JP2021052818A - Sofa and sofa system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a sofa that makes it easier to hold meetings and chats in the state where a seated person and another person are close to each other, without generating such a problem that cleaning is difficult.SOLUTION: Sofas 1, 3 adopt a constitution including seating faces 1a, 1b, 3a, front faces 1c, 3c which are circumferential standing faces, side faces 1d, 3d and a back face, bottom faces 1f, 3f, and inclined faces 1g, 3g provided so as to rise gradually from outer edge parts of the bottom faces 1f, 3f toward the front faces 1c, 3c, side faces 1d, 3d, and a lower edge part of the back face.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a sofa preferably used in an office or the like, and a sofa system using such a sofa.

In recent offices, in order to support various postures suitable for relaxing, immersing, chatting, consultation, etc., not only ordinary office chairs, but also various voluminous and warm feelings that do not make you feel work. A form of sofa may be installed.

By the way, in the sofa used in such an embodiment, it is conceivable that not only the seated person but also another person who talks with the seated person approaches the sofa. However, conventional sofas (see, for example, Patent Document 1) are not supposed to be used in such a way that people approach from the surroundings for meetings, etc., and no one having a kicking space around them is found. Therefore, it becomes inconvenient when the seated person and another person come close to each other for a meeting or chat.

In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to provide a stepped kick-in space around the sofa as provided in the front of the furniture, but the conventional kick-in space has an inside corner in the back. Therefore, it is expected that cleaning will be difficult.

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An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems.

The sofa according to the first aspect of the present invention has a seat surface, an outer peripheral upright surface, a bottom surface, and an inclined surface provided so as to gradually rise from the outer edge portion of the bottom surface toward the lower edge portion of the outer peripheral upright surface. And are provided.

The sofa according to the invention according to claim 2 is the one according to claim 1, wherein the seat surface has a substantially square shape in a plan view, and the outer peripheral upright surface is a front surface, a side surface, and a back surface. is there.

In the sofa according to the third aspect of the present invention, in the one according to the first or second aspect, the hakama member having the inclined surface is separate from the peripheral wall member having the outer peripheral upright surface.

The sofa system according to the invention according to claim 4 is provided with at least two sofas according to claim 2, and the sofas are arranged so that the side surfaces are in contact with each other or close to each other.

The sofa system according to the invention according to claim 5 is the one according to claim 4, wherein a pair of upward inclined surfaces in contact with both inclined surfaces and a floor surface of the adjacent sofas. Optional parts with the above are arranged.

According to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate a person sitting on a sofa and another person to have a close meeting or chat without causing a problem that cleaning becomes difficult.

The perspective view which shows the sofa system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The bottom view which shows the sofa system which concerns on the same embodiment. The front view which shows the main part in the sofa system which concerns on the same embodiment. The front view which shows the sofa system which concerns on the same embodiment. The right side view which shows the sofa system which concerns on the same embodiment. The rear view which shows the sofa system which concerns on the same embodiment. The plan view which shows the sofa system which concerns on the same embodiment. The bottom view which shows the sofa system which concerns on the same embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. The operation explanatory view of the backrest which concerns on the same embodiment. The perspective view which shows the back support rod which concerns on the same embodiment. The perspective view which shows the optional member which concerns on the same embodiment. The explanatory view which shows the mounting mode of the optional member which concerns on the same embodiment.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13.

