JP2002095531A - Furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide furniture on which furniture of the same structure can be stacked, and whose top board can closely contact with the adjacent one in the width direction, and which has an enough storage space in which stationery and documents can be kept. SOLUTION: The invented desk A consists of a pair of front legs 2 on the left and right, which support the both ends of the top board in the width direction, a pair of leg connectors 3, which fix the legs to the top board, and the storage space 5 provided under the top board. The front legs 2 are provided outside the left and right rims of the top board, thus enabling stacking of the desks. At the same time, the position of the front legs 2 can be adjusted so that the desks that have the same structure can be set up closely together in the width direction. On the back of the top board, the left and right leg connectors 3 are provided alongside the depth direction at the left and right rim. Between theses left and right leg connectors, the storage space 5 is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to furniture such as desks and the like suitably used in schools and offices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, office desks used in schools and offices can be stacked vertically when not in use, and can be adjacent to other desks by closely contacting other desks when in use. The following is proposed.

Specifically, this desk includes a top plate and a pair of left and right front and rear legs supporting both ends in the width direction of the top plate. A top plate of another desk having the same configuration is provided between the left and right front legs so as to be arranged outside the edge to enable vertical stacking, and the left and right front legs are moved back and forth with respect to each other. By displacing in the direction, the interference with the legs of other desks is prevented, and the top boards are brought into close contact so that they can be adjacent to each other.

[0004]

However, in this type of conventional desk, the left and right front and rear legs are integrally formed by bending a single pipe member. That is, between the left and right front legs positioned on the front edge side which is the use edge side, there is a horizontal portion extending in a direction substantially parallel to the use edge, that is, in the width direction. The part is used as a leg attachment part that attaches to the top plate.

[0005] When a desk is used in an office or school, it is desirable to have an article storage section that can store articles such as stationery and documents. Since the horizontal portion is present on the use edge side of the top plate, the article storage portion must be provided below the horizontal portion or avoiding the horizontal portion, so that it is difficult to secure a large storage space. In addition, since the article storage section may be deformed by stacking the article storage section and the top plate of other furniture during stacking, it is difficult to provide the article storage section below the top board with this kind of stackable desk. Although there was a voice requesting for the article storage section, the fact was that no article having the article storage section was found. In addition, if a conventional desk is provided with an article storage section forcibly, or if it is attempted to secure a large storage space, the lower leg space in which the user's feet can be inserted during use becomes smaller, and the stacking efficiency when stacking is also reduced. It is considered that the problem of lowering occurs.

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a furniture in which an article storage portion is provided in a furniture in which stacking in the vertical direction and another desk and a top plate can be closely contacted and adjacent to each other. And good,
It is an object of the present invention to provide furniture capable of securing a large storage space for the article storage section.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention comprises a top plate and a pair of legs supporting both sides of the top plate in the width direction. By positioning the part outside the edge extending along the depth direction of the top plate, it is possible to stack the furniture in the vertical direction by arranging the top plate of other furniture having the same configuration between the legs. In addition, in the furniture in which the legs are displaced in the depth direction to each other and the top plate of another piece of furniture having the same configuration is brought into close contact with the furniture and can be adjacent in the width direction, an article is placed below the top plate. An article storage section for storing is provided.

[0008] In such a configuration, the article storage portion is provided on furniture that can be stacked and the top plate can be in close contact with and adjacent to the furniture. In addition to being easy to lay out in order to cope with various situations in schools and offices, articles such as stationery and documents can be stored in the article storage section, and the usability of furniture can be made very good. . In addition, the width direction referred to in this specification is a direction substantially parallel to the use edge, and the depth direction is a direction substantially orthogonal to the use edge.

