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Abstract

The present invention provides a storage cabinet that can hold the door in the proper closed position relative to the enclosure, and that facilitates the installation of gaskets. [Solution] The right door 17 that opens and closes the opening of the housing is provided with a mounting portion 20a formed by bending the peripheral edge of a plate-shaped front panel 20. A reinforcing member 22 is provided on the peripheral edge of the mounting portion 20a, consisting of a first contact portion 22a that abuts and is fixed to the mounting portion 20a, a second contact portion 22b that abuts and is fixed to the front panel 20, and a connecting portion 22c that connects both contact portions 22a and 22b. A cover 25 is provided on the rear side of the front panel 20. The reinforcing member 22 and the cover 25 form a mounting groove 28 that opens to the rear, into which the attachment portion 29b of the packing 29 can be fitted.

Description

【Technical Field】 【0001】 This invention relates to a storage cabinet for storing articles such as tableware. 【Background Art】 【0002】 Articles such as wet tableware (hereinafter referred to as "tableware") after being washed by a dishwasher or the like are placed on a ventilation shelf, and hot air is circulated in the cabinet to disinfect and dry the tableware for storage. A disinfection storage cabinet (see, for example, Patent Document 1) is preferably used in hospitals, school lunch facilities, and other large-scale restaurants. This is because in large-scale kitchen facilities where there is no time to naturally dry the washed tableware or where it is desired to save the trouble of wiping, it is extremely useful in that it can actively disinfect miscellaneous bacteria that may remain even after the moisture of the wet tableware has evaporated and can provide clean tableware by drying at a high temperature. 【0003】 In the disinfection storage cabinet, on the front side of a housing in which a storage chamber for storing tableware is internally defined, there is formed an opening (opening) for taking in and out tableware that communicates the storage chamber with the outside, and a door for opening and closing the opening is provided on the front surface of the housing. Further, on the rear peripheral edge of the door, an elastically deformable packing that closely contacts the opening edge of the housing is arranged in a square frame shape. In a state where the door is closed and the opening of the housing is closed, the packing is elastically deformed to ensure the sealing of the storage chamber. 【Prior Art Documents】 【Patent Documents】 【0004】 【Patent Document 1】 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-146182 【Summary of the Invention】 【Problems to be Solved by the Invention】 【0005】 The vertically elongated door used in the aforementioned disinfection storage cabinet is pivotally supported on one side in the width direction relative to the housing via a hinge so that it can be opened and closed. Latches are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the other side in the width direction of the door, and when the door is closed, both latches fit into the corner holes of latch receivers provided at corresponding positions on the housing, thereby holding the door in the closed position. 【0006】 When closing a tall, narrow door, users tend to push only the upper half of the door. If the door's rigidity is low, the door deforms so that the lower part tilts outward from the casing. This causes the upper latch to engage with the corner hole of the latch receiver earlier than the lower latch, while the lower latch fails to engage. As a result, the door is not held in the proper closed position, creating a gap at the bottom and allowing heat to escape from the storage compartment. 【0007】 Furthermore, since the gasket installed on the door is configured to be attached by sandwiching the attachment portion of the gasket between the rear surface of the door and a flat plate-shaped cover that is screwed to the rear surface, it has been pointed out that the installation of the gasket is complicated. 【0008】 In view of the aforementioned problems inherent in the prior art, the present invention has been proposed to suitably solve these problems, and aims to provide a storage cabinet that can hold the door in a proper closed position relative to the housing and that allows for easy installation of the gasket. [Means for solving the problem] 【0009】 In order to overcome the aforementioned challenges and achieve the intended objectives, the first means is: In a storage cabinet, a door is provided to open and close an opening in the cabinet, the door is held in a closed position by a locking mechanism to close the opening, and a packing is provided to abut the front surface of the cabinet in the closed position, The aforementioned door is provided with a mounting portion formed by bending the peripheral edge of a plate-shaped front panel. A reinforcing member is provided on the periphery of the mounting portion, comprising a first contact portion that abuts and is fixed to the mounting portion, a second contact portion that abuts and is fixed to the front plate, and a connecting portion that connects the two contact portions. The gist of this invention is that a cover is provided on the rear side of the front panel, which forms a mounting groove that opens to the rear, between it and the connecting portion of the reinforcing member, into which the elastic attachment portion of the packing can be fitted. With this configuration, reinforcing members are placed around the periphery of the door, increasing the rigidity of the door and preventing deformation such as tilting in the front-to-back direction when the door is closed. The locking mechanism can also hold the door in the proper closed position relative to the housing. In other words, there is no gap between the closed door and the housing, preventing heat and air from escaping from the storage compartment. Furthermore, a mounting groove for attaching a gasket is provided on the rear side of the door by the reinforcing member and cover, making it easier to attach the gasket and reducing assembly man-hours. 【0010】 The second method is, The gist of this design is that the width of the mounting groove is formed to decrease from the bottom towards the opening, and the width of the opening is set to be smaller than the width of the attachment portion that is not elastically deformed. This configuration effectively prevents the packing, which is fitted into the mounting groove, from falling out. [Effects of the Invention] 【0011】 According to the storage cabinet of the present invention, deformation of the door can be prevented, the door can be held in the proper closed position, preventing the escape of internal air, and the installation of the gasket can be made easier. [Brief explanation of the drawing] 【0012】 [Figure 1] This is a front view showing the disinfection storage cabinet of the embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a rear view of the right door of the embodiment. [Figure 3] Figure 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the right door indicated by line AA, with the gasket omitted. [Figure 4]Schematic cross-sectional view of the right door shown by the B-B line in FIG. 2, with the packing omitted. [Figure 5] Cross-sectional view of the main part of the right door of the embodiment, showing the state of mounting of the packing. [Figure 6] Schematic side view of the main part showing a vertical section of the disinfection storage of the embodiment. [Figure 7] Schematic perspective view showing the latch unit of the embodiment. [Figure 8] Schematic plan view showing the locked state of the latch and the receiver of the embodiment. [Figure 9] Schematic side cross-sectional view showing the locked state of the latch and the receiver of the embodiment. [Figure 10] Schematic perspective view showing the first alternative embodiment of the latch. [Figure 11] Schematic plan view showing the locked state of the latch and the receiver of the first alternative embodiment. [Figure 12] Schematic perspective view showing the second alternative embodiment of the latch. [Figure 13] Schematic side sectional view showing the relationship between the latch and the receiver of the second alternative embodiment when closing the right door. [Figure 14] Schematic perspective view showing the third alternative embodiment of the latch. [Figure 15] Schematic side sectional view showing the relationship between the latch and the receiver of the third alternative embodiment when closing the right door. 【Mode for Carrying Out the Invention】 【0013】 Next, the storage of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, as the storage, a disinfection storage for disinfecting and drying the articles stored in the storage room will be described. However, other various storages for storing articles such as foodstuffs at a set temperature may also be used. Further, in the following description, "front", "rear", "left", and "right" refer to the state of viewing the disinfection storage from the front side as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. 