JP2546493Y2 - Hanging cabinet - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] <Industrial application field> The present invention relates to a hanging cupboard provided on the ceiling side of the wall of a kitchen or a washroom. The present invention relates to a suspended cabinet apparatus configured to be able to move and descend.

<Conventional Technology> Hanging cabinets may be provided in kitchens and washrooms to store miscellaneous goods. Since these hanging cupboards are generally installed at a high place near the ceiling on the side wall of the sink, it is difficult to reach them or the interior is not clearly visible, and in many cases, they are not used much after all. is there.

<Problem to be solved by the invention> There is also known a structure in which a cabinet is suspended so that it can be raised and lowered in the vertical direction and can be lowered to a lower position if necessary, but when the depth of the sink is deep However, simply descending was not sufficient to facilitate access to the interior of the closet.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 59-166104 discloses a furniture in which a hanging cabinet is supported by a pair of parallel link arms so that the hanging cabinet moves down and at the same time moves forward. In this case, in order to prevent the storage box for storing the articles from dropping rapidly, an urging means including a linear sliding shock absorber and a lever is provided. Since the swiveling motion is performed together with the parallel link arm, the space required for installation tends to be large.

The present invention has been devised to remedy such inconveniences, and its main purpose is that it is usually located near the ceiling, and it can be lowered to a relatively handy position when putting goods in and out. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a hanging cabinet apparatus which is configured so as to be easy to use as well as a means for restricting the lowering speed of a storage box in a relatively narrow space.

[Configuration of the Invention] <Means for Solving the Problems> According to the present invention, such an object is achieved by providing a storage box for storing articles and a wall surface or the like for holding at least a side portion of the storage box. A base fixed to the base, and a side portion of the storage box for supporting the storage box so as to be horizontally movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the base and to be pivotable in the vertical direction at the front moving end. And a second end pivotally attached to a slide member which can be moved back and forth by engaging a horizontal guide rail provided on a surface of the base opposed to the side of the storage box on the base. A pair of parallel link arms capable of making a pivotal movement on a vertical plane about a side pivot, and a hanging cabinet that enables the storage box to move in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction, The other end of the link arm A possible rotation resistance applying means is provided at a front end of the slide member in the guide rail, and is provided with a rotation resistance at least against a rotation movement of the link arm in a direction in which the storage box is lowered. This is achieved by providing a hanging cabinet apparatus characterized by the following.

<Operation> According to such a configuration, the storage box moves in the front-rear direction together with the other end of the link arm, and the storage box descends by turning the link arm in the vertical direction at the front moving end. In addition, since the resistance applying means for directly applying the rotation resistance to the pivot of the link arm can be fixed to the base side, not only is there no need for a lever or the like connecting the link arm and the resistance applying means, but also these moving spaces are required. Is also unnecessary, so the installation space is small.

<Example> Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to specific examples shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the entire washstand unit to which the present invention is applied. This wash basin unit is basically the same as a well-known type, and is provided with a sink unit 1 at a lower part, a mirror base 2 at an intermediate part, and a storage part 3 at an upper part.

The storage unit 3 is roughly divided into a storage cabinet 4 located at a central portion, and side cabinets 5 located on both sides of the storage cabinet 4 and serving as a base substantially fixed to a wall surface. .

The storage cabinet 4 as an article storage box has a substantially hollow box shape, and an opening on the front surface thereof is closed by a lid 6. The lid in the present embodiment is configured to open in a flip-up manner with its upper end as a hinge,
When the lid 6 is opened upward by about 90 degrees, the lock device 7a connected to the right end of the lid 6 is locked and the open state is maintained, and when the lid 6 is further raised again, the lock device 7a is released. To close. Also,
A known air cylinder damper 7 b is provided on the left end of the lid 6.
Is provided, so that the closing operation of the lid 6 becomes slow. At the center of the lower edge of the opening, a handle 8 for releasing the lock device for fixing the storage cabinet 4 between the side cabinets 5 on both sides is provided.

Needless to say, the lid may be a double door or a sliding door.

As shown in FIG. 2, both side walls of the storage cabinet 4 and both side cabinets 5 facing the outer surface thereof are provided.
Are connected to each other through a parallel link mechanism including a pair of link arms 9. One end 9a of each of the pair of link arms 9 is pivotally attached to an upper intermediate portion of the side wall of the storage cabinet 4. The other end 9b is vertically moved by a slide member 11 provided on a lower portion of the inner wall surface of the side cabinet 5 so as to be horizontally movable from a middle portion to a rearward in a horizontally extending slide guide 10. In position, each is pivoted.

As shown in FIG. 3, each end 9a of both link arms 9 is provided with a roller follower 12 coaxially with the pivot and outward. The roller follower 12 can be engaged with a pair of guide grooves 13 extending horizontally from the intermediate portion to the front at the upper portion of the inner wall surface of both side cabinets 5.

