JPH08322690A - Counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enhance both workability for a lower top panel and external appearance by connecting upper and lower top panels through the intermediary of a coupling member attached to the lower panel in the vicinity of the front end thereof, so as to allow flapping operation. CONSTITUTION: A side frame member 23 of an upper top panel 2 in front of a support shaft 21, is connected to a front side end part of a lower top panel 3 in the vicinity of the front end thereof, through the intermediary of a link member 7 as a coupling member which is rotatably journalled at its upper end 7a to the side frame member 23 of the upper top panel 2 in front of the support shaft 21, and at its lower end 7b to the front side end part 3a of the lower top panel 3. Further, the lower top panel 3 and the upper top panel 2 are subjected to flapping operation in association with each other. Since the link member 7 is journalled to the front side end part 3a of the lower top panel 3, the link member improves the workability for a person serving a customer, using the lower top panel 3 inward of the lower top pane 3. Further, a panel 8 is interposed between left and right leg pillars 12, being arranged in a viewing direction in the front of the link member 7, thereby it is possible to enhance the external appearance.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a counter constructed so that two top plates can be flap-operated in association with each other between a use position and a standing position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a table or the like is provided with a top plate that can be manually flapped between a substantially horizontal use position and a substantially vertical standing position in order to approach the convenience of movement and storage. Things are known. Often, such a table is provided with another lower top plate below the upper top plate to secure a storage space, and the rear ends of the upper and lower top plates are connected via a connecting member. By connecting the vicinity, the lower top plate can be simultaneously flap-operated between the use position and the standing position in conjunction with the flap operation of the upper top plate.

As a conventional counter structure, two counters are provided, and the upper counter is used by the front passengers and the lower counter is used by the rear passengers. Although such a counter is known, it is considered that such a counter is configured so that the flaps can be operated by interlocking the upper and lower top plates as described above.

[0004]

However, if the above table configuration is applied to the counter as it is, the connecting member tends to hinder the work in using the lower tabletop in the use position. There is a defect.

That is, unlike a table, since the lower top plate is used as a work space for customers in the counter, the connecting member extends upward from the vicinity of the rear end of the lower top plate in the use position. Therefore, the work of the customer is hindered, and it is difficult to insert the hand, especially when working on the lower side of the top plate, which is very difficult to perform. In addition, a plurality of such counters are continuously arranged on the left and right and are often used as a row of counters.Because the connecting member is located at the joint between the counters, the counters below The top plate on the side cannot be used as a continuous one. Further, in such a configuration, the connecting member is located near the rear end of the lower top plate and is easily visible, and is not preferable in appearance as compared with a fixed type counter which does not require the connecting member.

An object of the present invention is to provide a counter that solves such problems.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following configuration.

That is, in the counter according to the present invention, at least a pair of upper and lower top plates are supported by the pair of left and right main legs, and the flap can be operated between a substantially horizontal use position and a predetermined standing position. In the counter configured as described above, the upper and lower top plates are connected via a connecting member attached near the front end of the lower top plate, and the lower side is interlocked with the flap operation of the upper top plate. The top plate is also configured so that the flap can be operated between the use position and the standing position at the same time.

As a concrete embodiment, one having an intermediate use position inclined by a certain angle, and a panel,
An example is one that is interposed between the left and right main legs at a position that prevents the connection member from being visually recognized from the front.

[0010]

With the counter having such a structure, the connecting member is attached near the front end of the lower top plate and extends upward, so that it does not hinder the work of the customer, It is possible to greatly improve the workability behind the lower top plate.
Also, when a plurality of counters are arranged in succession on the left and right to be used as a row of counters, the connecting member does not exist at the joint between the counters, so the top plate under the counters is considered to be continuous. Can be used. Further, since the connecting member is located at the bottom of the top plate on the lower side, it is hard to be visually recognized and the appearance can be improved.

Further, by providing the upper and lower top plates with intermediate use positions inclined by a certain angle, the upper and lower top plates can be tilted and used like a pamphlet holder.

Further, the appearance can be further improved by disposing the panel at a position which prevents the visual recognition from the front of the connecting member.

[0013]

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

In the counter of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an upper top plate 2 and a lower top plate 3 are disposed on the left and right main legs 1 so that they can be flap-operated. The top plate 2 on the upper side is used by a visitor from the front, and the top plate on the lower side is used by a customer from the rear.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the left and right main legs 1 have an inverted T-shape in a side view, in which a leg column 12 is fixed to the center of the upper surface of a base 11 having a downward U-shaped cross section. Then, the two pedestals 12 are rigidly connected by the horizontal member 13. The base 11 is provided with casters 14 near both ends thereof so as to be movable, and the baseboard holding means 5 is provided below the base 11 so as to be vertically movable. A bracket 15 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the leg support 12, and a support shaft 21 of the upper table 2 on the upper side is attached to the rear upper end of the bracket 15 from the horizontal position to rotate clockwise in FIG. It is supported so that it can be flapped in the direction of rotation, and the lock mechanism 4 is provided so that the top plate 2 can be fixed, and at the same time, the operation conversion is connected to the top plate 2 and the skirting board holding means 5. The mechanism 6 is provided.

