JP2010172540A - Towel hanger device of furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a towel hanger device of furniture in which a towel hanger can be set to/removed from a retainer holding member from the front and a work for setting/removing the towel hanger is easily conducted. <P>SOLUTION: The towel hanger 4 includes the rail-shaped retainer holding member 3 fixed to the front of the furniture and retainers 6 for being settably/removably retained-fixed to the holding member 3 from the front and provided on both ends. In the retainer 6, an insertion retaining part 8 is inserted into the inside of the holding member 3 from a front opening 3c, thereby an engaging recess 10 engages with the lower edge of a front wall 3d so as not to slip off. An elastic member 9 provided on the insertion retaining part 8 elastically fixes the retainer 6 so as to make the retainer 6 lengthways immovable to the holding member 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a towel hanger device for furniture that allows a long object such as a towel to be hung on an upper front portion of kitchen furniture or the like.

  For example, in furniture such as kitchen furniture such as a kitchen stand and washstand, a towel hanger device that can be attached to the front door of the storage unit that can hang a long object such as a towel on the front of the front door of the storage unit has already been proposed. ing.

  The conventional towel hanger device is composed of a rail-like hook holding member fixed to the front upper part of a door in furniture, and a towel hanger provided with both ends of hooks attached to the hook holding member, The latch holding member is hollow and has an opening on the front surface, and the upper part of the opening is formed in a cross-sectional shape that is a front wall, and also serves as a handle for opening and closing the door (for example, (See Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  The towel hanger has a structure in which a latch that supports the hanger pipe is inserted from the open end of the end with respect to the latch holding member. In the state, the towel hanger can be moved in the length direction of the latch holding member, and thereby the towel hanger can be moved to the adjacent door.

  Further, in Patent Documents 2 and 3, an elastic body is provided in the latching tool to prevent easy movement in the length direction of the latching tool holding member.

Japanese Patent No. 3873070 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-180088 JP 2008-261220 A

  By the way, in the conventional towel hanger device as described above, since the towel hanger is movable in the length direction of the latch holding member, when an inadvertent external force is applied to the towel hanger, the towel hanger is There are inconveniences that the attachment position of the towel hanger will fluctuate, and if you want to replace the towel hanger, it is necessary to slide it to either the left or right end of the latch holding member. If there are stoppers or obstacles at both ends of the stopper holding member, it is necessary to open the door once to remove the stoppers or let the obstacles escape, and therefore, the replacement work takes time.

  Also, in order to prevent the towel hanger from moving in the length direction of the latch holding member, it is necessary to provide a separate locking mechanism, which not only complicates the structure of the latch, but also removes and installs the towel hanger. Sometimes an extra operation of the locking mechanism is required.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to allow the towel hanger to be attached to and detached from the front side of the latch holding member, and to easily attach and remove the towel hanger. Provided is a furniture towel hanger device that can be mounted even if the cross-sectional shape of the latch holding member is slightly changed without causing the towel hanger to inadvertently move relative to the latch holding member. There is.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a rail-shaped latch holding member fixed to the front surface of furniture, and a latch that is detachably locked to the latch member holding member from the front surface. Is formed of a towel hanger provided at both ends, and the latching tool can be hooked and attached in a state in which it can be prevented by being inserted into the latching tool holding member from the opening on the front surface. In this way, the latching tool is elastically fixed so as not to move in the length direction with respect to the latching tool holding member.

  The latch holding member is hollow and has an opening in the front, and the upper part of the opening is a front wall. The latch supports the hanger pipe at the tip. The insertion latching portion for the interior of the latch holding member is formed at the rear end portion of the arm to be inserted, and this insertion latching portion is inserted into the interior of the latch holding member from the front opening. The hook is held inside the latch holding member so that it can be engaged with the front wall and attached in a retaining shape, and the insertion latch to the latch holding member. It can be set as the structure which provided the elastic member which fixes the said latch so that it may not move to the length direction of a latch holding member by press-contacting.

  Here, the hook holding member is made of aluminum or synthetic resin, is formed in a rail shape with a substantially square cross section, and is fixed to the upper part of a door of kitchen furniture or the like, and the hollow interior is loose with its lower surface rising backward. It becomes an inclined surface, the front surface opens over the entire length in the length direction, and the upper part of the opening is a downward front wall.

