JP3509590B2 - Wiring guide furniture fall prevention 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 fall prevention device that effectively prevents fall of wiring guide furniture.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, various wirings are inserted in an underfloor wiring space in an office, and the wirings drawn from an appropriate place on the floor are guided to a desired position of furniture such as a desk. At this time, there is a wiring guide furniture for routing the wiring that hides the wirings drawn from under the floor from the outside and suitably guides them to furniture such as a desk. This wiring guide furniture is often used in addition to the above-mentioned furniture such as a desk,
Since there are many things that are thin in the depth direction, there is a problem that they tend to fall in the depth direction when an earthquake or the like occurs. Therefore, the conventional wiring guide furniture is fixed to furniture such as a desk by connecting it with screws or the like to prevent the furniture from falling over.

[0003]

However, in the case of connecting with a screw or the like in this way, the distance between the connecting surfaces of the furniture and the wiring guide furniture changes each time the furniture is connected to a different type of furniture. Each time, the type of screw must be individually supported. Further, there is also a problem that a screw insertion hole or a female screw portion has to be drilled in advance in the connecting surface of the both. Further, conventionally, this screw fastening work has been very complicated because a tool has been used from the lower limb space of the furniture.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides first and second fastening members which can selectively change a separation distance at both ends of a flexible connecting member. A tool is provided so that the first fastener is fastened to the fixing element and the second fastener is fastened to the wiring guide furniture.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION That is, anti-tip device of the present invention, on the formation of the wiring space formed in the furniture body to the upper end
Together may communicated with the outside through a countercurrent opening, the upward
A fall prevention device for preventing fall by connecting a wiring guide furniture capable of sealing an opening to a fixing element, wherein a flexible connecting member and a separation distance are selectively provided at both ends of the connecting member. A first and a second fastening device mounted so as to be changeable, wherein one end of the connecting member is fastened to the outer surface of the fixing element by the first fastening device, and The other end of the connecting member is pulled into the upward opening of the wiring guide furniture to be fixed to the inner surface of the furniture main body by the second fastener, and the furniture main body is connected to the outer surface of the connecting member. Is characterized by having a slit into which the other end side of can be inserted from the outside into the upward opening.

With this structure, the distance between the first and second fasteners can be freely changed, so that the distance between the wiring guide furniture and the connecting surface of the fixing element changes. However, it is possible to deal flexibly, and it is possible to prevent the wiring guide furniture from tipping over by connecting regardless of the type of the fixing element to be connected. Further, since this connecting member is flexible, it can be easily routed, and even if there is a member that may cause an obstacle between the coupling surfaces, the member can be routed and coupled so as to avoid the member. It also becomes possible. In addition, after the first fastening member is fastened to the outer side surface of the fixing element, the other end of the second fastening device is pulled into the upward opening of the wiring guide furniture and the inner surface thereof is pulled. If the second fastener is attached to the wiring guide furniture, the wiring guide furniture can be connected from above and the fastening work can be performed by sneaking into the lower limb space of a fixing element such as a desk as in the conventional case. There is no need, and the connection work is dramatically simplified.

A preferred embodiment of the furniture main body is one in which the furniture main body has a slit on the outer surface thereof so that the other end of the connecting member can be inserted into the upward opening from the outside. .

In order to favorably apply to the type of furniture, the wall body, etc. of which the outer surface to be the connecting surface and the mating surface are substantially flush with each other, the furniture main body has a fixing element on its outer surface. Has a retreat portion located inwardly of the mating surface, and a first fastener is attached to the outer surface of the fixing element facing the retreat portion, and the retreat portion is attached to the first fastener. It is desirable to run away.

In order to simplify the fastening work, first,
It is desirable that the second fastening tool is fastened to the wiring guide furniture or the fixing element via the adhesive sheet.

As a concrete embodiment of the first and second fasteners, the first and second fasteners are first and second buckles capable of tightening the connecting member. Can be mentioned.

It is easy to mount on the connecting member, and in addition,
In order to hold the connecting member interposed between the second buckles in a tensioned state, the first and second buckles include the buckle body,
A holding plate pivotally supported on one end side of the buckle body is provided, and a connecting member is inserted between the buckle body and the holding plate to hold the first and second connecting members. It is desirable to have a second buckle attached.

