JP7600317B2 - Disaster prevention equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to disaster prevention devices such as disaster prevention equipment storage boxes and fire hydrant devices that are equipped with position indicator lights and sound holes, or further equipped with transmitters, and that can be operated in the event of a fire or other emergency to notify of the occurrence of an abnormality.

Conventionally, disaster prevention equipment storage boxes are equipped with a transmitter and an indicator light (in this case, a position indicator light), and also have sound holes that correspond to the built-in bell or buzzer.

The location indicator light is a red indicator light that is always lit to indicate the location of the disaster prevention equipment storage box, allowing people in the vicinity to recognize the location of the transmitter in the event of an emergency. The transmitter turns on the push button switch by pressing the protective plate located on the transmitter cover, and sends a fire notification signal to the receiver to sound an alarm. When the receiver receives a fire notification signal from the transmitter and outputs a fire alarm, it sends a district acoustic signal to the disaster prevention equipment storage box that sent the fire notification signal, which causes the bell or buzzer on the disaster prevention equipment storage box to sound a fire alarm.

Conventionally, position indicator lights installed on disaster prevention equipment storage boxes are red indicator lights with indicator covers that protrude forward from the panel surface by several centimeters to improve visibility from the side, but in recent years flat-type position indicator lights that use flat light-emitting components with multiple LEDs distributed in a distributed manner have become popular. Flat-type position indicator lights are also arranged to surround the transmitter, ensuring visibility from the side while preventing damage by limiting forward protrusion to prevent objects from hitting them and also improving design.

Fire hydrant devices are also known as disaster prevention devices equipped with transmitters, position indicator lights, and sound holes.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 9-102085 Design Registration No. 1005289 JP 2018-022540 A Design Registration No. 1493279 Design Registration No. 1493280 JP 2016-059647 A JP 2019-008616 A JP 2007-229108 A JP 2011-165114 A

However, in disaster prevention devices with flat position indicator lights, there were cases where visibility from the side was insufficient. Or, in order to ensure visibility from the side, there were limitations to reducing the amount of projection of the indicator light and making it thinner. This also led to the problem of limited freedom in improving the design of the position indicator light and disaster prevention device.

The present invention aims to provide a disaster prevention device that ensures visibility of the indicator lights from the front and sides while minimizing the amount of projection of the indicator lights, improving design and ease of use.

(First invention: disaster prevention device)
The present invention is a disaster prevention device characterized in that an indicator light having a display surface is provided on the front and side of a storage case.

(Display surface arrangement)
In addition, the display surface of the indicator light is positioned between the acoustic hole and the transmitter located on the front surface of the storage case, in a position sandwiching the acoustic hole on both sides, in a position sandwiching the transmitter on both sides, in a position sandwiching the acoustic hole and the transmitter on both sides, or in a position surrounding the acoustic hole and/or the transmitter.

(Display surface shape)
Also, a portion indicating the position of the transmitter is formed on the display surface of the indicator lamp.

(Structure of indicator light)
The front surface of the indicator light is approximately flush with the front surface of the housing case, and the side surface of the indicator light is approximately flush with the side surface of the housing case.

(Transmitter placement)
The top of the front surface of the transmitter and the front surface of the housing case are substantially flush with each other.

(Second Invention: Disaster Prevention Device Without Sound Device)
Another aspect of the present invention is a disaster prevention device, in which a transmitter and an indicator light are provided together on the front surface of a storage case, and the indicator light has an indication surface on the front and side surfaces of the storage case.

(Third invention: Variable transmitter mounting direction structure)
Another aspect of the present invention is a disaster prevention device having at least a transmitter and an indicator lamp on the front surface of a storage case, wherein the transmitter is provided so that its orientation with respect to the front surface of the storage case can be freely changed.

(Basic effect of the first invention)
The present invention is a disaster prevention device characterized by providing an indicator light having an indication surface on the front and side of the storage case, and the indication surface of the indicator light on the front of the storage case ensures high visibility from the front, while the indication surface of the indicator light on the side of the storage case ensures high visibility from the side, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. In addition, the indication surfaces of the indicator lights are arranged three-dimensionally from the front to the side of the storage case, resulting in a new design and improving the design.

(Effect of display surface arrangement)
In addition, the display surface of the indicator light is positioned between the acoustic hole and the transmitter located on the front of the storage case, in a position sandwiching the acoustic hole on both sides, in a position sandwiching the transmitter on both sides, in a position sandwiching the acoustic hole and the transmitter on both sides, or in a position surrounding the acoustic hole and/or the transmitter.This means that various shapes and arrangements of the display surface can be achieved by utilizing the empty space between the acoustic hole and the transmitter located on the front of the storage case, and in addition to ensuring visibility of the indicator light from the front and sides, there is a high degree of freedom in the arrangement and shape of the display surface, improving design.

(Effect of display surface shape)
In addition, since a portion indicating the position of the transmitter is formed on the display surface of the indicator light, the position of the transmitter which functions as the operating unit is indicated by a portion indicating the position of the transmitter formed by the display surface of the indicator light, such as an arrow, so that the user does not get lost when operating it, and the operability of the transmitter is improved.

(Effect of indicator light structure)
In addition, the front of the indicator light is made approximately flush with the front of the storage case, and the sides of the indicator light are also made approximately flush with the sides of the storage case.As a result, the display surface of the indicator light is approximately flat along the front and side of the storage case, which reduces the protrusion of the indicator light from the surface of the storage case and makes it easy to form various display patterns that improve visibility from the front and sides.

(Transmitter placement)
In addition, the top of the front face of the transmitter and the front face of the storage case are made approximately flush with each other. This makes it possible to prevent the transmitter from protruding from the surface of the storage case, which is expected to improve the design.

(Second Invention: Effect of Disaster Prevention Device without Sound Device)
Another aspect of the present invention is a disaster prevention device in which a transmitter and indicator lights are provided together on the front surface of the storage case, and the indicator lights have display surfaces on the front and side surfaces of the storage case, so that even if the disaster prevention device does not have an acoustic device and therefore does not require an acoustic hole, the display surface of the indicator lights on the front surface of the storage case ensures high visibility from the front, and at the same time, the display surface of the indicator lights on the side surface of the storage case ensures high visibility from the side, improving the visibility of the indicator lights as a whole. Also, by arranging the display surfaces of the indicator lights from the front surface to the side surface of the storage case, a new design is obtained and the design can be improved.

