JP2002223880A - Adjuster system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adjuster system which can adjust the height of a part to be supported by a post appropriately. SOLUTION: The adjuster system 4 is to adjust the height of a horizontal member 2 supported by an upright post 1. The adjuster system 4 stands between the post 1 and a connecting part 3 supporting the horizontal member 2. The adjuster system 4 adjusts the height of the horizontal member 2 by moving the connecting part 3 vertically along the post 1 while keeping the post 1 at a certain height.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an adjuster mechanism suitably used for supporting a supported member such as a horizontal member or a top plate on a column.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in offices, a structure is constructed by connecting upper ends of a plurality of columns supported on a floor surface with a horizontal member, and panels, storage shelves and the like are connected to the columns and the horizontal member. There is a so-called work space module in which a specific work space is formed in an office by attaching the optional members. This work space module is used as a place of work for groups or individuals, and is attracting attention as a new form of flexible office.

[0003] By the way, the above-mentioned structure is generally provided with an adjuster mechanism at a plurality of positions for supporting a lower end of a column, and by adjusting the level of the adjuster mechanism, it is possible to cope with irregularities on the floor surface. It is customary.

[0004] Specifically, the adjuster mechanism is provided with a grounding member that grounds to the floor, a screw shaft protruding upward from the grounding member, and a non-rotatably provided lower end of a support post. And a nut member that holds the member so as to be able to move forward and backward. Then, when performing the level adjustment, by gripping the grounding body and screwing and retracting the screw shaft with respect to the nut member on the column side, the grounding body is moved up and down to ground on the floor surface. It tries to absorb such irregularities.

[0005]

However, with such a configuration, it is very difficult to perform the adjustment work, for example, the level adjustment must be performed in a bent posture at the lower end of the column. In addition, the columns for configuring the work space module described above are tall and support optional members such as panels and storage shelves, and are merely supported by placing a grounding body on the floor surface. Then, anxiety arises in terms of stability. For this reason, it is desirable to fix the lower end portion to the floor surface. However, if the lower end portion is fixed to the floor surface, there is a problem that it is difficult to adjust the level of the horizontal member.

[0006]

In view of such problems,
The present invention is an adjuster mechanism for adjusting the level of a supported body supported by a support arranged in a standing posture,
It is interposed between the column and the supported member, and adjusts the level of the supported member by vertically moving with respect to the column while maintaining the height position of the column constant. It is characterized by.

With this configuration, the level of the supported member is adjusted by vertically moving the supported member using an adjuster mechanism interposed between the column and the supported member. In addition, the level can be adjusted in the vicinity of the position where the supported member is supported, for example, in the vicinity of the upper end of the column, so that the level adjustment operation can be performed very easily as compared with the related art. In addition, the level can be adjusted even in a state where the support is fixed to the floor surface. In particular, when the support is tall, the level is adjusted in a state in which the stability of the support and the supported body is secured. It becomes possible.

In order to obtain a simple and good operability, the adjuster mechanism includes a screw hole provided in a part of the column and a screw which is attached to the screw hole so as to be able to advance and retreat vertically. It is desirable that the head of the screw supports the supported member.

In order to use an existing column without performing any special processing on the column side, it is desirable that a screw hole is provided in a base body detachably attached to the column.

A particularly preferred embodiment in which the adjustment work is very easy to carry out is one in which a supported body is supported on the upper end side of the column.

In order that the level can be adjusted while the supported member is mounted on the column, the supported member is mounted on the column using a mounting member such as a screw. It is desirable that an insertion hole provided on the side of the supported body for inserting the support has an opening width that allows vertical movement of the supported body.

