JP2012107830A - Water removing device for umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water removing device for an umbrella in which insertion property of the umbrella is improved so that it is easy to use even for a short person such as a child, or even when used for various umbrellas such as a collapsible umbrella.SOLUTION: The water removing device for the umbrella 80 has a box shape comprising an outer shell, on the front surface of which an front surface umbrella insertion opening 4 into which a body side of the umbrella 1 extended and folded in a vertical direction is inserted is formed. The device includes: a body box body 3 on the upper surface of which an upper surface communication port 9 communicated with the front side umbrella insertion opening 4 and extending to the center direction, through which a hand side of the umbrella 1 passes, is formed; a ferrule holding part 12 which is provided in the body box body 3 and holds a ferrule 1c of the inserted umbrella 1; an upper part holding part 8 which is provided in the back side of the upper surface communication port 9, holds the hand side of the umbrella 1, and rotatably supports the ferrule holding part 12 and the umbrella 1; and a high speed air ejection part (nozzle 11) for ejecting air from the ferrule 1c side to the hand side with respect to the umbrella 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to an umbrella dehydrator that dehydrates water droplets of an umbrella wet with rain or snow, and particularly to an umbrella dewaterer that removes water droplets adhering to an umbrella cloth with high-speed air.

  In recent years, umbrella dewatering machines that remove water droplets adhering to an umbrella cloth with high-speed air have been used. Using an umbrella dewatering machine when entering a building on a rainy day makes it difficult for water drops to drip from the umbrella in the building. In such an umbrella dewatering machine, when the umbrella dewatering machine is provided with a wide opening in order to facilitate the insertion of the umbrella, when the water droplet is removed by high speed air, Splashes on the floor and wets the floor. For this reason, it is necessary to reliably block water droplets inside the umbrella dewatering machine.

  A conventional umbrella dewatering machine is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 in which an umbrella insertion port is provided on the front surface of the umbrella dewatering machine so that the umbrella can be easily inserted and removed. The umbrella water removal machine of patent document 1 is provided with the inside case which has an umbrella insertion / extraction opening in a main body and upper part. When the umbrella is inserted into the middle case protruding forward from the main body, the switch means detects this, and the middle case is stored in the main body in a substantially vertical state, and then dehydration is started. When the dehydration is completed, the middle case opens and the middle case again protrudes forward from the main body, and the umbrella can be taken out. In this way, the umbrella can be easily taken in and out, and the inner case is housed during dehydration, so that it can be made compact. Further, since the opening portion disappears when the middle case is stored, it is possible to prevent water from splashing outside the main body during dehydration.

  Moreover, what provided the opening part in the one surface of the main body is disclosed by patent claim 2, for example. An opening is provided over substantially the entire upper surface of the main body. Regarding the elimination of water splash from the opening, a tapered opening similar to the appearance of a closed umbrella is formed on the top of the box to block the water drop during water removal at the opening of the main body. As shown, a raindrop scattering prevention plate is provided.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-148586 (page 4, FIG. 1) JP-A-4-28991 (page 7, FIGS. 1 to 2)

  However, in the umbrella dewatering machine as described above, the middle case is open to the front of the main body before water removal, and the manufacturing cost and maintenance cost increase due to the complicated structure for opening and closing the middle case. There was a problem.

  In addition, when a short umbrella is inserted because the water splash prevention plate is tapered, a water removal space opens at the end of the umbrella cloth on the tip side of the umbrella, so that water drops splash from this opening during water removal. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and improves the insertability of an umbrella, and is easy to use even when a short person such as a child uses it or when using various umbrellas such as a folding umbrella. An umbrella dewatering machine that can reduce the manufacturing cost of an umbrella dewatering machine, reduce power consumption, and suppress operating noise without complicating or increasing the size of the structure. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an umbrella dewatering machine according to the present invention has a box shape constituting an outer shell, and the umbrella main body side in a vertically stretched and narrowed state on the front surface. A main body box that has a front surface insertion port that is connected to the front surface umbrella insertion port and passes through the hand side of the umbrella, and is provided and inserted into the main body box. Against the umbrella, a stone bump holding part that holds the stone bumps of the umbrella, an upper holding part that is provided on the back side of the upper surface communication port, holds the hand side of the umbrella, and rotatably supports the umbrella together with the stone bump holding part And a high-speed air ejecting section that ejects air at high speed from the stone thrusting side toward the hand side.

