JPH08128643A - Cover for preventing danger - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a cover for preventing danger of a gas cooking stove which enables loading or unloading simply and effective prevention of a baby from tampering with an operating means even during the use of the gas stove while allowing application for the gas stoves of different types in a wide range. CONSTITUTION: This cover is provided with a cover body 16 which is formed large enough to cover at least an operating means of a gas stove while being allowed to open or close, a support part 13 to fix the cover body at lease being closed and a base part 11 which is arranged on the fixed side while the end part of at least one of the cover body and the support part is fastened thereon.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a danger prevention cover for covering an operation lever or an operation switch of a tabletop gas stove or the like to prevent an infant or the like from accidentally operating them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gas appliances such as a gas stove used at home are often placed in a place near the infant's living space such as a kitchen at home. For this reason, a mother who cares for an infant may reach for the gas stove control lever and mischief while the infant is looking away from the infant, for example, while taking dishes and looking through the refrigerator. There is.

[0003]

Such an act of an infant is extremely dangerous because it may lead to an accident or a fire, and effective measures for preventing it are desired. On the other hand, some gas stoves have a built-in child lock mechanism, but such a child lock mechanism does not work while the gas stove is in use, and when the gas stove is not in use, the child The purpose is to prevent mischief. Moreover, since it is costly to provide a child lock mechanism, it is not used for all gas stoves.

Therefore, when the gas stove is not used, the mother needs to take action such as closing the gas tap each time. However, since the gas stove cannot be used when the gas tap is closed, it is not possible to effectively prevent a situation in which the infant operates the operating lever of the gas stove by mistake during use, that is, while cooking.

In view of the above points, the present invention can be easily attached and detached, and can effectively prevent an infant from tampering with the operating means even while the gas stove is in use.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gas stove hazard prevention cover that can be widely used for different kinds of gas stoves.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the above object is to provide a cover main body which is sized to cover at least the operating means of the gas stove and is openable and closable, and at least the cover main body is closed. The present invention is achieved by a danger prevention cover that includes a support portion that is fixed in a state, and a base portion that is disposed on the fixed side while at least one end portion of the cover body and the support portion is fixed.

Further, in the danger prevention cover of the present invention, one end of the cover body is rotatably fixed to the support portion, and the engagement formed on either one of the support portion and the cover body. The piece can be configured to engage with and disengage from the engagement hole formed in the other.

Further, the supporting portion of the danger prevention cover of the present invention is made of an elastic synthetic resin and has a substantially U-shaped upper portion.
The U-shaped frame is formed as a V-shaped frame, and the substantially U-shaped frame includes a pair of extension portions extending inwardly from leg portions of the frame extending in parallel with each other, and a tip of each of the extension portions extending from the cover body side. The cover body may include a pair of claw pieces that are bent toward, and the cover body may include an engagement hole that is to be engaged with the pair of claw pieces.

Further, in the danger prevention cover of the present invention,
The base portion may be formed in a plate shape and fixed to an upper surface of a mounting table on which the gas stove is mounted.

Further, the supporting portion of the danger prevention cover of the present invention has a bearing portion for rotatably supporting one end of the cover body, and the bearing portion is vertically movable with the cover body closed. The cover body is configured to be movable, and an engagement piece extending toward the support portion side is formed on the cover body. When the cover body is closed, the cover body is moved downward to move the The engaging piece may be engaged with the engaging hole on the side of the support portion.

Further, the supporting portion of the danger prevention cover of the present invention is a substantially U-shaped frame having an upper opening.
The engaging holes may be formed in the leg pieces parallel to each other of the substantially U-shaped frame.

Further, the supporting portion of the danger prevention cover of the present invention has a bearing portion in which an elongated hole as a bearing hole is formed, and a pivot formed at one end of the cover body is rotated. By moving the major axis of the long hole, the cover body can be fixed in the closed state.

[0013]

According to the above construction, since the cover body covers at least the operating portion of the gas stove, that is, the operating buttons and switches in the closed state, it is possible to prevent an infant from playing a trick on them. In this case, since the cover main body is fixed in the closed state by the supporting portion, the cover main body can stably maintain the state in which the operating portion of the gas stove and the like are covered. Further, when it is necessary to operate the operating section of the gas stove, the operating section can be exposed by opening the cover body.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, since the Examples described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention particularly limits the present invention in the following description. The embodiment is not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise stated.

1 and 3 show a first embodiment of a danger prevention cover according to the present invention. The danger prevention cover 10 of FIG. 1 is attached to a gas stove 6 as shown in FIG. 2, for example. In FIG. 2, the gas stove 6 is mounted on a mounting table 5 of the gas stove 6 installed in, for example, a kitchen at home. That is, the mounting table 5 is formed with a recess having a size for accommodating the gas stove 6 on the cooking table or the like.

