JP4502600B2 - Storage furniture - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a latch device that can be applied particularly to furniture and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, in storage furniture in which a double door is attached to a housing that houses a space in which articles can be stored, as described in the following patent document, openings are made in front of the top and bottom walls of the housing. In general, a latch receiver is formed, and a sickle-like latch is attached to the inner surface of the door, and the door is moored by hanging the latch on the opening of the latch receiver. The latch is preliminarily applied with a force (biasing force) in a direction to be latched on the opening by an urging means such as a spring.
[0003]
When the door is closed, pulling the operating rod arranged on the outer surface of the door pulls the operating force applied to the operating rod to the latch, and the latch disengages from the opening edge of the latch receiver against the biasing force. Rotate in the direction you want. As a result, the engagement between the latch receiver and the latch is released, and the door can be opened.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 09-013775 A
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in storage cabinets with ordinary double doors, you can operate your finger from the right side of the operating rod and pull it toward you.In other words, you can rotate the operating rod with your right hand. The door can be opened, and it is not possible to open the door by operating the operating rod with a finger from the left side of the operating rod. Therefore, it is not always convenient for a left-handed user or a user who has a handicap in the right hand.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides storage furniture including a furniture body having a space in which various articles can be stored, and a lid that opens or closes the space. The body is supported by the body so as to be displaceable relative to the lid within a predetermined range from the activation position, and the operation pole at the activation position is supported. A first finger insertion space is provided on one side for inserting a finger from that side to operate the operation rod, and the finger is inserted from the other side of the operation rod at the start position. A second finger insertion space is provided for operating the operating rod, and a recess is provided on the outer surface of the lid, so that at least a part of the operating rod can be accommodated in the recess. Thus, both the first finger insertion space and the second finger insertion space are formed in a single lid using the recess, and a latch for mooring the lid on the furniture body is driven. An operation shaft for supporting the operation shaft is supported by the lid so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle around the axis, and the operation rod is attached to the operation shaft. The storage furniture is characterized by that.
[0007]
With such a configuration, it is possible to operate the operating rod by inserting the finger through any of the finger insertion spaces existing on both sides of the operating rod. In other words, it is possible to place a finger on the operating rod from either side. Thus, for example, it is possible to realize a storage furniture that can be easily opened and closed by a right-handed user or a left-handed user. Further, it is more convenient for a user having a handicap.
[0008]
Here, the lid means a general member that can move relative to the furniture body, and typically corresponds to a door or the like that opens or closes the storage space of the furniture body. However, when the storage furniture is a cabinet, a wagon, or the like, the housing that can be stored in the drawer is applicable to the furniture body, and the end plate of the drawer that is pulled out from the housing corresponds to the lid.
[0009]
The finger insertion space is configured using the recess by providing a recess on the outer surface of the lid and disposing at least a part of the operating rod in the recess. If so, a finger insertion space can be secured without causing the operating rod in the starting position to jump out of the outer surface of the lid. That is, when the operating rod is not operated, that is, when the door is closed, the operating rod in the starting position does not get in the way.
[0010]
If there is a gap communicating with the finger insertion space between the back surface of the operating rod in the starting position and the bottom surface of the recess facing the back surface, the finger is operated via the finger insertion space. It is possible to wrap around the back of the heel and grip the operation heel. Therefore, the operating rod can be reliably operated.
[0011]
An operation shaft for driving a latch for mooring the lid body to the furniture body is supported by the lid body so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle around the axis, and the operation shaft is operated on the operation shaft. If the scissors are attached, the operation shaft can be rotated and the latch can be driven via the control scissors, and can be operated by placing a finger on the control scissors from either side. In addition, a latch is provided in one of the furniture main body and a cover body which are the elements which comprise the storage furniture which concerns on this invention, and the latch receptacle related with this latch is provided in the other.
