JP2003038896A - Clothes-drying system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothes-drying system by which reciprocating between the indoor and the outdoor is not necessary when laundry is dried outside, and laundry can be efficiently and easily hung or removed. SOLUTION: A clothes-drying section (3) is supported by a supporting section (4) which is attached outside (5). Such a clothes-drying section (3) is made movable to the indoor (6) side. Thus, laundry (2), (2) and so forth can be hung or removed to/from the clothes-drying section (3) from the indoor (6) side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothes dryer for drying laundry, which is installed in a garden or a veranda of a house.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a washing machine is installed indoors. On the other hand, a clothes drying room for drying laundry is installed outdoors such as in a garden or a balcony. Therefore, the laundry that has been washed with an indoor washing machine is put in a basket or the like and is carried to an outdoor clothes drying table, and the dried laundry is put in the basket or the like again and is carried from the outdoors to the inside.

[0003]

By the way, the laundry work is carried out almost every day, and it has been very troublesome to carry back and forth indoors and outdoors while holding a basket containing laundry. In addition, when taking in laundry, it was sometimes dropped on the ground and soiled.

Further, when it is raining on a place where clothes are being dried, the clothes should be removed from the rod and carried indoors so that the clothes will not become dirty. did not become. In this case, the laundry may get wet unless it is taken in quickly.

Therefore, in view of the above, the present invention does not need to reciprocate between indoors and outdoors when drying laundry outdoors, and can be easily and efficiently hung and removed. The purpose is to provide a device.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the clothes-drying apparatus of the present invention comprises a clothes-drying part for hanging laundry and the like, and a support part which is mounted outdoors for supporting the clothes-drying part. In the clothes-drying device, the clothes-drying unit can be moved indoors while being supported by the supporting unit, and the laundry can be hung or removed from the indoors.

Specifically, the clothes-drying section comprises an annular guide rail and a plurality of laundry hooking portions rotatable along the annular guide rail, and a part of the annular guide rail is placed indoors. By moving and rotating the laundry hook portions, it is possible to hang or remove the laundry from the indoor side on all the laundry hook portions. Further, the clothes-drying section is for moving indoors and outdoors through a window. Further, the clothesline section can be switched between a movable state and a fixed state by a stopper.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. A clothes-drying apparatus (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention is for hanging and drying laundry, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, clothes-drying apparatus for hanging laundry (2) (2). It comprises a part (3) and a support part (4) for supporting the clothes-drying part (3).

The clothes-drying apparatus (1) is installed in a garden yard (5) having a roof as an outdoor, and a washing machine (7) is installed in an indoor room (6) adjacent to the garden yard (5). Is installed. A window (9) is provided on the outer wall (8) separating the garden front (5) and the room (6). The place for installing the clothes-drying device (1) is not limited to the above, and may be a veranda or a place without a roof.

The clothes-drying part (3) has an annular guide rail (10).
And a plurality of laundry hooking portions (11) (11) ... Which are rotatable along the annular guide rail (10). The annular guide rail (10) is made of a rail material having a groove (12) and having a substantially C-shaped cross section.
It is an O-shaped ring in plan view and the opening of the groove (12)
It is attached to the support part (4) so that (13) faces downward.

Each laundry hooking portion (11) has a hook (15) for hanging a hanger (14) and a pair of wheels (16) (16) attached to the upper ends of the hooks (15). The wheels (16) and (16) are attached to the annular guide rail (10) so that they are fitted into the groove (12) of the annular guide rail (10). Further, in the groove (12) of the annular guide rail (10), a plurality of spacers (17) (17) ... for maintaining a distance between the adjacent laundry hooking portions (11) (11) ... Are arranged. Has been done,
.. move along the annular guide rail (10) while maintaining a proper distance.

The support portion (4) includes a pair of parallel ceiling guide rails (18) (18) and these ceiling guide rails (18) (1).
It is composed of vertical suspension members (19), (19) ... The ceiling guide rails (18) (18) are made of a straight rail material having a groove (20) (20) and having a substantially C-shaped cross section.
The opening (21) (21) of 0) is directed downward, and the garden front (5)
It is attached to the ceiling surface (22) of the. Further, the ceiling guide rails (18) (18) are attached in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the window (9) in accordance with the position of the open portion (23) when the window (9) is opened.

The ceiling guide rails (18) (18) do not necessarily have to be attached to the ceiling surface (22), and when the clothes-drying device (1) is installed outdoors without a roof, the outer wall of the building
You may attach it to the outdoor side of (8).

Each vertical suspension member (19) has a pair of wheels (24) and (24) attached to the upper end thereof, and the wheels (24)
The (24) is hung from the ceiling guide rails (18), (18) so as to fit into the grooves (20), (20) of the ceiling guide rails (18), (18). An annular guide rail (10) is attached to the lower ends of the vertical suspension members (19) (19).

As shown in FIG. 5, the clothes-drying section (3) is normally entirely arranged at the garden tip (5). Then, when the laundry (2) (2) ... is hung or removed, as shown in FIG. 6, only the room (6) side portion of the clothes drying section (3) is attached to the ceiling guide rails (18) (18). Along the open part (2
It can be slid from 3) into the room (6).

Further, the clothes-drying device (1) includes a clothes-drying unit.
A stopper (25) for switching (3) between a movable state and a fixed state is provided. This stopper (25) is shown in Fig. 4.
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 6, the lever (26) is attached to one of the ceiling guide rails (18) and the receiving members (27) and (27) are attached to the annular guide rail (10).

The upper end of the lever (26) is axially fixed to the side surface of the annular guide lever (10) and is rotatable along the surface of the window (9). In addition, at the position slightly below the center of the lever (26), the engaging protrusion (2
8) is formed, and a grip (29) is attached near the lower end of the lever (26).

The receiving members (27), (27) are provided with annular guide rails (1
The plate member is attached to the upper surface of (0), and engaging holes (30) (30) for inserting the shape protrusions (28) are formed in the central portion thereof.

Then, by gripping the grip (29), the lever (26)
By operating, and pulling out the shape protrusion (28) from the engaging holes (30) (30),
The annular guide rail (10) can be made movable.
Also, by inserting the shape protrusion (28) into the engagement holes (30) (30), the ceiling guide rail (18) and the annular guide rail (10)
And the annular guide rail (10) can be fixed. The lever (26) can be operated from inside the room (6) by reaching out from the window (9).

Next, the flow of the laundry drying operation using the clothes-drying apparatus (1) will be described with reference to FIGS.

Usually, the clothes-drying part (3) is fixed to the garden tip (5) side. Therefore, the window (9) is opened and the lever (26) of the stopper (25) is operated to make the clothes drying section (3) movable.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the room (6) side portion of the annular guide rail (10) is pulled into the room (6) through the window (9), and the lever (26) is operated again to make the annular guide rail ( Fix 10).

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the laundry hooking portion (1
1) (11)… While rotating the laundry hooks (11) (11)
Hang the clothes (2) (2) on the hanger (14) (14). Since the laundry hooking portions (11) (11) ... rotate in this manner, all the laundry hooking portions (11) do not have to be drawn into the room (6) with the entire annular guide rail (10). (11)… to laundry
It is possible to multiply (2) (2). Also a washing machine
Since the clothes-drying part (3) can be moved near (7), the laundry (2) (2) ... can be easily hung from the room (6), and the laundry (2) (2) ... You don't have to carry it to the yard (5).

After the laundry (2) (2) has been hung up, the lever (26) is operated to make the clothes-drying part (3) movable, and the clothes-drying part (3) is moved to the garden tip (5) side. Push back. In addition, the lever (2
By operating 6), the clothes-drying part (3) is fixed to the garden tip (5).

When the dried laundry (2) (2) ... is taken in, as shown in FIG. 3, the folding type house table (32) stored in the wall surface (31) of the room (6) is used. It is pulled out from the wall surface (31) and installed on the side of the window (9). And clothesline
After pulling (3) into the room (6), the laundry hook (11)
(11) ... is rotated and the laundry (2) (2) ... is taken in order and folded on the house table (32).

[0025] It is possible to iron on the house table (32), and it is also possible to iron while sequentially loading laundry. When the house table (32) is pulled out, the storage rack (33) provided on the wall surface (31) appears.

As described above, if the clothes-drying apparatus (1) is used, the laundry (2) (2) ...
You can do it while you are in

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it goes without saying that many modifications and changes can be made to the above embodiment within the scope of the present invention. Windows
A plurality of the clothes-drying devices (1) may be arranged side by side according to the positions of the open parts (23) and (34) when the (9) is opened. Furthermore, not only the window (9), but also a clothes-drying device that fits a dedicated opening
You may install (1).

The clothes-drying section (3) is the laundry hooking section.
It is not limited to the shape in which (11), (11) ... Rotate, and the laundry hooking sections (11), (11) ,. Furthermore, the clothes-drying part (3) may be a rod-like member such as a clothes-drying rod without the laundry hanging parts (11) (11) ... Or a ladder-like one.

[0029]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The clothes-drying apparatus of the present invention can hang laundry inside or outside by moving the clothes-drying body indoors. There is no need to do so, and all the laundry drying work can be performed while staying indoors.
Therefore, the laundry will not be dropped on the ground and soiled. Even if it rains, laundry can be taken indoors quickly.

[0030] Further, by providing a clothesline having a plurality of hooks rotatable along the annular guide rail, it is possible to hang laundry on the entire clothesline part by moving only the indoor side part of the clothesline. Therefore, it can be installed in a place where the indoor side is narrow, and since the space on the indoor side during work is not narrowed, work can be performed efficiently.

Furthermore, the clothesline can be easily moved to the indoor side through the window. Also, since it has a stopper, while hanging or removing laundry,
The clothes-drying part does not move while hanging the laundry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which laundry is being hung on a clothes-drying device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the clothes drying section is pulled in toward the indoor side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the loaded laundry is folded.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the clothes dryer.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the clothesline is arranged on the outdoor side.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the clothesline is arranged on the indoor side.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Drying equipment (2) Laundry (3) Drying section (4) Support section (5) Outdoor (6) Indoor (9) Window (10) Annular guide rail (11) Laundry hook (25) Stopper

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A clothes-drying section for hanging laundry and the like,
What is claimed is: 1.A clothes-drying device comprising a support part which is mounted outdoors to support this clothes-drying part, wherein the clothes-drying part can be moved indoors while being supported by the support part, for hanging or removing laundry from the inside. A clothes-drying device characterized by being able to do. 2. The clothesline section includes an annular guide rail,
It consists of a plurality of laundry hooks that can be rotated along this annular guide rail. By moving a part of the annular guide rail indoors and turning these laundry hooks, 2. It is possible to hang or remove the laundry from the indoor side on the laundry hooking part.
The described clothes dryer. 3. The clothes-drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the clothes-drying unit moves between the outdoors and the interior through a window. 4. The clothes drying section can be switched between a movable state and a fixed state by a stopper.
4. The clothes-drying device according to any one of 3 to 3.