JP4139320B2 - Fixing the drawer guide to the sink structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method of fixing a drawer guide body to a structure (intermediate product) of a sink that can be assembled at an installation site or shipped as a finished product at a factory.

Conventionally, the following methods are known as this type of method.
A step of fitting an engagement hook provided at a rear portion of the drawer guide body into a through-hole opened in a front-rear direction formed in a cross member with the longitudinal direction of the rear portion of the structure of the sink facing the left-right direction; and the drawer guide It is known to have a step of screwing a screw into a side wall of a structure through a through-hole formed in a side wall of a guide body while an operator supports the front end of the body.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-99,024

The conventional method has the following drawbacks.
While the operator supports the front end of the drawer guide body, the screw has to be screwed into the side wall of the structure through the through hole formed in the side wall of the drawer guide body. there were.

The present invention employs the following means in order to eliminate the above disadvantages.
(1) The invention of claim 1 has a drawer guide body storage space that is open at least at the front and lower sides in the upper part, and has a longitudinal direction in the front and rear portions of the lower part of the drawer guide body storage space. A step of forming a sink structure having a material, a step of storing the drawer guide body in the drawer guide body storage space through the lower opening, and rotating the drawer guide body horizontally by a predetermined angle to temporarily place it on the transverse member A step of attaching a drawer guide support material to one of the cross members, and a step of moving the drawer guide member to a normal position so that the drawer guide support material is not attached to the cross member and the drawer guide support material attached. And a step of mounting and fixing to at least one of the cross member or the drawer guide support member by a fixture.
(2) The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the front cross member has an L-shaped cross section, and has a vertical piece and a protruding piece connected in a rear protruding shape to the lower edge of the vertical piece. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drawer guide body is moved to a normal position by placing the front end portion on the projecting piece and contacting the vertical piece.

The present invention has the following effects by the configuration as described above.
(1) According to the first aspect of the invention, the drawer guide body is rotated horizontally by a predetermined angle and temporarily placed on the cross member, so that the subsequent steps (attach the drawer guide body support member to one of the cross members) The process and the drawer guide body are moved to a normal position, placed on the horizontal member and the drawer guide body support member to which the drawer guide body support member is not attached, and at least of the cross member or the drawer guide body support member by the fixture. When performing the step of fixing to one side (hereinafter referred to as the fixing step of the drawer guide body or the like), the operator does not need to support the drawer guide body, and therefore the fixing step of the drawer guide body or the like is easy to perform.
(2) According to the invention of claim 2, the front-rear position of the drawer guide body can be easily determined.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
In this description, “front” refers to the front side of FIG. 1, “back” refers to the back side, “left” refers to the left side of FIG. 1, and “right” refers to the right side of FIG. In addition, the right side of the assembly type sink 1 has the same shape as the image that appears when the left side of the sink 1 is projected with a mirror placed with the mirror surface facing the left side in the center in the left-right direction. In the description of the left side portion of the sink 1, the description of the portion where the structure of the right side portion of the sink 1 can be understood is omitted.

First, the sink 1 in a state where assembly is completed will be described.
The sink 1 has a pair of left and right side frames 3 arranged at a predetermined interval.

  A pair of front and rear metal transfer frames 5 are secured to the front and rear portions of the upper portions of the left and right side frames 3. The front transfer frame 5 is composed of a pair of upper and lower cross members 6 arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, a pair of left and right vertical members 7 connecting the left and right portions of these cross members 6, and upper and lower cross members 6. And a required number of intermediate reinforcing members 8 passed in the middle in the longitudinal direction.

  The lower cross member 6 has an L-shaped cross section, and includes a vertical piece 6a and a protruding piece 6b continuously provided in a rearward protruding manner on the lower edge of the vertical piece 6a. The upper cross member 6 has the same shape as the image that appears when the lower cross member 6 is projected with a mirror placed with its mirror surface facing downward in the center in the vertical direction.

  The left vertical member 7 has an L-shaped cross section, and has a vertical piece 7a and a protruding piece 7b connected to the left edge of the vertical piece 7a so as to protrude rearward.

  The intermediate reinforcing member 8 is attached to the upper and lower vertical pieces 6a.

  The left end portion of the front delivery frame 5 is formed in the left side frame 3 through a through hole (not shown) in which the bolt 10 is oriented in the left-right direction with the axial center formed on the protruding piece 7b of the vertical member 7. It is attached to the left side frame 3 by screwing it into a screw hole (not shown).

The rear transfer frame 5 is in the same state as an image that appears when the front transfer frame 5 is projected with a mirror placed with its mirror surface facing the front side in the center in the front-rear direction.
The left end portion of the rear transfer frame 5 is attached to the left side frame 3 in the same manner as the left end portion of the front transfer frame 5 is attached to the left side frame 3.

  A horizontal rail 12 having a longitudinal direction directed in the left-right direction is attached to rear lower portions of the left and right side frames 3 by a known connecting means (not shown) such as a bolt.

  A top plate 14 having a water tank 15 is attached to the upper part of the side frame 3 and the upper part of the transfer frame 5 by known connecting means (not shown) such as screws.

  A curtain plate 17 made of a wood-based material is attached to an intermediate portion of the front transfer frame 5 excluding the left and right portions by known connecting means (not shown) such as screws.

  The left portion that is not covered by the curtain plate 17 is a left drawer opening 19. The rear of the drawer opening 19 (the space surrounded by the left side of the front and rear transfer frame 5) is a drawer guide body storage space 21 that is open at least at the front and the bottom. In short, the drawer guide body storage space 21 has a drawer opening 19 (front opening) and a lower opening 20.

  A drawer guide body 24 made of a wooden material is stored in the drawer guide body storage space 21. This drawer guide body 24 includes a bottom plate 25, left and right side plates 26 having guide rails 27 opposed to each other, which are erected on the left and right portions of the bottom plate 25, and a lateral rail 28 ( 3) and a rear plate 29 standing on the rear portion of the bottom plate 25. Needless to say, the front of the drawer guide 24 is open.

  The front portion of the drawer guide 24 is placed on the protruding piece 6b of the cross member 6 on the lower side of the front transfer frame 5, and is attached to the protruding piece 6b by a required number of screws 31 (see FIG. 3). . The front end of the drawer guide 24 is brought into close contact with the vertical piece 6 a of the cross member 6 of the front transfer frame 5.

  The rear portion of the drawer guide body 24 is placed on a drawer guide body support member 33 attached to the protruding piece 6b of the lower cross member 6 on the lower side of the rear transfer frame 5 by a bolt 10, and a required number of screws 31 ( 3) and attached to the drawer guide support member 33. The support surface of the drawer guide body 24 of the drawer guide body support member 33 and the upper surface of the protruding piece 6b of the lateral member 6 below the front transfer frame 5 are located on the same virtual horizontal plane.

  A drawer 35 is accommodated in the drawer guide 24 so as to be movable back and forth.

  Next, a method for assembling the sink 1 will be described.

[First step]
The member in the state before assembly is carried into the installation site of the sink 1.
Thereafter, the structure (intermediate product) of the sink 1 having the drawer guide 24, the drawer guide support member 33, and the drawer 35 but having the top plate 14 and the curtain plate 17 is formed.
[Second step] (See FIG. 5)
Thereafter, the drawer guide body 24 is stored in the drawer guide body storage space 21 through the lower opening 20 with the front end face facing the front surface (with the front and rear surfaces of the drawer guide body 24 parallel to the protruding piece 6b). To do. As is clear from this description, the drawer guide body 24 is sized so that it can pass vertically through the lower opening 20.
[Third step] (see FIG. 6)
Thereafter, the drawer guide body 24 is rotated horizontally by a predetermined angle and temporarily placed on the protruding piece 6 b of the lower cross member 6. As is clear from this explanation, the vertical length of the drawer guide body 24 is made shorter than the distance between the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower projection pieces 6b so that the drawer guide body 24 does not collide with or interfere with the upper and lower projection pieces 6b. Yes. Note that the vertical length of the drawer guide body 24 in the present embodiment is such that the rear portion of the drawer guide body support member 33 is positioned between the protruding piece 6b of the lower lateral member 6 on the rear side and the drawer guide body 24 in the next step. In order to slip in between, it is made into the length which considered the thickness of the drawer guide support material 33. Moreover, the length of the diagonal line in planar view of the drawer | drawing-out guide body 24 is made longer than between the opposing edge ends of the front and rear protrusion pieces 6b.
[Fourth step]
Thereafter, the drawer guide support member 33 is attached to the protruding piece 6b of the lower cross member 6 on the rear side. At that time, the rear portion of the drawer guide body support member 33 is slid between the protruding piece 6 b of the lower lateral member 6 on the rear side and the drawer guide body 24.
[Fifth step] (see FIG. 7)
Thereafter, the drawer guide body 33 is moved to a normal position (position shown in FIGS. 2 to 4) and fixed to the protruding piece 6 b of the lower member 6 on the front side and the drawer guide body support member 33.
[Sixth step]
Then, after installing the sink 1 at the installation position, a well-known process, that is, attaching a hot and cold water mixing faucet (not shown), connecting a hot and cold water mixing faucet, connecting a water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe, to the drain of the water tank The drain trap is attached and the drain pipe is attached to the drain trap.

A description will be given below of modifications and the like.
(1) There may be no front curtain 40.
(2) The shape of the side frame 3 is arbitrary.
(3) The shape of the drawer guide support material 33 is arbitrary.
(4) The size of the drawer guide 24 in front view is larger than that of the drawer opening 19.
(5) The screw 31 shown in the embodiment is generally used as a fixture of the drawer guide body 24, but is not limited to the screw 31.
(6) The material of the drawer guide 24 is not limited to a wood-based material.
(7) Instead of the guide rail 27, a known drawer guide mechanism may be adopted.
(8) According to the method of the present invention, the drawer guide body 24 can be stored and installed in the drawer guide body storage space 21 from below, so that the top plate 14 is placed above the side frame 3 and above the transfer frame 5. Even when the drawer guide body 24 cannot be stored in the drawer guide body storage space 21 from above, the drawer guide body 24 can be stored and installed in the drawer guide body storage space 21. It is.
(9) According to the method of the present invention, the drawer guide body 24 can be stored and installed in the drawer guide body storage space 21 from below, so that the drawer guide body 24 (drawer 35) is once constructed in the sink 1 Even after being installed on the body, the drawer guide body 24 (drawer 35) can be easily removed from the drawer guide body storage space 21 in response to changes in the usage status of the sink 1 without being obstructed by the top plate 14. I can do it. Conversely, the drawer guide body 24 (drawer 35) can be easily placed in the drawer guide body storage space 21 of the sink 1 without the drawer guide body 24 (drawer 35) without being obstructed by the top plate 14. Can be stored and installed.

It is a front view of the sink assembled by the embodiment method of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of partial crushing of A part of FIG. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the 1st simplified top view explaining the process of fixing a drawer guide body to the structure of a sink, the 1st. It is the simplified top view explaining the process of fixing a drawer guide body to the structure of a sink, the 2nd. FIG. 6 is a simplified plan view for explaining a process of fixing the drawer guide body to the structure of the sink, part 3;

Explanation of symbols

1 sink 3 side frame 6 cross member 6b protruding piece 19 drawer opening (front opening)
20 Lower opening 21 Drawer guide body storage space 24 Drawer guide body 33 Drawer guide body support material 35 Drawer

Claims (2)

  A sink structure having a drawer guide housing space open at least at the front and the bottom at the top and a cross member having a longitudinal direction in the left-right direction at the front and rear portions of the lower portion of the drawer guide housing space is configured. A step of storing the drawer guide body in the drawer guide body storage space through the lower opening; a step of horizontally rotating the drawer guide body by a predetermined angle; and temporarily placing the drawer guide body on the cross member; The step of attaching the guide body support material, the drawer guide body is moved to a normal position, placed on the horizontal member to which the drawer guide body support material is not attached and the drawer guide body support material, And fixing the drawer guide body to the sink structure. The method includes: fixing the drawer guide body to at least one of the drawer guide body support members. The front cross member has an L-shaped cross section, and has a vertical piece and a protruding piece continuously connected to the lower edge of the vertical piece so as to protrude rearward. The front piece of the drawer guide body is placed on the protruding piece and the vertical piece The method of fixing the drawer guide body according to claim 1 to the structure of the sink, wherein the drawer guide body is moved to a regular position by being applied to the sink.

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