JP2579456Y2 - Furniture magnet catch - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnet catch for furniture which is used in various kinds of furniture to lock an opening / closing door pivotally supported by a hinge at a closed position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of magnet catch, an attraction device utilizing a magnet is built in between a substrate and a cover so as to be able to move back and forth within a certain range, and the attraction end is covered by a cover. A conventional magnet catch of this type is provided on the cover side as described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 55-88663. Attachment plate portions projecting to both left and right sides are connected in series, and are configured to be attached to the furniture body side by using attachment holes and wood screws provided on both attachment plate portions.

In the conventional magnet catch as described above, when designing the appearance design of the magnet catch, it is indispensable to provide mounting plate portions projecting on both right and left sides, and it is not possible to freely design the appearance design. Not only that, the mounting portion is exposed during use, which may impair the beauty of the furniture in use. Further, for example, the positioning portion of the suction tool, the spring positioning portion, and the like are integrally formed on the cover side on which the mounting plate portion is continuously provided, so that not only is the design of the cover itself restricted, but also the cover is not limited. The cost was high, and it was also difficult to construct a magnet catch having a different design or color by replacing only the cover.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the features thereof are shown with reference numerals of the embodiments described later. In the furniture magnet catch of the present invention, a magnet-based suction tool 3 is fixed on a substrate 1 provided with a mounting hole 2 so as not to fall off, and a front wall portion 13a of a cover 13 covering the entire upper side of the substrate 1 is provided with: An opening 16 for exposing the suction end 3a of the suction tool 3 is formed, and fitting and locking portions 14a to 15b for locking the cover 13 to the substrate 1 are provided on the substrate 1 and the cover 13. It is characterized by

Further, in the present invention according to the second aspect, the opening 16 of the cover 13 can move the front ends of the pair of upper and lower suction plates 5a and 5b at the suction end 3a of the suction tool 3 back and forth separately. A pair of upper and lower horizontal slits 17a, 1
7b.

Further, according to the present invention, the front end of the pair of upper and lower suction plates 5a and 5b at the suction end 3a of the suction tool 3 can be moved back and forth separately on the substrate 1. A vertical wall portion 21 having a pair of upper and lower horizontal slits 20a and 20b protruding therefrom is protruded, and an opening 16 of the cover 13 is cut out from a lower side so that the vertical wall portion 21 just fits inside. It is formed.

In the configuration according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the fitting and locking portions 14a to 15b are formed on the front and rear side edges of the substrate 1 and on the inside of the lower ends of the front and rear side walls 13a and 13b of the cover 13. .

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular substrate which is long in the left and right directions, and is provided at both left and right ends. , A long mounting hole 2 is provided in the front-rear direction. Reference numeral 3 denotes a suction tool, which comprises a flat magnet 4 and a pair of suction plates (yoke) 5a, 5b sandwiching the flat magnet 4 from above and below, and the front ends of the pair of upper and lower suction plates 5a, 5b, that is, suction of the suction tool 3. End 3a
Project forward from the magnet 4. Also, overhanging portions 3b and 3c are formed on both left and right sides of the suction tool 3.

The suction tool 3 is held by a suction tool positioning portion 6 integrally formed on the substrate 1 so as to be movable back and forth within a certain range. The suction tool positioning unit 6 includes the suction tool 3.
And a pair of left and right slide guides 8 covering the projecting portions 3b, 3c of the suction tool 3 to guide the suction tool 3 so that it can move only in the front-rear direction.
a, 8b, and stoppers 9a, 9b formed integrally with these slide guides and abutting against the front ends of the projecting portions 3b, 3c of the suction tool 3.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a leaf spring which urges the suction tool 3 forward and holds it at a forward limit position where it comes into contact with the stoppers 9a and 9b. The center of the leaf spring is a spring positioning portion 11 integrally formed from the substrate 1. And both end portions thereof are in contact with two places on the rear side of the suction tool 3 on the right and left sides.

A cover 13 covers the entire upper side of the substrate 1, that is, the entirety including the mounting holes 2. The lower end of the peripheral wall fits outside the side edge of the substrate 1, but the front and rear side wall portions Fitting locking portions 14a and 14b are formed inside the lower ends of 13a and 13b so as to face diagonally upward.
On the front and rear side edges of the substrate 1 which are in contact with the fitting locking portions 14a, 14b, fitting fittings which are fitted and locked with the fitting locking portions 14a, 14b and which are inclined so as to face obliquely downward. Stop portions 15a and 15b are formed. Also, this cover 1
An opening 16 for exposing the suction end 3a of the suction tool 3 is formed in the front wall portion 13a of the suction device 3. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the opening 16 is formed by a pair of upper and lower horizontally elongated slits which respectively protrude the front ends of a pair of upper and lower suction plates 5a and 5b at the suction end 3a of the suction tool 3 so as to be able to move back and forth. 1
7a and 17b.

When the magnet catch constructed as described above is used, the cover 13 is detached from the board 1 and the mounting holes 2 provided at the right and left ends of the board 1 are used as shown in FIG. As shown, the board 1 is mounted at a predetermined position on the mounting plate 18 on the furniture body side using a wood screw 19 or the like. After the mounting of the board, the cover 13 is fitted and locked on the board 1. That is, the suction end 3a (the pair of upper and lower suction plates 5a) of the suction tool 3 on the substrate 1 is inserted into the opening 16 (a pair of upper and lower horizontal slits 17a, 17b) provided in the front wall 13a of the cover 13. , 5b)
The cover 13 is fitted over the board 1 while being fitted obliquely from the front of the board 1 so as to fit. Finally, the cover 13 is strongly pressed downward, and the front and rear fitting engagement portions 14a and 14b are connected to the front and rear fitting engagement portions 15a and 15a on the substrate 1 side.
15b, whereby the lower end of the peripheral wall of the cover 13 is fitted and locked to the outside of the peripheral side edge of the substrate 1.

