JP2020044213A - furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide furniture capable of achieving weight reduction of a support structure without inviting strength degradation of whole furniture and an increase in the number of components.SOLUTION: In furniture K comprising support structures 3, 5, and a top plate 4 and a shelf 6 as furniture functional elements assembled to the support structures 3, 5, the support structures 3, 5 include a plurality of frame parts 31, 32, 51, 52 constituted of frame materials 311-314, 321-324, 511-514, 521-524 made of non-metal materials, and connection parts 33, 53 for connecting the frame parts 31, 32, 51, 52 each other. A constitution in which the top plate 4 and the shelf 6 include face materials 41, 61 for rigidly connecting the frame parts 31, 32, 51, 52 of the support structures 3,5 in an assemble state is adopted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to knock-down furniture.

  Conventionally, as this kind of furniture, for example, a support structure that can be transported alone, a top plate that is mounted and supported on the support structure, and a curtain plate that is detachably mounted on a side surface of the support structure And the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such furniture, the support structure, the top plate, the curtain plate, and the like are packaged and stored in an independent state, and each of them is transported to the site, carried in, and assembled.

  By the way, the conventional support structure has a strong frame structure using a metal frame material called an angle material or a channel material. This is based on a design posture in which a sufficient rigidity is secured by the support structure alone.

  However, a support structure made of a metal material such as a steel material tends to be relatively heavy, and may require a great deal of labor for transportation and loading on site.

JP 2017-99735 A

  The present invention departs from the conventional idea of securing sufficient rigidity by the support structure alone, and can reduce the weight of the support structure without reducing the strength of the entire furniture or increasing the number of parts. It is intended to provide.

  The furniture according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a support structure and a furniture function element attached to the support structure, wherein the support structure is made of a nonmetallic frame material. It is provided with a plurality of frame portions configured, and a connecting portion for connecting these frame portions, at least one of the furniture functional elements, the frame portions of the support structure in the assembled state. It has a face material that is rigidly connected.

  The furniture according to the second aspect of the present invention is the furniture according to the first aspect, wherein the frame member is mainly made of wood.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the furniture according to the second aspect, the frame portion is made of a plurality of frame members having the same cross-sectional shape.

  A furniture according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the furniture according to the second or third aspect, wherein the frame portion is made of a single-layer laminated material, and has a wrapping layer on an outer peripheral surface thereof.

  A furniture according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the furniture according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect, wherein the furniture functional element is a top plate having a rigid face material as a main part.

  A furniture according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the furniture according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect, wherein the furniture functional element is a shelf provided with a rigid bottom plate as a face material.

  A furniture according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the furniture according to the first, second, third, or fourth aspect, wherein the furniture functional element is an end panel mainly including a rigid face material.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it aims at weight reduction of a support structure, without deviating from the conventional idea which aims at ensuring sufficient rigidity by a support structure alone and reducing the strength of the whole furniture or increasing the number of parts. It is possible to provide furniture that can be used.

The perspective view showing the furniture concerning one embodiment of the present invention. The front view showing the furniture concerning the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line AA in FIG. 2. The exploded perspective view showing the counter unit of the furniture concerning the embodiment. The exploded perspective view showing the counter unit of the furniture concerning the embodiment. The exploded perspective view showing the counter unit of the furniture concerning the embodiment. The enlarged view of the P section in FIG. The enlarged view of the Q section in FIG. The R section enlarged view in FIG. The exploded perspective view showing the important section of the furniture counter unit concerning the embodiment. The exploded perspective view showing the important section of the furniture counter unit concerning the embodiment. The enlarged view of the X section in FIG. The enlarged view of the Y section in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the frame material used for the furniture which concerns on the embodiment.

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

  In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a furniture K called a kitchen counter or the like.

  This furniture K is installed in a common space of an office or the like, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, two sets of counter units 1A and 1B are connected in series between left and right end panels 2 and arranged. Things.

  As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 6, the left counter unit 1 </ b> A includes a first support structure 3 that can be independently transported, a top plate 4 that is a furniture functional element assembled to the support structure 3, It has a second support structure 5 that can be carried alone and is mounted on the top plate 4, and a shelf 6 that is a furniture function element that is mounted on the second support structure 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and FIGS. 9 to 12, the first support structure 3 includes a plurality of frame portions 31 and 32 made of a nonmetallic frame material, and these frame portions 31. , 32 are connected to each other. The support structure 3 is manufactured in a factory and shipped in a packed state, and is carried directly to the site. Specifically, the first support structure 3 includes front and rear frame portions 31 and 32 formed of a wood frame material, and a wood material connecting the frame portions 31 and 32 to each other. And a connecting portion 33. The front frame portion 31 includes upper and lower horizontal frame members 311 and 312, and left and right vertical frame members 313 and 314 connecting the left and right ends of the horizontal frame members 311 and 312. Things. The rear frame portion 32 includes upper and lower horizontal frame members 321 and 322, and left and right vertical frame members 323 and 324 connecting the left and right ends of the horizontal frame members 321 and 322. Things. The connecting portion 33 that connects the front frame portion 31 and the rear frame portion 32 connects the left vertical frame members 313 and 323 of the front and rear frame portions 31 and 32 and the right vertical frame members 314 and 324 with each other. It is composed of a horizontal partition plate 331 and a frame member 332 for connection that are rigidly connected to each other, and a vertical partition plate 333 that rigidly connects the upper and lower horizontal frame members 311, 312, 321, and 322 to each other. Each of the frame members 311 to 314, 321 to 324, and 332 used for the support structure 3 described above is obtained by cutting a rectangular member having a rectangular cross section to a predetermined length. , A common square bar N is used. As shown in FIG. 14, the square member N is mainly composed of a single-layer laminated material (LVL) in which a plurality of layers N1 in which all of the wood grain are oriented in the longitudinal direction are laminated, and the outer peripheral surface is wrapped by a wrapping layer N2. I have. The frame members 311 to 314, 321 to 324, and 332 are rigidly connected to each other using a dowel (not shown) and an adhesive or the like.

  The first support structure 3 described above is rigidly connected to the top plate 4, which is one of the furniture functional elements, as shown mainly in FIGS. 9 to 12, so that the frame portions 31, 32 are distorted. The rigid structure which acts so that the surface material 41 suppresses this is constructed, and the sturdy furniture K is assembled as a whole. That is, the top plate 4 is mainly composed of the wooden surface material 41, and a plurality of buried nuts 4a called onion nuts or the like are provided in a certain width area on the opposite side of the used end when manufacturing at the factory. Embedded firmly. On the other hand, bolt insertion holes 311a and 321a penetrate through the horizontal frame member 311 on the front frame portion 31 and the horizontal frame member 321 on the rear frame portion 32 so as to correspond to the embedded nut 4a of the top plate 4. The first support structure 3 and the top plate 4 are firmly connected by screwing the bolts B1 inserted through the bolt insertion holes 311a and 321a from below into corresponding buried nuts and tightening them. It is to be rigidly connected to. Here, a trim bolt may be used as the bolt B1. In this case, one end of the cut bolt is screwed into the buried nut 4a of the top plate 4, and the other end is projected downward from the bolt insertion holes 311a and 321a of the upper horizontal frame members 311 and 312. A nut (not shown) is screwed to the end. Further, the first support structure 3 is also rigidly connected to the end panel 2 which is one of the furniture functional elements, so that the frame portions 31 and 32 can be more reliably prevented from being distorted. Has become. That is, the end panel 2 is mainly composed of the wooden surface material 21, and a plurality of embedded nuts 2 a are firmly embedded in the inner surface thereof. On the other hand, a left vertical frame member 313 which is a vertical frame member located on the outer end side of the front frame portion 31 and a left vertical frame member which is a vertical frame member located on the outer end side of the rear frame portion 32 Bolt insertion holes 313a and 323a are respectively formed in the material 323 so as to correspond to the embedded nuts of the end panel 2, and bolts (not shown) inserted from the inside into the bolt insertion holes 313a and 323a correspond to the embedded nuts. The first support structure 3 and the end panel 2 are firmly and rigidly connected to each other by screwing and tightening the first support structure 4a. Although the front surface of the first support structure 3 is concealed by a main panel 34 and a sub-panel 35, these panels 34 and 35 are detachable, and No significant contribution was made to the improvement in rigidity. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the main panel 34 has a flat plate shape, and has left and right pairs of hooks 341 provided on the inner surface of the lower end, and has left and right pairs on the inner surface of the upper end. The mounting bracket 342 is attached. The hook 341 has a hook shape in which a hanging metal member 341b is fixed to a tip of a projection 341a, and can be hooked from above on a lower horizontal frame member 312 in the front frame portion 31. . The mounting bracket 342 is fastened to the main panel 34 with the upper end having the bolt insertion hole 342a extending above the upper end 34a of the main panel 34, and is attached to the bolt insertion hole 342a from the front side. The upper end side of the main panel 35 can be detachably attached by screwing the inserted bolts (not shown) to the buried nuts 313c and 314c buried in the vertical frame members 313 and 314 in the front frame portion 31. It has become. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, concave portions 313 b and 314 b into which the mounting bracket 342 can be loosely fitted are formed on the front surfaces of the left and right vertical frame members 313 and 314, respectively. Embedded nuts 313c and 314c are arranged on 313b and 314b. The sub-panel 35 is a horizontally long plate-like member that fills a gap between the main panel 34 and the top plate 4, and as shown in FIG. It is detachably mounted on the front surface of one support structure 3. The catcher 36 has an arrowhead-shaped projection 361 attached to the sub-panel 35 as shown in FIG. 7, and is provided on the support structure 3 side to elastically hold the projection 361 by using elastic deformation of a member, as shown in FIGS. It comprises a catcher body 362 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 6, FIG. 10 to FIG. 11 and FIG. 13, the second support structure 5 includes a plurality of frame portions 51 and 52 formed of a nonmetallic frame material, and And a connecting portion 53 that connects the frame portions 51 and 52 to each other. The support structure 5 is manufactured in a factory and shipped in a packed state, and is directly carried to the site. Specifically, the second support structure 5 includes a left and right pair of frame portions 51 made of a wood frame material, and a rear portion of the frame portion 51 after being arranged behind these front frame portions 51. A frame portion 52 and a connecting portion 53 made of wood for connecting the frame portions 51 and 52 are provided. The front frame 51 includes upper and lower horizontal frame members 511 and 512, and front edge portions of left and right vertical frame plates 531 and 532 connecting the left and right ends of the horizontal frame members 511 and 512, respectively. 531a and 532a, and the frame portions 31 before forming a pair are arranged on the left and right with an interval. The rear frame portion 32 is provided between the upper horizontal frame members 521 provided between the upper end portions of the plurality of vertical frame plates 531 and 532 and the lower end portions of the plurality of vertical frame plates 531 and 532. A lower horizontal frame member 522 is provided. The connecting portion 53 for connecting the front frame portion 51 and the rear frame portion 52 is constituted by the above-described vertical frame plates 531 and 532 arranged at intervals in the left-right direction. Each of the frame members 511, 512, 521, and 522 used for the support structure 5 described above is obtained by cutting a rectangular member having a rectangular cross section into a predetermined length. In the case of this embodiment, , A common square bar N is used. As shown in FIG. 14, the square timber N is mainly composed of a veneer laminate (LVL) in which a plurality of layers N1 each having a wood grain oriented in the longitudinal direction are laminated, and the outer peripheral surface thereof is wrapped by a wrapping layer N2. ing. The frame members 511, 512, 521, and 522 and the vertical frame plates 531 and 532 are rigidly connected to each other using a dowel (not shown) and an adhesive.

