Container cabinet

Abstract

The invention relates to a container cabinet comprising a box-like structure and a door connected to the box-like structure by a hinged quadrilateral, the box-like structure comprising a first and a second side shoulder, an upper structure plate and a lower plate, the hinged quadrilateral being configured to guide the door from a door closed position to a door maximum open position, the hinged quadrilateral comprising a crank and a rocker arm, the crank being hinged to the door with a second crank end and to the upper structure plate or the lower plate with a first crank end for rotation about a crank vertical rotation axis, the rocker arm being rotatably connected to the door on one side and to the first side shoulder on the opposite side, the rocker arm comprising a movable side plate, the movable side plate having a movable side plate front end and a movable side plate rear end, the movable side plate being hinged to the door with the movable side plate front end and connected to the first side shoulder with the movable side plate rear end for rotation about a rocker arm vertical rotation axis outside the first side shoulder.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a container cabinet equipped with a rotating sliding door.

[0002] In particular, the present invention relates to a container cabinet with a door that can be moved from a closed position in the front portion of the container cabinet to an open position in the side wall of the container cabinet. Background Technology

[0003] In the context of furniture elements incorporating doors that rotate and slide relative to a box-like structure for housing, there is a particular need to create door opening and closing mechanisms that are durable, highly reliable, compact, easy to manufacture, and aesthetically pleasing.

[0004] One known solution, from Unifor's Less furniture produced since 1994, provides a mechanism with a cam path in which two pins fixed to a panel for attaching to a cabinet door are guided in the cam path. This design allows the door to rotate and translate from a closed position within the cabinet's box-like structure to an open position where the door is positioned outside the side walls of the box-like structure. Therefore, the open door does not obstruct the space in front of the compartment opening, and thus the space around the cabinet's perimeter can be utilized.

[0005] However, on the one hand, such a mechanism can be particularly noisy due to the mechanical interaction between the pin and the wall of the cam or cam path; on the other hand, this mechanical interaction can lead to misalignment between the upper and lower mechanisms.

[0006] Document JP2000160921 discloses a solution for opening the exhibitor's rotating sliding door, wherein two connecting rods are arranged between the side wall of the container cabinet and the rotating sliding door, and the two connecting rods are in a vertically offset position. Therefore, this solution is particularly bulky and occupies space within the compartment, thus hindering the use of the container cabinet as a container.

[0007] In this context, there was a need to create a container cabinet with a rotating sliding door, wherein the door opening mechanism has a smooth and silent opening and closing motion.

[0008] In addition, there was a need to create a container cabinet with a rotating sliding door, where the opening and closing mechanism is as lightweight as possible while maintaining high mechanical strength.

[0009] Another requirement lies in the construction of a container cabinet equipped with a mechanism for opening and closing a rotating sliding door, which, from an aesthetic point of view, makes the container cabinet elegant.

[0010] A less important need is to create a container cabinet that allows for a simple structure with minimal hardware components, where the door in its fully open position does not obstruct the front area and occupies minimal space in the side areas of the cabinet. Summary of the Invention

[0011] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and to provide a solution to meet the need for providing container cabinets as defined in this application.

[0012] The container cabinet described in this application can meet the above requirements, and in particular, provides a door opening and closing mechanism that is simple in structure and has fewer parts compared to the prior art.

[0013] By providing movable side panels as elements of the door opening and closing mechanism—in other words, as elements of a hinged quadrilateral—a container cabinet can be created that uses a single crank to allow smooth and synchronized movement of the door while maintaining high mechanical resistance and reliability when opening and closing the door. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Further features and advantages of the components according to the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments of the invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are given by way of indicative, non-limiting examples, in which: - Figure 1 A side axonometric view of a container cabinet according to the invention is shown, wherein two doors are in a closed position, in which the doors are connected to the upper plate of the box-like structure of the container cabinet; - Figure 2 It shows Figure 1 Floor plan of the container cabinet; - Figure 3 It shows Figure 1 A side axonometric view of the container cabinet, with the door in an intermediate position between the closed position and the fully open position; - Figure 4 It shows Figure 3 Floor plan of the container cabinet; - Figure 5 It shows Figure 1 A side axonometric view of the container cabinet, with the door in its fully open position; - Figure 6 It shows Figure 5 Floor plan of the container cabinet; - Figure 7 It shows Figure 1 The side axonometric view of the container cabinet, with one door in the fully open position and the other door in the closed position; - Figure 8It shows Figure 7 Floor plan of the container cabinet; - Figure 9 It shows Figure 8 Details; - Figure 10 A schematic plan view showing multiple different positions of the door and multiple different positions of the synchronizing components between the maximum open position and the closed position; Detailed Implementation According to the general implementation, the container cabinet is indicated by reference numeral 1 in the attached drawing.

