JP2021065612A - Bracket and fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

To make it possible to reduce component costs and manufacturing costs and use a common optional component for brackets having different shapes.SOLUTION: A bracket 4 for supporting an auxiliary top plate 3 and detachably attaching a cover component 5 comprises: a supporting surface 41 for supporting the auxiliary top plate 3 from below; and a holding surface 42 that is positioned below the supporting surface 41 and is disposed so as to form a vertical gap between the holding surface and the auxiliary top plate 3 supported by the supporting surface 41. The bracket can be engaged in a state in which a tabular piece of the cover component 5 is inserted into the gap between the auxiliary top plate 3 and the holding surface 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to brackets and fixtures.

Conventionally, there is known a fixture having a structure in which a bracket is connected to a panel body (structure) provided with a top plate and the top plate is supported from below by the bracket (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Some such fixtures are provided with a cover for each bracket, for example, as shown in Patent Document 2.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-125765 Jikkenhei 02-127217

However, in the conventional fixtures described above, the cover is attached to the bracket by using a plurality of connecting members such as screws. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a plurality of connecting members and through holes for fixing to the bracket, which causes a problem that the cost of the members is high and the cover cannot be commonly used for the brackets having different shapes.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides brackets and fixtures capable of reducing member costs and manufacturing costs, and using common optional members for brackets having different shapes. With the goal.

In order to achieve the above object, the bracket according to the present invention is a bracket that supports a supported body and attaches and detaches an optional member, and has a support surface that supports the supported body from below and the support surface. It is provided with a holding surface which is located below the support surface and is arranged with a vertical interval between the supported body and the supported body, and is between the supported body and the holding surface. It is characterized in that it can be engaged with a part of the optional member inserted.

According to the bracket according to the present invention, the optional member can be attached to the bracket by engaging a part of the optional member with the supported body on the holding surface. Therefore, it is not necessary to drill holes in the bracket and the connecting member such as a screw for connecting the optional member to the bracket, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
Further, in the present invention, since the optional member is engaged with the bracket only by inserting a part between the holding surface of the bracket and the supported body, the position and shape of the bracket are changed with respect to different supported bodies. However, it can be installed without changing the connection part with the optional member.

Further, in the bracket according to the present invention, it is preferable that the support surface and the holding surface are formed of an integrated plate-shaped member.

In this case, since the holding surface can be formed at a position lower than the support surface by bending the plate-shaped member, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, the fixture according to the present invention is attached to the above-mentioned bracket, a structure having a vertical surface to which the bracket is fixed, a supported body whose lower surface is supported by the support surface of the bracket, and the bracket. The optional member is a cover member that covers the front surface and the lower surface of the bracket, and the cover member has a plate-shaped piece that projects from the front end portion toward the vertical surface. It is supposed to be.

According to the fixtures according to the present invention, the cover member can be attached to the bracket by inserting and engaging the plate-shaped piece of the front end portion of the cover member between the holding surface of the bracket and the supported body. Then, since the attached cover member extends from the front surface of the bracket to the lower surface of the bracket to the structure, stable attachment is achieved.
Further, in this case, since a part of the optional member is a plate-shaped piece, the distance between the holding surface of the bracket and the supported body can be reduced. Moreover, since the plate-shaped piece comes into contact with the holding surface of the bracket and the supported body on the surface, it is possible to realize a reliable connection in which runout and deviation are suppressed.

Further, by reducing the distance between the holding surface of the bracket and the supported body, the shape of the bracket of the present invention in which the optional member is not attached and another bracket to which the optional member cannot be attached can be obtained. The difference becomes small, and even if the bracket of the present invention and another bracket to which the optional member cannot be attached are mixed in the absence of the optional member, the appearance is unified.

Further, it is preferable that the fixture according to the present invention includes a plurality of the brackets, and the plate-shaped pieces of the cover member are provided so as to be engaged with the plurality of brackets.

In this case, it is possible to support a large load by a plurality of brackets. Moreover, since these plurality of brackets are covered with one cover member, the design can be improved.

