Table

Abstract

A table includes three legs and a disk-shaped top plate having at least one folding line. The three legs are provided to stand on a circumference of a circle having the same center as that of the circle formed by the outer periphery of the top plate on a back surface in a region including the center of the top plate, the region being among regions of the top plate divided by the folding line. The three legs are arranged so that a triangle formed by connection points en the top plate with the three legs is a non-equilateral triangle.

1 . A table comprising:
 a disk-shaped top plate; and   three legs that are provided to stand on a back surface of the top plate and support the top plate from below,   wherein the top plate is configured to be partially foldable, and has at least one folding line in a position away from a center of a circle formed by an outer periphery of the top plate, and   the three legs are provided to stand on a circumference of a concentric circle having the same center as that of the circle formed by the outer periphery of the top plate on a back surface in a region including the center of the circle formed by the outer periphery of the top plate, the region being among regions of the top plate divided by the folding line as a boundary, and arranged so that a triangle formed by connection points on the back surface of the top plate with the three legs is a non-equilateral triangle.   
     
     
         2 . The table according to  claim 1 , wherein the three legs are arranged so that one side of the triangle formed by the connection points on the back surface of the top plate with the three legs is parallel to one of the at least one folding line. 
     
     
         3 . The table according to  claim 1 , wherein the three legs are arranged so that the triangle formed by the connection points on the back surface of the top plate with the three legs is a non-equilateral triangle and an isosceles triangle. 
     
     
         4 . The table according to  claim 1 , wherein the three legs are arranged so that the triangle formed by the connection points on the back surface of the top plate with the three legs is a non-equilateral triangle and an isosceles triangle, and one side of the triangle formed by the connection points on the back surface of the top plate with the three legs is parallel to one of the at least one folding line. 
     
     
         5 . The table according to  claim 1 , wherein the three legs are arranged so that the triangle formed by the connection points on the back surface of the top plate with the three legs is a non-equilateral triangle and an isosceles triangle, and a base of the isosceles triangle having a different length from the other sides is parallel to one of the at least one folding line. 
     
     
         6 . The table according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an arm that holds a monitor on a front surface of the top plate, the arm having a rotating shaft at an end opposite to a connection end to the monitor, and being rotatable upward with respect to the top plate in a region including the center of the circle formed by the outer periphery of the top plate to which the three legs are connected, the region being among regions of the top plate divided by the folding line as a boundary,   wherein the table is configured so that rotation of the arm can arrange a particular monitor as the monitor connected to the arm above a foldable part of the top plate and can raise the particular monitor above the region in the top plate to which the three legs are connected.   
     
     
         7 . The table according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 on a front surface of the top plate,   three monitors provided in positions corresponding to sides of the triangle formed by the connection points on the back surface of the top plate with the three legs; and   an arm that is connected to a particular monitor provided in a position corresponding to the side of the triangle parallel to the folding line among the three monitors, has a rotating shaft at an end opposite to a connection end to the particular monitor, and is rotatable upward with respect to the top plate in the region including the center of the circle formed by the outer periphery of the top plate to which the three legs are connected, the region being among regions of the top plate divided by the folding line as a boundary   wherein the table is configured so that rotation of the arm can arrange the particular monitor above a foldable part of the top plate and can raise the particular monitor above the region in the top plate to which the three legs are connected.   
     
     
         8 . The table according to  claim 6 , wherein the top plate has a box that houses an information processing device connected to the particular monitor in the region including the center of the circle formed by the outer periphery of the top plate to which the three legs are connected, the region being among regions of the top plate divided by the folding line as a boundary,
 the arm is connected to the box at an end opposite to the connection end to the particular monitor,   the box has a box through hole as a through hole that guides a cable extending from the particular monitor into the box in a part adjacent to a region to which the end opposite to the connection end to the monitor of the arm is connected,   the cable extending from the particular monitor is wired into the box through the box through hole to be connected to the information processing device.   
     
     
         9 . The table according to  claim 8 , wherein the box is constituted by a first box component secured to a top plate body, and a second box component which can be attached to or detached from the first box component, and
 the box through hole is created by a gap formed in a boundary between the first box component and the second box component when the first box component is attached to the second box component.   
     
