Stand for home appliance

Abstract

Stand including a stand body of a predetermined height having an opening in one side, a drawer for pushing in or pulling out through the opening in the stand body to open/close the opening, a guide device for smooth pushing in/pulling out of the drawer, and a self locking device for automatic locking of the drawer when the drawer is inserted in the stand more than a certain depth, and preventing slipping out of the drawer even if the stand is tilted.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A stand comprising: 
 a stand body of a predetermined height having an opening in one side; and    a drawer for pushing in or pulling out through the opening in the stand body to open/close the opening.    
     
     
         2 . The stand as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the drawer includes; 
 a drawer body having a receiving space formed therein,    a front cover that is a front of the drawer body for covering the opening of the stand body when the drawer body is pushed in, and    a handle provided to the front cover.    
     
     
         3 . The stand as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the front cover has a recess form in rear of the handle at a predetermined depth.  
     
     
         4 . The stand as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the handle includes; 
 a front part that is a front of the handle, and    a rear part in rear of the front part.    
     
     
         5 . The stand as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the handle is fastened to the front cover with fastening projections each having an axial direction hole with a thread formed therein projected from a rear surface of the handle to backward, and pass through hole passed through a front and a rear surfaces of the front cover to insert the fastening projections therein, and fasten.  
     
     
         6 . The stand as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the handle includes one pair of seating parts projected backward from opposite sides of an upper surface thereof, and 
 the front cover includes one pair of seating recesses in opposite sides of an upper surface of the front cover for seating the one pair of seating parts.    
     
     
         7 . The stand as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the handle includes a fixing projection of a predetermined size projected backward from each of the seating parts, and 
 the front cover includes a fixing hole in a rear wall of each of the seating recesses of the front cover for inserting the fixing projection.    
     
     
         8 . The stand as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a guide device for guiding the drawer to push in or pull out the drawer smoothly.  
     
     
         9 . The stand as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the guide device includes; 
 a supporting guide mounted on opposite inside surfaces of the stand body in a pulling out/pushing in direction of the drawer,    a pulling out/pushing in guide mounted on opposite outside walls of the drawer body in the pulling out/pushing in direction of the drawer, and    rolling means for minimizing friction between the supporting guide and the pulling out/pushing in guide, to make the pulling out/pushing of the drawer smooth.    
     
     
         10 . The stand as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the supporting guide has a bar form, and the pulling out/pushing in guide has a groove for inserting the supporting guide.  
     
     
         11 . The stand as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the pulling out/pushing in guide has a bar form, and the supporting guide has a groove for inserting pulling out/pushing in guide.  
     
     
         12 . The stand as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the rolling means includes; 
 rolling members between the supporting guide and the pulling out/pushing in guide, and    a rolling member supporting part for rotatably supporting the rolling members.    
     
     
         13 . The stand as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the rolling member includes a ball or a roller.  
     
     
         14 . The stand as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the rolling member supporting part is fixed to the pulling out/pushing in guide.  
     
     
         15 . The stand as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a self locking device for automatic closure and holding the drawer if the drawer is pushed in the stand body more than a certain depth, and maintaining a holding state of the drawer unless an external force higher a certain level is not applied thereto.    
     
     
         16 . The stand as claimed in  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 a self locking device for automatic closure and holding the drawer if the drawer is pushed in the stand body more than a certain depth, and maintaining a holding state of the drawer unless an external force higher a certain level is not applied thereto.    
     
     
         17 . The stand as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the self locking device includes; 
 a holding member fitted to the supporting guide, and    a hook assembly fitted to the pulling out/pushing in guide for engagement with the holding member if the drawer is pushed in the stand body more than a certain depth, to close the drawer automatically, and disengagement from the holding member to open the drawer smoothly if the drawer is pulled out with an external force higher than a certain level applied for pulling out the drawer.    
     
     
         18 . The stand as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the holding member is fitted to a rear portion of the supporting guide, and the hook assembly is fitted to a rear portion of the pulling out/pushing in guide to align with the holding member when the drawer is closed fully.  
     
     
         19 . The stand as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the hook assembly includes; 
 a hook part for engagement with the holding member when the drawer is pushed in the stand body more than a certain depth, and disengagement from the holding member when an external force higher than a certain level is applied thereto for pulling out the drawer,    a hook guide part for guiding movement of the hook part in a state the hook part is engaged with the holding member, and guiding the hook part to disengage from the holding member when the drawer is pulled out more than a certain distance, and    an elastic part connected between the hook part and the hook guide part, for applying a restoring force to the hook part to close the drawer automatically if the hook part is engaged with the holding member following pushing in of the drawer in the stand body to make the hook part to engage with the holding member.    
     
