JPH0532548B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a storage device such as a wardrobe or closet having a folding door.

(Prior art) Conventionally, in wardrobes and the like, in which a pair of center-folding door bodies were provided at the front opening of the storage body, the outer end of one of the door bodies could be freely rotated toward the storage body. At the same time, the runners provided at the top and bottom ends of the other door body are slidably inserted into the rails installed opposite the front opening of the storage body, and the pair of door bodies are moved to one side of the body. I try to open it.

Furthermore, as described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-32483, a door storage space is formed between the wall part and the side plate of the storage body, and a guide rail is horizontally fixed to the wall part, and the One hinge piece of a hinge is fixed to one end of the door body that opens and closes the front opening of the storage main body, and a guide roller that is engaged with the guide rail is mounted on the other hinge piece of this hinge. A structure is known in which a door body opened by a rail and a guide roller is pushed into the door storage space and stored.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In a storage device such as the first stage described above, since the front end of the storage main body is exposed, a gap is created between the main body and the door, and the fittings are visible. Furthermore, when connecting storage devices to each other, the joints are noticeable and unsightly. Furthermore, since the opening directions of the pair of door bodies are determined, there are restrictions on the arrangement and combination of the storage devices, and there are also problems in that it is difficult to take in and out the stored items near the shaft portion of the door.

In addition, in the structure described in the later publication, the door body is a cantilever type that is supported via guide rollers on a horizontal guide rail fixed to a wall part separate from the storage main body, so the door body is particularly When the door body slides toward the door storage space in the open state, the load due to the cantilever of the door body becomes large, and the side of the guide roller hits the side part of the guide rail or comes off. , it may be difficult to store the door body smoothly toward the door storage space, and when opening and closing the door body, a strong force is applied in the horizontal direction.
It is difficult to withstand long-term use, the load concentrates on the hinges that support the door body, and the hinges are easily damaged.
The door body can be opened and closed only at one end of the storage body,
There is a problem in that it is not possible to select the opening/closing direction of the door body.

Therefore, the present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to open and close the pair of door bodies smoothly from either the left or right direction, and the side surface of the roller is in contact with the side surface of the rail. The front end of the storage body can be opened and closed smoothly and stably for a long period of time even under conditions of frequent opening and closing of heavy-loaded doors and door bodies without coming off or coming off. By covering the door with a door body, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a storage device that can make the gap invisible, improve the appearance, increase the number of applicable locations and types of combinations, and make it easy to take in and out the stored items. It is something to do.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for solving the problem) The storage device of the present invention includes a rear plate 3, side plates 4 on both sides,
A box-shaped storage body 2 whose front surface is opened at a top plate 5 and a bottom plate 6, an upper rail 13 attached along the front edge of the top surface of the top plate 5 of this storage body 2, and a bottom plate 6. A lower rail 14 attached along the front edge of the lower surface and inner ends arranged relative to the front opening of the storage main body 2 and adjacent to each other are rotatably connected by a hinge 11, and A pair of foldable door bodies 10 that open and close the front opening.
and an upper moving tool 15 that is attached to the upper and lower portions of the outer ends of the rear side of each of the pair of door bodies 10, is movably engaged with the upper rail 13, and rotatably supports the pair of door bodies 10. and a lower moving tool 16 that is movably engaged with the lower rail 14 and rotatably supports the pair of door bodies 10, and the upper rail 13 has a horizontal guide in the front part. 21 and a guide portion 22 having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an upper surface opened at the rear, and the upper moving tool 15 is supported on the horizontal guide portion 21 of the upper rail 13. Support roller 28
It also has a horizontal roller 31 that engages from above into the guide portion 22 of the upper rail 13, which has a substantially U-shaped cross section.

(Function) In the storage device of the present invention, by pulling out and deploying the pair of door bodies 10 at the front opening of the storage main body 2, the front opening of the storage main body 2 is closed, and the front end of the storage main body 2 is closed. covered up.

Moreover, by pulling either one of the pair of door bodies 10 toward one side or the other, the pair of door bodies 10 are rotated outward and folded.
By moving the pair of door bodies 10 in any selected direction, the pair of door bodies 10 can be opened in the selected direction.

