JP5226371B2 - Storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage device in which an inner body for storing articles is provided on an outer body so as to be movable up and down.

  As a storage device installed at a high place like a sack or diagonally in front of a person's face, the inner body for storing articles stored inside the outer body opened forward is connected via a link mechanism. 2. Description of the Related Art A liftable storage device is known that can be pulled down from the inside of an outer body to the front lower side of the outer body by rotating.

  The high place storage / removal device described in Patent Document 1 has been developed as such a storage device for the purpose of easily taking in and out the stored articles with less effort.

The high place storage / removal device has a box-shaped frame that is open at the top and front, and a basket on which the stored articles are placed. The box-shaped frame has a horizontal guide portion on the upper side in the left and right side walls. The vertical guide part on the front side is formed as an integral guide member with a continuous horizontal guide function and vertical guide function, and the basket is movably mounted along the guide member, and the basket is moved vertically by hand. An auxiliary device such as a spring that reduces the load when the basket is moved is disposed, and the operating force when the basket is moved vertically with respect to the box-shaped frame by the auxiliary device can be reduced.
JP 2007-167086 A

  However, in the high place storage / removal device described in Patent Document 1, the operation force when moving the basket vertically is reduced, while the horizontal guide portion and the vertical guide portion in the box-shaped frame as the guide member are Since the horizontal guide function and the vertical guide function are realized as one continuous unit, the horizontal and vertical movements of the basket continue and the movement direction changes when the basket is pulled forward from the box-shaped frame. In some cases, the articles stored in the basket may jump forward, hitting a person who falls and operating it, or falling to the floor, causing dangers such as breakage or injury.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and is an elevating storage device in which an inner body for storing articles is movable in the front-rear and vertical directions with respect to the outer body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage device that is excellent in safety so that stored articles do not accidentally pop out when being pulled out from the storage position inside the main body.

  The present invention has the following features in order to solve the above problems.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage device including an outer main body opened forward and an inner main body for storing articles stored in the outer main body. A front / rear moving means for moving the front / rear direction and a vertical moving means for moving the inner main body up and down almost immediately before the outer main body are arranged, and the front / rear moving means is arranged when the direction of the force applied to the inner main body is the front / rear direction. activated, the vertical movement means is actuated when the direction of the force applied to the inner body in the vertical direction, the anteroposterior moving means, the vertical movement means are both not operate when the direction of the force applied to the inner body is not a predetermined direction The vertical movement means includes an inner body support member that supports the inner body, a guide groove that extends in the vertical direction of the inner body support member, a guide member that engages with the guide groove and moves up and down along the guide groove, It is characterized by having a.

According to a second aspect, in the feature of the first aspect, the back- and- forth moving means has a parallel link formed of two support arms that rotate in the front-rear direction and are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction. When the inner main body supporting member is supported by the two supporting arms and the inner main body supported by the inner main body supporting member moves in the front-rear direction, the inner main body rises to a position higher than the storage position inside the outer main body. It is characterized by that.

According to a third invention, in the feature of the second invention, the parallel links are provided as a pair of left and right with respect to the inner body, and the two support arms of the parallel links are both outside the inner body and inside the outer body. The front support arm that is disposed and located on the front side is bent at the upper portion and has an upper bent portion, and the upper bent portion is located at the rear of the inner main body in the storage position of the inner main body .

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the front / rear moving means for moving the inner body back and forth between the inside of the outer body and substantially immediately before the outer body operates when the direction of the force applied to the inner body is the front-rear direction. The vertical movement means that moves the main body up and down almost immediately before the outer main body operates when the direction of the force applied to the inner main body is in the vertical direction. Both the front and rear movement means and the vertical movement means are directions of the force applied to the inner main body. Will not work when the inner body is not in the specified direction, so when pulling out the inner body, the inner body will not move downward continuously following the forward movement, and no downward force will be applied after moving forward almost immediately before the outer body. As long as the inner body does not move downward. Therefore, the articles are kept in a stable storage state, and do not inadvertently jump out of the inner main body, so that the safety of the storage device is high.