[0015] The container cabinet 1 includes a box-shaped structure 2 and at least one door 8 connected to the box-shaped structure 2 by means of a hinged quadrilateral 11.

[0016] The box-shaped structure 2 includes at least a first side shoulder 4 and a second side shoulder 4a, an upper structural plate 3 and a lower plate 38.

[0017] The box-shaped structure 2 has a front portion 5. The front portion 5 defines the front of the box-shaped structure 2.

[0018] The hinged quadrilateral 11 is configured to support the door 8 and guide the door 8 from the closed position to the fully open position. In the closed position, the door 8 is positioned in front of the front portion 5. In the fully open position, the door 8 is externally positioned to face directly or indirectly towards the first side shoulder 4.

[0019] The hinged quadrilateral 11 includes a crank 12 and a rocker arm 14. The crank 12 includes a first crank end 29 and a second crank end 31.

[0020] The crank 12 is hinged to the door 8 by the second crank end 31 and to the upper structural plate 3 or the lower plate 38 by the first crank end 29, thereby rotating about the vertical rotation axis A1 of the crank. The vertical rotation axis A1 of the crank is fixed relative to the box-shaped structure 2.

[0021] The rocker arm 14 is rotatably or swingably connected to the door 8 on one side, and rotatably or swingably connected to the first side shoulder 4 on the opposite side.

[0022] The rocker arm 14 includes a movable side plate 15, which has a front end portion 13 and a rear end portion 16. The movable side plate 15 is hinged to the door 8 by the front end portion 13, and the movable side plate 15 is connected to the first side shoulder 4 by the rear end portion 16, thereby rotating about the vertical rotation axis A2 of the rocker arm located outside the first side shoulder 4.

[0023] In this disclosure, the terms front, rear, side, upper, and lower refer to the box-shaped structure 2 and its usual use by the user. Similarly, the terms inside and outside refer to the box-shaped structure 2.

[0024] According to one embodiment, the vertical rotation axis A2 of the rocker arm is fixed relative to the box-shaped structure 2.

[0025] According to one embodiment, the vertical rotation axis A2 of the rocker arm is located on the outside of the box-shaped structure 2, particularly on the outside of the first side shoulder 4.

[0026] According to one embodiment, the upper plate 3 includes a front side angle 43.

[0027] According to one embodiment, the lower plate 38 includes a lower plate front corner 46.

[0028] According to one embodiment, the first shoulder portion 4 includes a first shoulder outer corner 44.

[0029] According to one embodiment, the front side angle 43 of the upper plate and the outer side angle 44 of the first side shoulder belong to the same plane.

[0030] According to one embodiment, the first door 8 rotates and translates from the closed position to the maximum open position around the front side angle 43 of the upper plate without interfering with the box-shaped structure 2, and vice versa.

[0031] According to one embodiment, the first door 8 rotates and translates from the closed position to the maximum open position around the front side angle 46 of the lower plate without interfering with the box-shaped structure 2, and vice versa.

[0032] According to one embodiment, the first door 8 rotates and translates from the closed position to the maximum open position around the outer corner 44 of the first side shoulder without interfering with the box-shaped structure 2, and vice versa.

[0033] According to one embodiment, the movable side panel 15 is configured to move in sync with the vertical movement of the door 8 between the closed position and the maximum open position, and vice versa.

[0034] According to one embodiment, the movable side panel 15 is hinged to the door 8 at a plurality of hinge points spaced apart in the vertical direction at the front end 13 of the movable side panel.

[0035] According to one embodiment, the movable side plate 15 is connected to the first side shoulder 4 at a plurality of vertically spaced connection points at the rear end 16 of the movable side plate.

[0036] According to one embodiment, the lower plate 38 includes a front edge 39. The first side shoulder 4 includes a front edge 40. The upper structural plate 3 includes a front edge 41.

[0037] According to one embodiment, the front edge 41 of the upper structural plate, the front edge 39 of the lower plate, and the front edge 40 of the first side shoulder are coplanar.

