JPH082326B2 - wagon - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable wagon having a drawer.

[Prior Art] Recently, a portable wagon that can be used as a desk sleeve or a side desk has been developed. However, in the conventional one, the wagon body having casters is provided with a plurality of drawers, and by applying an external force, it can be moved to a desired position.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the prior art, the end plate of each drawer is provided with an opening serving as a handle, but the wagon body has no place to reach. Therefore, there is no problem in pressing and moving it, but it is inconvenient when it is pulled out from under the desk.

Further, when the drawer end plate is provided with an opening having a handle function, each drawer cannot be made thinner than a certain amount. Therefore, when the height of the wagon cannot be increased beyond a certain level by the standard, there is a problem in that the size of each drawer may be restricted and the degree of freedom in design is low. That is, there is a problem that the uppermost drawer is as thin as possible and is easily subject to restrictions when it is desired to secure a large vertical dimension for other drawers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to eliminate such problems all at once.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention employs the following configuration in order to achieve the above object.

That is, the wagon according to the present invention is a movable type in which casters are provided on the bottom surface of the wagon body having a plurality of drawers and a top plate is provided on the top surface, and the front end surface of the top plate is provided. A downward cutout window that can be reached from the bottom side is formed, and an upward cutout window that can be reached from the top side is formed at the top edge of the topmost drawer end plate to close the drawer. In this case, the downward cutout window and the upward cutout window face each other to form a single opening.

In order to improve the appearance, the opening formed by the downward cutout window and the upward cutout window should have substantially the same shape as the opening for the handle formed in the intermediate portion of the other drawer. Is good.

Further, in order to effectively use the upper surface portion, it is desirable to mold the upper surface of the top plate into a tray shape.

In addition, if you want to make it possible to install stably after moving it without special locking operation, install casters only on the rear end side of the wagon body and install non-rolling legs on the front end side of the wagon body. It is preferable to set.

[Operation] According to such a configuration, if a finger is inserted into the opening formed at the boundary between the top plate and the uppermost drawer, and the tow is hooked in the downward cutout portion of the top plate and pulled, the wagon can be pulled. The whole can be moved to the front. On the other hand, the uppermost drawer can be pulled out by hooking the finger inserted into the opening in the upward cutout portion of the drawer and pulling it.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, this wagon 1 has casters 6 provided on the bottom surface of a wagon body 5 having drawers 2, 3 and 4 provided in a plurality of stages and a top plate 7 provided on the top surface. Become.

The wagon body 5 is of a casing type having front and upper surfaces opened, and has casters 6 at the four corners of the lower surface. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a synthetic resin top plate 7 is attached to the upper surface of the lid. The top plate 7 includes an upper plate portion 71, side plate portions 72 hung from both side edges of a lower surface of the upper plate portion 71, a front plate portion 73 hung from a lower surface front edge of the upper plate portion 71, and an upper plate portion. 71
A flat plate having a back plate portion 74 hung from the rear edge of the lower surface of the upper plate portion 71. 76 is provided and is integrally molded of synthetic resin. In addition, this top plate 7
The upper plate portion 71 that constitutes the upper surface 7b of the above is shaped such that its peripheral portion 71a is higher than the other portions 71b so as to form a tray shape.

A downward cutout window 77 is formed on the front end surface 7a of the top plate 7 so that a hand can be reached from the lower surface side, and the upper edge of the end plate 21 of the uppermost drawer 2 can be reached from the upper surface side. Is formed so that the downward cut window 77 and the upward cut window 22 can face each other to form a single opening 23 when the drawer 2 is closed. There is. In particular,
A downward cutout window 77 is provided at the center of the lower edge of the front plate portion 73 of the top plate 7, and a rear wall of the downward cutout window 77 is surrounded by a partition wall 78. Further, the end plate 21 of the uppermost drawer 2 has a back plate portion 25 fixed to the front end of the body plate 24 by welding, a front plate portion 26 attached to the front surface of the back plate portion 25, and this front plate portion 26. And a back plate part 25 and a housing 27 made of synthetic resin disposed between the back plate part 25 and the notch part 26a formed at the center of the upper edge of the front plate part 26. The upper cutout window 22 is formed by exposing it to the outside. The housing 27 has an opening on the front surface and the top surface, and has a protrusion 27b on the front edge of the bottom wall 27a that can be reached from the top surface side. Then, mounting portions 27d having screw holes 27c are projectingly provided at both left and right ends of the housing 27, and the back plate portion 25 is provided in the screw holes 27c of the mounting portions 27d.
The housing 27 is fixed to the back plate portion 25 by screwing and tightening the screw 27e that has passed through. The horizontal dimension of the upward cutout portion 22 is set to be the same as the horizontal dimension of the downward cutout portion 77, and when the drawer 2 is closed, the downward cutout portion 77 and the upward cutout portion 77 are not in contact with each other. A substantially rectangular opening is formed so as to face the facing notch portion 22. The shape of the opening 23 is substantially the same as the shape of the openings 33 and 43 for the handles provided in the end plates 31 and 41 of the other drawers 3 and 4.

