JPH11155667A - Connecting structure of box-shaped furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connecting structure of which a connecting section and a connecting means can not be seen from the outside when box-shaped furniture are placed connecting to each other or independently placed by disposing the connecting section and the connecting means of the box-shaped furniture such as a plant box and a file cabinet, which are used arranging in a line, on a spot that can not be seen from a front surface of the furniture. SOLUTION: On upper edge sections of right and left sides of box-shaped furniture PB, detachable outer cover edge members (7), 8 having a proper width, and receiving sections (4a), 4c in the outer cover edge members having a structure for attaching the edge members (7), 8 are formed. The receiving sections (4a), 4c are formed in such a way that the outer cover edge members (7), 8 are attached in a condition that the edge members (7), 8 are taken out and a connecting fitting are assembled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a connection structure for box-shaped furniture such as a plant box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In offices and lobbies, box-shaped furniture such as plant boxes and cabinets are often arranged in series. Generally, this type of box-shaped furniture is manufactured with an independent structure, so to arrange a plurality of them linearly on the floor, the entire arrangement is linear by human eye observation. The current situation is that they are arranged as follows.

However, even if a plurality of box-shaped furniture are arranged in a straight line by the above-described method, a neat straight-line feeling appears even when arranged in a straight line due to the inclination of the floor and inaccuracy of eye measurement. There is no fact.

In order to arrange a plurality of box-shaped furnitures of the same form manufactured independently as described above in a straight line and to arrange them on the floor, the furniture to be arranged can be connected to each other by connecting metal fittings, so that a straight-line feeling can be obtained. Can be realized,
Generally, such box-shaped furniture does not have a structure for connection. In view of this point, at present, the connection-type box-shaped furniture has a so-called construction type structure for both the plant box and the cabinet, that is, a form in which furniture is assembled while being connected at a factory or at an installation location. There are only things. However, with this structure, it is not possible to immediately cope with a layout change, an increase in the number of links, and the like. On the other hand, if a box-shaped furniture manufactured independently is connected later using a connecting means such as a connecting fitting, the connecting means is exposed to the outer surface of the furniture, and the appearance is impaired.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a connecting portion and a connecting means of box-shaped furniture such as a plant box and a file cabinet which are often used in a straight line are provided at a position which cannot be seen from the outer surface of the furniture. An object of the present invention is to provide a connecting structure in which the connecting portion and the connecting means are not visible from the outside of the furniture even when the devices are connected and arranged independently as well.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a connecting structure according to the present invention is provided such that the upper edges of the left and right ends of the box-shaped furniture have an appropriate width and are detachable. An edge member and, formed by a receiving portion of the exterior edge member having a structure capable of fastening the edge member,
The receiving portion is formed so that the exterior edge member can be fixed in a state where the edge member is removed and a connection fitting is mounted.

According to the present invention, in a box-shaped furniture provided with the above-mentioned connecting structure, a lower frame to which a baseboard is attached below the left and right ends is connected so as not to interfere with the mounting of the baseboard. It may be formed so that metal fittings can be attached.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a plant box to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a vertical front view of a right side of the plant box of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a mounted state of a connecting fitting, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view exemplifying a state in which a cap is mounted from above the connection fitting, FIG. 5 is a front view showing a relationship between members used in the connection structure of the present invention described in FIGS. 3 and 4, and FIG. 6 is a connection structure of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the connection part of the plant box connected by (1).

1 and 2, a plant box PB to which the present invention is applied includes a front panel 1 on the near side, a rear panel 2 on the opposite side, and the panels 1 and 2 arranged in parallel in front and rear. Are formed from left and right side panels 3 and 4 joined at the left and right ends of the main body into a flat rectangular box-shaped main body. Kasagis 7 and 8 are attached, and front and rear baseboards 9 and left and right baseboards 10 are provided on the lower four sides of the main body to form a plant box PB. In addition,
The plant box PB is usually provided with a bottom plate (not shown) for placing a flower pot at an appropriate position in the inside, or is provided with a middle box (not shown) so as to be able to enter and leave without the bottom plate.

The connection structure of the present invention is a plant box PB, which is an example of box-shaped furniture, in the plant box PB, left and right caps 7, 8 forming upper and lower edges of left and right ends, and left and right panels 3, 4 on which they are mounted. And a frame on the lower surface to which the baseboards 9 and 10 forming the lower side of the box PB are attached.
11 (hereinafter referred to as lower frame 11) has been devised, and this point will be described below.

In FIG. 2, the right side panel 4 has upper and lower ends bent into a substantially L-shaped section so as to have upper and lower portions 4a and 4b. It is fastened with screws via a baseboard. Although not shown, the panels 1 to 3 on other surfaces are also formed in the same cross section as the panel 4, and the panels 1 to 3 are fixed to the corresponding lower frames (not shown).

[0012] The left cap 8 is provided with a claw portion 8a so as to be inserted into a hole 4c provided at one location substantially at the center of the upper surface 4a of the panel 4.
Is provided at the center in the longitudinal direction of the lower surface side of the coping 8, and the entire cross-section is formed in a substantially horizontal L shape so as to cover the upper surface 4 a of the panel 4 while keeping a space therebetween. ing. 4d is a screw for stopping the vertical wall 8b of the facing skirt 8 against the bent upright wall 4e of the panel 4, and 4f is a nut provided on the lower surface of the upper surface 4a of the panel 4 for stopping a connecting metal fitting to be described later. The cap 8 is detachable from the panel 4 by removing the screw 4d.

On the other hand, a lower baseboard in the right side panel 4
10 is a cross-section of the lower frame 11
Is formed in a cross-sectional shape that sandwiches from above and below. 10a and 10b are upper and lower horizontal sides of the baseboard 10, and 10c is a vertical side. Here, the frame 11 is formed so that its cross section has a substantially stepped shape, the adjuster 12 is attached to the lower horizontal side 11b, and the lower end of the vertical side 11c is used for fastening a connecting metal fitting to be described later. A nut 11d is provided and the upper horizontal side 1
1a is fixed to the upper member by screws 11e. Reference numeral 12a denotes a nut member provided on the lower horizontal side 11b for mounting the adjuster 12.

The plant box PB provided with the coping 8 and the baseboard 10 on the upper and lower sides of the side panel 4 is connected in series, so that the two plant boxes PB are connected in series as shown in FIG. Arrange PB. The shapes and mounting manners of the cap 8 and the baseboard 10 on the left side panel 3 of the plant box PB located on the right side in FIG.
Are the same as those in the right side panel 4 described above. Therefore, the reference numerals 3a to 3e on the side panel 3 indicate the same members or the same parts as the reference numerals 4a to 4e on the side panel 4.

In order to connect the plant boxes PB in series, the side members 4, 3 of the two plant boxes PB are arranged in abutting state, and screws 4d, 3d fixing the left and right caps 8, 8 are fixed. Remove, and claw portions 8a, 8a of both caps 8,8
Are removed from the holes 4c and 3c, respectively, so that both the caps 8, 8 are once removed.

In this state, the plant boxes PB
The lower connection bracket 13 is formed in a substantially concave shape in a front sectional view so that the vertical sides 11c, 11c of the lower frames 11, 11 having the baseboards 10, 10 on the left and right sides of the lower frame 11 can be clamped from the lower outside.
Is mounted on the vertical sides 11c, 11c. Here, the lower connection fitting 13 has a bottom side 13a, left and right standing wall sides 13b and 13c, and in the illustrated example, has a locking piece 13d that is horizontally bent at an upper end of the left standing wall side 13b. Further, a bolt hole 13e is provided in the vertical wall side 13b. Although not shown, the vertical side 11c of the lower frame 11 is formed with a hole or a slit (not shown) for receiving the locking piece 13d of the connection fitting 13. Further, the front and rear width of the lower connection fitting 13 may be any size from a size close to the width of the side panels 3 and 4 to about 1 to 2 cm. In the case of the metal fitting 13 having a narrow front and rear width, it is desirable to use at least two metal fittings.

From the lower surface side of the arranged plant boxes PB, a connecting fitting 13 is inserted, and the locking piece 13 is attached to the lower frame 11.
Insert the two lower frames 11 into the holes on the vertical side 11c.
Vertical sides 11c, 11c of the right and left standing walls 13b, 13c of the bracket 13.
And the fixing bolt 15 is screwed into the nut 11d from the bolt hole 13e to tighten the two plant boxes PB.
On the sides of the baseboards 10, 10.

