WO2015072641A1

WO2015072641A1 - Modular storage equipment

Info

Publication number: WO2015072641A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/005361
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김영훈
Original assignee: 김영훈
Priority date: 2013-11-14
Filing date: 2014-06-18
Publication date: 2015-05-21

Abstract

The present invention relates to modular storage equipment which can be assembled in a desired form and size by stacking and connecting modularized unit containers horizontally or vertically. The modular storage equipment of the present invention is composed of unit containers, each unit container comprising: an outer cylindrical body (10) which is formed in the shape of a hollow cube, the outer cylindrical body (10) comprising four peripheral walls (12) adjacent to each other and a pair of opposite opening surfaces (13) surrounded by the peripheral walls (12); and an inner cylindrical body (20) which is formed in the shape of a hollow cube and accommodated by being inserted through the opening surfaces (13) of the outer cylindrical body (10), the inner cylindrical body (20) comprising at least a pair of opposite opening surfaces (23) and a plurality of inner walls (22) forming the remaining surfaces. The modular storage equipment is configured to be assembled by stacking a plurality of unit containers (1) horizontally or vertically by means of the inner cylindrical body (20), which is partially inserted into the outer cylindrical body (10), and a connection unit (18).

Description

Modular storage

The present invention relates to a modular storage device, and more particularly, to a modular storage device of a new structure that can be assembled in a desired shape and size by connecting the modular unit containers stacked horizontally or vertically.

In the kitchen, various kinds of kitchen utensils such as a knife, scissors, a fork, a spatula, and a ladle are used, and various kinds of kitchen utensils storage devices capable of storing the kitchen utensils are known. Among them, there are knife holders that are placed on the sink and have some types or types of knives plugged in and taken out when needed. However, in the case of a kitchen utensil storage device used on a kitchen sink, it is not easy to compactly and efficiently store many kinds of kitchen utensils on a sink having a limited area. In addition, the existing kitchen utensil storage device is provided in a predetermined form and standard, it is difficult to variably accommodate the kitchen utensils of various types and specifications according to the user's unique taste. This problem applies equally to storage of household items or stationery other than kitchen utensils.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the problems of the conventional storage device as described above, the present invention is to provide a modular storage device of a new structure that can be assembled in a desired shape and size by stacking the modular unit container horizontally or vertically. It is. In addition, the present invention is to provide a modular storage device of a new structure that can accommodate kitchen utensils, daily necessities, stationery, etc. efficiently and compactly to suit the user's taste in a limited space such as a sink, a dressing table, a desk.

According to one feature of the invention, the outer cylinder 10 is formed in the form of a hollow cube and includes four adjacent peripheral walls 12 and opposing opening surfaces 13 surrounded by the peripheral walls 12; And a plurality of inner walls 22 formed in a hollow cube shape and opposing at least one pair of opening surfaces 23 and the remaining surfaces, and are fitted through the opening surfaces 13 of the outer cylinder 10. It is composed of a unit container (1) including the inner cylinder 20 to be accommodated, the peripheral wall 12 of the outer cylinder 10 has a connecting portion 18 for connection with the outer cylinder 10 disposed adjacently It is formed, the inner wall 22 of the inner cylinder 20 is inserted through the insertion hole (25, 26, 27) of various shapes and specifications for the goods to be accommodated is inserted through, partially inserted into the outer cylinder (10) Through the inner cylinder 20 and the connecting portion 18, the plurality of unit containers (1) are laminated or assembled horizontally or vertically The modular storage apparatus as claimed is provided for.

According to another feature of the present invention, the outer cylinder 10 and the inner cylinder 20 is composed of a cube, the groove 29 or the projection is formed in the opposing portion close to the edge of each surface of the inner cylinder 20 On the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 10, the upper end portion of the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the upper opening surface 13 in the state that the opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10 is arranged to be the upper and lower surfaces, the outer cylinder ( A stopper protrusion 14 is formed so that the lower end of the inner cylinder 20 abuts and stops in a fully engaged state at approximately the same height as the upper end of 10), and the stopper protrusion 14 of the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 10 is formed. At a higher position, the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the upper opening 13 is elastically engaged with and released from the groove 29 or the projection of the inner cylinder 20 in an upper partial engagement state where the inner cylinder 20 is inserted to partially protrude. Modular storage characterized in that the first locking projection 15 or the locking groove is formed An apparatus is provided.

According to another feature of the present invention, in the fully engaged state, the groove 29 or the projection of the inner cylinder 20 and the inner circumferential surface portion of the outer cylinder 10 corresponding to the projection elastically engaged with the groove 29 or the projection and released The second locking projection 16 is formed, and the inner cylinder 20 is partially inserted into the lower opening surface 13 in a state where the opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10 is disposed to be upper and lower surfaces thereof, and the upper end thereof. Characterized in that the third engaging projection 17 or engaging groove is formed to be elastically engaged with and released from the groove 29 or the projection of the inner cylinder 20 in the lower partial engagement state where the stopper projection 14 stops in contact with the stopper projection 14. Modular enclosures are provided.

According to another feature of the invention, the connecting portion 18 of the outer cylinder 10 is a through-hole penetrated through the central portion of the circumferential wall 12, the connecting portion 18 of the through-hole-type engaging portion 8 at both ends Modular housing is provided, characterized in that the formed connector 7 is inserted and coupled.

According to another feature of the invention, the insertion hole (25, 26, 27) is provided with a modular receiving device characterized in that it comprises at least one of the long hole 25, circular hole (26, 27), polygonal hole. .

According to the present invention, a kitchen appliance or the like is formed in a cube-shaped outer cylinder 10 having an opening face 13 facing the storage mechanism and a pair of opening faces opposed to and at least opposed to the inside of the outer cylinder 10. The unit container 1 is constituted by an inner cylinder 20 having a 23, and a circumferential wall 12 of the outer cylinder 10 forms a connecting portion 18 for connection with an adjacent outer cylinder 10. In the inner cylinder 20, the remaining inner wall 22 forms

insertion holes

25, 26, and 27 of various shapes and specifications into which the articles to be stored are fitted, thereby considering the specifications of the articles to be accommodated. To assemble in the desired shape and size by stacking and extending in the horizontal or vertical direction or the front and rear and left and right directions, and the inner cylinder 20 is also inserted into the desired type according to the type and size of kitchen utensils to be stored (25, 26, 27) can be fitted to the outer cylinder 10 so as to be exposed to the top or front, so that the user's taste or number To be able to efficiently and compactly configured to fit the installing a sink or vanity, desk, size and standard of the installation space, such as a table mechanism, space utilization is effective.

In addition, according to the present invention, the outer cylinder 10 and the inner cylinder 20 is constituted by a cube, and a groove 29 or a projection is formed at an opposite portion proximate to the corner of each surface of the inner cylinder 20, and the outer cylinder On the inner circumferential surface of the sieve 10, the upper end portion of the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the upper opening surface 13 in the state where the opening surface of the outer cylinder 10 is arranged to be the upper and lower surfaces is the same height as the upper end of the outer cylinder 10. The stopper protrusion 14 is formed so that the lower end of the inner cylinder 20 abuts and stops in a fully engaged state, and the upper opening surface 13 is located at a position higher than the stopper protrusion 14 of the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 10. The first locking projection 15 or the locking groove which is elastically engaged with and released from the groove 29 or the projection of the inner cylinder 20 in the upper partial coupling state in which the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the protrusion is partially protruded. In this manner, the modular housing mechanism is provided in the fully coupled state of the outer cylinder 10 and the inner cylinder 20. The upper housing portion is formed, and in the upper partial coupling state, the outer cylinder 10 can be easily stacked in multiple stages through the partially inserted inner cylinder 20.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the fully engaged state in which the upper end of the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the upper opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10 becomes the same height as the upper end of the outer cylinder 10, the outer cylinder ( The second projection 16 of the 10 and the groove 29 of the inner cylinder 20 is elastically engaged or released, and the inner cylinder 20 is partially to the lower opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10 The third locking protrusion 17 of the outer cylinder 10 and the groove 29 of the inner cylinder 20 to be elastically engaged or released in the lower partial engagement state where the upper end portion is in contact with the stopper protrusion 14. Thus, even when the assembled storage mechanism is turned upside down, the inner cylinder 20 does not easily come out of the outer cylinder 10, so that a stable and robust assembly structure can be maintained.

In addition, the connecting portion 18 of the outer cylinder body 10 is formed by a through hole penetrated through the central portion of the circumferential wall 12, and the connector 7 having the elastic locking piece 8 formed thereon is inserted into and coupled to the end portion. By virtue of the structure, adjacent outer cylinders 10 facing the circumferential wall 12 can be easily laminated and connected.

1 is an external view of a unit container of an embodiment of the present invention

2 is an exploded perspective view of a partial cut of the unit container;

Figure 3 is a first coupling state of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder

Figure 4 is a second coupling state of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder

5 is a third coupling state of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder

Figure 6 is a rough surface showing a two-stage lamination process of the present invention

7 is a cross-sectional view of the three-stage stacked state of the present invention

Figure 8 is an exemplary view of an assembled state of the storage device of the present invention

9 is an illustration of the use state of the storage device of the present invention

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external view of a unit container according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway exploded perspective view of the unit container, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are views showing a state of coupling between an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, respectively, FIGS. 6 and FIG. 7 is a two-stage stacking and a three-stage stacking state diagram, respectively, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are exemplary assembling and using state diagrams.

As shown, according to the present invention, the outer cylinder 10 in the form of a hollow rectangular box, that is, a hollow cube, and the inner cylinder in the form of a hollow cube inserted to fit inside the outer cylinder 10 ( A unit container 1 composed of 20 is provided. Preferably, these outer cylinders 10 and inner cylinders 20 are composed of a cube. The outer cylinder body 10 includes four mutually adjacent peripheral walls 12 and a pair of opposing opening surfaces 13 surrounded by the peripheral walls 12. This opening surface 13 preferably takes the form of all the perforations except for the thickness of the circumferential wall 12. And the circumferential wall 12 of the outer cylinder body 10 is formed with a connection portion 18 for assembling the outer cylinder body 12 is disposed adjacent. In the preferred embodiment shown, this connection portion 18 consists of a through-hole formed in the center of the circumferential wall 12. In addition, the connector 7 fitted to the connecting portion 18 is provided with both ends of the elastic engaging piece 8 elastically coupled to the connecting portion 18, the outer cylinder body adjacently arranged to the connector 7 ( By elastically coupling to the corresponding connection portion 18 of 10), a plurality of outer cylinders 10 can be laminated and assembled by extending the desired number so that the circumferential wall 12 abuts each other with a simple structure. In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, as the connecting portion for connecting the outer cylinder 10 is illustrated a through-hole formed in the center portion of the circumferential wall, various other forms and structures of the connecting means may be used even if the through-hole form.

On the other hand, the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the outer cylinder 10 includes a hollow cube having a plurality of inner walls 22 including at least two opening surfaces facing each other, the opening surface 23 is formed, the remaining peripheral surface Take form. The inner cylinder 20 is inserted into the outer cylinder 10 through the opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10 and accommodated to fit snugly. And the groove 29 is formed in the opposing part near the edge of each surface of the inner cylinder 20. The groove 29 is formed at the center of four corners or two opposite corners of the inner cylinder 20.

The opposing opening surface 23 of the inner cylinder 20 preferably has a structure in which most of the area is opened except for the wall thickness of the inner wall 22 of the inner cylinder 20. The

insertion holes

25, 26 and 27 of various shapes are formed in the plurality of inner walls 22 forming the remaining peripheral surfaces except for the opening surface 23 of the inner cylinder 20. The

insertion holes

25, 26, 27 are formed through the shape corresponding to the contour of the type of the article to be stored. For example, when the storage device of the present invention stores kitchen utensils, the insertion hole 25 is configured in the form of a long hole so that the kitchen knife 55 or the transition 56 having a long cross section can be inserted. do. And the insertion hole 26 is made of a small circular hole to insert a scissors or a peeling knife or tongs, such as potatoes, etc. Also, the insertion hole 27 is made of a large circular hole, relatively bulky Allow kitchen utensils to be inserted. The shape or size of the insertion hole (25, 26, 27) may be appropriately determined in consideration of the size or size of the kitchen utensils to be stored. On the other hand, when the opening surface 23 of the inner cylinder 20 is arranged to open in the front and rear directions, the drawer 30 shown in FIG. 8 is slidably coupled to the opening surface 23 opened forward. Can be.

On the other hand, the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 10, the upper surface of the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the upper opening surface 13, as shown in FIG. In the fully engaged state that becomes approximately the same height as the upper end of 10), the stopper protrusion 14 is formed at a position corresponding to the lower end of the inner cylinder 20. Preferably, the stopper protrusion 14 has a size that the inner cylinder 20 cannot ride over. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, such a stopper protrusion 14 is formed at the corner of the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 10. However, it may alternatively be formed in the planar portion of the inner circumferential surface. When the inner cylinder 20 is inserted into the outer cylinder 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower end of the inner cylinder 20 is regulated by the stopper protrusion 14 of the outer cylinder 10 and is positioned in FIG. 1. As shown, the upper surface of the outer cylinder 10 and the upper surface of the inner cylinder 20 are assembled in a fully engaged state with almost the same height.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the first locking protrusion 15 is formed at a position higher than the stopper protrusion 14 on one side of the stopper protrusion 14 on the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 10. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the first locking protrusion 15 is formed at the center of the inner wall of the outer cylinder 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the first locking protrusion 15 has an inner cylinder in an upper partial coupling state in which the inner cylinder 10 is partially inserted into the upper opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10. It is formed at a position corresponding to the groove 29 of (10). The size of the first catching protrusion 15 and the groove 29 is positioned when the inner cylinder 20 is elastically coupled with the groove over the catching protrusion when the inner cylinder 20 is pressed by hand, and the pressing block further presses the inner cylinder 20. The groups are formed in such a size that they are released from the grooves. Since the inner cylinder 20 partially protrudes to the upper portion of the outer cylinder 10 in a state where the first locking protrusion 15 and the groove 29 are engaged as shown in FIG. 4, the outer cylinder is formed on the protruding portion of the inner cylinder 20. By further coupling the sieve 10, the outer sieve 10 can be laminated in the up and down direction via the inner sieve 20.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder 10 has a position higher than that of the stopper protrusion 14, and a lower portion of the first locking protrusion 15 has the same shape as that of the first locking protrusion 15. A locking projection 16 is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the second locking protrusion 16 is in a fully engaged state in which the upper end of the inner cylinder 20 inserted from the upper part of the outer cylinder 10 is flush with the upper end of the outer cylinder 10. In this case, the inner cylinder 20 is firmly positioned by elastically engaging the groove 29 of the inner cylinder 20. Accordingly, even when the outer cylinder 10 is turned upside down, the inner cylinder 20 is engaged with the second locking projection 16 so as not to fall out. However, when the user presses by hand, the inner cylinder 20 may be separated from the outer cylinder 10 by riding over the second locking protrusion 16.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a third locking protrusion 17 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 10 at a lower position than the stopper protrusion 14 and below the second locking protrusion 16. This third locking projection 17 is formed. As shown in FIG. 5, the third locking protrusion 17 partially inserts the inner cylinder 20 from the lower portion of the outer cylinder 10 so that the upper end of the inner cylinder 20 fits into the stopper protrusion 14. In the stopped state, that is, the lower partial engagement state, the third locking projection 17 of the outer cylinder 10 is elastically engaged with or released from the groove 29 of the inner cylinder 20. As shown in FIG. 5, when the inner cylinder 20 is inserted through the lower opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10, the inner cylinder 20 is stopped by the stopper protrusion 14 and is no longer pushed upward. In addition, it is elastically engaged with the third locking projection 17 to maintain a relatively solid and stable coupling state does not fall down. By inserting another outer cylinder 10 into the inner cylinder 20 exposed to the lower in the state of FIG. 5, the outer cylinder 10 can be laminated and assembled in multiple stages, and the inner cylinder 20 is a stopper protrusion ( Since it is not caught by 14), lamination | stacking of the outer cylinder 10 is made easy and reliable.

Figure 6 shows a two-stage lamination process of the receiving device of the present invention, first assembled through the upper opening 13 of the upper outer cylinder 10 to push the inner cylinder 20 so that the upper end is completely inserted into a fully coupled state. Then, insert another inner cylinder 10 through the lower opening 13 of the upper outer cylinder 10 to assemble in the lower partial coupling state in which the third locking projection 17 and the groove 29 is elastically coupled, Subsequently, another outer cylinder 10 is pushed into the inner cylinder 20 exposed to the bottom to insert the outer cylinder 10 in two stages.

