JP4681014B2 - cabinet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cabinet that can change the number of stages of housings in accordance with the increase or decrease of the stored items, and can also change the height of the doors accordingly.

  In an office where space is limited, when the amount of storage is increased, an upper cabinet may be stacked in a plurality of stages on the main body cabinet. In this case, two types of doors for both cabinets have been conventionally known.

  One of them is as shown in FIG. 11, on a main body cabinet (54) provided with a double door (53) with a handle (52) on the front surface of a housing (51) having an open front surface. An upper cabinet (58) having a door (57) with a handle (56) is placed on the front surface of the housing (55).

  The other is, as shown in FIG. 12, a case (55) for an upper cabinet without a door is placed on a main body cabinet (54) similar to that of FIG. The high-sized door (59) equal to the sum of the heights of the two casings (51) and (55) is replaced. In this embodiment, the door (59) is provided with only one handle (60) at substantially the same position as in the door (53) described above.

Further, there are known patent documents as follows.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No.2-1391 JP 60-83611 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-94188 JP-A-52-10027

  However, in the former, since the handle (56) of the dedicated door (57) for the upper cabinet (58) is at a high position, it is not easy to open and close the door. In addition, since there is a boundary between the door (53) of the main cabinet (54) and the door (57) dedicated to the upper cabinet (58), it may not meet the user's preference from a design standpoint. .

  On the other hand, in the latter mode, a large door (59) must be prepared separately from the door (53) for the main body cabinet (54), and storage of the unused door is troublesome. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, so that the number of steps of the housing can be changed in accordance with the increase or decrease of the storage items, and the height of the door can be changed accordingly, so that the storage space can be increased or decreased. The purpose is to provide an automated cabinet.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) Place the upper housing for placement on the basic lower housing, and place the lower rail on the lower front edge of the lower housing and the upper rail on the upper front edge of the upper housing. Provided between the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower rails, an add-on door that opens and closes the front of the upper housing is detachably provided at the upper end of the door that opens and closes the front of the lower housing. When the doors are slidably fitted in the left and right directions and are used only in the lower housing, the upper rail is detached from the upper housing and attached to the upper front of the lower housing, and Remove the add-on door from the door with a large vertical length so that the door with a small vertical length can be slidably fitted in the horizontal direction between the upper and lower rails. .

  (2) In the above item (1), two guide grooves are provided on the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower rails, and the lower end of the door is slidably fitted in the left and right direction into the guide groove of the lower rail. Both the upper end of the door and the upper end of the add-on door can be slidably fitted in the left and right direction into the guide groove of the upper rail when the vertical length is small. .

  (3) An upper housing for placement is placed on the basic lower housing, and the upper housing is pivoted on both sides of the lower housing, When the add-on door for opening and closing the front of the housing is detachably provided and the upper housing for placement is removed and used only in the lower housing, the add-on door is removed from the door pivotally attached to the lower housing. Try to remove.

  With these configurations, the storage space can be changed freely by placing or removing the upper housing on the lower housing according to the increase or decrease of the storage items, and the height of the door is also the cabinet housing It can be changed freely according to the height of the.

  (4) In the above item (1) or (2), the basic door includes a vertical frame, a horizontal frame attached to the upper and lower ends of the vertical frame, and a panel supported by the vertical frame and the horizontal frame, The add-on door is removed from the upper end of the vertical frame and the add-on vertical frame is connected to the upper end of the vertical frame, and the add-on door is supported on both sides by the add-on vertical frame and above the upper end of the panel. An add-on panel that is arranged continuously through an intermediate frame and that is supported at its upper end by attaching the horizontal frame to the add-on vertical frame, the add-on vertical frame being both the vertical frame and the add-on vertical frame It is made to be connected to the vertical frame via an add-on connecting bracket that can be inserted into the frame.

With such a configuration, the length of the vertical direction that can cover the entire height of the stacked upper housings by using the original components of the original door that closed the basic lower housing as it is Can be easily formed as a single door, and can be meaningfully used as a cabinet door with a possibility of height change.
Further, the panel and the add-on panel can be easily attached without using a special panel fixing member.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cabinet that can change the number of cases of the housing in accordance with the increase or decrease of the storage items, and can also change the height of the door in accordance with this, so that the storage space can be increased or decreased. .

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to each common element over each figure.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a cabinet door (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a state before an add-on panel (2) is attached to the door (1) of FIG. FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the door (1 ') supports the panel (5) by two vertical frames (3) and horizontal frames (4) attached to the upper and lower ends thereof. The panel (5) is composed of a plurality of divided panels (5a) arranged in the vertical direction via the partition frame (6). The middle panel (5a) is provided with a handle (7). Various heights of the plurality of divided panels (5a) can be selected according to the user's preference, and they can be arranged in any order. Note that the panel (5) can also be composed of only one plate.

