JP3520353B2 - Screen panel mounting device for desks - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the structure of a device for mounting a screen panel standing on the top surface of a top plate of a desk or the like used in an office or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for attaching a partition panel which is erected on the top surface of a top plate in a desk or the like used in an office, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-27877. A board long in the front-rear direction is screwed to the upper surface of the plate, and support pins for supporting a partition panel are erected at a plurality of positions on the board (for example, front and rear parts, and the support pins are provided on the lower surface side of the partition panel. The screen was inserted into a mounting hole that was opened downward and the partition panel was hung vertically.

In this structure, after the desk top plate is provided in the middle of the wide surface of the desk top plate, each time the partition panel is removed or the vertical position of the partition panel is changed, the upper surface of the top plate on which the partition panel is hung is changed. Since the screw holes are opened in the above, there is a problem that the top plate becomes inconvenient to use.

In order to vertically hang the screen panel without damaging the desk top plate, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-41461, a sideways opening-like mounting is fitted so as to fit tightly to the front edge of the desk top plate. While screwing the horizontal piece of the metal fitting to the front part of the lower surface of the partition panel, install a plurality of mounting groove holes vertically at appropriate intervals on the post on the side edge of the rear partition panel that stands upright along the rear edge of the desk top plate. It has been proposed that the rear end of the partition panel should be provided with an engaging claw that drops into and engages with the mounting groove.

[0005]

However, in the structure disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-41461, it is impossible to set up the partition panel so as to extend in the front-back direction of the desk top plate at the portion where the rear partition panel does not exist. There was a problem of becoming.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is a desk which can stand a partition panel on an arbitrary upper surface of a top plate without damaging the top plate. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for attaching a partition panel in such a case.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a partition panel mounting device for a desk or the like according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with a sideways opening which is fitted to the front and rear edges of a top plate of the desk or the like. A pair of front and rear clamp bodies, and a front and rear long connecting body which is fitted between the horizontal upper pieces of the pair of clamp bodies and supports the partition panel, and is inserted from the upper surface of the connecting body, and Bolts that are respectively screwed into the horizontal upper pieces of the clamp body are provided.

The invention described in claim 2 is the same as claim 1.
In the partition panel mounting device for a desk or the like described in paragraph 1, the connecting body is formed to have a hollow rectangular cross-section, and is formed so as to fit tightly in the longitudinal mounting grooves formed on the lower surface of the partition panel. Is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for attaching a partition panel in a desk or the like according to claim 1 or 2, the upper surface of the connecting body is fitted into a mounting groove of the partition panel. The reinforcing support portion is provided so as to project upward.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a partition device to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the partition device, FIG. 3 is a side view of one side end of the partition device,
4 is a perspective view of component parts of the partition device, FIG. 5 is a side view of a partition panel mounting device, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the mounting device, FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of the main part, and FIG. It is a side view of an embodiment.

In the illustrated embodiment, a partition device applied to an office is a plurality of partition panels 1 and a desk top plate 6 which is horizontally projected on one or both of the front panel and the rear panel.
(And the corner desk top plate 7). The partition panel 1 is composed of a frame body 2 that can stand on its own, and panels 5 that are detachably attached to the front and rear surfaces of the frame body 2. The column parts 3 on the left and right sides of the hollow frame body 2 which is rectangular in a front view are bolts for connection. And are connected side by side through connecting blocks (both not shown).
Mounting holes 4 are formed in the upper and lower portions at predetermined intervals. An engaging claw (not shown) attached to the back surface of the panel 5 is fitted into the attachment hole 4, and a plurality of panels 5 are detachably attached to the front and rear surfaces of the frame body 2 in the vertical direction. Has been. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the frame body 2 can be self-supporting by connecting in an L shape in a plan view, and the right end portion in FIG. 1 has a narrow width along the side edge of the desk top plate 6. By connecting a frame body (not shown) to which the panel 5 is detachably attached to the front and rear surfaces, the self-sustaining stability of the partition device is improved.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a leg body 14 also serving as a stabilizer is provided at a position where one side edge of the desk top plate 6 is open apart from the partition panel 1. It is preferable to detachably mount it through the mounting bracket 17 so as to project from the second column portion 3 at a substantially right angle.

