JP3603020B2 - Top plate support device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a support for a top plate that can change an arrangement form of a curtain plate device disposed between a pair of leg devices according to an installation location, an application, or the like, at various desks such as a corner desk, a table, a laboratory bench, or the like. It concerns the device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, the corner desk is set in a shape according to an installation place, a use, and the like. For example, in the case of a corner desk provided with a top plate having a substantially pentagonal shape in plan view, a row of long desks or the like is arranged at a place where a row crosses in a substantially cross shape or a substantially L shape in plan view, a corner of a room, or the like. It is used to do it. Further, in the case of a corner desk provided with a top plate having a substantially L-shape in plan view, the corner desk is arranged along the side of the pillar that protrudes into the room, in other words, on both sides sandwiching the corner of the pillar, It is used in such a manner that a substantially L-shaped side edge portion of the top plate, which is concave inward in plan view, is brought into contact with the top plate.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In this case, for example, a corner desk provided with a pentagonal top plate in plan view cannot be arranged along a column projecting into the room, and a corner desk provided with a substantially L-shaped top plate in plan view is used as a long desk. In such a case that the rows cannot be arranged at a place where the rows intersect substantially in a cross shape in a plan view, the installation location and the use are limited by the shape. Therefore, the conventional corner desk has a problem that the range of selection of the use form is narrow and the usability is poor for the user.
[0004]
In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a variety of desks such as corner desks and the like, tables and laboratory tables with many variations to be used in various installation locations and applications. It is a technical object to provide a support device.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve this technical problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a device for supporting a top plate by a pair of leg devices and a curtain plate device detachably connected therebetween, wherein the curtain plate device is And two connecting plates each having two different lengths in the width direction and a plurality of connecting means connected to adjacent ones of the connecting plates, and connecting each of the connecting plates via the connecting means. By doing so, the curtain plate device is configured to be changeable between a substantially W shape and a substantially L shape in plan view.
[0006]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, an upper end portion of each of the curtain plate portions is detachably fixed to a lower surface of the top plate, and a side portion of each of the curtain plate portions is connected to the connecting means. It is configured so as to be detachably connected to.
[0007]
Further, in the invention according to claim 3, according to claim 1 or 2, the connecting means is detachably attached to a substantially rectangular column supporting the top plate and to a side portion of each of the curtain plate portions. And an intermediate connector to be connected.
[0008]
【The invention's effect】
When configured as in claim 1, the combination of connecting the respective curtain plate portions via the respective connecting means allows the curtain plate device to take a substantially W-shaped or substantially L-shaped connection pattern in plan view, By attaching a top plate having a shape corresponding to the connection pattern, for example, when the support device is used for a corner desk, a plurality of usage patterns can be given to the corner desk.
[0009]
Therefore, the corner desk may be arranged at a place where rows of long desks or the like intersect in a substantially cross shape or a substantially L shape in plan view, at a corner of a room, or at a side portion of a pillar protruding into the room. It can be used according to various installation locations, applications, and the like, such as being arranged alongside, so that it is convenient for the user.
[0010]
Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the top plate can be efficiently mounted by mounting and mounting the top plate on the upper end of the support device assembled in a predetermined shape in advance. Furthermore, since the top plate is supported by the entire supporting device, for example, when this supporting device is used for a corner desk, the stability of the corner desk is improved.
[0011]
Further, when configured as in claim 3, the curtain plate device can take three types of substantially W-shaped connection patterns in plan view, and by attaching a top plate having a shape corresponding to this connection pattern, for example, When this support device is used for a corner desk, it is possible to use one corner desk in accordance with the degree of overhang of a pillar at a corner of a room or the like, and also in this case, it is convenient for the user. It becomes.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 show a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a corner desk 1. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a use form of the corner desk 1, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the support device 2. First, an outline of the entire corner desk 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0013]
The corner desk 1 includes a single top plate 3 and a support device 2 that supports the top plate 3. In the first embodiment, a top plate 3 having a substantially L-shape in plan view is used. As shown in FIG. 1, a substantially L-shaped rear side of the top plate 3 which is inwardly recessed in plan view. The corner desk 1 is arranged along the side of the pillar P in a state where the edge 3b is in contact with both side surfaces sandwiching the corner of the pillar P projecting into the room.
