JPH08280460A - Furniture with latch mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide furniture provided with a simple latch mechanism for locking a drawer housed inside the furniture so as not to fall off inside the furniture. CONSTITUTION: A pressurizing member 40 is vertically movably and loosely inserted inside the recessed part 20 of a handle attached on the front plate 10 of this furniture and the pressurizing member 40 is connected through a connection rod 90 to a locking bar 70 freely vertically slidably inserted inside a vertical hole 60 formed in the part of the drawer 50. A locking hole 110 is formed on the upper surface of a shelf plate 100 to be superimposed on the lower end of the vertical hole 60 in a state where the drawer 50 is housed inside the furniture. Then, at the ti,me of housing the drawer 50 inside the furniture, for the pressurizing member 40 and the locking bar 70, the inside of the recessed part 20 of the handle and the inside of the vertical hole 60 are lowered to the lower part by using the repulsive force of a spring material 120 and the lower end of the locking bar 70 is inserted to the locking hole 110 on the upper surface of the shelf plate 100 and locked.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to furniture with a latch mechanism provided with a latch mechanism for preventing the drawer from falling out of the furniture in front of the furniture.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a piece of furniture shakes back and forth due to an earthquake or the like, there is a risk that a drawer may fall out in front of the piece of furniture and a sleeping person may be injured.

Therefore, furniture having various latch mechanisms has been developed to prevent the drawer stored in the furniture from falling off in front of the furniture.

The furniture provided with these latching mechanisms include those described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-58176, those described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-268211, and Japanese Utility Model Publication No.
What is described in JP-A-7-55485, Jikken 2-4
There are those described in Japanese Patent No. 3978.

[0005]

However, in furniture equipped with these latch mechanisms, the latch mechanism for locking the drawer in the state of being housed in the furniture is complicated and large-scale, and the furniture manufacturing It is not widely used in general because it makes the manufacturing cost of furniture expensive.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is a furniture provided with a latch mechanism for locking the drawer in a state of being housed in the furniture, and the manufacturing cost of the furniture is expensive. It is an object of the present invention to provide a furniture with a latch mechanism (hereinafter referred to as furniture) that includes a latch mechanism that is easy and easy to manufacture and that does not have the risk of being damaged.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the furniture of the present invention has a front panel of a drawer in which fingers are inserted,
In a furniture having a handle having a recess for locking, a pressing member loosely inserted into the recess of the handle so as to be vertically movable, and a vertical hole provided in the drawer portion rearward of the recess of the handle, the lower end thereof. Is a vertical hole exposed at the lower end surface of the drawer, a locking rod inserted slidably in the vertical hole in the vertical direction, and a vertically long horizontal hole provided in the drawer portion behind the recess of the handle. A horizontal hole that communicates the upper part of the recess of the handle with the upper end of the vertical hole, and a connecting rod that is vertically inserted into the horizontal hole so that the pressing member can be attached to the upper end of the locking rod. A connecting rod for connecting and a locking hole provided on the upper surface of the shelf plate that supports the drawer that overlaps the lower end of the vertical hole in the state where the drawer is housed in furniture or on the upper surface of the front plate of another drawer immediately below the drawer. There is a member for inserting and locking the lower end of the locking rod. It is characterized in that a hole.

In the furniture of the present invention, it is preferable that the pressing member is provided with a spring member that presses and lowers the inside of the recess of the handle.

Alternatively, the locking rod is pushed downward in the vertical hole,
It is preferable to provide a spring material for lowering.

Further, it is preferable that the shelf plate or the front plate around the upper end opening of the locking hole is provided with a washer.

[0011]

In the furniture of the present invention, when the drawer stored in the furniture is locked so as not to fall into the furniture, the finger of the hand is inserted into the concave portion of the handle and the pressing member is pressed by the finger of the hand. Push the inside of the recess of the handle upward. Then, the locking rod connected to the pressing member via the connecting rod is lifted up in the vertical hole, and the lower end of the locking rod is moved up in the vertical hole. Then, with the lower end of the locking rod raised in the vertical hole, the handle is pushed with the fingers of the hand and the drawer is pushed into the furniture to be stored.

Next, the fingers of the hand are removed from the recess of the handle of the drawer housed in the furniture, and the pressing member loosely inserted into the recess of the handle, the connecting rod connected to the member, and the rod are connected. Using the pressing member, the connecting rod, and the self-weight applied to the locking rod, the locking rod is lowered in the recess, the lateral hole, and the vertical hole of the handle downward.

