Crushed bone storage shelf

Abstract

To provide a crushed bone storage shelf capable of storing crushed bones in a space-saving manner, being used as a stand for placing a Buddhist altar or the like, and enabling daily close-at-hand memorial services. [Solution] The crushed bone storage shelf 1 is composed of a main body 10, a drawer 11, a drop 12, and an inner lid 13. The main body 10 has an opening 10a formed on the front, and the drawer 11 is inserted into the storage section together with the drop 12, a bag 60 containing crushed bones, and the inner lid 13 via the opening 10a and stored therein. The drawer 11 has an opening 11a formed on the top surface, and the drop 12 is attached by being inserted into the storage section via the opening 11a. The drop 12 has an opening 12a formed on the top surface, and the bag 60 containing crushed bones is stored therein via the opening 12a. The inner lid 13 is a rectangular plate and is a member that closes the opening 12a of the drop 12.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a crushed bone storage shelf for storing crushed remains (hereinafter referred to as "crushed bones"). [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, the customary burial practice in Japan has been to place the remains in an urn and place it in a Buddhist altar or similar, and then to inter the remains in a grave or other such location.

[0003] However, in recent years, instead of the usual funeral method of interring the ashes in a grave, people have begun to keep the remains at home and hold a memorial service nearby to remember the deceased (home memorial service).

[0004] This is because housing or family circumstances mean that the remains cannot be placed in a grave and memorialized, or the grave is located far away and it is difficult to travel there.

[0005] To solve these problems, a bone storage box and an ossuary altar for carrying out memorial services at home have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The ossuary box has a storage chamber with an opening at the top, a storage box for storing crushed bones, which are the remains, and a lid for closing the opening of the storage box. The ossuary altar is composed of a cabinet part in which Buddhist altar implements for worship are placed, and an ossuary part for storing the ossuary box vertically or horizontally. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3196387 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] When using the ossuary described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is difficult to use a commercially available Buddhist altar as an altar to store the ossuary. This is because commercially available Buddhist altars do not necessarily have enough storage space for the ossuary. For this reason, a dedicated ossuary altar described in the same Patent Document 1 is required.

[0008] In other words, in order to perform daily memorial services at home, a dedicated Buddhist altar is required, which is costly and requires space in the home to accommodate the dedicated Buddhist altar.

[0009] The present invention was made in consideration of the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a crushed bone storage shelf that can store crushed bones in a space-saving manner, can be used as a stand for a Buddhist altar, etc., and can be used for daily memorial services at hand. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the crushed bone storage shelf of the present invention is a crushed bone storage shelf for storing crushed bone, comprising: a storage box having an opening formed on its top surface, a front panel on its front side, side panels on both sides, a rear panel on its rear side, and a bottom panel on its bottom side, for storing the crushed bone through said opening; an inner lid for closing the opening of the storage box; a drawer having an opening formed on its top surface and for storing the crushed bone, the storage box, and the inner lid through said opening; and a main body having a top panel on its top surface and an opening formed on its front side and for storing the crushed bone, the storage box, the inner lid, and the drawer through said opening, wherein the crushed bone is stored in the storage box when the storage box is stored in the drawer, and the inner lid is placed on the upper end surfaces of the front panel, side panel, and rear panel of the storage box in which the crushed bone is stored, and the drawer with the crushed bone, the storage box, and the inner lid stored therein is stored in the main body.

[0011] In addition, the crushed bone storage shelf of the present invention is characterized in that the opening formed in the storage box is approximately the same size as two A4 standard size boxes placed side by side with their long sides facing each other.

[0012] In addition, the crushed bone storage shelf of the present invention is characterized in that the main body has a top plate for placing a Buddhist altar, and the main body and the drawer are made of the same material as the Buddhist altar. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to this invention, crushed bones can be stored in a space-saving manner, and the device can be used as a stand for a Buddhist altar or the like, and daily memorial services can be performed at home. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is an external view showing a crushed bone storage shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 1 is a perspective view showing components constituting a crushed bone storage shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 shows a bag of crushed bones stored in a drawer. [Figure 4] (1) An external view showing a drawer with a drop-down mechanism attached and closed with an inner lid, (2) an external view showing the drawer in the middle of being stored in the main body, and (3) an external view showing the drawer stored in the main body. [Diagram 5] 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA' in the lead-out shown in FIG. 4(1). [Figure 6] (1) A diagram showing an example of placing a Buddhist altar on the crushed bone storage shelf. (2) A diagram showing an example of placing a memorial tablet, photographs, etc. on the crushed bone storage shelf. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. [Crushed bone storage shelf] First, a crushed bone storage rack according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig. 1 is an external view showing a crushed bone storage rack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] This crushed bone storage shelf 1 is a shelf for storing crushed bones, which are remains, and is composed of a main body 10, a drawer 11, a drop (storage box) 12, and an inner lid 13 (the drop 12 and inner lid 13 are not shown). The crushed bone storage shelf 1 shown in Figure 1 shows the state after these components have been assembled. Please refer to Figure 2 described below for the drop 12 and inner lid 13, which are not shown.

