JP2857595B2 - Furniture fall prevention equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to furniture such as a chest of drawers, bookcases, cupboards and the like, and a fall prevention device such as a bookcase or a locker used in an office or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a means for preventing furniture such as a chest, a cupboard and a bookcase from falling over due to an earthquake, as shown in FIG.
Is fixed to the top plate 63 of the chest 63 by a fixing tool such as a screw 62.
A method of fixing to A and the wall 64 is generally adopted.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art, when the wall 64 is an earth wall, the fitting 61 is fixed to a dressing box or a pillar, but cannot be used due to the height of the chest 63 or the like. There are times. When the wall 64 is a panel (or board) shown in FIG.
It is sufficient that the 5 (or longitudinal ridge) is located at substantially the same position as the height of the chest 63, but if it is located at a position higher than the top plate 63A of the chest 63 as shown by a two-dot chain line 66 in FIG. There is a problem that the metal fitting 61 cannot be used.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described situation, and has as its object the purpose of being at an arbitrary position corresponding to the height of furniture and the like and the situation on the fixed object side such as walls and columns. An object of the present invention is to provide a fall prevention device such as furniture that can be attached to exhibit its function and prevent the cable body from bending.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the following technical measures have been taken in order to achieve the above object. That is, the present invention provides a rope body such as a wire rope, a rope body fixing bracket attached to one end of the rope body, and a tipping prevention device which is provided with a rope body locking member accommodating portion while allowing the rope body to be inserted. A main body, a detachable cable engaging member fitted to the main body and preventing at least the cable body from moving in the direction of the fixing bracket; At the opposite end, a mounting bracket is provided continuously via a hinge portion rotatable about an axis orthogonal to the cord body.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the main body is provided with a mounting hole for furniture or a fixed object. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a cord insertion hole is provided on the front side of the main body between the housing portion and the hinge portion. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a hook portion for an end portion of an excess cable body is provided on a side portion of the main body and / or the mounting bracket.

Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the hinge member on the side of the mounting bracket is connected to the mounting bracket via a shock absorbing elastic body.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the cord fixing bracket is fixed to a fixed object such as a wall with a screw or the like, and the mounting bracket connected to the fall prevention tool main body is screwed on a top plate or an upper side of furniture or the like. After fixing, the end of the cord is pulled in the direction of the mounting bracket, and the tension is applied between the main body of the cord and the fixing bracket. The main body rotates about the hinge portion, becomes substantially parallel to the cord, and becomes straight without bending at the end of the main body.

Then, when the pulling operation of the rope is stopped, the rope is locked to the main body by the rope locking member. At this time,
Since the rope body locking member is free to move the rope body in the direction of the main body mounting bracket, the rope body can be easily tensioned by pulling the rope body. The body is locked by the locking member and does not move in the direction of the fixing bracket and does not loosen. That is, the main body does not move relative to the cord in a direction away from the fixing bracket.

The cable does not move in the direction of the fixing bracket unless the unlocking means of the locking member is operated, and the furniture and the like are linked and fixed to a fixed object such as a wall, and the cord is fixed by an earthquake or the like. Will not fall. In addition, due to an earthquake, etc.
When an impact is applied to the rope through furniture or the like, a part thereof is absorbed by an elastic body such as a coil spring, and the rope such as a wire rope is not cut.

Further, since the main body is substantially parallel to the cord and the cord is not bent at the end of the main body, stress concentration can be eliminated and cutting due to impact can be prevented.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, 1 is a metal fall prevention device such as furniture.
A rope body 2 made of a wire rope for preventing overturning;
, A fall prevention device main body 5 having a cable body locking member accommodating portion 4 which allows the cable body 2 to be inserted therethrough, and at least a cable fitted with the main body 5. Body 2
And a detachable cable body locking member 6 for preventing movement of the cable body in the direction of the fixing fitting 3, and a hinge member 7 connected to the main body 5 at the opposite end of the cable body locking member accommodating portion 4 via a hinge member 7. And a mounting bracket 8 provided.

The fall prevention device 1 is configured such that one of the fixing bracket 3 and the mounting bracket 8 is fixed to a fixed object (for example, a wall) such as a wall W and the other is fixed to a piece of furniture F by a fixing tool such as a screw 9. It is designed to be fixed. The cord fixing device 3
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8, the front view has an oblong shape, and the three mounting holes 10 are displaced from each other (if they are linearly arranged in the wood grain, cracks occur, Oval recess 1 is provided on the back side to prevent this cracking.
1 is formed, a cord insertion groove 12 is provided on one side of a parallel portion at the center in the longitudinal direction, and a concave portion 14 is formed following the groove 12 to which a columnar cord end stopper 13 is inserted and locked. The cylindrical surface of the stopper 13 fitted in the concave portion 14 is locked to the groove 12 side end surface of the concave portion 14 so as to rotate in the front-rear direction about the longitudinal axis.

