JP4775833B2 - furniture - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to furniture, and more particularly to furniture that has many opportunities to move, such as display cases.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In art museums, museums, stores, etc., it is possible to change the installation location of the display case and to connect a plurality of display cases to the side and to communicate with each other in order to secure a large display volume. Many.
[0003]
Therefore, conventionally, in this type of furniture, as shown in FIG. 10, a caster 3 for facilitating the movement of the furniture is provided on the base portion 2 that supports the furniture body 1. An adjuster 4 is provided for adjusting the height and the levelness.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The floor on which the furniture is to be installed is not necessarily flat, and there are many cases where undulations or inclinations occur.
[0005]
For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), when it is necessary to connect a plurality of furniture on the floor surface 5 inclined in a substantially V shape, when the furniture is brought close to each other, the upper ends of the side surfaces of the furniture body 1 are in contact with each other. Even if it comes into contact, there is a gap between the bases 2. For this reason, even if the adjuster 4 is adjusted at that position and the height and level of the furniture are aligned, the gap between the furniture remains as shown in FIG. I can't.
[0006]
Further, even if the furniture is moved in order to eliminate a gap between the furniture, the furniture cannot be easily moved because the adjuster 4 is already in contact with the floor surface.
[0007]
For this reason, in the conventional furniture, there is a problem that if the floor surface on which the furniture is to be installed has ups and downs, inclinations, and the like, the connecting work efficiency of the furniture is remarkably reduced.
[0008]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide furniture that can easily and quickly connect furniture even if the floor on which the furniture is to be installed has ups and downs or slopes.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is, in the furniture capable of connecting the side surfaces of the plurality of the furniture body in connector, a movable base having a plurality of casters abuts on the floor surface, said base and position fixing means for fixing on the floor, the furniture body disposed so as to surround the side wall of the base via a gap placed placed on the base, the base and the furniture body A plurality of height position adjusting means provided between the plurality of height position adjusting means for individually adjusting the height position of the furniture main body with respect to the base , wherein the height position adjusting means includes a plurality of height position adjusting means attached to the furniture body. A nut member, an adjuster bolt screwed to each nut member and displaceable in the vertical direction, and a lower part of each adjuster bolt, and abutting against the upper surface of the base Characterized by comprising a seat.
[0010]
In the furniture having the above-described configuration, a plurality of height adjusting means capable of individually adjusting the height position of the furniture main body with respect to the base are provided between the base and the furniture main body. Height and level can be adjusted freely. On the other hand, the base can be fixed on the floor surface by the position fixing means, but can be freely moved on the floor surface unless the position fixing means is operated. Therefore, even when the bases of furniture to be connected to each other are on an inclined floor surface, the base can be easily moved with the height and level of the furniture body adjusted, so that the furniture body The side surfaces can be easily brought into close contact with each other. Therefore, even on an inclined floor surface, the operation of connecting a plurality of furniture with the same height and level of furniture can be performed easily and quickly.
[0011]
In the furniture having the above-described configuration, preferably, an operation lever extending through the upper end portion in the diameter direction is provided at the upper end portion of each adjuster bolt.
[0015]
More preferably, the furniture body has an exhibition space inside, and an opening communicating with the exhibition space on the side, and a side panel for closing the opening is detachably attached to the side of the furniture body. And the said connector is formed so that furniture main bodies can be connected in the state which removed the side panel and opened the opening part of the side surface. According to such a configuration, the furniture main bodies of a plurality of furniture are connected and integrated, so that they can be used as large furniture having a large accommodation volume when necessary.
[0016]
More preferably, the coupling tool is provided in the vicinity of the opening on the upper side surface of the furniture body, and a nut member for positioning the furniture bodies at the lower side surface of the furniture body and an adjuster bolt screwed to each nut member. A positioning means is provided. According to such a configuration, since the positioning means is provided in the lower part of the side surface of the furniture body, the height adjusting means provided between the base and the furniture body is referred to while referring to the degree of displacement of the positioning means. Since the height and level of the furniture body can be adjusted by operation, the height and level of the furniture body can be easily adjusted. Moreover, since the furniture main bodies can be positioned by positioning means when positioning the furniture main bodies, the furniture main bodies can be easily connected to each other. Furthermore, since the connection tool is provided in the vicinity of the opening at the upper part of the side surface of the furniture body, the vicinity of the opening at the upper part of the side surface of the furniture body can be securely fastened by the connection tool. Therefore, when airtightness is required for the opening at the upper side of the furniture body, the airtightness can be reliably achieved.
