JP2012165826A - Clothes-drying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clothes-drying device conveniently used because a frame alone may be taken away without removing the clothes-drying device from an attachment surface when it is not used and the frame alone may be taken out by a simple operation when laundry is to be hung in the vicinity of a washing machine.SOLUTION: A clothes-drying device comprises a frame A from which a plurality of hanging tools 1 for supporting and hanging laundry are suspended; and an attachment base B having a suction cup that may be attached to an attachment surface M, the frame A is held in a use position with respect to the attachment base B when the attachment base B is attached to the attachment surface M, and the frame A and the attachment base B are separately formed so as to be separated from each other. The clothes-drying device further comprises a detaching mechanism C for supporting the frame A in a prescribed use position with respect to the attachment base B with the attachment base B attached to the attachment surface M.

Description

  The present invention comprises a clothes-drying frame body in which a plurality of suspending tools for suspending and supporting the clothes to be detachably supported, and a mounting base having a suction cup portion that can be adsorbed to a mounted surface, A clothes dryer configured such that the drying frame body is held in a use posture with respect to the mounting base in a state where the mounting base is attached to the mounting surface by adsorption to the mounting surface by the portion. About.

  As such a clothes dryer, conventionally, a clothes frame and a mounting base are connected to each other through a bearing portion so as to be relatively rotatable over an angle of about 90 degrees. For example, the mounting base is perpendicular to the suction cup portion. A structure in which the clothes drying frame is configured to be switchable between a use posture that protrudes substantially horizontally from the mounting surface and a non-use posture that is folded upward along the mounting surface while being held by suction on the mounting surface. It is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-93794 (FIGS. 11 to 13)

However, the clothes drying machine described in the above publication has a structure in which the clothes drying frame and the mounting base are connected to each other by the bearing portion, so that inconvenience remains in actual use, and there is room for improvement in this respect. .
In other words, when the clothes dryer is not in use, the clothesline frame is folded upward along the surface to be attached, but there is an unnecessary clothes frame along the surface to be attached. In order to avoid this problem, it is necessary to release the suction on the mounted surface and remove the entire clothes dryer from the mounted surface.
Furthermore, when hanging laundry with a clothes dryer, for example, if the laundry is taken out from the washing machine and directly suspended, the adsorption to the mounted surface is released, and the entire clothes dryer, that is, the clothes frame. It is necessary to bring the body and the mounting base together near the washing machine, and after hanging the laundry, it is necessary to adsorb and hold the entire clothes dryer again on the mounting surface. There has been a problem that the use is complicated.

  The present invention pays attention to such a conventional problem, and its purpose is to remove only the drying frame without releasing the suction to the mounting surface each time when the drying machine is not used. Another object of the present invention is to provide a clothes dryer that can be used conveniently by removing only the clothes frame by a simple operation when the laundry is suspended near the washing machine.

  A first characteristic configuration of the present invention is a mounting base having a drying frame in which a plurality of suspending tools for suspending and supporting a dried product is detachably mounted, and a suction cup portion that can be adsorbed to a mounted surface. And the drying frame is configured such that the drying frame body is held in a use posture with respect to the mounting base in a state where the mounting base is mounted on the mounting surface by the suction cup portion. The drying frame body and the mounting base are configured as separate bodies that are separable from each other, and the drying frame body is attached to the mounting base in a state where the mounting base is mounted on the mounting surface. There is provided an attachment / detachment mechanism for holding the device in a fixed use posture.

According to the above configuration, the clothes drying frame and the mounting base are configured as separate parts that are separable from each other. Therefore, when the drying machine is not in use, the suction to the mounting surface is released and the entire drying machine is removed. In addition, only the hindering clothes frame can be easily removed from the mounting base.
Also, when you take out laundry from the washing machine and hang it near the washing machine, you can take only the clothesline frame that is necessary to suspend the laundry, After hanging the laundry, simply attach the clothes frame to the mounting base via the attachment / detachment mechanism. Can be used.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the present invention, the clothes-drying frame body is configured to be held in a use posture substantially orthogonal to a mounting surface by the attachment / detachment mechanism.

  According to the above configuration, for example, if the attached surface is a substantially vertical surface, the clothes-drying frame body is in a substantially horizontal use posture, and the dried goods such as the laundry supported by the hanging tool are suitable for clothes drying. Attitude, that is, a well-ventilated state of hanging downward.

  According to a third characteristic configuration of the present invention, the attachment / detachment mechanism includes an elongated attachment / detachment protrusion provided on one of the clothes frame and the attachment base, and an attachment / detachment protrusion provided on the other. It exists in the place comprised by the recessed groove | channel to fit.

  According to the above configuration, when the drying frame is mounted on the mounting base, the drying frame is held on the mounting base by the mounting / demounting mechanism including the long mounting / dismounting protrusion and the recessed groove. The posture of the clothes-line frame is reliably held in a constant use posture as desired.

  According to a fourth characteristic configuration of the present invention, the mounting base is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the suction cup portion, and a flexible suction cup provided in the suction cup portion is pressed against a mounting surface. By rotating the attachment base to a predetermined adsorption position, the suction cup is configured to adsorb to the attachment surface with its central portion being separated from the attachment surface.

  According to the above configuration, the central portion of the suction cup can be attached by simply operating the flexible suction cup provided in the suction cup portion against the mounting surface and rotating the mounting base to the suction position. It can be separated from the surface and can be strongly adsorbed on the mounting surface.

  According to a fifth characteristic configuration of the present invention, the mounting base is configured to be along the mounted surface at the suction position, and the clothes frame is attached to and detached from the mounting base at the suction position. The mechanism is configured to be held in a use posture by the mechanism.

According to the above configuration, since the mounting base is along the mounted surface in a state where the mounting base is adsorbed to the mounted surface, the mounting base has a posture that does not disturb much.
And since the clothes drying frame is configured to be held in a use posture by the attachment / detachment mechanism with respect to the mounting base at the suction position, the clothes drying frame can be simply attached to the attachment / detachment mechanism. The body is in a desired posture for use.

  A sixth characteristic configuration of the present invention is a mechanism that engages and holds the clothes frame in the use posture with respect to the mounting base in a state where the clothes frame is held in the use posture with respect to the mounting base. The joint mechanism is in place.

  According to the above configuration, the engagement mechanism engages and holds the drying frame in the use posture with respect to the mounting base, so that the drying frame is prevented from dropping from the mounting base.

  According to a seventh characteristic configuration of the present invention, the clothes-drying frame body connects a large-diameter outer semicircular frame and a small-diameter inner semicircular frame that are concentrically formed, and ends of both semicircular frames. And a detachable member to the mounting base is connected to the inner semicircular frame so as to be positioned in the inner space, and the plurality of hanging tools are connected to the outer semicircular frame. It is hung by the circular frame and the inner semicircular frame.

According to the above configuration, the clothes-drying frame body is configured by a large-diameter outer semicircular frame and a small-diameter inner semicircular frame formed concentrically, and the whole becomes a semicircular shape. There is no corner as in the case, and it is relatively safe even if it touches the face or head.
And since the attachment / detachment member to the mounting base is connected to the inner semicircular frame so as to be located in the inner space, in the use state of the clothes dryer, the semicircular drying frame body Is held close to the surface to be mounted, and multiple hanging tools are suspended on the outer semicircular frame and inner semicircular frame of the clothesline frame close to the surface to be mounted. However, it can be suspended in a relatively small use space as required.

  According to an eighth characteristic configuration of the present invention, the hanging tool is a pinch, and a plurality of pinches suspended from the outer semicircular frame and a plurality of pinches suspended from the inner semicircular frame are both semicircular. It is hung so that it may be located alternately along the frame.

  According to the above configuration, the plurality of pinches on the outer semicircular frame side and the plurality of pinches on the inner semicircular frame side are suspended so as to be alternately positioned along both semicircular frames. Even if it is a dried product, it can be suspended in a well-ventilated state suitable for drying by hanging it alternately.

