JP2002227436A - Structural body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structural body capable of having high degree of freedom for mounting an option member and forming a predetermined space having various using modes. SOLUTION: The structural body is constitued of a plurality of struts arranged at a rising posture and a horizontal member 2 set between the struts 1 adjacent to each other by extending in the approximately horizontal direction, and for the structural body A forming the predetermined space by the struts 1 and the horizontal member 2, a rail groove 7 continuously opened along the longitudinal direction is provided to the horizontal member 2, the rail groove 7 is so set that an opening width K1 on an inlet side narrows to an opening width K2 in the inner side, it is rotated at a predetermined angle after it is made to pass through the inlet side of the rail groove 7 to enable a nut member 8 to put on a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member 2 in a state incapable of being detached by pushing it against the inside of a drooping wall 22 of the horizontal member 2 located in the inner side across the inlet side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure suitably used, for example, when forming a specific work space in an office.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in offices, a structure has been constructed by connecting upper ends of a plurality of columns supported on the floor surface with horizontal members, and panels and hanging shelves have been formed on these columns and horizontal members. There is a so-called work space module that forms a specific work space in an office by attaching optional members such as. 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]

Conventionally, when an optional member is attached to the horizontal member, a screw hole is previously provided at a predetermined position on the bottom wall of the horizontal member having a substantially rectangular cross section. A screw inserted from a screw insertion hole provided in the optional member is fitted into the screw hole by using a screw action.

However, with such a structure, it is necessary to provide a screw hole at a predetermined position of the horizontal member in advance, and to mount the optional member only at a predetermined position of the horizontal member. Can not do. Further, there is a problem that only an optional member having a screw insertion hole through which a screw corresponding to the screw hole on the horizontal member side can be inserted can be attached. As described above, when it is desired to take various usage modes using the optional members in the work space module, conventionally, the mounting positions and types thereof are limited, and it is difficult to sufficiently respond to a user's request. was there.

[0005]

In view of such problems,
The present invention includes a plurality of columns arranged in a standing posture, and a horizontal member extending in a substantially horizontal direction and disposed between adjacent columns, and a predetermined space is formed by these columns and the horizontal members. In the structure to be formed, the transverse member or the support is provided with a concave groove which continuously opens in the longitudinal direction, and the concave groove is formed such that the opening width on the entrance side is smaller than the opening width on the back side. By setting and rotating a predetermined angle after passing through the entrance side of the concave groove, the horizontal member or the strut is pushed against the inner surface of the horizontal member or the column located beyond the entrance side and located on the deep side of the concave groove. A nut member is irremovably attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the column.

With such a structure, a nut member is attached to an arbitrary position along the longitudinal direction of the support or the horizontal member, and a panel or the like is installed at an arbitrary position of the structure using the nut member. Optional members can be attached. Furthermore, according to the optional members to be installed,
If nut members having different screw holes are used, it is possible to suitably cope with attachment of various optional members. Therefore, the degree of freedom regarding the attachment of the optional member is improved, and it is possible to form predetermined spaces for various use modes. Further, according to the configuration of the present invention, since the optional member can be attached without performing the hole processing on the structure itself, the pillars and the horizontal members can be reused, and the cost can be reduced.

As a specific embodiment, a nut member is used when attaching an optional member such as a panel to the horizontal member or the support, and a screw or the like inserted through a part of the optional member is used. The mounting member described above is fitted into a screw hole of the nut member by using a screw action to mount an optional member at a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the lateral member or the support.

In order to improve the appearance of the structure itself, it is desirable that a concave groove is provided in the horizontal member so as to open downward.

In a preferred embodiment of the transverse member, the transverse member has a substantially U-shaped cross section composed of a top wall and a pair of hanging walls hanging down from the top wall. There is one in which an internal space formed by the top wall and the hanging wall is used as a wiring guide space for guiding wiring.

[0010] In this case, it is preferable that the horizontal member has a mounting portion for mounting a wiring receiving member for holding the wiring housed in the wiring guide space between the hanging walls.

In order that the optional member can be easily attached other than using the nut member, the horizontal member may be provided with an engaging groove capable of engaging a claw provided on the optional member. desirable.

In this case, in order to be able to mount the optional member at an arbitrary position on the horizontal member, it is preferable that the engaging groove is provided continuously in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member.

[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 or a chair is arranged in a predetermined space formed by the column 1 and the horizontal member 2, and a panel P, a top plate Q, a hanging shelf R, and the like are provided on the column 1 and the horizontal member 2. The work space is formed by attaching the optional members of the above. The structure A has a wiring guide function, and the support 1 and the horizontal member 2
Is provided with a continuous wiring guide space S capable of drawing in and guiding the wiring stretched in the space under the floor surface or the space on the ceiling side.

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

As shown in FIG. 2, the column 1 has a column body 11 formed by cutting an extruded body made of a rigid material such as aluminum into a required length, and a cover 12 attached to the column body 11. Consists of The pillar main body 11 has a prismatic central body (not shown) and partition walls 111 extending obliquely outward from the four corners of the central body. The cover 12 is attached to form a substantially vertically continuous wiring guide space S1 between the partition wall 111 and the cover 12. This pillar 1
Has a substantially L-shaped or substantially T-shaped connection in plan view, the lower end side of which is fixed to the floor surface F by an appropriate means and is provided on the upper end side via an adjuster mechanism (not shown) so as to be vertically movable. The member 3 is connected to the horizontal member 2. Although not shown in FIG. 2, a cover that covers the connecting member 3 is attached to the upper end of the column 1.

The connecting member 3 includes a connecting member main body 31 which is attached to the upper end of the column 1 and has a substantially square shape in plan view, and a protruding portion 32 which extends from the connecting member main body 31 in a substantially horizontal direction. are doing. In the present embodiment, the horizontal member 2 is fitted from above to the protruding portion 32 of the connecting member 3 protruding in the direction adjacent to each other on the adjacent column 1.

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. . As shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal member 2 is
And a pair of hanging walls 22 hanging down from the top wall 21, and having a substantially U-shaped cross section with a lower side opening, and an inner space formed by the top wall 21 and the hanging wall 22. A wiring guide space S2 for guiding the wiring is provided. As described above, after the horizontal member 2 is fitted to the projecting portion 32 of the connecting member 3 from above, the top wall 2
The mounting member 4 such as a screw inserted from a screw insertion hole provided in the hanging wall 1 and the hanging wall 22 is fixed to a predetermined position by being fitted into a screw hole provided at a position corresponding to the protruding portion 32 by using a screw action. Reference numeral 5 in the drawing denotes a cover provided to cover the attachment 4 attached to the hanging wall 22 from the outside. The cover 5 is provided with a projection 51 provided at the upper and lower ends thereof with the top wall 21 and the hanging wall 2 of the horizontal member 2.
2 by being engaged with a concave portion 23 provided on the outer surface.

Hereinafter, the top wall 21 and the hanging wall 22 constituting the horizontal member 2 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 3, the top wall 21 has a pair of outer upright wall portions 24 and inner upright wall portions 25 projecting upward from both ends and a substantially central position. The outer standing wall portion 24 is provided with a horizontal wall portion 26 which is bent from the protruding end in a direction converging with each other and extends. In the present embodiment, the groove that opens upward is used as a wiring guide groove for guiding a wiring H that hangs from a ceiling wiring space provided on the ceiling. Further, a groove opening upward is also formed in the inner standing wall 25 and the top wall 21. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the groove is used to mount an optional member such as a lighting fixture T. It is used as a part or as a wiring guide groove for guiding the wiring H.