The free ends of the pivots 9c, the shaft ends of which are non-rotatably fixed to the other ends 9b of the link arms 9, are parallel to the slide guide 10 on the inner wall surface of the side cabinet 5 and at the upper and lower positions. It protrudes into the inside of the side cabinet 5 through a pair of slots 14 extended. As shown in FIG. 4, an engaging member 15 having a U-shaped cross section is fixed to the most free end of each pivot 9c with its opening facing forward (in the extending direction of the slot 14). I have.

Both slots 14 inside both side cabinets 5
At the position corresponding to the front end of the
16a and a spring balancer 16b are mounted.
As shown in FIG. 4, a flat surface 17a is formed at a line symmetric position on the outer peripheral surface of the end of the shaft 17 in the rotation resistance imparting damper 16a and the spring balancer 16b. When the pivot 9c on the other end 9b side of the 9 moves horizontally and reaches the front end of each slot 14, each shaft 17 and each engaging member 15 engage with each other, and each link arm 9 The pivot 9c and the shaft 17 of the rotation resistance imparting damper 16a and the spring balancer 16b can be integrally rotated.

The rotation resistance imparting damper 16a is composed of a kind of brake utilizing the shear resistance of the viscous fluid, and is acted on by one of the link arms 9 (upper side) by the action of a spring clutch provided on its shaft. The turning resistance is applied only when turning in the downward direction.

The spring balancer 16b has a built-in torsion spring having one end engaged with the casing and one end engaged with the shaft 17, and is provided with respect to the other (lower side) of the two link arms 9.
A torsional torque in a direction to raise the storage cabinet 4 is applied.

 Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

In a state where the storage cabinet 4 is housed in a portion between both side cabinets 5, both link arms 9
2 have ends 9a and 9b at positions indicated by solid lines in FIG. From this position, the lock between the side cabinet 5 and the storage cabinet 4 is released by operating the lock release handle 8,
When the storage cabinet 4 is pulled out to the near side, each end 9a of each of the link arms 9 together with the storage cabinet 4 has both guide grooves.
Move forward along 13. Accordingly, the slide member 11 moves forward along the slide guide 10 together with the other ends 9b of the link arms 9. At the front end of both slots 14, each engaging member 15 provided at the end of the pivot 9c on the other end 9b side of both link arms 9 is provided with a rotational resistance imparting damper 16a and a flat surface 17a of a shaft 17 of a spring balancer 16b. Engages. As a result, even if the roller followers 12 on the one end 9a side of both link arms 9 come off from the respective guide grooves 13, the storage cabinet 4 does not immediately descend, but descends very slowly. At this time, the guide pin 18 provided at the intermediate portion of one of the link arms 9 engages with the guide projection 19 formed on the inner wall surface of the side cabinet 5, and the trajectory of the circular motion of both link arms 9 is formed. Regulated storage cabinet 4
Moves downward while maintaining its horizontal posture. If the lid 6 is opened in this state, access to the storage cabinet 4 can be easily performed.

When returning, the storage cabinet 4 is lifted, and the storage cabinet 4 may be pushed in when the roller follower 12 on one end 9a side of the link arm 9 is aligned with the opening end of the guide groove 13.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the storage box is configured to be located at a high place so as not to be obstructed, and to be lowered to the near side when articles are taken in and out. Can be. Therefore, it is easy to check and clean the inside as well as to take in and out the articles, and it is possible to achieve a great effect in improving the usability of the hanging cabinet. In addition, a rotation resistance imparting damper for imparting rotational resistance to the pivot of the link arm can be fixed to the side cabinet, which is the base, so that a lever for connecting the link arm and the damper can be provided. In addition to the above, the moving space is not required, so that the mounting space can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a wash basin unit to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a schematic view for explaining the movement of the storage cabinet, FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of one end of the link arm, and FIG. FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sink part, 2 ... Mirror stand 3 ... Storage part 4, ... Storage cabinet 5 ... Side cabinet 6 ... Lid, 7a ... Locking device 7b ... Air cylinder type damper 8 ... Handle, 9 ... ... Link arm 10 ... Slide guide, 11 ... Slide member 12 ... Roller follower, 13 ... Guide groove 14 ... Slot, 15 ... Engagement member 16a ... Rotation resistance imparting damper 16b ... Spring balancer 17 ... ... Shaft, 17a ... Flat surface 18 ... Guide pin, 19 ... Guide protrusion

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A storage box for storing articles, a base substantially fixed to a wall or the like for holding at least a side portion of the storage box, and the storage box in a front-rear direction with respect to the base. One end pivotally attached to a side of the storage box and a surface of the base opposed to the side of the storage box to support the storage box so as to be horizontally movable and pivotable in a vertical direction at a front moving end. A pair of parallel link arms having the other end pivotally connected to a slide member capable of moving back and forth by engaging with the provided horizontal guide rail and capable of making a pivotal movement on a vertical plane about a pivot at the other end side. Wherein the storage box can be moved in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction, wherein the pivoting resistance imparting means capable of being disengaged from a pivot at the other end of the link arm is provided. The slide member in the guide rail A swinging cabinet provided at a front end of the swing arm, and provided with a turning resistance at least against a turning motion of the link arm in a direction in which the storage box is lowered.