[0012]
More specifically, the operating rod is attached to be separated from the operating shaft via a support and has a shape extending substantially parallel to the axial direction of the operating shaft, and is in the starting position. It is assumed that one of the finger insertion spaces exists between the operation rod and the operation shaft, and the other finger insertion space exists on the non-operation shaft side of the operation rod. With such a configuration, a sufficient gap is formed between the operation shaft and the operation rod, and the operation shaft can be rotated and the latch can be driven by a natural operation that is easy to grip the operation rod.
[0013]
In addition, if the operation rod is displaced in one direction from the activation position, the operation shaft is rotated in one direction, and the latch is driven in one direction via the operation shaft. However, the rotating shaft and the latch are driven in the same direction regardless of how the finger is put on the operating rod, so that the driving mechanism for driving the latch does not need to be complicated.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The storage furniture 1 in this embodiment is shown in FIG. 1, FIG. The storage furniture 1 includes a housing-like furniture body 2 in which a storage space 21 that opens to the front side is contained, and a door that is a double-split lid that is attached to a position that opens and closes the storage space 21 via a hinge. 31 and 32. In the closed state, the left door 32 in this embodiment is prohibited from opening and closing by overlapping the edge of the right door 31 from above. A latch device 4 is mounted on the right door 31 and is moored to the furniture body 2 by the action of the latch device 4. Then, the user operates the operating body 6 provided on the right door 31 so that the latching device 4 can remove the mooring of the right door 31.
[0015]
More specifically, the latch receiver 5 is provided on the furniture body 2, and latch means 41 (described later) that is latched on the latch receiver 5 is provided on the right door 31. The latch receiver 5 is a member having an edge portion engaged with the latch 43, and the edge portion serves as an anchoring portion 52 for latching the latch means 41. Although the shape of the latch receiver 5 is not particularly limited, the latch receiver 5 usually has an opening 51, and an anchoring portion 52 is set on the peripheral edge thereof. However, the opening 51 is not necessarily formed in the latch receiver 5. The latch receiver 5 in the present embodiment is provided on a forward vertical surface 22 molded in the vicinity of a peripheral wall (in the example shown in FIG. 2, the bottom wall of the furniture body 2) surrounding the storage space 21 of the furniture body 2. An opening 51 having a closed periphery is provided. And the mooring part 52 for latching the latch means 41 is set in the peripheral part. The opening 51 may be a notch whose peripheral edge is not closed.
[0016]
The latch means 41 includes the latch support 42 and the latch 43 as main components, and is provided so as to protrude from a position corresponding to the latch receiver 5 on the inner surface side of the door 31. When the door 31 is closed, the latch support 42 is inserted into the opening 51 of the latch receiver 5 provided in the furniture body 2. The latch 43 is displaced in conjunction with an operation on the operation body 6. Then, the latch 43 is displaced in a state where the latch support 42 is inserted into the opening 51 of the latch receiver 5, and the latch receiver 5 and the latch 43 are engaged or released. This makes it possible to reduce the play of the door 31 when the door 31 is closed, and the door 31 can be moored with high accuracy by a relatively small operation of the latch 43. Further, unlike the case where an existing sickle-shaped latch is used, it is not necessary to form a wide opening 51 (for allowing the sickle-shaped latch to rotate) in the latch receiver 5. Incidentally, the latch receiver 5 and the latch means 41 can be provided in plural, particularly in pairs. For example, the latch receiver 5 is provided in the vicinity of the bottom wall and the top wall (not shown) of the furniture body 2, and the latch means 41 that can be inserted into and removed from the latch receiver 5 is provided on the inner surface side of the door 31. A pair of upper and lower sides can be provided.
