JPH11155228A - Wiring device for furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To conduct wiring onto a cabinet without moving the cabinet. SOLUTION: A wiring device 2 is arranged inbetween cabinets 1 placed at the right and left and is fixed to the cabinets 1 with screws. Outward openings provided on the vertical frames 5 and a top horizontal frame 6 of the wiring device 2 allows the wiring work to be done easily by removing the covers 8, 9. Also, it is possible to pass a cable C through the space between the front and rear vertical frames 5. A cable leading hole 25 provided in the top cover 9 enables to keep the cover 9 mounted at all times, irrespective of whether or not an electric apparatus K is installed, thereby ensuring good appearance of the wiring device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiring device used when a plurality of furniture such as cabinets are arranged side by side (or back to back).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when cabinets are arranged side by side, electrical and electronic devices such as OA equipment, computer repeaters, servers, and air conditioners are placed on the upper surface of the cabinet, and ceilings and walls above the cabinets are placed. Or electrical equipment in some places. In such a case, it is required that the cables connected to the electric device be beautifully treated.

In this regard, conventionally, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-3
As described in No. 2721, a wiring passage is formed inside the cabinet, or a wiring duct is provided on the upper surface of the cabinet as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-58828. .

[0004]

However, if the wiring passage is formed inside the cabinet as in the former case, not only the structure of the cabinet becomes complicated, but also the work stored in the cabinet must be taken out at the time of wiring work. It is troublesome and cannot be applied to existing cabinets. On the other hand, providing a wiring duct on the upper surface of the cabinet as in the latter case has the advantage that wiring work is easy and can be applied to existing cabinets, but it is difficult to install electrical products on the duct. There is a problem in that.

An object of the present invention is to solve these problems.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a wiring device used by sandwiching scissors between pieces of furniture installed side by side, and the like. A body that is open to the outside, a front cover that removably covers the front of the body, and an upper cover that removably covers the upper surface of the body, and a screw hole for fixing the body to the furniture in the body. And the like, and at least a cable drawing hole is provided in the upper cover. "

[0007] The wiring device of the present invention is mainly used to be arranged between furniture arranged side by side on the left and right. For example, the wiring device may be arranged between a wall surface of a building and furniture. Can be adopted.

[0008]

With this configuration, cables can be laid inside the wiring device and pulled out above the wiring device, so that electrical equipment can be installed on the upper surface of furniture such as a cabinet. In the case where electric equipment is provided on a wall or ceiling above furniture, cables can be beautifully treated.

Since the wiring device is separate from the furniture and is fixed to the furniture with screws or the like, the wiring device can be easily applied to existing furniture. Also, since the cover is to be removed forward and upward,
Even when a large number of furniture are arranged side by side, the wiring work can be performed without moving the furniture one by one, and the usability is good.

[0010] Further, since the upper cover can always be kept attached, it is a wiring device that can handle cables neatly, but it is possible to place equipment or appliances on the upper surface of furniture.
Other cabinets can be stacked on top of each other without any problems. Furthermore, since the wiring device is fixed to the furniture with screws or the like, when furniture is juxtaposed, the wiring device and the furniture on both sides thereof are integrated, and the stability of the furniture can be improved. There are also benefits that you can do.

Incidentally, in the case of a steel cabinet, there is a case where a decorative top plate made of wood or the like is mounted on the upper surface for use. In this case, the height of the cabinet differs by the thickness dimension of the decorative top plate between the case where the decorative top plate is attached and the case where the decorative top plate is not attached. The cabinets have different heights. Therefore, it is necessary to change the height of the wiring device used for this cabinet. With respect to this point, if the configuration is made as in claim 2, the height of the upper cover can be changed only by changing the direction of the upper cover, so that there is an advantage that a single type of wiring device can cope with cabinets having different heights.

[0012]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state.
Two cabinets 1 as an example of furniture are arranged side by side on the left and right, and the wiring device 2 of the present invention is sandwiched between the two cabinets 1 in a sandwich shape. Each cabinet 1 is mounted on a base 3, and a skirting board 4, which also serves as a wiring, is detachably mounted on a front surface of the base 3.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wiring device 2, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the upper portion of the wiring device 2, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lower portion of the wiring device 2, and FIG. VV sectional view, (B)
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1A, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 1, FIG.
FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the wiring device 2 includes a pair of front and rear vertical frames 5, an upper horizontal frame 6 fixed between upper ends of the front and rear vertical frames 5, and a lower horizontal frame fixed between lower ends of the front and rear vertical frames 5. Frame 7, a front and rear cover 8 attached to the vertical frame 5 from outside, and an upper cover 9 attached to the upper horizontal frame 6 from above
And The front and rear vertical frame 5 and the upper and lower horizontal frames 6 and 7 constitute the main body 10 described in claims.

