JPH068234U - rack - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] Easily assemble and fold multi-stage racks. [Structure] Rotating projections 1 are provided on both side surfaces of the lower end portion 4b of the column 4.
Project 5 A guide frame 10 having a U-shaped planar shape is provided upright on the fitting holes 8 provided at the four corners 3a of the rack body 3. The rotation projection 15 of the support column 4 is slidably fitted to the guide frame 10 and the support projection 4 is centered around the rotation projection 15.
The guide groove 12 that enables folding is formed along the insertion direction A of the column 4. Flange-shaped column mounting portions 3b are provided on the four sides of the rack body 3 excluding the four corners 3a. By tilting the support column 4 around the rotation protrusion 15 and folding the support column 3 into the support column mounting portion 3b, the bulkiness of the multistage rack body 1 can be reduced and the size can be reduced. Standing the column 4 vertically, the lower end 4b of the column 4
The rack body 3 can be assembled in multiple stages by fitting the rack body 3 into the fitting hole 8 of the rack body 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a storage rack that can be used in multiple stages, and mainly relates to a rack that is used for storing kitchen equipment and also for storing daily items such as clothes.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as a rack of this type, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, fitting holes 51 are provided at four corners 50a of a frame-shaped main body 50 into which a drawer 55 that can be assembled in multiple stages is inserted. The lower ends 52b of the four columns 52 are vertically fitted from above, and the upper ends 52a of the columns 52 are fitted into the locking portions 54 of the top plate 53 from below, thereby assembling in multiple stages. Some drawers 55 can be pulled out freely. The frame-shaped main body 50, the drawer 55, and the four columns 52 are separately molded. By removing the columns 52 from the frame-shaped main body 50 and the top plate 53 and separating them, the multistage drawer 55 is separated. There is one that is folded to reduce its size to eliminate bulkiness during storage and transportation (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-42378).

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the case where the conventional frame-shaped main body 50, the drawer 55, and the support column 52 are separately assembled, when the multi-stage frame-shaped main body 50 and the drawer 55 are stored or transported, a large number of support columns 52 are formed. It is necessary to remove it from the main body 50 and separate it, and it takes a great deal of time and effort to remove the support column 52, and the workability of storage and packaging is significantly deteriorated. Moreover, when assembling the disassembled frame-shaped main body 50, the drawer 55, and the support column 52, the same labor and time as those required for the disassembling work are required, and the workability of assembling the rack is also significantly reduced. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art. The purpose of the present invention is to easily assemble and fold a multi-stage rack, and to perform storage, packing, and assembling work. It is to provide a rack that can be greatly improved.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has fitting holes 8 into which the lower ends 4b of four columns 4 are vertically fitted from above, at the four corners 3a of each rack body 3 assembled in multiple stages. The upper ends 4a of the columns 4 are detachably engaged with the retaining parts 9 provided at the four corners 3a of the upper rack body 3 from below, and the lower ends 4b of the columns 4 are attached to both side surfaces. Rotating projections 15 are provided in a protruding manner, and guide frames 10 are provided upright in the upper portions of the fitting holes 8 of the rack body 3, respectively. A guide groove 12 is formed along the insertion direction A of the column 4 so that the column 4 can be slidably fitted and the column 4 can be folded around the rotation projection 15, and the four corners 3a of the rack body 3 are excluded. Folded around the above-mentioned rotation projection 15 on four sides In which strut mounting unit 3b for mounting the posts 4 are thus provided.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, the rotation projections 15 are provided on both side surfaces of the lower end portion 4b of the support column 4, and the guide frames 10 are provided above the fitting holes 8 provided at the four corner portions 3a of the rack body 3, respectively. Standingly installed, a guide groove 12 into which each of the guide frames 10 is slidably fitted with a rotation projection 15 of the support column 4 and which allows the support column 4 to be folded around the rotation projection 15 is inserted into the support column 4. Since it is formed along the direction A and the four sides of the rack body 3 excluding the four corners 3a are provided with the column mounting portions 3b on which the columns 4 folded around the rotation protrusion 15 are placed. The pillar 4 is foldable around the rotation projection 15 slidably fitted in the guide groove 12. In other words, by simply pulling out the lower end portion 4b of the support column 4 from the fitting hole 8 and tilting the support column 4 around the rotation protrusion 15, the four support columns 4 provided on the four sides of the rack body 3 are placed. The columns 4 at the four corners 3a of the rack body 3 can be placed in a folded state, respectively, and the vertical intervals between the rack bodies 3 can be shortened to eliminate bulkiness. Moreover, even when the support column 4 is folded, since the rotation protrusion 15 of the support column 4 is slidably fitted in the guide groove 12, there is no possibility that the folded support column 4 will come off from the support column mounting portion 3b. Furthermore, the rack main body 3 can be assembled in multiple stages simply by raising the folded support pillar 4 vertically and fitting the lower ends 4b of the pillar 4 into the fitting holes 8 of the four corners 3a of the rack main body 3. Therefore, folding and assembling of the multi-stage rack can be performed very easily as compared with the case of removing or attaching the conventional column from the frame-shaped main body.

