JP2003245141A - Table - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a table capable of mounting optional parts like a panel to a prescribed mounting position along respective sides of a top plate, in which a mounting structure of mounting parts mounted to the respective sides is standardized to the best of possibility. <P>SOLUTION: For the table comprising the top plate 1 and legs 2 supporting the top plate 1, capable of mounting optional parts like a panels 31, 32 along respective sides of the top plate 1, a supporting member 4 extending from the leg 2 toward a corner part 1d of the top plate 1 is mounted to the leg 2 apart from the leg 2, and a pair of supporting parts 4b for supporting the optional parts, sharing a border with each other at the corner part 1d, are formed to the supporting member 4, and the positions of those supporting parts 4b are set so as to become symmetric to the bisector L of the angle between the optional parts bordering with each other in plane view. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table on which optional parts such as panels can be attached along the sides of a top plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been known a table in which a desktop panel, a curtain plate, or a panel which also serves as these panels can be attached along each side of the top plate except the side on the use end side. Specifically, such a panel is mounted by interposing a bracket on the top plate or legs.

In particular, when the panel is attached to the legs so that the panel does not move together with the top plate, for example, the top plate can be slid back and forth with respect to the legs to provide a simple appearance. Thus, it is possible to form an openable / closable wiring insertion port on the side of the top plate that is opposite to the use side.

[0004]

However, when the legs are asymmetrical with respect to the bisector of the top angle, such as the T-shaped or L-shaped legs, the corners of the top are not provided. Since the distance between each adjacent side and the leg is different from each other, it is necessary to use brackets of different lengths when installing the panel at positions equidistant from each side. .

More precisely, in the case where the legs are asymmetrical with respect to the angle bisector of the angle formed by the adjacent panels mounted at the predetermined mounting positions, it is necessary to use brackets of different lengths. Occurs. As a result, different types of brackets are required for each panel, standardization of parts cannot be achieved, and assembly becomes complicated and costly. Can happen. Such a problem is common not only to the panel but also to all optional parts attached along the side of the top plate.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is arranged along adjacent sides of a table in which optional parts such as panels can be attached at predetermined attachment positions along the respective sides of the top plate. It is an intended issue to be solved that each optional part to be mounted can be mounted by using a common mounting structure as much as possible.

[0007]

That is, a table according to the present invention comprises a top plate and legs supporting the top plate, and optional parts such as panels can be attached along each side of the top plate. In this configuration, a support member extending from the leg toward the corner of the top plate is provided separately from the leg, and the support member is provided with an option component adjacent to the corner at the corner. A pair of supporting portions for supporting is provided, and the positions of the supporting portions are set so as to be symmetrical with respect to a bisector of a plan view of an angle formed by the adjacent option components. To do.

Here, "along" means parallel to or substantially parallel to the side of the top plate, and includes cases where the side is in close contact with the side of the top plate and where they are separated from each other.

However, in such a structure, the leg body is T-shaped or L-shaped, and the leg body is attached to the bisector of the angle formed by the adjacent panels mounted at the predetermined mounting positions. Even if they are in asymmetrical positions, interposing a support member makes the distance from each support part to each adjacent option component equal, so the option components that should be placed along each side should be attached by a common mounting structure. It will be possible to install.

More specifically, a bracket may be attached to the supporting portion and an optional component may be supported by the bracket. That is, if it is such a thing, a bracket can be made common.
Of course, it is not limited to an independent one like a bracket,
For example, even when an attachment piece integrally projected from the option component is supported by the support portion, the attachment piece can be shared.

On the other hand, the top plate has various shapes, and the angle formed by the adjacent sides is not limited to 90 degrees. For example, in the case of a V-shaped or triangular top plate, the angle formed by the sides is 1
It becomes 35 degrees or 120 degrees. In order to allow the common bracket to be used even when the angles formed by the adjacent sides are different from each other, it is preferable that the horizontal mounting angle of the bracket with respect to the support member can be changed.

In consideration of shipping and assembling, it is preferable from a management point of view that, in consideration of shipping and assembling, the optional parts such as the panel are provided with a set of brackets and supporting members for attaching to the legs. For that purpose, it is preferable that the support member is composed of a pair of member elements, and a support portion is set for each of these member elements.