[0017] The crushed bone storage shelf 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in Fig. 1 when the drawer 11, the drop box 12, and the inner lid 13 are stored in the main body 10 (see Fig. 2 described later). When viewed from the front of the crushed bone storage shelf 1 (the direction in which the drawer 11 is located), the crushed bone storage shelf 1 has a width of approximately 53 cm, a depth of approximately 39 cm, and a height of approximately 10 cm.

[0018] In addition, the crushed bone storage shelf 1 is sized to allow a Buddhist altar 2 to be placed on top of it, as shown in Figure 6 (1) described below, and further, it is sized to allow an memorial tablet 3, a photograph 4, etc. to be placed on top of the crushed bone storage shelf 1, as shown in Figure 6 (2) described below.

[0019] Generally, the layout of the shelves for placing Buddhist altar implements and other items on the altar 2 is fixed, so the width and depth are necessarily sized according to the layout of the shelves. Therefore, the crushed bone storage shelf 1 on which the altar 2 is placed is also sized according to the altar 2.

[0020] The materials for the main body 10 and the drawer 11 are, for example, ebony, rosewood, keyaki, or Yakusugi, so as to match the material of the Buddhist altar 2 shown in Fig. 6(1) described later. Also, the material for the drop 12 and the inner lid 13 is, for example, paulownia. Note that although veneer is used for the main body 10 and the drawer 11, they may also be made of solid wood.

[0021] 2 is a perspective view showing components constituting the crushed bone storage rack 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the crushed bone storage rack 1 comprises the main body 10, the drawer 11, the drop 12 and the inner lid 13.

[0022] The main body 10 has an opening 10a formed in the front, a top plate 20 on the top surface, side plates 21 on both sides, a rear plate (not shown) on the rear surface, and a bottom plate 22 on the bottom surface. The main body 10 also has a storage section surrounded by the top plate 20, the side plates 21, the rear plate (not shown), and the bottom plate 22.

[0023] The main body 10 is structured so that the drawer 11 is inserted into the storage section via the opening 10a together with the drop 12, the bag 60 containing crushed bones (see FIG. 3 described later), and the inner lid 13. As described later, the bag 60 containing crushed bones is stored in the drop 12, the drop 12 is attached (stored) in the storage section of the drawer 11 described later, and the drop 12 is closed by the inner lid 13.

[0024] The drawer 11 has an opening 11a formed on the top surface, and is provided with a front panel 30 and a drawer front surface 34 on the front surface, side panels 31 on both sides, a rear panel 32 on the rear surface, and a bottom panel 33 on the bottom surface. The drawer front surface 34 is provided with a keyhole 35 and a deadbolt 36.

[0025] With the drawer 11 stored in the main body 10 (see FIG. 1), by inserting a key into the keyhole 35 and turning it, the deadbolt 36 rises and is inserted into a recess (not shown) provided on the underside of the top plate 20 of the main body 10. This allows the drawer 11 to be fixed in the storage section of the main body 10. This is to prevent the drawer 11 from coming off the main body 10 even in the event of an earthquake or if the drawer 11 is operated incorrectly.

[0026] In addition, a hook portion 37 is formed at the lower part of the drawer front portion 34 of the drawer 11, which allows the user to use his or her fingers to pull out the drawer 11 from the main body 10 when the drawer 11 is stored in the main body 10.

[0027] Furthermore, the drawer 11 has a storage section surrounded by a front panel 30, a side panel 31, a rear panel 32 and a bottom panel 33, and the drop 12 is inserted and stored in the storage section through the opening 11a.

[0028] When viewed from the front of drawer 11 (the direction in which drawer front portion 34 is located), the inside width of the storage portion formed in drawer 11 is approximately 46 cm, the depth is approximately 31 cm, and the height (depth) is approximately 5.7 cm.

[0029] The drop box 12 has an opening 12a formed on the top surface, and is equipped with a front plate 40 on the front surface, side plates 41 on both sides, a rear plate 42 on the rear surface, and a bottom plate 43 on the bottom surface. The drop box 12 also has a storage section surrounded by the front plate 40, the side plates 41, the rear plate 42, and the bottom plate 43, and a bag 60 containing crushed bones (see FIG. 3 described later) is stored through the opening 12a, and the opening 12a is closed by an inner lid 13. The storage section of the drop box 12 stores not only the bag 60 containing crushed bones, but also personal belongings of the deceased.

[0030] When viewed from the front of the drop box 12 (the direction in which the front panel 40 is located), the inside width of the storage section formed in the drop box 12 is approximately 44 cm, the depth is approximately 29.5 cm, and the height (depth) is approximately 3.7 cm. For example, the opening 12a of the drop box 12 is approximately the size of two A4 standard size bags with their long sides placed side by side, and two bags 60 containing crushed bones are stored in the storage section. In other words, the bag 60 containing crushed bones is approximately 4A size in length and width, and is 3.7 cm or less in height.

[0031] In addition, the overall size of the drop 12 corresponds to the inner size of the storage compartment formed in the drawer 11 so that the drop 12 can be stored in the storage compartment of the drawer 11, and is approximately 46 cm wide, 31 cm deep, and 5.7 cm high (depth).

[0032] The inner lid 13 is a rectangular plate and is used to close (cover) the opening 12a of the drop 12. A hole 50 is formed in the front center of the inner lid 13 so that the user can lift the inner lid 13 with their fingers when the inner lid 13 is closing the opening 12a of the drop 12.

[0033] The rectangular surface forming the inner lid 13 corresponds to the surface obtained by adding the upper flat surfaces of the front plate 40, the side plate 41, and the rear plate 42 to the opening 12a (rectangle) of the drop box 12, and has the same area. In other words, when the inner lid 13 and the drop box 12 are viewed from above, the length and width of the rectangle of the inner lid 13 are equal to the length and width of the opening 12a of the drop box 12 plus the upper flat surfaces of the front plate 40, the side plate 41, and the rear plate 42.

[0034] As described above, paulownia wood is used, for example, as the material for the drop 12 and the inner lid 13. As a result, the crushed bones stored in the storage section of the drop 12 are surrounded by paulownia wood on all sides, front, back, left, right, top and bottom, when the opening 12a of the drop 12 is closed by the inner lid 13. Paulownia wood has excellent moisture absorption, moisture retention and fire resistance, and has high mold and insect resistance, so the crushed bones are less susceptible to the effects of humidity, fire, mold, insects, etc., and can be stored safely.

[0035] In addition, because the opening 12a of the drop box 12 is closed by the inner lid 13, the bag 60 containing the crushed bones stored in the storage section of the drop box 12 can be hidden from view, as shown in Figs. 4(1) and (2) described below. When the drawer 11 is pulled out from the main body 10, the inner lid 13 is visible, but the bag 60 containing the crushed bones is not.

[0036] Next, a procedure for a user to place the bag 60 containing crushed bones in the drop 12 of the drawer 11 and configure the crushed bone storage rack 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, the user inserts the drop 12 through the opening 11a of the drawer 11 and attaches it ( <1> ).

[0037] As a result, the drop 12 is sandwiched between the inside of the front plate 30, the side plate 31, the rear plate 32, and the bottom plate 33 that constitute the drawer 11. In addition, the drop 12 is attached to the storage section of the drawer 11, and the outsides of the front plate 40, the side plate 41, the rear plate 42, and the bottom plate 43 of the drop 12 are in contact with the insides of the front plate 30, the side plate 31, the rear plate 32, and the bottom plate 33 of the drawer 11, respectively.

[0038] Next, the user places the bag 60 containing the crushed bones in a storage compartment of the dropper 12 attached to the drawer 11 (not shown in FIG. 2).

[0039] 3 is a diagram showing the state in which bags 60 containing crushed bones are stored in the drop box 12 of the drawer 11, and shows the appearance as seen from above the drawer 11 when a user has placed one bag 60 in the storage section of the drop box 12. The bag 60 contains crushed bones, and more specifically, the crushed bones are vacuum-packed with polyethylene and stored in a double aluminum bag. As mentioned above, the bag 60 containing crushed bones is approximately 4A size in length and width.