Therefore, the cable body 2 is connected to the groove 12 of the fixture 3.
It is possible to prevent the cable body 2 from being cut off due to stress concentration without being bound by the end and bent. Although the stopper 13 is adapted to be able to be fitted into and removed from the concave portion 14, an edge portion 14 </ b> A of the concave portion 14 (FIG.
(See FIG. 7) can be caulked so as not to hinder the rotation of the stopper 13 so as not to come off.

FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 9 to 21 show the fall prevention device main body 5. Hinge ear portions 15 are formed at one end in the longitudinal direction and at both ends in the width direction to form hinge portions, respectively. In addition, the cord locking member accommodating portion 4 is recessed in the center portion on the front side, and the cord insertion groove 16 is formed in the longitudinal direction on the ear portion 15 side of the accommodating portion 4 from the back side. A cord insertion hole 17 is provided in a penetrating manner and penetrates to the front side, and a cord insertion hole 18 penetrating through the housing portion 4 in the longitudinal direction is provided on the opposite side of the ear portion 15.

Therefore, the cord 2 can be penetrated in the longitudinal direction through the cord locking member 6, the insertion hole 18, and the insertion groove 16 which are fitted in the accommodating portion 4 so as to be detachable. It can also be pulled out from the insertion hole 17 to the front side. Further, mounting holes 19 for fixing objects, furniture, etc. F are provided on both left and right sides of the locking member accommodating portion 4 of the main body 5, so that the main body 5 itself can be directly fixed.

That is, when there is a wall on the rear wall on the upper surface side of the furniture F, the mounting bracket 8 is fixed to the rear end side of the upper surface of the furniture F, and the main body 5 is fixed on the wall where the wall is located. This is to prevent the furniture F from falling down. In this case, since the cord 2 and the fixing bracket 3 are unnecessary, if there is another furniture next to the furniture F to which the mounting bracket 8 is fixed, the fixing bracket 3 is fixed to the front upper surface of the furniture. This can prevent the two furnitures from falling down.

The hinge ears 15 of the main body 5 are provided with hinge pin insertion holes 20 each having an axis in the left-right direction (the direction orthogonal to the cord insertion hole 18). The cable anchor member 6 is made of metal and has a cylindrical main body 6A and a cable insertion hole 21 inserted into the main body 6A as shown in FIG. A cable body unlocking rod 24 (a cable body unlocking means) having a ball fitting hole 23, and the fitting hole 2 in the main body 6A.
3 and a plurality of locking balls 25 fitted in the main body 6A.
Biasing spring 2 which is fitted inside and biases locking ball 25 toward ball receiving ring 22 via ring 26
7, a spring lock washer 28 and a lock release rod 24
And a cable body unlocking operation ring 29 fixed to the outer end of the cable body.

The inner surface of the main body 6A is formed as a tapered hole 30 having a small diameter on the ball receiving ring 22 side. The ball fitting hole 23 provided in the rod 24 penetrates through the rope insertion hole 21 so that a plurality of locking balls 25 clamp the rope 2 from the outer peripheral side thereof. That is,
The locking ball 25 is urged by the spring 27 in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG.
As a result, the cord 2 is urged toward the center of the rod 24, and thus the cord 2 is sandwiched from the outer peripheral side thereof.

Therefore, when a pulling force acts on the rope body 2 in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 22, the locking ball 25 tends to move in the direction indicated by the arrow A, and a stronger clamping force acts on the tapered hole 30. Then, the cord 2 is fixed to the fall prevention device main body 5 via the locking ball 25 and the member main body 6A, and does not move. On the other hand, when the pulling force acts on the rope body 2 in the direction of arrow B in FIG. As a result, the locking force on the rope 2 becomes insufficient, and the rope 2 moves in the direction of arrow B, so that the rope 2 between the fixed hardware 3 and the main body 5 can be further tightened.

Further, when the rope unlocking operation ring 29 is pulled in the direction shown by the arrow B in FIG.
Moves in the direction of arrow B against the spring 27,
The pinching force of the locking ball 25 does not act on the rope 2, and the rope 2 can be moved in any direction indicated by arrows A and B. After the spring lock washer 28 is fitted into the tapered hole 30, the end of the member main body 6A is swaged to prevent it from falling off.

