JP3908427B2 - Kick cover installation position adjustment device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting a mounting position of a kick cover, for example, when a kick cover is provided at a kick portion formed below an appliance body such as a dishwasher or a floor cabinet incorporated in a system kitchen. The present invention relates to an apparatus that supports an attachment position of a cover so as to be adjustable.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, a kick part is formed in the lower part of each appliance such as a dishwasher and a floor cabinet incorporated in the system kitchen, and the kick part is covered with a kick cover for each appliance. And in order to unify the appearance of the system kitchen, it is preferable that the positions of the kick-in covers of the respective appliances are arranged at substantially the same position. Therefore, each kick cover is connected to each instrument so that the mounting position in the kick section can be adjusted, and each kick cover attached to each instrument is desired after each instrument is incorporated into the system kitchen. Adjusted to the position.
[0003]
Conventionally, as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-206670, the kick cover is axially attached to the front end portion (bolt head) of the forward / backward adjustment bolt screwed to the front end portion of the bottom plate of the instrument. It is known that it is screwed. The advance / retreat adjustment bolt is screwed into a screw hole formed on the lower front side of the instrument body, and the advance / retreat dimension can be adjusted by rotating the head.
[0004]
However, when setting the mounting position of the kick cover, when adjusting over a relatively long dimension, the forward / backward adjustment bolt must be rotated several tens of times, and there is a disadvantage that the adjustment work is extremely troublesome.
[0005]
In addition, it is difficult to accurately check the forward and backward adjustment bolt's protruding dimension at the front of the device. When adjusting the mounting position of the kick-in cover accurately, measure the movement dimension of the forward / backward adjustment bolt. However, it is necessary to rotate the advance / retreat adjustment bolt, and there is a disadvantage that adjustment work is troublesome.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In order to eliminate such inconvenience, the present invention can quickly adjust the mounting position of the kick-in cover and perform the mounting work, improve workability, and provide a mounting structure adjusting device for the kick-in cover with a simple structure. The purpose is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, the present invention is a mounting position adjusting device for a kick cover provided in a kick portion formed in front of the lower part of the instrument body, the kick cover being connectable to the tip, A substantially prismatic support member extending horizontally from the instrument body in the horizontal direction, and a connecting portion for coupling the support member to the bottom plate of the instrument body, the support member having a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction Each engaging portion is formed by a pair of protrusions extending in parallel to each other in a direction perpendicular to the axis on both sides of the peripheral wall of the support member, A retainer that detachably holds the support member, and an engagement portion that adjusts an amount of protrusion of the support member forward of the instrument body by selectively engaging one of the engagement portions of the support member. and a coupling portion,該被engagement portion, pairs both projections The holding member is detachable from above, and the holding portion includes a pair of elastic standing portions erected on a bottom plate on both sides of the supporting member, and a pair of elastic standing portions. A pair of hooking claws that project inwardly and are provided with elasticity by the elastic standing part and hook the upper end corners of the support member from both sides thereof to releasably release the support member. It is characterized by providing .
[0008]
According to the present invention, the kick cover can be attached to a desired position simply by connecting the kick cover to the connecting portion via the support member. That is, the support member is formed with a plurality of engaging portions at predetermined intervals, and an engaging portion corresponding to a desired mounting position of the kick cover is provided on the holding portion of the connecting portion. Engage with the engaging part. Thereby, if the protrusion amount of the support member is adjusted according to the engagement position between the engaged portion of the holding portion and the engagement portion of the support member, and the kick cover is connected to the tip of the support member, The kick cover can be attached to a desired position. Thus, when attaching the kick cover, the kick cover can be attached accurately and quickly by selecting the engaging portion of the support member and attaching it to the connecting portion. Compared with the case of rotating, the adjustment work of the mounting position of the kick-in cover can be greatly reduced.
