JPH0998525A - Partition for oa equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it sufficiently easy to mount and demount panels by covering cable duct spaces with the panels corresponding to fitting recesses. SOLUTION: Under spaces of transverse frames 1a, 1b, and 1c which are surrounded by two columns 2a and 2b are made cable duct spaces. The two columns 2a and 2b are provided with fitting recesses 8a and 8b and the cable duct spaces are covered with panels 3, 3', and 4 corresponding to these fitting recesses 8a and 8b. The panels 3, 3', and 4 can be fit in the columns 2a and 2b easily and they can also be removed from the columns 2a and 2b easily. The cable duct spaces can be made larger by laying the panels 3, 3', and 4 that they may form a U shape in the up and down direction. By installing the panels 3, 3', and 4 completely removably and making the cable duct spaces large, a cable wiring work can be done easily in the cable duct spaces.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a partition for providing office automation (OA) equipment in an office or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In offices engaged in intellectual creation activities, the number of installed offices is increasing due to the advancement of networking of OA equipment. The number of communication network cables used is also increasing. Wiring to OA equipment in such office is
Generally, a cable is laid on the floor or ceiling to supply the OA equipment. However, this method remarkably impairs the aesthetics of the office due to the exposed cable, and also causes damage to the cable and noise. On the other hand, there is also a wiring construction method in which the floor has a double structure and a space for a cable duct is secured in the floor to take out the cable from the access floor. However, this method also significantly increases the total cost of office building work.

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, there is an OA device partition in which a cable is embedded in the partition body, a connector or a wiring outlet is provided on the panel surface, and an OA device is connected to this connector (see:
JP-A-3-241137, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-8072
No. 2).

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional partition for OA equipment, since the panel is not easily attached and detached, there is a problem that the cable wiring work efficiency with the OA equipment is poor. Moreover, since there is no room in the space inside the partition, the work efficiency of the cable wiring with the OA equipment is poor.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a partition for OA equipment having a high cable wiring work efficiency.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems comprises a lateral frame and two columns for supporting the lateral frame in a substantially vertical direction, and is surrounded by these two columns. The space below the horizontal frame is used as a cable duct space, and fitting holes are provided in the two columns, and the cable duct space is covered by a panel having engaging pieces and hook pieces corresponding to the fitting openings. The panel can be easily fitted to the column by the engaging piece and the cook piece, and can be easily removed. That is, the panel is completely removable. In addition, the panel has a U-shape in the vertical direction to increase the space for the cable duct. In this way, the panel is completely removable and the cable duct space is enlarged, so that the cable wiring work in the cable duct space is facilitated.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a partition for OA equipment according to the present invention. Each partition has an upper horizontal frame 1a and an intermediate horizontal frame 1
b, a lower horizontal frame 1c, and columns 2a and 2b. Also, removable upper panels 3, 3'are provided on both sides of the upper half of the partition, and a lower panel 4 is provided on the lower half of the partition. The upper panels 3 and 3'have a U-shape in the vertical direction, which enlarges a cable duct space described later. Further, the upper panels 3, 3'are opened in the left-right direction, which improves wiring work efficiency. In addition,
As will be described later, when an OA device is placed, the lower panel 4
Is not provided, and the communication cable can be taken out from any position below the upper panels 3 and 3 '.

The head portion of the partition is made up by the Kasaki 5. In addition, the ends of the columns 2a and 2b are decorated with an end cap 6. Even if the bottom of the partition is not fixed to the floor, the rear end of the partition has an H-shaped stand structure, so that the partition can stand on its own.

