JP2016185233A - Umbrella fixture and umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel technique inhibiting a water content attached to an umbrella from transferring to the periphery.SOLUTION: An umbrella fixture 1 to be used with it fitted to the umbrella, includes: a stretching part 31 being spiral and stretchable in the axial direction of the spiral; and a fitting part 21 for fitting the umbrella fixture 1 to an area opposite to a hand side, with a connection part between a rib of the umbrella and a shaft defined as a reference. In a state where the umbrella fixture 1 is fitted to the umbrella, the stretching part 31 is configured to transition into a first state of being stretched in the shaft length direction and formed into a shape of winding around a circumference of an umbrella fabric of the umbrella in a closed state, and a second state of being contracted into the length direction and not preventing the umbrella from being opened.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an umbrella fixture used by being attached to an umbrella, and an umbrella to which the umbrella fixture is attached.

  Since the umbrella becomes wet after it is used in rainy weather, if the umbrella comes in contact with the user or the surrounding people, water may adhere to clothes and the body, which may cause discomfort. Conventionally, an umbrella bag attached to the tip of an umbrella handle has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). Since this umbrella bag can be attached to the umbrella, it is not necessary to carry the umbrella bag separately from the umbrella, which is convenient.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 09-075121

  Since the umbrella bag of patent document 1 is stored in the storage bag at the tip of the umbrella, it is suppressed that it directly hits rain when using the umbrella. However, once the umbrella bag is used, a lot of water adheres to the inner surface of the umbrella bag, and when it is returned to the storage bag, the water overflows into the storage bag and the outer surface of the umbrella bag also gets wet. Then, when the umbrella bag is used again, the umbrella bag is wet and the purpose cannot be fully exhibited.

  An object of the present invention is to propose a new technique for suppressing moisture adhering to an umbrella from moving to the surroundings.

  A first aspect of the present invention is an umbrella fixture used by being attached to an umbrella, which is a spiral shape, and can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction of the spiral, and the umbrella fixture is connected to the umbrella bone. And a mounting portion that is attached to a region opposite to the proximal side with respect to a connecting portion between the shaft and the shaft, and in a state where the umbrella fitting is attached to the umbrella, the stretchable portion is in the length direction of the shaft. Transition to a first state in which the umbrella fabric is wound around the umbrella cloth in a closed state and a second state in which the umbrella shrinks in the length direction and does not prevent the umbrella from opening. It is an umbrella attachment characterized by being possible.

  In the case of the umbrella attachment configured as described above, since the stretchable part is wound around the umbrella cloth, when the umbrella comes into contact with a surrounding person or object (hereinafter also simply referred to as a person), First, the stretchable part comes into contact with a person or the like. Therefore, it can suppress that the umbrella cloth which rainwater adhered adhered to a person etc., and can suppress that a water | moisture content moves to circumference | surroundings.

  The expansion / contraction portion described above is two regions that are spaced apart in the length direction of the shaft in at least the first state, and at least in the first state, there is a space between the two regions. The structure which has the 1st area | region and 2nd area | region formed may be sufficient.

  In the case of the umbrella attachment device configured as described above, the expansion / contraction part prevents the umbrella cloth from communicating with the outside of the expansion / contraction part, and the umbrella cloth can be used at an early stage as compared with the case of using the umbrella bag. Can be dried.

Moreover, the structure which the diameter of the expansion-contraction part mentioned above becomes large gradually toward the hand side of the said umbrella may be sufficient in the at least one part range regarding the said axial direction.
In the state where the umbrella is closed, the umbrella cloth tends to be spread toward the hand side due to the structure of the umbrella. With the umbrella fixture configured as described above, the width becomes wider as the umbrella cloth expands, so that the expansion and contraction operation can be easily performed.

Moreover, the extension part mentioned above may be provided with the protrusion part which protrudes to the hand side of the said umbrella in the edge part by the side of the inner surface of the said spiral.
In the umbrella attachment configured as described above, when the expansion / contraction part is extended, water droplets attached to the umbrella cloth are collected on the expansion / contraction part by the protruding part. Since the expansion / contraction part is spiral, the collected water droplets flow downward through the expansion / contraction part. Therefore, in the said umbrella attachment tool, the water | moisture content adhering to the umbrella cloth can be decreased by extending | stretching an expansion-contraction part, and the water | moisture content which moves to a person etc. when a person etc. contact the umbrella cloth can be reduced.

The 2nd aspect of this invention is an umbrella provided with the said umbrella attachment tool. By providing such an umbrella, the umbrella can suppress the moisture of the umbrella from moving to the surroundings.
Further, a third aspect of the present invention is an umbrella, which is provided in a region opposite to the proximal side with respect to the main bone of the umbrella in a state where the umbrella is opened, and has a spiral shape. It has a stretchable part that can be stretched in the axial direction. The stretchable part extends in the length direction of the shaft of the umbrella and contracts in the first direction in which the umbrella in the closed state is stored in the stretchable part, and does not prevent the umbrella from opening. Transition to the second state is possible.

