JP6831261B2 - Housing and function box - Google Patents

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本発明は、什器等に設置及び固定され、コンセント等を接続可能なコンセントボックス等に適用可能な筐体および機能ボックスに関するものである。 The present invention relates to a housing and a functional box that are installed and fixed to furniture or the like and can be applied to an outlet box or the like to which an outlet or the like can be connected.

一般に、什器等に電気を供給するために、コンセントを接続可能に構成されたコンセントボックスを什器の取り付け面上に設けることがある。例えば、デスク装置の天板に設置されるコンセントボックスとして、筐体の互いに対向する両側面のそれぞれにコンセントを接続可能に構成されたものは、天板の中央付近に配設されることで両側面からコンセントを利用可能とし、便利である。 Generally, in order to supply electricity to furniture and the like, an outlet box configured to connect an outlet may be provided on the mounting surface of the furniture. For example, an outlet box installed on the top plate of a desk device, which is configured so that outlets can be connected to each of both side surfaces of the housing facing each other, is arranged near the center of the top plate on both sides. It is convenient because the outlet can be used from the surface.

コンセントボックスを什器の天板に固定する場合、先ず、筐体の底面を構成する第一部材を天板上に取り付け、該第一部材に筐体の側面を構成する第二部材を取り付けることがある（例えば、特許文献１，２参照）。そのような構造においては、第一部材に第二部材を取り付ける部分および第一部材に第二部材を取り付けるための固定ねじとを筐体の内部に配置し、筐体において互いに対向する側面に形成された開口部からねじ締めを行うことで、固定ねじがコンセントボックスの外側に現れず、コンセントボックスの美観性が高まる。 When fixing the outlet box to the top plate of furniture, first, the first member constituting the bottom surface of the housing is mounted on the top plate, and the second member constituting the side surface of the housing is attached to the first member. (See, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In such a structure, a portion for attaching the second member to the first member and a fixing screw for attaching the second member to the first member are arranged inside the housing and formed on the side surfaces facing each other in the housing. By tightening the screws from the opened openings, the fixing screws do not appear on the outside of the outlet box, and the aesthetic appearance of the outlet box is enhanced.

特開２００８−０８４５５８号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-0845558 特開２０１７−００４８８９号公報JP-A-2017-004889

上述のようにコンセントボックスにおいて、開口部を介して筐体の内部の空間においてねじを締める場合、通常、互いに対向する側面に形成された筐体両側の開口部からねじ締めを行えばよい。しかしながら、コンセントボックスの設置箇所によっては、実際に筐体を取り付ける際になって初めて、筐体両側の開口部のうち片側からのみねじ締めが行えないとわかる場合があるという問題があった。このような問題は、任意の取り付け面に取り付け可能であって、少なくとも一つの開口部から筐体の内部でねじ締めを行う筐体および機能ボックスであれば、コンセントボックスに限らず、生じる問題であって、解決が望まれていた。 In the outlet box as described above, when the screws are tightened in the space inside the housing through the openings, usually, the screws may be tightened from the openings on both sides of the housing formed on the side surfaces facing each other. However, depending on the installation location of the outlet box, there is a problem that it may be found that the screws cannot be tightened from only one of the openings on both sides of the housing only when the housing is actually mounted. Such a problem is not limited to the outlet box as long as it is a housing and a function box that can be mounted on any mounting surface and is screwed inside the housing from at least one opening. There was a desire for a solution.

本発明は、上述の事情を鑑みてなされたものであり、筐体の側方かつ複数の方向から筐体の内部のねじ締めが可能な筐体および機能ボックスを提供する。 The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a housing and a function box that can be screwed inside the housing from the side of the housing and from a plurality of directions.

上述の目的を達成するために、本発明は以下の構成を採用している。
すなわち、本発明に係る筐体は、取り付け面に取り付け可能なベース部と、前記ベース部に取り付け可能であって、内部に空間を有し、少なくとも一つの開口部が形成された本体部と、前記ベース部に配された第一固定部と、前記本体部に配され、固定ねじにより前記第一固定部に取り付けられて前記本体部を前記第一固定部に連結する第二固定部と、を備え、前記開口部は、外部から前記第一固定部の両側に対してアクセス可能に前記本体部の側面に形成され、前記第一固定部は、前記固定ねじを螺合可能な第一ねじ孔と、前記固定ねじを挿通可能な第一ねじ挿通部と、を備え、前記第二固定部は、前記第一ねじ孔と同軸に形成されて前記固定ねじを挿通可能な第二ねじ挿通部と、前記第一ねじ挿通部と同軸に形成されて前記固定ねじを螺合可能な第二ねじ孔と、を備えていることを特徴とする。 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following configuration.
That is, the housing according to the present invention includes a base portion that can be attached to a mounting surface, a main body portion that can be attached to the base portion and has a space inside, and at least one opening is formed. A first fixing portion arranged on the base portion, a second fixing portion arranged on the main body portion, attached to the first fixing portion by a fixing screw, and connecting the main body portion to the first fixing portion. The opening is formed on the side surface of the main body portion so as to be accessible from the outside to both sides of the first fixing portion, and the first fixing portion is a first screw into which the fixing screw can be screwed. A second screw insertion portion is provided with a hole and a first screw insertion portion through which the fixing screw can be inserted, and the second fixing portion is formed coaxially with the first screw hole and is capable of inserting the fixing screw. It is characterized by having a second screw hole formed coaxially with the first screw insertion portion and into which the fixing screw can be screwed.

上述の筐体によれば、本体部に形成された複数の開口部または一つの開口部における複数の方向から、本体部の内部にアクセス可能になるので、筐体の内部の空間における第一固定部と第二固定部とのねじ締めが従来のように決まった一つの方向からではなく、複数の方向から可能になる。 According to the above-mentioned housing, the inside of the main body can be accessed from a plurality of openings formed in the main body or from a plurality of directions in one opening, so that the first fixing in the space inside the housing is possible. Screw tightening between the part and the second fixing part is possible from multiple directions instead of the conventional one direction.

