JPH0771176A - Cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a cabinet whose door has a high strength and which presents a fine appearance. CONSTITUTION:Vertical frame members 2 are furnished between the ends of a pair of crosswise frame members 1 so that a supporting frame 3 of a rectangular shape is formed. One member of a coupling metal piece shaped in L-form is inserted in an insert hole provided at the end face of each crosswise frame member 1 while the other member is inserted through an insert hole at the end face of each vertical frame member 2. A hinge 5 is furnished at the outside surface of the end part of each vertical frame member 2 to be the pivoting side. A coupling piece of this hinge 5 is secured by a fixture to the coupling metal piece inserted through the insert hole in the corresponding crosswise frame 1. Except for the part fitted with the hinge 5, each member of the coupling metal piece is secured to the vertical frame member 2 or crosswise frame member 1 by fixture to be driven from the inside of the frame member 2 or 1. The peripheral edge is detained with a fit recess provided at the inner surface of the crosswise frame member 1 and vertical frame member 2, and a plate 10 is attached to the inside of the supporting frame 3, and thereby a door 11 is accomplished. Hinge 5 furnished at one end of the door 11 is attached to the front opening of an accommodation box 12, and thereto the door 11 is fixed in such an arrangement as capable of being opened and closed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cabinet provided with an openable and closable door in a front opening of a storage box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there have been provided various cabinets formed by attaching an openable / closable door to a front opening of a storage box. In these devices, the door 11 is configured by mounting the plate member 10 in the support frame 3 having a square shape.
By attaching a double-sided mirror as the plate member 10, the mirror can be seen even when the door 11 is open or closed. The supporting frame 3 for supporting the double-sided mirror is composed of a vertical frame 2 and a horizontal frame 1 as shown in FIG. 6, and a fixing tool 30 is attached to the end of the horizontal frame 1 from the outer surface of the end of the vertical frame 2. By pushing in, the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 are connected to each other to support the plate member 10.

[0003]

However, in the conventional example as described above, the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 have a single fixing member 3.
Since it is only connected and fixed by 0, the attachment strength is weak, and especially when the plate material 10 is a heavy object such as a double-sided mirror, the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 2 are opened and closed as the door 11 is opened and closed. There is a problem that rattling occurs at the connecting portion with the frame 1 and that the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 come off. Further, the fastener 30 connecting the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 is visible when the door 11 is opened, and there is a problem that the screwed portion is visible and the appearance is poor.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the connecting strength between the vertical frame and the horizontal frame forming the support frame is high, and the screwed portions of the vertical frame and the horizontal frame are visible from the outside. The present invention intends to provide a cabinet that is strong and has a good appearance without being damaged.

[0005]

In the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a vertical frame 2 is arranged between the end portions of a pair of horizontal frames 1 to form a square-shaped support frame 3. One piece of the L-shaped connecting fitting 4 is inserted into the insertion hole 1a formed in the end surface of the horizontal frame 1 and the other piece of the connecting fitting 4 is formed in the insertion hole 2a formed in the end surface of the vertical frame 2. , The hinge 5 is arranged on the outer surface of the end of each vertical frame 2 on the pivot side, and the connecting piece 6 of the hinge 5 is inserted.
The connecting metal fitting 4 inserted into the insertion hole 1a of the horizontal frame 1 corresponding thereto is connected and fixed by a fixing tool 7, and each piece of the connecting metal fitting 4 except the portion where the hinge 5 is attached is a vertical frame 2 Alternatively, it is connected and fixed to the vertical frame 2 or the horizontal frame 1 with a fixing tool 8 which is inserted from the inner surface side of the horizontal frame 1, and is surrounded by a fitting recess 9 formed in the inner surfaces of the horizontal frame 1 and the vertical frame 2. The plate material 10 is attached to the inside of the support frame 3 so as to engage the edges thereof to form the door 11, and the storage box 12
The hinge 5 provided at one end of the door 11 is attached to the front opening, and the door 11 is openably and closably attached to the front opening of the storage box 12.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the door 11 is opened at the front side at the front opening end of the storage box 12 located on the opposite side of the upper and lower ends of one end of the door 11. A recess 13 is provided, and an operation recess 14 for inserting a finger when opening the door 11 is formed by the recess 13.