It is desirable that the connecting member is a belt-shaped belt in order to expect a sufficient pulling ability and a reliable connecting property.

As a concrete embodiment of the fixing element,
Can include a desk or wall.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in FIG. 1 and FIG.
It is the perspective view which looked at the furniture A for wiring guidance which has arranged. Further, FIG. 3 shows the front and rear panels 4 from the furniture body 5.
The side panel 15 is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wiring guide furniture A according to the present embodiment is used as an accessory to furniture such as a desk B, and the wirings H led out from the underfloor wiring space onto the floor F are externally supplied. It guides to a desired position on the desk B in a concealed state. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in this wiring guide furniture A, the upper ends of the left and right legs 1 are connected by a pair of upper rails 2, and the lower end portion is channel-shaped lower wiring duct member 3A. To form a self-supporting structure, and further, a front and rear panel 4 which can be attached and detached at the front and rear end portions between the left and right legs 1 is installed to form a furniture main body 5. The space formed in the furniture main body 5 is used as a wiring space S, and an upper opening 5a that allows the wiring space S to communicate with the outside is formed at the upper end of the furniture main body 5.

The left and right legs 1 are vertically connected to the upper and lower connecting portions 1 and 2 of the square pipe-shaped front and rear leg struts 11 and 12 near their upper ends and lower ends.
3, 14 are connected to each other. The outer surface side of the leg 1 is usually covered with a removable side panel 15 as shown in FIG. 2, but another wiring guide furniture or the like having the same structure is adjacent in the width direction. When arranging, the side panels 15 are removed so that the wiring spaces S communicate with each other so that horizontal wiring can be performed.

The lower wiring duct member 3A can guide the wirings H drawn on the floor F into the wiring space S in the furniture main body 5 through the openings 31 provided at two locations in the longitudinal direction. On the wiring duct member 3A and the channel-shaped upper wiring duct member 3B which is detachably attached to the upper rail 2, the extra length of the wirings H, the battery and the like are placed.

The upward opening 5a is covered with four first and second duct covers 6A and 6B whose dimensions in the width direction and the depth direction are set to about half of those of the furniture main body 5, respectively. There is. First and second duct covers 6A, 6B
Is set such that the upper surface thereof is flush with the upper surface of the upper bar 2 at the mounting position, the outer edge in the depth direction is supported by the upper bar 2, and the inner edge is in the longitudinal direction of the upward opening 5a. It is supported by support members 16 arranged at both ends and in the center. The first duct cover 6A has an outlet holder receiver 62 with a lid mounted on the face plate portion 61, and the second duct cover 6B has a face plate portion 63 in the shape of a blind plate. The first and second duct covers 6A and 6B are arranged in parallel in the depth direction. In addition, these first and second duct covers 6A arranged in parallel in the depth direction,
A wiring insertion opening s1 equal to the depth dimension of the support member 16 is formed between 6B, and the wiring insertion opening s1 is capped by a removable lid cover member 6C made of a soft resin.

In this embodiment, in this embodiment, the wiring guide furniture A and the desk B are prevented from falling.
To prevent the wiring guide furniture A from falling in the depth direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, the fall prevention device 8 has a belt-like belt 81 which is a flexible connecting member, and a first belt 81 which is mounted on both ends of the belt 81 so that the separation distance can be selectively changed. , The first and second buckles 8 which are the second fasteners
2A and 82B.

