JP7288836B2 - Multi-drawer and multi-drawer cabinets - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to multi-drawers and multi-drawer cabinets.

A multi-drawer cabinet having a plurality of drawers on the top and bottom is used (for example, Patent Document 1). Such a multi-drawer cabinet stores various articles such as documents, clothes, miscellaneous goods, and the like.

For example, in medical facilities, nursing care facilities, etc., multi-drawer cabinets are used to store medical and nursing articles. When a multi-drawer cabinet is used in medical facilities, nursing care facilities, etc., there are cases where, for example, a drawer is assigned to each patient or care recipient, and individual medical supplies and nursing supplies are stored in the drawers.

Japanese Patent No. 3961047

For example, in medical facilities and nursing care facilities, there are many opportunities to use liquids such as infusions, antiseptic solutions, and water, and it is assumed that these liquids may accidentally splash on cabinets. When the multi-drawer cabinet is splashed with liquid and the liquid flows into the lower drawers, the articles stored in the drawers get wet. When the articles stored in the drawer get wet, it becomes necessary to clean and replace the wet stored articles, which complicates the work. Therefore, in medical facilities and nursing homes, workers need to be careful when working with liquids. In particular, in medical facilities and nursing care facilities, there has been a demand for a reduction in work load, and a highly convenient multi-drawer cabinet has been desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-drawer and a multi-drawer cabinet capable of preventing liquid from flowing into the drawer.

A multi-stage drawer according to the present invention is a multi-stage drawer that is used by arranging a plurality of them vertically, comprising: a drawer body; a front plate body covering the front of the drawer body; and a waterproof piece provided along the width direction of the main body, wherein the lower end of the waterproof piece is located forward of the rear end of the upper surface of the front plate main body in the front-rear direction.

According to such a multi-stage drawer, since the waterproof piece is provided at the lower end of the front plate body, when the front plate of the drawer is splashed with liquid, the liquid runs along the waterproof piece from the lower end of the front plate body, It is guided to flow to the front side of the front plate body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid from flowing into the lower drawer.

In the multistage drawer according to the present invention, the waterproof piece may have a sloped surface that slopes forward from the lower end of the front plate body toward the bottom.

According to such a multistage drawer, when the front plate of the drawer is splashed with liquid, the liquid is guided forward along the inclined surface. Therefore, liquid can be prevented from flowing into the lower drawer.

In the multistage drawer, the position of the lower end of the waterproof piece in the front-rear direction may be the same position as the front end of the upper surface of the front plate main body, or may be positioned forward of the front end of the upper surface of the front plate main body.

According to such a multi-stage drawer, when a plurality of multi-stage drawers are arranged vertically, the lower end of the waterproof piece is at the same position as the front end of the upper surface of the front panel body in the front-rear direction, or at the same position as the front edge of the front panel body. Since the drawer is positioned forward of the front end of the upper surface of the lower drawer, the liquid splashed on the front plate main body flows along the lower end of the waterproof piece and flows to the front end side of the front plate main body of the lower drawer. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid from flowing into the lower drawer.

A multi-stage drawer cabinet according to the present embodiment includes a housing and the above-described plurality of multi-stage drawers, and the plurality of multi-stage drawers are arranged vertically in the housing. The position of the lower end of the waterproof piece of the multi-stage drawer provided in the drawer is positioned in front of the rear end of the upper surface of the front plate main body provided below.

According to such a multi-drawer cabinet, since a plurality of drawers provided with the front plate main body are provided above and below, when the multi-drawer provided on the upper part of the housing is splashed with liquid, the liquid flows along the waterproof piece to the front of the front plate main body of the lower multi-stage drawer. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid splashed on the front plate main body of the upper stage from flowing into the drawer of the lower stage. As a result, it is possible to provide a multi-drawer cabinet that can withstand use where liquids are used.

In the multi-drawer cabinet according to this embodiment, the position of the lower end of the waterproof piece in the front-rear direction is the same position as the front end of the upper surface of the front plate main body of the drawer provided below, or the front end of the upper surface of the front plate main body. It may be positioned anteriorly.

