摘要 |
<p>A piece of furniture equipped with a top plate, configured in such a manner that gas springs are provided to both left and right leg bodies to enable the top plate to be easily lifted and lowered even if the top plate is heavy and that the top plate is prevented from tilting when being lifted and lowered. A piece of furniture equipped with a top plate is provided with the top plate (2) and a pair of left and right leg bodies for supporting left and right side sections of the top plate (2) and is configured so that the height of the top plate (2) can be changed by lifting and lowering the top plate. The leg bodies are each provided with: a stationary leg column installed on the floor surface; a movable leg column supported by the stationary leg column and capable of being lifted and lowered, a gas spring extended and retracted in the vertical direction to assist the lifting and lowering of and affixation of the height of the movable leg column; a switching means (19) for switching the state of the gas spring between an extendable and retractable state and an affixed state. The top plate (2) is provided with operation means (9) for operating the switching means (19), and also with switching synchronizing means (25, 35) for causing the switching means (19) to operated simultaneously when an operation means (9) is operated.</p> |