[0009]
Further, each engagement portion provided on the support member is formed by a plurality of protrusions, and the engaged portion corresponding to the protrusion is a groove portion, so that the structure is extremely simple and the support member can be easily disengaged from above. In addition, the support member can be disabled from moving in the horizontal direction. Moreover, by making the engagement portion the projection, the number of projections of the portion that has advanced from the front of the instrument can be used as a guide to easily confirm the mounting position of the kick cover to be adjusted, The occurrence of misadjustment can be reduced.
[0010]
Further, in the present invention, since the holding portion includes a pair of elastic standing portions and a pair of latching claws, when the support member is attached to the connecting portion, both the latching claws are elastically expanded. A support member is received between the both hooking claws, and the engaging portion of the support member can be easily engaged with the engaged portion.
When the engaging portion of the support member is engaged with the engaged portion, both the hooking claws are elastically hooked from both sides of the support member to prevent the support member from falling off and Inadvertent detachment of the support member from the portion is prevented, and the engagement state between the engagement portion of the support member and the engaged portion can be reliably maintained.
[0011]
Further, even when the position of the kick cover once attached is changed, it is only necessary to remove the support member from the holding part and engage the engaging part at a different position with the engaged part. The operation of changing the position of the cover can be performed very easily.
[0012]
In addition, each engagement portion is provided with a display that serves as a guide for the attachment position of the kick cover when engaged with the engaged portion. Accordingly, the engagement portion can be engaged with the engaged portion while confirming the indication as a guide during the installation operation of the kick cover, and the adjustment operation of the installation position of the kick cover can be performed more accurately and easily. Can be done quickly.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view of a dishwasher equipped with a mounting position adjusting device for a kick cover according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory plan view of the mounting position adjusting device for the kick cover, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory side view of the mounting position adjusting device, FIG. 4 is an explanatory exploded perspective view of the mounting position adjusting device of the kick cover, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory perspective view showing another connection structure of the kick cover.
[0016]
In FIG. 1, 1 is a work top of a system kitchen, 2 is a floor, and 3 is a dishwasher installed in an installation space formed between the work top 1 and the floor 2. A kicking portion 4 is formed in front of the lower part of the dishwasher 3, and a kicking cover 5 is provided in the kicking portion 4. The kick cover 5 is supported by a pair of attachment position adjusting devices 7 (one in the figure) provided on both sides of the front end of the bottom plate 6 of the dishwasher 3.
[0017]
Next, the configuration of the mounting position adjusting device 7 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the attachment position adjusting device 7 includes a substantially prismatic support member 8 and a connecting portion 9 that connects the support member 8 to the bottom plate 6 of the dishwasher 3. Has been.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 4, the support member 8 has a screw screw hole 10 formed at the tip thereof and a plurality of engaging portions 11 on the side wall. A screw 13 is screwed into the screw screw hole 10 via a screw fixing through hole 12 formed in the kick cover 5, so that the kick cover 5 can be connected to the tip of the support member 8. It has become.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 4, each engaging portion 11 is configured by a pair of convex strips 11 a and 11 b that extend in parallel in the vertical direction on the opposite side wall of the support member 8. In addition, the pitch of each protrusion 11a, 11b adjacent to the axial direction of this supporting member 8 is set to 5 mm. In addition, this pitch is employ | adopted in this embodiment, and is suitably set according to the magnitude | size etc. of the kicking part 4. FIG.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 4, the connecting portion 9 includes an engaged portion 14 corresponding to the engaging portion 11 and a holding portion 15 provided adjacent to the engaged portion 14. Both the engaged portion 14 and the holding portion 15 are integrally formed with the bottom plate 6 by synthetic resin. The front end of the bottom plate 6 is open upward, and the engaged portion 14 and the holding portion 15 are provided in an exposed state.