JP2021065521A - Appliance with top plate - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an appliance with a top plate, the appliance improving workability in the case of inserting/extracting a placement object into/from a wiring duct provided below the top plate.SOLUTION: A desk 2 comprising a pair of leg bodies 10 disposed apart in a horizontal direction, a top plate 11 bridged across the pair of leg bodies 10, and a wiring duct 13 that is disposed below the top plate 11 and has a wiring storage region comprises a cover part 14 that is detachably attached to the wiring duct 13 and covers at least a part of the wiring storage region in an attachment posture of being attached to the wiring duct 13.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to fixtures with a top plate.

In office spaces such as offices and public facilities, it is common for furniture to be installed in order to improve the work efficiency of workers. As a configuration of such furniture, a plurality of legs arranged apart from each other and a plate-shaped top plate erected on these legs are generally provided. In addition, since work using electronic devices has become common in recent years, many fixtures are provided with wiring ducts for accommodating wiring cables for electronic devices used on the top plate. .. For example, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, as the mounting structure of such a wiring duct, a structure in which a gutter-shaped wiring duct that opens upward is often directly or indirectly erected between the legs is adopted. Has been done. According to the structures shown in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the wiring cable, the power strip, and the like can be stably and surely housed in the wiring duct, although the structure is simple.

Japanese Patent No. 6019145 Japanese Patent No. 5816897 Japanese Patent No. 5849199

However, the wiring duct has a gutter shape having a pair of tall side wall portions arranged so as to sandwich the bottom plate in order to prevent the contained items such as the wiring cable from falling from the wiring duct. Therefore, when arranging the wiring cable or the like in the wiring duct, it is necessary to accommodate the wiring cable or the like inside the wiring duct so as to get over one side wall portion. In many cases, the wiring cable and the like are arranged in a posture in which the operator sneaks under the top plate. For this reason, it is a burden on the operator to move the wiring cable and the like in and out of the wiring duct so as to get over the tall side wall portion.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and in a fixture with a top plate in which a wiring duct is installed below the top plate, it is intended to improve workability when the contents are taken in and out of the wiring duct. The purpose.

The present invention employs the following configuration as a means for solving the above problems.

The first invention is a pair of legs arranged horizontally separated from each other, a top plate erected on the pair of the legs, and a wiring arranged below the top plate and having a wiring accommodating area. A fixture with a top plate provided with a duct, which is detachable from the wiring duct and is provided with a cover portion that covers at least a part of the wiring accommodation area in a mounting posture mounted on the wiring duct. Is adopted.

According to the first invention as described above, at least a part of the wiring accommodating area of the wiring duct is covered with a removable cover portion. Therefore, by removing the cover portion from the wiring duct, the wiring accommodating area can be largely exposed, and the contained object can be easily taken in and out of the wiring duct. Further, by attaching the cover portion to the wiring duct, the wiring accommodating area can be covered with the cover portion, and the contained object accommodated in the wiring accommodating area can be prevented from falling off from the wiring duct.

In the second invention, in the first invention, the wiring duct is extended along the separation direction of the pair of legs, and the bottom plate on which the wiring can be placed is orthogonal to the separation direction. It has an upright piece extending upward from one end of the bottom plate in the horizontal direction, and the cover portion is attached to the other end of the bottom plate in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction in the mounting posture. A configuration is adopted in which the standing pieces are arranged to face each other in a connected state.

According to the second invention as described above, by mounting the cover portion on the wiring duct, the standing piece and the cover portion are arranged to face each other with the bottom plate of the wiring duct interposed therebetween. Therefore, the wiring accommodating area is sandwiched between the standing piece and the cover portion from both sides, and it is possible to prevent the contained object accommodated in the wiring accommodating area from falling off from the wiring duct.

The third invention adopts the configuration in which the upper end of the cover portion is arranged closer to the top plate than the upper end of the standing piece in the mounting posture in the second invention. ..

According to such a third invention, the cover portion in the mounting posture is arranged closer to the top plate than the wiring duct. Therefore, the gap between the cover portion and the top plate can be reduced or eliminated, and the contents of the wiring accommodating area can be prevented from being visually recognized from the cover portion side through the gap between the cover portion and the top plate. be able to.

In the fourth invention, in the second or third invention, an engaging portion is provided on one of the wiring duct and the cover portion, and an engaged portion is provided on the other, and the engaged portion is provided with an engaged portion. A configuration is adopted in which the cover portion can be attached to the wiring duct by engaging the engaging portion.

According to such a fourth invention, by engaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion, the cover portion can be easily and surely attached to the wiring duct.

In the fifth invention, in the fourth invention, the wiring duct extends upward from the other end of the bottom plate in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction and in the vertical direction with respect to the standing piece. The cover portion has a pair of holding pieces capable of holding the mounting piece from the vertical direction in the mounting posture, and the mounting piece is used as an engaged portion. A configuration is adopted in which the holding piece of the above is used as the engaging portion.