[0007]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 2 (folded state) and FIG. 3 (assembled state), the rack 1 used in this embodiment includes a rack main body 3 having a storage section 2 for storing clothes and the like, and a rack main body 3. A foldable support column 4 for assembling vertically and in multiple stages, legs 5 connected to the lowermost end of the rack body 3 and casters 6 for moving the same, and a top plate 7 for covering the uppermost end of the rack body 3. Is equipped with. As shown in FIG. 1, fitting holes 8 that open upward are formed in the four corners 3a of the rack body 3, and the lower ends 4b of the columns 4 are inserted into and removed from the fitting holes 8 from above. It is designed to fit freely. Further, a cylindrical locking portion 9 protruding downward is provided at a lower end portion 4b of the fitting hole 8, and an upper end portion 4a of the lower column 4 can be fitted into the outer surface of the locking portion 9 from below. The support hole 4 and the locking portion 9 can hold the support column 4 vertically. On the upper part of the fitting hole 8, a guide frame 10 is erected upward from the corner 3a of the rack body 3. The guide frame 10 is formed in a U-shape in a plan view, and an opening 11 of the guide frame 10 is opened to face a column mounting portion 3b which is one side of the rack body 3. The strut 4 is foldable toward the. On the other hand, flange-shaped support posts 3b are formed on the four sides of the rack body 3 excluding the four corners 3a, and support posts folded toward the openings 11 of the guide frame 10 on the support posts 3b. 4 can be placed. Further, by providing the column mounting portions 3b on the four sides of the rack body 3 excluding the four corners 3a, the four columns 4 arranged in the four corners 3a can be mounted on the column mounting portions 3b without overlapping. You can In this embodiment, the height H of the guide frame 10 is set to be slightly higher than the thickness D of the support column 4 so that the support column 4 does not project above the guide frame 10 when the support column 4 is folded. Thus, the bulk of the rack body 3 can be made as small as possible.

On the other hand, on the inner surface of the guide frame 10, a pair of guide grooves 12 are formed so as to face each other along the insertion direction A of the column 4, and both side surfaces of the lower end portion 4 b of the column 4 are formed. A pair of rotating projections 15 are slidably fitted in the guide grooves 12 on the above. By slidably fitting the rotation projection 15 into the guide groove 12, the lower end portion 4b of the column 4 can be fitted into the fitting hole 8 and the lower end portion 4b of the column 4 can be fitted. When the support 4 is slightly pulled out from the hole 8, the support 4 can be folded from the opening 11 of the guide frame 10 toward the support mounting portion 3b around the pivoting protrusion 15 thereof. Moreover, since the guide frame 10 having the guide groove 12 is fixed to the corner 3a of the rack body 3 and the pivoting projection 15 of the pillar 4 is fitted into the guide groove 12 even when the pillar 4 is folded. The folded state of the column 4 is maintained by the guide groove 12, and the column 4 is prevented from being displaced or dropped from the column mounting portion 3b of the rack body 3.

