JPS5840902Y2 - drawers for storage furniture - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a drawer for storage furniture that also functions as a step stool.

As a conventional example of this type of drawer, for example,
There is a drawer, such as the one described in Japanese Patent No. 59048, in which four legs are attached to the inner surface of the bottom plate of the drawer main body (the surface on which stored items are placed) so that they can rise and fall freely.

This is done by pulling out the drawer body, flipping it upside down, then standing it on the floor with its four legs standing up, with the outer surface of the bottom plate of the drawer body facing upward, and the outer surface of the bottom plate itself serving as the footrest surface. It is.

This conventional example has the following problems.

That is, this device has only one footrest, and the height of the footrest from the floor can only be changed in one step, making it less convenient to use.

In other words, when using a drawer as a step stool to place or take something from a high place such as a shelf, even if the drawer is at the same height, it may be difficult to use it due to differences in height. The height of that step may be too high or too low.

Further, even when used by the same person, the height of the step stool may be relatively too high or too low depending on the height of the intended shelf or the like.

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the above-mentioned inconvenience.

Distantly related to the above object, the drawer for storage furniture according to the present invention is placed on the inner surface of the bottom plate of the drawer main body in the storage furniture, so that it can be folded into a position to be stored inside the drawer main body, and the drawer main body can be folded into a position to be stored inside the drawer main body. A posture in which the drawer main body is supported on the floor surface by pulling it out from the drawer space on the main body side and expanding and fixing it in an upside down state so that the outer surface of the bottom plate becomes an upward horizontal or almost horizontal surface. At the same time, a tread support leg is attached to the outer surface of the bottom plate of the drawer main body so as to be able to freely change its posture, and the tread plate is attached to the tread support leg, and the tread plate is attached to the tread support leg in an upright state, and the tread plate support leg is attached to the outside of the bottom plate of the drawer main body. a state in which the body is supported in a parallel posture;
It has the feature that it can be freely switched between the tread support legs in the laid down state and the folded state.

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned characteristic configuration, the following actions and effects are exhibited.

That is, with the drawer body pulled out from the furniture body upside down (turned upside down) and the legs attached to the inner side of the bottom plate of the drawer body folded into the drawer body, the drawer body is placed on the floor. At the same time, by switching the tread support legs to the upright position and supporting the tread in a high position, the first stage tread position (lowest position) in which the top surface of the tread is used as the footrest surface and the inner surface of the bottom plate of the drawer body are created. attached leg 2
The second step position is to extend and fix the tread only, and keep the tread support legs in the collapsed position, and use the outer surface of the drawer main body or the upper surface of the tread at a lower level, which is approximately the same height, as the footrest surface (at an intermediate height). By raising the tread support leg further from this state and supporting the tread at a higher position, three levels of height posture can be achieved: the third stage tread posture (the highest posture). Therefore, depending on the height of the person who uses it as a step stool, or the height of the shelf on which to place or pick up things, the height can be adjusted to an appropriate level among the three levels mentioned above. It can be adjusted arbitrarily and easily, and at each stage, the foot can be placed on the upper surface of the tread, the outer surface of the bottom plate of the drawer body, or in some cases, one foot can be placed on both of these two surfaces. It is far more convenient to use than the conventional example mentioned above.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, four grounding legs 2 are attached to the inner surface of the bottom surface 1a of the drawer body 1 in the storage furniture by means of mounting brackets 3. Each of the grounding legs 2 is fixedly supported in a fixed position, and is fixedly held in its fallen position by a leg clamping device 4 attached to the bottom plate 1a. By folding it, the drawer body 1 is in a position to be stored inside the drawer body 1, and by pulling out the drawer body 1 from the drawer space on the furniture body side and extending and fixing it upside down, the outer surface of the bottom plate 1a is The drawer main body 1 is configured to be freely switchable to a position in which the drawer main body 1 is supported on the floor so that it faces upward horizontally or in a substantially horizontal plane.

Therefore, as shown in Fig. 3, this grounding leg 2...
It can be used as a step stool with the grounding legs 2 erected (indicated by the two-dot chain line A) and as a step stool with the grounding legs 2 erected (indicated by the solid line B).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
, 2' are pivotally supported via mounting fittings 6, 6, 7.7 so as to be able to swing up and down.

A footboard 9 is pivotally supported via a pair of hinges 10.degree. 10 to a plate 8 connected to the end of the central footboard support leg 2'.

Also, a pair of locking tools 11 are connected to the free end of the footboard 9.
11 can be freely engaged with and disengaged from the tread support leg 2' at the end, and the tread plate 9 is configured to be parallel to the bottom plate 1a in the engaged state.

Further, on the back side of the bottom plate 1a, there is a pair of holders 12.1 that engage and hold the end tread support legs 2' in the collapsed position.
2 is attached, and when the tread plate 9 is folded with the fall of the tread support leg 2' in the central part connected thereto, the locking members 11, 11 at the free ends of the tread plate 9 are engaged. A pair of holders 13.13 are also provided for holding the holder.

With this configuration, the tread plate 9 can be attached to the tread plate support leg 2 in an upright state.
It is configured so that it can be freely switched between a state in which it is supported in a position substantially parallel to the bottom plate 1a by the treadle support legs 2' and 2', and a state in which it is folded together with the footboard support legs 2' and 2' in a laid-down state.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, this step board 9 is located at a low position (
It is used by switching between a high position (indicated by a solid line) and a high position (indicated by a solid line) where it is lifted up and supported by the support legs 2'.

By appropriately combining the states A, B, C, and D, the overall height can be adjusted in three stages.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an example of a drawer for storage furniture according to the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a plan view, FIG. 2 is a bottom view, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view showing each state of use. 1...Drawer body, 1a...Bottom plate, 2
...Legs, 2'...Tread support legs, 9...
...Published.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] On the inner surface side of the bottom plate 1a of the drawer main body 1 in the storage furniture,
By folding it, the drawer body 1 is in a position to be stored inside the drawer body 1, and by pulling out the drawer body 1 from the drawer space on the furniture body side and extending and fixing it upside down, the outer surface of the bottom plate 1a is Legs 2 are attached that can freely switch the posture so that the drawer main body 1 is supported on the floor surface so as to face upward horizontally or almost horizontally, and a tread plate is supported on the outer surface side of the bottom plate 1a of the drawer main body 1. The legs 2' are mounted to be able to rise and fall freely, and the tread plate 9 is supported by the tread support legs 2' in an upright position substantially parallel to the bottom plate 1a. A drawer for storage furniture, characterized in that the drawer can be freely switched between the tread support legs 2', 2' in a laid down state and a folded state.