JPH054737Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present application relates to a wiring duct housing in a desk device for office automation equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Today, in view of the development and widespread use of office automation equipment, the handling of wiring such as communication cables accompanying the installation of office automation equipment has become an important issue in offices.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the applicant of the present application has proposed an end duct housing with a narrow front and rear width, which is provided with height-adjustable leg pieces on the lower surface, and a back side of the top plate that does not have the leg pieces. The intermediate duct casings located therein are interconnected laterally so that the intermediate duct casings are interposed between the end duct casings, and the end duct casings are connected to the side desk or the back side of the side wall plate. are integrally attached, and the top plate is attached to the support beam attached to the opposing surface of the side desk or the opposing surface of the leg desk and the side wall plate, and
An office automation desk device in which power cords and communication cables are housed for wiring inside a duct housing that is continuous on the side has already been proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 61-52684.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention This application describes a wiring duct that is effective when equipping a desk device with the above configuration with work equipment such as lighting lights, telephone stands, or shelves using the duct housing. It provides a housing.

Means to Solve the Problem That is, in the present application, a horizontally extending protrusion is provided on the inner side surface of the upper surface of the front and rear wall plates of a hollow and horizontally elongated duct casing which is open on the upper surface and has an inlet/outlet portion on the side surface,
The duct housing includes an upper plate and a lower plate that are slidable along the protrusions facing each other in the front-rear direction and are held between the upper and lower plates, a screw member that tightens the upper and lower plates, and a screw member that tightens the upper and lower plates. The present invention is characterized in that it is provided with a mounting member consisting of a mounting rod that stands upright and passes through a hole provided in the upper plate.

Function When installing work equipment and shelves on the duct housing, the support rods for the work equipment and shelves are attached to the mounting rods of the mounting members, and the work equipment and shelves are installed on the mounting rods of the mounting members. When moving an instrument, etc. in the left-right direction, loosen the screws on the mounting member, slide the upper and lower plates longitudinally along the protrusions, and then tighten the screws again at the desired position. The opposing protrusions are sandwiched between the upper plate and the lower plate.

Example Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In Figure 1, end duct casings C and C for side desks are arranged on the left and right, and an intermediate duct casing D is interposed between them, so that they are continuous laterally, and the end duct casings C and C are arranged on the left and right. The figure shows an overall desk device consisting of side desks A, A, which are integrally assembled on the front and rear surfaces of the casings C, C, respectively, and a table B disposed between them.
In this case, height-adjustable leg pieces 3, 3 are attached to the left and right positions of the front lower surface of a cabinet 2 in which a plurality of drawers 1 are housed in a drawable manner. Support bars 4, 4 each having an L-shaped cross section and extending in the front-rear direction are attached to the upper portions of the opposing inner surfaces of the side desks A, A at the left and right positions configured in this manner. On top of 4 and 4, there is a table board 5 that constitutes table B.
is placed and fixed by a fastener. The end duct casing C consists of a hollow duct casing 6 having the same size as the back surface of the cabinet 2 and having a short front and rear width with an open top surface, and has a height adjustment mechanism on the left and right positions of the bottom surface. A leg piece 7 is attached, which is integrally attached to the back side of the side desk A. Further, the intermediate duct housing D is shorter in height than the end duct housing C, but is formed longer so that its width is approximately equal to the width of the table board 5, and has an open top surface and a front and back sides. It consists of a duct housing 8 having a width equal to that of the housing 6, and the intermediate duct housing D and the end duct housing C are integrally connected laterally, and each duct housing 6, 8 is formed with an inlet/outlet for cables, etc., so that the hollow interiors communicate with each other, and the above configuration is basically the same as the desk device previously proposed by the applicant. .

As is clear from FIG. 2, which is represented by the intermediate duct casing B, the end duct casing C and the intermediate duct casing B described above are located at the upper positions of the opposing inner surfaces of the front and rear wall plates 9a and 9b. Projections 10a and 10b extending horizontally and bent into a U-shaped cross section are attached, respectively. 11 is the opposing protrusion 10a,
10b at an arbitrary position in the vertical direction, and a mounting member that is movable in the longitudinal direction,
The mounting member 11 has a front and back width as shown in FIG.
It is made of a rectangular metal plate in which l ₁ is slightly longer than the facing interval between the protrusions 10a and 10b, and the left and right width _l2 is slightly shorter than the facing interval between the protrusions 10a and 10b, and the left and right edges thereof It consists of a lower plate 13 which is slightly bent downward and has a cylindrical mounting rod 12 standing in the center, and a rectangular metal plate whose front and rear edges are bent downward. an upper plate 17 having an edge 14 abutting a fitting step 15 formed on the upper part of the protrusions 10a, 10b and having an insertion hole 16 in the center through which the mounting rod 12 is inserted; 17, and screw members 20, 20 that are inserted into holes 18, 18 provided in the lower plate 13 and screwed into screw holes 19, 19 provided in the lower plate 13.
1 is in contact with the fitting stepped portion 15, and the lower plate 13
By tightening the screw members 20, 20 so that the front and rear edges of the protrusions 10a, 10b contact the lower surfaces of the upper plate 17 and the lower plate 13,
The opposing protrusions 10a and 10b are sandwiched together. Reference numeral 22 designates a holding member in which the upper part of the opposing piece of the upward U-shaped base 23 is further bent into an inward U-shape, and integrally provided with holding parts 24, 24 facing each other in the front and rear. The lower surface of 22 is fixed to the upper surface of the upper plate 17 by the screw members 20, 20, and the lower plate 1 is attached to the center of this lower surface.
It has an insertion hole 16 through which the mounting rod 12 of No. 3 is inserted. Reference numeral 25a denotes a cover member that is attached to the holding member 22 and closes the upper surfaces of the duct housings 6 and 7 over the entire length thereof.
consists of a pair of left and right cover pieces 26a, 26b, which have a downward U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG.
The lower part of the outer side surface is bent inwardly and further upwardly, and the holding part 24 of the holding member 22 is fitted between the upwardly bent piece and the inner side surface 28. A long frame member 27 having a joint portion 29 and a plurality of holes 31 and 32 spaced apart in the longitudinal direction on the inner side surface 28 and the inwardly bent piece 30; , a hollow elongated closing piece 35 made of soft synthetic resin integrally formed with a locking groove 34; It is configured with elastic fasteners 36 that are engaged with each other to secure the closing piece 35 at a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction of the frame member 27.

Therefore, when attaching the mounting member 11 to the duct housings C and D, the short side of the lower plate 28 is Projection 10a,
10b, rotate it 90 degrees, and bend the bent edge 14 of the upper plate 13 to the protrusion 10.
The protrusions 10a, 10b are tightened between the upper plate 17 and the lower plate 13 by tightening the screw members 20, 20 while in contact with the fitting steps 15, 15 of the upper plate 17 and the lower plate 13, respectively.
sandwich.

Next, the holding member 22 fixed on the upper plate 17
The fitting portion 29 of the frame piece 27 is attached to the holding portions 24, 24 of
In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the tips of the inward closing members 35a, 35a provided on the left and right cover members 25a, 25b come into close contact with each other, and the downward closing members 35b,
The tips of the ducts 35b are brought into close contact with the upper surfaces of the front and rear wall plates 9a and 9b, respectively, and the upper surfaces of the duct casings C and D are closed.

Note that 37 is a decorative plate that fits into the side surface of the duct housing C to close the end surface when the side surface of the duct housing C is not continuous with other duct housings.

However, when equipping the duct casings C and D with work equipment such as a desk lamp, shelf board, etc., a support rod 40 for the equipment etc. is inserted between the inward closing members 35a and 35a. , its lower end is attached to the mounting rod 12, and when moving the position of the instrument etc. in the continuous direction of the duct housing, the screw members 20, 20 are loosened and the mounting member 11 is attached to the protrusion 1.
0 and at the required position, screw member 2
0 and 20, and communication cables and the like stored in the duct housing are led out and taken out between the closing members 35a and 35a or between the closing member 35b and the top surface of the wall plates 8 and 9. Ru.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present application, the mounting members that support supports such as work equipment and shelf boards can be moved freely in the continuous direction of the duct casing, and the mounting members can be attached to the duct. When installed in the housing,
The upper gap between the front and rear wall plates is supported by the mounting member, and therefore the opening with the weakest mechanical strength of the duct housing is reinforced by the mounting member. Since a bent piece is provided that slides into contact with the fitting step provided on the upper part of the protrusion, sliding operation in the lateral direction is easy, and it also has the effect of preventing the mounting member from steadying in the longitudinal direction. Since it is supported at two points by the upper plate, it has the advantage of being strong against bending loads.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present application, and FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the entire desk device, and FIG. 2 is a mounting member,
Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the cover piece, and Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the mounting member and the holding member. be. In the figure, 6 and 8 are duct housings, 9 is a wall plate, 10 is a protrusion, 11 is a mounting member, 12 is a mounting rod, 13 is a lower plate, 17 is an upper plate, and 20 is a screw member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A hollow, horizontally elongated duct casing that is open at the top and has an inlet/outlet on the side, which extends horizontally on the inner surface of the upper side of the front and rear wall plates, and whose cross section is outward. U-shaped protrusions each having a fitting step at the top thereof are provided opposite each other, and the duct casing is provided with the fitting steps extending across the opposing protrusions in the front and back direction, and having the fitting step at the front and rear edges. an upper plate having a bent piece slidingly in contact with the lower plate; a lower plate having front and rear ends slidingly in contact with the lower surface of the protrusion; a screw member for tightening the upper and lower plates; A wiring duct housing comprising a mounting member comprising a mounting rod passing through a hole provided in the upper plate. (2) Utility model registration claim 1, which consists of a rectangular plate in which the length of one side of the lower plate is shorter than the opposing interval between the protrusions and the length of the other side is longer than the opposing interval. Wiring duct housing.