JP4673738B2 - Connection structure of desk and partition panel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connection structure between a desk and a partition panel provided along a side surface thereof and provided with an adjuster for height adjustment at a lower end.

In office spaces such as offices, partition panels such as so-called low partitions are arranged on the side of a desk to partition a work space and other spaces around it.
In such a case, the partition panel may be connected to a desk to ensure the support of the partition panel.

  For example, a downward hook is provided on the side surface of the desk, and the hook is engaged with a downward locking hole at the upper end of the locking bracket provided on the side surface of the partition panel (for example, see Patent Document 1). The lower partition opening of the low partition is fitted to the upward low partition fitting member provided at the end away from the desk in the lower guide member laid under the height adjustment adjuster provided at the lower end of the leg. Then, there is one that supports the lower end of the low partition (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP-A-10-77708 JP 2003-278297 A

  However, in what is described in Patent Document 1, special processing such as attaching a downward hook to a desk or providing a locking bracket on a low partition has to be performed, and the work for that is complicated. At the same time, when the downward hook is engaged with the locking hole of the locking bracket provided on the side surface of the partition panel, the side of the desk where the hook is provided must be lifted, and the connecting work is It is troublesome.

  In what is described in Patent Document 2, when the lower guide member is laid under the adjuster for adjusting the height of the desk, one side of the desk must be lifted, and the low partition fitting is performed. Even when the lower end opening of the low partition is fitted to the member, the low partition must be lifted, and the connecting operation is also troublesome. further,

  In view of the above-described problems of the conventional technology, the present invention provides a desk and a partition panel having a simple structure and without lifting the desk or the partition panel without performing special processing on the desk or the partition panel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connection structure between a desk and a partition panel that can be easily and firmly connected to each other.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) In a connection structure between a desk and a partition panel disposed along a side surface of the desk and provided with an adjuster for height adjustment at a lower end, the desk is erected at an upper end of a floor contact member in the adjuster; The insertion hole provided in the horizontal piece in the connecting bracket is fitted between the upper end of the floor contact member and the lower end of the partition panel in the adjuster bolt screwed into the screw hole provided in the lower end of the partition panel, and The standing piece that stands up from the side edge of the horizontal piece in the connecting bracket is fixed to the side surface of the desk.

  (2) In the above item (1), in the pair of adjusters provided at both ends of the lower surface of the partition panel, the horizontal pieces in the connecting bracket are formed long along the lower end surface of the partition panel. A pair of insertion holes through which the adjuster bolts are inserted are provided.

  (3) In the above paragraph (1) or (2), the mounting piece provided on the upright piece so as to be perpendicular to the upright piece and facing away from the partition panel, Screw on one side.

  (4) In the above item (3), a notch facing in the vertical direction from the upper and lower edges of the mounting piece is provided, and the bolt inserted into the notch is along the groove in the vertical direction provided in the leg of the desk. Then, the mounting piece is fastened to the leg rod by being screwed into the screw hole of the plate nut mounted so as to be movable up and down.

  (5) In the above item (4), the groove provided on the leg of the desk is formed into a groove shape having a width wider than the opening, and the plate nut is formed in the vertical direction at the depth of the groove. And the width of the plate nut is smaller than the opening width of the groove and the length is larger than the opening width of the groove.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.
According to the invention of claim 1, in the state where the adjuster bolt is inserted into the insertion hole of the horizontal piece in the connecting bracket, the adjuster bolt is screwed into the screw hole provided at the lower end of the partition panel, Just by fastening the upright piece on the connecting bracket to the side of the desk, the desk and the partition panel can be constructed with a simple structure without lifting the desk and the partition panel without any special processing. Can be connected easily and firmly. Moreover, since the connection bracket is not exposed to the outside, the appearance is good.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the horizontal piece in the connecting bracket is formed long along the lower end surface of the partition panel, and the adjusters in the pair of adjusters provided at both ends of the lower surface of the partition panel at both ends thereof Since the bolt is inserted, the connecting bracket does not rotate around the adjuster bolt, the posture when the standing piece is fixed to the side surface of the desk is stable, and the standing piece on the side surface of the desk is stable. Fixing work can be performed easily and the number of parts can be reduced. Also, the horizontal piece in the connecting bracket is almost parallel to the lower end surface of the partition panel and does not protrude from the outer surface of the partition panel. So it looks good.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the mounting piece provided on the upright piece so as to be perpendicular to the upright piece and facing away from the partition panel is screwed to one side surface of the leg rod facing the vertical direction on the desk Therefore, the screwing operation can be performed from the direction parallel to the side surface of the partition panel, and the standing piece can be easily fixed to the desk.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the pair of upper and lower bolts that are screwed to the plate nut that has been previously mounted on the leg rod so as to be movable up and down while the mounting piece is pressed against the leg rod of the desk. The mounting piece can be easily attached to the leg of the desk by moving, fitting to the notches on the upper and lower edges of the mounting piece, and tightening.

