JPH032186Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a hanging cabinet installed above a kitchen sink.

[Conventional technology] Conventionally, by installing a hanging cabinet above the wall of the kitchen and storing tableware in this hanging cabinet, the space above the kitchen can be used as a storage space, and tableware and other items that tend to get cluttered can be stored. Organized and stored. In consideration of the fact that the hanging cabinet is located above and it is difficult to take in and out the stored items, there is a hanging cabinet that consists of an outer box and a storage body that can be pulled down from below the outer box. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a wire d is stretched around a pulley c provided on the top plate b of the outer box a, and the inner box e is suspended by the wire d, and the other end is suspended. It is balanced with the weight of the box and can be pulled down, and the shelf g is suspended by an extendable pantograph f so that it can be raised and lowered, and goods can be taken in and out by pulling down the inner box and shelf and positioning it in front. It was designed to be easy.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the case of conventional hanging cabinets in which inner boxes and shelves are suspended using wires or pantographs, there is a space for lifting and lowering the weight provided at one end of the wire or from the shrunken pantograph. It was necessary to provide a relief inside the outer box, which inevitably resulted in a large outer box. In addition, when pushing up an inner box or shelf containing stored items, the inertia acting on the inner box, shelf, and stored items creates momentum on the inner box or shelf, making it easy to collide with the top plate of the outer box. The operation must be performed carefully, and furthermore, if a braking function is to be provided to the wire or pantograph suspension means, the braking mechanism will be complicated because the wire is thin and the pantograph is expandable. This also had the disadvantage of increasing manufacturing costs.

[Means for solving the problem] This invention was made in consideration of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology. and a storage body that is stored so as to be able to be pulled out and removed from the outer box, and the storage body is provided with a cushioning material that comes into contact with the top plate of the outer box when stored, and is biased toward the side plate of the outer box. Elastic bodies made of pulleys are provided on both left and right sides, and left and right elastic bodies are attached to each side plate of the outer box, the guide surfaces of the elastic bodies being inclined downward and moving upward when the storage body is raised. To solve the conventional drawbacks by providing a hanging cabinet characterized by being provided with brake plates facing in the direction of force and guiding toward the center of the storage body.

[Function] In this device, as the storage object, which is always suspended with a constant force, rises, the brake plate pushes the elastic contact object and applies braking force to the storage object, causing the storage object to rise vigorously. Moreover, by bringing the cushioning material into contact with the top plate of the outer box, the storage object can reach the stopping position within the outer box very gently.

[Example] Next, this invention will be explained in detail based on an example shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

Reference numeral 1 in the figure is a hanging cabinet that is fixed to the upper part of the wall in the kitchen.As shown in Figure 1, the hanging cabinet 1 has an outer box 2 with a door 20 on the front and can be raised and lowered into the outer box 2. It consists of a storage body 3 which is stored in a storage body 3.

The outer box 2 has a storage shelf A with multiple shelves 21 formed in the front half so that small items cannot be placed thereon, and a storage part with an open bottom in the rear half. B is formed, and the storage body 3 is stored in this storage part B (see FIG. 2).

The storage body 3 has a front side open as an outlet and is formed into a basket shape with linear members stretched vertically and horizontally. Small items are placed on the bottom portion 30 and hooks are placed on the lattice-shaped wall portion 31. For example, towels, small plates, and cooking utensils such as knives can be hung and drained on them, and they do not interfere with the sunlight coming from the windows.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage body 3 includes an outer box 2
It is suspended by a pair of constant force springs 4 provided on the back side of the top plate 22 so as to be able to rise and fall freely. A constant force spring is set to always pull upwards the storage unit that has been pulled down in the fully stored state with a constant force of approximately 2 to 3 kg.
This allows the storage body 3 to be pushed up easily.
Further, slide rails 5 are provided on both sides of the back of the storage body 3, and an upper rail 51 fixed to the storage body 3 side slides into a lower rail 50 fixed to the outer box 2 side, so that when the storage body 3 is raised or lowered. The storage body 3 is provided so as to be guided in the vertical direction without wobbling.

Furthermore, a cushioning material made of low-resilience urethane foam is attached to the top surface of the storage body 3, and when this cushioning material 6 contacts the top plate 22 of the outer box 2 and contracts, the stored items become lightweight. Even when the storage body 3 is heated, the storage body 3 reaches the stop position (when stored) very slowly.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, an elastic body 7 comprising a pulley 71 at the tip of an L-shaped leaf spring 70 is provided on both left and right sides of the upper surface of the storage body 3. By the leaf spring 70, the side plate 2 is always moved in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction of the storage body 3, that is, the side plate 2
It is biased in three directions.

The brake plate 24 attached to the side plate 23 of the outer box 2 in correspondence with the elastic contact body 7 has a thin wall at the bottom and a thick wall at the top. A guide surface 8 is formed in a gentle step shape. Then, the pulley 71 comes into contact with the guide surface 8 in a biased state, and the guide surface 8
When moving to the upper surface 80, the pulley 71 is pushed in the direction opposite to the biasing direction of the pulley 71, and the storage body 3 is pushed into the outer box 2 so that a braking force is applied to the rising storage body 3. When the storage object is stored in the outer box 2 or when it is taken down from the outer box 2, the storage object is provided to prevent the storage object from falling due to the weight of the storage object and the storage object.

Further, the back plate 25 of the outer box 2 is provided with stoppers 9 made of touch-latches at the top and bottom, so that the storage body 3 can be moved to the upper and lower limits of the lifting range, that is, the outer box 2
When the storage body 3 is stored in the storage body 3 and when the storage body 3 is pulled down, the stopper 9 engages and supports an engaging body (not shown) corresponding to the stopper 9 of the storage body 3, and vibrations etc. are applied. Fix the storage unit 3 so that it does not move spontaneously even if the storage unit 3 is stopped, and when raising or lowering the storage unit 3, perform a prescribed operation (for example, slightly pulling down the stationary storage unit). It is designed so that it can be easily removed and raised and lowered.

Furthermore, unlike the positioning using the stopper 9, as shown in FIG. 4, the storage body 3 may be supported by a brake plate 24 so as to be positionable at the upper and lower limits of the lifting range. That is, small protrusions are provided on the upper and lower parts of the brake plate 24 to form recesses 24a and 24b that are separate from the guide surface 8, so that the pulley 71 of the elastic contact body 7 can ride over the small protrusions into the recess 24.
a, 24b and may be held to position the storage body 3.

In the above embodiment, the front half of the outer box was used as a storage shelf and the rear half was used as a storage part.
As shown in the figure, two storage bodies 3A and 3B may be arranged side by side in the depth direction of the outer box, and if formed with a plurality of storage bodies that can be raised and lowered, an extremely functional hanging cabinet can be obtained. is obtained.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, according to this invention, the pulley is pushed in by the guide surface provided on the outer box and a braking force is applied to the storage body, so that the storage body can be stopped. Furthermore, even when pulling up the storage object from below toward the outer box, the braking force is applied from the guide surface via the pulley, so the storage object rises without gaining momentum, and the cushioning material moves upwards toward the outer box. The storage body can be stopped very gently when it comes into contact with the top plate, and the lifting and lowering operations can be performed easily and safely. In addition, it has a simple structure that applies braking force to the storage body by pushing the pulley through the guide surface.
It has excellent practical effects, such as being able to be manufactured at low cost and making the outer box more compact.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the hanging cabinet according to this invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the embodiment, Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the main parts of the embodiment, and Fig. 4 is FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the brake plate in one embodiment, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams showing a conventional example. 1... Hanging cabinet, 2... Outer box, 24... Brake plate, 3, 3A, 3B... Storage body, 4... Constant load spring, 6... Cushioning material, 8... Guide surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) Consisting of an outer box and a storage body that is suspended by a constant force spring provided inside the outer box and stored so that it can be pulled downward from the outer box, The storage body is provided with a cushioning material that comes into contact with the top plate of the outer box during storage, and elastic contact bodies each consisting of a pulley that is biased toward the side plate of the outer box are provided on both left and right sides, and the side plate of the outer box Each of the elastic contacting bodies is provided with a brake plate in which the guide surface of the elastic contacting body is inclined downward and guides the left and right elastic contacting bodies, which move upward when the storage body rises, toward the center of the storage body in opposing directions. A hanging cabinet with a unique feature. (2) The hanging cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the storage body is shaped like a basket. (3) The hanging cabinet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the brake plate supports the storage unit in a positionable manner at the upper and lower limits of the vertical range of the storage unit.