The hanging wall 22 hangs in a pair from the top wall 21, and has an upper half 22 a separated by an inner dimension substantially equal to the outer dimension of the projection 32 of the connecting member 3. And a lower half 22b separated by an inner dimension and an outer dimension slightly larger than the upper half 22a. Lower half 22b
Has a plurality of recesses 28 which are continuously opened in the longitudinal direction by a plurality of projecting walls 27 projecting from the inner surface side toward each other, at a plurality of locations in the vertical direction. And a hook groove 29 which is an engagement groove that is continuously opened. Of the plurality of protruding walls 27 described above, some of the protruding walls 27 positioned in the up-down direction are provided with grooves 271 as mounting portions that are continuous in the longitudinal direction on opposing upper and lower surfaces on the protruding end side. The groove 271 is used to attach a wiring receiving member 6 for preventing the wiring housed in the wiring guide space S2 from falling off. As shown in FIG. 3, the wiring receiving member 6 has a substantially U-shaped cross section that is open to the side, and the protrusion 61 provided on the outer end side of the upper and lower walls is formed with the groove 271. Hooked on. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, when a gap is formed between the left and right wiring receiving members 6, a gap preventing member U is appropriately attached between the two.

The hook groove 29 includes a lower half 22b of the hanging wall 22, a horizontal wall 291 extending substantially horizontally outward from a lower end of the lower half 22b, and a horizontal wall 291. Standing wall portion 29 protruding upward from the outer end of portion 291
2 is constituted. In the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 4, the hanging shelf R is attached by hooking a hook-shaped claw r <b> 1 in the hook groove 29. The hanging shelf R includes a wire member r2 having the claw portion r1 at an upper end, a shelf receiving portion r3 provided at an appropriate position in the vertical direction of the wire member r2, and a shelf receiving portion r.
3 and a fixing member r5 for fixing the lower end side of the wire member r2 to the floor surface F. Note that the upper end of the upright wall portion 292 of the hook groove 29 is a concave groove 293 having a substantially C-shaped cross section, and another optional member may be attached using the concave groove 293. .

In the horizontal member 2 having such a configuration, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the horizontal member 2 has a rail groove as a concave groove which continuously opens along the longitudinal direction. 7
The rail groove 7 is set such that the opening width K1 on the entrance side is smaller than the opening width K2 on the back side. Then, after passing through the entrance side of the rail groove 7, it is rotated by a predetermined angle, so as to abut against the inner surface of the transverse member 2 located beyond the entrance side and located on the inner side of the rail groove 7, and A nut member 8 is attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the material 2,
Further, an optional member such as a panel P is attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member 2 using the nut member 8.

Hereinafter, the rail groove 7 and the nut member 8 will be described in detail.

The rail groove 7 is provided in the lower half 2 of the hanging wall 22.
Vertically protruding wall portion 2 provided on the lower end side of 2b
6A and 27B, and as shown in FIG. 6, the opening width K1 on the inlet side formed between the lower protruding walls 27A is different from the hanging wall 22 between the upper and lower protruding walls 27A and 27B. The opening width K2 on the back side formed between the inner surfaces of the lower half portion 22b is set to be narrower.

The nut member 8 includes a thin plate-shaped nut member body 81 having a substantially parallelogram shape, a projection 82 projecting from the center of the nut member body 81, and a screw or the like provided at the center of the projection 82. It has a screw hole 83 into which the tool 9 can be fitted using a screw action. The nut member 8 has a maximum depth dimension L1 substantially corresponding to the opening width K2 on the depth side of the rail groove 7, and the maximum width dimension L2 is smaller than the opening width K1 on the entrance side. It has been set. Note that the maximum depth dimension L1 here is a position where the nut member 8 is attached to the horizontal member 2 as shown in FIG. The maximum width L2 refers to the dimension between the third and fourth sides 8c and 8d located substantially along the depth direction. Further, the first side 8a and the third side 8c, and the second side 8b and the fourth side 8c.
The inclined side 8e connecting the side portions 8d is provided so that the behavior during rotation can be performed without interference.

