JP5611073B2 - Storage - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage provided with a drawer.

  System kitchens are widely used in general households. In the system kitchen, many storage spaces are set in order to store cooking utensils, cooking materials, tableware, and the like. For example, a drawer or a swing door is usually provided under the top plate (work top). In recent years, it has been attempted to improve usability by devising the size of the drawer and the shape of the partition, assuming some articles to be stored.

  In order to further improve the usability of the system kitchen, the Applicant has provided a storage section (mounting member) that can store articles inside the drawer of the storage provided in the system kitchen, and this storage is performed as the drawer is opened and closed. The structure which raises / lowers a part was proposed (refer patent document 1).

  Specifically, in Patent Document 1, one end (front end) of an elongated arm is indirectly connected to the storage portion, and a pulley is connected to the other end (rear end) of the arm. Moreover, the rail which has the inclination which rises toward the front from the back of a storage in the wall surface of a storage is set. As a result, when pulling out the drawer, the storage part is raised by raising the pulley with the inclination of the rail, and when pushing the drawer, the storage part is lowered by lowering the pulley with the inclination of the rail. Is building.

JP 2010-201062 A

  Although the technique of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 has been beneficial, there is still a need for improvement in search of a better product. As one of the improvements, it is possible to more smoothly raise and lower the storage unit. That is, there is a demand for a structure that suppresses rattling when the storage portion is fully raised or lowered and increases smoothness.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a storage part raises at the time of the early stage which pulled out drawer | drawing-out (the time of slightly exposing from a storage). This is because even if the drawer is not fully opened, it is easy to take out frequently used tools if the storage portion is raised with a small amount of drawer. However, raising it at an early point causes a problem that the lifting / lowering operation becomes abrupt and the rail (tilt) has a steep angle, so that the smoothness is lost.

  In particular, in the technique of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the arm is moved up and down in parallel to move the storage unit up and down, so that the storage unit moves up and down only as much as the pulley moves up and down (the amount of lift of the pulley: the amount of lift of the storage unit). = 1: 1). In other words, since the vertical width of the rail is required for the purpose of raising and lowering the storage portion, the vertical width of the rail tends to be large, and there may be a problem in layout depending on the specifications.

  This invention is made in view of such a subject, and provides the storage which can achieve the smooth raising / lowering operation | movement of an accommodating part, and an early rise, and can aim at size reduction of a rail member. Objective.

  In order to solve the above problems, a representative configuration of a storage according to the present invention is a storage that can slidably store a drawer, and a storage unit that is disposed in the drawer and can store articles therein, An arm extending rearwardly of the drawer from the storage unit; two or more pulleys attached near the rear end of the arm and spaced apart in the front-rear direction; and a rail member installed on the wall surface of the storage to guide the two or more pulleys The rail member is characterized in that, as the drawer is pulled out, the arm is rotated to guide the pulley at the rear relative to the pulley at the front relative to the lower to raise the storage portion.

  In the above configuration, when the drawer is pulled out, the arm rotates and the storage unit rises. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly perform a series of operations (lifting / lowering operations) rather than moving the arm in the vertical direction and raising the storage unit as in Patent Document 1. Further, by rotating the arm to raise the storage unit, it is possible to raise the storage unit more than the pulley moves up and down (the amount of vertical movement of the pulley <the amount of increase of the storage unit). . For these reasons, both the smooth operation and the early rise of the storage unit can be achieved, the rail member can be reduced in size, and the layout problem that has occurred depending on the specifications can be solved.

  The rail member may include a rib for preventing a wheel from being removed at an edge of a running surface with which the pulley abuts. Thereby, the pulley can be prevented from falling off.

  The rail member has an upper rail on the upper surface of the plate-like base portion extending in the moving direction of the drawer, a lower rail on the lower surface, and a groove that descends from the rear to the front of the storage in the center of the base portion. The two or more pulleys may include an upper pulley that contacts the upper rail, a lower pulley that contacts the lower rail, and a central pulley that is inserted into the groove. Thereby, it is possible to raise an accommodating part suitably by rotating an arm.

