JP2000237499A - Clothes drying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simply structured drying apparatus capable of hiding a clothes-drying rod from being seen from the lower side when it is housed for improving an appearance of a ceiling at a low cost. SOLUTION: In this clothes-drying apparatus, a housing recess part 2 opened downward is arranged on the ceiling, and a clothes-drying rod 5 is arranged so as to be freely put inward/outward into/from the housing recess part 2, while a lid body 4 is arranged freely openably in the opening of the housing recess part 2. The clothes-drying rod 5 is suspended by a wire moving upward/ downward from the housing recess part 2 so as to be freely put in/out, while the lid body 4 is arranged so as to open/close the opening of the housing recess part 2 according to the upward/downward movement of the clothes-drying rod 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothesline.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 6, a storage recess 2 having a substantially rectangular opening downward is provided on a ceiling so that a clothesline 5 can be stored in a ceiling of a room or a veranda. A flexible support arm (not shown) is provided in the ceiling so as to be able to freely enter and exit from the storage recess 2, and a clothesline 5 is attached to the lower end of the support arm via the rod support plates B, B.
There is a clothes-drying device A which can be moved up and down between a state in which the clothesline 5 is stored in the ceiling and a state in which it is suspended below the ceiling.

In this case, the hanging pole 5 is lowered below the ceiling by extending the support arm, so that laundry or the like can be hung on the hanging pole 5 and dried. When the laundry or the like is not to be dried, the support arm is shrunk to raise the drying rod 5 so that the drying rod 5 can be stored together with the support arm in the storage recess 2 of the ceiling.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, the laundry rod 5 can be stored in the storage recess 2 so that the laundry rod 5 does not become an obstacle when the laundry or the like is not dried. However, when the clothes-line is stored in the storage recess 2, the clothes-line 5 becomes completely visible from below, so that the ceiling has a poor appearance. For this reason, the present applicant has disclosed in
There is proposed a clothes-drying device disclosed as 1394 in which when the clothes-drying rod 5 is stored, the appearance of the ceiling is improved without the clothes-drying rod 5 being seen from below.

In this drying apparatus, a storage recess is provided in the ceiling and opened downward, a telescopic support arm is provided in the ceiling so as to be able to enter and exit the storage recess, and a lower end of the support arm is connected to a lower end of the support arm via a rod support plate. It has an elevating device which can be moved up and down between a state where the clothespin is attached and the clothespin is stored in the storage recess and a state where it is suspended below the ceiling. An openable and closable door is pivotally attached to the storage recess, and an engaging piece having a substantially L-shaped cross section is detachably locked to the drying rod or the rod support plate in conjunction with lifting and lowering of the drying rod. Protruding into
When the laundry rod is lowered from the state stored in the storage recess, the engaging piece locked on the laundry rod or the rod support plate is released, the door opens in conjunction with it, and the laundry rod is lowered below the ceiling. When it is raised from the suspended state and stored in the storage recess, the engagement piece is locked by the clothesline or the rod support plate, and the door is closed in conjunction therewith.

[0006] In the above case, the door is opened and closed in conjunction with the movement of an engaging piece locked on a clothesline or a rod support plate. Therefore, it is assumed that the opening / closing mechanism becomes complicated and the cost increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object the purpose of being able to hide a clothes-line from below when storing the clothes-pole with a simple configuration. It is an object of the present invention to provide a clothes-drying apparatus capable of improving the appearance of a ceiling at a low cost.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the clothes-drying device of the present invention, a storage recess is provided on the ceiling and opened downward, so that the storage recess can be freely entered and exited. A clothesline in which a clothesline is provided and the lid is arranged to be openable and closable at the opening of the storage recess, and the clothespin is suspended from the storage recess by a wire that moves up and down. And a lid is provided so as to open and close the opening of the storage recess by the vertical movement of the clothesline.

In this case, the opening of the storage recess is provided with a lid provided so as to be openable and closable in the opening, and a lid of a clothesline which is suspended from the storage recess on a wire which moves up and down so as to be able to enter and exit freely. It is opened and closed by vertical movement.

[0010] The lid is detachably attached to the clothes-line, and the opening is closed when the cover is attached to the clothes-line and the clothes-line is inserted into the storage recess. Is preferred.

In this case, the opening of the storage recess is formed by attaching a lid which is detachably attached to the clothes-line to a vertically-movable wire, and attached to a clothes-rod which is freely movable in and out. Closed when placed in the storage recess.

