JPH042303A - Articles housing case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to putting in and out articles in the most appropriate direction by constituting the case body by connecting the ceiling plate and bottom plate in such a way as to form the outlet of drawers at least in three ways in the horizontal direction. CONSTITUTION:Protruded pieces 3..., 4... extending are provided in a uniformed way in the outward directions on the square portion of the ceiling plate 1 and bottom plate 2. Each protruded pieces 3, 4 are connected by means of a connecting axis 5 and a spacer 6. With this a ceiling plate 1 and a bottom plate 2 are connected to constitute a main body of the case A provided with an inlet of drawers both on the front-back and right and left sides. In the main body A of this case A a drawer 8 is provided so that it can be the drawn from either of the inlets 7.... Therefore the drawer 8 can be used in the most appropriate direction convenient for the user and the convenience of taking out articles.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an article storage case used as a letter case, a parts case, a display case for accessories, a closet storage case, and the like.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in various article storage cases that are constructed with a drawer provided in the case body that can be freely taken out and put in, the case body has a top plate, a bottom plate, side plates, and a back plate. Both sides and three sides of the back are closed, and the drawer can be inserted and removed from the drawer opening on the front.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

That is, in the conventional article storage case, the drawer could only be inserted and removed from the front.

For this reason, there were the following difficulties in use.

(b) When the user is not on the front side of the case, the user must go to the front, change the orientation of the case each time, or lean forward to operate the drawer.

This inconvenience was particularly noticeable when a single case was placed at the contact point of desks arranged front to back or left to right and shared by multiple people.

(b) If the drawer is divided into multiple compartments for each stored item, the drawer must be fully pulled out to take in and take out the items in the back.

(c) Since the opening for loading and unloading is limited to the front, the front side of this case must be left wide open without placing any objects so that it does not interfere with the drawer loading and unloading. For this reason,
Space usage becomes inefficient.

Therefore, the present invention eliminates the above-mentioned problems and provides an article storage case in which the drawer can be put in and taken out in the most appropriate direction depending on the convenience of the user's operation or the convenience of putting in and taking out articles. It is something.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is configured such that a drawer is provided in a case body so as to be freely put in and taken out, and the case body is connected to a top plate in a state where drawer inlet/outlet openings are formed on at least three sides in the horizontal direction. The bottom plate is connected to the bottom plate (claim 1).

In addition, the invention of claim 2 is such that, in the configuration of claim 1, the top plate and the bottom plate are connected at their respective four corners with the drawer inlet/outlet openings formed on all four sides of the front, back, left, and right to form the case body. It is something that

Furthermore, the invention of claim 3 is based on the structure of claim 1 or 2, and the front and rear guide grooves and the left and right guide grooves are provided in one of the bottom plate of the case body and the bottom plate of the drawer so as to intersect with each other, and A guide protrusion that is movable along the guide groove is provided to constitute a drawer guide mechanism that guides the drawer in the drawing direction.

[Effect]

With the above configuration, the drawer can be put in and taken out in multiple directions, so the drawer can be put in and taken out in the most appropriate direction depending on the convenience of the user's operation, the convenience of putting in and taking out articles, etc.

In particular, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the drawer can be taken in and out in all directions, front, back, left, and right, so that it can be used even more conveniently.

Further, according to the configuration of claim 3, although the drawer can be taken in and taken out in multiple directions, the drawer guide mechanism allows the drawer to be taken in and out smoothly and stably without wobbling in any direction.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Basic Embodiment (See Figs. 1 to 7) 1 is a top plate, 2 is a bottom plate, and projecting pieces 3..., 4... extending outward are integrally provided at the four corners of these plates. These projecting pieces 3.4 constitute a case main body A that is equipped with a connecting shaft 5...and a drawer insertion/extraction lower drawer on the rear and left and right sides. It is provided so that it can be put in and taken out from any of the lower parts.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the bottom plate 2 of the case body A has front and back guide grooves (hereinafter referred to as vertical guide grooves) 9, 9 on the top surface of both the left and right sides, and left and right guide grooves 9, 9 on the top surface of both the front and rear sides. Grooves (hereinafter referred to as lateral guide grooves) 10, 10 are provided with equal depth and width, and intersect with each other at their ends.

On the other hand, on the lower surface of the bottom plate of the drawer 8, guide convex portions 11 are provided at the four corners.
... is provided to protrude downward, and by this guide protrusion 11 ... and both vertical and horizontal guide grooves 9,10 of the case body A,
A drawer guide mechanism is configured to guide the drawer 8 in the loading/unloading direction.

When the drawer 8 is recessed into the case body A, the guide protrusions 11 are located at the intersections of the vertical and horizontal guide grooves 9 and 10, as shown in FIG. When pulled out, it slides within the vertical guide groove 9, and when pulled out to the left or right, it slides within the horizontal guide groove 10.

Due to the guiding action of this drawer guide mechanism, the drawer 8 can be taken in and out smoothly and stably in both the front and back and left and right directions without wobbling or getting caught in the middle.

In addition, the upper surface of the bottom plate 2 of the case body A is formed with an outer circumferential portion 2a having an inclined surface from the guide grooves 9 and 10, as shown in FIGS. , 10 are provided with auxiliary guide grooves 12 that are shallower than the guide grooves 9 and 10.

Due to the difference in depth between the guide grooves 9, 10 and the auxiliary guide groove 12, a step 13 is formed at the boundary between the guide grooves 9, 10 and the guide protrusion 11 of the drawer 8.・・・
A stopper mechanism for the drawer 8 is constituted by .

That is, when the drawer is in the retracted state, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the guide convex portions 11 come into contact with the stepped portions ] 3 from the inside, so that the drawer 8 is held in the retracted state and the case is not transported. This prevents the drawer 8 from falling unexpectedly when the drawer 8 is pulled out.

