JP3306324B2 - Partition - 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 provided with a wiring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a partition, the inside of a partition panel is formed in a hollow shape, and various cords (including cables and wires) are inserted into the inside of the partition panel, or the partition panel is formed in a hollow shape. 2. Description of the Related Art It has been conventionally performed to insert cords into a formed pillar or to insert cords into a space sandwiched between front and rear skirting boards.

However, since the interior of the partition is conventionally merely used as an insertion passage for cords, for example, in the case of a power cord, an outlet (socket) is provided at the end of the cord pulled out of the partition. It must be installed so that the plug attached to the cord extending from the device is connected to this outlet, so that it is difficult to place the outlet and that the cord is exposed more than necessary and it is not good appearance As described above, problems remain in terms of usability and aesthetic appearance.

On the other hand, cords wired in offices and the like include high-current cords in which a large current (voltage) flows, such as power supply lines of various devices, and communication lines and signal lines in telephones and computers. It is roughly classified into weak current cords through which a weak current (voltage) flows, but when the strong electricity cords and the weak electricity cords are laid together, the weak current is generated by eddy currents and electromagnetic waves generated from the strong electricity cords. There is a problem that the use codes may be adversely affected.

An object of the present invention is to solve these problems at once.

[0006]

Partition of the present invention In order to achieve the above object, according a while partition panel erected on the floor, and coping with detachably mounted from above the upper end of the partition panel, detachably below the partition panel And a pair of front and rear skirting boards arranged at the same height, so that the desk top plate can be arranged at an intermediate height of the partition panel. The portion covered by the cap is formed as an upper wiring passage extending horizontally, and the portion sandwiched between the front and rear skirting boards is formed as a lower wiring passage extending horizontally.

A vertically extending communication passage through which cords can be inserted is formed inside the partition panel so as to communicate between the upper wiring passage and the lower wiring passage. At the height position near the upper surface of the desk top plate, a through hole through which the cords can be pulled out from the communication passage on the desk top plate is provided so as to open on the wide surface of the partition panel.

[0008] Then, the upper portion than the portion at and the through-hole communicating passage of the partition panel is formed,
Outlets for power lines and connectors for communication and signal lines,
A current collector is provided for attaching a cord connector such as a modular tap or various plugs.

Further, a communication passage for the partition panel is formed.
Left and right in the front view of the partition panel
A pair of left and right that are separated and the cords are placed
The upper wiring passage between the left and right receiving plates.
And the communication path are arranged so as to communicate with each other.

[0010]

According to this structure, since the connecting devices for the cords inserted into the upper wiring passage and the lower wiring passage are provided in the partition itself, the connection of the cords to the connecting devices can be made extremely easily. Since it can be performed and the connection tool can be installed in a good appearance, the appearance is also excellent.

[0011] By providing the desk top plate, since the through-hole communicating with the communication passage is opened in the vicinity of the upper surface of the desk top panel, a state of contact with the desk top plate to Hirohaba surface of the partition panel Also,
Not only is it convenient to pull out cords from the communication passage and directly connect it to the equipment on the desk, but also by hanging the extra length of the cords in the equipment placed on the desk from the through hole to the communication passage In addition, it is possible to prevent codes from being scattered on the desk.

[0012] Further, if the through holes are penetrated on both front and rear sides of the partition panel, cords can be penetrated on the front side and the back side of the partition panel, which is convenient.

[0013] Moreover, as described in claim 4, while using the upper wire path insertion path of light electrical line such as a communication line, a signal line, used to the insertion path of the strong wires such as power down wire channel Thus, by distinguishing the types of cords passed through the upper and lower wiring passages, it is possible to prevent the cords for weak electricity from being adversely affected by the cords for strong electricity.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a connecting device can be provided in the partition as required by attaching and detaching the wiring partition panel. Therefore, the partition with the connecting device and the connecting device without the connecting device can be provided. There is an advantage that the partition can be easily changed, and the connecting tool can be easily provided in the existing partition. In this case, it is generally preferable that the wiring partition panel is configured to be narrow enough to secure a mounting space for the connector.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the through holes are closed by the elastic shielding plate even if the cords are pulled out from the through holes, there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent the objects from falling into the communication passage from the through holes. is there.