  Such an umbrella can suppress the moisture of the umbrella from moving to the surroundings by the stretchable part.

FIG. 1A is a plan view of an umbrella attachment, and FIG. 1B is a front view of the umbrella attachment. 2A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1A, and FIG. 2B is a bottom view of the umbrella attachment. It is a figure explaining attachment to the umbrella of an umbrella fixture. It is a figure explaining the shape of an expansion-contraction part. FIG. 5 (A) is a diagram for explaining a usage mode of the umbrella attachment with the umbrella closed, and FIG. 5 (B) is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the umbrella cloth. It is a figure explaining the usage condition of the umbrella fixture in the state which opened the umbrella.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention can take a various form, without being limited to the said embodiment.
[Embodiment]
(1) Structure of umbrella attachment The structure of the umbrella attachment 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated based on FIGS. In FIGS. 2A and 3, the stretchable portion 31 is not shown for easy understanding.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the umbrella attachment 1 includes a water storage part 11, an attachment part 21, a telescopic part 31, and a leg part 51.
(1-1) Water storage part The water storage part 11 is a cylindrical shape which has the internal space 11a which becomes narrow gradually toward the other end from one end, Comprising: The opening 11b is formed in one end, and the other end is closed. A female screw portion 13 having a female screw 13a formed on the inner side is provided on the wall surface on the other end side of the wall surfaces constituting the internal space 11a of the water storage portion 11.

In addition, the internal space 11a of the water storage section 11 is provided with a protrusion 15 that protrudes from the wall surface constituting the internal space 11a toward the center of the internal space 11a.
As shown in FIG. 2B, the bottom surface 17 of the water storage part 11 is formed with a hole 17a that is recessed from the outside to the inside at the center of the bottom surface 17, and the water storage part 11 is formed on the wall surface around the hole 17a. A plurality of grooves 17b extending in the inner and outer directions are provided.

Further, a locking portion 19 is formed on the outer surface on one end side of the water storage portion 11 so as to extend in the direction from the other end toward the one end, and the extended tip extends in a flange shape.
(1-2) Attachment Part The attachment part 21 has a cylindrical first cylinder part 23 and a second cylinder part 25 as shown in FIG. The diameter of the first cylinder portion 23 gradually decreases from one end to the other end. The second cylinder part 25 has a constant diameter in the length direction, one end is connected to the other end of the first cylinder part 23, and the entire attachment part 21 forms one cylindrical body.

  A pair of through holes 23 a are formed in the first cylinder portion 23 at positions facing each other with the central axis of the first cylinder portion 23 as the center. A female screw into which the screw 41 is screwed is formed in the through hole 23a.

  On the outside of the wall surface of the second cylindrical portion 25, a male screw 25a that is screwed with the female screw 13a of the female screw portion 13 described above is formed. The attachment portion 21 is attached to the water storage portion 11 by screwing the male screw 25a with the female screw 13a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the stone protrusion 103 of the umbrella 101 can be inserted into the attachment portion 21. Then, the attachment portion 21 is attached to the stone protrusion 103 by tightening the pair of screws 41 and sandwiching the stone protrusion 103. As described above, since the attachment portion 21 can be attached to the water storage portion 11, the water storage portion 11 (that is, the umbrella attachment tool 1) can be attached to the stone protrusion 103 by the attachment portion 21.

In addition, fastening of the screw 41 can be easily performed by attaching the attaching part 21 to the stone protrusion 103 first and then attaching the attaching part 21 to the water storage part 11.
(1-3) Expansion / contraction part The shape of the expansion / contraction part 31 is demonstrated using FIG. 4 (A)-(E).

  FIG. 4A is a front view of the stretchable portion 31. The expansion / contraction part 31 is helical and can be expanded and contracted in the direction of the central axis B, and is in a contracted state when no external load is applied.

  FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of the cross section of the stretchable portion 31. The stretchable part 31 has a plate-like base part 33 and a protruding part 35 that protrudes in the direction intersecting from the main surface of the base part 33 at the end of the base part 33. The above-described end portion of the base portion 33 is an end portion on the spiral inner surface side of the stretchable portion 31.

  FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view of the entire stretchable portion 31. As shown in FIG. 4C, the stretchable portion 31 gradually spreads outward in a direction orthogonal to the central axis B. More specifically, the diameter of the expansion / contraction part 31 increases by twice the thickness of the protrusion 35 per round of the spiral. In the state where the expansion / contraction part 31 is attached to the umbrella 101, the diameter of the expansion / contraction part 31 becomes wider toward the hand 107 side (see FIGS. 5A and 6).

  FIG. 4D is a plan view showing a first end portion 31a which is an end portion on the widest diameter side of the stretchable portion 31. FIG. An inner locking piece 37 protruding inside the spiral and an outer locking piece 39 protruding outside the spiral are formed at the first end portion 31a. A through hole 37 a is formed in the inner locking piece 37, and the tip end (dew point 113) of the main bone 109 of the umbrella 101 described later is locked in the through hole 37 a. The outer locking piece 39 is locked to the locking portion 19 described above.

  FIG. 4E is a side view showing the second end portion 31 b that is the end portion on the side having the narrowest diameter in the stretchable portion 31. The second end portion 31b is formed with a lower protruding piece 41 that protrudes in the direction of the central axis B and away from the stretchable portion 31.

  A through hole 41a is formed in the lower protruding piece 41, and the protrusion 15 described above is inserted into the through hole 41a (see FIG. 1B). Thereby, the expansion / contraction part 31 is attached to the water storage part 11. Therefore, the expansion / contraction part 31 is attached to the stone bump 103 via the attachment part 21 by being attached to the water storage part 11.

(1-4) Legs As shown in FIG. 1A, the water storage part 11 is provided with three leg parts 51 at equal intervals. In FIG. 1B, FIG. 2A, and FIG. 3, only one leg portion 51 is shown, and the other two descriptions are omitted.

  The leg 51 has a substantially annular main portion 53 that extends long in one side, and a connecting portion 57 that extends toward the connecting shaft 55. As shown in FIG. 2 (A), the leg 51 is rotatable about the connecting shaft 55, and the main portion 53 is stored in the storage state along the wall surface of the water storage portion 11 (in the solid line in FIG. 2 (A)). The leg portion 51) and the use state (the leg portion 51 indicated by a broken line in FIG. 2A) in which the main portion 53 is substantially parallel to the bottom surface 17 can be changed.

  When the leg portion 51 is in the stored state, the main portion 53 is locked by being sandwiched by a locking groove 11 c formed in the vicinity of the opening 11 b of the water storage portion 11. On the other hand, when in use, the main portion 53 is sandwiched and locked in a groove 17 b formed in the bottom surface 17.

(2) Usage Mode of Umbrella Attachment FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a first state in which the umbrella attachment 1 is attached to the umbrella 101 and the expansion / contraction part 31 is extended. The umbrella 101 is a general umbrella having a shaft 105, a hand 107, a master bone 109, an umbrella cloth 111, a tip 113, and the like. In FIG. 5A, the umbrella 101 is in a closed state.

  In this first state, the telescopic part 31 of the umbrella fixture 1 extends in the length direction of the shaft 105 and is wound around the umbrella cloth 111 of the umbrella 101. In other words, the umbrella 101 in a closed state is housed in the internal space of the cylindrical body having the expansion / contraction part 31 as a virtual wall surface and having the spiral axis as the central axis.

  Moreover, since the expansion-contraction part 31 is helical, when it expand | extends, a clearance gap will arise. That is, a space is formed between two regions (the first region 31c and the second region 31d) that are spaced apart in the length direction of the shaft 105 (axial direction of the spiral). In other words, a space that extends from the inside to the outside of the expansion / contraction part 31 in the direction that intersects the length direction of the shaft 105 is formed. The inner side and the outer side of the stretchable part 31 mean the inner side and the outer side of the cylindrical body described above. In addition, the 1st area | region 31c and 2nd area | region 31d in FIG. 5 (A) show an example of the part which forms the said space in the expansion-contraction part 31, and in the expansion / contraction part 31 of this embodiment, it is 1st. There are a wide range of portions that can be regions and second regions (portions where spaces are formed).

  In addition, by inserting the tip 113 into the through hole 37a of the inner locking piece 37, the expansion / contraction part 31 is prevented from contracting, and the first end 31a returns to the stone protrusion 103 side without applying external force to the expansion / contraction part 31. Can be suppressed.

  FIG. 5B is a schematic enlarged view for explaining a contact state between the umbrella cloth 111 and the stretchable part 31. When the expansion / contraction part 31 is extended, if the inner end of the expansion / contraction part 31 comes into contact with the umbrella cloth 111, the protruding part 35 scrapes the water droplet 121 attached to the umbrella cloth 111 from the umbrella cloth 111 and moves it onto the base 33. . When the telescopic part 31 is extended, the base part 33 is inclined (inclined so as to approach the direction of the axis of the spiral), so that the water droplet 121 flows downward (in the direction where the water storage part 11 is present) and is stored in the water storage part 11.