According to the fifth invention as described above, the cover portion is attached to the wiring duct by the sandwiching piece provided on the cover portion sandwiching the mounting piece of the wiring duct. Therefore, the cover portion can be firmly attached by the wiring duct, and it is possible to prevent the cover portion from being unintentionally detached from the wiring duct.

In the sixth invention, in the fifth invention, the wiring duct has a first corner portion formed by connecting the bottom plate and the mounting piece at an acute angle, and the first corner portion is formed. A configuration is adopted in which the bottom plate and the standing piece are connected to each other and are located below the second corner portion.

According to the sixth invention as described above, the first corner portion formed by the mounting piece on which the cover portion is mounted has an acute angle below the second corner portion. Therefore, for example, the cover portion can be easily engaged with the first corner portion as compared with the case where the first corner portion has an obtuse angle.

In the seventh invention, in any one of the second to sixth inventions, the cover portion has a flat plate-shaped base portion in which the front and back surfaces are oriented in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction in the mounting posture, and the base portion. A bulge piece located above the above, the lower end of which is connected to the upper end of the base portion, and the central portion in the vertical direction is curved so as to bulge toward the erection piece, and the upper end of the bulge piece and A configuration is adopted in which a projecting piece is provided so as to project from at least one of the lower ends toward the other.

According to the seventh invention as described above, when the operator inserts a finger inside the curved bulging piece and puts the finger on the protruding piece, the cover portion can be easily moved in the direction of being separated from the wiring duct. It becomes possible to make it. Therefore, it is possible to improve workability when the cover portion is detached from the wiring duct.

According to the present invention, by removing the cover portion from the wiring duct, it is possible to easily put in and take out the contained material in and out of the wiring duct, and by attaching the cover portion to the wiring duct, it is accommodated in the wiring accommodating area. It is possible to prevent the contents from falling out of the wiring duct. That is, according to the present invention, in a fixture with a top plate in which a wiring duct is installed below the top plate, it is possible to improve workability when loading and unloading an contained object in and out of the wiring duct.

It is a perspective view which shows the schematic structure of the desk unit which comprises the desk of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the schematic structure of the desk of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the schematic structure of the desk of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged side view including the wiring duct provided in the desk of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a partially disassembled perspective view including the wiring duct provided in the desk of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a partial perspective view which includes the wiring duct provided in the desk of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

(First Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the fixture with a top plate according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, the desk unit 1 including the furniture with a top plate according to the present invention as the desk 2 will be described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the desk unit 1. The desk unit 1 is a fixture installed in an office space such as an office or a public facility to provide an employee with a work space for efficiently handling electronic devices and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the desk unit 1 is a desk 2 It is provided with (furniture with a top plate), a wagon 3, a clamp device 4, a lighting device 5, and a desktop tap 6. The desk unit 1 does not necessarily have a configuration including all of the wagon 3, the clamp device 4, the lighting device 5, and the desktop tap 6, and may be configured not to include any one or a plurality of these. is there. Further, the desk unit 1 may be provided with other optional devices or the like. Further, the desk 2 can be used alone.

In the following description, the front side of the desk unit 1 is referred to as a front, the back side is referred to as a rear, the left hand side is referred to as a left, and the right hand side is referred to as a right when viewed from an operator who works on the desk unit 1. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the direction in which the pair of legs 10 described later of the desk 2 are arranged apart from each other is defined as the left-right direction, and the horizontal direction orthogonal to the left-right direction is defined as the front-rear direction. Further, the direction of gravity (the direction along the normal line of the floor on which the desk 2 is placed) is the vertical direction.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the desk 2. Further, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the desk 2. The desk 2 is a fixture that provides a work surface on which electronic devices and the like used by workers can be placed, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a pair of legs 10, a top plate 11, and a curtain. A plate 12, a wiring duct 13, a cover portion 14, and a vertical wiring duct 15 are provided.

Each leg 10 includes a frame-shaped frame 10a in which four linear frames are connected in a square frame shape, and an adjuster 10b connected to the lower end of the frame-shaped frame 10a. The adjusters 10b are brought into contact with the floor surface of these legs 10 to support the top plate 11 from below. As shown in FIG. 2, these pair of leg bodies 10 are arranged so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction with the frame-shaped frames 10a facing each other. That is, in the present embodiment, the left-right direction is the separation direction of the pair of legs 10. The leg body 10 may be provided with a panel for closing the opening of the frame-shaped frame 10a, or may be provided with a panel-shaped frame instead of the frame-shaped frame 10a.

The top plate 11 is a plate-shaped member with the front and back surfaces facing in the vertical direction, and in the present embodiment, the top plate 11 has a rectangular shape in a plan view in which the left-right direction is the longitudinal direction and the front-rear direction is the lateral direction. The top plate 11 has legs 10 fixed to each of the lower surface of the left edge and the lower surface of the right edge by fasteners (not shown) or the like, and is supported from below by these legs 10. The upper surface of such a top plate 11 forms a work surface on which an employee places an electronic device or the like. The length dimension of the top plate 11 in the front-rear direction is substantially the same as the length dimension of the leg body 10 in the front-rear direction.

