JP2005188190A - Support leg for free access floor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a support leg for a free access floor that allows laying work to be performed without removing an existing floor panel from the support leg as in a conventional one, when fixing the floor panel later in a fastening shape to the support leg, by easily blocking up a corner hole of the floor panel so that a heel of a shoe does not drop in, even when laying the floor panel of cutting out four corners on the free access floor of an underlaying type. <P>SOLUTION: A hole filling member installing part 22 is arranged in a central part of a panel placing support pedestal 2 so as to face from the corner hole C2 formed of the four-corner parts C1 of the floor panel C. A panel fixing member 6 for installing a hole filling member 5 for blocking up the corner hole or fixing the floor panel to the panel placing support pedestal is installed in the hole filling member installing part 22 from the corner hole. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a support leg used for a free access floor in which a floor is constructed by floating at a predetermined height on a foundation floor surface via a support leg, and more specifically, is installed vertically with respect to the foundation floor surface. The present invention relates to a support leg for a floor-type free access floor in which a panel support base is mounted on a leg support so that the height thereof can be adjusted, and four corners of a floor panel are mounted on the panel support base.

In the floor-type free access floor, the floor panel (four corners of the floor) is simply placed on the support legs (on the panel support pedestal). Shaking may occur due to distortion deformation.
In order to eliminate this rattling, the floor panel may be fastened to the support leg in a fastening manner. Therefore, in order to efficiently fix the four floor panels (of the four corners) supported on one support leg to the support legs (the panel support base) in a fastening manner, The corner part is notched in a quarter arc shape in advance so that corner holes are formed by the four corner parts of the four floor panels placed on the panel mounting base, and the panel fixing member is mounted on the panel through the corner holes. A method is adopted in which the floor panel is fixed to the support leg in a fastening manner by being screwed into the pedestal.
However, when a floor panel with four corners cut out is laid on a floor-type free access floor, corner holes are scattered all over the floor, causing an accident in which the heel of the shoe falls during walking.

Therefore, conventionally, when laying a floor panel with four corners cut out on a floor-type free access floor, as shown in FIG. 6, the floor panel C is placed on the panel mounting base 2 'of the support leg A'. The member 10 for closing the corner hole C2 is installed. Therefore, when the floor panel C is to be fastened to the support leg A 'in a fastening manner later, the member 10 that has blocked the corner hole C2 must be removed. For this purpose, the existing floor panel C is supported. It must be removed from the leg A ', and if there is a fixture on the floor panel, the fixture must be removed and rearranged after the construction, resulting in a very poor workability of the laying work. It was.
Note that the above prior art known to the applicant of the present application is not related to the literature known invention, and therefore, prior art document information is not disclosed in the present specification.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and even when a floor panel with four corners cut out is laid on a floor-type free access floor, the corner holes of the floor panel are formed. It can be easily closed so that the heel of the shoe does not fall, and when the floor panel is fixed to the support leg in a fastening manner later, the existing floor panel can be laid without removing it from the support leg as in the past. It is intended to provide support legs for free access floors that can be used.

The supporting leg for a free access floor according to claim 1 of the present invention that achieves such an object comprises mounting a panel mounting base on a leg column installed vertically with respect to the foundation floor so that the height thereof can be adjusted, A floor-mounted support leg for a free access floor in which the corners of the four corners of the floor panel are placed on the panel support pedestal, and is placed on the panel support pedestal at the center of the panel support pedestal A hole filling member mounting part is provided so as to face a corner hole formed at the four corners of the floor panel, and a hole filling member for closing the corner hole is mounted on the hole filling member mounting part from the corner hole, or The present invention is characterized in that a panel fixing member for fixing the floor panel to the panel mounting base is mounted.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a support leg for a free access floor, wherein the panel mounting pedestal covers a pedestal body mounted on the leg column so as to be adjustable in height, and the pedestal body covers the pedestal body. And a mounting member for mounting the peripheral flanges of the four corners of the floor panel, and a hole-filling member mounting hole is formed in the central portion of the above-described supporting member, and a connecting member is provided in the mounting hole. To form a hole filling member mounting portion, and to mount a hole filling member for closing the corner hole from the corner hole to the hole for mounting the hole filling member, or to fix a floor panel to the panel mounting base The panel fixing member is connected through the corner hole to the connecting member facing the hole filling member mounting hole.
At this time, as described in claim 3, as the connecting member, the tip portion of the leg strut penetrating the panel mounting base is used as it is, and the hole filling member or the panel fixing member is screwed into the connecting member. It is preferable that the panel mounting base is fixed and fixed to the leg support without rattling by connecting.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the connecting member is formed in the mounting hole of the panel mounting base independently of the leg support, and the hole filling member or the panel fixing member can be freely hooked and detached from the connecting member. You may comprise so that it may connect.