【Embodiment】 【0014】 As shown in Figure 1, the disinfection storage cabinet 10 of the embodiment has a rectangular box-shaped casing 11 inside which a storage chamber 12 for storing tableware (items) is defined, and a hot air circulation means (not shown) for circulating heated air (hot air) in the storage chamber 12 is provided. At the top of the casing 11, a storage section 14 is arranged which defines a machine room 13, where a fan motor constituting the hot air circulation means and an electrical box (not shown) containing various electronic components are housed. The storage section 14 is provided so as to protrude forward from the casing 11 by a predetermined length (see Figure 6). In addition, an opening 15 is provided at the front of the casing 11, which serves as an opening for loading and unloading tableware and connects the storage chamber 12 to the outside, and doors 16 and 17 are provided to open and close the opening 15. In the embodiment, a pair of left and right doors 16 and 17 are provided at the front of the casing 11 so as to open and close like double doors. 【0015】 As shown in Figure 1, the pair of left and right doors 16 and 17 are pivotally supported on one side in the width direction relative to the housing 11 via a hinge 18 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, and each door 16 and 17 is provided with a handle 19 for opening and closing the door 16 and 17. In this embodiment, a restricting portion (not shown) extending to the right is provided on the side of the left door (hereinafter referred to as the left door) 16 that faces the right door (hereinafter referred to as the right door) 17. When the left door 16 is in the closed position that closes the opening 15 relative to the housing 11, the right door 17 is also in the closed position that closes the opening 15 relative to the housing 11, the restricting portion is pressed from the front by the right door 17, thereby holding both doors 16 and 17 in the closed position. 【0016】 As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the right door 17 comprises a rectangular front panel 20 formed vertically in the vertical direction, and a mounting portion 20a formed by bending the periphery of the front panel 20, and a box-shaped main body 21 that opens to the rear. The mounting portion 20a consists of a first bent portion 20b formed by bending the periphery of the front panel 20 toward the rear at approximately a right angle, and a second bent portion 20c formed by bending the open end (rear end) of the first bent portion 20b toward the inward side (the side facing the front panel 20) at approximately a right angle. A reinforcing member 22 is provided around the inner circumference defined by the mounting portion 20a of the main body 21 to increase the rigidity of the right door 17. The reinforcing member 22 consists of a first contact portion 22a fixed to the second bent portions 20c of each side (up, down, left, and right) of the right door 17 by fastening means 23 such as screws or rivets, a second contact portion 22b spaced forward from the first contact portion 22a and fixed to the mounting portion 27b of the cover 25 (described later) by fastening means 23 such as screws or rivets, and a connecting portion 22c connecting the two contact portions 22a and 22b. The connecting portion 22c is inclined to approach the first bent portion 20b of the corresponding mounting portion 20a as it moves from the first contact portion 22a (rear side) to the second contact portion 22b (front side), and the reinforcing member 22 is formed in a substantially Z shape in cross-section. That is, the cross-sectional shape of the portion of the reinforcing member 22 corresponding to the left and right sides of the right door 17 and the vertical cross-sectional shape of the portion corresponding to the top and bottom sides are formed to be the same (see Figures 3 and 4). 【0017】 As shown in Figures 2 to 4, a cover 25 is provided on the rear side of the right door 17 (front panel 20). The cover 25 comprises a rear panel 26 formed in a rectangular shape that is slightly smaller than the front panel 20, and a reinforcing portion 27 formed by bending the outer edge of the rear panel 26. The reinforcing portion 27 comprises a bent portion 27a that slopes away from the first bent portion 20b of the corresponding mounting portion 20a as it moves forward from the edge of the rear panel 26, and a mounting portion 27b that is bent from the front end of the bent portion 27a so as to extend parallel to the rear panel 26 toward the first bent portion 20b. The mounting portion 27b is fixed by the fixing means 23 in a state where it is overlapped front to back with the second contact portion 22b of the reinforcing member 22. The cross-sectional shape of the portion of the reinforcing part 27 of the cover 25 corresponding to the left and right sides of the right door 17, and the vertical cross-sectional shape of the portion corresponding to the top and bottom sides are the same, and including the edge of the rear plate 26, it is formed in an inverted Z shape that is substantially symmetrical to the reinforcing member 22 (see Figures 3 and 4). That is, on the rear side of the right door 17, a mounting groove 28 that opens to the rear is formed in the shape of a rectangular frame by the reinforcing member 22 and the reinforcing part 27 of the cover 25 (see Figure 2). A packing 29 is attached to the rear side of the right door 17 by the mounting groove 28 (see Figure 5), and when the right door 17 is in the closed position, the packing 29 abuts against the front surface of the outer circumference of the opening 15 in the housing 11, thereby ensuring that the storage compartment 12 is sealed. The space defined by the main plate 21, the reinforcing member 22 and the cover 25 is filled with insulating material 42, and the fixing portion between the reinforcing member 22 and the reinforcing part 27 of the cover 25 is held in place. 