9 and 10 and the side plate 11 are made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as transparent acrylic to reduce the weight.

The left and right side plates 11 are attached to the side frame 12 shown in FIG. 4 (symmetrically attached to the left side only) as follows.
The side frame 12 has an upper frame 12a that faces in the front-rear direction in which the front-rear dimension is shorter than the front-rear dimension of the base shelf board 5 and the front frame is suspended from the front end. The front frame 12b, which is substantially equal to the vertical dimension of the column 1, is formed in an inverted L-shape facing backward as viewed from the side.

A mounting bracket 14 having upper and lower two locking claws 13 that are downwardly hooked at the rear end is fixed to the lower surface of the rear end portion of the upper frame 12a.
The side plate is formed by screwing a set screw 15 inserted from the outside into a plurality of upper and lower portions of the front end portion of the side plate 11 and an upper portion of the rear end into the screw hole 16 for providing the front frame 12b and the mounting bracket 14. 11 is attached to the outer surface of the side frame 12.

  Mounting brackets 14 and 14 similar to the mounting bracket 14 are fixed to the inner side surfaces of the lower portion and the middle portion of the rear end portion of the side plate 11 by set screws 15. By engaging each locking claw 13 with the plurality of locking holes 6 in the outer row on the front surface of the column 1, the rear end of the side plate 11 is attached to the front surface of the column.

  An inward fixing piece 17 having a U-shaped cross-section facing downward is fixed to the lower end of the front frame 12b in the side frame 12, and this fixing piece 17 is attached to the base shelf board 5 as shown in FIG. It is fixed to the upper surface of the front end portion with screws 18 (see the enlarged view of FIG. 5).

  As shown in the enlarged views of FIGS. 3, 4, and 8, on the front surfaces of the upper ends of the left and right support columns 1, side surfaces that guide the rear end portions of the upper surface plates 9 a and 10 a in the left and right sliding doors 9 and 10. A guide rail 20 having guide grooves 19, 19 facing the left-right direction of the front and rear two strips of the U-shape facing upward is provided with locking claws 22, 22 at the rear ends of the mounting brackets 21, 21 fixed to the side ends thereof, By engaging with the locking holes 6 in the inner row on the front surface of the upper end portion of the support column 1, they are attached so as to be positioned between the opposing surfaces of the upper end rear portions of the left and right side frames 12.

  On the rear surface of the guide rail 20, a rail cover 23 having an inverted L-shaped cross section facing frontward and covering the top of the front and rear guide grooves 19 is fixed by a plurality of screws 24 on the left and right sides.

As shown in the enlarged cross-sectional views of FIGS. 3 and 5, the left and right fixing pieces 17 fixed to the upper surface of the base shelf 5 between the opposing surfaces of the front frame 12 b in the left and right side frames 12 have side views A side end portion of the sliding door support rod 25 having a downward U-shaped cross section is fitted and fixed by a screw 18 for fixing the fixing piece 17.
On the upper surface of the sliding door support rod 25, there are guide rails 27 having two upper and lower U-shaped guide grooves 26, 26 for supporting the lower ends of the front plates 9b, 10b in the left and right sliding doors 9, 10. It is fixed over the entire length in the left-right direction.

The upper half of the sash members 28, 28 having an H-shaped cross section when viewed from the side is press-fitted to the lower ends of the front plates 9 b, 10 b in the left and right sliding doors 9, 10. A pair of left and right wheels 29, 29 rotating around a pivot axis facing in the front-rear direction are mounted in the U-shaped portions on both sides.
The wheel 29 on the left sliding door 9 side is along the guide groove 26 on the rear side of the guide rail 27, and the wheel 29 on the right sliding door 10 is along the guide groove 26 on the front side. It rolls in the left-right direction. Thereby, the sliding doors 9 and 10 on the left and right can move easily in the left and right direction.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a level adjusting means 30 for the guide rail 27 is provided at the center of the sliding door support rod 25 in the left-right direction.
The level adjusting means 30 has a disk-shaped operation knob 32 having an upward adjuster bolt 31 at the center of the upper surface, and a female screw hole welded to the lower surface of the sliding door support rod 25 to which the adjuster bolt 31 is screwed. The nut 33 is provided.

  When the upper end of the adjuster bolt 31 is screwed onto the nut 33 from below, only a part of the outer peripheral portion is formed on the front and back downward pieces 25a and 25a of the sliding door support rod 25. The cutouts 34, 34 are slightly protruded from the cutouts 34, 34 so that a finger can be put on the outer peripheral surface of the operation knob 32 protruding from the front cutout 34 to rotate it.

