JPH0530131B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a floor wiring device.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in Figure 11, in offices etc. that use OA equipment, etc., floor panels 1 are laid out at a distance above the existing floor surface, and carpets (surface finishing materials) are placed on top of these panels 1. )2... are laid out in a row. A flat inner outlet is attached to one of the floor panels 1 to constitute a floor wiring device. This device is designed so that the wiring that is led through under the floor is connected to an outlet inside the device, and the wiring is taken out above the floor by a plug that is connected to the internal outlet from above the floor. It is something that The device is box 1
0, a plate frame 20, and a floor plate 30. The box 10 is the twelfth
As shown in FIGS. 18 to 18, it has a box shape that is fitted into a rectangular opening 1a formed in the floor panel 1, and the upper part thereof forms an opening 11.
An outlet (wiring connection device) 12 is provided inside the box 10, and the wiring (primary electric wire) 4 guided through the space 3 below the floor panel 1 is connected thereto. A pair of mounting flanges 13, 13 are provided on the upper part of the outer periphery, protruding from opposite sides.
It rests on the opening peripheral portions 1b, 1b of the floor panel 1 and can be fixed by screwing the screws 14 into the panel 1 through the through holes 15. Upper opening 11 of the box 10
is the receiving plate portion 16,1 protruding from the other opposing side.
It is located between 6 rooms. The receiving plate parts 16, 16 have screw holes 17... and a recess 1 whose upper space is lower than the mounting flanges 13, 13.
It's turning 8. The plate frame 20 is a rectangular frame with an opening 21 in the center communicating with the internal space of the box 10, and screws 23 are inserted into the screw holes 17 through through holes 22 provided on the inner circumference of the plate frame 20.
... can be mounted on the box 10 by screwing them in. The floor plate 3
0 is attached to the plate frame 20, and the frame 2
0 opening 21 can be opened and closed, and a wiring port is opened to allow wiring from a plug connected to the outlet 12 from above the floor to be drawn out onto the floor. This wiring port has wiring chips 31 and 3.
1 is opened upward.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The floor wiring device includes the mounting flanges 13,1
3 rests on the upper surface of the floor panel 1 as it is, and the plate frame 20
The floor plate 30 has a wide width and protrudes like a flange to rest on the carpet 2, and the floor plate 30 covers the entire opening of the plate frame 20. Since the plate frame 20 was a little higher than the floor, the plate frame 20 was
There was a risk that pedestrians or carts could get caught and fall or their luggage could fall. Since the surface area occupied by the plate frame 20 and the floor plate 30 was quite large, this area stood out more than the wide carpet surface, and as a result, the overall beauty of the carpet surface, which had been painstakingly finished, was spoiled. was.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to improve the safety associated with passage, and to prevent the aesthetic appearance of the surface finishing material as a whole from being impaired.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problem, in the floor wiring device according to the present invention, the mounting flange of the box is housed in a step portion formed low at the periphery of the opening of the floor panel, and the upper surface thereof is almost the same as the upper surface of the panel. The plate frame has an upper end end face narrowed so as to be substantially flush with the upper face of the surface finishing material, and an open end face of the surface finishing material on the outer peripheral surface. are in contact with each other, and the floor plate is arranged within the plate frame so that its upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor panel, and the wire opening is left on the upper surface of the floor plate. A surface finishing material of the same type as the surface finishing material is fitted so as to be at approximately the same surface level as the same surface finishing material.

[Effect]

If the plate frame is at the same surface level as the surface finishing material, pedestrians etc. will be less likely to get caught on the plate frame. The plate frame does not cover the peripheral edge of the opening of the surface finishing material from above, but has a narrow upper end end face and is positioned within the opening of the surface finishing material, and is arranged within the frame. If the top surface of the floor plate is almost flush with the top surface of the floor panel, and a surface finishing material of the same type as that laid on the top surface of the floor panel is laid here, the thin top edge of the plate frame Only the end faces of the parts will be visible on the floor surface.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof.