[0038] According to one embodiment, the front portion 5 includes the front edge 41 of the upper structural plate, the front edge 39 of the lower structural plate, and the front edge 40 of the first side shoulder.

[0039] According to one embodiment, in the closed position, the door 8 abuts against the front portion 5.

[0040] According to one embodiment, the container cabinet 1 includes a fixed side plate 17, which is constrained to the first side shoulder 4 on the outside of the first side shoulder 4 relative to the box-shaped structure 2.

[0041] According to one embodiment, the fixed side plate 17 includes a front side angle 45 of the fixed plate and an outer side portion 21 of the fixed side plate facing in the opposite direction to the box-shaped structure 2.

[0042] According to one embodiment, the movable side plate 15 is hinged to the fixed side plate 17, thereby rotating about the front corner 45 of the fixed plate of the fixed side plate to face the outer side portion 21 of the fixed side plate in the maximum open position of the door.

[0043] According to one embodiment, the movable side plate 15, which travels from the closed position of the container cabinet to the open position of the container cabinet, rotates 180° about the vertical rotation axis 16 of the rocker arm, and the door 8 in the open position is arranged at 90° relative to the position of the door 8 when the door 8 is in the closed position.

[0044] According to one embodiment, the door 8, the side shoulder 4, the movable side plate 15, and the fixed side plate 17 are geometric structures with a parallelepiped shape, the geometric structure having a peripheral edge extending between an inner portion or inner surface and an outer portion or outer surface. Specifically, the peripheral edge may include a side portion and / or an upper portion, a lower portion, a front portion, and a rear portion. Furthermore, the intersection of the edge with the side portion or surface defines the angle of the geometric structure.

[0045] According to one embodiment, the door 8, the movable side panel 15, and the side panel and the fixed plate have a peripheral frame, and a thin cover plate is fixed to the peripheral frame externally and / or internally.

[0046] According to one embodiment, the movable side plate 15 and the fixed side plate 17 have the same length in the vertical direction.

[0047] According to one embodiment, the door 8 has a length in the vertical direction that is not shorter than the length of the movable side panel 15.

[0048] According to one embodiment, the door 8 includes at least one door side edge 10 opposite to the other door side edge.

[0049] According to one embodiment, the movable side panel 15 is hinged to the first door 8 near the side edge 10 of the door.

[0050] According to one embodiment, the door 8 includes an inner door portion 9.

[0051] According to one embodiment, the movable side panel 15 is hinged to the first door 8 on the inner side 9 of the first door.

[0052] According to one embodiment, the first shoulder portion 4 includes a first shoulder outer side portion 7 and a first shoulder front edge 40.

[0053] According to one embodiment, the movable side plate 15 has an inner movable side plate portion 19 facing opposite directions and an outer movable side plate portion 20.

[0054] According to one embodiment, in the closed position of the door, the inner side portion 19 of the movable side panel is oriented along the direction of the box-shaped structure 2, and in the maximum open position of the door, the outer side portion 20 of the movable side panel faces the outer side portion 7 of the first side shoulder.

[0055] According to one embodiment, in the closed position of the door, the inner side portion 19 of the movable side panel faces the outer side portion 7 of the first side shoulder, and in the fully open position of the door, the outer side portion 20 of the movable side panel is oriented along the direction of the outer side portion 7 of the first side shoulder at a minimum distance D3 from the outer side portion 7 of the first side shoulder.

[0056] According to one embodiment, the minimum distance D3 is not less than 5 mm.

[0057] According to one embodiment, in the closed position, the inner side portion 19 of the movable side panel faces the outer side portion 7 of the first side shoulder, and the door 8 is arranged in the front portion 5 of the box-shaped structure 2.

[0058] According to one embodiment, in the maximum open position of the door, the outer side portion 20 of the movable side panel faces the outer side portion 21 of the fixed side panel at a minimum distance D1 from the outer side portion 21 of the fixed side panel.

[0059] According to one embodiment, the minimum distance D1 is not less than 5 mm.

[0060] According to one embodiment, in the maximum open position of the door, the door 8 is arranged parallel to the first side shoulder 4 and at a distance from the first side shoulder 4 that is greater than the sum of the thickness of the fixed side plate 17 and the thickness of the movable side plate 15.

[0061] According to one embodiment, in the maximum open position, the inner side 9 of the door faces at least the inner side 19 of the movable side panel at a minimum distance D2 from it. This minimum distance D2 is not less than 5 mm.

