JP2001104028A - Umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an umbrella in which a wet surface of a cloth does not adversely affect the surroundings in a closed condition of the umbrella when it is used outdoors in a rainy weather and wet by rain, and water can be sufficiently removed. SOLUTION: The umbrella comprises a shaft bar with a ferrule fixed to one end thereof, a handle mounted on the other end thereof, a wheel which is slidably moved to the ferrule side when the umbrella is opened, held by the shaft bar by an elastic locking means, and passed through the shaft bar slidable to the handle side when the umbrella is closed, a plurality of elastic support frames with each one end thereof pivotably attached to a wheel, and extended to the shaft bar symmetrical to the axis thereof, sub support frames with each one end thereof pivotably attached to the ferrule, and extended along the corresponding elastic support frame, and with the other end thereof housed by the elastic support frames, and a cloth stretched covering the outside of the sub support frames and the elastic support frames.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an umbrella, and more particularly to an umbrella having a structure for preventing water droplets from adhering to a surrounding object from a wet upholstery cloth.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a wet umbrella is brought into a train particularly during a crowded commuting time, the wet surface of the upholstery cloth is
Touching clothing such as trousers and skirts of passengers on nearby trains may wet the trousers and skirts and cause inconvenience to these passengers. Also, when a wet umbrella is newly stored in an umbrella stand, the wet surface of the umbrella may wet other umbrellas located adjacent to the umbrella stand, and more than a wet umbrella When trying to put an umbrella in the back of an umbrella stand, or when trying to remove an umbrella housed behind a wet umbrella from the umbrella stand, the wet surface of the umbrella stands In some cases, the clothes got wet. Furthermore, when a large amount of rain is attached to the closed umbrella and the umbrella is shaken to remove it, conventionally the centrifugal force is applied to the tip of the umbrella, but too much centrifugal force is applied to the handle side And it was not possible to drain enough water against the user's will.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned adverse effects of water droplets on the clothes of the surrounding people or surrounding objects caused by the wet umbrella as described above. If the umbrella is closed when the umbrella is used outdoors in rainy weather and the umbrella is closed, a structure is provided in which the wet surface of the upholstery does not adversely affect the surroundings, and an umbrella that can perform sufficient drainage is provided. It is to be.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided an umbrella according to the present invention, comprising: a shaft rod having a fixed end at one end and a handle attached to the other end; Side, and is held on the shaft by elastic locking means. When the umbrella is closed, the wheel inserted through the shaft that slides toward the handle and one end is pivotally attached to the wheel. A plurality of elastic supporting bones symmetrically extended around the axis of the shaft rod, one end of which is pivotally attached to the ram, and the other end is extended and disposed along the corresponding elastic supporting bone, respectively. Are composed of a sub-support bone pivotally attached to the elastic support bone, and a upholstery stretched over the sub-support bone and the elastic support bone.

According to the present invention having such a configuration,
When the umbrella is closed from the open state, the locking of the wheel by the elastic locking means is released, and as the wheel moves in the handle direction, the elastic supporting bone, which has been elastically deformed concavely on the handle side, becomes a handle at a predetermined position. Elastic reversal in a convex shape to the side, the free end side of the elastic support bone and the auxiliary support bone are folded so as to approach each other around the support shaft, and the upholstery is also attached to the free end side of the elastic support bone and the auxiliary support bone. No wet surface is located on the outside of the closed umbrella because it is folded into a W-shaped cross section between them.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is an explanatory side view showing a configuration of an umbrella according to an embodiment of the present invention in an open state, FIG. 2 is an explanatory side view showing a configuration of this embodiment in an initial closed state, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory side view showing a configuration in an intermediate closing state, FIG. 4 is a view showing a configuration in a closing end state of this embodiment, (a) is an explanatory side view, (b) is a partially enlarged view, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing an elastic locking state in an open state of one embodiment of the elastic locking means used in the umbrella of the present invention. FIG.

