JP5484365B2 - Towel rack - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a towel rack attached to a line handle having an eaves-shaped portion that protrudes forward from a front plate of a drawer and curves downward.

  In the kitchen, many storage spaces are provided to store cooking utensils, cooking materials, tableware, and the like. For this reason, a drawer or a hinged door is usually provided under the top plate (worktop in the system kitchen). A handle is attached to the front plate of the drawers of these various storages.

  Various shapes and structures of handles have been proposed. For example, a structure in which a U-shaped metal fitting or knob is attached, or a structure in which a recess is formed in a part of the front plate has long been seen. In recent years, a handle having a width substantially equal to the width of the front plate is also preferred. Such a handle is called a line handle because it is observed as a line continuous to a plurality of drawers in the horizontal direction when the entire kitchen is observed.

  By the way, towels are frequently used in the kitchen to handle water. Although it is possible to hang a towel if it is a U-shaped metal fitting, the line handle usually does not have a gap between the front plate and cannot hang a towel. Therefore, preparing some towel racks can improve convenience for the user.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a towel rack that engages with a drawer handle. The handle with which this towel rack engages is a line handle arranged on the upper surface of the front plate. The handle has a space in which the cross-sectional shape is bowl-shaped and expands inside, and both ends are open.

  The towel rack described in Patent Literature 1 includes a bar on which a towel is hung and a pair of bases attached to both ends of the bar. The pair of base portions has a shape corresponding to the inner shape of the hook-shaped handle, and is engaged with the handle by sliding from both ends of the opened handle. In addition, paragraph 0018 of Patent Document 1 describes that a pair of base portions are provided with protrusions to prevent the pair of base portions from being detached from the handle when the bar is raised upward. .

  That is, since the towel rack described in Patent Document 1 is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the handle, the towel rack is intended to be detached in the longitudinal direction, and the towel rack is detached from the handle in the vertical direction of the handle. It has a configuration that does not.

JP 2009-41364 A

  However, the towel rack can be overloaded from above, for example when the user has touched it. In the towel rack described in Patent Document 1, even if a load is applied from above, there is no possibility that it will come off. However, on the contrary, when an overload exceeding the load resistance is applied, there is a problem that the towel rack or the drawer handle is damaged.

  Moreover, the towel rack of patent document 1 cannot be attached unless it has a space which expanded inside also in a line handle. On the other hand, as a line handle, a line handle having an eaves shape is also conceivable. The line handle has an eaves-shaped portion that protrudes forward from the front plate of the drawer and curves downward, and the towel rack described in Patent Document 1 cannot be attached thereto.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a towel rack that can be attached to a line handle having an eaves shape and that is not damaged even if it is overloaded from above.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a typical structure of the towel rack according to the present invention is a towel rack that is attached to a line handle having an eaves-shaped portion that protrudes forward from the front plate of the drawer and curves downward. A bar on which the towel is hung and a pair of bases that support the bar at both ends of the bar, the base having a shape corresponding to the upper surface of the eaves-shaped part of the line handle, and the upper surface of the eaves-shaped part A contact portion that contacts the bottom surface of the eave-shaped portion of the line handle, engages with the tip of the eave-shaped portion, and receives a predetermined overload from above. And an engaging portion that is disengaged.

  According to the said structure, a towel hook can be attached to a line handle by pinching the front-end | tip of a eaves-shaped part of a line handle by a contact part and an engaging part. Further, from the end of the line handle, the eaves-shaped portion may be attached by sliding in the lateral direction while being inserted into the gap between the contact portion and the engaging portion. On the other hand, when the towel rack receives an overload from above, the engagement portion having elasticity is bent and the engagement with the tip end portion of the line handle is released. The towel rack that has been disengaged can be slid downward along the eaves-shaped portion of the line handle and detached from the line handle. Therefore, the towel rack is not damaged even if it is overloaded from above.

  The base may support the bar at a position above the line handle. As a result, the bar is positioned above the line handle, and the towel hung on the bar is less likely to bite into the foot storage in the kitchen, depending on its length. Therefore, convenience is improved.

