JPH11275745A - Partition wiring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a partition wiring device, in which installed cables can be introduced into a wiring space without exposing then from its opening, even if the opening is provided in its lower part, and furthermore, the cables can be wired easily, without reducing its pillar strength. SOLUTION: A partition wiring device has a frame 5 composed of a pair of pillars 1 connected top each other with horizontal beams, panels 7 which are attached to the frame 5 except for its lower part and a wiring space defined by the panels 7. Pillar covers 21 made of synthetic resin are applied to the exposed lower parts of the pillars 1. Each pillar cover 21 consists of a pair of side plates 23, which cover one and the other surfaces of each pillar 1, a connection plate 25 with which the pair of side plates 23 are connected to each other, a pair of duct forming walls 27 which are extended from the side plates 23 toward the inside of the frame 5 to define a wiring duct space between each other and a slit 31, which is formed between the tip edges of the respective duct forming walls 27 and through which the duct space is opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiring apparatus for a partition having an opening at a lower portion of a frame where a panel is not mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called low partition having a height of about half the ceiling height is used as one of partition walls for dividing a living room space such as an office floor into individual working spaces. This partition has a frame formed by connecting a pair of columns by horizontal bars. A plurality of frames are connected in a straight line or the like. On one and the other surface of the frame, one or a plurality of divided panels in the vertical direction of the column are detachably attached.

In recent years, many OA devices have been installed in a work space partitioned by such partitions. For this reason, a large amount of cables such as a power supply line, a communication line, and a ground line are exposed to cause a problem that the appearance is deteriorated.

[0004] One of the devices for preventing the exposure of such a cable and improving the appearance is a partition wiring device that uses a space sandwiched between panels as a wiring space. Conventionally, in this type of apparatus, a cable laid under a floor material is drawn into a wiring space from between baseboards mounted at the bottom of a frame.

Therefore, according to the conventional partition wiring device, the laid cables can be directly introduced into the wiring space between the panels, so that the cables are not exposed and the appearance can be improved.

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional cable connecting device for a partition, the cable laid from between the baseboards mounted at the lowermost portion of the frame is drawn into the wiring space. For this reason, in a partition in which an opening such as ventilation is formed at the lower portion without mounting the baseboard and the lowermost panel, the cable is exposed at the opening to deteriorate the appearance.

As a structure for preventing the cable from being exposed at the opening, it is conceivable to use the internal space of the column for the cable insertion duct. However, with such a structure, the cable has to be inserted from the tip, and the wiring work is troublesome. In addition, in this structure, a hole for guiding the cable from the internal space of the support to the wiring space must be formed in the support, and there is a possibility that the strength of the support may be reduced.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a partition having an opening in the lower part,
The laid cable can be drawn into the wiring space without being exposed at the opening, and without lowering the strength of the support.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a partition wiring device in which wiring work can be easily performed.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a partition wiring apparatus, comprising: a frame having a pair of columns connected by a horizontal rod; In a wiring device of a partition including a panel 7 attached to a portion other than the lower portion of one and the other surfaces of the frame 5 and a wiring space 12 sandwiched between the panels 7 on both surfaces, the partition device is attached to the exposed lower portion of the column 1. And a support cover 21 made of synthetic resin.
A pair of side plates 23, 23 covering the one and other surfaces of the column 1 and being substantially flush with the panel surface; and a connecting plate 25 connecting the pair of side plates 23, 23 and being parallel to the column facing surface. A pair of duct forming walls 27, 27 extending from the pair of side plates 23, 23 to the inside of the frame 5 to form a wiring duct space 29 therebetween, and the pair of extended duct forming walls 27, And a slit 31 formed between the distal ends of the wires 27 to open the wiring duct space 29.

In this partition wiring device, the column cover 21 is attached to the column 1 exposed through the opening, and the cable is accommodated in the wiring duct space 29 of the column cover 21. Therefore, the cable is wired to the wiring space 12 without being exposed, the appearance is improved, and the cable is protected. Further, in the wiring device, since the side plate 23 is substantially flush with the surface of the panel 7, the sense of unity with the panel 7 is not impaired, and excellent design is obtained. Furthermore, compared to a wiring structure in which a cable is inserted from the tip into the internal space of the column 1,
Insertion from the slit 31 becomes possible, and wiring becomes easy.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wiring apparatus for a partition.
The connecting plate 25 is provided with a partition wall 33 protruding toward the slit 31 and extending along the slit 31.

In the wiring device of this partition, the partition wall 33 divides the wiring duct space 29. As a result, different kinds of cables can be sorted. Further, the slit 31 is narrowed by the partition wall 33, and the cable from the wiring duct space 29 is hardly detached.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a partition wiring device.
At least the leading edge of the duct forming walls 27, 27 can be elastically opened and closed inward and outward. Specifically, the distal edges are bent in a direction approaching each other, and a flexible hinge portion 39 is formed at the proximal end of the duct forming wall 27. The duct forming walls 27, 27 can be opened and closed.

