Cabinet device

By positioning the outlet device to overlap the side plate and using a tapered surface, the interference issues with adjacent components in cabinet devices are resolved, ensuring stable and efficient outlet installation.

JP2025109985APending Publication Date: 2025-07-25LIXIL CORP
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Application Number
JP2025086365
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
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Filing Date
2025-05-23
Publication Date
2025-07-25

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Technical Problem

Existing cabinet devices with outlets positioned directly below counters often interfere with adjacent storage doors and decorative panels, leading to installation challenges and instability.

Method used

The outlet device is positioned to overlap the front of a side plate portion, securely fixed to the side plate, and features a tapered surface to accommodate different thicknesses, allowing for stable installation and reduced interference.

Benefits of technology

This configuration minimizes interference with adjacent members, ensures secure fixation, and allows for neat installation of outlets with varying thicknesses, enhancing stability and convenience.

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Abstract

To provide a cabinet device capable of reducing interference between an outlet device (outlet) and a member to which the outlet device is adjacent below a counter.SOLUTION: In a cabinet device 1 having a top plate and a storage part 3 provided below the top plate, the storage part 3 has: a storage space (a storage body part) 35 storing articles; a first storage side plate part (a side plate part) and a second storing side plate part (a side plate part) 38 provided on the side of the storage space 35; a modesty panel (a front plate part) 34 provided ahead of the storage space 35; and an outlet device 4 provided right below the top plate, in front of the storage space 35, and beside the modesty panel 34. In the outlet device 4, an outlet 41 in which a plug is inserted is provided at a position overlapping a front part of the second storing side plate part 38.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a cabinet device.

Background Art

[0002] As a cabinet device having a counter in a kitchen or the like, a cabinet device in which an outlet is provided directly below the counter on the front side (the side facing the user who uses the kitchen or the like) is known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In such a cabinet device, when using an electrical appliance such as a mixer on the counter, the outlet provided directly below the counter can be used, which is convenient.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Below the counter of the cabinet device, there are provided storage doors and decorative panels, and an outlet may be provided adjacent to these storage doors and decorative panels. In this case, the outlet is preferably provided at a position where there is little interference with adjacent members such as storage doors and decorative panels.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet device capable of reducing the interference between an outlet device (outlet) and a member adjacent to the outlet device on the lower side of the counter.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, a cabinet device according to the present invention is a cabinet device having a top plate and a storage portion provided below the top plate. In the storage portion, there are a storage main body portion for storing articles, a side plate portion provided on the side of the storage main body portion, a front plate portion provided in front of the storage main body portion, and an outlet device provided directly below the top plate, in front of the storage main body portion and on the side of the front plate portion. The outlet device is characterized in that an outlet into which a plug is inserted is provided at a position overlapping the front of the side plate portion.

[0007] In the present invention, since the outlet device can be provided at a position where the outlet overlaps the front of the side plate portion, the outlet device can be provided at a position closer to the side plate portion with respect to the storage portion. As a result, the interference between the outlet device and the front plate portion can be reduced. As a result, the processing performed on the front plate portion to provide the outlet device can be minimized or eliminated.

[0008] Further, in the cabinet device according to the present invention, the outlet device may be fixed to the side plate portion. With such a configuration, the outlet device can be securely fixed to the storage portion.

[0009] Further, in the cabinet device according to the present invention, the outlet device and the side plate portion may be fixed by a fixing member having an outlet device fixing portion fixed to the outlet device and a side plate fixing portion connected to the outlet device fixing portion and fixed to the side plate portion. With such a configuration, the outlet device can be easily fixed to the storage portion.

[0010] Further, in the cabinet device according to the present invention, a tapered surface that gradually slopes rearward toward the side may be formed on the side portion of the front surface of the outlet device. By adopting such a configuration, even when the front surface of the socket device is installed on the same plane as the front surface of the front plate portion, or when the rear edge portion of the tapered surface of the socket device is installed at the same position in the front-rear direction as the front surface of the front plate portion, the socket device and the front plate portion can be neatly accommodated. Therefore, socket devices of the same thickness can be installed adjacent to each other even for front plate portions with different thicknesses.

[0011] Further, in the cabinet device according to the present invention, there is a door provided on the side of the side plate portion behind the front plate portion, the socket device is provided in front of the side plate portion and the door, the front surface of the side plate portion is located in front of the front surface of the door, a first stepped portion is formed at the boundary portion between the side plate portion and the door, and a second stepped portion overlapping the first stepped portion may be formed on the rear surface of the socket device. By adopting such a configuration, by installing the socket device so that the second stepped portion overlaps the first stepped portion, the socket device can be brought into contact with the door, and the socket device can be fixed in a stable state.

[0012] Further, in the cabinet device according to the present invention, the second stepped portions may be formed at symmetric positions on both sides of the rear surface of the socket device. By adopting such a configuration, even when the left-right arrangement of the door and the side plate portion is reversed, the same socket device can be adopted.

Effects of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, interference between the socket device and a member adjacent to the socket device can be reduced below the counter.

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[0015] (First Embodiment) Hereinafter, a cabinet device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. As shown in FIG. 1, a cabinet device 1 according to the first embodiment is a kitchen having a sink 11 and a stove 12, and is formed in a box shape having a long rectangular shape in plan view and is installed on a floor surface 13. The longitudinal direction of the cabinet device 1 in plan view is defined as the left-right direction, and the short-side direction is defined as the front-back direction. Among the front-back direction, the side facing the user of the cabinet device 1 is defined as the front side, and the opposite side is defined as the rear side. In the case where the cabinet device 1 is a face-to-face kitchen, the side mainly facing the user who uses the sink 11 and the stove 12 is defined as the front side, and the opposite side is defined as the rear side.

[0016] The cabinet device 1 includes a top plate 2 and a storage portion 3 provided below the top plate 2 for storing articles and the like. The top plate 2 is formed long in the left-right direction, with a sink 11 provided on one side in the left-right direction and a stove 12 provided on the other side in the left-right direction. The space on the top plate 2 where the sink 11 is provided is defined as a sink space 111, and the space where the stove 12 is provided is defined as a stove space 121. The sink space 111 and the stove space 121 are provided spaced apart in the left-right direction, and a work space 141 having a flat upper surface is provided between the sink space 111 and the stove space 121 on the top plate 2. The front edge portion of the top plate 2 protrudes downward and is thickly formed compared to its rear side. The thick portion near the front edge portion of the top plate 2 is defined as a thick plate portion 21, and the portion behind the thick plate portion 21 is defined as a flat plate portion 22.