According to the invention of claim 5, the plate nut screwed to the bolt can be fitted from the side to the back of the groove of the leg rod in a state of being directed in the vertical direction, and thereafter, the bolt Is fitted to the notches on the upper and lower edges of the mounting piece and rotated, the plate nut is rotated by the bolt and tilted, and the upper and lower ends of the plate nut are aligned with the groove opening and the back. Engages with the stepped portion and does not come off the groove.
Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the mounting operation of the bolt and the plate nut in the leg rod groove and the bolt tightening operation.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the desk (1) is provided with a desktop panel (2), and this desk (1) and a partition panel (a front-rear direction) disposed on the side of the desk (1). 3) is firmly connected to the upper connecting structure (A) and the lower connecting structure (B).
Although the present invention relates to the lower connection structure (B), for convenience of explanation, the upper connection structure (A) will be described in detail first.

  In this example, the desk (1) is a side gait type formed by connecting the upper ends of a pair of front and rear leg rods (4) and (4) facing in the vertical direction with a horizontal rod (5) facing in the front and rear direction. A plurality of legs (6) are arranged in the left-right direction, and the horizontal rods (5), (5) are connected with a pair of front and rear horizontal coupling rods (7), (7) facing left and right. As a connecting table in which a plurality of top plates (8) and (8) are arranged in two rows separated in the front-rear direction above the horizontal rod (5) (5) and the horizontal coupling rod (7). is there.

The desktop panel (2) is erected from the gap (9) between the front and rear top plates (8) and (8), and the side end is inward from the side ends of the front and rear top plates (8) and (8). Standing on a pair of left and right panel support rods (10) (only one of which is shown in FIG. 3) facing between the front and rear horizontal connecting rods (7) and (7). It is installed.
Note that the gap (9) between the front and rear top plates (8) and (8) outside the side edge of the desktop panel (2) may be blocked by the blocking member (11) as necessary.

  The partition panel (3) is formed by connecting the upper and lower ends of a pair of front and rear vertical rods (12) and (12) with a pair of upper and lower horizontal beams (13) and (13) facing in the front-rear direction. A pair of front and rear panel frames (14) and (14) formed in a rectangular frame shape are connected to each other, and each panel frame (14) is fitted with a pair of left and right decorative panels (15) and (15) It has become more.

A plurality of engagement holes (16) are formed at equal intervals in the vertical direction on the left and right side surfaces of each vertical rod (12).
As shown in FIG. 6, a screw hole (19) that faces in the vertical direction is formed in the front and rear portions of the lower end of each panel frame (14) by welding a nut (18) to the lower end wall (17). The adjuster (20) is attached to the screw hole (19) by screwing the adjuster bolt (22) erected on the upper end of the floor contact member (21) of the height adjuster (20) from below. Has been. By rotating the adjuster bolt (22) and adjusting the amount of screwing into the screw hole (19) and the amount of protrusion downward from the lower end of the panel frame (14), the height of each part of the partition panel (3) is adjusted. Can be adjusted.
A similar adjuster (20) is also attached to the lower end of each leg rod (4).

  The partition panel (3) is arranged so as to face the front and rear sides in contact with or close to the side edge of the desk (1), and the upper part thereof has the above-mentioned connection structure (A) to the desktop panel (2). The lower part is connected with the lower end part of the desk (1) with the connection structure (B) mentioned later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the connecting structure (A) is basically formed on the outer end of the mounting bracket (23) facing the left-right direction with the inner end screwed to the side end surface of the desktop panel (2). One upward engaging claw (24) and a plurality of downward engaging claws (25) are arranged in the vertical direction, and this engaging claw (24) (25) is provided inside the partition panel (3). The desktop panel (2) and the partition panel (3) are connected by being locked in the engagement hole (16) provided on the side surface, and the side end surface of the desktop panel (2) and the partition panel (3) The mounting bracket (23) between the two is covered with a cover member (26).

