JP2003135166A - Desk with hanging cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To tightly connect cabinets to each other by preventing a gap from being formed between the rear face of a cabinet hung over the top plate of a desk and a wall surface, etc., or between the cabinets arranged back to back. SOLUTION: A horizontal plate 9 for connecting a pair of right and left supports 3 erected at the rear part of the desk 1 is provided at the upper ends of the supports 3, and the cabinet 4 is fitted onto this horizontal plate 9 in a state where its front/rear position 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 desk with a suspension cabinet in which a cabinet is installed above the rear end of the desk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A desk with a suspension cabinet is known in which, for example, a cabinet having a flap door on the front is supported by a pair of left and right columns provided at the rear of the desk.

However, in most conventional desks with a suspension cabinet of this type, most of the cabinets are fixedly mounted at one position.

[0004]

If the cabinet is fixedly mounted above the desk as described above, the following inconvenience occurs.

For example, when a desktop panel is erected on the rear end of the top plate of the desk so as to be positioned rearward of the rear surface of the cabinet, two desks may be arranged back to back or the desk may be placed on a wall surface. When you place it along the
A gap of the thickness of the desktop panel or more is formed between the cabinets or between the cabinet and the wall surface.

As a result, not only does it look bad, but it is also possible to connect cabinets that are back to back,
When fixing a cabinet to a wall surface or the like, it is difficult to firmly connect them.

Therefore, a gap material for closing the gap is required, which causes extra cost and labor.

If the rear surface of the cabinet is not aligned with the rear end of the desk and is fixed in the front-back direction, when the rear end of the desk is placed along the wall surface, the rear surface of the cabinet and the wall surface are Between them, or a gap is formed between the rear end of the desk and the wall surface, resulting in poor appearance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a desktop panel or the like is erected on the rear end of a desk, and the rear surface of the cabinet and the rear end of the desk are not aligned in the front-rear direction. Also, it is possible to prevent gaps from being formed between the back surfaces of cabinets that are back to back and between the cabinets and the wall surface, and to improve the appearance, and also to increase the bonding strength between the cabinets and between them and the wall surface. The purpose is to provide a desk with a suspended cabinet.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the above problems can be solved as follows. (1) A horizontal plate that connects the two columns to each other is provided at the upper ends of a pair of right and left columns that are erected at the rear of the desk, and the cabinet is mounted on the horizontal plate so that the front and rear positions can be adjusted.

(2) In the above item (1), the rear end of the horizontal plate and the rear end of the desk are aligned on substantially the same vertical plane.

(3) In the above item (1), at the rear end of the desk,
In the case where a panel is erected in which the vertical dimension is smaller than the height of the lower surface of the cabinet, the cabinet can be adjusted so that the rear surface of the panel is substantially flush with the rear surface of the panel or is located rearward thereof. To do.

(4) In the above item (1), the desks are arranged back to back, and a panel whose vertical dimension is smaller than the height of the lower surface of the cabinet is erected at the center of the abutting portions. The cabinet at the top,
The rear surfaces thereof are adjustable so as to move to a position of about half the thickness of the panel.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.
A pair of left and right columns (3) standing on the rear end of the top plate (2) of the desk (1)
Cabinets (4) and (4) arranged side by side are supported on the upper end of (3).

As shown in FIG. 2, a flap door for closing the front opening of each cabinet (4) is provided.
(5) is supported by a guide mechanism (not shown) and a rotating arm (6), and is provided in the upper part of the cabinet (4) so that it can be flipped up to an almost horizontal open position.

At the upper end of each column (3), a rear portion of a horizontal bracket (7) having a rectangular tube shape facing the front-rear direction is fixed by welding. (8) is a cover made of synthetic resin fixed to the lower surface of the bracket (7).

A horizontal support plate (9) is attached to the upper surfaces of the left and right brackets (7), (7).