  The insertion latching portion provided at the rear end of the latch has a shape that fits into the hollow interior of the latch retainer, and when it is inserted from the opening into the hollow interior, its lower edge is an inclined surface inside the hollow interior. A substantially V-shaped engagement recess provided on the front side of the upper end engages with the lower edge of the front wall, and is prevented from coming off forward.

  The arm protrudes obliquely downward and forward from the insertion latching portion in a state where the insertion latching portion is accommodated in the latch holding member, and its weight is a fulcrum with respect to the insertion latching portion, which is placed on the inclined surface. Therefore, the engagement state between the engagement recess and the front wall is maintained, and the state where the insertion latching portion is prevented from being pulled forward is maintained.

  Moreover, the elastic member which fixes a latch so that it may not move with respect to a latch holding member is the upper spring type provided in the upper part of the insertion latch part, and the lower spring type provided in the lower part of the insertion latch part. Either can be adopted.

  The upper spring type elastic member is formed by an elastic plate that is movable downward with respect to the engagement recess provided in the upper part of the insertion latching part, and the insertion latching part is inserted into the latch holding member Then, the elastic plate is pressed against the lower edge of the front wall to push down the insertion latching portion, and the insertion latching portion is fixed so as not to move in the length direction of the latching tool holding member.

  The lower spring type elastic member is formed by an elastic plate having downward elasticity at the lower part of the insertion latching portion, and the elastic plate is inserted into the latch holding member and the elastic plate is in the hollow interior. It is fixed so as not to move in the length direction of the latch holding member by pressing against the inclined surface and pushing up the insertion latch.

  According to the present invention, since the towel hanger can be detached from the front side with respect to the latch holding member fixed to the front surface of the furniture, even when there are obstacles at both ends of the latch holding member. Since it is not necessary to open the doors one by one when attaching and removing the towel hanger, it can be directly attached to the position where the latch holding member is desired to be attached, so that the towel hanger can be easily attached and removed.

  Moreover, since the elastic member which fixes a latch so that it may not move to the length direction of a latch holding member is provided in the insertion latch part, a towel hanger is fixed with respect to a latch holding member. Thus, the attachment of the towel hanger so that the towel hanger does not inadvertently move relative to the latch holding member can be obtained.

  Further, since the insertion latching portion is fixed by an elastic member, it is not necessary to provide a separate locking mechanism for the insertion latching portion, the structure can be simplified, and the engagement recess on the upper front side of the insertion latching portion is provided in front. Since it is engaged and fixed to the wall, the towel hanger can be attached even if the cross-sectional shape such as the depth of the latch holding member changes somewhat.

(A) is the perspective view which shows the towel hanger attachment state similarly, (b) is the towel hanger apparatus which concerns on this invention before the towel hanger attachment which employ | adopted the upper spring type | mold as the elastic member provided in an insertion latching part. (A) is the perspective view of the towel hanger which employ | adopted the upper spring type | mold as the elastic member provided in an insertion latching part, (b) is the vertical side view which notched the principal part of the latching tool in this towel hanger. A state in which a towel hanger adopting an upper spring type is fixed to the latch holding member as an elastic member provided in the insertion latch portion, (a) is a longitudinal side view when the depth width of the latch holding member is wide, (B) is a longitudinal side view when the depth of the hook holding member is narrow. (A) is the perspective view of the towel hanger which employ | adopted the lower spring type | mold for the elastic member provided in an insertion latching part, (b) is the vertical side view which notched the principal part of the latching tool in this towel hanger. A state in which a towel hanger adopting a lower spring type is fixed to the latch holding member as the elastic member provided in the insertion latch portion, (a) is a longitudinal side view when the depth width of the latch holding member is wide, (B) is a longitudinal side view when the depth of the hook holding member is narrow.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), the towel hanger device 1 includes a rail-shaped hook holding member 3 fixed to the upper front portion of the door 2 in kitchen furniture such as a kitchen table, and the hook holding apparatus. It consists of a towel hanger 4 that is detachably attached to the member 3 from the front side. The hook holding member 3 is made of aluminum or synthetic resin and is formed in a rail shape having a substantially square cross section, and is screwed to the upper surface of the door 2 The hollow interior 3a of the hollow interior 3a is a sloping inclined surface 3b that rises backward, the front surface has an opening 3c over the entire length in the length direction, and the upper portion of the opening 3c becomes a downward front wall 3d, It also serves as a handle for opening and closing the door 2.