[0016]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a partition. As shown in FIG. 1, the partition is composed of a general partition panel 1 having a large width on the wide side and a narrow wiring partition panel 2 which is elongated vertically. A power outlet 3 and a communication line connector 4 are provided on both front and back surfaces of the wiring partition panel 2 as examples of a connection tool.

The three partition panels 1 are arranged in an L-shape in plan view, and the tabletop D can be disposed at a portion sandwiched between the partition panels 1 as shown by a dashed line. Top plate D
Has legs.

At the upper end of each of the partition panels 1 and 2, a cap 5 is provided.
A pair of front and rear baseboards 6 are detachably attached to the lower end, respectively. An end cover 7 is detachably attached to a side end surface of the partition. Hereinafter, details of each part will be described.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper connecting structure of the partition panels 1 and 2. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper structure of the wiring partition panel 2. FIG.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the general partition panel 1 includes a core material 8 such as a honeycomb material, and exterior plates 9 stretched on both front and back surfaces of the core material 8. A hollow vertical frame 10 is embedded and mounted. The vertical frame 10 slightly protrudes outward from the side end surface of the exterior plate 9.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the wiring partition panel 2 comprises a pair of right and left vertical members 11 and a pair of upper and lower horizontal members 12 each having a substantially C-shaped cross section, Upper and lower outer plates 14 and 15 arranged on both sides of the body 13, and the vertical frame of the general partition panel 1 is provided on the outer surface of the left and right vertical members 11.
A vertical frame 10 of the same form as 10 is fixed by screws (the vertical frame 10 may be a part of the frame 13).

The vertical member 11 of the frame 13 is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section, and the horizontal member 12 is formed in a rectangular cylindrical shape (other cross-sectional shapes may be used). In this case, the width of the front and rear width of the horizontal member 12 is reduced so that the cords 1 are located between the horizontal member 12 and the outer face plates 14 and 15.
Space for inserting the 6 and 17, i.e., the communication passage 18 is set to empty memorial.

As shown in FIG. 3, each general partition panel 1
A concave groove 20 is formed on the upper end surface of the vertical frame 10, and the upper part of the vertical frame 10 is notched in the direction of the concave groove 20 (the notch is indicated by reference numeral 21). A gutter-shaped receiving plate 22 is inserted and screwed into the vertical frame 10.
Has been concluded.

The upper portions of the adjacent partition panels 1 and 2 are connected by a clamp device 24 shown in FIG. The clamp device 24 includes a support 26 by pivotally connecting a lever 25 to be able to pivot vertically, a hook 27 having a T-shape in a plan view, which is slidably attached to the support 26, and the receiving plate 22. A lock 28 is provided for attachment. On the lower surface of the lock 28, a claw 30 that fits into a lock hole 29 formed in the receiving plate 22 is provided.

After attaching the locking member 28 to the receiving plate 22, the hook 27 is inserted from above into the dovetail groove 31 of the vertical frame 10 in one of the partition panels 1 and 2, and the lever 25 is rotated downward. By engaging the lever 25 with the locking member 28, the adjacent vertical frames 10 can be pulled together and fixed.
You . A slider 33 with a shooting 32 is attached to the locking member 28, and by moving the slider 33 with a fingertip, the engagement state between the lever 25 and the locking member 28 is released, and the partition panel 1, 2 can be separated.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, a pair of left and right receiving plates 35 are provided at the upper end of the frame 13 in the wiring partition panel 2.
And the receiving plate 35 is fastened to the vertical frame 10 with screws 36. A notch 21 is also formed in the vertical frame 10 of the wiring partition panel 2, and the lower end of the notch 21 and the upper end of the vertical member 11 of the frame 13 are set at the same height.

The upper horizontal member 12 of the frame 13 is a vertical member.
It is located slightly below the upper end of 11, so
The receiving plate 35 is formed with a foot piece 35a that contacts the horizontal member 12.

Further, the receiving plate 35 of the wiring partition panel 2 is also provided with a locking hole 29 into which the claw 30 of the locking tool 28 of the clamp device 24 fits. Therefore, the clamp device 24 can be attached to the wiring partition panel 2 (locking device).
A gap is provided between the horizontal member 12 and the receiving plate 35 so that the 28 claws 30 can be locked to the receiving plate 35).

