JPH0543364B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a guide rail that guides the movement of a drawer in and out of a cabinet body in the front and back direction.

[Conventional technology]

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, in a cabinet in which a plurality of drawers 2 are arranged vertically in multiple stages in a cabinet body 1, a guide rail 3 is used to guide the movement of the drawers 2 in and out of the cabinet body 1.
There are some with The guide rail 3 includes a fixed rail 4 attached to the inner surface of the side plate 1a of the cabinet main body 1 along the front-back direction;
It consists of a moving rail 5 that is attached along the lower edge of the side plate 2a of the drawer body 2 and that fits into the fixed rail 4 to guide the movement of the drawer body 2 in and out.

An example of a conventional guide rail 3 is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. Note that this figure shows the guide rail 3 attached to the left side of the drawer body 2 as viewed from the right side.

First, the fixed rail 4 includes a fixed base plate 11 which is bonded and fixed to the side plate 1a of the cabinet body 1, a fixed rail part 12a provided over almost the entire length of the fixed base plate 11 excluding the front end of the upper and lower edges, 1
2b, and a fixed guide roller 13 is rotatably attached to the front end of the fixed base plate 11.

On the other hand, the moving rail 5 is located on the side surface 2a of the drawer body 2.
A fixed board 15 that is bonded and fixed to the bottom surface of the drawer body 2, a fixed piece 16 that is bonded and fixed to the bottom surface of the drawer body 2, and a fixed board 15 that is bonded and fixed to the bottom surface of the drawer body 2.
A fixed-side guide roller 1 of the fixed rail 4 is provided at the upper edge over almost the entire length excluding the rear end.
3, and a recess 18 that fits into the upper part of the fixed side guide roller 13 of the fixed rail 4 at the front end of the moving rail part 17.
Further, a movable guide roller 19 that fits into the fixed rail portion 12 of the fixed rail 4 is rotatably attached to the rear end of the fixed base plate 15.

When the drawer body 2 is moved in and out of the cabinet body 1, the movable rail portion 17 of the movable rail 5 attached to the drawer body 2 is supported by the fixed side guide rollers 13 of the fixed rail 4 and moves. Since the movable guide roller 19 of the rail 5 rolls along the fixed rail portions 12a, 12b of the fixed rail 4, the drawer body 2 can be moved in and out smoothly by the guide rail 3.

When the drawer body 2 is inserted into the cabinet body 1, the recess 18 of the movable rail 5 fits into the fixed guide roller 13, as shown in FIG. Due to the weight of the object, etc., the drawer body 2 is held in the inserted state. On the other hand, when the drawer body 2 is pulled out from the cabinet body 1, as shown in FIG.
The movable rail section 17 rests on the fixed guide roller 13 and the front end of the drawer body 2 rises, so the center of gravity moves to the rear side of the drawer body 2 and a retracting action occurs, pulling the drawer body 2 towards the cabinet body 1. It can be easily inserted into.

In addition, as described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-9491, a rear retracting slope that slopes backward downward is provided at the rear end of the fixed rail, and a rear retracting slope that slopes upward upward is provided at the front end of the movable rail. There is a guide rail with a front retracting slope. In this guide rail, when inserting the drawer,
The front retracting slope of the movable rail fits into the fixed guide roller, and the moving guide roller simultaneously fits into the rear retracting slope of the fixed rail, and the retracting action of both of these retracting slopes causes the drawer to be attached to the cabinet body. It is designed so that it can be easily inserted and maintained in the inserted state.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) Guide rail 3 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 above
Now, the drawer body 2 inserted into the cabinet body 1
When the drawer body 2 is pulled out, the front end of the drawer body 2 rises, and when the drawn out drawer body 2 is inserted into the cabinet body 1, the front end of the drawer body 2 is in a raised state, so that the front plate 2b of this drawer body There is a possibility that the upper end may hit the lower end of the front plate 2b of the upper drawer 2. To prevent this, as shown in FIG. It is necessary to set a large gap a between the front plates 2b of the upper and lower drawer bodies 2.

Also, in the guide rail of the above-mentioned publication, the front end of the drawer rises when the drawer is pulled out,
When inserting the drawn out drawer into the cabinet main body, the front end of the drawer is in a raised state, so the upper end of the front plate of the drawer may hit the lower end of the upper drawer. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to set a large gap a between the drawer body and the upper and lower drawer bodies when the drawer body is inserted into the cabinet main body.

