JP2780955B2 - Connecting devices such as tables - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for connecting tables such as tables for conferences and desks in a simple and various manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a conference table is rearranged in a predetermined form according to the format of the conference, the venue space, and the number of attendants, and the tables may be arranged adjacent to each other. In this case, if the conference table is easily moved due to slight contact or impact, it is inconvenient, and the safety in using the table is impaired. Particularly, a conference table provided with casters has a high tendency as described above, and measures for it are urgently required.

Conventionally, as a countermeasure, adjacent tables are fixed to each other by using an appropriate clip means or a double-sided adhesive tape so as to prevent their movement. However, since the clip means is not usually provided at the conference table or the venue, it is difficult to procure and obtain a predetermined number of the clip means, and the double-sided adhesive tape is uneasy about the adhesive strength,
Moreover, there is a problem that the table is stained by the adhesive portion.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves such a problem and provides a connecting device for a table or the like which is capable of connecting adjacent conference tables or desks in a simple and various manner. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

Therefore, a connecting device such as a table according to the present invention uses a connecting tool provided with engaging pieces at both ends.
And the engaging piece is engaged with a pillar provided on the lower surface of the adjacent top plate.
Connection of a table etc. that allows these pillars to be connected
In the device, the lower surface of the adjacent top plate is engaged with the engagement piece.
Protruding locking shafts so that these locking shafts can be connected.
And a pair of footnotes on the lower surface of the top plate with the engagement pieces.
Table, desk, etc.
If you can connect bulls in a simple and diverse form other than footnotes
In both cases, when the coupler is not used, attach it to the pillar and take
The handling is simplified, and this can be used at any time . In the present invention , a hook piece is provided at the lower end of
Products, such as bags and bags.

[0006]

[Operation] The invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the lower surface of the adjacent top plate is provided at the front.
A locking shaft engageable with the engagement piece is provided so as to protrude therefrom.
Can be connected, and the adjacent conference table or desk
Cables are connected in a simple and various manner other than footnotes.
In addition, a pair of footnotes can be engaged with the engagement pieces on the lower surface of the top plate.
On the pedestal when the coupler is not in use.
It is easy to handle and can be used at any time . In the present invention , a hook piece is provided at the lower end of
Products and baggage.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a conference table will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Is a conference table, and a support frame 3,
The upper ends of the cylindrical pillars 4 and 4 are fixed to the center of the frames 3 and 3 at a distance from each other. Pillar 4, 4
Leg supporting frames 5 and 5 are attached to the lower end of the vehicle, and leg seats 6 and 6 whose vertical position can be adjusted are attached to both ends thereof, and are installed on a floor surface 7.

At the four corners on the outer periphery of the lower surface of the top plate 2, the synthetic resin is placed at the same distance from the orthogonal peripheral surface of the top plate 2, in the embodiment, the same distance as the distance from the pillar 4 to the peripheral surface of the top plate 2. A cylindrical locking shaft 8 made of metal is projected. At the lower end of the locking shaft 8, a leaf-shaped hook piece 9 that is upwardly curved and is shaped like a tree is integrally formed, and is arranged toward the center of the top plate 2. In this case, the hook pieces 9 may be provided separately from the locking shafts 8. However, if they are integrally formed, it is possible to reduce the mold cost, reduce the number of parts, and simplify the assembly.

A through-hole 10 is formed in the locking shaft 8 and the hook piece 9. A screw 11 or a bolt is inserted from below the hole 10, and the screw 11 or the bolt is inserted into the top plate 2 or a buried nut (see FIG. (Abbreviated) and these are attached. In this case, the locking shaft 8 is not limited to the above mounting position, and may be mounted at an appropriate position on the outer peripheral portion of the lower surface of the top plate 2. In this sense, the pillar 4 also corresponds to the locking shaft 8.

The distance between the locking shafts 8, 8 of the adjacent conference tables 1, 1 is the same as that between the pillars 4, 4, and a synthetic resin material is provided between the shafts 8, 8. Connecting device 12
Is installed. The connecting member 12 is formed of a substantially U-shaped plate body as shown in FIG. 2, and its height is formed to be slightly smaller than the length of the locking shaft 8, and at both ends thereof, an arc shape which can be elastically deformed outward. Are formed. The facing distance D between the inner surfaces of the engagement pieces 13, 13 is
8 and the outer ends of the pillars 4 and 4 have substantially the same distance.

On the inner surface of the connecting member 12, partitioning pieces 14, 14 protrude, and the outer end face distance H of the partitioning pieces 14, 14 is equal to the inner end face distance of the locking shafts 8, 8 and the pillars 4, 4. The locking shaft 8 or the pillar 4 can be sandwiched between the partition piece 14 and the engaging piece 13 facing the same.

The connecting device such as a table configured as described above requires the locking shaft 8 and the connecting tool 12, which are formed of a synthetic resin in the embodiment to achieve mass production and cost reduction. When the conference table 1 is manufactured, a top plate 2 having mounting holes (not shown) formed at four corners on the lower surface is used, and the pillar 4 and the locking shaft 8 are formed to have the same diameter. The distance between the shafts 4 and 4 is the same as the distance between the adjacent locking shafts 8 and 8.

