JP2013094399A - Fixing device, fixing structure, and fixing method of furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing device, fixing structure, and a fixing method of a piece of furniture which are simple and do not damage a fine appearance.SOLUTION: The fixing device 100 is a member that is used to fix furniture 4 to a wall surface A. The fixing device 100 is composed of a rail 1, a fixing board 2, and a bolt 3. As shown in Fig.1, the fixing device 100 is used in such a way that the fixing board 2 is fitted into the rail 1 disposed on the wall surface A and that a back board of the piece of furniture 4 is held and fixed between the bolt 3 and the rail 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a furniture fixture, a fixing structure, and a fixing method for fixing furniture to a wall surface in order to prevent the furniture from falling during an earthquake.

  During an earthquake, furniture may fall due to severe shaking. In order to avoid such furniture fall during an earthquake, various furniture fall prevention tools and fall prevention methods have been proposed.

  Conventionally, there are many fixing brackets for joining the upper surface of furniture and a wall surface parallel to the furniture in the fall prevention tool. For example, an L-shaped pressing member has been proposed as a tipping prevention tool for fixing the upper surface of furniture to a rail embedded in a side wall (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Further, as a method for preventing the fall, there is a method of connecting furniture and a wall surface with a string-like wire or belt. For example, a method has been proposed in which a furniture top plate and a wall surface are connected by a wire rope having a hook member at one end and a screwing member at the other end (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2006-034824 A JP 2007-130407 A

  However, in the above conventional fall prevention device, when an L-shaped presser member or wire rope is attached to furniture, the member is visible from the outside, and the aesthetic appearance is impaired. Moreover, in the conventional fall prevention tool, in order to fix the L-shaped presser member and hook member to the upper surface of the furniture, a fixing tool such as a screw must be driven into the wall surface. Therefore, when moving furniture, it is necessary to perform a troublesome work of attaching the fixture by removing the fixture once using a tool and opening a hole in the wall at another place.

  The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and its purpose is to prevent furniture from falling over in the event of an earthquake and is simple and does not impair the aesthetics. It is an object to provide a fixing device, a fixing structure, and a fixing method.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a fixture for fixing furniture to a wall surface, and the fixture includes a rail provided on the wall surface, and a fixing plate fitted to the rail. The rail is formed of a bolt that is screwed and connected to the fixing plate, and the rail is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is a latch that locks the fixing plate inserted in the U-shape of the rail. The bolt includes a bolt head for sandwiching the back plate or side plate of the furniture between the locking piece and the fixing plate includes a screw hole for screwing with the bolt. It is characterized by providing.

  In the above aspect, the furniture can be fixed to the wall surface very easily by only rotating the bolt without using a tool. Moreover, in order to change the fixing place of furniture, a volt | bolt and a fixing plate can also be removed easily.

  Invention of Claim 2 adds furniture as a structure to invention of Claim 1, and was caught as a fixed structure, Comprising: The fixing plate fitted to the said rail on the rail provided in the wall surface, and said fixing A fixing structure for fixing a back plate or a side plate of furniture by bolts screwed to the plate, wherein the back plate or the side plate of the furniture includes a through hole, and the rail has a substantially U-shaped cross section. And a locking piece for locking the fixing plate formed and inserted into the U-shape of the rail, the bolt penetrating the through hole and locking the back plate or side plate of the furniture. A bolt head for sandwiching between the bolt and the piece is provided, and the fixing plate has a screw hole for screwing with the bolt.

  In the above aspect, since the back plate or the side plate of the furniture is provided with a through hole, the back plate or the side plate of the furniture can be fixed to the rail by inserting a fixing plate having a bolt into the through hole. Bolts and fixing plates are not visible from the outside of the furniture and do not impair the aesthetics.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the through hole is sized so that the fixing plate penetrates but the bolt head does not penetrate.

  In the above aspect, since the through hole has a size through which the fixing plate penetrates, the fixing plate can be inserted into the through hole from the inside of the furniture in a state in which the bolt is screwed to the fixing plate in advance. The worker can perform a series of fixing operations only from the inside of the furniture.

  Invention of Claim 4 was caught as a fixing method performed using the fixture of Claim 1, Comprising: On the rail provided in the wall surface, the fixing plate fitted to the rail, and the fixing plate A fixing method for fixing a back plate or a side plate of furniture by bolts that are screwed together, wherein the rail is formed in a substantially U shape in cross section and inserted into the U shape of the rail. A locking piece for locking the plate; and the bolt includes a bolt head for holding the back plate or side plate of the furniture between the locking piece, and the fixing plate is screwed with the bolt. The back plate or the side plate of the furniture is provided with a through hole having a size that the fixing plate penetrates but the bolt head does not penetrate, and the furniture is brought close to the rail. In the state, the bolt is inserted into the screw hole of the fixing plate, After the fixing plate is inserted into the hole from the inside to the outside of the furniture, the fixing plate is moved close to the rail, and the fixing plate is rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the bolt. A plate is fitted to the rail, and the bolt is screwed to the fixed plate so that the fixed plate and the locking piece abut, and the back plate or side plate of the furniture is connected to the bolt head and the It is characterized by being sandwiched between locking pieces.

  In the above aspect, since the fixing plate provided with the bolt is inserted into the through hole provided in the back plate of the furniture from the inside of the furniture, the bolt and the fixing plate are not visible from the outside of the furniture, and the aesthetic appearance is achieved. No damage.

  According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to provide a furniture fixture, a fixing structure, and a fixing method that are simple and prevent the appearance of furniture from falling over during an earthquake.

The whole perspective view which shows the structure of the fixing tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The exploded view of the fixed structure concerning an embodiment of the invention. The figure which shows the procedure of the fixing method performed using the fixing tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

[1. This embodiment]
[1-1. Constitution]
The fixture 100 of the present embodiment is a member that fixes the furniture 4 to the wall surface A. The fixture 100 includes a rail 1, a fixing plate 2, and bolts 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the fixture 100 is used by fitting the fixing plate 2 to the rail 1 provided on the wall surface A, and sandwiching and fixing the back plate of the furniture 4 between the bolt 3 and the rail 1. To do.

  The rail 1 is formed by welding and joining a rail lower portion 11 and a rail upper portion 12. The lower portion 11 of the rail is substantially L-shaped. From the lower side of FIG. 2, the rail lower plate 111, the rail back plate 112 a suspended from the rail lower plate 111, and the rail back plate 112 a are extended to the rail upper portion 12. And a curved plate 113 in which a recess corresponding to the thickness of the rail upper portion 12 is formed. On the other hand, the rail upper portion 12 has a substantially square shape. From the upper side of FIG. 2, the rail upper plate 122, the rail back plate 112 b that is suspended from one end of the rail upper plate 122, It is comprised from the latching piece 121 suspended from the edge part of this and facing the rail back board 112b. The curved plate 113 and the rail back plate 112b are integrated by welding so that the rail lower portion 11 and the rail upper portion 12 have a substantially U-shaped cross section. Since the curved plate 113 forms a recess, the rail back plate 112a and the back plate 112b are arranged side by side on the same plane.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing plate 2 is a substantially rectangular plate-like body having corners formed in an R shape, and is connected to the substrate 21 and the substrate 21, and is thin with respect to the substrate 21. And the protruding piece 22 formed in the above. A step portion 24 is formed between the substrate 21 and the protruding piece 22. The substrate 21 has a screw hole 23 in the center, and the inside of the screw hole 23 is threaded. The protruding piece 22 is formed to be locked to the locking piece 121 of the rail 1, and the stepped portion 24 is formed to be in contact with the lower end of the locking piece 121.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bolt 3 is a knob bolt including a cylindrical bolt head 31 and a cylindrical bolt shaft portion 32. As shown in FIG. 1, the bolt shaft portion 32 is inserted into a through hole 41 (details will be described later) provided in the back plate 40 of the furniture 4 and a screw hole 23 provided in the fixing plate 2. The length of the bolt shaft portion 32 is longer than the thickness of the back plate 40 of the furniture 4 and shorter than the thickness of the back plate 40 of the furniture 4 plus the length of the rail lower plate 111.

  The furniture 4 is usually known storage furniture. A through hole 41 is provided in the back plate 40 of the furniture 4. The through-hole 41 is a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction, and is formed to be slightly larger than the fixed plate 2 so that the fixed plate 2 can pass therethrough. Further, the through hole 41 is formed such that the short side of the through hole 41 is smaller than the diameter of the bolt head 31 so that the bolt head 31 cannot penetrate.

[1-2. Effect]
Hereinafter, a method of fixing the furniture 4 to the wall surface A by the fixing tool 100 will be described.

  First, the back plate 40 of the furniture 4 is brought close to the rail 1 provided on the wall surface A. Then, the bolt shaft portion 32 of the bolt 3 is inserted into the screw hole 23 of the fixing plate 2, and the bolt 3 is screwed and connected to the fixing plate 2. Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the fixing plate 2 provided with the bolt 3 is connected to the through-hole provided in the back plate 40 of the furniture 4 with the protruding piece 22 of the fixing plate 2 positioned at the upper end. 41 is inserted from the inside of the furniture 4, and the fixing plate 2 is inserted through the outside of the furniture 4. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3B, a part of the bolt shaft part 32 and a part of the bolt shaft part 32 and the bolt head are provided outside the furniture 4 with the part of the bolt shaft part 32 and the fixing plate 2 protruding. 31 is in a state of staying inside the furniture 4.

  Next, in order to insert the fixing plate 2 into the U-shape of the rail 1 provided in the horizontal direction, as shown in FIG. From the state in which the piece 22 is located at the upper end, it is rotated about 90 degrees counterclockwise so that the protruding piece 22 of the fixed plate 2 is located at the left end of the fixed plate 2.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3C, the fixing plate 2 provided with the bolt 3 is brought close to the rail back plate 112a so that the fixing plate 2 and the rail back plate 112a are parallel to each other, and the bolt 3 is attached. Rotate clockwise. The fixing plate 2 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the bolt 3. As a result, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper end 2a of the fixed plate 2 contacts the inner surface of the rail upper plate 122, the lower end 2b of the fixed plate 2 contacts the inner surface of the rail lower plate 111, and the fixed plate 2 The two step portions 24 come into contact with the lower ends of the locking pieces 121 of the rail 1, and the fixing plate 2 is fitted to the rail 1.

  Next, when the bolt 3 is rotated clockwise, the bolt 3 is screwed into the screw hole of the fixing plate 2, and the bolt head 31 of the bolt 3 approaches the fixing plate 2. As a result, the locking piece 121 of the rail 1 and the protruding piece 22 of the fixing plate 2 come into contact with each other, and the bolt head 31 of the bolt 3 and the peripheral portion of the through hole 41 of the furniture 4 come into contact with each other. 40 is sandwiched between the bolt head 31, the locking piece 121 of the rail 1 and the base 21 of the fixing plate 2.

  According to the fixing tool of the present embodiment, furniture can be fixed to the wall surface very simply by the operation of rotating the bolt without using a tool. Moreover, in order to change the fixing place of furniture, a volt | bolt and a fixing plate can also be removed easily.

  In the fixing method of this embodiment, the through-hole provided in the back board of furniture is a magnitude | size which a fixing board penetrates. For this reason, the fixing plate can be inserted into the through hole from the inside of the furniture in a state where the bolt is screwed and connected to the fixing plate in advance, and the operator performs a series of fixing operations only from the inside of the furniture. be able to. Therefore, for example, from the inside of the furniture, only the bolt is inserted into the through hole, and the bolt inserted through the outside of the furniture is screwed to the fixing plate on the outside of the furniture, and the fixing operation is performed again from the inside of the furniture. There is no need to perform such complicated work.

  According to the fixing method of the present embodiment, since the fixing plate provided with the bolt is inserted into the through hole provided in the back plate of the furniture from the inside of the furniture, the bolt and the fixing plate can be seen from the outside of the furniture. There is no loss of aesthetics.

  According to the fixing method of the present embodiment, the rail is provided on the wall surface in the horizontal direction, and the through-hole provided in the back plate of the furniture has a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction. Therefore, the rail can be adjusted in the horizontal direction, and the vertical direction can be adjusted by the through hole provided in the back plate of the furniture, so that the furniture can be fixed at an arbitrary position on the wall surface. In addition, since the height can be adjusted in this way, the furniture can be fixed to the wall by adjusting the height even when the wall and furniture are not on the same plane or when the furniture is equipped with casters. can do.

  According to the fixing method of the present embodiment, when the fixing plate is fitted to the rail, the operator rotates the bolt while pulling the bolt to the inside of the furniture, so that the step of the fixing plate and the lower end of the locking piece of the rail Can be brought into contact with each other to position the fixing plate. Such positioning requires less precision in dimensional accuracy than positioning the fixed plate within the U-shape of the rail by bringing the upper and lower ends of the fixed plate into contact with the rail upper plate and the rail lower plate. Further, the step of the fixing plate abuts against the lower end of the locking piece of the rail, so that the rotation of the fixing plate can be restricted even when the fixture is removed from the furniture. For this reason, the fixing plate does not rotate even if the bolt is turned backward when removing the fixture from the furniture.

  In the fixture of the present embodiment, the corners of the fixing plate are formed in an R shape. Therefore, when the fixed plate rotates within the U-shape of the rail and the upper and lower ends of the fixed plate come into contact with the rail upper plate and the rail lower plate, the fixed plate can be smoothly rotated without being caught. .

[2. Other Embodiments]
In this embodiment, the method of fixing furniture to the rail in which the locking piece is suspended from the rail upper plate is shown. However, as long as it is possible to suppress the fixed plate from coming out of the U-shape of the rail, the rail may have a locking piece suspended from the rail lower plate. Moreover, the latching piece may be suspended by both the rail upper board and the rail lower board. In this case, the fixing plate is provided with two projecting pieces that are brought into contact with the two locking pieces at both ends thereof.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the example of the rail by which the rail upper board and the rail lower board were joined by welding was shown. However, the rail may be a rail made of a single plate as long as it is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the through-hole provided in the back plate of the furniture is a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction and the rails are arranged in the horizontal direction is shown. However, the through hole may be a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the horizontal direction, and the rail may be arranged in the vertical direction.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the example in which the through-hole was provided in the backplate of furniture was shown. However, since the furniture can be fixed to the wall as long as the wall and the furniture are in contact with each other, the through hole may be provided on the side plate of the furniture.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the fixing plate includes the protruding piece and the stepped portion is formed is shown. However, if the fixed plate can be fixed to the rail by the upper and lower ends of the fixed plate coming into contact with the upper and lower plates of the rail, the fixed plate is a simple plate having no protruding piece or stepped portion. It may be a body.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rail 2 Fixing board 3 Bolt 4 Furniture 11 Rail lower part 12 Rail upper part 21 Board | substrate 22 Projection piece 23 Screw hole 24 Step part 31 Bolt head 32 Bolt axial part 40 Back board 41 Through-hole 100 Fixing tool 111 Rail lower board 112a, 112b Rail Back plate 113 Curved plate 121 Locking piece 122 Rail upper plate A Wall surface

Claims (4)

A fixture for fixing furniture to a wall,
The fixture is composed of a rail provided on the wall surface, a fixing plate fitted to the rail, and a bolt screwed to the fixing plate.
The rail is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and includes a locking piece for locking the fixing plate inserted in the U-shaped of the rail,
The bolt includes a bolt head for sandwiching the back plate or the side plate of the furniture with the locking piece,
The said fixing plate is equipped with the screw hole for screwing together with the said volt | bolt, The fixing tool characterized by the above-mentioned. A fixing structure for fixing a back plate or a side plate of furniture by a fixing plate fitted to the rail and a bolt screwed to the fixing plate to a rail provided on a wall surface,
The back plate or side plate of the furniture includes a through hole,
The rail is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and includes a locking piece for locking the fixing plate inserted in the U-shaped of the rail,
The bolt includes a bolt head for penetrating the through hole and sandwiching the back plate or the side plate of the furniture with the locking piece,
The fixing plate is provided with a screw hole for screwing with the bolt.   The fixing structure according to claim 2, wherein the through hole has a size that allows the fixing plate to pass therethrough but does not allow the bolt head to pass therethrough. A fixing method for fixing a back plate or a side plate of furniture to a rail provided on a wall surface by a fixing plate fitted to the rail and a bolt screwed to the fixing plate,
The rail is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and includes a locking piece for locking the fixing plate inserted in the U-shaped of the rail,
The bolt includes a bolt head for sandwiching the back plate or the side plate of the furniture with the locking piece,
The fixing plate includes a screw hole for screwing with the bolt,
The back plate or the side plate of the furniture includes a through-hole having a size through which the fixing plate penetrates but the bolt head does not penetrate,
In a state where the furniture is close to the rail, the bolt is inserted into a screw hole of the fixing plate, and the fixing plate is inserted into the through hole from the inside to the outside of the furniture. Close to the rail,
By rotating the fixed plate in conjunction with rotating the bolt, the fixed plate is fitted to the rail,
When the bolt is screwed to the fixing plate, the fixing plate and the locking piece come into contact with each other, and the back plate or the side plate of the furniture is sandwiched between the bolt head and the locking piece. A method characterized by.

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