JP2003010596A - Clothes-horse - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foldable clothes-horse which is ideal especially for use on verandas or indoors concerning clothes lines mainly used for drying washings. SOLUTION: In the clothe-horse, the upper ends of respective pairs of support rods 13 are rotatably linked to both ends of an upper link rod 11. Shaft bodies each having a rotation lock part made by bulging or removing a part with a circular cross section thereof are installed as rotary shafts at both the ends of the upper link rod, rotary bearings are installed at the upper ends of the support rods corresponding to the rotary shafts and the rotary bearings are provided with engaging parts respectively corresponding to the rotation lock parts. The rotation lock parts and the engaging parts are so arranged as to engage each other while keeping the support rods closed and opened at a fixed angle. Thus, the upper link rod is regulated with respect to leg rods at either of the opened position or closed position thereof thereby enabling holding of the upper link rod vertically.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothesline mainly used for drying laundry, and more particularly to a foldable clothesline suitable for use on a balcony or a room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pair of left and right legs, which are foldable clothes racks, have two support rods rotatably cross-axially attached and can be opened and closed within a predetermined range. There has been known a clothesline in which a cross rail for clothesline is erected at least between the upper ends of the leg rods of the opposing legs via a joint.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned clothes-drying platform, the horizontal rods provided on the upper and central portions of the leg rods are used as the clothes-drying rod for hanging the laundry. Although there is no problem when the rod has a circular cross section, there is a problem that the direction of the horizontal rod changes when it is stored and used when it is a shape other than that, and when trying to move it with the leg rod in the used state. , There was a problem that the foot rod was closed.

Therefore, as a result of intensive studies in view of the conventional drawbacks, the inventor of the present invention solves the problem of the clothes-drying table which can be easily switched from the use state to the storage state by opening and closing the leg rod.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clothes-drying platform, wherein a pair of support rods are connected to both ends of the upper-connecting rod at upper ends thereof so that the upper ends thereof are rotatable. A shaft body, which is formed as a rotation stopping portion by bulging or removing a part of a circular cross section at both ends, is provided as a rotation shaft, and a rotation bearing corresponding to this rotation shaft is provided at the upper end of the support rod. Is provided,
The rotation bearing is provided with an engaging portion corresponding to the rotation stopping portion so that the rotation stopping portion and the engagement portion engage with each other in a state where the support rod is closed and a state where the supporting rod is opened at a certain angle. Since the upper connecting rod is restricted with respect to both the open state and the closed state of the leg rod, the upper connecting rod can be held vertically.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the rotary joints provided on the pair of support rods are in contact with each other.
This contact surface is provided with an abutting portion adapted to come into contact with each other in a closed state and a state in which the support rod is opened at a certain angle, so that the support rod is prevented from opening beyond a certain angle and the support rod is In order to prevent it from rotating easily from an open state to a closed state at a certain angle, a rotation control part is provided. There is no problem of closing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clothes rack in which a pair of support rods are rotatably connected at their upper ends to both ends of an upper connecting rod. A shaft body whose part is bulged or removed to serve as a rotation stopping part is provided, and a rotation bearing corresponding to the rotation shaft is provided at the upper end of the support rod, and the rotation bearing has the rotation. An engaging portion corresponding to the restraining portion is provided, and the rotation restraining portion and the engaging portion are adapted to engage with each other in a state in which the strut rod is closed and in a state in which the strut rod is opened at a certain angle, and provided on the pair of strut rods. The pivot joints are brought into contact with each other, and the contact surface is provided with an abutting portion adapted to come into contact with each other when the support rod is closed and when the support rod is opened at a predetermined angle. And the support rod is closed at a certain angle. A rotation restricting portion is provided so as not to easily rotate in the state, and the upper connecting rod is restricted with respect to the leg rod in both the open state and the closed state of the leg rod. Therefore, the upper connecting rod can be held vertically, and there is no problem that the support rod is closed when the clothes rack is moved to the left or right in the use state.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a pair of support rods are rotatably connected to each other to form a support column. The support rods are connected to each other by a horizontal rod, and a pair of clothesline is hooked on the horizontal rod. It is a clothes rack hung by a part so that one hook part does not interfere with the other hook part.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of the clothes dryer according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a supporting column, which is composed of an upper connecting rod 11, a supporting rod 13, and a reinforcing rod 14. The upper connecting rod 11 connects the upper ends of the supporting rods 13 to the connecting portions 12 at both ends in a rotatable manner. Prop rod 13
Is connected with two support rods 13 at both ends of the upper connecting rod 11, and the lower end of the supporting rod 13 is connected through the lower end of the supporting rod 13 and the lower connecting rod 15 to the supporting rod 1. Has been done. A reinforcing rod 14 is provided below the upper connecting rod 11 to reinforce the connecting rod. The clothesline 2 is removably attached to the pillar portion 1, and the clothesline 2 of the clothesline 2 is attached.
First, the laundry can be dried. Clothesline 21
The base end of is attached to the base 22 of the clothesline 2 so as to be rotatable upward, and is folded up and stored when not in use. In the clothes-drying table in this example, a suitable type of clothes-drying equipment 2 is selected and provided on the column 1 by the user.