The gas stove 6 has a top plate 9 which is provided on the upper part of the main body and has an eaves on the periphery thereof, and gas burner openings 8 provided in the gas burner opening provided in the top plate 9. On the front surface 4 of the main body of the gas stove, levers, dials, and switches 7 as operating means are formed on the left and right, respectively, and a grill 7a is provided near the center. In the case of this drawing, the danger prevention cover 10 of the present embodiment is mounted so as to cover the switches on the right side of the front surface of the gas stove 6.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the danger prevention cover 10, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view thereof. In these drawings, the hazard prevention cover 10 is a thermosetting synthetic resin such as phenol, or a thermoplastic synthetic resin such as styrene maleimide resin, flame retardant polypropylene (PP), or acrylonitrile for the entire body or cover body. -The base portion 1 is formed of a tadiene / styrene copolymer (ABS) or the like.
1, a support portion 13 integrally formed so as to stand upright from the base portion 11, and a cover body 16 pivotally fixed to the support portion 13 so as to be rotatable.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the base portion 11 is formed in a plate shape having a predetermined area. As shown in FIG. 3, the base portion 11 is disposed between the gas stove 6 and the stove mounting table 5, and is supported by the support portion 13.
Also, the cover body 16 is supported. Therefore, the base portion 11 is preferably applied with a double-sided tape or the like on the lower surface thereof and is adhered to the stove base 5 to stably support the danger prevention cover 10.

The supporting portion 13 is preferably made of a material having a certain elasticity as a whole, such as styrene-maleimide resin, polypropylene, acrylonitrile-tadiene-styrene copolymer, or the like, which is flame-retardant or heat-resistant. It is formed of a material having plasticity, and as shown in FIG. 3, it is provided so as to stand from the one end of the base portion 11 with a slight inclination toward the gas stove side. As shown in FIG. 1, the support portion 13 is a substantially U-shaped frame having an open upper portion, and includes leg pieces 14 and 15 extending upward in parallel with each other. These leg pieces 14 and 15 are
As will be described later, when the cover body 16 is closed, the cover body 16 is brought into contact with and fixed to the cover body 16.

Therefore, in the vicinity of the middle of the leg pieces 14 and 15, extensions 14a and 15a extending inwardly are respectively formed.
Then, claw pieces 14b and 15b are formed by bending the tip ends of these extension portions 14a and 15a toward the cover body 16 side. The claw pieces 14b and 15b are provided with inclined stepped portions 14c and 15c at the tip end portions thereof, each of which has an inclined surface that is inclined inwardly toward the tip end. Thereby, as will be described later, the claw pieces 14a and 15a are inserted into the engagement holes formed in the cover body 16, the inclined step portions 14c and 15c are engaged with the peripheral portions of the engagement holes, and the cover body 16 is In the closed state, it is fixed to the support portion 13.

Further, the lower portion 13a of the supporting portion 13 is inclined or chamfered as shown in FIG. As a result, the danger prevention cover 1 including the support portion 13
When 0 is placed in front of the gas stove 6,
It does not interfere with the lower protruding portion 6a. Further, a bearing portion 13c is formed in the lower portion of the support portion 13, and a shaft 16a of a cover body 16 described later is rotatably mounted.

The cover main body 16 is formed in a flat plate shape as a whole so that an infant cannot touch the switch or lever covered by the cover main body 16 even if the hand reaches out. For this reason, it is formed as a flat plate as a whole, and is surrounded by the folded-back portion 17 except for the upper portion (lower portion in FIG. 1) in the closed state of FIG. As a result, the cover body 1
When S6 is closed, a space S1 is defined inside the cover body 16 so that air can be trapped. The air layer in the space S1 makes it difficult for heat from the gas stove 6 side to be transferred to the cover body 16 in the state shown in FIG. Here, since the constituent members of the danger prevention cover 10 including the cover body 16 are arranged in the vicinity of a gas stove, which is a combustion appliance, it is preferable that the constituent member is made of a normal thermoplastic resin depending on the constituent members. Absent. That is, it is dangerous if the constituent member itself is a resin that is easily ignited when cooking flames, cooking oil, etc. are transferred.
Considering such points, for safety, as described above, a thermosetting synthetic resin such as phenol, or a thermoplastic synthetic resin such as a styrene maleimide resin, a flame retardant polypropylene (PP), It is preferable to use a thermosetting resin or a flame-retardant thermoplastic resin such as acrylonitrile / tadiene / styrene copolymer (ABS).