On the other hand, from this state, as shown by the imaginary line A in Figure 2, drawer 8
If the drawer 8 is tilted slightly toward the front side, the guide convex portion 11 on the front side in the drawing direction comes off the stepped portion 13, so that the drawer 8 can be freely drawn out.

At the start of this drawer, the guide protrusion 11 fits into the auxiliary guide groove 12 as shown by the dotted chain line in FIG. It is pulled out smoothly.

When the drawer 8 is pulled out to the maximum extent, the guide convex portion 11 on the rear side in the drawing direction comes into contact with the step portion 13 on the front side, thereby preventing the drawer 8 from coming off.

In addition, horizontal ribs 14 are provided on the outer periphery of the drawer 8 over the entire circumference, and the center portions of the front, rear, left, and right end surfaces are recessed inward in an arc shape, so that the center portion of each end surface of the drawer 8 is A handle portion 15 for putting in and taking out the drawer is formed.

By the way, although this article storage case can of course be used alone, it is usually used by stacking it in multiple stages as shown by the phantom lines in FIG. In this case, for the middle case, the bottom plate 2 is used also as the top plate of the lower case, and the top plate 1 is used only for the top case.

As described above, since the drawer 8 can be taken in and out in all directions: front, back, left, and right, it can be used very conveniently as follows.

(a) Even when the user is not on the front side of the case, the drawer can be opened in the same position without having to turn around to the front side, change the orientation of the case, or lean forward as in the past. 8 can be opened and closed in the direction near you.

For this reason, especially when multiple people share the case by placing the case at the contact point of desks lined up front to back or left to right, everyone can use it equally, contributing to improved office efficiency.

(b) Particularly when the drawer 8 is divided into a plurality of compartments for each stored article, such as in a case of an accessory case, the drawer 8 can be pulled out in the shortest distance in the direction closest to the target compartment to quickly take in and take out the articles.

(C) For example, even if the front side of the case is blocked, the drawer 8 can be taken in and out from the other three sides, so there is no longer the conventional restriction that objects cannot be placed on the front side of the case. Space around the case can be used efficiently.

(d) When used as a display case in a store, for example by placing it on a showcase, the drawer 8 can be inserted and removed from both the buyer and the seller to determine the products;
Since you can make solicitations, it is convenient for business negotiations.

Other Embodiments In the above embodiment, a single drawer 8 was provided in the case body A so that it could be taken in and out from the front, back, left and right, but as shown in FIG. It may be provided so that it can be put in and taken out from a total of three sides, either left or right.

Alternatively, as shown in Fig. 9, two small drawers 8S and one large drawer 8S, 8L are provided so that the small drawer 8S can be taken in and out in two directions at right angles, and the large drawer 8L can be taken in and out in three directions. Good too.

Even in these cases, usage is more limited than in the case of four-way loading and unloading, but it is much more convenient to use than the conventional case.

Further, the effect of the present invention is highest when the drawer insertion/removal lower part is provided on all sides of the case body A as in the above embodiment.
For example, in the case of a case in which the - side is used with the surface in contact with a wall surface, a side plate may be provided on either the front, back, left, or right side in order to increase the strength of the case body A, and drawer openings may be formed on three sides. .

On the other hand, in the above embodiment, one drawer 8 (or 8S, 8L)
) are provided with a pair (two) of guide grooves 9, 10 in the longitudinal direction and in the lateral direction.In particular, in the case of a large case, these guide grooves 9, 10 may be provided in three or more.

Further, contrary to the above embodiment, a guide groove may be provided on the lower surface of the drawer bottom plate, and a guide protrusion may be provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 2 of the case body A.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, in an article storage case configured with a drawer provided in the case body so that the drawer can be taken in and out, the drawer inlet/outlet openings are formed on at least three sides in the horizontal direction of the case body, and the drawer can be moved in multiple directions. Since the drawer is constructed so that it can be put in and taken out, the drawer can be put in and taken out in the most appropriate direction depending on the convenience of the user's operation and the convenience of putting in and taking out articles.

In particular, according to the structure of claim 2, the drawer can be taken in and out in all directions, front, back, left, and right, so that it can be used even more conveniently.

Further, according to the configuration of claim 3, although the drawer can be taken in and taken out in multiple directions, the drawer guide mechanism allows the drawer to be taken in and out smoothly and stably without wobbling in any direction.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of the same, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bottom plate of the case body in the embodiment, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the drawer, Fig. 5 The figure is a sectional view taken along the line v-V in FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI--VI in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. , No. 9
The figures are views corresponding to FIG. 5 showing still other embodiments. A...Case body, 1...Top plate of the same body, 2...
Same bottom plate, 5... Connection shaft connecting the top plate and the bottom plate, 7.
... Drawer inlet/outlet, 8... Drawer, 9.10... Drawer guide groove, 11... Guide convex portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. The case body is configured such that a drawer is provided in the case body so that the drawer can be taken in and taken out freely, and the case body has a top plate and a bottom plate connected to each other with drawer inlet/outlet openings formed on at least three sides in the horizontal direction. An article storage case characterized by comprising: 2. The article storage case according to claim 1, wherein the case body is constructed by connecting the top plate and the bottom plate at their respective four corners with drawer openings formed on all four sides, front, back, left, and right. . 3. On either the bottom plate of the case body or the bottom plate of the drawer, longitudinal guide grooves and horizontal guide grooves are provided to intersect with each other, and the other side is provided with a guide protrusion that can move along these guide grooves. 3. The article storage case according to claim 1, further comprising a drawer guide mechanism for guiding the drawer in the loading/unloading direction.