【0018】 As shown in Figure 5, the packing 29 is made of synthetic rubber, such as silicone rubber, and consists of a rectangular frame-shaped, elastically deformable hollow portion 29a and an elastically deformable rectangular frame-shaped attachment portion 29b that protrudes forward from the hollow portion 29a. The protruding end (front end) of the attachment portion 29b is provided with a locking portion 29c that is wider than the width of the opening 28a in the mounting groove 28 formed in the right door 17. By elastically deforming the locking portion 29c and fitting it into the mounting groove from the opening 28a, the locking portion 29c elastically contacts the connection portion 22c of the reinforcing member 22 that constitutes the mounting groove 28 and the bent portion 27a of the cover 25, thereby securing the packing 29 so that it does not fall off the right door 17. The width of the mounting groove 28 of the right door 17 (the distance between the connecting portion 22c and the bent portion 27a) is formed to decrease from the bottom side away from the opening 28a toward the opening 28a, and the width of the opening 28a is set to be smaller than the width of the locking portion 29c of the attachment portion 29b which is not elastically deformed. 【0019】 Here, as shown in Figure 6, a gap S of the required dimensions is formed between the lower surface of the storage compartment 14 located on the upper part of the housing 11 and the upper surface of the right door 17 (left door 16) in the closed position for mechanical reasons. In addition, the mounting groove 28 is formed so that the upper horizontal portion 30 of the packing 29 located on the rear side of the right door 17, which corresponds to the upper edge of the right door 17, is positioned at a required height lower than the upper surface of the right door 17. That is, when the right door 17 is in the closed position, the distance between the position where the upper horizontal portion 30 of the packing 29 abuts against the front surface of the housing 11 and the upper edge of the opening 15 is shorter than when the upper horizontal portion 30 is located at approximately the same height as the upper surface of the right door 17. The position of the upper horizontal portion 30 of the packing 29 relative to the right door 17 is set such that the distance between the upper wall portion 31 defining the opening 15 in the housing 11 and the right door 17 (the distance from the upper edge of the opening 15 to the upper horizontal portion 30) does not rise to a temperature that would cause discomfort to the user's fingers if they came into contact with it, even if hot air circulating in the storage compartment 12 flows between the right door 17 and the upper wall portion 31. 【0020】 The right door 17 is configured to be held in the closed position by a pair of upper and lower latch mechanisms (locking means) 32, 32. Each upper and lower latch mechanism 32 comprises a latch unit 33 disposed on the side of the right door 17 opposite to the hinge 18 (left side), and a receiving member 35 disposed on the upper and lower parts of the housing 11 corresponding to the latch unit 33, which is detachably locked to the latch 34 of the latch unit 33. Since the configurations of the upper and lower latch mechanisms 32, 32 are symmetrical, the configuration of the upper latch mechanism 32 will be described in detail, and the same reference numerals will be used for the same components of the lower latch mechanism 32, and detailed descriptions will be omitted. 【0021】 As shown in Figure 7, the latch unit 33 of the upper latch mechanism 32 comprises a unit body 36 disposed on the right door 17, a latch 34 supported on the unit body 36 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and a biasing means (not shown) such as a coil spring that biases the latch 34 to always protrude from the unit body 36. The unit body 36 is disposed below the second bent portion 20c on the upper edge of the right door 17 (or above the second bent portion 20c on the lower edge in the case of the unit body 36 of the lower latch mechanism 32), and the latch 34 is configured to be maintained in a protruding position by the biasing means, protruding from the upper surface of the door by a required length through a through hole (not shown) provided in the first bent portion 20b or the first contact portion 22a of the reinforcing member 22, when no external force is applied. 