JPH0241268Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a base for a furniture hinge for hingedly opening and closing a door to a furniture frame.

In conventional bases of this type, a base that can be fixed to a furniture frame is provided with a locking pin in the form of a tree with a large-diameter head at the tip, and is fixed to a door. The main body having a connecting part for connecting the swinging pieces has a narrow hole with a width smaller than the diameter of the head of the locking pin and an insertion hole with a diameter larger than the diameter of the head of the locking pin. A through-hole is provided, and the head of the locking pin is passed through the insertion hole of the through-hole, and the main body is moved relative to the base to overlap the head with the narrow hole, Since the main body is then attached to the base by tightening the relative movement between the main body and the base using a fastening means such as a screw, there is no possibility of the main body being tightened for some reason when used as a door hinge. If the attachment means becomes loose, the main body moves relative to the base, and the head of the locking pin slips out of the insertion hole, causing the main body to come off the base, making it impossible to open and close the door. In addition, regarding the above base,
When using this, the head of the locking pin is passed through the through hole in the main body, so clothes etc. stored inside the furniture may get caught on the locking pin and the clothes etc. may be torn or damaged. I had a problem.

Therefore, the present invention attempts to solve the above-mentioned problems with the conventional base.Even if the main body can be attached and detached from the base as easily and quickly as before, the state of attachment of the main body to the base is difficult. To provide a base for a furniture hinge that can be maintained reliably for a long period of time and can prevent clothes, etc. from being caught on a locking pin.

The drawings showing the embodiments of the present application will be described below. In Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a storage chest as an example of furniture, and a box-shaped frame 2 with an open front.
It is comprised of left and right doors 4, 4 which are hinged to the frame 2 by a pair of upper and lower furniture hinges 3, 3 so as to be openable and closable. FIG. 2 shows a portion of the hinge 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a base that can be fixed to the frame 2, and is fixed to the inner surface 2a of the side plate of the frame 2. Reference numeral 6 denotes a swinging piece that can be fixed to the door 4, and is fixed to the inner surface 4a of the base side of the door 4. Reference numeral 7 denotes a first connecting arm that connects the base 5 and the swinging piece 6, and the base portion thereof is inserted into the guide groove 8 as a connecting portion formed on both sides of the base 5 in the front-rear direction (left and right in FIG. 2). direction), and the distal end portion is pivotally connected to the swinging piece 6 so as to be freely rotatable. A second connecting arm 9 similarly connects the base 5 and the swinging piece 6, and is composed of a base side arm 10 and a swinging side arm 11 that are bendably connected. The base side arm 10 is rotatably pivoted to a protruding part 12 as a connecting part protruding from the front end of the base 5, and the intermediate part is located at the middle of the first connecting arm 7. A connecting pin 13 is rotatably connected to the
are connected via. The swinging arm 11 is rotatably connected to the swinging piece 6, so that the swinging piece 6 can swing freely relative to the base 5 by the first and second connecting arms 7 and 9. connected. 14 is an adjustment screw for setting the maximum swing angle of the swing piece 6, that is, the maximum opening angle of the door 4; I'm starting to accept it.

