JPH0751127A - Flexible table - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A flexible table that can be stored compactly and is extremely flexible in responding to changes in the number of people used and changes in the installation space, and has a high degree of freedom to freely create an arbitrary layout or desired atmosphere. I will provide a. A table module including a support panel 2 installed substantially vertically to a floor surface, and a table top 3 foldable in a posture parallel to the support panel and supported substantially horizontally on the support panel 2. A plurality of 4 are connected via a hinge so that the support panels 2 of the table modules 4 can be bent and separated freely on both sides in the width direction of the panel 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be freely laid out according to the increase and decrease of the number of users, the shape and size of the installation space, or the production of a desired atmosphere, and the storage can be made easy and compact. It relates to a flexible table with functions that can be freely adapted to various purposes such as meetings and discussions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there are three or more tables, usually four tables.
It is configured to support the table top in a horizontal posture by supporting legs of about a book.For example, a simple table for camping, a folding table for a meeting place, a table for a restaurant such as a coffee shop or a restaurant, and a table for home use. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a table having a shape and structure suitable for various purposes such as a dining table, a conference table used in a conference hall or a discussion venue, a table for a television studio, and the like has been conventionally known.

Here, considering a table for restaurants and a dining table, a size for two persons, four persons, six persons, etc. according to the number of users, such as a square, a circle, an ellipse, etc. There are also table tops with various shapes. Also, some of the conference tables, etc.
There is also a form in which a large table top having an annular shape, an elliptical shape, or the like is divided into a plurality of divided tables, and these divided tables are formed, and these are assembled and brought into close contact with each other. Further, as a table for a television studio used in a news program, a discussion program, etc., there is also known a table provided with a table top having a deformed planar shape such as a waveform or a cloud shape according to the atmosphere of the program.

By the way, each of the above-mentioned restaurant table, dining table, conference table, etc. is a stationary type in which a size corresponding to the maximum number of users and installation space is selected and installed. Not only can it not be easily stored, but there is also the problem that it is not possible to flexibly respond to changes in the number of people used and changes in installation space.

On the other hand, a folding table used at a meeting place or the like can be easily and compactly stored, and by increasing or decreasing the number of users, it is possible to flexibly respond to the increase or decrease of the number of users and the change of installation space. There is some flexibility in the layout. However, most of such folding tables are rectangular ones for two to three people,
The layout is also limited to several types such as linear, cross, key, U-shaped, and frame-shaped, and there is no freedom to produce any other desired layout or desired atmosphere.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the present invention, it can be compactly accommodated, and it is possible to flexibly deal with the increase and decrease of the number of users and the change of the installation space, and in particular, it is possible to freely produce an arbitrary layout and a desired atmosphere. It is an object to provide a flexible table with a high degree.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The structure of the flexible table of the present invention made for the purpose of solving this problem is such that a support panel installed substantially vertically to a floor surface and a posture parallel to the support panel. A plurality of table modules each comprising a table top that is foldable and is supported substantially horizontally on the support panel so that the support panels of each table module can be bent and separated freely on both sides in the width direction of the panel. In addition, it is characterized by being connected via a hinge.

In the flexible table according to the present invention, casters may be attached to the lower portion of the support panel of each table module for the convenience of movement and storage, and the folded table top and the upper end of the support panel. Are arranged almost on the same plane, and the appearance when the table top is not used is taken into consideration.

[0009]

According to the flexible table of the present invention, the support panels of the respective table modules are detachably connected in the width direction by the detachable hinge connection, and the respective support panels are bent into a plane projection shape capable of standing independently. Since it is configured so that it can be laid out, each table top is erected on each support panel having this arbitrary layout and supported substantially horizontally, for example, in a meeting table in an office.
It is useful when used as a table for bulls or conferences, or as a table for a television studio used in news programs, discussion programs, or the like.

Further, in the flexible table of the present invention,
It is possible to easily increase or decrease the number of users and change the layout according to the installation space. To do so, it is sufficient to increase or decrease the number of connected table modules. Here, when the number of people used as a table decreases, you may respond | correspond by folding only a table top along a support panel.

Further, the layout of the flexible table of the present invention is changed by bending each support panel in a range of a plane projection shape capable of being self-supporting to form an L-shape,
In addition to the U-shape, the crank shape, the box shape, a layout such as a circle, an ellipse, a semicircle, a spiral shape, and a corrugated shape can be adopted, and it is possible to freely create a desired atmosphere. In this case, if the casters are attached to the lower portion of each support panel, the layout can be easily changed.

When accommodating the flexible table of the present invention, each table top is folded along each support panel, the connection state of each table module is released at their hinge joints, and each module is individually separated. Store. At the time of storage, the folded table modules can be placed side by side, for example, on a dolly or the like, so that they can be stored as a whole as they are. Transport it to the required place,
There you can start the installation work.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of a flexible table 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 2 is a support plate of each table module which is made to stand on the floor surface, 3 is a side surface of each support plate 2 ( Each of the table tops is connected to the front surface or the back surface in a foldable manner, and each table module 4 is mainly composed of these supporting plates 2 and table tops 3.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing each of the table modules 4, and the upper and lower edges of the support plate 2 in the form of a panel having a predetermined height and width are mainly designed. It is formed into a corrugated shape in which the central portion is bulged upward, and is treated so as to give a softened atmosphere when alone or when they are arranged in series. Further, the height of the support plate 2 and the width of the table top 3 in the front-rear direction are formed so as to substantially coincide with each other, and when they are folded, they are substantially overlapped with each other, so that the support plate 2 and the table are supported. -The size of the bull top 3 and the connecting structure of the bull top 3 are devised. In addition, both side ends of each support plate 2 are
Although not shown, the ends are formed in a semi-circular shape or a chamfered shape with an angle when viewed from the plane so that the ends of the support plates 2 do not interfere with each other when the connecting plates are bent. .

Here, at the right end of the support plate 2, for example, a pipe-shaped pole member 5 having a length extending from an intermediate portion in the vertical direction to a lower edge portion thereof is integrally formed by an appropriate means such as screwing or welding. The caster 6 is screwed and fixed to the lower end of the pole member 5.

On the other hand, at the left end of the support plate 2,
A pole member 7 having a length extending from the upper edge portion to an intermediate portion in the up-down direction is integrally fixed by an appropriate means such as screwing or welding like the pole member 5, and is attached to the lower end of the pole member 7. Is provided with a connecting rod 8. The connecting rod 8 is detachably fitted to the pole member 5 fixed to the right end of the supporting plate 2 of the other table module 4 from the upper end thereof so that both plates 2 and 2 are hingedly connected. In this hinge-coupled state, the pole members 7 and the pole members 5 at the left and right ends of the two support plates 2 and 2 are continuous into one, and the adjacent support plates 2 and 2 are It is designed to be flexibly connected to each other.

On the other hand, the table top 3 of each table module 4 is formed in a substantially triangular shape which is a so-called "rice ball" shape in a plan view in this embodiment, so that a softened atmosphere is formed. There is. The table top 3 is foldably connected to the support plate 2 through a hinge plate 9 and a pair of left and right center-foldable support stays 10 which are arranged at a substantially central portion of the lower surface thereof.

3 and 4 show an example of a connecting structure of the table top 3 to the support plate 2. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the table top 3 is supported on the support plate 2 substantially horizontally, the upper end of the table top 3 is on the bracket 11 provided on the lower surface of the table top 3, and the lower end is on the back surface of the support plate 2. The brackets 12 provided are hinged to each other via hinge plates 9.
Here, the hinge plate 9 is in a posture extending in the vertical direction along the surface of the support plate 2.

On the other hand, a pair of left and right support stays 10 whose upper end is hinged to the lower bracket 13 of the table top 3 and whose lower end is hinged to another bracket 14 on the rear surface of the support plate 2 are located in front of the bracket 11. It is installed obliquely between the positions below the bracket 12. In front of the bracket 11 and on the front surface side of the support plate 2, an engagement metal fitting is fixed to the lower surface of the table top 3, and the engagement metal fitting 15 is provided on the front surface of the upper end portion of the support plate 2. By engaging, the table top 3 is held on the support plate 2 in a substantially horizontal posture.

Here, the pair of left and right support stays 10 are
The upper stay 10a and the lower stay 10b are of a middle-folding type in which the upper stay 10a and the lower stay 10b are flexibly connected, and the upper stay 10b has a U-shaped cross section, and the upper portion of the lower stay 10b is superposed and inserted to support The stay 10 can be bent only from the straight state to the front side.

