JP2010082368A - Cover attachment structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve an appearance without exposing a fixing implement or the like to the outside and to improve workability as well when raising a panel on a furniture cabinet in an office or the like. <P>SOLUTION: In the attaching structure of a cover, a support groove wider than the plate thickness of the panel is formed on the attaching surface of the panel in the furniture cabinet, the lower end part of the panel is inserted into the support groove to be supported, a cover support having an abutting part which can resiliently abut on at least one side surface of the lower end part of the panel is disposed inside the support groove, and a cover member is clamped by the side surface and the abutting part. Thus, by the cover member, the upper opening part of the support groove after supporting the panel is closed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a partitioning device used in a work area such as an office, and a partition panel standing structure used for partitioning a space before and after the fixture by attaching it to the upper surface of the fixture such as a desk, table, cabinet, etc. Specifically, the present invention relates to a cover mounting structure in the standing structure of the panel.

  As a structure in which a partition panel is erected on the upper surface of a fixture in a work area such as an office, a method of supporting by placing a groove on the fixture mounting surface and inserting the lower end of the panel into this recess is often seen. (For example, Patent Document 1). However, since this structure is supported by simply fitting the lower end of the panel into the recessed groove, a gap is easily generated between the lower end of the panel and the recessed groove, and the supporting strength is weak. There may be wobble. On the other hand, in order to prevent this, if the fitting degree is tightened, there is a problem that fitting workability into the recessed groove at the lower end of the panel is deteriorated.

Also, a structure in which a partition panel is erected by attaching a fixing bracket to the fixture mounting surface and sandwiching the partition panel from the front and rear surfaces using the fixing bracket is known (for example, Patent Documents 2 to 4). According to this, the support strength of the panel can be ensured, and the panel can be erected in the groove with good positional stability. However, on the other hand, since the fixing bracket is exposed to the outside, not only the appearance may be deteriorated, but also when the mounting portion of the fixing bracket in the fixture is not flat due to factors such as processing errors, the fixing bracket is inclined. Therefore, there is a problem that the panel is fixed in an inclined state.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-23122 JP 2003-13520 A JP 2003-325258 A JP 2006-265932 A

  In view of the present situation, the present invention has a good appearance in appearance when a panel is erected on a furniture fixture in a work area such as an office without the fixtures supporting the panel being exposed to the outside. An object of the present invention is to provide a cover mounting structure that can be used and is excellent in workability.

The above-described problems are solved by the invention having the following configuration, as shown in each claim in “Claims”.
(1) A support groove having a width wider than the panel thickness is formed on the mounting surface of the panel in the furniture fixture, and the lower end portion of the panel is inserted into and supported in the support groove, and at least one of the lower end portions of the panel is supported. A cover support having a contact portion that can elastically contact the side surface is disposed in the support groove, and the cover member is sandwiched between the side surface and the contact portion to support the panel by the cover member. The cover mounting structure is characterized in that the upper opening of the support groove after closing is closed.

(2) In the above item (1), the cover supporter includes a bottom portion wider than the panel thickness, both side portions rising in directions closer to each other than both edges of the bottom panel thickness direction, and this side A contact portion that can elastically contact the side surface of the panel that is provided continuously with the portion, and a guide portion that is provided at the upper end of the contact portion and rises in a direction away from each other.

(3) In the above item (2), the cover support is made wider than the panel thickness by approximating the width of the bottom of the cover support to the width of the support groove.

(4) In the above item (2), the cover support is made wider than the thickness of the panel by making the width of the bottom portion approximate to the thickness of the panel.

(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (4), the cover support member can be held in a surface contact state with the contact portion and the side surface of the panel.

(6) In any one of the above items (2) to (5), the cover support is formed with a plate-like body at its bottom, both sides, abutment and guide.

(7) In the above item (1), the cover supporter is constituted by a pair of support members, and the cover member is sandwiched between the contact portion of each support member and each side surface of the panel.

(8) In the above item (7), the panel is supported by a fixture arranged in the support groove, and the cover support is fixed to the fixture.

