JP6998727B2 - Furniture with elevating top plate - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to furniture with an elevating top plate, including, for example, a face-to-face counter installed at a reception desk or a counter of an office or a financial institution.

Conventionally, as a face-to-face counter, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. In this face-to-face counter, side plates are connected to the left and right ends of a basic unit having a top plate on the upper part of the support plate. In the face-to-face counter described in Patent Document 2, the legs supporting the top plate can be raised and lowered. The legs are lowered to the center in the front-rear direction for the stability of the top plate, and the base seated on the floor extends in the front-rear direction at the lower end.
Further, in the face-to-face counter described in Patent Document 3, the table plate for staff and the table plate for customers are arranged so as to face each other so that the table plate for customers can be raised and lowered. In this face-to-face counter, a table plate for staff and a table plate for customers are arranged facing each other between the left and right side plates. The side plates on both sides have a hollow shape, and the legs of the table plate for staff can be raised and lowered inside about one half of the staff side. The legs of the table board for customers can be raised and lowered inside about half of the customer side. This face-to-face counter can raise and lower the staff table board and the customer table board individually according to the business form of the counter, such as how crowded the customers are.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-119269 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-86436 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-158731

By the way, the face-to-face counter described in Patent Document 1 does not require a leg portion for supporting the top plate, but the height of the top plate cannot be adjusted. Therefore, it was not possible to adjust the height of the top plate according to the business form of the counter.
On the other hand, since the face-to-face counter described in Patent Document 2 has legs and a base under the top plate, it may interfere with the user. Further, in the face-to-face counter described in Patent Document 3, the height-adjustable legs individually move up and down in the hollow portion of the side portion extending in the front-rear direction across the staff table plate and the customer table plate. Therefore, there is a problem that the legs become large and bulky and interfere with the user.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and is a fixture with an elevating top plate so that the elevating support member that supports the elevating top plate does not interfere with the user and can secure high support strength. The purpose is to provide.

The fixture with an elevating top plate according to the present invention includes a fixed support member erected on the floor surface, a fixed top plate supported by the fixed support member, and left and right ends of the fixed top plate erected on the floor surface. A side plate connected to the fixed support member or an elevating support member connected to the side plate and operated to expand and contract, and an elevating top plate supported on the upper part of the elevating support member and capable of elevating and lowering by the expansion and contraction operation of the elevating support member. The side plate extends to a position facing the left and right ends of the elevating top plate, a gap is formed between the fixed support member and the elevating support member, and the elevating top plate is provided in the gap. It is characterized by the fact that a curtain plate that hangs down from the rear end is installed.
According to the present invention, the elevating support member is arranged to face the fixed support member, and the elevating support member can be expanded and contracted to elevate and elevate the elevating top plate, and the elevating support member is arranged on the fixed top plate side. Since it is installed and connected to the fixed support member or to the side plate, a large space under the elevating top plate can be opened and does not interfere with the user. Further, the side plate can be used to regulate that the furniture provided with the elevating top plate and the elevating support member falls or swings.
Further, even if a small gap is formed between the elevating support member and the fixed support member by installing the elevating support member on the fixed support member side, the curtain plate is hung from the elevating top plate and fixed in this gap, so that the fixed ceiling is fixed. Even when the elevating top plate is moved up and down with respect to the plate, the gap can be kept small by the curtain plate that moves up and down integrally with the elevating top plate. It is possible to prevent it from being caught in the gap between the two.

Further, a front panel member covering the elevating support member may be installed on the front side of the elevating support member.
Since the elevating support member can be hidden by the front panel member, the aesthetic appearance can be maintained and the design can be improved.
Further, the non-elevating portion of the elevating support member may be connected to the fixed support member.
By connecting the non-elevating part installed on the floor side of the elevating support member to the fixed support member, the support strength can be increased even as a cantilever support that supports the fixed top plate side, which is the back side of the elevating top plate, by the elevating support member. It is possible to prevent the elevating top plate from falling high.

According to the present invention, the elevating support member can be raised and lowered by raising and lowering the elevating support member arranged opposite to the fixed support member, and the elevating support member is arranged on the fixed top plate side and connected to the fixed support member. Or, because it is connected to the side plate, it is possible to leave a space below the elevating top plate and it does not interfere with the user. Moreover, even if a load is applied to the elevating top plate, it can be prevented from falling.