The curtain plate 12 is a plate-shaped member that connects the rear end portion of one leg body 10 and the rear end portion of the other leg body 10, and is fixed to each leg body 10 by a fastener (not shown). ing. The curtain plate 12 has a curtain plate vertical frame 12a directly fixed to the frame-shaped frame 10a of the leg body 10 and a curtain plate panel 12b supported by the curtain plate vertical frame 12a. The curtain plate vertical frame 12a is arranged at each of the left and right ends of the curtain plate 12, and is fixed to the frame-shaped frame 10a by fasteners (not shown). The curtain plate panel 12b is a panel body in which each of the left and right end portions is fixed to the curtain plate vertical frame 12a, and the front and back surfaces are arranged so as to face the front-rear direction. The upper end edge and the lower end edge of the curtain plate panel 12b are folded back toward the front.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view including the wiring duct 13. In FIG. 4, the leg body 10 is omitted. As shown in this figure, a folded-back portion 12c formed by bending and folding back three times so that the upper end edge of the curtain plate 12 is wound is formed on the upper portion of the curtain plate 12. The folded-back portion 12c forms an insertion space K1 into which the tip end portion of the rear standing piece 13b, which will be described later, of the wiring duct 13 can be inserted from below. Further, at the tip of the folded-back portion 12c, a locked piece 12d protruding inside the insertion space K1 from the front to the rear is provided. The locked piece 12d is provided so as to extend in the left-right direction, and the claw portion 13d provided at the upper end of the rear standing piece 13b, which will be described later, can be locked from above.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the folded-back portion 12c of the curtain plate 12 and the top plate 11 are separated in the vertical direction, so that the gap S between the top plate 11 and the curtain plate 12 S. Is provided. Through this gap S, a wiring cable or the like can be taken in and out of the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13 from the rear side of the top plate 11.

The wiring duct 13 is arranged below the top plate 11 and has a wiring accommodating area R extending in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the wiring duct 13 has a bottom plate 13a, a rear standing piece 13b (standing piece), and a front standing piece 13c (mounting piece). The bottom plate 13a forms the bottom portion of the wiring duct 13, and has a plate shape with the mounting surface on which the contained items such as wiring can be placed facing upward. The bottom plate 13a has a long plate shape that is long in the left-right direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the length dimension from one curtain plate vertical frame 12a of the curtain plate 12 to the other curtain plate vertical frame 12a. Has been done.

The rear standing piece 13b is erected upward from the rear end of the bottom plate 13a (one end in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction of the legs 10), and the rear end of the bottom plate 13a in the left-right direction. It is provided in the entire area of the department. Further, on the upper end edge of the rear standing piece 13b, a claw portion 13d that can be locked to the locked piece 12d provided on the folded-back portion 12c of the curtain plate 12 is formed. The claw portion 13d is provided so as to project horizontally from the rear side toward the front, and is provided over the entire area of the rear standing piece 13b in the left-right direction. The wiring duct 13 is supported with respect to the curtain plate 12 by locking the claw portion 13d to the locked piece 12d of the folded-back portion 12c from above. As shown in FIG. 4, such a rear standing piece 13b is arranged so as to be in surface contact with or close to the curtain plate panel 12b of the curtain plate 12.

The front standing piece 13c is erected upward from the front end portion of the bottom plate 13a (the other end in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction of the legs 10), and is erected upward from the front side of the bottom plate 13a in the left-right direction. It is provided over the entire edge. As shown in FIG. 4, the vertical dimension of the front standing piece 13c is smaller than the vertical dimension of the rear standing piece 13b. That is, the front standing piece 13c is formed lower than the rear standing piece 13b. Such a front standing piece 13c functions as an engaged portion to which the cover portion 14 is engaged.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the wiring duct 13 has a first corner portion 13e formed by connecting the bottom plate 13a and the front standing piece 13c at an acute angle. The first corner portion 13e is located below the second corner portion 13f formed by connecting the bottom plate 13a and the rear standing piece 13b. More specifically, the front edge of the bottom plate 13a is inclined so as to be displaced downward toward the front. The upper surface of the region excluding the front edge of the bottom plate 13a is horizontal, unlike the front edge. By connecting the vertically oriented front standing piece 13c to the tip of the front edge of the bottom plate 13a, the bottom plate 13a and the front standing piece 13c are connected at an acute angle to the first corner portion 13e. Is formed.

Such a wiring duct 13 is formed of, for example, sheet metal or hard resin, and forms a wiring accommodating area R surrounded by a bottom plate 13a, a rear standing piece 13b, and a front standing piece 13c. As shown in FIG. 4, such a wiring accommodating area R is open upward, and wiring and the like can be taken in and out from above. Further, the wiring duct 13 has an open end in the left-right direction. Therefore, it is possible to insert the wiring or the like from the outside of the wiring duct 13 into the wiring accommodating area R via the left-right end of the wiring duct 13.

