JP2640640B2 - Furniture collapse prevention device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a furniture collapse prevention device for preventing furniture such as a chest and a bookshelf from collapsing due to an earthquake.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus of this type, for example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-21316, an angle for preventing furniture from collapsing due to an earthquake is known. That is, the collapse prevention angle is such that a vertical seat plate screwed to a wall and a horizontal seat plate screwed to furniture are arranged in an L-shape, and the vertical seat plate and the horizontal seat plate are L-shaped elastic joints made of rubber or the like. When vibration occurs between the furniture and the wall due to the occurrence of an earthquake, the vibration is absorbed by the L-shaped elastic joint so that the furniture is protected against strong earthquakes. Prevents collapse.

In the event of an earthquake, it is required not only to prevent the furniture from collapsing but also to quickly take various measures such as putting out a fire, especially in the case of an earthquake occurring while sleeping. It is necessary to promptly report an earthquake and wake up.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned demands, and an object of the present invention is to provide a furniture collapse prevention device which makes it difficult for furniture to fall down in the event of an earthquake and emits a warning sound to provide a notification function. And

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wall-side fixing device having a fixing plate portion for fixing to a mounting portion such as a wall or a column.
Furniture-side fixing device having a fixing plate portion for fixing to furniture, made of rubber, resin or spring, connects the wall-side fixing device and the furniture-side fixing device and sets the distance therebetween by elastic expansion and contraction action. An elastic connecting member to be changed; an air chamber provided in the elastic connecting member or separately from the elastic connecting member, and compressed or expanded by vibration generated between the wall-side fixture and the furniture-side fixture; And communicate with
A whistle part that emits a warning sound when ventilating between the air chamber and the outside air.

[0006]

The elastic connecting member interposed between the wall-side fixture and the furniture-side fixture according to the present invention is made of rubber or the like that performs elastic expansion and contraction, and is formed on the wall or furniture side. In addition to absorbing the vibration of the earthquake transmitted from the building, it is possible to prevent furniture from falling down even in the case of a strong earthquake by the so-called seismic isolation function.

When the distance between the wall-side fixture and the furniture-side fixture changes during the vibration caused by the earthquake and the elastic connecting member expands and contracts, the capacity of the air chamber changes, and Air flows through the whistle between itself and the outside air and emits a warning sound accordingly. Therefore, the warning sound generated at the time of the earthquake wakes up the sleeping person, and prompt response to the earthquake can be taken.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to further clarify the structure and operation of the present invention described above, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a furniture collapse preventing device 10 attached to the upper surface of furniture, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state where the device is attached to furniture. As shown in these figures, the furniture collapse prevention device 10 includes a wall-side fixture 20 for fixing to the wall WL side, a furniture-side fixture 30 for fixing to the closet FN side, and a wall-side fixture 20. Elastic connecting member 40 connecting between the housing and the furniture side fixture 30, an air chamber 50, and a whistle section 60
And

The wall-side fixing member 20 is formed by bending a sheet metal into a U-shape, and is a fixing plate portion 2 for fixing to a wall WL.
1, a connecting portion 22, and a support plate portion 23, a screw hole 21 a for screwing is formed in the fixed plate portion 21, and an elastic connecting member 40 is formed in the support plate portion 23. Guide groove 23a for mounting the guide and the guide groove 23a
The support hole 23b having a diameter larger than the width of the support hole 23b is formed.

The furniture-side fixture 30 is for fixing the sheet metal to the closet FN in a stepwise bent shape. The furniture-side fixture 30 includes a rear-side fixed plate 31, an upper-side fixed plate 32, A plate portion 34, and a screw hole 31a and a screw hole 32a are formed in the rear-side fixed plate portion 31 and the upper-side fixed plate portion 32.
Is formed, and an adhesive layer 35 made of a double-sided tape for bonding to the upper and lower surfaces of the closet FN is formed.

The elastic connecting member 40 is formed of rubber or resin into a drum shape for connecting the wall-side fixing device 20 and the furniture-side fixing device 30, and has a cylindrical main body 41.
, A sealing part 42 and a sealing part 43, and the inside thereof is an air chamber 50.

At the center of the sealing portion 42 of the elastic connecting member 40, a stop portion 42 having a small diameter portion 42a and a large diameter portion 42b is provided.
The small diameter portion 42a is press-fitted into the guide groove 23a of the fixed plate portion 21 and stopped in the support hole 23b. Thereby, the elastic connecting member 40 is fixed to the wall-side fixture 20 side.

On the other hand, at the center of the sealing portion 43 of the elastic connecting member 40, a stop portion 43c including a small-diameter portion 43a and a large-diameter portion 43b is provided so as to protrude. Press-fit into the guide groove 34a of the side fixture 30, and the support hole 34
b. Thereby, the elastic connecting member 40 is fixed to the furniture side fixture 30 side.

In the center of the sealing portion 43, a through hole 4 is provided.
A through hole 43d is provided with a whistle portion 60 that communicates the air chamber 50 with the outside air and emits a warning sound by ventilation between the air chamber 50 and the outside air.

