JP7392940B2 - Storage - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a storage.

BACKGROUND ART In recent years, a so-called free-address style office has become known as one type of office, in which there are no fixed seats and each office user can choose a seat to suit their daily work. Such an office may be provided with a storage space for storing the user's belongings. As a personal storage to be installed in an office, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2001-275764

A personal storage space installed in an office can store various items such as personal computers and documents. Therefore, it is preferable that the personal storage is configured so that the user can easily store and take out the items. The above-mentioned storage has only a storage section, which is a storage space, provided in the main body of the storage section, and there is room for improvement in terms of ease of storage and ease of removal.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a storage and a partition that allow easy storage and removal of articles.

A storage that solves the above problems includes a storage main body having one or more storage spaces, a door that can close the opening of the storage space and includes an insertion port that extends in the horizontal direction, and a partition provided in the storage space, the partition extending in a direction parallel to the vertical direction and defining a space between the pair of side walls of the storage main body; A second wall that extends and is located vertically below the insertion opening, partitions a space between the top wall and the bottom wall of the storage main body, and receives the input from the insertion opening. It has a section and a.

According to the above configuration, since the storage space is partitioned into a plurality of spaces in different directions by the partition, articles can be classified and stored in the partitioned spaces. Further, since the second wall portion is located below the insertion port, it can also function as a tray for receiving items such as documents that are inserted into the storage space from the insertion port. Therefore, input items and various other items are classified and stored. Therefore, the position of the articles including the input items can be seen at a glance, making it easier to store and take out the articles.

Regarding the above-mentioned storage, it is preferable that at least a portion of the second wall portion protrudes toward the opening side of the storage space from an end portion of the first wall portion on the opening side of the storage space.
According to the above configuration, the protruding portion of the second wall portion can easily receive the input item inserted from the insertion opening, and can suppress the input item from falling.

Regarding the storage, it is preferable that a tip portion of the second wall portion located on the opening side extends upward.
Since the tip of the second wall extends upward, it is possible to suppress the input items from falling.

Regarding the storage, the second wall has a through hole whose longitudinal direction is parallel to the depth direction from the end of the second wall on the opening side to the end opposite to the end. is preferably provided.

Since the second wall portion is provided with a hole extending in the depth direction, it is possible to insert a hand into the hole and easily pull out the document placed on the back side toward the front.
A partition that solves the above problem is provided in a storage that includes a storage main body that has one or more storage spaces, and a door that can close the opening of the storage space and that has an insertion port that extends in the horizontal direction. The partition includes a first wall extending in a direction parallel to the vertical direction and defining a first space between the partition and a side wall of the storage, and a first wall extending in the horizontal direction and defining the insertion opening. and a second wall section that is located vertically below the container, partitions a space between the container and the bottom wall section of the storage container, and receives the input material inserted from the insertion port.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a storage and a partition that allow easy storage and removal of various articles.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a storage. The perspective view of the partition in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a storage cabinet in which partitions are accommodated in the same embodiment. (a) is a sectional view of the main part of the storage cabinet taken along the 4-4 section line in FIG. 1, and (b) is an enlarged view of a part of the door. The perspective view which shows 2nd Embodiment of a storage. The perspective view of the partition in the same embodiment. An enlarged view of a partition in the same embodiment. The left side view of the partition in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of the storage in the same embodiment.

(First embodiment)
The storage and the partitions accommodated in the storage will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
As shown in FIG. 1, the storage 10 includes a storage main body 11 and a door 12 attached to the storage main body 11. The storage main body 11 is assembled from a plurality of plate-shaped metal materials and has a plurality of storage spaces 13. The storage main body 11 shown in FIG. 1 has four storage spaces 13. The door 12 is attached to the storage main body 11 via a hinge mechanism 15. The door 12 is rotatably provided between a fully closed position, which closes the opening of the storage space 13, and a fully open position, which is farthest from the opening. The hinge mechanism 15 is provided on the right side of the door 12 when viewed from the front. The surface of the storage 10 where the door 12 is provided is the front, the opposite surface is the back, the left side when viewed from the front is the left side, and the right side is the right side, and from the bottom of the storage 10. The direction toward the top surface is the height direction Y, the direction from the left side to the right side is the width direction X, and the direction from the front to the back is the depth direction Z.

The door 12 is provided with a lock 16 for locking the door 12 and an insertion opening 17. The insertion opening 17 is formed through the upper part of the door 12. The insertion port 17 has an elongated shape, and its longitudinal direction extends parallel to the width direction X. Furthermore, a partition 20 is accommodated in the storage space 13.

The partition 20 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. The partition 20 is made of a plate-shaped metal material. The partition 20 includes a first wall 21 and a second wall 22 connected to the first wall 21. The front side, back side, and right side of the partition 20 are open.

The first wall portion 21 extends in the height direction Y and the depth direction Z. Further, the second wall portion 22 is connected to the upper end of the first wall portion 21 and extends in the width direction X and depth direction Z. The first wall portion 21 includes a claw portion 23 at the lower end. Furthermore, a notch 24 cut out in the depth direction from the front side is provided in the center of the first wall 21 .

A protrusion 25 is provided at a part of the front end of the second wall 22 . The protrusion 25 protrudes from the front end of the first wall 21 . Further, the tip 29 of the protrusion 25 is bent and extends upward. Further, a fixing piece 26 for fixing the partition 20 to the storage main body 11 side is provided at the right end of the second wall part 22 that is opposite to the connection part with the first wall part 21. ing. A claw portion 26A is provided at the front end of the fixing piece 26. Further, a bent portion 27 is provided at an end of the second wall portion 22 that is opposite to the end portion where the protruding portion 25 is provided. Furthermore, a through hole 28 is provided in the center of the second wall portion 22 . The through hole 28 is formed in an elliptical shape with its longitudinal direction parallel to the depth direction Z.

With reference to FIG. 3, the storage 10 in which the partition 20 is accommodated will be described. The partition 20 is stored in the storage space 13 with the protrusion 25 facing the opening 14 of the storage main body 11. Further, the second wall portion 22 is fixed to the storage main body 11 side by hooking the claw portion 26A of the fixing piece 26 to the storage main body 11 side. As a result, the opening on the right side of the partition 20 is closed by the side wall portion 11A of the storage main body 11.

The partition 20 partitions the storage space 13 into a plurality of spaces. The first wall 21 defines a space between the pair of side walls 11A of the storage main body 11, and the second wall 22 defines a space between the bottom wall 11B and the top wall 11D of the storage main body 11. compartmentalize. The first space 31 is a space provided inside the first wall 21 and the second wall 22. The second space 32 is a space provided outside the second wall portion 22, and has a smaller length in the width direction X than the first space 31. The third space 33 is a space provided above the second wall portion 22 .

The operation of the storage 10 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. The storage 10 is installed, for example, in a free address style office, and each of the storage spaces 13 is allocated to a user using the office.

As shown in FIG. 3, articles can be classified and stored in the first space 31, second space 32, and third space 33. As an example of usage, the first space 31 accommodates a folder 100 containing documents, a file containing bound documents, and the like. Since the first wall portion 21 is provided with the notch portion 24, the folder 100 accommodated in the first space 31 can be easily pulled out. The second space 32 accommodates, for example, a notebook personal computer 101, a tablet, etc. in an upright position. The third space 33 is intended to accommodate items such as mail and other documents inserted through the insertion slot 17. When starting work, the user takes out necessary items such as the folder 100 and the personal computer 101 from the storage 10, and after finishing the work, the user stores these items in the storage 10 and leaves the office. .

As shown in FIG. 4A, the claw portion 23 of the partition 20 is inserted into a hole (not shown) formed in the bottom wall portion 11B of the storage main body 11. A rear space 35 is provided between the back surface of the partition 20 and the back wall portion 11C of the storage main body 11. The second wall portion 22 is arranged below the insertion opening 17 in the height direction Y. Further, a gap 36 is provided between the protrusion 25 and the door 12 in the fully closed position. The size of the gap 36 is such that documents etc. do not fall, and is, for example, 5 mm to 20 mm. Further, the height difference H1 between the insertion port 17 and the second wall portion 22 is 10 mm to 40 mm.

A front space 37 is provided between the front end of the second wall 22 excluding the protrusion 25 and the front end of the first wall 21 and the door 12 . By providing the first wall portion 21 on the depth direction Z side, it is possible to arrange stored items to the back side of the storage space 13 and to make it easier to take out stored items on the back side. Note that in FIG. 4, for convenience, the thickness of the partition 20 is shown to be larger than that of the metal material forming the storage main body 11, but the metal material forming the storage main body 11 and the metal material of the partition 20 The thickness ratio of is not particularly limited.

