JP7304159B2 - furniture - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act From August 28, 2018 to November 8, 2018, Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd., Nitori Co., Ltd. 3-6-20 Kamiya, Kita-ku), the applicant, Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd., has disclosed furniture that can be used as a sofa or a bed and has a handle on one side.

The present disclosure relates to furniture that can be used as sofas and beds.

It comprises a hollow outer case having a fixed cushion element on its upper part, and an inner case that can be put in and taken out relative to the hollow part of the outer case, and the inner case is pulled out at its upper part. A movable cushion element is arranged substantially flush with the fixed cushion element of the outer case to form a bed surface, and at the insertion position, the movable cushion element is removed to a position where it does not interfere with the outer case, and the outer case side is placed on the bench. Furniture that can be used as is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2001-87081

However, in the furniture shown in Patent Document 1, a notch in the inner case can be used when pulling out the inner case to convert from the bench form to the bed form, but such a notch facilitates the pullout operation. not. For this reason, with the furniture shown in Patent Document 1, the user's work load for converting between the bench form and the bed form is relatively high, and as a result, the user has to choose one of the bench form and the bed form. It tends to be a tendency to only use it.

Therefore, in one aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide furniture capable of improving operability when pulling out the second portion.

In one aspect
a first portion having a first side surface;
Sliding with respect to the first portion so as to be movable between a retracted position partially overlapping the first portion and a deployed position having a smaller range of overlap with the first portion than the retracted position. a second portion movably connected and having a second side facing the first side;
a first cushion portion placed on the first portion;
a second cushion part that can be placed on the second part in the deployed position;
The furniture is provided, wherein the second side portion has a handle portion on a side opposite to the side facing the first side portion for a pull-out operation from the storage position to the deployment position.

In one aspect, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide furniture capable of improving operability when pulling out the second portion.

It is a front view which shows the sofa form of the furniture which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a side view showing a sofa form of furniture according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a front view which shows the bed form of the furniture which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the bed form of the furniture which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is an enlarged front view of a main part showing a sofa form of furniture according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is an outside side view showing the internal structure of the 1st side part of furniture concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an inner side view which shows the internal structure of the 1st side part of the furniture which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an external side view which shows the internal structure of the 2nd side part of the furniture which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an inner side view which shows the internal structure of the 2nd side part of the furniture which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, each embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the accompanying drawings, for the sake of clarity, there are cases in which only a part of a plurality of parts having the same attribute are given reference numerals.

Furniture F according to an embodiment of the present invention can be used by switching between the sofa form shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the bed form shown in FIGS. 2. A first cushion part 3, a second cushion part 4 and an attached cushion part 5 are provided. In addition, the first part 1 and the second part 2, which will be described later, constitute the main part of the furniture F. As shown in FIG.

In the following description, front and rear, left and right, and up and down are described according to the directions seen from a person sitting on the sofa-shaped furniture F. In the furniture F of the present embodiment, when switching from the sofa form to the bed form, the second part 2 is unfolded (moved) leftward, but the second part 2 may be unfolded rightward.

[First part]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first portion 1 includes a first body portion 11, a first side portion 12, a back portion 13 and a first leg portion .

(First main body)
The first main body part 11 has the first cushion part 3 placed on the upper surface thereof, thereby functioning as a seat part in the form of a sofa and functioning as a part of the floor (on the head side) in the form of a bed. .

Below the upper surface of the first body portion 11, a second body housing portion 111 is formed to house a second body portion 21 of the second portion 2, which will be described later. The first body portion 11 has a storage opening 112 on the left end surface (deployment side end surface), and the second body portion 21 of the second portion 2 is inserted into the second body storage portion 111 through the storage opening 112 . be done.

The second main body housing portion 111 supports the second main body portion 21 of the second portion 2 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, and has a stopper that defines a sliding limit position (deployment position) in the left direction (deployment direction). A sliding mechanism 90 with means (not shown) is provided.

In addition, although the second main body storage portion 111 of the present embodiment is formed in the first main body portion 11 as a hollow portion whose upper, lower, front, rear, and right sides are covered, the upper surface of the first main body portion 11 is formed as a hollow portion. As long as the second body part 21 of the second part 2 can be stored so as to overlap with the second body part 21 , the structure may be such that the lower part, the front part, the rear part, or the right side of the second body storage part 111 is not covered.

(First side portion)
The first side surface portion 12 is integrally connected to the right end portion of the first main body portion 11 and extends above the upper surface of the first main body portion 11 . The height of the first side surface portion 12 is equal to or higher than the height of the upper surface of the first cushion portion 3 placed on the upper surface of the first main body portion 11, and functions as a right armrest portion in the form of a sofa. In addition, at least the upper portion of the first side portion 12 is filled with a cushioning material such as urethane, and not only functions well as the right armrest portion in the sofa mode, but can also be used as a pillow in the bed mode. can.

(Back part)
The back surface portion 13 is integrally connected to the rear end portion of the upper surface of the first body portion 11 and the rear end portion of the inner side surface of the first side surface portion 12 and extends upward from the upper surface of the first body portion 11 . The second cushion part 4 is placed on the front side of the back part 13, so that the second cushion part 4 functions as a backrest part in the form of a sofa.

(first leg)
The first legs 14 extend downward from the four corners of the lower surface of the first portion 1, and the lower ends of the four first legs 14 come into contact with the floor surface to move the first legs 14. The first part 1 (furniture F) is installed on the floor surface through the slab.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the first leg 14 is provided with a base 141 extending downward from four corners of the lower surface of the first portion 1 and the lower end surface of the base 141 . and an adjuster 142 to allow adjustment. The height H1 of the adjuster 142 itself varies within a range from H1max to H1min according to the length adjustment of the first leg 14. FIG.

[Second part]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the second portion 2 includes a second body portion 21, a second side portion 22 and a second leg portion 23. As shown in FIGS.

(Second main body)
The second body portion 21 is stored in a state in which at least a part of the second body storage portion 111 formed in the first body portion 11 of the first portion 1 overlaps with the upper surface of the first body portion 11, A retracted position (sofa type position) where the entirety of the first body portion 11 of the first portion 1 is stored (position in the form of a sofa), and an unfolded position (position in the form of a bed) where a portion protrudes from the first body portion 11 of the first portion 1. ) and is slidably connected to the first main body portion 11 .

In other words, the second part 2 can move between a retracted position where it partially overlaps the first part 1 and a deployed position where the range of overlap with the first part 1 is smaller than that of the retracted position. is slidably connected to the first portion 1 as shown in FIG. The second body portion 21 of the second portion 2 in the unfolded position functions as part of the floor (foot side) in the bed configuration by placing the second cushion portion 4 on the upper surface thereof.

(Second side portion)
The second side surface portion 22 is integrally connected to the left end portion of the second main body portion 21 so as to face the first side surface portion 12 and extends above the upper surface of the second main body portion 21 . The height of the second side surface portion 22 is equal to or higher than the height of the upper surface of the first cushion portion 3 placed on the upper surface of the first main body portion 11, and functions as a left armrest portion in the form of a sofa. In addition, at least the upper portion of the second side surface portion 22 is filled with a cushioning material such as urethane, and functions favorably as the left armrest portion in the sofa configuration. The second side surface portion 22 extends above the upper surface of the second cushion portion 4 placed on the second body portion 21 of the second portion 2 in the deployed position.

The second side surface portion 22 has a handle portion 24 that serves as a handle when the second portion 2 is pulled out from the retracted position to the deployed position. have Two handle portions 24 are provided on the outer surface of the second side surface portion 22 at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. It can be easily pulled out from position to deployed position.

The handle portion 24 of this embodiment is formed as a recess that does not protrude from the outer surface of the second side surface portion 22 . Specifically, the handle portion 24 is formed on the outer surface of the second side surface portion 22 by embedding the embedded handle member 25 having the concave portion 251 in the outer surface of the second side surface portion 22 .

According to such a handle portion 24, since it does not protrude from the outer surface of the second side surface portion 22 and does not become an obstacle, it is possible to prevent something from colliding with it. In addition, by embedding the handle member 25 as a separate member in the second side surface portion 22, the handle portion 24 can be made conspicuous and the user can be clearly notified that it can be used for the pullout operation.
Note that the function of the handle portion 24 may be realized by a depression (recess) formed in the second side surface portion 22 without using a separate member. Also, the number of handle portions 24 may be one, or may be in a form such as a pipe that protrudes to the outside.

Further, the handle portion 24 of the present embodiment is provided on the second side surface portion 22 at a position higher than the upper surface of the second cushion portion 4 placed on the second main body portion 21 in the unfolded position. According to such a handle portion 24, the user can pull out the second portion 2 without bending down, so that the operability when pulling out the second portion 2 can be further improved. However, in the modified example, the handle portion 24 may be provided on the second side surface portion 22 at a position lower than the upper surface of the second cushion portion 4 placed on the second main body portion 21 in the unfolded position. good.

(Second leg)
The second leg portion 23 extends downward from the front and rear ends of the lower surface of the second side portion 22 . The lower end of the second leg 23, which is the lowest part of the second part 2, is located above the floor surface on which the furniture F is installed when the second part 2 is in the storage position.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the second leg portion 23 of the present embodiment extends downward from the lower surface of the second side surface portion 22 which is substantially at the same height as the lower surface of the first portion 1. A base portion 231 and a rubber member 232 provided on the lower end surface of the base portion 231 are provided. The base portion 231 is the same member as the base portion 141 of the first leg portion 14 , and the thickness dimension H2 of the rubber member 232 is thinner than the minimum height Hmin of the adjuster 142 . Thereby, when the second portion 2 is in the retracted position, the lower end of the second leg portion 23 can be positioned above the floor surface.

According to such a second leg portion 23, when the second portion 2 is pulled out from the retracted position to the deployed position, there is no friction with the floor surface, so the operability is good. Wear and the like of the portion 23 can also be prevented.

The lower end of the second leg portion 23 contacts the floor when the second portion 2 is in the deployed position. For example, the second part 2 in the deployed position is allowed to move up and down within the range of play of the slide mechanism 90 described above, and in the deployed position, the lower end of the second leg 23, which was floating in the retracted position, is moved to the second part 2. Let it land on the floor by its own weight. According to such a second leg portion 23, it is possible to prevent rattling when used as a bed (rattling between the floor surface and the second leg portion 23). The member provided at the lower end of the second leg portion 23 is not limited to the rubber member 232, and may be an adjuster, a roller (caster), or the like.

[First cushion part]
The first cushion part 3 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped cushion filled with a cushioning material such as urethane. In addition, it functions as part of the floor (head side) in the bed configuration.

[Second cushion part]
The second cushion part 4 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped cushion filled with a cushioning material such as urethane. By being placed on the upper surface of the second main body 21, it functions as a part of the floor (foot side) in the bed configuration.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the second cushion part 4 of this embodiment is composed of two cushions 41 of the same shape, and each cushion 41 functions as a backrest part in the sofa form. When the vertical (longitudinal) dimension is H, the lateral dimension is W, and the longitudinal dimension is D, the total dimension H of the two cushions 41 is the distance between the retracted position and the deployed position. The dimension W of each cushion 41 is approximately equal to the front-rear dimension of the first cushion portion 3, and the dimension D of each cushion 41 is approximately equal to the upper surface of the first cushion portion 3. It is approximately equal to the height difference with the upper surface of the second main body portion 21 in the deployed position.

According to such a second cushion part 4, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, by placing two cushions 41 side by side on the upper surface of the second main body part 21 in the unfolded position, the floor can be adjusted in the bed form. It can be made to function satisfactorily as a part (foot side) of the part. Further, if the sum of the dimensions H of the two cushions 41 is slightly longer than the amount of movement of the second part 2 between the retracted position and the deployed position, the upper surface of the second main body 21 in the deployed position can be Since the two cushions 41 can be placed side by side in a compressed state between the left end surface of the first body portion 11 and the inner surface of the second side surface portion 22, the position of the second cushion portion 4 in the bed form Misalignment can be prevented.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, when the second cushion part 4 functions as a backrest part in the sofa mode, the lateral direction of the second cushion part 4 corresponds to the width direction of the bed. so that it is placed. However, in the modified example, the second cushion part 4 may be placed in the bed form so that the left-right direction when functioning as a backrest part in the sofa form corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the bed. good. In this case, if the dimension W of the cushion 41 is made slightly longer than the amount of movement of the second portion 2 between the retracted position and the deployed position, the upper surface of the second main body portion 21 in the deployed position will have the first main body. Since the two cushions 41 can be placed side by side while being compressed between the left end surface of the portion 11 and the inner surface of the second side surface portion 22, displacement of the second cushion portion 4 in the bed configuration is prevented. can. Further, in the modification, by setting the sum of the dimensions H of the two cushions 41 to be substantially equal to the front-to-rear dimension of the first cushion part 3, the bed between the first cushion part 3 and the two cushions 41 is Width continuity may be maintained.

[Attached cushion part]
The attached cushion part 5 is a pillow-shaped cushion filled with a cushioning material such as urethane, and can be used by being placed at an arbitrary position of the furniture F in the sofa mode. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the attached cushion part 5 is arranged so as to abut on the first cushion part 3 and the first side surface part 12 in the bed form, the cushion part 5 is continuously connected to the upper surface of the first side surface part 12 . can function as According to such an attached cushion part 5, not only can it be used as a pillow in a bed form, but also by functioning as a pillow continuously with the upper surface of the first side part 12, even a tall user can sleep in a bed form. can be realized. That is, since the first side portion 12 can also function as a pillow, the first side portion 12 is more flexible than when the first side portion 12 does not function as a pillow (that is, when the first side portion 12 functions as a headboard). The length that functions as a bed can be increased by the length of (the length in the left-right direction). However, in a modified example, the first side surface portion 12 may function as a headboard.

[Internal Structure of First Side Part and Second Side Part]
Next, the internal structures of the first side portion 12 and the second side portion 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first side portion 12 has a first wooden frame 121 inside. The first wooden frame 121 is composed of a first wooden frame base 122 configured by combining a plurality of vertical frame members 122a along the vertical direction and a plurality of horizontal frame members 122b along the front-rear direction, and the first wooden frame base 122. A first fixing plate 123 provided on the inner side surface portion and to which the right end portions of the first body portion 11 and the back portion 13 are fixed is integrally connected.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the second side portion 22 has a second wooden frame 221 inside. The second wooden frame 221 is composed of a second wooden frame base 222 configured by combining a plurality of vertical frame members 222a along the vertical direction and a plurality of horizontal frame members 222b along the front-rear direction, and the second wooden frame base 222. A second fixing plate 223 provided on the inner side surface to which the left end of the second main body 21 is fixed, a handle fixing plate 224 provided on the outer side surface of the second wooden frame base 222 and supporting the handle member 25, are integrally connected. The rigidity of the second side surface portion 22 can be efficiently increased by such a grid structure.

The first wooden frame base 122 and the second wooden frame base 222 have substantially the same rigidity. The two wooden frame bases 222 also have substantially the same rigidity. Therefore, the second wooden frame base 222 further including the handle fixing plate 224 has higher rigidity than the first wooden frame 121 .

According to the second side surface portion 22 having such a second wooden frame 221, since it has higher rigidity than the first side surface portion 12, the second portion 2 is not deformed or damaged when the second portion 2 is pulled out. , can maintain good operability.

[Slide mechanism]
Next, the slide mechanism 90 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 4, the slide mechanisms 90 are provided in pairs in the front-rear direction. Each slide mechanism 90 is a telescoping extension mechanism and includes three tubular members whose diametrically adjacent members slide relative to each other. Therefore, each slide mechanism 90 can be extended in two stages. In a modification, each slide mechanism 90 may be extensible in three or more stages, or may be of a rail type that is extensible by one stage. Each slide mechanism 90 extends in the left-right direction, one end is fixed to the lower part of the first part 1 in the vicinity of the center part in the left-right direction of the first part 1, and the other end passes below the second part 2 to the second position. It is fixed to the side part 22 . The slide mechanism 90 is fixed to the second fixing plate 223 on the second side surface portion 22 . As a result, the slide mechanism 90 can be fixed to a relatively strong portion of the second side surface portion 22, and the durability of the second side surface portion 22 can be improved, and the stability of the sliding operation can be improved.

In the modified example, instead of the slide mechanism 90, which is a telescopic extension mechanism, as a mechanism for making the second part 2 movable with respect to the first part 1, another mechanism such as an arm type mechanism is used. mechanism may be utilized.

Although each embodiment has been described in detail above, it is not limited to a specific embodiment, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope described in the claims. It is also possible to combine all or more of the constituent elements of the above-described embodiments.

In addition, the following additional remarks are disclosed regarding the above embodiment.