The desk tops mounted on the front and rear surfaces of the partition panel 1 are arranged horizontally side by side as shown in FIGS.
In addition to the usual desk top plate 6 having a rectangular shape in a plan view, there is a corner desk top plate 7 arranged at a corner portion of the partition panel 1. A bracket 10 having a substantially triangular shape in a side view for supporting the left and right lower surface portions of the desk top plate 6 and the corner top plate 7 has a plurality of upper and lower engaging claws 9 protruding from its rear end in the frame body 2. The partition panel 1 is formed by engaging the locking holes 8 formed in the front and rear surface corners of the support column 3 in the vertical direction at regular intervals.
Project forward or backward.

The head of a bolt 12 attached to the lower surface of the desk top plate 6 (corner top plate 7) is fitted to the horizontal plate portion 10a at the upper end of the bracket 10, and the desk top plate 6 (corner top plate 7) is also attached.
Is formed in the rear direction (when pushed in the panel 5 direction, only the bolt shaft is fitted so that the head cannot be removed, and an engagement hole 11 having a daruma shape in plan view is formed (see FIG. 5). When the upper surfaces of the brackets 10, 10 adjacent to each other on the tip side are screwed to the lower surfaces of the adjacent desk top plates 6 and 6 and the corner desk top plate 7 via the connecting plate, the desk top plates 6 and 6 arranged in parallel are There is no rattling of the corner desk top plate 7, and it is impossible to remove each desk top plate 6 from the bracket 10 so as to separate from the panel 5.

As described above, when the desk top plate 6 and the corner desk top plate 7 are mounted on the front surface of the partition panel 1, the front face of the partition panel 1 and the rear edge of the desk top plate 6 and the corner desk top plate 7 are A gap having a predetermined size (H1) is formed between them (see FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 5). Then, a long cover body 20 made of synthetic resin is detachably attached to the desk top plate 6 and the corner desk top plate 7 via a support body 21 so as to close this gap. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cover body 20 is formed by integrally extruding a hard top plate portion 22 and a soft cover piece. For example, the top plate portion 22 is made of ABS. A resin material is used, and the cover piece 23 is made of a thermoplastic resin such as styrene-based elastomer.

A pair of front and rear engaging legs 24, 24 as engaging portions are integrally provided on the top plate portion 22 of the cover body 20 so as to project downward, and the length of the engaging legs 24 is equal to that of the cover body. It is a ridge with the same length. Each engaging leg 24, 24
An outwardly facing claw portion is formed at the lower end portion of the. The cover piece 23 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and its base end projects horizontally so as to be substantially flush with the upper surface of the top plate portion 22.

The support 21 for supporting the cover 20 is made of a metal plate, and the substrate 21a is fixed to the lower surface of the desk top plate 6 with screws 25. The front and rear pair of mounting portions 26, 26 formed by bending upward from both left and right sides of the board 21a surround the pair of engaging legs 24, 24 from the outside and move the desk top plate 6 in the front and rear direction (positional deviation). ) Is configured to block. Therefore, the pair of front and rear engagement feet 2 of the cover body 20
When 4 and 24 are pushed from above between the front and rear mounting portions 26, 26 of the support body 21, the dimension between the lower ends of the front and rear engaging legs 24, 24 due to the bending of the synthetic resin material of the cover body 20 itself. Once, the both claws can be mounted in a state in which it is difficult for the two claws to come out upward below the engaging claws of the mounting portions 26, 26.

It should be noted that the cover body 20 can be mounted on the support body 21 with its front and rear directions reversed, and even in that case, the cover body 20 can be mounted without shifting in the front and rear direction of the gap.

Further, at a place where the left or right edge of the desk top plate 6 can be seen from the side, the end cap 2 as shown in FIG.
The frame-shaped locking projection of 7 is fitted inside the pair of front and rear engagement legs 24, 24 of the cover body 20, and the end portion of the cover body 20 is closed by the end cap 27 to improve the appearance. be able to. By fixing a gutter-shaped cable duct 28, which is open upward, with a screw or the like, a cord for wiring with an OA device on the desk top plate 6 is provided at a free end of the cover piece 23 at a deep portion on the lower surface of the desk top plate 6. When vertically inserted through the edge, it is possible to easily receive and store the remaining part of the wiring cord in the middle without hanging down.