7 shows a cross-sectional view of a state in which the outer cylinder 10 is stacked in three stages. In this case, the inner cylinder 20 coupled to the uppermost outer cylinder 10 has an upper surface of which an insertion hole of an appropriate shape corresponding to the shape of an article to be inserted, for example, a kitchen container, is inserted into the upper surface of the inner cylinder 20. The insertion surface 23 of the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the lower portion of the inner tube 20 is assembled to be disposed on the upper and lower surfaces so that the kitchen utensils to be stored therein are passed through the multi-stage unit container without interference.

8 and 9 are exemplary views illustrating an assembled state and a used state in the case of storing kitchen utensils with the storage device according to the present invention, and are partially inserted in the direction of the adjacent opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10. Multi-stage stacking via the inner cylinder 20, and the connector 8 is expanded to the connecting portion 18 in the direction of the adjacent peripheral wall 12 of the outer cylinder 10, thereby storing in the desired shape and standard Configure the instrument. In the illustrated embodiment, a fork 51, tongs 52, potato cutters 53, scissors 57, a transitional 56, and a relatively

large knife

55 and 58 are inserted. Accordingly, kitchen appliances can be stored efficiently and compactly according to the user's taste in a limited space such as a sink. However, the present invention can be used to accommodate various kinds of articles such as household items or stationery in addition to kitchen utensils.

On the other hand, the present invention is to assemble in the desired shape by connecting the unit container (1) consisting of the same standard cube up and down, left and right, in addition to the assembly consisting of the unit container (1), if necessary, the unit container ( Of course, by adding a container of the form or standard, it is possible to configure more various storage containers.

Claims

It is formed in the shape of a hollow cube and is formed in the shape of a hollow cube 10 and an outer cylinder 10 including four adjacent circumferential walls 12 and opposing opening surfaces 13 surrounded by the circumferential wall 12. Inner cylinder 20 which includes at least a pair of opposing opening surfaces 23 and a plurality of inner walls 22 forming the remaining surfaces and is fitted and received through the opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10. Consisting of the unit container (1) comprising a, the peripheral wall 12 of the outer cylinder 10 is formed with a connection portion 18 for connection with the outer cylinder 10 disposed adjacent, the inner cylinder 20 The inner wall 22 of the through) is formed through the insertion hole (25, 26, 27) of various shapes and specifications to be inserted into the article to be received, the inner cylinder 20 and the connection portion partially inserted into the outer cylinder (10) Modular number, characterized in that the plurality of unit containers (1) are laminated or assembled by horizontally or vertically via the medium (18) Lead appliances.
According to claim 1, wherein the outer cylinder 10 and the inner cylinder 20 is composed of a cube, a groove 29 or a projection is formed in the opposing portion close to the edge of each surface of the inner cylinder 20, On the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 10, the upper end portion of the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the upper opening surface 13 in the state that the opening surface 13 of the outer cylinder 10 is arranged to be the upper and lower surfaces, the outer cylinder 10 The stopper protrusion 14 is formed so that the lower end of the inner cylinder 20 abuts and stops in a fully engaged state at approximately the same height as the upper end of the upper end of the inner cylinder. In the position, the first first to elastically engage and release the groove 29 or the projection of the inner cylinder 20 in the upper partial engagement state is inserted so that the inner cylinder 20 inserted into the upper opening surface 13 partially protrudes Modular storage device characterized in that the locking projection 15 or the locking groove is formed.
According to claim 2, wherein in the fully engaged state of the groove 29 or the projection of the inner cylinder surface corresponding to the groove portion 29 of the outer cylinder 10 corresponding to the projections and the elastically engaging and released with the groove 29 or projections 2 The engaging projection 16 is formed, and the inner cylinder 20 is partially inserted into the lower opening surface 13 in a state where the opening face 13 of the outer cylinder 10 is disposed so as to be the upper and lower surfaces, and the upper end thereof is a stopper. Modular storage characterized in that the third engaging projection 17 or the engaging groove is formed in the lower portion of the engagement state stopped in contact with the projection 14 and the elastically engaged and released with the groove 29 or the projection of the inner cylinder 20. Instrument.
The connecting part 18 of the said outer cylinder body 10 is a through-hole penetrated by the center part of the circumferential wall 12, The connecting part 18 of this through-hole type has an elastic catching piece at both ends. 8) The modular receiving device characterized in that the connector (7) is formed.
The modular storage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the insertion hole (25, 26, 27) comprises at least one of a long hole (25), a circular hole (26, 27), a polygonal hole.