JP2010029526A - Drawer handle for cabinet, and cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawer handle for a cabinet and a drawer for a cabinet which have excellent appearance without damaging the functionality and is costly advantageous. <P>SOLUTION: The invented drawer handle 128 for a cabinet includes a plate-like handle body 200 which is attached to the drawer of a footing cabinet 126 and is parallel to the direction 127 the drawer is pulled out, a curvature part 204 which extends from the handle body 200 and turns with an angle 202 to viewers and a plate-like gripper 206 which extends from the curvature part 204. The handle body 200, the curvature part 204, and the gripper 206 are straight-knurled continuously on the viewer's side, the knurling width of the straight-knurling is characterized by narrowing towards the curvature part 204. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a drawer drawer for storage and a storage.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system kitchen that combines elements such as a sink, a stove, and a storage, and is configured under a worktop (top plate) has been provided and widely spread. A sink, a stove, and a work space are provided on the upper surface of such a system kitchen.

  On the other hand, other than the top surface of the system kitchen, for example, near the floor, a drawer-type container is provided as a storage space. The drawer is usually provided with a handle for pulling it out. As a handle, there have been proposed various handles and shapes such as a long handle shape and a knob shape. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a handle structure attached to an upper portion of a front plate.

In many cases, such a handle has an angular shape including a horizontal portion and a vertical portion in which the handle is bent and lowered, like a finger hook portion described in Patent Document 1. This requires that the handle be flush with the front of the system kitchen (being the same height as the plate that covers the front of the kitchen, etc.) so that the handle and the gap above it are not noticeable. Because it was.
JP 2004-232284 A

  However, in recent system kitchens, it is aimed to incorporate uniformity in appearance and beauty from the design stage. If only the functionality is emphasized, the degree of freedom in design is reduced, and the aesthetics may be sacrificed.

  On the other hand, designing the handle with an emphasis on aesthetics is also limited because the durability of the product and the functionality of the handle are impaired. In addition, there is a cost problem, and even if both aesthetics and functionality can be achieved, it becomes a big problem when supplying as a product.

  Here, as described above, when the handle is provided on the upper portion of the front plate, the shape of the handle should be square in order to prevent a gap from being formed (the plane portion should be provided). preferable.). However, there are times when you want to give a soft, rounded impression as a design concept. Such a problem is not limited to the kitchen, but is common to storages having a drawer having a handle at the top of the front plate.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a storage drawer drawer and storage that has an excellent appearance without impairing functionality and is advantageous in terms of cost.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a typical structure of a drawer for a kitchen storage according to the present invention is a flat plate attached to a drawer of a kitchen storage arranged in a kitchen and parallel to the direction in which the drawer is pulled out. A handle main body, a bent portion continuous from the handle main body and bent toward the viewer, and a flat gripping portion continuous from the bent portion, and the handle main body, the bent portion and the grip portion on the viewer side Are subjected to continuous flat knurling, and the knurling width of the flat knurling becomes narrower as it approaches the bent portion.

  With such a configuration, an illusion is given to the perspective so that the wide knurled portion can be seen close and the narrow portion can be seen far away. For this reason, since the angle of the protruding bent part actually appears far away, the degree of protrusion appears to be relaxed, and it can be recognized as a curved surface with a gradual loose angle. In other words, although the handle does not actually have a curved surface, both the functional aspect such as ease of gripping and the softness of the appearance by reaching the illusion that human vision is a curved surface Can be satisfied.

  The angle of the above-described bent portion may form an obtuse angle of 90 ° to 100 °. With such a configuration, the height is almost the same as the plate covering the front surface of the front plate of the storage, which is required for the handle, so that the handle is not noticeable when the drawer is closed. it can. When the drawer is opened, a handle that can be recognized as a curved surface appears as described above.

  The kitchen storage drawer handle may be manufactured by extrusion. This is possible because the cross-sectional shape of the handle knurled with a flat knurling is constant. By extrusion, it is possible to manufacture a large number of inexpensive handles that satisfy the required conditions.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a typical structure of a drawer for a kitchen storage according to the present invention is a flat handle attached to the drawer and parallel to the direction in which the drawer is pulled out. Including a handle composed of a main body, a bent portion continuous from the handle main body and bent toward the viewer, and a flat gripping portion continuous from the bent portion, and the handle main body, the bent portion and the grip portion on the viewer side May be subjected to continuous flat knurling, and the knurling width of the flat knurling may be narrowed toward the bent portion.

