Fixture system
The furniture system expands the work surface by aligning the auxiliary top plate with the top plate's surface using a fall stopper mechanism, addressing the obstruction issue and ensuring fall prevention in article placement furniture.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- OKAMURA CORP
- Filing Date
- 2022-10-07
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-09
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a furniture system and an article placement furniture.
Background Art
[0002] An article placement furniture provided with a retaining portion protruding upward at an edge of a shelf board is known for the purpose of suppressing an article placed on the shelf board from falling. For example, Patent Document 1 describes an organizing shelf having a structure in which a support column protrudes above the shelf board.
Prior Art Documents
Patent Documents
[0003]
Patent Document 1
Summary of the Invention
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0004] In a furniture system in which the above-described article placement furniture and furniture with a top plate are arranged side by side, there is a desire to connect the upper surface of the shelf board in the article placement furniture to the upper surface of the top plate in the furniture with a top plate to expand the surface that can be used as a work surface. However, if a retaining portion is provided at the edge of the shelf board of the article placement furniture, the retaining portion becomes an obstacle and it is difficult to connect the upper surface of the top plate in the furniture with a top plate to the upper surface of the shelf board in the article placement furniture, and there is a problem that it is difficult to expand the surface that can be used as a work surface.
[0005] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a furniture system having a structure capable of suitably expanding the surface that can be used as a work surface while providing a retaining portion on the shelf board of the article placement furniture, and an article placement furniture provided in such a furniture system.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following aspects. (1) One embodiment of the fixture system of the present invention comprises a fixture with a top plate having a first support member installed on the floor and a top plate supported by the first support member, and an article-holding fixture having a second support member installed on the floor and a shelf with a fall stopper supported by the second support member, and arranged side by side with the fixture with a top plate, wherein at least a part of the outer edge of the shelf with a fall stopper is provided with a fall stopper portion that protrudes upward, the article-holding fixture has an auxiliary top plate that is placed on the upper surface of the shelf with a fall stopper, the thickness of the auxiliary top plate is greater than or equal to the protruding height of the fall stopper portion, and when the auxiliary top plate is placed on the upper surface of the shelf with a fall stopper, the upper surface of the auxiliary top plate is positioned at the same height as the upper surface of the top plate.
[0007] According to one embodiment of the fixture system of the present invention, by arranging the article-holding fixtures alongside the fixtures with top plates, and arranging the auxiliary top plates alongside the top plates, a work surface wider than the top plate can be formed by the top surface of the top plate and the top surface of the auxiliary top plates. This allows for the provision of fall-prevention features on the shelves of the article-holding fixtures while effectively expanding the usable work surface in the fixture system.
[0008] (2) In the fixture system according to the embodiment of (1) above, the outer edge of the shelf board with fall stopper may be formed by a plurality of edges, and each of the plurality of edges may be provided with the fall stopper portion in at least a part of it. According to this embodiment, the fall prevention mechanism can further prevent items placed on the upper surface of the shelf with the fall prevention mechanism from falling. Furthermore, the fall prevention mechanism can further prevent the auxiliary top plate placed on the upper surface of the shelf with the fall prevention mechanism from falling off that surface.
[0009] (3) In the fixture system according to the embodiment of (1) or (2) above, the fall-stopper may be provided around the entire outer edge of the shelf board with the fall-stopper. According to this embodiment, the fall-stopping portion effectively prevents items placed on the upper surface of the shelf from falling off at any point along the outer edge of the shelf with fall-stopping portion. Furthermore, the fall-stopping portion effectively prevents auxiliary top plates placed on the upper surface of the shelf with fall-stopping portion from falling off that surface.
[0010] (4) In a furniture system according to any one of the embodiments of (1) to (3) above, the width of the auxiliary top plate is smaller than the width of the shelf plate with fall stopper in at least one direction, and when the auxiliary top plate is placed on the upper surface of the shelf plate with fall stopper, an article placement area is provided on the upper surface of the shelf plate with fall stopper other than the part on which the auxiliary top plate is placed. According to this embodiment, the work surface can be expanded by the upper surface of the auxiliary top plate, while items can be placed on the upper surface of the shelf with a fall-stopper, which has a fall-stopper on its outer edge. This allows work to be performed on the expanded work surface while tools and other items used for the work are placed in the item placement area. This makes it possible to perform work on the work surface efficiently.
