JP2003111625A - Furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that conventional furniture having hook holes for fixing which optional members damages an appearance because of the hook holes. SOLUTION: A frame structure A mainly including a frame structure body 1 in a frame shape is provided with hook holes f1 for fixing the optional member such as a shelf board T on an inner frame component 6 composing a column 3 and an outside frame component 7 on the outside thereof, wherein the outside frame component 7 is fixed on the inner frame component 6, where an outside face f11 of the hook holes f1 are hidden from the outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to furniture which is preferably used when a hook hole is provided and an optional member is attached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a panel such as a desktop panel, hook holes are opened in front and rear surfaces of a frame-like frame structure constituting the panel so that optional members such as shelves and panel elements can be attached. There are cases where Specifically, the claw portion is projected from the optional member, the claw portion is engaged with a required hook hole, and the optional member is attached to the frame structure.

[0003]

However, in this type of furniture, there is a problem that the hook hole is very noticeable and the appearance of the entire furniture is significantly impaired.

In particular, when the user is in use at the center of the front of the furniture, the outer end surface of the hook hole easily comes into sight, and the hook hole is made to stand out. Further, when the furniture is exposed to light, the outer end surface of the hook hole and the front surface of the furniture are positioned substantially orthogonal to each other, so that a shadow is likely to be formed between them and the hook hole becomes more prominent. Was there.

Therefore, the present invention provides furniture which has a simple structure and can make the hook holes provided in the furniture inconspicuous.

[0006]

That is, the present invention provides a furniture main body having a surface portion provided with a hook hole, wherein the furniture main body conceals the outer end surface of the hook hole from the outside. The present invention relates to furniture characterized by being provided with a member.

Usually, when a user uses this type of furniture, the user often takes a use position located in the front center of the furniture body. In this use position, the outer end surface of the hook hole is exposed, and when the furniture is exposed to light,
Since the outer end surface of the hook hole and the surface portion of the furniture are positioned substantially orthogonal to each other, a shadow is likely to be formed between them, and the hook hole is very conspicuous and causes the appearance of the entire furniture to be impaired. However, in the present invention, since the outer end face is hidden by the hiding member so that it cannot be seen from the outside, the above-described inconvenience can be solved and the hook hole can be made inconspicuous.

The term "outer end surface of the hook hole" as used herein means an inward end surface that extends along a substantially vertical direction forming the opening of the hook hole.

Further, even if the actual opening width of the hook hole is set large in order to make the outer end face difficult to be seen from the outside, looseness of the claw portion of an optional member such as a shelf plate attached to the hook hole To prevent it,
It is preferable that the hook hole has an overhanging portion that projects in a direction in which the opening width of the hook hole on the inlet side is narrowed, and the outer end surface of the hook hole is hidden from the outside by the overhanging portion. Particularly, in this case, the opening width of the opening entrance of the hook hole narrowed by the projecting portion is set to a dimension such that the projecting portion and the projecting portion abut when the claw portion of the optional member is inserted. It is desirable to have

In order to prevent light from leaking through the hook holes provided in the facing surfaces and impairing the appearance of the furniture, the furniture main body is provided with a pair of facing surfaces provided with the hook holes. In this case, it is preferable that the concealing member includes a ridge portion that is interposed between a pair of facing surface portions of the furniture main body and that blocks the hook holes provided in the surface portion from facing each other.

Further, in this case, the furniture main body is provided with a connecting surface portion for connecting one side edge portion side of the pair of facing surface portions, and the protruding surface of the ridge portion of the concealing member is provided on the connecting surface portion. It is desirable that the concealing member is attached to the furniture body by attaching the concealing member.

In order to favorably attach the concealing member to the furniture main body in a state where the outer end surface of the hook hole is concealed from the outside, the concealing member can hold the pair of facing surface portions of the furniture main body so as to hold the furniture main body. It is desirable to have a fitting recess that can be fitted from the outside.

In a preferred embodiment of the furniture main body, the furniture main body has a frame-like shape composed of a vertical frame element extending substantially along the vertical direction and a horizontal frame element extending substantially along the horizontal direction. The hook hole is provided on at least one side of the vertical frame element or the horizontal frame element.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The frame structure A is a type of furniture, and includes a frame structure body 1 which is a furniture body having a rectangular frame structure,
The frame structure body 1 is provided with leg bases 2 for supporting the frame structure body 1 by grounding it to the floor surface F at each of two ends on both sides. Each of these leg bases 2 is an aluminum body integrally formed with a base body 21 having a grounding portion 21a for grounding to the floor surface F and a support portion 22 for supporting the column 3 which is a component of the frame structure body 1. It is a die-cast member.

As shown in FIG. 1, the frame structure body 1 extends between the left and right leg bases 2 and a pair of left and right columns 3 supported by the supporting portions 22 provided on the leg bases 2. And a lower frame member 4 that is a horizontal frame element that is attached substantially along the horizontal direction, and an upper frame member 5 that is a horizontal frame element that is provided along the horizontal direction across the upper ends of the left and right columns 3. It is a thing. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, panel elements P and shelf boards are provided on the front and rear surfaces of the frame structure body 1.
It is used by attaching optional members such as T and attaching it to other furniture such as desk B.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the column 3 includes an inner frame element 6 which is a vertical channel element made of steel and which is substantially U-shaped in cross section and which extends substantially along the vertical direction, and an inner frame element 6. It is composed of an outer frame element 7 which is a concealing member which is an aluminum extruded material and is arranged so as to hold the element 6 from the outside.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the inner frame element 6 includes a pair of opposed front and rear walls 61 and 62,
The front and rear walls 61 and 62 have a side wall 63 that is a connecting surface that connects the inner edges of the front and rear walls 61 in the front-rear direction, and has a generally outwardly U-shaped cross section. The front and rear walls 61, 62
Has a plurality of hook holes f1 provided at substantially equal pitches in the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, the hook holes f1 are used to make a shelf on the front side of the frame structure body 1. Board T
I am trying to attach. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a claw portion t protruding from the shelf T into the hook hole f1.
Attach 1 together. The side wall 63 is also
It has a plurality of hook holes f2 provided substantially along the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, the hook holes f2 are used to attach the panel element P to the front and rear surfaces of the frame structure body 1. The bracket B, which is generally U-shaped facing inward, is attached. The front and rear walls b1 and b2 of the bracket B
Is provided with a plurality of hook holes f3 substantially along the up-down direction, and the frame structure body 1 is formed by engaging the hook holes f3 with the claw portions p1 protruding from the back surface side of the panel element P.
Panel elements P are attached to the front and rear surfaces of the.
Note that FIG. 3 is a diagram in which the panel element P attached to the front surface side is omitted and only the panel element P attached to the rear surface side is shown.

The outer frame element 7 is a hollow member having an oval shape in plan view similar to the support portion 22 of the leg base 2, and the front and rear ends of the outer wall 71 and the inner wall 72 are semicircular in plan view. The pair of front and rear curved walls 73 are continuous with each other. In the central portion in the depth direction of the inner wall 72,
The front and rear walls 61, 62 of the inner frame element 6 are sandwiched in the front-rear direction and a groove portion 74, which is a U-shaped fitting concave portion in a plan view, is formed so as to be able to swallow most of their width dimensions. . In addition, a ridge portion 75 is formed at a central portion in the depth direction of the groove portion 74 and extends substantially in the vertical direction so as to project toward the inner frame element 6 side. Side wall 63 of frame element 6
In the state where they are abutted against the inner surface side, they are fixed at a plurality of upper and lower positions by screws 76 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6. Further, the outer wall 71 and the inner wall 7
A partition wall 77 that is paired in the front-rear direction is provided between the partition walls 2 and 2. And the outer wall 71,
The central portion in the depth direction of the inner side wall 72 and the partition walls 7
A protrusion (not shown) protruding upward from the support portion 22 of the leg base 2 is inserted from below into a recess 78 that is surrounded by 7 and penetrates vertically.
I'm trying to get 2 to support me. Further, the partition wall 77 is provided with a cylindrical portion 77a which is C-shaped in a plan view and extends in the vertical direction at a substantially central portion in the width direction. Screw holes 77b are provided on the inner peripheral surfaces of the upper and lower ends of the tubular portion 77a, and in particular, the screw holes 77b on the lower end side are bolt insertion holes formed in the support portion 22 of the leg base 2 ( It is used when fixing the column 3 to the leg base 2 corresponding to (not shown). In addition, a shallow groove 71a extending in the vertical direction is provided in the central portion of the outer wall 71 in the depth direction for improving the design. Further, a cap member C (see FIG. 1) is provided on the upper end of the support column 3 to improve the appearance.

