JP6233962B2 - Storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage device provided with a front plate that covers an opening of a box that opens forward.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, storage apparatuses, such as a kitchen cabinet and a wash cabinet which provided front boards, such as a drawer and a hinged door which cover the opening of the box body opened ahead, are known. The front plate of such a storage device needs to be sized according to the vertical size of the storage device itself or the storage section that is vertically divided, and also requires the selectivity of the surface design such as the color pattern. Met.
For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a front plate of a drawer installed at a foot portion of a system kitchen. This front plate has a configuration in which a front member constituting the front plate is joined to an upper front member and a front member at a lower end portion where scratches are hardly noticeable.

JP 2006-247097 A

  However, the front plate described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the boundary of the front member divided in the vertical direction is located on the front surface of the lower end portion, so that it is easily noticeable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a storage device that can efficiently cope with differences in the dimensions of the front plate, surface design, etc., and improve versatility while improving versatility. The purpose is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, a storage device according to the present invention is a storage device in which a plurality of front plates are provided on the top and bottom to cover the opening of a box that opens forward, and among the plurality of front plates, The lowermost front plate is divided into a top member and a front plate body having a handle portion provided with a handle portion at the upper end in the storage front direction, and the handle member and the front plate body. And a configuration in which the engaging portions provided in each of them are joined to each other and joined to each other, and arranged behind the upper front plate so that a kicking space is formed in the front in the closed state. The front plate body has a hollow structure provided with a hollow portion penetrating in the storage front direction, and the handle member has a hollow structure provided with a hollow portion penetrating in the storage front direction. It has a plate-like part that is connected to the front plate body, and the lowermost front plate has a front In that it comprises a front plate body and the hooking member pair of cap members attached to each of the joint holding part has respectively and housing frontage direction end portions for holding the inserted and joined state the hollow portion of the Features.

In the present invention, the dimension along the front-rear direction from the front surface of the upper front plate to the front surface of the front plate body in the closed state is determined from the lower end surface of the upper front plate to the front member and the front member. You may make larger than the dimension along the up-down direction to the boundary in the front side with a board main body.
Further, in the present invention, the handle member is provided with the handle portion so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the front plate body, and the front plate extends from the front end surface of the handle portion. You may make the dimension along the front-back direction to the front surface of a main body larger than the dimension along the up-down direction from the upper surface of this handle member to the boundary in the front surface side of this handle member and the said front-plate main body.
Moreover, in this invention, it is good also as a structure which each engaging part of the said handle member and the said front-plate main body mutually engages in an up-down direction .

  The storage device according to the present invention is configured as described above, so that it can efficiently cope with differences in the dimensions of the front plate, the surface design, etc., and can improve the appearance while improving versatility. it can.

(A) is a schematic disassembly corresponding to the X1-X1 line arrow view in FIG. 2 schematically showing an example of the lowermost front plate provided in the storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention. A longitudinal sectional view, (b) is a schematic longitudinal sectional view corresponding to (a). It is a partially broken schematic exploded rear view in which a part of the lowermost front plate is omitted. (A) is a partially broken schematic exploded longitudinal sectional view corresponding to the Y1 portion in FIG. 1 (a), and (b) is a partially broken schematic longitudinal sectional view corresponding to the Y2 portion in FIG. 1 (b). (C) is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view made to respond | correspond to the X2-X2 arrow line in Fig.4 (a). (A) is a partially broken schematic front view of the lowermost front plate, and (b) is a partially broken schematic rear view of the lowermost front plate. (A) is a partially omitted schematic side view of the storage device, and (b) is a partially omitted schematic perspective view of the storage device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1-5 is a figure which shows typically an example of the storage apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.
In some of the drawings, some of the detailed reference numerals attached to other drawings are omitted.
Further, in the following embodiments, the front side is the front, the opposite side is the rear, and the up-down direction is based on the state facing the front of the storage device (the side that can be opened and closed). And directions, such as a horizontal direction, are explained.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the storage device 1 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a plurality of front plates 5, 7, 9 are provided above and below to cover the opening of the box 2 that opens forward. The storage device 1 may constitute a kitchen storage device installed in a kitchen (kitchen) or the like, or a wash basin storage device installed in a washroom or the like. In this case, a sink, a heating cooker (a stove), a wash bowl, or the like may be appropriately incorporated in a top plate (not shown) disposed on the upper side of the box 2. Further, the storage device 1 is not limited to the one constituting such a water storage device, and may be installed as various storage devices. The storage device 1 is incorporated into a storage system configured by combining a plurality of storage devices 1 and 1 according to the present embodiment or a combination of the storage device 1 according to the present embodiment and another storage device (cabinet). Also good.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the box body 2 includes side plates 3 and 3 on both left and right sides and a back plate 4. The box body 2 has a box shape that opens forward and upward, and includes a plurality of front openings. It is set as the structure covered with the front plates 5, 7, and 9 of a step. Moreover, although not shown, a top plate is provided on the upper side of the box 2. The top plate may be provided in the storage device 1, or when the storage system is configured by combining a plurality of storage devices (cabinets) including the storage device 1, the storage system is provided. Also good. In this case, it is good also as a structure which provided the single top plate in series on the upper side of the some storage apparatus 1 distribute | arranged in a line.

Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, it is set as the structure which provided the front plate 5,7,9 of 3 steps | paragraphs up and down, and, below, the uppermost front plate 5 is made into the upper stage front plate 5 and the middle stage. The front plate 7 will be described as a middle front plate 7, and the lowermost front plate 9 as a lower front plate 9.
In the present embodiment, the upper front plate 5 is a fixed front plate that is fixed so that it cannot be opened and closed because the inner space of the box 2 on the rear side is a storage space for a water tank such as a sink or a wash bowl. (See FIG. 5B). The upper front plate 5 is configured to be stored in an outset shape such that both ends of the rear side of the storage front (left and right direction) face the front end surfaces of the left and right side plates 3 and 3.
Instead of the upper front plate 5 as a fixed front plate, it may be a thin open front plate that opens to the near side with the lower end portion as a rotation fulcrum and accommodates a kitchen knife, a stencil, etc. Alternatively, the front plate 5 of the upper drawer that can be inserted into and removed from the box 2 in the front-rear direction may be used. In this case, a handle portion or the like may be provided on the upper end portion or the like of the upper front plate 5 as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, the middle front plate 7 disposed on the lower side of the upper front plate 5 constitutes the front plate portion of the middle drawer 6 that can be inserted into and removed from the box 2 in the storage depth direction (front-rear direction). It is supposed to be.
The middle drawer 6 has a box shape with an upper opening provided with a bottom plate portion, a back plate portion, a side plate portion and the like (not shown) on the rear surface side of the middle front plate 7. In addition, the side plate part that divides the left and right sides of the middle drawer 6 is not limited to a plate shape, and may be configured by a rod-shaped member, a wire, or the like.
The middle drawer 6 is supported so as to be freely retractable in the front-rear direction with respect to the box body 2 via slide rails or the like provided on the inner side surfaces of the left and right side plates 3, 3 constituting the inner surface of the box body 2. Yes.

The middle-stage front plate 7 is configured to be stored in an outset shape so that both right and left ends of the rear surface thereof face the front end surfaces of the left and right side plates 3 and 3.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, the middle front plate 7 is in a closed state (a state in which the middle drawer 6 is accommodated), and the front surface 7 a is the front surface 5 a of the upper front plate 5. Are provided so as to be substantially coplanar. In the illustrated example, the thickness dimensions of the middle front plate 7 and the upper front plate 5 are substantially the same. Further, in the illustrated example, the vertical dimension of the middle front plate 7 is set to be larger than the vertical dimension of the upper front plate 5.
Further, in a closed state, the upper end surface of the middle front plate 7 and the lower end surface of the upper front plate 5 are arranged so as to face each other with a slight gap. This gap may be set as appropriate in consideration of a clearance required when opening and closing each of the front plates 5 and 7 adjacent above and below, or may be about several mm to several tens of mm.

In addition, you may make it provide a handle part in the upper end part of the middle stage front board 7, etc. suitably. As such a clasp part, it is good also as what was made into the digging shape made into the vertical cross-section substantially U shape (substantially U shape or substantially C shape) opened ahead, for example. In addition, the handle portion may be provided in a line shape over the entire left and right direction. In addition, as a handle part, it is not restricted to such an aspect, For example, it is good also as a handle-like handle part provided in the front surface 7a of the intermediate | middle stage front board 7 by attachment.
In addition, the middle front plate 7 is not limited to the one constituting the front plate portion of the middle drawer 6, and may constitute a hinged door that opens and closes the front opening of the middle opening storage portion.
In addition, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the two-stage front plates 5 and 7 are provided on the upper side of the lower-stage front plate 9, and a configuration in which one or three or more front plates are provided is also possible.
Further, the upper front plate 5 and the middle front plate 7 may be formed in the above shape from a wood-based material, a metal-based material, a synthetic resin-based material, or the like. Moreover, it is good also as what was injection-molded or extrusion-molded, for example, good also as what was extruded along the storage frontage direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower front plate 9 disposed on the lower side of the middle front plate 7 has an upper front plate 5 as a front plate on the upper side so that a kick space is formed in a closed state. It is set as the structure distribute | arranged back rather than the middle stage front board 7. FIG. In the present embodiment, the lower front plate 9 is also configured to be housed in an outset shape in the same manner as the other front plates 5, 7, and the corners at the front lower ends of the left and right side plates 3, 3 of the box 2 In addition, a notch-shaped recess corresponding to the kicking space is provided. That is, the lower front plate 9 is configured to be stored in an outset shape so that both left and right end portions of the rear surface thereof face each front end surface of the recess at the front lower end of the left and right side plates 3 and 3.
The kicking space is a space on the front side of the lower front plate 9 in the closed state, and from the front surfaces 5a and 7a of the upper front plates 5 and 7 in the closed state to the front surface of the lower front plate 9 (front plate main body 20). It is a space corresponding to a dimension D1 (see FIG. 1B) along the front-rear direction up to 21. This kick-in space may be a space that can receive the tip of a user who works while moving in the left-right direction facing the storage device 1 and may have an appropriate size. For example, the dimension (D1) along the front-rear direction of the kick space may be about 30 mm to 70 mm, and the dimension along the vertical direction of the kick space (a dimension approximately corresponding to the vertical dimension of the lower front plate 9) is 50 mm. It is good also as above.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lower front plate 9 constitutes a front plate portion of the lower drawer 8 that can be inserted into and removed from the box 2 in the front-rear direction.
The lower drawer 8 has a box shape with an upper opening provided with a bottom plate portion, a back plate portion, a side plate portion and the like (not shown) on the rear surface side of the lower front plate 9 in the same manner as the middle drawer 6. . In addition, the side plate part that divides the left and right sides of the lower drawer 8 is not limited to a plate shape, and may be configured by a rod-shaped member, a wire, or the like.
The lower drawer 8 is supported so as to be freely retractable in the front-rear direction with respect to the box body 2 via slide rails or the like provided on the inner side surfaces of the left and right side plates 3, 3 constituting the inner surface of the box body 2. Yes.