The movement, according to the first invention, the guide groove extending in the vertical direction of the main body support member inner to support the inner body is formed, the guide member engages the guide groove, up and down along the guide groove Therefore, the inner body can move up and down stably.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, the inner body support member is supported by the two support arms that form a parallel link, rotate in the front-rear direction, and are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction. When the inner body supported by the inner body support member moves in the front-rear direction, the inner body moves up higher than the storage position inside the outer body, so that the inner body moves forward due to an earthquake or the like. Jumping out can be suppressed, and the safety of the storage device is further enhanced. In addition, after the inner body reaches the highest position, it descends to the position just before the outer body, so it can be lowered by its own weight, and the force to move the inner body forward can be up to the highest position. The force applied to the inner body can be reduced. The inner body can be easily pulled out even in a narrow space where there is not enough space in front of the outer body.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the second aspect of the invention, the parallel links are provided as a pair of left and right with respect to the inner body, and the two support arms of the parallel links are both outside the inner body and outside. Since it is arranged inside the main body, the inner main body moves back and forth inside the pair of parallel links, and the front support arm located on the front side of the parallel links has an upper bent portion bent at the upper portion. The upper bent portion is located behind the inner main body in the storage position of the inner main body, so that the turning radius when the inner main body moves in the front-rear direction can be reduced. Therefore, the storage device can be made compact.

  1 and 2 are a perspective view and a front view, respectively, showing an embodiment of a storage device of the present invention.

  The storage device 1 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped outer main body 2 opened to the front, and an inner main body 3 that is smaller than the outer main body 2 and can be stored in the outer main body 2. Similarly to the outer main body 2, the inner main body 3 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped member opened forward, and forms an article storage space 4 therein. In the storage device 1, the inner main body 3 can be moved back and forth between the inside of the outer main body 2 and approximately immediately before the outer main body 2, and can be moved up and down approximately immediately before the outer main body 2. Therefore, in the storage device 1, the inner main body 3 can be pulled out almost immediately before the outer main body 2 and pulled down to store the article in the storage space 4, and the stored article can be taken out from the storage space 4. After the storage and removal, the inner body 3 can be stored in the storage position inside the outer body 2 by pushing up the inner body 3 and then pushing it back. As described above, in the storage device 1, the drawer position of the inner body 3 is substantially immediately before the outer body 2, and the inner body 3 can move up and down at the drawer position. The allowance from 2 is small enough.

  Further, in the storage device 1, a rod-like handle 5 is disposed on the lower surface of the front end of the inner main body 3 so that the inner main body 3 is moved manually in the front-rear direction and in the vertical direction. The operating force of the operator is applied to the inner main body 3 through the handle 5, and the inner main body 3 moves in the direction of the applied force.

  The storage device 1 is provided with a front-rear moving means 6 and a vertical moving means 7 that enable such movement of the inner body 3 in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction.

  The front-rear moving means 6 has a parallel link 8. The parallel link 8 is formed of two support arms 9 and 10 that rotate in the front-rear direction. The support arms 9 and 10 are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction, and the front side is the front side support arm 9 and the rear side is the rear side support arm 10. Such parallel links 8 are provided as a pair of left and right with respect to the inner body 3. In each parallel link 8, both the front support arm 9 and the rear support arm 10 are located outside the inner body 3 and inside the outer body 2. Is arranged. In each parallel link 8, both the front support arm 9 and the rear support arm 10 are pivotally supported at the lower end by the side end of the inner bottom portion of the outer main body 2, and can be freely rotated in the front-rear direction.

  The front support arm 9 is bent forward at both upper and lower ends, and has an upper bent portion 11 and a lower bent portion 12. The rear support arm 10 extends in a straight line, and is connected to a damper 13 that is also pivotally supported on the side edge of the inner bottom portion of the outer body 2 at the central portion in the vertical direction and is rotatable in the front-rear direction. . The damper 13 is extendable in the vertical direction, and applies a braking force to the rear support arm 10 when expanding and contracting.