As shown in FIG. 4(b), a thin input item 102 such as mail or documents addressed to an individual is inserted into the third space 33 from the insertion slot 17 of the locked door 12 with the input item 102 lying on its side. Injected. Since the input object 102 is accommodated in the third space 33 while being supported by the protrusion 25, it will not be folded or bent during the input process. Moreover, since the input items 102 and articles such as folders are stored separately in the storage space 13, the user can easily identify the input items 102 and easily take them out. Furthermore, even if the input item 102 is placed at a position closer to the front or a position closer to the back of the second wall 22, the tip 29 on the front side and the bent portion 27 on the back side of the second wall 22 This makes it possible to suppress the input items 102 from falling. Further, the length in the depth direction Z from the insertion opening 17 to the bent portion 27 is set to be slightly larger than the maximum size of the input object 102 that is expected to be input. By setting the length to the minimum necessary in this way, it is possible to prevent small-sized input items 102 such as postcards from being inserted too deep and becoming difficult to take out.

Further, the user inserts his/her hand into the through hole 28 formed in the second wall 22 from below the second wall 22 and pushes the input object 102 placed on the second wall 22 toward the user. It can be taken out. According to this method, the input item 102 placed on the back side can also be easily taken out.

As explained above, according to the storage and the partition, the effects described below can be obtained.
(1) Since the storage space 13 is partitioned into a plurality of spaces in different directions by the partition 20, articles can be classified and stored in the partitioned spaces. Further, since the second wall portion 22 of the partition 20 is located below the insertion port 17, the partition 20 can also function as a tray for receiving input materials such as documents inserted into the storage space 13 from the insertion port 17. I can do it. For this reason, input items and various other items are classified and stored, and the storage position and location of items including input items can be seen at a glance, making it easier to store and take out items. can. Furthermore, when viewing the insertion port 17 from outside the storage 10, it is difficult to see the input items placed on the second wall portion 22 located below the insertion port 17. Therefore, the appearance of the storage 10 is not impaired, and it is possible to prevent prying eyes and improve crime prevention.

(2) By providing the protruding portion 25 on the second wall portion 22, it is possible to easily receive the input items inserted through the insertion port 17, and to suppress the input items from falling.
(3) Since the tip portion 29 of the second wall portion 22 extends upward, it is possible to suppress the input items from falling.

(4) Since the second wall portion 22 is provided with a through hole 28 extending in the depth direction Z, it is easy to insert the hand into the through hole 28 and easily remove items placed on the second wall portion 22. You can pull it out to the front.

(Second embodiment)
A second embodiment of a storage and a partition accommodated in the storage will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. In addition, in the second embodiment, only the structure of the partition was changed, and therefore, the same parts as in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the partition 40 is provided on the bottom wall 11B of the storage 10. The partition 40 divides the storage space 13 into a first space 41 and a second space 42 . The first space 41 is provided between the partition 40 and the bottom wall portion 11B. The second space 42 is provided above the partition 40.

As shown in FIG. 6, the partition 40 includes a fixing base 45 made of a plate-shaped metal material and a drawer part 46 made of a plate-shaped metal material. In FIG. 6, the drawer part 46 indicated by a two-dot chain line indicates the drawer part 46 in the storage position stored in the fixed base 45, and the drawer part 46 indicated by a solid line indicates the drawer part 46 in the drawer position.

The fixing base 45 includes a pair of side walls 47 and an upper wall 48. Openings 49 are provided on the front side of the fixing base 45 from which the drawer section 46 is pulled out, and on the back side.
A locking pawl 50 that projects downward is provided at one lower end of the side wall portion 47 . At the other lower end of the side wall portion 47, a locking pawl 51 that protrudes in a substantially L-shape is provided. The side wall portion 47 is provided with an elongated sliding groove 53 that passes through the side wall portion 47 .

The drawer portion 46 includes a pair of side wall portions 55 and a top wall portion 56. The side wall portion 55 is provided with a pair of sliding portions 57 that are slidable within the sliding groove 53. The sliding portion 57 is formed of a resin product attached to the drawer portion 46 or by cutting out the drawer portion 46 . The upper wall portion 48 is formed with a step portion 58 provided along the longitudinal direction of the side wall portion 47 so that the sides are higher than the center portion. Further, a hole 59 for a user to pull out the drawer 46 is provided at the front end of the drawer 46 .

As shown in FIG. 7, the pair of sliding parts 57 protrude from the side wall part 55 of the drawer part 46. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, the left sliding portion 57 includes a locking protrusion 57A on the front side of the partition 40. In FIG. 7, the sliding portion 57 on the right side includes a locking protrusion 57B on the back side of the partition 40.

