JPH11332674A - Office constituting equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an office capable of performing creative work by arranging positioning a element at a prescribed place of a floor and arranging movable furnitures for forming group work areas or personal work areas by being freely moved by workers on a floor, thereby making the interchanging degree and autonomy of workers compatible. SOLUTION: The group work areas 1A to 1D and the personal work areas 2A to 2C are constituted by using desks 3 being the common movable furniture. An auxiliary desk 4, a temporary mounting table 5, a circular table 6, a long table 7, a half-elliptic table 8, a white board 9, a partitioning screen 10, or the like are used as the other movable furniture. The group work areas 1A to 1D of a high interchanging degree and the personal work areas 2A to 2C respecting for autonomy are freely constructed at need by properly combining these furniture 3 to 10. In order to prevent the whole office from being confused by disorderly moving the furniture 3 to 10, a wiring tool 81 being the positioning element is arranged at the prescribed position of the floor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to office equipment suitable for constructing an office for performing creative work while achieving a high degree of worker interaction and autonomy.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional office, for example, desks equipped with materials and equipment necessary for work are oriented in the same direction and arranged in rows at regular intervals (hereinafter abbreviated as factory type). ) Are known. Also, in a general company, a plurality of office desks equipped with sleeves, wagons, etc. for storing their own materials, etc. are arranged facing each other or close to each other (hereinafter, abbreviated as den type).
The one characterized by is widely spread.

Further, in the research and development department, the software development department, etc., an office desk, a table or a storage for mounting OA equipment, etc. are arranged in a closed space or a private room defined by partitions. (Hereinafter referred to as "cell type").

[0004]

The various forms of office described above should be selected and adopted as appropriate according to the business, and each of them plays an important role in the future, of course. It is anticipated that demands for more advanced office use will increase, and it will be difficult to sufficiently cope with the conventional form alone.

That is, the dramatic development of computers,
Due to its widespread use, routine paperwork has tended to leave human hands. As a result, higher-level work processes are required of office workers. For example, it has been desired to process raw materials of information into knowledge to promote more creative work. In addition, with the advancement of information technology represented by computer networks, it is becoming possible to carry out certain tasks without necessarily gathering in the same place. Also.

In view of these circumstances, advanced personal controls are required for future office workers, and such highly autonomous office workers seek human-to-human exchanges as needed. It is expected that more people will go to the office. Therefore, offices that meet such demands have a high degree of exchange that enables humans to directly exchange face-to-face information with each other, and concentrate on information processing work and the like with privacy protected. It is desirable to have both high autonomy that can be performed.

[0007] From the above point of view, when the above various office forms are closely examined, there are the following problems, respectively. First, the fax-trial type has a low degree of interaction and low autonomy, and is not suitable for the knowledge-intensive type of office described above. Also, the den type is
Workers sit relatively close to island-shaped desks, etc., so they can secure a high degree of exchange and are suitable for routine group processing work. Not suitable for work. Further, the cell type has a high degree of autonomy and thus is suitable for concentrated work because a private room environment is obtained, but has a low degree of interaction and is not suitable for direct information exchange between humans. Recently, a type based on a fixed cell type layout and a shared area for exchanging information among multiple workers has been developed in the center, but each worker occupies the conventional type. Office furniture is completely different from furniture located in common areas. Therefore, in order to achieve both high degree of exchange and autonomy in such a form, a large space and various kinds of furniture are required.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and requires a shared work area having a high degree of exchange with common moving furniture and a personal work area respecting autonomy. It can be freely constructed according to the requirements. And, in order to prevent the order of the entire office from being disturbed due to the high degree of freedom of furniture arrangement, positioning elements such as wiring devices having communication connectors serving as entrances and exits of information at predetermined locations on the floor. I am trying to do it.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An office equipment according to the present invention comprises a positioning element disposed at a predetermined position on a floor, and a joint work area or a personal work area which is disposed on the floor and allows workers to move freely. And moving furniture for appropriately forming the object.

The positioning element is not only physically fixed to the floor, but physically movable, but is not systematically moved in office operation, or Some objects are not moved outside a certain range. As an example of the positioning element, a wiring device having a communication connector serving as a gateway for information can be cited.

In order to make particularly effective use of the space, it is desirable for the mobile furniture to be provided with leg forms that are easy to approach or overlap. A desk can be cited as a typical example of mobile furniture. Such a desk needs to be able to be freely moved by a worker, and it is important that the desk be lightweight without a large storage section. In the case of a work style where all office workers do not go to the office at the same time, it is desirable to share those desks so that multiple workers can select and use them, but if there is space or other space If there is a possibility that all workers or workers may go to the office at the same time, each desk may be occupied by a worker.

In an office employing such a desk,
In addition to storing shared materials in the shared vault, each worker's own materials are stored in personal lockers, and every time they go to work, the necessary materials are transferred from those vaults and personal lockers to their desks. A work process of transporting to and performing work is expected. In the case of this type of work,
It is desirable to adopt a movable temporary table or the like for transporting materials between a storage or a personal locker and a desk, and to keep the materials beside the desk as one of the moving furniture.

Further, in order to appropriately divide the joint work area and the individual work area or the individual work areas as needed, it is preferable to employ a screen for easy partitioning as one of the moving furniture. .

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the layout example shown in FIG. 1, the common work areas 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D and the personal work areas 2A, 2B, and 2C are configured using a desk 3 that is a common moving furniture, and other moving areas are used. As furniture, an auxiliary desk 4, a temporary table 5, a circular table 6, a long table 7, a semi-elliptical table 8, a white board 9, a partitioning screen 10, and the like are used. In addition to the moving furniture 3 to 10, the wall furniture 11 is arranged along the wall surface to store shared materials, and is arranged at a position separated from the wall so as to partition the floor. Intermediate storage 1
2, or a personal locker 13 or the like for storing each material owned by each worker W is also used.

The desk 3 is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a top plate 22 supported by left and right leg elements 21. Each leg element 21 has a flat leg having a relatively small vertical dimension. A support 24 is provided upright on a base 23. The top plate 22 has a use edge slightly curved in a direction that can surround the user, has no large storage portion such as a center drawer or a sleeve, and has a flat shape attached to the lower surface of the leg base 23. It can be moved freely by the action of casters (not shown).

The auxiliary desk 4 is, as shown in FIG.
The top plate 26 is supported by the left and right leg elements 25 in the same manner as described above, but the top plate 26 is inserted into the desk 3 under the top plate 22 so that the top plate 26 can be used.
Is set lower than the height of the top plate 22 of the desk 3, and the distance between the left and right leg elements 25 is set to a value that can be inserted between the leg elements 21 of the desk 3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the temporary table 5 supports a top plate 28 with left and right leg elements 27 and has a shelf 29 between the leg elements 27. The leg element 27
Post 3 on a horizontal leg base 32 with casters 31
The top plate 28 is rotatably connected to the upper ends of both support columns 33 via brackets 34. The top plate 28 can be freely rotated between the horizontal use position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and the upright storage position shown in FIG.
The shelf 29 is a frame having an opening on the inside, and both sides of its rear end are pivotally connected to a middle position of the support 33. Thus, this shelf 29, like the top plate 28,
It can be freely rotated between the horizontal use position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and the upright storage position shown in FIG. The shelf 29 can hold a box file 35 and the like at a horizontal use position as shown in FIG. This temporary table 5
As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of racks can be densely stacked in a state where the shelf 29 and the top plate 28 are erected.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the circular table 6 is provided with a column 43 standing up from the intersection of a leg base 42 having a cross shape in plan view and having casters 41.
The top plate 44 is supported thereon. The top plate 44 is circular and has a cutout 45 having a straight edge in part. The circular table 6 can change the height position of the top plate 44 by expanding and contracting the columns 43 as shown in FIG. It is an up-and-down raising / lowering lever of a gas spring for locking in a position. Notch 4 in top plate 44
The reason for providing the top plate 5 is to make the top plate 44 closely adjacent to the top plate of other furniture, and the height of the top plate 44 can be changed because the top plates 44 This is to allow the furniture to approach other furniture so as to polymerize.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the long table 7 has a top plate 47 supported by four legs 48, 49. A caster 51 is provided, and can be moved by slightly lifting the use edge side. A pair of semicircular raised portions 52 are formed on the opposite side of the top plate 47 from the use edge, and when two long tables 7 are arranged facing each other, the raised portions 52 come into contact with each other and the two long tables 7 are brought into contact with each other. A space 53 for inserting various wirings and the like is formed between the non-use edges.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the semi-elliptical table 8 comprises a top plate 61 supported by four legs 62, 63. Is provided with a caster 64, which can be moved by slightly lifting the use edge side.
On the anti-use edge side of the top plate 61, a pair of semicircular raised portions 6 are formed.
5, when two semi-elliptical tables 8 are arranged facing each other, the raised portions 65 come into contact with each other, and a space is formed between the non-use edges of the two tables 8 for inserting wires and the like. It has become so.