According to such a multi-drawer cabinet, since the lower end of the waterproof piece is located at the same position as the front end of the upper surface of the front panel body of the lower multi-drawer or is positioned forward of the front edge of the upper surface, The splashed liquid flows along the lower end of the waterproof piece to the front of the lower front plate main body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid splashed on the upper front plate body from flowing into the lower drawer body.

According to the multi-level drawer and the multi-level drawer cabinet described above, it is possible to prevent the inflow of liquid into the drawer, and it is possible to provide a multi-level drawer cabinet that is excellent in convenience in use.

1 is a perspective view of a multi-drawer cabinet according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a side view of a multi-drawer cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention, with side plates omitted; FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of a multistage drawer according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a side view which shows the 1st modification of one embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the 2nd modification of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the 3rd modification of one Embodiment of this invention.

A multi-drawer and multi-drawer cabinet according to one embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-drawer cabinet 100 having a multi-drawer 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of multi-drawer cabinet 100 with side walls 106 omitted. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the multi-stage drawer 1. FIG.

A multi-drawer cabinet 100 (hereinafter referred to as “cabinet”) is a fixture in which a plurality of multi-drawers 1 (hereinafter referred to as “drawers”) are arranged vertically in a housing 101 . In this embodiment, as an example, a cabinet 100 whose upper part can be used as a workbench is shown.

In the following description, the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction V and in which the drawer 1 advances and retreats from the housing 101 (the front-rear direction) is referred to as the depth direction D, and the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction V and the depth direction D is referred to as the width direction W. . In the description of the drawer 1, the direction in which the drawer 1 is pulled out from the housing 101 is called the front, and the direction in which the drawn drawer 1 is pushed into the housing 101 is called the rear.

The cabinet 100 is provided with a work top plate 102 and a vertical frame 140 above a housing 101 and a plurality of casters 110 for movement below the housing 101 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the work top plate 102 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view and a curved shape with chamfered corners. The work top plate 102 is arranged such that its long sides extend along the width direction W. As shown in FIG. The ends of the work top plate 102 located at both ends in the width direction W protrude outside the housing 101 . As shown in FIG. 2, the length of the work top plate 102 in the depth direction D is substantially equal to the length of the housing 101 in the depth direction D. As shown in FIG.

The vertical frame 140 is provided in the central portion of the work top plate 102 so as to protrude upward. The vertical frame 140 includes a pair of vertical frames 141 spaced apart in the width direction W and a pair of horizontal frames 142 provided between the pair of vertical frames 141 to form a rectangular frame in front view. The vertical frame 140 functions as a holder for hanging or locking an article when the user works on the work top plate 102 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 101 is constructed by assembling a lower frame 105, a pair of side walls 106, and an upper frame 107 (see FIG. 2) into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The housing 101 has a pair of side walls 106 provided along the vertical direction V at both ends in the width direction W of a lower frame 105 that is rectangular in plan view, and an upper frame 107 attached to the upper part of the pair of side walls 106 . An intermediate wall 103 is provided along the vertical direction V between the pair of side walls 106 . Both sides of the housing 101 in the depth direction D are open. Wall rails 104 (see FIG. 3) are attached to the surface of each side wall 106 facing the intermediate wall 103 and both surfaces of the intermediate wall 103 . A wall rail 104 is attached along the depth direction D to each side wall 106 and intermediate wall 103 .

A plurality of drawers 1 are provided in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction V between each side wall 106 and the intermediate wall 103 . As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, as an example, a cabinet 100 in which four drawers 1 are arranged in two rows in the width direction W is shown. As shown in FIG. 2, the drawers 1 are provided on both sides in the depth direction D, respectively.

The drawer 1 includes a drawer body 4, a front plate body 2 and a waterproof piece 3. In this embodiment, furthermore, a support frame 7 fixed to the front plate main body 2 is provided, and an example in which the drawer main body 4 is detachably placed on the support frame 7 is shown.

The drawer main body 4 is a box body for storing stored items. The drawer main body 4 is, for example, a basket made of resin, metal, or the like. The drawer body 4 has a box portion 41 and an upper edge portion 42 . The box part 41 has a three-dimensional shape, and is configured to be able to accommodate items therein. The upper edge portion 42 is formed extending outward from the upper end opening of the box portion 41 .

The front plate main body 2 is a member that covers the front of the drawer main body 4 . As shown in FIG. 3, the front plate main body 2 includes a flat plate portion 20 extending in the vertical direction V, an upper surface 21 extending substantially horizontally from the upper end of the flat plate portion 20, and a handle 24 formed on the upper portion of the flat plate portion 20. have. A handle 24 is formed extending downward from a front end 23 of the upper surface 21 .

The waterproof piece 3 is continuously provided at the lower end of the front plate main body 2 . The waterproof piece 3 has a flat plate shape. The waterproof piece 3 has a sloped surface 32 that slopes forward from the lower end of the front plate body 2 toward the bottom. In this embodiment, the front plate main body 2 and the waterproof piece 3 are integrally formed, and the waterproof piece 3 is formed by bending forward from the lower end of the front plate main body 2 and extending obliquely downward.

As shown in FIG. 3 , in the depth direction D, the lower end 31 of the waterproof piece 3 is positioned forward of the rear end 22 of the upper surface 21 of the front plate body 2 .

Drawer rails 9 slidably locked to wall rails 104 are provided on both sides of the drawer 1 in the width direction W. As shown in FIG. By locking the drawer rail 9 to the wall rail 104 , the drawer 1 is configured to be retractable in the depth direction D with respect to the housing 101 .

Specifically, the three-dimensional holding portion 5 is fixed to the rear surface 25 of the front plate main body 2 . A side surface 54 of the holding portion 5 is a surface substantially parallel to the side wall 106 . A front end portion 91 of the drawer rail 9 is fixed to the side surface 54 of the holding portion 5 . The rear end of the drawer rail 9 is fixed to a rear end holding member 8 (see FIG. 2). The rear end holding member 8 is a member extending in the width direction W, and the rear ends of the pair of drawer rails 9 are fixed. The upper surface 51 of the holding portion 5 is a surface extending horizontally rearward from the back surface 25 of the front plate main body 2 .

A supporting aid 6 is attached so as to cover the rear surface 52 , the lower surface 53 and the upper surface 51 of the holding portion 5 . The support aid 6 is a member for adjusting the upper edge 42 of the detachable drawer main body 4 to a desired height. A vertical wall 61 of the supporting aid 6 is brought into contact with the back surface 52 of the holding portion 5 and fixed with a screw 90 . A mounting surface 62 extends forward from the upper end of the vertical wall 61 . A contact portion 63 extending downward from the front end of the mounting surface 62 and having an L-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape along the depth direction D is formed. The contact portion 63 of the supporting aid 6 contacts the back surface 25 of the front plate body 2 and the upper surface 51 of the holding portion 5 .

A support frame 7 is provided along the depth direction D from the upper end of the vertical wall 61 . The support frame 7 is a substantially rectangular frame in plan view. A rear end of the support frame 7 is fixed to a rear end holding member. The support frame 7 has dimensions such that the box portion 41 of the drawer body 4 can be inserted into the frame and the upper edge portion 42 can abut thereon.

The box portion 41 of the drawer main body 4 is inserted into the support frame 7 , and the upper edge portion 42 is placed on the support frame 7 to form the drawer 1 . A front surface of the drawer 1 is covered with a front plate body 2. - 特許庁The drawer body 4 can be easily removed from the support frame 7 . The lower surface of the box portion 41 is substantially planar, and the drawer main body 4 is configured to be stably placed on a workbench such as the work top plate 102 when removed from the support frame.

A cabinet 100 is provided with a plurality of drawers 1 arranged side by side in the vertical direction V. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the plurality of drawers 1 are arranged in the depth direction D so that the front panel bodies 2 are at the same position. In the depth direction D, the waterproof piece 3 is located in front of the rear end 22 of the upper surface 21 of the front plate body 2, and the drawers 1 are aligned in the vertical direction V. It is positioned forward of the rear end 22 of the upper surface 21 of the plate body 2 .