In this case, a pair of leg mounting portions for mounting the leg to the top plate is provided.
It is preferable that the pair of leg attachment portions is provided along the depth direction of the top plate, and the article storage portion is provided between the leg attachment portions. With such a configuration, it is possible to sufficiently secure a space for providing the article storage section below the top plate. This point will be specifically described with reference to conventional furniture. Even if you try to provide an article storage section on conventional furniture,
Since the top plate has a leg attachment portion along the width direction on the used edge side, the article storage can be performed with the leg attachment portion positioned below the leg attachment portion or the opening portion side. It is conceivable that it is difficult to ensure sufficient vertical dimensions of the article storage section, particularly the vertical dimensions on the opening side. However, in the above-described configuration, since the leg attachment portion is provided so as to avoid the use edge side, the vertical dimension of the article storage portion, particularly the opening portion side opening to the use edge side. The vertical dimensions can be sufficiently ensured without being affected by the presence of the leg attachment portions. Furthermore, compared to the case where an article storage section is provided below the leg attachment section, the vertical separation distance between one piece of furniture and the other piece of furniture can be reduced, so that the stacking efficiency can be reduced. It is also possible to avoid lowering.

Further, as a preferred embodiment, there is provided an interference prevention portion which is located between the article storage portion and a part of other furniture at the time of stacking and prevents interference between the two. Can be The article storage section is composed of a plurality of walls constituting an article storage space, but these walls are extremely deformed when a force acts from the outside because the article storage space is located inward. It is easy. In particular, in this kind of furniture that can be stacked, when stacking a plurality of furniture in the vertical direction, the furniture is likely to be deformed due to the impact of a top plate or the like of another furniture hitting the article storage portion, as described above. With such a configuration, the interference prevention unit preferentially hits a part of another piece of furniture during stacking, so that deformation of the article storage unit can be effectively avoided.

In this case, in order to effectively balance the reinforcement of the legs and the prevention of interference, the legs support the use edge side of the top plate and the top plate is not used. It is preferable that an anti-use edge supporting leg that supports the edge is provided, and the interference prevention unit is a connecting portion that connects the leg and the non-use edge support leg.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, a case will be described in which the furniture of the present invention is applied to a desk A used in an office or school.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the desk A has a top plate 1 and a pair of left and right legs, which support both sides in the width direction of a front edge 1a which is a used edge of the top plate 1. Front leg 2, a pair of left and right leg mounting portions 3 for mounting the front leg 2 to the top plate 1, and both widthwise sides of the rear edge 1 b side of the top plate 1, which are anti-use edges. It comprises a pair of left and right rear legs 4 that are supporting leg portions on the side opposite to the use edge to be supported, and an article storage section 5 provided below the top plate 1.

Hereinafter, the configuration of each section will be described in detail.

The top plate 1 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view with the front and rear edges 1a and 1b being long sides. The article storage portion 5 can be attached to the back surface of the top plate 1 with screws or the like. , A wooden plywood or a melamine decorative board.

The front leg 2 has a columnar shape extending substantially along the vertical direction, and is formed of a steel round pipe member. In the present embodiment, the left and right front legs 2 are
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the top plate 1 is provided at a position protruding outward from the left and right edges 1 c and 1 d along the depth direction, and the left and right front legs 2 are displaced in the depth direction. Is provided. That is, by providing the front leg 2 at a position protruding outward from the left and right edge portions 1c and 1d of the top plate 1, as shown in FIG. The top plate 1 of the desk B is arranged to enable stacking in the vertical direction. Specifically, the left and right front leg portions 2 are provided at positions protruding outward from the left and right edge portions 1c and 1d by a dimension slightly larger than the diameter of the front leg portions. Further, by displacing the left and right front leg portions 2 in the depth direction slightly larger than the diameter thereof, interference with the adjacent front leg portion 2 of another desk B is prevented as shown in FIG. The top plates 1 can be adjacent to each other in a state where they are in close contact with each other.

The leg mounting portions 3 are arranged along the depth direction at the left and right edges 1c and 1d on the back surface of the top plate 1. The leg attachment portion 3 bends the upper ends of the left and right front legs 2 approximately 45 degrees toward the inside of the top plate 1 and bends approximately 90 degrees substantially along the back surface of the top plate 1, Further, the top plate 1 is formed integrally with the front leg portion 2 by bending approximately 90 degrees substantially along the depth direction. further,
In the present embodiment, the rear ends of the left and right leg attachment portions 3 are
The connection is made by a reinforcing portion 6 extending along the width direction. The reinforcing portion 6 is formed by bending integrally with the left and right leg attachment portions 3 and is located along the width direction on the rear edge 1b side of the back surface of the top plate 1. And
The leg mounting portion 3 and the reinforcing portion 6 are flat plate-shaped mounting pieces t provided on the inner surface thereof along a direction substantially parallel to the top plate 1.
1 is attached to the back surface of the top plate 1 via a fastener n such as a screw.

