JPH0350522B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a storage device for storing articles.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, interest in the interior of offices, homes, etc. has been increasing. 2. Description of the Related Art Some storage devices used in offices, living rooms of homes, etc. have drawers.

This type of storage device generally allows the drawer to be opened and closed only in one direction, and is not necessarily easy to use.

Therefore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-120114 proposes a drawer device that can pull out a drawer main body from both the adjacent front opening and side opening of a drawer storage body.

The drawer main body of this drawer device is provided with a full-face drawer plate corresponding to the front opening and a side drawer plate corresponding to the side opening. Further, the drawer storage body is provided with side fixing rails and rear fixing rails.

When the drawer main body is pulled out from the front opening, the drawer main body is guided along the side drawer plate and the side fixing rail. Further, when the drawer main body is pulled out from the side opening, it is guided along the front drawer plate and the rear fixed rail.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the storage device having such a structure, the following problems occur because the drawer main body only rests on the side fixed rails and the rear fixed rail.

That is, when the drawer main body is pulled out or pushed in from the front opening, the rear part of the drawer main body shifts toward the side opening and comes out. On the other hand, when the drawer main body is pulled out or pushed in from the side opening, the rear part of the drawer main body shifts toward the front opening and comes out.

As described above, the drawer main body cannot be smoothly pulled out or pushed in at any opening, making it inconvenient to use.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a storage tool that can smoothly draw out and put in drawers, is user-friendly, and makes it easy to store and take out items. The purpose is to

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the gist of this invention lies in the storage device described in the claims.

Means for solving the problem To explain concretely with reference to Fig. 5, the box 2
has openings 10 and 11 on the first and second surfaces. The openings 10 and 11 are adjacent to each other with the support column 5a in between. A drawer 3 is fitted into the box body 2, and the drawer 3 has a structure that allows it to be pulled out from either the first and second openings 10, 11, or to be stored by being pushed in.

As shown in FIG. 5, the box 1 is provided with a guide bar 8, which is a first guide member, and a guide bar 9, which is a second guide member.

The decorative board 27 is a first covering member arranged in the second opening 11 and parallel to the guide bar 8 . The decorative board 26 is a second covering member arranged in the first opening 10 and parallel to the guide bar 9 .

When the drawer 3 is pulled out or pushed in from the first opening 10, it can be pulled out and pushed in while being guided by the guide bar 8 and the decorative board 27.

Further, when the drawer 3 is pulled out from the second opening 11 or pushed in, the guide bar 9 and the decorative plate 2
6 and can be pulled out and pushed in.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the guide edges 8a and 30a, which are first engaging means, are connected to the box body 2 when the drawer 3 is pulled out from the first opening 10 and through the first opening 10. When pushing it in, use the guide bar 8.
This prevents the drawer 3 from shifting toward the second opening 11.

Further, the guide edges 9a and 32, which are second engaging means, are used to hold the drawer 3 on the guide bar 9 when the drawer 3 is pulled out from the second opening 11 and when pushed into the box pair 2 through the opening 11. Engage and drawer 3
This prevents it from shifting toward the first opening 10 side.

Operation As shown in FIG. 13, when drawing out the drawer 3 from the first opening 10 in the direction of the arrow Y, the guide edges 8a and 30a engage with each other as soon as the drawer starts. Therefore, the rear portion of the drawer 3 in the drawing direction does not shift toward the second opening 11, and
Drawer 3 can be quickly and smoothly pulled out along the direction of arrow Y. Drawer 3 in the opposite direction to the arrow Y direction
The same applies when pushing in.

On the other hand, when drawing out the drawer 3 from the second opening 11 in the direction of the arrow X as shown in FIG. 12, the guide edges 9a and 32 engage immediately after the drawer starts. Therefore, the rear portion of the drawer 3 in the drawing direction does not shift toward the first opening 10, and the drawer 3 can be immediately and smoothly drawn out along the arrow X direction. The same holds true when pushing the drawer 3 in the direction opposite to the arrow X direction.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the storage device of the present invention. The storage device 1 includes a box body 2 and this box body 2
It is roughly composed of a drawer 3 that is fitted into the drawer 3. This storage device 1 can be stacked in multiple tiers as shown by the two-dot chain line, or can be used alone.

The storage device 1 can be installed, for example, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. That is,
In Figure 2, there is a storage tool 1 in corner C of room R.
is installed. In FIG. 3, the storage tool 1 is installed next to other furniture F in the room R, such as a reception set. In Figure 4, there is a storage device 1 in the center of room R.
Four of them are installed side by side. In addition, Figures 2 to 4
Each arrow in the figure indicates a direction in which the drawer 3 can be pulled out.

The structure of the storage device 1 installed in this way will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 13.

As shown in FIG. 5, the box 2 is made as follows. Side plates 6 and 7 and a support column 5a are attached between the top plate 4 and the base plate 5.

