JP2016529421A - Cabinet door - Google Patents

Abstract

Door unit for display cabinet. The door unit is a frame that holds at least the upper and lower sliding doors during use and a connecting means for selectively connecting the two doors, and the first door of the plurality of doors is opened. Engage with the second door of the plurality of doors to pull and open the second door, and when the second door of the plurality of doors opens, the first door remains closed Connecting means for disengaging. The connecting means is configured to be hidden from the user.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a cabinet door. Specifically, the present invention relates to a cabinet door used in a retail display environment.

  In recent years, government agencies have moved to restrict the display of certain products in a retail environment while allowing certain products to be sold to consumers. For example, a government agency places restrictions on the display of tobacco products to retailers.

  Introducing such regulations can create problems for retailers.

  First, many retailers have invested heavily in display cabinets to display this type of product, but may need to replace display cabinets to meet these regulatory requirements. There is.

  In addition, display restrictions make it difficult for retailers to recognize new and improved products.

  In addition, if there is no appropriate cabinet structure to hold this type of product, it is difficult to ensure that the product is always invisible to the customer, except when the product is removed for sale. As a result, retailers are at risk of violating regulations.

EP2565356A1 is a connecting means by a frame body for holding two slide doors, a tooth-like portion and a notch, and when the first door is opened, the second door is also pulled and opened, and the second door is opened. There is disclosed a door unit for a display cabinet provided with connecting means for selectively connecting two doors so that they are sometimes disengaged and the first door remains closed.
Such a measure is particularly excellent in terms of the functionality of the door unit and the efficiency when opening and closing the door so that the product is not visible. However, the connecting mechanism using the tooth-like portion and the notch is worn out during use and generates noise. In addition, since such a coupling mechanism is accessible from the outside of the door unit, it not only affects the appearance of the door unit, but is easily altered.

  The present invention seeks to solve the above and other problems.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a door unit for a display cabinet, a frame that holds at least the upper and lower slide doors during use, and a connecting means that selectively connects the two doors. When the first door of the doors is opened, the second door of the plurality of doors is engaged with the second door and pulled to open, and the second door of the plurality of doors is opened. There is provided a door unit configured so as to be disengaged so that the first door remains closed when opened, and the connecting means is hidden from the user.

  Preferably, the connecting means is concealed from the user regardless of the position of the plurality of doors.

  The plurality of doors may be configured adjacent to each other and / or so that they slide in the same direction. The connecting means is not a structure having a tooth-like portion and a notch or a notch known in the prior art, but the two doors engage with each other when the first door opens, and the second door It is attached to the frame of the sliding door and the door unit so that it is disengaged when the door is opened, and is always hidden from the person who operates the door on the frame. Yes. As an advantage of this, in particular, the visible part of the door unit according to the present invention is a neat and clean design in which no mechanical structure is always visible, and a clean and clean design is obtained. Moreover, the possibility that something is caught on the connecting means is reduced.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least the upper and lower sliding doors are configured to slide on the frame in the same vertical plane.

  In such a preferred form, the connecting means may be engaged in the same vertical plane as the sliding plane of the door. As an advantage of this, in particular, a very compact door unit is obtained, and the functionality that does not impair the storage space of the cabinet provided in the door unit according to the present invention can be maintained.

  As a preferred form, the connecting means are respectively attached to the back surface or the longitudinal section of the upper and lower sliding doors so that they are hidden from the user when the door unit is mounted on the cabinet. Good. Preferably, the connecting means is concealed from the user regardless of the position of the plurality of doors.

  In a further preferred form, the connecting means is engaged with each other when the first door of the plurality of slide doors is opened, and the second door of the plurality of slide doors is simultaneously opened. A plurality of abutting members that are disengaged when the second door of the plurality of sliding doors is opened so that the first door of the plurality of sliding doors remains closed.

  In such a preferred embodiment, the plurality of contact members are at least a first runner unit attached to the first door of the slide door and slidably attached to the frame, and the slide A second runner unit attached to the second door of the door and slidably attached to the frame may be integrated with each other.

  More preferably, the plurality of runner units may have rollers or wheels attached to a common rail in the frame, the rail preferably having a substantially U-shaped cross section. ing.

  More preferably, the rollers or wheels in each of the plurality of runner units may be mounted on the same track of the rail, and the rail preferably has a substantially U-shaped cross section. Good. As a preferred form, the rail may be provided inside a lateral member of the frame body disposed between the two sliding doors and in the same vertical sliding plane as the two sliding doors. .

  In a further preferred form of the door unit according to the present invention, the plurality of abutting members of the connecting means may have damping and / or absorbing means for absorbing shock and noise during engagement. This damping and / or absorbing means preferably comprises a rubber or silicone gasket, strip or sleeve, or other plastic member that can absorb shocks, is inexpensive to manufacture and easy to replace when worn. Good.

  The frame of the door unit according to the present invention may be configured to be retrofitted to a standard display cabinet.

  The unit may further include one or more door closing mechanisms capable of automatically closing the one or more doors. The closing mechanism may include one or more of a hydraulic closing mechanism, a biased weight closing mechanism, a pulley with a weight, a ratchet with a spring, or a mechanism with a winding spring drive.

  The door is preferably formed of an opaque material.

  The unit and / or the frame and / or the door may be configured such that a material intended for advertisement or posting can be easily attached.

  According to the door unit of the present invention, when a retailer takes out a product desired by a consumer, the retailer can automatically selectively display a commodity as an option to the user. Moreover, the retailer can satisfy the display regulation requirement without newly installing the entire cabinet by retrofitting the door unit of the present invention.

  In addition, the door automatically closes so that the door is not inadvertently left open and the product is not left exposed. The product can be exposed only when it is released.

  According to the present invention, there is also provided a display cabinet that includes a housing having one or more shelves, and further includes any one of the above units held in the housing.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the following drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a unit comprising two upper sliding doors and two lower sliding doors according to the present invention. 2A and 2B show the open position of the upper and lower pairs of the upper and lower doors in the unit of FIG. 3A and 3B are rear views of the door unit in the open position shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a connection mechanism of the upper door and the lower door in the unit in the open position of FIG. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the unit of FIG. 1 when the door is in the closed position. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a connection mechanism of the upper door and the lower door in the unit in the closed position of FIG. ; FIG. 7 is a front view of the door of FIG. 1 with only one door open and the other door closed. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the door of FIG. 1 with only one door opened and the other door closed.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a door unit 1 according to the present invention includes upper, middle and lower lateral rail members 3, 4, 5 and a longitudinal direction connected to the ends of the lateral rail members 3, 4, 5. It has the frame 2 formed with the members 6 and 7. In use, the door unit 1 may be mounted on a frame of a cabinet shipped as a unit, or may be configured to be retrofitted around an existing display cabinet that has been installed.

  Two upper doors 8, 9 are slidably attached to the upper and middle lateral rail members 3, 4, and two lower doors 10, 11 are slidably attached to the middle and lower lateral rail members 4, 5. Yes. The upper and lower doors are preferably made of opaque materials such as white wood or recycled wood, or extrusions or moldings of rigid plastic materials such as polyvinylchloride, PEEK, polyurethane.

  In the present invention, the upper and lower doors 8, 9, 10, 11 are paired with one upper door and one lower door, and are attached to the lateral rail members 3, 4, 5. Each pair of doors 8, 10 and 9, 11 slides along vertical sliding planes P1, P2 that are offset from each other. Thus, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, the first pair of upper and lower doors 9, 11 are slidably mounted in a first or front sliding plane P1, and are shown in FIGS. 2B and 3A. Thus, the second pair of upper and lower doors 8, 10 are slidably mounted in the second or rear sliding plane P2. As can be easily understood from FIGS. 1 and 2, the vertical sliding doors 8 and 9 can be simultaneously slid along the upper and middle lateral rail members 3 and 4 in the respective sliding planes P1 and P2, respectively. The moving planes P1 and P2 are parallel and offset. Similarly, the lower doors 10 and 11 are slidable on the middle and lower lateral rail members 4 and 5 in the respective sliding planes P1 and P2. Preferably, such a construction has two sliding tracks on each of the transverse rail members 3, 4 and 5, i.e. for example with a typical U-shaped cross section, and the door 9 in the front sliding plane P1, A first or front track 3a, 4a, 5a that supports 11 and a front side that has a typical U-shaped cross section, for example, and supports the doors 8, 10 in the rear sliding plane P2. This is realized by providing one second or rear side track 3b, 4b, 5b symmetrical to the track.

  The sliding doors 8, 9, 10, 11 slide along the lateral rail members 3, 4, 5 between the closed position shown in FIG. 1 and the open position shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. When the door unit 1 is attached to the cabinet and closed, the contents of the cabinet to which the frame body 2 is attached are not visible to the consumer.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, in the preferred embodiment of the door unit 1 according to the present invention, each of the sliding doors 8, 9, 10, 11 uses two upper runner units 12 and two lower runner units 12. And slidably attached to the lateral rail members 3, 4, 5. Each of the runner units 12 is identical as shown, has a mounting plate or member 121 that supports the rollers / wheels 122 and is secured to the back of the door by suitable means (screws, claws, etc.). ing. The roller / wheel 122 engages either the front or rear rail track 3a, 4a, 5a or 3b, 4b, 5b of the transverse rail members 3, 4, 5 and is preferably housed therein. 5 and 8 showing the back side of the door unit 1 in which all the sliding doors 8, 9, 10, and 11 are in the closed position, and the doors 9 and 11 that slide in the same front sliding plane P1 are more apparent from FIG. The wheel 122 of the connected runner unit 12 is accommodated in the front tracks 3a, 4a, 5a of the lateral rail members 3, 4, 5 and connected to the doors 8, 10 that slide in the same front sliding plane P2. The wheels 122 of the unit 12 are accommodated in the rear tracks 3b, 4b, 5b of the lateral rail members 3, 4, 5.

  It should be understood that the runner unit 12 may have a different shape and / or structure than that illustrated and shown in the drawings. For example, the rollers / wheels 122 can enter or cross sections of each door to make the system more compact and to prevent the runner unit from touching items stored in the cabinet when the door is slid. You may fix to the runner unit 12 inserted in the housing attached inside.

  In the present invention, as shown in detail in FIGS. 4 and 6, the door unit 1 includes the upper and lower doors 8, 10, 9, 11 that are paired in the rear and front sliding planes P 1, P 2, respectively. Further provided is a connecting means 13 for selectively connecting. In the preferred embodiment shown, the connecting means 13 are integrally formed as part of at least one runner unit 12 of each door, and in front of the wheels 122 of the runner unit 12 (or on the runner unit side, in this case). Has a plurality of abutment members or stoppers 123 that extend to the possibility of contacting another runner unit when the door slides. The plurality of contact members preferably absorb a shock and noise when the connecting means 13 of the pair of upper and lower doors sliding in the same plane P1, P2 is contacted. It has a damping means 14 made of a sleeve or other soft plastic member.

  At least one runner unit 12 for each of the upper doors 8, 9 sliding the intermediate lateral rail member 4 to ensure selective engagement between the upper and lower doors sliding in the same plane P1, P2; and At least one runner unit 12 of each of the lower doors 10, 11 sliding on the intermediate lateral rail member 4 has a corresponding door so that the plurality of contact members 123 come into contact with each other in the closed position of the door. (See FIGS. 3A and 5).

  Due to the action of the connecting means 13 of the present invention, and particularly as shown in FIGS. 3A-8, when the first door, i.e. the lower doors 10, 11 shown, is opened, the connecting means 13 becomes the second door, i.e. the upper door 8. , 9 and pulls it open. Conversely, when the upper doors 8 and 9 are opened (see FIGS. 7 and 8), the connecting means 13 is disengaged so that the corresponding lower doors 10 and 11 remain closed. As an advantage of the present invention, the connecting means 13 is always concealed from the eyes of the user regardless of where the doors 8, 9, 10, 11 are located, and therefore the connecting means 13 is modified. Is prevented, and the front surfaces of the doors 8, 9, 10, and 11 have a clean appearance.

  It should be understood that the connecting means provided between the two doors may be configured to always open the lower door when the upper door is opened as an alternative to the illustrated one.

  In addition, one or more sliding doors may be provided with means for automatically closing when not accessed. 3A to 8, as an example for realizing the above-described means, a traction mechanism 15 is attached to the back surface of the door 8 using a rope or cable suspended on a pulley 16 provided at an edge of the door 8. It is good also as a structure which connects the free end of the said rope or cable with the nearest edge part of the 2nd upper door 9 in a closed position. In such a configuration, when one of the upper doors 8 and 9 is opened, the rope connected to the traction 15 is pulled, and then when the opened door is left or closed by the user, the rope is automatically It will be wound on. A similar configuration can be adopted when the lower doors 10 and 11 of the door unit 1 are automatically closed again.

  Other examples of the closing mechanism include a mechanism that uses a hydraulic piston disposed in the vicinity of the sliding door in the closed position or a configuration that uses a rotating weight to re-bias the sliding door toward the closed position. .

  As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a cabinet door that allows a retailer to easily and effectively respond to changing regulations concerning the display method of certain products. A set is provided. In addition, the cabinet door allows the retailer to perform an appropriate and uniform arrangement of the products in the management of the table and the inventory, and to check the stored items over the entire cabinet.