The case where the nut member 8 is attached to the horizontal member 2 in such a configuration will be described. First, with the nut member 8 having the third and fourth sides 8c, 8d shown by imaginary lines in FIG. 8 facing the lower protruding wall 72A, the entrance opening of the rail groove 7 is closed. Let it pass. Thereafter, by rotating the nut member 8 by a predetermined angle (approximately 90 ° in the present embodiment) in the direction of the arrow in the figure, the protruding wall portion at a position where the nut member 8 does not come out of the opening on the entrance side of the rail groove 7. At the same time, the first and second sides 8a and 8b are attached to the lower half of the hanging wall 22 at a predetermined mounting position indicated by a solid line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the nut member 8 is attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member 2 so as to abut against the inner surface of 22b.

Next, a case where the panel P as an optional member is attached by using the nut member 8 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, and FIG. 9, the panel P has a shed member p1 having a substantially U-shaped cross section disposed at the upper end and a width disposed at the lower end. Wood member p2
And a panel element p3 attached to the outer surfaces of the coping member p1 and the baseboard member p2 by appropriate means such as engaging a claw (not shown). In the present embodiment, when attaching the panel P, the panel P
A thin blind plate M extending substantially along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member 2 is interposed between the nut member 8 and the nut member 8. When the panel P is attached to the horizontal member 2, as shown in FIG. 9, the nut member 8 is attached to a predetermined position in the rail groove 7, and
1 and the screw insertion hole m of the blindfold M
1 is inserted into the screw hole 83 of the nut member 8 using a screw action, whereby the nut member 8 is pulled toward the coping member p1 side, and as shown in FIG. The protruding wall portion 27A of the horizontal member 2 is sandwiched between the M and the nut member 8 so that the entire skirting member p1 of the panel P can be fixed. After a while, this kasagi member p1
The panel element p3 is attached to both side surfaces of the device by appropriate means.

With such a structure, the horizontal member 2
The nut member 8 is attached to an arbitrary position along the longitudinal direction of the structure A, and an optional member such as the panel P can be attached to an arbitrary position of the structure A using the nut member 8. Furthermore, according to the optional members to be installed,
If nut members having different screw holes are used, it is possible to suitably cope with attachment of various optional members. Therefore, it is possible to provide the structure A that can increase the degree of freedom regarding attachment of the optional member and can form a predetermined space in various usage modes. Further, according to the configuration of the present invention, since the optional members can be attached without processing the structure A itself, the columns 1 and the horizontal members 2 can be reused, and the cost can be reduced.

A nut member 8 is attached to the horizontal member 2 by a panel P.
The mounting member 9 such as a screw inserted through the screw insertion hole p11 of the panel P is fitted into the screw hole 83 of the nut member 8 by using a screw action. Since the panel P is attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member 2, the panel P can be attached to an arbitrary position desired by the user.

Since the rail groove 7 is provided in the horizontal member 2 so as to open downward, the panel P can be suitably mounted in a state where the rail groove 7 is concealed from the outside. The appearance of the entire body A can be improved.

The horizontal member 2 has a substantially U-shaped cross section composed of a top wall 21 and a pair of hanging walls 22 hanging down from the top wall 21. Since the formed internal space is used as the wiring guide space S for guiding the wiring, it is possible to satisfactorily route the wiring drawn from the ceiling side wiring space or the like using the horizontal member 2.

In this case, since the horizontal member 2 is provided with the groove 271 for attaching the wiring receiving member 6 for holding the wiring housed in the wiring guide space S between the hanging walls 22, In order to provide the rail groove 7, even if the shape of the horizontal member 2 is substantially U-shaped in cross section, it is possible to effectively prevent the wiring H from falling off from the wiring guide space S.

Since the horizontal member 2 is provided with the catch groove 29 which can engage the claw r1 provided on the optional member, the optional member such as the hanging shelf R can be easily used by using the horizontal member 2. Can be attached.

In this case, since the hook groove 29 is provided continuously in the longitudinal direction of the transverse member 2, the transverse member 2
The optional member such as the hanging shelf R can be attached to an arbitrary position in the above-mentioned manner, so that various use modes can be obtained.

