JP7696803B2 - Partition device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a partition device that divides an indoor space.

One example of a partition device that divides an indoor space is the partition device disclosed in the following Patent Document 1. This partition device has a chair, a base plate located on the left side of the chair, a left side panel located on the left side of the base plate, a right side panel located on the right side of the chair, and a rear panel located behind the chair. The base plate is used to place luggage, etc.

JP 2017-131572 A

In the partition device described in Patent Document 1, a base plate is provided within the booth space surrounded by multiple panels, allowing booth users to place their belongings on the base plate, improving convenience for booth users. However, in the partition device described in Patent Document 1, a portion of the booth space is dedicated to the base plate, resulting in poor effective utilization of the booth space.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a partition device that allows users to effectively utilize the booth space surrounded by multiple panels while still providing a place for them to place their luggage.

In order to achieve the above object, a partition device according to one embodiment of the present invention is provided.
The present invention comprises a chair having a seat, a tabletop disposed on the front side of the front and rear sides in the front-rear direction relative to the chair, a drawer that can be disposed below the seat, and a partition structure that defines the edge of a booth space in which the chair and the tabletop are disposed. The partition structure has a side panel disposed only on the first side of the first and second sides in the lateral direction relative to the chair, and a front and rear panel disposed on at least one of the front and rear sides relative to the chair. The second side of the partition structure relative to the chair forms an opening. The drawer is movable between a storage position located below the seat and a pull-out position pulled out from the storage position to the second side. The partition structure further comprises a stopper that determines the pull-out limit of the drawer from the storage position to the second side. The partition structure has a sleeve panel disposed along the second side of the tabletop and extending to the second side as it moves from the front side to the rear side. The drawer at the position of its maximum withdrawal is located on the first side relative to the position of the end of the sleeve panel closest to the second side.

In this embodiment, the drawer is located within the booth space, so that the user can have a place to place his/her luggage. Moreover, in this embodiment, the space in the booth space where the chairs are located overlaps with the space where the drawer is located in the storage position, and the space where the drawer is located is not a dedicated space only for the drawer, so that the booth space can be used effectively. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the drawer can be located in the storage position below the seat of the chair, so that the user of the booth space can access the drawer while remaining seated in the chair, without having to stand up from the chair.

In addition, in this embodiment, the drawer located in the storage position is pulled out not in front of the chair on which the tabletop is placed, but on the side where the opening of the partition structure is located, and no components constituting the partition device are present in this pulling direction. Therefore, in this embodiment, the drawer located in the storage position can be easily pulled out. Moreover, in this embodiment, the drawer can be prevented from coming into contact with the feet of a user seated in a chair during the process of pulling out the drawer located in the storage position. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the visibility of the drawn-out drawer can be improved. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to prevent users of the booth space from catching their feet on the drawn-out drawer.

Here, the partition device of the above embodiment may be provided with a drawer guide that directs the drawer to be pulled out toward the second lateral side when in the storage position.

In this embodiment, the drawer can be pulled out only to the second side when in the storage position.

In this embodiment, the drawer located at the maximum drawer length is located on the first lateral side of the sleeve panel, farther to the second lateral side than the edge of the sleeve panel located at the most second lateral side. Therefore, in this embodiment, even if a person is outside the booth space and walks along the second lateral side of the sleeve panel along the booth space, the presence of the sleeve panel can prevent contact between the person and the drawer located at the maximum drawer length.

Another aspect of the partition device for achieving the above object is to
The present invention comprises a chair having a seat, a tabletop disposed on the front side of the front and rear sides in the front-rear direction relative to the chair, a drawer that can be disposed below the seat, and a partition structure that defines the edge of a booth space in which the chair and the tabletop are disposed. The partition structure has a side panel disposed only on the first side of the first and second sides in the lateral direction relative to the chair, and front and rear panels disposed on at least one of the front and rear sides relative to the chair. The partition structure has an opening on the second side relative to the chair. The drawer is movable between a storage position located below the seat and a pull-out position pulled out from the storage position to the second side. The present invention further comprises a stopper that determines the pull-out limit of the drawer from the storage position to the second side. The drawer present at the pull-out limit position is on the first side of the front and rear panels, which are furthest from the end of the second side of the front and rear panels.

In this embodiment, the drawer located at the maximum drawer length is located on the first lateral side of the sleeve panel, farther to the second lateral side than the edge of the sleeve panel located at the most second lateral side. Therefore, in this embodiment, even if a person is outside the booth space and walks along the second lateral side of the sleeve panel along the booth space, the presence of the sleeve panel can prevent contact between the person and the drawer located at the maximum drawer length.