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 4, the engaged portion 14 is formed by a pair of groove portions 14 a and 14 b facing each other corresponding to the pair of protrusions 11 a and 11 b constituting each engaging portion 11 of the support member 8. It is configured. As shown in FIG. 2, the groove portions 14 a and 14 b are engaged with a pair of protrusions 11 a and 11 b, and the forward extension dimension of the support member 8 is determined according to the position of each engagement portion 11. . In the present embodiment, the extension dimension can be increased or decreased by a unit of 5 mm depending on the pitch of each engaging portion 11. Since the upper ends of both the groove portions 14a and 14b are opened, both the groove portions 14a and 14b are both lowered by simply lowering the support member 8 by aligning the both ridges 11a and 11b with both the groove portions 14a and 14b. The ridges 11a and 11b are guided so that they are securely engaged.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 4, the holding portion 15 is composed of a pair of elastic standing portions 16 erected on the bottom plate 6, and a latching claw 17 projecting inside the both elastic standing portions 16. It is configured. The elastic upright portion 16 extends upward from above the bottom plate 6 and is folded back in an inverted U shape inward, so that a good elasticity can be obtained. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the both latching claws 17 latch the upper end corners of the support member 8 from both sides to prevent the support member 8 from being inadvertently detached. Then, when both the protruding ridges 11a and 11b are matched with both the groove portions 14a and 14b and the support member 8 is lowered, both the hooking claws 17 are elastically expanded by the support member 8, and both the protruding ridges 11a and 11b are expanded. Are completely engaged with both the groove portions 14a and 14b, both the latching claws 17 return elastically, and the support member 8 is latched by the latching claws 17.
[0023]
Further, the upper end portions (in the vicinity of the inverted U shape) of the elastic standing portions 16 above the respective hooking claws 17 are the pressing portions 18, and when the support member 8 is removed from the connecting portion 9, By bending 18 in the direction of pushing and spreading with fingers, both hooking claws 17 can be easily expanded.
[0024]
When the kicking cover 5 is provided on the kicking portion 4 by the mounting position adjusting device 7 having the above-described configuration, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the length corresponding to the mounting position of the kicking cover 5 has a length. The engaging portion 11 of the support member 8 is selected so as to extend from the front end of the bottom plate 6. Next, the both protrusions 11a and 11b of the selected engaging portion 11 are aligned with both the groove portions 14a and 14b of the engaged portion 14, and the support member 8 is pushed down. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3, the support member 8 is inserted into both the groove portions 14 a and 14 b of the holding portion 15 provided in the connecting portion 9 via the both convex strips 11 a and 11 b of the selected engaging portion 11. The guide member is engaged, and the adjustment of the forward extension dimension of the support member 8 is completed. The support member 8 is latched by the latching claw 17, and the support member 8 is securely connected to the bottom plate 6. Is done.
[0025]
Then, as shown in FIG. 4, a screw 13 is screwed into the screw hole 10 at the tip of the support member 8 through the through hole 12 of the kick cover 5, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the support member 8. And the kick-in cover 5 are connected. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, the kicking portion 4 is provided with the kicking cover 5. At this time, the extension dimension of the support member 8 to the kicking portion 4 has already been adjusted. The kick cover 5 is accurately supported at a desired position according to the extension dimension of the support member 8.
[0026]
As described above, the adjustment of the mounting position of the kick-in cover 5 may be performed only by engaging the engaged portion 14 with the engaging portion 11 selected in accordance with the forward extension dimension of the support member 8. The mounting operation of the cover 5 can be performed very quickly.
[0027]
When changing the mounting position of the kick-in cover 5, the pressing portions 18 (see FIGS. 2 to 4) of the elastic standing portions 16 located above the hooking claws 17 are spread outward. Since the support member 8 can be easily removed from the connecting portion 9 and the engaging portions 11 to be changed can be selected while visually confirming the protrusions 11a and 11b of the engaging portions 11, it is possible to quickly Thus, the mounting position of the kick cover 5 can be changed accurately.
[0028]
Furthermore, when selecting the engaging portion 11 corresponding to the mounting position of the kick-in cover 5, for example, although not shown, a display indicating the forward extension dimension of the support member 8 is provided in the vicinity of each engaging portion 11. By applying, the display can be confirmed and selection errors of the engaging portion 11 can be eliminated.
