U.S. patent application number 15/569713 was filed with the patent office on 2018-05-10 for top-panel-equipped furniture and furniture system.
The applicant listed for this patent is OKAMURA CORPORAION. Invention is credited to Takayuki SAKIMOTO, Takayuki YAMAMOTO.
Application Number | 20180125230 15/569713 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 57198572 |
Filed Date | 2018-05-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180125230 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
YAMAMOTO; Takayuki ; et
al. |
May 10, 2018 |
TOP-PANEL-EQUIPPED FURNITURE AND FURNITURE SYSTEM
Abstract
Top-panel-equipped furniture (1) of the present application is
provided with a pair of support structures (10) which are disposed
apart from each other in a direction substantially orthogonal to
the direction in which they face a pair of top panels (14A, 14B)
and support the pair of top panels (14A, 14B) such that heights
thereof can be adjusted. The support structure (10) includes a base
member (15) placed on a floor surface and extending along a
direction so as to face the pair of top panels (14A, 14B), and a
pair of extendable legs (16A, 16B) which stand upward from both end
positions of the base member (15) in an extension direction thereof
and support each of the pair of top panels (14A, 14B) such that the
heights thereof is adjustable.
Inventors: |
YAMAMOTO; Takayuki;
(Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP) ; SAKIMOTO; Takayuki;
(Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka, JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
OKAMURA CORPORAION |
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa |
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JP |
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Family ID: |
57198572 |
Appl. No.: |
15/569713 |
Filed: |
April 27, 2016 |
PCT Filed: |
April 27, 2016 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/JP2016/063193 |
371 Date: |
October 26, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47B 9/20 20130101; A47B
2200/12 20130101; A47B 83/001 20130101; A47B 2200/0061 20130101;
A47B 2200/0046 20130101; A47B 13/02 20130101; A47B 97/04 20130101;
A47B 2200/0056 20130101; A47B 21/06 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47B 47/00 20060101
A47B047/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 30, 2015 |
JP |
2015-093648 |
Jun 12, 2015 |
JP |
2015-119506 |
Claims
1. Top-panel-equipped furniture comprising: a pair of top panels
having working surfaces on each upper surface thereof and disposed
to be opposite to each other; and a pair of support structures
which are disposed apart from each other in a direction
substantially orthogonal to the direction in which they face the
pair of top panels and support the pair of top panels such that
heights thereof is adjustable, wherein the support structure
includes a base member placed on a floor surface and extending
along a direction so as to face the pair of top panels, and a pair
of extendable legs which stand upward from both end positions of
the base member in an extension direction thereof and support each
of the pair of top panels such that the heights thereof is
adjustable.
2. The top-panel-equipped furniture according to claim 1, wherein a
vicinity of a central portion in the extension direction of the
base member on a lower surface of the top panel is supported by the
extendable legs.
3. The top-panel-equipped furniture according to claim 1, further
comprising: a connecting body which connects substantially
intermediate portions in the extension direction of the base member
of each of the support structures to each other.
4. The top-panel-equipped furniture according to claim 3, wherein
the connecting body has a column portion standing upward from a
substantially intermediate position in the extension direction of
the base member of each of the support structures, and an
installation portion placed between the upper portions of the
respective column portions.
5. The top-panel-equipped furniture according to claim 4, wherein a
wiring storage space is provided inside the installation
portion.
6. The top-panel-equipped furniture according to claim 4, wherein a
flat plate-like panel body which partitions between the pair of the
top panels stands upward on the upper surface of the installation
portion.
7. The top-panel-equipped furniture according to claim 6, wherein a
wiring insertion portion is provided on the upper surface of the
installation portion to allow the wiring storage space inside the
installation portion and the outside to communicate with each other
at the front and rear of the panel body.
8. A furniture system comprising: top-panel-equipped furniture
which includes a pair of top panel portions having a first top
panel portion and a second top panel portion which are disposed
opposite to each other, and leg members configured to integrally
support the pair of top panel portions; and a partitioning unit
placed on a floor surface below the pair of top panel portions to
partition the first top panel portion side and the second top panel
portion side.
9. The furniture system according to claim 8, wherein the
partitioning unit is self-supported on the floor surface.
10. The furniture system according to claim 8, wherein the
partitioning unit comprises: a partition body disposed between the
pair of top panel portions; and a support placed on the floor
surface below the pair of top panel portions and detachably
connected to the partition body to support the partition body.
11. The furniture system according to claim 10, wherein the leg
members are respectively provided at both end portions in a width
direction orthogonal to each other in a horizontal plane with
respect to a direction in which the pair of the top panel portions
are opposite to each other, the support is disposed between the leg
members respectively provided at both end portions of the pair of
top panel portions in the width direction.
12. The furniture system according to claim 11, wherein the
partition body has a planar shape which is continuous in the width
direction and is continuous in the width direction within a plane
orthogonal to the floor surface.
13. The furniture system according to claim 8, wherein the
partitioning unit includes a positioning mechanism which is able to
perform positioning with respect to the leg members.
14. The furniture system according to claim 8, wherein the leg
member includes: support legs which support each of the pair of top
panel portions; and a connecting member which extends in a
direction in which the top panel portions are opposite to each
other and connects the support legs of the first top panel portion
and the support legs of the second top panel portion to each
other.
15. The furniture system according to claim 14, wherein the support
legs are vertically extendable and contractible, and the height of
the top panel portion is adjustable.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to top-panel-equipped
furniture and a furniture system such as a desk device, a table
device, and a counter device equipped with an elevating top
panel.
[0002] Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application Nos.
2015-093648 filed Apr. 30, 2015 and 2015-119506 filed on Jun. 12,
2015, the contents of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] In offices, public facilities, and the like,
top-panel-equipped furniture such as a desk device, a table device,
and a counter device equipped with a top panel capable of
performing various work is used.
[0004] In such top-panel-equipped furniture, the height of a top
panel at which it is easy to work varies according to the posture,
physique, gender, preference, etc. of the user. For this reason,
top-panel-equipped furniture provided with an elevating function
which enables the height of the top panel to be adjusted up and
down is frequently used (for example, see Patent Literature 1).
[0005] In addition, in office space, it is common to dispose a
plurality of desk devices to be opposite to each other in the
front-rear direction, and such a usage form is also desired in
top-panel-equipped furniture having an elevating function. In this
case, in order to simplify the structure and reduce the product
cost, it is conceivable to support front and rear top panels on a
common support structure so that the height can be adjusted (see,
for example, Patent Literature 2).
[0006] In the top-panel-equipped furniture described in Patent
Literature 2, a block of a support structure having a built-in
elevating mechanism is disposed between installation portions of a
front top panel and a rear top panel, and the front top panel and
the rear top panel are supported on a block of a common support
structure at the center in the front-rear direction so that the
height can be adjusted.