[0014]
A portion of the top plate 3 facing the rear edge 3b is a curved edge 3c cut into a fan shape in plan view. In FIG. 1, the short side of the top plate of the long desk D is brought into contact with the front side edge 3a adjacent to the curved edge 3c so that the long desk D and the corner desk 1 are along the wall surface of the room. Are located.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the supporting device 2 includes a pair of leg devices 4 and 4 detachably fixed to the lower surface of the top plate 3, a curtain plate device 5 detachably connected therebetween, and each leg device. An end panel device 6 detachably fixed to a side end of the device 4. The curtain plate device 5 of the first embodiment is arranged in a substantially W-shape in plan view corresponding to the shape of the top plate 3 in order to make the corner desk 1 follow the side of the column P (see FIG. 2). ).
[0016]
Note that the end panel device 6 is not an essential component in the support device 2 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the top plate 3 as viewed from the rear edge 3b side, in which the end panel device 6 is not shown.
[0017]
Next, the structure of each part of the support device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a skeleton of the leg device 4, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a skeleton of the curtain plate device 5, and FIG. 7 is a perspective sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 2, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the intermediate connector 23, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of the end panel device 6.
[0018]
First, the pair of leg devices 4 and 4 will be described. Here, the leg device 4 is formed symmetrically to the left and right with the curtain plate device 5 interposed therebetween, and has basically the same configuration. This will be described below.
[0019]
The leg device 4 includes a leg frame 7 made of metal or the like in a rectangular frame shape as viewed from the front, and a panel 8 made of metal or the like that covers the frame of the leg frame 7 (see FIG. 3). The leg frame 7 has a rectangular frame shape in a front view by fixing stay members 10, 10 opened upward and downward outward to upper and lower ends of two substantially rectangular cylindrical pillars 9, 9 by welding or the like. Has become. An adjuster 11 for adjusting the height is attached to the lower end of each support 9. On one side surface of the upper stay member 10, a substantially L-shaped connection fitting 12 for fixing the leg device 4 to the lower surface of the top plate 3 with a screw 45 is attached by a tapping screw 13 (see FIG. 4). (See FIG. 4).
[0020]
Screw holes 14 (two in FIG. 3) for fixing the edge pieces 8a of the panel 8 are formed in the opposing inward side surfaces of the two pillars 9, 9. Further, a plurality of screw holes 15, 16, and 17 are formed on the outward side surface of the left support 9 (six in FIG. 3). Here, two screw holes 15 on the upper end side on the outward side surface of the support 9 are for fixing a side portion of the upper cross member 24 described later, and two screw holes 16 on the lower end side are described later. This is for fixing the side portion of the lower cross member 25 to be formed. The remaining two screw holes 17 are for fixing the end panel device 6.
[0021]
On the other hand, on both left and right sides of the panel 8, upper and lower longitudinal edge pieces 8a, 8a are formed so as to protrude in the same direction, that is, bent in a substantially U-shape in plan view. Insertion holes 19 (two in FIG. 3) for inserting screws 18 to be screwed into the screw holes 14 formed on the inward side surface of each support 9 are formed. At the lower end of the panel 8, an upwardly hook-shaped locking edge 8b is formed to be bent in the left and right direction.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 4, the panel 8 is fitted with both edge pieces 8 a, 8 a in the frame of the leg frame 7 in a state where the locking edge 8 b is hooked on one edge of the lower stay member 10, and Is attached to the leg frame 7 by screwing a screw 18 through a through hole 19 of each edge piece 8a into a screw hole 15 formed on an inward side surface of the frame.