The rear leg 4 is a pair of right and left pillars extending substantially along the vertical direction, and is displaced between upper ends by an upper horizontal connecting portion 7 and slightly downward from the upper end. Are connected by a lower horizontal connecting portion 8. In the present embodiment, the left and right rear legs 4 and the upper horizontal connecting portion 7 are
The steel round pipe member is integrally formed by bending the steel round pipe member into a downward U-shape. On the other hand, the lower horizontal connecting portion 8 is connected between the left and right rear leg portions 4 by an appropriate method such as welding.

The article storage section 5 is formed by arranging a plurality of bar-shaped members in a grid pattern. The article storage section 5 has a bottom portion 51 which is located in a substantially horizontal state at a predetermined distance from the lower surface of the top plate 1, and a bottom portion 51. And a side portion 52 provided at the left and right ends of the top plate 1. An article storage space S is formed between the bottom portion 51, the side portion 52, and the back surface of the top plate 1, and articles are taken in and out of the space. It has a possible opening 53. Further, the article storage section 5 is provided with the top plate 1 on the upper end side of the side section 52.
And a flat plate-like mounting piece t2 positioned along a direction substantially parallel to the above. The mounting piece t2 is mounted on the back surface of the top plate 1 using a fastening tool n such as a screw.

In this embodiment, a connecting portion 9 is provided for connecting the front leg portion 2 and the rear leg portion 4 such that the lower surface of the front leg portion 2 and the rear leg portion 4 is lower than the bottom portion 51 of the article storage portion 5. The connecting portion 9 is located between the article storage section 5 and the top board 1 of another desk B during stacking, and serves as an interference prevention section for preventing interference between the article storage section 5 and the top board 1. further,
The connecting portion 9 and the top plate 1 directly contact with each other by providing a rubber contact member u which abuts on the top plate 1 on the other desk B side during stacking at two places in the front-rear direction on the lower surface side of the connecting portion 9. To prevent noise from being generated and to prevent the top plate 1 on the other desk B side from being damaged during stacking.

Reference numeral f denotes a hook provided at the center of the connecting portion 9 in the front-rear direction for hooking a bag or the like.

With such a configuration, the article storage unit 5 is placed on the desk A, which can be stacked and the top plate 1 can be in close contact with and adjacent to.
During use, the desk B and the top plate 1 are placed in close contact with each other in a state of being in close contact with each other, so that the layout for responding to various situations in schools and offices can be easily performed. The desk A can be stored in the article storage section 5, and the convenience of the desk A can be made very good. In addition, in providing the article storage section 5, the present invention has an upper portion in which the leg mounting portion 3 is provided in the width direction parallel to the front edge 1a of the top plate 1 in the width direction. The left and right edge portions 1c and 1d on the back surface of the plate 1 are provided with left and right leg attachment portions 3 along the depth direction, and the article storage portion 5 is provided between the left and right leg attachment portions 3. It is possible to secure a sufficient space below the top plate 1 for providing the article storage section 5 and make the vertical dimension as large as possible. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide the article storage section 5 by securing the thickness of the leg attachment section 3, it is possible to secure a storage space without lowering the stacking efficiency.

Also, when stacking the articles,
In particular, in this type of stackable furniture, a plurality of furnitures are provided, since a connecting portion 9 is provided between the top plate 1 of the desk B and the other table B to prevent interference between them. When stacking in the up and down direction, it is easy for deformation to occur due to the impact of the top plate of other furniture hitting the article storage section, etc. Since the connecting portion 9 comes into contact with the top plate 1 preferentially, deformation of the article storage portion 5 can be effectively avoided.

Further, in this case, since the connecting portion 9 for connecting the front leg portion 2 and the rear leg portion 4 is used as the interference preventing portion, reinforcement of the leg portion and prevention of interference at the time of stacking are performed. And can be achieved. In particular, at the time of stacking, the load of the desk can be supported by the connecting portion 9, so that it is not necessary to make the article storage portion 5 more rigid than necessary, and those used in ordinary furniture can be applied. In addition, there is no increase in weight or cost.

The configuration according to the present invention is, of course, not limited to the configuration described above. For example, in the present embodiment, a desk has been described as an example, but the type of furniture is not limited to this. Furthermore, other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0027]

The present invention is embodied in the above-described configuration and has the following effects.

That is, according to the present invention, an article storage portion for storing articles is provided below the top plate in furniture that enables vertical stacking and close contact of the top plate. Sometimes it is easy to lay out to accommodate various situations in schools and offices by adjoining other furniture and the top plate in close contact with each other, and it is possible to store articles such as stationery and documents in the article storage section. It is possible to make furniture very convenient.

Further, the apparatus further comprises a pair of leg attachment portions for attaching the leg portions to the top plate, and the pair of leg attachment portions is provided along the depth direction of the top plate, If the article storage section is provided between the mounting sections, it is possible to sufficiently secure a space for providing the article storage section below the top plate. This point will be specifically described with reference to conventional furniture. Even if you try to provide an article storage section on conventional furniture,
Since the top plate has a leg attachment portion along the width direction on the used edge side, the article storage can be performed with the leg attachment portion positioned below the leg attachment portion or the opening portion side. It is conceivable that it is difficult to ensure sufficient vertical dimensions of the article storage section, particularly the vertical dimensions on the opening side. However, in the above-described configuration, since the leg attachment portion is provided so as to avoid the use edge side, the vertical dimension of the article storage portion, particularly the opening portion side opening to the use edge side. The vertical dimensions can be sufficiently ensured without being affected by the presence of the leg attachment portions. Furthermore, compared to the case where an article storage section is provided below the leg attachment section, the vertical separation distance between one piece of furniture and the other piece of furniture can be reduced, so that the stacking efficiency can be reduced. It is also possible to avoid lowering.

In addition, if an interference preventing portion is provided between the article storage portion and a part of other furniture at the time of stacking to prevent interference between the two, especially this kind of stackable type is provided. In furniture, when stacking a plurality of furniture in the vertical direction, it is easy for deformation to occur due to the impact of a top plate or the like of another furniture hitting the article storage unit. In some cases, the interference prevention unit preferentially hits a part of another piece of furniture, so that the deformation of the article storage unit can be effectively avoided.

Further, in this case, the leg portion supports the use edge side of the top plate, and the anti-use edge support leg portion supports the non-use edge side of the top plate. If the interference preventing portion is a connecting portion that connects the leg portion and the non-use edge supporting leg portion, reinforcement of the leg portion and prevention of interference during stacking can be achieved. In particular,
At the time of stacking, since the load of the furniture can be supported by the connecting portion, it is possible to effectively protect the article storage portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing a state where the top plate is removed.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state where the plurality of desks are stacked in the vertical direction.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a state in which the plurality of desks are arranged in the width direction.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Top plate 1a ... Used edge part (front edge part) 1b ... Anti-use edge part (rear edge part) 2 ... Leg part (front leg part) 3 ... Leg part attachment part 4 .... Non-use edge side support leg part (rear leg) Part) 5 ... article storage part 9 ... connecting part A, B ... furniture (desk)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A top plate and a pair of legs for supporting both sides of the top plate in the width direction, wherein the legs are located outside an edge extending along a depth direction of the top plate. By locating the same, a top plate of another piece of furniture having the same configuration is arranged between the legs to enable stacking in the vertical direction, and the same is achieved by displacing the legs in the depth direction. Furniture having a configuration in which a top plate of another piece of furniture is closely attached to the furniture so as to be adjacent in the width direction, wherein an article storage portion for storing articles is provided below the top plate. And a pair of leg attachment portions for attaching the leg portions to the top plate, the pair of leg attachment portions being provided along a depth direction of the top plate, and The furniture according to claim 1, wherein the article storage section is provided between the attachment sections. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an interference prevention unit positioned between said article storage unit and a part of another piece of furniture during stacking to prevent interference between them. Furniture. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the leg supports a use edge side of the top plate, and further includes an anti-use edge support leg supporting the non-use edge side of the top plate. The furniture according to claim 3, wherein the interference prevention portion is a connecting portion that connects the leg portion and the non-use edge side support leg portion.