JPH09229379A - Under floor type sitting table - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate an exposed wiring cord, and at the same time, improve the operability by a method wherein on the rear surface of a top plate of a sitting table, a sitting table heater is provided, and a power feeding wiring to the sitting table heater is made to go along the leg part, and introduced to the lower end of the leg part, and a leg lower end wiring is connected to a sitting table case main body which is connected to a power source. SOLUTION: On the rear surface of a top plate 11 of a sitting table 1, a panel heater 13 as a sitting table heater, is provided, and for the power feeding wiring to the panel heater 13, an embedded wiring cord 14 which goes along a leg part 12 in the groove space, and is hidden by a cap, is arranged toward the leg lower end 15. Then, the leg lower end 15 is fitted in an under floor type sitting table case 2 main body where a carpet heater 21 is arranged, and the wiring for the leg lower end 15, which is introduced by the embedded wiring cord 14 non-contact-transmits power by a non-contact connection with the sitting table case 2 main body. That is, the leg lower end 15 is non-contact-connected by a correlating property of a controller 22 which has a non-contact power transmitting function.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a Horiza table. More specifically, the present invention relates to a new Horiza table that can suppress the wiring of the Horiza table equipped with a heater, simplify the structure, and improve the operability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there have been known various types of moat tables which have a table with a top supported by legs and a moat table under the table, and are equipped with a heater to moat. Has been. Among these Horiza desks, those provided with a heater on the back surface of the top plate, those provided with a heater inside the tabletop, or those using both in combination are known.

For example, FIG. 8 shows a case where a panel heater provided on the back surface of the top of a sitting table and a carpet heater in the sitting table function as a moat. This Figure 8
However, in a Horiza table equipped with a heater, when a heater, for example, a panel heater is provided on the tabletop of the table, the wiring for power supply is normally set by the exposed cord in a free state. Wiring is done so that the temperature can be controlled by the controller (controller) provided on the top plate. Also, when a heater, such as a carpet heater, is installed in the tabletop, the controller (controller) connected to the exposed wiring cord. ) Allows temperature control.

[0004]

However, in the case of the conventional Horiza table equipped with a heater, as is apparent from the example of FIG. 8, the wiring for supplying power to the heater is provided by an exposed cord in a free state. Since the wiring is performed, it is very troublesome for the user, and there are inconveniences such as being caught on the feet or damaged by stepping on the feet. In addition, the controller (controller) connected by the exposed wiring cord is directly placed on the floor surface, and therefore has a drawback that it is stepped on.

In order to solve the problem caused by the exposure code,
In the so-called movable kotatsu, it has been proposed to wire the power supply to the heater in the space inside the legs of the table, but to connect the power from the table. The exposed wiring cord in the free state is still indispensable, and the problem is essentially not solved.

By the way, up to now, there is no known example of the cordless Takashi Horiza. Furthermore, as in the example of FIG. 8, in a multi-sided heater type table cabinet that uses a panel heater and a carpet heater together, the operations for the temperature controller of the panel heater and the carpet heater are performed by separate controllers (controls). However, there is also a problem that the operation position is limited and the operation is independent, which is troublesome.

In view of the above, the present invention solves the above problems of the conventional heater-equipped Horiza table, eliminates the annoyance associated with the presence of exposed wiring cords, and enables the operation of a controller for temperature control or the like. The purpose is to provide a new Horiza table equipped with a new heater that is simple and easy to operate.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a table with a top plate supported by legs, and a table table arranged under the table. It is a tabletop equipped with a heater, and a tabletop heater is provided on the back of the tabletop, and the power supply wiring to the tabletop heater is led along the legs to the lower end. The bottom end of the leg is fitted to the main body of the desk table, and the wiring of the lower end of the leg is connected to the main body of the desk table to which power is connected.