The upper top plate 2 is a top and bottom top plate body 2 elongated in the left and right directions.
A side frame member 23 having a downward U-shaped cross section is fixed to the left and right lower surfaces of 2, and a bracket provided on the side frame member 23 while the bracket 15 of the main leg 1 is positioned inside the side frame member 23. The shaft 21 is pivotally attached to the bracket 15 and supported so as to be flappable. As shown in FIG. 4, the lock mechanism 4 is disposed near the side frame member 23, and the horizontal use position shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate use position at an angle of 30 degrees shown in FIG. 6 and the outline use shown in FIG. It is configured so that it can be selectively locked in any of the vertical standing positions.

The top plate 3 on the lower side is disposed obliquely behind the top plate 2 on the upper side, and is a slender top plate body 31 on the left and right.
Is attached to the horizontal member 13 via a support shaft 32 so as to be flappable.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lock mechanism 4 includes a rotating shaft 41 penetrating above the side frame member 23, operating levers 42 fixedly mounted on the left and right outer ends of the rotating shaft 41, and each side. A lock plate 43 is provided inside the frame member 23 near the bracket 15 of the main leg 1 and fixed to the rotary shaft 41. The lock plate 43 is urged to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 4 by a spring 44, and an engaging pin 431 is provided at the tip thereof. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the engagement pin 4 of the lock plate 43 corresponds to two use positions and one standing position of the upper top plate 2.
Three engaging recesses 45 to 47 are provided at positions to engage with 31. The engagement pin 431 of the lock plate 43 engages with the engagement recess 45 when the upper top plate 2 is in the horizontal use position as shown in FIG. 5, and as shown in FIG. Is in the intermediate use position inclined by 30 degrees, engages with the engaging recess 46, and as shown in FIG.
Are engaged with the engaging recesses 47 when they are in a substantially vertical standing position, and the top plate 2 on the upper side is locked at the respective positions. To engage and disengage the engagement pin 431 with respect to the engagement recesses 45 to 47, as shown by the phantom lines in FIGS. Is rotated clockwise in the drawing to disengage the engagement pin 431 from the engagement recesses 45 to 47.

The skirting board holding means 5 is arranged below the base 11 of the main leg 1, as shown in FIGS.
The upper end 5a is connected to the lower end of the motion converting mechanism 6 so as to project and retract vertically. An elastically deformable skirting board 51 made of resin is fixed to the lower end so that the lower end 51a is parallel to the floor surface.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the motion converting mechanism 6 includes a link member 61 having a shaft end portion 61a connected to a rear lower end of a side frame member 23 of an upper top plate 2 and a leg support 12. A connection that connects the lower rod of the link member 61 and the upper end of the elevating rod 62 at the left and right ends by entering the elevating rod 62 arranged and the elongated hole 121 that extends vertically through the inner surface of the leg column 12 and penetrates. And a bar 63. Since the connecting rod 63 is guided in the elongated hole 121 and moves up and down, the rotational movement of the upper table 2 around the support shaft 21 is converted to the vertical movement of the connecting rod 63 via the link member 61, The lifting rod 62 is moved up and down. The shaft end portion 61a of the link member 61 has the support shaft 21 in the horizontal use position shown in FIG.
It is configured so as to be positioned slightly rearward, and slightly forward of the support shaft 21 in the intermediate use position inclined by 30 degrees shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

When the top plate 2 on the upper side is set in a substantially vertical standing position, the upper end of the elevating rod 52 of the motion converting mechanism 6 is at a high position in the long hole 121 as shown in FIG.
The skirting board 51 is in a state of being movable away from the floor surface. When the upper table 2 on the upper side is manually flapped from this state to a horizontal use position, the upper end of the lifting rod 52 comes to a lower position in the elongated hole 121 as shown in FIG.
The skirting board 51 is attached to the floor surface to prevent the movement. Further, even if the upper top plate 2 is flap-operated to an intermediate use position inclined by 30 degrees, the upper end of the lifting rod 52 similarly comes to a lower position in the long hole 121 as shown in FIG. The baseboard 51 is attached to the floor surface through 6 to prevent the movement.
Further, if the upper table 2 on the upper side is returned to the substantially vertical standing position, the skirting board 51 is moved away from the floor surface.

In the counter having such a structure, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the front side of the support shaft 21 of the side frame member 23 of the upper table 2 and the front end of the lower table 3 are near. The barrel side end front 3a is connected to each other via a link member 7 which is a connecting member, and a panel 8 is provided between the left and right leg columns 12.

The link member 7 is rotatable such that the upper end 7a is in front of the support shaft 21 of the side frame member 23 of the upper top plate 2 and the lower end 7b is in front of the side end front 3a of the lower top plate 3. The top plate 3 on the lower side, which is pivotally mounted, is interlocked with the top plate 2 on the upper side through the link member 7 so that the flaps can be operated together. At the same time, the lower surface of the lower top plate 3 behind the support shaft 32 and the lower part of the leg support 12 are connected by axially attaching both ends of the gas spring 71, and the rear end of the lower top plate 3 is connected. By elastically biasing upward by the gas spring 71, the upper top plate 2 and the lower top plate 3 are elastically biased counterclockwise in FIG. The speed of the plate 2 and the top plate 3 on the lower side toward the horizontal position is suppressed to improve safety and to urge a substantially vertical operation to reduce the operation force.

As shown in FIG. 1, the panel 8 has a curved shape whose cross section is substantially the same as the front edge of the top plate 2 on the upper side.
The left and right ends are supported by the leg columns 12, and as shown in FIG. 3, the upper end 8a is set to be close to the lower surface of the top plate main body 22 of the upper top plate 2 in the horizontal use position, and Make the link member 7 invisible. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an elastically deformable front skirting board 81 made of resin is arranged below the panel 8 so that a lower end 81a thereof is parallel to the floor surface, and both side ends 81b thereof have a width. It is connected to the inner surface of the tree holding means 5 and is configured to move up and down together with the skirting board holding means 5.

In the counter having such a configuration, the link member 7 is pivotally attached to the side end front 3a of the lower top plate 3, so that the link member 7 can be used by a customer who uses the lower top plate 3. The work is not hindered, and the workability particularly on the inner side of the lower top plate 3 can be greatly improved. Further, when a plurality of counters are arranged in succession on the left and right to be used as a row of counters, the link member 7 does not exist at the joint between the counters.
Can be used as a series. In addition, the link member 7 is located behind the top plate 3 on the lower side and is not easily visible, and the panel 8 is arranged at a position that prevents the link member 7 from being viewed from the front, so that the appearance is improved. It is possible. Furthermore, since the upper and lower top plates 2 and 3 are provided with intermediate use positions inclined by a certain angle, the upper and lower top plates 2 and 3 can be tilted and set like a pamphlet holder.

Of course, the structure of the present invention is not limited to that described above. For example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, it is also possible to provide an auxiliary middle shelf 9 which is flap-operated in conjunction with either one or both below the upper top plate 2 and the lower top plate 3 respectively. . Further, it is possible to reverse the direction of the flap operation from that of the present embodiment, and to rotate the flap operation position in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Furthermore, the number of top plates is not limited to a set of two upper and lower plates. In addition, various modifications such as the configuration of the motion conversion mechanism 6 can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0028]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION In the counter according to the present invention, it is less likely that the connecting member will interfere with the work of a customer using the lower top plate, and in particular, the workability of the lower back plate is greatly improved. It becomes possible to do. Further, when a plurality of counters are arranged in succession on the left and right to be used as a row of counters, the connecting member does not exist at the joint between the counters and the lower top plate can be used as a continuous one. It will be possible. In addition, the connecting member is located behind the top plate on the lower side and is hard to be visually recognized, so that the appearance can be improved. Further, if the upper and lower top plates are provided with intermediate use positions inclined by a certain angle, the upper and lower top plates can be tilted and set like a pamphlet holder. Furthermore, by arranging the panel at a position that prevents visual recognition from the front of the connecting member,
It is possible to further improve the appearance.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the workability and the appearance of the lower top plate can be simultaneously improved.
That is a special effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2 showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a lock mechanism of the embodiment.

5 is an enlarged side sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 2 showing a horizontal use position of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a use position tilted by a certain angle in the embodiment.
Sectional view corresponding to.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 5, showing a substantially vertical standing position of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main leg 2 ... Upper top plate 3 ... Lower top plate 3a ... Near front end (side end front) 7 ... Connecting member (link member) 8 ... Panel

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. At least two upper and lower parts by a pair of left and right main legs
A counter configured to support a set of top plates so that the flaps can be operated between a substantially horizontal use position and a predetermined standing position. It is connected via a connecting member attached near the front end of the plate, and it is configured so that the lower top plate can simultaneously operate the flap between the use position and the standing position in conjunction with the flap operation of the upper top plate. A counter that is characterized by becoming. 2. The counter according to claim 1, wherein the counter has an intermediate use position inclined by a certain angle. 3. The counter according to claim 1, wherein a panel is provided between the left and right main legs at a position where the front side of the connecting member is prevented from being visually recognized.