JPH01101918A - Device for storage in ceiling - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To increase the storage capacity of a ceiling space by using plural storage boxes by providing the plural storage boxes on a moving frame movable in the ceiling space side by side in its moving direction and providing a hole for vertically moving the storage boxes on the lower ceiling where respective boxes can be confronted by the moving frame. CONSTITUTION: Between the upper ceiling 1 and the lower ceiling 3 facing the inside 2 of a room, a ceiling space 4 is utilized as a storage space. Along guide rails 11 attached onto the upper ceiling 1, a moving frame 13 can be laterally moved inside the ceiling space 4 by a driving mechanism 17. Plural storage boxes 25 provided on that moving frame 13 arranged in parallel in the moving direction of the moving frame 13 are supported by a supporting mechanism 26 so as to be vertically moved and driven on the moving frame 13. Besides, a hole 33 opened at the position of the lower ceiling 3, where the respective storage boxes 25 can be confronted by moving the moving frame 3, so as to vertically move and pass the storage boxes 25 is opened/closed by a door body 34 having an opening/closing mechanism 38. As a result, the storage capacity of the ceiling space can be increased by the plural storage boxes, further, only one hole 33 is enough and also appearance is improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides a ceiling that uses the ceiling space between an upper ceiling and an upper ceiling facing a room (including a hallway, etc.) as a storage space. It relates to a storage device.

(Prior art) The Otsuki storage device stores a storage box for storing items in a ceiling space between upper ceilings, and when taking out an item from the storage box or storing the item in the storage box. Some devices are designed to be lowered through an opening in the upper ceiling when in use.

However, this type of ceiling storage device conventionally had one storage box, so the amount of storage that could be stored in the ceiling space was small.

Therefore, it is possible to increase the number of storage layers that can be stored in the ceiling space by arranging multiple storage boxes side by side in the ceiling space, but this would require an opening in the upper ceiling depending on the number of storage boxes. Multiple doors open in the upper ceiling facing into the room.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, when the conventional ceiling storage device has one storage box, the amount of storage that can be stored in the ceiling space is small, and the number of storage boxes is large. If this happens, the number of openings opening into the ceiling will increase accordingly, detracting from the aesthetic appearance of the room.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and it is possible to increase the amount of storage in the ceiling space by using a plurality of storage boxes, and to create a ceiling in which the number of openings to the ceiling surface is only one. The purpose is to provide a storage device.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides an Otsuki storage device that utilizes a ceiling space 4 between an upper ceiling 1 and an upper ceiling 3 facing a room 2 as a storage space, in which a guide is provided to the upper ceiling 1. A rail 11 is provided, and a moving frame 13 is provided so as to be able to move laterally within the ceiling space 4 along the guide rail 11, and a drive mechanism 17 for moving the moving frame 13 laterally is provided. 1
3, a plurality of storage boxes 25 are arranged in parallel in the moving direction of the moving frame 13, and b is provided with a support mechanism 26 that supports each storage box 25 so as to be movable up and down relative to the moving frame 13; A passage 33 is opened in the position where the storage boxes 25 of the servant #13 can face each other by movement of the movable frame 13, and a passage 33 is opened to enable the storage box 25 to pass through the stomach again. A door body 34 having an rJI mechanism 38 is provided.

(Function) The present invention allows one of the plurality of storage boxes 25 to selectively face the opening 33 by moving the movable frame 13 laterally within the ceiling space 4. Storage box 2
5 is raised and lowered into the room 2 through the opening 33.

(Example) Hereinafter, the configuration of an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is the upper ceiling, which is made of, for example, a concrete wall that partitions the upper and lower floors.
1, an upper ceiling 3 facing the room (including the lower part of II, etc.) 2 is provided, and a ceiling space 4 is formed between this upper ceiling 3 and the upper ceiling 1.

Further, 11 is a guide rail of the ceiling storage device, and as shown in FIG. 3, this guide rail 11 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and -
The side is open and the bottom is shaped like a cross section.
A pair of guide rails 11 are attached to the upper ceiling 1 via spacers 12 in parallel and with one opening side facing each other.

A moving frame 13 is disposed between the pair of guide rails 11, and this moving frame 13 has a pair of rectangular frame bodies 15 with an opening 14 in the center. 15 integrally connected in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail 11, and a plurality of rollers 16 rotatably protruding from both sides of each frame 15 facing the guide rail 11 are fitted into the guide rail 11. Then, the movable frame 13 is supported via each roller 16, and each roller 16 is transferred within the guide rail 11, so that the movable frame 13 can be moved laterally.

