JP4889611B2 - Wiring storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is a wiring storage device that is installed behind a desk or the like or below a top panel of a desk and functionally stores wiring of equipment on the desk, and includes a column, a top panel, a connecting rod, and a wiring The present invention relates to a wiring storage device that shields the front and rear surfaces of a frame body including a receiver by a pair of front and rear cover bodies and forms a wiring storage space by shielding the cover bodies.

  Conventional wiring storage devices are installed separately on the back of a desk or the like, and have an outlet unit or a network cable mounting portion or an opening for wiring material on the upper surface, and the inside is used as a storage space for these wiring materials. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-135949 (page 3, FIG. 3)

  However, in Patent Document 1, a plurality of wiring receivers configured in the storage space are provided at the same height, and since these are individually shielded by the cover body, a connecting rod that connects the columns is externally provided. The appearance is not preferable. Further, there is a possibility that dust or the like may enter the storage space inside the cover body.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a problem. The appearance of the wiring storage device is preferably shielded by the appearance of the wiring storage device, and dust or the like enters the storage space formed inside the cover body. An object of the present invention is to provide a wiring storage device that can prevent this.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a wiring storage device according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
A pair of left and right struts having leg portions to be installed on the floor at the lower end;
A top plate body connecting the upper ends of the pair of struts and having a wiring portion on the upper surface;
A connecting rod for connecting the pair of support columns at a predetermined position below the top plate,
A wiring receiver having a pair of front and rear side walls provided in the connecting rod and extending in the left-right direction;
A front and rear surfaces of a frame body comprising a pair of front and rear cover bodies, and a wiring storage device that forms a wiring storage space by shielding the cover bodies,
A mounting portion is provided on the inner side surface of the pair of cover bodies, and a mounting portion is provided on the outer side surface of the wiring receiver, and the mounting portion is detachable. The cover body has an upper edge portion of the cover body. In the height position along the peripheral part of the top plate body, the attachment portion is attached to the attached portion and shields the frame body.
According to this feature, a pair of front and rear cover bodies are detachably attached to the front and rear surfaces of the frame body including the support column, the top plate body, the connecting rod, and the wiring receiver. The wiring material can be easily placed on the wiring receiver from both the front and rear sides of the body, and the upper edge of the cover body and the peripheral edge of the top plate can be obtained simply by attaching the mounting part of the cover body to the mounting part of the wiring receiver. It is possible to prevent the entry of dust or the like into the wiring storage space without forming a gap in the part. In addition, the upper surface of the wiring storage device is formed of a top plate body having a wiring portion, and the front and rear surfaces are formed of a cover body, so that the appearance appearance is not impaired.

The wiring storage device according to claim 2 of the present invention is the wiring storage device according to claim 1,
The top plate is composed of a substantially rectangular box-shaped part having a long side part in the left-right direction and a short side part in the front-rear direction, and a peripheral part projecting outward from the box-shaped part,
The cover body is formed in a substantially U shape in a top view that shields a part of the long side part and both short side parts of the box-like part,
The attachment portion and the attachment portion are configured to be attachable by relatively moving in a substantially horizontal direction.
According to this feature, the upper edge of the cover body is aligned with the height position in the vicinity of the lower part of the peripheral edge, and both sides of the substantially U-shaped cover body in the top view are connected to The inner mounting portion that is difficult to see when attaching the cover body by pressing the cover body toward the frame body in a substantially horizontal direction according to the horizontal position that shields a part, and The cover body can be attached to the frame body by easily aligning from the outside without having to visually check the attached portion.

The wiring storage device according to claim 3 of the present invention is the wiring storage device according to claim 1 or 2,
The cover body is characterized in that the attachment portion is attached to the attached portion at a height position where the upper edge portion of the cover body is along the lower vicinity of the peripheral edge portion.
According to this feature, the cover body is attached at a position below the peripheral edge, so that the gap between the cover body and the peripheral edge can be formed sideways, so that dust falling from above can be stored in the wiring through the clearance. It is difficult to enter the space.

A wiring storage device according to claim 4 of the present invention is the wiring storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The wiring receiver is fixed to the upper surface of the connecting rod.
According to this feature, since the weight of the wiring material placed on the wiring receiver fixed to the upper surface of the connecting rod is received by the connecting rod, the wiring material can be stably stored. .

