JP4740714B2 - Glass table - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a glass table that is stably supported by a leg so that a glass top plate can be removed.

As this kind of glass table, the lower end of the four corners of the glass top plate is supported by the upper ends of the four leg rods (see, for example, Patent Document 1), and a frame is attached to the upper ends of the four leg rods. The bottom surface of the opposing end portion of the glass top plate that is formed and fitted in the frame body is detachably supported by a plurality of top plate holders that protrude from the opposing surface of the frame body (see, for example, Patent Document 2) and so on.
JP 2003-70595 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-60331

  In the glass table described in Patent Document 1, the top plate is supported by the upper ends of the legs, so that the top plate larger than the square line connecting the outer ends of the four leg rods is supported, There is an advantage that it is possible to increase the mounting area of articles and the like.

  However, simply supporting the lower surface of the top plate with the upper end of the toe will cause external force to be applied to the top plate, or the glass top plate may be displaced horizontally or fall off the toe when an earthquake occurs. There is a fear.

  The glass table described in Patent Document 2 has a glass top plate fitted in the frame body, so there is no fear that the glass table will be displaced or dropped horizontally, but the ceiling of the size exceeding the frame body. Since the plate cannot be used, it is not possible to increase the mounting area of the article.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can freely and stably support a glass top plate of an arbitrary size by a leg regardless of the size of the leg. The purpose is to provide a glass table.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) Legs are formed by providing leg rods at the four corners of a square frame-shaped frame composed of a pair of front and rear lateral ribs and a pair of left and right side bars, and the legs are formed at the four corners of the frame-shaped frame. A top plate support piece that protrudes outward is fixed to the upper surface of the recumbent or side wall, and a top plate support having a concave or convex support portion on the top surface of the top end of the top plate support piece. provided, the supporting portion of the top plate受支tool, by fitting the supported portion of the convex or concave which is fixed at the four corners underside of the glass top plate, an upper surface of the frame-shaped frame in the leg Thus, the glass top plate is detachably supported.

(2) In the above item (1), an elastically deformable cushion material is inserted into the concave support portion or the supported portion.

( 3 ) In the above item (1) or (2) , an upward concave fitting groove is provided on the bottom surface of the top plate support piece, and the fitting groove is straddled on the upper side of the lateral or side wall, The plate support piece is fixed with bolts.

( 4 ) In any one of the above items (1) to (3) , connecting pieces that face each other in the left-right direction protrude from the upper end of each leg, and both connecting pieces have a substantially complementary shape. A pair of connecting tools facing in the front-rear direction are fitted to the opposing surfaces of the both side ends of the front and rear side hooks from the side of the connecting tool. By inserting the inserted bolt through the opposite surface of the horizontal rod and screwing it into the screw hole to be provided in the connection piece, the connection piece and the horizontal beam are connected, and the front and rear connection tools A leg is formed by fitting both ends of the side rod and connecting them together with screws.

( 5 ) In the above item ( 4 ), the coupling tool has a U-shaped cross-section with one side open, and a female screw facing upwards and downwards on a laterally protruding piece projecting on the inner surface of the side plate. A hole is provided, and the top plate support piece is fixed to the upper surface of the side rod by screwing the lower end portion of the bolt inserted into the female plate hole into the top plate support piece and the side piece.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the glass top plate has a supported portion fixed to the four corners of the lower surface thereof, and a top plate support of the upper surface of the recumbent or scissors at the four corners of the frame frame of the leg. in a state where pieces fitted a support part of the set digit top plate受支tool each other, because it is stably supported by the leg, even if an external force is applied to the glass top plate, it is in the horizontal direction There is no risk of slipping or dropping from the legs.

In addition, the supported portion is fixed to the lower surface of the glass top plate, and the supported portions fixed to the four corners of the lower surface of the glass top plate are fixed to the horizontal or lateral side of the frame-like frame on the leg. Because it is supported by the top plate support at the tip of the top plate support piece that protrudes outward, the glass top plate that is larger than the leg can be stabilized with minimum front / rear or left / right dimensions. And the area for placing the article on the top plate can be increased.
Furthermore, since it can be easily removed from the leg simply by lifting the glass top, the leg and the top can be separated and easily carried.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, when the supported portion of the glass top plate and the support portion of the top plate support are fitted to each other, the impact when the glass top plate is supported by the legs is While being eased by the cushion material, vertical vibrations such as earthquakes can be absorbed by the cushion material, so that the top plate is prevented from being damaged. Moreover, since the level of a glass top plate is adjusted when a cushion material bends, shakiness is prevented.

According to the invention of claim 3 , the top plate support piece can be easily positioned with respect to the recumbent or the side reed, and the top plate support piece can be stabilized without wobbling in the front-rear and left-right directions with only one bolt. And can be fixed.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the side end portion of the horizontal rod is fixed by a bolt inserted from the connector side in a state of being fitted to the connecting rod protruding from the leg rod, and both ends of the side rod Since the portion is fixed by screws in a state of being fitted to the connecting tool, the connecting strength of the leg pad, the recumbent paddle, and the side fitting increases, and a leg body having high rigidity is obtained.
Therefore, even if it is a glass top plate with a large weight in the front and rear, right and left dimensions and thickness, it can be stably supported.

  Further, since the recumbent is fixed to the connecting piece of the leg and the side reed is fixed to the connecting tool in a fitted state, positioning of the connecting positions of the reed, recumbent and side reed is facilitated. At the same time, since the fixing means for directly fixing the leg rod and the horizontal rod is unnecessary, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps are reduced.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the top plate support piece can be easily attached to the upper surface of the side cover only by screwing the bolt from above toward the screw hole to be provided on the protruding piece of the connector. it can. In addition, the coupling tool is firmly fixed to the side wall with screws, and the mounting portion of the top plate support piece has an internal / external double structure and high bending rigidity. The support strength of the plate is also increased.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the glass table of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear view taken along line III-III in FIG.

  The glass table (1) is composed of a leg (2) and a glass top plate (4) supported on the upper surface via a bracket (3).

  As shown in the enlarged plan view of FIG. 4, the leg (2) has a pair of left and right facing in the front-rear direction on opposite surfaces of both side ends of the pair of front and rear reeds (5) and (5) facing in the left-right direction. A frame-shaped frame (7) formed by connecting both ends of the side rods (6) and (6), and four leg rods (8) attached to the side ends of both lateral rods (5) It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 (only the front part is shown for the front and rear symmetry), the front and rear recumbent ribs (5) are formed into an inverted L-shaped cross section when extruded from an aluminum alloy or the like. An inverted L-shaped hollow hole (9) is formed through the entire length in the left-right direction. Further, a concave groove (10) that opens forward is formed in the upper front end surface over the entire length in the left-right direction.

  The side rod (6) is made of a square tube made of aluminum alloy or the like that is open at both front and rear ends, and the vertical dimension is substantially equal to the vertical dimension of the horizontal rod (5).

  As shown in FIG. 5 (only the right front part is shown for front and rear and left / right symmetry), each leg rod (8) is formed in a rectangular tube shape whose upper surface is closed and whose lower end is opened by aluminum alloy or the like. On the front surface, a concave groove (11) directed in the vertical direction is formed so as to be continuous with the concave groove (10) of the horizontal gutter (5) by opening inward at the upper end portion. (12) is a floor contact plate fitted into the opening at the lower end.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. A connecting piece (13) that has a shape and has an inverted L-shaped cross section that can be fitted to it is integrally connected inward.

  On the upper surface and the front and rear surfaces of the connecting piece (13), a ridge (14) for reducing the sliding resistance when fitted into the hollow hole (9) of the horizontal rod (5) is directed in the left-right direction. Are formed.

  An engagement hole (15) and a pair of upper and lower female screw holes (16, 16) are formed near the tip of the vertical piece of the connecting piece (13).

  (17) is a connecting member made of aluminum alloy or the like (6), and is formed in an outward U-shaped cross section that is long in the vertical direction and has an outer surface and a rear surface opened. The vertical dimension of the connector (17) is such that it can be fitted in the square hole (6a) of the side rod (6) without any difficulty, and the horizontal dimension is slightly larger than the horizontal dimension of the square hole (6a). It is supposed to be short.