Next, the structure of the mounting device 31 for vertically arranging the longitudinal partition panel 30 in the front-rear direction at an arbitrary position on the upper surface of the desk top plate 6 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 as the first embodiment, this partition panel 30 has a surface material 33 such as a woven cloth attached to the surface of a core plate 32 obtained by compression-molding wood chips with an adhesive. The partitioning panel 30 has a long mounting groove 34 that opens downward. The lower end edge of the cover material 33 is mounted so as to be wound inside the mounting groove 34. The length of the partition panel 30 is formed to be substantially equal to the front-back dimension (depth dimension) of the desk top plate 6.

The attachment device 31 includes a pair of front and rear clamp bodies 35 and 36 which are detachably fitted to the front and rear edges of the desk top plate 6 and which have a lateral opening shape (a lateral U-shaped cross section). A connecting body 39 having a rectangular hollow cross section, which is fitted in the horizontal upper piece 37 of 36 and is set to be substantially equal to the length of the mounting groove 34 in the partition panel 30, and the connecting body 39.
And a bolt (which means a screw) 40 which is inserted from the upper surface of the above and is screwed into the female screw portion 41 of the horizontal upper piece 37 of each of the clamp bodies 35 and 36. In the present embodiment, the clamp bodies 35 and 36 and the connecting body 39 are formed of a metal material such as steel and aluminum.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the connector 39 is placed on the upper surface of the desk top plate 6 on which the partition panel 30 is to be erected so as to extend in the front-rear direction, and then the clamp body 3 is placed.
The horizontal upper pieces 37 of the reference numerals 5 and 36 are inserted into the front and rear openings of the connecting body 39, and the lower pieces 42 of the clamp bodies are inserted so as to sandwich the lower surface side of the desk top plate 6. Next, the bolt 40 is inserted from above into the attachment holes 43 (holes larger than the diameter of the male screw portion of the bolt 40 and smaller than the diameter of the head portion 40a of the bolt 40) in the front and rear portions of the upper surface of the coupling body 39, so that the male screw portion is horizontal. Each bolt 4 is screwed into the female screw portion 41 of the upper piece 37.
The clamp bodies 35 and 36 are pulled up in accordance with the rotation of 0. When the heads 40a of the bolts 40 are pressed against the upper surface of the connecting body 39 and the respective clamp bodies 35, 36 are pulled up, the lower surface of the connecting body 39 and the lower pieces 42 of the respective clamp bodies 35, 36 cause a desk top. The plate 6 can be sandwiched and fixed vertically. When the partition panel 30 is put over the connecting body 39 so that the mounting groove 34 fits, the clamp bodies 35, 3
The partition panel 3 is a plate in which most of 6 and the connecting body 39 are hidden.
0 can be set upright. In particular, the connecting body 39
Width dimension H2 of the mounting groove 34 and the width dimension (mounting material 33
If you set the width of the part that is
The partition panel 3 can be firmly erected without wobbling in the thickness direction.

As described above, since the desk top plate 6 is only sandwiched by the pair of clamp bodies 35 and 36, the connecting body 39 and the two bolts 40, even when changing the standing position of the partition panel 30. The desk top plate 6 is not scratched.

The vertical hole 44 provided on the rear surface of the rear clamp body 36 is provided so that the flange portion of the end cap 27 covering the end portion of the cover body 20 described above can be fitted. This is convenient when the positions where the cap 27 and the clamp body 36 are arranged overlap.

In the embodiment of FIG. 9, a reinforcing support portion 45 made of a metal plate or the like is erected and fixed on the upper surface of the connecting body 39.
The mounting groove 34 in the partition panel 30 is also formed with an auxiliary groove hole 34a into which the reinforcing support portion 45 can be fitted.
Since other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same parts and configurations are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. As described above, by providing the reinforcing support portion 45, it is possible to substantially eliminate the shake and rattling of the partition panel 3 in the thickness direction.