1 and 2 show a sofa system S in which the first to fourth sofas 1 to 4 according to the present invention are combined.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the first sofa 1 is arranged at the boundary between the sofa body 5 having two types of front and rear seat surfaces 1a and 1b and the front and rear seat surfaces 1a and 1b in the sofa body 5. It is provided with a backrest 6 which is a boundary member, and the backrest 6 is configured so that the tilted posture can be changed back and forth. Further, the first sofa 1 has front and rear seating surfaces 1a and 1b, an outer peripheral standing surface, that is, a front surface 1c, a side surface 1d and a back surface 1e, a bottom surface 1f, and the front surface 1c, the side surface 1d and the outer edge portion of the bottom surface 1f. It is provided with an inclined surface 1g provided so as to gradually rise toward the lower edge portion of the back surface 1e, and the seat surfaces 1a and 1b form a substantially quadrangular shape in a plan view. The height positions of the front seat surface 1a and the rear seat surface 1b are relatively different. As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 5 and 7, the sofa body 5 is provided with a raised portion 5a at the trailing edge portion, and the upper surface of the raised portion 5a is a rear seating surface 1b. The forward-facing surface 5a1 of the raised portion 5a forms a backward-tilted surface corresponding to the last-leaning posture of the backrest 2.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 6, the sofa body 5 has a peripheral wall member 51 having a front surface 1c, a side surface 1d, and a back surface 1e, and an inclined surface 1g which is separate from the peripheral wall member 51. It is provided with a hakama member 52 having the above. The above-mentioned raised portion 5a is formed on the trailing edge portion of the peripheral wall member 51, and the upper surface of the raised portion 5a forms the above-mentioned seating surface 1b. On the other hand, the forward-facing surface 5a1 of the raised portion 5a forms a backward-tilted surface corresponding to the last-leaning posture of the backrest 2 as described above. The upper surface of the portion of the peripheral wall member 51 in front of the raised portion 5a forms the above-mentioned front seating surface 1a. On the other hand, the hakama member 52 is detachably attached to the lower end of the peripheral wall member 51, and as shown in FIGS. An inclined surface of 1 g extends diagonally upward from the peripheral edge. A blindfold cloth 522 is stretched inside the frame member 521, and adjusters 523 are screwed to the four corners of the frame member 521. That is, the sofa 1 is provided with an adjuster 523 on the bottom surface 1f. Further, the bottom surface 1f of the sofa 1 is formed by the lower surface of the frame member 521 and the lower surface of the blindfold cloth 522. As shown in FIG. 11, the adjuster 523 is formed from an adjuster body 523a installed on the floor surface F, a polygonal columnar spacer 523b provided at the center of the upper surface of the adjuster body 523a, and a spacer 523b from the center of the upper surface. It is provided with a male screw portion 523c protruding upward, and the male screw portion 523b is screwed to a nut (not shown) provided on the frame member 521.

