JP2001025600A - Supporting tool for long-length matter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supporting tool for a long-length matter such as a clothes-drying bar, etc., which can be fitted to the fence, etc., of the veranda of an apartment and is excellent in operability. SOLUTION: A fixing member 5 is fixed to a fixing object 8 such as a veranda fence support. An arm member 1 is provided at the member 5 and at the time of not using the clothes-drying bar inserted into and supported by, an insertion hole 2, the member 1 is positioned in a vertical direction like 1A. In this case, since the length of an arm member 3 is set to be short and the centroid of the member 1 is positioned at a position higher than a supporting shaft 9, the member 1 is supported by projecting bodies 10, 11. At the time of using, the member 1 is temporarily pulled up and rotated in this state, the engaging part 1a of the member 1 is engaged with the engaging part receiver 10b of the body 10 to engage the member 1 at a prescribed angle and at an oblique position to dry laundry matters on the clothes drying bar supported by the member 1. At the time of housing the bar, operation opposite to the above is executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a member for accommodating and supporting a long object such as a clothesline, and more particularly to a support suitable for installing a clothesline on a veranda of an apartment house such as an apartment or an apartment. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In both apartment houses and single-family homes, the veranda is often used for drying laundry or futons. However, the area of the veranda is limited, and in order to make effective use of this limited area, several types of supports have been proposed in which a clothesline is arranged in a position where it does not become a hindrance when not in use. 1963-48
No. 594, No. Hei 1-20918, No. 5-744
95 etc.).

[0003] In each of the above support members, the bases of a pair of support members are basically fixed to the wall portion of the veranda or, conversely, to the fence at the tip of the veranda. The supporting member is supported, and each supporting member is configured such that the arm member rotates about the fixing member. The clothespin supported by the arm tip is stored and arranged in a predetermined position by the pivotal movement of the arm member, and when used, the arm is rotated to place the clothespin in the predetermined position so that the clothesline is dried. Is configured.

[0004]

Although all of the above-mentioned supports have some utility, they also have their own problems. For example, in a structure where a support is attached to the wall side, a clothesline cannot be placed across the window portion facing the veranda, so the mounting width of each support is limited to the width of the wall to be attached. I will.

On the other hand, in the configuration in which the support is mounted on the fence side of the veranda, mounting the support so that the support is located outside the fence, that is, the dried product is located in the outer space of the veranda has a particular safety problem in a high-rise house or the like. Therefore, in this type of support, the support is mounted so that the arm is located inside the fence, and the dried product is located in the veranda. In this case, the problem is that if the hanging pole is low when the hanging pole is placed at the position where the dried article is to be hung, the dried article will contact the veranda floor if it is a futon or a long dried article.

For this reason, when the clothesline is placed at the clothesline position, the arm of the support is once pulled up and rotated in this state to increase the support length of the arm.
There has been proposed a support device configured to prevent the clothespin from being moved below the position of the clothesline placed at the clothesline position due to the rotation of the arm member. However, in this configuration, the arm has a long pulling distance, and the lifting requires a great deal of labor to lift the clothespin while supporting all the weights of the arms at both ends of the clothespin. Considering that it is usually housewives to do housework such as drying clothes, having such a large power in operation is a serious problem in practice.

On the other hand, when the clothespin is stored, the arm is lowered with the weight of the clothespin and the arms at both ends of the clothespin added. When these members are pulled up at a stretched distance, a large impact is generated. This impulsive sound is amplified by a veranda fence, etc., and becomes even louder, disturbing the neighborhood.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a support for solving the above-mentioned problems, comprising a fixing member fixed to an object to be mounted such as a veranda fence or a wall surface, and a fixing member fixed to the fixing member. An arm member pivotally supported by the support shaft, wherein the arm member has an elongated hole which slides relative to the support shaft, and the elongated hole is at most half or less of the entire length of the arm member. A supporting member for a long object such as a clothesline, wherein the fixing member is provided with means for holding the vertical position when the arm is disposed in the vertical position on the fixing member side.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A fixing member of a support is fixed to, for example, a pillar portion of a veranda fence by a fixing means such as a bolt. Usually, a pair of supports are provided, and both ends of a long object such as a clothesline are supported by arm members of the supports.

When the clothesline is not used, the arm member slides vertically downward relative to the support shaft on the fixed member side by the elongated hole of the arm member, and moves vertically in a state where the clothesline is supported at the upper end. It is located in. In this case, the length of the elongated hole is at most half or less of the entire length of the arm member, and is configured so as to reduce the impact when the arm member is lowered. , The center of gravity of the clothesline and the arm member is located above the arm member support, and the arm member attempts to rotate to the clothesline position. For this reason, the fixing member is provided with holding means for supporting the arm member positioned in the vertical direction at the vertical position.