Further, the movable frame 13 is movable by a drive mechanism 17, and this drive mechanism 17° is connected to one frame 1.
A pair of support pieces 18 in an abbreviated shape protrude from the outer surface of the frame 15, and a drive shaft 19 with the roller 16 fixed to both ends is rotatably installed between the support pieces 18. A motor 20 is attached, and a timing belt 23 is stretched between a pulley 21 attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 20 and a pulley 22 fixed to the drive 1111119, and is moved by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 20. Frame 13
moves laterally within the ceiling space 4 along the guide rails 11.

A stopper (not shown) is attached to each end of the guide rail 11, and limit switches 24a and 24b are attached to both ends of the negative guide rail 11, respectively.

Each frame 15 of the moving frame 13 is provided with a storage box 25, which is formed into a rectangular box shape that can be accommodated within the opening 14 of the frame 15, and has an open top surface. , this opening is opened and closed by a lid body (not shown).

Further, the storage box 25 is supported by each frame 1 by a support mechanism 26.
5, and this support @v426 is supported by
Each wire 27 is supported in a suspended state by a wire 27, and each wire 27 is wound around each drum 28 provided at both edges of the opening 14 of the frame 15 in the moving direction. The drums 28 located in
The motors 31 and 31 are connected to each other so as to be rotatable in an interlocking manner, and a motor 32 is further connected to one of the interlocking shafts 29 .

Then, by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 32, the interlock lN12
Each drum 28 rotates integrally through 9.31,
When the wire 27 is drawn out from the drum 28 and rotated, the storage box 25
is lowered, and the storage box 25 is raised when the wire 27 is wound around the drum 28.

A port 33 is opened in the upper ceiling 3, and the port 33 is located approximately in the middle of the moving range of the moving frame 13, and is connected to the storage box 25.
The opening is formed in a rectangular shape through which the navel can be passed through, and is opened and closed by a pair of door bodies 34 divided into two in the moving direction of the moving frame 13.

The door body 34 has support fittings 35 attached to both side edges perpendicular to the moving direction of the upper surface, and the support fittings 35 are attached to the opening 3.
It is rotatably attached via a support shaft 37 to a door bracket 36 attached to the upper ceiling 3 at the edge of 3, and is rotated downward into a double-opening state to open the doorway 33. do.

The door body 34 is opened and closed by a gap 11 mechanism 38, and this 17fl II mechanism 8 is configured to open and close the door body 34.
A pair of brackets 39 are disposed on only one of the edges to which the support fittings 35 of No. 4 are attached, and the upper ends of the brackets 39 are fixed to the guide rails 11 in positions outside the passage 33, as shown in FIG. A connecting member 40 is installed between the lower parts, and a plurality of bearing members 41 are erected on this connecting member 40 in correspondence with the positions of the support fittings 35 of each door body 34. 42 and 43 are rotatably installed, and both screw shafts 42 and 43 are integrally screwed together by an interlocking shaft 44, and one screw shaft 42 is connected to a motor 45. Further, a guide nut 46 is screwed onto each screw shaft 42, 43, respectively.
A pin 47 protruding from the side surface of the guide nut 46 fits into a long guide groove 49 of a guide protrusion 48 integrally protruding diagonally upward from the support fitting 35 of the door body 34. There is. Note that both threaded shafts 42 and 43 have reverse threads, and when these threaded shafts 42 and 43 rotate together, each guide nut 46 moves in opposite directions.

In the opening/closing mechanism 38, the screw shafts 42 and 43 are rotated integrally by the forward and reverse rotation of the motor 45, and each guide nut 46 moves in the opposite direction, and the pin 47 of the guide nut 46 is inserted into the guide groove of the support fitting 35. The support fitting 35 rotates around the support shaft 37, and both door bodies 34 open and close.

The opening r'A mechanism 38 also includes a limit switch 50a for detecting the closed position and open position of the door body 34.
, 50b, and these limit switches 50a
, 50b are respectively attached to the door receiving fittings 36 and are activated by contact with the guide protrusion 48 of the supporting fitting 35 which rotates integrally with the door body 34.

Then, in the blank 2, there is an operation section for operating the ceiling storage device, and by selecting a storage box 25 using this operation section, the selected storage box 25 is positioned above the passage 33. Ru. At this time, if the selected storage box 25 is not above the opening 33, the moving frame 13 is moved so that the selected storage box 25 faces above the opening 33, and the selected storage box 25 is on the doorway 33, the moving frame 1
3 maintains the stopped state.

