JPH0426023Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] (a) Industrial application field This invention is suitable for storing things in a closet etc.
This relates to a storage box for easy organization and storage.

(b) Prior Art A conventional storage box includes a box-shaped drawer that is open at the top and is fitted into a frame in two upper and lower stages so that it can slide in the front and back direction.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention In the above-mentioned prior art, in order to effectively utilize the space of a closet, etc., it was necessary to make the length of the drawer in the front and rear directions sufficiently long.

In this way, if you lengthen the front and back of the drawer,
If you don't pull the drawer forward, you won't be able to take out the items you put inside.

Also, to store many things in one box,
If there were no partitions inside the drawers, the items inside would sometimes fall over or get mixed up when the drawers were sliding.

Furthermore, conventionally, when drawers are provided at the front and rear, each drawer must be pulled out from the front or the rear.

Therefore, in this case, it could not be operated from either the front or the rear, nor could it be put into a closet.

(d) Means for solving the problems The purpose of the present invention is to provide a storage box that is easier to organize and store, has excellent operability, and can be operated from one direction.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the purpose, the storage box of the present invention is arranged in at least two levels, upper and lower, connected in the front-back direction, and slidable in the front-back direction. When the box in the box is pulled forward, all the boxes placed on the upper tier move forward, and when the pulled-out box in the front is pushed down to the lower tier, the box in the front is connected to the box located in the front of the lower tier. , the box located at the end of the lower tier is pushed up to the upper tier by a push-up means linked to this operation, and then the lower box is pushed in to return to the initial state.

(e) Examples Examples of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the structure of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body made of a frame, and a plurality of guide wheels 2 are attached to the upper side and rear longitudinal direction of this main body.

A to D are boxes that are open at the top, and in this embodiment, they are arranged in two stages, upper and lower, and further arranged so that two boxes are lined up in the front and back.

A box wheel 3 is attached to the bottom of each of the boxes A to D, and is configured to slide in the front-rear direction.

In addition, a stopper 4 that is biased to protrude forward by a built-in spring is attached to the lower front of each of the boxes A to D, and a stopper 4 that is engaged with the stopper 4 is attached to the lower end of each rear surface. In addition, a rearwardly projecting stopper 5 is attached which also engages with a stopper 16 which will be described later.

In this embodiment, the boxes A and B and the boxes D and C are connected back and forth by the stoppers 4 and 5, respectively, and the boxes D and C are arranged in the lower stage so as to be able to slide on the main body 1. , and boxes A and B are these boxes D and C
It is arranged on the upper stage so that it can be slid on the top.

In order to connect the boxes in the front and back direction, joints having a U-shaped cross section and which can be inserted and removed in the vertical direction may be attached to the front and rear surfaces of the boxes.

Moreover, an engagement shaft 6 that engages with an arm or the like, which will be described later, is attached to each side surface of the boxes A to D.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a guide portion for guiding the engagement shaft 6 when moving the box at the position of box A in the figure forward.

This guide portion 7 is composed of a guide rail 8 and a guide rail receiver 9.

The guide rail 8 includes a rail main body 8b that is slidable in the front and rear direction and has a pin 8a that moves along an oblong hole 1a provided in a side plate (not shown) of the main body 1, and a box engagement shaft. 6 and a distal end portion 8c that engages with

This tip 8c is connected to the rail main body 8b by the shaft 8d.
It is rotatably attached to the rail body 8.
A movable pin 8e biased by a spring provided at b is positioned and fixed by fitting into the recess 8f.

Note that the rail main body 8b is urged rightward in the figure by a spring.

10 is the first arm, and the engagement shaft 6 of boxes A and D
It is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 11 provided on the main body 1 so as to be located in the middle of the main body 1, and in this embodiment, it is urged by a spring to rotate clockwise.

This first arm 10 is configured to be extendable and retractable in its longitudinal direction, and is normally drawn toward the rotating shaft 11 by a built-in spring.

A U-shaped rotatable engagement portion 10b that engages with and receives the engagement shaft 6 is provided at the end of the extensible tip portion 10a.

This engaging portion 10b is also biased by a spring so as to maintain a constant angle.

Further, a cam 1 for moving the moving pin 8e of the guide rail 8 described above is provided at the end of the tip portion 10a.
A handle 12 formed integrally with 2a is also rotatably attached.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a second arm, which, like the first arm 10, is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 11, and its tip portion 13a is also configured to be extendable and retractable.

However, the tip portion 13a of this second arm 13
is biased in the opposite direction to the rotating shaft 11 by a spring.

Further, a U-shaped rotatable engagement portion 13b is also provided at the end of the tip portion 13a of the second arm 13.

This engaging portion 13b is also biased in a certain direction by a spring, and a cam 13c is integrally provided with this engaging portion 13b.

The cam 13c comes into contact with a plate (not shown) or the like as the second arm 13 rotates, thereby gradually rotating the engaging portion 13b.

The other end of the second arm 13 is connected to a movable pin 10c that is biased by a spring provided near the base of the first arm 10.
Protrusion 1 that engages when 0 rotates counterclockwise
3d is also provided.

A third arm 14 is rotatably supported by a shaft 15, and when the first arm 10 rotates counterclockwise to a certain angle, its moving pin 10c
The second arm 13 is disengaged from the protrusion 13d of the second arm 13.

16 is a shaft 1 at the center of the rear vertical side of the main body 1.
It is a stopper attached by 7,
It engages with the stopper 5 at the rear of the box pushed up by the second arm 13 to prevent the box from falling.

This stopper 16 and the third arm 14
They are connected by an arm 18 and are configured to interlock.

Next, the operation of the storage box having the above structure will be explained.

