JP2743805B2 - Furniture end panels - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an end panel which is suitably used for an outer wall of furniture such as a storage and a locker, and particularly for an outer wall of relatively short intermediate furniture used as a partition. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an end panel of this kind of furniture, there is known an end panel composed of a panel body formed by bending a single sheet metal and a decorative member for decoratively covering the upper end of the panel body. Have been. The panel body is formed by bending the left and right side portions of the sheet metal so that the corners are rounded so that a predetermined thickness is formed. A decorative member made of synthetic resin is attached to the upper end to cover the cut end of the sheet metal. As shown in FIG. 6, the decorative member SR includes, at the upper end of the panel main body SP, an inclined member SM having an inclined plane obliquely upward with respect to the outer surface of the panel main body SP, which is manufactured separately from the panel main body SP. Panel body SP
Is fixed so that a concave portion R is formed at the upper end of the panel main body SP, and is mounted so as to cover the upper edge cutout of the panel body SP in the concave portion R. In this case, the decorative member SR is generally mounted with a screw V which is tightened from the oblique lower side of the back surface of the inclined member SM.

[0003]

In an automatic assembly line for furniture and the like, a device for fastening screws, bolts, and the like is disposed directly above the line and is configured to work from above. It is common. However, in the above structure, since the decorative member SR is screwed to the inclined member SM, the direction of the axis of the screw or the like does not match with the device directly above the automatic assembly line, and this process is automated. It was difficult to do. In addition, such a decorative member SR
Is indispensable for forming a soft curved surface which cannot be produced by sheet metal at the upper end of the panel body SP made of sheet metal, and cannot be omitted. However, in order to attach this decorative member SR, the panel body SP is attached separately from the panel body SP. Preparing the members for use increases the number of parts and the number of manufacturing steps required for mounting the parts.

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

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, the end panel of the furniture according to the present invention, a bent portion formed to a predetermined thickness on the left and right sides, a horizontal piece formed at the upper end is bent substantially horizontally in the bent portion inward direction and its A panel body including a standing piece formed by being bent substantially vertically upward from a free end of the horizontal piece, and an upper end face of both bent portions and a horizontal piece attached to the rising piece by a fastening member. Monodea comprising a decorative member covering the single
Thus, the standing piece is slightly inclined backward in the thickness direction.
It can be elastically displaced.
Cosmetic member, the upper edge of the back is more than the back of the panel body
Projecting slightly backward and the lower edge of the surface
It is set to form a certain gap between the horizontal piece,
When the panel body is attached to the furniture body,
A rear upper edge portion of the decorative member against the elastic repulsion of the standing piece;
To the furniture body and eliminate the gap
Close contact with the lower edge of the surface of the decorative member and the horizontal piece of the panel body
It is characterized by making it.

[0006] Also, other concrete end panels of furniture.
As a mode, the fastening member is a screw screwed into a female screw hole of the decorative member through a screw hole provided in the upright piece, and a screw hole and a female screw hole for directly adhering the decorative member to the horizontal piece are attached. If, include those formed by providing the screw holes for mounting in a state where the decorative cloth may be interposed between the decorative member and the horizontal plate and a female screw hole, respectively
be able to.

[0007]

With this structure, no member separate from the panel body for attaching the decorative member is interposed between the panel body and the decorative member. That is, since the decorative member is attached to the upright piece of the panel body by the fastening member, it is directly attached to the panel body. Thereby, members and man-hours for manufacturing can be reduced.

Moreover, the work of attaching the decorative member can be performed from directly above when the panel main body is positioned horizontally. That is, since the decorative member is attached to the upright piece formed substantially vertically above the horizontal piece at the upper end of the panel body by the fastening member, when the panel body is positioned horizontally, the upright piece is also positioned horizontally. Becomes Therefore, when the fastening member is attached, the work can be performed from above the standing piece, so that the work efficiency can be improved and the manufacturing process can be shortened.

Further, when mounting the end panels to the furniture body, Ri can Do to the back on the edge of the decorative member is elastic contact by the elastic repulsive force of the standing piece on the top plate on the edge of the furniture, decorative members A gap can be prevented from being generated between the table and the top plate. Moreover, considering this elastic repulsion,
Panel body between the lower edge of the surface of the decorative member and the panel body
Gap that disappears when the product is fastened to the furniture body
Setting, the gap between the decorative member and the top
It can be closely adhered.

Further, according to the second or third aspect of the present invention, the decorative member is brought into direct contact with the horizontal piece of the panel body by selectively using the screw hole and the female screw hole to fix the screw. A common decorative member can be used for attaching and holding the edge of the cloth adhered to the panel body between the decorative member and the horizontal piece, and can be used for parts production and parts management. Simplification can be achieved.

