JP2019037374A - Chair - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve such the problem with chairs including a conventional electric outlet that chairs with an electric outlet have a poor appearance and poor accessibility to the electric outlet.SOLUTION: A chair Ch includes: a seat 1; and a side panel 2 arranged on both sides of the seat 1. An electric outlet 3 is provided in a part positioned upward from a seating face 1a of the seat 1 on at least one inner surface 2a of the side panel 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair provided with an outlet.

  Conventionally, as this type of chair, there is known a chair in which an outlet bar is provided below the front edge of the seat and a power source and other outlets are provided on the outlet bar (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, in such a configuration, the outlet is exposed to the front of the chair, so that not only the appearance is impaired, but also because the outlet is located below the seat surface, when plugging in and out of the outlet There is an inconvenience that the seated person has to bend the waist and access.

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  An object of the present invention is to solve the problem of the conventional chair described above, that is, the problem of poor appearance and inconvenient access to an outlet.

  The chair according to claim 1 is a chair comprising a seat and side panels disposed on both sides of the seat, and is positioned above the seat surface of the seat on at least one inner surface of the side panel. An outlet is provided at the site.

  In the present invention, the “outlet” is a concept including not only a power outlet but also an information outlet, a USB terminal, or a combination of them.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the chair according to the first aspect, a holding member serving as an armrest is provided on both side edges of the seat.

  A chair according to a third aspect of the present invention is the chair according to the second aspect, wherein a front end surface of the holding member is located behind a front end surface of the side panel, and the outlet is between the front end surfaces. Are arranged.

  A chair according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the chair according to the first, second or third aspect, wherein the front end surface of the seat and the front end surface of the side panel are substantially flush with each other. .

  A chair according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the chair according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect, wherein the side panel guides the wiring connected to the outlet to the bottom side of the side panel. The wiring insertion space for this is provided.

  A chair according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the chair according to the first, second, third, fourth, or fifth aspect, wherein the outlet is provided on the left side panel as viewed from the seated person. .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the subject which the conventional chair which the appearance is bad and access to an outlet is inconvenient can be solved.

The whole perspective view showing the chair concerning one embodiment of the present invention. The front view which shows the chair which concerns on the same embodiment. The top view which shows the chair which concerns on the same embodiment. The right view which shows the chair which concerns on the same embodiment. AA sectional drawing in FIG. BB sectional drawing in FIG. CC sectional drawing in FIG.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a single chair Ch. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 5 to 7, the chair Ch includes a seat 1 and side panels 2 disposed on both sides of the seat 1. An outlet 3 is provided in a portion of the inner surface 2a located above the seat surface 1a of the seat 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, the seat 1 has, for example, a thick, generally rectangular shape in plan view, and casters 11 are provided at the four corners of the bottom 1b. That is, the bottom surface 1b of the seat 1 is disposed at a position away from the floor surface due to the presence of the casters 11, and a space is formed between the bottom surface 1b of the seat 1 and the floor surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the side panel 2 has a lower end portion 2 b that is attached to both side surfaces 1 c of the seat 1 and extends above the seat surface 1 a, It is configured to be able to cover and hide both the left and right sides of the seated person seated on the seat 1. Here, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5 to 7, the front end surface 1 d of the seat 1 and the front end surface 2 c of the side panel 2 are substantially flush with each other. And as shown in FIGS. 1-7, the back panel 4 is distribute | arranged between the rear ends of these both-sides panels 2. As shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the back panel 4 has a lower end portion 4 a attached to the back surface 1 e of the seat 1 and extends upward from the seat surface 1 a. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 6, and 7, the corners of the back panel 4 and the side panels 2 are smoothly continuous with the side panels 2 and the inner surfaces 2 a and 4 b of the back panel 4. A thick portion 41 is formed.

  Moreover, this chair Ch has the holding member 5 which serves as an armrest on the both-sides edge part and the rear edge part of the said seat 1, as shown in FIG.1, FIG.2 and FIG.5. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5 to 7, the hold member 5 is U-shaped in a plan view provided so as to surround the waist of the seated person, and the front end surface 5a is formed on the side panel. 2 is located behind the front end face 2c. The outlet 3 is arranged between the front end surface 5 a of the hold member 5 and the front end surface 2 c of the side panel 2. The outlet 3 in this embodiment is a so-called power outlet. The wiring 6 connected to the outlet 3 is connected to the side panel 2 through a wiring insertion space 2x formed in the side panel 2, for example. It is comprised so that it may be guide | induced to the bottom face 2d. The outlet 3 in this embodiment is provided on the left side panel 2 as viewed from the seated person.

  The chair Ch described above is assumed to be used in combination with a movable table T as shown in FIG. This table T has a top plate T1 supported on a pair of T-shaped legs T2 each having a flat leg blade T21. When not in use, the tip of the leg blade T21 is attached to the seat 1 of the chair Ch. It can be inserted and stored in the space between the bottom surface 1b and the floor surface. A personal computer or the like is placed on the top T1 of the table T so that a power cord connected to the personal computer can be connected to the outlet 3 of the chair Ch. It has become.

  If it is a thing of such a structure, the said outlet 3 will not face the front of the chair Ch, and the malfunction that the outlet 3 is conspicuous and impairs the whole appearance can be suppressed. Moreover, since the outlet 3 is provided above the seating surface 1a, it is not necessary for the seated person to greatly change the posture when the plug is inserted into and removed from the outlet 3.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since it has the holding member 5 which also serves as an armrest on the both-sides edge part and rear edge part of the seat 1, while being able to raise the hold feeling of a seated person's waist | lumbar part, and as needed It is also possible to hang elbows and improve the feeling of use.

  Further, the front end surface 5a of the hold member 5 is positioned behind the front end surface 2c of the side panel 2, and the front end surface 5c of the hold member 5 and the front end surface 2c of the side panel 2 are Since the outlet 3 is arranged, a seated person does not come into close contact with the outlet 3, and a space is formed around the outlet 3. Therefore, not only can the safety be ensured, but the plug can be easily attached to and detached from the outlet 3, and the wiring connected to the plug can be easily routed.

  In addition, since the front end face 1d of the seat 1 and the front end face 2c of the side panel 2 are configured to be flush with each other, the entire chair Ch can be made compact with no uneven portions. In particular, as in this embodiment, if the chair Ch is entirely rectangular in plan view, it can be efficiently placed in close contact with each other even when a plurality of chairs Ch are stored. In addition, since the seat 1 or the side panel 2 does not protrude forward, a seated person can perform a seating or leaving operation smoothly without causing a collision or the like.

  In addition, since the side panel 2 has a wiring insertion space 2x for guiding the wiring connected to the outlet 3 to the bottom surface 2e side of the side panel 2, the wirings are exposed to the outside. Can be kept to a minimum.

  And since the said outlet 3 is provided in the said side panel 2 on the left side seeing from a seated person, the connection to most personal computers becomes easy. That is, since most personal computers have power terminals on the back or left side as viewed from the user, it is possible to connect the personal computer and the outlet 3 of the chair Ch in the shortest distance.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

  For example, the outlet is not limited to the power outlet described above, and may be an information outlet, a USB terminal, or a combination thereof.

  Further, although the back panel is not necessarily required, if a back panel is provided between the rear ends of the side panels as in the above-described embodiment, a space surrounding the seated person can be formed in a seat surface shape. Therefore, it is suitable for concentrated work. In addition, the back panel can be configured to function as a backrest.

  Furthermore, the hold member is not necessarily required. However, if such a hold member is provided, not only can the seated person be effectively prevented from coming into close contact with the outlet, but the hold member can be attached to the armrest. It can also be used as a seating feeling.

  In addition, the positional relationship between the front end surface of the seat and the front end surface of the side panel may be arbitrarily set. In addition, an outlet may be provided on the right side panel as viewed from the seated person.

  On the other hand, as a mode for guiding the wiring connected to the outlet to the outside of the side panel, a mode other than using the wiring insertion space inside the side panel may be adopted, and the wiring insertion space inside the side panel may be adopted. Even in the case of using the above, various aspects of the wiring insertion space are conceivable. For example, if the seat is hollow, an opening may be provided in each of the facing portions of the side panel and the seat, and the wiring may be led to the inside of the seat through the opening.

  And this invention may be applied not only to the chair for one person like embodiment mentioned above but to the chair for multiple persons.

  In addition, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Ch ... chair 1 ... seat 1a ... seat surface 2 ... side panel 2a ... inside surface of side panel 3 ... outlet

Claims (6)

In a chair comprising a seat and side panels arranged on both sides of the seat,
The chair which has provided the outlet socket in the site | part located above the seat surface of the said seat in the inner surface of at least one of the said side panel. The chair according to claim 1, wherein a holding member that also serves as an armrest is provided on both side edges of the seat. The chair according to claim 2, wherein a front end surface of the hold member is located rearward of a front end surface of the side panel, and the outlet is disposed between the front end surfaces. The chair according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a front end surface of the seat and a front end surface of the side panel are substantially flush with each other. The chair according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the side panel includes a wiring insertion space for guiding wiring connected to the outlet to the bottom surface side of the side panel. The chair according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, wherein the outlet is provided on the left side panel as viewed from a seated person.

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