Perspective view showing the state of use of the clothes dryer The perspective view which shows the state which separated the clothes-drying frame and the attachment base Side view showing the state of use of the clothes dryer Top view showing the state of use of the clothes dryer Top view of clothesline Partially cutaway side view showing the main parts and operation state of the clothes dryer Top view of the mounting base and bottom view of the main part of the clothes frame A vertical front view of the mounting base and a vertical front view of the main part of the clothes frame

An embodiment of a clothes dryer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the clothes dryer of the present invention includes a clothes-line frame A in which a plurality of pinches (clothespins) 1 serving as hanging tools for hanging and supporting clothes such as laundry are suspended. For example, a mounting base B having a suction cup portion 2 that can be adsorbed to a vertical mounting surface M such as a tile surface or a glass surface in a bathroom or a bathroom is provided, and the clothes drying frame A and the mounting base B are provided. These are configured separately from each other.
An attachment / detachment mechanism C, which will be described later, is provided over the clothes-drying frame A and the attachment base B, and the attachment base B is attached to the attachment surface M by the suction cup part 2, and the attachment / detachment mechanism C allows The frame A is configured to be held in a fixed use posture with respect to the mounting base B.

The clothes-drying frame A has a pair of a large-diameter outer semicircular frame 3 and a small-diameter inner semicircular frame 4 that are concentrically connected in plan view, and a pair of end portions of the semicircular frames 3 and 4. The connecting frame 5 is further provided with a reinforcing frame 6 for connecting the central portions of the semicircular frames 3 and 4, and the frames 3, 4, 5 and 6 are integrally formed of synthetic resin.
In the inner space of the inner semicircular frame 4 of the clothes drying frame A, an attaching / detaching member 7 to the mounting base B is disposed, and is continuously provided to the inner semicircular frame 4 via three attachment frames 8. The detachable member 7 and the mounting frame 8 are also integrally formed of synthetic resin.
Further, a plurality of mounting rings 9 are provided inside the outer semicircular frame 3 and outside the inner semicircular frame 4, and in this embodiment, six mounting rings 9 are provided on the outer semicircular frame 3. 4, four mounting wheels 9 are integrally provided so as to be alternately positioned along the semicircular frames 3 and 4, and each mounting wheel 9 is pinched via a connector 10 made of synthetic resin. 1 is suspended.

And in a state of facing each pinch 1, that is, to the pinch 1 suspended from the outer semicircular frame 3, to the inner semicircular frame 4, to the pinch 1 suspended from the inner semicircular frame 4 Each of the sandwiched pieces 11 that can be sandwiched by the pinch 1 is integrally projected from the outer semicircular frame 3.
That is, for the outer semicircular frame 3, four clamped pieces 11 are projected alternately with the mounting ring 9, and for the inner semicircular frame 4, six clamped pieces 11 are alternately mounted with the mounting ring 9. As shown in FIG. 5, each pinch 1 sandwiches the sandwiched piece 11 facing the pinch 1, so that each pinch 1 and the connector 10 are connected to the outer semicircular frame 3 and the inner semicircular. It is located in the space formed by the frame 4 and the pair of connecting frames 5 and is configured to be stored completely within the width of both the semicircular frames 3 and 4.
By comprising in this way, when the drying machine is not in use, the plurality of pinches 1 are in a compact state in which they are not suspended from the drying frame A, and the drying machine A is stored and stored in a relatively small storage space. Is possible.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting base B is formed in an elongated shape that is slightly bent so as to be easily gripped, and has a protruding portion 12 for suction operation and a position restricting piece 13 at one end, and the other end. Is provided with a contact frame 14 having a contact portion 14a to the mounting surface M, and the entire mounting base B including the projecting portion 12, the position restricting piece 13, and the contact frame 14 is integrally made of synthetic resin. Is formed.
The suction cup 2 provided on the mounting base B includes a suction cup frame 15 made of synthetic resin and a flexible suction cup 16 as is apparent from FIG. The operation rod 17 is provided continuously, and one end of the mounting base B is connected to the operation rod 17 from the non-adsorption position indicated by the phantom line in FIG. Up to the suction position shown in (b) or (c) of FIG.
Then, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the suction cup 16 is pressed against the mounted surface M and the mounting base B is rotated to the suction position, the protrusion 12 of the mounting base B becomes the suction cup frame 15. The suction cup 16 is attracted to the attached surface M with a strong suction force by pulling the central portion of the suction cup 16 away from the attached surface M via the operation rod 17. .

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, if the mounted surface M is a vertical surface, the mounting base B is positioned in the vertical direction along the mounted surface M, and the position restricting piece 13 of the suction cup frame 15 The suction cup 16 is attracted to the mounted surface M in a state where it contacts the back surface and the contact portion 14 a of the contact frame 14 contacts the mounted surface M. And the clothes-drying frame A is hold | maintained by the attachment / detachment mechanism C with a fixed use attitude | position with respect to the attachment base B in the adsorption | suction position.
Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a pair of elongated projections 19 for attachment / detachment located on the left and right sides of the mounting base B are integrally provided at one end of the mounting base B. Corresponding to the attaching / detaching projection 19, the attaching / detaching member 7 of the clothesline frame A is provided with a recessed groove 20 that fits into the attaching / detaching protrusion 19, and the attaching / detaching protrusion 19 and the recessed groove 20 provide an attaching / detaching mechanism. C is configured.

The pair of attaching / detaching protrusions 19 constituting the attaching / detaching mechanism C are arranged so as to face in the vertical direction in a state where the attachment base B is adsorbed to the vertical attached surface M with the contact frame 14 facing downward. As shown in FIG. 8, it is configured to expand outward as viewed downward from the front, and to extend laterally downward as viewed from the side, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b).
As shown in FIG. 6B and FIG. 8, the recessed groove 20 that fits into the attaching / detaching protrusion 19 corresponds to the shape of the attaching / detaching protrusion 19 and is wider toward the entrance side and narrower toward the back. A wide opening 20a for a guide for facilitating the external fitting to the attaching / detaching projection 19 is provided at the entrance portion.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, a deformable tongue piece 22 having a movable projection 21 at the free end is integrally formed on the back surface of the mounting base B, as shown in FIG. Correspondingly, the detachable member 7 is provided with a fixed projection 23 as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C, and the engagement mechanism D is formed by the movable projection 21 and the fixed projection 22. It is configured.
Then, in a state in which the mounting base B is attracted and held on the vertical mounting surface M, the recessed projection 20 of the mounting base B is fitted with the recessed groove 20 of the mounting / dismounting member 7 from above and moved downward. Thus, the clothes drying frame A is held in a horizontal use posture substantially orthogonal to the vertical mounting surface M by the attaching / detaching mechanism C including the attaching / detaching protrusion 19 and the recessed groove 20, and the fixing protrusion 22 is The clothes hanging frame A is securely held in a horizontal use posture by the engagement mechanism D including the fixed protrusion and the movable protrusion 21 by elastically engaging over the movable protrusion 21.

In the clothes drying apparatus of the present invention having the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 6A, the suction cup 16 provided on the mounting base B is pressed against the mounting surface M to suck the mounting base B. By rotating to the position, the central portion of the suction cup 16 is pulled away from the mounted surface M via the operating rod 17 and is attracted to the mounted surface M with a strong suction force, so that the mounting base B Can be securely attached to the attached surface M.
Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the detachable member 7 on the clothesline frame A side is externally fitted to the attachment base B attached to the attachment surface M from above (FIG. As shown in c), the attaching / detaching projection 19 and the recessed groove 20 constituting the attaching / detaching mechanism C are fitted, so that the clothes-drying frame A is held in a constant use posture and the engaging mechanism D is formed. The movable projection 21 and the fixed projection 23 are engaged to prevent the drying frame A from falling off. Conversely, the drying frame A can be easily removed from the mounting base B by pulling the drying frame A upward. It can be done.

[Another embodiment]
(1) In the above embodiment, an example in which the pinch 1 that is an example of a hanging tool is suspended from the clothesline frame A has been shown. For example, instead of the pinch 1, a hanger is hung, The pinch 1 can be mixed and suspended.
Further, regarding the clothes drying frame A, an example in which the outer semicircular frame 3 and the inner semicircular frame 4 are formed in a semicircular shape in a plan view is shown, but the outer square frame and the inner square frame and the like are illustrated in a plan view. It can be configured in various shapes in consideration of the place of use, such as a rectangular shape such as a rectangle, a polygonal shape of a pentagon or more, or a triangular shape.
In any case, as shown in the above embodiment, a recessed portion is formed in a portion located on the attached surface M side, and the detachable member 7 is disposed in the recessed portion. Is desirable.

(2) In the above embodiment, the attachment / detachment protrusion 19 is provided on the attachment base B side, and the recess / groove 20 is provided on the attachment / detachment member 7 side of the clothes drying frame A. Conversely, the recessed groove 20 can be provided on the mounting base B side, and the attaching / detaching protrusion 19 can be provided on the attaching / detaching member 7 side to constitute the attaching / detaching mechanism C. The attachment / detachment mechanism C can also be configured by means.
Similarly, the example in which the movable protrusion 21 is provided on the mounting base B side and the fixing protrusion 23 is provided on the detachable member 7 side to configure the engagement mechanism D is shown. However, the fixing protrusion 23 is provided on the mounting base B side. The engaging mechanism D can be configured by providing the movable protrusion 21 on the detachable member 7 side, or the engaging mechanism D can be configured by means other than the movable protrusion 21 and the fixed protrusion 23.

1 Hanging tool (pinch)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Suction cup part 3 Outer semicircular frame 4 Inner semicircular frame 5 Connection frame 7 Detachable member 16 Suction cup 19 Detachment protrusion 20 Recessed groove A Clothesline frame B Mounting base C Detachment mechanism D Engagement mechanism M Mounted surface

Claims (8)

A drying frame body in which a plurality of suspending tools for suspending and supporting the dried article is detachably mounted, and a mounting base having a suction cup portion that can be adsorbed to a surface to be mounted, the mounting base, In the state attached to the surface to be attached by the suction cup portion, a clothes dryer configured to hold the clothes frame in a use posture with respect to the mounting base,
The clothes-drying frame and the mounting base are configured separately from each other, and the clothes-drying frame is fixedly used with respect to the mounting base in a state where the mounting base is attached to the mounting surface. A clothes dryer with a detachable mechanism that holds it in a posture.   The clothes-drying device according to claim 1, wherein the clothes-drying frame is configured to be held in a use posture substantially orthogonal to a surface to be attached by the attachment / detachment mechanism.   The attachment / detachment mechanism is configured by a long attachment / detachment protrusion provided on one of the clothes frame and the attachment base, and a recess groove fitted to the attachment / detachment protrusion provided on the other. The clothes-drying device according to claim 1 or 2.   The mounting base is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the suction cup portion, and a flexible suction cup provided in the suction cup portion is pressed against a mounting surface to bring the mounting base to a predetermined suction position. The clothes-drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the suction cup is configured so that the suction cup is separated from the attached surface and sucked to the attached surface by rotating.   The mounting base is configured to be along the mounted surface at the suction position, and the clothes frame is held in a use posture by the attachment / detachment mechanism with respect to the mounting base at the suction position. The clothes-drying device according to claim 4 constituted.   2. An engagement mechanism is provided that engages and holds the clothes frame in the use posture with respect to the mounting base in a state where the clothes frame is held in the use posture with respect to the mounting base. The clothes drying machine of any one of -5.   The clothes-drying frame body is constituted by a large-diameter outer semicircular frame and a small-diameter inner semicircular frame formed concentrically, and a connecting frame that connects ends of both semicircular frames, and the attachment base A detachable member to the base is connected to the inner semicircular frame so as to be located in the inner space, and the plurality of hanging tools are suspended from the outer semicircular frame and the inner semicircular frame. The clothes dryer according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   The suspension tool is a pinch, and a plurality of pinches suspended on the outer semicircular frame and a plurality of pinches suspended on the inner semicircular frame are alternately positioned along both semicircular frames. The clothes-drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is suspended.

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