[0007] Furthermore, as disclosed in Patent Literature 2,
top-panel-equipped furniture with a configuration having legs which
includes legs and a plurality of top panels and has a function of
the height of each top panel being adjustable has been proposed. In
the top-panel-equipped furniture with such a configuration, it is
possible to individually adjust the height of respective top panels
of the plurality of top panels, while the legs are utilized
commonly.
CITATION LIST
Patent Literature
[Patent Literature 1]
[0008] Japanese Patent No. 3391285
[Patent Literature 2]
[0009] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication
No. 2014-217740
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
Technical Problem
[0010] In the top-panel-equipped furniture described in Patent
Literature 2, since the support structure is shared by the front
top panel and the rear top panel, the structure can be simplified
to reduce the product cost. However, since the front top panel and
the rear top panel are supported by the block of the support
structure in a cantilever state, it is difficult to firmly and
stably support each top panel.
[0011] Further, in the top-panel-equipped furniture disclosed in
Patent Literature 2, the front top panel and the rear top panel are
supported by the block of the support structure in a cantilever
state in the vicinity of the center in the front-rear direction.
Therefore, in order to maintain the support balance of the support
structure in the front-rear direction, it is necessary to provide
support legs to extend the support structure in the front-rear
direction. For this reason, the support legs protrude close to the
feet of the user, and there is a possibility that the support legs
may become an obstacle when using the top-panel-equipped
furniture.
[0012] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to
provide top-panel-equipped furniture which is capable of firmly and
stably supporting a pair of height-adjustable top panels on a
common support structure, and capable of improving usability for
the user.
[0013] Further, in some cases, it is desired to secure an
individual space by partitioning the space above the top panel from
the surroundings. In this case, in the top-panel-equipped furniture
described in Patent Literature 2, a partition panel is provided
between top panels that are opposite to each other or are adjacent
to each other, so as to be attached integrally to the
top-panel-equipped furniture.
[0014] However, there may be cases where an open feeling is
required without partition panels being provided, and it is desired
that the partition panels be able to be attached and detached as
necessary.
[0015] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to
provide a top-panel-equipped furniture system in which a
partitioning unit such as a partitioning unit can easily be
attached to and detached from top-panel-equipped furniture
including a plurality of top panels as required, and in which a
partitioning function can be incorporated with a high degree of
freedom.
Solution to Problem
[0016] The top-panel-equipped furniture according to the present
invention has the following configurations to solve the above
problem.
[0017] Top-panel-equipped furniture according to the present
invention includes a pair of top panels having working surfaces on
each upper surface thereof and disposed to be opposite to each
other; and a pair of support structures which are disposed apart
from each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the
direction in which they face the pair of top panels and support the
pair of top panels such that heights thereof is adjustable. The
support structure includes a base member placed on a floor surface
and extending along a direction so as to face the pair of top
panels, and a pair of extendable legs which stand upward from both
end positions of the base member in an extending direction thereof
and support each of the pair of top panels such that the heights
thereof is adjustable.
[0018] With the above-described configuration, the pair of top
panels are supported by the respective extendable legs standing on
the end portions in the extension direction of the base member
placed on the floor surface. Therefore, each top panel is firmly
and stably supported by the support structure. Also, the member
does not protrude forward and backward from the end portions in the
extension direction of the base member placed on the floor
surface.
[0019] In the top-panel-equipped furniture according to the present
invention, the vicinity of the central portion in the extension
direction of the base member on the lower surface of the top panel
may be supported by the extendable legs.
[0020] In this case, the vicinities of the central portions of each
top panel are supported by the extendable legs, and are supported
firmly and stably by the support structure.
[0021] The top-panel-equipped furniture according to the present
invention is preferably provided with a connecting body which
connects substantially intermediate portions in the extension
direction of the base member of each support structure to each
other.
[0022] In this case, since the base members of the pair of support
structures are integrated via the connecting body, the pair of
support structures can be made more stable.
[0023] The top-panel-equipped furniture according to the present
invention may be configured so that the connecting body has a
column portion standing upward from a substantially intermediate
position in the extension direction of the base member of each of
the support structures, and an installation portion placed between
the upper portions of the respective column portions.
[0024] In this case, the substantially intermediate portions of the
base members on both sides in the width direction are connected to
each other in a state in which a space is left below the
installation portion. Therefore, it is possible to effectively
utilize the space below the installation portion.
[0025] In the top-panel-equipped furniture according to the present
invention, a wiring storage space may be provided inside the
installation portion.
[0026] In this case, the installation portion can also be allowed
to function as a wiring duct.
[0027] In the top-panel-equipped furniture according to the present
invention, a flat plate-like panel body configured to partition a
space between the pair of top panels may stand upward on the upper
surface of the installation portion.
[0028] In this case, the space above the upper surface of the
installation portion serves as a place for installing the panel
body which partitions the pair of top panels.
[0029] When the pair of top panels are partitioned by the panel
body, it is possible to provide a separate working area for each
user of each top panel.
[0030] In the top-panel-equipped furniture according to the present
invention, a wiring insertion portion may be provided on the upper
surface of the installation portion to allow the wiring storage
space inside the installation portion and the outside to
communicate with each other at the front and rear of the panel
body.
[0031] In this case, wiring hanging downward from each top panel
can be accommodated in the wiring storage space in the installation
portion via each wiring insertion portion at the front and rear of
the panel body. For this reason, coiling of the wiring or the like
is hard to see from the outside, and the appearance is
improved.
[0032] Further, a furniture system according to the present
invention includes top-panel-equipped furniture which includes a
pair of top panel portions disposed to be opposite to each other,
and leg members configured to integrally support the pair of top
panel portions; and a partitioning unit placed on a floor surface
below the pair of top panel portions to partition a first (one) top
panel portion side and a second (the other) top panel portion
side.
[0033] In this way, by providing the partitioning unit, it is
possible to partition the first top panel portion side and the
second top panel portion side and to improve the independence of
the individual spaces.
[0034] In addition, by placing the partitioning unit on the floor
surface, the partitioning unit can be separated from the
top-panel-equipped furniture and can be installed in combination
with the top-panel-equipped furniture only when necessary. Further,
for example, when a duct, a storage or the like for storing wiring
is provided in the partitioning unit, by installing or removing the
partitioning unit in accordance with the amount of wiring of the
equipment placed on the top panel portions or the storage amount
desired by the user, usability can be improved.
[0035] Further, according to the furniture system according to the
present invention, it is preferable that the partitioning unit of
the support be self-supported on the floor surface.
