JP2007117502A - Furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide furniture which enables a user to simply adjust the height and inclination of a top plate. <P>SOLUTION: A side wagon W has at least a main body 1, the top plate 2 and a top plate supporter 3. The side wagon W is provided with adjuster mechanisms A for adjusting the height position of the top plate 2 utilizing an over hung part 31a at the top plate supporter 3, and operation spaces S for operating handles 342a of the adjuster mechanisms A arranged in the vicinity of the four corner of the top plate 2 are formed on the lateral side and under the handles 342a so as to operate the adjuster mechanisms A suitably. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to furniture used adjacent to a work desk.

  Traditionally, furniture has been proposed for use adjacent to a work desk for the user to mainly perform work, and such furniture is placed adjacent to the work desk top board. By being flush, the working space on the top board can be substantially expanded.

  However, even if the tops of the office desk and furniture are set to the same height as the product standards, the tops can be accurately There may be cases where it cannot be made uniform. Therefore, such furniture is provided with a function capable of finely adjusting the height and inclination of the top of the furniture so that the top is exactly flush with the top of the office desk. ing.

For example, in the furniture described in Non-Patent Document 1, the height positions of the four corners of the top plate are finely adjusted by rotating the pillars provided at the four corners of the top plate in the axial direction, that is, the horizontal direction. It has an adjuster function to finely adjust the height and inclination.
"Okamura 2005", Okamura Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 2004, P100

  However, in the case of an adjuster mechanism as described in Non-Patent Document 1, the user rotates the arm or wrist while holding or picking the column to adjust the top plate height using the adjuster mechanism. It must be regripped and rotated many times, which puts a considerable burden on fingers, arms and wrists. In addition, such furniture is often used by moving around the office desk frequently, and each time the furniture is forced to operate as described above.

  This invention pays attention to such a malfunction, and provides the furniture which a user can adjust the height and inclination of a top plate easily.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, the furniture according to the present invention is arranged over a furniture main body, a top plate that is supported by the furniture main body from below and can be adjacent to the top plate of another furniture, and the top plate and the furniture main body. A top plate support that supports the plate, and the height position of the top plate is adjusted by rotating the handle disposed between the top plate and the furniture body in the horizontal direction. An adjustable adjuster mechanism is provided, and an operation space for operating the handle is formed either on the side of the handle or on the upper or lower side.

  Here, the operation space may be provided on the upper side or the lower side of the handle.

  If it is such, the user can perform the operation | movement which rotates a handle simply by operation | movement of a wrist or a finger only. In other words, the user can easily apply an operation force when operating the handle, and the furniture can easily adjust the height and inclination of the top board with a simple operation.

  In order to avoid disposing the handle on the upper surface side of the furniture body while disposing the handle in an inconspicuous position from above, it is desirable to provide the handle on the lower surface side of the top plate.

  As a configuration for suitably performing fine adjustment related to the inclination of the top plate, it is preferable to arrange the handles near the four corners of the top plate.

  As a specific configuration in which an operation space is suitably provided below the handle, the top plate support has an upper stay attached to the top plate and a lower stay attached to the furniture body. And a handle disposed on the lower surface of the overhang portion. As a configuration for suitably adjusting the height of the top plate by using a so-called screw and advancing and retracting operation with bolts and nuts, the adjuster mechanism has a nut portion fixed to the upper stay so as not to rotate, and a handle. There may be mentioned one having a bolt part supported by the lower stay so as not to drop.

  As a configuration of an adjuster mechanism capable of suitably operating the handle while suitably supporting a load applied to the bolt element, a bolt element capable of screwing the bolt part to the nut element of the nut part and the bolt element are supported. In addition, there may be mentioned a configuration including a support element that is in contact with and supported by the lower stay so as not to drop, and a handle that is disposed on the lower side of the lower stay and can transmit an operating force to the bolt element.

  And in order to avoid the malfunction that a support element remove | deviates by the load concerning a bolt element, it is desirable to form a bolt element and a support element integrally.

  Further, in order to facilitate the assembly of the bolt part to the lower stay during assembly, the handle may be configured separately from the bolt element and the support element. By doing so, even if the bolt element and the support element are configured integrally, the handle can be assembled separately from the lower side after they are assembled from above the lower stay.

  Furthermore, if the upper and lower stays of the top plate support are configured to fit in the vertical direction with side view overlapped, the height of the adjuster mechanism can be adjusted between the upper and lower stays. It is possible to effectively avoid problems such as pinching another object.

  In addition, assuming that the top plate support has a mounting position changing means that can change the mounting position with respect to the furniture body, the height of the top plate can be set to a predetermined height without using the adjuster mechanism. The height of the top plate can be suitably finely adjusted by the adjuster mechanism. That is, even if the adjustment range of the adjuster mechanism is specialized for fine adjustment, the top plate height can be adjusted suitably.

  The furniture main body is equipped with a caster, and even when the arrangement of the furniture itself is easily changed by this caster, the adjuster mechanism is suitable even when the height of the top plate changes depending on the state of the floor surface. You can adjust the height of the top board. Of course, even if a caster having no height adjusting function is employed, the height of the top plate can be suitably adjusted.

  According to the present invention, the user can easily adjust the height of the top board by a simple operation of grasping the handle and rotating the handle by the wrist. By doing so, for example, when used adjacent to the office desk, the top plate can be easily adjusted to a flush state.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  A side wagon W as furniture according to the present embodiment is shown in FIG. This side wagon W is mainly used by being placed in front of the office desk so that it can be placed at the side of the office desk where the user mainly works in the office or the side of the user. is there. The work space for the user can be substantially expanded by placing the top board 2 adjacent to the top board of the office desk.

