JPH08322646A - Table for earthquake - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To keep a safe escape space even when a ceiling falls by providing a table with a grasping rod positioned under a top plate for a person who escapes under the top plate at the time of an earthquake to grasp. CONSTITUTION: A grasping rod 1 comprising a support pole of a metal pipe is fitted at a center pipe, and four leg parts 2 similarly comprising support poles of metal pipes are formed around it. The grasping rod 1 and each leg part 2 are connected and held to be capable of engagement and contraction by couplings 3, 4, 5. Each frame member 6 is connected to each coupling 3, 4, 5 to be capable of engagement and contraction for connecting upper parts of the grasping rod 1 and the leg part 2 to each other. Reinforcement plates 3a, 4a, 5a are installed on respective corners of the respective couplings 3, 4, 5, and the grasping rod 1, leg parts 2, and frame members 6 are engaged into connection parts 3b, 4b, 5b of them to be fixed by bolts, so a skeleton 9 is formed. A top plate 10 is then fixed to an upper part of the skeleton 9 by installation bolts 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an earthquake table that can be evacuated by escaping to the lower part in the event of an earthquake.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Of the more than 5,300 victims in the Hyogo ken Nanbu Earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1995, 90% of the victims would have collapsed furniture or underlayed a building. Or it is a new memory that he died of suffocation as a result of being underlayed on furniture and buildings. It would be a pity to think that many human lives would have been lost if there was a sturdy evacuation space nearby that would not be destroyed even if it collapsed under furniture or the underlay of a building in such a case. It is currently unpredictable when an earthquake will occur, especially in the case of a direct type, but it is very important to have an evacuation space where people can immediately evacuate. Speaking of the evacuation space that is familiar to general households in the event of an earthquake, the area under the table used for dining tables is the most accessible.

[0003]

However, the conventional table is messy, and it is effective in the case of heavy furniture such as a large cupboard falling down or a violent earthquake such as falling of the ceiling. A safe evacuation space cannot be formed. Also, in the case of a conventional table, even if a person escapes to the bottom of the table during an earthquake, the shaking of the earthquake may cause the person to be thrown out of the table, or the table may move, causing the table to remain violent. In case of an earthquake, it cannot be a safe evacuation space. This displacement of the body of the evacuated person from the table can be prevented to some extent by the person evacuating to the legs of the table, but the table is still supported by the legs that are caught when the shaking is severe. Turns around and is not safe enough.

An object of the present invention is tough enough to prevent heavy furniture from breaking or the ceiling falling down easily in an earthquake, and people can safely evacuate to the lower part of it. There is an earthquake table available.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a grip bar which is located below a top plate and can be grasped by a person who has evacuated to the bottom of the top plate in case of an earthquake. It is provided.

According to the present invention, a skeleton is assembled with a metal pipe, a top plate is placed and fixed on the skeleton, and a person who is located below the top plate and evacuated to the lower part of the top plate is A gripping bar that can be gripped is attached to the skeleton.

[0007]

According to claim 1, if an earthquake occurs during a meal using this earthquake table or while in the dining room where this table is placed, immediately evacuate to the bottom of this table. It is possible to prevent the body from being thrown out of the top plate of the table by clinging to the gripping bar hung in the center of the table. The top plate of the table is reinforced with this gripping rod, so even if heavy furniture or the ceiling falls on the evacuated table, the top plate will not easily break and collapse.

According to the second aspect, the table is further strengthened so that, for example, even if the beam on the ceiling falls, there is no concern that the skeleton will be crushed, and there is no concern that the grip bar will be removed by violent shaking.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 and FIG. Are four legs which are arranged around the leg 1 and which are also made of metal pipe struts having a rectangular cross section.
Reference numerals 3, 4 and 5 are joints for connecting and holding the grip bar 1 and each leg 2 so that they can be fitted and contracted. Reference numeral 6 is a metal pipe frame member having a rectangular cross section which is connected to each of the joints 3, 4 and 5 in a retractable manner and connects the grip bar 1 and the upper and lower parts of each leg 2 to each other. Note that the grip bar 1, each leg 2, and the frame member 6 are not limited to a metal pipe having a rectangular cross section, and may have a round shape, a rectangular shape, or any other shape. The wall thickness is 1
The length of each leg 2 and each frame member 6 is about 1 mm to 2 mm, and each of them is about 5 cm square. Reinforcement plates 3a, 4a and 5a are attached to the corners of the joints 3, 4 and 5, respectively, and the connecting rods 3b, 4b and 5b are provided with the grip bar 1, the leg portions 2 and the frame members 6, respectively. The skeleton 9 is formed by being inserted and fixed by the bolt 7.

Reference numeral 8 is a cushioning member, and 10 is a top plate made of wood, plywood or any other material, which is fixed to the upper portion of the skeleton 9 shown in FIG. 2 by mounting bolts 11 and nuts 11a.

Although the embodiment shows the earthquake table having a rectangular shape in a plane, it is optional to make it into a rectangular shape or any other shape.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment. Although this embodiment also has the same basic structure as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it is a round table, and a metal pipe such as round steel is used for legs and frame members. The difference is that it uses. That is, the grip bar 20 arranged in the central portion, the four leg portions 21 arranged around the grip bar 20, and the grip bar 20.
And a joint 22, which is connected to the upper part of each leg 21 in a retractable manner,
23, a straight frame member 24 and a curved frame member 25 for connecting the joints 22, 23 together, and a bolt 26 for fixing the leg portions 20, 21 and the frame members 24, 25 to the joints 22, 23.
A skeleton 30 is formed by and a disk-shaped top plate 29 is fixed onto the frame members 24 and 25 by mounting bolts 28 and nuts 28a. Reference numeral 27 is a buffer member.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is easy to evacuate in the event of an earthquake, and even if heavy furniture falls down or the ceiling falls, it is not easily crushed and is safe. Since a large evacuation space can be maintained, it is possible to ensure the safety of the body and life of the evacuees.

Further, even during a strong shaking during an earthquake, an evacuee will not be thrown out of the table by clinging to the grip bar located in the central portion.

According to the second aspect, since the table is further strengthened, the safety of the evacuees can be secured more safely.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an earthquake table according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the earthquake table according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the earthquake table according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,2,20,21 Leg part 3,4,5,22,23 Joint 6,24,25 Frame material 7,26 Bolt 10,31 Top plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A seismic table, which is provided below the top plate and is provided with a grip bar which can be grasped by a person who has evacuated to the lower part of the top plate in the event of an earthquake. 2. A skeleton is assembled with a metal pipe, a top plate is placed and fixed on the skeleton, and a person evacuated below the top plate can catch an evacuee. An earthquake table, characterized in that a gripping rod that can be attached is attached to the skeleton.