  The towel hanger 4 is formed by providing a pair of hooks 6 at both ends of a hanger pipe 5 having a predetermined length. The hooks 6 are made of synthetic resin or metal, and are shown in FIGS. In FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the inside of the hook holding member 3 has a solid U-shaped bar having a width along the length direction of the hook holding member 3. 5 is provided at the rear end of the arm 7 that supports 5, and the latching member 8 is provided with respect to the interior of the latching member holding member 3. It is the structure which provided the elastic member 9 fixed so that it may not move to the length direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion latching portion has a shape that fits into the hollow interior 3 a of the latch holding member 3. When the insertion latching portion is inserted into the hollow interior 3 a from the opening 3 c and raised, the lower edge of the hollow interior 3 a A substantially V-shaped engagement recess 10 provided on the inclined surface 3b and provided on the front side of the upper end engages with the lower edge of the front wall 3d, and is attached to the front of the hook holding member 3 in a state of retaining. Be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the arm 7 projects obliquely downward and forward from the insertion latching portion 8 in a state where the insertion latching portion 8 is accommodated in the latch holding member 3. Thus, since it acts in the forward tilt direction with the lower surface mounted on the inclined surface 3b as a fulcrum, the engagement state of the engagement recess 10 and the front wall 3d is maintained, and the insertion latching portion 8 is prevented from coming off forward. Will be kept.

  The elastic member 9 that fixes the latch 6 so as not to move with respect to the latch retainer 3 is pressed against the latch retainer 3 so that the latch 6 is longer than the length of the latch retainer 3. This elastic member 9 is either an upper spring type provided at the upper part of the insertion latching part 8 or a lower spring type provided at the lower part of the insertion latching part. can do.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the upper spring type elastic member 9 is located in front of the insertion latching portion 8 from the upper wall 12 at a position on the front surface side of the insertion latching portion 8. A U-shaped notch 11 extending over the wall is provided so as to wrap with the engaging recess 10, and a portion surrounded by the notch 11 protrudes forward from the upper wall 12, and its tip is bent downward, downward As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the elastic plate 9b is naturally formed so that the upper surface of the front bent piece 9a is the upper surface of the engaging recess 10 in the natural state. It is located at the height of the opening, is movable downward and has an upward return elasticity, and the elastic plate 9b is bent forward with the hooking portion 8 inserted into the hook holding member 3. The piece 9a comes into pressure contact with the lower edge of the front wall 3d and pushes down the insertion latching portion 8. It adapted to secure so as not to move only the hook portion 8 in the longitudinal direction of the locking member holding member 3.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower spring type elastic member 9 is an elastic plate having three sides surrounded by a concave recess 13 in the lower part of the insertion latching part 8 at the lower part of the insertion latching part 8. 4c, the elastic plate 9c protrudes downward from the lower surface of the insertion latching portion 8 in a natural state, and the insertion latching portion 8 is inserted into the latch holding member 3 as shown in FIG. 4B. In this state, the elastic plate 9c comes into pressure contact with the inclined surface 3b of the hollow interior 3a and pushes up the insertion latching portion 8, thereby fixing the latching fixture holding member 3 so as not to move in the length direction. Yes.

  The towel hanger device 1 of the present invention is configured as described above, and the hook holding member 3 is attached to the upper part of the door or front plate of kitchen furniture such as a kitchen table, a kitchen knife flap, a sink, a sink, etc. Because of its groove-shaped cross-sectional shape, it is used to open and close doors and front plates.

  In order to attach the towel hanger 4 to the latch 2 holding member 3 fixed to the upper part of the door 2 or the front plate, the towel hanger 4 is placed on the front surface of the latch retainer 3 as shown in FIG. The insertion hooks 8 of both sides of the hook hanger 4 of the towel hanger 4 are inserted into the hook holding member 3 through the opening 3c in a posture where the hook hooks 8 are laid down. The entire towel hanger 4 is turned downward so as to occur inside.

  When the insertion latching portion 8 is raised inside the latch holding member 3, the lower surface of the insertion latching portion 8 is placed on the inclined surface 3b as shown in FIG. Engaging with the lower edge of the front wall 3d, the insertion latching portion 8 is prevented from coming off with respect to the latch holding member 3, and the arm 7 projects obliquely downward and forward from the insertion latching portion 8. The towel a can be hung on the hanger pipe 5 located in front of the door 2 as shown in FIG.

  Thus, since the towel hanger 4 can be attached to the latch holding member 3 simply by inserting the insertion latch 8 from the front side of the latch holding member 3, the towel hanger 4 is placed at a desired mounting position. The attachment can be performed directly and the attachment work can be efficiently performed with one touch, and even when there are obstacles at both ends of the hook holding member 3, the attachment can be performed without opening the door 2 one by one.

  As described above, when the insertion latching portion 8 is housed inside the latch holding member 3, the elastic member 9 is the lower edge of the front wall 3d in the upper spring type as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). In the lower spring type, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the elastic member 9 is elastically pressed against the inclined surface 3b, and the insertion latching portion 8 holds the latching tool. The towel hanger 4 is fixed to the member 3, and thus the towel hanger 4 does not move carelessly in the length direction of the latch holding member 3 even when an external force is applied from the outside.

  When removing the towel hanger 4, contrary to the above-described attachment, the entire towel hanger 4 is pulled forward while being rotated upward against the elasticity of the elastic member 9, and inserted. The stop 8 may be removed from the inside of the latch holding member 3 and the towel hanger 4 can be directly removed in front of the door 2 so that there are obstacles at both ends of the latch holding member 3. Even in this case, it can be removed without opening the door 2 one by one, so that the workability can be improved.

  As described above, the towel hanger device 1 of the present invention fixes the insertion latching portion 8 to the latch holding member 3 with the elastic member 9, so that the insertion latching portion 8 is fixed for fixing the towel hanger 4. There is no need to provide a separate locking mechanism, and the structure can be simplified.

  The latch holding member 3 may be slightly different depending on the specifications of the kitchen furniture. For example, when the thickness of the door 2 is different, the thickness of the door 2 is thick as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 5 (a). When the width of the front and rear depth of the latch holding member 3 is wide, and when the door 2 is thin as shown in FIGS. 3B and 5B, the width of the front and rear depth of the latch holding member 3 Becomes narrower.

  By the way, in the towel hanger device 1 of the present invention, the engagement concave portion 10 provided on the upper front side of the insertion latching portion 8 is engaged with the front wall 3d and fixed at the upper and lower sides and the front portion of the latch holding member 3. The setting of the depth dimension of the insertion latching portion 3 is flexible. Therefore, if the depth dimension of the insertion latching portion 8 corresponds to the latching tool holding member 3 having a narrow front and rear width, the front and rear It can also be used as it is for a wide holding member holding member.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Towel hanger apparatus 2 Door 3 Latch holding member 4 Towel hanger 5 Hanger pipe 6 Latch 7 Arm 8 Insertion latching part 9 Elastic member 10 Engagement recessed part 11 Notch 12 Upper wall 13 Recessed part

Claims (2)

A rail-shaped hook holding member fixed to the front surface of the furniture, and a towel hanger provided with both ends of the hook holding member fixed to the hook holding member detachably from the front surface.
The hook is formed so that it can be hooked and attached in a state where it can be prevented by being inserted into the hook holding member from the front opening.
A towel hanger for furniture, wherein the hook is elastically fixed so as not to move in the length direction with respect to the hook holding member. The hook holding member is formed in a cross-sectional shape in which the inside is hollow and has an opening on the front surface, and the upper part of the opening is a front wall,
The above-mentioned latching tool is formed by providing an insertion latching part for the inside of the latching tool holding member at the rear end part of the arm that supports the hanger pipe at the tip,
This insertion latching portion engages with the front wall and prevents it from coming off while being inserted inside the latching tool holding member while being inserted from the front opening. Formed so that it can be mounted on
The elastic member which fixes the said latching tool so that it may not move to the length direction of a latching tool holding member by press-contacting to a latching tool holding member in the said insertion latching part is provided. Furniture towel hanger.

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