More specifically, according to the present invention, the wiring to the desk heater is embedded in the space provided in the leg and guided to the lower end of the leg, and the wiring to the lower end of the leg is , The non-contact electric power is transmitted by the connection by the non-contact coupling with the main body of the desk, the non-contact electric power is controlled by the controller installed in the main body of the desk, and the temperature control of the heater of the desk is controlled. The Horiza desk and the controller are equipped with a wireless receiver, and the HORIZA table is operated by a wireless remote controller, and a foot heater is installed in the seat cabinet. The power supply wiring to the desk heater is Horiza, which is connected to the power supply wiring to the desk heater, and the controller to which the power supply wiring to the foot heater is connected is Horiza table which also serves as the controller of the desk heater. Also provide.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention has
The present invention provides an exposed cordless moat table, and the embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to examples.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a Horiza table (Hori kotatsu) as an example of the present invention. In this example,
A table (1) in which a top plate (11) is supported by legs (12)
And a multi-sided heater type moat seat table equipped with a heater, which is provided with a seat table (2) arranged below the seat (1). A panel heater (13) as a table heater is provided on the back surface of the top plate (11) of the table (1),
For wiring the power supply to the panel heater (13), the embedded wiring cord (14) hidden by the cap in the groove space along the leg portion (12) has a lower end portion (1) of the leg portion.
It is arranged toward 5).

The lower end portion (15) of the leg portion is fitted to the main body of the moat seat (2) in which the carpet heater (21) as a foot heater is arranged, and the embedded wiring cord (14).
The wiring of the lower end portion (15) of the leg portion, which is guided by, is connected by non-contact connection with the main body of the table (2),
It is designed to transfer contactless power. In particular,
The lower end portion (15) of the leg portion is non-contactly coupled with the main body of the tabletop (2) by the correlation with the controller (22) having a non-contact power transmission function.

FIG. 2 shows the state of this non-contact coupling.
It is. To the heater power line for the panel heater, which is led to the lower end of the leg (15), in a non-contact connection state,
Non-contact power transmission is performed from the main body of the table (2). At that time, in the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 2, for example, the lower end portion (15) of the leg portion is the seat table (2).
The guide (23) positions and fits into the groove of the main body, that is, the frame. By this fitting, the leg portion (12) is securely arranged at a predetermined position without displacement, and non-contact power transmission is surely performed.

Electric power is transmitted to the main body of the sitting table (2), for example, by a power cord buried in the floor surface through the wiring both outdoors and indoors. As described above, according to the present invention, the wiring for supplying power to the panel heater (13) is not exposed in a free state as in the conventional case. There is no inconvenience such as stepping on and damaging.

Note that the connection by the non-contact connection may be replaced by a plug / outlet connection, but the connection by the non-contact connection method is more preferable from the viewpoint of safety. Further, in the example of FIG. 1, power supply to the carpet heater (21) provided in the sitting room (2) is also performed via the controller (22). This controller (22) is equipped with a panel heater (1
3) and the temperature of the carpet heater (21) are controlled, and they are operated by the wireless remote controller (3) which also serves as both. Wireless remote control (3)
A receiver for receiving the signal from is also included in the controller (32).

FIG. 3 illustrates the circuit configuration of the controller (22). Of course, wireless remote control (3)
Although the operation unit may be provided in the vicinity of the controller (22) without using, the convenience of the user is further improved by the wireless remote controller (3). Explaining further with reference to FIG. 3, the control is performed in the following manner.

1) From the wireless remote controller (3), control signals for ON / OFF of the heater, switching of temperature setting, etc. are transmitted by weak radio. 2) When the controller (22) receives the control signal (ON / OFF, temperature setting, etc.) of the carpet heater (21) from the wireless remote controller (3) at the R / F reception B / K,
The microcomputer controls the carpet heater (21) via the carpet heater control B / K (intermittent operation, phase control operation, etc.).

3) The controller (22) outputs the control signal of the panel heater (13) from the wireless remote controller (3) to R /
When receiving by F reception B / K, the microcomputer turns on the oscillation of the high frequency oscillation part through the panel heater control B / K.
/ OFF or by turning the output ON / OFF,
Turns on / off the transformer (magnetic) coupling between the table legs, that is, non-contact coupling.

ON / OFF of this transformer (magnetic) coupling
Thus, the temperature is adjusted by controlling the intermittent operation of the panel heater (13). As described above, by controlling using the wireless remote controller (3), the exposed wiring cord for the hand controller can be seated as in the conventional case, and the operation and storage at any position can be performed. Also, in the above example,
Panel heater (13) and carpet heater (21)
Can be operated by one wireless remote controller (3).

Also in the above example, a human body detection sensor is provided on at least one of the table (1) and the table (2) to further simplify the operability and to make a moat kotatsu. The convenience of can be further improved. For example, the human body detection sensor enables basic operations such as heater ON / OFF without requiring a conventional hand controller.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example, the control heater (23) as a foot heater of the sitting room (2) is controlled by a signal from the wireless remote controller (3) having a wireless reception function. In addition to the control by the device (24), the controller (24) is operated by the signal from the human body detection sensor (25) to control the control heater (23).

