JP2021023511A - Storage system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a storage system that is compatible with a combination of a drawing type and a door type while using a common storage housing.SOLUTION: A storage system includes: a storage housing 1 of which upper side and front side are opened; and a beam member 70 configured to be detachably attached to an opening part of the storage housing 1 and fitted with a push latch.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a storage system, more specifically, a storage system that can be configured by any number of stages.

Storage systems equipped with a plurality of cabinets for storing various items inside are widely used by being installed in a house or a building.

As a mode of the cabinet, a drawer type and a door type are known.
The drawer type has a structure in which the drawer is slidably housed in a storage housing having an open front. The door type has a configuration in which the door can be opened and closed by using a hinge, a rotating shaft, or the like in a storage housing having an open front.

A push latch is known as a door mounting structure (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-80303

In the storage system, there is a need to combine a drawer type cabinet and a door type cabinet.
When a push latch is used for the drawer type, it is necessary to provide a structure for attaching the push latch in the storage housing. When such a storage housing is applied to a drawer type, this structure tends to hinder the drawer in and out. Therefore, it is not easy to make the storage housing common between the drawer type and the door type.
Therefore, in order to meet the above needs, it is necessary to prepare two types of storage housings having different structures, which causes an increase in the manufacturing cost of the storage system.

Based on the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage system capable of combining a drawer type and a door type while using a common storage housing.

The present invention is a storage system including a storage housing whose upper and front sides are open, and a beam member which is detachably configured in an opening of the storage housing and has a push latch attached.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a storage system capable of combining a drawer type and a door type while using a common storage housing.

It is a perspective view of the storage housing which concerns on the storage system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the bottom plate which concerns on the storage housing. It is a right side view of the left wall which concerns on the storage housing. It is the bottom view of the top plate which concerns on the storage housing. It is a perspective view which looked at the back plate which concerns on the storage housing from the front side. It is a perspective view which looked at the back plate from the rear side. It is a front view which shows the beam member. It is the figure which looked at the beam member from the diagonally upper side. It is a figure which shows an example of the storage system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure when the storage case is made into a door type cabinet.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10.
The storage system of the present embodiment includes a storage housing and a top plate and beam members attached to the storage housing. In addition, as optional parts, drawers and doors that can be selectively attached to the storage housing are available.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the storage housing 1, showing a state in which the beam member 70 is attached. The storage housing 1 includes a bottom plate 10, a left wall 20, a right wall 30, and a back plate 50, and the upper and front sides are open.
The materials of the bottom plate 10, the left wall 20, the right wall 30, and the back plate 50 can be appropriately selected from various materials such as resin, metal, and wood in consideration of the articles to be stored in the storage system and the required strength. ..

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the bottom plate 10. The plan view shape of the bottom plate 10 is rectangular (including a square; the same applies hereinafter). On the upper surface of the rear portion of the bottom plate 10, a groove 11 for engaging with the back plate 50 extends in parallel with the rear side 12 at a certain distance.

The left wall 20 and the right wall 30 are attached to the bottom plate 10 along the left side 14 and the right side 13 of the bottom plate 10, respectively.
There is no particular limitation on the method of attaching the left wall 20 and the right wall 30 to the bottom plate 10. For example, methods such as fixing with screws, fitting into a groove provided on the bottom plate, and adhering can be exemplified. A plurality of these methods may be combined. In the present embodiment, the left wall 20 and the right wall 30 are fixed to the bottom plate 10 by the left wall 20 and a part of the right wall 30 entering and fitting into the groove 15 formed in the bottom plate 10.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the left wall 20. In the left wall 20, a plurality of protrusions 21 are formed on the right side surface 25 on the internal space side.
A back plate engaging portion 26 is formed at the rear portion of the right side surface 25. A groove 27 extending in the vertical direction is formed in the central portion of the back plate engaging portion 26 in the front-rear direction.
A mounting hole 28 for fixing the beam member is formed in the upper part of the front side of the right side surface 25.
At the upper part of the left wall 20, two insertion pieces 29 to be inserted into the top plate or the bottom plate protrude.

Although not shown, the right wall 30 has the same shape and structure as the left wall 20 except that the left and right walls are inverted.
On the left side surface of the right wall 30 on the internal space side, a plurality of right side protrusions (not shown) similar to the protrusions 21 are formed. Each of the protrusions 21 has a pair of right side protrusions. The paired protrusions 21 and the right side protrusions have substantially the same position (height) in the vertical direction and position (depth) in the front-rear direction of the storage housing 1.
The number and arrangement of the protrusions 21 and the right side protrusions can be appropriately set.
Further, a mounting hole having the same shape is formed at a position facing the mounting hole 28, and an insertion piece having the same shape is provided at a position facing the insertion piece 29.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the top plate 40. A groove 45 extending substantially parallel to the rear side 41 is formed in the rear portion of the bottom surface of the top plate 40. Holes 46 that can be fitted with the insertion pieces of the left wall 20 and the right wall 30 are formed on the left and right sides of the bottom surface.
Although not shown, the bottom surface of the bottom plate 10 is also provided with the same configuration as the grooves 45 and holes 46.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the back plate 50 viewed from the front side, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the back plate 50 viewed from the rear side. The back plate 50 has a main body 51 that covers the rear portion of the storage housing 1, and four side surfaces that extend from the peripheral edge of the main body 51.
The front view shape of the main body 51 is rectangular. From the peripheral edge of the main body 51, the side surfaces of the lower surface 52, the left surface 53, the right surface 54, and the upper surface 55 extend forward.

The main body 51 has a substantially rectangular through groove 61 in the central portion. Since the through groove 61 is interrupted at at least one place, the region R1 surrounded by the through groove 61 is not separated from the other regions of the main body 51. By cutting the interrupted portion of the through groove 61 to make the through groove 61 continuous, the region R1 surrounded by the through groove 61 can be hollowed out to make a hole in the main body 51. The position of the through groove 61, the size of the region R1, and the like can be appropriately set. A plurality of sets of through grooves and regions may be provided. Further, the through groove 61 may not be provided.

On the outer surfaces of the left surface 53 and the right surface 54, ridges 56 extending in the vertical direction are formed in the central portion in the front-rear direction. The ridge 56 has a size that allows it to enter the groove 27 formed in the back plate engaging portion 26. On the left surface 53 and the right surface 54, the protrusions 21 and the protrusions 57 similar to the right side protrusions are formed on the opposite inner surfaces.

As shown in FIG. 6, a ridge 58 extending in the left-right direction is formed at the front end of the outer surface of the lower surface 52. The ridge 58 (first protrusion) has a size that allows it to enter the groove 11 formed in the bottom plate 10.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a ridge 59 extending in the left-right direction is formed at the rear end of the outer surface of the upper surface 55. The ridge 59 (second protrusion) has a size that allows it to enter a groove formed on the bottom surface of the top plate 40 and the bottom plate 10.

When the left wall 20 and the right wall 30 are attached to the bottom plate 10, and the back plate 50 is attached to the bottom plate 10 while engaging the back plate 50 with the back plate engaging portions of the left wall 20 and the right wall 30, the storage housing 1 is completed.
When the other storage housing 1 is moved above the storage housing 1 and the insertion pieces 29 of the left wall 20 and the right wall 30 and the ridge 59 of the back plate 50 are fitted into the holes and grooves of the upper bottom plate 10, respectively. The two storage housings 1 are assembled in a stacked state in the height direction.

By repeating the same procedure, the storage housings 1 can be stacked in a desired number in the height direction. Finally, when the insertion piece 29 and the ridge 59 of the storage housing located at the top are fitted into the holes 46 and the grooves 45 of the top plate 40, the upper part of the stacked storage housings 1 is covered with the top plate 40. Will be.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the beam member 70, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the beam member 70 viewed from diagonally above.
The beam member 70 is a member extending in one direction, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a plurality of engaging pieces 71 project in the longitudinal direction from both end portions in the longitudinal direction. The beam member can be formed of the same material as the storage housing 1. The number, arrangement, and dimensions of the engaging pieces 71 correspond to the mounting holes formed in the mounting holes 28 and the right wall 30 of the left wall 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the beam member 70 is attached and removed so as to pass between the left wall 20 and the right wall 30 above the front side of the opening of the storage housing 1 whose upper portion and front portion are open. It is possible.

A pair of push latches 81 and 82 are attached to the central portion of the beam member 70 in the longitudinal direction. The push latch has a known structure. Although the push latch of the present embodiment is a magnet type, various other known types such as a mechanical engagement type can also be adopted.