As shown in FIG. 8, a frame 60 is provided between the left side wall portion 47 of the fixing base 45 and the pull-out portion 46, which is indicated by a chain double-dashed line in the figure. The frame 60 includes a wall portion 60A extending in a direction parallel to the side wall portion 55 of the drawer portion 46, a wall portion 60B extending horizontally from the wall portion 60A in a direction opposite to the drawer portion 46, and a wall portion 60B extending horizontally from the wall portion 60A in a direction opposite to the drawer portion 46. It has a portion 60A and a parallel wall portion 60C. A sliding groove 61 having the same shape as the sliding groove 53 of the right side wall 47 of the fixed base 45 is provided in the wall 60A of the frame 60. A pair of sliding parts 57 provided on the left side wall part 55 of the drawer part 46 slide within the sliding groove 61 of the frame 60. Thereby, the sliding part 57 is arranged inside the fixed base 45 and does not protrude outward from the side wall part 47 of the fixed base 45. Therefore, the fixing stand 45 can be installed on the bottom wall part 11B so that the left side wall part 47 is in contact with the side wall part 11A of the storage main body 11.

The function of the partition 40 will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 shows the door 12 in the fully open position. The locking claw 50 provided on the fixing base 45 is inserted into a hole (not shown) formed in the bottom wall portion 11B of the storage main body 11. Further, the locking claw 51 provided on the fixing base 45 is inserted into a hole (not shown) formed in the bottom wall portion 11B. Thereby, the fixing base 45 is fixed to the storage main body 11. Moreover, the locking claw 51 is formed in a shape extending in the depth direction Z. Forming the locking pawl 51 in this shape prevents the partition 40 from lifting off from the bottom wall portion 11B when a force in the height direction Y is applied to the upper surface of the pull-out portion 46 due to the pull-out portion 46 being pulled out. It can be prevented.

A personal computer or the like can be stored in the second space 42. Moreover, articles such as folders can be placed in the first space 41. When the drawer portion 46 is pulled forward by the user's operation, the sliding portion 57 slides within the sliding grooves 53 and 61. The locking protrusion 57A of the sliding part 57 disposed on the front side comes into contact with the ends of the sliding grooves 53 and 61, so that the pull-out part 46 is placed in the pulled-out position where it is pulled out to the maximum extent from the fixed base 45. Ru. At this time, when a folder or the like is placed on the fixing base 45, the upper wall portion 48 may bend downward. Since the drawer part 46 is provided with a stepped part 58, even if the left and right ends of the upper wall part 56 of the drawer part 46 come into contact with the bent upper wall part 48, the left side of the upper wall part 56 Since the portions other than the end and the right end do not come into contact with the upper wall portion 48, the drawer portion 46 can be pulled out smoothly.

When the drawer part 46 is in the drawn-out position, the front part of the drawer part 46 projects further forward than the opening 14 of the storage main body 11. The personal computer 101, documents, etc. can be temporarily placed on the drawer portion 46 that protrudes forward in this manner. Therefore, the user can perform temporary work before taking out the article from the storage 10 and moving to a desired seat.

Moreover, when the drawer part 46 is pushed into the fixed base 45 by a user's operation, the sliding part 57 slides in the sliding grooves 53 and 61. The locking protrusion 57B of the sliding portion 57 disposed on the back side comes into contact with the ends of the sliding grooves 53 and 61, so that the pull-out portion 46 is placed in the storage position accommodated in the fixed base 45. In the storage position, the drawer portion 46 does not protrude from the opening 14 of the storage main body 11 and is not located on the rotation trajectory of the door 12.

As explained above, according to the storage and the partition, the effects described below can be obtained.
(5) By causing the drawer portion 46 of the partition 40 to protrude further forward than the opening 14 of the storage main body 11, articles can be temporarily placed on the drawer portion 46.

(Other embodiments)
Each of the above embodiments can be modified and implemented as follows. The above embodiments and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.

- The partition 20 of the first embodiment and the partition 40 of the second embodiment are made of a plate-shaped metal material. Alternatively, at least one of the partitions 20 and 40 may be made of resin, wood, or a combination of a plurality of materials.

- In each of the above embodiments, the storage main body 11 is formed from a metal material. Alternatively, it may be made of wood, resin, or a combination of a plurality of materials.
- The partition 20 of the first embodiment and the partition 40 of the second embodiment are made of a plate-shaped metal material. Alternatively or in addition, at least one of the partitions 20, 40 may be formed from a net material. The mesh material is, for example, a metal mesh made of metal wire, a resin mesh made of resin, a metal plate with a large number of holes (for example, punched metal), or the like. The mesh material may be applied to the entire partition or to a portion of the partition.

- The shape of the through hole 28 provided in the second wall portion 22 of the partition 20 of the first embodiment is not an ellipse, but may be other shapes such as a circle or a square. Alternatively, a plurality of through holes 28 may be provided in the second wall portion 22.