With such a structure, the finger f is inserted into the opening 23 formed at the boundary portion between the top plate 7 and the uppermost drawer 2, and as shown in FIG. The wagon 1 as a whole can be moved to the front by hooking it on the opening edge inner surface 77a of the notch 77 and pulling it. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, if the finger f inserted into the opening 23 is hooked on the protrusion 27b for hooking the upward cutout portion 22 of the drawer 2 and pulled, the uppermost drawer 2 is pulled out. Can be withdrawn. With such a structure, even if the entire wagon 1 is placed under the desk 8 as shown in FIG. By putting your hand on it, you can easily pull it out toward you. If the uppermost drawer 2 can be pulled out by the upward cutout window 22, the other drawers 3 are tentatively attached to the end plate 21.
Compared with the case of providing the openings 33 and 43 similar to those of 4, the drawer 2 can be made flat with a shallow bottom. Therefore, when the wagon 1 has a prescribed height, the degree of freedom in design is improved in relation to the other drawers 3 and 4. When the wagon 1 is used for splitting the sleeve of the desk 8, the uppermost drawer 2 is opened and closed rather than the palm of the hand is directed upward and the upper edge of the opening is opened and closed. There is also an advantage that it is easier to operate by opening and closing with the palm facing downward like the wagon 1.

The wagon of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the one used in combination with a desk.

The casters do not necessarily have to be provided at the four corners of the wagon body.For example, the casters should be provided only at the rear end side of the wagon body, and at the front end side of the wagon body, a leg body that does not roll, such as a cap nut-shaped adjuster. It is also good to provide. With this configuration, the wagon can be freely moved by holding the lower cutout window of the top plate and slightly lifting the front end side of the wagon. In this way, if the adjuster is placed on the floor with the hand released, the wagon can be stably kept stationary without applying a special lock operation to the caster.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention has the above-described structure, it is easy to move the entire wagon by holding the top plate with hands.
If necessary, the topmost drawer can be made reasonably flat, and a user-friendly wagon that can easily open and close the topmost drawer can be provided. .

Also, if the opening formed by the downward cutout window and the upward cutout window has substantially the same shape as the opening for the handle formed in the middle part of the other drawer, the shapes of the handle functional parts are neatly arranged. The result is an excellent appearance.

Furthermore, if the top surface of the top plate is shaped like a tray,
It is possible to effectively prevent the load from falling, which is convenient when this wagon is used as a side table or the like.

Also, if casters are provided only on the rear end side of the wagon body, and legs that do not roll are provided on the front end side of the wagon body,
After moving, it can be installed stably without any special lock operation. Therefore, it is not necessary to use a complicated caster with a wheel lock, and the operation at the time of movement can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the whole wagon, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which the uppermost drawer is pulled out, and FIG. 3 is a front end portion of a top plate. The bottom view shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a horizontal sectional view showing the front end portion of the uppermost drawer, FIGS. 5 and 6 are side sectional views showing the top plate and the front end portion of the uppermost drawer, and FIG. It is a front view which shows a state. 1 ... Wagon, 2 ... Top drawer 3, 4 ... Other drawers 5 ... Wagon body 6 ... Casters, 7 ... Top plate 7a ... Front end face, 7b ... Top face 21 ... End plate , 22 …… Upward cutout window 23 …… Opening, 33 …… Opening 43 …… Opening, 77 …… Downward cutting window

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A movable wagon in which casters are provided on the bottom surface of a wagon body having a plurality of stages of drawers, and a top plate is provided on the top surface of the wagon body. In addition to forming a downward cutout window that can be hung, an upper cutout window that can be reached from the upper surface side is formed on the upper edge of the top end drawer end plate, and when the drawer is closed, A wagon characterized in that the downward cutout window and the upward cutout window face each other to form a single opening. 2. An opening formed by the downward cutout window and the upward cutout window has a shape substantially the same as that of a handle opening formed in an intermediate portion of another drawer. Wagon described. 3. The wagon according to claim 1, wherein the top surface of the top plate is formed in a tray shape. 4. The wagon according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein casters are provided only on the rear end side of the wagon body, and legs that do not roll are provided on the front end side of the wagon body.