According to the present invention, the invention described in each claim has the following effects.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the upper opening portion of the support groove after the panel is supported is closed by the cover member, the appearance of the fixture without supporting the panel is exposed to the outside. The top appearance can be improved, and a support groove wider than the panel thickness is formed on the panel mounting surface of the furniture fixture, and the lower end of the panel is inserted into the support groove for support. A cover support having a contact portion that can elastically contact at least one side surface of the lower end portion of the panel is disposed in the support groove, and the cover member is sandwiched between the side surface and the contact portion. Therefore, since the cover member is attached, the workability at the time of attaching the cover member is excellent.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily obtain a cover support in which the contact portion can elastically contact the side surface of the panel.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the cover support is such that the contact portion elastically contacts the side surface of the panel in a good state and the elastic contact state is hardly weakened with time. Can be easily obtained. Further, since the guide portions rise in a direction away from each other, the one side plate of the cover member can be easily sandwiched between the side surface of the panel and the contact portion from above.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cover member can be clamped in the surface contact state in the widest possible range with the contact portion of the cover support and the side surface of the panel. growing.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the sandwiching strength of the cover member is increased.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the cover support can be easily formed and the strength of the cover support is increased.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the strength of sandwiching the side plate of the cover member with the side surface of the panel and the contact portion of the cover support can be adjusted for each side surface of the panel.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to improve the positional stability of the cover support and to secure the strength for sandwiching the side plate of the cover member.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to specific embodiments.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a translucent panel is supported by carrying out the present invention on a partition plate between a counter and a table and between tables. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of FIG. 2 partially cut away, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a support groove 4 that is concave in the longitudinal direction is formed on the attachment surface 3 at the upper end of the partition plate 2 that supports the panel 1.

  The support groove 4 is formed by welding an upward U-shaped member 6 in the vicinity of the upper end portion between the metal front and rear side plates 5 and 5 constituting the partition plate 2. The upper ends of the front and rear side plates 5 and 5 and the upward U-shaped member 6 are bent inward.

  The support groove 4 is wider than the plate thickness of the panel 1, and the panel lower end portion 1 a is inserted into the support groove, and is disposed at substantially the center in the groove width direction. A fixture 7 is disposed in the gap between one side surface 1b of the panel lower end 1a and one side wall 4a of the support groove 4.

  A spacer member 8 is disposed in the gap between the other side surface 1 c of the panel lower end 1 a and the other side wall 4 b of the support groove 4. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the spacer member 8. As shown in FIG. 6, the spacer member 8 is made of metal and has a box shape that is long in the groove direction of the support groove 4 and opens downward.

  The fixture 7 includes a pair of fixing members 9 and 10. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the fixture 7.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, one fixing member (A) 9 has a lower surface 9a that is in contact with the bottom surface 4c of the support groove 4, and is perpendicular to the lower surface 9a, and is in contact with the support groove side wall 4a. A vertical surface 9b, and a slope 9c connecting the lower surface 9a and the vertical surface 9b.

  The other fixing member (B) 10 includes an inclined surface 10a that is in contact with the inclined surface 9c of the fixing member (A) 9, a vertical surface 10b that is in contact with the lower end side surface 1b of the panel 1, and the vertical surface 10b. And a pressing upper surface 10c connecting the inclined surfaces 10a.

The fixing member (A) 9 is provided with a vertical screw hole 9d, and the fixing member (B) 10 is provided with a vertical insertion hole 10d.
The insertion hole 10 d is a long hole in the groove width direction of the support groove 4.

  On the fixing member (A) 9, the fixing member (B) 10 is disposed in a state where the inclined surfaces 9c and 10a of both members are in contact with each other, and the fastening screw 11 is fixed to the fixing member (B) from above. 10 are inserted into the screw holes 9d of the fixing member (A) 9 through the insertion holes 10d and fastened in the vertical direction, so that the members 9 and 10 slide relative to each other via the slopes. As a result, the fastening force in the vertical direction is converted into a force directed outward in the horizontal direction.