The connecting body 39 is not required to be hollow as a whole as long as there is a space at the front and rear ends thereof into which the horizontal upper pieces 37 of the clamps 35 and 36 can be fitted. Further, the reinforcing support portion 45 may have a rod shape as well as a plate shape.

A wiring cord can be inserted into the hollow portion of the frame body 2 of the partition panel 1, and a wiring duct for receiving the wiring cord is provided in a horizontally long position at a midway position of the frame body 2, In order to pull out the cord from the wiring duct to the front surface or the rear surface of the partition panel 1, a gap is formed between the upper and lower sides of the panels 5 arranged in the upper and lower sides, and the wiring drawer cover is attached so as to close the gap. May be.

The partition panel 30 and the mounting device 31
Can be mounted not only on the desk top plate 6 but also on the corner desk top plate 7, and also on a top plate such as a shelf plate arranged on the front side of the panel 5 of the partitioning device 1 or the top of another independent desk. It is also possible to stand on a board.

[0029]

As described in detail above, the device for attaching a partition panel in a desk or the like according to the first aspect of the present invention is a pair of front and rear sideways openings fitted to the front and rear edges of the top plate of the desk or the like. Of the clamp body, a connecting body that is fitted between the horizontal upper pieces of the pair of clamp bodies, and that is long in the front-rear direction for supporting the partition panel, and is inserted from the upper surface of the connecting body, and Bolts that are respectively screwed into the horizontal upper piece,
It is characterized by having.

Therefore, since there are only a pair of front and rear clamp bodies and connecting bodies fitted to the front and rear edges of the top plate, and bolts for pulling the clamp body upward with respect to the connecting body, any portion of the top plate can be provided. Although the mounting device can be mounted, it has an excellent effect of not damaging the top plate.

The invention described in claim 2 is the same as claim 1.
In the partition panel mounting device for a desk or the like described in paragraph 1, the connecting body is formed to have a hollow rectangular cross-section, and is formed so as to fit tightly in the longitudinal mounting grooves formed on the lower surface of the partition panel. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, there is an effect that the partition panel can be attached / detached to / from the mounting device with one touch and can be erected. Further, if the connecting body is formed in a hollow rectangular shape in cross section, there is an effect that the rigidity can be high and the weight can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the partition panel mounting device for a desk or the like according to the first or second aspect, the upper surface of the connecting body is fitted in the mounting groove of the partition panel. Since the reinforcing support portion that protrudes upward is provided, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, it is possible to ensure that the partition panel has a rattling or swinging in its thickness direction. There is an effect that can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a partition device.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a partition device.

FIG. 3 is a side view taken along the line III-III of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing components such as a partition device.

5 is an enlarged side view of the main part of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view showing the first embodiment of the partition panel and the attachment device.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of parts of the attachment device.

8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway side view showing the first embodiment of the partition panel and the attachment device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 partition panel 6 desk top 10 bracket 14 legs 20 cover body 30 partition panel 31 Mounting device 34 mounting groove 35, 36 Clamp body 37 Horizontal upper piece 39 connected body 40 volts 42 Lower piece

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of laterally-opening front and rear clamp bodies to be fitted respectively to front and rear edges of a top plate of a desk or the like, and to fit between horizontal upper pieces of the pair of clamp bodies and to support a partition panel. The attachment of a partition panel in a desk or the like, comprising: a longitudinally-longitudinal connecting body and bolts which are inserted from the upper surface of the connecting body and which are respectively screwed into the horizontal upper pieces of the pair of clamp bodies. apparatus. 2. The connecting body is formed to have a hollow rectangular cross section,
The attachment device for a partition panel in a desk or the like according to claim 1, wherein the partition panel is formed so as to fit tightly into a mounting groove formed in the lower surface of the partition panel in the front-rear longitudinal direction. 3. A partition for a desk or the like according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing support portion that fits into a mounting groove of the partition panel is provided on the upper surface of the connecting body so as to project upward. Panel mounting device.