JP2021083483A - table - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a table which can reduce a manufacturing cost and simplify manufacturing processes by using a common bracket when cross sections of leg members are different.SOLUTION: A table 1 includes a top plate 2 and a plurality of leg members 4. The leg member 4 is a round leg member 4R whose cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction is circular or a square leg member 4S whose cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is square. The round leg member 4R or the square leg member 4S is assembled to the top plate 2 through a bracket 3, and on a side surface of the bracket 3, a round leg supporting part 31b abutting on a part of an outside surface of the round leg member 4R and a square leg supporting parts 31a, 31c abutting on a part of an outside surface of the square leg member 4R are alternately formed in a circumferential direction of the leg member 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a table, and more particularly to a structure for assembling a leg member to a table top plate.

Conventionally, a table having a structure in which a leg member is attached to a top plate via a bracket is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). These patent documents describe a table in which a bracket having a mounting portion having substantially the same shape as the cross-sectional shape of the leg member is fixed to the back surface of the top plate, and the leg member is fixed to the mounting portion.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-175089 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-11317

Patent Document 1 describes a table in which a square leg member having a triangular cross section is fixed to a top plate via a dedicated bracket having a triangular mounting portion. Further, Patent Document 2 describes a table in which a round leg member having a circular cross section is fixed to a top plate via a dedicated bracket having a circular mounting portion. As described above, when the brackets have different shapes depending on the cross-sectional shape of the leg members, it is necessary to arrange the same number of types of brackets as the types of leg members, which causes an increase in manufacturing cost. Further, when the type of the leg member is changed, it is necessary to change the type of the bracket, which complicates the manufacturing process.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to suppress the manufacturing cost by using a common bracket even when the cross-sectional shapes of the leg members are different. It is to provide a table that can simplify the manufacturing process.

The present invention provides a table configured as follows in order to solve the above problems.

(1) A table including a top plate and a plurality of leg members provided on the top plate, and the leg members are round leg members having a circular cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, or longitudinal members. A square leg member having a square cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the direction, the round leg member or the square leg member is assembled to the top plate via a bracket, and the side surface of the bracket has the round shape. A table in which round leg support portions that abut on a part of the outer surface of the leg member and square leg support portions that abut on a part of the outer surface of the square leg member are alternately formed in the circumferential direction.

(2) The leg member is assembled in a state where the upper end surface is in contact with the lower surface of the top plate, and the side surface of the bracket and the outer surface of the leg member facing the inside of the top plate. The table according to (1), wherein the bracket and the leg member are connected by a connecting tool in a state where the brackets are in contact with each other.

(3) The square leg support portion includes a first square leg support portion that abuts on one corner portion of the square leg member and a second square leg support portion that abuts on the two flat portions forming the corner portion. The table according to (1) or (2), wherein the round leg support portion is formed between the first square leg support portion and the second square leg support portion.

(4) The top plate is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view, and the leg members are provided at the corners of the top plate.
The table according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein a plurality of the brackets are connected via a beam member, and the beam member is fixed to the inside of the leg member at an end portion of the top plate. ..

(5) A table including a top plate and a plurality of leg members provided on the top plate, and the leg members are round leg members having a circular cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, or longitudinal members. A square leg member having a square cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the direction, and either the round leg member or the square leg member is assembled to the top plate via a bracket and is attached to a side surface of the bracket. Is formed with a support portion that comes into contact with a part of the outer surface of the round leg member or one of the square leg members, and the support portion of the bracket has the round leg member or the square leg via a spacer. A table in which the other side of the member can be connected as the leg member, and a spacer support portion that contacts a part of the outer surface of the round leg member or the other outer surface of the square leg member is formed on the side surface of the spacer.

The table according to the present invention described above has the following effects.

According to the configuration of (1), even if the cross-sectional shape of the leg member differs depending on whether it is circular or square, by using a common bracket, the cost of manufacturing the table can be suppressed and the manufacturing process can be simplified. Is possible.

According to the configuration of (2), it is possible to improve the design of the table.

According to the configuration of (3), the square leg member can be fixed to the top plate even if the dimensions of the square leg member in the cross-sectional shape are different.

According to the configuration of (4), the strength of the table can be increased by the beam member, and the usability of the table can be improved.

