Furniture Design System

The furniture design system addresses the limitations of conventional systems by integrating room and luggage data to create furniture with curved surfaces that avoid room obstructions and optimize storage, providing a functional and aesthetically appealing solution.

JP7617749B2Active Publication Date: 2025-01-20DENTSU INC
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Application Number
JP2021006826
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2020-01-21
Filing Date
2021-01-20
Publication Date
2025-01-20
Estimated Expiration
2041-01-20

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Technical Problem

Conventional furniture layout design systems fail to consider the room's floor plan and luggage size when designing furniture, leading to potential interference with room openings, lighting, and structures, and do not account for luggage weight or number of storage compartments needed.

Method used

A furniture design system that inputs room floor plan and luggage data to design furniture with curved surfaces to avoid interference, optimize storage space, and accommodate luggage weight and number, while considering assembly and transportation constraints.

Benefits of technology

The system enables functional and aesthetically pleasing furniture designs that avoid room obstructions, facilitate luggage storage, and reduce assembly and transportation challenges.

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Abstract

To provide a furniture designing system capable of designing a piece of furniture corresponding to the layout of a room or the size of a package.SOLUTION: A furniture designing system 1 comprises: an input part 2 for inputting data on a plurality of packages that are stored in a piece of furniture and layout data on a room in which the piece of furniture is placed; and a design part 4 for designing the piece of furniture on the basis of the data on the packages and the layout data on the room in such a manner that a plurality of the packages can be stored in a plurality of storage parts. Package size data is included in the package data, and data on the position and size of an opening (a door or window) of the room is included in the room layout data. The design part 4 avoids the piece of furniture interfering with the opening of the room while reducing the depth of the storage part at a position near the opening, and makes a furniture plan view design in such a manner that the front end side of the piece of furniture can be curved in plan view.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a furniture design system for designing furniture having a plurality of storage sections for storing a plurality of items of luggage. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a system has been proposed that supports layout design when installing furniture in a room (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In conventional systems, layout design is carried out taking into account the necessary space so that movable parts (drawers) of furniture do not hit the wall or wall switches do not get hidden by furniture. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-126820 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, conventional layout design systems only assume that ready-made furniture will be installed in a room, and do not take into consideration the need to design furniture according to the room layout or the size of the luggage.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a furniture design system that can design furniture according to the layout of a room and the size of luggage. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The furniture design system of the present invention is a furniture design system that designs furniture having a plurality of storage sections in which a plurality of pieces of luggage can be stored, and the furniture design system comprises: an input section into which data on the plurality of pieces of luggage to be stored in the furniture and floor plan data of the room in which the furniture will be installed are input; and a design section that designs the furniture so that the plurality of pieces of luggage can be stored in the plurality of storage sections based on the data on the luggage and the floor plan data of the room, wherein the data on the luggage includes data on the size of the luggage and the floor plan data of the room includes data on the position and size of openings in the room; and the design section comprises a plan view design section that designs a plan view design of the furniture so that the furniture does not interfere with the openings of the room, the depth of the storage sections is reduced at positions close to the openings of the room, and the front edge of the furniture is curved in plan view.

[0007] With this configuration, furniture can be appropriately designed so that multiple pieces of luggage can be stored in multiple storage compartments based on input luggage data and room layout data. In this case, the luggage data includes luggage size data, and the room layout data includes data on the position and size of room openings (e.g., doors, windows, etc.). The planar design of the furniture is then appropriately designed to avoid the furniture interfering with the room openings, reduce the depth of storage compartments located near the room openings, and ensure that the front edge of the furniture is curved in plan view.

[0008] In this way, the furniture is designed to avoid interfering with the room opening and to reduce the depth of the storage compartment near the opening, so it is possible to provide a functional design (plan view design) that does not obstruct entry and exit through the door or light coming in through the window.In this case, the furniture design (plan view design) is designed with curved surfaces, so it is possible to give the user a novel yet natural impression.