Next, an operation of fixing the closet FN using the furniture collapse prevention device 10 will be described. First, the release paper (not shown) adhered to the back side fixed plate portion 31 and the top side fixed plate portion 32 of the furniture side fixture 30 is peeled off, and the back side fixed plate portion 31 and the back side fixed plate portion 31 are separated. The corner of the closet FN is aligned with the corner to be formed, and is adhered to the upper surface or the back surface of the closet FN via the adhesive layer 35.
Next, the wall-side fixing member 20 is fixed to the wall WL by passing the wall-side screw Nt into the screw hole 21a of the fixing plate portion 21 of the wall-side fixing member 20 and screwing the screw. Thereby, the closet FN
Is fixed via the furniture collapse prevention device 10. If necessary, the rear side or upper side of the closet FN may be screwed on the rear side fixed plate portion 31 and the upper side fixed plate portion 32 of the furniture side fixture 30.

As described above, in the furniture collapsing prevention device 10, the elastic connecting member 40 interposed between the wall fixture 20 and the furniture fixture 30 is made of elastic rubber or the like. In addition, the vibration of the earthquake transmitted from the wall WL side or the closet FN side is absorbed, and the resonance frequency is shifted to form a seismic isolation structure, so that the closet of the closet FN can be prevented even in a strong earthquake.

Further, at the time of vibration accompanying an earthquake, the wall-side fixture 2
When the distance between the zero and the furniture side fixture 30 fluctuates and the elastic connecting member 40 expands and contracts, the capacity of the air chamber 50 fluctuates. Thereby, the whistle part 60 is located between the air chamber 50 and the outside air.
The air flows through and emits an audible alarm. Therefore, the warning sound generated at the time of the earthquake wakes up the sleeping person, and prompt response to the earthquake can be taken. Moreover, only the whistle section 60 emits a warning sound to notify the occurrence of an earthquake, and can be realized with a simpler configuration than a configuration in which the occurrence of an earthquake is notified by an electric circuit or the like.

Further, the furniture-side fixture 30 includes a back FN 31 and a top FN 32 at the upper surface-side fixed plate 32.
And is fixed via the adhesive layer 35, so that the closet FN is not damaged by screws and hardly peeled off even by strong vertical vibration. Of metal products.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the following modifications are possible.

(1) In the above embodiment, the elastic connecting member 4
0 is formed separately from the wall-side fixture 20 and the furniture-side fixture 30 and is configured to be assembled with the wall-side fixture 20 and the furniture-side fixture 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The fixture may be insert molded. In this case,
The integrity of each member is enhanced, and the earthquake resistance can be further increased.

(2) In the above embodiment, the whistle portion 60 is provided in the same direction as the vibration direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be formed on the side surface of the elastic connecting member. Any position may be used as long as the air in the air chamber provided between the furniture and the furniture-side fixture can be ventilated.

(3) In the above embodiment, the air chamber 50 and the whistle section 60 are formed in the elastic connecting member 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and they may be formed separately. For example, the elastic connecting member may be formed of a spring, and an air chamber and a whistle may be provided at positions parallel to the spring.

(4) In the above embodiment, the elastic connecting member 4
0 is formed in a drum shape, but may be a bellows. In this case, since the expansion and contraction work is performed smoothly, the alarm sound from the whistle section 60 can be generated more strongly.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By connecting the wall-side fixture and the furniture-side fixture with an elastic connecting member, providing an air chamber connected to this, and providing a whistle between the air chamber and the outside air, At this time, since the warning sound can be generated by the air passing through the whistle, the warning sound generated at the time of the earthquake wakes up the sleeping person, and prompt response to the earthquake can be taken.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a furniture collapse prevention device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which the furniture collapse prevention device 10 is used for furniture.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Furniture collapse prevention apparatus 20 ... Wall side fixing tool 21 ... Fixing plate part 21a ... Screw hole 22 ... Connecting part 23 ... Support plate part 23a ... Guide groove 23b ... Supporting hole 30 ... Furniture side fixing tool 31 ... Rear side fixing plate Part 31a: Screw hole 32: Upper surface side fixed plate part 32a: Screw hole 34: Support plate part 34a: Guide groove 34b: Support hole 35: Adhesive layer 40: Elastic connecting member 41: Cylindrical body part 42: Sealing part 42a ... Small diameter part 42b ... Large diameter part 42c ... Stopping part 43 ... Seal part 43a ... Small diameter part 43b ... Large diameter part 43c ... Stopping part 43d ... Through hole 50 ... Air chamber 60 ... Whistle part FN ... Trance Nt ... Wall Side screw WL ... Wall

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wall-side fixing device having a fixing plate portion for fixing to a mounting portion such as a wall or a pillar, a furniture-side fixing device having a fixing plate portion for fixing to furniture, rubber, resin or An elastic connecting member that is made of a spring, connects the wall-side fixing device and the furniture-side fixing device, and changes the distance between the fixing device and the furniture-side fixing device by an elastic expansion and contraction action; provided inside the elastic connecting member or separately from the elastic connecting member;
An air chamber that compresses or expands due to vibration generated between the wall-side fixture and the furniture-side fixture, communicates the air chamber with the outside air, and emits a warning sound when air is ventilated between the air chamber and the outside air. A device for preventing the collapse of furniture, comprising: a whistle section;