JP2009195524A - Panel device in table - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a panel device in a table in which the panel device can be manufactured in a simple constitution and a closed condition shielding the space above the top panel and an opened condition for looking at the space ahead of the panel body can easily be switched using a panel body. <P>SOLUTION: In the panel device 1 in the table which partitions the space above the top plate 3 by using the panel body 4, the panel body 4 is constituted such that the transmittance changes by supplying electric power, and the panel body 4 is supported by the supporting frames 5, 6 of which at least the lower portions in both the side portions is secured to the top plate 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a panel device in a table that partitions a space on a top plate using a panel body.

  Conventionally, in an office where a large number of desks (tables) are arranged, there are desks with panels that use a panel surrounding the side of the desk so that desk users can concentrate on their work. A plurality of brackets are provided on the side part or the pedestal of the top plate, and the vertical rod of the panel is slidably fitted up and down to the panel support portion of the bracket, and the vertical rod is set to a desired height with respect to the bracket. In addition, the height of the panel can be adjusted stepwise by providing a pressure holding means that holds the step in stages and a stop means that locks and stops at that position (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

JP 2004-135833 A (page 4, FIG. 2)

  The desk with a panel described in Patent Document 1 is convenient because a desk user can concentrate on work in a shielded state in which a desk panel is held at a high position. However, in offices and the like, there is a request that users of adjacent desks face each other to make a simple meeting, etc., and when performing such a simple meeting, a shielded panel is in the way. In addition, since adjustment for lowering the panel cannot be performed with a simple operation, the users have to stand up and meet face to face, and there is a problem that the usability of the desk with the panel is deteriorated.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem, and can be used to manufacture a panel device with a simple configuration, and a shielding state in which the space on the top plate is shielded using the panel body, and the panel An object of the present invention is to provide a panel device in a table that can easily switch between an open state overlooking the space ahead of the body.

In order to solve the above problems, a panel device in a table according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided.
A panel device in a table that partitions the space on the top board using a panel body,
The panel body has a structure in which the transmittance is changed by the supply of electric power, and the panel body is characterized in that at least lower portions on both sides are supported by a support frame attached to the top plate.
According to this feature, by appropriately selecting power supply and non-supply to the panel body, the user can reduce the transmittance of the panel body and shield the space on the top plate using the panel body. A panel device that can be easily switched between a shielded state and an open state in which the transmittance of the panel body is increased and the space ahead of the panel body can be looked over, and can be switched between two states with different transmittances. Can be made in configuration.

The panel device in the table according to claim 2 of the present invention is the panel device in the table according to claim 1,
The support frame is disposed so as to cover both side portions of the panel body, and an inner surface of the support frame and a side portion of the panel body are separated from each other to form a space portion. An electric cable for supplying electric power to the panel body extending from the side portion is arranged, and the electric cable is guided below the top plate.
According to this feature, the electric cable for supplying power to the panel body using the support frame that supports the panel body can be concealed from being visible from the top plate.

The panel device in the table according to claim 3 of the present invention is the panel device in the table according to claim 1 or 2,
A buffer member is provided between the inner surface of the support frame and the panel body.
According to this feature, even when an external force is applied to the panel body, an impact of contact between the panel body and the inner surface of the support frame can be buffered by the buffer member, and damage to the panel body can be prevented.

A panel device in a table according to claim 4 of the present invention is the panel device in a table according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The support frame is provided with a clamp part for detachably holding the edge of the top plate, and a buffer member is provided between the clamp part and the panel body.
According to this feature, even when an external force is applied to the panel body, an impact of contact between the panel body and the clamp portion can be buffered by the buffer member, and damage to the panel body can be prevented.

A panel device in a table according to claim 5 of the present invention is the panel device in a table according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The support frame includes a first support member provided with a clamp part that detachably holds an edge of the top plate, and a first contact part that contacts one surface of the panel body, and the other of the panel body The second support member is provided with a second contact portion that contacts the surface of the first support member, and attachment means for detachably attaching the second support member to the first support member. .
According to this feature, the first support member is attached to the edge of the top plate by the clamp portion, the panel body is brought into contact with the first contact portion of the first support member, and then the second support member is moved to the first support member. By attaching to the support member with attachment means, the panel body can be sandwiched and supported by the first contact portion and the second contact portion, and each member constituting the panel device can be attached to the top plate. The installation work of the panel device can be easily performed. Moreover, even if the left-right width of the panel body is changed, the panel body can be supported by appropriately changing the distance between the left and right support frames.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out a panel device in a table according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall image of a panel device in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of the panel device. 3 is a front view showing the panel device, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the panel device, FIG. 5 is a side view showing the panel device, and FIG. 6 is a configuration of the panel body. FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a shielding state of the panel device, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing an open state of the panel device. 3 is the front side (front side) of the panel device, the lower side of FIG. 4 is the front side (front side) of the panel device, and the right side of FIG. 5 is the front side of the panel device (front side). This will be described as the front side.

  Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a panel device to which the present invention is applied. The panel device 1 is configured such that, for example, in a desk 2 as a table in this embodiment installed in an office or the like, the panel body 4 standing from the top plate 3 allows the space on the top plate 3 to be moved outwardly from the top plate 3. The partitioning state and the open state in which the space ahead of the panel body 4 can be looked over are used as the switchable partition.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the panel device 1 has a structure in which a pair of support frames 5 and 6 are attached to the left and right lower portions of a panel body 4 formed in a rectangular shape in front view. Yes. These support frames 5 and 6 are made of an aluminum material or the like, and the lower portion thereof is fixed to the edge of the top plate 3 of the desk 2, whereby the panel body 4 can be erected on the edge of the top plate 3. .

  As will be described later, the panel body 4 is configured such that its transmittance changes when power is supplied, and an electric cable for supplying power to the panel body 4 is provided on the left side surface of the panel body 4. 7 is extended.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the panel body 4 includes a liquid crystal sheet 9 and an intermediate film that protects the liquid crystal sheet 9 from an impact from the outside between two transparent and colorless float glass plates 8 and 8 having high transparency. 10 and 10 are laminated glass structures that are sandwiched and pressure-bonded. The intermediate films 10 and 10 are made of a resin material that is colorless and transparent like the float glass plates 8 and 8.

  Furthermore, the liquid crystal sheet 9 is in a transparent state with high transmittance when power is supplied, and is in an opaque state with low transmittance when power supply is stopped. The transparent state and the opaque state can be appropriately switched by supplying or not supplying power.

  Specifically, the liquid crystal sheet 9 has innumerable liquid crystal molecules. Since these liquid crystal molecules are irregularly arranged in the liquid crystal sheet 9 in an opaque state where power is not supplied, the light is scattered and the transmittance is low. On the other hand, in the transparent state, the liquid crystal molecules are regularly arranged by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal sheet 9. At this time, since the light is not scattered by the liquid crystal molecules, the transmittance is high.

  Therefore, the above-described electric cable 7 is connected to the liquid crystal sheet 9. Note that a transformer and a switch (not shown) are attached to the electric cable 7, and power supply or non-supply to the liquid crystal sheet 9 is performed by operating this switch ON / OFF. This switch may be anything as long as it can be selected by switching between supply and non-supply of power to the liquid crystal sheet 9, for example, a switch that is switched by a sensor or timer in addition to a manual lever switch or toggle switch. Good.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support frames 5 and 6 attached to the left and right of the panel body 4 are screwed in such a manner that the first support member 11 and the second support member 12 can be detachably attached by screws 13 as attachment means in this embodiment. It is composed by wearing. Hereinafter, the support frame 5 and the support frame 6 will be described with respect to the same configuration of a pair of left and right.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the first support member 11 of the support frame 5 includes a first contact portion 14 that contacts the front surface of the panel body 4 and a clamp portion that detachably holds the edge of the top plate 3. 15 are integrally formed vertically. Specifically, the first support member 11 includes a front support plate 16 formed in a substantially L shape in a front view, and a side view extending from the back side of the front support plate 16 toward the back side. The sandwiching plate 17 is substantially L-shaped.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a tongue piece 16 a extending toward the back side is formed at the lower end portion of the front support plate 16. A rotating bolt 19 having a cover member 18 attached to the upper end portion is screwed to the tongue piece 16a.

  The rotating bolt 19 is movable in the vertical direction by rotating the lower end portion in the horizontal direction. Therefore, by rotating the rotation bolt 19, the cover member 18 and the holding plate 17 can be held in contact with the top plate 3. That is, at the lower part of the front support plate 16, the tongue piece 16a, the rotating bolt 19 and the cover member 18, and the clamping plate 17 constitute the clamp portion 15 in the present embodiment.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left end of the back surface of the front support plate 16 extends from the upper end of the front support plate 16 to the sandwiching plate 17, such as EPS (polystyrene foam) or rubber. A buffer member 20 is attached. The back surface of the front support plate 16 abuts against the front surface of the panel body 4 via the buffer member 20 when the support frame 5 is attached to the panel body 4. That is, the back surface of the front support plate 16 constitutes the first contact portion 14 in this embodiment.

