Storage case
The storage case's modular design with disassemblable frame and drawer bodies, enhanced rigidity, and versatile handles addresses transportation and assembly challenges, offering improved convenience and usability.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025003234U
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-09-19
AI Technical Summary
Conventional storage cases have frame and drawer bodies that are not disassemblable, making transportation and storage inconvenient due to their fixed structure.
The storage case is designed with a frame body composed of six panel materials and a drawer body of five panel materials, allowing for disassembly and increased mechanical rigidity, featuring L-shaped bent edges, restricting protrusions, and sliding guide protrusions for drawer control, along with caster attachment surfaces and dual handle options for enhanced usability.
Facilitates easy transportation and assembly, improves mechanical rigidity, ensures reliable drawer control, and enhances usability with versatile pull-out options, making the storage case more convenient and efficient.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a storage case that is installed in, for example, an ordinary home and used to organize and store clothes, various small items, etc. [Background technology]
[0002] Conventionally, a storage case of this type has been known to have a structure consisting of a frame body made of synthetic resin with an opening on the front, and a drawer body made of synthetic resin with an opening on the top, which is arranged so that it can be freely drawn and stored through the opening on the front of the frame body. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5858488 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] However, in the case of conventional structures, the frame body is formed by a concave-shaped base frame body integrally formed from four plate materials: a bottom plate, a pair of left and right side plates, and a rear plate, and an upper plate attached to the top of the base frame body, while the drawer body is formed by integrally forming five plate materials: a bottom plate, a pair of left and right side plates, a rear plate, and a front plate. This means that the four plate materials that make up the frame body and the five plate materials that make up the drawer body cannot be disassembled separately, which can be inconvenient as it can reduce the ease of transporting and storing the frame body and drawer body. [Means for solving the problem]
[0005] The present invention aims to solve these inconveniences, and the invention described in claim 1 of this invention is a storage case characterized by comprising a frame body made of synthetic resin with an open front, and a drawer body made of synthetic resin with an open top and attached so that drawers can be freely stored through the front opening of the frame body, the frame body being made of six panel materials: a bottom panel, a pair of left and right side panels, a rear panel, a top panel, and a frame-shaped front frame panel, the drawer body being made of five plate materials: a bottom panel, a pair of left and right side panels, a rear panel, and a front panel, each of the side panels of the drawer body having an L-shaped bent edge facing inward at the periphery, a restricting protrusion formed at the rear end periphery in the drawing direction of the side panels, and a stopper formed on the top panel of the frame body, the restricting protrusion abutting against the stopper to restrict the drawer body's limit of extension.
[0006] The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that concave rail grooves are formed on both the left and right sides of the inner bottom surface of the bottom panel of the frame body, guide protrusions that can slide in the rail grooves are formed on the outer bottom surface of the bottom plate of the drawer body, and a riding part is formed at the front end of the rail grooves to abut the regulating protrusions of the side plates of the drawer body and the stopping part of the top panel of the frame body.
[0007] The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that a mating convex portion having the same structure as the restricting convex portion is formed symmetrically at the front edge of each side plate of the drawer in the drawing direction, the mating convex portion having the same structure as the restricting convex portion, and a mating recess that can fit into the mating convex portion is formed on the front plate of the drawer.The invention described in claim 4 is characterized in that a caster attachment surface is formed on the outer bottom surface of the bottom panel of the frame body.The invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that an upper handle portion and a lower handle portion are formed on the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion of the front plate of the drawer. [Effects of the Invention]
[0008] As described above, in the device of claim 1, the drawer body is pulled out and stored through the opening in the front of the frame body to organize and store clothes and various small items. The frame body is made up of six panels: a bottom panel, a pair of left and right side panels, a rear panel, a top panel, and a frame-shaped front frame panel. The drawer body is made up of five plates: a bottom plate, a pair of left and right side panels, a rear plate, and a front plate. Therefore, the six panels and five plates can be stacked and transported, making it easy to transport the frame body and drawer body, and the mechanical rigidity of the frame body and drawer body is improved. Furthermore, since an L-shaped bent edge facing inward is formed on the peripheral edge of each side plate of the drawer body, the mechanical rigidity of the drawer body can be further increased. Moreover, restricting protrusions are formed on the peripheral edge of the rear end of the side plate in the drawing direction, and stopping portions are formed on the upper panel of the frame body, and the restricting protrusions and stopping portions abut against each other to restrict the drawer body's draw-out limit. This reliably restricts the drawer body's draw-out limit, ensures reliable retraction of the drawer body, and allows the drawer body to have a simple drawer structure.
