JP2013153774A - Table - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a table including a top plate such that the top plate can be raised and reclined, and having a narrow storage width when raising and storing the top plate.SOLUTION: A table includes legs 4; a top plate 2 equipped above the legs 4 such that the top plate 2 can be raised and reclined; and a modesty panel 20 disposed under a part opposite to the seating side of the top plate 2. One end of each modesty plate connection member 16 is rotatably connected to an upper part of the modesty plate 20, the other end of the modesty connection member 16 is rotatably connected to a lower part of the top plate 2, and the one end of the modesty plate connection member 16 is not positioned between the top plate 2 and each leg 4, so that the modesty plate 20 is not positioned between the top plate 2 and the legs 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a table, and more particularly to a table having a top plate that can be raised and lowered.

  A flap table is widely used that has a pair of legs and is provided with a top plate that can be raised and lowered on the upper part of the legs, and can reduce the storage space by raising the top plate. In recent years, a curtain has been provided on the anti-seat side of the top plate so that the lower body of the seated person cannot be seen from the anti-seat side.

  Conventionally, the flap table has its top plate upright, and when the curtain plate comes close to the leg, the gap between the curtain plate and the top plate or between the curtain plate and the leg becomes narrower. There is a risk of fingers being caught in the open space. Therefore, in a state where the top plate is erected, the curtain plate is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the top plate, and when the curtain plate moves back and forth, between the curtain plate and the top plate, or A flap table that prevents a finger or the like from being caught by widening the space between the curtain and the leg is known (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-110147 A

  In the conventional flap table, because one end of the curtain plate is located between the top plate and the leg, a space for the thickness of the curtain plate is provided between the standing top plate and the leg, It is necessary to provide a space for preventing a finger or the like from being caught.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a table having a narrower storage width than the conventional flap table.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is arranged at the lower part of the leg, the top plate provided on the upper part of the leg so as to be able to rise and fall, and the side opposite to the seating side. With a curtain,
One end of the curtain plate connecting member is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the curtain plate, and the other end of the curtain plate connecting member is rotatably connected to the lower portion of the top plate,
In the state where the top plate is raised, one end of the curtain plate connecting member is not located between the top plate and the leg, so that the curtain plate is not located between the top plate and the leg. Is.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the other end of the curtain plate connecting member is rotatably provided at the other end of the connecting arm, and one end of the connecting arm is connected to the back surface of the top plate. On the other hand, the top plate is provided so as to be rotatable about the left-right direction of the top plate, and the other end of the connecting arm is biased in the top plate direction by a biasing means.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein one end of the curtain plate coupling member is fixed to a torsion bar fixed to the top plate, and the rebound force of the torsion bar causes the curtain plate to The other end of the connecting member is biased toward the top plate.

  In the present invention, one end of the curtain plate connecting member is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the curtain plate, the other end of the curtain plate connecting member is rotatably connected to the lower portion of the top plate, and the top plate is raised. Since the curtain plate is not positioned between the top plate and the leg, it is only necessary to provide a space between the top plate and the leg to prevent a finger or the like from being caught. When the table is stood up and stored in the front-rear direction, the storage space can be narrowed compared to the conventional flap table.

The rear view of the state which laid down the top plate of the table which concerns on the Example of this invention. The partial bottom view of FIG. The left view of FIG. The perspective view seen from the front lower side of FIG. The left view of the state which stood the top plate from the state of FIG. The perspective view seen from the rear upper side of the state which moved the curtain from the state of FIG. 1 below. The perspective view seen from the front lower side of FIG. FIG. 7 is a rear view of FIG. 6. The left view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a left side view of the state in which the curtain is moved backward from the state of FIG. 5. The figure which is used for the Example of this invention, and shows the relationship between the torsion bar, fixing bracket, and connecting arm before attaching to a top plate. The figure which shows the relationship between the torsion bar of the state attached to the top plate, the fixing metal fitting, and the connection arm from the state of FIG. The figure which shows the relationship between the torsion bar in the state which moved the curtain plate downward from the state of FIG. 12, a fixing bracket, and a connection arm. The figure which shows the relationship between the wiring duct used for the Example of this invention, and a connection arm. The left view of FIG.

An embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a rear view of the table 1 according to the present invention as seen from the side opposite to the side where the top plate 2 of the table 1 is laid down. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the table 1 with the casters 3 removed. FIG. 3 shows a left side view thereof. In the following, the seating side of the table 1 is the front A, the opposite side is the rear B, the right side when viewed from the front A side is the right C, the left side is the left D, the top plate 2 side is the upper side, and the caster 3 side is the lower side explain.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the table 1 has a pair of legs 4 and 4 on the left and right sides. The legs 4 have a rear leg 4a that inclines rearward B toward the lower side, and a rear leg 4a. The upper end is connected to the central portion, and the front leg 4b is inclined forward as it goes downward. A caster 3 is provided at the lower end of each leg 4a, 4b.