  The present invention improves the insertability of the umbrella, and can be an easy-to-use umbrella dewatering machine even when used by short people such as children or when using various umbrellas such as folding umbrellas. Without complicating or increasing the size of the structure, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the umbrella dewatering machine, reduce power consumption, and suppress operating noise. Furthermore, it has the effect of improving hygiene by reliably preventing water splashing regardless of the length of the umbrella.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an embodiment of an umbrella water remover according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main body box constituting the outer shell of the umbrella water remover according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the umbrella dewatering machine for explaining the movement of the stone bump holding part in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of a plane passing through the rotation center axis of the umbrella of the umbrella dewatering apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the upper surface in the vicinity of the upper surface communication port and the upper holding portion of the umbrella water remover in the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the umbrella dewaterer according to the embodiment as viewed from the back surface in the vicinity of the air supply chamber. FIG. 7 is a three-plane cross-sectional view of the umbrella water remover in the embodiment. Drawing 8 is an explanatory view of the side section explaining the insertion and extraction of the umbrella of the umbrella dewatering machine in an embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an umbrella dewatering machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment.
[umbrella]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an embodiment of an umbrella water remover according to the present invention. First, the umbrella 1 from which water droplets are removed by the umbrella dewatering machine will be described. A typical umbrella 1 is configured to have an intermediate rod 1a, a hand 1b, a stone bump 1c, a main bone 1d, and an umbrella cloth 1e. The middle bar 1a is a shaft member that is arranged at the center of the umbrella 1 and has a hand 1b attached to one end and a stone protrusion 1c attached to the other end. The hand 1b is a handle portion (pattern) that the user of the umbrella 1 has. The stone bump 1c is a member attached to the tip of the umbrella 1 and having a function of collecting the umbrella cloth 1e. The master bone 1d is a member that forms a bone that is radially spread when the umbrella 1 is opened, with a plurality of pivots being supported in the vicinity of the stone protrusion 1c of the center rod 1a. The umbrella cloth 1e is a cloth-like member that covers the space between the main bones 1d. The tip (free end) side of the main bone 1d is referred to as a tip 1f. Here, the portion of the umbrella 1 that includes the stone bump 1c, the main bone 1d, and the umbrella cloth 1e is referred to as the main body side of the umbrella 1, and the portion that includes the hand 1b that follows the upper portion of the main body side is referred to as the hand side. A detailed description of the opening / closing mechanism of the umbrella 1 is omitted. In this specification, the front surface of the umbrella cloth 1e is a surface that receives rain when the umbrella 1 is inserted, and is a surface that faces outward when the umbrella 1 is closed. is there.

[Umbrella dewatering machine]
Next, the umbrella water remover 80 will be described. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main body box constituting the outer shell of the umbrella water remover according to the present invention. The umbrella dewatering machine 80 has a main body box 3 that forms an outline thereof and is made of a thin metal plate, a synthetic resin, or the like. As shown in FIG. 2, a front umbrella insertion port 4 is formed on the front surface of the main body box 3 for inserting and removing the umbrella 1 that is opened and closed in a substantially rectangular shape in the vertical direction. The front umbrella insertion port 4 is open on the front surface of the main body box 3 so as to extend in the vertical direction from the upper end with a length of about half of a general adult umbrella. The width of the front umbrella insertion opening 4 is such that the umbrella 1 in a narrowed state can be taken in and out with sufficient clearance. On the other hand, an upper surface communication port 9 is formed on the upper surface of the main body box 3 so as to be connected to the upper end of the front umbrella insertion port 4 with a width smaller than that of the front umbrella insertion port 4 and extend in the central direction of the main body box 3. Whereas the front umbrella insertion port 4 is inserted into the main body side of the umbrella 1 in a state where the front umbrella insertion port 4 extends and is narrowed, the upper surface communication port 9 allows the hand 1 side of the umbrella 1 to be inserted when the umbrella 1 is inserted. The main body box 3 is passed in the center direction. An upper holding portion 8 is provided at the deepest position of the upper surface communication port 9 to rotatably hold the straight portion of the middle rod 1a or the hand 1b of the umbrella 1 during water removal.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the main body box 3 contains an umbrella 1 inserted in a state of being constricted from the front umbrella insertion port 4, and water removal for removing water droplets adhering to the umbrella cloth 1 e. A chamber 5 and an air supply chamber 6 that generates high-pressure air for water removal are provided below the water removal chamber 5, and a drainage chamber for draining the water droplets removed from water at the bottom of the main body box 3. 7 is provided.

  The air supply chamber 6 is separated from the water removal chamber 5 by a partition wall 3a. A blower 10 for generating high-pressure air is provided inside the air supply chamber 6. The partition wall 3a is directed from the air supply chamber 6 toward the water removal chamber 5. A nozzle 11 (high-speed air ejection portion) having an elliptical, circular, or oval opening is provided. The nozzle 11 converts the high-pressure air generated by the blower (high-speed air generation unit) 10 into high-speed air and ejects it into the water removal chamber 5 as indicated by an arrow E.

  On the front side of the water removal chamber 5, there is provided a concave stone bump holding portion 12 that accommodates the stone bump 1 c that is the tip of the umbrella 1 inserted from the front umbrella insertion port 4 and holds the umbrella 1 rotatably. After the umbrella 1 inserted from the front umbrella insertion port 4 is completely inserted into the water removal chamber 5, the straight portion of the hand 1 b of the umbrella 1 or the center rod 1 a is moved to the upper fixing portion 8 via the upper surface communication port 9. By doing so, the posture becomes substantially vertical, and is held rotatably about the rotation center axis A which is a straight line connecting the stone bump holding portion 12 and the upper holding portion 8 (hereinafter, the rotation center axis A is umbrellad) Is called a water removal posture). In this water removal posture, the umbrella 1 can be rotated 360 ° on the rotation center axis A. In addition, since the thickness of the center stick 1a, the hand 1b, and the stone bump 1c varies depending on the type of the umbrella 1, in order to hold a large number of kinds of the umbrella 1 in a rotatable manner, the upper holding portion 8 is provided with the center stick 1a or the hand 1b. The opening is larger than the shaft diameter, and the stone protrusion holding part 12 is also a recess larger than the shaft diameter of the stone protrusion 1c, and is provided with a predetermined clearance. Accordingly, when the umbrella 1 is rotatably held by the upper holding portion 8 and the stone bump holding portion 12, the umbrella 1 is slightly inclined from the rotation center axis A within the clearance range, but the water removal is performed. The performance is not affected at all, and the rotation center axis A includes this slight inclination.

  The arrow E in FIG. 1 shows the flow of the high-speed air ejected from the nozzle 11 when removing the umbrella cloth 1e as described above. The air ejection direction of the nozzle 11 and the rotation center axis A are substantially parallel, and at the time of water removal, high-speed air is ejected from the nozzle 11 toward the stone protrusion 1c of the umbrella 1 in the water removal posture, substantially parallel to the rotation center axis A. Water flows from the stone bump 1c side toward the tip 1f side, and water droplets adhering to the front surface of the umbrella cloth 1e are blown off to remove water. A protrusion 2 for changing the wind direction of a part of the colliding high-speed air and feeding air into the umbrella cloth 1e is provided on the inner side of the upper surface of the main body box 3 facing the air ejection direction. When the air is sent into the umbrella cloth 1e, the umbrella cloth 1e swells, the overlap of the folded umbrella cloth 1e of the umbrella 1 in the closed state is eliminated, and high-speed air is blown over the entire umbrella cloth 1e. The water removal performance is improved. The distance L between the ejection direction of the nozzle 11 in the water removal posture and the rotation center axis A on which the umbrella 1 is rotatably fixed is within a range of L = 10 to 100 mm, and the high-speed air flow ejected from the nozzle 11 By providing a slight spread, high-speed air can be sufficiently applied to the entire umbrella cloth 1e from the stone bump 1c to the tip 1f.

[Stone bump holding part]
The stone bump holding portion 12 has a large concave shape that spreads upward, and a bottom portion 12a (see FIGS. 3 and 4) that is the center thereof, and a mortar-shaped guide that is inclined so as to gradually narrow toward the bottom portion 12a. In the shape having the conical surface 12b, the stone protrusion 1c of the inserted umbrella 1 is slid on the guiding conical surface 12b and guided to the bottom portion 12a (the rotational axis position of the umbrella 1). Thereby, in the process of inserting the umbrella 1, the stone protrusion 1 c is naturally positioned on the bottom portion 12 a that is the center position of the stone protrusion holding portion 12. Therefore, when the umbrella 1 is inserted, the stone bump 1c can be received by the stone bump holding portion 12 without taking special care, and the stone bump 1c is naturally positioned on the bottom portion 12a that is the center of the stone bump holding portion 12 in the water removal posture. Can be made. Further, only the concave wall on the side facing the nozzle 11 is formed in the stone bump holding part 12 in a shape parallel to the air ejection direction from the nozzle 11 at a steep angle compared to the guide conical surface 12b which is another concave wall. There is a raised upper portion 12c (see FIG. 3), and by reducing the external dimensions from the center of the stone bump holding portion 12, the jet flow from the nozzle 11 is blown to the umbrella cloth 1e without being obstructed by the stone bump holding portion 12. It is turned on. The stone bump holding portion 12 basically has only to be able to rotatably hold the stone bump 1c of the umbrella 1, and may have a hole shape.

[nozzle]
The position of the nozzle 11 is provided behind the rotation center axis A in the water removal posture as seen from the front umbrella insertion port 4 side. Further, the front umbrella insertion port 4 and the upper surface communication port 9 are provided so as not to be located on the extension of the high-speed air ejection direction from the nozzle 11, and high-speed air is directly applied to the openings of the front umbrella insertion port 4 and the upper surface communication port 9. It is arranged not to face. Further, since the upper end of the nozzle 11 is provided at a position lower than the blower 10 installation position, even if a large amount of water enters from the nozzle 11 and the air supply chamber 6 is filled with water, the height of the nozzle 11 is increased. Since the water does not accumulate more than that, the blower 10 will not be submerged.

[Drain tank]
A drainage tank 14 is disposed in the drainage chamber 7 at the bottom of the main body box 3. In the water removal chamber 5, there are provided a guide (not shown) and a slope for guiding water droplets blown from the umbrella cloth 1 e to the drainage tank 14. The water droplets blown off from the umbrella cloth 1e by the high-speed air ejected from the nozzle 11 adhere to the side walls and the partition walls 3a in the water removal chamber 5, but when the diameter of the water droplets expands to a certain size or more, It flows down naturally toward the bottom and falls toward the drainage tank 14 along the guide and the slope. The drainage tank 14 has a drawer structure, and when water accumulates in the drainage tank 14, the drainage tank 14 can be taken out from the umbrella dehydrator 80 and the accumulated water can be discarded. In this embodiment, although it is the structure which can take out the drainage tank 14 from the front (user side surface) which is the side part 3b of the main body box 3, other side parts 3b of the main body box 3 are other than that. It is good also as a structure taken out from the side and back which are. The water droplets blown off from the umbrella cloth 1e are once stored in the drainage tank 14, but a drainage pump and a drain pipe are connected so that the water can be drained directly outside the umbrella dewatering machine 80 without accumulating the waterdrops. Good. This configuration is convenient because it is not necessary to bother the water accumulated in the drainage tank 14. Further, it may be evaporated using exhaust heat of the blower 10, ultrasonic atomization, a heater, or the like, or moisture may be discharged out of the umbrella dewatering device 80 by promoting vaporization by blowing air. The amount of water accumulated in the drainage tank 14 can be reduced, and the frequency of the work of discarding water can be reduced.