[0011]

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

The furniture shown in FIG. 1 is a storage CA which is a steel furniture, and has a base 1 arranged on the floor and a door 2 on the front.
furniture main body 2 having an opening for mounting a on the base 1, an end panel 3 fixed to the left and right side surfaces of the furniture main body 2, and a top plate fixed to the upper surface of the furniture main body 2. 4
And a back panel 5 fixed to the back of the furniture body 2. As the furniture main body 2 itself, a furniture well-known in the art, in which a plurality of movable shelves can be installed, can be widely used.

The end panel 3 includes a panel main body 31 formed by bending a sheet metal, and a decorative member 32 fixed to an upper end of the panel main body 31. The panel body 31
A bent portion 31a formed at a predetermined thickness on the left and right side portions, a horizontal piece 31b formed at the upper end by being bent substantially horizontally inward of the bent portion 31a, and substantially vertical from a free end of the horizontal piece 31b And a standing piece 31c formed by being bent upward. And, on the standing piece 31c of the panel main body 31,
A screw 6 serving as a fastening member for a decorative member 32 covering the upper end surface 31f of the both bent portions 31a, the horizontal piece 31b, and the upstanding piece 31c.
Attached by

The panel body 31 is formed by bending left and right side edges of a sheet metal material having a shape in which a bent portion 31a, a horizontal piece 31b, and an upright piece 31c are developed in a plane, with a corner formed when the sheet metal is bent. A bent portion 31a is formed by bending into a channel shape on the back surface side of the sheet metal material so as to have a predetermined thickness, and only the upper end of the inner portion between the bent portions 31a is bent at a right angle to the back surface side. To form a horizontal piece 31b, and the formed horizontal piece 31
The free end side of b is bent substantially perpendicularly to the horizontal piece 31b in a direction substantially parallel to the back surface of the sheet metal material to form the standing piece 31c. Further, on the back surface, a female screw hole 31d for mounting is provided at two upper and lower positions, and a reinforcing member 3 for both mounting and reinforcing is provided.
1e are fixed to two on the left and right. In this case, an elastically deformable steel plate or the like is used as the sheet metal material. The upright piece 31c that can be elastically displaced in the thickness direction is slightly inclined backward, and the decorative member 32 attached to the upright piece 31c
The rear upper edge portion 32j of the panel body 31 is the rear surface 31h of the panel body 31.
It is set to project slightly backward. The upright piece 31c is formed in three places as a set of two screw holes 7 formed in steps vertically and horizontally. That is, three lower screw holes 71 are formed at substantially the center in the height direction of the standing piece 31c, and the lower screw holes 71 are respectively formed.
An upper screw hole 72 is formed diagonally upward with a vertical dimension difference of about 1 mm from 1 for example. The difference between the heights of the lower screw holes 71 and the upper screw holes 72 is substantially the same as the thickness of the cloth stuck on the surface of the panel body 31, and the lower screw holes 71 and the upper screw holes 72 are arranged in the horizontal direction. Are separated so that they do not interfere with each other. In the case of the cloth upholstered type in which the cloth is stuck on the surface of the panel body 31, the upper end of the cloth is placed on the upper surface of the horizontal piece 31b, and the decorative member 32 is mounted thereon using the upper screw hole 72. . Corresponding to the lower screw holes 71 and the upper screw holes 72, three screw holes 8 are formed in the decorative member 32 in a set without two heads.

The decorative member 32 is made of synthetic resin, and the upper corner of the square rod is chamfered at a relatively large angle of about 45 ° in the longitudinal direction, and the remaining corner is slightly curved. It is formed in an external shape, and a concave portion 32a is formed on the rear surface according to the height and length of the standing piece 31c. The decorative member 32 has a length from side to side of the bent portion 31a so as to cover the upper end surface 31f of the bent portion 31a on both sides, and is set to have a depth equal to the thickness of the bent portion 31a. . The decorative member 32 is provided between the panel body 31 and the house.
The makeup member 32 should be securely adhered to the tool body 2 without any gap.
In a state where the makeup member 32 is fixed to the standing piece 31c,
The lower edge of the surface of the member 32 and the horizontal piece 31 of the panel body 31
b, the panel body 31 is fixed to the furniture body 2
The shape is such that a gap that disappears at the time is produced. A first female screw hole 81 and a second female screw hole 82 are formed in the inner wall 32b of the concave portion 32a at a position separated from the lower surface by a distance corresponding to the height of the upper screw hole 72 of the standing piece 31c. ing. The first female screw hole 81 corresponds to the lower screw hole 71, the second female screw hole 82 corresponds to the upper screw hole 72, and the distance between the first female screw hole 81 and the second female screw hole 82 is Each of them is set so as not to interfere with each other, and is matched with the interval between the upper screw hole 72 and the lower screw hole 71.

