JP6065615B2 - Wiring equipment in furniture - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wiring device for furniture, and more particularly, a function of connecting a wiring cord to an electrical device provided on or near the top surface of the top plate, provided with a duct cover that can be opened and closed on the top plate of furniture such as a table or desk. It is related with the wiring apparatus provided with.

  Conventionally, furniture such as tables and desks has a wiring function in which an opening is provided in a part of the top plate, a wiring duct is provided below the opening, and a duct cover is provided in the opening so as to be opened and closed. Various types of structures are provided.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a hand insertion port is provided at the rear portion of the desk top plate, a connection port box is provided below the hand insertion port, and a lid is provided at the opening of the hand insertion port so as to be opened and closed. Further, a structure is disclosed in which a wiring box and a wiring duct are arranged in the vicinity of the connection port box, and a power outlet and a communication modular jack are provided on a partition plate that partitions the connection port box and the wiring box. When using an electronic device placed on the top surface of the top plate, the lid is opened to open the hand insertion port, and the connection terminals for power cords and signal cables connected to the electronic device are handheld. It is inserted from the insertion port and connected to the outlet and the modular jack.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses that wiring cords drawn from a wiring space provided inside the table leg can be wired along the lower surface of the top plate, and further provided on a support member provided horizontally on the lower surface of the top plate. Wiring that allows insertion of the wiring cords from the insertion hole through a cylindrical connector cover having an inner diameter that allows insertion of a connector provided at the end of the wiring cord by forming an insertion hole penetrating in the front-rear direction. An apparatus is disclosed. Here, the connector cover is fitted to the other end of the insertion body, a cylindrical insertion body that is inserted into the insertion hole without a gap, a rectangular plate-like cover body that is integrally provided at one end of the insertion body, and the insertion body. It is comprised from the ring-shaped retaining member. In the cover body of the connector cover, a through-groove having a width through which the cable is inserted and the connector is not inserted is formed. When the wiring cords are not connected to the electrical device on the top surface of the top plate, the connector cover is pushed down to The cover is stored in a state where the connection is stopped on the cover body.

  However, the method described in Patent Document 1 is that the operation of connecting the connection terminals of the wiring cords of the electronic device to the outlet and the modular jack inside the manual insertion slot is not possible with the outlet or the modular jack in a narrow space. It must be done by checking the outlet, which is troublesome. Moreover, since the thing of patent document 2 stores the surplus part of the wiring cords pushed in along the lower surface of a top plate, in the case of the structure pushed into the internal space of a leg, the cramped space below a top plate In the case of a structure in which the body is wound on a reel provided on the lower surface of the top plate, the cost becomes high.

JP 2004-000631 A JP 2000-166657 A

  Therefore, in view of the above-described situation, the present invention intends to solve the problem by providing a duct cover that can be opened and closed on a top plate of furniture such as a table or a desk, and wiring cords on an electric device disposed on or near the top plate. It is in the point which provides the wiring apparatus in the furniture provided with the function to connect.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a duct cover that can be opened and closed at an opening provided in a part of a top plate of a table or desk furniture, and a wiring space below the opening. And a furniture wiring device comprising a hook portion for holding wiring cords on the lower surface of the duct cover.

  Here, the hook portion is installed at a predetermined interval from the lower surface of the duct cover, and an accommodation space for accommodating a connector provided at an end portion of the wiring cords between the lower surface of the duct cover and the hook portion. Preferably, it is provided (claim 2).

  The hook portion includes one or a plurality of substantially U-shaped engagement grooves provided at positions close to the rotation center line of the duct cover, and the engagement grooves are formed on the free end side of the duct cover. It is more preferable that it has a lateral width that can be opened, can hold the cord portion of the wiring cords, and can lock the connector provided at the end of the wiring cords.

  It is more preferable that a vertical duct communicating with the opening is provided below the opening of the top plate, and a table tap for supplying power is fixed to the inner wall of the vertical duct.

  The wiring device in the furniture of the invention according to claim 1 as described above is provided with a duct cover so as to be capable of rotating and opening in an opening provided in a part of the top plate of furniture such as a table or a desk, and the opening of the opening. Since the wiring space is provided below and the hook portion for holding the wiring cords is provided on the lower surface of the duct cover, the wiring cords are stored in the space below the duct cover and the duct cover is closed. Can be held on the hook portion on the lower surface of the duct cover without falling into the lower space, and when the duct cover is opened, the wiring cords appear from the opening of the top plate, so that they can be easily pulled out.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the hook portion is installed at a predetermined interval from the lower surface of the duct cover, and accommodates a connector provided at the end of the wiring cord between the lower surface of the duct cover and the hook portion. Since the housing space is provided, the connector provided at the end of the wiring cord can be stably and orderly accommodated in the housing space while the wiring cord is held in the hook portion, and entangled with other wiring cords. There is no.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the hook portion includes one or a plurality of substantially U-shaped engagement grooves provided at positions close to the rotation center line of the duct cover, and the engagement grooves are formed on the duct cover. It has a horizontal width that can be opened to the free end side of the cable, can hold the cord portion of the wiring cords, and can lock the connector provided at the end of the wiring cords. To hold the cable, open the duct cover in the upright state, and insert the cord part into the engagement groove that is opened upward at substantially the same height position as the top surface of the top plate in the opening, and connect the connector to the hook part. It is easy to simply lock the cable to the top, and the wiring cords can be easily detached from the hook and pulled out to the top plate and connected to the electrical equipment.

  According to claim 4, a vertical duct communicating with the opening is provided below the opening of the top plate, and the table tap for supplying power is fixed to the inner wall of the vertical duct. The plug of the power cord connected to the electrical equipment installed near the top plate can be used by connecting it to the outlet of the table tap, and the connector part at one end of the dedicated power cord such as a portable information terminal can be used as the hook part. While holding, the plug of the AC adapter at the other end can be connected to the outlet of the table tap.

It is a perspective view which shows the combination furniture of the desk and storage cabinet to which the wiring apparatus of this invention is applied. It is a perspective view of the combination furniture similarly of a desk and a storage cabinet. It is the front view similarly shown with the partial cross section. It is a longitudinal side view similarly. It is a partially vertical side view of the same. It is an expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view of the principal part of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view of the principal part similarly. It is a partial expanded bottom view of the state which closed the duct cover similarly. It is a partial expansion perspective view of the state where the duct cover was similarly opened.

  Next, the present invention will be described in more detail based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 show a combination furniture of a desk and a storage cabinet to which the wiring device of the present invention is applied, FIGS. 3 to 5 show an internal structure, FIGS. 6 to 9 show a main part of the present invention, In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a top plate, 2 is a leg, 3 is a storage cabinet, 4 is a monitor, and 5 is a notebook computer.

  In the combined furniture of the desk and the storage cabinet of the present embodiment, one end portion of the top plate 1 is supported by the leg portion 2 and the other end portion of the top plate 1 is overlapped with a part of the upper surface plate 6 of the storage cabinet 3. The top plate 6 is disposed and supported by the top plate 6, and the top plate 6 is exposed on at least one of the front and rear sides and the side of the top plate 1 in a plan view, and is exposed in a stepped state on the side of the top plate 1. The upper surface plate 6 of the storage cabinet 3 was a monitor placement portion 6A on which a monitor can be placed. Here, the leg 2 may be a cabinet. In this embodiment, the example which has arrange | positioned the cabinet wagon 7 inside the said leg part 2 is shown.

