JP3319263B2 - Desk panel mounting equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a panel mounting device for a desk which is provided for the purpose of shielding a plurality of desks from the line of sight of a facing person, shielding noise when operating OA equipment, and the like. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a panel mounting device for a desk of this kind,
For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-19196 and Japanese Utility Model Publication 63-4
No. 808 is disclosed. These can be mounted on the front panel without any modification to the desk itself, but in any case, because the front panel is screwed to the mounting bracket fixed to the desk side, It took a lot of time and effort to attach the panel to the mounting bracket. In particular, when rearranging a large number of desks, the front panel must be removed from the mounting bracket or the mounting bracket to which the front panel is fixed must be removed from the desk. Since the work is performed while supporting a certain front panel, the work of removing and mounting the front panel is even more troublesome.

[0003] To solve the above-mentioned inconvenience, there is, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-3568. In this configuration, the front panel is inserted between the pair of support brackets from above, or the inserted front panel is pulled out and removed so that the front panel can be easily attached and detached.

[0004] However, since the pair of support brackets are attached to the opposite ends of the tabletop of the desk facing each other, one support bracket attached to the end of the tabletop and the other support bracket are attached. Must be attached to the opposite end of the top plate while being aligned, and the alignment is cumbersome, and the work of attaching the pair of support brackets is troublesome. In addition, not only must desks with the same top plate be placed opposite each other, but also desks with the same top plate cannot be installed at locations with different floor levels. there were.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned situation, the present invention is intended to solve the problem by mounting a front panel between desks having different top plate heights or a front panel at a place where floor levels are different. Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily attach and remove the front panel while allowing the panel to be attached.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a desk panel mounting apparatus in which a front panel is erected at the rear end of a top plate. A reinforcing plate that contacts the concave and convex surfaces of the lower surface of the top plate formed in an uneven shape, and holds the lower surface of the reinforcing plate in the contacted state and the upper surface of the top plate. And a panel mounting bracket provided with the front panel. The front panel is locked and held by the panel mounting bracket from above. By forming the lower surface of the top plate in a continuous uneven shape, the shape retention strength of the top plate can be improved as compared with a flat plate, but the reinforcing plate is extended over the concave and convex surfaces of the lower surface of the top plate. The provision can further improve the shape retaining strength of the top plate at that portion. Then, by holding the holding portion of the panel mounting bracket between the lower surface of the reinforcing plate and the upper surface of the top plate, the panel mounting bracket can be mounted. Thereafter, the front panel is locked and held from above by the panel mounting bracket, and the mounting of the front panel is completed. When removing the front panel, the front panel is unlocked from the panel mounting bracket.

Since the cushioning material is provided on the contact surface of the holding portion that contacts the top surface of the top plate, the top surface of the top plate can be prevented from being damaged by attaching the panel mounting bracket.

[0008] The holding portion of the panel mounting bracket is a pair of upper and lower horizontal plate portions, and the lower horizontal plate portion of the horizontal plate portions is in contact with the upper surface of the top plate. And a bolt for contacting and pressing the lower surface of the reinforcing plate from below through a screw hole formed in the horizontal plate portion. When the panel mounting bracket is held and fixed to the top plate, the holding portion is inserted into the end of the top plate from the horizontal direction, and the upper horizontal plate portion is brought into contact with the upper surface of the top plate. In this state, the bottom end of the reinforcing plate is pressed against the lower horizontal plate by screwing the tip of the bolt from below through the screw hole formed in the lower horizontal plate, and the upper horizontal plate and the tip of the bolt are brought into contact with each other. Can be firmly held and fixed.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a rear end of one desk to which a side panel 2 is attached, against a rear end of one desk to which a front panel 1 and a side panel 2 are attached. The state is shown. Each of the desks has a top plate 3
And legs 4 attached to both lateral sides of the rear end of the top plate 3 and a curtain plate 5 hanging down to the lower surface of the rear end of the top plate 3. The curtain plate 5 may be omitted. The desk of the present invention may have any configuration as long as it has a top plate and legs.

