Patent attributes
An overturn prevention device for an apparatus including a main body horizontally installed, and a tiltable housing being tiltable relative to the main body by a first rotary shaft incorporated in the main body, the overturn prevention device includes: a second rotary shaft disposed in the main body and extending in a direction vertical to the main body; a rotational force transmission mechanism disposed between the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft and configured to rotate the second rotary shaft by transmitting rotation of the first rotary shaft to the second rotary shaft; and an overturn prevention member disposed on the second rotary shaft and configured to protrude from the main body in a tilting direction of the tiltable housing when the second rotary shaft rotates with a tilting operation of the tiltable housing.