[0017]
More preferably, the positioning means includes a fixed engagement member fixed to one of the side surfaces of the furniture main body that face each other, and a movable engagement member that is provided on the other side surface of the furniture main body so as to be able to move in and out. According to such a configuration, when the side panel is attached to the side surface of the furniture body, the movable engagement member can be retracted into the furniture body, so that it does not interfere with the side panel attachment, and from the furniture body. There is no need to remove it.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
1 to 5 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an exhibition case. 1 is a front view of the display case, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the display case shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical right side view of the display case shown in FIG. The principal part general | schematic longitudinal cross-section front view which shows a side panel attachment structure, FIG. 5: is the principal part general | schematic longitudinal cross-section front view which shows the connection state of the display case shown in FIG.
[0020]
First, referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the display case includes a base 11 made of a quadrilateral frame and a box-shaped furniture body 12 placed on the base 11.
[0021]
In the vicinity of the four corners of the base 11, casters 13 having wheels 13 a are attached to the bottom of the base 11, so that the furniture body 12 is placed on the base 11 and the floor 5 is placed on the floor 11. It can be moved easily.
[0022]
The base 11 is provided with position fixing means for fixing the position of the base 11 on the floor surface 5. Here, the position fixing means has an adjuster 15 that is screw-coupled with a nut member 14 attached to the base 11 in the vicinity of each caster 13 and can be displaced in the vertical direction. Therefore, the base 11 can be fixed on the floor surface 5 by adjusting the adjuster 15 and bringing it into contact with the floor surface 5 below the wheels 13 a of the casters 13.
[0023]
In the present invention, it is not necessary to strictly adjust the height and level of the base 11 for the reasons described later. Therefore, the position fixing means does not need to be an adjuster. For example, the rotation of the wheel 13a of the caster 13 is not necessary. Or a lock mechanism that regulates swinging. In addition, the means for facilitating the movement of the base 11 is not limited to the caster 13, and may be, for example, a roller or a grounding means having good slipperiness with respect to the floor surface 5.
[0024]
The furniture main body 12 has a frame structure formed in a box shape by connecting a plurality of horizontal frames 12a to 12m and vertical frames 12n to 12s, etc., and an upper part thereof accommodates exhibits. On the lower side, a lower housing portion 18 that can accommodate various adjusting devices for performing illumination, humidity temperature adjustment, and the like in the exhibit housing portion 17 is formed.
[0025]
A top plate 16 is attached on the horizontal frames 12g to 12j forming a four-sided frame at a substantially middle position of the height of the furniture body 12. The top plate 16 also serves as the bottom plate of the exhibit storage unit 17 so that the exhibit can be placed on the top plate 16.
[0026]
On the front, back, top, and both sides of the furniture main body 12, openings that communicate with the exhibit accommodation portion 17 and the lower accommodation portion 18 are formed by the full open structure of the framework structure, respectively. Front covers 19 and 20 are detachably attached to the front surface, and rear covers 21 and 22 are detachably attached to the back surface. An open / close upper lid 23 is attached to the upper surface of the furniture body 12, and side panels 24 and 25 are detachably attached to both side surfaces of the furniture body 12.
[0027]
The opening / closing upper lid 23 and the side panels 24, 25 are respectively formed with windows into which transparent plates 23a, 24a, 25a, such as glass plates and transparent plastic plates, are fitted, so that the inside of the exhibition container 17 can be clearly seen from the outside. Has been. In addition, a gas damper 26 for facilitating the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing upper lid 23 is provided at the rear part of the exhibit accommodation unit 17.
[0028]
In this embodiment, the side panels 24 and 25 are attached to the side surface of the furniture body 12 by a plurality of screws 27, and each screw 27 has a knob on the head so that it can be turned by hand. . Moreover, since the screw 27 is disposed inside the furniture body 12 so that it can be operated inside the furniture body 12, the aesthetic appearance is not impaired.
[0029]
Further, the furniture body 12 is provided with an elastic seal member around each opening that communicates with the exhibit accommodation portion 17. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the right side of the furniture body 12 is formed with an opening 28 communicating with the exhibit accommodation portion 17, and the furniture body 12 is surrounded so as to surround the opening 28. An elastic seal member 29 is mounted on the right side surface. As can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, the screws 27 are arranged at intervals so as to surround the periphery of the elastic seal member 29. When the operation panel 25 is attached to the right side surface of the furniture body 12, the elastic seal member 29 can be in close contact with the inner surface of the operation panel 25 and keep the periphery of the opening 28 airtight. The same applies to the other openings. Therefore, the inside of the exhibit storage unit 17 can be maintained at an appropriate humidity.
[0030]
When connecting a plurality of furniture to the side, as shown in FIG. 5, the side panels 24 and 25 are removed from the side surfaces that are the butting surfaces of the furniture, and the side surfaces of the two adjacent furniture bodies 12 and 12 are connected to each other. Butts are connected to each other by the screws 27. As a result, the display furniture accommodating portions 17 and 17 of two adjacent furniture communicate with each other through the side openings 28 and 28, so that an exhibit storage space having a double length can be obtained. Similarly, an exhibition space for a required length can be obtained by connecting a required number of furniture. Further, at this time, the elastic seal members 29 and 29 provided on the side surfaces of the adjacent furniture main bodies 12 and 12 are in close contact with each other, so that the inside of the exhibit accommodation portions 17 and 17 can be kept airtight even when the furniture is connected. it can.
As described above, in this embodiment, the screw 27 functions as a fixture for attaching the operation panels 24 and 25 to the side surface of the furniture main body 12 and a connection for connecting the furniture main bodies 12 and 12 to each other. It serves as a tool.
[0031]
In the above embodiment, the side surfaces of the furniture main bodies 12 and 12 are directly abutted and connected to each other. However, the furniture main bodies 12 and 12 communicate with the exhibit accommodation units 17 and 17 corresponding to the side opening portions 28 and 28. You may connect the side surfaces of the furniture main bodies 12 and 12 via the connection panel thru | or spacer (illustration omitted) which formed the opening part to perform.
[0032]
Next, the height and leveling adjustment mechanism of the furniture body that characterizes the present invention will be described.
[0033]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of height adjusting means 31 capable of individually adjusting the height position of the furniture body 12 with respect to the base 11 are provided between the furniture body 12 and the base 11. It has been. Therefore, by operating each height adjusting means 31, the height of the furniture body 12 can be adjusted and the levelness thereof can be adjusted.
[0034]
More specifically, in this embodiment, the bottom portion of the furniture body 12 is configured by connecting horizontal frames 12a and 12b extending in the left-right direction in the front-rear direction and horizontal frames 12c, 12d extending in the front-rear direction in the left-right direction. The left and right reinforcing frames 12e and 12f, which are provided on the left and right horizontal frames 12c and 12d, are fixed to the left and right reinforcing frames 12e and 12f, respectively, with two mounting arms 32 projecting inwardly at intervals in the front and rear directions. The adjuster bolt 34 is screwed to the nut member 33 fixed to each mounting arm 32 so as to be displaceable in the vertical direction.
[0035]
Each adjuster bolt 34 is in contact with the upper surface of the base 11 by an abutment seat 34a provided at the lower end thereof, and rails 11a and 11b extending in the left-right direction are attached to the lower surface of the base 11 immediately below the adjuster bolt 34. The base 11 is reinforced.
[0036]
As can be seen from FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the horizontal frames 12 a to 12 d constituting the four-sided frame of the bottom of the furniture body 12 are arranged so as to surround the side peripheral wall of the base 11 with an appropriate gap. Thus, the position of the furniture body 12 is restricted in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction with respect to the base 11. Therefore, even when the base 12 is inclined with respect to the horizontal, the furniture body 12 can be prevented from slipping off from the base 11. Moreover, even if the furniture body 12 may be inclined with respect to the base 11 in accordance with the level adjustment of the furniture body 12, the inclination of the furniture body 12 is absorbed by the gap between the side peripheral wall of the base 11 and the lateral frames 12a to 12d. can do.
