JP5126876B2 - Lifting rack - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevating rack, and particularly relates to prevention of dropping of a utensil or the like supported in a suspended state in an elevating rack that is provided on the rear side of a fixed storage portion of a hanging cupboard and is movable in the vertical direction. .

  For example, a hanging cupboard is provided above a kitchen counter or sink. However, since the mounting position of the hanging cabinet is relatively high, it is difficult to reach the items stored in the rear region or the upper region in the storage region of the hanging cabinet, and it is difficult to put in and out the stored items. In particular, women who are relatively short in height tend to be unable to reach the hanging cupboards themselves and store only those that are less frequently used.

  In view of this, a configuration has been proposed in which a fixed storage portion is provided at the front portion of the hanging cabinet, and an elevating rack that is movable in the vertical direction is provided behind the fixed storage portion (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-305063 A

  In this type of lifting rack, for example, a hook (フ ッ ク: bent engagement tool) is formed at the free end of the handle portion of a cooking tool such as a ladle or spatula, and is provided in the lifting rack. It is convenient to support the cooking utensil or the like in a suspended state by engaging the hook with the rod-shaped engaging portion. However, by simply using a hook to support the cooking utensil in a suspended state, for example, if the lifting rack is raised suddenly by the action of an urging means such as a winding drum, There is a concern that the hook may come off the rod-shaped engaging portion due to the acting inertial force, and the cooking utensil (generally an article) falls.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an elevating rack in which a hook does not come off from a rod-shaped engaging portion and a cooking tool or the like does not fall.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, in a lifting rack that can move in the vertical direction,
A rod-like engagement portion for engaging with a hook formed at one end of the article to support the article in a suspended state;
E Bei a fall prevention device for preventing the hook that the article out from the rod-shaped engagement portion is dropped,
The fall-preventing tool extends in substantially the same direction as the rod-shaped engagement portion at a height position spaced apart from the rod-shaped engagement portion, and is spaced in the horizontal direction across the rod-shaped engagement portion. There is provided an elevating rack characterized by having a pair of rod-like members .

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the rod-shaped engaging portion is inclined downward from the tip portion to the base portion, and the fall prevention tool extends a required distance from the base portion side of the rod-shaped engaging portion . .

  In the lifting rack of the present invention, simply by supporting an article such as a cooking tool in a suspended state using a hook, for example, when the lifting rack is raised suddenly by the action of the biasing means, Based on the recognition of the new problem that the hook may come off the rod-like engagement part due to the acting inertia force and the article may fall, preventing the hook from coming off the rod-like engagement part and dropping the article A new component called a fall prevention tool is attached. As a result, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize an elevating rack in which the hook does not come off from the rod-like engaging portion and the cooking utensil or the like does not fall.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to provide a fall prevention tool extending in substantially the same direction as the rod-shaped engagement portion at a height position spaced from the rod-shaped engagement portion by a predetermined distance. In this case, for example, even if the lifting rack rises due to the action of the urging means and stops suddenly, and even if the hook is lifted to some extent from the rod-like engaging portion due to the inertial force acting on the cooking utensil or the like, the hook is It is possible to reliably prevent the fall prevention tool from coming off the joint.

  Moreover, specifically, it is preferable that a fall prevention tool has the form of the one rod-shaped member provided substantially right above the rod-shaped engaging part. For example, when the upper part of the hook in the suspended state is formed to be substantially flat, the fall prevention tool of the above-described form reliably prevents the hook from floating up and coming off from the rod-like engagement portion according to a simple configuration. be able to.

  Or it is preferable that a fall prevention tool has a form of a pair of rod-shaped member spaced apart in the horizontal direction on both sides of the rod-shaped engaging part. For example, when the upper portion of the hook in the suspended state is formed to be convex upward, the hook is lifted from the rod-shaped engaging portion by appropriately setting the interval between the pair of rod-shaped members constituting the fall prevention device. Can be reliably prevented.

