JP3013171U - Storage furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] A hanger pipe 5 formed in a gate shape with a horizontal hanging part 51 and leg rods 52, 52 on both sides is provided at the lower portion of the leg rod 52 in the lower portion of the furniture main body 1 with a front opening. Projection lifting arm 7
The front end of the front door 4 that closes the front opening 3 of the furniture main body 1 by rotatably fixing the tip to the actuator operation shaft so that the hanger pipe 5 can be tilted forward from the furniture main body 1 to the rear side The other end of the support arm 41 projecting to
11 and the bottom plate 12 are rotatably fixed and the front door 4 can be rotated to be housed inside the furniture main body 1. Legs 2 and 2 are provided on both sides of the lower surface of the furniture main body 1, below the furniture main body. Storage furniture that forms a space A that opens to the front. [Effect] A wheelchair user can approach a piece of furniture while sitting on a wheelchair, and swivel toward the piece of furniture. It is easy to put clothes in and out of the piece of furniture and organize it while sitting on the wheelchair. You can

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to storage furniture, and more particularly to storage furniture mainly for people with physical disabilities, especially wheelchair users.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Since the footboard on the front of the wheelchair projects on the lower part of the front of the wheelchair, in the case of ordinary furniture, this footboard is an obstacle and it is difficult to approach from the front of the furniture. It is difficult to reach high places of furniture when sitting down, and it is difficult for a physically handicapped person who uses a wheelchair to put clothes in and out of storage furniture such as clothes dance while organizing while sitting in a wheelchair. Accompany. However, heretofore, there has been almost no storage furniture for these physically handicapped persons, particularly wheelchair users.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, the present invention does not provide storage furniture that allows such wheelchair users to easily put in and take out clothes and arrange them while sitting in a wheelchair.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, in the storage furniture according to the present invention, a lower end of a hanger pipe is rotatably fixed to a lower part of a furniture main body which is opened to the front, and the hanger pipe is rotated by a driving means. A support arm is provided so that it can be tilted forward from the furniture main body, and a support arm projects from the upper and lower ends of the door that closes the opening of the furniture main body toward the rear side, and the other end of the support arm is rotated to the furniture main body. It is fixed so that it can be housed in the furniture body by pivoting the door, and by forming a space open to the front below the furniture body, wheelchair users can sit in the wheelchair. Up to the front of the furniture, and making it easy to put in and take out clothes while keeping this sitting.

When the hanger pipe is installed so as to be tilted forward from the inside of the furniture body as described above, the hanger pipe is formed in a substantially gate shape in a front view by the horizontal suspension part and the leg rods provided on both sides thereof. Then, the tip end of a push-up arm protruding from the lower part of the leg rod is rotatably fixed to the operating shaft of an actuator serving as a drive means, or one end of a connecting strip is fixed to the leg rod and the connecting rod is fixed. The other end of the strip may be fixed to the actuating shaft of the actuator. In this case, it is recommended that the hanger pipe can be operated on the front side of the main body of the house by remote control.

In addition, as a door that can be stored in the furniture main body, a support arm is provided so as to project from the upper and lower ends of the front door that closes the front opening of the furniture main body toward the back side of the door, The other end of the support arm can be rotatably fixed to the top plate and the bottom plate of the furniture main body, and the front door can be rotated so that it can be stored in the side portion of the furniture main body.

Further, in the case where a space having an opening on the front side is formed below the furniture main body, legs are provided on both sides of the furniture main body to form a space opening on the front side below the furniture main body. You should do so.

[0008]

[Action]

 In the storage furniture of the present invention in which the hanger pipe can be tilted forward from the furniture main body, when clothes are put in and taken out and organized, the hanger pipe can be rotated forward from the front opening of the furniture main body. Perform the work while leaning forward, and after the work, turn the hanger pipe back up again and store it in the furniture body.

Further, in the case where a support arm is provided so as to project from the back surface of the door and is rotatably attached, the door rotates into the furniture main body with the other end of the above-mentioned rotation arm as a fulcrum. The front projection of the door is reduced and it is stored in the main body, so it does not interfere with the work on the front side of the furniture main body.

Furthermore, in the case where a space having a front opening is formed below the furniture main body, when the wheelchair user approaches the furniture main body, the foot plate of the wheelchair enters into the space below the furniture main body so that the furniture is It is possible to swivel towards the body and to bring the wheelchair closer to the furniture body.

[0011]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the storage furniture according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the storage furniture according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a lower portion of the storage furniture as viewed from below a rear side.

