JP2001128747A - Leg of table - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a leg of a table in which cables or cords can be stored neatly and the cables or cords can be taken out easily for wiring. SOLUTION: A tubular leg 3 and a partition 36 provided in the leg 3 are formed integrally by extrusion molding, an opening 13 extending longitudinally is formed in the periphery of the leg 3, the opening 13 can be closed by a detachable cover 30, and wiring can be stored in a storage space encircled by at least the partition 36 and the cover 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pedestal supporting a top plate such as a table, and more particularly to a pedestal of a table in which wiring and the like can be stored.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, computer equipment is often used on a top plate such as a table, and a pedestal supporting the top plate in order to wire the cables and cords of these computer equipment in a good-looking manner. A table in which cables and cords can be wired has been developed.

[0003]

However, in a table in which a top plate is supported by a pillar formed in a tubular shape, an opening is provided in a peripheral surface of the pillar, and cables and cords are connected to the legs through the opening. In the case where the cables and cords can be stored in the pillar, if the cables and cords enter the back, it may be difficult to remove the cables and cords from the opening.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a table pillar which can store cables and cords in a good format and makes it easy to take out cables and cords during wiring work. With the goal.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, a table pillar of the present invention is a table pillar supporting a top plate from below and having a wiring storage space therein. A tubular pillar and a partition plate provided in the pillar are integrally formed by extrusion molding, and an opening extending in a vertical direction is formed on a peripheral surface of the pillar, and the opening is detachable. The wiring can be stored in a storage space surrounded by at least the partition plate and the cover body. According to this feature, the cables and cords housed in the pillar through the opening are housed in the vicinity of the opening by the partition plate, so that they are not affected by the size and shape of the pillar. In addition, not only can the stored cables and cords be easily taken out, but also the cables and cords can be stored in a good format without exposing the cables and cords to the outside by making the opening closable by the cover body. Also, since the partition plate is integrally molded at the same time as the pillars,
Not only can the wiring storage space be easily formed in the pillar,
The partition plate prevents the strength of the pillar from decreasing.

[0006] The column of the table according to the present invention is characterized in that a top plate seat for attaching a top plate to the partition plate, and a ground member at the lower end of the column that grounds to the floor surface, It is preferable that a screw receiving portion into which a screw for attaching to each of the portions is screwed is formed. In this case, not only is the screw receiving portion hardly obstructing the wiring, but also the screw receiving portion is provided on a high-strength partition plate formed at the same time as the pillar is formed. Support strength increases.

[0007] It is preferable that the column of the table of the present invention is formed so that at least a portion of the partition plate facing the opening swells to the opposite side to the opening. In this way, a large amount of cables and cords can be stored near the opening.

In the pillar of the table of the present invention, it is preferable that a locking portion is formed in the opening so that a locking claw formed inside the cover body can be disengaged. With this configuration, the attachment and detachment of the cover body can be easily performed by engaging and disengaging the locking portion and the locking claw.

The pillar of the table according to the present invention is preferably provided with a cutout for wire insertion at at least one of the upper and lower ends of the cover body. In this way, cables and cords can be extended to the outside without removing the cover.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a table 1 to which the present invention is applied. Each of the pillars that support the second support 2 is shown, and curtain plates 4 and 4 ′ are disposed below the top plate 2 and between the respective pillars 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a notebook-type personal computer. Cables and cords C extending from the personal computer are provided below the top plate 2 through insertion holes 6 provided on the upper surface of the top plate 2 on the rear left and right sides, respectively. It can be inserted.

In FIG. 2, front and rear pillars 3 supporting the left and right sides of the top panel 2, a curtain plate 4 disposed between the front and rear sides, and rear left and right pillars 3 supporting the rear of the top panel 2. The curtain plates 4, 4 ′ disposed therebetween are attached to the pillars 3 via attachment fittings 7 provided at the left and right end portions so as to protrude outward. Details of the mounting structure of the curtain plates 4, 4 'will be described later.

Numeral 8 shown in FIG. 2 is a reinforcing frame for supporting the lower surface of the top plate 2. The reinforcing frame 8 is provided with a flange portion 10 of a top plate receiving seat 9 attached to the upper ends of the front and rear pillars 3. (See FIGS. 3 and 4). The frame 8a is fixed to the front and rear ends with screws, and the connecting frame 8b connects the left and right frames 8a to each other.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the top plate seat 9 closes a top plate fixing member 9a having a flange portion 10 for supporting the lower surface of the top plate 2, and an upper end surface of the pillar 3. The flange portion 10 is formed with an insertion hole 12 for inserting the bolt 11 for fixing the top plate 2 and an insertion hole 14 for the bolt 34 for fixing the frame 8a. An insertion hole 18 for a bolt 17 for fixing to the pillar 3 is formed in the bottom 16 of the concave portion 15 formed in the center of the top plate fixing member 9a.