Since the support leg for the free access floor according to the present invention is configured in this manner, the corner hole of the floor panel can be easily closed by simply mounting the hole filling member to the hole filling member mounting portion from the corner hole of the floor panel. If the panel fixing member is mounted on the hole filling member mounting portion through the corner hole, the floor panel can be fixed to the panel mounting base. That is, the floor panel can be fixed to the panel mounting base of the support leg simply by removing the hole filling member from the hole filling member mounting portion through the corner hole of the floor panel and mounting the panel fixing member on the hole filling member mounting portion instead. become.
Therefore, even when laying a floor panel with four corners cut out on a floor-type free access floor, the corner hole of the floor panel can be easily closed so that the heel of the shoe does not fall down, When the floor panel is later fastened to the support leg in a fastening manner, it is not necessary to remove the existing floor panel from the support leg as in the prior art, and the laying work can be performed easily and quickly.
In addition, according to the support leg for the free access floor according to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to rattle the panel mounting base on the leg column only by screwing and connecting the hole filling member or the panel fixing member to the connecting member with a very simple configuration. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate a special component (for example, a conventionally used double nut) for fixing and fixing the panel mounting base without rattling the leg support.

  Hereinafter, specific preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, and various variations are conceivable. Moreover, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structural member through all the drawings.

  The support leg A according to the present invention basically has a leg support 1 installed vertically with respect to the foundation floor B, and a panel mounting that is mounted on the leg support 1 so that the height can be adjusted. It is composed of a pedestal 2.

  The leg support 1 is formed with a male threaded portion 11 on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and is fixed vertically to an installation plate 3 that is installed and fixed on the foundation floor surface B. The panel mounting base 2 is vertically mounted on the male threaded portion 11. It is attached to the height adjustable.

There are various mechanisms for mounting the panel mounting base 2 to the leg column 1 so that the height thereof can be adjusted. In the illustrated embodiment, the panel mounting base 2 has a female screw formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof. The threaded tube portion 21 is formed, and the threaded tube portion 21 is threadably engaged with the male threaded portion 11 of the leg column 1 so that the height can be adjusted to the leg column 1. .
3, the nut 4 provided at the lower portion of the panel mounting base 2 is fixed so that the panel mounting base 2 does not rattle against the leg column 1 after the height of the panel mounting base 2 is adjusted. For this purpose, it is not always necessary. Incidentally, when the fixing nut 4 is not used, the panel mounting base 2 is fixed so as not to rattle against the leg column 1 with a hole filling member 5 or a panel fixing member 6 described later.

  The panel mounting base 2 is not particularly limited in its shape as long as it is mounted on the leg column 1 so as to be adjustable in height and can be mounted on the four corners C1 of the floor panel C. In the central portion, a hole filling member mounting portion 22 is provided so as to face a corner hole C2 formed by the four corner portions C1 of the floor panel C placed on the panel mounting base 2.

