TW201829901A - Vestibule storage assemblies and storage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A vestibule storage system comprising a storage arrangement which is hinge-mounted on a vestibule sidewall of a vestibule, wherein the storage arrangement comprises a storage assembly for article storage and a wall-mount assembly mounted on the vestibule sidewall and comprising a hinged connection portion having a hinge axis, wherein the storage assembly is mounted on the wall-mount assembly and rotatable relative to the vestibule sidewall between a first position when the storage assembly forms an obstruction or a partial obstruction at the vestibule and a second position when the storage assembly is at an angle to the vestibule to permit un-obstructed passage through the vestibule.

Description

Porch storage assembly and storage device

The present invention relates to storage pieces, and more particularly to a porch storage device, a storage assembly, and a structure incorporating a porch storage assembly.

Available space is one of the most valuable resources in many major cities. The lack of available and convenient storage space is a major problem for many urban residents.

The invention discloses a porch storage system. The system is integral to the installation and includes storage devices hingedly mounted on the porch side walls. The storage device includes a storage component and a wall-mounted component for storing articles, the wall-mounted component is installed on a side wall of the porch, and includes a hinge connection portion having a hinge axis. The storage component is mounted on the wall-mounted component, and a first position when the storage component forms an obstacle or a part of the obstacle at the porch is when the storage component is angled with respect to the porch to The second position, which allows unhindered passage through the porch, is rotatable relative to the side wall of the porch.

The invention discloses a storage assembly of a storage device. The storage assembly includes a storage device and a wall hanging device for attaching the storage device to a load bearing structure. The storage device includes one storage compartment or a plurality of storage compartments formed on a rigid mounting device. The wall-hanging device includes a wall-hanging portion for mounting on the load-bearing structure, a load-bearing portion for supporting or supporting the storage device when the wall-hanging portion is mounted on the load-bearing structure, connecting the wall-hanging portion and The load-bearing portions are interconnected by a hinge connection portion. The load-bearing portion can pivotally move and expand radially with respect to the wall-hanging portion around a hinge axis of the hinge connection portion, the hinge axis defining an axial direction and a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 1A, a combined storage system 10 includes a storage device 100 mounted on a support structure 20. The storage device 100 includes a storage assembly 120 and a wall mount assembly 140. The storage assembly 120 includes a storage device and a support device supporting the storage device. The supporting device is optionally a backing assembly 122 having a rigid skeleton structure to support the storage device 124. The storage device 124 provides storage space, such as temporary storage space, for items needed when people enter or leave the apartment. An exemplary storage device includes a plurality of storage compartments, and optionally the storage device may include a single storage compartment. The storage device may be detachably mounted on or formed integrally with the backing assembly 122. When the storage device is flexible or has an indeterminate shape, the rigid backing assembly 122 maintains the lateral span and / or shape and size of the storage device.

The storage device 100 is optionally mounted on the support structure 20 as a single unit or as a unitary structure, and the weight of the storage device 100 (including the weight of the load carried by the storage assembly 120) is fully carried by the support structure 20 or at least substantially supported by The structure 20 bears. The storage assembly 120 is mounted on the support structure 20 through the wall mount assembly 140, and the weight of the storage assembly 120 is transferred to the support structure through the wall mount assembly 140.

The wall mount assembly 140 includes a load-bearing portion and a wall-mount portion. The load-bearing portion is used to carry the weight of the loaded storage assembly 120, and the weight of the loaded storage assembly 120 is transferred to the supporting structure by means of a wall-hanging portion. The wall hanging portion is used to mount the wall hanging assembly 140 on the supporting structure 20 such that the weight of the loaded storage assembly 120 is carried by the supporting structure 20 or is substantially carried by the supporting structure 20. To facilitate the rotational movement of the storage assembly 120 around the door hinge between the closed position and the open position, the load-bearing portion may be rotated between the closed position and the open position relative to the wall-hanging portion (and thus relative to the support structure). In order to facilitate rotation of the load-bearing portion about the rotation axis, the wall-hanging portion includes a hinge connection portion having a hinge axis defining the rotation axis. The hinge connection portion may be, for example, an expandable hinge connection portion, which can expand and contract in a radial direction with respect to the rotation axis of the bearing portion, the radial direction is perpendicular to the hinge axis of the hinge connection portion, and the axial direction is defined by the hinge axis . In applications where the storage device 124 is rotationally coupled to the door, the hinge axis of the hinge connection portion (also referred to as the hinge axis of the connection portion) is parallel to the hinge axis of the door. The hinge axis of the connecting portion is vertical or substantially vertical, and the storage assembly 120 can be pivoted horizontally or substantially horizontally about the hinge axis in normal or typical porch storage applications. The hinge connection portion facilitates pivoting movement of the load-bearing portion around the hinge axis of the hinge connection portion relative to the wall-hanging portion. In some embodiments, the hinge axis of the hinge connection portion is slightly inclined to facilitate the storage assembly 120 to automatically return to the stowed position when the storage assembly 120 moves away from the stowed position.