  On the front surface of the substantially central portion of the end plate (17a) perpendicular to the front end of the coupling tool (17), there is a projecting shaft (18) that can be fitted into the engagement hole (15) of the coupling piece (13). A pair of upper and lower insertion holes (19) and (19) aligned with the pair of female screw holes (16) of the connecting piece (13) are provided at the upper and lower parts that project forward and sandwich the projecting shaft (18). It is drilled (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

  At the center of the inner surface of the side plate (17b) of the connector (17), a protrusion (20) facing the front-rear direction is projected outward, and at the center of the protrusion (20), the connector (17 ) A protruding piece (21) having a length that does not protrude from the inside is integrally provided. The protruding piece (21) and the protruding ridges (20) on both sides of the protruding piece (21) are respectively provided with a female screw hole (22) facing upward and downward and a female screw hole (22) (22) facing left and right. Has been.

  Bolts (33), which will be described later, can be inserted with sufficient margins at the end edges of the coupling tool (17) aligned with the female screw holes (22) of the projecting pieces (21) on the top plate (17c) and bottom plate (17d). In addition, U-shaped notch grooves (23) and (23) inwardly in plan view are formed.

  The connector (17) connects the front end of the right side rod (6), but the front end of the left side rod (6) and the rear end of the left and right side rods (6) are connected. The connecting tool (17) to be connected is also the same shape as the connecting tool (17) and is symmetric in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and thus description thereof is omitted.

Next, the assembly procedure of the leg (2) will be described.
First, hollow holes (9) at both end portions of the front and rear horizontal rods (5) and (5) are formed in the connecting pieces (13) of the four horizontal rods (8), front and rear, and right and left. The side is fitted until it comes into contact with the side edge of the horizontal bar (5).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the projecting shafts (18) of the four connecting tools (17) on the front, rear, left, and right sides are drilled on the opposing surfaces of the both side end portions of the front and rear reeds (5). ) And is fitted into the engaging hole (15) of the connecting piece (13).

  Next, the two bolts (25) inserted through the insertion holes (19) and (19) drilled in the end plate (17a) of the connector (17) are drilled on the rear surface of the side end of the horizontal rod (5). Through the provided through holes (26), (26), the coupling pieces (13) are screwed into the female screw holes (16), (16) and tightened.

  Thereby, the side edge part of the front and back horizontal hooks (5) is connected with the upper end part of the inner surface of each leg pad (8) (refer FIG. 6).

  After connecting the leg rods (8) and the horizontal rods (5), the front and rear ends of the left and right side rods (6) are fitted to the coupling tools (17), and the front and rear ends of the side rods (6) are fitted. Insert the very low head bolts (28) and (28) into the through holes (27) and (27) drilled in the inner surface of the joint, and connect both bolts (28) to the female screws on the side plate (17b) of the connector (17). Screw into the holes (22) and (22) and tighten (see FIG. 7).

  As a result, the front and rear ends of the side rod (6) are connected to the opposing surfaces of both side ends of the front and rear horizontal cage (5) via the connector (17), and the leg (2 ) Is formed.

  Each connector (17) may be inverted 180 ° so that the opening on one side surface is opposite to the left and right, and fixed to the reed (5). In this case, since the female screw hole (22) of the connector (17) is positioned on the opposite side, the through hole (27) of the side rod (6) is formed on the side surface on the opposite side. What is necessary is just to connect with the volt | bolt (28) inserted from the opposite side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the bracket (3) has four top plate support pieces (right and left) attached to the front and rear ends of the left and right side bars (6) of the leg (2). 30) and a top plate support (31) attached to the upper surfaces of the outer ends thereof.

  On the bottom surface of the inner end of each top plate support piece (30), there is formed an upward concave fitting groove (32) for positioning that can be straddled from the upper part on the upper side of the side rod (6). A stepped hole (34) having an enlarged diameter or an upper portion for inserting the bolt (33) is provided vertically at the center of the portion.

  Further, a stepped hole (36) in which a lower portion for inserting a bolt (35) is expanded is also provided at the outer end of each top plate support piece (30).

  At the center of the upper half of each top plate support (31) is a large-diameter support hole (37) with a bottom, and at the lower half is the upper end of the outer bolt (35). Are respectively formed concentrically with the outer stepped hole (36) in the top plate support piece (30).

  An elastically deformable cushion material (39) made of rubber or the like is fitted into the support hole (37).

