JP4427128B2 - Attachment structure of cover member to desk support leg - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a cover member to a rear upper end of a support leg in a desk.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A synthetic resin cover member is provided with a mounting hole that opens at the upper end for inserting a pedestal such as a desktop panel, and this cover member is placed on the rear of the upper end of the left and right support legs that support the top plate. As a conventional example of a desk to be attached, for example, there is one described in JP-A-5-228027.
[0003]
In this desk, after covering the upper end portion of the support leg with the cover member, the cover member is fixed to the support leg by screwing.
The upper surface of the cover member mounting hole is normally closed by the upper surface cover. After removing the upper surface cover from the upper end of the mounting hole, the desktop panel pedestal is inserted into the mounting hole to A desktop panel can be attached to the rear edge.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above desk, the cover member is fixed to the support leg by the set screw, so that the fixing work is troublesome, and the desk assembling work is troublesome.
[0005]
Further, since the cover member is made of synthetic resin and the cover member is simply screwed on the support leg, the cover member may be deformed when a strong external force is applied to the cover member.
In order to prevent the deformation of the cover member, a measure to increase the strength of the cover member itself by forming the cover member thickly, etc. can be considered. It tends to occur and damages the aesthetics of the desk.
[0006]
Furthermore, when using a desktop panel or the like, the top cover removed from the mounting hole may be lost due to carelessness of the user.
[0007]
In view of the above-described problems of the conventional technology, the present invention enables a cover member made of a synthetic resin to be easily and neatly attached to the rear portion of the upper end portion of the support leg, and a strong external force is applied to the cover member. The cover member mounting structure to the desk support leg that prevents the cover member from being deformed even if it is hung, and further prevents the top cover covering the top surface of the cover member from being lost. The purpose is to provide.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) In a desk provided with a mounting hole for fitting a pedestal of a desktop arrangement member at the upper end of the rear part of a support leg that supports the top plate, a cover member that covers the rear upper part of the support leg is attached to the support leg. It is a structure to be mounted, and a reinforcing member facing upward and downward is provided at the rear part of the support leg, and the fitting member provided on the cover member is fitted to the upper part of the reinforcing member to support the cover member. Covering the rear upper end of the leg, forming the mounting hole in the inside of the reinforcing member and the upper surface portion of the cover member immediately above, and between the side surface of the reinforcing member and the inner surface of the fitting portion of the cover member facing it By engaging the first locking claw provided on either one with the first locking hole provided on the other, the cover member is prevented from coming off from the reinforcing member , and the cover member and the reinforcing member Open the inner surface of the mounting hole A top cover and an inner surface cover for closing the upper end opening and the inner opening of the member mounting hole are detachably mounted, and the upper end of the mounting hole is mounted on the rear surface of the inner surface cover. holding means for holding the top cover has been removed from the Ru provided.
[0009]
(2) In the above item (1), the second latching claw provided on either one of the portion of the cover member that covers the upper end portion of the support leg and the upper end portion of the support leg that opposes the second locking claw The cover member is prevented from coming off from the support leg by being engaged with the second locking hole provided on the support leg.
[0010]
(3) In the above item (1) , the holding means includes a pair of gripping pieces for gripping the upper surface cover.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a desk (1) provided with an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the following description, the lower right side in FIG. 1 is “front”, and the upper left side is “rear”.
[0012]
On the upper surface of the pair of left and right support legs (2), both sides of the top plate (3) having a square shape in plan view are placed so as to avoid the rear end of the support leg (2). 3) The rear end portion is fixed with a set screw (not shown) to a bracket (4) fixed to the rear end portion of the support leg (2) shown in FIGS.
[0013]
The left and right support legs (2) are formed by bending a metal plate and are hollow in the front-rear direction, and have a long oval shape in plan view. ) Is formed (see FIG. 2). A reinforcing rod (6) with an upward U-shaped cross section facing in the front-rear direction and a reinforcing rod (7) with a backward U-shaped cross section facing in the vertical direction are fixed inside the supporting leg (2). Immediately after the reinforcing rod (7) on the inner and outer surfaces, a locking hole (8) that is square in side view is formed.
