JP2018037619A - cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cabinet capable of horizontal reversal in opening and closing direction, without reversing a door or the cabinet body vertically, and without causing degradation of strength.SOLUTION: A drainer frame 4 is formed around the opening W of a cabinet body 1, an anchor block 7 having a screw hole 7a for attaching a body side hinge member 5a is attached to the left and right outside of the drainer frame 4, and the body side hinge member 5a is screwed to one of left or right screw hole 7a. A door side hinge member 5b is welded to the inside of both left and right lateral faces of the door 2, the door side hinge member 5b of the door 2 corresponding to the body side hinge member 5a thus attached is coupled to the body side hinge member 5a via a hinge pin 19, and the door 2 is hinged to the cabinet body 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a metal cabinet that houses electrical equipment and the like, and more particularly to a cabinet that can be reversed left and right in the door opening and closing direction.

  Some metal cabinets that store electrical equipment, communication equipment, and the like are capable of reversing the opening and closing direction of a door provided on the front. For example, in Patent Document 1, the door opening / closing direction is reversed by a simple method of inverting the entire cabinet.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-25949

  In order to allow the door to be opened and closed with respect to the cabinet body, the hinge provided between the two is connected by a hinge pin between the body side hinge member provided on the cabinet body and the door side hinge member provided on the door. Is formed. Sufficient strength is required to attach the hinge member, and at least the door-side hinge member is welded and attached to the door in order to maintain the strength. Therefore, when reversing the opening and closing direction, the door and the cabinet body are reversed as described in Patent Document 1, or at least only the door is reversed.

  However, this inversion mode cannot be implemented when the door is at least vertically asymmetrical in the door and cabinet body, and in this case, it is necessary to prepare two types of doors with different opening / closing directions (the butterfly side) at the stage of manufacture. This is not a preferable reversal mode because it causes an increase in types and an increase in inventory.

  Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention has an object to provide a cabinet that can be reversed left and right in the opening and closing direction without turning the door or the cabinet body upside down and without deteriorating the strength of the hinge. Yes.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 includes a cabinet main body provided with an equipment storage space inside and having a front surface opened, and a door that is hinged to the cabinet main body to close the open front surface of the cabinet main body. A drainage frame is formed around the opening of the cabinet body, and screw holes for attaching a hinge member on the body side are provided on the outer sides of the left and right sides of the drainage frame. The main body side hinge member is screwed into one of the screw holes, and the door side hinge member is welded to the inner side of both the left and right sides of the door, and the door corresponds to the attached main body side hinge member. The door side hinge member is connected to the main body side hinge member via a hinge pin, and the door is hinged to the cabinet main body.
According to this configuration, since the door-side hinge member is attached to the left and right, the door opening / closing direction can be reversed without reversing the door and the cabinet body by simply changing the body-side hinge member. Moreover, since the door side hinge member is welded, the attachment strength of the door side hinge member can be maintained. Furthermore, even if the door-side hinge member is attached to the left and right, it is not exposed because it is inside the door, and the aesthetic appearance is not impaired.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, the screw hole for attaching the hinge member on the main body side is formed in a fixing base welded at a predetermined position on the left and right sides of the draining frame, so A stand is used and the hinge member on the main body side is attached.
According to this configuration, since the fixing base is welded to the hinge mounting portion of the cabinet body, it is possible to prevent the mounting strength from deteriorating even if the main body side hinge member has a screwing structure.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the second aspect, there is a snap lock for locking the closed door, the snap lock main body is attached to the cabinet body, and the snap lock fitting is attached to the door. The snap lock body is attached to the fixed base via the drawer member and is arranged on the side surface of the cabinet body by the pull member, while the snap lock fittings are drilled on both the left and right sides of the door. Among the fastener fixing holes, the fastener fixing holes are fixed to the fastener fixing holes on the open end side corresponding to the snap lock main body.
According to this configuration, since the snap lock main body is attached using the fixing base for attaching the main body side hinge member, it is not necessary to separately provide a screw hole or the like for attaching the snap lock. Moreover, since the door is provided with the fastener fixing holes for attaching the snap lock fasteners on the left and right, it can be easily attached on either the left or right.
Furthermore, since it is locked by a snap lock, it is not necessary to attach an operation handle for locking the closed door on the front surface of the door, and there is no need to provide an attachment hole for that purpose. Therefore, even if the opening / closing direction is reversed left and right, the aesthetic appearance is not impaired by the processing of the hole in the front surface of the door.