The cabinet 1 is entirely made of steel (or may be made of wood or plastic). As shown in FIG. 5, a top panel 11 made of wood or the like is mounted on the upper surface. The front and rear vertical frame 5 is formed in a substantially U-shaped flat cross section, while the upper and lower horizontal frames 6 and 7 are formed in a gutter shape with an upward opening. The end portions of the upper and lower horizontal frames 6 and 7 are fitted, and the front and rear vertical frame 5 and the upper and lower horizontal frames 6 and 7 are fixed to each other by appropriate means such as spot welding or screws. The opening edge 5a of the front and rear vertical frame 5 is folded back in a U-shape in a flat cross section.

A screw hole 13 as an example of a fixing means is formed in a portion of the front and rear vertical frame 5 near the upper and lower ends of the side plate. As shown in FIG. By screwing the (screw) 14 into the screw hole 13, the left and right cabinets 1 and the vertical frame 5 are integrally fixed (fastened). It should be noted that the number of screws can be increased or decreased as necessary. Alternatively, a through hole may be formed in the side plate of the cabinet 1 and the vertical frame 5 and the bolt may be fastened with a bolt and a nut. Or you may fasten with a tapping screw or a drill screw, without making a pilot hole beforehand.

As shown in FIG. 4, an outlet 15 is provided in the lower horizontal frame 7, and both front and rear ends of the lower horizontal frame 7 are cut out so as to open forward and downward (notch). The location is indicated by reference numeral 16). The notch 16 allows the cables C to be routed along the baseboard 4. A hole 17 for passing a cable is provided on the bottom surface of the lower horizontal frame 7.

As shown in FIG. 6, the front and rear covers 8 are made of a metal plate or a synthetic resin, and have a substantially C-shaped cross section so as to overlap the vertical frame 5. Claws 18 which are engaged and disengaged against the opening edges 5a of the vertical frame 5 at appropriate positions above and below the front and rear covers 8 against elasticity.
Is provided. The claws 18 may be formed to extend over the entire length by manufacturing the front and rear covers 8 by extrusion.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper end of the front and rear cover 8 is the same height as the upper end of the main body 10, and the upper cover 9 is set to the same depth as the front and rear depth of the main body 10. For this reason, a corner cap 19 is detachably mounted in the space between the front surface of the upper cover 9 and the upper ends of the front and rear covers 8. Of course, if the length of the upper cover 9 is increased or the height of the front and rear covers 8 is increased, the corner cap 19 can be eliminated.

As shown in FIG. 3, both front and rear ends of the bottom plate in the upper horizontal frame 6 are notched (the notched portions are indicated by reference numeral 20). This is because the cables C are moved from the front and rear vertical frame 5 to the upper horizontal frame 6
In order to be able to draw in. At the edge of the notch 20, the overlapping piece 211 overlapping the back plate of the front and rear vertical frame 5 is formed by bending to enhance the rigidity of the main body 10. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
And an outlet 23 through which the plug P can be inserted and removed from above is attached to the elongated hole 22. The bottom plate of the upper horizontal frame 6 is provided with an appropriate number of cable insertion holes 24 of an appropriate size.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the upper cover 9 is formed in the shape of a gutter having a substantially downward opening, and has a cable drawing hole 25 in the center of the upper surface in the front-rear direction. A protective frame 26 is attached to the cable outlet hole 25. Left and right side plates 9a of the upper cover 9 are provided with leg plates deflected inside the upper cover 9.
27 is bent through a step 28, and the leg plate 27 is formed.
In addition, a plurality of protruding pieces 29 are protruded at appropriate intervals. In this case, the protruding pieces 29 are formed asymmetrically in the front-rear direction. That is,
Distance between the front end 9b of the upper cover 9 and the front end of the projection 29 group
The distance L1 from the rear end 9c of the upper cover 9 to the rear end of the group of protruding pieces 29 is different from L1.

On the other hand, the opening edge 6a of the upper horizontal frame 6 is
The leg plate 27 is folded downward in a hook shape so as to be in close contact. Also, on the left and right inner side surfaces of the upper horizontal frame 6, the upper horizontal frame 6
An L-shaped support plate 30 extending to the opening edge 6a of the upper cover 9 is fixed by spot welding or the like, and the leg plate 27 of the upper cover 9 is sandwiched between the side plate 30a of the support plate 30 and the opening edge 6a of the upper horizontal frame 6.
The upper cover 9 is supported at the bottom of the support plate 30.

