JP2000041752A - Desk - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a top plate from being flooded with wiring by arranging a wiring guide means between equipments such as a display and an operation means such as a keyboard. SOLUTION: The wiring guide means 3 is disposed at the almost center in a depth direction of the top plate 1 and a second top plate surface 12 formed on the side of a non-using end 1c from the opening part 31 of the wiring guide means 3 is turned to an equipment mounting area R2. Also, a first top plate surface 11 formed on the side of a using end 1b from the opening part 31 is turned to an operation means mounting area R1 and the wiring C for connecting the display H to the operation means S is dropped under the top plate 1 and guided to an appropriate place by the wiring guide means 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a desk which effectively improves the usability of OA equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent progress of OA, various OA devices such as personal computers have been permanently installed on office desks. Normally, when working on a personal computer on a desk, work is performed by placing equipment such as a display on the opposite side of the top plate from the use end, and placing operating means such as a keyboard and mouse on the use end side. ing.

[0003]

However, when a display is placed on the opposite side of the top plate from the use end and a keyboard or mouse is placed on the use end side, wiring for connecting them between the display, the keyboard and the mouse is used. However, there is a problem that the extra length is easily flooded and the tabletop is likely to be complicated.
When the wiring overflows on the top plate in this way, not only the appearance is impaired, but also the work area on the top plate is reduced, which may lead to a reduction in work efficiency.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve such a problem, the present invention is to arrange a wiring guide means between a device such as a display and an operation means such as a keyboard so that a wiring guide means is provided on a top plate. To prevent the wiring from overflowing.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS That is, the present invention provides a wiring guide means provided on a top plate, and a first top plate surface formed closer to the use end of the top plate than the wiring guide means. A second top surface formed on the opposite side of the top end from the wiring guide means, wherein the second top surface is used to mount instruments such as a display. A desk characterized by being a machine mounting area.

Normally, when working with a personal computer on a desk, equipment such as a display is placed on the opposite side of the top plate from the use end, and operating means such as a keyboard and a mouse are provided on the use end side of the top plate. Place and work. For this reason, when the instruments and the like are mounted on the second top surface on the side opposite to the use end than the wiring guide means, operation means such as a keyboard and a mouse are necessarily mounted on the first top surface. .

Therefore, according to the configuration of the present invention, the wiring guide means is provided between the equipment and the operating means, and the extra length of the wiring connecting these equipment and the operating means is wired. You can drop it under the tabletop by the guide means,
It is possible to guide to an appropriate place so as not to flood on the top board, and it is possible to effectively prevent excess wiring from overflowing on the top board. Therefore, not only the appearance can be improved, but also the work area on the top plate can be widened, and the work efficiency can be improved.

In a preferred embodiment of the wiring guide means, the wiring guide means is provided with an opening provided between the first top surface and the second top surface so as to guide the wiring. And a cover member to be covered by the opening. The upper surface of the lid member is desirably substantially flush with the top plate surface so that the lid member can be a part of the work area or an article can be placed thereon.

In order to facilitate the attachment / detachment work of the lid member and to expect a heat radiation effect, the lid member has a plurality of horizontal members extending in the width direction of the top plate and a plurality of lateral members extending in the depth direction of the top plate. It is desirable to be a detachable lattice-shaped member composed of a vertical member. As a preferred embodiment of the lid member in this case, of the horizontal member and the vertical member, the upper surface of one member protrudes from the upper surface of the other member, and a groove can be formed between the one member. Such a configuration can be given.

[0010] When the left and right ends or one end of the opening are open, a horizontal member or a vertical member is brought into contact with a part of the desk to prevent a displacement of the lid member in the width direction. It is desirable to have.
In order to be able to appropriately accommodate the wiring dropped below the top plate, the AC adapter, and the like via the opening, it is desirable that the wiring guide means include a wiring receiver disposed below the top plate.

In order to effectively radiate heat from the AC adapter or the like, it is desirable that the wiring receiver has a plurality of ventilation holes.

