Storage device capable of moving between a top position and a bottom position

p0001The present invention relates to a storage device for height, and more particularly to such device movable between a raised storage position and a lowered position for access.

p0002In large cities, the space above the wall units such as kitchen furniture and cabinets, is often used as a storage area. These storage areas are often inaccessible and can practice as too high, and what is there is not sheltered from dust.

p0003Similarly, the content of high shelves, such as storage shelves, closet or wardrobe is accessible by climbing a stepladder or often on a seat, which is often the cause of accidents.

p0004The present invention therefore aims to provide a storage device for height that does not have the drawbacks mentioned above and without loss of space.

p0005More particularly, the present invention aims to provide a storage device for height, which allows both to optimize the storage space located above the furniture and make accessible directly up to the user the content of this storage space.

p0006The present invention also aims to provide a storage device in single height, inexpensive to manufacture and assemble, which fits easily on furniture, shelves or other existing media, and does not require any significant changes of these supports .

p0007The present invention also aims to provide such a storage device, the operation is safe and reliable, and which is easy to use for the user.

p0008The present invention therefore relates to a storage device in movable height between a high position and a low position, comprising a support, which can be a desk, shelf or wall, a tray or drawer box, a slider device substantially horizontal, fixed high position to said support and designed to horizontally sliding said housing relative to said support, and a vertical displacement device of the box between said high position and a low position facilitating access to said chamber.

p0009Advantageously, said housing of the moving device comprises a pivoting system of the box between said upper position and said lower position.

p0010Advantageously, said housing of the displacement device comprises means for drawing / pushing the box controlled by the user.

p0011Advantageously, said slide device comprises at least one horizontal rail attached to said support and intended to slidably receive a sliding element secured to said

p0012Advantageously, at least one sliding element is fixed on the casing of the base, extending away from said bottom, preferably 90 °.

p0013Advantageously, said at least one sliding element is T-shaped and slides in said at least one rail. Advantageously, each rail comprises two lateral U-profiles facing each other, each receiving a side edge of said T-shaped sliding element, a longitudinal opening for the central bar of the T separating said two lateral profiles U

p0014Advantageously, each rail forms at its front end a stop for a respective sliding member, said sliding member, when in abutment against said front end of the rail, forming a pivot pin and / or box of the rocker.

p0015Advantageously, each sliding member slides in a respective rail by means of casters provided on said sliding member and / or in said rail.

p0016Advantageously, it is provided at least two parallel rails, which are interconnected by at least one, preferably two, through, said carrier and / or at least one of said cross members being provided with at least one roller cooperating with the bottom of the box, when the latter is in the raised position.

p0017Advantageously, the housing bottom is displaceable between a substantially horizontal raised position and a substantially vertical lowered position.

p0018Advantageously, the device may comprise a hook at the end of a handle allowing the user to control the movement of the box, preferably via a fastening mechanism attached to said housing.

p0019Advantageously, the device may comprise at least one damper buffer to cushion the contact between the casing and the support in the bottom position.

p0020These characteristics and advantages and others will become apparent from the following detailed description of advantageous embodiment of the present invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, given as nonlimiting examples, and in which:<ul><li>1A is a schematic top view of the box according to a first embodiment.</li><li>1B is a schematic top view of the open box.</li><li>2A is a schematic bottom view of the box.</li><li>2B is a schematic view of the box profile.</li><li>3A is a schematic view from above the rails.</li><li>3B is a schematic sectional view of a rail.</li><li>3C is a schematic sectional view of a rail at the notch.</li><li>Figure 3D is a schematic front view of the end of the rail device.</li><li>4A is a schematic front view of the hook.</li><li>4B is a schematic view of the hook profile.</li><li>Figure 5 is a schematic representation of operation of the device profile.</li><li>Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view of face of the box in the low position.</li></ul>

p0021The storage device the height of the present invention comprises a support 40, a tank or storage compartment 10, a 20.30 slides device located at the high position to said support 40 and designed to horizontally sliding said housing 10 with respect to said support 40 and a vertical movement device 21, 36. a means of drawing / thrust 50 of the box allows the user to control the movement thereof.

p0022The support of the invention may be a piece of furniture, shelf, wall, or other surface to support and fix the slider device.

p0023Referring to Figures 1A and 1B, the tray or drawer box according to the present invention is an ordinary box, which can be manufactured for example in a rigid plastic material. Preferably, it is equipped with a door 11 mounted on a pivot system 12, and having a release button 13, as shown in Figure 1A.

p0024Referring to Figure 1B, the inner faces of box walls may have grooves 16 which are symmetrical, for example of plastic and obtained during the molding of the housing. Said grooves are intended for sliding shelves, partitions or object wedge 17. Furthermore, the front body may include a U-shaped handle 14. The handle facilitates decision by means of drawing / thrust 50 or the hand of the user, when moving the box.

