JP5085167B2 - cabinet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage position in which a drawer formed in a box shape whose upper surface is open, and a step that allows the upper surface opening of the drawer to be opened and closed, and a drawer with a step is stored inside the main body. The present invention relates to a cabinet that is provided so as to be movable between the storage position and a drawing position drawn toward the outside of the main body.

  In the conventional cabinet, the drawer body is movably provided by fixed rails respectively installed on the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates of the cabinet body and sliding rails respectively installed on the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates of the drawer body. In addition, a lock mechanism that holds the drawer body in a drawn state and a lock release mechanism that releases the lock mechanism are provided (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-298433 A (page 4, FIG. 7)

  However, in Patent Document 1, it is necessary for the operator to press the unlocking mechanism provided on the drawer, and to push the drawer in a state where the operator performs this pressing operation. In particular, as the size and shape of the drawer becomes larger, it has become difficult to perform simultaneous operations of the unlocking mechanism pressing operation and the drawer pressing operation.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet that can easily disengage the drawer regardless of the size and shape of the drawer. To do.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a cabinet according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a drawer formed in a box shape whose upper surface is open, and a step platform that allows the upper surface opening of the drawer to be opened and closed. The drawer with a step is a cabinet provided movably between a storage position stored inside the main body and a pull-out position pulled out from the storage position toward the outside of the main body,
On the outer surface of the drawer body, an engagement position that engages with a predetermined position of the main body of the cabinet at the drawer position and restricts the movement of the drawer body with the step platform in the pull-out direction, and an engagement retracted from the engagement position An engagement lever that is movably provided between the engagement position and the engagement position and capable of moving from the engagement position to the engagement release position;
Holding means for holding the engagement lever moved to the disengagement position at the disengagement position, and provided at the main body side when storing the drawer with the step platform A holding state release member that contacts the engagement lever to release the holding state by the holding means and moves the engagement lever to an engagement standby position between the engagement position and the engagement release position; a is characterized in Rukoto.
According to this feature, when the drawer body is pulled out from the storage position and used, the engagement lever is moved to the engagement position at the drawer position and engaged with a predetermined portion of the main body, so that the movement in the drawer direction can be performed. Be regulated. When storing, the engaging lever can be moved and held by the holding means, so that the engaging lever is securely held in the disengaged position even when the dimensional shape of the drawer is large. Can be stored. By storing the drawer in the storage position, the engagement lever held at the engagement release position moves to the engagement standby position by the holding state release member, so that the engagement lever is held by the holding means when it is pulled out next time. It is possible to avoid a situation in which engagement is not performed while being performed.

The cabinet according to claim 2 of the present invention is the cabinet according to claim 1 ,
The drawer with a step is provided movably by a fixed rail fixed to the main body of the cabinet, and a slide rail provided slidably with respect to the fixed rail and attached to a side plate of the drawer. And
The engagement lever is placed on the upper portion of the fixed rail at the engagement standby position, and is placed on the upper portion of the slide rail at the engagement position, so that the fixed body is a predetermined position of the main body of the cabinet. It is characterized by engaging with the front end of the rail.
According to this feature, the engaging lever can be engaged at the engaging position by using the fixed rail and the sliding rail that support the drawer so as to be movable in the pulling direction. It is not necessary to provide a separate part.

The cabinet according to claim 3 of the present invention is the cabinet according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The engagement lever is provided movably along the outer surface of the side plate of the drawer.
According to this feature, since it is not necessary to take a space in the left-right width direction, it is possible to prevent the storage space in the left-right width direction of the storage body from becoming small.

The cabinet according to claim 4 of the present invention is the cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The engagement lever is characterized by extending in the front-rear width direction along the outer surface of the side plate of the drawer.
According to this feature, the operation of moving the engagement lever can be easily performed on the front side of the drawer.

The cabinet according to claim 5 of the present invention is the cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The holding means is a magnet, can hold the engaging lever by magnetic force, and the holding state releasing member is a releasing pin provided so as to be able to contact the engaging lever.
According to this feature, the engagement lever can be held and released by a simple mechanism.

