JP3499618B2 - desk - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an office desk or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an office desk, a pair of left and right legs that support a top plate are formed in a U shape in a side view so as to open toward the front of the desk. When the legs are formed in a U shape in a side view in this way, not only does the appearance look good, but when the desks are arranged side by side, the space below the tabletops of the desks that are adjacent to the left and right will be in a so-called hollow state. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is easy to use, such as easy movement of people.

On the other hand, when using desks independently installed on the floor or when using desks located at the ends of the desks arranged side by side, the space below the top plate is seen from the outside. Since it is easy to see, there is a problem in that there is a feeling of resistance especially to female users.

[0004] In this respect, as a prior art
In JP 2-4218 A, a side panel (side plate) that covers the entire side surface of the desk is superposed on the outer surface of the leg body formed on the outer surface of the leg body formed in a U-shape in a side view, and this side is formed. It is described that the panel is fixed to the leg with screws.

[0005]

However, in this prior art, since the side panel is superposed on the outer surface of the leg, there is a problem that the installation space of the desk is increased by the thickness of the side panel. there were.

Further, there is a desk in which the legs are formed in a hollow shape and the outer plates (covers) of the legs are made removable so that cords can be wired inside the legs. In the prior art, since the side panel covers the entire side surface of the leg, when applied to a desk of this type, there is also a problem that cords cannot be put in and out of the leg.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a desk in which the side panels can be covered with side panels without causing these problems.

[0008]

In the desk according to the invention of claim 1, the legs supporting the edge portion of the top plate are formed in a substantially U shape in a side view so as to open toward the front of the desk. and, the forward opening of the leg, closing fits within the forward opening
The side panel for the shape blindfold protrudes from the front side of the leg.
Place this side panel from the front side of the leg.
Fitting or moving from the inside of the desk to the left and right
One-touch attachment / detachment to the opening of the leg by inserting
Installed on.

A desk according to a second aspect of the present invention is the desk according to the first aspect, wherein the frame is made of metal and extends along the inner peripheral surface of the forward opening of the leg. While forming a groove on the inner peripheral surface of the frame body of an appropriate length extending along the longitudinal direction thereof, while fitting the side panel from the front into the front opening of the leg body. In the outer peripheral surface of this side panel, a ridge that fits into the groove of the frame is formed at a portion facing the frame.

[0010]

According to the present invention functions and effects of the present invention, because that the side panels for blindfold is exposed to the outside from the outer surface of the leg Ru <br/> you to prevent it fitted with side panels for blindfold This can prevent the desk installation space from increasing.

Since the side panels can be accommodated within the width of the desk, the desks with the side panels attached can be arranged side by side without causing a deterioration in appearance. In the case where the desks are arranged side by side, the side panels can be attached to and detached from the legs of the portion where the desks are in close contact with each other without moving the desks. Therefore, the usability of the desks can be improved.

Further, since the outer surface of the leg remains exposed, the inside of the leg serves as a passage for the cord wiring, and when the outer plate of the leg is applied to a desk which is detachable, the side panel is The outer plate of the leg can be attached and detached while it is still attached, so even if the desk is configured so that the outer plate of the leg can be attached and detached, the side panel can be attached without impairing the ease of putting in and out the cord. be able to.

By the way, when the legs are formed in a U-shape in a side view, the strength is lower than that in the case where the legs are formed in a rectangular shape in a side view. In order to improve the appearance and ease of processing, a synthetic resin cover has been attached to the inner peripheral surface of the front opening of the leg. If an external force acts on the cover due to a contact with a product or an article, the cover may be deformed.

In this respect, according to the second aspect of the invention, the frame body for attaching the side panel also serves as the reinforcing member of the leg body, so that the strength of the leg body can be improved without complicating the structure. is there. Further, according to the structure of claim 2, since the protrusion of the side panel is fitted in the groove of the frame, not only can the mounting strength of the side panel be improved, but also the desk can be designed with a clean design. It also has the effect of retaining the internal shielding function.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show the first embodiment, and FIG. 1 shows the entire desk 1. The right side of the top plate 2 of the desk 1 is supported by the sleeve cabinet 3, and the left end of the top plate 2 is a plate-shaped leg 4.
Supported by.