  In addition, when the support frame 5 is attached to the panel body 4, the upper surface of the clamping plate 17 with which the lower end surface of the panel body 4 abuts is the same as the buffer member 20 attached to the rear left end portion of the front support plate 16. The buffer member 21 is attached. When the panel body 4 comes into contact with the sandwiching plate 17 through the buffer member 21, the impact on the panel body 4 is reduced.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, a mounting piece 16 b extends from the left end of the upper portion of the front support plate 16 toward the back side. A plurality of screw holes 16c into which the screws 13 are screwed are formed on the side surface of the mounting piece 16b in the vertical direction.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the second support member 12 of the support frame 5 has a rear portion as the second contact portion in the present embodiment having the same vertical length as the first contact portion 14. The support plate 22 is used. As shown in FIG. 4, a buffer member 20 is attached to the front surface of the rear support plate 22. The rear support plate 22 is in contact with the back surface of the panel body 4 via the buffer member 20 when the support frame 5 is attached to the panel body 4.

  Further, an attachment piece 22 a extends from the left end portion of the rear support plate 22 toward the front side. A plurality of insertion holes 22b are formed on the side surface of the mounting piece 22a in the vertical direction. Further, the attachment piece 16b of the front support plate 16 and the attachment piece 22a of the rear support plate 22 are configured such that the front support plate 16 and the rear support plate 22 come into contact with the panel body 4 via the buffer members 20 and 20. ing.

  The front support plate 16 and the rear support plate 22 are integrated by screwing the screws 13 from the side of the panel device 1 into the screw holes 16c of the attachment pieces 16b through the insertion holes 22b of the attachment pieces 22a. The support frame 5 is configured.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the support frames 5 and 6 are attached so as to cover the lower part of the side portion of the panel body 4. The side surface of the panel body 4 and the mounting piece 16b of the front support plate 16 are not in contact with each other. Is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the electrical cable 7 extending from the left side surface of the panel body 4 is inserted into the space portion 23. The electric cable 7 inserted into the space portion 23 is directly led to the lower portion of the top plate 3 by the space portion 23, wired below the top plate 3, and connected to an external power source (not shown).

  When the panel device 1 is attached to the edge of the top plate 3, a gap 24 is formed between the lower surface excluding the left and right ends of the panel body 4 and the upper surface of the top plate 3 as shown in FIG. 3. That is, since the panel body 4 is not in direct contact with the top plate 3, it is possible to prevent the panel body 4 from coming into contact with the top plate 3 and applying an impact.

  The operation of the panel device 1 configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 7A, in the state where power is not supplied to the liquid crystal sheet 9 of the panel body 4, the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal sheet 9 are irregularly arranged, so that the transmittance is low. It has become. For this reason, the panel device 1 is in a shielding state in which the space ahead of the panel body 4 cannot be seen.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, when power is supplied to the liquid crystal sheet 9 of the panel body 4 by operating a switch (not shown), the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal sheet 9 are regularly arranged. Therefore, the liquid crystal sheet 9 is in a transparent state with high transmittance. In the panel device 1, the liquid crystal sheet 9 is easily switched to an open state where the space ahead of the panel body 4 can be seen because the liquid crystal sheet 9 is in a transparent state.

  As described above, in the panel device 1 according to the present embodiment, the panel body 4 has a configuration in which the transmittance is changed by the supply of electric power, and the panel body 4 is a support in which at least lower portions on both sides are attached to the top plate 3. By being supported by the frames 5 and 6, the user can reduce the transmittance of the panel body 4 by using the panel body 4 by appropriately selecting the supply and non-supply of power to the panel body 4. It is possible to easily switch between a shielding state in which the space on the top plate 3 is shielded and an open state in which the transmittance of the panel body 4 is increased so that the space beyond the panel body 4 can be seen, and the transmittance is different. The panel device 1 that can be switched between two states can be manufactured with a simple configuration.

  The support frames 5 and 6 are arranged so as to cover both side portions of the panel body 4, and the inner surface of the support frames 5 and 6 and the side portion of the panel body 4 are separated to form a space portion 23. 23, an electric cable 7 for supplying electric power to the panel body 4 extending from the side of the panel body 4 is arranged, and the electric cable 7 is guided to the lower side of the top plate 3, The electric cable 7 for supplying power to the panel body 4 using the support frames 5 and 6 that support the panel body 4 can be hidden so as not to be seen from the top plate 3.

  Further, by providing the buffer members 20, 20 between the inner surfaces of the support frames 5, 6 and the panel body 4, even if an external force is applied to the panel body 4, the panel body 4 and the inner surfaces of the support frames 5, 6 are The abutting impact can be buffered by the buffer members 20, 20, and the panel body 4 can be prevented from being damaged.

  Further, the support frames 5 and 6 are provided with a clamp portion 15 that detachably holds the edge of the top plate 3, and a buffer member 21 is provided between the clamp portion 15 and the panel body 4, whereby the panel body 4. Even if an external force is applied, the shock that the panel body 4 and the clamp portion 15 come into contact with each other can be buffered by the buffer member, and the panel body 4 can be prevented from being damaged.

  Further, the support frames 5 and 6 are provided with a first support member 11 provided with a clamp portion 15 that detachably holds the edge of the top plate 3 and a first contact portion 14 that contacts one surface of the panel body 4. And a second support member 12 provided with a rear support plate 22 in contact with the other surface of the panel body 4, and a screw 13 for detachably attaching the second support member 12 to the first support member 11. Thus, the first support member 11 is attached to the edge of the top plate 3 by the clamp portion 15, the panel body 4 is brought into contact with the first contact portion 14 of the first support member 11, and then the second support is performed. By attaching the member 12 to the first support member 11 with the screw 13, the panel body 4 can be supported by being sandwiched between the first contact portion 14 and the rear support plate 22, and each member constituting the panel device 1 is supported. Can be attached to the top plate 3 and the panel device 1 It is possible to perform the installation work easy. Moreover, even if the left-right width of the panel body 4 is changed, the panel body can be supported by appropriately changing the distance between the left and right support frames 5 and 6.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the panel device 1 is described as a partition that is attached by sandwiching the edge of the top plate 3 with the clamp portion 15 and partitions the space on the top plate 3 from the space outside the top plate 3. The panel device 1 may be placed at the center of the top plate 3 by attaching an adjuster to the lower part of the support frames 5 and 6 to form a partition that partitions the space on the top plate 3.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the liquid crystal molecule was arranged regularly by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal sheet 9, and it was set as the transparent state with the high transmittance | permeability, by applying a voltage only to a part of liquid crystal sheet 9, it is partially The liquid crystal sheet 9 may be in a transparent state.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the electrical cable 7 is inserted on the top plate 3 by inserting the electrical cable 7 extended from the panel body 4 in the space part 23 formed between the side surface of the panel body 4 and the attachment piece 16b. The electric cable 7 led to the lower side of the top plate 3 is arranged on the lower surface of the top plate 3 and the inner side surface of the pedestal of the desk 2, so that the power source is viewed from the outside of the desk 2. The cable 7 may not be conspicuous and the appearance of the entire desk 2 may be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole image of the panel apparatus in the Example of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a panel apparatus. It is a front view which shows a panel apparatus. It is a top view which shows a panel apparatus. It is a side view which shows a panel apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a panel body. (A) is a perspective view which shows the shielding state of a panel apparatus, (b) is a perspective view which shows the open state of a panel apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1 Panel device 2 Desk
3 Top plate 4 Panel body 5, 6 Support frame 7 Electrical cable 11 First support member 12 Second support member 13 Screw (attachment means)
14 First contact portion 15 Clamp portion 16 Front support plate 17 Clamping plate 18 Cover member 19 Rotating bolts 20, 21 Buffer member 22 Rear support plate (second support member, second contact portion)
23 Space

Claims (5)

A panel device in a table that partitions the space on the top board using a panel body,
The panel body has a configuration in which the transmittance is changed by the supply of electric power, and the panel body is supported by a support frame attached to the top plate at least at the lower part of both sides. Panel device in.   The support frame is disposed so as to cover both side portions of the panel body, and an inner surface of the support frame and a side portion of the panel body are separated from each other to form a space portion. The table according to claim 1, wherein an electric cable for supplying electric power to the panel body extending from a side portion is arranged so as to guide the electric cable below the top plate. Panel device in.   The panel device according to claim 1, wherein a buffer member is provided between an inner surface of the support frame and the panel body.   4. The support frame according to claim 1, further comprising: a clamp portion that detachably holds an edge of the top plate; and a buffer member provided between the clamp portion and the panel body. The panel apparatus in the table of crab.   The support frame includes a first support member provided with a clamp part that detachably holds an edge of the top plate, and a first contact part that contacts one surface of the panel body, and the other of the panel body A second support member provided with a second contact portion that contacts the surface of the first support member, and attachment means for detachably attaching the second support member to the first support member. The panel apparatus in the table in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4.

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