[0014]
At the rear end of the support leg (2), a lower half portion of a metal reinforcing member (9) that is inwardly U-shaped in a plan view and is directed upward and downward is inserted, and is welded to the support leg (2) by welding or the like. It is fixed.
Locking holes (10) having a square shape in front view are formed in the front and rear side surfaces of the upper half of the reinforcing member (9).
[0015]
(11) is a synthetic resin cover member fitted from above to the rear end of the upper portion of the support leg (2) and the reinforcing member (9).
The cover member (11) is fitted to the front part (12) fitted to the front part of the notch part (5) in the support leg (2), and to the rear part of the reinforcing member (9) and the notch part (5). Rear part (13), and an intermediate part (14) for connecting the front part (12) and the rear part (13), and the upper surface of the intermediate part (14) is substantially U-shaped in side view, A concave groove (15) having an upper surface and both side surfaces is provided.
[0016]
The front part (12) of the cover member (11) has an open front and bottom surface, and locking claws (17) project from the inner side surfaces of the left and right side pieces (16) in the front part (12). Has been.
The rear part (13) of the cover member (11) has an attachment hole (18) for fitting a pedestal (38) for supporting a desktop arrangement member, which will be described later, and an upper end part of the reinforcing member (9). An inward U-shape in plan view, which forms a fitting portion (13a) that fits in The upper inner surface of the fitting portion (13a) is provided with a U-shaped ridge (19) having an inwardly U-shape in plan view, and the front and rear surfaces of the fitting portion (13a) are locking claws (20). In addition, a semicircular engagement portion (21) is provided on the inner end portion of the front surface and the rear surface of the fitting portion (13a) so as to face in the vertical direction and slightly below the intermediate portion. A ridge (22) is provided.
[0017]
The cover member (11) has its front part (12) placed over the front part of the notch part (5) in the support leg (2), and the locking claw (17) is elastically engaged with the locking hole (8). At the same time, the rear portion (13) is placed over the upper half of the reinforcing member (9) and the rear portion of the notch (5), and the locking claw (20) is elastically engaged with the locking hole (10). Further, the intermediate part (14) is put on the intermediate part of the notch part (5), so that it is firmly attached to the rear end corner part of the upper part of the support leg (2) (see FIG. 3).
[0018]
(23) and (24) are an upper surface cover and an inner surface cover for closing the upper end opening and the inward opening of the mounting hole (18), respectively.
The front and rear edges of the lower surface of the upper surface cover (23), which has a square shape in plan view, are provided with engagement pieces (25) having an L shape with a cross-sectional shape facing forward and backward, and the upper surface cover (23) By engaging a groove formed between the joining piece (25) and the upper surface cover (23) with the front part and the rear part of the U-shaped protrusion (19) (see FIG. 5), the fitting part (13a) It is attached to the inner surface of the upper end of the slidable in the horizontal direction.
[0019]
The front and rear edges of the back of the inner side cover (24), which has a square shape when viewed from the side and is provided with an outwardly horizontal blocking piece (26) on the upper edge, are also L-shaped with a cross-sectional shape facing forward and backward. An engaging piece (27) is provided, and a semicircular recess (28) capable of elastically engaging with the engaging portion (21) described above is formed at the lower end of the engaging piece (27). . The inner surface cover (24) is fitted by engaging a groove (22) formed between the engagement piece (27) and the inner surface cover (24) with the protrusion (22) (see FIG. 6). It is slidably attached to the opening inside the portion (13a) in the vertical direction.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 9, the upper surface cover (23) removed from the upper surface of the mounting hole (18) is held at the upper and lower center of the back surface of the inner surface cover (24) so that the longitudinal direction is directed vertically. A pair of claw-shaped grip pieces (37) are provided as holding means.
[0021]
After attaching the upper surface cover (23) to the upper surface opening of the fitting portion (13a) and then attaching the inner surface cover (24) to the inner surface opening of the fitting portion (13a) from above, the recess (28 ) Is elastically engaged with the engaging portion (21), so that the inner surface cover (24) is not detached from the protrusion (22), and the end surface of the blocking portion (26) of the inner surface cover (24) is not Since it contacts the end face on the inner side of the upper surface cover (23), the upper surface cover (23) is prevented from coming off inside.