Therefore, in the conventional guide rail, the gaps between the upper and lower drawer bodies were large and easily noticeable.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to easily insert the drawer body into the cabinet body by a retracting action, and also to maintain the drawer body in the inserted state. It is an object of the present invention to provide a guide rail that can reduce the gap between the front end portion of a drawer body and an upper structure such as an upper drawer body.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a fixed rail 4 attached to a cabinet body 1, and a drawer body 2 that is attached to a drawer body 2 that is moved in and out of the cabinet body 1 in the front and back direction and that fits into the fixed rail 4. The fixed rail 4 is provided with a fixed guide roller 26 at its front end, and a rear retracting slope that slopes downwardly toward the rear at its rear end. Fixed rail part 2 having a part 25
3 over almost the entire length region in the front-rear direction, and
The movable rail 5 is provided at its rear end with a movable guide roller 37 that fits into the fixed rail portion 23 of the fixed rail 4 to enable movement, and which also fits into the fixed guide roller 26 of the fixed rail. A moving rail section 33 is provided over almost the entire length in the front-rear direction, and a front retracting slope section 35 is provided at the front end of the moving rail section 33 to be movable.
In the guide rail provided with this, the movable rail 5 is provided with a horizontal portion 36 continuous to the front end of the front side retraction inclined portion 35, and the connection position of this horizontal portion 36 with the front side retraction inclined portion 35 is set to the drawer body 2. When the fixed rail 4 is inserted, the movable guide roller 37 fits into the rear retracting inclined part 25 of the fixed rail 4 at least when the fitting with the fixed side guide roller 26 moves from the front retracting inclined part 35 to the horizontal part. The length of the horizontal portion 36 is set to be longer than the thickness of the front panel of the drawer body 2.
(Function) In the present invention, by pulling out or inserting the drawer body 2 into the cabinet body 1, the movable rail section 33 of the movable rail 5 moves along the fixed side guide roller 26 of the fixed rail 4, and also moves. The movable guide roller 37 of the rail 4 moves along the fixed rail portion 23 of the fixed rail 4.

When the drawer body 2 is inserted into the cabinet main body 1, the movable guide roller 37 fits into the rear retracting inclined portion 25 of the fixed rail 4, and the retracting effect due to the inclination of the rear retracting inclined portion 25. The drawer body 2 is held in the inserted state by.

Furthermore, when inserting the drawer body 2 pulled out from the cabinet main body 1, if the front side retracting slope part 35 fits into the fixed side guide roller 26, the drawer body 2 will be pulled in due to the retracting action due to the slope of the front side retracting slope part 35. Thereafter, at the point in time when the engagement with the fixed guide roller 26 shifts from the front retracting slope part 35 to the horizontal part 36, the movable guide roller 37 fits into the rear retracting slope part 25 of the fixed rail 4. The drawer body 2 is continuously drawn in by the retracting action caused by the inclination of the rear retracting slope portion 25, so that the drawer body 2 can be easily inserted into the cabinet body 1.

Furthermore, when the drawer body 2 is taken in and out of the cabinet body 1, the front end portion of the drawer body 2 to be taken in and taken out may interfere in the vertical direction with an upper structure such as an upper drawer body due to the horizontal portion 36 of the moving rail 5. During this period, the drawer body 2 is moved horizontally. This makes it possible to set a small distance between the front end portion of the drawer body 2 and the upper structure when the drawer body 2 is inserted into the cabinet main body 1.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

This embodiment also deals with the cabinet shown in FIG. 5, and the same reference numerals are used for the same structural parts as those shown in FIG. 5, and the explanation thereof will be omitted. Further, FIGS. 1 to 3 show the guide rail 3 attached to the left side of the drawer body 2 as viewed from the right side.

In Figures 1 to 4, the guide rail 3
A fixed rail 4 is attached to the inner surface of the side plate 1a of the cabinet body 1 along the front-rear direction, and a fixed rail 4 is attached along the lower edge of the side plate 2a of the drawer body 2. It consists of a moving rail 5 that guides the movement in and out.

The fixed rail 4 is formed to be elongated in the front-rear direction, and has a fixed base plate 21 that is bonded and fixed to the side plate 1a of the cabinet main body 1, and is bent over almost the entire length area except for the front end of the upper and lower edges of this fixed base plate 21. It consists of a fixed rail part 23 having upper and lower rail pieces 22a and 22b formed, and this fixed rail part 2
At the rear end of the horizontal portion 24 of No. 3, a rear retraction inclined portion 25 that slopes downward toward the rear is provided. Furthermore, a fixed guide roller 26 is rotatably attached to the front end of the fixed substrate 21. In addition, the fixed board 2
1 is formed with a plurality of mounting holes (not shown) for fixing to the side plate 1a of the cabinet body 1 with screws or the like.

