Abstract:
A detachable cabinet with multiple functions is provided. The cabinet includes a folding frame, a top panel and a bottom panel. The folding frame is foldable to save transport costs. Also, the top panel and the bottom panel are connected to the folding frame the notch and the stud. Therefore, the bench cabinet can be assembled and disassembled easily without tools by users. After assembly, the cabinet would assemble divider panels or drawers to form as a floor cabinet, a drawer cabinet or a storage cabinet.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention relates to a cabinet which is adapted for a floor cabinet, a drawer cabinet or a storage cabinet, especially to a detachable cabinet with multiple functions. 
         [0003]    2. Related Art 
         [0004]    Do it yourself (DIY) modular furniture is currently popular because DIY furniture can be transported easily after being disassembled into component pieces and also can be changed into different forms depending on different requirements. Additionally, people enjoy a sense of achievement when the furniture is completed. 
         [0005]    However, DIY modular furniture still has some disadvantages because tools are needed when the furniture is assembled or disassembled. For example, a conventional DIY cabinet is composed of multiple boards or sheets of materials to fabricate a frame in which objects are held. Fastening devices detachably used to connect adjacent boards or sheets of materials to construct a frame are mostly flat-head or oval-head countersunk screws that require a suitable screwdriver to fasten or release the countersunk screws. Therefore, assembling or disassembling the DIY cabinet is inconvenient or impossible when suitable tools are not available. 
         [0006]    Moreover, DIY cabinet is usually with signal function. If the users would like to use a floor cabinet, a drawer cabinet or a storage cabinet, it needs to buy at least three different cabinets, even the user only use one of them at one time. Hence, it is very inconvenient for users. 
         [0007]    The present invention is, therefore, intended to obviate or at least alleviate the problems encountered in the prior art. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0008]    It is an objective of the present invention to provide a detachable cabinet with multiple functions. The cabinet is easy to assemble for users, and the space-occupied is decreased to save transport cost. Also, the cabinet is adapted for a floor cabinet, a drawer cabinet or a storage cabinet. 
         [0009]    The cabinet according to the present invention includes a folding frame, a top panel and a bottom panel. The folding frame includes a back wall and two folding sidewalls connected two opposite sides respectively. The folding sidewalls are foldable to flatly contact to the back wall, and the folding sidewalls includes studs at a top side and a bottom side of an inner surface. The top panel includes at least one notch at two opposite sides of a bottom surface, and is connected to the folding frame between the sidewalls near the top sides of the sidewalls by the studs fixing to the notch. The bottom panel includes at least one notch at two opposite sides of a bottom surface, and is connected to the folding frame between the sidewalls near the bottom sides of the sidewalls by the studs fixing to the notch. 
         [0010]    The folding sidewalls include a plurality of fixing holes at the inner surface. By fixing supporters or sliders, dividers or drawers can be assembled to form as a floor cabinet, a drawer cabinet or a storage cabinet. 
         [0011]    These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following description and appended claims. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are examples, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0012]    The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given herein below for illustration only, and thus is not limitative of the present invention, and wherein: 
           [0013]      FIG. 1  is a respective view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0014]      FIG. 2  is a respective view of the folding frame of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0015]      FIG. 3  is a respective view of the folding frame of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which shows the folding frame to be folded. 
           [0016]      FIG. 4  is a respective view of the folding frame of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which shows the folding frame to be unfolded. 
           [0017]      FIG. 5  is a respective view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which shows the top panel and the bottom panel to be connected to the folding frame. 
           [0018]      FIG. 6  is a respective view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which shows the stubs connecting to the notches. 
           [0019]      FIG. 7  is a respective view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which shows the supporters connecting to the sidewall. 
           [0020]      FIG. 8  is a respective view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which shows the cabinet to be as a floor cabinet. 
           [0021]      FIG. 9  is a respective view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which shows the sliders to be connected. 
           [0022]      FIG. 10  is a respective view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which utilized as a drawer cabinet. 
           [0023]      FIG. 11A  is a explosive view of the stand of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0024]      FIG. 11B  is a respective view of the stand of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0025]      FIG. 12  is a explosive view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which shows the stand to be connected to the cabinet. 
           [0026]      FIG. 13  is a respective view of the stand combining to the cabinet in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0027]      FIG. 14  is a respective view of the hanging stick combining to the cabinet in accordance with the present invention. 
           [0028]      FIG. 15  is a respective view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention, which utilized to be hanged on a wall. 
           [0029]      FIG. 16  is a respective view of the front door combining to the cabinet in accordance with the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0030]    Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description refers to the same or the like parts. 
         [0031]      FIG. 1  is a respective view of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention. 
         [0032]    The cabinet  1  according to the present invention includes a folding frame  10 , a bottom panel  30  and a top panel  20 . Please refer to  FIG. 2 , which is a respective view of the folding frame of the cabinet in accordance with the present invention. The folding frame  10  includes a back wall  11  and two folding sidewalls, a first folding sidewall  12  and a second folding sidewall  13 , and a front frame  14 . The first folding sidewall  12  and the second folding sidewall  13  are pivotly connected two opposite sides  111 ,  112  respectively. The front frame  14  is pivotly connected to the other side of the first folding sidewall  12  and the second folding sidewall  13 . The first folding sidewall  12  and the second folding sidewall  13  are formed by two panels which are pivotly connected together. Therefore, by this structure, the first folding sidewall  12  and the second folding sidewall  13  are foldable toward to the back wall  11  to drive the front frame  14  to flatly contact to the back wall  11 . Please see  FIG. 3 , the space-occupied is decreased to save transport costs or save the storage spaces. 