The umbrella according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in an open state when used. As shown in FIG. 1, a stone rod 3 is fixed to one end of a tubular shaft 1 and the stone is fixed to the umbrella. A plurality of sub-supporting bones 10 symmetrically extended about the axis are pivotally attached to the butts 3, and a handle 2 used by a user for holding an umbrella is fixed to the other end of the shaft 1. ing. Ishibashi 3 and handle 2
Between the shaft rods 1, a wheel 5 is slidably fitted, and one end of a plurality of elastic supporting bones 8 having a dimension longer than the auxiliary supporting bone 10 is pivotally attached to the wheel 5. The supporting bones 8 are symmetrical about the axis of the shaft rod 1 and concave on the handle 2 side.
It is extended along.

[0008] A support shaft 11 is attached to the extended end of the plurality of sub-support bones 10, and the sub-support bone 10 is rotatably mounted in the middle of the plurality of elastic support bones 8 by the support shaft 11. I have. In addition, the upholstery cloth 12 is moved from the stone foot 3 to the elastic supporting bone 8.
Is extended outside the sub-support bone 10 and outside the elastic support bone 8 outside the support shaft 11 of the sub-support bone 10 so as to extend over the free end of the sub-support bone 10. The cloth 12 is fixed to the auxiliary supporting bone 10 and the elastic supporting bone 8 by a thread or the like. As shown in FIG. 5, a fixed holding ring 7-1 is fixed to the end of the shaft rod 1 on the side of the ram 3, while a movable holding ring 7-1 is opposed to the fixed holding ring 7-1 and is moved and held. A ring 7-2 is provided to be able to contact the wheel 5, but is not fixed, and the spring 7 winds the shaft 1 between the fixed holding ring 7-1 and the moving holding ring 7-2. It is arranged.

Further, an opening 15 is formed in a part of the side wall of the tubular shaft 1 from the holding and moving ring 7-2 of the spring 7 on the handle 2 side, and a spring is formed in the inner wall of the shaft 1 at the position of the opening 15. The lock piece 6 urged outward by 13-1 and 13-2 is attached to the shaft 1 with its tip protruding from the opening 15 when the umbrella is not fully opened. On the other hand, a lock piece 6 'similar to the lock piece 6 but oriented in the forehead is provided in the vicinity of the handle 2 side of the shaft 1 so that the lock piece 6' is closed when the umbrella is closed. (See FIG. 4 (b)) by fitting into the slit 5 'provided in the umbrella.

According to the present invention thus constructed, the lock piece 6 protruding from the opening 15 when the umbrella shown in FIG.
The wheel 5 is held at the fully open position. That is, when the potter's wheel 5 is moved upward to bring the umbrella to the fully open position, the lock piece 6 protruding from the opening 15 by moving the potter's wheel upwards causes the springs 13-1 and 13-2 to move.
Is pressed into the opening 15 against the spring force of
The wheel 5, which has slid over the stone 3 and over the lock piece 6 as shown in FIG. 1, slides from the opening 15 by the spring biasing force of the springs 13-1 and 13-2 as shown in FIG. 6. The lock piece 6 is locked by the protruding lock piece 6 and is appropriately biased toward the handle 2 by the spring force of the compressed spring 7.

In this state, the plurality of elastic supporting bones 8 pivotally attached to the wheel 5 are held at a substantially horizontal position, and the upholstery cloth 12 is stretched by the elastic supporting bones 8 and the sub-supporting bones 10, thereby forming a handle. 2 to protect the user using the umbrella from rain. Next, in order for the user to close the umbrella after using the umbrella, the potter's wheel 5 is moved slightly against the spring force of the spring 7 so as to be closer to the ram 3, and the lock piece 6 is opened with the finger. When the potter's wheel 5 is pushed over the lock piece 6 and slid toward the handle 2, the umbrella starts to close as shown in FIG. 2 and the elastic support bone 8 is elastically deformed so as to approach the shaft rod 1. go.

