JP3293053B2 - Partition panel wiring device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a partition panel wiring device, and more particularly, to a partition panel for providing a wiring function to a workstation constituted by combining a partition device with a plurality of partition panels and a desk. Related to a wiring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of partition panels provided with a wiring function have been provided. For example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 4-73121 according to the prior application of the present applicant discloses a cross beam member having a horizontally long opening groove which is opened at at least one of the front and back surfaces at an appropriate height position of a partition panel. Arranged horizontally, a gutter-like portion for accommodating a cord communicating with the opening groove is formed on the entire lower part of the cross beam member, and a left and right horizontally long cover body for closing the opening groove of the cross beam member, A frame made of a hard material detachably attached to the cross beam member, and a shielding plate made of a soft material for closing the inside of the frame, and the shielding plate is one of an upper edge and a lower edge thereof. There is disclosed a wiring device for a partition panel mounted on the frame body such that is a free end.

In the wiring apparatus described in the above-mentioned publication, a cord is inserted between the upper and lower shielding plates of a cover provided in an opening groove of a cross beam member by utilizing the deformation thereof, and the cord is inserted into a gutter-like portion of the cross beam member. By accommodating the cord, the cord can be wired in the left-right direction of the partition panel, and a cord insertion hole provided with a detachable lid body which is an end face of the partition panel and communicates with the gutter-like portion of the cross beam member. Through the above, there is an advantage that wiring can be performed inside another adjacent partition panel.

However, when a power cord or a multi-core signal cord having a large plug or connector connected to the end is to be wired inside an adjacent partition panel, or when it is to be routed through the front and back of the partition panel, It was inconvenient. That is,
Since the cover body has the frame body, the cord must be inserted into the frame body without fail.Although the cover body is detachably attached to the cross beam member, the cover body once fits in the opening groove. , It is difficult to remove when connected to other partition panels, the cross beam member has gutter-like parts for cord storage separated by partition walls on both front and back sides, but both gutter-like parts are not connected etc. This makes it difficult to wire a power cord or a multi-core signal cord with a large plug or connector connected to the end.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above situation, the present invention is intended to solve the problem by connecting a plurality of partition panels to each other in a linear, L-shaped, T-shaped or cross-shaped configuration. When a power cord or a multi-core signal cord with a large plug or connector connected at the end is used, it is of course possible to wire the inside of one partition panel and also connect the connecting portions of a plurality of adjacent partition panels. Another object of the present invention is to provide a wiring device for a partition panel, which can be easily wired over a straddle, and which can be easily penetrated through the front and back of the partition panel.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an upper panel plate is removably mounted on an upper portion of a partition panel having an inner hollow, and cords formed on both ends of the upper panel plate. A wiring device for a partition panel in which a cover that can be slidably opened and closed is provided at the insertion opening.

A horizontally long duct is formed between the upper panel plate and the lower panel plate at a predetermined height position on at least the front side of the front and back surfaces of the partition panel, and the duct can be closed and formed at both ends. A wiring device for a partition panel is configured in which a duct cover having a cover that can be slidably opened and closed at a cord insertion opening is detachably mounted in the duct.

A horizontally long duct is formed between the upper panel and the lower panel at the same height on both the front and back sides of the partition panel, and the duct can be closed and formed at both ends. A wiring device for a partition panel is configured in which a duct cover having a cover that can be slidably opened and closed at a cord insertion opening is detachably mounted in the duct.

In the case described above, it is a preferred embodiment that the lid of the duct cover is slid open, and the duct cover is made detachable by putting a finger on the opened cord insertion opening.

[0010]

In the wiring apparatus for a partition panel according to the present invention having the above-described contents, when a cord is to be wired inside, at least a predetermined height position on the front side of the upper panel plate or the front and back surfaces of the partition panel. Then, remove the duct cover that closed the horizontal duct formed between the upper panel plate and the lower panel plate, slide the lid, and open the cord insertion opening, and place the cord in the opening. After that, the duct cover is attached to the duct again. still,
To wire across the connecting part of the adjacent partition panel,
At the straight connecting part, remove the corresponding two duct covers, place the cords in both ducts with the lid closed, attach each duct cover, and make an L-shaped, T-shaped or cross-shaped At the connecting part, remove both duct covers adjacent to the corner posts, place the lids, place the cords in each of the opened cord insertion openings, and attach each duct cover to the duct again Thus, the cord is wired between the adjacent partition panels, bypassing the corner posts.

In addition, a horizontally elongated duct is formed between the upper panel and the lower panel at the same height position on both sides of the partition panel, and a duct cover is detachably attached to the front and back ducts. In the case of the mounting structure, remove the duct covers on the front and back, open the cover of each duct cover, pass the cord through the duct, place it in each open cord insertion opening, and then reopen both duct covers. By attaching to the duct, wiring that penetrates the partition panel becomes possible. In this case, the plurality of partition panels are linear,
When the partitioning device is configured by being connected to each other in an L-shape, a T-shape, or a cross shape, it is possible to route the cord around the connecting corner support over a plurality of spaces defined by the partition panel. .

Here, when the lid of the upper panel plate or the duct cover is slid open, and a finger is put on the opened cord insertion opening to allow the upper panel plate or the duct cover to be detached, a plurality of the cover members are removed. After the partition panels are connected to each other, even if there is no gap to insert a finger between adjacent partition panels to remove the duct cover, the duct cover of each partition panel can be Can be easily released from the duct by sliding a finger on the opened cord insertion opening.

[0013]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 shows a typical embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a simplified exploded perspective view thereof.

In the partition panel 1 according to the present invention, an upper panel plate 3 and a lower panel plate 4 are fixed to the front and back of a frame body 2 at predetermined intervals vertically, and the upper panel plate 3 and the lower panel plate 4 are fixed. A duct 5 penetrating from the front to the back is formed between the two, and a duct cover 6 capable of closing the duct 5 is provided on the duct 5 in a detachable manner. The end cover 8 or the corner support 9 can be mounted via the connection support 7.
Here, in order to connect the adjacent partition panels 1 and 1 linearly, both the partition panels 1 and 1 are shared by using the connecting post 7.
In order to perform attachment by attaching it to the side end of L and to form an L-shape, a T-shape or a cross shape, use a corner post 9 having a shape suitable for the connection mode.
Is mounted by attaching a fixed connecting post 7 to the side end of the connecting member.
Also, in the space surrounded by a plurality of partition panels 1, ...
The desk 10 is arranged and used as a workstation. And the height position of the duct 5 is
0 is set slightly higher than the top plate.

As shown in FIG. 3, the duct cover 6 is a horizontally long member formed by bending a metal plate, and an upper plate 12 formed by bending upper and lower edges of a surface plate 11 at right angles. An upper bent piece 14 and a lower bent piece 15 are formed on the inner edge of the lower plate 13 so as to face each other, and both ends of the upper bent piece 14 and the lower bent piece 15 have elasticity in the vertical direction. The engaging claws 16, 16 having projections are provided, and the engaging claws 16, 16 are
The vertical frame 17 is detachably engaged with engagement holes 18 opened on the front and back surfaces of the vertical frame 17. At both ends of the surface plate 11 of the duct cover 6, a cord insertion notch 19 opened outward in the longitudinal direction is formed.
A cover 21 is slidably opened and closed at 9 via an end cap 20.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the end cap 20 is made of a synthetic resin and is integrally molded, and has a main body 22 which fits from the side of the back surface of the surface plate 11 of the duct cover 6 from the side. An opening 2 having substantially the same shape as the notch 19
A rib 24 is formed on the periphery of the opening 23 so as to be engaged with the inner edge of the notch 19, and the upper and lower ends of the main body 22 are provided with a surface plate 11, an upper plate 12, and an upper bend, respectively. Piece 1
4, and projections 25,... Engaging with the grooves formed by the lower plate 13 and the lower bent piece 15 are protruded, and further, abut on the open end side of the opening 23 and the side edge of the duct cover 6. Then, an end face plate 26 for covering this is formed. A pair of slide grooves 27, 27 are formed on the back side of the body 22 of the end cap 20 along the upper and lower edges of the opening 23, and the upper and lower edges of the lid 21 are formed on the slide grooves 27, 27. Can be slidably mounted.

The cover 21 is provided around a substrate 28 which can be fitted into and closed in the opening 23 when the opening 23 is closed.
A flange 29 is formed in a concave step shape excluding the side edge, and a pair of leg pieces 3 elastically slidingly contacting the inner edge of the slide groove 27 is provided on the back side of the upper and lower portions of the flange 29.
0, 30 are protrudingly provided. Further, in a state where the opening 23 of the end cap 20 is closed with the substrate 28 of the lid 21, in order to receive the tip of the outer leg piece 30 and maintain the closed state, the slide groove 27 is positioned at an appropriate position on the inner edge. Preferably, an engagement recess 31 is provided. Then, in order to open the lid 21, the substrate 28 is pushed in with a finger against the elastic force of the leg pieces 30, and slides inward along the slide grooves 27. 21 is stored on the back side of the end cap 20. Opening the opening 23 of the end cap 20 means opening the cord insertion notch 19 of the duct cover 6. In addition, when the lid 21 is opened, an abutment portion 32 is protrudingly provided at the rear inner end of the main body 22 of the end cap 20 so that the lid 21 does not move inward more than necessary. . FIG. 5 shows a state in which the opening 23 of the end cap 20 is closed by the lid 21.

In this embodiment, an outlet box 33 is mounted in the duct 5 as shown in FIGS. Here, the outlet box 33 is provided with a fitting portion 3 at a lower end of a mounting bracket 34 fixed thereto.
5 is fitted between the lower panel plates 4 and 4 or between the lower panel plate 4 and the single panel plate 36, and the mounting plate 37 at the upper end of the mounting bracket 34 is screwed and fixed to the back surface of the upper panel plate 3. When the duct cover 6 is installed in the duct 5,
The opening 3 for the outlet is formed in the surface plate 11 of the duct cover 6 so that the outlet 38 of the outlet box 33 is exposed on the surface.
9 are formed. When the outlet box 33 is not mounted, the insertion port opening 39 is covered with a detachable closing plate 40.

The duct cover 6 is provided on each partition panel 1.
Are set at the same height.
Are connected, the duct cover 6 of the adjacent partition panel 1 is close to the side of the duct cover 6, or the panel plate is close to the adjacent partition panel 1 when the duct 5 and the duct cover 6 are not provided. are doing. Therefore, in such an arrangement, it is usually difficult to remove the duct cover 6. However, the lid 21 is slid open, and the duct cover 6 is opened by putting a finger on the opened opening 23 and pulling it forward. Can be easily removed.

In order to wire the cord 41, with the duct cover 6 removed as described above,
Is disposed in the duct 5, the lid 21 is slid, and the cord 41 is disposed in the opened opening 23, and the duct cover 6 is mounted in the duct 5 again. In the case where the cord 41 is wired between the adjacent partition panels 1 and 1 on one side of the front and back sides, the lids 21 and 21 located at the connecting portion of the two partition panels 1 and 1 do not need to be opened, and are closed. The back side of the lids 21 and 21 in the state is code 4
One passes. Further, ducts 5 penetrating the front and back sides are formed at the same height position on both front and back sides of the partition panel 1, and duct covers 6 are provided on both front and back sides of the duct 5, respectively.
6 is detachably mounted, the two duct covers 6,
6 by sliding the lids 21 and 21 to insert the cord insertion opening 2
When the wires 3 and 23 are opened, the cord 41 can be wired through the partition panel 1. Further, in the case where there is a corner post 9 for connecting a plurality of partition panels 1,..., The above-mentioned wiring method is combined to bypass the corner post 9, and the cord 41 extends over the space defined by the partition panels 1,. Can be wired. For example, the embodiment shown in FIG.
Are connected in a cross shape, the desks 10,... Are arranged in each space, and the four word processors 42,. An example of wiring to be connected is shown.

FIG. 9 shows that a duct 5a having a large vertical width is formed between the upper panel plate 3 and the lower panel plate 4 and the duct cover 6 and the closing panel plate 44 are detachably mounted on the duct 5 vertically. 7 shows an embodiment for closing. Also in this case, removing the duct cover 6 and wiring is the same as described above. When the duct 5a having a large vertical width is formed, FIG.
0, a hanging panel 45 is attached to the duct 5a.
It is also possible to attach the tray and the like to the hanging panel 45 detachably.

FIG. 11 shows the mounting structure of the closing panel plate 44, in which an upward hook 46 is projected below the inner surface of the vertical frame 17 of the frame 2 and an engagement opening 47 is formed on the upper surface of the inner surface.
And a downwardly-opening engaging hole 48 for receiving the upward hook 46 is formed on the lower surface side end of the closing panel plate 44 on the lower surface of the beam member, and a side edge of the engaging opening 47 is formed above. A plate spring piece 49 that elastically locks the protruding portion is protruded, and can be detachably mounted in the duct 5a.

FIG. 12 shows that the duct cover 6 is
Another embodiment of the structure for detachably mounting the inside of the duct cover 6 is shown. In this embodiment, the projections 50 are formed at both ends of the upper plate 12 and the lower plate 13 of the duct cover 6 and the lower surface of the upper panel plate 3 is formed. On the upper surface of the lower panel plate 4, concave portions 51,... For engaging the convex portions 50,. In this figure, the illustration of the end cap 20 and the lid 21 is omitted.

FIG. 13 shows a state in which the upper panel 3 of the partition panel 1 having an inner hollow portion is made detachable, and lids 21 and 21 which can be slidably opened and closed are provided on both sides of the upper panel 3 as described above. is there. Here, the hollow interior of the partition panel 1 corresponds to the duct 5, and the upper panel plate 3 corresponds to the duct cover 6.

[0025]

The wiring device for a partition panel according to the present invention as described above has the following remarkable effects.

According to the first or second aspect, a horizontally elongated duct formed between the upper panel plate and the lower panel plate at a predetermined height position on at least the front side between the front and back surfaces of the upper panel plate or the partition panel. Remove the closed duct cover, slide the lid and open the cord insertion opening, place the cord in the opening, then attach the duct cover to the duct again, so that the tip is large Even with power cords and multi-core signal cords with plugs and connectors connected, it is easy not only to wire inside one partition panel, but also to wire across the connecting parts of a plurality of adjacent partition panels, In addition, the wiring work can be easily performed.
In other words, in a partitioning device in which a plurality of partitioning panels are connected and connected, wiring is performed across the connecting portions of adjacent partitioning panels. After arranging the cords in the duct, attach each duct cover, and at the L-shaped, T-shaped or cross-shaped connection part, remove both duct covers adjacent to the corner post for connection, and remove each lid. In the open state, after arranging the cord in each of the opened cord insertion openings, by attaching each duct cover to the duct again, the cord is wired between the adjacent partition panels bypassing the corner support. be able to.

According to the third aspect, the duct covers on the front and back of the partition panel are removed, and the cords are passed through the ducts and placed in the opened cord insertion openings with the lids of the duct covers open. Thereafter, by attaching both duct covers to the duct again, even a power cord or a multi-core signal cord having a large plug or connector connected to the end can be wired through the partition panel. In this case, when a plurality of partition panels are connected to each other in a linear, L-shaped, T-shaped, or cross-shaped configuration to form a partition device, even when the connection portion has a corner support, the partition panel is used. The cord can be routed around the corner support over a plurality of partitioned spaces.

According to the fourth aspect, after the plurality of partition panels are connected to each other, even if there is no gap for inserting a finger between adjacent partition panels to remove the duct cover, the duct covers of the respective partition panels can be used. In the operation of wiring the cord, the lid can be slid open and the opened cord insertion opening can be easily removed from the duct by putting a finger on the opened cord insertion opening, thereby further simplifying the wiring work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a simplified perspective view of a partition device showing a typical embodiment of a partition panel wiring device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a simplified exploded perspective view of the partitioning device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure of the duct cover.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a relationship among a duct cover, an end cap, and a lid.

FIG. 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the duct cover is attached to the duct and the lid is closed.

FIG. 6 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing a relationship between a duct cover and an outlet box.

FIG. 7 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing a state where a lid is half-open.

FIG. 8 is a simplified plan view of a partition device showing a wiring example of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a simplified front view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a simplified front view showing an example in which a hanging panel is mounted on a duct.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a mounting structure of the closing panel plate.

FIG. 12 is a simplified front view showing another mounting structure of the duct cover in a partial cross section.

FIG. 13 is a simplified front view showing an embodiment in which an upper panel body having a lid that can be slidably opened and closed is detachable from a partition panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Partition panel 2 Frame body 3 Upper panel board 4 Lower panel board 5 Duct 6 Duct cover 7 Connecting support 8 End cover 9 Corner support 10 Desk 11 Surface plate 12 Upper plate 13 Lower plate 14 Upper bent piece 15 Lower bent piece DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 Engagement claw 17 Vertical frame 18 Engagement hole 19 Notch 20 End cap 21 Lid 22 Main body 23 Opening 24 Rib 25 Projection 26 End plate 27 Slide groove 28 Substrate 29 Flange 30 Leg piece 31 Engagement concave part 32 Stop part 33 outlet box 34 mounting bracket 35 fitting part 36 panel plate 37 mounting plate 38 insertion port 39 insertion opening 40 closing plate 41 cord 42 word processor 43 printer 44 closing panel plate 45 hanging panel 46 upward hook 47 engaging opening 48 Engagement hole 49 Leaf spring piece 50 Convex part 51 Recess

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] An upper panel plate is removably attached to an upper portion of an inner hollow partition panel, and a lid that can be slidably opened and closed is provided at a cord insertion opening formed at both ends of the upper panel plate. Characteristic wiring device for partition panel. 2. A horizontally long duct is formed between an upper panel plate and a lower panel plate at a predetermined height position on at least the front side of both front and back surfaces of the partition panel, and the duct is formed at both ends so as to be able to be closed. A wiring device for a partition panel, wherein a duct cover having a cover that can be slidably opened and closed at a cord insertion opening is detachably mounted in the duct. 3. A horizontally elongated duct is formed between the upper panel and the lower panel at the same height on both sides of the partition panel, and the duct can be closed and formed at both ends. 3. The wiring device for a partition panel according to claim 2, wherein a duct cover provided with a lid that can be slidably opened and closed at a cord insertion opening is detachably mounted in the duct. 4. The wiring device for a partition panel according to claim 2, wherein the lid of the duct cover is slid open, and the duct cover is detachable by putting a finger on the opened cord insertion opening.