  The arm may be detachable from the storage portion. Accordingly, the drawer can be easily removed (pulled out) from the storage during cleaning or the like, so that the usability can be improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the storage which can achieve smooth raising / lowering operation | movement of a storage part and early rise, and can aim at size reduction of a rail member can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the system kitchen provided with the storage concerning the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining a storage. It is the figure which omitted the wall surface of the storage. It is a figure explaining a pillar unit. It is a figure explaining connection with an arm and a sliding member. It is a figure which shows the rear end of an arm. It is a figure which shows a rail member. It is a figure explaining raising / lowering of a storage part. It is a figure explaining raising / lowering of the storage part of the storage according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  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.

[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system kitchen 100 including storages 110, 112, and 114 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the arrow FR indicates the front, the arrow LH indicates the left, and the arrow RH indicates the right.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the system kitchen 100 includes a stove 104, a cooking space 106, and a sink 108 that are integrally provided using a single top plate 102 (worktop). Here, the system kitchen 100 includes a storage 110 called a stove cabinet, a storage 112 called a base cabinet, and a storage 114 called a sink cabinet. In each of the storages 110 to 114, a plurality of drawers 120 (represented by reference numerals in the drawing) are slidably stored.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the storage 114. FIG. 3 is a diagram in which the wall surface of the storage case 114 is omitted, and FIGS. 3A and 3B show the drawer 120 with different degrees of opening and closing. In addition, in Fig.3 (a), (b), the opening part of the storage 114 is shown with the broken line. Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described with the storage case 114 as an example, but the same description can be applied to the storage cases 110 and 112.

  As shown in FIG. 2, storage units 122 a and 122 b are disposed inside the drawer 120 of the storage 114. Here, the storage unit 122a is a knife rack. The storage part 122b is a pocket whose upper surface is open, and can store various articles such as ladle and wrap. The storage sections 122a and 122b are structured to be hooked and supported by the beam 124, and can be easily attached to and detached from (replaced with) the beam 124.

  With reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B, an outline of the lifting mechanism of the storage portions 122a and 122b will be described. As described above, the storage portions 122 a and 122 b are supported by the beam 124. Slide members 128 (see FIG. 4) are attached to both ends of the beam 124, and can be translated in the vertical direction by the column unit 126. At the rear end of the arm 134, pulleys (an upper pulley 140, a lower pulley 142, and a central pulley 144) that run on the rail member 146 are attached. When the pulleys 140, 142, 144 travel on the rail member 146 as the drawer 120 is put in and out, the arm 134 rotates and the storage portions 122a, 122b are moved up and down. Below, each element is explained in full detail.

  4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining the column unit 126. FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. 4B is an assembled view of FIG. 4A. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the column unit 126 has a road surface 126a extending in the vertical direction on the side surface inside the rectangular housing. On the other hand, the sliding member 128 attached to both ends of the beam 124 is provided with upper and lower rollers 128a and 128b. Then, when the upper and lower rollers 128a and 128b travel along the road surface 126a, the sliding member 128 moves up and down, and as a result, the storage portions 122a and 122b attached to the beam 124 can move up and down in parallel.

  A spring 126b is included inside the casing of the column unit 126, and always urges the sliding member 128 upward. Thereby, when the storage units 122a and 122b are raised, the movement can be assisted (assisted), and the weight of the storage units 122a and 122b can be reduced. The column unit 126 is fixed to the front plate 120 a of the drawer 120. Since the column unit 126 has already been disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-201062), detailed description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the connection between the arm 134 and the sliding member 128, and is an enlarged view of a range E1 in FIG. FIG. 5A illustrates a state before the arm 134 is connected, and FIG. 5B illustrates a state after the arm 134 is connected. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the sliding member 128 and the arm 134 are connected by a latch mechanism 130.

  A claw portion 132 of the latch mechanism 130 is pivotally supported on the sliding member 128 by a shaft 128c. Therefore, the sliding member 128 can be moved up and down (straight) by rotating the arm 134.

  The nail | claw part 132 has the convex part 132a which can be retracted elastically on the side surface, and the space | gap 132b for retracting the convex part 132a. On the other hand, the arm 134 is hollow and is configured such that the claw portion 132 can be inserted therein, and has a hole portion 134a that engages with the convex portion 132a on a side surface thereof.