[0011] (5) In a fixture system according to any one of the embodiments of (1) to (3) above, the auxiliary top plate has a main body that is placed on the upper surface of the shelf with fall stopper and a protruding part provided on the side surface of the main body, the upper surface of the auxiliary top plate is formed by the upper surface of the main body and the upper surface of the protruding part, and when the auxiliary top plate is placed on the upper surface of the shelf with fall stopper, the protruding part may be positioned above the fall stopper. According to this embodiment, when the auxiliary top plate is placed on the upper surface of the shelf with a fall stopper, the protruding portion can be made to protrude outward from the shelf with a fall stopper via the top of the fall stopper. Therefore, even if a fall stopper is provided between the top plate and the main body, the protruding portion can be brought suitably close to the top plate. As a result, the upper surface of the protruding portion, which constitutes a part of the upper surface of the auxiliary top plate, can be brought suitably close to the upper surface of the top plate. Consequently, gaps are less likely to occur between the upper surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the auxiliary top plate, and a suitable work surface can be formed by the upper surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the auxiliary top plate.
[0012] (6) One embodiment of the article display fixture of the present invention comprises a support member installed on the floor, a shelf with a fall stopper supported by the support member, and an auxiliary top plate placed on the upper surface of the shelf with a fall stopper, wherein the outer edge of the shelf with a fall stopper is formed by a plurality of edges, and each of the plurality of edges is provided with a fall stopper that protrudes upward in at least a portion thereof, and the thickness of the auxiliary top plate is greater than or equal to the protruding height of the fall stopper. According to one embodiment of the article-holding fixture of the present invention, as described above, when the article-holding fixture is placed alongside a fixture with a top plate, the height of the top surface of the auxiliary top plate can be adjusted to match the height of the top surface of the top plate, making it easier to expand the work surface.
[0013] (7) In the article display fixture according to the embodiment of (6) above, the fall-stopping portion may be provided around the entire outer edge of the shelf board with fall-stopping portion. According to this embodiment, as described above, the fall-stopping portion can effectively prevent items placed on the upper surface of the shelf from falling off at any point along the outer edge of the shelf with fall-stopping portion. Furthermore, the fall-stopping portion can effectively prevent the auxiliary top plate placed on the upper surface of the shelf with fall-stopping portion from falling off that surface. [Effects of the Invention]
[0014] According to one aspect of the present invention, in a furniture system equipped with an article-holding fixture, it is possible to provide a fall-prevention mechanism on the shelf of the article-holding fixture while also appropriately widening the surface area that can be used as a work surface. [Brief explanation of the drawing]
[0015] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view showing the furniture system in the first embodiment. [Figure 2] This is a perspective view showing a part of the article display unit in the first embodiment, in a state where the auxiliary top plate is not in place. [Figure 3] This is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the fixture system in the first embodiment. [Figure 4] It is a perspective view showing a furniture system in the first embodiment, and is a view in which the arrangement of the article placement furniture with respect to the furniture with a top plate is different from that in FIG. 1. [Figure 5] It is a perspective view showing a part of the article placement furniture in the second embodiment, and is a view showing a state in which the auxiliary top plate is not placed. [Figure 6] It is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the furniture system in the third embodiment.
Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
[0016] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and can be arbitrarily changed within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. In the drawings, in order to make each configuration easy to understand, the scale and number in each structure may be different from the scale and number in the actual structure.
[0017] Also, the drawings show the Z-axis indicating the vertical direction. The side to which the arrow of the Z-axis points (+Z side) is the upper side in the vertical direction, and the side opposite to the side to which the arrow of the Z-axis points (-Z side) is the lower side in the vertical direction. Also, the drawings show the X-axis indicating the front-rear direction of the furniture with a top plate in the following embodiments. In the following description, the side to which the arrow of the X-axis points (+X side) is defined as the front side, and the side opposite to the side to which the arrow of the X-axis points (-X side) is defined as the rear side. Also, the drawings show the Y-axis indicating the left-right direction of the furniture with a top plate in the following embodiments. In the following description, the side to which the arrow of the Y-axis points (+Y side) is defined as the left side, and the side opposite to the side to which the arrow of the Y-axis points (-Y side) is defined as the right side. In the following description, the front-rear direction along the X-axis is referred to as "front-rear direction X", the left-right direction along the Y-axis is referred to as "left-right direction Y", and the vertical direction along the Z-axis is referred to as "vertical direction Z".
[0018] <First Embodiment> As shown in FIG. 1, the furniture system 100 of the present embodiment includes a furniture for placing articles 10 and a furniture with a top plate 20. In the present embodiment, the furniture for placing articles 10 is a multi-stage shelf having a plurality of shelf boards 32. In the present embodiment, the furniture with a top plate 20 is a desk on which a user sitting on the chair C performs work. The furniture for placing articles 10 and the furniture with a top plate 20 are used side by side with each other.
[0019] In front of the furniture with a top plate 20 (in the +X direction), the chair C is arranged. The furniture with a top plate 20 has a first support member 21 installed on the floor surface F and a top plate 22 supported by the first support member 21. In the present embodiment, the top plate 22 is a rounded rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction Y. The plate surface of the top plate 22 faces the vertical direction Z. The upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 is a work surface. The upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 faces upward and is a flat surface orthogonal to the vertical direction Z.
[0020] In the present embodiment, the first support member 21 is a columnar leg portion extending in the vertical direction Z. Four first support members 21 are provided. The upper end portions of the four first support members 21 are respectively fixed to the lower surfaces at the four corners of the top plate 22. By the four first support members 21, the top plate 22 is supported at a position separated upward from the floor surface F.
[0021] The furniture for placing articles 10 is arranged side by side with the furniture with a top plate 20. In the example of FIG. 1, the furniture for placing articles 10 is arranged side by side on the right side (-Y side) of the furniture with a top plate 20. In the present embodiment, the furniture for placing articles 10 has a shape that is long in one direction when viewed from above. In the following description, the longitudinal direction of the furniture for placing articles 10 when viewed from above is referred to as the "longitudinal direction D2", and the short-side direction of the furniture for placing articles 10 when viewed from above is referred to as the "short-side direction D1". The short-side direction D1 and the longitudinal direction D2 are directions orthogonal to the vertical direction Z and are orthogonal to each other. In the example of the arrangement in FIGS. 1 to 3, the short-side direction D1 is the front-rear direction X, and the longitudinal direction D2 is the left-right direction Y.
[0022] The article display unit 10 comprises an article display unit body 30 and an auxiliary top plate 40. The article display unit body 30 comprises a second support member 31 installed on the floor surface F and a shelf board 32 supported by the second support member 31. The second support member 31 is installed on the floor surface F. The second support member 31 comprises a plurality of support column sections 31a extending in the vertical direction Z and a frame section 31b connected to the upper ends of the plurality of support column sections 31a. The lower ends of the support column sections 31a are installed on the floor surface F. There are four support column sections 31a.
[0023] The frame portion 31b has a pair of sides extending in the short direction D1 and a pair of sides extending in the long direction D2, and is a rectangular frame with rounded corners that are longer in the long direction D2. The frame portion 31b surrounds the first shelf board 32a, which will be described later, of the shelf boards 32. Each of the four corners of the frame portion 31b is connected to each of the upper ends of the four support column portions 31a.
[0024] In this embodiment, the shelf board 32 is a rectangular plate with rounded corners that is elongated in the longitudinal direction D2. The surface of the shelf board 32 faces the vertical direction Z. The upper surface of the shelf board 32 faces upward and is a flat surface perpendicular to the vertical direction Z. The shelf board 32 is fixed to the second support member 31, with each of its four corners supported by four support column portions 31a. In this embodiment, multiple shelf boards 32 are provided at intervals in the vertical direction Z. There are three shelf boards 32: a first shelf board (shelf board with fall stopper) 32a, a second shelf board 32b, and a third shelf board 32c. The first shelf board 32a, the second shelf board 32b, and the third shelf board 32c are arranged in this order from top to bottom.
[0025] The first shelf board 32a is the uppermost shelf board 32. In this embodiment, the upper surface 32d of the first shelf board 32a forms the top surface of the article display unit body 30. The upper surface 32d is a flat surface perpendicular to the vertical direction Z. In this embodiment, the first shelf board 32a is a shelf board with a fall-stopper, provided with a fall-stopper portion 34, which will be described later, on at least a part of its outer edge.
[0026] As shown in Figure 2, the outer edge of the first shelf 32a is formed by a plurality of edges 33. In this embodiment, the outer edge of the first shelf 32a is a rounded rectangle formed by two edges 33a and 33b extending in the short direction D1 and two edges 33c and 33d extending in the long direction D2. The lengths of the two edges 33c and 33d are greater than the lengths of the two edges 33a and 33b.
[0027] In the arrangement examples shown in Figures 1 to 3, edge 33a is the edge 33 located on the left side (+Y side) of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a, edge 33b is the edge 33 located on the right side (-Y side) of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a, edge 33c is the edge 33 located on the front side (+X side) of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a, and edge 33d is the edge 33 located on the rear side (-X side) of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a.
[0028] The first shelf board 32a is surrounded by the frame portion 31b of the second support member 31. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the frame portion 31b protrudes from the first shelf board 32a on both sides in the vertical direction Z. The portion of the frame portion 31b that protrudes above the first shelf board 32a is the fall-stop portion 34. In this embodiment, the upper end of the fall-stop portion 34 is located below the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22.
[0029] As shown in Figure 2, in this embodiment, the fall-stop portion 34 has sides extending in the short direction D1 and sides extending in the long direction D2, and is a rectangular frame shape with rounded corners that are longer in the long direction D2. The fall-stop portion 34 surrounds the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a and protrudes upward from the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a. In other words, in this embodiment, the fall-stop portion 34 is provided around the entire circumference of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a, which is a shelf board with a fall-stop. As a result, each of the multiple side portions 33 that form the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a is provided with a fall-stop portion 34 at least on a part of it.
[0030] The fall-stopping section 34 has four fall-stopping pieces 34a, 34b, 34c, and 34d. The fall-stopping pieces 34a and 34b are rectangular plates that extend in the short direction D1 and have their surface facing the long direction D2. The fall-stopping pieces 34a and 34b are provided on two sides 33a and 33b of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a that extend in the short direction D1. In the arrangement examples shown in Figures 1 to 3, the fall-stopping piece 34a is the part of the fall-stopping section 34 located on the left side (+Y side), and the fall-stopping piece 34b is the part of the fall-stopping section 34 located on the right side (-Y side). In the arrangement examples shown in Figures 1 to 3, the fall-stopping piece 34a is the part located on the side (+Y side) where the top-mounted fixture 20 is located in the left-right direction Y. As shown in Figure 3, the fall-prevention piece 34a is in contact with, for example, the right side (-Y side) of the top plate 22.
[0031] As shown in Figure 2, the fall-stopping pieces 34c and 34d are rectangular plates that extend in the longitudinal direction D2 and have their surface facing the short direction D1. The fall-stopping pieces 34c and 34d are provided on the two sides 33c and 33d of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a that extend in the longitudinal direction D2. In the arrangement examples shown in Figures 1 to 3, the fall-stopping piece 34c is the front (+X side) part of the fall-stopping piece 34, and the fall-stopping piece 34d is the rear (-X side) part of the fall-stopping piece 34. The lengths of the fall-stopping pieces 34c and 34d are greater than the lengths of the fall-stopping pieces 34a and 34b.
[0032] As shown in Figure 1, the auxiliary top plate 40 is a component placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, which is a shelf plate with a fall stopper. In this embodiment, the auxiliary top plate 40 is a rectangular plate with rounded corners that is long in the longitudinal direction D2. In the short direction D1, the width of the auxiliary top plate 40 is approximately the same as the width of the first shelf plate 32a. In the longitudinal direction D2, the width of the auxiliary top plate 40 is smaller than the width of the first shelf plate 32a. The width of the auxiliary top plate 40 in the longitudinal direction D2 is, for example, greater than half the width of the first shelf plate 32a in the longitudinal direction D2 and less than three-quarters of the width of the first shelf plate 32a in the longitudinal direction D2. In this embodiment, the dimension of the auxiliary top plate 40 in the longitudinal direction D2 is the same as the dimension of the top plate 22 in the front-to-back direction X.
[0033] In this embodiment, the auxiliary top plate 40 is positioned inside the frame-shaped drop-stop portion 34 when placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a. In this embodiment, when the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, it is fitted between a pair of drop-stop pieces 34c, 34d located in the short direction D1. In the arrangement examples shown in Figures 1 and 3, the auxiliary top plate 40 is positioned towards the side (+D2 side, +Y side) where the top plate fixture 20 is located in the long direction D2, and is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a. In this arrangement, the auxiliary top plate 40 is positioned adjacent to the right side (-Y side) of the top plate 22. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 3, the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed on the upper surface 32d with one edge (+Y side) in the longitudinal direction D2 in contact with the fall-stopping piece 34a of the fall-stopping part 34.