(Third Invention: Effect of Variable Transmitter Mounting Orientation Structure)
Another form of the present invention is a disaster prevention device in which at least a transmitter and an indicator light are provided on the front of the storage case, the transmitter is provided so that its mounting orientation with respect to the front of the storage case can be freely changed. Therefore, depending on the installation location of the disaster prevention device relative to a wall or the like, the storage case may be installed with the arrangement of the transmitter and indicator lights in the up-down direction (vertical direction) of the installation location, or the arrangement of the transmitter and indicator lights in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) of the installation location, and the storage case may be installed by changing its orientation by 90°. By changing the orientation of the transmitter by 90° to match the orientation in which such a disaster prevention device is installed, there is no need to separately manufacture disaster prevention devices with different transmitter orientations, which improves production efficiency and reduces costs.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a first embodiment of a disaster prevention device storage box in which a position indicator lamp having a display surface is arranged on the front and side of the panel of the storage case as an example of a disaster prevention device of the present invention. An explanatory diagram showing the exploded structure of the disaster prevention equipment storage box FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the position indicator light taken along the line XX in FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which the position indicator light of FIG. 1 is embedded in the panel surface. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a second embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which the display frames of the position indicator lights are arranged separately on the left and right sides. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a second embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which display frames for position indicators are arranged separately on both sides of a sound hole. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a third embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a display frame for a position indicator light is arranged around the sound hole. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a transmitter is sandwiched between display frames for position indicator lights on both sides. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a fifth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a display frame for a position indicator lamp is arranged around a transmitter. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a sixth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a sound hole and a transmitter are sandwiched between display frames for position indicator lights on both sides. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a seventh embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which the display frames for position indicator lights are separately arranged on both sides of the centrally arranged sound holes and transmitters. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an eighth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a display frame for a position indicator light having a transmitter indication portion on both sides of the transmitter is separately arranged. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a ninth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a display frame for a position indicator light having a transmitter indication portion is disposed between the sound hole and the transmitter. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a tenth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a display frame for a position indicator light having a transmitter indication portion on both sides of a sound hole and a transmitter is separately arranged. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an eleventh embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a display frame for a position indicator light having a transmitter indication portion is arranged around the sound hole. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a thirteenth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which display frames for position indicators are arranged separately on the front and side between a transmitter and an acoustic hole. An explanatory diagram showing a 14th embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which display frames for position indicator lights are separately arranged above and below, sandwiching an acoustic hole and a transmitter from above and below. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a disaster prevention equipment storage box according to a fifteenth embodiment in which the display frames of the position indicator lights are arranged separately at diagonal positions. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a disaster prevention equipment storage box according to a sixteenth embodiment, in which a position indicator lamp is unitized and assembled to a storage unit. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a fire hydrant device in which a position indicator light having a display surface is arranged on the side from the front of the panel. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of a position indicator light provided on a fire hydrant device. An explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box without an audio device, in which a transmitter and a position indicator lamp are arranged in one place and an indicator lamp display frame is arranged so that the display surface is provided on the front, left and right side surfaces, top and bottom of the storage case. FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment in which the display frame of FIG. 22 is divided and arranged; FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a disaster prevention device storage box in which the orientation of a transmitter can be changed depending on the orientation of the device. An explanatory diagram showing the variable mechanism for changing the direction of the transmitter in the assembled and disassembled state of the disaster prevention equipment storage box. FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing a disaster prevention equipment storage box installed in a 90° different orientation from that of FIG. 24.

As an embodiment of the disaster prevention device of the present invention, we will explain it by taking as an example a disaster prevention equipment storage box equipped with an indicator light that displays the location of the device as the specified display notification information, an acoustic hole for outputting a fire alarm sound as the specified sound notification information, and a transmitter that outputs a fire notification signal when a switch is operated.

Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a first embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box as an example of a disaster prevention device of the present invention, in which a position indicator light with a display surface is arranged from the front to the side of the panel of the storage case. Note that the disaster prevention equipment storage box may also be simply called an equipment storage box.

[Basic Concept of the Embodiment]
The basic concept of this embodiment is a disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, characterized in that a position indicator light 14 having a display frame 28a with a display surface 15 is provided on the front 13a and side 13b of the storage case consisting of a cover plate 10a (panel) and a main body 10b. As shown in Fig. 1 (A), the display surface 15 on the front 13a of the position indicator light 14 provided on the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 ensures high visibility from the front, and at the same time, as shown in Fig. 1 (B), the display surface 15 on the side 13b of the position indicator light 14 provided on the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 ensures high visibility from the side, thereby improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. In addition, by arranging the display surface 15 of the position indicator light 14 from the front to the side of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, a new design is obtained and the design can be improved.

[First embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box: First invention]
(Outline of disaster prevention equipment storage box)
1(A) and 1(B), the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 of the first embodiment is composed of a cover plate 10a and a main body 10b, and a transmitter 12 is arranged on the lower side of the exposed surface (front surface 13a) of the cover plate 10a that is exposed when the box is installed on a wall or the like, and acoustic holes 16 are arranged above the transmitter 12. The opening shape, size, number, and arrangement of each acoustic hole 16 are appropriately selected and adjusted in consideration of sound output performance, diffusion performance, design, etc.

The transmitter 12 has a protective plate 18 made of a transparent acrylic plate or the like in the center to turn on the built-in push button switch 20, and a maintenance door 22 with a telephone jack inside.

The position indicator light 14 has a display frame 28a that extends from the front surface 13a to the side surface 13b between the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 of the cover plate 10a, so that the position indicator light 14 has a display surface 15 on the front surface 13a and the side surface 13b of the storage case of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10.

(Structure of Position Indicator Light)
As shown in Fig. 2, the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 is composed of a cover plate 10a and a box-shaped main body 10b, and an acoustic device 24 such as a buzzer or bell is disposed in a position behind the position indicator light 14 attached to the cover plate 10a and facing the position indicator light 14 in the main body 10b, and when the acoustic device 24 is sounded by a local acoustic signal from a separately installed fire receiver, the fire alarm sound is output from the acoustic hole 16 shown in Fig. 1(A). The transmitter 12 is disposed on the front surface of the cover plate 10a, and the front top 12a of the transmitter 12 protrudes slightly from the front surface of the cover plate 10a.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the position indicator light taken along the line X-X in Figure 1(A). As shown in Figure 3, the position indicator light 14 has an indicator frame 28a that is open at the rear and has a roughly U-shaped cross section when viewed from the front to both sides of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 (when viewed from above the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10), and is disposed on the cover plate 10a.

The cover plate 10a located on the back side of the display frame 28a has multiple light-transmitting holes 34 formed therein, and LEDs 32 are arranged on the circuit board 30 arranged inside the cover plate 10a in correspondence with the light-transmitting holes 34.