[0009] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, the room layout data may include data on the position of lighting in the room, and the design unit may include a side view design unit that designs a side view design of the furniture so as to avoid interference of the furniture with the lighting in the room, reduce the depth of the storage section at a position close to the ceiling of the room, and make the front edge of the furniture curved in side view.

[0010] According to this configuration, the room layout data includes data on the position of the room's lighting, and the side view design of the furniture is appropriately designed so that the furniture does not interfere with the room lighting, the depth of the storage compartment is reduced near the ceiling, and the front edge of the furniture is curved in side view.

[0011] In this way, the furniture is designed to avoid interfering with the lighting in the room and to reduce the depth of the storage area near the ceiling, so it is possible to provide a functional design (side view design) that does not block the light from the lighting.In this case, the furniture design (side view design) is designed with curved surfaces, so it is possible to give the user a novel yet natural impression.

[0012] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, the room layout data may include data on the positions and sizes of structures in the room, and the design unit may include a front view design unit that designs a front view design of the furniture so as to avoid interference between the furniture and the structures in the room.

[0013] According to this configuration, the room layout data includes data on the positions and sizes of room structures (e.g., beams, switches, etc.). The front view design of the furniture is then appropriately designed to avoid interference between the furniture and the room structures. This makes it possible to provide a functional design (front view design) that avoids beams, switches, etc.

[0014] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, the luggage data may include data on the weight of the luggage, and the design unit may design the furniture so that a storage section for storing heavy luggage is located close to the floor of the room.

[0015] According to this configuration, the luggage data includes luggage weight data. The furniture is then appropriately designed so that storage compartments for heavy luggage are positioned close to the floor. This allows for a functional design that makes it easy to store even heavy luggage and reduces the load on the furniture when it is stored.

[0016] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, the luggage data may include data on the number of luggage pieces, and the design unit may determine the number of storage sections according to the number of luggage pieces.

[0017] According to this configuration, the luggage data includes data on the number of luggage pieces. The number of storage compartments is then appropriately determined according to the number of luggage pieces. This provides an appropriate furniture design according to the number of luggage pieces so that multiple luggage pieces can be stored in multiple storage compartments.

[0018] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, the size data of the luggage includes data on the height, width, and depth of the luggage, and the design unit may determine the height, width, and depth of each storage unit according to the height, width, and depth of each luggage.

[0019] According to this configuration, the data on the size of each piece of luggage includes data on the height, width, and depth of each piece of luggage. The height, width, and depth of each storage compartment are then appropriately determined based on the height, width, and depth of each piece of luggage. This allows for the provision of furniture designs appropriate for each piece of luggage size so that multiple pieces of luggage can be stored in multiple storage compartments.

[0020] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, assembler information indicating the number of people who will assemble the furniture may be input to the input unit, and the design unit may set an upper limit on the length of the parts that make up the furniture based on the assembler information.

[0021] With this configuration, the upper limit of the length of the parts that make up the furniture can be appropriately set, taking into consideration the number of people who will be assembling the furniture.

[0022] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, gender information indicating the gender of the worker who will assemble the furniture may be input to the input unit, and the design unit may set an upper limit on the weight of the parts that make up the furniture based on the gender information.

[0023] According to this configuration, the upper limit of the weight of the parts that make up the furniture can be appropriately set, taking into consideration the gender of the worker who will be assembling the furniture.

[0024] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, width information of narrow points on the movement path when the furniture is transported is input to the input unit, and the design unit may set an upper limit on the width of the parts that make up the furniture based on the width information.

[0025] With this configuration, the upper limit of the width of the parts that make up the furniture can be appropriately set, taking into consideration the width of narrow spots on the path of movement when transporting the furniture.

[0026] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, knot count information indicating the number of knots in the board material that will be used to make the furniture may be input to the input unit, and the design unit may determine the materials for the parts that will make up the furniture based on the knot count information.

[0027] With this configuration, the materials for the parts that make up the furniture can be appropriately determined taking into account the number of knots in the board material that will be used to make the furniture.

[0028] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, wood grain information indicating the direction of the wood grain of the board material that will be used to make the furniture may be input to the input unit, and the design unit may determine the materials of the parts that will make up the furniture based on the wood grain information.