[0040] As mentioned above, the storage compartment of the dropper 12 has a capacity to store two bags 60, and a user can place two bags 60 containing crushed bones in the storage compartment of the dropper 12 attached to the drawer 11.

[0041] Returning to FIG. 2, next, in the state shown in FIG. 3 (where the bag 60 is stored in the storage section of the drop 12 of the drawer 11), the user places the inner lid 13 over the drop 12 ( <2> ).

[0042] 5, the surfaces of the end portions of the four sides of the lower surface of the inner lid 13 can be abutted against the flat surfaces of the upper ends of the front plate 40, the side plate 41, and the rear plate 42 constituting the drop 12 (the upper surface of the drop 12), and the opening 12a of the drop 12 can be covered. In other words, the inner lid 13 can be placed on the upper surface of the drop 12, and the opening 12a can be closed.

[0043] In this case, as shown in Figures 4(1) and 5 described later, the four side surfaces of the inner lid 13 come into contact with the inner surfaces near the upper ends of the front plate 30, side plate 31, and rear plate 32 that constitute the drawer 11, and the position of the upper surface of the inner lid 13 is the same as the position of the planes of the upper ends of the front plate 30, side plate 31, and rear plate 32 that constitute the drawer 11. As a result, the bag 60 containing crushed bones, the drop 12, and the inner lid 13 are stored in the storage section of the drawer 11.

[0044] Fig. 4(1) is an external view showing the drawer 11 with the drop 12 attached and closed by the inner lid 13, and shows the state in which the bag 60 containing crushed bones, the drop 12 and the inner lid 13 are stored in the storage section of the drawer 11. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the drawer 11 shown in Fig. 4(1) taken along the line AA'.

[0045] 4(1) and 5, the top surface of the inner lid 13 is at approximately the same height as the planes of the upper ends of the front panel 30, side panel 31, and rear panel 32 that make up the drawer 11. This indicates that the bag 60 containing crushed bones, the drop 12, and the inner lid 13 are stored in the storage section of the drawer 11.

[0046] Also, as shown in Figure 5, the bag 60 containing the crushed bones is stored in the storage section of the drawer 12, surrounded on all sides by the drawer 12 and the inner lid 13, and the bag 60 containing the crushed bones, the drawer 12 and the inner lid 13 are stored in the storage section of the drawer 11.

[0047] In this case, the surface of the end portion on the lower surface of the inner lid 13 abuts against the upper surface of the drop 12, which is the flat surface of the upper end of the side plate 41 etc. that constitutes the drop 12, and the inner lid 13 covers the opening 12a of the drop 12.

[0048] Returning to FIG. 2, next, the user inserts the drawer 11 into the main body 10 in the state shown in FIG. 4(1) and FIG. 5 (the state in which the bag 60, the drop 12 and the inner lid 13 are stored in the storage section of the drawer 11). <3> ).

[0049] Fig. 4(2) is an external view showing the state in which the drawer 11 is in the process of being stored in the main body 10, and Fig. 4(3) is an external view showing the state in which the drawer 11 has been stored in the main body 10. Since the top surface of the inner lid 13 and the flat surface of the upper end of the front panel 30 and other components of the drawer 11 are at approximately the same height, the drawer 11 can be stored in the storage section of the main body 10.

[0050] This allows the user to place the bag 60 containing the crushed bones in the drop 12 of the drawer 11, thereby forming the crushed bone storage shelf 1 shown in Fig. 1. In other words, the bag 60 containing the crushed bones can be stored in the crushed bone storage shelf 1.

[0051] [Example of use of Crushed Bone Storage Shelf 1] Next, we will explain examples of how to use the crushed bone storage shelf 1 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6(1) is a diagram showing an example in which a Buddhist altar is placed on the crushed bone storage shelf 1, and Fig. 6(2) is a diagram showing an example in which a memorial tablet, photographs, etc. are placed on the crushed bone storage shelf 1.

[0052] As shown in Fig. 6 (1), a Buddhist altar 2 can be placed on the top plate 20 of the crushed bone storage shelf 1, allowing for traditional Buddhist worship. In other words, memorial services for the deceased can be held at the Buddhist altar 2, and the crushed bone storage shelf 1 can be used to visit the grave at the same time.

[0053] Moreover, the main body 10 and the drawer 11 constituting the crushed bone storage shelf 1 are made of the same materials as the Buddhist altar 2. As described above, the materials used for the main body 10, the drawer 11 and the Buddhist altar 2 are, for example, ebony, rosewood, keyaki or Yakusugi.

