JP5236972B2 - Curtain - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a curtain plate mainly used for a cabinet such as a vanity table, a sink, and a cooking table.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cabinet that is formed as a storage such as a vanity, a sink, or a cooking table includes a door for opening and closing an opening provided on the front surface. This door includes a single-opening type and a double-opening type (viewing door), and any of these doors is often fixed to a side plate constituting the cabinet by a hinge so as to be opened and closed. The door is provided with a handle for gripping when the door is opened and closed.

However, when a handle is provided on the door, the number of parts increases and the appearance of the cabinet may be impaired. Thus, provision of means for omitting the handle from the door has been desired.
Thus, various techniques have been provided that can omit the handle from the door (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  That is, in the technique according to Patent Document 1, an upper surface of a door or the like is inclined inward to form a handle surface, and an elastic band is attached between the handle surface and the front wall of the cooking table body. However, it is intended to be in contact with the lower edge of the handle surface.

  According to the technique according to Patent Document 1, when opening a door or the like, a fingertip is hung on the handgrip surface and pulled forward, and the elastic band is provided. The fingertip is not damaged even if touched, and it is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as scratching the front wall with a nail or the like and peeling off the paint.

  Moreover, the technique which concerns on the said patent document 2 is the front-end | tip to the surface part of the said column body in the obstruction | occlusion position in the closed position with the column body which provided the hollow on the surface, and one end pivoted and the other end side which can be rotated. It is a door device which comprises a door body which abuts so that an edge may cover the above-mentioned hollow.

  According to the technique according to Patent Document 2, when opening the door body, a hand is inserted into the gap between the other ends of the door bodies, and the portion of the column body that is in the depression is pulled forward from the back side. Like that. Therefore, the handle can be omitted from the door body, and the structure of the door body can be simplified.

  In addition, the technique according to Patent Document 3 discloses that an inner curtain plate member having a main body portion and a door stop portion protruding from the main body portion is disposed on the back surface side of the upper end portion of the door, and the longitudinal direction of the main body portion is horizontal. This is a door handle structure in which a fingertip insertion space is formed on the back side of the upper end portion of the door, and an opening communicating with the insertion space faces the upper end surface of the door. When this technology is applied to a vanity, the inner curtain plate member is attached near the lower surface of the washbasin in the vanity so that the door can be opened and closed.

  According to the technique according to Patent Document 3, a fingertip can be inserted into the insertion space from the opening and the one end edge of the door can be gripped, so that the door can be opened and closed without using a handle. Become. Therefore, the handle can be omitted from the door, and the number of parts can be reduced to reduce the manufacturing cost.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 48-29618 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-45725 JP 2004-11200 A

  However, in the prior art according to Patent Document 1, the handle surface is provided by inclining the upper surface of the door or the like inward, so the handle surface is formed large in order to make it easier to hang the fingertip. In order to do so, the doors and the like themselves had to be formed thick, and there was a limit naturally. That is, there is a problem that the material cost increases and the doors and the like become heavy and the usability is deteriorated.

  Moreover, in the prior art which concerns on the said patent document 3, when applying this technique to a bathroom vanity, the said inner curtain board member is attached near the lower surface of the washbasin in a bathroom vanity. In such a case, due to the structure of the inner curtain plate member, the lower surface of the wash basin facing the insertion space is exposed, and the exposed portion is poor in appearance.

  Therefore, in order to improve the appearance, a predetermined blindfolding process such as attaching a blindfolding member or painting is required, which increases the number of parts and the number of cabinet assembly steps. There was a problem of doing it.

  Furthermore, in the recess disclosed in Patent Document 2 and the insertion space disclosed in Patent Document 3, specific means for making it easier to put a fingertip is not disclosed, and its suggestion is also disclosed. It has not been.

  That is, when a fingertip is placed in the recess or the insertion space and the fingertip is further hung on the back side of the door, first, the fingertip is advanced toward the recess or the like, and then the fingertip is hung on the backside of the door. It is necessary to move it at a right angle in the horizontal direction or downward.

