JPH07102165B2 - Storage furniture connection structure - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a storage furniture connecting structure which is preferably used in an office or the like.

[Prior Art] Storage furniture such as a bookshelf, a storage cabinet, a locker, and a cabinet is used in a single form or in a plurality of connected forms. In particular, when used jointly, there are many cases where a gap is created between the side plates of the storage furniture, resulting in a lack of appearance and stability, so care must be taken when installing. However, simply adjoining each other often makes it impossible to prevent the formation of a gap between the top plate portions even if the bottom plate portions are brought into close contact with each other as the storage furniture becomes taller. Therefore, recently, with the storage furniture adjacent to each other,
A storage furniture connecting structure in which these are detachably connected is considered. As one of them, as often seen in wooden storage furniture etc. where it is difficult to perform complicated processing,
There is a storage furniture connecting structure that connects side plates to each other relatively easily through fasteners.

FIG. 17 shows the storage furniture connection structure, in which a side plate b of the storage furniture (for example, a bookcase) a has a horizontal bolt insertion hole c penetrating in the thickness direction. Then, in a state where the side end surfaces e of the adjacent top plates d are in close contact with each other, the bolt f inserted from the bolt insertion hole c of the one storage furniture a is penetrated to the outside of the bolt insertion hole c of the other storage furniture a, In this state, the side plates b can be connected to each other by screwing the nut g onto the penetrating end of the bolt f. The bolt h and the nut i shown in FIG. 18 are devised so that they can be screwed together in the bolt insertion hole c in order to improve the appearance.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the storage furniture a adopting such a storage furniture connection structure, when the bolts h and i are removed and the storage furniture a is used alone, it is shown in FIG. Thus, the bolt insertion hole c is exposed on the side plate b, which causes an inconvenience of being unsightly. Although such inconvenience can be solved to some extent by closing the bolt insertion hole c with a resin cap or the like,
These inconveniences have been noticed as offices in recent years have rapidly become more intelligent and require highly sophisticated functional and design for all furniture. It shouldn't be acceptable to the discerning user. In addition, small parts such as resin caps tend to be obscured during the period when they are not used, and if the period is long, they are often lost and unusable when they want to be used again.

The present invention mainly aims to solve such problems.

Further, in such a wooden storage furniture where it is difficult to perform complicated processing, it is not easy to assemble and disassemble the top plate and the side plate, and conventionally, the top plate and the side plate are coated with an adhesive. It is customary that they are simply connected by dowels or the like. For this reason, the storage furniture is almost completed at the factory stage, and there is also a problem that it is extremely inconvenient to handle the subsequent loading / unloading and inventory management.

The present invention aims to solve such a problem.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention adopts the following structure in order to achieve such an object.

That is, in the storage furniture connection structure according to the present invention, the top plates of the adjacent storage furniture are connected via the connection plate. For this purpose, each storage furniture is provided with left and right side plates and a top plate having side edges abutting against the upper end surface of the side plate, and the side end surface of the top plate and the outer surface of the side plate are A joint is formed therebetween, and a slit communicating with the inner surface of the side plate is formed in the joint. In addition, the connecting plate is configured such that one end side thereof can be inserted into the slit of one storage furniture and the other end side can be inserted into the slit of the other storage furniture. The connecting plate is fixed to the top plate of the corresponding storage furniture by using connecting bolts at both ends of the connecting plate from the lower surface side.

In the storage furniture in which the top plate and the side plate are fixed to each other via a dowel, a joint having the outer edge of the upper end as a joint bottom is formed by providing the side plate with a stepped portion having a thin upper end,
It is preferable to form the slit by partially cutting out the upper end portion.

On the other hand, in order to provide the top plate and the side plate so that they can be assembled and disassembled, the top plate and the side plate are fixed to the upper end surface of the side plate by the first fastening bolts at the outer edge side half halves. One half is connected through a connecting fitting fixed to the top plate by a second fastening bolt to form a joint having an outer edge of the connecting fitting as a joint bottom, and the connecting fitting is partially cut away. Therefore, it is preferable to form the slit.

When forming a slit by providing a notch in the connection fitting,
Simply making the fittings flush may require the use of a fairly wide insert to insert the connecting plate. In order to eliminate such a problem, the connecting metal fitting is such that the horizontal outer edge side half part and the horizontal inner edge side half part are connected by the vertical plate part, and the outer edge side half part is partially cut away. It is better to have a slit. However, this makes it difficult to fasten the inner edge side half portion to the top plate by the second fastening bolt. Therefore, the top plate
Form a step on the lower surface where the side edge is thinner than the middle part,
It is necessary to abut the inner edge side half of the connecting fitting on the lower surface of the intermediate portion. Further, since there is a possibility that the connecting plate cannot be inserted, a recessed portion that is continuous with the lower surface of the side edge portion is formed in a portion of the lower surface of the intermediate portion that corresponds to the slit, and the connecting plate is guided into this recessed portion. Must be attached to the top plate.

Furthermore, in order to be able to perform a connecting operation on the assembled furniture, a penetrating hole that allows insertion of a connecting bolt is inserted into a portion of the inner edge side half portion corresponding to the recessed portion. It is good to have holes.

An example of an application in which the effects of the present invention are particularly remarkable is a storage furniture in which the top plate and the side plates are made of wood.

[Operation] With such a storage furniture connection structure, by removing the connection bolts from the lower surfaces of both top plates, pulling out the connection plates from the slits, and separating the top plates from each other, the storage furniture that has been used for connection until then can be used individually. Can be used. In this state, joints are exposed on the side of each storage furniture, and a slit is opened at the bottom of the joint, but the joint itself is useful for improving the aesthetics of the storage furniture. Since the slit is located at the bottom of the joint, it is difficult for the slit to angularly enter the human visual field.
Even if you are in the field of view, you will not feel a lot of strangeness because it is in the same position as the joint. For this reason, compared with the conventional storage furniture connecting structure in which the bolt insertion holes are opened at the place that should be originally flush, this storage furniture connecting structure is significantly unsightly when the storage furniture is used alone. It becomes possible to reduce. In addition, when such a storage furniture is used alone, it is not necessary to use a resin cap or the like, so that it is not necessary to manage small accessory parts.

When the top plate and the side plate are connected to each other by the connecting fitting, the top plate is removed from the connecting fitting by loosening the second fastening bolt in addition to the above-described action, and the first fastening The fitting can be removed from the side plate by loosening the bolt. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily assemble and disassemble the top plate, the side plate, and the connection fittings at any time.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, and a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 16.

<First Embodiment> As shown in FIG. 1, this storage furniture connecting structure has a top plate 2
The present invention is applied to a bookshelf 1 including a side plate 3, a joint 4, and a slit 5. The bookcases 1 are adjacent to each other on the left and right, and the top plates 2 can be connected to each other via a connecting plate 6.

More specifically, the top plate 2 is, as shown in FIG.
It is made of wood in which a decorative plate 22 is attached to the six sides of a frame-shaped core material 21. On the lower surface 2a near the side edges, two front and rear devil nuts 23 are provided.
Has been driven in. On the other hand, the side plate 3 is made of wood in which a decorative plate 32 is attached to six sides of a frame-shaped core material 31, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vicinity of the upper end face 3a is along the outer periphery. By cutting with a constant width, a stepped portion 34 is formed between the upper end surface 3a and the outer side surface 3b and between the upper end surface 3a and the front end surface 3c. Further, with respect to the thin upper end portion 35 by this, a portion corresponding to the demon nut 23 is cut in the assembled state to form a groove 36, and the groove 36 is formed in the step portion 34. It is continuous. Then, the outer surface 3b of the side end surface 2b and the side plate 3 of the top plate 2, and, in a state of aligning the front end face 3c of the front end face 2c and the side plate 3 of the top plate 2 each flush, the side edges of the top plate 2 2 ₁ The lower surface 2a and the upper end surface 3a of the side plate 3 are joined together via a dowel 7 coated with an adhesive.

In this way, the bookshelf 1 is arranged between the side end surface 2b of the top plate 2 and the outer side surface 3b of the side plate 3 and between the front end surface 2c of the top plate 2 and the front end surface 3c of the side plate 3 as shown in FIG. The joint 4 having the outer edge 35a of the upper end portion 35 as the joint bottom is formed on the
A slit 5 is formed between the groove 36 and the lower surface 2a of the top plate 2 and extends horizontally from the joint bottom 35a in the thickness direction of the side plate 3 to communicate with the inner surface 3d side of the side plate 3.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the side end surfaces 2b of the bookcases 1 are closely contacted to each other, and the connecting plates 6 having the bolt insertion holes 6a at both ends are attached to one of the bookcases 1. It is inserted through the slit 5 and penetrates the outside of the slit 5 of the other bookshelf 1, and the connecting bolt 8 is inserted through the bolt insertion hole 6a of the connecting plate 6 to the demon nut 23 provided on the top plate 2 of the corresponding bookshelf 1. The top plates 2 are connected to each other by being fixed from the lower surface 2a side.

With such a storage furniture connection structure, the lower surface of both top plates 2
Remove the connecting bolt 8 from 2a and connect the slits 5 to the connecting plate 6.
By pulling out and separating the top plates 2 from each other, it is possible to use each bookcase 1 independently. Then,
In this state, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the joint 4 is exposed to the side of the bookcase 1 and the slit 5 is opened at the joint bottom 35a, but the joint 4 itself is originally a bookcase. The slit 5 is useful for improving the aesthetics of 1.
Since it is located at the bottom of the joint 35a, it is difficult to enter the visual field of the human at an angle, and even if it is in the visual field,
Since it is in the same position as the joint 4, it does not feel so uncomfortable. Therefore, as compared with the conventional storage furniture connecting structure in which the bolt insertion holes are unnaturally opened in a place that should be flush with the conventional storage furniture connecting structure, this storage furniture connecting structure is used when the bookcase 1 is used alone. It becomes possible to reduce unsightly significantly. In addition, when such a bookcase 1 is used alone, it is not necessary to close the slit 5 with a resin cap or the like, so that it is not necessary to manage small accessory parts.

<Second Embodiment> This storage furniture connection structure has a bookcase 100 similar to that of the above embodiment.
Has been applied to. As shown in FIG. 6, the bookshelf 100 includes a side plate 101, a connecting fitting 102, and a first fastening bolt 103.
And a top plate 104 and a second fastening bolt 105. A joint 106 and a slit 107 are formed on the side. The bookcase 100 can be connected to another bookcase 100 via the connecting plate 108.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the side plate 101 is made of wood in which a decorative plate 112 is attached to six faces of a frame-shaped core material 111, and the side plate 101 is used for the upper end face 101a. Near the edge, near the non-use edge, and in the middle of them, a total of three locations (hereinafter,
This is referred to as "fixing position X". (See Fig. 7)
3 has been hammered in.

As shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 8, and FIG. 11 to FIG. 13, the connecting fitting 102 has a horizontal outer edge side half portion 121 and a horizontal inner edge side half portion 122 connected by a vertical plate portion 123. The outer surface side half half 121 corresponding to the fastening position X is attached to the upper surface 1 at three positions.
A bolt insertion hole 124 that expands to the 02b side is bored, and the inner edge side half portion 122 corresponding to the fastening position X thereof is formed.
Bolt insertion holes 125 that widen toward the lower surface 102c are formed at three positions. Further, a cutout portion 126 having a constant width is provided in the outer edge side half portion 121 corresponding to between the fastening position X and the fastening position X (hereinafter, referred to as “connecting position Y”; see FIG. 7). Further, a through hole 127 used as a fool hole is formed in the inner edge side half portion 122. And this connection fitting 1
The lower surface 102c of the outer edge side half portion 121 of 02 is brought into contact with the upper end surface 101a of the side plate 101 as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. The fastening bolt 103 of No. 1 is inserted and the tip is fastened to each demon nut 113.

As shown in FIG. 8, the top plate 104 is made of wood in which a decorative plate 142 is attached to six sides of a frame-shaped core material 141, and the bottom face 104a
There are demon nuts 14 at 3 locations corresponding to the fastening position X.
3 has been hammered in. In addition, the lower surface 104a has a side edge 104
A step portion 144 is formed to make ₁ thinner than the intermediate portion 104 ₂ . Then, by spliced the lower surface 104a of the side edge portion 104 ₁ to the upper surface 102b of the outer edge side piece halves 121 of the fitting 102, as well as arranged along the stepped portion 144 in the vertical plate portion 123, an intermediate portion and it was partially spliced to 104 ₂ of the lower surface 104a to upper surface 102b of the inner edge side piece halves 122 of fitting 102. And
In this state, the second fastening bolt 105 is inserted into each bolt insertion hole 125 from the lower surface 102c side, and the tip is fastened to each demon nut 143. It should be noted that the top plate 104 has a structure shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the intermediate portion 104 ₂ corresponding to the fastening position Y
Recess 145 continuous to the lower surface 104a on the side edge 104 ₁ of the lower surface 104a (which corresponds to the width and depth of the connecting plate 108 to be described later) is formed, demon also in this concave portion 145 The nut 146 is driven in.

In this way, in the bookcase 100, the side plate 101 and the top plate 104 are connected to each other via the connection fitting 102. Then, in this state, as shown in FIG.
The portion is set to be recessed with respect to the outer surface 101b of the side plate 101 and the side end surface 104b of the top plate 104, and the joint 106 is formed with the outer edge 102a as the joint bottom. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a slit 107 for communicating the inside and outside of the side plate 101 is formed through the notch 126.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
100 is a connecting plate 10 which is laterally adjacent to each other in a state where the side end surfaces 104b and the outer side surfaces 101b are in close contact with each other, and has a bolt insertion hole 108a that expands downward at both ends as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15.
Insert 8 into both slits 107, and in that state, the connecting plate
By passing the connecting bolt 109 inserted through the through hole 127 of the connection fitting 102 through the bolt insertion hole 108a of 108, and tightening the demon nuts 146 provided on the top plate 104 of the corresponding bookshelf 100 from the lower surface 104a side, respectively, the top plate 104 It connects each other.

With such a storage furniture connecting structure, when the connecting bolts 109 are removed from the lower surfaces 104a of both top plates 104, the connecting plates 108 are pulled out from both slits 106, and the top plates 104 are separated from each other, each bookcase 100 is used independently. It becomes possible to do.
Then, in this state, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the joint 106 is exposed to the side of the bookshelf 100 and the slit 107 is opened at the joint bottom 102a, but the joint 106 itself is originally formed. Since the slit 107 is positioned at the joint bottom 102a, it is difficult to angularly enter the human visual field, and the joint 106 is even if it is in the visual field. Since it is in the same position as, there will be less discomfort. Therefore, as compared with the conventional storage furniture connecting structure in which the bolt insertion hole is unnaturally opened at a place that should be flush with the conventional storage furniture connecting structure, this storage furniture connecting structure is used when the bookcase 100 is used alone. It becomes possible to reduce unsightly significantly. in addition,
With such a configuration, when each bookcase 100 is used alone, it is not necessary to close the slit 107 with a resin cap or the like, so that it is not necessary to manage cumbersome small parts.

In addition, the top plate 104 and the side plate 101 are connected in this manner to the connection fitting 102.
The second fastening bolt 10 when connected by
By loosening 5, the top plate 104 can be removed from the connection fitting 102, and by further loosening the first fastening bolt 103 from that state, the connection fitting 102 can be removed from the side plate 101. 104, side plate 101 and connecting fitting 1
It is possible to easily assemble and disassemble 02. As a result, it is possible to effectively eliminate the handling problems associated with the carry-in / out and inventory management that the conventional wooden bookcases and the like have.

It should be noted that such a storage furniture connecting structure can of course be applied to storage furniture other than a bookshelf, such as a storage cabinet, a locker, and a cabinet. As for those structures, there may be a structure having a door, a structure having a door, a structure having a sliding door, and the like, in addition to a structure in which a shelf plate such as a bookcase is arranged on the front surface. Further, the object to which the present invention is applied is not limited to wooden storage furniture, and the same operation and effect can be obtained by application as long as it has the same problem. Other configurations are not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[Effect of the Invention] According to the storage furniture connection structure of the present invention, the top plates of the adjacent storage furniture can be reliably connected by the connection plate, and furthermore, when the connection plate is removed and each storage furniture is used alone. In addition, since the slit in which the connecting plate was inserted opens in the joint floor that is not conspicuous in terms of position, it does not adversely affect the appearance of the stored furniture, and the slit does not have to be closed with a resin cap or the like. The effect of being freed from the troublesome management of small parts can be obtained. Particularly, in the case where the top plate and the side plate are connected by the connecting metal fittings and the joints and the slits are formed by using the connecting metal fittings, in addition to the effects described above, by attaching and detaching the first and second fastening bolts. Assembling and disassembling the top plate, the side plate, and the connection fittings can be easily performed at any time, and there is an effect that the handling problem that the conventional wooden storage furniture or the like has can be solved.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bookshelf, FIG. 2 is a partial front sectional view showing a joint portion between a top plate and a side plate, and FIG. III-III line sectional view in the figure, FIG. 4 is a partial front sectional view showing a connecting portion between bookcases,
FIG. 5 is a side view of the bookshelf. 6 to 16 show a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the bookshelf with the top plate removed, FIG. 7 is a side view of the bookshelf, and FIG. 8 is FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 10, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.
The figure shows a plan view of the connecting fitting, FIG. 12 shows the same front view, FIG. 13 shows the same right side view, FIG. 14 shows the connecting fitting front view, FIG. 15 shows the same bottom view, and FIG. It is a partial front sectional view showing a connecting portion. 17 to 19 show a conventional example, and FIGS.
The drawing is a partial front sectional view corresponding to FIGS. 4 and 16, and FIG. 19 is a perspective view corresponding to FIGS. 1 and 6. 1 ... Storage furniture (bookshelf), 2 ... Top plate 2 ₁ ... Side edge, 2a ... Bottom surface 2b ... Side end face, 3 ... Side plate 3a ... Top face, 3b ... Outside face 4 ... Joint 5 ... Slit 6 ... Connecting plate, 7 ... Dowel 8 ... Connecting bolt, 34 ... Step 35 ... Top part, 35a ... Joint bottom (outer edge) 100 ... Storage furniture (bookcase) 101 ... … Side plate, 101a …… Upper surface 101b …… Outside surface, 102 …… Connecting metal fitting 102a …… Ground floor (outer edge) 103 …… First fastening bolt 104 …… Top plate, 104 ₁ …… Side edge 104 ₂ …… Middle part, 104a …… Bottom surface 104b …… Side end face 105 …… Second fastening bolt 106 …… Joint, 107 …… Slit 108 …… Coupling plate, 109 …… Coupling bolt 121 …… One half of the outer edge side Part, 122 ... One half of inner edge side 123 ... Vertical plate part, 127 ... Through hole 144 ... Step part, 145 ... Recessed part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A storage furniture connecting structure in which top plates of adjacent storage furniture are connected to each other via a connecting plate, wherein each storage furniture has left and right side plates and side edges at an upper end surface of the side plate. A top plate attached to the side plate, and forming a joint between the side end surface of the top plate and the outer surface of the side plate, and forming a slit communicating with the inside surface of the side plate in the joint. The connecting plate has one end that penetrates the slit of one storage furniture and the other end that penetrates the slit of the other storage furniture. The storage furniture connection structure is characterized in that it is fixed to the top plate of the corresponding storage furniture from the bottom side. 2. A top plate and a side plate fixed to each other through a dowel, wherein a side plate is provided with a stepped portion having a thin upper end to form a joint having an outer edge of the upper end as a joint bottom. The storage furniture connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein a slit is formed by partially cutting out an upper end portion thereof. 3. A top plate and a side plate, wherein an outer edge side half part is fixed to an upper end surface of the side plate by a first fastening bolt and an inner edge side half part is fixed to the top plate by a second fastening bolt. In those that are detachably connected through the attached fitting, the joint whose outer edge is the joint bottom is formed, and the slit is formed by partially notching the fitting. The storage furniture connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The connecting fitting comprises a horizontal outer edge side half portion and a horizontal inner edge side half portion which are connected by a vertical plate portion, and the outer edge side half portion is partially cut out to provide a slit. There is a top plate, in which a side edge is formed on the lower surface so that the side edge is thinner than the intermediate portion, and the inner edge side half of the connecting fitting is abutted on the lower surface of the intermediate portion, 4. A recessed portion which is continuous with the lower surface of the side edge portion is formed in a portion of the lower surface of the intermediate portion corresponding to the slit, and the connecting plate is fixed to the top plate in the recessed portion. Storage furniture connection structure. 5. The storage furniture connecting structure according to claim 4, wherein a through hole for allowing the insertion of the connecting bolt is provided in a portion of the inner edge side half portion corresponding to the recessed portion. 6. The storage furniture connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein the top plate and the side plate are made of wood.