Attachable and detachable tool for fixing refrigerator, display shelf, or the like for preventing falling in earthquake

A removable device anchored to the floor securely attaches appliances like refrigerators, preventing them from becoming dangerous during disasters and reducing the risk of injury and property damage.

JP2025056684APending Publication Date: 2025-04-08渡边 至
View PDF 0 Cites 0 Cited by

Patent Information

Application Number
JP2023177874
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-09-26
Publication Date
2025-04-08

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In the event of a disaster, appliances such as refrigerators can become deadly weapons by falling or rising and causing destruction. There is a need for a secure method to anchor these appliances to the floor to prevent such incidents.

Method used

A removable device is fixed to the floor, which includes a rail section and a screw head for height adjustment, allowing a refrigerator or similar appliance to be securely attached, even in the case of large appliances, by using a platform that supports the appliance and is detachable.

Benefits of technology

The solution effectively prevents appliances from becoming hazardous during disasters by securely anchoring them to the floor, thereby reducing the risk of injury and property damage.

✦ Generated by Eureka AI based on patent content.

Smart Images

  • Figure 2025056684000001_ABST
    Figure 2025056684000001_ABST
Patent Text Reader

Abstract

To solve a problem that, in earthquake, a refrigerator, a display shelf, or the like falls, floats, or intensively moves, and becomes harmful and significantly damages a human life, a building, or the like.SOLUTION: An attachable and detachable tool is fixed to a floor or the like and a bottom part of a refrigerator, a display shelf, or the like is mounted to the device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Need to check novelty before this filing date? Find Prior Art

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] Items such as refrigerators are normally convenient and no problem, but in the event of an earthquake or disaster, they can fall over or rise up and become lethal weapons. As one measure to prevent this, it is necessary to fix refrigerators, etc. to the floor in advance, but there are no suitable devices, so we provide a detachable device (hereinafter referred to as a "detachable device") that fixes refrigerators, etc. to the floor, etc. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0002] In the event of a disaster, refrigerators and other appliances may fall over, float, or move violently, becoming weapons that could result in loss of life or destruction of buildings, so it is necessary to fasten them to the floor or other part in advance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0003] The removable device is fixed to the floor, etc., and the refrigerator, etc. is attached to it. In the case of a large refrigerator, it is also possible to combine a platform that supports the refrigerator, etc. with the removable device. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0004] Since refrigerators and other appliances come in a wide variety of shapes, the fixtures used to secure them also vary widely. [Figure 1] As an example, this is a plan view showing a removable device for fixing a refrigerator with a height adjustment screw. The head of the height adjustment screw on the bottom of the refrigerator is inserted into the groove of the rail part of the removable device (multiple devices may be used) to fix it. [Diagram 2] 1 is a cross-sectional view of a removable device; [Explanation of symbols]

[0005] 1. Holes for fixing removable equipment to the floor, etc. 2. Rail section 3. Rail cross section location 4. Height adjustment screw head at the bottom of the refrigerator 5. Floor surface 6. Bed surface and other fixing devices

Claims

[Claim 1] A removable device for fixing refrigerators, freezers, furniture, shelves including display shelves (hereinafter referred to as "refrigerators, etc.") to the floor, etc.