  Therefore, in order to smoothly perform the operation of the fingertip without touching the nail or the like, it is desirable that the depression or the insertion space is formed in an outer shape that matches the operation range of the fingertip. However, Patent Documents 2 and 3 do not disclose or suggest such specific means.

  In particular, there are many opportunities to work in the kitchen or washroom, etc., and for female users who have long nails on their fingertips, there is a risk that the nails may be damaged by catching the nails on the recess or the inner curtain plate member, In order to avoid this, the movement of the unnatural fingertip along the shape of the depression or the like was forced, and the usability was very bad.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and the handle can be omitted from the door, the number of parts can be reduced, and the appearance around the opening for inserting the fingertip can be ensured. Furthermore, the purpose is to provide a user-friendly curtain.

  In order to achieve the above object, (1) the present invention has a main body portion fixed between side plates of a cabinet, and a door contact portion protruding forward from the lower end of the main body portion and contacting the back surface of the door. And a curtain plate installed in the cabinet so that an opening into which a fingertip can be inserted is formed above the upper end of the door when the door is in contact with the door stop. A front extending portion that protrudes forward from the upper end of the main body and supports the support object from the lower surface of the support object and covers the lower surface, and a front portion between the front extension portion and the door stop portion. And a recess that extends to the opening and communicates with the opening, wherein the recess is formed in an arc shape in a longitudinal section from the front edge of the front extending portion in the depth direction. And

According to the invention of (1), the handle can be omitted from the door because the door can be opened by inserting the fingertip from the opening, placing the fingertip on the back of the upper end of the door, and pulling it forward. The number of parts can be reduced.
Moreover, since the lower surface of a support target object can be covered with a front extension part, the appearance of the opening part periphery which inserts a fingertip can be ensured.
Furthermore, since it has a recess formed in a longitudinal cross-section arc shape from the front edge of the front extension portion in the depth direction, the recess matches the operating range of the fingertip when opening the door, and on the back surface of the door You can hang your finger naturally.
Therefore, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to form the door and the like thickly to make the fingertip easy to hang, and to make the handle surface large, and even a female user with a long nail on the fingertip Inconvenience such as hooking can be avoided.
As described above, according to the invention of (1), the handle can be omitted from the door, the number of parts can be reduced, and the appearance around the opening for inserting the fingertip can be secured, Furthermore, a user-friendly curtain can be provided.
In addition, since there is no need for a handle from the door, there is no need to install a double-open door in the cabinet in consideration of the position of the handle. It can be manufactured without any problems, the cost can be reduced, and workability can be improved.

  (2) In the invention of (1), the cabinet is a bathroom vanity equipped with a counter having a wash bowl, and the main body has a downward inclined portion that avoids interference with the wash bowl. preferable.

  According to the invention of (2), the curtain and the wash bowl can be arranged with a reduced depth dimension, which is suitable for a vanity with a small depth dimension.

  (3) In the invention described in (1) or (2), it is preferable that the main body portion includes a dowel receiver that fixes a dowel that is a fixing means to the side plate.

  According to the invention of (3), by inserting the dowel fixed to the dowel receptacle into the dowel hole provided in advance on the inner surface of the side plate, the connection fixing portion cannot be seen from the outside of the cabinet. In addition, it is possible to easily and quickly fix the curtain plate and the side plate.

  According to the present invention, the handle can be omitted from the door, the number of parts can be reduced, the appearance around the opening for inserting the fingertip can be secured, and a user-friendly curtain is provided. can do.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a vanity will be described with reference to FIGS.

Here, FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a vanity constructed using the curtain plate according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the curtain plate, and FIG. FIG.
4 is a side view showing the vanity, FIG. 5 is a front view showing the vanity, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the vanity. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the AA cross section in FIG. 1 and shows a state in which the curtain plate 10 and the side plate 6 are fixed by the dowels 16.

