JP2982712B2 - Furniture with top plate - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a furniture with a top plate which is widely used in offices and other areas.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 6 and 7 show a table B which is a typical example of this kind of furniture with a top plate. This table B
A top plate a is supported by legs c via a support frame b, and the top plate a is configured as an independent structure by attaching an edge member e to the periphery of the top plate body d. ing. On the other hand, the leg c is connected to the support frame b at the upper end thereof via a connection fitting f, and its independence is assisted by a stay g provided between the leg c and the support frame b. Then, the lower surface of the top plate a is attached to the top plate support surface h of the support frame b, and the support frame b
By fastening the screw i inserted through the bottom of the top plate,
The top plate a is attached to the support frame b.

[0003]

However, the table B
With such a structure, the load applied to the top plate a is concentrated on the fastening portion of the support frame b with the screw i. For this reason, in order to provide appropriate support strength, the fastening points must be set at many places along the support frame b, and there is a problem that the assembling and disassembling operations become extremely troublesome. The edge member e of the top plate a and the leg c
Since the support frame b is required as a separate component, there is a problem that the weight of the entire table B becomes heavy.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the furniture with a top plate of the present invention adopts a structure in which the load applied to the top plate is transmitted to the support frame as it is and is supported. I have.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS That is, the furniture with a top plate according to the present invention has an edge portion at a position which embraces a peripheral edge of a top plate main body having both edge portions forming a pair and a corner portion where the both edge portions intersect. The edge part is provided integrally with the support frame by a frame constituting member that constitutes the support frame, and one of the two edge parts is provided. A frame component that integrally configures the edge portion and the support frame disposed along the upper portion of the leg is supported , and the frame component is attached to the both edge portions.
A linear element along the corner, and a corner element along the corner
Wherein said corner element fits over an end of said linear element
It is characterized by being a resin cap shape that fits.

With such a structure, the load applied to the top plate is transmitted to the entire periphery of the edge portion holding the top plate body, and is directly supported from the edge portion to the support frame through the frame constituting member. . For this reason, as long as the member strength of the frame component is sufficient, the top plate main body to the support frame exhibit effective strength as a structure, and the top plate and the support frame are fastened with a large number of screws. This can be completely unnecessary.
In addition, since a member for forming the edge portion can be shared by the frame member, it is effective in reducing the weight of the furniture as a whole.

In a preferred embodiment, the frame member is formed by assembling linear elements and corner elements which are separate from each other and correspond to the outer shape of the top plate main body. And those which are mutually connected through the intermediary. In such a configuration, the edge portion and the support frame are configured by assembling the corner elements, but even if the assembly of the elements does not require much accuracy, the top plate main body is interposed. Since high bonding strength can be provided between the elements, it is possible to achieve both the convenience of assembling and the appropriate strength as furniture with a top plate.

[0008] In order to assemble each element simply and accurately, it is desirable that the ends of adjacent elements are fitted to each other. Making linear elements easy to manufacture,
Further, in order to easily correspond to various specifications in the furniture as a whole, it is preferable to make the arbitrary cross sections of the supporting elements have the same shape.

In order to improve the connection state between the top plate and each element, the lower surface of the peripheral portion of the top plate main body is attached to the top plate support surfaces provided on the linear element and the corner element by an adhesive layer or a screw. It is desirable to adopt a configuration of being attached via a stopper structure, or a structure in which the inner edge of the edge set for each of the linear element and the corner element is overhanged on the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the top plate body.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a table A which is furniture with a top plate of this embodiment. The table A is configured such that a top plate 3 having an edge portion 2 disposed at a position holding the peripheral edge of the top plate main body 1 is supported by legs 5 via a support frame 4. The support frame 4 is provided integrally with the support frame 4 by frame constituting members 6 (6a, 6b, 6c).

