Chest

The chest design addresses the cumbersome rotation requirement of conventional chests by allowing drawer surface swaps without rotating the chest, enhancing usability and interest while reducing weight and simplifying the frame structure.

JP3251203UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-09B B FURNISHING CO LTD
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Application Number
JP2025000620U
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-26
Publication Date
2025-05-09
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-26

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Technical Problem

Conventional chests require rotation of the entire chest to switch the front and back drawers, making it cumbersome to change the pattern of drawers without rotating the chest.

Method used

A chest design that allows the front and back surfaces of the drawers to be replaced without rotating the chest, using a frame with a metal pipe structure and L-shaped angle rails for drawer sliding, and fiberboard drawers with interchangeable decorative boards.

Benefits of technology

Enables easy rearrangement and pattern change of drawers with minimal effort, reduces drawer weight, and simplifies the frame structure while maintaining high rigidity.

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Abstract

To provide a chest having a plurality of drawers, the front and back of which can be turned over to change the pattern of the drawers and enhance the interest of the drawers. [Solution] The device comprises a frame body 20 which forms a plurality of drawer storage sections for storing a plurality of drawers 30a-30c, and a plurality of drawers which are stored in the drawer storage section. The front and back of the drawers are formed to be approximately the same size, the front is provided with a wood-grain decorative plate and the back is provided with a decorative plate with a different pattern than the wood-grain pattern, and the drawers are configured to have mounting sections 32 on the front and back for attaching handles.
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This invention relates to a chest for storing clothes, small items, etc. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, as this type of chest, for example, there is a device described in Utility Model Registration No. 3208679. That is, this conventional chest (clothing storage furniture) allows currently used clothes to be stored on the front side regardless of the season without changing clothes according to the season, and to facilitate taking clothes in and out, the clothing storage furniture has a main body, a front drawer, a rear drawer, and casters. The front drawer is housed in the front of the main body, can be drawn out from the front of the main body, and is arranged in multiple stages. The rear drawer is housed in the rear of the main body, can be drawn out from the rear of the main body, and is also arranged in multiple stages, and the casters are attached to the main body, support the main body on the floor surface, and are configured to enable translational and rotational movement of the main body. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3208679 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the above-mentioned conventional chest, the drawers are divided into two in the depth direction and can be removed from the front and back, and in order to store and remove seasonal items, the chest body must be rotated half a turn to switch the front and back sides. Also, the chest described in the above publication is intended to store currently used clothes on the front side without changing clothes according to the season, and has no interest in changing the patterns of the front and back drawers, and does not have a highly interesting configuration with a rich variety of patterns on the drawers themselves.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and its purpose is to provide a chest in which the required drawers can be arranged in an optimal position by moving the drawers with little effort, without having to rotate the chest to swap the front and back of the drawers, and in which the pattern of the drawers can be changed by flipping the front and back of each drawer, thereby increasing interest.

[0006] Another object of the present invention is to provide a chest in which the drawers are lightweight and easy to replace.

[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a chest having high rigidity while simplifying the structure of the frame. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The chest described in claim 1 comprises a frame forming a multiple drawer storage section for storing multiple drawers, and multiple drawers to be stored in the drawer storage section, and the drawers have a wood-grain decorative panel on the front and a decorative panel with a different pattern from the wood-grain on the back, and the front and back of the drawers are formed to be approximately the same size, and have mounting sections on the front and back for attaching handles.

[0009] In the chest of drawers described in claim 1, the front and back can be interchanged in whole or in part, allowing the pattern on the drawers to be changed and increasing interest.

[0010] The chest described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the chest described in claim 1, the frame is formed from metal pipes, the drawer storage section holds the drawers and has rails for sliding the drawers, the rails are made of L-shaped angle material fixed to the frame, and a stopper for the drawer is provided by bending the rear end of the L-shaped angle.

[0011] In the chest described in claim 2, it is possible to provide a chest having high rigidity while simplifying the structure of the frame body.

[0012] The chest of a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the chest of a second aspect, the length of the stopper from the rear surface of the frame body is equal to or greater than the length of the handle.

[0013] In the chest described in claim 3, even if handles are attached to the front and back of the drawer, the handle on the back side does not come into contact with the wall surface, and the drawer can be stored.

[0014] The chest described in claim 4 is characterized in that, in addition to the chest described in claim 1 or 2, the front, back, sides and bottom of the drawers are made of fiberboard with a nonwoven fabric base, a wood board is attached to the front, a polyester-based board is attached to the back, and a medium-density fiberboard is laid on the bottom.