[0023]
Next, the curtain plate device 5 will be described. The curtain plate device 5 includes two first curtain plate portions 20 having a long length in the left-right width direction, two second curtain plate portions 21 having a short width direction, and a plurality of these curtain plate portions 20 and 21. It is composed of a pillar 22 (two in FIG. 2) connected to the side and an intermediate connector 23. Each of the pillars 22 and the intermediate connector 23 corresponds to a connection unit according to the present invention. In the following description, for convenience, in each of the curtain plate portions 20 and 21, a symbol a is assigned to a component located on the left side in FIG. 2, and a symbol b is assigned to a component located on the right side in FIG.
[0024]
In the first embodiment, the connection pattern of each of the curtain plates 20, 21 is, in order from the left in FIG. 2, a first curtain plate portion 20a, two second curtain plate portions 21a, 21b, and a first curtain plate portion 20b. It has become. As shown in FIG. 2, the first curtain plate portion 20a on the left side and the second curtain plate portion 21a are connected via a pillar 22. Similarly, the first curtain plate portion 20b on the right side and the second curtain plate 20a are connected to each other. The plate portion 21b is connected via another pillar 22. The second curtain plates 21a and 21b are connected to each other via an intermediate connector 23.
[0025]
The left side of the left first curtain plate portion 20a is connected to the side end of the left leg device 4, and similarly, the right portion of the right first curtain plate portion 20b is connected to the right leg device 4. Is connected to the side end of
[0026]
Each of the curtain plate portions 20 and 21 has a different length in the left-right width direction and a different target (side end of the leg device 4, the pillar 22 or the intermediate connector 23) to which the left and right sides are connected. Except for the above, the configuration is basically the same. Therefore, the structure of the second curtain plate portion 21a located second from the left in FIG. 2 will be described below as a representative.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 5, the second curtain plate portion 21a includes an upper cross member 24 having a substantially U-shaped cross section in the left and right length, a lower cross member 25 having a substantially Z-shaped cross section in the left and right length, and a plate-shaped curtain plate. 26 and a holder 27 for detachably attaching the upper edge of the curtain plate 26 to the upper rail member 24.
[0028]
An upper cross member 24 is fixed to the longitudinally upper ends of the pillars 22 and the intermediate connector 23 which are arranged in a vertical shape at appropriate intervals on the left and right with screws 28, and a lower cross member is also provided at the lower end. 25 is fixed by screws 29. The plate-like curtain plate 26 is disposed so as to cover the frame surrounded by the pillar 22, the intermediate connecting member 23, and the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 (see FIGS. 2 and 7).
[0029]
In the horizontal edge 24a at the upper end of the upper cross member 24, there are formed through holes 31 (three in FIG. 5) through which screws 30 (see FIG. 7) to be screwed into the screw holes on the lower surface of the top plate 3 are inserted. Is established. In a state where the horizontal edge portion 24a is in contact with the lower surface of the top plate 3, a screw 30 is screwed into a screw hole on the lower surface of the top plate 3 through each of the insertion holes 31 to form the top plate 3. Each of the curtain plates 20 and 21 is fixed to the lower surface.
[0030]
On both left and right sides of the vertical plate portion 24b of the upper cross member 24, screws 28 to be screwed into the screw holes 38 on the upper end side of the pillar 22 and the screw holes 40 on the upper end side of the intermediate connector 23 (to be described in detail later). Insertion holes 32 (two in FIG. 5) for insertion are formed. The position of each of the insertion holes 32 in the vertical plate portion 24b is set so as to correspond to the screw hole 15 on the upper end side of the support 9 in the leg device 4.
[0031]
The lower end of the upper cross member 24 is an engagement edge 24c for engaging the holder 27. The vertical plate portion 24b is also provided with code holes 33 (two in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5) for inserting wiring codes.