本発明に係る機能ボックスは、取り付け面に取り付け可能なベース部と、前記ベース部に取り付け可能であって、内部に空間を有し、少なくとも一つの開口部が形成され、かつ所定の機能を有する取付機能部と、前記ベース部に配された第一固定部と、前記取付機能部に配され、固定ねじにより前記第一固定部に取り付けられて前記取付機能部を前記第一固定部に連結する第二固定部と、を備え、前記開口部は、外部から前記第一固定部の両側に対してアクセス可能に前記取付機能部の側面に形成され、前記第一固定部は、前記固定ねじを螺合可能な第一ねじ孔と、前記固定ねじを挿通可能な第一ねじ挿通部と、を備え、前記第二固定部は、前記第一ねじ孔と同軸に形成されて前記固定ねじを挿通可能な第二ねじ挿通部と、前記第一ねじ挿通部と同軸に形成されて前記固定ねじを螺合可能な第二ねじ孔と、を備えていることを特徴とする。 The function box according to the present invention has a base portion that can be attached to a mounting surface, a base portion that can be attached to the base portion, has a space inside, has at least one opening formed, and has a predetermined function. The mounting function portion, the first fixing portion arranged on the base portion, and the mounting function portion arranged on the mounting function portion and attached to the first fixing portion by a fixing screw to connect the mounting function portion to the first fixing portion. The opening is formed on the side surface of the mounting function portion so as to be accessible from the outside to both sides of the first fixing portion, and the first fixing portion is formed of the fixing screw. The first screw hole into which the fixing screw can be screwed and the first screw insertion portion through which the fixing screw can be inserted are provided, and the second fixing portion is formed coaxially with the first screw hole to insert the fixing screw. It is characterized by including a second screw insertion portion that can be inserted and a second screw hole that is formed coaxially with the first screw insertion portion and into which the fixing screw can be screwed.

上述の機能ボックスによれば、取付機能部に形成された複数の開口部または一つの開口部における複数の方向から取付機能部の内部にアクセス可能になるので、ベース部と取付機能部によって構成される筐体部分の内部の空間における第一固定部と第二固定部とのねじ締めが従来のように決まった一つの方向からではなく、複数の方向から可能になる。 According to the above-mentioned function box, since the inside of the mounting function portion can be accessed from a plurality of openings formed in the mounting function portion or from a plurality of directions in one opening, it is composed of a base portion and a mounting function portion. Screw tightening of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion in the space inside the housing portion is possible from a plurality of directions instead of the conventional one direction.

上述の機能ボックスでは、前記取付機能部は、内部に前記空間を有し、少なくとも一つの前記開口部が形成された筐体本体部と、前記所定の機能を有する機能本体部と、を備え、前記第二固定部は前記筐体本体部に配され、前記開口部は前記筐体本体部の側面に形成されていてもよい。 In the above-mentioned function box, the mounting function portion includes a housing body portion having the space inside and having at least one opening formed therein, and a function body portion having the predetermined function. The second fixing portion may be arranged in the housing main body portion, and the opening may be formed on the side surface of the housing main body portion.

上述の機能ボックスによれば、先ず、ベース部の底板を取り付け面に当接させて固定し、次いで筐体本体部をベース部に取り付けて筐体部分を組み立てる際に、筐体本体部の内部の空間における第一固定部と第二固定部とのねじ締めが従来のように決まった一つの方向からではなく、複数の方向から可能になる。これにより、筐体本体部をベース部に取り付ける作業が進めやすくなり、従来あったように実際に取り付ける際になって初めて、筐体部分の片側からのみしかねじ締めが行えないという状況が起こり難い。 According to the above-mentioned function box, first, when the bottom plate of the base portion is brought into contact with the mounting surface and fixed, and then the housing main body portion is attached to the base portion and the housing portion is assembled, the inside of the housing main body portion is assembled. The screw tightening of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion in the space can be performed from a plurality of directions instead of the conventional one direction. This makes it easier to proceed with the work of attaching the housing body to the base, and it is unlikely that screws can be tightened only from one side of the housing until it is actually installed as in the past. ..

上述の機能ボックスでは、前記取付機能部は、内部に前記空間を有し、少なくとも一つの前記開口部が形成された筐体本体部と、前記所定の機能を有する機能本体部と、を備え、前記第二固定部は前記機能本体部に配され、前記開口部は前記筐体本体部の側面に形成されていてもよい。 In the above-mentioned function box, the mounting function portion includes a housing body portion having the space inside and having at least one opening formed therein, and a function body portion having the predetermined function. The second fixing portion may be arranged in the functional main body portion, and the opening may be formed on the side surface of the housing main body portion.

上述の機能ボックスによれば、先ず、ベース部の底板を取り付け面に当接させて固定し、次いで筐体本体部をベース部に取り付けて筐体部分を組み立てる際に、筐体本体部の内部の空間において第一固定部と機能本体部の第二固定部とのねじ締めが従来のように決まった一つの方向からではなく、複数の方向から可能になる。これにより、機能本体部をベース部に取り付ける作業が進めやすくなり、従来あったように実際に取り付ける際になって初めて、筐体部分の片側からのみしかねじ締めが行えないという状況が起こり難い。 According to the above-mentioned function box, first, when the bottom plate of the base portion is brought into contact with the mounting surface and fixed, and then the housing main body portion is attached to the base portion and the housing portion is assembled, the inside of the housing main body portion is assembled. In this space, screw tightening between the first fixing part and the second fixing part of the functional body can be performed from multiple directions instead of the conventional one direction. This makes it easier to proceed with the work of attaching the functional body to the base, and it is unlikely that the screw tightening can be done only from one side of the housing only when it is actually attached as in the past.

上述の機能ボックスでは、前記機能本体部はコンセント本体であってもよい。 In the above-mentioned function box, the function main body may be an outlet main body.

上述の機能ボックスは所謂コンセントボックスとして機能し、筐体の側方かつ複数の方向から筐体の内部のねじ締めが可能になる。 The above-mentioned function box functions as a so-called outlet box, and screws inside the housing can be tightened from the side of the housing and from a plurality of directions.

本発明に係る筐体および機能ボックスによれば、筐体の側方かつ複数の方向から筐体の内部のねじ締めを行うことができる。 According to the housing and the function box according to the present invention, the screws inside the housing can be tightened from the side of the housing and from a plurality of directions.

本発明に係るコンセントボックス（機能ボックス）の第一実施形態を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the 1st Embodiment of the outlet box (function box) which concerns on this invention. 本発明に係るコンセントボックスの第一実施形態を示す分解斜視図である。It is an exploded perspective view which shows the 1st Embodiment of the outlet box which concerns on this invention. 本発明に係るコンセントボックスの第一実施形態の部材を示す平面図であり、（ａ）は天板を除く第二部材の構成を示す図であり、（ｂ）は第一部材の構成を示す図である。It is a top view which shows the member of the 1st Embodiment of the outlet box which concerns on this invention, (a) is a figure which shows the structure of the 2nd member excluding the top plate, (b) shows the structure of the 1st member. It is a figure. 本発明に係るコンセントボックスの第一実施形態の取り付け方法を説明するための平面図である。It is a top view for demonstrating the attachment method of the 1st Embodiment of the outlet box which concerns on this invention. 本発明に係るコンセントボックスの別の実施形態の部材を示す平面図であり、（ａ）は第二部材の構成を示す図であり、（ｂ）は第一部材の構成を示す図である。It is a top view which shows the member of another embodiment of the outlet box which concerns on this invention, (a) is a figure which shows the structure of the 2nd member, (b) is the figure which shows the structure of the 1st member. 本発明に係るコンセントボックスの別の実施形態の部材を示す平面図であり、（ａ）は第二部材の構成を示す図であり、（ｂ）は第一部材の構成を示す図である。It is a top view which shows the member of another embodiment of the outlet box which concerns on this invention, (a) is a figure which shows the structure of the 2nd member, (b) is the figure which shows the structure of the 1st member. 本発明に係るコンセントボックスの別の実施形態の部材を示す平面図であり、（ａ）は第二部材の構成を示す図であり、（ｂ）は第一部材の構成を示す図である。It is a top view which shows the member of another embodiment of the outlet box which concerns on this invention, (a) is a figure which shows the structure of the 2nd member, (b) is the figure which shows the structure of the 1st member. 本発明に係るコンセントボックスの別の実施形態の部材を示す平面図であり、（ａ）は第二部材の構成を示す図であり、（ｂ）は第一部材の構成を示す図である。It is a top view which shows the member of another embodiment of the outlet box which concerns on this invention, (a) is a figure which shows the structure of the 2nd member, (b) is the figure which shows the structure of the 1st member. 本発明に係るコンセントボックスの別の実施形態の部材を示す平面図である。It is a top view which shows the member of another embodiment of the outlet box which concerns on this invention.

以下、本発明を適用した実施形態について、図面を参照して説明する。なお、以下の説明で用いる図面は模式的なものであり、長さ、幅、及び厚みの比率等は実際のものと同一とは限らず、適宜変更することができる。 Hereinafter, embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings used in the following description are schematic, and the length, width, thickness ratio, etc. are not always the same as the actual ones and can be changed as appropriate.

図１に示すように、本発明を適用したコンセントボックス（機能ボックス）１は、机等の什器の天板１００の上面（取り付け面）１００ａに設置可能なコンセントボックスであって、内部に空間Ｓを有し、少なくとも一つの開口部Ｐが形成された筐体（または、筐体部分ともいう）５と、開口部Ｐに取り付けられたコンセント本体３０と、筐体５の内部に配されて筐体５に固定された第一固定部と、該第一固定部に固定ねじにより取り付けられた第二固定部と、を備えている。 As shown in FIG. 1, the outlet box (function box) 1 to which the present invention is applied is an outlet box that can be installed on the upper surface (mounting surface) 100a of the top plate 100 of furniture such as a desk, and has a space S inside. A housing (or a housing portion) 5 having at least one opening P formed therein, an outlet main body 30 attached to the opening P, and a housing arranged inside the housing 5. It includes a first fixing portion fixed to the body 5 and a second fixing portion attached to the first fixing portion by a fixing screw.

（第一実施形態）
コンセントボックス１の第一実施形態であるコンセントボックス１Ａは、図２に示すように、筐体５を構成する部材として、第一部材（ベース部）１０と、第二部材（本体部、取付機能部、筐体本体部）２０と、を備えている。 (First Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 2, the outlet box 1A, which is the first embodiment of the outlet box 1, has a first member (base portion) 10 and a second member (main body portion, mounting function) as members constituting the housing 5. A unit, a housing body unit) 20, and the like.

図２および図３（ｂ）に示すように、第一部材１０は、天板１００の上面１００ａに取り付け可能な底板１１を有する。また、第一部材１０には、第一固定部４１が固定されている。具体的には、第一部材１０は、平面視において中央付近に電源ケーブルＣ等を挿通させるための挿通孔１７及び底板１１を天板１００の上面１００ａに上方からねじ締めを行うためのねじ挿通部１８が形成された平面視直方形状の底板１１と、底板１１の長手方向の両側端部から上方に向けて立設された第一固定部４１，４１と、を備えている。 As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3B, the first member 10 has a bottom plate 11 that can be attached to the upper surface 100a of the top plate 100. Further, the first fixing portion 41 is fixed to the first member 10. Specifically, in the first member 10, the insertion hole 17 for inserting the power cable C or the like near the center in a plan view and the bottom plate 11 are screwed into the upper surface 100a of the top plate 100 from above. The bottom plate 11 having a rectangular shape in a plan view in which the portion 18 is formed, and the first fixing portions 41 and 41 erected upward from both side end portions in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 11 are provided.

図２の紙面手前側の第一固定部４１Ａ及び同紙面奥側の第一固定部４１Ｂには、それぞれ底板１１の長手方向に沿って二箇所にねじ締め部１２が設けられている。すなわち、第一部材１０には、四箇所のねじ締め部１２が設けられている。四箇所のねじ締め部１２の各々には、固定ねじＢ１または固定ねじＢ２を螺合可能な第一ねじ孔１３と、固定ねじＢ１または固定ねじＢ２を挿通可能な第一ねじ挿通部１４が設けられている。 The first fixing portion 41A on the front side of the paper surface and the first fixing portion 41B on the back side of the paper surface of FIG. 2 are each provided with screw tightening portions 12 at two locations along the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 11. That is, the first member 10 is provided with four screw tightening portions 12. Each of the four screw tightening portions 12 is provided with a first screw hole 13 into which the fixing screw B1 or the fixing screw B2 can be screwed, and a first screw insertion portion 14 into which the fixing screw B1 or the fixing screw B2 can be inserted. Has been done.