  The vertical movement means 7 includes an inner body support member 14 that supports the inner body 3 and a guide groove 15 that extends in the vertical direction of the inner body support member 14. The vertical movement means 7 also has a guide member 16 as shown in FIG. 3 on the back side of the inner body 3.

  The inner body support member 14 includes a hollow and lightweight frame body 17, and a substantially rectangular plate-shaped support body 18 is disposed on the front surface of the frame body 17. Guide grooves 15 are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the support 18, and the guide grooves 15 are integrated with the inner body support member 14, and the left and right sides of the support 18 are rail-shaped. The guide member 16 is disposed at both left and right end portions on the back side of the inner main body 3, is inserted into the guide groove 15, is engaged, and is movable up and down along the guide groove 15. When the guide member 16 moves up and down along the guide groove 15, the inner body 3 moves in the up and down direction while being supported by the inner body support member 14. Accompanying such vertical movement of the guide member 16 along the guide groove 15, the inner body 3 can move up and down stably.

  The inner body support member 14 is provided with connecting frames 19 extending in the front-rear direction on both the left and right sides of the upper portion of the frame body 17. A front support arm 9 and a rear support arm 10 of a parallel link 8 provided as the front-rear moving means 6 are rotatably connected to a connecting frame 19. The front support arm 9 is pivotally connected to the connecting frame 19 at the tip 20 extending from the upper bent portion 11, and the rear support arm 10 is pivotally connected to the connecting frame 19 at the upper end 21. Yes. As a result, the inner body support member 14 is supported by the front support arm 9 and the rear support arm 10 of each parallel link 8.

  The connecting frame 19 is also arranged outside the inner main body 3 and inside the outer main body 2 in the same manner as the front support arm 9 and the rear support arm 10 of the parallel link 8. Therefore, the connecting frame 19 does not disturb the vertical movement of the inner body 3.

  Since the storage device 1 includes the forward / backward moving means 6 and the up / down moving means 7 as described above, as shown in the schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. The outer main body 2 can be moved back and forth between the positions just before the outer body 2 and can be moved up and down at the pull-out position.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the inner body support member 14 in the state where the inner body 3 is supported is provided inside the outer body 2 of the inner body 3 by a pair of parallel links 8 provided as the back-and-forth moving means 6. It is possible to turn back and forth between the storage position and the position just before the outer main body 2. When the operator grasps the handle 5 and pulls it forward, the parallel link 8 is actuated by the forward force applied to the inner body 3 as shown in FIG. The main body 3 can be pulled out forward. On the contrary, when the handle 5 is gripped and pushed backward, the parallel link 8 is actuated by the backward force applied to the inner body 3, the inner body support member 14 is rotated rearward, and the inner body 3 is pushed backward, The main body 2 can be stored in the storage position.

  When the operator pulls the inner body 3 to the position immediately before the outer body 2 and then pulls the handle 5 downward, the guide member 16 is actuated by the downward force applied to the inner body 3, and the guide groove The inner main body 3 can be pulled down by moving downward along 15. On the other hand, when the handle 5 is grasped and pushed up, the guide member 16 is actuated by the upward force applied to the inner body 3 and can move upward along the guide groove 15 to push up the inner body 3.

  As described above, in the storage device 1, the moving means that operates depending on the direction of the force applied to the inner main body 3 is different, and the front-rear moving means 6 operates when a force in the front-rear direction is applied to the inner main body 3. Operates when a force in the vertical direction is applied to the inner body 3, and the forward / backward moving means 6 and the vertical moving means 7 do not operate when the force applied to the inner body 3 is not in the predetermined direction as described above. That is, in the storage device 1, when pulling out the inner body 3, the inner body 3 does not move downward continuously to the forward movement, but moves forward to a position just before the outer body 2, and then a downward force is applied. Unless it is, the inner body 3 does not move downward. Therefore, the articles are kept in a stable storage state, and do not inadvertently jump out of the inner body 3, so that the safety of the storage device 1 is increased.