[0029]
In the present embodiment, the top of the engaged portion 14 is formed at a position lower than the elastic standing portion 16, but although not shown, the engaged portion 14 is further extended upward. Thus, by setting the dimensions higher than the elastic standing portion 16, the protrusions 11a and 11b are aligned with the groove portions 14a and 14b before the support member 8 enters between the elastic standing portions 16. Thus, the support member 8 can be lowered in the positioning state, and the work can be performed smoothly and accurately.
[0030]
In the present embodiment, the engaging portion 11 is the ridges 11a and 11b and the engaged portion 14 is the groove portions 14a and 14b. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the engaging portion 11 and the engaged portion are engaged. The joining portion 14 may have any shape that can be engaged with each other.
[0031]
Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, although the example which connected the kick cover 5 to the front-end | tip of the said support member 8 via the bis | screw 13 was shown, the said support member 8, the kick cover 5, The connection of is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a protrusion 19 having the same shape as the ridges 11 a and 11 b of the engaging portion 11 is provided at the distal end of the support member 8, and a substantially U-shaped hook that can be hooked on the protrusion 19. The portion 20 may be integrally provided on the back side of the kick cover 5. Thereby, the connection between the support member 8 and the kick-in cover 5 is completed only by hooking the latching portion 20 of the kick-in cover 5 on the protrusion 19 of the support member 8, and the screw 13 shown in FIG. Compared with the case of the reference), the connection work of the kick cover 5 to the support member 8 can be remarkably reduced.
[0032]
Furthermore, in this embodiment, although the example which employ | adopted the attachment position adjustment apparatus 7 of the kick cover as the dishwasher 3 was shown, although the attachment position adjustment apparatus 7 of this invention is not shown in figure, it is a floor cabinet, other kicks, etc. Needless to say, it can also be suitably used in furniture in which a recessed portion is formed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view of a dishwasher equipped with a mounting position adjusting device for a kick cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory plan view of a mounting position adjusting device for a kick cover.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory side view of a mounting position adjusting device for a kick cover.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory exploded perspective view of a mounting position adjusting device for a kick cover.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory perspective view showing another connection structure of the kick cover.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Dishwasher (equipment), 4 ... Kicking part, 5 ... Kicking cover, 7 ... Installation position adjusting device of a kicking cover, 8 ... Support member, 9 ... Connection part, 11 ... Engagement part, 11a, 11b ... protruding line (projection), 14 ... engaged portion, 14a, 14b ... groove portion, 15 ... holding portion, 17 ... latching claw.

Claims (2)

A device for adjusting a mounting position of a kick cover provided in a kick portion formed at the lower front of the instrument body,
The kick cover is connectable to the tip; a substantially prismatic support member extending horizontally from the instrument body toward the front;
A connecting portion for connecting the support member to the bottom plate of the instrument body,
The support member includes a plurality of engaging portions formed at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction thereof.
Each engaging portion is constituted by a pair of protrusions extending in parallel to each other in a direction orthogonal to the axis on both sides of the peripheral wall of the support member,
The connecting portion selectively engages a holding portion that detachably holds the support member and an engagement portion of the support member, thereby reducing the amount of protrusion of the support member toward the front of the instrument body. An engaged portion to be adjusted ,
The engaged portion includes a pair of groove portions corresponding to both protrusions, and the support member can be freely engaged and disengaged from above.
The holding portion is provided with a pair of elastic standing portions erected on the bottom plate on both sides of the support member, and is provided on the inner side of both elastic standing portions to be elasticized by the elastic standing portions, An apparatus for adjusting a mounting position of a kick cover, comprising: a pair of hooking claws for hooking upper end corners of the supporting member from both sides thereof to restrict the dropping of the supporting member . The mounting position of the kick-in cover according to claim 1 , wherein each of the engaging parts is provided with an indication as a guide for the mounting position of the kick-in cover when engaged with the engaged part. Adjusting device.

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