JP3503447B2 - Corner cabinet - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a corner cabinet arranged at a corner of a wall of a kitchen or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a corner cabinet arranged at a corner portion of a wall of a kitchen or the like, as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the first cabinet 1 and the second cabinet 2 which are divided into two are arranged in a substantially L shape in a plan view, and the size of the first door 7 attached to the first cabinet 1 is set. It is known that this can be adapted to various frontages of the L-shaped plan by changing it. The first cabinet 1 includes a back plate 10, both side plates 11 and 12, and a bottom plate 1.
3 is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view, the first opening 5 (FIG. 7) is provided over the entire width D of the front surface, and the first opening 5 has the second wall 4 side. The end 5a on the suspension base side of the first door 7 is attached to the end 5a on the side opposite to, and one side of the first opening 5 on the side opposite to the second wall 4 is attached. Half of the door is opened and closed by the first door 7.

The second cabinet 2 is formed by a back plate 14, both side plates 9 and 15 and a bottom plate 16 into a rectangular shape in plan view, and the side plate 9 on the side of the first wall 3 is the first cabinet 1. Of the first opening 5 is abutted with a substantially half of the first opening 5 on the first wall 3 side. A second opening 6 is provided on the front surface of the second cabinet 2, and the second opening 6 is provided.
An end 8b of the second door 8 on the suspension base side is attached to an end 6a on the side opposite to the first wall 3 side via a hinge (not shown). In the figure, 31 is a packing and 32 is a first
Is a joint bar having a substantially L-shaped horizontal section attached to the end portion 7a of the door 7 on the hand side over the entire length in the vertical direction.

Here, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the second door 8 is closed after the first door 7 is closed, and the second door 8 is closed.
The end 8a of the door 8 on the hand side comes into contact with the joint bar 32 of the first door 7 so that the second door 8 is hermetically closed, while the first door 7 is It is designed to be airtightly closed by the door 8. At this time, the second door 8
In order to prevent the first door 7 from being unintentionally opened unnecessarily even though it is closed,
The handle 60 is attached only to the door 8 and the handle is not attached to the first door 7, and the second door 8 is first opened, and then the first door 7 is opened, whereby the first door 7 is opened. Items stored in the cabinet 1 can be put in and taken out.

[0005]

However, in the case where the size of the first door 7 of the first cabinet 1 is changed so as to correspond to each frontage of the L-shaped plan as in the conventional case, it is necessary to deal with it. When the obtained frontage is the smallest, the first door 7 is naturally small, and in this case, even if the storage space S in the first cabinet 1 is sufficient, the first door 7 is opened and closed. The width D ₁ (FIG. 8B) of the opening portion is also very narrow, which makes it impossible to store the items in the first cabinet 1 sufficiently, which makes it extremely difficult to take out and put in the items on the back side. Conventionally, there is a problem that the entire storage space S in the first cabinet 1 cannot be effectively used.

