JP4797132B2 - Seat independent bench - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a seat-independent bench that includes a plurality of independent seats and legs that support the plurality of seats in a side-by-side alignment.

  Conventional benches provided in stadium-shaped spectator seats, etc. are usually configured to support a horizontal seat plate that can be seated by multiple people at the same time with legs through a horizontal frame. Along with the replacement due to aging, the recent rise in individual orientation and luxury orientation has led to a need for a bench that supports a plurality of independent seats that can be seated separately by each other and that are supported by legs.

  However, if a plurality of independent seats are supported side by side through a horizontally long frame and supported by legs as in the prior art, it is necessary to make the frame and legs strong, which increases costs. There is.

  Therefore, a plurality of legs are provided corresponding to the plurality of seats, each seat is supported by the legs at the lower position, and the legs are connected to each other by a penetrating material so that the plurality of seats are aligned side by side. However, in this way, if there is unevenness on a substantially horizontal bench installation surface made of concrete, such as a staircase-like auditorium, the height of adjacent seats in some places There is a problem that the appearance quality of the bench is deteriorated due to the fact that the seats are different in height or are not level.

  The present invention has an object to advantageously solve the above-described problems, and a seat-independent bench according to the present invention includes a plurality of independent seats, and legs that support the plurality of seats in a side-by-side alignment. In the seat independent bench, the legs are fixed to any one of the left and right side portions of the lower surface of the seat located at both ends of the row of the plurality of seats, far from the next seat. Two plate-like row end legs integrally having an upper end portion, an intermediate portion extending in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the seat, and a lower end portion fixed to the bench installation surface, and the plurality of seats Fixed to the bench installation surface, two upper ends fixed to the adjacent lateral sides of the lower surface of the adjacent seats in the row, two intermediate portions extending in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the seat, respectively At least a plate-like body integrally having one lower end One of the intermediate leg and is characterized in that it consists of.

  According to such a seat-independent bench, each leg is composed of two plate-like row end legs and at least one intermediate leg that is plate-like. Therefore, the bench can be manufactured inexpensively and inexpensively. Moreover, since the lower ends of the intermediate legs supporting the seats adjacent to each other and integrally connecting two adjacent intermediate portions are fixed to the bench installation surface, even if there is unevenness on the bench installation surface, The positions of the adjacent seats can be averaged, and the appearance quality of the bench can be kept high.

  In the seat-independent bench according to the present invention, the lower end portion of the row end legs and the lower end portion of the intermediate leg may each extend horizontally, and in this way, the bench installation surface is horizontal. It can be applied in any case.

  In the seat-independent bench according to the present invention, the lower end portion of the row end legs and the lower end portion of the intermediate leg may each extend in the vertical direction. It can be applied when extending in the vertical direction.

  Furthermore, the seat-independent bench according to the present invention includes a penetrating member extending in the alignment direction of the plurality of seats, and the intermediate member is inserted into the penetrating member and fitted with the penetrating member. A penetrating material receiving hole for positioning each of the plurality of seats may be formed, and in this way, the plurality of seats can be aligned side by side more accurately.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a left and right half of one embodiment of the seat independent bench of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a left and right half of the seat independent bench of the above embodiment. FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 are side views showing the seat-independent bench of the above embodiment.

  The seat-independent bench of this embodiment is installed on a substantially horizontal bench installation surface S such as a staircase-like spectator seat, and a plurality of seats 1 independent from each other (in the illustrated example, 4.5 halves). As shown in the figure, there are nine seats 1) as a whole, and legs 2 that support the plurality of seats 1 side by side. In this embodiment, each seat 1 has a hollow resin. By forming, it is formed in a substantially rectangular thick plate shape with a slightly depressed central portion.

  In this embodiment, the leg 2 includes two row end legs 3 and at least one intermediate leg 4 (in the illustrated example, four half legs are shown, so that eight intermediate legs 4 as a whole) Each of the row end legs 3 is composed of a lateral side portion of the lower surface of the seat 1 located at both ends of the row of the plurality of seats 1 (in FIG. 1 and 2, the left end is the right end because it is the center of the bench). An upper end 3a that extends horizontally along one of the sides far from the adjacent seat 1 (the right side in FIGS. 1 and 2) and is fixed to the side, and the longitudinal direction of the seat 1 and An intermediate portion 3b extending in the vertical vertical direction and a lower end portion 3c extending horizontally along the bench installation surface S and fixed to the bench installation surface S are integrally formed, for example, in a U-shaped cross section. It is formed by bending a metal plate so as to form

  In addition, each intermediate leg 4 here includes two upper end portions 4a that are respectively fixed to the adjacent left and right side portions of the lower surface of the adjacent seats 1 in the row of the plurality of seats 1, and the front and rear directions of the seats 1 and slightly. The metal plate is folded so that, for example, the cross section has an inverted hat shape with two intermediate portions 4b extending obliquely in the vertical direction and one lower end portion 4c fixed to the bench installation surface S. It is formed by bending.

  According to the seat-independent bench of this embodiment, the legs 2 are each composed of two plate-like row end legs 3 and at least one intermediate leg 4 in the form of a plate. The bench can be manufactured at low cost without increasing the cost. Moreover, since the lower end portion 4c of the intermediate legs 4 supporting the seats 1 adjacent to each other and integrally connecting the two intermediate portions 4b adjacent to each other is fixed to the bench installation surface S, the substantially horizontal bench installation surface S is provided. Even when there is unevenness due to variations in height and inclination, the height and inclination of the seats 1 adjacent to each other can be averaged, and the appearance quality of the bench can be maintained high.