  A leg-side attachment portion 6 is fixed to the upper ends of the left and right rear legs 4a, 4a, and a collar 7 is fixed between the left and right leg-side attachment portions 6 and 6. A top plate mounting bracket 8 is provided on the left and right leg-side mounting portions 6 and 6 so as to be rotatable about a left and right rotation shaft 8a.

  The top plate 2 is fixed to the left and right top plate mounting brackets 8, 8, and the top plate 2 is provided so that it can be tilted with respect to the rear leg 4 a around the rotation shaft 8 a. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the top plate 2 can be maintained in a lying state where it is substantially horizontal. Further, after releasing the lying state of the top plate 2 by the release lever 9, the top plate 2 is rotated so as to lower the rear B side of the top plate 2 downward, and as shown in FIG. 2 can stand up to be substantially parallel to the rear leg 4a and can hold the standing state.

  A torsion bar 10 that is an urging means is provided in the left-right CD direction at the rear B side end of the back surface 2 a of the top plate 2. One end 11a of the connecting arm 11 is fixed to the left and right sides of the torsion bar 10, and the other end 11b of the connecting arm 11 is urged by the torsion bar 10 in the direction of the top plate 2. Yes. As shown in FIG. 4, a fixing bracket 13 is fixed to the axial center of the torsion bar 10, and fixtures 14 and 14 that are rotatable with respect to the torsion bar 10 are provided on both sides of the torsion bar 10. The fixture 14 is fixed to the back surface 2 a of the top plate 2.

  In a state where no torsional force is applied to the metal rod-shaped member 15, as shown in FIG. 11, the upper surface (mounting surface to the top plate 2) 13 a of the fixing bracket 13 is the other end of the connecting arm 11. The left and right connecting arms 11 and the fixing bracket 13 are fixed to the rod-shaped member 15 so as to be positioned below the 11b and to have a predetermined angle α with respect to the longitudinal axis of the connecting arm 11. Yes. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the other end 11b of the connecting arm 11 is rotated downward so that the top surface of the fixing bracket 13 and the longitudinal axis of the connecting arm 11 are substantially parallel. On the other hand, by fixing the fixing bracket 13, a torsional force about its axis is applied to the rod-shaped member 15, the other end 11b of the connecting arm 11 is urged upward, and the rod-shaped member 15 is torsioned. Acts as a bar 10. The diameter and material of the rod-shaped member 15 and the angle α are arbitrarily set according to the torque force and shear stress required for the torsion bar 10. Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the connecting arm 11 can rotate around the one end 11 a side of the connecting arm 11, and the other end 11 b side by the torsion bar 10 is indicated by an arrow H in FIG. 12. The top plate 2 is biased in the direction.

  The other end portion 11b of the connecting arm 11 is connected to the other end portion 16b of the curtain plate connecting member 16 so as to be rotatable about a rotating shaft 17 having the left-right direction as an axis. The upper end of the curtain plate 20 is coupled to one end portion 16a of the curtain plate coupling member 16 so as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft 18 whose axis is the left-right direction. The curtain plate 20 is formed with a notch 23 that opens upward at the upper ends of the left and right side portions thereof, and is inserted into the notch 23 through one end portion 16a of the curtain plate connecting member 16 so as to be rotatably connected. Yes. In the state in which the top plate 2 is lying down, a space 22 is formed between the upper end surface 20a of the curtain plate 20 and the back surface of the back surface 2a of the top plate 2 so that a hand can be inserted, as shown in FIG. Yes.

  When the other end 11 b of the connecting arm 11 is in contact with the back surface 2 a of the top plate 2, the rotating shaft 17 on the other end 16 b side of the curtain plate connecting member 16 is positioned near the rear end surface of the top plate 2. Is provided.

  In the state where the top plate 2 is erected, as shown in FIG. 5, the rotary shaft 18 on the one end 16 a side of the curtain plate connecting member 16, that is, the upper end portion of the curtain plate 20 is the back surface 2 a of the top plate 2. And the rear surface 4c of the rear leg 4a, and is positioned below the top plate 2.

  Accordingly, the curtain plate 20 is not positioned in the space between the top plate 2 and the legs 4 and can be moved in the front-rear direction by the curtain plate connecting member 16 without contacting the top plate 2. It has become.

  One end of a connecting fitting 21 is connected to the lower part of the curtain plate 20 so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis centering on the left-right direction, and the other end of the connecting fitting 21 is an intermediate in the vertical direction of the rear leg 4a. It is connected to the part so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis whose axis is the left-right direction.

  The left and right connecting arms 11 and 11 are fixedly provided with a wiring duct 25 which is a duct capable of storing a power cord, wiring, cable, etc. of a personal computer, a power tap (outlet) and the like. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the wiring duct 25 is composed of left and right side plates 25a and 25a, a front plate 25b extending between the side plates 25a and 25a, a rear plate 25c, and a bottom plate 25d. A storage space that opens upward is formed. The left and right side plates 25a and 25a are fixed to the left and right connecting arms 11 and 11, respectively. Further, openings 26 and 27 for inserting wirings, outlets, and the like are formed in the wiring duct 25 between the upper ends of the front plate 25b and the rear plate 25c and the back surface 2a of the top plate 2.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 15, when the connecting arm 11 rotates in the vertical direction around the one end 11a side, the wiring duct 25 also swings in the front-rear direction. When the top plate 2 is laid down and the connecting arm 11 is in a substantially horizontal state, the bottom plate 25d is in a substantially horizontal state as shown by the solid line in FIG. 15, and in the state in which the other end 11b of the connecting arm 11 is rotated downward, As shown by a broken line in FIG. 15, the bottom plate 25d is inclined.