  The component corresponding to the technical idea in the kitchen storage drawer handle described above and the description thereof can also be applied to the kitchen storage drawer.

  As described above, the drawer handle for kitchen storage according to the present invention does not actually have a curved surface, but the illusion that human vision is a curved surface leads to an illusion of ease of gripping, etc. It is possible to satisfy both requirements of the functional aspect and the softness of the appearance.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol. Note that dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the following embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified.

  In this embodiment, the example which applied the drawer handle for kitchen storages to a system kitchen is shown. In order to facilitate understanding of the present embodiment, the overall configuration of the system kitchen will be described first, and then the kitchen storage drawer handle and the kitchen storage drawer, which are the present embodiment, will be described in detail.

(System kitchen overall configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a system kitchen 100 to which a storage drawer drawer and a kitchen storage drawer according to this embodiment are applied. The system kitchen 100 may be a wall-mounted one or a so-called face-to-face open system kitchen. A top plate 110 (also referred to as a work top) of the system kitchen 100 is formed using a stainless steel material and covers the upper surface of the entire system kitchen 100. The top plate 110 may be formed of artificial marble (synthetic resin material).

  The top plate 110 is provided with an IH cooking heater 112 mounted in a built-in manner, a cooking space 114, a sink 116 integrally formed with the top plate 110, and a preparation space 118.

  Below the top plate 110 is roughly divided into a gas cabinet 120 in which the main body of the IH cooking heater 112 is installed and a sink cabinet 140 in which a sink 116 is installed.

  Under the central portion of the gas cabinet 120, a large and wide storage 124 is disposed, and relatively large cooking utensils such as pots and bowls can be stored. Similarly, the sink cabinet 140 is provided with a storage 144 having a high front plate. The storage 144 has a single space inside and can be used as a large-capacity storage.

  In the vicinity of the floor at the bottom of the storages 124 and 144, floor storages 126 and 146, each of which is a drawer type foot storage, are provided. Handles 128 and 148 are attached to the upper portions of the front plates of the foot storages 126 and 146, respectively.

(Drawer handle for kitchen storage)
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the handle 128. Since the handles 128 and 148 (see FIG. 1) have the same cross-sectional shape, the handle 128 will be described as a representative here. The handle 128 includes a flat plate-like handle body 200 parallel to a direction 127 in which the drawer-type foot storage 126 (see FIG. 1) is pulled out, and a bent portion that is continuous from the handle body 200 and bent toward the viewer at the corner 202. 204 and a flat plate-shaped gripping portion 206 continuous from the bent portion 204.

  On the viewer side of the handle body 200, the bent portion 204, and the grip portion 206, a continuous flat knurling process is performed. As apparent from the drawings, the knurl width (pitch) of the flat knurling process is not constant and becomes narrower as the bent portion 204 is approached.

  The closest part to the viewer is a bent portion 204 having a corner 202, and the farther from the corner 202, the farther from the viewer. However, this creates an illusion of perspective so that the wide knurled part looks close and the narrow part looks far away. For this reason, since the angle of the bent part 204 which protrudes actually appears far away, the degree of protrusion appears to be relaxed, and it can be recognized as a curved surface with a moderately gradual angle.

  That is, although the handles 128 and 148 do not actually have a curved surface, the illusion that human vision is a curved surface leads to the functional surface such as ease of gripping and the softness of the appearance. Both requirements can be satisfied.

  The angle θ of the corner 202 of the bent portion 204 is 90 °. However, the angle θ is preferably 90 ° to 105 °. FIG. 3 is a view showing another embodiment of the handle. This handle 328 is obtained by making the angle θ an obtuse angle within the above range. This is because if the angle at the corner 202 becomes too large, a gap is formed between the handle 128 and the storage case 124 (see FIG. 1). On the other hand, when the angle is acute, the front surface of the grip portion 206 is difficult to enter the field of view, and the soft visual effect with roundness, which is the object of the present embodiment, is reduced.

  A portion 210 having a substantially circular cross section at the center of the handle main body 200 in FIG. 2, a portion 212 having a substantially circular cross section at the bent portion 204 of the handle main body 200, and a cross section positioned at the tip and bottom end of the grip portion 206. The substantially circular portion 214 is a portion for attaching the base cap 228 (see FIG. 3) to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the handle 128 after the handle 128 is attached to the foot storage 126 (see FIG. 1).

