JPH0345617Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] 《Industrial application field》 The present invention relates to a chair that can be used for multiple purposes.

《Prior Art》 In general, a chair is a chair that is used exclusively for a purpose, such as a chair for a dining table, a chair for a study or work desk, and a sofa that emphasizes comfortable seating. There are many types of housing available, and these have taken on a variety of forms as living spaces have expanded with the development of housing.

[Problems that the invention aims to solve] However, for example, in the case of a residence for a single person or a private room for a single person or a small number of people in a detached house, although the minimum space necessary for livability is provided, However, there is often insufficient space for the furniture necessary for daily life. Regarding chairs in particular, a table or desk, a chair attached to it, a sofa, etc. are all necessary furniture for daily life, but it takes a lot of space for a single person to have them all at the same time. Large space required. Furthermore, in the winter, heating appliances such as a kotatsu or a stove will occupy part of the space, and if there is no space for them, store the other desk or table and chairs in a closet or closet. and create that space. and,
These are taken out and put in again as the seasons change.

In this way, heating appliances such as desks or tables and chairs, sofas, kotatsu, etc., take up a large area in the living space if they are placed at the same time.For example, in the case of a small living space for a single person, Problems arise in that there is no space for arrangement, or that one of the items has to be stored in a closet or a storage room.

Therefore, the present invention can be used as a single chair equipped with a desk or table, as a chair equipped with a heating device, or simply as a chair that provides a comfortable seating feeling, and is suitable for use in small living spaces. The purpose is to provide a multi-purpose chair.

<Means for Solving the Problems> A multipurpose chair according to the present invention includes a base plate, a seat arranged and fixed to one end of the base plate, and a table unit slidably mounted in front of the seat on the base plate. The table unit is composed of an upper plate, a middle plate, and a lower plate, and the upper plate is provided with an infrared heater on its lower surface,
The upper plate and the middle plate are hinged at respective ends located on opposite sides of the sheet, and
A support member that maintains a predetermined angle with respect to the other is attached to one of the upper plate and the middle plate, and the middle plate and the lower plate have respective ends located on the seat side. The present invention is characterized in that a supporting member is attached to one of the middle plate and the lower plate to maintain a predetermined angle with respect to the other while being hingedly connected.

<<Function>> The table unit facing the seat can be used as a table or a heater when its upper plate, middle plate, and lower plate are separated by supporting members, and on the other hand, when the supporting members are released, the upper plate When the middle plate and lower plate are in a superposed state, it is used as a footrest. Further, the positional distance between the seat and the table unit can be adjusted by sliding the table unit on the base plate to suit each usage mode.

<<Embodiment>> FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the multipurpose chair of the present invention.

The multi-purpose chair 1 includes a base plate 2, a seat 3 arranged and fixed at one end of the base plate 2, and a seat 3 arranged and fixed at the other end of the base plate 3.
It consists of a table unit 4 that is slidably attached to the front.

The base plate 2 consists of a rectangular flat plate,
A frame 5 for fixing the sheet 3 is fixed to one end thereof, and the sheet 3 is attached to both sides of the frame 5.
A side wall 6 that also serves as an armrest is provided upright. A seat 3 comprising a seat cushion 3a and a seat back 3b and equipped with a reclining device is placed and fixed on this frame 5. At this time, since a reclining device is attached to one side of the seat back 3b of the seat 3, a notch 6a is formed in one side wall 6 of the frame 5 to accommodate the reclining device at a position corresponding to the reclining device. A switch 6b for an infrared heater 11, which will be described later, is attached to the other side wall 6. Further, on the other end side of the base plate 2, a pair of lower rails 7 are laid from the other end to the seat 3 position, into which upper rails 20 provided in a table unit 4, which will be described later, are fitted.

On the other hand, the table unit 4 is composed of an upper plate 8, a middle plate 9, and a lower plate 10. An infrared heater 11 is embedded in the lower surface of the upper plate 8, and the upper plate 8 and the middle plate 9 are made of sheets. The ends located on the opposite sides of 3 are connected via hinges 12, respectively, and the middle plate 9 and the lower plate 10
On the contrary, the ends located on the seat 5 side are connected via similar hinges. In addition, the middle plate 9 has a U-shaped first support member 13 and a second support member 1 in the width direction at the edge of the upper surface of the sheet 3 side.
4 is rotatably attached via a bracket 15, and a first engagement member 16 that grips the first support member 13 or the second support member 14 is fixed to the lower surface of the upper plate 8 on the seat 3 side end. has been done. Further lower plate 1
0, a U-shaped third support member 17 is rotatably attached in the width direction to the end opposite to the seat 3 on the upper surface thereof via a bracket 18, and on the lower surface of the middle plate 9 on the same side. A second engagement member 19 that grips the third support member 17 is fixed to the end of the third support member 17 .

The dimensions of the vertical axes 13a and 17a of the first support member 13 and the third support member 17 are as follows:
supports the upper plate 8 and the third support member 17 supports the middle plate 9, the upper plate 8 is held in a horizontal state,
Moreover, it is set so that a predetermined height can be obtained.
Further, the dimension of the vertical axis 14a of the second support member 14 is as follows:
The angle formed by the upper plate 8 and the middle plate 9 is set to be larger than the angle at which the upper plate 8 is held horizontally, and the dimension of the horizontal axis is set to be slightly larger than that of the first support member 13. Ru.

In the table unit 4 having such a structure, a pair of upper rails 20 are fixed to the lower surface of the lower plate 10, and are fitted to the lower rails 7 of the base plate 2 to form a sliding mechanism. This slide mechanism is the lower rail 7 of the Atsupa rail 20.
A locking mechanism may be provided to prevent movement.

Next, the function of this multipurpose chair 1 will be explained.

In normal times, this table unit 4 has an upper plate 8, a middle plate 9, and a lower plate 10 superimposed via a first support member 13, a second support member 14, and a third support member 17, respectively, as shown in FIG. is in a state of That is,
The second support member 14 has a first support member 1 inside thereof.
3 and is placed tilted on the upper surface of the middle plate 9.
The support member 17 is tilted and placed on the upper surface of the lower plate 10, with the upper plate 8, the middle plate 9, and the lower plate 10 overlapping each other. When the table unit 4 is thus in the polymerized state, it is used as a footrest. The seated person can slide this footrest-type table unit 4 on the base plate 2 and fix it at a desired position, and also use the reclining device of the seat 3 to assume a comfortable sitting posture.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper plate 8, middle plate 9, and lower plate 10 of this table unit 4 are separated from each other, so that the upper plate 8 is placed in a horizontal state. That is, the first support member 13 attached to the middle plate 9 is rotated upward, its horizontal axis is fixed to the first engagement member 16 fixed to the lower surface of the upper plate 8, and the lower plate 10
The table unit 4 can be used as a table or a desk by fixing the horizontal axis of the third support member 17 attached to the second engaging member 19 similarly fixed to the lower surface of the middle plate 9. In this case, the table unit 4 is slid to the position in front of the seat 3. Therefore, the dimensions of the vertical axes 13a and 17a of the first support member 13 and the third support member 17 described above are set so that the height position of the upper plate 8 is appropriate for a table or a desk.

Also, from this state, as shown in FIG.
4, by increasing the angle formed between the upper plate 8 and the middle plate 9, by sliding the table unit 4 away from the position in front of the seat 3, and by surrounding the top of the table unit 4 with a blanket or the like. The table unit 4 can be used as a kotatsu. Table unit 4 in this kotatsu style
can be used while sitting on seat 3,
Since the angle between the upper plate 8 and the middle plate 9 is maintained large, it is easy to insert the feet of the seated person under the upper plate 8 in which the infrared heater 11 is embedded, and the middle plate 9 is not facing toward the seated person. Since it is tilted downward,
The soles of the feet of the seated person can be placed on the upper surface of the middle plate 9 in a natural state.

Furthermore, although not shown, if the middle plate 9 and the lower plate 10 are overlapped and the upper plate 8 is held perpendicularly on the middle plate 9, the infrared heater 11 will move toward the seated person. This table unit 4 can also be used as an infrared stove.

Incidentally, by attaching casters to the four corners of the lower surface of the base plate 2, the installation location of this multipurpose chair can be easily changed.

<<Effect of the invention>> As described above, the multipurpose chair of the present invention is composed of a seat placed and fixed at one end of the base plate, and a multipurpose table unit slidably attached to the front of the seat at the other end of the base plate. By simply creating a small space in your living space where you can place this multi-purpose chair, you can use it as a chair with a footrest, a chair with a heating device, or as a table, desk, etc.
It can be used for multiple purposes as a chair with a stand.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the multipurpose chair of the present invention, and FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 are explanatory views of the function of the multipurpose chair, respectively. 2... Base plate, 3... Sheet, 4...
Table unit, 8...Top plate, 9...Middle plate, 1
0... Lower plate, 11... Infrared heater, 12... Hinge, 13... First support member, 14... Second support member, 17... Third support member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A multipurpose chair consisting of a base plate, a seat arranged and fixed on one end of the base plate, and a table unit slidably attached to the front of the seat on the base plate, the table unit having an upper plate and a seat fixed to the base plate. , middle plate,
The upper plate is provided with an infrared heater on its lower surface, and the upper plate and the middle plate are hinged at their respective ends located on the opposite side of the sheet, and the upper plate is A support member that maintains a predetermined angle with respect to the other is attached to one of the plate and the middle plate, and the middle plate and the lower plate are hinged at their respective ends located on the seat side. A multi-purpose chair, wherein a support member is attached to one of the middle plate and the bottom plate to maintain a predetermined angle with respect to the other.