[0012]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a desk A of the present invention is mainly used for performing personal computer work in an office or at home, etc., and includes a top plate 1 and legs supporting the top plate 1. 2, a wiring guide means 3 provided substantially at the center of the top plate 1 in the depth direction, and a panel 4 erected behind the top plate 1;
And a shelf 5 disposed above the panel 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the leg 2 includes left and right front and rear leg bodies 21 and 22, and the front and rear leg bodies 21 and 22.
And a support frame 24 for supporting the top plate 1. The front and rear leg bodies 21, 22
Is a columnar member disposed outside the outer peripheral edge of the top plate 1, and its upper surfaces 21 a and 22 a
The height is adjustable by an adjuster 23 provided at the bottom. The front leg body 21 is used at the use end 1 b of the top plate 1.
The rear leg body 22 is disposed near the non-use end 1c of the top plate 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, the support frame 24 includes a pair of vertical frames 241 extending inward from the rear side surfaces of the left and right front leg bodies 21 and extending in the depth direction of the top board 1. Front horizontal frame 2 to connect
42 and the left and right rear leg bodies 22 extending along the width direction of the top plate 1 to connect the left and right rear leg bodies 22 together.
1 and a rear horizontal frame 243 connected to the rear end. Then, the top plate 1 is placed on the support frame 24, and the top plate 1 is fixed to the support frame 24 by fasteners such as bolts.

The top plate 1 is of a partially circular shape having a straight end face on the non-use end side 1c. By arranging the opening 31 of the wiring guide means 3 substantially at the center in the depth direction,
The top plate 1 is provided with a first top plate surface 11 disposed closer to the use end 1b than the opening 31 and a second top plate surface disposed closer to the use end 1c than the opening 31. Twelve. Then, an operation means mounting area R for mounting the operation means S such as a keyboard and a mouse on the first top plate surface 11 is set.
1 and the second top plate surface 12 is a display H as an instrument (in this embodiment, a thin liquid crystal display is used).
Is a device mounting region R2 for mounting. In the present embodiment, a display is taken as an example of the equipment, but a personal computer or the like capable of displaying an appropriate screen on the display H is also included in the equipment, and is not limited to a display.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wiring guide means 3 has an opening 31 provided between the first top plate surface 11 and the second top plate surface 12, and a cover which is detachably attached to the opening 31. A lid member 32 is provided, and a wire receiver 33 provided below the top plate 1 is provided. The opening 31 is open along the width direction of the top plate 1 and has both left and right ends open.

The lid member 32 extends in the width direction of the top plate 1.
It is a grid-like structure composed of a rectangular prism-shaped horizontal member 321 and a plurality of vertical members 322 extending in the depth direction of the top plate 1, that is, in a direction orthogonal to the horizontal member 321. The vertical member 322 is a columnar member fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal member 321 by welding or the like.
The lid member 32 is placed on the opening 31 such that the upper surface 32a of the lid member 32 is substantially flush with the upper surface 1a of the top plate 1 by placing the lid member 32 on the vertical frame 241.
In addition, among the plurality of vertical members 322, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the vertical members 322 mounted on the vertical frame 241.
A has a slightly larger diameter than the other vertical members 322. A pair of tongues 27 are provided on the inner surface of the vertical frame 241 of the leg 2 so as to protrude from the upper surface of the vertical frame 241. The inner surface of the cover 322A is brought into contact with the cover 322A to prevent the cover member 32 from being displaced in the width direction. Further, the lid member 32 has a plurality of openings 32 that are formed by combining the horizontal member 321 and the vertical member 322 in a lattice shape and communicate with the space above the top plate 1 and the space below the top plate.
4 and a groove 323 formed between the horizontal members 321 along the width direction.

The wiring receiver 33 is made of a thin sheet metal material, and has left and right side edges fixed to the lower surface of the vertical frame 241 by fasteners such as bolts, and a plurality of ventilation holes 33b are formed in the face plate portion 33a. have. The space formed between the wiring receiver 33 and the inner surface of the support frame 24 is a wiring storage space S. The panel 4 is made of a thin plate-shaped sheet metal material, and is provided on an upper portion of the column 6 which is fixed to the rear horizontal frame 243 with a fixing tool such as a bolt so as to be adjustable in height. The panel 4 has a plurality of holes 42 in the face plate portion 41, and memos, stationery, and the like can be locked in the holes 42 via hooks or the like.

The shelf 5 is fixed to the upper end of the support column 6 with a fastener such as a bolt for mounting a printer or a book, for example, and a plurality of ventilation holes 51b are formed in the face plate portion 51a.
And a fence-like member 52 erected from the left and right sides and rear of the shelf 51. Reference numeral 7 indicated by imaginary lines in FIGS. 4, 5 and 8 is a punching tray having a plurality of ventilation holes in the face plate portion, and such a punching tray 7 is disposed below the top plate 1. For example, a personal computer main body P or the like shown by imaginary lines in FIG. 8 can be placed.