[0054] In addition, as shown in FIG. 6(2), by placing the memorial tablet 3, photograph 4, flowers, etc. on the top plate 20 of the crushed bone storage shelf 1, it is possible to hold a memorial service for the deceased in a free style that is not bound by traditional Buddhist formats.

[0055] As described above, the crushed bone storage rack 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured with the main body 10, the drawer 11, the drop 12, and the inner lid 13. The main body 10 has an opening 10a formed on the front, and the drawer 11 is inserted into the storage section together with the drop 12, the bag 60 containing crushed bones, and the inner lid 13 through the opening 10a.

[0056] The drawer 11 has an opening 11a formed on the top surface, and the drop 12 is inserted into the storage section through the opening 11a and attached thereto.

[0057] The drop 12 has an opening 12a formed on the upper surface, and the bag 60 containing the crushed bones is received through the opening 12a. The inner lid 13 is a rectangular plate and is a member that closes the opening 12a of the drop 12.

[0058] When the bag 60 containing crushed bones is stored in the drop box 12, the drop box 12 is attached to the drawer 11, and the inner lid 13 closes the drop box 12 (when the bag 60, the drop box 12, and the inner lid 13 are stored in the storage section of the drawer 11), the drawer 11 is stored in the storage section of the main body 10, thereby forming the crushed bone storage shelf 1. Also, on the top plate 20 of the main body 10 provided in the crushed bone storage shelf 1, a Buddhist altar 2 can be placed, or a memorial tablet 3, a photograph 4, flowers, etc. can also be placed thereon.

[0059] This allows the crushed bones to be stored in a space-saving manner, and can also be used as a stand for the Buddhist altar 2, etc., for daily memorial services at home. Furthermore, when the Buddhist altar 2 is placed on the top plate 20 of the crushed bone storage shelf 1, the Buddhist altar 2 does not need to be the specialized altar described in the aforementioned Patent Document 1, but can be a general Buddhist altar, so there is no expense involved and space can be saved.

[0060] In other words, the crushed bones can be stored in the crushed bone storage rack 1, which has a natural design like furniture, so that the deceased can be memorialized at home while feeling close to them. By using such a crushed bone storage rack 1, there is no need to select a location for the grave, which reduces the burden on successors. Also, if the deceased will be memorialized at a grave in the future, the crushed bones can be stored at home until the grave is decided.

[0061] Furthermore, by placing a Buddhist altar 2, a memorial tablet 3, a photograph 4, flowers, etc. on the top plate 20 of the crushed bone storage shelf 1, it is possible to perform a free-form memorial service at home without being bound by tradition.

[0062] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and improvements or modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention or the purpose of the improvements. [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 1 Crushed Bone Storage Shelf 2. Buddhist altar 3. Memorial tablets 4 Photos 10. Main Unit 10a,11a,12a opening 11 Drawers 12 Drop (storage box) 13 Inner lid 20 Tabletop 21,31,41 Side plate 22,33,43 Bottom plate 30,40 Front panel 32,42 Rear plate 34 Drawer front 35 Keyhole 36 Deadbolt 50 holes 60 bags

Claims

1. In a crushed bone storage shelf for storing crushed bones, a storage box having an opening on its top surface, a front plate on its front surface, side plates on both sides, a rear plate on its rear surface, and a bottom plate on its bottom surface, the storage box storing the crushed bone through the opening; An inner lid that closes the opening of the storage box; A drawer having an opening on an upper surface thereof for storing the crushed bone, the storage box, and the inner lid through the opening; A main body having a top plate on an upper surface, an opening formed on a front surface, and storing the crushed bone, the storage box, the inner lid, and the drawer through the opening; A crushed bone storage shelf characterized in that, with the storage box stored in the drawer, the crushed bone is stored in the storage box, the inner lid is placed on the upper end surfaces of the front panel, side panel and rear panel of the storage box in which the crushed bone is stored, and the drawer with the crushed bone, storage box and inner lid stored therein is stored in the main body.

2. 2. The crushed bone storage rack according to claim 1, The crushed bone storage shelf is characterized in that the opening formed in the storage box is approximately the size of two A4 standard size boxes with their long sides placed side by side.

3. The crushed bone storage rack according to claim 1 or 2, This crushed bone storage shelf is characterized in that the main body has a top plate for placing a Buddhist altar on, and the main body and the drawer are made of the same material as the Buddhist altar.

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