The top plate 4 is formed by bending a substantially rectangular sheet metal material so that a channel structure composed of a vertically bent piece 42 and a horizontally bent piece 43 is formed at four edge portions 41. In this case, if each edge 41 is simply bent, since the sheet metal material of each side is superimposed on the corner portion formed by two adjacent sides, the corresponding portion is previously set before the sheet metal material is bent. Has been resected. As a result, an opening 44 is formed at each corner in the side direction of the top plate 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening 44 is formed in the vicinity of the front and rear edges of the top plate 4 so as to be slightly deeply cut in the left-right direction. The corner cap 9 made of synthetic resin is fitted into the opening 44 and is finally closed. The corner cap 9 has a shape in which a flange portion 92 is integrally formed on one surface of a substantially cubic hollow body portion 91, and locking claws 93 are provided on upper and lower surfaces of the hollow body portion 91, respectively.
The flange 92 has a shape that is larger than the outer peripheral surface of the hollow body 91 by the thickness of the sheet metal material of the top plate 4, and is formed so as to be flush with the surface of the top plate 4 when fitted into the opening 44. is there. The locking claws 93 are adapted to engage with locking holes 45 formed in the vicinity of the front and rear horizontal bent pieces 43 on the side of the furniture main body 2, and are shared by the front and rear openings 44 of the top plate 4. Formed on upper and lower surfaces for use.

Such a storage CA is first provided with the furniture main body 2.
Is assembled, the top plate 4 is attached to the furniture main body 2, and the corner cap 9 is provided in each of the square openings 44.
Is inserted. Next, end panels 3 are attached to the left and right side surfaces of the furniture main body 2 from the inside of the furniture main body 2 with bolts. The assembly of the end panel 3 is completed by attaching the decorative member 32 to the upright piece 31c of the panel main body 31 with three screws 6, and the decorative member 32 has the upright piece of the panel main body 31 in its concave portion 32a. 31c,
In a state where the upper end surface of the bent portion 31a, which is the cut end surface of the sheet metal material, is covered, the back wall 32b is brought into close contact with the upright piece 31c and fastened with the screw 6. In this case, in the case of the standard specification in which the cloth is not stuck on the surface of the panel main body 31,
The screw 6 is inserted into the lower screw hole 71 of the upright piece 31c, and the upper screw hole 72 is used for a cloth upholstered specification having a cloth stuck thereon. In the case of upholstered specifications, the upper end of the cloth is a horizontal piece 31b
And the lower surface of the decorative member 32, so that the cut end face of the cloth is not exposed to the outside. In this manner, in the state where the decorative member 32 is attached, the upright piece 31c
Is not exposed from the outer surface of the decorative member 32, the mounting work of the end panel 3 can be made safe, and the furniture main body 2 does not come into contact with the upright piece 31c. There is no.

When the decorative member 32 is attached to the standing piece 31c, a slight gap is formed between the decorative member 32 and the horizontal piece 31b. This is because the standing piece 31c is slightly inclined to the side facing the furniture main body 2, and this gap is formed when the end panel 3 is attached to the furniture main body 2 as shown in FIG. Disappear. That is, when the end panel 3 is applied to the furniture main body 2, the back surface 32c of the decorative member 32 comes into contact with the top plate 4, and the four bolts for attachment are tightened, whereby the end panel 3 is drawn to the furniture main body 2. In close contact. Then, the decorative member 32 presses the standing piece 31c toward the surface of the end panel 3, and the standing piece 31c is elastically deformed by the pressing force and tilts in the horizontal piece 31b direction. As a result, the lower surface of the decorative member 32 comes into close contact with the horizontal piece 31b, the gap disappears, and at the same time, the back surface 32c of the decorative member 32 also comes into close contact with the elastic force of the standing piece 31c,
There is no gap between c and the top plate 4.