In the desk A having the above configuration, when performing a personal computer operation, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 8, the display H is placed on the second top plate 12, and the operating means S is placed on the first top plate 12.
Is placed on the top plate surface 11. Then, the wiring C extending from the display H is connected to the wiring receiver 3 below the top plate 1 from behind the top plate 1.
3 and accommodate the extra length of the wiring C, the AC adapter D, and the like in the wiring storage space S on the wiring receiver 33, and
Is pulled out from the opening 31 onto the top plate 1 and connected to the operating means S. In this manner, the extra length of the wiring C connecting the display H and the operation means S can be stored in the wiring storage space S on the wiring receiver 33, so that the excess wiring C overflows on the top plate 1. This can be effectively prevented. Therefore, not only the appearance can be improved, but also the work area on the top plate 1 can be widened, and the work efficiency can be improved.

The wiring guide means 3 is provided on the first top plate surface 11.
And an opening portion 31 provided between the second top plate surface 12 and the lid member 3 covered with the opening portion 31 so as to guide the wiring C.
2 to prevent the excess length of the wiring C from dropping below the top board 1 through the opening 31 to effectively prevent the wiring from overflowing on the top board 1 and to prevent the work from being performed on a personal computer. Closes the opening 31 with the lid member 32 and
The upper part can be used as a work area or an article can be placed thereon, and even if the wiring guide means 3 is provided substantially at the center of the top plate 1, it is possible to effectively prevent the use area of the top plate 1 from being violated.

Since the upper surface 32a of the lid member 32 is substantially flush with the upper surface 1a of the top plate 1, not only the appearance can be improved, but also the upper surface of the lid member 32 can be used as a part of the work area or an article can be placed. It can respond particularly suitably when it is placed. Since the lid member 32 is a detachable lattice-shaped member composed of a plurality of horizontal members 321 extending in the width direction of the top plate 1 and a plurality of vertical members 322 extending in the depth direction of the top plate 1, The attachment / detachment of the member 32 can be facilitated by, for example, inserting a hand between the horizontal member 321 and the vertical member 322.
Further, even when the lid is attached, the space above the top plate 1 and the space below the top plate are kept in the horizontal member 32.
1 and the vertical member 322 communicate with each other through the opening 324, so that the air permeability is good, for example,
A device mounted on the top plate 1 and A mounted on the wiring receiver 33
The heat of the C adapter D and the like can be effectively radiated, and the opening S can be effectively used as a wiring insertion port. Moreover, since the lid member 32 is detachable, the wiring guide operation can be performed favorably.

Since the upper surface of the horizontal member 321 protrudes from the upper surface of the vertical member 322 so that a groove 323 can be formed between the horizontal members 321, as shown in FIGS. The excess length of the wiring C on the top plate 1 can be made to extend along the groove 323, and a case K such as a CD-ROM or MO can be leaned against the groove 323, so that these can be effectively prevented from flooding the top plate 1. be able to.

Since the vertical member 322 is brought into contact with the tongue piece 27 to serve as a displacement preventing means for preventing the displacement of the lid member 32 in the width direction, the opening 31 is provided as in this embodiment.
Even if both right and left ends of the cover member 32 are open, the displacement of the lid member 32 can be effectively prevented. Since the wiring guide means 3 includes a wiring receiver 33 disposed under the top plate 1, the wiring C or AC
The adapter D and the like can be suitably stored.

Since the wiring receiver 33 has a plurality of ventilation holes 33b, heat from the AC adapter D or the like can be effectively radiated. In the present embodiment, the wiring receiver 3
Since the wiring storage space S formed on 3 is concealed from the outside by the support frame 24, the wiring C stored in the wiring storage space S can be made to have a good appearance without being exposed to the outside. .

The specific configuration of each section is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the lid member is not limited to a lattice-shaped one. For example, the lid member has a groove on its upper surface that can guide wiring, or has a window that can be opened and closed. It may be. Further, it is needless to say that the lid member may be a soft member which can be elastically deformed, and the wire insertion opening is opened by pushing and opening the soft member.

The opening is not limited to the above-described embodiment. The opening provided at the center in the width direction of the top plate is closed at both left and right ends by the top plate, and the opening is open at one end only. Of course, it may be a unit. Other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0027]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects. That is, according to the present invention, the first top plate surface is provided on the use end side and the second top plate surface is provided on the non-use end side of the wiring guide means provided on the top plate, The top plate surface is used as an equipment mounting area for mounting equipment such as a display, so the extra length of wiring connecting equipment and operating means such as a keyboard is dropped below the top board by wiring guide means. However, it is possible to guide to an appropriate place so as not to flood on the top board, and it is possible to effectively prevent excess wiring from overflowing on the top board. Therefore, not only the appearance can be improved, but also the work surface on the top plate can be widened, and the work efficiency can be improved.