As shown in FIG. 2, the top plate 3 includes a single plate member 3A, a decorative plate 3B fixed to the upper surface of the plate member 3A by bonding or the like, and a lower surface of the plate member 3A. And a reinforcing plate 3C that is welded and bent in an uneven shape. As shown in the figure, the front end of the plate member 3A has a vertical plate portion 3a formed to be bent 90 degrees in order to have a downward position, and a rearward position from the lower end portion of the vertical plate portion 3a. And a horizontal plate portion 3b bent at 90 degrees. And the vertical plate portion 3a
An end plate 6 for covering the front surface is fixed with an adhesive or the like. The top plate 3 includes, for example, one plate member,
It may be composed of a large number of rectangular or semicircular cylindrical bodies with a sectional shape fixed to the lower surface of the plate member at set intervals, and the specific configuration of the top plate 3 is limited to these. It is not something to be done.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the front panel 1 has a pair of plate members 7, 7, and these plate members 7, 7,
And a frame member 8 disposed therebetween. The frame member 8 includes an upper frame member 8A, a lower frame member 8B, and these frame members 8B.
And a plurality of vertical frame members 8C having a posture extending between A and 8B.

The case where the front panel 1 is attached to the front end of the top plate 3 will be described. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a first horizontal plate portion 9A that contacts the concave surface 3X of the lower surface of the reinforcing plate 3C and the concave surface 3X of the lower surface of the reinforcing plate 3C. A vertical plate portion 9B formed by bending the one end portion of the first horizontal plate portion 9A downward by 90 degrees;
A second horizontal plate portion 9C bent upward by 0 degrees,
The first horizontal plate portion 9A and the vertical plate portion 9B of the reinforcing plate 9 are fitted into the concave portion 3Z having the concave surface 3X. Thereafter, the lower horizontal plate portion 10a of the panel mounting bracket 10 is inserted through a gap between the lower end surface of the top plate 3 and the upper end surface of the curtain plate 5, and bolts 11 are screwed into the lower horizontal plate portion 10a. By tightening from below through the hole 10N, the lower surface of the reinforcing plate 9 and the upper surface of the top plate 3 can be sandwiched. After attaching the three panel mounting brackets 10 to the front end of the top plate 3 at a set interval as described above,
The front panel 1 is inserted into the panel mounting brackets 10 by inserting three holes 8b cut from the lower part of the front panel 1 from above.
0. The front panel 1 is provided with a hook portion, and a hook portion to be hooked on the hook portion is provided on the panel mounting bracket 10, so that the front panel 1 is locked and held by the panel mounting bracket 10. The means for holding the front panel 1 on the panel mounting bracket 10 is not limited to these. From the gap between the lower surface of the top plate 3 and the upper end surface of the curtain plate 5, the panel mounting
When the lower horizontal plate portion 10a is inserted, the bolt 11 is removed in advance, and after the insertion, the bolt 11 is attached to the lower horizontal plate portion 10a. The gap between the lower surface of the third plate 3 and the upper end surface of the curtain plate 5 is
When the size is set so that the attached lower horizontal plate 10a can be inserted, the lower horizontal plate 10a in a state in which the bolt 11 is screwed can be inserted as it is. Of the vertical frame members 8C of the front panel 1,
The vertical frame members 8C, 8C located at both ends are provided with T-shaped connecting brackets 17 (FIGS. 1 and 5) for connecting the side panel 2.
8) are formed at two upper and lower positions for locking and holding the same. The vertical plate portion 9B of the reinforcing plate 9 is formed by bending 90 degrees downward from one end of the first horizontal plate portion 9A, but the inclined plate portion bent downward by a predetermined angle from one end of the first horizontal plate portion 9A. The shape of the reinforcing plate 9 may be
Any shape may be used as long as the shape extends between the concave surface and the convex surface of the lower surface of the top plate 3. In FIG. 2, the reinforcing plate 9 is provided with the recess 3Z.
The first horizontal plate 9A has a free end extending therefrom so as to have a size slightly larger than the recess 3Z of the reinforcing plate 3C, and an extending free end (see FIG. In the vertical wall 3H, a through-hole for projecting the left end of the reinforcing plate 3C into the space inside the vertical wall 3H of the reinforcing plate 3C is formed.
By supporting the free end portion of the first horizontal plate portion 9A with the through hole, from the time when the reinforcing plate 9 is attached to the concave portion 3Z, until the tip of the bolt 11 contacts the lower surface of the second horizontal plate portion 9C. During this time, even if the reinforcing plate 9 is not manually held down, it is possible to reliably prevent the reinforcing plate 9 from falling on the floor, which is advantageous in terms of assembly work. Such a reinforcing plate 9 may be attached to the lower surface of the top plate 3 where the panel mounting bracket 10 is not attached, to further enhance the reinforcement of the top plate 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, the panel mounting bracket 10 is formed by integrating substantially L-shaped members 10A, 10A having different dimensions by welding or the like, and among these substantially L-shaped members 10A, 10A. A bolt 11 is screwed into the horizontal plate portion 10a at the lower end of the substantially L-shaped member 10A located below. Rubber 12 as a cushioning material is attached to the lower surface of the horizontal plate portion 10a of the substantially L-shaped member 10A located on the upper side, so that the upper surface of the top plate 3 is not damaged. Instead of the rubber, a synthetic resin or a hard sponge may be provided. The above substantially L-shaped members 10A, 1
0A and the bolts 11 for pressing the lower surface of the reinforcing plate 9 from below in a state where the substantially L-shaped member 10A located on the upper side is in contact with the upper surface of the top plate 3, from the lower surface of the reinforcing plate 9 This is referred to as a holding portion for holding the top surface of the top plate 3.