  The mounting bracket (23) is provided with upward and downward mounting pieces (28) and (28) on the upper and lower portions of the inner end of the base (27) having a vertically long hollow box shape whose inner end surface is open, and each mounting piece (28 ) Is firmly fixed to the desktop panel (2) by screwing it to the side end surface of the desktop panel (2) with a mounting screw (29).

  At the center of the outer surface of the base (27), a pair of front and rear projecting pieces (30) and (30) facing outward are provided as two upper and lower stages, outside the upper projecting pieces (30) and (30). At the end, one upward engaging claw (24) and a plurality of downward engaging claws (25) are arranged in the vertical direction, and at the outer ends of the lower protrusions (30) (30) A plurality of downward engaging claws (25) are arranged in the vertical direction.

Therefore, with the partition panel (3) in a vertical state, the mounting bracket (23) is substantially horizontal, and only the upward engaging claws (24) and (24) are provided on the inner surface of the central portion of the partition panel (3). Engage with the required height of the two front and rear rows of engagement holes (16), (16), and then return the mounting bracket (23) to the vertical position and handle the downward engagement claws (25) After fitting, the mounting bracket (23) is slightly shifted downward, and each downward engagement claw (25) is engaged with the lower edge of the corresponding engagement hole (16). By stopping, the mounting bracket (23) can be easily and securely attached to the partition panel (3) (see FIG. 3).
At this time, if the upper end of the upward engaging claw (24) is positioned above the upper edge of the engaged engaging hole (16), the mounting bracket (23) should Even if it is moved up and down due to, it will not be easily detached from the partition panel (3).

The cover member (26) includes a front cover (31) that covers the front surface of the mounting bracket (23) and a rear cover (32) that covers the rear surface of the mounting bracket (23).
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the front cover (31) and the rear cover (32) are perpendicular to the rear and front from the upper and lower and left and right edges of the vertical plate-shaped base pieces (31a) and (32a). Bently formed upper pieces (31b) and (32b), lower pieces (31c) and (32c), and side pieces (31d), (31e), (32d), and (32e) are provided.

  The inner side piece (32d) of the rear cover (32) has a larger amount of protrusion in the front-rear direction than the inner side piece (31d) facing the front cover (31), and its front edge On the top and bottom, a vertical U-shaped top and bottom 1 in side view with which top and bottom mounting screws (29) and (29) for fixing the mounting bracket (23) to the side end surface of the desktop panel (2) are fitted. A pair of engaging grooves (33) (33) are provided.

  The rear cover (32) is configured so that the mounting screws (29) and (29) are fitted in the engaging grooves (33) and (33), and the side piece (32d) is connected to the side end surface of the desktop panel (2). It is firmly attached to the side end face of the desktop panel (2) by being sandwiched between the mounting bracket (23) and then tightening the mounting screws (29) and (29). Therefore, the side piece (32d) of the rear cover (32) has a function as an attachment piece.

The rear end of the upper piece (31b) in the front cover (31) and the front end of the upper piece (32b) in the rear cover (32) are provided with hanging pieces (31f) and (32f) facing each other in the front-rear direction. At the center of the lower edge of the hanging piece (32f) in the rear cover (32), a receiving piece (35) facing forward is provided with an engaging hole (34) facing up and down.
An upward projecting piece (36) is provided at the center of the front end of the lower piece (32c) in the rear cover (32).

  In the center of the lower end of the hanging piece (31f) in the front cover (31), a downward projecting piece (37) that can be fitted into the engagement hole (34) is provided, and the lower piece (32c) of the rear cover (32) ) Is provided with an engaging hole (38) into which the upward protruding piece (36) can be fitted.

  The front cover (31) has a downward projecting piece (37) fitted into the engaging hole (34), and the lower end of the hanging piece (31f) is supported on the receiving piece (35), The side piece (32d) is formed by fitting the upward protruding piece (36) into the engagement hole (38) and allowing the rear part of the lower piece (31c) to be supported on the lower piece (32c). ) Is detachably attached to the rear cover (32) attached to the side end surface of the desktop panel (2) by sandwiching it between the side end surface of the desktop panel (2) and the mounting bracket (23). .

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7, the lower connecting structure (B) basically includes an upper end of the floor contact member (21) and a lower end of the partition panel (3) in the adjuster bolt (22). The insertion hole (41) provided in the horizontal piece (40) in the connection bracket (39) is fitted between the two, and the upright piece (42) rising from the side end of the horizontal piece (40) in the connection bracket (39). ) Is fixed to the side of the desk (1).

  In this example, a pair of front and rear connecting brackets (39) and (39) corresponding to a pair of front and rear panel frames (14) in the partition panel (3), the lower ends of the front and rear portions of the partition panel (3). The part is fixed to the front and rear leg rods (4) and (4).

  Each horizontal piece (40) is a U-shaped cross-section plate member formed long in the front-rear direction over almost the entire length of the lower end of the panel frame (14), and a downward U-shaped reinforcing member (43) is fixed to the lower surface, A pair of insertion holes (41) through which the adjuster bolts (22) are inserted are provided at the front and rear ends.

  The rear end of the upright piece (42) in the front connecting bracket (39) and the front end of the upright piece (42) in the rear connecting bracket (39) form a right angle in plan view from the partition panel (3). Mounting pieces (44) facing away from each other are provided, and each of the standing pieces (42) is in contact with the outer surface of the front and rear leg rods (4) of the desk (1). The desk (1) is screwed to the rear surface of the front leg rod (4) and the front surface of the rear leg rod (4).

Next, a specific mounting structure of the mounting piece (44) will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 showing a mounting structure to the rear leg rod (4).
At the upper and lower edges of each mounting piece (44), U-shaped and inverted U-shaped notches (45) and (45) facing each other in the vertical direction are provided.
In addition, on the front and rear and left and right side surfaces of each leg rod (4), the width of the back part (46b) is larger than the opening part (46a), and the two grooves (46) ( 46) are provided.

The rear part (46b) of the outer groove (46) on the rear surface of the front leg rod (4) and the inner portion (46b) of the outer groove (46) on the front surface of the rear leg rod (4) are: A pair of upper and lower plate nuts (47) and (47) are slidably fitted in the vertical direction.
Bolts (48) entering the grooves (46) through the upper and lower notches (45) (45) of the mounting pieces (44) are screwed into the screw holes (47a) of each plate nut (47). By tightening the bolt (48), the mounting piece (44) is firmly fastened to the leg rod (4).

Each plate nut (47) may be a vertically long one having a width substantially the same as the width of the back portion (46b) of the groove (46), and fitted in the back portion (46b) of the groove (46) in advance. As shown in FIG. 7, the width (W1) is smaller than the width (W2) of the opening (46a) of the groove (46), and the length (L) is larger than the width (W2). Then, place the plate nut (47) screwed into the bolt (48) from the side to the back (46b) of the groove (46) of the leg rod (4) so that the long axis is directed vertically. After that, when the bolt (48) is fitted into the notches (45) (45) on the upper and lower edges of the mounting piece (44) and rotated, the plate nut (47) Is rotated by the bolt (48) and tilted, and the upper and lower ends of the plate nut (47) are engaged with the step (46c) between the opening (46a) and the back (46b) of the groove (46). Thus, it will not come off from the groove (46).
Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the mounting operation of the bolt (48) and the plate nut (47) in the groove (46) of the leg rod (4) and the tightening operation of the bolt (48).

  Thus, according to the connection structure (B), the adjuster bolt (22) is inserted into the insertion hole (41) of the horizontal piece (40) in the connection bracket (39) while the adjuster bolt (22) is inserted. By screwing it into the screw hole (19) provided at the lower end of the partition panel (3), the standing piece (42) in the connecting bracket (39) can be fastened to the side surface of the desk (1). The desk (1) and the partition panel (3) have a simple structure without special processing on the desk (1) and the partition panel (3), and without lifting the desk (1) and the partition panel (3). Can be easily and firmly connected. Moreover, since the connection bracket (39) is not exposed to the outside, the appearance is good.

  In this embodiment, as described above, the connecting structure (A) causes the desktop panel (2) erected on the desk (1) and the front-rear direction partition disposed on the side of the desk (1). The panel (3) is connected, and the lower part of the partition (3) and the lower end of the desk (1) are connected by the connection structure (B), so that the partition (3) It is firmly attached to the side of 1).

  As is apparent from the above, this embodiment includes a configuration embodying the inventions described in claims 1 to 5, and has the same effects as those described above as the effects of those inventions. it can.

As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can also be implemented in the following deformation | transformation aspects within the range which does not deviate from a claim.
(a) The partition panel (3) is arranged in the left-right direction along the rear end surface of the desk (1), and the lower end of the partition panel (3) and the lower end of the desk (1) at that time Are connected with the same connecting structure (B) as described above.