FIG. 2 is a front view, (b) is a plan view, and (c) is a side view showing an example of an embodiment of an upper connecting rod in a clothes dryer according to the present invention. The central portion of the upper connecting rod 11 is curved upward, and is also curved rearward. The reason why the upper connecting rod 11 is curved in this way is to add a function as a hanger to the upper connecting rod 11, and by adding the function of a hanger to the upper connecting rod 11. You can use clothes as a simple clothes cover as shown in 2.
It can also be used as a hanger for visitors.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an embodiment of the rotary joint 16 in the clothes drying bed of the present invention. (A) is a sectional view of the main part showing the support rod 13 closed, and (b) is the support rod 13. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing an opened position. A pivot joint 16 is provided at the upper end of the support rod 13, the support rod 13 is inserted and fixed to the base end of the pivot joint 16, and a pivot hole 162 is provided at the center of the disc-shaped pivot portion 161. Is used as a rotary bearing. This turning hole 16
The shaft is inserted into the shaft 2, and the rotary joint 16 is centered around this shaft.
Are designed to rotate relative to each other. The lower part of the rotation hole 162 is bulged downward to form a rotation stopper 163. Further, a fan-shaped projection is provided at an appropriate position on the back surface of the rotating portion to form an abutting portion 164. Regulate the opening. Further, a small protrusion is provided on the rear surface of the rotating portion 161 so as to slightly contact the contact portion 164 in a state where the support rod 13 is opened, thereby forming a rotation restricting portion 165.

A pair of turning joint holding plates 121 are provided at both ends of the upper connecting rod 11 to form a connecting portion 12, and the turning joint 16 is inserted between the holding plates 121, and the holding plates 121 are inserted. A rotary shaft 17 is inserted into a shaft hole provided in the center of the rotary shaft so that the rotary joint 16 is rotatably held. A stop groove is formed in the shaft hole so as to engage with a stop protrusion 171 formed on the side wall of the rotating shaft 17.

FIG. 4 shows a rotary shaft 17 in the clothes drying table of the present invention.
(A) is a front view and (B) is a side view showing an example of the embodiment of FIG. A stop projection 171 is formed on the side wall of the rotating shaft 17 to serve as an engaging portion. The width of the stop projection 171 formed on the side wall of the rotary shaft 17 is made smaller than the width of the rotary stop portion 163 provided in the rotary hole 162 of the rotary joint 16, and when the support bar is opened at a certain angle. When closed, the side wall of the stop projection 171 and the side wall of the rotation stop portion 163 are in contact with each other, so that the support rod 13 does not move any further.

Next, the clothes dryer according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a front view and (b) is a side view showing an example of an embodiment of the base portion 22 of the clothesline 2 in the clothesline according to the present invention. The clothesline 2 includes a base 22 and a clothesline 21 rotatably attached to the base 22 up and down. The base 22 is provided with a pair of hooks 23 for hanging the clothesline 2 on the main body of the clothesline. Has been. This hook part 2
3 is the distance (a dimension) between the hook on the right side of the front view and the right end of the base 22 and the distance (b dimension) between the hook on the left and the left end of the base 22.
Is changed by the width (dimension c) of the hook portion 23. (B-
a≈c). By making the positions of the hooks 23 asymmetrical in this way, when the clothesline 2 is attached to the front and back of the column 1 as shown in FIG. 1, the hooks 2 of the clothesline 2 on the front and back are shown.
The clothesline 2 on the front and back is attached to the same place without interfering with 3.

[0015]