[0017]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the operating body 6 operated to drive the latch 43 includes an operating shaft 61 and an operating rod 62 attached to a required part of the operating shaft 61. The operation shaft 61 extends substantially parallel to the outer surface of the door 31 serving as a lid, for example, in the vertical direction, and is supported by the door 31 so as to be rotatable around the axis. The operation rod 62 is a member that is directly operated by a user's finger and is exposed on the outer surface of the door 31. The operating rod 62 has a shape extending substantially parallel to the axial direction of the operating shaft 61 and is fixed to the operating shaft 61 via a support 63 that extends substantially perpendicular to the extending direction. In the illustrated example, both ends of the operation rod 62 are supported by a pair of support bodies 63 that are substantially parallel to each other, and the operation rod 62, the support body 63, and a part of the operation shaft 61 form a ring shape. On the other hand, a recess 311 is formed on the outer surface of the door 31, and the operation rod 62 can be operated by inserting a finger from both sides of the operation rod 62 by arranging the operation rod 62 at a substantially central portion of the recess 311. Finger insertion spaces 312 and 313 are secured. 3 and FIG. 5, there is a gap communicating with the finger insertion space 312 between the back surface of the operation rod 62 and the bottom surface of the recess 311 facing the back surface in the state where the operation rod 62 is in the starting position. Exist.
[0018]
The operating rod 62 is displaced in one direction from the activation position. That is, the operating rod 62 rotates around the operating shaft 61 in one direction from the activation position. When the operation rod 62 is operated so as to be pulled out forward, that is, when the operation rod 62 in the starting position shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 is rotated about the operation shaft 61 in the counterclockwise direction in plan view, 62 by inserting a finger into the finger insertion space 312 on the right side of 62 (at the same time inserting a finger between the operation shaft 61 and the operation rod 62 which are separated from each other), and placing the finger on the back of the operation rod 62, The operating rod 62 can be held and rotated. On the other hand, it is also possible to insert a finger into the finger insertion space 313 on the left side of the operation rod 62, place the finger on the back of the operation rod 62, hold the operation rod 62, and rotate it. Note that the front surface of the operation rod 62 in the starting position is prevented from jumping forward from the front surface of the door 31.
[0019]
Hereinafter, the latch device 4 will be described in detail. The latch device 4 includes a latch means 41 having the latch support 42 and the latch 43 as elements, and a drive mechanism 44 for driving the latch 43. The latch support 42 has, for example, a flat plate shape, and supports the latch 43 engaged with the mooring portion 52 set in the latch receiver 5 so as to be displaceable. The latch support 42 and the latch 43 may be separate members or may be a single member, but the latch 43 in the present embodiment is separate from the latch support 42. Usually, the latch support 42 is not deformed and is fixed to a member provided with the latch support 42, that is, the door 31. That is, the latch support 42 moves relative to the furniture body 2 and thus the latch receiver 5 together with the door 31, and is inserted into the opening 51 of the latch receiver 5 when the door 31 is closed, and the mooring portion set in the latch receiver 5. Positioned to face 52.
[0020]
If the latch support 42 is positioned so as to face the anchoring portion 52, the latch support 42 and the latch receiver 42 and the latch receiver may be configured so that at least a part of the outer surface of the latch support 42 is engaged with the latch receiver 5. 5 can be used to position the closed door 31 with respect to the furniture body 2. Specifically, in this embodiment, positioning can be performed by making the opening shape and size of the opening 51 substantially coincide with the outer shape and size of the base portion of the latch support 42. Further, in the illustrated example, a portion of the front end side of the base of the latch support 42 that engages with the edge of the opening 51 of the latch receiver 5 in a state in which the door 31 is closed has a tapered shape as compared with the base. Therefore, when closing the door 31, even if the latch support 42 is not necessarily in an appropriate position with respect to the opening 51, the tapered tip portion is first inserted into the opening 51, and then the latch support 42 is connected to the edge of the opening 51. Is inserted to its base while being guided to an appropriate position. Thus, since the latch support 42 is appropriately positioned with respect to the latch receiver 5, the latch support 42 can be preferably anchored to the latch receiver 5 even with a relatively small latch 43. In particular, in the case of the present embodiment, the positioning of the door 31 in the surface direction is suitably performed. Note that, with the door 31 closed, a slight gap is formed between the outer surface of the latch support 42 and the edge of the opening 51 of the latch receiver 5 (see FIGS. 3, 5, and 6).