  From the state of FIG. 1 in which the top plate 2 is laid down, when a hand is inserted into the space 22 between the curtain plate 20 and the top plate 2 and the curtain plate 20 is pushed down as shown in FIGS. The other end 11b moves downward with the connecting arm 11 at the one end 11a side, and the space 22 between the curtain plate 20 and the top plate 2 is expanded. 6 and 9, the wiring duct 25 is also tilted together with the connecting arm 11, and the distance between the upper end of the rear plate 25 c and the rear surface of the top plate at the opening 26 between the rear plate 25 c and the rear surface 2 a of the top plate 2. (Opening area) widens. As a result, through the space 22 between the curtain plate 20 and the top plate 2 and the opening 26, wiring and outlets are stored in and taken out of the wiring duct 25, and a cord such as a personal computer in the wiring duct 25 is stored. And cable wiring are easier.

  When the work in the wiring duct 25 is finished and the curtain plate 20 is no longer pushed downward, the other end 11b of the connecting arm 11 is biased upward by the repulsive force of the torsion bar 10, and the curtain plate 20 is Moving upward, the space 22 between the curtain plate 20 and the top plate 2 is narrowed, and the wiring duct 25 is also in a substantially horizontal state, so that the wiring duct 25 and the like are difficult to see from the counter seating side.

  Further, by urging the other end 11b of the connecting arm 11, that is, the curtain plate 20 in the direction of the top plate 2 by the torsion bar 10, the structure can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. .

  Further, in the state where the top plate 2 is raised, the upper end portion of the curtain plate 20 is not positioned between the back surface 2a of the top plate 2 and the rear surface 4c of the rear leg 4a, but is positioned below the top plate 2. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, both ends of the curtain plate connecting member 16 are rotatably connected to the upper end portion of the curtain plate 20 and the other end 11b of the connecting arm 11, respectively. 20 can swing back and forth. Thereby, a space can be formed between the curtain plate 20 and the rear leg 4a, and it is possible to prevent a finger or the like from being caught when the top plate 2 is erected from a lying state.

  Further, in the state where the top plate 2 is raised, the upper end portion of the curtain plate 20 is not positioned between the back surface 2a of the top plate 2 and the rear surface 4c of the rear leg 4a, and the curtain plate 20 is shaken in the front-rear direction. By making it possible to move, it is only necessary to form a space between the back surface 2a of the top plate 2 and the rear leg 4a that can prevent a finger or the like from being caught. Thus, the storage width (space) when the flap tables are stored in the front-rear direction can be reduced.

[Other Examples]
The torsion bar 10, the connecting arm 11, and the wiring duct 25 of the first embodiment are not provided, and a mounting bracket is fixed to the rear end 2a of the top plate 2, and the curtain plate coupling member 16 is attached to the mounting bracket. The other end 16b of the curtain plate connecting member 16 between the top plate 2 and the rear leg 4a, that is, in a state where the top plate 2 is erected. The upper end of the curtain plate 20 may not be positioned.

  In the first embodiment, the wiring duct 25 is fixed to the connecting arm 11. However, the wiring duct 25 is fixed to the back surface 2 a of the top plate 2, and the wiring duct 25 does not tilt in conjunction with the vertical movement of the curtain plate 20. You may do it.

  In the first embodiment, the torsion bar 10 is used as the urging means, and the other end 11b of the connecting arm 11 is urged by the torsion bar 10 in the direction of the top plate. Any biasing means such as a spring material may be used as long as it can be biased in the direction.

1 table (flap table)
2 Top plate 4 Legs 10 Energizing means (torsion bar)
11 Connecting arm 16 Curtain plate connecting member 20 Curtain plate

Claims (3)

A leg, a top plate provided on the upper part of the leg so as to be able to be raised and lowered, and a curtain plate disposed at a lower part of the side opposite to the seating side of the top board,
One end of the curtain plate connecting member is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the curtain plate, and the other end of the curtain plate connecting member is rotatably connected to the lower portion of the top plate,
In the state where the top plate is raised, one end of the curtain plate connecting member is not located between the top plate and the leg, so that the curtain plate is not located between the top plate and the leg. table. The other end of the curtain plate connecting member is rotatably provided at the other end of the connecting arm, and the one end of the connecting arm is rotatable with respect to the back surface of the top plate and with the horizontal direction of the top plate as an axis. 2. The table according to claim 1, wherein the other end of the connecting arm is urged in the direction of the top plate by the urging means. One end of the curtain plate connecting member is fixed to a torsion bar fixed to the top plate, and the other end of the curtain plate connecting member is urged toward the top plate by a repulsive force of the torsion bar. The table according to claim 2.

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