JPH10127356A - Desk top wiring duct device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To contain a large amount of cord kinds with good appearance and to process wiring in accordance with the wiring amount by fitting a block body by which the both end surface open parts of a duct whose cover body is hinged in a base body are blocked so as to be freely attachable/detachable. SOLUTION: The cover body is hinged in the groove part 10 of a lower surface plate 6b in the base body 6 with a lower end edge. The block body 8 is constituted of a side surface plate 8a having an opening 25, rear surface plates 8b and 8b' divided into upper and lower parts by holding an opening 24 between them and lower surface plate 8c. A restraining paw 26a formed in the tip of a restraining piece 26 which is projecting provided from the side end edge of the lower surface plate 8c is engaged with the inside of a hole part 27 formed in the lower surface plate 6b of the base body 6. Moreover, a projecting piece 28 projecting provided from the side end edge of the rear surface plate 8b' is fitted and inserted between a tip piece facing the lower part of a guide rail 14 of a rear surface plate 6a and the inner side of the rear surface plate 6a so as to be fitted to the end part of the base body 6. The block body 8 is provided in the both right and left end surface open parts 50 of the wiring duct so as to be freely attachable/detachable and, therefore, wiring inside the wiring duct is covered not to be exposed by the end surface open parts 50.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table wiring duct device capable of storing cords of various electric devices used on a desk, for example, without hindrance and in a good format.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of apparatus has been disclosed
No. -18346 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-11633 are disclosed. FIG. 8 shows the latter device.
This will be briefly described with reference to FIG. Desk 01 is top plate 02
And a leg plate 03 fixed to the lower surface on the left and right sides of the top plate 02, and a curtain plate 04 provided between the left and right left and right leg plates 03, 03 of the top plate 02. Reference numeral 05 denotes a connection fitting having a hollow cylindrical shape having a substantially triangular cross section, as shown in FIG. 9 in particular, along the periphery of the curtain plate 04 in order to further firmly attach the curtain plate 04 to the top plate 02 and the leg plate 03. Installed.

[0005] In FIG. 9, reference numeral 07 denotes a wiring cover, and a locking rod 08 formed in the longitudinal direction of the inner surface thereof is connected to a connection fitting 05.
Can be fitted to the connection fitting 05 by engaging with the edge of the long groove 06 formed on the oblique side.

A cord such as a computer or a telephone placed on a table is inserted into the hollow connection fitting 05 through a long groove 06 and can be used as a wiring duct. Further, the long groove 06 of the connection fitting 05 is provided with the wiring cover 0.
7, so that the internal cords are not visible from the outside.

[0005]

In recent years, users of personal computers and the like often use not only personal computers but also peripheral devices and the like, so that a large amount of cords extending from various devices are required. However, in the above-described wiring duct, the number of wires that can be stored is often limited because of the small cross-sectional area, and it was not possible to store all of a large amount of cords. Therefore, there is a problem that the cords that cannot be stored are exposed on a scaffold in the desk, beside the desk, or the like, which hinders the user of the desk and deteriorates the appearance.

In addition, even when only a small amount of cords are wired, it is necessary to remove all the wiring covers covering the wiring duct from the wiring duct.

Further, a wiring duct device into which wiring enters is
Although it is provided on the lower surface of the top plate and on the legs, if these wiring duct devices are used on the top plate, both ends in the longitudinal direction of the wiring duct are exposed from the opening, and the end surfaces of the wiring duct are exposed.
In addition, since the wiring in the wiring duct is visible from the end face of the wiring duct, there is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a desk wiring duct device capable of storing a large amount of cords in a good format and enabling easy wiring processing according to the amount of wiring. It is intended to be.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a desktop wiring duct device according to the present invention comprises a base having a substantially L-shaped cross section open from the front surface to the upper surface, having a base extending substantially in the left-right direction. A lid having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross-section for pivotally opening and closing the open surface is hinged to an open edge of the base, and an end face formed between the base and the lid with the lid closed. A closing body that can close the open part,
It is characterized in that it is detachably attached to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the base. According to this feature, even when a large amount of cords are wired in the wiring duct mounted on the desk of the furniture body such as a desk, all the cords and taps can be removed simply by turning the lid open. It can be easily housed and wired in a wiring duct. In addition, the obstruction body can cover the wiring in the wiring duct with good appearance so that the wiring inside the wiring duct is not seen from the end face of the wiring duct, and by removing a desired obstruction body, wiring of a desk or the like arranged side by side on the left and right. Ducts can also be connected and wired.