[0029] With this configuration, the materials for the parts that make up the furniture can be appropriately determined, taking into consideration the grain direction of the boards that will be used to make the furniture.

[0030] In addition, in the furniture design system of the present invention, color information indicating the color of the board material that will be used to make the furniture may be input to the input unit, and the design unit may determine the materials of the parts that will make up the furniture based on the color information.

[0031] With this configuration, the materials of the parts that make up the furniture can be appropriately determined, taking into consideration the color of the board material that will be used to make the furniture.

[0032] The furniture manufacturing method of the present invention is a method of manufacturing furniture using a furniture design system, and the manufacturing method includes the steps of: inputting data on multiple pieces of luggage to be stored in the furniture and floor plan data of the room in which the furniture will be installed into the furniture design system; designing the furniture in the furniture design system based on the luggage data and the room layout data so that the multiple pieces of luggage can be stored in the multiple storage sections; and manufacturing the furniture based on the furniture design designed by the furniture design system, wherein the luggage data includes data on the size of the luggage and the room layout data includes data on the position and size of openings in the room, and in the designing step, a planar view design of the furniture is designed so that the furniture does not interfere with the openings, the depth of the storage sections is reduced in positions close to the openings, and the front edge of the furniture is curved in plan view.

[0033] According to this manufacturing method, furniture can be manufactured that is appropriately designed to accommodate multiple pieces of luggage in multiple storage compartments based on input luggage data and room layout data. In this case, the luggage data includes luggage size data, and the room layout data includes data on the position and size of openings (e.g., doors, windows, etc.) in the room. The planar design of the furniture is then appropriately designed to avoid the furniture interfering with the room openings, reduce the depth of the storage compartments near the room openings, and ensure that the front edge of the furniture is curved in plan view.

[0034] In this way, the furniture is designed to avoid interfering with the opening of the room and to reduce the depth of the storage compartment near the opening, making it possible to provide furniture with a functional design (plan view design) that does not obstruct entry and exit through the door or light coming in through the window.In this case, the furniture design (plan view design) is designed with curved surfaces, so it is possible to give the user a novel yet natural impression. [Effects of the Invention]

[0035] According to the present invention, furniture can be designed according to the layout of the room and the size of the luggage. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0036] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a furniture design system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of furniture designed by the furniture design system of the present embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a plan view of furniture designed by the furniture design system of the present embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a side view of furniture designed by the furniture design system of the present embodiment. [Figure 5] This is an explanatory diagram of furniture when there is a structure (beam) in the room. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of furniture when the number of items is small. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of furniture when there is a large amount of luggage. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing for manufacturing furniture in the furniture design system of the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0037] A furniture design system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a furniture design system used in a custom-made system for original furniture will be exemplified. This furniture design system can design furniture with multiple storage compartments for storing multiple items. Materials used for the furniture include cardboard and wood.

[0038] The configuration of a furniture design system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the furniture design system according to the present embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the furniture design system 1 includes an input unit 2, a storage unit 3, a design unit 4, and an output unit 5. The design unit 4 includes a plan view design unit 6, a side view design unit 7, and a front view design unit 8.

[0039] The input unit 2 receives data on a plurality of packages G to be stored in the furniture 10, floor plan data on the room in which the furniture 10 is installed, and data on the user who will occupy the room.

[0040] The data on the parcels G includes data on the size (height, width, and depth), weight, and number of each of the multiple parcels G, as well as data on whether the parcels G are everyday items, seasonal items, or decorative items.

[0041] The room layout data includes data on the position and size of the room openings (doors D, windows W, etc.), data on the position of the room lights L, data on the position and size of the room's structures (beams B, baseboards, etc.), data on the position and size of other fixtures (air conditioners, fire alarms, vents, light switches, intercoms, power outlets, etc.), etc. The position and size data can be, for example, xyz coordinate data of the four corners, or xyz coordinate data of a representative point (center point).

