JP2012019895A - Top board and furniture with top board - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a top board capable of temporarily placing a long portable article such as an umbrella or stick which is hardly handled, and pillar-shaped articles such as a writing instrument or seal, which is easily rolled, in an appropriate manner.SOLUTION: The top board is formed by: an edge member 12 attached to an using end side of a top board body 11 and having a resin line L at the front protruding position made of a soft resin 13 and extended along a width direction of the top board; and a stepped-down part 14 stepping downward to the backward and extended to the width direction of the top board on an upper surface 11a side in the vicinity of the resin line L.

Description

  The present invention relates to a top board that can be particularly suitably used for public institutions such as government offices, and furniture with a top board using the top board.

  Conventionally, there are a top plate used for a table or the like that is integrally cut out from a mud material, or a decorative plate that is wound from the top surface of the top plate body to the side end surface. In these cases, the use area of the top plate and the edge portion are integrated in appearance, so that the top plate generally has a single color. The top plate constructed by attaching a separate edge member to the peripheral part of the top plate body is also of the same color system as the use area of the top plate body for the edge member from the viewpoint of design unification of the entire top plate As a result, the entire top plate has a single color or a monotone color.

  By the way, in recent years, the living environment has been reviewed in various places so that elderly people with insufficient visual acuity and wheelchair users can easily live. As a part of that, the thing shown in Patent Document 1 is inconvenient that the end portion of the use area of the top plate is difficult to recognize for elderly people and the like when the color of the top plate and the floor are approximated. In view of this, an accent area with a high contrast color is provided around the use area of the top board, and the use area of the top board and the floor have a similar color relationship. However, the color difference from the accent area makes it easy for the elderly and the like to visually recognize the end portion of the use area of the top plate body, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of losing the article.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-57154

  By the way, if you use a counter or a certificate table in a public institution such as a public office that is different from your normal living environment, you can temporarily place a handle or umbrella handle on the top board on the table. However, there are frequent scenes where the handle is removed immediately and the cane or umbrella falls. In addition, writing instruments, seals, and the like are easy to fall off the top plate, and it is difficult to pick them up once they fall, and they can easily lead to loss or damage.

  Further, the problem of visibility with respect to the edge portion of the top plate is also taken up in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1. However, in the configuration of the above-mentioned Patent Document in which the accent region is located only in the upper part, the top of the top plate is displayed when approaching the writing table from a distance. It may be difficult to identify the position of the board.

  Furthermore, as a problem other than these, there is a problem that a wheelchair user cannot easily approach the top plate when accessing the top plate in a normal height top plate for customer service. It is desirable.

  The present invention firstly realizes a top plate capable of appropriately temporarily placing an easy-to-handle long portable product such as an umbrella or a cane, a columnar article such as a writing instrument or a seal on the top plate, and at the same time the structure thereof. The purpose of the present invention is to newly provide a top board and furniture with a top board that further enhances the visibility of the top board edge and further improves the accessibility of wheelchair users.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention takes the following measures.

  That is, the top plate of the present invention is formed by attaching an edge member to the use end side of the top plate main body, and the edge member is a resin line made of a soft resin extending along the top plate width direction to the front projecting position. And a step portion extending in the width direction of the top plate and stepping downward is formed on the upper surface side in the vicinity of the resin line. The use end refers to the end of the top plate that is closer to the user.

  With this configuration, the impact when a cane, umbrella, attache case, etc. hits the front edge of the top plate not only improves the texture and feel when touched by the body, but also at the stepped portion. When the tip of a handle such as a cane or umbrella is hooked, the base of the handle comes into contact with the resin line to prevent slipping. it can. Of course, the step portion functions also as a fall prevention means for preventing the writing instrument or the like from dropping from the front edge side on the top plate.

  In order to improve the visibility to the edge part more effectively by using the above configuration, the soft resin is colored with a high contrast on the top surface of the top plate body, and the resin line is connected to the use end of the top plate. It is desirable to form an accent region for visually recognizing the position.

  In order to effectively secure a stable temporary storage place for writing instruments and seals in association with the stepped portion, the stepped portion is formed on the edge member and is a slope on the front side of the concave groove having the groove bottom at the center in the front-rear direction. It is preferable that it is set to.

  Alternatively, in order to make it easy to lay a mat or the like on the top surface of the top plate body in association with the above stepped portion, the stepped portion has a portion where the rear end surface of the edge member and the front end surface of the top plate body are in contact with each other on the rear side. It is preferably formed by forming a stepped state.