[0010] In the desktop wiring duct device of the present invention, it is preferable that an opening for wiring insertion is formed at a predetermined position of the closing body, and the opening is further opened and closed by a lid piece.
By doing so, a small amount of cords can be pulled out from the opening to the side of the wiring duct without removing the plug, and wiring between the inside of the wiring duct and the outside can be performed.

In the desktop wiring duct device of the present invention, it is preferable that an opening for wiring insertion is formed at a predetermined position of the base, and the opening is openable and closable by a cover piece. By doing so, a small amount of cords can be pulled out of the opening without opening the lid, and wiring between the inside of the wiring duct and the outside can be performed. Also, if this opening is drilled on the back of the base,
Not only can cords be dropped on the back side of the furniture body such as a desk to be connected to a power supply or wiring terminal, etc., but when the desk etc. are arranged in a back-to-back state, the connection between both wiring ducts is done by facing openings be able to.

According to the desktop wiring duct device of the present invention, a guide rail is formed at a predetermined position on each of a base and a plug, and both guide rails are aligned with each other when the plug is mounted on the base. It is preferable that a lid piece that opens and closes an opening formed at a predetermined position is slidably guided. By doing this,
The cover piece can be easily attached and detached by removing the cover from the base, and at the time of mounting the cover on the base, the cover is slid over a wide range between the base and the cover using the guide rail. I can do it.

[0013]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of a desk to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied. Reference numeral 1 denotes a tabletop of a desk, 2 denotes legs supporting both ends of the tabletop 1, and a personal computer 4 is placed on the tabletop 1, for example.
And the telephone 5 are placed. A wiring duct 3 disposed at the rear of the upper surface of the top 1 over the left and right direction of the top 1
And the personal computer 4, the telephone 5, or the top plate 1 (not shown).
The cords 4a, 5a, and the like extending from peripheral devices and the like disposed at predetermined locations on the lower surface can be collectively stored.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wiring duct 3 has a base 6 having a substantially L-shaped cross section with an upper surface opened from a front surface, and a lid 7 that allows the front and upper openings of the base 6 to be freely opened and closed. And a closing body 8 detachably provided on both right and left end surfaces of the base 6 and the lid 7 shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5.

The base 6 comprises a back plate 6a and a bottom plate 6b.
The lid 7 includes an upper surface plate 7a, an inclined plate 7b,
And a front plate 7c. The lid 7 is
The lower end plate 9b is hinged to a groove 10 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) formed by bending a front end of the lower plate 6b via a lower end edge 9 (see FIG. 3) bent inward.

In order to prevent the lid 7 from opening unnecessarily when the opening of the base 6 is closed, a projection 11 is formed on the lower surface of the end of the upper plate 7a of the lid 7, and this projection 11 is 6
Is elastically fitted in a concave portion 12 formed at the upper end of the rear plate 6a.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, a guide rail 13 having a substantially L-shaped cross section and a guide rail 14 having a substantially T-shaped cross section are provided in the longitudinal direction of the inner surface of the back plate 6a of the base body 6, respectively. The guide rails 13 are provided at the top and bottom,
Between the guide rails 13 and 14 via an appropriate mounting member 15 which can be slidably mounted in the left-right direction between the guide rails 13 and 14.
An outlet 16 for cords is provided. Reference numeral 17 in FIG. 2 denotes a power cord plug extending from the device as appropriate.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a guide rail 1 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is provided in the longitudinal direction of the inner surface of the front plate 7c of the lid 7.
8 and 19 are provided on the upper and lower sides, respectively. At the left and right ends of the front plate 7c between the guide rails 18 and 19, openings 20 for inserting cords are formed by partially cutting the front plate 7c. Have been.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a lid piece which is slidably fitted in the opening 20, and the opening 20 can be opened and closed. The lid piece 2
Two guides 22 and 22 are formed on one predetermined peripheral portion, and a groove 23 is formed therebetween. And opening 2
0 when the guide rail 1 is inserted into the groove 23.
The tip pieces 18a, 19a of 8, 8 are fitted and guided.