[0032]
On the other hand, the upper end of the lower cross member 25 is an upward hook-shaped support edge 25a for supporting the lower end of the curtain plate 26. The support edge 25a and the vertical plate portion 25b form the lower cross member 25. Has a substantially Z-shaped cross section. Similarly to the upper cross member 24, the screw holes 39 on the lower end side of the pillar 22 and the screw holes 41 on the lower end side of the intermediate connector 23 are also provided on both left and right sides of the vertical plate portion 25b of the lower cross member 25 (details will be described later). ) Are provided with through holes 34 (two in FIG. 5) through which the screws 29 to be screwed are inserted. The positions where the insertion holes 34 are formed are also set so as to correspond to the screw holes 16 on the lower end side of the support 9 in the leg device 4.
[0033]
Next, the holder 27 will be described. The holder 27, which is an integrally molded product made of synthetic resin or the like, includes a base 35 having a downwardly-opening holding groove 35a into which the upper edge of the curtain plate 26 is fitted, and a contact piece horizontally protruding from the base 35. 36, a locking piece 37 provided on the upper end of the base 35 so as to extend in the same direction as the contact piece 36, and a handle 38 projecting upward from the upper end of the locking piece 37 (FIG. 5 to FIG. 7). The holding groove 35a is provided with a projection for retaining the same, and the tip of the locking piece 37 is formed with a barbed claw 37a.
[0034]
In the first embodiment, the two holders 27 are attached to the upper edge of the curtain plate 26 at appropriate intervals. With the lower edge of the curtain plate 26 having the two holders 27 placed on the supporting edge 25 a of the lower rail member 25, the contact piece 36 and the locking piece 37 of each holder 26 form the upper rail. By pinching the engaging edge 24c of the member 24 and hooking the claw 37a of the locking piece 37 on the engaging edge 24c of the upper beam member 24, the pillar 22, the intermediate connector 23, and the upper and lower beam members 24 are engaged. , 25 (see FIG. 7).
[0035]
In the first embodiment, the two holders 27 are attached to the upper edge of the curtain plate 26, but it goes without saying that more holders 27 may be used. Further, the holding tool 27 may be formed to extend in the left and right direction along the upper edge of the curtain plate 26.
[0036]
Next, the pillar 22 and the intermediate connecting body 23 as connecting means according to the present invention will be described. The pillar 22 which is one of the connecting means is formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape with a vertical length, and two adjacent sides of the four peripheral surfaces of the pillar 22 have two at the upper end and two at the lower end. Two screw holes 38 and 39 are respectively formed (see FIG. 4). The screw holes 38 on the upper end side are for fixing the side portions of the upper cross member 24, and the screw holes 39 on the lower end side are for fixing the side portions of the lower cross member 25.
[0037]
An adjuster 11 for height adjustment is attached to the lower end of the pillar 22 in the same manner as the respective pillars 9 of the leg device 4. In the first embodiment, the side portions of the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 are fixed to the two adjacent side surfaces of the pillar 22 having the screw holes 38 and 39 by the screws 28 and 29, so that the adjacent first pillar members 24 and 25 are screwed. The curtain plate portion 20 and the second curtain plate portion 21 are arranged so as to project outward in plan view (see FIG. 2).
[0038]
Similarly, a vertically long intermediate connector 23, which is one of the connecting means, is formed by fixing a substantially flat outer plate 23b to an inner plate 23a having a substantially W-shaped cross section by welding or the like.
[0039]
Two screw holes 40 and 41 are formed at the upper end and two screw holes 40 and 41 are formed at the lower end of two sides of the inner plate 23a adjacent to each other so as to be concaved inward in plan view (FIGS. 5 and 8). reference). These screw holes 40 and 41 serve the same role as the screw holes 38 and 39 of the pillar 22 described above. That is, the screw hole 40 on the upper end side of the inner plate 23a is for fixing the side part of the upper rail member 24, and the screw hole 41 on the lower end side is for fixing the side part of the lower rail member 25. Things.
[0040]
The outer plate 23b is attached to hide the tips of the screws 28 that are screwed into the screw holes 40 and 41 formed in the inner plate 23a to improve the appearance.