  The base may be provided with a curtain plate contact portion that is formed continuously with the contact portion and contacts the curtain plate positioned above the drawer. As a result, in the state where the towel rack is attached to the line handle, the curtain plate contact portion continuous with the contact portion comes into contact with the curtain plate, and the position of the towel rack relative to the line handle is more stable and rattling. Can be prevented.

  The base is an injection-molded part, and the contact portion and the engaging portion may be integrally formed. Thereby, the manufacturing process of a base can be simplified and productivity can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the towel rack which can be attached to the line handle which has an eaves shape, and does not break even if it receives an overload from upper direction can be provided.

It is a figure which shows a kitchen provided with the towel rack in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the side and front of a line handle where a towel rack is attached. It is a perspective view of a towel rack. It is a side view which shows the state in which the towel rack was attached to the line handle. It is a figure explaining the separation operation | movement of a towel rack. It is a figure which shows the towel rack in other embodiment.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

(kitchen)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a kitchen including a storage in the present embodiment. The kitchen 100 is a so-called system kitchen provided with a plurality of storage cabinets (cabinets) under one top plate 110 (work top). The top plate 110 is made of synthetic resin (artificial marble), stainless steel, or the like, and covers the entire upper surface of the kitchen 100. In addition, the top plate 110 is integrally formed with a space 112a corresponding to the upper surface of the stove 112 attached in a built-in manner, a cooking space 114 which is a flat table surface and used mainly for cooking, and the top plate 110. A sink 116 is provided.

  Under the top plate 110, the storage cabinet includes a stove cabinet 120 in which the main body of the stove 112 is installed, a base cabinet 130 corresponding to the cooking space 114, and a sink cabinet 140 in which the sink 116 is installed. . Each storage box functions as a storage space, and the empty space in the storage box also contains wiring to the stove 112, water supply / drainage pipes to the sink 116 and the faucet. As described above, a plurality of storages corresponding to the respective components such as the sink 116 and the stove 112 on the top plate 110 are provided under the top plate 110 with the same height and depth.

  Each storage is provided with sliding drawers of various sizes in order to store the objects to be stored. The stove cabinet 120 is provided with a grill 112b of the stove 112 and an operation panel 112c in the upper part, and a spice box 122, which is a small drawer for storing small items such as seasonings, is disposed on the side. A wide drawer 124 is disposed at the center of the stove cabinet 120 (below the grill 112b), and can accommodate relatively large cooking utensils such as pots and bowls. In addition, in the vicinity of the floor below the stove cabinet 120, a foot storage 126 that is a drawer-type foot storage is disposed. Similarly, the base cabinet 130 is provided with a plurality of drawers 132 and 134 and a foot storage 136, and the sink cabinet 140 is provided with a drawer 144 and a foot storage 146.

  Further, line handles 150, 152, 154, and 156 are respectively attached to the plurality of drawers 124, 132, 134, and 144 as illustrated. A curtain plate 148 is disposed above the drawer 144.

(Towel rack)
Next, the towel rack, which is a feature of this embodiment, will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the towel rack 200 is attached to a line handle 156 of the drawer 144, and for example, a towel 300 indicated by a broken line in the figure is hung.

  FIG. 2 is a view showing a side surface and a front surface of the line handle 156 to which the towel rack 200 is attached. FIG. 2A is a view showing the drawer 144, the front plate 158 of the drawer 144, and the side surface of the curtain plate 148 together with the side surface of the line handle 156, with the towel rack 200 removed. FIG. 2B is a view showing the front of each member shown in FIG. 2A and the front of the towel rack 200. FIG. 2C is an enlarged side view of the line handle. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the towel rack 200. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the towel rack 200 is attached to the line handle 156, and FIG.

  The line handle 156 is disposed on the upper surface of the front plate 158 of the drawer 144 positioned below the curtain plate 148 as shown in FIG. 2A, and the front plate 158 as shown in FIG. It extends in the longitudinal direction along the upper surface of (see FIG. 1). Further, the line handle 156 has an eaves-shaped portion 156a that protrudes forward from the front plate 158 and curves downward as shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 2C, the eaves-shaped portion 156a of the line handle 156 has an upper surface 160, a lower surface 162, and a tip portion 164. The tip portion 164 has a thick portion shown in the region A in the figure. 166 (dama) is formed. The line handle 156 is preferably formed from an extruded product of an aluminum alloy.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the towel rack 200 includes a bar 210 on which a towel 300 (see FIG. 1) is hung, and a pair of base portions 220 and 220A. The pair of base portions 220 and 220 </ b> A are members that support the bar 210 at both ends of the bar 210. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pair of base portions 220 and 220 </ b> A includes a contact portion 222, an engagement portion 224, and a curtain plate contact portion 226. Here, the base part 220A has a symmetrical configuration with the base part 220 and has the same function and the like, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  The contact portion 222 of the base 220 has a shape corresponding to the upper surface 160 of the eaves-shaped portion 156a of the line handle 156, and contacts the upper surface 160 of the eaves-shaped portion 156a as shown in FIG. The curtain plate contact portion 226 is formed continuously with the contact portion 222 and has a contact surface 226a for making contact with the curtain plate 148 located above the drawer 144, as shown in FIG.

  The engaging portion 224 has elasticity and has a shape that contacts the lower surface 162 of the eaves-shaped portion 156a of the line handle 156 (see FIG. 4). The engaging portion 224 is preferably formed using, for example, polyethylene, polypropylene, flame retardant resin, elastomer resin, POM, or the like.

  The engaging part 224 has the protrusion part 228 as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. Further, a gap 230 for receiving the eaves-shaped portion 156 a of the line handle 156 is formed between the contact portion 222 and the engaging portion 224 of the base portion 220. The protruding portion 228 of the engaging portion 224 protrudes toward the gap 230 and has a shape that engages with the above-described thick portion 166 of the line handle 156, as shown in the region A of FIG.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the attachment operation | movement which attaches the towel rack 200 to the line handle 156, and the detachment | leave operation | movement from which the towel rack 200 receives overload from upper direction and separates from the line handle 156 are demonstrated. For convenience, the attachment operation will be described using arrows X1, X2, and X3 indicated by solid lines in the drawing, and the detachment operation will be described using arrows Y1, Y2, and Y3 indicated by dotted lines.

  The attachment operation will be described with reference to FIG. In the attaching operation, first, the towel rack 200 is aligned so that the eaves-shaped portion 156 a of the line handle 156 that is curved downward is received in the gap 230 of the towel rack 200. In the alignment, for example, the upper surface 160 and the lower surface 162 of the eaves-shaped portion 156a are brought into contact with the contact portion 222 and the engaging portion 224 of the towel rack 200, respectively. With the alignment, the towel rack 200 is pressed upward from below as indicated by an arrow X1.

  When the towel rack 200 is pressed upward from below, the elastic engaging portion 224 is bent in the direction indicated by the arrow X2, and the thick portion 166 at the tip of the eaves-shaped portion 156a is received in the gap 230. In a state where the thick portion 166 is received in the gap 230, the towel rack 200 is further pressed in the direction along the eaves-shaped portion 156a indicated by the arrow X3. The towel rack 200 slides, and the protrusion 228 of the engaging portion 224 engages with the thick portion 166 as shown in the region A in the figure.

  By such an attaching operation, the towel rack 200 has the protruding portion 228 and the thick portion 166 in a state where the eaves-shaped portion 156a of the line handle 156 is sandwiched between the contact portion 222 and the engaging portion 224 of the base portion 220. Engage. Therefore, the towel rack 200 is attached to the line handle 156 having the eaves-shaped portion 156a.

  Next, the separation operation will be described with reference to FIG. In the detachment operation, when the towel rack 200 is subjected to a predetermined overload from above as shown by the arrow Y1, the entire base 220 is rotated in the direction of the arrow Y2 around the vicinity of the tip 164 of the line handle 156. Here, since the line handle 156 is made of a highly rigid aluminum alloy, it can be considered that the line handle 156 does not deform. Then, since the engaging part 224 is inside the line handle 156, it bends in the opening direction with respect to the base part 220 (the position is not changed). Then, the width of the gap 230 is increased, and the engagement between the protruding portion 228 and the thick portion 166 is released. For this reason, the towel rack 200 is detached from the line handle 156 along the arrow Y3 direction.