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the cover body 16
The upper part of is an open portion 17a. by this,
As shown in the drawing, when the danger prevention cover 10 is attached to the gas stove 6, the top plate or eaves 9 covers the cover body 16
It will not interfere with. Therefore, even if the gas stove 6 is of a slightly different type, it can be used without interfering with a portion such as the top plate of the gas stove 6. In addition, in FIG. 3, if the length of the cover main body 16 in the up-down direction is further increased, it is possible to cover even the profitable portion on the top plate 9 and the cooking utensil thereon.

Further, the cover body 16 is provided with a pair of engagement holes 18a and 18b. This engaging hole 18a,
As shown in FIG. 3, 18b is formed at a position corresponding to the claw portions 14c and 15c of the support portion 13 when the cover body 16 is closed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, when the cover body 16 is rotated in the direction of the arrow to be in the closed state as shown in FIG. 4, the inclined step portions of the claw portions 18a, 18b are engaged with the engaging holes 18a, 18b. The cover main body 16 can be fixed in a closed state by being locked to the peripheral edge portion of the.

This embodiment is constructed as described above,
Next, its function and method of use will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the danger prevention cover 10 of the present embodiment is attached to a position where the operating means of the gas stove 6 can be covered. In the case of the drawing, the base portion 11 is provided between the gas stove 6 and the mounting table 5 in accordance with the position covering the operation levers on the right side of the gas stove 6.
(See Fig. 3). If the danger prevention cover 10 is mounted near the center of the gas stove 6, the grill part can be covered, and if it is mounted on the left side, another operation means can be covered.

As a result, in the state of FIG. 1, that is, in the state where the cover body 16 is opened, the U-shaped leg piece 1 of the support portion 13 is formed.
Reference numerals 4 and 15 extend to the left and right of the operating means on the front surface of the gas stove 6 and do not hinder the operation of the lever or the like by the user. Next, the cover body 16 is rotated about the shaft 16a in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 to close it as shown in FIG. In this case, the claw pieces 14c and 15c of the supporting portion 13 are the cover body 1
By being forcibly inserted into the engaging holes 18a, 18a of No. 6, these claw pieces 14c, 15c are bent inward as shown by the arrows in FIG. 1, and each inclined step portion is engaged with the engaging holes 18a, 18a.
It goes over the peripheral edge and is locked to this peripheral edge. As a result, the cover body 16 is fixed in the completely closed state as shown in FIG. 4, so that an infant or the like cannot touch the operating lever or the like of the gas stove 6.

Thus, even when the gas stove 6 is being used for cooking or the like, it is possible to effectively avoid a situation in which a baby touches the operating lever or the like and the infant performs a dangerous operation. Moreover, the base portion 11 can be attached simply by adhering it to the stove base with a double-sided tape, and can be easily attached at a lower cost than a child lock mechanism or the like provided in a combustion device such as a gas stove.

In the above-described embodiment, an example of covering a part of the operating means of the gas stove is shown, but if a larger danger prevention cover is formed with substantially the same structure, all operations of the gas stove will be performed. The means can be covered.

FIGS. 5 to 10 show a second embodiment of the danger prevention cover of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows the base portion 21 and the support portion 23 of the danger prevention cover. The base portion 21 has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.
The support portion 23 stands upright from the base portion 21.
Moreover, the gas stove (not shown) side is provided with a slight inclination. This support portion 23 is similar to the first embodiment in that it is a substantially U-shaped frame with an open top.

In this embodiment, the supporting portion 23 has a bearing portion 23a as shown in FIGS. The bearing portion receives a dowel provided at one end of the cover body 26, which will be described later. Furthermore, the support portion 23
In the upper portions of the leg pieces 24, 25 extending in parallel with each other, engaging holes 26, 27 for engaging with engaging hooks of the cover body 26, which will be described in detail later, are formed.

That is, the bearing portion 23c has an upper portion 23d opened as shown in FIG. 7, and a dowel (see FIG. 6) 26a as a pivot formed at one end (lower end) of the cover body 26 from this opening. To accept.
The bottom portion of the bearing portion 23c has a first step portion 23e that holds the dowel 26a at an upper position (first position) indicated by a chain line,
As shown by the solid line, on the back side (gas stove side),
The second step portion 23f held at the lower position (second position)
It has and. Then, these step portions 23e, 23f
Has a curved surface so that the dowel 26a can rotate.