The state shown in FIG. 1 is the initial state, and all four boxes A to D are housed within the main body 1.

Further, the first arm 10 rotates clockwise and stops at a position where it abuts the left end of the main body 1, and the second arm 13 has its engaging portion 13b connected to the box C.
It is stopped at the position where it engages with the engagement shaft 6 of.

In this state, when the box A is pulled out forward (to the left in the figure) as shown in Figure 2, the engagement shaft 6 of the box A reaches the tip 8c of the guide rail 8 and engages with it. The guide rail 8 moves forward as the box A moves.

Incidentally, at this time, box B connected to box A also moves forward.

When the box A moves forward in this way, the engagement shaft 6 also comes into contact with the first arm 10, and this first
Rotate the arm 10 counterclockwise and press down.

An engagement shaft 6 is attached to the end of the first arm 10.
When it reaches, it engages with the engaging portion 10b and moves forward so as to stretch the distal end portion 10a of the first arm 10.

When the guide rail 8 is fully extended, the box A cannot move forward and stops in the state shown in FIG.

Here, the handle 12 shown in FIG. 2 is replaced with the handle 12 shown in FIG.
When rotated clockwise as shown in , the cam 12
a rotates and the movable pin 8 of the guide rail main body 8b
Push e toward the right in the figure to move it.

Thereby, this movable pin 8e has a tip end 8c.
The tip 8c is removed from the recess 8f, and the tip 8c rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 8d.

As a result, the stopper 8g provided below the recess 8f in the drawing engages with the moving pin 8e, and the tip 8c becomes tilted.

Therefore, the engagement between the engagement shaft 6 of the box A and the tip 8c of the guide rail 8 is released, and the box A is moved to the first
It will be supported by arm 10.

At this time, the guide rail 8 is returned to its original position by the internal spring, and the tip portion 8c, which is rotated and inclined at this time, comes into contact with the front end of the guide rail receiver 9 and rotates clockwise. Then, the movable pin 8e and the recess 8f are engaged again to be positioned and fixed.

Next, when the box A supported by the first arm 10 as described above is pushed down as shown in FIG.
The first arm 10 rotates counterclockwise.

At this time, the protruding part 13d of the second arm 13 engages with the moving pin 10c, rotates counterclockwise as the first arm 10 rotates, and moves the box C engaged with the engaging part 13b to the upper stage. Push up to the side.

At this time, the engaging portion 10b of the first arm 10 rotates in a horizontal U-shape against the internal spring due to the downward load, and the engaging portion 13b of the second arm 13 rotates in parallel with its cam. 1
3c comes into contact with a plate or the like and rotates gradually, so that the engagement shaft 6 and the engagement portion 10b or 13 rotate.
The state of engagement with box b is maintained even when boxes A and C are moved up and down.

When the pushed down box A is lowered to the front of the box D, the moving pin 10c of the first arm 10 comes into contact with the third arm 14 and moves.

As a result, the engagement state between the moving pin 10c and the protrusion 13d of the second arm 13 is released, and the second
As shown in FIG. 5, the arm 13 rotates clockwise and stops at its original position.

When the box C is pushed up by the second arm 13, the stoppers 4 and 5 at the front and rear of the box C are pushed up by the second arm 13, respectively.
Since the second arm 13 is engaged with the stoppers 5 and 16, it will not fall even if the second arm 13 rotates clockwise.

In the state shown in FIG. 5, when box A is pushed backwards (rightward in the figure), boxes A and D move backwards, and as shown in FIG. 6, the engagement shaft 6 of box A is 1st
The first arm 10 is disengaged from the engaging portion 10b of the arm 10, rotates clockwise, and stops at the original position.

Further, at this time, the engagement shaft 6 of the box D engages with the engagement portion 13b of the second arm 13.

As a result, boxes B and C are in the upper row, and boxes A and B are in the lower row.
D will be lined up.

In this manner, in this embodiment, by repeating the above operations, a desired box can be pulled out.

(f) Effects of the invention According to the invention, it is possible to easily pull out multiple boxes sequentially to the most convenient place to organize and store them.
Furthermore, all boxes can be pulled out from the front, providing a storage box with excellent operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing the structure of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view showing the box A shown in Fig. 1 in a pulled out state, and Figs. Figure 4 is a side view of the guide rail with the handle shown in the rotated state; Figure 4 is a side view of the box A shown in Figure 2 with the box A pressed down;
FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the second arm shown in the figure has returned to its original position, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the box A shown in FIG. 5 is pushed in. 1...Body, 2...Guide car, A~D...Box,
3... Car with box, 4, 5... Stopper, 7...
Guide portion, 8... Guide rail, 10... First arm, 11... Rotating shaft, 12... Handle, 13
...Second arm, 14...Third arm, 16...
Stopper, 18...4th arm.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) Among a plurality of boxes arranged in at least two levels, upper and lower, connected in the front-back direction and slidable in the front-back direction, when the box located at the forefront of the upper level is pulled out forward, When all the boxes arranged on the upper stage move forward and the pulled-out foremost box is pushed down to the lower stage, the foremost box is connected to the box located at the front of the lower stage, and by the pushing means linked to this movement. This storage box is characterized in that the box located at the end of the lower tier is pushed up to the upper tier, and then the box on the lower tier is pushed in to return to its initial state. (2) The push-up means includes first and second arms that have engaging portions at their ends and are rotatably supported;
The foremost box in the upper tier pulled out forward engages with the engaging part of the first arm, the engaging part of the second arm engages with the last box in the lower tier, and the first box in the upper tier engages with the engaging part of the second arm. 2. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein when the first and second arms are pushed down, the first and second arms rotate to push up the last box in the lower tier.