[0042] The user data includes the user's height, gender, age, weight, etc.

[0043] The data input to the input unit 2 is stored in the memory unit 3. The memory unit 3 also stores predetermined rules for designing the furniture 10. The predetermined rules include a rule (rule 1) that "avoids the furniture interfering with the opening of the room (such as the door D or window W), reduces the depth of the storage section near the opening, and ensures that the front edge of the furniture is curved in a plan view." The predetermined rules also include a rule (rule 2) that "avoids the furniture interfering with the lighting in the room, reduces the depth of the storage section near the ceiling, and ensures that the front edge of the furniture is curved in a side view."

[0044] Furthermore, the predetermined rules include a rule (rule 3) that "design the front view of furniture so as to avoid interference with the structure of the room (beams, baseboards, etc.)," ​​and rules (rules 4, 5, and 6) such as "place storage sections for storing heavy luggage close to the floor of the room," "determine the number of storage sections according to the number of luggage," and "determine the height, width, and depth of each storage section according to the height, width, and depth of each luggage."

[0045] Furthermore, the predetermined rules include rules such as "place storage compartments for storing everyday items near the user's hand height," "place storage compartments for storing seasonal items near the ceiling," and "place storage compartments for storing decorative items near the user's eye level" (rules 7, 8, and 9).The rules also include a rule such as "avoid having furniture interfere with room fixtures (air conditioners, fire alarms, vents, light switches, intercoms, power outlets, etc.)" (rule 10).

[0046] These rules may be prioritized. For example, rules 1, 2, 3, and 10 are set to "high" priority and have the highest priority. Rules 4, 5, and 6 are set to "medium" priority and have second priority after "high" priority. Rules 7, 8, and 9 are set to "low" priority and have second priority after "medium" priority.

[0047] The design unit 4 designs the furniture 10 having a plurality of storage compartments 100 capable of storing a plurality of packages G, based on the data and rules stored in the storage unit 3 (see FIGS. 2 to 7).

[0048] For example, the plan view design unit 6 designs the plan view design of the furniture 10 so that the depth of the storage units 100 is small in positions close to the opening of the room to avoid the furniture 10 interfering with the opening (door D, window W, etc.) of the room, and the front edge of the furniture 10 is curved in plan view (see FIG. 3). In this case, the plan view design unit 6 arranges the storage units 100 in order from deepest to farthest from the opening.

[0049] In addition, the side view design unit 7 designs the side view design of the furniture 10 so as to avoid interference of the furniture 10 with the lighting L of the room, reduce the depth of the storage section 100 at a position close to the ceiling of the room, and make the front edge of the furniture 10 curved in side view (see Figure 4).

[0050] Furthermore, the front view design unit 8 designs the front view of the furniture 10 so as to avoid interference between the furniture 10 and structural members of the room (such as beams B) (see FIG. 5).

[0051] Furthermore, the design unit 4 determines the number of storage units 100 according to the number of pieces of luggage G (see FIGS. 6 and 7). The design unit 4 also designs the furniture 10 so that storage units 100 for storing heavy luggage G (such as beds) are located close to the floor of the room. The design unit 4 determines the height, width, and depth of each storage unit 100 according to the height, width, and depth of each piece of luggage G. Note that the storage units 100 for storing heavy luggage G may be designed to have thicker bottom panels.

[0052] The output unit 5 outputs the design of the furniture 10 designed as described above.

[0053] When manufacturing furniture 10 using the furniture design system 1 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 8, first, data on the multiple pieces of luggage G to be stored in the furniture 10, floor plan data on the room in which the furniture 10 will be installed, and data on the user who will occupy the room are input to the furniture design system 1 (S1).

[0054] Then, the furniture design system 1 designs the furniture 10 based on the input data (data on luggage G, room layout data, user data) and predetermined rules (e.g., rules 1 to 10) so that multiple luggage G can be stored in multiple storage sections 100 (S2).

