cabinet

The cabinet design with translucent doors and frame structure addresses visibility issues by enhancing interior visibility and structural integrity, using angled lighting and curved edges to improve usability.

JP7596952B2Active Publication Date: 2024-12-10SEKISUI HOUSE KK
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Application Number
JP2021112268
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-07-06
Publication Date
2024-12-10
Estimated Expiration
2041-07-06

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Technical Problem

Pillar members in cabinets obstruct visibility of the interior from the outside, hindering visual inspection.

Method used

A cabinet design with translucent doors and a frame structure that maintains distance without pillars, incorporating angled lighting and curved door edges to enhance visibility and illumination.

Benefits of technology

Facilitates easy visual inspection of the cabinet interior, maintains structural integrity, and reduces weight while minimizing light leakage.

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Abstract

To provide a cabinet allowing a user to easily view the inside thereof.SOLUTION: A cabinet 10 comprises a body 11, a left door 12 and a right door 13. The body 11 has a U-shaped vertical cross section, and includes a back plate 21, a top plate 22 and a bottom plate 23. Namely, the body 11 does not include a column for connecting the top plate 22 and the bottom plate 23. The doors 12 and 13 are made of glass and has translucency. A user can view the inside of the cabinet 10 through the glass doors 12 and 13 with the visual line non-interrupted by the column. The doors 12 and 13 have curved parts and do not have any edges. The user can view the inside of the cabinet 10 with the visual line non-interrupted at the edges.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cabinet with a door. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a cabinet having a main body and left and right doors. The main body has a top plate, a bottom plate, a back plate, and pillar members. The back plate and the pillar members connect the top plate and the bottom plate. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Registered Utility Model No. 3017339 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The pillar members increase the strength of the main body and maintain a constant distance between the top plate and the bottom plate, but they also impede visibility of the inside of the cabinet from the outside.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet whose interior can be easily viewed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] (1) A cabinet according to the present invention includes a main body, a left door, and a right door, and the main body has a back panel extending in the up-down direction, a top panel extending forward from the back panel, and a bottom panel extending forward from the back panel below the top panel. An internal space defined by the back panel, the top panel, and the bottom panel is open to the front, left, and right in a continuous manner. The left and right doors are translucent and can be rotated between a closed position that closes the opening of the internal space and an open position that opens the opening of the internal space.

[0007] The left and right doors are translucent, and the main body has a back panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel, and does not have any pillars connecting the top panel and the bottom panel, so that the user can see inside the cabinet through the transparent left and right doors without having his or her line of sight obstructed by the pillars.

[0008] (2) The cabinet according to the present invention may further include a light-transmitting shelf located between the top plate and the bottom plate, and a first light and a second light attached to the top plate and emitting light downward. The first light has a wider angle of emission than the second light. The first light and the second light are positioned next to each other in the left-right direction.

[0009] For example, the first light illuminates the rear of the shelf, and the second light illuminates the front and bottom of the shelf. By providing two types of lights with different illuminating angles, the cabinet of the present invention can illuminate the inside while reducing the illuminance difference between the shelf and bottom.

[0010] (3) The left door may have a first planar portion located at the left opening of the internal space of the main body in the closed position, a second planar portion located at the left side of the front opening of the internal space of the main body in the closed position, and a first curved portion located between the first planar portion and the second planar portion, and the right door may have a third planar portion located at the right opening of the internal space of the main body in the closed position, a fourth planar portion located at the right side of the front opening of the internal space of the main body in the closed position, and a second curved portion located between the third planar portion and the fourth planar portion.

[0011] For example, if the first and second planar portions are directly connected to form an edge, the edge will prevent visibility inside the cabinet. By providing the first curved portion on the left door and the second curved portion on the right door, visibility inside the cabinet will be made easier.

[0012] (4) The cabinet according to the present invention may include a left hinge fixed to rear ends of the back panel and the left door, and a right hinge fixed to rear ends of the back panel and the right door.

[0013] By fixing the left hinge to the rear end of the left door and the right hinge to the rear end of the right door, the left hinge and the right hinge are less visible to the user, which improves the design of the cabinet.

[0014] (5) The main body may have a metal frame and a decorative material covering the metal frame.