The cover portion 14 is a member that can be attached to and detached from the wiring duct 13 and covers the wiring accommodating area R of the wiring duct 13 from the front side in a mounting posture mounted on the wiring duct 13. The width dimension of the cover portion 14 in the left-right direction is shorter than, for example, the distance dimension from one curtain plate vertical frame 12a of the curtain plate 12 to the other curtain plate vertical frame 12a. In the present embodiment, the width dimension of the cover portion 14 in the left-right direction is half of the separation dimension from one curtain plate vertical frame 12a of the curtain plate 12 to the other curtain plate vertical frame 12a, and one curtain plate. Two cover portions 14 can be mounted from the vertical frame 12a to the other curtain plate vertical frame 12a. That is, a plurality of (two in the present embodiment) cover portions 14 cover the entire wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13.

Each cover portion 14 has flexibility and is formed of, for example, a soft resin. As shown in FIG. 4, each of such cover portions 14 includes a base portion 14a, a lower holding piece 14b, an upper holding piece 14c, a handle portion 14d (bulging piece), and a lower finger hook piece 14e. And the upper finger hook piece 14f.

The base portion 14a has a flat plate shape, and is a portion where the front and back surfaces are directed in the front-rear direction when the cover portion 14 is in the mounting posture. The lower holding piece 14b, the upper holding piece 14c, the handle portion 14d, the lower finger hanging piece 14e (protruding piece), and the upper finger hanging piece 14f (protruding piece) are connected to these base portions 14a. .. Further, the vertical dimension of the base portion 14a is larger than the vertical dimension of the wiring duct 13. Therefore, when the lower end of the base portion 14a is aligned with the lower end position of the wiring duct 13, the upper end of the base portion 14a is located above the wiring duct 13.

The lower holding piece 14b is a portion that holds the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13 from above and below together with the upper holding piece 14c, and is provided at the lower end of the base portion 14a. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower holding piece 14b protrudes rearward from the lower end of the base portion 14a, and is inclined so as to be displaced upward toward an intermediate position in the front-rear direction. After exceeding the above-mentioned intermediate position, it is inclined so as to be displaced downward toward the rear. That is, the lower holding piece 14b has a mountain-shaped shape in which the intermediate position in the front-rear direction is the top when viewed from the left-right direction.

The upper holding piece 14c projects rearward from the rear surface of the base 14a and is inclined so as to be displaced downward toward the rear. The upper holding piece 14c is arranged so that the separation distance from the root position of the upper holding piece 14c to the root position of the lower holding piece 14b is substantially the same as the vertical dimension of the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13. Has been done.

The lower holding piece 14b and the upper holding piece 14c are a pair of holding pieces capable of holding the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13 from the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 4, when the lower holding piece 14b is locked to the lower end of the front standing piece 13c, the upper holding piece 14c is locked to the upper end of the front standing piece 13c. That is, the lower holding piece 14b and the upper holding piece 14c are used as the front standing piece 13c as the engaged portion and the front standing piece 13c as the engaging portion capable of being sandwiched from the vertical direction.

The cover portion 14 including the lower holding piece 14b and the upper holding piece 14c is connected to the wiring duct 13 by engaging the lower holding piece 14b and the upper holding piece 14c with the front standing piece 13c. Engage against. That is, in the present embodiment, the cover portion 14 which is one of the wiring duct 13 and the cover portion 14 is provided with an engaging portion, and the other wiring duct 13 is provided with an engaged portion, and the engaged portion is provided with an engaged portion. The cover portion 14 can be attached to the wiring duct 13 by engaging the engaging portion.

The handle portion 14d is connected to the upper end of the base portion 14a and is located above the base portion 14a. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower end of the handle portion 14d is connected to the upper end of the base portion 14a, and the central portion in the vertical direction is directed to the rear side (that is, the rear standing piece 13b) when viewed from the left-right direction. It is curved to bulge. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the handle portion 14d has a C shape when viewed from the left-right direction.

Such a handle portion 14d forms an inner space K that is open toward the front. This inner space K is used as a space for an operator to insert a finger and hang a finger on the lower finger hook piece 14e or the upper finger hook piece 14f when the cover portion 14 is attached to or detached from the wiring duct 13. Be done. Further, this inner space K is also used as a space capable of accommodating the handle 3b provided on the back surface side of the wagon 3 when the back surface (rear surface) of the wagon 3 comes into contact with the base portion 14a.