Also, only when the second door 8 is opened is the first door
Although it is possible to open the door 7 of the second cabinet 2, the joint bar 32 attached to the end portion 7a of the first door 7 of the second cabinet 2 is conventionally used in the closed state of the first door 7. Since it is close to the packing 31 attached to the opening end face of the front surface, it is difficult to reach the end 7a of the first door 7 or the joint rod 32, and therefore the opening of the first door 7 is difficult. There is also a problem that the operation becomes difficult and the operability of the first door 7 is poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional example, and even if the width of the opening portion opened and closed by the first door of the first cabinet is narrow, the opening size of the first cabinet is small. Can be secured large, the entire storage space can be effectively used, and even when the first door is not provided with a handle, when the first door is opened, the end portion of the first door on the hand side is opened. It is an object of the present invention to provide a corner cabinet that makes it easier to open the hand and can be opened easily, and improves operability. Also, using a counter fixing metal fitting to the first cabinet An object of the present invention is to provide a corner cabinet in which the second cabinet can be positioned accurately and easily and the workability can be improved.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a corner cabinet in which a first wall 3 and a second wall 4 are arranged at the corners of the walls which are adjacent to each other at a right angle. Yes, the first cabinet 1 along the first wall 3
Is provided, the first opening 5 is provided over substantially the entire front surface of the first cabinet 1, and at the end 5a of the first opening 5 opposite to the second wall 4 side. A first door 7 having a width d shorter than the width D of the first opening 5 is attached, the second cabinet 2 is arranged along the second wall 4, and the front surface of the second cabinet 2 is arranged. Is provided with a second opening 6, and a second door 8 is attached to an end 6a of the second opening 6 on the side opposite to the first wall 3 side. Side plate 9 on the first wall 3 side of
The so as to extend along the first first not closed by the door 7 opening portion at the opening 5, Ru first cabinet 1 and the second cabinet 2 are arranged in a plane substantially L-shaped
Together with the second wall 4 side of the first cabinet 1.
By adjusting the gap d ₂ between the side plate 12 and the second wall 4 ,
Adjusting the position of the first door 7 with respect to the second cabinet 2
The side wall 9 of the second cabinet 2 on the side of the first wall 3 is formed with a cutout portion 17 cut out from the front end thereof, and the cutout portion 17 of the first cabinet 1 is formed. It is characterized in that it communicates with the first opening 5,
With such a configuration, even when the width of the opening portion opened and closed by the first door 7 of the first cabinet 1 is narrow, a large opening dimension D3 of the first cabinet 1 can be secured, and in particular, The storage items on the back side can be easily taken in and out, the entire storage space S can be effectively used, and even if the first door 7 is not provided with a handle, the first cutout portion 17 prevents It is easy to put a hand on the end portion 7a of the door 7 on the hand side, and the opening operation of the first door 7 is facilitated. Also
The first cabinet 1 and the second cabinet 2 are
When arranging in an L shape in plan view along the corner,
Side wall 9 on the second wall 4 side of the cabinet 1 and the second wall
By adjusting the dimension d ₂ with the second cabinet
The position of the first door 7 with respect to the door 2 can be adjusted.
It

Further, a counter fixing metal fitting 22 for mounting and fixing the counter 21 on the upper crosspiece 20 of the first opening 5 of the first cabinet 1 is attached, and a second member of the counter fixing metal fitting 22 is attached. Side 22a of the wall 4 side of
It is preferable that a part of the front surface of the second cabinet 2 is brought into contact with the first cabinet 1. By configuring in this way, the counter fixing metal fitting 22 is used for the first cabinet 1 with respect to the first cabinet 1. The positioning of the two cabinets 2 can be performed accurately and easily.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, as an example of an embodiment of the present invention, a corner cabinet arranged in a corner portion of a wall of a kitchen in a substantially L shape in plan view will be exemplified. As shown in FIG. 1, the corner cabinet is divided into a first cabinet 1 and a second cabinet 2. The first cabinet 1 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view with the back plate 10, both side plates 11, 12 and the bottom plate 13, and a predetermined gap d ₁ (between the back plate 10 and the first wall 3). For example 100m
m) is provided, and the side plate 12 and the second wall 4 on the second wall 4 side are provided.
A predetermined gap d ₂ (for example, 100 mm or more) is provided between and. A first opening 5 is provided on the entire front surface of the first cabinet 1,
End portion 5a of the opening 5 on the side opposite to the second wall 4 side
The end 7b of the first door 7 on the hanging side is attached to the first door 7 via a hinge (not shown). The first door 7 has a width d that is shorter than the width D of the first opening 5, and a half of one side of the first opening 5 on the side opposite to the second wall 4 is formed. First
It is designed to be opened and closed with the door 7.

The second cabinet 2 has a back plate 14, both side plates 9 and 15, and a bottom plate 16 formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the side plate 9 on the first wall 3 side is the first cabinet 1. Of the first opening 5 is abutted with a substantially half of the first opening 5 on the first wall 3 side. Between the back plate 14 of the second cabinet 2 and the second wall 4, a predetermined gap d ₃ (for example, 1
00 mm) is provided. A second opening 6 is provided on the front surface of the second cabinet 2, and an end portion 6 of the second opening 6 opposite to the first wall 3 side is provided.
An end 8b of the second door 8 on the hanging side is attached to a through a hinge (not shown). In the figure, 31 is a packing, 32 is a joint bar, and 60 is a handle.