Guide bars 8 and 9 each having a T-shaped cross section are set inside the side plates 6 and 7, respectively. The guide bars 8 and 9 have the same shape, and guide edges 8a are formed on the upper and lower sides of the guide bar 8. Moreover, a guide edge 9a is formed on the guide bar 9. The guide edges 8a, 9a are formed along the longitudinal direction of the guide bars 8, 9, respectively.
They are not formed at the inner ends 8b, 9b of 9.

Since the box body 2 has such a structure, openings 10 and 1 are formed on the first and second surfaces across the support column 5a.
1. Incidentally, the base plate 5 is provided with adjusters 12 at the four corners of the back side thereof as necessary. Furthermore, cutouts 13 and 14 are formed in the base plate 5 on the sides of the openings 10 and 11.

Next, the structure of the drawer 3 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9.

The drawer 3 is sized to fit inside the box 2. The drawer 3 has front plates 15, 16
The rear side plates 17 and 18 are assembled into a frame shape, and a bottom plate 19 is attached.

First, the structure of the front side plates 15 and 16 is shown in FIGS. 5 to 7.
This will be explained using figures.

The front side plates 15 and 16 have a symmetrical shape. Front plate 1
5 has a cross section of T on its outer surface as shown in FIG.
A letter-shaped guide groove 20 is formed in the longitudinal direction. This guide groove 20 is not formed in a portion corresponding to the support column 5a. In addition, the front side plate 15
A recess 21 for avoiding the guide bar 8 is formed on the rear side. Furthermore, a dug-in type puller 22 is provided on the lower surface of the front side plate 15. This handle 22 is located at a position corresponding to the notch 13.

Similarly, the front side plate 16 has a T-shaped guide groove 2.
3. Pull handle 2 corresponding to recess 24 and cutout 14
5.

Each of these front side plates 15 and 16 has a decorative plate 2.
6 and 27 are slidably attached. The decorative boards 26 and 27 have a symmetrical shape, and the box body 2
It is of a size that can be fitted into the openings 10 and 11 of the.

A guide protrusion 28 that is fitted into the guide groove 20 of the front side plate 15 is formed on the inside of the decorative plate 26 in the longitudinal direction. The guide protrusion 28 has a T-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 6, and has guide edges 28a formed on the upper and lower sides. The guide protrusion 28 is designed so that its rear side does not come into contact with the guide bar 8 of the box body 2. The decorative board 26 is set to have a wood grain pattern or a favorite color as required.

Similarly, the decorative board 27 has a guide protrusion 29 on which guide edges 29a are formed on the upper and lower sides. The decorative board 27 is set to have a wood grain pattern or a favorite color.

Next, the rear side plates 17 and 18 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. First, a guide groove 30 corresponding to the guide crosspiece 8 of the box body 2 is formed in the rear side plate 17 . A guide edge 30a is formed at the rear end of the rear side plate 17, as shown in FIG. This guide edge 30a meshes with the guide edge 8a of the box body 2 when the drawer 3 is pulled out or put in the direction of the arrow Y.

Similarly, the rear side plate 18 has a guide groove 31 and a guide edge 32 is formed. This guide edge 32 meshes with the guide edge 9a of the box body 2 when the drawer 3 is pulled out or put in the direction of the arrow X. There is a notch between the guide edges 30a and 32.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the box 2 and the drawer 3 are square when viewed from above. The box body 2, the drawer 3, and the decorative boards 26 and 27 are made of wood.

In use, as explained with reference to FIG. 5, the decorative board 26 is first fitted into the opening 10. At this time, the guide protrusion 28 is on the inside.

Next, the drawer 3 is fitted into the guide protrusion 28 and the guide bar 9 of the box body 2. That is, guide projection 2
8 is fitted into the guide groove 20 of the front side plate 15, and the guide edge 9 is fitted into the guide groove 31 of the rear side plate 18. This drawer 3 is inserted through the opening 11 into the box body 2.
Before completely fitting the decorative board 27 into the front panel 1.
6 into the guide groove 23.

By doing this, as shown in Figure 1,
The drawer 3 is housed in the box 2 and has an opening 10,
Decorative boards 26 and 27 are fitted into 11.

Next, the operation of pulling out the drawer 3 from the box body 2 is performed in the 10th step.
This will be explained with reference to FIGS.

First, when drawing out the drawer 3 from the opening 11 side, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, the decorative board 27 side may be pulled toward you (in the direction of arrow X). That is, the drawer 3 can be immediately pulled out in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 10 by being guided by the guide edges 9a, 28a as shown in FIG. After the articles have been taken out and put in, the drawer 3 is pushed in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow X. At this time, if you start pulling out the box 2
Since the guide edge 9a of the drawer 3 and the guide edge 32 of the drawer 3 engage with each other, the rear portion of the drawer 3 in the direction of the arrow X does not deviate and protrude toward the opening 26.

Next, when drawing out the drawer 3 from the opening 10 side, the drawer 3 is pulled out from the guide edge 8 as shown in FIG.
a, 29a, it can be immediately pulled out in the direction of arrow Y, as shown in FIG. At this time, when the drawer starts to be drawn out, the guide edge 8a of the box 2 and the guide edge 30a of the drawer 3 engage with each other, so that the rear portion of the drawer 3 in the direction of the arrow Y does not deviate and protrude toward the opening 27 side.

