Aluminum cabinet

{
  "publication_number": "US10215209B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Aluminum cabinet",
  "abstract": "An aluminum cabinet is revealed. A plurality of positioning members is disposed on an upper edge, a lower edge and a middle part of an inner surface of two side plates. Two outer main plates are set between the two side plates respectively. An assembly block arranged at each of two sides of the outer main plate is mounted with an assembly member. The assembly member is mounted with and connected to the positioning member. An inner partition is arranged between the two side plates. A fixing block disposed on each of two sides of the inner partition is mounted with a fixing member. A fixing pin mounted in the fixing member is mounted with and connected to the positioning member. Thereby the connecting components are hidden after assembling. Thus not only the visual appearance of the cabinet is more pleasing, the sense of value is also increased.",
  "claims": [
    "1. An aluminum cabinet comprising: at least two side plates made from aluminum alloy; at least two outer main plates made from aluminum alloy; and at least one inner partition made from aluminum alloy; wherein an upper edge, a lower edge and a middle part of an inner surface of the side plate are disposed with a plurality of positioning members; the positioning member includes a screw portion used for threading and fixing the positioning member on the side plate, a mounting segment extended from the screw portion, and a stopping portion connected to an outer end of the mounting segment; wherein the outer main plates are set between an upper end and a lower end of the two side plates respectively; the outer main plate includes an assembly block set with at least one assembly hole, a receiving portion disposed on each of two sides thereof for receiving the assembly block, a penetrating hole corresponding to the assembly hole, and an assembly member mounted into the assembly hole of the assembly block; one end of the assembly block corresponding to the side plate is disposed with at least one detent hole and the detent hole is communicating with the assembly hole; each of the two sides of the outer main plate is covered by a protective board; the protective board being set with an insertion hole corresponding to the detent hole of the assembly block; wherein the assembly member is disposed with a detent slot, a mounting slot and a mounting groove; the detent slot corresponding to the detent hole and used for connection to the mounting segment of the positioning member is mounted on one end of the assembly member; the mounting slot is located at a lateral side of the detent slot, communicating with the detent slot and connected to the stopping portion of the positioning member; the mounting groove is formed on an outer surface of the assembly member; wherein the inner partition is arranged between the two side plates; the inner partition includes a fixing block disposed with a fixing hole and a fixing slot, a connection portion set on each of two sides of the inner partition for mounting the fixing block, an open hole corresponding to both the fixing hole and the fixing slot and arranged at a bottom surface thereof, a fixing member mounted in the fixing hole of the fixing block and arranged with a fixing groove, and a fixing pin mounted in the fixing member; the fixing hole is formed on a bottom surface of the fixing block while the fixing slot is arranged at one end of the fixing block corresponding to the side plate and communicating with the fixing hole; the fixing groove is corresponding to the fixing slot; wherein the fixing pin includes an insertion slot, a receiving slot and a receiving groove; the insertion slot is corresponding to the fixing groove and used for connection to the mounting segment of the positioning member; the receiving slot is located at a lateral side of the insertion slot, communicating with the insertion slot, and used for connection to the stopping portion of the positioning member; the receiving groove is set on an outer surface of the fixing pin and corresponding to the fixing hole.",
    "2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting groove on the outer surface of the assembly member is able to be driven by a Phillips screwdriver, or a slotted screwdriver.",
    "3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving groove on the outer surface of the fixing pin is able to be driven by a Phillips screwdriver, or a slotted screwdriver.",
    "4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the two sides of the inner partition is covered by a protective plate; the protective plate is set with an opening corresponding to the fixing slot of the fixing block.",
    "5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a back plate is used to connect to and fix on a rear surface of the aluminum cabinet composed of the side plates, the outer main plates, and the inner partition.",
    "6. An aluminum cabinet comprising: at least two side plates made from aluminum alloy; at least two outer main plates made from aluminum alloy; and at least one inner partition made from aluminum alloy; wherein an upper edge, a lower edge and a middle part of an inner surface of the side plate are disposed with a plurality of positioning members; the positioning member includes a screw portion used for threading and fixing the positioning member on the side plate, a mounting segment extended from the screw portion, and a stopping portion connected to an outer end of the mounting segment; wherein the outer main plates are set between an upper end and a lower end of the two side plates respectively; the outer main plate includes an assembly block set with at least one assembly hole, a receiving portion disposed on each of two sides thereof for receiving the assembly block, a penetrating hole corresponding to the assembly hole, and an assembly member mounted into the assembly hole of the assembly block; one end of the assembly block corresponding to the side plate is disposed with at least one detent hole and the detent hole is communicating with the assembly hole; wherein the assembly member is disposed with a detent slot, a mounting slot and a mounting groove; the detent slot corresponding to the detent hole and used for connection to the mounting segment of the positioning member is mounted on one end of the assembly member; the mounting slot is located at a lateral side of the detent slot, communicating with the detent slot and connected to the stopping portion of the positioning member; the mounting groove is formed on an outer surface of the assembly member; wherein the inner partition is arranged between the two side plates; the inner partition includes a fixing block disposed with a fixing hole and a fixing slot, a connection portion set on each of two sides of the inner partition for mounting the fixing block, an open hole corresponding to both the fixing hole and the fixing slot and arranged at a bottom surface thereof, a fixing member mounted in the fixing hole of the fixing block and arranged with a fixing groove, and a fixing pin mounted in the fixing member; each of the two sides of the inner partition is covered by a protective plate; the protective plate is set with an opening corresponding to the fixing slot of the fixing block, the fixing hole is formed on a bottom surface of the fixing block while the fixing slot is arranged at one end of the fixing block corresponding to the side plate and communicating with the fixing hole; the fixing groove is corresponding to the fixing slot; wherein the fixing pin includes an insertion slot, a receiving slot and a receiving groove; the insertion slot is corresponding to the fixing groove and used for connection to the mounting segment of the positioning member; the receiving slot is located at a lateral side of the insertion slot, communicating with the insertion slot, and used for connection to the stopping portion of the positioning member; the receiving groove is set on an outer surface of the fixing pin and corresponding to the fixing hole."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an aluminum cabinet, especially to an aluminum cabinet in which connecting components used are hidden after assembling. Thus not only the appearance of the cabinet is more appealing, the sense of value is dramatically improved owing to minimum exposure of the connecting components. Description of Related Art Cabinets are widely used in our daily lives. Most of the cabinets are produced in factory and then delivered to common customers. The cabinet with a certain volume is difficult to be transported and stored. Thus there is a plurality of flat-packed cabinet products with compact designs available now for users to assembly the cabinets by themselves at home. The compact design and flat package of the cabinet products make them easy to transport after purchase. Then the cabinet products are set up at the place required and threaded fasteners (such as screws, bolts, nuts, etc) are used to build the cabinet. While in use, plates of the cabinet are threaded and connected to one another by the threaded fasteners with the expected functions. However, many threaded fasteners are exposed outside the surface of the cabinet after being assembled. The appearance of the cabinet is not aesthetically pleasing and the sense of quality is not good.\n\nThus there is room for improvement and there is a need to provide a novel aluminum cabinet that overcomes the shortcomings mentioned above.\n\nTherefore it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an aluminum cabinet in which connecting components used for assembly of the cabinet are hidden.",
  "cpc": [
    "F16B 12/30",
    "A47B 47/0075",
    "A47B 47/025",
    "F16B 12/2036",
    "F16B 12/32"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "A47B 43/00",
    "A47B 47/00",
    "A47B 47/02",
    "F16B 12/20",
    "F16B 12/30",
    "F16B 12/32"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "REFINE SCIENT CO LTD"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "LAI SUNG-LI"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2017-01-13",
  "publication_date": "2019-02-26",
  "grant_date": "2019-02-26",
  "priority_date": "2016-09-30",
  "application_number": "US-201715405672-A",
  "family_id": "58606899",
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}