As a concrete embodiment, The optional part may be a panel.

Further, the distances between the optional parts attached along the sides of the top plate and the sides may be set to be equal on each side, for example, along the opposite side of the top plate. Set the distance between the installed optional parts and the opposite side to be used to be longer than the distance between the optional parts installed along the side of the top plate and the side, and It is also possible to use a space between the wirings as a wiring insertion space so that the space can be used more effectively.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the table T according to the present embodiment includes a top plate 1 and a pair of left and right legs 2 that support both side edge portions of the top plate 1, respectively. The panels 31 and 32, which are parts, are configured so that they can be attached in parallel along the respective sides of the top plate 1 excluding the used side 1c, that is, the non-used side 1a and the side side 1b.

The top plate 1 has, for example, the adjacent side 1a and side 1
b, or the side 1a and the side 1c have a rectangular shape orthogonal to each other.

The leg 2 has a front-back symmetrical shape,
A base 21 that extends in the front-rear direction to come into contact with the floor surface, a support 22 that stands upright from the center of the base 21, a front-rear direction that extends from the upper end of the support 22 and is fixed to the lower surface of a side portion of the top plate 1 and is fixed to the top plate 1. And a top plate receiver 23 for supporting the. In the present embodiment, the support column 22 has a cylinder structure, and the top and bottom plates 1 can be changed by changing the vertical dimension thereof.
It is structured so that the height from the floor surface can be adjusted.

The panels 31 and 32 have a rectangular shape consisting of a panel body 3a and a frame body 3b, and each side edge portion thereof is detachably supported by a pair of brackets 42 extending from the leg body 2. . Also, these panels 31, 32 are
It has a width dimension corresponding to each side 1a, 1b of the top plate, and extends over the top and bottom of the top plate 1 in a mounted state and plays a role as a curtain plate and a desktop panel.

In the present embodiment, however, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, etc., the support member 4 extending toward the rear side corner 1d of the top plate 1 is attached to the top plate receiver 23, and the support thereof is supported. The two brackets 42A and 42B are further extended outwardly from the member 4, respectively.
Panels 3 that are adjacent to each other with the corner 1d as a border
The side edges 1 and 32 are attached respectively.

More specifically, the support member 4 is composed of a pair of symmetrical member elements 43 and 44 each having a standing plate shape, and there is a step in the middle, and the upper surface of the base end portion 4A is the tip. The shape is such that it is above the upper surface of the portion 4B.
Further, the base end portion 4A is provided with an attachment portion used for attachment to the top plate receiver 23, and the tip end portion 4B is provided to support the brackets 42A and 42B, thereby indirectly supporting the panels 31 and 32. A support is provided. In the present embodiment, the side edges of the panels 31, 32 on the non-adjacent sides are supported by the member elements 43, 44 individually attached to the top plate receiver 23 via the brackets 42A, 42B.

The mounting portion in the present embodiment is a mounting screw insertion hole 4a penetrating vertically, and the support member mounting screw B1 inserted from below into the mounting screw insertion hole 4a is
Mounting screw hole N1 opened on the lower surface of the tip of the top plate receiver 23
The support member 4 is detachably fixed to the lower surface of the top plate receiver 23 by being screwed on. Further, the mounting screw insertion hole 4a in the present embodiment is provided with the support member 4
A plurality of member elements 43, 44 are provided along the extension direction of each of the member elements 43, 44, and depending on which mounting screw insertion hole 4a is used for mounting to the top plate receiver 23, the supporting member 4 as a whole has the member element 43, Even with 44 alone, the mounting position can be changed stepwise along the direction orthogonal to the non-use side 1a of the top plate 1. As a result, even for various kinds of top plates 1 having different depth dimensions, the position of the tip end portion of the support member 4 is set to the top plate 1 while using the common leg 2 and support member 4.
Can be set in the corner 1d.

The pin P protruding from the upper surface of the base end portion of the support member 4 is fitted into a pin hole H provided in the lower surface of the top end portion of the top plate receiver 23 to define the mounting position of the support member 4. It is for positioning. Also, each member element 4
When the inner standing surfaces of the members 3 and 44 are close to or close to each other when they are attached to the top plate receiver 23 to be integrated as the support member 4, the inner standing surfaces of the respective member elements 43 and 44 are crossed. A plurality of grooves m having a semi-circular shape are provided vertically, and when integrated as the support member 4, a hole M having a circular cross-section opened downward by the corresponding pair of grooves m, m. A plurality of them are formed. This hole M
Can be used, for example, for supporting or positioning a wiring duct or the like arranged below the top plate.

On the other hand, the support portion in the present embodiment is
The bracket mounting screw through hole 4b penetrating vertically plays its role. In this embodiment, two bracket mounting screw through holes 4b are provided in series with each member element 43, 44, and when the member elements 43, 44 are integrated as the support member 4, four The bracket mounting screw through holes 4b are located at the vertices of a square in plan view. Then, two of them, which are diagonally located, are used as the supporting portions. However, the two bracket mounting screw through holes 4b diagonally located are
To be symmetrical to each other with respect to the bisector L in plan view of the angle α (90 degrees) formed by the center lines of the adjacent panels 31 and 32 to be attached with the corner 1d of the top plate 1 as a boundary. It is set. In the present embodiment, the non-use side 1a of the top plate 1
And the separation distance between the panel 31 attached along with
Side 1b of the top plate 1 and a panel 32 attached along the side 1b
Since it is set to be larger than the distance between the adjacent panels 31 and 32, the bisector L of the angle formed by the adjacent panels 31 and 32 in plan view is the plane of the angle formed by the adjacent sides 1a and 1b of the top plate 1. It does not match the visual bisector. However, when the distances are made equal to each other, the adjacent panels 3
Since the plane bisector L of the angle formed by 1 and 32 matches the plane bisector of the angle formed by the adjacent sides 1a and 1b of the top plate 1, the bracket mounting screw penetrations based on that line. The holes 4b may be set so as to be symmetrical to each other.

Incidentally, these bracket mounting screw through holes 4
A counterbore hole 4c coaxial with the bracket mounting screw through hole 4b is formed in the opening of b.

The brackets 42A and 42B are, for example, arm portions 421 and 42 whose base ends are supported by the support portion 4b.
2 and a bracket main body 42 that integrally extends from the tip ends of the arm portions 421 and 422 to support the panels 31 and 32.
3 and 3. In the present embodiment, a pair of arm portions 421, 422 that are vertically separated from each other and extend horizontally are provided.
By making the bracket main body 423 extend in the vertical direction, the overall shape of the bracket 42 is U-shaped. It should be noted that any one of the two arm portions 421 and 422 may be used so that the bracket 42 has an L-shaped overall shape.

A bracket mounting screw insertion hole 4d for inserting the bracket mounting screw B2 from below is provided at the base end of the lower arm 422, while the bracket is provided at the base end of the upper arm 421. Mounting screw B2
Bottom bracket mounting screw hole 4e for screwing
Is formed on the coaxial line with the bracket mounting screw insertion hole 4d. Further, one or both of the facing surfaces of the arm portions 421, 422 (in the present embodiment, the upper arm portion 421) has a convex portion 4f having a circular cross-section that fits into the counterbore hole 4c of the support member 4. Is formed on the same axis as the bracket mounting screw insertion hole 4f.

Then, the front end portion of the support member 4 is vertically sandwiched between the base end portions of the arm portions 421 and 422 so that the counterbore hole 4c and the convex portion 4f are fitted to each other, whereby the brackets 42A and 42B are fitted. Can be mounted on the support member 4 so as to be horizontally rotatable.

When the brackets 42A and 42B are fixed, the bracket mounting screw B2 is inserted from below from the bracket mounting screw insertion hole 4d of the lower arm portion 422 and the bracket of the support member 4 after or while adjusting the turning angle thereof. After passing through the mounting screw through-hole 4b, the upper arm 421 is screwed into the bracket mounting screw hole 4e. In the present embodiment, this arm portion 42
1, 422 are attached so as to be substantially parallel to the bisector L in plan view and extend outward.

The bracket main body 423 is in the form of a block extending in the vertical direction, one side surface of which is curved inward, and the panel side edges are held from both sides to support the panel. Thus, in the present embodiment, the panel support structure formed between the bracket main body 423 and the side edge portions of the panels 31 and 32 is used to utilize the panel 3
1, 32 are supported so that their positions can be changed vertically.

