JPH0518561B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to the structure of an architrave for furniture, and more specifically, a technology for easily and easily constructing a step stool using an architrave, and for easily assembling this step stool. Regarding.

[Background Art] Conventionally, people at home have used a step stool to store and take out items from high places on furniture, but it is difficult to find a place to store the step stool, and it is difficult to find it immediately when needed. In addition, there was a problem that the step stool had to be carried to a certain piece of furniture, making it inconvenient to use as a whole.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to create an easy-to-use step stool by using architraves attached to furniture and using rational devices. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure of an architrave of furniture having the above structure, and also to provide a structure of an architrave of furniture which can be easily assembled even though it is configured in this way.

[Disclosure of the Invention] The present invention comprises storing an architrave main body 3 in a removable manner in a storage section 2 configured below a furniture main body 1, forming a storage recess 4 opening upward in the architrave main body 3,
The base end of one leg 5 stored in the storage recess 4 is pivotally connected to be able to be raised and lowered freely, and the other leg 6 stored in the storage recess 4 is attached to the free end of the one leg 5. The free end is pivotally connected to the architrave main body 3 so that it can be rotated to open and close, and the base end of the other leg 6, which is opened and rotated, is held upright relative to the one leg 5 that is rotated to stand up on the architrave body 3. Means 1
0 is provided on the architrave body 3, and in order to pivotally connect the base end of one of the legs 5 to the architrave body 3, a The through holes 29 are provided facing each other, and the side wall 18 of the through hole 29 is
A female thread 31 is provided on the cylindrical inner surface of the cylindrical body 30 with a lid that is inserted from the outside, and a male thread 33 that is screwed into the female thread 31 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the tightening cylindrical body 32 that is inserted from the inside of the side wall 18 of the through hole 29. A shaft rod 2 is provided, and a receiving jaw 34 is provided at the inner end of the tightening cylindrical body 32, and the shaft rod 2 is inserted into the pivot hole 35 at the base end of the one leg 5.
0 into the through hole 29 and the cylindrical body 30 with a lid.
This invention relates to the structure of a furniture architrave which is inserted through and supported by a tightening cylindrical body 32 which is screwed into the body, and by configuring it in this way, the above object can be achieved.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

An architrave 13 is provided below a furniture body 1 such as a sink. The architrave 13 is composed of an architrave outer box 14 fixed to the furniture main body 1 and an architrave main body 2 provided in a storage section 2 formed in the architrave outer box 14 so as to be freely stored and taken out. The architrave outer box 14 has side plates 15 on three sides.
, and their front openings are connected by an upper width-determining metal fitting 16 and a lower width-determining metal fitting 17. The architrave main body 3 has four side walls 18 arranged around the bottom plate, and a caster wheel 19 is attached to the rear side wall 18 for easy drawing and storage. This caster wheel 19 is biased by a spring (not shown) to protrude downward from the architrave body 3, and when a load equivalent to a person's weight is applied, it retires and stably touches the floor. There is.

