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Interior panel unit for permitting arrangement of cables and devices on room floor
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1991-10-11
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Granted: 1993-09-21
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Expires: 2011-10-11
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an interior panel unit having a structure in which a plurality of rectangular floor base members to be installed on a foundation floor of a room are connected to each other by base joint members. A plurality of fundamental support members having the same height and a plurality of connecting support members having the same height as that of the fundamental support members are located on each floor base member. Each floor panel member supported by the fundamental support members and the connecting support members is arranged to assure a predetermined space with the corresponding floor base member. Cables and various types of equipment which constitute an office-automation system are mounted in the space defined by the floor panel member and the floor base member. The space defined by the floor panel member and the floor base member is partitioned by vertical and horizontal separator members. The cables and various types of equipment are appropriately arranged in the partitioned space.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumio Takeda
- 👤 Yoshio Kojima
- 👤 Tsuneo Kaneko
- 👤 Yutaka Ishibashi
- 👤 Naoto Sasaki
- 👤 Isako Tsushima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:31
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/024; E04F15/02447; E04F15/02494; E04F15/02405; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/28; H02G3/283; H02G3/285
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
274 words
An interior panel unit for permitting an arrangement of cables and devices on the floor of a room, and for installation on a foundation floor of the room, said panel unit comprising: floor base member, to be installed on the foundation floor of the room; a plurality of fundamental support members fixed to an upper surface of each of said floor base members, and having upper surfaces which are higher than the upper surface of each of said floor base members by the same distance; a plurality of connecting support members fixed to peripheral portions of the upper surface of each of said floor base members, and having upper surfaces located at the same height as those of said fundamental support members; base joint members for connecting adjacent ones of said connecting support members fixed on each of said adjacent floor base members in a state wherein the floor base members are installed on the same surface; a floor panel member supported on both upper ends of said fundamental support member and the upper ends of said connecting support members, defining the top surface of the panel unit, and providing, jointly with said floor base members, a space for accommodating cables and devices; a first lateral shift preventing portion formed on an upper surface of each of said plurality of fundamental support members; and a second lateral shift preventing portion, formed on a lower surface of said floor panel member and engaged with said first lateral shift preventing portion when said floor panel member is brought into contact with and supported by the upper surface of each of said plurality of fundamental support members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
274 words
An interior panel unit for permitting an arrangement of cables and devices on the floor of a room, and for installation on a foundation floor of the room, said panel unit comprising: floor base member, to be installed on the foundation floor of the room; a plurality of fundamental support members fixed to an upper surface of each of said floor base members, and having upper surfaces which are higher than the upper surface of each of said floor base members by the same distance; a plurality of connecting support members fixed to peripheral portions of the upper surface of each of said floor base members, and having upper surfaces located at the same height as those of said fundamental support members; base joint members for connecting adjacent ones of said connecting support members fixed on each of said adjacent floor base members in a state wherein the floor base members are installed on the same surface; a floor panel member supported on both upper ends of said fundamental support member and the upper ends of said connecting support members, defining the top surface of the panel unit, and providing, jointly with said floor base members, a space for accommodating cables and devices; a first lateral shift preventing portion formed on an upper surface of each of said plurality of fundamental support members; and a second lateral shift preventing portion, formed on a lower surface of said floor panel member and engaged with said first lateral shift preventing portion when said floor panel member is brought into contact with and supported by the upper surface of each of said plurality of fundamental support members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
An interior panel unit according to claim 1, further comprising: a damping member formed on a lower surface of said floor panel member and interposed between the upper surface of each of said plurality of fundamental support members and said lower surface of said floor panel member when said floor panel member is brought into contact with and supported by the upper surface of each of said plurality of fundamental support members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
An interior panel unit according to claim 1, further comprising an antiskid sheet member formed on a bottom surface of said floor base member which is brought into contact with a surface of the foundation floor surface.
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