The lid opens and closes downward in the longitudinal direction so as to open and close the opening as the lid enters and exits from the storage recess of the clothesline. It is preferably pivotally attached to the end of the opening so as to be held substantially horizontally in the closed state.

[0013] In this case, the opening of the storage recess is pivotally connected to the end of the opening so as to open and close the opening downward along the longitudinal direction thereof and to be held substantially horizontally in a closed state. The attached lid is opened and closed as the clothes-line suspended from the storage recess moves in and out of the storage recess.

[0014]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment corresponding to claims 1 and 2 of the present invention.
Shows a second embodiment corresponding to claim 3 of the present invention.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes-drying apparatus according to a first embodiment as viewed from below.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a lid of the drying apparatus. FIG.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the lid of the same drying apparatus.

In the clothes-drying apparatus 1 of this embodiment, a storage recess 2 is provided on the ceiling and opened downward, and a clothes-drying rod 5 is provided so that the storage recess 2 can be freely moved in and out of the storage recess 2. A clothes-drying device in which a lid 4 is disposed so as to be openable and closable at an opening, wherein a clothes-drying pole 5 is suspended from a storage recess 2 on a wire 3 that moves up and down so as to be able to enter and exit freely. 4 is provided so that the opening of the storage recess 2 is opened and closed by the vertical movement of the clothesline 5.

Further, in the clothes-drying apparatus 1 of the embodiment, the cover 4 is detachably attached to the clothes-line 5, and the cover 4 is attached to the clothes-line 5, and the clothes-line 5 is attached. The opening may be closed when put in the storage recess 2.

More specifically, the clothes-drying apparatus 1 has a storage recess 2 which is opened downward in a substantially rectangular shape on the ceiling, and a decorative frame 21 is formed along the side wall on which the storage recess 2 is formed.
Is installed. Further, the lower end of the decorative frame 21 is protruded outward in a flange shape so as to be along the peripheral edge of the opening of the storage recess 2. In addition, an elevating device (not shown) for elevating and lowering the clothesline is provided at an upper portion of the storage recess 2. In this case, the lifting device is a substrate mounted on an upper wall forming the storage recess 2. And a motor provided at the center of the board and a drum rotatably driven by the motor, and a pulley for guiding the wire 3 provided at both ends of the board for vertically moving the clothesline 5 from the storage recess 2. Has become.
The wire 3 has one end attached to suspend the end of the clothes-line 5 and the other end fixed to the drum of the elevating device and disposed at both ends of the clothes-line 5, and Move up and down.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the lid 4 is formed by bending a plate-like spring material such as a stainless steel material on the back side of a long flat-plate-like lid 41 which is the storage recess 2 side. The attachment portions 42, 42 attached to the clothesline 5 are fixedly formed. The lid portion 41 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape slightly smaller than the opening of the storage recess 2 so as to close the opening, and is formed of, for example, a steel plate material. The attachment portion 42 is provided with a clothesline 5 inserted through an upper opening of a spring portion disposed opposite to the clothes pole.
At its curved portion with springiness.

The clothesline 5 is suspended from the wire 3 and provided. FIG. 2 (a)
In addition to the cylindrical long material having a certain length substantially the same as the lid 4 as shown in FIG. Then, except when the clothes are to be dried, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), both ends thereof are clamped by the attachment portion 42 of the lid 4 and the lid 4 is attached. As shown, the wire 3 is lifted up and stored in the storage recess 2.

In the clothes-drying apparatus 1 described above, the lid 4 arranged so that the opening of the storage recess 2 can be opened and closed in the opening is suspended from the wire 3 that moves up and down from the storage recess 2. The clothesline 5 can be easily opened and closed only by the vertical movement of the clothesline 5 which can be freely moved in and out. And in this case,
The opening of the storage recess 2 has a lid 4 detachably attached to the clothesline 5 suspended from a wire 3 that moves up and down, and attached to the clothesline 5 that is allowed to enter and exit. It can be closed by a simple operation of putting it in the storage recess 2.

Therefore, according to the clothes-drying apparatus 1 described above, the opening of the storage recess 2 has the lid 4 disposed so as to be openable and closable, and the wire 3 that moves up and down from the storage recess 2. It is opened and closed by the vertical movement of the hanging pole 5 which is suspended and can be moved in and out, so that the hanging pole 5 can be hidden from the bottom when the hanging pole 5 is stored with a simple configuration, thereby being inexpensive. The cost can make the ceiling look better.

The opening of the storage recess 2 is attached to the clothes rod 5 which is detachably attached to the clothes rod 5 by suspending it on the wire 3 which moves up and down. Since the clothesline 5 is closed when the clothespin 5 is inserted into the storage recess 2, it can be closed by a simple operation, and the usability is good.

[Second Embodiment] FIGS. 4A and 4B are external views of a clothes-drying apparatus according to a second embodiment, wherein FIG. 4A is a perspective view as viewed from below, and FIG. Show. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a lid of the drying apparatus.

The clothes drying apparatus 6 of this embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the structure of opening and closing the lid, and the other components are the same as those of the first embodiment. In the clothes-drying device 6 of the embodiment, the lid 7 is opened downward along the longitudinal direction so that the lid 7 opens and closes as the laundry rod 5 enters and exits from the storage recess 2. Is opened and closed in a double-opened manner and is pivotally attached to an end of the opening so as to be held substantially horizontally in a closed state.

In the storage recess 2, a double-opening lid 7, 7 is provided on a decorative frame 21 provided along the side wall thereof.
Is pivotally connected via a pivot (not shown) so that one edge thereof is held substantially horizontally in a closed state as shown in FIG. 4A. On one edge of the lids 7, 7,
A helical coil spring (not shown) housed in the decorative frame 21
Is mounted and supported so that the load of the helical coil spring is balanced with the weight of the lid 7 so as to be held substantially horizontally and closed as shown in FIG.

Therefore, when the clothesline 5 is lowered, the other edges of the lids 7, 7 are pushed open, and the lids 7, 7 are opened.
As shown in (b), the clothesline 5 is exposed outside the storage recess 2.

When the clothesline 5 is not used, when the clothesline 5 is lifted, the other edges of the lids 7, 7 are pushed toward the storage recess 2 by the clothespin 5, and the lids 7, 7 are pushed. Figure 5
When the clothesline 5 is opened as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.

Therefore, according to the clothes drying apparatus 6 described above, the opening of the storage recess 2 is opened and closed in a double-opened manner downward along the longitudinal direction, and is held substantially horizontally in the closed state. As described above, the lids 7, 7 pivotally attached to the ends of the opening are opened and closed as the clothesline 5 suspended from the wire 3 moving up and down from the storage recess 2 enters and exits the storage recess 2. Since it is closed, it can be opened and closed by a simple operation of only raising and lowering the clothesline 5, thereby improving usability.

[0030]

The drying apparatus of the present invention is embodied as in the above-described embodiment, and the opening of the storage recess is provided with a lid provided so as to be openable and closable from the storage recess. It is opened and closed by the vertical movement of the clothes-line, which is suspended on the wire that moves up and down, so you can hide the clothes-line from below when you store the clothes-line with a simple configuration.
Thus, the ceiling can be improved at a low cost.

In the opening of the storage recess, a lid detachably attached to the clothes-line is suspended by a vertically moving wire, and attached to a clothes-line that is freely movable in and out, to store the clothes-line. Since it is closed when it is put into the storage recess, it can be closed by a simple operation, and the usability is good.

The opening of the storage recess is opened and closed in a double-opened manner downward along the longitudinal direction, and is pivotally attached to an end of the opening so as to be held substantially horizontally in a closed state. The closed lid is opened and closed as the clothesline suspended from the storage recesses moves in and out of the storage recesses, so it can be opened and closed by simple operations only by raising and lowering the clothespan. It is possible to improve the usability.

[0033]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes-drying device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from below.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a lid of the drying apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an operation of a lid of the drying apparatus.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a drying apparatus according to a second embodiment;
(A) is a perspective view seen from below, and (b) shows the open state of the lid.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a lid of the drying apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a clothes-drying device as a conventional example of the present invention, as viewed from below.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clothes drying apparatus 2 Storage recess 3 Wire 4 Lid 5 Clothesline 6 Drying device 7 Lid

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage recess which is opened downward on a ceiling, a clothesline is provided so as to be able to enter and exit from the storage recess, and a lid is arranged so as to be freely openable and closable at the opening of the storage recess. A clothes-drying device, comprising: a clothes-line suspended from a storage recess to a wire that moves up and down so as to be able to enter and exit freely, and a lid body that opens and closes the storage recess by opening and closing the clothes-line. Drying equipment that is provided to 2. A lid is detachably attached to a clothes-line, and the opening is closed when the cover is attached to the clothes-line and the clothes-rod is inserted into a storage recess. The clothes drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The lid opens and closes downward in the longitudinal direction so that the lid opens and closes as the lid enters and exits from the storage recess of the clothesline. The clothes drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the clothes drying apparatus is pivotally attached to an end of the opening so as to be held substantially horizontally in a closed state.