In this storage furniture, legs 2 are provided on both sides of the lower surface of a furniture main body 1 that is open to the front to form a space A that is open to the front below the main body 1 of the household appliance and that is opened to the front opening 3. A front door 4 that can be closed is provided. Inside the furniture body 1, a lower end of a hanger pipe 5 made of a pipe material and formed in a generally gate-like shape in a front view from a horizontal suspension part 51 and a pair of leg rods 52, 52 provided on both sides thereof. Is fixed to the hanger pipe supports 6, 6 standing upright on the left and right inside the furniture body 1 so as to be rotatable back and forth. The leg rod 52 of the hanger pipe 5 is bent in a V shape at an intermediate portion thereof, and a push-up arm 7 is projected downward from a lower portion of the bent portion of one leg rod 52, and the push-up arm 7 is provided. The front end of 7 is formed on the bottom plate 12 of the furniture main body 1 so as to project from the front and rear long holes 8 to the lower surface of the furniture main body 1, and the front end of the push-up arm 7 is expanded and contracted in the front-back direction of the furniture main body 1. In addition, it is rotatably fixed to the tip of the operating rod 91 of the actuator 9 fixed to the lower surface of the furniture body 1. The rear portion of the actuator 9 is rotatably fixed to the lower surface of the bottom plate 12 of the furniture main body 1, and the operating rod 91 is expanded and contracted by operating the operation switch 92 attached to the front door 4 or the like. By pushing and pulling the push-up arm 7 projecting from the leg rod 52 of the front and rear, the hanger pipe 5 can be rotated back and forth to tilt forward from the front opening 9 of the household appliance body 1. There is.

According to the storage furniture according to the present invention as described above, when clothes are put in and taken out from the furniture body 1 or when the clothes are arranged, the operation switch 92 is operated to move the hanger pipe 5. When it is turned and tilted forward from the front opening 9 of the furniture main body 1, the upper hanging portion 51 is lowered, and the user can hang clothes or the like on the hanging portion 51 while sitting in a wheelchair. Alternatively, clothes can be taken in and out and organized by removing clothes and the like that are hung on the hanging portion 51. After the work is completed, the operation switch 92 is operated again to rotate the hanger pipe 5 backward so that the hanger pipe 5 is stored in the furniture body 1 in the standing state. In this case, if the operation switch 92 of the hanger pipe 5 is provided on the inner surface of the front door 4 as shown in the figure, the operation switch 92 is erroneously operated with the front door 4 closed. It is possible to prevent the hanger pipe 5 from leaning forward and colliding with the back surface of the front door 4. Further, it is preferable that the forward inclination angle of the hanger pipe 5 by the actuator 9 is appropriately adjusted or the forward inclination of the hanger pipe 5 can be stopped midway according to the physical constitution of the user.

The front door 4 that opens and closes the front opening 9 of the furniture body 1 is provided with support arms 41, 41 whose rear ends are bent sideways from the upper and lower ends toward the rear side. The front ends of the support arms 41, 41 are rotatably fixed to the substrates 13, 13 attached to the lower surface of the top plate 11 and the upper surface of the bottom plate 12 of the furniture body 1. As shown in FIG. By rotating the support arm 41 to the bent side with the rotation axis 14 of 13 as a fulcrum, the furniture main body 1 is moved from the side edge of the front opening 9 of the furniture main body 1 so as to slide the front door 4 sideways. It can be stored in the inner side. In this way, the front door 4 is provided so as to rotate about the tip of the support arm 41 rotatably fixed to the furniture main body 1, so that the front door 4 can be largely protruded forward when the front door 4 is opened. In addition, since the front door 4 can be opened and closed smoothly, and the front door 4 is stored in the furniture main body 1, it is a hindrance when a wheelchair user works in front of the furniture main body 1. There is no such thing as. As shown in the drawing, by forming the side end 4a of the front door 4 in the rotating direction obliquely, the front door 4 can be smoothly rotated into the furniture body 1. At the same time, the gap between the furniture main body 1 and the front plate 1a can be hidden.

The pair of legs 2 and 2 provided on both sides of the lower surface of the furniture main body 1 are formed by fixing support legs 23 and 24 standing up and down on the front and rear of the vertically long ground plate 21 to the lower surface of the furniture main body 1. The front support leg 23 is fixed to the lower surface of the furniture main body 1 in a state of being tilted backward from the position retracted from the front end of the ground plate 21, and the space A between the left and right legs 2 and 2 is opened forward. At the same time, the front part of the furniture body 1 is also opened to the side. By providing the furniture main body 1 on such legs 2 and 2, when the wheelchair user approaches the furniture main body 1, the foot plate of the wheelchair can enter below the furniture main body 1, and the wheelchair can be directed toward the furniture. At the same time, the furniture body 1 can be swung around and clothes can be taken in and out and organized. Furthermore, as shown in the figure, by providing the space A to the left and right as well, the legs 2 do not get in the way when the wheelchair turns, and the turn can be performed more easily.

Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiment, large handlebars 15, 15 are provided on the left and right of the front surface of the furniture main body 1, so that when the front door 4 is opened and closed, the hanger bar 15 can be grasped for opening and closing operations. If the handlebar 15 is gripped, it is easy to bring the wheelchair close to the furniture body 1. Moreover, since the handlebar 15 is formed in a rounded shape and has a large size, it can be easily gripped and can be used safely. Reference numeral 30 in the drawing denotes a bumper provided around the lower end of the furniture body 1, and the bumper 30 can protect the user from a collision.