  The front and rear dimensions of the upper surface plate 10a and the vertical dimension of the front panel 10b in the right sliding door 10 located on the front side are substantially equal to the front and rear dimensions and the vertical dimension of the side plate 11, and the left side drawer located on the rear side. The front panel 9a and front panel of the right sliding door 10 are arranged so that the front and rear dimensions of the top panel 9a and the vertical dimension of the front panel 9b enter the rear adjacent to the right sliding door 10. It is slightly smaller than the dimension of 10b.

The left and right dimensions of the sliding doors 9 and 10 are slightly larger than the dimension that bisects the dimension between the opposing surfaces of the left and right side frames 12 and 12.
That is, when the left and right sliding doors 9 and 10 are closed, the inside of the front plate 9b of the sliding door 9 located on the rear side behind the inner end of the front plate 10 of the sliding door 10 located on the front side. The end portion is located, and the inner end portion of the upper surface plate 9a of the rear sliding door 9 is positioned and overlaps below the inner end portion of the upper surface plate 10a of the front sliding door 10.

  Further, the front and rear dimensions of the upper surface plates 9a and 10a in the left and right sliding doors 9 and 10 are dimensions that can cover the top of the uppermost shelf board 8, and the vertical dimensions of the front panels 9b and 10b are the same for each level. It is set as the dimension which can cover the front of the shelf board 8 of this.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, at the rear end portion of the upper surface plate 10a in the sliding door 10 on the right side, an upper U-shaped portion 35a in the roller support bracket 35 having an inverted L-shape facing forward as viewed from the side, It is press-fitted from the rear over the entire length in the left-right direction.
Vertical shafts 36, 36 are attached to the left and right sides of the rear end portion of the upper surface plate 10 a so as to penetrate the U-shaped portion 35 a of the roller support bracket 35. Guide rollers 37 and 37 are pivotally mounted so as to be able to roll in the left and right directions in the guide groove 19 on the rear side of the guide rail 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, horizontal shafts 38, 38 facing forward and backward are attached to the inside of the hanging piece 35 b of the roller support bracket 35 in the vicinity of the left and right horizontal guide rollers 37 so as to face both sides horizontally. Vertical guide rollers 39, 39 are pivotally mounted on the shaft 38 so as to roll in the left-right direction on the inner bottom surface of the guide groove 19 on the rear side of the guide rail 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 10, and 11, the rear end portion of the upper surface plate 9 a in the sliding door 9 on the left side also has a pair of vertical shafts 36 and 36, a horizontal shaft 38, The horizontal guide rollers 37 and 37 and the vertical guide rollers 39 and 39 pivotally attached thereto are fitted in the guide groove 19 on the front side of the guide rail 20 so as to be capable of rolling in the left-right direction. Yes.

  Accordingly, the rear end portions of the upper surface plates 9a and 10a in the left and right sliding doors 9 and 10 are guided by the front and rear guide grooves 19 and 19 of the guide rail 20, and can move smoothly in the left and right direction.

As shown in the enlarged cross-sectional views of FIGS. 1, 3 and 12, the rear surface of the center portion in the vertical direction of the front plate 10b of the sliding door 10 on the right side is made of transparent acrylic having an inverted L shape when viewed from the side. A guide rail 40 facing in the left-right direction is fixed, and a guide groove 41 that opens downward and on both sides is formed between opposing surfaces of the downward piece 40a and the front plate 10b.
In addition, a short transparent slide member 42 is fixed to the front surface of the right end portion of the front plate 9b in the sliding door 9 on the left side, and an upward engagement piece 42a provided continuously therewith The guide groove 41 is slidably engaged in the left-right direction.
Thereby, it is prevented that the intermediate part of the front plates 9b and 10b of the left and right sliding doors 9 and 10 is bent in the front-rear direction to be separated from each other, and a large gap is formed between the facing surfaces. Since there is no such thing, the anti-theft property is increased.

The sliding doors 9 and 10 can be locked by entering the front surface of the left end of the sash member 28 in the right sliding door 10 toward the right end of the sash member 28 of the left sliding door 9. For example, a push-lock type locking device 43 is attached.
Opening / closing handles 44 and 44 are attached to the center of the sliding doors 9 and 10 in the vertical direction between the left end and the right end.

As described above, in the article storage fixture of the above-described embodiment, the level adjusting means 30 including the operation knob 32 with the adjuster bolt 31 and the nut 33 is provided at the center portion of the sliding door support rod 25 in the left-right direction. Since it is provided, depending on the weight of the sliding doors 9 and 10 and the weight of the article placed on the base shelf board 5, the sliding door support rod 25 provided on the base shelf board 5 or the upper surface thereof should be used. Even when the central portion of the guide rail 27 is bent downward, the level of the guide rail 27 can be adjusted.
That is, when such bending occurs, if the operation knob 32 is rotated and moved downward and the upper surface of the base shelf 5 is pressed, the reaction force causes the sliding door support rod 25 and the guide. The central portion of the rail 27 is pushed up, and the deflection of the guide rail 27 is corrected.