[0022]
The left and right sides of the front face of the curtain plate (29) having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front are fixed to the rear end faces of the left and right support legs (2) with fixing screws (not shown), and the rear end face of the top board (3) In the space surrounded by the front surface of the curtain plate (29) and the left and right cover members (11), an opening (30) having a long rectangular shape in the left-right direction in plan view is formed (see FIG. 1).
[0023]
Four block-shaped duct holding members (31) are fixed between the rear edge portion of the bottom surface of the top plate (3) and the upper end portion of the front surface of the curtain plate (29), and adjacent duct holding members ( Both end portions of a saddle-shaped duct member (32) facing in the left-right direction are fixed to the lower surface and the front and rear surfaces of 31), and a wiring duct (33) is formed immediately below the opening (30).
[0024]
The opening (30) is closed by two duct covers (34) that are approximately half the length of the opening (30).
Engaging grooves (36) that elastically engage with a pair of front and rear grips (35) projecting from the upper surface of the duct holding member (31) are formed at two positions on the bottom of the duct cover (34). By engaging the engagement groove (36) elastically with the front and rear grips (35), each duct cover (34) closes the right (left) half of the opening (30). It is attached to the duct holding member (31).
[0025]
For details of the duct holding member (31), the duct member (32), the duct cover (34), and the mounting structure thereof, refer to the description and drawings of Japanese Patent Application No. 11-98456 by the present applicant. I want to be.
[0026]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cord (A) inserted through the wiring duct (33) can be easily applied to the side of the desk (1) by using the concave groove (15) of the cover member (11). Moreover, since the cord (A) is not exposed on the upper surface of the desk (1), the appearance is good.
[0027]
Although not shown, when a plurality of desks (1) are arranged in the left-right direction and the cord (A) is passed through the wiring duct (33) of each desk (1), the recesses of the adjacent desks (1) are arranged. By using the groove (15), the cord (A) can be easily passed through the wiring duct (33) of the adjacent desk (1), and the side surfaces of the adjacent desk (1) can be brought into close contact with each other. In this case, since the code (A) is not exposed to the outside at all, the appearance is very good.
[0028]
9 and 10 show a pedestal (38) for removing a top cover (23) and an inner surface cover (24) from the cover member (11) and supporting a desktop arrangement member (not shown) such as a desktop panel or a shelf. ) Is attached to the attachment hole (18) of the cover member (11).
[0029]
To remove the top cover (23) from the cover member (11), first remove the adjacent duct cover (34) from the duct holding member (31) and remove the inner side cover (24) from the cover member (11). After that, the top cover (23) is removed from the cover member (11) (see FIG. 9).
[0030]
Then, the engaging pieces (27) of the upper surface cover (24) are engaged with the upper and lower gripping pieces (37) on the back surface of the inner surface cover (24), and the upper surface cover (23) is engaged with the inner surface cover. (24) The longitudinal direction of (24) is held in the vertical direction, and in that state, the inner surface cover (24) is attached to the cover member (11) again, and finally the duct cover (34) is opened (30 ) (State of FIG. 10).
[0031]
Thereafter, the pedestal (38) is fitted into the mounting hole (18) of the cover member (11), and is fixed to the inside of the mounting hole (18) as necessary, on the upper part of the pedestal (38), A desktop arrangement member such as a desktop panel or a shelf can be mounted.
[0032]
In this way, by attaching the upper surface cover (23) removed from the cover member (11) to the back surface of the inner side surface cover (24), it is possible to prevent the upper surface cover (23) from being lost.
[0033]
Note that, for example, a post for a lighting fixture (not shown) or the like can be attached to the attachment hole (18).
Further, the first and second locking claws (20) (20), which are provided with locking holes (10), (18), which are first and second locking holes, on the cover member (11) side and opposed thereto. 17) may be provided on the reinforcing member (9) and the support leg (2) side.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cover member is placed on the rear upper part of the support leg so that the fitting portion is fitted to the upper end portion of the reinforcing member, and the first locking claw is the first locking claw. By engaging with the locking hole, the cover member can be easily attached to the support leg, and since the fitting portion of the cover member is fitted to the reinforcing member, the support strength of the cover member is improved, Even when a strong external force is applied to the cover member, the cover member does not deform.
Further, since the reinforcing member is provided, the cover member can be formed with a small thickness, so that there is no unevenness in the forming of the cover member. For this reason, the aesthetic appearance of the desk is impaired by the cover member. There is nothing.
Furthermore, the upper surface cover removed from the cover member is held on the back surface of the inner surface cover, and the inner surface cover is attached to the inner surface of the mounting hole in this state, thereby preventing the upper surface cover from being lost. .
[0035]
According to the second aspect of the invention, by engaging the second locking pawl into the second locking hole, Ru can be attached to the cover member firmly to the support legs.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of a desk provided with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the state in which the cover member is mounted on the rear end portion of the support leg, as viewed from the rear.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a state in which an upper surface cover and an inner surface cover are attached to a cover member similarly mounted on a rear end portion of a support leg, as viewed from the rear.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a state in which an upper surface cover and an inner surface cover are similarly mounted on the cover member, as viewed from the rear.
5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view along line VV in FIG.
6 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the rear end portion of the desk after completion of assembling as viewed obliquely from the front.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the rear corner portion of the desk as seen from the front, with the duct cover, the top cover, and the inner side cover removed from the desk after assembly is completed.
FIG. 10 is a rear view of the desk as seen from the front when the top cover is similarly attached to the back surface of the inner side cover, the inner side cover is attached to the cover member, and the pedestal is fitted into the mounting hole. It is an expansion perspective view of a corner part.
[Explanation of symbols]
(1) Desk
(2) Support legs
(3) Top plate
(4) Bracket
(5) Notch
(6) (7) Reinforcement rod
(8) Locking hole (second locking hole)
(9) Reinforcing member
(10) Locking hole (first locking hole)
(11) Cover member
(12) Front
(13) Rear
(13a) Mating part
(14) Intermediate part
(15) Concave groove
(16) Side piece
(17) Locking claw (second locking claw)
(18) Mounting hole
(19) U-shaped ridge
(20) Locking claw (first locking claw)
(21) Engagement part
(22) Projections
(23) Top cover
(24) Inner side cover
(25) Engagement piece
(26) Blocking piece
(27) Engagement piece
(28) Recess
(29) curtain
(30) Opening
(31) Duct holding member
(32) Duct member
(33) Wiring duct
(34) Duct cover
(35) Grip part
(36) Engagement groove
(37) Grasping piece (holding means)
(38) pedestal
(A) Code

Claims (3)

In a desk provided with a mounting hole that can be fitted with a pedestal of a desktop mounting member at the upper end of the rear part of the supporting leg that supports the top plate, a cover member that covers the rear upper part of the supporting leg is attached to the supporting leg. There,
A reinforcing member is provided on the rear part of the support leg so as to face in the vertical direction, and the fitting part provided on the cover member is fitted on the upper part of the reinforcing member so that the cover member is covered on the upper end of the rear part of the support leg. The mounting hole is formed in the inside of the reinforcing member and the upper surface portion of the cover member immediately above the reinforcing member, and provided on either the side surface of the reinforcing member or the inner surface of the fitting portion of the cover member facing the side surface. By engaging the first locking claw with the first locking hole provided on the other side, the cover member is prevented from coming off from the reinforcing member, and the inner side surfaces of the mounting holes of the cover member and the reinforcing member are further fixed. An upper surface cover and an inner surface cover that close the same are detachably attached to the upper end opening portion and the inner opening portion of the mounting hole of the cover member, and are attached to the back surface of the inner surface cover. The upper surface removed from the upper end of the mounting hole Mounting structure of the cover member to the support legs of the desk, characterized in that a holding means for holding the bar.   A second locking claw provided on either the portion of the cover member that covers the upper end portion of the support leg or the upper end portion of the support leg that opposes the second locking hole is provided in the other locking hole. 2. The structure for attaching a cover member to a support leg of a desk according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is prevented from coming off from the support leg by being engaged. Retaining means attachment structure of the cover member to the support legs of the desk according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a gripping piece for a pair of gripping the top cover.

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