JP7094682B2 - Furniture panel materials and desks - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a furniture panel material that can be suitably used in an office or the like, and a desk that uses the furniture panel material as a top plate.

Conventionally, in a desk that can be suitably used in an office or the like, a configuration in which a melamine decorative plate is attached to a top plate main body is generally used so that the user can use it suitably (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5272305

However, in the case described in the above patent document, since the melamine decorative board is hard (with a small curvature) and cannot be bent, it is usually cut off at the edge and an edge member is attached so as to cover the cut surface. Is normal. For this reason, the boundary line between the top plate main body and the edge member is easily noticeable when viewed in a plan view from the seated person, and in particular, a step is likely to occur at the edge where the top plate is used. Further, when the top plates are adjacent to each other, the edge members are doubly interposed between the top plates, so that the uniformity and continuity are likely to be affected.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when the furniture panel materials having the same shape are arranged side by side, it is difficult to see the boundary between the sheets of each furniture panel material. The purpose is to provide a more natural look.

The present invention has taken the following measures in order to achieve such an object.

The furniture panel material according to the present invention is obtained by attaching a sheet to the surface of a base material made of a thin plate, and the first edge portion of the base material is folded back from the front surface side to the back surface side. The folded-back portion is continuously covered with the sheet, the second edge portion intersecting with the first edge portion is flat, and the edge of the base material at the second edge portion is formed. Is further covered with the sheet. Further, the desk according to the present invention is characterized in that the top plate is formed by using the furniture panel material.

In such a case, when the furniture panel materials having the same shape are arranged side by side, the boundary between the sheets of each furniture panel material becomes difficult to see, and a more natural appearance is provided. Can be done.

In order to secure the rigidity of the furniture panel material, it is desirable that the back surface side of the base material is provided with a member that contacts the back surface of the base material and supports the base material from below. ..

Further, in order to enable the sheet to be suitably coated on the substrate, it is desirable that the sheet covers the edge of the substrate at the first edge portion .

Further, in order to make the boundary between the sheets less conspicuous when a plurality of furniture panel materials are arranged, an edge material is arranged on the back surface of the base material at the second edge portion, and this edge material is the second. It is preferable to arrange the furniture so that it does not protrude from the edge.

Then, as another configuration for making the boundary between the sheets less conspicuous when a plurality of furniture panel materials are arranged, the sheet covers the edge material arranged at the second edge portion. Examples can be mentioned.

That is, in the furniture panel material according to the present invention, the sheets are continuously visible when the second edges of a plurality of furniture panel materials having the same shape are abutted against each other, and the edge material is visible on the surface. It is characterized by the absence.

Since the present invention has the configuration described above, when the furniture panel materials having the same shape are arranged side by side, it becomes difficult to see the boundary between the sheets of each furniture panel material, and the appearance becomes more natural. Can be provided.

The external view which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Same as above. Explanatory drawing of part A in the same embodiment. Explanatory drawing of part B in the same embodiment. A plan view showing the same main part.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

The desk of the present embodiment can be suitably used in, for example, an office or a conference room.

This desk mainly consists of a leg body 1 erected from the floor surface and a top plate 2 placed on the leg body 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the leg body 1 includes an adjuster 11 arranged on the floor name, and a leg support 12 that is connected upward from the adjuster 11 and extends upward near the four corners of the top plate in a plan view. It has a top plate support portion 13 that directly supports the top plate from below while connecting the upper ends of the leg columns 12 to each other. In the present embodiment, the leg body 1 may be formed by, for example, bending and molding a sheet metal as appropriate, or by integrally molding a metal, but in any case, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the present embodiment, the top plate 2 is placed and fixed on the upper end of the leg 1.

The top plate 2 is, for example, a box body 21 that is formed by bending a sheet metal material into a substantially box shape that opens in a plan view and is directly connected to the leg body 1, and a top plate that is a base material formed so as to cover the upper surface of the box body 21. It has a forming body 22, a sheet 23 that covers the surface of the top plate forming body 22, and an edge material 24 that covers the side surface of the top plate forming body 22 from the upper side of the sheet 23.

Here, the desk according to the present embodiment and the top plate 2 which is a panel material for furniture for constituting the desk have a sheet 23 attached to the surface of the top plate forming body 22 which is a base material made of a thin plate. The first edge portion 25 of the top plate forming body 22 is folded back from the front surface side to the back surface side, and the folded back portion is continuously covered with the sheet 23. The second edge portion 26 intersecting the edge portion 25 of the sheet 23 is further continuously covered with the sheet 23.

Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the top plate 2, which is a panel material for furniture constituting the desk according to the present embodiment, will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the top plate 2 includes a box body 21 connected to the leg body 1, a top plate forming body 22 as a base material arranged on the upper surface side of the box body 21, and the top plate 2. It has a sheet 23 provided so as to cover each surface other than the bottom surface or the back surface of the plate forming body 22, and an edge material 24 for covering the side surface of the top plate 2. The box body 21 and the top plate forming body 22 are formed by, for example, appropriately bending and molding a thin plate-shaped sheet metal material, and the box body 21 and the top plate forming body 22 are fixed by means such as spot welding. However, these box bodies 21 and top plate forming bodies 22 are not only welded, but are also fitted by screwing or engaging with unevenness as appropriate, or are bonded with different adhesives. It does not deny the aspect of fixing.

As described above, the box body 21 is formed into a substantially box shape by molding the sheet metal material so as to open upward. The box body 21 has a bottom plate 21a that can be directly fixed to the leg body 1 and a standing plate 21b formed by bending a sheet metal material upward from each edge portion of the bottom plate 21a. A flange 21c that can be in close contact with the top plate forming body 22 is provided at the upper end of these standing plates 21b.

Like the box body 21, the top plate forming body 22 has a rectangular shape in a plan view obtained by appropriately bending and molding a sheet metal material, and in the present embodiment, the used edge 25b and the anti-using edge 25c of the top plate 2 can be formed. A first edge portion 25, a second edge portion 26 having an edge portion 26a orthogonal to the edge portion 25a of the first edge portion 25, and a second edge portion 26 provided under the first edge portion 25 in the present embodiment. It has a reinforcing portion 27 for ensuring the rigidity of the top plate forming body 22, and the sheet 23 is also brought into close contact therewith. The first edge portion 25 has a used edge 25b in which one end side of the top plate 2 is tapered, particularly slanted to the lower surface, and an anti-used edge formed by bending a sheet metal material at a right angle on the side facing the used edge 25b. It has 25c. Further, the above-mentioned reinforcing portion 27 is also provided for the used edge 25b and the anti-used edge 25c.

The sheet 23 is, for example, a flexible film made of a resin sheet material. The sheet 23 has the required flexibility, that is, flexibility so as to appropriately correspond to the shape of the top plate forming body 22, unlike the melamine decorative plate used in conventional furniture. The sheet 23 covers the edge portions 25a and 26a of the first edge portion 25 and the second edge portion 26 of the top plate forming body 22 which is the base material, respectively. Specifically, it also covers the reinforcing portion 27 provided on the first edge portion 25.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the edge material 24 is arranged on the back surface of the top plate forming body 22 which is the base material in the second edge portion 26, and protrudes from the second edge portion 26. It is arranged so that it does not. That is, in the present embodiment, a reinforcing portion 27 for reinforcing the first edge portion 25 is provided on the back surface of the base material, and the thickness dimension of the reinforcing portion 27 is the used edge 25b and the anti-used edge 25c which are folded portions. The edge member 24 is provided on the second edge portion 26, which is substantially the same as the folded dimension.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, in the desk according to the present embodiment, the sheets 23 can be seen continuously when the second edge portions 26 of the top plate 2 which is a plurality of furniture panel materials are arranged so as to abut against each other. The edge material 24 is characterized in that it cannot be seen on the surface in a plan view. In other words, even when the sheet 23 is arranged with a wood grain pattern, when the second edge portions 26 of the top plate 2 are arranged so as to be aligned with each other, the continuous portion of the pattern is formed. It can be configured to be inconspicuous. With this configuration, the boundary as when the edge material 24 is provided becomes invisible when viewed in a plan view, and even though the plurality of top plates 2 are adjacent to each other, they are as if they are the same large size. A sense of unity is created as if the top plate 2 is arranged.

As described above, the top plate 2 of the desk, which is the panel material for furniture according to the present invention according to the present embodiment, has a sheet 23 attached to the surface of the top plate forming body 22 which is a base material made of a thin plate. The first edge portion 25 of the top plate forming body 22 is folded back from the front surface side to the back surface side, and the used edge 25b and the anti-used edge 25c, which are the folded back portions, are continuously covered with the sheet 23. The second edge portion 26 intersecting with the first edge portion 25 is further continuously covered with the sheet 23. Further, the desk according to the present invention is characterized in that the top plate forming body 22 which is a panel material for furniture constitutes the top plate.

With such a configuration, when the top plates 2 having the same shape are arranged side by side as shown in FIG. 5, the boundary between the sheets 23 of each top plate becomes difficult to see, and a more natural appearance is provided. be able to.

In order to hold the above-mentioned sheet 23 more firmly, in the present embodiment, the reinforcing portion 27 is provided on the back surface of the top plate forming body 22 which is the base material, and the thickness dimension of the reinforcing portion 27 is reduced to the used edge 25b which is a folded portion. The reinforcing portion 27 reinforces the used edge 25b and the anti-used edge 25c of the first edge portion 25, and the edge material 24 is provided on the second edge portion 26 so as to substantially match the folded-back dimension of the anti-used edge 25c. ing.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sheet 23 is used in the first edge portion 25 and the second edge portion 26 so that the sheet 23 can be suitably coated on the top plate forming body 22 which is the base material. It is configured to cover the edge 25a and 26a of the top plate forming body 22.

In particular, in order to make the boundary between the sheets 23 less conspicuous when a plurality of top plates 2 are arranged, in the present embodiment, the edge material 24 is arranged on the back surface of the top plate forming body 22 at the second edge portion 26. The edge material 24 is arranged so as not to protrude from the second edge portion 26 in a plan view.

That is, in the top plate 2 according to the present invention, the sheets 23 are continuously visible when the second edge portions 26 of the plurality of top plates 2 having the same shape are abutted against each other, and the edge material 24 is visible on the surface. do not have.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the sheet is arranged inside the edge material arranged at the second edge portion, but of course, the sheet may cover the edge material.

Further, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a desk having a rectangular top plate, but of course, the furniture panel material is not limited to the top plate only, but is a furniture panel material provided as a vertical wall. It may be suitably applied even if it is a panel material provided in a curved shape instead of a flat shape.

Further, other detailed configurations such as the specific contents of the top plate, the material of the sheet, the specific shape and specifications of the edge member can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

2 ... Furniture panel material (top plate)
22 ... Base material 23 ... Sheet 25 ... First edge 26 ... Second edge 27 ... Reinforcing portion 24 ... Edge materials 25a, 26a ... Edge edge

Claims (7)

A sheet is attached to the surface of a base material made of a thin plate, and the first edge portion of the base material is folded back from the front surface side to the back surface side, and the folded back portion is continuous with the sheet. The second edge that intersects the first edge is flat and the edge of the substrate at the second edge is further continuously covered with the sheet. A panel material for furniture that is characterized by being The furniture panel material according to claim 1, wherein a member that contacts the back surface of the base material and supports the base material from below is provided on the back surface side of the base material. The furniture panel material according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an edge material is arranged on the back surface of the base material at the second edge portion, and the edge material is arranged so as not to protrude from the second edge portion. .. The furniture panel material according to claim 3, wherein the sheet covers the edge material arranged on the second edge portion. The furniture panel material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sheet covers the edge of the base material at the first edge portion. The third or fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the sheets are continuously visible when the second edges of the plurality of furniture panel materials are abutted against each other, and the edge materials are not visible on the surface. Furniture panel material. A desk characterized in that the furniture panel material according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is configured as a top plate.

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