  Accordingly, when the arm 134 is mounted so as to cover the claw portion 132, the convex portion 132a and the hole portion 134a engage with each other, and are connected and fixed to each other. Extend). When it is desired to remove the arm 134, the convex portion 132a is pushed in and retracted, and the arm 134 is pulled out from the claw portion 132.

  Thus, by making the arm 134 detachable, the drawer 120 main body and the arm 134 can be detached from the storage 114 separately. When the drawer 120 main body and the arm 134 are not separable, the rail of the drawer 120, the arm 134, and each pulley must be fitted simultaneously. The drawer 120 is correspondingly heavy and it is difficult to align the four locations simultaneously.

  However, as described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to attach the arm 134 and each pulley first, then place the drawer 120 on the rail of the drawer, and attach the arm 134 to the drawer 120 later. Therefore, it is possible to attach and detach with the same effort as the drawer that does not include the storage portions 122a and 122b.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing the rear end of the arm 134. As shown in FIG. 6, a triangular triangular piece 136 is continuous with the rear end of the arm 134. In the vicinity of each apex of the triangular piece 136, an upper pulley 140, a lower pulley 142, and a central pulley 144 are connected by caulking 140a, 142a, 144a, respectively. By connecting with caulking 140a, 142a, 144a, the possibility of loosening that may occur when using screws can be eliminated.

  The lower pulley 142 is spaced apart from the upper pulley 140 in the front-rear direction. Further, the central pulley 144 is also arranged rearwardly with respect to the upper pulley 140 in the front-rear direction. Note that the lower pulley 142 may move to a position substantially the same as the upper pulley 140 in the front-rear direction during operation, but does not come out to a position before the upper pulley 140.

  7A and 7B are views showing the rail member 146, in which FIG. 7A is an external view thereof, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7A. The rail member 146 is installed on the wall surface of the storage case 114.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the rail member 146 has an upper rail 148 on the upper surface of the plate-like base portion extending in the moving direction of the drawer 120, a lower rail 150 on the lower surface, A groove (hereinafter referred to as “central rail 152”) is provided at the center.

  The upper rail 148 extends substantially horizontally, and the upper pulley 140 contacts (runs). On the other hand, both ends of the lower rail 150 are substantially horizontal, but in the vicinity of the center, the lower rail 150 bulges slightly downward from the rear to the front (hereinafter, this portion is referred to as a “bulged portion 150b”. Called). Similarly, both ends of the center rail 152 are substantially horizontal, but in the vicinity of the center, the center rail 152 is inclined so as to descend from the rear to the front (hereinafter, this portion is referred to as an “inclined portion 152a”). Called). The lower pulley 142 abuts (travels) on the lower rail 150, and the central pulley 144 is inserted (runs) on the central rail 152.

  The bulging portion 150b is set on the lower rail 150, and the inclined portion 152a is set on the central rail 152. The rear lower pulley 142 and the central pulley 144 are moved downward with respect to the front upper pulley 140 that is not guided in the vertical direction. This is for guiding and rotating the triangular piece 136 to which these are connected (continuous). Here, the distance between the pulleys of the upper pulley 140, the lower pulley 142, and the central pulley 144 is constant, and the upper rail 148, the lower rail 150, and the central rail 152 are designed in consideration of the distance between the pulleys. . That is, the bulging portion 150b of the lower rail 150 and the inclined portion 152a of the central rail 152 are adjusted to each other so as to correspond to the trajectory of rotation of the triangular piece 136 (lower pulley 142, central pulley 144). The pulley 142 is designed along the lower rail 150 and the central pulley 144 is designed along the central rail 152).

  As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the rail member 146 is provided with ribs 148a and 150a for preventing the wheel from being removed on the running surfaces with which the upper pulley 140 and the lower pulley 142 come into contact, that is, the edges of the upper rail 148 and the lower rail 150. Yes. By providing ribs 148a and 150a for preventing wheel removal at least at the edges of the upper rail 148 and the lower rail 150, it is possible to prevent not only the upper pulley 140 and the lower pulley 142 but also the central pulley 144 from dropping off.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the raising and lowering of the storage units 122a and 122b. FIG. 8A illustrates a state in which the drawer 120 is closed, FIG. 8B illustrates a state in which the drawer 120 is pulled out to about half, and FIG. A fully drawn out (opened) state is illustrated.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, in a state where the drawer 120 is closed, the triangular piece 136 connected to the rear end of the arm 134 has an upper pulley 140 in the front, a lower pulley 142 slightly in the rear, and a rear in the rear. Are arranged in an inclined posture so that the central pulley 144 exists. The arm 134 is arranged in such a posture as to descend from the rear end toward the front end.