As described above, the clothes line according to claim 1 of the present invention is a clothes line in which a pair of support rods are rotatably connected at their upper ends to both ends of the upper connection rod. A shaft body, which is formed as a rotation stopping portion by bulging or removing a part of a circular cross section at both ends, is provided as a rotation shaft, and a rotation bearing corresponding to this rotation shaft is provided at the upper end of the support rod. The rotation bearing is provided with an engaging portion corresponding to the rotation stopping portion, and the rotation stopping portion and the engagement portion are engaged with each other in a state in which the support rod is closed and in a state in which the supporting rod is opened at a certain angle. Since the upper connecting rod is regulated with respect to the leg rod in both the open state and the closed state of the leg rod, hold the upper connecting rod vertically. Because you can
There is no discomfort even if the upper connecting rod has a shape other than a circular cross section.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the rotary joints provided on the pair of support rods are in contact with each other, and the support rods are opened at a certain angle on the contact surfaces. A contact portion is provided so as to contact each other in a state, so that the support rod is not opened beyond a certain angle and the support rod is not easily rotated from the open state to the closed state by a certain angle. With a rotation restriction part,
There is no problem that the pole will be closed when the clothes rack is moved to the left or right in use, so there is no problem that the clothes rack will be shaken by the wind and the legs will close and fall easily. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the clothes rack is a clothes rack in which a pair of support rods are rotatably connected at their upper ends to both ends of the upper connecting rod, and the both ends of the upper connecting rod are circular in cross section. Is provided with a shaft body that is bulged or removed to form a rotation stopping portion, and a rotation bearing corresponding to this rotation shaft is provided at the upper end of the support rod. An engaging portion corresponding to the rotation stopping portion is provided, and the rotation stopping portion and the engaging portion are adapted to engage with each other in a state where the supporting rod is closed and a state where the supporting rod is opened at a certain angle, and a pair of supporting rods is provided. The rotary joints provided in the above are brought into contact with each other, and the contact surface is provided with an abutting portion adapted to come into contact with each other in a state where the support rod is closed and a state where the support rod is opened at a certain angle, and a certain angle or more is provided. From the state where the support rod is prevented from opening and the support rod is opened at a certain angle A rotation restricting part is provided so as not to easily rotate in the twisted state, and the upper connecting rod is restricted with respect to the leg rod in both the open state and the closed state of the leg rod. Therefore, the upper connecting rod can be held vertically, and there is no problem that the pillar rod will be closed when the clothes rack is moved to the left or right in the use state. There is no problem that the clothes sill is shaken and the legs are closed and it is easy to fall.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a pair of support rods are rotatably connected to each other to form a support column. The support rods are connected to each other by a horizontal rod, and the pair of clothesline is attached to the horizontal rod. Is a clothesline hung by a hook, and one hook does not interfere with the other hook, and when the clothesline is attached before and after the clothesline, the same clothesline before and after Can be mounted in position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of a clothes dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view, (b) is a plan view, and (c) is a front view showing an example of an embodiment of an upper connecting rod in a clothes dryer according to the present invention.
Is a side view.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an embodiment of a rotary joint in a clothes drying bed of the present invention, (a) is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a position where a supporting rod is closed, and (b) shows a position where the supporting rod is opened. It is sectional drawing of the principal part shown.

FIG. 4A is a front view and FIG. 4B is a side view showing an example of an embodiment of a rotating shaft in a clothes dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view and (b) is a side view showing an example of the embodiment of the base of the clothesline in the clothesline according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 prop 11 Upper connecting rod 12 Connection 121 Pivoting joint clamping plate 122 shaft hole 123 stop groove 13 prop rod 14 Reinforcing rod 15 Lower connecting rod 16 rotation joint 161 Rotating part 162 rotation hole 163 Rotation stop 164 Contact part 165 Rotation restriction part 17 rotation axis 171 stop ridge 2 clothesline 21 clothesline 22 base

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A clothes platform, wherein a pair of support rods are rotatably connected at their upper ends to both ends of the upper connecting rod, and a part having a circular cross section is swollen or removed at both ends of the upper connecting rod to rotate. A shaft body serving as a dynamic stop portion is provided to serve as a rotary shaft, and a rotary bearing corresponding to the rotary shaft is provided to an upper end of the support rod. A clothes rack characterized in that a corresponding engaging portion is provided, and the rotation stopping portion and the engaging portion are engaged with each other in a state in which the supporting rod is closed and in a state in which the supporting rod is opened at a certain angle. 2. A pair of support rods are provided with pivot joints abutting against each other, and abutting surfaces of the abutment rods are brought into contact with each other when the support rods are closed and at a certain angle. Is provided to prevent the support rod from opening beyond a certain angle, and a rotation restricting portion is provided to prevent the support rod from easily rotating from an open state to a closed angle at a certain angle. And the clothesline. 3. A clothes rack in which a pair of support rods are rotatably connected at the upper ends thereof to both ends of the upper connecting rod, and a part having a circular cross section is swollen or removed at both ends of the upper connecting rod to rotate. A shaft body serving as a dynamic stop portion is provided, a rotary bearing corresponding to the rotary shaft is provided at an upper end of the support rod, and an engaging portion corresponding to the rotary stop portion is provided on the rotary bearing. The rotation stop portion and the engagement portion are engaged with each other in a state where the support rod is closed and a state where the support rod is opened at a certain angle, and the rotation joints provided in the pair of support rods contact each other. Is
This contact surface is provided with an abutting portion adapted to come into contact with each other in a closed state and a state in which the support rod is opened at a certain angle, so that the support rod is prevented from opening beyond a certain angle and the support rod is A clothes rack, which is provided with a rotation restricting portion so as not to easily rotate from an open state to a closed state by a certain angle. 4. A pair of support rods are rotatably connected to each other to form a support portion, the support rods are connected to each other by a horizontal rod, and a pair of clothes hung on the horizontal rod by a hook. A clothes rack, characterized in that one hook part does not interfere with the other hook part.