[0036] With the above configuration, the partitioning unit itself
can be self-supported without connecting the partitioning unit to
the top-panel-equipped furniture. Therefore, when the partitioning
unit is placed below the pair of top panel portions, it is not
necessary to connect the partitioning unit to the
top-panel-equipped furniture, and the partitioning unit can easily
be installed.
[0037] Further, also in a state in which the partitioning unit is
separated from the top-panel-equipped furniture, the partitioning
unit itself can be used when being self-supported.
[0038] Further, according to the furniture system according to the
present invention, the partitioning unit may include a partition
body disposed between the pair of top panel portions; and a support
placed on the floor surface below the pair of top panel portions
and detachably connected to the partition body to support the
partition body.
[0039] With the above configuration, when installing the
partitioning unit, after placing the support on the floor surface
below the pair of top panel portions, the partition body is
arranged between the pair of top panel portions, and the partition
body may be connected to the support. Also, when removing the
partitioning unit from the top-panel-equipped furniture, after
removing the partition body from the support, the partition body
may be removed from the gap between the pair of top panel portions,
and the support may be removed from the floor surfaces below the
pair of top panel portions. In this way, it is possible to easily
install or remove the partitioning unit with respect to the
top-panel-equipped furniture.
[0040] Further, according to the furniture system according to the
present invention, the leg members are respectively provided under
a level surface at both end portions in a width direction
orthogonal to a direction in which the pair of the top panel
portions are opposite to each other. The support may be disposed
between the leg members respectively provided at both end portions
of the pair of top panel portions in the width direction.
[0041] With the above configuration, the support can easily be put
on or withdrawn from the floor surface below the pair of top panel
portions along the direction in which the pair of top panel
portions are opposite to each other from the gap between the leg
members at both end portions in the width direction of the top
panel portions.
[0042] Further, according to the furniture system according to the
present invention, the partition body may have a planar form which
is continuous in the width direction or a surface form continuous
in the width direction in a plane orthogonal to the floor
surface.
[0043] With the above configuration, the first top panel portion
side and the second top panel portion side can be partitioned by a
partition body having a planar form (for example, a panel form, a
belt form, a box form, a cloth form, etc. extending in the width
direction).
[0044] Further, according to the furniture system according to the
present invention, the partitioning unit may have a positioning
mechanism which performs positioning with respect to the leg
member.
[0045] With the above configuration, when the partitioning unit is
used in combination with the top-panel-equipped furniture, it is
possible to easily place the partitioning unit with respect to the
top-panel-equipped furniture, and it is possible to prevent the
partitioning unit from being misaligned with respect to the
top-panel-equipped furniture.
[0046] Further, according to the furniture system according to the
present invention, the leg member may include support legs which
support each of the pair of top panel portions; and a connecting
member which extends in a direction in which the top panel portions
are opposite to each other and connects the support legs of the
first top panel portion and the support legs of the second top
panel portion to each other.
[0047] With the above configuration, the leg members supporting the
pair of top panel portions are integrated, and the first top panel
portion and the second top panel portion are integrally supported
by the leg members.
[0048] Further, in the furniture system according to the present
invention, the support legs may extend and contract in the vertical
direction and the height of the top panel portion may be
adjustable.
[0049] With the above configuration, it is possible to improve
usability, by setting the first top panel portion and the second
top panel portion to arbitrary heights.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0050] According to the present invention, the pair of support
structures disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the width
direction have a base member extending in the front-rear direction,
and a pair of extendable legs standing upward from both end
positions in the extension direction of the base member, and each
of the pair of top panels are supported by the extendable legs so
that the height can be adjusted. Therefore, the pair of top panels
can be firmly and stably supported by a common support
structure.
[0051] Furthermore, since the member does not protrude forward and
backward from the end portions of the base portion in the extension
direction, usability for the user can be improved.
[0052] According to the furniture system of the present invention,
it is possible to easily attach and detach a partitioning unit to
and from top-panel-equipped furniture provided with a plurality of
top panels as needed, and it is possible to add a partitioning
function with a high degree of freedom.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0053] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a desk device according to a
first embodiment of the present invention.
[0054] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a connecting body of a desk
device according to a first embodiment of the present
invention.
[0055] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line
III-III of the desk device according to the first embodiment of the
present invention.
[0056] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the overall
configuration of a furniture system according to a second
embodiment of the present invention.
[0057] FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of
a panel support of the partitioning unit in the second
embodiment.
[0058] FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which
the partitioning unit in the second embodiment is installed as a
single unit.
[0059] FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of
a partitioning unit according to a third embodiment of the present
invention.
[0060] FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of
part of a leg of the partitioning unit in the third embodiment.
[0061] FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which
the partitioning unit in the third embodiment is installed as a
single unit.
[0062] FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating another example
of a state in which the partitioning unit in the third embodiment
is installed as a single unit.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0063] Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention
will be described with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment
[0064] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of
a desk device 1 which is a first embodiment of top-panel-equipped
furniture. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating part of the
connecting body 12 of the desk device 1, and FIG. 3 is a
cross-sectional view taken along the line n-III of FIG. 1 of the
desk device 1.
[0065] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the desk device 1 includes a pair
of support structures 10, a first top panel portion 11A and a
second top panel portion 11B supported by the support structure 10,
a connecting body 12 that connects the pair of support structures
10 to each other, and a flat panel-like panel body 13 that is
attached to the connecting body 12 to partition a space between the
first top panel portion 11A and the second top panel portion
11B.
[0066] In the first embodiment, the first top panel portion 11A and
the second top panel portion 11B have a substantially rectangular
shape in a plan view, and include a first top panel 14A and a
second top panel 14B with each upper surface 14f serving as a
working surface. The first top panel 14A and the second top panel
14B are opposite to each other in a direction along the short side
in the plan view. In the following description, a direction (a
direction along the short side) in which the first top panel 14A
and the second top panel 14B are opposite to each other is defined
as a front-rear direction, a direction along a long side of the
first top panel 14A and the second top panel 14B is defined as a
width direction, and a direction orthogonal to a floor surface F on
which the desk device 1 is placed is defined as a vertical
direction. For convenience of explanation, the front side of FIG. 1
will be defined as a front and the rear side will be defined as a
rear in the front-rear direction.
[0067] The pair of support structures 10 is disposed at a
predetermined interval in the width direction so as to be located
at both end portions of the desk device 1 in the width direction.
Each support structure 10 includes a prismatic base member 15
extending in the front-rear direction along the floor surface F,
and a first extendable leg 16A and a second extendable leg 16B as a
pair of extendable legs extending vertically upward from both end
positions of the base member 15 in the front-rear direction. The
extension length of the base member 15 is set to a length at which
the front and rear extension ends reach each of the approximately
center positions in the front-rear direction (desirably, a position
of the center of gravity in the front-rear direction) of the first
top panel 14A (the first top panel portion 11A) and the second top
panel 14B (the second top panel portion 11B). Further, on the lower
surface of each of the base members 15, a grounding member 15d
grounded to the floor surface is provided. Each base member 15 can
appropriately adjust the height in the vertical direction and the
horizontal level by the grounding member 15d.
[0068] The first extendable leg 16A and the second extendable leg
16B have a first tubular portion 17x fixed on the base member 15, a
second tubular portion 17y inserted into the first tubular portion
17x to be movable in the vertical direction, and a third tubular
portion 17z inserted into the second tubular portion 17y to be
movable in the vertical direction. Each of the first tubular
portion 17x, the second tubular portion 17y, and the third tubular
portion 17z has a rectangular tubular shape. When the second
tubular portion 17y and the third tubular portion 17z protrude and
retract in the vertical direction with respect to the first tubular
portion 17x, the lengths of the first extendable leg 16A and the
second extendable leg 16B in the vertical direction can be
adjusted. In the case of the first embodiment, the first extendable
leg 16A and the second extendable leg 16B are operated to ascend
and descend by an electric drive unit (not illustrated).
[0069] Further, the first extendable leg 16A and the second
extendable leg 16B are fixed to the upper surfaces of each end
portion of the base member 15 such that one side surface of the
first tubular portion 17x is flush with each end surface of the
base member 15 in the front-rear direction.
[0070] Each of the first top panel portion 11A and the second top
panel portion 11B has support brackets 18 extending in the
front-rear direction on the lower surfaces of both end portions in
the width direction of the first top panel 14A and the second top
panel 14B. The first top panel 14A and the second top panel 14B are
connected to the upper end of the third tubular portion 17z of the
first extendable leg 16A and the second extendable leg 16B located
at both end portions in the width direction, via the support
brackets 18. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the upper ends of
the third tubular portions 17z of the first extendable leg 16A and
the second extendable leg 16B are connected to the substantially
center positions in the front-rear direction of the first top panel
portion 11A and the second top panel portion 11B.
[0071] The connecting body 12 is installed between the base members
15 of the support structures 10 on both sides in the width
direction. Specifically, the connecting body 12 has a rectangular
tubular column portion 19 standing upward from a substantially
intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the base
member 15 of each of the left and right support structures 10, and
an installation portion 20 coupled to the upper portion of the
column portion 19 at both end portions.
[0072] In the case of the first embodiment, a power supply wiring
21 is inserted into the column portion 19 provided in one of the
support structures 10 (the support structure 10 on the left side in
FIG. 1). The power supply wiring 21 supplies power to a device used
on the first top panel 14A and the second top panel 14B or an
electric drive unit for operating to ascend and descend the first
extendable leg 16A and the second extendable leg 16B. The lower end
portion of the power supply wiring 21 is extracted to the outside
through a notch 19a provided at the lower end of the inner wall of
the column portion 19, and is connected to a power supply unit (not
illustrated) provided below the floor surface F. The upper side of
the power supply wiring 21 is drawn into the installation portion
20.
[0073] As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the installation portion 20
includes a gutter-shaped beam member 22 (having a substantially
U-shaped cross section) extending along the width direction of the
desk device 1, an end plate 23 which closes both end portions of
the beam member 22 in the extension direction, and a center cover
25 which is fixed to each support member 24 standing upward from
both end portions in the extension direction (the width direction
of the desk device 1) of a bottom plate portion 22a of the beam
member 22 and covers the central region in the front-rear direction
of the upper portion of the beam member 22. Between the front and
rear side wall portions 22b of the beam member 22 and the center
cover 25, a first opening 26A and a second opening 26B are formed,
as a pair of slit-like openings (wiring insertion portions) which
extends along the width direction of the desk device 1 and opens
upward. The interior of the installation portion 20 is a wiring
storage space 30.
[0074] Incidentally, the power supply wiring 21 drawn into the
installation portion 20 from one column portion 19 is connected to
the power supply wiring on the device side extracted downward from
the depth side in each depth direction of the first top panel
portion 11A and the second top panel portion 11B, in the interior
of the installation portion 20. In the case of the first
embodiment, part of the power supply wiring on the device side is
made up of a cable guide 27. In the cable guide 27, a large number
of chain frames are rotatably connected by link pins, and the
actual wiring is stored therein. A first end side of each cable
guide 27 is connected to the lower surface of each of the first top
panel portion IA and the second top panel portion 11B, and a second
end side thereof is connected to the interior of the beam member
22. The wiring on the second end side of each cable guide 27 is
connected to the power supply wiring 21 via a connector 28 inside
the beam member 22 (see FIG. 1).
[0075] Each of the cable guides 27 coupled to the first top panel
portion 11A and the second top panel portion 11B hangs downward
from the lower surface thereof, respectively, and is inserted into
the beam member 22 through the front and rear first openings 26A
and the second openings 26B of the installation portion 20. When
the amount of slackness of each of the cable guides 27 varies with
the elevating of the first top panel portion 11A and the second top
panel portion 11B, and when the first top panel portion 11A or the
second top panel portion 11B descends, the amount of slackness of
the cable guide 27 increases. The slack portion of the cable guide
27 lies on the bottom plate portion 22a of the beam member 22 to
extend in the width direction of the desk device 1. A cable guide
29 in FIG. 3 guides the cable guide 27 inserted into the beam 25
member 22 through the front and rear first opening 26A and the
second opening 26B on the installation portion 20.
[0076] Further, the panel body 13 for partitioning the space
between the first top panel portion 11A and the second top panel
portion 11B stands on the upper surface of the center cover 25 of
the installation portion 20. The panel body 13 extends along the
width direction of the desk device 1, and the lower ends of both
end portions in the extension direction are coupled to the beam
member 22 via the support member 24. The first opening 26A and the
second opening 26B formed between the front and rear side wall
portions 22b of the beam member 22 and the center cover 25 are
provided such that the wiring storage space 30 in the installation
portion 20 and the outside communicate with each other at the front
and rear positions of the panel body 13.
[0077] As described above, in the desk device 1 according to the
first embodiment, each support structure 10 disposed to be spaced
apart in the width direction is configured 15 to include a base
member 15 placed on the floor surface F to extend in the front-rear
direction, and a first extendable leg 16A and a second extendable
leg 16B standing upward from each end portion of the base member 15
in the extension direction. Therefore, the vicinities of the
central portions in the front-rear direction of each of the first
top panel 14A (the first top panel portion 11A) and the second top
panel 14B (the first top panel portion 11A) are supported from the
vertically lower side by the first extendable leg 16A and the
second extendable leg 16B protruding upward from both end portions
of each base member 15 in the extension direction. Therefore,
according to the desk device 1 according to the first embodiment,
the first top panel 14A (the first top panel portion 11A) and the
second top panel 14B (the first top panel portion 11A) are firmly
and stably supported by the common support structure 10.