More specifically, the top plate body 1 is rectangular, and has a melamine decorative plate 12, 13 attached to the upper and lower surfaces of a urethane core 11 as shown in FIGS. Has a flash structure. The frame constituent member 6 also serves as a constituent member of the edge portion 2, and includes a first linear element 6 a along the long side edge 1 a of the top plate main body 1 and a second linear element 6 a along the short side edge 1 b. It consists of three types: a straight element 6b and a corner element 6c along a corner 1c where both edges 1a and 1b intersect. The first linear element 6a is made of an extruded aluminum material and, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, is formed at a hollow pipe-shaped frame corresponding portion 61a and at a position protruding outward and upward from the frame corresponding portion 61a. Edge corresponding part 62
a, and a top plate supporting surface 63a is formed on the upper surfaces of the frame corresponding portion 61a and the edge corresponding portion 62a. A top plate supporting surface 63a is provided on the upper end of the edge corresponding portion 62a.
The inner edge 64a of the edge which overhangs is formed on the side, and the lower surface of the edge inner edge 64a is
The gap with “a” is set slightly larger than the thickness of the top plate main body 1, and the gap is used as the top plate holding space 65 a. Similarly, the second linear element 6b is also made of an extruded aluminum material, and includes a hollow pipe-shaped frame corresponding portion 61b and an edge corresponding portion 62b formed at a position protruding outward and upward from the frame corresponding portion 61b. And the frame corresponding parts 61b
A top plate support surface 63b is formed on the upper surface of the edge corresponding portion 62b. The upper edge of the edge corresponding portion 62b has an edge inner edge portion 6 that overhangs on the top plate supporting surface 63b side.
4b, a gap between the inner edge portion 64b of the edge and the top plate supporting surface 63b is set slightly larger than the thickness of the top plate main body 1, and the gap is set to the top plate holding space 65b. And That is, these two linear elements 6
The cross sections a and 6b are different from each other only in that the common extruded material is cut at the corresponding length, and the cross sections appear to be completely the same. On the other hand, the corner element 6c
Is a cap-shaped member formed by putting an ABS resin or the like into a mold. As shown in FIG. 2, the cap-shaped member includes a frame corresponding portion 61c and an edge corresponding portion 62c, and includes a first linear element 6a and a second linear element 6a. It is arranged between the ends of the linear element 6b. Frame corresponding part 61c
Has a shape whose at least one end face matches the frame corresponding parts 61a, 61b of the linear elements 6a, 6b. From the end face of the frame corresponding part 61c,
a, 6b hollow portions 66a, 6b of the frame corresponding portions 61a, 61b
A fitting portion 66c that can be fitted into 6b protrudes.
Further, the edge corresponding portion 62c is located at a position protruding outward and upward from the frame corresponding portion 61c, and at least the end face thereof has a shape matching the edge corresponding portions 62a, 62b of the linear elements 6a, 6b, This edge corresponding portion 62
c also forms an edge inner edge portion 64c and a top plate holding space that does not appear in the drawing.

The components 6a, 6b, 6c are assembled to each other at a position surrounding the top plate body 1. The procedure will be briefly described. First, the edge 1a on the long side of the top plate main body 1 is inserted into the top plate holding space 65a of the first linear element 6a. At this time, in this embodiment, one surface of the double-sided tape 7 is attached to one of the upper surface of the top plate support surface 63a of the first linear element 6a and the lower surface of the edge portion 1a on the long side of the top plate body 1. When the edge 1a of the top main body 1 is inserted into the top holding space 65a to a predetermined depth, the lower surface of the edge 1a of the top main body 1 and the top support surface 65a are removed. And glue. Next, one side of the double-sided tape 8 is similarly peeled off the release paper on one of the upper surface of the top plate support surface 65b of the second linear element 6b and the lower surface of the short side edge 1b of the top plate body 1. At the stage where the edge 1b of the top plate main body 1 is inserted into the top plate holding space 65b to a predetermined depth, the lower surface of the edge 1b of the top plate main body 1 and the top plate support surface 65 are attached.
b. At this time, the fitting portion 66c on one end face side of the corner element 6c is previously inserted into the hollow portion 66b of the frame corresponding portion 61b at both ends of the second linear element 6b, and the second linear element 6b is inserted in advance. Linear element 6b and top plate body 1
When engaging with the edge 1c on the shorter side of the first linear element 6a, the fitting part 66c on the other end face side of the corner element 6c is inserted into the hollow part 66a of the frame corresponding part 61a of the first linear element 6a. Let it. As a result, the linear elements 6a and 6b and the corner element 6c are attached to the position surrounding the top plate body 1, and
The support frame 4 including the frame component 6 is formed at a position where the frame corresponding portions 61a, 61b, 61c are continuous with each other.
The edge portion 2 composed of the frame member 6 is integrally formed at a continuous position of 2a, 62b, and 62c.