  Moreover, in this invention, it is preferable that a rod-shaped engaging part inclines downward from a front-end | tip part to a base part, and the fall prevention tool is extended only a required distance from the base part side of the rod-shaped engaging part. With this configuration, the operation of hooking and engaging the hook at a position relatively close to the tip of the rod-like engagement portion without the hindrance of the fall prevention tool becomes easy. In addition, because of the action of the inclination of the rod-shaped engagement portion, the hook engaged with the position close to the tip of the rod-shaped engagement portion is naturally moved and stabilized between the fall prevention device and the base portion. It is possible to reliably prevent the hook from being lifted off from the rod-like engagement portion.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a hanging cupboard including a lifting rack according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed above a worktop surface of a kitchen. As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, this invention is applied with respect to the raising / lowering rack of the hanging cupboard installed above the worktop surface of the kitchen.

  The kitchen shown in FIG. 1 includes a base cabinet BC placed on the floor F. A cooking unit (IH stove, gas stove, etc.) 11 and a pair of counters 12a and 12b are provided on the upper side of the base cabinet BC from the left side toward the kitchen, and a sink is provided between the pair of counters 12a and 12b. 13 is provided. Adjacent to the sink 13, for example, a hot and cold water-mixing faucet 14 is provided.

  A range hood 15 is attached to the wall surface W above the cooking unit 11, and a wall cabinet WC is attached to the wall surface W so as to be aligned with the range hood 15 at substantially the same height. In the present embodiment, a part of the wall cabinet WC, that is, a portion provided above the kitchen counter 12b and the sink 13 (work top surface) is configured as a hanging cabinet 10 having the lifting rack of the present invention. Yes.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of a hanging cabinet provided with a lifting rack according to the present embodiment, and shows a lowered state in which the lifting rack is lowered to a required height position. Referring to FIG. 2, the hanging cupboard 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a fixed storage portion 10 </ b> A fixed to the wall surface W, and is provided on the rear side of the fixed storage portion 10 </ b> A and is movable in the vertical direction. And an elevating rack 10B.

  One or a plurality (two in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 exemplarily) intermediate shelf boards are provided inside the fixed storage portion 10A. The elevating rack 10B includes a box-shaped main body 1 that opens forward and upward, and one or a plurality of horizontal racks that are horizontally disposed at an intermediate height position of the main body 1 (for example, four in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2). And the operation part 3 for operating the vertical movement of the elevating rack 10B.

  The operation unit 3 includes a bar-shaped handle 3a that extends horizontally from the bottom plate 1a of the main body 1 with a space therebetween. For example, a cooking tool 20 such as a ladle is suspended from the hanging member 2. Specifically, a hook 20a is formed at the free end of the handle portion of the cooking utensil 20, and the cooking utensil 20 is supported in a suspended state by hanging the hook 20a on the hanging member 2. The detailed configuration and operation of the hanging member 2 will be described later.

  The elevating rack 10B includes, for example, a belt (not shown) wound around a winding drum (not shown) as urging means for urging the main body 1 upward with a substantially constant force. In the present embodiment, when the handle 3a is pulled downward against the biasing force of the belt acting on the main body 1, the elevating rack 10B is smoothly lowered.

  When the elevating rack 10B is lowered to a desired height position, for example, if the hand is released from the handle 3a, the elevating rack 10B stops at any time. When the elevating rack 10B is lowered to a desired height position, if the elevating rack 10B is pulled to the front operation position against the urging force acting on the handle 3a, the elevating rack 10B is applied by the urging force of the belt acting on the main body 1. Rises smoothly.

  In the middle of ascending / descending rack 10B, for example, if the hand is released from handle 3a and handle 3a is returned to the original position on the back side, elevator rack 10B stops at any time. On the other hand, when the handle 3a is continuously attracted to the front operation position, the elevating rack 10B is raised to the highest position and stopped, and is stored in the rear side of the fixed storage portion 10A. Details of the elevating mechanism and the stopper mechanism of the elevating rack 10B are disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-68991 by the applicant and the drawings.