In the example shown in the figure, the vertical dimension of the lower front plate 9 is set to be smaller than the vertical dimension of the middle front plate 7 immediately above it, and is substantially the same as the vertical dimension of the upper front plate 5. ing.
Further, the lower front plate 9 is arranged such that a slight gap is formed between the upper surface 12 and the lower end surface 7b of the middle front plate 7 along the vertical direction. Further, the lower front plate 9 is arranged so that a slight gap along the vertical direction is formed between the lower end surface thereof and an installation surface such as a floor surface on which the storage device 1 is installed. Yes. These gaps may be set as appropriate in consideration of the clearance required when the lower front plate 9 is opened and closed in the same manner as described above, and may be set to several mm to several tens of mm. Note that the gap on the floor surface side may be larger than this.
Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.5 (b), the example which made each front board 5,7,9 into the elongate shape in the left-right direction is shown. Instead of such a mode, all or part of the front plates 5, 7, and 9 may be elongated in the vertical direction.
Further, the lower front plate 9 is not limited to the one constituting the front plate portion of the lower drawer 8, and may constitute a hinged door that opens and closes the front opening of the lower opening storage portion.

Next, an example of a specific configuration of the lower front plate 9 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower front plate 9 includes a handle member 10 provided with a handle portion 11 at the upper end portion in the storage front direction, and a flat plate-like front plate body 20. It is set as the structure divided | segmented up and down. Further, the lower front plate 9 is configured to be joined by engaging the engaging portions 17 and 23 provided on the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 respectively. In the present embodiment, the engaging members 17 and 23 of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 are configured to engage with each other in the vertical direction. One of the engaging portions 17 and 23 is an engaging convex portion 17 and the other is an engaging concave portion 23 into which the engaging convex portion 17 is fitted.
Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower front plate 9 is paired with a pair of cap members 30 attached to both ends of the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 in the storage front direction. 30 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front plate body 20 has a flat plate shape with the thickness direction extending in the front-rear direction, and constitutes most of the lower front plate 9 in the vertical direction. In the illustrated example, the vertical dimension of the front plate body 20 is set to about 4/5 of the vertical dimension of the lower front plate 9. However, the vertical dimension of the front plate body 20 is the same as that of the lower front plate 9. It is good also as a dimension 3/5 or more of an up-down dimension.
Further, the thickness dimension of the front plate body 20 is substantially the same as the thickness dimension of the upper front plates 5 and 7 described above.
Further, the front plate body 20 has a vertical cross-sectional shape (a cross-sectional shape viewed in the storage front direction) that is uniform throughout the storage front direction.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 (a), and 3 (b), an engagement recess 23 as the other of the engagement portions 17, 23 is provided at the upper end portion of the front plate body 20. Yes. The engaging recess 23 opens upward, and is provided in the shape of a groove over the entire front plate body 20 in the storage front direction.
The engaging recess 23 has a configuration in which inner surfaces of both grooves facing in the front-rear direction are partitioned by a pair of wall-like piece portions 24, 24 provided at intervals in the front-rear direction (plate thickness direction). The pair of wall-shaped pieces 24, 24 are formed in a thin plate shape with the thickness direction along the front-rear direction, and are provided substantially parallel to each other.

The front wall-shaped piece 24 of the pair of wall-shaped pieces 24, 24 is provided so that the front surface thereof is flush with the front surface 21 of the other part of the front plate body 20. Yes. Further, the rear wall-shaped piece portion 24 of the pair of wall-shaped piece portions 24, 24 is provided such that the rear surface thereof is positioned slightly rearward from the rear surface of the other part of the front plate body 20. It has been.
The pair of wall-shaped pieces 24 and 24 are provided such that the upper end surfaces 25 and 25 are substantially flush with each other. The upper end surfaces 25, 25 of the wall-shaped pieces 24, 24 constitute the upper end surface of the front plate body 20.
Further, in the illustrated example, the upper end portions of the inner side surfaces of the pair of wall-shaped piece portions 24, 24 facing each other are formed in a taper shape that expands toward the top. With such a configuration, the engagement convex portion 17 of the handle member 10 can be smoothly fitted into the engagement concave portion 23.

Further, in the present embodiment, a locking portion 26 that locks the locked portion 18 provided on the engaging convex portion 17 of the handle member 10 is provided on the bottom portion that defines the groove bottom side of the engaging concave portion 23. ing. In the present embodiment, the locking portion 26 is formed as a pair of locking claw pieces 26 and 26 that are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction (plate thickness direction) and project upward from the bottom portion. The pair of latching claw pieces 26 and 26 are provided with a space in the front-rear direction (plate thickness direction) between the adjacent wall-like piece portions 24 and 24 on the adjacent side.
The vertical dimensions of the pair of locking claw pieces 26 and 26 are substantially the same as each other, and are smaller than the vertical dimensions of the pair of wall-shaped pieces 24 and 24. That is, the pair of locking claw pieces 26 and 26 are provided in the engaging recess 23.
The pair of locking claw pieces 26, 26 are formed in a thin plate shape with the thickness direction extending in the front-rear direction, and are provided substantially parallel to each other over the entire storage front direction. Further, the pair of locking claw pieces 26, 26 are configured such that a locking claw is provided on the opposite side portion of each upper end portion.