Then, the lower end of the locking rod is projected outward from the lower end of the vertical hole. Then, the lower end of the locking rod is inserted into and locked in the locking hole provided on the upper surface of the shelf plate or the upper surface of the front plate of another drawer that overlaps with the lower end of the vertical hole of the drawer when the drawer is stored in the furniture. Let

Then, by using the locking rod locked in the locking hole, the drawer housed in the furniture can be locked so as not to drop into the furniture.

On the contrary, as described above, storage in furniture,
When pulling out the locked drawer from the furniture, insert the finger of the hand into the recess of the handle of the drawer, and push the pressing member loosely inserted into the recess of the handle with the finger of the hand to move the inside of the recess of the handle upward. Press.

Then, the pressing member, the connecting rod and the locking rod, and the upper portion of the pressing member, the connecting rod and the locking rod are resisted against the self-weight of the pressing member, the connecting rod and the locking rod. Raise to.

Then, the lower end of the locking rod inserted and locked in the locking hole is disengaged from the locking hole provided on the upper surface of the shelf plate or the upper surface of the front plate of another drawer into the vertical hole above it. , Raise. Then, with the lower end of the locking rod raised in the locking hole, the fingers of the hand inserted into the recess of the handle are locked in the recess of the handle and the drawer is pulled forward with the fingers of the hand. .

Then, the drawer can be pulled out to the front of the furniture by releasing the locked state of the drawer locked in the locking hole of the shelf board or the front plate of another drawer through the locking rod.

Further, in a furniture provided with a spring member for pressing and lowering the pressing member in the concave portion of the handle downwardly, or a spring member for pressing and lowering the locking rod downwardly in the vertical hole, As described above, when the drawer is stored and locked in the furniture, the pressing member, the connecting rod, and the locking rod are used in addition to the weight of the pressing member, the pressing force of the spring member, and the handle. The inside of the recess, the inside of the lateral hole, and the inside of the vertical hole can be smoothly and surely lowered downwardly. Then, the lower end of the locking rod can be surely and accurately inserted and locked into the locking hole provided on the upper surface of the shelf board or the upper surface of the front plate of another drawer.

Further, in furniture having a washer on the shelf plate or front plate around the upper end opening of the engaging hole, the lower end of the engaging rod is inserted into the engaging hole as described above. When stopping,
The lower end of the locking rod slides smoothly on the surface of the washer that is formed smoothly, without catching on the peripheral edge of the upper end of the locking hole.
It can be inserted and locked securely and accurately in the locking hole. At the same time, the washer can prevent the lower end of the locking rod from being caught by the peripheral edge of the upper opening of the locking hole, and the peripheral edge of the upper opening of the locking hole being damaged by the locking rod.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a preferred embodiment of the furniture of the present invention,
Specifically, it is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing the usage state. The furniture will be described below.

In the illustrated furniture, the front plate 10 of the drawer is used.
A grip 30 having a recess 20 for inserting and locking the finger of the hand is provided at the lower end of the grip 30. Specifically, the handle 30 is fitted in the shallow cutout hole 12 formed in the lower end surface of the front plate 10.

A plate-shaped pressing member 40 is provided in the recess 20 of the handle.
Is loosely inserted in the recess 20 of the handle so as to be vertically movable.

A vertical hole 60 is provided in a portion of the drawer 50 rearward of the recess 20 of the handle. And the vertical hole 60
The lower end of the drawer is exposed at the lower end surface of the drawer 50. Specifically, a cylindrical vertical hole 60 is provided at the boundary between the rear end surface of the handle 30 and the front end surface of the front plate 10.

A rod-shaped locking rod 70 is vertically slidably inserted in the vertical hole 60.

At the portion of the drawer 50 behind the recess 20 of the handle, a vertically long horizontal hole 80 that connects the upper portion of the recess 20 of the drawer and the upper end of the vertical hole 60 is provided. Specifically, the horizontal hole 80 is opened in the upper portion of the rear wall 32 of the handle so as to communicate with the upper end of the vertical hole 60.

A rod-shaped connecting rod 90 is loosely inserted in the lateral hole 80 so as to be vertically movable. The pressing member 40 is connected to the upper end of the locking rod 70 via the connecting rod 90.
Specifically, a connecting rod 90 is extended in an L shape on the upper end of the locking rod 70, and the connecting rod 90 is loosely inserted in the lateral hole 80 so as to be vertically movable. The tip of the connecting rod 90 projects into the recess 20 of the handle. Then, the tip of the connecting rod 90 is bent downward again into an L-shape, and the end thereof is pressed by the pressing member 40.
Is welded to the upper surface of.

When the drawer 50 is housed in the furniture, the blind hole-like locking hole 1 is formed on the upper surface of the drawer shelf 100 which supports the drawer 50 overlapping the lower end of the vertical hole 60.
10 is provided. The lower end of the locking rod 70 can be inserted and locked in the locking hole 110.

In addition, in the illustrated furniture, the pressing member 4
It is provided with a spring member 120 that presses and lowers the inside of the recess 20 of the handle downward. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the support rod 122 is horizontally installed in the recess 20 of the handle.
A coil-shaped torsion spring 124 is loosely fitted around the circumference of.
Then, one end of the torsion spring 124 is pressed against the upper surface of the pressing member 40, and the other end of the torsion spring 124 is locked to the inner wall of the recess 20 of the handle. Then, by utilizing the elastic force of the torsion spring 124, the pressing member 40
Is pressed downward in the recess 20 of the handle.

The furniture shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is constructed as described above.

Next, a usage example of this furniture and its operation will be described.

When the drawer 50 is stored and locked in furniture, as shown in FIG. 1, the finger of the hand is inserted into the recess 20 of the handle, and the pressing member 40 is repulsed by the torsion spring 124. The inside of the concave portion 20 of the handle is pushed upward against the force. Then, the locking rod 70 connected to the pressing member 40 via the connecting rod 90 is moved upward in the vertical hole 60,
The lower end of the locking rod 70 is raised into the locking hole 110. Then, with the lower end of the locking rod 70 raised in the vertical hole 60, the drawer 50 is pulled by the fingers of the hand inserted into the recess 20 of the handle.
Push it into the furniture and store it.

Next, the fingers of the hand are removed from the recess 20 of the handle, and the pressing member 40 loosely inserted into the recess 20 of the handle.
By using the elastic force of the torsion spring 124, the inside of the recess 20 of the handle is lowered.

Then, the connecting rod 90 connected to the pressing member 40 and the locking rod 70 connected to the rod are provided with a vertically long horizontal hole 80.
The inside and the inside of the vertical hole 60 are lowered below.

Then, the lower end of the locking rod 70 is projected outside the lower end of the vertical hole 60. Then, when the drawer 50 is stored in the furniture, the locking rods 70 are inserted into the locking holes 110 provided on the upper surface of the shelf board 100 that overlap the lower ends of the vertical holes 60.
Insert and lock the lower end of.

Then, the drawer 50 can be housed and locked so as not to fall into the furniture by using the locking rod 70 locked in the locking hole 110.

On the contrary, as described above, storage in furniture,
When pulling out the locked drawer 50 from the furniture,
As shown in FIG. 2, a finger of the hand is inserted into the recess 20 of the handle, and the pressing member 40 loosely inserted in the recess 20 of the handle is pressed upward by the finger of the hand. Then, the pressing member 40 is lifted up inside the recess 20 of the handle against the elastic force of the torsion spring 124.

Then, the connecting rod 90 connected to the pressing member 40 and the locking rod 70 connected to the rod are provided with a vertically long horizontal hole 80.
The inside and the inside of the vertical hole 60 are raised upward.

Then, the lower end of the locking rod 70 inserted and locked in the locking hole 110 is disengaged from the inside of the locking hole 110 and into the vertical hole 60 above it, and is raised. Then, the locked state of the drawer 50 locked in the furniture is released.

Then, while pushing the pressing member 40 upward in the recess 20 of the handle with the finger of the hand inserted into the recess 20 of the handle, the finger of the hand is hooked on the inner wall of the recess 20 of the handle, and the finger of the hand is hooked. Pull the drawer 50 to the front of the furniture with.

Then, the drawer 50 stored and locked in the furniture can be released from the locked state, and the drawer 50 can be pulled out in front of the furniture.

In the above-mentioned furniture, as shown in FIG. 3, the spring member 12 consisting of a coil-shaped compression spring 126 is provided between the ceiling wall of the recess 20 of the handle and the upper surface of the pressing member 40.
0, the spring member 120 pushes and lowers the pressing member 40 downward in the recess 20 of the handle, or, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper end wall of the vertical hole 60 and the locking rod. 70
A spring member 120 composed of a coil-shaped compression spring 128 is interposed between the spring member 120 and the upper end of the locking rod 7.
It is also possible to press 0 in the vertical hole 60 downward to lower it. Then, when the fingers of the hand are detached from the recess 20 of the handle, the locking rod 70 connected to the pressing member 40 via the connecting rod 90 by using the elastic force of the compression spring 126 or the compression spring 128. Alternatively, the locking rod 70 may be smoothly and surely lowered in the vertical hole 60 below. And the locking rod 70
The lower end of the may be inserted and locked into the locking hole 110 reliably and accurately.

