JPH07236532A - Stopper device for drawer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the construction of a stopper device and to reduce a cost by forming elastic tongue pieces to serve as stoppers integrally with rail members consisting of a synthetic resin and fitting the stopper pins cooperating with these elastic tongue pieces into holes opened at side walls of the drawer. CONSTITUTION:A pair of right and left long-sized rail members 1 to be horizontally mounted on the inside surfaces of the side walls 7 of furniture are formed of a synthetic resin material. The respective rail members 1 are freely slidably fitted into slide grooves 1 formed along the back and forth direction on the outside surfaces of the right and left side walls 10 of the drawer 9. The rail members 1 have perpendicular plate parts 2 and drawer receiving parts 3 extending toward the drawer side from the top end of these perpendicular plate parts 2. The elastic tongue pieces 4 having directivity are retreatably projected and formed from the provided plate parts 2 near the front of the rail members 1. The elastic tongue pieces 4 are formed to a gently inclined shape toward a direction where the drawer is inserted. The stopper pins 12 formed projectingly in the slide grooves 11 of the drawer 9 are engaged and disengaged with and from these elastic tongue pieces 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drawer stopper device, in which slide grooves formed on the left and right side surfaces of a drawer slide along a rod-shaped rail member attached to the inner surface of a furniture side wall. The present invention relates to a stopper device in a simple drawer device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Drawers generally provided on desks, particularly drawers of steel desks, are provided with stoppers so as not to fall forward when the drawers are inadvertently pulled out. Such conventional stoppers are often
A plurality of parts such as locking claws and springs that are formed separately from the rail member are formed by being incorporated in the rail member.

[0003]

Since such a conventional stopper has a complicated structure and an increase in cost due to an increase in the number of parts and the number of working steps, a simple wooden drawer, that is, slide grooves on the left and right side surfaces of the drawer. It is rarely used in a simple wooden furniture drawing device that forms a slide groove and slides the slide groove along a rod-shaped rail member attached to the inner surface of the furniture side wall.

Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a stopper device suitable for a simple drawer for wooden furniture and the like at a low cost with an extremely simple structure.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical means. That is, in the stopper device according to the present invention, a pair of left and right long rail members (1) (1) that are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material and are horizontally attached to the inner surfaces of the side walls (7) (7) of furniture. ), And slide grooves (11) (11) that are formed along the front-rear direction on the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls (10) (10) of the drawer (9) and slidably fit into the rail member (1). The rail member (1) includes a vertical plate portion (2) and a drawer receiving surface (3) extending from the upper end of the vertical plate portion (2) toward the drawer side, and the rail member (1) A directional elastic tongue (4) is formed so as to be able to retract from the vertical plate portion (2) at the front side, and the elastic tongue (4) is gently inclined with respect to the inserting direction of the drawer, A stopper pin (12) is formed on the side wall (10) (10) near the rear part of the drawer (9) so as to project toward the slide groove (11). It is obtained by a structure in which the side wall to the drawer front in the vicinity of the stopper pin (12) (10) (10) releasing hole penetrating (12) is formed.

[0006]

When the drawer (9) of the stopper device is inserted, the gentle slope of the elastic tongue (4) is pushed by the stopper pin (12) and retracts to allow the drawer to pass. When the stopper pin (12) passes, the elastic tongue (4) returns to the original projecting posture, and when the drawer (9) is pulled forward by a predetermined amount, the stopper pin (12) causes the elastic tongue (4) to move. It comes into contact with the tip of the to prevent the drawer from being pulled out accidentally. If you want to remove the drawer (9) from the furniture, use the release hole as shown in Fig. 3.
Insert the rod (5) such as a screwdriver from (13) and insert the elastic tongue (4).
Pull out the drawer (9) forward while retracting.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described below based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of a stopper device according to the present invention, which is a side wall (7) (7) of furniture.
A pair of left and right long bar-shaped rail members (1) (1) horizontally attached to the inner surface of the drawer and the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls (10) and (10) of the drawer (9) along the front-back direction. Slide grooves (11) (11) formed and slidably fitted in the rail member (1)
Including and The rail member (1) is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having appropriate elasticity and strength.