[0009] In the device described in claim 2, concave rail grooves are formed on both the left and right sides of the inner bottom surface of the bottom panel of the frame body, guide protrusions that can slide on the rail grooves are formed on the outer bottom surface of the bottom plate of the drawer body, and riding parts are formed at the front ends of the rail grooves to abut the regulating protrusions on the side plates of the drawer body and the stopping parts on the top panel of the frame body. Therefore, when the drawer body is pulled out to its limit, the guide protrusions ride up on the riding parts, which allows the regulating protrusions to reliably abut on the stopping parts, thereby reliably regulating the pull-out limit of the drawer body and allowing the drawer body to be smoothly stored.
[0010] In addition, in the device described in claim 3, a mating protrusion with the same structure as the restricting protrusion is formed symmetrically at the front edge of each side plate of the drawer in the drawing direction, and a mating recess that can fit into the mating protrusion is formed on the front plate of the drawer, so that the left and right side plates of the drawer can be made standard, the structure can be simplified, and assembly can be performed easily.In addition, in the device described in claim 4, a caster attachment surface is formed on the outer bottom surface of the bottom panel of the frame body, so casters can be attached to the caster attachment surface as needed, making it easy to move the storage case and improving convenience of use. Furthermore, in the device described in claim 5, upper and lower handles are formed on the upper and lower edges of the front panel of the drawer body, so that when pulling out the drawer body, the tips of the fingers can be hooked onto the lower handle of the drawer body and pulled towards you, or the tips of the fingers can be hooked onto the upper handle of the drawer body and pulled towards you, so that when pulling out the drawer body, two types of pull-out operations using the upper and lower handles can be selected, and therefore the pull-out operation can be selected according to the installation height of the storage case or the number of storage cases stacked in multiple levels, improving the versatility of the pull-out operation and increasing convenience of use. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 1 is an overall exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 3] 1 is a side cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 4] 1 is a side cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 1 is a plan sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional plan view of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged side cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged plan view of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] 1 is a side cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention in a drawn-out state; [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged side cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention in the pulled-out state. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged plan view of the embodiment of the present invention in the drawn-out state. [Figure 13] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged side cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention in the pulled-out state. [Figure 14] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a frame body according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 15] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the frame body of the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 16] FIG. 2 is a partial side cross-sectional view of a frame body according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the frame body of the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 18] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the drawer body according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 19] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the drawer body according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 20] FIG. 2 is a partial side cross-sectional view of a drawer body according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 21] FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the drawer body according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 22] FIG. 1 is a reference perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 23] 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 24] 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0012] 1 to 24 show an embodiment of the present invention. The storage case K can be broadly divided into a frame body 1 made of synthetic resin with an open front face, and a drawer body 2 made of synthetic resin with an open top face, which is provided so that the drawer body 2 can be freely drawn and stored through the opening in the front face of the frame body 1, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. As shown in Figs. 14, 15, 16 and 17, the frame body 1 is made up of six panel members P···: a bottom panel 1a, a pair of left and right side panels 1b···, a rear panel 1c, a top panel 1d and a frame-shaped front frame panel 1e. In this case, the six panel members P··· are provided so as to be freely assembled to each other by means of attachment mechanisms T···, and as shown in Figs. 18, 19, 20 and 21, As shown in FIG. 21, the drawer body 2 is made up of five plate materials B···: a bottom plate 2a, a pair of left and right side plates 2b·2b, a rear plate 2c, and a front plate 2d. In this case, the five plate materials B··· are respectively provided so as to be freely assembled to each other by an attachment mechanism T···. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, an L-shaped bent edge F facing inward is formed at the peripheral edge 2bC of each side plate 2b·2b of the drawer body 2. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, restricting protrusions ST·ST are formed at the rear end peripheral edge 2bCB of the side plates 2b·2b in the drawing direction. Stopping portions SH·SH are formed on the top panel 1d of the frame body 1. The restricting protrusions ST·ST abut against the stopping portions SH·SH, thereby restricting the drawing limit of the drawer body 2. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 3, 6, 14 and 18, the storage limit of the drawer body 2 is restricted by the abutment of the front plate 2d of the drawer body 2 with the front frame panel 1e of the frame main body 1.