The bottom 16 is formed with a hole 20 into which a projection 19 projecting from the center of the upper surface of the closing member 9b can be fitted, so that the hole 20 of the top plate fixing member 9a is closed. By fitting the convex portion 19 of the member 9b, both can be integrated.

At the lower end of the pillar 3, a mounting portion 22 of a resin grounding member 21 grounded to the floor is mounted via a bolt 23.

The pillar 3 is formed in a hollow tubular shape as shown in the cross-sectional view shown in FIG.
3 are formed from the upper end to the lower end, and mounting pieces 27 are continuously provided inward from right and left end portions of the opening 13 in the pillar 3, respectively. This mounting piece 2
7, a plurality of screw holes 29 for mounting the mounting bracket 7 screwed to the left and right ends of the curtain plates 4 and 4 ′ are formed in a vertical direction, and the top plate receiving seat 9 and the mounting portion 22 are formed. Screw receiving portions 25a, 25b having a substantially C-shaped cross section are formed at the upper and lower end portions on the inner peripheral surface, respectively, of which female screw portions into which the fixing bolts 17, 23 can be screwed are formed outward.
In addition, the mounting bracket 7 in the present embodiment is formed in a plate shape whose vertical width is substantially the same as the vertical width of the left and right ends of the curtain plates 4 and 4 '.

A bent piece 28 which is bent inward from the tip of the mounting piece 27 is continuously provided. An outer surface of a tip portion of each of the left and right bent pieces 28 has an inner surface of a cover 30 capable of closing the opening 13. A locking portion 33 that can be engaged and disengaged is formed on a locking claw 32 formed at the tip of two extending locking pieces 31. The cover 30 can be attached by locking the locking claw 32 of the cover 30 to the locking portion 33, and the opening 13 is closed by the cover 30.

The tips of the left and right mounting pieces 27 are connected to each other by connecting plates 26 having a substantially C-shaped cross section.
The storage space S for the wiring that communicates with the outside via the opening 13 is formed in the pillar 3 by the partition plate 36 configured as follows. Further, a protruding piece 24 continuously provided inward from a position facing the opening 13 on the inner peripheral surface of the pillar 3.
At the front end, there are provided screw receiving portions 25c in which female screw portions into which bolts 17 and 23 for fixing the top plate receiving seat 9 and the mounting portion 22 can be screwed are formed at upper and lower ends of the inner peripheral surface, respectively. The screw receiving portion 25c and the connecting plate 2
6 is connected via a connecting piece 37.

In this embodiment, these pillars 3
The screw receiving portions 25a to 25c, the projecting piece 24, the connecting plate 26, the mounting piece 27, the bent piece 28, and the opening 13 are integrally formed simultaneously with the formation of the pillar 3 by extrusion. Are formed over the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pillar 3 thus formed is provided with a bolt 17 inserted into the insertion hole 18 from above the recess 15 in the top plate receiving seat 9, and a screw receiving portion of the pillar 3. By screwing into the upper portions of 25a to 25c, the upper end opening is closed by the top plate seat 9, and
A lower end opening is closed by a mounting portion 22 which is mounted by screwing a bolt 23 into a lower portion of the screw receiving portions 25a to 25c. The top plate 2 is attached by inserting a bolt 17 into the insertion hole 18 of the flange portion 10 and screwing the bolt 17 into the top plate 2.

When the pillar 3 is formed, the mounting piece 2
A partition plate 36 composed of 7, 27 and a connecting plate 26;
And the opening 13 are integrally formed, so that the wiring storage space S is formed in the vertical direction of the pillar 3,
For example, cables and cords C extending below the top plate 2 through the insertion holes 6 from a computer 5 or the like used on the top plate 2 are connected to the upper and lower legs 3 as shown in FIGS. Not only can it be stored in the direction
Since the cover 3 can be closed by the cover body 30, the cables and cords C can be wired with good visibility.

In addition, since the wiring storage space S is formed by the partition plate 36 provided in the pillar 3 and the cover body 30 capable of closing the opening 13, the wiring is stored through the opening 13. There is no possibility that the cables / cords C are stored in the interior of the pillar 3 at the back, so that it is difficult to remove the cables / cords C from the opening 13. Since the partition plate 36 is integrally formed at the same time as the pedestal 3, not only can the wiring storage space S be easily formed in the pedestal 3, but also the partition plate 36 can be used near the opening 13 in the pedestal 3. A decrease in strength is effectively prevented.

The screw receiving portions 25a, 2a near the opening 13
5b is formed integrally with the partition plate 36, so that the screw receiving portions 25a and 25b do not interfere with the storage of the cables and cords C, and are located on the side of the partition plate 36 opposite to the opening 13. Since the connecting plate 26 constituting a part of the partition plate 36 swells in the direction opposite to the opening 13,
A large amount of cables and cords C can be stored near the opening 13.

As shown in FIG. 6, at the same time when the pillar 3 is formed, the mounting pieces 27 are formed inward from the left and right edges of the opening 13 in the pillar 3, respectively.
The mounting bracket 7, which is screw-fixed so as to protrude outward from the left and right ends of the curtain plates 4, 4 ', can be screw-fixed, without being affected by the peripheral surface shape of the pillar 3. In addition to the fact that the curtain plates 4 and 4 ′ can be securely attached to the pillar 3, the curtain plates 4 and 4 ′ are stably supported by the strong attachment pieces 27.

In use, the locking claw 32 of the cover 30 is locked to the locking portion 33 of the bent piece 28,
By attaching 0 to the opening 13, the cables and cords C stored in the storage space S and the mounting members between the mounting brackets 7 of the curtain plates 4 and 4 ′ and the mounting pieces 27 are covered by the cover body 30. , The appearance is improved. Also, the cover body 30
Can be easily attached and detached, so that wiring work and the like can be easily performed.

In this embodiment, the cover 30
The engagement between the locking claw 32 and the locking portion is performed outside the left and right bent pieces 28, so that when the cover 30 is attached to the opening 13, the locking claw 32 and the locking portion are engaged. Since the detachment is not hindered by cables, cords and the like, the opening 13 can be reliably closed by the cover body 30.

Further, in this embodiment, the cover 30
As shown in FIG. 3, at the time of attachment, a cable or cord is externally formed through a notch 35 formed at the lower end while having a length for forming a cord insertion opening above the opening 13. The wiring can be performed without removing the cover 30.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

For example, in the present embodiment, the partition plate 36 provided in the pillar 3 includes a mounting plate 27 for mounting the curtain plates 4 and 4 ', and a connecting plate 26 for connecting the mounting plates 27 and 27 to each other. However, in the present invention,
If the partition plate 36 is provided near the opening 13 in the pillar 3, particularly, both ends of the partition plate 36
3 may not be provided so as to be connected to the left and right edges, respectively. Further, the screw receiving portions 25a to 25c are
6 and may be provided separately.

Further, in the above embodiment, the opening 13 is formed integrally with the pillar 3 by extrusion, but in the present invention, if at least the partition plate 36 is formed integrally, the opening 13 and the like are formed. May be formed after the extrusion of the pillar 3.

[0031]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, cables and cords housed in the pillar through the opening are housed in the vicinity of the opening by the partition plate. In addition to being able to easily take out stored cables and cords without being affected by the size and shape of the cable, the cables and cords can be exposed to the outside by making the opening closable with a cover body. It can be stored in good shape without letting it. In addition, since the partition plate is formed integrally with the pillar at the same time, the wiring space can be easily formed in the pillar, and the partition plate prevents the strength of the pillar from being reduced.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, not only does the screw receiving portion hardly obstruct the wiring, but the screw receiving portion is provided on a high-strength partition plate formed at the same time as the pillars are formed. By doing so, the support strength of the top plate and the grounding member is increased.

(C) According to the invention of claim 3, a large amount of cables and cords can be stored near the opening.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, attachment and detachment of the cover body can be easily performed by engaging and disengaging the locking portion and the locking claw.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, cables and cords can be extended to the outside without removing the cover body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a table to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the table of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view showing a pillar of the table.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a curtain plate and a cover body are attached to a pillar.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Table 2 Top plate 3 Pillar 4 Curtain plate 5 Computer 6 Insertion hole 7 Mounting bracket 8 Reinforcement frame 8a Frame 8b Connection frame 9 Top plate seat 9a Top plate fixing member 9b Closing member 10 Flange part 11 Bolt 12 Insert hole 13 Opening Reference Signs List 14 insertion hole 15 recess 16 bottom 17 bolt 18 insertion hole 19 projection 20 hole 21 grounding member 22 mounting portion 23 bolt 24 projecting piece 25a-25c screw receiving part 26 connecting plate 27 mounting piece 28 bent piece 29 screw hole 30 cover body DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 31 Engagement piece 32 Engagement claw 33 Engagement part 34 Bolt 35 Notch part 36 Partition plate 37 Connection piece C Cable / cords S Storage space

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A column for a table which supports a top plate from below and has a wiring storage space therein, wherein a tubular column and a partition plate provided in the column are formed by extrusion. And a vertically extending opening is formed in the peripheral surface of the pillar, and the opening can be closed by a detachable cover body, and is surrounded by at least the partition plate and the cover body. A pillar for a table, wherein wiring can be stored in a storage space. 2. A screw for attaching a top plate seat for attaching the top plate to the partition plate, and a grounding member for grounding to the floor surface at a lower end of the pillar, respectively, at upper and lower ends of the pillar. The pillar of the table according to claim 1, wherein a screw receiving portion that can be screwed is formed. 3. The column of the table according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the partition plate facing the opening is formed so as to swell toward the side opposite to the opening. 4. The pillar of a table according to claim 1, wherein a locking portion is formed in said opening so that a locking claw formed inside said cover body can be disengaged. . 5. The table pillar according to claim 1, wherein a notch for wiring insertion is provided in at least one of the upper and lower ends of the cover body.