Further, the fixture according to the present invention is a panel in which the structure is erected from a floor surface and a first through hole is formed, and the supported body is fixed to a vertical surface of the panel and is second. It is a top plate on which a through hole is formed, and it is preferable that the first through hole and the second through hole are opened in a space surrounded by the cover member and the supported body.

In this case, the cables wired between the first through hole of the top plate and the second through hole of the panel are covered with the cover member, so that these wires are not exposed to the outside and look good. Can be improved.

According to the bracket and the fixture of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the member cost and the manufacturing cost, and it is possible to use a common optional member for brackets having different shapes.

It is a perspective view which looked at the desk apparatus by embodiment of this invention from the desk top plate side. It is a perspective view of the desk device shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the auxiliary top plate side. It is a side view of the desk device shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the auxiliary top plate supported by a bracket. It is a perspective view which saw the bracket diagonally from the front. It is the figure which looked at the bracket from the rear. It is a perspective view of the cover member engaged with a part of brackets. It is a top view of the cover member.

Hereinafter, brackets and fixtures according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The fixtures according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are applied to a desk device 1 provided at a reception desk in a hospital or the like, for example.
The desk device 1 includes a pair of support legs 11 and 11 arranged on the floor surface F so as to be separated from each other on the left and right sides, a flat plate-shaped desk top plate 12 supported by the support legs 11 and 11, and a support leg 11. , 11 and the panel 2 (structure) erected from the floor surface F on the rear side of the desk top plate 12 and the surface (back surface) opposite to the surface (front surface 2a) on which the desk top plate 12 of the panel 2 is arranged. 2b) has an auxiliary top plate 3 (supported body) fixed at a position higher than the desk top plate 12.

Here, in the present embodiment, the left-right direction of the desk device 1 facing the auxiliary top plate 3 is referred to as a symbol Dh, and the direction orthogonal to the left-right direction Dh in a plan view viewed from above is referred to as a front-rear direction Df. Further, in the front-rear direction Df of the desk device 1, the one facing the auxiliary top plate 3 (the right side of the paper surface of FIGS. 2 and 3) is referred to as the front side and the front side, and the opposite side in the front-rear direction Df is referred to as the rear side and the rear side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the panel 2 has a base frame 21 framed so as to form a flat surface and a first surface material 22 connected to one surface (the surface on the auxiliary top plate 3 side) of the base frame 21. And a second surface material 23 connected to the other surface of the base frame 21 (the surface on the desk top plate 12 side). The second face member 23 is arranged in the area above the substantially center of the panel 2 in the height direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the panel 2 is formed with a plurality of (here, two places) second through holes 24 at positions below the auxiliary top plate 3. The front surface 22a of the first surface member 22 forms a vertical surface on which the auxiliary top plate 3 supported from below by the plurality of brackets 4 is fixed.

The auxiliary top plate 3 is a strip-shaped plate extending in the left-right direction Dh, and the rear end portion 3b is fixed to the rear surface 2b of the panel 2. The auxiliary top plate 3 is supported from below by being fixed on these brackets 4 in a state of being mounted on a plurality of (here, three) brackets 4 fixed to the rear surface 2b of the panel 2. .. A plurality of (here, two places) first through holes 31 are formed in the auxiliary top plate 3 so as to be close to the second through holes 24 formed in the panel 2 at the rear side position. There is. The auxiliary top plate 3 is not necessarily limited to being fixed to the panel 2, and may be supported only from below by the bracket 4.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bracket 4 supports the auxiliary top plate 3 from below as described above, and the cover member 5 (optional member) shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is detachably attached.

The bracket 4 has a vertical gap between the support surface 41 that supports the lower surface 3a of the auxiliary top plate 3 from below and the auxiliary top plate 3 that is located below the support surface 41 and is supported by the support surface 41. It includes a holding surface 42 that is arranged with S open, a vertical rib 43 that fixes the support surface 41, and a panel mounting piece 44 that is provided at the rear end portion 43a of the vertical rib 43.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the bracket 4 is engaged with a part of the cover member 5 (plate-shaped piece 54 described later) inserted between the lower surface 3a of the auxiliary top plate 3 and the holding surface 42. It is possible.