The display frame 28a uses a diffuse translucent material that emits red light. The diffuse translucent material is a material that receives light from the light source LED 32, diffuses it, and converts it into surface light. The light from the backlighting LED 32 arranged on the circuit board 30 enters the display frame 28a using the diffuse translucent material, causing the front and sides of the position indicator light 14 to emit a substantially uniform surface light in red.

The mounting structure of the position indicator light 14 to the cover plate 10a is not limited to that shown in FIG. 3, and any suitable mounting structure can be used.

In this way, in the first embodiment, the display surface on the front of the display frame 28a provided on the position indicator light 14 ensures high visibility from the front, and at the same time, the display surface on the side of the display frame 28a ensures high visibility from the side, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28a can be made thinner than before.

In addition, the display surface of the display frame 28a of the position indicator light 14 is arranged from the front to the side of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, which provides a new design and improves the design.

(Position indicator embedded structure)
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which the position indicator lamp of FIG. 1 is embedded in the panel surface.

As shown in Figure 4, this embodiment is a modified version of the first embodiment shown in Figure 1, and is characterized in that the display frame 28a of the position indicator light 14 is embedded from the front of the cover plate 10a to the side of the main body 10b, with the rest of the configuration and structure being the same as the embodiment in Figure 1. By thus embedding the position indicator light 14 from the front to the side of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, the display surface of the position indicator light 14 is flush with the front and side of the device, and the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28a of the position indicator light 14 from the front (and side) of the storage case can be reduced to almost zero, further improving the design.

[Second embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a second embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which the display frames of the position indicator lights are arranged separately on the left and right.

As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the position indicator light 14 is arranged between the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16, separated into left and right display frames 28b, and the pair of display frames 28b are L-shaped extending from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and each has a display surface extending from the front to the side. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in FIG. 1. An LED 32 is arranged behind the position indicator light 14, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 1(A), but is not shown in the following embodiments.

In this way, in the second embodiment, high visibility from the front is ensured by the display surface on the front of the display frame 28b, which is separated to the left and right of the position indicator light 14 and placed between the transmitter 123 and the sound hole 16, and at the same time, high visibility from the side is ensured by the display surface on the side of the display frame 28b, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28b can be made thinner than before.

In addition, by arranging the display frame 28b of the position indicator light 14 separately on the left and right between the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, a new design can be obtained and the design can be improved. Note that the display frame 28b arranged separately on the left and right may be an embedded structure.

[Third embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a third embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which display frames for position indicators are arranged separately on both sides of a sound hole on the left and right.

As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, the display frames 28c of the position indicator lights 14 are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the placement area (placement area) of the sound hole 16, and the pair of display frames 18c are L-shaped extending from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and each has a display surface extending from the front to the side. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in FIG. 1.

In this way, in the third embodiment, high visibility from the front is ensured by the display surface on the front of the display frame 28b, which is separated to the left and right of the position indicator light 14 and placed on both sides of the sound hole 16, and at the same time, high visibility from the side is ensured by the display surface on the side of the display frame 28b, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. As a result, the thickness of the display frame 28b can be made thinner than before.

In addition, by separately arranging the display frames 28b of the position indicator lights 14 on both sides of the sound hole 16 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, a new design can be obtained and the design can be improved. Note that the display frames 28c arranged separately on the left and right may be embedded.

[Fourth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which an indicator frame for a position indicator light is arranged surrounding the periphery of a sound hole.

As shown in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, the display frame 28d of the position indicator light 14 is arranged around the circular sound hole arrangement portion on the outer periphery where the sound holes 16 are arranged, and therefore an opening 36 is formed in the display frame 28d. In addition, the display frame 28d is roughly U-shaped when viewed from the top from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and has a display surface that extends from the front to the side. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in FIG. 1.

In this way, in the fourth embodiment, the display surface on the front of the display frame 28d in the position indicator light 14 ensures high visibility from the front, and at the same time, the display surface on the side of the display frame 28b ensures high visibility from the side, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28d can be made thinner than before.

In addition, because the display frame 28d surrounds the location of the acoustic hole 16, the overall display area is larger, ensuring better visibility from the front and sides.

In addition, by arranging the display frame 28d of the position indicator light 14 so as to surround the acoustic hole 16 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, a new design can be obtained and the design can be improved. The display frames 28c arranged separately on the left and right may have an embedded structure. In addition, the opening 36 of the display frame 28d may be other shapes such as rectangular or elliptical other than circular, and the acoustic hole 16 is arranged according to the shape of the opening 36.

[Fifth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a fifth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which display frames for position indicator lights are separately arranged on both sides of a transmitter.

As shown in FIG. 8, in this embodiment, the display frames 28e of the position indicator lights 14 are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the transmitter 12, and the pair of display frames 28e are L-shaped extending from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and each has a display surface extending from the front to the side. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in FIG. 1.

In this way, in the fifth embodiment, high visibility from the front is ensured by the display surface on the front of the display frame 28e of the position indicator light 14 arranged separately on both sides of the transmitter 12, and at the same time, high visibility from the side is ensured by the display surface on the side of the display frame 28e, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28e can be made thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28e can be further reduced.

In addition, the display frames 28e of the position indicator lights 14 are separately positioned on both sides of the transmitter 12 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, providing a new design and improving the design.

Furthermore, by arranging the display frames 28e of the position indicator lights 14 on both sides of the transmitter 12, the position of the transmitter 12 that functions as the operating unit can be easily understood, improving ease of use. Note that the display frames 28c arranged separately on the left and right may be embedded.

[Sixth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a sixth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which an indicator frame for a position indicator light is arranged surrounding a transmitter.

As shown in FIG. 9, in this embodiment, the display frame 28f of the position indicator light 14 is arranged surrounding the circular transmitter arrangement area in which the transmitter 12 is arranged, and therefore an opening 38 is formed in the display frame 28f. In addition, the display frame 28f is roughly U-shaped when viewed from the top from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and has a display surface that extends from the front to the side. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in FIG. 1.

In this way, in the sixth embodiment, the display surface on the front side of the display frame 28f in the position indicator light 14 ensures high visibility from the front, and at the same time, the display surface on the side of the display frame 28f ensures high visibility from the side, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. This allows the thickness of the display frame 28f to be thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28f can be further reduced.

In addition, because the display frame 28f is positioned to surround the periphery of the transmitter 12, the overall display area is larger, ensuring better visibility from the front and sides.