To open and close the door body 10, the support roller 28 of the upper moving tool 15 of the door body 10 is moved to the front guide part 21 of the upper rail 13, and the horizontal roller 31 of the upper moving tool 15 is moved to the upper part of the moving tool 15. Each of the rails 13 is guided by a guide portion 22 having a substantially U-shaped cross section at the rear, and is smoothly moved in the moving direction of the door body 10, and the pair of door bodies 10
opens and closes smoothly.

At this time, the horizontal rollers 31 of the upper moving tools 15 of the pair of door bodies 10 engage with the guide portions 22 of the upper rails 13, which have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and are restricted from moving in the horizontal direction. Even if a horizontal force acts on the pair of door bodies 10, the side surface portion of the support roller 28 will not come into contact with the guide portion 22 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and will not act as a brake against movement or come off.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In Figures 1 and 2, 1 indicates a storage device such as a wardrobe, and this storage device 1
has a box-shaped storage body 2 with an open front. This storage body 2 includes a rear plate 3, side plates 4 on both sides,
It consists of a top plate 5 and a bottom plate 6, and curtain plates 7 and 8 are attached at positions slightly rearward from the front ends of the top surface of the top plate 5 and the bottom surface of the bottom plate 6.

A folding door 9 is disposed at the front opening of the storage body 2. This door 9 consists of a pair of left and right door bodies 10, and the pair of door bodies 10 are rotatably connected to each other by folding the inner ends adjacent to each other in the middle thereof outward by hinges 11 on the upper and lower sides. . Further, a handle 12 is attached to a position near the middle of the front surfaces of the pair of door bodies 10.

An upper rail 13 and a lower rail 14 are arranged along the upper and lower parts of the front opening of the storage main body 2.
are provided for each. The upper and lower outer ends of the pair of door bodies 10 on the back side are movably engaged with the upper rail 13 and the lower rail 14, respectively, and are rotatable to move the door body 10 outward. An upper moving tool 15 and a lower moving tool 16 supported by the upper moving tool 15 and the lower moving tool 16 are respectively attached.

Next, the upper and lower rails 13 and 14 and the upper and lower moving tools 15 and 16 are moved as shown in FIGS.
The diagram will be explained.

The upper rail 13 is attached along the front edge of the upper surface of the top plate 5, and includes a horizontal guide portion 21 at the front and a substantially U-shaped cross-section guide with an open upper surface at the rear. It has a section 22.

Further, the upper and lower rails 14 are attached along the front edge of the lower surface of the bottom plate 6, and have a guide portion 23 having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an open lower surface.

The upper moving tool 15 has a support roller 28 mounted on a shaft 27 via a bearing plate 26 at the lower part of both sides of the front part of the frame body 25, and a vertical shaft at the lower part of both sides of the rear part of the frame body 25. A horizontal roller 31 having an elastic ring 30 fitted on its circumferential surface is mounted on the shaft via 29 . Further, a support frame 32 is fitted into the center of the frame 25 so as to be able to move up and down, and a female threaded body 33 is fixed to the center of the front part of this support frame 32.
A screw shaft 34 rotatably provided in the front part of the frame 25 in the vertical direction is screwed into the frame body 25, and
A guide rod 35 provided vertically at the rear of the frame 25 is fitted into the rear of the frame 32. Furthermore, one end of a pair of links 36 is rotatably attached to the front end of the support frame 32, and a mounting plate 37 is rotatably attached to the other end of the pair of links 36 within its cup portion 38. It is attached to the shaft.

The mounting plate 37 has its cup portion 38 buried in the door body 10 and is fixed with mounting screws 39, and the guide portion 2 at the front of the upper rail 13
The support roller 28 is rotatably supported on the rear guide portion 22, and the horizontal roller 31 is rotatably engaged in the rear guide portion 22. As shown in FIG. 3, a clearance is provided between the guide portion 22 and the bottom portion thereof.