It is a main part perspective view which shows the face-to-face counter with the elevating top plate by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the process of assembling a lift counter to a fixed counter of a face-to-face counter. It is an exploded perspective view of the elevating counter in a face-to-face counter. It is a perspective view of the state where the elevating support member is attached to the fixed counter. It is the main part exploded view of the vertical beam attached to the elevating support member. It is explanatory drawing of the main part which shows the attachment structure of the lower bracket of the elevating support member, the fixed cylinder part, and the vertical beam. It is an enlarged view of the lower bracket, (a) is a figure which fixed the rear surface side to the lower lateral beam of a fixed frame part, (b) is a figure which fixed the front surface side to the second lateral beam. It is a perspective view which looked at the elevating counter from the rear side. It is an enlarged view of the guide member in FIG. (A) is a perspective view showing a structure in which the guide member is fixed to the rear curtain plate, and (b) is a line AA of the figure (a) showing the guide pin fitted in the guide member and the bent piece of the vertical beam. It is a horizontal sectional view. It is a side sectional view of a state where the elevating top plate of a face-to-face counter is in a descending position. It is a side sectional view in a state where the elevating top plate is in an ascending position. It is a schematic diagram of a main part showing a face-to-face counter according to the second embodiment, (a) is a vertical sectional view of the main part, and (b) is a horizontal sectional view of the main part. It is a schematic diagram of an elevating counter according to a modification.

Hereinafter, a face-to-face counter with an elevating top plate according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 and 2 are face-to-face counters 1 with an elevating top plate according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This face-to-face counter 1 is used, for example, when a customer and a staff member meet face-to-face at a public facility such as a financial institution or a city hall, a hospital, an office, or the like. The face-to-face counter 1 is arranged such that the fixed counter 2 facing the staff and the elevating counter 3 facing the customer face each other.
In the face-to-face counter 1, the staff member sits on the fixed counter 2 and faces the staff member, and the customer can face the staff member in either the sitting posture or the standing posture. For example, when the counter is crowded with customers, the elevating counter 3 is held at a position higher than the fixed counter 2 so that the customer can stand up and respond. If the number of customers at the counter is small, the elevating counter 3 is adjusted to the same height position as the fixed counter 2, and the customer also sits down to respond. Generally, the height of the elevating counter 3 is adjusted outside business hours.

Next, a specific configuration of the face-to-face counter 1 will be described.
In the face-to-face counter 1 of the present specification, the fixed counter side, that is, the left side in the side view of FIG. 2 is the rear side and the rear side, and the elevating counter side, that is, the right side in FIG. 2 is the front side and the front side. Then, the horizontal direction orthogonal to this is defined as the left-right direction. In FIGS. 2 to 4, the fixed counter 2 is installed, for example, with a vertical beam 5 having a U-shaped cross section standing upright from the floor surface. A pair of vertical beams 5 are provided on both sides in the width direction, and a fixed top plate 6 is connected to the upper portion of the vertical beams 5 as a fixed table having a constant height. An upper horizontal beam 7a and a lower horizontal beam 7b are connected to the upper and lower ends of the pair of vertical beams 5, respectively. The pair of vertical beams 5, the upper horizontal beam 7a, and the lower horizontal beam 7b form a substantially rectangular frame-shaped reinforcing frame 8.

As shown in FIG. 10, for example, the vertical beam 5 is formed by, for example, doubly overlapping members having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and has an inner vertical beam 5A and an outer vertical beam 5B. The inner vertical beam 5A has a first rib 5a located on the elevating counter 3 side, a second rib 5b facing the first rib 5a, and a web 5c connecting the first rib 5a and the second rib 5b. .. The outer vertical beam 5B has a similar configuration. The vertical beam 5 may be formed of only one of the vertical beams 5A or 5B.
The front end portion 6a of the fixed top plate 6 is fixed to the upper part of the vertical beam 5 and the upper horizontal beam 7a. A fixed curtain plate 9 hangs down and is fixed to the lower portion of the fixed top plate 6 on the rear side of the fixed frame body 8, and horizontal brackets 10 are connected to the vertical beams 5 at both ends below the fixed curtain plate 9. The horizontal bracket 10 is arranged between the upper horizontal beam 7a and the lower horizontal beam 7b, and houses an electric wiring controller for raising and lowering the elevating counter 3.

