JP4054663B2 - Sofa and sofa system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sofa provided with a function not found in a conventional sofa and a sofa system using the sofa in order to expand the usage pattern as compared with a known sofa.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The sofa is designed in various forms as a chair based on the basic concept of being able to sit in a relaxed posture, such as sitting in a relaxed posture and resting, enjoying a conversation in a relaxed atmosphere, etc. Manufactured using structures such as natural leather, artificial leather, fabric tension, various cushioning materials including springs, and frame structures, and supplied to the market.
[0003]
Therefore, most of the places where conventional sofas are placed are placed in relaxing places such as reception rooms in offices and hotels, and lobby.
[0004]
However, in recent years, with changes in business forms in offices, etc., the work environment formed by furniture such as desks and chairs used in offices, etc. is being reviewed, and among them, the people concerned are in a relaxed state. There is a growing recognition that working in the office while communicating with the company is also effective in promoting creative work and office work, but it can produce such a work environment and space. Sofas are not yet available on the market.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a sofa that can be used in a relaxed manner that cannot be realized with a conventional sofa, and a sofa system using the sofa.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The configuration of the sofa of the present invention made for the purpose of solving the above problems is that the sofa seat surface is formed into an outer shape such as a polygon, a circle, or an oval when viewed from above, and a part of the outer peripheral edge of the sofa seat surface. In addition, a seating portion formed at a height higher than the seating surface and allowing a person to sit down is provided, and a hard gap with an appropriate front-rear width is appropriately provided at a facing portion between the outer surface of the sofa seating surface and the front surface of the seating portion. Forming and inserting a planar support body that supports the back surface of the backrest body into the gap, thereby supporting the backrest body and moving the planar support body to an arbitrary position in the length direction of the gap. The backrest body is supported at that position . Here, as an example, the seat portion is formed to have a height of about 450 to 550 mm and supports the weight of the person when the person sits down on the upper surface thereof. It is desirable to have a configuration with an interior.
[0007]
In the above-described configuration of the sofa of the present invention , the front surface of the planar support body and the back surface of the backrest body may be configured to be separable and separable by a locking member such as a hook-and-loop fastener.
[0008]
In the above-described sofa of the present invention, when the seat surface of the sofa is a quadrangle (square or rectangle), the seating portion provided for a part of the outer peripheral edge of the seat surface has one corner of the seat surface. It includes an L shape in plan view, a plane shape symmetrical to the L shape, or a concave shape. Further, in the sofa of the present invention, the planar shape is not limited to a planar rectangular shape, and a shape having an irregular planar contour such as a polygon other than a square, a circle, an oval, an ellipse, or an indefinite shape can be arbitrarily selected.
[0009]
Furthermore, in the sofa of the present invention, a seating portion is formed on a part of the outer periphery of the seating surface, and a gap for supporting the planar support body is provided between the outer surface of the seating surface and the front surface of the seating portion. In order to form, the frame structure member of the seating surface accommodated inside the seating surface and the frame structure member of the seating portion accommodated inside the seating portion are formed in a connection structure or an integrated structure. The seating surface and the seating portion are formed on the outer surface of the structural member by a cushioning material or a tension fabric. Further, when the sofa of the present invention has a leg, a leg member necessary for the frame structural member is provided. In the present invention, the frame structural member itself may be formed in a form having a portion that functions as a leg.
[0010]
In the sofa of the present invention formed as described above, when a person hangs on the seat according to the height of the seat of the sofa, the plate can be used as a table board or a top board in the same posture. The member is provided with a leg member that supports it, and a caster or the like is provided on the leg member, or a table formed without the leg member can be used in combination with the sofa, or the height of the seating surface is increased. By making a movable stool having a plane equivalent to or slightly lower than the sofa usable in combination with the sofa, the sofa system can be developed by combining the sofa with a movable table or stool.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the sofa of the present invention and an embodiment of the sofa system of the present invention using the sofa will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
1 is a plan view of the first example of the sofa of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the sofa of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the second example of the sofa of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of an example of the stool used in the sofa system of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a right side view of the stool of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a right side view of an example of the table used in the sofa system of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a front view of the table of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a left side view of an example of a small tray used as a table or a small table in the seating portion of the sofa of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a rear view of the small tray of FIG. 11 is a plan view of the small tray of FIG. 10, FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an example of using the sofa of the present invention as the sofa system of the present invention, and FIG. 13 shows the frame structural members and the main parts of the legs in the sofa of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration, and FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a state in which each structural member is turned upside down to explain a state in which two frame structural members are joined by a common frame. It is.