Furthermore, the display frame 28f of the position indicator light 14 is arranged around the transmitter 12, making it easier to see the position of the transmitter 12 that functions as an operating unit. The display frames 28f arranged separately on the left and right may be embedded.

[Seventh embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a seventh embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which display frames for position indicator lights are arranged separately on both sides of a sound hole and a transmitter from the left and right.

As shown in FIG. 10, in this embodiment, the display frames 28g of the position indicator lights 14 are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16 arranged vertically, and the pair of display frames 18g are L-shaped extending from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and each has a display surface extending from the front to the side. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in FIG. 1.

In this way, in the seventh embodiment, high visibility from the front is ensured by the display surface on the front side of the display frame 28g of the position indicator light 14, which is separated into left and right halves and placed on both sides of the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16, and at the same time, high visibility from the side is ensured by the display surface on the side of the display frame 28g, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28g can be made thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28g can be further reduced.

In addition, by separately arranging the display frames 28g of the position indicator lights 14 on both sides of the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, new design features can be obtained and the design can be improved. Note that the display frames 28g arranged separately on the left and right sides may also be embedded.

[Eighth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an eighth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a transmitter and a sound hole are arranged together, and display frames for position indicator lights are arranged separately on both sides of the box.

As shown in FIG. 11, in this embodiment, the acoustic holes 16 are arranged in the cover plate 10a of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 so as to surround the transmitter 12, thereby reducing the installation space and making the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 smaller. The display frames 28h of the position indicator lights 14 are arranged separately on both sides, sandwiching the acoustic hole arrangement portion 16a shown by the dotted line of the acoustic hole 16 arranged to surround the transmitter 12, and the pair of display frames 28h are L-shaped extending from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and each has a display surface extending from the front to the side. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in FIG. 1.

In this way, in the eighth embodiment, high visibility from the front is ensured by the display surface on the front of the display frame 28h of the position indicator light 14 arranged separately on both sides of the acoustic hole 16 surrounding the centrally arranged transmitters 12, and at the same time, high visibility from the side is ensured by the display surface on the side of the display frame 28h, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28h can be made thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28h can be further reduced.

In addition, by separately arranging the display frames 28h of the position indicator lights 14 on both sides of the acoustic holes 16 arranged in a concentrated manner to surround the transmitter 12, a new design can be obtained and the design can be improved. Note that the display frames 28h arranged separately on the left and right may be embedded.

[Ninth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a ninth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a display frame for a position indicator light having a transmitter indicating portion on both sides thereof is separately arranged to sandwich the transmitter from the left and right.

As shown in Figures 12 (A) and (B), in this embodiment, the display frames 28i for the position indicator lights 14 are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the transmitter 12 provided on the cover plate 10a of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, and the pair of display frames 28i are L-shaped extending from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and each has a display surface extending from the front to the side. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in Figure 1. This is the same as the fifth embodiment in Figure 8.

In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12(A), an arrow-shaped transmitter indication portion 40a is formed on the transmitter 12 side of the display frame 28i arranged on both sides of the transmitter 12.

In this way, in the ninth embodiment, similar to the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 8, high visibility from the front is ensured by the display surface on the front of the display frame 28i of the position indicator light 14 arranged on both sides of the transmitter 12, and at the same time, high visibility from the side is ensured by the display surface on the side of the display frame 28i, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28i can be made thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28i can be further reduced.

In addition, the display frames 28i of the position indicator lights 14 are arranged separately on both sides of the transmitter 12 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, and the transmitter indication portion 40a is formed, which provides a new design and improves the design. The display frames 28h arranged separately on the left and right may also be embedded.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, by forming a transmitter indication portion 40a in the display frame 28i arranged on both sides of the transmitter 12, the transmitter 12 that functions as the operation portion is indicated, making it easier to understand the position of the transmitter 12, and enabling the user to operate the transmitter 12 without getting lost.

Figure 12 (C) shows a modified version of the position display frame 28i, in which the rear end of the display surface on the side of the position display frame 28i is an arrow end portion 42a in which the notch in the display surface points to the position of the transmitter 12. This allows the transmitter 12 to be pointed to even when viewed from the side, and furthermore, a new design is obtained, thereby enhancing the design.

[Tenth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a tenth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which an indicator frame for a position indicator light having a transmitter indicating portion is disposed between the transmitter and the sound hole.

As shown in FIG. 13, in this embodiment, a display frame 28j for the position indicator light 14 is disposed between the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 of the cover plate 10a of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, and the display frame 28j is roughly U-shaped when viewed from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a in a plan view, and has a display surface that extends from the front to the side. This is the same as the first embodiment in FIG. 1.

In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13(A), an arrow-shaped transmitter indication portion 40b is formed on the transmitter 12 side of the display frame 28j, which is disposed between the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16.

In this way, in the tenth embodiment, similar to the first embodiment of FIG. 1, high visibility from the front is ensured by the display surface on the front side of the display frame 28j of the position indicator light 14 arranged between the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16, and at the same time, high visibility from the side is ensured by the display surface on the side of the display frame 28j, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28j can be made thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28j can be further reduced.

In addition, the display frame 28j of the position indicator light 14 is arranged between the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, and the transmitter indication portion 40b is formed, thereby providing a new design and improving the design. The display frame 28j may also be an embedded structure.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a transmitter indication portion 40b is formed in the display frame 28j disposed between the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16, so that the transmitter 12, which functions as an operating portion, is indicated, making it easier to understand the position of the transmitter 12, and enabling the user to operate the transmitter 12 without getting lost.

[Eleventh embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an eleventh embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a display frame for a position indicator light having a transmitter indicating portion on both sides thereof is separately arranged, sandwiching a sound hole and a transmitter from the left and right.

As shown in FIG. 14, in this embodiment, the display frames 28g for the position indicator lights 14 are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 arranged vertically on the cover plate 10a of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, and the pair of display frames 28g are L-shaped extending from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and have a display surface extending from the front to the side. This is the same as the seventh embodiment in FIG. 10.

In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14(A), an arrow-shaped transmitter indication portion 40c is formed on the transmitter 12 side of the display frame 28g, which is disposed between the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16.

In this way, in the 11th embodiment, similar to the seventh embodiment of FIG. 10, high visibility from the front is ensured by the display surface on the front side of the display frame 28g of the position indicator light 14 arranged on both sides of the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16, and at the same time, high visibility from the side is ensured by the display surface on the side of the display frame 28g, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28g can be made thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28g can be further reduced.