- At least one of the tip portion 29 of the protruding portion 25 and the bent portion 27 of the partition 20 of the first embodiment may be omitted. For example, by omitting or reducing the size of the front space 37 and the rear space 35, it is possible to suppress the input items from falling toward the back wall portion 11C.

- The protrusion 25 of the partition 20 of the first embodiment is omitted, and the front end of the second wall 22 and the front end of the first wall 21 are at the same position in the depth direction Z. You can also do this. In this embodiment, the front end of the partition 20 is located near the opening 14, and the front space 37 is omitted or made small, thereby making it possible to suppress the input items from falling.

- Although the partition 20 of the first embodiment has a substantially L-shaped shape consisting of the first wall portion 21 and the second wall portion 22, it may have a shape other than this. For example, the shape may include a first wall portion 21, a vertical wall portion extending parallel to the first wall portion 21, and a second wall portion 22. The first wall portion 21 is connected to one side end of the second wall portion 22, and the vertical wall portion is connected to the other side end of the second wall portion 22. Further, the opening on the back side of the partition 20 may be closed by a back wall portion provided on the partition 20.

- Although the partition 20 of the first embodiment is fixed to the storage main body 11 via the claw portion 23 and the claw portion 26A of the fixing piece 26, at least one of the claw portions 23 and 26A may be omitted. good. Alternatively, instead of or in addition to the claws 23 and 26A, the partition 20 may be fixed to the storage main body 11 using other parts such as a fixing piece formed by bending the lower end of the first wall 21 outward. good.

- In the partition 20 of the first embodiment, the rear space 35 is provided between the back surface and the back wall portion 11C of the storage main body 11, but the storage space 13 has a short length in the depth direction. In the case of the storage 10, the rear space 35 may be omitted and the back surface of the partition 20 may be provided close to or in contact with the storage main body.

- In each of the above embodiments, the storage main body 11 is provided with four storage spaces 13. Alternatively, the storage main body 11 may include one storage space 13, or may include a plurality of storage spaces 13 other than four.

- In each of the above embodiments, the storage 10 has been described as being installed in a free-address office, but it may be installed in other facilities such as a school.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10...Storage, 11...Storage main body, 11A...Side wall part, 11B...Bottom wall part, 11C...Back wall part, 11D...Top wall part, 12...Door, 13...Storage space, 14...Opening, 15...Hinge mechanism, 16... lock, 17... insertion slot, 20... partition, 21... first wall part, 22... second wall part, 23... claw part, 24... notch part, 25... protruding part, 26... fixing piece, 26A...hole, 27...bending part, 28...through hole, 29...tip part, 31...first space, 32...second space, 33...third space, 35...rear space, 36...gap, 37...front space , 40... Partition, 41... First space, 42... Second space, 45... Fixing base, 46... Drawer part, 47... Side wall part, 48... Top wall part, 49... Opening part, 50, 51... Locking claw , 53, 61...Sliding groove, 55...Side wall portion, 56...Top wall portion, 57...Sliding portion, 57A, 57B...Locking protrusion, 58...Step, 59... Hole.

Claims (4)

A storage main body having one or more storage spaces,
A door that can close the opening of the storage space and extends horizontally.and input materials.a door with an insertion slot;
A partition provided in the storage space,
The partition is
a first wall portion extending in a direction parallel to the vertical direction and partitioning between the pair of side wall portions of the storage main body;
It extends horizontally, is located vertically below the insertion port, and partitions between the top wall and the bottom wall of the storage main body to receive the input items from the insertion port.To supportA second wall portion;
a claw inserted into a hole formed in the bottom wall of the storage main body;havedeath,
The partition is configured such that the claw portion is inserted into the hole portion and fixed to the storage main body,
a first space defined by the first wall, the second wall, and a side wall of the storage main body;
a second space defined by the first wall and a side wall of the storage main body;
a third space located between the second wall portion and the upper wall portion of the storage main body, and in which the input items are accommodated;
partitioning a rear space located between the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and a back wall portion of the storage main body;
The second wall has a bent portion at an end located on the opposite side to the insertion opening for preventing the input object from falling into the rear space, and a bending portion for preventing the input object from falling into the rear space, and a bending portion for preventing the input object from falling into the rear space. A storage cabinet having a through hole for inserting a hand and pushing out the input material toward the front.. The storage according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the second wall protrudes toward the opening of the storage space from an end of the first wall on the opening side of the storage space. The storage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a tip portion of the second wall portion located on the opening side extends upward. 2. The through hole has an elongated shape in which a longitudinal direction is parallel to a depth direction from an end of the second wall portion on the opening side to an end opposite to the end. storage room.