【0022】 As shown in Figures 7 to 9, the latch 34 has an inclined surface 34a on its rear side that slopes backward from the upper end downward, and a flat surface 34b on its front side that extends vertically. Multiple ribs 37 (two in this embodiment) are provided protruding from the flat surface 34b, spaced apart in the width direction, and extending vertically. The ribs 37 are preferably triangular in cross-section with one vertex (ridge) facing the protruding end, or curved in shape, such as a square shape, which reduces the area in contact with the receiving device 35, but various other shapes such as a square can also be used. 【0023】 As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the receiving member 35 of the upper latch mechanism 32 is disposed on the upper surface of the housing 11 (or the lower surface in the case of the receiving member 35 of the lower latch mechanism 32) and has an extended portion 35a that extends forward, with a rectangular hole (hole) 35b formed therein that opens vertically to receive the latch 34. In the protruding position, the latch 34 of the upper latch mechanism 32 is set in a position where the inclined surface 34a can contact the front wall 35c of the extended portion 35a that defines the rectangular hole 35b in the receiving member 35. In other words, when the right door 17, with the latch 34 held in the protruding position, is rotated from the open position to the closed position of the opening 15, the inclined surface 34a of the latch 34 contacts the front wall 35c of the receiver 35 from the front, and the latch 34 descends from the protruding position against the biasing force of the biasing means, causing the right door 17 to rotate toward the closed position. When the latch 34 passes the front wall 35c and reaches the corner hole 35b, the latch 34 returns to the protruding position due to the biasing means, causing the rib 37 formed on the flat surface 34b of the latch 34 to contact the front wall 35c from the rear, and the right door 17 is held toward the closed position. 【0024】 As shown in Figure 2, the latches 34, 34 of the upper and lower latch mechanisms 32, 32 are connected to the handle 19, and by rotating the handle 19, the upper and lower latches 34, 34 are configured to move from the protruding position to the released position, passing through the square hole 35b, against the biasing force of the biasing means. The left door 16 is the same as the right door 17 except that it does not have the latch mechanisms 32, 32, so the same reference numerals are used for the same components of the left door 16 as for the right door 17, and detailed explanations are omitted. 【0025】 [Effect of the Example] Next, the operation of the disinfection storage cabinet according to the example will be explained. 【0026】 The right door 17 is formed in a box shape that opens the main body 21 to the rear, and a reinforcing member 22 with a Z-shaped cross-section is provided on the inner peripheral edge of the rear side of the main body 21, thereby increasing the rigidity of the right door 17. Similarly, the rigidity of the left door 16 is also increased. When the right door 17, which opens the opening 15, is closed with the left door 16 in the closed position, even if the user pushes only the upper half of the right door 17, deformation such that the lower side of the right door 17 tilts in the front-rear direction relative to the upper side is suppressed. Therefore, the upper and lower latches 34, 34 enter the square holes 35b, 35b of the corresponding receivers 35, 35 almost simultaneously, and the right door 17 is held in the proper closed position. The left door 16 is also held in the proper closed position by being pushed by the right door 17. Therefore, no gaps are created between the left and right doors 16, 17 and the housing 11, preventing the problem of the internal temperature dropping due to hot air escaping from the storage compartment 12, which would prevent proper disinfection and drying. In addition, in this embodiment, the left and right doors 16, 17 are fixed to the main body 21 by forming reinforcing parts 27 on the outer edges of the cover 25 located on the rear side of the main body, so the rigidity of the doors 16, 17 can also be increased by these reinforcing parts 27, thereby suppressing deformation. 