Next, the mode of use of the cabinet 100 will be described. The cabinet 100 has a height that allows a user to use the work top plate 102 to perform various tasks such as medical care, nursing care, experiments, cooking, and cleaning. The user appropriately takes out or stores the stored items stored in the drawer 1 during work. Therefore, in order to facilitate the operation of pulling out the drawer 1 and to allow the user to easily see the drawer 1, the end of the work top plate 102 on the depth direction D side does not protrude from the side wall 106. are arranged as

A user appropriately suspends an article to be used during work on the vertical frame 140 or locks it using a locking tool (not shown). As a result, it is possible to secure a wide usable area of the work top plate 102, and even if liquid spills and flows on the work top plate 102, it is possible to prevent the article from getting wet by locking it on the vertical frame 140. can be prevented.

In the depth direction D, the waterproof piece 3 is located in front of the rear end 22 of the upper surface 21 of the front plate body 2, and the drawers 1 are aligned in the vertical direction V. It is positioned forward of the rear end 22 of the upper surface 21 of the plate body 2 . As a result, for example, when liquid is spilled on the top plate 102 for work or when the liquid splashes on the front plate main body 2 of the upper drawer 1, the liquid is spilled onto the front plate main body as indicated by the arrow F in FIG. It flows downward along the front surface of 2 and the front surface of the waterproof piece 3 . Since the lower end 31 of the waterproof piece 3 of the upper drawer 1 is located in front of the rear end 22 of the upper surface 21 of the front plate main body 2 of the lower drawer 1, the liquid flows into the drawer main body 4 of the lower drawer 1. can be prevented.

According to the drawer 1 according to the present embodiment, since the waterproof piece 3 is provided at the lower end of the front panel body 2, when the front panel body 2 is splashed with liquid, the liquid will flow from the lower edge of the front panel body 2 to the waterproof piece. 3 and is guided to flow to the front side of the front plate main body 2. - 特許庁Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid from flowing into the lower drawer 1 . Further, since the waterproof piece 3 is a flat piece, it hangs downward from the lower end 31 and drains well. As a result, the water splashed on the front plate main body 2 is less likely to be transmitted horizontally from the lower end 31, so that the water does not spread over a wide range.

According to the drawer 1 according to this embodiment, when the front plate main body 2 of the drawer 1 is splashed with liquid, the liquid is guided forward along the inclined surface 32 . Therefore, it is possible to prevent liquid from flowing into the lower drawer 1 .

According to the drawer 1 according to the present embodiment, when a plurality of drawers 1 are arranged vertically, the lower end 31 of the waterproof piece 3 is located forward of the front end 23 of the upper surface 21 of the front plate main body 2 in the depth direction D. , the liquid splashed on the front plate main body flows along the lower end 31 of the waterproof piece 3 to the front end 23 side of the lower front plate main body 2 . Therefore, liquid can be prevented from flowing into the lower drawer 1 .

The drawer 1 according to this embodiment can prevent the liquid splashed on the front plate main body 2 from flowing into the drawer main body 4 when an operation using liquid is performed near the drawer 1 . Therefore, the cabinet 100 having a plurality of drawers 1 on the top and bottom can be suitably used as a storage cabinet for use in various work spaces using liquids, such as medical care, nursing care, experiments, cooking, and cleaning.

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The multi-level drawer and multi-level drawer cabinet according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments described with reference to the drawings, and various modifications are conceivable within the technical scope thereof.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show side views of a multi-stage drawer that is a modification of the above embodiment. Configurations common to the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals in the figure, and descriptions thereof are omitted. A drawer 1A of a first modified example shown in FIG. 4 differs from the above embodiment in the construction of a waterproof piece 3A and a drawer main body 4A.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drawer 1A may be configured such that the lower end 31 of the waterproof piece 3A extends to a position where the front end 23 of the upper surface 21 of the front plate main body 2A and the position in the depth direction D are substantially equal. . In this manner, when the lower end 31 of the waterproof piece 3 extends forward, it is possible to more effectively prevent liquid from flowing into the drawer main body 4A of the drawer 1 below.

The configuration of the drawer main body 4 is not limited to the aspect of the above embodiment. For example, as in a modified example shown in FIG. 4, the drawer main body 4 may be configured such that the box 41A is fixed to the rear surface of the front panel main body 2 .