In an exemplary application, the storage assembly 100 is used for indoor or outdoor installation, such as being installed inside or outside a house, a building, or a building unit such as an apartment (collectively referred to as a "house"). In order to improve space utilization, the storage device 100 is installed on a mounting receiving part of a porch located inside or outside the house and near the entrance portion of the house. The mounting receiving portion defines a porch receiving compartment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 1A, the exemplary support structure 20 is part of a wall, such as an integral part, of a building structure such as an apartment. An exemplary wall is a partition wall, such as a partition wall that separates a private or enclosed area 22 within an apartment from a public or public area outside the private area. The entry aperture is defined on the wall. The entrance defines the entrance of the apartment and is delimited by a boundary wall, which may be an internal boundary wall or an external boundary wall, and includes a first side wall 24 and a second side wall 26, and the first side wall 24 and the second side wall 26 cooperate with each other to define Located on the porch at the entrance of the apartment and interacting to define the entrance plane. Each of the first and second sidewalls is a porch sidewall, and each porch sidewall is a vertical sidewall, and the entrance plane is perpendicular to the porch sidewall. In this example, the second side wall is parallel to the first side wall and opposite the first side wall, and cooperates with the first side wall to define the width of the porch.

Generally, the first and second sidewalls have the same thickness, and the thickness defines the depth of the porch space, and the separation distance between the first and second sidewalls defines the width of the porch. The first side wall and the second side wall are symmetrically disposed around a central axis which is a lateral symmetry axis of the porch. The central axis is parallel to the first side wall and on the entrance plane. The entrance plane is usually perpendicular to the direction of entry, along which people enter and exit the house through a porch or entrance. The width is measured in a direction perpendicular to the central axis and the entering direction, and the depth or thickness of the first side wall is measured along the entering direction. The boundary wall optionally includes tops and bottoms that cooperate to define the height of the porch.

An exemplary boundary wall defines a porch frame that can optionally be used as a door mounting frame. The first side wall 24 and the second side wall 26 are two lateral side walls (ie, a left side wall and a right side wall) of an exemplary porch frame, which cooperate with each other to define a door installation receiving portion. One of the plurality of entrance guards may be installed on the door mounting receptacle. In the example of FIGS. 1A and 1B, the first entrance guard and the second entrance guard are mounted on the door mounting receptacle. An exemplary first entrance protection device is, for example, an inner door 27A, which is attached to the inner end of the installation receiving portion by a hinge connection to the inner end of the first side wall, for example, to define the first entrance side. An exemplary second entrance protection device is, for example, an outer door in the form of a metal grille door 27B, which is connected to the outer end of the first side wall 24 by a hinge, for example, and is installed on the outer end of the mounting receiving portion to define the second Entrance side. The first entrance guard and the second entrance guard cooperate to define a porch storage space, which is also referred to as a porch storage space 28. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 2A, the storage device 100 in its stowed position is located or accommodated in a porch storage space 28 (in this example, an inter-door space).