  Therefore, the sliding doors 9 and 10 can be opened and closed smoothly, and a gap is formed between the outer ends of the sliding doors 9 and 10 and the door contact portion of the inner surface of the front frame 12b in the side frame 12. It is not formed and appearance is improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
In the above embodiment, separate guide rails 27 are fixed to the upper surface of the sliding door support rod 25, but they may be integrally formed by, for example, extrusion molding or the like. A concave guide groove may be provided on the upper surface of the support rod 25 and itself may be used as a guide rail.

  In the said embodiment, although the adjuster bolt 31 is screwed together with the nut 33 welded to the lower surface of the sliding door support rod 25, the opposing part with the adjuster bolt 31 in the sliding door support rod 25 is made thick. An internal thread may be provided, and the upper end of the adjuster bolt 31 may be screwed into the internal thread.

  Although not shown, the operation knob 32 is formed of a synthetic resin having a small friction coefficient so that the friction resistance between the operation knob 32 and the base shelf board 5 can be reduced and the operation knob 32 can be easily rotated. Alternatively, a pad made of a synthetic resin having a small friction coefficient may be fixed to at least one of the facing surfaces of the operation knob 32 and the base shelf board 5.

   Contrary to the above-described embodiment, the level adjusting means 30 made of the same constituent member as described above may be provided upside down on the upper surface of the base shelf board 5.

  Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to an article storage fixture such as a showcase or cabinet that has a sliding door that faces a normal vertical direction.

It is a perspective view of the article storage fixture of the present invention. Similarly, it is an enlarged plan view. It is the III-III line vertical side view of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the attachment form of the side plate and upper guide rail to a support | pillar. It is an enlarged view of the A section of FIG. It is a front perspective view of a level adjustment means attachment part. It is the VII-VII line enlarged vertical side view of FIG. It is the VIII-VIII line expansion vertical side view of FIG. It is also an IX-IX line enlarged vertical side view. Similarly, it is an X-X line enlarged vertical side view. It is the XI-XI line enlarged vertical side view similarly. It is the XII-XII line enlarged vertical side view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 support | pillar 2 side board 3 back board 4 base 4a side board 4b front board 5 base shelf board 6 latching hole 7 bracket 8 shelf board 9 left sliding door 9a top panel 9b front panel 10 right sliding door 10a top panel 10b Front plate 11 Side plate 12 Side frame 12a Upper frame 12b Front frame 13 Locking claw 14 Mounting bracket 15 Set screw 16 Female screw hole 17 Fixed piece 18 Screw 19 Guide groove 20 Guide rail 21 Mounting bracket 22 Locking claw 23 Rail Cover 24 Screw 25 Sliding door support rod 25a Downward piece 26 Guide groove 27 Guide rail 28 Sash member 29 Wheel 30 Level adjusting means 31 Adjuster bolt 32 Operation knob 33 Nut 34 Notch 35 Roller support bracket 35a U-shaped part 35b Hanging piece 36 Vertical shaft 37 Horizontal guide roller 38 Horizontal shaft 39 Horizontal guide I worked over La 40 guide rail 41 guide groove 42 slide members 42a engaging pieces 43 locking device 44

Claims (4)

In the article storage fixture in which the left and right guide rails for guiding the lower end of the sliding door are provided on the upper surface of the front end of the base shelf supported by the fixture main body on both sides,
An article storage fixture characterized in that level adjusting means capable of adjusting the level of the guide rail is provided at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction between the base shelf board and the guide rail.   The level adjusting means includes a disc-shaped operation knob whose lower surface is in contact with the upper surface of the base shelf plate, an adjuster bolt erected at the center of the upper surface, and an upper end portion of the adjuster bolt provided on the lower surface of the guide rail. The article storage fixture according to claim 1, further comprising a female screw hole to be fitted.   A guide rail is provided on the upper part of the sliding door support rod that has a U-shaped cross-section when viewed from the side and at least the front of the center in the left-right direction is cut out. The bolt is accommodated so that the outer peripheral end of the operation knob protrudes forward from the notch, and a nut to which the upper end of the adjuster bolt can be screwed is fixed to the lower surface of the sliding door support rod. The article storage fixture according to claim 2. The article storage fixture according to claim 3, wherein a pad having a small friction coefficient is fixed to at least one of the opposing surfaces of the operation knob and the base shelf board.

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