     
         10 . The table according to  claim 8 , wherein the arm is connected to a top of the box protruding upward from the top plate, and, in a state where rotated to a maximum in a direction approaching an upper surface of the box, the arm is supported by the box and holds the particular monitor in a predetermined position above a foldable part of the top plate,
 at least one of the arm and the box is provided with a gap forming body that forms a gap that houses the cable wired between the particular monitor and the box through hole, between a surface facing the upper surface of the box of the arm and the upper surface of the box, in a state where the arm is supported by the box.   
     
     
         11 . The table according to  claim 10 , wherein the gap forming body is formed by an elastic projection provided on the upper surface of the box. 
     
     
         12 . The table according to  claim 10 , wherein the arm includes an arm through hole around the connection end to the particular monitor as a through hole that guides the cable extending from the particular monitor to the gap formed by the gap forming body, and
 the cable extending from the particular monitor is wired through the arm through hole.   
     
     
         13 . The table according to  claim 6 , wherein the arm includes an arm through hole around the connection end to the particular monitor as a through hole that restricts movement of the cable extending from the particular monitor,
 the cable extending from the particular monitor is wired through the arm through hole.   
     
     
         14 . The table according to  claim 13 , wherein the arm is provided with an adjustment mechanism that can adjust an angle of a display surface of the particular monitor at the connection end to the particular monitor. 
     
     
         15 . The table according to  claim 6 , wherein the top plate has a box that protrudes upward from the top plate and houses an information processing device connected to the particular monitor in the region including the center of the circle formed by the outer periphery of the top plate to which the three legs are connected, the region being among regions of the top plate divided by the folding line as a boundary,
 the arm is connected to a top of the box at an end opposite to the connection end to the particular monitor, and, in a state where rotated to a maximum in a direction approaching an upper surface of the box, the arm is supported by the box and holds the particular monitor in a predetermined position above the foldable part of the top plate,   the box includes a dent that houses the arm on the upper surface of the box, and   the dent is configured such that a surface opposite to the surface facing the upper surface of the box of the arm is arranged on the same plane as the upper surface of the box around the dent, in a state where the arm is rotated to a maximum in the direction approaching the upper surface of the box.   
     
     
         16 . The table according to  claim 6 , wherein the top plate has a box that protrudes upward from the top plate and houses an information processing device connected to the particular monitor in the region including the center of the circle formed by the outer periphery of the top plate to which the three legs are connected, the region being among regions of the top plate divided by the folding line as a boundary,
 the arm is connected to a top of the box at an end opposite to the connection end to the particular monitor, and, in a state where rotated to a maximum in a direction approaching an upper surface of the box, the arm is supported by the box and holds the particular monitor in a position at a predetermined height from the front surface of the top plate corresponding to the foldable part around the box, and such holding ensures a gap of more than a certain volume between the monitor and the front surface of the top plate around the box.   
     
     
         17 . The table according to  claim 7 , wherein the top plate has a box that protrudes upward from the top plate and houses an information processing device connected to the particular monitor in the region including the center of the circle formed by the outer periphery of the top plate to which the three legs are connected, the region being among regions of the top plate divided by the folding line as a boundary,
 the arm is connected to a top of the box at an end opposite to the connection end to the particular monitor, and, in a state where rotated to a maximum in a direction approaching an upper surface of the box, the arm is supported by the box and holds the particular monitor in a position at a predetermined height from the front surface of the top plate corresponding to the foldable part around the box,   the monitors other than the particular monitor are connected to side surfaces of the box and held in positions at a predetermined height from the front surface of the top plate around the box, and   such holdings ensure a gap of more than a predetermined volume between the respective monitors and the front surface of the top plate around the box.   
     
     
         18 . The table according to  claim 1 , wherein the top plate has a single folding line and is configured to be foldable at a single spot corresponding to the folding line. 
     
     
         19 . The table according to  claim 1 , wherein the top plate has a plurality of folding lines and is configured to be foldable at a plurality of spots corresponding to the folding lines.