A wiring storage device according to claim 5 of the present invention is the wiring storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The leg portion is formed of a flat plate-like body in which the lower surface of the leg portion is in contact with the floor surface.
According to this feature, the wiring storage device can be stably installed on the floor surface by grounding the lower surface of the leg portion made of a flat plate-like body to the floor surface.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall image of a wiring storage device in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway view showing the inside of the wiring storage device. Fig.3 (a) is a front view of a cover body, (b) is a top view similarly. FIG. 4 is a side view of the wiring storage device. FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the frame.

  Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 denotes a wiring storage device in the present embodiment. The wiring storage device 1 has a substantially rectangular shape in a top view, and includes a frame body 10 including a support column 12, a connecting rod 13, a top plate body 15 and the like, and a pair of front and rear covers that shield the front and rear surfaces of the frame body 10. The cover body 11 is mainly composed of the bodies 11, 11, and the cover body 11 shields the frame body 10, thereby forming a wiring storage space S in which a wiring material can be stored.

  The wiring storage device 1 covers the floor surface Y at a position that covers the opening H for extending the wiring material formed on the floor surface Y and the long side is along the side of the desk 2. It is installed and its vertical dimension is formed slightly smaller than the dimension of the leg 4 of the desk 2.

  On the upper surface of the wiring receiver 14, table taps 5, 6 or a hub (not shown) for a communication cable are mounted, and a power supply leading from the upper surface of the top plate 3 of the desk 2 to the openings 15 a and 15 b as wiring portions. The wiring material such as the cable P or the communication cable L extends in the wiring space U formed below the floor surface Y shown in FIG. 2 through the table taps 5 and 6 or the hub or directly through the opening H. It is set up.

  By doing so, the wiring material extending from the desk 2 or the like is extended to the wiring space U through the wiring storage space S inside the wiring storage device 1 through the opening H shielded by the wiring storage device 1. That is, the wiring material can be extended in a state of being completely shielded from the outside, and the appearance appearance is not impaired.

  Next, the structure of the wiring storage device 1 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, first, the frame body 10 will be described. A pair of left and right support columns 12, 12, a top plate body 15 that connects upper ends of the support columns 12, 12, and the top plate It has a structure comprising connecting rods 13 and 13 for connecting the columns 12 and 12 at two predetermined positions below the body 15 and a wiring receiver 14 fixed on the upper surface of the connecting rod. . Hereinafter, the direction in which the pair of cover bodies 11 and 11 are attached will be described as the front-rear direction, and the direction in which the pair of support columns 12 and 12 face each other will be described as the left-right direction.

  The pair of left and right support columns 12, 12 constituting the frame body 10 includes leg portions 19, 19 installed on the floor surface Y at the lower ends thereof, and the top plate 15 and the connection between the pair of support columns 12, 12 are provided. The eaves 13 and 13 are fixedly connected. And by attaching the front and rear surfaces of the frame body 10 with the cover body 11 as will be described later, inside the cover body 11, the upper and lower sides of the top plate body 15 and the connecting rod 13, the upper and lower sides of both connecting rods 13, A space for extending the wiring material is formed between the connecting rod 13 and the floor surface Y.

  The top plate 15 has a substantially rectangular box-like portion 17 having upper and lower surfaces communicating open and having a long side portion 17 a in the left-right direction and a short side portion 17 b in the front-rear direction, and a wiring portion communicating with the box-like portion 17. And an upper surface portion 16 having a peripheral edge portion 16a projecting outward from the box-shaped portion 17 as an opening portion 15a, 15b, 15c. As shown in FIG. 1, the opening 15a and the opening 15c are covered with a detachable lid, and the opening 15a communicates with a small hole provided in the lid so that the power cable Only P is inserted. Thus, according to the number of wiring materials to be extended, wiring locations, and the like, by appropriately attaching and detaching the lids to the openings 15a to 15c, it is possible to prevent foreign matters from entering the wiring storage space S. It also looks good.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 3A and 3B, each cover body 11 shields a part of the long side portion 17 a and both short side portions 17 b and 17 b of the box-shaped portion 17. It is formed in a substantially U-shape when viewed from above, and mounting portions 20 are provided at a total of four locations on the inner side surface of the cover body 11, up, down, left, and right.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the wiring receiver 14 has a pair of front and rear side walls extending in the left-right direction, and is fixed to the upper surface of the connecting rod 13. By doing so, the weight of the wiring material placed on the wiring receiver 14 fixed on the upper surface of the connecting rod 13 is received by the connecting rod 13, so that the wiring material is stabilized. Can be stored.