Next, when pulling out the drawer 3, the decorative boards 26, 27
A prevention device used to completely prevent the drawer 3 from shifting relative to the main body of the drawer 3 will be explained.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the prevention device 40 includes a push-up member 41 and a stopper 4 operated by the push-up member 41.
It has 2. The push-up member 41 is the drawer 3
One end is attached to the bottom plate 109 of. A hemisphere 43 is attached to the other end of this push-up member 41.

On the other hand, a portion of the stopper 42 slightly above the center is attached to the bottom plate 109 via a fulcrum shaft 45. One end of the stopper 42 is L-shaped and can be fitted into a hole 44 provided in the guide bar 28 of the decorative board 26. Also,
The other end of the stopper 42 is bent and comes into contact with the upper surface of the push-up member 41.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, when the drawer 3 is pulled out in the direction of arrow Y, the lower parts of the push-up member 41 and the stopper 42 are lowered by their own weight, and the stopper 42 is fitted into the hole 44. ing. Therefore, the drawer 3 and the decorative board 26 are
The decorative board 26 is integrated through the stopper 42.
There is no possibility that the drawing will shift from the front side of the drawing to the opposite side with respect to the drawer 3.

Next, as shown in FIG. 15, when the drawer 3 is pushed in the direction of arrow Z and housed in the box 2, the push-up member 41 is lifted by the base plate 5 of the box 2. Therefore, the stopper rotates to the left around the fulcrum shaft 45, and the stopper 42 rotates to the left around the fulcrum shaft 45.
It deviates from the

Therefore, the decorative board 26 is no longer integrated with the drawer 3, and the drawer 3 moves in the direction of the arrow X shown in FIG.
That is, in FIG. 15, it can be pulled toward the front of the page.

Note that not only the decorative board 26 but also the prevention device for preventing the decorative board 27 from shifting has a similar configuration. 14th
In the example shown in the figure and FIG. 15, a pull tab 50 is attached to the decorative board 26.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17.

In FIG. 16, the storage body 101 has a rectangular shape when viewed from above.

The storage tool 201 shown in FIG. 17 has a rectangular shape when viewed from above, and has drawers 203 arranged in multiple stages.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. For example, materials such as wood, metal, or plastic can be used to make the storage device. Further, the depth of the drawer may be increased to form a vertically elongated storage device.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above explanation, according to the storage device of the present invention, when the drawer is pulled out from the first opening or the second opening or is pushed in and stored, the drawer is moved to the second opening. It is possible to prevent the opening from shifting toward the opening side or the first opening side. Therefore, the drawer can be smoothly pulled out in the drawing direction or put in the opposite direction to the drawing direction without causing so-called rattling of the drawer.

Therefore, the drawer can be set freely in an office or a living room of a house, and can be pulled out from two directions, and is extremely user-friendly, making it easy to store and take out items.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the storage device of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 4 are explanatory diagrams showing examples of the arrangement of the storage device of the invention, and FIG. 5 is an implementation of the storage device of the invention. FIG. 6 is a side view of the decorative board in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in Figure 8;
Figures 10 and 11 are perspective views showing the drawer in the drawn out state, Figures 12 and 13 are plan views with cross sections showing the drawer in the drawn out state, and Figures 14 and 1.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view for explaining a prevention device for preventing displacement of the decorative board, and FIGS. 16 and 17 are perspective views showing another embodiment of the storage device of the present invention. 1...Storage tool, 2...Box, 3...Drawer, 8, 9...
Guide crosspiece, 10, 11... opening, 26, 27... decorative board, 40... prevention device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The box 2 has a first opening 10 and a second opening 11 on the surface located next to the box 2, and a drawer 3 is fitted into the box 2, This drawer 3 is a storage device that can be pulled out from either the first opening 10 or the second opening 11.
A guide member 8 and a second guide member 9 are provided, a first covering member 27 arranged in the second opening 11 and parallel to the first guide member 8, and a first covering member 27 arranged in the second opening 11 and parallel to the first guide member 8;
0 and parallel to the second guide member 9, the drawer 3 has a first opening 10
When the drawer 3 is pulled out from the box body 2 and pushed into the box body 2, the drawer 3 can be pulled out and pushed in while being guided by the first guide member 8 and the first covering member 27. The drawer 3 can be pulled out and pushed in while being guided by the second guide member 9 and the second cover member 26 when the drawer 3 is pulled out and pushed into the box body 2, and when the drawer 3 is pulled out from the first opening 10. When the drawer 3 is pushed into the box body 2 through the first opening 10, the first guide member 8 is engaged with the drawer 3 to prevent the drawer 3 from shifting toward the second opening 11.
The engaging means 8a, 30a engage the drawer 3 with the second guide member 9 when the drawer 3 is pulled out from the second opening 11 and when pushed into the box body 2 through the second opening 11. The second opening prevents the drawer 3 from shifting toward the first opening 10.
A storage device characterized by comprising engaging means 9a and 32.