JP2002199948A - Furniture and working equipment using the furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a furniture which can contribute to activating the communications and increasing the working efficiency in a common space such as an office, and to provide working equipment using the furniture. SOLUTION: A piece of furniture A has a surface M at a fixed height to use it as a surface m1 to sit on and as a surface m2 to use when an user sits on a floor. The surface M to use is L-shaped when it is observed in two dimensions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to furniture suitably used in offices and the like and work equipment using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to form a suitable work space in an office, it is necessary to select furniture suitable for the purpose.
In particular, in a shared space such as an office that is used by an unspecified number of people, a large number of people will use a limited range of space at the same time, so furniture that can be used with versatility and flexibility. Is required.

[0003]

By the way, it is known from an experimental result of scientifically examining human behavior that a human unconsciously selects a sitting position according to work contents.
For example, assuming a scene in which two users sit on a table having a rectangular top plate in a plan view, in a conversation scene, face to face or face-to-face, sitting on both sides of a desk, Then, they often sit in parallel because of the merit of sharing things. In addition, when performing separate tasks, they often sit diagonally in front of each other without interfering with their eyes, so that they are not interfered by others. In competitive situations, they face each other (distance differs depending on the culture of the country). Experimental results indicate that the user often selects a different arrangement. And
If an arrangement that does not meet the intended purpose is taken, for example, it is considered that work efficiency may be reduced, mental stress may be given, and the amount of conversation may be influenced.

[0004] From such a viewpoint, the present invention has a high degree of freedom for the user to select a good arrangement in accordance with the intended purpose, and activates communication and improves work efficiency in a shared space such as an office. It is an object of the present invention to provide furniture that can contribute to improvement and the like and work equipment using the furniture.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can be used as a seating surface, and can also be used as a use surface when sitting on a floor or a seat such as a chair. Furniture provided with a surface portion at such a fixed height position, wherein the surface portion has a shape bent in a plan view.

With such a structure, first, the surface can be used as a seating surface and can also be used as a use surface for performing work or the like, so that the furniture can function as both a chair and a desk. As a result, it is possible to select one of the functions selectively according to the use situation of the user, and the degree of freedom in selecting the use mode is improved.
Further, since the surface portion has a shape bent in a plan view, when a plurality of users are located when performing a conversation, when located when performing a cooperative work, when performing a separate work. High degree of freedom in selecting a good location for each intended purpose when located, which can contribute to activating communication and improving work efficiency in shared spaces such as offices. Becomes Here, the shape bent in a plan view as referred to herein refers to a case where the surface portion is bent so as to include an inwardly convex portion or a case where the surface portion is bent so as to include an outwardly convex portion. Including.

A preferred embodiment in this case is one in which the surface portion has a shape bent in a substantially L shape in plan view. With such a configuration, the surface portion has a simple shape with a large number of corners and used sides, so that when a plurality of users use the furniture, the proximity position and the separation position are different. It is possible to take both of them, and it is possible to realize various use modes by itself. For example, in the case where a plurality of users have a conversation, they are located facing one of the two orthogonal regions constituting the L-shape, or face-to-face with two orthogonal sides constituting one of the regions. Activating communication can be aimed at by positioning. Further, in a situation where separate work is performed, the separate work can be performed without interference by being positioned with their backs facing each other. In a cooperative situation, if the work is performed in parallel in any one of the two orthogonal regions forming the L-shape, the used articles can be shared, and the work can be performed efficiently. Further, when the surface portion has a substantially L-shape in plan view, it is easy to combine with a plurality of furniture having the same shape, and it is possible to adopt various usage modes.

As a preferred embodiment in this case, there is an embodiment in which the surface portion is configured to be substantially L-shaped in plan view by combining three surface portion elements having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. With this configuration, if three surface elements having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view are configured using a top plate or the like having substantially the same shape, they are substantially superimposed and conveyed in a compact state. It becomes possible.