  In order to enhance the convenience of wheelchair users, etc., it has protrusions extending in the top plate width direction on the lower surface side near the resin line with respect to the step portion provided on the upper surface side near the resin line. Is effective.

  If the top plate is attached to the furniture body to make the furniture with the top plate, the furniture with the top plate, which is kind to elderly people and wheelchair users, can be obtained without changing the furniture body. It becomes possible to provide simply.

  Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, it is possible to appropriately temporarily place a long portable item such as an umbrella or a cane that is difficult to handle, or a columnar article that is easy to roll, such as a writing instrument or a seal, on a top board. It is possible to provide a top board and furniture with a top board that are easy to use for the elderly and the like. Moreover, if such a structure is utilized, the visibility with respect to the edge part of a top plate can be improved more simply and more effectively than before.

The perspective view which shows the furniture with a top plate which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The side view which shows the top plate of the furniture with the same top plate centering around the front edge. Action | operation explanatory drawing of the edge member which comprises the same top plate. The figure which shows the modification of an edge member. The figure which shows the other modification of an edge member. The side view which shows the desk for reception which is the furniture with a top plate which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. The side view which shows the front edge vicinity of the same top plate.

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

  In the furniture with a top plate of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the top plate 1 is installed between the left and right side plates 2, 2, and the shelf is placed at a required height position between the side plates 2, 2 below the top plate 1. It is a wooden board with a board 3 and is installed in a public institution such as a government office. It is used as a writing table for entering applications while visitors are standing. A storage case 4 for storing paper is provided below the rear edge of the top plate 1, and a panel 5 for displaying a paper entry example is attached above the rear edge of the top plate 1. Between the lower edge 5 a of the panel 5 and the upper opening 4 a of the storage case 4, a gap δ serving as a paper loading / unloading space is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the top plate 1 is obtained by attaching an edge member 12 for concealing the fore edge to the use end of the top plate body 11 by bonding or other known methods. As shown in FIG. 1, a cover 10 is attached at a position where the width direction ends of the main body 11 and the edge member 12 are closed, and a joint between the top plate main body 11 and the edge member 12 is concealed. FIG. 2B and the like show the top plate 1 viewed from the side with the cover 10 removed.

  The edge member 12 is formed by, for example, extruding a resin material to form an edge main body 12x. The edge main body 12x has an upper surface 12a that further extends the upper surface 11a of the top plate main body 11 forward, and the front of the upper surface 12a. The front end surface 12b hangs down, and further, an inclined surface 12c extending in the rearwardly inclined direction follows the front end surface 12b, and further, the lower surface 11b of the top plate 11 is connected to the rear side via the lower surface 12d of the edge member 12. . The inclined surface 12c is for apparently reducing the thickness of the top plate 1 when viewed obliquely from above.

  In this configuration, the present embodiment extends along the top plate width direction as shown in FIG. 1 using the soft resin 13 on the front end surface 12b of the edge main body 12x which is the front most protruding position of the edge member 12. While forming the resin line L, the step part 14 (14a, 14b) which extends in the top plate width direction behind this resin line L and steps down to the back side is formed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2B, the soft resin 13 is a plate having a substantially rectangular cross section using a soft resin having a larger interference action and friction coefficient than the resin material of the edge body 12x. Or a rod-like) and is attached to the front end surface 12b of the edge body 12x by bonding or the like. Of course, the form is not limited to the illustrated example, for example, the cross section has a semicircular bulging shape. The edge member 12 of the present embodiment has a single color or monotone color of the same color or the same color system as the upper surface of the top plate body 11 on the edge body 12x, whereas the soft resin 13 has A color scheme having high contrast is applied to the colors of the upper surface 11a of the top plate body 11 and the edge body 12x. That is, if the colors of the top surface 11a of the top plate body 11 and the edge body 12x of the edge member 12 are unified in white or gray, the soft resin 13 is colored with a color difference such as black, red, or blue. Thus, the resin line L is given the role of an accent region for visually recognizing the position of the front edge of the top board 1. In the resin line L, since the soft resin 13 is located at the most forward protruding position of the top plate 1, in the plan view indicated by the arrow V1 in FIG. 2B, the front view indicated by the arrow V2, or the arrow V3. It can also be visually recognized in the bottom view shown in FIG. Even when the floor is unified in the same color system as the top plate body 11 and the edge body 12x, the position of the resin line L can be clarified using the color difference from the floor.