In the example of FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 1B1, the wall mount assembly 140 is mounted on the first side wall 24 and between the inner and outer ends of the porch frame. The exemplary wall mount assembly 140 includes an exemplary four-part wall mount portion. Each wall hanging portion includes a wall hanging device 142 and a carrying device 144 connected to the wall hanging device 142. The wall hanging device 142 is used to connect or attach to the support structure and to interconnect the support structure and the load bearing device 144. The wall hanging device includes a wall hanging plate and a hinge connection joint interconnecting the wall hanging plate and the carrying device 144. The hinge connection joint has an engagement axis, which is a hinge axis parallel to the first side wall and parallel to the door hinge axis. The carrying device 144 is used to carry the weight of the storage assembly 120 and includes a carrying member 145A that extends laterally in a direction perpendicular to the hinge axis of the wall hanging device 142. The carrying device 144 includes an expansion device 145B to facilitate expansion and contraction of the carrying device 144 in a lateral direction, and the lateral direction is a radial direction with respect to the hinge axis of the hinge connection joint of the wall hanging device 142. The load carried by the carrying device 144 is transferred to the wall-hanging plate (and thus to the supporting structure) via a hinge connection joint. An exemplary expansion device 145B is a foldable joint as shown in FIGS. 1B1 and 1B3. An exemplary foldable joint is a double-hinged joint including a first lever portion and a second lever portion, the first lever portion and the second lever portion being connected by a hinge head having a hinge axis parallel to the hinge axis of the wall mount 142. The first rod portion is connected to the hinge head of the wall hanging device 142, and the second rod portion is connected to the load bearing member 145A, for example, by another hinge head having a joint axis parallel to the hinge axis of the wall hanging device 142. During an exemplary opening operation when the door 27A is moved from the closed position to the open position, the load bearing device 144 gradually expands from the substantially folded configuration of FIG. 3B1 to the more expanded configuration of FIG. 3B2 and expands to the substantially expanded configuration of FIG. And finally expanded to the fully expanded pattern of Figure 3B4. In contrast, when the door 27A is closed, the carrying device 144 gradually shrinks from the fully expanded configuration of FIG. 3B4 to the substantially folded configuration of FIG. 3B1. As the radial distance between the backing assembly 122 and the hinge axis of the connection joint gradually changes, the radial expansion and contraction of the carrying device 144 helps to facilitate the Continuous load-bearing (load-bearing) connections. Therefore, when the storage device 124 is rotated about the hinge axis (during which the radial distance between the storage device 124 and the hinge connection portion remains variable), the radially expandable carrying device 144 facilitates providing load-bearing support for the storage device 124.

The load bearing member 145A is elongated and includes a metal rod made of steel, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy, for example, or a hard plastic rod made of, for example, PC, ABS, or other hard plastic to provide sufficient load-bearing strength. The stem portion of the expansion device 145B is optionally made of the same material. In some embodiments, the bearing device 144 may include multiple expansion devices connected in series and / or in parallel to provide sufficient bearing strength. In an exemplary embodiment, the carrying device 144 may have a single wall hanging portion.

The laterally extending wall mount portions of the exemplary wall mount assembly 140 of FIG. 1B1 are connected together by longitudinally extending rigid connectors to provide longitudinal reinforcement to support heavier loads. In this example, all second rod portions of the expansion device 145B are rigidly connected by a rigid longitudinal rod. In some embodiments, the ends of the load bearing member 145A near the wall hanging device may be rigidly connected together. When the wall-hanging portions are rigidly connected, the movement of the connected rod portions is synchronized, so that all the rod portions constituting the connection are synchronously pivoted around the first side wall, and expand and / or contract synchronously with respect to the first side wall. The carrying devices 144 collectively form a carrying portion, and the wall hanging devices 142 collectively form a wall hanging portion of the wall hanging assembly 140.

Each wall mount section can be installed individually or independently. When the wall-hanging part is independently installed, as shown in FIG. 1B2, each of the bearing devices 144A, 144B, 144C, and 144D is independently movable, and is independently expandable and / or independently contractable. Alternatively, selected or selected multiple wall mount boards can be formed on a single pole for faster installation.

The backing assembly 122 is used to provide a skeleton structure supporting the storage device 124 and includes a rigid backing device for carrying the weight of the storage device 124. As shown in FIGS. 1B and 1B1, an exemplary backing device includes a rigid backing frame. As shown in FIG. 1B4, an exemplary backing frame includes a plurality of rigid hollow rods 123A. Each hollow rod 123A extends laterally, and the hollow rods are distributed at different axial heights. The laterally extending hollow rods are optionally connected by a plurality of rigid longitudinal rods 123B, 123C, and the rigid hollow rods cooperate with each other to form a single backing assembly 122. The rigid longitudinal rod extends perpendicular to the rigid hollow rod to form a rigid backing structure. In some embodiments, the rigid hollow rods may not be connected together or may not be rigidly connected. Each hollow rod has an inner wall defining an inner hole. The shape and size of the inner hole are designed to match the cross-section of the bearing member 145A, so that the elongated bearing member 145A can smoothly slide in and out of the inner hole of the rigid hollow rod 123A. Each load-bearing member 145A and a corresponding rigid hollow rod 123A form a telescopic pair when assembled, and the load-bearing member 145A is telescopically moved into and out of the inner hole of the rigid hollow rod 123A. The load-bearing member 145A and the corresponding rigid hollow rod with internal bore also form a rail-and-channel assembly. In an alternative embodiment, the bearing member 145A may be formed as a rigid hollow rod, and the rod 123A may be slid into the inner hole of the bearing member 145A.

Optionally, a plurality of friction reducing devices, such as ball bearings, are provided on the upper surface of the bearing member 145A as a bearing surface to facilitate smooth insertion and extraction. In some embodiments, the backing frame may include only a single rigid hollow rod.

In order to mount the storage assembly 120 to the wall mount assembly 140, the backing assembly 122 (whether the storage unit 124 is installed or not) is aligned with the wall mount assembly 140 so that each rigid hollow rod corresponds to the wall mount assembly 140. The bearing members 145A are aligned. When the storage assembly 120 and the wall mount assembly 140 are aligned for attachment, the backing assembly 122 is pushed into the carrying member 145A. When the storage assembly 120 is mounted on the wall mount assembly 140, the storage assembly 120 can slide in a radial direction relative to the wall mount assembly 140 and can be detached from the wall mount assembly 140 by sliding away from the support structure. In the case where the backing assembly 122 is not mounted with the storage device 124 when the backing assembly 122 is attached to the wall mount assembly 140, the storage device 124 may be rear-mounted.

The storage assembly 120 is movably coupled to the inner door 27A ("coupled door"), and more specifically rotationally coupled. When the storage device 124 is rotationally coupled with the coupling door, the storage assembly will follow the rotation movement of the coupling door about the hinge axis of the door during the door opening and closing. As shown in FIG. 1B4, an exemplary rotary movable coupling between the storage assembly 120 and the door 27A is facilitated by an exemplary movable coupling device 30. The movable coupling device 30 is mounted on the outward-facing surface of the door and follows the rotational movement of the door. The exemplary storage device 124 is rotationally coupled to the door, but not axially coupled to the door, such that the storage device 124 and the door are free to move relative to each other in an axial direction that is the direction of the door hinge axis. The movable coupling device 30 includes a first plate portion fixed on the outer surface of the door 27A, a second plate portion that is parallel to and offset from the outer surface of the door 27A, and interconnects the first plate portion and the second plate portion with each other. Even the middle plate section. A vertical slot 30A is formed on the second plate portion. In this example, the vertical slot opens at the lower free end of the second plate portion to define the entrance of the slot, and the slot extends upward from the entrance. The movable coupling device 30 will cooperate with the movable follower device 125 on the storage device 124 so as to move in a manner with no load or only a minimum load on the door. The exemplary follower device 125 is mounted on the forward-facing surface of a laterally extending rigid hollow rod 123A (eg, a lateral rod 123A forming the uppermost portion of the backing assembly 122). The forward facing surface is the surface facing the porch. As shown in FIG. 1B4, the exemplary movable follower device 125 includes a stem portion having a base end mounted on the hollow rod 123A and an enlarged head located at the free end of the stem portion away from the base end. When the storage assembly 120 and the inner door 27A are movably coupled, the second plate portion is located forward of the front surface of the rigid hollow rod 123A, and the stem portion protrudes through the slot. The stem portion and the enlarged head of the follower device 125 cooperate with the second plate portion to facilitate the connection and connection maintenance between the storage assembly 120 and the inner door 27A when the door is pivoted or rotated around the first side wall. When the movable coupling device 30 is removed from the door or removed from the range of the follower device 125, or when the enlarged head is removed from the stem portion, the mechanical movable connection will be removed. In an exemplary embodiment, the stem portion may be threaded, and the enlarged head may be screwed onto the free end of the threaded stem portion to form a movable follower device 125 with a removable head. In some embodiments, the slot 30A is a closed slot. In order to reduce or minimize possible transfer of weight from the storage device to the door, the width of the slot is larger or slightly larger than the width of the stem portion, so that the stem portion is allowed to slide freely along the slot and / or on the outer surface of the AND door Enter and exit the slot in a vertical direction. The slot also restricts or restricts relative radial movement between the storage device and the coupling door.

Referring to FIGS. 1A and 2A, a door mounting receiving portion is formed on the load-bearing support structure 20. The door mounting receiving portion includes a first side wall 24 and a second side wall 26, and the first side wall 24 and the second side wall 26 cooperate to define an entrance plane and an entrance into the house. A first door mounting frame is mounted on one lateral side of the support structure to form a first side wall 24 of the door mounting receptacle, and a second door mounting frame is mounted on an opposite lateral side of the support structure to form a second side of the door mounting receptacle Side wall 26. The first door 27A is installed on the first entrance side of the door mounting accommodating portion, and the second door 27B is installed on the second entrance side of the door mounting accommodating portion. Each of the first door 27A and the second door 27B is movable between a closed state and an opened state with respect to the door mounting receiving portion. When the door is closed, the door is parallel to the entrance plane and forms a lateral barrier to block or partially block the entrance. When the door is in an open state, the door is at an angle to the plane of the entrance and defines an aisle to allow entry into or exit from the house. The first door 27A is movable between a closed state and an open state about its door hinge axis. A porch storage space 28 is defined between the first door 27A and the second door 27B. The storage assembly 120 is installed in the porch storage space 28. The storage assembly 120 is mounted on the support structure by means of a hinged connection portion of the mounting assembly 140 mounted on the first side wall, and the weight of the storage assembly 120 is supported by the wall mount assembly 140, if not all. The hinge connection portion of the mounting assembly 140 has a hinge axis that is radially offset from the hinge axis of the door 27A. The storage assembly 120 is rotatably coupled to the first door 27A such that rotation of the first door 27A about its door hinge will cause rotational movement of the storage assembly 120 about the door hinge axis. The storage assembly 120 will rotate around a first hinge axis that is the door axis of the door 27A, while bearing connection with a hinge connection portion having a hinge axis that is radially displaced from the door axis.

2A and 2A1, the storage assembly 120 is parked in the stowed position. When in the stowed position, the storage assembly 120 is fully contained within the porch storage space 28, and the storage assembly 120 forms at least a partial barrier at the porch. When in the stowed position, the storage device 124 including the backing assembly 122 is perpendicular to the first side wall and is parallel or coplanar with the entrance plane. When in the stowed position, the load-bearing portion of the wall mount assembly 140 is perpendicular to the first side wall and is parallel or coplanar with the entrance plane.

In the exemplary case of FIG. 2A, both the inner door 27A and the outer door 27B are closed or parked. When closed or parked, each door is parallel to the entrance plane to block the entrance or perpendicular to the side wall of the porch and forms an entrance barrier across the entrance porch. As shown in FIG. 2A2, when the outer door is deployed or opened, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, the storage assembly 120 is exposed to the outside but remains in the stowed position. In some embodiments, the outer door is mounted on a slide rail and is slidable to open and close.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1A, when the inner door is opened, that is, rotated at an angle of θ to move away from the porch storage space or the entrance plane, the storage device 124 follows the rotation of the door 27A and makes an angle of θ with the entrance plane to allow entry . Usually, the angle is greater than 30 degrees, usually between 30 and 90 degrees. When the door 27A is opened, the follower device 125 follows the opening activity of the door and pivotally moves relative to the hinge axis of the wall mount device 142, and the generated pivoting activity of the follower device 125 causes the storage device 124 to pivot mobile. Since the door 27A and the storage device 124 are mechanically and non-loaded, the door does not need to bear the weight of the storage device 124 or any significant weight, so only a rotational driving force needs to be applied to the coupling door (which is sufficient to facilitate the rotation of the loading door) ) The connecting door can be rotated around the axis of the door hinge.

As shown in FIG. 1C, when the storage device 10 is removed from the porch storage space 28, the porch and the porch storage space 28 are vacated.

A series of exemplary door opening and closing operations are shown in FIGS. 4A1 to 4A4 and FIGS. 4B1 to 4B4.

Initially, when the inner door 27A, the outer door 27B, and the storage assembly 100 are in a parked state, the storage system 10 is in the closed state of FIG. 2A. When in this closed state, the inner door 27A, the outer door 27B, and the storage assembly 100 are all entrance barriers at the porch.

In order to leave the house, one will open the inner door 27A (ie the connecting door). When the coupling door is opened, the angle between the coupling door and the entrance plane gradually increases from zero (when the coupling door is parallel to the entrance plane) to an opening angle sufficient to enter, such as θ. Due to the movable connection between the storage device and the coupling door, as shown in FIGS. 4A1 and 4B1, the angle between the storage device and the entrance plane also gradually increases from zero to θ. When in this partially open state, the outer door is exposed to the interior of the house while remaining as an exit barrier to block the exit.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 4A2 and 4B2, the user will advance from the interior 22 of the house and move to the porch area to open the outer door. When in this double-open state, both the inner and outer doors are opened and form a passage that interconnects the interior and exterior spaces.

As shown in Figures 4A3, 4A4 and 4B3 and 4B4, when the user is outside the porch, the user will close the inner and outer doors and the storage system will return to its closed state.

A series of exemplary door opening and closing operations is shown in FIGS. 5A1 to 5A4 and 5B1 to 5B4.

Initially, the storage system 10 is in the closed state of FIG. 2A. When in this closed state, the porch is closed in both the entrance and exit directions, and the porch storage space is a closed space enclosed between the inner and outer doors.

To enter the house, one will open the outer door 27B. As shown in FIGS. 5A1 and 5B1, when the outer door is at an angle sufficient to enter, the inner door 27A and the storage device are exposed and accessible, while remaining as an entrance barrier to block the entrance. When the storage system 10 is in this partially opened state, the inner door 27A and the storage assembly 100 remain as an entrance barrier at the porch.

Next, the user will open the inner door 27A (ie the coupling door) while the outer door remains open. When the coupling door is opened, the angle between the coupling door and the entrance plane gradually increases from zero degrees (when the coupling door is parallel to the entrance plane) to an opening angle sufficient to enter, such as θ. Due to the movable connection between the storage device and the coupling door, as shown in FIGS. 5A2 and 5B2, the angle between the storage device and the entrance plane also gradually increased from zero to θ. While in this further partially opened state, all entrance barriers at the porch are lifted.

As shown in FIGS. 5A3 and 5B3, after the coupling door 27A has been opened, the user will enter the interior of the house and close the outer door 27B.

Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 5A4 and 5B4, the user will close the outer door 27B, and the system 10 returns to the closed state of FIG. 2A.

When in, for example, FIGS. 4B1, 4B2, 4B3 and 5B1, 5B2, 5B3, the user can access the storage device for item storage and / or out of the warehouse.

Each of the first and second doors herein is intended to serve as an entrance barrier (also referred to as an entrance guard), and more specifically, a reclosable entrance barrier that blocks or impedes passage through a porch.

In some embodiments, the storage system may have only a single entrance barrier, such as only external or internal doors, and the storage device 100 may be rotatably coupled to the single entrance barrier, or may not be movably coupled to the entrance barrier. When the storage system has a single entrance barrier, the porch storage space is always accessible from inside or outside the house. In the case where the porch storage device is rotationally coupled with the connecting door, when a single entrance barrier or all entrance barriers are open, a passage is formed at the porch.

In an alternative embodiment, the storage system may not have an additional door as an entrance barrier, and the storage system in its stowed position may be used as an entrance barrier or part of the entrance barrier across the porch or at the porch. In the case where the porch storage device does not have an additional entrance barrier to the storage assembly, the porch is closed or opened depending on whether the storage system is open or closed.

In some embodiments, the movable coupling mechanism that facilitates a swivel coupling between an inlet barrier (also referred to as a coupling door) and a storage assembly is a releasable coupling mechanism that facilitates independent operation of the storage assembly when needed or desired. When the rotationally active coupling between the inlet barrier and the storage assembly is released, the storage assembly is not or is no longer mechanically connected to the hinge of the coupled inlet barrier. When in this released or uncoupled state, the storage assembly will rotate about its own hinge (which is the hinge axis of the hinged connection portion of the wall mount assembly during opening and closing operations), and not about the hinge axis of the coupled entrance barrier .

In some embodiments including the storage system in FIG. 1, the entrance barrier includes a grille entrance guard such as a metal grille door and a non-grid sealed door such as a wooden door.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2B, and 6A to 6I, the exemplary storage device 120 includes a plurality of storage compartments. The storage compartments are arranged as a plurality of rigid storage cabinets, each of which has a defined shape and a defined storage space. The storage compartments are mounted on the rear panel and arranged in a matrix of rows and columns. The storage cabinet may be a modular storage cabinet, and each storage cabinet may be individually or independently attached to the rigid skeleton member of the backing assembly 122. In some embodiments, the storage cabinet may be formed as a single set of storage cabinets. In some embodiments, the storage cabinet may be integrated with the rigid skeleton member as a single unit without loss of generality. In some embodiments, the storage compartment may include a storage bag made of a soft and / or flexible material, and may not have a defined shape to facilitate flexible storage utility.

An exemplary storage cabinet is an automatic home cabinet as shown in Figures 3A1 to 3A2. The storage cabinet is hinged on a rigid main cabinet frame by a pair of hinges with a horizontal hinge axis. The pair of hinges are installed near the lower end of the cabinet, and the cabinet is designed such that its center of gravity (with or without load) will cause the cabinet to automatically return to its closed position when opened due to the moment of gravity about the axis of the hinge. In general, the center of gravity of the cabinet is always behind the hinge axis.

The support structure or porch frame may be made of concrete, mortar, wood, steel, aluminum, galvanized iron, metal or metal alloy, composite material, plastic, any material suitable for forming a support structure, or a combination thereof.