In order to make it possible to use a wide space from a shared space to a personal space in accordance with the situation of the user, an optional member such as a partition panel for dividing at least the surface into a plurality of areas can be attached. It is desirable to have a unit.

[0010] In order to enable a suitable use for the purpose of use, the top plate can be used with both front and back surfaces as surface portions. Is preferably used as a seating surface and the other surface is used as a use surface.

As a specific embodiment for realizing such furniture, there is provided a top plate constituting the surface portion, and a leg for supporting the top plate at a fixed height position. Is mentioned.

In order to be able to cope with a very versatile use mode, it is desirable that a plurality of the above-mentioned furniture are combined as one unit to constitute a work facility using the furniture.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The furniture A can be selectively used as a chair and a desk in accordance with the use situation of the user. That is, the furniture A can be used as the seating surface m1, and when the furniture A is seated on the floor surface F, the used surface m2 can be used.
A top plate 1 that forms a surface portion M at a certain height position that can be used as a top plate, and a support 2 that supports the top plate 1, and the top plate 1 that forms the surface portion M
Have a substantially L-shape in plan view.

The top plate 1 is constructed by combining three top plate elements 3 each having a substantially square shape in plan view. This top plate element 3 can use the front and back surfaces 3a and 3b as a surface portion M, and selectively turns upside down to make one surface 3a of the front and back surfaces 3a and 3b a seating surface m1 and the other surface 3a. Surface 3b is used as the use surface m2. Specifically, the front and back surfaces 3a and 3b are formed by bonding a cushion member 5 and a wooden member 6 having a substantially square shape in a plan view using an adhesive or the like.
When one surface 3a constituted by the above is arranged so as to face upward, the surface 3a is used as the seating surface m1 and the wooden member 6
When the other surface 3b constituted by the above is arranged so as to face upward, the surface 3b is used as the use surface m2. As described above, the top plate 1 has a substantially L-shape in plan view, and includes the first and second orthogonal
Long side 1a, 1b, a first short side 1c substantially orthogonal to the first long side 1a, and a second short side 1d substantially orthogonal to the second long side 1b. And the first short side 1c
A third short side 1e, which is substantially perpendicular to and adjacent to the first long side 1a, and a second short side 1d.
And a fourth short side 1f which is substantially orthogonal to and adjacent to the second long side 1b and located substantially parallel to the second long side 1b.

An optional member to which optional members such as a partition panel P and a boundary cushion Q (see FIG. 11) used for dividing at least the surface portion M into a plurality of use areas can be attached to the top plate 1. An insertion hole 4 serving as a mounting portion is provided. Partition panel P
The boundary cushion Q includes a pair of columns (not shown), and is mounted on the top plate 1 by inserting the columns into the insertion holes 4 and fixing the columns with appropriate means.
In the present embodiment, not only the partition panel P and the boundary cushion Q described above but also a task light and the like as optional members are attached to the top plate 1 by inserting the lower ends of the task lights into the insertion holes 4. Or
A cup holder for placing a cup is provided on the surface 3b side made of a wooden member.

The support 2 is composed of six legs 21 for supporting the corners of the top plate 1 and a horizontal frame 22 provided at the upper ends of the legs 21 so as to extend in the horizontal direction. It is provided.

When the furniture A having such a configuration is used, first, the front and back surfaces 3a and 3b of the top plate element 3 are selectively turned upside down, so that the surface portion M is set as the seating surface m1 to form a chair. It is possible to select two types of usage modes, that is, a usage mode to be used and a usage mode in which the surface portion M is used as a desk by using the surface portion M as a usage surface m2.

Further, for example, when a plurality of users use the furniture A as a chair for the purpose of having a conversation,
As shown in FIG. 4, when the furniture A is used as a desk in a state where the face is abutted on the side of use adjacent to each other at right angles, or when the furniture A is used for the purpose of having a conversation, FIG. In this way, if the faces are positioned with the faces facing each other at right angles to each other, or the faces facing each other are positioned parallel to each other, the activation of communication is further promoted. You.