[0017] The storage portion 3 is divided into three in the left-right direction, and includes a first storage portion 31 disposed below the sink space 111, a second storage portion 32 disposed below the work space 141, and a third storage portion 33 disposed below the stove space 121. The first to third storage parts 31, 32, and 33 are each divided into three levels in the vertical direction. In the first storage part 31, the sink 11 and the socket device 4 are provided in the upper level, and the drawers 311 and 312 are provided in the middle and lower levels. Inside the first storage part 31, facilities such as water supply and drainage pipes connected to the sink 11 (not shown) are also provided. In the second storage part 32, drawers 321, 322, and 323 are provided in each of the upper, middle, and lower levels. In the third storage part 33, the grill of the stove 12 is provided at the upper end, and the drawers 331 and 332 are provided in the middle and lower levels.

[0018] The fronts of the middle drawers 311, 322, and 331 of the first to third storage parts 31, 32, and 33 are arranged in the same vertical plane when the drawers are closed. The fronts of the lower drawers 312, 323, and 332 of the first to third storage parts 31, 32, and 33 are arranged in the same vertical plane when the drawers are closed. When the drawers are closed, the fronts of the lower drawers 312, 323, and 332 of the first to third storage parts 31, 32, and 33 are arranged behind the fronts of the middle drawers 311, 322, and 331 of the first to third storage parts 31, 32, and 33.

[0019] A curtain board 34 is provided on the front of the upper level of the first storage part 31. The front of the curtain board 34 on the upper level of the first storage part 31 is provided so as to be substantially flush with the front of the middle drawer 311 of the first storage part 31 in the closed state and the front of the upper drawer 321 of the second storage part 32. The middle and lower drawers 311 and 312 of the first storage part 31, the second storage part 32, and the third storage part 33 have a known structure, and the description thereof will be omitted below.

[0020] The first storage part 31 has a storage space (storage main body part) 35 formed inside, in which the above-described upper sink 11, socket device 4, and middle and lower drawers are provided. The first storage section 31 includes a storage rear plate section 36 provided at the rear side of the storage space 35, a first storage side plate section 37 provided on one side in the left - right direction of the storage space 35, a second storage side plate section (side plate section) 38 provided on the other side in the left - right direction of the storage space 35, a duckboard 39 provided at the front side of the upper stage of the storage space 35, a curtain plate 34 (front plate section) provided at the front side of the duckboard 39, an outlet device 4 provided at the front sides of the duckboard 39 and the second storage side plate section 38, and pull - out drawers 311, 312 at the middle and lower stages.

[0021] The storage rear plate section 36 is formed on a flat plate and stands on the floor surface 13 in a posture where the plate surface faces the front - rear direction. The rear - edge portion of the top plate 2 is placed on the upper part of the storage rear plate section 36. The first storage side plate section 37 and the second storage side plate section 38 are each formed on a flat plate and stand on the floor surface 13 in a posture where the plate surface faces the left - right direction. One side - edge portion in the left - right direction of the top plate 2 is placed on the upper part of the first storage side plate section 37. The boundary portion between the sink space 111 and the work space 141 of the top plate 2 is placed on the upper part of the second storage side plate section 38. As shown in FIG. 3, the flat plate portion 22 of the top plate 2 is arranged at the upper part of the second storage side plate section 38, and the thick plate portion 21 of the top plate 2 is arranged at the front side of the upper - edge portion in the second storage side plate section 38. Similarly, although not shown, the flat plate portion 22 of the top plate 2 is arranged at the upper part of the first storage side plate section 37, and the thick plate portion 21 of the top plate 2 is arranged at the front side of the upper - edge portion in the first storage side plate section 37. Although not shown, a wall portion, a decorative panel, etc. may be installed on one side in the left - right direction of the first storage side plate section 37. Rails (not shown) of the pull - out drawers at the middle and lower stages are appropriately attached to the surfaces of the first storage side plate section 37 and the second storage side plate section 38 facing the storage space 35.

[0022] The duckboard 39 is formed in a flat - plate shape and is provided so as to span between the first storage side plate section 37 and the second storage side plate section 38 in a posture where the plate surface faces the front - rear direction. As shown in Fig. 4, the duck rest 39 is fixed by abutting the end face 391 on the other side in the left - right direction against the face 381 (the face on one side in the left - right direction) of the second storage side plate portion 38 that faces the storage space 35. Similarly, although not shown, the duck rest 39 is fixed by abutting the end face on one side in the left - right direction against the face (the face on the other side in the left - right direction) of the first storage side plate portion 37 that faces the storage space 35.

[0023] The front face 392 of the duck rest 39 is arranged behind the front end face 382 (front face) of the second storage side plate portion 38. Therefore, a stepped portion is formed at the boundary between the duck rest 39 and the second storage side plate portion 38. The stepped portion between the front face 392 of the duck rest 39 and the face 381 on one side in the left - right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38 is defined as the rear - side first stepped portion (first stepped portion) 394, and the stepped portion (corner portion) between the face 381 on one side in the left - right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38 and the front end face 382 of the second storage side plate portion 38 is defined as the front - side first stepped portion (first stepped portion) 393.

[0024] Although not shown, the front face 392 of the duck rest 39 is arranged behind the front end face 372 (front face) of the first storage side plate portion 37. At the boundary between the duck rest 39 and the first storage side plate portion 37, stepped portions similar to the rear - side first stepped portion 394 and the front - side first stepped portion 393 at the boundary between the duck rest 39 and the second storage side plate portion 38 are formed. The top plate 2 is placed on the upper part of the duck rest 39. On the upper part of the duck rest 39, the flat plate portion 22 of the top plate 2 is arranged, and the thick plate portion 21 of the top plate 2 is arranged in front of the upper - edge portion of the duck rest 39. In the duck rest 39, near the edge on the other side in the left - right direction, there are formed a hole through which the first fixture 82 (details will be described later) of the fixing member 8 for fixing the socket device 4 to the first storage portion 31 is inserted, and a hole through which the bush 514 (details will be described later) of the socket device 4 is inserted.

[0025] Returning to FIG. 1, the curtain plate 34 is formed in a flat plate shape and is installed in front of the first storage side plate portion 37 and the duck board 39 with the plate surface facing the front-rear direction. The curtain plate 34 is provided below the thick plate portion 21 of the top plate 2. A slight gap is provided between the upper end portion of the curtain plate 34 and the lower end surface of the thick plate portion 21 of the top plate 2. The lower end portion of the curtain plate 34 is disposed slightly above the lower end portion of the duck board 39. The front surface of the curtain plate 34 serves as a decorative surface, and it is installed in a state where the entire surface is exposed.

[0026] The curtain plate 34 is set to have a smaller dimension in the left-right direction than the left-right dimension of the first storage portion 31, and is attached to one side in the left-right direction with respect to the first storage portion 31. As shown in FIG. 4, the other end portion 341 of the curtain plate 34 in the left-right direction is disposed on one side in the left-right direction with respect to the boundary portion between the second storage side plate portion 38 and the duck board 39. For this reason, the curtain plate 34 is not disposed in front of the second storage side plate portion 38 and in front of the vicinity of the other end portion of the duck board 39 in the left-right direction.