         [0033]    When unfolding, please see  FIG. 4 , the back wall  11  and the front frame  14  are moved far from each other, until the first folding sidewall  12  and the second folding sidewall  13  are unfolded, see  FIG. 2 . Also, the first folding sidewall  12  and the second folding sidewall  13  have studs  50  at a top side  122 ,  132  and a bottom side  123 ,  133  of an inner surface  121 ,  131 . The top panel  20  includes notches  40  at two opposite sides  22 ,  23  of a bottom surface  21 , and the bottom panel  30  includes notches  40  at two opposite sides  32 ,  33  of a bottom surface  31 . Please see  FIG. 5 , the top panel  20  and the bottom panel  30  are connected to the folding frame  10  between the first folding sidewall  12  and the second folding sidewall  13  near the top sides  122 ,  132  of the sidewalls  12 ,  13  by the studs  50  fixing to the notch  40 . 
         [0034]    Please refer to  FIG. 6 , the studs  50  has a neck section  52  and a head section  51 , and the neck section  52  has a proximal end connected to the sidewalls  12 ,  13  and a distal end connected to the head section  51 . Additionally, an outer diameter of the head section  51  is greater than a diameter of the neck section  52 . For example, the studs  50  may be a bolts. The notch  40  is a single opening trough with a small dimension clamping portion  41 . The head section  51  of the studs  50  is put into the notches  40 , and the neck section  52  is tight-fit by the neck section  52  to firmly connection. The top panel  20  and the bottom panel  30  can only be disassembled upward perpendicularly. 
         [0035]    Therefore, the cabinet  1  has a storage space S surrounding by the folding frame  10 , the top panel  20  and the bottom panel  30 . The storage space S can be used by the users for storage. Also, the cabinet  1  is easy to assemble or dissemble for the users. 
         [0036]    The cabinet  1  of the present invention is further with multiple functions. Please see  FIG. 7 , the first folding sidewall  12  and the second folding sidewall  13  further include fixing holes  15  at the inner surface  121 ,  131 . The supporters  60  includes a L-shaped body  61 , a inserting portion  62  extending from the back side of the L-shaped body  61 , and a supporting pad  63 . The inserting portion  62  is tight-fit in the fixing holes  15  and the supporting pad is adapted to support the divider panels  16 . Please refer to  FIG. 8 , the cabinet  1  is formed as a floor cabinet. Furthermore, The L-shaped body  61  and the inserting portion  62  are made of materials with high strength, such as plastic or metal. And the supporting pad  63  is made of soft materials, such as rubber or foam. 
         [0037]    On the other hand, the fixing holes  15  are used to connect the sliders  17 , please refer to  FIGS. 9 and 10 . The drawers  70  can be mounted thereon to make the cabinet  1  as a drawer cabinet. 
         [0038]    Please refer to  FIGS. 11A and 11B , the cabinet  1  further includes a stand  80 . The stand  80  includes two transverse sticks  81 ,  82 . Each transverse stick  81 ,  82  includes two plinths  811 ,  812 ,  821  and  822  at two ends. The plinths  811  and  822  are pivotly connected to the lengthwise stick  83  and  84 . Another plinths  812 ,  821  and the end of the lengthwise sticks  83 ,  84  include a male buckle member  71  and a female buckle member  72  to connect together. Therefore, the lengthwise sticks  83 ,  84  can be swung to flatly contact with the transverse sticks  81 ,  82 , due to the pivot-connection between the plinths  811 ,  822  and the lengthwise sticks  83 ,  84 . Thus, the transport costs are decreased, see  FIG. 11B . 
         [0039]    The male buckle member  71  includes a connecting portion  711  and a pivot  712 . The male buckle members  71  are connected to the lengthwise sticks  83 ,  84  by the connecting portions  21 . The male buckle member  71  is connected to the lengthwise sticks  83 ,  84  by a screw  714  in usual way. The screw  714  is fixed through a fixing hole  713  to fix in the lengthwise sticks  83 ,  84 . The female buckle member  72  includes a connecting portion  721  and a sleeve  722 . The female buckle members  72  are connected to the plinths  812 ,  821  by the connecting portions  721 . The female buckle member  72  is connected to the plinths  812 ,  821  by a screw  724  in usual way. The screw  724  is fixed through a fixing hole  723  to fix in the plinths  812 ,  821 . 
         [0040]    Therefore, the male buckle member  71  is connected to the female buckle member  72  by the pivot  712  inserting into the sleeve  722  and tight-fit therein. Thus, the lengthwise sticks  83 ,  84  and the plinths  812 ,  821  are connected together to form the stand  80 . The male buckle members  71  and the female buckle members  72  are connected to form a hinge, especially is a butterfly hinge, which is a common connecting element with low cost and easy to obtain. 
         [0041]    Then, the fixing pillars  801  on the top surface of the stand  80  are connected to the holes  101  of the cabinet  1 , see  FIG. 12 , to support the cabinet  1 , see  FIG. 13 . 
         [0042]    Moreover, please see  FIGS. 14 and 15 , the folding frame  10  further includes a hanging stick  91  at a back side  113  of the back wall  11 . The hanging stick  91  has a inclined plane  911  at a bottom surface  912 . The fixing stick  92  is fixed on a wall surface  93 , and has a corresponding inclined plane  921  at a top surface  922 . Therefore, the cabinet  1  could be hanged by the hanging stick  91  placing on the fixing stick. 
         [0043]    Also, the cabinet  1  has front doors  94  to shield the storage space S for clear, privacy or clean. The front door  94  has handle  941  for users to easy to open. 
         [0044]    Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those proficient in the relevant fields. The invention in its broader aspects is therefore not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.