  According to the present invention, since the door-side hinge member is attached to the left and right, the door opening / closing direction can be reversed without reversing the door and the cabinet body simply by changing the body-side hinge member. Moreover, since the door side hinge member is welded, the attachment strength of the door side hinge member can be maintained. Furthermore, even if the door-side hinge member is attached to the left and right, it is not exposed because it is inside the door, and the aesthetic appearance is not impaired.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the cabinet which concerns on this invention. It is the cross-sectional explanatory drawing which cut | disconnected the cabinet of the closed state in the center of the hinge. 2A and 2B are partial enlarged views of FIG. 2, in which FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of a portion A, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the movement of the member at the time of reversing the door opening / closing direction of a cabinet right and left. It is a perspective view of the cabinet which reversed the opening-and-closing direction of the door.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a cabinet body 1 and 2 having a device storage space inside and having a front surface opened, and a door 2 closing the opened front surface of the cabinet body 1. Both are formed by sheet metal processing a metal plate.
The door 2 is hinged to the cabinet body 1 at the left end when viewed from the front and can be opened from the right side. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the door 2 is opened.

The cabinet body 1 is formed by closing five surfaces of the six surfaces constituting the box except the front surface, and a large opening W is formed on the front surface 15. Specifically, it has a left side surface 11 a, a right side surface 11 b, an upper surface 12, a bottom surface 13, and a back surface 14, and a draining frame 4 is formed around an opening W formed in the front surface 15.
The draining frame 4 has an upright frame 4a and a front frame 4b provided at the tip of the upright frame 4a. The hinge 5 that projects forward and hinges the door 2 is provided on the left side of the upright frame 4a and the door. 2 are attached between the top and bottom.
On the other hand, the door 2 has a front plate 21 and a side frame 22 that forms a peripheral side surface thereof and covers the periphery of the draining frame 4, and the hinge 5 is attached to the left back portion of the side frame 22.

  In addition, on the right side of the cabinet, snap locks 6 for locking the closed door 2 are provided at two locations, upper and lower. The snap lock 6 includes a snap lock main body 6 a attached to the cabinet main body 1 and a snap lock metal fitting 6 b provided on the door 2.

2A and 2B are cross-sectional explanatory views in which the cabinet in a closed state is cut near the center of the hinge 5, FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of the A portion, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of the B portion.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body side hinge member 5 a of the hinge 5 and the snap lock main body 6 a attached to the cabinet main body 1 of the snap lock 6 are attached to the fixing base 7 fixed to the draining frame 4. Yes. However, the snap lock main body 6 a is attached to the fixed base 7 via the drawer member 8.

  Specifically, the fixing base 7 is a rectangular metal plate, and is fixed to the left and right predetermined positions of the draining frame 4 by welding, and the main body side hinge member 5a and the snap lock 6 are attached to the fixing base 7. A screw hole 7a for attachment is provided. The screw hole 7a is not penetrated and formed with a certain depth, and the fixing base 7 has a predetermined thickness to ensure the depth of the screw hole 7a.

  The main body side hinge member 5 a is screwed to the left fixing base 7 with screws 17, and the snap lock 6 is screwed to the right fixing base 7 with screws 17. However, the snap lock main body 6a is attached to the pull-out member 8 by screwing the snap lock main body 6a after the pull-out member 8 is first screwed to the fixing base 7.

  On the other hand, the door side hinge member 5b which comprises the other of the hinges 5 is welded inside the left-right side part of the side frame 22 of the door 2. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, the door side hinge member 5b on the left side when viewed from the front is used, the hinge pin 19 is inserted together with the body side hinge member 5a attached to the cabinet body 1, and the hinge 5 is formed so that both are connected. .

  Further, a snap lock fitting 6b that is paired with a snap lock main body 6a attached to the cabinet main body 1 is a screw hole 22a as a fastener fixing hole provided in advance on both the left and right sides of the side frame 22 of the door 2. The right screw hole 22a is attached and fixed with a screw 18.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the movement of the member when the door 2 is opened and closed in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the cabinet body 1 includes two upper and lower body side hinge members 5a and a snap lock body 6a. And are exchanged on the left and right. Further, the door 2 is moved from the right side to the left side by the snap lock fitting 6b. Reference numeral 19a denotes an E-ring that prevents the hinge pin 19 from coming off, and reference numeral 16 denotes a hole concealing cap that conceals the unused screw hole 22a.

Specifically, first, the hinge pin 19 that forms the axis of the hinge 5 is extracted, and the door 2 is separated from the cabinet body 1. In the cabinet body 1, the drawer member 8 to which the snap lock body 6 a is attached and the body-side hinge member 5 a are removed from the fixed base 7. Thereafter, the separated main body side hinge member 5 a and the drawer member 8 are exchanged on the left and right sides and attached with the same screw 17.
Further, the door 2 is reattached after the right and left snap fasteners 6b and the left hole concealing cap 16 are removed, the left and right are replaced.

Then, if both the main body side hinge member 5a and the door side hinge member 5b moved to the right are overlapped and integrated by inserting the hinge pin 19, the door 2 is hinged to the cabinet main body 1, and the opening / closing direction is changed. Inverted.
FIG. 5 shows a cabinet in which the opening / closing direction is reversed in this way. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing direction is reversed without reversing the cabinet body 1 and the door 2.

Thus, since the door-side hinge member 5b is attached to the left and right, the opening / closing direction of the door 2 can be reversed without reversing the door 2 and the cabinet body 1 simply by changing the body-side hinge member 5a. Moreover, since the door side hinge member 5b is welded, the attachment strength of the door side hinge member 5b can be maintained, and even if the door side hinge member 5b is attached to the left and right, it is exposed because it is inside the door. There is no loss of aesthetics.
In addition, since the fixing base 7 is welded to the hinge mounting portion of the cabinet body 1, it is possible to prevent the mounting strength from being deteriorated even if the main body side hinge member 5a has a screwing structure.
Further, since the snap lock main body 6a is mounted using the fixing base 7 for mounting the main body side hinge member 5a, there is no need to separately provide a screw hole or the like for mounting the snap lock, and the door 2 side is also snap lock locked. Since the screw holes 22a for attaching the metal fitting 6b are provided on the left and right, it can be easily attached on either the left or right.
Moreover, since it locks with the snap lock 6, it is not necessary to attach the operation handle for locking the door closed on the front surface of the door 2, and it is not necessary to provide the door 2 with the attachment hole for it. Therefore, even if the opening / closing direction is reversed left and right, the aesthetic appearance is not impaired by the processing of the hole in the front surface of the door.

  In the above embodiment, the fixing base 7 to which the main body side hinge member 5a and the snap lock 6 are attached is formed with the screw hole 7a at a certain depth. good.

  1. ・ Cabinet body, 2. ・ Door, 4. ・ Draining frame, 5. ・ Hinge, 5a ・ Hinge member on the main body side, 5b ・ Hinge member on the door side, 6. ・ Pachin lock, 6a ・ ・ Pachin lock body, 6b ·················································· PATCHING LOCKING FITTING, 7 ·· FIXED SUPPORT, 7A ·· SCREW HOLE, 8 ·· DRAWING MEMBER・ Screw hole (fixing hole), W ・ ・ Opening.

Claims (3)

A cabinet body having an equipment storage space inside and having a front surface opened, and a cabinet hinged on the cabinet body and closing the opened front surface of the cabinet body,
A draining frame is formed around the opening of the cabinet body, and a screw hole for attaching a hinge member on the main body side is provided outside the left and right side portions of the draining frame. The main body side hinge member is screwed,
Inside the left and right side surfaces of the door, door side hinge members are welded,
The door side hinge member of the door corresponding to the attached body side hinge member is connected to the body side hinge member via a hinge pin, and the door is hinged to the cabinet body. cabinet. A screw hole for attaching the hinge member on the main body side is formed on a fixed base welded to a predetermined position on the left and right of the draining frame,
The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein either the left or right fixed base is used to attach the main body side hinge member. With a snap lock that locks the closed door, a snap lock main body is attached to the cabinet body, and a snap lock fitting is attached to the door.
The snap lock body is attached to the fixed base via a drawer member, and is arranged on the side surface of the cabinet body by the drawer member,
The snap lock fitting is fixed to the lock fixing hole on the open end side corresponding to the snap lock main body among the fastener fixing holes formed on both the left and right sides of the door. The cabinet according to claim 2.

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