According to the configuration of (5), even if the cross-sectional shape of the leg member is different depending on the circular shape or the square shape, the common bracket can be used to suppress the cost in manufacturing the table and simplify the manufacturing process. It becomes possible to do.

The perspective view which shows the table which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the bracket used for the table which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The side view which shows the table which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The bottom sectional view which shows the assembly part of the round leg member in the table which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The bottom sectional view which shows the assembly part of the square leg member in the table which concerns on 1st Embodiment. (A) and (b) are bottom sectional views showing an assembled portion of square leg members having different dimensions, respectively. The bottom sectional view which shows the assembly part of the leg member in the table which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The bottom sectional view which shows the assembly part of the round leg member in the table which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. (A) is a bottom sectional view showing an assembled portion of a square leg member in the table according to the third embodiment, and (b) is a perspective view showing a spacer.

First, the schematic configuration of the table 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. As shown in FIG. 1, the table 1 includes a top plate 2, a bracket 3, a leg member 4, a beam member 5, and the like as main components. Hereinafter, each component will be described in order.

In the table 1 according to the present embodiment, the top plate 2 is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view. In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, the top plate 2 is illustrated by a virtual line. A wooden or metal plate-like material is used for the top plate 2.

A total of four leg members 4 are fixed to the four corners of the top plate 2 via brackets 3. Each bracket 3 is connected by four beam members 5 provided along each side of the top plate 2. In the present embodiment, the beam member 5 is composed of a long beam 5L provided along the long side of the top plate 2 and a short beam 5S provided along the short side of the top plate 2. It is also possible to arrange the beam member 5 so as to connect the brackets 3 provided at the opposite corners of the top plate 2 on the table 1 so that the beam member 5 intersects at the central portion of the top plate 2. Is.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the table 1 according to the present embodiment, the beam member 5 is fixed to the inside of the leg member 4 at the end of the top plate 2. This makes it possible to attach an optional member such as a lighting fixture to the end of the top plate 2. Further, when the user of the table 1 holds the end portion of the top plate 2 and carries the table 1, the beam member 5 is prevented from interfering with the handle portion of the top plate 2. As described above, in the table 1, by arranging the beam member 5 slightly inward from the end portion of the top plate 2, the strength of the table 1 is increased and the usability of the table 1 is improved.

In the table 1 according to the present embodiment, the leg member 4 is a round leg member 4R having a circular cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, or a corner having a square cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The leg member 4S is adopted. In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, two round leg members 4R and two square leg members 4S are shown, but when the table 1 is actually constructed, the type of the leg member 4 is the round leg member 4R or the square leg member 4R. A unified member 4S is used. Hereinafter, the round leg member 4R and the square leg member 4S will be collectively referred to as “leg member 4”.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 5, the round leg member 4R or the square leg member 4S is assembled to the top plate 2 via the bracket 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the bracket 3 is composed of a leg support portion 31 to which the leg member 4 is attached and two beam support portions 32 to which the beam member 5 is attached. The beam support portion 32 extends from the leg support portion 31 so as to be orthogonal to each other, and is inserted into the inside of the beam member 5 at the end portion of the beam member 5. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bracket 3 is fixed to the top plate 2 by a bolt penetrating the bracket 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first square leg support portions 31a / 31a, the round leg support portions 31b / 31b, and the second square leg support portions 31c / 31c are formed on the side surface of the leg support portion 31 in the bracket 3. To. As shown in FIG. 4, the round leg support portion 31b comes into contact with a part of the outer surface of the round leg member 4R when the round leg member 4R is attached to the bracket 3. As shown in FIG. 5, the first square leg support portion 31a and the second square leg support portion 31c come into contact with a part of the outer surface of the square leg member 4S when the square leg member 4S is attached to the bracket 3.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the side surface of the leg support portion 31 has a second square leg support portion 31c, a round leg support portion 31b, and a second portion from one end to the other in the circumferential direction. The single-sided leg support portions 31a and 31a, the round leg support portions 31b, and the second square leg support portion 31c are formed in this order. That is, in the table 1 according to the present implementation body, the leg support portion 31 is formed with the round leg support portion 31b between the first square leg support portion 31a and the second square leg support portion 31c. Square leg support portions (first square leg support portion 31a and second square leg support portion 31c) and round leg support portions 31b are alternately formed in the circumferential direction of the leg member 4.