[0055] When the design of the furniture 10 is completed, the design of the furniture 10 is output from the furniture design system 1 (S3). Thereafter, the furniture 10 is manufactured in a factory or the like based on the design of the furniture 10 output from the furniture design system 1 (S4). In this case, parts for the furniture 10 may be manufactured in the factory, and the furniture 10 may be assembled in the room.

[0056] According to the furniture design system 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to design furniture 10 according to the layout of the room and the size of the luggage G.

[0057] In this embodiment, the furniture 10 can be appropriately designed so that multiple pieces of luggage G can be stored in multiple storage units 100, based on the input luggage G data and room layout data. In this case, the luggage G data includes data on the size of the luggage G, and the room layout data includes data on the position and size of openings (doors D, windows W, etc.) in the room. The planar design of the furniture 10 is then appropriately designed so that the furniture 10 does not interfere with the room openings, the depth of the storage units 100 is reduced in positions close to the room openings, and the front edge of the furniture 10 is curved in plan view.

[0058] In this way, the furniture 10 is designed to avoid interference with the opening of the room (such as the door D or window W) and to reduce the depth of the storage section 100 at a position close to the opening of the room, thereby providing a functional design (plan view design) that does not obstruct entry and exit into the room through the door D or lighting from the window W. In this case, the design (plan view design) of the furniture 10 is designed with curved surfaces, so that it is possible to give the user a novel yet natural impression.

[0059] In this embodiment, the floor plan data for the room includes data on the position of the room lighting L. The side view design of the furniture 10 is appropriately designed so that the furniture 10 does not interfere with the room lighting L, the depth of the storage section 100 is reduced at a position close to the ceiling of the room, and the front edge of the furniture 10 is curved in a side view.

[0060] In this way, the furniture 10 is designed to avoid interference with the lighting L of the room and to reduce the depth of the storage section 100 at a position close to the ceiling of the room, thereby providing a functional design (design viewed from the side) in which light from the lighting L is not obstructed by the furniture 10. In this case, the design (design viewed from the side) of the furniture 10 is designed with curved surfaces, so that a novel yet natural impression can be given to the user.

[0061] In this embodiment, the floor plan data of the room includes data on the positions and sizes of the room's structural elements (beams B, switches, etc.). The front view design of the furniture 10 is then appropriately designed so that the furniture 10 does not interfere with the structural elements of the room. This makes it possible to provide a functional design (front design) that avoids the beams B, switches, etc.

[0062] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the data on the luggage G includes data on the weight of the luggage G. The furniture 10 is appropriately designed so that the storage section 100 for storing heavy luggage G (such as a bed) is located close to the floor of the room. This makes it possible to provide a functional design that makes it easy to store even heavy luggage G and reduces the load on the furniture 10 when storing the luggage G.

[0063] In this embodiment, the data on the luggage G includes data on the number of luggage G. Then, the number of storage units 100 is appropriately determined according to the number of luggage G. As a result, an appropriate design of the furniture 10 is provided according to the number of luggage G so that multiple luggage G can be stored in multiple storage units 100.

[0064] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the size data of the luggage G includes data on the height, width, and depth of the luggage G. The height, width, and depth of each storage section 100 are then appropriately determined according to the height, width, and depth of each luggage G. This provides an appropriate design for the furniture 10 according to the size of each luggage G so that multiple luggage G can be stored in multiple storage sections 100.

[0065] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these, and can be modified and changed according to the purpose within the scope of the claims.

[0066] For example, the input unit may receive assembling number information indicating the number of people who will assemble the furniture, and the design unit may set an upper limit on the length of the parts that make up the furniture based on the assembling number information. For example, if only one person will assemble the furniture, the upper limit on the length of the parts that make up the furniture is set to 1 meter or less. Note that the upper limit on the length of the parts need only be a length that can be assembled by one person, and is not limited to the above example (1 meter).

[0067] This configuration allows the upper limit of the length of the parts that make up the furniture to be set appropriately, taking into account the number of people who will be assembling the furniture. For example, based on the information on the number of assemblers, the design department can set a smaller upper limit of the length of the parts that make up the furniture when there is only one person assembling the furniture than when there are multiple people assembling the furniture. This allows the furniture to be assembled without strain, regardless of the number of people assembling the furniture.