[0013] In this case, as shown in Figures 4, 5, 10 and 13, concave rail grooves RG are formed on both the left and right sides of the inner bottom surface 1aI of the bottom panel 1a of the frame body 1, approximately crescent-shaped guide protrusions GT are formed on the outer bottom surface 2aO of the bottom plate 2a of the drawer body 2 so as to be slidable in the rail grooves RG, and riding portions RGU are formed at the front ends of the rail grooves RG so as to abut against the restricting protrusions ST of the side plates 2b of the drawer body 2 and the stopping portions SH of the top panel 1d of the frame body 1.
[0014] In this case, the mounting mechanism T·· has a fitting structure of locking groove portions T1 and locking claw portions T2, and in the mounting mechanism T·· for the six panel materials P··· of the frame body 1, for example, when assembling the top panel 1d and the side panel 1b as shown in Figures 15 and 16, and when assembling the bottom panel 1a and the side panels 1b·1b, the bottom panel 1a and the rear panel 1c, the bottom panel 1a and the front frame panel 1e, the side panels 1b·1b and the rear panel 1c, the side panels 1b·1b and the front frame panel 1e, the top panel 1d and the rear panel 1c, and the top panel 1d and the front frame panel 1e as shown in Figure 17, a pair of opposing connecting pieces PS·PS is formed on each panel material P···, a locking groove portion T1 is formed in one connecting piece PS and a locking claw portion T2 is formed in the other connecting piece PS, and the warpage elasticity is controlled by the height of the locking claw portion T2 of one connecting piece PS and / or the other connecting piece PS. Each panel material P··· is assembled by a fitting structure of the locking groove portion T1 and the locking claw portion T2, which involves deformation. In the attachment mechanism T··· for the five plate materials B··· of the drawer body 2, for example, when assembling the rear plate 2c and the side plate 2b as shown in Figs. 19 and 20, and when assembling the bottom plate 2a and the side plates 2b·2b, the bottom plate 2a and the rear plate 2c, and the bottom plate 2a and the front plate 2d as shown in Fig. 21, a pair of opposing connecting pieces BS·BS is formed on each plate material B···, A locking groove portion T1 is formed in one connecting piece BS, and a locking claw portion T2 is formed in the other connecting piece BS, and each plate material B·· is assembled by the fitting structure of the locking groove portion T1 and the locking claw portion T2, which involves elastic warping deformation depending on the height of the locking claw portion T2 of one connecting piece BS and / or the other connecting piece BS, and each panel material P·· and each plate material B·· are assembled by the fitting structure of the locking groove portion T1 and the locking claw portion T2.
[0015] In this case, as shown in Figures 3, 5, 6 and 7, mating protrusions KT·KT having the same structure as the restricting protrusions ST·ST are formed symmetrically, i.e., at left-right symmetrical positions toward the side plate 2b, on the front end peripheral edge 2bCF of each side plate 2b·2b in the drawing direction of the drawer body 2, and mating recesses KD·KD that can be mated with the mating protrusions KT·KT are formed on the front plate 2d of the drawer body 2.
[0016] In this case, as shown in Figures 5 and 10, a total of four caster attachment surface portions CH·· are formed on the outer bottom surface 1aO of the bottom panel 1a of the frame body 1 at the front, back, left and right positions for attaching casters (not shown) with adhesive tape.
[0017] In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, an upper handle portion HU and a lower handle portion HD are formed on an upper side portion 2dU and a lower side portion 2dD of the front plate 2d of the drawer body 2.