The closing body 8 is, as shown in FIGS.
It is composed of a side plate 8a having an opening 25, rear plates 8b and 8b 'vertically divided by the opening 24, and a lower plate 8c. A locking claw 26a formed at a tip of a locking piece 26 protruding from a side edge of the lower surface plate 8c is engaged with a hole 27 formed in the lower surface plate 6b of the base 6, and Projection piece 28 projecting from the side edge of back plate 8b '
Is fitted between the front end piece of the back plate 6a facing the guide rail 14 and the inner surface of the back plate 6a so that it can be attached to the end of the base 6.

A guide rail 29 having a tip piece 29a pointing downward is formed at the lower end of the rear plate 8b, and as shown in FIG. 6, the upper end of the lower rear plate 8b 'is directed upward. Guide rail 30 having tip piece 30a
Are formed. And these guide rails 29, 3
An opening 24 is formed between the openings 0 to allow the cords in the wiring duct 3 to pass through the back side of the desk.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a lid piece slidably fitted in the opening 24, which can open and close the opening 24. The lid piece 3
As shown in FIG. 6, two guides 32, 32 are formed in a predetermined peripheral portion of the device 1, and a groove 33 is formed therebetween. When fitting into the opening 24, the groove 33
The tip pieces 29a, 30a of the guide rails 29, 30 are inserted and guided therein.

The guide rail 29 and the guide rail 1
3, and the guide rail 30 and the guide rail 14 are arranged so as to be linearly connected to each other when the closing body 8 is attached to the base body 6.
As shown in (1), it can slide to the base 6 side. Therefore, when the opening 24 is opened, the lid piece 3
1 can be temporarily moved to the base 6 side.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a cover piece that can be fitted into the opening 25 that allows the cords to be inserted into the side of the desk. Lid piece 35
As shown in FIG. 7, two guides 36, 36 are formed at a predetermined peripheral portion, and a groove 37 is formed therebetween. A protruding piece 38 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the opening 25, and the length L1 of the lid piece 35 is formed slightly longer than the width L2 between the protruding pieces 38, 38. The lid piece 35
Can be fitted from the front-rear direction of the opening 25. At this time, the guide 36 is elastically deformed by the projection 38, and the projection 38 is fitted into the groove 37,
The cover piece 35 is detachably attached to the opening 25.

As described above, the wiring duct 3 composed of the base 6, the lid 7 and the closing body 8 covering both side surfaces, as shown in FIGS. By screwing a bolt 40 passing through a hole 39 formed in 6b into a female screw hole 41 formed at a predetermined position on the top plate 1, the bolt 40 can be disposed on the top plate 1. .

As described above, in the desk wiring duct device of the present invention, a large amount of cords and taps can be stored in the wiring duct 3 in a good-looking manner only by rotating and opening the lid 7. When wiring only a small number of cords, wiring can be easily performed through the opening 20 formed at a predetermined position of the cover 7 without opening the cover 7. Further, by providing the wiring duct 3 on the top surface of the top plate 1, wiring processing can be performed without moving the desk or sneaking into the desk.