[0021]
As schematically shown in the plan views of FIGS. 5 and 6, the latch 43 has an abutment surface 43 a that abuts on the anchoring portion 52 of the latch receiver 5, and is non-relative to the relative movement direction of the latch support 42. It sinks in a parallel direction. In the illustrated example, it protrudes to the side from the latch support 42. However, it does not prevent the latch 43 from projecting upward or downward from the latch support 42. In this embodiment, a cavity exists in the latch support 42 and the latch 43 is disposed in the cavity. In addition, a slot (groove hole) 42 a communicating with the cavity in the latch support 42 is formed on the end face (in the illustrated example, the side end face) of the latch support 42. When the latch 43 is displaced with respect to the latch support 42, a part of the latch 43 protrudes from the slot 42a. Therefore, the latch 43 is a plate-like body having a thickness dimension that allows at least a part of the latch 43 to be accommodated in the cavity in the latch support 42. The latch 43 is also supported by the latch support 42 via a rotation shaft 42b disposed in a cavity in the latch support 42, and is rotated relative to the latch support 42 around the rotation shaft 42b. be able to. The rotating shaft 42b is disposed at a position relatively closer to the tip of the latch support 42. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 to 7, when the latch support 42 is inserted into the opening 51 of the latch receiver 5, the rotation shaft 42 b is positioned inward from the edge of the opening 51 of the latch receiver 5. That is, the rotation shaft 42b is compared with the mooring portion 52 (or an action point P described later) in the direction in which the latch support 42 enters the latch receiver 5 (on FIGS. 3 and 5 to 7, It is positioned forward (upward), in other words, on the tip side of the latch support 42.
[0022]
Thus, the latch 43 is engaged with the anchoring portion 52 with the latch support 42 facing the anchoring portion 52, that is, with the latch support 42 inserted into the opening 51 of the latch receiver 5. An unfolded position S (shown in FIGS. 3 and 5) for latching the latch support 42 on the latch receiver 5 and a retreat allowing the latch support 42 to be detached from the latch receiver 5 without engaging with the anchoring portion 52. It can be displaced between position E (shown in FIG. 6). The relative displacement of the latch 43 with respect to the latch support 42 is a motion including rotation, and the center of rotation is the rotation shaft 42b. However, the movement locus of the latch 43 is not particularly limited. As a locus of the movement of the latch 43, a linear movement, a rotational movement, a combination thereof, or the like can be considered.
[0023]
In addition, when the latch 43 is engaged with the mooring portion 52, the reaction force acting on the latch 43 when the latch means 41 (or the door 31) is moved relative to the latch receiver 5 so as to be detached. The direction of movement of the latch 43 when F is displaced from the deployed position S to the retracted position E, that is, the component of the direction component along the direction in which the latch 43 at the deployed position S rotates toward the retracted position E has It is configured not to obtain. Therefore, the reaction force F acting on the contact surface 43a of the latch 43 from the anchoring portion 52 of the latch receiver 5 acts in a direction opposite to the direction in which the engagement between the latch 43 and the anchoring portion 52 is released. The angle of the contact surface 43a is set. Further, in the state where the latch 43 is engaged with the mooring part 52, the center of rotation of the latch 43 with respect to the latch support 42 is greater than the action point P at which the mooring part 52 acts on the latch 43. It is in the inner part along the relative movement direction. That is, the rotation shaft 42b, which is the center of rotation of the latch 43, is positioned forward in the direction in which the latch support 42 enters the latch receiver 5 as compared with the action point P (in other words, the latch 43 The center of the rotation of the first and second rotations is located in front of the action point P along the direction of the force F acting on the latch 43 from the latch receiver 5 at the action point P). Needless to say, this point of action P exists on the contact surface 43a.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 7, the reaction force F can be regarded as a resultant force of a component F1 that is directed from the action point P toward the center of rotation and a component F2 that is directed from the action point P in a direction parallel to the contact surface 43a. it can. The component F2 directed from the action point P in the direction parallel to the contact surface 43a is a force acting in a direction that causes the latch 43 to move from the retracted position E to the deployed position S. Therefore, if the friction between the latch 43 and the mooring portion 52 is sufficiently large and the latch 43 does not slide relative to the mooring portion 52, the latch means 41 is moved from the latch receiver 5 while the latch 43 is engaged with the mooring portion 52. In the case of detachment, the latch 43 tries to protrude further than the latch support 42. That is, the latch 43 attempts to rotate further beyond the unfolded position S, but is engaged with the latch 43 when a predetermined portion (the contact portion 43c) of the latch 43 abuts against the inner wall surface of the latch support 42 or the like. When the drive mechanism 44 stops the latch 43, further displacement is suppressed. As a result, since the engagement between the latch 43 and the mooring portion 52 becomes stronger, the latch means 41 is not inadvertently detached from the latch receiver 5.
[0025]
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the outer edge of the latch 43 in the vicinity of the action point P, in other words, the surface shape of the contact surface 43a is a partial arc shape (partial cylindrical curved surface shape) that substantially corresponds to the locus of rotation with respect to the latch support 42. Thus, the latch 43 can be smoothly displaced between the unfolded position S and the retracted position E, and the latch means 41 and the latch receiver 5 when the latch 43 is engaged with the mooring portion 52 are used. It is possible to minimize play and backlash. Further, the fact that the abutting surface 43a is a cylindrical curved surface having a diameter connecting a rotation axis 42b that is the center of rotation and the action point P means that the contact surface 43a rotates from the action point P out of the component force of the reaction force F described above. Means that the component F1 toward the center does not act to rotate the latch 43. Therefore, even if the friction between the latch 43 and the mooring portion 52 is small and the latch 43 is assumed to slip with respect to the mooring portion 52, the latch 43 rotates from the deployed position S toward the retracted position E. Things are unlikely to happen. That is, it is not necessary to give special consideration to the coefficient of static friction between the latch 43 and the mooring portion 52.
[0026]
The drive mechanism 44 is mounted on the door 31 which is a lid, and plays a role of displacing the latch 43 of the latch means 41 in conjunction with an operation on the operation body 6. As already described, the user can rotate the operation shaft 61 via the operation rod 62. As shown in FIG. 4, the drive mechanism 44 in the present embodiment mainly includes a hook member 44 fixed to the end of the operation shaft 61. The hook member 44 rotates on a horizontal plane around the operation shaft 61 when the operation rod 62 is operated. The tip of the hook member 44 is accommodated in the latch support 42 and engages with a latch 43 (a pin 43b protruding upward or downward). Then, the operating force applied to the operating rod 62 and the operating shaft 61 is transmitted to the latch 43.
[0027]
Generally speaking, when the user pulls the operating rod 62 with the door 31 closed as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the operating rod 62 is within a predetermined range from the starting position, in other words, FIG. The terminal 31 is displaced to the end position shown, and the operating shaft 61 rotates around the axis within a predetermined angle as the operating rod 62 is displaced. At the same time, the hook member 44 rotates around the operation shaft 61 in conjunction with the operation shaft 61. Then, the latch 43 (the pin 43 b of the latch 43) is engaged, and the operating force applied to the operating rod 62 is transmitted to the latch 43. As a result, the latch 43 is displaced from the deployed position S toward the retracted position E. That is, the hook member 44, which is an element of the drive mechanism 44, drives the latch 43 in conjunction with the operation on the operating body 6 and retracts it to the retracted position E. The user can open the door 31 by releasing the engagement between the latch 43 and the mooring portion 52 by driving the operating body 6. Thereafter, the operation rod 62 is further displaced to the end position shown in FIG. 6 and the operation rod 62 is further pulled forward so that the door 31 opens the storage space 21 in the furniture. It moves relative to the main body 2. That is, the door 31 rotates through the hinge. As already described, when the operating rod 62 is in the terminal position, the latch 43 is in the unfolded position S and further displacement is suppressed. Therefore, even if the operation rod 62 at the end position is further pulled out from the door 31, the hook member 44 and the operation shaft 61 are inhibited from rotating by the latch 43 which cannot be displaced, and therefore the operation rod 62 cannot be pulled out.