  Here, the side wagon W according to the present embodiment includes a main body 1 that is a furniture main body, a top plate 2 that is supported by the main body 1 from below, and a top plate 2 that is disposed across the top plate 2 and the main body 1. And a top plate support 3 that supports Further, the top plate support 3 is provided with an adjuster mechanism A that can adjust the height position of the top plate 2 by the operation of rotating the handle 342a in the horizontal direction. An operation space S for operating the handle 342a is formed on the side and below the handle 342a.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of each part of the side wagon W will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the side wagon W includes the main body 1 that is the furniture main body, the top plate 2, and the top plate support 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the main body 1 has an internal space mainly composed of an upper plate 11, a side plate 12, a partition plate 13, a bottom plate 14 and a back plate 15 as a storage space. In the embodiment, the attachment members 121 and 131 are attached to the inside of the one side plate 12 and the partition plate 13 (FIG. 7), and the lower stay 33 described later can be fixed by providing two insertion holes 11a in the upper plate 11. It is configured. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the side wagon W itself is configured to be easily moved by attaching casters C to six locations on the bottom plate 14 of the main body 1. The storage space is provided with a shelf plate 16 and a door plate 17 that can close the storage space, and is configured to place or store various objects in the storage space. Such a configuration is not limited to this configuration, and various configurations such as incorporating a drawer or providing a hinged door can be employed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the top plate 2 has an upper stay 31 constituting a top plate support 3 to be described later attached to the lower surface thereof along the edge on the short piece side. An accommodation hole 2 a that can accommodate the bolt portion 34 without interfering with a bolt portion 34 described later is formed at a position communicating with the hole portion 313 of the stay 31, that is, in the vicinity of the four corners on the lower surface side of the top plate 2. In addition, a drawer 21 that can store small items and the like is provided below the top plate 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the top plate support 3 mainly includes an upper stay 31 attached to the lower surface side of the top plate 2 and a lower stay 33 that supports the upper stay 31 from below. . The top plate support 3 is provided with an adjuster mechanism A (described later) that can adjust the height position of the top plate 2 by changing the vertical distance between the upper stay 31 and the lower stay 33. In addition, an attachment position changing means B, which will be described later, capable of changing the attachment position of the lower stay 33 with respect to the main body 1 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the upper stay 31 has a channel shape opened downward in a sectional view, and the downward surface of the channel is a mounting surface 311 to which a nut portion 32 to be described later is attached. This portion is a drooping edge 312. Hole portions 313 are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the upper stay 31, that is, near the four corners of the top plate 2, and the nut portion 32 is attached to the mounting surface 311 so that the nut element 32 a communicates with the hole portion 313. For example, it is attached by welding or the like. In addition, the aspect which attaches the upper surface side of the upper stay 31 and the top plate 2 can use the existing various aspects, such as the aspect attached with the screw which is not shown in figure, the aspect adhered with an adhesive agent, for example.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the lower stay 33 is a T-shape in a side view formed by an upper portion 331 that is engaged with the upper stay 31 and extends in the horizontal direction and a lower portion 332 that extends downward from the center of the upper portion 331. For example, it is formed by bending a metal plate. The upper portion 331 has a shape that can substantially cover the upper stay 31 described above. Specifically, a support surface 331b for supporting a bolt portion 34, which will be described later, a standing edge 331a formed by raising the periphery of the support surface, and a handle hole 331c for attaching the handle 342b through the bolt portion 34 are provided. Have. A downward surface of the so-called T-shape of the lower stay 33 is used as an overhang portion 33a, and a handle 342a constituting an adjuster mechanism A described later is attached to the overhang portion 33a. Specifically, the handle 342a is also attached in the vicinity of both ends, that is, in the vicinity of the four corners on the lower surface side of the top plate 2, corresponding to the position of the nut element 32a described above. Here, since the handle 342a attached to the overhang portion 33a is attached in a state of being opened in the lateral direction and the downward direction, the operation space S according to the present invention for operating the handle 342a is provided on the side of the handle 342a. It forms in the direction and the lower part. Then, attachment members 121 and 131 are attached to the inside of the side plate and the partition plate of the main body 1, and the attachment members 121 and 131 and the lower stay 33 are coupled by screws P to attach the lower stay 33 to a predetermined position. . At this time, two types of mounting holes 332a and 332b are provided in the vertical direction in the vicinity of the lower end of the lower stay 33, thereby constituting a mounting position changing means to be described later, and mounting using arbitrary mounting holes 332a and 332b. It is configured.

  Thus, as described above, the side wagon W according to the present embodiment is provided with the adjuster mechanism A capable of adjusting the height and inclination of the top plate 2 on the top plate support 3. Hereinafter, the configuration of the adjuster mechanism A will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the adjuster mechanism A includes a nut portion 32 that is fixed to the upper stay 31 so as not to rotate by welding or the like, and a bolt portion 34 that has a handle 342 a and is supported by the lower stay 33 so as not to drop. It is mainly composed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the nut portion 32 is fixed to the attachment surfaces 311 of the upper stay 31 so as not to rotate by welding or the like in the vicinity of both longitudinal ends of the upper stay 31 as described above. The nut element 32 a that is the inner surface of the nut portion 32 communicates with the hole portion 313 of the upper stay 31 and the accommodation hole 2 a of the top plate 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bolt part 34 is a bolt element 341 that can be screwed into the nut element 32 a of the nut part 32, and supports the bolt element 341 and cannot be dropped with respect to the lower stay 33. The support element 342b abutted and supported on the lower stay 33 and the handle 342a disposed below the lower stay 33 and capable of transmitting an operating force to the bolt element 341 are mainly configured. The bolt element 341 and the support element 342b are integrally formed, and the handle 342a is configured separately from the bolt element 341 and the support element 342b. Specifically, a rectangular parallelepiped fitting convex portion 341c is provided below the support element 342b, and a fitting concave portion 342c that can be fitted into the fitting convex portion 341c is provided above the handle 342a. The fitting convex portion 341c is passed through the handle hole 331b, the fitting convex portion 341c and the fitting concave portion 342c are fitted with the lower stay 33 interposed therebetween, and the support element 342b and the handle 342a are connected to the lower side of the handle 342a. The bolt part 34 is attached to the lower stay 33 by being fixed with the screw b. Then, the bolt element 341 of the bolt part 34 attached to the lower stay 33 is screwed into the nut element 32a of the nut part 32 on the upper stay 31 side, whereby the assembly of the upper stay 31 and the lower stay 33 is completed. At this time, particularly as shown in FIG. 6 which is a schematic sectional view of the adjuster mechanism A, the hanging edge 312 of the upper stay 31 and the rising edge 331a of the lower stay 33 are fitted in the vertical direction with overlapping in side view. By doing so, it is possible to avoid a problem such that another object is caught when the top plate 2 is moved up and down by the adjuster mechanism A.