  On the other hand, the step part 14 is set at two places in the present embodiment. First, the first step portion 14a uses a concave groove 12e formed integrally with the upper surface 12a of the edge member 12 itself at the time of molding. The concave groove 12e has a partial arc shape with the center in the front-rear direction as the groove bottom. The stepped portion 14a is set as a front slope that is stepped downwardly in the recessed groove 12e. The second step portion 14b is set on the rear end surface 12f of the edge main body 12x. When the rear end surface 12f is abutted against the front end surface 11c of the top plate main body 11, the upper surface 12a of the edge main body 12x is It is set to be slightly higher than the upper surface 11a of the plate main body 11, and the second stepped portion 14b is formed in a state where the rear end surface 12f of the edge main body 12x is stepped backward.

  In the top plate 1 provided with such a resin line L, even if a cane, an umbrella, an attache case or the like accidentally hits the front edge of the top plate 1, the soft resin 13 is present at the most forward protruding position to alleviate the impact. In addition, the touch feeling and texture when touched by the body are improved, and the handle C such as a cane or umbrella which is long and difficult to handle as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) is provided on the step portions 14a and 14b. When hooked and temporarily placed, coupled with the catches in these stepped portions 14a and 14b, the base of the handle C comes into contact with the soft resin 13 constituting the resin line L to prevent slipping. The cane and the umbrella are stably supported at two points, and the sliding from the top plate 1 can be effectively prevented. In addition, the columnar article D that is easy to roll, such as a writing instrument or a seal, is prevented from sliding forward by the first step portion 14a and the second step portion 14b as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, for example. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3C, positioning can be performed by temporarily placing it on the groove bottom of the concave groove 12e that constitutes the first stepped portion 14a, so that the columnar article D is stable at a fixed position on the top plate 1. The efficiency of application work etc. can be effectively improved by holding.

  3, the stepped portion behind the second step portion 14b is connected to the top surface 11a of the top plate body 11, and the top surface 12a of the edge member 12 in front of the step portion 14b is the top plate body. 11, when the mat M is laid on the upper surface 11 a of the top plate body 11 as shown in FIG. 5C, the second stepped portion 14 b is prevented from being displaced. It can function as a means. Of course, even when the mat M is disposed, if a step is exposed between the upper surface 12a of the edge member 12 and the upper surface m of the mat M, the hook can function as a hook for hooking a handle such as a cane. It can continue to be secured.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the resin line L serving as an accent for the top surface 11a of the top plate body 11 and the like through the coloration to the soft resin 13 is configured along the top plate width direction. The edge portion of the top plate 1 can be clearly seen. In particular, since the resin line L is at the front most protruding position of the edge member 12, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the top plate 1 is viewed from an oblique direction when viewed from above and from the front. Even when viewed close or when viewed from a distance, the visibility to the edge portion is enhanced, and it is easy to find a description place for those who have weak vision, etc. It becomes easy and reduces the trouble of misplacement of articles by mistaking the edge position when working on the top board 1, and when used in local governments, it is used as a fixture that is friendly to a variety of visitors including elderly people It becomes possible.

  And since the top plate 1 itself is made in this way, it is possible to easily construct a fixture that is kind to elderly people, wheelchair users, etc. without specially improving the furniture body. It becomes like this. The furniture main body mentioned here refers to a portion other than the top plate in the furniture with a top plate, for example, a portion of a structure that supports the top plate.

  The specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the step portion 14a is formed on the edge member 12 itself, and the step portion 14b is also formed between the rear end surface 12f of the edge member 12 and the front end surface 11c of the top plate body 11, For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the edge member 12 itself is simply formed with a step 14a, or as shown in FIG. 4B, the rear end surface 12f of the edge member 12 and the front end of the top plate body 11 are formed. Only the step 14b may be formed between the surface 11c and the surface 11c. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, the stepped portion 14a formed on the edge member 12 itself is not limited to the concave groove shape as in the above-described embodiment, but is simply stepped backward. Are also included. As for the shape of the edge member 12, if the resin line L made of the soft resin 13 can be formed at the most projecting position of the edge body 12x, the upper side of the edge body 12x is gentle as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). Various designs can be applied, such as a forward inclined shape.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (c), the mounting structure of the edge member 12 is also uneven such that a groove 11p is formed on the front end side of the top plate body 11 and a protrusion 12p formed on the rear end side of the edge body 12x is fitted. A structure may be adopted, and it is also effective to attach the soft resin 13 to the edge body 11 so as to fit under the concavo-convex structure as shown in FIG.