[0013]
1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a seat surface of a sofa formed in a substantially square shape in plan view, which is provided with an appropriate cushioning material or cushion structure inside and formed to an appropriate thickness. Accordingly, the seat surface 1 has four outer surfaces 1a to 1d on its outer periphery.
[0014]
Reference numerals 2 and 3 denote two seating portions arranged so as to form a shape in a plan view along the two outer surfaces 1c and 1d of the seating surface 1. It is formed on a seating surface that is almost flat at a height that makes it easy to sit down.
[0015]
In the seat surface 1 and the seating portions 2 and 3 in FIGS. 1 and 2, the seat surface 1 has a plane size of about 600 to 800 mm on a side as an example, and is formed to have a thickness of about 150 to 200 mm. The portions 2 and 3 are arranged such that the upper surfaces 2a and 3a have a width (front-rear width) of about 130 to 200 mm and a height of about 500 mm. In the present invention, each of the above numerical values is an example and is not limited thereto.
[0016]
The seating surface 1 and the two seating portions 2 and 3 are composed of two outer surfaces 1c and 1d of the seating surface 1 and front surfaces 2b and 3b facing the outer surfaces 1c and 1d in the seating portions 2 and 3, respectively. In order to form gaps 4 and 5 therebetween, they are mounted on the common frame 6. Reference numeral 7 denotes a sofa leg provided at the lower part of the gantry frame 6. The leg 7 may be provided with a caster (not shown) in the grounding portion at the lower end.
[0017]
The member from the seating surface 1 to the leg 7 forms an example of the sofa SF1 of the present invention having the seating portions 2 and 3 higher than the seating surface 1 on the outer periphery of the seating surface 1, and the sofa SF1 is a seating surface. 1 and seating portions 2 and 3 are provided with frame structural members F1 and F2, respectively. Since the frame structural members F1 and F2 are coupled to the frame frame 6, the seat surface 1 and the seating portions 2 and 3 are provided. An example of the configuration of the frame structural members F1 and F2 and an example of a coupling mode of the FI and F2 with the common mount frame 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same members and the same parts.
[0018]
13 to 15, the frame structure member F1 accommodated inside the seating surface 1 has a square shape in plan view along the four circumferential side surfaces 1a to 1d of the seating surface 1, for example, a standing wall 51a made of a wood-based material. -51d, a wooden lower frame 52a-52d disposed below the standing walls 51a-51d, and a bottom wall 53 attached to the standing walls 51a-51d through the frames 52a-52d. Formed from.
[0019]
On the other hand, the frame structural member F2 installed in the seating portions 2 and 3 has a planar shape along the substantially L-shaped planar shape of the seating portions 2 and 3, for example, the same as the upper wall 61 made of a wooden material. The left and right sides of the bottom wall 62 having the shape, and the front and rear walls 63 and 64 attached to the upper and lower walls 61 and 62, and the openings at both ends of the space surrounded by the walls 61 to 64 are closed. The walls 65 and 66 and a plurality of reinforcing walls 67 standing in a space surrounded by the walls 61 to 66 are formed. 63a is a strength member provided on the front wall 63, 68 is a reinforcement member applied to the intersection corner of the rear walls 63 and 64, and 69 is a reinforcement member provided horizontally across the front wall 63. is there.