FIG. 5 is a front view of the upper part of the wiring partition panel 2, and FIG. 6 is an outer surface plate 14, 15 of the wiring partition panel 2.
It is a perspective view which shows the attachment means. As shown in FIG.
Downward hook-shaped claw pieces 37 are provided on the inner surfaces of the upper and lower outer surface plates 14 and 15 of the wiring partition panel 2, and the claw pieces 37 are fitted into and disengaged from engagement holes 38 formed in the vertical member 11 of the frame 13. By doing
Each of the outer plates 14, 15 can be attached to and detached from the frame 13.

Next, means for attaching the cap 5 will be described. The cap 5 is formed in a mushroom shape with a downward opening by extruding a synthetic resin or the like, and has a pair of front and rear locking projections 39 at the lower end thereof. In the general partition panel 1, a locking step portion 40 is formed on the inner surface of the upper end portion of the front and rear exterior plate 9 by folding a decorative plate 9a constituting the exterior plate 9 and the locking step portion 40 is formed. By attaching and detaching the locking ridges 9a, the cap 5 is attached and detached.

On the other hand, in the wiring partition panel 2,
A locking edge 41 is formed by bending the state of the upper outer surface plate 14 inward, and a locking ridge of the cap 5 is formed on the locking edge 41.
The cap 5 is attached and detached by disengaging the 40. It goes without saying that the cross-sectional shape of the cap 5 and the mounting means may be different.

In each of the partition panels 1 and 2, a portion covered with the cap 5 forms an upper wiring passage 42. The upper wiring passages 42 of the adjacent partition panels 1 and 2 communicate with each other.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 9, a current collecting panel 43 to which the outlet 3 and the connector 4 are attached extends above the frame 13 of the wiring partition panel 2 so as to extend between the left and right vertical members 11. As a result, a portion near the upper end of the wiring partition panel 2 forms a current collector 44.

The current collecting panel 43 is formed so as to be bent stepwise in a plan view so that the left and right halves sandwiching the center line are shifted back and forth, and mounting holes 45 are respectively opened at the left and right sides. The outlet 3 and the connector 4 are mounted on the holder plate 46 mounted on the mounting hole 45.

In this case, the communication line connector 4 is arranged above and the outlet 3 is arranged below. Note that the holder plate 46 is fitted and mounted using the pawls 47, but may be mounted by other means such as screwing. Further, the outlet 3 and the connector 4 may be directly attached to the current collecting panel 43.

The front and rear upper outer plates 14 of the wiring partition panel 2 are respectively provided with window holes 48 so that the holder plate 46 is exposed.
Is open. Therefore, outlet 3 to the holder plate 4 6
The upper outer panel 14 can be attached or detached while the connector 4 is still attached. The front and rear upper plates 14 have no directionality, and the same one can be used in common.

FIG. 7 shows a structure for mounting the baseboard 6 and a structure for supporting the partition panels 1 and 2. Legs 49 made of synthetic resin or the like are fixed to the lower surfaces of the left and right ends of the frame 13 in the wiring partition panel 2 by screws (not shown). Although not shown, an adjuster bolt is screwed into the leg 49 from below.

The vertical frame 10 of the wiring partition panel 2 extends below the lower end of the lower outer panel 15, and is supported by a support plate 50 provided at the lower end of the leg 49, not shown. The support plate 50 is fixed to the vertical frame 10 with screws.

Further, the leg 49 is provided with upper and lower holding portions 51 and 52 into which the vertical frame 10 fits. In this case, the upper holding portion 51
Of the vertical frame 10 so that it fits
Is cut out in a front and rear narrow width shape (a cutout portion is indicated by reference numeral 53). The cords 17 can be inserted between the upper and lower holding portions 51, 52 of the leg 49.

A dovetail groove 31 of the vertical frame 10 of one of the adjacent partition panels 1 and 2 is provided with an H-shaped connecting metal fitting 54 having an upward locking claw 55 in a plan view. Insert so that the upward locking claw 55 is exposed, and insert the other partitioning panel
By fitting the dovetail grooves 31 of the vertical frame 10 in the first and second frames 1, the adjacent partition panels 1 and 2 are connected at the lower part. The connection fitting 54 is supported by a support plate of the leg 49.

