JP6982225B2 - Furniture support - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a furniture support used to prevent the furniture from tipping over or moving during an earthquake.

In recent years, disaster prevention awareness has increased due to the frequent occurrence of earthquakes. For example, in a house, furniture such as chests of drawers, cupboards, and bookshelves placed indoors may fall or move even if a large earthquake occurs. It is becoming more common to use furniture supports that support the space between the top plate of furniture and the ceiling surface so that there is no such thing.

By the way, various support tools for furniture of this type have been proposed, and as an example thereof, they are formed of a double support cylinder having a cylindrical elongated outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, and an inner cylinder is provided by a locking mechanism. In addition to being able to adjust the extension of the outer cylinder, a tension rod type in which flanges are fitted to the lower end of the outer cylinder and the upper end of the inner cylinder is widely used.

For this furniture support, for example, a lower flange is placed on the top plate of a chest of drawers, and the lock mechanism is loosened to adjust the length of the stretchable inner cylinder according to the height between the top plate and the ceiling surface. The upper flange was brought into contact with the ceiling surface, and the lock mechanism was tightened to support it.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-276061

By the way, the conventional support for furniture has a certain effect for preventing the furniture from falling or moving, but the rigid structure prevents the furniture from falling or moving.

An object of the present invention is to provide a furniture support that can attenuate the shaking of furniture at the time of an earthquake by a flexible structure different from the conventional furniture support.

In order to achieve the above object, the furniture support of the present invention is a furniture support that is placed between the top plate of the furniture and the ceiling surface to prevent the furniture from tipping over or moving during an earthquake. The support consists of a fixed portion fixed to the top plate and ceiling surface of the furniture, and a curved portion connecting the fixed portions, and the curved portion is deformed during an earthquake to dampen the shaking of the furniture. It is characterized by letting it.

In this case, the support may be made of a plate-shaped member.

Further, the support can be made of a rod-shaped member.

According to the furniture support of the present invention, the support has a flexible structure including a fixed portion fixed to the top plate and the ceiling surface of the furniture, and a curved portion connecting the fixed portions. By deforming the curved portion during an earthquake, it is possible to prevent the furniture from tipping over or move and to dampen the shaking of the furniture.

The first embodiment of the furniture support of this invention is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. A second embodiment of the furniture support of the present invention is shown, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a front view.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the furniture support of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the furniture support of the present invention.
The furniture support 1 is arranged between the top plate of the furniture F and the ceiling surface C to prevent the furniture from tipping over or moving during an earthquake. The support 1 is made of a plate-shaped member. It consists of fixed portions 11 and 11 fixed to the top plate and ceiling surface C of furniture F, respectively, and curved portions 12 connecting between the fixed portions 11 and 11, and the curved portions 12 are deformed during an earthquake to form furniture. The shaking of class F is dampened.

In this case, the support 1 made of a plate-shaped member is made of metal such as iron, stainless steel, aluminum, synthetic resin (including FRP), and bamboo, and is the target furniture. It is recommended to use a material having a strength capable of supporting the load of the above (the plate thickness of the plate-shaped member is set according to the required strength).
In particular, those made of metal can be suitably used because they have high strength (bearing capacity). For example, those having spring properties such as steel (which can attenuate the shaking of furniture F by elastically deforming). It can be selectively used with a low yield point (it can attenuate or absorb the shaking of furniture F by plastic deformation in addition to elastic deformation).

The fixing portions 11 and 11 are made of a member (or another member) integrated with the curved portion 12, and are fixed to the top plate and ceiling surface C of furniture F with an adhesive, an adhesive, nails, screws, or the like, respectively. In addition, it can be substantially fixed by interposing a material having a high coefficient of friction such as a rubber plate.

The curved portion 12 connecting the fixed portions 11 and 11 has a substantially U-shape in this embodiment, but the shape is not particularly limited as long as it is a curved shape.