[0007]

[Operation] Therefore, the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 are connected by using the connecting fittings 4.
The connecting strength between the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 forming the support frame 3 can be increased by connecting and fixing the two to each other with the fixing tool 8. Further, the fixing tool 8 can be connected to the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1. Since it is driven in from the inner surface side of the frame 1, the screwed portions of the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 are not visible in appearance.

Further, the operation recesses 14 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the storage box 12.
By providing a recess, the upper and lower ends of the storage box 12 can be provided with a common handle function, and one cabinet can be installed in the right suspension unit or the left suspension unit.

[0009]

The present invention will be described below in detail based on the illustrated embodiments. As shown in FIG. 1, the cabinet is mainly constructed by attaching an openable / closable door 11 to a front opening of a storage box 12. The storage box 12 has a storage space 12a inside, and a flange 12b projects outward from the peripheral edge of the front opening. A recess 13 that opens to the front surface is provided near the one end of the upper and lower ends of the flange 12b, and an operation recess 14 is formed by this recess 13. Here, the operation recesses 14 are respectively formed at the ends on the opposite side of the ends of the flange 12b to which the ends of the door 11 to be described later are attached. The flange 12b is provided with a magnet catch 21 for receiving the magnet 20 attached to the support frame 3, and the magnet 20 magnetically attaches to the magnet catch 21 to hold the door 11 in a closed state. It is like this.

The door 11 attached to the front opening of the storage box 12 has a plate member 10 on the support frame 3 as shown in FIGS.
The main body is constituted by attaching the double-sided mirror. The support frame 3 is a pair of horizontal frames 1.
A vertical frame 2 is installed between the ends of the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1, and the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 are connected and fixed to each other by an L-shaped connecting fitting 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 are provided with a pair of support pieces 16 projecting from the end of the main body 15 having insertion holes 1a and 2a recessed in the end face along the longitudinal direction of the main body 15. The fitting recess 9 into which the edge of the plate member 10 is inserted is formed between the support pieces 16. Reference numeral 17 denotes a support projection piece provided so as to project from the inner surface of each support piece 16, and is made of soft PVC or the like. The vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 are insertion holes 1a and 2a which are provided in the end faces of the frames 2 and 1, respectively.
Each piece of the connecting metal fitting 4 is inserted into the connecting metal fitting 4, and the fixing tool 8 inserted from the inner surface of each frame 2, 1 is connected to the connecting metal fitting 4 as shown in FIG. It is connected and fixed to. Here, the piece of the connecting fitting 4 inserted into the end of the vertical frame 2 on the pivot side is in a state of being inserted into the insertion hole 1a of the horizontal frame 1 as shown in FIG.
It is connected and fixed to the hinge 5 together with the horizontal frame 1 by a fixing tool 7 for connecting and fixing.

The hinge 5 is composed of a connecting piece 6 rotatably and pivotally mounted on a receiving metal fitting 18 having a vertical piece 18a and a horizontal piece 18b and having an L-shaped cross section. By connecting the fastener 7 that contacts the outer surface of the end of 2 and is inserted from the outer surface of the connecting piece 6 to the piece of the connecting metal piece 4 in the vertical frame 2, the connecting metal piece 4
The vertical frame 2 and the hinge 5 are connected and fixed to each other. From the end of the receiving metal fitting 18, a restriction projection piece 19 that restricts the rotation range of the connecting piece 6 is provided downward.