Panel-shaped side plates 12 are arranged on the left and right sides of the fixed counter 2, and the left and right ends of the fixed top plate 6 are fitted into the rail grooves 12a formed on the inner surface of each side plate 12 and connected by screws or the like. Has been done. The vertical beam 5 is not connected to the side plate 12. In addition, instead of the fixed top plate 6, the vertical beam 5 may be connected to the inner surface of the side plate 12 together with the fixed top plate 6. The side plates 12 surround both sides of the fixed counter 2 and extend above the fixed top plate 6, and extend so as to surround both sides of the elevating counter 3.
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 11, 12, 12 and the like, the elevating counter 3 arranged adjacent to the front side of the fixed counter 2 has an elevating support member 14 at a position facing the vertical beams 5 on both sides. Are installed respectively. A top plate bracket 15 extending forward is connected to the upper end of each elevating support member 14. An elevating top plate 16 is fixed to the upper part of the top plate bracket 15. The elevating support member 14 is fixed to the lower surface of the elevating top plate 16 in the vicinity of the rear end portion 16a, and the front end portion extends forward.

In FIG. 2, the elevating support member 14 supports the elevating top plate 16 so as to be able to elevate, and the elevating top plate is at the descending position (the position where the elevating top plate 16 is most lowered in the usage setting range of the elevating counter 3). 16 is held at the same height position as the fixed top plate 6 (see FIG. 11), and is higher than the fixed top plate 6 at the ascending position (the position where the elevating top plate 16 is most raised in the usage setting range of the elevating counter 3). It is held in a high position (see FIG. 12).
The elevating support member 14 shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 is fixed to a lower bracket 18 as a fixing member seated on the floor surface and a hollow fixing cylinder portion 19 fixed to the upper surface 18a of the lower bracket 18 with bolts or the like. It is composed of an elevating shaft portion 20 that is inserted into the cylinder portion 19 so as to be able to advance and retreat. The elevating shaft portion 20 has, for example, a two-stage elevating member (see FIG. 12), and is in a first elevating shaft portion 20a and a first elevating shaft portion 20a which are substantially cylindrical and can be moved forward and backward in the fixed cylinder portion 19. It is composed of a second elevating shaft portion 20b that can move forward and backward. By configuring the expansion / contraction mechanism with the fixed cylinder portion 19, the first elevating shaft portion 20a, and the second elevating shaft portion 20b, it is possible to secure a long portion that overlaps with each other at the time of extension, and the rigidity is high. That is, the fixed cylinder portion 19 and the first elevating shaft portion are between the first position where the elevating top plate 16 shown in FIG. 11 is lowered to the same height as the fixed top plate 6 and the raised second position shown in FIG. The 20a and the second elevating shaft portion 20b are held at lengths that partially overlap each other. The elevating shaft portion 20 may be composed of one elevating member, or may be composed of a plurality of sets of elevating members having three or more upper and lower stages so as to be expandable and contractible.

The lower bracket 18 is shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, and the back surface 18b and both side surfaces 18c are flat and hang down on the floor surface with respect to the substantially quadrangular plate-shaped upper surface 18a. Moreover, both side surfaces 18c are formed in the shape of a substantially right triangle plate inclined toward the rear end side from the upper surface 18a toward the floor surface. On the front surface of the lower bracket 18, a plate-shaped central support portion 18d hangs down from the center of the upper surface 18a in the width direction to the floor surface, and a space forming a recess is formed between both sides thereof and the side surface 18c.
In FIG. 6, when the back surface 18b of the lower bracket 18 is fixed to the fixed frame body 8, for example, two bolts b are tightened up and down of the vertical beam 5 on the left side of the central support portion 18d to fix the lower bracket 18. On the right side of the central support portion 18d, the back surface 18b is tightened and fixed to the lower lateral beam 7b by bolts b. Therefore, even if the width of the vertical beam 5 is small, the lower bracket 18 can be firmly fixed to the vertical beam 5 and the lower horizontal beam 7b with a plurality of bolts b at the lower corners on both sides of the fixed frame 8.