[0037]
In this embodiment, an engagement groove (not shown) that can be engaged with a tool such as a hexagon wrench is formed at the upper end of each adjuster bolt 15, 34. As can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper end portions of the adjuster bolts 15 and 34 are exposed in the lower housing portion 18 of the furniture body 12, so that the height of the adjuster bolts 15 and 34 by the rotating operation is increased. The adjustment work can be easily performed in the lower housing portion 18 of the furniture body 12.
[0038]
In the display case having the above configuration, a plurality of height adjusting means 31 capable of individually adjusting the height position of the furniture body 12 with respect to the base 11 are provided between the base 11 and the furniture body 12. As shown in FIG. 6A, the height and level of the furniture body 12 can be adjusted on the base 11 separately from the base 11.
[0039]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, the base 11 can be fixed on the floor surface 5 by an adjuster bolt 15 which is a position fixing means, but this adjuster bolt 15 is operated (grounded to the floor surface 5). Unless it is made to move, it can be freely moved on the floor surface 5. Therefore, even when the bases 11 of the furniture to be connected to each other are on the inclined floor 5, the base 11 can be easily moved with the height and level of the furniture body 12 adjusted. Therefore, the side surfaces of the furniture body 12 can be easily adhered to each other.
[0040]
Therefore, even on the inclined floor 5, the work of connecting a plurality of furniture with the same height and level of furniture can be performed easily and quickly.
[0041]
7 to 9 show another embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those in the above embodiment.
[0042]
In this embodiment, a fastener 35 is used as a connector for connecting the side surfaces of the furniture. The fastener 35 is preferably attached to the vicinity of the opening 28 in the upper side of the furniture body 12, for example, a mounting plate 35a attached to the horizontal frame 12i, a lever 35b rotatably attached to the mounting plate 35a, and a lever 35b to the lever 35b. And a ring-shaped engaging portion 35c connected to each other. On the other hand, the hook 36 that can hook the engaging portion 35c of the fastener 35 is attached to the horizontal frame 12j adjacent to the horizontal frame 12i when the furniture is connected.
[0043]
Therefore, when the side surfaces of the furniture main bodies 12 and 12 are connected to each other, the furniture main bodies 12 and 12 can be touched by touching the engaging portion 35c of the fastener 35 on the hook 36 and rotating the lever 35b to the position shown in FIG. Can be fastened easily by operation.
[0044]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, two fasteners 35 are provided in the vicinity of the opening 28 at the upper side of the furniture body 12, for example, before and after the upper horizontal frame 12i. Although illustration is omitted, similar fasteners may be provided in front of and behind the lower horizontal frame 12d of the furniture body 12, and the side surfaces of the furniture body 12 may be connected by a total of four fasteners.
[0045]
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the positioning means 37 for positioning the furniture main bodies 12 and 12 is provided in the lower part of the side surface of the furniture main body 12 when the furniture is connected. The positioning means 37 includes a fixed engagement member 37a attached to a side surface (horizontal frame 12f) of one furniture body 12 and a movable member provided on the side surface (lateral frame 12e) of the other furniture body 12 so as to be able to appear and move. Engaging member 37b.
[0046]
An engagement hole is formed in the fixed engagement member 37a. By inserting the movable engagement member 37b into the engagement hole, the side surfaces of the furniture main bodies 12 and 12 can be positioned at the connection position. Further, since the positioning means composed of the fixed engagement member 37a and the operation engagement member 37b is provided at the lower part of the side surface of the furniture body 12, the base 11 and the furniture body are referred to while referring to the degree of displacement of the positioning means. Since the height adjustment means 31 provided between the furniture body 12 and the furniture body 12 can be adjusted in height and level, the furniture body 12 can be easily adjusted in height and level. .
[0047]
The movable engagement member 37b can be engaged and disengaged with respect to the fixed engagement member 37a by one-touch operation by manually operating the lever 37c protruding from the outer periphery thereof. The operation of the movable engagement member 37b can be easily performed in the lower housing portion 18 of the furniture body 12.