  Moreover, according to the seat-independent bench of this embodiment, the lower end 3c of the row end leg 3 and the lower end 4c of the intermediate leg 4 extend horizontally, so that the bench installation surface S is horizontal. The above effects can be achieved.

  FIG. 4 is a front view showing a left and right half of another embodiment of the seat independent bench according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing the seat independent bench of the above embodiment. Parts similar to those of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. That is, the seat-independent bench of this embodiment includes a penetrating member 5 extending in the alignment direction of the plurality of seats 1, and each intermediate portion 3 b, 4 b between the row end leg 3 and the intermediate leg 4 has a penetrating member. 5 is different from the previous embodiment only in that penetrating material receiving holes 3d and 4d that are inserted into the penetrating member 5 and are positioned by positioning the plurality of seats 1 are formed. It has the same configuration as the previous embodiment.

  According to the seat-independent bench of this embodiment, in addition to the same effect as the previous embodiment, the through-material receiving holes 3d and 4d of the respective intermediate portions 3b and 4b are fitted with the through-material 5. Since the plurality of seats 1 are respectively positioned, the plurality of seats can be more accurately aligned side by side. Note that the penetrating member 5 may not be linear but may be arcuate, for example. In this case, a plurality of seats can be accurately aligned in an arcuate shape.

  FIG. 6 is a side view showing still another embodiment of the seat-independent bench according to the present invention. In the figure, the same parts as those in the previous embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. That is, the seat-independent bench of this embodiment is installed on a substantially vertical bench installation surface S such as a staircase-like spectator seat, and includes an intermediate portion 3b of the row end legs 3 and an intermediate portion 4b of the intermediate legs 4. Are different from the previous embodiment only in that each extends in a circular arc downward and the lower end 3c of the row end leg 3 and the lower end 4c of the intermediate leg 4 extend in the vertical direction. In this respect, it has the same configuration as the previous embodiment.

  According to the seat-independent bench of this embodiment, the legs 2 are each composed of two plate-like row end legs 3 and at least one intermediate leg 4 in the form of a plate. The bench can be manufactured at low cost without increasing the cost. Moreover, since the lower end portion 4c of the intermediate legs 4 supporting the seats 1 adjacent to each other and integrally connecting the two intermediate portions 4b adjacent to each other is fixed to the bench installation surface S, the substantially vertical bench installation surface S is provided. Even if there is unevenness due to variations in the front-rear direction position and inclination, the front-rear direction position and inclination of the seats 1 adjacent to each other can be averaged, and the appearance quality of the bench can be maintained high.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the illustrated example, the present invention is not limited to the above-described example. For example, the seat 1 may be made of wood instead of resin, and the intermediate portion 4b of the intermediate leg 4 may be the row end leg 3. Similarly to the intermediate portion 3b, the intermediate portion 3b of the row end leg 3 may be slightly inclined and extend in the vertical direction, like the intermediate portion 4b of the intermediate leg 4. The row end legs 3 may be formed by bending the plate in the opposite direction at the upper and lower ends in the same Z-shape as the half of the intermediate legs 4. Further, the row end legs 3 and the intermediate legs 4 may be formed of resin.

  Thus, according to the seat-independent bench of the present invention, each leg is composed of two plate-like row end legs and at least one intermediate leg that is plate-like, so the legs can be formed by press molding or the like. Thus, the bench can be manufactured at low cost without increasing the cost. Moreover, since the lower ends of the intermediate legs supporting the seats adjacent to each other and integrally connecting two adjacent intermediate portions are fixed to the bench installation surface, even if there is unevenness on the bench installation surface, The positions of the adjacent seats can be averaged, and the appearance quality of the bench can be kept high.

It is a front view which shows the half part of the left-right direction of one Example of the seat independent bench of this invention. It is a top view which shows the half part of the left-right direction of the seat independent bench of the said Example. It is a side view which shows the seat independent bench of the said Example. It is a front view which shows the half part of the left-right direction of other one Example of the seat independent bench of this invention. It is a side view which shows the seat independent bench of the said Example. It is a side view which shows another one Example of the seat independent bench of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 seat 2 leg 3 row end leg 3a, 4a upper end part 3b, 4b intermediate part 3c, 4c lower end part 3d, 4d penetrating material receiving hole 4 middle leg 5 penetrating material S bench installation surface

Claims (4)

In a seat-independent bench comprising a plurality of independent seats and legs that support the plurality of seats arranged side by side,
The legs are
An upper end portion fixed to any one of the left and right side portions of the lower surface of the seat located at both ends of the row of the plurality of seats, the side farther from the next seat, and the front and rear direction and the up and down direction of the seat Two plate-like row end legs integrally having an intermediate portion extending to a lower end fixed to the bench installation surface;
Two upper ends fixed to adjacent lateral sides of the lower surface of adjacent seats in the row of the plurality of seats, two intermediate portions extending in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction of the seats, and a bench At least one intermediate leg having a plate-like shape integrally having one lower end fixed to the installation surface;
A stand-alone bench characterized by comprising   The seat-independent bench according to claim 1, wherein the lower end portion of the row end leg and the lower end portion of the intermediate leg each extend horizontally.   The seat-independent bench according to claim 1, wherein a lower end portion of the row end legs and a lower end portion of the intermediate legs extend in the vertical direction. Comprising a penetrating material extending in an alignment direction of the plurality of seats;
Each of the intermediate portions is formed with a penetrating material receiving hole through which the penetrating material is inserted and fitted with the penetrating material to position the plurality of seats. The seat independent bench described in any of the above.

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