In this state, when the potter's wheel 5 is slid further toward the handle 2 side, the elastic force of the elastic supporting bone 8 and the supporting shaft of the sub-supporting bone 10 at a predetermined moving distance as shown in FIG. The elastic support bone 8, which has been elastically deformed concavely on the handle 2 side by rotating about the center 11, is elastically inverted convexly on the handle 2 side at a predetermined position, and the free end of the elastic support bone 8. The free end side of the elastic support bone 8 moves in a direction approaching the auxiliary support bone 10 with the portion facing upward, and the upholstery cloth 12 starts to be folded into a substantially W-shaped cross section. When the potter's wheel 5 is further slid toward the handle 2 to close the umbrella, as shown in FIG. 4, the auxiliary support bone 10 rotates about the support shaft 11 and the elastic support bone 8 becomes the auxiliary support bone. When the umbrella is closed and the umbrella is closed, the upholstery cloth 12 is folded and accommodated between the free end side of the elastic supporting bone 8 and the auxiliary supporting bone 10, and the handle is inserted into the slit 5 ′ of the potter's wheel 5. The lock pieces 6 'in the vicinity of 2 are fitted to keep the umbrella closed.

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of elastic support bones 8 having one ends pivotally attached to the wheel 5 are symmetrically extended around the axis of the handle shaft 1 and are fixed to one end of the shaft 1. The sub-supporting bone 10 straddling between the set foot 3 and the elastic supporting bone 8
Are provided, one end of the sub-support bone 10 is attached to the ram 3 and the other end is attached to the elastic support bone 8 by the support shaft 11, so that the plurality of sub-support bones 10 are arranged along the corresponding elastic support bone 8. And the elastic supporting bone 8 and the auxiliary supporting bone 1
The upholstery cloth 12 is stretched at 0.

To this end, when the wheel 5 is moved in the direction of the handle 2 fixed to the other end of the shaft 1 to close the umbrella, the elastic force of the elastic supporting bone 8 and the supporting shaft 11 of the auxiliary supporting bone 10 , The free end of the elastic support bone 8 faces upward and the free end side of the elastic support bone 8
In a state where the upholstery cloth 12 is folded in a substantially W-shaped cross section and the umbrella is closed and the lock piece 6 ′ is fitted in the slit 5 ′, the upholstery cloth 12 is free of the elastic supporting bone 8. Since it is folded and stored between the end side and the auxiliary support bone 10,
When the umbrella is closed, the wet upholstery cloth 12 is not exposed to the outside, and it is possible to completely prevent the wet upholstery cloth 12 from wetting the clothes and surrounding articles of the surrounding people,
When the umbrella is circularly moved while holding the handle 2, the support shaft 11
A large centrifugal force acts on the upholstery cloth 12 folded substantially in a W-shape with the center as a center, thereby exhibiting excellent drainage properties.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the potter's wheel is unlocked and the umbrella is closed from the open state, as the potter's wheel moves in the handle direction, it is elastically deformed concavely on the handle side. The elastic supporting bone is elastically inverted to the handle side at a predetermined position so that the free end side of the elastic supporting bone and the auxiliary supporting bone are folded closer to each other around the support shaft, and the upholstery is also elastically supported. Since the cross section is folded between the free end side of the bone and the supporting bone in a substantially W-shaped cross section, the wet surface of the upholstery is no longer located outside the closed umbrella, and the surface of the wet upholstery is It is possible to prevent contact with people and things, and to provide a well-dried umbrella.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view showing a configuration in an open state of an umbrella according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory side view showing a configuration of the embodiment in a closed initial state.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory side view showing a configuration of the embodiment in a closed intermediate state.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing a configuration of the embodiment in an end-of-closing state, wherein FIG. 4A is a side view and FIG. 4B is a partially enlarged view.

FIG. 5 is a partially broken side view of one embodiment of the elastic locking means used in the umbrella of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing an elastic lock state in an open state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shaft 2 Handle 3 Stone butt 5 Wheel 6 Lock piece 7 Spring 8 Elastic support bone 10 Secondary support bone 11 Support shaft 12 Tension cloth 13-1, 13-2 Spring

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An axle bar having a stone butt fixed at one end and a handle attached to the other end, slidably moved to the stone butt side when the umbrella is opened, and held on the shaft by elastic locking means. On the other hand, when the umbrella is closed, a wheel is inserted into the shaft that is slid toward the handle, and one end is pivotally attached to the wheel, and a plurality of the wheels are symmetrically extended around the axis of the shaft. An elastic supporting bone, a sub-supporting bone having one end pivotally attached to the shingle, extending along the corresponding elastic supporting bone, and having the other end pivotally attached to the elastic supporting bone; An umbrella, comprising: a support bone; and an upholstery cloth stretched over the elastic support bone.