The lateral length of the support plate (9) is substantially equal to the total lateral dimension of the cabinets (4) (4) arranged side by side, and the longitudinal length is slightly shorter than that of the cabinet (4). , A pair of front and rear reinforcing rods (10) and (10) having a hat-shaped side cross section are formed on the front and rear inner bottom surfaces of the flat substrate (9a) having an upward U-shaped cross section over the entire length in the left-right direction. It is fastened.

The upper surfaces of the inwardly extending pieces (9b) (9b) connected to the front and rear upper edges of the substrate (9a) and the upper surfaces of the reinforcing rods (10) and (10) are substantially flush with each other.

The support plate (9) is a bolt (1) inserted through the outward flange piece (10a) and the substrate (9a) of each reinforcing rod (10).
By screwing 1) onto the nut 12 welded to the lower surface of the upper piece 7a of the bracket 7 from above, the rear surface of the board 9a slightly projects from the rear end of the bracket 7. Thus, the bracket (7) is fixed to the upper surface of the bracket (7) horizontally and in a state of being biased forward of the center of the support column (3).

The left and right cabinets (4), (4) are their bottom plates.
With the (4a) placed on both side edges of the support plate (9), the bottom plate (4
Insert the bolts (13) inserted from the top and bottom of
The nuts (14) welded to the lower surfaces of the front and rear reinforcing rods (10) are screwed from above so that the nuts (14) are fixed in a state of being biased forward from the center of the column (3).

The bottom plate of the cabinet (4) is shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. 3 (the same structure as the front and rear sides is shown only in the rear part).
The (4a) is provided with a plurality of insertion holes (15) for the bolts (13) in the front-rear direction (three in the embodiment). By selecting and using them, the cabinet (4) can be mounted. The position can be adjusted in three steps in the front-back direction.

When the rearmost insertion hole (15) is selected and the cabinet (4) is attached to the support plate (9), as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rear surface of the cabinet (4) is supported. Board (9)
The rear end and the rear end are almost flush with each other, and similarly, when the middle or frontmost insertion hole (15) is selected, the pitch of the insertion holes (15) is as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Minutes only, cabinet
The rear surface of (4) projects rearward from the rear end of the support plate (9).

The bolt (13) is inserted into the through hole (15) by inserting into the bottom plate (4a) of the cabinet (4) an elongated hole (in the front-rear direction) through which the head of the bolt (13) can be inserted. 16) is formed, and it can be performed from the inside of the cabinet (4) through the elongated hole (16). When the long hole (16) is not used, a rubber or synthetic resin cap (17) may be fixed.

The rearward projecting dimension from the support plate (9) of the cabinet (4) is as follows when the frontmost insertion hole (15) is selected.
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the size of the desk panel (1) protruding rearward is approximately equal to or slightly larger than the thickness of the desktop panel (18) standing on the rear end of the top panel (2). I am doing it.

In this way, when the desk (1) is installed along the wall surface (19), the rear surface of the desktop panel (18) contacts the wall surface (19), and the rear surface of the cabinet (4) and the wall surface. (19)
A gap is not formed between the cabinet and the cabinet, and the cabinet (4) can be firmly fixed to the wall surface (19) by the fixing bracket (20).

Further, the projection size of the cabinet (4) when the intermediate insertion hole (15) is selected is as shown in FIG.
(2) Desktop panel similar to the above, which was erected from (1)
It is about half the thickness of 8).

In this way, for example, when two desks (1) (1) of the same shape are placed back to back as shown in FIG. 5, the rear end surfaces of both cabinets (4) (4) are By contacting each other at a position half the thickness of the desktop panel (18) and forming a symmetrical shape in side view, the appearance is improved.

Also, the front and rear cabinets (4) and (4) can be firmly joined together by screwing the rear plates together from the inside.

When the arrangement as shown in FIG.
Connect the desktop panel (18) to the desk
You may attach so that it may stand from the rear end surface of the top plate (2) of (1).

