JP2616483B2 - Optional board mounting structure for board equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optional board mounting structure for a board device such as a whiteboard, a blackboard, and a bulletin board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a board apparatus of this kind, a structure in which a main body board is erected between two columns is widely used in a conference room, an office, and other various places, but the board area is further increased. There is known a configuration in which an option board can be attached to the outside of the support when it is desired to add a schedule or the like. Conventionally, in order to attach this type of option board to a column, for example, a hook having a downward bent portion is provided at the upper end of one side edge of the option board, and a bracket having a bolt insertion hole at the lower end of one side edge is protruded. Then, a cap fitted to the upper end of the column is removed to lock the hook portion at the upper end opening of the column, and the bracket is secured to the column using bolts.

[0003]

However, with the mounting structure of the option board having such a configuration, the mounting angle of the option board cannot be flexibly changed.
There is a problem that.

[0004] That is, since the option board is fixed in a fixed direction with respect to the column, for example, when storing the board device, the option board must be removed so as not to protrude to the side of the main body board. And the burden of the work becomes large. Further, since the rear surface of the option board is always located on the rear side of the board device, it cannot be used from the front side. Furthermore, when changing the mounting angle of the option board, it is necessary to prepare a bracket of a different shape according to the mounting angle, which increases the cost and labor for storage.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following configuration.

That is, the option board mounting structure of the board device according to the present invention is an option board mounting structure applied to a board device in which a main body board is interposed between left and right supports and an option board is disposed on the support. A hinge is fixed to one side edge of the option board, and the option board is rotatably supported on the support via the hinge.

[0008] As a specific embodiment, the hinge may be fixed to an upper frame member and a lower frame member fixed to upper and lower ends of the option board, respectively. .

In a specific embodiment of the hinge, the main body board and the option board are substantially flush with each other in a deployed position, and the pivot axis of the hinge is connected to the main body board and the option board. Examples include those that are located forward of the front surface of the option board, and those that are located behind the rear surfaces of the main body board and the option board.

[0010]

According to the optional board mounting structure of the board device having such a configuration, the optional board can be set to the support at an arbitrary mounting angle around the hinge.
For this reason, when storing the option board, it is possible to prevent the option board from protruding from the side of the main board without being removed by rotating the option board until the option board substantially contacts the front or rear face of the main board. Further, another member for changing the mounting angle is not required, so that cost and labor for storage can be reduced.

Further, the hinge is fixed to the upper frame material and the lower frame material of the option board, so that the option board is supported up and down and firmly supported by a support via both frame materials. Can be.

Further, the pivot axis of the hinge is located forward of the front surfaces of the main body board and the option board, so that the option board can be substantially contacted with the front surface of the main body board without being hindered by the main body board. The option board can be rotated, and both front and rear surfaces of the option board can be used from the front side. Further, by positioning the pivot axis of the hinge behind the rear surfaces of the main body board and the option board, the option board is rotated without being hindered by the main body board until the optional board substantially contacts the rear surface of the main body board. And the option board can be held at a position that is not visible from the front side.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In this embodiment, the optional board mounting structure of the board device of the present invention is applied to a whiteboard.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the white board has a body board 2 rotatably supported between left and right supports 11 and 12 of a leg 1, and an option board 3 on a left side. It is provided on the support 11.

The leg 1 has left and right columns 11 and 12 made of pipes having an elliptical cross section, which are erected on the center upper surfaces of left and right bases 13 mounted on the floor surface and via a horizontal member 14. The intermediate portions of the left and right columns 11, 12 are connected and fixed. A caster 15 is provided on the lower surface of the base 13 so as to be movable, and a marker receiver 16 extending to the left and right is fixed to the front surface of the horizontal member 14 so as to protrude forward.

