JPH084537B2 - End plate adjustment mechanism - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mirror plate adjusting mechanism for adjusting the position of a mirror plate mounted on the front surface of a drawer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Normally, in a cabinet or the like, a drawer and an outer frame for accommodating the drawer are manufactured separately, and the drawer is housed in the outer frame for shipment at the final stage. In addition, in order to improve the appearance of general household shelves, a plate called a mirror plate (also called a decorative plate) that is made of a material different from the inner part or specially painted is used as a drawer. It was attached to the front with an adhesive.

[0003]

However, it is very difficult to attach the end plate to the drawer without twisting it accurately. In addition, when the drawer is stored in the outer frame after attaching the mirror plate as described above, if the mirror plate is slightly twisted and stuck or the outer frame is twisted, the appearance of the front of the organizer etc. Is significantly impaired.

The present invention solves such a problem and provides a mirror plate adjusting mechanism in which each side of the mirror plate is neatly aligned and the appearance thereof is made beautiful in a state where the drawer is stored.

[0005]

The end plate adjusting mechanism of the present invention comprises: (a) a pinion rotatably attached to the end plate.
And pull it into the drawer so that it is biased in the direction of the pinion.
A rack attached to the end plate and drawer.
Position adjustment provided on three sides of the front, bottom, left and right
Means, (b) both of the drawers, which are provided so as to project on the back surface of the end plate.
A jaw that can fit with a recess formed on the side and the jaw.
A locking member having a convex portion on the opposite side of the portion, and (c) a substantially C-shaped cap.
After the positioning is completed, pull out the end plate to the pull-out side.
Can be slidably contacted with the inner peripheral surface of the cap to be fixed to
It is characterized in that a curved surface is formed .

[0006]

[0007]

According to the present invention, the position of the end plate can be easily adjusted with the drawer accommodated.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the end plate adjusting mechanism of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 an exemplary illustration of a mirror plate adjusting mechanism, FIGS. 3 to 6 is an explanatory view of an embodiment of a panel adjusting mechanism <br/> of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a drawer and 1 is a mirror plate. The horizontal position adjusting means is composed of the first screw receiver 2, the long hole 3 and the first fixing screw 4, and the vertical position adjusting means is the projection 6, the concave portion 7a and the substantially crescent-shaped long hole 7.
It comprises a disk 7 having b, a second screw receiver 8 and a second fixing screw 9.

The left and right position adjusting means is provided in the first square hole 11 formed in the front surface of the drawer 10 so as to prevent the screws and the like from being exposed inside the drawer 10 by covering the lid 12. .

The long holes 3 are provided at symmetrical positions on the bottom surface of the first square hole 11 so that the longitudinal direction is horizontal. The first screw receiver 2 is cylindrical and has a female screw hole formed therein. The first screw receiver 2 is on the rear surface of the end plate 1 and is inserted into the long hole 3 to end the end plate 1.
Are projected on the front surface of the drawer 10 in such a position as to be mounted at a substantially accurate position. The elongated hole 3 supports the first screw receiver 2 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. Therefore, the adjustment of the left and right position may be performed by loosening the first fixing screw 4 and moving the end plate 1 left and right. Further, in the vertical direction of the first screw receiver 2 and the long hole 3, the first screw receiver 2 does not restrict the movement of the vertical position adjusting means during the vertical position adjustment described later. A gap is provided as appropriate.

On the other hand, the vertical position adjusting means is the drawer 10
It is provided in the second quadrangular hole 13 which is recessed on both side surfaces, and by covering the lid 14, each member is not exposed to the outside of the drawer 10. Incidentally, a groove 15 provided on the side surface of the pull-out 10 is for installing the rail.

The disk 7 has a recess 7a which is open in the radial direction.
And has a substantially crescent-shaped elongated hole that draws an arc concentric with the disk 7 in the circumferential direction. The disk 7 is rotatably supported by a shaft 16 projecting from the bottom surface of the second square hole 13, and a cylindrical second screw receiver 8 also projecting from the bottom surface is provided with a substantially crescent-shaped elongated hole 7b.
Is fixed by the second fixing screw 9.

The projections 6 are provided on both sides of the back surface of the end plate 1, and are fitted in the recesses 7a of the disk 7 described above, and by rotating the disk 7, the vertical position of the end plate 1 can be changed. .

The vertical position adjusting means will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. The disk 7 is rotatable around a shaft 16, and the projection 6 on the back surface of the end plate 1 is fitted into the recess 7 a of the disk 7. When it is desired to shift the end plate 1 upward, the second fixing screw is slightly loosened in advance, the disc 7 is rotated clockwise, and the end plate 1 is displaced to a desired position, and then the second fixing screw 9 is fixed. . The reverse is also done in the same way.

[0016] Next, an embodiment of the end plate adjustment mechanism of the present invention will be described. 3 is an explanatory view of the end plate 31 viewed from the back surface 31a side, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the drawer 30 viewed from the front surface 30a side.