When the outer frame element 7 is attached to the inner frame element 6, first, the outer frame element 7 is placed in the groove portion 74 so that the outer frame element 7 is in a posture of holding the inner frame element 6 from the outside. The front and rear walls 61, 62 of the inner frame element 6 are sandwiched in the front and rear direction and arranged so that most of their width dimensions can be swallowed. Then, with the protruding surface 75b of the protruding portion 75 of the outer frame element 7 abutting against the inner surface side of the side wall 63 of the inner frame element 6, the screw 76 inserted from the outer side of the side wall 63 of the inner frame element 6 corresponds. It is fixed at a plurality of upper and lower positions by fitting into the screw holes 75a provided in the projecting ridge portion 75 by utilizing a screw action.

The lower frame member 4 is made of a square pipe member, and is supported by the left and right leg bases 2 in a posture in which projections (not shown) formed by projecting inwardly from the leg bases 2 are inserted into both ends. I am trying to do it. The lower frame member 4 and the projection inserted therein are fixed by bolts or the like not shown.

The upper frame member 5 is made of square pipe material,
The protrusions (not shown) formed by projecting inwardly at the upper end of the inner frame element 6 constituting the above are inserted into both end sides, respectively, and are provided so as to be bridged between the upper end portions of the left and right columns 3. is there. The upper frame member 5 and the protrusion inserted therein are fixed by bolts or the like not shown.

In this embodiment, the outer frame element 7 has the hooks provided on the front and rear walls 61, 62 of the inner frame element 6 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. The outer end surface f11 of the hole f1 is attached so as to be concealed from the outside, and functions as a concealing member for the outer end surface f11 of the hook hole f1.

The hook hole f1 has a vertically long, substantially rectangular shape extending substantially along the vertical direction. The outer end surface f11 of the hook hole f1 here means the hook hole f1.
Is an inwardly facing end surface that extends substantially along the vertical direction and forms the opening. Further, in the outer frame element 7, a projecting portion 79 that projects in a direction of narrowing the opening width of the hook hole f1 on the opening inlet f12 side is provided with the inner wall 72 and the partition wall 7.
7, the outer end face f11 of the hook hole f1 is hidden from the outside by the projecting portion 79. Further, in the present embodiment, the opening width of the opening inlet f12 of the hook hole f1 narrowed by the projecting portion 79 is
When the claw portion t1 of the shelf plate T is inserted, the claw portion t1 and the projecting portion 79 are set to abut against each other so that rattling at the time of mounting can be prevented. Further, the protrusions 75 of the outer frame element 7 are
Between the front and rear walls 61, 62 of the
By blocking the facing surfaces of the hook holes f1 provided in the above, it is possible to effectively prevent light from leaking through the hook holes f1.

Usually, when a user uses this type of furniture, it is often located at the front center of the furniture. In this use position, the outer end face f11 of the hook hole f1 is exposed, and when the furniture is exposed to light, the outer end face f11 of the hook hole f1 and the front face portion of the furniture are positioned substantially orthogonal to each other. As a result, a shadow is likely to be formed between the two, and the hook hole f1 is very conspicuous and causes the appearance of the entire furniture to be impaired. However, in the present embodiment, since the outer end surface f11 is hidden by the outer frame element 7 so that it cannot be seen from the outside, the above-described inconvenience is eliminated to make the hook hole f1 inconspicuous, and thus the furniture. The overall appearance can be good.