The handle portion 14d forms the upper portion of the cover portion 14, and the upper end of the handle portion 14d is the upper end of the cover portion 14. The upper end position of the handle portion 14d is set to a position where the cover portion 14 can come into contact with the lower surface of the top plate 11 when the cover portion 14 is in the mounting posture. That is, when the cover portion 14 is in the mounting posture, the upper end of the handle portion 14d (that is, the upper end of the cover portion 14) is in contact with the lower surface of the top plate 11. Therefore, when the cover portion 14 is in the mounting posture, there is no gap between the cover portion 14 and the top plate 11. As described above, in the present embodiment, the upper end of the cover portion 14 is arranged closer to the top plate 11 than the upper end of the rear standing piece 13b in the mounting posture.

The lower finger hook piece 14e is provided at the lower end of the handle portion 14d and projects upward. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the base portion 14a and the handle portion 14d are bent and connected at a substantially right angle, and protrude upward from the joint portion between the base portion 14a and the handle portion 14d. The lower finger hook piece 14e is provided as described above. That is, the lower finger hook piece 14e is provided at one lower end of the upper end and the lower end of the handle portion 14d, and protrudes toward the other upper end. The upper finger hook piece 14f projects downward from the upper end of the handle portion 14d. That is, the upper finger hook piece 14f is provided at one of the upper end and the lower end of the handle portion 14d, and projects toward the other lower end.

The lower finger hook piece 14e and the upper finger hook piece 14f are parts for the operator to hang their fingers when attaching / detaching the cover portion 14 to / from the wiring duct 13. For example, the operator hooks a finger on either the lower finger hook piece 14e or the upper finger hook piece 14f and pulls it forward to pull the cover portion 14 away from the wiring duct 13.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vertical wiring duct 15 is fixed to the left leg 10 of the two legs 10. Specifically, of the four linear frames forming the frame-shaped frame 10a of the left leg body 10, the vertical frame is fixed in contact with the front side surface of the vertical frame arranged at the rear. The vertical wiring duct 15 is a member for guiding the wiring cable from the outside of the desk 2 to the wiring duct 13, and the main body duct 15a having an internal space for accommodating the wiring and the like and the main body duct 15a are combined with the frame-shaped frame 10a. It includes a fixture 15b for fixing and a detachable duct 15c that can be attached to and detached from the main body duct 15a.

A power strip D pulled out from the floor surface is attached to such a desk 2, for example, as shown in FIG. The power tap D includes a tap main body D1 provided with an outlet, and a wiring cable D2 connected to the tap main body D1. The tap body D1 of such a power tap D is placed in the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13, and the wiring cable D2 connected to the tap body D1 passes through the wiring duct 13 and the vertical wiring duct 15, for example, on the floor. Reached to the surface.

Returning to FIG. 1, the wagon 3 is a fixture that can accommodate the baggage and the like of the worker who uses the desk unit 1, and can be accommodated between the two legs 10 and below the top plate 11. .. The wagon 3 has a main body portion 3a through which baggage and the like can be taken in and out, and handles 3b provided on each of the front surface side and the rear surface side of the upper portion of the main body portion 3a so as to project from the main body portion 3a. A caster (not shown) is provided on the lower surface of the main body 3a so that the wagon 3 can be easily moved in the front-rear direction by gripping the handle 3b.

When such a wagon 3 is moved to the rear side with respect to the desk 2, as shown in FIG. 4, the back surface of the wagon 3 is positioned by hitting the base portion 14a of the cover portion 14. At this time, the handle 3b provided on the back surface side of the wagon 3 is housed in the inner space K formed by the handle portion 14d of the cover portion 14.

The clamp device 4 is a fixture for supporting the lighting device 5 and the desktop tap 6. In the present embodiment, the clamp device 4 is fixed to the top plate 11 by sandwiching the trailing edge portion of the top plate 11 from above and below. Since the desk unit 1 of the present embodiment includes the lighting device 5 and the desktop tap 6, two clamp devices 4 are provided. A lighting device 5 is connected to one clamp device 4, and a desktop tap 6 is connected to the other clamp device 4.

The lighting device 5 is a device whose light source can be switched on and off by an operator of the desk unit 1, and is fixed to the top plate 11 of the desk 2 via a clamp device 4. The lighting device 5 has a wiring cable for connecting to the power tap D. This wiring cable is drawn into the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13 through the gap S (see FIG. 4) formed between the top plate 11 and the curtain plate 12, and is inside the wiring accommodation area R. Is connected to the tap body D1 of the power tap D.

The desktop tap 6 is a device for allowing the worker of the desk unit 1 to connect a power supply cable for supplying power to an electronic device for personal use, and the desktop tap 6 is connected to the power tap D. Has a wiring cable for. This wiring cable is drawn into the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13 through the gap S (see FIG. 4) formed between the top plate 11 and the curtain plate 12, and is inside the wiring accommodation area R. Is connected to the tap body D1 of the power tap D.