Next, in the two plant boxes PB, the side panels 4, 3 from which the caps 8, 8 have been removed are connected and connected by an upper connecting metal fitting 14 having a shallow front surface and a concave shape. The connecting metal fitting 14 has an upper side 14a and left and right standing wall sides 1
4b and 14c, and two screw holes 14d formed in the upper side 14a. The connecting metal fittings 14 are arranged so as to straddle the upper surfaces 4a and 3a of the adjacent side panels 4 and 3, and two screws 16 are screwed into the nuts 4f and 3f from two screw holes 14d. To stop.

The upper connection fittings 14 are mounted on the side panels 4, 3 from which the side caps 8, 8 have been removed as described above, and the plant boxes PB are connected to each other by the upper and lower connection fittings.
Once connected by 13,14, remove Kasagi 8,8
When the connection is completed on the upper surfaces 4a and 3a of the side panels 4 and 3 and the connection of the plant box PB is completed,
The plant box PB is in the connected state shown in FIG. At the time of reattachment of the caps 8, 8, the connecting fitting 14 does not interfere. When three or more plant boxes are connected in series, the connecting portions are connected by the same structure as in the above embodiment.

Although the above description is directed to an example of connecting the plant boxes PB in series, the connecting structure of the present invention can of course be applied to box-shaped furniture other than the plant boxes. In this case, the upper and lower connecting surfaces of the box-shaped furniture to which the present invention is applied are detachable caps 8 described in the above example, a structure capable of supporting the caps 8 and attaching the upper connecting metal fittings 14, and a lower portion. Baseboard
It suffices that the lower frame 11 to which the 10 is attached has substantially the same structure as the structure to which the lower connection fitting 13 can be attached.

[0021]

As described above, the present invention relates to a connection structure for box-shaped furniture made of an independent structure such as a plant box, and a left-side and right-side upper edge of the box-shaped furniture. An outer edge member having an appropriate width and being detachable, and a receiving portion of the outer edge member having a structure capable of fastening the edge member, and the receiving portion is detached from the edge member to form a connection fitting. Since the exterior edge member is formed so that it can be fixed in a state where it is mounted, the connection part and the connection means are not visible from the outside of the furniture even when the connection part is arranged as well as independently. The structure can be realized, and thus it is easy to arrange the box-shaped furniture, which is often arranged in series, in a straight line both in appearance and substantially.

In particular, if the structure of the present invention is adopted, it can be used independently as it is, and if it is connected at the time of installation, it can be easily connected on the spot even if it is not a specialist, so that the number of connections can be increased or decreased. There is an inherent effect that it is possible to respond easily and immediately even if it is not a specialist.

Further, the connecting structure of the present invention can be manufactured and provided easily and at low cost because the structure is very simple, and the connected furniture is connected to each other by the connecting metal fittings. It is almost impossible for the lines to be disturbed even when an external force or the like is applied to the furniture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a plant box to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a vertical front view of the right side of the plant box of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view exemplifying a mounting state of a connection fitting.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a cap is mounted from above the mounted connection fitting;

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the relationship among members used in the connection structure of the present invention described in FIGS. 3 and 4;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a connection portion of a plant box connected by the connection structure of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Front Panel 2 Rear Panel 3 Left Side Panel 4 Right Side Panel 5 Front Kasagi 6 Rear Kasagi 7 Left Kasagi 8 Right Kasagi 9 Front and Back Baseboards 10 Left and Right Baseboards 11 Lower Frame 12 Adjuster 13 Upper Connection Bracket 14 Lower Connection Bracket

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An exterior edge member having an appropriate width and detachable exterior edge member, and a receiving portion of the exterior edge member having a structure capable of fastening the edge member at upper left and right ends of the box-shaped furniture. And the receiving portion is formed such that the outer edge member can be fixed in a state where the edge member is removed and a connection fitting is attached. Construction. 2. The upper and lower edges of the box-shaped furniture at the right and left ends are provided with an appropriate width and detachable exterior edge member, and a receiving portion of the exterior edge member having a structure capable of fastening the edge member. And the receiving portion is formed so that the exterior edge member can be fixed in a state where the edge member is removed and the connection fitting is mounted, while the lower surface portions of the furniture at the left and right side ends are formed. Wherein the frame member forming the frame member is formed so that when the frame members are positioned adjacent to each other, a connecting member that sandwiches and connects the two frame members can be fixed. Construction.