A pair of front and rear upper flanges 57 is formed on the upper portion of the leg 49, and a tongue-shaped lower flange 58 that is vertically deformable and deformable is formed on the lower portion of the leg 49. , The upper flange 57 has a downwardly angled upper engaging claw 59 in a side view.
And the lower flange 58 has a downwardly engaging claw 60 facing upward in a side view.
Are protruding respectively.

On the other hand, the upper and lower ends of the baseboard 6 are formed by bending upper and lower locking pieces 61, 62 extending inward in a stepwise manner in a side view. Engaging claw 59,6
Lock holes 63 and 64 that fit in 0 are formed. The baseboard 6 mainly engages with the engaging holes 63, 64 of the upper and lower engaging pieces 61, 62 with the upper and lower engaging claws 59, 60 of the leg 49 by utilizing the elastic deformation of the lower flange 58 of the leg 49. By doing so, it can be attached to and detached from the leg 49.

As can be easily understood from FIG. 1, the upper end of the baseboard 6 is in close or close contact with the lower ends of the outer panel 9 and the outer panel 15.

As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 8, the lower locking piece 65 of the baseboard 6 has an inward restricting piece 65 with its tip bent upward.
And the restricting pieces 65 of the front and rear skirting boards 6 are abutted against each other. The restricting pieces 65 extend to near both ends of the baseboard 6, and the cords 17 can be laid on the restricting pieces 65. In other words, due to the presence of the regulating piece 65, the front and rear
The space between them is defined as a lower wiring passage 66. In addition, regulation piece
Numeral 65 also has a role of reinforcing and maintaining a space between the front and rear baseboards 6.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, a left and right longitudinal through-hole 67 is formed in the lower end edge of the upper outer surface plate 14 of the wiring partition panel 2, and this through-hole 67 is formed of rubber or soft synthetic resin. And so on.

The soft elastic plate 68 has its upper edge (or the upper edge and both left and right edges) fixed to a holder 69 made of synthetic resin or the like by an appropriate means such as adhesion, and the holder 69 is attached to the upper outer plate 14.
The bracket 70 is fixed to the inner surface of the bracket 70. The soft elastic plate 68 may be attached by other means such as bonding to the inner surface of the upper outer plate 14.

In the lower wiring passage 66, a cord for a high voltage such as a power supply is provided.
17 into the communication passage of the wiring partition panel 2.
On the other hand, the cable 18 is connected to the outlet 3, while the low wiring cords 16 such as communication lines and signal lines are inserted into the upper wiring passage 42, and this is connected to the connector 4 from the communication passage 18 of the wiring partition panel 2. I have.

As described above, since the high-current cords 17 and the low-current cords 16 can be separated and wired, the high-current cords 17
Cords for weak electricity due to eddy currents and electromagnetic waves generated from 17
16 will not be adversely affected. In addition, since connectors such as the outlet 3 and the connector 4 are attached to the wall surface of the partition, the cords 16 and 17 can be easily connected to various devices on the desk.

Further, since the through holes 67 are opened in the wiring partition panel 2, the cords 16 and 17 can be inserted into the front and back sides of the wiring partition panel 2 as shown by a dashed line in FIG. Codes 16, 17 from inside wiring partition panel 2
It can be conveniently connected to the device by pulling it out.

For example, when the power cords 17 of the devices used on the desk are connected to the outlet 3,
By hanging the extra length of the high-power cords 17 from the through hole 67 into the inside of the wiring partition panel 2,
It can also be used to prevent the 17 from scattering on the desk.

Needless to say, wiring to the upper wiring path 42 can be easily performed by removing the coping 5, and wiring to the lower wiring path 66 can be easily performed by removing the baseboard 6. In addition, the high-voltage cords 17 are inserted into the upper wiring passage 42, and the low-current cords are inserted into the lower wiring passage 67.
17 may be inserted, and in some cases, only the high-current cords 17 or the low-current cords 16 may be wired in the upper and lower wiring passages 66.

When the light electrical cords 16 are pulled out from the floor surface to the upper wiring passage 42, for example, as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 1, the end cover 7 at the end of the partition is formed hollow. Alternatively, the end cover 7 may be removed for wiring, or the wiring may be lifted from the communication passage 18 of the wiring partition panel 2 (in this case, since the wiring partition panel 2 has a certain width, High-power cords
If you keep it away from 17, you can use cords 17
Adverse effects can be prevented).