The first and second buckles 82A and 82B are
It has a similar structure made of synthetic resin, and has a belt 81 between the buckle body 821 and the buckle body 821 rotatably supported at its upper end.
And a sandwiching plate 822 that can sandwich the substrate. The buckle body 821 is a double-sided adhesive type adhesive sheet 82 on the back side.
A standing wall 821b formed by attaching 1a, and this standing wall 82
Left and right side walls 82 that form a pair protruding from the left and right ends of 1b.
1c and a substantially U-shaped one, and the left and right side walls 8
A short shaft portion 822a protruding laterally from the upper end of the holding plate 822 is rotatably supported by an insertion hole 821d provided at the upper end of 21c. The sandwiching plate 822 has a substantially cylindrical shaft body 822b on the upper end side, and the short shaft 822a is provided so as to project from the shaft body 822b. This shaft portion 822
b has a sandwiching surface 822c that sandwiches the belt 81 so as to face the rising wall 821b substantially in parallel at a sandwiching position where the sandwiching plate 822 is substantially parallel to the standing wall 821b,
Plural protrusions (not shown) are provided on the opposing surfaces of the sandwiching surface 822c and the standing wall 821b as slip stoppers. First and second buckles 82A, 8 on the belt 81
When mounting 2B, the holding plate 822 is rotated from the holding position in a direction away from the standing wall 821b to form a gap between the shaft portion 822b and the standing wall 821b, and the belt 81 is placed in this gap. Insert the buckle 82A, 82
Slide B to the proper position. After that, the holding plate 8
22 is rotated in the direction of the standing wall 821b, and the shaft body portion 822b
If the belt 81 is sandwiched between the upright wall 821b and the upright wall 821b,
The second buckles 82A and 82B are attached to the belt 81.

In the present embodiment using the fall prevention device 8 having such a structure, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the first buckle 82A is attached to the back surface 103a of the back panel 103 of the desk B.
Then, the second buckle 82B is fixed to the upper rail 2 of the wiring guide furniture A, so that the wiring guide furniture A is fixed to the desk B.
I am trying to connect to. At this time, the front panel 4 arranged on the side where the desk B is attached is removed.

Next, a desk B for fixing the fall prevention device 8
The upper rail 2 of the wiring guide furniture A will be described.

The desk B is, as shown in FIG.
This is a well-known device that includes a top plate 102 supported by 01 and a back panel 103 that closes the lower limb space of the top plate 102 on the side opposite to the use end. The desk B is of a type in which the back surface 103a of the back panel 103 is disposed substantially flush with the back surface 102a of the top plate 102.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the upper rail 2 has a substantially rectangular pipe-shaped frame body 21 and a hanging piece 22 as a retracting portion which is continuously hung from an inner side wall 21a of the frame body 21. The concave portion 22a is formed by bending near the upper end of the hanging piece 22, and the slit 23 through which the belt 81 of the fall prevention device 8 can be inserted is provided at the upper end of the concave piece 22a. The inner side surface 22b serves as a fastening surface for the second buckle 82B. When the wiring guide furniture A is connected to the desk B, the outer wall 21b of the frame 21 is attached to the top plate 1 of the desk B.
02 as the abutting surface to be brought into contact with the rear surface 102a, and the hanging piece 22 is disposed at a position retracted inward from the abutting surface.
It serves as an escape for the first buckle 82A fixed to 3a.

Next, a method of connecting the wiring guide furniture A to the desk B via the fall prevention device 8 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the back surface 1 of the back panel 103 of the desk B
The adhesive sheet 821a of the first buckle 82A is attached to 03a, and one end 81a side of the belt 81 is fixed to the desk B.
Then, the duct covers 6A and 6B are removed, and the upward opening 5 is removed.
With the a opened, the other end 81b side of the belt 81 is inserted into the upward opening 5a from the outside of the upper rail 2 through the slit 23 provided in the upper rail 2, and the top plate 102 of the desk B is inserted. Rear surface 10
2a and the outer wall 21b of the upper rail 2 of the wiring guide furniture A are brought into contact with each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a second buckle 82B is movably attached to the other end 81b side of the belt 81 along the belt 81, and an adhesive sheet 821a of the second buckle 82B is attached to the belt 81. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper bar 2 is attached and fixed to the inner side surface 22b of the hanging piece 22. The belt 81 between the desk B and the wiring guide furniture A is squeezed until the belt 81 is in a tensioned state, and then the second buckle 82.
The holding plate 822 of B is installed on the standing wall 821 of the buckle body 821.
The belt 81 is clamped between the two by rotating in the direction of b.