[0041]
In the first embodiment, the side portions of the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 are fixed to the two side surfaces of the inner plate 23b adjacent to each other so as to be depressed inward in plan view by screws 28 and 29, so that the adjacent second plate is formed. The two curtain plates 21a and 21b are arranged so as to be depressed inward in plan view (see FIG. 2). The length of the intermediate connector 23 and the length of the pillar 22 excluding the adjuster 11 are set to be substantially the same.
[0042]
Next, the structure of the end panel device 6 will be described. Here, the end panel devices 6 are symmetrically disposed and have basically the same configuration. Therefore, a description will be given below with reference to a device attached to the side end of the left leg device 4 as a representative.
[0043]
The end panel device 6 is for covering the space between the leg device 4 and the room wall, and is formed in a substantially box shape with one side surface opened. As shown in FIG. 9, an insertion hole 42 (two in FIG. 9) is formed in the right side plate of the end panel device 6, and the insertion hole 42 is formed on the outward side surface of the support 9 in the left leg device 4. A screw 43 is screwed into the screw hole 17 through an insertion hole 42 of the right plate, so that the leg device 4 on the left side is flush with the leg device 4.
[0044]
A substantially square mounting hole 44 is formed in each of the upper and lower side plates of the end panel device 6, and the adjuster 11 for height adjustment is fitted in the mounting hole 44 of the lower plate (FIG. 9).
[0045]
In the above configuration, when assembling the support device 2, the left ends of the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 in the first curtain plate portion 20 a are fixed to the side ends of the left leg device 4 with screws 28 and 29, and the left leg is The right side portions of the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 of the first curtain plate portion 20a are fixed to screws 28 and 29 on one of two adjacent side surfaces of the pillar 22.
[0046]
Next, the left side portions of the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 in the second curtain plate portion 21 a are fixed to the other side surface of the pillar 22 with screws 28 and 29, and the inner plate 23 a of the intermediate connector 23 is set inward in plan view. The right sides of the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 of the second curtain plate 21a are fixed to the right sides of the two side faces adjacent to each other so as to be depressed in the directions by screws 28 and 29. The right leg device 4, the first curtain plate portion 20b, and the second curtain plate portion 21b are also connected symmetrically to the left one.
[0047]
Then, a curtain plate 26 is mounted via a holder 27 to each frame portion surrounded by the side end of each leg device 4, the pillar 22, the intermediate connector 23, and the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25. As described above, the support devices 2 of the first embodiment are connected in a state where the curtain plate devices 5 are arranged in a substantially W shape in plan view.
[0048]
To fix the substantially L-shaped top plate 3 to the support device 2, the top plate 3 is placed on the upper end of the support device 2, and each upper hole member 24 is inserted into each screw hole on the lower surface of the top plate 3. Then, the screws 30 and 45 are screwed through the insertion hole 31 of the horizontal edge portion 24a and the connection fitting 12 attached to each leg device 4 (see FIGS. 4 and 7).
[0049]
Next, a connection pattern of the curtain plate device 5 will be described. FIGS. 10A to 10D are plan views showing connection patterns (first to fourth embodiments) of the curtain plate device 5. The curtain plate device 5 adopts the above-described configuration, and when the two pillars 22 and the intermediate coupling body 23 are used as the coupling means, the three types of roughly shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C are used. A W-shaped connection pattern can be obtained.
[0050]
That is, in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 10A, the two second curtain plates 21, 21 are located along the rear edge 3 b of the top 3, and the front edges 3 a, A portion S surrounded by imaginary lines L, L on the extension of 3a and the rear edge portion 3b has a substantially square shape. In FIG. 1, the corner desk 1 is arranged so that the pillar P is located in the enclosed portion S.
