JP7372124B2 - sofa system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a partition, furniture provided with the partition, and a sofa.

BACKGROUND ART Furniture such as tables and chairs that can create a quasi-private room atmosphere has been known. As such furniture, for example, a chair with a tall partition placed on the back or side is known (for example, see FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1).By installing a partition between adjacent chairs, , the person sitting in the chair next to you will no longer be visible.

The partition is also designed to protrude forward from the seat of the chair so that the feet of the person sitting next to them cannot be seen.

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By the way, chairs with partitions attached thereto are not limited to offices and may be installed in open spaces. In open spaces, there is a lot of foot traffic, and pedestrians may accidentally come into contact with partitions.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technology that can absorb the impact caused by contact with a partition even when a pedestrian contacts the partition.

In order to solve the above problems, a partition panel according to the present invention is a partition panel that partitions the furniture from a space adjacent to the furniture, the partition panel having a main body attached to the furniture, and a main body in an installed state. a movable part swingably connected to an edge along the height direction of the furniture, the movable part protruding from at least one end of the furniture in the front-rear direction.

Further, in a non-swinging state, the movable part forms a flat surface with the main body, and the movable part swings with respect to the main body when pressure is applied, and when the pressure is removed. In this case, the movable part may return to the non-swinging state.

Further, the main body portion and the movable portion may include a sound absorbing material.

Further, the main body portion and the movable portion may be covered with a skin material.

Moreover, the skin material may be formed of a cushion material.

Furthermore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, furniture according to the present invention is characterized by being equipped with a partition panel according to the present invention.

Furthermore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a sofa according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a seat portion and a partition panel according to the present invention attached to a side surface of the seat portion.

Moreover, the connecting position of the main body part and the movable part may be located in front of the front end of the seat part.

According to the present invention, even if a pedestrian comes into contact with the partition, the impact caused by the contact can be absorbed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sofa including a partition panel according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of a partition panel according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the partition panel taken along line III-III shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a desk with a partition panel attached.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The partition panel 1 according to the present invention partitions furniture from a space adjacent to the furniture, and is, for example, a partition installed between pieces of furniture arranged adjacent to each other to partition the space. The partition panel 1 is applied to, for example, a known sofa, and the sofa to which it is applied is not limited to a specific sofa. For example, the partition panel 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the sofa 100 shown in FIG.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sofa 100 including a partition panel 1 according to the present embodiment. The sofa 100 includes a seat 110, a back 120, and legs 130. For convenience of explanation, in the normal usage state of the sofa 100, the side facing the user is referred to as "front F", the rear side of the user is referred to as "rear B", and the direction in which the partition panel 1 stands up in the installed state is referred to as "front F". Let it be "height direction H".

The partition panel 1 according to the present embodiment partitions the sofa 100 from a space adjacent to the sofa 100, and includes a main body 10 attached to the sofa 100 and an edge 12 along the height direction H of the main body 10 in the installed state. A movable part 30 is swingably connected to a movable part 30, and the movable part 30 protrudes from at least one end of the sofa 100 in the front and rear FB directions. The configuration of the partition panel 1 will be specifically described below.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the partition panel 1 is attached to the sofa 100. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the partition panel along line III-III shown in FIG. The partition panel 1 is attached to the side surface of the seat portion 110 extending along the front-rear FB direction. The partition panel 1 is formed into a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front. The partition panel 1 includes a main body portion 10, a movable portion 30, and a skin material 50.

The main body portion 10 is formed into a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front. The main body 10 includes a frame 11 and two plates 21 and 22.

The frame 11 is formed by joining a plurality of steel tubular frame members vertically and horizontally. The four vertical frames 12 to 15 extending along the height direction H are provided at predetermined intervals along the front and back FB direction of the sofa 100. The lengths of the vertical frames 13 and 14 located between the front and rear FBs 11 are shorter than the lengths of the vertical frames 12 and 15.

Three horizontal frames 16 to 18 extending along the front and rear FB directions are provided at predetermined intervals along the height direction H of the sofa 100. The horizontal frame 16 located on the upper side in the height direction H is joined to the upper ends of each of the vertical frames 12 to 15. The horizontal frame 17 located in the middle in the height direction H is joined to the vertical frames 12 and 15 below the middle, and is joined to the lower ends of each of the vertical frames 13 and 14. The horizontal frame 18 located on the lower side in the height direction H is joined to the lower ends of each of the vertical frames 12 and 15.

Two attachment parts 19 and 20 extending along the height direction H are provided between the horizontal frames 17 and 18. The attachment parts 19 and 20 are provided on the sides of the vertical frames 12 and 15, respectively, in the front and rear FB directions. Fittings 23 and 24 for attaching the partition panel 1 to the sofa 100 are attached to the attachment parts 19 and 20, respectively.

The plate members 21 and 22 are formed into a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. The plates 21 and 22 are attached to the frame 11 so that their surfaces are parallel to each other. A gap S is provided between the plates 21 and 22.

The plate material 21 faces the sofa 100 to which the partition panel 1 is attached. The plate material 21 is made of a sound absorbing material. Two metal fittings 23 and 24 are provided on the lower side of the plate material 21 in the height direction H. The partition panel 1 is attached to the sofa 100 via metal fittings 23 and 24. The metal fittings 23 and 24 protrude perpendicularly to the plate material 21.

The plate material 22 faces the side opposite to the sofa 100 to which the partition panel 1 is attached. The plate material 22 is made of plastic corrugated board material.

The movable part 30 has two plate members 31 and 32 and an intermediate member 33 provided between these plate members 31 and 32. The plate material 31 faces the sofa 100 to which the partition panel 1 is attached. The plate material 31 is made of a sound absorbing material.

The plate material 32 faces the side opposite to the sofa 100 to which the partition panel 1 is attached. The plate material 32 is made of plastic corrugated board material. The intermediate material 33 is made of corrugated cardboard.

The main body part 10 and the movable part 30 are connected to each other by a band V. Specifically, the movable part 30 is connected to the vertical frame (edge) 12 of the main body part 10 by a band V at the edge on the main body part 10 side extending in the height direction H. The connection positions between the main body part 10 and the movable part 30 are set at a plurality of locations at predetermined intervals in the height direction H. Further, the connection position is located forward F from the front end of the seat portion 110 of the sofa 100 in the front-rear FB direction.

The skin material 50 covers the entire main body portion 10 and movable portion 30 from the outside. The skin material 50 is formed of a cushioning material such as foamed resin, for example, urethane foam.

Note that another partition panel 7 is provided on the back 120 side of the sofa 100 according to the present embodiment. The partition panel 7 is composed only of the main body portion 10 of the partition panel 1.

<Operation of partition panel>
In a state where the partition panel 1 is attached to the sofa 100, the movable part 30 projects forward F from the seat part 110 of the sofa 100. The partition panel 1 is attached to the seat portion 110 in a state where the main body portion 10 and the movable portion 30 are in one plane with each other (non-swinging state). That is, the main body part 10 and the movable part 30 mutually form one flat surface.

If pressure is applied to the movable part 30 from the surface direction (thickness direction) of the partition panel 1, for example, when a person comes into contact with it, the movable part 30 will move the band V around the vertical frame 12 with respect to the main body part 10. (See Figure 3).

When the pressure applied to the movable part 30 is removed, the movable part 30 returns to its original state (non-swinging state). In other words, even if the movable part 30 is rotated in a predetermined direction due to pressure or the like from a non-swinging state where it forms a flat surface with the main body part 10, when the pressure is removed, the movable part 30 returns to the original non-swinging state. return. This series of movements of the movable part 30 is referred to as "oscillation" here.

According to the above partition panel 1, since it protrudes forward F from the seat 110 of the sofa 100, for example, when a plurality of sofas 100 equipped with the partition panel 1 are arranged in a horizontal direction, the neighboring sofa 100 The user's legs are not visible.

Since the movable part 30 is swingable and rotatable with respect to the main body part 10, the impact on the sofa 100 caused by the person contacting the partition panel 1 and the person contacting the partition panel 1 can be significantly reduced.

The main body part 10 and the movable part 30 each have plate members 21 and 31 formed of at least a sound absorbing material on the side facing the furniture adjacent to each other, so that they can effectively absorb the sound generated in the space and reduce the noise from the outside. It is possible to suppress sound leakage to.

Since the main body portion 10 and the movable portion 30 are surrounded by the skin material 50, the partition panel 1 can maintain the appearance of a single panel, which is preferable from a design point of view.

Since the skin material 50 is made of urethane foam, it has excellent cushioning properties and shock absorbing properties. Furthermore, when the movable part 30 rotates relative to the main body part 10, the urethane foam also bends, but the urethane foam tends to return to its original state. This facilitates return of the movable part 30 to the non-swinging state.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes all aspects included within the concept of the present invention and the scope of the claims. Moreover, each structure may be selectively combined as appropriate so as to achieve at least some of the problems and effects described above. Further, for example, the shape, material, arrangement, size, etc. of each component in the above embodiments may be changed as appropriate depending on the specific usage mode of the present invention. In the embodiment described above, only the plates 21 and 31 were made of a sound absorbing material, but the plates 22 and 32 may also be made of a sound absorbing material.

In the embodiment described above, the board members 21 and 31 are entirely made of sound-absorbing material, but for example, when a person sits on the sofa 100, only the upper half of the partition panel 1, which overlaps with the position of the person's head, It may be formed of a sound absorbing material.

Further, in the above embodiment, the movable part 30 is connected to the main body part 10 along the entire height direction H, but for example, only the upper half or the lower half of the main body part 10 in the height direction H is connected to the movable part 30. may be provided.

Further, in the above embodiment, the movable part 30 was attached to the vertical frame 12 at the front F of the main body part 10 so as to be swingable and rotatable, but for example, the movable part 30 was attached to the vertical frame 15 at the rear B so that it could swing and rotate. It may be rotatably attached. Thereby, if the main body part 10 is extended in the front and back FB directions, the partition panel 1 can be used even when another sofa 100 is provided across the partition panel 7. In addition, the movable part 30 may only be provided at the rear B of the main body part 10.

Moreover, although the partition panel 1 was attached to the sofa 100 in the above embodiment, it may be attached to other furniture. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the desk 200 to which the partition panel 1 is attached. For example, a space can be partitioned by providing the partition panel 1 between adjacent desks. In addition, the partition panel 1 can also be attached to a counter-type desk.

1 Partition panel 10 Main body 12, 15 Vertical frame (edge)
30 Movable part 50 Outer material 100 Sofa FB front and rear

Claims (5)

sofa and
a partition panel that partitions the sofa from a space adjacent to the sofa ;
A sofa system comprising :
The sofa is
has a seat,
The partition panel is
a main body attached to a side surface of the seat ;
a movable part swingably connected to the main body at an edge along the height direction of the main body in an installed state;
Equipped with
The movable part is connected at a connection position forward of the front end of the seat part.
A sofa system characterized by: In a non-swinging state, the movable part forms a flat surface with the main body part,
The movable part swings relative to the main body part when pressure is applied, and the movable part returns to the non-swinging state when the pressure is removed. The sofa system described. The sofa system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the main body portion and the movable portion include a sound absorbing material. The sofa system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the main body portion and the movable portion are covered with a skin material. The sofa system according to claim 4, wherein the skin material is formed of a cushion material.

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