In addition, the display frame 28g is arranged between the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16, and the transmitter indication portion 40c is formed, thereby providing a new design and enhancing the design. The display frame 28g may also be an embedded structure.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a transmitter indication portion 40c is formed in the display frame 28g disposed between the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16, so that the transmitter 12, which functions as an operating portion, is indicated, making it easier to understand the position of the transmitter 12, and enabling the user to operate the transmitter 12 without getting lost.

[Twelfth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a twelfth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which an indicator frame for a position indicator light having a transmitter indicating portion is arranged surrounding a transmitter.

As shown in FIG. 15, in this embodiment, the display frame 28d of the position indicator light 14 is arranged surrounding the circular acoustic hole arrangement portion in which the acoustic holes 16 are arranged, and therefore an opening 36 is formed in the display frame 28d. In addition, the display frame 28d is roughly U-shaped when viewed from the top from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and has a display surface that extends from the front to the side. This is the same as the fourth embodiment in FIG. 7.

In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15(A), an arrow-shaped transmitter indication portion 40d is formed on the transmitter 12 side (lower side) of the display frame 28d arranged around the acoustic hole 16.

In this way, in the 12th embodiment, similar to the fourth embodiment in FIG. 7, the display surface on the front side of the display frame 28d of the position indicator light 14 arranged to surround the sound hole 16 ensures high visibility from the front, and at the same time, the display surface on the side of the display frame 28d ensures high visibility from the side, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28d can be made thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28d can be further reduced.

In addition, the display frame 28d is arranged on either side of the acoustic hole 16, and the transmitter indication portion 40d is formed, providing a new design and enhancing the design. The display frame 28d may also be an embedded structure.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, by forming a transmitter indication portion 40d in the display frame 28d arranged around the sound hole 16, the transmitter 12 that functions as the operation portion is indicated, making it easier to understand the position of the transmitter 12, and enabling the user to operate the transmitter 12 without getting lost.

[Thirteenth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a thirteenth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which display frames for position indicator lights are arranged separately on the front and side between a transmitter and an acoustic hole.

As shown in FIG. 16, in this embodiment, a display frame 28p-1 for the position indicator light 14 is disposed between the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16 on the front surface of the cover plate 10a, and a display frame 28p-2 is disposed separately on both side surfaces of the cover plate 10a. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in FIG. 1. Note that the display frame 28p-2 may be disposed on the main body 10b side instead of on the cover plate 10a.

In this way, in the thirteenth embodiment, high visibility from the front is ensured by the display surface of the display frame 28p-1 of the position indicator light 14 arranged on the front surface of the cover plate 10a, and at the same time, high visibility from the side is ensured by the display surface of the display frame 28p-2 of the position indicator light 14 arranged separately on the side surface of the cover plate 10a, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. This allows the thickness of the display frames 28p-1 and 28p-2 to be thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frames 28p-1 and 28p-2 can be further reduced.

In addition, the display frame 28p-1 of the position indicator light 14 is arranged to separate the area where the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 are arranged, and the display frame 28p-2 is arranged separately on the side, which provides a new design and improves the design. Note that either or both of the display frames 28p-1 and 28p-2 arranged separately on the left and right may have an embedded structure.

[Fourteenth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourteenth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which display frames for position indicator lights are separately arranged so as to sandwich the sound hole and transmitter from above and below.

As shown in FIG. 17, in this embodiment, the display frames 28q of the position indicator lights 14 are arranged separately above and below so as to sandwich the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16 arranged vertically, and the pair of display frames 18q are L-shaped extending from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and each has a display surface extending from the front to the side. The rest of the configuration is the same as the embodiment in FIG. 1.

In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17(A), an arrow-shaped transmitter indication portion 40h is formed on the transmitter 12 side of the display frame 28q arranged below the transmitter 12. The display frames 28q arranged separately above and below may have an embedded structure.

In this way, in the 14th embodiment, the display surface on the front of the display frame 28q of the position indicator light 14, which is separately arranged so as to sandwich the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 from above and below, ensures high visibility from the front, and at the same time, the display surfaces on the sides of the display frame 28q ensure high visibility from the side, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. For this reason, the thickness of the display frame 28q can be made thinner than before.

In addition, the display frame 28q of the position indicator light 14 is separately positioned so as to sandwich the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 from above and below, which provides a new design and improves the design.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, by forming a transmitter indication portion 40h in the display frame 28q located below the transmitter 12, the transmitter 12 that functions as the operation portion is indicated, making it easier to understand the position of the transmitter 12, and enabling the user to operate the transmitter 12 without getting lost.

[Fifteenth embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a fifteenth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which the display frames of position indicator lights are arranged separately at diagonal positions.

As shown in FIG. 18, the position indicator light 14 of this embodiment has display frames 28r-1 and 28r-2 which are arranged separately. The display frame 28r-1 is arranged, for example, on the left side as viewed from the front of the acoustic hole 16 provided on the upper side of the cover plate 10a, and the display frame 28r-2 is arranged on the right side as viewed from the front of the transmitter 12 provided on the lower side of the cover plate 10a. As a result, the display frames 28r-1 and 28r-2 are arranged in diagonal positions.

The display frames 28r-1 and 28r-2 are L-shaped and extend from the front to the side of the cover plate 10a, and each has a display surface that extends from the front to the side. Furthermore, an arrow-shaped transmitter indication portion 40i is formed on the transmitter 12 side of the display frame 28r-2. The display frames 28r-1 and 28r-2, which are separated and arranged diagonally above and below, may be embedded.

In this way, in the fifteenth embodiment, the front display surfaces of the display frames 28r-1, 28r-2 of the position indicator lights 14, which are arranged diagonally above and below the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16, ensure high visibility from the front, and at the same time, the side display surfaces of the display frames 28r-1, 28r-2 ensure high visibility from the side, improving the visibility of the indicator lights as a whole. This allows the thickness of the display frames 28r-1, 28r-2 to be thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frames 28r-1, 28r-2 can be further reduced.

In addition, the display frames 28r-1 and 28r-2 of the position indicator light 14 are separately positioned above and below the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, resulting in a new design and improving the design.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, by forming the transmitter indicating portion 40i in the display frame 28r-2 arranged on one side of the transmitter 12, the transmitter 12 functioning as an operation portion is indicated, making it easier to understand the position of the transmitter 12, and enabling the user to operate the transmitter 12 without getting lost. Note that the display frames 28r-1 and 28r-2 may be arranged diagonally opposite each other.

[16th embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box]
FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a sixteenth embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which a position indicator lamp is modularized and assembled into a storage unit.

Figure 19 shows the front and side of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, with the transmitter 12 and sound hole 16 arranged vertically on the cover plate 10a. The position indicator light 14 of this embodiment is arranged horizontally between the transmitter 12 and sound hole 16, as in the first embodiment of Figure 1, but as shown below, the position indicator light 14 is unitized.