(b) The upper part or middle part of the partition panel (3) is connected with a structure other than the connection structure (A).
(c) The side of the desk (1) is covered with a panel (3) having only one panel frame (14) with adjusters (20) and (20) attached to the lower surfaces of the front and rear ends. A horizontal piece (40) facing in the front-rear direction provided with an insertion hole (41) (41) through which the adjuster bolt (22) is inserted at the front and rear ends is fixed to the horizontal piece (40). The pair of front and rear standing pieces (42) or mounting pieces (44) are fixed to the front and rear leg rods (4) and (4). Alternatively, each of the two front and rear connecting brackets (39) and (39) that have the upright piece (42) fixed to the horizontal piece (40) having one insertion hole (41) through which the adjuster bolt (22) is inserted. The pieces (42) are fixed separately to the front and rear legs (4) and (4).

It is a disassembled perspective view of the connection part of a desk provided with the 1st Embodiment of this invention and a partition panel. Similarly, it is a front view. Similarly, it is a central longitudinal front view. Similarly, it is the IV-IV line crossing top view of FIG. Similarly, it is a partially exploded perspective view which shows the attachment state of the cover member to a desktop panel. Similarly, it is the VI-VI line expansion longitudinal front view of FIG. Similarly, it is an expansion disassembled perspective view which shows the connection structure of the attachment bracket to the rear leg rod.

Explanation of symbols

(A) (B) Connection structure
(1) Desk
(2) Desktop panel
(3) Partition panel
(4) Legs
(5) Horizontal fence
(6) Leg
(7) Horizontal connection rod
(8) Top plate
(9) Gap
(10) Panel support rod
(11) Closure member
(12) Downspout
(13) Yokohama
(14) Panel frame
(15) Cosmetic panel
(16) Engagement hole
(17) Bottom wall
(18) Nut
(19) Screw hole
(20) Adjuster
(21) Flooring materials
(22) Adjuster bolt
(23) Mounting bracket
(24) Upward engaging claw
(25) Downward engaging claw
(26) Cover member
(27) Base
(28) Mounting piece
(29) Mounting screw
(30) Projection
(31) Front cover
(32) Rear cover
(31a) (32a) base piece
(31b) (32b) Upper piece
(31c) (32c) Lower piece
(31d) (31e) (32d) (32e) side piece
(31f) (32f) Hanging piece
(33) Engagement groove
(33a) Insertion section
(33b) Standing part
(34) Engagement hole
(35) Receiver
(36) Upward projecting piece
(37) Downward projecting piece
(38) Engagement hole
(39) Connecting bracket
(40) Horizontal piece
(41) Insertion hole
(42) Standing piece
(43) Reinforcement member
(44) Mounting piece
(45) Notch
(46) Groove
(46a) Opening
(46b) back
(46c) Stepped part
(47) Plate nut
(47a) Screw hole
(48) Bolt

Claims (5)

A connection structure between a desk and a partition panel disposed along a side surface thereof and provided with an adjuster for height adjustment at a lower end,
Between the upper end of the floor contact member and the lower end of the partition panel in the adjuster bolt that is erected at the upper end of the floor contact member in the adjuster and is screwed into the screw hole provided at the lower end of the partition panel. A connection structure between a desk and a partition panel, wherein an upright piece that fits an insertion hole provided in the horizontal piece and rises from a side end of the horizontal piece of the connection bracket is fixed to a side surface of the desk.   A pair of horizontal pieces in the connecting bracket that are formed long along the lower end surface of the partition panel, and an adjuster bolt in a pair of adjusters provided at both ends of the lower surface of the partition panel is inserted into both ends thereof. The connection structure of the desk and partition panel of Claim 1 which provided the insertion hole of this.   The desk according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a mounting piece provided on the upright piece so as to face the direction away from the partition panel at a right angle in plan view is screwed to one side surface of a leg rod in the vertical direction of the desk. And connection structure of partition panel.   A plate nut is provided with a notch facing vertically from the upper and lower edges of the mounting piece, and the bolt inserted through the notch can be moved up and down along the vertically oriented groove provided on the desk leg. The connection structure of the desk and partition panel of Claim 3 which fastened the said attachment piece to the leg rod by screwing in a screw hole. The groove provided on the leg of the desk is formed into a groove shape with a width wider than the opening, and a plate nut is fitted to the depth of the groove so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, The connection structure between the desk and the partition panel according to claim 4, wherein the width of the plate nut is smaller than the opening width of the groove and the length is larger than the opening width of the groove.

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