[0034] The position on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf 32a where the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed is not limited to the positions shown in Figures 1 and 3. The auxiliary top plate 40 can be placed at any position within the range that can be arranged inside the frame-shaped fall-stop portion 34. In this embodiment, the user can arbitrarily determine the position of the auxiliary top plate 40 in the longitudinal direction D2 on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf 32a. For example, the user can place the auxiliary top plate 40 at a position on the other side (-Y side), i.e., to the right, of the position shown in Figure 1 in the longitudinal direction D2.
[0035] As shown in Figure 3, the thickness of the auxiliary top plate 40 is greater than or equal to the protruding height of the fall-stop portion 34. In this embodiment, the thickness of the auxiliary top plate 40 is greater than the protruding height of the fall-stop portion 34. The thickness of the auxiliary top plate 40 is the dimension of the auxiliary top plate 40 in the vertical direction Z. The protruding height of the fall-stop portion 34 is the dimension of the fall-stop portion 34 in the vertical direction Z, and is equal to the distance in the vertical direction Z from the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a to the upper end of the fall-stop portion 34.
[0036] When the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf 32a, the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 is positioned above the drop-stop portion 34. When the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf 32a, the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 is positioned at the same height as the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22. As a result, the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 are positioned flush in the vertical direction Z.
[0037] In the example shown in Figure 3, a portion of the fall-stopping portion 34, i.e., the fall-stopping piece 34a, is provided between the top plate 22 and the auxiliary top plate 40. As a result, a gap equal to the thickness of the fall-stopping piece 34a is provided between the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40. As shown in Figure 1, when the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed side by side with the top plate 22, the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 form a work surface 10a.
[0038] In this specification, "the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 is positioned at the same height as the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22" includes the case where the position in the vertical Z direction on the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 is exactly the same as the position in the vertical Z direction on the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22, and the case where the position in the vertical Z direction on the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 is approximately the same as the position in the vertical Z direction on the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22. The case where the position in the vertical Z direction on the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 is approximately the same as the position in the vertical Z direction on the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 includes the position in the vertical Z direction on the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 being offset from the position in the vertical Z direction on the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 within the range of dimensional tolerances and assembly tolerances. Furthermore, the condition in which the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 and the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 are at the same height when the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a only needs to be satisfied when the item placement fixture 10 and the fixture with a top plate 20 are installed on a floor surface F at the same height.
[0039] As shown in Figure 1, in this embodiment, when the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, an article placement area 35 is provided on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, excluding the portion on which the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed. In the example in Figure 1, the article placement area 35 is provided on the right side (-Y side) of the auxiliary top plate 40. The article placement area 35 is the portion of the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a that is exposed upward when the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed on the upper surface 32d. In this embodiment, the longitudinal dimension D2 of the article placement area 35 is smaller than the longitudinal dimension D2 of the auxiliary top plate 40. The outer edge of the article placement area 35 is surrounded by a part of the fall-stop portion 34 and the edge of the auxiliary top plate 40.
[0040] According to this embodiment, the article display unit 10 includes a second support member 31 installed on the floor surface F, a first shelf board 32a as a shelf board with a fall stopper supported by the second support member 31, and an auxiliary top plate 40 placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf board 32a. At least a portion of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a is provided with a fall stopper portion 34 that protrudes upward. The thickness of the auxiliary top plate 40 is greater than or equal to the protruding height of the fall stopper portion 34. When the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf board 32a, the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 is positioned at the same height as the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22. Therefore, by arranging the item placement unit 10 alongside the top-plate-equipped unit 20 and arranging the auxiliary top plate 40 alongside the top plate 22, the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40 can form a work surface 10a that is wider than the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22. This allows for the provision of a fall-prevention section 34 on the first shelf 32a of the item placement unit 10, while also allowing for a suitable expansion of the usable work surface 10a in the fixture system 100.
[0041] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a is formed by a plurality of edges 33. Each of the plurality of edges 33 is provided with a fall-prevention portion 34 in at least a part of it. Therefore, the fall-prevention portion 34 can further suppress the falling of items placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf board 32a. In addition, the fall-prevention portion 34 can further suppress the falling of the auxiliary top plate 40 placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf board 32a.
[0042] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the fall-prevention portion 34 is provided around the entire circumference of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a. Therefore, at any point along the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a, the fall-prevention portion 34 can effectively prevent items placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf board 32a from falling. In addition, the fall-prevention portion 34 can effectively prevent the auxiliary top plate 40 placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf board 32a from falling from the upper surface 32d.
[0043] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, in at least one direction (longitudinal direction D2), the width of the auxiliary top plate 40 is smaller than the width of the first shelf plate 32a. When the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, an article placement area 35 is provided on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a other than the part on which the auxiliary top plate 40 is placed. Therefore, while the work surface 10a is widened by the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40, articles can be placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, which has a fall-stopping portion 34 on its outer edge. This allows work to be performed on the widened work surface 10a while tools and other items used for the work are placed on the article placement area 35. This makes it possible to perform work on the work surface 10a efficiently. In this embodiment, the outer edge of the article placement area 35 is surrounded by a part of the fall-stopping portion 34 and the edge of the auxiliary top plate 40. This effectively prevents items placed on the item placement area 35 from falling off.
[0044] In this embodiment, the arrangement of the article-holding fixture 10 relative to the top-mounted fixture 20 is not particularly limited, and arrangements other than those shown in Figures 1 and 3 are also possible. As shown in Figure 4, for example, the article-holding fixture 10 and the top-mounted fixture 20 may be arranged in an L-shape when viewed from above, with the longitudinal direction D2 of the article-holding fixture 10 aligned with the front-to-back direction X. In the example in Figure 4, the short direction D1 of the article-holding fixture 10 is the left-to-right direction Y.
[0045] As described above, in this embodiment, the dimension of the auxiliary top plate 40 in the longitudinal direction D2 is the same as the dimension of the top plate 22 in the front-to-back direction X. Therefore, as shown in Figure 4, when the longitudinal direction D2 of the auxiliary top plate 40 is aligned with the front-to-back direction X, and the auxiliary top plate 40 is positioned to the right side (-Y side) of the top plate 22, a roughly rectangular work surface 10b that is long in the left-to-right direction Y is formed by the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 40a of the auxiliary top plate 40.
[0046] <Second Embodiment> This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the configuration of the fall-stopping portion 234. In the following description, components similar to those in the above-described embodiment may be omitted from the description by using the same reference numerals as appropriate.
[0047] As shown in Figure 5, in the article holder 210 of this embodiment, the fall prevention portion 234 has a plurality of fall prevention pieces 234a arranged at intervals from each other along the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a. At least one fall prevention piece 234a is provided on each of the edges 33a, 33b, 33c, and 33d that constitute the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a.
[0048] The multiple fall-prevention pieces 234a include fall-prevention pieces 234b provided at each of the four corners of the outer edge of the first shelf board 32a. The fall-prevention pieces 234b are provided across the long and short sides of the first shelf board 32a and are approximately L-shaped when viewed from above. Of the multiple fall-prevention pieces 234a, the fall-prevention pieces 234a excluding the fall-prevention pieces 234b are rectangular plates that extend along each provided side 33. In this way, the multiple fall-prevention pieces 234a are arranged to surround the first shelf board 32a, thereby effectively preventing items placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf board 32a from falling.
[0049] The spacing between adjacent fall-prevention pieces 234a along the outer edge of the first shelf 32a is smaller than the width of the auxiliary top plate 40 in the short direction D1. Therefore, the multiple fall-prevention pieces 234a effectively prevent the auxiliary top plate 40, which is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf 32a, from falling. The other configurations of the article display unit 210 are the same as the other configurations of the article display unit 10 in the first embodiment.
[0050] <Third Embodiment> This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the configuration of the auxiliary top plate 340. In the following description, components similar to those in the above-described embodiment may be omitted from the description by using the same reference numerals as appropriate. Also, in the following description of this embodiment, the arrangement of the article-holding fixture 310 relative to the top-plate-equipped fixture 20 is the same as the arrangement of the article-holding fixture 10 shown in Figures 1 to 3.