[0028] The wiring guide means is provided between the first top surface and the second top surface.
If there is an opening provided between the top plate surfaces and a lid member which is covered by the opening so that the wiring can be guided, the extra length of the wiring can be secured through the opening. It is possible to effectively prevent the wiring from overflowing onto the top plate by dropping it under the board, and at the time of working on a personal computer, it is possible to cover the opening with a lid member and use the lid member as a work area or place articles. Even if the wiring guide means is provided substantially at the center of the top plate, it is possible to effectively prevent the use area of the top plate from being violated.

If the upper surface of the lid member is substantially flush with the top plate surface, not only the appearance can be improved, but also, particularly when the lid member is used as a part of the work area or when an article is placed. It can respond suitably. If the lid member is a detachable lattice-shaped member composed of a plurality of horizontal members extending in the width direction of the top plate and a plurality of vertical members extending in the depth direction of the top plate, the attachment and detachment of the lid member is performed. The attachment and detachment work can be facilitated by inserting a hand between the horizontal member and the vertical member. In addition, even when the lid is attached, the space on the top plate and the lower limb space of the desk can be communicated through the opening formed between the horizontal member and the vertical member, and the air permeability is improved, for example, It is possible to effectively radiate the heat generated by the instruments mounted on the device or the AC adapter disposed below the top plate, and to effectively use the opening as a wire insertion port. Moreover, since the lid member is detachable, the wiring guide operation can be performed favorably.

If the upper surface of one of the horizontal member and the vertical member protrudes from the upper surface of the other member so that a groove can be formed between the one member, the groove may be formed. Along the extra length of the wiring on the top plate, or use a CD-ROM
And a case such as an MO can be leaned against them, and it is possible to effectively prevent them from flooding the top plate. By contacting the horizontal member or vertical member with a part of the desk,
If a displacement preventing means for preventing displacement of the lid member in the width direction is provided, the displacement of the lid member can be prevented in the case where the left and right ends or one end of the opening are open.

If the wiring guide means is provided with a wiring receiver disposed under the top plate, it is possible to suitably store the wiring, the AC adapter, etc. dropped under the top plate through the opening. If the wiring receiver has a plurality of ventilation holes, heat generated from the AC adapter or the like can be effectively radiated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing the top plate and a lid member by imaginary lines.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view showing a state where the lid member is removed.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part.

FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Top plate 1a ... Top surface 1b ... Use end 1c ... Anti-use end 11 ... 1st top plate surface 12 ... 2nd top plate surface 27 ... Prevention means (tongue piece) 3 ... Wiring guide means 31 ... Opening Part 32: Lid member 32a: Upper surface 321: Horizontal member 322: Vertical member 322A: Means for preventing slippage (vertical member) 323: Groove 33: Wire receiver 33b: Vent hole A: Desk C: Wiring H: Equipment (display) R2: Instrument mounting area

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A wiring guide means disposed on a top plate, and a first wire guide means formed closer to a use end of the top plate than the wiring guide means.
And a second top surface formed closer to the non-use end side of the top plate than the wiring guide means, and the second top surface is a device such as a display. A desk on which the device is placed. 2. A wiring guide means, comprising:
2. The desk according to claim 1, further comprising an opening provided between the top plate surfaces, and a lid member covered with the opening so as to guide wiring. 3. The desk according to claim 2, wherein an upper surface of the lid member is substantially flush with a top plate surface. 4. The lid member is a detachable grid-like member composed of a plurality of horizontal members extending in the width direction of the top plate and a plurality of vertical members extending in the depth direction of the top plate. 4. The desk according to claim 2, wherein: 5. A structure wherein an upper surface of one of the horizontal member and the vertical member protrudes from an upper surface of the other member so that a groove can be formed between the one member. The desk according to claim 4, wherein: 6. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising means for preventing displacement of the cover member in the width direction by bringing the horizontal member or the vertical member into contact with a part of the desk.
Or the desk according to 5. 7. The wiring guide device according to claim 1, wherein the wiring guide means includes a wiring receiver disposed below the top plate.
The desk according to 4, 5 or 6. 8. The desk according to claim 7, wherein the wiring receiver has a plurality of ventilation holes.