Further, the thickness of the back surface 18b is formed to be larger than the others, the gap between the vertical beam 5 and the fixed cylinder portion 19 is set to a predetermined distance a, and the space between the vertical beam 5 and the elevating support member 14 will be described later. A gap K for hanging the rear curtain plate 25 is formed.
In FIGS. 7A and 7B, the second lateral beam 17 is fixed to the lower end surface of the central support portion 18d in the lower brackets 18 on both sides by bolts b. Therefore, the lower lateral beam 7b on the rear side and the second lateral beam 17 on the front side are opposed to each other and connected in parallel with the lower brackets 18 on both sides interposed therebetween.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, the fixed cylinder portion 19 fixed to the upper surface 18a of the lower bracket 18 with bolts or the like has a square tubular shape, and the elevating shaft portion 20 can move forward and backward inside. Moreover, a drive motor, wiring, and the like for raising and lowering the elevating shaft portion 20 are housed inside the fixed cylinder portion 19.
The fixed cylinder portion 19 is fixed to the vertical beam 5 by the first mounting bracket 22 and the second mounting bracket 23. The first mounting bracket 22 is formed in a substantially U-shape in cross section, and the upper and lower ends thereof are fixed to the vertical beam 5 with bolts b or the like. The first mounting bracket 22 is formed as a spacer by being bent to a predetermined thickness so that a predetermined distance a can be opened between the vertical beam 5 and the fixed cylinder portion 19.

The second mounting bracket 23 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is mounted on the vertical beam 5 via the fixed cylinder portion 19 that abuts on the first mounting bracket 22. A hook provided at one end of the second mounting bracket 23 engages a slit groove (not shown) formed in the vertical beam 5, and the other end twists the bolt b into the first mounting bracket 22. It is crowded and fixed. As a result, the elevating support member 14 stands upright and is fixed vertically with a predetermined distance a from the vertical beam 5, and is vertically vertically formed by the lower bracket 18 and the second mounting bracket 23 of the fixed cylinder portion 19. It is fixed so as to be parallel to the beam 5.
Even if the elevating top plate 16 is cantilevered with respect to the elevating support member 14, the load received by the elevating top plate 16 can be received by the side plate 12 via the elevating support members 14 and the vertical beam 5 on both sides. The elevating top plate 16 receives a strong collapsing load when it receives a load such as when a customer leans against it, especially at a position raised above the fixed top plate 6, but it is strongly supported by the above-mentioned mounting structure.

In FIGS. 11 and 12, a gap K having a distance a is formed between the vertical beam 5 of the fixed counter 2 and the elevating support member 14 of the elevating counter 3, but on the lower surface of the rear end portion 16a of the elevating top plate 16. The rear curtain plate 25 is fixed and hung down, and the rear end portion 16a of the elevating top plate 16 and the rear curtain plate 25 are formed flush with each other. Therefore, there is only a slight gap of, for example, 5 mm or less between the fixed top plate 6, the elevating top plate 16, and the rear curtain plate 25, and it is difficult for documents such as paper and thin foreign substances to enter.
In particular, if a bundle of fiber materials such as mohair is fixed to the front end portion 6a in the thickness direction of the fixed top plate 6 and brought into contact with the elevating top plate 16 or the rear curtain plate 25, a thin object such as paper enters the gap. You can more reliably prevent it from doing so.

On the front side of the rear curtain plate 25 with the elevating support member 14 interposed therebetween, the front curtain plate 26 is fixed to the lower surface of the elevating top plate 16 and hangs down. The front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 25 extend to substantially the entire length in the width direction of the elevating top plate 16, and the vertical length thereof is the lowering position of the elevating top plate 16 shown in FIGS. 2 and 11. The length is set so as not to come into contact with the first mounting bracket 22 and the second mounting bracket 23. The lower ends of the front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 25 are connected to each other by a connecting member 27.
Therefore, the front curtain plate 26, the rear curtain plate 25, the elevating top plate 16, and the connecting member 27 are connected in a substantially quadrangular frame shape in a side view, and the front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 25 are held with high strength. can. It is possible to reliably prevent the rear curtain plate 25 from swinging and coming into contact with the fixed top plate 6 when the elevating top plate 16 moves up and down. The connecting member 27 is provided at both ends in the width direction and the intermediate portion at the lower ends of the front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 25, but if it is provided at at least one place, the front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 26 are provided. A fixed strength of 25 can be secured.

The connecting member 27 may not necessarily be provided at the lower ends of the front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 25. Even in this case, since the upper ends of the front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 25 are connected to the lower surface of the elevating top plate 16 with bolts or the like, swinging during elevating can be suppressed.
Further, by sandwiching the elevating support member 14 between the front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 25, the customer's feet, knees, etc. are protected from contact with the connection portions of the fixed cylinder portion 19 and the elevating shaft portion 20. can.

Next, in FIGS. 8 to 10, the rear part of the elevating counter 3 adjacent to the fixed counter 2 is disclosed. In the figure, guide members 30 are fixed to both sides of the lower end portion of the rear curtain plate 25 of the elevating counter 3 in the width direction. The guide member 30 is formed in a substantially stepped shape, for example, its lower piece portion 30a abuts on the lower surface of the rear curtain plate 25 and is fixed by bolts b, and the substrate portion 30b abuts on the rear surface of the rear curtain plate 25. While in contact with each other, the upper rib 30c is bent outward.
The substrate portion 30b extends outward in the width direction, and one end thereof forms a stepped portion 30d that bends backward while sandwiching the first rib 5a of the vertical beam 5 as a guide surface. A guide pin 32 that abuts on the first rib 5a of the vertical beam 5 is fixed to the stepped portion 30d as a guide portion (see FIG. 10B).

Therefore, when the elevating top plate 16 of the elevating counter 3 moves up and down, the rear curtain plate 25 also moves up and down integrally, so that the guide pins 32 of the guide members 30 fixed to both ends of the elevating counter 3 hit the first rib 5a of the vertical beam 5. It slides while touching. Moreover, the guide member 30 is arranged in the gap between the fixed top plate 6 and the vertical beam 5 on the front side of the fixed counter 2 and the rear curtain plate 25 on the rear surface side of the elevating counter 3, and the guide member 30 is the guide member 30. The upper rib 30c fills the gap and can be moved up and down integrally with the raising and lowering top plate 16.
The gap between the fixed counter 2 and the rear curtain plate 25 of the elevating counter 3 is linked by the guide member 30 and held at regular intervals. The guide member 30 is made of metal, and the guide pin 32 is made of resin such as nylon so as not to scratch the first rib 5a of the vertical beam 5.

In the face-to-face counter 1 according to the present embodiment, the rear curtain plate 25 is arranged in the gap K between the vertical beam 5 of the fixed counter 2 and the elevating support member 14 of the elevating counter 3. Further, the upper rib 30c of the guide member 30 is arranged and filled in the gap between the vertical beam 5 and the rear curtain plate 25. Therefore, it is possible to prevent documents such as paper from being caught or dropped in the gap between the fixed top plate 6, the elevating top plate 16, and the rear curtain plate 25.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, 11 and the like, a plate-shaped front panel 34 is installed in the space under the elevating top plate 16 in the elevating counter 3 at a position close to the elevating support member 14. As shown in FIG. 12, the front panel 34 is provided with a lower locking piece 34a and an upper locking piece 34b on the rear surface side. The lower locking piece 34a is engaged with the slit 18e formed in the central support portion 18d of the lower bracket 18, and the upper locking piece 34b is engaged with the slit 23a formed in the second mounting bracket 23. Therefore, the front panel 34 is easy to put on and take off.

Therefore, for example, the lower end portion of the front panel 34 is held on the floor surface or slightly above the floor surface, and the upper end portion thereof is located slightly below the top plate bracket 15 of the elevating top plate 16 in the descending position. There is. Since the front panel 34 covers the elevating support members 14 on both sides located on the back side of the lower space of the elevating top plate 16, the space under the front curtain plate 26, and most of the front curtain plate 26, the customer. The elevating support member 14, the front curtain plate 26, the space below the elevating support member 14, and the space below the elevating support member 14 can hardly be visually recognized from the side, and the design is improved.
Further, when the elevating top plate 16 rises, the front curtain plate 26 also rises integrally with the elevating top plate 16, so that the lower part of the front curtain plate 26 and the elevating support member 14 is covered with the front panel 34.

The face-to-face counter 1 according to the present embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, and can be assembled as an example as follows.
When assembling the facing counter 1, side plates 12 are arranged on both sides of the fixed counter 2 in advance, and the fixed top plate 6 is fixed to the rail groove 12a. The elevating counter 3 is integrated by fixing the elevating top plate 16 on the upper part of the pair of elevating support members 14. A rear curtain plate 25 and a front curtain plate 26 are installed in front of and behind the elevating support member 14. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the elevating counter 3 can be retrofitted between the both side plates 12 and connected to the fixed counter 2.
At that time, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the elevating support member 14 of the elevating counter 3 is opposed to the vertical beam 5 of the fixed frame 8 in the fixed counter 2, and the lower bracket 18 of the elevating support member 14 is subjected to the vertical beam 5. The second mounting bracket 23 is attached to the vertical beam 5 and the first mounting bracket 22 by connecting the lower horizontal beam 7b to the lower horizontal beam 7b with a bolt b and bringing the fixing cylinder portion 19 into contact with the first mounting bracket 22 fixed to the vertical beam 5. Lock and fix.

The guide members 30 are fixed to the left and right ends of the lower end of the rear curtain plate 25 with bolts b. A part of the first rib 5a of the vertical beam 5 is covered with the stepped portion 30d of the substrate portion 30b of the guide members 30 on both sides, and the guide pin 32 is brought into contact with the first rib 5a and locked so as to be able to move up and down. The first rib 5a is held between the rear curtain plate 25 and the guide pin 32 of the stepped portion 30d. Next, the front panel 34 is attached to the back side of the lower space of the elevating top plate 16, and the lower locking piece 34a and the upper locking piece 34b are locked to the lower bracket 18 and the second mounting bracket 23, respectively. The side can be covered with the front panel 34.
In the obtained face-to-face counter 1, the elevating top plate 16 of the elevating counter 3 provided between the side plates 12 can be moved up and down while maintaining a constant gap with the vertical beam 5 by the expansion and contraction operation of the elevating support member 14. Moreover, the side plate 12 can regulate the tilting and shaking of the elevating counter 3.

As described above, the face-to-face counter 1 according to the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) Regardless of the elevating position, the gap between the elevating top plate 16 and the rear curtain plate 25 and the fixed top plate 6 can be kept small. Further, since the guide pins 32 of the guide member 30 fixed to both end portions of the rear curtain plate 25 can slide in the vertical direction using the first rib 5a of the vertical beam 5 as a guide, the elevating top plate 16 can be raised and lowered. The gap between the fixed top plate 6 and the fixed top plate 6 can be kept small and constant regardless of the position, and it is possible to prevent documents such as paper from being caught in the small gap.
Moreover, by attaching a fiber bundle to the front end portion 6a of the fixed top plate 6 to fill the gap, it is possible to more reliably prevent documents such as paper from entering the gap.
(2) Since the elevating counter 3 supports the rear end portion of the elevating top plate 16 with the elevating support member 14, the space under the elevating top plate 16 on the elevating counter 3 side becomes wider and faces the elevating counter 3 side. It is possible to prevent the customer's feet from being widely pressed.

(3) Moreover, the elevating support member 14 that cantileverly supports the elevating top plate 16 at the rear end is fixed to the vertical beam 5 at two places on the lower side thereof, and the side plates 12 on both sides are fixed to the vertical beam 5 via the fixed top plate 6. Can be supported by. Therefore, even if a load in the forward tilting direction is applied to the elevating top plate 16, the side plate 12 can firmly support the elevating counter 3, and the elevating counter 3 can be stably supported. Further, the elevating counter 3 can be regulated from falling or shaking by the side plates 12 on both sides.
(4) The elevating support member 14 that supports the elevating top plate 16 of the elevating counter 3 is first ascended and lowered as a fixed cylinder portion 19 and an elevating shaft portion 20 capable of advancing and retreating inside thereof on a lower bracket 18 provided at a lower end portion. Since the shaft portion 20a and the second elevating shaft portion 20b are provided, the strokes of the first elevating shaft portion 20a and the second elevating shaft portion 20b are short, and an overlapping length that can be accommodated in the fixed cylinder portion 19 can be secured. The rigidity of the 14 is high, and the support strength of the elevating top plate 16 is high.

(5) Since the elevating support member 14 of the elevating counter 3 is configured to surround the front and rear of the elevating support member 14 with the front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 25, it is protected from the feet of the facing customers coming into contact with the elevating support member 14. can. Moreover, the front curtain plate 26 and the rear curtain plate 25 have high holding strength by connecting the upper and lower end portions with the elevating top plate 16 and the connecting member 27, and the rear curtain plate 25 is fixed when the elevating top plate 16 is raised and lowered. It does not swing between the plate 6 and the plate 6.
Further, since the rear curtain plate 25 is located in the gap K between the vertical beam 5 and the elevating support member 14, the gap K can be restricted to a smaller gap, and it is difficult to pinch foreign matter such as paper.