  When the drawer 120 is pulled out from the state of FIG. 8A, the arm 134 is pulled forward via the column unit 126, the sliding member 128, and the claw portion 132 connected to the front plate 120a. As a result, the lower pulley 142 eventually reaches the bulging portion 150b, and the central pulley 144 approaches the inclined portion 152a.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, when the lower pulley 142 and the central pulley 144 are relatively guided by the bulging portion 150b and the inclined portion 152a, the triangular piece 136 rotates in the direction of the arrow C1 ( As the difference between the front and rear of the lower pulley 142 and the central pulley 144 is reduced with respect to the upper pulley 140), the arm 134 rotates in the direction of the arrow C1, and the front end of the arm 134 rises. As described above, the front end of the arm 134 is rotatably connected to the shaft 128c of the sliding member 128 via the latch mechanism 130 (claw portion 132) (see FIGS. 5A and 5B). Thereby, even if the arm 134 rotates and the front end rises, the upper and lower rollers 128a and 128b of the sliding member 128 can be moved (running) up and down, and the storage portions 122a and 122b can be raised straight. .

  As shown in FIG. 8C, until the drawer 120 is completely pulled out, the triangular piece 136 rotates until there is almost no difference between the front and rear of the lower pulley 142 with respect to the upper pulley 140, and the arm 134 moves from the rear end to the front end. It turns to become substantially horizontal toward In this way, the user can raise the storage sections 122a and 122b simply by pulling out the drawer 120, and it is easy to take out the articles stored in them, so that the usability can be improved.

  Note that when the drawer 120 is pushed in, the storage portions 122a and 122b are lowered by an operation reverse to the above. That is, the state shown in FIG. 8C is changed to the state shown in FIG. 8B, and finally the state shown in FIG. 8A is returned to close the drawer 120.

  As described above, in the storage case 114 according to the first embodiment described above, the arm 134 rotates and the storage units 122a and 122b move up and down as the drawer 120 is pulled out by setting the rail member 146 and the pulley. As a result, as described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to smoothly perform a series of operations (elevating operations) rather than moving the arms 134 up and down to move the storage portions 122a and 122b up and down. Further, rattling of the storage portions 122a and 122b can be suppressed.

  Moreover, since the raising / lowering operation can be performed smoothly, the raising / lowering operation of the storage portions 122a, 122b with respect to the movement amount of the drawer 120 can be made steep. From this, it can be raised at an early stage when the storage portions 122a and 122b are slightly exposed, and can be raised to the top with a small amount of withdrawal. In this way, both smooth operation and early rise can be achieved.

  Further, by rotating the arm 134 to raise and lower the storage parts 122a and 122b, it is possible to raise and lower the storage parts 122a and 122b larger than the pulleys (lower pulley 142 and central pulley 144) move up and down. It becomes. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the vertical width of the rail member 146, and it is possible to solve the layout problem that has conventionally occurred depending on the specifications.

  In the above description, the upper pulley 140, the lower pulley 142, the central pulley 144, and these rails are provided. However, it is only necessary to set two pulleys that are separated in the front-rear direction when the drawer 120 is closed. . That is, the arm 134 (triangular piece 136) can be rotated by constructing it so as to change the vertical positional relationship between the two pulleys separated in the front-rear direction as the drawer 120 is pulled out. However, since the load applied to each pulley is reduced by setting the three pulleys as described above, the storage portions 122a and 122b can be lifted and lowered more suitably.