3 to 9 show the base 5, which includes a base 15 formed so as to be able to abut against the inner surface 2a of the side plate of the frame 2;
a main body 16 fixedly attached to the main body 1;
6 and a cover 17 fixed to it.
In the base 15, 18, 18 are stepped mounting holes, and the base 1 is inserted into these mounting holes 18, 18.
5. Mounting screws 19, 19 for mounting are inserted. Reference numeral 20 denotes a mounting portion protruding from the surface, in which a mounting screw hole 21 is formed. This mounting screw hole 2
1 has a large-diameter head 22 at one end as shown in FIG.
A locking bolt 2 illustrated as a locking pin having a
2 are screwed together. The locking pin may be a locking rod having a head at its tip. 2
Reference numeral 3 denotes a storage recess formed on the back surface, and is located at a portion corresponding to the mounting screw hole 21. Inside this storage recess 23 is a threaded portion 2 of the locking bolt 22.
A snap spring 24 for preventing removal is housed at the other end of 2b. Reference numeral 25 denotes positioning grooves formed in the rear part of the surface, and a plurality of positioning grooves are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction in FIG. next,
In the main body 16, 26 is the locking bolt 2.
As shown in FIG. 5, there is a narrow hole 27 that is long in the longitudinal direction of the main body 16, and a large diameter insertion hole that is continuous with the rear edge of the narrow hole 27. It consists of 28. The width of the narrow hole 27 is set to be larger than the diameter of the threaded portion 22b of the locking bolt 22 and smaller than the diameter of the head 22a. Further, the diameter of the insertion hole 28 is set to be larger than the diameter of the head 22a of the locking bolt 22. Reference numeral 29 denotes a positioning portion protruding from the rear end of the back surface, and is formed into a protrusion having a V-shaped cross section so as to engage with the positioning groove 25 when the main body 16 is attached to the base 15. 30 is a screw hole formed in a position forward of the through hole 26,
A tightening bolt 31 is screwed together. The tip of this tightening bolt 31 comes into contact with the surface of the base 15 to bring the edge of the narrow hole 27 of the main body 16 into contact with the back surface of the head 22a of the locking bolt 22, and the positioning part 29
The main body 16 can be fixed to the base 15 by abutting and engaging the positioning grooves 25. 32
33 is a locking hole exemplified as a locking portion formed on the inner surface of the front end side of the through hole 26; 33 is a locking recess portion exemplified as a locking portion formed on the inner surface of the rear end side of the through hole 26; It is constituted by a part of the storage recess 34 formed on the back surface of the housing in correspondence with the through hole 26. The locking hole 32 and the locking recess 33 are for attaching the cover 17 in a detachable manner. 35
is a cutout groove for removing the cover formed on the rear surface edge of the through hole 26, and as shown in FIGS. It is also formed to protrude. Note that the guide groove 8 and the projecting portion 12 are provided on the main body 16. Next, the cover 17
36 is a front locking piece protruding from the front end of the back surface, and includes a front locking claw 36a that can be engaged with the locking hole 32 of the main body 16. Reference numeral 37 denotes a rear locking piece protruding from the rear end of the back surface, which can be engaged with the locking recess 33 while the front locking pawl 36a is engaged with the locking hole 32. Claw 37
It is equipped with a. This rear locking piece 37 is attached to the cover 1.
7 is integrally molded with resin or the like so that it can be elastically deformed slightly in the front-back direction, and by pushing the rear locking piece 37 forward, the rear locking pawl 37a and the locking recess are engaged. 33 can be disengaged. The lower surface 30a' of the rear locking pawl 37a is formed into a circular arc surface or an inclined surface. 3
Reference numeral 8 denotes a catch piece protrudingly formed in the middle part of the back surface, which connects the front and rear locking claws 36a and 37a of the cover 17 to the main body 1.
It is positioned in the through hole 26 in a state where it is engaged with the locking hole 32 and the locking recess 33 of No. 6, and prevents the head 22a of the locking bolt 22 from moving to a position where it overlaps with the insertion hole 27. It is designed so that it can be prevented. Reference numerals 39 and 39 are reinforcing walls for reinforcing the receiving piece 38. As shown in FIG. 4, the cover 17 is formed to be large enough to cover the through hole 26 when it is attached to the main body 16, and the surface of the cover 17 is formed flat.