【0027】 In the disinfection storage cabinet of this embodiment, the left and right doors 16 and 17 have mounting grooves 28 for attaching the attachment portion 29b of the packing 29, formed by reinforcing members 22 to increase the rigidity of the doors 16 and 17 and reinforcing portions 27 of the cover 25 disposed on the main body 21. This makes it easy to attach the packing 29 to the doors 16 and 17 and reduces the amount of work required. Specifically, when attaching the packing 29, it is not necessary to remove the cover from the main body, position the attachment portion of the packing between the main body and the cover, and then fix the cover back to the main body to clamp the attachment portion. Instead, the packing 29 can be attached simply by elastically deforming and fitting the attachment portion 29b of the packing 29 into the mounting groove 28. Furthermore, the width of the mounting groove 28 is formed to decrease from the bottom towards the opening 28a, and the width of the opening 28a is set to be smaller than the width of the locking portion 29c of the attachment portion 29b that is not elastically deformed. Therefore, when the locking portion 29c of the attachment portion 29b, which has been elastically deformed and fitted into the mounting groove 28, elastically returns to its original position, the locking portion 29c elastically contacts the connecting portion 22c and the bent portion 27a, effectively preventing the packing 29 from falling off the doors 16 and 17 (see Figure 5). 【0028】 In the embodiment, when the right door 17 is in the closed position, as shown in Figures 8 and 9, the latch 34 has ribs 37, 37 provided on the flat surface 34b that make line contact with the front wall 35c defining the rectangular hole 35b of the receiving member 35, rather than the flat surface 34b. Therefore, when the latch 34 is moved from the protruding position to the released position by rotating the handle 19, the contact resistance between the receiving member 35 and the latch 34 is small, resulting in good sliding performance. In other words, wear of the latch 34 sliding against the receiving member 35 is reduced, and the service life is extended. 【0029】 Here, the gap S defined between the lower surface of the storage compartment 14 located on the upper part of the housing 11 and the upper surfaces of the doors 16 and 17 in the closed position allows the user's fingers, inserted into the gap S from the front, to come into contact with the front surface of the upper wall portion 31 of the housing 11 that faces the back of the gap S. Furthermore, with the doors 16 and 17 held in the closed position, the hot air circulating in the storage compartment 12 can also enter the space between the doors 16 and 17 and the upper wall portion 31 of the housing 11, potentially causing the front surface of the upper wall portion 31 to become hot. In this case, as shown in Figure 6, the upper side portion 30 of the packing 29 is positioned at a required height lower than the upper surfaces of the doors 16 and 17, thereby shortening the vertical distance between the upper wall portion 31 of the housing 11 and the doors 16 and 17. As a result, the heat from the hot air is less likely to reach the parts of the upper wall 31 that the user can touch through the gap S, and even if the user accidentally touches the front surface of the upper wall 31 (housing 11) through the gap S, the user will not feel any discomfort from the heat. 【0030】 [Another example] Figures 10 to 15 show another embodiment of the latch 34 in the latch mechanism 32. The parts that differ from the embodiment will be explained, and the same parts that have been mentioned before will be given the same reference numerals and detailed explanations will be omitted. In this other embodiment, the latch mechanism 32 installed on the right door 17 will be explained. 【0031】 Figures 10 and 11 show a first alternative embodiment of the latch, in which the front side of the latch 38 is formed in a triangular shape in a flat cross-section where the center in the width direction protrudes the furthest forward, and a single ridge line 38a extends vertically along the front surface. In the latch 38 of the first alternative embodiment, when the right door 17 is in the closed position, the ridge line 38a of the latch 38 is in line contact with the front wall 35c that defines the rectangular hole 35b of the receiving member 35. Therefore, the contact resistance between the receiving member 35 and the latch 38 when the latch 38 is moved from the locked position to the released position by operating the handle 19 is reduced, resulting in good sliding performance, reduced wear of the latch 38, and an extended service life. 【0032】 Figures 12 and 13 show a second alternative embodiment of the latch, in which the front side of the latch 39 consists only of a flat surface 34b without the ribs 37. In contrast, the inclined surface 34a on the rear side of the latch 39 has multiple (two in the second alternative embodiment) ribs 40 projecting outwards from the widthwise direction, extending vertically along the inclined surface 34a. 