The main body board 2 is a horizontally long rectangular shape that can be used on both sides. After a surface plate 21 is attached to both sides of a core material, a frame member 22 having a U-shaped cross section is fitted to an end. The center part of the left and right ends 2a can be rotated to the left and right supports 11 and 12 via the connection shaft 23 at a position where the left and right ends 2a can be rotated without hitting the horizontal member 14 and the marker receiver 16. It is pivoted on. Also, the outer side 12 of the right support 12
a is provided with a stopper hole (not shown), and a stopper 24 which advances and retreats via a screw is disposed in the stopper hole, and the tip 24a of the stopper 24 is selectively pressed against the left and right ends 2a of the main body board 2. Thus, the rotation of the main body board 2 can be prevented.

The option board 3 is, for example, a vertically long rectangular board having a ruled line for a schedule on its surface.
As shown in FIG. 5, a surface plate 31 is attached to both sides of a core material 32, and a frame material 33 having a U-shaped cross section is fitted to an end. In addition, a marker receiver 34 extending right and left is fixed to a lower portion of the front surface 3a.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the upper and lower hinges 5 for arranging the option board 3 on the right side edge 3b are used as the option board mounting structure 4 in this embodiment. , 6 so as to be rotatably supported at the outer side 11a of the left column 11. With the option board mounting structure 4, the option board 3 is configured to be substantially flush with the main body board 2 at the developed position indicated by the solid line in FIG.

The upper and lower hinges 5 and 6 are cylindrical hinge bodies 51 and 61, hinge supports 52 and 62, and hinge bodies 51 and 6.
1 comprises pins 53 and 63 serving as rotating shafts which are inserted into the hinge holders 52 and 62 and are engaged with the hinge receivers 52 and 62. The hinge bodies 51 and 61 can rotate about the pins 53 and 63 with respect to the hinge receivers 52 and 62. It is of a known configuration. The upper and lower hinge bodies 51, 61
The insertion holes 51a and 61a are vertically formed.
The upper frame member 71 and the lower frame member 72 fixed to the option board 3 are fixed to right ends 71a and 72a, respectively. The upper and lower hinge receivers 52 and 62 are formed by vertically drilling insertion holes 52a and 62a. The upper and lower hinge receivers 52 and 62 are fixed to an upper connecting member 81 and a lower connecting member 82 fixed to the outer side 11a of the column 11, respectively. Is attached to the lower end of the upper hinge body 51, and the lower hinge receiver 62 is attached to the lower end of the lower hinge body 61. The pins 53 and 63 are respectively inserted from the upper ends of the upper and lower hinge bodies 51 and 61 through the insertion holes 51 a and 6.
1a, the upper and lower hinge supports 52, 62 communicating with each other.
The upper and lower hinge receivers 5 are inserted through the insertion holes 52a and 62a.
Hinging body 51 by swaging at the lower end of 2,62,
61 is rotatably fixed to hinge supports 52 and 62, respectively.

The upper and lower frame members 71 and 72 form a part of the frame member 33. The upper frame member 71 has a downward U-shaped cross section, and the lower frame member 72 has an upward U-shaped cross section. It has a symmetrical shape and is fixed to the upper end 3c and the lower end 3d of the option board 3 via screws. Upper and lower frame members 7
Hinge body 51, on right ends 71a, 72a of 1, 72,
61 are fixedly provided so as to be located forward of the front surface 3a of the option board 3, respectively.

The upper connecting member 81 and the lower connecting member 82 are flat plates having the same shape, and hinge hinges 52 and 62 are integrally protruded to the left from the lower ends.
And attached to the outer side 11a of the base. Hinges 52, 62
Is configured to be located forward of the front surface 2b of the board body 2.

With the option board mounting structure 4 having such a configuration, the option board 3 can be mounted on the support 11 at an arbitrary mounting angle about the hinges 5 and 6. For this reason, even when storing the board body 2,
The option board 3 may be rotated so that it does not protrude to the side, and the removal work can be omitted. For example, when a white board is arranged at a corner of a room, as shown by a dotted line in FIG.
Can be rotated vertically with respect to the board body 2, and a separate member is not required to change the mounting angle, so that the cost and the labor for storage can be reduced. Further, since the hinges 5 and 6 are fixed to the upper frame member 71 and the lower frame member 72, the option board 3 can be supported by the support 11 while being strongly supported up and down while being reinforced. Furthermore, the pins 53 and 63 of the hinges 5 and 6 are located at the unfolded position where the main board 2 and the option board 3 are substantially flush with each other as shown by solid lines in FIG. 3a, the option board 3 is not obstructed by the main board 2 and is not blocked by the main board 2.
Of the option board 3 and the front and rear surfaces 3a, 3b of the option board 3.
Both of e can be used facing forward.