On the other hand, when the furniture A is used for the purpose of performing cooperative work, as shown in FIG.
When positioned or seated in parallel on one of the long sides 1a and 1b, it is easy to share articles to be used during the work and to facilitate communication, thereby improving work efficiency.

In the case where a plurality of users use the furniture A as a chair for the purpose of performing separate tasks, FIG.
As shown in the figure, when the user is positioned with their backs facing each other or used as a desk, the first and second long sides 1a and 1b are used.
8 (see FIG. 8), or a second long side 1b and a third short side 1e (or a first long side 1a and a fourth long side 1e) as shown in FIG. By locating on the short side 1f), it is possible to perform work in a state where mutual interference is prevented.

Further, as described above, this furniture A is not only used alone, but also a combination of a plurality of pieces of the furniture A as a unit to form good work equipment in a common space such as an office. Is possible. For example, by combining two or three pieces of the furniture A, it is possible to configure good work equipment for the conversation scene, the cooperative work scene, the separate work scene, and the like as described above, and to form a pair as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. By arranging them in combination, it is possible to further form a work space for performing work, talking, and the like in a competitive state so that the other party can be conscious while keeping an appropriate distance.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, it is possible to combine various pieces of furniture A and take various modes of use by using optional members such as a partition panel P and a boundary cushion Q.

With such a configuration, first, the surface portion M can be used as the seating surface m1 and also as the use surface m2, so that the furniture A has both functions of a chair and a desk. As a result, it is possible to select one of the functions selectively according to the use situation of the user, and the degree of freedom in selecting the use mode is improved. Also,
Since the surface portion M has a shape bent in a plan view,
When multiple users are located in a conversation, when they are working together, or when they are working separately, a good arrangement for their intended purpose should be used. The user has a high degree of freedom in selection, and can contribute to activating communication and improving work efficiency in a shared space such as an office.

Since the surface portion M has a shape that is bent substantially in an L-shape in plan view, a large number of corners and used sides are formed in a simple shape. When used, it is possible to take both the near position and the separated position, and it is possible to achieve a plurality of usage modes by itself. In addition, it is easy to combine with a plurality of furniture A having the same shape, and it is possible to take more various use modes by the combination.

The surface portion M is configured to have a substantially L-shape in plan view by combining three top plate elements 3 each having a substantially square shape in plan view. If they are configured to have substantially the same shape, they can be transported in a compact state by being substantially superimposed.

Since there is provided an insertion hole 4 into which an optional member such as a partition panel P for dividing the surface portion M into a plurality of regions can be attached, a usage mode in which the entire region of the surface portion M is shared and cooperative work is performed. , Partition panel
It is also conceivable that a plurality of personal work spaces are formed by dividing the surface portion M into a plurality of use areas by using optional members such as P and a boundary cushion Q to form a plurality of use areas having different uses. For example, it is possible to use a wide space from a shared space to a personal space according to the situation of the user.

The top plate element 3 can use its front and back surfaces 3a and 3b as a surface portion M. By selectively inverting the top and bottom surfaces, either one of the front and back surfaces 3a and 3b can be used as the seating surface m1. Since the other surface is used as the use surface m2, for example, the side used as the seat surface m1 is used as the use surface m2 using a cushion material or the like as in the present embodiment. If the side is made of a wooden material or the like, it is possible to use it suitably for its intended purpose.

Also, by combining a plurality of such furniture A as one unit to constitute a work facility using the furniture A, it is possible to cope with a very versatile use mode. It is possible to add diversity to the space with different types of basic furniture.

The configuration according to the present invention is, of course, not limited to those described above. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the planar shape of the surface of the top plate has been described as being substantially L-shaped. However, the shape of the surface is not limited to the above-described shape, and is curved into a quarter-arc shape in plan. You may be doing. Other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0031]

The present invention is embodied in the above-described configuration and has the following effects.