  Here, the top plate 1 is a horizontally long rectangle, the storage cabinet 3 is a vertically long rectangle, and the end of the top plate 1 is slightly narrower than half the depth of the top plate 6 of the storage cabinet 3. In the overlapping portion, both sides in the depth direction of the top plate 1 are connected to the upper surface plate 6 by the support bases 8 and 8. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, there is a step between the top plate 1 and the top plate 6 of the storage cabinet 3, and the presence of this step keeps the height of the monitor mounting portion 6A low. In addition, the support legs of the monitor placed on the monitor placement portion 6A can be made inconspicuous, and the position of the screen can be set to an appropriate height that is easy to see even when sitting on a large monitor. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6 to 9, an opening 9 is provided at the end of the top plate 1 that overlaps the upper surface plate 6, and the duct cover can be opened and closed in the opening 9 10 is provided so as to be capable of rotating and opening, and a wiring space is provided below the opening 9, and a hook portion 11 that holds a wiring cord H is provided on the lower surface of the duct cover 10. The opening 9 is provided open at one end of the top plate 1, and the duct cover 10 has a side edge portion rotatably attached to an open end of the opening 9. In this embodiment, although the opening part 9 and the duct cover 10 were provided in the one end part of the said top plate 1, the position is arbitrary.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the storage cabinet 3 is provided with a shelf plate 12 at a distance below the top plate 6 and with drawers 13 and 13 below the shelf plate 12. A steel vertical duct 14 is provided between the face plate 6 and the shelf plate 12 to support the load of the monitor 4 by the vertical duct 14 so that the upper surface plate 6 does not bend.

  More specifically, the wiring structure inside the storage cabinet 3 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, in the storage cabinet 3, the upper surface plate 6 is provided at the upper ends of the side plates 15, 15, and the lower connecting rod 16 is provided at the front and rear ends of the lower ends of the side plates 15, 15. , 16 are provided, the shelf plate 12 is provided with a space below the upper surface plate 6, and the space between the shelf plate 12 corresponding to the vertical duct 14 and the lower connecting rods 16, 16 is provided. The two partition plates 17 and 17 are erected with the wiring space 18 between the partition plates 17 and 17. The drawers 13 are provided between the side plate 15 and the partition plate 17, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper surface plate 6 corresponding to the vertical duct 14 is formed with an insertion port 19 facing the opening 9. Further, an insertion hole 20 that communicates with the vertical duct 14 is formed in the shelf plate 12, and a side hole 21 that communicates laterally at a position that does not interfere with the drawer 13 at the back of at least one of the partition plates 17. Is forming. Further, a holding plate 23 is provided between the partition plate 17 in which the side holes 21 are formed and the upper and lower intermediate positions of the side plate 15 at a distance from the back plate 22. Then, the wiring cords H drawn from the floor surface are drawn into the bottom surface of the storage cabinet 3, bypassed behind the holding plate 23, passed through the side holes 21 of the partition plate 17, and further from the wiring space 18 to the shelf. It is led to the vertical duct 14 through the insertion hole 20 of the plate 12, and then connected to the table tap 24 adsorbed by the magnet on the inner wall of the vertical duct 14 through the insertion port 19 formed in the upper surface plate 6. Similarly, the communication wiring cords H such as LAN cables are fixed on the inner wall of the vertical duct 14 by wiring similarly and connecting the terminals connected to the ends.

  Next, details of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The hook portion 11 is installed at a predetermined interval from the lower surface of the duct cover 10 and accommodates the connector H2 provided at the end of the wiring cord H between the lower surface of the duct cover 10 and the hook portion 11. A storage space 25 is provided. Further, the hook portion 11 is composed of one or a plurality of substantially U-shaped engagement grooves 26,... Provided at a position close to the rotation center line of the duct cover 10, and the engagement groove 26 is formed by the duct. The cover 10 is open to the free end side, has a lateral width that can hold the cord portion H1 of the wiring cords H and can lock the connector H2 provided at the end of the wiring cords H, Protrusions 27 and 27 are provided so as to protrude from the groove edge portion of the mating groove 26 so that the cord portion H1 cannot be easily removed. In the present embodiment, three engagement grooves 26 are provided, and the lateral width of the engagement groove 26 at the center is set to be slightly wider than the others so that the thick wiring cords H can be held.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the duct cover 10 includes a cover body 28 formed by bending a steel plate and a synthetic resin receiving member 29 integrally formed with the hook portion 11. Are combined. The cover body 28 is formed with an end face plate 31 by bending one end of a surface plate 30 having a shape slightly smaller than the inner shape of the opening 9 to the back side, and the lower end of the end face plate 31 is connected to the other end. Side plate, that is, the free end side, is bent at right angles to form the bottom plate 32, and both end portions of the bottom plate 32 are cut and raised at right angles in the direction approaching the surface plate 30 to form the bearing plates 33, 33 in parallel. doing. Each bearing plate 33 is provided with a shaft hole 34. Further, the bottom plate 32 has a U-shaped notch 35 in a plan view released to the free end side, and is slightly larger than each engagement groove 26 at a position matching the engagement grooves 26. Set and form. The receiving member 29 has fitting portions 36 and 36 for receiving the bearing plates 33 and 33 at both ends, and a bearing portion 38 for fitting bearing bushes 37 and 37 outside the fitting portions 36 and 36. , 38 are formed, and the bottom plate 32 of the cover body 28 is joined between the fitting portions 36, 36, and the hook portion 11 having the engagement grooves 26,. On the opposite side of the hook portion 11, a standing wall 39 that is joined to the end face plate 31 is formed. On the lower surface of the hook portion 11 of the receiving member 29, a concave portion 40 having the same shape for engaging the bottom plate 32 of the cover main body 28 is formed.