In this embodiment, two pieces of the furniture support 1 are arranged side by side between the top plate of the furniture F and the ceiling surface C. For example, two pieces of four pieces are arranged back to back. It can also be arranged, and the arrangement method is not particularly limited.

According to the support tool 1 of the furniture, the support tool 1 connects the fixed portions 11 and 11 fixed to the top plate and the ceiling surface C of the furniture F, respectively, and the curved portion 12 connecting the fixed portions 11 and 11. The flexible structure is made of the above, and the curved portion 12 is deformed at the time of an earthquake, so that the furniture F can be prevented from tipping over or moving, and the shaking of the furniture F can be dampened.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the furniture support of the present invention.
The furniture support 2 is arranged between the top plate of the furniture F and the ceiling surface C to prevent the furniture from tipping over or moving during an earthquake. The support 2 is made of a rod-shaped member and is a piece of furniture. It consists of fixed portions 21 and 21 fixed to the top plate and ceiling surface C of class F, respectively, and curved portions 22 connecting between the fixed portions 21 and 21, and furniture is formed by the deformation of the curved portions 22 during an earthquake. The shaking of F is dampened.

In this case, the support 2 made of a rod-shaped member is made of metal such as iron, stainless steel, aluminum, synthetic resin (including FRP), or bamboo, and is used for the target furniture. Use a material having strength that can support a load (the area and shape (round, square, etc.) of the cross section of the rod-shaped member should be set according to the required strength).
In particular, those made of metal can be suitably used because they have high strength (bearing capacity). For example, those having spring properties such as steel (which can attenuate the shaking of furniture F by elastically deforming). It can be selectively used with a low yield point (it can attenuate or absorb the shaking of furniture F by plastic deformation in addition to elastic deformation).

The fixing portions 21 and 21 are composed of a separate member (or an integral member) from the curved portion 22, and are fixed to the top plate and ceiling surface C of furniture F with an adhesive, an adhesive, nails, screws, or the like, respectively. In addition, it can be substantially fixed by interposing a material having a high coefficient of friction such as a rubber plate.

In this embodiment, the curved portion 22 connecting the fixed portions 21 and 21 has a gentle curved shape, but the curved portion is substantially U-shaped if the curved shape is used, and the shape thereof is particularly limited. Not a thing.

In this embodiment, four pieces of the furniture support 2 are arranged back to back between the top plate of the furniture F and the ceiling surface C. For example, two or three pieces are arranged. It can be arranged side by side back to back, and the arrangement method is not particularly limited.

According to the support tool 2 of the furniture, the support tool 2 connects the fixed portions 21 and 21 fixed to the top plate and the ceiling surface C of the furniture F, respectively, and the curved portion 22 connecting the fixed portions 21 and 21. By having a flexible structure composed of the above and deforming the curved portion 22 at the time of an earthquake, it is possible to prevent the furniture F from tipping over or move and to dampen the shaking of the furniture F.

Although the furniture support of the present invention has been described above based on a plurality of examples, the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above examples, and the configuration described in each embodiment is appropriately used. The configuration can be changed as appropriate within the range that does not deviate from the purpose such as combining.

Since the furniture support of the present invention has a characteristic that the shaking of the furniture at the time of an earthquake can be damped by the flexible structure, it prevents the furniture from tipping over or moving at the time of an earthquake. It can be suitably used for the use of the support for furniture used for the purpose.

C Ceiling surface F Furniture 1 Support 11 Fixed part 12 Curved part 2 Support 21 Fixed part 22 Curved part

Claims (1)

Falling furniture during earthquakes disposed between furniture top plate and the ceiling surface of the support of the furniture to prevent movement, and a fixed portion which is fixed to the top plate and the ceiling surface of the furniture such, Four supports made of rod-shaped members having a curved portion connecting the fixed portions are arranged by arranging the curved portions of each support back to back at equal angle intervals, and the curved portions are deformed during an earthquake. A furniture support that is characterized by dampening the shaking of furniture.

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