In the case of the above structure, when the door 4 is hinged to the frame 2, first remove the cover 17 from the main body 16 of the base 5 on the hinge 3, and then remove the cover 17 from the base 15.
The cover 17, the main body 16 with the tightening bolts 31, and the base 15 with the locking bolts 22 are separated from each other by removing the main body 16, and in this state, place the back surface of the base 15 at a predetermined position on the inner surface 2a of the side plate of the frame 2. and the mounting hole 18 of the base 15,
The base 15 is fixed to the frame 2 by screwing the mounting screws 19, 19 passed through the holes 18 into the frame 2. The installation operation of this base 15 to the frame body 2 is performed on the base 1.
Since the main body 16 is removed from the main body 5, the process can be performed extremely easily and quickly. Also the base 1
5 to the frame 2 is the door 4 as described later.
The relative positions of the base 15 and the main body 1 with respect to the frame 2
Since the position can be adjusted by adjusting the relative position of the base 15 to the frame 2, the positional accuracy can be lowered with respect to the designed position. Work can be done easily and quickly. The base 15 is attached to the frame 2 at the upper and lower two locations where the door 4 should be hinged. Next, the swing piece 6 connected to the main body 16 of the base 5 at each of the two hinges 3
are respectively fixed at predetermined positions on the inner surface 4a of the base side of the door 4. The installation of this swinging piece 6 to the door 4 is performed using the main body 16.
Since the frame 2 of the storage drawer 1 is removed from the base 15, it can be easily and quickly moved in an unrelated position, for example, with the door 4 placed horizontally on a pedestal. Since the position between the main body 16 and the base 15 can be adjusted, the mounting position of the swinging piece 6 on the door 4 can be lowered in positional accuracy with respect to the planned position in the design, and the mounting position can be adjusted. Work can be done easily and quickly. Next, the door 4 is positioned relative to the frame 2 so that the end face of the base side of the door 4 is along the end face of the side plate of the frame 2, and each main body 16
The insertion hole 28 in the through hole 26 of the base 15
The heads 22a of the locking bolts 22 provided in the locking bolts 22 are overlapped with each other, and the heads 22a of the locking bolts 22 are passed through these insertion holes 28. Thereafter, each main body 16 is moved to the rear of the frame 2 (to the right in FIG. 3) along the surface of the base 15, and the main body 16
The narrow hole 27 in the through hole 26 of the locking bolt 22
The head 22a of the polymer is polymerized. Next, the main body 16
The position of the main body 16 in the front and back direction with respect to the base 15 is determined by considering the front and back positional relationship of the door 4 with respect to the frame 2, for example, as shown in FIG.
The positioning portions 29 of are engaged with the corresponding positioning grooves 25 of the base 15. After that, tighten the tightening bolt 31 screwed into the screw hole 30 of the main body 16,
By bringing the tip of this tightening bolt 31 into contact with the surface of the base 15, the edge of the narrow hole 27 of the main body 16 is brought into contact with the back surface of the head 22a of the locking bolt 22, and the position is determined. The portion 29 is brought into strong abutment engagement with the positioning groove 25, and thereby the main body 1
6 is fixed to the base 15. In this case, by changing the degree of threading of the locking bolt 22 into the mounting screw hole 21, the distance from the back surface of the head 22a to the surface of the base 15 can be adjusted in consideration of the left-right positional relationship of the door 4 with respect to the frame 2. , its locking bolt 22
When the adjustment is completed, the tightening bolt 31 is tightened to fix the main body 16 to the base 15. Therefore, the vertical and horizontal positions of the door 4 relative to the frame 2 can be easily adjusted to accurate positions relative to the designed position, and the mounting position accuracy of the door 4 relative to the frame 2 can be increased. This can improve the quality of furniture. Further, when the main body 16 is fixed to the base 15 as described above, the positioning portion 29 is abuttingly engaged with the positioning groove 25, so that the main body 16 is fixed to the base 15.
6 relative to the base 15 is locked, and even if the body 16 is fixed by tightening the tightening bolt 31, the back and forth movement of the main body 16 can be firmly locked. Note that the tightening bolt 31 may be screwed into the screw hole 30 after the main body 16 is abutted against the base 15, and the locking bolt 22 may be screwed into the screw hole 30 after the main body 16 is abutted against the base 15. After that, it may be screwed into the mounting screw hole 21 through the narrow hole 27. In addition, the main body 16 is attached to the base 15 before the swinging piece 6 is attached to the door 4.
After temporarily attaching the door 4 to the swinging piece 6 of the hinge 3 in that state, attach the door 4 to the base 15 of the main body 16.
The main body 16 may be firmly fixed to the base 15 after the main body 16 is positioned in the front-rear and left-right directions. Next, the front locking pawl 36a of the cover 17 is engaged with the locking hole 32 of each main body 16, and the lower surface 37a' of the rear locking pawl 37a is brought into contact with the rear edge of the through hole 26, After that, when this cover 17 is pushed toward the base 15 side, the rear locking piece 37 temporarily bends forward due to its own elasticity, and the rear locking claw 37a opens as shown in FIG. Locking recess 3
3 and the back surface of the cover 17 is engaged with the main body 16.
cover 17 as shown in FIG.
covers the through hole 26 of the main body 16. When the cover 17 is attached to the main body 16 in this way, for example, if the tightening bolts 31 or the locking bolts 22 are loosened due to long-term use, a forward force is applied to the main body 16, or the main body 16 Even when the main body 16 is moved forward with respect to the base 15 due to a particularly large force being applied to the front, the catch piece 38 of the cover 17 will not hold the head of the locking bolt 22 as shown in FIG. 22
By abutting the insertion hole 28 of the main body 16
is prevented from polymerizing on its head 22a. Therefore, the head 22a of the locking bolt 22 is inserted into the insertion hole 28.
It is possible to prevent an accident in which the main body 16 comes off from the base 15 by falling out of the frame body 2, and thereby an accident in which the door 4 comes off from the frame body 2 and falls down can be prevented. Further, when the cover 17 is attached to the main body 16 as described above, since the head 22a of the locking bolt 22 is covered by the cover 17, clothes etc. can be attached to the locking bolt 22.
2 can be prevented from getting caught, and since the cover 17 is made of an opaque material, the through hole 26 and the head 22a can be covered and hidden by the cover 17, and the appearance can be improved. Next, if you want to remove the base 5 of the hinge 3 from the frame 2, insert a rod into the notch groove 35 of the main body 16 protruding from the cover 17, and use this rod to push the rear locking piece 37 forward. Push to disengage the rear locking pawl 37a and the locking recess 33. Cover 17 in this state
The cover 17 can be removed from the main body 16 by pulling up the rear part thereof toward the surface side. Thereafter, by loosening the tightening bolt 31 or the locking bolt 22, the main body 16 can be moved rearward and the insertion hole 28 can be easily overlapped with the head 22a of the locking bolt 22. base 1
5, the door 4 can be easily removed from the frame 2, and the locking bolt 22 can be easily removed.
The degree of screwing can be easily adjusted by simply removing the cover 17.