[0068] Furthermore, the input unit may receive gender information indicating the gender of the worker assembling the furniture, and the design unit may set an upper limit on the weight of the parts that make up the furniture based on the gender information. For example, if the worker assembling the furniture is a woman, the upper limit on the weight of the parts that make up the furniture is set to 10 kg or less. Also, if the worker assembling the furniture is a man, the upper limit on the weight of the parts that make up the furniture is set to 20 kg or less. Note that the upper limit on the weight of the parts need only be a weight that can be assembled by one person, and is not limited to the above examples (10 kg or 20 kg).

[0069] The upper limit of the weight of parts may also be set taking into consideration the number of people assembling the furniture. For example, if the workers assembling the furniture are two men, the upper limit of the weight of the parts that make up the furniture may be set to 50 kg or less. In this case, the upper limit of the weight of the parts need only be a weight that can be assembled by that number of people, and is not limited to the above example (50 kg).

[0070] With this configuration, the upper limit of the weight of the parts that make up the furniture can be appropriately set, taking into consideration the gender of the worker assembling the furniture. For example, based on the gender information, the design department can set a lower upper limit of the weight of the parts that make up the furniture if the worker is female than if the worker is male. This allows the furniture to be assembled without strain, regardless of the gender of the worker assembling the furniture.

[0071] Furthermore, the input unit may receive width information about narrow locations along the path of movement when the furniture is transported, and the design unit may set an upper limit on the width of the components that make up the furniture based on the width information. Narrow locations along the path of movement when the furniture is transported include narrow locations such as indoor corridors, as well as narrow locations such as apartment building entrances and elevators.

[0072] With this configuration, the upper limit of the width of the parts that make up the furniture can be appropriately set, taking into account the width of narrow spots on the path of movement when the furniture is being transported. For example, the design department can set the upper limit of the width of the parts that make up the furniture based on the width information so that the upper limit is less than the width of narrow spots on the path of movement when the furniture is being transported. This allows the furniture to pass through narrow spots when being transported.

[0073] The input unit may also receive knot count information indicating the number of knots in the board material used to make the furniture, and the design unit may determine the materials for the parts that make up the furniture based on the knot count information. The knot count information may be information on the number of knots, or information on whether there are many or few knots. The knot count information may also be image data of the board material.

[0074] This configuration allows the appropriate selection of materials for the components of the furniture, taking into account the number of knots in the boards used to make the furniture. For example, the design department can select the materials for the components based on the knot count information, avoiding the mixing of materials with a large number of knots and materials with a small number of knots. This allows the manufacture of furniture with a unified appearance.

[0075] The input unit may also receive wood grain information indicating the direction of the wood grain of the board material used to make the furniture, and the design unit may determine the materials for the parts that make up the furniture based on the wood grain information. The wood grain information may be information such as the longitudinal direction / transverse direction of the board material, or image data of the board material.

[0076] This configuration allows the materials for the parts that make up the furniture to be appropriately determined, taking into account the grain direction of the boards that will be used to make the furniture. For example, the design department can determine the materials for the parts based on the wood grain information so that the grain directions of the materials will be aligned, allowing the manufacture of furniture with a unified appearance.

[0077] The input unit may also receive color information indicating the color of the board material used to make the furniture, and the design unit may determine the materials for the parts that make up the furniture based on the color information. The color information may be information on a color name, such as light brown, or color image data of the board material.

