JP7362419B2 - Fixtures with top plate - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a fixture with a top plate.

2. Description of the Related Art In office spaces such as offices and public facilities, fixtures are generally installed in order to improve the efficiency of employees' work. Such fixtures generally have a plurality of spaced apart legs and a plate-shaped top plate built over these legs. Additionally, in recent years, as work using electronic devices has become commonplace, many fixtures are equipped with wiring ducts to accommodate the wiring cables, etc. of electronic devices used on the top plate. .

In such a wiring duct structure, the wiring cable guided through the vertically facing opening provided in the top plate is supported by a gutter-like wiring duct member provided in front of the curtain plate and opening upward. It is seen a lot. According to these structures, the wiring duct can be supported simply and reliably. However, since the opening is formed on the top surface of the top plate, there are problems in that the work surface is narrowed and the appearance is unsightly. In view of these problems, a method was invented to guide the wiring from the rear by creating a gap between the bottom surface of the rear end of the top plate and the top of the curtain plate, without having to process the top plate for wiring to pass through. (See Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 6019145

By the way, when a configuration is adopted in which wiring cables and the like can be taken in and out from the rear of the wiring duct as described above, the lower limbs of the office worker will be exposed through the gap from the rear of the fixture with a top plate. For this reason, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is common to attach a cover body that fills the gap between the top plate and the curtain plate. However, in such a case, the workability when routing the wiring to the wiring duct deteriorates, and the degree of freedom in routing the wiring cable decreases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and in a fixture with a top plate in which a wiring duct is placed below the top plate, the present invention allows the wiring duct to be opened from the rear on the front side of the wiring duct without blocking the rear side of the wiring duct. The purpose is to prevent the space below the board from being exposed.

The present invention employs the following configuration as a means for solving the above problems.

A first invention provides a pair of legs disposed apart from each other in the horizontal direction, a top plate installed on the pair of legs, and a wiring arranged below the top plate and having a wiring accommodation area. duct, wherein an insertion passage through which a wiring cable can be inserted is provided between the wiring duct and the top plate from the rear of the wiring duct, and is disposed in front of the wiring duct. A configuration is adopted in which a removable cover portion is provided to close the gap between the wiring duct and the top plate from the front.

According to the first invention, the cover section disposed in front of the wiring duct can prevent the space below the top plate on the front side of the wiring duct from being exposed from the rear. Furthermore, since a removable cover is attached to the front of the wiring duct, there is no need to block the rear of the wiring duct, which improves workability when routing the wiring cable from the rear of the top plate. I can do it. Furthermore, by removing the cover part, the wiring storage area of the wiring duct can be largely exposed forward, making it easier to take in and take out items stored in the wiring duct and to perform work on the wiring duct.

A second invention employs a configuration in the first invention, in which the cover portion is removable from the wiring duct.

According to the second invention, since the cover part is removable from the wiring duct, the cover part can be placed closest to the wiring duct. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cover portion disposed in front of the wiring duct from narrowing the space below the top plate in front of the wiring duct, and it is possible to secure a wide space below the top plate in front of the wiring duct.

A third invention is based on the second invention, wherein the wiring duct extends along the direction in which the pair of legs are separated, and includes a bottom plate on which wiring can be placed, and which is perpendicular to the direction in which the wiring duct is separated. an erected piece extending upward from one end of the bottom plate in the horizontal direction, and the cover section is installed in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction when the cover part is attached to the wiring duct. A configuration is employed in which the upright piece is disposed facing the upright piece while being connected to the other end of the bottom plate in the direction.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the cover section is attached to the wiring duct, so that the upright piece and the cover section are disposed opposite to each other with the bottom plate of the wiring duct interposed therebetween. For this reason, the wiring accommodation area is sandwiched between the upright piece and the cover part from both sides, and it is possible to prevent the items accommodated in the wiring accommodation area from falling out of the wiring duct.

A fourth invention is based on the third invention, and employs a configuration in which, in the mounting posture, the cover part is arranged such that its upper end is closer to the top plate than the upper end of the upright piece. .

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the cover portion in the mounting position is arranged closer to the top plate than the wiring duct. Therefore, the gap between the cover part and the top plate can be reduced or eliminated, and the contents in the wiring accommodation area can be prevented from being seen from the cover part side through the gap between the cover part and the top plate. be able to.

In a fifth invention, in the third or fourth invention, an engaging part is provided on one of the wiring duct and the cover part, and an engaged part is provided on the other, and the engaged part is provided with an engaging part. A configuration is adopted in which the cover part can be attached to the wiring duct by engaging the engaging part.

According to the fifth invention, by engaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion, it is possible to easily and reliably attach the cover portion to the wiring duct.

A sixth invention is based on the fifth invention, wherein the wiring duct extends upward from the other end of the bottom plate in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction, and in a vertical direction relative to the upright piece. The cover part has a pair of clamping pieces that can clamp the mounting piece from above and below in the mounting position, the mounting pieces are engaged parts, The holding piece is configured as the engaging portion.

According to the sixth invention, the cover part is attached to the wiring duct by the holding pieces provided on the cover part holding the attachment piece of the wiring duct. Therefore, the cover part can be more firmly attached to the wiring duct, and it is possible to prevent the cover part from unintentionally detaching from the wiring duct.

A seventh invention is based on the sixth invention, wherein the wiring duct has a first corner formed by connecting the bottom plate and the mounting piece at an acute angle, and the first corner is , a configuration is adopted in which the bottom plate is located below a second corner formed by connecting the bottom plate and the upright piece.

According to the seventh invention, the first corner formed by the attachment piece to which the cover is mounted is an acute angle below the second corner. For this reason, it becomes possible to engage the cover part with the first corner more easily than, for example, when the first corner is an obtuse angle.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is that in any one of the third to seventh aspects, the cover portion includes a flat base portion with front and back surfaces facing in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction in the mounting position; a bulging piece located above, the lower end of which is connected to the upper end of the base, and whose center portion in the vertical direction is curved so as to bulge toward the erected piece; A configuration is adopted in which a protruding piece is provided to protrude from at least one of the lower ends toward the other.

According to the eighth aspect of the invention, by inserting a finger inside the curved protruding piece and hooking the finger on the protruding piece, the cover part can be easily moved in the direction of separating from the wiring duct. It becomes possible to do so. Therefore, it is possible to improve the workability when removing the cover part from the wiring duct.

According to the present invention, the cover portion disposed in front of the wiring duct can prevent the space below the top plate on the front side of the wiring duct from being exposed from the rear. Furthermore, since the removable cover is attached to the front of the wiring duct, there is no need to block the rear of the wiring duct. Therefore, according to the present invention, in a fixture with a top plate in which the wiring duct is arranged below the top plate, the space below the top plate on the front side of the wiring duct can be exposed from the rear without blocking the rear of the wiring duct. This makes it possible to prevent

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a desk unit including a desk according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a desk according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a desk according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view including a wiring duct included in the desk according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partially exploded perspective view including the wiring duct with which the desk of 2nd Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a partial perspective view containing the wiring duct with which the desk of 2nd Embodiment of this invention is equipped.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a fixture with a top plate according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a desk unit 1 including a desk 2 that includes a fixture with a top plate according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a desk unit 1. As shown in FIG. The desk unit 1 is a fixture that is installed in a work space such as an office or public facility to provide a work space for an office worker to efficiently handle electronic devices, etc. As shown in FIG. (a fixture with a top plate), a wagon 3, a clamp device 4, a lighting device 5, and a desk tap 6. Note that the desk unit 1 does not necessarily have a configuration that includes all of the wagon 3, the clamp device 4, the lighting device 5, and the desk tap 6, and can also have a configuration that does not include any one or more of these. be. Further, the desk unit 1 may be provided with other optional equipment. Furthermore, it is also possible to use the desk 2 alone.

In the following description, the front side of the desk unit 1 as seen from the office worker working at the desk unit 1 will be referred to as the front, the rear side will be referred to as the rear, the left hand side will be referred to as the left, and the right hand side will be referred to as the right. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the direction in which a pair of legs 10 of the desk 2, which will be described later, are spaced apart from each other is defined as the left-right direction, and the horizontal direction perpendicular to the left-right direction is defined as the front-back direction. Further, the direction of gravity (the direction along the normal line of the floor surface on which the desk 2 is placed) is defined as the vertical direction.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the desk 2. Further, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the desk 2. The desk 2 is a fixture that provides a work surface on which electronic devices and the like used by an office worker can be placed.As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the desk 2 includes a pair of legs 10, a top plate 11, and a curtain. It includes a plate 12, a wiring duct 13, a cover part 14, and a vertical wiring duct 15.

Each leg 10 includes a frame 10a formed by connecting four linear frames into a square frame, and an adjuster 10b connected to the lower end of the frame 10a. These legs 10 bring the adjuster 10b into contact with the floor surface and support the top plate 11 from below. As shown in FIG. 2, these pair of legs 10 are spaced apart in the left-right direction with the frame-like frames 10a facing each other. That is, in this embodiment, the left-right direction is the direction in which the pair of legs 10 are separated. In addition, the leg body 10 can also adopt the structure provided with the panel which closes the opening part of the frame-shaped frame 10a, or the structure provided with a panel-shaped frame in place of the frame-shaped frame 10a, for example.

The top plate 11 is a plate-shaped member whose front and back surfaces are oriented in the up-down direction, and in this embodiment has a rectangular shape in plan view with the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction and the front-rear direction as the lateral direction. The top plate 11 has legs 10 fixed to each of the lower surface of the left edge and the lower surface of the right edge with fasteners (not shown), and is supported from below by these legs 10. The upper surface of the top plate 11 forms a work surface on which an office worker places electronic equipment and the like. The length of the top plate 11 in the front-rear direction is approximately the same as the length of the legs 10 in the front-rear direction.

The curtain plate 12 is a plate-shaped member that connects the rear end of one leg 10 and the rear end of the other leg 10, and is fixed to each leg 10 by a fastener (not shown). ing. This curtain plate 12 has a curtain plate vertical frame 12a directly fixed to the frame-like frame 10a of the leg body 10, and a curtain plate panel 12b supported by the curtain plate vertical frame 12a. The curtain plate vertical frames 12a are arranged at the left and right ends of the curtain plate 12, respectively, and are fixed to the frame-like frame 10a by fasteners (not shown). The curtain panel 12b is a panel body whose left and right ends are each fixed to the curtain vertical frame 12a, and is arranged with its front and back surfaces facing in the front-rear direction. The upper and lower edges of this curtain panel 12b are folded back toward the front.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view including the wiring duct 13. In addition, in FIG. 4, the leg body 10 is omitted from illustration. As shown in this figure, a folded portion 12c is formed at the top of the curtain plate 12 by winding the upper edge of the curtain plate 12 and bending it three times. This folded portion 12c forms an insertion space K1 into which a tip of a rear standing piece 13b (described later) of the wiring duct 13 can be inserted from below. Furthermore, a locked piece 12d that protrudes into the insertion space K1 from the front toward the rear is provided at the tip of the folded portion 12c. This locked piece 12d is provided extending in the left-right direction, and is capable of locking a later-described claw portion 13d provided at the upper end of the rear standing piece 13b from above.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the folded portion 12c of the curtain plate 12 and the top plate 11 are spaced apart in the vertical direction, so that there is a gap S between the top plate 11 and the curtain plate 12. (insertion passage) is provided. This gap S allows wiring cables and the like to be taken in and out of the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13 from the rear side of the top plate 11. That is, the desk 2 has a gap S between the wiring duct 13 and the top plate 11 from the rear of the wiring duct 13 as an insertion path through which a wiring cable or the like can be inserted.

The wiring duct 13 is arranged below the top plate 11 and has a wiring accommodation area R extending in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 4, this wiring duct 13 has a bottom plate 13a, a rear standing piece 13b (standing piece), and a front standing piece 13c (attachment piece). The bottom plate 13a forms the bottom of the wiring duct 13, and has a plate shape with a mounting surface on which objects such as wiring can be placed facing upward. The bottom plate 13a has a long plate shape that is long in the left-right direction, and has a length dimension extending from one curtain plate vertical frame 12a of the curtain plate 12 to the other curtain plate vertical frame 12a, as shown in FIG. 3, for example. has been done.

The rear standing piece 13b is erected upward from the rear end of the bottom plate 13a (one end in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of separation of the legs 10), and extends from the rear end of the bottom plate 13a in the left-right direction. They are located throughout the department. Furthermore, a claw portion 13d that can be locked to a locked piece 12d provided on the folded portion 12c of the curtain plate 12 is formed on the upper edge of the rear standing piece 13b. The claw portion 13d is provided so as to project horizontally from the rear side toward the front, and is provided over the entire area of the rear standing piece 13b in the left-right direction. The wiring duct 13 is supported with respect to the curtain plate 12 by locking the claw portion 13d with the locked piece 12d of the folded portion 12c from above. As shown in FIG. 4, such a rear standing piece 13b is arranged to face the curtain panel 12b of the curtain plate 12 in surface contact with or in close proximity to it.

The front standing piece 13c is erected upward from the front end of the bottom plate 13a (the other end in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of separation of the legs 10), and extends from the front side of the bottom plate 13a in the left-right direction. It is provided over the entire area of the end. The vertical dimension of this front erected piece 13c is smaller than the vertical dimension of the rear erected piece 13b, as shown in FIG. That is, the front standing piece 13c is formed lower than the rear standing piece 13b. Such a front standing piece 13c functions as an engaged portion with which the cover portion 14 is engaged.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the wiring duct 13 has a first corner 13e formed by connecting the bottom plate 13a and the front standing piece 13c at an acute angle. The first corner 13e is located below the second corner 13f formed by connecting the bottom plate 13a and the rear standing piece 13b. To explain in more detail, the front edge of the bottom plate 13a is inclined so as to be displaced downward as it goes forward. Note that the upper surface of the area other than the front edge of the bottom plate 13a is horizontal, unlike the front edge. By connecting the front standing piece 13c in a vertical posture to the tip of the front edge of the bottom plate 13a, a first corner 13e is formed in which the bottom plate 13a and the front standing piece 13c are connected at an acute angle. is formed.

Such a wiring duct 13 is formed of, for example, a sheet metal or a hard resin, and forms a wiring accommodation area R surrounded by a bottom plate 13a, a rear standing piece 13b, and a front standing piece 13c. As shown in FIG. 4, such a wiring accommodation area R is open upward, and wiring, etc. can be taken in and taken out from above. Furthermore, the wiring duct 13 is open at its left and right ends. Therefore, it is possible to insert wires and the like from the outside of the wiring duct 13 into the wiring accommodation area R via the ends of the wiring duct 13 in the left and right direction.

The cover part 14 is a member that is removably attached to the wiring duct 13 and covers the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13 from the front side in a mounting posture in which the cover part 14 is attached to the wiring duct 13. This cover part 14 is arranged in front of the wiring duct 13 to close the gap between the wiring duct 13 and the top plate 11 from the front. The width dimension of the cover part 14 in the left-right direction is shorter than, for example, the distance between one curtain plate vertical frame 12a of the curtain plate 12 and the other curtain plate vertical frame 12a. In this embodiment, the width dimension of the cover part 14 in the left-right direction is half the distance from one curtain plate vertical frame 12a of the curtain plate 12 to the other curtain plate vertical frame 12a, and one curtain plate Two cover parts 14 can be attached from the vertical frame 12a to the other curtain plate vertical frame 12a. In other words, a plurality of (two in this embodiment) cover parts 14 cover the entire wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13.

Each cover portion 14 has flexibility and is made of, for example, soft resin. As shown in FIG. 4, each of the cover parts 14 includes a base part 14a, a lower holding piece 14b, an upper holding piece 14c, a handle part 14d (bulging piece), and a lower finger hook piece 14e. and an upper finger hook 14f.

The base portion 14a has a flat plate shape, and is a portion whose front and back surfaces are oriented in the front-rear direction when the cover portion 14 is in the attached position. A lower holding piece 14b, an upper holding piece 14c, a handle portion 14d, a lower finger holding piece 14e (protruding piece), and an upper finger holding piece 14f (protruding piece) are connected to these base parts 14a. . Further, the vertical dimension of the base portion 14a is larger than the vertical dimension of the wiring duct 13. Therefore, when the lower end of the base 14a is aligned with the lower end position of the wiring duct 13, the upper end of the base 14a will be located above the wiring duct 13.

The lower clamping piece 14b is a part that clamps the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13 from above and below, together with the upper clamping piece 14c, and is provided at the lower end of the base 14a. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower clamping piece 14b protrudes rearward from the lower end of the base 14a, and is inclined so as to be displaced upward as it goes rearward to an intermediate position in the front-rear direction. After exceeding the above-mentioned intermediate position, it is inclined so as to be displaced downward as it goes towards the rear. In other words, the lower holding piece 14b has a chevron-shaped shape with the top at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction when viewed from the left and right directions.

The upper holding piece 14c projects rearward from the rear surface of the base 14a, and is inclined so as to be displaced downward as it goes rearward. This upper clamping piece 14c is arranged so that the distance from the base position of the upper clamping piece 14c to the base position of the lower clamping piece 14b is approximately the same as the vertical dimension of the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13. has been done.

These lower clamping pieces 14b and upper clamping pieces 14c are a pair of clamping pieces that can clamp the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13 from above and below. As shown in FIG. 4, when the lower clamping piece 14b is locked to the lower end of the front standing piece 13c, the upper clamping piece 14c is locked to the upper end of the front standing piece 13c. In other words, the lower clamping piece 14b and the upper clamping piece 14c are used as an engaging part that can clamp the front vertical piece 13c from above and below, with the front vertical piece 13c as an engaged part.

The cover part 14 including such a lower clamping piece 14b and an upper clamping piece 14c can be attached to the wiring duct 13 by the lower clamping piece 14b and the upper clamping piece 14c being engaged with the front standing piece 13c. engaged against. That is, in the present embodiment, an engaging portion is provided on one of the wiring duct 13 and the cover portion 14, and an engaged portion is provided on the other wiring duct 13, and the engaged portion is provided with an engaged portion. The cover part 14 can be attached to the wiring duct 13 by engaging the engaging part.

The handle portion 14d is connected to the upper end of the base portion 14a and is located above the base portion 14a. As shown in FIG. 4, the handle portion 14d has a lower end connected to the upper end of the base portion 14a, and when viewed from the left and right, the center portion in the vertical direction faces toward the rear side (that is, the rear standing piece 13b). It is curved to bulge. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the handle portion 14d is C-shaped when viewed from the left and right directions.

Such a handle portion 14d forms an inner space K that is open toward the front. This inner space K is used as a space for an operator to insert his or her finger and hang it on the lower finger hook 14e or the upper finger hook 14f when attaching or detaching the cover part 14 to or from the wiring duct 13. It will be done. Moreover, this inner space K is also used as a space that can accommodate the handle 3b provided on the back side of the wagon 3 when the back surface (rear surface) of the wagon 3 comes into contact with the base 14a.

The handle part 14d forms the upper part of the cover part 14, and the upper end of the handle part 14d is the upper end of the cover part 14. The upper end position of the handle portion 14d is such that it can come into contact with the lower surface of the top plate 11 when the cover portion 14 is in the mounting position. That is, when the cover part 14 is in the mounting position, the upper end of the handle part 14d (that is, the upper end of the cover part 14) is in contact with the lower surface of the top plate 11. Therefore, when the cover part 14 is in the attached position, no gap is created between the cover part 14 and the top plate 11. In this manner, in the present embodiment, the upper end of the cover part 14 is arranged closer to the top plate 11 than the upper end of the rear standing piece 13b in the mounting position.

The lower finger hook piece 14e is provided at the lower end of the handle portion 14d and projects upward. More specifically, in this embodiment, the base 14a and the handle 14d are bent and connected at a substantially right angle, and protrude upward from the joint between the base 14a and the handle 14d. A lower finger hook 14e is provided as shown in FIG. In other words, the lower finger hook 14e is provided at one of the upper and lower ends of the handle portion 14d, and projects toward the other upper end. The upper finger hook 14f projects downward from the upper end of the handle 14d. In other words, the upper finger hook piece 14f is provided at the upper end, which is one of the upper end and the lower end, of the handle portion 14d, and protrudes toward the other, which is the lower end.

These lower finger hook pieces 14e and upper finger hook pieces 14f are parts on which the operator hangs his/her fingers when attaching/detaching the cover part 14 to/from the wiring duct 13. For example, the operator separates the cover part 14 from the wiring duct 13 by hooking a finger on either the lower finger hook piece 14e or the upper finger hook piece 14f and pulling it forward.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vertical wiring duct 15 is fixed to the left leg 10 of the two legs 10. As shown in FIGS. Specifically, of the four linear frames forming the frame-like frame 10a of the left leg 10, it is fixed in contact with the front side surface of the vertical frame located at the rear. This vertical wiring duct 15 is a member for guiding a wiring cable from the outside of the desk 2 to the wiring duct 13, and includes a main body duct 15a having an internal space for accommodating wiring, etc., and a main body duct 15a in a frame-like frame 10a. It includes a fixture 15b for fixing, and a detachable duct 15c that can be attached to and detached from the main body duct 15a.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a power tap D pulled out from the floor is attached to such a desk 2. The power tap D includes a tap main body D1 provided with an outlet for an outlet, and a wiring cable D2 connected to the tap main body D1. The tap main body D1 of such a power tap D is placed in the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13, and the wiring cable D2 connected to the tap main body D1 is routed through the wiring duct 13 and the vertical wiring duct 15 to the floor, for example. reached to the surface.

Returning to FIG. 1, the wagon 3 is a fixture that can accommodate the baggage of an office worker using the desk unit 1, and can be stored between the two legs 10 and below the top plate 11. . The wagon 3 has a main body 3a into which baggage and the like can be taken in and out, and handles 3b protruding from the main body 3a on the front and rear sides of the upper part of the main body 3a. Casters (not shown) are provided on the lower surface of the main body portion 3a, and the wagon 3 can be easily moved in the front and back direction by gripping the handle 3b.

When such a wagon 3 is moved to the rear side with respect to the desk 2, the back surface of the wagon 3 hits the base 14a of the cover part 14, as shown in FIG. 4, so that the wagon 3 is positioned. At this time, the handle 3b provided on the back side of the wagon 3 is accommodated in the inner space K formed by the handle part 14d of the cover part 14.

The clamp device 4 is a fixture for supporting the lighting device 5 and the desk tap 6. In this embodiment, the clamp device 4 is fixed to the top plate 11 by clamping the rear edge of the top plate 11 from above and below. Note that since the desk unit 1 of this embodiment includes the lighting device 5 and the desk tap 6, two clamp devices 4 are provided. A lighting device 5 is connected to one clamp device 4, and a desk tap 6 is connected to the other clamp device 4.

The lighting device 5 is a device whose light source can be turned on and off by an employee of the desk unit 1, and is fixed to the top plate 11 of the desk 2 via a clamp device 4. This lighting device 5 has a wiring cable for connecting to a power tap D. This wiring cable is drawn into the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13 via a gap S (see FIG. 4) formed between the top plate 11 and the curtain plate 12, and is drawn into the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13. It is connected to the tap main body D1 of the power tap D at.

The tabletop tap 6 is a device that allows the office worker of the desk unit 1 to connect a power supply cable for supplying power to personal electronic devices, and this tabletop tap 6 is connected to the power tap D. It has a wiring cable for. This wiring cable is drawn into the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13 via a gap S (see FIG. 4) formed between the top plate 11 and the curtain plate 12, and is drawn into the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13. It is connected to the tap main body D1 of the power tap D at.

In the desk 2 provided in the desk unit 1 of this embodiment having such a configuration, when inserting or removing the tap body D1 of the power tap D, the wiring cable D2, etc. from the wiring duct 13, first move the wagon 3 to the top plate. Pull it forward from the bottom of 11. Subsequently, the cover portion 14 is removed from the wiring duct 13. For example, the operator inserts a finger into the handle portion 14d of the cover portion 14, hooks the finger on the lower finger hook portion 14e or the upper finger hook portion 14f, and pulls out the cover portion 14 forward. As a result, the engagement between the lower holding piece 14b and the upper holding piece 14c of the cover part 14 and the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13 is released, and the cover part 14 is removed from the wiring duct 13. As a result, the cover portion 14 that covered the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13 from the front is removed, and the wiring accommodation area R is wide open toward the front.

In this manner, the power tap D is inserted into and taken out from the wiring accommodation area R in a state where the wiring accommodation area R is opened toward the front. In addition, the connection state between the wiring cable of the lighting device 5 and the power tap D, and the connection state between the wiring cable of the tabletop tap 6 and the power tap D can also be changed while the wiring accommodation area R is open toward the front. conduct.

When attaching the cover part 14 to the wiring duct 13, for example, the upper holding piece 14c of the cover part 14 is first hung on the upper end of the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13. Subsequently, the cover part 14 is rotated so that the lower clamping piece 14b approaches the wiring duct 13 with the upper end of the front upright piece 13c as the rotation center. Further, the lower clamping piece 14b is pushed below the wiring duct 13, and the restoring force of the lower clamping piece 14b locks the lower clamping piece 14b to the lower end (first corner 13e) of the front standing piece 13c. As a result, the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13 is held between the upper holding piece 14c and the lower holding piece 14b from above and below, and the cover portion 14 is attached to the wiring duct 13.

The desk 2 included in the desk unit 1 of this embodiment as described above includes a pair of legs 10 spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction, a top plate 11 installed on the pair of legs 10, and a top plate 11. The wiring duct 13 is disposed below the wiring duct 13 and has a wiring accommodation area R. In addition, the desk 2 is provided with an insertion passage through which a wiring cable can be inserted between the wiring duct 13 and the top plate 11 from the rear of the wiring duct 13, and is arranged in front of the wiring duct 13, so that the desk 2 is connected to the wiring duct 13. It is provided with a detachable cover part 14 that closes the gap between it and the top plate 11 from the front.

According to such a desk 2, the cover portion 14 disposed in front of the wiring duct 13 can prevent the space below the top plate 11 on the front side of the wiring duct 13 from being exposed from the rear. Furthermore, since the removable cover part 14 is attached to the front of the wiring duct 13, there is no need to block the rear of the wiring duct 13, and the workability when routing the wiring cable from the rear of the top plate 11 is improved. It can be made into something. Furthermore, by removing the cover part 14, the wiring accommodation area R of the wiring duct 13 can be largely exposed toward the front, making it easier to take in and take out items stored in the wiring duct 13 and to work in the wiring duct 13. It can be carried out.

Further, in the desk 2, the cover portion 14 is removable from the wiring duct 13. Therefore, the cover part 14 can be placed closest to the wiring duct 13. Therefore, the cover part 14 disposed in front of the wiring duct 13 can be prevented from narrowing the space below the top plate 11 in front of the wiring duct 13, and the space below the top plate 11 in front of the wiring duct 13 can be widened. can be secured.

In addition, in the desk 2, the wiring duct 13 extends along the direction in which the pair of legs 10 are separated, and includes a bottom plate 13a on which wiring can be placed, and a bottom plate 13a in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction in which the legs are separated. It has a rear standing piece 13b extending upward from one end. Moreover, the cover part 14 is disposed facing the rear standing piece 13b in a state where it is connected to the other end of the bottom plate 13a in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction in the attached position.

According to such a desk 2, by attaching the cover part 14 to the wiring duct 13, the rear standing piece 13b and the cover part 14 are arranged to face each other with the bottom plate 13a of the wiring duct 13 interposed therebetween. Therefore, the wiring accommodation area R is sandwiched between the rear standing piece 13b and the cover part 14 from both sides, and the objects accommodated in the wiring accommodation area R can be prevented from falling out of the wiring duct 13. .

In addition, in the desk 2, the upper end of the cover part 14 is arranged closer to the top plate 11 than the upper end of the rear standing piece 13b in the mounting position. Therefore, the gap between the cover part 14 and the top plate 11 can be made small, and the stored items in the wiring accommodation area R can be visually recognized from the cover part 14 side through the gap between the cover part 14 and the top plate 11. It is possible to prevent this from happening. In addition, in this embodiment, the upper end position of the cover part 14 is determined so that the upper end of the cover part 14 may contact|abut the lower surface of the top plate 11 in a mounting attitude|position. Therefore, the gap between the cover part 14 and the top plate 11 can be eliminated.

Further, in the desk 2, an engaging part (a lower clamping piece 14b and an upper clamping piece 14c) is provided on the cover part 14, which is one of the wiring duct 13 and the cover part 14, and the wiring duct 13, which is the other, is provided with an engaging part (lower clamping piece 14b and upper clamping piece 14c). An engaging portion (front standing piece) is provided, and the cover portion 14 can be attached to the wiring duct 13 by engaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion. Therefore, by engaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion, it becomes possible to attach the cover portion 14 to the wiring duct 13 simply and reliably. Note that it is also possible to provide an engaged portion on the cover portion 14, which is one of the wiring duct 13 and the cover portion 14, and provide an engaging portion on the other, the wiring duct 13.

In addition, in the desk 2, the wiring duct 13 extends upward from the other end of the bottom plate 13a in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction, and is installed in a front upright position having a vertical dimension smaller than that of the rear upright piece 13b. The cover part 14 has a pair of lower and upper clamping pieces 14b and 14c that can clamp the front upright piece 13c from above and below in the attached position, and the front upright piece 13c has a pair of lower and upper clamping pieces 14b and 14c. A pair of lower clamping pieces 14b and an upper clamping piece 14c serve as engaged parts. According to such a desk 2, the lower clamping piece 14b and the upper clamping piece 14c provided on the cover part 14 clamp the front standing piece 13c of the wiring duct 13, so that the cover part 14 can be attached to the wiring duct 13. It is mounted against the Therefore, the cover part 14 can be firmly attached to the wiring duct 13, and it is possible to prevent the cover part 14 from unintentionally detaching from the wiring duct 13.

Further, in the desk 2, the wiring duct 13 has a first corner 13e formed by connecting the bottom plate 13a and the front standing piece 13c at an acute angle, and the first corner 13e is connected to the bottom plate 13a. It is located below the second corner 13f formed by connecting the rear standing piece 13b. For this reason, it becomes possible to engage the cover portion 14 with the first corner portion 13e more easily than, for example, when the first corner portion 13e is an obtuse angle. Further, the contact area between the first corner portion 13e and the cover portion 14 is reduced, increasing the surface pressure, and it is possible to further prevent the cover portion 14 from unintentionally detaching from the wiring duct 13.

In addition, in the desk 2, the cover part 14 has a flat base part 14a whose front and back surfaces are oriented in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction when the cover part 14 is attached, and a flat base part 14a which is located above the base part 14a and whose lower end is the upper end of the base part 14a. A handle part 14d is connected to the handle part 14d and is curved so that the center part in the vertical direction bulges toward the rear standing piece 13b, and is provided at a lower end that is one of the upper end and the lower end of the handle part 14d, The other is a lower finger hook 14e that protrudes toward the upper end, and the upper finger hook is provided at the upper end of one of the upper and lower ends of the handle portion 14d and projects toward the other lower end. 14f. According to such a desk 2, the operator inserts his or her finger inside the curved handle portion 14d and hooks the finger on the lower finger hook 14e or the upper finger hook 14f, thereby connecting the cover portion 14 to the wiring. It becomes possible to easily move it in the direction in which it is removed from the duct 13. Therefore, it is possible to improve the workability when removing the cover part 14 from the wiring duct 13.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. In the description of this embodiment, the description of the same parts as in the first embodiment will be omitted or simplified.

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded perspective view including the wiring duct 13 included in the desk 2 of this embodiment. Further, FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view including the wiring duct 13 included in the desk 2 of this embodiment. As shown in these figures, in this embodiment, the wiring duct 13 includes a plurality of hanging tools 13g and a gutter section 13h supported by these hanging tools 13g.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the hanging tool 13g is a substantially J-shaped member, and is provided with a locking piece 13i at the top that is locked to the folded portion 12c of the curtain plate 12. Also. A fitting protrusion 13j that fits into a fitting hole 13q (described later) of the gutter portion 13h is provided at the lower rear end of the hanging tool 13g. Furthermore, a pivot 13k is provided at the front end of the lower part of the hanging tool 13g, which is arranged at the upper part of the gutter part 13h. The pivot 13k is oriented such that the locking piece 13i of the hanging tool 13g is locked to the folded portion 12c of the curtain plate 12, with the left-right direction being the axial direction. In this embodiment, a plurality of hanging tools 13g are arranged in the left-right direction and provided in a discrete manner.

The gutter section 13h includes a bottom plate 13m extending in the left-right direction, a front standing piece 13n erected upward from the front edge of the bottom plate 13m, and a rear standing piece erected upward from the rear edge of the bottom plate 13m. 13p. A fitting hole 13q into which a fitting protrusion 13j of a hanging tool 13g is fitted from the front is provided in the rear standing piece 13p of the gutter portion 13h. A locking portion (not shown) that protrudes forward is provided on the lower front end surface of the approximately J-shaped hanging tool 13g, and this locking portion is connected to the locking step of the front standing piece 13n of the gutter portion 13h. The gutter portion 13h is connected to the hanging tool 13g by being engaged with the fitting protrusion 13j and fitting the fitting protrusion 13j into the fitting hole 13q.

Further, in this embodiment, a cylindrical portion 14g is provided at the lower end of the cover portion 14 and is rotatably connected to the pivot 13k of the hanging tool 13g. By rotatably connecting the cylindrical portion 14g to the pivot 13k of the hanger 13g, the entire cover portion 14 can be rotated about the pivot 13k.

Such a cover part 14 is held between the pivot shaft 13k of the hanging tool 13g provided in the wiring duct 13 and the top plate 11 by having its upper end abutted against the lower surface of the top plate 11, and is attached to the wiring duct 13. The state will be as follows. In this mounting position, the cover part 14 fills the gap between the wiring duct 13 and the top plate 11 and covers the wiring accommodation area of the wiring duct 13 from the front.

On the other hand, when the cover part 14 is pulled out from between the pivot 13k of the hanging tool 13g provided in the wiring duct 13 and the top plate 11, the cylindrical part 14g is connected to the pivot 13k, so that the cover part 14 is completely removed from the wiring duct 13. are not spaced apart. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operator from losing sight of the cover part 14 in the detached state, and it is possible to improve the operability of the cover part 14.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The various shapes and combinations of the constituent members shown in the embodiments described above are merely examples, and can be variously changed based on design requirements and the like without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the first embodiment, the wiring duct 13 is provided with the front standing piece 13c. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. According to the present invention, since the cover portion 14 can prevent the contents from falling off the wiring duct, it is possible for the wiring duct 13 to omit the front standing piece 13c, for example. Furthermore, for example, in a case where the curtain plate 12 can prevent the stored items from falling off to the rear, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the rear standing piece 13b is omitted.

Further, in the first embodiment, the upper end of the cover part 14 is in contact with the lower surface of the top plate 11 in the mounting position. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which a small gap is formed between the cover part 14 and the top plate 11 in the mounting position.

Further, in the first embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the cover portion 14 includes both the lower finger hook piece 14e and the upper finger hook piece 14f. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. It is also possible to employ a configuration in which the cover portion 14 includes only either the lower finger hook piece 14e or the upper finger hook piece 14f.

1... Desk unit, 2... Desk (fixture with top plate), 3... Wagon, 3a... Main body, 3b... Handle, 4... Clamp device, 5... Lighting device, 6... Tabletop tap, 10... Legs, 11... Top plate, 12... Curtain plate, 13... Wiring duct, 13a... Bottom plate, 13b... Rear standing piece (erecting piece), 13c... Front standing piece ( Mounting piece), 13d...Claw part, 13e...First corner, 13f...Second corner, 13g...Hanging tool, 13h...Gutter part, 13i...Locking piece, 13j...Fitting Projection, 13k... Pivot, 13m... Bottom plate, 13n... Front standing piece, 13p... Rear standing piece, 13q... Fitting hole, 14... Cover part, 14a... Base, 14b... Bottom Side clamping piece (clamping piece), 14c... Upper clamping piece (clamping piece), 14d... Handle part (bulging piece), 14e... Lower finger hook piece (protruding piece), 14f... Upper finger hook piece (Protruding piece), 14g... Cylinder part, 15... Vertical wiring duct, 15a... Main body duct, 15b... Fixture, 15c... Duct cover, D... Power tap (contained item), D1... Tap Main body, D2...Wiring cable, R...Wiring accommodation area, S...Gap (insertion path)

Claims (5)

With a top plate comprising: a pair of legs spaced apart in the horizontal direction; a top plate installed on the pair of legs; and a wiring duct placed below the top plate and having a wiring accommodation area. It is a fixture,
An insertion passage through which a wiring cable can be inserted is provided between the wiring duct and the top plate from the rear of the wiring duct,
a removable cover portion that is disposed in front of the wiring duct to close a gap between the wiring duct and the top plate from the front;
The cover part is removable from the wiring duct,
The wiring duct includes a bottom plate that extends along the separation direction of the pair of legs and on which wiring can be placed, and a bottom plate that extends upward from one end of the bottom plate in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction. and an erected piece provided therein;
The cover portion is disposed opposite to the upright piece while being connected to the other end of the bottom plate in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction, in a mounting posture attached to the wiring duct;
An engaging part is provided on one of the wiring duct and the cover part, and an engaged part is provided on the other, and the engaging part is engaged with the engaged part, so that the cover part It is said that it can be installed in wiring ducts.
A fixture with a top plate that is characterized by: With a top plate comprising: a pair of legs spaced apart in the horizontal direction; a top plate installed on the pair of legs; and a wiring duct placed below the top plate and having a wiring accommodation area. It is a fixture,
An insertion passage through which a wiring cable can be inserted is provided between the wiring duct and the top plate from the rear of the wiring duct,
a removable cover portion that is disposed in front of the wiring duct to close a gap between the wiring duct and the top plate from the front;
The cover part is removable from the wiring duct,
The wiring duct includes a bottom plate that extends along the separation direction of the pair of legs and on which wiring can be placed, and a bottom plate that extends upward from one end of the bottom plate in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction. and an erected piece provided therein;
The cover portion is disposed opposite to the upright piece while being connected to the other end of the bottom plate in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction, in a mounting posture attached to the wiring duct;
The cover part is
a flat base whose front and back surfaces are oriented in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction in the mounting position; a bulging piece that is curved so as to bulge out toward the upright piece;
a protrusion piece provided to protrude from at least one of the upper end and the lower end of the bulge piece toward the other;
have
A fixture with a top plate that is characterized by: 3. The fixture with a top plate according to claim 1 , wherein in the mounting position, the upper end of the cover portion is disposed closer to the top plate than the upper end of the upright piece. The wiring duct has a mounting piece extending upward from the other end of the bottom plate in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the separation direction and having a vertical dimension smaller than the upright piece;
The cover part has a pair of clamping pieces that can clamp the mounting piece from above and below in the mounting position,
The fixture with a top plate according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting piece is the engaged part, and the pair of clamping pieces are the engaging part. The wiring duct has a first corner formed by connecting the bottom plate and the mounting piece at an acute angle,
The fixture with a top plate according to claim 4 , wherein the first corner is located below a second corner formed by connecting the bottom plate and the upright piece.

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