The lower moving tool 16 has a movable frame 42 provided in the front part of a frame body 41 so as to be movable up and down. This movable frame 42 has guide rods 43 on both sides of the frame body 42.
are fitted to be vertically movable, and between the upper and lower ends of the guide rods 43 on both sides, a connecting plate 44,
45 is attached, and these upper and lower connecting plates 44, 45
An operating rod 4 passing through the frame 41 is located between the central portions of the
6 are connected to each other, and a knob 47 is attached to the lower end protrusion of this operating punch 46. Also, the upper surface of the frame 41 and the upper connecting plate 44 are attached to the guide rods on both sides.
A coil spring 48 is stretched between the movable frame 42 and the lower surface of the movable frame 42, so that the movable frame 42 is always pushed upward. Furthermore, at the upper ends of the guide rods 43 on both sides,
A horizontal roller 50 having an elastic ring 49 fitted around its circumferential surface is mounted on a shaft. Further, a support frame 51 is fitted and fixed in the center of the frame 41, and one end of a pair of links 52 is rotatably attached to the front end of the support frame 51. Mounting plate 5 at the end
3 is rotatably pivoted within the cup portion 54.

Then, the mounting plate 53 is fixed with the mounting screws 55 with its cup portion 54 buried in the door body 10,
Further, a horizontal roller 50 is rotatably engaged within the guide portion 23 of the lower rail 14.

Next, when attaching the pair of door bodies 10 to the storage main body 2, the moving tool 15 at the top of each door body 10 is
is placed on the upper rail 13, and the supporting roller 28
is brought into contact with the front guide portion 21, and the horizontal roller 31 is inserted into and engaged with the rear guide portion 22 from above and below.

Next, the movable frame 42 in the lower moving tool 16
Using the knob 47, pull down the horizontal roller 50 together with the movable frame 42 against the spring 48, position the horizontal roller 50 below the guide portion 23 of the lower rail 14 in this state, and then move the movable frame 42
is released and the horizontal roller 50 is moved upward and returned together with the movable frame 42 by the restoring force of the spring 48, and the horizontal roller 50 is inserted into the guide portion 23.

Then, one of the handles 12 of the pair of door bodies 10
When held and pulled to one side, the door body 10 is rotated outward by the links 36 and 52 in the upper and lower moving devices 15 and 16, and is lowered to one side.
Folds to one side and opens.

Also, with this door body 10 open, if you hold the handle 12 of the other door body 10 and pull it toward the other side,
The door body 10 rotates and moves in the closing direction and is closed.

When the door body 10 is opened and closed, the support roller 28 of the upper moving device 15 of the door body 10 is attached to the front guide portion 21 of the upper rail 13, and the horizontal roller 31 of the upper moving device 15 is attached to the upper rail. Each of the door bodies 10 is guided by a guide portion 22 having a substantially U-shaped cross section at the rear thereof, and is smoothly moved in the moving direction of the door body 10, and the pair of door bodies 10 are smoothly opened and closed. At this time, the horizontal rollers 31 of the upper moving tools 15 of the pair of door bodies 10 engage with the guide portions 22 of the upper rails 13, which have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and are restricted from moving in the horizontal direction. Even if a horizontal force acts on the pair of door bodies 10, the side surface portion of the support roller 28 will not come into contact with the guide portion 22 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and will not act as a brake against movement or come off.

In addition, when attached to a pair of door bodies 10, the screw shaft 34 of the upper moving tool 15 is rotated to vertically adjust the supporting frame 32 via the female screw body 33, and the height position of the door body 10 can be vertically adjusted. adjust.

Further, stoppers are provided at both ends of the upper and lower rails 13 and 14 to prevent the moving tools 15 and 16 from falling off, but these stoppers may be formed by directly attaching protrusions to the storage body 2.

In the above embodiment, the storage body 2 is shown as a box, but it may also be a closet in which a pair of door bodies 10 are attached to the front opening of the storage body 2, which has a recess in the wall of a building, such as wall storage. It can also be applied to, in this case,
The upper and lower rails 13 and 14 may be attached to support frames fixed to wall recesses instead of the top plate 5 and bottom plate 6.

Further, although the storage body 2 is closed by a pair of door bodies 10, it goes without saying that this can be applied to a wide storage area in which two or more pairs of doors 10 are attached side by side to one storage body 2. 10 can freely move left and right, making it suitable for taking in and out horizontally long stored items.