In the desk 2 provided in the desk unit 1 of the present embodiment having such a configuration, when the tap main body D1 of the power tap D, the wiring cable D2, etc. are taken in and out of the wiring duct 13, the wagon 3 is first placed on the top plate. Pull out from below 11 to the front. Subsequently, the cover portion 14 is removed from the wiring duct 13. For example, the operator inserts a finger into the handle portion 14d of the cover portion 14, puts a finger on the lower finger hook piece 14e or the upper finger hook piece 14f, and pulls out the cover portion 14 to the front side. As a result, the lower holding piece 14b and the upper holding piece 14c of the cover portion 14 are disengaged from the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13, and the cover portion 14 is removed from the wiring duct 13. As a result, the cover portion 14 that covers the wiring accommodating area R of the wiring duct 13 from the front is removed, and the wiring accommodating area R is widely opened toward the front.

With the wiring accommodating area R open toward the front in this way, the power tap D is taken in and out of the wiring accommodating area R. Further, the connection state between the wiring cable of the lighting device 5 and the power tap D and the connection state between the wiring cable of the desktop tap 6 and the power tap D can be changed with the wiring accommodation area R open toward the front. Do.

When the cover portion 14 is attached to the wiring duct 13, for example, the upper holding piece 14c of the cover portion 14 is first hung on the upper end of the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13. Subsequently, the cover portion 14 is rotated around the upper end of the front standing piece 13c so that the lower holding piece 14b approaches the wiring duct 13. Further, the lower holding piece 14b is pushed below the wiring duct 13, and the lower holding piece 14b is locked to the lower end (first corner portion 13e) of the front standing piece 13c by the restoring force of the lower holding piece 14b. As a result, the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13 is sandwiched by the upper holding piece 14c and the lower holding piece 14b from the vertical direction, and the cover portion 14 is attached to the wiring duct 13.

The desk 2 included in the desk unit 1 of the present embodiment as described above includes a pair of legs 10 arranged horizontally apart from each other, a top plate 11 erected on the pair of legs 10, and a top plate 11. It is provided with a wiring duct 13 which is arranged below the above and has a wiring accommodating area R. Further, the desk 2 is provided with a cover portion 14 that is detachable from the wiring duct 13 and covers at least a part of the wiring accommodating area R in a mounting posture mounted on the wiring duct 13.

According to such a desk 2, at least a part of the wiring accommodating area R of the wiring duct 13 is covered with the removable cover portion 14. Therefore, by removing the cover portion 14 from the wiring duct 13, the wiring accommodating area R can be largely exposed, and it is possible to easily put in and take out the contained object in the wiring duct 13 and work in the wiring duct 13. Become. Further, by attaching the cover portion 14 to the wiring duct 13, the wiring accommodating area R can be covered by the cover portion 14, and the contained object accommodated in the wiring accommodating area R can be prevented from falling off from the wiring duct 13. be able to.

Further, in the desk 2, the wiring duct 13 is extended along the separation direction of the pair of legs 10 and the bottom plate 13a on which the wiring can be placed on the upper surface and the bottom plate 13a in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction. It has a rear standing piece 13b extending upward from one end. Further, the cover portion 14 is arranged to face the rear standing piece 13b in a mounted posture while being connected to the other end of the bottom plate 13a in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction.

According to such a desk 2, by mounting the cover portion 14 on the wiring duct 13, the rear standing piece 13b and the cover portion 14 are arranged to face each other with the bottom plate 13a of the wiring duct 13 interposed therebetween. Therefore, the wiring accommodating area R is sandwiched between the rear standing piece 13b and the cover portion 14 from both sides, and it is possible to prevent the contained object accommodated in the wiring accommodating area R from falling off from the wiring duct 13. ..

Further, in the desk 2, the upper end of the cover portion 14 is arranged closer to the top plate 11 than the upper end of the rear standing piece 13b in the mounting posture. Therefore, the gap between the cover portion 14 and the top plate 11 can be reduced, and the contents of the wiring accommodating area R can be visually recognized from the cover portion 14 side through the gap between the cover portion 14 and the top plate 11. Can be prevented. In the present embodiment, the upper end position of the cover portion 14 is determined so that the upper end of the cover portion 14 comes into contact with the lower surface of the top plate 11 in the mounting posture. Therefore, the gap between the cover portion 14 and the top plate 11 can be eliminated.

Further, in the desk 2, an engaging portion (lower holding piece 14b and upper holding piece 14c) is provided on the cover portion 14 which is one of the wiring duct 13 and the cover portion 14, and the wiring duct 13 which is the other is covered. An engaging portion (front standing piece) is provided, and the covering portion 14 can be attached to the wiring duct 13 by engaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion. Therefore, by engaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion, the cover portion 14 can be easily and surely attached to the wiring duct 13. It is also possible to provide an engaged portion on the cover portion 14 which is one of the wiring duct 13 and the cover portion 14, and provide an engaging portion on the wiring duct 13 which is the other.