The base end of one leg 5 is rotatably pivoted between the opposing side walls 18 of the architrave main body 3 using a shaft 20 so that the base end of the one leg 5 can be freely raised and lowered, and the one leg 5 can be stored in the storage recess 4. It is made to stand up freely. The other leg 6 can be stored in the storage recess 4 at the free end of this one leg 5.
The free end portions are pivotally connected so that they can be rotated to open and close. Specifically, the bracket 21 attached to one leg 5
and a bracket 21 attached to the other leg 6 are rotatably connected by a pin 22.
The architrave body 3 is provided with a holding portion 7 for holding the base end of the other leg 6, which is opened and rotated around the pin 22, in an upright position with respect to the one leg 5 which is rotated to stand on the architrave body 3. There is. Specifically, a slide shaft 23 rotatably inserted into the lower end of the other leg 6 is slidably fitted into a slide guide groove 24 formed in the side wall 18 of the architrave main body 3.
At the end of the leg 4, the slide shaft 23 on the side of the other leg 6, which has been opened and rotated relative to the one leg 5, is held by the stopper 41 so as not to slide any further, and the pair of legs 5 and 6 are held together by the stopper 41. It is designed so that it can be held at a constant opening angle. A footboard half 8 is fixed to a bracket 21 at the free end of one leg 5. The remaining footboard half 8a is rotatably attached to a bracket 21 at the free end of the other leg 6. A holding means 10 is provided for holding the tread half 8 so that the tread 9a of the remaining tread half 8a is substantially flush with the tread 9 of the fixed tread half 8. Specifically, an engagement recess 25 is formed on the lower surface of the tread half 8a, a holding rod 26 is provided on the other leg 6, and the engagement recess 25 of the tread half 8a is engaged with the holding rod 26. By doing so, the footboard half body 8a can be held. When the other leg 6 is brought close to one leg 5, the tread plate half 8a of the other leg 6
A push rod 11 for pushing up and rotating is provided protruding from one leg 5. The lower surface of the tread half 8a, which is pushed up and rotated by the push rod 11, comes into contact with the upper end of the inner side wall 18 of the architrave main body 3, and the tread half 8a
A cam surface 12 is provided for upwardly rotating the cam surface 12. In the figure, 27 is a handle, and 28 is a return spring, which allows the legs 5 and 6 to be opened easily.
Then, pull out the architrave body 3 and attach the pair of legs 5,
6 and holding the tread half body 8a with the holding rod 26, a sufficiently wide tread surface 9, 9a can be obtained on the pair of 8 and the tread half body 8a, and stable use can be easily performed. It is possible. When storing, the other leg 6 is brought close to the one leg 5 and folded. In this case, the push rod 11 pushes up the tread half 8a and rotates it upward. When the pair of legs 5 and 6 are rotated and stored in the architrave body 3, the cam surface 12 of the tread half body 8a comes into contact with the upper end of the inner side wall 18, and the tread half body 8a
is rotated and stored with the width of the tread surfaces 9, 9 reduced.

The end portion of the slide guide groove 24 in the stepladder opening direction is made substantially horizontal, so that the opening operation of the legs 6 can be performed smoothly.
It can be used with peace of mind because it will not be accidentally stored.

The base end of one of the legs 5 is pivotally connected to the architrave main body 3 in the following manner. That is, through holes 29 are provided in opposing side walls 18 of the architrave main body 3 to face each other. A female thread 3 is inserted into the cylindrical inner surface of the cylindrical body 30 with a lid, which is inserted from the outside of the side wall 18 of the through hole 29.
1 is provided. The lid 30a of the lidded cylindrical body 30 has a larger diameter than the through hole 29. A male screw 33 that is screwed into the female screw 31 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of a tightening cylindrical body 32 that is inserted from inside the side wall 18 of the through hole 29 . A receiving jaw 34 is provided at the inner end of the tightening cylinder 32. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the tightening cylindrical body 32 is screwed onto the cylindrical body 30 with a lid in the through hole 29 of the one side wall 18,
The outer opening of the through hole 29 is covered, and then the tightening cylindrical body 32 is positioned in the through hole 29 of the other side wall 18, and the shaft rod 20 is inserted through the through hole 29 and the tightening cylindrical body 32, and the storage recess is inserted. The shaft rod 20 is inserted into the pivot hole 35 at the base end of the leg 5 arranged inside the shaft 4, and then the tip of the shaft rod 20 is screwed into the cylindrical body 30 with a lid in the through hole 29 of the side wall 18 on this side. The tightening cylindrical body 32 is inserted and supported, and finally the shaft rod 2 is
On the zero insertion side, the cylindrical body 30 with a lid is screwed onto the tightening cylindrical body 32 to cover the through hole 29 on this side.