In the wiring device of this partition, the duct forming wall 27 can be opened and closed by the hinge portion 39.
Thereby, the wiring duct space 29 can be largely opened, and the wiring work becomes easy. In addition, wiring duct space 2
Since the slit 31 serving as a cable insertion opening into the cable 9 can be widened, a cable having a connector or the like can be inserted.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a partition wiring device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a partition wiring device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a frame shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a lower portion of a column and a column cover, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a wiring device for partitions installed on a cable laying floor, and FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a wiring device for connected partitions.

A pair of upper and lower horizontal bars 3, 3 are connected to a pair of columns 1, 1 shown in FIG. 2, and the columns 1, 1 and the horizontal columns 3, 3 form a gate-shaped frame 5. ing.

As shown in FIG. 1, a panel 7 which is divided into a plurality of columns in the up and down direction of the columns 1 and 1 is detachably attached to one and the other surface except for the lower part of the frame 5 except for the lower part. Therefore, the frame 5 and the panel 7 constitute a partition 11 having the opening 9 in the lower part. The space between the panels 7 mounted on the one and other surfaces is a wiring space 12.

When the opening 9 is not formed, the partition 11 has the panel 7 and the baseboard 13 in the opening 9.
Can be attached. The height of the opening 9 is, for example, the total height H of one panel 7 and the baseboard 13. In the illustrated example, all the panels 7 are formed to have the same height, but the heights of the individual panels 7 may be different.

A plurality of locking holes 15 are formed in the columns 1 and 1 in the vertical direction. The locking holes 15 are provided in all the panels 7
However, it is arranged so that it can be replaced at any position.

The panel 7 is attached by locking the lower hook 17 into the lower locking hole 15 and pushing the upper hook 19 into the upper locking hole 15. The upper hook 19 is pushed into the upper locking hole 15 to move against the urging force, and then returns to the vertical position elastically to be locked in the locking hole 15. Thereby, the panel 7 is detachably attached to the frame 5 via the lower hook 17 and the upper hook 19.

A column cover 21 is attached to a lower portion of the column 1 exposed by the opening 9. As shown in FIG. 3, the column cover 21 has a substantially H-shaped cross section, and has a pair of side plates 23, 23 that cover one and other surfaces 1a, 1b of the column 1 (see FIG. 4). The pair of side plates 23, 23 are arranged on substantially the same plane as the surface of the panel 7 mounted on the frame 5 when the column cover 21 is attached to the column 1.

The pair of side plates 23, 23 are connected by a connecting plate 25 inside the frame 5. This connecting plate 2
5 covers the column facing surfaces 1c of the pair of columns 1 (see FIG. 2). A pair of duct forming walls 27, 27 extending toward the inside of the frame 5 are formed on the pair of side plates 23, 23. The pair of duct forming walls 27 form a wiring duct space 29 therebetween.

The distal end of the extended duct forming wall 27 is a bent portion 27a bent in a direction approaching each other. A vertical slit 31 of the column 1 is formed between the tips of the bent portions 27a. Slit 31
Open the wiring duct space 29 to the outside.

On the surface of the connecting plate 25 on the side of the wiring duct space 29, the connecting plate 25 projects toward the slit 31,
A partition wall 33 extending along is provided. Therefore, the wiring duct space 29 is divided into two by the partition wall 33.

At the rear edge of the side plates 23, 23 opposite to the duct forming wall 27, a locking projection 35 for locking the locking hole 15 of the column 1 is provided. In the illustrated example, a plurality of parallel upright walls 37 projecting toward the opposing side plate 23 are formed on the rear edges of the side plates 23. The locking projection 35 protrudes from the upright wall 37. Upper and lower locking projections 35
Is the same as the pitch of the lower hook 17 and the upper hook 19 provided on the panel 7.

The base end of the duct forming wall 27 (the duct forming wall 2)
A hinge portion 39 having flexibility is formed near the boundary between the side plate 7 and the side plate 23). The hinge portion 39 is, for example,
By making the part thin, a well-known thin hinge structure having flexibility can be obtained. In this case, the thin portion can be formed, for example, as a groove having a V-shaped cross section that extends in the vertical direction of the column 1.

Therefore, the pair of duct forming walls 27 can be opened and closed elastically left and right. Duct forming wall 27
The wiring duct space 29
Is greatly open.

The column cover 21 is made of a resin material. That is, the column cover 21 is provided with the side plates 23, 2
3, the connecting plate 25, the duct forming wall 27, the partition wall 33, the hinge portion 39 and the like can be integrally formed.

By integrally molding with such a resin material, the above-mentioned hinge portion 39 of the support cover 21 has a predetermined elastic force. Thus, the opened duct forming wall 27 is restored to the original position again by the elastic return force of the hinge portion 39.

The rear edges of the side plates 23 are also elastically deformable in the separating direction. The rear edges of the side plates 23, 23
It is elastically deformed in the separating direction so that the columns 1 can be received therebetween. As a result, the locking projection 35 can be elastically restored.
Into the locking hole 15.

In the partition wiring device 41 thus configured, the column covers 21 are mounted on the columns 1 and 1 exposed at the openings 9. As shown in FIG. 5, the floor 43 on which the wiring device 41 is installed has various cables 47 laid under a floor material 45. As the cable 47, a power supply wiring, a communication wiring, a ground wiring, an optical cable, or the like can be considered. These cables 47 are connected to the floor material 4 at a predetermined position.
5 can be taken out by removing it.

The wiring device 41 includes a cable outlet 49
Is installed so as to be aligned with the periphery of the column. The cable 47 taken out from the cable outlet 49 is inserted from the inside of the slit 31 so that the wiring duct space 29 is inserted.
To be stored. The stored cable 47 is routed upward along the wiring duct space 29 and drawn into the wiring space 12.

At this time, the duct forming wall 27 is
9 allows the cable 47 to be opened in the left-right direction, facilitating insertion of the cable 47. The same type of cable 47 is accommodated in each wiring duct space 29 divided by the partition wall 33. As a result, it becomes possible to sort different kinds of cables 47 such as power supply wiring and communication wiring.

Furthermore, the partition wall 33 acts to narrow the slit 31 and prevent the cable 47 from dropping out of the wiring duct space 29.

Thus, the cable 47 from the floor 43 is
As shown in FIG. 6, the wiring device 41 into which is drawn is connected in a linear direction, an L direction, a T direction, or the like. The connected wiring device 41 is wired to another wiring device 41 via a cable insertion hole 51 (see FIG. 5) in a connection portion between the panels 7.

According to the wiring device 41, even in the partition 11 having the opening 9, the cable 47 can be accommodated in the column cover 21, and the appearance can be improved without exposing the cable 47.

The wiring device 41 includes a side plate 2 of the column cover 21.
Since 3 and 23 are substantially flush with the surface of panel 7,
The sense of unity with the panel 7 is not spoiled. As a result, excellent design properties can be obtained, and thereby the appearance can be improved.

Further, since the partition wall 33 projecting toward the slit 31 is provided in the wiring duct space 29, different kinds of cables 47 can be sorted. At the same time, the partition wall 33 narrows the slit 31 so that the wiring duct space 2
Also, detachment of the cable 47 from the cable 9 is prevented.

Further, since the hinge portion 39 is provided at the base of the duct forming wall 27, the duct forming wall 27 can be opened to greatly open the wiring duct space 29. Thus, the wiring operation can be facilitated, and the insertion of the cable 47 having a connector or the like can be performed.

[0040]

As described above in detail, according to the partition wiring apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, even in a partition having an opening, the cable is exposed by accommodating the cable in the column cover. Protection and improve the appearance. Further, in the wiring device, since the side plate of the column cover is substantially flush with the surface of the panel, it is possible to obtain excellent design properties, thereby improving the appearance.

The partition wiring device according to claim 2 is
Since the partition wall protruding toward the slit is provided, different kinds of cables can be sorted. Further, the partition wall can prevent the cable from being detached from the wiring duct space.

The partition wiring device according to claim 3 is
Since the duct forming wall can be elastically opened and closed, the wiring duct space can be largely opened, and the wiring work can be facilitated. Further, it is possible to insert a cable having a connector or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a partition wiring device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the frame shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a lower portion of a column and a column cover.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a column cover.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a wiring device of a partition installed on a cable laying floor.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a wiring device of connected partitions.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support 1c Support opposing surface 3 Horizontal rod 5 Frame 7 Panel 12 Wiring space 21 Support cover 23 Side plate 25 Connecting plate 27 Duct formation wall 29 Wiring duct space 31 Slit 33 Partition wall 39 Hinge part 41 Partition wiring device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A frame comprising a pair of columns connected by a horizontal rod, a panel attached to a portion other than a lower portion of one and other surfaces of the frame, and a wiring space sandwiched between the panels on both surfaces. The partition wiring device, further comprising: a support cover made of synthetic resin attached to a lower part of the exposed support, wherein the support cover covers the one and other surfaces of the support and is substantially flush with the panel surface. A pair of side plates, a connecting plate connecting the pair of side plates and being parallel to the column facing surface, and a pair of duct forming walls extending from the pair of side plates to the inside of the frame to form a wiring duct space therebetween. And a slit formed between the ends of the pair of extended duct forming walls to open the wiring duct space. 2. The partition wiring device according to claim 1, wherein a partition wall protruding toward the slit and extending along the slit is provided on the connecting plate. 3. The partition wiring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least the distal ends of the duct forming walls are elastically opened and closed inward and outward.