[0027] A power outlet device 4 is provided adjacent to the other side of the curtain plate 34 in the left-right direction in front of the second storage side plate portion 38 and in front of the vicinity of the other end portion of the duck board 39 in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the power outlet device 4 is installed directly below the thick plate portion 21 of the top plate 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the combined left-right dimension of the power outlet device 4 and the curtain plate 34 installed as described above is set to be approximately the same as the left-right dimension of the front plate of the middle drawer 311 of the first storage portion 31. The other end portion of the power outlet device 4 in the left-right direction is disposed on one side in the left-right direction with respect to the other side surface 383 of the second storage side plate portion 38, and does not protrude toward the second storage portion 32 side (the other side in the left-right direction). The power outlet device 4 has a dimension in the up-down direction that is approximately the same as the dimension in the up-down direction of the curtain plate 34 and is installed at the same height as the curtain plate 34. Also, the power outlet device 4 and the curtain plate 34 have a dimension in the up-down direction that is approximately the same as the dimension in the up-down direction of the front plate of the upper drawer 321 of the second storage portion 32 and are installed at the same height as the front plate of the upper drawer 321 of the second storage portion 32.

[0028] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the socket device 4 is provided with two sockets 41, and plugs 15 of electrical products (such as mixers, etc.) mainly used above the top plate 2 (see FIG. 2) are set to be inserted into these sockets 41. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the socket device 4 has a main body portion 42 provided with a socket 41, a eaves portion 43 protruding forward from above the socket 41 of the main body portion 42, an upper packing 44 provided along the upper edge portion of the main body portion 42, and a lower packing 45 provided along the lower edge portion of the main body portion 42. The socket device 4 is fixed to the first storage portion 31 by a fixing member 8.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 3, the main body portion 42 is formed to be long and extend in the vertical direction. The upper end portion is disposed slightly below the lower end surface in the thick plate portion 21 of the top plate 2, and the lower end portion is disposed at substantially the same height as the lower end portion of the curtain plate 34 (slightly above the lower end portion of the duck rest 39). In the lower part of the main body portion 42, a front plate of the middle drawer 311 of the first storage portion 31 is provided. The dimension of the main body portion 42 in the front-rear direction is set to be approximately the same length as the thickness dimension (dimension in the front-rear direction) of the curtain plate 34. As shown in FIGS. 5 - 7, the main body portion 42 has a fixing plate portion 5 provided on the rear side and fixed to the first storage portion 31, and a mounting portion 6 provided with a socket 41 and attached to the front side of the fixing plate portion 5.

[0030] The fixing plate portion 5 has a first flat plate portion 51 formed in a flat plate shape with the plate surface facing the front-rear direction, two second flat plate portions 52 formed in a flat plate shape and protruding rearward from the first flat plate portion 51, and a connecting plate portion 53 connecting the first flat plate portion 51 and the second flat plate portions 52. The two second flat plate portions 52 are each formed in a rectangular shape with the plate surface long in the vertical direction, and are provided at intervals in the vertical direction at the center portion of the fixing plate portion 5 in the left-right direction.

[0031] The first flat plate portion 51 has portions located on both left and right sides in the lateral direction of each of the two second flat plate portions 52, and a portion located between the two second flat plate portions 52, and the plate surface is formed in an H shape when viewed from the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 4, in the portion of the first flat plate portion 51 located between the two second flat plate portions 52, a wiring insertion hole 513 that penetrates in the front-rear direction and through which the wiring of the socket 41 is inserted is formed. In the present embodiment, a bush 514 through which the wiring of the socket 41 is inserted is attached to the wiring insertion hole 513.

[0032] The connection plate portion 53 is composed of two parts: a connection plate portion 53 that connects the left and right edge portions and the lower edge portion of the upper second flat plate portion 52 to the first flat plate portion 51, and a connection plate portion 53 that connects the left and right edge portions and the upper edge portion of the lower second flat plate portion 52 to the first flat plate portion 51. Each connection plate portion 53 is formed with an inclined surface on the rear-facing surface that gradually separates from the second flat plate portion 52 (towards the outer side of the second flat plate portion 52) from the rear side (the second flat plate portion 52 side) towards the front side (the first flat plate portion 51 side). On the fixing plate portion 5, a front second step portion (second step portion) 54 formed by the first flat plate portion 51 and the connection plate portion 53, and a rear second step portion (second step portion) 55 formed by the second flat plate portion 52 and the connection plate portion 53 are formed.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 5, the attachment portion 6 has a socket installation portion 61 where the socket 41 is installed, and a cord locking portion 62 capable of locking a cord connected to a plug inserted into the socket 41. The cord locking portion 62 is provided at the upper part of the socket installation portion 61.

[0034] The attachment portion 6 includes an outlet front plate portion 63 provided on the front side of the outlet installation portion 61, an outlet rear plate portion 64 provided above and rearward of the outlet front plate portion 63 and on the rear side of the cord locking portion 62, two outlet side plate portions 65, 66 provided on both left and right sides in the left - right direction of the outlet front plate portion 63 and the outlet rear plate portion 64, an outlet bottom plate portion 67 provided below the outlet front plate portion 63, and an outlet top plate portion 68 connecting the upper edge portion of the outlet front plate portion 63 and the lower edge portion of the outlet rear plate portion 64. The found dimensions (dimensions in the left - right direction) of the attachment portion 6 are designed to be substantially the same as the found dimensions of the outlet 41.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 7, the attachment portion 6 is configured to be attached to the fixing plate portion 5 with the outlet front plate portion 63 spaced in front of the fixing plate portion 5. The outlet rear plate portion 64 is arranged to abut against or have a slight gap in front of the fixing plate portion 5. In the space surrounded by the outlet front plate portion 63, the two outlet side plate portions 65, 66, the outlet bottom plate portion 67, and the outlet top plate portion 68 in the attachment portion 6, two outlets 41 are installed side by side in the vertical direction.

[0036] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, on the outlet front plate portion 63, the outlet ports of the two outlets 41 are provided side by side in the vertical direction. The two outlet ports are each open obliquely downward from the rear side to the front side. The plug 15 is configured to be inserted into the two outlet ports obliquely upward from the front side to the rear side. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, on the outlet front plate portion 63, at both left - right end portions connected to the two outlet side plate portions 65, 66, tapered surfaces 631 are formed that gradually face rearward from the central side in the left - right direction toward the end portions.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 5, the upper plate portion 68 of the socket extends rearward from the upper edge portion of the front plate portion 63 of the socket. The rear plate portion 64 of the socket extends upward from the rear edge portion of the upper plate portion 68 of the socket. The lower plate portion 67 of the socket extends rearward from the lower edge portion of the front plate portion 63 of the socket. The side plate portions 65, 66 of the socket are formed on a flat plate having a rectangular plate surface, and are provided on both left and right sides in the left - right direction of the front plate portion 63, the rear plate portion 64, the upper plate portion 68, and the lower plate portion 67 of the socket with the plate surface facing the left - right direction. The lower sides of the side plate portions 65, 66 of the socket extend rearward from the left - right edges of the front plate portion 63 of the socket, and the upper sides extend forward from the left - right edges of the rear plate portion 64 of the socket.