The bolts 11 may be omitted, and the panel mounting bracket 10 may be composed of only the substantially L-shaped members 10A, 10A as shown in FIG. In this case, the top plate 3 is provided by providing, at the end of the substantially L-shaped member 10A located on the lower side, a locking piece 10H that locks into a substantially V-shaped groove as a locked portion of the reinforcing plate 9. The panel mounting bracket 10 may not easily come off.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the side panel 2 includes a pair of plate members 18 and a frame member 19 disposed between the plate members 18. The frame member 19 includes an upper frame member 19A and a lower frame member 19A.
B and a plurality of vertical frame members 19C in a posture extending between these frame members 19A and 19B. Each of the front panel 1 and the side panel 2 may be made of a single plate, and the specific configuration of the front panel 1 and the side panel 2 is not limited to these.

Next, the case where the side panel 2 is attached to the front end of the top plate 3 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 6, a single flat plate 13A is formed into a substantially L-shape. By fixing the bent plate member 13B by welding or the like and integrating the same, the fixing bracket 13 is formed.
The horizontal plate portion 13b of the third plate member 13B is brought into contact with the upper surface of the top plate 3 via the rubber 14 attached to the lower surface of the lower plate member 13B. A screw 16 is fixed to a side plate 15 attached to one side of the housing. Therefore, the long hole 19b formed in the lower frame member 19B of the side panel 2 is inserted into the fixing bracket 13, and one side of the T-shaped connecting bracket 17 inserted into the upper and lower two places of the front panel 1 is attached to the side panel. The side panel 2 can be fixed by inserting it into a square hole 19c formed in the vertical frame member 19C located at one end side of the side panel 2. The front panel 1 is attached to the case where the dimensions of the top plate 3 are different or one of the desks which are abutted by making the hole 19b for inserting the fixing bracket 13 formed in the lower frame member 19B of the side panel 2 into an elongated hole 19b. If the position where the side panel 2 is attached is different between the desk where the front panel 1 is attached and the desk where the front panel 1 is not attached, this can be reliably absorbed. A plate member 20 for absorbing a step between the side surface of the top plate 3 and the side plate 15 is fixed to a lower portion of the flat plate 13A by welding or the like.

As shown in FIG. 5, the T-shaped connecting bracket 17 includes a single plate 17A and a pair of L-shaped plates 17B welded to the surface of the plate 17A. ing.