The unitized position indicator light 14 of this embodiment has a display frame 28a that is roughly U-shaped in cross section when viewed from above the unit body 60, which has a horizontally long box shape. Inside the unit body 60, a circuit board with LEDs arranged on it is arranged as shown in Figure 3, and light from the LED backlighting is incident on the display frame 28a, which uses a diffuse translucent material, causing the front and sides of the position indicator light 14 to emit a roughly uniform red light.

Between the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16 in the cover plate 10a of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10, a rectangular storage groove is formed as an indicator light storage section 62 in the horizontal direction. By incorporating a unitized position indicator light 14 here, it is possible to arrange a position indicator light 14 having display surfaces (60a, 60b) on the front and side surfaces, as shown in the first embodiment of FIG. 1.

By unitizing the position indicator light 14 in this way, the position indicator light 14 can be manufactured independently of the storage case consisting of the cover plate 10a and the main body 10b, which increases productivity, and also makes it simple and easy to assemble the position indicator light 14 to the storage unit.

[Fire hydrant device embodiment]
FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a fire hydrant device in which a position indicator light having an indication surface is arranged from the front panel to the side.

As shown in FIG. 20, the fire hydrant device 50 of this embodiment has a fire hydrant door 54 on the front of a metal storage case 52 that can be opened and closed freely, and a reporting panel 56 is provided on the top of the fire hydrant door 54. The transmitter 12, sound hole 16, and position indicator light 14 are arranged side by side on the cover plate 10a of the reporting panel 56. A hose with a nozzle is stored inside the fire hydrant door 54.

The position indicator light 14 has display frames 28k arranged separately on either side of the acoustic hole 16 and the transmitter 12. The pair of display frames 28k are L-shaped and extend from the front of the cover plate 10a to the side of the storage case 52, and have a display surface that extends from the front to the side.

In this embodiment of the fire hydrant device, the front display surface of the display frame 28k of the position indicator light 14, which is disposed on both sides of the transmitter 12 and the sound hole 16, ensures high visibility from the front, and at the same time, the side display surface of the display frame 28k ensures high visibility from the side, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole. This allows the thickness of the display frame 28k to be made thinner than before. In other words, the amount of protrusion of the display frame 28k can be further reduced.

In addition, by placing the display frame 28k between the transmitter 12 and the acoustic hole 16, a new design is achieved and the design can be improved.

[Another embodiment of the fire hydrant device]
FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of a position indicator light provided on a fire hydrant device, and the embodiment is shown by extracting a portion of a notification panel 56, which is divided into FIGS. 21(A) to (D).

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 21(A), the display frame 28m of the position indicator light 14 is arranged in a rectangular shape surrounding the acoustic hole 16 and the transmitter 12, and the display frame 28m is roughly U-shaped when viewed from the front of the cover plate 10a to the side of the storage case 52, and has a display surface that extends from the front to the side. In addition, an arrow-shaped transmitter indication portion 40e is formed on the inside of the edge of the display frame 28m on the transmitter 12 side.

In the embodiment of Fig. 21(B), similar to Fig. 19(A), the display frame 28m of the position indicator light 14 is arranged in a rectangular shape surrounding the sound hole 16 and the transmitter 12, and the display frame 28m is roughly U-shaped when viewed from the plane extending from the front of the cover plate 10a to the side of the storage case 52, and has a display surface extending from the front to the side. In addition, arrow-shaped transmitter indication parts 40f are formed on the inside of the display frame 28m located above and below the transmitter 12.

The embodiment in Fig. 21(C) has a ladder-shaped display frame 28n that surrounds the acoustic hole 16 and the transmitter 12 in a rectangular shape and vertically separates the acoustic hole 16 and the transmitter 12. The display frame 28n is roughly U-shaped when viewed from the top from the front of the cover plate 10a to the side of the housing case 52, and has a display surface that extends from the front to the side. In addition, an arrow-shaped transmitter indication portion 40g is formed on the vertical portions on both sides of the transmitter 12 of the display frame 28n and on the right side of the transmitter 12.

Figure 21 (D) is a modified version of Figure 21 (C), in which a transmitter indication portion 40g is formed only on the transmitter 12 side of the vertical portion that separates the acoustic hole 16 of the display frame 28n and the transmitter 12.

In this way, in the embodiment of Figures 21 (A) to (D), the display surfaces on the front and sides of the display frames 28m, 28n ensure visibility of the position indicator light 14 from the front and sides, and the display frames 28m, 28n provide a new design and can enhance the design. Furthermore, the transmitter indication parts 40f, 40g formed on the display frames 28m, 28n indicate the transmitter 12, which functions as an operating part, making the position of the transmitter 12 easy to understand and allowing the user to operate the transmitter 12 without getting lost.

[Embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box without acoustic device: Second invention]
Figure 22 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box without an acoustic device, in which the transmitter and position indicator lights are concentrated in one location and the display frames of the indicator lights are arranged so as to have display surfaces on the front, left and right sides, top and bottom of the storage case, Figure 22(A) shows the front, Figure 22(B) shows the side, and Figure 22(C) shows a plan.

As shown in FIG. 22, the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 of this embodiment does not have an acoustic device, so there are no acoustic holes on the front surface 13a of the cover plate 10a, and only the position indicator light 14 and the transmitter are arranged.

The disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 storage case of this embodiment is composed of a cover plate 10a with a roughly square front and a box-shaped main body 10b, and the transmitter placed in the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 is separated into a push button switch 20, a maintenance door 22, and a transmitter main body 12b, and the transmitter main body 12b is placed inside the main body 10b of the storage case, and the push button switch 20 and maintenance door 22 separated from the transmitter main body 12b are exposed and placed in the center of the front surface 13a of the cover plate 10a.

The exposed height of the exposed parts of the push button switch 20 and the maintenance door 22, for example the height of the tops of the push button switch 20 and the maintenance door 22, is set to be equal to or less than the exposed height of the display surface 15 of the position indicator lamp 14 on the front surface 13a side of the cover plate 10a. The front surface 13a and the display surface on the front side, and the exposed tops of the push button switch 20 and the maintenance door 22 may be flush with each other. Of course, the display surfaces on both side surfaces 13b and the side surfaces, and the top and bottom surfaces and the top and bottom display surfaces may also be flush with each other.

The push button switch 20 has a protective plate 18 and a switch button arranged inside a rectangular switch cover, and is connected to the transmitter body 12b by a signal line. In addition, a telephone jack is arranged inside the maintenance door 22, and is connected to the transmitter body 12b by a signal line.