  With such a detachment operation, when the towel rack 200 is overloaded from above, the engaging portion 224 is bent and detached from the line handle 156, so that it is not damaged. The predetermined overload at which the engagement portion 224 is bent and the engagement is released can be appropriately set in consideration of the material, size, and the like.

  The towel rack 200 is attached to the line handle 156, and the pair of base portions 220 and 220A support the bar 210 at a position above the line handle 156 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). For this reason, the towel 300 hung on the bar 210 located above the line handle 156 is bitten into the foot storage 146 at the foot of the kitchen 100, depending on its length, as shown in FIG. And the convenience is improved.

  Further, when the contact surface 226a of the curtain plate contact portion 226 formed continuously with the contact portion 222 comes into contact with the curtain plate 148, the position of the base 220 with respect to the line handle 156 becomes more stable. Shaking of the towel rack 200 with respect to the handle 156 can be prevented.

(Other embodiments)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a towel rack 200A according to another embodiment. FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views of the towel rack 200A attached to the line handle 156 as seen from different directions. In FIG. 6, the same members as those shown in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  The towel rack 200A is a part in which a pair of base portions 240 and 240A are injection-molded, and the towel rack of the above embodiment is formed in that the contact portion 242, the engaging portion 244 and the curtain plate contact portion 246 are integrally formed. Different from 200.

  Thus, in the towel rack 200A, since the pair of base portions 240 and 240A are integrally molded, the manufacturing process can be simplified and the productivity can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that the towel racks 200 and 200A include the curtain plate contact portions 226 and 246 that come into contact with the upper curtain plate. However, instead of this, a contact portion that contacts the front surface of the top plate 110 may be provided, and the towel racks 200 and 200A may be attached to the line handle 152 (see FIG. 1) of the uppermost drawer 132. Furthermore, the towel racks 200 and 200 </ b> A may be attached by sliding the eaves-shaped portion 156 a from the ends of the line handles 152 and 156 into the gap 230 of the contact portion 222 and the engaging portion 224 while sliding in the lateral direction.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a towel rack that is attached to a line handle having an eaves-shaped portion that protrudes forward from a front plate of a drawer and curves downward.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Kitchen, 110 ... Top plate, 112 ... Stove, 112a ... Space, 112b ... Grill, 112c ... Operation panel, 114 ... Cooking space, 120 ... Stove cabinet, 122 ... Spice box, 124, 132, 134, 144 ... Drawer 126, 136, 146 ... underfoot storage, 130 ... base cabinet, 140 ... sink cabinet, 148 ... curtain plate, 150, 152, 154, 156 ... line handle, 156a ... eaves shaped part, 158 ... front plate, 160 ... Upper surface, 162 ... lower surface, 164 ... tip part, 166 ... thick part, 200, 200A ... towel rack, 210 ... bar, 220, 220A, 240, 240A ... base, 222, 242 ... contact part, 224, 242 ... engagement Joint part, 226, 246 ... curtain plate contact part, 226a, 246a ... contact surface, 228 248 ... projecting portion, 230 ... gap, 300 ... Towel

Claims (4)

A towel rack attached to a line handle having an eaves-shaped portion that curves downward while protruding forward from the front plate of the drawer,
A bar where towels can be hung,
A pair of bases that support the bar at both ends of the bar;
The base is
A contact portion having a shape corresponding to the upper surface of the eaves-shaped portion of the line handle, and contacting the upper surface of the eaves-shaped portion;
It has elasticity, has a shape that contacts the lower surface of the eaves-shaped part of the line handle, engages with the tip of the eaves-shaped part, and releases the engagement when it receives a predetermined overload from above A towel rack, comprising: an engaging portion.   The towel rack according to claim 1, wherein the base portion supports the bar at a position above the line handle.   The towel rack according to claim 1, wherein the base portion includes a curtain plate contact portion that is formed continuously with the contact portion and contacts a curtain plate located above the drawer.   The towel rack according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the base portion is an injection-molded part, and the contact portion and the engagement portion are integrally formed.

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