This panel support structure is composed of panels 31, 32.
The backing member insertion groove 6 formed so as to open along the side edge of the opening 61 so that the width becomes wider toward the inner side from the opening 61, and the extension direction (vertical direction) in the insertion groove 6 which is wider than the opening 61. ) The backing member 7 movably inserted along
And the support surface 42a provided on the side surface of the bracket main body 423 by pulling the backing member 7 and the bracket main body 423 together, and the side edge outer surface 3 of the panels 31, 32.
aa and presses the panels 31 and 32 in a posture parallel to the sides 1a and 1b.
A, 42B).

The insertion groove 6 is formed in the side frame 3b of the panels 31 and 32 in the vertical direction by extrusion molding or the like.

The backing member 7 has a rod-like backing member main body 71 having a cross-sectional shape substantially equal to the cross-sectional shape of the insertion groove 6, and integrally projects from the upper end of the backing member main body 71, and the backing member 7 is inserted into the insertion groove 6. A protrusion 72 having a width narrower than the opening width is provided, and a panel fixing screw hole 8a is horizontally penetrated in the center thereof.

Further, the fixing means 8 inserts a panel fixing screw B3 from the outside into a panel fixing screw insertion hole 8b which is horizontally penetrated through the bracket main body 423 so as to open to the support surface 42a, and the panel fixing screw B3 is inserted. Are fastened to the panel fixing screw holes 8a of the backing member 7 to draw the backing member 7 and the bracket main body 423 toward each other, and the supporting surface 42a of the bracket main body 423 to the panels 31, 32.
The outer surface 3aa of the side edge is pressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, before fixing the panels 31, 32 which are the supported bodies to the bracket main body 423 which is the supporting body, the panel position provisional deciding means which is capable of tentatively deciding the mounting position (mounting height) thereof. And a backing member position provisional deciding means configured to provisionally determine the position of the backing member 7 with respect to the brackets 42A, 42B before the backing member 7 is drawn to the brackets 42A, 42B. These are provided to facilitate work when fixing the panels 31 and 32 to the brackets 42A and 42B.

More specifically, the panel position provisional deciding means includes a plurality of recesses 91 (through holes penetrating the bottom wall of the insertion groove 6 in the present embodiment) which are opened in the bottom surface of the insertion groove 6. 6, the bracket body 423 is provided with a projection 92 narrower than the opening width of the insertion groove 6, and the projection 92 is inserted through the opening 61 of the insertion groove 6 to form the recess 91. It is configured to be engaged with. Then, by engaging the projection 92 with a desired recess 91, the panels 31 and 32 can be provisionally positioned in a plurality of steps with respect to the brackets 42A and 42B.

The backing member position provisional determining means is the bracket 4
By abutting the contact surface formed on the backing member 7 with the contact surface formed on the backing member 7 and the contact surface formed on the backing member 7, the bracket 4 of the backing member 7 is prevented.
The positions for 2A and 42B can be provisionally determined. Specifically, the brackets 42A and 42B are provided with an upward surface, while the backing member 7 is provided with a downward surface, and by bringing them into contact with each other, downward movement of the backing member 7 is prohibited. The panel fixing screw hole 8a of the member 7 and the panel fixing screw insertion hole 8b of the bracket body 423 are arranged substantially on the same axis.

In this embodiment, the lower surface of the backing member 7 is the lower surface of the protrusion 72 and the lower surface of the backing member main body 71 which are projected from the backing member main body 71 toward the brackets 42A, 42B. The upward surface of 42B is
The upper surface 42b of the cutout portion 425 formed in the bracket body 423 so as to be cut out from above and the upper surface of the projection 92 correspond to that, respectively.

According to the present embodiment configured as described above,
By interposing the support member 4, the distances from the respective support portions 4b to the adjacent panels 31 and 32 become equal, so that each side 1 is formed by the common brackets 42A and 42B.
It becomes possible to attach the panels 31 and 32 which should follow b and 1c.