[0015] Since the main body has a metal frame, the strength is sufficient to maintain a constant distance between the front end of the top plate and the front end of the bottom plate regardless of changes over time, even without using pillars. Effect of the Invention

[0016] The cabinet according to the present invention can easily allow a user to see inside. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of the cabinet 10. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cabinet 10, in which (A) shows the doors 12 and 13 in a closed state, and (B) shows the doors 12 and 13 in an open state. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the cabinet 10. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a front view of cabinet 10 with doors 12 and 13 removed. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the horizontal cross section of the cabinet 10. As shown in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the illumination ranges of the first light 75 and the second light 76. As shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that the embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0019] In this embodiment, a cabinet 10 shown in Fig. 1 will be described. The cabinet 10 is a piece of furniture that is installed and used inside a house.

[0020] The cabinet 10 includes a main body 11, a pair of doors 12 and 13, and a number of legs 14. The doors 12 and 13 are so-called double-door doors. In this embodiment, when the cabinet 10 is installed in a house, the vertical direction is referred to as the up-down direction 7, the direction toward the back side when the cabinet 10 is viewed from the front is referred to as the front-rear direction 8, and the direction along the left and right sides when the cabinet 10 is viewed from the front is referred to as the left-right direction 9.

[0021] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the main body 11 has a U-shaped vertical cross section, and includes a back plate 21, a top plate 22, and a bottom plate .

[0022] The back panel 21 has two main surfaces extending along the vertical direction 7 and the horizontal direction 9, a thickness in the front-rear direction 8, and a rectangular plate shape that is long in the vertical direction 7. The top panel 22 has two main surfaces extending along the vertical direction 8 and the horizontal direction 9, a thickness in the vertical direction 7, and a rectangular plate shape that is long in the horizontal direction 9. The top panel 22 extends forward from the upper end of the back panel 21. The bottom panel 23 has two main surfaces extending along the vertical direction 8 and the horizontal direction 9, a thickness in the vertical direction 7, and a rectangular plate shape that is long in the horizontal direction 9. The bottom panel 23 extends forward from the lower end of the back panel 21 and faces the top panel 22 in the vertical direction 7. The lengths (widths) of the back panel 21, the top panel 22, and the bottom panel 23 in the horizontal direction 9 are approximately the same.

[0023] The internal space of the main body 11, which has a U-shaped vertical cross section, is open continuously to the front, left, and right.

[0024] The main body 11 is mainly composed of a metal frame 24, a plurality of plate materials 25, 26, 27 that cover the metal frame 24, and a plurality of decorative panels 28, 29, 30 that cover the plate materials 25, 26, 27. The decorative panels 28, 29, 30, or the plate materials 25, 26, 27 and the decorative panels 28, 29, 30, are an example of the decorative material of the present invention.

[0025] The metal frame 24 has a plurality of first, second, and third bar materials 31, 32, and 33 made of metal. The first bar material 31 is a square tube extending along the up-down direction 7. The second bar material 32 is a square tube extending along the left-right direction 9. The third bar material 33 is a square tube extending along the front-rear direction 8. The first bar material 31, the second bar material 32, and the third bar material 33 are fixed to each other by welding or the like. The bars 31, 32, and 33 are made of, for example, stainless steel. The bars 31, 32, and 33 may be in other shapes, such as a square column shape, a cylindrical shape, or a column shape, in addition to the square tube shape.

[0026] The metal frame 24 on the back plate 21 of the main body 11 is composed of a plurality of first bars 31 and second bars 32. In the illustrated example, the metal frame 24 on the back plate 21 is composed of five first bars 31 (see FIG. 2) and four second bars 32 (see FIG. 3).

[0027] The first plate members 25 are located in front of and behind the first bar member 31 and the second bar member 32 of the back panel 21 of the main body 11. The two first plate members 25 have two main surfaces extending along the vertical direction 7 and the horizontal direction 9, have a thickness in the front-rear direction 8, and are rectangular plates that are long in the vertical direction 7. The two first plate members 25 face each other in the front-rear direction 8. The pair of front and rear first plate members 25 are attached to at least one of the first bar member 31 and the second bar member 32 by screws or the like. The pair of front and rear first plate members 25 cover the first bar member 31 and the second bar member 32. The first plate members 25 are made of, for example, metal, resin, or wood.

[0028] The first decorative plate 28 is attached to each of the two first plate materials 25 using screws or the like. One of the first decorative plates 28 is attached to the front surface of the front first plate material 25 and covers the front surface of the first plate material 25. The other first decorative plate 28 is attached to the rear surface of the rear first plate material 25 and covers the rear surface of the first plate material 25. The front first decorative plate 28 divides the internal space of the cabinet 10. The first decorative plate 28 is made of, for example, resin, wood, or metal. Note that the front first decorative plate 28 is desirably a dark color with low light reflectance so as not to reflect light irradiated by a first light 75 described later.