[0018] In this case, as shown in Figures 1, 4 and 8, recessed groove portions DG·DG extending in a direction perpendicular to the drawer storage direction are formed in the front and rear portions of the upper surface of the top panel 1d of the frame body 1, and a total of four engaging legs KP·· are formed on the outer bottom surface 1aO of the bottom panel 1a of the frame body 1, two at the left and right and two at the front and rear positions that can engage with the recessed groove portions DG·DG, and an engaging protruding ridge portion LD is formed at the rear portion of the outer bottom surface 1aO of the bottom panel 1a, so that when multiple storage cases K·· are stacked, the stacked state is stabilized by the engagement of the engaging legs KP·· with the recessed groove portions DG·DG and the engaging protruding ridge portion LD.
[0019] Since this embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, the drawer body 2 is pulled out and stored through the opening in the front of the frame body 1 to organize and store clothes and various small items. As shown in FIG. 14, the frame body 1 is made up of six panel members P···: a bottom panel 1a, a pair of left and right side panels 1b···, a rear panel 1c, a top panel 1d, and a frame-shaped front frame panel 1e. In this case, the six panel members P··· are provided so as to be freely assembled to each other by means of attachment mechanisms T···, and as shown in FIG. As shown above, the drawer body 2 is made up of five plate materials B···: a bottom plate 2a, a pair of left and right side plates 2b·2b, a rear plate 2c, and a front plate 2d. In this case, the five plate materials B··· are provided so as to be freely assembled to each other by mounting mechanisms T···. Therefore, the frame body 1 can be assembled using six panel materials P···, and the drawer body 2 can also be assembled using five plate materials B···. Before assembly, the six panel materials P··· and five plate materials B··· can be stacked and transported. As a result, the frame body 1 and the drawer body 2 can be easily transported. The frame body 1 is made up of six panel materials P··· and the drawer body 2 is made up of five plate materials B···, which increases the mechanical rigidity of the frame body 1 and the drawer body 2. Furthermore, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the peripheral edge 2bC of each side plate 2b··· of the drawer body 2 has an L-shaped bent edge F facing inward, which further increases the mechanical rigidity of the drawer body 2. Furthermore, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12, As shown in FIG. 2, restricting protrusions ST·ST are formed on the rear end peripheral portion 2bCB of the side plates 2b·2b in the drawing direction, and stop portions SH·SH are formed on the top panel 1d of the frame body 1, and the restricting protrusions ST·ST abut against the stop portions SH·SH to restrict the drawing limit of the drawer body 2. This reliably restricts the drawing limit of the drawer body 2, ensures reliable retraction of the drawer body 2, and allows the drawer body 2 to have a simple drawer structure.
[0020] In this case, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, 10 and 13, concave rail grooves RG are formed on both the left and right sides of the inner bottom surface 1aI of the bottom panel 1a of the frame body 1, and approximately half-moon shaped guide protrusions GT are formed on the outer bottom surface 2aO of the bottom plate 2a of the drawer body 2 so as to be slidable in the rail grooves RG. Furthermore, riding portions RGU are formed at the front ends of the rail grooves RG to abut the restricting protrusions ST of the side plates 2b of the drawer body 2 and the stop portions SH of the top panel 1d of the frame body 1. Therefore, when the drawer body 2 is pulled out to the maximum extent, , the guide protrusion GT rides on the riding part RGU, thereby allowing the restricting protrusion ST to reliably abut against the stopping part SH, reliably restricting the drawer body 2's draw-out limit and allowing the drawer body 2 to be smoothly drawn out and stored.In this case, as shown in Figures 17 and 21, the mounting mechanism T·· has a fitting structure of the locking groove part T1 and the locking claw part T2, so that the six panel materials P·· of the frame body 1 and the five plate materials B·· of the drawer body 2 can be easily and reliably assembled, thereby simplifying the mounting mechanism T.