Next, the inside of the partition will be described. The upper horizontal frame 1a and the intermediate horizontal frame 1b define a cable duct space. More specifically, the space between the upper horizontal frame 1a and the intermediate horizontal frame 1b defines the communication cable duct space, and the internal space of the intermediate horizontal frame 1b defines the power cable duct space. The communication cable duct space surrounded by the upper horizontal frame 1a and the intermediate horizontal frame 1b is provided with hooks 7 and 7'from the upper horizontal frame 1a, and a communication cable to be described later is provided therein. A power cable, which will be described later, is provided in the power cable space inside the intermediate horizontal frame 1b. Further, the columns 2a and 2b are provided with fitting holes 8 for attaching and detaching the upper panels 3 and 3 '.
a, 8b are provided.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the upper panel 3 of FIG.
The fitting between the column and the support column 2a (ab) will be described. That is, engagement pieces 21 made of spring steel are provided at both upper ends of the upper panel 3, and hook pieces 22 made of L-shaped metal fittings are provided at both lower ends. Upper panel 3 of FIG.
When fitting the two into the columns 2a and 2b, first, the hook piece 2
2 is fitted into the fitting opening 8b of the column 2a (2b). Then, the upper part of the upper panel 3 is pressed against the pillar 2a (2b) side so that the engagement piece 21 is fitted into the fitting opening 8a of the pillar 2a (2b). On the contrary, when removing the upper panel 3 of FIG. 2 from the columns 2a and 2b, first,
By depressing the upper part of the upper panel 3 from the side of the columns 2a and 2b, the engagement piece 21 is removed from the fitting port 8a of the column 2a (2b), and then the hook piece 22 is attached to the column 2a (2b).
Remove from the fitting opening 8b in b).

Conventionally, since the panel is detachably attached to the claw, a large force is required to attach and detach the panel. On the other hand, in the present invention, the engagement piece 21
Also, since a simple lock-type detachable attachment by the hook piece 22 is adopted, a large force is not required for detaching the panel.

Next, the power cable duct space of the intermediate horizontal frame 1b of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that (A) is a top view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a bottom view, and (D) is a side view. That is, the intermediate horizontal frame 1b includes a U-shaped upper frame 31 and a U-shaped lower frame 32.
Consists of. Slidable power outlet mounting plates 33, 33 ′ may be provided between the upper frame 31 and the lower frame 32. In addition, the power outlet mounting plates 33, 33 'are the upper frame 3
1, it can also be fixed to the lower frame 32. Further, the power outlet plug mounting plate 33 is for front side OA equipment, and the power outlet mounting plate 33 'is for back side OA equipment, each of which has a power outlet mounting hole 33a. Further, the lower frame 32 is provided with a hole 33a, and the power cable arranged in the power cable duct space can be appropriately taken out through the hole 33a.

FIG. 4 is a diagram in which a communication cable and a power cable are applied to the OA device partition of FIG.
The communication cable (branch line) 9 is provided by being hooked on the hook 7 in the communication cable duct space surrounded by the upper horizontal frame 1a and the intermediate horizontal frame 1b, and penetrating the columns 2a and ab of each partition. Through hole 9
It is connected to a and 9b. In the middle of the communication cable 9, a communication line branching device (transceiver) 10 for branching to an OA device described later is connected. As a result, the communication line branching device 10 is connected to the communication cables (connection lines) 9 ′, 9 ″.
Is connected, and connection with the OA device becomes possible. Further, the power cable 11 is arranged in the power cable duct space in the intermediate horizontal frame 2b and is connected to the power outlet 34 attached to the power outlet attachment 33.

FIG. 5 shows the partition O for OA equipment of FIG.
It is the figure which mounted the A apparatus, and FIG. 6 is the side view.
In addition, in FIG. 5, the upper panel on the OA device side is removed. That is, the communication cables 9'behind the personal computers 42, 42 'mounted on the desks 41, 41',
9 "is connected to the communication line branching device 10 from the lower side of the top panels 3, 3 '. Also, the power cables 9'.
9 "is connected to power outlets 34, 34 '.

As shown in FIG. 6, there is a space between the upper panel 3, 3'and the intermediate horizontal frame 1b, and the communication cables 9 ', 9 "are connected to the upper panel 3, 3'through this space. The communication cables 9'and 9 "may be arranged also through the holes 33a (Fig. 3) of the lower frame 32 of the intermediate horizontal frame 1b. it can.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the upper panel can be attached / detached by a simple locking system using the engaging piece and the hook piece to secure the cable duct, and the cable duct space can be increased. Therefore, the wiring work efficiency can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an OA equipment partition according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the fitting of the upper panel of FIG. 1 into a column.

3A and 3B show details of the intermediate horizontal frame in FIG. 1, where FIG. 3A is a top view, FIG. 3B is a front view, FIG. 3C is a bottom view, and FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which a communication cable and a power cable are applied to the OA device partition of FIG.

5 is a perspective view of an OA device placed on the OA device partition of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a ... Upper horizontal frame 1b ... Middle horizontal frame 1c ... Lower horizontal frame 2a, 2b ... Struts 3, 3 '... Upper panel 4 ... Lower panel 5 ... Kasagi 6 ... End cap 7 ... Hook 8a, 8b ... Fitting opening 9, 9 ", 9" ... Communication cables 9a, 9b ... Cable through holes 10 ... Communication line branching device (transceiver) 11 ... Power cable 31 ... Upper frame 32 ... Lower frame 33, 33 '... Power outlet mounting plate 34, 34' … Power outlet 41… Desk 42… Personal computer

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Hirofumi Aoki, 5-7 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside NEC Corporation (72) Inoue Hiragawa, 5-7 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo NEC Corporation (72) Inventor Takayuki Shiibashi 529-11 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside NEC Corporation (72) Toshihiro Yatsushiro 5-11-11 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Within NEC Corporation (72) Inventor Reiji Matori 1-4-12 Imafukuhigashi, Joto-ku, Osaka City Itoki Clevio Co., Ltd.

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A horizontal frame (1a) and two columns (2a, 2b) for supporting the horizontal frame substantially vertically, and a cable is provided in a space below the horizontal frame surrounded by the two columns. The cable duct is a duct space, and the two columns are provided with fitting openings (8a, 8b), and panels (3, 3 ') having engaging pieces (21) and hook pieces (22) corresponding to the fitting openings. A partition for OA equipment that covers the space. 2. The cable fitting space according to claim 1, wherein the fitting openings are provided on both sides of the two columns, and the cable duct space is covered by two panels having engaging pieces and hook pieces corresponding to the fitting openings. OA equipment partition. 3. The partition for OA equipment according to claim 1, wherein the panel has a U-shape in the up-down direction, and the cable duct space is increased thereby. 4. The partition for OA equipment according to claim 3, wherein the panel is opened in the left-right direction. 5. The partition for OA equipment according to claim 1, wherein the hook piece is provided below the engaging portion. 6. A communication cable (9) for the horizontal frame.
The O according to claim 1, wherein a hook (8) for suspending the O is provided.
Partition for equipment A. 7. The partition for OA equipment according to claim 6, wherein the communication cable is taken out from an arbitrary position below the panel. 8. An intermediate frame (1b) is provided below the horizontal frame, the cable duct space between the intermediate frame and the horizontal frame is used as a communication cable duct space, and the inside of the intermediate frame is a power cable duct. The partition for office automation equipment according to claim 1, which is a space. 9. A space is provided between the intermediate frame and the panel, so that a communication cable (9, 9 ′, 9 ″) in the communication cable duct space can be connected to the panel via the space. 9. The partition for OA equipment according to claim 8, wherein the partition is taken out from an arbitrary position below the. 10. A hole (33a) is provided in the intermediate frame, whereby a communication cable (9, 9 ', 9 ") in the communication cable duct space is provided below the panel through the hole. The partition for OA equipment according to claim 8, wherein the partition is taken out from an arbitrary position. 11. The intermediate frame comprises a U-shaped upper frame (31) and a U-shaped lower frame (32), and a space between the lower frame and the upper frame is provided with the electric power. 9. The partition for OA equipment according to claim 8, wherein the partition is a cable duct space. 12. The partition for OA equipment according to claim 11, wherein a slidable power outlet mounting plate (33, 33 ′) is provided between the upper frame and the lower frame.