JP4377201B2 - table - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a table used in an office working space or the like, in particular, a top plate thereof, a frame body that supports the table, and a support body such as a leg.

In this type of conventional table, a support leg is directly fixed to the lower surface of the top plate (see, for example, Patent Document 1), or upper ends of a plurality of support legs are connected to each other with a connecting rod or a frame material. There are those in which a body is formed and a top plate is placed thereon (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-224130 (FIG. 3) Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-245553 (FIG. 1) Japanese Patent No. 3347089 (FIG. 2)

  In the case where the support leg is directly fixed to the lower surface of the top plate, the strength of the top plate surface depends only on the top plate, so the top plate cannot be made thin. The joint must be strong.

  In the case where the support body is formed by the support legs and the connecting rods and the top plate is placed thereon, the support legs are connected to the connecting rods and the like so that they are essential components of the support body. For example, if you want to replace the two support legs on one side with a sleeve box to make a one-sleeve desk, you cannot easily remove the support legs from the connecting rod, and you must redesign the entire support. Therefore, the above changes cannot be easily performed.

  In view of the above problems of the prior art, the present invention can reduce the thickness of the top plate while maintaining sufficient strength. The object is to provide a table that can be easily exchanged for a different design and that has a simple structure and a good appearance.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) The front end portions and the rear end portions of a pair of frame rods facing in the front-rear direction are connected to each other by the front and rear frame rods facing in the left-right direction to form a rectangular frame body in plan view. at each corner of the, fixed fitted the corner member having an extending portion extending toward the outer side from the corner portion, as well as substantially horizontally supported by a support and said frame and the corner member The top plate having dimensions in the front and rear direction and the left and right direction larger than that of the frame body by the frame body and the corner member so that each corner portion thereof is located above the extending portion of each corner member. Mounting, engaging the corner member with the upper surface of the corner of the frame, and extending from the corner outward to form an extended portion, and hangs down from the upper surface plate, And a hanging piece abutting against the two side surfaces forming the corners of the frame. And shall, with the bolts passing through the frame body from the inner corner portion at each corner of the frame towards the outer corner, you fastening the corner member to the corners of the frame.

(2) In the above item (1), the support is made of a leg, a sleeve box, or a combination thereof.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2) , an insertion portion that fits into the upper end opening of the leg of the support is provided on the lower surface of the distal end portion of the extended portion of the upper surface plate of the corner member. It connects with the corner | angular part of a drooping piece via a connection piece.

With such a configuration, it is possible to increase the bonding strength between the corner member and the leg and the strength of the corner member itself.

(4) In the above item (3) , the connecting piece is provided with a screw hole into which the tip of a bolt that penetrates the frame is screwed.

With such a configuration, it is possible to increase the bonding strength between the corner member and the frame, and to prevent the front end portion of the bolt from being exposed to the outside, thereby improving the appearance.

(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (4) , the engagement hole is provided in one of the hanging piece of the corner member and the side surface of the frame opposite thereto, and the engagement hole is provided in the other. An engaging protrusion to be fitted is provided.

With such a configuration, the bonding strength between the corner member and the frame can be increased, and the corner member can be easily positioned when the corner member is assembled to the frame.

(6) In any one of the above items (1) to (5) , the left and right sides of the frame are placed on the upper surface of the sleeve box in the support , and the upper surface of the sleeve box and the frame are A corner member having an extending portion extending outwardly from the corner portion toward the corner portion of the top plate is fixedly fitted to the corner portion of the frame body above the sleeve box, and fixed to each other. The corner portion of the top plate is supported by the extension portion of the corner member.

With such a configuration, the sleeve box can firmly support one side portion of the frame body, and a corner member is attached to the corner portion of the frame body, and the corner portion of the top plate is attached to the extension portion. The corner member can be strongly supported, and the corner member can have the same shape as that of the corner member for attaching the leg, so that the design can be unified.

(7) In the above item (6) , the corner member engages with the upper surface of the corner portion of the frame body, and extends from the corner portion toward the outside to form an extended portion; A hanging piece that hangs down from the upper surface plate and abuts against two side surfaces that form the corners of the frame, and has bolts that penetrate the frame from the inner corners to the outer corners of the corners of the frame. The corner member is fastened to the corner of the frame.

With such a configuration, the corner member on the sleeve box side is provided with an upper surface plate and a hanging piece in the same manner as the corner member for attaching a leg, and a bolt is provided that penetrates the corner of the frame. By fastening and fixing to the corners of the legs, it is possible to unify the design and mounting procedure with the corner members for mounting the legs, and the corner members on the sleeve box side can also be attached to the corners of the frame with a single bolt. It can be attached to the part firmly and with good appearance.

(8) In any one of the above items (1) to (5), or in the above item (7) , the top plate in each corner member is extended in a direction orthogonal to each hanging piece, whereby Form.

With such a configuration, the table can be lifted by placing a hand on the handle portion of the corner member, and the hand is not directly put on the top plate, so that the top plate can be further thinned. it can.

According to invention of Claim 1, there can exist the following effects.
(1) Since the top plate is attached to a square frame formed by connecting four frame rods in the shape of a mouth, the rigidity of the top plate is secured by the frame and the rigidity of the top plate is increased. The top plate can be made significantly thinner than the conventional one that relies only on the top plate.
(2) Since the frame is completed by connecting the four frame collars in the shape of a mouth, any support components such as legs and sleeve boxes can be selected for the frame. And can be easily changed.
(3) The frame is not conspicuous and has a good appearance because the dimensions of the front, rear, left and right are smaller than the top plate. (4) Since the support body is attached to the frame body via the corner member, the support body can be easily attached to the frame body without applying special processing to the frame body, and the support body components such as the legs can be attached. The top plate can be disposed immediately below the corner of the top plate, and the top plate can be stably supported.
(5) The corner member can be firmly and well attached to the corner of the frame with a single bolt.

According to the present invention 請 Motomeko 2, constituting the support, for example, to constitute with four legs, configure with a pair of left and right sleeves box, or two legs and by a single combination of sleeves week Or various variations are possible.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, below the top plate (1) that is long in the left-right direction, a square frame in plan view that has smaller dimensions in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction than the top plate (1). A body (2) is disposed, and this frame (2) is supported by a support body (5) comprising a right sleeve box (3) and a pair of left and right legs (4) and (4). It is supported almost horizontally at a required height from the floor surface, and a top plate (1) is mounted almost horizontally on the upper surface.

  The frame (2) is made of a pair of square tubes made of a pair of square tubes facing in the front-rear direction, and a pair of square tubes made of a pair of square tubes in the left-right direction. It is formed by welding the frame rods (7) and (7) together.

  On the upper surfaces of the left and right frame rods (6) and (6), there are two front and rear daruma holes (8) and (8), each of which has a long hole (8b) facing the rear at the rear of the circular hole (8a). It is drilled at intervals in the front-rear direction. Two connecting holes (9) and (9) for connecting to the sleeve box (3) are formed on both sides of the front and rear frame rods (7) and (7).

  Further, on the upper surfaces of the left and right frame rods (6) and (6) and the front and rear frame rods (7) and (7), as shown in FIG. The plate receiving member (10) engages a plurality of engaging claws (10a) provided at the lower end thereof with the edge of the mounting hole (11) drilled at an appropriate position on the upper surface of each frame rod (6) (7). It is installed by.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, a corner pad material (12) of a right triangle is fixed to an inner corner of each corner of the frame (2), and this corner pad (12) and the frame (2 ) Are formed with straight through holes (13) extending from the inner corners to the outer corners of the respective corners.
In addition, horizontally long engagement holes (14) are formed on both side surfaces sandwiching each corner of the frame (2).

  At the outer corners of the front and rear corners of the left side and the front and rear corners of the frame (2), the corner member (15) for connecting the leg (4) and the leg (4) for non-connecting The corner members (16) are respectively fitted and fixed.

The corner members (15) and (16) have substantially the same structure except for the connecting portion of the leg (4), and the design is unified.
That is, both the corner members (15) and (16) are engaged with the upper surface of the corner portion of the frame (2) and directed outward from the corner portion in the direction of the bisector of the outer angle. An upper surface plate (18) that extends to form an extended portion (17), and a hanging piece that is suspended from the upper surface plate (18) and contacts two side surfaces that form the corners of the frame (2) ( 19). Further, the handle portion (21) is formed by extending the upper surface plate not only in the direction of the extending portion (17) but also in the direction orthogonal to each hanging piece (19).
If necessary, a short inward piece (not shown) bent at a right angle from the lower end of each drooping piece (19) is provided, and this is provided on the peripheral edge of the frame (2). The corner members (15) and (16) may be more firmly engaged with the frame (2) by engaging with the lower surface.