p0025the slider device according to the invention is substantially horizontal. It comprises one or more rails 30 (preferably two) set (s) to the horizontal support 40, in which slides a respective sliding member 21 fixed to the bottom 18 of the box, and sliding the box horizontally relative to the support.

p0026Referring to Figures 2A and 2B, according to a first embodiment of the invention, two symmetrical pairs of horizontal bars 22, 24 parallel to the sliding axis of the vessel, are arranged on either side of the bottom of the casing 18. the two pairs of bars are interconnected through the bottom of the casing 18 by fastening means 23, such as screws. These bars are preferably made of a metallic material or any other solid material. The outer bars 24 are advantageously extended to a bottom side 18 of the box, by a pin 20, preferably bent at 90 °, extending away from the bottom and the end of the extension ends with a sliding element 21, advantageously in the shape of T. the horizontal bar of the T, for example cylindrical and coated with a very rigid plastic, is intended to slide in a rail 30. the rollers can also be adapted to the ends of the T-piece, and / or in said rail 30.

p0027As mentioned above, and with reference to Figures 3A to 3D, the slider device comprises at least one rail. In the Figures, two parallel rails 30 are shown, which are, for example metal, and which are adapted to receive the horizontal portion of the sliding element T extending each outer bar 24. These rails can be connected by at least one element transom, in the case shown two metal webs 32 of equal length, to ensure the parallelism of the two rails. These metallic bars may contain casters 33. Referring to Figure 3A, the metal bar connecting the two rails 30, located most front of the cabinet or shelf, is equipped with castors 33. The horizontal movement of the box is facilitated for these castors, the latter rolling on the outer face of the bottom 18 of the box. Alternatively, or additionally, rollers can also be provided directly on the support 40.

p0028sliding the rails 30 and said at least one cross member 32 are fixed to the support 40, for example screwed on a shelf or on the top wall of a wall unit, perpendicularly to the wall on which the cabinet backs. Other fixing means are of course possible.

p0029The vertical side edges of each rail extending horizontally above the rail, leaving only a free upper longitudinal central space 34 (that is to say, not covered by the edges of the rail) of sufficient width to contain the 'sliding element 21. Thus, as shown in Figure 3B, each rail may comprise two lateral U-profiles facing each other, each receiving a side edge of said sliding element T-shaped 21. a longitudinal opening 34 separates said two U-shaped side profiles to allow passage of the central bar of the T, in this case the axis 20 bent at 90 °.

p0030A few centimeters from the back end of the rails 30, side wall, can be advantageously find notched 35 off 1.5 centimeters for example, through the entire upper width of the rail. This notch allows to introduce the sliding element in respective T. Thus, the shape of the side profiles of the U rail defines an internal space of the rail whose section is adapted to receive said horizontal bar of the T, which is introduced from the rear notch 35, and to maintain the horizontal bar of the T inside said rail, this perpendicular to the direction of sliding along the rail in the case shown in the figures, but other sliding configurations are possible recess.

p0031Each rail is at least partially closed at its front end 36 to form a stop for the sliding member as T (21). It thus forms a swivel axis or tilting of the box 10, which can thus rotate, preferably 90 °, towards the front of the support, for example under the effect of traction by the user of the U-shaped handle 14 of the box. In this way, the bottom 18 of the box moves from a substantially horizontal position (depending on the inclination of the support 40) to a substantially vertical position, as shown diagrammatically in Figure 5, to facilitate access to the interior of the caisson 10 .

p0032The device may comprise, besides the box and slide system, means pulling / pushing the tray 50 controlled by the user. Referring to Figures 4A and 4B, these means of drawing / thrust may include a hook 52, for example metallic, and a handle 51, which can be telescopic handle like a vacuum cleaner. This hook allows the user to easily reach the grip means, such as the handle 14 of the box, and to control its ascent or descent without the need for a ladder.

p0033Thus, starting from the storage position, shown in the upper part of Figure 5, the user horizontally pulls the housing 10, and the sliding elements 21 slide in the rails 30 until they are stopped by the stops 36 before the rails. The casing 10 can then swing about said sliding elements 21 to the down position.

p0034The user can hold the box with the hook so that this rotation is not too brutal. Buffers 25, for example of plastic, glued to the outside front of the bottom 18 of the box may also be provided to cushion the contact of the casing with the support in the low position. Other damping means are also conceivable. The box initially high horizontal position is then left in a vertical position, as shown in Figure 6, at a suitable height and the door 11 facing the user. The user can open the door by hand and deposit or withdraw what he wants. To reposition the box 10 on the carrier 40 cabinet simply switch back to the horizontal position with the hook 50 and push it to its storage position.

p0035The present invention has been described with reference to an advantageous embodiment thereof, but it is understood that it is not limited by the examples shown in the drawings. Modifications are possible for the skilled person within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims ies.