The first linear element 6a of the frame constituting member 6 constituting the support frame 4 has a screw hole 67 near an end thereof. The screw 5 is inserted through the mounting hole 9a of the mounting bracket 9 so as to fit, and the screw 10 is inserted and tightened, so that the legs 5 support the lower surfaces of the four corners of the support frame 4. As described above, the table A of the present embodiment is completed. According to the table structure of this embodiment, the load applied to the top plate 3 is limited to the entire circumference of the edge portion 2 holding the top plate body 1. From the edge portion 2 and directly to the support frame 4 through the frame constituting member 6. In this embodiment, the straight elements 6a and 6b constituting the majority of the frame constituting member 6 are made of a steel material having a high strength, and the corner elements 6 constituting the rest of the frame constituting member 6 are used.
Since a certain degree of strength is ensured also by using an ABS material for c, the strength from the top plate main body 1 to the support frame 4 shows an effective strength as a structure. For this reason, it is not necessary to fix the top plate and the support frame with a large number of screws as in the related art, and the work efficiency relating to assembly and disassembly can be effectively improved. Further, since the member for forming the edge portion 2 can be shared by the frame forming member 4,
The weight of the entire furniture can be reduced.

Further, even if the frame constituting member 6 is formed by assembling the linear elements 6a, 6b and the corner elements 6c which are separate from each other, these elements 6a, 6c
Since b and 6c are connected to each other via the top plate main body 1,
Even if the components 6a, 6c (6b, 6c) are not attached to each other with high accuracy, the support frame 4 can be given an effective strength as a structure by interposing the top plate body 1, The convenience of assembly and the appropriate strength as the table A can be compatible.

Further, between adjacent elements 6a and 6c (6
b, 6c) are mated with each other, so that each element 6a, 6c
b, 6c can be easily and accurately assembled. It goes without saying that the strength of the support frame 4 is improved. In addition, since the linear elements 6a and 6b are made of an extruded material whose arbitrary cross section has the same shape, it is extremely easy to manufacture, and in addition to changing the cutting length, various top plate shapes can be obtained. It can be easily handled.

Furthermore, top plate supporting surfaces 63a, 63 provided on the linear elements 6a, 6b and the corner elements 6c, respectively.
b, etc., the lower surfaces of the peripheral portions 1a, 1b, 1c of the top plate body 1 are attached and adhered via double-sided tapes 7, 8, etc., and the linear elements 6a, 6b and the corner elements 6c
Inner edge portions 64a, 64b, 64 respectively set to
c is overhanged on the upper surfaces of the peripheral portions 1a, 1b, and 1c of the top plate main body 1, so that the top plate main body 1 is pressed down.
The bonding state between them can be further improved, and the strength as a structure can be more effectively increased.