The door mounting frame can be made of wood, steel, aluminum, galvanized iron, metal or metal alloy, composite material or plastic, any material suitable for forming doors and door mounts.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments and drawings, it should be understood that the embodiments and drawings are not intended as a limitation or restriction. For example, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "parallel", and "vertical" in this article include substantially vertical, substantially horizontal, substantially parallel, and substantially vertical, respectively, without loss of generality. Singular nouns are not limited to singular items, and may include plural items unless the context indicates otherwise. Likewise, plural nouns are not intended to be limited to referring to multiple items, and may also refer to singular items required or permitted by the context unless the context indicates otherwise.

10‧‧‧Storage System

20‧‧‧ support structure

22‧‧‧ enclosed area (inside the house)

24‧‧‧first side wall

26‧‧‧Second sidewall

27A‧‧‧door (inner door, first door)

27B‧‧‧Metal grille door (outer door, second door)

28‧‧‧Porch storage space

30‧‧‧ mobile coupling device

30A‧‧‧Slot (vertical slot)

100‧‧‧Storage equipment

120‧‧‧Storage Kit

122‧‧‧backing assembly

123A‧‧‧ rigid hollow rod (rod, transverse rod)

123B, 123C‧‧‧ rigid longitudinal rod

124‧‧‧Storage device

125‧‧‧Follower device

140‧‧‧Wall mounting kit (mounting kit)

142‧‧‧Wall hanging device

144, 144A, 144B, 144C, 144D‧‧‧‧bearing device

145A‧‧‧bearing member

145B‧‧‧Expansion device

The present invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a storage device in a non-berthing (ie, unfolded) configuration and including storage components mounted on a load bearing structure; FIG. 1A is along A cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken from line AA 'and viewed from above the top of the storage device. The dashed arrow shows the movement of the storage assembly from the stowed position to the open position; FIG. 1B is a view showing the storage assembly 100 of FIG. 1. Partially exploded view of the components; FIG. 1B1 shows a portion of an exemplary backing component and an exemplary wall-hanging component; FIG. 1B2 shows some components of the exemplary backing component of FIG. 1B1; FIG. 1B3 is an enlarged view of an exemplary wall-hanging portion; 1B4 is an enlarged view of a portion of the exemplary backing assembly of FIG. 1B1; FIG. 1C is a schematic front view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 with an exemplary storage apparatus removed; FIG. 2A is FIG. 1 when the storage assembly is in a stowed position A cross-sectional view of the storage device; FIG. 2A1 is taken at the axial height below the height AA ′ of FIG. 1 and has a unit of mm. 2A is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2A1 with the outer door GD opened; FIG. 2B is a longitudinal cross-section of the storage device of FIG. 2A taken along the line WW of FIG. 2A ； FIG. 2C is a front view of the storage assembly 100 in the mode of FIG. 2A2 when viewed from the outside; FIGS. 3A1, 3A2, and 3A3 show examples of a series of exemplary operational activities of the exemplary storage compartment; 3B1 to 3B4 show a series of expansion or contraction activities of an exemplary wall hanging part; Figures 4A1 to 4A4 show a series of door opening and closing activities; Figures 4B1 to 4B4 are the same as the door opening and closing of Figures 4A1 to 4A4. 5A1 to 5A4 show a series of door opening and closing activities; Figures 5B1 to 5B4 are corresponding to the door opening and closing activities of Figures 5A1 to 5A4 respectively; 6A to 6I illustrate exemplary variations of the storage device; and FIGS. 7A1 to 7A3 illustrate exemplary operational uses of the exemplary storage device.

Claims (14)

