JPH0534003B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a storage device for storing tableware, food, clothing, tools, and other household items.

Conventional structure and problems thereof Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, for example, as a storage device for a kitchen, a rectangular storage cabinet 17 is arranged in an eye-level space S above a worktop 16 of a sink. Cabinet 1
7 is provided with a rotatable rack body 18. Note that 19 in the figure indicates a door, and 20 indicates a sink.

Since this device is equipped with a rotatable rack body 18, the operator can reach the rack body 18 more easily, and has the advantage that, for example, dishes washed in the sink 20 can be taken in and out easily. be. On the other hand, however, in the conventional apparatus, the rack body 18 cannot be disposed almost over the entire square surface inside the cabinet 17, and as a result, the storage capacity of the articles must be reduced. That is, in order to rotate the rack body 18 inside the cabinet 17, it is necessary to set the rack body 18 to an area smaller than the area of the largest circle inscribed in the cabinet 17.

Therefore, the rack body 18 could not be set as large as the corner portion A indicated by the broken line in FIG.

Further, among the stored articles placed on the rack body 18, only those facing the opening of the cabinet 17 can be taken out, and the rack body 18 must be rotated each time to take out the adjacent stored articles. It was necessary and very troublesome.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention takes into account the above-mentioned conventional problems, and makes it possible to easily take in and take out articles, and also to form a larger rack, thereby increasing the amount of articles stored in the rack. The purpose is to provide a storage device that can secure a large amount of storage space.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the storage device of the present invention includes a storage cabinet having a substantially rectangular planar shape with a continuous open front and one side, and a storage cabinet provided within the cabinet and substantially the same as the inside of the storage cabinet. A rack body having the same shape and size and having a rotation fulcrum at the center of the bottom surface and capable of horizontal rotation, and an L-shaped door fixed to the rack body and closing the opening of the storage cabinet, The pivot point of the rack body is configured to be movable in the direction of the opening side corner of the storage cabinet to such an extent that the rear side of the rack body remains inside the storage cabinet, and is configured to be freely rotatable when the rack body is pulled out. With this structure, the take-out surfaces of the rack bodies can be arranged relative to each other in any direction, making it easy to take items in and out, and also allowing the rack bodies to be arranged over almost the entire area inside the storage cabinet. This makes it possible to achieve large capacity, and since the rotating pivot of the rack is located in the center of the bottom of the rack,
The rotation locus circle of the outer end of the rack body is small, and the amount of momentum required for rotation is also small.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a base cabinet, and a worktop 2a,
2b, and a rectangular storage cabinet 3 set in the eye-level space S. The storage cabinet 3 has a front surface 3a and an opening 4 that is continuous from one side surface 3b to the front surface 3a. A rack body 5 is provided in the storage cabinet 3, and the rack body 5 has a draining shelf 5a for storing articles such as dishes and pots, and a water receiver for receiving dripping water from the articles stored in the draining shelf 5a. 5b and draining shelf 5a
It consists of a top plate 5c provided above the top plate 5c, and an L-shaped door 6 erected and fixed on two sides of the outer periphery of the top plate 5c. In the drawing, reference numeral 7 indicates a ventilation hole, and 5d indicates a missing portion of the rack body 5, which is provided on the opposite side of the door 6.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the rack body 5 is normally stored inside the storage cabinet 3, and at this time the door 6 abuts against the outer surface of the storage cabinet 3 to close the opening 4. There is. Further, near the center of the bottom of the rack body 5, a pin 9 is provided protrudingly as shown in FIG. Also, a pin 9 and a groove 10 are provided near the center of the upper part of the rack body 5 and in the upper part of the storage cabinet 3 in the same manner as described above, and the pin 9 is slidably supported within the groove 10.

As a result, the rack body 5 can be moved in the opening direction along the diagonal lines O and O' as shown in FIG. It can be rotated using 9 as a rotation fulcrum. That is,
In the position shown in FIG. 3, the rack body 5, which is formed into a substantially rectangular shape and is located close to the inside of the storage cabinet 3, cannot rotate because it is in contact with the inside of the storage cabinet 3. In the position shown in the figure where the rack body 5 is pulled out a distance L, there is a gap T between the rotating outer periphery D of the rack body 5 and the inside of the storage cabinet 3, so that the rack body 5 can be made rotatable. be.

The moving direction of the rack body 5 does not necessarily have to coincide with the diagonal lines O and O', and it is sufficient that the rotating outer periphery D of the rack body 5 does not come into contact with the inside of the storage cabinet 3 when the moving distance L is drawn out. but,
In order to minimize the moving distance L to avoid contact, it is preferable to move on the diagonal lines O and O'.