A rear curtain plate 5 is mounted on the back surface of the desk 1, and a duct 6 for storing cords is mounted on the rear edge of the top plate 2. The upper surface of the duct 6 is covered with a removable lid 7.

[0017] The leg 4 is formed on the forward opening 8 is free so that a side view C-shape, this, the forward opening 8 of the leg 4 detachable side panel 9 for blindfold Is attached to. The side panel 9 is formed to have the same thickness as the leg body 4. Also, on the upper and lower surfaces and the back surface of the side panel 9,
Each of the protrusions 10 has an appropriate length.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rear portion of the leg body 4 has a structure in which side plates 12 and 13 are attached to both inner and outer side surfaces of a hollow vertically elongated core member 11 through which cords can be inserted, and an outer side thereof. The plate 13 is detachably attached to the vertically long core material 11. Although not shown, a groove is formed on the side surface of the vertically elongated core member 11 so that the cord can be taken in and out with the outer plate 13 removed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an upper horizontal core member 14 is provided on the upper end of the vertically elongated core member 11 of the leg member 4 so as to project forward, and the upper horizontal core member 14 is provided with a top plate 2. The left end is fixed with screws. On the other hand, the lower horizontal core member 15 projects forward from the lower end of the vertically long core member 11 of the leg body 4.

A cover 16 made of synthetic resin is attached to a portion surrounded by the vertically long core material 11, the upper horizontal core material 14 and the lower horizontal core material 15. Therefore, the front opening 8 of the leg 4 is defined by the cover 16.

A fitting groove 17 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cover 16 so as to extend over substantially the entire length, and a metal frame body 18 formed in a U shape in a side view is fitted into the fitting groove 17. I'm wearing it. The cover 16 may be integrally molded with the frame body 18 by a so-called insert molding method.

The frame body 18 is formed in a rectangular tube shape in cross section (other cross section shapes may be used), and the side panel 9 is formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof.
A groove 19 into which the ridge 10 is fitted is bored, and by fitting the ridge 10 and the groove 19 together, the mounting strength of the side panel 9 is improved and the shielding function inside the desk 1 is provided. Is sure.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 6,
The downward projection 20 is provided at an appropriate portion of the ridge 10 formed on the lower surface of the side panel 9, while the projection 2 is formed on the frame body 18 with the side panel 9 fitted in the forward opening 8.
By forming the engagement hole 21 into which 0 is fitted, the side panel 9 is held in a state of being attached to the leg body 4.

In the above structure, the side panel 9 is connected to the leg 4
Is inserted into the front opening 8 of the leg body 4 in a posture so as to form the same plane as the above, each protrusion 10 of the side panel 9 is fitted into the groove 19 of the frame body 18, and the protrusion 20 is inserted in that state. The side panel 9 can be attached to the leg body 4 by a one-touch operation of dropping it into the engaging hole 21 of 18. Also, the side panel 9 can be easily removed by the reverse procedure.

In this state, since the side panel 9 does not protrude to the outside of the outer surface of the leg 4, the installation space of the desk 1 does not increase due to the provision of the side panel 9, and the side panel 9 does not expand. It is extremely easy to arrange the desks 1 provided with the panels 9 side by side.

Further, even when the desks 1 to which the side panels 9 are attached are arranged side by side, the side panels 9 can be attached or detached without moving the desks 1.

Further, as in the embodiment, the outer plate 13 of the leg 4 is
In the case of a desk in which the cords can be inserted by removing the cords, the outer plate 13 can be attached and detached with the side panel 9 still attached, so that the wiring work of the cords is not hindered. Further, the frame body 1 for mounting the side panel 9
Since the cover 16 is reinforced by 8, the strength of the leg 4 can be improved.