10 to 16 show different embodiments of the present application. In this embodiment, the base 15e of the base 5e is composed of a first base 40 and a second base 41. This first base 40 is attached to the frame 2e with four attachment screws 19e,
A mounting portion 20e and an engaging convex portion 42 are formed to protrude from the surface thereof. A fitting recess 43 and an engaging recess 44 are formed protrudingly on the back surface of the second base 41, and the fitting recess 43 and the engaging recess 44 are connected to the mounting portion 20e of the first base 40 and the engaging protrusion 42. is mated to. The first base 40 and the second base 41 are fastened and fixed by screwing a connecting bolt 46 inserted into a connecting hole 45 of the second base 41 into a screw hole 47 of the first base 40. There are two mounting screw holes 2 on the top surface of the second base 41, one on the front and one on the back.
1e and 21e' are formed respectively, and locking bolts 22e and 22 are inserted into these mounting screw holes 21e and 21e'.
e' are screwed together. This front locking bolt 22e has an annular groove 4 between it and the back surface of the head 22ae.
An annular collar 49 is formed to form a ring 8. The main body 16e of the base 5e is composed of a ceiling wall 16ae and both side walls 16be, 16be, positioning portions 29e are formed on the lower surfaces of these both side walls 16be, 16be, respectively, and through holes 26e, 2 are formed in the ceiling wall 16ae.
6e' are formed at positions corresponding to the mounting screw holes 21e and 21e', respectively. This through hole 2 on the rear side
The insertion hole 28e' in 6e' is constituted by an open space. Further, a locking hole 32e, which is an example of a locking portion, is formed in the ceiling wall 16ae at a position in front of the through hole 26e, and a fitting portion 33e, which is illustrated as a locking portion, is formed at a rear end position. A front locking claw 36e having a front locking claw 36ae is formed at the front end of the cover 17e, and a rear locking piece 37e having a rear upper claw 37ce and a rear lower claw 37de is formed at the rear end. ing. Further, the lower surface 36ae' of the front locking pawl 36ae is formed into an arcuate surface or an inclined surface. A receiving piece 3 is provided in the middle part of the cover 17e.
8e and a reinforcing wall 39e are formed, and this reinforcing wall 39
e comes into contact with the rear end edge of the front through hole 26e to prevent the cover 17e from moving rearward with respect to the main body 16e. Note that the rear locking piece 37e also serves as a receiving piece 38e.