In any one of the partition devices having the stopper, it is preferable that the top plate and the upper opening of the drawer at the position of the drawer's maximum drawer length do not overlap each other when viewed from above.

In this embodiment, the top plate and the upper opening of the drawer at the maximum drawer position do not overlap when viewed from above, so the top plate does not get in the way when a user puts items in and takes them out of the drawer.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to effectively utilize the booth space surrounded by multiple panels while still providing a place for users to place their belongings.

1 is a perspective view of a partition device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a plan view of a partition device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a side view of a partition device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a partition device in a first modified example of an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is a plan view of a partition device in a second modified example of an embodiment according to the present invention.

Below, an embodiment of the partition device according to the present invention and various modified examples of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

"Embodiment"
The partition device of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the partition device 1 of this embodiment includes a chair 10, a tabletop 15, a drawer 20, and a partition structure 30 that defines the edge of the booth space S in which the chair 10 and the tabletop 15 are arranged.

The chair 10 has a seating portion 11, a backrest portion 12, and legs (not shown). The backrest portion 12 extends upward from the rear portion of the seating portion 11. The legs are disposed below the seating portion 11 and support the seating portion 11 and the backrest portion 12.

The table top 15 is located on the front side Df of the chair 10, above the seating portion 11.

The partition structure 30 has a side panel 31, a front and rear panel 32, and a sleeve panel 35. The side panel 31 is arranged only on the first side Ds1 of the first side Ds1 and the second side Ds2 in the lateral direction Ds relative to the chair 10. The front and rear panels 32 have a front panel 33 arranged on the front side Df of the chair 10 and the tabletop 15, and a rear panel 34 arranged on the rear side Db of the chair 10. The end of the first side Ds1 of the front panel 33 is connected to the end of the front side Df of the side panel 31. The end of the first side Ds1 of the rear panel 34 is connected to the end of the rear side Db of the side panel 31. The sleeve panel 35 is arranged along the second side Ds2 of the tabletop 15. This sleeve panel 35 extends to the second side Ds2 as it moves from the front side Df toward the rear side Db. The end of the first lateral side Ds1 of the sleeve panel 35 is connected to the end of the first lateral side Ds2 of the front panel 33.

In the front-to-rear direction Dfb relative to the chair 10, the end of the rear side Db of the sleeve panel 35 is located at substantially the same position as the end of the rear side Db of the tabletop 15. Therefore, in this partition structure 30, the second lateral side Ds2 of the chair 10 forms an opening 39 for people to enter and exit the booth space S. The tabletop 15 is fixed to the side panel 31, the front panel 33, and the sleeve panel 35.

In this embodiment, the first lateral side Ds1 is on the right side and the second lateral side Ds2 is on the left side, but the first lateral side Ds1 may be on the left side and the second lateral side Ds2 may be on the right side.

The drawer 20 can be moved between a storage position located below the seating portion 11 and a pull-out position pulled out from the storage position to the second lateral side Ds2. The drawer 20 has a rectangular bottom plate 21, a front plate 22 extending upward from the front edge of the bottom plate 21, a rear plate 23 extending upward from the rear edge opposite the front edge of the bottom plate 21, side plates 24 extending upward from each of a pair of side edges of the bottom plate 21, and a handle 25 provided on the front plate 22. The space surrounded by the bottom plate 21, the front plate 22, the rear plate 23, and the pair of side plates 24 forms a luggage storage space for storing luggage, etc. The drawer 20 also has an upper opening 29, through which luggage, etc. can be placed into the luggage storage space. The drawer 20 can be placed in the aforementioned storage position below the seating portion 11, avoiding the legs of the chair 10, so that the pair of side panels 24 face the front-to-rear direction Dfb relative to the chair 10 and the front panel 22 is on the second lateral side Ds2 relative to the rear panel 23. The drawer 20 may further have casters. These casters are provided on the underside of the bottom panel 21 and serve to reduce the load when the drawer 20 is pulled out from the storage position.

As shown in FIG. 2, the chair 10 further has a drawer guide 13 and a stopper 14. The drawer guide 13 extends in the lateral direction Ds. The drawer guide 13 is provided on the underside of the seating portion 11 so as to follow each side plate 24 of the drawer 20. The drawer guide 13 limits the pull-out direction Dd of the drawer 20 in the storage position to the second lateral side Ds2. The stopper 14 determines the pull-out limit of the drawer 20 to the second lateral side Ds2 relative to the seating portion 11. The stopper 14 is provided on the underside of the seating portion 11 so as to come into contact with the rear plate 23 of the drawer 20 when the drawer 20 is at its pull-out limit. The drawer 20a at its pull-out limit is in the pull-out position described above.