That is, in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, if the selected storage box 25 is the one on the right side, and the moving frame 13 has moved to the right side, the selected storage box 25 has come off the entrance 33. The moving frame 13 is moved to the left by the rotation of the motor 20 of the drive mechanism 17, and while the moving frame 13 is moving, the limit switch 24a in the moving direction is pressed by the roller 16 to activate the motor 20. The rotation of the moving frame 13 is stopped, and the movement of the moving frame 13 is stopped.
At the stop position, the selected right storage box 25 faces the opening 33, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

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5ffi rotation 'i: 5T, both door bodies 34 are rotated downward to Il & open, and when both door bodies 34 completely open the passage 33, the limit switch 50b is activated and the motor 45 rotation is stopped.

Next, the motor 32 of the support mechanism 26 of the storage box 25 is rotated, the wires 27 are led out from each drum 28, and the storage box 25 is lowered into the room 2 through the opening 33 of the lower well 3.
Then, the descent is stopped when the storage box 25 reaches a predetermined height at which the stored items can be taken in and taken out of the storage box 25.

Then, stored items can be taken in and out of the storage box 25 lowered into the room 2.

Furthermore, by commanding storage of the storage box 25 using the operation unit, the motor 32 of the support mechanism 26 is rotated in the opposite direction to the above, and the wires 27 are cut off by each drum 28, and the storage box 13 is horizontally moved. Stand tall. The storage box 25 enters the ceiling space 4 through the opening 33 of the lower well 3, and is stopped when it rises to a predetermined storage position on the moving frame 13.

Next, the motor 45 of the opening/closing mechanism 38 is rotated in the opposite direction to the above, and both door bodies 34 are rotated in the closing direction, so that both door bodies 34 are rotated in the closing direction.
4, the limit switch 50a is activated and the drive of the motor 45 is stopped.

On the other hand, when using the storage box 25 on the left side, the motor 20 of the drive mechanism 17 is rotationally driven by a selection command from the operation section, and the moving frame 13 is moved to the right.
By pressing and activating the limit switch 24b in the moving direction with the roller 16 while the moving frame 3 is moving, the rotation of the motor 20 is stopped and the movement of the moving frame 13 is stopped. A storage box 25 faces above the entrance 33.

After that, as described above, the door body 34 is opened and the storage box 25 is lowered, and after taking out and taking out the stored items, the storage box 25
5 is raised and stored in the ceiling space 4, and the door body 34 is closed.

As described above, since two storage boxes 25 are used, there is a large amount of storage space for items that can be stored in the ceiling space 4, and moreover, by selecting those two storage boxes 25, the Genin Jt 3 It can be raised and lowered through one opening 33.

In the above embodiment, two storage boxes 2 are installed in the moving frame 13.
5, three or more may be arranged in parallel along the moving direction of the movable frame 13, and in this case as well, each storage box 25 can face the opening 33 by moving the movable frame 13. Therefore, only one port 33 is required to open into the lower well 3.

Further, in the above embodiment, the wire 27 is used as one stage for raising and lowering the storage box 25, but for example, the storage box 25 can be supported and raised/lowered by a telescoping pipe formed by telescopically connecting a plurality of pipes with different pipe diameters. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the wobbling of the storage box 25 in the suspended state.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, a plurality of storage boxes are arranged in parallel in the moving direction on a moving frame that is movable within a ceiling space, and the storage boxes are raised and lowered into the lower well that can be faced by the moving frame of each storage box. Since we have provided a doorway for the storage box, it is possible to increase the amount of storage space in the ceiling space by using multiple storage boxes.Furthermore, there is only one doorway opened in the lower well to raise the storage box next to the storage box, and the appearance is also improved. Becomes good.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway side view showing an embodiment of the ceiling storage device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a side view thereof, and Fig. 4 is a portion of the door body. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view with some parts omitted. 1. Upper ceiling, 2. Indoor, 3. Shimono well, 4. Ceiling space, 11. Guide rail, 13. Moving frame, 17.
- Drive mechanism, 25...Storage box, 26...Support mechanism, 33
... Doorway, 34... Door body, 38... Opening/closing mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a ceiling storage device that uses the ceiling space between the upper ceiling and the lower ceiling facing the room as a storage space, there is a guide rail attached to the upper ceiling, and a guide rail that runs horizontally in the ceiling space along the guide rail. A moving frame that is movable; a drive mechanism that moves the moving frame laterally; a plurality of storage boxes arranged in parallel in the moving direction of the moving frame on the moving frame; a support mechanism that supports the lower ceiling so that the storage boxes can move up and down; A ceiling storage device comprising: a door body having an opening/closing mechanism for opening and closing an opening;