[0020]
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, the two frame structural members F1 and F2 are coupled to the common mount frame 6 at their lower frame bodies 52a to 52d and the bottom wall 62, thereby the structural member F1. The seating surface 1 and the seating portions 2 and 3 are integrated. Here, the common mount frame 6 has, as an example, standing walls 6a to 6d having a low profile and having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view formed of a wood-based material, and a frame structure member F1 inside the standing walls 6a to 6c. , F2 and a parallel wooden member 6e, 6g for connection with the leg 7 are provided. Note that the material of the frame structural members F1 and F2 and the common gantry frame 6 in the above is not limited to the wood-based material, but is made of synthetic resin, metal, or a material using these in combination. can do.
[0021]
The frame member F1 of the seating surface 1 is coupled to the frame frame 6 at the lower frame bodies 52a to 52d to the lateral members 6e to 6g for coupling, and the outer surface 1d (1c) of the seating surface 1 The frame structure member F2 of the seating portions 2 and 3 is coupled to the bottom wall 62 while maintaining a space for forming a gap 5 (4) between the front surface 3b (2b) of the seating portions 2 and 3 .
[0022]
Here, 8 is a connecting means such as bolts and nuts for connecting the frame structural members F1 and F2 and the gantry frame 6, and 9 is a lower frame 52 and a seating portion 2 of the frame structural member F1 on the seating surface 1. 3 is an L-shaped coupling member for coupling the strength member 63a of the frame structural member F2 to complement the coupling of the two structural members F1 and F2 by the common mount frame 6, and uses the coupling means 8 Installed. Further, a connecting portion 7a formed on the horizontal member of the leg 7 is connected to a connecting horizontal member 6g in the gantry frame 6 by connecting means 10 such as bolts and nuts.
[0023]
The seat surface 1 and the seating portions 2 and 3 of the sofa of the present invention coupled to the common frame 6 having the legs 7 as described above have the form illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. Since the height from the floor surface to the upper surfaces 2a and 3a of the seat is about 500 mm from the floor surface as described above, the height of the backrest is insufficient when viewed from the height of about 400 mm of the seat surface 1. .
[0024]
Therefore, in the present invention, when the seat surface 1 and the seating portions 2 and 3 are coupled to the common frame 6 at the frame structural members F1 and F2, the outer surfaces 1c and 1d of the seat surface 1 and the seating portions 2 and 3 are connected. The lower part 11a of the planar support body 11 having a height equivalent to the backrest is inserted into a desired position of the gaps 4 and 5 formed between the opposing surfaces of the front faces 2b and 3b, and the backrest is placed on the front face of the support body 11 A body 12, specifically a cushion for a backrest, is arranged to form an example SF1 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) of the sofa of the present invention. The gaps 4 and 5 are formed as hard gaps by the frame structure members F1 and F2 inside the seat surface 1 and the seating portions 2 and 3.
[0025]
Although not shown, a male and female member of a planar fastener is attached to the opposing surface of the front surface of the support body 11 and the back surface of the backrest body 12, and the back surface of the backrest body 12 is attached to the front surface of the planar support body 11. Both are integrated in a detachable state. This integration means may use a snap button other than the hook-and-loop fastener. In the present invention, the backrest body 12 in which the back surface of the backrest body 12 is integrally formed with the planar support body 11 may be used. In any case, the backrest 12 can be moved to a desired position on the front surface of the seating portions 2 and 3 and used.
[0026]
The sofa SF1 of the present invention described above is so-called for one person. In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the seat surface 1 is for two persons or three persons (not shown). 2 or 3 for a larger number of persons, while the seating portions 2 and 3 are also formed in a size that matches the size of the seating surface 1. SF2 and other examples of the present invention sofa (not shown) can be formed. 3 and 4, the same parts and members as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0027]
Also, the shape of the seating portions 2 and 3 viewed from the plane is L-shaped in plan view as illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 or a plane shape symmetrical to it, and the three side surfaces of the seating surface 1 are concave. The surrounding form or the form provided only with respect to one side of the back side of the seating surface 1 may be sufficient.
