JPH0453701Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] (a) Industrial application field This invention is suitable for storing things in a closet etc.
This relates to a storage box for easy organization and storage.

(b) Prior Art A conventional storage box includes a box-shaped drawer that is open at the top and is fitted into a frame in two upper and lower stages so that it can slide in the front and back direction.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention In the above-mentioned prior art, in order to effectively utilize the space of a closet, etc., it was necessary to make the length of the drawer in the front and rear directions sufficiently long.

In this way, if you lengthen the front and back of the drawer,
If you don't pull the drawer forward, you won't be able to take out the items you put inside.

Also, to store many things in one box,
If there were no partitions inside the drawers, the items inside would fall over or get mixed up when the drawers were sliding.

In addition, if conventional drawers are provided in the front and back,
Each drawer must be pulled out from the front or rear.

Therefore, in this case, the device could not be operated from either the front or the rear, and the device could not be placed in the closet in either direction.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a storage box that is easier to organize and store, has excellent operability, and can be operated from one direction.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems and achieve the purpose, the storage box of the present invention has a plurality of boxes arranged in two stages, upper and lower, inside the main body, and They are connected and stored in the front and back direction so that they can be attached and detached.

Then, when the first box in the upper row is pulled forward, a first arm having an engaging part at the end that can hold the box while keeping it horizontal is rotatably attached to the main body.
Attach it, and also attach the second arm so that it can rotate freely.

This second arm has an engaging part at its end that can hold the last box on the lower tier while keeping it horizontal, and the direction in which the first arm moves this box downward while engaged with the first box on the upper tier. When it is rotated, it engages with this first arm and rotates in a direction to move this box upward while being engaged with the last box on the lower stage.

Also, a stopper that engages with the box moved upward by the second arm to prevent it from falling;
The device also includes a third arm that pushes the box moved downward by the first arm into the main body and releases the engagement between the first arm and the second arm.

(e) Examples Examples of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. First, the general configuration and operation of the present invention will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3A to 3D are side views showing its operation.

As shown in Fig. 2, this storage box consists of a main body 1 consisting of a box-shaped frame, boxes A to D that are open at the top and arranged in two levels, one above the other, and two boxes in front and behind each other, and boxes A to D in the front and back. The first arm 2 engages with a box lined up when it is pulled out and moves the box downward, and the first arm 2 engages with the last box lined up on the lower tier and moves this box in conjunction with the rotation of the first arm 2. 2nd arm 3 that lifts the
Equipped with etc.

On the inner surface of the main body 1, resin rails are provided at the portions that come into contact with the boxes A to D in order to improve the sliding of the boxes.

Also, on each side of boxes A to D, first arms 2
Engagement shafts that engage with each other are provided, respectively.

The first arm 2, the second arm 3, a third arm related thereto, a stopper (described later), etc. are all attached to the left and right inner surfaces of the main body 1, respectively.

Boxes A to D in this storage box are shown in FIGS. 3A to D.

That is, as shown in Fig. 3A, among the boxes A to D arranged in two rows, top and bottom, and two rows, front and back, as shown in Fig. 3B, if you pull out box A in the uppermost row, this box A and Box B connected to this moves forward.

These boxes A to D are connected in the front-rear direction so that they can be connected only in the vertical direction (details will be described later). , when this box A is pushed down, the first arm 2 rotates and the box A is pushed down as shown in Fig. 3C.
moves downward, and in conjunction with this, the box C that engages with the second arm 3 is lifted up on the upper stage.

Thereafter, by pushing in box A as shown in FIG. 3D, it can be returned to its original state, and by repeating this process, any box A to D can be pulled out.

Next, the detailed configuration and operation of each part will be explained.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the connecting portions provided at the ends of boxes A to D.

For example, at the side end of each front surface of the boxes A to D, a connecting portion 4 having a substantially L-shaped planar shape protruding forward is provided.
A connecting portion 4b having an inverted L-shape in plan view that fits the connecting portion 4a is provided near the side end of each back surface.

These connecting parts 4a and 4b can be attached and detached by sliding them in the vertical direction, and in the case shown in FIG. 3C, the connecting part 4b of box A is connected to the connecting part 4a of box B.
and connects it to the connecting part 4a of box D, and then
The connecting part 4a of the box D is detached from the connecting part 4b of the box D.
It is connected to the connecting part 4b of.

Incidentally, the engagement shaft 5 that engages with the first arm and the like is attached to both sides of each box as described above.

FIG. 1 and FIGS. 5 to 7 are internal side views showing the structure inside the storage box, and in order to clearly illustrate the internal mechanism, boxes A to D only show their engagement shafts 5A to 5D. Yes, its outline is omitted.

The first arm 2 has a shaft 6 attached to the main body 1.
A rotating part 2b is rotatably supported by a spring and biased clockwise in the figure by a spring, and an extendable part 2C is telescopically attached to this rotating part 2b.
A main arm 2a consisting of a main arm 2a, an approximately J-shaped engagement part 2d rotatably attached to the end of the extendable part 2c, a cam 2e integrally formed with the engagement part 2d, and a main body. 1 and an auxiliary arm 2f rotatably attached to the end of a cam 2e.

The rotating part 2b of the main arm 2a has a long hole 2g.
is provided, and a moving pin 2h is inserted into the elongated hole 2g and projects to the other side of the rotating portion 2b.
A mounting plate 2i is attached to movably support the moving pin 2h.

Furthermore, a pin 2j is attached to the side surface of the extendable part 2c of the main arm 2a, and this pin 2j is inserted into a substantially inverted L-shaped groove 1a provided on the front side of the main body 1. It moves along the groove 1a.

The second arm 3 includes a main arm 3a that is rotatably supported by a shaft 6 and has an engaging protrusion 3b at the front end that engages with the moving pin 2h, and the main arm 3a.
A substantially J-shaped engaging portion 3c rotatably attached to the rear end of the cam, a cam 3d formed integrally with the engaging portion 3c, and a shaft 7 rotatably attached to the cam 3d. auxiliary arm 3e.

The main arm 3a of the second arm 3 is biased clockwise by a spring.

Further, a pin 3f is attached to the side surface of the main arm 3a, and is inserted into a curved guide groove 1b provided in the main body 1.
move along b.

A first stopper 8 is rotatably attached to the main body 1, and engages with the engagement shaft 5B of the box lifted by the second arm 3 to prevent it from falling. It has an engagement recess 8b.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a third arm having a substantially L-shape, and is rotatably attached to the main body 1 via a shaft 7.

The corner of the lower part 9b of this third arm 9 is set to be located immediately behind the engagement shaft 5D of the lower front box, and when this engagement shaft 5D moves, the corner is pushed and the upper part 9a This is to press and move the moving pin 2h.

10 is a second rotatably attached to the main body 1;
This is a stopper that engages with the engagement shaft 5D of the box pushed into the lower stage and prevents it from returning forward.
has.

11 is a third rotatably attached to the main body 1;
When the pin 2j, which is a stopper and moves along the groove 1a, moves downward, it temporarily engages with this pin 2j and the first arm 2 returns to its original position by the force of the spring. It has a guide slope 11a and an engaging recess 11b.

Next, this operation will be explained.

Fig. 1 shows the internal mechanism in the state shown in Fig. 3A, and as shown in the figure, the engagement shafts 5A to 5D of boxes A to D are located in two stages, upper and lower, and in two rows, front and rear. There is.

Here, when box A is pulled forward, box B connected to it also moves forward, and at this time, the first arm 2 is pushed by the engagement shaft 5A of box A and rotates counterclockwise. Fall forward.

At this time, the extendable portion 2c of the main arm 2a
extends as the pin 2j moves along the groove 1a, and the auxiliary arm 2f rotates the engaging portion 2d via the cam 2e.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the engagement shaft 5A is
Stepped portion 2k at the end of the extendable portion 2c of the main arm 2a
and enters into the engaging portion 2d and engages with it.

At this time, boxes A to D are in the state shown in FIG. 3B.

Here, when the box A is pushed down, the main arm 2a of the first arm 2 rotates along the groove 1a, and the engaging portion 2d is rotated by the auxiliary arm 2f and descends while remaining horizontal.

Therefore, box A will descend while remaining horizontal.

Also, at this time, the main arm 3a of the second arm 3
Since the engaging protrusion 3b engages with the moving pin 2h of the first arm 2, it rotates counterclockwise along the guide groove 1b as the first arm 2 rotates.