The cover body 26 is shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 is a view of the cover main body 26 seen from the back side. Engaging hooks 28, 28 extending toward the support portion 23 are formed on the folded portions 27, 27 formed around the plate-shaped shielding portion. Has been done. In addition, at the lower end of the cover body 26, the dowels 26a,
6a is formed. The cover body 26 is the dowel 2
6a and 26a are rotatably mounted on the bearing portion 23c of the support portion 23. Further, the cover body 26 is shown in FIG.
As shown in 0, a handle 29 for inserting the user's hand is formed on the front surface. For the same reason as in the first embodiment, the upper portion of the cover body 26 may be opened.

When the dowel 26a as the pivot of the cover body 26 thus constructed is fitted into the bearing portion 23a of the support portion 23 and the cover body 26 is rotated toward the support portion 23 side, the engaging hooks 28, 28 thereof are formed. Is the engagement hole 2 of the support portion 23.
6,27 accepted. In this case, when the cover body 26 is in the above-mentioned first position, the engagement hooks 28, 28 are not locked as shown in FIG. When the cover body 26 further rotates from the first position to reach the second position, the dowel 26a moves from the step portion 23e to 23f in the bearing portion 23c, so that the cover body 26 moves downward as a whole. , The hook portion 28 of the engaging hook 28, 28 as shown in FIG.
The a and 28a are adapted to be engaged with the vertical step portions 26a and 27a of the engagement hole.

The second embodiment is constructed as described above, and the danger prevention cover of this embodiment can cover the operating means of the gas stove 6 (see FIG. 2) as in the first embodiment. Install in position.

When the cover main body 26 is opened, the U-shaped leg pieces 24 and 25 of the support portion 23 extend to the left and right of the operating means on the front surface of the gas stove 6, so that the user can operate the lever or the like. There is no hindrance. Next, when the cover body 26 is rotated around the shaft 26a, the cover 26 is slightly moved downward as described above, and the engaging hooks 28 of the cover 26 are engaged with the engaging holes of the support portion 23. To be done. As a result, the cover body 26 is fixed to the support portion 23 in the closed state, so that even if an infant or the like touches the cover body 26, it cannot be easily opened.

Thus, even when the gas stove 6 is used for cooking as in the first embodiment,
It is possible to effectively avoid a situation in which a baby touches the operation lever or the like with care and performs a dangerous operation. In addition, the base portion 21 can be attached simply by adhering it to the stove base with double-sided tape, and can be attached easily at a lower cost than a child lock mechanism or the like provided in a combustion device such as a gas stove.

FIG. 11 shows a third embodiment of the danger prevention cover of the present invention mounted on the gas stove 6. As shown, this hazard cover 30
Has a large cover body 36 vertically and horizontally, and covers almost all the operation panel on the front side of the gas stove 6 and also covers the gas stove 6 and the cookware.

12 and 13 show the fixing structure of the danger preventing cover 30, and in these drawings, the cover main body 36 is shown in a simplified manner for the sake of easy understanding. In the figure, the cover body 36 is rotatably fixed to the support portion 33. In this embodiment, the support portions 33 are arranged one on each side of the cover body 36 and have a common structure. That is, the support portion 33 has a bearing portion 33a, and further has a base portion 31 extending rearward (on the gas stove side in FIG. 11) in a frame shape. By adhering the base portion 31 to the upper surface of the stove base 5 in FIG. 11 with double-sided tape or the like, the danger prevention cover 30 of this embodiment can be arranged and fixed on the front surface of the gas stove 6.

The cover main body 36 has basically the same structure as that of the first and second embodiments, and the cover area is formed large as described above. A dowel 36a serving as a pivot is integrally formed at the lower end of the cover body 36,
The dowel 36a is rotatably fixed to the bearing portion 33a of the support portion 23. That is, the cover body 36 is supported by the bearing portion 33a, and is rotatable about the dowel 36a so as to be movable from the open state to the closed state. Further, at the lower end of the cover 36, as shown in FIG.
At the right end, an engaging plate 35 having a taper is provided.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13, the bearing portion 33a of the support portion 33 is formed with a long hole 33b extending obliquely. The dowel 36a of the cover body 36 is inserted into the elongated hole 23b. Further, the bearing portion 33a includes a cut portion 33c in which a portion near the lower end is cut diagonally. A curved guide surface 33d is formed on the upper portion of the cut portion 33c.

As a result, when the cover body 36 is in the open state, the engaging plate 23d is guided while abutting on the guide surface 33d of the bearing portion 33a. At this time, the boss 36a of the cover main body 36 is moved to the upper end of the elongated hole 33b and can be rotated at the first position shown by the chain line in the drawing. As a result, the cover body 36 is
It rotates in the direction indicated by arrow A and moves in the closing direction. Then, when the engagement plate 35 comes off the lower end of the curved surface 33d, the cover body 36 moves downward and the tapered tip end of the engagement plate 35 fits into the cut portion 33c. Then, the cover body 36 is in the closed state as shown by the solid line, and in this state, the engaging plate 35 is locked by the notch 33c (second position) as shown in FIG.