[Water drop shielding plate]
An upper water droplet shielding plate 19 a is provided around the upper surface communication port 9. That is, the upper surface communication port 9 is formed in the upper water droplet shielding plate 19 a provided so as to close the slightly larger U-shaped opening formed on the upper surface of the main body box 3. A lower water droplet shielding plate 19b is installed at the lowermost end of the front umbrella insertion opening 4. When water is removed from the umbrella 1, water droplets on the surface of the umbrella cloth 1 e of the umbrella 1 are blown out by high-speed air that is jetted upward from below, and the blown water droplets are collected in the water removal chamber 5. At this time, a part of the water droplets blown off tends to scatter outward from the main body box 3, that is, from the upper surface communication port 9 or the front umbrella insertion port 4. Since most of the upper surface communication port 9 and the front umbrella insertion port 4 are covered with the umbrella 1, most of the splashed water droplets are captured by the umbrella 1 itself. However, the main body box 3 wraps around the surface of the umbrella cloth 1 e. Water droplets that are about to splash outside are captured by the upper water droplet shielding plate 19a and the lower water droplet shielding plate 19b. In this way, it is possible to suppress water droplets that are about to splash outside the main body box 3.

[Movement means and biasing means of stone bump holding part]
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the umbrella dewatering machine 80 for explaining the movement of the stone bump holding part 12 in the present embodiment. FIG. 3A shows the umbrella 1 still inserted into the front umbrella insertion port 4. 3 (b) of FIG. 3 shows a state in a dewatering posture with the umbrella 1 inserted (the umbrella 1 is shown for ease of viewing). Omitted). FIG. 4 is a front cross-sectional view of the umbrella dewatering device 80 of the present embodiment in a plane passing through the rotation center axis A in FIG. 3B, for explaining a moving part along the umbrella guide rail 15. It is explanatory drawing. In FIGS. 3 and 4, portions unnecessary for the description of the movement of the stone bump holding portion 12 and the moving portion are omitted.

  3 and 4, a pair of umbrella guide rails 15 and a pair of weight guide rails 16 are opposed to the inner surfaces of both side surfaces (side portions 3b) of the main body box 3 inside the water removal chamber 5, respectively. Is provided. Further, the rotation center axis A of the water removal posture is substantially parallel to the air ejection direction of the nozzle 11, and the umbrella guide rail 15 is also provided in a straight line and substantially parallel to the air ejection direction of the nozzle 11. Umbrella brackets 17 are attached to the umbrella guide rails 15 provided facing the inner sides of both side surfaces, which are the side portions 3b of the main body box 3, and are movable along the umbrella guide rails 15. ing. The respective umbrella brackets 17 are connected to each other by a connecting member 18, and the two umbrella brackets 17 and the connecting member 18 are integrally movable in the vertical direction.

  The stone bump holding portion 12 is fixed to the connecting member 18 and is movable along the umbrella guide rail 15 together with the umbrella bracket 17 and the connecting member 18. Note that the stone bump holding portion 12, the umbrella bracket 17, and the connecting member 18 that move integrally along the umbrella guide rail 15 are collectively referred to as a moving portion. The umbrella guide rail 15, the umbrella bracket 17 that moves along the umbrella guide rail 15, and the connecting member 18 constitute a moving means that supports the stone bump holding part 12 movably.

  A weight bracket 21 is attached to each of the weight guide rails 16 provided facing the inner surfaces of both side surfaces (side portions 3b) of the main body box 3, and the weight bracket 21 is provided with a weight 22. , And move together on the weight guide rail 16. The umbrella bracket 17 and the weight 22 are connected by a cable 23 via a pulley 24. With this structure, the movement of the umbrella bracket 17 and the movement of the weight 22 are interlocked. For example, if the weight 22 moves upward as indicated by an arrow F as shown in FIG. The moving part including the arrow moves downward as indicated by an arrow G.

  The weight of the weight 22 is such that the weight bracket 21, the weight 22, etc. are lowered by the weight of the umbrella bracket 17, the connecting member 18, the stone bump holding portion 12, etc. It is adjusted so that the power to do is larger. As the weight 22 moves downward, the moving part moves upward and is stopped by being stopped by a stopper (not shown) provided at the upper end of the umbrella guide rail 15. The weight guide rail 16, the weight bracket 21 and the weight 22 constitute an urging means for urging the moving part (the stone bump holding part 12) upward.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the movement of the stone bump holding part 12 and the change in the posture of the umbrella 1 are performed by the gravity action of the weight 22, so that the structure is simple and no electric drive is required. Reduction and manufacturing cost can be reduced. When the bumper holding portion 12 is pushed downward by the bumper 1c of the umbrella 1 as the umbrella 1 is inserted, the bumper 1 against the urging force of the weight 22 while the bumper 1c of the umbrella 1 is in contact with the bumper holding portion 12. The holding part 12 is pushed down. The weight 22 is adjusted to a weight that does not naturally lift the umbrella 1 in which the stone bump holding part 12 is inserted and move it upward when the umbrella 1 is inserted up to the tip 1f. Has been.