[0012] Here, the first of the second cabinet 2
As shown in FIG. 1 (a), a side plate 9 on the side of the wall 3 is formed with a notch 17 that is cut out from its front end toward the back plate 14 in a substantially U-shape. Notch 17 is first
To the first opening 5 of the cabinet 1. In this embodiment, the notch 17 reaches a predetermined depth between the upper and lower ends of the side plate 9 of the second cabinet 2, for example, reaches the end of the first opening 5 on the second wall 4 side. It is cut out to a depth that it does not. The notch portion 17 has a role of increasing the opening dimension D ₃ of the first cabinet 1 so that the storage space S in the first cabinet 1 can be widely used, and the joint bar 32 of the first door 7 serves as the joint bar 32. Attached end 7
It plays a role of facilitating the opening operation of the first door 7 by making it easy to put a hand on a. The shape and size of the cutout portion 17 are not limited to the structure shown in FIG.

Therefore, a U-shaped cutout portion 17 is provided from the front end of the side plate 9 on the first wall 3 side of the second cabinet 2 toward the rear side, and the cutout portion 17 is provided in the first cabinet. By communicating with the first opening 5 of No. 1, it becomes easy to take in and out the stored items in the first cabinet 1. That is, the notch portion 17 has a substantially U-shaped notch with a predetermined depth across the upper and lower ends of the side plate 9 of the second cabinet 2, so that the first cabinet 1 and the second cabinet 2 Even if the width of the opening portion opened and closed by the first door 7 is narrow, the side plate 9 of the portion where the cabinet 2 is abutted against is greatly cut out, and the opening dimension D of the first cabinet 1 is small. ₃ can be secured to a large extent, and sufficient storage items can be taken in and out. In particular, storage in the back side of the first cabinet 1 becomes easy, and the entire storage space S can be effectively used, which is easy to use. Greatly improved.

When the first door 7 is opened after the second door 8 is opened, the cutout portion 17 is moved to the back side of the first door 7 (inside the first cabinet 1). Since the fingers can be turned, the end portion 7a on the hand side of the first door 7 or the joint bar 3
Therefore, even if the first door 7 is not provided with a handle, the opening operation of the first door 7 becomes easy,
Operability can be improved. Moreover, since the cutout portion 17 cannot be seen from the outside when both the doors 7 and 8 are closed, the appearance of the corner cabinet is not damaged by the cutout portion 17.

Further, by providing the notch 17, it is not necessary to increase the width d of the opening portion opened and closed by the first door 7. Therefore, the outer shapes of the first cabinet 1 and the second cabinet 2 The dimensions can be set as usual. That is, when arranging the first cabinet 1 and the second cabinet 2 in an L shape in plan view along the corners of the walls, the second wall 4 of the first cabinet 1 is arranged.
By adjusting the dimension d ₂ of the side plate 9 on the side and the second wall 4, the position of the first door 7 with respect to the second cabinet 2 can be adjusted, and the frontage of the front side of the first wall 3 on the site can be adjusted. It is possible to easily cope with the change, and further, by changing the width dimension of the first cabinet 1 or the width dimension of the second cabinet 2 at the time of making the cabinet, the corner cabinet can be used as the second wall 4 in the field. The change in the frontage on the side can be easily dealt with.

In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the second cabinet 2 is arranged on the right side of the first cabinet 1, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the left side of the first cabinet 1 is not limited to this. The second cabinets 2 may be arranged next to each other. An example of the second cabinet 2 in this case is shown in FIG. Reference numeral 17 in FIG. 2 is a notch,
50 is an intermediate shelf board.

