JP2009022633A - Shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shelf permitting use of a drawer disposed under a shelf board without trouble if the shelf is inverted upside down. <P>SOLUTION: In the shelf which can be used in such a state as inverted upside down, both side ends of shelf boards 34 and 35 having drawers 43 therebelow, which can be drawn forward, are attached to opposite faces of left and right side panels 23 in such a way as can be detached forward and can be attached by inverting the shelf boards upside down. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, a shelf provided at the rear portion of a table top, and in particular, by turning the shelf upside down, the height of the drawer provided at the shelf and the lower part thereof can be used without any trouble. The present invention relates to a shelf that can be easily changed.

In order to change the height of the shelf in the upper shelf or the book shelf provided above the rear part of the top plate, for example, as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the upper shelf and the book shelf are placed in the rear part of the desk, and the vertical position is changed. For example, there is a method of mounting as changeable or simply changing the mounting position of only the shelf itself.
JP-A-9-154638 JP 2005-342377 A

In what is described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 above, the upper and lower mounting positions must be changed while holding the heavy upper shelf and the entire bookcase, so that the height adjustment work of the shelf board and the like is troublesome. .
Also, when changing the mounting position of the shelf board itself up and down, the attaching and detaching work is troublesome.

Therefore, the inventors of the present application can easily change the height of the shelf board by fixing the shelf board above the center part in the vertical direction of the shelf and making the entire shelf upside down and usable. I devised what could be done.
However, if a drawer is provided at the bottom of the shelf due to a requirement to secure an article storage section below the shelf, when the shelf is turned upside down, the drawer is also reversed and positioned above the shelf. The problem arises that it becomes unusable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and even if the shelf is turned upside down, the drawer provided at the lower part of the shelf board can be used without hindrance, and the shelf board and the lower part thereof are provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf in which the height of the drawer can be easily changed.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) In a shelf that can be used upside down, the opposite side surfaces of the left and right side plates are flipped upside down so that both end portions of the shelf plate having drawers that can be pulled out forward at the lower part can be removed forward. And attach as possible.

(2) In the above item (1), the shelf plate is mounted on the facing surface above or below the central portion in the vertical direction of the left and right side plates.

(3) In the above paragraph (1) or (2), mounting grooves that face in the front-rear direction and open outward and rearward are provided on both side end surfaces of the shelf board, and both mounting grooves are formed on the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates. The shelf board is attached to the opposite surface of the both side plates so that it can be removed and turned upside down by being fitted to the front and rear support rods attached to the front side.

(4) In the above item (3), the rear end portions of the opposing surfaces above or below the central portion in the vertical direction of the left and right side plates are connected by a horizontal connection plate, and the horizontal connection on the inner surfaces of both side plates. By selectively attaching the support rods to the upper and lower parts sandwiching the plates, the lower surface of the rear end of the shelf plate is positioned above the upper surface of the horizontal connecting plate in both normal use and upside down. Make it possible.

(5) In the above item (4), the rear end of the shelf plate is fixed to the horizontal connecting plate with a set screw inserted from below the horizontal connecting plate.

(6) In any one of the above items (1) to (5), the partition plate is attached to the upper surface of the shelf so that the left and right positions can be adjusted.

(7) In the above item (6), a guide groove is provided at the rear end of the shelf plate that opens in the left-right direction. The guide groove is a forward guide at the lower end of the mounting member attached to the rear end of the partition plate. By fitting the pieces in a slidable manner, the partition plate is attached to the upper surface of the shelf so that the left and right positions can be adjusted and can be detached from the rear.

(8) In the above item (7), the rear surface of the attachment member is brought close to the front surface of the rear plate attached to the rear ends of the both side plates.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the opposite side surfaces of the left and right side plates can be attached to the opposite sides of the shelf board having drawers that can be pulled out forward at the lower part and can be removed upside down. As a result, the drawer can be used without hindrance even if the shelf is turned upside down.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the height of the shelf plate and the drawer under the shelf plate can be easily changed by simply turning the shelf upside down and attaching the shelf plate removed from both side plates to the side plate again from the front. be able to.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the shelf board can be easily attached from the front side to the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates so that the shelf board can be prevented from rattling in the vertical direction after the installation. .

  According to the invention of claim 4, the shelf is reinforced by the horizontal connecting plate, and the rear end portion of the shelf plate is located above the upper surface of the horizontal connecting plate. Even if a large number of articles are placed or a heavy article is accommodated in the drawer, there is no fear that the shelf board will bend downward or fall off the support rod.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the shelf board is fixed to the horizontal connecting plate, even if the drawer is pulled forward, the shelf board will not move forward of the side plate together with the drawer. .

  According to invention of Claim 6, the upper surface of a shelf board can be optimally partitioned by the partition plate which can adjust a right-and-left position according to the kind of article | item or the quantity of articles | goods.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the partition plate can be easily attached to the upper surface of the shelf board so that the left and right positions can be adjusted without performing any processing on the upper surface of the shelf board.
Moreover, when a partition plate becomes unnecessary, it can remove easily from the back of a shelf board.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the partition plate is prevented from dropping backward from the shelf plate in the use state where the shelf plate is attached to the side plate.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a perspective view of a desk including an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is a front view, FIG. 4 is a plan view, and FIG. 5 is a side view. is there.

The desk is composed of a desk main body 1 and an upper shelf with drawers (hereinafter abbreviated as an upper shelf) 2 of the present invention attached to the rear portion of the desk so that the vertical position can be changed.
The desk main body 1 has a pair of left and right side legs 3 and 3, a curtain plate 4 whose both ends are fixed to the opposing surfaces of the rear end portions of the both side legs 3, and the opposing surfaces of the lower end portions on the rear side of the both side legs 3. It consists of a bottom plate 5 that is fixed across the table, and a top plate 6 that is provided in a U-shaped space between the side legs 3 and the curtain plate 4 so that the height can be adjusted.

  The left and right side legs 3 have a side-view inverted L-shape in which a base leg 7 facing in the front-rear direction and a vertical frame 8a whose lower end is fixed to the front upper surface thereof are connected to a horizontal frame 8b facing back. A leg frame 8 that forms the same, a side plate 9 having a small front-rear dimension fixed between opposed surfaces of the front end of the horizontal frame 8b and the base frame 7, and between the opposed surfaces of the rear portions of the horizontal frame 8b and the base legs 7, It is composed of a side plate 10 having a large front-rear dimension, which is fixed so as to form a gap between the front side plate 9 and the inner side surfaces of the leg frame 8 and the front and rear side plates 9, 10 have no step. Are aligned on the same plane.

  Screw insertion holes 12, 12 that face the left and right directions for inserting screws 11 for attaching the top plate 6 are respectively formed in the upper portion of the front side plates 9 and the central portion of the upper portion of the rear side plates 10. A plurality of holes are formed at regular intervals in the vertical direction so as to be level with each other.

A plurality of upper and lower bottom mounting holes 13 are formed in the upper inner surface of the side plates 9 so as to be positioned between the screw insertion holes 12 adjacent to each other in the upper and lower sides. The support member 14 which supports the lower surfaces of both side portions of the front end portion of the top plate 6 is detachably attached.
A plurality of mounting holes 15, 15 are also formed at regular intervals in the vertical direction on the inner side surfaces of the front and rear end portions of the rear side plates 10 so as to be equal to each other. A support member 14 for supporting lower ends of left and right side plates 23 to be described later in the upper shelf 2 is detachably attached to the attachment hole 15.

  The left and right dimensions of the front end portion of the top plate 6 are slightly smaller than the distance between the outer surfaces of the left and right side legs 3 and 3, and the left and right side surfaces of the center portion and the rear end portion are respectively 3, and a recessed step portion 16 having a left and right dimension substantially equal to the dimension between the three opposing surfaces, and a recessed step portion 17 having a left and right dimension substantially equal to the dimension between the facing surfaces of the side plate 23 described later in the upper shelf 2 are continuous. Is formed.

  The front-facing outwardly engaging stepped portion 18 of the front recessed portion 16 abuts the front surface of the vertical frame 8a of the left and right leg frames 8 and faces the front end of the rear recessed stepped portion 17 outward. The locking step portion 19 comes into contact with a front end of a side plate 23 described later in the upper shelf 2.

Screws inserted into the screw insertion holes 12 of the front and rear side plates 9 and 10 at the front end portion of the left and right recessed step portions 16 at the central portion and the intermediate portion of the left and right recessed step portions 17 at the rear end portion. Female screw holes 20 and 20 are formed in which the tip end portions of 11 are screwed.
At the left and right corners of the rear end of the top plate 6 and the bottom plate 5, notches 21 and 21 for wiring insertion are formed, respectively.
A lockable drawer 22 is attached to the lower part on the right side of the top plate 6.

  As shown in the enlarged exploded perspective view of FIG. 6, the upper shelf 2 includes a pair of left and right side plates 23, 23, a rear plate 24 having both side ends fixed to opposite surfaces of the rear end portions of the side plate 23, And a lateral coupling plate 25 that couples the rear end portions of the opposing surfaces of the upper end portions of the side surface plates 23 to each other.

The front-rear dimension of the left and right side plates 23 is slightly smaller than the front-rear dimension of the side plate 10 of the side leg 3 in the desk main body 1, and the dimension between the outer surfaces is also much smaller than the dimension between the opposing surfaces of the side plates 10. The entire upper shelf 2 can be fitted between the side legs 3 while the outer side surfaces of the side plates 23 are made to be slightly small and are in sliding contact with the inner sides of the left and right side plates 10.
Further, the dimension between the opposing surfaces of the side plates 23 is substantially equal to the left and right dimension between the left and right recessed step portions 17 at the rear end of the top plate 6, and the rear end of the top plate 6 is located on the both side plates 23. It is fitted between them.

A plurality of upper and lower screw insertion holes 26 are formed in the lower central portion of the left and right side plates 23 so as to correspond to the screw insertion holes 12 of the left and right side plates 10 in the desk body 1.
In addition, a plurality of upper and lower mounting holes 27 opening inward are formed on the inner side surfaces of the side surface plates 23 so as to form an equal pitch with the mounting holes 13 of the front side plate 9 in the desk body 1. 27, a support member 14 for supporting the lower surfaces of both side portions of the rear end portion of the top plate 6 is detachably attached.

A plurality of partition plates 28 are attached to the rear plate 24 and the horizontal connecting plate 25 as follows.
As shown in the enlarged vertical sectional view of FIG. 7, a slit 29 that is substantially equal to the plate thickness and the front-rear dimension, which can be inserted into the horizontal connecting plate 25 from the front, is provided at the rear end portion near the lower side of the partition plate 28. It is formed toward the front.
On the other hand, a plurality of positioning grooves 30 having a concave shape with a width substantially equal to the plate thickness of the partition plate 28 are formed at the front end portion of the horizontal connecting plate 25.

  After fitting the slit 29 of the partition plate 28 into the positioning groove 30 of the horizontal connecting plate 25 from the front until the rear end thereof contacts the front surface of the rear plate 24, the upper and lower two holes formed in the rear plate 24 are provided. By screwing screws 32, 32 inserted from the rear into the through holes 31, 31 into two upper and lower female screw holes 33, 33 provided on the rear surface of the partition plate 28, the partition plate 28 is connected to the rear plate 24. The horizontal connection plate 25 is attached so that the left and right positions can be changed according to the number of positioning grooves 30. Each partition plate 28 also has a function as a side plate that supports one side surface of shelf plates 34 and 35 described later.