(6) Further, since the front curtain plate 26 is provided, it is possible to prevent the elevating support member 14 and the space from being exposed from the customer side, and the safety and design are high.
Further, since the front panel 34 covering the lower space of the elevating top plate 16 of the elevating counter 3 is locked to the elevating support member 14, the elevating support member 14 and the front curtain plate 26 of the lower space are covered to improve the appearance and design. Can be improved. Moreover, since the front panel 34 is supported by the side plate 12 via the elevating support member 14, the vertical beam 5, and the fixed top plate 6, the support strength is high.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the face-to-face counter 1 according to the above-mentioned first embodiment, and appropriate changes and substitutions can be made without changing the gist of the present invention. included. Hereinafter, other embodiments and modifications of the present invention will be described, and the same or similar parts and members as those described above will be described using the same reference numerals.

In the above-described embodiment, the facing counter 1 is installed with the elevating counter 3 facing the front side of the fixed counter 2 provided at the rear, but the first fixture according to the present invention is not limited to the fixed counter 2. For example, a shelf, a wall, or the like may be provided instead of the fixed counter 2 as the first fixture, and an elevating counter 3 having an elevating top plate 16 facing the shelf, the wall, or the like may be provided as the second fixture, and the elevating top plate 16 may be provided. May be held so that it can be raised and lowered.

Further, as a second embodiment of the facing counter 1, instead of the fixed counter 2, the elevating counter 3 may be provided facing the other elevating counter 3 in the opposite direction. The face-to-face counter 1A according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the schematic views shown in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b).
In the face-to-face counter 1A according to the present embodiment, a second elevating counter 3A having the same configuration as the elevating counter 3 is installed in place of the fixed counter 2 in the first embodiment described above. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the second elevating counter 3A includes a fixed cylinder portion 19A and an elevating shaft portion 20A including the first and second elevating shaft portions 20a and 20b on the upper portion of the lower bracket 18 as the elevating support member 14A. ing. A top plate bracket 15A is installed at the upper end of the elevating shaft portion 20A, and the elevating top plate 16A is fixed on the top plate bracket 15A.

Rear curtain plates 25 and 25A are hung on the lower surfaces of the opposite rear end portions 16a and 16a of the elevating top plates 16 and 16A in the elevating counter 3 and the second elevating counter 3A, respectively. A small constant distance gap is set between the elevating counter 3 and the elevating top plate 16 and 16A of the second elevating counter 3A and between the rear curtain plates 25 and 25A to prevent the entry of documents such as paper. .. A guide member 37 having a substantially U-shaped horizontal cross section is arranged on the side portion so as to surround the pair of rear curtain plates 25 and 25A. In the guide member 37, the inner surfaces of the side wall guides 37a and 37b on both sides face the rear curtain plates 25 and 25A, respectively, and the fixed cylinder portions 19 and 19A of the elevating support members 14 and 14A are connected to the outer surface.

In such a configuration, when one of the elevating top plates 16 moves up and down while the second elevating counter 3A is fixedly held, the rear curtain plate 25 moves up and down along the side wall guide 37a of the guide member 37, so that the other side curtain plate 25 moves up and down. The gap between the rear curtain plate 25A and the elevating top plate 16A is kept constant. Further, when one of the elevating counters 3 is fixedly held and the other elevating top plate 16A moves up and down, the rear curtain plate 25A moves up and down along the side wall guide 37b of the guide member 37. The gap between the curtain plate 25 and the elevating top plate 16 is kept constant.

In the present embodiment, the rear curtain plates 25 and 25A move up and down in surface contact with the inner surfaces of the side wall guides 37a and 37b, but the rear curtain plates 25 and 25A or the side wall guides as in the first embodiment. Guide pins 32 may be provided on 37a and 37b.
Therefore, even if either the elevating counter 3 or the second elevating counter 3A in the face-to-face counter 1A moves up and down, the gap is maintained at a small constant distance, which reduces the risk of documents such as paper entering the gap. can.

