JP2010178817A - Top plate attaching structure of washing stand or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a top plate attaching structure of a washing stand or the like, in which a top plate can be easily attached from above to the upper surface of a cabinet while keeping waterproofness. <P>SOLUTION: An engaging member 4 having an engaging piece 8 turned downward and provided with an engaging pawl 8a on the lower end part is provided on the lower surface of both side parts of the top plate 2, and a member 6 to be engaged having a piece 16 to be engaged with which the engaging pawl 8a of the engaging piece 8 can be elastically engaged is provided on the inner side surface upper part of right and left side plates 5 in the cabinet 1 in the state of facing each other. Further, packing 9 which can be elastically deformed downward is provided on the outer side end of the horizontal piece 7 of the engaging member 4. By elastically engaging the engaging pawl 8a with the lower end of the piece 16 to be engaged while pressing the top plate 2 and elastically deforming the packing 9 downward, the top plate 2 is attached to the upper surface of the cabinet 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure that allows a top plate to be easily mounted on an upper surface of a cabinet such as a washstand while maintaining waterproofness.

  As this type of conventional attachment structure such as a wash basin, for example, there are those described in Patent Documents 1 to 3.

JP 2002-263016 A JP-A-7-231817 Japanese Patent No. 3475262

  In the top plate mounting structure described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the top plate is fixed to the upper surface of the cabinet using screws, there is an advantage that the mounting strength is large, but the screwing operation is performed on the cabinet. Since it is necessary to do it from the inside, workability is bad.

  On the other hand, in the top plate mounting structure described in Patent Document 3, it is only necessary to engage the engagement tools provided on the facing surfaces of the top plate and the cabinet from above, so that the top plate can be easily attached. is there. However, no packing or the like is provided on the contact surface between the top plate and the cabinet, and the top plate cannot be strongly pressed against the top surface of the cabinet. There is a risk of intrusion from the contact surface.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. A kitchen counter, a wash basin, and the like that can be easily attached from above while maintaining waterproofness on the top surface of the cabinet. The object is to provide a top plate mounting structure.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a top plate mounting structure such as a washbasin according to claim 1 of the present invention,
A mounting structure for attaching a top plate to the upper surface of a cabinet such as a washstand,
An engagement member having an engagement piece facing an up-down direction and provided with an engagement claw at a tip portion on either one of the upper inner side surface of the left and right side plates in the cabinet and the lower surface of both side portions of the top plate, and On the other hand, engaged members having engaged pieces to which the engaging claws of the engaging pieces can be elastically engaged are provided in a facing manner, and the upper surfaces of the left and right side plates and the top plate facing the engaged members are provided. A packing that can be elastically deformed downward is provided on one of the lower surfaces of both side portions, and the engaging claw is elastically engaged with the engaged piece while pressing the top plate to elastically deform the packing downward. The top plate is attached to the upper surface of the cabinet.
According to this feature, it is possible to easily attach to the upper surface of the cabinet simply by pressing the top plate downward. In addition, an upward biasing force acts on the top plate due to the elastic repulsive force of the packing, and the engaging piece strongly engages with the engaged piece. Can be firmly attached. Furthermore, since the packing is in strong pressure contact with the upper surface of the side plate, there is no fear that water drops that have flowed down from the upper surface of the top plate will enter the inside of the cabinet, and the waterproofness will be improved.

A top plate mounting structure such as a washstand according to claim 2 of the present invention is a top plate mounting structure such as a washstand according to claim 1,
The front and rear dimensions of the engaging member and the engaged member are substantially equal to the front and rear dimensions of the side plate.
According to this feature, the engagement area between the engagement claw of the engagement piece and the engagement piece becomes longer in the front-rear direction, so that the top plate can be more firmly attached to the upper surface of the cabinet.

A top plate mounting structure such as a washstand according to claim 3 of the present invention is a top plate mounting structure such as a washstand according to claim 1 or 2,
The packing is integrally provided to the engaging member.
According to this feature, it is not necessary to manufacture a packing separately, and the number of parts can be reduced, so that the cost can be reduced.

A top plate mounting structure such as a washstand according to claim 4 of the present invention is a top plate mounting structure such as a washstand according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The engaged member has an engaging portion having an upward U-shape or a downward U-shape in front view provided with a pair of left and right side pieces, and the engaged piece is the one of the side pieces. The engaging claw of the engaging piece that extends from the tip toward the inside of the engaging portion and enters the engaging portion is elastically engaged with the tip of the engaged piece in the engaging portion. The combined piece is characterized in that it is sandwiched between the other side piece and the engaged piece.
According to this feature, the engagement piece and the top plate are prevented from wobbling in the left-right direction. Further, the engaged members are attached to the both side plates, and the left and right equal force is applied, so that the left and right uniform states are naturally engaged and held.

A top plate mounting structure such as a washstand according to claim 5 of the present invention is a top plate mounting structure such as a washstand according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
It is characterized in that a downward piece that abuts on the outer surface of the upper end portion of the side plate is connected to the outer edge of the packing.
According to this feature, since the water droplets that have flowed down from the top plate travel along the downward piece to the side plate side, the water droplets are reliably prevented from entering the inside of the cabinet, and the waterproofness is further improved.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper part of the washstand to which this invention is applied. Similarly, it is an expansion center longitudinal cross-sectional front view before a top plate attachment. Similarly, it is an enlarged center vertical front view after a top plate attachment. It is an expansion perspective view of an engaging member and an engaged member. It is a vertical front view of the left side which shows the attachment modification of packing. It is a vertical front view of the Example which attached the engaging member and the to-be-engaged member upside down.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing top-plate attachment structures, such as a washbasin according to this invention, is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  A top plate mounting structure such as a washstand according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an upper part of a washstand to which the present invention is applied. This washstand includes a cabinet 1 and a top plate 2 made of synthetic resin or the like attached to the top surface thereof. The sink 3 is integrally molded.

  On the lower surface of the left and right end portions of the top plate 2, left and right symmetric engaging members 4 and 4 are attached over substantially the entire length in the front-rear direction. Engaged members 6 and 6 that are symmetrical in the front-rear direction are attached to the left and right side plates 5 and 5 of the cabinet 1 so as to face the left and right engagement members 4 at the upper end portions of the inner surface. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the engaging member 4 is integrally formed with a downward engaging piece 8 having an outward engaging claw 8 a at a lower end portion at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the lower surface of the horizontal piece 7. The whole is integrally formed of a hard synthetic resin. Both engaging members 4 are attached by adhering the horizontal piece 7 to the lower surface of the top plate 2. A packing 9 that is elastically deformable in the vertical direction of an arcuate section inwardly viewed from the front and made of a synthetic resin softer than the horizontal piece 7 is provided so as to protrude downward.

  The inner portions of the front and rear end portions of the horizontal piece 7 are cut out so as not to interfere with the upper side end portions of the front plate 10 and the rear plate 11 of the cabinet 1. The engaged members 6, 6 are connected to the engaging portion 14 that is substantially U-shaped in the front view and includes left and right side pieces 12, 12 and a lower piece 13, and the lower end of the outer side piece 12. And the engaged piece 16 extending obliquely downward toward the U-shaped space of the engaging portion 14 at the upper end of the outer side piece 12 as a whole. It is integrally molded with resin.

  Note that the upper end portion of the inner side piece 12 is bent inward so that the engagement piece 8 can be easily inserted from above. Further, an outwardly facing piece 17 that abuts on the upper surface of the side plate 5 is provided at the upper end of the outer side piece 12 so as to be easily positioned when the engaging member 4 is attached.

  The attachment pieces 15 of the left and right engaged members 6 are connected to the upper end portions of the inner side surfaces of the side plates 5 by the screws 19 inserted into the front and rear attachment holes 18, 18. 8 is fixed so as to face 8.

  In order to attach the top plate 2 to the upper surface of the cabinet 1, as shown in FIG. 3, the top plate 2 is strongly pressed to elastically deform the left and right packings 9 downward, and the left and right engagement members 4 are engaged. The piece 8 is inserted into the engaging portion 14 of the left and right engaged members 6 facing it, the engaged piece 16 is elastically deformed outward, and the engaging claw 8a of the engaging piece 8 is formed at the lower end thereof. May be elastically engaged. At this time, since the engaging piece 8 is sandwiched between the inner side piece 12 and the engaged piece 16 in the engaging portion 14, the engaging piece 8 does not wobble in the left-right direction.