[0051]
The connection pattern of the second embodiment is, in the order from the lower left to the upper right in FIG. 10B, in the order of the second curtain plate portion 21, the two first curtain plate portions 20, 20, and the second curtain plate portion 21. ing. A top plate 3 ′ (shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 10B) corresponding to the connection pattern and having a substantially L shape in a plan view is attached to the upper end of the support device 2 of the second embodiment. The connection structure of each of the curtain plate portions 20 and 21 is different from that of the first embodiment only in that the object to which the left and right side portions are connected (side end of the leg device 4, the pillar 22 or the intermediate connection body 23) is changed. Same as the form.
[0052]
In this case, the two first curtain plates 20, 20 are located along the rear edge 3b 'of the top 3', and are imaginary lines on the top 3 'extending from the front edges 3a', 3a '. A portion S 'surrounded by L', L 'and the rear edge 3b' is substantially square, and has an area larger than that of the surrounded portion S in the first embodiment. Thereby, the corner desk 1 'using the support device 2 of the second embodiment can be arranged, for example, along a column or the like that protrudes further into the room than the column P of the first embodiment.
[0053]
As shown in FIG. 10B, for example, in a space surrounded by the first curtain plate portion 20, the second curtain plate portion 21, and the leg device 4, a wagon 55 (dotted line in FIG. ) Can be arranged.
[0054]
In the connection pattern of the third embodiment, two second curtain plate portions 21 and two first curtain plate portions 20 and 20 are arranged in this order from the lower left to the upper right in FIG. A top plate 3 ″ (shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 10C) that is substantially L-shaped in plan view according to this connection pattern is attached to the upper end of the support device 2 of the third embodiment. The connection structure of the curtain plate portions 20 and 21 is different only in that the object to which the left and right side portions are connected (the side end of the leg device 4, the pillar 22 or the intermediate connection body 23) is changed, and the first and second connection portions are changed. This is the same as the second embodiment.
[0055]
In this case, the adjacent first and second curtain plates 20 and 21 are located along the rear edge 3b "of the top 3", and the front edges 3a "and 3a" of the top 3 ". A portion S ″ surrounded by virtual lines L ″, L ″ on the extension of the above and the rear side edge portion 3b ″ has a substantially rectangular shape. As a result, the support device 2 of the third embodiment is used. The corner desk 1 ″ can be arranged, for example, along a pillar or the like that projects into a room in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view.
[0056]
As described above, according to the present invention, when the two pillars 22 and the intermediate connector 23 are used as the connection means, the curtain plate device 5 takes three types of substantially W-shaped connection patterns in plan view. By attaching the top plate 3 (3 ′, 3 ″) having a shape corresponding to this connection pattern, one corner desk 1 (1 ′, 1 ″) can be given three types of usage patterns. it can. Therefore, one corner desk 1 (1 ′, 1 ″) can be used in accordance with the degree of overhang of the pillar, etc., and the user can easily use it.
[0057]
Further, in the present invention, the side portions of each of the curtain plate portions 20 and 21, that is, the side portions of the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 constituting each of the curtain plate portions 20 and 21 are connected to the pillar 22 and the intermediate connection as the connecting means. While the screws 28 and 29 are fixed to the body 23, the horizontal edge 24 a of the upper rail member 24 corresponding to the upper end of each of the curtain plates 20 and 21 is screwed to the lower surface of the top plate 3. Since the top plate 3 is placed and mounted on the upper end of the support device 2 assembled in a predetermined shape, the work of mounting the top plate 3 can be performed efficiently. Further, since the top plate 3 is supported by the entire support device 2 including the respective curtain plate portions 20 and 21, the stability of the corner desk 1 is improved.
[0058]
When one pillar 22 and two legs 52 are used as another example of the connecting means, as shown in the fourth embodiment of FIG. A substantially L-shaped connection pattern can be obtained.
[0059]
The leg 52 shown in FIG. 11 is formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape with a vertical length, and a screw hole for fixing a side portion of the upper rail member 24 is provided at an upper end of one side surface of the leg 52. Four holes 53 are formed, and four screw holes 54 for fixing the side portions of the lower rail member 25 are formed at the lower end side.
[0060]
Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, the side portions of the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 are fixed to the one side surface of the leg 52 with the screws 28 and 29, so that the adjacent first and second curtain plates 20 and 20 are fixed. The parts 21 are arranged flush with each other (see FIG. 12). Then, the two second curtain plate portions 21 and 21 are connected to each other via the pillar 22, so that the support device 2 of the fourth embodiment arranges the curtain plate device 5 in a substantially L shape in plan view. Connected in state.
[0061]
An adjuster 11 for height adjustment is also attached to the lower end of the leg 46, similarly to the columns 9 and the legs 22 of the leg device 4. Further, it is also possible to connect the first and second curtain plates 20 and 21 while replacing the positional relationship between them.
[0062]
If a top plate 51 (shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 10D) corresponding to this connection pattern and having a substantially pentagonal shape in plan view is attached to the upper end of the support device 2 of the fourth embodiment, the support device 2 is used. The corner desks 50 can be arranged, for example, at places where the rows of the long desks D intersect in a substantially cross shape or a substantially L shape in plan view, at corners of a room, or the like.
[0063]
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C, the space between the front edge 3 a (3 a ′, 3 a ″) of the top plate 3 (3 ′, 3 ″) and each of the curtain plate portions 20, 21. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 10D, the space R1 (R1 ′, R1 ″) between the side edge portion 51a of the top plate 50 having a substantially pentagonal shape in plan view and the space between each of the curtain plate portions 20, 21. R2 can be used as a space for wiring and piping.
[0064]
The present invention can be embodied in various ways other than the illustrated embodiment. For example, the leg device 4 may adopt a form such as a substantially L shape or a substantially E shape in a front view. Also, each of the curtain plate portions 20 and 21 is not limited to the one composed of the upper and lower cross members 24 and 25 and the curtain plate 26, and may be a substantially box-like form having one side opened. is there. Further, an adjuster for adjusting the height may be attached to each of the curtain plate portions 20, 21 and the intermediate connector 23.
[0065]
In addition, it goes without saying that the support device 2 according to the present invention is not limited to being applied to a corner desk, but can also be applied to various desks, tables, test stands, and the like.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a usage form of a corner desk to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the support device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a skeleton of the leg device.
FIG. 4 is a sectional side view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a framework of the curtain plate device.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a holder.
FIG. 7 is a side sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 2;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an intermediate connector which is one of the connecting means.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a mounting mode of the end panel device.
10A is a plan view showing a connection pattern of the first embodiment, FIG. 10B is a plan view showing a connection pattern of the second embodiment, and FIG. 10C is a plan view showing a connection pattern of the third embodiment; FIG. 9D is a plan view showing a connection pattern according to the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a support device according to a fourth embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a leg as another example of the connecting means.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 corner desk
2 Support device
3 Top plate
4 leg device
5 Curtain plate device
20 First curtain
21 Second curtain
22 Pillars as connecting means
23 Intermediate connector as connecting means
24 Upper cross member
25 Lower cross member
26 curtain
52 Leg as another example of connecting means

Claims (3)

An apparatus for supporting the top plate by a pair of leg devices and a curtain plate device detachably connected therebetween,
The curtain plate device includes two each of two types of curtain plate portions having different lengths in the width direction, and a plurality of coupling means for coupling to adjacent curtain plate portions.
By connecting the respective curtain plate portions via the respective coupling means, the curtain plate device can be changed into a substantially W shape and a substantially L shape in a plan view. Top plate support device. An upper end portion of each of the curtain plate portions is detachably fixed to a lower surface of the top plate, and a side portion of each of the curtain plate portions is detachably connected to the connection means. Item 4. The top plate support device according to Item 1. The said connection means consists of a substantially square cylindrical pillar which supports the said top plate, and an intermediate connection body which is detachably connected to the side part of each said curtain plate part. 4. The support device for a top plate described in 1.

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