[0028]
Incidentally, it is preferable to apply an urging force in a direction in which the latch 43 moves from the retracted position E to the deployed position S, either directly or indirectly. The biasing means 45 for applying a biasing force to the latch 43 is typically an elastic biasing means represented by a spring such as a torsion coil spring or a leaf spring. The biasing means 45 may be disposed inside the latch support 42 or may be disposed outside the latch support 42. Further, the latch 43 may be indirectly biased by applying a biasing force to the members constituting the operating body 6 or the drive mechanism 44.
[0029]
According to the present embodiment, in the storage furniture 1 including the furniture main body 1 in which the space 21 in which various articles can be stored is housed, and the door 31 that is a lid that opens or closes the space 21, the door 31 supports the operation rod 62 so that it can be displaced relative to the door 31 from the activation position to the end position, and inserts fingers on both sides of the operation rod 62 at the activation position. Since the finger insertion spaces 312 and 313 for operating the operation rod 62 are provided, the finger is inserted through one of the finger insertion spaces 312 and 313 existing on both sides of the operation rod 62 and the operation rod 62 is operated. be able to. That is, it is possible to place a finger on the operation rod 62 from both the left and right sides. Therefore, even if it is a right-handed user or a left-handed user, the door 31 can be easily opened and closed, and it is more convenient for a user having a handicap.
[0030]
By providing a recess 311 on the outer surface of the door 31 and disposing at least a part of the operating rod 62 in the recess 311, the finger insertion spaces 312, 313 are utilized using the recess 311. Therefore, it is possible to secure the finger insertion spaces 312 and 313 without causing the operating rod 62 in the starting position to jump out from the outer surface of the door 31. That is, when the operating rod 62 is not operated, that is, when the door 31 is closed, the operating rod 62 in the starting position does not get in the way.
[0031]
Since a gap communicating with the finger insertion spaces 312 and 313 exists between the back surface of the operating rod 62 in the activated position and the bottom surface of the recess 311 facing the back surface 62, the finger insertion space 312 is provided. Thus, it is possible to hold the operation rod 62 by turning the finger around the back surface of the operation rod 62 via 313. Therefore, the operation rod 62 can be operated reliably.
[0032]
An operation shaft 61 for driving a latch 43 for mooring the door 31 to the furniture body 1 is supported by the door 31 so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle around the axis, and the operation shaft Since the operation rod 62 is attached to 61, the operation shaft 61 can be rotated and the latch 43 can be driven via the operation rod 62, and can be operated by placing a finger on the operation rod 62 from either side. It becomes.
[0033]
The operating rod 62 is attached via a support 63 so as to be separated from the operating shaft 61 and has a shape that extends substantially parallel to the axial center direction of the operating shaft 61 and is in the operating position. Since one side 312 of the finger insertion space exists between the heel 62 and the operation shaft 61 and the other hand 313 of the finger insertion space exists on the side opposite to the operation shaft 61 of the operation heel 62, the natural operation can be performed. The operation shaft 61 can be rotated and thus the latch 43 can be driven.
