JPH08332118A - Connected desk and layout variable desk - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To simply and easily change a sitting form adaptively to the purpose of usage or an installation space and to easily and variously change the layout of plural desks in the state of no interference mutually among seats. CONSTITUTION: Two desk main bodies 1 and 2 are connected through a supporting point part 5 at one end part of that main body in the lengthwise direction of a user's side edge part so as to be relatively turned in a horizontal plane and casters are fitted at positions closer to the other end of one desk main body 1 in the lengthwise direction of the user's side edge part so that one connected desk D can be constituted. Three pieces of these connected desks D are defined as one set, the supporting points 5 of three connected desks D of that set are respectively positioned and fixed at three apexes of a virtual triangle T, outer edges 1A and 2A of two desk main bodies 1 and 2 of three connected desks D are respectively formed in an arcuate form along the virtual circle of the same radius with the supporting point 5 as a center, and plural sets are arranged.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is installed in a place where a large number of people gather, such as a connecting desk and a classroom, a meeting room, a training room, etc., which are used by individuals or for work of several people. The present invention relates to a variable layout desk suitable for use in various arrangement forms depending on various purposes of use such as use and many people sitting in a sitting position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a desk which is equipped with an OA device such as a computer and is equipped with an accessory such as a keyboard has been generally used for a long time and is suitable for personal use. It was a so-called flat desk that was handled individually, such as a single desk with a sheath width and a long desk with a length that could be used by several people side by side.

[0003]

The above-described conventional so-called stand-alone type flat desk is temporarily heavy because of the mounting of OA equipment or the like and the presence of wiring for the OA equipment. If you leave it in place,
The sitting form, that is, the orientation cannot be easily changed. If you want to change the sitting position depending on the purpose of use, it is a troublesome task that multiple people need to do the change work, especially if you place multiple desks in a space-constrained classroom or meeting room. Then, when changing the layout of these desks to various layouts adapted to the purpose of use, large-scale work such as individually moving independent flat desks and heavy labor are required. In addition, because of space restrictions, there may be problems such as interference between seats depending on the layout, and insufficient space for walking etc. that you want to secure in the room. The desired layout may not be obtained.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a layout of a connecting desk and a plurality of desks that can easily and easily change the sitting position according to the purpose of use or installation space is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a variable layout desk that can be easily and widely changed without interference between seats.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the connecting desk according to the present invention of claim 1, two desk bodies are provided with a fulcrum portion at one longitudinal end of their front side edges. Are connected so that they can rotate relative to each other in a horizontal plane,