[0062] According to one embodiment, the front end portion 13 of the movable side panel includes a front edge 22 of the movable side panel, and the rear end portion 16 of the movable side panel includes a rear edge 23 of the movable side panel.

[0063] According to one embodiment, the fixed side plate 17 includes a front edge 24 of the fixed side plate.

[0064] According to one embodiment, in the closed position, the front edge 24 of the fixed side panel faces the rear edge 23 of the movable side panel, and the front edge 22 of the movable side panel faces the inner side 9 of the door.

[0065] According to one embodiment, in the open position, the front edge 24 of the fixed side panel and the rear edge 23 of the movable side panel face the same direction, and the door side edge 10 and the front edge 22 of the movable side panel face the same direction.

[0066] According to one embodiment, in the closed position, the movable side panel 15 is arranged to be flush with the fixed side panel 17, and the door side edge 10 is flush with the movable side panel 15.

[0067] According to one embodiment, in the open position, the door 8, the movable side panel 15, and the fixed side panel 17 are stacked on top of each other and arranged parallel to each other, arranged on the outside of the first side shoulder 4 and parallel to the first side shoulder 4.

[0068] According to one embodiment, in the closed position, the outer side portion 21 of the fixed side plate, the outer side portion 15 of the movable side plate, and the door side edge 10 are coplanar.

[0069] According to one embodiment, the movable side panel 15 is hinged to the fixed side panel 17 by means of a first set of concealed hinges 36 and to the door 8 by means of a second set of concealed hinges 37.

[0070] According to one embodiment, each of the first set of concealed hinges 36 is concave and arranged on the front edge 24 of the fixed side plate and the rear edge 23 of the movable side plate.

[0071] According to one embodiment, the first set of concealed hinges 36 is configured to allow rotation of 180 degrees between the movable side plate 15 and the fixed side plate 17.

[0072] According to one embodiment, in the maximum open position, the first set of concealed hinges 36 are configured to maintain a minimum distance D1 between the outer side portion 20 of the movable side plate and the outer side portion 21 of the fixed side plate.

[0073] According to one embodiment, such a minimum distance D1 is not less than 5 millimeters.

[0074] According to one embodiment, in the closed position, the first set of concealed hinge members 36 are configured to substantially abut against the front edge 24 of the fixed side panel and the rear edge 23 of the movable side panel.

[0075] According to one embodiment, each of the second set of concealed hinges 37 is concave and arranged on the front edge 22 of the movable side panel and the inner side 9 of the door.

[0076] According to one embodiment, the second set of concealed hinges 37 is configured to allow rotation of 90 degrees between the movable side panel 15 and the door 8.

[0077] According to one embodiment, in the maximum open position, the second set of concealed hinges 37 is configured to maintain a minimum distance D2 between the inner side of the door 9 and the inner side of the movable side panel 19.

[0078] According to one embodiment, such a minimum distance D2 is not less than 5 millimeters.

[0079] According to one embodiment, in the closed position, the first set of concealed hinges 36 are configured to substantially abut against the front edge 22 of the movable side panel and the inner side 9 of the door.

[0080] The term concealed hinge refers to a type of hinge that includes a first part and a second part of the hinge embedded in a suitable receiving seat formed on two parts of a container cabinet that are configured to move relative to each other.

[0081] According to one embodiment, the crank 12 is indirectly connected to the rocker arm 14 only by means of the first door 8.

[0082] According to one embodiment, the crank 12 has a crank arm defined by the distance between the first crank end 29 and the second crank end 31.

[0083] According to one embodiment, the movable side panel 15 has a rocker arm, which is defined by the distance between the connection point of the movable side panel between the door 8 and the box-shaped structure 2.

[0084] According to one embodiment, the rocker arm is defined by the distance between the first set of concealed hinges and the second set of concealed hinges.

[0085] According to one embodiment, the rocker arm is defined by the distance between the front edge 22 and the rear edge 23 of the movable side plate.

[0086] According to one embodiment, the crank arm has a length that is not shorter than the length of the rocker arm.

[0087] According to one embodiment, the crank arm is configured to rotate about a fixed vertical axis of the crank by a predetermined crank rotation angle.

[0088] According to one embodiment, the rocker arm is configured to rotate by a predetermined angle equal to 180 degrees about a fixed vertical axis of the rocker arm.