Alternatively, the spring member 120 and the locking rod 70 for pressing and lowering the pressing member 40 downward in the recess 20 of the handle.
Spring member 12 for pressing and lowering the inside of the vertical hole 60 downwardly
0, and when the fingers of the hand are detached from the recess 20 of the handle, the spring member 120 presses and lowers both the pressing member 40 and the locking rod 70 downward and smoothly and reliably. It may be allowed to.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the pressing member 40
The recessed portion 2 of the handle is provided without providing the spring member 120 for pressing and lowering the recess 20 of the handle downward or the spring member 120 for pressing and lowering the locking rod 70 in the vertical hole 60 downward.
When the fingers of the hand are removed from 0, the pressing member 40, the connecting rod 90 connected to the member, and the locking rod 70 connected to the rod.
Using the weight of the pressing member 40, the connecting rod 90, and the locking rod 70, the inside of the recess 20 of the handle, the inside of the horizontal hole 80, and the vertical hole 6
The inside of 0 may be dropped below it. And the locking rod 7
The lower end of 0 may be inserted and locked in the locking hole 110.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the drawer 50
The front plate 10 of the drawer when the furniture is stored in the furniture.
In the furniture in which the front plate 10 of the other drawer 50 overlaps immediately below the above, the locking hole 110 for inserting and locking the lower end of the locking rod 70 may be provided on the upper surface of the front plate 10 of the other drawer. When the drawer 50 stored in the furniture is locked in the furniture, the lower end of the locking rod 70 may be inserted and locked in the locking hole 110 on the upper surface of the front plate 10 of another drawer 50. Then, the drawer 50 may be locked in the furniture by using the locking rod 70 locked in the locking hole 110.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, a washer 140 may be provided on the shelf plate 100 around the upper end opening of the locking hole 110 or the front plate 10 of the drawer 50. The lower end of the locking rod 70 is provided with a locking hole 11 provided on the upper surface of the shelf board 100 or the upper surface of the front plate 10 of the drawer 50.
When inserting and locking into the 0, the lower end of the locking rod 70 slides smoothly on the surface of the washer 140 that is formed smoothly, and the lower end of the locking hole 110 is locked without catching on the periphery of the upper opening. It is preferable that the hole 110 be surely and accurately inserted and locked. At the same time, the lower end of the locking rod 70 is caught on the peripheral edge of the upper end opening of the locking hole 110, and the locking hole 1
It is preferable that the washer 140 can prevent the periphery of the upper end opening of 10 from being damaged by the locking rod 70.

The present invention is also applicable to wooden furniture, metal furniture, and wooden furniture partially made of metal,
It is available.

[0048]

As described above, according to the furniture of the present invention, the drawer accommodated in the furniture can be locked so as not to drop into the furniture.

Further, since the latch mechanism for locking the drawer in the furniture has a small number of parts and has a simple structure which is easy to manufacture, there is no fear that the manufacturing cost of the furniture becomes expensive, and it is generally used in general. Widely used for furniture made.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing a usage state of furniture of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing a usage state of the furniture of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the furniture of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the furniture of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the furniture of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing a usage state of the furniture of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Front Plate of Drawer 20 Recess of Handle 30 Handle 32 Rear Wall of Handle 40 Pushing Member 50 Drawer 60 Vertical Hole 70 Locking Rod 80 Horizontal Hole 90 Connecting Rod 100 Shelf Board 110 Locking Hole 120 Spring Member 124 Torsion Spring 126, 128 Compression spring 140 washer

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A furniture provided with a handle having a recess for inserting and locking fingers of a hand on a front plate of a drawer, wherein a pressing member loosely inserted into the recess of the handle so as to be vertically movable, and a recess from the recess of the handle. A vertical hole provided in the rear drawer portion,
A vertical hole whose lower end is exposed on the lower end surface of the drawer,
An engaging rod slidably inserted vertically into the vertical hole, and a vertically long horizontal hole provided in the drawer portion behind the recess of the handle, the upper part of the recess of the handle and the upper end of the vertical hole. A horizontal hole communicating with the horizontal hole, a connecting rod loosely inserted in the horizontal hole so as to be vertically movable, and a connecting rod connecting the pressing member to the upper end of the locking rod, and the drawer housed in the furniture. In the state, a locking hole provided on the upper surface of the shelf plate that supports the drawer overlapping the lower end of the vertical hole or the upper surface of the front plate of another drawer immediately below the drawer, and insert the lower end of the locking rod.
Furniture with a latch mechanism, characterized by having a locking hole for locking. 2. The furniture with a latch mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a spring member for pressing and lowering the pressing member in the recess of the handle downward. 3. The furniture with a latch mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a spring member that presses and lowers the locking rod in the vertical hole downwardly. 4. The furniture with a latch mechanism according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a washer is provided on a shelf plate or a front plate around the upper end opening of the locking hole.