  The second support structure 5 described above is rigidly connected to the face material 41 of the top plate 4 which is one of the furniture functional elements, as shown mainly in FIGS. 9 to 11 and FIG. By being rigidly connected to the bottom plate 61, which is a surface material of the shelf 6, which is one of the functional elements, the frame members 51, 52 are distorted by the surface material, that is, the surface material 41 of the top plate 4 and the bottom plate 61 of the shelf 6. A rigid structure that acts to suppress the movement is constructed, and a sturdy furniture K is assembled as a whole. That is, the top plate 4 is mainly composed of a wooden surface material 41, and a plurality of buried nuts 4a called onan nuts or the like are also provided at the upper surface of the fixed width region on the non-use end side at the factory. Is firmly embedded at the time of manufacture. On the other hand, bolt insertion holes 512a and 522a corresponding to the embedded nut 4a of the top plate 4 are provided in the horizontal frame member 512 below the front frame portion 51 and the horizontal frame member 522 below the rear frame portion 52, respectively. The second support structure 5 and the top plate 4 are screwed and tightened with bolts (not shown) inserted through the bolt insertion holes 512a and 522a from above from the corresponding buried nuts 4a. Are firmly connected. The shelf 6 includes a bottom plate 61 as a surface material, left and right side plates 62 rising from both left and right ends of the bottom plate 61, a ceiling plate 63 spanned between upper ends of the side plates 62 to form a storage space 6 s, A back plate 64 for closing the back side of the storage space 6s is provided. An inner bottom plate 65 is detachably provided at the bottom of the storage space 6s, and a wiring insertion space 6s1 is formed between the inner bottom plate 65 and the bottom plate 61. The front surface of the storage space 6s is closed by a door 66 so that it can be opened and closed. Reference numeral 67 denotes a hinge for connecting each door 66 to the shelf 6 so as to be openable and closable. A plurality of embedded nuts 61a are firmly embedded in the bottom plate 61 of the shelf 6 as described above. On the other hand, in the horizontal frame member 511 on the front frame portion 51 and the horizontal frame member 521 on the rear frame portion 52 in the second support structure 5, bolts are inserted corresponding to the buried nuts 61 a of the bottom plate 61. Holes 511a and 521a are respectively formed through the bolts 511a and 521a, and the bolts B2 inserted from below are screwed into corresponding buried nuts 61a and tightened to form the second support structure. 5 and the bottom plate 61 of the shelf 6 are rigidly connected to each other. The vertical frame plate on the outer end side of the second support structure 5, that is, the left vertical frame plate 531 is fixed to the end panel 2 by bolts (not shown) inserted from the inside into the bolt insertion holes 531b. Although the front surface of the second support structure 5 is concealed by the upper panel 54, the upper panel 54 is detachable and significantly contributes to improving the rigidity of the second support structure 5. I haven't. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the upper panel 54 has a flat plate shape, and has left and right pairs of hooks 541 provided on the inner surface of the lower end. The hooking portion 541 has a hook shape in which a hanging metal fitting 541b is fixed to the tip of the projection 541a, and can be hooked from above on the lower horizontal frame member 512 of the front frame portion 51. . A stopper 611 having a plate-shaped stopper 612 facing the upper end of the upper panel 54 is attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate 61 of the shelf 6, and the upper panel 54 is provided behind the stopper 612. After arranging the upper end, the upper panel 54 can be attached to the front of the second support structure 5 in a fast-forward manner.

