JP2011104207A - Clothes-drying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothes-drying device for easily performing the use, storage and fall prevention of a laundry pole, preventing a view from being spoiled in storage, and also performing the calculation and deterioration prevention of strength. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of supporters 14 for supporting the handrail 16 of a veranda 12 include opposing surfaces 15A, 15B opposing to each other. A pair of arms 24A, 24B are attached to the opposite surfaces 15A, 15B, which are stored along the opposite surfaces 15A, 15B so as not to project from the supporters 14 and are turned along a substantially vertical face by a turning mechanism 30. The laundry poles 40 are held by the arms 24A, 24B so as to be substantially in parallel with the handrail 16. When the clothes-drying device 10 is used, the arms 24A, 24B are pulled down as indicated by an arrow F1, so that the laundry and the like are hung on the laundry poles 40. When the laundry poles 40 are stored, the arms 24A, 24B are turned so as to be stored along the opposite surfaces 15A, 15B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothes drying apparatus using handrails such as a veranda of an apartment.

  Conventionally, in order to dry laundry, a clothes rack is provided on a veranda or the like, and a basket is put on the clothes rack. In this method, since the fence is always installed even when it is not used, the space on the veranda cannot be used effectively, and the appearance and interior appearance (landscape) look bad. The inconvenience is particularly noticeable in apartment houses such as apartments. In order to solve this problem, there has been proposed a dried metal object that can integrally store a clothes drying device that is attached to a handrail post of a veranda and supports a basket (for example, Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2002-22496A

  However, the background art as described above has the following problems. First, since the clothes drying device is attached to the handrail of the veranda and is used through the scissors, there are inconveniences that it takes time, there is a risk that the scissors will come off and fall, and the strength of the handrail will be reduced by the installation work. Moreover, even if the arm member is lowered and stored, a protruding portion is generated in front of the mounting position, so that it becomes an obstacle to work and movement on the veranda, and the landscape is also damaged. Furthermore, if the handrail, clothes drying device, and basket are delivered by different vendors, the overall design will not match or the strength for safety will only be known for each product. There is an inconvenience that the strength is unknown.

  The present invention pays attention to the above points, and can easily use, store, and prevent falling of the basket, and the clothes drying apparatus capable of calculating the strength and preventing the deterioration without damaging the landscape when stored. The purpose is to provide

  In the present invention, among a plurality of support columns supporting a handrail, at least one pair of adjacent support columns have opposing surfaces facing each other, and can be stored along the facing surfaces so as not to protrude from the front and rear of the support columns. A pair of arms that can be pivoted along a substantially vertical plane with one end side pivotably attached to the facing surface as a fulcrum, and the pair of arms with the one end side as a fulcrum. A rotating mechanism that rotates the column with respect to the column and locks the angle of the pair of arms with respect to the column at a predetermined angle. Both ends of the pair of arms are held so as to be substantially parallel to the handrail. It is characterized by having one or more fences.

  One of the main forms is characterized in that the pair of arms has a holding means for holding the rod. In another form, the ridges cover a metal core member having a recess formed in the axial direction from both end faces, a resin headboard covering the entire outside of the core member, and the outer side of the headboard. And a cover made of resin containing a photocatalyst, and the holding means is provided at a position where the pair of arms are opposed to each other, and can be fitted into the recess from the end of the core member. And a substantially cylindrical receiving portion that is provided outside the convex portion and holds the outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the cover, and an end portion of the core material from the concave portion to the axial direction of the core material. And a screw that can be penetrated in a direction perpendicular to the projection and is fixed in contact with the convex portion fitted in the concave portion.

  In another embodiment, when the other struts are arranged between the pair of adjacent struts, the hook does not protrude forward of the other struts when the pair of arms are stored. Further, a groove for receiving the ridge is provided in the other support column. The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

  According to the present invention, among a plurality of struts supporting the handrail, one or more sets of adjacent struts have opposing faces that face each other, and along the facing faces so as not to protrude from the front and rear of the pillars. Holding one or more scissors on a pair of arms that can be stored and can be rotated along a substantially vertical plane by a rotation mechanism provided at one end side so as to be substantially parallel to the handrail; did. For this reason, the use of the basket, the storage, and the fall prevention can be easily performed by the rotation of the arm, and the clothes drying apparatus capable of calculating the strength and preventing the decrease without deteriorating the landscape during the storage can be obtained.

It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the whole structure of Example 1 of this invention from the veranda side, (A) is a figure which shows the state at the time of use, (B) is a figure which shows the mode at the time of accommodation. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1A taken along line # A- # A and viewed in the direction of the arrow. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the said Example 1, (A) is a perspective view which shows the connection part of an arm and a collar, (B) is the end elevation which cut | disconnected said (A) along the # B- # B line | wire It is. It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the other Example of this invention from the veranda side.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail based on examples.

  First, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B are external perspective views of the overall configuration of the present embodiment as viewed from the veranda side. FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating a use state, and FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating a storage state. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1A taken along line # A- # A and viewed in the direction of the arrow. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing the main part of the present embodiment, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing a connecting portion between an arm and a collar, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along line # B- # B. FIG. The clothes-drying apparatus of a present Example is integrally formed with handrails, such as a veranda of an apartment, for example. As shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B), the veranda 12 is provided with handrails 16 supported by a plurality of struts 14 arranged at appropriate intervals. , Are formed integrally with a pair of adjacent columns 14. In this embodiment, a glass panel 20 having an upper end supported by the handrail 16 and a lower end held by a handrail lower frame 18 is provided outside the support column 14. As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the glass panel 20 is a stack of two glass plates. Moreover, as the said support | pillar 14, aluminum is utilized, for example.

  The plurality of struts 14 have opposing surfaces 15A and 15B that are adjacent to each other, and end portions 26 of a pair of arms 24A and 24B are rotated on the opposing surfaces 15A and 15B. It is attached by mechanism 30. The pair of arms 24A, 24B is set to have a width narrower than the depth of the support column 14 so as not to protrude from the front and rear of the support column 14, and can be stored along the opposing surfaces 15A, 15B. Moreover, it can rotate along the substantially vertical direction with the end portion 26 side as a fulcrum. That is, it can rotate along the substantially vertical facing surfaces 15A and 15B.

  The rotation mechanism 30 includes a pedestal 32 for attaching the end portion 26 to the column 14 and a cover 34 covering the surface. The arms 24A and 24B are moved along a groove 36 provided in the cover 34. It has a function of rotating along the substantially vertical plane with respect to the support column 14 and adjusting the position by locking at an arbitrary angle. As such a rotation mechanism 30, for example, the above-described background technology (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-224964) and the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-307101 can be applied, and the description thereof is omitted. . In this embodiment, the lockable state is that the arms 24A and 24B are accommodated along the opposing surfaces 15A and 15B as shown in FIG. 1B, and the column 14 as shown in FIG. In contrast, this is a case where the arms 24A and 24B are fully opened. Further, the arms 24A and 24B are set to such a length that the end portion 28 does not contact the handrail 16 in the storage state shown in FIG. As the arms 24A and 24B, for example, aluminum cast is used. By inserting reinforcement (not shown) in the column 14, the strengths of the arms 24A and 24B and the handrail 16 can be calculated as an integrated object. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the opposing surfaces 15A and 15B are provided with stoppers 60 for preventing the arms 24A and 24B from rotating to the glass panel 20 side. Yes.

  On the end portion 28 side and the intermediate portion of the arms 24A and 24B as described above, a convex portion 52 and a receiving portion 58 for holding the collar 40 substantially parallel to the handrail 16 are formed at positions facing each other. . As shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B), the bag 40 of the present embodiment is constituted by a core member 42, a cap 50A and a cover 50B covering the outside thereof. The core member 42 is made of, for example, a metal such as aluminum, the headboard 50A is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and the cover 50B is made of, for example, a resin containing a photocatalyst (for example, vinyl chloride resin). Used. The appearance can be improved by forming the cover 50B with a resin containing a photocatalyst. Moreover, antifouling effect and antibacterial effect are also obtained. The core member 42 is provided with a concave portion 44 having a predetermined cross-sectional shape formed in the axial direction from one end portion to the other end portion, and the concave portion 44 is sandwiched between outer peripheral surfaces of the both end portions. As described above, a pair of grooves 46A and 46B are formed. Furthermore, a through hole 48 is formed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the core member 42 from the recess 44 to the grooves 46A and 46B. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3B, the through hole 48 includes a through hole 48 formed on one groove 46A side and a through hole 48 formed on the other groove 46B side. It is formed to be staggered.

  The convex portion 52 is provided at a position where the pair of arms 24A and 24B are opposed to each other, and is formed in a shape that can be fitted into the concave portion 44 of the core end portion 42A. As shown in FIG. 3B, a screw hole 54 is provided on the side surface of the convex portion 52 at a position corresponding to the through hole 48 of the core member 42. On the other hand, the receiving portion 58 is provided outside the convex portion 52 and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape that holds the outer peripheral surface of the cover end portion 51. The convex portion 52 and the receiving portion 58 are formed integrally with the arms 24A and 24B, for example, by aluminum casting. The convex portion 52 is fitted into the concave portion 44 of the core member 42 of the collar 40, and the screw 56 is screwed in a state in which the positions of the through hole 48 and the screw hole 54 are aligned, whereby the collar 40 is paired. It can be held by the arms 24A and 24B.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the clothes drying apparatus 10 is not used, the arms 24A and 24B are accommodated along the opposing surfaces 15A and 15B of the support column 14 as shown in FIG. (Inside) or behind (outside of building). The collar 40 is also the same because it is held by the arms 24A and 24B. When the clothes drying apparatus 10 is used, the arms 24A and 24B are rotated as shown by the arrow F1 in FIG. Then, the laundry is dried on the basket 40. After use, the arms 24A, 24B are accommodated along the opposing surfaces 15A, 15B of the column 14 by a procedure reverse to the above-described procedure.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, among the plurality of support columns 14 that support the handrail 16, the adjacent support columns 14 have the opposing surfaces 15 </ b> A and 15 </ b> B so that they do not protrude forward and backward of the support column 14. The handrail 16 can be stored on a pair of arms 24A and 24B that can be stored along the opposing surfaces 15A and 15B and can be rotated along a substantially vertical surface by a rotation mechanism 30 provided on the end 26 side. Therefore, the following effects are obtained.
(1) Since the arms 24A and 24B are rotated with respect to the support column 14 by using the rotation mechanism 30, it is easy to use and store the rod 40.
(2) By storing the arms 24A and 24B along the opposing surfaces 15A and 15B of the support column 14, the collar 40 can be accommodated in the space between the adjacent support columns 14, and the space of the veranda 12 can be effectively used and improved in appearance. Can do.

(3) Since the struts 14, the arms 24A and 24B, and the flange 40 are integrally formed, it is possible to calculate the strength and prevent the deterioration.
(4) Since the collar 40 covers the outer side of the core member 42 with a resin cap 50A, and further covers the outer side of the cap 50A with a photocatalyst-containing resin cover 50B, the appearance is improved. Antifouling effect and antibacterial effect can be obtained.
(5) Moreover, there is no fear of the fall of the collar 40 by hold | maintaining the said collar 40 using the convex part 52 and the receiving part 58 which were provided in arm 24A, 24B.
(6) Since the stoppers 60 are provided on the opposing surfaces 15A and 15B of the support column 14, the arms 24A and 24B can be prevented from rotating toward the glass panel 20 side.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the Example mentioned above, A various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, the following are also included.
(1) The shapes and dimensions shown in the above embodiments are examples, and may be appropriately changed as necessary. For example, the shapes of the concave portion 44 of the collar 40 and the convex portions 52 of the arms 24A and 24B shown in the first embodiment are examples, and may be appropriately changed so as to achieve the same effect.
(2) The material is also an example, and various known materials may be used as long as they have the same effect.
(3) In the first embodiment, the glass panel 20 is provided outside the support column 14, but this is also an example, and a grid-like or stripe-like fence body may be provided.
(4) In the first embodiment, only one clothes drying apparatus 10 is installed. However, when there are two or more pairs of struts 14, two or more clothes drying apparatuses 10 may be provided. .

(5) The present invention can also be applied to the case where another column 14C is provided between the adjacent columns 14A and 14B as in the clothes drying apparatus 100 shown in FIG. In the illustrated example, the support column 14C is provided with a groove 104 for storing the rod 40 when the arms 24A and 24B are stored, and the arms 24A and 24B and the rod 40 are arranged in front of the columns 14A and 14B. It is designed not to protrude. The groove 104 may be formed in the insertion member 102 having a small thickness as shown in the drawing and attached to an appropriate position of the column 14C, or may be formed directly in the column 14C. In this embodiment, it can be said that the clothes drying apparatus 100 is formed over two spans between the strut 14A and the strut 14C and between the strut 14C and the strut 14B. Of course, a clothes drying device may be formed over three spans by providing a portion corresponding to the groove 104. Alternatively, the same effect can be obtained by providing the groove 104 even when a member other than the column 14C (such as a reinforcing material or a decorative material) is provided between the columns 14A and 14B.
(6) The holding mechanism for the flange 40 in the first embodiment is also an example, and other known holding mechanisms may be used as long as the same effect can be obtained. For example, in the first embodiment, the recessed portion 44 penetrating over both ends of the flange 40 is formed, but this is also an example, and the recessed portion having a shape to be fitted to the protruding portion 52 has a predetermined depth in the axial direction from both ends of the flange 40 May be formed.
(7) In the above embodiment, the handrail provided on the veranda of the apartment has been described as an example. However, the present invention is applicable to all verandas such as detached houses and various facilities.

  According to the present invention, among a plurality of struts supporting the handrail, one or more sets of adjacent struts have opposing faces that face each other, and along the facing faces so as not to protrude from the front and rear of the pillars. Holding one or more scissors on a pair of arms that can be stored and can be rotated along a substantially vertical plane by a rotation mechanism provided at one end side so as to be substantially parallel to the handrail; did. Therefore, the arm can be easily used, stored and prevented from falling by turning the arm, and the strength can be calculated and prevented from falling without damaging the landscape during storage. Applicable. In particular, it is suitable for use as a clothes drying device for a veranda of an apartment house such as an apartment.

10: clothes drying device 12: veranda 14, 14A-14C: support columns 15A, 15B: facing surface 16: handrail 18: handrail lower frame 20: glass panel 24A, 24B: arms 26, 28: end 30: rotating mechanism 32 : Pedestal 34: Cover 36: Groove 40: Gutter 42: Core material 42A: End portion 44: Concave portion 46A, 46B: Groove 48: Through hole 50A: Coping 50B: Cover 51: End portion 52: Convex portion 54: Screw hole 56 : Screw 58: Receiver 60: Stopper 100: Clothes drying device 102: Insert member 104: Groove

Claims (4)

Among a plurality of support pillars supporting the handrail, at least one pair of adjacent support pillars have opposing surfaces facing each other,
It can be stored along the opposing surface so as not to protrude from the front and rear of the support column, and can be rotated along a substantially vertical surface with one end side attached to the opposing surface as a fulcrum. A pair of arms,
A rotation mechanism for rotating the pair of arms with respect to the support column with the one end side as a fulcrum, and locking an angle of the pair of arms with respect to the support column at a predetermined angle;
One or more hooks whose both ends are held by the pair of arms so as to be substantially parallel to the handrail;
A clothes drying apparatus characterized by comprising:   2. The clothes drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pair of arms includes holding means for holding the basket. The spear
A metal core having a recess formed in the axial direction from both end faces;
A resin headboard covering the entire outside of the core;
A resin cover containing a photocatalyst covering the outer side of the headboard;
And composed of
The holding means is
Protrusions that are provided at opposing positions of the pair of arms, and that can be fitted into the recesses from the ends of the core material;
A substantially cylindrical receiving portion which is provided outside the convex portion and holds the outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the cover;
A screw capable of penetrating the end of the core member from the recess in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the core, and contacting and fixing the protrusion fitted into the recess;
The clothes drying apparatus according to claim 2, comprising: When other struts are arranged between the set of adjacent struts,
4. The groove for storing the collar in the other column is provided so that the basket does not protrude forward of the other column when the pair of arms is stored. The clothes drying apparatus according to one item.

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