[0038] The upper surface 681 of the upper plate portion 68 of the socket is not a flat surface, and the central portion 682 in the width direction protrudes upward more than the both - end portions 683 in the width direction. The central portion 682 in the width direction on the upper surface 681 of the upper plate portion 68 of the socket is formed to be substantially horizontal. The both - end portions 683 in the width direction on the upper surface 681 of the upper plate portion 68 of the socket are formed as inclined surfaces that slope upward from the front side to the rear side.

[0039] The cord locking portion 62 corresponds to the portion above the upper plate portion 68 of the socket in the attachment portion 6, and a recess 69 surrounded by the upper plate portion 68 of the socket, the rear plate portion 64 of the socket, and the two side plate portions 65, 66 of the socket is formed. The cord locking portion 62 has a hook portion 71 that protrudes upward from the front - edge portion of the central portion 682 in the width direction of the upper surface 681 of the upper plate portion 68 of the socket.

[0040] The hook portion 71 has a first protruding piece 72 that extends upward from the upper plate portion 68 of the socket and a second protruding piece 73 that extends rearward from the upper - edge portion of the first protruding piece 72. The upper surface of the second protruding piece 73 is arranged at substantially the same height as the upper - end portions of the side plate portions 65, 66 of the socket, and the rear end portion (tip portion) of the second protruding piece 73 is arranged in front of the rear plate portion 64 of the socket and is spaced apart from the rear plate portion 64 of the socket. Also, the hook portion 71 is spaced apart from both of the two side plate portions 65, 66 of the socket.

[0041] To hook the cord on the cord locking part 62, first, bend the cord into a U shape so as to open forward, and insert the cord from above so as to surround the hook part 71 between the hook part 71, the socket rear plate part 64, and the two socket side plate parts 65, 66. As shown in FIG. 2, by arranging the cord below the second protruding piece 73, even if the cord moves vertically upward, it abuts against the second protruding piece 73, and the cord is prevented from coming out of the cord locking part 7.

[0042] The upper packing 44 is provided along the front surface of the socket rear plate part 64, and the upper edge part protrudes upward from the upper end part of the socket rear plate part 64. The upper packing 44 has its upper edge protruding to both sides in the left - right direction from its lower side, and the parts protruding to both sides in the left - right direction are respectively arranged on the upper parts of the socket side plate parts 65, 66. The upper packing 44 is formed to have substantially the same length as the entire length of the attachment part 6 in the left - right direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper packing 44 is configured to abut against the lower end surface of the thick plate part 21 of the top plate 2.

[0043] When the attachment part 6 is attached to the fixed plate part 5, the upper end part of the socket rear plate part 64 protrudes above the upper end part of the fixed plate part 5, and the socket side plate parts 65, 66 are arranged on both sides in the left - right direction of the fixed plate part 5. Therefore, when the attachment part 6 is attached to the fixed plate part 5, the upper packing 44 protrudes above the fixed plate part 5.

[0044] The lower packing 45 is locked to the socket lower plate part 67 and protrudes below the lower surface of the socket lower plate part 67 near the rear edge part of the socket lower plate part 67. The lower packing 45 is formed to have substantially the same length as the entire length of the attachment part 6 in the left - right direction. When the attachment part 6 is attached to the fixed plate part 5, the lower end part of the socket lower plate part 67 protrudes below the lower end part of the fixed plate part 5. Therefore, when the attachment part 6 is attached to the fixed plate part 5, the lower packing 45 protrudes below the fixed plate part 5. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower packing 45 is configured to abut on the upper end surface of the front plate of the middle drawer 311 of the first storage portion 31.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 5, the eaves portion 43 protrudes forward from the outlet front plate portion 63. The eaves portion 43 has an eaves upper plate portion 431 that extends gradually downward from the upper side to the front side of the outlet in the outlet front plate portion 63, and two eaves side plate portions 432 that are continuous with the eaves upper plate portion 431 and extend forward on both sides in the left - right direction of the outlet in the outlet front plate portion 63.

[0046] The eaves upper plate portion 431 is formed in a flat plate shape with a rectangular plate surface, the rear edge portion and the front edge portion extend in the left - right direction, and the front edge portion is arranged in a direction lower than the rear edge portion. The eaves side plate portion 432 is formed in a flat plate shape with a triangular plate surface, and is arranged inside the corner formed by the eaves upper plate portion 431 and the outlet front plate portion 63 in a posture where the plate surface faces the left - right direction. The eaves portion 43 is provided for each of the two outlets 41, 41. The eaves portion 43 provided above the upper outlet 41 is provided below the cord locking portion 62.

[0047] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, when such an outlet device 4 is arranged in the front side near the other edge in the left - right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38 and the duckbill 39, on the front side of the second storage side plate portion 38, portions on the other side in the left - right direction than the second flat plate portions 52 in the first flat plate portion 51 and the connection plate portion 53 of the fixing plate portion 5 are arranged. Also, on the front side of the duckbill 39, portions on one side in the left - right direction than the second flat plate portions 52 in the first flat plate portion 51 and the connection plate portion 53 of the fixing plate portion 5, and the second flat plate portion 52 are arranged.

[0048] At this time, a rear second - step portion 55 formed by the second flat plate portion 52 and the connection plate portion 53 of the fixing plate portion 5 overlaps with the front side of a rear first - step portion 394 formed by the front surface 392 of the duck rest 39 and one side surface 381 in the left - right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38, and a front second - step portion 54 formed by the first flat plate portion 51 and the connection plate portion 53 overlaps with the front side of a front first - step portion 393 formed by one side surface 381 in the left - right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38 and the front end surface 382. In this embodiment, the distance in the front - rear direction between the rear surface of the first flat plate portion 51 and the rear surface of the second flat plate portion 52 of the fixing plate portion 5 is set to be the same as or slightly longer than the distance in the front - rear direction between the front surface 392 of the duck rest 39 and the front end surface 382 of the second storage side plate portion 38. Therefore, the rear surface of the second flat plate portion 52 of the fixing plate portion 5 of the socket device 4 is configured to be in contact with the front surface 392 of the duck rest 39.

