JP4211596B2 - Upper cabinet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an upper cabinet, and more particularly to, for example, an upper cabinet used by being attached to a kitchen sink, a range stand, or a wall surface above a washroom.

Conventionally, as this type of cabinet, for example, the cabinet body is formed in a box shape with a front opening with a top plate, a back plate, a bottom plate, and left and right side plates, and a door that closes the opening surface on the front side is formed with a top plate and a hinge. Some of them are connected to each other by an arm member such as a link-type metal fitting or a damper so as to rotate upward and open (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
JP 2003-265249 A JP-A-11-155562 (FIG. 5)

By the way, conventionally, for example, stored items that are suspended and stored, such as a tamago eggplant, a frying pan return, or a cloth cloth, are often stored and stored on the wall surface of the kitchen via a hook or the like. However, if there is no suitable wall around the sink or range table, the user should store this type of storage in the sink drawer or place it upside down in a cup or other container and place it around the sink. It is customary.
Therefore, conventionally, since this type of stored item is disposed around the sink and the range table, it is inevitable that the sink table becomes cluttered. Further, when stored in the drawer, there is a disadvantage that the inside of the drawer becomes messy and it is difficult to take out any tool immediately.
Thus, as a proposal for solving such a problem, there is a method of suspending and storing this type of storage item using a hook or the like in an upper cabinet such as a sink. However, this type of cabinet is usually installed at a high position so as not to hinder the use of a sink or the like. Therefore, if this type of stored item is simply stored and stored in the upper cabinet via the hook, when the egg ball is hooked on the hook or removed from the hook, the user stretches his hand up or out. You will be forced to take an unreasonable posture.

The present invention has been proposed in view of such problems of the prior art.
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that it is possible to orderly store and store items to be suspended and stored such as egg balls, etc., and to suspend and take out this type of stored items easily and easily. An object of the present invention is to provide an upper cabinet formed so that it can be formed.

The present invention employs the following technical means in order to solve the above problems.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the present invention is an upper cabinet in which the front door 1 is rotated upward and outward when the door is opened, and is located at a position in the cabinet body 2 near the back side of the door 1. A bar-like member 7 for suspending the stored item 8 is supported by a support arm member 9 whose base end is pivotally attached to the cabinet body 2 and is provided to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. Transmission in which the base end of the supporting arm member 9 to be supported rotates the bar-shaped member 7 in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the door 1 to the base end of the arm member 10 that rotatably supports the door 1. When the door 1 is rotated upward when the door is opened, the bar-shaped member 7 is pivoted downward and protrudes from the opening surface of the cabinet body 2, and the door 1 is downward when the door is closed. When it rotates, the bar-shaped member 7 rotates upward and inside the cabinet body 2 Characterized in that it is housed (claim 1).

  Here, the stored item 8 means an item stored and stored by being hung or hung, and specifically includes an egg ball, a frying pan, a whisk, a mana chopstick, a cloth, a towel and the like. The bar-like member 7 means a horizontally long member on which this kind of stored item 8 can be hooked or hung. Specifically, a bar, a long plate, a wire, a string or the like having a circular cross section or a square shape. There is no wire material. In the case of a bar or a plate, it may be formed in a sawtooth shape, a sine wave shape, a rectangular wave shape or the like in front view so as not to shift the hooking position, or may be formed with a hook for hooking. In the case of the present invention, the support arm member 9 and the arm member 10 are usually disposed inside the side plate 2b of the cabinet body 2, but may be provided at the center position of the front lower surface of the top plate 2a, for example. . In the present invention, the door 1 is not limited to manual opening and closing, but may be automatically opened and closed by a motor or the like.

  Thus, in the case of the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the transmission mechanism 11 is connected to the base end of the arm member 10 and interlocks with the arm member 10 to rotate in the same direction as the arm member 10; The other gear 11b is engaged with the one gear 11a. The base end of the support arm member 9 is connected to the shaft portion of the other gear 11b, and the support arm member 9 is interlocked with the other gear 11b. The other gear 11b is preferably formed so as to be rotatable in the same direction (Claim 2).