[0015] The chest described in claim 5 is similar to the chest described in claim 3, and is characterized in that the front, back, sides and bottom of the drawers are made of fiberboard with a nonwoven fabric base, a wood board is attached to the front, a polyester-based board is attached to the back, and a medium-density fiberboard is laid on the bottom.

[0016] In the chest of claims 4 and 5, the weight of the drawers can be reduced, making it possible to provide a chest in which the drawers can be easily replaced. Effect of the Invention

[0017] The chest of drawers described in claim 1 comprises a frame forming a multiple drawer storage section for storing multiple drawers, and multiple drawers to be stored in the drawer storage section, and the drawers have a wood-grain decorative panel on the front and a decorative panel with a different pattern from the wood-grain on the back. The front and back of the drawers are formed to be approximately the same size and have mounting sections on the front and back for attaching handles, so that the front and back of all or some of the drawers can be interchanged, changing the pattern of the drawers and increasing their interest.

[0018] According to the chest of claim 2, in addition to the chest of claim 1, the frame body is formed from metal pipes, the drawer storage section is provided with rails for holding the drawers and allowing the drawers to slide, the rails are formed from L-shaped angle bar fixed to the frame body, and a stopper for the drawer is provided by bending the rear end of the L-shaped angle bar, so that a highly rigid chest can be provided while simplifying the structure of the frame body.

[0019] The chest described in claim 3, in addition to the chest described in claim 2, has a length from the rear surface of the frame body of the stopper that is greater than or equal to the length of the handle, so that even if handles are attached to the front and back of the drawer, the handle on the back side will not come into contact with the wall surface, and the drawer can be stored.

[0020] According to the chest of claims 4 or 5, in addition to the chest of claims 1 to 3, the front, back, sides and bottom of the drawers are formed from fiberboard with a nonwoven fabric base, a wood board is attached to the front, a polyester-based board is attached to the back, and a medium-density fiberboard is laid on the bottom, thereby making it possible to provide a chest in which the drawers are lightweight and easy to replace. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] 1A and 1B are front and rear perspective views of a chest of drawers according to the present invention, where (a) is a rear perspective view and (b) is a front perspective view. [Diagram 2] FIG. [Diagram 3] 1A is a partially enlarged perspective view of the frame, and FIG. 1B is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a stopper provided at the rear end of the L-shaped angle bar. [Figure 4] 13(a) is an exploded perspective view of the drawer, and (b) is a side view of the handle. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a front view showing one embodiment of a usage example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] An embodiment of a chest of drawers according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a front and rear perspective view of the chest of drawers according to the present invention, (a) is a rear perspective view, and (b) is a front perspective view. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the frame, Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the frame, Fig. 4(a) is an exploded perspective view of the drawers, and (b) is a side view of the handle.

[0023] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the chest 10 includes a frame 20 formed of a metal square pipe, and a plurality of drawers 30 (30a to 30c) stored in a drawer storage space formed by the frame 20.

[0024] 1 and 2, the chest 10 has three different sized drawers 30 (larger drawers 20a, medium drawers 30b, and small drawers 30c), two of each size, for a total of eight drawers. Therefore, the frame 20 is also assembled to form a number of storage spaces corresponding to the number of drawers 30 (larger drawers 20a, medium drawers 30b, and small drawers 30c).

[0025] As shown in Fig. 3, in the depth direction of the frame body 20, one side of an L-shaped angle bar 22 is fixed to the frame body 20 by a fixing means such as welding, and the other side serves as a slide rail, in order to hold the drawer 30 and allow it to be inserted and removed. One or the other side of the L-shaped angle bar 22 is bent inward to form a stopper 23 for the drawer 30. As shown in Fig. 3(b) and Fig. 4(b), the stopper 23 is formed on the front side of the rear end of the chest 10 by the total length H of a handle, which will be described later.

[0026] On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4(a), the drawer 30 is formed with a bottomed cylindrical main body 35 having a front surface, a back surface, sides and a bottom surface, which are made of a board material formed with a nonwoven fabric as a base material, a wooden board 36 attached to the front surface of the main body 35, a board material 37 based on polyester attached to the back surface of the main body 35, and a bottom plate 38 formed of a medium density fiberboard fitted into the bottom of the main body, so that the drawer is lighter than a drawer formed with a normal wooden board. In addition, since the front surface of the drawer 30 is formed with a wooden board, it is formed with a wood grain decorative plate 36. On the other hand, since the back surface of the drawer 30 is formed with a board material 37 based on polyester, it can be decorated with, for example, an American pop style decoration as shown in FIG. 1(a) or any other decoration, and the front surface and the back surface can be decorated differently. In addition, the decorative plate 36 and the board material 37 are formed to be approximately the same size, and can be accommodated within the storage space of the drawer 30, and the front surface and the back surface can be reversed.