In the above embodiment, when attaching the base 5e to the inner surface 2ae of the side plate of the frame 2e, first
The base 40 is fixed to the inner surface of the side plate 2ae with the mounting screws 19e, and then the second base 41 is placed on the first base 40, and the second base 41 is tightened and fixed to the first base 40 with the connecting bolt 46. .
Next, as in the above embodiment, the main body 16e is fitted onto the second base 41, and the heads of the locking bolts 22e, 22e' are inserted into the respective insertion holes 28e, 28e'.
2ae and 22ae', and then move the main body 16e rearward and insert the narrow holes 27e and 27e' into the head 2.
2ae, 22ae' and the main body 16
Position e in the front-back direction. Thereafter, the main body 16e is fixed to the second base 41 by tightening the rear locking bolt 22e'. In this case, if it is desired to adjust the horizontal position of the door 4e, the degree of threading of the front locking bolt 22e into the mounting screw hole 21e is changed before tightening the rear locking bolt 22e'. The position of the annular groove 48 of the locking bolt 22e is moved toward and away from the inner surface of the side plate 2ae, thereby moving the front end of the main body 16e from side to side, and then the rear locking bolt 22e' is tightened. Next, cover 17
The space between the rear upper claw 37ce and the rear lower claw 37de of e is fitted into the fitting part 33e at the rear end of the main body 16e, and the reinforcing wall 39e is fitted into the through hole 26e, and the lower surface 37a' of the front locking claw 36ae is fitted. e is brought into contact with the edge of the locking hole 32e, and the front portion of the rear cover 17e is pushed to engage the front locking pawl 36ae with the locking hole 32e. If you want to remove the cover 17e, push the front locking claw 36e backwards to elastically deform it to disengage the front locking claw 36ae from the locking hole 32e, and then pull up the cover 17e. The cover 17e can be easily removed.

It should be noted that parts that are functionally the same or equivalent to those in the previous figure are given the same reference numerals as in the previous figure with an alphanumeric letter "e", and redundant explanations are omitted.

As described above, in the base of the present invention, the base 15 is adapted to be fixed to the furniture frame 2.
The main body 16 is detachably attached to the base 15.The base 15 is provided with a locking pin 22 having a large diameter head 22a at the tip, and the main body 16 is equipped with a locking pin 22 that has a large diameter head 22a at the tip. It is provided with connection parts 8 and 12 for connecting the swinging piece 6 which can be fixed to the door 4 of the main body 16, and is provided with a through hole 26 through which the locking pin 22 can be passed. It consists of a narrow hole 27 that is long in the advancing and retracting direction, and an insertion hole 28 that is continuous with the narrow hole 27, and the width of the narrow hole 27 is set to be smaller than the diameter of the head 22a of the locking pin 22. The insertion hole 28 is set to a size that allows the head 22a of the locking pin 22 to be inserted and removed, and the insertion hole 28 is opposed to the head 22a of the locking pin 22. 15
After moving the main body 16 to the side and passing the head 22a through the insertion hole 28, the main body 16 is attached to the base 15 by moving the main body 16 in the direction of movement and overlapping the narrow hole 27 of the head 22a. Therefore, when attaching the base to the furniture frame,
After removing and separating the main body 16 from the base 15, only the base 15 can be attached to the furniture frame 2, making it easy to attach the base 15, and furthermore, the base 15 can be attached to the furniture frame 2. After being attached to the body 2, the through hole 2 of the body 16
The insertion hole 28 in the base 15 is inserted into the locking pin 2 of the base 15.
body 16 so as to overlap the head 22a at 2;
is positioned so that the head 22a of the locking pin 22 passes through the insertion hole 28, and then the main body 16 is moved along the base surface to insert the head 22a into the through hole 26.
By polymerizing the narrow holes 27 of the main body 16
can be attached to the base 15, and the work of attaching the base 5 to the furniture can be done easily and quickly.