Further, a plurality of elongated holes 31 into which the projecting pieces 29 of the upper cover 9 can be fitted are formed at the same pitch as the projecting pieces 29 at the bottom of the support plate 30. In this case, the figure
As shown in FIG. 5 (B), the distance between the front end 6b of the upper horizontal frame 6 and the group of elongated holes 31 is set to be the same as the distance L2 between the rear end of the upper cover 9 and the group of protrusions 29. I have. Therefore, when the upper cover 9 is in a position in which the front edge 9a is located on the near side, the protruding pieces 29 do not fit into the elongated holes 31 and the height of the upper cover 9 increases, and as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, when the upper cover 9 is turned so that the rear end 9c is located at the front, each protruding piece 29 is elongated.
And the height of the upper cover 9 increases. In this case, the height difference of the upper cover 9 caused by changing the mounting posture of the upper cover 9 with respect to the upper horizontal frame 6 is set to the same dimension as the thickness dimension of the decorative top plate 11 in the cabinet 1.

As shown in FIG. 7, an auxiliary cap 32 substantially similar in shape to the front and rear cover 8 is fitted at the lower end of the front and rear cover 8 so as to be vertically slidable. For this reason, the auxiliary cap
By raising the 32, the cables C can be pulled out toward the electric equipment or the like installed on the floor. When the cables C are not pulled out toward the user, the auxiliary cap 32 is applied to the floor surface to form. And the entry of garbage can be prevented.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The base 3 is opened forward so that the cables C can be routed, and a baseboard 4 is detachably attached to this opening. In the above configuration, the front cover 8
When the upper cover 9 and the corner cap 19 are removed,
The cables C can be routed inside the wiring device 2. Therefore, as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 1, when an electric device K such as a printer is installed on the cabinet 1, the cables C connected to the electric device K can be treated beautifully.

Further, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, it is also possible to freely stack another piece of furniture F on the cabinet 1 with the upper cover 9 attached. In addition, even if the decorative top plate 11 is provided on the cabinet 1 as shown in FIG. 5 or the decorative top plate 11 is not provided on the cabinet 1 as shown in FIG. Only by changing, one type of wiring device 2 can be used so that the upper cover 9 is substantially the same height as the upper surface of the cabinet 1. It should be noted that cabinets having different heights can be handled regardless of the presence or absence of the decorative top plate 11.

As in the embodiment, the outlet 23 is attached to the upper horizontal frame 6.
Is provided, the plug P of the cables C connected to the electric device K provided on the cabinet 1 can be easily pulled out and inserted into the outlet 23, which is more convenient. If the outlet 23 is mounted via a spacer or the like so that the upper surface of the outlet 23 is positioned at the height of the cable outlet hole 25 in the upper cover 9, the plug P can be removed without removing the upper cover 9 one by one. It is more convenient because it can be connected to and disconnected from the outlet 23.

The cable lead-out hole 25 may be closed with a cut-off protective film. This has the advantage that dust and the like can be prevented from entering without impairing the ease of pulling out the cable C. is there. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, when not in use, the cable draw-out hole 25 may be closed with a cap 33. As means for changing the height of the upper cover 9 depending on its posture, for example,
May be formed to project upward, while the upper cover 9 may be provided with a long hole 31. Further, the support plate 30 may be formed by cutting and raising the upper horizontal frame 6.

FIG. 10 shows another example of the cable processing means at the lower end of the front and rear cover 8. In this example, a downwardly open frame 34 is attached to the lower end of the front and rear cover 8, and A cap plate 35 is attached to the body 34 so as to be vertically slidable. Also in this example, it is possible to prevent dust from entering when not in use without impairing the function of pulling out the cables C. In the above embodiment, the cabinets are arranged side by side, but the present invention can also be applied to a case where furniture such as cabinets are installed back to back.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a wiring device of the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a wiring device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an upper portion of the wiring device.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an upper part of the wiring device.

5A is a sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5B is a BB view in FIG.
FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

7A is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 1, and FIG. 7B is a sectional view of FIG.
It is BB sectional drawing.

FIG. 8 is the same as FIG. 5 in a diagram when applied to a cabinet without a decorative top plate.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modification of the front and rear covers.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cabinet as an example of furniture 2 Wiring device 5 Vertical frame 6 Upper horizontal frame 7 Lower horizontal frame 8 Front and rear cover 9 Upper cover 13 Screw hole 14 Screw 27 Leg plate 29 Protrusion piece 30 Support plate 31 Long hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wiring device used by sandwiching between furniture set next to each other in a sandwich manner or the like, wherein at least a front surface and an upper surface are opened outwardly, and a front surface of the main body is detachably closed. A front cover, and an upper cover that removably covers an upper surface of the main body, wherein the main body is provided with fixing means such as a screw hole for fixing the main body to the furniture, and at least the cables are drawn to the upper cover. A wiring device for furniture characterized by having holes. 2. In claim 1, the upper cover is
A wiring device for a cabinet, wherein the wiring device is detachable from the main body even if the front and rear directions are reversed, and the height is set to be different when the front and rear directions are changed.