[0027] Furthermore, mounting holes 32 for attaching a handle 31 (described later) are formed in the approximate center of the front and back of the drawer 30, so that the handle 31 (Figure 4(b)) can be attached to either the front or back.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 4(b), the handle 31 has a screw groove 31a formed at the rear end thereof, and can be attached to the attachment hole 32 by a screw 31b.

[0029] Furthermore, if the height H of the handle 31 is made equal to or smaller than the dimension between the stopper 23 of the drawer 30 and the rear end of the chest 10, for example, even when the handle 31 is attached to both the front and rear, the drawer 30 can be stored without the handle coming into contact with the wall. Of course, the handle 31 may be replaced when the drawer 30 is swapped front to back.

[0030] The chest 10 according to the present invention is constructed as described above, so that the necessary drawers 30 can be arranged in suitable positions, and the front and back faces of all or some of the drawers (see Fig. 5) can be changed to change the pattern of the drawers and increase the interest. The frame 20 is formed of metal pipes, and the drawer storage section has rails 22 that hold the drawers 30 and allow the drawers 30 to slide, and the rails 22 are made of L-shaped angle members fixed to the frame 20, and have stoppers 23 for the drawers 30 formed by bending the rear ends of the L-shaped angle members, so that the structure of the frame 20 can be simplified while providing a chest 10 with high rigidity.

[0031] Furthermore, since the stopper 23 has a length from the rear surface to the front surface of the frame body 20 that is greater than or equal to the length of the handle 31, even if handles 31 are attached to the front and rear surfaces of the drawer 30, the handle 31 on the rear surface will not come into contact with the wall surface, and the drawer 30 can be stored.

[0032] In addition, the drawer 30 has a drawer body 35 whose front, back, sides and bottom are made of fiberboard with a nonwoven fabric as a base, a wooden board 36 attached to the front, a polyester-based board material 37 attached to the back, and a medium-density fiberboard 38 laid on the bottom, thereby making the drawer 30 lightweight and providing a chest 10 that is easy to replace.

[0033] Furthermore, the wooden board 36 on the front of the drawer 30 may be a different decorative board rather than a wood grain board, and the corresponding board 37 on the back may also be a decorative board with a different decoration from that in this embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 10 Chest of Drawers 20 Frame 21 Tabletop 22 L-shaped rail 23 Stopper 24 legs 30 Drawers 30a Drawer (large) 30b Drawer (medium) 30c Drawer (small) 31 Handle 31a screw hole 31b Screw 32 Handle mounting hole 35 Drawer body 36 Front Panel 37 Rear Panel 38 Bottom plate

Claims

1. The present invention includes a frame body that forms a plurality of drawer storage sections for storing a plurality of drawers, and a plurality of drawers that are stored in the drawer storage sections, The drawer has a wood grain decorative plate on the front side and a decorative plate with a different pattern from the wood grain on the back side. The chest is characterized in that the front and back faces of the drawer are formed to be approximately the same size, and the front and back faces have attachment parts for attaching handles.

2. the frame is formed of a metal pipe, and the drawer storage section has a rail for holding the drawer and allowing the drawer to slide; 2. The chest of drawers according to claim 1, characterized in that the rail is composed of an L-shaped angle material fixed to the frame body, and a stopper for the drawer is provided by bending the rear end of the L-shaped angle material.

3. 3. The chest of drawers according to claim 2, wherein the stopper has a length from the rear surface to the front surface of the frame that is equal to or greater than the length of the handle.

4. The chest of drawers according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the front, back, sides and bottom of the drawers are made of fiberboard with a nonwoven fabric base, a wood board is attached to the front, a board material with a polyester base is attached to the back, and a medium density fiberboard is laid on the bottom.

5. The chest of drawers according to claim 3, characterized in that the front, back, sides and bottom of the drawers are made of fiberboard with a nonwoven fabric base, a wood board is attached to the front, a board material with a polyester base is attached to the back, and a medium density fiberboard is laid on the bottom.

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  • Clothing storage furniture

    JP3208679U