JP2010000303A - Power supply system by incorporating wire duct into desk partition - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power supply system formed by incorporating a wire duct into a desk partition with the wire duct eliminating the labor of a construction and the cost increase of duct fixing members caused by fixing the wire duct to the desk by a plurality of duct fixing members and preventing the impairment of the usability. <P>SOLUTION: The partition 2 is installed on the desk 1. The partition 2 is formed with an opening part 32 in the longitudinal direction to a long and hollow duct body 31 and provided with a long conductor 33 inside, and the wire duct 3 is attached to the opening part 32 in such a manner that an electric appliance 4 is installed with its plug blades 40 coming into contact with the conductor 33. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a power supply system in which a wiring duct is incorporated in a partition installed on a desk.

  Conventionally, a wiring duct is installed on a desk and an electric device such as a power outlet is attached to the wiring duct for use. A wiring duct is formed by arranging a bipolar or multipolar conductor in the internal space along the longitudinal direction of the duct, and the power outlet is installed as an electrical device in the wiring duct, for example, and a personal computer is installed in the power outlet. A power supply plug such as a PC (abbreviated as PC for short) is inserted to supply power.

  Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 6, the duct fixing member 9 is fixed to the top plate 10 of the desk 1 by being clamped and fixed by a desk clamp portion 91 provided at the lower end portion of the duct fixing member 9. The wiring duct 3 is placed on the desk 1 by projecting upward from the top plate 10 and clamping and fixing the wiring duct 3 with a duct clamp 92 provided at the upper end of the duct fixing member 9. It is installed.

  In the conventional wiring duct 3 described above, a plurality of duct fixing members 9 are required in the longitudinal direction, and the number of necessary duct fixing members 9 increases as the length in the longitudinal direction increases. In addition, the cost for the duct fixing member 9 and the adjustment of the clamps for the desk 1 and the wiring duct 3 are required for each duct fixing member 9. Therefore, if the number of the duct fixing members 9 is increased, the construction takes time. When moving 3, there is a problem in that it is necessary to adjust the clamps for the desk 1 and the wiring duct 3 again for each duct fixing member 9, which takes time.

  As one form for solving such a problem, a device in which an electrical device such as a power outlet is attached to a desk partition has been devised (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, the outlet is placed on the desktop panel (desk partition) by attaching a lid with a left and right length that is substantially the same as the left and right length of the desktop panel. ing. However, since the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 does not include a wiring duct, the position of the outlet cannot be easily changed, and there is a problem in that it is not easy to use.
JP-A-9-131226

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and the object of the present invention is to fix the wiring duct to the desk with a plurality of duct fixing members and the duct fixing member. It is an object of the present invention to provide a power supply system by incorporating a wiring duct into a desk partition that eliminates the increase in cost and does not impair usability.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention according to claim 1, a partition 2 is installed on the desk 1, and an opening 32 is formed in the long hollow duct body 31 in the longitudinal direction in the partition 2. In addition, a long conductor 33 is provided inside, and the wiring duct 3 is attached to the opening 32 so that the electric device 4 can be mounted so that the plug blade 40 contacts the conductor 33. It is.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the partition 2 is detachably attached to the desk 1.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the power supply feed-in 5 for supplying power to the conductor 33 of the wiring duct 3 is attached to the wiring duct 3. Is.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 3, a feed-in cover 51 for covering the power feed-in 5 attached to the wiring duct 3 is provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the conventional duct fixing member is not required, and it is not necessary to prepare the duct fixing member, so that no cost is required, and adjustment of the clamp for the desk and the wiring duct is performed for each duct fixing member. Is not necessary and does not require much time for construction.

  In the invention of claim 2, when moving the wiring duct, the wiring duct attached to the partition can be moved together by moving the partition. There is no need to adjust the clamps for the desk and the wiring duct.

  In invention of Claim 3, it becomes possible to supply electric power to the conductor of a wiring duct easily.

  In the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to improve the appearance and prevent the power supply feed-in from being directly seen and being pulled out by mischief.

