Foldable table

Abstract

The present invention relates to a folding table and is intended to improve the ease of use of the table by enabling the folding and unfolding operation of the support legs to be performed more quickly and easily. In order to realize this, the present invention provides a folding table in which the support legs 20 are foldably formed on both side bottom surfaces of the tabletop plate 10, and a support member 30 for supporting the unfolded state is connected to the support legs 20. A guide panel 40 for guiding the movement of the support member 30 is fixed to the bottom surface of the tabletop plate 10 and guide grooves 41 are formed on both side walls of the guide panel 40. A guide rod 31, which is guided along the guide grooves 41, is integrally formed at one end of the support member 30. A rotary plate 50 is rotatably connected to the guide panel 40 by a hinge 52 formed at one end thereof, and the rotary plate 50 has an engaging jaw 51 so that the guide rod 31 can be hooked thereto. The guide panel 40 is provided with an elastic spring 53 for supporting the rotary plate 50 with a certain elastic force.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A folding table comprising:
 a tabletop plate;   first and second support legs, each support leg configured to be folded on a bottom surface of the tabletop plate;   first and second support members operably coupled to the first and second support legs, respectively, via a hinge; and   a guide panel attached to the bottom surface of the tabletop plate, the guide panel including a pair of side walls with a pair of parallel guide grooves formed therein;   wherein each of the first and second support members having a guide rod disposed at a distal end of the support member, with two opposite ends of the guide rod slidably received in the guide grooves of the guide panel,   wherein the guide panel has first and second rotary plates coupled thereto, each rotary plate including an engaging jaw at one end portion thereof, the engaging jaw configured to catch a respective guide rod therein when the corresponding support leg is moved to an unfolded position.   
     
     
         2 . The folding table as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising an elastic spring for supporting the rotary plate on the guide panel with an elastic force. 
     
     
         3 . The folding table as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each rotary plate is rotatably coupled to a bottom surface of the guide panel by a hinge. 
     
     
         4 . The folding table as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the guide grooves are formed at a predetermined height (h) from a bottom surface of the guide panel, and the height (h) of the guide grooves is formed to be larger than a thickness of the rotary plate to prevent interference between the rotary plate and the support member during a sliding movement of the guide rod along the guide groove. 
     
     
         5 . The folding table as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each guide panel includes a blocking plate at a terminal end thereof for preventing detachment of the guide rod. 
     
     
         6 . The folding table as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each support member includes a receiving groove formed therein at a predetermined depth, the receiving groove configured to receive the rotary plate therein. 
     
     
         7 . The folding table as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the support member includes a protective layer coated in the receiving groove to prevent damage of the receiving groove due to contact with the rotary plate, and wherein the protective layer comprises a composition of urethane, glass fiber, Teflon, MMA resin, sodium silicate, and paraffin wax.