The slide shaft 23 penetrated by the other leg 6 is the first
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 16, the tip end is slidably inserted into the slide guide groove 24, and the slide shaft 23 is moved deeply into the slide guide by a washer 36 held in a substantially constant position by a collar 37. It is prevented from entering the groove 24, and is prevented from coming off by two left and right split pins 38. In order to insert the slide shaft 23 into the left and right slide guide grooves 24 in this way, before one leg 5 is pivotally connected to the architrave main body 3 using the shaft rod 20, the other leg 6 is attached as described above. The attached slide shaft 23 is inserted diagonally into the opposing surfaces of the left and right slide guide grooves 24.

[Effects of the Invention] In summary, the present invention stores the architrave body in a storage section configured below the furniture body in a manner that allows the architrave body to be taken out freely.
A storage recess that opens upward is formed in the architrave main body, and a pair of legs are provided in this storage recess so that they can be stored and rotated freely, so the architrave main body can be pulled out and stored in this recess when necessary. The advantages are that a pair of legs can be stood up to form a stepladder, a stepladder using an architrave can be easily constructed, the stepladder can be used simply and easily, and overall usability can be greatly improved. be. Furthermore, through holes are provided in opposing side walls of the architrave body, a female thread is provided on the inner surface of the cylindrical body of the cylindrical body with a lid, which is inserted from the outside of the side wall of the through hole, and a tightening cylinder is inserted from the inside of the side wall of the through hole. A male thread is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the body to be screwed into the female thread, a receiving jaw is provided on the inner end of the tightening cylinder, and both ends of the shaft rod are inserted into the pivot hole at the base end of the one leg. Since the tightening cylindrical body screwed onto the cylindrical body with a lid is inserted and supported in the through hole, it is sufficient to simply provide a through hole on the architrave body side, and the above-mentioned step stool can be incorporated into the architrave body. It has the advantage of being easy to perform.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the furniture according to an embodiment of the present invention in a used state, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the architrave main body in the folded state, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the furniture in the storage state, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the furniture in the storage state. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the architrave outer box as above, Figure 5 is a side view of the width determining bracket as above, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the architrave body as above, and Figure 7 is a view of the step stool as above in use. FIG. 8 is a partially omitted plan view of the same as above; FIG. 9 is a partially omitted front view of the same as above; FIG. 10 is a perspective view of same as above; FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of same as above. , Fig. 12 a, b, c, and d are side views showing the same action, Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the same, and Fig. 14 a, b, and c are side sectional views showing the assembling action of the above. FIG. 15 is a partial perspective view of the same as above, and FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the same. 1 is the furniture body, 2 is the storage section, 3 is the architrave body, 4 is the storage recess, 5 is one leg, 6 is the other leg, 10 is the holding means, 18 is the side wall, 20 is the shaft rod, 29 is the Through hole, 30 is a cylindrical body with a lid, 31 is a female thread, 32 is a tightening cylindrical body, 33
34 is a male thread, 34 is a receiving jaw, and 35 is a pivot hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The architrave body is removably stored in a storage section configured below the furniture body, a storage recess that opens upward is formed in the architrave body, and the base of one of the legs is stored in this storage recess. The ends are pivoted so that they can be raised and folded freely,
The free end of the other leg stored in the storage recess is pivotally connected to the free end of the other leg so as to be able to open and close, and the above one leg is rotated upright on the architrave body. A furniture architrave structure in which the architrave body is provided with a holding means for holding the base end of the other leg erect when the other leg is opened and rotated, the base end of the one leg being pivoted to the architrave body. To do this, through-holes are provided in opposing side walls of the architrave body, and a female thread is provided on the inner surface of the cylindrical body of the cylindrical body with a lid, which is inserted from the outside of the side wall of the through-hole, and inserted from the inside of the side wall of the through-hole. A male thread is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the tightening cylindrical body to be screwed into the female thread, a receiving jaw is provided at the inner end of the tightening cylindrical body, and a shaft rod is inserted through the pivot hole at the base end of one of the legs. A furniture architrave structure in which both ends are inserted and supported through a tightening cylindrical body which is screwed into a cylindrical body with a lid through a through hole.