  Further, in the storage device 1, when the inner body 3 supported by the inner body support member 14 moves in the front-rear direction, the inner body support member 14 rotates back and forth, and the inner body 3 is located inside the outer body 2. Go up higher than the storage position. In order to raise the inner body 3 to a higher position than the storage position, a certain amount of operating force is required. Therefore, it is rare that the inner body 3 moves forward beyond the highest position due to vibration such as an earthquake. In addition, the inner body 3 is prevented from moving forward and inadvertently jumping out, and the safety of the storage device 1 is further increased.

  Moreover, since the inner body 3 descends to the position just before the outer body 2 after reaching the highest position, it can be lowered by its own weight, and the force to move the inner body 3 forward is limited to the highest position. The force applied to the inner body 3 can be reduced. For this reason, the inner body 3 can be easily pulled out even in a narrow space where there is not enough space in front of the outer body 2.

  Further, in the storage device 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front support arm 9 and the rear support arm 10 of the parallel link 8 provided as a pair of left and right with respect to the inner body 3 are both of the inner body 3. Since the inner body 3 is disposed outside and inside the outer body 2, the inner body 3 moves back and forth inside the pair of parallel links 8, and the front support arm 9 of the parallel links 8 has the upper bent portion 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper bent portion 11 is located behind the inner main body 3 in the storage position of the inner main body 3, so that the turning radius when the inner main body 3 moves in the front-rear direction is reduced. can do. As a result, the storage device 1 becomes compact, and the restrictions on the installation location are reduced. The turning radius when the inner body 3 moves in the front-rear direction is further reduced by the lower bent portion 12 of the front support arm 9, so that the storage device 1 can be made more compact.

  In the storage device of the present invention, various modes can be adopted as the forward / backward moving means and the up / down moving means as long as the intended function is fulfilled. Means can be incorporated. Further, the inner body support member provided as the vertical movement means can be a frame body in which the support 18 is omitted, and the guide groove can be replaced with a slide rail that is widely used for drawers and the like. It can be appropriately employed in consideration of weight reduction and the height to be pulled down. Of course, the same applies to the inner body, and a bowl-shaped one can be adopted.

It is the perspective view which showed one Embodiment of the storage apparatus of this invention. It is a front view of the storage apparatus shown in FIG. It is the principal part rear view which showed the storage apparatus shown in FIG. 1 from the back side of the inner main body. It is the schematic sectional drawing shown about the movement of the inner main body in the storage apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage apparatus 2 Outer main body 3 Inner main body 6 Back-and-forth movement means 7 Vertical movement means 8 Parallel link 9 Front side support arm 10 Rear side support arm 11 Upper bending part 14 Inner main body support member 15 Guide groove 16 Guide member

Claims (3)

In a storage device comprising an outer main body opened forward and an inner main body for storing articles stored inside the outer main body,
Forward / backward moving means for moving the inner body back and forth between the inside of the outer body and substantially immediately before the outer body;
And a vertical movement means for moving the inner body up and down almost immediately before the outer body,
The front-rear movement means operates when the direction of the force applied to the inner body is the front-rear direction, and the vertical movement means operates when the direction of the force applied to the inner body is the vertical direction. Both do not work when the direction of the force applied to the inner body is not the specified direction ,
The vertical movement means has an inner body support member that supports the inner body, a guide groove that extends in the vertical direction of the inner body support member, and a guide member that engages with the guide groove and moves up and down along the guide groove. storage device according to claim to have <br/> possible to. The front-rear moving means has a parallel link formed by two support arms that are pivoted in the front-rear direction and juxtaposed in the front-rear direction, and the inner body support member is supported by the two support arms of the parallel link. 2. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein when the inner body supported by the body support member moves in the front-rear direction, the inner body rises to a position higher than the storage position inside the outer body . The parallel links are provided as a pair on the left and right with respect to the inner body, and the two support arms of the parallel links are both disposed outside the inner body and inside the outer body, and the front support arm located on the front side is bent at the top. The storage device according to claim 2, further comprising an upper bent portion, wherein the upper bent portion is located behind the inner main body at a position where the inner main body is stored.

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