JP2000225028A - Multi-functional cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cabinet with plural kinds of functions. SOLUTION: This cabinet consists of a cabinet 1 and a cabinet 2 with doors of either type among a chest of drawer type, a sliding door type, a conventional door type and a shutter type. A panel 5 whose inside is hollow is attached to at least one side surface of the cabinets 1, 2 with the size large enough to cover the side surface. A power line and a communication circuit are guided into the panel 5, and connecters 9 and 10 for the lines are mounted at least on one of the top surface 7, side surface 8 and front surface 6 of the panel 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a plurality of functions other than a storage function, specifically, an electric connector such as a power outlet and a communication modular jack, and functions as a pin-up board or a white board. Cabinet with side panels that can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in offices, work styles using personal use OA equipment, especially personal computers having a communication function, have been remarkably progressing. With this progress, offices can be used anywhere in the office. In particular, it is demanded that an AC power supply for a personal computer can be connected to a communication line, but at present, very few office furniture and fixtures can sufficiently cope with such a demand.

[0003] In particular, since the building used as an office is old, there is no floor with a so-called free-accelerator floor specification. Therefore, at any place in the office, for example, an AC power supply for a personal computer or a communication line is started up from the floor. Due to the inability to connect, the connection to the power supply line and the communication line cannot be realized easily and in a good appearance.

On the other hand, since the office is finished with a free access floor, the above-mentioned power supply line and communication line can be set up at an arbitrary place. Because it is taken into a desk etc. equipped with a wiring accommodation processing function and a connector such as an AC power outlet and modular jack,
There is another problem that a personal computer having a communication function can be used only in furniture such as a desk in which such functions and facilities are arranged. In addition, most of the multiple PCs used in places where the power line and communication line can be connected are driven by a DC power supply.
An AC / DC adapter will always be interposed between a personal computer and an AC power outlet. Therefore, if multiple personal computers are used on a single desk or collective table equipped with an AC power supply and a modular jack for communication, However, there is a problem in that the adapter and the wiring connected thereto are complicated on a top plate such as a desk and obstruct, and the appearance is not good.

On the other hand, in recent offices, a form in which office furniture such as a light-weight table is moved to an arbitrary place in the office and business is carried out using a personal computer or the like has often been adopted. However, there is no furniture which is the core of a free layout of furniture such as a table suitable for such a business form.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a cabinet having a function capable of solving all of the above problems at once, and more specifically, a cabinet having a panel having the function. This is one of the issues.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The cabinet of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, has a drawer type formed so that articles can be taken in and out from the front side, or a sliding door type and a door type. At least one side of a cabinet provided with any one of shutter type doors is fitted with a panel having a size that covers the side and having a hollow inside, and a power supply line and a communication line are introduced into the inside of the panel. Further, the connector for these two wires is arranged on at least one of the top, side and front surfaces of the panel.

In the present invention, a connector such as an AC power outlet or a modular jack for a communication line is provided on at least one surface such as a top surface or a side surface of the panel. Face or
It may be formed on a display surface such as a white board.

Further, in the present invention, two cabinets may be joined back to back, and the panel having the above-described structure may be attached to both left and right surfaces or one surface of both cabinets.

Furthermore, in the present invention, an AC / DC adapter is connected to the power supply line housed inside the panel and housed inside the panel, and the end of the DC output side cord of the adapter is attached to the power line. A connection jack is connected to the middle of the cord with or without an automatic take-up reel, and is connected to at least one of the top, side, and front surfaces of the panel.
The jack may be provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the surface or to be fixed to the surface. A modular jack provided on at least one of the top, side, and front surfaces of the panel may be provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the surface of the panel with an automatic take-up reel interposed inside the panel.

When the DC power cord or the communication cord having the connection jack at the end thereof can be pulled out from the surface of the panel, it does not have the electric connector disposed adjacent to the panel and its wiring. A personal computer with a communication function can be used on a flat table or a flat desk, etc. In addition, the AC / DC adapter for power supply and extra wires connected to it are unsightly on a top plate such as a desk at the time of use. It will no longer exist in confusion.

[0012]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of usage of the multifunctional cabinet of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of an example in which a work table is arranged around a multifunctional cabinet of the present invention and a plurality of business places are formed in an office. It is.

In FIG. 1, reference numerals 1 and 2 denote two cabinets provided with double-sided doors 3 and 4, respectively, and the two cabinets 1 and 2 are arranged closely or joined back to back. Each of the cabinets 1 and 2 may have a sliding door or shutter door at the entrance of the object, or may be a drawer cabinet or an open shelf. In the present invention, two cabinets are required.
It is not necessary to arrange the books back to back, and even a single cabinet is applicable.

The cabinets 1 and 2 have left and right sides formed with hollow insides and outer (front) sides.
Panels 5 and 5 formed on a functional board surface 6 such as a white board and a pin-up board are arranged. In this embodiment, the two cabinets 1 and 2 are connected by panels 5 and 5 arranged on the left and right sides. However, the connection mode of the cabinets 1 and 2 is not limited to this. May be connected on the back of the camera. Also,
The panel 5 may be provided on one side surface of the cabinets 1 and 2.

Since the inside of the panel 5 is formed almost entirely hollow, an AC power supply line and a communication line introduced by standing up from the floor or the like are connected to the bottom surface, lower outer surface or lower surface of the panel 5. It is inserted into the inside from the side, and the extra length is wired inside the panel, and the upper surface 7 of the panel 5 is
Alternatively, an AC power outlet 9 and a communication modular jack 10 respectively connected to the above-mentioned wiring are provided on the upper portion of the side surface 8.
Has been arranged.

In the present invention, the outlet 9 and the jack
10 is provided with an extra-length wire connected thereto and housed inside the panel 5 via an automatic take-up reel (not shown) provided inside the panel 5, thereby connecting the outlet 9 and the jack 10 to each other. It can be formed so as to be used by being pulled out onto the top plate of the table T arranged so as to face the panel 5. The AC power supply in the panel is
/ DC adapter (not shown) is connected and arranged in the panel, and the DC output line is provided with a plurality of DC output lines having pin jacks for connection at the ends thereof. It is also possible to adopt a configuration provided via an automatic winding reel.

If an AC / CD adapter is provided inside the panel 5 and its DC output line is provided in the panel via an automatic take-up reel, the Pacoson PC or the like can be placed on the top plate of the table T. When using the personal computer PC, it is not necessary to use an AC / DC adapter that is indispensable to each personal computer PC, so not only does the wiring and AC / DC adapter become complicated on the top plate using the personal computer PC, but also the personal computer PC becomes When not in use, the connection jack is not stored and arranged on the upper surface 7 or the side surface 8 of the panel 5 and the wiring with the jack does not remain exposed on the top plate. realizable.

The multifunctional cabinet MC of the present invention provided with the above functions is arranged in an office as shown in FIG. 2 as an example, and a work table and the like are freely arranged around each cabinet MC. This makes it possible to form a business place that effectively utilizes the multifunctionality of the cabinet of the present invention. In FIG. 2, as an example, six cabinets MC of the present invention are laid out at appropriate intervals, and a work table WT and a meeting table MT are arranged in an arbitrary manner adjacent to the left and right panels 5 and 5 of each cabinet MC. Then, six business places are formed around each cabinet MC. Articles such as business documents of a person using each table WT and MT are stored in the cabinet MC, and power supply lines and communication lines of OA devices such as personal computers used on the tables WT and MT. Is easily taken out of the outlet 9 or the jack 10 arranged on the upper surface 7 of the panels 5 and 5 in the cabinet MC, so that OA equipment such as a personal computer can be easily mounted on a table WT or the like which is not equipped with a wiring function. It can be used.

In particular, when the cabinets 1 and 2 are dedicated to a person who uses the table WT disposed adjacent to the cabinets 1 and 2, the work is performed adjacent to the cabinet MC of the present invention having the panels 5 and 5 integrated with the cabinets 1 and 2. And a storage function of the individual cabinets 1 and 2 in the multi-function cabinet MC, a display function and a posting function of the outer surface 6 in the panel 5, and a wiring function provided in the panel 5 can all be utilized. Usability that is not available in conventional single-function cabinets is obtained. In the present invention, the same effect as in the above example can be obtained even if the side plates of the cabinets 1 and 2 are formed as the panel 5 in the panel 5.

[0020]

As described above, the present invention provides a cabinet having only a function of storing articles, and has a function of storing and processing various wirings by hollowing the inside of the cabinet on the left and right sides. At the same time, by providing a panel with display and bulletin functions on the outer surface, the cabinet was changed from a single function to a multifunctional one.
It is extremely useful as an office cabinet where many of the equipment is used in the same location.

In particular, the cabinet according to the present invention is provided with office furniture such as a work table which is formed so as to be movable around the cabinet. In response, it is very suitable because of its versatility as a core piece of furniture for forming its business place.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a usage form of a multifunctional cabinet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an example in which a work table is arranged around a multifunctional cabinet of the present invention and a plurality of business places are formed in an office.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 Cabinet 3, 4 Door 5 Panel 6 Function board of panel 5 7 Top of panel 5 8 Side of panel 5 9 AC outlet 10 Modular jack T Table PC PC

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cabinet provided with at least one of a drawer type, a sliding door type, a hinged door type, and a shutter type, which is formed so that articles can be taken in and out from the front side. A panel having a size to cover and having a hollow inside is mounted, and a power supply line and a communication line are introduced into the panel, and a connector for these two lines is connected to at least one of the top, side, and front of the panel. A multifunctional cabinet characterized by being placed on a surface. 2. The multifunctional cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the panel is formed on a display surface such as a pin-up board or a display surface such as a white board. 3. The multifunctional cabinet according to claim 1, wherein two cabinets are joined back to back, and panels are attached to both left and right sides or one side of both cabinets. 4. The power line accommodated inside the panel includes:
An AC / DC adapter is connected and housed inside this panel, and a connection jack is connected to the leading end of the DC output side cord of the adapter with or without an automatic take-up reel in the middle of the cord. The jack according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the jack is provided on at least one of an upper surface, a side surface, and a front surface of the panel so that the jack can be pulled out from the surface or fixed to the surface. Function cabinet. 5. A modular jack provided on at least one of an upper surface, a side surface, and a front surface of a panel, wherein the modular jack is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the surface of the panel with an automatic take-up reel interposed inside the panel. 4. Multifunctional cabinet of any one of 4. 6. The multifunctional cabinet according to claim 1, which is fixed at an appropriate position in an office space, and one or more desks, tables, and other office furniture are arranged adjacent to the cabinet. And by connecting a power source of an electronic device such as a personal computer used on the office furniture to a connector on a panel of the cabinet, thereby forming a business place around the cabinet. Multifunctional cabinet.