JPH1182440A - Assembled furniture changeable in shape - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide assembled furniture changeable in shape, which is capable of changing length, width or other sizes and shape. SOLUTION: In assembled furniture constructed in such a manner that engaging parts 2a to 2c are provided in the side face of a member 1 having a furniture vertical sectional shape and a plurality of such members 1 are connected by the engaging parts 2a to 2c to be freely rotated, an engaging projection is provided in the engaging part provided in one side face of the member 1, and an engaging hole is provided in the engaging part of the other side face so as to be freely rotated, and this is engaged to be freely rotated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form-changeable furniture that can change the form of furniture by changing its size or shape.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, furniture such as chairs, benches, and tables have been widely used as necessities of daily life in various places.

[0003] These furnitures are of various designs or sizes, and are manufactured by connecting constituent members using screws, adhesives, connecting structures and the like.

[0004]

Most of the conventional furniture has a fixed design, size or shape for each piece of furniture, so that the size and shape such as length and width cannot be changed. In addition, a large-sized object or an object having a changed shape is inconvenient to carry when moving from place to place or cannot be formed into a shape corresponding to the space of the place of use. In addition, assembling furniture can be assembled and disassembled, but the size or shape is fixed, and the shape cannot be changed.

[0005] For this reason, in the conventional furniture, a plurality of furniture must be individually prepared according to the place of use and the purpose of use.

An object of the present invention is to provide an assembling furniture capable of changing the form of furniture by changing its size and shape such as length and width.

[0007]

In order to attain the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an assembled furniture capable of changing the form, wherein an engaging portion is provided on a side surface of a member having a longitudinal sectional shape of the furniture, and a plurality of said members are provided. Are rotatably connected to each other by the engaging portion.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The engaging parts of the assembled furniture of the present invention can be provided at one suitable position on the member or at two or more positions in the vertical direction. It is preferable in terms of strength to provide at two places on the same perpendicular.

In the engagement structure, an engagement projection is provided on an engagement portion provided on one side surface of the member, and the engagement projection on the other side surface is rotatable with the engagement projection of another member to be engaged. And an engagement hole is provided for engagement with the shaft so as to be rotatable. The engagement projection may be in either an upward or downward direction.

[0010] If the height of the engaging projection provided on the engaging portion is higher than the height of the engaging projection provided on the upper portion, positioning becomes easy during assembly.

By providing a retaining portion at the tip of the engaging projection, it is possible to prevent the member from coming off.

Further, by forming the end of the engaging portion into an arc shape, the corner of the engaging portion does not hit the member,
The rotation angle can be increased, and the change in shape can be increased.

[0013] An engaging member having an engaging portion provided with a through hole on each side is fitted into and fixed to the engaging holes formed in the upper and lower horizontal frames of the member. Can also be formed. The engagement member and the engagement hole can be fixed by fitting the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess provided in the engagement member and the engagement hole. In this case, the members are connected so that through-holes are respectively provided in the engaging portions provided on both side surfaces of the members, and the locking rods are inserted through the through-holes so that the members can rotate freely.

The assembled furniture of the present invention is constituted by using a plurality of members having a sectional shape of furniture such as a chair, a bench, a table and the like, and connecting the respective members rotatably by engaging portions. By changing the number of members used, sizes such as length and width can be easily changed. In addition, the assembled furniture of the present invention can easily change the overall shape by rotating the member around the engaging portion provided on the member.

[0015]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a case where the assembled furniture of the present invention is a bench, FIG. 2 is a side view showing the assembled state of the assembled furniture of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the assembled furniture of the present invention. .

On both sides of a stool portion of a member 1 having a vertical cross-sectional shape of a bench having a backrest and a stool portion, engaging portions 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d are provided on the same vertical line in the vertical direction. , 2b, 2c and 2d, the members 1 are rotatably connected to each other.

The engaging portions 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d
Provided on both sides of the bench, the members at both ends of the bench may be provided on only one side.

Member 1 and engaging portions 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d
Wood, metal, synthetic resin, or the like can be used as the material of.

The number of the members 1 may be any number necessary to secure the desired length of the bench. When the length of the bench is to be changed, the number of the members 1 is appropriately increased or decreased. It can be easily handled.

An engagement projection 3 is provided on one of the engagement portions 2a and 2b, and an engagement hole rotatably coupled to the engagement projection 3 on the other of the engagement portions 2c and 2d. 4 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, an engaging projection 3 of an engaging portion 2b provided at a lower portion of a member 1 having a bench sectional shape.
Is higher than the height Ha of the engagement protrusion 3 of the engagement portion 2a provided on the upper portion of the member 1. By inserting the lower engaging projection 3 into the engaging hole 4 first and positioning the lower engaging portion 2b, the coupling between the engaging projection 3 of the upper engaging portion and the engaging hole 4 is made easier. Can be performed.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show various types of benches according to the present invention.

The bench shown in FIG. 4 is formed by rotating the member 1 about the engaging portions 2a and 2b so that the seat portion is formed in an arc shape outward.

The bench shown in FIG. 5 is different from the bench shown in FIG. 4 in that the seat portion has an arc shape inside. The shape of the backrest and the stool can be freely designed. The members at both ends of the bench do not need to be provided with the outer engaging portions.

The bench shown in FIG. 6 is formed by changing the direction of rotation of the member at a predetermined position so that the seat of the bench is curved outward and inward. The design is improved by making the shape of the member curved.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the engaging portion of the member. 7 (a), the engagement projection 3 and the engagement hole 4 may be simply provided. However, as shown in FIG. By providing the nut 5 with a screw, or as shown in FIG. 7C, by providing a retaining portion by means such as a pin 6, it is possible to prevent the coupling of the member 1 from being detached.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the end of the engaging portion.

An arc-shaped chamfered portion 7 is provided at an end of the engaging portion. By providing the chamfered portion 7 at the end of the engaging portion, the corner of the end of the engaging portion can be prevented from hitting the member during rotation, so that the rotation of the member 1 around the engaging portion can be performed more smoothly. be able to. In the above embodiment, the case where the assembled furniture is a bench has been described. However, the assembled furniture of the present invention is not limited to the bench, and may be used in many assembled furniture such as chaise longues, tables, and beds. It goes without saying that you can do it.

FIGS. 9 and 10 are perspective views showing another embodiment of the member of the present invention.

By using a plate-shaped or rod-shaped member, a plate-shaped member (FIG. 9) or a circle (FIG. 10) can be formed.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing a connected state of another embodiment of the member of the present invention, FIG. 12 shows an engaging member, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is ( 13A is a sectional view taken along line AA, FIG. 13 shows members, FIG. 13A is a front view, FIG. 13B is a rear view, and FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

In this embodiment, the member 8 and the engaging member 9 are
Made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 11, the members 8 are connected to each other by connecting members 9 fitted above and below each member 8.
An engaging rod 10 made of a synthetic resin is inserted into and rotatably engaged.

As shown in FIG. 12, the engaging members 9 are vertically symmetrical on both sides in the longitudinal direction so that when the members 8 are joined, the adjacent engaging members 9 become flush when they overlap. An engaging portion 11 having a step is formed. Each engaging portion 11 is formed with a through hole 12 into which the engaging rod 10 is inserted in a vertical direction. On both side surfaces of the engaging member 9, locking recesses 15 into which locking projections 14 provided in locking holes 13 of the member 8 described later enter are formed.

As shown in FIG. 13, the upper and lower horizontal frames 16 are formed with locking holes 13 into which the engaging members 9 are inserted. In addition, the member 8 is provided with a rib 17 for providing strength.

The engaging hole 13 into which the engaging member 9 is inserted is, as shown in FIG. 14, engaged with an engaging recess 15 formed on the side surface of the engaging member 9 inserted on both sides of its inner surface. A spring 18 having a stop projection 14 is formed.

In the above configuration, when assembling the member 8, the locking member 9 is inserted into each of the locking holes 13 of the member 8 to be connected, and the locking projection 14 of the locking hole 13 is inserted into the locking recess 15 of the locking member 9. Push it in until it enters and fix it. Then, after the locking members 9 of the opposing members 8 are overlapped and the through holes 12 are aligned,
The locking rod 10 is inserted through the through hole 12. Then, the member 8
Can be turned into a predetermined form. In the present embodiment, since the member 8, the locking member 9 and the locking rod 10 are made of synthetic resin, it is lightweight, convenient for tough, and inexpensive.

[0037]

The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects.

An engaging portion is provided on a member having a cross-sectional shape of furniture, the members are connected to each other at the engaging portion, assembled, and the number and the size of the members are changed. Can be easily changed, and by removing the mutual connection between the members, the size becomes compact and the carrying is convenient.

Therefore, the furniture of the present invention can be used not only at home, but also in various places such as lobbies of schools, offices, hotels, stores, waiting rooms at train stations and airports, open spaces of parks and the like.
It can be installed according to the space.

Further, the shape of the furniture of the present invention can be easily changed by rotating the member around the engaging portion provided on the member and by changing the rotation direction. The limited space can be used more effectively.

Further, by setting the height of the projecting portion of the lower engaging portion of the member higher than the height of the upper engaging portion, positioning can be performed, so that coupling between members can be performed more easily.

Further, by providing a retaining portion by means of screwing, pinning or the like at the tip of the engaging projection to be engaged with the engaging hole of the engaging portion, it is possible to prevent the members from being disconnected from each other. be able to.

Further, by providing a chamfered portion such as an arc at the end of the member provided with the engaging portion, it is possible to rotate the member around the engaging portion more smoothly. Changes can be made more easily.

When the member, the locking member and the locking rod are made of synthetic resin, they can be manufactured lightweight, convenient to carry, and inexpensively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a bench as assembled furniture of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a combined state of the assembled furniture of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a connected state of members of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a bench using the member of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a bench using the member of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a bench using the member of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing an engagement portion of the member.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an end of an engagement portion.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the member of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a circle formed by members of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing a connected state of another embodiment of the member of the present invention.

12A and 12B show an engaging member of the present invention, wherein FIG. 12A is a plan view, FIG. 12B is a side view, and FIG. 12C is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 13 shows a member of the present invention, wherein (a) is a front view,
(B) is a rear view.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: member 2a to 2d: engaging portion 3: engaging protrusion 4: engaging hole 5: nut 6: pinning 7: chamfered portion
8: member 9: engagement member 10: engagement rod 11: engagement portion
12: Through-hole 13: Locking hole 14: Locking projection 15: Locking recess 16: Horizontal frame 17: Rib 18: Spring

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A form-changeable assembly wherein an engaging portion is provided on a side surface of a member having a longitudinal sectional shape of furniture, and a plurality of said members are rotatably connected to each other by said engaging portion. furniture. 2. An assemblable furniture according to claim 1, wherein said engaging portions are provided at two positions on the same perpendicular line above and below said member. 3. An engaging portion provided on an engaging portion provided on one side surface of the member, and an engaging portion rotatably engaged with the engaging protrusion of another member connected to the engaging portion on the other side surface. 3. An assemblable furniture according to claim 1, further comprising a hole. 4. An engaging member having an engaging portion provided with a through hole on each side is fixed to an engaging hole formed in an upper and lower horizontal frame of the member by inserting the engaging member into the engaging hole on both sides of the member. 3. The form-changeable assembled furniture according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein through-holes are provided in the engaging portions provided on both side surfaces of the member, and the members are rotatably engaged with each other by inserting a locking rod into the through-hole. 5. An assembling furniture as described in any one of items 1, 2 and 4, which is capable of changing its form. 6. The assemblable furniture according to claim 4, wherein the height of the engagement projection provided on the lower part is higher than the height of the engagement projection provided on the upper part. 7. The assembled furniture according to claim 4, wherein a retaining portion is provided at a tip of the engaging projection. 8. The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the end of the engaging portion has an arc shape.