JPH0323941Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an underfloor storage device that is provided under the floor of a building and includes a storage box that can be raised and lowered.

(Prior Art) In conventional underfloor storage devices, the storage boxes for storing items are generally open on the top surface, but in such underfloor storage devices, items are always put in and taken out from the top surface. It was especially difficult to put in and take out heavy objects because it had to be done from the ground.

In an attempt to solve these problems, the Special Public Service
A device such as that described in Publication No. 39588 was devised.

This conventional underfloor storage device includes a storage box that has an opening on the top surface and is provided with a door that can be partially opened on the side plate, separated from the top opening by the upper edge of the side plate, and a storage box for storing the storage box. and an opening/closing door for opening and closing the box storage section, so that the storage box can be raised and lowered from a stored state to a protruded state.

Therefore, when loading or unloading heavy items, etc., the opening/closing door of the side plate is opened to form a side opening, and the item is moved laterally through the side opening.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in such conventional underfloor storage devices, the side surface of the storage box can only be opened across the top edge of the side plate from the top opening.
There was a problem in that the side openings could only take in and out items that were large enough to pass through the side openings, and larger items had to be taken in and out through the top openings.

(Means for solving the problem) The present invention was made with the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and to achieve this purpose, the present invention uses a storage box having an opening on the top surface. , a box storage part disposed under the floor for storing the storage box, and an opening/closing door that opens and closes the box storage part and can also be used as a floor in the closed state, and the storage box is in a protruding state from the stored state. In the underfloor storage device which can be raised and lowered between the storage boxes, a side opening continuous with the top opening is formed by folding or removing the side plate of the storage box, thereby making the top opening expandable.

(Function) Therefore, in the underfloor storage device of the present invention, when putting in or taking out articles, the storage box that is stored in the box storage section is raised to a protruding state above the floor, and the side plate of the storage box that is in the protruding state is raised. By folding or removing the storage box, a side opening is formed that is continuous with the top opening, and the opening can be expanded from the top to the side of the storage box.

That is, by using the side opening, not only small items but also large items can be taken in and taken out by horizontal movement without lifting.

(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be explained.

The underfloor storage device of this embodiment has storage box 1.
The main components are a box storage section 2, an opening/closing door 3, and a lifting device 4.

The storage box 1 includes a bottom plate 11 and a bottom plate 11.
and a side plate 12 standing upright to surround it from four sides, and by folding the side plate 12 outward from the upper end to the vicinity of the lower end, a side opening that is continuous with the upper opening 13 is formed on the third side. 17 has become possible to form.

The lower end of the folding portion 14 of the side plate 12 is attached by a hinge 15, and the folding portion 14 is maintained in an upright state by connecting adjacent folding portions 14 with a locking pin 16. It's getting old.

The box storage section 2 includes the storage box 1
It is a box-shaped item that stores the storage space, is placed under the floor, and has an opening 21 on the top surface.

This upper opening 21 is provided with an opening frame 22, and a packing material 23 is provided protruding from the inner peripheral edge of the opening frame 22.

Incidentally, this box storage section 2 is not limited to a box-shaped one, but may be an open one that is continuous with the underfloor space.

The opening/closing door 3 opens and closes the top opening 13 of the box storage section 2 by attaching and detaching it from the opening frame 22, and can also be used as a floor in the closed state.

The elevating device 4 raises and lowers the storage box 1 between the storage state in which it is stored in the box storage section 2 and the protruding state in which it protrudes above the floor. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, this lifting device 4 includes a motor 41, a threaded rod 42 that rotates by the drive of the motor 41, and a threaded rod that meshes with the threaded rod 42. a slider 44 that moves horizontally on the substrate 43 by rotation of the rod 42;
It is provided with a jack 45 that expands and contracts as the slider 44 moves horizontally, and an elevating plate 46 on which the storage box 1 is placed and that moves up and down as the jack 45 expands and contracts.

The jack 45 is composed of two X-shape pivotally connected frames.
The upper and lower ends of one side are pivotally supported by the lower surface of the elevating plate 46 and the upper surface of the board 43, the upper end of the other side is pivotally supported by the lower surface of the elevating plate 46 via wheels 47, and the lower end of the other end is supported by the slider 44. is supported by

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be explained.

Normally, as shown in FIG. 3, the jack 45 is retracted and the storage box 1 is stored in the box storage section 2.

When loading and unloading articles, after opening the opening/closing door 3, the motor 41 is driven to move the slider 44.
The elevator plate 46 is moved horizontally and the rollers 47 are rolled to extend the jack 45.
is raised, and the storage box 1 is pushed up by the elevating plate 46 until it protrudes above the floor as shown in FIG.

At this time, the gap between the edge of the upper surface opening 13 of the box storage section 2 and the storage box 1 is such that the packing material 23
Since the storage box 1 is sealed tightly, the storage box 1 can be raised and lowered without wobbling or shifting its position.

After storage box 1 protrudes above the floor,
Even if the drive of the motor 41 is stopped, the slider 44
is in a fixed state while being engaged with the threaded rod 42, and the storage box 1 is locked in the protruding state.

Next, when loading and unloading items, when loading or unloading large items or when taking out items from the bottom of stacked items, fold the folding part 14 of the side plate 12 of the storage box 1 outward. Folding, side opening 1 continuous with top opening 13
By forming the opening 7 and expanding the opening, large items can be taken in and out of the storage box 1 by lateral movement without having to be lifted, and items stored in a stack can be put in and out of the storage box 1 without taking out the top item. , it is also possible to take out only the items below.

Further, when storing small items in a stack in the storage box 1, the small items can be taken out from the top opening 13 as usual without folding the folding portion 14 of the side plate 12.

After loading and unloading the articles, the folded portion 14 of the folded side plate 12 is raised to its original state, the motor 41 is driven again, and the jack 45 is contracted to lower the lifting plate 46 and store the item. The box 1 is lowered to the storage state in the box storage section 2.

Then, the opening/closing door 3 is closed.

Next, a second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

In describing the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted. Further, regarding the operations, explanations of operations similar to those of the first embodiment will be omitted.

In this embodiment, one side of the storage box 5 can be opened by removing the side plate 51.

Note that the side plate 51 is removed by sliding the side plate 51 upward along the slide groove 52.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention may be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.

For example, in the example, the raising and lowering of the storage box is
The jack is driven by a motor to expand and contract, and the jack lifts and lowers the lifting plate on which the storage box is placed. The storage box may be raised and lowered by winding the chain manually or electrically using a suspension wheel that guides the chain.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, in the underfloor storage device of the invention, the side surface of the storage box can be formed into a side opening that is continuous with the top opening by folding or removing the side plate. By opening the sides, it is possible to easily take in and out not only small items but also large items by moving sideways without having to lift them. In particular, when handling heavy items, there is no need to lift them half-heartedly to put them in and take them out, and even elderly people and women can easily carry out the work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the underfloor storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the protruding state of the device of the first embodiment, and Fig. 3 shows the retracted state of the device of the first embodiment. The sectional view and FIG. 4 are perspective views showing the device of the second embodiment. 1, 5... Storage box, 2... Box storage section, 3... Opening/closing door, 12, 51... Side plate, 13...
...Top opening, 17... Side opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The storage box includes a storage box having a top opening, a box storage section disposed under the floor for storing the storage box, and an opening/closing door that opens and closes the box storage section and can also be used as a floor in the closed state, In an underfloor storage device in which a storage box can be raised and lowered between a stored state and a protruded state, the top opening can be expanded by forming a side opening that is continuous with the top opening by folding or removing the side plate of the storage box. An underfloor storage device characterized by: