JP2011078608A - Hanger assembly used for both drying and storing clothes - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for reducing the burden of the posterior steps after the drying step to solve the problem with washing as a household work because a burden of drying, taking in, ironing, folding, and storage of clothes as posterior steps is hardly reduced, although the burden of washing, spin-drying, and drying of clothes as anterior steps of washing has been automated or reduced. <P>SOLUTION: A hanger assembly used for both drying and storing clothes has a plurality of hangers hung down from and aligned on a body expanding and contracting in a horizontal direction. The body is expanded when used for drying clothes and secures ventilation and sunlight, the body is contracted in width at once while mounting clothes after drying clothes, and is stored in a closet or chest. The hanger assembly has the function of drying clothes and efficiently uses the storage space, and when the mounting angle of the hanger is changed, the hanger assembly is also used as a hanger assembly used for display, exhibition, and storage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

        The present invention relates to an assembly hanger for laundry washing and storage.

        There is a clothes drying tool composed of a ring-shaped or rectangular frame that is suspended from a clothes-drying basket. This tool is for hanging and fixing a plurality of clothes such as clothes with hangers or clothespins. This is called a collective hanger.

Utility model registration No. 3112441 Equipment that makes clothes drying easier Hanger hanger hanger Patent application title: Laundry dryer

        In the housework of washing, the development of washing machines has led to progress in automation and reduction of housework labor until washing, dehydration and drying, which are the previous processes of washing. On the other hand, the work load such as clothes drying, taking-in, ironing, folding, and storage, which are subsequent processes, has not been reduced. The task is to reduce the load on the process after clothes drying.

In Patent Document 1, it is intended that a plurality of laundry is put together on a hanger indoors and then taken outdoors. However, collective hangers that are already widely used can be taken indoors and hung on hangers for outdoor use. In any case, the place where the clothes are put on the hanger is different, and it does not reduce the load of the post-washing process. In addition, when the pantograph structure is expanded in the lateral direction with the clothes suspended, the weight of the suspended body is a load and the expansion is not easy. In order to maintain a further expanded state, it is necessary to devise a way to keep the weight load acting in the reduction direction, such as by using a strong stopper.

In patent documents 2 and 3, it is intended to temporarily tether the collective hanger to a duck or the like when taking in the laundry. However, it is also possible to put it on a hanger pipe or a wall-mounted hook as a storage tool while wearing clothes. As described, the space on the plane can be reduced compared to the clothesline. However, there are the following three problems. First, the height of the space is required in order to hang the clothes hangers by shifting the clothes in the vertical direction. Secondly, since the clothes are suspended in the vertical direction, the clothes are overlapped with each other, and the clothes are obstructed when the clothes are removed. Thirdly, when hanging the clothesline and hanging it on an indoor hook or the like, the hanging tool must be moved or replaced from the center of the main body to the end.

The present invention has a main body structure that expands and contracts in the horizontal direction, and suspends and suspends a suspended body such as a plurality of hangers. This is called a multiple suspended body suspension mechanism. When drying clothes, the main body can be expanded to ensure ventilation and sunshine, and after the clothes are finished, the width can be reduced all at once with clothes on and can be stored in a closet or clothes dance. The above problem is solved by providing a storage hanger that has a clothes drying function and efficiently uses the storage space. The increase in the number of clothes that can be stored as clothes hangers due to an increase in clothes that do not require iron, such as shape memory materials, also increases the effectiveness of the present invention.

        In the present invention, clothes after drying are stored while being put on a collective hanger. This reduces the work of removing clothes from the hangers in the post-washing process, folding or replacing them with storage hangers, and has the effect of reducing the burden of domestic work.

        The present invention has the following three advantages over the prior art. First, even if the arrangement width of the hangers is reduced, there is little or no expansion of the occupied space in the height direction. Second, the weight load of the clothes is neutral with respect to the horizontal expansion / contraction when the clothes are suspended. That is, the weight load does not act in the direction of reduction or expansion. Thirdly, since the hangers are aligned at regular intervals in the horizontal direction, the clothes do not overlap closely.

The gathering hanger according to the present invention is useful for clothing store display as another application. When clothing is displayed by hanging hangers at a clothing store, the alignment width can be expanded evenly at the same time, and the front of the product can be easily seen while hanging. On the other hand, when storing or replacing goods, the hanging width is reduced, the portability of the movable hanger pipe is increased, and storage without the hassle of moving each hanger is possible.

The collective hanger according to the present invention useful for store display makes it easy to select clothes by expanding the suspending width and looking at the clothes from the front, and simultaneously reducing the suspending width at the same time to save storage space. It has the utility of being able to

The collective hanger according to the present invention useful for store display also has a function of displaying and storing thin exhibits and bulletins other than clothing.

It is the perspective view which showed the clothes-drying / storage shared collective hanger Example (Example 1). Example 1 It is explanatory drawing which looked down at the state which expanded the clothes-lash and storage common use collective hanger fully. Example 1 It is explanatory drawing which looked down at the state which reduced the clothes-latch and storage common gathering hanger by full closure. Example 1 It is explanatory drawing (a) which looked at the state where the clothes-drying / storage shared collective hanger is expanded from the side, and is an explanatory view (b) where the reduced state is viewed from the side. It is explanatory drawing at the time of a full opening which shows another form of the hanging tool of a clothes-latch and storage shared collective hanger. It is explanatory drawing at the time of a full closure which shows another form of the hanging tool of a clothes-latch and storage shared collective hanger. It is explanatory drawing which looked down at the time of full opening of the assembly hanger for shop front display and a household storage use. (Example 2) It is a figure which shows the form with which the assembly hanger was united with the hung body which attached the caster for a movement to a hanger pipe. (Embodiment 3) A perspective view (a) when fully open, a perspective view (b) when fully closed, a partial explanatory view (c) showing a mechanism when fully open, and a partial description (d) showing a mechanism when fully closed is there. It is a partial explanatory view of a groove type fixture for fixing the opening and closing angle of the main body frame. (Example 4) Similarly, it is explanatory drawing looked down from the top which shows the usage method at the time of a fully-closed (a), half-opened (b), and fully-opened (c) of a groove-shaped fixing tool. (Example 4) Partial explanatory diagram (a) of a protrusion-type fixture for fixing the opening and closing angle of the main body frame, and from above showing the usage when fully closed (a), half open (b), fully opened (c) It is explanatory drawing looked down on. (Example 5)

The assembly hanger according to the present invention includes a rectangular shape or a combination of two or eight shapes or a horizontally rotatable frame having a combination of three or more, a mounting seat such as a plurality of hangers, and a hanger. It is composed of a hanging tool for hanging from a suspended body such as a pipe. Examples will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the clothes-hanging / housing collective hanger according to a typical embodiment of the present invention.

        Four beam-like auxiliary frames 2 that are parallel to one side of the main body frame are arranged in the main body frame 1 that is horizontally assembled in an 8-character shape. Suspension for hanging from hanging objects (6 in FIG. 4), such as clothes racks and hanger pipes, at two places on both ends of the figure-shaped body frame 1 or at three places including the center where the body frame 1 intersects Provide tools.

        As shown in FIG. The seven fulcrum points 1b that are joined to the main body frame 1 and have an angle, and the eight fulcrum points 2a that the main body frame 1 and the auxiliary frame 2 are connected to can be rotated in the horizontal direction and expanded or contracted in the diagonal direction all at once. To play a role.

        The attachment seats 3 are arranged in a straight line along a diagonal line including the intersection of the center of the figure 8. Thereby, the position which hangs a hanger is arrange | positioned on a straight line.

In order to fulfill the function of hanging clothes, it is necessary to make the attachment angles on the plane of the hangers 4 to the respective attachment seats 3 the same so that the hangers do not come into contact with each other so that the hangers are always parallel.

FIG. 2 shows a state where the mounting angle 2 of the hanger 4 is 60 degrees with respect to the main body frame 1 or the auxiliary frame 2 provided with the mounting seat 3. The state of FIG. 2 is assumed to be a fully opened state in which the hangers 4 that are most expanded are separated from each other, that is, a clothesline state. At this time, if the angle 1a formed by the body frame 1 at both ends is 40 degrees, the angle between the diagonal line connecting the both ends of the body frame 1 and the hanger is 20 degrees, which is an angle 2a60 degrees, which is half of the angle 1a40 degrees. The total is 80 degrees.

FIG. 3 shows a fully closed state in which the hangers 4 are close to each other, that is, a storage state. Assuming that the angle 1a formed by the body frame 1 at both ends is 140 degrees, the angle between the diagonal line connecting the both ends of the body frame 1 and the hanger is 130 in total, which is an angle 2a60 degrees and 70 degrees, which is half of the angle 1a140 degrees. Degree.

Therefore, the angles of the hanger 4 when fully open and fully closed with respect to the diagonal connecting the both ends of the main body frame 1 are 80 degrees and 130 degrees, respectively. Therefore, the expansion / reduction of the collective hanger causes the hanger to rotate 50 degrees with respect to the diagonal line including the intersection of the main body centers. Within this angle range, it is possible to achieve the original purpose of using the space in a compact manner during storage, or separating the distance between clothes during clothes drying. The state shown in FIG. 1 is a half-open state that is intermediate between fully open and fully closed, and is effective when it is not desired that the clothes are close to each other, such as clothes with a collar or thick clothes.

Figure 4 shows a side view of a state where the assembly hanger is hung on a clothes-drying basket that is the hanger 6 and fully expanded, and hung on a hanger pipe that is the hanger 6 and is fully closed. It is the figure b which looked at the state which carried out from the side. FIG. 4 shows a form in which hanging tools are provided at two places on both ends of the figure-shaped body frame 1 or at three places including the center where the body frame 1 intersects.