[0049] As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the fixing member 8 includes an L - shaped metal fitting 81, a first fixture 82 for fixing the L - shaped metal fitting 81 and the socket device 4, and a second fixture 83 for fixing the L - shaped metal fitting 81 and the second storage side plate portion 38. The L - shaped metal fitting 81 is formed in a flat plate shape and has a socket device fixing portion 84 and a side plate fixing portion 85 that are continuous at a right angle. The L - shaped metal fitting 81 is a long member and is arranged in a direction extending in the vertical direction.

[0050] The L - shaped metal fitting 81 is provided at a corner formed by the rear surface 395 of the duck rest 39 and one side surface in the left - right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38. When the L - shaped metal fitting 81 is provided at this corner, the socket device fixing portion 84 has its plate surface facing in the front - rear direction and its front surface in contact with the rear surface 395 of the duck rest 39, and the side plate fixing portion 85 has its plate surface facing in the left - right direction and the other side surface in the left - right direction in contact with one side surface in the left - right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38. As shown in FIGS. 4, 7, and 8, the outlet device fixing portion 84 is configured to be fixed to the fixing plate portion 5 with a first fixture 82 such as a screw with a duckbill 39 interposed therebetween and the fixing plate portion 5 of the outlet device 4. The first fixture 82 is inserted through a hole formed in the fixing plate portion 5 and a hole formed in the duckbill 39. The side plate fixing portion 85 is configured to be fixed to the second storage side plate portion 38 with a second fixture 83 such as a screw while being in contact with one side surface in the left-right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38. The fixing member 8 is configured to fix the outlet device 4 to the second storage side plate portion 38.

[0051] Subsequently, a method of attaching the outlet device 4 to the first storage portion 31 will be described. First, the side plate fixing portion 85 of the L-shaped metal fitting 81 of the fixing member 8 is fixed to the second storage side plate portion 38 with the second fixture 83. At this time, the side plate fixing portion 85 is brought into contact with one side surface in the left-right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38, and the outlet device fixing portion 84 is brought into contact with the rear surface 395 of the duckbill 39. Subsequently, the fixing plate portion 5 of the outlet device 4 is installed in front of the duckbill 39 and the second storage side plate portion 38, and the second flat plate portion 52 of the fixing plate portion 5 is brought into contact with the front surface 392 of the duckbill 39. The first fixture 82 is passed through the fixing plate portion 5 and the duckbill 39, and the fixing plate portion 5 and the outlet device fixing portion 84 are connected via the duckbill 39 with the first fixture 82.

[0052] Subsequently, the attachment portion 6 is attached to the fixing plate portion 5. At this time, the wiring of the outlet 41 is inserted through the hole of the fixing plate portion 5 and the hole of the duckbill 39, pulled out to the rear side of the duckbill 39, and the wiring is connected to the power supply inside the first storage portion 31. In this way, the outlet 41 member is attached to the first storage portion 31.

[0053] When the outlet device 4 is attached to the first storage portion 31, the outlet 41 is disposed in front of the second storage side plate portion 38. The cord connected to the plug 15 inserted into the outlet 41 of the outlet device 4 can be routed upward and hooked on the hook portion 71 of the cord locking portion 62.

[0054] Next, the operation and effects of the cabinet device according to the first embodiment described above will be described with reference to the drawings. In the cabinet device 1 according to the first embodiment described above, the outlet device 4 can be provided at a position where the outlet 41 overlaps in front of the second storage side plate portion 38. For this reason, the outlet device 4 can be provided at a position closer to the second storage side plate portion 38 with respect to the first storage portion 31. Thereby, interference between the outlet device 4 and the curtain plate 34 can be reduced, and the processing applied to the curtain plate 34 for providing the outlet device 4 can be minimized or eliminated.

[0055] Further, since the outlet device 4 is fixed to the second storage side plate, the outlet device 4 can be securely fixed to the storage portion 3. Also, the outlet device 4 and the side plate are fixed to the first storage portion 31 by a fixing member 8 having an outlet device fixing portion 84 fixed to the outlet device 4 by a first fixture 82 and a side plate fixing portion 85 connected to the outlet device fixing portion 84 and fixed to the second storage side plate portion 38 by a second fixture 83. Thus, the outlet device 4 can be easily fixed to the first storage portion 31.

[0056] Further, on the front surface of the outlet device 4, a tapered surface 631 that gradually slopes rearward toward the side is formed on the side portion. Thereby, even when the front surface of the outlet device 4 is installed on the same plane as the front surface of the curtain plate 34, or even when the rear edge portion of the tapered surface 631 of the outlet device 4 is installed at the same position in the front-rear direction as the front surface of the curtain plate 34, the outlet device 4 and the curtain plate 34 can be neatly accommodated. For this reason, outlet devices 4 having the same thickness can be installed adjacent to curtain plates 34 having different thicknesses. In the present embodiment, the dimension of the power outlet device 4 in the front-rear direction is set to be approximately the same length as the thickness dimension (front-rear direction dimension) of the curtain plate 34, and the front surface of the power outlet device 4 is installed on the same plane as the front surface of the curtain plate 34.

[0057] Also, in the present embodiment, the front surface of the second storage side plate portion 38 is located on the front side of the front surface 392 of the duckbill 39, and a rear first step portion 394 and a front first step portion 393 are formed at the boundary portion between the second storage side plate portion 38 and the duckbill 39. A rear second step portion 55 overlapping the rear first step portion 394 is formed on the rear surface of the power outlet device 4. Then, the power outlet device 4 is installed such that the rear second step portion 55 overlaps the rear first step portion 394 and the front second step portion 54 overlaps the front first step portion 393. Thereby, the power outlet device 4 can be brought into contact with the duckbill 39, and the power outlet device 4 can be fixed in a stable state.

[0058] Moreover, since the rear second step portions 55 are formed at symmetric positions on both sides of the rear surface of the power outlet device 4, the same power outlet device 4 can be adopted even when the left-right arrangement of the duckbill 39 and the second storage side plate portion 38 is reversed.

[0059] (Second Embodiment) Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For members and parts that are the same as or similar to those in the above-described first embodiment, the same reference numerals are used and the description thereof is omitted, and a configuration different from that of the other embodiments will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, in the cabinet device 1B according to the second embodiment, the form of the cord locking portion 62B of the power outlet device 4B is different from that of the cabinet device of the first embodiment.

[0060] As shown in FIG. 10, in the power outlet device 4B according to the second embodiment, the hook portion 71B of the cord locking portion 62B includes a first plate portion 751 that extends upward from the central portion in the left - right direction at the front edge portion of the upper plate portion and has a plate surface facing the front - rear direction, a second plate portion 752 that extends rearward from the central portion in the left - right direction of the first plate portion 751, and two third plate portions 753 that extend rearward from near both ends in the left - right direction of the first plate portion 751, respectively. The second plate portion 752 and the two third plate portions 753 are spaced apart in the left - right direction. The lower edge portions of the second plate portion 752 and the third plate portions 753 are each connected to the upper plate portion. The two third plate portions 753 are formed to be shorter in the front - rear direction than the second plate portion 752.