The rail member (1) has a U-shaped section by a vertical plate portion (2) and a drawer receiving surface (3) (3a) extending from the upper and lower ends of the vertical plate portion (2) toward the drawer side. Formed in
In addition, a directional elastic tongue (4) is formed so as to be retractable from the vertical plate (2) near the front of the rail member (1).
The elastic tongue piece (4) is formed so as to be gently inclined with respect to the inserting direction of the drawer, and the tip thereof is oriented in the drawing direction of the drawer. The lower drawer receiving surface (3a) may be omitted and the rail member (1) may have an angled cross section.

Thus, the side wall (10) near the rear of the drawer (9)
A stopper pin (12) protruding toward the slide groove (11) is provided on the (10), and the stopper pin (12) is located near the stopper pin (12) and extends through the side wall (10) (10) to the front side of the drawer for releasing. Hole (1
2) is formed. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the stopper pin (12) and the releasing hole (13) are formed by one tubular member (14) and are firmly fitted into the hole formed in the side wall (10). However, instead of this, as shown in FIG.
A release hole (13) may be formed in the side wall (10) separately from the stopper pin (12). Further, the stopper pin (12) may be fixed to the side wall (10) by screwing means.

In the stopper device constructed as described above, when the drawer (9) is inserted, the gently slanted surface of the elastic tongue (4) is pushed by the stopper pin (12) and retracts to allow passage of the drawer. . Elastic tongue when stopper pin (12) passes
(4) restores the original protruding posture. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, when the drawer (9) is pulled forward by a predetermined amount, the stopper pin (12) comes into contact with the tip of the elastic tongue (4) and the drawer is accidentally pulled out. To prevent. If you want to remove the drawer (9) from the furniture, use the release hole as shown in Fig. 3.
Insert the rod (5) such as a screwdriver from (13) and insert the elastic tongue (4).
Pull out the drawer (9) forward while retracting.

Although the embodiments considered to be representative of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the structures of these embodiments. For example, in the above embodiment, the rail member (1) has the pin (6) integrally projected on the back surface thereof.
Is attached to the side wall by inserting it into the pin hole (8) formed in the side wall (7) of the furniture, but it may be fixed with a screw. In addition, the present invention has the constitutional requirements, achieves the above-mentioned object, and can be appropriately modified and implemented within a range having the following effects.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the elastic tongue serving as a stopper is formed integrally with the rail member made of synthetic resin, and the stopper pin cooperating with the elastic tongue is formed on the side wall of the drawer. The structure is extremely simple because it only needs to be fitted into the hole, and the cost can be reduced, and the drawer can be taken out by inserting a rod material such as a screwdriver from the release hole on the drawer side wall and elastic tongue. This can be easily done by retracting the piece. In particular, according to the present invention, the elastic tongue has various effects such as always elastically contacting the side surface of the drawer to eliminate the flutter of the drawer and to promote smooth and smooth sliding.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a stopper device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state of the above device when engaged.

FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view showing a releasing operation of the device.

FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Rail member (2) Vertical plate part (3) Drawer receiving part (4) Elastic tongue (7) Furniture side wall (9) Drawer (10) Drawer side wall (11) Slide groove (12) Stopper pin ( 13) Release hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of left and right long rail members (1) (1) integrally formed of a synthetic resin material and horizontally attached to inner surfaces of side walls (7) (7) of furniture, and a drawer (9). Left and right side walls (10)
The rail member (1) includes a slide groove (11) (11) formed along the front-rear direction on the outer surface of the rail member (10) and slidably fitted into the rail member (1). (2) and this vertical plate part
Drawer receiving surface (3) extending from the upper end of (2) toward the drawer side
And a vertical plate portion (2) near the front of the rail member (1).
A directional elastic tongue (4) is formed so as to be able to retract, and the elastic tongue (4) is gently inclined with respect to the inserting direction of the drawer, and its tip is directed in the withdrawing direction of the drawer. A side wall (10) (1) formed near the rear of the drawer (9)
(0) is provided with a stopper pin (12) protruding toward the slide groove (11), and a releasing hole penetrating the side wall (10) (10) toward the front side of the drawer at a position near the stopper pin (12). (12)
A drawer stopper device characterized in that a stopper is formed.