  Corresponding to the mounting portion 20 described above, a mounted portion 21 is provided in a predetermined position on the outer side surface of the wiring receivers 14 and 14 so as to be detachable. Specifically, as shown in a chain line enclosing portion in FIG. 4, the upper edge portion 11a of the cover body 11 is at a height position along the peripheral edge portion 16a, more specifically, the upper edge portion 11a of the cover body 11 is the peripheral edge. The attachment portion 20 of the cover body 11 is attached to the attached portion 21 of the wiring receiver 14 at a height position along the lower portion of the portion 16a. That is, the attachment part 20 of the cover body 11 is attached to the attached part 21 of the wiring receiver 14 constituting the frame body 10, so that the cover body 11 shields the frame body 10 and forms the wiring storage space S therein. To do.

  Although the structures of the mounting portion 20 and the mounted portion 21 are not shown in detail, the mounting portion 20 is made of resin, includes a bulging portion whose tip bulges, and has a convex shape in the horizontal direction toward the frame body 10. And a concave attached portion 21 that opens in the horizontal direction so as to be able to accommodate the bulging portion, and by being configured in this way, it can be detached only by relatively moving in the substantially horizontal direction. In the mounted state, the bulging portion of the mounting portion 20 is accommodated and engaged in the mounted portion 21, so that the structure cannot be easily detached.

  In addition, the material, shape, or mounting structure of the mounting portion and the mounting portion is not necessarily limited to the above. For example, an engaging pin that rotates around the axis is configured as the mounting portion, and A concave portion that can engage with the engaging pin is configured, and when the cover body is pressed toward the frame body, the engaging pin is rotated and engaged with the concave portion, and is provided on the outer surface of the cover body. Alternatively, the engaging pin may be reversely rotated by pulling out the detaching lever so as to be removed from the concave portion.

  The connecting rod 13 and the wiring receiver 14 provided with the attached portion 21 are provided in a plurality (two places) spaced apart in the vertical direction, and in this way, a plurality of connecting rods provided in the vertical direction are provided. 13, the pair of left and right support columns 12, 12 can be firmly supported, and a plurality of wiring receivers 14 provided on the upper and lower sides can be used as appropriate to organize and store them according to the extension of the wiring material.

  Since the cover body 11 is configured as described above, when the cover body 11 is attached, the upper edge portion 11a of the cover body 11 is adjusted to a height position near the lower portion of the peripheral edge portion 16a and viewed from above. The both sides 11b and 11b of the substantially U-shaped cover body 11 are aligned with a horizontal position that shields substantially half of the short sides 17b and 17b of the box-shaped part 17, and the cover body 11 faces the frame body 10. By pressing in the substantially horizontal direction from the outer side, it is not necessary to visually check the inner mounting portion 20 and the mounted portion 21 that are difficult to see when the cover body 11 is attached, and it is easy from the outer side. The cover body 11 can be attached to the frame body 10 with visual alignment.

  Moreover, since the cover body 11 is attached at the lower position of the peripheral edge portion 16a in this way, the gap between the upper edge portion 11a and the peripheral edge portion 16a of the cover body 11 can be formed not to the upper side but to the side, It is difficult for dust or the like falling from above to enter the wiring storage space S through the gap.

  The cover body 11 has a lower end extending to the vicinity of the floor surface Y. By doing so, the wiring storage space S formed inside the cover body 11 can be largely secured to the vicinity of the floor surface. When the opening H for extending the wiring is formed on the floor surface Y on which the wiring storage device 1 is installed as in the present embodiment, the wiring material is almost completely covered by covering the opening H with the cover body 11. Can be shielded.

  4, the pair of front and rear cover bodies 11 has side portions 11b covering substantially half of the support columns 12, respectively, and side portions 11b and 11b opposed to the outer sides of the support columns 12. It is attached to the frame body 10 at a position close to or abutting. By doing in this way, the side of the frame 10 can be shielded over substantially the entire circumference by the pair of front and rear cover bodies 11, 11.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the leg body portion 19 is formed of a flat plate-like body in which the lower surface of the leg body portion 19 contacts the floor surface Y. Thus, by grounding the lower surface of the leg portion 19 made of a flat plate-like body to the floor surface Y, the wiring storage device 1 can be stably installed on the floor surface Y.