First, a bathroom vanity (cabinet) 1 to which the curtain plate 10 is applied will be described with reference to FIGS.
The vanity 1 includes a single lever mixing faucet 4, a counter 5 having a wash bowl 5a, a curtain plate 10, side plates 6, 6 and a back plate (not shown) for supporting them, and the counter 5 and the side plate. The doors 7 and 7 are configured to open and close a front opening (not shown) surrounded by 6, 6 and the like.
In addition, the mirror cabinet 2 is being fixed to the wall surface 3 above the vanity 1 (refer FIG. 4).

  One end of each of the doors 7 and 7 is fixed to the side plate 6 by a hinge 8 and can be opened and closed. The hinge 8 has a damper function that naturally closes when the door 7 is closed to some extent.

  The doors 7 and 7 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) are not provided with a handle for opening and closing for the reason described later. That is, the doors 7 and 7 are configured to be opened by inserting a fingertip 25 (see FIG. 1) from an opening 20 to be described later, hooking the fingertip 25 on the back of the upper end of the door 7, and pulling it forward. Yes.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the end member 7 a is fixed to the upper end portion of the door 7. The end piece 7a is formed of a resin or the like to a thickness of 2 to 3 mm, and can be easily fixed to the upper end portion of the door 7 by adhesion or the like. A chamfered portion 7b is provided in advance at the rear corner portion of the end piece 7a so that the fingertip 25 can be easily hung.

Next, the curtain plate 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
The curtain plate 10 is fixed between the side plates 6 and 6 of the vanity 1 and the body part 11 is projected forward from the lower end of the body part 11 through the rear surface of the door 7 and the shock absorbing rubber 18. And a washbasin so that an opening 20 into which the fingertip 25 can be inserted is formed above the upper end of the door 7 in a state where the door 7 is in contact with the door stop 12. It is installed on the dressing table 1.

  The curtain plate 10 projects forward from the upper end of the main body 11 and supports a square member (supported object) 9 disposed on the front rear surface of the counter 5 from its lower surface 9a. A front extending portion 13 for covering is provided.

  In general, the square member 9 is formed to have approximately the same length as the width dimension of the counter 5, that is, approximately the same as the length of the curtain plate 10 in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 3, only the important points such as both end portions and the central portion in the width direction of the vanity 1 are dispersedly arranged at three locations.

  Furthermore, the curtain plate 10 includes a curved concave portion 14 that is formed to expand forward between the front extending portion 13 and the door stop portion 12 and communicates with the opening 20. The curved recess 14 is formed in a circular arc shape in the longitudinal section from the front edge of the front extending portion 13 toward the depth direction.

Moreover, the main-body part 11 is provided with the downward inclination part 15 inclined downward in order to avoid interference with the wash bowl 5a.
In addition, this downward inclination part 15 does not need to be provided when there is room in the depth dimension of the vanity stand 1, for example, when it does not interfere with the wash bowl 5a by the relationship of an installation position.

  Further, the main body 11 includes two pairs of dowel receivers 11a and 11a for fixing dowels 16 which are fixing means to the side plate 6 facing inward.

  The curtain plate 10 formed integrally from the main body 11, the door stop 12, the curved recess 14, the front extension 13 and the dowel receiver 11a is manufactured by, for example, extrusion molding of an aluminum alloy.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the curtain plate 10 configured as described above is fixed by the side plate 6 and the dowel 16 and is installed substantially horizontally. That is, the dowels 16 fixed to the pair of dowel receptacles 11 a and 11 a are fitted into dowel holes 6 a provided on the inner surface of the side plate 6, whereby the curtain plate 10 and the side plate 6 are fixed. As a result, the curtain plate 10 supports the side plates 6 and 6 and ensures the rigidity of the vanity 1.

  In addition, it is preferable that the curved concave portion 14 and the door stop portion 12 of the curtain plate 10 are appropriately colored in a predetermined color in consideration of color harmony with the door 7.

  As described above, according to the curtain plate 10 according to the first embodiment, the fingertip 25 is inserted from the opening 20, the fingertip 25 is hung on the back surface of the upper end portion of the door 7, and the door 7 is pulled by pulling forward. Since it can be opened, a handle can be omitted from the door 7 and the number of parts can be reduced.

