Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Wall – ceiling – or floor designed for utilities – Partition type
Patent
1997-12-05
2000-02-15
Aubrey, Beth
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Wall, ceiling, or floor designed for utilities
Partition type
522381, E04F 1906
Patent
active
060238933
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a movable partition wall to be suitably used in an office room and the like.
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
In recent office rooms and the like, there is increasing need to store a rapidly increasing number of cords, such as electric cords of electric office appliances and telephone wires, in order not to obstruct usual office work and to arrange them in harmony with the interior appearance of the room. For this purpose, movable partition walls which have wiring spaces in the inside are being developed. A movable partition wall is usually placed near an individual desk to store cords in its inside, so that it is possible to minimize the number of cords placed on the floor or wall.
Among known movable partition walls, for example as shown in FIG. 11, there is one having a wiring space 4 in the inside defined by a structural frame body 2 having side end surfaces 1a and panels 3 which are removably attached to the front and rear panel mounting surfaces 2a of the structural frame body 2, with wiring holes 6 formed in the center of the side frame components 21 which form the side end surfaces 1a of the structural frame body 2 so as to communicate the side end surfaces 1a and the wiring space 4. In this known type, wiring holes 7 are formed in the center of a lower frame component 23 which forms the lower end surface 1c of the structural frame body 2 so as to communicate the lower end surface 1c and the wiring space 4, and wiring holes 8 are also formed in the center of a middle frame component 24 which is horizontally provided in the wiring space 4 to connect the right and left side frame components 21 and partition the wiring space 4 so as to communicate the upper and lower wiring spaces 4. In this type of movable partition walls, it is possible to arrange cords 5 for proper wiring by removing the panel 3 from the panel mounting surface 2a and putting the cords 5 in the wiring spaces 4 through the wiring holes 6, 7 and 8.
In the conventional type of movable partition wall, there is a problem that wiring work is complicated. In particular, the cord 5 has to be put into the wiring hole 6 from its tip in wiring work, and such work is complicated because the tip is usually connected to a connecting component such as a plug which is wider than the diameter of the cord 5. And the diameter of the wiring hole 6 must not only be excessively large to permit the connecting component to pass through, but also be further enlarged when several cords 5 are to be provided. Furthermore, since wiring work requires the cord 5 to be once removed from the appliance to which it is connected, it is not possible to keep connection of a communication cord and the like which must always keep connection. The same is true with the wiring holes 7 and 8.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
In order to solve the above problems, in this invention, a recessed portion is formed in a panel mounting surface of a structural frame body, and a wiring hole is formed by a panel removably attached to the panel mounting surface and the recessed portion. To put a cord in a wiring space formed in the inside, the panel is removed from the panel mounting surface to put the cord into the recessed portion in the panel mounting surface, after which the panel is attached to the panel mounting surface. Therefore, the invention can make wiring work easy and the size of the wiring hole suitable for the dimension of the cord.
The movable partition wall of the invention is provided with a structural frame body having a panel mounting surface formed only at the front or at both the front and rear sides thereof, a panel attached removably to the panel mounting surface of the structural frame body, a wiring space formed in its inside, a recessed portion formed in the panel mounting surface, and a wiring hole formed by the recessed portion and the panel for communication between the wiring space and the outside of the structural frame body.
For formation of such a wiring hole in a side end surface of the movable partition wall, a recessed
REFERENCES:
patent: 4631881 (1986-12-01), Charman
Aubrey Beth
Kokuyo Co. Ltd.
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