As described above, the magnet catch, which is mounted on the mounting plate 18 on the furniture body side and has the cover 13 attached thereto, is similar to a conventional magnet catch in that the opening 16 of the cover 13 (a pair of upper and lower parts) is provided. The suction end 3a (the front end of the pair of upper and lower suction plates 5a, 5b) of the suction tool 3 protruding from the horizontally long slits 17a, 17b) can move backward against the urging force of the leaf spring 10. And
On the back side of the door that is locked by the magnet catch, a magnetic plate on which the suction end portion 3a of the suction tool 3 is suctioned is attached. By the suction between the magnetic plate and the suction tool 3, the door is closed. It can be locked in the closed position.

In the above embodiment, the fitting and locking portions 14a to 15b provided on the substrate 1 side and the cover 13 side are provided only on both front and rear sides of these two sides. good. Further, the cover 13 can be fitted and locked on the substrate 1 so that the lower end of the peripheral side wall of the cover 13 is placed on the upper peripheral surface of the substrate 1. Further, the fitting engagement portions provided on the substrate 1 and the cover 13 include, for example, an upper end portion of one or a plurality of pillar portions protruding from the substrate 1 and an inner portion of the cover 13 facing the same. It is also possible to provide. Also,
In the above embodiment, the suction tool 3 is attached to the substrate 1 with the leaf spring 10 held by the suction tool positioning portion 6 and the spring positioning portion 11.
The suction tool 3 is mounted on the substrate 1 simply by screwing the suction tool 3 onto the substrate 1 without using a spring for urging the suction tool 3 forward. It can also be attached to In this case, the suction tool 3 can be configured to be able to swing horizontally about the screw.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a pair of upper and lower suction plates 5a at the suction end 3a of the suction tool 3 are provided on the substrate 1.
A vertical wall 21 is provided with a pair of upper and lower horizontal slits 20a and 20b for projecting the front end of the cover 5b so as to be movable back and forth, and the opening 16 of the cover 13 is fitted in the vertical wall 21 exactly. Cut out from the lower side. In this case, the vertical wall 21 on the substrate 1 side also serves as a part of the front wall 13a of the cover 13. Further, as shown in the figure, when the vertical wall portion 21 also serves as a stopper for restricting the forward limit position of the suction tool 3, the stoppers 9a and 9b do not have to be formed on the slide guides 8a and 8b.

[0016]

As described above, in the furniture magnet catch of the present invention, the substrate on which the suction tool is immovably mounted is placed at a predetermined position by using the mounting holes provided in the substrate. After the mounting, the cover covering the entire upper side of the board is mounted on the board using the fitting and locking portions formed on both of them. It can be designed freely by separating from the magnet catch body consisting of a suction tool etc. attached on the top,
It is easy to replace only the cover with one having a different design or color and combine it with the magnet catch main body, and a plurality of types of magnet catches that can be selected according to the use or the like can be implemented at low cost. In addition, even in the use state, since there is no mounting overhanging plate portion to be mounted with a mounting wood screw or the like, there is no danger of impairing the beauty of the furniture side to which the magnet catch is mounted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A is a side view showing only a cover in a longitudinal section, and FIG. 1B is a plan view showing only a cover in a transverse section.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing only a cover in a longitudinal section, for explaining a cover attaching method after a substrate is attached.

FIG. 3 is an exploded side view showing another embodiment in a longitudinal section showing only a cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Board | substrate 2 Mounting hole 3 Suction tool 3a Suction end part 4 Magnet 5a Suction plate (yoke) 5b Suction plate (yoke) 6 Suction tool positioning part 10 Suction tool biasing leaf spring 11 Spring positioning part 13 Cover 14a Cover front wall Fitting / locking portion 14b inside the lower end of the cover Fitting / locking portion inside the lower end of the rear wall 15a Fitting / locking portion at the front edge of the board 15b Fitting / locking portion at the rear edge of the board 16 Opening 17a Horizontal slit 17b Horizontal slit 20a Horizontal slit 20b Horizontal slit 21 Vertical wall

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A mounting a suction device of the magnet utilized non falling on a substrate having a only a perforated take-up, the front wall portion of the cover covering the entire upper side of the substrate, the adsorption edge of the sucker A magnet catch for furniture, wherein an opening to be exposed is formed, and a fitting and locking portion for locking the cover to the substrate is provided on the substrate and the cover. 2. An opening of said cover is formed by a pair of upper and lower horizontally elongated slits which respectively protrude forward and rearward in a pair of upper and lower suction plates at a suction end of a suction tool. The described magnet catch for furniture. 3. A vertical wall portion having a pair of upper and lower horizontally long slits for projecting a pair of upper and lower suction plate front ends at a suction end portion of the suction tool so as to be movable back and forth, respectively, on the substrate, The magnet catch for furniture according to claim 1, wherein the opening of the cover is cut out from a lower side so that the vertical wall portion is just fitted inside. 4. The fitting and locking portion is formed at both front and rear edges of the substrate and inside the lower ends of the front and rear walls of the cover.
4. The magnet catch for furniture according to any one of items 1 to 3.