Further, even if the main body 16 is attached to the base 15 by passing the head 22a of the locking pin 22 through the through hole 26 of the main body 16 as described above, the surface side of the main body 16 does not have the above-mentioned through hole. A cover 17 large enough to cover the hole 26 is provided to cover the through hole 26, so when the base 5 is attached to furniture and used, the cover 17 will not displace the locking pin 22.
This can prevent clothes etc. from getting caught on the locking pin 22 and prevent clothes etc. from being torn.

Further, the cover 17 is designed to receive and prevent the head 22a of the locking pin 22 from moving to a position where it overlaps with the insertion hole 28 of the through hole 26 when the cover 17 is attached to the main body 16. When the base 5 is attached to furniture and used, an unexpected external force acts on the main body 16 and the main body 16 moves in the longitudinal direction of the narrow hole 27 with respect to the base 15. Even when the locking pin 22 is moved, the head 22a of the locking pin 22 can be prevented from overlapping with the insertion hole 28, and the main body 16 can be prevented from coming off the base 15, and the integrity of the main body 16 and the base 15 can be maintained for a long time. It has the advantage of keeping the

Further, the main body 16 is provided with locking portions 32 and 33, and the cover 17 is provided with locking pieces 36 and 37 that are detachable from the locking portions 32 and 33, and these locking pieces are locked to the locking portions. Since the cover 17 is attached to the main body 16, if you want to remove the base 5 from the furniture, you can remove the locking pieces 36, 37 from the locking parts 32, 33 and remove the cover 17. The main body 16 can be moved so that the 16 insertion holes 28 overlap the head 22a of the locking pin 22, and the base 5 can be conveniently and quickly removed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present application, and Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the furniture, Fig. 2 is a side view showing the hinge portion with a portion cut away, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the base of the hinge.
Fig. 4 is a plan view, Fig. 5 is a plan view with the cover and connecting arm removed, Figs. 6 and 7 are sectional views showing the operating state, Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the cover, and Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the cover. The bottom view of the cover and FIGS. 10 to 16 show different embodiments. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the hinge portion, FIG. 11 is a side view, and FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing the base. Figure 13 is a plan view with the cover removed;
FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing the operating state, FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing the operating state,
FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the cover. 1... Storage chest (furniture), 2... Frame, 4...
... Door, 5 ... Base, 6 ... Rocking piece, 8 ... Guide groove (connection part), 12 ... Overhang part (connection part), 15 ...
Base, 16...Main body, 17...Cover, 22...
... Locking pin (locking pin), 26 ... Through hole, 27 ...
... narrow hole, 28 ... insertion hole, 32 ... locking hole (locking part), 33 ... locking recess (locking part), 36 ... front locking piece (locking piece), 37 ... ...Rear side locking piece (locking piece), 38...Receiving part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It consists of a base that can be fixed to the frame of furniture, and a main body that is removably attached to the surface of the base in a polymeric manner. A locking pin having a head is provided in a tree shape, and the main body is provided with a connecting portion at one end for connecting a swinging piece that can be fixed to a furniture door, and the main body is superimposed on the base. It is provided with a through hole through which the locking pin can pass through when it is attached, and the through hole is a long narrow hole formed to allow the body to move toward one end, and this narrow hole. and an insertion hole formed continuously adjacent to the locking pin and having a size that allows the head of the locking pin to be inserted and removed, and the width of the narrow hole is larger than the head of the locking pin. The diameter of the narrow hole is set to be smaller than the diameter of the locking pin. After moving the main body in the axial direction of the locking pin while facing the locking pin and passing the head of the locking pin through the insertion hole, move the main body in the longitudinal direction to fit the head into the narrow hole. In the base of the furniture hinge, the main body can be attached to the base by attaching the main body to the base. A cover large enough to cover the through hole is provided, and the cover is provided with a locking piece that is detachably attached to the locking portion when it is placed over the main body so as to cover the through hole. A retaining piece is provided on the inner surface of the cover to prevent the head of the retaining pin from moving to a position where it overlaps with the insertion hole of the through hole when the retaining piece is retained in the retaining portion. A base for a furniture hinge.