[0028]
Furthermore, when the planar shape of the seating surface 1 is a polygon other than the above-mentioned squares and rectangles, or a shape such as a circle and an oval, the seating portions 2 and 3 have the planar shape of the seating surface 1 The other configuration is the same as the seating portions 2 and 3 described above only by making the shape along the outer shape.
[0029]
Next, an example in which the sofa system is configured in combination with other furniture using the sofas SF1 and SF2 of the present invention described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0030]
5 and 6 are a plan view and a right side view of the stool ST used in combination with the sofas SF1 and SF2 of the present invention. This stool ST is formed by mounting a seat surface 21 formed in substantially the same form as the seat surface 1 of the sofas SF1 and SF2 of the present invention on a gantry frame 6 having legs 7 with casters 7b. The height of the seat surface 21 of the stool ST is preferably equal to or slightly lower than the seat surface 1 of the sofas SF1 and SF2 of the present invention, but this is intended to exclude the seat surface 21 higher than the seat surface 1. is not. When this stool ST is used, it is possible to hang the sofa SF1 or SF2 of the present invention in a relaxed posture in a posture in which a foot is thrown on the seat surface 21 of the stool ST (see FIG. 12). In addition, the leg 7 of the stool ST has a type in which the caster 7b is not provided.
[0031]
7 and 8 are a side view and a front view of a table TA used in combination with the sofas SF1 and SF2 of the present invention. The table TA has a top plate 31 with a rear side 31a depending on a vertical surface, and is formed from below by leg frames 32a and legs 32a formed so as to form an L shape (or an inverted L shape). Since the leg frame 32 and the top plate 31 are formed in a U-shape when viewed from the side by supporting, when the leg 32a is placed under the common frame 6 of the sofa SF1 or SF2 of the present invention, Since the board 31 can be arranged above the seat surface 1 of the sofas SF1 and SF2 of the present invention so as to cover the seat surface 1, it is hung on the sofa SF1 or SF2 of the present invention on the backrest 12 in a relaxed posture. The top plate 31 of the table TA can be used in this position (see FIG. 12). Some of the legs 32a are provided with casters (not shown) at the grounding portion.
[0032]
FIGS. 9 to 11 are attached to the upper surface 2a or 3a of the seating portions 2 and 3 in the sofa SF1 or SF2 of the present invention, so that the seating portions 2 and 3 function as an object table or a small table. FIG. 9 shows a left side view, FIG. 10 shows a rear view, and FIG. 11 shows a plan view of FIG.
[0033]
The above-mentioned small tray MT is a metal formed so that the seat 2 (3) is sandwiched from the front and the back of a small plate 41 having a circular shape in plan view, or an arbitrary polygonal shape, oval shape, or elliptical shape. A support frame 42 made of a belt-like elastic body such as a plate or a synthetic resin plate is provided. Here, the support frame 42 is formed so as to have a substantially inverted L shape by the long front side piece 42a and the short rear side piece 42b, and at the lower end of the front side piece 42a, A horizontal bar member 42c for stable support that is fitted into the gap 4 (or 5) described above is also provided.
[0034]
The small tray MT has a horizontal bar member that sandwiches the front and rear surfaces of the seat 2 (3) by the front and rear side pieces 42a and 42b of the support frame 42 and the bar member 42c entering the gap 4 (5). Set 42c on the upper surface 2a (3a) of the seating portion 2 (3) in a state where the gap 4 (5) is inserted, and use the upper surface of the plate 41 in a stable state like an object table or a small table. (See Figure 12).
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
The sofa of the present invention and the sofa system of the present invention using the sofa are as described above, and the sofa seat surface is formed into an outer shape such as a polygon, a circle, or an oval when viewed from above, and the outer periphery of the sofa seat surface A seating portion formed at a height higher than the seating surface so that a person can sit down is provided along a part of the seating surface, and an appropriate front-rear width is provided at a portion where the outer surface of the sofa seating surface and the front surface of the seating portion face each other. And by inserting a planar support body that supports the back surface of the backrest body into the clearance, the backrest body is supported, and the planar support body is attached to any arbitrary length direction of the gap. Since it is moved to the position and the backrest body is supported at that position, the person can sit down on the seating part, which is a part other than the seating surface, and therefore, the person sitting on the seating surface of the sofa Those who sat down in the seating area Being able to dodge the conversation, such as in the box posture, it is possible to expand the usability is not in the traditional sofa.
[0036]
Further, in the sofa of the present invention, the backrest body such as the backrest cushion can be used by moving it to a desired position on the front side of the seating portion, so that the backrest of the sofa can be arranged according to the position where the user wants to sit, Further improve the above usability.
[0037]
Furthermore, when the stool is used in combination with the sofa of the present invention that can realize the above-mentioned good usability, it becomes possible to adopt a more relaxed sitting posture and sitting style, so it is possible to relax by combining a small table or tray with this sofa. It is possible to use OA equipment such as personal computers and meetings using documents with the table and tray in the posture, and it is a completely new in offices that are being reviewed recently. Can create and produce a business environment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a plan view of the first example of the sofa of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the sofa of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the second example of the sofa of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a plan view of an example of a stool used in the sofa system of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a right side view of the stool of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a right side view of an example of a table used in the sofa system of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a front view of the table of FIG. 7. FIG. 9 is a left side view of an example of a small tray used as a table or a small table in the seating portion of the sofa of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a plan view of the small tray of FIG. 10. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an example in which the sofa of the present invention is used as the sofa system of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the structure of the seat. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a state in which the member and the frame structure member of the seating part are separated (the state before the connection). FIG. 15 illustrates the state in which the two frame structure members are connected to each other by the common mount frame. Perspective view [Explanation of symbols]
1 Seating surface 2, 3 Seating part 4, 5 Clearance 6 Common frame 7 Leg
11 Planar support
12 Backrest
ST Stool
TA table
MT Small tray

Claims (7)

The sofa seat surface is formed into a polygon, circle, oval shape, etc., as viewed from above, and is formed along a part of the outer periphery of the sofa seat surface to a height that allows a person to sit down above the seat surface. A planar support body that forms a hard gap of a suitable width in the front and back width at a portion where the outer surface of the sofa seat surface and the front surface of the seat section face each other, and supports the back surface of the backrest body in the gap In addition to supporting the backrest body, the planar support body is moved to an arbitrary position in the length direction of the gap so that the backrest body is supported at that position. sofa. The sofa according to claim 1 , wherein the front surface of the planar support body and the back surface of the backrest body are formed so as to be separable and separable by a locking member such as a hook-and-loop fastener. In order to form a gap for supporting the planar support body between the outer surface of the seating surface and the front surface of the seating portion, the frame structure member of the seating surface and the seating portion of the seating surface accommodated in the seating surface are formed. and a frame structural member of the seat to be housed therein is formed in the connecting structure to integral structure, the outer surface of the structural member, according to claim 1 formed with seat and the seat surface by a cushion material or coated cloth Or 2 sofas. The sofa according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the frame structure member is provided with a leg member different from the member, or a part of the frame structure member itself is formed to function as a leg and the leg is provided. .   The sofa seat surface is formed into a polygon, circle, oval shape, etc., as viewed from above, and is formed along a part of the outer periphery of the sofa seat surface to a height that allows a person to sit down above the seat surface. A planar support body that forms a hard gap of a suitable width in the front and back width at a portion where the outer surface of the sofa seat surface and the front surface of the seat section face each other, and supports the back surface of the backrest body in the gap When a person is seated on the seating surface of the sofa formed to support the backrest body, the seating position is determined by arbitrarily setting the position of the planar support body, and the person seated there A leg frame is provided on the plate member so that it can be used as a table in its sitting posture, and a table formed with or without a caster or the like is used in combination with the sofa. Like Sofa system, characterized in that it was. The sofa system according to claim 5 , wherein a movable stool having an upper surface equivalent to or slightly lower than a height of a seating surface is used in combination with the sofa. 7. The sofa system according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein a small tray that functions as a loading table is detachably mounted on the upper surface of the seating portion and used in combination with the sofa.

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