  For this reason, the panel lower end 1 a is sandwiched between the fixture 7 and one side wall 4 b of the support groove 4 via the spacer member 8. That is, by previously reducing the width of the spacer member 8 to about half of the width of the support groove 4, the panel 1 is firmly supported at approximately the center of the groove width of the support groove 4. Although not shown, for example, a cushion material such as a rubber plate is appropriately inserted between the spacer member 8 and the side surface 1c of the panel lower end 1a or the side wall 4b of the support groove 4 as necessary. You can also.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the panel 1 is firmly supported on the support groove 4 by arranging the fixtures 7 and the like at a plurality of locations of the support groove 4 as shown in FIG. 3. It is supported in a stable position.

  Further, in the case of a support groove having a relatively small groove width, the panel 1 can be supported on the support groove only by the fixture 7 without using the spacer member 8.

  The upper opening portion of the support groove 4 after the panel 1 is supported is closed by the cover member 12. Hereinafter, the mounting structure of the cover member 12 will be described.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.
A cover support 13 is disposed in the support groove 4. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the cover support 13. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cover support 13 includes a bottom portion 13a wider than the plate thickness of the panel 1, and both side portions rising in directions closer to each other than both edges of the bottom portion 13a in the panel plate thickness direction. 13b, 13b and a contact portion 13c that can elastically contact the side surface of the panel connected to the side portion 13b, and a guide portion 13d that is connected to the upper end of the contact portion 13c and rises away from each other. And is made up of. These bottom part 13a, side part 13b, contact part 13c, and guide part 13d are each formed with a plate-like body.

  The width of the bottom portion 13a of the cover support 13 is wider than the plate thickness of the panel 1, and in this embodiment, the width of the bottom portion 13a is approximated to the groove width of the support groove 4. What is necessary is just to be appropriate.

  The abutting portions 13c and 13c of the cover support 13 are provided on the side surface 1b of the panel 1 so that the abutting portions 13c and 13c and the side surfaces 1b and 1c of the panel 1 can hold the cover member 12 in a surface contact state. 1c is extended in the vertical direction by a predetermined length. The contact portion 13c is formed so as to elastically contact the side surfaces 1b and 1c of the panel lower end portion 1a.

  In the present specification, the abutting portion of the cover supporter can elastically abut on the side surface of the panel means that the abutting portion and the side surface of the panel sandwich the one side surface of the cover member. The contact portion is referred to as including the case where the contact portion elastically contacts the side surface of the panel through the one side surface of the cover member.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the cover member 12.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the cover member 12 has a downward downward U-shape in the groove direction of the support groove 4, and the lower end of the side plate 12 a that does not contact the side surfaces 1 b and 1 c of the panel 1 is the inner side. The inwardly-shaped piece 12b is formed by bending in the direction, and the free end thereof is bent downward to form the downward-shaped piece 12c.

  The cover member 12 has, from above, side plates 12d and 12d, which are in contact with the side surfaces 1b and 1c of the panel 1, in the cover member 12, with the side surfaces 1b and 1c and the contact portion 13c of the cover support 13. At the same time, it is attached by placing the inwardly facing piece 12b of the cover member 12 on the inwardly edged portion 5a formed on the upper end portion of the side plate 5 constituting the partition plate 2, thereby supporting the panel 1. The upper opening portion of the support groove 4 is closed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cover support 13 is arranged at a plurality of locations in the support groove 4 and sandwiches the cover member 12, so that the cover member 12 is attached with a stable position.

  FIG. 10 is a front view of the cover support 14 of another embodiment. In this embodiment, the width of the bottom portion 14a of the cover support 14 is approximated to the plate thickness of the panel 1, and is slightly wider than this plate thickness. By doing in this way, the cover member 12 can be clamped in the surface contact state in the widest possible range with the contact portion 14b of the cover support 14 and the panel side surface.