第一実施形態の第二部材２０Ａは、平面視直方形状の天板２１と、天板２１の長手方向の両側端部から下方に向けて延び、互いに対向する側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂと、天板２１の長手方向に直交する方向の両側端部から下方に向けて延び、互いに対向する側板２３Ａ，２３Ｂと、を備えている。図１に示す筐体５は、第一部材１０の底板１１、第二部材２０Ａの側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂ，２３Ａ，２３Ｂ、および天板２１によって構成されている。 The second member 20A of the first embodiment has a top plate 21 having a rectangular shape in a plan view, side plates 22A and 22B extending downward from both side ends in the longitudinal direction of the top plate 21 and facing each other, and a top plate 21. The side plates 23A and 23B extending downward from both side ends in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the above and facing each other are provided. The housing 5 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a bottom plate 11 of the first member 10, side plates 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B of the second member 20A, and a top plate 21.

第二部材２０Ａの天板２１及び側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂ，２３Ａ，２３Ｂによって囲まれている空間Ａ内には、第二固定部４２Ａが配設されている。具体的には、側板２３Ａ，２３Ｂのそれぞれの内側の面には、側板２３Ａ，２３Ｂの両側端部（すなわち、鉛直方向の両側端部）から所定の間隔だけ幅方向中央寄りの位置に、側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂに平行して空間Ｓに突出する第二固定部４２が設けられている。すなわち、第二部材２０Ａは、合計四つの第二固定部４２を備えている。第二固定部４２の下部は、第二固定部４２の中央部や上部よりも天板２１の長手方向に沿って所定の大きさで延出している。各々の第二固定部４２において前述のように天板２１の長手方向に沿って延出している部分には、第一部材１０のねじ締め部１２に対応するねじ締め部２５が設けられている。図３（ａ）に示すように、各々の第二固定部４２において前述のように天板２１の長手方向に沿って延出している部分は、第二部材２０Ａの外方から開口部Ｐ１，Ｐ２の両方を通じてアクセス可能に配されている。 The second fixing portion 42A is arranged in the space A surrounded by the top plate 21 and the side plates 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B of the second member 20A. Specifically, on the inner surfaces of the side plates 23A and 23B, the side plates are located at positions closer to the center in the width direction by a predetermined interval from both side ends of the side plates 23A and 23B (that is, both side ends in the vertical direction). A second fixing portion 42 that protrudes into the space S in parallel with the 22A and 22B is provided. That is, the second member 20A includes a total of four second fixing portions 42. The lower portion of the second fixing portion 42 extends in a predetermined size along the longitudinal direction of the top plate 21 from the central portion and the upper portion of the second fixing portion 42. As described above, each of the second fixing portions 42 is provided with a screw tightening portion 25 corresponding to the screw tightening portion 12 of the first member 10 at a portion extending along the longitudinal direction of the top plate 21. .. As shown in FIG. 3A, in each of the second fixing portions 42, the portions extending along the longitudinal direction of the top plate 21 as described above are the openings P1 from the outside of the second member 20A. It is arranged so that it can be accessed through both P2.

上述のように第二部材２０Ａには、四箇所のねじ締め部２５が設けられている。四箇所のねじ締め部２５の各々には、第一ねじ挿通部１４と同軸に形成されて固定ねじＢ１または固定ねじＢ２を螺合可能な第二ねじ孔２７と、第一ねじ孔１３と同軸に形成されて固定ねじＢ１または固定ねじＢ２を挿通可能な第二ねじ挿通部２８が設けられている。 As described above, the second member 20A is provided with four screw tightening portions 25. Each of the four screw tightening portions 25 has a second screw hole 27 formed coaxially with the first screw insertion portion 14 and capable of screwing the fixing screw B1 or the fixing screw B2, and coaxial with the first screw hole 13. A second screw insertion portion 28 is provided so as to be formed in the above and capable of inserting the fixing screw B1 or the fixing screw B2.

第一固定部４１および第二固定部４２の各々の形状や平面視での厚みは、第一ねじ孔１３および第二ねじ孔２７に固定ねじＢ１または固定ねじＢ２をねじ締めした際に固定ねじＢ１，Ｂ２が充分に安定するように適切に調整されている。 The shape and the thickness of each of the first fixing portion 41 and the second fixing portion 42 in a plan view are the fixing screws when the fixing screw B1 or the fixing screw B2 is screwed into the first screw hole 13 and the second screw hole 27. B1 and B2 are properly adjusted so as to be sufficiently stable.

第二部材２０Ａの側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂの各々には開口部Ｐが形成され、側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂの長手方向の両側方には、ねじ孔２９，２９が形成されている。 Openings P are formed in each of the side plates 22A and 22B of the second member 20A, and screw holes 29 and 29 are formed on both sides of the side plates 22A and 22B in the longitudinal direction.

コンセント本体（取付機能部、機能本体部）３０は、コンセントの差し込み口３１が設けられたコンセント部３２と、差し込み口３１の正面視外方に設けられた取り付け部３３と、を備えている。取り付け部３３には、ねじ孔２９と同軸に形成されて固定ねじＢ４を挿通可能なねじ挿通部３４が二箇所に形成されている。 The outlet body (mounting function unit, function body unit) 30 includes an outlet unit 32 provided with an outlet 31 and an attachment unit 33 provided outside the front view of the outlet 31. The mounting portion 33 is formed with screw insertion portions 34 formed coaxially with the screw holes 29 and capable of inserting the fixing screw B4 at two locations.

