JPH07184731A - End panel for furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To directly install a decorative member on a panel body, dispense with an installing member, and reduce the number of part items by arranging the decorative member on a standing-up piece so as to cover upper end surfaces of both bending parts, a horizontal piece and the standing-up piece in the panel body having the bending parts in left and right side edge parts and the horizontal piece and the standing-up piece on the upper end. CONSTITUTION:This end panel 3 is composed of a panel body 31 formed by bending sheet metal and a decorative member 32 to be fixed to the upper end. The panel body 31 has bending parts 31a formed in left and right side edge parts, a horizontal piece 31b formed by being almost horizontally bent in the inside direction of the bending parts 31a on the upper end and a standing-up piece 31c formed by being almost vertically upward bent from the free end of the horizontal piece 31b. In the decorative member 32, the standing-up piece 31c and the horizontal piece 31b of the panel body 31 are housed in the recessed part 32a, and in a condition of covering an upper end surface 31f of the bending parts 31a being a cut end surface of a sheet metal raw material, an innermost wall is brought into close contact with the standing-up piece 31c, and it is fastened by machine screws 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outer wall of furniture such as a storage cabinet or a locker, and more particularly to an end panel suitable for use as an outer wall of a relatively short intermediate furniture used as a partition. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an end panel of this type of furniture, there is known an end panel composed of a panel body made by bending a sheet of metal and a decorative member that decoratively covers the upper end of the panel body. Has been. The panel body is formed by bending the left and right side portions of the sheet metal so that the corner portions are rounded so that a predetermined thickness is formed. A synthetic resin decorative member is attached to the upper end of the sheet metal so as to cover the material cut end of the sheet metal. As shown in FIG. 6, the decorative member SR includes an inclined member SM, which is formed separately from the panel main body SP and has an inclined flat surface obliquely upward with respect to the outer side surface of the panel main body SP, at the upper end of the panel main body SP. Panel body SP
It is fixed so that a concave portion R is formed at the upper end of the panel, and the concave portion R is attached so as to cover the upper edge cut portion of the panel body SP. In this case, the decorative member SR is generally attached by a screw V tightened from diagonally below the back surface of the inclined member SM.

[0003]

By the way, in an automatic assembly line for furniture and the like, a device for fastening screws, bolts and the like is arranged right above the line and is constructed so as to work from above. Is common. However, in the above structure, since the decorative member SR is fixed to the inclined member SM with a screw, the direction of the shaft of the screw or the like does not match in the apparatus directly above the automatic assembly line, and this process is automated. It was difficult to do. In addition, such a decorative member SR
Is indispensable for forming a soft curved surface that cannot be produced by sheet metal on the upper end of the panel body SP made of sheet metal, and cannot be omitted, but in order to attach this decorative member SR, it is attached separately from the panel body SP. The provision of the members for use increased the number of parts and the manufacturing man-hours for mounting them.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate such a problem.

[0005]

The present invention takes the following means in order to achieve such an object. That is, the end panel of the furniture according to the present invention includes a bent portion formed to a predetermined thickness on the left and right side portions, a horizontal piece formed by being bent substantially horizontally inward of the bent portion on the upper end, and a horizontal piece thereof. A panel body including a standing piece formed by bending the horizontal piece from a free end to a substantially vertical upward direction, and an upper end surface of both bent parts and a horizontal piece that are attached to the standing piece by a fastening member. It is characterized by comprising a decorative member that covers the piece. When it is attached to the furniture body, if you want to surely prevent a gap between the top edge of the decorative member and the top edge of the furniture, create a rear piece that can be elastically displaced in the thickness direction. It is desirable that the upper edge portion of the rear surface of the decorative member attached to the upright piece is slightly inclined to the rear so as to project slightly rearward from the rear surface of the panel body.

A panel body having a surface coated with a cloth for makeup,
When it is desired to attach a common decorative member to a panel body that does not have a decorative cloth, a fastening member is screwed into a female screw hole of the decorative member through a screw hole provided in the upright piece. And a screw hole and a female screw hole for directly attaching the decorative member to the horizontal piece, and a screw hole for attaching the decorative member in a state in which a makeup cloth can be interposed between the decorative member and the horizontal piece. A female screw hole and a female screw hole may be provided respectively.

