JPH07250723A - Furniture fixing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a furniture fixing device easy to mount and also easy to change the fixing position of a contact member to a regulating bar. CONSTITUTION:A locking mechanism for engagingly locking a contact member 6 to a regulating bar 2 in such a manner as to be positionally adjustable is formed of the regulating bar 2, a pin 60 inserted to the through-holes 7, 8 of collars 3, 4 fitted to the regulating bar 2, and a cap 61 fitted to the top end of the pin 60. The cap 61 has a body 68 formed into a bottomed cylinder consisting of a cylindrical part 69 and a bottom part 70; and an engaging protruding part 72 protruded on the longitudinal middle part inner surface of the cylindrical part 69 and engaged with the installing part 63 of the pin 60 when the cap 61 is installed to the installing part 63.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to household unit furniture,
For example, the present invention relates to a furniture fixing device for fixing relatively tall furniture such as a closet or a bookshelf to a house or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various measures have been taken in order to stably fix furniture and the like inside a house, and particularly to prevent a fall due to an earthquake. However, both of these are methods of screwing the furniture and the wall surface or floor surface on which the furniture is installed via an angle, or directly screwing both, and it is also preferable in terms of aesthetics as well as damage to the furniture and the wall surface. It had the drawback of not being. Therefore, in recent years, a fixing device has been provided which fixes furniture to the ceiling by inserting it into a gap between the furniture and the ceiling and prevents the furniture from falling over in the event of an earthquake.

The conventional fixing device will be described below with reference to FIGS. This furniture fixing device includes a pair of abutting members 1, 1 and an adjusting rod 2 that movably supports the abutting members 1, 1 by inserting them into both ends.
And a collar 3 and an adjusting collar 4 for adjusting the fixing positions of the abutting members 1, 1 to the adjusting rods 2, respectively. The contact member 1, the adjusting rod 2, the collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4 are all made of a material such as synthetic resin, aluminum or iron.

The abutting member 1 is composed of a cylindrical rod-shaped tubular portion 5 and an abutment base 6 fixed to the tip of the tubular portion 5. The contact base 6 is a trapezoidal member in a side view having a flat bottom surface, and the distal end of the tubular portion 5 is inserted and fixed inside from the upper surface. On the bottom surface of the contact member 1, furniture 11 or ceiling 1
2 A urethane cushion sheet S is attached so as not to damage the surface. The adjusting rod 2 is a cylindrical rod-shaped body formed to have a length about twice that of the cylindrical portion 5, and through holes 7, ... Are bored at predetermined intervals over substantially the entire length.
The collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4 are the through holes 7 of the adjusting rod 2,
A ring body having a locking hole 8 conforming to ...
It is fitted on the adjusting rod 2 so as to be movable in its length direction.
The collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4 are fixed to the adjusting rod 2 by inserting a fixing pin 9 into the through hole 7 of the adjusting rod 2 and the locking hole 8 of itself. The adjustment collar 4 has a screw portion formed on the outer surface on the side that contacts the contact member 1, and the adjustment nut 10 is screwed into this screw portion. By rotating the adjusting nut 10, the adjusting nut 10 is displaced in the axial direction of the adjusting rod 2.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing pin 9 includes a rod-shaped pin body 13 and the fixing pin 9 provided at one end of the pin body 13 when the fixing pin 9 is inserted into the locking hole 8. Locking portion 1 formed to be able to engage with the collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4
4 and the through hole 7 provided at the other end of the pin body 13
And a cap fitting portion 15 formed so as to be inserted into the locking hole 8. The fixing pin 9 has a length such that the cap fitting portion 15 can project to the outside of the insertion direction locking hole 8 when it is inserted into the through hole 7 and the locking hole 8, and in the insertion state, The rubber cap 16 is fitted to the cap fitting portion 15 so that the rubber cap 16 is prevented from coming off from the through hole 7 and the locking hole 8. The cap fitting portion 15 has a diameter substantially equal to that of the pin body 13, but the locking portion 14 of the cap fitting portion 15 is formed.
A connecting portion 17 having a smaller cross-sectional area than the pin body 13 is provided on the side, and the connecting portion 1 of the cap fitting portion 15 is provided.
7 is a locking surface 18 when the rubber cap 16 is fitted.
It has become. Further, the tip side of the cap fitting portion 15 is
The whole is formed in a tapered shape in which the diameter gradually increases from the distal end toward the proximal end.

