JP2571885Y2 - Support structure for side panels such as desks - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a support structure for a side panel attached to an end of a desk such as an OA desk on a top plate side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a support structure for a side panel of this type, there is a structure shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-13826, for example. In this method, a mounting recess for connecting the connecting fitting supporting the side panel in an upwardly protruding state is formed on the side edge attached to the desk top plate side end surface, and the outer shape of the mounting recess is equal to a part of the side edge. When the side cover is detachably attached to the desk, and the side cover is detached from the side edge, the connection fitting is screwed to the mounting recess when the side panel is mounted on the desk.

However, in the conventional side panel support structure as described above, in order to mount the side panel on the desk, a concave cover formed by covering the mounting concave portion of the side edge is removed, and then the connecting fitting is connected to the mounting concave portion. Therefore, when the side panel is mounted, the mounting recess remains exposed, and the connecting portion to the side edge of the connecting bracket is exposed to the outside, which is not preferable in appearance. In order to cover the side wall, a cover different from the above-mentioned concave cover must be used, which not only increases the number of parts but also complicates the work of mounting the side panel.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the present invention] In view of the above points, the present invention relates to a desk or the like in which a side panel can be attached.
When the side panel is not mounted, the mounting portion of the panel is completely covered with the cap, and when the side panel is mounted, the mounting portion is covered with the same cap as above without using a separate member. It is possible to provide a side panel supporting structure which is preferable in appearance without exposing the panel mounting portion to the outside.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a side panel supporting structure for a desk or the like according to the present invention includes a side panel supporting bracket attached to a side edge member attached to a top plate side end surface of a desk or the like to achieve the above object. a mounting recess for mounting the provided will be removably cover the mounting recess in the cap, the cap is its
At the upper part, a part is cut off along the thin cut groove formed on the periphery to form an opening through which the panel support fitting to be attached to the mounting recess can be formed, and the panel support fitting is moved upward to the top plate. attached to the mounting recess in the projecting state, the mounting recess, formed by a possible covering at cap excised form the opening along the kerf.

[0006]

In the side panel support structure according to the present invention as described above, when the side panel is not mounted, the mounting recess of the side edge member is formed with an opening for inserting the panel support bracket.
Completely covered with a non cap. When attaching the side panel, support
Attach the metal fitting to the mounting recess of the side edge member,
Align the cap with the thin kerf formed on the top
An opening is formed by cutting a part of the opening, and the cap is used to cover the mounting recess of the side edge member to which the supporting metal is mounted with the cap protruding upward from the opening. Support the side panel with the support bracket protruding to the side and attach it.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The support structure for a side panel such as a desk according to the present invention is for erecting a side panel 3 at a side end of a top plate 2 of an OA desk 1 as shown in FIG. 1, for example.

The side panel 3 is supported at its front portion by a support fitting 5 projecting upward from a side edge member 4 attached to an end surface of the side of the desk top plate 2, and a rear edge of the side panel 3. Is attached to the side end of the top panel 2 in a state where it is connected to the side edge of the back panel 6 erected at the rear end of the top panel 2.

The side edge member 4 is made of a synthetic resin, has an upper portion curved in the direction of the top plate 2, and is provided with a mounting recess 40 for mounting the support fitting 5 in a middle part in the front-rear direction. The mounting recess 40 is detachably covered with a cap 7 having the same outer shape as the side edge member 4. The mounting recess 4
3, a part of the side edge member 4 is recessed as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, and a step portion 41 protruding laterally is provided inside the mounting recess 40, and both sides of the upper surface and side surfaces of the step portion 41 are provided. Locking holes 42 and 43 for receiving locking pieces 71 and 72 provided on the inner surface of the cap 7 are formed on the upper surface of the vertical piece 50 at the rear of the step portion 41. In addition to forming a locking groove 46 in which the locking member 73 is locked, ribs 47 and 48 for abutting on the inner surface of the cap 7 are provided on the front side and the side of the locking hole 42 on the upper surface of the step portion 41. The lower edge of the stop hole 43 is also provided with a projection 49 which is in contact with the inner surface of the cap 7.
Is formed. Further, an insertion hole 51 for receiving the support fitting 5 is formed at the center of the upper surface of the step portion 41, and a closing piece 52 covering the center portion of the insertion hole 51 is provided so as to be cuttable. A mounting hole 52 for receiving the screw 10 for fixing the support fitting 5 is formed on the side surface of the portion 41.