  The storage 114 according to the first embodiment has a bilaterally symmetric configuration, and includes a column unit 126, a sliding member 128 (shaft 128c), a claw portion 132, an arm 134, a triangular piece 136, an upper pulley 140, and a lower pulley 142. The central pulley 144 and the rail member 146 are provided on both the left and right sides, respectively.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining raising and lowering of the storage units 122a and 122b of the storage according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 9A shows a state in which the drawer 120 is closed, FIG. 9B shows a state in which the drawer 120 is pulled out to about half, and in FIG. 9C, the drawer 120 is shown. A fully drawn out (opened) state is illustrated.

  The difference between the storage case 114 according to the first embodiment and the storage case according to the second embodiment is a triangular piece 236 (upper pulley 240, lower pulley 242, central pulley 244) and rail member 246 (central rail 252). In the second embodiment, the central pulley 244 is disposed in the forefront in the triangular piece 236. In other words, the upper pulley 240 and the lower pulley 242 are spaced apart from the central pulley 244 in the front-rear direction.

  Similar to the first embodiment, an upper rail 148 extending substantially horizontally is provided on the upper surface of the rail member 246. Similarly to the first embodiment, the lower rail 150 having the bulging portion 150b is also provided on the lower surface of the rail member 246. However, the inclined portion 252a of the central rail 252 formed at the center of the base is set so as to rise from the rear to the front of the storage.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, when the drawer 120 is closed, the triangular piece 236 connected to the rear end of the arm 134 has a central pulley 244 in the front, an upper pulley 240 in the rear, and slightly in the rear. The lower pulley 242 is disposed so as to be inclined. The arm 134 is arranged in such a posture as to descend from the rear end toward the front end.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, when the central pulley 244 reaches the inclined portion 252a, it is gradually guided upward by the inclined portion 252a. When the lower pulley 242 reaches the bulging portion 150b, the lower pulley 242 is gradually guided downward by the bulging portion 150b. That is, the upper pulley 240 and the lower pulley 242 are guided downward relative to the central pulley 244. Thereby, the triangle piece 236 can be rotated in the direction of the arrow C1, and the arm 134 can be rotated until it becomes substantially horizontal (refer FIG.9 (c)). As described above, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained also by the configuration in which the central pulley 244 at the front is guided upward.

  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 this example. 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.

  The present invention can be used as a storage provided with a drawer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... System kitchen, 102 ... Top plate, 104 ... Stove, 106 ... Cooking space, 108 ... Sink, 110, 112, 114 ... Storage, 120 ... Drawer, 120a ... Front plate, 122a, 122b ... Storage part, 124 ... Beam, 126 ... pillar unit, 126a ... road surface, 126b ... spring, 128 ... sliding member, 128a, 128b ... vertical roller, 128c ... shaft, 130 ... latch mechanism, 132 ... claw part, 132a ... convex part, 132b ... gap , 134 ... arm, 134a ... hole, 136 ... triangle piece, 140 ... upper pulley, 142 ... lower pulley, 144 ... central pulley, 140a, 142a, 144a ... caulking, 146 ... rail member, 148 ... upper rail, 148a ... Rib, 150 ... lower rail, 150a ... rib, 150b ... bulge portion, 152 ... central rail, 152a ... inclined portion, 2 6 ... triangular piece, 240 ... upper pulley, 242 ... lower pulley, 244 ... central pulley, 246 ... rail member, 252 ... central rail, 252a ... inclined portion

Claims (4)

It is a storage that can store drawers slidably,
A storage unit disposed in the drawer and capable of storing articles therein;
An arm extending rearward of the drawer from the storage portion;
Two or more pulleys attached near the rear end of the arm and spaced apart in the front-rear direction;
A rail member installed on the wall surface of the storage for guiding the two or more pulleys;
As the rail member pulls out the drawer, the arm is rotated to guide the pulley at the rear relative to the pulley at the front, thereby raising the storage portion. And storage.   The storage case according to claim 1, wherein the rail member includes a rib for preventing a wheel from being removed at an edge of a running surface with which the pulley abuts. The rail member has an upper rail on the upper surface of a plate-like base portion extending in the moving direction of the drawer, a lower rail on the lower surface, and a groove that descends from the rear to the front of the storage in the center of the base portion. And
The two or more pulleys include an upper pulley that contacts the upper rail, a lower pulley that contacts the lower rail, and a central pulley that is inserted into the groove. Storage.   The storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the arm is detachable from the storage unit.

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