Furthermore, the two pairs of doors 10 can be rotatably connected to each other by a hinge, and it is also possible to have four or more folding doors.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the upper rail 13 is attached along the top surface and front edge of the top plate 5 of the storage main body 2.
has a horizontal guide part 21 at its front part, and a guide part 22 having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an open upper surface at its rear part, and is attached to the upper outer end of the rear side of the pair of doors 10. The upper moving device 15 includes a support roller 2 supported on the horizontal guide portion 21.
8 and a horizontal roller 31 that engages from above in the guide portion 22 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, so that movement of the lower rail 14 of the storage body 2 and the lower portion engaged with this lower rail 14 is prevented. Ingredients 16
In combination with this, the pair of foldable door bodies 10 can always be smoothly opened and closed from either the left or right direction.

At this time, the horizontal rollers 31 of the upper moving device 15 of the pair of door bodies 10 engaged with the guide portion 22 of the upper rail 13, which has a substantially U-shaped cross section. Since the horizontal movement of the horizontal roller 31 is regulated by the side wall, even if a horizontal force is applied to the door body 10 when the pair of door bodies 10 is opened or closed, the support roller 2 of the upper moving tool 15 is
8 from the horizontal guide section 21 of the upper rail 13, and the side surface of the support roller 28 does not come into contact with the side wall of the guide section 22 and act as a brake against movement. ,
Even if the pair of door bodies 10 moves up and down when the pair of door bodies 10 is opened and closed, the guide part 22 that engages the horizontal roller 31 is formed with a substantially U-shaped cross section. The horizontal roller 31 does not easily come off upward on the side walls on both sides of the horizontal roller 31 and the guide section 21, which rotate horizontally while being positionally regulated along the guide section 22.
Even under usage conditions in which the door body 10 with a large load is frequently opened and closed by the support roller 28 moving above, the door body 10 can be opened and closed smoothly and stably for a long period of time.

Further, the upper moving tools 15 attached to the upper outer ends of the back sides of the pair of door bodies 10 are respectively engaged with the upper rails 13, and the front opening of the storage main body 2 is opened by the pair of foldable door bodies 10. Since the section is closed, the space between the front ends of the storage body 2 can be hidden from view, and attachments such as rails and moving tools can be hidden from view, as well as deformation of the storage body 2 and joints connecting the storage devices to each other. It can be removed and the appearance can be improved.

Furthermore, by pulling either of the pair of door bodies 10 toward one side or the other, the pair of door bodies 10
is rotated outward and folded, and the pair of door bodies 10 are moved in either direction,
A pair of door bodies 10 can be opened in any direction, and by pulling the other door body 10 in the closing direction, the door body 10 can be closed while being extended by rotation. Even when used in a corner of a room, the door body 10 does not get in the way, and it is easy to take things in and out of the storage, improving applicability and usability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of the furniture of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of FIG. 1,
3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the moving tool portion of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a rear view of FIG. 3, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are cross-sectional views of FIG. 3. 2...Storage body, 3...Rear plate, 4...Side plate, 5
...Top plate, 6...Bottom plate, 10...Door body, 11...
Hinge, 13... Upper rail, 14... Lower rail, 15... Upper moving tool, 16... Lower moving tool, 21... Horizontal guide portion, 22... Approximately U-shaped cross section Guide portion, 28...Support roller, 3
1...Horizontal roller.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A box-shaped storage body 2 whose front face is opened by a rear plate 3, side plates 4 on both sides, a top plate 5, and a bottom plate 6, and a front edge of the upper surface of the top plate 5 of this storage body 2. an upper rail 13 attached along the front edge of the bottom plate 6; and a lower rail 14 attached along the front edge of the lower surface of the bottom plate 6; A pair of foldable door bodies 10 whose inner ends are rotatably connected by a hinge 11 and which open and close the front opening; are respectively attached and movably engaged with the upper rail 13, and are movably engaged with the upper moving tool 15 and the lower rail 14, which rotatably support the pair of door bodies 10, and , a lower moving tool 16 that rotatably supports the pair of door bodies 10;
The upper rail 13 has a horizontal guide part 21 at its front part, and a guide part 22 having a generally U-shaped cross section with an open upper surface at its rear part, and the upper moving tool 15 is the upper rail 1 above.
The upper rail 13 has a support roller 28 supported by the horizontal guide part 21 of 3.
A storage device characterized by having a horizontal roller 31 that engages from above into a guide portion 22 having a substantially U-shaped cross section.