The operation when the storage system according to the present embodiment configured as described above is used will be described.
First, according to the procedure described above, a desired number of storage housings 1 are stacked, and the top plate 40 is attached to the uppermost portion. In the stackable storage housings, the bottom plates 10 are common and have the same dimensions, but the heights defined by the left wall 20 and the right wall 30 may all be the same or some heights. May be different.
In the storage system 100 shown in FIG. 9, two storage housings 1A and one storage housing 1B higher than the storage housing 1A are stacked.

The beam member 70 is attached or detached depending on the usage mode of each storage housing. When the drawer 91 is attached and used as a drawer type cabinet as in the storage housing 1A, the beam member 70 is removed from the storage housing.

On the other hand, when the door 95 is attached and used as a door type cabinet as in the storage housing 1B, the engaging piece 71 of the beam member 70 is fitted into the mounting hole 28 and attached to the storage housing. Since the push latch of the present embodiment is a magnet type, if the material of the door 95 is not a magnetic material (ferromagnetic material) or the like, as shown in FIG. 10, an iron plate 96 that can be attached to and detached from the push latch is required. Etc. are attached to the door 95. When the push latch is a mechanical engagement type, a member or the like that engages with the latch is attached to the door 95.
When the door 95 is attached to the storage housing so that it can be opened and closed using metal fittings, a rotating shaft, or the like, a door type cabinet is completed. The structure for attaching the door 95 to the storage housing 1 can be appropriately selected from various known structures.
When the storage housing 1 is used as a door type cabinet, a partition plate (not shown) or the like may be installed on the protrusions 21 or the like to divide the internal space of the storage housing 1.

In the assembled storage system, the door 95 can be opened and closed by pushing it against the push latches 81 and 82, so that it is not necessary to provide a handle or the like on the door 95. Therefore, the door type cabinet according to the present embodiment can have a simple appearance without a protruding portion.

As described above, according to the storage system of the present embodiment, the beam member 70 provided with the push latches 81 and 82 is detachably attached to the storage housing 1, so that the upper part of the storage housing 1 can be moved. It can be opened to enable efficient stacking in the height direction, and can be suitably used for both door type and drawer type. Therefore, when used as a drawer type, the beam member 70 does not interfere with the behavior of the drawer or the user's access to the inside of the storage housing.
In a storage housing with an open upper part, it is difficult to arrange a push latch in the central portion in the left-right direction. Therefore, the structure of the present embodiment is particularly effective when the door type is a "double door structure" in which a pair of doors opens and closes at the center in the left-right direction.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the description of the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are made to each component within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention. It can be deleted or deleted. Some changes are illustrated below, but not all, but other changes are possible. These changes may be combined as appropriate.

-Casters may be attached to the bottom plate to make it easier to move.
-The door may be transparent like glass or opaque.
-The protrusions provided on the inner surface of the storage housing may be removable, and a plurality of holes to which the protrusions can be attached may be provided on the inner surface of the storage space.

-The storage system of the present invention is typically provided with a plurality of storage housings, beam members, doors, and drawers so that the user can freely construct a desired system. However, in order to meet the demand for increasing the number of storage housings, additional units may be sold that include only one storage housing and one beam member. In addition, doors and drawers may also be sold separately for the purpose of combining with these additional units.
Therefore, in the storage system of the present invention, it is not essential to provide a plurality of storage housings or to provide a door or a drawer.

1, 1A, 1B Storage housing 10 Bottom plate 20 Left wall 30 Right wall 40 Top plate 50 Back plate 70 Beam members 81, 82 Push latch 91 Drawer 95 Door 100 Storage system

The present invention is a storage system including a storage housing whose upper and front sides are open, and a beam member which is detachably configured on the front side upper side of the opening of the storage housing and has a push latch attached.
The storage system is configured so that one of the drawers and the door can be selectively attached.

Claims (3)

A storage housing with open top and front,
A beam member that is detachably configured in the opening of the storage housing and has a push latch attached,
To prepare
Storage system. Further provided with a door configured to be attached to the opening.
The storage system according to claim 1. A drawer that can be inserted into the opening and placed in the storage housing is further provided.
The storage system according to claim 2.

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