The end plate 31 is a box-shaped plate member whose rear surface 31a is open, and the end plate 31 is attached to the front surface 30a of the drawer 30 so as to cover it. The end plate 31 also plays a role of covering up mounting holes 36 and the like of the rack 33 described later. The position adjusting means includes a pinion 32 and a rack 33. In this embodiment, the position adjusting means is symmetrically attached to both sides of the front surface 30a of the end plate 31 and the drawer 30, and is also attached to the lower side. Further, 34 is a locking member, and 35 is a substantially C-shaped cap.

The pinion 32 is embedded in the lateral plate 31b of the end plate 31 so that its axis is perpendicular to the front surface of the end plate 31, and can be rotated by the pad of the finger. Further, the rack 33 is attached to the rack attachment hole 36 formed in the front surface 30a of the drawer 30 so that the teeth face the outer circumference.

The position adjusting means will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway view seen from the front side with the end plate 31 covered. The pinion 32 is rotatably attached to the end plate 31 by a shaft 41 perpendicular to the front surface. Further, the rack 33 is fixed to the bottom surface of the rack mounting hole 36 provided in the front surface 30 a of the drawer 30 by the rack fixing screw 37. Bow-shaped elastic plates 38 are interposed at both ends of the rack fixing screw 37 and the rack 33 to urge the rack 33 toward the pinion 32. Further, rod-shaped projections 39 shown by broken lines in FIG. 5 are provided on the back surfaces of both ends of the rack 33, and are supported by long holes 40 recessed in the bottom surface of the rack mounting hole 36.
3 is movable in the left-right direction. That is, the end plate 3
Even if it is pushed by the movement of 1, the gear can be restored and the meshing of the gears will not be disengaged.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, a locking member 34 projecting from the rear surface of the end plate 31 and a substantially C-shaped cap rotatably supported in the recesses 42 formed on both side surfaces of the drawer 30. Will be described. The locking member 34 is provided with a jaw portion 34 that fits into the recesses 42 formed on both sides of the drawer 30.
a and a convex portion 34b on the opposite side of the jaw portion 34a. In addition, the substantially C-shaped cap 35 is
A cylindrical lid body having a notch 35a that serves as an insertion port for b.
The rear surface 34c of the convex portion 34b of the locking member 34 is formed in the same shape as the inner peripheral surface of the substantially C-shaped cap 35. Therefore, when the substantially C-shaped cap 35 rotates, its inner peripheral surface slides on the back surface 34c of the convex portion 34b, and the locking member 34 is fixed so as to be drawn toward the drawer 30 side.

The operation of the locking member 34 and the substantially C-shaped cap 35 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6A, when the end plate 31 is covered on the front surface of the drawer 30, the locking member 34 fits into the recess 42 of the drawer 30. At this time, there is a gap g between the drawer 30 and the end plate 31.
The jaw portion 34a is formed so as to have a margin (about 0.5 to 1.5 mm), and the position of the end plate 31 can be easily corrected. Therefore, rotate the three pinions 32 slightly protruding from the lateral plate of the end plate 31 with the pad of the finger,
Adjust the horizontal position and vertical position. When the position is determined, as shown in FIG. 6B, the substantially C-shaped cap 35 is rotated to fix the convex portion 34b, and the end plate 31 is fixed to the drawer 30. In this case, the C-shaped cap 3
5 is pivotally supported on the inner side of the drawer with respect to the true center of rotation, and its inner peripheral surface abuts on the back surface 34c of the convex portion 34b as it is rotated, and when further rotated, the convex portion 34
b is pulled to the pull-out side, and eventually the gap g is absorbed between the jaw portion 34a and the concave portion 42 to fix the end plate.

[0022]

According to the present invention, it is possible to correct the shift between the upper, lower, left and right end plates while the drawer is stored, and to clean the appearance of the front surface of the organizer or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mirror plate adjusting mechanism.

Figure 2 is an illustration of the upper and lower positioning means of Figure 1.

FIG. 3 is a partial explanatory view on an end plate side of an embodiment of the end plate adjusting mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial explanatory view on the drawer side of an embodiment of the end plate adjusting mechanism of the present invention.

5 is an explanatory diagram of a position adjusting means of one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a locking member and a substantially C-shaped cap in one embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 End plate 2 First screw receiver 3 Long hole 4 First fixing screw 6 Protrusion 7 Disc 7a Recess 7b Almost crescent-shaped long hole 8 Second screw receiver 9 Second fixing screw 10 Drawer 31 End plate 32 Pinion 33 Rack 34 Locking member 34a Chin portion 34b Convex portion 35 Substantially C-shaped cap 42 Recessed portion

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. (a) A pinion rotatably attached to an end plate, and a rack attached to a drawer so as to be biased in the pinion direction. (B) A protrusion provided on the back surface of the end plate and provided with a jaw portion that can be fitted to the recess portions formed on both sides of the drawer and a protrusion portion on the opposite side of the jaw portion. A stopper member, and (c) a substantially C-shaped cap, and a curved surface capable of sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cap for fixing the end plate to the pull-out side after the positioning is completed. An end plate adjusting mechanism characterized by being formed.