Further, the sofa body 5 is provided with a back support rod 53 for tiltably supporting the backrest 6 described above. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the back support rod 53 is supported by a fixing portion 531 fixed to a structural member constituting the peripheral wall member 51 and the fixing portion 531 so as to be tiltable back and forth via an angle adjusting mechanism 533. It is provided with a movable portion 532. The fixing portion 531 and the angle adjusting mechanism 533 are provided in pairs on the left and right. As shown in FIG. 11, the movable portion 532 includes a movable bracket and 532a which are connected to the angle adjusting mechanism 533, respectively, and a frame 532b having a gate shape in which the movable brackets 532a support the left and right sides, respectively. It is provided with a horizontal member 532c erected on the front surface of the 532b. The angle adjusting mechanism 533 is a normal one called a ratchet hinge, and is used when the backrest 6 is rotated from the last tilt position (P) shown in FIG. 9 to the most forward tilt position (Q) shown in FIG. Each time a predetermined intermediate position (not shown) set at a plurality of locations is reached, the backrest 6 can be locked so as not to tilt backward, and the locked state is obtained by tilting the backrest 6 slightly forward beyond the front tilt position (Q). Is temporarily released, and the backrest 6 can be returned to the rearmost tilt position (P) at once. Since the ratchet hinge that performs such an action is a normal one, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The backrest 6 is supported by the movable portion 532 of the back support rod 53 so as to be able to move up and down.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the backrest 6 is provided on the sofa body 5 with the lower end portion 6a abutting against each other, and is attached to the back support rod 53 in a state where vertical movement is permitted. The backrest 6 is filled between the outer bag material 61, the inner bag material 62 arranged inside the outer bag material 61 and having the lower end open to the outside, and between the inner bag material 62 and the outer bag material 61. The cushioning material 63 is provided, and the movable portion 532 of the back support rod 53 is inserted into the interior bag material 62 so as to be movable up and down. That is, the backrest 6 and the movable portion 532 are not fixed, and the backrest 6 is lowered by its own weight so that the lower end portion 6a is always in contact with the seat surface 1a in front of the sofa body 5. However, since the lower part of the backrest 6 is fixed by a line fastener (not shown), it does not come off from the movable portion 532.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second sofa 2 includes a sofa body 5 having twice the width of the first sofa 1 and two backrests 6 provided on the sofa body. The same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts as those of the first sofa 1, and the description thereof will be omitted. However, the front seat surface, the rear seat surface, the front surface, the side surface, the back surface, the bottom surface, and the inclined surface of the second sofa 2 are respectively designated with reference numerals 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, and 2g, respectively. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the third sofa 3 has a seating surface 3a having the same height as the seating surface 1a in front of the first and second sofas 1 and 2, and has a raised portion and a back. I don't have a lean. The sofa 3 also has a seat surface 3a, an outer peripheral rising surface, that is, a front surface 3c, a side surface 3d and a back surface 3e, a bottom surface 3f, and an outer edge portion of the bottom surface 3f toward the front edge 3c, the side surface 3d, and the back surface 3e. It is provided with an inclined surface of 3 g provided so as to gradually rise. The third sofa 3 also includes a peripheral wall member 51 and a hakama member 52, and the same or corresponding parts as those of the first sofa 1 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fourth sofa 4 has a seat surface 4a located higher than the seat surface 1b behind the first and second sofas 1 and 2, and has a raised portion and a raised portion. It does not have a backrest. The sofa 4 also has a seat surface 4a, an outer peripheral upright surface, that is, a front surface 4c, a side surface 4d and a back surface 4e, a bottom surface 4f, and an outer edge portion of the bottom surface 4f toward the lower edge portion of the front surface 4c, the side surface 4d and the back surface 4e. It is provided with 4 g of an inclined surface provided so as to gradually rise. The fourth sofa 4 also includes a peripheral wall member 51 and a hakama member 52, and the same or corresponding parts as the first sofa 1 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 13, the side surfaces 1d, 2d, 3d and 4d of two sofas 1 to 4 adjacent to each other are arranged so as to be in contact with each other or close to each other. .. Then, between the inclined surfaces 1g and 3g of the first sofa 1 and the third sofa 3 adjacent to each other and the floor surface F, the upward inclined surfaces 9a forming a pair tangent to the both inclined surfaces 1g and 3g. A power supply option 9 which is an optional member equipped with a power supply outlet 91 is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 12, the power supply option 9 includes a power supply outlet 91, a front plate 92 having a substantially isosceles right triangle shape in front view having an outlet insertion hole 92a for passing the front end portion of the power outlet 91, and the front plate 92. Each of the inclined plates 93 is provided with an inclined plate 93 extending from the hypotenuse of the front plate 92 and left and right mounting plates 94 extending outward from the vicinity of the lower end of the inclined plate 93. The outer surface forms the above-mentioned upward inclined surface 9a. On one mounting plate, the left mounting plate 94 in this embodiment, a notch portion 94x in which the spacer portion 523b of the adjuster 523 is loosely fitted and is open to the outside is formed. The other mounting plate, that is, the right mounting plate 94, is formed with an elongated hole 94a into which the spacer portion 523b of the adjuster 523 is loosely fitted. The thickness dimension of these mounting plates 94 is set to be smaller than the thickness dimension of the spacer portion 523b, and even if the adjuster 523 is fully tightened, these mounting plates 94 can move in the left-right direction. ..

In this embodiment, since all the sofas 1 to 4 have inclined surfaces 1 g to 4 g, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 13, there is an outer surface between each inclined surface 1 g to 4 g and the floor surface F. A taper space T that gradually expands toward the bottom, in other words, a taper space T whose vertical width becomes continuously smaller toward the back is formed in a grid shape in the bottom view. A tunnel is formed between the adjacent sofas 1 to 4 in which the left and right tapered spaces T are combined to accommodate the above-mentioned power supply option 9 and the like.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the outer edges of the bottom surfaces 1f to 4f gradually rise toward the front edges 1c to 4c, the side surfaces 1d to 4d, and the lower edges of the back surfaces 1e to 4e. Since each of the inclined surfaces 1g is provided, the tapered space T formed between the inclined surfaces 1g to 4g and the floor surface F forms a space as a kicking space, so that the sofas 1 to 4 are approached. It is possible to solve the problem that the toes of the person who does the work interfere with the floors 1 to 4. Therefore, the relative posture between the seated person and the person who approaches the sofas 1 to 4 and holds a meeting with the seated person can be made more free. Moreover, the tapered space T, which functions as a kicking space, does not have a stepped inside corner at the back, so that cleaning is easy.