[0029] 5, the decorative member 34 is attached by a plurality of screws 91 to two first bars 31 located at both ends among a plurality of first bars 31 lined up in the left-right direction 9. The decorative member 34 has two main surfaces extending along the up-down direction 7 and the front-rear direction 8, has a thickness in the left-right direction 9, and is a rectangular plate that is long in the up-down direction 7. The lengths of the decorative member 34 and the first bars 31 in the up-down direction 7 are approximately the same. The decorative member 34 is made of, for example, resin, wood, or metal.

[0030] 1 to 3, the metal frame 24 in the top plate 22 of the main body 11 is composed of a plurality of second bars 32 and third bars 33. In the illustrated example, the metal frame 24 in the top plate 22 is composed of three second bars 32 and three third bars 33.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 3, the second plate members 26 are disposed above and below the second bar member 32 and the third bar member 33 of the top plate 22 of the main body 11. The two second plate members 26 have two main surfaces extending along the front-rear direction 8 and the left-right direction 9, and are rectangular plates having a thickness in the up-down direction 7 and being long in the left-right direction 9. The two second plate members 26 face each other in the up-down direction 7. The pair of upper and lower second plate members 26 are attached to at least one of the second bar member 32 and the third bar member 33 by screws or the like. The pair of upper and lower second plate members 26 cover the upper and lower sides of the second bar member 32 and the third bar member 33. The second plate members 26 are made of, for example, resin, wood, or metal.

[0032] The decorative member 35 is attached to the front ends of the pair of upper and lower second plate members 26. The decorative member 35 is in the shape of a rectangular column extending in the left-right direction 9, and covers the front sides of the second bar member 32 and the third bar member 33 of the tabletop 22. The decorative member 35 is made of, for example, resin, wood, or metal.

[0033] The support member 36 is located below the decorative member 35. The support member 36 is in the shape of a rectangular column extending along the left-right direction 9. The lengths of the support member 36 and the decorative member 35 in the left-right direction 9 are approximately the same. The support member 36 is attached to the decorative member 35 by screws or the like. The support member 36 is made of, for example, resin, wood, or metal.

[0034] The second decorative plate 29 is located below the support member 36. The second decorative plate 29 is attached to the support member 36 and the second bar 32 by screws or the like. The second decorative plate 29 defines the internal space of the cabinet 10. The second decorative plate 29 is made of, for example, resin, wood, or metal.

[0035] The decorative member 37 is located in front of the support member 36. The decorative member 37 has two main surfaces extending along the up-down direction 7 and the left-right direction 9, a thickness in the front-rear direction 8, and a rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction 9. The decorative member 37 is attached to the support member 36 with screws or the like. The decorative member 37 is made of, for example, resin, wood, or metal.

[0036] 2 and 3, the metal frame 24 in the bottom plate 23 of the main body 11 is composed of a plurality of second bars 32 and third bars 33. For example, the metal frame 24 in the bottom plate 23 is composed of three second bars 32 and three third bars 33, similar to the top plate 22.

[0037] As shown in Fig. 3, the third plate members 27 are located above and below the second bar member 32 and the third bar member 33 of the bottom plate 23 of the main body 11. The two third plate members 27 have two main surfaces extending along the front-rear direction 8 and the left-right direction 9, and are rectangular plates that are long in the left-right direction 9 and have a thickness in the up-down direction 7. The two third plate members 27 face each other in the up-down direction 7. The pair of upper and lower third plate members 27 are attached to the second bar member 32 and the third bar member 33 by screws or the like. The pair of upper and lower third plate members 27 cover the upper and lower sides of the second bar member 32 and the third bar member 33. The third plate members 27 are made of, for example, metal, resin, or wood.

[0038] The third decorative panel 30 is positioned on the upper third board material 27. The third decorative panel 30 has two main surfaces extending along the front-rear direction 8 and the left-right direction 9, has a thickness in the up-down direction 7, and is a rectangular plate that is long in the left-right direction 9. The third decorative panel 30 is made of, for example, resin, wood, or metal. The third decorative panel 30 divides the internal space of the cabinet 10. Note that the third decorative panel 30 is desirably a dark color with low light reflectance so as not to reflect light emitted by a second light 76 described below.

[0039] The decorative member 38 is located in front of the pair of upper and lower third plate members 27. The decorative member 38 has two main surfaces extending along the up-down direction 7 and the left-right direction 9, has a thickness in the front-rear direction 8, and is a rectangular plate that is long in the left-right direction 9. The decorative member 38 is attached to the second bar 32 with screws or the like. The decorative member 38 is made of, for example, resin, wood, or metal.

[0040] A plurality of legs 14 are attached to the bottom plate 23 of the main body 11 by screws or the like. In the example shown in Figures 1 and 3, four legs 14 are attached to the bottom plate 23. The legs 14 protrude downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate 23. The cabinet 10 is installed on the floor with the lower ends of the legs 14 abutting against the floor of the house.

[0041] As shown in Fig. 5, a left hinge 40 that connects the main body 11 to the door 12, and a right hinge 40 that connects the main body 11 to the door 13 are attached to the main body 11. The right hinge 40 and the left hinge 40 have the same shape, so the left hinge 40 will be described. Note that Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the horizontal cross section of the cabinet 10 with the door 12 closed. In the following, the description will be given assuming the state shown in Fig. 5, i.e., the state in which the door 12 is closed.

[0042] The hinge 40 includes a first plate portion 41, a second plate portion 42, and a shaft portion 43. The first plate portion 41 and the second plate portion 42 are connected to the shaft portion 43 so as to be relatively rotatable around the center line of the shaft portion 43. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the hinge 40 is a piano hinge that is long in the vertical direction 7. However, instead of the piano hinge, a plurality of hinges that are arranged at a distance from each other in the vertical direction 7 may be used.

[0043] The first plate portion 41 has two main surfaces extending along the up-down direction 7 and the left-right direction 9, a thickness in the front-rear direction 8, and a rectangular plate shape that is long in the up-down direction 7. The first plate portion 41 is attached to the first bar 31 by a plurality of screws 92.

[0044] The second plate portion 42 has two main surfaces extending along the vertical direction 7 and the front-rear direction 8, has a thickness in the left-right direction 9, and is a rectangular plate that is long in the vertical direction 7. The second plate portion 42 is fixed to the mounting member 52 of the door 12 by screws, adhesive, etc. The left hinge 40 supports the door 12 so that it can rotate between a closed position shown by a dashed line in FIG. 2(A) and an open position shown by a solid line in FIG. 2(B). The door 12 may be able to be further opened from the open position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2(B). For example, the door 12 may be able to be opened to a position in which the main surface of a first flat portion 54 described later is flush with the rear surface of the back panel 21 of the main body 11.

[0045] The right hinge 40 is attached to the main body 11 upside down to the left hinge 40. The right hinge 40 supports the right door 13 so that it can rotate between a closed position and an open position.

[0046] As shown in Fig. 2, the left door 12 includes a door body 51, an attachment member 52 (see Fig. 5), and a handle 53. The door body 51 is made of a light-transmitting material. For example, the door body 51 is made of glass or synthetic resin. A user can view the inside of the cabinet 10 through the door body 51 from outside the cabinet 10. The door 12 is an example of a left door of the present invention.

[0047] The door body 51 has a first flat portion 54, a second flat portion 55, and a first curved portion 56. The first curved portion 56 is located between the first flat portion 54 and the second flat portion 55. When the door body 51 is made of glass, the door body 51 is manufactured, for example, by heating and bending a glass plate.

[0048] The first flat portion 54 is a portion that opens and closes the left opening of the cabinet 10. The left opening of the cabinet 10 is an opening defined by the left end of the back panel 21, the left end of the top panel 22, and the left end of the bottom panel 23.

[0049] The second flat portion 55 is a portion that opens and closes the left part of the front opening of the internal space of the cabinet 10. The left part of the front opening is an opening defined by the left part of the front end of the top plate 22 and the left part of the front end of the bottom plate 23.

[0050] 5, the mounting member 52 is a member that has a U-shaped horizontal cross section and is long in the up-down direction 7. The mounting member 52 is fixed to the rear end of the door main body 51 using an adhesive or the like. The mounting member 52 also has the second plate portion 42 of the left hinge 40 fixed thereto using an adhesive or the like. In other words, the mounting member 52 is a member that fixes the door main body 51 to the second plate portion 42 of the left hinge 40.

[0051] 2, the handle 53 is attached to the right end of the second flat surface portion 55 of the door body. The shape of the handle 53 may be any shape as long as it can be grasped by a user. The height position of the handle 53 is preferably set to a position that does not obstruct the visibility of the shelf board 60 described below.