[Upper holding part and upper surface communication port]
FIG. 5 is an enlarged top partial view of the vicinity of the upper surface communication port 9 and the upper holding portion 8 of the umbrella water remover 80 according to the present embodiment. In the general umbrella 1 for adults, the lower limit of the shaft diameter of the middle rod 1a is about 10 mm, and the upper limit of the shaft diameter of the hand 1b is about 25 mm. The size is set such that a cylinder with a diameter of about 30 mm can enter. A pair of convex portions 8 a made of elastic leaf springs or the like are provided on the upper surface communication port 9 side of the upper holding portion 8 to narrow the opening width. The pair of convex portions 8a are deformed in the projecting direction as shown by an arrow H in FIG. 5 when the center rod 1a or the hand 1b is contacted and a predetermined force is applied, thereby widening the opening width of the center rod 1a or the hand 1b. Let it pass. In the free state, the opening width B of the pair of convex portions 8a is 10 mm or less, but is configured to increase to about 30 mm when a force is applied. Accordingly, even umbrellas having various diameters can pass through the convex portion 8a and be pivotally supported by the upper holding portion 8 and held in a water removal posture. In addition, the opening width C of the upper surface communication port 9 may be about 30 mm, which is equivalent to the upper holding portion 8, and wide, for example, about 40 mm in order to facilitate movement from the front umbrella insertion port 4 to the upper holding portion 8. There is no problem, and the vicinity of the upper surface communication opening 9 connected to the front umbrella insertion opening 4 may be 40 mm, and the vicinity connected to the upper holding portion 8 may be 30 mm, and the width may be gradually narrowed in a tapered shape. The upper holding portion 8 is provided in the vicinity of the extension of the air ejection shaft of the nozzle 11.

[High-speed air generator]
FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the umbrella water remover 80 according to the embodiment as seen from the back surface in the vicinity of the air supply chamber 6. A suction port 25 for sucking outside air is formed on the side surface, which is the side portion 3 b of the main body box 3, and is connected to the suction side of the blower 10 in the air supply chamber 6. When the blower 10 is in an operating state, air is taken in from the suction port 25 by the action of the blower 10. The suction port 25 is provided with an air filter (dust collecting means) 26 to remove foreign matters such as dust and dirt from the air taken in from the suction port 25, thereby preventing dirt and failure inside the umbrella dewatering machine 80. In addition, a sound absorbing material 27 is attached around the suction side of the blower 10 to suppress leakage of noise from the blower 10 and noise generated by passing air from the suction port 25 to the outside. The blower 10 is sandwiched between a packing 28 having a vibration isolating function and a vibration isolating member 29. For this reason, when the blower 10 is in operation, the blower 10 ejection side is at a high pressure with respect to the suction port of the blower 10, but the packing 28 prevents air leakage from the high pressure side to the low pressure side and vibrations due to the operation of the blower 10. Can be absorbed by the packing 28 and the vibration isolation member 29 to prevent the propagation of vibrations to the umbrella dewatering machine 80, and the generation of noise due to the vibrations of the umbrella water removing machine 80 can be suppressed.

  In the umbrella dewatering machine 80, not only a long umbrella but also a folding umbrella can be used. The folding umbrella has a structure in which the main bone 1d is bent outward with respect to the middle rod 1a. For this reason, when the main bone 1d is bent outward during the water removal operation, the umbrella cloth 1e encloses the high-speed air flow that blows upward from below, so that the umbrella 1 is lifted upward by the force of the high-speed air flow. In addition to being unable to remove water, the umbrella 1 jumps out of the umbrella dewatering machine 80 and is dangerous.

[Umbrella bone support member]
FIG. 7 is a three-plane cross-sectional view of the umbrella water remover 80 in the present embodiment. An umbrella bone support member 20 is installed so as to hold the upper part of the umbrella bone 1d in a convex U shape from the front umbrella insertion opening 4 side toward the water removal chamber 5. Both ends of the umbrella bone support member 20 are fixed to the inner surfaces of both side portions 3 b of the front umbrella insertion port 4. The umbrella bone support member 20 surrounds the upper periphery of the umbrella bone 1d with a predetermined clearance about 270 degrees. The umbrella bone support member 20 prevents the umbrella bone 1d from being folded and dropped during the water removal operation, because the umbrella bone support member 20 supports the umbrella bone 1d, thereby preventing the water removal operation from being impaired. The umbrella 1 is not lifted up by the force of the high-speed airflow and is not in a dangerous state. The umbrella bone support member 20 is preferably made of a material that does not rust and has an appropriate strength.