[0078] Further, in the desk device 1 according to the first
embodiment, as described above, the vicinities of the central
portions in the front-rear direction of the first top panel 14A
(the first top panel portion 11A) and the second top panel 14B (the
first top panel portion 11A) are stably supported from the
vertically lower side by the first extendable leg 16A and the
second extendable leg 16B. Therefore, it is not necessary to make
the support member protrude from the front and rear end portions of
the base member 15. Therefore, since it is difficult for the toes
of the worker to come into contact with the support structure 10,
the usability for the user is improved.
[0079] Further, in the desk device 1 according to the first
embodiment, substantially intermediate portions in the front-rear
direction of the base member 15 of the pair of support structures
10 are mutually connected by the connecting body 12. Therefore, it
is possible to integrate the pair of support structures 10
separated from each other and stably place them on the floor
surface.
[0080] In particular, in the desk device 1 according to the first
embodiment, since the connecting body 12 is configured to include
the column portion 19 standing upward from the substantially
intermediate positions in the front-rear direction of each base
member 15, and the installation portion 20 that connects the upper
portions of each column portion 19, the space can be secured below
the installation portion 20. Therefore, by having this
configuration, it is possible to effectively utilize the space
below the installation portion 20 as the arrangement space of
articles and the like.
[0081] Further, in the desk device 1 according to the first
embodiment, since the interior of the installation portion 20 is
defined as the wiring storage space 30, the installation portion 20
can function as a structural member that interconnects the pair of
support structures 10 as well as a wiring duct. Therefore, as
compared with the case where the structural member and the wiring
duct are provided separately, it is possible to reduce the overall
size and weight and to reduce the product cost.
[0082] Furthermore, in the desk device 1 according to the first
embodiment, since the flat-plate like panel body 13 is placed on
the upper surface of the installation portion 20, there is no need
to separately provide a special member for supporting the panel
body 13 that partitions the space between the first top panel 14A
and the second top panel 14B. Therefore, by partitioning the space
between the first top panel 14A and the second top panel 14B using
the panel body 13, while reducing the size and weight of the
overall desk device 1 and reducing the product cost, it is possible
to provide an individual working area to each user who uses the
respective top panels 14A and 14B.
[0083] Furthermore, in the case of the first embodiment, the first
opening 26A and the second opening 26B through which the wiring
storage space 30 in the installation portion 20 and the outside
communicate with each other at the front and rear of the panel body
13 are provided on the upper surface of the installation portion 20
constituting the connecting body 12. Therefore, the cable guide 27
(power supply wiring) hanging downward from the depth sides in the
depth direction of the first top panel 14A and the second top panel
14B can be accommodated in the wiring storage space 30 in the
installation portion 20 via the first opening 26A and the second
opening 26B. Therefore, with this configuration, the bending of the
cable guide 27 hanging downward from the first top panel 14A and
the second top panel 14B is made invisible from the outside and the
aesthetic appearance can be improved.
[0084] Next, the form of the top-panel-equipped furniture system
according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be
described. However, the present invention 5 is not limited to only
these embodiments.
Second Embodiment
[0085] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the overall
configuration of the furniture system according to the second
embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view
illustrating a configuration of a panel support of the partitioning
unit in the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective view
illustrating a state in which the partitioning unit according to
the second embodiment is installed as a single unit.
[0086] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the desk system (furniture system)
21A includes a desk device (top-panel-equipped furniture) 210 and
an intermediate panel unit (partitioning unit) 230A.
[0087] The desk device 210 includes a leg 211, a first top panel
portion 220A, and a second top panel portion 220B.
[0088] In the second embodiment, the first top panel portion 220A
and the second top panel portion 220B include a first top panel
221A and a second top panel 221B having a rectangular shape in a
plan view, and the first top panel 221A and the second top panel
221B are opposite to each other in the respective short side
directions in a plan view. In the following description, a
direction (short side direction) in which the first top panel 221A
and the second top panel 221B are opposite to each other is defined
as an opposite 25 direction, a direction along the longitudinal
direction of the first top panel 221A and the second top panel 221B
is defined as a width direction, and a direction orthogonal to the
floor surface F on which the desk device 210A is placed is defined
as a vertical direction.
[0089] The legs 211 include base members (connecting members) 212
provided along the floor surface F, and support leg members
(support legs) 213 provided on the respective base members 212 and
extending in the vertical direction to support the first top panel
portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B.
[0090] The base members 212 are disposed at an interval along the
width direction and are provided to be positioned at both end
portions of the desk device 210 in the width direction. On the
lower surface of each base member 212, ground members 212f and 212f
grounded on the floor surface F are provided at both end portions
in the opposite direction. Each grounding member 212f has a
downward protruding length adjustable from the base member 212,
which allows adjustment of the height and horizontal level of the
base member 212.
[0091] The support leg members 213 are provided on each of the
first end portion (one end portion) 212a and the second end portion
(other end portion) 212b in the longitudinal direction (opposite
direction) of each base member 212. As a result, the leg 211 is
provided with leg members 214 formed in an upward U-shape including
the base member 212 and the support leg members 213 provided at
both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the base member
212, at both end portions of the desk device 210 in the width
direction, respectively.
[0092] Each support leg member 213 includes a first tubular portion
213x fixed to an upper surface 212u of the base member 212, a
second tubular portion 213y inserted into the first tubular portion
213x to be movable in the vertical direction, and a third tubular
portion 213z inserted into the second tubular portion 213y to be
movable in the vertical direction. Each of the first tubular
portion 213x, the second tubular portion 213y, and 5 the third
tubular portion 213z has a rectangular tubular shape. The lengths
of the support leg members 213 in the vertical direction can be
adjusted when the second tubular portion 213y and the third tubular
portion 213z protrude and retract with respect to the first tubular
portion 213x in the vertical direction.
[0093] Further, the desk device 210 includes a control unit (not
illustrated, the same applies hereinafter) which controls the
operation of the support leg members 213, and an operation portion
219 for inputting the ascending and descending motion signals to
the control unit.
[0094] The control unit is, for example, fixed to the lower
surfaces and the like of the first top panel 221A and the second
top panel 221B. A power cable (not illustrated, the same applies
hereinafter) connected to a commercial power supply provided in the
office space on which the desk device 210 is disposed is connected
to this control unit.
[0095] An operation portion 219 is provided on the lower surface of
the first top panel 221A and the second top panel 221B. The
operation portion 219 is electrically connected to the control unit
via a wiring cable (not illustrated, the same applies
hereinafter).
[0096] When the user inputs a predetermined operation to the
operation portion 219, an operation signal is transmitted from the
operation portion 219 to the control unit via the wiring cable.