  As described above, the attachment portion 20 is provided on the inner side surfaces of the pair of cover bodies 11, and the attachment portion 21 is provided on the outer surface of the wiring receiver 14 so that the attachment portion 20 can be attached and detached. At the height position where the upper edge portion 11a of the cover body 11 extends along the peripheral edge portion 16a of the top plate body 15, the attachment portion 20 is attached to the attached portion 21 and shields the frame body 10. Thus, the cover body 11 is opened by detachably attaching the pair of front and rear cover bodies 11 to the front and rear surfaces of the frame body 10 including the support column 12, the top plate body 15, the connecting rod 13, and the wiring receiver 14. In such a situation, the wiring material can be easily placed on the wiring receiver 14 from both the front and rear sides of the frame body 10, and the cover portion 11 is simply attached to the attached portion 21 of the wiring receiver 14. The entry of dust or the like into the wiring storage space S can be prevented without forming a gap between the upper edge portion 11a of the body 11 and the peripheral edge portion 16a of the top plate 15. Further, the upper surface of the wiring storage device 1 is formed by the top plate body 15 having openings 15a, 15b and 15c as wiring portions, and the front and rear surfaces are formed by the cover body 11, so that the appearance appearance is impaired. Absent.

  The pair of front and rear cover bodies 11 and 11 have substantially the same shape and are provided with mounting portions 20 at substantially the same position on the inner side surface, and the mounted portion 21 of the wiring receiver 14 has a pair of front and rear symmetry. In this way, the pair of cover bodies 11, 11 having substantially the same shape and provided with the attachment portion 20 at substantially the same position, can be any surface before and after the frame body 10. Therefore, it is not necessary to distinguish the front and rear surfaces of the pair of cover bodies 11 and 11 so that the attachment is facilitated.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the wiring portion configured on the top surface of the top plate 15 is the openings 15a, 15b, and 15c, and the lid is detachably provided on the top surface. The presence or absence of the lid is not limited to this embodiment. Further, for example, the wiring section may be a power outlet or a connector for connecting a communication cable such as a LAN cable.

  Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the connecting rod 13 connects the pair of left and right support columns 12 and 12 at two locations below the top plate 15. The struts may be connected only at one location below the top plate, or the posts may be connected at three or more locations below the top plate. Furthermore, the wiring receivers are not necessarily provided on all the connecting rods, and may be provided only on the appropriately selected connecting rods.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole image of the wiring storage apparatus in the Example of this invention. It is a partially broken figure which shows the inside of a wiring storage apparatus. (A) is a front view of a cover body, (b) is a top view similarly. It is a side view of a wiring storage device. It is a bottom view of a frame.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wiring storage apparatus 10 Frame 11 Cover body 12 Support | pillar 13 Connecting rod 14 Wiring receptacle 15 Top plate bodies 15a-15c Opening part (wiring part)
16 Upper surface portion 17 Box-shaped portion 19 Leg portion 20 Mounting portion 21 Mounted portion

Claims (5)

A pair of left and right struts having leg portions to be installed on the floor at the lower end;
A top plate body connecting the upper ends of the pair of struts and having a wiring portion on the upper surface;
A connecting rod for connecting the pair of support columns at a predetermined position below the top plate,
A wiring receiver having a pair of front and rear side walls provided in the connecting rod and extending in the left-right direction;
A front and rear surfaces of a frame body comprising a pair of front and rear cover bodies, and a wiring storage device that forms a wiring storage space by shielding the cover bodies,
A mounting portion is provided on the inner side surface of the pair of cover bodies, and a mounting portion is provided on the outer side surface of the wiring receiver, and the mounting portion is detachable. The cover body has an upper edge portion of the cover body. The wiring storage device, wherein the attachment portion is attached to the attachment portion at a height position along a peripheral edge portion of the top plate body and shields the frame body. The top plate is composed of a substantially rectangular box-shaped part having a long side part in the left-right direction and a short side part in the front-rear direction, and a peripheral part projecting outward from the box-shaped part,
The cover body is formed in a substantially U shape in a top view that shields a part of the long side part and both short side parts of the box-like part,
The wiring storage device according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion and the attachment portion are configured to be attached by relatively moving in a substantially horizontal direction.   The said cover body has the said attaching part attached to the said to-be-attached part in the height position in which the upper edge part of this cover body follows the downward vicinity of the said peripheral part, The said attachment part is characterized by the above-mentioned. Wiring storage device.   The wiring storage device according to claim 1, wherein the wiring receiver is fixed to an upper surface of the connecting rod.   5. The wiring storage device according to claim 1, wherein the leg body portion is a flat plate-like body in which a lower surface of the leg body portion is grounded to a floor surface.

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