The pivot point between the hinge plate 9 and the bracket 12 is A, the pivot point between the hinge plate 9 and the bracket 11 is B, the pivot point between the upper stay 10a and the other bracket 13 is C, and the lower stay 10b is the other. When the pivot point between the bracket 14 and the bracket 14 is D and the pivot point between the upper stay 10a and the lower stay 10b is E, the distance between AB and the distance between BC are added,
Since it matches the distance between CE and the distance between CE by subtracting the distance between DE, the support stay 10 is bent toward the front and the engaging fitting 15 is removed from the support plate 2, so that the table top 3 Can be folded in a parallel posture along the support plate 2 as shown in FIG.

An example of each table module 4 according to the present invention configured as described above includes another support plate 2 adjacent to the upper end of the pole member 5 at the right end of the support plate 2.
The support plates 2 and 2 are flexibly connected to each other by inserting and fitting the connecting rod 8 at the left end of the above into a hinge connection. By being bent in the direction of, the caster 6 can be self-supported on the floor surface.

In the case shown in FIG. 1, the table module 4 connected to the leftmost end (illustrated on the right side in FIG. 1) is provided on the left and right sides as shown in FIG. 5 as an example. Pole members 5, 5 having casters 6, 6 at the lower end
The table module 4 ′ provided on the support plate 2 may be used. Further, a structure in which a pole member 5 (not shown) having a caster 6 at the lower end, which is separately formed, is fitted to the connecting rod 8 of the table module 4 located at the left end after being connected is sufficient. .

Each of the table modules 4 and 4 ', which are self-supporting as described above, supports the table top 3 substantially horizontally with respect to the support plate 2 thereof, as shown in FIG. Since the flexible table 1 in which the legs are blindfolded by the support plate 2 is constructed, for example, a table for a meeting or a conference table in an office, or a table for a television studio used for news programs, discussion programs, etc. For any purpose such as
It can be used as a bull.

Here, when increasing or decreasing the number of people used or changing the installation space, the number of connected table modules 4 may be increased or decreased accordingly. Further, when the number of people used decreases, it is also possible to fold only the table top 3 along the support panel 2 as shown in FIG.

The layout is changed by bending the support panels 2 and 2 to each other within a range of a plane projection shape that can stand on its own. For example, in addition to the L shape, the U shape, the crank shape, the box shape, The layout can be circular, elliptical, semicircular, spiral, corrugated, etc. to create a desired atmosphere. In this case, each support panel 2, 2
Since the casters 6 are attached to the lower part of the, the layout can be easily changed.

When accommodating the flexible table 1 of the present invention, each table top 3 is folded along each support panel 2 as shown in FIG. 4, and the table modules 4 and 4'are connected in the reverse order of the above procedure. As a result, since the table modules 4 and 4 ′ of the flexible table 1 are independently folded, the flexible table 1 can be compactly put together and placed on a trolley or the like, and the trolley can be stored together. It is optional to store them individually rather than placing them on a dolly. When it is placed on a trolley and stored, the trolley can be transported to a new installation location, which is useful for saving labor and speeding up the installation work.

In the above embodiment, a plurality of table modules 4 shown in FIG. 2 are connected, and a table module 4'shown in FIG. 5 is connected to the left end of the table module 4 so that the whole is arranged in a substantially circular or annular shape. As a result, the flexible table 1 having an annular shape as a whole is configured, but the present invention is not limited to such a connected state. For example, in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 5, a table module 4 "having a pole 7 having a connecting rod 8 at its lower end at both left and right end portions of the support plate 2 is provided, and this table module 4" has the configuration shown in FIG. The table modules 4 ′ and 4 ″ may be connected to each other by being sandwiched between the table modules 4 ′.

In the above embodiment, the caster 6 is used.
Is not mandatory, you may omit it,
In this case, it is preferable to attach a cushioning material or a height adjusting adjuster member that does not damage the floor surface to the ground contact surface side of each support plate 2. Further, the support plates 2 and the table tops 3 of the table modules 4, 4 ', 4 "can be made of an appropriate material such as natural wood or plywood, and the shape thereof can be arbitrarily changed. Further, the table module 4 in the above embodiment
4 ', 4 "are provided with folding type auxiliary legs (not shown) on the front surface or the rear surface (the side where the table top 3 is folded) of the supporting plate 2 so that they can stand alone. It may be formed as possible.