【0033】 In the second embodiment of the latch 39, as shown in Figure 13, when the right door 17 is closed, the ribs 40, 40 of the latch 39 make point contact with the front end of the receiving member 35. That is, the contact resistance between the receiving member 35 and the latch 39 is reduced, resulting in good sliding properties, which reduces wear on the latch 39 and extends its service life. 【0034】 Figures 14 and 15 show a third alternative embodiment of the latch, in which the latch 41 has a projection 41b that protrudes from the main body 41a, which is supported to be vertically movable relative to the latch unit 33, and is formed in the shape of a triangular pyramid, with one ridge 41c facing the center in the width direction on the rear side. The front side of the latch 41 is a flat surface 34b. In other words, in the latch 41 of the third alternative embodiment, when the right door 17 is closed, the ridge 41c of the projection 41b of the latch 41 makes point contact with the front end of the receiving member 35. That is, the contact resistance between the receiving member 35 and the latch 41 is reduced, resulting in good sliding performance, reduced wear of the latch 41, and an extended service life. 【0035】 [Example of change] This application is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments described above, and other configurations may be adopted as appropriate. Furthermore, various embodiments may be adopted within the scope of the spirit of the present invention, not limited to the following modified examples, for the configurations described in the embodiments, etc. (1) In this embodiment, a pair of doors are provided on the left and right sides of the front of the housing, but there may be only one door for opening and closing the opening. (2) In the embodiment, a wide locking portion is provided at the protruding end of the attachment portion of the packing. However, the attachment portion itself can be formed in a trapezoidal shape that widens toward the protruding side, and the attachment portion itself can be elastically deformed to fit into the mounting groove. (3) In the first alternative embodiment, the number of ribs provided on the front side of the latch may be one or more. (4) In the second alternative embodiment, the ribs provided on the inclined surface of the latch may be one or three or more. (5) In the third alternative embodiment, one protrusion is provided on the main body, but a configuration in which multiple protrusions are spaced apart in the width direction can be adopted. With a configuration in which multiple protrusions are provided in this way, the contact area between the latch and the receiving device when closing the door can be reduced, while the load on each protrusion can be reduced. (6) The latch can be constructed by combining the embodiment and the first to third alternative embodiments. For example, a configuration can be adopted in which multiple ribs are provided on the inclined surface of the latch of the embodiment or the first alternative embodiment. [Explanation of Symbols] 【0036】 11 Enclosure, 12 Storage compartment, 15 Opening, 17 Right door (door), 20 Front panel 20a Mounting part, 22 Reinforcement member, 22a First contact part, 22b Second contact part 22c Connection part, 25 Cover, 28 Mounting groove, 28a Opening, 29 Packing 29b Attachment part, 32 Latch mechanism (locking means)

Claims

[Claim 1] In a storage cabinet, a door (17) is provided to open and close an opening (15) in the housing (11), which defines a storage compartment (12) for items, and the door (17) is held in a closed position by a locking means (32) to close the opening (15), and a packing (29) is provided that abuts against the front surface of the housing (11) in the closed position, The door (17) is provided with a mounting portion (20a) formed by bending the peripheral edge of a plate-shaped front panel (20). A reinforcing member (22) is provided on the periphery of the mounting portion (20a), comprising a first contact portion (22a) that abuts and is fixed to the mounting portion (20a), a second contact portion (22b) that abuts and is fixed to the front plate (20), and a connecting portion (22c) that connects both contact portions (22a, 22b). On the rear side of the front panel (20), a cover (25) is provided, which forms a mounting groove (28) that opens to the rear, into which the elastic attachment portion (29b) of the packing (29) can be fitted, between the front panel (20) and the connecting portion (22c) of the reinforcing member (22). A storage facility characterized by the following features. [Claim 2] The storage cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the width of the mounting groove (28) is formed to decrease from the bottom side toward the opening (28a), and the width of the opening (28a) is set to be smaller than the width of the attachment portion (29b) which is not elastically deformed.

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