Upon receiving the operation signal from the operation portion 219,
the control unit outputs a command signal for causing the support
leg member 213 to perform the ascending and descending motions
based on the received signal. Upon receiving the command signal,
each support leg member 213 is driven to extend and contract by,
for example, an extendable driving device (not illustrated)
incorporated in each support leg member 213 in accordance with the
command signal, thereby adjusting the height of the first top panel
portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B.
[0097] The first top panel 221A and the second top panel 221B have
support brackets 223 extending in the opposite directions on the
lower surfaces of both end portions in the width direction,
respectively. The first top panel 221A and the second top panel
221B are connected to the upper ends of the third tubular portions
213z of the support leg members 213 and 213 located at both end
portions in the width direction via the support brackets 223 and
223.
[0098] The intermediate panel unit 230A includes an intermediate
partition panel (partition body) 231, and a panel support (support)
233A placed on the floor surface F to support the intermediate
partition panel 231.
[0099] The intermediate partition panel 231 is disposed between the
first top panel 221A and the second top panel 221B, and is provided
to be positioned in the vertical plane and to extend in the width
direction in parallel with the end portions 220e of the first top
panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B. As
illustrated in FIG. 5, panel fixing holes 231p extending upward are
formed on the lower surfaces of both end portions of the
intermediate partition panel 231 in the width direction,
respectively.
[0100] Here, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the intermediate partition
panel 231 has substantially the same width as the first top panel
221A and the second top panel 221B in the second embodiment, but
the width of the intermediate partition panel 231 may be narrower
than those of the first top panel 221A and the second top panel
221B or may be wider than those of the first top panel 221A and the
second top panel 221B.
[0101] A storage box 232 which stores the wiring 200 and the like,
for example, can be attached to the intermediate partition panel
231.
[0102] As illustrated in FIG. 5, the panel support 233A includes
base members 234 each provided at both end portions of the
intermediate partition panel 231 in the width direction, and a
bracket 235 which connects the base member 234 and the intermediate
partition panel 231.
[0103] The base member 234 has a substantially T shape in a plan
view, and includes a base plate 234a extending in the opposite
direction of the desk device 210, and a stay portion 234b extending
orthogonally from the central portion of the base plate 234a in the
opposite direction along the width direction of the desk device
210.
[0104] Female screw holes 234h are formed at both end portions of
the base plate 234a, respectively. Screw insertion holes 234g and
234g penetrating in the vertical direction are formed in the stay
portion 234b.
[0105] A positioning pin (positioning mechanism) 236 having a male
screw portion 236a extending downward is attachably and detachably
provided on the base plate 234a of the base member 234, by being
screwed into the female screw hole 234h. An insertion hole 212h
into which the positioning pin 236 is inserted is formed on the
lower surfaces of the first end portion 212a and the second end
portion 212b of the base member 212 of the desk device 210.
[0106] The base member 234 is inserted into a gap between each base
member 212 of the desk device 210 and the floor surface F. Further,
when the positioning pin 236 is inserted into the insertion hole
212h at each of both end portions of the base plate 234a, the base
member 234 is restrained to be immovable in the direction along the
floor surface F with respect to the base member 212.
[0107] The bracket 235 integrally includes a proximal portion 235a
fixed on the stay portion 234b of the base member 234, and an
insert portion 235b extending upward from the proximal portion
235a.
[0108] A female screw hole (not illustrated) is formed on the lower
surface of the proximal portion 235a, and the proximal portion 235a
is fixed onto the stay portion 234b by screws 237 and 237 inserted
through the screw insertion holes 234g and 234g.
[0109] The insert portion 235b has a plate shape along the panel
surface 231f of the intermediate partition panel 231, that is, a
vertical plane including the width direction and the vertical
direction, and is inserted into the panel fixing hole 231p formed
on the lower surfaces of both end portions of the intermediate
partition panel 231. Further, female screw holes 235h and 235h are
formed in the insert portion 235b. Further, a screw insertion hole
231g is formed at a position penetrating the panel fixing hole 231p
on the panel surface 231f of the intermediate partition panel 231.
By screwing the screw 238 into the female screw hole 235h through
the screw insertion hole 231g, the insert portion 235b and the
intermediate partition panel 231 are connected to each other.
[0110] In order to place such an intermediate panel unit 230A,
first, the base member 234 is positioned and fixed to the base
member 212 of the leg 211 by the positioning pins 236 and 236.
Next, the intermediate partition panel 231 is inserted into the gap
between the first top panel portion 220A and the second top panel
portion 220B from the upper part of the first top panel portion
220A and the second top panel portion 220B, and the insert portion
235b of the bracket 235 is inserted and connected to the lower end
portion of the intermediate partition panel 231. Therefore, the
intermediate panel unit 230A can be installed in combination with
the desk device 210.
[0111] As illustrated in FIG. 6, since the base plate 234a of the
base member 234 extends in the opposite direction, that is, in a
direction orthogonal to the panel surfaces 231f on both sides of
the intermediate partition panel 231, the intermediate panel unit
230A can be self-supported even in the state of not being combined
with the desk device 210.
[0112] According to the above-described furniture system, below the
pair of first top panel portions 220A and the second top panel
portion 220B of the desk device 210, the intermediate panel unit
230A placed on the floor surface F to partition the first top panel
portion 220A side and the second top panel portion 220B side is
provided. By providing the intermediate panel unit 230A, it is
possible to partition the first top panel portion 220A side and the
second top panel portion 220B side and to improve the independence
of the individual space. Further, by placing the intermediate panel
unit 230A on the floor surface F, the intermediate panel unit 230A
can be provided as a separate body from the desk device 210 and can
be installed in combination with the desk device 210 only when
necessary. Therefore, the intermediate panel unit 230A can be
easily attached to and detached to and from the desk device 210
including the first top panel portion 220A and the second top panel
portion 220B as necessary, and a partitioning function can be added
with a high degree of freedom.
[0113] In addition, the intermediate panel unit 230A includes the
intermediate partition panel 231, and the panel support 233A placed
on the floor surface F and attachably and detachably connected to
the intermediate partition panel 231 to support the intermediate
partition panel 231. With the above configuration, when placing the
intermediate panel unit 230A, after the panel support 233A is
placed on the floor surface F below the pair of top panel portions
including the first top panel portion 220A and the second top panel
portion 220B, the intermediate partition panel 231 may be disposed
between the pair of top panel portions including the first top
panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B, and the
intermediate partition panel 231 may be connected to the panel
support 233A. Further, when the intermediate panel unit 230A is
removed from the 15 desk device 210, after the intermediate
partition panel 231 is detached from the panel support 233A, the
intermediate partition panel 231 may be removed from the gap
between the pair of top panel portions including the first top
panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B, and the
panel support 233A may be removed from the floor surface F below
the pair of top panel portions including the first top panel
portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B. In this way, it
is possible to easily install or remove the intermediate panel unit
230A with respect to the desk device 210.
[0114] The intermediate partition panel 231 is continuous in the
width direction and forms a panel shape continuing in the width
direction within a vertical plane orthogonal to the floor surface
F. With the above configuration, it is possible to partition the
first top panel portion 220A side and the second top panel portion
220B side.
[0115] The panel support 233A supports the intermediate partition
panel 231 on the floor surface F so that the intermediate partition
panel 231 can be self-supported. With the above configuration, the
intermediate panel unit 230A itself can be self-supported, without
connecting the intermediate panel unit 230A to the desk device 210.
Further, even in a state in which the intermediate panel unit 230A
is separated from the desk device 210, the intermediate panel unit
230A itself can be used in a self-supported state.
[0116] Further, the intermediate panel unit 230A is provided with
the positioning pin 236 that can be positioned with respect to the
leg members 214. With the above configuration, when the
intermediate panel unit 230A is used in combination with the desk
device 210, it is possible to prevent the intermediate panel unit
230A from being misaligned.
[0117] The leg members 214 include support leg members 213 that
support the pair of top panel portions including the first top
panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B, and the
base member 212 that connects the support leg member 213 of the
first top panel portion 220A and the support leg member 213 of the
second top panel portion 220B. With the above-described
configuration, the leg members 214 that support the pair of top
panel portions including the first top panel portion 220A and the
second top panel portion 220B are integrated, and the first top
panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B are
integrally supported by the leg member 214.
[0118] Furthermore, the support leg member 213 may be extendable
and contractable in the vertical direction, and may adjust the
heights of the first top panel portion 220A and the second top
panel portion 220B. With the above configuration, it is possible to
improve usability by setting the first top panel portion 220A and
the second top panel portion 220B at arbitrary heights,
respectively.
Third Embodiment
[0119] Next, a third embodiment of top-panel-equipped furniture
according to the present invention will be described. In the third
embodiment described below, the configuration of the desk device
210 is similar to that of the desk device 210 illustrated in the
second embodiment except for a configuration of an intermediate
panel unit 230B. Therefore, the configurations common to the second
embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the
description thereof will not be provided.
[0120] FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of
a partitioning unit according to a third embodiment of the present
invention.
[0121] FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of
part of the legs of the partitioning unit in the third
embodiment.
[0122] As illustrated in FIG. 7, a desk system (furniture system)
21B in the third embodiment includes a desk device 210, and an
intermediate panel unit (partitioning unit) 230B.
[0123] The intermediate panel unit 230B includes an intermediate
partition panel 231, and a panel support (support) 233B placed on
the floor surface F to support the intermediate partition panel
231.
[0124] The panel support 233B includes legs 241 and 241 provided at
both end portions in the width direction of the intermediate
partition panel 231, respectively, and a tray portion 242 installed
between the legs 241 and 241.
[0125] As illustrated in FIG. 8, the legs 241 have a portal shape
which includes columns 243 and 243 disposed at intervals in the
opposite directions and placed on the floor surface F to extend
upward, and a horizontal member 244 extending along the opposite
direction to connect the upper end portions of the columns 243 and
243.
[0126] A stay portion 245 extending orthogonally to the
longitudinal direction of the horizontal member 244 is integrally
provided on the intermediate portion of the horizontal member 244
in the longitudinal direction.
[0127] Both end portions of the tray portion 242 in the width
direction are supported on the stay portion 245 extending from the
horizontal member 244. Here, the tray portion 242 is formed with a
recessed portion 242a which is recessed upward on the lower surface
of the central portion in the opposite direction and in which the
stay portion 245 is inserted and disposed, and recessed grooves
242b formed in the opposite directions, that is, on both of the
first top panel portion 220A side and the second top panel portion
220B side and recessed downward.
[0128] The tray portion 242 is placed on the stay portion 245 of
the leg 241 at each of both end portions in the width direction
thereof, and the stay portion 245 is inserted into the recessed
portion 242a. Further, the tray portion 242 and the stay portion
245 are fastened by a screw (not illustrated) or the like.
[0129] As illustrated in FIG. 4, a wiring 200 or the like can be
stored in the recessed grooves 242b in such a tray portion 242.
[0130] The intermediate partition panel 231 is connected to the
upper surface of the tray portion 242 of the panel support 233B by
support fittings.
[0131] In such an intermediate panel unit 230B, the legs 241 and
241 are provided along the inner sides of the legs 211 and 211
provided at intervals in the width direction. Further, the tray
portion 242 is disposed below the gap between the first top panel
portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B which are in
front of and behind each other in the opposite direction. Thus, the
intermediate partition panel 231 is provided to partition the gap
between the first top panel portion 220A and the second top panel
portion 220B.
[0132] In order to place such an intermediate panel unit 230B, the
panel support 233B including the legs 241 and 241 and the tray
portion 242 is first assembled. The panel support 233B is pushed
into the lower spaces of the first top panel portion 220A and the
second top panel portion 220B in the opposite direction of the desk
device 210, from the first top panel portion 220A side toward the
second top panel portion 220B side. The panel support 233B is set
so that the tray portion 242 is located vertically below the gap
between the first top panel portion 220A and the second top panel
portion 220B. Thereafter, from the upper parts of the first top
panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B, the
intermediate partition panel 231 is inserted into the gap between
the first top panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion
220B, the lower end portion of the intermediate partition panel 231
is placed on the tray portion 242 and connected thereto. Therefore,
it is possible to place the intermediate panel unit 230B in
combination with the desk device 210.
[0133] FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which
the partitioning unit in the third embodiment is installed as a
single unit. FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating another
example in a state in which the partitioning unit in the third
embodiment is installed as a single unit.
[0134] As illustrated in FIG. 9, the intermediate panel unit 230B
as described above can be placed on the floor surface F even as a
single unit. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 10, when the
intermediate panel unit 230B is used as a single unit, the side
partition panels 248 and 248 may be provided on both sides in the
width direction.
[0135] According to the top-panel-equipped furniture of the third
embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the desk system 21B
includes the desk device 210, and the intermediate panel unit 230B
which is placed on the floor surface F below the pair of top panel
portions including the first top panel portion 220A and the second
top panel portion 220B to partition the first top panel portion
220A side and the second top panel portion 220B side.
[0136] According to the configuration of the third embodiment, by
providing the intermediate panel unit 230B, it is possible to
partition the first top panel portion 220A side and the second top
panel portion 220B side and to improve the independence of the
individual space.
[0137] Further, by placing the intermediate panel unit 230B on the
floor surface F, the intermediate panel unit 230B can be separated
from the desk device 210 and can be installed in combination with
the desk device 210 only when necessary. Therefore, the
intermediate panel unit 230B can be easily attached to and detached
from the desk device 210 including the first top panel portion 220A
and the second top panel portion 220B as needed, and a partitioning
function can be added with a high degree of freedom.
[0138] The intermediate panel unit 230B includes the intermediate
partition panel 231, and the panel support 233B placed on the floor
surface F to support the intermediate partition panel 231. With the
above configuration, when placing the intermediate panel unit 230B,
after the panel support 233B is placed on the floor surface F below
the pair of top panel portions including the first top panel
portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B, the
intermediate partition panel 231 may be disposed between the pair
of the top panel portions, i.e., the first top panel portion
disposed 220A and the second top panel portion 220B, the
intermediate partition panel 231 may be connected to the panel
support 233B. Also, when removing the intermediate panel unit 230B
from the desk device 210, after removal of the intermediate
partition panel 231 from the panel support 233B, the intermediate
partition panel 231 may be removed from the gap between the pair of
top panel portions including the first top panel portion 220A and
the second top panel portions 220B, and the panel support 233B may
be removed from the floor surface F below the pair of top panel
portions including the first top panel portion 220A and the second
top panel portion 220B. In this way, it is possible to easily
install or remove the intermediate panel unit 230B on or from the
desk device 210.
[0139] The panel support 233B is disposed between the leg members
214 and 214 each provided at both end portions in the width
direction of the pair of top panel portions including the first top
panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B. With the
above configuration, the panel support 233B can easily enter and
exit the floor surface F between the leg members 214 and 214 in the
width direction along the 25 direction in which the pair of top
panel portions including the first top panel portion 220A and the
second top panel portion 220B are opposite to each other, below the
pair of top panel portions including the first top panel portion
220A and the second top panel portion 220B.
[0140] The intermediate partition panel 231 is continuous in the
width direction within a vertical plane orthogonal to the floor
surface F. By the intermediate partition panel 231, it is possible
to partition the first top panel portion 220A side and the second
top panel portion 220B side.
[0141] The panel support 233B supports the intermediate partition
panel 231 on the floor surface F in a self-supported manner. With
the above configuration, the intermediate panel unit 230B itself
can be self-supported, without connecting the intermediate panel
unit 230B to the desk device 210. Further, even in a state in which
the intermediate panel unit 230B is separated from the desk device
210, the intermediate panel unit 230B itself can be used in the
self-supported state.
[0142] The leg member 214 includes the support leg member 213 that
supports the pair of top panel portions including the first top
panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B, and the
base member 212 which extends in the direction in which the first
top panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B are
opposite to each other to connect the support leg member 213 of the
first top panel portion 220A and the support leg member 213 of the
second top panel portion 220B.
[0143] With the above configuration, the leg members 214 that
support the pair of top panel portions including the first top
panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B are
integrated, and the first top panel portion 220A and the second top
panel portion 220B are integrated via the leg member 214.
[0144] The support leg members 213 can be expanded and contracted
in the vertical direction and can adjust the heights of the first
top panel portion 220A and the second top panel portion 220B. With
the above configuration, it is possible to improve usability by
setting the first top panel portion 220A and the second top panel
portion 220B at arbitrary heights, respectively.
[0145] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited
to the above embodiments, and various design changes can be made
without departing from the gist thereof. For example, in the first
embodiment, although the connecting body 12 connecting the pair of
support structures 10 to each other includes the column portion 19
standing on each of the base members 15 and the installation
portion 20 that connects the upper portions of the column portions
19, the connecting body may be a member that linearly connects the
left and right base portions 15. Further, it is not always
necessary to provide the wiring storage space 30 in the
installation portion 20, and the panel body 13 may not be provided
on the upper portion of the installation portion 20.
[0146] Further, in the first embodiment, the desk device which is
one form of the top-panel-equipped furniture has been described,
but the top-panel-equipped furniture may be a table device, a
counter device, or the like.
[0147] Further, for example, the intermediate partition panel 231
is configured to be continuous in the width direction and
continuous in the width direction within the vertical surface
orthogonal to the floor surface F, but the invention is not limited
thereto. For example, the intermediate partition panel 231 may have
a strip shape extending in the width direction, a box shape, a
cloth shape, or the like. Further, in addition to the function of
partitioning the first top panel portion 220A side and the second
top panel portion 220B side of the intermediate partition panel
231, the partitioning unit of the present invention may have a
storing function or the like, or may be configured to protrude to
the user side so that the user can sit.
[0148] Further, the placing height of the intermediate partition
panel 231 may be appropriately set.
[0149] Further, although the intermediate partition panel 231 is
continuous in the entire width direction of the desk device 210, in
at least a partial region of the desk device 210 in the width
direction, the intermediate partition panel 231 may partition the
first top panel portion 220A side and the second top panel portion
220B side of the pair of top panel portions including the first top
panel portion 220 and the second top panel portion 220B.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0150] According to the top-panel-equipped furniture of the present
invention, it is possible to firmly and stably support a pair of
top panels in which the height can be adjusted, by a common support
structure, and it is possible to improve usability for the
user.
[0151] Further, according to the top-panel-equipped furniture
system of the present invention, it is possible to easily attach
and detach a partitioning unit such as a partition panel to and
from the top-panel-equipped furniture provided with a plurality of
top panels as needed, and it is possible to add a partition
function with high degree of freedom.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
[0152] 1 Desk device (top-panel-equipped furniture) [0153] 10
Support structure [0154] 12 Connecting body [0155] 13 Panel body
[0156] 14A First top panel (top panel) [0157] 14B Second top panel
(top panel) [0158] 15 Base member [0159] 16A First extendable leg
[0160] 16B second extendable leg [0161] 19 Column portion [0162] 20
Installation portion [0163] 26A First opening (wiring insertion
portion) [0164] 26B Second opening (wiring insertion portion)
[0165] 30 Wiring space [0166] 21A, 21B desk system (furniture
system) [0167] 210 Desk device (top-panel-equipped furniture)
[0168] 211 Leg [0169] 212 Base member (connecting member) [0170]
213 Support leg member (support leg) [0171] 214 Leg member [0172]
220A First top panel portion [0173] 220B Second top panel portion
[0174] 221A First top panel [0175] 221B Second top panel [0176]
230A, 230B Intermediate panel unit (partitioning unit) [0177] 231
Intermediate partition panel (partition body) [0178] 233A, 233B
Panel support (support) [0179] 236 Positioning pin (positioning
mechanism) [0180] 241 Leg [0181] 243 Column [0182] 244 Horizontal
member
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