JP3096190B2 - Storage box support device for furniture - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a storage box supporting device in furniture such as a locker for storing clothes and a cabinet for storing articles in a kitchen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in locker furniture for storing clothes and the like, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-99250 discloses that storage boxes are arranged in multiple stages in a furniture main body, and front and rear longitudinal flanges on both left and right sides of each storage box. When the storage box is pulled out to the front opening side of the furniture main body, the center of gravity of the storage box in the front-rear direction is used. In a state where the storage box is inclined forward and downward, the storage box is supported between the pair of left and right support rails and the lower surfaces of the pair of left and right support rails above the pair of support rails. It has been proposed that a projection projecting downward from the front side can be locked at a front engagement portion of a lower support rail.

[0003]

The object of the invention is to, however, ahead
According to the row technology , when the storage box is pulled out to the front end side of the support rail, the storage box keeps the state inclined forward and downward, because the support rail supporting the storage box and the support for the upper storage box. Since it is necessary to maintain the vertical interval with the rail in a fixed relationship, the vertical interval between the pair of left and right support rails for supporting the upper and lower storage boxes is greatly increased, etc.
The support rail cannot be installed at any position.

Further, since downward projections are formed on the lower surfaces of both right and left flange portions of the storage box, the projections always contact the upper surface of the support rail which is supported when the storage box is moved back and forth. There was a problem that the frictional resistance at the time of moving back and forth became large and the storage box could not be moved smoothly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and to make it possible to arbitrarily arrange the vertical intervals of the multi-storage boxes and to easily move the storage boxes back and forth in furniture. An apparatus is provided.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a pair of right and left sides which are mounted on the left and right side plates of a furniture body and slidably support the lower surfaces of the left and right flange portions of the storage box are provided. A storage box support device comprising support rails having a length in the front-rear direction of the furniture body.
An actuating body movable along a guide groove of a hand and engaged with and disengaged from a laterally engaging portion provided on a flange portion of the storage box; and a spring for urging the actuating body backward in the furniture main body; Branch
And a stopper provided at the upper front of the holding rail.
The actuating body is opposed to the biasing force of the spring by the lateral engagement portion.
And pulled out to the front limit position on the support rail.
The operating body is in the horizontal position in the storage box that tilts forward.
The engaging portion is configured to guide to the stopper portion.
Is what it is.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION AND EFFECT] Thus, movable back and forth along the longitudinal length of the guide groove definitive pair of left and right support rails
The moving body is moved to the rear of the furniture by the biasing force of the spring.
However, the above operation is performed at the horizontal engagement portion of the storage box.
Move the body to the forward limit position on the support rail against the spring force.
When the forcible movement is performed in
Removed and guided to the stopper side, the storage box moves forward
Position can be held in the downward tilting state. Therefore, even if there is no other support rail on these support rails, it is possible to maintain the storage box in the front lower inclined state when the storage box is pulled out forward, and the distance between the upper and lower support rails can be arbitrarily set. The effect that it can be arrange | positioned at an effect is produced.

Further, a lateral engaging portion is provided on the flange portion of the storage box. The lateral engaging portion does not greatly interfere with the sliding surface of the support rail, and increases the sliding resistance. There is also an effect that the storage box can be moved back and forth lightly because there is no.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows a storage cabinet for a kitchen in which basket-shaped storage boxes 2 to be described later are arranged in multiple stages with respect to a front opening of a furniture body 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

The furniture main body 1 in this embodiment has left and right partitioning side plates 4 erected in the middle of the left and right side plates 3 and 3, and the side plates 3 and 4 are provided at front and rear portions thereof at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction. And a pair of left and right support rails 6, 6 for slidably supporting front and rear longitudinal flanges 2a, 2a on both left and right sides of the storage box 2 described later. It is configured to be attached.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each support rail 6 is made of a metal having a U-shaped cross section, and its vertical piece 6a has a downward locking claw for locking in the locking hole 5. 7, 7 are cut and raised. After fixing the plurality of support rails 6 to a plate body (not shown) at appropriate intervals above and below by screws or the like,
You may comprise so that it may be detachably attached to the said locking holes 5 and 5 with the locking claw formed in the plate body. With these configurations, the arrangement intervals of the upper and lower multi-stages of the storage box 2 can be arbitrarily set.

Lower plate 6 in the longitudinal direction of each support rail 6
b, front and rear longitudinal flange portions 2 on both left and right sides of the storage box 2
A longitudinally extending guide groove 8 is formed along the side of the portion where the a and 2a are slidably supported, and an operating body 9 described in detail later is disposed in the guide groove 8 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. , Coil spring 1
At 0, the furniture body 1 is urged rearward (see FIG. 6).

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, the basket-like storage box 2 includes a pair of left and right front and rear portions of the frame 11 fixed around the upper end of the storage portion 2b having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. The longitudinal portion is formed to be the flange portions 2a, 2a slidably supported by the lower plate 6b of the support rail 6, while the rear end (near the corner) is provided with the lateral engaging portions 12, 12 So that The reinforcing bars 13, 13 arranged in parallel with the flanges 2a, 2a are lower plates 6b, 6b.
When the storage box 2 is moved substantially back and forth along the pair of left and right support rails 6 and 6,
It is to move linearly to prevent meandering.