FIG. 5 shows a form other than a form in which hanging tools are provided at two places on both ends of the figure-shaped main body frame 1 or at three places including the central portion where the main body frame 1 intersects. A string or chain that is interposed between the body frame 4 and the suspending tool 5 at two locations on both ends of the figure-shaped body frame 1 and at the three locations including the center where the body frame 1 intersects. A stick-shaped or rod-shaped one is arranged. FIG. 6 shows a fully closed state in which the whole is reduced in this suspended shape, that is, a stored state.

        FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment in the case where the clothes are stored in stores or stored in a general household and are not necessarily shared with the clothesline. The main difference from Example 1 is the difference in the mounting angle of the hanger on the plane. The angle is almost parallel to the hanger mounting seat, that is, an angle of zero degrees. As a result, when the clothes are fully opened (a), the suspended clothes are in an alignment state close to a straight line, and it is easy to visually confirm the front surfaces of the plurality of clothes while partially overlapping.

FIG. 8 shows a form in which the assembly hanger is integrated with a hung body in which a hanger pipe is provided with a moving caster. The hanging tool 5 is attached to the stretchable body 6 in a movable state corresponding to the expansion and contraction. A string-like or chain-like connecting member 7a to be connected to the support column 7 is installed at both ends of the assembly hanger. The expanding and contracting member 7a follows the collective hanger when the hung body 6 is fully expanded, and induces the expansion of the collective hanger. If the hanger pipe itself is a structure that expands and contracts in conjunction with the assembly hanger, there are three effects of the assembly hanger: the effect of using the space compactly when stored and the visibility of seeing clothes from the front, and mobility. It adds eye benefits and is effective both in stores and at home. Mobility makes it possible to pull out the necessary items from the storage location, arrange them, and expand and compare the hanger pipes.

        Embodiment 1 Embodiment 2 In any of Embodiment 3, a means for maintaining and fixing the opening / closing angle of the main body frame 1 is required when the assembly hanger is expanded / reduced. Example 4 of FIG. 9 is an example. This fixture has a plurality of grooves that are matched in advance to the opening / closing angle of the main body frame 1 and a mountain-shaped convex portion 8a that sandwiches the grooves. This is temporarily referred to as a main body frame groove type fixture 8. FIG.9 (b) is the figure which looked at the center part of the assembly hanger from the bottom. The main body frame groove type fixture 8 fixes the angle of the main body frame 1 so as to be fitted into the central portion of the assembly hanger from above. The angle 8b is an angle when fully closed or fully opened, and the angle 8c is an angle when half opened. FIG. 10 shows a state (a) in the fully opened state, a state (b) in the half-opened state, and a state (c) in the fully closed state of the main body frame grooved fixture 8.

        Example 5 of FIG. 11 is another form of a fixture that maintains and fixes the opening / closing angle of the main body frame 1 when the assembly hanger is expanded / reduced. A plurality of protrusions 9 a are provided above the main body frame 1. There is provided a fixture that can be turned up and down and that has a hole 9b into which the projection 9a can be fitted from the other body frame 1 that intersects. The angle of the main body frame 1 is fixed by selecting the projection 9a to be fitted in accordance with the expansion / reduction angle of the main body frame 1. This is called a main body frame projection type fixing tool.

1. Body frame
1a. Body frame angle
1b. Body frame intersection
2. Auxiliary frame
2a. Intersection of body frame and auxiliary frame
3. Hanger mounting seat
3a. 4. Body frame and hanger angle 4, hanger 5. Hanging tool 6. 6. Cover member 7 Support pillar 7a. 7. Connecting member for supporting column and main body Body frame groove type fixture 8a. Protrusion 8b. Angle when fully open and fully closed 8c. 8. Half open angle Body frame protrusion type fixture 9a. Protrusion 9b. Protrusion fixing hole 9c. Fixing pivot point

Claims (5)

A quadrilateral shape, or a combination of two or more of these shapes, or a horizontally rotatable frame that is a combination of three or more, a mounting seat for mounting a plurality of suspended bodies, and a hanger pipe or other covering. A multiple suspended body suspension mechanism comprising a hanging tool for hanging from a hanging body. A multiple suspended body suspension mechanism comprising a plurality of clothes hangers attached to the attachment seat according to claim 1. A multiple suspended body suspending mechanism comprising a support column provided with a hanger pipe capable of expanding and contracting, and a caster capable of fixing and moving the hanger pipe. A fixture for fixing the angle of the frame by a groove into which the frame is fitted, for fixing the degree of expansion / reduction according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3. A fixing tool for fixing the angle of the frame by selecting the position of the protrusion for fixing the degree of expansion / reduction according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3.