Further, in the desk 2, the wiring duct 13 extends upward from the other end of the bottom plate 13a in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction, and is erected in the front direction having a smaller vertical dimension than the rear erection piece 13b. The cover portion 14 has a pair of lower holding pieces 14b and an upper holding piece 14c capable of holding the front standing piece 13c from above and below in the mounting posture, and the front standing piece 13c has a piece 13c. It is an engaged portion, and a pair of lower holding pieces 14b and an upper holding piece 14c are used as engaging portions. According to such a desk 2, the lower holding piece 14b and the upper holding piece 14c provided on the cover portion 14 sandwich the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13, so that the cover portion 14 becomes the wiring duct 13. It is attached to the other. Therefore, the cover portion 14 can be firmly attached by the wiring duct 13, and the cover portion 14 can be prevented from being unintentionally detached from the wiring duct 13.

Further, in the desk 2, the wiring duct 13 has a first corner portion 13e formed by connecting the bottom plate 13a and the front standing piece 13c at an acute angle, and the first corner portion 13e is the bottom plate 13a. It is located below the second corner portion 13f formed by connecting the rear standing piece 13b and the rear standing piece 13b. Therefore, for example, the cover portion 14 can be easily engaged with the first corner portion 13e as compared with the case where the first corner portion 13e has an obtuse angle. Further, the contact area between the first corner portion 13e and the cover portion 14 is reduced to increase the surface pressure, and it is possible to further prevent the cover portion 14 from being unintentionally detached from the wiring duct 13.

Further, in the desk 2, the cover portion 14 has a flat base portion 14a whose front and back surfaces are oriented in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction in the mounting posture, and the lower end is located above the base portion 14a and the lower end is the upper end of the base portion 14a. The handle portion 14d is connected to the handle portion 14d and curved so that the central portion in the vertical direction bulges toward the rear standing piece 13b, and the handle portion 14d is provided at the lower end which is one of the upper end and the lower end. The lower finger hook piece 14e projecting toward the other upper end and the upper finger hook piece 14e provided at one of the upper and lower ends of the handle portion 14d and projecting toward the other lower end. It is equipped with 14f. According to such a desk 2, the cover portion 14 is wired by the operator inserting a finger inside the curved handle portion 14d and hooking the finger on the lower finger hook piece 14e or the upper finger hook piece 14f. It can be easily moved in the direction of detaching from the duct 13. Therefore, it is possible to improve workability when the cover portion 14 is detached from the wiring duct 13.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. In the description of the present embodiment, the description of the same parts as those of the first embodiment will be omitted or simplified.

FIG. 5 is a partially disassembled perspective view including the wiring duct 13 included in the desk 2 of the present embodiment. Further, FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view including a wiring duct 13 included in the desk 2 of the present embodiment. As shown in these figures, in the present embodiment, the wiring duct 13 includes a plurality of hanging tools 13g and a gutter portion 13h supported by these hanging tools 13g.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the hanger 13g is a substantially J-shaped member, and includes a locking piece 13i that is locked to the folded-back portion 12c of the curtain plate 12 at the upper portion. Also. At the rear end of the lower portion of the hanger 13g, a fitting protrusion 13j that is fitted into the fitting hole 13q described later in the gutter portion 13h is provided. Further, at the front end of the lower portion of the hanging tool 13g, a pivot axis 13k arranged above the gutter portion 13h is provided. The pivot 13k is provided in a direction in which the left-right direction is the axial direction in a state where the locking piece 13i of the hanging tool 13g is locked to the folded-back portion 12c of the curtain plate 12. In the present embodiment, 13 g of hanging tools are arranged in the left-right direction, and a plurality of hanging tools are discretely provided.

The gutter portion 13h includes a bottom plate 13 m extending in the left-right direction, a front standing piece 13n erected above the front end edge of the bottom plate 13 m, and a rear standing piece erected upward from the rear end edge of the bottom plate 13 m. It has 13p. The rear standing piece 13p of the gutter portion 13h is provided with a fitting hole 13q into which the fitting projection 13j of the hanging tool 13g is fitted from the front. A locking portion (not shown) projecting forward is provided on the lower front end surface of the substantially J-shaped hanging tool 13g, and this locking portion is a locking step of the front standing piece 13n of the gutter portion 13h. The gutter portion 13h is connected to the hanger 13g by being locked to the portion and further fitting the fitting protrusion 13j into the fitting hole 13q.

Further, in the present embodiment, a tubular portion 14g rotatably connected to the pivot 13k of the hanging tool 13g is provided at the lower end of the cover portion 14. By rotatably connecting such a tubular portion 14g to the pivot 13k of the hanging tool 13g, the entire cover portion 14 can be rotated around the pivot 13k.

When the upper end of the cover portion 14 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the top plate 11, the cover portion 14 is sandwiched between the pivot 13k of the hanger 13g provided in the wiring duct 13 and the top plate 11, and is mounted on the wiring duct 13. It will be in the state of being. In such a mounting posture, the cover portion 14 fills the gap between the wiring duct 13 and the top plate 11 and covers the wiring accommodating area of the wiring duct 13 from the front.

On the other hand, when the cover portion 14 is pulled out from between the pivot 13k of the hanger 13g included in the wiring duct 13 and the top plate 11, the cylinder portion 14g is connected to the pivot 13k, and thus is completely connected to the wiring duct 13. Not separated by. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operator from losing sight of the cover portion 14 in the detached state, and it is possible to improve the operability of the cover portion 14.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The various shapes and combinations of the constituent members shown in the above-described embodiment are examples, and can be variously changed based on design requirements and the like without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the first embodiment, the configuration in which the wiring duct 13 includes the front standing piece 13c has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. According to the present invention, since the cover portion 14 can prevent the contained object from falling off from the wiring duct, for example, the wiring duct 13 can omit the front standing piece 13c. Further, for example, when the curtain plate 12 can prevent the contained object from falling out to the rear, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the rear standing piece 13b is omitted.

Further, in the first embodiment, the configuration in which the upper end of the cover portion 14 is in contact with the lower surface of the top plate 11 in the mounting posture has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a small gap is formed between the cover portion 14 and the top plate 11 in the mounting posture.

Further, in the first embodiment, the cover portion 14 is provided with both the lower finger hook piece 14e and the upper finger hook piece 14f. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the cover portion 14 includes only one of the lower finger hook piece 14e and the upper finger hook piece 14f.

Further, in the above embodiment, the configuration in which the gap S is provided between the curtain plate 12 and the top plate 11 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which no gap is provided between the curtain plate 12 and the top plate 11.

1 ... Desk unit, 2 ... Desk (furniture with top plate), 3 ... Wagon, 3a ... Main body, 3b ... Handle, 4 ... Clamping device, 5 ... Lighting device, 6 ... Desktop tap, 10 ... legs, 11 ... top plate, 12 ... curtain plate, 13 ... wiring duct, 13a ... bottom plate, 13b ... rear standing piece (standing piece), 13c ... front standing piece (front standing piece) Mounting piece), 13d ... Claw part, 13e ... 1st corner part, 13f ... 2nd corner part, 13g ... Hanging tool, 13h ... Higashi part, 13i ... Locking piece, 13j ... Fitting Projection, 13k …… Pivot axis, 13m …… Bottom plate, 13n …… Front standing piece, 13p …… Rear standing piece, 13q …… Fitting hole, 14 …… Cover part, 14a …… Base, 14b …… Bottom Side holding piece (holding piece), 14c ... Upper holding piece (holding piece), 14d ... Handle (bulging piece), 14e ... Lower finger hanging piece (protruding piece), 14f ... Upper finger hanging piece (Protruding piece), 14g ... Cylinder, 15 ... Vertical wiring duct, 15a ... Main body duct, 15b ... Fixture, 15c ... Duct cover, D ... Power tap (container), D1 ... Tap Main body, D2 ... Wiring cable, R ... Wiring accommodation area, S ... Gap

Claims (7)

With a top plate including a pair of legs arranged horizontally separated from each other, a top plate erected on the pair of legs, and a wiring duct arranged below the top plate and having a wiring accommodating area. It ’s a fixture,
A fixture with a top plate that is detachable from the wiring duct and is provided with a cover portion that covers at least a part of the wiring accommodating area in a mounting posture mounted on the wiring duct. The wiring duct is extended along the separation direction of the pair of legs and extends upward from one end of the bottom plate on which wiring can be placed on the upper surface and one end of the bottom plate in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction. Has an erected piece and
The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the cover portion is arranged to face the standing piece in the mounting posture while being connected to the other end of the bottom plate in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction. Furniture with top plate. The fixture with a top plate according to claim 2, wherein in the mounting posture, the upper end of the cover portion is arranged closer to the top plate than the upper end of the standing piece. An engaging portion is provided on one side of the wiring duct and the cover portion, and an engaged portion is provided on the other side. By engaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion, the cover portion becomes the cover portion. The fixture with a top plate according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the fixture can be attached to a wiring duct. The wiring duct has a mounting piece that extends upward from the other end of the bottom plate in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction and has a vertical dimension smaller than that of the standing piece.
The cover portion has a pair of holding pieces capable of holding the mounting piece from above and below in the mounting posture.
The fixture with a top plate according to claim 4, wherein the mounting piece is an engaged portion and the pair of holding pieces are the engaging portions. The wiring duct has a first corner portion formed by connecting the bottom plate and the mounting piece at an acute angle.
The fixture with a top plate according to claim 5, wherein the first corner portion is located below the second corner portion formed by connecting the bottom plate and the standing piece. The cover part
A flat plate-shaped base with the front and back surfaces oriented in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the separation direction in the mounting posture.
A bulging piece that is located above the base and whose lower end is connected to the upper end of the base and whose central portion in the vertical direction is curved so as to bulge toward the erection piece.
The fixture with a top plate according to any one of claims 2 to 6, further comprising a protruding piece provided so as to project from at least one of the upper end and the lower end of the bulging piece toward the other.

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