If the rearmost insertion hole (15) is selected and the rear surface of the cabinet (4) is aligned with the rear end of the support plate (9), as shown in FIG. 6, the rear surface of the cabinet (4) is shown. Can be brought into contact with the low partition (21) installed on the floor or the wall surface, and can be firmly fixed by a fixing metal fitting or the like.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, the insertion holes (1
5) is provided, and by selectively using these, the mounting position of the cabinet (4) in the front-rear direction with respect to the support plate (9) can be adjusted in three steps, as shown in FIG. Thus, the bottom plate (4a) may be provided with an elongated hole (22) facing the front-rear direction.

In this way, the amount of rearward projection of the cabinet (4) with respect to the support plate (9) can be adjusted steplessly according to the thickness of the desktop panel (18).

[0034]

According to the invention described in claim 1, even if there is a step in the front-rear direction on the wall surface or the like, the rear surface of the cabinet or the rear end of the desk can be brought into contact with the wall surface or the like without a gap. The appearance can be improved and the cabinet can be firmly fixed to the wall surface or the like.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the desk is arranged along the wall surface or the like, the horizontal plate or the rear end of the desk abuts on the wall surface, and a gap is formed between the rear surface of the cabinet and the wall surface. It is not formed, and the cabinet can be firmly fixed to the wall surface.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the desk is arranged along the wall surface or the like, a gap of the thickness of the panel or more is formed between the rear surface of the cabinet and the wall surface. Is prevented, and the cabinet can be firmly fixed in a state where the rear surface of the cabinet is in contact with the wall surface.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the rear surfaces of the front and back cabinets, which are back to back, contact each other,
Since no gap is formed between them, the cabinets can be firmly fixed to each other. Moreover, since the desk and the cabinet are arranged symmetrically in the front-rear direction in a side view, the appearance is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is also a partially cutaway enlarged side view of the cabinet.

3 is an enlarged sectional view of the lower rear end of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an example of a combination of a cabinet and a wall when a desktop panel is erected on the rear end of the desk.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing an example in which the desks are arranged back to back and the rear surfaces of the cabinets are joined together at a position half the thickness of the desktop panel.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing an example in which the rear end of the support plate and the rear surface of the cabinet are aligned and the rear surface of the cabinet is joined to the low partition.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same portion as FIG. 3 showing another example of mounting the bottom plate and the support plate of the cabinet.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) desk (2) Top plate (3) Support (4) Cabinet (4a) Bottom plate (5) Flap door (6) Rotating arm (7) Bracket (7a) Upper piece (8) Cover (9) Support plate (horizontal plate) (9a) Substrate (9b) Inward facing piece (10) Reinforcing rod (10a) Flange piece (11) Bolt (12) Nut (13) Bolt (14) Nut (15) Insertion hole (16) long hole (17) Cap (18) Desktop panel (19) Wall surface (20) Fixing bracket (21) Low partition (22) long hole

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A horizontal plate for connecting both columns to each other is provided at an upper end of a pair of left and right columns vertically arranged on a rear portion of a desk, and a cabinet is mounted on the horizontal plate so that a front and rear position can be adjusted. A desk with a suspension cabinet. 2. The desk with a suspension cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the rear end of the horizontal plate and the rear end of the desk are aligned on substantially the same vertical plane. 3. A cabinet in which a panel whose vertical dimension is smaller than the height of the lower surface of the cabinet is erected at the rear end of the desk, and the cabinet is positioned such that its rear surface is substantially flush with the rear surface of the panel, or The desk with a suspension cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the desk is adjustable so as to be located rearward of the desk. 4. A desk arranged back to back, and a panel whose vertical dimension is smaller than the height of the lower surface of the cabinet is erected in the center of the abutting parts, and the cabinet above each desk is provided with the rear surface thereof. The desk with a suspension cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the desk is adjustable so as to move to a position approximately half the thickness of the panel.