The cord locking member 6 is fitted in the accommodating portion 4 of the main body 5 and is removably fitted thereto. However, if necessary, it is fixedly integrated with the main body 5 by bonding or other fixing means. be able to. The free end of the cable body 2 has an end fitting 31.
Is fixed so that the cable body 2 does not come off from the main bodies 5, 6A. The hinge member 7 is shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 and FIGS. 23 to 28, and includes a hinge ear 32 inserted between the hinge ears 15 of the main body 5. Is provided with a hinge pin hole 33, and a fitting part 34 for the fitting 8 wider than the ear part width is formed on the opposite side of the ear part 32, and the fitting part 34 is perpendicular to the pin hole 33. Screw holes 35 are provided at both ends in the axial direction of the pin holes 33.

The hinge member 7 has a pin hole 32
And a hinge pin 36 passing through the hinge pin hole 20 of the main body 5, so that the main body 5 and the hinge member 7 are relatively rotatable. A rod 39 having a head 38 to which a shock absorbing elastic body 37 (coil spring) is locked is screwed into the screw hole 35. FIGS. 1 to 3, FIGS. 9 to 14, FIGS. 29 to 3
6, a hinge body fitting recess 42 and elastic body fitting recesses 43, 43 are provided on the back side of the fitting body 40 via a T-shaped partition 44. The longitudinal wall 44A of the T-shaped partition wall 44 is provided with a mounting hole 45 penetrating the front and rear surfaces and a back cover mounting screw hole 46, and the width direction wall 44B orthogonal to the longitudinal wall 44A is formed in a longitudinal wall 44B. And two rod insertion notches 47 having an axis in the longitudinal direction are provided. Further, insertion notches 48, 48 of the rod 39 are coaxially formed on the opposite side wall of the fitting concave portion 42 with the notch 47. Are provided.

On the outer surface on the opposite side of the fitting portion 42 in the longitudinal direction of the mounting bracket 8, a cable body retaining clip 49 is protruded. A back cover fitting recess 50 is provided on the back surface of the metal fitting body 40, and the back cover 41 is fitted. In addition,
A coil spring 37 as an elastic body is fitted in the elastic body fitting recess 43. The spring 37 has a head 38.
The attached rod 39 is inserted, and the coil spring 37 is located between the rod head 38 and the width direction wall 44B, and urges the hinge member 7 via the rod 39 in the fitting direction.

As shown in FIGS. 37 to 43, the back cover 41 has a flat plate shape and has rod insertion notches 4 at both ends in the longitudinal direction.
Tongue-shaped closing plates 51, 52 for closing 7, 48 protrude,
Mounting holes 53 and 54 are provided at positions corresponding to the mounting holes 45 and the screw holes 46 of the metal fitting body 40, and a concave portion 55 into which a part of the coil spring 37 is fitted is provided on the inner surface.

The back cover 41 can be omitted. According to the above-described embodiment, the rope fixing device 3 is fixed to a fixed object such as a wall W with screws 9 and the mounting bracket 8 is fixed to a top plate such as furniture F with screws 9. Is pulled in the direction of arrow B in FIG.
When the tension is applied between the main body 5 and the fixing bracket 3, the main body 5 moves the hinge pin 3 with respect to the mounting bracket 8 in accordance with the position of the fixing bracket 3.
6, the cable 2 is straightened without bending.

When the pulling operation of the rope 2 is stopped, the rope 2 is locked by the rope locking member 6. At this time, since the rope body locking member 6 is free to move the rope body in the direction of the mounting bracket 8, that is, in the direction indicated by the arrow B in FIG. 22, the rope body 2 is pulled and easily tensioned. When the pulling force of the cable 2 is relaxed, the cable 2 is locked by the locking member 6 and loosened without moving in the direction of the fixing bracket 3 (the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 22). There is no. That is,
The main body 5 does not move in the direction of arrow B with respect to the cord 2.

The cable body 2 moves in the direction of the fixing bracket 3 shown by the arrow A in FIG. 22 unless the unlocking operation ring 29 of the locking member 6 is operated in the direction of the arrow B in FIG. Furniture F and the like are linked and fixed to a fixed object such as a wall W and do not fall down due to an earthquake or the like. When an impact acts on the rope 2 via the furniture F or the like due to an earthquake or the like, a part of the elastic body 37 such as a coil spring is absorbed, and the rope 2 is not cut. In addition, since the cord 2 becomes straight and does not bend at the ends of the main body 5 and the fixing bracket 3, it is possible to eliminate stress concentration and to prevent the cord from being cut by an impact, and to achieve extremely high safety.