  After the mounting, an upward biasing force acts on the top plate 2 due to the elastic repulsive force of the packing 9, and the engaging piece 8 is strongly engaged with the engaged piece 16. The top plate 2 can be firmly attached without any play. Further, since the packing 9 is in strong pressure contact with the upper surface of the side plate 5, there is no possibility that water drops that have flowed down from the upper surface of the top plate 2 enter the inside of the cabinet 1.

  FIG. 5 shows a modification of the packing installation. The packing 20 of this embodiment is fixed to the upper surface of the side plate 5 by fixing the base piece 21 integrated therewith on the side of the cabinet 1. In the outer edge of the packing 20, a downward piece 22 that contacts the upper end portion of the outer surface of the side plate 5 is connected. By providing such a downward piece 22, water drops that have flowed down from the top plate 2 flow to the side plate 5 side through the downward piece 22, so that it is reliably prevented from entering the interior of the cabinet 1. Increases waterproofness. In this embodiment, the horizontal dimension of the horizontal piece 7 of the engaging member 4 is short so as not to interfere with the packing 20. Such a downward piece 22 may be provided on the outer edge of the packing 9 on the top plate 2 side.

  In the above-described embodiment, the engaging member 4 is provided on the top plate 2 side, and the engaged member 6 is provided on the cabinet 1 side. However, as shown in FIG. it can.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 6, the base piece 21, the packing 20, and the downward piece 22 are integrally formed, and are pasted and fixed to the upper surface portion of the side plate 5, so that the side plate 5 formed of particle board or the like Since the upper end portion is reliably covered with the base piece 21 and the downward piece 22 without a gap, it is possible to prevent moisture and water droplets from entering from the outside and to prevent the side plate 5 from swelling.

  Further, as in the embodiment of FIG. 5, if the packing 20, the base piece 21, and the engaged member 6 are combined and integrally molded, the side plate 5 is effectively prevented from swelling and the side plate 5 has an upper surface. It is also possible to omit the generally attached lip resin.

  In addition, in the said Example, although the top-plate attachment structure of this invention is applied to the washstand, in addition to a washstand, it uses for the connection of a top plate and a side plate in the kitchen counter etc. which are installed around water. You can also.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cabinet 2 Top plate 3 Sink 4 Engagement member 5 Side plate 6 Engagement member 7 Horizontal piece 8 Engagement piece 8a Engagement claw 9 Packing 10 Front plate 11 Rear plate 12 Side piece 13 Lower piece 14 Engagement part 15 Attachment piece 16 Engaged piece 17 Outward piece 18 Mounting hole 19 Screw 20 Packing 21 Base piece 22 Downward piece

Claims (5)

A mounting structure for attaching a top plate to the upper surface of a cabinet such as a washstand,
An engagement member having an engagement piece facing an up-down direction and provided with an engagement claw at a tip portion on either one of the upper inner side surface of the left and right side plates in the cabinet and the lower surface of both side portions of the top plate, and On the other hand, engaged members having engaged pieces to which the engaging claws of the engaging pieces can be elastically engaged are provided in a facing manner, and the upper surfaces of the left and right side plates and the top plate facing the engaged members are provided. A packing that can be elastically deformed downward is provided on one of the lower surfaces of both side portions, and the engaging claw is elastically engaged with the engaged piece while pressing the top plate to elastically deform the packing downward. A top plate mounting structure such as a wash basin, wherein the top plate is attached to the upper surface of the cabinet.   The top plate mounting structure for a washstand or the like according to claim 1, wherein the front and rear dimensions of the engaging member and the engaged member are substantially equal to the front and rear dimensions of the side plate.   The top plate mounting structure for a washstand or the like according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a packing is integrally connected to the engaging member.   The engaged member has an engaging portion having an upward U-shape or a downward U-shape in front view provided with a pair of left and right side pieces, and the engaged piece is the one of the side pieces. The engaging claw of the engaging piece that extends from the tip toward the inside of the engaging portion and enters the engaging portion is elastically engaged with the tip of the engaged piece in the engaging portion. The top plate mounting structure for a washstand or the like according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the joint piece is sandwiched between the other side piece and the engagement piece.   The top plate mounting structure for a washstand or the like according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a downwardly facing piece that comes into contact with the outer surface of the upper end portion of the side plate is connected to the outer edge of the packing.

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