When the upper and lower outer plates 15 of the wiring partition panel 2 are detachably provided as in the embodiment, the cords 16 and 17 are provided.
There is an advantage that the wiring work can be performed while the connector 4 and the outlet 3 are attached to the connector.

In the above embodiment, the wiring partition panel 2 and the general partition panel 1 are configured separately.
For example, as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 1, a communication passage communicating with the upper and lower wiring passages 42 and 66 is formed only at the side end 1a of one partition panel 1, and only within the range of the side end 1a. Exterior plate 9
May be configured to be detachable, and a current collector may be formed at the side end 1a. That is, the communication path and the current collector may be provided in a part of one partition panel.

In the embodiment, the baseboard is attached to each partition panel. However, the baseboard may be formed so as to extend over a plurality of partition panels. Furthermore, the connecting device for the cords for strong electricity and the connecting device for the cords for weak electricity may be disposed separately on the left and right. Further, a connection tool may be provided below the wiring partition panel.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a partition.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a connection structure of an upper portion of the partition panel.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the upper part of the wiring partition panel.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a main part.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a means for attaching an outer surface plate of the wiring partition panel.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a support structure of the partition panel.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a lower portion of a portion viewed from VIII-VIII in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 General partition panel 2 Wiring partition panel 3 Power supply outlet 4 Communication line connector 5 Kasagi 6 Baseboard 13 Frame 16 Weak electricity cords 17 Strong electricity cords 18 Communication passage 42 Upper wiring passage 49 Leg 66 Lower wiring passage 67 Through hole 68 Soft elastic plate

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-209823 (JP, A) JP-A-8-107621 (JP, A) JP-A 4-69517 (JP, U) JP-A 7-32023 (JP) , U) Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 6-31331 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application Showa 62-144310 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application Showa 61-206011 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 4-46589 (JP, Y2) (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E04B 2/74-2/82

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] And while the partition panel 1. A standing on the floor, and coping with detachably mounted from above the upper end of the partition panel,
A pair of front and rear baseboards which are detachably arranged below the partition panel, and a partition on which a tabletop can be arranged at a mid-height portion of the partition panel; The upper wiring passage extends horizontally and the lower wiring passage extends horizontally between the front and rear skirting boards, while cords can be inserted into the partition panel. A communication path extending in a vertical direction is formed so as to communicate between the upper wiring path and the lower wiring path, and a height of the partition panel near the upper surface of the table top is increased. a through hole that can pull the cords from the communication passage above the partition panel is provided so as to open the Hirohaba surface, while the portion at and above than the through-hole communicating passage of the partition panel is formed the site, the outlet of the Ya power supply line Connector for the signal line, signal line, modular tap,
Alternatively, a current collecting portion to which a cord connector such as various plugs is attached is provided, and further, a portion where a communication passage of the partition panel is formed.
At the top of
A pair of left and right receiving plates on which cords are mounted,
The upper wiring path and the communication path are between the left and right receiving plates.
Partitions arranged so that they communicate with each other . 2. An outer panel extending over the entire vertical length of the partition panel is detachably mounted on both front and rear sides of the partition panel across the communication path, and the outer panel is vertically separated. The partition according to claim 1, wherein the current collector is provided on an upper outer panel. 3. The partition panel according to claim 1, wherein the partition panel includes a general partition panel having only upper and lower wiring paths and no current collector, and a wiring partition panel having upper and lower wiring paths, communication paths, and a current collector. The wiring partition panel is formed in a hollow shape by a rectangular frame or the like, and an outer panel detachably mounted on both front and back surfaces of the frame, and the height of the frame is appropriately adjusted. The partition according to claim 1, wherein a current collecting panel to which the connection tool is attached is attached to a site, and a window hole through which the connection tool is exposed is opened in an outer surface plate. Wherein said through hole is formed in either or both of the front and rear outer surface plate in the wiring partition panel,
3. A flexible shielding plate, such as rubber, which closes the through hole and which can be flexibly deformed, is attached to the location of the through hole so that the flexible shielding plate is flexed and deformed so that cords can be inserted. The partition according to claim 3. 5. The use of upper and lower wiring passages is separated such that low-power cords such as communication lines are wired in the upper wiring passage, and high-power cords such as power supply are wired in the lower wiring passage. The partition according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the current collector is provided with a connector for low-power cords and a connector for high-power cords separately from each other.