Moreover, a free wheel is attached to a position near the other end in the longitudinal direction of the front side edge of at least one of the desk bodies.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a layout variable desk having three sets of the connecting desks according to the first aspect, and the plurality of sets are virtual sets of fulcrums in the three connecting desks of each set. The three vertices of the equilateral triangle are fixedly positioned, and the outer edges of the two desk bodies in the three connecting desks of each set are fulcrums fixed at the three vertices of the virtual regular triangle. It is formed in an arc shape along an imaginary circle having the same radius centered on the part.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the two desk bodies are relatively rotationally displaced about the fulcrum portion connected at one longitudinal end of the front edge portions of the two desk bodies. It is possible to easily and easily change the relative orientation and sitting posture according to the purpose of use and space, and it is effective for ease of use and reduction of installation space. Further, since the free wheels are attached to at least one of the desk bodies, it is possible to easily change the orientation and the sitting posture without requiring a great effort.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the three connecting desks are set as one set and the plurality of sets are arranged in a limited space such as a classroom or a conference room, the three sets of each connecting set are arranged. Since the fulcrums of one connecting machine are arranged and fixed to the vertices of the virtual equilateral triangle, the two desk bodies of the three connecting machines of each set are relatively rotated around the fulcrum of each apex. It is possible to obtain a wide variety of layouts by simply changing to various layouts according to various purposes such as grouping or sitting in a posture where many people are facing the same direction. And
Moreover, since the outer edges of the two desk bodies in each of the three connecting desks of each set are formed in an arc shape along a virtual circle of the same radius centered on the fulcrum portion that is fixed in position, as described above. When changing the layout, there is no interference between the desks as well as the interference between the seats, and various layout changes can be advantageously performed within the limited space.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a front view and a plan view showing an embodiment of a connecting desk according to the invention of claim 1. In these figures, reference numerals 1 and 2 denote two desk bodies. 2 includes a top plate 1a, legs 1b, a front panel 1c, a rear panel 1d, and the like.
A keyboard storage drawer 1e is provided, and a computer CP, a display device CRT, an LL tape recorder TR, and the like can be installed on the top plate 1a. For this reason, the top plate 1a is provided with a device drop prevention member 3 and a wiring through hole 4 at its rear part.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a fulcrum portion for connecting the two desk bodies 1 and 2 to each other at one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the front side edge portions 1f and 2f thereof. The fulcrum portion 5 is shown in FIG. 3, for example. As shown, a base 6 also serving as a wiring storage box fixed to the floor, a cylindrical shaft 7 standing on the base 6 and also used as an insertion pipe for electric wires, and the like. It is composed of a plurality of rotary hinges 9 supported on the shaft body 7 through thrust bearings 8. By attaching the hinges 9 to the desk bodies 1 and 2, two desk bodies 1 and 2 are provided.
Is, for example, 90 ° in a horizontal plane with the shaft 7 as the center.
Is configured to be relatively rotatable and displaced over the range of. In order to have such a configuration, the end faces 1B and 2B on the respective connecting sides of the top plates 1a of the desk bodies 1 and 2 are notched and formed at inclined surfaces of 45 °.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a free wheel (hereinafter referred to as a caster) attached to the bottom of the two desk bodies 1 and 2 on the pivoting end side, which is provided only on one desk body. May be. Then, the end faces of the top plates 1a of the desks 1 and 2 on the respective rotation sides, that is, the desks 1 and 2 are
Outer edge 1 at the other end in the longitudinal direction of front side edge portions 1f and 2f
A and 2A are virtual circles S centered on the fulcrum 5 (Fig. 4)
It is formed in an arc shape so as to follow.