According to the drawer 1A of this modified example, since the lower end 31 of the waterproof piece 3A is located at the same position as the front end 23 of the upper surface 21 of the front plate main body 2A, the liquid splashed on the front plate main body 2 is 31, it flows to the front end side of the front plate main body 2A of the lower drawer 1A. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid from flowing into the lower drawer main body 4A.

The inclined surface 32 of the waterproof piece 3B may be formed partly between the lower end of the front plate body 2 and the lower end 31 of the waterproof piece 3B. For example, like the waterproof piece 3B of the second modified example shown in FIG. , a configuration including a downward hanging surface 33 extending downward along the vertical direction V from the front end 321 to the lower end 31 of the inclined surface 32B.

According to the drawer 1B according to the present embodiment, as in the above-described embodiment, when the front panel main body 2B is splashed with liquid, the liquid flows from the lower end of the front panel main body 2B through the waterproof piece 3B and reaches the front of the lower stage. It is guided to flow to the front side of the plate body 2B. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid from flowing into the lower drawer 1 .

In the above-described embodiment, the working top plate 102 and the vertical frame 140 are provided above the housing 101, and a plurality of casters 110 are provided below the housing 101. The form is not limited. The multi-drawer cabinet may have a plurality of multi-drawers arranged vertically in the housing 101, and the working top plate 102, the vertical frame 140, and the casters 110 are not essential components. For example, it may be a fixed fixture that does not include the work top plate 102 or the vertical frame 140, is arranged close to the wall of the room, and has a drawer.

In the above-described embodiment and modified example, the waterproof piece is in the form of a thin plate. Examples are not limiting. For example, the front surface of the front plate main body in the depth direction D may be equal to the front end of the upper surface, and the waterproof piece may also hang down at the same position as the front surface of the front plate main body. For example, even if the lower end 31C of the waterproof piece 3 is located in front of the front end 23 of the upper surface 21 of the front plate main body 2C in the depth direction D as in the multi-stage drawer 1C of the third modified example shown in FIG. good.

In the above-described embodiment, only the waterproof piece is formed with an inclined surface and is inclined with respect to the front surface of the front plate body, but the aspect of the inclined surface of the waterproof piece is not limited to this example. For example, the front plate main body may be inclined from the upper portion toward the lower end, and the waterproof piece may be inclined along the front plate main body and the front surface. Also, the inclined surface may be a curved inclined surface.

In addition to this, it is possible to select the configurations described in the above embodiments or to change them to other configurations as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 multi-stage drawer 4, 4A, 4B, 4C drawer main body 2, 2A, 2B, 2C front plate main body 3, 3A, 3B waterproof piece 21 upper surface 22 rear end 23 front end 31, 31C lower end 32, 32B inclined surface 100 multi-drawer cabinet 101 housing

Claims (5)

A multi-stage drawer that is used by arranging a plurality of them vertically,
a drawer body;
a front plate body covering the front of the drawer body;
a waterproof piece provided along the width direction of the front plate body at the lower end of the front plate body,
A multi-level drawer in which a lower end of the waterproof piece is located in front of a rear end of the upper surface of the front plate main body in the front-rear direction. 2. The multi-stage drawer according to claim 1, wherein the waterproof piece has an inclined surface that inclines forward as it goes downward from the lower end of the front plate main body. 3. The multistage according to claim 1, wherein the position of the lower end of the waterproof piece in the front-rear direction is at the same position as the front end of the upper surface of the front plate main body or positioned forward of the front end of the upper surface of the front plate main body. Drawer for. a housing;
a plurality of multi-stage drawers according to any one of claims 1 to 3;
with
the plurality of multistage drawers are arranged vertically in the housing,
A multi-drawer cabinet in which a lower end of the waterproof piece of the multi-drawer provided above is located in front of a rear end of an upper surface of the front plate main body provided below in the front-rear direction. 5. According to claim 4, wherein the position of the lower end of the waterproof piece in the front-rear direction is at the same position as the front end of the upper surface of the front plate main body of the drawer provided below or positioned forward of the front end of the upper surface of the front plate main body. Multi-drawer cabinet as described.

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