  If the position of the soft resin 13 is also a protruding position of the edge member 12 as shown in FIG. 5, for example, it may be arranged on the upward surface formed near the front end of the edge body 12 x. The step portion in the illustrated example is a combination of the first step portion 14a shown in FIG. 4 (a) and the second step portion 14b shown in FIG. 4 (b). At the position of the soft resin 13, the visibility from below is reduced, but at least the visibility from above and from the front required in a normal usage form can be secured, and at least upward of the vicinity of the front end of the edge member 12 If the soft resin 13 is present on the surface, the base of the handle C properly contacts the soft resin 13 when the handle C or the umbrella handle C is hooked on the stepped portion as shown in FIG. In addition, the effect that the bottom of the resin member 13 is backed up by the edge main body 12x and is not easily peeled off, the effect of suppressing the material of the resin member 13, and the like are exhibited. The “projection position of the edge member” includes an aspect that does not necessarily include the most projecting position. Moreover, although the upward surface is gently curved upward in the illustrated example, it may be a slope.

  Further, as shown in the figure, the recess 12y is provided on the upward surface of the front end of the edge body 12x, and the soft resin 13 is accommodated therein so that the soft resin 13 is formed on the extended line of the ridge line that partitions the space of the edge body 12x. It is also effective to configure so that the ridge line that divides the space is located. If comprised in this way, in addition to the effect of a visibility improvement and fall prevention, the resin member 13 does not become obstructive, it becomes difficult to peel off, and the effect by which the external appearance of a top plate is adjusted more effectively is produced.

  Furthermore, the furniture with a top plate of the present invention can be applied to a reception counter as shown in FIG. This top-equipped furniture used as a reception counter partitions the lower limb space of the top board 101 with a curtain board 106 for the purpose of serving customers and so on, and can be seated facing from the directions indicated by arrows A and B in the figure. In particular, an edge member 112 having a soft resin 113 at the front most protruding position is attached to the front edge of the top plate 101 on the side where the visitor sits, as in the above-described embodiment. A resin line L is formed along the width direction. Further, in the vicinity of the resin line L, a step 114 that extends in the top plate width direction and steps downward is formed in the same manner as in the above embodiment. The soft resin 113 having a color difference with respect to the upper surface 111a of the top plate 101 is also selected in accordance with the above embodiment.

  Further, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 7, the top plate 101 has a top plate on the lower surface side near the resin line L with respect to the stepped portion 114 provided on the upper surface side near the resin line L. The protrusion 200 extending in the width direction is provided in a state of protruding downward from the lower surface 111 b of the top plate 101. Thus, since the step part 114 and the protrusion 200 exist above and below the resin line L, when the wheelchair user accesses the desk, the resin line L approaches the guide line 114 and the protrusion 200. The convenience of approach to the top plate 101 can be effectively improved by putting the finger on or grabbing the finger and pulling the top plate 101. Of course, there is a function capable of properly hooking a handle of a cane or an umbrella by the synergistic action of the stepped portion 114 and the soft resin 113 and a function capable of preventing the stepped portion 114 from dropping a columnar object such as a writing instrument or a seal. There are the same as in the above embodiment.

  As mentioned above, although one embodiment of the present invention was described as an example applied to furniture such as a government office, the specific configuration and application object of each part are not limited to the above embodiment, and depart from the spirit of the present invention. Various modifications are possible without departing from the scope.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Top-plate main body 11a ... Upper surface 11c ... Front end surface 12 ... Edge member 12a ... Upper surface 13 ... Soft resin 14, 14a, 14b ... Step part 200 ... Projection L ... Resin line

Claims (6)

An edge member is attached to the use end side of the top plate body,
The edge member has a resin line made of a soft resin extending along the top plate width direction at the front projecting position, and a stepped portion extending in the top plate width direction near the resin line and stepping backward. A top plate characterized by forming. The top plate according to claim 1, wherein the soft resin is provided with a color scheme having a high contrast with respect to the upper surface of the top plate body, and the resin line forms an accent region for visually recognizing the position of the use end of the top plate. The top plate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the stepped portion is set on a slope on the front side of the concave groove formed in the edge member and having a groove bottom at the center in the front-rear direction. The top plate according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the step portion is formed by a state in which a portion where the rear end surface of the edge member and the front end surface of the top plate main body are stepped down is stepped backward. The top plate according to claim 1, further comprising a protrusion extending in a top plate width direction on a lower surface side in the vicinity of the resin line with respect to the step portion provided on the upper surface side in the vicinity of the resin line. 6. A furniture with a top plate, wherein the top plate according to claim 1 is attached to a furniture body.

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