The specific configuration of each part, such as the use of vinyl chloride plywood as the core material 11 of the top plate body 1 and the like, is not limited to that of the illustrated embodiment. Various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the frame member 6 constituting the edge portion 2 and the support frame 4 is arranged over the entire circumference of the top plate main body 1. However, as shown in FIG. The linear element 6a of the frame component 6 of the present invention is applied only to the side edge 1a, and the dedicated edge component 1 is applied to the short side edge 1b.
This does not preclude giving priority to weight reduction as a whole by applying 00. In this case, a protrusion 70 having a shape fitting into the hollow portion 100a of the edge component 100 may be provided from the corresponding end of the corner member 6c to the corresponding end of the edge component 100. . Of course, the edge component member 100 has the same edge inner edge 64b as described above.
Needless to say, a top plate support surface 63b and the like are provided. In the above embodiment, the top plate body 1 is attached and fixed to the top plate support surfaces 63a, 63b and the like via a double-sided tape, but as shown in FIG.
It can also be fixed using 0. In this case, the core material 11 constituting the top plate main body 1 is first fastened to the top plate support surfaces 63a and 63b with the countersunk screw 200, and then the edge is attached to the lower surface of the edge inner edge portion 64a (64b). The melamine decorative plate 12 may be attached to the upper surface of the core material 11 while inserting the part. In this case, the double-sided tape 11
a, and the melamine decorative board 12 inserted at a predetermined position may be bonded to the core material 11 via the double-sided tape 11a. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the linear elements 6a and 6b of the frame constituting member 6 have the same cross section in any arbitrary shape. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can use a linear element not having such a shape. No. further,
The procedure for assembling the table in the above embodiment is merely an example, and the short-side linear element 6b and the pair of corner elements 6c are used to separate the pair of long-side linear elements 6a. The top plate support surface 63
a (63b) and the inner edge portion 64a (64b) of the edge, the top plate 1 is inserted, and then the other short side linear element 6b
May be attached to the corresponding end of each linear element 6a via the corner element 6c.

[0018]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects. That is, the furniture with the top plate of the present invention is configured such that the load applied to the top plate is directly supported by the frame component which is a common member forming the edge portion and the support frame. Effective strength can be provided without using any screws or the like on the body. For this reason, it is possible to effectively improve the work efficiency relating to assembly and disassembly. In addition, since a member for forming the edge portion can be shared by the frame member, the weight of the entire furniture can be effectively reduced.

Further, if the frame constituting member is composed of a straight element and a corner element and they are connected to each other via the top plate main body, assembling can be performed without impairing the strength of the above-mentioned structure. This makes it easier to disassemble. In this case, by providing a fitting structure between adjacent elements, the strength of the structure can be further increased, and the convenience of operation can be improved. In particular, if the linear element has an arbitrary cross section having the same shape, the production of parts can be performed extremely efficiently by extrusion molding, and the cutting length of the extruded material can be varied even for various top plate specifications. It can be handled very simply by changing it.

Further, by interposing an adhesive layer between the top plate main body and the edge portion, or by overhanging the inner edge portion of the edge and pressing down on the top plate main body, the strength of the above-described structure is further increased. It becomes possible to increase effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a straight line element constituting the frame constituting member of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 3, showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Top plate main body 1a, 1b, 1c ... Peripheral part 2 ... Edge part 3 ... Top plate 4 ... Support frame 5 ... Leg 6 ... Frame constituent member 6a ... Linear element 6b ... Corner element 63a, 63b ... Top plate support surface 64a , 64b, 64c ... edge inner edge

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A top plate having an edge portion at a position enclosing a peripheral edge of a top plate main body having a pair of both edge portions and a corner portion where the two edge portions intersect, via a support frame. In the one that is supported by the legs, the edge portion is provided integrally with the support frame by a frame constituting member that constitutes the support frame, and the edge portion and the support frame disposed along one of both edges are provided. The frame component to be integrally formed is to be supported on the upper end of the leg , the frame component is,
Straight elements along both edges and corners along the corners
Element, and the corner element is
Furniture with a top plate, which is in the form of a resin cap fitted to an end . 2. A frame constituting member comprising a set of linear elements and corner elements which are separate from each other and correspond to the outer shape of the top plate body, and these elements are mutually connected via the top plate body. The furniture with a top plate according to claim 1, characterized in that: 3. The furniture with a top plate according to claim 2, wherein ends of adjacent elements are fitted to each other. 4. The furniture with a top plate according to claim 2, wherein arbitrary cross sections of the linear elements have the same shape. 5. A top plate supporting surface provided on each of the linear element and the corner element, wherein a lower surface of a peripheral portion of the top plate body is additionally provided via an adhesive layer or a screwing structure. 3. Furniture with a top plate according to 3 or 4. 6. A top plate according to claim 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein the inner edges of the edges respectively set to the straight line element and the corner element are overhanged on the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the top plate body. furniture.