JP3979569B2 - Rotating storage box - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rotating storage box that is rotatably supported between a horizontal position and a tilted position by a support portion disposed between left and right side walls of a storage shelf.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a rotary storage box as shown in FIG. 5 is known as a rotary storage box that is rotatably supported between a horizontal position and a tilt position. FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of such a rotating storage box. The rotating storage box 101 is composed of, for example, a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped that is opened upward with synthetic resin or the like. On the front side, a vertically long front plate 104 is provided to conceal small items and containers accommodated therein and hold them in a stable state.
[0003]
The storage box 101 is supported by a support portion 106 whose rear lower surface protrudes inwardly from the back plate 105 of the storage shelf, and the front lower surface has both side walls on which the concave grooves 110 opened downward are opposed to the storage shelf body. 107 (only one is shown) is supported rotatably by a round bar-like support shaft 108 and is configured to be removable upward.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The conventional rotary storage box 101 configured as described above is tilted forward around the support shaft 108 when taking out small items and containers stored therein, but the storage box 101 is artificially separated. When the center of gravity position exceeds the support shaft 108 when it is tilted forward, there is a risk of falling downward due to its own weight, so it is possible to drop the storage box 101 while holding the storage box 101 with one hand. It has the annoyance that must be done.
[0005]
The present invention was made paying attention to such a problem, and when the storage box is rotated to a tilt position where a preset forward tilt angle is regulated, the storage box is stably held, It is an object of the present invention to provide a rotary storage box that can easily take in and out stored items stored therein.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the rotary storage box of the present invention is a rotary support that is rotatably supported between a horizontal position and a tilted position by a support portion disposed between the left and right side walls of the storage shelf. Type storage box,
The support part includes a first support member disposed in front of left and right side walls of the storage shelf and a second support member disposed rearward, and the storage box is supported in a horizontal position by both support members, One support member performs rotation support, stable holding at the tilt position, and rotation restriction that restricts rotation beyond the tilt range .
According to this feature, the two stored members are simply arranged between the side walls , and the stored items stored in the storage box can be held in a stable state regardless of whether the storage box is in a horizontal position or a tilted position. In addition, it can be easily taken in and out.
[0007]
In the rotary storage box, it is preferable that the storage box is configured to be able to be taken out upward at any position of the horizontal position or the tilted position.
In this way, since the storage box can be easily removed, it is possible to easily perform exchange of stored items, cleaning work, and the like.
[0009]
In the rotary storage box, the first support member includes a concave groove formed in a lower surface of the storage box and a circular arc portion that is rotatably fitted, and a peak extending downward from the circular arc portion. It is preferable that it is comprised by the part.
If it does in this way, the inclination angle of a storage box can be set to a desired angle only by replacing | exchanging the 1st support member which has a pointed head from which an inclination angle differs.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
[0011]
1 is a perspective view of a storage shelf to which a rotary storage box of the present invention is attached, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the rotary storage box is opened at a predetermined angle, and FIG. 3 is a first support portion. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the rotary storage box supported by the second support part as viewed from below, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the rotary storage box supported by the support part of the storage shelf.
[0012]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a storage shelf, and this storage shelf 1 is attached to, for example, a wall surface on the entrance / exit 2 side of a dressing room arranged adjacent to a bathroom and stores various clothes, towels, detergents, and the like. The left and right side plates 4a and 4b, which are side walls, and the top plate 5, the bottom plate 6 or the back plate 7 are formed in a vertically long thin box shape, and the side plates which are left and right side walls. A plurality of shelf boards 8 are arranged horizontally above and below 4a and 4b.
[0013]
Below the plurality of shelf plates 8 arranged above and below in the storage shelf 1, the rotary storage boxes (hereinafter referred to as storage boxes) 10 a and 10 b of the present invention are supported on the opposing surfaces of the side plates 4 a and 4 b. ing.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper storage box 10a is in a tilted position for putting in and out articles, and is stably supported in this state, while the lower storage box 10b is in the article storage position and stable in a horizontal state. It is supported.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 4, the specific structure of the storage boxes 10a and 10b is integrally formed in a U-shaped cross section having an upper surface opened by, for example, synthetic resin, and a vertically long front plate 12 is formed in the front. In addition, a low rising portion 13 is formed at the rear.
[0016]
Further, a concave groove 15 that opens downward is formed in the longitudinal direction at the front end of the lower surface of the storage box 10a, 10b, and a downwardly facing rib 16 extends in the longitudinal direction in parallel with the concave groove 15 at the rear end portion. The groove bottom located above the recessed groove 15 is formed in a circular cross section, and wall surfaces 15a perpendicular to the lower surface are formed in parallel on both sides.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of first support members 18 constituting a support portion and a second support member 20 that is a round shaft are provided in front of and behind the opposite surfaces of the side plates 4a and 4b of the storage boxes 10a and 10b. The first support member 18 is composed of a pointed head 18b whose upper part is a circular arc part 18a and whose lower part regulates the rotation of the storage box, and this pointed head 18b is connected to one wall surface 15a of the groove 15 and A first abutting surface 24a that abuts and a second abutting surface 24b that abuts against the other wall surface 15a are provided, and the first abutting surface 24a is formed as a vertical surface that continues downwardly behind the arc portion 18a. The second contact surface 24b is formed as a surface inclined downward so as to intersect the first contact surface 24a at a predetermined angle.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 3, the storage box 10 b is rotatably inserted into a pair of first support members 18 having a recessed groove 15 formed in front of the lower surface disposed in front of the opposite surfaces of the side plates 4 a and 4 b. The rear surface of the lower surface is horizontally supported by the second support member 20 in contact with the inside of the rib 16.
[0019]
Next, the function of the rotary storage box configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
[0020]
First, as shown in FIG. 4, the storage box 10 a disposed at the upper portion shows an article storage state, and in this state, the loading box formed between the back surface of the front plate 12 and the rear rising portion 13. A rectangular parallelepiped storage box 22 having an open top at the bottom is placed on the mounting portion 14, and small items such as a container containing a detergent and cosmetics are stored as stored items in the storage box 22. Yes.
[0021]
Further, the storage box 10b disposed in the lower part shows a use state. In this state, the storage box 10b is artificially tilted forward, so that the arcuate portion 18a of the pair of first support members 18 moves forward. When the stored item is stored in the storage box 22 when it rotates, if the center of gravity moves forward beyond the first support member 18, a moment that turns downward (clockwise) is generated by its own weight. If the storage box 10b is not supported, it falls over, but in the present invention, even if the hand is released, the front wall surface 15a of the groove 15 abuts on the second contact surface 24b of the pointed head 18b, Further rotation of the storage box 10b is restricted and stably held at that position. If the position of the center of gravity does not exceed the first support member 18, the storage box 10b rotates horizontally due to a counterclockwise moment when the hand is released, and the rear lower surface of the storage box 10b is 2 It is supported horizontally by the support member 20.
[0022]
Therefore, according to the rotary storage box configured as described above, the storage boxes 10a and 10b are horizontally positioned by the pair of first support members 18 disposed in front of the left and right opposing side plates 4a and 4b. The first support member 18 is provided with a second contact surface 24b of the pointed head 18b that regulates the tilt range of the storage box 10a or 10b. Therefore, it is possible to hold the stored items stored in the storage box 10a and 10b in a stable state between the horizontal position and the tilted position where the storage boxes 10b and 10b tilt forward.
[0023]
Further, since the storage boxes 10a and 10b are supported so as to be able to be taken out upward from the first support member 18 and the second support member 20, replacement work of stored items, cleaning work of the storage boxes 10a and 10b, and the like. Can be easily performed.
[0024]
Further, the tip 18b of the first support member 18 is set to have different tilt angles because the tilt angle at which the storage boxes 10a and 10b are held is set by the tilt angle of the second contact surface 24b. By appropriately replacing the first support member 18 having the above, the holding positions of the storage boxes 10a and 10b can be set to a desired angle.
[0025]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments. For example, the first support member 18 is provided as a pair, It is also possible to make a single rod passed between 4b. Further, the pointed head 18b of the first support member 18 may be formed of a member separate from the arc portion 18a.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
[0027]
(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the storage box is in the tilted position, it is tilted even if the storage box is in the horizontal position with a simple configuration in which the two support members are arranged between the side walls. Even if it exists in a position, the stored item accommodated inside can be held in a stable state, and can be easily taken in and out.
[0028]
(B) According to the invention described in claim 2, since the storage box can be easily removed, the exchange of stored items, the cleaning work, and the like can be easily performed.
[0030]
( C ) According to the invention described in claim 3 , the tilt angle of the storage box can be set to a desired angle only by exchanging the first support member having the pointed heads having different tilt angles.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage shelf to which a rotating storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the rotary storage box is opened at a predetermined angle.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a rotating storage box supported by a first support member and a second support member as viewed from below.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a rotating storage box supported by a support part of a storage shelf.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional rotating storage box.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage shelf 2 Entrance / exit 4a, 4b Side plate 5 Top plate 6 Bottom plate 7 Back plate 8 Shelf plate 10a, 10b Storage box 12 Front plate 13 Raising part 14 Mounting part 15 Groove 15a Wall surface 16 Rib 18 1st support member 18a Arc Portion 18b pointed head 20 second support member 22 storage box 24a first contact surface 24b second contact surface

Claims (3)

A rotating storage box that is rotatably supported between a horizontal position and a tilted position by a support portion disposed between the left and right side walls of the storage shelf,
The support part includes a first support member disposed in front of left and right side walls of the storage shelf and a second support member disposed rearward, and the storage box is supported in a horizontal position by both support members, 1. A rotary storage box characterized in that it is pivotally supported by one support member, is stably held at the tilted position, and is pivoted to restrict pivoting beyond the tilting range .   The rotary storage box according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is configured to be able to be taken out upward at any position of the horizontal position or the tilted position. The first support member includes a concave groove formed in a lower surface of the storage box, a circular arc portion that is rotatably fitted, and a pointed head that extends downward from the circular arc portion. Item 3. A rotating storage box according to item 1 or 2 .

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