[0051] As shown in Figure 6, in the item-holding fixture 310 of the fixture system 300 of this embodiment, the auxiliary top plate 340 has a main body portion 341 that is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, and a protruding portion 342 provided on the side surface of the main body portion 341. The configuration of the main body portion 341 is the same as that of the auxiliary top plate 40 of the first embodiment. The protruding portion 342 is provided on the upper part of the side surface of the main body portion 341. Figure 6 shows the state in which the protruding portion 342 is provided on one side of the main body portion 341 in the longitudinal direction D2 (+D2 side, +Y side). Although not shown in the illustration, the protruding portion 342 is, for example, a rectangular frame shape provided around the entire circumference of the side surface of the main body portion 341.
[0052] The upper surface of the protruding portion 342 is positioned at the same height as the upper surface of the main body portion 341 and is smoothly connected to the upper surface of the main body portion 341. In this embodiment, the upper surface 340a of the auxiliary top plate 340 is formed by the upper surface of the main body portion 341 and the upper surface of the protruding portion 342. The protruding height of the protruding portion 342 from the side of the main body portion 341 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the fall-stop portion 34. In this embodiment, the protruding height of the protruding portion 342 from the side of the main body portion 341 is the same as the thickness of the fall-stop portion 34. In Figure 6, the protruding height of the protruding portion 342 from the side of the main body portion 341 is equal to the dimension of the protruding portion 342 in the longitudinal direction D2. In Figure 6, the thickness of the fall-stop portion 34 is equal to the dimension of the fall-stop piece portion 34a in the longitudinal direction D2.
[0053] When the auxiliary top plate 340 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, the protrusion 342 is positioned above the fall-stopping portion 34. In Figure 6, one side of the protrusion 342 in the longitudinal direction D2 (+D2 side), i.e., the left side (+Y side), is in contact with the side surface of the top plate 22. As a result, the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 340a of the auxiliary top plate 340 form a flush and continuous work surface 310a. The other configurations of the article display fixture 310 in this embodiment are the same as the other configurations of the article display fixture 10 in the first embodiment. The other configurations of the fixture system 300 in this embodiment are the same as the other configurations of the fixture system 100 in the first embodiment.
[0054] According to this embodiment, the auxiliary top plate 340 has a main body portion 341 that is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, which is a shelf plate with a fall stopper, and a protruding portion 342 provided on the side surface of the main body portion 341. The upper surface 340a of the auxiliary top plate 340 is formed by the upper surface of the main body portion 341 and the upper surface of the protruding portion 342. When the auxiliary top plate 340 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, the protruding portion 342 is positioned above the fall stopper portion 34. Therefore, when the auxiliary top plate 340 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf plate 32a, the protruding portion 342 can be made to protrude outward from the first shelf plate 32a via the area above the fall stopper portion 34. Therefore, even if the fall stopper portion 34 is provided between the top plate 22 and the main body portion 341, the protruding portion 342 can be brought suitably close to the top plate 22. This allows the upper surface of the protrusion 342, which constitutes a part of the upper surface 340a of the auxiliary top plate 340, to be brought suitably closer to the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22. Therefore, a gap is less likely to occur between the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 340a of the auxiliary top plate 340, and the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 340a of the auxiliary top plate 340 can suitably form a work surface 310a.
[0055] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the projection height of the projection 342 from the side of the main body 341 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the fall-stop portion 34. Therefore, when the auxiliary top plate 340 is placed on the upper surface 32d of the first shelf 32a, the tip of the projection 342 can be positioned at the same position as the outer surface of the fall-stop portion 34, or further out than the fall-stop portion 34, in the direction of projection. This allows the projection 342 to come into contact with the side surface of the top plate 22. This allows the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 340a of the auxiliary top plate 340 to be connected without any gaps, and a flush and continuous work surface 310a can be suitably formed by the upper surface 22a of the top plate 22 and the upper surface 340a of the auxiliary top plate 340.
[0056] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments described above, and the following configurations and methods can also be adopted.
[0057] In the embodiments described above, the case in which the uppermost first shelf 32a is a shelf with a fall stopper was explained, but the invention is not limited to this. When the article display unit has multiple shelves, any of the multiple shelves may be a shelf with a fall stopper. Also, two or more shelves may be shelves with fall stoppers, or all of the multiple shelves may be shelves with fall stoppers. The shape of the shelf with a fall stopper is not particularly limited and may be a polygon other than a rectangle, a circle, an ellipse, or a semicircle. The edges that constitute the outer edge of the shelf with a fall stopper are not limited to edges that extend in a straight line, but may also extend in a curved line. The fall stopper may be provided in any way as long as it is provided on at least a part of the outer edge of the shelf with a fall stopper. Some of the multiple edges that constitute the outer edge of the shelf with a fall stopper may not have a fall stopper. The shape of the fall stopper is not particularly limited.
[0058] The thickness of the auxiliary top plate does not need to be greater than or equal to the protruding height of the fall-stopper, but it may also be the same as the protruding height of the fall-stopper. The shape of the auxiliary top plate is not particularly limited. Two or more auxiliary top plates may be provided. In this case, the two or more auxiliary top plates may include auxiliary top plates with different thicknesses from each other. Also in this case, the two or more auxiliary top plates may include auxiliary top plates with different surface roughnesses from each other. The auxiliary top plate may have the same size and shape as the fall-stopper shelf on which it is placed. That is, when the auxiliary top plate is placed on the top surface of the fall-stopper shelf, the auxiliary top plate may cover the entire top surface of the fall-stopper shelf.
[0059] The fixture with a top plate can be any fixture that has a top plate, and may also be a shelf with a top plate as a shelf board. The fixture for placing articles can be any fixture that can place articles on, and may also be a desk or a table. Wheels (casters) may be attached to the lower end of the first support member of the fixture with a top plate and the lower end of the second support member of the fixture for placing articles. The first support member of the fixture with a top plate can be configured in any way as long as it can support the top plate. The second support member of the fixture for placing articles can be configured in any way as long as it can support the shelf board with a fall stopper. The relative arrangement of the fixture with a top plate and the fixture for placing articles is not particularly limited, and the fixture with a top plate and the fixture for placing articles can be arranged arbitrarily by the user.
[0060] The configurations and methods described herein can be combined as appropriate, within the bounds of non-inconsistency. [Explanation of Symbols]
[0061] 10, 210, 310… Item placement fixtures, 20… Fixture with top plate, 21… First support member, 22… Top plate, 31… Second support member, 32a… First shelf (shelf with fall stopper), 33, 33a, 33b, 33c, 33d… Side parts, 34, 234… Fall stopper parts, 35… Item placement area, 40, 340… Auxiliary top plate, 100, 300… Fixture system, 341… Main body part, 342… Protruding part, F… Floor surface
Claims
1. A fixture with a top plate having a first support member installed on the floor and a top plate supported by the first support member, An article display unit having a second support member installed on the floor and a shelf board with a fall stopper supported by the second support member, and arranged in parallel with the top-plate-equipped display unit, Equipped with, At least a portion of the outer edge of the aforementioned shelf board with a fall stopper is provided with a fall stopper portion that protrudes upward, The aforementioned article display unit has an auxiliary top plate that is placed on the upper surface of the shelf board with fall stopper, The thickness of the auxiliary top plate is greater than or equal to the protruding height of the fall-stopping portion. A fixture system in which, when the auxiliary top plate is placed on the upper surface of the shelf with fall prevention device, the upper surface of the auxiliary top plate is positioned at the same height as the upper surface of the top plate.
2. The outer edge of the aforementioned shelf with fall stopper is formed by multiple edges, The fixture system according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of edges is provided with the fall-stopping portion in at least a portion of it.
3. The fixture system according to claim 1, wherein the fall-prevention portion is provided around the entire circumference of the outer edge of the shelf board with fall-prevention.
4. In at least one direction, the width of the auxiliary top plate is smaller than the width of the shelf plate with fall stopper. The furniture system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, when the auxiliary top plate is placed on the upper surface of the shelf with fall stopper, an article placement area is provided on the upper surface of the shelf with fall stopper other than the portion on which the auxiliary top plate is placed.
5. The aforementioned auxiliary top plate is The main body is placed on the upper surface of the aforementioned shelf with fall prevention mechanism, A protrusion provided on the side of the main body, It has, The upper surface of the auxiliary top plate is formed by the upper surface of the main body and the upper surface of the protruding part. The fixture system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, when the auxiliary top plate is placed on the upper surface of the shelf with fall stopper, the protruding portion is located above the fall stopper portion.