The cap 7 is made of a synthetic resin in the same manner as the side edge member 4 and has a curved upper portion to have the same outer shape as the side edge member 4, and has an inner surface upper portion provided with the side edge member 4. Locking hole 42 provided on the upper surface of step portion 41 in mounting recess 40 of No. 4
Forming a downward locking piece 71 for locking the locking piece 71
A rearwardly projecting piece 74 which is also inserted into the locking hole 42 is juxtaposed, and a projection 49 provided on the side surface of the step 41 of the mounting recess 40 is received at the lower portion of the inner surface of the cap 7. A recess 80 is formed, and a downward locking piece 72 is provided downwardly from an upper edge of the recess 75 to a locking hole 43 provided on the side surface of the step portion 41. A locking claw 73 is provided for locking in the locking groove 46 provided on the upper surface of the vertical piece 50 of the place 40. In the upper part of the cap 7, an insertion hole 5 provided on the upper surface of the step portion 41 of the mounting recess 40 is provided.
At a position corresponding to 1, there is provided a cutout 76 which is formed by forming a thin incision 75 therearound and which can be cut off. The cutout 76 is separated from the cap 7 at the incision 75, so that the support fitting 5 is formed. Can be opened. In addition, a stepped portion 4 of the mounting recess 40 is provided on the upper inner surface of the cap 7.
A rib 78 abutting on the upper surface protrudes downward.

When the side panel 3 is not mounted on the OA desk 1, the mounting recess 40 of the side edge member 4 is covered with the cap 7. The covering of the mounting recess 40 with the cap 7 is performed by lowering the locking piece 72 provided on the inner surface of the cap 7 from above the mounting recess 40.
And the projecting piece 74 is inserted into the locking hole 42 on the upper surface of the step portion 41 of the mounting recess 40, and the locking piece 72 at the lower portion of the inner surface of the cap 7 is inserted into the locking hole 43 provided on the side surface of the step portion 41.
The cap 7 is mounted on the mounting recess 40 with the locking claw 73 provided on the upper edge of the cap 7 inserted into the locking groove 46 provided on the upper surface of the vertical piece 50 of the step portion 41. When the cap 7 is attached, the locking piece 71 provided on the upper portion of the cap 7 is provided.
The hook 79 at the lower end is engaged with the opening edge 44 of the locking hole 42 of the mounting recess 40 and the protruding piece 74 is fixed to the locking hole 42.
By contacting the other edge of the opening in the above, the locking piece 71 can be reliably locked to the opening edge 44 of the locking hole 42 and the projection provided in the lower part of the mounting recess 40 in the recess 80 below the cap 7. The engagement of the locking piece 72 and the locking hole 43 is ensured by the fitting of the portion 49, and the ribs 47, 4
The ribs 78 provided on the cap 8 and the cap 7 are in contact with the inner surface of the cap 7 and the upper surface of the step portion 41 of the mounting recess 40, respectively. The cap 7 can be firmly attached to the attachment recess 40 by making the engagement state with the locking hole 43 more reliable, and rattling of the cap 7 is prevented.

When the side panel 3 is mounted on the OA desk 1, the cap 7 is temporarily removed from the mounting recess 40 of the side edge member 4 as shown in FIG. The insertion hole 51 is completely opened by cutting off the closing piece 52 provided on the side plate member 9 of the top plate 2 located on the inner surface of the side edge member 4 so that the through hole 91 provided on the upper surface of the side frame member 9 is exposed. The lower portion of the support fitting 5 is inserted into the hole 51 and the through hole 91, and the screw 10 inserted from the mounting hole 52 of the step portion 41 is engaged with the opening 92 provided on the side surface of the side frame member 9. By screwing into the formed screw hole 53, the support fitting 5 is moved from the insertion hole 51 of the mounting recess 40 to the top plate 2.
It is fixed to the side frame member 9 while projecting upward. After mounting the support fitting 5 in the mounting recess 40 as described above, the cap 7 having the opening 77 through which the support fitting 5 is inserted by separating the cut piece 76 at the peripheral incision 75 is formed in the same manner as described above. Then, the mounting recess 40 is covered with the cap 7 in a state where the upper portion of the support fitting 5 projects upward from the opening 77 portion.

The support bracket 5 is made of a relatively thick metal plate or the like, and has a screw hole 53 for attachment to an end on the top plate side at a lower portion thereof. A side panel support piece 54 is extended upward in a substantially L-shape, and when the support fitting 5 is attached to the side end of the top plate 2 as described above, the side panel support piece 54 is 2 is located substantially flush with the outer surface of the side edge member 4 attached to the side end of the top plate 2, and when the support fitting 5 is turned left and right, the side panel support piece 54 is positioned inside from the side end of the top plate 2. It is made to be able to be located in.

The side panel 3 supported by the support fitting 5 has a fitting groove 31 for receiving a side panel support piece 54 of the support fitting 5 in the front-rear direction on the lower surface thereof as shown in FIGS. The side panel support piece 54 of the support fitting 5 formed and attached to the top plate 2 side end in a protruding state is supported in a state fitted in the fitting groove 31. A slider 32 for connecting the back panel 6 is provided in the vertical direction of the rear end edge of the side panel support piece 54. The slider 32 is made of a synthetic resin or the like, and has a fitting groove 33 having an arrow cross section formed at an angle of about 90 ° with respect to the upper and lower longitudinal directions.

As shown in FIG. 15, a back panel 6 formed by connecting the rear ends of the side panels 3 has a panel support 61 for standing on the desk 1 at both ends of the panel body 60.
The panel support 61 is inserted into the panel mounting holes 66 provided in the end caps 65 on both sides of the rear end of the desk 1, in the illustrated example, on both sides of the curtain plate upper cover 64. The upper cover 14 and the lower cap 15 are integrally connected to the side cover 13 vertically attached to the support member 12 provided in the desk side plate 11 and the outer surface of the mounting bracket 62 is vertically attached to the side cover 13 from above the mounting bracket 62. Covered by slide fitting. In addition, this side cover 13
The upper and lower caps 14 and 15 may be separately mounted. Then, the side cover 13 and the lower cap 1
5 has a fitting groove 1 as shown in FIG.
6, 17 are formed continuously in the vertical direction.

In order to connect the rear end of the side panel 3 to the end of the back panel 6, the upper cap 14 on the side cover 13 covering the end of the back panel 6 is removed to fit the groove. One end of a connecting member 8 having both side ends formed in an outwardly pointing arrow shape is slidably fitted to portions 16 and 17 and attached to the other end of the connecting member 8 as shown in FIG. By slidingly fitting the fitting groove 33 of the slider 32 provided at the end from above, the rear end of the side panel 3 and the side end of the back panel 6 are connected by the connecting member 8. .

Further, in the case of a corner desk 20 as shown in FIG. 17, the side edges of the two back panels 6, 6 are connected to each other with the front corner of the corner desk 20 interposed therebetween. The side panels 3, 3 may be connected to the other ends of the back panels 6, 6, respectively. In this case, as shown in FIG. 17, the connection between the back panels 6 and 6 is such that the fitting groove 16 provided at the corner of the side cover 13 at the end of each back panel 6 is arranged in a continuous state. Then, the fitting grooves 16 are connected to each other by the connecting member 8. The connection between the back panel 6 and the side panel 3 at the corner desk 20 can use the one shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the present invention, with the support fitting 5 for supporting the side panel 3 mounted on the mounting recess 40 of the side edge member 4, the mounting recess 40 is provided by the cap 7.
In this state, the mounting portion is not exposed to the outside when the supporting metal member 5 is mounted, so that not only the appearance can be improved, but also the state in which the supporting metal member 5 is mounted. Can be covered with the same cap 7 as the cap 7 when the support fitting 5 is not attached, so that it is not necessary to prepare a new cap, the number of parts can be reduced, and There is no need to replace the cap 7 when the panel 3 is mounted, and the mounting operation can be easily performed.

In the connection between the side panel 3 and the back panel 6 or between the back panels 6 as described above,
The slider 32 at the rear end of the side panel 3 is substantially 90
Forming two fitting groove grooves 33, 33 at an angle of
Further, by providing the fitting grooves 16 on both sides of the side cover 13 on the side end of the back panel 6, the side panel 3 or the back panel 6 can be connected in any of the front, rear, left and right directions. The degree of freedom when arranging is increased.

If a substantially L-shaped panel support piece 54 is provided at the upper portion as a support fitting 5 for supporting the front part of the side panel 3 as shown in the figure, the support fitting 5 can be attached to the side panel 3. By attaching the support piece 54 so as to be positioned substantially flush with the outer surface of the side edge member 4 attached to the side end of the top plate 2, half of the side panel 3 protrudes laterally from the side end of the top plate 2. The side panel 3 can be evenly positioned between a desk and an adjacently arranged desk.
When the side panel 3 is mounted so as to be located inside from the side edge of the top plate 2, the side panel 3 does not protrude to the side of the top plate 2, and when the side surface of the desk is placed in contact with the wall surface of the room, This prevents gaps from forming between the wall and the desk, and also makes it possible to place the desk in the center of the room.
There is no such thing that the side panel 3 projects to the side to impair the appearance.

[0022]

As described above, the support structure for the side panel such as a desk according to the present invention has a mounting recess for attaching a support fitting for supporting the side panel provided on the side edge member on the top plate side end surface. The cap for freely covering is configured so that a part of the cap is cut off to form an opening through which a panel support fitting to be attached to the attachment recess is formed, and when the side panel is not attached, the side edge member is provided. In addition to completely covering the mounting recess with a cap, when attaching the side panel, remove the cap and attach a support bracket that supports the side panel, and cut off a part to form the opening. With the support fitting protruding upward from the opening and covering the mounting recess, the side panel is supported and attached by the support fitting protruding upward from the cap. Therefore, when the side panel is not mounted, the mounting portion of the panel can be completely covered with the cap.Also, when the side panel is mounted, the mounting recess of the side edge member in the state where the supporting bracket is mounted is removed. By using the same cap as the case where the side panel is not attached without the need for a separate member for covering, the panel attachment portion can be covered without being exposed to the outside, so that the number of parts does not increase, Moreover, the work of mounting the side panel is easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an OA desk.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the main part.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the same.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a mounting recess of a side edge member and a cap.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same main part.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of an essential part of the same.

FIG. 7 shows an AA portion of the cap and a DD of the mounting recess in FIG. 5 in a state where the cap is mounted in the mounting recess.
Sectional drawing of the principal part in the state which the part and the superimposed.

8 is a cross-sectional view of a main part in a state where the CC portion of the cap and the EE portion of the mounting recess in FIG. 5 overlap each other.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a main part of a portion BB of the cap in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a side panel support structure.

FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional view of the same main part.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a side panel.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the back panel.

FIG. 16 is a plan cross-sectional view of a main part showing a connection state between a side panel and a back panel.

FIG. 17 is an essential part cross-sectional view showing a connected state of the back panels.

FIG. 18 is a plan view of a corner desk.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 OA desk 2 Top plate 3 Side panel 4 Side edge member 5 Support bracket 6 Back panel 7 Cap 8 Connecting member 9 Side frame member 10 Screw 11 Side plate 12 Post support member 13 Side cover 14 Upper cap 15 Lower cap 16 Fitting groove 17 Fitting groove 20 Corner desk 31 Fitting groove 32 Slider 33 Fitting groove 40 Mounting recess 41 Step 42 Locking hole 43 Locking hole 44 Opening edge 46 Locking groove 47 Rib 48 Rib 49 Protrusion 50 Vertical piece 51 Insertion hole 52 Mounting hole 53 Screw hole 54 Side panel support piece 60 Panel body 61 Panel support 62 Mounting bracket 63 Screw 64 Curtain plate upper cover 65 End cap 66 Panel mounting hole 71 Locking piece 72 Locking piece 73 Locking Claw 74 Protruding piece 75 Cut groove 76 Cut piece 77 Opening 78 Rib 80 Recess 91 Through hole 92 Opening

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References Japanese Utility Model Sho 63-3231 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 55-54038 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 61-111337 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 61- 111338 (JP, U) Hikaru 3-13826 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A side edge member attached to an end surface of a desk or the like on a top plate side, a mounting recess for mounting a side panel support bracket is provided, and the mounting recess is removably covered with a cap. Is the thin section formed around
A part of the panel support bracket is cut out along the groove to form an opening through which the panel support bracket to be attached to the mounting recess is inserted, and the panel support bracket is attached to the mounting recess while projecting upward from the top plate. A support structure for a side panel such as a desk , wherein the mounting recess can be covered with a cap formed by cutting the opening along the cut groove .