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a cabinet door that allows a retailer to easily and effectively respond to changing regulations concerning the display method of certain products. A set is provided. In addition, the cabinet door allows the retailer to perform an appropriate and uniform arrangement of the products in the management of the table and the inventory, and to check the stored items over the entire cabinet.
This embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1) A door unit for a display cabinet, a frame that holds at least the upper and lower sliding doors during use, and a connecting means that selectively connects the two doors, the plurality of doors When the first door is opened, the second door among the plurality of doors is engaged and pulled to open, and when the second door is opened among the plurality of doors, the second door is opened. And a connecting unit that is disengaged so that the first door remains closed, and the connecting unit is configured to be hidden from the user.
(2) The door unit according to (1), wherein the plurality of doors are configured to slide in the same direction.
(3) The door unit according to (1) or (2), wherein at least the upper and lower sliding doors are configured to slide in the same vertical plane.
(4) The door unit according to (3), wherein the connecting means is also engaged in the same vertical plane as a sliding plane of the plurality of doors.
(5) Any of the above, wherein the connecting means is attached to a back surface or a longitudinal section of the upper and lower sliding doors so that when the door unit is mounted on the cabinet, it is hidden from the user. The door unit according to one item.
(6) When the first door of the plurality of slide doors opens, the connecting means engages with each other in a contact state, and the second door of the plurality of slide doors opens simultaneously, and the plurality of slides The contact member according to any one of the above, further comprising: a plurality of contact members that are disengaged when the second door of the doors is opened and the first door of the plurality of slide doors remains closed. Door unit.
(7) The plurality of contact members are at least a first runner unit attached to the first door of the slide door and slidably attached to the frame, and a second of the slide door The door unit according to (6), which is integrated with a second runner unit attached to the door and slidably attached to the frame.
(8) A plurality of the runner units have a roller or a wheel attached to a common rail arranged between the upper door and the lower door in the frame body, preferably (7). Door unit.
(9) The roller or wheel in each of the plurality of runner units is mounted on the same track of the rail, and the rail preferably has a substantially U-shaped cross section. unit.
(10) The rail is provided inside a rail member in a lateral direction of the frame body, which is disposed between the at least two sliding doors and in the same vertical sliding plane as the two sliding doors. The door unit according to (9).
(11) The door unit according to any one of (7) to (10), wherein the plurality of abutting members of the coupling unit include an attenuation unit that absorbs an impact and noise during engagement.
(12) The door unit according to (11), wherein the damping means preferably comprises a rubber or silicone gasket, strip or sleeve, or other soft plastic element.
(13) The door unit according to any one of the above, wherein the frame is configured to be retrofitted to a standard display cabinet.
(14) The door unit according to any one of the above, further including one or more door closing mechanisms capable of automatically closing the one or more doors.
(15) A display cabinet comprising a housing having one or more shelves, and further comprising the door unit according to any one of the above items held by the housing.

Claims (15)

A door unit for a display cabinet,
A frame for holding at least the upper and lower sliding doors during use, and a connecting means for selectively connecting the two doors, wherein when the first door of the plurality of doors is opened, the plurality of doors Engaging the second door, pulling and opening the second door, and when the second door of the plurality of doors is opened, the first door remains closed. A door unit configured to be concealed from a user.   The door unit according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of doors are configured to slide in the same direction.   The door unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least the upper and lower sliding doors are configured to slide in the same vertical plane.   The door unit according to claim 3, wherein the connecting means is also engaged in the same vertical plane as the sliding planes of the plurality of doors.   Any of the preceding claims, wherein the connecting means are respectively attached to the back or longitudinal section of the upper and lower sliding doors so that when the door units are mounted in a cabinet they are concealed from the user. Or the door unit according to claim 1.   When the first door of the plurality of slide doors opens, the connecting means engages with each other in a contact state, and the second door of the plurality of slide doors opens simultaneously. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising a plurality of abutting members that are disengaged when the second door is opened and the first door remains closed among the plurality of sliding doors. The door unit described.   The plurality of abutting members are attached to at least a first runner unit attached to the first door of the sliding door and slidably attached to the frame body, and attached to the second door of the sliding door The door unit according to claim 6, which is integrated with a second runner unit that is slidably attached to the frame body.   The door unit according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of runner units have rollers or wheels attached to a common rail arranged between the upper door and the lower door in the frame body.   9. A door unit according to claim 8, wherein the rollers or wheels in each of the plurality of runner units are mounted on the same track of the rail, the rail preferably having a substantially U-shaped cross section.   The rail is provided inside a rail member in a lateral direction of the frame body, which is disposed between the at least two sliding doors and in the same vertical sliding plane as the two sliding doors. The door unit described in.   The door unit according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the plurality of abutting members of the connecting means include attenuating means that absorbs impact and noise during engagement.   12. A door unit according to claim 11, wherein said damping means preferably comprises a rubber or silicone gasket, strip or sleeve, or other soft plastic element.   The door unit according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the frame is configured to be retrofitted to a standard display cabinet.   The door unit according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising one or more door closing mechanisms capable of automatically closing the one or more doors.   A display cabinet comprising a housing having one or more shelves and further comprising a door unit according to any of the preceding claims held in the housing.

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