[Operation]
Next, the operation of the umbrella water remover 80 will be described. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a side cross-sectional view for explaining insertion / removal of the umbrella 1 of the umbrella dewatering machine 80 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 (a) shows a state of the insertion start of the umbrella 1, and FIG. (B) shows a state in the middle of insertion, and (c) in FIG. 8 shows a state in which the insertion operation is completed and the water removal posture is set. In FIG. 8, the user inserts the umbrella 1 from the front umbrella insertion port 4 in a state where the wet umbrella 1 is constricted, and places the stone bump 1c on the stone bump holding portion 12 ((a) of FIG. 8). In the present embodiment, since the opening of the front umbrella insertion opening 4 is opened in a substantially rectangular shape in the vertical direction of the front surface of the main body box 3, even a short child can easily lift the umbrella without lifting the umbrella high. 1 can be inserted into the front umbrella insertion slot 4.

  After inserting the umbrella 1 into the water removal chamber 5 and inserting the umbrella 1 from the front umbrella insertion port 4 to the dew 1f of the umbrella 1 within the water removal chamber 5 ((b) of FIG. 8), the umbrella 1 by moving the straight portion or the middle rod 1a of the hand 1b to the upper holding portion 8 via the upper surface communication port 9 and the convex portion 8a, so that the umbrella 1 is located at a position separated from the nozzle 11 by a predetermined distance. It is rotatably supported by the holding unit 8 and the stone bump holding unit 12 and is held in a water removal posture ((c) in FIG. 8). Since the umbrella 1 is inserted and the stone protrusion holding part 12 moves vertically downward along the guide rail 15 for the umbrella, it naturally approaches the water removal posture (90 ° with respect to the floor surface). The operation of moving the umbrella 1 approaching to the upper holding portion 8 can be performed very easily in a short time.

  Thereafter, when the user presses an operation switch (not shown) of the umbrella dewatering machine 80, the blower 10 operates, a fan (not shown) held inside the blower 10 rotates, and air is sucked from the suction port 25. Is sucked in and high-pressure air is generated by the blower 10. Since the opening area of the nozzle 11 is smaller than the amount of air discharged from the blower 10, high-speed air is jetted from the nozzle 11 into the water removal chamber 5. The high-speed air ejected from the nozzle 11 to the water removal chamber 5 flows from the stone bump 1c side of the umbrella 1 toward the tip 1f side, and blows off water droplets adhering to the front surface of the umbrella cloth 1e. When the user rotates the hand 1b of the umbrella 1 projecting outside the main body box 3 by 360 °, the umbrella 1 rotates on the rotation center axis A, and water droplets adhering to the entire umbrella cloth 1e are removed by high-speed air. Can be blown away.

  In general, there are various types of umbrellas 1 with good and bad water repellency depending on the material of the umbrella cloth 1e and the usage period of the umbrella 1. In the umbrella in which the umbrella cloth 1e is easily water-repellent, the water removal time is short, and in the umbrella in which the water-repellent state is difficult, the water removal time is long. For example, when the front umbrella insertion port 4 is not large as in the present embodiment, and is a small circular hole-shaped front umbrella insertion port formed on the upper surface, for example, to insert the stone protrusion 1c of the umbrella 1 from above, At the time of water removal, since the entire umbrella 1 enters the main body box 3, the umbrella cloth 1e cannot be seen by the user. For this reason, until water removal is completed and the user pulls out the umbrella, the state of water removal cannot be confirmed. If the water has not been sufficiently removed, it is necessary to insert the umbrella 1 again to remove water. Moreover, even if the umbrella has a good water repellency, if the water removal state cannot be confirmed, the water will be removed excessively even though it is originally removed in a short time.

  On the other hand, in the umbrella dewatering machine 80 of the present embodiment, the opening of the front umbrella insertion port 4 is approximately half the length of a general adult umbrella in the vertical direction on the front surface of the main body box 3. Since the opening of the umbrella 1 is large, it can be used while checking the state of the umbrella 1 during the water removal operation, and the wetness of the umbrella 1 can be easily determined, so that water can be removed rationally and power consumption is reduced. It is possible and it does not impair usability.

  When the removal of water droplets on the umbrella cloth 1e is completed and the user presses a stop switch (not shown) of the umbrella water remover 80, the operation of the blower 10 is stopped. The user returns to the front umbrella insertion port 4 while holding the hand 1b of the umbrella, and as the umbrella 1 is pulled out from the front umbrella insertion port 4, the moving part is urged by the weight 22 to move upward and is completely extracted. Then, the stone bump holding part 12 moves to the upper end of the movable range along the umbrella guide rail 15 and returns to the standby state.

  When the umbrella 1 is pulled out from the front umbrella insertion opening 4 after the water removal work is completed, the opening of the front umbrella insertion opening 4 is largely open in a substantially rectangular shape in the vertical direction, so that the main bone 1d of the folding umbrella is folded and hangs down. Even in this state, the umbrella 1 can be easily pulled out without the main bone 1d and the tip 1f being caught by the peripheral edge of the front umbrella insertion opening 4 or the like.