コンセントボックス１Ａは、コンセント本体３０に嵌めてコンセント本体３０をカバーするカバー部材５０をさらに備えている。コンセント本体３０には、コンセント本体３０の取り付け部３３において第二部材２０Ａに取り付けられた際に第二部材２０Ａの外側に突出するコンセント部３２が嵌合可能な開口部Ｑが形成されている。 The outlet box 1A further includes a cover member 50 that fits into the outlet body 30 and covers the outlet body 30. The outlet body 30 is formed with an opening Q into which the outlet portion 32 protruding to the outside of the second member 20A can be fitted when the outlet body 30 is attached to the second member 20A.

コンセントボックス１Ａを実際に什器の天板１００の上面１００ａに取り付ける際には、先ず、第一部材１０を天板１００の上面１００ａに配置し、固定ねじＢ３をねじ挿通部１８に挿通させると共に、天板１００の上面１００ａに形成されているねじ孔１０２にねじ締めする（図２参照）。 When actually attaching the outlet box 1A to the upper surface 100a of the top plate 100 of the furniture, first, the first member 10 is arranged on the upper surface 100a of the top plate 100, and the fixing screw B3 is inserted into the screw insertion portion 18. Screw-tighten the screw holes 102 formed in the upper surface 100a of the top plate 100 (see FIG. 2).

次に、図４に示すように、第一部材１０に第二部材２０Ａを被せるように配置し、第一固定部４１Ａの内部の空間Ｓ側（すなわち、内側）に第二固定部４２Ａ，４２Ｂを当接させると共に、第一固定部４１Ａの内部の空間Ｓ側（すなわち、内側）に第二固定部４２Ａ，４２Ｂを当接させる。 Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the first member 10 is arranged so as to cover the second member 20A, and the second fixing portions 42A and 42B are arranged on the space S side (that is, inside) inside the first fixing portion 41A. The second fixing portions 42A and 42B are brought into contact with the space S side (that is, inside) inside the first fixing portion 41A.

次に、第二部材２０Ａの外方から開口Ｐ１または開口Ｐ２を通して合計四箇所のねじ締め部１２，２５のねじ締めを行う。
具体的には、第一固定部４１Ａのねじ締め部１２（すなわち、第二固定部４２Ａ，４２Ｂのねじ締め部２５）に対し、第二部材２０Ａの外方から開口Ｐ１を通して第一ねじ挿通部１４に固定ねじＢ１（図４では実線にて図示）を挿通させ、第二ねじ孔２７にねじ締めすると共に、第一固定部４１Ｂのねじ締め部１２（すなわち、第二固定部４２Ｃ，４２Ｄのねじ締め部２５）に対し、第二部材２０Ａの外方から開口Ｐ１を通して第二ねじ挿通部２８に固定ねじＢ２（図４では実線にて図示）を挿通させ、第一ねじ孔１３にねじ締めする。
あるいは、第一固定部４１Ａのねじ締め部１２（すなわち、第二固定部４２Ａ，４２Ｂのねじ締め部２５）に対し、第二部材２０Ａの外方から開口Ｐ２を通して第二ねじ挿通部２８に固定ねじＢ１（図４では二点鎖線にて図示）を挿通させ、第一ねじ孔１３にねじ締めすると共に、第一固定部４１Ｂのねじ締め部１２（すなわち、第二固定部４２Ｃ，４２Ｄのねじ締め部２５）に対し、第二部材２０Ａの外方から開口Ｐ２を通して第一ねじ挿通部１４に固定ねじＢ２（図４では二点鎖線にて図示）を挿通させ、第二ねじ孔２７にねじ締めする。 Next, a total of four screw tightening portions 12 and 25 are screwed from the outside of the second member 20A through the opening P1 or the opening P2.
Specifically, the first screw insertion portion is inserted through the opening P1 from the outside of the second member 20A into the screw tightening portion 12 of the first fixing portion 41A (that is, the screw tightening portion 25 of the second fixing portions 42A and 42B). A fixing screw B1 (shown by a solid line in FIG. 4) is inserted through 14 and screwed into the second screw hole 27, and the screw tightening portion 12 (that is, the second fixing portions 42C and 42D) of the first fixing portion 41B. A fixing screw B2 (shown by a solid line in FIG. 4) is inserted into the second screw insertion portion 28 through the opening P1 from the outside of the second member 20A through the screw tightening portion 25), and the first screw hole 13 is screw-tightened. To do.
Alternatively, the screw tightening portion 12 of the first fixing portion 41A (that is, the screw tightening portion 25 of the second fixing portions 42A and 42B) is fixed to the second screw insertion portion 28 from the outside of the second member 20A through the opening P2. A screw B1 (shown by a two-point chain line in FIG. 4) is inserted and screwed into the first screw hole 13, and the screw tightening portion 12 of the first fixing portion 41B (that is, the screw of the second fixing portions 42C and 42D). A fixing screw B2 (shown by a two-point chain line in FIG. 4) is inserted into the first screw insertion portion 14 through the opening P2 from the outside of the second member 20A through the tightening portion 25), and the screw is inserted into the second screw hole 27. Tighten.

次に、什器の天板１００の下方から電源ケーブルＣを第一部材１０の挿通孔１７に挿通させ、筐体５の内部の空間Ｓに導く。その後、空間Ｓに導いた電源ケーブルＣにコンセント本体３０のコンセント部３２を接続しながら、二つのコンセント本体３０（図２では、二つのコンセント部３２のうち一方を省略）の各々の取り付け部３３を第二部材２０Ａの開口部Ｐ１，Ｐ２にそれぞれ固定ねじＢ４をねじ挿通部３４に挿通させると共に、第二部材２０Ａの側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂに形成されているねじ孔２９にねじ締めする（図２参照）。 Next, the power cable C is inserted into the insertion hole 17 of the first member 10 from below the top plate 100 of the fixture, and is guided to the space S inside the housing 5. After that, while connecting the outlet portion 32 of the outlet main body 30 to the power cable C led to the space S, each attachment portion 33 of the two outlet main bodies 30 (one of the two outlet portions 32 is omitted in FIG. 2). Is inserted into the screw insertion portion 34 with the fixing screw B4 through the openings P1 and P2 of the second member 20A, respectively, and screwed into the screw holes 29 formed in the side plates 22A and 22B of the second member 20A (FIG. 2). reference).