  In FIG. 1, an add-on vertical frame (11) is connected to the upper end of two vertical frames (3) on the door (1), and between these add-on vertical frames (11) and (11), An add-on panel (2) is arranged. The add-on panel (2) is connected to the panel (5) via the intermediate frame (12). The position of the handle (7) does not change because there is no change other than the addition of the add-on panel (2).

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear view of the upper end portion of the door (1) shown in FIG. 4 to 6 are sectional views of the horizontal frame (4), the vertical frame (3), and the partition frame (6) in FIG. 3, respectively.

  The left and right ends of the horizontal frame (4) are connected to the vertical frame (3) by screws (14) via L metal fittings (13) at the upper ends thereof. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the L metal fitting (13) is easily positioned by being applied to the step (4a) of the horizontal frame (4) and the step (3a) of the vertical frame (3). can do.

  Further, a groove (4b) is provided on the lower surface of the horizontal frame (4) shown in FIG. 4, and the uppermost divided panel (5a) is supported by inserting the upper end into the groove (4b). In the case of a horizontal frame attached to the lower end of the vertical frame (3), a similar groove is provided on the upper surface, and the lower end of the lowermost divided panel (5a) is supported by being inserted into this groove. .

  On the other hand, a groove (3b) is provided on the right surface of the vertical frame (3) shown in FIG. 5, but a groove (3b) is similarly provided on the left surface of the other vertical frame (3). . The left and right ends of each divided panel (5a) are respectively inserted into these grooves (3b), so that each divided panel (5a) is reliably supported. The vertical frame (3) is provided with a hollow portion (3c) that faces in the up-down direction, and this is for inserting an add-on connection fitting (15) to be described later.

  Further, a partition frame (6) is interposed between the two divided panels (5a) shown in FIG. 3, and an upper groove (as shown in FIG. 6a) and a lower groove (6b) are provided, and the lower end and the upper end of the divided panel (5a) are inserted and supported from above and below, respectively.

  In order to mount the add-on panel (2) as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged exploded view of the upper part of the cabinet door (1) to which the add-on vertical frame (11) and the add-on panel (2) are attached.

  First, leave the vertical frame (3), the split panel (5a) and the partition frame (6) attached to the vertical frame (3), and loosen the screw (14) that fastened the L bracket (13). Remove the horizontal frame (4) from the vertical frame (3). Next, at the upper end of the vertical frame (3) from which the horizontal frame (4) has been removed, the lower half of the add-on connection fitting (15) is inserted into the hollow portion (3c) described with reference to FIG. On the other hand, the upper half of the add-on bracket (15) is inserted into a hollow portion (not shown) of the add-on vertical frame (11) having the same shape as the vertical frame (3) described in FIG. . Using the bolt (16), the vertical frame (3) and the add-on vertical frame (11) are fastened to each other by fastening the vertical frame (3) and the add-on vertical frame (11) to the add-on fitting (15). Can be connected in series.

  Next, a groove (not shown) provided on the lower surface of the intermediate frame (12) having the same shape as the partition frame (6) already described with reference to FIG. 6 is formed in the uppermost divided panel (5a). Further, the lower end of the add-on panel (2) is inserted into a groove (not shown) provided on the upper surface of the intermediate frame (12). At this time, the add-on panel (2) slides in a groove (not shown) provided on the side surface of the add-on vertical frame (11) in the same manner as the vertical frame (3). Supported on both sides. Note that the add-on panel (2) can also be composed of a plurality of divided add-on panels that are supported with a partition frame interposed therebetween, as in the panel (5).

  When the add-on panel (2) is installed, the groove (4b) of the removed horizontal frame (4) is applied to the upper end, and finally the L bracket (13) is added to the horizontal frame (4) and the add-on vertical After placing and aligning on each step portion of the frame (11), the door (1) of FIG. 1 can be formed by connecting with screws (14).

  If the height of the split panel (5a) and the height of the add-on panel (2) are different, when adding the add-on panel (2), the uppermost split panel (5a) is moved upward as necessary. Instead, attach the add-on panel (2), fit the intermediate frame (12) on it, and then attach the uppermost split panel (5a) removed on top of it, A door (1) having a large vertical dimension may be formed. That is, the add-on panel (2) can be placed between any divided panels (5a) and (5a).

  8 and 9 show a cabinet according to the present invention in which the door (1 ′) shown in FIG. 1 is used as a sliding sliding door. In this example, the upper case (32) is placed on the basic case (31), the lower rail (33) is placed on the lower edge of the case (31), and the case An upper rail (34) is provided at the upper edge of the upper end of (32), and two front and rear guide grooves (34a) (34b) (33a) (33b) are provided on the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower rails (34) (33). Further, the upper and lower ends of the door (1) having a large length in the vertical direction are slidably fitted in the left and right directions, respectively.