The support surface 41 and the holding surface 42 are formed of an integrated plate-shaped member, and are bent in a state where the holding surface 42 is one step lower than the support surface 41 in the left-right direction Dh. The support surface 41 extends in the front-rear direction Df to form a flat upper surface 41a, and the upper surface 41a abuts on the lower surface 3a of the auxiliary top plate 3 on the surface. The support surface 41 is provided with two bolt holes 41b in the front-rear direction Df for bolting to female screw holes (not shown) provided on the lower surface 3a of the auxiliary top plate 3.

The holding surface 42 extends in the front-rear direction Df and is formed in a flat surface. The vertical height dimension of the gap S between the holding surface 42 and the lower surface 3a of the auxiliary top plate 3 is set to be substantially the same as the thickness dimension of the plate-shaped piece 54 of the cover member 5, which will be described later. The height dimension of the gap S may be such that the plate-shaped piece 54 of the cover member 5 can be inserted.

The rib surface of the vertical rib 43 is arranged vertically, and the lower end thereof is gradually inclined downward from the front end toward the rear end 43a. A panel mounting piece 44 is provided on the rear end portion 43a of the vertical rib 43 so as to project from one side of the left-right direction Dh. Bolt holes 44a are formed in the panel mounting piece 44. The panel mounting piece 44 is applied to the rear surface 2b of the panel 2, and the bracket 4 is fixed to the rear surface 2b of the panel 2 by bolting using the bolt holes 44a.
Further, the rear end portion 43a of the vertical rib 43 is provided with a hook-shaped hook-shaped hook 45 above the panel mounting piece 44. The hooking claw 45 is hooked on the panel 2 by being inserted into a locking hole (not shown) formed on the rear surface 2b of the panel 2 and dropped.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the cover member 5 is detachably attached to the bracket 4 so as to cover the front surface and the lower surface of the bracket 4. The cover member 5 includes a lower surface 51, side surfaces 52 extending upward from both ends of the lower surface 51 in the left-right direction Dh, and a front end plate 53 projecting from the front end portion of the lower surface 51 toward a vertical surface.

The front end plate 53 is provided with a plate-shaped piece 54 (a part of an optional member) that projects rearward from the upper end. The plate-shaped piece 54 is arranged over the entire left-right direction Dh of the front end plate 53, and a notch portion 54a cut out so as to partially open to the rear side is formed. The notch 54a is mounted on the cover member 5 and the bracket 4, and the support surface 41 of the bracket 4 is arranged.

The plate-shaped piece 54 is provided so as to be inserted into a gap S between the holding surface 42 of the bracket 4 which is fixed to the panel 2 and supports the auxiliary top plate 3 and the lower surface 3a of the auxiliary top plate 3. That is, the plate-shaped piece 54 is sandwiched between the auxiliary top plate 3 and the holding surface 42 of the bracket 4, so that the cover member 5 is engaged with the bracket 4 and mounted.

In the state where the cover member 5 is attached, the second through hole 24 of the panel 2 and the first through hole 31 of the auxiliary top plate 3 are opened in the space surrounded by the cover member 5 and the auxiliary top plate 3. ..

Next, the operations of the brackets and fixtures described above will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In the desk device 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the holding surface 42 covers the bracket 4 by engaging the plate-shaped piece 54 of the cover member 5 with the auxiliary top plate 3. The member 5 can be mounted. Therefore, it is not necessary to drill a connection member such as a screw for connecting the cover member 5 to the bracket 4 or a hole in the bracket 4, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, the cover member 5 is engaged with the bracket 4 only by inserting the plate-shaped piece 54 into the gap S between the holding surface 42 of the bracket 4 and the auxiliary top plate 3, so that different auxiliary ceilings are used. Even if the position or shape of the bracket 4 changes with respect to the plate 3, it can be mounted without changing the connection portion with the cover member 5.