Each table module 4, 4 ', 4 "in the flexible table of the present invention has a structure as shown in FIG. 7 as an example, and each table module is provided with a wiring function. 7, 20 is a power plug to be inserted into a power outlet such as floor wiring, and 20a is a pole member 5.
A wire connected to the wire 20a, a slip ring 22a connected to the slip ring 21, and a socket member integrally formed with the slip ring 21 at the upper end of the hole member 5. 5 is formed on the upper surface of the rotation upper end 5 '.

The wiring 20a is connected to the pin plug 22b projecting downward on the lower end surface of the pole member 7 on the other side via the support plate 2, and is also supported as an example via the wiring 22c. It is connected to an outlet 23 provided on the upper end surface of the plate. It should be noted that the plug-in power plug 20 is not necessary for all the table modules 4, 4 ', 4 ", but for the series of flexible tables 1 in which a plurality of table modules 4 are connected and formed. At least one is sufficient.The wiring example of the table module 4 without the power plug 20 has a structure in which the power plug 20 and its wiring 20a are not provided among the wiring members in FIG.

The flexible table 1 of the present invention formed by the above wiring structure, for example, as shown in FIG.
Then, when each table module 4 and 4'fits the connecting rod 8 of the pole member 5 to the pole member 5 of the adjacent table module 4, at the same time, a pin plug is inserted into the socket 22a. 22b will be inserted and fitted, and all the table modules will be equipped with the outlet 23 connected to the power supply. In this case, since the upper end of the pole member 5 provided with the socket 22a is a rotatable upper end 5 ', the connected table modules 4 and 4'can be freely bent. obtain. Although the above example is an example of the power supply line, in the present invention, in addition to this power supply line,
Alternatively, in addition to this, a signal line for a telephone, a computer or the like may be additionally provided in the same manner as above.

[0033]

The present invention is as described above. In the flexible table of the present invention, the support panels of the table modules are connected in the width direction by the detachable hinge connection so that the support panels can be self-supported. The table can be used in its layout for various purposes by bending it in a plane projection shape and erecting and supporting all of the table tops or required ones on a support panel in a substantially horizontal manner. In this state, the table has extremely high flexibility as a table according to various purposes of use. Moreover, since the number of connected table modules can be increased or decreased according to need, it is extremely easy and easy to deal with an increase or decrease in the number of users and a change in the shape or size of the installation space.

Particularly, in the table of the present invention, the support panels of the respective table modules are mutually bendable,
In addition to L-shape, U-shape, crank shape, box shape, layout can be circular, elliptical, semicircular, spiral, corrugated, etc., so there is a high degree of freedom in layout and you can freely create your favorite atmosphere. .

In addition, when the table of the present invention is stored, each table top is folded along each support panel,
By uncoupling the table modules and placing the table modules side by side on a trolley, etc., they can be stored together in a compact form as a whole, making handling at the time of installation and removal extremely easy. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire structure of an example of an embodiment of a flexible table according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a lower perspective view of the table module in the flexible table of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the table module when the table top is used.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the table module when the table top is folded.

FIG. 5 is a lower perspective view of another example of the table module according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a lower perspective view of another example of the table module.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a main part of an example of a wiring function of a table module.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 flexible table 2 support panel 3 table top 4,4 ', 4 "table module 5,7 pole member 6 caster 8 connecting rod 9 hinge plate 10 support stay 10a upper stay 10b lower stay 11,12 bracket 13,14 other bracket 15 Engagement bracket

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A table module comprising a support panel installed substantially vertically to a floor surface, and a table top foldable in a posture parallel to the support panel and supported substantially horizontally on the support panel. A flexible table characterized in that a plurality of support panels of each table module are connected via a hinge so that they can be bent and separated freely on both sides in the width direction of the panel. 2. The flexible table according to claim 1, wherein each table module has casters on a lower portion of a support panel. 3. The flexible table according to claim 1, wherein the folded table top and the upper end of the support panel are formed so as to have substantially the same plane or the same height.