JPH0334103Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Technical field of the invention) This invention is a desk on which office equipment such as a word processor, facsimile, personal computer, or communication equipment such as a telephone can be placed. Regarding.

(Conventional background) Conventionally, this type of desk has been used with office equipment and communication equipment mounted on the top plate, but the input/output cables for these devices are generally placed cluttered on the back of the desk. You can either hang it and drop it on the floor, or connect it to related equipment on an adjacent desk.

However, if the cables are left hanging loosely like this, they not only seriously spoil the appearance, but also allow feet, hands, or objects being carried to get caught in the loosely hanging cables, causing the cables or the sockets at both ends of the cables to get caught. may cause damage.

Furthermore, because the cables are cluttered, it is difficult to know when and where the cables are connected to which outlets, etc., or to which devices, and when rearranging devices, etc.
Coupled with the fact that the cables are tangled, there is a problem in that it is difficult to pull out the cables or quickly rearrange the equipment.

Conventionally, as a means to solve such problems,
A desk is known in which an opening is provided between the top plate and the rear panel at the rear, and a cable storage shelf is provided below the rear side of the top plate in communication with this opening (for example, Utility Model No. 58-98830). No. 58-98829).

However, in these prior art, in order to remove the rear panel, it is necessary to go under the desk from the front of the desk and remove it, and furthermore, when the rear panel is removed, the cable storage shelf must also be removed. There is. Therefore, when wiring cables, it is necessary to work with the rear panel integrated with the desk, which means that you have to go under the desk from the front to perform the wiring work, which is not only inefficient. However, it had the disadvantage that it stains clothes.

(Purpose of the invention) This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to prevent the above-mentioned problems from occurring in the equipment cables that are led out from the rear side of the top plate. To provide a desk which not only can be neatly stored, but also allows cable wiring work to be easily carried out, and furthermore allows the cables to be led out from an optimal position easily and with good appearance.

(Structure of the device) In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, this device has a structure in which the width of the top plate is attached to the top of the rear panel that closes off the rear side of the top plate, which is supported at both ends in the width direction by the left and right legs. An elongated opening extending in the direction of Provided independently and removably from the rear of the board separately from the cable storage shelf, and further extending in the vertical direction on at least one side of the rear surfaces of the left and right legs and the inner surface of the rear panel facing the rear surfaces thereof, and on the other side. A flexible cable insertion guide is provided that opens toward the rear panel and hides the space between the rear surface of the leg and the inner surface of the rear panel from the outside.

(Effects of the invention) Therefore, with this configuration, the cables of electrical equipment placed on the top plate are led to the cable storage shelf through the opening and the guide passage, and the cables are stored in the cable storage shelf. By bundling the cables and dropping them toward the floor, most of the cables can be stored in a well-organized manner without being exposed to the rear of the desk. For this reason, the cables do not hang down untidyly on the rear side of the desk, making it possible to improve the external appearance and effectively prevent the problems encountered in the past.

In addition, in the desk of this invention, the rear panel can be removed independently from the rear of the top plate, separate from the cable storage shelf, so when wiring cables, it is necessary to remove only the rear panel from the top plate in advance. Remove it and
Wiring work can be done with the back of the desk open. Therefore, there is no need to get under the desk during wiring work, which improves work efficiency and prevents clothes from getting dirty.

In addition, in the case of the present invention, at least one side of the rear surfaces of the left and right legs and the inner surface of the rear panel facing these rear surfaces extends in the vertical direction and is opened toward the other side. Since we have installed a flexible cable insertion guide that hides the space between the desk and the By bending the flexible cable insertion guide, the cable can be led out from the optimum position to the cable introduction position on the adjacent desk easily and with good appearance. In addition, when dropping a cable inserted under the top plate toward the floor, run the cable along the cable insertion guide provided on at least one side of the rear surfaces of the left and right legs and the inner surface of the rear panel. By dropping the cable toward the floor, the cable can be dropped so that the feet of a person placed under the top plate will not get caught in the cable, and the cable that is dropped toward the floor can be dropped into the cable insertion guide. Since it is thus hidden from the outside, the cable can be dropped toward the floor in an elegant manner.

Furthermore, in the present invention, an elongated opening extending in the width direction of the top plate is provided at the top of the rear panel that closes the rear side of the top plate, and a guide passage is provided below the top plate in communication with this opening. Therefore, for example, if printer paper is placed on the floor below the top plate and the leading edge of the printer paper is sent through the guide passage and opening to the printer device on the top plate, this printer paper will also be attached to the feet, etc., just like the above-mentioned cable. Cutting due to hooks,
This eliminates the inconvenience of spoiling the appearance, and therefore the desk of the present invention can be used extremely conveniently.

(Embodiment of the invention) An embodiment of the invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 in the figure indicates a desk used for OA equipment, and as shown in FIG. B) in the figure, or a telephone, etc. are placed, and related equipment such as office automation equipment (A' in figure a), printer paper (figure b), etc. are placed on the shelf 18 below the top plate 2. Furthermore, the cables 3 of these OA devices are arranged to be guided below the top plate 2 in a manner that is both aesthetically pleasing and efficient. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, this desk 1 is provided with a wide notch 5 cut out along the rear surface of the top plate 2, and both ends of the notch 5 are cut out. U-shaped cable insertion tools 6, 6 for vertically inserting and guiding the cable 3 are fixed with screws 8, respectively, with a guide piece 7 interposed therebetween.