Further, in the present embodiment, the support surface 41 and the holding surface 42 are formed of an integrated plate-shaped member, and the holding surface 42 is positioned below the support surface 41 by bending the plate-shaped member. Since it can be formed, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, the cover member 5 mounted on the bracket 4 extends from the front surface of the bracket 4 to the panel 2 so as to cover the lower surface, so that the mounting is stable.
Further, in this case, since the portion of the cover member 5 to be inserted into the gap S is the plate-shaped piece 54, the gap S between the holding surface 42 of the bracket 4 and the auxiliary top plate 3 can be reduced. it can. Moreover, since the plate-shaped piece 54 comes into contact with the holding surface 42 of the bracket 4 and the auxiliary top plate 3 on the surface, it is possible to realize a reliable connection in which runout and deviation are suppressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, since a plurality of brackets 4 are provided and the plate-shaped pieces 54 of the cover member 5 are provided so as to be engaged with the plurality of brackets 4, the plurality of brackets 4 can support a large load. It will be possible. Moreover, since the plurality of brackets 4 are covered by one cover member 5, the design can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the cables wired between the first through hole 31 of the auxiliary top plate 3 and the second through hole 24 of the panel 2 are covered by the cover member 5, these wires are externally connected. The appearance can be improved without being exposed.

As described above, in the brackets and fixtures according to the present embodiment, the member cost and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the cover member 5 common to the brackets 4 having different shapes can be used.

Although the embodiment of the bracket and the fixture according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the present embodiment, the support surface 41 and the holding surface 42 of the bracket 4 are formed of an integrated plate-shaped member, but they may be provided separately. Further, in the present embodiment, the holding surfaces 42 are continuously provided in the left-right direction from the supporting surface 41, but they may be provided at positions separated from each other. The point is that the holding surface 42 may be arranged so as to be located below the support surface 41. For example, the holding surface 42 may protrude from the vertical rib 43 in the left-right direction. is there. Further, the position and size of the holding surface 42 can be appropriately set. That is, the structure may be such that the holding surface 42 can be accessed from the direction in which the plate-shaped pieces of the optional member are engaged.
Further, the quantity of the bracket 4 can be arbitrarily set.

Further, in the present embodiment, the plate-shaped piece 54 of the cover member 5 extends over the entire front end plate 53 in the left-right direction, but may be partially provided.
Further, the size and shape of the cover member can be changed as appropriate. For example, the area covered by the cover member and the number of brackets can be appropriately set.

In the present embodiment, the cover member 5 is applied as an optional member, but the cover member 5 is not limited to the cover member 5, and other optional members such as a hook for luggage and lighting are attached to the bracket 4. May be good.

In addition, it is possible to replace the components in the above-described embodiment with well-known components as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 Desk device (furniture)
2 panels (structure)
2b Rear surface (vertical surface)
3 Auxiliary top plate (supported body)
3a Lower surface 4 Bracket 5 Cover member (optional member 24 Second through hole 31 First through hole 41 Support surface 42 Holding surface 43 Vertical rib 54 Plate-shaped piece (part of optional member)
Dh Left-right direction Df Front-back direction F Floor surface S Gap

Claims (5)

A bracket that supports the supported body and detachably attaches optional members.
A support surface that supports the supported body from below,
It is provided with a holding surface which is located below the support surface and is vertically spaced from the supported body supported by the support surface.
A bracket that can be engaged between the supported body and the holding surface with a part of the optional member inserted. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein the support surface and the holding surface are formed of an integrated plate-shaped member. The bracket according to claim 1 or 2,
A structure having a vertical surface to which the bracket is fixed, and
A supported body whose lower surface is supported by the supporting surface of the bracket,
With an optional member attached to the bracket,
The optional member is a cover member that covers the front surface and the lower surface of the bracket.
The cover member is a fixture having a plate-shaped piece protruding from the front end portion toward the vertical surface. With multiple brackets
The fixture according to claim 3, wherein the plate-shaped piece of the cover member is provided so as to be engageable with the plurality of brackets. The structure is a panel erected from the floor surface and formed with a first through hole.
The supported body is a top plate fixed to the vertical surface of the panel and formed with a second through hole.
The fixture according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the first through hole and the second through hole are open in a space surrounded by the cover member and the supported body.

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