On the opposite side of the handle body 200 from the grip portion 206, a plate-like attachment portion 230 and a screw hole 232 for fixing the handle 128 to the back surface of the front plate of the foot storage 126 are provided. That is, the handle 128 is arranged so as to protrude from the back surface of the front plate of the foot storage 126 to the front surface side.

  FIG. 4 is a three-side view of the handle 128, FIG. 3 (a) is a plan view, FIG. 3 (b) is a side view, FIG. 3 (c) is a front view, and FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which removed the base cap 228. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the end of the handle. When viewed from a close distance, there is a difference in the knurl width, and it can be seen that the knurl width becomes narrower as the handle body 200 or the grip portion 206 approaches the bent portion 204.

  FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the foot storages 126 and 146. The foot storage 126 is in an open state. When the foot storage 126 is thus opened, the handle 128 has a square shape (remarkable at the end) due to the visual effect of the perspective method of the flat knurling process in which the knurling width changes as described above. Has a rounded appearance.

  On the other hand, since the foot storage 146 is in the stored state, a rounded appearance does not appear, but the grip portion 206 of the handle 148 is flush with the storage 144 in the closed state. It has a well-designed design.

  FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the foot storage 126 of the gas cabinet 120. The front plate 124 a of the storage is a plate that is stretched on the front surface of the storage 124. The front plate 124a of the storage is sealed with a packing 252 from the storage bottom plate 256.

  There is a slight clearance 264 between the curtain plate 258 and the front plate 124a of the storage, and dust and pests often enter here. Although the handle 128 has a rounded appearance as described above, the handle body 200 originally extends in a flat plate shape, and the curvature radius of the bent portion 204 (see FIG. 2 or FIG. 5) is small. Since it is bent sharply, it has a functional effect that covers the lower surface of the clearance 264 and prevents dust or the like from entering the clearance 264. Thus, from the functional side, the radius of curvature of the bent portion 204 is very small, but the visual effect that it looks like a large radius of curvature is obtained by the effect of the knurling already described. .

  The handles 128 and 148 can be manufactured by extrusion. This is because the knurled cross-sectional shape is uniform. Since it can be extruded, it can be manufactured at low cost when processing a long material having the same cross-sectional shape.

  In this embodiment, the material used for the handles 128 and 148 is an aluminum alloy, but other metals may be used.

  The handles 128 and 148 in the present embodiment are attached to the foot storages 126 and 146, but may be attached to other storages. Further, the present embodiment may be applied to a place where a curved surface cannot be used in design. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied not only to the kitchen but also to a storage provided with a drawer having a handle on the top of the front plate.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  The present invention is applicable to storage drawer drawers and storages.

It is a figure explaining the whole structure of the system kitchen to which the drawer handle for storages and storages concerning this embodiment are applied. It is an expanded sectional view of a handle. It is an expanded sectional view of a handle. It is a three-sided view of the handle. It is an expansion perspective view of the edge part of a handle. It is an expansion perspective view of a leg storage. It is an expanded sectional view near the leg storage of a gas cabinet.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... System kitchen 120 ... Gas cabinet 124, 144 ... Storage 126 ... Underfoot storage 128, 148, 328 ... Handle 146 ... Underfoot storage 200 ... Handle main body 202 ... Corner 204 ... Bending part 206 ... Gripping part 252 ... Packing 264 …clearance

Claims (3)

A plate-like handle body that is attached to the drawer of the storage and is parallel to the direction in which the drawer is pulled out;
A bent part that is continuous from the handle body and bent toward the viewer,
A flat plate-like gripping part continuous from the bent part;
Including
On the viewer side of the handle body, the bent part and the grip part, a continuous flat knurling process is applied,
The drawer handle for storage, wherein the knurl width of the flat knurling process becomes narrower as it approaches the bent portion.   The drawer handle for storage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the handle is manufactured by extrusion molding. In the storage with drawers,
A flat handle body attached to the drawer that is parallel to the direction in which the drawer is pulled out, a bent portion that is continuous from the handle body and is bent toward the viewer, and a flat plate shape that is continuous from the bent portion Including a handle consisting of
On the viewer side of the handle body, the bent part and the grip part, a continuous flat knurling process is applied,
The knurl width of the flat knurling process is narrowed as it approaches the bent portion.

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