With such a configuration, the first and second
Since the separation distance between the buckles 82A and 82B can be freely changed, even if the separation distance between the connection surfaces of the wiring guide furniture A and the desk B is changed, it can be flexibly dealt with. Furthermore, the belt 81
Since it has flexibility, it can be easily routed. In addition, the first buckle 82A is attached to the back surface 10 of the desk B.
After fastening to 3a, the fastening work of the second buckle 82B
Since the hand is inserted into the upward opening portion 5a and the operation is performed from above, the connecting work is dramatically facilitated.

Since the upper rail 2 has the slit 23 into which the other end 81b of the belt 81 can be inserted from the outside into the upward opening 5a, the other end 81b of the belt 81 is utilized by utilizing this slit 23. Can be easily inserted into the furniture main body 5 to fasten the second buckle 82B from above the wiring guide furniture A.

The upper crosspiece 2 has a hanging piece 22 located inward of the contact surface with the desk B, and the first buckle 82A is provided on the back surface 103a of the back panel 103 of the desk B facing the hanging piece 22. Since the hanging piece 22 is used as an escape for the first buckle 82A, the interference between the first buckle 82A and the wiring guide furniture A is avoided, and the back panel 103 of the present embodiment is prevented. It is possible to favorably handle furniture of a type in which the back surface 103a hangs substantially flush with the mating surface.

The first and second buckles 82A and 82B are
Since it is fixed to the wiring guide furniture A or the desk B via the adhesive sheet 821a, it is possible to save time and labor for processing screw insertion holes or the like on the connecting surfaces of the wiring guide furniture A and the desk B, and at the time of connecting work. However, no tools or the like are required, and the connecting work becomes very easy.

Since the fastener is a buckle which can tighten the belt 81, the existing parts can be used to make the wiring guide furniture A.
The belt interposed between the desk B and the desk B can be reliably connected in a tensioned state.

The first and second buckles 82A and 82B are
The buckle body 821 and a sandwiching plate 822 pivotally supported on one end side of the buckle body 821 are provided, and the belt 81 is inserted and sandwiched between the buckle body 821 and the sandwiching plate 822. As a result, the first and second buckles 82A and 82B are attached to the belt 81, so that the belt 81 can be easily attached and strong tightening can be performed by a simple operation.

Since the connecting member is the belt-shaped belt 81, it is possible to expect sufficient pulling ability and connecting property.

Since the fixing element is the desk B, it is possible to effectively prevent the wiring guide furniture A from tipping over, and also to effectively exhibit its wiring guide function.

The specific construction of each part is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, the wiring guide furniture A may be sandwiched between two desks, and both sides in the depth direction of the wiring guide furniture A may be connected to the desk. Further, the model of the desk is not limited to that of this embodiment, and may be of a type in which the rear surface of the top plate is more overhang than the back surface of the back panel. Further, the furniture to which the wiring guide furniture is attached is not limited to the desk described above, and it is needless to say that other furniture or a wall body may be used. Further, the structure of the buckle is not limited to that described above. Other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0036]

The present invention is carried out in the form as described above, and has the following effects.

That is, according to the present invention, the first and second fastening members whose separation distance can be selectively changed are provided at both ends of the flexible connecting member, and the first fastening members are fixed elements. In addition, since the second fastening member is fastened to the wiring guide furniture, it can flexibly accommodate different types of fixing elements, which is extremely versatile and reliable. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the furniture for wiring guidance from falling. Also, the first
After fixing the fastening device of FIG. 2 to the outer surface of the fixing element, pull the other end of the second fastening device into the upward opening of the wiring guide furniture to move the wiring guide furniture from the upper side to the inner surface thereof. If the second fastening device is fastened, it is not necessary to dig into the lower limb space of the fixing element to perform the fastening work as in the conventional case, and the connecting work is dramatically simplified.

If the furniture main body has a slit on the outer surface thereof so that the other end side of the connecting member can be inserted into the upward opening from the outside, the other end side of the connecting member is utilized by utilizing this slit. Can be easily inserted into the wiring space, and the fastening operation of the second fastening tool can be easily performed from above the wiring guide furniture.