The configuration according to the present invention is, of course, not limited to the one described above. For example, in the present embodiment, a panel has been described as an example of an optional member attached to a horizontal member using a nut member.
Of course, the option member is not limited to this. Also, similarly to the horizontal member, a rail groove is provided along the longitudinal direction of the support column, and a nut member is attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the rail groove, so that a top plate as shown in FIG. Q may be attached. Other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0038]

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

That is, the present invention provides a structure in which a transverse member or a pillar constituting a structural body is provided with a concave groove which continuously opens in the longitudinal direction, and a nut member is attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the concave groove. Therefore, by using this nut member, the optional member can be attached to an arbitrary position desired by the user, and it is possible to suitably cope with the attachment of various optional members. It is possible to provide a structure that can form a space.

A nut member is used when attaching an optional member such as a panel to the horizontal member or the support, and a mounting member such as a screw inserted through a part of the optional member is screwed to the nut member. If the optional member is attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member or the pillar by being fitted into the hole by using a screw action, the optional member can be attached to an arbitrary position desired by the user. In addition, it is possible to suitably cope with attachment of various optional members.

If the groove is provided in the horizontal member so as to open downward, the optional member can be suitably mounted in a state where the groove is concealed from the outside, and the entire structure is provided. Can have a good appearance.

The horizontal member has a substantially U-shaped cross section composed of a top wall and a pair of hanging walls hanging down from the top wall. If you have a wiring guide space to guide the wiring,
It is possible to satisfactorily route the wiring drawn from the ceiling side wiring space or the like using the horizontal member.

If the horizontal member is provided with a mounting portion for mounting a wiring receiving portion for holding the wiring housed in the wiring guide space between the hanging walls, the wiring from the wiring guide space is provided. Dropout can be effectively prevented.

If the horizontal member has an engaging groove that can engage the claw portion provided on the optional member, the optional member can be easily attached using the horizontal member.

If the engaging groove is provided continuously in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member, it is possible to mount an optional member at an arbitrary position of the horizontal member to take various modes of use. .

[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 a schematic side sectional view showing the internal structure partially omitted.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side sectional view showing the internal structure partially omitted.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the same part cut away.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic side sectional view showing the internal structure partially omitted.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the operation.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side sectional view showing the internal structure partially omitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Prop 2 ... Horizontal member 271 ... Mounting part (groove part) 29 ... Engagement groove (hook groove) 6 ... Wiring receiving member 7 ... Concave groove (rail groove) 8 ... Nut member 83 ... Screw hole 9 ... Fixture A ... Structure P ... Optional member (panel) R ... Optional member (hanging shelf) T ... Optional member (top plate) S2 ... Wiring guide space

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Claims (7)

[Claims] The present invention comprises a plurality of columns arranged in a standing posture and a horizontal member extending in a substantially horizontal direction and disposed between adjacent columns, and a predetermined space is defined by the columns and the horizontal members. In the structure that forms, the transverse member or the strut is provided with a concave groove that continuously opens in the longitudinal direction, and the width of the concave groove on the inlet side is smaller than the width of the opening on the back side. , And after rotating through a predetermined angle after passing through the entrance side of the concave groove, the horizontal member is struck against the inner surface of a horizontal member or a column located beyond the entrance side and located on the deep side of the concave groove. Alternatively, the structure is characterized in that a nut member is irremovably attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the column. 2. A nut member is used when an optional member such as a panel is attached to the horizontal member or the support, and a mounting member such as a screw inserted through a part of the optional member is attached to the nut member. 2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein an optional member is attached to a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member or the support by fitting the screw into the screw hole of the above-mentioned. 3. The groove according to claim 1, wherein the groove is formed so as to open downward in the transverse member.
The described structure. 4. A cross member having a substantially U-shaped cross section composed of a top wall and a pair of hanging walls hanging down from the top wall, and an interior formed by the top wall and the hanging wall. 4. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the space is a wiring guide space for guiding wiring. 5. The mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein the horizontal member is provided with a mounting portion for mounting a wiring receiving member for holding the wiring housed in the wiring guide space between the hanging walls. The described structure. 6. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal member is provided with an engaging groove capable of engaging a claw provided on the optional member. 7. The furniture according to claim 6, wherein the engaging groove is provided continuously in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal member.