The engagement shaft 5C of the box C is already inserted into the engagement portion 3c of the second arm 3, and the main arm 3a is
As the auxiliary arm 3e rotates, the auxiliary arm 3e engages the engaging portion 3c.
In order to rotate the box C so as to keep it horizontal, the box C is lifted upward while remaining horizontal.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, since the pin 2j engages with the engagement recess 11b of the third stopper 11, the first arm 2 is held in a downwardly hanging state.

Further, since the second arm 3 is also engaged with the first arm 2, it is held in an upwardly raised state, and the engagement shaft 5C of the box C pushed up by the second arm 3 is moved to the first stopper. 8 engages with the engagement recess 8b.

At this time, boxes A to D are in the state shown in FIG. 3C.

In this state, as shown in FIG.
When the box D is pushed into the main body 1, the engaging shaft 5D of the box D that is pushed together with the box A presses the corner of the lower part 9b of the third arm 9, causing the third arm 9 to rotate counterclockwise.

Therefore, the third pin that is already in contact with the moving pin 2h
The upper part 9a of the arm 9 presses and pushes the moving pin 2h away, thereby causing the moving pin 2h and the second arm 3 to
The state of engagement with the engagement protrusion 3b is released.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the second arm 3 is rotated clockwise by the force of the spring and stopped at the initial position.

Here, by pushing the box A further into the back, the engagement shaft 5D of the box D is moved to the engagement part 3 of the second arm 3.
C, and the engagement shaft 5A of the box A is transmitted along the guide slope 10a of the second stopper 10 to the engagement recess 1 of the second stopper 10.
0b.

At this time, boxes A to D are in the state shown in FIG. 3D.

Thereafter, when the operating portion 11c of the third stopper 11 is pressed, the engagement between the engagement recess 11b and the pin 2j is released, and the first arm 2 is rotated clockwise by the force of the spring to return to its original position. Return to

In this manner, in this embodiment, by repeating the above operations, a desired box can be pulled out.

FIGS. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing the front lid for smooth and reliable operation when pushing in a box that has been pulled out forward and pushed down.

The front cover 12 is rotatably attached to the lower part of the front end of the main body 1, and is attached to the first arm 2 via the fourth arm 13.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the first arm 2 is stopped in an upwardly raised state, the front cover 12 is flipped upwards, and as shown in FIG.
When the arm 2 is in a downward position, the front cover 12 is in a state of being tilted forward.

The front lid 12 supports the box pulled out from the bottom when it is in the collapsed state as shown in FIG. 9, thereby ensuring reliable operation.

Incidentally, the front lid 12 may be operated manually without being linked to the first arm 2.

(f) Effects of the invention According to the invention, multiple boxes can be easily pulled out one after another to the point where it is easiest to organize and store them.
Furthermore, all boxes can be pulled out from the front,
This provides a storage box with excellent operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an internal side view showing the structure of a storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the storage box, and Figs. 3 A to D schematically show the operation of the storage box. FIG. 4 is a side view, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a connecting part provided in the box. FIGS. 5 to 7 are internal side views showing the operation of the structure of the storage box shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the front lid. 1...Main body, 2...First arm, 3...Second arm, 8...First stopper, 9...Third arm, 10...Second stopper, 11...Third stopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A main body, and a plurality of boxes disposed within the main body in at least two levels, upper and lower, connected in the front-rear direction so that they can be attached and detached only in the up-down direction, and that are slidable in the front-rear direction. a first arm rotatably supported by the main body, the first arm having an engaging portion at the end that can hold the box while keeping it horizontal when the box is pulled forward in the uppermost stage; has an engaging part that can hold the last box in the lower row while keeping it horizontal, is rotatably supported by the main body, and holds the box in a state where the first arm is engaged with the first box in the upper row. a second arm that engages the first arm when rotated in a direction to move the box downward, and rotates in a direction to move the box upward while being engaged with the last box in the lower row; a stop part that engages with the box moved upward by the first arm to prevent it from falling; when the box moved downward by the first arm is pushed into the main body, the first arm and the second arm are engaged; A storage box characterized by comprising: a third arm for releasing;