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

  As shown in FIG. 1, the power supply system of the present invention has a desk partition (hereinafter simply referred to as a partition 2) installed on a desk 1, and the partition 2 is opened in a longitudinal direction in a long hollow duct body 31. The portion 32 is formed, and a long conductor 33 is provided inside and the wiring duct 3 is attached. In the following description, for convenience, the vertical and horizontal directions are defined in the direction shown in FIG. 2A, and the front in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the wiring duct 3 includes a duct body 31 formed of a metal such as aluminum in a flat rectangular tube shape whose both ends in the longitudinal direction are open, and whose surface is coated with an insulating synthetic resin. I have. On the front surface of the duct body 31, an opening 32 that communicates the internal power supply space 30 and the outside is opened along the longitudinal direction at a substantially intermediate portion in the vertical direction. Also, in the power source space 30 of the duct body 31, a pair of long conductors 33 for supplying commercial power is disposed along the longitudinal direction on both the upper and lower sides with the opening 32 therebetween. A storage part (not shown) for storing a cable such as an information line may be provided below the duct body 31.

  The electric device 4 is attached to the opening 32 of the wiring duct 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the electric device 4 includes a pair of plug blades 40, and the plug blades 40 come into contact with the conductors 33 of the wiring duct 3 when mounted on the openings 32 of the wiring duct 3. In this embodiment, the power outlet 4a will be described, but it is not particularly limited. The body of the power outlet 4a is composed of a horizontally long box-shaped front cover 41 having an open rear surface and a rear cover 42 attached to the rear surface of the front cover 41.

  On the front surface of the front cover 41, outlet portions 43 each having a pair of plug blade insertion ports 44 are formed on one end side and an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. The plug blade insertion port 44 has a plug blade (not shown) of a power plug 82 of an electric device 8 different from the electric device 4 attached to the wiring duct 3, for example, an electric device 8 such as a PC. The electric device 8 is inserted and supplied with electric power from the conductor 33 of the wiring duct 3 through the power outlet 4a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a cylindrical rotating body 45 inserted into the inside of the duct body 31 through the opening 32 is rotatably provided on the back of the power outlet 4 a. A knob 47 for rotating the front cover 41 is disposed on the front surface of the front cover 41. A pair of plug blades 40 project from the circumferential surface of the rotator 45 at symmetrical positions across the center of the rotator 45, and the pair of blades 40 are horizontally aligned in accordance with the rotation operation of the knob 47. A state of being aligned in a direction (a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the duct main body 31) and a state of being aligned in a vertical direction (a direction substantially parallel to the short width direction of the duct main body 31) can be selected. Further, on the peripheral surface of the rotating body 45, locking pieces 46 are projected from positions that are closer to the front than the protruding positions of the plug blades 40. Thus, when the knob 47 is turned to a position where the pair of plug blades 40 are aligned in the vertical direction (vertical direction) with the rotating body 45 inserted into the opening 32, the locking piece 46 and the rear surface of the rear cover 42 are The front wall of the duct main body 31 is sandwiched between them, the body of the power outlet 4a is attached to the duct main body 31, and each plug blade 40 is electrically connected to the conductor 33 disposed inside the duct main body 31. Connected.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the power outlet 4 a has a pair of blade receiving springs that are electrically connected to the plug blades 40 inserted through the plug blade insertion openings 44. 48 is mounted, and each blade receiving spring 48 is electrically connected to a plug blade 40 projecting from the rotating body 45.

  The wiring duct 3 is attached to the partition 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the partition 2 is installed on the upper surface of the desk 1 and partitions the desk 1. In this embodiment, the partition 2 is detachably attached to the desk 1. The partition 2 is mainly composed of a main body plate portion 21 having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and a leg portion 22 protruding downward from the lower end portion of the main body plate portion 21. Further, the desk 1 is provided with a partition support part 11 for supporting the leg part 22 of the partition 2, and in this embodiment, an insertion part for fitting and fixing the leg part 22 on the upper surface of the desk 1 is provided. The partition support portion 11 is formed, and the leg portion 22 of the partition 2 is detachably attached to the fitting portion.

  The above-described wiring duct 3 is attached to the partition 2. In this embodiment, the rear surface of the wiring duct 3 (that is, the side opposite to the surface on which the opening 32 is formed) is provided at the lower end portion of the main body plate portion 21 of the partition 2. Is fixed and attached. In the wiring duct 3, through holes 31 a are perforated at a plurality of positions in the longitudinal direction on the back surface of the duct body 31, and a fixing tool (not shown) is inserted into the through holes 31 a so that the main body plate portion 21 of the partition 2 is formed. It is screwed into a screw hole (not shown).