  A leg mounting part (17a) having a square shape in a plan view is formed at the tip of the extension part (17) in the corner member (15) for connecting the leg (4), and a leg as a square tube is formed on the lower surface thereof. An insertion portion (22) is formed so as to be fitted into the upper end opening of (4). A connecting piece (23) is provided on the lower surface of the extension part (17) to connect the insertion part (22) and the corner of the hanging piece (19) (19). A screw hole (25) is provided in which the tip of a bolt (24) inserted from the inside of the corner of the frame (2) through the hole (13) is screwed.

A notch (26) for fitting the connecting piece (23) is provided at one corner of the upper end of the leg (4).
Insert the insertion part (22) into the upper end opening of the leg (4) so that the connecting piece (23) fits into the notch (26), and in that state, insert part (22) and the upper leg By screwing the insertion part (22) and the leg (4) with the bolt (27) penetrating the mounting part (17a), the leg (4) is firmly connected to the corner member (15). Yes.

  Further, on the upper surface of the leg mounting portion (17a) of the corner member (15), the lower surface of the corner portion of the top plate (1) is utilized by using a step hole (28) for fitting the head of the bolt (27). An insertion portion (29a) of a circular corner top plate receiving member (29) is press-fitted.

  Similarly to the connecting piece (23) of the corner member (15), the corner member (16) is also attached to the frame (2) on the lower surface of the extending portion (17) of the corner member (16) for non-connecting legs (4). ) Is provided with a rib (30) provided with a screw hole (25) into which a tip of a bolt (24) for fixing to a corner of the screw (24) is screwed.The rib (30) faces the tip. The lower surface is inclined upward so as to be a pointed tip.

  On the upper surface of the tip of the extension portion (17) in the corner member (16), the insertion portion (29a) of the same corner top plate receiving member (29) that receives the lower surface of the corner portion of the top plate (1) is provided. ) Is press-fitted. The heights of the top surfaces of the corner top plate receiving members (29) mounted on both corner members (15) and (16) and the top surfaces of the other top plate receiving members (10) are all equal.

  Each hanging piece (19) in both corner members (15) and (16) is provided with a shallow horizontal rectangular recess (32), and two optional member mounting holes (on the bottom wall of the recess (32) ( 33) (33) is drilled. When the option member (not shown) is not attached, the option member attachment holes (33) (33) and the recess (32) are closed by the cap (34).

  Further, on the inner side surface of the free end portion of each drooping piece (19), an engagement projection piece (fitting to the engagement hole (14) provided on each side surface in the vicinity of each corner portion of the frame (2) ( 35) is provided. The edge on the corner side of the hanging piece (19) in this engaging protrusion (35) is the angle of each corner member (15), (16) at the corner of the frame (2) outside the corner. When being fitted from the direction of the bisector, it is obliquely cut so as to be parallel to the direction of the extending portion (17) so as not to hinder the fitting.

  In this embodiment, the left side of the frame (2) is supported as described above with the two front and rear legs (4) and (4), and the right side of the frame (2) is supported by the frame ( 2) Fastened to the upper surface of the sleeve box (3) with bolts (36) and (36) inserted through the two connecting holes (9) and (9) provided on the right side of the front and rear frame rods (7). It is firmly supported by the sleeve box (3).

On the bottom surface near the left and right sides of the top plate (1), two large and small ridges (37b) and 37mm (37c) are connected to the upper and lower ends of the cylinder (37a). Each grommet (37) is fastened with screws (38).
The outer diameter of the cylindrical body (37a) is substantially the same as the width of the long hole (8b) in the daruma hole (8), and the outer diameter of the small diameter rod (37c) is the circular hole (8a) in the daruma hole (8). It has a smaller diameter and a larger diameter than the width of the long hole (8b), and the outer diameter of the large diameter flange (37b) is larger than that of the circular hole (8a).

  The top plate (1) fits the small-diameter rods (37c) of the four grommets (37) and the cylinders (37a) into the circular holes (8a) of the corresponding daruma holes (8), and then As shown in FIG. 2, the top plate (1) is moved backward so that the cylindrical body (37a) is fitted into the long hole (8b) and brought into contact with the rear end of the long hole (8b). The frame body (2) is held at a fixed position located substantially at the center of the lower surface of the top plate (1).

  The length of the cylinder (37a) in the grommet (37) and the thickness of the large diameter rod (37b) are set to the height of the top plate receiving members (10) (29) from the upper surface of the frame (2). When the top plate (1) is in a fixed position, the top plate (1) is positioned between the grommet (37) and the long hole (8b) portion of the frame (2). It is preferable to prevent the top plate (1) from moving forward due to frictional resistance between the lower surface of the top plate and the top plate receiving members (10) and (29). However, if necessary, a means for giving an appropriate resistance to the forward movement of the top plate (1) from the fixed position and a locking means for locking the top plate (1) at the fixed position are provided separately. May be.

By moving the top plate (1) forward from a fixed position against the resistance force as described above, as shown in FIG. 9, the wiring is placed behind the top plate (1) and the frame (2). A working space (39) can be formed.
The amount of forward movement of the top plate (1) at this time is approximately equal to the distance from the rear end of the top plate (1) to the rear end of the frame (2) when it is in a fixed position. It is preferable to leave. For this purpose, the length of each daruma hole (8) is preferably made substantially equal to the above distance.

According to the table of this embodiment, the top plate (1) is attached to a rectangular frame (2) formed by connecting four frame rods (6) and (7) in the shape of a mouth. The rigidity of the top plate (1) is ensured by the frame body (2), and the top plate (1) can be remarkably reduced in thickness from the conventional one that relies on the top plate only for the rigidity of the top plate.
Further, the frame (2) is completed by connecting the four frame rods (6) and (7) in a mouth shape, so that the leg (4) is connected to the frame (2). The support (5) components such as the sleeve box (3) and the like can be arbitrarily selected and attached, and the combination of them can be easily changed.
Further, the frame (2) is smaller in size in the front / rear and left / right directions than the top plate (1), so it is not noticeable and has a good appearance.

  In addition, with the configuration specified by each claim, the above-described specific effects can be achieved as the effects of the invention.

  In the above embodiment, the left side of the frame (2) is supported by a pair of front and rear legs (4) (4), and the right side of the frame (2) is supported by a single sleeve box (3). However, for example, by supporting the right side of the frame (2) with a pair of front and rear legs (4) and (4) having a symmetrical structure with the left side, a table with four legs can be formed. Alternatively, by supporting the left side of the frame (2) by the sleeve box (3) with a symmetrical structure with the right side, it can be used as a table with both sleeves. The design can be unified and such a change can be easily and quickly performed without disassembling the frame (2).

It is a disassembled perspective view of one Embodiment of this invention. It is also a front view. It is a schematic plan view when a top plate is similarly removed. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which follows the VV line of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 2. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which follows the VII-VII line of FIG. It is an expansion disassembled perspective view of the principal part which shows the attachment condition of a top-plate receiving member. It is a schematic plan view when the top plate is shifted forward.

(1) Top plate
(2) Frame
(3) Sleeve box
(4) Leg
(5) Support
(6) (7) Frame 杆
(8) Daruma hole
(8a) Circular hole
(8b) Long hole
(9) Connecting hole
(10) Top plate receiving member
(10a) Engaging claw
(11) Mounting hole
(12) Corner pad
(13) Through hole
(14) Engagement hole
(15) (16) Corner member
(17) Extension part
(17a) Leg mounting part
(18) Top plate
(19) Hanging piece
(21) Hand part
(22) Insertion section
(23) Connecting piece
(24) Bolt
(25) Screw hole
(26) Notch
(27) Bolt
(28) Step hole
(29) Corner top plate receiving member
(29a) Insertion part
(30) Rib
(31) Receiving hole
(32) Recess
(33) Optional member mounting hole
(34) Cap
(35) Engagement protrusion
(36) Bolt
(37) Grommet
(37a) Tube
(37b) Large diameter bowl
(37c) Small diameter ridge
(38) Screw
(39) Space

Claims (2)

The front ends and rear portions of the frame rods of a pair of facing longitudinal direction, to form a frame in a plan view a square by connecting to each other by front and rear frame rod facing the lateral direction, each corner of the frame A corner member having an extending portion extending outward from the corner portion is fitted and fixed to the portion, and the frame body and the corner member are supported substantially horizontally by a support body , and the frame The body and the corner member are attached to the top plate having dimensions larger than the frame body in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction so that each corner portion is located above the extending portion of each corner member, A corner member is engaged with the upper surface of the corner portion of the frame body, and an upper surface plate extending outward from the corner portion to form an extension portion; A hanging piece abutting against two side surfaces forming the corners of the And then, with the bolts passing through the frame body frame toward the outer corner of the inner corner portion at each corner of the, characterized in that fastened to the corner member to the corners of the frame table.   The table according to claim 1, wherein the support is made of a leg or a sleeve box, or a combination thereof.

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