The third embodiment is constructed as described above, and the danger prevention cover of this embodiment covers the operating means of the gas stove 6 (see FIG. 11) like the first embodiment. Attach it to the position to get it.

When the cover main body 36 is opened, there is nothing inside the cover main body 36 and it does not hinder the operation of the lever or the like by the user. Next, when the cover body 36 is rotated around the shaft (dough) 36a, the cover body 36 is slightly moved downward as described above, and the engagement plate 35 of the cover body 36 is moved to the notch 33c of the support portion 33. Engaged. As a result, the cover body 36 is fixed to the support portion 33 in the closed state, so that even if an infant or the like touches the cover body 36, it cannot be easily opened.

Thus, in the third embodiment, even when the gas stove 6 is being used for cooking as in the case of the first embodiment, the operating lever or the like may be touched by an infant, which may be dangerous. It is possible to effectively avoid such a situation that a wrong operation is performed. Moreover, the base portion 31 can be attached simply by adhering it to the stove base with double-sided tape, and can be attached easily without the cost of attachment as compared with a child lock mechanism or the like provided in a combustion device such as a gas stove. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 14, since the cover 36 is also formed to be large in the height direction, it is possible to shield not only the operating means of the gas stove 6 but also the profit and cookware. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent a baby from getting burned by touching these cooking utensils and the shavings during cooking.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily attach and detach, and even when the gas stove is in use,
It is possible to effectively prevent children from tampering with the operating means, and to provide a gas stove danger prevention cover that can be widely used for different types of gas stoves.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a first embodiment of a danger prevention cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the danger prevention cover of FIG. 1 is attached to a gas stove.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the danger prevention cover of FIG. 1 is closed.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the danger prevention cover of FIG. 1 in a closed state.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a base portion and a support portion according to a second embodiment of the danger prevention cover of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a cover body of the danger prevention cover of FIG.

7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a bearing portion of the danger prevention cover of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a structure of an engagement hole provided in the support portion of FIG.

9 is a diagram showing a structure of an engagement hole provided in the support portion of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a cover body of the danger prevention cover of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the danger prevention cover of the present invention.

12 is a schematic perspective view showing an engagement structure of the danger prevention cover of FIG.

13 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an engagement structure of the danger prevention cover of FIG.

14 is a side view showing a use state of the danger prevention cover of FIG. 11. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Gas stove platform 6 Gas stove 9 Top plate 10 Danger prevention cover 11 Base part 13 Support part 14 Leg piece 15 Leg piece 16 Cover body

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A cover main body formed to have a size capable of covering at least the operating means of the gas cooker and openable and closable, a support portion for fixing the cover main body in at least a closed state, the cover main body and the support. A hazard prevention cover, characterized in that at least one end portion of the portion is fixed and a base portion arranged on the fixed side is provided. 2. One end of the cover body is rotatably fixed to the support portion, and an engagement piece formed on one of the support portion and the cover body is formed on the other. Characterized by being configured to engage and disengage with the hole,
The danger prevention cover according to claim 1. 3. The supporting portion is made of a synthetic resin having elasticity and is formed as a substantially U-shaped frame having an open upper portion, and the substantially U-shaped frame is formed by leg pieces extending in parallel to each other. Each has a pair of extension parts extending inward, and a pair of claw pieces provided by bending from the tips of these extension parts toward the cover body side, and the cover body has the pair of claws. The danger prevention cover according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an engagement hole to be engaged with the piece. 4. The base portion is formed in a plate shape,
The danger prevention cover according to claim 1, which is fixed to an upper surface of a mounting table on which the gas stove is mounted. 5. The support portion has a bearing portion that rotatably supports one end of the cover body, and the bearing portion is configured to be movable in the vertical direction with the cover body closed. Further, the cover body is formed with an engagement piece extending toward the support portion side, and when the cover body is closed, the engagement piece is engaged with the support portion side by moving the cover body downward. The danger prevention cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover is engaged with the dowel. 6. The support portion is a substantially U-shaped frame having an upper opening, and the engaging holes are formed in leg pieces parallel to each other of the substantially U-shaped frame. The danger prevention cover according to claim 5. 7. The support part has a bearing part in which an elongated hole as a bearing hole is formed, and a pivot shaft formed at one end of the cover body is rotated to move the major axis of the elongated hole. The danger prevention cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover body is fixed in a closed state.