The moving rail 5 has a fixed base plate 31 which is elongated in the front-rear direction and is bonded and fixed to the side plate 2a of the drawer body 2, a fixing piece 32 which is bonded and fixed to the bottom surface of the side plate 2a of the drawer body 2, and The movable rail portion 33 is formed by bending the upper edge of the substrate 31 over almost the entire length excluding the rear end, and rests on the upper surface of the fixed guide roller 26 of the fixed rail 4. This moving rail 33 is provided with a front side retraction slope part 35 that rises and slopes forward at the front end of the horizontal part 34, and a horizontal part 36 is provided continuously at the front end of this front side retraction slope part 35. There is. Furthermore, a movable guide roller 37 that is rotatably fitted into the fixed rail portion 23 of the fixed rail 4 is rotatably attached to the rear end of the fixed substrate 31. Note that the fixed substrate 31 and the fixed piece 32 are provided with a plurality of mounting holes (not shown) for fixing to the drawer body 2 with screws or the like.

As shown in FIG. If c is the length of the drawer 2 to the position where it rests on the fixed guide roller 26 when it is completely inserted into the cabinet body 1, then the longitudinal length of the rear retracting slope 25 of the fixed rail 4 is b is approximately the same as or longer than the longitudinal length c of the horizontal portion 36 of the moving rail 5, and there is a length relationship of b≧c,
Therefore, when the horizontal portion 36 of the movable rail 5 is placed on the fixed guide roller 26, the movable guide roller 37 is fitted into the rear retraction inclined portion 25 of the fixed rail 4.

Also, the longitudinal length c of the horizontal portion 36 of the moving rail 5
is longer than the plate thickness d of the front plate 2b of the drawer body 2, and c
There is a length relationship of >d.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the front-rear length e of the front retracting slope part 35 of the moving rail 5 is equal to the above-mentioned lengths b, c,
It is set longer than d.

As shown in FIG.
The gap a between the front plate 2b of this drawer body 2 and the front plate 2b of each of the upper and lower drawer bodies 2 is small. In addition, the moving side guide roller 3 of the moving rail 5
7 is fitted into the rear retracting slope 25 of the fixed rail 4, the movable guide roller 37, to which the load of the drawer 2, etc. is applied, moves rearward due to the retracting action caused by the slope of the rear retracting slope 25. The drawer body 2 is held inserted into the cabinet body 1.

When the drawer body 2 inserted into the cabinet body 1 is pulled out, the front end side of the drawer body 2 moves horizontally forward while the horizontal portion 36 of the movable rail 5 moves on the fixed side guide roller 26. As shown in FIG. 2, the front plate 2 of the drawer body 2
b is drawn out forward from the front plate 2b of each of the upper and lower drawer bodies 2. Furthermore, on the rear end side of the drawer body 2, the movable guide roller 37 is connected to the fixed rail 4.
The drawer body 2 moves within the rear retraction slope 25, and the rear end side of the drawer body 2 rises.

Further, as the drawer body 2 is pulled out, while the front draw-in inclined portion 35 of the movable rail 5 moves on the fixed guide roller 26, the front end side of the drawer body 2 is pulled out while rising, as shown in FIG. In this case, the fitting with the fixed side guide roller 26 is the front side retraction inclined part 3.
5 to the horizontal portion 34, the drawer body 2 is pulled out almost horizontally. Furthermore, on the rear end side of the drawer body 2, the movable guide roller 37 is fitted onto a fixed rail.
(4) It moves from the rear side retraction inclined part 25 to the horizontal part 24 and is pulled out almost horizontally.

On the other hand, when the drawn-out drawer body 2 is inserted into the cabinet main body 1 as shown in FIG. Retraction slope part 3
The drawer body 2 is pulled rearward by the retraction action caused by the inclination of the drawer body 2, and the front end side of the drawer body 2 is lowered. Therefore, the drawer body 2 can be easily inserted.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 2, the fixed side guide roller 2
6 is fitted with the front retracting inclined portion 35 of the moving rail 5.
At the time when the movable rail 5 moves to the horizontal portion 36, the movable guide roller 37 of the movable rail 5 fits into the rear retracting inclined portion 25 of the fixed rail 4, and this rear retracting inclined portion 25
The drawer body 2 is pulled rearward by the retraction action caused by the inclination of the drawer body 2, and the front end side of the drawer body 2 is lowered. Therefore, following the retracting action by the front retracting slope part 35 of the moving rail 5, the retracting action by the rear retracting slope part 25 causes the drawer body to
can be easily inserted continuously.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 2, the fixed side guide roller 2
6 is fitted with the front retracting inclined portion 35 of the moving rail 5.
At the time when the drawer body 2 moves to the horizontal part 36, the front plate 2b of the drawer body 2 in the insertion process is at a stage before being inserted between the front plates 2b of each of the upper and lower drawer bodies 2, The front plate 2b of the upper and lower drawers
(2) It has been lowered to a height position that allows it to be fitted horizontally between the front plates 2b. Therefore, the horizontal portion 36 of the movable rail 5 moves on the fixed guide roller 26 and the front end side of the drawer body 2 moves horizontally backward, so that the front plate 2b of the drawer body 2 is moved between the upper and lower drawer bodies.
is inserted between the front plates 2b.

When the drawer body 2 is completely inserted into the cabinet body 1 as shown in FIG. The drawer body 2 is held in the inserted state in the cabinet body 1.

As described above, the drawer body 2 is connected to the cabinet body 1.
When the front plate 2b of the drawer body 2 to be put in and taken out interferes with the front plate 2b of the upper and lower drawer bodies 2 in the vertical direction due to the horizontal portion 36 provided on the moving rail 5, the drawer body 2 can be moved horizontally, so when the drawer bodies 2 are inserted into the cabinet main body 1 as shown in FIG.
can be made smaller and the appearance of the cabinet can be improved.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, when the drawer body is taken in and taken out from the cabinet main body, the front end portion of the drawer body to be taken in and taken out is connected to the upper drawer body by the horizontal portion provided continuously at the front end of the front side draw-in slope part of the moving rail. Since the drawer can be moved horizontally while vertically interfering with the upper structure, the distance between the front end of the drawer and the upper structure when the drawer is inserted into the cabinet body can be It becomes possible to set the size small, and the appearance of the cabinet can be improved. Moreover, even if a horizontal part is provided continuously at the front end of the front inclined part of the moving rail, when inserting the drawer body pulled out from the cabinet main body, the front inclined part engages with the fixed guide roller and the drawer cannot be pulled out. As the body is drawn in, at the point when the engagement with the stationary guide roller moves from the front draw-in slope to the horizontal part, the movable guide roller fits into the rear draw-in slope of the fixed rail, and the drawer continues. Since the drawer is retracted, the retracting action of the drawer continues until the drawer is completely inserted into the cabinet main body, making it possible to easily insert the drawer and to maintain the drawer in the inserted state.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the guide rail of the present invention in use, Fig. 2 is a side view illustrating the drawing process of the drawer, Fig. 3 is a side view of the drawer in the drawn state, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cabinet, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are side views of the conventional guide rail in use. 1... Cabinet body, 2... Drawer body, 3...
... Guide rail, 4 ... Fixed rail, 5 ... Moving rail, 23 ... Fixed rail part, 25 ... Rear side retraction slope part, 26 ... Fixed side guide roller, 33 ...
...Moving rail part, 35...Front retraction inclined part, 36
...Horizontal part, 37...Moving side guide roller.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A fixed rail attached to the cabinet body, and a movement that guides the movement of the drawer body in and out by fitting into the fixed rail attached to the drawer body that is moved in and out of the cabinet body in the front and rear directions. The fixed rail is provided with a fixed side guide roller at the front end, and has a fixed rail part having a rear retracting slope that slopes downwardly toward the rear at the rear end, extending over almost the entire length in the front and rear direction. and the movable rail is provided with a movable guide roller at its rear end that engages with the fixed rail portion of the fixed rail to enable movement, and the movable rail engages with the fixed guide roller of the fixed rail. In the guide rail, a movable rail section is provided over almost the entire length in the front-rear direction, and a front retracting slope section is provided at the front end of the movable rail section, and the movable rail section is movable at the front side. A horizontal portion is provided continuously at the front end of the retracting slope, and the connection position of this horizontal portion with the front retracting slope is adjusted so that when the drawer body is inserted, the fitting with the fixed side guide roller is at least horizontal from the front retracting slope. The movable guide roller is provided at a position corresponding to fitting into the rear retracting inclined part of the fixed rail, and the length of the horizontal part is set to be longer than the front plate thickness of the drawer body. A guide rail characterized by: