JP2003144270A - Movable stand gear for sofa or bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a movable stand gear for a sofa or a bed having a stand for placing a notebook computer, etc., or documents, where the stand is allowed to move in a most appropriate position for use or in a no-obstacle position, while a user sits on the sofa or the bed in relaxation. SOLUTION: Guide rails 4 are provided on horizontal beams 8 provided on the back and the front of a base 2. An operation lever 18 is provided on a front end of a support body 5. An operation rod 19 is disposed inside the support body 5 so as to be movable back and forth. A front end of the operation rod 19 is pivotally provided on a movable part of the operation lever 18. Upper end pads 21 of stopper members 20 penetrating through from the support body 5 upward and elastically energized upward come, under pressure, into contact with an under surface of the horizontal beam 8 or that of a contact member 22 provided along the horizontal beam 8. When the operation rod 19 is shifted in either of a back or a forth direction by an operation of the operation lever 18, slant edges 23 provided on the operation rod 19 slide to come into contact with sliding parts 24 provided on the stopper members 20, and the stopper members 20 moving downward make the upper end pads separate from the under surface of the horizontal beam 8 and that of the contact member 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a movable mounting table device for sofas and beds, and more specifically, for mounting and using a notebook computer or portable information communication device while sitting on a sofa or bed. The present invention relates to a movable mounting table device for sofas and beds.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sofa used in a reception set or the like is generally provided with a front table and a side table beside it. This table is used for documents and drinks, but since the design is important, it is completely unsuitable for applications such as sitting on the sofa and using items on the table. there were.

By the way, recently, a laptop computer and a portable information communication device are often used, and normally, they are used while sitting on a desk, but they are used while sitting on a sofa and relaxing while changing their mood. You may want to.
However, when a notebook personal computer or a portable information communication device is placed on the table and used, such a usage form is almost impossible because of a cramped posture. Therefore,
Although the device is unavoidably placed on the knee or the device is used while being held with one hand, it is unstable and rather tired.

Although a normal chair is provided with an auxiliary table that can be rotated and folded at an armrest part, a sofa for a plurality of people or a single person has been equipped with a device. There was no one provided with a worktable that could be used. The same applies to the bed.

[0005]

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned situation, the present invention is to solve the problems while sitting on a sofa for a plurality of people or a single person in a relaxed state, or when the upper body is placed on a bed. Equipped with a mounting table that can be used by placing devices such as notebook computers and portable information communication devices and documents while standing up and moving, and moving the mounting table to the optimum position for use or obstruction. It is a point to provide a movable mounting table device for a sofa and a bed that can be moved to a position where it does not fall into the wrong position.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a guide rail is provided on a base of a sofa or a bed along a seat edge, and a base end side of a support is arranged along the guide rail. A movable mounting table device for a sofa and a bed, which is movably supported and provided with a mounting table on the tip side of the support, and the mounting table is movable along a seat part or a bed part. The guide rails are provided respectively on the front and rear lateral beams of the base, and an operation lever is provided at the tip of the support body that is arranged so as to intersect with the horizontal beam so that the guide lever can be tilted back and forth. An operating rod is provided so as to be movable back and forth, and a front end of the operating rod is pivotally attached to a movable portion of the operating lever, while an upper end pad of a stopper member penetrating upward from the support and elastically biased upward is provided. The underside of the transverse beam or The inclined edge provided on the operating rod is provided on the stopper member when the operating rod is pressed in contact with the lower surface of the abutting member provided along the horizontal beam and the operating rod is moved in one direction in the front and rear direction by the tilting operation of the operating lever. Sliding contact with sliding parts,
A movable mounting table device for a sofa or bed is constructed in which the stopper member is moved downward so that the upper end pad is separated from the lower surface of the lateral beam or the lower surface of the contact member. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention makes it possible to prevent the mounting table from abruptly moving and to move the mounting table to a desired position while a notebook computer, a portable information device or the like is mounted and used on the mounting table. It is the one.

Here, it is preferable that the mounting table can be moved along the front edge of the seat of the horizontally long sofa for a plurality of people or the long side edge of the bed.

Further, it is more preferable that the mounting table is tiltably and rotatably provided on the upper part of the extendable and retractable column which is erected on the tip side of the support.

Further, it is also preferable that a projection is provided at a position near one edge of the upper surface of the mounting table.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a typical embodiment of a movable mounting device for a sofa and a bed according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 6 show details of each part. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 is a sofa, 2 is a base, and 3 is a base. Is a seat, 4 is a guide rail, 5
Is a support, 6 is a pillar, and 7 is a mounting table. In the present embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a sofa is shown, but it is apparent from the following description and drawings that the present invention can be applied to a bed without any change.

The sofa 1 of this embodiment has a structure in which a seat portion 3 is attached to an upper portion of a frame-shaped base 2, and a guide rail 4 is provided along the seat edge of the base 2 to support it. Body 5
The base end side of the support is movably supported along the guide rail 4, and the support column 5 is extendable and retractable to the front end side of the support body 5.
Is provided upright, and the mounting table 7 is tiltably and rotatably provided on the upper portion of the support column 6 so that the mounting table 7 can be moved along the seat 3.

More specifically, the sofa 1 of the present embodiment.
Is a horizontally long seat for a plurality of people, and is a seat portion 3 of the sofa 1.
Although the mounting table 7 can be moved along the front edge of the above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to move the mounting table 7 from the front edge of the seat portion 3 to the side edge, and in that case, the guide rail 4 is continuously connected from the front edge of the base 2 to the side edge. It should be formed. In that case, the guide rail 4 corresponding to the corner of the seat 3 is curved in an arc shape.

The base 2 is formed of a square pipe made of wood or steel in the shape of a frame, and has a plurality of lateral beams 8 extending laterally in the front and rear direction, and a leg on one side in the front and rear direction. Casters 10, 10 are provided below the rods 9, 9 and the front and rear of the other side, respectively. Then, front and rear guide rails 4, 4 are provided along the rear surface of the lateral beam 8 at the front edge and the front surface of the rear lateral beam 8, and the rolling elements 10, provided at the rear portion of the support body 5 oriented in the longitudinal direction, 10 is movably mounted on each of the guide rails 4 and 4, and the support 5 is supported so as to be movable laterally in a suspended state.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the ball-bearing type rolling element 11 is movable along the guide rail 4. In the present embodiment, the guide rails 4 are provided on the back surface of the front side horizontal beam 8 and the guide rails 4 are provided on the lower surface of the rear side horizontal beam 8, and the rolling elements 11 are movably provided on the respective guide rails 4.
In addition, the front side is connected via L metal fittings 12 and the rear side is directly connected to mounting fittings 13, 13 fixed to the upper surface of the support body 5, and the support body 5 is arranged so as to cross the lateral beam 8.

The tip end side of the support 5 projects forward from the front edge of the seat portion 3, and the pillar 6 is located at the forward projecting portion.
Is erected. The column 6 has a structure capable of expanding and contracting, and for example, a gas cylinder is built in the column 6 so that the height of the mounting table 7 can be adjusted. Further, the mounting table 7 is tiltably and rotatably connected to a tip end portion of an arm 14 provided on the upper portion of the column 6 so as to be horizontally rotatable by a connector 15 such as a universal joint. In the present embodiment, the arm 14 and the connecting body 15 described above allow the mounting table 7 to freely change its angle and position. Normally, the mounting table 7 is set horizontally or at an angle slightly inclined toward the seated person, but the lateral position, the horizontal angle, and the vertical angle can be arbitrarily set according to the posture of the seated person. is there.

Although not shown, an auxiliary mounting table is provided on the lower surface of the mounting table 7 so as to be drawn out so that the auxiliary mounting table can be pulled out from the lower surface of the mounting table 7 so that the mouse can be mounted and used. Has become. When the auxiliary mounting table is not used, it can be stored on the lower surface of the mounting table 7. Further, it is preferable that the upper surface of the mounting table 7 is coated with a rubber coat or a silicone resin coat so that the device does not slip down even in a tilted state. Further, the ridge 1 for preventing slippage is provided at a position near one edge of the upper surface of the mounting table 7.
It is also preferable to form 6.

Further, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the support member 5 has a stopper mechanism 17 having a brake structure.
Is provided, the movement of the mounting table 7 is regulated at all times, and the mounting table 7 can be moved by operating it when necessary to release the stopper. This stopper mechanism 17
The operating lever 18 is provided at the tip of the support 5 so as to be tiltable back and forth, and the operating rod 19 is provided in the support 5 so as to be movable back and forth in a substantially horizontal state, and the front end of the operating rod 19 is provided. Is pivotally attached to the movable portion of the operation lever 18, while the upper end pad 21 of the stopper member 20, 20 penetrating upward from the support body 5 and elastically biased upward is attached to the lateral beam 8
When the operating rod 19 is moved in one of the front and rear directions by pressing the lower surface of the contact rod 22 or the lower surface of the contact member 22 provided along the lateral beam 8 by tilting the operating lever 18, the operating rod 1
The slanted edge 23 provided at 9 slides on the sliding portion 24 provided at the stopper member 20, the stopper member 20 moves downward, and the upper end pad 21 moves from the lower surface of the lateral beam 8 or the lower surface of the contact member 22. It is something that has come to leave.

More specifically, the support 5 is a long member having a U-shaped cross section, which is open downward, and includes an upper plate 25 and both side plates 2.
It consists of 6, 26. The lower end of the operating lever 18 is inserted into the inside of the supporting body 5 through an opening 27 formed at the tip of the upper plate 25 of the supporting body 5,
The front end is supported by a horizontal support shaft 29 provided on a bearing member 28 fixed to the inner front end of the shaft so as to be rotatable back and forth.

The operating rod 19 is arranged in the front-rear direction along the inside of the supporting body 5, and has one side plate 26 or both side plates 2.
The guide pins 30 and 30 that are installed over 6, 26
The operation rod 19 is slidably fitted in long holes 31, 31 penetrating laterally to hold it so as to be movable back and forth, and the front end of the operation rod 19 is supported by the spindle 2 of the operating lever 18.
It is pivotally attached by a connecting pin 32 at a position above 9. Further, the operating rod 19 is provided with a tension coil spring 33 between an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction thereof and the side plate 26 located rearward of the intermediate rod, and always elastically urges rearward. That is, by tilting the operation lever 18 to the side away from the seat portion, the operating rod 19 is resisted against the elastic force of the tension coil spring 33.
To move forward. In addition, the front and rear portions of the operating rod 19 have the claw member 3 having the downward inclined edge 23.
4 is fixed. The inclined edge 23 is located at a position separated laterally of the operating rod 19 and is formed toward the front.

The stopper member 20 is made of a synthetic resin and integrally molded. The upper end pad 21 is formed on the upper end, and the notch 35 is formed on the side surface of the upper and lower intermediate portions. The sliding portion 24 having a triangular shape in a side view is formed in the lower portion, and a step portion 36 is provided further downward to form a shaft portion 37. The stopper member 20
Is inserted into the slide holes 38, 38 opened in the front and rear portions of the upper plate of the support 5 from above, and the upper part of the notch 35 is vertically moved and guided in the slide hole 38, and the both side plates are further below. The shaft portion 37 is slidably inserted into a through hole 40 penetrating in the vertical direction of the guide member 39 provided between the guide members 39 and 26, and the shaft portion is provided between the step portion 36 and the upper surface of the guide member 39. A compression coil spring 41 is interposed in the portion 37, and the stopper member 20 is always elastically biased upward. Therefore, normally, the upper end pad 21 is pressed against the lower surface of the front lateral beam 8 on the front side, and pressed against the lower surface of the contact member 22 provided along the rear lateral beam 8 on the rear side to support it. The movement of the body 5 is restricted. A screw shaft 42 is formed at the lower end of the shaft portion 37 of the stopper member 20 penetrating the guide member 39, and a nut 43 is screwed onto the screw shaft 42 to prevent the screw shaft 42 from coming off.

When the operating lever 18 is tilted away from the seat portion 3, the operating rod 19 moves forward,
The inclined edge 23 provided on the claw member 34 enters into the notch 35 of the stopper member 20 and slides the stopper 24 while sliding the stopper 24 to the compression coil spring 4.
The upper end pad 21 is separated from the lower surface of the lateral beam 8 and the lower surface of the abutting member 22, and the support body 5, that is, the mounting table 7 is freely moved along the guide rail 4 by being moved downward against the elastic force of 1. When the operating lever 18 is moved to a predetermined position and then released from the operating lever 18, the elastic lever of the tension coil spring 33 causes the operating rod 19 to move rearward, and accordingly the operating lever 18 moves to the seat portion 3. The stopper member 20 is moved upward by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 41 while returning to the approaching direction, and the upper end pad 21 is pressed against the lower surface of the lateral beam 8 and the lower surface of the contact member 22 to move the support body 5. Regulate.

Further, FIG. 7 shows the mounting table 7 shown in the present embodiment, in which one side is rectangular and the other side is semi-elliptical in plan view. Further, FIG. 8 shows another shape of the mounting table 7, which is an elliptical shape in plan view.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in order to supply electric power to an electronic device such as a notebook computer mounted on the mounting table 7, an outlet 44 is attached to the side surface of the support 5 and is not shown. Is equipped with signal line connection terminals. Here, the cords connected to the outlet 44 and the connection terminal are curled on a support rod laterally provided on the lower surface side of the seat portion 3 so as to be able to follow with a margin regardless of the position of the mounting table 7. A structure for supporting the cord portion in a wound state, a reel mechanism, or the like can be adopted.

[0024]

As described above, the movable mounting device for a sofa or bed according to the invention of claim 1 is mounted on the sofa while sitting in a relaxed state or while raising the upper body from the bed. Devices such as laptop computers and portable information communication devices and documents can be placed on the stand and used, and can be moved to an optimum position according to the sitting position of the occupant, and it can be used in the way. It can be moved to a position where it does not occur, and the support body is provided with a stopper mechanism with a brake structure, and normally the movement of the mounting table is restricted, so the mounting table does not move unexpectedly during use,
Also, operate the operating lever to release the stopper,
The mounting table can be moved to a desired position.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the mounting table can be moved along the front edge of the seat portion or the long side edge of the bed of a horizontally long sofa, it is possible to relax with the foot resting on the seat portion. The device can be used in the state or in the upper body lying upright on the bed, and when not in use, the mounting table can be moved to the opposite side away from the sitting position, which is an obstacle. Never be.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the mounting table is tiltably and rotatably provided on the upper part of the extendable and retractable support column which is erected on the distal end side of the support body, the mounting table can be mounted according to the posture of the user. It is possible to set the height, direction and angle of the mounting table in an optimum state.

According to the fourth aspect, even if the mounting table is tilted, the notebook personal computer or the like mounted on the mounting table does not unexpectedly slip off, so that it can be used stably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a sofa provided with a movable mounting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial vertical cross-sectional side view showing a main part of the present invention and showing a state in which an ordinary mounting table is immovable.

FIG. 3 is a partial vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state in which the stopper is released and the mounting table is movable.

FIG. 4 is a partial vertical sectional front view showing a state in which the mounting table is also immovable.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a stopper mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view showing a stopper mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a mounting table, (a) is a plan view of the mounting table, and (b) is a side view of the mounting table.

FIG. 8 shows another example of the mounting table, (a) is a plan view of the mounting table, and (b) is a side view of the mounting table.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 sofa 2 base 3 Seat 4 Guide rail 5 Support 6 Support 7 Mounting table 8 Horizontal beam 9 foot rod 10 casters 11 rolling elements 12 L metal fittings 13 Mounting bracket 14 Arm 15 connection body 16 ridge 17 Stopper mechanism 18 Operation lever 19 Actuating rod 20 Stopper member 21 upper end pad 22 abutting member 23 inclined edge 24 sliding part 25 Upper plate 26 Side plate 27 opening 28 bearing member 29 Spindle 30 Guide pin 31 long hole 32 connecting pin 33 tension coil spring 34 claw member 35 Notch 36 Step 37 Shaft 38 Slide hole 39 Guide member 40 Through hole 41 compression coil spring 42 screw shaft 43 nut 44 outlet

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A guide rail is provided on a base of a sofa or a bed along a seat edge, a base end side of a support is movably supported along the guide rail, and the base is mounted on a tip side of the support. A sofa provided with a table, the table being movable along a seat or a bed, a movable table device for a bed, wherein the guide rails are provided on the front and rear lateral beams of the base, respectively. An operating lever is provided at the tip of the supporting body arranged so as to cross the transverse beam so as to be tiltable forward and backward, and an operating rod is provided in the supporting body so as to be movable back and forth in a substantially horizontal state. While the front end is pivotally attached to the movable portion of the operation lever, the upper end pad of the stopper member penetrating upward from the support and elastically biased upward is provided on the lower surface of the lateral beam or along the lateral beam. Press the bottom surface of the member Note that when the operating rod is moved in one of the front and rear directions by the tilting operation of the operating lever, the slanted edge provided on the operating rod makes sliding contact with the sliding portion provided on the stopper member,
A movable mounting device for a sofa or a bed, wherein the stopper member is moved downward so that the upper end pad is separated from the lower surface of the lateral beam or the lower surface of the contact member. 2. The movable mounting table device for a sofa and bed according to claim 1, wherein the mounting table can be moved along a front edge of a seat portion of a horizontally long sofa for a plurality of people or a long side edge of a bed. 3. The movable mounting table for a sofa or bed according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mounting table is tiltably and rotatably provided on an upper part of an extendable column which is erected on the tip side of the support. apparatus. 4. The movable mounting table device for a sofa or bed according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a protrusion is provided at a position close to one edge of the upper surface of the mounting table.