JPH0518976Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to tables, in particular to interconnectable tables.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY In a conventional table, a plurality of legs supporting a top plate were attached to the lower corners of the top plate.

Problems that the invention aims to solve By the way, when it is necessary to gather multiple tables together to form one large table, it is not possible to simply arrange the tables so that the side edges of the top plates are in contact with each other. This is inconvenient because the tables easily move due to their own force, causing mutual misalignment. However, since the conventional tables as described above were not provided with mutual connection means, such a situation had to be tolerated. Although the above-mentioned disadvantages can be solved to some extent by connecting adjacent leg bodies with a connecting member such as a string as a simple connecting means, the work must be done by crawling under the top plate, which is cumbersome.

This invention was made in order to eliminate such drawbacks, and the object is to provide a table that can be connected to each other and does not require connection work below the top plate.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, this invention, as shown with reference to the reference numerals in the drawings, forms a cutout 11 at the corner of the top plate 1 and a cross section with an open top surface. A triangular leg 2 is attached to the top plate with one side thereof aligned with the end surface of the cutout 11, and a screw portion 33 for fixing the connector is provided inside the upper end of the leg 2 in the vertical direction. It is characterized in that it is formed into a shape and a cap 9 is fitted onto the upper end of the leg body 2.

Effect To connect tables, use the table shown in Figure 1 or Figure 4.
As shown in the figure, the edge of the top plate 1 and the legs 2 of each table are brought into contact with each other. Next, the cap 9 of each leg 2
After removing the connector 4 and fixing the connector 4 to the female threaded portion 33 in the vertical direction of the leg body 2 with screws, the connector 4 is covered with a cap 9 to hide the connector 4. This work is done on the front side of the top plate.

Embodiment The table shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 has a square top plate 1 and four legs 2 attached to this top plate 1.
It is equipped with

A triangular cutout 11 is formed at each corner of the top plate 1 by cutting off the corner. On the other hand, as shown in detail in FIG. 2, the leg body 2 is a right-angled isosceles triangle in cross section and has a back plate portion 21 having a width approximately equal to the length of the end surface 11a of the cutout portion 11, and right-angled plate portions 22, 22. It is made of metal pipe. Further, an inverted L-shaped member 3 consisting of a triangular horizontal piece 31 and a vertical piece 32 that match the hollow shape of the leg is fitted into the upper end of the leg 2 to a predetermined retracted position, and the vertical piece 32 is welded and fixed to the leg body 3 in a state where it is in contact with the inside of the back plate part 21. At the center of the horizontal piece 31 of the inverted L-shaped member 3, a female threaded portion 33 for attaching the cross-shaped connecting fitting 4 (shown in FIG. 1) in a plan view is formed so as to vertically penetrate the horizontal piece 31. There is. In addition, notches 22a, 22a are formed on each upper edge of the right-angled plate parts 22, 22 of the leg body 2, so as to cross the upper edges and lock the connecting fitting 4 in a horizontal arrangement. On the other hand, the back plate part 21 is provided with a horizontal female screw part 21a passing through the back plate part and the vertical piece 32 of the inverted L-shaped member 3, and positioning notches 21a are provided at the top and bottom of the female screw part 21a. 21b, 21b are provided.

The legs 2 are attached to the top plate 1 via a metal frame 5 extending along the periphery of the lower surface of the top plate 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, this frame body 5 consists of a channel piece 51 having an inwardly U-shaped cross section and crosspiece pipes 52, 52. The channel piece 51 has a cut-off corner portion 51a having a shape that matches the end surface of the cut-out portion 11 of the top plate 1.
The corner portion 51a has crosspieces 51b, 51b extending laterally at right angles to each other from both ends of the corner portion 51a, and the crosspiece pipes 52, 52 are externally fitted into these crosspieces 51b, 51b. It is considered that Further, the channel piece 51 has a horizontal projecting piece 51c extending toward the center of the top plate 1 at the upper edge of the corner 51a. The channel piece 51 has two through holes 51d and 51d provided in the protruding piece 51c.
from below and into the corresponding screw holes 12, 12 of the top plate 1.
It is fixed to the top plate 1 by bolts 6, 6 screwed into the top plate 1. On the other hand, the crosspiece pipes 52, 52 are fitted into the crosspieces 51b, 51b, respectively, and pass through the screw insertion holes 52a of the crosspiece pipes 52 and the screw insertion holes 51g of the crosspieces 51b from below to the ceiling. It is fixed to the top plate by a plurality of screws 7 screwed into screw holes 13 of the plate 1. In addition, channel piece 51
A screw penetration hole 51e is formed in the end surface of the corner 51a, and a dowel pin 51f is provided above and below the hole.
51f is provided protrudingly. Then, these knock pins 51f, 51f are connected to the notch holes 21b of the leg body 2,
The leg body 2 is fixed to the frame body 5 by inserting the bolt 8 into the threaded hole 51e of the channel piece 51 from the inside and screwing it into the female threaded part 21a of the leg piece 2. In this attached state, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper edge of the leg 5 almost matches the top surface of the top plate 1, and the back plate portion 21 of the leg 2 aligns with the end surface of the cutout 11 of the top plate. placed in close proximity,
Therefore, the apparent leg body 2 forms a part of the top plate 1 when viewed from above.

A resin cap 9 adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the leg is fitted onto the upper end of the leg 2. The hanging pieces 91 of the cap 9 are formed with notches 92, 92 for avoiding the connecting fittings 4 in the fitted state.

Incidentally, reference numeral 100 shown in FIG. 5 is an adjuster for adjusting the table height provided at the lower end of the leg body 2.

When the table is used alone, the cap 9 may be fitted with the connecting fitting 4 removed. Furthermore, when two or more tables are used in a connected state, the connection is performed as follows. That is, when connecting two tables, the side edges of the top plates and the legs 2 of both tables are brought into close contact with each other, as shown in FIG. Next, the caps 9 of the legs 2 are removed, and the connecting fittings 4 are horizontally fitted into the bottom edges of the notches 22a, 22a of the respective right-angled plates 22, 22 in contact with each other, crossing the bottom edges. Stop and connect fittings 4
The screw insertion holes 41, 41 at both ends are matched with the female screw portions 33, 33 of the leg body 2. And screw penetration hole 4
1 and 41 from above and screw the bolts 10 and 10 into the female threaded portions 33 and 33 to fix the connecting fitting 4. Then, cover the connecting fitting 4 with the caps 9 and 9.
to hide.

In addition, when connecting three or four tables around one leg 2, as shown in Fig. good. In this case, two connecting fittings 4 are stacked on the intermediate leg when there are three tables to be connected, and on each leg when there are four tables to be connected.

In the above embodiment, a table in which the top plate 1 is square is shown, but the top plate may be rectangular. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the top plate may be triangular, or may be pentagonal or hexagonal. In addition, the seventh
In the figures and FIG. 8, 1' is a top plate, 11' is a cutout, 2' is a leg, 5' is a frame, and 9' is a cap.

Effects of the invention This invention is as described above, in which a cutout is formed at the corner of the top plate, and a leg with an open top is attached to the top plate with one side of the leg body aligned with the end face of the cutout. The screws for fixing the connector are formed inside the upper end of the leg.
When connecting the above tables, they can be easily connected and fixed by arranging the tables closely together and then fixing the connecting fittings to the threaded parts, and also prevent mutual misalignment when the tables move involuntarily. can be reliably prevented. In addition, the legs are open at the top and the screws are formed vertically inside the top of the legs, so the connection and fixing work can be done from the surface side of the top plate, that is, from above the table, and it can be attached under the top plate. It is extremely convenient as there is no need to crawl inside to perform the work. Moreover, the fact that the threaded part for fixing the connector is formed in the vertical direction means that when the connector is screwed together, the other screw member such as a bolt that is threaded into the threaded part can be moved up and down. This has the effect of making the connection and fixing work easier to perform. Furthermore, since the legs are formed with a triangular cross-section, the corners of the top plate can be formed into cut-off shapes, which not only simplifies the production of the top plate, but also allows the top plate to be cut out. Because it can be stored snugly, it is possible to eliminate unnatural unevenness around the corners of the top plate and make the table top and legs fit together, not only when the table is used alone, but also when connected together. This creates a sense of physical sensation, and together with the fact that the caps are fitted onto the leg pieces, it is possible to create a table with excellent appearance and high commercial value.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 6 show one embodiment of this invention. Figure 1 is a plan view showing the main parts of two tables connected, and Figure 2 is a top plate, frame, and legs. A perspective view showing the body separated, FIG. 3 is the − of FIG. 1.
Figure 4 is a plan view showing only the connecting parts of the legs when three tables are connected, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the entire table, and Figure 6 is a diagram showing the table top and legs separated. The plan view of the table shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 shows a table with a modified top plate. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the entire table, and FIG. 8 is a plan view thereof. 1, 1'... Top plate, 2, 2'... Legs, 33...
Connector fixing screw part, 4... Connector, 5, 5'...
...frame body, 9,9'...cap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A cutout 11 is formed at the corner of the top plate 1, and a leg 2 having a triangular cross section with an open upper surface is attached to the top plate with one side thereof aligned with the end face of the cutout 11. , a connectable table further comprising a screw portion 33 for fixing a connector formed in the vertical direction inside the upper end of the leg body 2, and a cap 9 fitted to the upper end of the leg body 2. .