最後に、カバー部材５０の開口部Ｑを第二部材２０Ａの側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂの各々から外方にやや突出しているコンセント本体３０のコンセント部３２に嵌めてカバー部材５０を筐体５に取り付ける。
以上の作業により、図１に示すコンセントボックス１Ａが取り付け完了となる。 Finally, the opening Q of the cover member 50 is fitted into the outlet portion 32 of the outlet body 30 that slightly protrudes outward from each of the side plates 22A and 22B of the second member 20A, and the cover member 50 is attached to the housing 5.
By the above work, the outlet box 1A shown in FIG. 1 is installed.

以上説明した第一実施形態のコンセントボックス１Ａでは、第一固定部４１と第二固定部４２によって構成されるねじ締め部１２，２５の各々において、開口部Ｐ１側に第一ねじ挿通部１４または第二ねじ挿通部２８が配置され、それらのねじ挿通部と同軸に形成されると共に、開口部Ｐ２側に第二ねじ孔２７または第一ねじ孔１３が配置されている組み合わせと、開口部Ｐ２側に第一ねじ挿通部１４または第二ねじ挿通部２８が配置され、それらのねじ挿通部と同軸に形成されると共に、開口部Ｐ１側に第二ねじ孔２７または第一ねじ孔１３が配置されている組み合わせの双方の組み合わせが設けられている。また、第一実施形態のコンセントボックス１Ａでは、筐体５に形成された開口部Ｐ１，Ｐ２の各々から、すなわち平面視において二方向（すなわち、第二部材１０Ａの側板２２Ａの外側から開口部Ｐ１に向かう方向と、側板２２Ｂの外側から開口部Ｐ２に向かう方向）から筐体５の内部の空間Ｓにアクセス可能になるので、筐体５の内部の空間Ｓにおける第一固定部４１と第二固定部４２とのねじ締めを二方向から行うことができる。
これにより、従来のように実際に筐体を取り付ける際になって初めて、筐体両側の開口部のうち片側、つまり一方向からのみねじ締めができないという事態を回避することができる。例えば、図４に示す配置構成において、第二部材２０Ａの外方から、開口部Ｐ１，Ｐ２のうち、作業者がねじ締めの作業を行うのに好適な開口部を通じて、各々のねじ締め部１２，２５において、第一ねじ挿通部１４と第二ねじ孔２７との組み合わせ、または第二ねじ挿通部２８と第一ねじ孔１３との組み合わせのうち、前述の好適な開口部側にねじ挿通部が位置する方の組み合わせでねじ締めを行うことができる。 In the outlet box 1A of the first embodiment described above, in each of the screw tightening portions 12 and 25 composed of the first fixing portion 41 and the second fixing portion 42, the first screw insertion portion 14 or the first screw insertion portion 14 or the opening P1 side is used. A combination in which the second screw insertion portion 28 is arranged, is formed coaxially with the screw insertion portion, and the second screw hole 27 or the first screw hole 13 is arranged on the opening P2 side, and the opening P2 The first screw insertion portion 14 or the second screw insertion portion 28 is arranged on the side, is formed coaxially with those screw insertion portions, and the second screw hole 27 or the first screw hole 13 is arranged on the opening P1 side. Both combinations of the combinations that have been made are provided. Further, in the outlet box 1A of the first embodiment, the opening P1 is formed from each of the openings P1 and P2 formed in the housing 5, that is, in two directions in a plan view (that is, from the outside of the side plate 22A of the second member 10A). Since the space S inside the housing 5 can be accessed from the direction toward the side plate 22B and the direction from the outside of the side plate 22B toward the opening P2), the first fixing portion 41 and the second fixing portion 41 in the space S inside the housing 5 Screw tightening with the fixing portion 42 can be performed from two directions.
As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the screws cannot be tightened only from one side of the openings on both sides of the housing, that is, from only one direction, only when the housing is actually mounted as in the conventional case. For example, in the arrangement configuration shown in FIG. 4, each screw tightening portion 12 is formed from the outside of the second member 20A through the openings P1 and P2 suitable for the operator to perform the screw tightening work. , 25, of the combination of the first screw insertion portion 14 and the second screw hole 27, or the combination of the second screw insertion portion 28 and the first screw hole 13, the screw insertion portion on the above-mentioned suitable opening side. Screw tightening can be performed with the combination of the ones in which.

また、第一実施形態のコンセントボックス１Ａによれば、第一部材１０に第一固定部４１が固定され、第二部材２０Ａに第二固定部４２が固定されているので、第一部材１０の底板１１を什器の天板１００の上面１００ａに固定し、次いで第二部材２０Ａを第一部材１０に取り付けて筐体５を組み立てる際に、筐体５の内部の空間Ｓにおける第一固定部４１と第二固定部４２とのねじ締めを二方向から行うことができる。これにより、第一部材１０に第二部材２０Ａを取り付ける作業を円滑に進めることができる。 Further, according to the outlet box 1A of the first embodiment, since the first fixing portion 41 is fixed to the first member 10 and the second fixing portion 42 is fixed to the second member 20A, the first member 10 is fixed. When the bottom plate 11 is fixed to the upper surface 100a of the top plate 100 of the fixture, and then the second member 20A is attached to the first member 10 to assemble the housing 5, the first fixing portion 41 in the space S inside the housing 5 And the second fixing portion 42 can be screwed from two directions. As a result, the work of attaching the second member 20A to the first member 10 can proceed smoothly.

（その他の実施形態）
本発明を適用したコンセントボックス１のコンセントボックス１Ａとは異なる実施形態としては、例えば図５（ａ），（ｂ）に示すように、第一部材１０は底板１１、第一固定部４１、および側面２３Ａ，２３Ｂを備え、第二部材２０Ｂは天板２１、側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂ、および第二固定部４２を備えていてもよい。本構成では、第二固定部４２は、側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂのそれぞれの内側の面の下部に、側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂの両側端部から所定の間隔だけ幅方向中央寄りの位置から内部の空間Ｓに突出した後、側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂに形成されている開口部Ｐに近づく方向に屈折するように、設けられている。
なお、図５（ａ），（ｂ）に示す構成要素のうち、図１から図４に示す構成要素と同一のものについては同じ符号を付し、説明は省略する。 (Other embodiments)
As an embodiment different from the outlet box 1A of the outlet box 1 to which the present invention is applied, for example, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the first member 10 has a bottom plate 11, a first fixing portion 41, and an embodiment. The side surfaces 23A and 23B may be provided, and the second member 20B may include a top plate 21, side plates 22A and 22B, and a second fixing portion 42. In this configuration, the second fixing portion 42 is located at the lower part of the inner surface of each of the side plates 22A and 22B, from a position closer to the center in the width direction by a predetermined interval from both side ends of the side plates 22A and 22B to the internal space S. After projecting, it is provided so as to bend in a direction approaching the openings P formed in the side plates 22A and 22B.
Of the components shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

本発明を適用したコンセントボックス１のさらに別の実施形態としては、例えば図６（ａ），（ｂ）に示すように、第一部材１０は底板１１および第一固定部４１Ａのみを備え、第二部材２０Ｃは天板２１、側板２２Ａ，２２Ｂ，２３Ａ，２３Ｂ、および第二固定部４２Ａのみを備えていてもよい。本構成では、平面視において第一固定部４１Ａが底板１１の中央付近に配置され、第二固定部４２Ａが第一固定部４１Ａに対応して天板２１の中央付近に配置されている。また、第二固定部４２Ａは天板２１から下方に突出する（すなわち、垂下する）ように設けられている。 As yet another embodiment of the outlet box 1 to which the present invention is applied, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, for example, the first member 10 includes only the bottom plate 11 and the first fixing portion 41A, and the first member 10 has a first fixed portion 41A. The two members 20C may include only the top plate 21, the side plates 22A, 22B, 23A, 23B, and the second fixing portion 42A. In this configuration, the first fixing portion 41A is arranged near the center of the bottom plate 11 in a plan view, and the second fixing portion 42A is arranged near the center of the top plate 21 corresponding to the first fixing portion 41A. Further, the second fixing portion 42A is provided so as to project downward (that is, hang down) from the top plate 21.

本発明を適用したコンセントボックス１の他の実施形態としては、例えば図７（ａ），（ｂ）に示すように、第一実施形態における第二部材２０Ａの側板２３Ａ，２３Ｂが省略されていてもよい。 As another embodiment of the outlet box 1 to which the present invention is applied, for example, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the side plates 23A and 23B of the second member 20A in the first embodiment are omitted. May be good.

本発明を適用したコンセントボックス１のさらに他の実施形態としては、例えば図７（ａ），（ｂ）に示すように、図５（ｂ）に示す第一部材１０Ｂの側板２３Ａ，２３Ｂが省略されていてもよい。
また、例えば図８（ａ），（ｂ）に示すように、第一実施形態のコンセントボックス１Ａにおける第二部材２０Ａの側板２２Ｂ、天板２１、および側板２２Ａが一体的かつ側面視において上方に凸形状を有して湾曲するように形成された湾曲面２２Ｅに変更されてもよい。 As still another embodiment of the outlet box 1 to which the present invention is applied, the side plates 23A and 23B of the first member 10B shown in FIG. 5B are omitted, for example, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. It may have been.
Further, for example, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the side plate 22B, the top plate 21, and the side plate 22A of the second member 20A in the outlet box 1A of the first embodiment are integrally and upward in a side view. It may be changed to a curved surface 22E which has a convex shape and is formed to be curved.

以上、本発明の好ましい形態について詳述したが、本発明は上述の実施形態に限定されるものではなく、特許請求の範囲内に記載された本発明の要旨の範囲内において、種々の変形・変更が可能である。 Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and modifications are made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. It can be changed.

例えば、第二固定部４２は、第二部材２０ではなくコンセント本体３０の取り付け部３３に設けられていてもよい。 For example, the second fixing portion 42 may be provided not in the second member 20 but in the mounting portion 33 of the outlet main body 30.

また、上述の実施形態では、機能ボックスの一例としてコンセントボックスを例示して説明したが、機能ボックスの所定の機能はコンセント機能に限定されず、機能本体部もコンセント本体３０に限定されない。機能ボックスの他の例としては、所定の機能を表示機能とし、液晶、あるいは有機ＥＬ等からなる表示パネル（機能本体部）を埋設した表示ボックス等が挙げられる。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, the outlet box has been illustrated as an example of the function box, but the predetermined function of the function box is not limited to the outlet function, and the function main body portion is not limited to the outlet main body 30. As another example of the function box, there is a display box or the like in which a predetermined function is used as a display function and a display panel (function main body) made of a liquid crystal or an organic EL or the like is embedded.

また、上述の実施形態では、開口部Ｐがコンセントボックス１の第二部材２０の互いに対向する側面２２Ａ，２２Ｂのそれぞれに形成されている、すなわち合計二つの開口部Ｐが形成されている例について説明したが、開口部Ｐは一つでもよく、三つ以上であってもよい。一例として、図９に示すように、平面視で第二部材２０の側面２２，２３の角部に開口部Ｐが一つ形成されていてもよい。このような構成であっても、平面視において二方向（すなわち、第二部材１０Ａの側板２２Ａの外側から開口部Ｐ１に向かう方向と、側板２３Ｂの外側から開口部Ｐを通り、側面２２Ｂに向かう紙面斜め方向）から筐体５の内部の空間Ｓにアクセス可能になるので、筐体５の内部の空間Ｓにおける第一固定部４１と第二固定部４２とのねじ締めを二方向から行うことができる。 Further, in the above-described embodiment, the opening P is formed on each of the side surfaces 22A and 22B of the second member 20 of the outlet box 1 facing each other, that is, a total of two openings P are formed. As described above, the number of openings P may be one or three or more. As an example, as shown in FIG. 9, one opening P may be formed at the corners of the side surfaces 22 and 23 of the second member 20 in a plan view. Even with such a configuration, in a plan view, it goes in two directions (that is, from the outside of the side plate 22A of the second member 10A toward the opening P1 and from the outside of the side plate 23B through the opening P and toward the side surface 22B. Since the space S inside the housing 5 can be accessed from the diagonal direction of the paper surface), the first fixing portion 41 and the second fixing portion 42 in the space S inside the housing 5 are screwed from two directions. Can be done.

さらに、本発明に係るコンセントボックス１を取り付け可能な什器はデスク装置に限定されるものではなく、デスク装置以外の他の什器や、壁構造に適用することも可能である。 Further, the fixtures to which the outlet box 1 according to the present invention can be attached are not limited to the desk device, and can be applied to other fixtures other than the desk device and the wall structure.

１，１Ａ…コンセントボックス（機能ボックス）、１０，１０Ａ…第一部材（ベース部）、１３…第一ねじ孔、１４…第一ねじ挿通部、２７…第二ねじ孔、２８…第二ねじ挿通部、２０，２０Ａ…第二部材（本体部、取付機能部、筐体本体部）、３０…コンセント本体（取付機能部、機能本体部）、４１…第一固定部、４２…第二固定部、１００…天板、１００ａ…上面 1,1A ... Outlet box (function box), 10,10A ... First member (base part), 13 ... First screw hole, 14 ... First screw insertion part, 27 ... Second screw hole, 28 ... Second screw Insertion part, 20, 20A ... Second member (main body part, mounting function part, housing main body part), 30 ... Outlet body (mounting function part, functional body part), 41 ... First fixing part, 42 ... Second fixing Part, 100 ... Top plate, 100a ... Top surface

Claims (5)

取り付け面に取り付け可能なベース部と、
前記ベース部に取り付け可能であって、内部に空間を有し、少なくとも一つの開口部が形成された本体部と、
前記ベース部に配された第一固定部と、
前記本体部に配され、固定ねじにより前記第一固定部に取り付けられて前記本体部を前記第一固定部に連結する第二固定部と、を備え、
前記開口部は、外部から前記第一固定部の両側に対してアクセス可能に前記本体部の側面に形成され、
前記第一固定部は、前記固定ねじを螺合可能な第一ねじ孔と、前記固定ねじを挿通可能な第一ねじ挿通部と、を備え、
前記第二固定部は、前記第一ねじ孔と同軸に形成されて前記固定ねじを挿通可能な第二ねじ挿通部と、前記第一ねじ挿通部と同軸に形成されて前記固定ねじを螺合可能な第二ねじ孔と、を備えていることを特徴とする筐体。 A base that can be attached to the mounting surface and
A main body that can be attached to the base, has a space inside, and has at least one opening.
The first fixing part arranged on the base part and
A second fixing portion which is arranged on the main body portion and is attached to the first fixing portion by a fixing screw to connect the main body portion to the first fixing portion is provided.
The opening is formed on the side surface of the main body portion so as to be accessible from the outside to both sides of the first fixing portion.
The first fixing portion includes a first screw hole into which the fixing screw can be screwed, and a first screw insertion portion into which the fixing screw can be inserted.
The second fixing portion is formed coaxially with the first screw hole and has a second screw insertion portion through which the fixing screw can be inserted, and is formed coaxially with the first screw insertion portion to screw the fixing screw. A housing characterized by having a possible second screw hole. 取り付け面に取り付け可能なベース部と、
前記ベース部に取り付け可能であって、内部に空間を有し、少なくとも一つの開口部が形成され、かつ所定の機能を有する取付機能部と、
前記ベース部に配された第一固定部と、
前記取付機能部に配され、固定ねじにより前記第一固定部に取り付けられて前記取付機能部を前記第一固定部に連結する第二固定部と、を備え、
前記開口部は、外部から前記第一固定部の両側に対してアクセス可能に前記取付機能部の側面に形成され、
前記第一固定部は、前記固定ねじを螺合可能な第一ねじ孔と、前記固定ねじを挿通可能な第一ねじ挿通部と、を備え、
前記第二固定部は、前記第一ねじ孔と同軸に形成されて前記固定ねじを挿通可能な第二ねじ挿通部と、前記第一ねじ挿通部と同軸に形成されて前記固定ねじを螺合可能な第二ねじ孔と、を備えていることを特徴とする機能ボックス。 A base that can be attached to the mounting surface and
An attachment function portion that can be attached to the base portion, has a space inside, has at least one opening, and has a predetermined function.
The first fixing part arranged on the base part and
It is provided with a second fixing portion which is arranged in the mounting function portion and is attached to the first fixing portion by a fixing screw to connect the mounting function portion to the first fixing portion.
The opening is formed on the side surface of the mounting function portion so as to be accessible from the outside to both sides of the first fixing portion.
The first fixing portion includes a first screw hole into which the fixing screw can be screwed, and a first screw insertion portion into which the fixing screw can be inserted.
The second fixing portion is formed coaxially with the first screw hole and has a second screw insertion portion through which the fixing screw can be inserted, and is formed coaxially with the first screw insertion portion to screw the fixing screw. A functional box characterized by having a possible second screw hole. 前記取付機能部は、
内部に前記空間を有し、少なくとも一つの前記開口部が形成された筐体本体部と、
前記所定の機能を有する機能本体部と、
を備え、
前記第二固定部は前記筐体本体部に配され、
前記開口部は前記筐体本体部の側面に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項２に記載の機能ボックス。 The mounting function unit
A housing body having the space inside and having at least one opening formed therein.
The functional main body having the predetermined function and
With
The second fixing portion is arranged on the housing main body portion.
The functional box according to claim 2, wherein the opening is formed on a side surface of the housing body. 前記取付機能部は、
内部に前記空間を有し、少なくとも一つの前記開口部が形成された筐体本体部と、
前記所定の機能を有する機能本体部と、
を備え、
前記第二固定部は前記機能本体部に配され、
前記開口部は前記筐体本体部の側面に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項２に記載の機能ボックス。 The mounting function unit
A housing body having the space inside and having at least one opening formed therein.
The functional main body having the predetermined function and
With
The second fixing portion is arranged in the functional main body portion.
The functional box according to claim 2, wherein the opening is formed on a side surface of the housing body. 前記機能本体部はコンセント本体であることを特徴とする請求項３又は請求項４に記載の機能ボックス。 The functional box according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the functional main body is an outlet main body.

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