As shown in FIG. 2, the drawer 20a at the maximum drawer-out position is on the first lateral side Ds1 of the sleeve panel 35, farther than the end 35e of the second lateral side Ds2. In addition, the upper opening 29 and the top plate 15 of the drawer 20a at the maximum drawer-out position do not overlap each other when viewed from above.

As described above, in this embodiment, the drawer 20 is arranged in the booth space S, so that a place for users to place their luggage can be secured. Moreover, in this embodiment, the space in the booth space S where the chair 10 is arranged and the space where the drawer 20 is located in the storage position overlap, and the space where the drawer 20 is located is not a dedicated space only for the drawer 20, so that the booth space S can be used effectively. Also, in this embodiment, the drawer 20 can be arranged in the storage position below the seating portion 11 of the chair 10, so that users of the booth space S can access the drawer 20 while remaining seated in the chair 10, without standing up from the chair 10.

In this embodiment, the pull-out direction Dd of the drawer 20 located in the storage position below the seating portion 11 is not the front side Df of the chair 10 on which the top plate 15 is arranged, but the side where the opening 39 of the partition structure 30 is located, and no components constituting the partition device 1 are present in this pull-out direction Dd. Therefore, in this embodiment, the drawer 20 located in the storage position can be easily pulled out. Moreover, in this embodiment, the drawer 20 can be prevented from coming into contact with the feet of a user seated on the chair 10 during the process of pulling out the drawer 20 located in the storage position. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the visibility of the drawn-out drawer 20 can be improved. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to prevent a user of the booth space S from catching his/her foot on the drawn-out drawer 20.
In particular, when multiple booths of the same shape are lined up in the front-rear direction Dfb to form a booth group, there will be multiple adjacent sleeve panels 35. Therefore, even if a person walks beside the booth group, even if he or she passes one sleeve panel 35, he or she will not approach the booth group, but will walk in a place that avoids the next sleeve panel 35, further reducing the risk of the person coming into contact with the drawers 20.

In addition, in this embodiment, the top plate 15 and the upper opening 29 of the drawer 20a, which is at the maximum drawer extension position, do not overlap when viewed from above, so the top plate 15 does not get in the way when a user puts or takes items in or out of the drawer 20.

In addition, in this embodiment, the drawer 20a located at the limit of its withdrawal is on the lateral first side Ds1 of the sleeve panel 35, farther than the end 35e of the most lateral second side Ds2. Therefore, in this embodiment, even if a person M is outside the booth space S and walks along the booth space S on the lateral second side Ds2 of the sleeve panel 35, the presence of the sleeve panel 35 can prevent contact between the person M and the drawer 20a located at the limit of its withdrawal.

"First Variation"
A partition device according to a first modified example of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The partition structure 30 of the partition device 1 in the above embodiment has side panels 31, front and rear panels 32, and sleeve panels 35. The front and rear panels 32 have a front panel 33 and a rear panel 34. However, like the partition device 1a in the first modified example shown in Figure 4, the partition structure 30a does not have to have a sleeve panel. Furthermore, the front and rear panels 32a of the partition structure 30a may have only a front panel 33a.

In this modified example, the second lateral side Ds2 of the table top 15a and the entire second lateral side Ds2 of the chair 10 form the opening 39a of the partition structure 30.

In this modified example, it is preferable that the drawer 20a located at the limit of its withdrawal is located on the first lateral side Ds1 rather than the end 33e of the most distant second lateral side Ds2 of the front panel 33a. By configuring it in this way, even if a person M is outside the booth space S and walks along the second lateral side Ds2 of the front panel 33a along the booth space S, the presence of the front panel 33a can prevent contact between the person M and the drawer 20a located at the limit of its withdrawal.

"Second Variation"
A partition device according to a second modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The partition structure 30 of the partition device 1 in the above embodiment has side panels 31, front and rear panels 32, and sleeve panels 35. The front and rear panels 32 have a front panel 33 and a rear panel 34. However, like the partition device 1b in the second modified example shown in Figure 5, the partition structure 30b does not have to have a sleeve panel. Furthermore, the front and rear panels 32b of the partition structure 30b may have only the rear panel 34b.

In this modified example, the second lateral side Ds2 of the table top 15b and the entire second lateral side Ds2 of the chair 10 form the opening 39b of the partition structure 30b.

In the case of this modified example, the drawer 20a located at the withdrawal limit position is preferably located on the lateral first side Ds1 rather than the end 34e of the rear panel 34b on the lateral second side Ds2. With this configuration, even if a person M is outside the booth space S and walks along the booth space S on the lateral second side Ds2 of the rear panel 34b, the presence of the rear panel 34b can prevent contact between the person M and the drawer 20a located at the withdrawal limit position.
In the first and second modified examples, when a plurality of booths of the same shape are lined up in the front-rear direction Dfb to form a booth group, similar to the above embodiment, the risk of a person coming into contact with the drawers 20 is further reduced. Furthermore, even if the shapes of the plurality of booths are not the same and the booths of the above embodiment, the booths of the first modified example, and the booths of the second modified example are mixed, the same effect as above can be obtained.

The front and rear panels of the partition structure have a front panel and a rear panel, and the partition structure may not have a sleeve panel as in this modified example. In this case, it is preferable that the drawer 20a located at the maximum drawer extension position is on the first lateral side Ds1 rather than the end position of the second lateral side Ds2 of at least one of the front and rear panels.

"Other Modifications"
The top plate 15 of the partition device 1 in the above embodiment and each modified example is fixed to a panel constituting the partition structure 30. However, the top plate 15 does not have to be fixed to the panel. For example, the top plate 15 may be provided on the panel so as to be movable in the vertical direction. Furthermore, legs may be provided below the top plate 15, and the top plate 15 may be supported by the legs.

The chair 10 of the partition device in the above embodiments and each modified example has legs that support the seating portion 11 and the backrest portion 12. However, the chair 10 does not have to have legs. For example, the seating portion 11 and the backrest portion 12 of the chair 10 may be fixed to the side panel 31 and/or the rear panel 34. Furthermore, the chair 10 does not have to have a backrest portion.

1, 1a, 1b: Partition device 10: Chair 11: Seating section 12: Backrest section 13: Drawer guide 14: Stopper 15, 15a, 15b: Top plate 20: Drawer 20a: Drawer at the limit of drawer 21: Bottom plate 22: Front plate 23: Back plate 24: Side plate 25: Handle 29: Upper opening 30, 30a, 30b: Partition structure 31: Side panels 32, 32a, 32b: Front and rear panels 33, 33a: Front panel 33e: Front panel edge 34, 34b: Rear panel 34e: Rear panel edge 35: Sleeve panel 35e: Sleeve panel edge 39, 39a, 39b: Opening S: Booth space Dd: Drawer direction Dfb: Front and rear direction Df: Front side Db: Rear side Ds: Side direction Ds1: First lateral side Ds2: Second lateral side M: Person

Claims (3)

A chair having a seat;
A tabletop disposed on the front side of the chair in a front-rear direction of the chair,
A drawer that can be positioned below the seating portion;
A partition structure that defines an edge of a booth space in which the chairs and the tabletop are arranged;
Equipped with
The partition structure has a side panel disposed only on the first side of a first side and a second side in a lateral direction relative to the chair, and a front and rear panel disposed on at least one side of the front side and the rear side relative to the chair,
The partition structure has an opening on the second lateral side relative to the chair,
The drawer is movable between a storage position located below the seat and a pull-out position pulled out from the storage position to the second lateral side,
a stopper for determining a limit for drawing out the drawer from the storage position to the second lateral side,
The partition structure has a sleeve panel disposed along the second lateral side of the top plate and extending toward the second lateral side from the front side toward the rear side,
The drawer at the position of the maximum drawer limit is located on the first side of the sleeve panel relative to the end position of the second side.
Partition device. A chair having a seat;
A tabletop disposed on the front side of the chair in a front-rear direction of the chair,
A drawer that can be positioned below the seating portion;
A partition structure that defines an edge of a booth space in which the chairs and the tabletop are arranged;
Equipped with
The partition structure has a side panel disposed only on the first side of a first side and a second side in a lateral direction relative to the chair, and a front and rear panel disposed on at least one side of the front side and the rear side relative to the chair,
The partition structure has an opening on the second lateral side relative to the chair,
The drawer is movable between a storage position located below the seat and a pull-out position pulled out from the storage position to the second lateral side,
a stopper for determining a limit for drawing out the drawer from the storage position to the second lateral side,
The drawer at the position of the maximum drawer pull-out is located on the first side of the front and rear panels relative to the end position of the second side.
Partition device. In the partition device according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The upper opening of the drawer at the position of the maximum drawer pull-out and the top plate do not overlap each other when viewed from above.
Partition device.

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