  This is because according to this, the bar-like member 7 can be raised and lowered in conjunction with the door 1 with a simple configuration. In the case of the present invention, the one gear 11a is not limited to being directly connected to the base end of the arm member 10, and may be indirectly connected via, for example, a belt 11c or a gear mechanism. In many cases, the gear 11a and the base end of the arm member 10 are usually arranged at separate positions in view of the arrangement of the arm member 10 and the support arm member 9. Therefore, when both are indirectly connected by the belt 11c or the like, it becomes easy to cope with the positioning or the like of both.

Further, in the case of the present invention described in claim 1, as shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the transmission mechanism 11 has a belt 11d on the shaft portion of the base end of the arm member 10 and the shaft portion of the base end of the support arm member 9. May be formed on a cross (claim 3).
In this case, since the transmission mechanism 11 can be formed with a small number of components, the manufacturing cost and assembly cost can be reduced, and the failure rate can be reduced.

Further, in the case of the present invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the bar-like member 7 is disposed below the bottom plate 2c of the cabinet body 2 when the door 1 is fully opened, as shown in FIG. (Claim 4).
This is because according to this, the bar-like member 7 can be arranged at a low position, and the stored items 8 such as the egg ball and the frying pan can be easily hooked and taken out.

In the present invention, the bar-like member for suspending the stored item is formed so as to be able to be raised and lowered in conjunction with the door that is rotated upward and opened outward.
Therefore, in the case of the present invention, it has a storage and storage function for the egg ball and the like, can store stored items such as the egg ball in an orderly manner, and can refresh the surroundings of the sink and the like. Also, according to this, it is possible to easily and easily take out this kind of stored items and store and store them.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.
The present invention is an upper cabinet in which the front door 1 is rotated upward and outward when the door is opened. When the door 1 is pivoted upward and fully opened, the door 1 is disposed at a position higher than the top plate 2a of the cabinet body 2. Therefore, the present invention is generally applied to the kitchen sink 3 as shown in FIG. A space is provided between the ceiling 4 and the upper side. In the figure, 5 is a cabinet installed between the product of the present invention and the ceiling 4. The product of the present invention is usually attached to the lower surface of this type of cabinet 5 or the wall surface 6 of the kitchen in accordance with the height of the user's line of sight.

  7 (refer to FIG. 1 and the like) is a bar-like member for suspending, for example, an egg ball or frying pan as the stored item 8. In this embodiment, the bar-like member 7 is a round bar that is formed slightly shorter than the lateral width of the cabinet body 2, and has a base end on the side plate 2 b of the cabinet body 2 at a position in the cabinet body 2 near the back side of the door 1. It is supported by a pair of left and right support arm members 9 that are pivotally mounted, and is provided to be rotatable in the front-rear direction of the cabinet body 2.

  The base end of the support arm member 9 that supports the bar-shaped member 7 is rotated to the base end of the arm member 10 that rotatably supports the door 1 in the direction opposite to the rotational direction of the door 1. It is connected via a transmission mechanism 11 to be moved. As a result, the bar-like member 7 is arranged to protrude downward from the opening surface of the cabinet body 2 when the door 1 rotates upward when the door is opened, and upward when the door 1 rotates downward when the door is closed. It rotates and is stored in the cabinet body 2. The base end of the support arm member 9 is positioned so that the bar-like member 7 is disposed below the bottom plate 2c of the cabinet body 2 when the door 1 is fully opened.

  The transmission mechanism 11 is connected to the base end of the arm member 10 and rotates in the same direction as the arm member 10 in conjunction with the arm member 10 and the other gear meshed with the one gear 11a. It is formed with the gear 11b. 11c is a belt hung on the shaft part of one gear 11a and the shaft part of the base end of the arm member 10. The belt 11c is formed of, for example, a timing belt. In this embodiment, the arm member 10 and the one gear 11a are indirectly connected in this way by belt transmission. Further, in the present invention, the base end of the support arm member 9 is connected to the shaft portion of the other gear 11b, and the support arm member 9 is formed to be rotatable in the same direction as the other gear 11b in conjunction with the other gear 11b. ing. In this embodiment, when the door 1 is closed (see FIG. 3) and the door 1 is pushed up (pulled up) by holding the handle 12, the square metal plate 13 whose ends are pivotally attached to the door 1 and the side plate 2b. When the door 1 is formed to rotate slightly outward and upward by the restoring force of the coil spring 14 whose front end is connected to the base end of the door, and the door 1 is fully opened (see FIG. 1), the door is driven by the traction force of the coil spring 14. 1 is formed to be stationary.