5 shows a state in which the rack body 5 has been rotated by 135 degrees from FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 shows a state in which the rack body 5 has been rotated by a further 45 degrees, that is, by 180 degrees from FIG.

Further, in FIG. 6, by further pushing the rack body 5 in the diagonal directions O and O', the rack body 5 can be moved to the position B shown by the dashed line.

As mentioned above, the rack body 5 can be made larger than in conventional devices, making it possible to increase the storage capacity. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer periphery of the rack body 5 located inside the cabinet 3 can be formed into a large rectangular shape up to a position close to or in contact with the inner wall surface of the storage cabinet 3.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, in order to absorb the dimensional errors of each component, there is a clearance E' at the inner corner of the storage cabinet 3 due to the formation of a slight clearance E and a missing part 5d. ,
Due to this, the rack body 5 is formed smaller,
If the clearances E and E' are not required, the rack body 5 may be made larger than the above, or conversely, the clearances E and E' may be made larger than the above, or the shape of the rack body 5 may be set appropriately. You are also free to do so.

In addition, the rack body 5 is rotatable, and the orientation of the rack body 5 can be set in any direction.
It becomes very easy to take items in and out.

For example, in this embodiment, if you want to mainly store dishes and the like that have been washed in the sink 11 in the direction of arrow C as shown in FIG. Also, as shown in Figure 6, setting the rack body 5 in a 180° rotated position is convenient when loading and unloading items uniformly from the directions of arrows F, F', and F''. .

Further, the rack body 5 is movable by a distance L, and in the state where it is pulled out by this distance L, the rack body 5 is brought closer to the storage worker, so that the storage work can be easily carried out at hand. On the other hand, there are cases where the protrusion of the rack body 5 to the outside of the cabinet 3 becomes a hindrance to the work. , it is also possible to secure a wide working space.

Next, in this embodiment, the L-shaped door 6 is fixed to the rack body 5, and when the rack body 5 is rotated, the door 6 is stored at the rear inside the cabinet 3. This is the conventional method, for example, in Figure 12,
As shown in FIG. 13, when the door 4 is provided on the side of the storage cabinet 2, when the opening 5 is opened, the door 4 obstructs the space around the storage cabinet 2 and gives a feeling of pressure to the operator. This is to remove the hindrances.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a missing part 5d is formed in the rack body 5, and this missing part 5d increases the clearance with the inner wall of the storage cabinet 3 when the rack body 5 rotates, and also increases the clearance between the five corners of the rack body. This has the advantage of alleviating the protrusion of the material, relieving pressure on the worker, and improving safety.

Further, in this embodiment, the handle part 7 is formed on the ridgeline part of the door 6, but in FIG. Therefore, the rack body 5 is well balanced when moving in and out, and when rotating the rack body 5, the handle portion 7 is located at the convex end of the L-shaped door 6 on two sides, so that it can be rotated in either direction. Since the distance from the pin 9, which is the rotation fulcrum, is the maximum, it can be rotated with a slight force.

8 to 11 show other embodiments of the present invention, and FIGS. 8 and 9 show examples installed at the side ends of a series of storage cabinets 13 installed on the floor 12, and FIGS. Figures 11 and 11 show an example in which the storage cabinets 14 and 15 are provided between the upper and lower storage cabinets. In both cases, the storage cabinet 3 of the present invention has a rack body 5 that moves and rotates in the same manner as described above, and has substantially the same effects as described above.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description of the embodiments, the present invention makes it extremely easy to take articles in and out of the rack, and also allows the rack to be made larger than conventional devices. This has the advantage of increasing the storage capacity of the rack and reducing the force required for rotation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are perspective views of a storage device showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 3 to 6 are plan sectional views, respectively, FIG. 7 is a perspective view with the same part not shown, and FIG. 8 , FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the second embodiment, FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the second embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a conventional storage device, and FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the same. 3...Storage cabinet, 5...Rack body, 6
... Door, 9 ... Rotating fulcrum (pin), 5d ... Missing part, 7 ... Handle.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage cabinet having a substantially rectangular planar shape with a continuous opening on the front and one side, and a storage cabinet provided within the cabinet, having approximately the same shape and size as the interior of the storage cabinet, and having a rotation fulcrum at the center of the bottom surface. a rack body that is horizontally rotatable and has an L-shaped door that is fixed to the rack body and closes the opening of the storage cabinet; A storage device configured to be movable toward the opening side corner of the storage cabinet to the extent that it remains inside the storage cabinet, and rotatable when the rack body is pulled out.