This cable insertion tool 6 is arranged with the U-shaped open side facing outward, and the U-shaped inner pieces 9 are provided with a smaller protrusion amount, and the outer side protrudes longer than these inner pieces 9. Square-shaped locking protrusions 10, 10 which also serve as screw fixing parts are protruded on opposing surfaces of the pieces, and these locking protrusions 10, 10 on both sides
A long U-shaped cap 11 is placed in between (second
The cap 11 is attached integrally with a locking collar 12 provided at the open end thereof, which wraps around the lower corners of the locking protrusions 10, 10.

As a result, the U-shaped open surface is closed, and the cable insertion opening 13 is divided into sections for each cable 3 to be inserted.
are formed on both sides of the notch recess 5.

On the other hand, the open surface between the inner pieces 9 and 9 is also closed, and between the guide piece 7 and the opposing cap 11 there is a communication port 14 formed in a long and narrow section in the center of the notch recess 5 through which printer paper or cables are inserted. (Fig. 2).

Note that the cable insertion tools 6, 6 and the guide piece 7 have an inverted L-shaped cross section, and the L-shaped portions are respectively engaged with the stepped portions of the upper surface of the notch recess 5 and are stably held.

The cable 3 guided to the cable insertion port 13 or the distribution port 14 is then passed through an opening 22a formed in the upper part of the rear panel 22 that closes the rear side of the top plate 2, and then placed in a cable storage shelf 15, which will be described later. The cable is then taken out to the outside via the cable insertion guide 16, or connected to related equipment A' placed on the receiving shelf 18 as shown in FIG. 4a.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4b, when the printer paper 8 is placed on the receiving shelf 18, it passes through the guide passage 17, the opening 22a, and the circulation port 14, which will be described later, (arrow P) and the top plate 2. You will be guided to printer device B above.

The above-mentioned cable storage shelf 15 is detachably attached to a support rod 19 installed horizontally at the lower rear of the top plate 2, with upper and lower horizontal hanging shelves 20 maintained at a constant interval and their upper ends engaged and detached. Each cable 3 is inserted into each of these hanging shelves 20 one by one or several cables at a time, and guided to a cable insertion guide 16 which will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the above-mentioned cable insertion guide 16 extends in the vertical direction and is open on one side so as to pass between the rear surface of the legs 21 and 21 and the inner surface of the rear panel 22 from the outside. It is made of a flexible resin (e.g. Enbi) with a substantially U-shaped cross section for concealment, and is fixed to the rear surfaces of the left and right legs 21, 21 and the inner surface of a rear panel 22, which will be described later, facing these. In addition, with the open surfaces facing each other, press the left and right legs 2.
1, 21 and the rear panel 22.

Therefore, when inserting the cable of OA equipment or communication equipment placed on the top plate 2 through these insertion guides 16, from the upper end opening of the insertion guide 16,
What is necessary is just to make it pass through the inside of this insertion guide tool 16, and to the path|route which reaches the lower end opening of the insertion guide tool 16.

For example, when the cables bundled here are passed through the insertion guide 16 through one section on the hanging shelf 20, the cables on the hanging shelf 20 are connected to one of the flexible side walls 16a. The cable may be inserted into the insertion guide 16 while being bent inward or outward, and the insertion cable may be guided to the upper end opening or the lower end opening of the insertion guide 16.

Furthermore, if you want to immediately connect the cable inserted into the insertion guide 16 to an adjacent desktop OA device, etc. without going through the upper or lower end openings (if the cable length is short), ), the other flexible side wall 16b of the cable insertion guide 16
Just stick it out and immediately connect it to the OA equipment on the adjacent desk.

In addition, a similar insertion guide tool 16 is also installed on the adjacent desk.
If so, the protruding cable can be passed through the insertion guide 16 of the adjacent desk, and then guided and connected from the upper end opening of the insertion guide 16 to the OA equipment on the desk. Wiring can be done very neatly and without getting messy.

The above-mentioned guide passage 17 is connected to a hanging plate 2 which is vertically installed on the rear lower surface of the top plate 2, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4.
4 and the above-mentioned support rod 19 is provided as a guide passage for printer paper 4 or a cable, and this passage 17 is formed at a certain inclination angle to the above-mentioned opening 22a and the flow port 14. will be communicated.

Further, the above-mentioned receiving shelf 18 is constituted by a horizontal plate 25 installed horizontally between the inner surfaces of the legs 21, 21.

Further, a rear panel 22 is attached to the rear surface of the desk so that the cables, the guide passage 17, etc. are not exposed to the outside and the appearance is not spoiled.

As shown in FIG. 6, the above-mentioned rear panel 22 has its upper, lower, left and right edges folded inward to provide a predetermined strength, and these folded pieces 27
The above-mentioned cable insertion guide 16 is held on both sides of the panel and fixed together with screws 28, and a long locking frame 29 corresponding to the panel width is installed on the upper inner surface of the panel 22. Both ends of the outer end are pivotally supported, and the inner end is biased downward by a spring (not shown) to tilt the inner end using the pivot as a fulcrum. 30 is a pivot bolt.

As shown in FIG. 7, a locking pawl 31 is protruded from the rear surface of the leg 21 facing the locking frame 29. The curved portion 33 corresponds to the locking.

Further, the rear panel 22 is provided to be independently removable from the rear of the top plate 2, separately from the cable storage shelf 15. That is, panel engaging pieces 36 having a horizontal protruding piece 34 at the upper end and a downwardly inclined protruding piece 35 at the lower end are fixed to the lower portions of both sides of the rear panel 22, and the corresponding legs 2
1 and 21, the leg has an upper engagement hole 37 that engages in correspondence with the above-mentioned horizontal protrusion 34 and a lower engagement hole 38 that engages in correspondence with the above-mentioned inclined protrusion 35. The portion engaging piece 39 is fixed (see FIG. 1).

Therefore, in order to attach this rear panel 22 to the rear surface of the leg 21, the inclined protrusion 35 of the rear panel 22 is inserted into the engagement hole 38 of the leg 21, and then the locking frame 29 of the rear panel 22 is inserted into the engagement hole 38 of the leg 21. It can be attached with one touch by engaging with the locking pawl 31. In the thus-attached state, an elongated opening 22a extending in the width direction of the top plate 2 and communicating with the guide passage 17 is provided in the upper part of the rear panel 22.

It should be noted that a back panel 41 (FIG. 4b) is attached to the rear and side surfaces of the above-mentioned top plate 2 as appropriate and necessary. Further, the side surface of the cable insertion guide 16 corresponding to the hanging shelf 20 is provided with an appropriate notch to allow the cable to be inserted therethrough.

In the desk configured in this way, various cables for OA equipment, telephones, etc. placed on the top surface of the top plate 2 are first inserted into the table insertion holes 13, 13 on both sides of the rear of the top plate 2. and guide it below the top plate 2, then put it on an arbitrary hanging shelf 20 through the opening 22a and take it out laterally, and finally remove the legs 2.
It can be inserted into the cable insertion guide 16 provided along the cable insertion guide 1 and taken out from the lower open end for wiring.

Further, when desks of this type are arranged in series, the cable can be guided to a predetermined desk position via the hanging shelves 20 and the cable insertion guide 16 that guide the cable in the lateral direction.

On the other hand, when guiding the printer paper 4 placed on the receiving shelf 18 to the printer device B on the top plate 2 as shown in FIG. Just lead to B.

In addition to storing paper, the receiving shelf 18 can also be used to store unused cables, other related equipment, and various parts as appropriate.In this case, the related equipment guides the cable as shown in Figure 4a. Passage 17
and OA equipment A on the top plate 2 via the flow port 14.
It can also be wired to.

Also, when wiring or maintenance inspection of cable 3,
Since the rear panel 22 can be removed independently from the rear of the top plate 2, separately from the cable storage shelf 15, there is no need to go under the top plate 2 and perform wiring work. Therefore, work efficiency is improved and clothes etc. are not soiled.

In addition, when attaching and detaching the rear panel 22,
If the engaging part at the bottom of the panel is engaged in an inclined state, and then the upper part is raised from the inclined state using this engaging part as a fulcrum, the engaging part on the upper side can be easily engaged and installed. Furthermore, by releasing the locking frame 29 and tilting it, the panel 22 can be easily removed, and maintenance and inspection can be easily performed.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the opening 22a is provided in the upper part of the rear panel 22 when the rear panel 22 is attached to the rear surface of the leg 21, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, if the upper surface of the rear panel is in contact with or close to the lower surface of the rear end of the top plate 2, an opening may be formed in the upper part of the rear panel, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is possible to change the design.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 7 show one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the rear part of the desk unfolded; Figure 2 is a plan view showing the cable insertion hole and the paper insertion hole; Figure 3 is a - sectional view of Figure 2, Figure 4a,
b is a schematic vertical side view of the desk, Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing the cable insertion guideway, Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the rear panel, and Fig. 7 shows its state of use. FIG. 1... desk, 2... top plate, 15... cable storage shelf, 16... cable insertion guide, 17... guide passage, 22... rear panel, 22a... opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An elongated opening extending in the width direction of the top plate is provided at the top of the rear panel that closes off the rear side of the top plate, which is supported at both ends in the width direction by the left and right legs. A guide passage is provided below, a cable storage shelf is provided below the rear side of the top plate in communication with the guide passage, and the rear panel is provided so as to be independently removable from the rear of the top plate separately from the cable storage shelf, Further, at least one side of the rear surfaces of the left and right legs and the inner surface of the rear panel facing these rear surfaces extends in the vertical direction and is opened toward the other side, so that the space between the rear surfaces of the legs and the inner surface of the rear panel is opened. A desk characterized in that it is provided with a flexible cable insertion guide that is hidden from view.