In order to place the clothesline at the clothesline position, first, the arm member is pulled up. In this case, since the length of the long hole is set to be short as described above, the pulling distance is short, so that even a weak housewife or the like can easily operate. If the arm member is pulled up to a position where the lower end portion of the long hole comes into contact with the support shaft on the fixed member side, the arm member is tilted forward, a locking portion provided on the arm member,
The arm member is provided on the fixing member, and is engaged with the locking portion, so that the arm member is fixed at a predetermined angle in a state where the drying rod is extended toward the user, and the dried clothes are hung on the drying rod in this state.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the entire configuration of the support member, and FIG. 2 shows details of the engagement state between the arm member and the fixing member including another embodiment. First, the overall configuration of the support is mainly shown in FIG. The support includes a fixed member fixed to an object to be mounted, and an arm member which rotates with respect to the fixed member and is supported by the fixed member.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an arm member, and at its tip end, an insertion hole 2 is provided for inserting and fixing a long object such as a clothesline (hereinafter, a "drying rod" will be described as an example). The insertion hole 2 may be provided with a means (not shown) for fixing the hanging rod and the arm member 1 inserted by, for example, providing a screw so as to be screwed in a radial direction of the drying rod. . The arm member is made of, for example, aluminum die cast, and has sufficient strength even when a relatively heavy object such as a futon is hung on the clothesline. In addition, the overall length of the arm member 1 is formed to be about 40 cm in length for both the support according to the present invention and the conventional product due to the size of the veranda and the like.

Reference numeral 3 denotes an elongated hole provided on the base side of the arm member facing the insertion hole 2, and the elongated hole 3 is configured to be slidable with respect to a support shaft described later. The total length of the elongated hole 3 shown in the drawing is formed to be about 1/4 of the total length of the arm member 1, so that the total length of the arm member 1 is about 40 cm as described above.
Then, the length is formed to a relatively short length of about 10 cm.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a fixing member. The fixing member 5 includes a mounting portion 6 directly mounted to a mounting object 8 such as a pillar of a veranda fence, and an arm member 1 connected to the mounting portion 6 and connected to the mounting portion 6. And a supporting portion 7 for supporting. Since the fixing member 5 also supports all the loads of the clothes-line and the dried goods hung on the clothes-line via the arm member 1, it is made of aluminum die cast or the like as in the case of the arm member 1. In addition, insertion holes 6b and 6c for inserting bolts as attachment means are formed in the attachment portion 6, but FIG.
For example, it is preferable that the insertion hole 6b is formed in a vertically long hole and the insertion hole 6c is formed in a horizontally long hole so that the arm member can be finely adjusted so as to be accurately positioned in the vertical direction.

An engagement state between the fixing member 5 and the arm member 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Support part 7 of fixing member 5
A support shaft 9 is attached so that the elongated hole 3 of the arm member 1 is inserted through the support shaft 9 (see also FIG. 3). In addition, support part 7
A support surface 10a that comes into contact with a side edge of an arm member (indicated by reference numeral 1A) located in a vertical direction
The protrusion 10 having the shape is protruded. A locking portion receiver 10b that engages with a locking portion of the arm member 1 described below is formed below the protrusion 10. On the other hand, another projecting body 11 for holding the state when the arm member 1 is fed obliquely to the laundry position (indicated by reference numeral 1B) is formed below the distal end of the support portion 7. The projecting body 11 has a contact surface 11a that contacts the side surface of the arm member when the arm member is positioned obliquely as 1B, and a contact surface 11b that contacts the side surface of the arm member when the arm member is positioned vertically as 1A.
And

On the other hand, near the lower end of the arm member 1, there is formed a locking portion 1a configured to engage with the locking portion receiver 10b of the projection 10. In the configuration of FIG.
As an embodiment of the present invention, as a means for assisting the support of the arm member 1 positioned in the vertical direction, an arm member auxiliary support means is provided in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. That is, reference numeral 12
Is an adjustment bolt as auxiliary support means, and the top of the adjustment bolt 12 supports the side edge of the arm member 1. The adjusting bolt 12 is attached to
The height of the top of the adjusting bolt 12 is adjusted by rotating the adjusting bolt 12 so as to be screwed into the screw hole 6a formed in the arm member 1 at the vertical position.
It is possible to adjust the support.

As shown in FIG. 1, the support surface 10a of the projection 10
And the arm member 1A at a more vertical position with respect to the support surface 11b of the projecting body 11, but by providing the adjusting bolt 12, the arm member 1 can be supported at three points. The support of the member 1A becomes stronger. Incidentally, in the present invention, in order to reduce the lifting stroke of the arm member 1, the total length of the elongated hole 3 is set to be short, so that the center of gravity of the arm member 1A in the vertical position is located above the support portion 7. become. For this reason, in order to support the arm member 1A at the vertical position, it is essential to provide a supporting means for securely supporting the arm member 1A, unlike the conventional product.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the support having the above structure is attached to a veranda. As shown in the drawing, a pair of supports are usually attached to the columns 13a of the veranda fence 13, and each of the arm members 1 of the supports is configured to support both ends of the clothespin 14, respectively.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. First, when the clothesline 14 is not used, the arm member 1 of the support tool is used.
Is disposed at a vertical position indicated by reference numeral 1A in FIG. 1 and FIG. Also, in this case, the projections 10, 1,
The arm member 1 in the vertical position and the clothesline attached to the arm member 1 are securely held in the storage position by the auxiliary support means such as the adjustment bolt 12 or the like.

In using the clothesline, the user holds the clothesline 14 and lifts the arm members 1 at both ends until the lower end of the elongated hole 3 of the arm member 1 hits the support shaft 9 (see also FIG. 6). In this case, since the total length of the elongated hole 3 is, for example, about １ ／ of the total length of the arm member 1 as compared with the conventional configuration, the lifting stroke of the arm member 1 is as small as, for example, about 10 cm. Therefore, even a weak housewife can easily pull up.

When each arm member 1 is rotated so as to pull the clothes-line to the front when pulled up to the upper end, the locking portion 1a of the arm member 1 engages with the locking portion receiver 10b of the projecting body 10, and In this state, the rotation of the arm member 1 is restricted, and the arm member 1 that is obliquely positioned at a predetermined angle is fixed by the protrusion 10, the support shaft 9, and the protrusion 11, and the clothesline is hung on a clothesline. Becomes

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the clothes are hung. When the mounting position of the fixing member 5 with respect to the veranda fence 13 is set as shown in FIG. The upper end portion 13A can be made substantially the same height as the upper end portion 13A, and even when a long dried item such as the futon 15 is dried, the lower end of the dried item does not contact the floor of the veranda. When the clothespin 14 is stored, the arm member 1 is turned to the vertical position by holding the clothespin 14, and the arm member 1 is lowered along the elongated hole in this state.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. At the upper end portion of the elongated hole 3 formed in the arm member 1, that is, at a position where the arm member 1 is in contact with the support shaft 9 when the arm member 1 is at the vertical position of 1A, a cushioning material 16 is attached as shock absorbing means. . The illustrated cushioning material 16 is an elastic body such as urethane rubber formed so as to form a part of the elongated hole 3, but may be a material using a metal spring material other than such an elastic body. . Since the long hole 3 of the support is short as described above, when returning the drying rod to the storage position, in the worst case, release the hand from the drying rod 14 with the arm member 1 returned to the vertical position, Even if the arm member 1 is lowered in the state of the natural fall, there is no problem such as breakage of the support. However, when the arm member 1 and the fixing member 5 are made of metal such as aluminum die cast, a considerably loud impact sound is generated when the upper end of the long hole 3 collides with the support shaft 9. In this case, when the cushioning member 16 is provided, the impact noise is greatly reduced, and, of course, it is effective in preventing damage to the support.

FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment. First, the contact area between the arm member 1 and the fixing member 5 is set to be relatively large in order to firmly support the arm member 1 both when the clothesline is used and when the clothesline is stored. Due to the design, a slight gap is formed between the arm member 1 and the fixed member 5, so that the entire area of the area that can be contacted when the arm member 1 is operated comes into contact with each other. No defect occurs. However, if the mounting angle is incorrect, the arm member 1 and the fixing member 5 come into contact with each other over a wide area, and the operation of the arm member may be deteriorated. On the other hand, since the support shaft 9 is inserted through the elongated hole 3 as described above, depending on the engagement between the elongated hole 3 and the support shaft 9, the mounting angle of the arm member 1 in the entire circumferential direction of the support shaft 9 can be accurately determined. It cannot be regulated to always hold at an appropriate angle.

The displacement of the mounting angle of the arm member 1 with respect to the support shaft 9 is often caused by a poor mounting angle of the drying rod 14 with respect to the arm member 1. So that they are exactly orthogonal,
Accurate installation of the support is required. In the present embodiment, even if the accuracy of the mounting of the support is relaxed to some extent, a malfunction does not occur.

In the figure, the inner peripheral surface 2a of the clothes-rod insertion hole 2 of the arm member 1 is formed to have a substantially concave shape so that the central portion rises in the axial direction of the insertion hole. As a result, even though the axis of the clothesline 14 inserted into the insertion hole 2 is not orthogonal to the arm member 1, the insertion hole having this cross-sectional shape can maintain the orthogonality between the arm member 1 and the support shaft 9. Next, the attachment angle of the clothesline 14 to the arm member 1 is adjusted. The symbols + α and −α in the figure show examples of the range of the angle adjustment.