  Reference numeral 15 denotes a shelf plate provided in the cabinet body 2. The shelf plate 15 has a front end 15 a of the bar-shaped member 7 so that the stored item 8 suspended from the bar-shaped member 7 does not hit the front end 15 a when the bar-shaped member 7 is finished in the cabinet body 2. It is arranged behind the position.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described.
In the case of the present invention, when the door 1 is closed (see FIG. 3) and the door 1 is pulled up (pushed up) with the handle 12, the arm member 10 in FIG. To turn. Accordingly, one gear 11a rotates in the same direction via the belt 11c, and the other gear 11b engaged with the one gear 11a rotates counterclockwise. As a result, the support arm member 9 whose base end is connected to the shaft portion of the other gear 11b rotates counterclockwise, and the bar-shaped member 7 rotates downward from the opening surface of the cabinet body 2. Protruded.

  Thus, in this state, the user removes the stored item 8 such as the egg ball from the bar-like member 7 and uses it. Further, after use, the ball-shaped member 7 is hung with a egg ball or the like, and then the door 1 is pulled down (pressed down). Then, the belt 11c, the one gear 11a, and the other gear 11b rotate in the opposite direction to the above example, the support arm member 9 rotates in the clockwise direction, and the bar-shaped member 7 is pulled up. When the door 1 is completely closed, the bar-like member 7 is accommodated in the cabinet body 2 together with the storage items 8 such as the egg balls (see the state of FIG. 3).

  In the above, in the case of the present invention, the transmission mechanism 11 includes, for example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the base end shaft portion of the arm member 10 and the base end shaft portion of the support arm member 9. Alternatively, the belt 11d may be formed so as to hang over a cross. In the case of this embodiment, when the door 1 is rotated outward and the shaft portion of the base end of the arm member 10 rotates clockwise when the door is opened, the base end of the support arm member 9 is interposed via the belt 11d. The shaft rotates counterclockwise. As a result, the support arm member 9 rotates downward and the bar-like member 7 descends. When the door 1 is pulled down, the belt 11d rotates in the opposite direction to the above, and the support arm member 9 rotates in the clockwise direction, and the bar-shaped member 7 is pulled up. As a result, the stored item 8 such as the egg ball is stored in the cabinet body 2.

It is sectional drawing in the II line | wire of FIG. 2 which shows suitable one Embodiment of the cabinet of this invention. It is a front view in the state where the door of the cabinet same as the above was fully opened. It is sectional drawing of the state in which the door of the cabinet same as the above was closed. It is a side view which shows an example of the installation state of a cabinet same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the state in which the door opened fully showing other embodiment of a cabinet same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the state in which the door of embodiment of FIG. 5 was closed.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door 2 Cabinet body 7 Bar-shaped member 8 Storage thing 9 Support arm member 10 Arm member 11 Transmission mechanism

Claims (4)

  An upper cabinet that is pivoted upward and outward when the front door is opened, and a bar-like member for suspending stored items at a position in the cabinet main body near the back side of the door has a base end on the cabinet main body. Is supported by a support arm member pivotally attached to the arm member, and is provided so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. The base end of the support arm member that supports the bar-shaped member supports the door in a freely rotatable manner. Is connected via a transmission mechanism that rotates the bar-shaped member in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the door. When the door is rotated upward when the door is opened, the bar-shaped member is rotated downward. An upper cabinet, which is disposed so as to protrude from the opening surface of the cabinet body, and when the door is rotated downward when the door is closed, the bar-shaped member is rotated upward and stored in the cabinet body.   2. The upper cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the transmission mechanism is meshed with one gear connected to the base end of the arm member and rotating in the same direction as the arm member in conjunction with the arm member. The base end of the support arm member is connected to the shaft portion of the other gear, and the support arm member is formed to be rotatable in the same direction as the other gear in conjunction with the other gear. An upper cabinet characterized by   The upper cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the transmission mechanism is formed by a belt extending over a cross between a shaft portion of a base end of an arm member and a shaft portion of a base end of a support arm member. And upper cabinet.   4. The upper cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the bar-shaped member is disposed below the bottom plate of the cabinet body when the door is fully opened.

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