The opening 20 formed mainly at the end of the wiring duct 3 by using the base 6, the cover 7, and the closing body 8 of the wiring duct 3 without opening the cover 7. 2
4, 25, the cords can be drawn out to the front, the back and the side of the desk in a good manner. Since these openings are provided with lid pieces that can be opened and closed freely, the openings can be opened and closed as many times as necessary.

Further, the left and right end surfaces open portions 5 of the wiring duct
0 (refer to FIG. 4), the plug is detachably provided, so that the wiring in the wiring duct can be covered so as not to be exposed from the end face opening 50, and a plurality of desks are arranged in the left-right direction. When, for example, the desired closing body is removed, the wiring ducts of the adjacent desks are connected to each other, and the wiring in each wiring duct can be connected to each other.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific structure is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

For example, the method of attaching the plug to the base body does not have to be the method in the above-described embodiment, and can be attached by various methods.

[0031]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, even when a large amount of cords are wired in a wiring duct mounted on a table of a furniture main body such as a desk or the like, only by rotating and opening the lid body. ,
All cords and taps can be easily stored and wired in the wiring duct. In addition, the obstruction body can cover the wiring in the wiring duct with good appearance so that the wiring inside the wiring duct is not seen from the end face of the wiring duct, and by removing a desired obstruction body, wiring of a desk or the like arranged side by side on the left and right. Ducts can also be connected and wired.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, a small amount of cords can be pulled out from the opening to the side surface of the wiring duct without removing the plug, and wiring between the wiring duct and the outside can be performed.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, a small amount of cords can be pulled out from the opening without opening the lid.
Wiring between the inside and outside of the wiring duct is possible. Also, if this opening is formed in the back of the base, not only can cords be dropped on the back side of the furniture body such as a desk to connect to a power supply or a wiring terminal or the like, but also if the desk or the like is arranged in a back-to-back state. The connection between the two wiring ducts can be performed by the openings facing each other.

(D) According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cover can be easily attached and detached by removing the cover from the base, and the guide rail is used when the cover is attached to the base. The lid piece can be slid over a wide range between both the base and the closure.

[0036]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a use state of a desk including a wiring duct according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a lid.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a plug and a base.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a connection state between a closing body and a base body in FIG. 4;

6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a desk including a conventional wiring duct.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Top plate 2 Leg 3 Wiring duct 4 Personal computer 5 Telephone 4a, 5a Code 6 Base 6a, 8b, 8b 'Back plate 6b, 8c Lower plate 7 Cover 7a Upper plate 7b Inclined plate 7c Front plate 8 Closure body 8a Side plate 9 Lower edge 10 Groove section 11 Projection section 12 Concave section 13, 14, 29, 30 Guide rail 15 Mounting member 16 Outlet 17 Plug 18, 19 Guide rail 20, 24, 25 Opening 21, 31, 35 Cover piece 22, 32, 36 Guide 23, 33, 37 Groove 26 Locking piece 26a Locking claw 27 Hole 28 Projection piece 34 Stopper piece 38 Projection piece 39 Hole 40 Bolt 41 Female screw hole 50 End face opening

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A substantially inverted L-shaped cross-section for mounting a base having a substantially L-shaped cross-section open from the front surface to the top surface on a table of a furniture main body with a left-right direction as a longitudinal direction, and rotating and opening the open surface at an open edge of the base. And a cover capable of closing an open end face formed between the base and the cover in a state where the cover is closed is detachably attached to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the base. Desktop wiring duct device. 2. The desktop wiring duct device according to claim 1, wherein an opening for wiring insertion is formed at a predetermined position of the closing body, and the opening can be further opened and closed by a lid piece. 3. The desktop wiring duct device according to claim 1, wherein an opening for wiring insertion is formed in a predetermined portion of the base, and the opening can be opened and closed by a cover piece. 4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:
A guide rail is formed, and both guide rails form a straight line when the closing body is attached to the base, and a lid piece that opens and closes an opening formed at a predetermined position is slidably guided by the two guide rails. The desktop wiring duct device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: