JPH1085073A - Furniture toppling prevention set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simultaneously set an upper block and a toppling prevention set, by setting a toppling prevention set to ascend/descend an elevation arm with a contact piece in both sides of the upper block to the ceiling in parallel with an upper block side wall. SOLUTION: This toppling prevention set S is supported by a horizontal frame 4 equipped at a position down to a desired dimension from the upper edge in a frame 3 formed by two boards jointed in parallel. When a pivot shaft 12 in the midway of an elevation arm 14 on both ends of a shaft support member 13 and risen/fallen by rotation of the elevation arm 14, the shaft support member 13 moves up/down to make the elevation arm 14 to perform ascending/ descending of a contact piece 11. Rotating an attaching handle 16 equipped on a feeding screw 9 as an elevation means to rotate the feeding screw 9 to move leaving nuts 7 and 8 from each other by screws 5 in the left hand and 6 in the right hand, a pair of elevation arms 14 are rotated around the pivot shaft 12 so as to erect inward to move the contact piece 11 leaving from the upper edge of the frame 3 to approach the ceiling and then pushed against the ceiling. The toppling prevention set is set simultaneously with setting of the upper block.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for installing furniture at the same time as a top bag or placing furniture to prevent the furniture from falling down during an earthquake.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Chests, cupboards, and other furniture with a top bag or those with a top mounted thereon are provided with a fall prevention device such as a screw jack type between the top of the top bag or the top plate and the ceiling. By inserting the piece into the ceiling, the furniture is fixed to the building to prevent the furniture from falling or coming off during an earthquake.

[0003] However, since the above-mentioned fall prevention device is not provided with the top bag or the upper bag, but must be installed in search of a separately sold product, there is a case where an earthquake occurs before installation without troublesomeness. In many cases, even if they are attached, the top bag or top plate often has a flash structure in which plywood is stretched around the frame edge.If you do not know this, and you install a fall prevention device on the plywood part, If the plywood is damaged, the fall prevention device will not function, causing the furniture to fall or slip out.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. When a top bag or an upper case is installed, a fall prevention set is installed at the same time.
An object of the present invention is to provide a furniture overturn prevention structure that completes the fixing of furniture to a building by a simple operation.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a furniture fall-preventing structure according to the present invention is a furniture top bag or an upper case, and a piece to the ceiling is provided on both sides thereof. A pair of fall prevention sets in which a lifting arm and a mechanism for raising and lowering the lifting arm are supported by a frame are disposed so as to be parallel to the top bag or the upper side plate. Features. The elevating arm of the fall prevention set is configured to elevate and lower the upper contact piece by a rotational movement about an axis, and the elevating mechanism of the elevating arm employs a feed screw.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a furniture fall prevention structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a top bag that is set with furniture 2 such as a chest of drawers, a cabinet, or an upper placed on the furniture 2. The top bag or the upper 1 is a top plate a, The base plate b and the side plate c are joined by a known knitting technique to form a rectangular box as shown in FIG. 1, and a plurality of opening / closing doors d are attached to the front opening. The top bag or upper unit 1 and the top prevention unit 1 are simultaneously installed by installing a fall prevention set described later into the side plate c or attaching the top or bottom unit to the outside or inside thereof. So that

The symbol S indicates a pair of right and left overturn prevention sets. The overturn prevention set S includes a frame 3 formed by joining two plates in parallel as shown in FIG. 2 is supported by a horizontal frame 4 provided as shown in FIG. 2 at a position lower than a required dimension from an upper edge of the inner frame, and a left screw 5 and a right screw 6 are formed on a front side and a rear side of a vertical center of the frame. A feed screw 9 serving as an elevating mechanism for the elevating arm, which is formed by screwing nuts 7 and 8 to the left screw 5 and the right screw 6, is housed in the frame 3 as shown in FIG. Are attached to the nuts 7 and 8, the upper end is protruded above the frame 3, and a contact piece 11 is attached to this portion to contact a ceiling 10 of a building shown in FIG. 6. A pair of elevating arms 14 supported at both ends to cause an elevating operation by a rotational movement It constituted by.

The pair of overturn prevention sets S is provided by supporting the pivot 12 in the middle of the elevating arm 14 at both ends of the supporting member 13 and raising and lowering the pivoting arm 14 by rotating the elevating arm 14. Is moved up and down while maintaining the distance between the two pivots 12 so that the lifting and lowering arms 14 raise and lower the contact piece 11.
As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of longitudinal slots 1 at a predetermined interval.
5 is provided, and the lifting arm 14
When the pivot is raised and lowered, the pivot 12 moves up and down in the long hole 15 while maintaining the interval by the long hole 15, so that the lifting arm 14 can raise and lower the contact piece 11 in the same manner.

[0010] The pair of overturn prevention sets S includes:
A detachable handle 16 is attached to the feed screw 9 as the elevating means as shown by a chain line in FIGS. 2 and 3, the feed screw 9 is rotated to one side by the handle 16, and a nut When the members 7 and 8 are moved closer to each other, the pair of lifting arms 14 rotate about the pivot 12 so as to fall outward, and the contact piece 11 mounted on the upper side thereof is shown by a solid line in FIGS. As shown by, the frame 3 is held at a position close to the upper edge. However, the feed screw 9 is rotated to the other side, and the left screw 5 and the right screw 6 cause the nut 7 to rotate.
And 8 are moved so as to be separated from each other.
Pivots so as to rise inward about the pivot 12, and separates the contact piece 11 from the upper edge of the frame 3, approaches the ceiling 10, and is pressed against the ceiling 10 as shown by a chain line in FIGS. 2 and 3. To do. At this time, since it is important for the ceiling 10 to be immovable to prevent overturning, in the case of a plate ceiling of a Japanese house, a reinforcing member corresponding to this piece 11 It is arranged and the plate ceiling is supported so that it becomes immobile.

Further, the fall prevention set S does not necessarily need to be provided with the pair of elevating arms 14 as described above, and the function of preventing the fall can be sufficiently performed by only one side thereof. If possible, a feed screw 9 as an elevating means is horizontally supported on the front side as shown in FIG. 4, a right screw 6 is provided on the feed screw 9, and a nut 8 is screwed into the feed screw 9.
One lifting arm 14 housed in the frame 3 is
, The upper end of the lifting arm 14 extends above the frame 3, and a contact piece 11 is attached to this portion to contact the ceiling 10 of the building, and the intermediate pivot 12 is attached to the frame 3 as shown by a chain line in FIG. 4. A configuration is employed in which it is movably engaged with the provided longitudinal hole 15.

In this case, the feed screw 9 as a lifting means
When the nut 8 is moved toward the center of the frame 3 by the right-hand screw 6 so that the lifting arm 14 pivots about the pivot 12 so as to fall outward, The holding piece 11 attached to the upper side is held at a position near the upper edge of the frame 3 as shown by a solid line in FIG. However, when the feed screw 9 is rotated to the other side and the nut 8 is moved by the right screw 6 so as to be separated from the center of the frame 3, the elevating arm 14 rotates so as to rise inward about the pivot 12. Then, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 4, the contact piece 11 is moved to the ceiling 10 side, and is eventually pressed against the ceiling 10.

The furniture fall prevention structure shown in the above-described embodiment can be achieved by installing the top bag 1 together with the chest and the cupboard 2 or placing the top 1 on the placed chest and the cupboard 2. , A pair of fall prevention sets S is installed. Then, when each lifting arm 14 is raised by the feed screw 9 as a lifting mechanism, the contact piece 11 attached to the upper end of the lifting arm 14 is pressed against the ceiling 10 and is fixed to the ceiling 10, and at the same time the reaction force is increased. Since it is added to the chest or the cupboard 2 via the bag or the top 1 and the action of fixing them to the floor 17 is also performed, the chest, the cupboard 2 and the top bag, and the top 1 are securely fixed to the building, Even if an earthquake occurs, it is possible to stably achieve personal safety and prevent damage to furniture and contents without falling down or slipping out.

[0014]

【The invention's effect】

(Effect of Claim 1) (1) When the top bag or the top is installed, the fall prevention set is installed at the same time, and the operation of fixing the furniture to the building is completed at the same time. Compared to the case of installing another fall prevention device after installation, it is extremely convenient because it is possible to take a perfect earthquake countermeasure without taking time and effort. (2) Since a pair of fall prevention sets are arranged on both sides of the top bag or the top, even if a large force acts on the fall prevention set in the event of an earthquake, the firmly configured side plates withstand this force. It supports the fall prevention set and maintains the function of the fall prevention, so that even in the case of a large earthquake, the furniture is prevented from falling over and slipping out, and it only contributes greatly to personal safety and protection of furniture and storage items etc. Also, the fall prevention set does not reduce the capacity of the top bag or the top. (Effect of Claim 2) Not only can a reliable operation and a strong fixing force be provided on the market at low cost, but it can also be incorporated into a top bag or an upper side plate, and even if it is attached to the side plate, it is bulky. Absent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a furniture fall prevention structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the structure of the overturn prevention set according to the first embodiment with a part thereof broken away.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing another structure of the overturn prevention set according to the first embodiment with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing still another structure of the rolling prevention set according to the first embodiment with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional front view in which the structure of the overturn prevention set shown in FIG. 2 is enlarged and partially omitted.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which furniture is prevented from falling over by the fall prevention structure according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Top bag or upper part 2 Furniture S Fall prevention set 3 Frame 9 Elevating mechanism 11 This piece 14 Elevating arm

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pair of overturned furniture that is a top bag or an upper part of furniture, and a frame supporting a lifting arm having a contact piece to a ceiling at an upper portion and a mechanism for lifting and lowering the lifting arm on both sides thereof. A structure for preventing furniture from overturning, wherein a prevention set is arranged in parallel with the top bag or the upper side plate. 2. A structure in which an elevating arm of a fall prevention set raises and lowers an upper contact piece by a rotational movement about an axis.
2. The furniture overturn prevention structure according to claim 1, wherein the lifting mechanism of the lifting arm is a feed screw.