As described above, the decorative member 32 is connected to the panel main body 3.
At the time of attachment to the panel 1, no additional member is attached to the panel body 31, so that the number of members and the number of manufacturing steps of the storage CA can be reduced as a whole. Only
In the state where the makeup member 32 is fixed to the standing piece 31c,
The lower edge of the surface of the member 32 and the horizontal piece 31 of the panel body 31
b when the panel body 31 is fastened to the furniture body 2
Since the gap that disappears at
The decorative member 32 is closely adhered to the main body 31 and the furniture main body 2 without any gap.
It is certain that it will be done. In addition, this decorative member 3
When the mounting of 2 is performed with the panel main body 31 placed horizontally, the screws 6 can be tightened from above in the vertical direction. In an automatic assembly line, the screws 6 can be mounted using a tightening device. ing. Furthermore, upper and lower screw holes 7
By forming the first and second female screw holes 81 and 82 and the end panels 3 having different specifications on the surface of the panel main body 31, the decorative member 32 can be commonly used. An increase in points can be suppressed.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

In addition, the configuration of each section is not limited to the illustrated example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0022]

According to the present invention, as described in detail above, the upright piece is formed at the upper end of the panel main body, so that the decorative member can be directly attached to the panel main body. Is not required, the number of parts can be reduced, and the mounting work can be eliminated, and the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced. In addition, since the makeup member is attached to the upright piece, if the work of attaching the makeup member is performed while the upright piece is held horizontally, the work can be performed from above the horizontally positioned upright piece, The mounting operation can be easily automated.

Further, since the decorative member is attached to the upright piece provided at the free end of the horizontal piece, the decorative member is elastically connected to the furniture top plate by utilizing the elastic repulsion of the horizontal piece and the upright piece. It is possible to easily prevent a gap from being formed between the top plate and the decorative member. Moreover, the decorative member is fixed to the standing piece.
Between the lower edge of the surface of the cosmetic member and the horizontal piece of the panel body.
Clear the gap that disappears when the panel body is fixed to the furniture body.
Since it is set in advance, it can be used for panel and furniture
It is assured that the decorative members adhere tightly without gaps.
You. Thus, the effect that no gap is generated is particularly useful for intermediate furniture and the like in which the top plate is shorter than the height of a human.

Furthermore, if the mounting position of the decorative member can be changed as in the second or third aspect of the present invention, the decorative member can be provided between the upholstered type and the non-upholstered type. The members can be shared, and the production and management of parts can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the end panel of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the upper end of the panel main body and a decorative member according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the upper end of the end panel of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a corner portion of the top plate of the embodiment in an enlarged manner.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the upper end of a conventional end panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Furniture body 3 End panel 6 Screw 31 Panel body 31a Bend 31b Horizontal piece 31c Upright piece 32 Makeup member

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A bent portion formed at a predetermined thickness on the left and right side portions, a horizontal piece formed at an upper end thereof to be bent substantially horizontally inwardly of the bent portion, and substantially from a free end of the horizontal piece. A panel body comprising a standing piece formed by being bent vertically upward;
It is provided with a decorative member attached to the upright piece by a fastening member to cover the upper end surfaces of the two bent portions, the horizontal piece, and the upright piece , wherein the upright piece is slightly inclined rearward. Elastic bias in the thickness direction
Decorative member attached to this standing piece
However, the upper edge of the back is slightly
Projecting rearward and the lower edge of the surface and the horizontal piece
Is set so as to form a certain gap between
Of the standing piece when the flannel body is attached to the furniture body
Furnishing the upper edge of the back of the decorative member against elastic repulsion
The makeup section is brought into close contact with the main body and the gap is erased.
Adhere the lower edge of the surface of the material to the horizontal piece of the panel body
Furniture end panels, characterized in that: 2. A bend formed to a predetermined thickness on left and right side portions.
At the upper end, bent almost horizontally in the bent part inward direction
From the free end of the horizontal piece and the free end of the horizontal piece
A panel body comprising a standing piece formed by being bent,
It is attached to the standing piece by a fastening member, and
A decorative member for covering the upper end surface, the horizontal piece, and the standing piece
It is comprised Te, the fastening member, cosmetic unit through screw holes provided in the upright strip
A screw screwed into the female screw hole of the material.
Screw holes for attaching directly to the horizontal piece
Between the female screw hole and the horizontal piece.
Screw holes for mounting with
Houses each having a female screw hole
End panel of the fixture. 3. A bend formed to a predetermined thickness on left and right side portions.
At the upper end, bent almost horizontally in the bent part inward direction
From the free end of the horizontal piece and the free end of the horizontal piece
A panel body comprising a standing piece formed by being bent,
It is attached to the standing piece by a fastening member, and
A decorative member for covering the upper end surface, the horizontal piece, and the standing piece
The upright piece, which can be elastically displaced in the thickness direction,
Makeup member attached to this standing piece with a slight inclination
Rear upper edge is slightly behind the back of the panel body
Be those that are set so as to protrude, the fastening member is a screw that is screwed into the internal thread hole of the decorative member through screw holes provided in upright pieces, the decorative member to the horizontal plate A screw hole and a female screw hole are provided for directly contacting and attaching, and a screw hole and a female screw hole for attaching the decorative member in a state where a decorative cloth can be interposed between the horizontal piece and the screw hole. Furniture end panels, characterized in that: