JP7526751B2 - Fixtures, fixture systems - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to fixtures and fixture systems.

Patent Document 1 discloses a stool constructed using a fixture that includes a bottomed box-shaped fixture body (seat body) that opens upwards, and a mounting member (seat) placed on the fixture body so as to close the opening. In this configuration, a member (back) extending upwards from the mounting member is attached by being screwed to the side of the fixture body.

Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-16143

However, in a configuration in which a member extending upward from the seat, such as the back, is attached to the side of the fixture body, it is time-consuming to attach the upwardly extending member. Also, since the upwardly extending member is arranged along the side of the fixture body, it protrudes laterally from the side of the fixture body. For this reason, when a fixture with an upwardly extending member is placed next to another fixture, a gap corresponding to the thickness of the upwardly extending member will be created between the adjacent fixtures, which may spoil the appearance.
The present invention aims to provide a fixture and fixture system that allows for easy attachment of optional components extending upward from a mounting member and prevents damage to the appearance of the fixture or fixture system.

In order to achieve the above object, a fixture according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a fixture body formed in a polygonal shape having multiple corners when viewed from above, the fixture body having a member support hole into which an optional member extending upward can be inserted from above, a support column extending in the vertical direction at a portion of the fixture body located at the corner, and a side plate that laterally closes the space between adjacent supports, the side plate having an upper locking projection that protrudes toward the support column, the support column having an upper locking projection engaging portion with which the upper locking projection engages, and a protrusion insertion portion is formed at the lower end of the optional member into which the tip of the upper locking projection is inserted through the upper locking projection engaging portion when the optional member is inserted into the member support hole.

In one aspect of the fixture of the present invention, the support pillar may be formed into a cylindrical shape extending in the vertical direction, and a stopper plate against which the lower end of the optional member abuts from above may be disposed in the vertical middle portion of the support pillar.

In one aspect of the fixture of the present invention, a lower protrusion engagement hole may be formed in the portion of the support that is located below the stopper plate, and a lower locking protrusion that is locked into the lower protrusion engagement hole may be formed on the side plate.

In one aspect of the fixture of the present invention, the support pillar may be provided with an adjuster at a portion located below the stopper plate to adjust the height of the fixture.

The fixture system of this invention has a plurality of fixtures as described above arranged side by side on the floor.

With this configuration, a fixture system can be formed by combining multiple fixtures arranged side-by-side on the floor.

According to one aspect of the present invention, optional components that extend upward from the mounting member can be easily attached, and the appearance can be prevented from being spoiled.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a fixture system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the fixtures constituting the fixture system according to the embodiment. This is an oblique development view of the fixture body that constitutes the above-mentioned fixture. This is a plan view of the fixture body. A cross-sectional view showing the configuration at a corner of the above-mentioned fixture main body. 13 is a perspective view showing the connecting fittings that connect the above-mentioned fixtures to each other. FIG.

Below, we will explain the embodiment of the fixtures and fixture system according to the present invention with reference to the attached drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a fixture system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the furniture system 1 includes a plurality of furniture pieces 10 arranged side by side on a floor surface F. The furniture system 1 is configured to combine furniture pieces 10 having different heights in the vertical direction Dv, so that users can use each furniture piece 10 for various purposes. In this embodiment, the furniture system 1 is installed, for example, as a rest space where users can sit on each furniture piece 10 and take a rest. In this embodiment, the heights in the vertical direction Dv of the plurality of furniture pieces 10 constituting the furniture system 1 are set to, for example, three levels, and the highest furniture piece 10H, the second highest furniture piece 10M, and the lowest furniture piece 10L are provided.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the fixture 10 constituting the fixture system 1 according to the embodiment.
As shown in Fig. 2, each fixture 10 is formed in a polygonal shape having multiple corners C when viewed from above. In this embodiment, the fixture 10 is formed in a polygonal shape having four corners C when viewed from above. The fixture 10 includes a fixture main body 20 and a mounting member 50.

Fig. 3 is a perspective development view of the fixture main body 20 constituting the fixture 10. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the fixture main body 20. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a corner C of the fixture main body 20.
The fixture main body 20 is placed on a floor surface F. As shown in Figures 3 to 5, the fixture main body 20 includes a frame 21, a corner member 30, and a side panel 40.

The frame 21 has integral pillars 22 and an upper support 23. The pillars 22 are arranged at each corner C of the fixture 10. The pillars 22 are arranged at the four corners of the frame 21. Each pillar 22 stands upright from the floor surface F. Each pillar 22 has a rectangular tubular shape in plan cross section extending in the vertical direction Dv. The lower end of each pillar 22 is provided with an adjuster 26 (see Figure 5) for adjusting the height. The length of each pillar 22 in the vertical direction Dv is set according to the height of the fixture 10 (fixtures 10H, 10M, 10L).

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper end of the support post 22 is formed with a member support hole 28 into which the lower end of the optional member 100 described later is inserted. A stopper plate 27 is disposed in the middle of the square-tube support post 22 in the vertical direction Dv. The stopper plate 27 has a plate-shaped portion 27p along a plane perpendicular to the vertical direction Dv. The plate-shaped portion 27p closes the inside of the support post 22. The member support hole 28 is formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape by the inner surface of the square-tube support post 22 and the stopper plate 27. The lower end 101b of the optional member 100 described later can be inserted from above into this member support hole 28.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the upper support 23 is connected to the upper ends of the four corner columns 22 by bolting, welding, or the like. The upper support 23 is disposed along a plane perpendicular to the vertical direction Dv at a position spaced above the floor surface F. The upper support 23 has a first horizontal rod 24A and a second horizontal rod 24B.

The first horizontal rods 24A extend in a first direction D1 along a horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical direction Dv. The first horizontal rods 24A are arranged parallel to each other at intervals in a second direction D2 perpendicular to the vertical direction Dv and the first direction D1. Each first horizontal rod 24A is arranged between adjacent pillars 22 in the first direction D1. Both ends of each first horizontal rod 24A are connected to the upper ends of the pillars 22 by bolting, welding, etc.

The second horizontal rod 24B is disposed between the two first horizontal rods 24A. In this embodiment, the second horizontal rods 24B are spaced apart in the first direction D1, for example, three are used. Each second horizontal rod 24B extends in the second direction D2. Both ends of each second horizontal rod 24B are connected to the first horizontal rod 24A by bolting, welding, or the like. The three second horizontal rods 24B are connected to the center of the first horizontal rod 24A in the first direction D1 and to both sides of the center of the first direction D1. The second horizontal rods 24Bs disposed on both sides of the center of the first direction D1 are disposed closer to the center of the first direction D1 than the ends of the first horizontal rod 24A. As a result, the upper support 23 has a ladder shape when viewed from above.

The upper surface of the upper support 23 has multiple mounting member locking holes 23h formed in it to lock the mounting member 50.

As shown in Figures 3 to 5, the corner member 30 constitutes at least a part of each corner C of the fixture 10. At each corner C, the corner member 30 is supported from below by the upper support 23 (and the support pillar 22). Specifically, the corner member 30 is removably fixed to the end of the first horizontal rod 24A of the upper support 23 by fastening with screws or the like. The corner member 30 is plate-shaped along a horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical direction Dv. The corner member 30 is disposed above the support pillar 22. When viewed from above, the corner member 30 is rectangular.

The corner member 30 integrally includes a first portion 30P formed at one end side in a direction along the surface of the corner member 30, and a second portion 30Q formed at the other end side in the direction along the surface. The first portion 30P is a portion including a first corner portion 32 of the corner member 30. The first portion 30P is formed with a member insertion portion 31 into which an optional member 100, which will be described later, can be inserted. In this embodiment, a through hole 35 is formed as the member insertion portion 31. The through hole 35 is formed to vertically penetrate the corner member 30.
The second portion 30Q is a portion of the corner member 30 that includes a second corner portion 33 that is diagonally positioned with respect to the first corner portion 32. The second portion 30Q does not have a member insertion portion 31 and is formed in a flat shape.
The first corner portion 32 and the second corner portion 33 each have a shape corresponding to the corner portion C when viewed from above, that is, a right angle.

Such a corner member 30 can be attached to the upper support 23 by changing its orientation around an axis (within a plane along the surface) that passes through its center and runs along the up-down direction Dv. The corner member 30 can switch its attachment state to the upper support 23 between a first state S1 in which the first corner portion 32 faces outward and is disposed at the corner C, and a second state S2 in which the second corner portion 33 faces outward and is disposed at the corner C. In Figures 2 to 4, the corner members 30 are disposed in the first state S1 at two adjacent corners C out of the four corners C, and in the remaining two corners C, the corner members 30 are disposed in the second state S2.

In the first state S1, the first portion 30P is positioned above the support 22, and the second portion 30Q is positioned toward the center of the fixture body 20. In the first state S1, the first corner portion 32 forms the corner portion C. In the first state S1, the through hole 35 overlaps with the member support hole 28 of the support 22 when viewed from above.

In the second state S2, the second portion 30Q is positioned above the support 22, and the first portion 30P is positioned toward the center of the fixture body 20. In the second state S2, the second corner portion 33 forms corner portion C. In the second state S2, the through hole 35 is positioned at a position shifted toward the center of the fixture body 20 from the support 22.

The side panel 40 can be attached to the outer side of the frame 21 of the fixture body 20. As shown in FIG. 5, the side panel 40 has a panel-shaped side panel body 41, an upper locking protrusion (locking protrusion) 42, and a lower locking protrusion 43.

As shown in FIG. 4, the side plate body 41 is disposed in the frame 21 so as to close the gap between two adjacent posts 22 in the first direction D1 or the second direction D2. As shown in FIG. 5, an upper protrusion engagement hole (protrusion engagement portion) 29A and a lower protrusion engagement hole 29B are formed at intervals in the vertical direction on the surface of each post 22 facing the side plate body 41.

The upper and lower locking projections 42 and 43 are formed on the side plate body 41 at positions facing the upper and lower projection engagement holes 29A and 29B of each support 22, respectively. The lower locking projection 43 has a downward protrusion 43t at its tip that protrudes downward. The lower locking projection 43 is inserted into the lower projection engagement hole 29B, and the downward protrusion 43t is locked to the inner surface of the support 22.

The upper locking projection 42 protrudes from the side plate body 41 towards the support 22. The upper locking projection 42 is bent into a roughly C-shape and is made of a metal plate that is elastically deformable in the up-down direction Dv. A convex portion 42t that protrudes upward is formed at the tip of the upper locking projection 42. The upper locking projection 42 engages with the support 22 by being inserted into the upper projection engagement hole 29A.

The mounting member 50 is placed on the fixture body 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting member 50 is substantially rectangular when viewed from above, and has substantially the same dimensions as the fixture body 20 in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2. The four sides 50s of the mounting member 50 are arranged so as to overlap the four sides (side panels 40) of the fixture body 20 when viewed from above. The mounting member 50 has arc-shaped portions 51 at its four corners. When the mounting member 50 is placed on the fixture body 20, the arc-shaped portions 51 are arranged inside the corners C when viewed from above. As a result, the mounting member 50 is arranged in a state where a portion of each corner member 30 is exposed when viewed from above. The mounting member 50 is also arranged in a state where it covers the remaining portions of the corner members 30 and the upper support 23.

At corners C of the fixture body 20 where optional components 100 are attached, the corner members 30 are attached to the upper support 23 in a first state S1. At corners C of the fixture body 20 where optional components 100 are not attached, the corner members 30 are attached to the upper support 23 in a second state S2. In other words, in the fixture 10 of this embodiment, the corner members 30 of each corner C are attached to the upper support 23 by appropriately selecting an orientation between the first state S1 and the second state S2 depending on whether or not the optional components 100 are attached.

At the corner C where the corner member 30 is in the first state S1, the first portion 30P of the corner member 30 is exposed to the outside of the mounting member 50 when viewed from above. In other words, the member insertion portion 31 (through hole 35) into which the optional member 100 can be inserted is exposed to the outside of the mounting member 50. Also, in the first state S1, the second portion 30Q of the corner member 30 is disposed below the mounting member 50. In this way, the upper support 23 is configured to be able to support the first portion 30P of the corner member 30 where the member insertion portion 31 is formed, so that it is exposed to the outside of the mounting member 50.

When viewed from above at corner C where corner member 30 is in second state S2, second portion 30Q of corner member 30 is exposed to the outside of mounting member 50. In other words, the planar second portion 30Q, in which no member insertion portion 31 is formed, is exposed to the outside of mounting member 50. First portion 30P, in which member insertion portion 31 is formed, is disposed below mounting member 50, and member insertion portion 31 is covered by mounting member 50.

The mounting member 50 is detachable from the fixture main body 20. As shown in Fig. 5, the mounting member 50 is placed on the corner members 30 at its four corners. The corner members 30 may be placed on the upper surface of the upper support 23 via a spacer (not shown) closer to the center of the fixture main body 20 than the corners C. In this way, a gap A that communicates between the inside and outside of the fixture main body 20 is formed between the upper surface of the frame 21 and the lower surface of the outer periphery of the mounting member 50, depending on the thickness of the corner members 30 in the vertical direction Dv.
The mounting member 50 also has a plurality of protrusions (not shown) protruding downward from its underside. Each protrusion is inserted into a mounting member locking hole 23h formed in the upper support 23, thereby preventing the mounting member 50 from shifting position on the fixture body 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, an optional member 100 can be attached to such a fixture 10. In this embodiment, the optional member 100 includes, for example, two pillar members 101 and a fence body 102 arranged to close the space between the two pillar members 101. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower end portion 101b of each pillar member 101 of the optional member 100 is inserted into the member insertion portion 31 of the corner member 30 arranged in the first state S1 at the corner C of the fixture 10.

The lower end 101b of each pillar member 101 is inserted into the member support hole 28 of the support 22 through the member insertion portion 31 (through hole 35) exposed on the outside of the mounting member 50. The lower end 101b of the pillar member 101 abuts against the stopper plate 27 inside the support 22, restricting downward movement. A protrusion insertion hole (protrusion insertion portion) 103 is formed in the lower end 101b of the pillar member 101 at a position that communicates with the upper protrusion engagement hole 29A of the support 22 when the lower end of the pillar member 101 abuts against the stopper plate 27.

When the side plate 40 is attached to the support 22 after the lower end 101b of the pillar member 101 of the optional member 100 is inserted into the member support hole 28, the tip of the upper locking projection 42 of the side plate 40 is inserted into the projection insertion hole 103 of the optional member 100 through the upper projection engagement hole 29A. This restricts the lower end 101b of the pillar member 101 from moving upward within the member support hole 28 by more than a certain distance.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a connecting fitting 60 that connects the fixtures 10 together.
The fixture system 1 is constructed by arranging a plurality of fixtures 10 as described above on a floor surface F. As shown in Fig. 6, adjacent fixtures 10 on the floor surface F are connected to each other using connecting fittings 60 as shown below.
The connecting fitting 60 has a first connecting portion 61, a second connecting portion 62, and a connecting portion 63 integrally. The first connecting portion 61 is a plate-like portion that stands upward from the floor surface F, and is connected to a side surface of a support 22a that constitutes the frame 21 of one of the adjacent fixtures 10 by screw fastening or the like. The second connecting portion 62 is disposed at a horizontal interval from the first connecting portion 61. The second connecting portion 62 is a plate-like portion that stands upward from the floor surface F, and is connected to a side surface of a support 22b that constitutes the frame 21 of the other of the adjacent fixtures 10 by screw fastening or the like. The connecting portion 63 is a plate-like portion that is disposed along the floor surface F, and connects the first connecting portion 61 and the second connecting portion 62. The connecting portion 63 can also be fixed to the floor surface F by screw fastening or the like.
Between the first connection portion 61 and the second connection portion 62 of the connecting fitting 60, a side panel 40 to be attached to at least one of the adjacent fixtures 10 can be inserted and positioned.

Thus, in this embodiment, the fixture 10 includes the corner member 30 that constitutes the corner portion C of the fixture 10 and has the member insertion portion 31. The mounting member 50 is placed on the fixture body 20 in a state in which a portion of the corner member 30 is exposed when viewed from above, and the remaining portion of the corner member 30 and the upper support body 23 are covered.
According to this configuration, the upper part of the fixture 10 is covered with the mounting member 50 and the corner member 30 exposed to the outside. The corner member 30 constituting the corner C of the fixture 10 can be arranged in a state in which the first part 30P in which the member insertion part 31 is formed is exposed to the outside of the mounting member 50. As a result, in order to attach the optional member 100 to the fixture 10, it is sufficient to insert the lower end part 101b of the optional member 100 into the member insertion part 31 exposed to the outside of the mounting member 50 at the corner C of the fixture 10. Therefore, the optional member 100 can be easily attached. In addition, since the optional member 100 is attached using the corner member 30, it is not necessary to attach the optional member 100 to the side of the fixture main body 20. Therefore, even when multiple fixtures 10 are arranged adjacent to each other, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a gap for attaching the optional member 100 between adjacent fixtures 10. As a result, the optional member 100 extending upward from the mounting member 50 can be easily attached, and it is possible to prevent the appearance from being marred.

In this embodiment, the corner member 30 is configured so that the attachment state relative to the upper support 23 of the fixture main body 20 can be switched between a first state S1 in which the first portion 30P is exposed to the outside of the mounting member 50, and a second state S2 in which the second portion 30Q is exposed to the outside of the mounting member 50 and the first portion 30P is positioned below the mounting member 50.
According to this configuration, in the first state S1, the first portion 30P in which the member insertion portion 31 is formed is exposed to the outside of the mounting member 50, so that the optional member 100 can be easily attached. In the second state S2, the planar second portion 30Q is exposed to the outside of the mounting member 50, and the first portion 30P in which the member insertion portion 31 is formed is disposed below the mounting member 50. As a result, at the corner C where the optional member 100 is not attached, the appearance can be improved by putting the corner member 30 in the second state S2.

In the present embodiment, the corner member 30 is configured such that the first corner portion 32 is disposed at the corner C in the first state S1, and the second corner portion 33 is disposed at the corner C in the second state S2.
According to this configuration, the first corner 32 and the second corner 33 both have a shape that corresponds to the corner C when viewed from above. Therefore, in both the first state S1 and the second state S2, the corner C of the fixture 10 can be configured with the corner member 30 without creating an awkward feeling.

In this embodiment, the fixture main body 20 is provided with a support post 22 having a component support hole 28, and the component insertion portion 31 is configured to have a through hole 35 that overlaps with the component support hole 28 when viewed from above.
According to this configuration, the lower end 101b of the optional member 100 is inserted into the member support hole 28 formed in the support column 22 through the through hole 35 formed in the corner member 30. As a result, the optional member 100 is firmly supported by the frame 21.

In this embodiment, the fixture main body 20 is configured to have a side panel 40 arranged on the outer side of the frame 21.
According to this configuration, the fixture body 20 can be formed into a box shape by attaching the side plate 40 to the outer portion of the frame 21. This prevents the frame 21 from being exposed when the fixture 10 is viewed from the side.

In this embodiment, the upper locking projection 42 of the side plate 40 is configured to be inserted into the projection insertion hole 103 of the optional member 100 through the upper projection engagement hole 29 A of the support 22 .
This configuration prevents the bottom end 101b of the optional member 100 from accidentally coming out of the member support hole 28. In addition, when the side panel 40 is attached, the optional member 100 is also prevented from coming out of the member support hole 28, so that the fixture 10 with the optional member 100 attached can be easily assembled.

In this embodiment, a gap A connecting the inside and outside of the fixture main body 20 is formed between the upper surface of the frame 21 of the fixture main body 20 and the lower surface of the outer periphery of the mounting member 50.
According to this configuration, wiring and the like that spans the inside and outside of the fixture main body 20 can be inserted through the gap A formed between the upper surface of the frame 21 and the lower surface of the mounting member 50. In addition, when attaching or detaching the mounting member 50, the fingers can be placed on the mounting member 50 at the portion of the gap A, improving workability.

In this embodiment, the placement member 50 is configured to be detachable from the fixture main body 20.
According to such a configuration, the mounting member 50 can be attached and detached as necessary. This allows, for example, easy replacement of the mounting member 50. In addition, for example, the mounting member 50 can be removed and various items, such as emergency supplies, can be stored inside the fixture main body 20.

In this embodiment, the fixture system 1 is configured such that a plurality of fixtures 10 as described above are arranged side by side on the floor surface F.
With this configuration, by combining multiple fixtures 10 on the floor surface F, fixture systems 1 of various configurations can be formed.

In this embodiment, the fixture system 1 is configured to include connecting fittings 60 that connect adjacent fixtures 10 on the floor surface F.
According to this configuration, adjacent fixtures 10 can be connected to each other by connecting the frame 21 of the fixture body 20 of one fixture 10 to the first connection portion 61 of the connecting fitting 60 and connecting the frame 21 of the fixture body 20 of the other fixture 10 to the second connection portion 62. This makes it possible to prevent the fixtures 10 arranged side by side on the floor surface F from shifting in position. Furthermore, since the first connection portion 61 and the second connection portion 62 are arranged at a distance in the horizontal direction, a side panel 40 or the like that covers the outer portion of the fixture body 20 can also be arranged between the first connection portion 61 and the second connection portion 62.

(Other embodiments)

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Addition, omission, substitution, and other modifications of the configuration are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present invention is not limited by the above description, but is limited only by the scope of the attached claims.
For example, in the above embodiment, the through hole 35 is formed as the member insertion portion 31, and the optional member 100 is inserted into the member support hole 28 formed in the support 22 through the through hole 35, but this is not limited to the above. For example, a bottomed cylindrical (cup-shaped) hole may be formed as the member insertion portion 31 in the corner member 30, and the optional member 100 may be inserted into this hole.
In the above embodiment, a configuration has been described in which the through hole 35 is formed in the first portion 30P (first corner portion 32) of the corner member 30 and the second portion 30Q (second corner portion 33) is formed in a flat shape, but the configuration is not limited to this. For example, the corner member 30 may be provided with a plurality of through holes 35 having different inner diameters spaced apart in the circumferential direction around an axis that passes through the center of the corner member 30 and runs along the up-down direction. In this case, the through holes 35 exposed from the mounting member 50 can be switched depending on the type of optional member 100.
Furthermore, as long as the corner member 30 has at least one through hole 35 as the member insertion portion 31, it may have an attachment portion other than the member insertion portion 31 (for example, a protrusion, a male thread portion, etc.).
Furthermore, the angle of the corner of the corner member 30 does not necessarily have to match the angle of the corner of the frame 21 .

In the above embodiment, the upper support 23 is arranged along a horizontal plane perpendicular to the up-down direction Dv, but this is not limiting. The upper support 23 and the mounting member 50 arranged above it may be arranged along an inclined surface inclined with respect to the horizontal plane.
Furthermore, the specific configuration of each part of the frame 21 can be changed as appropriate.

In the above embodiment, the fixtures 10 constituting the fixture system 1 have three different height levels, but this is not limited to the above. The fixtures 10 constituting the fixture system 1 may have two or four or more different height levels. Also, all the fixtures 10 constituting the fixture system 1 may have the same height.

In the above embodiment, the fixture body 20 is formed to have a rectangular shape when viewed from above, but this is not limited to this. The fixture body 20 may have another polygonal shape, such as a triangular shape or a hexagonal shape, when viewed from above.

Furthermore, the fixtures 10 constituting the fixture system 1 may have different shapes and sizes when viewed from above.

