JP2002191439A - Table for sofa - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a table for a sofa that is good from the point of view of human engineering, and allows a user to easily do work at the table while sitting on a sofa without tiring him or damaging his waist. SOLUTION: Foot portions 5 and 5 tall enough to get into a clearance between the underside of the seat of a sofa and a floor are provided by extending forward from the legs in the lower ends of legs 4 and 4 supporting a top plate 1, the height of the top plate 1 is high enough to allow the knees of a person sitting on a sofa to get there under, and the legs 4 can be lengthwise adjusted, the height of the top plate can be adjusted, and the forward and rearward position o the top plate also can be adjusted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table suitable for use while sitting on a sofa.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A sofa set and a table are set in a reception set, but the table has a low height. Therefore, when sitting on the sofa, it is not possible to put the knees of the occupant under the top plate, desk work at the table leans forward, and ergonomics such as tiredness and lower back damage during long hours of work Absent.

[0003] Then, it is only necessary to work at an office desk in a separate room or the like, but it is troublesome to work at an office desk, and it is troublesome to change seats when working relaxed while watching TV. Often it is.

[0004]

An object of the present invention is to provide an ergonomically excellent sofa table which can facilitate desk work without getting tired or hurt while sitting on the sofa.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the sofa table according to the first aspect of the present invention has a structure in which a lower portion of a leg supporting a top plate is provided between a lower surface of a seat portion of the sofa and a floor surface. A foot portion having a height that can be inserted into the gap is provided so as to extend forward from the leg, and the height of the top plate is set so that a knee of a sofa occupant can be inserted.

In the sofa table according to the second aspect of the present invention, the lower end of the leg supporting the top plate is provided with a foot having a height capable of being inserted into a gap between the lower surface of the sofa seat and the floor. It is provided so as to extend forward from the leg, and the height of the top plate is a height that a knee of a sofa occupant can enter, and the length is adjustable, so that the height of the top plate is adjusted. It is configured to be able to do so.

Further, in the sofa table according to a third aspect of the present invention, the lower end of the leg supporting the top plate has a foot portion having a height that can be inserted into the gap between the lower surface of the sofa seat and the floor surface. It is provided so as to extend forward from the leg, and the height of the top plate is a height that a knee of a sofa occupant can enter, and the length is adjustable, so that the height of the top plate is adjusted. And the front and rear positions of the top plate can be adjusted.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a sofa table according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The left and right two legs 2, 2 supporting the top 1 are respectively provided with a top receiving portion 3 attached to the lower surface of the top 1, and a leg 4 hanging downward from the rear end of the top receiving. The leg 4 is divided into an upper leg portion 4a and a lower leg portion 4b, and a relay member 6 is provided between the upper leg portion 4a and the lower leg portion 4b. Connected.

The top plate receiving portion 3 and the upper leg portion 4a, and the foot portion 5 and the lower leg portion 4b are each formed of an L-shaped plate material obtained by bending an aluminum plate having a thickness of about 10 mm and a width of about 5 cm. Thus, the thickness (height) of the foot 5 can be inserted into the gap between the lower surface of the seat and the floor of the sofa. The length of the leg 4 is such that the height of the top plate is such that the knees of the occupant of the sofa can enter, and is, for example, 50 to 60 cm.

As shown in FIG. 3, the relay member 6 has a vertically extending groove 6a having a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the upper and lower legs 4a and 4b. , 7 are buried at equal intervals in the vertical direction, for example, seven female screw cylinders are buried at 5 cm intervals.

The lower leg portion 4b is provided with a flat head screw 9, 9 which is inserted into a screw hole 8, 8 which is vertically drilled near the upper end of the lower leg portion.
Is screwed to the relay member by screwing into the female screw cylinders 7 on the lower side of the relay member 6.

The upper leg 4a has a plurality of screw holes 10, 10 at equal intervals in the vertical direction, for example, seven screw holes at 2.5cm intervals. The relative positions of the upper leg portion and the relay member are adjusted so that the cylinders 7 and 7 communicate with one of the screw holes, and the flathead screws 9 and 9 are inserted through the screw holes communicating with the female screw cylinder to screw the female screw cylinder. The upper leg 4a and the relay member are screwed together.

The upper and lower screw holes 10, 1 in the upper leg 4a are provided.
A slit 11 having a width slightly larger than the diameter of the screw portion of the screw 9 is formed between 0, and the screw is loosened halfway and the upper leg portion 4a is shifted up and down without removing all the screws. Thus, the length of the leg 4 can be easily adjusted.

In the specific example shown in FIG. 3, the lowermost screw 9 fixing the upper leg 4a is removed, and the remaining three screws are loosened until the head projects from the screw hole. The leg can be moved upward by 2.5 cm for one screw hole or 5 cm for two screw holes, that is, the height of the top plate 1 can be raised by 2.5 cm or 5 cm, and the upper leg can be moved downward. Movement to lower the height of the top plate can be performed similarly.

As shown in FIG. 4, a groove 1a having a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the top plate receiving portion 3 is formed in the top plate 1 in the front-rear direction. Groove 1
a, a plurality of female screw cylinders 7, 7 are embedded at equal intervals in the front-rear direction, and countersunk screws 9, which are inserted into screw holes 12, 12 equally spaced in the front-rear direction of the top plate receiving part 3, The top plate 1 is screwed to the top plate receiving portion 3 by screwing 9 into a female screw cylinder, and the screw holes 12 of the top plate receiving portion 3 are also the same as the screw holes of the upper leg portion 4a described above. A slit 13 is formed on the top plate so that the mounting position of the top plate can be adjusted in the front-rear direction by loosening the screw.

Each of the above screw holes 8, 10 and 12 is formed in a tapered shape capable of accommodating the head of the flat head screw 9, 9 so that the head of the screw does not protrude from the screw hole. It is.

A length-adjustable reinforcing rod 14 is attached between each foot 5 of the legs 2 and 2 and the top plate receiving portion 3. Is provided with a reinforcing plate 15 so that sufficient strength can be obtained against a load on the top plate 1 and a twist on the legs 2, 2.

As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the reinforcing rod 14 has an upper cylinder 17 having a lower part inserted into a lower cylinder 16.
More specifically, the upper cylinder 1 has a structure in which the amount of protrusion of the upper cylinder 1 can be adjusted.
7 is screwed into a nut 17a fixed to the lower end of
The length of the leg can be adjusted by rotating the shaft forward and backward with respect to the lower cylinder 16. When the length of the leg of the relay member 6 is adjusted, the reinforcement is adjusted in accordance with the length of the leg. Also adjust the length of the rod.

At the upper and lower ends of the reinforcing rod 14, caps 14b and 14a each having a conical tip are attached. The distal end of the cap 14a at the lower end is fitted into a concave portion 18 formed on the upper surface of the foot 5, and a cap at the upper end. The tip of 14b is fitted into each of the screw holes 11, 11 of the top plate receiving portion 3, which are not screwed, to prevent lateral displacement.

On the lower surfaces of the feet 5, 5, low-friction sheets 19, 19 made of a material having a small surface friction coefficient, such as tetrafluoroethylene resin, are adhered, and the table is lifted. It can be slid in any direction on the floor without any movement.

As shown in FIG. 6, the sofa table of the present invention constructed as described above allows the foot 5 to be inserted between the lower surface 20a of the seat 20 and the floor 21 of the sofa 20, and Since the height of the board can be adjusted so that the legs of the occupant can be put down, it is possible to use the couch 20 by pulling the couchtop 1 toward the user with the occupant 22 sitting deeply on the sofa 20. The work on the top plate such as the operation of the personal computer 23 placed on the top plate 1 is performed in a relaxed state as in the use example shown in FIG. be able to.

Further, since the sofa table of the present invention having the above-described structure can adjust the front and rear position of the top plate, the top plate can be set to the most convenient front and rear position according to the physique of the occupant and the height of the sofa. You can also.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show examples in which a footrest 24 is further attached to the sofa table of the present invention.
The footrest 24 has a cushion 26 fixed to the center upper surface of a horizontal girder 25 with screws 27, 27, and the left and right ends of the horizontal girder are attached to the upper and lower legs 4 attached to the front surface of the relay member 6.
It is detachably attached between a and 4b.

More specifically, the upper and lower legs of the relay member 5 are passed through screw holes 28, 28 which are provided between the upper and lower legs 4a, 4b of the relay member 6 in the front-rear direction. Screws 29, 29 are screwed into female screw cylinders 6, 6 between the parts.

By attaching the footrest 24 between the legs 4 and 4 as described above, the seat 22 can use the table in a more relaxed posture, and the footrest 24 can be moved between the legs 4 and 4. It also functions as a reinforcing material, and has the advantage of increasing the strength of the table.

In the above-described embodiment, the leg 2 is made of a plate having a thickness of about 10 mm, but the height of the foot is adjusted so that the foot enters between the lower surface of the seat and the floor. If it can be made to the height which can be made, it may be constituted by a pipe material such as a round pipe or other members instead of a plate material.

[0027]

According to the sofa table of the present invention, the leg extending forward from the lower end of the leg supporting the top plate is
The height is set so that it can be inserted into the gap between the lower surface of the sofa seat and the floor, and the height of the top plate is set so that the knees of the sofa occupant can enter.

[0028] Therefore, the seater can use the table by pulling the tableboard toward the front, and without being forced to lean forward on the table as in a conventional sofa table, sitting on the sofa deeply and relaxing. It allows you to work easily without having to get tired or hurt your back while sitting on the sofa.

Also, the height and the front-back position of the top plate can be freely adjusted according to the physique and the size of the sofa, so that the occupant can use the table in a more relaxed and natural state. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an embodiment of a sofa table according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view of a main part of a leg.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of a top plate mounting portion.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a reinforcing rod.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a use state of the sofa table according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the sofa table according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view taken along line AA of FIG. 7;

[Description of Signs] 1 Top plate 2 Leg 3 Top plate receiving part 4 Leg 5 Foot 6 Relay member 7 Female screw cylinder 8 Screw hole 9 Screw 10 Screw hole 11 Slit 12 Screw hole 13 Slit 14 Reinforcement rod 15 Reinforcement plate 16 Lower part Cylinder 17 Upper cylinder 18 Concave portion 19 Low friction sheet 20 Sofa 21 Floor surface 22 Seat 23 Personal computer 24 Footrest 25 Cross beam 26 Cushion 27 Screw 28 Screw hole 29 Screw

Claims (3)

[Claims] At least one leg is provided at a lower end of a leg for supporting a top plate so as to extend into the gap between a lower surface of a sofa seat and a floor so as to extend forward from the leg. A sofa table whose height is such that the knees of the sofa occupants can enter. 2. A lower portion of a leg supporting a top plate, a foot portion having a height capable of entering a gap between a lower surface of a sofa seat and a floor surface is provided so as to extend forward from the leg, and A sofa table in which the height of the board is a height at which a knee of a sofa occupant can enter, and the length of the legs is adjustable so that the height of the top board can be adjusted. 3. A lower end of a leg for supporting a top plate, a foot portion having a height capable of being inserted into a gap between a lower surface of a sofa seat and a floor surface is provided so as to extend forward from the leg, and The height of the board is a height at which the knees of the sofa occupant can enter, and the legs are adjustable in length, so that the height of the top board can be adjusted. A sofa table that can be adjusted.