[0061] Also, in the second embodiment, the cord locking portion 62B is provided with a cord - slipping - prevention portion 756 having an upper protruding piece 754 that extends inward in the left - right direction (the side where the two power - outlet side plates 65 and 66 face each other) from the upper edge portions of the two power - outlet side plates 65 and 66 located on both sides in the left - right direction, respectively, and a front protruding piece 755 that extends inward in the left - right direction from a portion above the power - outlet upper plate 68 at the front edge portion of the power - outlet side plates 65 and 66.

[0062] The front edge portion of the upper protruding piece 754 and the upper edge portion of the front protruding piece 755 are continuous. The upper protruding piece 754 and the front protruding piece 755 are spaced apart from the hook portion 71B. The upper protruding piece 754 and the front protruding piece 755 connected to one power - outlet side plate 65 and the upper protruding piece 754 and the front protruding piece 755 connected to the other power - outlet side plate 66 are spaced apart in the left - right direction, and the hook portion 71B is disposed between them.

[0063] In the second embodiment, it is configured to hook a cord on the hook portion 71 from between the hook portion 71 and the cord - slipping - prevention portion 756. Also in the second embodiment, the cord locking portion 62B is disposed above the power - outlet installation portion 61 (power outlet 41). Also in the second embodiment, the outlet device 4B is provided adjacent to the curtain plate 34 in the left - right direction in front of the second storage side plate portion 38 and the duckbill 39, and the outlet 41 is installed in front of the second storage side plate portion 38.

[0064] In the cabinet device 1B according to the second embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment are achieved. Further, in the cabinet device 1B according to the second embodiment, since the cord - retaining - part preventing detachment part 756 is provided in the cord - locking part 62B of the outlet device 4B, when trying to move upward while being hooked on the hook part 71B, it hits the cord - retaining - part preventing detachment part 756 and the upward movement is restricted, so that it is possible to prevent the cord from coming off the hook part 71B.

[0065] (Third Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 11, in the cabinet device 1C according to the third embodiment, the form of the cord - locking part 62C of the outlet device 4C is different from that of the cabinet devices of the above - described embodiments. As shown in FIG. 12, in the outlet device 4C according to the third embodiment, a rear plate portion of the outlet is not provided on the attachment portion 6C, and the upper - plate portion 68B of the outlet has an inclined portion 684 that extends from the upper - edge portion of the front - plate portion 63 of the outlet toward the rear side while gradually inclining upward, and a horizontal portion 685 that extends from the upper - edge portion of the inclined portion 684 toward the rear side. The upper - edge portion (rear - edge portion) of the inclined portion 684 is disposed at the intermediate portion in the front - rear direction of the attachment portion 6C, and the rear - edge portion of the horizontal portion 685 is disposed at the rear - edge portion of the attachment portion 6C. In the present embodiment, the eaves - upper - plate portion 431 of the upper eaves portion 43 extends from the upper - edge portion of the front - plate portion 63 of the outlet toward the front side while gradually inclining downward. The eaves - upper - plate portion 431 of the upper eaves portion 43 and the inclined portion 684 of the upper - plate portion 68B of the outlet are inclined at the same angle, and their upper surfaces are flush with each other. The upper - edge portions of the side - plate portions 65B, 66B of the outlet extend from the front side along the left - right direction edges of the inclined portion 684 of the upper - plate portion 68B of the outlet while gradually inclining upward toward the rear side, and extend horizontally along the left - right direction edges of the horizontal portion 685 of the upper - plate portion 68B of the outlet at the rear side.

[0066] The cord locking portion 62C is formed separately from the outlet installation portion 61 and is provided above the inclined portion 684 of the outlet upper plate portion 68. The cord locking portion 62C is formed in a block shape by a member that is more easily elastically deformed than the outlet installation portion 61. In the present embodiment, the cord locking portion 62C is formed in a triangular prism shape with a substantially right-angled triangle bottom surface, and its axis is installed in a direction extending in the left-right direction. The cord locking portion 62C thus installed has an upper surface 624a that is a horizontal plane, a front surface 624b that extends downward from the front edge portion of the upper surface and is a vertical plane, a rear lower surface 624c that is an inclined surface that extends gradually upward from the lower edge portion of the front surface to the rear edge portion of the upper surface, and side surfaces 624d, 624d that are arranged on both sides in the left-right direction. The cord locking portion 62C and the outlet installation portion 61 are designed so that their dimensions in the left-right direction are substantially the same value. The cord locking portion 62C is arranged such that the rear lower surface 624c abuts against the inclined portion 684 of the outlet upper plate portion 68B, the upper surface 624a is flush with the horizontal portion 685 of the outlet upper plate portion 68B, the front surface 624b is flush with the front surface of the outlet front plate portion 63, and the side surfaces 624d are flush with the outer surfaces of the outlet side plate portions 65, 66.

[0067] A cord placement space 621 that penetrates in an oblique direction gradually upward from the front side to the rear side is formed in the substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the cord locking portion 62. The front side portion of the cord placement space 621 in the cord locking portion 62C is defined as a partition portion 622 that partitions the cord placement space 621 and the front of the cord locking portion 62C. The partition portion 622 is formed with a cut portion 623 that divides the partition portion 622 in the left-right direction at substantially the central portion in the left-right direction. The partition portion 622 is normally in a state where the cut portion 623 is not open, and is configured such that the cut portion 623 opens by elastically deforming both sides of the cut portion 623 in the vertical direction or the front-rear direction.

[0068] To lock the cord to the cord locking part 62C, the cord connected to the plug 15 inserted into the socket 41 is extended upward from the plug 15, and the cord in this state is pressed against the partition part 622 to elastically deform the partition part 622 and push open the cut part 623, and the cord is placed in the cord placement space 621 from the cut part 623. When the cord is placed in the cord placement space 621, the elastic deformation of the partition part 622 is restored and the cut part 623 is closed. As a result, the partition part 622 is arranged on the front side of the cord, and the cord is configured not to be easily removed from the cord placement space 621. Incidentally, if the cord is pressed near the cut part 623 of the partition part 622 to elastically deform the partition part 622 and the cord is slid into the cut part 623 and pushed into the cord placement space 621, the cord can be locked to the cord locking part 62C more securely.

[0069] Also in the third embodiment, the cord locking part 62C is arranged above the socket installation part 61 (socket 41). Also in the third embodiment, the socket device 4 is provided adjacent to the curtain plate 34 in the left - right direction on the front side of the second storage side plate part 38 and the duckbill 39. The socket 41 of the socket device 4 is installed on the front side of the second storage side plate part 38.