1 to 10 show an embodiment of the floor wiring device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this floor wiring system mainly consists of a box 40, a plate frame 50, and a floor plate 60. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the box 40 has a box shape that is fitted into a rectangular opening 35a formed in the floor panel 35, and has an opening 41 at the top thereof. There is an outlet (wiring connection device) inside the box 40.
42, to which wiring (primary side electric wire) 38 guided through the space 37 below the floor panel 35 is connected. At the top of the outer periphery of the box 40, there is a
A pair of mounting flanges 43, 43 are provided to protrude. As shown in FIG. 5, the flanges 43, 43 rest on step portions (grooves) 35b, 35b formed low on opposite sides of the floor panel 35, and as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. The screws 44... are inserted into the through holes 4 of the flanges 43, 43 as shown in FIG.
Fixation can be achieved by screwing into the same panel 35 through 5. Said flange 4
3 and 43 are the stepped portions 3 as shown in FIG.
5b so as to be substantially flush with the upper surface 35c of the floor panel 35. Box 4
As shown in FIG. 1, the upper opening 41 of No. 0 opens between the receiving plate portions 46, 46 protruding from the other opposing sides. The receiving plate portions 46, 46 have screw holes 47.
As shown in FIG. 2, the recess 48 is lower than the mounting flanges 43, 43 by a dimension a. Same box 4
0 is attached to the floor panel 35, a carpet 36 is laid on the panel 35, as shown in FIG. An opening 36a having the same shape as the opening 35a of the floor panel 35 is formed in the carpet 36 using a cutter. Next, the spacers 49, 49 shown in FIG. 1 are inserted into the recesses 48, 48 of the box 40 as receiving members for the carpet 36, and the plate frame 50 is attached as shown in FIG. It will be done. The plate frame 50 is a rectangular frame body consisting of four side parts each having a narrow upper end face, with an opening 51 in the center communicating with the interior space of the box 40. As shown in FIG.
It consists of two stages, 0a and a lower part 50b, and the lower part 50b is vertically straight and has an A-frame height, and is adapted to fit into the recess 48 of the box 40. Inside the upper part of the lower part 50b, as shown in FIG.
are provided, and the screws 5 are inserted into the screw holes 47 through the through holes 52 provided in the inner peripheral edge 50c.
3... can be mounted on the box 40 by screwing them. The upper part 50a is
As shown in FIG. 2, the height is the same as the thickness b of the carpet 36, and the outer peripheral surface is a tapered surface 50d that widens upward. Note that the inner circumferential surface of the upper portion 50a is a tapered surface that gradually narrows upward. It may be straight. The plate frame 50 is attached to the box 40 and has an upper portion 50a within the opening 36a of the carpet 36, as shown in FIG.
The upper end surface 50e is positioned so as to fit into the carpet 36, and the upper end surface 50e is flush with the upper surface of the carpet 36. The tapered surface 50d is fitted onto the box 40 through the opening 36a of the plate frame 50 so as to push the opening periphery of the carpet 36 slightly outward. This results in
Even if the opening inner peripheral edge 35b of a carpet 36 is frayed during the opening formation or has an irregularly cut end surface such as a wavy shape when viewed from above, it is hidden or straightened. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the floor plate 60 is attached to the plate frame 50 in such a way that shaft portions 62, 62 protruding left and right move within the long holes 54, 54 of the plate frame 50. As shown in FIG.
It is arranged to be at the same surface height as the carpet 36. This floor plate 60 is adapted to be received by the inner peripheral edge 50c to obtain a closed state, and one end thereof is provided with wiring from a plug connected to the outlet 42 from above the floor. A wire opening that can be pulled out is opened. This wire passage port is formed by opening the wire passage tip 61 upward. A carpet 36' of the same type and small area as the carpet 36 on the floor panel 35 is fitted onto the floor plate 60 so that the wiring chip 61 stands up, so that the carpet 36' is on the same surface level as the carpet 36. It is meant to be. The same carpet 36' is
Since the inner circumferential surface of the plate frame 50 is tapered upward, it is possible to hide fraying or irregular cut surfaces on the opening end surface of the carpet 36', and to straighten the carpet 36'. This also prevents the edge of the opening 36' from lifting up.