The furniture main body has a retreat portion located on the outer side surface inward of the abutment surface with the fixing element, and the first fastening member is fixed to the outer side surface of the fixing element facing the retreat portion. If the retracting portion is used as an escape for the first fastener, for example, furniture or a wall body of a type in which the fixing element is substantially flush with the outer surface serving as the connecting surface and the mating surface Even in such a case, the interference between the first fastening member and the outer side surface of the wiring guide furniture can be avoided, and the fixing element of that kind can be favorably dealt with.

If the first and second fastening devices are fastened to the wiring guide furniture or the fixing element via the adhesive sheet,
This eliminates the need to process a screw insertion hole or the like on the connecting surface of the wiring guide furniture and the fixing element, and at the time of connecting work, no tools or the like are required and the connecting work becomes very easy.

If the first and second fasteners are the first and second buckles capable of tightening the connecting member, the existing parts are used to reliably connect the wiring guide furniture and the fixing element. It becomes possible to do.

The first and second buckles are provided with a buckle body and a holding plate pivotally supported at one end side of the buckle body, and are connected between the buckle body and the holding plate. If the first and second buckles are attached to the connecting member by inserting and sandwiching the member, the attachment to the connecting member is easy and the first and second buckles are tightened. Looseness of the connecting member can also be effectively prevented.

If the connecting member is a belt-shaped belt,
If the fixing element that can be expected to have sufficient routing ability and reliable connectivity is a desk, it is possible to effectively prevent the wiring guide furniture from tipping over, and also to effectively exhibit the wiring guide function.

If the fixing element is a wall, it is possible to reliably prevent the wiring guide furniture from tipping over.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which furniture for wiring guidance is attached to a desk in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the wiring guide furniture.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view in which the front and rear panels and the side panels are omitted.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the fall prevention device.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the relevant part.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

21b ... Attaching surface (outer wall) 22 ... Retracting part (hanging piece) 22b ... Inner side surface 23 ... Slit 5a ... Upward opening 8 ... Fall prevention device 81 ... Connecting member (belt) 81a ... One end 81b ... Other end 82A ... 1st fastening tool (1st buckle) 82B ... 2nd fastening tool (2nd buckle) 821 ... Buckle main body 821a ... Adhesive sheet 822 ... Holding plate A ... Wiring guide furniture B ... Desk 103a ... Outer side (back) S ... Wiring space

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Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wiring space formed in a furniture body can be communicated with the outside through an upward opening formed at an upper end,
A fall prevention device for connecting a wiring guide furniture capable of sealing the upward opening to a fixing element to prevent falling, wherein a flexible connecting member and a separation distance between both ends of the connecting member are provided. A first and a second fastening device mounted so as to be selectively changeable, wherein one end of the connecting member is fastened to the outer surface of the fixing element by the first fastening device. At the same time, the other end of the connecting member is provided with an upward opening of the wiring guide furniture.
Draw in part by said second fastening device as well as fastened to the inner surface of the furniture body, the furniture body, insert the other end of the connecting member on its outer surface from the outside in the upward opening A fall prevention device for furniture for wiring guidance, which has a slit to obtain. 2. A furniture main body has a retreat portion on an outer side surface thereof, which is located inward of a contact surface with a fixing element, and a first fastening tool is provided on an outer side surface of the fixing element facing the retreat portion. 2. The fall prevention device for furniture for wiring guidance according to claim 1, wherein the retracting portion is fixed to the first guide and the first retractor is used as a relief. 3. The wiring guide furniture according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first and second fasteners are fixed to the wiring guide furniture or the fixing element via an adhesive sheet. Fall prevention device. 4. The wiring guide furniture according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the first and second fasteners are first and second buckles capable of tightening the connecting member. Fall prevention device. 5. The first and second buckles are provided with a buckle body and a holding plate pivotally supported at one end side of the buckle body, and between the buckle body and the holding plate. 5. The overturning prevention device for furniture for wiring guidance according to claim 4, wherein the connection member is fitted with the first and second buckles by inserting and holding the connection member. 6. The overturning prevention device for furniture for wiring guidance according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is a belt-shaped belt. 7. The overturning prevention device for furniture for wiring guidance according to claim 1, wherein the fixing element is a desk. 8. The overturning prevention device for wiring guide furniture according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein the fixing element is a wall.