Next, when assembling the formed locking shaft 8 to the conference table 1, the through hole 10 of the locking shaft 8 is positioned in a mounting hole (not shown) on the lower surface of the top plate 2, and The tip is held toward the center of the top plate 2. Thereafter, a screw 11 is inserted into the through hole 10 from below the hook piece 9 and screwed into the mounting hole to fix the locking shaft 8 to the lower surface of the top plate 2.

This mounting condition is as shown in FIG.
At the four corners on the lower surface of the bottom surface, locking shafts 8 are projected downward, and hook pieces 9 integral with the shafts 8 are radially arranged toward the center of the top plate 2, and the tips are as shown in FIGS. Mounted upward.

On the other hand, when not in use, the connecting member 12 is attached to an appropriate position of the pillars 4 and 4, and waits for its use time. At the time of attachment of the coupling tool 12,
Push into the pillars 4 and 4 in place against the elasticity of 3 and 13,
The pillar 4 is sandwiched between the engaging piece 13 and the partitioning piece 14, and the pillar 4,
4 to the peripheral surface. This situation is as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in which the connector 12 is integrated with the conference table 1, so that it can be used at any time without losing or storing it.

In such a situation, the conference table 1 is moved, and the tabletops 2 thereof are abutted against each other to arrange the table 1 in an appropriate form. Before and after this arrangement work, the connecting tool 12 is held, pulled toward the near side of the mounting peripheral surface of the pillars 4, 4, and detached from the pillars 4, 4.

Then, the connecting member 12 is pushed into the locking shafts 8, 8 of the adjacent top plates 2, 2, and the engaging pieces 13 and the partitioning pieces 14 are fitted to the peripheral surfaces on both sides of the shaft portion 9. In this way, the engagement pieces 13, 13 are elastically engaged with the locking shafts 8, 8,
Are pressed against each other so that the engaging pieces 13 and 13 and the partition pieces 14 and
14, the locking shafts 8, 8 are clamped and connected to each other.
Therefore, the joined state of the top plates 2 is maintained, and the movement of the conference tables 1 is restricted.

This situation is shown in FIGS.
For example, the conference tables 1, 1 arranged with their long sides or short sides abutting each other are connected, or the conference tables 1, 1 arranged with the corners of the top plates 2, 2 abutting each other.
1 can be connected. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the conference table 1 having the rectangular top plate 2 as in the embodiment, and may be used to connect the conference table 1 having the polygonal or circular or irregularly shaped top plate 2 such as a triangle and a hexagon. Can be met.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, a connecting member 12 can be attached to the pillars 4, 4 of the adjacent conference table 1, and the tables 1, 1 can be connected. That is, as described above, the distance from the peripheral surface of the top 2 to the pillar 4 is the same as the distance from the peripheral surface of the top 2 to the locking shaft 8. , 1 can be attached between the pillars 4, 4 and the locking shaft 8.
By attaching the connecting tool 12 to the pillars 4 instead of, for example, it is possible to cope with the case where the locking shafts 8 and 8 are broken or the connection with the table 1 having no locking shaft 8. Further, if the connecting tool 12 is attached to the pillars 4 and 4 together with the locking shaft 8, the connecting force of the conference table 1 is strengthened, and the movement thereof can be strongly prevented.

In this way, after the conference table 1 is connected, it can be used. Since the hook piece 9 is formed in a hook shape, a hat, clothes, a bag, or the like can be hooked on the portion to be used. The convenience is increased.

When the conference table 1 is to be moved after use, it is only necessary to remove the locking shaft 8 or the connecting tool 12 attached to the pillars 4 and 4 to release the constraint on the tables 1 and 1. Further, the detached connecting tool 12 may be attached to a proper position of the pillars 4 and 4.

In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a conference table. However, the present invention can be applied to connection of other tables, desks, counters, and the like, and can also be applied to tables equipped with casters. Can be.

[0023]

As described above, the connecting device such as a table of the present invention can be engaged with the engaging piece on the lower surface of the adjacent top plate.
It is assumed that locking shafts are protruded so that these locking shafts can be connected.
In addition, a pair of footnotes can be engaged with the engagement piece on the lower surface of the top plate
Placed on a conference table, desk, etc.
If you can connect bulls in a simple and diverse form other than footnotes
In both cases, when the coupler is not used, attach it to the pillar and take
It is easy to use and can be used at any time.
You. In the present invention , a hook piece is provided at the lower end of the locking shaft.
Can be used to lock baggage or bags
it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing one embodiment of a conference table to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of the present invention, showing an example of a locking shaft and a connecting tool.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a use state of the present invention, showing a connection state of the conference table by the connection tool and a non-use state of the connection tool.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a use state of the present invention, and shows a connection state of a conference table using a connection tool and a pillar.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a use state of the present invention, showing a connected state according to various adjacent states of the top plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Top plate 4 Pillar 8 Locking shaft 9 Hook piece 12 Connector 13 Engagement piece 14 Partition piece

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A connector having an engagement piece at both ends is provided.
The engaging piece is engaged with a pillar provided on the lower surface of the adjacent top plate,
For connecting devices such as tables that can connect these pillars
In this case, the engagement piece can be engaged with the lower surface of the adjacent top plate.
It is assumed that locking shafts are protruded so that these locking shafts can be connected.
In addition, a pair of footnotes can be engaged with the engagement piece on the lower surface of the top plate
Connecting device such as a table arranged at 2. The connecting device for a table or the like according to claim 1, wherein a hook piece is provided at a lower end of the locking shaft .