As another configuration, the pivot shafts 53 and 63 of the hinges 5 and 6 are moved to the rear surface 2c of the main body board 2 and the option board in the deployed position where the main body board 2 and the option board 3 are substantially flush with each other. 3 is located behind the rear surface 2e. With such a configuration, the option board 3 can be reliably rotated without being blocked by the main body board 2 until the optional board 3 substantially contacts the rear surface 2c of the main body board 2, and the option board 3 is moved from the front side. The option board 3 can be rotated and held at a position where the option board 3 cannot be seen, and there is no need to remove the option board 3 even when it is not used.

The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, the option board 3 can be attached to the right support 11 and can be set only by turning the upper connecting member 81 and the lower connecting member 82 upside down. Also, the hinge body 51,
61 to the upper connecting member 81 and the lower connecting member 82,
2 and 62 can be fixed to the upper frame member 71 and the lower frame member 72, respectively, and a hinge having another known configuration may be applied. Furthermore, the main body board 2 is not limited to a rotatable one, and may be a fixed type. In addition, various modifications such as materials and shapes are possible without departing from the present invention.

[0026]

According to the option board mounting structure of the board apparatus of the present invention, the option board can be attached to the support at an arbitrary mounting angle about the hinge, without removing the option board. It is possible not to protrude from the side of the main body board, and another member for changing the mounting angle is not required, so that cost and labor for storage can be reduced. Further, by fixing the hinge to the upper frame material and the lower frame material, the option board can be firmly supported on the support column via both frame materials as compared with a case where the hinge is fixed to the side frame material, for example. It becomes possible. Further, by positioning the hinge pivot axis forward of the front surfaces of the main body board and the option board in the deployed position, the option board can be rotated until the option board substantially contacts the front surface of the main body board. At the same time, both front and rear sides of the option board can be used from the front side. Furthermore, by positioning the pivot axis of the hinge behind the rear surfaces of the main board and the option board in the deployed position, it is possible to rotate the option board until the optional board substantially contacts the rear surface of the main board. In addition, when the option board is not used, it is possible to hold the option board at a position invisible from the front.

As described in detail above, the present invention has an extraordinary effect that the mounting angle of the option board with respect to the support can be arbitrarily changed, thereby reducing the work load and cost and improving the mounting strength. To play.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a whiteboard.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the option board of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary front view showing the option board mounting structure according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the option board mounting structure of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the option board mounting structure of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary perspective view showing a usage example of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Main body board 2b ... Front 2c ... Back face 3 ... Option board 3a ... Front 3b ... One side edge (right side edge) 3c ... Top 3d ... Bottom 3e ... Back face 4 ... Option board mounting structure 5 ... Hinge 6 ... Hinge 11 ... Post (Left support) 12 ... Support (right support) 53 ... Rotating shaft (pin) 63 ... Rotating shaft (pin) 71 ... Upper frame material 72 ... Lower frame material

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An option board mounting structure applied to a board device in which a main body board is interposed between left and right supports and an option board is disposed on the support, wherein one side edge of the option board is provided. Hinges are fixed,
An option board mounting structure for a board device, wherein the option board is rotatably supported on the support via the hinge. 2. The board device according to claim 1, wherein said hinges are fixed to upper frame material and lower frame material respectively fixed to upper and lower ends of said option board. Optional board mounting structure. 3. In the deployed position, the main body board and the option board are substantially flush with each other, and the pivot axis of the hinge is located forward of the front surfaces of the main body board and the option board. 3. An optional board mounting structure for a board device according to claim 1, wherein: 4. In the unfolded position, the main board and the option board are substantially flush with each other, and the pivot axis of the hinge is located behind the rear faces of the main board and the option board. An optional board mounting structure for a board device according to claim 1 or 2b.