  The hole-filling member mounting portion 22 is basically mounted with a hole-filling member 5 for closing the corner hole C2 formed by the four corner corner portions C1 of the floor panel C placed on the panel mounting base 2, and if necessary. Instead of the hole filling member 5, it is for mounting a panel fixing member 6 for fixing the floor panel C to the panel mounting base 2, and is formed so that the hole filling member 5 and the panel fixing member 6 can be mounted. ing.

  That is, in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the panel mounting base 2 is flat so that the bottom surface of the four corners C1 of the floor panel C can be mounted. In addition to being formed into a substantially circular flat plate, the positioning locking protrusions 23 are arranged in a substantially cross-shaped shape to prevent lateral displacement by abutting or engaging the four corner portions C1 of the floor panel C on the upper surface. The hole filling member mounting portion 22 is formed by projecting and projecting the distal end portion 12 of the leg support 1 from the screwed tube portion 21 provided in the central portion. Accordingly, the hole-filling member mounting portion 22 is fitted with a hole-filling member 5 or a panel fixing member 6 in which a female screw is formed on the inner peripheral surface as shown in FIG. 2, or an inner peripheral surface as shown in FIG. The hole-filling member 5a in which the female screw is not formed can be fitted and attached.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the panel mounting base 2 is formed in substantially the same manner as the panel mounting base described in the first and second embodiments, and is mounted on the column 1 so that the height can be adjusted. A pedestal main body 24 and a plastic mounting member 25 which is mounted on the upper surface of the pedestal main body 24 so as to cover the pedestal main body and which supports the peripheral flange C3 of the four corner portions C1 of the floor panel C. A hole filling member mounting hole 26 is formed in the center portion of the description receiving member 25 and a hole filling member mounting portion 22 is formed by facing a connecting member in the mounting hole 26.
At this time, the connecting member may be a bolt rod or a nut integrally projecting on the upper surface of the pedestal main body 24, or, as in the illustrated embodiment, the distal end portion 12 of the leg column 1 through which the panel mounting pedestal 2 protrudes. It may be. As in the case of the first and second embodiments, the hole filling member 5 or the panel fixing member 6 having a female screw formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof is screwed to the hole filling member mounting portion 22 or the inner periphery. The hole filling member 5a in which the female screw is not formed on the surface can be fitted and inserted.

When the connecting member, that is, the hole filling member mounting portion 22 is formed by a nut integrally projecting on the upper surface of the base body 24, a part or all of the hole filling member 5 and the panel fixing member 6 are correspondingly formed. It should be understood that a male screw is engraved on the outer peripheral portion and screwed.
Further, in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 5, an engaging protrusion 27 as a connecting member is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hole-filling member mounting hole 26 to form the hole-filling member mounting portion 22, and the engaging protrusion 27, an engagement recess 63 is formed in the hole filling member 5 and the panel fixing member 6, and the engagement protrusion 27 of the hole filling member mounting portion 22 is engaged with the engagement recess 63 of the hole filling member 5 or the panel fixing member 6. It is configured to freely engage and connect.

    The hole filling member 5 and the panel fixing member 6 are formed so as to be flush with the upper surface of the floor panel C laid in the state of being mounted on the hole filling member mounting portion 22, and the outer shape of the hole filling member 5 is the corner of the floor panel C. It is formed in a short bar shape having substantially the same size as the inner diameter of the hole C2, and the body of the panel fixing member 6 is formed in substantially the same manner as the hole filling member 5, and is formed on the top of the four corners C1 of the floor panel C. A locking flange 61 having a substantially disk shape that locks to the edge is formed. Furthermore, a locking recess 62 for engaging a screwdriver (tool) to be screwed to the hole filling member mounting portion 22 is formed on the heads of the hole filling member 5 and the panel fixing member 6 as necessary.

Thus, the support legs A are arranged on the base floor surface B in a grid pattern at predetermined intervals, and the floor panel C is laid in a bridging manner across the adjacent support legs A. At this time, the corner hole C2 does not occur in the laid free access floor if the normal floor type floor panel C in which the corners of the corners are not cut out is used, but the corners C1 are notched. When the floor panel C of the type is used, a corner hole C2 is formed in the laid free access floor. In this case, the hole filling member 5 or 5a is inserted into the hole filling member mounting portion 22 of the support leg A from the corner hole C2 of the floor panel C. Put it on. This closes the corner hole C2 of the floor panel C and eliminates the possibility that the heel of the shoe falls into the corner hole C2 of the floor panel C during walking. (See Fig. 2 (a))
Then, after constructing the free access floor using the floor panel C with the four corners C1 cut out, the base floor surface B and the floor panel C itself due to aged use cause distortion and solve it. Therefore, when the floor panel C is fixed to the support leg A in a fastening manner later, as shown in FIG. 2B, the hole filling member 5 or 5a attached to the hole filling member attachment portion 22 of the support leg A is provided. Is removed from the hole filling member mounting portion 22 through the corner hole C2 of the floor panel C, and the panel fixing member 6 is mounted to the empty hole filling member mounting portion 22 from the corner hole C2 of the floor panel C. Then, the locking flange 61 of the panel fixing member 6 is locked to the edge of the corner hole C2, that is, the upper edge of the four corner portion C1 of each floor panel C, and the panel fixing member 6 is directly attached to the hole filling member mounting portion 22 Each floor panel C is firmly fixed to the supporting leg A without rattling through the locking flange 61 of the panel fixing member 6 by being screwed into the connecting member.

The perspective view which shows 1st Example of this invention. It is a partially cutaway side view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, (a) shows a state where the hole filling member is mounted on the hole filling member mounting portion, and (b) shows a state where the panel fixing member is mounted on the hole filling member mounting portion. Indicates. The partially notched side view which shows 2nd Example of this invention. The perspective view which shows 3rd Example of this invention. The perspective view which shows 4th Example of this invention. The partially notched side view which shows a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

A: Support leg B: Foundation floor C: Floor panel C1: Corner corner C2: Corner hole C3: Peripheral flange 1: Leg strut 11: Male thread 12: Tip of leg strut 2: Panel mounting base 21: Threaded cylinder portion 22: Hole filling member mounting portion 23: Positioning locking protrusion 24: Base body 25: Mounting member 26: Hole filling member mounting hole 27: Engaging protrusion 3: Installation plate 4: Fixing nut 5, 5a: Hole filling Member 6: Panel fixing member 61: Locking flange 62: Locking recess 63: Locking recess

Claims (4)

    A laying type in which a panel support pedestal is mounted on a leg column installed vertically with respect to the foundation floor so that the height can be adjusted, and the four corners of the floor panel are mounted on the panel support pedestal. The floor mounting member mounting portion so as to face a corner hole formed at the four corners of the floor panel mounted on the panel mounting base at the center portion of the panel mounting base And mounting the hole filling member for closing the corner hole or mounting the panel fixing member for fixing the floor panel to the panel mounting base from the corner hole to the hole filling member mounting portion. A support leg for a free access floor characterized by comprising.     The panel mounting pedestal is mounted on the pedestal main body so as to be adjustable in height, and mounted on the pedestal main body so as to cover the pedestal main body. In order to close the corner hole by forming a hole-filling member mounting hole in the center portion of the above-described bearing member, and forming a hole-filling member mounting portion with the connecting member facing the mounting hole. Or a panel fixing member for fixing a floor panel to the panel mounting base to the connecting member facing the hole mounting member mounting hole. The support leg for a free access floor according to claim 1, wherein the support leg is configured to be connected through the corner hole.     The connecting member is a tip portion of the leg column that penetrates the panel mounting base, and the panel mounting base is rattled to the leg column by screwing and connecting the hole filling member or the panel fixing member to the connecting member. The support leg for a free access floor according to claim 2, wherein the support leg is fixed and fixed without any trouble.     The connecting member is formed in a mounting hole of the panel mounting base independently of the leg column, and is configured to connect the hole filling member or the panel fixing member to the connecting member so as to be detachable. Item 3. The free access floor support leg according to Item 2.

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