[0007]

With this structure, a member separate from the panel body for attaching the decorative member is not interposed between the panel body and the decorative member. That is, since the decorative member is attached to the standing piece of the panel body by the fastening member, it is directly attached to the panel body. This can reduce the number of members and manufacturing steps.

Moreover, the mounting operation of the decorative member can be performed from directly above when the panel body is positioned horizontally. That is, since the decorative member is attached by the fastening member to the standing piece formed substantially vertically upward from the horizontal piece at the upper end of the panel body, when the panel body is positioned horizontally, the standing piece should also be positioned horizontally. Becomes Therefore, when attaching the fastening member, it is possible to work from above the upright piece, so that the working efficiency can be improved and the manufacturing process can be shortened.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the end panel is mounted on the furniture body, the upper edge of the rear surface of the decorative member is elastically repulsed by the elastic repulsive force of the upright piece to the upper edge of the top plate of the furniture. Will be contacted. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent a gap from being generated between the decorative member and the top plate.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the decorative member is directly brought into contact with and attached to the horizontal piece of the panel body by screwing by selectively using the screw hole and the female screw hole. The same decorative member can be used to hold the edge of the cloth attached to the panel body between the decorative member and the horizontal piece, and simplify the parts manufacturing and management. Can be achieved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The furniture shown in FIG. 1 is a storage cabinet CA which is steel furniture, and includes a base 1 arranged on the floor and a door 2 on the front.
A furniture main body 2 mounted on the base 1 with an opening for mounting a, end panels 3 fixed to the left and right side surfaces of the furniture main body 2, and a top plate fixed to the upper surface of the furniture main body 2. Four
And a back panel 5 fixed to the back surface of the furniture body 2. The furniture main body 2 itself can be widely used with a structure well known in the art in which a plurality of movable shelves can be installed.

The end panel 3 comprises a panel body 31 formed by bending a sheet metal, and a decorative member 32 fixed to the upper end of the panel body 31. The panel body 31 is
A bent portion 31a formed to a predetermined thickness on the left and right side portions, a horizontal piece 31b formed by bending the bent portion 31a at the upper end in a substantially horizontal direction and a vertical piece from a free end of the horizontal piece 31b. The upright piece 31c is formed by being bent upward. Then, on the standing piece 31c of the panel body 31,
The decorative member 32 that covers the upper end surface 31f of the both bent portions 31a, the horizontal piece 31b, and the standing piece 31c is fixed to the screw 6 as a fastening member.
It is attached by.

In the panel body 31, the left and right side edges of the sheet metal material in which the bent portion 31a, the horizontal piece 31b and the upright piece 31c are developed on a flat surface are formed by bending the corner portions formed when bent. A bent portion 31a is formed by bending the sheet metal material into a channel shape on the back surface side so as to have a predetermined thickness, and only the upper end of the inner portion between the bent portions 31a is bent at a right angle to the back surface side. To form a horizontal piece 31b, and the formed horizontal piece 31b
The free end side of b is bent substantially perpendicular to the horizontal piece 31b in a direction substantially parallel to the back surface of the sheet metal material to form a standing piece 31c. Further, on the back surface, female screw holes 31d for mounting are provided at two upper and lower positions, and a reinforcing member 3 for both mounting and reinforcing.
Two 1e are fixed to the left and right. In this case, an elastically deformable steel plate or the like is used as the sheet metal material. The upright piece 31c that can be elastically displaced in the thickness direction is slightly inclined rearward, and the decorative member 32 attached to the upright piece 31c.
The upper edge portion 32j of the rear surface of the
It is set to project slightly rearward. The upright piece 31c has three screw holes 7 formed at different positions in the up-down direction and the left-right direction as a set, and is formed at three locations. That is, the lower screw holes 71 are formed at three locations substantially at the center of the standing piece 31c in the height direction.
An upper screw hole 72 is formed obliquely upward with a vertical dimension difference of about 1 mm from 1, for example. The difference in height between the lower screw hole 71 and the upper screw hole 72 is substantially the same as the thickness of the cloth stuck on the surface of the panel body 31, and the lower screw hole 71 and the upper screw hole 72 are laterally arranged. Are separated from each other so that they do not interfere with each other. In the cloth tension specification in which the cloth is pasted on the surface of the panel body 31, the upper end of the cloth is placed on the upper surface of the horizontal piece 31b, and the decorative member 32 is attached thereto by using the upper screw holes 72. . Corresponding to the lower screw holes 71 and the upper screw holes 72, the decorative member 32 is provided with three screw holes 8 having no drop at three positions.

The decorative member 32 is made of synthetic resin, and one upper corner of the square rod is chamfered relatively large at an angle of about 45 ° in the longitudinal direction, and the remaining corner is slightly curved. The outer shape is formed, and a concave portion 32a is formed on the back surface thereof so as to match the height and length of the standing piece 31c. This decorative member 32 has a length from the side surface of the bent portion 31a to cover the upper end surface 31f of the bent portion 31a on both sides, and is set to have a depth equal to the thickness of the bent portion 31a. . Then, the standing piece 31 is provided on the inner wall 32b of the recess 32a.
A first female screw hole 81 and a second female screw hole 82 are formed at positions separated from the lower surface by a distance corresponding to the height of the upper screw hole 72 of c. The first female screw hole 81 corresponds to the lower screw hole 71, the second female screw hole 82 corresponds to the upper screw hole 72,
The distance between the first female screw hole 81 and the second female screw hole 82 is set so as not to interfere with each other, and is matched with the distance between the upper screw hole 72 and the lower screw hole 71.

The top plate 4 is formed by bending a substantially rectangular sheet metal material so that a channel structure composed of a vertical bent piece 42 and a horizontal bent piece 43 is formed at the edge portions 41 of the four sides. In this case, if each edge portion 41 is simply bent, since the sheet metal material of each side overlaps the corner portion formed by the two adjacent sides, the corresponding portion is previously formed at the stage before bending the sheet metal material. It has been removed. As a result, openings 44 are formed at the respective corners in the lateral direction of the top plate 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening 44 is formed in a portion of the top plate 4 near the front and rear edges in a slightly deeper cut in the left-right direction. The corner cap 9 made of synthetic resin is fitted into the opening 44 and finally closed. The corner cap 9 has a shape in which a flange 92 is integrally formed on one surface of a hollow body 91 having a substantially cubic shape, and locking claws 93 are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the hollow body 91, respectively.
The collar portion 92 is formed by increasing the outer peripheral surface of the hollow body portion 91 by the thickness of the sheet metal material of the top plate 4, and is formed so as to be flush with the surface of the top plate 4 when fitted into the opening 44. is there. Further, the locking claws 93 are adapted to engage with the locking holes 45 formed in the front and rear horizontal bent pieces 43 in the vicinity of the side surface of the furniture body 2, and are commonly provided in the front and rear openings 44 of the top plate 4. Formed on the upper and lower surfaces for use.

First of all, the cabinet CA is constructed as follows.
After being assembled, the top plate 4 is attached to the furniture main body 2, and the corner caps 9 are provided in the respective square openings 44.
Is inserted. Next, the end panels 3 are attached to the left and right side surfaces of the furniture body 2 from inside the furniture body 2 with bolts. The assembly of the end panel 3 is completed by attaching the decorative member 32 to the upright pieces 31c of the panel body 31 with the three screws 6, and the upright piece of the panel body 31 is formed in the recess 32a of the decorative member 32. Housing 31c,
In addition, with the upper end surface of the bent portion 31a, which is the cut end surface of the sheet metal material, being covered, the back wall 32b thereof is brought into close contact with the standing piece 31c and fastened with the screw 6. In this case, in the case of the standard specification in which no cloth is attached to the surface of the panel body 31,
The screw 6 is inserted into the lower screw hole 71 of the upright piece 31c, and the upper screw hole 72 is used for the cloth-tightened specification in which the cloth is stuck. In the case of upholstered specifications, the top of the cloth is a horizontal piece 31b.
And the bottom surface of the decorative member 32 are sandwiched between them so that the cut end surface of the cloth is not exposed to the outside. Thus, with the decorative member 32 attached, the standing piece 31c
The end face of the cut end of the furniture is not exposed from the outer surface of the decorative member 32, and the work of attaching the end panel 3 can be made safe. Moreover, since the upright piece 31c does not contact the furniture body 2, the furniture body 2 can be damaged. There is no.

When the decorative member 32 is attached to the upright piece 31c, a slight gap is formed between the decorative member 32 and the horizontal piece 31b. This is because the upright pieces 31c slightly incline toward the side facing the furniture main body 2, but this gap is formed when the end panel 3 is attached to the furniture main body 2 as shown in FIG. Disappear. That is, when the end panel 3 is applied to the furniture main body 2, the back surface 32c of the decorative member 32 contacts the top plate 4, and the end panel 3 is pulled toward the furniture main body 2 by tightening the four bolts for mounting. In close contact. Then, the decorative member 32 presses the standing piece 31c toward the surface side of the end panel 3, and the standing piece 31c elastically deforms by the pressing force and tilts in the horizontal piece 31b direction. As a result, the lower surface of the decorative member 32 comes into close contact with the horizontal piece 31b, the gap disappears, and at the same time, the rear surface 32c of the decorative member 32 also comes into close contact with the elastic force of the standing piece 31c, and the rear surface 32b.
There is no gap between c and the top plate 4.

In this way, the decorative member 32 is attached to the panel body 3
Since another member is not attached to the panel main body 31 when attaching to the No. 1, it is possible to reduce the number of members of the storage CA and the number of manufacturing steps as a whole. Also,
The mounting of the decorative member 32 can be performed by vertically tightening the screw 6 when the panel body 31 is placed horizontally. In the automatic assembling line, the screw 6 is tightened by using the tightening device. Is possible. Further, the upper and lower screw holes 71, 72 and the first and second female screw holes 81, 8
By providing 2 and 2, the decorative member 32 can be commonly used even in the end panels 3 having different specifications on the surface of the panel body 31, and an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

In addition, the configuration of each part is not limited to the illustrated example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0022]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, since the upright piece is formed at the upper end of the panel body, the decorative member can be directly attached to the panel body. Is unnecessary, the number of parts can be reduced, and the mounting work can be eliminated, and the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced. Further, since the makeup member is attached to the upright piece, if the makeup operation is performed while the upright piece is held horizontally, the work can be performed from above the horizontally placed upright piece. The mounting work can be easily automated.

Further, since the decorative member is attached to the upright piece provided at the free end of the horizontal piece, the elastic repulsive force of the horizontal piece or the upright piece is utilized as in the invention of claim 2. The decorative member can be elastically contacted with the top plate of the furniture, and it is possible to reasonably prevent a gap from being formed between the top plate and the decorative member. Thus, the effect that no gap is generated is particularly useful in intermediate furniture or the like where the top plate is shorter than the height of a human.

Further, as in the invention according to claim 3, if the mounting position of the decorative member can be changed,
The decorative member can be shared between the upholstered specification and the non-upholstered specification, and the production and management of parts can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an end panel of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the upper end of the panel body and the decorative member of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the upper end of the end panel of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged corner portion of the top plate of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an upper end of a conventional end panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Furniture body 3 ... End panel 6 ... Screw 31 ... Panel body 31a ... Bent portion 31b ... Horizontal piece 31c ... Standing piece 32 ... Decorative member

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bent portion having a predetermined thickness on the left and right side portions, a horizontal piece formed by being bent substantially horizontally inward of the bent portion at an upper end, and a free end of the horizontal piece. A panel body including a standing piece that is formed by bending vertically upward;
An end panel for furniture, comprising: an upper end surface of both bent portions, a horizontal member, and a decorative member which covers the horizontal piece and the upright piece, which is attached to the upright piece by a fastening member. 2. A standing piece that can be elastically displaced in the thickness direction is slightly inclined rearward, and an upper edge portion of a rear surface of a decorative member attached to the standing piece slightly protrudes rearward from a rear surface of the panel body. The end panel for furniture according to claim 1, wherein the end panel is set to 3. The fastening member is a screw screwed into a female screw hole of a decorative member through a screw hole provided in the upright piece, and a screw hole for directly attaching the decorative member to the horizontal piece and attaching the same. 3. A female screw hole, and a screw hole and a female screw hole for attaching the decorative member to the horizontal piece in a state where a cosmetic cloth can be interposed between the female member and the horizontal piece, respectively. The end panel of the listed furniture.