[0089] According to one embodiment, the predetermined crank rotation angle is an angle that allows the movable side plate to rotate 180 degrees relative to the fixed vertical axis 16 of the rocker arm.

[0090] According to one embodiment, the distance between the vertical rotation axis A1 of the crank and the front portion 5 is less than the distance between the vertical rotation axis A2 of the rocker arm and the front portion 5.

[0091] According to one embodiment, the door 8 includes a door arm defined by the distance between the second crank end 31 hinged to the door 8 and the front end 16 of the movable side plate hinged to the door 8.

[0092] According to one embodiment, the door arm is not less than the distance between the first crank end 29 and the second crank end 31.

[0093] According to one embodiment, the distance between the first crank end 29 and the second crank end 31 is less than the distance between the vertical rotation axis A1 of the crank and the vertical rotation axis A2 of the rocker arm.

[0094] According to one embodiment, the door 8, the movable side panel 15, and the fixed side panel 17 form a foldable outer panel connected to the box-shaped structure 2. In the closed position, the foldable outer panel has an L-shaped configuration, wherein the door 8 is arranged on the front portion 5 of the box-shaped structure 2, and the movable side panel 15 and the fixed side panel are arranged on the first side shoulder 4 of the box-shaped structure 2. Conversely, in the fully open position, the outer panel has a folded configuration outside the first side shoulder 4 of the box-shaped structure 2, wherein the movable side panel 15 is rotated 180° relative to the fixed side panel 17 and the door 8 is rotated 90° relative to the movable side panel 15.

[0095] like Figure 9 As shown, during the opening of the door 8, the maximum volume of the door 8 in the side region of the container cabinet 1 depends on the length of the rocker arm, while the maximum volume of the door 8 in the front region of the container cabinet 1 depends on the length of the crank arm and the distance between the vertical rotation axis A1 of the crank relative to the front portion 5 of the box structure 2 and the vertical rotation axis A2 of the rocker arm.

[0096] Based on the length of the crank arm and the positions of the crank's vertical rotation axis A1 relative to the front portion 5 and the rocker arm's vertical rotation axis A2, and based on the length of the rocker arm and the length of the door arm relative to the extension of the door 8 between the side edges of the door, the relative position of the door 8 with respect to the front portion 5 in the maximum open position can be determined. In other words, it can be determined whether the door 8 protrudes relative to the front portion 5 of the box-shaped structure 2 in the maximum open position.

[0097] Therefore, by changing the vertical rotation axis A1 of the crank and the vertical rotation axis A2 of the rocker arm, as well as the positions of the crank arm, rocker arm, and door arm relative to the box-shaped structure 2, container cabinets with different door opening and closing motion trajectories can be created.

[0098] According to one embodiment, the crank 12 is a rod 27 extending in a longitudinal rod direction between the first crank end 29 and the second crank end 31, wherein the first crank end 29 is rotatable about a crank pin 30 corresponding to a fixed vertical axis of rotation of the crank, and wherein the second crank end 31 is hinged to the door 8 in a manner rotatable relative to a door pin 32.

[0099] According to one embodiment, the rod is a metal rod.

[0100] According to one embodiment, the rod extension direction includes at least one linear direction.

[0101] According to one embodiment, the extension direction of the rod is linear.

[0102] According to one embodiment, the rod extension direction has at least one curved direction.

[0103] According to one embodiment, the rod 27 has at least one U-shaped portion near the end 31 of the second crank.

[0104] According to one embodiment, the container cabinet includes a crank stop device 33 configured to restrict rotation of the crank 12 between a first predetermined crank position and a second predetermined crank position, the first predetermined crank position and the second predetermined crank position corresponding to the door closed position and the door maximum open position, respectively.

[0105] According to one embodiment, the crank stop device 33 includes a stop plate 34, which the rod 27 abuts against when the door is in the closed position.

[0106] According to one embodiment, the stop plate 34 is positioned close to and extends around the crank pin 30 to prevent rotation of the rod 27.

[0107] According to one embodiment, the crank stop device 33 includes a stop wedge 35 configured to interfere between the rod 27 and the upper wall 3 when the door 8 is in the closed position.

[0108] According to one embodiment, the crank stop device 33 includes a stop wedge 35 configured to interfere between the rod 27 and the upper wall 3 when the door 8 is in the maximum open position.

[0109] According to one embodiment, the stop wedge 35 is fixed to the upper wall 3 and has an inclined sliding portion, and the rod 27 abuts against the inclined sliding portion until the rod stops.

[0110] According to one embodiment, the stop wedge 35 is made of an elastic material. Therefore, the stop wedge 35 also serves as a damping element and a clamping element for the door 8.

[0111] According to one embodiment, the crank pin 30 is constrained to the lower plate 38 by means of a support bracket. The support bracket is connected to the lower plate 38 and is disposed on the outside of the box-shaped structure 2 below the lower plate 38. The container cabinet 1 includes the support bracket.

[0112] According to one embodiment, the support bracket has at least a first support plate and a second support plate spaced apart in the vertical direction, and the crank pin 30 is arranged between the first support plate and the second support plate.

[0113] According to one embodiment, the crank 12 rotates about the crank pin 30 with the first crank end 29, and the support bracket includes the crank stop device 33.

[0114] According to one embodiment, the container cabinet includes a support frame that is at least fixed to the lower plate 38.

[0115] According to one embodiment, the support frame includes the support bracket.

[0116] According to one embodiment, the support frame is load-bearing.

[0117] According to one embodiment, the container cabinet 1 includes at least two support legs connected to the lower plate 38. According to another embodiment, the support frame includes the support legs.

[0118] According to one embodiment, the container cabinet 1 includes only one door 8, which is not shown in the figure.

[0119] According to one embodiment, as shown in the figure, the container cabinet 1 includes a second door 8a similar to the first door 8 and a second hinged quadrilateral 11a similar to and mirrored in the hinged quadrilateral 11.

[0120] According to one embodiment, when the door 8 and the second door 8a are in the closed position, the second door 8a is flush with the first door 8.

[0121] According to one embodiment, when the door 8 and the second door 8a are in the closed position, the outer side of the door 8 and the outer side of the second door 8a are coplanar.

[0122] According to one embodiment, the container cabinet 1 is a piece of furniture for home use.

[0123] According to one embodiment, the container cabinet 1 is a bar cabinet.

[0124] The container cabinet 1 according to the invention allows the door 8 to move from a closed position to an open position via a single crank 12 to support and guide this movement. Therefore, in the lower portion of the front portion 5 of the container cabinet 1, there is no obstruction caused by the connecting element between the box-like structure and the door.

[0125] The container cabinet 1 according to the invention satisfies the need for front space of the cabinet 1 in a simple and original manner. The container cabinet has a simple hinged quadrilateral opening mechanism, wherein one of the components of the hinged quadrilateral 11 is a movable side panel 15. The movable side panel 15 can serve as a trimming and covering plate for the first side shoulder 4. For example, it can be trimmed with a high-quality surface trimming part in response to the need to create a functional and aesthetically pleasing container cabinet 1.

[0126] The hinged quadrilateral 11 includes a door 8, a movable side panel 15, and a crank 12 as quadrilateral components, wherein only the crank 12 is a hardware element. Therefore, in the context of furniture production, the simplicity and aesthetics of the container cabinet 1 according to the present invention are evident.

[0127] List of reference numerals 1 Container Cabinet 2. Box-shaped structure 3. Upper structural slab 4. First shoulder 4a Second shoulder 5. Front section 7. Outer part of the first shoulder 8 First Gate 8a Second Gate 9. Inner side of the door 10. Door side edge 11 Hinged Quadrilateral 11a Second hinged quadrilateral 12 Cranks 13. Front end of movable side panel 14. Rocker arm 15. Movable side panels 16 Rear end of movable side panel 17. Fixed side plate 19. Inner side of the movable side panel 20. Outer side of the movable side panel 21. Fixed side plate outer side 22. Front edge of movable side panel 23 Rear edge of movable side panel 24. Fixed front edge of side panel 27 strokes 29 First crank end 30 Crankpin 31 Second crank end 32 Door pins 33 Crank stop device 34 Stop plate 35. Stop wedge 36 First set of concealed hinges 37 Second set of concealed hinges 38 lower plate 39. Front edge of the lower plate 40 First shoulder front edge 41 Front edge of the upper structural slab 43 Upper panel front side corner 44. Outer angle of the first shoulder 45 Fixed plate front side corner 46 Lower panel front side corner A1 Crank vertical axis of rotation A2 Vertical rotation axis of the rocker arm.

Claims

1. A container cabinet (1) comprising a box-like structure (2) and at least one door connected to the box-like structure (2) by means of a hinged quadrilateral, the door comprising a first door (8) and a second door (8a) similar to the first door (8), characterized in that, The box-shaped structure (2) includes at least one first side shoulder (4) and a second side shoulder (4a), an upper structural plate (3) and a lower plate (38). The box-shaped structure (2) has a front portion (5). The hinged quadrilateral is configured to support the door and guide the door from a closed position to a maximum open position, wherein, in the closed position, the door is positioned in front of the front portion (5), and in the maximum open position, the door is positioned on the outer side and directly or indirectly facing the first side shoulder (4). The hinged quadrilateral includes a crank (12) and a rocker arm (14). The crank (12) includes a first crank end (29) and a second crank end (31). The crank (12) is hinged to the door by the second crank end (31) and to the upper structural plate (3) or the lower plate (38) by the first crank end (29), thereby rotating about the vertical axis of rotation (A) of the crank. 1) Rotation, wherein the vertical rotation axis (A1) of the crank is fixed relative to the box structure (2), the rocker arm (14) is rotatably connected to the door on one side and rotatably connected to the first side shoulder (4) on the opposite side, the rocker arm (14) includes a movable side plate (15) having a movable side plate front end (13) and a movable side plate rear end (16), the movable side plate (15) is hinged to the door by the movable side plate front end (13) and the movable side plate (15) is connected to the first side shoulder (4) by the movable side plate rear end (16), thereby rotating about the vertical rotation axis (A2) of the rocker arm outside the first side shoulder (4), wherein the distance between the vertical rotation axis (A1) of the crank and the front portion (5) is less than the distance between the vertical rotation axis (A2) of the rocker arm and the front portion (5); The first side shoulder (4) includes the outer side of the first side shoulder (7) and the front edge of the first side shoulder (40), and the movable side plate (15) includes the inner side of the movable side plate (19) and the outer side of the movable side plate (20) facing opposite directions. In the closed position of the door, the inner side (19) of the movable side panel is oriented along the direction of the box-shaped structure (2) to face the outer side (7) of the first side shoulder, and the door is arranged in the front portion (5) of the box-shaped structure (2); and The container cabinet (1) includes a fixed side panel (17) which is constrained to the first side shoulder (4) on the outside of the box-shaped structure (2) relative to the first side shoulder (4). The fixed side panel (17) includes a fixed plate front corner (45) and a fixed side panel outer portion (21) facing the opposite direction relative to the box-shaped structure (2). The movable side panel (15) is hinged to the fixed side panel (17) so as to rotate about the fixed plate front corner (45) of the fixed side panel to face the fixed side panel outer portion (21) at the maximum opening position of the door.

2. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper structural plate (3) includes a front corner (43) of the upper plate, wherein the first door (8) rotates and translates about the front corner (43) of the upper plate from the closed position to the maximum open position and from the maximum open position to the closed position without interfering with the box-shaped structure (2); and / or wherein, The lower plate (38) includes a front corner (46) of the lower plate, wherein the first door (8) rotates and translates about the front corner (46) of the lower plate from the closed position to the maximum open position and from the maximum open position to the closed position without interfering with the box-shaped structure (2); and / or wherein, The first side shoulder (4) includes a first side shoulder outer corner (44), and the first door (8) rotates and translates about the first side shoulder outer corner (44) from the door closed position to the door maximum open position and from the door maximum open position to the door closed position without interfering with the box-shaped structure (2); and / or wherein, The movable side panel (15) is configured to move in a vertical direction in sync with the movement of the door between the door closed position and the door maximum open position, and to move in a vertical direction in sync with the movement of the door between the door maximum open position and the door closed position; and / or wherein, The movable side panel (15) is hinged to the door at a plurality of hinge points spaced apart in the vertical direction at the front end (13) of the movable side panel, and the movable side panel (15) is connected to the first side shoulder (4) at a plurality of connection points spaced apart in the vertical direction at the rear end (16) of the movable side panel.

3. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The movable side plate (15) that travels from the closed position to the maximum open position rotates 180° about the vertical rotation axis (A2) of the rocker arm, and the door in the maximum open position is arranged at 90° relative to the position of the door when the door is in the closed position.

4. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The door includes at least one door side edge (10), and the movable side panel (15) is hinged to the first door near the door side edge (10); and / or wherein, The door includes an inner side portion (9), and the movable side plate (15) is hinged to the first door on the inner side portion (9); and, in the maximum open position of the door, the outer side portion (20) of the movable side plate faces the outer side portion (7) of the first side shoulder.

5. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that, In the maximum open position of the door, the outer side portion (20) of the movable side panel is oriented along the direction of the outer side portion (7) of the first side shoulder at a minimum distance (D3) from the outer side portion (7); In the maximum open position of the door, the outer side portion (20) of the movable side panel faces the outer side portion (21) of the fixed side panel, and the door is arranged parallel to the first side shoulder (4) and at a distance from the first side shoulder (4) greater than the sum of the thicknesses of the fixed side panel (17) and the movable side panel (15); and / or wherein, The movable side panel front end (13) includes a movable side panel front edge (22), and the movable side panel rear end (16) includes a movable side panel rear edge (23), the fixed side panel (17) includes a fixed side panel front edge (24), and the door has the door inner side portion (9) and the door side edge (10), wherein, In the closed position of the door, the front edge (24) of the fixed side panel faces the rear edge (23) of the movable side panel, and the front edge (22) of the movable side panel faces the inner side (9) of the door. In the fully open position of the door, the front edge (24) of the fixed side panel and the rear edge (23) of the movable side panel face the same direction, and the side edge (10) of the door and the front edge (22) of the movable side panel face the same direction. And / or wherein, in the closed position of the door, the movable side panel (15) is arranged to be flush with the fixed side panel (17), and the side edge of the door (10) is flush with the movable side panel (15), and in the maximum open position of the door, the door, the movable side panel (15) and the fixed side panel (17) are stacked on top of each other and arranged to be parallel to each other, arranged to be parallel to the first side shoulder (4) on the outside of the first side shoulder (4). And / or wherein, in the closed position of the door, the outer side portion (21) of the fixed side plate, the outer side portion of the movable side plate, and the side edge (10) of the door are coplanar; And / or wherein the movable side panel (15) is hinged to the fixed side panel (17) by means of a first set of concealed hinges (36) and hinged to the door by means of a second set of concealed hinges (37), the first set of concealed hinges (36) being arranged on the front edge (24) of the fixed side panel and the rear edge (23) of the movable side panel, and the second set of concealed hinges (37) being arranged on the front edge (22) of the movable side panel and the inner side (9) of the door.

6. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The crank (12) is indirectly connected to the rocker arm (14) only by means of the first door; and / or wherein, The crank (12) has a crank arm defined by the distance between the first crank end (29) and the second crank end (31); and wherein the movable side plate (15) has an arm of a rocker arm defined by the distance between the movable side plate connection point between the door and the box structure (2), the crank arm having a length not less than the length of the arm of the rocker arm; And / or wherein the door includes a door arm defined by a distance between the second crank end (31) hinged to the door and the front end (13) of the movable side panel hinged to the door, the door arm being not less than the distance between the first crank end (29) and the second crank end (31); And / or wherein the distance between the first crank end (29) and the second crank end (31) is less than the distance between the vertical rotation axis of the crank (A1) and the vertical rotation axis of the rocker arm (A2).

7. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The crank (12) is a rod (27) extending longitudinally between the first crank end (29) and the second crank end (31), the first crank end (29) being rotatable about a crank pin (30) corresponding to the fixed vertical axis of rotation of the crank, and the second crank end (31) being hinged to the door in a manner that allows it to rotate relative to a door pin (32).

8. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that, The container cabinet (1) includes a crank stop device (33) configured to restrict the rotation of the crank (12) between a first predetermined crank position and a second predetermined crank position, the first predetermined crank position and the second predetermined crank position corresponding to the door closed position and the door maximum open position, respectively.

9. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 8, wherein, The crank stop device (33) includes a stop plate (34) and a stop wedge (35). When the door is in the maximum open position, the rod (27) abuts against the stop plate (34). The stop wedge (35) is configured to interfere with the rod (27) by being inserted between the rod (27) and the upper structural plate (3) when the door is in the closed position.

10. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The container cabinet (1) includes: the hinged quadrilateral (11) and a second hinged quadrilateral (11a) that is similar to and mirrors the hinged quadrilateral (11), wherein when the second door (8a) and the first door (8) are in the closed position, the second door (8a) is flush with the first door (8).

11. The container cabinet (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The container cabinet (1) is a bar cabinet.

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