1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a cabinet, and more specifically, to a foldable cabinet.
2. Description of the Related Art
Nowadays, user usually hope that the furniture can be convenient stack up to store articles, hence the maker had designed and produced multiple stack up and foldable cabinet for use, when did not needed, the cabinet can be folding down to a smaller volume and flat its shape, besides capable of saving storing space, the quantity of storing article needed and to use how many of the cabinet by user.
However, in the prior art, the assemble and/or the folding down of the foldable cabinet must using tools to finish, some parts inside the cabinet must be taken down, therefore the user need to storing those parts carefully after the cabinet folding down, to prevent the inconvenient of losing parts.
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a foldable cabinet, which allows assembling to a cubic shape or folding down to a flat shape quickly, and saving storing space or convenient delivery. It is another object of the present invention further providing a foldable cabinet, which in assemble or folding down, don't need tool to take down any parts, for helping in use more convenient. It is still another object of the present invention still further providing a foldable cabinet, which is adapted to various parts of parts and let in use more in accordance with needed.
To achieve these and other objects of the present invention, the foldable cabinet comprises a first horizontal panel and a second horizontal panel, each of which has a panel body, two pivot portions each formed at two opposite sides of each of the panel body; a first vertical panel and a second vertical panel, each of which has a panel body, two pivot portions each formed at two opposite sides of the panel body and respectively pivot to each pivot portion of the first horizontal panel and the second horizontal panel, a front opening and a rear opening of a cubic body formed by the first horizontal panel, the second horizontal panel, the first vertical panel and the second vertical panel, a front frame retainer formed on the panel body of the first vertical panel; and a front frame has a frame body, a first panel retainer formed on the frame body and pivoted to the front frame retainer of the first vertical panel, the frame body further mounted on at least one panel bodies of the first horizontal panel, the second horizontal panel and the second vertical panel nearby the front opening.
Wherein the second panel retainer of the front frame can be cancelled but adding a third panel retainer and a fourth panel retainer opposite each other and movably retained by the first horizontal panel and the second horizontal panel respectively.
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A first horizontal panel 10 and a second horizontal panel 20, which are made of metal material and the surface each formed of a plurality of grooves of square shape, the first horizontal panel 10 and the second horizontal panel 20 each has a panel body 11 & 21, two pivot portions 13, 14, 23 & 24 each formed integrally at two sides of each of the two panel bodies 11 & 12, two front frame retainers 15 & 25 and two rear frame retainers 16 & 26 each forms curling shape on another two sides of each of the two panel bodies 11 & 21 differ from the pivot portion 13, 14, 23 & 24, a plurality of fixing holes 19 & 29 each throughout the two panel bodies 11 & 21 and respectively at top and down position.
A first vertical panel 30 and a second vertical panel 40, which are made of metal material and the surface each formed a plurality of grooves of square shape, the first vertical panel 30 and the second vertical panel 40 each has a panel body 31 & 41, a pivot protrusion 32 & 42 extend formed at a side of the two panel bodies 31 & 41, two pivot portions 33 & 43 each integrally formed on an end peripheral of the two pivot protrusions 32 & 42, and two pivot portions 34 & 44 each formed on another side of each of the two panel bodies 31 & 41, two front frame retainers 35 & 45 and two rear frame retainers 36 & 46 each formed of a curling shape on another two sides of each of the two panel bodies 31 & 41 differ from respective pivot portions 33, 34, 43 & 44, a plurality of fixing holes 39 & 49 each pass through the panel body 31 & 41 and locate at left and right position; wherein, the second vertical panel 40 further has two frame pushing slots 451 & 461 each formed between the middle of each of the two front frame retainers 45 & 46.
A front frame 50 and a rear frame 60, each of which has a frame body 51 & 61 and the length of each edge is same as the length of the front frame retainers 15 & 25 and the rear frame retainers 16 & 26 respective edge of the first horizontal panel 10, the second horizontal panel 20, the first vertical panel 30 and the second vertical panel 40, a first panel retainer 53 & 63 formed on an edge of the frame body 51 & 61 and each pivot to the two front frame retainers 35 & 36 of the first vertical panel 30, a second panel retainer 54 & 55, a third panel retainer 56 & 64 and a fourth panel retainer 65 & 66 each formed on another three sides other than the first panel retainer 53 & 63 nearby the front opening.
By aforesaid elements, the assembly of the foldable cabinet of the present invention can be described hereafter:
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On the contrary, let the front frame 50 and the rear frame 60 each detaches from the two frame pushing slot 451 & 461 of the second vertical panel 40 return swiveling to the first vertical panel 30, the cabinet 1 fold down toward the lateral side to a flat shape, as shown in
Wherein, the first panel retainers of the front frame and the rear frame can respectively pivot to each front frame retainer of the first horizontal panel, the second horizontal panel, the first vertical panel or second vertical panel, but not only confined in the pivoting method of the two front frame retainers of the first vertical panel aforesaid.
Beside aforesaid embodiment, the foldable cabinet of the present invention still can be modified hereafter:
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By the way, each of the pivot portions of the first horizontal panel, the second horizontal panel, the first vertical panel and the second vertical panel can be made separately, then using welding or threading to mount on each panel body; in addition, the first horizontal panel, the second horizontal panel, the first vertical panel and the second vertical panel still can be made from plastic material, thereby reducing the weight and lowing manufacturing cost.
Concluding embodiments aforesaid, the benefits of the present invention are:
1. The foldable cabinet of the present invention, which via the two horizontal panels and two vertical panels pivots each other, the cabinet is capable of folding to flat shape, thereby saving storing space or convenient in delivery.
2. The foldable cabinet of the present invention, when assembling not need by any tool, the front frame and the rear frame pivot to the first vertical panel, which can be hide inside the cabinet, for helping in use more convenient after folding down.
3. The foldable cabinet of the present invention, which is suitable for various parts, like the leveling panel, door panel or drawer, for helping the cabinet more functions in use.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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95220972 | Nov 2006 | TW | national |