  Further, as described above, the top plate support 3 is provided with mounting position changing means B that can change the mounting position of the lower stay 33 and the main body 1.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the attachment position changing means B includes attachment members 121 and 131 attached to the inside of the side plate 12 and the partition plate 13 on the main body 1 side, and upper and lower 2 formed near the lower end portion of the lower stay 33. The step support holes 121a and 131a are used. That is, the lower stay 33 is supported by selecting one of the upper and lower mounting holes 332a and 332b with respect to the support holes 121a and 131a of the mounting members 121 and 131 and attaching the lower stay 33 using the screws P. The height position of the top plate 2 is positioned. FIG. 7 shows only the attachment member 121. Moreover, in this embodiment, the height position of the top plate 2 at the time of using the said attachment holes 332a and 332b is set to 700 mm and 720 mm.

  The side wagon W configured in this way sets the attachment position changing means B according to the standard height of the top board 2 of the work desk to be adjacent, and determines the height position of the top board 2, For example, the fine adjustment regarding the height or inclination of the top plate 2 can be suitably performed using the adjuster mechanism A in a state of being attached to the office desk.

  As described above, the side wagon W as the furniture according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the operation space S for operating the handle 342a is formed on the side and below the handle 342a. Can easily perform the operation of rotating the handle 342a only by the operation of the wrist or the finger. That is, the user can easily apply an operating force when operating the handle 342a. In addition, it is possible to avoid disposing the handle 342a on the upper surface side of the main body 1 while disposing the handle 342a having the operation space S below and on the side of the handle 342a in an inconspicuous position from above. The space between the top plate 2 and the main body 1 can be effectively used by placing another object on the plate 11.

  By arranging the handles 342a in the vicinity of the four corners of the top plate 2, fine adjustments relating to the inclination of the top plate 2 can be suitably performed. Further, the handle 342a is attached by using an overhang portion 33a provided in the lower stay 33 in order to arrange the handle 342a at such a position suitably.

  The adjuster mechanism A has a nut portion 32 that is fixed to the upper stay 31 so as not to rotate, and a bolt portion 34 that has a handle 342a and is supported so as not to fall on the lower stay 33. The height of the top plate 2 can be suitably adjusted using the operation. Further, the bolt portion 34 is configured by a bolt element 341, a support element 342 b that supports the bolt element 341, and a handle 342 a that is disposed below the lower stay 33. That is, by adopting a structure in which the load applied to the bolt element 341 is received by the support element 342b, it is possible to effectively avoid the load of the bolt part 34 and the load received by the bolt part 34 from being applied directly to the handle 342a. Specifically, the handle 342a can be operated with a light operation feeling. Since the bolt element 341 and the support element 342b are integrally formed, the problem that the support element 342b is detached due to a load applied to the bolt element 341 is effectively avoided. On the other hand, since the handle 342a is configured separately from the bolt element 341 and the support element 342b, even if the bolt element 341 and the support element 342b are integrally formed, they are incorporated from above the lower stay 33. Since the handle 342a can be separately assembled from the lower side, it can be easily assembled.

  When the upper stay 31 and the lower stay 33 are assembled, the upper stay 31 and the lower stay 33 are configured to be fitted in the vertical direction with the side view overlapped. In this case, it is possible to effectively avoid a problem that another object is sandwiched between the upper and lower stays 33.

  Furthermore, by providing the mounting position changing means B, specifically, by selecting any one of the mounting holes 332a and 332b provided in the lower portion 332 of the lower stay 33, the height of the top plate 2 is predetermined. The height can be set. By doing so, first, the height position of the top plate 2 can be roughly set by the mounting position changing means B, and then the height of the top plate 2 can be suitably finely adjusted by the adjuster mechanism A. .

  Since the caster C is provided in the main body 1 and the side wagon W itself can be easily moved, when the arrangement of the furniture itself is easily changed by the caster C, the height of the top plate 2 depends on the state of the floor surface. Even when the height changes, the height of the top plate 2 can be suitably adjusted by the adjuster mechanism A. Of course, even if the caster C having no height adjusting function is employed, the height of the top plate 2 can be suitably adjusted.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, as described above, the above embodiment can adopt various aspects of the aspect of the main body 1 that is the furniture main body. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the main body 1 has a width dimension substantially equal to the width direction of the top plate 2. It is also possible to apply the main body 1.

  In addition, the specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The external view which shows the furniture which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The front view. The same side view. Structure explanatory drawing which concerns on the same embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a main part according to the embodiment. Typical sectional drawing of the principal part which concerns on the same embodiment. The typical explanatory view of the important section concerning the embodiment. The figure which shows the furniture which concerns on the modification of the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Furniture body (main body)
2 ... Top plate 3 ... Top plate support 31 ... Upper stay 32 ... Nut portion 32a ... Nut element 33 ... Lower stay 33a ... Overhang portion 34 ... Bolt portion 341a Bolt element 341b Support element 342a ... Handle A ... Adjuster mechanism B ... Mounting position changing means C ... caster S ... operation space W ... furniture (side wagon).

Claims (11)

It has at least a furniture body, a top board that can be flush with the top board of other furniture, and a top board support that is arranged across the top board and the furniture body and supports the top board. There,
The top plate support body is provided with an adjuster mechanism that can adjust the height position of the top plate by an operation of rotating a handle disposed between the top plate and the furniture body in the horizontal direction,
The furniture is characterized in that an operation space for operating the handle is formed either on the side of the handle or on the upper or lower side. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the handle is provided on a lower surface side of the top plate. The furniture according to claim 2, wherein the handles are respectively arranged in the vicinity of the four corners of the top board. The top plate support has an upper stay attached to the top plate and a lower stay attached to the furniture body,
The furniture according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the lower stay has a shape having an overhang portion, and the handle is disposed on a lower surface of the overhang portion. The furniture according to claim 4, wherein the adjuster mechanism includes a nut portion fixed to the upper stay so as not to rotate, and a bolt portion having the handle and supported so as not to fall on the lower stay. A bolt element capable of screwing the bolt part with a nut element of the nut part; a support element which supports the bolt element and is supported so as not to drop against the lower stay; and the lower stay The furniture according to claim 5, further comprising: the handle disposed on a lower side of the handle and capable of transmitting an operation force to the bolt element. The furniture according to claim 6, wherein the bolt element and the support element are integrally formed. The furniture according to claim 7, wherein the handle is configured separately from the bolt element and the support element. The top plate support has an upper stay attached to the top plate and a lower stay attached to the furniture body,
The furniture according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, wherein the upper stay and the lower stay are configured to be fitted in a vertical direction in a state of overlapping in a side view. The top plate support has an upper stay attached to the top plate and a lower stay attached to the furniture body,
The furniture according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, wherein the top plate support has an attachment position changing means capable of changing an attachment position with respect to the furniture body. The furniture according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, wherein the furniture body includes a caster.

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