The rubber cap 16 has a tubular wall portion 19 which is short in the longitudinal direction, a spherical curved wall portion 20 provided at one end of the tubular wall portion 19, and the tubular wall portion. It is composed of an engaging projection 21 provided at the center of the length direction 19. The cylindrical wall portion 19 is formed thick enough to exert a sufficient locking force when the engaging projection 21 is bited into the connecting portion 17 of the cap fitting portion 15. The engaging protrusion 2
1 is annularly projected on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical wall portion 19 along the circumferential direction, and when attached to the cap fitting portion 15, it bites into the connecting portion 17 portion and is locked to the locking surface 18. This prevents the cap fitting portion 15 from coming off.

In such a furniture fixing device, as shown in FIG. 4, the bottom surface of one of the abutting members 1 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the furniture 11, and the bottom surface of the other abutting member 1 is brought into contact with the ceiling 12 surface. Let
The contact members 1 and 1 are sandwiched between the upper surface of the furniture 11 and the surface of the ceiling 12 by applying a displacement force in a direction of separating the contact members 1 and 1 along the adjustment rod 2. In order to set the furniture fixing device, first, the collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4 are fitted around the outer periphery of the adjusting rod 2, and then the abutting members 1 and 1 are inserted into both ends of the adjusting rod 2. , 1 are spaced apart from each other at a position substantially corresponding to the distance between the furniture 11 and the ceiling 12, and the through hole 7 of the adjusting rod 2 is provided at that position.
And the fixing pin 9 in the locking hole 8 of the collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4.
To establish a rough distance between the contact members 1, 1. When this rough setting is completed, a rubber cap 16 is fitted on the end of the fixing pin 9 to prevent the fixing pin 9 from coming off from the through hole 7 and the locking hole 8, and then the furniture fixing device is actually used for the furniture 11.
And the ceiling 12 are erected, and the adjusting nut 10 is rotated to expand while finely adjusting the distance between the contact members 1 and 1 to press the contact members 1 and 1 against the furniture 11 or the ceiling 12, respectively. Then, the furniture fixing device is fixed between the furniture 11 and the ceiling 12.

[0008]

However, in the case of the above-described furniture fixing device, the rubber cap 16 once fitted to the cap fitting portion 15 is difficult to remove from the cap fitting portion 15, so that the removal or rough adjustment is performed. There was a problem that the position could not be changed easily. That is, in order to remove the rubber cap 16 from the cap fitting portion 15, the rubber cap 16 is pulled out, but according to this method, the tubular wall portion 19 is sandwiched from the outer surface and pulled out, and the engagement projection 21 is connected. Since it is difficult to release the bite into the portion 17, it is necessary to pull it to the extent that the locking projection 21 is deformed, and a considerable force is required. Further, even if the tip of the rubber cap 16 is pulled out by putting a finger on it, a considerable force is required to deform the engaging projection 21 because the cylindrical wall portion 19 is formed thick. , Rubber cap 16
A fixing pin 9 is provided to secure a clearance for hanging a finger between the tip surface of the collar and the outer surface of the collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4.
It is necessary to increase the length of the fixing pin 9 and the amount of protrusion of the fixing pin 9 to the outside of the collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4 becomes large, which also affects the appearance. Further, from the cap fitting portion 15 to the rubber cap 16
As a method for removing, the curved wall portion 20 of the rubber cap 16 is pressed in the axial direction of the rubber cap 16, and the cap fitting insertion portion 15 of the fixing pin 9 fitted in the curved wall portion 20 is adjusted to the collar 3. It may be possible to push the cap 4 into the locking hole 8 of the collar 4, but it is difficult to push the cap fitting portion 15 because the thick cylindrical wall portion 19 is difficult to deform.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a furniture fixing device which can be easily removed and the fixing position of the contact member with respect to the adjusting rod can be easily changed.

[0010]

In the furniture fixing device of the present invention, an adjusting rod, a pair of abutting members attached to both ends of the adjusting rod, and a position adjustment of the pair of abutting members with respect to the adjusting rod. And a through hole formed in the adjusting rod and the collar, the collar being fitted to the adjusting rod and positioning the contact member. A pin that is inserted into the collar to secure the collar to the adjustment rod,
And a cap mounted on the pin, wherein the pin has a pin main body and a mounting portion for mounting the cap formed on at least one end of the pin main body. The portion is configured to have a head portion having a surface facing the other end portion side of the pin body as an engaging surface, and the cap is formed of an elastic material and has a bottomed cylindrical shape including a tubular portion and a bottom portion. And an engagement formed on the inner surface of the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the tubular portion that engages with the engagement surface when the cap is attached to the attachment portion, along the circumferential direction of the tubular portion. And a cylindrical portion from the engaging projection of the main body to the opening end, when the bottom portion is pushed in the axial direction of the main body in a state where the opening end is in contact with the collar, The diameter near the engaging protrusion is expanded so that it can be detached from the mounting part. That it is the use wall was solutions of the problems.

[0011]

According to the furniture fixing device of the present invention, the cap mounted on the mounting portion of the pin is prevented from being pulled out from the mounting portion by the engagement protrusion of the cap engaging with the mounting portion. In addition, if the bottom of the cap mounted on the mounting portion is pressed in the axial direction of the main body and the opening end of the tubular portion is brought into contact with the collar to exert a compressive force in the axial direction, the engaging projection will open the opening end. The cylindrical projections up to and are elastically deformed in the direction of expanding the diameter, and the engaging projections are separated from the mounting portions.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The present invention, in the furniture fixing device shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, mounts the pin 60 and the pin 60 in FIGS. 1 and 2 as a locking mechanism for locking the contact member 1 to the adjustment rod 2. The cap 61 is used.

The pin 60 has a pin body 62, a mounting portion 63 for mounting the cap 61 provided at the tip of the pin body 62, and a pin 60 provided at the base end of the pin 60, which penetrates the adjustment rod 2. When the pin 60 is inserted into the hole 7 and the locking hole 8 of the collar 3 and the adjustment collar 4, the pin 60 is inserted into the collar 3 and the adjustment collar 4.
And a locking head (not shown) for locking to. In the pin body 62, the pin 60 is inserted through the through hole 7 of the adjusting rod 2 and the locking hole 8 of the collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4 so that the locking head is brought into contact with the outer surface of the collar 3 or the adjusting collar 4. At this time, the mounting portion 63 is formed to have a length that protrudes outward of the collar 3 and the adjustment collar 4. The mounting portion 63 is
A head portion 66 having an engagement surface 65 for locking the mounted cap 61 is formed in a shape that bulges at the tip. The pin body 6 is attached to the pin body 62 side of the head 66.
A groove 67 formed by reducing the diameter of 2 is provided, and the surface from the groove 67 to the top of the head portion 66 is a pin body 62.
The engagement surface 65 is formed along a cross section perpendicular to the axis line.

The cap 61 is made of rubber and has a bottomed cylindrical body 68 composed of a tubular portion 69 and a bottom portion 70, and an inner surface of the tubular portion 69 in the longitudinal direction. The engaging projection 71 is formed in a ring shape along the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 69 that engages with the engaging surface 65 when the is attached to the attaching portion 63. Engaging protrusion 71
Is formed in a taper shape in which the amount of protrusion from the wall portion 69 gradually increases from the opening end side of the cap 61 toward the back, and the back side of the tapered surface 72 has a cross section perpendicular to the axis of the cap 61. It is formed on the engagement surface 73 having a notch along the side. The portion of the tubular portion 69 from the inner engagement protrusion 71 to the opening end is moved in the axial direction of the main body 68 with the bottom portion 70 in the state where the opening end is in contact with the outer surface of the adjustment collar 4 or the pin 60. The vicinity of the engaging projection 71 is a disengaging wall portion 69a whose diameter is expanded so as to allow disengagement from the mounting portion 63 when pushed.

Next, a method of using the furniture fixing device of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, furniture 11 in a house
When setting the furniture fixing device between the ceiling and the ceiling 12,
First, the contact members 1 and 1 are set in advance to a length that approximately corresponds to the distance between the upper surface of the furniture 11 and the ceiling 12 surface. At this time, the collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4 are fitted on the outer circumference of the adjusting rod 2, and then the contact members 1, 1 are inserted at both ends of the adjusting rod 2,
At this time, the contact members 1, 1 have a length substantially corresponding to the above length.
After setting the distance, the through hole 7 and the collar 3, of the adjusting rod 2 which are positioned on the same straight line with each other at a position where the length between the abutting members 1, 1 is equal to or slightly shorter than the set length. The pin 60 penetrates the locking hole 8 of the adjustment collar 4 so that the mounting portion 63 projects from the locking hole 8. Adjustment nut 1 at this time
0 is set in advance on the opposite side of the contact member 1, that is, on the central side of the adjusting collar 4. In this state, the abutting members 1, 1 of the furniture fixing device are placed on the upper part of the furniture 11 with the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface of the abutting members 1, 1 aligned with the depth direction of the furniture 11, and the adjusting nut 10 is turned to contact the abutting members 1, 1. The bottom surface of 1 is pressed against the ceiling 12 and the top surface of the furniture 11 to fix the furniture 11. When the fixing is completed, the cap 61 is fitted to the mounting portion 63 to prevent the pin 60 from coming off. When the furniture fixing device that has been installed is to be reinstalled, the bottom portion 70 of the cap 61 is axially pressed to attach the pin 63 to the pin 60 that was inside the cap 61.
By pushing the inside of the locking hole 8
After removing the cap 61 from the pin and pulling out the pin 60 from the through hole 7 and the locking hole 8, the pin 60 is inserted into the desired through hole 7 and the locking hole 8.

The operation and effect of the furniture fixing device having the above structure will be described below. In the furniture fixing device described above, after the pin 60 is inserted between the through hole 7 of the adjusting rod 2 and the locking hole 8 of the collar 3 and the adjusting collar 4, the mounting portion 63 protruding outward from the locking hole 8 is provided. By pressing the cap 61 into the cap and fitting it, the pin 60 from the through hole 7 and the locking hole 8 is inserted.
Is prevented from coming off. That is, if the bottom portion 70 of the cap 61 whose open end is pressed against the head portion 66 of the pin 60 is pressed in the axial direction of the pin 60, the cap 61 that is in contact with the tip corner portion of the head portion 66 is engaged. The protrusion 71 portion is expanded in diameter toward the base end direction of the head portion 66, and by further pushing, the engagement protrusion portion 71 moves from the outer peripheral surface of the head portion 66 and bites into the groove 67. As a result, the engagement surfaces 65 and 73 of the pin 60 and the engagement protrusion 71 are engaged with each other, and the cap 61 is fixed to the mounting portion 63.

On the other hand, the cap 61 fitted to the mounting portion 63
Can be removed from the mounting portion 63 by pressing the bottom portion 70 of the cap 61 in the axial direction of the cap 61. That is, if the bottom portion 70 of the cap 61 fitted to the mounting portion 63 is pressed in the axial direction of the cap 61, first, the opening end portion of the detachment wall portion 69a comes into contact with the outer surface of the collar 3 or the adjustment collar 4, Further, by continuing the pressing, as shown in FIG. 2, the disengagement wall portion 69a is deformed by the compressive force in the axial direction, so that the tubular portion 69 causes the engagement projection portion 7 to move.
The diameter of the engaging projection 71 is separated from the mounting portion 63 by expanding the diameter around 1 and the mounting portion 63 is capped by the cap 61.
The cap 61 is pushed out from the inside into the locking hole 8 and the cap 61 is separated from the mounting portion 63.

Therefore, the cap 61 fitted in the mounting portion 63 can be removed from the mounting portion 63 simply by pressing the bottom portion 70 of the cap 61 in the axial direction of the cap 61, so that the pin 60 can be inserted through the through hole. 7 and the locking hole 8 can be easily changed, and the work of removing the furniture fixing device from the installation position and the work of adjusting the amount of extension between the contact members 1, 1 are simplified.

In the present invention, the pin 60 may have mounting portions 63 at both ends of the pin body 62. The cap 61 may be made of a material other than rubber as long as it is elastically deformable to the same extent as rubber.

[0020]

According to the furniture fixing device of the present invention, the cap fitted to the mounting portion of the pin can be removed from the mounting portion only by pressing the bottom portion of the cap in the axial direction of the cap. It becomes easy to change the through hole and the locking hole to be inserted, and the work of removing the furniture fixing device from the installation position, the work of adjusting the contact members, and the like become simple.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention and is a cross-sectional view showing a cap mounted on a mounting portion of a fixing pin.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a method for removing the cap mounted on the mounting portion of the fixing pin.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view showing an outline of a furniture fixing device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a method of using the furniture fixing device.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a cap of a conventional furniture fixing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Contact member 2 Adjusting rod 3 Color 4 Adjusting collar 7 Through hole 8 Locking hole (through hole) 60 Pin 62 Cap 63 Mounting part 65 Engaging surface 68 Main body 69 Tube part 70 Bottom part 71 Engaging protrusion

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An adjusting rod, a pair of abutting members attached to both ends of the adjusting rod, and a locking mechanism for locking the pair of abutting members to the adjusting rod in a positionally adjustable manner. The locking mechanism is fitted to the adjusting rod and is inserted into the collar for positioning the contact member and the through hole formed in the adjusting rod and the collar to fix the collar to the adjusting rod. And a cap attached to the pin, and the pin is configured to have a pin main body and a mounting portion for mounting the cap formed on at least one end side of the pin main body. The mounting portion is configured to have a head having an engaging surface that faces toward the other end of the pin body, and the cap is formed of an elastic material and has a bottomed cylinder including a tubular portion and a bottom portion. -Shaped main body and the lengthwise direction of the tubular part The inner surface of the portion has an engaging projection formed along the circumferential direction of the tubular portion that engages with the engaging surface when the cap is attached to the attaching portion. The engagement protrusion is provided so that the tubular portion from the fitting protrusion to the opening end allows the cylinder to be disengaged from the mounting portion when the bottom is pushed in the axial direction of the main body with the opening end being in contact with the collar. A furniture fixing device, characterized in that the vicinity of the part is a detachment wall part having an enlarged diameter.