FIG. 9 shows a modification of the fourth embodiment.
In this example, a boss member 17 made of an elastic material such as urethane rubber is inserted into the insertion hole 2, and the clothesline 14 is inserted through the boss member 17. In this example, the adjustment of the attachment angle between the arm member 1 and the clothesline 14 is achieved by deformation of the boss member 17.

FIG. 10 shows a fifth embodiment. A small rod support 1 for inserting a small-diameter rod into a side edge of the arm member 1
a is formed at least one. Small-diameter small rods 18 are inserted into and supported by the small-rod support portions 1a. The large-diameter clothespin 14 is suitable for drying large dried articles such as futons. However, when drying small articles 19 such as small towels and handkerchiefs, it is better to hang on a small-diameter pole to prevent scattering. There are many convenient points such as easy attachment of the clip.
In addition, since a plurality of small poles can be arranged, the efficiency of drying clothes is high.

Although the case where the supporter of the present invention supports a clothesline has been described as an example, other than the thing used for drying clothes, it can be used as appropriate according to a user's idea.

[0031]

As described in the above embodiments, according to the present invention, the vertical moving distance of the arm member of the support can be greatly reduced as compared with the conventional product. When a long object such as a clothesline is lifted from the storage position, even a housewife or the like with weak physical strength can easily operate it.

Also, even if the arm member is accidentally released during storage and the arm member is lowered in a falling state, the impact of the arm member on the support shaft is reduced due to the small vertical movement distance, and the conventional device is different from the conventional product. There is no fear of generating a loud impact sound or damaging parts.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of a support according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a support centered on a fixing member for showing an engagement state between a fixing member and an arm member.

3A is a plan view of a fixing member, and FIG. 3B is a front view of the fixing member.

FIG. 4 is a partial view of a support centering on a fixing member according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the support according to the present invention is attached to a veranda fence.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the support tool showing a method of operating the support tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a support showing an example of use of the support according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a distal end portion of the arm member showing a means for adjusting an attachment angle between the long object and the arm member.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a tip end portion of an arm member showing another adjusting means of a mounting angle between a long object and an arm member.

FIG. 10 is a partial side view of an arm member according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Arm member 1a Lock part 2 Insertion hole (for long object) 3 Elongated hole 5 Fixing member 6 Attachment part 7 Support part 9 Support shaft 10, 11 Projection 12 Adjustment bolt 14 Hanging pole (long object) 16 Buffer material 17 Boss member 18 Small rod (long object)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A support tool configured to support a long object such as a clothesline and to store the long object in a predetermined position when not in use, and to support the arm member and the arm member. A fixing member, the fixing member having an attachment portion connected and fixed to the object and a support portion connected to the attachment portion, the support portion having a support shaft inserted through a long hole of the arm member, and an arm member. And a holding means for holding this state when is in the vertical position, the arm member is configured to support a long object at the distal end portion, and the arm member is moved by relative sliding of the elongated hole with respect to the support shaft. A support for a long object, wherein the arm member is configured to move up and down and rotate about a support shaft, and the elongated hole is formed to have a length of half or less of the entire length of the arm member. The means for holding the arm member positioned in the vertical direction is a protrusion provided before and after the support portion via the arm member, and is connected to a rear mounting portion of the protrusion. A locking portion receiver is formed for the projecting body, and a locking portion is provided on the arm member, and the locking portion and the locking portion receiver are engaged with each other, so that the arm member moves in the vertical direction. 2. A support for a long object according to claim 1, wherein the support is obliquely locked at a predetermined angle. 3. An adjusting bolt is screwed into a fixing portion of the fixing member, and the height of the adjusting bolt is adjusted so that the arm member at the vertical position can be moved forward and backward of the supporting portion and the adjusting bolt. The support for a long object according to claim 2, wherein the support is configured to be supported at three points. 4. A means for absorbing a shock is provided around a portion of the elongated hole of the arm member which comes into contact with the support shaft when the arm member is at the vertical position. 4. A support for a long object according to any one of items 1 to 3. 5. A means for supporting a long object at the tip of an arm member is an insertion hole through which a long object is inserted, and priority is given to maintaining a state in which the arm member is orthogonal to the support shaft in the insertion hole. 5. The support for a long object according to claim 1, further comprising means for adjusting a mounting angle between the long object and the arm member. 6. A means for adjusting a mounting angle between the long object and the arm member, wherein the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole of the arm member has a substantially cambered cross section so that a central portion is raised in the axial direction of the insertion hole. The support for a long object according to claim 5, wherein the support is formed of: 7. A layer according to claim 5, wherein a layer made of an elastic material is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole as a means for adjusting a mounting angle between the elongated object and the arm member. Support for shaku. 8. The support for a long object according to claim 1, wherein the arm member is provided with one or more means for locking the long object having a small diameter.