That is, according to the present invention, a surface portion at a certain height position that can be used as a seating surface and can be used as a use surface when seated on a floor surface,
Since it has a shape bent in a plan view, a scene where a plurality of users are located when conducting a conversation, a scene where a plurality of users work together, a scene where a separate work is performed, and the like.
High degree of freedom in selecting a good arrangement for each intended purpose in various usage modes, contributing to activation of communication and improvement of work efficiency in shared spaces such as offices It is possible to do.

If the surface has a shape bent in a substantially L-shape in plan view, a large number of corners and used sides are formed in a simple shape, and a plurality of users use this furniture. In this case, both the close position and the separated position can be taken, and the realization of a plurality of use modes can be achieved by itself. In addition, it is easy to combine with a plurality of pieces of furniture having the same shape, and it is possible to take more various use modes by the combination.

If the surface portion is configured to be substantially L-shaped in plan view by combining three surface portion elements having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, the three surface portion elements having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view are substantially the same. If a configuration is made using a shaped top plate or the like, it becomes possible to carry out transportation or the like in a compact state by substantially superimposing.

If at least an optional member attaching portion for attaching an optional member such as a partition panel for dividing the surface into a plurality of areas is provided,
A personal use mode in which all areas of the surface are shared and cooperative work is performed, and a plurality of use areas with different applications are formed by dividing the face into multiple use areas by using optional members such as partition panels. It is possible to use a wide range of space from a shared space to a personal space according to the situation of the user, for example, by forming a plurality of work spaces.

The top plate can be used with its front and back surfaces as surface portions. By selectively inverting the top plate,
If one of the front and back surfaces is used as a seating surface and the other surface is used as a use surface, for example, the side used as a seating surface is used as a use surface by using a cushion material or the like. If the side to be used is made of a wooden material or the like, it can be suitably used for the purpose of use.

The above-mentioned functions can be realized with a simple configuration if the apparatus has a top plate constituting the surface portion and a leg for supporting the top plate at a fixed height. .

If a plurality of such furniture are combined as one unit to constitute a work facility using the furniture, it is possible to cope with a very versatile use mode, and one type of basic equipment can be used. Furniture can add diversity to the space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing furniture according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the furniture.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the furniture.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the same use mode.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another usage mode.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing still another usage mode.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another usage mode.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing still another usage mode.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing another usage mode.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing still another usage mode.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing another usage mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Top plate 2 ... Support body 3 ... Top plate element 4 ... Optional member attachment part (insertion hole) A ... Furniture F ... Floor surface M ... Surface part m1 ... Seating surface m2 ... Usage surface

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Go Teraguchi 6-1-1, Oimasato-minami, Higashinari-ku, Osaka KOKUYO Corporation F-term (reference) 3B053 PA03 PB03 PC02 SA05 SA07 3B060 AA01 AA03 AB02 AB06 3B069 DA08

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. Furniture having a surface at a certain height that can be used as a seating surface and can be used as a use surface when seated on a floor or a chair or the like. Furniture, wherein the surface has a shape bent in a plan view. 2. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the surface portion has a shape bent in a substantially L shape in plan view. 3. The furniture according to claim 2, wherein the surface portion is configured to be substantially L-shaped in plan view by combining three surface portion elements having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. 4. The furniture according to claim 1, further comprising an optional member attaching portion to which an optional member such as a partition panel for dividing the surface portion into a plurality of regions can be attached. 5. The furniture according to claim 1, further comprising a top plate constituting said surface portion, and a leg for supporting said top plate at a fixed height position. . 6. The top plate has both front and back surfaces usable as surface portions, and is selectively turned upside down.
The furniture according to claim 5, wherein one of the front and back surfaces is used as a seating surface, and the other surface is used as a use surface. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein the furniture according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 is combined as a unit. 6
Work equipment using the described furniture.