The position indicator light 14 has a rectangular display frame 28r that surrounds the transmitter push button switch 20 and maintenance door 22 exposed on the front surface 13a of the cover plate 10a and extends to both the left and right side surfaces 13b of the cover plate 13a, so that the position indicator light 14 has a display surface 15 on the front surface 13a and side surfaces 13b of the storage case of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10.

In addition, in this embodiment, the display frame 28r also has display surfaces on the upper surface 13c and the lower surface 13d of the cover plate 10a. As a result, the display frame 28r of the position indicator light 14 in this embodiment is formed around the entire periphery of the front surface and the upper, lower, left and right surfaces of the cover plate 10a.

LEDs 32 are appropriately positioned behind the display frame 28r, which is placed on the front surface 13a of the cover plate 10a, as shown by the dotted lines, and the backlighting of the display frame 28r causes the entire display surface of the display frame 28r, including the front surface 13a, the left and right side surfaces 13b, the top surface 13c, and the bottom surface 13d, to emit a substantially uniform red light.

The push button switch 20 and maintenance door 22 separated from the transmitter body 12b can be placed in a smaller space on the front of the housing case (the front of the cover plate 10a) than the transmitter 12 with the push button switch 20 and maintenance door 22 integrated as shown in FIG. 1. That is, for example, the front opening of the display frame 28r can be made smaller than the outer circumference of the built-in transmitter body 12b.

In this way, the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 of this embodiment has a position indicator light 14 with an indicator frame 28r formed around the entire circumference of the cover plate 10a, and the push button switch 20 and maintenance door 22 separated from the transmitter body 12b are concentrated in one location, allowing the size of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 to be significantly reduced.

In addition, when the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 is installed, visibility from the front is maintained by the display surface 15 on the front surface 13a of the display frame 28r provided on the position indicator light 14, and at the same time, visibility from the side is improved by the display surfaces 15 on both the left and right side surfaces 13b of the display frame 28r, improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole and providing a new design, thereby enhancing the design.

In addition, in an installation environment where the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 is installed on a wall or the like and can be seen by users from above and/or below, the display surfaces 15 on the upper surface 13c and lower surface 13d of the display frame 28r provided on the position indicator light 14 improve visibility from above and below, thereby improving the visibility of the indicator light as a whole.

Furthermore, the display frame 28r arranged around the push button switch 20 separated from the transmitter body 12b makes it easier to clearly recognize the presence of the push button switch 20 of the transmitter, which functions as an operating unit, and the location of the push button switch 20 of the transmitter is easy to understand, allowing the user to operate the push button switch 20 of the transmitter without hesitation. The same is true for the maintenance door 22 arranged separately from the transmitter body 12b, and during inspection, the person in charge can open the maintenance door 22 without hesitation and insert the plug of a portable telephone into the telephone jack to make a call. Note that lighting may also be provided in the housing of the push button switch 20 in the protective plate 18, which allows the operator of the transmitter to more clearly recognize the location of the push button switch 20.

The display frame 28r of the position indicator light 14 arranged on the front surface of the cover plate 10a is arranged so as to surround the push button switch 20 and the maintenance door 22 arranged separately from the transmitter main body 12b in a rectangular shape, but is not limited to this and may be arranged so as to surround, for example, in a circular or elliptical shape, or may be an indication frame that surrounds, for example, a portion of the periphery of the exposed part of the transmitter in a gate-like shape. Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 23, the indication frame 28r may be divided and arranged, or an appropriate shape and arrangement may be selected, such as providing the indication frame at the four corners when viewed from the front of the storage case.

In addition, in this embodiment, the joints between the front surface 13a and the side surface 13b of the cover plate 10a are rounded as shown in the plan view of FIG. 22(C), but are not limited to this and may be C-shaped (chamfered), for example, and the display surface 15 of the side surface 13b of the cover plate 10a may be formed to conform to these shapes. This also applies to the joints between the front surface 13a of the cover plate 10a and the upper surface 13c and the lower surface 13d.

[Embodiment of disaster prevention equipment storage box with variable transmitter installation direction: Third invention]
Fig. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a disaster prevention equipment storage box in which the direction of the transmitter can be changed depending on the installation direction, Fig. 24(A) shows a front view, Fig. 24(B) shows a side view, and Fig. 24(C) shows a plan view. The disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 is usually installed with the arrow shown in Fig. 24(A) facing upward.

As shown in Fig. 24, this embodiment uses a disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 that does not have an audio device, as in the embodiment of Fig. 23, as an example. The storage case of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 is composed of a cover plate 10a and a box-shaped main body 10b, and the transmitter 12 placed in the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 is provided with a push button switch 20 with a protective plate 18 and a maintenance door 22 on the front side of the transmitter cover 12a. The transmitter 12 is attached to the cover plate 10a by a screw 80 with the direction in which the push button switch 20 and the maintenance door 22 are aligned being the up-down direction (vertical direction), but in this embodiment, this can be changed to be attached in the left-right direction (horizontal direction).

The position indicator light 14 is arranged with separate display frames 28s on both the left and right sides of the front of the cover plate 10a, sandwiching the transmitter 12 from both sides. The display frames 28s also have display surfaces on the left and right side surfaces and the top and bottom surfaces of the cover plate 10a.

Figure 25 is an explanatory diagram showing the variable structure for changing the direction of the transmitter in this embodiment when the disaster prevention equipment storage box is assembled and disassembled.

As shown in Figure 25, the transmitter 12 has a roughly cylindrical transmitter body 12b integrated behind a disk-shaped transmitter cover 12a, and guide protrusions 76 with rectangular cross sections are formed in the axial direction indicated by the dashed line at four points on the outer periphery of the transmitter body 12b (at positions 45°, 135°, 225°, and 315° clockwise, with the upward direction being taken as 0°), i.e., at 90° intervals, and through holes 78 are formed at four points on the transmitter cover 12a at 90° intervals.

On the other hand, a transmitter mounting hole 70 is formed on the front surface of the cover plate 10a, and rectangular guide grooves 72 are formed at 90° intervals at four locations (positions that are 45°, 135°, 225°, and 315° clockwise, with the upward direction being 0°), and screw holes 74 are formed at 90° intervals at four locations between the guide grooves 72.

The four dashed lines shown from the screw 80 to the transmitter mounting hole 70 are the mounting axis, and the central dashed line is the central axis of the cylinder of the transmitter body 12b.

The transmitter 12 is attached to the cover plate 10a by positioning the maintenance door 22 side of the transmitter 12 on the top side of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 installed with the push button switch 20 of the transmitter 12 facing up, i.e., with the arrow pointing upwards, and fitting the guide protrusion 76 of the transmitter body 12b into the guide groove 72 of the transmitter mounting hole 70, and then fixing it by screwing the screw 80 into the screw hole 74 through the through hole 78.

With this variable structure that changes the orientation of the transmitter 12, even when the alignment direction of the push button switch 20 of the transmitter 12 and the maintenance door 22 is rotated 90° or 270° clockwise, the transmitter 12 can be fixed by fitting the guide protrusion 72 of the transmitter body 12b into the guide groove 72 of the transmitter mounting hole 70 through the through hole 78 and screwing the screw 80 into the screw hole 74. In this way, even if the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 is installed with the left-right direction in the figure facing up and down, the transmitter 12 can be placed with the maintenance door 22 side facing up.

Figure 26 is an explanatory diagram showing a disaster prevention equipment storage box that has been rotated 90° from Figure 24 and installed sideways, with Figure 26(A) showing the front, Figure 26(B) showing the side, and Figure 26(C) showing the top. In this case, the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 is installed with the arrow shown in Figure 26(A) pointing upward, and is installed in a 90° different orientation from Figure 24.

The variable orientation structure of the transmitter 12 shown in FIG. 25 allows the transmitter 12 to be easily installed with the maintenance door 22 side facing up in accordance with the installation of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 shown in FIG. 26.

As a result, even if the orientation of the disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 on a wall surface or the like differs, there is no need to manufacture a separate disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 with a transmitter 12 attached in a matching orientation, improving productivity and reducing costs.

Note that the variable structure for changing the orientation of the transmitter 12 shown in FIG. 25 is just one example, and any suitable variable structure can be used as long as the orientation of the transmitter 12 can be changed in 90° increments.

In addition, this embodiment takes as an example a disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 that does not have an acoustic device and does not have an acoustic hole, but is not limited to this. For a disaster prevention equipment storage box 10 that has an acoustic hole by having the acoustic device shown in Figures 1 to 19, a variable structure that changes the orientation of the transmitter 12 similar to that shown in Figure 25 is provided, and it is possible to change the orientation of the transmitter 12 according to the orientation of the disaster prevention equipment storage box relative to a wall surface, etc., in which the arrangement direction of the arrangement areas of the transmitter 12, position indicator light 14, and acoustic hole 16 is up-down (vertical) or left-right (horizontal).

[Modifications of the present invention]
The shape and arrangement of the position indicator lamp having display surfaces on the front and side surfaces in the above embodiment are not limited to those in the above embodiment, and may be any suitable shape and arrangement as required.

In addition, including cases where the display frame of the indicator light is made approximately flush with the front surface of the storage case, the transmitter placement portion of the storage case may be provided with a corresponding recess, stepped down, and the transmitter may be placed therein so that the top of the front surface of the transmitter does not protrude from the front surface of the storage case (the front surface of the cover plate in the embodiment), for example, so that when the transmitter is placed, the front surface of the transmitter is approximately flush with the front surface of the storage case. In this way, it is possible to eliminate the protrusion of the indicator light and/or transmitter from the front surface of the storage case, which is expected to improve the design, etc.

In addition, the above embodiment of the disaster prevention equipment storage box shows an example in which the sound hole and the transmitter are arranged vertically, but they may also be arranged horizontally.

Furthermore, it is not prohibited for the acoustic hole arrangement section and the indicator light arrangement section to overlap. In this case, an appropriate opening (acoustic hole) may be provided in the overlapping section at a position of the indicator light corresponding to the acoustic hole.

In the above embodiment, a light-diffusing translucent material is used for the display frame of the position indicator, but an appropriate light-guiding material may also be used. As an example, a light-guiding material may be used in which reflective dots are printed on the back surface of an acrylic light-guiding plate, and light incident from the edge of the light-guiding plate is guided to the entire surface of the acrylic using total reflection from the acrylic. When the light hits the reflective dots, it changes course, and the light that emerges from the front surface of the acrylic at an angle smaller than the angle of total reflection is used to make the entire surface of the light-guiding plate glow uniformly in red. Other known illumination, light-guiding, light-transmitting, and light-diffusing methods may also be applied.

The present invention can also be applied to disaster prevention devices other than equipment housing boxes and fire hydrant devices.

In addition to being a position indicator light, the indicator light may also be an indicator light that indicates an abnormality such as a fire, or any other indicator light.

The present invention can also be applied to disaster prevention devices that have indicator lights and sound holes but no transmitter.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes appropriate modifications that do not impair the objects and advantages thereof. For example, the above-described embodiments may be combined as appropriate, or other modifications may be applied.

In addition, in each embodiment, the display frame (display surface) on the side may extend from the cover plate to the main body.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the shapes and numerical values shown in the above embodiments.

10: Disaster prevention equipment storage box 10a: Cover plate 10b: Main body 12: Transmitter 12a: Front top 14: Position indicator light 16: Sound hole 16a: Sound hole arrangement section 18: Protective plate 20: Push button switch 22: Maintenance door 24: Sound device 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d, 28e, 28f, 28g, 28h, 28i, 28j, 28k, 28m, 28p-1, 28p2, 28q, 28r, 28s: Display frame 30: Circuit board 32: LED
34: Light-transmitting holes 36, 38: Openings 40a, 40b, 40d, 40d, 40e, 40f, 40g, 40h: Transmitter indication portion 50: Fire hydrant device 52: Storage case 54: Fire hydrant door 56: Reporting panel 60: Unit body 62: Indicator lamp storage portion

Claims (3)

A disaster prevention device whose installation direction is variable,
A transmitter located on the front of the storage case;
An indicator light having an indication surface on the front and side of the storage case ;
Equipped with
A disaster prevention device, characterized in that the transmitter is provided so that the orientation of the transmitter relative to the front surface of the storage case can be freely changed depending on the orientation of the installation .
The disaster prevention device according to claim 1,
A disaster prevention device characterized in that the indicator light has its display surface disposed on the front and side of the storage case even when the installation orientation is changed.
The disaster prevention device according to claim 1 or 2,
The transmitter includes a substantially cylindrical transmitter body integrally attached to the rear of a disk-shaped transmitter cover,
The transmitter body has a guide protrusion formed on its outer circumferential surface,
The housing case has a transmitter mounting hole formed on the front surface,
A disaster prevention device characterized in that the transmitter mounting hole has a guide groove formed on its inner surface which engages when the transmitter body is rotated 90° or 270°.

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