JP3325228B2 - table - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a table installed in a living room or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a living room is provided with a reception set including a sofa and a table. There are various types of the above tables, and the table is usually configured with a top plate supported by legs, for example, when placing a cup of tea or a confectionery tray for visitors, or for small articles such as newspapers and magazines. It is used by placing it.

[0003] However, according to such a usage, the table can be used for other purposes to increase its added value because only the top plate is used as a mere place for small articles. Was desired.

[0004]

As described above, the conventional table can be used only for placing small items on the top plate, so that it can be used for other purposes. There has been a demand for the development of a table that can increase the added value. An object of the present invention is to provide a table that can be used not only as a place for storing small articles but also for other purposes.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a base plate provided with legs on a lower surface side, and the base plate supported at a predetermined height above one longitudinal end of the base plate. A fixed top plate having a shorter length than the fixed top plate, and being rotatably connected to the other end of the base plate and joined to the fixed top plate above the other end of the base plate and held at the same height. And a movable top plate rotatable to be retracted from above the base plate.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, an outlet for connecting an electric cord is provided at the other end of the base plate. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the top plate is divided into a fixed top plate and a movable top plate, and the movable top plate can be retracted from above the base plate. Can be used as a mounting portion whose upper surface is open.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the outlet is provided at the other end of the base plate, the upper surface of the other end of the base plate can be used as a place for mounting an electric appliance.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The table 1 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has a rectangular base plate 2. Legs 3 are provided at four corners of the lower surface of the base plate 2, and end plates 4 are provided on both sides in the lateral direction over the entire length.

A first end plate 5 stands substantially vertically at one end of the base plate 2 in the longitudinal direction, and a second end plate 6 is rotatably connected to a lower end of the base plate 2 by a hinge 7 at the other end. Is provided.

At the other end of the base plate 2, a support plate 8 is set up substantially vertically so as to face the first end plate 5 at a predetermined interval in parallel. The support plate 8 is formed to have substantially the same height as the first end plate 5, and a fixed top plate 9 is supported substantially horizontally on the upper ends of the first end plate 5 and the support plate 8. Have been. Therefore, the upper surface at one end in the longitudinal direction on the upper surface side of the base plate 2 is in the first space portion 11 which is surrounded by the first end plate 5, the support plate 8, and the fixed top plate 9 except for both sides. Is formed.

One end in the longitudinal direction of the mounting plate 12 is connected to a middle part of the inner surface of the second end plate 6 in the height direction, and one end in the longitudinal direction of the movable top plate 13 is connected to the upper end surface. The placing plate 12 and the movable top plate 13 are parallel and substantially perpendicular to the plate surface of the first end plate 6, and the upper surface of the placing plate 12 and the movable top plate 13 Partition plate 1 that divides second space 15 between these into two parts 15a, 15b
6 are provided.

At the upper end of the outer surface of the support plate 8, a pair of locking bars 17 are provided substantially horizontally. By rotating the second end plate 6 from the lying state shown in FIG. 2 to the upright state shown in FIG. 1, the lower surface of the end of the movable top plate 13 is engaged with the locking bar 17. It has become. Thereby,
The movable top plate 13 is supported by the second end plate 6 and the locking bar 17 in a substantially horizontal state, and in a state flush with the fixed top plate 9.

Further, when the movable top plate 9 is supported in a substantially horizontal state, the upper surface of the base plate 2 is
2 at both ends, the supporting plate 8 and the second end plate 6
And a third space portion 18 is formed. That is,
The third space portion 18 can be opened upward and around by rotating the second end plate 6 in the falling direction.

An outlet 19 for connecting an electric cord (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the third space 18, that is, at the lower end of the outer surface of the support plate 8. Thereby, the foot massager 2 as an electric device, for example, as shown in FIG.
1 and put the electric cord (not shown)
The foot massage device 21 can be supplied with power.

According to the table 1 having such a configuration, the first to third space portions 11, 15, and 18 are formed on the lower surface side of the fixed top plate 9 and the movable top plate 13. Various articles can be stored and placed in the space. In other words, not only on the top plates 9 and 13 of the table 1,
The first to third space portions 11, 12, and 18 on the lower surface side can also be effectively used as a place for placing articles.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the second end plate 6 is turned in the falling direction, the movable top plate 13 and the mounting plate 12 can be retracted from above the third space 18. . As a result, the upper part of the third space 18 can be opened, so that the foot massage device 21 shown in FIG. 4 is placed on the upper surface on the other end side of the base plate 2 forming the third space 18. In this case, if the user U sitting on the sofa 23 extends his or her feet and puts them on the upper surface of the foot massage device 21, the massage can be received on the soles of the feet.

That is, the movable top plate 13 is connected to the third space 1
By retracting from above the third space 18,
Can be opened upward, so that the user U sitting on the sofa 23 can extend his / her feet and place his / her feet on the foot massage device 21 on the base plate 2.

Therefore, the table 1 having such a configuration is used.
According to the first embodiment, the first and second spaces 11 and 12 can be used as places for placing small articles, and the third space 1
Numeral 8 can be used as a place for placing an electric appliance. If a foot massage device 23 is placed in the third space portion 18, the user U sitting on the sofa 23 receives a massage on his feet as it is. The table 1 can be used in a form that is not possible in the related art.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, a foot massage device is mounted as an electric device in the third space, but other electric devices are mounted. Alternatively, something other than the electric appliance may be placed.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the top plate is divided into a fixed top plate and a movable top plate, and the movable top plate can be retracted from above the base plate. Therefore, since the upper surface on the other end side of the base plate can be used as a mounting portion whose upper surface side is open, if a foot massager is placed on the base plate, for example, a user sitting on the sofa can be used. The table can be used in an unconventional form in which the foot can be placed on the foot massager and massaged as it is. That is, the added value of the table can be increased.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the outlet is provided on the other end of the base plate, if the electric appliance is placed on the upper surface of the other end of the base plate, the electric power can be easily supplied to the electric appliance. Becomes

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the movable top plate is retracted from above a third tail space portion.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the table.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a user sitting on a sofa is receiving a massage by a foot massager placed in the third space.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... base plate 3 ... legs 9 ... fixed top plate 13 ... movable top plate 19 ... outlet 21 ... foot massager

Continued on the front page (56) References JP-A-4-64309 (JP, A) JP-A-59-25240 (JP, U) JP-A-4-9140 (JP, U) JP-A-58-112130 (JP , U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 63-29451 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 59-182231 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 44-25013 (JP, Y1) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB A47B 13/00 A47B 19/06

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A base plate provided with legs on a lower surface thereof, a fixed top plate having a shorter length than the base plate supported at a predetermined height above one longitudinal end of the base plate. A state in which it is rotatably connected to the other end of the base plate, is joined to the fixed top plate above the other end of the base plate, is held at the same height, and is retracted from above the base plate. A table comprising a rotatable movable top plate. 2. A table according to claim 1, wherein an outlet for connecting an electric cord is provided at the other end of said base plate.