[0070] In the cabinet device 1C according to the third embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment are achieved. Also, in the cabinet device 1C according to the third embodiment, since the partition part 622 is arranged in front of the cord locked to the cord locking part 62C, it is possible to prevent the cord from being easily removed from the cord locking part 62C.

[0071] (Fourth Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 13, in the cabinet device 1D according to the fourth embodiment, the form of the cord locking portion 62D of the power outlet device 4D is different from that of the cabinet device of the above-described embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14, in the power outlet device 4D according to the fourth embodiment, the cord locking portion 62D is formed in a block shape integral with the power outlet installation portion 61. The cord locking portion 62D is configured to be elastically deformable. In the cord locking portion 62D, there are provided two cord arrangement spaces 621D penetrating in an oblique direction gradually upward from the front side to the rear side, and partition portions 622B partitioning between the cord arrangement space 621D and the front of the cord locking portion 62D, with a space therebetween in the left-right direction. In the partition portion 622B, a cut portion 623B that divides the partition portion 622 in the left-right direction is formed at substantially the center in the left-right direction. In the fourth embodiment, the cord can be locked in the same manner as in the third embodiment for each of the two cord arrangement spaces 621D.

[0072] Also in the fourth embodiment, the cord locking portion 62D is disposed above the power outlet installation portion 61 (power outlet 41). Also in the fourth embodiment, the power outlet device 4 is provided adjacent to the curtain plate 34 in the left-right direction on the front side of the second storage side plate portion 38 and the duckbill 39. The power outlet 41 of the power outlet device 4 is installed on the front side of the second storage side plate portion 38.

[0073] In the cabinet device 1D according to the fourth embodiment, the same effects as those of the third embodiment are achieved. Also, in the cabinet device 1D according to the fourth embodiment, in the cord locking portion 62D, two partition portions 522B having the cord arrangement space 621D and the cut portion 623B formed therein are provided with a space therebetween in the left-right direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, the cords of the plugs 15 inserted into the two power outlets 41, 41 can be individually locked to the cord locking portion 62D. Thereby, compared with the case where the cord locking portion locks two cords together, it is possible to prevent the other cord from being moved and removed from the cord locking portion when locking or removing the cord from the cord locking portion.

[0074] (Fifth Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 15, in the power outlet device 4E according to the fifth embodiment, the form of the cord locking portion 62E is different from that of the power outlet device of the above-described embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, in the power outlet device 4E according to the fifth embodiment, similar to the third embodiment, a power outlet rear plate portion is not provided in the attachment portion 6E, and the power outlet upper plate portion 68E extends from the upper edge portion of the power outlet front plate portion 63 toward the rear side so as to be gradually inclined upward, and has an inclined portion 684E (see FIG. 17) and a horizontal portion 685E (see FIG. 17) extending from the upper edge portion of the inclined portion 684E toward the rear side. Also in the fifth embodiment, the upper roof plate portion 431 of the upper roof portion 43 and the inclined portion 684E of the power outlet upper plate portion 68E are inclined at the same angle, and their upper surfaces are flush with each other. The upper end portions of the power outlet side plate portions 65E and 66E (see FIG. 16) protrude above the power outlet upper plate portion 68E.

[0075] The cord locking portion 62E includes a cord locking member 625 provided on the upper portion of the power outlet upper plate portion 68E, and a pair of cord locking side plate portions 626 protruding upward from the upper edge portions of the roof side plate portions 432 and 432 of the upper roof portion 43, respectively. The pair of cord locking side plate portions 626 face each other at intervals in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 16, in the pair of cord locking side plate portions 626, the rear edge portion 626a is connected to the front edge portions of the power outlet side plate portions 65E and 66E, and the front edge portions 626b extend upward from the front edge portions of the roof side plate portions 432 and 432 of the upper roof portion 43, respectively, and the upper edge portions extend in an oblique direction that gradually goes upward from the upper end portions of the front edge portions toward the rear side.

[0076] As shown in FIGS. 16 to 19, the cord locking member 625 includes a base portion 627 attached to the upper portion of the power outlet upper plate portion 68E, and a protruding portion 628 protruding forward from the base portion 627. The base 627 has a first base 627a provided on the inclined portion 684E (see FIG. 17) of the upper plate portion 68E of the socket, a second base 627b connected to the rear side of the first base 627a and provided on the horizontal portion 685E (see FIG. 17) of the upper plate portion 68E of the socket, and a pair of third bases 627c connected to both left and right sides of the first base 627a and the second base 627b and provided on the respective socket side plate portions 65E, 66E. The upper surfaces of the first base 627a, the second base 627b, and the pair of third bases 627c, 627c are arranged so as to be flush with each other to form a flat horizontal plane. The front surface of the base 627 (the front surface of the first base 627a) is arranged to be a vertical surface. In this embodiment, an upper packing 44E protruding upward from the rear edge portion of the second base 627b is provided integrally with the base 627.

[0077] As shown in FIGS. 16 and 19, the protruding portion 628 protrudes forward from the front surface of the first base 627a. The protruding portion 628 is disposed above the upper plate portion 431 of the upper cover portion 43 and between the pair of cord locking side plate portions 626, 626. The protruding portion 628 is spaced apart from the upper surface of the upper plate portion 431 of the upper cover portion 43 and the inner surfaces (surfaces facing each other) of the pair of cord locking side plate portions 626, 626. The front end portion of the protruding portion 628 is disposed directly above the front end portion of the upper plate portion 431 of the upper cover portion 43.

[0078] As shown in FIGS. 16 - 18, the upper surface 628c of the protruding portion 628 is formed as an inclined surface that gradually slopes downward from the proximal end side to the distal end side in the protruding direction (from the rear side to the front side). The inclination of the upper surface 628c of the protruding portion 628 is substantially the same as the inclination of the upper surface of the upper plate portion 431, and the upper surface 628c of the protruding portion 628 and the upper surface of the upper plate portion 431 are provided in parallel. Also, the upper surface 628c of the protruding portion 628 is disposed on the same plane as the upper edge portions of the pair of cord locking side plate portions 626.

[0079] The lower surface 628d of the protruding portion 628 is formed as an inclined surface that gradually slopes downward from the proximal end side to the distal end side in the protruding direction. The inclination of the lower surface 628d of the protruding portion 628 is gentler than that of the upper surface of the eaves upper plate portion 431. The protruding portion 628 has a tapered shape in which the vertical dimension gradually decreases from the proximal end side to the distal end side when viewed from the left - right direction. For this reason, the vertical interval between the lower surface 628d of the protruding portion 628 and the upper surface of the eaves upper plate portion 431 gradually increases from the proximal end side to the distal end side in the protruding direction.

[0080] In the protruding portion 628, the front - side portion 628a, which is the portion on the distal - end side, is longer in the left - right direction than the rear - side portion 628b, which is the portion on the proximal - end side, and protrudes on both sides in the left - right direction from the rear - side portion 628b, and the shape in plan view is a T - shape. The front - side portion 628a of the protruding portion 628 is defined as the wide - width portion 628a, and the rear - side portion 628b is defined as the narrow - width portion 628b.

[0081] In the cord locking member 625, a first space 629a sandwiched from the front and rear by the base portion 627 and the wide - width portion 628a is formed on both sides in the left - right direction of the narrow - width portion 628b. Continuously below the first space 629a, a second space 629b sandwiched from above and below by the protruding portion 628 and the eaves upper plate portion 431 of the upper eaves portion 43 is formed. Continuously outside the first space 629a and the second space 629b in the left - right direction, a third space 629c sandwiched from the left - right direction by the protruding portion 628 and the cord locking side plate portion 626 is formed. The third space 629c is open forward. The first space 629a and the second space 629b serve as a cord arrangement space 621E in which the cord is arranged, and the third space 629c serves as a passage through which the cord inserted into and removed from the cord arrangement space 621E passes.

[0082] To lock the cord to the cord locking portion 62E, the cord connected to the plug 15 inserted into the socket 41 is extended upward from the plug 15. In this state, the cord is inserted into any of the third spaces 629c of the cord locking member 625 from the front, and the cord is moved backward and also moved to the central side in the left - right direction and arranged in the cord arrangement space 621E. Since the wide portion 628a of the protrusion 628 is disposed in front of the portion of the cord disposed in the first space 629a of the cord locking member 625 among the cords, the structure is such that the cord is less likely to come out forward from the cord placement space 621E.

[0083] As shown in FIG. 15, also in the fifth embodiment, the cord locking portion 62E is disposed above the outlet installation portion 61 (outlet 41). Also in the fifth embodiment, the outlet device 4E is provided adjacent to the curtain plate 34 in the left - right direction in front of the second storage side plate portion 38 and the duckboard 39 of the cabinet device 1E. The outlet 41 of the outlet device 4E is installed on the front side of the second storage side plate portion 38.

[0084] In the outlet device 4E according to the fifth embodiment, the same effects as those of the above - described embodiments are achieved. Also, in the above - described fifth embodiment, since the upper surface of the protrusion 628 of the cord locking portion 62E and the upper edge portions of the pair of cord locking side plate portions 626 are disposed on the same plane, it is possible to prevent a user from unintentionally interfering with the protrusion 628 of the cord locking portion 62E.

[0085] As described above, the embodiments of the cabinet device according to the present invention have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above - described embodiments and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist thereof. For example, in the above - described embodiment, the cabinet device 1 is a kitchen, but it may be a washstand, storage furniture, or the like. Also, in the above - described embodiment, the outlet device 4 is fixed to the second storage side plate portion 38, but the place where the outlet device 4 is fixed to the first storage portion 31 may be set as appropriate. Also, the shape of the fixing member 8 for fixing the outlet device 4 to the first storage portion 31 may be other than the above. Also, in the above - described embodiment, a tapered surface 631 that gradually goes backward toward the side is formed on the front surface of the outlet device 4, but such a tapered surface 631 may not be formed.

[0086] In addition, in the above-described embodiment, in this embodiment as well, the front surface of the second storage side plate portion 38 is located on the front side of the front surface 392 of the duck rest 39, and a rear first step portion 394 and a front first step portion 393 are formed at the boundary portion between the second storage side plate portion 38 and the duck rest 39. On the rear surface of the socket device 4, a rear second step portion 55 that overlaps with the rear first step portion 394 is formed, and a front second step portion 54 that overlaps with the front first step portion 393 is formed. Then, the socket device 4 is installed such that the rear second step portion 55 overlaps with the rear first step portion 394 and the front second step portion 54 overlaps with the front first step portion 393. On the other hand, the positional relationship between the front surface of the second storage side plate portion 38 and the front surface 392 of the duck rest 39 may not have a step portion formed other than the above. Further, the socket device 4 may not have a step portion formed thereon, or the second step portion may be formed only on one side instead of both sides in the left-right direction.

[0087] In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the socket device 4 is provided such that the end portion on the other side in the left-right direction is disposed on one side in the left-right direction with respect to the surface 383 on the other side in the left-right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38, and does not protrude toward the second storage portion 32 side (the other side in the left-right direction). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 20, the socket device 4 may be provided such that the end portion on the other side in the left-right direction protrudes toward the second storage portion 32 side with respect to the surface 383 on the other side in the left-right direction of the second storage side plate portion 38. When the first storage side plate portion 37B on one side in the left-right direction of the second storage portion 32 is provided adjacent to the second storage side plate portion 38 on the other side in the left-right direction of the first storage portion 31, the socket device 4 may be provided straddling the front sides of the first storage side plate portion 37B of the second storage portion 32 and the second storage side plate portion 38 of the first storage portion 31, respectively.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0088] 1, 1B - 1E Cabinet device 2 Top plate 3 Storage portion 4, 4B - 4E Socket device 8 Fixing member 34 Curtain plate (front plate portion) 35 Storage space (storage main body part) 38 Second storage side plate part (side plate part) 39 Duck rest 41 Outlet 54 Front second - stage part (second - stage part) 55 Rear second - stage part (second - stage part) 62, 62B - 62E Cable locking part 84 Outlet device fixing part 85 Side plate fixing part 392 Front surface 393 Front first - stage part (first - stage part) 394 Rear first - stage part (first - stage part) 631 Tapered surface

Claims

1. In a cabinet device having a top plate and a storage section provided below the top plate, the storage section includes a storage main body section in which articles are stored, a side plate section provided on the side of the storage main body section, a front plate section provided in front of the storage main body section, and a power outlet device provided directly below the top plate, in front of the storage main body section, and on the side of the front plate section. The cabinet device is characterized in that the power outlet into which a plug is inserted is provided at a position overlapping the front of the side plate section.

2. The cabinet device according to Claim 1, wherein the power outlet device is fixed to the side plate section.

3. The cabinet device according to Claim 2, wherein the power outlet device and the side plate section are fixed by a fixing member having a power outlet device fixing section fixed to the power outlet device and a side plate fixing section connected to the power outlet device fixing section and fixed to the side plate section.

4. The cabinet device according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein a tapered surface that gradually slopes rearward toward the side is formed on a side portion of the front surface of the power outlet device.

5. It has a door provided on the side of the side plate section behind the front plate section, the power outlet device is provided in front of the side plate section and the door, the front surface of the side plate section is located in front of the front surface of the door, and a first stepped portion is formed at a boundary portion between the side plate section and the door. The cabinet device according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein a second stepped portion overlapping the first stepped portion is formed on the rear surface of the power outlet device.

6. The cabinet device according to Claim 5, wherein the second stepped portions are formed at symmetric positions on both sides of the rear surface of the power outlet device.

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