In the above embodiment, when there is a fixed object such as a wall at the height position of the furniture F such as a closet, the main body 5 and the mounting bracket 8 are turned so that the back surfaces thereof are flush as shown in FIG. The main body 5 can also be fixed to furniture or the like by screws or the like. Further, the main body 5 is fixed to a fixed object such as a wall or the like, and the mounting bracket 8 is fixed on a top plate of furniture or the like. 3 and the cord locking member can be eliminated.

The surplus portion on the free end side of the cord 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Hook. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, a commercially available cable body locking member 6 can be employed, the elastic body 37 can be omitted, and the cable body fixing bracket 3 can be used for furniture or the like. The mounting bracket 8 can be mounted on a fixed object such as a wall, and the design can be changed as appropriate.

[0031]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, according to the height of furniture or the like and the situation of a fixed object such as a wall, it is securely and firmly mounted at an arbitrary position to exhibit a function of preventing overturning. The body can be made straight to prevent cuts due to stress concentration. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the main body can be directly fixed to a fixed object such as a wall or furniture.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the surplus portion on the free end side of the cable body can be pulled out and appropriately hooked and fixed. Further, according to the present invention, the surplus portion on the free end side of the cord can be reliably hooked and fixed. Furthermore, according to the present invention of claim 5, it is possible to absorb the impact of the cable body at the time of occurrence of an earthquake or the like, prevent the cable body from being cut, and enhance the safety.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the cord fixing bracket in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the assembly of the fall prevention device main body and the mounting bracket in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a front view of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 2;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a state in which the main body shown in FIG. 10 is turned down.

FIG. 15 is a front view of the fall prevention device main body in the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a rear view of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a left side view of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a top view of FIG.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view taken along line FF of FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a sectional view taken along line GG of FIG. 16;

FIG. 21 is a sectional view taken along line HH of FIG. 16;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged center vertical cross-sectional view of the cord locking member in the embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a plan view of the hinge member according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a front view of FIG. 23.

FIG. 25 is a left side view of FIG.

26 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 27 is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 23;

FIG. 28 is a sectional view taken along line KK of FIG. 25;

FIG. 29 is a plan view of a mounting bracket in the embodiment.

30 is a front view of FIG. 29.

FIG. 31 is a sectional view taken along line LL of FIG. 30;

FIG. 32 is a left side view of FIG. 29.

FIG. 33 is a right side view of FIG. 29.

FIG. 34 is a sectional view taken along line MM of FIG. 29;

FIG. 35 is a sectional view taken along line NN of FIG. 29;

FIG. 36 is a sectional view taken along line OO of FIG. 29;

FIG. 37 is a plan view of the mounting back of the embodiment.

FIG. 38 is a front view of FIG. 37.

FIG. 39 is a rear view of FIG. 37.

FIG. 40 is a right side view of FIG. 37.

FIG. 41 is a left side view of FIG. 37.

FIG. 42 is a sectional view taken along line PP of FIG. 37;

FIG. 43 is a sectional view taken along line QQ in FIG. 39;

FIG. 44 is a side view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Overturn prevention tool 2 Cord 3 Cord body fixing bracket 4 Cable body locking member accommodation part 5 Overturn prevention tool main body 6 Cable body locking member 7 Hinge member 8 Mounting bracket 15 Hinge ear 17 Cable body insertion hole 19 Mounting hole 37 Elastic body 49 Cable clip

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47B 97/00

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rope body such as a wire rope, a rope fixing metal fitting attached to one end of the rope body, and a tipping-over prevention device provided with a rope body locking member accommodating portion that allows the rope body to be inserted therethrough. Body and
A detachable cord locking member fitted to the main body and for preventing at least the cord from moving in the direction of the fixing bracket; and an opposite end of the cord fixing member accommodating portion to the main body. ,
A fall prevention device for furniture or the like, comprising: a mounting member connected via a hinge portion rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the cord body. 2. The furniture and other fall prevention device according to claim 1, wherein the main body is provided with a mounting hole for furniture or a fixed object. 3. The fall prevention device for furniture or the like according to claim 1, wherein a cable insertion hole is provided between the housing portion and the hinge portion on the front side of the main body. . 4. On the side of the main body and / or the mounting bracket,
The overturn prevention device for furniture or the like according to claim 1, 2, or 3, further comprising a hook portion for an end portion of the surplus rope body. 5. The furniture according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the hinge member on the side of the mounting bracket is connected to the mounting bracket via a shock absorbing elastic body. Utensils.