[0021] 3, 5, 6 and 7, fitting protrusions KT, having the same structure as the restricting protrusions ST, are formed symmetrically at the front end peripheral edge 2bCF of each side plate 2b of the drawer body 2 in the drawing direction, and fitting recesses KD, KD that can fit into the fitting protrusions KT, KT are formed on the front plate 2d of the drawer body 2. This allows the left and right side plates 2b of the drawer body 2 to be standardized, simplifies the structure, and makes assembly easier. Also, in this case, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, four caster attachment surfaces CH, in total, are formed on the outer bottom surface 1aO of the bottom panel 1a of the frame body 1 at front, rear, left and right positions for attaching casters (not shown) with adhesive tape. Therefore, casters (not shown) can be attached to the caster attachment surfaces CH, as needed. 4, the upper handle portion HU and the lower handle portion HD are formed on the upper side portion 2dU and the lower side portion 2dD of the front panel 2d of the drawer body 2, so that when pulling out the drawer body 2, the user can hook the tips of his / her fingers on the lower handle portion HD of the drawer body 2 and pull it towards him / her, and also when pulling out the drawer body 2, the user can hook the tips of his / her fingers on the upper handle portion HU and pull it towards him / her, so that when pulling out the drawer body 2, two types of pull-out operations using the upper handle portion HU and the lower handle portion HD can be selected, and therefore, the pull-out operation can be selected according to the installation height of the storage case K and the number of storage cases K stacked in multiple levels, improving the versatility of the pull-out operation and increasing the convenience of use.
[0022] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the structure, size, and shape of the frame body 1, drawer body 2, regulating protrusion ST, stop portion SH, rail groove portion RG, riding portion RGU, guide protrusion GT, mating protrusion KT, mating recess KD, upper handle portion HU, lower handle portion HD, and caster attachment surface portion CH may be appropriately modified and designed.
[0023] As described above, the intended purpose can be fully achieved. [Explanation of symbols]
[0024] K Storage Case P panel material B Plate material F folded edge ST Restriction convex part SH stop part RG rail groove RGU Ride-on Top GT guide protrusion KT mating protrusion KD mating recess HU upper handle part HD Shimotoride CH Caster attachment surface 1 Frame body 1a Bottom Panel 1aI Inner bottom surface 1aO Outer bottom surface 1b Side panel 1c Rear panel 1d Top panel 1e Front frame panel 2 Drawer body 2a Bottom plate 2aO outer bottom surface 2b side plate 2bC Periphery 2bCB Posterior peripheral part 2bCF Front edge 2c rear plate 2d front plate 2dU Upper part 2dD bottom part
Claims
1. a frame body made of synthetic resin with an open front, and a drawer body made of synthetic resin with an open top and attached to the frame body so that drawers can be freely stored through the front opening; the frame body is made up of six panel members: a bottom panel, a pair of left and right side panels, a rear panel, a top panel, and a frame-shaped front frame panel; the drawer body is made up of five plate members: a bottom panel, a pair of left and right side panels, a rear panel, and a front panel; each side panel of the drawer body has an L-shaped bent edge facing inward along its periphery, the side panels have restricting protrusions along their rear end peripheries in the drawing direction, and a stopper is formed on the top panel of the frame body, and the restricting protrusions come into contact with the stopper to restrict the drawer body's extension limit.
2. 2. The storage case according to claim 1, wherein concave rail grooves are formed on both left and right sides of the inner bottom surface of the bottom panel of the frame body, guide protrusions are formed on the outer bottom surface of the bottom plate of the drawer body so as to be slidable in the rail grooves, and riding portions are formed at the front ends of the rail grooves to abut the restricting protrusions of the side plates of the drawer body and the stopping portions of the top panel of the frame body.
3. 2. The storage case according to claim 1, wherein a mating convex portion having the same structure as the restricting convex portion is formed symmetrically at the front end peripheral edge of each side plate of the drawer body in the drawing direction, and a mating recess that can be fitted into the mating convex portion is formed in the front plate of the drawer body.
4. 2. The storage case according to claim 1, wherein a caster attachment surface is formed on the outer bottom surface of the bottom panel of the frame body.
5. 2. The storage case according to claim 1, wherein an upper handle and a lower handle are formed on the upper and lower edges of the front plate of the drawer body.
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