On the upper surface of the horizontal connecting plate 25, a shelf plate 34 having a large left-right dimension and two shelf plates 35, 35 having a smaller left-right dimension are attached as follows.
As shown in FIG. 6, two front and rear mounting holes 36, 36 formed at the center between the inner side surfaces of the left and right side plates 23 and the both side surfaces of each partition plate 28 slightly above the horizontal connecting plate 25. A support rod 37 made of a wire facing in the front-rear direction is attached in an opposing manner so as to slightly protrude from each surface. Two front and rear mounting holes 36 are provided slightly below the lateral connecting plate 25 on the inner side surface of the side plate 23 and on both side surfaces of each partition plate 28, and the support rods 37 are provided in these mounting holes. It can be attached selectively.

  On both side surfaces of the shelves 34 and 35, there are formed mounting grooves 38 that face in the front-rear direction and open to the outside and the rear, and these mounting grooves 38 are inserted into the support rods 37 facing each other from the front. As a result, the shelf plates 34 and 35 are detachably supported by the opposing surfaces of the side plate 23 and the partition plate 28 so that the lower surface of the rear end portion is in contact with the upper surface of the lateral coupling plate 25.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a female screw hole 39 opening downward is formed at the center of the lower surface of the rear end of each shelf plate 34, 35 (only the shelf plate 34 is shown for the same structure). The shelf plates 34 and 35 can be detached from the support rods 37 forward by screwing the hole 39 into the hole 39 from below through the through hole 40 of the lateral connecting plate 25, which can be turned by hand. Is prevented.

  Side plates 42, 42 are attached to the lower surfaces of both side portions of the shelf plates 35, 35, and a drawer 43 is formed between the side plates 42, and guide grooves 44 formed on both side surfaces thereof facing the front-rear direction are provided on the side plates 42. By being slidably fitted to a support piece (not shown) that protrudes on the inner surface and faces in the front-rear direction, it is housed so as to be able to be pulled out forward.

On the upper surface of each shelf plate 34, 35, a partition plate 45 that is slightly shorter than the front-rear dimension is attached as follows so that the left-right position can be adjusted.
As shown in FIG. 8, a synthetic resin mounting member having an L-shaped cross section facing forward in a side view is provided at a corner portion of a lower end of each partition plate 45 (which has the same structure and only the shelf 34 side is illustrated). 46 is attached by bringing the forward piece 46a into contact with the lower surface of the partition plate 45 and fixing the vertical piece 46b to the rear end surface of the partition plate 45 with two upper and lower screws 47.

  A short guide piece 46c is provided at the lower end of the vertical piece 46b so as to be spaced forward from the front piece 46a. The guide piece 46c is formed in the left-right direction formed at the rear end of the shelf board 34. The left and right positions of the partition plates 45 of the shelf plates 34 and 35 can be arbitrarily adjusted by slidably fitting into the guide grooves 48 facing the. When the shelf plates 34 and 35 are attached to the horizontal connecting plate 25, the rear surface of the vertical piece 46b of the attachment member 46 is close to the front surface of the rear surface plate 24, so that the partition plate 45 is detached from the shelf plates 34 and 35. There is no.

  To attach the thus configured upper shelf 2 to the desk main body 1, as shown in FIG. 2, before attaching the top plate 6, the side plates 23 of the upper shelf 2 are attached to the left and right side legs 3 of the desk main body 1. 3 is inserted from above so that the outer surface of the side plate 23 contacts or approaches the inner surface of the side plate 10 and the rear surface of the rear plate 24 contacts or approaches the front surface of the curtain plate 4. The lower ends of the side plates 23 are supported by the two front and rear support members 14 attached to arbitrary attachment holes 15 on the inner side surface of the rear side plate 10. Since the inner surfaces of the side legs 3 are the same surface, both side plates 23 of the upper shelf 2 can be inserted between the side legs 3 even from the front of the desk body 1.

  Next, from the front of the desk body 1, the front and rear locking step portions 18 and 19 formed on the both sides of the top plate 6 abut on the front end surface of the side leg 3 and the front end of the side plate 23 of the upper shelf 2, respectively. And the lower surfaces of the front and rear ends of the top plate 6 are attached to the inner side surface of the side plate 9 on the front side of the both side legs 3 and the inner side surface of the side plate 23 of the upper shelf 2 so as to be flush with each other. The support member 14 is supported. In this state, the rear end surface of the top plate 6 is set close to or in contact with the front surface of the rear plate 24 of the upper shelf 2.

  Next, the screw 11 is inserted from the outside into any one of the screw insertion holes 12 and 26 that are formed in the front and rear side plates 9 and 10 and the side plates 23 of the upper shelf 2 and that are aligned with each other. And the front-end | tip part is screwed in the screw holes 20 and 20 in order to provide in the recessed step parts 16 and 17 of the both sides | surfaces of the center part in the top plate 6, and a rear-end part. The screwing operation at this time can be easily performed because the top plate 6 is positioned in the front-rear direction by the front and rear locking steps 18 and 19.

Thereby, the both side legs 3 of the desk main body 1, the both side plates 23 of the upper shelf 2, and the top plate 6 are fixed to each other by the screws 11. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of upper and lower screw insertion holes 49 are also provided in the central portion of the curtain plate 4 and the rear plate 24, and screws (not shown) inserted from the rear are attached to the rear surface of the top plate 6. Since it is provided in the central portion, it may be screwed into a screw hole (not shown). In this way, the both side legs 3, the side surface plates 23, and the top plate 6 can be more firmly fixed.
When changing the vertical position of the top plate 6 and the upper shelf 2, the vertical mounting position of the support member 14 may be changed.

  FIG. 9 shows a second mounting form in which the upper shelf 2 in normal use is turned upside down and the vertical position is adjusted so as to be substantially the same height as the upper end of the desk body 1. Then, the upper surface of the top plate 6 can be widely used without removing the upper shelf 2, and the shelf plates 34 and 35 and the drawer 43 can be used below the top plate 6.

  Thus, when using the upper shelf 2 upside down, in the mounting form shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the horizontal connecting plate 25 to which the shelf plates 34 and 35 are attached is connected to the central portion of the upper shelf 2 in the vertical direction. When the upper shelf 2 is turned upside down, the lateral connection plate 25 may be positioned below the top plate 6.

Since the shelf plates 34 and 35 are detachably attached to the side plate 23, the partition plate 28 also serving as the side plate, and the lateral connection plate 25, as shown in FIG. The connecting plate 25 may be attached in the same manner as described above, and the same shelf plates 34 and 35 and the drawer 43 of the shelf plate 35 can be used as they are. At this time, the support rods 37 are also removed at the same time, and may be replaced with the mounting holes 36 provided in advance when the upper shelf 2 is inverted.
In addition, when the upper shelf 2 is inverted and attached, the partition plate 28 protrudes greatly downward. However, the partition plate 28 may be removed and turned upside down and replaced so as to protrude largely upward.
Further, the left shelf plate 34 to which the drawer 43 is not attached does not need to be removed and turned upside down if the upper and lower surfaces can be used as the article placement surface.

  In the above embodiment, the horizontal connecting plate 25 and the shelf plates 34 and 35 are attached above the central portion in the vertical direction of the side plates 23, but these are attached below the central portion of the side plates 23. In addition, when the upper shelf 2 is turned upside down, the vertical positions of the shelf boards 34 and 35 and the drawer 43 can be changed.

In the above embodiment, the lower surfaces of the rear end portions of the shelf plates 34 and 35 are supported by the upper surface of the lateral connection plate 25, but the lateral connection plate 25 is omitted, and both side surfaces of the shelf plates 34 and 35 are You may support only by the support rod 37 in the partition plate 28 which adhered to the front surface of the side plate 23 and the rear surface plate 24 and which also serves as a side plate.
Further, a long shelf plate provided with one or more drawers 43 in the lower part may be attached to the support rod 37 attached to the opposing surfaces of the left and right side plates 23 so as to be removable forward.

  In the above embodiment, the upper shelf 2 is attached to the desk main body 1 so that the vertical position can be changed. However, only the upper shelf 2 can be turned upside down and placed on the floor or placed on furniture other than the desk. Can also be used.

It is a perspective view of a desk provided with one embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, it is an exploded perspective view. Similarly, it is a front view. Similarly, it is a plan view. Similarly, it is a side view. It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper shelf of this invention. It is the VII-VII line enlarged vertical side view of FIG. Similarly, it is an VIII-VIII line enlarged vertical side view. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment form which turned the upper shelf upside down and attached. Similarly, it is an exploded perspective view when the upper shelf is turned upside down.

Explanation of symbols

1 Desk body 2 Upper shelf with drawer (shelf)
3 Side leg 4 Curtain plate 5 Bottom plate 6 Top plate 7 Base leg 8 Leg frame 8a Vertical frame 8b Horizontal frame 9 Side plate 10 Side plate 11 Screw 12 Screw insertion hole 13 Mounting hole 14 Support member 15 Mounting hole 16 Recessed step 17 Concave Insertion step 18 Locking step portion 19 Locking step portion 20 Female screw hole 21 Notch 22 Drawer 23 Side plate 24 Rear plate 25 Lateral connecting plate 26 Screw insertion hole 27 Mounting hole 28 Partition plate (side plate)
29 slit 30 positioning groove 31 through hole 32 screw 33 female screw hole 34 shelf plate 35 shelf plate 36 mounting hole 37 support rod 38 mounting groove 39 female screw hole 40 through hole 41 set screw 42 side plate 43 drawer 44 guide groove 45 partition plate 46 Mounting member 46a Forward piece 46b Vertical piece 46c Guide piece 47 Screw 48 Guide groove 49 Screw hole

Claims (8)

  In a shelf that can be used upside down, the opposite sides of the left and right side plates can be attached to the opposite sides of the shelf with drawers that can be pulled out at the bottom and can be removed from the front and turned upside down. Shelf characterized by being mounted as.   The shelf according to claim 1, wherein the shelf plate is mounted on a facing surface above or below the center portion in the vertical direction of the left and right side plates.   Both sides of the shelf have a mounting groove that faces in the front-rear direction and opens outward and rearward, and both mounting grooves are fitted from the front to a support rod facing in the front-rear direction attached to the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates. The shelf according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shelf plate is attached to the opposite surface of the both side plates so that the shelf plate can be removed and turned upside down.   The rear end portions of the opposing surfaces above or below the central portion in the vertical direction of the left and right side plates are connected by a horizontal connecting plate, and a support rod is provided on the upper and lower portions sandwiching the horizontal connecting plate on the inner surfaces of both side plates. The shelf according to claim 3, wherein the rear end portion of the shelf board can be positioned above and close to the upper surface of the horizontal connecting plate during both normal use and upside down by being selectively attached. .   The shelf according to claim 4, wherein the rear end portion of the shelf plate is fixed to the horizontal connecting plate by a set screw inserted from below the horizontal connecting plate.   The shelf in any one of Claims 1-5 which attaches a partition plate to the upper surface of a shelf board so that left-right position adjustment is possible.   The rear end of the shelf plate is provided with a guide groove that opens to the left and right, and the front guide piece at the lower end of the mounting member attached to the rear end of the partition plate is slidably fitted in this guide groove. Thus, the shelf according to claim 6, wherein the partition plate is attached to the upper surface of the shelf plate so that the left-right position can be adjusted and the rear plate can be detached from the rear. The shelf according to claim 7, wherein the rear surface of the attachment member is brought close to the front surface of the rear plate attached to the rear ends of both side plates.

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