  In addition, since a handle is not required from the door 7, when a double door is attached to the vanity 1, it is not necessary to consider the position of the handle, and if the standard (design and dimensions) is the same door , The right and left can be manufactured, the cost can be reduced, and workability can be improved.

  Moreover, since the lower surface 9a of the square member 9 can be covered by the front extending portion 13, the appearance around the opening 20 into which the fingertip 25 is inserted can be ensured.

  In addition, since the curved recess 14 is formed in a circular arc shape in the longitudinal section from the front edge of the front extending portion 13 in the depth direction, the curved recess 14 has an operating range of the fingertip 25 when opening the door 7. The fingertips 25 can be naturally hung on the back surface of the door 7.

  Therefore, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to form the door and the like thickly to make the fingertip 25 easy to hang and to make the handle surface large, and even a female user having a long nail on the fingertip 25 Inconveniences such as hooking a nail can be avoided.

  In particular, when the curtain 10 according to the present invention is installed at a location that is higher than the line of sight in, for example, relatively tall furniture, even the portion that has been forced to be exposed to the front is forward. Since it can be easily concealed by the extended portion 13, the appearance can be improved. For this reason, the specific effect which cannot be show | played by the above-mentioned prior art can be show | played.

  Moreover, since the main-body part 11 is provided with the downward inclination part 15 which avoids interference with the wash bowl 5a, the curtain board 10 and the wash bowl 5a can be arrange | positioned by shortening a depth dimension. Therefore, the curtain 10 is suitable for the vanity 1 having a small depth dimension.

  Further, since a part of the load of the counter 5 can be received by the main body portion 11 and the front extending portion 13 of the curtain plate 10, a square member 9 for supporting the counter 5 and ensuring its rigidity is attached to the curtain plate 10. It is not necessary to install them with approximately the same length.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, only important points such as both end portions and a central portion in the width direction of the vanity 1 can be distributed and arranged in three places. As a result, only a small amount of square material 9 is required, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Further, according to the fixing structure of the curtain plate 10 and the side plate 6, by inserting the dowels 16 fixed to the dowel receptacles 11a and 11a into the dowel holes 6a provided in advance on the inner surface of the side plate 6, Since the connection fixing portion is not visible from the outside of the vanity 1, the appearance can be ensured, and the fixing operation of the curtain plate 10 and the side plate 6 can be performed easily and quickly.

  In addition, by fixing the mouthpiece 7a, in which the chamfered portion 7b is formed in advance, to the upper end portion of the door 7, it is not necessary to perform special processing such as chamfering on the door 7, and the work process can be simplified. The manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified as appropriate.
That is, in the said 1st Embodiment, although demonstrated using the double doors 7 and 7 as an example, it is not limited to this, For example, you may apply this invention to a single door single door, The same effect as the effect can be expected.

  Further, although the curtain plate 10 has been described as being manufactured by extrusion molding of an aluminum alloy, the invention is not limited thereto, and other materials such as alloys, synthetic resins, artificial marble, and wood may be used as a material. Further, the curtain plate 10 may have a solid structure instead of a hollow structure.

  Further, the positions of the dowel receptacles 11a, 11a are not limited to those in the above illustrated example. For example, they may be formed on the back surface of the curved recess 14 or may be formed at other positions. In these cases, the same effect as the above can be expected.

  Moreover, although it demonstrated as providing the shock-absorbing rubber 18 in the door stop part 12, it is not limited to this, For example, it is the back surface of the door 7, and the shock buffer rubber 18 or an appropriate location facing the door-stop part 12 is provided. Other cushioning materials may be provided.

  Further, although the square member 9 has been described as being distributed and disposed at the three ends of the vanity table 1 in the width direction, it is not limited to this and is substantially the same as the length of the curtain plate 10 in the longitudinal direction. And one may be arranged.

  Further, the shape of the chamfered portion 7b of the end piece 7a is not limited to a linear shape as shown in FIG. 1 and may be, for example, a shape having a roundness in accordance with the shape of the curved concave portion 14.