A porch storage system includes: a storage device installed on a porch side wall of the porch by a hinge, wherein the storage device includes: a storage component and a wall-mounted component, the storage component is used for item storage, and the wall-mounted component is installed in the The side wall of the porch and includes a hinge connection portion having a hinge axis, wherein the storage component is mounted on the wall hanging component, and when the storage component forms an obstacle or a part of the obstacle at the porch The first position is rotatable relative to the porch sidewall when the storage assembly is angled relative to the porch to allow unhindered passage through the porch. The storage system according to item 1 of the patent application scope, further comprising: a door, the door hinge being mounted on a side wall of the porch, and having a door hinge portion and a door hinge axis, wherein the storage assembly is rotatably coupled to The door, and following the door rotation about the door hinge axis during an opening and closing activity between the first position and the second position. The storage system according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the hinge axis of the hinge connection portion of the wall-hanging component is a first hinge axis on a side wall of the porch, and the wall-hanging component surrounds the A first hinge axis is rotatable, wherein the door has a door hinge axis, and the door is rotatable about the door hinge axis as a second hinge axis on a side wall of the porch; wherein the first hinge axis Parallel to and spaced from the second hinge axis; and wherein the storage assembly rotates around the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis during opening and closing activities. The storage system according to item 2 or 3 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the storage assembly and the door are rotationally coupled such that rotation of the door causes the storage assembly to surround the second hinge axis. Rotating, and wherein the storage assembly and the door are coupled in a non-load-bearing manner so that the door hinge portion does not bear the weight of the storage assembly or the minimum weight of the storage assembly, and the weight of the storage assembly Transfer to the support structure by the wall mount assembly. The storage system according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the rotary coupling between the storage assembly and the door is releasable, and wherein the storage assembly is opened when the rotary coupling is released During the closing and closing activities, only the second hinge axis is rotated. The storage system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the wall-hanging component includes a load-bearing portion, and the storage component is suspended from the load-bearing portion, and wherein the hinge The connecting portion connects the bearing portion to the support structure, and bears the weight of the bearing portion and the storage assembly, and wherein the bearing portion is capable of radially expanding relative to a hinge axis of the hinge connecting portion and shrink. A storage assembly of a storage device, comprising: a storage device and a wall hanging device for attaching the storage device to a load bearing structure; wherein the storage device includes one storage compartment or a plurality of storages formed on a rigid mounting device A compartment; wherein the wall hanging device includes a wall hanging portion for mounting on the load bearing structure, a load bearing portion for carrying or supporting the storage device when the wall hanging portion is mounted on the load bearing structure, The wall-hanging portion and the load-bearing portion are interconnected by a hinge connection portion; and wherein the load-bearing portion is pivotably movable and radially expands relative to the wall-hanging portion around a hinge axis of the hinge connection portion, so that The hinge axis defines an axial direction and a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction. The storage assembly according to item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the storage device is mounted on the load-bearing portion of the wall-mounted device, and wherein the storage device surrounds the hinge axis of the hinge connection portion It is pivotally movable with respect to the wall-hanging portion, and is movable with respect to the hinge axis of the hinge connection portion in the radial direction perpendicular to the hinge axis. The storage assembly according to item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the storage device is mounted on the load-bearing portion through a rail-channel device, and the storage device is along the hinge axis of the hinge connection portion The radial direction can slide on the wall-hanging portion. The storage assembly according to any one of claims 7 to 9, in which the mounting device of the storage device includes a rigid mounting frame, and the rigid mounting frame includes a plurality of elongated support members, wherein Each elongated support member extends laterally in a radial direction, and the elongated support members are distributed at multiple axial heights in the axial direction; wherein the load-bearing portion of the wall hanging device includes a plurality of elongated load-bearing members Wherein, each of the elongated load-bearing members extends laterally in a radial direction, and the elongated load-bearing members are distributed in an axial direction at an axial height corresponding to the axial height of the elongated support member. The storage assembly according to any one of items 7 to 10 of the scope of patent application, wherein the load-bearing portion includes an expansion device to facilitate radial expansion and radial contraction or shortening of the load-bearing portion. The storage assembly according to item 11 of the scope of patent application, wherein the expansion device includes a double-hinged hinge connector portion, the double-hinged hinge connector portion includes a first hinge portion hingedly connected to the connecting portion, and A second hinge portion distal to the connection portion and hingedly connected to the first hinge portion; and wherein the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion of the load-bearing portion and the hinge connection portion have Parallel and spaced apart hinge axes. The storage assembly according to item 12 of the patent application scope, wherein the load-bearing portion includes an axial support member that extends axially and connects the double-hinged hinge connector portion to the load-bearing portion Partially provides distributed axial support. The storage assembly according to item 11 of the scope of patent application, wherein each of the elongated load-bearing components of the wall-hanging device includes a double hinged hinge portion to facilitate radial expansion and radial contraction or shortening of the load-bearing portion; The double-hinged hinge portion includes a first hinge portion hingedly connected to the connection portion and a second hinge portion located farther from the connection portion and hingedly connected to the first hinge portion; and wherein the load-bearing portion The first hinge portion, the second hinge portion, and the hinge connection portion have parallel and spaced apart hinge axes, and wherein the load-bearing portion includes an axial support member, the axial support member axially The second hinge portion of the plurality of elongated load bearing members is extended and connected to provide distributed support to the load bearing portion.