The operating body 9 is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6,
A lower end plate 9a and an upper end plate 9b, and a pair of front and rear guide pins 14, 14 which connect the two and fit into the guide groove 8, are formed by bending the rear end of the upper end plate 9b upward to form the storage box 2
When the front side of the furniture main body 1 is pulled out, the front faces of the laterally engaging portions 12, 12 at the rear ends of the left and right flange portions 2a, 2a are locked, and the operating body 9 is forcibly integrally moved forward. An engaging portion 15 for moving is formed. Then, a guide surface 15a is formed in which the front surface of the locking portion 15 is inclined upwardly toward the rear of the furniture body.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, when the front side of the storage box 2 is inclined downward so that the front side of the storage box 2 is downward, a laterally engaging portion 12 is provided at a position near the front of the upper plate 6c of each support rail 6. A stopper 16 is provided to prevent the storage box 2 from falling off from the left and right support rails 6 and 6 in contact therewith.

With this configuration, both left and right support rails 6, 6
When the storage box 2 is pushed in from its front end, the right and left flange portions 2a, 2a slide on the upper surfaces of the lower plates 6b, 6b and move rearward. On the other hand, the operating body 9 provided on each support rail 6 is stopped at a position retracted to a position near the rear end of each support rail 6 by the urging force of the coil springs 10, 10. When the laterally engaging portion 12 of the storage box 2 moves rearward on the inclined guide surface 15a of the operating body 9, the guide surface 15
a, and falls on the back side of the locking portion 15 (see the dashed line in FIG. 6). At the rear end of each support rail 6, a rear end stopper 17 is provided so as to protrude upward so that the lateral engaging portion 12 does not fall back from the support rail 6.

Next, when the operator pulls out the storage box 2 by hooking the laterally engaging portion 12 of the storage box 2 on the locking portion 15 of the operation body 9, the operation body 9 resists the urging force of the coil spring 10. It moves to the front of the furniture body 1. And the support rail
When the guide pin 14 of the operating body 9 contacts the front limit position at 6, for example, the front end of the guide groove 8, the operating body 9 stops at that position. At that time, when the front end of the storage box 2 is pulled downward and pulled out forward, the storage box 2
When the center of gravity in the front-rear direction is located forward of the front edge of the lower plate 6b of the support rail 6, the storage box 2 is inclined so that the front side is downward as shown in FIGS. Then,
The horizontal engaging portion 12 of the storage box 2 is disengaged upward from the locking portion 15 and abuts against the back side of the stopper 16 on the support rail 6, and the inclined storage box 2 falls off from the front end of the support rail 6. Can be prevented.

As described above, the storage box 2 can be held in a state in which the storage box 2 is inclined forward and downward, and the front end side of the storage box 2 protrudes greatly from the front opening of the furniture main body 1. Therefore, it is extremely easy to put articles into and out of the storage box 2.

In the above-described embodiment, the lateral engaging portion 12 is formed at the rear end of the flange portion 2a of the storage box 2. However, as shown by the dashed line in FIGS. Lateral engaging portions 12a, 12a connected to the reinforcing rod 13 may be provided in (the rearward portion). in this way,
When the lateral engagement portion 12a is provided in the front and rear halfway of the flange portion 2a, the longitudinal movement distance (L) of the operating body 9 can be shortened, and the resistance force of the coil spring when the operating body 9 moves forward is small. can do. Further, in this case, the laterally engaging portion 12a which rises in accordance with the front lower tilt of the storage box 2 is provided.
The downwardly protruding dimension of the stopper portion 16 for locking the stopper may be increased.

Further, the storage box 2 may be formed in a box shape made of a plate made of synthetic resin or the like, and may be formed to have a substantially horizontal plate-like flange portion. In this case, the lower surface of the plate-like flange portion Is supported on the free end side of the lower plate 6b of the support rail 6, and an operating body 9 is disposed in a guide groove 8 formed on the side close to the vertical piece 6a so as to be movable back and forth, and is directed outward from the plate-like flange portion. A lateral engagement such as a rod may be provided so as to protrude, and the lateral engagement portion may be configured to be engaged with the engagement portion 15 of the operating body 9.

In each of the above embodiments, the support rail 6
May be formed in an L-shaped cross section composed of a vertical piece and a lower plate, and the stopper 16 may be protruded from the vertical piece.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part taken along line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a support rail and an operating body.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the storage box.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory plan view of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Furniture main body 2 Storage box 2a Flange part 6 Support rail 6b Lower plate 8 Guide groove 9 Actuator 9b Upper plate 10 Coil spring 12 Lateral engaging part 15 Locking part 15a Guide surface 16 Stopper part

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47B 88/04 A47B 88/16

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage box support device comprising a pair of left and right support rails mounted on left and right side plates of a furniture main body and slidably supporting lower surfaces of left and right flange portions of the storage box. The support rail has a guide groove that is long in the front-back direction of the furniture body.
A movable along the actuating member disengaging laterally engaging portion provided on the flange portion of the housing box, the operation
A spring that urges the body to the rear of the furniture body and a support rail
A stopper provided on an upper front portion, wherein the laterally engaging portion resists the operating body against the urging force of a spring.
And pulled out to the front limit position on the support rail
When the operating body is in the horizontal position in the storage box that tilts forward,
The engaging portion is configured to guide to the stopper portion.
An apparatus for supporting a storage box in furniture.