[0078] This configuration allows the materials for the parts that make up the furniture to be appropriately determined, taking into account the color of the boards that will be used to make the furniture. For example, the design department can determine the materials for the parts based on the color information so that the colors of the materials that will be used to make the furniture will be consistent. This allows the manufacturing of furniture with a unified appearance. [Industrial Applicability]

[0079] As described above, the furniture design system of the present invention has the effect of being able to design furniture according to the layout of a room or the size of luggage, and is useful as a custom-made system for original furniture, etc. [Explanation of symbols]

[0080] 1 Furniture Design System 2 Input section 3 Storage section 4 Design Department 5 Output section 6 Planar view design department 7 Side view design department 8 Front view design department 10 Furniture 100 Storage section G Luggage D-door W window L lighting B beam

Claims

1. A furniture design system for designing furniture having a plurality of storage sections for storing a plurality of items, comprising: The furniture design system comprises: An input unit into which data on a plurality of pieces of luggage to be stored in the furniture and layout data of a room in which the furniture is to be installed are input; a design unit that designs a design of the furniture based on the luggage data and the layout data of the room so that the plurality of luggage can be stored in the plurality of storage units; Equipped with The package data includes size data of the package, The layout data of the room includes data on the position and size of an opening in the room, The design unit A furniture design system comprising a plan view design unit that designs a plan view design of the furniture based on data on the size of the luggage and data on the position and size of the opening of the room, so as to avoid the furniture interfering with the opening of the room, reduce the depth of the storage section in a position close to the opening of the room, and so that the front edge of the furniture is curved in plan view.

2. The layout data of the room includes data on the position of lighting in the room, The design unit 2. The furniture design system according to claim 1, further comprising a side view design unit that designs a side view design of the furniture such that the furniture does not interfere with lighting in the room, the depth of the storage section is reduced at a position close to the ceiling of the room, and the front end of the furniture is curved in side view.

3. The layout data of the room includes data on the positions and sizes of structures in the room; The design unit The furniture design system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a front view design unit that designs a front view design of the furniture so as to avoid interference of the furniture with a structure of the room.

4. The package data includes weight data of the package, The furniture design system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the design unit designs the furniture so that a storage unit for storing heavy luggage is located close to a floor of the room.

5. The package data includes data on the number of packages, The furniture design system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the design unit determines the number of the storage sections according to the number of the luggage.

6. The size data of the luggage includes data on the height, width, and depth of the luggage, The furniture design system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the design unit determines the height, width and depth of each storage unit according to the height, width and depth of each piece of luggage.

7. The input unit receives information on the number of people required to assemble the furniture, the information indicating the number of people required to assemble the furniture, The furniture design system according to claim 1 , wherein the design unit sets an upper limit on a length of each part constituting the furniture based on the information on the number of people required for assembler.

8. Gender information indicating the gender of a worker who will assemble the furniture is input to the input unit, The furniture design system according to claim 1 , wherein the design unit sets an upper limit on weight of parts that constitute the furniture based on the gender information.

9. The input unit receives width information of a narrow portion on a flow path when the furniture is transported, The furniture design system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the design unit sets an upper limit for a width of a part that constitutes the furniture based on the width information.

10. The input unit receives knot number information indicating the number of knots in a board material that is a material for the furniture, The furniture design system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the design unit determines materials for parts that constitute the furniture based on the joint number information.

11. The input unit receives input of grain information indicating a grain direction of a board material that is to be used for the furniture, The furniture design system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the design unit determines materials for parts that constitute the furniture based on the wood grain information.

12. The input unit receives color information indicating a color of a board material that is a material for the furniture, The furniture design system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the design unit determines materials of parts that constitute the furniture based on the color information.

13. A method for manufacturing furniture using a furniture design system for designing furniture having a plurality of storage compartments for storing a plurality of pieces of luggage, comprising: The manufacturing method includes: A step of inputting data on a plurality of items to be stored in the furniture and layout data of a room in which the furniture is to be installed into the furniture design system; designing, in the furniture design system, a design of the furniture based on the luggage data and the room layout data so that the plurality of luggage can be stored in the plurality of storage compartments; manufacturing the furniture based on the design of the furniture designed in the furniture design system; Including, The package data includes size data of the package, The layout data of the room includes data on the position and size of an opening in the room, In the designing step, This furniture manufacturing method is characterized in that a planar design of the furniture is designed based on data on the size of the luggage and data on the position and size of an opening in the room, so as to avoid the furniture interfering with the opening, reduce the depth of the storage section near the opening, and so that the front edge of the furniture is curved in plan view.

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