Next, FIG. 14 shows a first modification of each of the above-described embodiments, and only the elevating counter 3 of the face-to-face counter 1 is disclosed. In the elevating support member 14 in the above-described embodiment, the lower bracket 18 is installed on the floor surface as a bottom raising member, and the fixed cylinder portion 19 and the elevating shaft portion 20 that can move forward and backward are arranged on the upper surface 18a thereof. In the example, it was configured upside down. That is, the upper bracket 40 is connected to the lower part of the top plate bracket 15 as a bottom raising member, the fixed cylinder portion 19 is fixed downward, and the elevating shaft portion 20 capable of advancing and retreating is installed in the fixed cylinder portion 19. .. The lower end of the second elevating shaft portion 20b of the elevating shaft portion 20 is seated on the floor surface.
In this case, the first mounting bracket 22 and the second mounting bracket 23 for connecting the elevating support member 14 to the vertical beam 5 are provided on the lower second elevating shaft portion 20b.

Therefore, at the descending position of the elevating top plate 16, the elevating shaft portion 20 is held in a state of being housed in the fixed cylinder portion 19 except for the mounting portions of the first mounting bracket 22 and the second mounting bracket 23, and the elevating top plate 16 is held. Is held at the same height as the fixed top plate 6. Then, at the time of ascending / descending, the first elevating shaft portion 20a and the second elevating shaft portion 20b of the elevating shaft portion 20 project from the fixed cylinder portion 19, and the elevating top plate 16 can be raised via the upper bracket 40.
This first modification can also be applied to the two elevating counters 3 and the second elevating counter 3A of the second embodiment.

In the above-described embodiment, the guide member 30 provided on the rear curtain plate 25 of the elevating counter 3 is the first rib 5a as a guide surface formed on the vertical beam 5 having a substantially U-shaped cross section of the fixed counter 2. The guide pin 32 is in contact with the above, and is configured to move up and down integrally with the elevating top plate 16 while being guided by the first rib 5a. However, the vertical beam 5 does not necessarily have to be formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section.
For example, the vertical beam 5 may have an appropriate shape such as a substantially L-shaped cross section or a substantially flat cross section, and may not have the first rib 5a at that time. It suffices if the guide pin 32 can move up and down guided by the vertical beam 5. Further, for example, another member may be fixed to the vertical beam 5 as a guide surface, and the guide pin 32 may slide up and down along the other member as a guide surface. At that time, it is preferable that the guide surface of the separate member is arranged between the guide pin 32 and the rear curtain plate 25.

Further, the guide member 30 is directly attached to the elevating top plate 16 or the elevating support members 14 and 14A or indirectly via another intermediary member without providing the rear curtain plates 25 and 25A as members for fixing the guide member 30. It may be attached. The lower bracket 18 of the elevating support member 14 is included in the non-elevating portion. In the present invention, the vertical beam 5 is included in the fixed support member.

1, 1A Face-to-face counter 2 Fixed counter 3 Elevating counter 3A Second elevating counter 5 Vertical beam 5a First rib 6 Fixed top plate 7 Horizontal beam 12 Side plate 14, 14A Elevating support member 15, 15A Top plate bracket 16, 16A Elevating top plate 18 Lower bracket 19 Fixed cylinder part 20, 20A Elevating shaft part 22 First mounting bracket 23 Second mounting bracket 25 Rear curtain plate 26 Front curtain plate 27 Connecting member 30, 37 Guide member 32 Guide pin 34 Front panel

Claims (3)

A fixed support member erected on the floor and
A fixed top plate supported by the fixed support member and
The side plates that are erected on the floor and connected to the left and right ends of the fixed top plate,
An elevating support member that is connected to the fixed support member or the side plate and that expands and contracts.
It is provided with an elevating top plate that is supported on the upper part of the elevating support member and can be elevated by the expansion / contraction operation of the elevating support member .
The side plate extends to a position facing the left and right ends of the elevating top plate.
A fixture with an elevating top plate, characterized in that a gap is formed between the fixed support member and the elevating support member, and a curtain plate hanging from the rear end portion of the elevating top plate is installed in the gap. .. The fixture with an elevating top plate according to claim 1 , wherein a front panel covering the elevating support member is installed on the front surface side of the elevating support member. The fixture with an elevating top plate according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the non-elevating portion of the elevating support member is connected to the fixed support member.

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