In the above-described embodiment, a fence-like member is given as an example of the optional member 100, but the optional member 100 is not limited to this. The optional member 100 may have various configurations, such as a handrail, a lighting stand, a monitor stand that displays various information, a roof, etc. The number of pillar members 101 of the optional member 100 is not limited to two, and the optional member 100 may have only one, or three or more. When multiple pillar members 101 are provided, the optional member 100 may be arranged across multiple fixtures 10.
In the above embodiment, a configuration has been described in which all of the fixtures 10 constituting the fixture system 1 are equipped with the optional member 100, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. The fixture system 1 only requires that at least one fixture 10 is equipped with the optional member 100. In this case, in fixtures 10 that do not have the optional member 100, all corner members 30 are arranged in the second state S2, and the through-holes 35 are not exposed in a plan view, which makes it possible to prevent items from falling into the fixture main body 20 through the through-holes 35.

In the above-described embodiment, the fixture body 20 is configured to include a frame 21, but this is not limited to the above. For example, the fixture body 20 may be configured to have multiple corners C by combining multiple side panels 40 into a polygonal shape in a plan view. In this case, the corners C of the fixture body 20 made up of multiple side panels 40 may be provided with supports 22, as in the above-described embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the furniture system 1 is used as a rest space where users can sit and rest on the placement members 50 of the furniture 10, but this is not limited to the above. The furniture system 1 can be used for various purposes other than those described above. For example, the furniture system 1 may be configured to form a deck on which users stand using a plurality of furniture 10, and may be provided with handrails as optional members 100. In this case, the placement members 50 form the tread surface for users. The furniture system 1 may also be configured to form a counter with an upper surface used as various work surfaces using a plurality of furniture 10. In this case, the placement members 50 are used as a top plate that forms the work surface.
In addition, within the scope of the invention, the components in the above-described embodiments may be replaced with well-known components, and the above-described modified examples may be combined as appropriate.

1...furniture system 10, 10H, 10M, 10L...furniture 20...furniture body 21...frame 22...post 23...upper support 26...adjuster 27...stopper plate 28...member support hole 29A...upper protrusion engagement hole (protrusion engagement portion)
29B...Lower projection engagement hole 30...Corner member 30P...First portion 30Q...Second portion 31...Member insertion portion 32...First corner 33...Second corner 35...Through hole 40...Side plate 42...Upper locking projection (locking projection)
43...Lower locking projection 50...Placement member 60...Connecting fitting 61...First connection portion 62...Second connection portion 63...Connecting portion 100...Optional member 101b...Lower end portion 103...Projection insertion hole (projection insertion portion)
A: Gap C: Corner Dv: Up-down direction F: Floor surface S1: First state S2: Second state

Claims (5)

The fixture body is formed in a polygonal shape having a plurality of corners when viewed from above,
The fixture body includes:
A support pillar having a member support hole into which an optional member extending upward can be inserted from above and extending in the vertical direction at a portion of the fixture body located at the corner portion;
and a side plate that laterally closes the gap between the adjacent columns,
The side plate has an upper engaging projection that projects toward the support column,
The support pillar has an upper projection engaging portion with which the upper locking projection engages,
The lower end of the optional member is formed with a protrusion insertion portion into which the tip of the upper locking protrusion is inserted through the upper protrusion engagement portion when the optional member is inserted into the member support hole. The support pillar is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the vertical direction,
The fixture according to claim 1, wherein a stopper plate is disposed in the vertical middle portion of the support pillar, against which the lower end of the optional member abuts from above. A lower projection engagement hole is formed in a portion of the support pillar that is located below the stopper plate,
The fixture according to claim 2, wherein the side panel is formed with a lower locking protrusion that is locked into the lower protrusion engagement hole. The fixture according to claim 2 or 3, wherein an adjuster for adjusting the height of the fixture is provided on the portion of the support pillar that is located below the stopper plate. A fixture system in which a plurality of fixtures according to any one of claims 1 to 4 are arranged side by side on a floor surface.

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