  Each of the four top plate support pieces (30) has its fitting groove (32) fitted to the front and rear ends of the left and right side rods (6) from above, and then the inner stepped holes ( 34) the lower end of the long bolt (33) inserted from above, the notch in the through hole (39) drilled in the upper surface of the side rod (6) and the upper plate (17c) of the connector (17) By inserting the groove (23) and screwing it into the female screw hole (22) facing the up-down direction of the projecting piece (21), the left and right sides are symmetrically projected so as to protrude outward. It is fixed.

  The top plate support (31) is configured such that the upper end of the bolt (35) inserted from below into the outer stepped hole (36) is screwed into the female screw hole (38) of the top plate support (31). By joining, it is fixed to the upper surface of the outer end portion of the top plate support piece (30).

  The above-mentioned glass top plate (4) has a left-right dimension that is substantially the same as the left-right dimension of the leg (2), and the front-rear dimension is larger than that of the leg (2). That is, a convex supported portion (40) having a slightly smaller diameter at the lower end is fixed to the bracket (3) at a position corresponding to the top plate support (31) by bonding or the like.

  The above-mentioned supported portions (40) at the four corners are fitted into the support holes (37) of the top plate support (31) in the four brackets (3), and the lower end is attached to the cushion material (39) therein. By abutting, the top plate (4) can be removed by the four corners of the leg (2), that is, by the upper surfaces of the front and rear ends of the left and right side rods (6) in the upper frame frame (7). It is supported.

  As explained above, in the glass table (1) of the above embodiment, the supported portions (40) of the ridges fixed to the lower surfaces of the four corners of the glass top plate (4) are formed on the upper portion of the leg (2). Since the four brackets (3) provided at the four corners are fitted in the support holes (37) of the top plate support (31), even if a horizontal external force is applied to the top plate (4) There is no risk of it shifting horizontally or falling off the leg (2).

  Further, the top plate support piece (30) of each bracket (3) is attached to the side rod (6) constituting the frame-like frame (7) so as to protrude outward, and at the outer end thereof. Since the lower surface of the top plate (4) is supported by the top plate support tool (31), the left and right dimensions of the leg (2) are minimized and a larger top plate (4) is stably supported. There is an advantage that the mounting area of the article etc. on the upper surface of the top plate (4) can be increased.

  Further, an elastically deformable cushion material (39) such as rubber is inserted into the support hole (37) of the top plate support (31), and the top plate (4) is supported via the cushion material (39). Since the supported part (40) of the top plate (4) can be supported by being fitted to the top plate support (31), the impact can be reduced and vertical vibrations such as earthquakes can be absorbed. It is also possible to prevent the plate (4) from being damaged.

  By simply lifting the glass top plate (4), it can be easily removed from the leg (2), so that the leg (2) and the top plate (4) can be easily separated and carried.

  The top plate support piece (30) of the bracket (3) is positioned easily because the lower end of the top plate support piece (30) is fitted over the upper surface of the side rod (6) and fastened with a bolt (33). Even with (33) fixing, it is stably fixed without wobbling in the front-rear and left-right directions.

  Both ends of the pair of front and rear horizontal rods (5) in the leg (2) are fitted with relatively long connecting pieces (13) integrally projecting from the front and rear leg rods (8). In this state, the fixing bolt (25) for fixing the connecting tool (17) is screwed into the female screw hole (16) of the connecting piece (13), thereby being fixed to the leg rod (8). The connection strength of is increased.

  Further, since a fixing means for directly fixing the horizontal rod (5) and the leg rod (8) is not required, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps are reduced.

Further, the front and rear ends of the pair of left and right side rods (6) are also U-shaped cross-sections that are bolted (25) to the connecting piece (13) of each leg rod (8) via the horizontal rod (5). Since it is fitted to the connector (17) and is fixed to the connector (17) with the bolt (28) in this state, the connection strength to the leg rod (8) and the horizontal rod (5) is not to mention. The connection strength at the four corners of the frame-like frame (7) is also increased, resulting in a highly rigid leg (2).
Therefore, even a heavy glass top plate (4) with large front and rear dimensions and plate thickness can be stably supported.

  In addition, in the leg body (2) of the above-described embodiment, a connecting piece (13) inward in the left-right direction is projected from each leg bar (8), and the horizontal bar (5) is connected to the connecting piece (13). The side edges (6) are connected by the connecting tool (17) between the opposing surfaces of the both side ends of the front and rear sides (5) while fitting both side ends. At the same time, attach the leg rods (8) to the front and rear ends of the left and right side rods (6). Further, it may be connected via a connector (17).

  At this time, each leg rod (8) is provided with a connecting piece (13) inward in the front-rear direction so as to face each other, and the left and right side rods and the front and rear side rods are connected to the above-mentioned horizontal rod (5). And the cross-sectional shape of the scissors (6). Further, the bracket (3) may also be attached to the reed in the front-rear direction.

  In the above embodiment, the four corners of the top plate (4) are supported by the leg (2) having a square shape in plan view having the four leg rods (8), but three or four or more legs are supported. The upper ends of the eaves (8) are connected to each other with a horizontal eave or a side eave to form a frame-like frame, and three or more top plate supports (31) provided on the upper surface thereof are used to In the same manner, the lower surface of the glass top plate (4) may be supported.

  Contrary to the above-described embodiment, the top plate receiving support (31) side may be a convex support portion and the top plate (4) side may be a concave supported portion to be fitted to each other.

It is a front view of the glass table of this invention. It is a side view similarly. Similarly, it is the III-III line expansion longitudinal rear view of FIG. Similarly, it is a top view of a leg. Similarly, it is an exploded perspective view of one corner of the leg. Similarly, it is the VI-VI line expansion vertical side view of FIG. Similarly, it is the VII-VII line longitudinal rear view of FIG.

(1) Glass table
(2) Leg
(3) Bracket
(4) Glass top plate
(5) Yokohama
(6) Acupuncture
(6a) Square hole
(7) Frame frame
(8) Legs
(9) Hollow hole
(10) (11) Groove
(12) Flooring board
(13) Connecting piece
(14) ridge
(15) Engagement hole
(16) Female thread hole
(17) Connector
(17a) End plate
(17b) Side plate
(17c) Upper plate
(17d) Bottom plate
(18) Projection shaft
(19) Insertion hole
(20) ridge
(21) Projection
(22) Female thread hole
(23) Notch groove
(24) Through hole
(25) Bolt
(26) (27) Through hole
(28) Bolt
(30) Top plate support piece
(31) Top plate support
(32) Mating groove
(33) Bolt
(34) Stepped hole
(35) Bolt
(36) Stepped hole
(37) Support hole (support part)
(38) Female thread hole
(39) Cushion material
(40) Supported part

Claims (5)

Legs are formed at four corners of a square frame-shaped frame composed of a pair of front and rear side bars and a pair of left and right side bars, thereby forming legs, and at the four corners of the frame-shaped frame, A top plate support piece projecting outward is fixed to the upper surface of the side rod, and a top plate support having a concave or convex support portion is provided on the top surface of the top portion of the top plate support piece. the supporting portion of the top plate受支tool, by fitting the supported portion of the convex or concave which is fixed at the four corners underside of the glass top plate, the upper surface of the frame-shaped frame in the leg, the A glass table characterized by detachably supporting a glass top plate.   The glass table according to claim 1, wherein an elastically deformable cushion material is inserted into the concave support portion or the supported portion. The lower surface of the top plate support piece provided upward concave fitting groove, the fitting groove lateral杆又is by Matagahama the top of the side beams, the top board support pieces formed by bolted claim 1 or 2. The glass table according to 2 . At the upper end of each leg rod, connecting pieces facing each other facing in the left-right direction are projected, and the both side ends of the horizontal rod with a hollow hole having a cross-sectional shape almost complementary to the connecting piece are formed on both connecting pieces. A pair of connecting tools facing in the front-rear direction are inserted into the opposing surfaces of both side ends of the front and rear reeds, and bolts inserted from the connecting device side are inserted through the opposing surfaces of the recumbent side to By screwing into the screw hole to be provided on the piece, the connecting piece and the horizontal hook are connected, and both ends of the left and right side lamps are fitted to the front and rear connecting tools, and they are connected to each other by screws. The glass table in any one of Claims 1-3 formed by forming a leg body. The connector shall have a U-shaped cross-section with one side open, and a female threaded hole facing in the vertical direction is provided on the projecting piece facing sideways projecting on the inner surface of the side plate. The glass table according to claim 4 , wherein the top plate support piece is fixed to the upper surface of the side wall by screwing the lower end portion of the bolt inserted into the top plate support piece and the side piece.

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