  Then, with the bearing bushes 37, 37 fitted to the bearing portions 38, 38 of the receiving member 29, the bearing members 33, 33 are fitted into the fitting portions 36, 36 by fitting into the cover body 28 from the front. accept. Here, the accommodating space 25 is formed between the surface plate 30 of the cover main body 28 and the hook portion 11 of the receiving member 29, and the accommodating space 25 is connected to the inner side surfaces of the fitting portions 36 and 36. Surrounded by a standing wall 39.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the duct cover 10 is attached to the opening 9 of the top plate 1 so that the both sides on the end side can be pivotally opened and closed by support brackets 41 and 41. The support metal fitting 41 is a member having a substantially L-shaped cross section comprising a mounting plate 42 and a vertical plate 43 that are joined to the lower surface of the top plate 1 and the inner wall surface of the opening 9. 44 protrudes inward at a right angle. A first stopper piece 45 that stops the lower surface of the surface plate 30 of the duct cover 10 in a horizontal state is disposed at the front portion of the vertical plate 43, and a duct cover in an upright state is disposed below the support shaft 44 at the rear portion. The second stopper piece 46 that stops the ten end face plates 31 is bent inward. Actually, a buffer member 47 made of synthetic resin is externally fitted to the first stopper piece 45 and the lower surface of the surface plate 30 of the duct cover 10 is stopped. Further, when the duct cover 10 stands up slightly overhanging from the vertical state, the end face plate 31 stops against the second stopper piece 46 and is released in a stable state.

  Then, the support shaft 44 of the support metal fitting 41 is inserted into the bearing bush 37 fitted to the receiving member 29 of the duct cover 10 and the shaft hole 34 of the bearing plate 33 of the cover body 28 at the same time, and is rotatably connected. In this state, the mounting plate 42 and the vertical plate 43 of the support metal fitting 41 are joined to the lower surface of the top plate 1 and the inner wall surface of the opening 9, and the mounting plate 42 is screwed to the lower surface of the top plate 1. Install. Here, the mounting plate 42 is formed with mounting holes 49 through which the screws 48 are inserted, and convex portions 50, 50 for positioning are press-molded on the front and back surfaces thereof. In addition, a concave portion for fitting the convex portion 50 is formed at a predetermined position on the lower surface of the top plate 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, the wiring device of the present invention configured as described above is configured such that when the duct cover 10 is opened to the upright state, the hook portion 11 is located inside the opening 9 and the top plate 1. Appears at approximately the same height as the top surface. In this state, the cord portion H1 of the wiring cords H drawn from the inside of the vertical duct 14 below the opening portion 9 is inserted into the engagement groove 26 constituting the hook portion 11 from the open side, and the connector H2 Is positioned in the accommodating space 25 and is locked inside the hook portion 11. When the wiring cords H are power cords for portable information terminals, a plug provided on a small AC adapter is connected to the outlet of the table tap 24 at the other end. Thus, when using the portable information terminal on the top surface of the top board 1, it is possible to remove the hook H11 from the hook 11 and pull it out to the top surface of the top board 1 and connect it to the portable information terminal. Further, even when the wiring cords H are LAN cables, the portion of the connector H2 can be held by the hook portion 11, and when the notebook computer 5 is placed on the top surface of the top board 1, Similarly to the above, the LAN cable can be taken out and connected. The same applies to other power supply and communication wiring cords H. Even if the wiring cords H are held on the hook portion 11 provided on the lower surface side of the duct cover 10 and the duct cover 10 is rotated and closed in a horizontal state, the wiring cords H remain hooked. 11 will not deviate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a power cable D for supplying power to the monitor 4 and a signal cable C for sending a video signal are drawn into the vertical duct 14 from the insertion port 19 and the plug of the power cable D is connected to the vertical duct 14. It connects to the outlet of the table tap 24 fixed to the inner wall, and the surplus portion is further accommodated in the wiring space 18 below. Similarly, the signal cable C is connected to a terminal of a communication wiring cord H fixed on the inner wall of the vertical duct 14.