When arranging the first cabinet 1 and the second cabinet 2 along the corners of the walls, the space between the first cabinet 1 and the first wall 3 shown in FIG. The dimension d ₁ , the dimension d ₂ between the first cabinet 1 and the second wall 4, and the second cabinet 2 and the second wall 4.
Since it is necessary to accurately match the positional relationship between the first cabinet 1 and the second cabinet 2 while giving the dimension d ₃ between and, the construction is difficult.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first
A counter fixing metal fitting 22 for mounting and fixing the counter 21 is attached to the upper crosspiece 20 of the cabinet 1 of FIG.
It is desirable that the second cabinet 2 can be positioned with respect to the first cabinet 1 by bringing a part of the front surface of the second cabinet 2 into contact with the side surface 22a on the (FIG. 1) side. Here, the counter fixing metal fitting 2
Reference numeral 2 denotes an upper horizontal piece 61 and a vertical piece 62 fixed from the upper surface to the front surface of the upper rail 20, and from the lower end of the vertical piece 62 to the front of the upper rail 20 so as not to contact the upper end surface of the first door 7. And a lower horizontal piece 63 with a screw hole 64 projecting from it. On the other hand, on the outer peripheral back surface of the counter 21 shown in FIG.
The reinforcing bars 70 are fixed, and the counters 21 are inserted through the screw holes 64 of the lower horizontal piece 63 into the reinforcing bars 70 to mount the counter 21 on the upper bars of the first cabinet 1 via the counter fixing fittings 22. It can be fixed to 20. Furthermore, the upper corner portion 2a of the front surface of the second cabinet 2 can be brought into contact with the side surface 22a of the counter fixing bracket 22 on the second wall 4 (FIG. 1) side. That is, when the second cabinet 2 is accurately positioned at a predetermined position on the front surface of the first cabinet 1, the upper side corner 2a of the front surface of the second cabinet 2 contacts the side surface 22a of the counter fixing bracket 22. Thus, the positioning of the second cabinet 2 with respect to the first cabinet 1 can be easily performed.

However, after arranging the first cabinet 1 at a predetermined position, the upper corner 2a of the front surface of the second cabinet 2 can be simply applied to the side surface 22a of the counter fixing metal fitting 22 to make the first cabinet 1. The second cabinet 2 can be positioned accurately and easily with respect to 1, then 2
By connecting and fixing two cabinets, the workability of corner cabinets on site can be greatly improved. Furthermore, the counter 21 is attached and the second cabinet 2
Since one counter fixing metal fitting 22 can also be used for positioning, there is an advantage that the number of parts can be prevented from increasing and the cost can be reduced.

5 and 6 show still another embodiment. At the lower end of the front surface of the first cabinet 1 and the lower end of the front surface of the second cabinet 2, the risers 2 are respectively provided.
In the case where both cabinets 1 and 2 are connected and fixed to each other, when the cabinets 3 and 24 are formed, a gap 25 is formed in front of the riser 23 of the first cabinet 1 and the lower end of the side plate of the second cabinet 2 is formed. The parts are arranged so as to face each other, so that the kicking 23
Therefore, a gap 25 is generated. Therefore, in this embodiment, the gap 25 is covered by using the gap hiding spacer 30. This spacer 30 for hiding the gap
Is formed in an L shape in plan view with a height dimension substantially the same as the height of the risers 23, 24, and adhesive members such as a double-sided tape 27 are provided on both sides of the back surface thereof. Therefore, by bonding the gap concealing spacer 30 along the corner formed by the riser 23 of the first cabinet 1 and the riser 24 of the second cabinet 2, the riser 23 of the first cabinet 1 The resulting gap 25 can be covered with a good appearance, and the double-sided tape 27 can also be used to attach the gap concealing spacer 30 with one touch.

[0021]

As described above, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a corner cabinet in which the first wall and the second wall are arranged at the corners of the adjacent walls at a right angle. Then, the first cabinet is arranged along the first wall, the first opening is provided over substantially the entire front surface of the first cabinet, and the second wall in the first opening is provided. A first door having a width shorter than the width of the first opening is attached to the end opposite to the side, the second cabinet is arranged along the second wall, and the second cabinet is provided. A second opening is provided on the front surface of the second cabinet, and a second door is attached to an end of the second opening opposite to the first wall side. Place the wall side plate along the opening that cannot be closed by the first door in the first opening. A manner, the first cabinet and the second
Co when the cabinet is Ru are arranged in a plane substantially L-shaped
The second wall side plate and the first cabinet side of the first cabinet.
By adjusting the gap between the second wall and the second cabinet
The position of the first door with respect to the first cabinet is adjustable, and a side wall of the second cabinet on the first wall side is formed with a notch cut out from its front end, and the notch is the first. Since it has a structure communicating with the first opening of the cabinet, the opening of the first cabinet can be opened even when the width of the opening opened and closed by the first door of the first cabinet is narrow. A large size can be ensured, in particular, it is easy to take out and put in the stored items on the back side, the entire storage space can be effectively used, and usability is improved. Further, even when the handle is not provided on the first door, the first portion is provided with the cutout portion.
It becomes easy to put a hand on the end portion of the door of the door, the opening operation of the first door becomes easy, and the operability can be improved. In addition, the first cabinet and the second cabinet
When arranging in an L shape in plan view along the corner of the wall
Is a side wall on the second wall side of the first cabinet and a second wall.
By adjusting the dimensions of and, to the second cabinet
The position of the first door with respect to the first door can be adjusted.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, a counter fixing metal fitting for mounting and fixing the counter on the upper crosspiece of the first opening of the first cabinet is attached. Since a part of the front surface of the second cabinet is brought into contact with the side surface on the second wall side of the counter fixing metal fitting, the second cabinet is arranged after the first cabinet is arranged at a predetermined position. Just touch a part of the front of the to the side of the second wall side of the counter fixing bracket,
The second cabinet can be accurately and easily positioned with respect to the first cabinet, and the workability of the corner cabinet on site is greatly improved. Further, since one counter fixing metal fitting can be used for both mounting the counter and positioning the second cabinet, the number of parts can be prevented from increasing and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG.
FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the cabinet of FIG. 3B, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the first cabinet and the second cabinet assembled.

2A is a perspective view of a second cabinet of another embodiment, FIG. 2B is a plan view, FIG. 2C is a side sectional view, and FIG.
Is a front view.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a corner cabinet according to another embodiment, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged perspective view of a portion A in FIG.
(C) is a sectional view of the mounted state of the counter.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the first cabinet of FIG. 3,
(B) is an enlarged perspective view of the counter fixing metal fitting, and (c) is a front view of the first cabinet with the first door closed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a gap concealing spacer used in another embodiment.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of a corner cabinet in which a riser is formed, and FIG. 6B is an explanatory view of a usage state of the above-described gap concealing spacer.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional first cabinet and second conventional cabinet.

FIG. 8A is a perspective view of a conventional first cabinet and a second cabinet in an assembled state, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view of a state in which both doors are opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

1st cabinet 2 second cabinet 3 first wall 4 second wall 5 First opening 6 Second opening 7 First door 8 second door 9 side plate 17 Notch 20 Upper cross 21 counter 22 Counter fixing bracket 22a side surface

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A corner cabinet in which a first wall and a second wall are arranged at a corner portion of walls adjacent to each other at a right angle, the first cabinet being arranged along the first wall, The first opening is provided over substantially the entire front surface of the first cabinet, and the second opening in the first opening is provided.
A first door having a width shorter than the width of the first opening is attached to the end opposite to the wall side of the second cabinet, and the second cabinet is arranged along the second wall. A second opening is provided on the front surface of the cabinet of, and a second door is attached to an end of the second opening opposite to the first wall side. The first cabinet and the second cabinet are arranged in a substantially L shape in a plan view so that the side plate on the first wall side is aligned with the opening portion of the first opening portion that cannot be closed by the first door. Together with
Second wall side plate and second wall in cabinet No. 1
By adjusting the gap between the second cabinet and
The position of the first door is adjustable, and the side wall of the second cabinet on the first wall side is formed with a notch cut out from the front end thereof, and the notch is the first A cabinet for corners, which communicates with the first opening of the cabinet. 2. A counter fixing metal fitting for mounting and fixing a counter on the upper crosspiece of the first opening of the first cabinet is mounted, and a second wall side surface of the counter fixing metal fitting is mounted on the side surface of the counter fixing metal fitting. 2. The corner cabinet according to claim 1, wherein a part of the front surface of the cabinet of No. 2 is abutted.