[effect]
As described above, according to the umbrella dewatering device 80 of the present embodiment, the front umbrella insertion port 4 is largely open in a substantially rectangular shape in the vertical direction of the front surface of the main body box 3, so that, for example, the user Even a low child can easily insert the umbrella without lifting it high, the insertion property of the umbrella 1 can be improved, and the usability is not impaired. Furthermore, even if the umbrella 1 is inserted in an oblique direction, it is very easy to insert, so there is no need to insert the umbrella upright near the vertical, so that the heel from the umbrella does not hit the user and is close to the vertical angle. It is also possible to prevent the hand from getting wet because the hand cannot be reached when trying to insert it and the umbrella is changed and the umbrella cloth is gripped.

  Further, since the opening of the front umbrella insertion opening 4 is substantially rectangular in the vertical direction on the front surface of the main body box 3, it can be used while checking the state of the umbrella 1 during the water removal operation. It is easy to determine the degree of wetting of the water, so that it can be removed rationally, so that water removal is not insufficient or does not occur too much, power consumption can be suppressed, it is easy to use, and the water removal performance is improved. The water machine 80 can be obtained.

  Furthermore, the upper holding part 8 is provided on the back side from the front umbrella insertion port 4, and the umbrella 1 is inserted obliquely from the front, which is the side part 3b of the main body box 3, to change the umbrella posture to the water removal posture. Since the umbrella 1 moves from the front umbrella insertion opening 4, it is possible to prevent water droplets from the umbrella cloth 1e from being scattered from the front umbrella insertion opening 4 to the user. Moreover, since the occupied floor area is not newly increased by changing the posture in the vertical direction, the umbrella drainer 80 having a small installed floor area can be obtained.

  Furthermore, since the stone bump holding part 12 faces the upper holding part 8 and faces in the axial direction of the rotation center axis A, even if the attitude of the umbrella changes during insertion and water removal, the umbrella is removed during water removal. Even when 1 rotates 360 ° around the rotation center axis A, the concave shape of the stone bump holding portion 12 faces the umbrella 1 so that the stone bump 1c does not come off from the stone bump holding portion 12 and the nozzle is removed during water removal. 11, the umbrella 1 can be stably secured at a predetermined position (distance L), and high-speed air can be applied from the vicinity of the stone bump 1c of the umbrella 1 toward the tip 1f. Water removal of the entire umbrella cloth 1e up to the tip 1f can be performed efficiently.

  Further, an upper water droplet shielding plate 19 a is installed around the upper surface communication port 9, and a lower water droplet shielding plate 19 b is installed at the lowermost end of the front umbrella insertion port 4, so that it will fly out of the main body box 3. Water droplets to be captured are captured, and the water droplets that are about to be scattered outside the main body box 3 can be suppressed, so that a hygienic umbrella dehydrator 80 that is easy to use can be obtained.

  Furthermore, since the umbrella bone support member 20 is installed so as to hold the master bone 1d in a U-shape convexly from the front umbrella insertion port 4 toward the water removal chamber 5, the master bone 1d is broken during the water removal operation. The umbrella bone support member 20 supports the master bone 1d even if it is likely to hang down, so that it does not hang down, and the umbrella dewatering machine 80 that is safe and reliable and can be used can be obtained.

  Further, since the stone bump holding portion 12 has a concave shape sufficiently larger than the umbrella stone bump 1c, when the user inserts the umbrella stone bump 1c into the stone bump holding portion 12, even if the position is slightly shifted, the user does not come off the stone bump holding portion 12. Further, by forming the concave shape into a mortar shape having a guide cone surface 12b toward the center, the stone bump 1c slides on the guide cone surface 12b and the stone bump 1c is naturally arranged at the center of the stone bump holding portion 12, so that the stone bump Even if the holding part 12 is large, the umbrella 1 can be secured at a predetermined position (distance L) with respect to the nozzle 11 at the time of water removal, so that user convenience is improved and water removal of the umbrella can be performed efficiently. .

  Further, the stone bump holding part 12 is provided with an upright portion 12c which is parallel to the air ejection direction from the nozzle 11 only on the concave wall facing the nozzle 11 and rises at a steep angle compared to other concave walls. By reducing the outer dimension from the center of the stone bump holding portion 12, it is possible to prevent the stone bump 1c from coming off the stone bump holding portion 12 due to the change in the posture of the umbrella, and the jet flow from the nozzle 11 is obstructed by the stone bump holding portion 12. The entire umbrella cloth 1e from the vicinity of the stone bump 1c of the umbrella 1 to the tip 1f can be efficiently removed.

  In addition, since the ejection direction of the nozzle 11, the direction of the umbrella guide rail 15, and the rotation center axis A are provided substantially in parallel, and the stone bump holding portion 12 is configured to be movable along the umbrella guide rail 15, the umbrella Even if the length of 1 changes, the umbrella 1 can be kept at a predetermined position (distance L) with respect to the nozzle 11 during water removal, and high-speed air from the nozzle 11 can be applied to the umbrella 1 almost in parallel at all times. Therefore, high-speed air from the nozzle 11 can be applied from the vicinity of the stone bump 1c toward the tip 1f in parallel with the umbrella 1, and therefore, from the nozzle 11 along the folding direction of the folded cloth-like shape of the umbrella cloth 1e. The high-speed air can be applied, and good water removal performance can always be obtained for the entire umbrella cloth 1e without being affected by the length of the umbrella.