The white board 9 is, as shown in FIG.
The struts 69 are erected from the rear ends of the pair of horizontal leg bases 68 having the casters 67, and the board body 70 is reversibly supported between the upper ends of the struts 69. The upper half of the column 69 is curved forward, and the board body 70 supported on the upper end of each column 69 is positioned substantially at the center of the leg base 68 in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the partitioning screen 10 is provided with a blind panel 76 between left and right columns 71, and a leg base is provided at the lower end of each column 71. 72 is fixed. The leg base 72 has a flat fan shape that expands inward, and a flat caster 73 is provided at an inner end of the leg base 72. These mobile furniture 3 to 10 are in the form of legs that are easy to approach or overlap with each other. More specifically, the left and right leg elements 25 of the auxiliary desk 4 are set to dimensions that can be inserted between the left and right leg elements 21 of the desk 3. Also, the leg base 2 of the desk 3 and the auxiliary desk 4
Reference numerals 3 and 30 each have a flat shape having a small vertical dimension and are supported by tall casters 31 and 41.
Of the moving furniture 3, 4, 5, and 6 can be brought close to each other. Further, since the circular table 6 has the cruciform leg base 42, the columnar legs 48, 49, 6
The long table 7 and the semi-elliptical table 8 having 2, 63 are easily arranged close to each other. Further, the leg base 68 of the whiteboard 9 also has a flat shape with a small vertical dimension, and furthermore, since the support 69 is erected from the rear end thereof, a space is formed above the leg base 68. . On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, clogged tooth bases 74 are provided at both ends of the bottom surface of the intermediate storage 12, and a gap 75 is formed between the bottom surface of the intermediate storage 12 and the floor surface. doing. Therefore, by bringing the white board 9 close to the intermediate storage 12 and inserting the leg base 72 into the gap 75, the white board 9 can be cleared away without obstructing the passage of the white board 9. In this state, the board body 70 is located substantially at the center of the intermediate storage 12 in the front-rear direction, so that the white board 9 can be used in this posture. The leg base 68 of the screen 10 is
Since the casters and the grounding portions do not exist before and after the support 71, even when the screens 10 are orthogonally adjacent to each other as shown in FIG. Interference between the bases 72 can be prevented. Also, when the desk 3 having substantially the same width as the screen 10 is arranged close to the screen 10, the interference between the leg base 23 of the desk 3 and the leg base 72 of the screen 10 is easily prevented.

Combination of such moving furniture 3 to 10 as appropriate allows the joint work areas 1A to 1 with a high degree of exchange on the floor.
1D and personal work areas 2A-2C that respect autonomy
However, in order to prevent the whole office from being confused by the random movement of the moving furniture 3 to 10, the wiring element 81 as a positioning element is arranged at a predetermined position on the floor. Has been established.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 6, 7, and 11, the wiring member 81 has two wiring poles 8 on a base 82.
3 and 84 are erected at predetermined intervals, and outlets 85 and 86 are provided on each of the wiring poles 83 and 84. Each of the wiring poles 83 and 84 has a reduced posture that can be accommodated under the top plate 22, 47 and 61 of the desk 3 and the tables 7 and 8, and the outlets 85 and 86 have the top plate 22 of the desk 3 and the tables 7 and 8. It can be expanded and contracted with the extension posture located above 47 and 61. An outlet 85 attached to one of the wiring poles 83 is for supplying power, and a power line (not shown) connected to the outlet 85 is inserted into the wiring pole 83, and a floor from the lower end of the wiring pole 83. It is derived on the surface. The outlet 86 attached to the other wiring pole 84 is for communication, and a communication line (not shown) connected to the outlet 86 is inserted through the wiring pole 84, and the lower end of the wiring pole 84 is connected to the floor surface. Derived above. A plurality of such wiring tools 81 are installed at predetermined positions on the floor. These wiring members 81 are physically movable, but are prohibited from operating in an office except for small movement within a predetermined area, for example, a power line or a communication line that is led out on a floor. It is.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a floor secretary area 91 is defined, and the desk 3 and the OA equipment mounting table 92 arranged in this area 91 are not moved. An information board 93 is arranged behind the floor secretary area 91, and a work pit 96 on which a copy machine 94, a fax 95 and the like are arranged is provided next to the information board 93. The devices 94 and 95 disposed on the information board 93 and the work pit 96 are not moved in principle. Therefore, in this office, the furniture 3, 92 arranged in the floor secretary area 91, the information board 93, or the devices 94, 95 arranged in the work pit 96 also function as positioning elements. .

In the office shown in FIG. 1, specifically, the first, second, third and fourth joint work areas 1 are moved by appropriately moving the moving furniture 3 to 10 described above.
A, 1B, 1C, and 1D form first, second, and third personal work areas 2A, 2B, and 2C. In the first joint work area 1A, as shown in FIG. 1, the area defined by the screen 10 around the wiring tool 81 is
The two long tables 7 are arranged facing each other so as to sandwich the wiring member 81, and the semi-elliptical tables 8 are arranged in contact with both side edges of the long tables 7, thereby constructing an environment suitable for a conference. I have. As shown in FIG. 7, an insertion space 53 that connects the top and bottom of the top plate 47 is formed between the oppositely used edges of the facing long table 7.
Not only the wirings, but also the wiring poles 83 and 84 of the extended wiring tool 81 and the columns 43 of the extended circular table 6 are inserted. In this case, the circular table 6 is used for mounting the overhead head projector 54 and the like, and is arranged in a state of being superposed on the long table 7 in a plan view. , 8 are provided with a white board 9. Second joint work area 1B
In this example, a plurality of office desks 3 are arranged close to each other in an area defined by a screen 10 around a wiring tool 81, and workers W using the desks 3 are densely arranged. It is in a form that you can work while contacting. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the third joint work area 1C has a plurality of desks 3 arranged face-to-face around a wiring tool 81, and has a form suitable for a group work. I have. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 11, the fourth joint work area 1D has a larger number of desks 3 facing each other in an island shape in an area defined by the screen 10 with the wiring tool 81 at the center. This arrangement is suitable for a large number of workers W to work together while communicating. As an arrangement mode of the desks 3 suitable for the joint work area, for example, in addition to those described above, for example, FIGS.
There is the one shown in (C).

On the other hand, the first and second personal work areas 2
In FIGS. 1A and 1B, as shown in FIG. 1, the desk 3 for working and the desk 92 for placing OA equipment are arranged in the area surrounded by the screen 10 so that the wiring tool 81 is located at the corner. This creates an environment where individuals can easily concentrate on their work. The third personal work area 2C has a wiring tool 81 at the corner.
Are arranged in the area surrounded by the screen 10 in such a manner that the desk 3 for working, the desk 92 for placing OA equipment and the temporary placement table 5 are also suitable for personal concentrated work. Environment. As an arrangement mode of the desks 3 and the like suitable for the personal work area 2, for example, FIG.
(B), (c), and (d), or (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of FIG. Can be. The mode shown in FIG. 13A is suitable for paper work, and the mode shown below is suitable for heavy work. The embodiment shown in (b) is suitable for performing both the paperwork and the so-called OA operation. The modes shown in (c) and (d) are mainly suitable for performing the OA operation, and the lower one is suitable for heavy work, as described above.

The behavior example of the worker W in the office shown in FIG. 1 will be described as follows. First, when one comes to work in the morning, the personal locker 13 is unlocked, personal belongings such as bags and umbrellas not used in the company are stored, and personal materials stored in the locker 13 and official materials such as notebook PCs are stored. Take out. Then, if necessary, stop by the information board 93 to check the presence or absence of message memos and mails addressed to individuals, obtain support information from the floor secretary, and then obtain a desk in an area suitable for the day's work. Select 3 to start work. Shared materials necessary for work are taken out from the wall storage 11 or the like to their desks 3 and used. When there are many materials, the temporary table 5 is used to carry the materials or temporarily store the materials beside the desk 3. When performing personal intensive work, the personal work areas 2A, 2A,
B, 2C, etc., and use the desk 3 or O
A personal workstation is constructed by carrying not only the desk A for mounting the A-device but also various mobile furniture. When performing work requiring group communication such as a meeting, group work, or presentation, the joint work areas 1A, 1B, 1C, 1
Use D or the like. At that time, the moving furniture 3 to 10 are appropriately rearranged in accordance with the type of group communication, the number of people, and the like, thereby preparing a group space environment. Moving furniture 3 ~
The rearrangement of the ten offices is performed, for example, based on the position of the wiring tool 81 arranged in the building grid unit, so that the whole office can be prevented from being disordered.

As described above, according to the office constituent equipment, the worker W can freely move the moving furniture 3 to 10 such as desks, and the joint work area 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D or the individual work area 2A, Since 2B and 2C can be formed as appropriate, it has a high degree of exchange that enables humans to exchange live information without requiring a large space and various types of furniture. Environment and a highly autonomous environment in which advanced information processing operations can be performed in a concentrated manner can be freely created as needed. The office realized by this office configuration equipment is
It is possible to provide a place where highly autonomous individuals gather for exchange to create efficient added value by exchanging opinions, and it is possible to have what is called a club element. is there. Therefore, such a club-type office and the above-mentioned conventional factory-type office,
If you compare den offices and cell offices,
As shown in FIG. 15, the club-type office according to the present invention has a high autonomy and a high degree of exchange,
It is clearly different from the conventional one.