The cabinet according to claim 6 of the present invention is the cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
The engagement lever is provided as a pair on the left and right side plates of the drawer.
According to this feature, the pair of engaging levers provided on the left and right side plates of the drawer body allows the drawer body to be stably engaged with a predetermined position of the main body even in the case where the width dimension of the drawer body is large. Can be combined.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall image of a kitchen table in an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.2 (a) is a top view of a kitchen stand, (b) is a rear view of a kitchen stand, (c) is a right view. Fig.3 (a) is a right view which shows the drawer body with a stepped base accommodated in the main body of the kitchen stand, (b) is a rear view which shows the drawer body with a stepped drawer pulled out from the main body of the kitchen stand. . FIG. 4A is an enlarged side view showing the drawer with a step between the storage position and the drawer position, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged side view showing the drawer with a step in the drawer position. ) Is an enlarged side view showing a drawer with a step in the storage position. FIG. 5 is a side view showing an open / close state of the platform.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the kitchen table 1 as a cabinet in the present embodiment is a so-called island-type kitchen table, and is mounted on a main body 2 having various storage units and an upper surface of the main body 2. It is mainly composed of the placed top plate 3. The upper left side of FIG. 1 and the upper side of FIG. 2A are the front of the kitchen table 1. Hereinafter, the right side of the kitchen table 1 is the right side standing on the front side of the kitchen table 1, and the left side of the kitchen table 1 is the left side standing on the front side of the kitchen table 1. The back side means the side facing the front side across the kitchen table 1.

  The top plate 3 of the kitchen table 1 is provided with a stove 4 as a cooking unit at the corner with the left side, and with a sink 5 at the corner with the right side. On the back side of the stove 4, a panel 6 for preventing scattering of moisture and the like is erected from the top plate 3. In addition, a cooking table 7 is provided as a cooking unit on the center side from the front side, and a cooking table 8 as a cooking unit is provided on the back side continuously to the cooking table 7. Further, along the entire circumference of the kitchen table 1, an opening door 9 as a storage unit or a drawer (not shown) is appropriately provided on the side surface, and a provided dishwasher 10 is provided on the right side surface.

  The kitchen table 1 is basically configured such that the main cook stands on the front side and cooks, but the cook can act along the entire circumference of the kitchen table 1, that is, Not only the front side of the kitchen stand 1 but also cooking using both the left and right sides or the back side is possible. In the kitchen table 1 having such a configuration, cooking using the entire circumference of the kitchen table 1 is possible even when there are a plurality of cookers.

  Next, the kitchen table 1 is provided with drawers 11 and 21 with a step platform having a predetermined height with respect to the floor surface on which the kitchen table 1 is placed. The entrance / exit 19 for taking in / out the drawer body 11 with a stepping platform is oriented approximately 90 degrees with respect to an upper cabinet (not shown) provided on the right side surface different from the front surface of the kitchen table 1, that is, in front of the kitchen table 1. It is provided in the lower part of the changed right side surface. And the drawer body 11 with a step stand is inserted and inserted in this entrance / exit 19, and the storage position accommodated in the inside of the main body 2 and the extraction position fully pulled out from this storage position to the outside, that is, rightward outward, Between the two. Similarly, an entrance / exit 29 for taking in / out the drawer body 21 with a platform is provided in the lower part on the back side of the kitchen table 1, and the drawer body 21 with a platform is inserted into the entrance 29, and the storage is similar to the above. It is movably provided between the position and the drawing position.

  As described above, the entrances 19 and 29 are provided on the side face and / or the back face facing the direction different from the front face of the main body 2 of the kitchen table 1 facing the main cook, for example, thereby preventing the main cook from acting. The sub-cooker such as a child can perform the cooking work together with the main cook using the platform.

  Further, a sink 5 and a stove 4 are provided at the corners of the front surface and the side surface of the main body 2 on the top plate 3 of the kitchen table 1, and an entrance / exit 19 is connected to the sink 5 and the stove 4 on the side surface of the main body 2. Since the main cooker uses the sink 5 or the stove 4 from the front side of the main body 2 by being arranged below the facing position, the sub-cooker such as a child uses the drawer 11 with the step platform. In addition, since the same sink 5 or stove 4 can be used from the side of the main body 2, that is, from a different direction from the main cooker, the action of the main cooker is not hindered.

  Furthermore, the sink 5 and the stove 4 are provided in the top plate 3 of the kitchen stand 1, and the main cooker is able to arrange the entrance / exit 29 below the stove 4 on the back surface of the main body 2. Even when the sink 5 or the stove 4 is used from the front side of the main body 2, a sub-cooker such as a child uses the drawer 21 with the step platform to connect the same sink 5 or the stove 4 to the back side of the main body 2, that is, Since it can be used from a different direction from the main cooker, the main cooker's behavior is not hindered.

  The stepped drawer 11 includes a step 12 that can be placed on the upper surface by a cook or the like, and a box-shaped drawer 13 that has a storage portion 13 a that can store articles below the step 12. . Similarly, the drawer body 21 with a step pedestal is composed of a step pedestal 22 that can be placed on the upper surface by a cook or the like, and a box-shaped drawer body 23 having a storage section that can store articles below the step pedestal 22. ing.

  Hereinafter, since the drawer bodies 11 and 21 with a platform have the same structure, the structure of the drawer body 11 with a platform will be described, and the description of the structure of the drawer body 21 with a platform will be omitted.

  The drawer body 13 of the drawer body 11 with a platform is formed in a box shape opened upward, and the platform 12 is connected to the drawer 13 by a hinge part 24 and a connecting member 25 so that the opening can be opened and closed. The drawer body 13 is configured to move integrally between the storage position and the drawer position.

  As described above, the drawer 11 with the platform includes the platform 12 that can be placed on the upper surface and the drawer 13 that has the storage portion 13a that can store articles, so that the space below the platform 12 is provided. Can also be effectively used as the storage portion 13a.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the movement of the drawer body 11 with the platform will be described. First, the storage space of the drawer body 11 with the platform in the interior communicating with the entrance 19 of the main body 2 is defined. Fixed rails 14 formed in a U-shape in side view are fixed to the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 2a, 2a constituting the respective side plates in the front-rear direction. Sliding rails 15 are fixed to the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 13b constituting the drawer 13 along the front-rear direction, and are inserted into the U-shaped openings of the fixed rails 14 in the front-rear direction. In addition, casters 26 are provided on the bottom surface of the bottom plate of the drawer body 13 at four positions spaced apart in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction. Then, by pushing or pulling out the drawer body 11 with the step platform into the storage position, the slide rail 15 of the drawer body 11 with the platform platform slides along the fixed rail 14, and the drawer body 11 with the platform is smoothly moved with respect to the main body 2. It becomes movable.

  Next, the lock mechanism in the drawer position of the drawer body 11 with a step ladder will be described.

  First, engaging levers 16 and 16 are provided in the front-rear direction at positions above the slide rail 15 along the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 13b and 13b of the drawer body 13, respectively. In addition, since the engaging levers 16 and 16 provided on the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 13b and 13b and other members attached thereto have the same structure, the structure relating to the engaging lever 16 on one side will be described below. A description of the engaging lever 16 on the other side will be omitted.

  More specifically, the engaging lever 16 is mainly made of a metal having magnetism, and is formed in a tapered portion 16a whose rear portion faces obliquely downward, and is a pivoting portion pivotally supported at the front portion of the side plate 13b. Centering on 16b, it is provided so as to be rotatable by a predetermined angle around a virtual rotation axis in the left-right direction. Further, an opening 16d extending in the vertical direction is formed at an appropriate position on the approximate center side of the engaging lever 16, and a protrusion 13c fixed to the side plate 13b of the drawer 13 is inserted into the opening 16d. Has been. By doing in this way, the projection part 13c inserted by the opening part 16d functions as a guide in the case of rotation of the engagement lever 16. FIG.

  Further, a magnet 17 as a holding means is fixedly attached to an appropriate position above the engagement lever 16 on the outer surface of the side plate 13b of the drawer 13 with the magnetic surface having magnetism facing downward. Further, a release pin 18 as a holding state release member is provided at an appropriate position on the rear side of the side plate 2a inside the main body 2 so as to project toward the inner drawer body 13 side. It is provided so as to be able to come into contact with the tapered portion 16a.

  Next, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, the engagement of the drawer body 11 with the step platform will be described. The drawer body 11 with the platform platform is stored in the main body 2 of the kitchen base 1, and the main body 2. When it is located between the fully drawn-out position, the drawer body with step 11 is in a position where the rear end portion of the engagement lever 16 is in contact with the upper surface of the fixed rail 14, that is, in the engagement standby position. It can move freely in the front-rear direction.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the drawer body 11 with the step platform is located at the drawer position, the rear end portion 16 c of the engagement lever 16 that has been in contact with the upper surface of the fixed rail 14 is fixed. The position where the rail 14 is detached from the upper surface of the rail 14 and pivots downward by its own weight, contacts the upper surface of the slide rail 15 and the rear end portion 16c engages with the front end portion 14a of the fixed rail 14, that is, the above-described engagement standby position. It moves to an engagement position below (see the dotted line in the figure). In this engagement position, the rear end portion 16c of the engagement lever 16 pivotally supported by the side plate 13b of the drawer 13 is connected to the front end portion 14a of the fixed rail 14 fixed to the side plate 2a of the main body 2 of the kitchen table 1. Engagement restricts the rearward movement of the drawer body 11 with the platform.

  As described above, the engagement lever 16 can be engaged at the engagement position by using the fixed rail 14 and the slide rail 15 that support the drawer body 11 with the step platform so as to be movable in the pull-out direction. It is not necessary to separately provide an engaged portion or the like on the main body 2 side.

  Further, since the engaging lever 16 is provided so as to be vertically movable along the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 13b of the drawer 13, it is not necessary to take a special space in the left and right width direction. It can prevent that the storage space of the width direction becomes small.

  A locking portion (not shown) protrudes at a predetermined position on the front end of the fixed rail 14 and a protruding portion (not shown) is provided at a predetermined position on the rear end of the slide rail 15. At the position, the locking portion of the fixed rail 14 and the protruding portion of the sliding rail 15 come into contact with each other, thereby preventing the drawer body 11 with a step platform from coming out of the main body 2.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the disengagement of the drawer 11 with the step platform will be described. The left and right engagement levers 16 at the above-described engagement positions are rotated upward to move upward. By operating the movement, the upper surface of the engagement lever 16 is brought into contact with the magnetic surface facing the lower side of the magnet 17 and is held by magnetic force, so that the left and right engagement levers 16 are moved from the engagement position and the engagement standby position. The engagement lever 16 is held in the disengaged position where the engagement between the rear end portion 16c of the engagement lever 16 and the front end portion 14a of the fixed rail 14 is released. Thus, when the engaging lever 16 is positioned at the disengagement position, the drawer body 11 with the step platform is movable back and forth with respect to the main body 2 in the pulling direction.

  As described above, the engaging lever 16 extends in the front-rear width direction along the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 13b of the drawer body 13 so that the upward movement operation for holding the engagement lever 16 can be performed on the drawer body 13. This can be done conveniently on the front side.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), as the drawer body 11 with the step platform is pushed toward the storage position, the taper portion 16 a of the engagement lever 16 comes into contact with the release pin 18 fixed to the main body 2. The engagement lever 16 moves away from the magnet 17 and pivots downward due to its own weight, so that the rear end portion 16c of the engagement lever 16 again contacts the upper surface of the fixed rail 14 to the engagement standby position. Return. That is, the holding state of the engagement lever 16 is released, and the drawer body 11 with a footrest is movable in the front-rear direction while the engagement lever 16 is in the engagement standby position.

  As described above, when the drawer body 11 with the step platform is pulled out from the stowed position and used, the engagement lever 16 moves from the engagement standby position to the lower engagement position by its own weight at the drawer position and moves to a predetermined position on the main body. Engagement restricts movement in the pull-out direction. When storing the drawer body 11 with the step platform, the left and right engagement levers 16 can be separately moved upward and held by the magnet 17 as the holding means. Even when the dimensions are large, the left and right engagement levers 16 can be securely stored while being held in the disengagement position.

  In addition, by storing the drawer body 11 with the stepping platform in the storage position, the engagement lever 16 held in the engagement release position moves by its own weight to the engagement standby position by the release pin 18 as a holding state release member. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the engagement lever 16 is held by the holding means and is not engaged when it is pulled out next time.

  Moreover, since the engagement lever 16 moves from the engagement standby position to the engagement position by its own weight, the movement can be restricted by a simple mechanism.

  Further, in this way, the holding means is the magnet 17, the engagement lever 16 can be held by magnetic force, and the holding state release member is a release pin 18 provided so as to be able to contact the engagement lever 16. Thus, the engagement lever 16 can be held and released by a simple mechanism.

  Furthermore, the pair of engaging levers 16 provided on the left and right side plates 13b of the drawer body 13 stabilizes the drawer body 11 with the platform in the left-right direction even when the lateral width of the drawer body 11 with the platform is large. The main body can be engaged with a predetermined position.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing structure of the platform 12 of the drawer body 11 with a platform will be described. The platform 12 is connected to the drawer body 13 by a hinge portion 24 at the rear end, By rotating around a virtual rotation axis, the upper opening of the drawer 13 can be opened and closed. In addition to the hinge portion 24, an adjustable connecting member 25 that connects the step 12 and the drawer 13 is provided. The connecting member 25 allows the step 12 to open the upper opening of the drawer 13 at a predetermined angle. Can hold open state.

  Note that the opening / closing structure of the step is not necessarily limited to the present embodiment. For example, the step may move in a sliding manner to open / close the upper opening of the drawer.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the kitchen table 1 is an island type kitchen table, and the top plate is provided with the sink 5 and the stove 4 as the cooking unit. However, the kitchen table type, the sink or the cooking unit The arrangement is not necessarily limited to the present embodiment, and may be, for example, an I-type or L-type kitchen table, or a kitchen table in which only a sink or a cooking unit is provided on the top plate. .

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the entrances 19 and 29 of the drawer bodies 11 and 21 with a step platform are provided in two places of the right side surface and the back of the kitchen stand 1, the position where an entrance is provided is the front of a kitchen stand. The specific installation position and quantity are not necessarily limited to the present embodiment as long as they are at least one of the side surface and the back surface different from the above.

  In the above embodiment, the engagement lever 16 is rotatable around a virtual rotation axis in the left-right direction around the rotation portion 16b pivotally supported in the front portion of the drawer body 13, The engagement lever is pivotable around a pivot shaft in the front-rear direction, for example, the engagement standby position, the engagement position, and the engagement release position. It may be provided so as to be movable to the combined position and the engagement release position.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the engagement lever 16 is engaged with the front end portion 14a of the fixed rail 14, but the engagement position is not limited to the front end portion of the fixed rail. Further, it may be an end part such as a partition plate or a bottom plate, or an engaging part provided separately on the cabinet body.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the engagement lever 16 is pivotally supported by the rotation part 16b and is provided rotatably between the engagement position and the engagement release position, The lever may be provided so as to be movable between the engagement position and the engagement release position by sliding in the vertical direction. Moreover, in the said Example, although the engagement lever 16 is provided in a pair on the right-and-left side board 13b of the drawer | drawing-out body 13, for example, the engagement lever is provided only in either the right-and-left side board of a drawer | drawing-out body. Also good.

  Furthermore, in the said Example, although the kitchen stand 1 is shown as a cabinet, a cabinet is not necessarily restricted to a kitchen stand, For example, the display shelf provided with the shelf board may be sufficient.

  In the above embodiment, the magnet 17 is shown as the holding means, and the release pin 18 is shown as the holding state releasing means. For example, the holding means is biased substantially horizontally by an elastic body such as a spring. A taper member is provided, and a hook member that can be locked to the taper member protrudes from the engagement lever. As the engagement lever moves upward, the hook member moves the taper member in a counter-biasing direction. The engagement lever may be held by entering the upper part of the taper member while pushing back, and the taper member is again urged by the elastic body and the hook member is locked. In addition, a release surface body having a release surface that can come into contact with the taper member is provided on the cabinet side as the holding state release means, and the taper member contacts the release surface body by pushing the drawer body into the main body of the cabinet. Thus, the taper member may be pushed back in the counter-biasing direction, the hook member may be unlocked, and the holding state of the engagement lever may be released.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole image of the kitchen stand in the Example of this invention. (A) is a top view of a kitchen stand, (b) is a rear view of a kitchen stand, (c) is a right view. (A) is a right view which shows the drawer body with a stepped base accommodated in the main body of a kitchen stand, (b) is a rear view which shows the drawer body with a stepped drawer pulled out from the main body of the kitchen stand. (A) is an expanded side view which shows the drawer body with a step between the storage position and a drawer position, (b) is an enlarged side view which shows the drawer with a step in a drawer position, (c) It is an enlarged side view which shows the drawer body with a step in a stowed position. It is a side view which shows the open / close state of a step.

Explanation of symbols

1 Kitchen stand (cabinet)
2 Main body 3 Top plate 4 Stove 5 Sink 7 Cooking table 8 Cooking table 11 Drawer with step 12 Tread 13 Drawer 13a Storage part 13b Side plate 14 Fixed rail 15 Sliding rail 16 Engaging lever 17 Magnet (holding means)
18 Release pin (holding state release means)
19 Entrance / exit 21 Drawing body with step 22 Step 23 Extraction body 24 Hinge part 29 Entrance / exit

Claims (6)

A drawer body with a platform comprising a drawer body formed in a box shape whose upper surface is open, and a platform that can freely open and close the top surface opening of the drawer body. A cabinet provided movably between a drawing position drawn toward the outside of the main body,
On the outer surface of the drawer body, an engagement position that engages with a predetermined position of the main body of the cabinet at the drawer position and restricts the movement of the drawer body with the step platform in the pull-out direction, and an engagement retracted from the engagement position An engagement lever that is movably provided between the engagement position and the engagement position and capable of moving from the engagement position to the engagement release position;
Holding means for holding the engagement lever moved to the disengagement position at the disengagement position, and provided at the main body side when storing the drawer with the step platform A holding state release member that contacts the engagement lever to release the holding state by the holding means and moves the engagement lever to an engagement standby position between the engagement position and the engagement release position; cabinet characterized by Rukoto equipped. The drawer with a step is provided movably by a fixed rail fixed to the main body of the cabinet, and a slide rail provided slidably with respect to the fixed rail and attached to a side plate of the drawer. And
The engagement lever is placed on the upper portion of the fixed rail at the engagement standby position, and is placed on the upper portion of the slide rail at the engagement position, so that the fixed body is a predetermined position of the main body of the cabinet. The cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the cabinet is engaged with a front end of the rail. The cabinet according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the engagement lever is provided movably along an outer surface of a side plate of the drawer. The cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the engaging lever extends in the front-rear width direction along the outer surface of the side plate of the drawer. The holding means is a magnet, the engagement lever can be held by magnetic force, and the holding state release member is a release pin provided so as to be able to contact the engagement lever. Item 5. The cabinet according to any one of Items 1 to 4 . The cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the engagement lever is provided as a pair on left and right side plates of the drawer.

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