(Appendix 1)
a first portion having a first side surface;
Sliding with respect to the first portion so as to be movable between a retracted position partially overlapping the first portion and a deployed position having a smaller range of overlap with the first portion than the retracted position. a second portion movably connected and having a second side facing the first side;
a first cushion portion placed on the first portion;
a second cushion part that can be placed on the second part in the deployed position;
The furniture, wherein the second side portion has a handle portion on a side opposite to the side facing the first side portion for a drawer operation from the storage position to the unfolded position.

(Appendix 2)
Furniture according to appendix 1, wherein the handle part is embedded and provided on the second side part.

(Appendix 3)
The second side surface portion extends above the upper surface of the second cushion portion placed on the second portion in the deployed position, and
The piece of furniture according to appendix 2, wherein the handle part is provided at a position higher than an upper surface of the second cushion part placed on the second part in the unfolded position.

(Appendix 4)
4. Furniture according to any one of Appendices 1 to 3, wherein the lowermost part of the second part is located above the floor surface on which the furniture is installed when in the storage position.

(Appendix 4-1)
5. Furniture according to appendix 4, wherein the lowest part of the second part abuts on the floor surface when in the deployed position.

(Appendix 5)
5. Furniture according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the second side is stiffer than the first side.

(Appendix 6)
The furniture according to any one of Appendices 1 to 5, wherein the height of the first side portion is equal to or higher than the height of the upper surface of the first cushion portion.

(Appendix 7)
The second cushion part consists of one or more backrest cushions,
7. Any one of Clauses 1 to 6, wherein the sum of the longitudinal dimensions of the one or more backrest cushions is approximately equal to the amount of movement of the second portion between the stowed position and the deployed position. Furnishings as described.

(Appendix 8)
Further includes an attached cushion part,
7, wherein the attached cushion portion can function as a pillow continuously with the upper surface of the first side portion when arranged so as to abut against the first cushion portion and the first side portion. Furniture according to any one.

(Appendix 9)
9. Furniture according to any one of Appendixes 1 to 8, wherein the upper portion of the first side portion is filled with urethane.

F Furniture 1 First part 11 First body part 111 Second body storage part 112 Storage opening 12 First side part 121 First wooden frame 122 First wooden frame base 122a Vertical frame member 122b Horizontal frame member 123 First fixing plate 13 Rear portion 14 First leg portion 141 Base portion 142 Adjuster 2 Second portion 21 Second body portion 22 Second side surface portion 221 Second wooden frame 222 Second wooden frame base 222a Vertical frame member 222b Horizontal frame member 223 Second fixing plate 224 Handle fixing plate 23 Second leg portion 231 Base portion 232 Rubber member 24 Handle portion 25 Handle member 251 Recess 3 First cushion portion 4 Second cushion portion 41 Cushion 5 Attached cushion portion

Claims (6)

A first body portion, a first side portion, connected to a rear end portion of the top surface of the first body portion and a rear end portion of an inner side surface of the first side portion, and extending upward from the top surface of the first body portion. a first portion having a back portion;
Sliding with respect to the first portion so as to be movable between a retracted position partially overlapping the first portion and a deployed position having a smaller range of overlap with the first portion than the retracted position. a second portion movably connected and having a second side facing the first side;
a first cushion portion placed on the first portion;
a second cushion part that can be placed on the second part in the deployed position;
The second side portion has a handle portion on a side opposite to the side facing the first side portion for a pull-out operation from the storage position to the deployment position,
The second side surface portion extends above the upper surface of the second cushion portion placed on the second portion in the deployed position, and
The handle portion is provided at a position higher than the upper surface of the second cushion portion placed on the second portion in the deployed position, and has a recessed shape recessed toward the first side portion. Yes, furniture. 2. Furniture according to claim 1, wherein the handle is recessed and provided on the second side. 3. The furniture according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the lowermost part of said second part is located above a floor surface for installation of said furniture when said furniture is in said storage position. A piece of furniture according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second side is stiffer than the first side. The furniture according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the height of the first side portion is equal to or higher than the height of the upper surface of the first cushion portion. The second cushion part consists of one or more backrest cushions,
6. Any of claims 1-5, wherein the sum of the longitudinal dimensions of the one or more backrest cushions is approximately equal to the amount of movement of the second portion between the stowed position and the deployed position. Furniture according to item 1.

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