[0048]
Further, when the side panel is attached to the side surface of the furniture body 12, the movable engagement member 37b can be retracted into the furniture body 12, so that it does not interfere with the side panel attachment. There is no need to remove it.
[0049]
In this embodiment, the two positioning means 37 are attached to the front and rear of the lower horizontal frames 12e and 12f of the furniture body 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the same positioning means is used for the upper horizontal frames 12i and 12j. Can be provided in
[0050]
Further, in this embodiment, operation levers 15b and 34b extending through the upper end portions in the diameter direction are provided at the upper end portions of the adjuster bolts 15 and 34, respectively. Therefore, the adjuster bolts 15 and 34 can be easily rotated without requiring a tool by turning the operation levers 15b and 34b with fingers in hand.
[0051]
Other configurations in this embodiment are the same as those in the above-described embodiment shown in FIGS. Therefore, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.
[0052]
Although the illustrated embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited only to the aspect of the above embodiment, and various changes can be made to the components within the scope described in the claims. For example, the height adjusting means provided in the furniture main body 12 is not limited to the adjuster bolt 34, and may be anything that can be individually adjusted in height. For example, a jack mechanism that is moved up and down by manual operation or using power. Alternatively, an actuator such as a cylinder device can be used. Moreover, the accommodation form of the display case to which this invention is applied is not limited to the said aspect, It can apply similarly to the other furniture of this invention.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, even on an inclined floor surface, the work of connecting a plurality of furniture with the same height and level of furniture can be performed easily and quickly. Furniture can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an exhibition case showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a right side view of the display case shown in FIG.
3 is a schematic right side view of a vertical cross section of the display case shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a schematic vertical sectional front view of a main part showing an operation panel mounting structure of the display case shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
5 is a schematic vertical sectional front view of a main part showing a connected state of the display case shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are explanatory views showing the height and level adjustment of the furniture body and the state of connection in the embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
FIG. 7 is a front view of a schematic vertical section of a main part in a connected state of an exhibition case showing another embodiment of the present invention.
8A is a schematic cross-sectional plan view of the main part showing the inside of the upper display space of the display case shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 8B is a schematic cross-sectional plan view of the main part in the vicinity of the bottom of the display case.
9 is a schematic horizontal perspective view of the main part showing the arrangement of the coupling tool and the positioning tool in the display case shown in FIG. 7. FIG.
FIGS. 10A and 10B are explanatory views showing the configuration and operation of a conventional display case, respectively.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Base 12 Furniture main body 12a-12m Horizontal frame 12n-12s Vertical frame 13 Caster 15 Adjuster bolt 16 Top plate 17 Exhibit accommodating part 18 Lower accommodating part 24,25 Side panel 27 Screw 28 Side opening 29 Elastic seal member 31 Height Adjustment means 32 Mounting arm 33 Nut member 34 Adjuster bolt 35 Fastener 36 Hook 37 Positioning means

Claims (4)

In furniture capable of connecting the side surfaces of a plurality of furniture bodies with a connector,
A movable base having a plurality of casters abutting on the floor surface;
And position fixing means for fixing the base on the floor,
A furniture body arranged to surround the base of the side wall via a gap placed placed on the base,
The base and provided between the furniture body, and a plurality of height position adjusting means which can be individually adjusted the height position of the furniture body relative to the base,
The height position adjusting means is provided at each of a plurality of nut members attached to the furniture body, an adjuster bolt that is screwed to each of the nut members and can be displaced in the vertical direction, and a lower portion of each of the adjuster bolts. A furniture comprising a contact seat that contacts the upper surface of the base . The furniture according to claim 1,
The furniture is characterized in that operation levers extending through the upper end portions in the diameter direction are provided at the upper end portions of the respective adjuster bolts. In the furniture according to claim 1 or 2,
The furniture body has an exhibition space therein, and a side surface of the opening communicating with the exhibition space, respectively, and the side panels for closing the opening is mounted detachably on the side of the furniture body,
The connector shall be the characterized in that it is formed so as to be connected to the furniture body together with opened apertures of the side and remove the side panel furniture. The furniture according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Furniture the connector is it characterized Tei Rukoto provided near the opening of the upper side surface of the furniture body.

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