In a preferred embodiment of the supported member, the supported member is a connecting member for connecting a horizontal member arranged between a plurality of columns along a substantially horizontal direction and the columns. And a horizontal member arranged substantially horizontally between a plurality of columns.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, a case where the structure A of the present invention is used as a so-called work space module for forming a work space in an office as shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

The structure A is composed of a plurality of columns 1 arranged in a standing posture and a horizontal member 2 extending substantially horizontally and arranged between upper ends of adjacent columns 1. The column 1 and the horizontal member 2 restrain each other to ensure independence. Furniture, such as a desk and a chair, is arranged in a predetermined space formed by the column 1 and the horizontal member 2, and optional members such as a top plate and a hanging shelf are attached to the column 1 and the horizontal member 2. This forms a working space. The structure A has a wiring guide function, and the wires stretched in the space under the floor or the space on the ceiling side are drawn into and guided into the columns 1 and the horizontal members 2. A continuous wiring guide space S to be obtained is provided.

Hereinafter, a specific configuration of each unit will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the column 1 has a column main body 11 formed by cutting an extruded body made of a rigid material such as aluminum into a required length, and is attached to the column main body 11. Cover 12. The support body 11 has a prismatic central body 112 and partition walls 111 extending obliquely outward from four corners of the central body 112,
The cover 12 is attached between the tips of the adjacent partition walls 111 to form a wiring guide space S that is substantially continuous in the vertical direction between the partition wall 111 and the cover 12. The support member 1 has a lower end portion fixed to the floor surface F by an appropriate means, and a connecting member 3 having a substantially L-shape in plan view or a substantially T-shape in plan view provided on the upper end portion. Is linked to

In such a configuration, in the present embodiment, an adjuster mechanism 4 is interposed between the support 1 and the connecting member 3 which is a supported member that supports the horizontal member 2, The level of the connecting member 3 is adjusted by the adjuster mechanism 4 so that the horizontal accuracy of the horizontal member 2 is finally increased. The adjuster mechanism 4 adjusts the level of the connecting member 3 by moving up and down with respect to the column 1 while maintaining the height position of the column 1 constant.

Hereinafter, the adjuster mechanism 4, the connecting member 3, and the horizontal member 2 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the adjuster mechanism 4 includes a base body 41 detachably attached to the upper end of the support column 1, and a screw hole 4 provided in the base body 41.
2 is provided with a screw 43 inserted so as to be able to advance and retreat in the vertical direction.

The base body 41 has the screw hole 42 at the center.
A top wall 411 having a substantially square shape in plan view and
11 is a central body 112 of the column 1
And a hanging body 412 having a substantially rectangular cross section that fits into the fitting concave portion 112a provided in the above. This base body 41
Moves the hanging body 412 to the position where the top wall 411 is placed on the upper end surface of the support body 11.
a from above to fit into
Attached to.

The screw 43 is a well-known screw having a screw shaft 431 inserted into the screw hole 42 so as to be able to advance and retreat, and a head 432 provided at the upper end of the screw shaft 431. The head 432 has a substantially horizontal surface on the upper surface, and has an insertion groove 433 for inserting a tool such as a screwdriver at the center thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting member 3 is mounted on the head 432 of the screw 43 of the adjuster mechanism 4 and projects substantially horizontally from the connecting member body 31. And a protrusion 32.

The connecting member main body 31 includes a top wall 311 having a substantially square shape in plan view and a hanging wall 312 hanging from four sides of the top wall 311. The top wall 311 has a tool insertion hole 313 at the center thereof for inserting a tool such as the driver from above when the connecting member 3 is moved up and down using the adjuster mechanism 4. Around the tool insertion hole 313, a plurality of wiring insertion holes 314 having a circular shape in plan view for inserting wiring guided in the wiring guide space S are provided. When the connecting member 3 is attached to the column 1, the hanging wall 312 is provided with an elongated hole 315 serving as an insertion hole for inserting a fixture 5 such as a screw.
It has in the place. That is, the connecting member 3 is attached to the support column 1 by fitting the mounting tool 5 inserted from the elongated hole 315 into a screw hole 413 provided in the base body 41 attached to the support column 1 using a screw action. Can be
The elongated hole 315 has a vertical opening width that allows vertical movement so that level adjustment can be performed with the connecting member 3 attached to the column 1.

The projecting portion 32 is provided on the top wall 3 of the connecting member main body 31.
11 has a generally U-shaped cross section projecting horizontally from two orthogonally adjacent sides, and is attached to the upper end of the hanging wall 312 by appropriate means such as welding. Reference numeral 321 in the figure denotes a wiring insertion hole for inserting a wiring guided in the wiring guide space S. In the present embodiment, the horizontal member 2 is fitted from above and attached to the protruding portion 32 of the adjacent column 1 that protrudes in a direction close to each other.

As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal member 2 is formed by cutting an extruded body made of a rigid material such as aluminum into a required length, and has an equal cross section along the longitudinal direction. Have. The horizontal member 2 includes a top wall 21 and the top wall 2
It has a substantially U-shaped cross section with a lower section opened and a pair of hanging walls 22 hanging down from 1 to guide wiring through an internal space formed by the top wall 21 and the hanging wall 22. Wiring guide space S. And
After the horizontal member 2 is fitted into the projecting portion 32 of the connecting member 3 from above, a mounting tool such as a screw inserted through a screw insertion hole provided in the top wall 21 and the hanging wall 22 is attached to the projecting portion 32. 3
2 is attached to a predetermined position by fitting it into a screw hole provided at a corresponding position using a screw action. Although not shown in FIG. 2, a cover that covers the connecting member 3 is attached to the upper end of the column 1.

A procedure for adjusting the level of the connecting member 3 in such a configuration to hold the horizontal member 2 in a horizontal state will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 are diagrams in which the cover 12 of the column 1 is omitted and the horizontal member 2 is shown by imaginary lines. Normally, at the time of assembling, the adjuster mechanism 4 is attached with the hanging body 412 of the base body 41 fitted in the fitting recess 112a of the column 1 as shown in FIG. Has a screw 43 attached. With the top wall 311 of the connecting member 3 placed on the head 432 of the screw 43, as shown in FIG. 5, the mounting tool 5 inserted from the outside into the elongated hole 315 of the hanging wall 312.
Into the screw insertion hole 112b provided in the center body 112 of the support 1
Screw hole 4 provided in the hanging body 412 of the base body 41 through
13 is fitted using a screw action. At this time, the attachment 5 is loosely tightened in the screw hole 413, and the connecting member 3 is temporarily held. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the horizontal member 2 is fitted to the projecting portion 32 of the connecting member 3 from above, and the horizontal state is confirmed. At this time, if the level adjustment is required due to the unevenness of the floor F or the like, the adjustment is performed individually for each column 1. First, a tool D such as a screwdriver is inserted into the insertion groove 433 of the screw 43 through the tool insertion hole 313 of the top wall 311 of the connection member 3. By operating the tool D, the screw 42 is screwed up and down in the vertical direction as shown in FIG.
Move up and down. After deciding the vertical position of the connecting member 3 to an appropriate position, the mounting member 5 is firmly fastened to the screw hole 413 to fix the connecting member 3 at a predetermined position.

With such a structure, the level of the connecting member 3 is adjusted up and down by using the adjuster mechanism 4 interposed between the column 1 and the connecting member 3. Therefore, the level can be adjusted near the upper end of the column 1, and the level adjustment can be performed very easily as compared with the conventional one. Further, as in the present embodiment, the column 1 is
The level can be adjusted even when the column is fixed to the column, and especially when the column 1 is tall, the level can be adjusted with the stability of the column 1 and the horizontal member 2 secured. Becomes

The adjuster mechanism 4 includes a screw hole 42 provided in a part of the column 1 and a screw 43 attached to the screw hole 42 so as to be able to advance and retreat vertically.
Since the connecting member 3 is supported by the head 432 of the third member 3, the simplicity and good operability are ensured.

Since the screw hole 42 is provided in the base body 41 which is detachably attached to the support 1, the adjuster mechanism can be used without performing any special processing on the support 1 or using the existing support 1. 4 can be used.

Since the connecting member 3 is supported on the upper end side of the column 1, the level adjustment operation can be performed from above, and the level adjustment operation can be performed from the lower end side of the column 1 as in the related art. Level adjustment work becomes very easy.

The connecting member 3 is attached to the column 1 by using an attachment 5 such as a screw. A slot 31 provided in the connection member 3 for inserting the attachment 5 is provided.
Since the connecting member 3 has an opening width that allows the connecting member 3 to move up and down, the level can be smoothly adjusted while the connecting member 3 is attached to the column.

Since the supported member is a connecting member 3 for connecting the column 1 and the horizontal member 2 arranged along the horizontal direction between the plurality of columns 1, the column 1 and the horizontal When a work space module or the like that forms a specific work space in the office is configured by the members 2, it becomes possible to absorb the unevenness of the floor surface and hold the horizontal member 2 in a substantially horizontal state. . In particular, in this case, since the lower end of the column 1 can be fixed to a floor surface or the like, the stability of the structure A is improved.

The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, in the present embodiment, the case where the supported member is the connecting member has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is a matter of course that the supported member may be a horizontal member or a top plate. Furthermore, the supported member is not limited to being supported by the upper end of the column, but may be at an intermediate position or the like. Other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0035]

The present invention is embodied in the above-described configuration and has the following effects.

That is, the present invention relates to an adjuster mechanism for adjusting the level of a supported member supported by a support arranged in a standing posture, wherein the adjuster mechanism is interposed between the support and the supported member, Since the level of the supported member is adjusted by moving up and down with respect to the column while the height position of the supported member is kept constant, the adjustment operation can be simplified. In particular, when the support is tall, the level can be adjusted even when the support is fixed to the floor, and the level can be adjusted while the stability of the support and the supported body is secured. It becomes possible.

A screw hole is provided in a part of the column, and a screw is attached to the screw hole so as to be able to reciprocate vertically. The head of the screw supports the supported member. Then, simplicity and good operability are ensured.

If the screw hole is provided in the base body detachably attached to the support, the adjuster mechanism should be used without any special processing on the support and using the existing support. Is possible.

If the supported body is supported on the upper end side of the support, the level adjustment operation can be performed from above, and the adjustment can be performed as compared with the conventional case where the support is performed on the lower end side of the support. Work becomes very easy.

The supported member is attached to the column using a fixture such as a screw, and an insertion hole provided in the supported member side for inserting the fixture is provided in the supported member. If the opening has a width that allows vertical movement, the level adjustment can be performed smoothly with the supported member attached to the column.

The supported member is a connecting member for connecting the column and the horizontal member arranged substantially horizontally between the plurality of columns, and is arranged substantially horizontally between the plurality of columns. In the case where a work space module or the like that forms a specific work space in an office is constituted by these columns and the horizontal members, the horizontal members are used to absorb unevenness of the floor surface. Can be held in a substantially horizontal state. In particular, in this case, since the lower end of the support can be fixed to a floor surface or the like, the stability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the main part.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the main part.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the main part.

FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of the same.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Prop 2 ... Horizontal member 3 ... Connecting member 315 ... Insertion hole (long hole) 4 ... Adjuster mechanism 41 ... Base body 42 ... Screw hole 43 ... Screw 432 ... Head 5 ... Mounting tool A ... Structure

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An adjuster mechanism for adjusting a level of a supported body supported by a support arranged in a standing posture, wherein the adjuster mechanism is interposed between the support and the supported body, and a height position of the support is provided. An adjuster mechanism for adjusting the level of the supported member by vertically moving the support while maintaining the constant. 2. A screw hole provided in a part of a column, and a screw attached to the screw hole so as to be able to advance and retreat in a vertical direction, wherein the head of the screw supports the supported member. The adjuster mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The adjuster mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the screw hole is provided in a base body detachably attached to the column. 4. The adjuster mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a supported member is supported on an upper end side of the column. 5. A supported member is attached to the column using a fixture such as a screw, and an insertion hole provided in the supported member for inserting the fixture is provided in the supported member. The adjuster mechanism according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the adjuster mechanism has an opening width that allows vertical movement of the body. 6. The support member according to claim 1, wherein the supported member is a connecting member for connecting the supporting member and the horizontal member arranged substantially horizontally between the plurality of supporting members. The adjuster mechanism according to claim 3, 4, or 5. 7. The adjuster mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the supported member is a horizontal member arranged substantially horizontally between the plurality of columns.