  Then, the power supply feed-in 5 connected to the power line 50 from the commercial power source or the like is fitted into the opening at the end of the wiring duct 3 in the longitudinal direction, and the contact terminal (not shown) is connected to the wiring duct 3. The conductor 33 is contacted. In addition, an end cap 6 that closes the opening of the end of the wiring duct 3 is attached to the end of the wiring duct 3 opposite to the side where the power supply feed-in 5 is mounted. The opening is closed. Since power is supplied to the conductor 33 by the power supply feed-in 5, power can be easily supplied. Further, the duct cover 7 is attached to the opening 32 of the duct body 31 at a portion where the power outlet 4 a is not attached, and the opening 32 is closed. In the present embodiment, a feed-in cover 51 having the same appearance as the duct cover 7 is provided on the front side of the power supply feed-in 5 to improve the appearance continuously with the duct cover 7 and the power supply feed-in 5 is directly connected to the power supply feed-in 5. It is possible to prevent the power supply feed-in 5 from being pulled out of the wiring duct 3 by mischief.

  In a state where the power outlet 4 a is attached to the wiring duct 3, the blade receiving spring 48 of the power outlet 4 a is electrically connected to the conductor 33 of the wiring duct 3 via the power supply connector, and thus is connected to the outlet portion 43. Commercial power can be supplied to the electric device 4.

  When the power outlet 4a is removed from the wiring duct 3, the rotary body 45 is rotated to the position where the plug blades 40 are aligned in the horizontal direction by operating the knob 47 of the power outlet 4a. Since the locking pieces 46 protruding to the position rotate to a position aligned in the horizontal direction, the locking by the locking pieces 46 is released, and the power outlet 4a can be removed from the wiring duct 3.

  As described above, by attaching the wiring duct 3 to the partition 2 installed on the desk 1, the conventional duct fixing member 9 becomes unnecessary, and it is not necessary to prepare the duct fixing member 9. In addition, it is not necessary to adjust the clamps for the desk 1 and the wiring duct 3 for each duct fixing member 9, so that it does not take time for construction. When moving the wiring duct 3, as shown in FIG. 5, by moving the partition 2, the wiring duct 3 attached to the partition 2 can be moved together. It is not necessary to adjust the clamps for the desk 1 and the wiring duct 3 for each fixing member 9 and take time and effort.

1 is a partially exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. The wiring duct which attached the electric equipment (power outlet) in the same as the above is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side sectional view. It is a perspective view of the electric equipment and wiring duct in the same as the above. It is a perspective view of the state which connected another electric equipment to the electric equipment (power outlet) in the same as the above. It is explanatory drawing in the case of moving a partition with a wiring duct in the same as the above. It is explanatory drawing of the desk which provided the conventional wiring duct.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Desk 10 Top plate 11 Partition support part 2 Partition 21 Main body board part 22 Leg part 3 Wiring duct 30 Power supply space 31 Duct main body 31a Through-hole 32 Opening part 33 Conductor 4 Electric equipment 4a Power outlet 40 Plug blade 41 Front cover 42 Rear cover 43 outlet portion 44 plug blade insertion slot 45 rotating body 46 locking piece 47 knob 48 blade receiving spring 5 power feed-in 50 power line 51 feed-in cover 6 end cap 7 duct cover 8 another electric device 81 electric wire 82 power plug 9 duct fixing Member 91 Desk clamp 92 Duct clamp

Claims (4)

  A partition is installed on the desk, and an opening is formed in the long hollow duct body in the longitudinal direction in the partition, and a long conductor is provided in the interior. A power supply system by incorporating a wiring duct into a desk partition, characterized by mounting a wiring duct that can be mounted so as to come into contact with   2. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the partition is detachably attached to the desk.   3. The power supply system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a power supply feed-in for supplying power to a conductor of the wiring duct is attached to the wiring duct.   4. The power supply system according to claim 3, further comprising a feed-in cover that covers the power feed-in mounted on the wiring duct.

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