  In the present embodiment, the number of nozzles 11 is one. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of nozzles 11 may be arranged if the umbrella 1 exists between the front umbrella insertion port 4 and the nozzle 11 during water removal. Alternatively, the opening shape, opening area, and length of the plurality of nozzles 11 may not be the same, and the size and shape may be changed depending on which position of the umbrella cloth 1e is aimed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the weight 22 is used as the urging means, but the weight 22 is not limited, and a spring, a hydraulic damper, or the like may be used.

  Moreover, although the umbrella guide rail 15 and the weight guide rail 16 are installed in the main body box 3, a cover for preventing water droplet adhesion may be provided on them. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent water droplets scattered from the umbrella cloth 1e from adhering to the umbrella guide rail 15 and the weight guide rail 16, and to provide a long-term reliable umbrella removal without malfunction. You can get a water machine.

  Moreover, in the upper holding part 8 of this Embodiment, although comprised by the convex part 8a which consists of leaf | plate springs, it is not limited to a leaf | plate spring, The center stick 1a or hand at the back | inner side of the upper surface communication port 9 1b can pass, and after moving to the back side of the upper surface communication port 9 at one end, the structure can be separated by a force of a predetermined level or more, and it is configured by a mechanical part different from the leaf spring. Also good.

  Further, as a means for moving the stone bump holding portion 12 along the umbrella guide rail 15, a wheel is provided on the umbrella bracket 17 and the wheel moves along the umbrella guide rail 15. Alternatively, the umbrella guide rail 15 may be replaced with a cylinder, and an umbrella bracket 17 may be provided on the piston to provide a mechanism using the cylinder and the piston. Further, the umbrella bracket 17 may be provided on the pantograph using a pantograph-shaped link mechanism that expands and contracts in a parallelogram. The same applies to the weight guide rail 16 and the weight bracket 21.

  The umbrella dewatering machine of the present invention is suitable for being applied to an umbrella dewatering machine that dewaters water droplets of an umbrella wet with rain or snow, and in particular, umbrella dewatering that removes water droplets adhering to an umbrella cloth with high-speed air. It is the best one applied to the machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Umbrella 1a Middle stick 1b Hand 1c Stone protrusion 1d Bone 1e Umbrella cloth 1f Dew tip 2 Protrusion 3 Main body box 3a Partition 3b Side part 4 Front umbrella insertion port 5 Water removal room 6 Air supply room 7 Drainage room 8 Upper holding part 8a Convex Part 9 Upper surface communication port 10 Blower (High-speed air generation part)
11 Nozzle (High-speed air ejection part)
12 Stone protrusion holding part 12a Bottom part 12b Guide cone surface 12c Upright part 14 Drain tank 15 Umbrella guide rail (moving means)
16 Weight guide rail (biasing means)
17 Umbrella bracket (moving means)
18 Connecting member (moving means)
19a Upper water droplet shielding plate 19b Lower water droplet shielding plate 20 Umbrella bone support member 21 Weight bracket (biasing means)
22 Weight (energizing means)
23 Cable 24 Pulley 25 Suction Port 26 Filter 27 Sound Absorbing Material 28 Packing 29 Vibration Isolation Member 80 Umbrella Dewatering Machine

Claims (7)

A front umbrella insertion port is formed for inserting the main body side of the umbrella in a box shape constituting the outer shell and extending vertically in the front surface, and is connected to the front umbrella insertion port on the upper surface in the central direction. A main body box formed with an upper surface communication port that extends and passes the proximal side of the umbrella;
A stone bump holding part that holds the stone bump of the umbrella provided in the main body box, and
An upper holding part that is provided on the back side of the upper surface communication port, holds the hand side of the umbrella, and rotatably supports the umbrella together with the stone protrusion holding part;
An umbrella dewatering machine comprising: a high-speed air jetting unit that jets air at a high speed from the stone thrusting side toward the hand side with respect to the umbrella. The umbrella dewatering machine according to claim 1, wherein the front umbrella insertion port of the main body box is about half as long as a general adult umbrella and extends in the vertical direction. 3. The umbrella dewatering machine according to claim 1, wherein the stone protrusion holding portion has a mortar-shaped guide conical surface that slides the stone bump of the inserted umbrella and guides the umbrella to the rotation axis position of the umbrella. 4. . A moving means that extends into the main body box and supports the stone protrusion holding part so as to be movable in the vertical direction; and a biasing means that biases the stone bump holding part upward with a predetermined amount of biasing force,
The umbrella according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stone protrusion holding portion changes the height of the stone protrusion to be held so that the height of the hand of the umbrella to be held is substantially constant. Dewatering machine. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an upper water droplet shielding plate that is provided around the upper holding portion and prevents splashing of water droplets from the upper surface communication port to the outside. Umbrella dewatering machine. The apparatus further comprises a lower water droplet shielding plate that extends in the direction of the umbrella inserted from the lower edge portion of the front umbrella insertion port and prevents splashing of water droplets from the front umbrella insertion port to the outside. Item 6. The umbrella water remover according to any one of Items 1 to 5. The umbrella bone support member which is provided in the upper position height of the main bone of the umbrella inserted in the main body box, holds the main bone of the umbrella, and regulates the spread of the umbrella. The umbrella dewatering machine according to any one of 1 to 6.

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