The control by the human body detection sensor (25) is
For example, the circuit block configuration of FIG. 6 and the temperature adjustment of FIG. 1) A human body detection sensor (2) installed in the table (2)
The presence / absence of a user is determined by 5). 2) When the user is recognized by the human body detection sensor (25) while the control heater (23) is OFF, the microcomputer sets the heater ON from the heater ON as shown in FIG. 7 via the heater control B / K. Rapid heating operation is performed until the temperature is reached. It quickly becomes warm. 3) After reaching the set temperature, the normal set temperature keeping operation (intermittent operation, phase control operation, etc.) is performed. 4) When the user is not recognized in the heater ON state, the microcomputer starts keeping operation of the base temperature set in advance via the heater control B / K from the heater OFF when the user is not recognized. This keeps the temperature in the sitting room (2) at a constant level and secures the temperature rising property up to the set temperature during normal operation. 5) When the user does not recognize the base operation for a certain period of time, the microcomputer turns off the heater to cancel the operation. 6) The operation by the wireless remote controller (3) is enabled by the user only when the user recognizes it, and the setting temperature is changed. With the above configuration, since the input is not received even by the wireless remote controller (3) when the user is not aware, the heater is not inadvertently turned on when not in use.

The operation system using the human body detection sensor (25) and the wireless remote controller (3) does not use the conventional hand controller connected by the exposed wiring cord, as described above.
There is no inconvenience due to the presence of the exposed wiring cord and the hand control, and the operability is good. Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above examples. Also in the example of FIG. 1, the wiring to the leg portion (12) may be inserted not only in the groove portion but also in the hollow cylindrical leg portion, and various kinds and configurations of the heater are possible. .

Further, not only the example of FIG. 4 but also the arrangement of the human body detection sensor and the control of the heater operation by this can be variously performed.

[0025]

As described above in detail, according to the table of the present invention, the conventional exposed wiring cords for heater power supply and for the hand controller are abolished, and there is no inconvenience due to the presence of these cords. The convenience of is improved. Moreover, the operability is further improved by the wireless remote controller.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a Horiza desk according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a main part illustrating a non-contact coupling structure.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a controller and a transformer (magnetic) coupling.

FIG. 4 is a cutaway perspective view of an essential part showing an example in which a human body detection sensor is arranged.

5 is a partial perspective view showing an arrangement of a heater and a controller corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a mode of temperature control.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating the wiring configuration of a conventional heater-equipped Horiza desk.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tabletop 11 Top plate 12 Legs 13 Panel heater 14 Embedded power cord 15 Bottom end of legs 2 Seat 21 Carpet heater 22 Controller 23 Control heater 24 Controller 25 Human detection sensor

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A moat table equipped with a heater, which has a table with a top plate whose legs are pointed to and a table cabinet arranged at the bottom of the table, wherein the back of the table is a back plate of the table. The seat heater is installed in the section, and the power supply wiring to the seat heater is guided to the lower end along the legs, and the lower ends of the legs are fitted to the main body of the table. The Horiza desk is characterized in that the wiring at the lower end of the legs is connected to the main body of the desk that is connected to the power supply. 2. The moat seat desk according to claim 1, wherein the wiring to the seat heater is embedded in the space provided in the leg portion and guided to the lower end portion of the leg portion. 3. The moat seat table according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lower end wiring of the leg portion is transferred with non-contact power by non-contact coupling with the seat body. 4. The moat seat table according to claim 3, wherein non-contact power transmission is controlled by a controller provided in the seat table main body to control the temperature of the seat heater. 5. The console according to claim 4, wherein the controller has a built-in wireless receiver, and the controller is operated by a wireless remote controller. 6. A foot heater is provided in the sitting room,
The Horiza desk according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the power supply wiring to the foot heater is connected to the power supply wiring to the seat heater. 7. The controller to which the power supply wiring to the foot heater is connected also serves as the controller for the table heater.
Taku Horiza. 8. The table of any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein a human body detection sensor is provided on at least one of the sitting table and the sitting table, and the controller is activated by a signal of the detecting sensor. . 9. A moat seat table equipped with a heater having a table whose top plate is supported by legs and a table room arranged at the bottom of the table, wherein The Horiza desk is characterized in that a human body detection sensor is provided together with the foot heater, and the controller for controlling the temperature of the desk heater is activated by the signal of the human body detection sensor.