In the above embodiment, the side panel 2 is attached, but the front panel 1 alone may be provided. As shown in FIG. 13, the front panel 1 and the side panel 2 may be attached to one desk. In this case, a combination of a pair of L-shaped members 17C, 17C may be used as the connection fitting 17, as shown in FIG. Also, as shown in FIG.
Two desks may be arranged side by side, and a front panel 1 may be attached to the front side of each of these two desks, and a side panel 2 for separating the two desks may be attached. In this case, as the connecting fitting 17, as shown in FIG. 16, a T-shaped one similar to the above embodiment may be used. Also, as shown in FIG. 17, four desks are arranged in front, rear, left and right, front panels 1, 1 for separating two sets of desks located in front and rear are attached, respectively, and two sets of horizontally adjacent desks are arranged. What attached the side panels 2 and 2 for partitioning desks may be sufficient. In this case, as the connecting fitting 17, as shown in FIG. 18, a cross-shaped one combining four L-shaped members 17D may be used.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the panel mounting bracket can be attached to the rear end of the top plate of one of the desks. Although the front panel can be mounted at different locations, the front panel can be easily mounted and removed simply by locking or unlocking the front panel with the panel mounting bracket. When rearranging a large number of desks, it is only necessary to remove the heavy front panel, move the desk, and attach the front panel again, making it easier and quicker to remove and attach the front panel. It can be carried out. Moreover, by providing the reinforcing plate over the concave and convex surfaces of the lower surface of the top plate, the shape retention strength of the top plate itself can be increased, and the heavy front panel can be securely attached without damaging the top plate. Can be supported.

According to the second aspect, when the panel mounting bracket is mounted on the top plate, the lower surface of the panel mounting bracket does not directly contact the upper surface of the top plate, and the upper surface of the top plate is reliably prevented from being damaged. can do.

According to the third aspect, by adjusting the screwing of the bolt, even if the thickness of the top plate varies.
Since this can be reliably absorbed and the panel mounting bracket can be securely clamped to the top plate, the clamping force of the panel mounting bracket with respect to the top plate is adjusted so that it can be used for desks with different top plate thicknesses. Not only can the panel mounting bracket be mounted, but also a heavy front panel can be firmly supported by the panel mounting bracket.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a desk showing a state where a panel is attached.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a mounting portion of the front panel.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a mounting portion of a side panel.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a reinforcing plate and a panel mounting bracket.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a connection fitting.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a fixing bracket.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view of a front panel.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the front panel with a part omitted.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the front panel.

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway front view of a side panel.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the side panel.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a side panel.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a desk showing another embodiment in which the panel is mounted.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the connection fitting.

FIG. 15 is a partially omitted perspective view of a desk showing another embodiment of the mounted state of the panel.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the connection fitting.

FIG. 17 is a partially omitted perspective view of a desk showing another embodiment in a state where the panel is attached.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the connection fitting.

FIG. 19 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the panel mounting bracket.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 front panel 2 side panel 3 top plate 3A plate member 3B decorative plate 3C reinforcing plate 3a vertical plate portion 3b horizontal plate portion 3H vertical wall 3X concave surface 3Y convex surface 3Z concave portion 4 legs 5 curtain plate 6 end plate 7 plate member 8 frame member 8A Upper frame 8B Lower frame 8C Vertical frame 8b Hole 9 Reinforcement plate 9A First horizontal plate 9B Vertical plate 9C Second horizontal plate 10 Panel mounting bracket 10A L-shaped member (clamping portion) 10a Horizontal plate 10N Screw hole 11 Bolt (clamping part) 12 Rubber (cushion material) 13 Fixing bracket 13A Flat plate 13B Plate member 13b Horizontal flat plate 14 Rubber 15 Side plate 16 Screw 17 Connecting bracket 17A Plate 17B Plate 17C, 17D L-shaped member 18 Plate Member 19 Frame material 19A Upper frame material 19B Lower frame material 19C Vertical frame material 19b Long hole 19c Square hole 20 Plate member

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A desk panel mounting apparatus in which a front panel is erected on a rear end of a top plate, wherein the lower surface of the top plate is formed in a continuous uneven shape, and the lower surface of the top plate formed in the uneven shape is formed. A reinforcing plate for contacting the concave surface and the convex surface is provided, and a panel mounting bracket having a holding portion for holding the lower surface of the reinforcing plate and the upper surface of the top plate in the abutted state is provided; A panel mounting device for a desk, wherein the front panel is locked and held from above. 2. The desk panel mounting device according to claim 1, wherein a cushioning material is provided on a contact surface of the holding portion contacting the upper surface of the top plate. 3. The lower portion of the holding portion of the panel mounting bracket in a state in which a pair of upper and lower horizontal plate portions and an upper horizontal plate portion of the horizontal plate portions are in contact with an upper surface of a top plate. 2. A desk panel mounting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a bolt for pressing and pressing the lower surface of said reinforcing plate from below through a hole formed in said horizontal plate portion.