The type and structure of the moving furniture are not limited to those described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Also, the positioning element is not limited to the illustrated example,
For example, a power supply and a communication outlet directly provided at a predetermined position on the access floor may be used. The arrangement position of the positioning element is, for example, in units of an architectural grid,
The position may be set at the center or the boundary of the grid, or the position may be determined based on another reference.

[0031]

As described above in detail, the office building equipment according to the present invention enables a worker to freely move mobile furniture such as a desk to form a joint work area or a personal work area as appropriate. Focuses on environments with a high degree of exchange, where humans can exchange live information, and advanced information processing work, without the need for large spaces and various types of furniture. It is possible to freely create a highly autonomous environment that can be executed as needed. In addition, since the positioning element is provided at a predetermined position on the floor, it is possible to prevent the office from being disordered by freely moving the moving furniture.

If a wiring device provided with a communication connector serving as a gateway for information is adopted as the positioning element, the wiring device is used as a reference for both a joint work and a personal work. Since the possibility of arranging a desk is increased, the disorder of the office can be prevented without difficulty. In addition, if the moving furniture is provided with leg forms that are easily approached or overlapped with each other, the degree of freedom of arrangement of the moving furniture is increased, and the space can be used particularly effectively. .

Further, if a desk having no large storage section is adopted as one of the moving furniture, it is possible for a worker to move the desk lightly and freely create various environments. . Also, if a movable temporary table is used as one of the moving furniture, it is possible to carry materials between the vault and the desk, etc. It becomes convenient.

If a partition screen which is easy to move is adopted as one of the moving furniture, the joint work area and the individual work area, or the individual work areas can be appropriately divided as required. It is possible to more appropriately coexist a joint work area with a high degree of exchange and a personal work area with a high degree of autonomy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an office layout diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a desk, a temporary table, and a circular table of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary perspective view showing a desk, an auxiliary desk, a temporary table, and a wiring tool according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing the temporary mounting table of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the circular table of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a long table and a semi-elliptical table of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary perspective view showing a state where a long table and a semi-elliptical table are combined in the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a whiteboard and an intermediate storage of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a screen and a desk of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a screen and a desk of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an exemplary perspective view showing the desk and the wiring device of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a layout explanatory diagram showing an example of an arrangement of mobile furniture in a shared work area.

FIG. 13 is a layout explanatory diagram showing an example of arrangement of mobile furniture in a personal work area.

FIG. 14 is a layout explanatory diagram showing an example of arrangement of moving furniture in a personal work area.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining effects of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D: joint work area 2A, 2B, 2C: personal work area 3: mobile furniture (desk) 4: mobile furniture (auxiliary desk) 5: mobile furniture (temporary table) 6: mobile furniture ( Circular table) 7: moving furniture (long table) 8: moving furniture (semi-elliptical table) 9: moving furniture (whiteboard) 10: moving furniture (screen) 11: wall storage 12 … Intermediate storage 13… Personal rocker 81… Positioning element (wiring tool)

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shiro Tanaka 6-1-1, Oimazato-minami, Higashi-Nari-ku, Osaka Inside Kokuyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshimasa Kato 6-1-1, Oimazato-minami, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi No. 1 Inside KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (72) Shigeyuki Takashima 6-1-1-1 Oimazato Minami, Higashinari-ku, Osaka City Inside (72) Inventor Nobuyuki Ueda 6-1-1-1 Oimazato Minami, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi No. 1 Inside KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Nobutaka Sakai 6-1-1, Oimazato Minami, Higashinari-ku, Osaka

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A table having a table whose height can be changed and another furniture having a table, so that the table top can be superimposed on the table of another furniture in plan view. Office configuration equipment. 2. The office building equipment according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the table and the other furniture is movable by casters. 3. The office construction equipment according to claim 1, wherein the table top is supported by a support standing upright from the intersection of the leg base forming a cross. 4. A desk and an auxiliary desk having a top plate having a different height from the top plate of the desk, and the top plate of the other desk is inserted under the top plate of the other desk. Office construction equipment characterized in that boards can be superposed in plan view. 5. The office configuration equipment according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the desks is movable by a caster. 6. The office according to claim 4, wherein the distance between the left and right leg elements of the other desk is set to a value that allows the left and right leg elements of one desk to penetrate. Component equipment. 7. The office construction equipment according to claim 2, wherein casters are provided only at positions supporting the non-use edge side of the top plate.