  Hereinafter, prior to the description of the specific configuration and operation of the suspension member 2 in the lifting rack 10B of the present embodiment, the problem newly recognized in the present invention with reference to the comparative example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 will be briefly described. Explained. In the comparative example shown in FIG. 3, the hook 20a formed at one end of the cooking utensil 20, that is, the free end of the handle portion of the cooking utensil 20 is hung on and engaged with a rod-shaped portion 31 extending in a substantially horizontal direction.

  If the hook 20a is simply hooked and engaged with the rod-shaped portion 31 without taking any special measures according to the conventional well-known technique, the elevating rack 10B is raised by the action of a biasing means such as a winding drum. If it stops suddenly, as shown in FIG. 4, due to the inertial force acting on the cooking utensil 20, the hook 20a is greatly lifted off the rod-shaped portion 31, and there is a fear that the cooking utensil 20 will fall.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of the hanging member provided in the lifting rack of the present embodiment and the hanging state of the cooking utensil. FIG. 6 is an arrow view taken along line A of FIG. Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, a hook 20 a is formed at the free end of the handle portion of the cooking utensil 20 so that the upper portion is convexly curved upward in the suspended state. In other words, the hook 20a formed at one end of the cooking utensil 20 has a form in which the upper part in the suspended state is curved convexly upward.

  The suspending member 2 is engaged with a hook 20a formed at one end of the cooking utensil 20 to support the cooking utensil 20 in a suspended state, and the hook 20a extends from the bar-shaped engaging unit 2a. And a fall prevention tool 2b for preventing the cooking utensil 20 from falling off. The fall prevention tool 2b extends in substantially the same direction as the rod-shaped engagement portion 2a at a height position spaced from the rod-shaped engagement portion 2a, and is spaced horizontally in the horizontal direction across the rod-shaped engagement portion 2a. A pair of rod-shaped members.

  The rod-like engagement portion 2a is inclined downward from the tip end portion 2aa to the base portion 2ab (the reference numeral 2ab is omitted because it is hidden by the hook 20a in the related drawings). The fall prevention tool 2b extends from the base portion 2ab side of the rod-like engagement portion 2a by a required distance, for example, to the vicinity of the center position. It should be noted that a curved stopper portion 2c is provided to extend on the distal end portion 2aa side of the rod-like engagement portion 2a, and an L-shaped attachment portion 2d is provided on the base portion 2ab side of the rod-like engagement portion 2a. Is provided.

  In the elevating rack 10B of this embodiment, a fall prevention tool 2b extending in substantially the same direction as the rod-shaped engagement portion 2a is provided at a height position spaced apart from the rod-shaped engagement portion 2a. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 7 (a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 5) and FIG. 8 (an arrow view corresponding to FIG. 6), the elevating rack 10B rises due to the action of the biasing means and stops suddenly. Even if the hook 20a is lifted to some extent from the rod-like engagement portion 2a due to the inertial force acting on the cooking utensil 20, the action of the fall prevention device 2b reliably prevents the hook 20a from coming off the rod-like engagement portion 2a. be able to. That is, in this embodiment, the raising / lowering rack 10B which the hook 20a remove | deviates from the rod-shaped engaging part 2a, and the cooking tool 20 does not fall is realizable.

  In particular, the fall prevention device 2b of the present embodiment has a form of a pair of rod-like members spaced apart in the horizontal direction with the rod-like engagement portion 2a interposed therebetween. Therefore, even if the hook 20a has a shape in which the upper portion is convexly curved upward in the suspended state, or the hook 20a has various other shapes, the pair of rod-shaped members that constitute the fall prevention device 2b. By appropriately setting the interval, it is possible to reliably prevent the hook 20a from being lifted off from the rod-shaped engaging portion 2a.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the rod-like engagement portion 2a is inclined downward from the tip portion 2aa to the base portion 2ab, and the fall prevention tool 2b is a required distance from the base portion 2ab side of the rod-like engagement portion 2a to the vicinity of the center position. Only extends. Therefore, without causing the fall prevention tool 2b to get in the way, the operation of hooking the hook 20a at a position relatively close to the tip of the rod-like engagement portion 2a and engaging it becomes easy. Further, by the action of the inclination of the rod-like engaging portion 2a, the hook 20a engaged with the rod-like engaging portion 2a that is relatively close to the tip is naturally moved between the fall prevention device 2b and the base portion 2ab. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the hook 20a from floating and coming off from the rod-like engagement portion 2a.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the hanging member provided in the elevating rack according to the modification of the present embodiment and the hanging state of the cooking utensil. FIG. 10 is an arrow view taken along line B in FIG. 9 and viewed along arrow B, and is a view for explaining the operation of the hanging member according to the modification. In the modified example, as shown in FIG. 9, the hook 20b formed at one end of the cooking utensil 20 is formed so that the upper part is substantially flat in the suspended state.

  Therefore, even if the fall prevention tool 2b having the form of a pair of rod-like members as in the above-described embodiment is not used, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, one piece provided almost directly above the rod-like engagement portion 2a. By the action of the fall prevention tool 2e having the shape of a rod-shaped member, the hook 20b can be reliably prevented from being lifted off from the rod-shaped engagement portion 2a according to a simpler configuration than the above-described embodiment.

  In the above-described embodiment, the vertical movement of the elevating rack 10B is operated by the operation of the operation unit 3 having the handle 3a that extends horizontally from the bottom plate 1a of the main body 1 with a space therebetween. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made to the configuration of the operation unit that operates the vertical movement of the elevating rack.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the elevating rack 10B that moves in the vertical direction on the rear side of the fixed storage portion 10A that is fixedly provided on the wall surface W. Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, this invention is applied with respect to the raising / lowering rack 10B of the hanging cupboard 10 installed above the worktop surface of the kitchen. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to a lifting rack that is generally movable in the vertical direction.

It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the hanging cupboard provided with the raising / lowering rack concerning embodiment of this invention is installed above the worktop surface of a kitchen. It is a perspective view which shows roughly the external appearance of the hanging cupboard provided with the raising / lowering rack concerning this embodiment, Comprising: The descending state which the raising / lowering rack fell to the required height position is shown. It is the 1st figure explaining the subject newly recognized in the present invention. It is a 2nd figure explaining the problem newly recognized in this invention. It is a perspective view which shows roughly the structure of the suspension member provided in the raising / lowering rack of this embodiment, and the suspended state of a cooking utensil. It is the arrow line view which cut | disconnected the suspension member by the line A of FIG. It is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 5, Comprising: It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the suspension member of this embodiment. It is an arrow view corresponding to FIG. 6, Comprising: It is a figure explaining the effect | action of the suspension member of this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows roughly the structure of the suspension member provided in the raising / lowering rack concerning the modification of this embodiment, and the suspended state of a cooking utensil. FIG. 10 is an arrow view of the suspension member cut along line B of FIG. 9 and viewed along arrow B, and is a view for explaining the operation of the suspension member of the modification.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body of raising / lowering rack 2 Hanging member 2a Rod-like engagement part 2aa Tip part 2ab of rod-like engagement part Base part 2b, 2e of rod-like engagement part Fall prevention tool 3 Operation part 3a Handle 10A Fixed storage part 10B Lifting-type rack 20 Cooker 20a, 20b Cooker hook

Claims (2)

In a lifting rack that can move up and down,
A rod-like engagement portion for engaging with a hook formed at one end of the article to support the article in a suspended state;
E Bei a fall prevention device for preventing the hook that the article out from the rod-shaped engagement portion is dropped,
The fall-preventing tool extends in substantially the same direction as the rod-shaped engagement portion at a height position spaced apart from the rod-shaped engagement portion, and is spaced in the horizontal direction across the rod-shaped engagement portion. An elevating rack characterized by having a pair of rod-like members . The rod-like engagement part is inclined downward from the tip part to the base part,
The elevating rack according to claim 1, wherein the fall prevention tool extends a required distance from the base side of the rod-like engagement portion .

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