  FIGS. 11 to 13 are views showing still another embodiment of the cover support 15, FIG. 11 is a plan view corresponding to FIG. 3, and FIG. 12 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of an essential part of the assembly diagram shown as a cross-sectional view in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the cover support 15 is composed of a pair of support members 15a and 15a. That is, the cover support 13 in FIG. 7 is a little flat and has a shape similar to a form divided into two at the center. Each support member 15a is formed by extending a bottom portion 15b, a side portion 15c rising from the outer edge of the bottom portion 15b toward the panel 16, and a bent upper end of the side portion 15c outward. It is comprised from the guide part 15d and the contact part 15e formed of the said bending part.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the cover support 15 of the present embodiment is fixed to the same fixture 17 and spacer member 18 as shown in FIG. 4. That is, a notch 15f is formed in the bottom portion 15b of each support member 15a. One support member 15a is fixed to the fixture 17 with the fastening screw 19 via the notch 15f, and the other support member 15a is fixed to the spacer member 18 with the set screw 20 via the notch 15f. Has been.

  The contact portion 15e of each support member 15a can be elastically contacted to one side surface of the panel 16, and each cover member 21 has its one side plate 21a connected to each of the contact portions 15e and the panel. It is attached by being clamped with one side surface of 16.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which implemented the present invention on the partition plate between a counter, tables, and between tables, and supported the translucent panel. It is a principal part expansion perspective view in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of FIG. 2 partially cut away. It is the IV-IV line longitudinal cross-sectional enlarged view in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a fixing tool. It is a perspective view of a spacer member. It is the VII-VII sectional view enlarged view in FIG. It is a perspective view of a cover support tool. It is a perspective view of a cover member. It is a front view of the cover support tool of another embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view corresponding to FIG. 3. It is the XII-XII line longitudinal cross-sectional enlarged view in FIG. It is a principal part exploded perspective view of the assembly drawing shown as sectional drawing in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Panel 1a Panel lower end part 1b, 1c Side surface 2 Partition plate 3 Mounting surface 4 Supporting groove 4a, 4b Side wall 4c Bottom surface 5 Side plate 5a Inward edge part 6 Upward U-shaped member 7 Fixing tool 8 Spacer member 9 Fixing member A
9a Lower surface 9b Vertical surface 9c Slope 9d Screw hole 10 Fixing member B
10a slope 10b vertical surface 10c pressing upper surface 10d insertion hole 11 fastening screw 12 cover member 12a side plate 12b inward piece 12c downward piece 12d side plate 13 cover support 13a bottom 13b side 13c abutting part 13d guide part 14 cover support 14a bottom part 14b Contact part 15 Cover support 15a Support member 15b Bottom part 15c Side part 15d Guide part 15e Contact part 15f Notch 16 Panel 17 Fixing tool 18 Spacer member 19 Fastening screw 20 Set screw 21 Cover member 21a Side plate

Claims (8)

  A support groove wider than the panel thickness is formed on the mounting surface of the panel in the furniture fixture, and the lower end of the panel is inserted into the support groove to be supported, and at least one side surface of the lower end of the panel is elastic. After a cover support member having an abutting portion that can be abutted is disposed in the support groove and the cover member is sandwiched between the side surface and the abutting portion, the cover member supports the panel. A cover mounting structure in which the upper opening of the support groove is closed.   The cover support is elastic on the bottom that is wider than the panel thickness, on both sides that rise in the direction closer to each other than both edges in the panel thickness direction, and on the side of the panel connected to this side The cover mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising: an abutting portion that can come into contact with each other; and a guide portion that is provided at an upper end of the abutting portion and rises in a direction away from each other.   The cover mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the cover support is made wider than the thickness of the panel by making the width of the bottom portion approximate to the groove width of the support groove.   The cover mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the cover support has a width that is wider than the thickness of the panel by making the width of the bottom portion approximate to the thickness of the panel.   The cover mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cover support member can be clamped in a surface contact state with the contact portion and the side surface of the panel.   The cover mounting structure according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the cover support is formed with a plate-like body at its bottom, both sides, abutment and guide.   The cover mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the cover support is constituted by a pair of support members, and the cover member is sandwiched between the abutting portion of each support member and each side surface of the panel. The cover mounting structure according to claim 7, wherein the panel is supported by a fixture disposed in the support groove, and the cover support is fixed to the fixture.

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