  The right counter unit 1B has a left-right symmetric structure with the left counter unit 1A described above, and the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The left and right counter units 1A and 1B are connected to each other by the inner ends of the first support structure 3, the inner ends of the top plate 4, and the inner ends of the second support structure 5. The inner ends of the shelves 6 are connected to each other by using horizontal connecting bolts (not shown). 314 a and 324 a are bolt insertion holes for inserting horizontal connection bolts provided in the vertical frame members 314 and 324 on the inner end side of the first support structure 3. Reference numeral 4b denotes a bolt insertion hole formed in the end surface of the top plate 4, and a lower surface of the top plate 4 is provided with a recess 4c for fixing a bolt and a nut which communicates with the bolt insertion hole 4b. 532b is a bolt insertion hole for inserting a horizontal connection bolt provided in the vertical frame plate 532 on the inner end side of the second support structure 5. Reference numeral 62a denotes a bolt insertion hole through which a lateral connection bolt provided on the side plate 62 of the shelf 6 is inserted.

  FIG. 1 showing the present embodiment is a perspective view showing the furniture K of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the same. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view from the front upper side showing the left counter unit 1A, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view from the front lower side, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view from the rear upper side. FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 are enlarged views of the P, Q, and R portions in FIG. 6, respectively. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view from the front upper side showing a main part of the left counter unit 1A, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view from the front lower side. 12 and 13 are enlarged views of an X part and a Y part in FIG. 11, respectively. FIG. 14 is an explanatory view schematically showing a cross section of the square bar N used as the frame members 311 to 314, 321-324, 332, 511, 512, 521, and 522.

  With such a configuration, each of the first and second support structures 3 and 5 includes a plurality of frame portions 31, 32, 51 and 52 formed of a nonmetallic frame material. Since the frame structure is provided with the connecting portions 33, 53 for connecting these frame portions 31, 32, 51, 52, the weight can be reduced as compared with the metal supporting structure, The effect is particularly remarkable if it is made of wood as in this embodiment. In addition, in the furniture K, the distortion of the frame portions 31, 32, 51, 52 of the first and second support structures 3, 5 is reduced by the top plate 4, shelf 6, Since the surface materials 41, 61, and 21 of the end panel 2 are used to suppress the rigidity, it is possible to secure the rigidity of the entire furniture K in the assembled state without using a special reinforcing material or the like. In other words, according to such a configuration, it is possible to provide the furniture K that can reduce the weight of the support structures 3 and 5 without reducing the strength of the entire furniture K or increasing the number of components.

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

  For example, the support structure is not limited to the frame having the front and rear frames, and may have three or more frames facing various directions.

  Further, the furniture functional element is not limited to the top plate, the shelf, and the end panel as described above, but may be any one provided with a surface material that rigidly connects a plurality of frames of the support structure. May be something.

  Further, the frame material constituting the frame portion may be any material as long as it is nonmetallic, but if it is made of wood as in the above-described embodiment, the raw material can be obtained without reducing the strength. Easiness and economic efficiency can be improved. In that case, if the frame material is made of a single-layer laminated material and a wrapping layer is provided on the outer peripheral surface, there is no risk of thorns etc. touching the frame material during assembly, and it is possible to increase safety Become.

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

K: Furniture 2: Furniture functional element (end panel)
21 ... face material 3 ... (first) support structure 31, 32 ... frame 33 ... connecting part 4 ... furniture functional element (top plate)
41 ... face material 5 ... (second) support structure 51, 52 ... frame part 53 ... connecting part 6 ... furniture function element (shelf)
61 ... face material (bottom plate)

Claims (7)

Furniture comprising a support structure and a furniture functional element attached to the support structure,
The support structure includes a plurality of frame portions made of a non-metallic frame material, and a connecting portion that connects these frame portions, and at least one of the furniture functional elements, Furniture provided with a face member for rigidly connecting the frame portions of the support structure in an assembled state. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the frame material is mainly made of wood. The furniture according to claim 2, wherein the frame portion is made of a plurality of frame members having the same cross-sectional shape. The furniture according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the frame portion is made of a veneer laminated material and has a wrapping layer on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the furniture functional element is a top plate having a rigid face material as a main part. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the furniture functional element is a shelf provided with a rigid bottom plate as a face material. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the furniture functional element is an end panel whose main part is a rigid face material.

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