In the present embodiment, the front plate body 20 has a hollow structure provided with a hollow portion 22 penetrating in the storage front direction. In the present embodiment, the front plate body 20 is provided with a plurality of (two in the illustrated example) hollow portions 22 and 22 provided vertically.
These hollow portions 22, 22 are formed so that the periphery of these hollow portions 22, 22 is divided, and the thickness of the wall portion constituting the outer shape of the front plate main body 20 is a relatively uniform thickness. Yes. In addition, in the illustrated example, an example is shown in which the thickness dimension of the wall section that surrounds the hollow sections 22 and 22 is smaller than the thickness dimension of the pair of wall-shaped piece sections 24 and 24 described above. Yes.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the handle member 10 has a vertical cross-sectional shape (a cross-sectional shape viewed in the storage front direction) that is uniform throughout the storage front direction.
Moreover, in this embodiment, it is set as the structure which provided the handle part 11 so that the handle member 10 might protrude ahead rather than the front surface 21 of the front board main body 20. FIG.
The handle portion 11 is a thin plate having a thickness direction in the vertical direction, and has a front end piece portion serving as a clue so as to hang downward from the front end portion thereof. The dimension D2 along the front-rear direction from the front end surface 13 of the handle part 11 to the front surface 21 of the front plate body 20, that is, the dimension D2 protruding forward of the handle part 11 is the front-rear dimension D1 of the above-described kick space. Depending on the above, it may be set as appropriate from the viewpoints of handleability and appearance. In the present embodiment, the front end surface 13 of the handle portion 11 is provided so as not to protrude forward from the front surface 7a of the middle front plate 7 in a closed state. That is, the forward projecting dimension D2 of the handle portion 11 is substantially the same as the front-rear dimension D1 of the kick space or smaller than the front-rear dimension D1 of the kick space. In the illustrated example, the front end surface 13 of the handle portion 11 is illustrated as being configured to be slightly behind the front surface 7a of the middle front plate 7 in a closed state. Instead of such a mode, the front end face 13 of the handle portion 11 may be provided so as to be substantially flush with the front face 7a of the middle front plate 7 in a closed state.

In the present embodiment, the handle member 10 is configured to include a plate-like portion 14 provided so as to be continuous with the front plate body 20. The handle portion 11 is provided so as to protrude forward from the upper end of the plate-like portion 14, and the upper surfaces 12 thereof are coplanar.
The thickness of the plate-like portion 14 is substantially the same as the thickness of the front plate body 20. Further, the front surface 15 of the plate-like portion 14 is substantially flush with the front surface 21 of the front plate body 20 in a state of being joined to each other. The front surface 15 of the plate-like portion 14 constitutes the front surface of the lower front plate 9 together with the front surface 21 of the front plate body 20.
Moreover, in this embodiment, the plate-shaped part 14 is made into the hollow structure which provided the hollow part 16 which penetrates in a storage front direction. In the present embodiment, the plate-like portion 14 is provided with a single hollow portion 16. The hollow portion 16 is formed so that the periphery of the hollow portion 16 is partitioned and the wall portion constituting the outer shape of the plate-like portion 14 has a substantially uniform thickness and a relatively thin thickness. In the illustrated example, an example is shown in which the thickness of the wall portion constituting the outer shape on both the front and rear sides and the lower end side of the plate-like portion 14 is approximately the same size as the thickness of the wall portion constituting the outer shape of the front plate body 20. ing. Further, in the illustrated example, the thickness of the wall portion constituting the outer shape on the front and rear sides and the lower end side of the plate-like portion 14 is set to the thickness of the wall portion constituting the outer shape on the upper end side of the handle portion 11 and the plate-like portion 14. An example in which the dimension is smaller than the thickness is shown.
In the illustrated example, the vertical dimension of the plate-like portion 14 is shown as being larger than the thickness dimension along the front-rear direction of the plate-like portion 14, but the dimension is smaller than the thickness dimension of the plate-like portion 14. It is good.

Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.3 (a), (b), it engages with the lower end part of the plate-shaped part 14 of the handle member 10 as one of the engaging parts 17 and 23. FIG. A convex portion 17 is provided. The engaging convex portion 17 protrudes downward and is provided in a convex shape over the entire storage opening direction of the handle member 10. The projecting dimension of the engaging convex part 17 to the lower side is substantially the same as the depth dimension of the engaging concave part 23 of the front plate body 20. In other words, in a state where the engaging convex portion 17 is fitted in the engaging concave portion 23, the front end of the engaging convex portion 17 is in contact with or close to the bottom portion of the engaging concave portion 23.
In addition, the engaging protrusions 17 are formed with receiving recesses corresponding to the thicknesses of the pair of wall-shaped pieces 24 and 24 of the front plate body 20 on both front and rear sides of the engaging protrusion 17. It is provided at the lower end of the plate-like portion 14. That is, on both the front and rear sides of the lower end of the plate-like portion 14, the stepped wall portions 19 facing downward or in contact with or close to the upper end surfaces 25, 25 of the pair of wall-like piece portions 24, 24 of the front plate body 20, 19 is provided. The step wall 19 on the front surface side of the handle member 10 and the upper end surface 25 of the wall-shaped piece 24 on the front surface side of the front plate body 20 are boundaries (seam) on the front surface side between the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20. Configure.

In the present embodiment, the engagement protrusions 17 are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction (plate thickness direction), and a pair of engagement protrusions 17 projecting downward from the lower end of the plate-like portion 14. , 17.
The pair of engaging protrusions 17 and 17 are formed in a thin plate shape with the thickness direction extending in the front-rear direction, and are provided substantially parallel to each other over the entire storage opening direction. In addition, the pair of engaging protrusions 17, 17 have the oppositely facing side surfaces (surfaces facing outward in the front-rear direction) of the pair of wall-shaped pieces 24, 24 of the front plate body 20 facing each other. It is set as the structure contact | abutted along each of a side surface.
In addition, the lower ends of the pair of engaging protrusions 17 and 17 are to be locked to the pair of locking claw pieces 26 and 26 provided in the engaging recess 23 of the front plate body 20, respectively. Portions 18 and 18 are provided. The locked portions 18 and 18 of the pair of engaging protrusions 17 and 17 are provided over the entire storage opening direction of the handle member 10. Moreover, these to-be-latched parts 18 and 18 are between a pair of latching claw piece parts 26 and 26 of the front-plate main body 20, and the wall-shaped piece parts 24 and 24 by which these each adjoin, It is configured to be inserted and locked so as to be fitted. In the illustrated example, the locked portions 18, 18 at the lower ends of the pair of engaging protrusions 17, 17 are illustrated as locked ridges that protrude toward the sides close to each other.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 having the above-described configuration are connected vertically by engaging the engaging portions 17 and 23 with each other.
Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.1 (b), it is back and forth from the front surface 7a of the middle stage front board 7 adjacent to the upper stage side in a closed state to the front surface 21 of the lower stage front board 9 (front board main body 20). The dimension D1 along the direction is larger than the dimension H1 along the vertical direction from the lower end surface 7b of the middle front plate 7 adjacent to the upper side to the boundaries 19 and 25 on the front side of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20. doing. That is, when the front surface 7a, 21 is viewed at a depression angle of 45 degrees obliquely downward from the front side with the middle front plate 7 and the lower front plate 9 closed, the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 The front and back boundaries 19 and 25 are shielded by the middle front plate 7.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.1 (b), it follows the front-back direction from the front-end surface 13 of the handle part 11 of the handle member 10 to the front surface 21 of the lower stage front board 9 (front board main body 20). The dimension D2 is larger than the dimension H2 along the vertical direction from the upper surface 12 of the handle member 10 to the boundaries 19 and 25 on the front side of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20. That is, when the front surface 21 of the lower front plate 9 is viewed at a depression angle of 45 degrees obliquely downward from the front side, the boundaries 19 and 25 on the front side of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 are The structure is shielded.

  In addition, the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 having the above-described configuration may be integrally formed in the above shape from a metal-based material such as aluminum, a hard synthetic resin-based material, or the like. Moreover, the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 may be injection-molded or extruded, for example, may be extruded along the storage frontage direction. According to such a molding mode, the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 in which the cross-sectional shapes seen in the storage front direction are uniform in shape throughout the storage front direction are efficiently manufactured. can do. In addition, instead of such a mode, it may be appropriately formed by bending, cutting, punching, casting, etc., and each piece formed as a separate member is appropriately joined by welding or the like. It is also good.

  Moreover, you may make it perform the surface decoration process by sticking of a decorative sheet, painting, etc. to the surface exposed to the front side at least in the closed state of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 as appropriate. In this case, the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 may have the same color and the same pattern. Alternatively, the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 may have different color patterns or the like. In this case, for example, the handle member 10 has a metallic tone (metallic tone) color pattern (in this case, it may be a mode in which the surface decorative treatment is not performed), and the front plate body 20 has a wood grain pattern or the like. It is good also as a color pattern. In addition, you may make it employ | adopt various color patterns.

The pair of cap members 30, 30 is configured to cover each of the joined handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 in the storage front direction in the above-described configuration.
The pair of cap members 30, 30 have substantially the same configuration, and are shaped so as to be reversed left and right.
Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.3 (c) and FIG. 4, the outline shape seen in the accommodation front direction of a pair of cap members 30 and 30 is joined to the handle member 10 and the front board main body 20 of a joining state. The shape is slightly larger than the outer shape seen in the direction of the storage front. The pair of cap members 30, 30 are provided with peripheral cover portions 31, 31 covering the peripheral portions of both ends in the storage front direction of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 in the joined state over the entire circumference. It is configured. With such a configuration, it is possible to cover the both ends of the joined handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 in the storage front direction with a good appearance. Further, when the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 are formed of a metal-based material or the like and the dimensions in the storage front direction are adjusted by cutting or the like, their cut end faces and peripheral portions (edges). Can be covered by the peripheral covering portions 31, 31 of the cap members 30, 30.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3C and FIG. 4, the pair of cap members 30, 30 are joined to the hollow portions 16, 22 of the joined handle member 10 and the front plate body 20. Bonding holding portions 32 and 33 that are inserted and hold the bonding state are provided respectively.
The joint holding portions 32 and 33 are configured to suppress the disengagement between the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 joined by the engagement portions 17 and 23 being engaged with each other. It is set as the structure according to the aspect. In the present embodiment, the engaging portions 17 and 23 of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 are engaged with each other in the vertical direction, and the joint holding portions 32 and 33 are prevented from releasing these engagements. It is set as the structure which suppresses the separation | separation to the up-down direction of the handle member 10 and the front-plate main body 20. As shown in FIG. As such joining holding parts 32 and 33, the hand-held side joining holding part 32 that is in contact with at least the upward inner surface in the hollow part 16 of the hand-holding member 10, and the inside of the hollow part 22 of the front plate main body 20. It is good also as a structure etc. which have the main body side joining holding | maintenance part 33 contact | abutted at least by the downward inner surface.

In the present embodiment, the cap member 30 is inserted into each of the cap members 30 and 30 into the handle-side joining and holding portion 32 inserted into the hollow portion 16 of the handle member 10 and each of the hollow portions 22 and 22 of the front plate body 20. Main body side bonding holding portions 33 and 33 are provided. Each of the joint holding portions 32, 33, and 33 has an outer shape corresponding to the inner peripheral shape of each of the hollow portions 16, 22, and 22. In the illustrated example, each of the joint holding portions 32, 33, and 33 has a shape in which the outer peripheral surface is in contact with or in close proximity to the inner peripheral surface of each of the hollow portions 16, 22, and 22 over the entire circumference.
In addition, these joining holding | maintenance parts 32, 33, 33 are not restricted to an above-described aspect, The shape of each hollow part 16 and 22 of the handle member 10 and the front-plate main body 20, and the engagement aspect of each engaging part 17 and 23 Depending on the above, it can be appropriately modified. The dimensions of the joint holding portions 32, 33, 33 along the storage front direction (projecting dimensions from the end surface cover portion serving as the main body portion of each cap member 30, 30 to the inner side in the storage front direction) are the handle members. It may be set as appropriate from the viewpoint of maintaining the bonding state between the front plate body 20 and the front plate body 20. Further, for example, when the storage opening dimensions of the storage device 1 are rated to a plurality of types, the handle member 10 of the lower front plate 9 and the hollow portions 16 of the front plate body 20 of the minimum width, It is good also as a dimension etc. which can be inserted in 22.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.3 (c), a pair of engagement of the handle member 10 in the state in which the handle member 10 and the front-plate main body 20 were joined to each cap member 30 and 30. As shown in FIG. An engagement insertion portion 34 to be inserted between the projecting pieces 17 is provided. In addition, the engagement insertion portion 34 includes a pair of engagement protrusions 17 and 17 to be locked 18 and 18, a front plate body 20 and an engagement recess portion 23 and a locking portion 26 and 26. The latch holding part 35 which holds the latched state is provided. With such a configuration, it is possible to hold the joining state between the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 more firmly.

The engaging insertion portion 34 includes an opposing inner surface of the pair of engaging protrusions 17, 17 in an engaged state, a downward surface (the lower end surface of the plate-like portion 14) between these base end portions, and an engaging recess 23. The pair of latching claw pieces 26, 26 are in the form of a block so as to abut or face each other at the front end surfaces (upper end surfaces).
Further, the latch holding portion 35 is provided so as to be continuous with the lower end side of the engagement insertion portion 34, and is configured to be inserted between the pair of latch claw pieces 26, 26 of the engagement recess 23. The latch holding portion 35 is shaped so as to abut against or closely face the opposing inner side surfaces of the pair of latch claw pieces 26, 26, and toward the sides of the pair of latch claw pieces 26, 26 that are close to each other. It is set as the structure which suppresses a deformation | transformation and hold | maintains a latching state.

  In addition, the engagement insertion part 34 and the latching holding part 35 are not limited to the above-described modes, and depending on the shapes and the latching modes of the engagement members 17 and 23 of the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20, It can be appropriately modified. Moreover, you may make it set suitably the dimension in alignment with these accommodation frontage directions from a viewpoint substantially the same as the above-mentioned joining holding | maintenance part 32,33,33. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which provided only one of these engagement insertion parts 34 and the latch holding | maintenance part 35. Further, for example, the engagement insertion portion 34 is press-fitted between the pair of engagement protrusions 17, 17, whereby the engagement state between the pair of engagement protrusions 17, 17 and the engagement recess 23. It is good also as a structure etc. which enabled holding | maintenance.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.4 (c), the fixing tool for connecting the side-plate part of the lower drawer 8 is inserted in each cap member 30 and 30, and fixed holding which hold | maintains this fixing tool Concave portions 36 are provided. These fixed holding recesses 36 and 36 are provided so as to open on the rear surfaces of the bonding holding portions (main body side bonding holding portions in the illustrated example) 33 and 33 of the cap members 30 and 30. Moreover, in this embodiment, it is set as the structure which provided the fixed holding | maintenance recessed parts 36 and 36 in several places (4 illustrations) in the cap members 30 and 30 at intervals in the up-down direction. In addition, through holes 27 and 27 are provided in the rear surface portion of the front plate body 20 so as to be in positions that coincide with these fixed holding recesses 36 and 36 in the plate thickness direction (see also FIG. 2).

If the fixing holding recesses 36 and 36 are provided as described above, the lower front plate 9 (front plate main body 20) has a hollow structure to reduce the weight and the like, and a fixture for connecting the side plate portions. It can be held relatively firmly.
The fixed holding recesses 36 and 36 may hold fixed seats of a rotation connecting member such as a hinge when the lower front plate 9 is a hinged door. In this case, it is good also as a structure etc. which provided the fixed holding | maintenance recessed part 36 only in one cap member 30. FIG.
The cap members 30, 30 may be integrally formed in the above shape from a synthetic resin material, a metal material, or the like.

  Further, the lower front plate 9 having the above-described configuration is formed by engaging the engaging portions 17 and 23 of the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 with each other and attaching the cap members 30 and 30 to both sides in the storage front direction. It may be assembled. Moreover, you may make it join the handle member 10 and the front-plate main body 20 together using fasteners, such as a screw, and an adhesive agent. In this case, for example, it is good also as an aspect etc. which fix a fastener from the rear surface side to the wall-shaped piece part 24 of the rear surface side of the front-plate main body 20, and the engagement protrusion 17 of the rear surface side of the handle member 10. . Moreover, you may make it attach the cap members 30 and 30 to the handle member 10 and the front-plate main body 20 with an adhesive agent etc. suitably.

Since the storage device 1 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, it can efficiently cope with the difference in the dimensions and surface design of the front plate 9 and improve the versatility while improving the appearance. Can be made.
That is, the lowermost front plate 9 of the front plates 5, 7, 9 of the plurality of steps, the handle member 10 in which the handle portion 11 is provided at the upper end portion in the storage front direction and the flat front plate It is assumed that the board body 20 is divided into upper and lower parts. Therefore, for example, the top-side handle member 10 is used as a common part, and the vertical size and color pattern of the front plate body 20 are made different. Etc. can be made different, and the versatility can be improved by efficiently dealing with differences in dimensions and surface design. Moreover, when the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 are divided into upper and lower parts in this way, when molding by extrusion molding or the like, the mold (die) can be reduced in size and produced. Can be improved. Further, if it is extruded as described above, it is possible to easily cope with the difference in the size of the storage front of the lowermost front plate 9.

In addition, since the handle member 10 is divided into upper and lower parts at the upper end portion of the front plate body 20, when the color pattern of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 is different, these The front side borders 19 and 25 become inconspicuous, and the appearance can be improved.
In addition, engaging portions 17 and 23 are provided in each of the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20, and the engaging portions 17 and 23 are engaged with each other to be joined. Therefore, the assemblability can be improved.
In addition, the lowermost front plate 9 is arranged behind the upper front plate 7 so that a kicking space is formed forward in the closed state. Accordingly, the front-side boundaries 19 and 25 between the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 are positioned on the upper side of the lowermost front plate 9 itself. It is difficult to enter the user's field of view, and the appearance can be improved even though the structure is divided as described above.

  In this embodiment, the dimension D1 along the front-rear direction from the front surface 7a of the upper front plate 7 to the front surface 21 of the front plate main body 20 in the closed state is determined from the lower end surface 7b of the upper front plate 7 with the hand. It is made larger than the dimension H1 along the up-down direction to the boundary 19 and 25 in the front surface side of the hanging member 10 and the front board main body 20. Therefore, it is possible to make the front side boundaries 19 and 25 between the hand-holding member 10 and the front plate body 20 less likely to enter due to the field of view of the user positioned on the front side in the standing state, and the appearance can be further improved. . Instead of such a mode, the dimension D1 along the front-rear direction from the front surface 7a of the front plate 7 on the upper stage side to the front surface of the front plate body 20 is changed from the lower end surface 7b of the front plate 7 on the upper stage side to the handle member 10. It may be smaller than the dimension H1 along the vertical direction to the boundaries 19 and 25 on the front side of the front plate body 20 and these dimensions may be the same.

Moreover, in this embodiment, it is set as the structure which provided the handle part 11 so that the handle member 10 might protrude ahead rather than the front surface 21 of the front board main body 20. FIG. Therefore, it is possible to improve the hand-operability while being configured to be arranged behind the front plate 7 on the upper stage side so that a kicking space is formed in the front in the closed state.
Further, the dimension D2 along the front-rear direction from the front end surface 13 of the handle portion 11 to the front surface 21 of the front plate body 20 is set to the front side of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 from the upper surface 12 of the handle member 10. It is made larger than the dimension H2 along the up-down direction to the boundaries 19 and 25. Therefore, it is possible to make the front side boundaries 19 and 25 between the hand-holding member 10 and the front plate body 20 less likely to enter due to the field of view of the user positioned on the front side in the standing state, and the appearance can be further improved. . Further, the front side borders 19 and 25 between the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 can be made difficult to enter the field of view by the handle portion 11 of the handle member 10 of the lowermost front plate 9 itself. Even in a state where the lowermost front plate 9 is opened, the boundaries 19 and 25 can be made difficult to enter the field of view. Instead of such a mode, the dimension D2 along the front-rear direction from the front end surface 13 of the handle portion 11 to the front surface 21 of the front plate body 20 is changed from the upper surface 12 of the handle member 10 to the handle member 10 and the front plate. It may be smaller than the dimension H2 along the vertical direction to the boundaries 19 and 25 on the front surface side with the main body 20, and these dimensions may be the same. Further, for example, the protrusion size of the handle portion 11 may be reduced to be a digging shape.

  In the present embodiment, the engaging portions 17 and 23 of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 are configured to engage with each other in the vertical direction. Therefore, for example, compared with the case where these engaging portions 17 and 23 are configured to be engaged in the front-rear direction (plate thickness direction), the handle portion 11 is opened and closed in a direction substantially along the front-rear direction. It is possible to effectively counter the load applied to the surface and to suppress rattling and the like. Further, compared to a case where these engaging portions 17 and 23 are configured to be engaged in the front-rear direction, it is difficult to generate a step or the like at the front-side boundaries 19 and 25 due to excessive or insufficient mutual engagement. it can. Instead of such a mode, the engagement portions 17 and 23 may be configured to engage with each other in the front-rear direction (plate thickness direction). It is good also as a structure engaged so that it may slide. In these cases, the joint holding portions 32, 33, 33 and the like of the cap members 30, 30 may be appropriately modified.

Moreover, in this embodiment, it is set as the structure which provided the plate-shaped part 14 provided in the handle member 10 so that it might continue with the front plate main body 20. FIG. Accordingly, the vertical dimension of the front plate body 20 can be reduced as compared with the case in which such a plate-like portion 14 is not provided. ) Can be further reduced in size, and productivity can be improved.
Further, in the present embodiment, the front plate body 20 has a hollow structure provided with a hollow portion 22 penetrating in the storage front direction, and the hollow structure provided with the hollow portion 16 penetrating the handle member 10 in the storage front direction. It is assumed that a plate-like portion 14 provided so as to be continuous with the front plate body 20 is provided. Therefore, the weight of the lowermost front plate 9 can be reduced. Moreover, it can shape | mold easily by extrusion molding etc. along an extrusion direction along the accommodation frontage direction.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lowermost front plate 9 is inserted into the hollow portions 16 and 22 of the front plate main body 20 and the handle member 10, respectively, and has bonding holding portions 32 and 33 that hold the bonded state. In addition, it is assumed that a pair of cap members 30 and 30 attached to both ends in the storage front direction are provided. Therefore, the pair of cap members 30, 30 can cover the opening on both ends of the handle member 10 and the front plate body 20 in the storage front direction. Moreover, the joining state of the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 can be maintained by the pair of cap members 30 and 30, and the assembling property and the joining strength can be improved. In addition, the pair of cap members 30 and 30 that cover the openings on both ends of the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 in the storage frontage direction can function as the joint holding portions 32 and 33, so that parts can be saved. .
It should be noted that such joint holding portions 32 and 33 may not be provided on the pair of cap members 30 and 30, and furthermore, these cap members 30 and 30 themselves may not be provided. That is, the lowermost front plate 9 may be configured to include the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20. Further, both or one of the plate-like portion 14 and the front plate main body 20 of the handle member 10 may have a solid structure.

Moreover, in this embodiment, although it is set as the structure which provided the plate-shaped part 14 connected to the front plate main body 20 in the handle member 10, such a plate-shaped part 14 may not be provided.
In the present embodiment, the handle member 10 is provided with the engagement convex portion 17, and the front plate body 20 is provided with the engagement concave portion 23 into which the engagement convex portion 17 is fitted. May be provided in reverse. That is, it is good also as a structure which provided the engagement convex part in the front-plate main body 20, and provided the engagement recessed part in which this engagement convex part is inserted in the handle member 10. FIG.
Further, the engaging portions 17 and 23 of the handle member 10 and the front plate main body 20 may be configured to be detachably engaged with each other.

1 Storage Device 2 Box 5 Upper Front Plate (Upper Front Plate)
5a Front 7 Middle front plate (upper front plate)
7a Front 7b Lower end 9 Lower front plate (lower front plate)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Handle member 11 Handle part 12 Upper surface 13 Front end surface 14 Plate-shaped part 16 Hollow part 17 Engagement protrusion (engagement part)
20 Front plate body 21 Front 22 Hollow part 23 Engaging recess (engaging part)
30 Cap member 32 Hand holding side holding part (joining holding part)
33 Body side joint holding part (joint holding part)
D1 Dimensions along the front-rear direction from the front surface of the front plate on the upper stage side to the front surface of the front plate body D2 Dimensions along the front-rear direction from the front end surface of the handle to the front surface of the front plate body H1 Lower end surface of the front plate on the upper stage side Dimension along the vertical direction from the upper surface of the handle member to the front plate body to the boundary on the front side of the handle member and the front plate body.

Claims (4)

A storage device provided with a plurality of front plates on the top and bottom to cover the opening of the box opening forward,
The lowermost front plate of the plurality of front plates is divided into a top member and a flat front plate body that are provided with a handle portion over the entire storage front direction at the upper end, It is configured to be joined by engaging the engaging portions provided on each of the handle member and the front plate body, and the front plate on the upper stage side is formed so that a kicking space is formed forward in the closed state. Is also arranged at the back ,
The front plate body has a hollow structure provided with a hollow portion penetrating in the storage front direction,
The handle member has a hollow structure provided with a hollow portion penetrating in the storing frontage direction, and includes a plate-like portion provided to be continuous with the front plate body,
The lowermost front plate has a pair of joint holding portions that are inserted into the hollow portions of the front plate main body and the handle member and hold the joined state, and is attached to each of both ends in the storage front direction. A storage device comprising a cap member . In claim 1,
The dimensions along the front-rear direction from the front surface of the front plate on the upper stage side to the front surface of the front plate body in the closed state with each other, the front surface of the handle member and the front plate body from the lower end surface of the front plate on the upper stage side A storage device characterized by being larger than the dimension along the vertical direction to the boundary on the side. In claim 1 or 2,
The handle member is configured to be provided with the handle portion so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the front plate body, and from the front end surface of the handle portion to the front surface of the front plate body. The size along the front-rear direction is larger than the size along the vertical direction from the upper surface of the handle member to the boundary on the front surface side of the handle member and the front plate body. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portions of the handle member and the front plate body are configured to engage with each other in the vertical direction.

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