Further, since the brackets 42A and 42B are attached to the support member 4 so as to be horizontally rotatable, the brackets 42A and 42B that are common to each other are used by adjusting the attachment angle even when the angles formed by the adjacent panels are different. be able to. A specific modification will be briefly described with reference to FIG. In this figure, the members corresponding to those in the above embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. That is, the top plate has various shapes, and the angle formed by the adjacent sides is not limited to 90 degrees. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the top plate 1 has a dogleg shape, the angle formed between the two opposite sides 1a and 1a is 135 degrees or 120 degrees. And, inevitably, the respective panels 3 attached along the anti-use sides 1a, 1a
The angle α formed by 1 and 31 is also the same. Then, as shown in the figure, the support members 4 of the brackets 42A and 42B are
The same brackets 42A and 42B as the brackets 42A and 42B used for the rectangular top plate can be used by adjusting the horizontal mounting angle with respect to. Furthermore, since the support member 4 is composed of two member elements 43 and 44 that respectively support the brackets 42A and 42B, by setting only the attachment position of each member element 43 and 44 to the leg 2, these member elements are set. 43 and 44 can also be made common.

In addition, the support member 4 is formed by the brackets 42.
Two member elements 43, 4 supporting A, 42B respectively
Since it consists of 4, brackets 42A, 4 for each panel
2B and the member elements 43 and 44 may be always set as one set, which facilitates management in shipping and assembling.

The leg 2 has a top plate receiver 23 extending from the upper end of the support column 22 in the front-rear direction.
Since the support member 4 can be easily attached to the front end portion and the rear end portion of the panel 3, the panel 31, the panel 31,
32 can be arranged.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above.

For example, the support member may be integrated without being divided into member elements. Also, the shape of the legs is L
It can be applied to various shapes such as a letter shape. Of course, the optional component is not limited to the panel, and other components such as a wiring duct, an auxiliary shelf, an auxiliary top plate, and a wire frame attached below the top plate can achieve the same effects as the above embodiment.

Others The present invention is not limited to the above illustrated examples,
It goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0046]

As described above in detail, according to the table of the present invention, the legs are T-shaped or L-shaped, and the angle between the adjacent panels attached at the predetermined attachment positions is 2 or the like. Even if the legs are asymmetrical with respect to the dividing line, the distance from each support part to each adjacent option component is equalized by interposing the support member, so that the same mounting structure can be used. You will be able to install optional parts that should be along the side.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall front view of a table according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an overall side view of the table according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a support member, a bracket, a panel and the like in the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a partial bottom view showing a corner of the table in the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial side view showing a corner portion of the table in the same embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing a panel mounting portion in the same embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a partial bottom view showing another table in the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

T ... table 1 ... top plate 1a ... side (counter-use side) 1b ... side (side) 1d ... Corner 2 ... leg 31, 32 ... Optional parts (panel) 4 ... Support member 4b ... Support (bracket mounting screw through hole) 42A, 42B ... Bracket 43, 44 ... Member element α: Angle formed by adjacent panels L: Bisecting line

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A top plate and legs for supporting the top plate, wherein optional parts such as panels can be attached along the sides of the top plate. The support member extending toward the corner of the is provided separately from the leg body,
The support member is provided with a pair of support portions for supporting the adjacent option components with the corners as boundaries, and the positions of the support portions are set with respect to the plane bisector of the angle formed by the adjacent optional components. A table characterized in that the positions are set to be symmetrical to each other. 2. A bracket is attached to the supporting portion, and the bracket supports an optional component.
The listed table. 3. The table according to claim 2, wherein the horizontal mounting angle of the bracket with respect to the support member is changeable. 4. The storage furniture according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the support member comprises a pair of member elements, and each of the member elements is provided with a support portion. 5. The optional component is a panel,
Table of 2, 3 or 4. 6. An option component attached along a side of a top plate and a separation distance between the side and the side are set to be equal on each side, according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Storage furniture. 7. A separation distance between an optional component attached along the opposite side of the top plate and the opposite side is calculated from a separation distance between the optional component attached along a side of the top plate and the side. The length is set to be longer, too.
Storage furniture according to 3, 4, or 5. 8. The leg body comprises a column and a top plate receiver extending from the upper end of the column back and forth, and support members can be attached to the front and rear ends of the top plate receiver. Storage furniture according to 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.