Since the hakama member 52 having an inclined surface of 1 g to 4 g and the peripheral wall member 51 having an outer peripheral standing surface, that is, a front surface 1c to 4c, side surfaces 1d to 4d, and a back surface 1e to 4e are separated, the hakama member 52 is resistant to dirt. It can be made of a material or a strong material that is not easily scratched, and maintainability is also improved. Further, it is easy to change the colors of the inclined surface 1g to 4g and the front surface 1c to 4c, the side surfaces 1d to 4d and the back surface 1e to 4e, and to replace the hakama member 52 when the inclined surface 1g to 4g is damaged. It becomes.

Since the power supply option 9 arranged between the two inclined surfaces 1g and 3g of the adjacent sofas 1 and 3 and the floor surface F has a pair of upward inclined surfaces 9a in contact with both the inclined surfaces 1g and 3g. By adjusting the degree of proximity of the adjacent sofas 1 and 3, it is possible to bring the inclined surfaces 1g and 3g into close contact with the upward inclined surface 9a of the power supply option 9, and the power supply option 9 is in a stable state without rattling. It can be installed at. In particular, in the present embodiment, the power supply option 9 is provided with the left and right mounting plates 94 extending outward from the inclined plate 93 having the upward inclined surface 9a, respectively, and the power supply option 9 is provided in the left-right direction with respect to the sofas 1 and 3. Notches 94x and elongated holes 94a are formed in these mounting plates 94 so that the spacers 523b of the adjuster 523 can be loosely fitted to the mounting plates 94. Positioning can be easily performed. Here, elongated holes 94a into which the spacer portion 523b of the adjuster 523 is loosely fitted may be provided on both the left and right mounting plates 94. However, in the present embodiment, since one mounting plate 94 is provided with a notch portion 94x open to the outside, the power supply option 9 can be easily mounted on the sofas 1 and 3.

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

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the power supply option is provided between the first sofa and the third sofa adjacent to each other, but the power supply is also provided between the second sofa and the third sofa adjacent to each other. Of course, options may be provided.

The optional member is not limited to the power supply option, and may be, for example, a table arranged and used in front of the sofa. In that case, it is even more preferable to arrange the leg blades of the table between the inclined surfaces of the adjacent sofas and the floor surface so that the table can be brought closer to the sofa. In this case as well, if a part of the leg blades has an upward inclined surface and the upward inclined surface can be engaged with both inclined surfaces of the sofas adjacent to each other, the table can be positioned with respect to the sofa. It can be done easily. Of course, optional members other than the power supply option and the table may be provided, or all the optional members may be omitted.

Further, the present invention may be applied to a sofa whose shape of the seat surface in a plan view is other than a substantially quadrangular shape such as a circular shape or a triangular shape.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the hakama body is detachably provided at the lower end of the peripheral wall member so that the hakama member gradually rises from the outer edge portion of the bottom surface toward the lower edge portion of the outer peripheral rising surface. However, the present invention may be applied to a sofa in which a peripheral wall member and a hakama member are integrally formed. That is, even in a sofa in which a peripheral wall member and a hakama member are integrally formed, as long as an inclined surface is provided so as to gradually rise from the bottom surface toward the lower edge portion of the outer peripheral rising surface, the present invention The most important effect can be obtained.

In addition, various modifications may be made as long as the gist of the present invention is not impaired.

S ... Sofa system 1 to 4 ... Sofa 1a to 4a, 1b, 2b ... Seat surface 1c to 4c ... Outer peripheral standing surface (front)
1d to 4d ... Outer peripheral rising surface (side surface)
1e-4e ... Outer peripheral upright surface (back surface)
1f to 4f ... Bottom surface 1g to 4g ... Inclined surface 51 ... Peripheral wall member 52 ... Hakama member 9 ... Optional member (power supply option)
9a ... Upward inclined surface F ... Floor surface

Claims (5)

A sofa including a seat surface, an outer peripheral upright surface, a bottom surface, and an inclined surface provided so as to gradually rise from the outer edge portion of the bottom surface toward the lower edge portion of the outer peripheral upright surface. The sofa according to claim 1, wherein the seat surface has a substantially quadrangular shape in a plan view, and the outer peripheral upright surface is a front surface, a side surface, and a back surface. The sofa according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hakama member having the inclined surface is separate from the peripheral wall member having the outer peripheral upright surface. A sofa system comprising at least two sofas according to claim 2, and arranging the sofas so that their sides are in contact with each other or close to each other. The sofa system according to claim 4, wherein an optional member having a pair of upwardly inclined surfaces in contact with the both inclined surfaces is arranged between both inclined surfaces of the adjacent sofas and the floor surface.

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