The door 11 is a vertical piece 18 of a receiving member 18 of the hinge 5.
a is a flange 12b of the storage box 12 as shown in FIG.
It is attached to the front opening of the storage box 12 so as to be openable and closable by being connected and fixed to. Then, the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 are connected and fixed to each other by the fasteners 8 using the connecting fittings 4 to form the support frame 3 for supporting the plate member 10.
The connection strength between the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 is high, and since the fixing tool 8 is designed to be driven in from the inner surface side of the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1, the vertical frame 2 and the horizontal frame 1 are connected. It is designed so that the screwed part is not visible on the outside. Further, by forming the operation recesses 14 at the upper and lower ends of the storage box 12, a common handle function is formed at the upper and lower ends of the storage box 12, and when the right suspension unit is used, as shown in FIG. By embedding the storage box 12 in a wall surface or the like so that the hinge 5 is located on the right side when viewed from the front, it can be installed as a right suspension origin, and when it is a left suspension origin, as shown in FIG. The storage box 12 can be installed as a left suspension base by burying the storage box 12 in a wall surface or the like so that the hinge 5 is located on the left side when viewed from the front. In other words, when installing the cabinet at the right or left side, it is possible to handle it by turning the cabinet upside down because the common handle function is formed at the upper and lower ends of the storage box 12. It is possible to cope with the installation state of the right suspension element or the left suspension element without changing the position of the handle portion by one cabinet.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, a vertical frame is arranged between the ends of a pair of horizontal frames to form a square-shaped support frame, and one piece of a connecting metal fitting formed in an L-shape. Insert into the insertion hole that is recessed in the end face of the horizontal frame, and insert the other piece of the connecting metal fitting into the insertion hole that is recessed in the end face of the vertical frame, and on the outer surface of the end of each vertical frame that is the pivot side. A hinge is installed, the hinge connecting piece and one end of the vertical frame are connected and fixed with a fastener, and each piece of the connecting metal fitting is tapped from the inner surface side of the vertical frame or horizontal frame except the part where the hinge is attached. Connected and fixed to the vertical frame or horizontal frame with the fasteners inserted,
A door is formed by attaching a plate member in the support frame so that the peripheral edge is engaged with the fitting recess formed in the inner surface of the horizontal frame and the vertical frame,
A hinge provided at one end of the door is attached to the front opening of the storage box, and the door is attached to the front opening of the storage box so as to be openable and closable. The vertical frame and the horizontal frame forming the support frame can be connected with each other with high strength, and the fixing tool can be inserted from the inner surface side of the vertical frame and the horizontal frame. As a result, the screwed portions of the vertical frame and the horizontal frame are not visible in appearance, and a cabinet having high strength and good appearance can be obtained.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, a recess which opens to the front side is formed at the front opening end of the storage box located on the side opposite to the part where the upper and lower ends of one end of the door are axially attached. Since a recess is provided and an operation recess for inserting a finger when opening the door is formed by this recess, by forming an operation recess at the upper and lower ends of the storage box, a common handle is provided at the upper and lower ends of the storage box. Some cabinets can be provided with a function and can be installed in the right suspension or the left suspension with one cabinet.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a plan view.

FIG. 2 is an exploded front view of a door.

FIG. 3 (a) is a partial front view showing the arrangement of the connecting fittings, FIG. 3 (b) is a sectional view showing the arrangement of the connecting fittings, and FIG.
[Fig. 3] is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement state of hinges.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which a door is opened in a state where the right suspension base is installed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view in which a door is opened in a state where the left suspension base is installed.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 horizontal frame 1a insertion hole 2 vertical frame 2a insertion hole 3 support frame 4 connecting metal fitting 5 hinge 6 connecting piece 7 fixing tool 8 fixing tool 9 fitting recess 10 plate material 11 door 12 storage box 13 recess 14 operation recess

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vertical frame is arranged between the ends of a pair of horizontal frames to form a square-shaped support frame, and one piece of an L-shaped connecting metal fitting is recessed on the end face of the horizontal frame. Insert the other piece of the connecting fitting into the inserting hole that is recessed in the end face of the vertical frame, and install a hinge on the outer surface of the end of each vertical frame that is the pivot side to connect the number of connecting pieces. And the connecting metal fittings inserted into the corresponding insertion holes of the horizontal frame are connected and fixed with fasteners, and each piece of the connecting metal fittings is removed from the inner surface of the vertical frame or horizontal frame except the part where the hinge is attached. It is connected and fixed to a vertical frame or a horizontal frame with a fastener that is driven in, and the peripheral edge is engaged with a fitting recess formed in the inner surface of the horizontal frame and the vertical frame so that the plate material is inside the support frame. The door is attached to form a door, the hinge provided at one end of the door is attached to the front opening of the storage box, and the door is openably and closably attached to the front opening of the storage box. Characteristic cabinet. 2. A case in which a recess that opens to the front side is provided at the front opening end of the storage box that is located on the opposite side of the parts where the upper and lower ends of one end of the door are axially attached, and the door is opened by this recess. A cabinet characterized by being formed with an operation recess for inserting a finger into the cabinet.