     
         20 . The stand as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the hook guide part includes; 
 a first guide slot extended in the pulling out/pushing in direction of the drawer,    a second guide slot parallel to the first guide slot, having a rear end extended more than a predetermined length longer than the rear end of the first guide slot, and    a third guide slot vertically extended from the rear end of the second guide slot toward the first guide slot, and    the hook part includes;    a first pin movable along the first guide slot, and    a second pin movable along the second guide slot or the third guide slot.    
     
     
         21 . The stand as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the hook guide part further includes a projection from an inside corner where the second guide slot and the third guide slot meet, for engagement of the hook part therewith when the drawer is pulled out more than a certain distance to disengage the hook part from the holding member.  
     
     
         22 . The stand as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the elastic part is a spring having one end connected to a first pin of the hook part, and the other end connected to a front end of the first guide slot.  
     
     
         23 . The stand as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the stand body includes leg seating members at respective corners of an upper surface thereof for seating legs of an object to be supported by the stand body.  
     
     
         24 . The stand as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein the stand body is applicable to other object with legs having distances of legs shorter than the object.  
     
     
         25 . The stand as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the leg seating member includes; 
 a first seating hole for seating a leg of a washing machine, and    a second seating hole for seating a leg of a laundry dryer having legs with distances shorter than distances of the legs of the washing machine.    
     
     
         26 . The stand as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the second seating hole is overlapped with a part of the first seating hole or spaced a distance apart therefrom.  
     
     
         27 . The stand as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the stand body includes height adjustable leg assemblies each is provided to an underside surface of the stand body.  
     
     
         28 . The stand as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the leg assembly includes; 
 a leg bolt having a screw part with a thread on an outside circumferential surface for fastening to a lower part of the stand body, and a bolt head at a lower end of the screw part,    a damping member of a soft material having an upper surface in close contact with the bolt head and a lower surface in contact with a floor where the stand stands thereon, and    a holder for holding the damping member and the bolt head together.    
     
     
         29 . The stand as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the bolt head includes; 
 a polygonal upper head part formed as one unit with, and at a lower end of, the screw part, and    a circular lower head part formed as one unit with, and under, the upper head part.    
     
     
         30 . The stand as claimed in  claim 29 , wherein the damping member is fastened to the lower head part for preventing relative rotation with respect to the leg bolt.  
     
     
         31 . The stand as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the holder is substantially annular with passed through top and bottom, for pressing an upper surface of an edge of the lower head part and an underside surface of an edge of the damping member from an upper side and a lower side respectively, and holding the lower head part and the damping member together, when the lower part of the damping member is projected downward through the passed through lower part.  
     
     
         32 . The stand as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the holder includes; 
 an annular holder body with passed through top and bottom for holding outside circumferences of the lower head part and the damping member,    a lower holding part having an outside circumferential surface connected to an inside circumferential surface of a bottom end of the holder body, to support an underside surface of the damping member, and an opening in a central part for pass through of the lower part of the damping member, and    an upper holding part projected from an upper inside circumferential surface of the holder body toward a center, for holding an upper surface of an edge of the lower head part, having a distance from an upper surface of the lower holding part to an underside surface smaller than a sum of a thickness of the edge of the damping member and a thickness of the edge of the lower head part.    
     
     
         33 . The stand as claimed in  claim 32 , wherein the upper holding part includes a plurality of hooks at regular intervals in a circumferential direction.  
     
     
         34 . The stand as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the lower holding part includes a plurality of cut away openings under the hooks respectively.  
     
     
         35 . The stand as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the holder and the leg bolt are formed not to make relative rotation.  
     
     
         36 . The stand as claimed in  claim 35 , wherein the holder includes holder rotation prevention projections in an inside surface thereof, and the bolt head includes holder rotation prevention grooves on an outside surface thereof for inserting the holder rotation prevention projections therein.  
     
     
         37 . The stand as claimed in  claim 35 , wherein the holder is formed of non-soft material, and has a polygonal outside circumferential surface.  
     
     
         38 . The stand as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the stand body includes reinforcing members at opposite sides of the opening for supporting a load of the object supported by the stand body.