In particular, in this embodiment, the outer frame element 7 is provided with a projecting portion 79 projecting in a direction in which the opening width of the hook hole f1 on the side of the opening inlet f12 is narrowed. Outer end face f11 of f1
In addition, the opening width of the opening inlet f12 of the hook hole f1 narrowed by the projecting portion 79 is set so that when the claw portion t1 of the shelf board T is inserted, the claw portion t
Since the protrusion 1 and the overhanging portion 79 are set to abut against each other, even if the actual opening width of the hook hole f1 is set to be large in order to make the outer end face f11 difficult to see from the outside, as shown in FIG. The claw portion t1 of the shelf plate T abuts against the projecting portion 79, and it is possible to effectively prevent rattling at the time of mounting.

The outer frame element 7 is interposed between the front and rear walls 61, 62 of the inner frame element 6, and the front and rear walls 61, 6 are provided.
The ridge 7 for blocking the facing of the hook holes f1 provided in
5 is provided, it is possible to effectively prevent light from leaking through the hook holes f1 provided in the front and rear walls 61 and 62 and impairing the appearance of the entire furniture.

The inner frame element 6 includes the front and rear walls 61, 6
2 is provided with a side wall 63 connecting one side edge side, and the side wall 63 has a protruding surface 75 of the protruding portion 75 of the outer frame element 7.
Since the outer frame element 7 is attached to the inner frame element 6 by attaching b, the ridge portion 75 is used not only as a shield portion for preventing light leakage but also as an attachment portion. It is possible.

Since the outer frame element 7 is provided with the groove portion 74 which can be fitted into the inner frame element 6 from the outside so as to surround the front and rear walls 61, 62 of the inner frame element 6,
The outer frame element 7 is satisfactorily attached to the inner frame element 6 with the outer end surface f11 of the hook hole f1 hidden from the outside.
Can be attached to.

The structure of the present invention is not limited to that described above, and the hook hole and the concealing member may be provided in the upper and lower frame members which are horizontal frame elements. Further, the furniture is not limited to the structural frame body as in the present embodiment, and other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0031]

The present invention is carried out with the above-described structure and has the following effects.

That is, according to the present invention, since the outer end surface of the hook hole is hidden from the outside by the hiding member, the hook hole can be made inconspicuous and the overall appearance of the furniture can be enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing one mode of use in the same embodiment.

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

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the same main part.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the main part.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I corresponding to FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Furniture body (frame structure body) 4 ... Horizontal frame element (bottom frame material) 5 ... Horizontal frame element (upper frame material) 6 ... Vertical frame element (inner frame element) 61 ... Face (front wall) 62 ... Surface (rear wall) 63 ... Connection surface part (side wall) 7 ... Concealing member (outer frame element) 74 ... Fitting recess (groove) 75 ... ridge 75b ... protruding surface 79 ... Overhang part A: Furniture (frame structure) f1 ... Hook hole f11 ... Outer end face f12 ... Opening entrance

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A furniture body having a surface portion provided with a hook hole, wherein the furniture body comprises a concealing member for concealing an outer end surface of the hook hole from the outside. Furniture to do. 2. The concealing member includes a projecting portion projecting in a direction in which the opening width of the hook hole on the opening inlet side is narrowed, and the projecting portion conceals the outer end surface of the hook hole from the outside. The furniture according to claim 1, which is characterized in that. 3. A furniture main body includes a pair of facing surface portions provided with the hook holes, and the concealing member is interposed between a pair of facing surface portions of the furniture main body, the hook holes provided in the surface portions. The furniture according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a ridge portion that blocks the facing of each other. 4. The furniture main body comprises a connecting surface portion that connects one side edge portions of the pair of facing surface portions, and the protruding surface of the ridge portion of the concealing member is attached to the connecting surface portion, The furniture according to claim 3, wherein a concealing member is attached to the furniture body. 5. The concealing member is provided with a fitting recess that can be fitted to the furniture main body from the outside so as to hold a pair of facing surface portions of the furniture main body. The listed furniture. 6. The furniture main body has a frame-like shape composed of a vertical frame element extending substantially in the vertical direction and a horizontal frame element extending substantially in the horizontal direction, and the hook hole is 6. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the furniture is provided on at least one side of the vertical frame element or the horizontal frame element.