  The opening 9 is provided at the front and rear central portion of the top plate 1, and since the monitor mounting portion 6 </ b> A is located on the side of the opening 9, the opening 9 is mounted on the monitor mounting portion 6 </ b> A. The wiring distance from the monitor 4 is shortened, and the power cord D and the signal cable C are hidden under the top plate 1 so that the exposure is reduced. In addition, the monitor 4 can be placed at a position that is easy to see from both sides of the top board 1. The monitor 4 may be placed anywhere on the upper surface plate 6 of the storage cabinet 3 exposed from the top plate 1, but when the monitor 4 is placed on the monitor placement portion 6 </ b> A on the side of the top plate 1, The monitor 4 is located in a place that is easy to see from both sides of the board 1.

1 top plate, 2 legs,
3 storage cabinets, 4 monitors,
5 laptops, 6 top plate,
6A Monitor mounting part, 7 Cabinet wagon,
8 support base, 9 opening,
10 Duct cover, 11 Connection terminal,
12 shelves, 13 drawers,
14 vertical duct, 15 side plate,
16 Lower connecting rod, 17 Partition plate,
18 wiring space, 19 insertion port,
20 insertion holes, 21 side holes,
22 back plate, 23 holding plate,
24 table taps, 25 storage space,
26 engaging groove, 27 protrusion,
28 cover body, 29 receiving member,
30 surface plate, 31 end face plate,
32 bottom plate, 33 bearing plate,
34 shaft hole, 35 notch,
36 fitting part, 37 bearing bush,
38 bearings, 39 standing walls,
40 recesses, 41 support brackets,
42 mounting plate, 43 vertical plate,
44 support shaft, 45 first stopper piece,
46 second stopper piece, 47 cushioning member,
48 screws, 49 mounting holes,
50 convex parts,
C signal cable,
D power cord,
H Wiring cords,
H1 code part,
H2 connector.

Claims (4)

  A duct cover is provided at a part of the top plate of a furniture such as a table or desk so that the duct cover can be opened and closed. A wiring space is provided below the opening, and wiring cords are provided on the lower surface of the duct cover. A wiring apparatus for furniture, comprising a hook portion for holding.   The hook portion is installed at a predetermined interval from the lower surface of the duct cover, and an accommodation space is provided between the lower surface of the duct cover and the hook portion to accommodate a connector provided at the end of the wiring cords. The wiring device for furniture according to claim 1.   The hook portion is composed of one or a plurality of substantially U-shaped engagement grooves provided at positions close to the rotation center line of the duct cover, and the engagement grooves are open to the free end side of the duct cover. The wiring device for furniture according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wiring device has a lateral width capable of holding a cord portion of the wiring cords and locking a connector provided at an end portion of the wiring cords.   The furniture according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a vertical duct communicating with the opening is provided below the opening of the top plate, and a table tap for supplying power is fixed to an inner wall of the vertical duct. Wiring equipment.

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