Next, in assembling the rack 1, the turning projections 15 projecting from both side surfaces of the lower end portion 4b of the column 4 shown in FIG. 1 are provided on the inner surface of the guide frame 10 of the rack body 3. It is inserted along the guide groove 12 so that the lower end portion 4b of the support column 4 is fitted into the fitting hole 8 of the rack body 3 and the upper end portion 4a of the support column 4 is engaged with the locking portion 9 of the upper rack body 3. Lock it. As a result, the column 4 is vertically held by the fitting hole 8 and the locking portion 9, and the rack body 3 can be assembled in multiple stages (state of FIG. 3). Further, when the rack 1 is stored or transported, the upper end 4a of the column 4 is removed from the locking portion 9 of the upper rack body 3 and the lower end of the column 4 is inserted from the fitting hole 8 of the rack body 3. 4b is pulled out a little and the support 4 is rotated around the rotation projection 15 to be mounted on the support mounting portion 3b of the rack body 3, and the support 4 is folded to reduce the bulkiness of the rack 1 and reduce the size. It can be done (state of Fig. 2), and it can be stored and transported as it is, and since the pillar 3 is simply folded, it is possible to easily perform packing work etc. at the place of use if necessary. Becomes Further, even when the four columns 4 are folded into the column mounting portions 3b on the four sides of the rack body 3, the rotation projections 15 of the columns 4 are fitted into the guide grooves 12 of the guide frame 10 described above. Also, there is no risk that the folded support column 4 will be displaced or come off the support column mounting portion 3b, and there will be no hindrance to transportation work or the like. Further, the folded pillar 4 is vertically raised in the order shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, and the lower end portions 4b of the pillar 4 are fitted into the fitting holes 8 of the four corners 3a of the rack body 3. Since the rack main body 3 can be assembled in multiple stages, the multi-stage rack 1 can be easily assembled and packaged as compared with the case of removing or attaching the conventional columns to the frame-shaped main body. .

Further, in the present embodiment, when the support column 4 is folded, the support column 4 is set so as not to project above the guide frame 10. Therefore, as long as the rack body 3 is bulky. It is possible to reduce the size and size, and there is an advantage that storage and transportation in this state become easier.

[0011]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, as described above, the protrusions for rotation are provided on both side surfaces of the lower end of the column, and the guide frames are erected above the fitting holes provided at the four corners of the rack body. In addition, guide grooves are formed along the insertion direction of the support pillar so that the rotation projections of the support pillars are slidably fitted and the support pillars can be folded around the rotation projections. Except for the four sides, a column mounting section is provided for mounting the column that is folded around the above-mentioned rotation projection, and the column can be folded around the above-mentioned rotation projection. The rack can be easily folded and assembled by simply raising and lowering it. As a result, the labor and time required for assembling and folding the multi-tiered rack can be saved, and the working efficiency can be significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a fitting hole and a support of a rack body used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a folded state of the above rack.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the above rack.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a column is fitted in the fitting hole of the above.

5A and 5B show a process of returning the folded support column to the vertical state, wherein FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the folded state, FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the vertically returned state, and FIG. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional rack.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rack 3 Rack body 3a Four corners 3b Post mounting part 4 Post 4a Upper end 4b Lower end 8 Fitting hole 9 Locking part 10 Guide frame 12 Guide groove 15 Rotating protrusion A A Insertion direction

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. Racks each of which is assembled in multiple stages are provided at four corners with fitting holes into which lower ends of four columns are vertically fitted from above, and upper ends of the columns are upper racks. Removable from the bottom of the locking portions provided at the four corners of the main body, respectively, and pivoting projections are provided on both side surfaces of the lower end of the column, respectively, and fitting holes of the rack main body. A guide frame is erected at the upper end of each of the support frames, and a guide groove is formed in each guide frame so that the rotation protrusion of the support pillar can be slidably fitted and the support pillar can be folded around the rotation protrusion. A rack mounting portion which is formed along the insertion direction of the rack body, and on which four sides of the rack body other than the four corners are mounted is provided with a support column for mounting a support column folded around the rotation protrusion. .