  Further, when it is desired to provide a larger chamfered portion at the upper end portion of the door 7, a chamfered portion may be separately provided on the back surface of the upper end portion of the door 7 in addition to the chamfered portion 7b of the end piece 7a.

  Further, although the curtain plate 10 has been described as being installed substantially horizontally between the side plates 6 and 6, it may be erected in the vertical direction. For example, when the curtain plate 10 is vertically applied to a single door, it can be vertically installed along the inner front edge of one side plate 6.

  Further, the curtain plate 10 can be vertically applied to the double door. In this case, for example, the two curtain plates 10 and 10 may be arranged side by side so that the front extending portions 13 and 13 are in contact with each other.

Even when the curtain plate 10 is erected as described above, since the curved recess 14 is formed in the curtain plate 10, the nail of the fingertip 25 is held against the opening (corresponding to the opening 20). It can be inserted smoothly without being damaged, and the door can be opened.
[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, an example in which the curtain 10 is applied to a drawer of a cabinet such as a sink or a cooking table will be described with reference to FIG.

  Here, FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing the drawer 30 configured using the curtain plate 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, members that are the same as or correspond to those already described are assigned the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the drawer front plate 32 of the drawer 30 according to the second embodiment corresponds to the door 7 (see FIG. 1) according to the first embodiment.
The drawer front plate 32 is not generally referred to as a “door”. However, when the drawer 30 is opened, the action of putting the fingertip 25 on the back of the upper end of the drawer front plate 32 and pulling it forward can be considered as an operation similar to the operation when the door 7 is opened. The drawer front plate 32 is interpreted as being synonymous with “door”.

The top plate (supported object) 34 according to the second embodiment corresponds to the square member 9 (see FIG. 1) according to the first embodiment.
The drawer 30 is composed of a drawer front plate 32, a drawer side plate 31, a drawer bottom plate 33, and a drawer rear plate (not shown).

  As described above, according to the curtain plate 10 according to the second embodiment, the handle can be omitted from the drawer front plate 32, the number of parts can be reduced, and the opening 20 into which the fingertip 25 is inserted. The appearance of the periphery (the front back surface of the top plate 34) can be ensured, and a user-friendly drawer 30 can be provided.

It is a sectional side view which shows the vanity unit comprised using the curtain plate which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a curtain. It is a front view which shows a curtain. It is a side view which shows a vanity. It is a front view which shows a vanity. It is a top view which shows a vanity. It is sectional drawing which shows the AA cross section in FIG. It is a sectional side view showing the drawer constituted using the curtain board concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Vanity (cabinet)
5 Counter 5a Washing bowl 6 Side plate 6a Dowel hole 7 Door 9 Square material (supported object)
9a Lower surface 10 Curtain plate 11 Body portion 11a Dowel receiving portion 12 Door stop portion 13 Front extending portion 14 Curved concave portion (concave portion)
15 downward inclined part 16 dowel 20 opening 25 fingertip 30 drawer 32 drawer front plate 34 top plate (supported object)

Claims (2)

A main body fixed between the side plates of the cabinet;
A door stop projecting forward from the lower end of the main body and contacting the back of the door;
Have
A curtain plate installed in the cabinet so that an opening into which a fingertip can be inserted is formed above the upper end of the door in a state where the door is in contact with the door stop,
A front extending portion that protrudes forward from the upper end of the main body, supports the support object from the lower surface of the support object, and covers the lower surface;
A recessed portion that is formed to expand forward and communicate with the opening between the front extending portion and the door stop portion;
Further comprising
The concave portion is formed in an arc shape in a longitudinal section from the front edge of the front extending portion toward the depth direction ,
The cabinet is a bathroom vanity equipped with a counter having a bathroom bowl,
The curtain body characterized in that the main body portion includes a downward inclined portion that avoids interference with the wash bowl . 2. The curtain plate according to claim 1, wherein the main body portion includes a dowel receiver that fixes a dowel serving as a fixing means to the side plate.

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