Next, FIGS. 5 to 7 show another embodiment of the rotating structure of the hanger pipe 5. What is shown here is that one end of a connecting strip 16 such as a wire is fixed to the middle portion of the bent leg rod 52 of the hanger pipe 5, and it is hung around the first pulley 17 provided on the hanger pipe support 6. The connecting strip 16 is pulled out from the through hole 18 provided in the bottom plate 12 of the furniture main body 1 to the lower side of the furniture main body 1 and is further wound around the second pulley 19 provided on the lower surface of the furniture main body 1. The other end is fixed to the tip of the operating rod 91 of the actuator 9, and the operating switch 92 is operated in the same manner as described above to operate the actuator 9 to extend and retract the operating rod 91, and when the connecting bar 16 is extended, the hanger pipe 5 Is tilted forward by its own weight and further by the load of clothes hung on the hanging portion 51 to project from the front opening 9 of the furniture main body 1, and the hanger pipe 5 is pulled by pulling the connecting strip 16. Rotate backward and stand upright inside the furniture body 1. It can be stored in the state. Reference numeral 20 in the figure is a stopper for holding the hanger pipe 5 in an upright state when the hanger pipe 5 is swung upright in the furniture body 1, and is attached to the hanger pipe support base 6. It is fixed. Reference numeral 40 in the figure denotes a power supply box for the actuator 9.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the storage furniture according to the present invention, a hanger pipe having a lower end rotatably attached to the lower part of the furniture main body is tilted forward from the furniture main body to hang clothes or the like. It can be removed, and after work, the hanger pipe can be rotated back again and stored in the furniture body in a standing state. Wheelchair users can put clothes in and out of furniture and arrange them. Can be done easily while sitting in a wheelchair. Further, a support arm is provided so as to project from the back surface of the door so that the door can be pivotally mounted, and when the door is opened, the door can be pivoted into the furniture main body with the other end of the pivotal arm as a fulcrum to be stored in the furniture main body. With this configuration, the door can be opened and closed smoothly, and at the same time there is little protrusion to the front of the door when the door is opened. Also, by storing the door inside the furniture body, work on the front side of the furniture body is possible. It doesn't get in the way. Furthermore, if a space with an opening in the front is formed below the furniture main body, when the wheelchair user approaches the furniture main body while sitting on a wheelchair, the foot plate of the wheelchair is located below the furniture main body. It is possible to enter the space of the furniture, turn to the furniture body, and get closer to the furniture body. As described above, the storage furniture of the present invention allows the wheelchair user to approach the furniture while sitting on the wheelchair, and swivel toward the furniture. It is easy to do while you are standing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a storage furniture according to the present invention, showing a state in which a front door is opened.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the storage furniture.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the lower part of the storage furniture as viewed from below on the back side.

FIG. 4 is a simplified plan sectional view of the storage furniture showing a front door mounting structure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the storage furniture.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the storage furniture.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lower part of the storage furniture as viewed from below on the back side.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 furniture main body, 2 legs, 3 front opening, 4 front door, 5 hanger pipe, 6 hanger pipe support, 7 arm, 8 long hole, 9 actuator,
11 Top plate, 12 Bottom plate, 13 Board, 14 Rotation axis, 15
Handlebar, 16 links, 17 pulleys, 18 through holes, 19 pulleys, 20 stoppers, 21 ground plates, 2
3, 24 support legs, 30 bumpers, 40 power boxes, 5
1 Suspension part, 52 leg rod, 91 actuating rod, 92 operation switch, A space.

Claims (7)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A storage in which a lower end of a hanger pipe is rotatably fixed to a lower portion inside a furniture body opened to the front, and the hanger pipe is tilted forward from the furniture body by being rotated by a driving means. furniture. 2. A hanger pipe is formed in a substantially gate shape in a front view by a horizontal suspension part and leg rods provided on both sides thereof, and a tip end of a push-up arm projecting at a lower portion of the leg rod is driven by a drive means. The storage furniture according to claim 1, which is rotatably fixed to an operation shaft of an actuator. 3. A hanger pipe is formed in a substantially gate shape in a front view by a horizontal suspension part and leg rods provided on both sides thereof, and one end of a connecting strip is fixed to the leg rod. The storage furniture according to claim 1, wherein the end is fixed to the operation shaft of the actuator. 4. A support arm is provided so as to project from the upper and lower ends of a door that closes the opening of the furniture main body toward the back side, and the other end of the support arm is rotatably fixed to the furniture main body. Storage furniture that can be stored in the furniture body by rotating the door. 5. A support arm is provided so as to project from the upper and lower ends of a front door that closes the front opening of the furniture main body toward the rear side of the door, and the other end of the support arm is used as a top plate and a bottom plate of the furniture main body. The storage furniture according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage furniture is rotatably fixed and can be stored in a side portion of a furniture body by rotating a front door. 6. Storage furniture having a space having an opening on the front side formed below the furniture body. 7. The furniture main body is provided with legs on both sides, and a space opened to the front is formed below the furniture main body.
Storage furniture described.