JPH0729870Y2 - Fixing device for brackets in furniture - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention has a large number of vertically elongated slots formed on the front surface of a column,
The present invention relates to a structure of a fixing device for preventing a vertical rattling of a bracket for supporting a shelf board or a bracket for a leg of a desk or the like.

[Conventional technology]

Usually, downward engaging claws are provided on the upper and lower portions of the rear end of the bracket for supporting the shelf board, and the downward engaging claws are formed in a large number of vertically elongated slots formed in the front surface of the support column so as to be vertically aligned. It is designed to be inserted and engaged at any place inside, but since a gap is created between the upper surface of the engaging claw and the upper edge of the vertically elongated groove hole, the engaging claw may be vibrated or upwardly applied to the bracket. The part may move up and down, causing rattling, or in severe cases, the bracket may come off.

In order to solve this problem, in order to solve this problem, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-38834
In the publication, the base end of a spring body is fixed to the inner surface of the rear end plate of the bracket (the plate that faces the front surface of the column), and a hook claw is integrally provided at the tip of the spring body. It is disclosed that the rear end portion of the through hole is biased in the longitudinal slot direction.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

According to this configuration, when the bracket is inserted into the vertically elongated groove hole in the column, the tip of the claw is pressed against the front surface of the column against the elastic force of the spring body, and the downward engaging claw of the bracket is When it descends so as to come into contact with the lower edge of the vertically elongated groove, the claws are automatically fitted into the vertically elongated groove by the urging force of the spring body to prevent vertical movement of the bracket. Since the mounting position of the claw is arranged on the inner surface of the rear end plate of the bracket which faces the front surface of the column, there is a drawback that the thickness dimension of the bracket becomes large.

The present invention aims to solve this technical problem.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of engaging claws protruding from the rear end of a vertical plate portion of a bracket for supporting a shelf or a leg of a desk or the like. In a bracket device for furniture, which is inserted and engaged at an appropriate place among a large number of vertically elongated slots arranged vertically on the front surface of a column, on one surface of a vertical plate in the bracket, and in an elongated slot at an appropriate point on the column. A tip end portion of a spring body that is fitted and inserted to pivotally support a cam-shaped locking body that is vertically movable so as to be rotatable back and forth, and integrally projects from a base portion of the locking body and extends along the one surface,
The one end surface is non-rotatably engaged, and the spring body urges the rear end portion of the cam-shaped locking member in a direction of abutting the upper edge or the lower edge of the vertically elongated groove hole.

[Operation and effect of device]

As described above, since the cam-shaped locking body pivotally supported back and forth along one surface of the vertical plate of the bracket is biased by the spring body in the front direction of the column, the bracket is fixed to the column. When inserted into the vertically elongated groove, the tip of the claws abuts against the elastic force of the spring body so as to press it toward the front surface of the column,
When the downward engaging claw of the bracket descends so as to contact the lower edge of the vertically elongated slot, the hooking claw automatically fits into the vertically elongated slot by the biasing force of the spring body, preventing vertical movement of the bracket. .

Then, the cam-shaped locking body that is brought into contact with the upper edge or the lower edge of the vertically elongated slot of the column and the spring body integrally projecting from the base end of this locking body are Since it is arranged along the vertical plate, and the direction in which the spring body moves for biasing and the direction in which the cam-shaped locking body rotates are also along one side of the vertical plate, the bracket should be Including the above, the entire device can be made extremely thin in the thickness direction of the vertical plate, and has a unique effect that it can be made compact.

Further, since the locking body and the spring pair can be attached to the vertical plate portion of the bracket afterwards, the conventional bracket can be used as it is, and the labor for making a large work on the bracket can be omitted.

〔Example〕

Next, an embodiment will be described. Reference numeral 1 is an assembly type panel device for partitioning a room.
Is a pair of front and rear panel plates 5 and 5 mounted between the metal hollow pillars 2 and 2 with an adjuster 3 at the lower end, and the front and rear surfaces of each pillar 2 have a predetermined vertical pitch. The vertical slots 6 are formed in the vertical slots 6, and the vertical slots 6 are located in the gaps between the side portions of the panel plates 5, 5 which are adjacent to each other on the left and right, and are exposed to the outside.

Reference numerals 8 and 8 denote desk top plates, and 7 and 7'represent legs. One leg 7 supports the right end portion of the right side desk top plate 8 in FIG.
Is placed straddling the lower surface of the side edges of the two desk tops 8, 8 adjacent to the left and right, but the left end of the right desk top 8 is supported by the legs 7 '. May be. Reference numeral 9 is a bracket having an L-shaped cross section that supports the lower end lower surface of the left desk top plate 2 in FIG. 1, and is fixed to the front surface of the panel plate 5.

Reference numeral 10 is a shelf board, and reference numeral 11 is a bracket for supporting the lower left and right side surfaces of the shelf board 10, and downward hook-shaped engaging claws 12 are provided on the upper and lower portions of the rear end edges of the vertical plates 9a, 11a of the brackets 9, 11. , 13 are integrally provided, and these engaging claws 12, 13 are configured to be dropped and fitted into the vertically elongated groove holes 6 in the column 2. In addition,
The lower engaging claw 13 may be formed in a rectangular shape as viewed from the side.

Reference numeral 14 is a flat cam-shaped locking body made of an integrally molded product of synthetic resin such as polyacetal resin, and the locking body 14 is arranged on one surface of the vertical plate 11a of the bracket 11, and is fixed by a screw shaft 15. It is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable back and forth, and a slender rod-shaped spring body 16 is integrally projectingly provided at the base end of the locking body 14, and the spring body 16 is extended along one surface of the vertical plate 11a. A mounting hole 17 is provided at the tip of the spring body 16.
And the mounting hole 17 is non-rotatably engaged with the engaging pin 18 protruding by cutting and raising the mounting hole 17 on one surface of the vertical plate 11a.

At this time, the screw shaft 15 and the engagement pin 18 for the locking body 14
When the locking body 14 is at the upper position and the spring body 16 projects downward, the screw shaft 15 is at the rear position and the engaging pin 18 is at the front position, and the locking body 14 and The rear end side of
The spring body 16 is positioned so that the biasing force acts on the spring body 16 so that the spring body 16 is biased in the rearward projecting direction. Yes (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

Reference numeral 19 is a projection for a stopper that prevents the cam-shaped upper end surface of the locking body 14 from being fitted more than necessary when the cam-shaped upper end surface faces the upper edge of the vertically elongated groove hole 6, and reference numeral 20 is In order to rotate the locking body 14 fitted in the longitudinal slot 6 forward,
This is a kerf into which a tool 21, such as a flat-blade screwdriver, can be fitted.

With this configuration, since the locking body 14 is biased rearward by the spring body 16, the engaging claws 12 and 13 of the bracket 11 are connected to the support column 2.
When inserting into the 6 longitudinal slots in the front surface, the rear end of the locking body 14 is pushed by the front surface of the column 2 and retracts against the force of the spring body 16 (see FIG. 7), and the engaging claws of the bracket 11 are engaged. When the bases of 12 and 13 fall into contact with the lower edge of the vertically elongated groove hole 6, the locking body 14 is automatically inserted into the vertically elongated groove hole 6 (see FIG. 5), and the locking body 14 Since it is pivotally supported at 15 screw shafts so that it cannot move up and down, the bracket 11 no longer rattles up or down, and the upward external force eliminates the accident that the engaging claws 12 are disengaged from the six longitudinal slots. .

In addition, in FIG. 8, the legs 7, 7 ′ for supporting the desk top plate 2 are attached to the support column 2.
When applied to the bracket 9 attached to the
On the rear end face of 7 ', a vertical vertical reinforcing frame 22
Reinforcing frames 23 having a U-shaped cross section that are open upward are fixed to the upper surface.

The bracket 9 which is mounted rearward at the upper and lower positions of the rear ends of the legs 7, 7'is L-shaped in cross section, and is attached to the side plate 7a of the legs 7, 7'and the mounting holes 24 formed in the reinforcing frame 22. , The base of the bracket 9 is inserted, the screw 25 is fixed, and the vertical plate in each bracket 9
9a is projected rearward along the outer surface of the side plate 7a, and engaging claws 12 and 13 are integrally projected at upper and lower positions of the rear end of the side plate 7a so as to be fitted into the vertically elongated groove hole 6 in the column 2. To do. Since the mounting relationship between the locking body 14 and the spring body 16 is substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 6 and the like, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In these embodiments, the locking body 14 is arranged so as to be attached to the side surface (one surface) of the upper engaging claw 12, and
The vertical dimension from the upper edge to the lower edge of the base of the engaging claw 12 (where the engaging claw 12 is in contact with the lower edge of the longitudinal slot 6 in the fitted state) is the vertical dimension Ho of the longitudinal slot 6. It is set to be approximately equal.

In another embodiment, the locking body 14 and the spring body 16 may be formed separately, and the spring body may be formed by bending a metal spring rod.

In each of these embodiments, the engaging body 14 is not inserted into the same six longitudinal slots as the engaging claws 12 and 13 but the engaging claw 1
3,27 may be shifted downward as appropriate.

Further, as another embodiment, the vertical length H1 of the locking body 14
May be formed to be slightly shorter than the vertical dimension Ho of the vertically elongated groove hole 6.

Further, it will be easily understood from the above description that the locking body 14 may be mounted on the lower side of one side of the vertical plates 9a, 11a of the brackets 9, 11 so that the locking body 14 faces downward and rearward. .

Furthermore, the engaging claws protruding from the rear end of the bracket are not limited to the downward hook type but may be the upward hook type engaging claws.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of a desk with respect to a partition panel device, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II--II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is FIG. III-III side sectional view of FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a bracket for supporting the shelf board, FIG.
The figure is a partial cutaway plan view, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view, and FIG. 8 is a partial cutaway of an embodiment applied to a leg. It is a principal part top view. 2 ... Posts, 6 ... longitudinal slot, 8 ... desk top, 7,7 '...
… Legs, 10 …… Shelves, 9,11 …… Brackets, 9a, 11a ……
Vertical plate, 12, 13 ... Engaging claw, 14 ... Locking body, 15 ... Screw shaft, 16 ... Spring body, 17 ... Mounting hole, 18 ... Engaging pin,
19 …… Protrusions, 20 …… Cutting grooves, 22,23 …… Reinforcement frame.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of engaging claws are projectingly provided at a rear end of a vertical plate portion of a bracket for supporting a shelf or a leg of a desk or the like, and these engaging claws are vertically arranged on a front surface of a column. In a bracket device for furniture, which is fitted and engaged at an appropriate place among a number of vertically elongated slots arranged side by side, one side of a vertical plate in the bracket is fitted into the vertically elongated groove hole at an appropriate place in the column to perform vertical movement. A cam-like locking body for disabling is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable back and forth, and the tip of the spring body that integrally projects from the base of the locking body and extends along the one surface is not rotatable on the one surface. Fixing the bracket in furniture, wherein the rear end of the cam-shaped locking body is urged by the spring body in a direction of abutting the upper edge or the lower edge of the longitudinal slot. apparatus.