As described above, in the floor wiring device according to the present invention, the plate frame is on the same surface level as the surface finishing material, so pedestrians are less likely to get caught on the frame. This improves safety when pedestrians, trolleys, etc. pass. The plate frame does not cover the peripheral edge of the opening of the surface finishing material from above, but has a narrow upper end end face and is positioned within the opening of the surface finishing material, and the plate frame does not cover the peripheral edge of the opening of the surface finishing material from above. The finishing material is laid so that only the narrow upper end of the plate frame is visible on the floor surface. This ensures that the overall aesthetic appearance of the surface finishing material is not impaired.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the floor wiring device according to the present invention is configured as described above, the safety associated with passage is improved, and the beauty of the entire surface finishing material is not impaired. That is, in the floor wiring device according to the present invention, the upper surface of the floor plate is arranged to be approximately flush with the upper surface of the floor panel within the plate frame, so that the surface finishing material to be laid on the upper surface of the floor panel is as is,
By laying it on this floor plate, the surface finish inside and outside the plate frame is the same, and only the narrow frame part of the plate frame is exposed, greatly improving the appearance of the floor. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the floor wiring device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 shows the plate frame, and FIG. Figure b is a view taken from the Y direction in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the device installed on the floor panel, Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 3, The figure is a perspective view showing the structure of the floor panel, Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the box installed on the panel, and Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the box just before it is installed on the floor panel. Figure 8 is a perspective view showing the box after installation, Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the surface finishing material being spread, and Figure 10 is a perspective view showing the box after it is installed.
The figure is a perspective view of the plate frame with floor plate just before it is attached to the box.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional floor wiring device installed on a floor panel, and Figure 12 is its XII-
13 is a perspective view showing the same floor panel laid down and an opening is formed, FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the box installed on the same panel, and FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line XII. Figure 16 is a perspective view of the box just before it is installed on the floor panel, Figure 16 is a perspective view of the box after it has been installed, and Figure 17 shows the box with surface finishing material laid on it. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing the plate frame with the floor plate just before it is screwed to the box. 35...Floor panel, 35a...Opening, 35
b...Step part, 35c...Top surface, 36, 36'...
...Carpet (surface finishing material), 36a...Opening,
37...Downward space, 38...Wiring, 40...Box, 41...Opening, 42...Outlet (wiring connection device), 43...Mounting flange, 50...Plate frame, 51...Opening, 60... Floor plate, 61... Wiring chip (wire opening).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. It has a box shape with an upper opening that is fitted into an opening provided in a floor panel that is placed at a distance above the existing floor surface and on which the surface finishing material is laid. A box that is provided with a wiring connection device to which wiring that is led through the lower space is connected, and that has a mounting flange protruding from the upper part of the outer periphery that rests on the periphery of the opening of the floor panel and is once installed. and a plate frame having an opening in the center communicating with the interior space of the box, the plate frame being installed on the box through the opening formed in the surface finishing material and attached to the box by a fixture. and a floor plate that is attached to the plate frame so that the opening of the frame can be opened and closed, and has a wire opening through which wiring connected to the wiring connection device from above the floor can be drawn out onto the floor. In the floor wiring device, the mounting flange of the box is housed in a low step formed at the periphery of the opening of the floor panel so that its upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the panel. and the plate frame has an upper end end face narrowed so as to be substantially flush with the upper face of the surface finishing material, and the opening end face of the surface finishing material is in contact with the outer peripheral surface, The floor plate is arranged within the plate frame so that its upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the floor panel, and the surface finishing material is flush with the surface finishing material, leaving the wire opening thereon. A floor wiring device characterized in that a type of surface finishing material is fitted so that the surface level is substantially the same as that of the same surface finishing material.