JPH0127713Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a step storage structure for the architrave of furniture such as a sink.

[Background technology]

For example, sink furniture 1 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is often provided with a hanging cabinet above it. Since the hanging cabinet is installed at a high position, it may be necessary to use a step stool such as a chair when putting things in or out of the hanging cabinet. It is troublesome to bring a step stool each time, and it is very time-consuming to take out a step stool stored in a different location, carry it, and then carry it and store it again after use. By the way, as shown in FIG. 5, the architrave 2 is attached to the furniture 1 along the peripheral edge of its lower end, but the interior of the architrave 2 is an unused space, that is, a dead space. Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have conducted various studies on using the architrave 2 as a storage space for a step stool so that the step stool can be used immediately when putting things in and out of the hanging cabinet above the furniture 1. That is, a part of the architrave 2 is cut out and opened, and the inner box 5 is attached to the opening 3 so as to be freely drawn out, and the foldable step stool 6 is housed in the inner box 5. Then, as shown in Fig. 3, the inner box 5 is pulled out from the opening 3 of the architrave 2, a step stool 6 is assembled and erected on the inner box 5, and one can climb onto the step stool 6 and take things in and out of the hanging cabinet. Let's do it. here,
The inner box 5 has both side plates 11, 1 as shown in FIG.
1, a front plate 4, and a back plate 12 are assembled to form a frame, and the front side is open with both side plates 9, 9, a back plate 14, and an upper crosspiece 15 installed between both side plates 9, 9. The frame-shaped outer box 7 is inserted through the opening 3 of the architrave 2 of the furniture 1 and fixed to the bottom of the furniture 1, and the inner box 5 with the above structure containing the step stool 6 is inserted into the outer box 7. It is something that can be put in and taken out freely,
When taking the inner box 5 in and out, the upper end surface of the inner box 5 rubs against the upper crosspiece 15 of the outer box 7, causing damage to the upper end surface of the inner box 5. Moreover, there is resistance when taking the inner box 5 in and out. It was a big one.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was developed in view of the above points, and by attaching a rotating rod to the upper edge of the opening side of the outer box, it is easy to take in and take out the inner box, and it also prevents scratches. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage structure for storing a step stool of a furniture architrave.

[Disclosure of invention]

That is, in the furniture architrave step storage structure of the present invention, a part of the architrave 2 of the furniture 1 is cut out to open on the front side of the furniture 1, and the outer box 7 with the front side opened is inserted into the architrave 2. The inner box 5 is inserted through the opening 3 of the box and fixed to the bottom of the furniture 1, and the inner box 5, which has an open top, is inserted into the opening 8 of the outer box 7 so as to be freely pulled out, and a foldable step stool 6 can be stored in the inner box 7. Attach it to
A rotatable rod 10 is installed between the upper edges of the opening 8 side of the side plates 9 of the outer box 7, and the inner box 5
When the inner box 5 is inserted into and removed from the opening 8 of the outer box 7, the upper end surface of the inner box 5 comes into contact with the rotatable rod 10, thereby achieving the above object.

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to Examples. As shown in FIG. 3, an opening 3 is formed at one location in the architrave 2 of the furniture 1, and an inner box 5 can be freely pulled out and inserted into the architrave 2 through this opening 3. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the inner box 5 is formed into a drawer shape with an open top and bottom by assembling a front plate 4, left and right side plates 11, 11, and a back plate 12 in the form of a rod. The face plate 4 is made of the same material as the architrave 2, and for example, the same decorative sheet as that pasted on the surface of the architrave 2 is pasted so that the surface has the same decoration. Therefore, when the inner box 5 is inserted into the opening 3 and the surface of the front plate 4 and the surface of the architrave 2 become flush, it will appear as if the front plate 4 of the inner box 5 is a part of the architrave 2. It will have a similar appearance. A step stool 6 is attached inside this inner box 5.