[0052] The right door 13 has a symmetrical shape to the door 12, and includes a door body 81, an attachment member 52 (see FIG. 5), and a handle 83. The door body 81, like the door body 51 of the door 12, is made of glass or synthetic resin and has translucency. The door 13 is an example of the right door of the present invention.

[0053] The shape of the door body 81 and the shape of the door body 51 are symmetrical. The door body 81 has a third flat portion 84, a fourth flat portion 85, and a second curved portion 86. The second curved portion 86 is located between the third flat portion 84 and the fourth flat portion 85. The door body 81 is manufactured, for example, in the same manner as the door body 51, by heating and bending a glass plate material.

[0054] The shape of the handle 83 of the door 13 is symmetrical to the shape of the handle 53 of the door 12. The handles 83 are adjacent to each other in the left-right direction 9 when the doors 12 and 13 are in the closed position.

[0055] FIG. 4 is a front view of cabinet 10 with doors 12, 13 removed. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of shelves 60 are attached inside cabinet 10. In the illustrated example, two shelves 60 are attached inside cabinet 10. Shelves 60 are made of a material having translucency. Shelves 60 are made of, for example, glass or synthetic resin. Shelves 60 are an example of a shelf of the present invention. Note that, instead of shelves 60, a mesh-like or lattice-like shelf may be used. In other words, shelves of the present invention may have translucency due to their shape.

[0056] A plurality of shelf support members 61 are fixed to the back panel 21 of the main body 11 by welding, screws, adhesive, or the like. The shelf support members 61 protrude forward from the front surface of the back panel 21. The shelf support members 61 are arranged in two rows, one above the other, spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction 9. A shelf board 60 is placed on each of the shelf support members 61 in each row arranged in the left-right direction 9. The shelf board 60 may simply be placed on the shelf support members 61, or may be fixed to the shelf support members 61 by adhesive or the like.

[0057] The cabinet 10 further comprises a power supply unit 71 , a power plug 72 , a cable 73 , and a plurality of downlight sets 74 .

[0058] The power supply device 71 is attached to the underside of the bottom plate 23 using screws or the like. The power supply device 71 is a so-called AC / DC adapter that converts AC voltage into DC voltage and outputs it. A power plug 72 is connected to the power supply device 71 through a cable. The power plug 72 is connected to a commercial AC power source in the home.

[0059] One end of the cable 73 is connected to the output end of the power supply device 71. The cable 73 is extended to the downlight set 74 through the back panel 21 and the top panel 22. The other end of the cable 73 is connected to the downlight set 74. That is, a DC voltage is supplied to each downlight set 74. Although not shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a switch may be provided in the middle of the cable 73. The switch is attached to an opening opened in the front surface of the back panel 21, for example, and is operable by a user. The switch turns on and off the supply of DC voltage to the downlight set 74. This switch may have a dimming function.

[0060] In the example shown in Fig. 4, three downlight sets 74 are provided in the cabinet 10. Each downlight set 74 has a first light 75 and a second light 76. The first light 75 and the second light 76 are attached to the front end of the second decorative panel 29 using screws or the like. That is, the downlight set 74 is located on the front end side of the top panel 22. The first light 75 and the second light 76 are aligned in the left-right direction 9.

[0061] The light distribution (irradiation angle range) of the first light 75 is 24 degrees, and the light distribution (irradiation angle range) of the second light 76 is 16 degrees. That is, the first light 75 is a so-called wide-angle downlight, and the second light 76 is a so-called narrow-angle downlight.

[0062] The first light 75 and the second light 76 are disposed so as to irradiate light generally diagonally downward and rearward. Illumination by the first light 75 and the second light 76 will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6(A) is an explanatory diagram for explaining the illumination range of the second light 76, and Fig. 6(B) is an explanatory diagram for explaining the illumination range of the first light 75.

[0063] As shown in Fig. 6(B), the first light 75 which is a wide-angle downlight illuminates the rear side of the front end of the upper shelf board 60 and the rear part of the lower shelf board 60. As shown in Fig. 6(A), the second light 76 which is a narrow-angle downlight is directed toward the bottom board 23 and illuminates the entire upper surface of the bottom board 23, the front part of the lower shelf board 60, and the front end part of the upper shelf board 60. In other words, the downlight set 74 illuminates the upper shelf board 60, the lower shelf board 60, and the entire upper surface of the bottom board 23.