As described above, according to the table 1 according to the present embodiment, the common bracket 3 is used regardless of whether the square leg member 4S has a square cross section or the round leg member 4R has a circular cross section. It can be fixed to the top plate 2 via. Therefore, it is not necessary to arrange the same number of types of brackets 3 as the types of leg members 4, so that the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Further, since it is not necessary to change the type of the bracket 3 when the cross-sectional shape of the leg member 4 is changed to a square shape or a round shape, the manufacturing process can be simplified.

As shown in FIG. 3, the leg member 4 is assembled with the upper end surface in contact with the lower surface of the top plate 2. Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bracket 3 and the leg member 4 are in contact with each other in a state where the outer surface of the bracket 3 and the outer surface of the leg member 4 facing the inside of the top plate 2 are in contact with each other. Is connected by bolts B and nuts N, which are connecting tools. Specifically, a fixing plate 41 is fixed inside the leg member 4 along the longitudinal direction of the leg member 4. Then, the tip of the bolt B penetrated through the bracket 3 from the inside is inserted into the leg member 4, and the nut N and the bolt B are screwed together while being inserted into the fixing plate 41.

As described above, according to the table 1 according to the present embodiment, since no other member such as the bracket 3 is interposed between the top plate 2 and the leg member 4, the design of the table 1 in the side view is improved. be able to. Further, since the outer surface of the leg member 4 that comes into contact with the bracket 3 is the surface that faces the inside of the top plate 2, the bracket 3 can be made inconspicuous in appearance. That is, in the table 1, the design is improved by making the bracket 3 less visible to the user. Since the leg support portion 31 of the bracket 3 is arranged at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to each side of the top plate 2 (the angle from each beam support portion 32 is 135 degrees), the leg member 4 and the bracket 3 are arranged. The appearance is the same on the long side and the short side of the table 1.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the square leg member 4S is fixed to the bracket 3, the first square leg support portions 31a and 31a come into contact with one corner portion of the square leg member 4S. Further, the second square leg support portions 31c and 31c come into contact with the two flat surface portions forming the corner portions with which the first square leg support portions 31a and 31a abut.

In the table 1 according to the present embodiment, by configuring the shape of the bracket 3 as described above, even if the dimensions of the square leg member 4S in the cross-sectional shape are different, the square leg member can be attached to the top plate 2 via the bracket 3. It is possible to fix it. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6A, even if the square leg member 14S has a narrow leg having a width smaller than that of the square leg member 4S, the first square leg support portion 31a of the bracket 3 is formed on one corner portion. The square leg member 14S can be fixed to the top plate 2 by the contact of the second square leg support portions 31c and 31c with the contact of the 31a and the two flat surface portions forming the corner portion. Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, similarly, for the square leg member 24S of the thick leg having a width dimension larger than that of the square leg member 4S, the first square leg support portions 31a and 31a of the bracket 3 are similarly formed on one corner portion. The square leg members 24S can be fixed to the top plate 2 by contacting the second square leg support portions 31c and 31c with the two flat surface portions forming the corner portion.

It is also possible that the shape of the bracket is different from that of the bracket 3 in the present embodiment. Specifically, as in the bracket 13 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the first round leg support 131a, the square leg support 131b / 131b, and the second round leg support are mounted on the side surface of the leg support 131. It is also possible to form 131c and 131c. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the first round leg support portion 131a and the second round leg support portion 131c are formed on a part of the outer surface of the round leg member 4R when the round leg member 4R is attached to the bracket 13. Contact. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the square leg support portions 131b and 131b come into contact with a part of the outer surface of the square leg member 4S when the square leg member 4S is attached to the bracket 13.

Next, the bracket 23 used for the table according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. In the present embodiment, the configurations other than the bracket 23 are the same as those of the table 1 according to the first embodiment, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the bracket 23 in the present embodiment is used when the leg member 4 (round leg member 4R or square leg member 4S) is assembled to the top plate 2. As shown in FIG. 8, the bracket 23 is composed of a leg support portion 231 to which the leg member 4 is attached and two beam support portions 32 to which the beam member 5 is attached.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, recesses 231a and round leg support portions 231b are formed on the side surfaces of the leg support portions 231 in the bracket 23. As shown in FIG. 8, the round leg support portion 231b comes into contact with a part of the outer surface of the round leg member 4R when the round leg member 4R is attached to the bracket 23. This makes it possible to fix the round leg member 4R to the bracket 23.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the square leg member 4S can be connected to the leg support portion 231 of the bracket 23 via the spacer S. As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the spacer S is formed with an insertion portion S1 and an insertion portion S2 having the same shape as the recess 231a and the round leg support portion 231b, respectively. Further, on the side surface of the spacer S on the opposite side of the bracket 23, a spacer support portion S3 that comes into contact with a part of the outer surface of the square leg member 4S is formed. As shown in FIG. 9A, when the square leg member 4S is attached to the bracket 23, the spacer support portion S3 comes into contact with a part of the outer surface of the square leg member 4S. This makes it possible to fix the square leg member 4S to the bracket 23.

As described above, according to the table according to the present embodiment, the spacer S is attached to the bracket 23 regardless of whether the square leg member 4S has a square cross section or the round leg member 4R has a circular cross section. By attaching and detaching, it can be fixed to the top plate 2. Therefore, it is not necessary to arrange the same number of types of brackets 23 as the types of leg members 4, so that the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Further, since it is not necessary to change the type of the bracket 23 when the cross-sectional shape of the leg member 4 is changed to a square shape or a round shape, the manufacturing process can be simplified.

In the present embodiment, the round leg member 4R is directly attached to the bracket 23, and the square leg member 4S is attached via the spacer S, but this can be reversed. That is, the square leg member 4S may be directly attached to the bracket 23, and the round leg member 4R may be attached via the spacer S.

1 table 2 top plate
3 bracket 4 leg member
4R round leg member 4S square leg member
5 beam member 5L long beam
5S short beam
13 Bracket (first modification)
23 Bracket (second modification)
14S square leg member (thin leg) 24S square leg member (thick leg)
31 Leg support 31a First square leg support
31b Round leg support 31c Second square leg support
31h insertion hole 32 beam support
41 Fixing plate 131 Leg support
131a First round leg support 131b Square leg support
131c Second round leg support 231 Leg support
231a Recess 231b Round leg support
B bolt N nut
S spacer S1 insertion part
S2 Insertion part S3 Spacer support part

Claims (5)

A table including a top plate and a plurality of leg members provided on the top plate.
The leg member is a round leg member having a circular cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, or a square leg member having a square cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.
The round leg member or the square leg member is assembled to the top plate via a bracket.
On the side surface of the bracket, a round leg support portion that abuts on a part of the outer surface of the round leg member and a square leg support portion that abuts on a part of the outer surface of the square leg member are formed on the leg member. A table that is formed alternately in the circumferential direction. The leg member is assembled with the upper end surface in contact with the lower surface of the top plate.
The first aspect of the present invention, wherein the bracket and the leg member are connected by a connecting tool in a state where the side surface of the bracket and the outer surface of the leg member facing the inside of the top plate are in contact with each other. The listed table. The square leg support portion includes a first square leg support portion that abuts on one corner portion of the square leg member and a second square leg support portion that abuts on two flat surface portions that form the corner portion. Prepare,
The table according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the round leg support portion is formed between the first square leg support portion and the second square leg support portion. The top plate is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view.
The leg member is provided at a corner of the top plate and is provided.
A plurality of the brackets are connected via a beam member, and the brackets are connected to each other via a beam member.
The table according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the beam member is fixed to the inside of the leg member at the end of the top plate. A table including a top plate and a plurality of leg members provided on the top plate.
The leg member is a round leg member having a circular cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, or a square leg member having a square cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.
Either one of the round leg member or the square leg member is assembled to the top plate via a bracket.
On the side surface of the bracket, a support portion that comes into contact with a part of the outer surface of one of the round leg member or the square leg member is formed.
The round leg member or the other of the square leg members can be connected to the support portion of the bracket as the leg member via a spacer.
A table on which a spacer support portion that contacts a part of the outer surface of the round leg member or the other outer surface of the square leg member is formed on the side surface of the spacer.

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