  When removing the upper housing (32) and using it only in the basic housing (31), remove the upper rail (34) from the housing (32) and remove it from the front of the housing (31). The add-on panel (2) etc. is removed from the door (1), and the door (1) with a small vertical length is attached to the upper and lower rails (34). (33) Install in the same manner as above.

  FIG. 10 shows a cabinet according to the present invention in which the door (1) shown in FIG. 1 is used as a double door. In this example, the upper case (42) is placed on the base case (41), and the vertical length is set to the height of both cases (41) (42). The door (1) shown in FIG. 1, which is substantially equal to the sum, is pivotally attached to both sides of the lower housing (41) with a pair of upper and lower hinges (43) (43).

  In this example, when the upper housing (42) is removed and only the basic housing (41) is used, each door (1) remains pivotally attached to the housing (41). Thus, the add-on panel (2) and the like can be removed from each door (1 ') in the reverse procedure to that described above to obtain a door (1') with a short vertical dimension as shown in FIG.

It is a front view of the door structure of the cabinet which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the state before attaching an add-on panel to the door structure of FIG. It is an enlarged rear view of the upper end part of the door structure of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the horizontal frame used with the door structure of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of the vertical frame used with the door structure of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the partition frame used with the door structure of FIG. It is a diffusion decomposition rear view of the door structure of the cabinet which attached the add-on vertical frame and the add-on panel. It is a front view of the cabinet which concerns on this invention attached to the housing | casing by using a door as a sliding door. Similarly, it is a longitudinal side view along the IX-IX line in FIG. It is a front view of the cabinet which concerns on this invention which attached to the housing | casing by using the door which concerns on this invention as a hinged door. It is a front view which shows the state which mounted the top-mounted cabinet on the conventional main body cabinet. It is a front view which shows the conventional cabinet which mounted the housing | casing for upper placement on the housing | casing used as a base, and mounted | worn the high-sized door on those front surfaces.

Explanation of symbols

(1) (1 ') Door
(2) Add-on panel
(3) Vertical frame
(3a) Stepped part
(3b) Groove
(3c) Hollow part
(4) Horizontal frame
(4a) Stepped part
(4b) Groove
(5) Panel
(5a) Split panel
(6) Partition frame
(6a) Upper groove
(6b) Lower groove
(7) Handle
(11) Add-on vertical frame
(12) Intermediate frame
(13) L bracket
(14) Screw
(15) Add-on connection bracket
(16) Bolt
(31) (32) Housing
(33) Lower rail
(34) Upper rail
(33a) (33b) (34a) (34b) Guide groove
(41) (42) Housing
(43) Hinge
(51) Housing
(52) Handle
(53) Door
(54) Main cabinet
(55) Housing
(56) Handle
(57) Door
(58) Upper cabinet
(59) Door
(60) Handle

Claims (4)

  Place the upper housing for placement on the base lower housing, and provide the lower rail at the lower front edge of the lower housing and the upper rail at the upper front edge of the upper housing. Two doors with a large length in the vertical direction, with an add-on door that opens and closes the front of the upper housing at the top of the door that opens and closes the front of the lower housing Are slidably fitted in the left and right directions respectively, and when used only in the lower housing, the upper rail is detached from the upper housing, attached to the front upper portion of the lower housing, and The add-on door is removed from the door with a large length, and the door with a small vertical length can be slidably fitted between the upper and lower rails in the left-right direction. And cabinet.   Two front and rear guide grooves are provided on the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower rails, and the lower rail door is slidably fitted in the lower rail guide groove, and the upper rail guide groove is vertically moved. The upper end portion of the door when the length of the door is small and the upper end portion of the add-on door can be slidably fitted in the left-right direction. cabinet.   An upper housing for placement is placed on the base lower housing, and the upper housing is pivoted on both sides of the lower housing, and the upper housing door When the add-on door for opening and closing the front is detachably provided and the upper housing for upper placement is removed and only the lower housing is used, the add-on door should be removed from the door pivotally attached to the lower housing A cabinet characterized by that.   The basic door includes a vertical frame, horizontal frames attached to the upper and lower ends of the vertical frame, and panels supported by the vertical frame and the horizontal frame. The add-on door extends horizontally from the upper end of the vertical frame. An add-on vertical frame that is continuously provided at the upper end of the vertical frame after removing the frame, and is arranged continuously via an intermediate frame on the upper end of the panel while being supported on both sides by the add-on vertical frame, and the horizontal frame The add-on panel is supported at the upper end by attaching a frame to the add-on vertical frame, and the add-on vertical frame is connected to the vertical frame via an add-on coupling fitting that can be inserted into both the vertical frame and the add-on vertical frame. The cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet is provided.

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