[0064] [Effects of the embodiment] Because the doors 12 and 13 are translucent, and the main body 11 is composed of a back panel 21, a top panel 22, and a bottom panel 23, and does not have any pillars connecting the top panel 22 and the bottom panel 23, the user can view inside the cabinet 10 through the doors 12 and 13 without having his or her line of sight blocked by the pillars. In other words, the cabinet 10 allows the user to easily view the inside.

[0065] The first light 75 illuminates the rear of the shelf 60. The second light 76 illuminates the front of the shelf 60 and the bottom plate 23. By providing the first light 75 and the second light 76, which emit light with different angular ranges, as a set, the cabinet 10 can illuminate the inside by reducing the illuminance difference between the shelf 60 and the bottom plate 23.

[0066] The first curved portion 56 is provided on the left door 12, and the second curved portion 86 is provided on the right door 13. Since the doors 12, 13 have no edges, the user's line of sight is not obstructed by the edges, making it easier for the user to see inside the cabinet 10.

[0067] The left hinge 40 is fixed to the rear end of the left door 12, and the right hinge 40 is fixed to the rear end of the right door 13, so the hinges 40 are difficult for a user to see. Therefore, the design of the cabinet 10 is better than that of a cabinet in which the hinges are easily visible.

[0068] Since the main body 11 has the metal frame 24, the strength is ensured such that the distance between the front end of the top plate 22 and the front end of the bottom plate 23 can be kept constant regardless of changes over time, even without using pillars.

[0069] The weight of the main body 11 is reduced by the main body 11 being made up of the metal frame 24, the plate materials 25, 26, 27, and the decorative panels 28, 29, 30. As a result, the cabinet 10 is made lighter in weight.

[0070] Since the first light 75 and the second light 76 are provided at the front end of the top plate 22, the light emitted by the first light 75 and the second light 76 is prevented from leaking out of the cabinet 10 through the doors 12, 13.

[0071] [Variations] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the doors 12, 13 are rotatably supported on the main body 11 by using the hinge 40. However, the doors 12, 13 may be rotatably supported on the main body 11 by a hinge structure other than the hinge 40. For example, a shaft is provided on one of the doors 12, 13 and the main body 11, and a bearing is provided on the other.

[0072] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the doors 12 and 13 are curved. However, the doors 12 and 13 may have the first flat portion 54 and the second flat portion 55 perpendicular to each other, the third flat portion 84 and the fourth flat portion 85 perpendicular to each other, and may not have the curved portions 56 and 86. In other words, the doors 12 and 13 may be curved at a right angle.

[0073] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the cabinet 10 includes the downlight set 74. However, the cabinet 10 does not necessarily have to include the downlight set 74. [Explanation of symbols]

[0074] 10. Cabinet 11 Main unit 12, 13: Door 21... Back plate 22. Top plate 23...bottom plate 24···Metal frame 25, 26, 27...Plate material 28, 29, 30: Decorative panels 31, 32, 33... Bar material 40 Hinge 51 Door body 54...1st plane part 55...Second plane part 56...First curved section 60···Shelf board 61... Shelf support member 71...Power supply device 73 Cable 74···Downlight set 75···1st light 76...Second Light 81 Door body 84...Third plane part 85...4th plane part 86...Second curved section

Claims

1. A cabinet having a main body, a left door, and a right door, The above body is A back panel extending along the vertical direction; A top plate extending forward from the back plate; A bottom plate extending forward from the back plate below the top plate, The internal space defined by the back panel, the top panel, and the bottom panel is open to the front, left, and right in a continuous manner, The left and right doors are translucent and can be rotated between a closed position that closes the opening of the internal space and an open position that opens the opening of the internal space.

2. a light-transmitting shelf located between the top plate and the bottom plate; The apparatus further includes a first light and a second light attached to the top plate and irradiating light downward, The first light has a wider angle of irradiation than the second light, The cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the first light and the second light are positioned side by side in the left-right direction.

3. The left door above is a first flat portion located at a left opening of the internal space of the main body in the closed position; a second planar portion located to the left of a front opening of an internal space of the main body in the closed position; a first curved portion located between the first planar portion and the second planar portion, The right door above is a third flat portion located at a right opening of the internal space of the main body in the closed position; a fourth flat portion located to the right of a front opening of an internal space of the main body in the closed position; The cabinet according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a second curved portion located between the third planar portion and the fourth planar portion.

4. A left hinge fixed to the rear end of the back panel and the left door; 4. The cabinet according to claim 1, further comprising a right hinge fixed to rear ends of the back panel and the right door.

5. The above body is A metal frame and The cabinet according to claim 1 , further comprising a decorative material covering the metal frame.

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