[0034]
In addition, when the operating rod 62 is displaced in one direction from the starting position, the operating shaft 61 rotates in one direction, and the latch 43 is moved from the deployed position S to the retracted position E via the operating shaft 61. The rotating shaft 61, the hook member 44, and the latch 43 are driven in the same direction regardless of whether the user puts a finger on the operation rod 62 from either the left or right side. It becomes. Therefore, the structure of the drive mechanism 44 that drives the latch 43 is not complicated.
[0035]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described in detail above. In particular, the manner of the operating rod and finger insertion space is not limited to that in the above embodiment.
[0036]
Various configurations of the drive mechanism for displacing the latch are conceivable in addition to the above embodiment. Also, the latch is not necessarily disposed within the latch support. For example, the latch device can be configured by rotatably supporting the latch on the outer surface of the latch support via a rotation shaft.
[0037]
Furthermore, the latch device 4 can also be used for mooring a drawer that can be put in and out of a housing such as a cabinet or a wagon. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, it is possible to configure storage furniture in which a latch receiver 5 is provided in a housing 7 that is a furniture body, and a latch device 4 is provided in a drawer 8. At this time, the operation rod 62 and the operation shaft 61 can be provided on the end plate 81 of the drawer 8 serving as a lid. In the illustrated example, it is assumed that the operation rod 62 and the operation shaft 61 extend in a substantially horizontal direction. Further, a support body 63 extending downward from the operation rod 62 (particularly, both end portions thereof) is formed, and the tip end portion is fixed to the operation shaft 61. At this time, finger insertion spaces 812 and 813 are respectively formed on the upper side and the lower side of the operation rod 62, and an operation of pulling the operation rod 62 forward is performed regardless of whether the operation rod 62 is grasped with the upper hand or the lower hand. To get. Since the recess 811 formed in the end plate 81, the drive mechanism for driving the latch 43, and the like can be configured in the same manner as in the above embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here.
[0038]
Other specific configurations of the respective parts are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention described in detail above, it is possible to realize storage furniture that can more easily perform an operation of opening a door or the like using an operating rod.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of storage furniture according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part.
FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view showing an operating rod and operating shaft in the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing an operation rod, an operation shaft, and a drive mechanism in the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a plan view schematically showing a latch device in the present embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a plan view schematically showing a latch device in the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of a latch in the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a side view of a main part showing one modification of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Storage furniture
2, 7 ... Furniture itself
31, 81 ... Lid
312, 313, 812, 813 ... finger insertion space
43 ... Latch
62 ... operation

Claims (4)

A storage furniture comprising a furniture body having a space in which various articles can be stored, and a lid for opening or closing the space,
While supporting the operating rod so that the lid can be displaced relative to the lid within a predetermined range from the activation position,
A first finger insertion space is provided on one side of the operating rod at the start position to insert a finger from that side to operate the operating rod;
And, on the other side of the operating rod at the starting position, a second finger insertion space for operating the operating rod by inserting a finger from that side is provided,
A recess is provided on the outer surface of the lid, and at least a part of the operating rod is disposed so as to be accommodated in the recess, so that the first finger is formed on the single lid using the recess. insertion space and constitutes both the second finger insertion space,
An operation shaft for driving a latch for mooring the lid body to the furniture body is supported by the lid body so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle around the axis, and the operation rod is attached to the operation shaft. Storage furniture characterized by being attached . The storage furniture according to claim 1, wherein a gap communicating with the finger insertion space is present between a back surface of the operating rod in the activation position and a bottom surface of the recess facing the back surface. The operating rod is attached to be separated from the operating shaft via a support, and has a shape extending substantially parallel to the axial direction of the operating shaft,
3. One of the finger insertion spaces exists between the operating rod at the starting position and the operating shaft, and the other finger insertion space exists on the opposite side of the operating rod to the operating shaft side. Storage furniture as described. The storage furniture according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the latch is driven in one direction via the operation shaft when the operation rod is displaced in one direction from the activation position.

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