In the connecting desk constructed as described above, for example, one desk body 1 is placed in a fixed position together with the fulcrum portion 5, and the other desk body 2 is centered on the fulcrum portion 5 from the chain line position in FIG. Then, the desk body 2 can be smoothly rotated through the casters 10 by rotating the desk body counterclockwise as indicated by the arrow. By this rotation, the other desk body can be moved. As shown in the solid line in FIG. 2 and in FIG. 4, the end surface 2B of the connecting side of 2 is brought into contact with the end surface 1B of the connecting side of one of the desk main bodies 1, so that the other desk main body 2 is attached to the one of the desk main bodies 1. It is possible to freely change the arrangement relationship so that it is oriented at a right angle to the shaft body 7 of the fulcrum 5 when a cable (not shown) such as the computer CP is rotated when the desk body 2 is rotated. Since it is threaded inside, the cable may be twisted. There is no. In FIG. 4, 1
Reference numerals 1 and 12 are chairs arranged corresponding to the two desk bodies 1 and 2, respectively.

As described above, the desk bodies 1 and 2 are arranged at right angles to each other, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, between the end faces 1B and 2B on the connecting side, 30 °, 60 °, etc. 2 or by rotating the desk body 2 in the clockwise direction from the solid line position in FIG.
It is also possible to freely arrange the desk bodies 1 and 2 in the same direction and in a line as shown in the chain line of FIG. As described above, the relative orientation and the sitting position of the two desk bodies 1 and 2 can be arbitrarily and easily changed according to the purpose of use and the space, and the convenience and the installation space can be reduced. It can be reduced.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of a variable layout desk according to the invention of claim 2, and basically, the three connecting desks D described above are set as one set, and the three connecting desks D constituting the one set. Each fulcrum part 5 in the three
The positions are fixed at t2 and t3, respectively, and the imaginary circle S having the same radius with the fulcrum portion 5 fixed as a center
, The outer edges 1A, 2A of the two desk bodies 1 and 2 in each connecting desk D are the virtual circles S.
A plurality of sets, which are configured to be pivotally moved along, are arranged in a limited space.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a variable layout desk having the above concept. Three connecting desks D are set as one set, and the plurality of sets are used in a classroom of a school or a conference room. This is an example of arranging in a limited plane space R. In the arrangement example shown in FIG. 9, the lines of sight of all persons sitting on the two desk bodies 1 and 2 in the plurality of sets of connecting desks D are directed toward the lecture desk X arranged in the front center of the space R, It is arranged in a bent column shape, in which the outer edge 1A (2A) of one desk body 1 (2) in the adjoining connecting desk D is the outer edge 2A (of the other desk body 2 (1) ( 1
As a result of being in a circular contact state with A), no unnecessary gap is generated between the desk bodies 1 and 2.

When a set of three connecting desks D is arranged in a limited flat space R such as a school classroom or a conference room, each fulcrum of the three connecting desks D constituting the set is set. The part 5 has three vertices t1 of the virtual equilateral triangle T.
As long as the basic concept of fixing the positions at t2 and t3 is not impaired, the desk bodies 1 and 2 in some of the connecting machines D are not limited to the bent row arrangement as shown in FIG. Only by rotating the fulcrum 5 around the fulcrum portion 5, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, an annular arrangement suitable for a roundtable conference divided into groups, and FIGS.
It is possible to easily change to an arbitrary arrangement form suitable for the purpose of use, such as the arrangement form shown in FIG.

[0017]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the relative orientation and the sitting position of the two connected desk bodies can be easily changed arbitrarily according to the purpose of use and space. It is possible to improve the usability and reduce the installation space.
Moreover, since the free wheels are attached to at least one of the desk bodies, it is possible to easily change the orientation and the sitting posture without requiring much labor.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the plurality of connecting machines are arranged in a limited space such as a classroom or a conference room with three connecting machines as one group, the three connecting machines of each group are arranged. Since each fulcrum portion is fixedly positioned at each apex of the virtual regular triangle, it is possible to relatively rotate the two desk bodies of the three connecting desks of each set around the fulcrum portion of each apex, for example, Various layouts can be arbitrarily obtained by easily changing to various arrangement forms according to various purposes such as grouping or sitting in a posture where many people are facing the same direction. At the time of changing the layout as described above, there is no interference between desks as well as interference between seats, and various layout changes can be advantageously performed within a limited space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a connecting desk according to the invention of claim 1. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a connecting desk in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional front view showing a configuration of a fulcrum portion in the same connecting machine.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the shape of the outer edge of the same connecting machine.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of an arrangement state of the above coupling machine.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another example of an arrangement state of the above coupling machine.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another example of an arrangement state of the above connecting box.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of a layout variable desk according to the invention of claim 2;

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an arrangement example by a variable layout desk in the above embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing another arrangement example of the same layout variable desk.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing another example of arrangement by the variable layout desk.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing still another arrangement example of the variable layout desk.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 desk body 5 fulcrum part 10 free wheel (caster) D connecting machine S virtual circle T virtual regular triangle

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Two desk bodies are rotatably connected to each other in a horizontal plane via a fulcrum portion at one longitudinal end of their front edge portions, and at least one desk body. A freewheel is attached to a position near the other end in the longitudinal direction of the front edge of the connecting machine. 2. A state in which the three connecting machines according to claim 1 are set as one set, and the plurality of sets fix the positions of the fulcrums of the three connecting machines of each set to three vertices of a virtual equilateral triangle. And the outer edges of the two desk bodies in each of the three connecting desks of each set follow a virtual circle of the same radius centered on the fulcrum portion fixed at the three vertices of the virtual equilateral triangle. A layout variable desk characterized by being formed in an arc shape like this.