7 to 9 show another example for locking the side panel 9 to the leg body 4. Among them, in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a downwardly-recessing locking recess 22 is formed on the lower surface projection 10 of the side panel 9, while a leaf spring locking piece 23 is provided on the lower surface of the frame 18. By fixing and locking the side recessed part 22 by sliding the side panel 9 in the front-back direction.
It is designed to be disengaged in 3.

Further, in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the downward projection 24 is formed at an appropriate portion of the lower surface of the side panel 9, while the projection 24 is fitted on the upper surface of the frame 18 or the cover 16. The stop hole 25 is provided so that the protrusion 24 is fitted into and removed from the locking hole 25 against the elasticity of the side panel 9 and the like.

In this case, the protrusion 24 and the locking hole 25 may be formed on both upper and lower sides of the side panel 9. Further, the protrusion 24 may be formed on the frame body 18 or the cover 16 and the locking hole 25 may be formed in the side panel 9.

In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, locking holes 26 are formed in the lower surface of the side panel 9, while the frame 18 or the cover 1 is provided.
6, a ball 28 urged outward by a spring 27 is attached, and the ball 28 is inserted into and removed from the locking hole 26 against the spring 27, so that the side panel 9 is attached and detached. is there. In this case, attach the ball 28 to the side panel 9,
The locking hole 26 may be formed in the frame body 18 or the cover 16.

With the constructions shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the side panel 9 can be attached to and detached from the leg 4 simply by sliding the side panel 9 in the front-rear direction. There is an advantage that it can be kept in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of 16 (in the case of the first embodiment, the side panel 9 must be able to move up and down slightly while being fitted in the front opening 8). Of course, for this reason, a slight gap is formed above the side panel 9).

[0033]

FIG . 10 shows the fifth embodiment. In this embodiment, the side panel 9 Komu Ri Hamama the forward opening 8 of the leg 4, to form a flange portion 9a in close contact with the inner surface of the leg 4. Then, the balls 28 urged upward by the springs 27 are mounted on the upper and lower surfaces of the side panel 9, while the engaging recesses into which the balls 28 are fitted are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the forward opening 8 of the leg body 4. 32 is formed.

In the sixth embodiment, the side panel 9 is attached to and detached from the leg 4 by moving the side panel 9 from the inside of the desk 1 in the left-right direction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a desk according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the desk with a side panel and a frame body separated from each other.

3A is a left side view of the desk with a side panel attached, and FIG. 3B is a view taken along the line IIIB-IIIB in FIG.

4A is a sectional view taken along line IVa-IVa of FIG. 3, and FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along line IVb-IVb of FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a fifth embodiment .

[Explanation of symbols]

1 desk 2 Top plate 4 legs 8 Forward opening 9 side panel 10 ridges 18 frame 19 groove 20 protrusions 21 Engagement hole

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-109908 (JP, A) Actual Opening 3-64034 (JP, U) Actual Opening 61-93141 (JP, U) Actual Opening 60- 88830 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47B 13/02-13/06 A47B 17/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A leg body for supporting an edge portion of a top plate is formed in a substantially U shape in a side view so as to open toward the front of a desk, and the frontward opening portion is formed in the frontward opening portion of the leg body. Mari write fit within the department
The side panel for the blindfold that is closed with
Place it so that it does not stick out, and place this side panel on the leg
Fitted from the front or moved from the inside of the desk to the left and right
By fitting it all the way, one-touch to the opening of the leg
A desk that is detachably attached . 2. A metal frame body extending along the inner peripheral surface of the front opening of the leg is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the front opening, and the metal frame extends along the inner peripheral surface of the frame. While forming a groove having an appropriate length extending along the direction, the side panel is formed into a shape that fits into the forward opening of the leg body from the front side, and the side panel has an outer peripheral surface having the shape described above. The desk according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion that fits into a groove of the frame is formed at a portion facing the frame.