Next, the step stool 6 will be explained. A step stool 6 attached to the inner box 5 is shaped like a stepladder as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, a top plate 25 is fixedly attached between a pair of leg pieces 24, 24 to form a front leg 26, and a top plate 28 is attached between a pair of leg pieces 27, 27 with a shaft 29. The step stool 6 is rotatably attached to form the rear leg 30, and a plate 43 attached to the front leg 26 and a plate 44 attached to the rear leg 30 are rotatably connected with the shaft pin 31. It is composed of
32 is a spring provided between the leg pieces 24 and 27; 33
is a push-up pin attached to the leg piece 24, 34
is a stepping stone. Further, a slide shaft 35 is provided at the lower end of each leg piece 27, and a rotation shaft 36 is provided at the lower end of each leg piece 24.
are attached to each. The rotation shaft 36 is inserted into a shaft hole 37 drilled in the side plate 11 of the inner box 5, and the slide shaft 35 is inserted into the rail groove 23 of the side plate 11. In this way, the step stool 6 is inserted into the inner box 5. It is designed to be installed inside. As shown in FIG. 8a, this step stool 6 has a front leg 26 and a rear leg 3 with the slide shaft 35 located at the rear end of the rail groove 23.
0 is opened and stands upright, and the top plates 25 and 28 are connected to the inner box 5.
This means that the user can climb onto the top plates 25 and 28. At this time, the top plate 2 of the rear legs 30
The recesses 38 of 8 are engaged with the engagement pins 39, and the top plate 28 is maintained in a horizontal state. In order to fold up the step stool 6 erected in this way inside the inner box 5, first slide the slide shaft 35 along the rail groove 23 as shown in FIG. 30 and tilt while closing. At this time, the push-up pin 3 provided on the leg piece 24 of the front leg 26
The top plate 28 of the rear leg 30 is pressed by the tip of the rear leg 30, and the top plate 28 is rotated around the shaft 29, so that the rear leg 30
Becomes inclined towards. And further Figure 8c
When the slide shaft 35 is slid along the rail groove 23 and the front legs 26 and the rear legs 30 are further closed and tilted, the end of the top plate 28 of the rear legs 30 will touch the back plate 12 of the inner box 5. Upon reaching the upper end, the top plate 28 is housed in the inner box 5 while further tilting with respect to the rear legs 30. When the slide shaft 35 is further slid to the front end of the rail groove 23, the entire step stool 6 is stored in the inner box 5 in a folded state as shown in FIG. 8d. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the top plate 28 and the like are locked to a locking piece 40 protruding from the back plate 12 of the inner box 5, thereby preventing the step stool 6 from tilting any further.

Next, the outer box 7 will be explained. As shown in FIG.
0 is installed between the upper edges of the opening 8 side of both side plates 9,9. This outer box 7 is inserted through the opening 3 of the architrave 2 of the furniture 1 and fixed to the bottom of the furniture 1, so that the opening 3 of the architrave 2 is aligned with the opening 8 of the outer box 7. There is.

However, when using the step stool 6, the inner box 5
is pulled out from the opening 3 of the architrave 2, a step stool 6 is erected, and items can be put in and taken out of the hanging cabinet by climbing on the top plate 28 of the step stool 6. In this way, by using the space of the architrave 2 of the furniture 1 as a storage space for the inner box 5,
The step stool 6 can be stored and taken out extremely easily. When inserting or removing the inner box 5 from the outer box 7, the front plate 4 of the inner box 5 is slightly lifted and pulled out. Even if the rotary rod 10 rotates, the upper end surface of the side plate 11 of the inner box 5 will not be scratched even if the rotary rod 10 rotates. The box 5 can be taken in and out easily. In addition, side plates 1 are provided on both inner surfaces of the rear end of the inner box 5.
A caster receiver 47 for holding the casters 46 is attached from the end of the inner box 1 to the end of the back plate 12, making it easier to take the inner box 5 in and out.

[Effect of idea]

As mentioned above, in the present invention, a part of the architrave of furniture is cut out to open the front side of the furniture, and an outer box with an open front side is inserted through the opening of the architrave and fixed to the bottom of the furniture. An inner box with an open top is inserted into the opening of the outer box so that it can be pulled out freely, and a foldable step stool is attached to this inner box so that it can be stored freely.
By pulling out the inner box through the opening of the architrave and setting up a step stool inside the inner box, you can use the hanging cabinet suspended above the furniture by standing on the footboard of the step stool. The step stool can be stored using the dead space in the architrave and can be used immediately, and the step stool can be stored and taken out very easily. In addition, since a rotatable rod is installed between the upper edges of the opening side of both side plates of the outer box, when the inner box is taken in and out of the outer box, even if the upper end of the inner box hits the rotating rod, The rotation of the rotary rod does not damage the inner box, and it is also easy to put in and take out the box.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the outer box of one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is an explanatory diagram of the same as above, Figures 3 to 5 are explanatory diagrams showing an example in which the architrave of the sink is used as a storage space for a step stool, Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the state where the step stool is set up, and Figure 7 The figure is a front view of the same as the above, FIGS. 8a to 8d are explanatory views of the same as the above, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the inner box of the above, and FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the conventional example. 1 is furniture, 2 is architrave, 3 is opening, 4 is front plate,
5 is the inner box, 6 is the step stool, 7 is the outer box, 8 is the opening,
9 is a side plate, and 10 is a rotating rod.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A part of the architrave of the furniture is cut out to open on the front side of the furniture, the outer box with the front side open is inserted through the opening of the architrave and fixed to the bottom of the furniture, and the inner box with the top side open is inserted. It is inserted into the opening of the outer box so that it can be freely pulled out, and a foldable step stool is attached to the inner box so that it can be stored freely, and a rotary rod that can be rotated is installed between the upper edges of the opening side of both side plates of the outer box. Furniture architrave step storage structure.