  Even when the water droplet 121 attached to the umbrella cloth 111 flows downward due to gravity, the water droplet 121 can move to the base portion 33 by the protruding portion 35, but the water droplet 121 that has not moved to the base portion 33 (expandable portion 31) It flows down through the cloth 111 and is stored in the water storage section 11.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a second state in which the umbrella attachment 1 is attached to the umbrella 101 and the expansion / contraction part 31 is contracted. In this second state, the telescopic portion 31 of the umbrella attachment 1 is contracted in the length direction of the shaft 105 and does not prevent the umbrella 101 from opening. As is clear from FIG. 6, the umbrella fixture 1 is attached to a region on the opposite side of the hand 107 side with respect to the connection portion between the main bone 109 and the shaft 105. In other words, the expansion / contraction part 31 is provided in a region opposite to the hand 107 side with respect to the main bone 109 of the umbrella 101 when the umbrella 101 is opened.

Further, in the second state, the outer locking piece 39 is locked to the locking portion 19, so that the stretchable portion 31 is prevented from hanging down due to gravity.
Note that the state transition between the first state and the second state can be realized by the user of the umbrella 101 moving the first end 31a.

(3) Effect In the first state, the umbrella fixture 1 of the present embodiment is provided with the stretchable portion 31 so as to surround the periphery of the umbrella cloth 111, so that the umbrella cloth 111 to which rainwater is attached is As a result of being difficult to contact an object (hereinafter also referred to as a person or the like), moisture on the surface of the umbrella cloth 111 can be suppressed from moving to a person or the like.

  In addition, since the expansion-contraction part 31 may contact the umbrella cloth 111, it is possible that the expansion-contraction part 31 itself is wet. However, since the stretchable portion 31 in the first state described above has an elongated spiral shape, even if the stretchable portion 31 is wet, the area of the stretchable portion 31 that comes into contact with a person or the like is that the umbrella cloth 111 is human. It is sufficiently small compared with the area of the umbrella cloth 111 in the case of contact with the like. Therefore, even if the expansion / contraction part 31 is wet, the movement of moisture is sufficiently suppressed.

  In addition, since the stretchable part 31 is spiral, the umbrella cloth 111 communicates with the outside of the stretchable part 31, and the umbrella cloth 111 is easy to dry. Compared to the case where the umbrella cloth 111 is used to cover the umbrella cloth 111. Thus, the umbrella cloth 111 can be dried at an early stage.

  Further, since the width of the stretchable portion 31 is increased toward the hand 107 side, even when the surface of the umbrella cloth 111 is widened toward the hand 107 side when the umbrella 101 is closed, the stretchable portion 31 and the umbrella are excessively strong. The contact of the cloth 111 is suppressed and the cloth 111 can be smoothly stretched. Moreover, since the expansion-contraction part 31 becomes narrow as the stone protrusion 103 side, it can suppress that the expansion-contraction part 31 and the water storage part 11 which accommodates it unnecessarily become large.

  Further, in the umbrella attachment 1, when the expansion / contraction part 31 is extended, water drops 121 attached to the umbrella cloth 111 are collected by the expansion / contraction part 31 and stored in the water storage part 11. Therefore, moisture adhering to the umbrella cloth 111 can be reduced, and moisture transferred to a person or the like when the person or the like comes into contact with the umbrella cloth 111 can be reduced.

  Although the protrusions 35 are formed, the water droplets 121 can be collected efficiently. However, even without the protrusions 35, the water droplets 121 on the surface of the umbrella cloth 111 can be collected by the base 33.

  Moreover, in the umbrella attachment 1, since the through-hole 37a is formed in the inner side locking piece 37 of the 1st end part 31a, it extended to the front-end | tip of the umbrella cloth 111 by locking the dew point 113 to the through-hole 37a. The stretchable part 31 can be maintained in this state, which is convenient.

  Moreover, in the umbrella attachment 1, the umbrella 101 can be stood up by the three leg parts 51 attached to the water storage part 11 in the state which contacted the bottom face 17 of the water storage part 11 with the installation surface. Moreover, since the leg part 51 is cyclic | annular, the umbrella 101 can also be suspended by hooking the part on a hook etc. FIG.

Moreover, when the umbrella attachment tool 1 is set to the first state, the stretchable part 31 gathers the umbrella cloth 111, so that it is possible to prevent the umbrella cloth 111 from spreading without winding a band.
[Other Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention can take a various form, without being limited to the said embodiment.

  [A] The expansion / contraction part 31 is not limited to the form shown in the above embodiment. It can be in various forms that are spiral and have variable length in the axial direction. For example, the protrusion 35 may not be formed, and the base 33 may have a shape having a length in the axial direction (extension direction).

Moreover, the expansion / contraction part 31 does not need to be formed with the inner locking piece 37. In that case, you may comprise so that the state which the expansion-contraction part 31 extended | stretched by another latching means can be maintained.
Moreover, although the expansion-contraction part 31 illustrated the structure from which the space | interval (diameter) of the direction orthogonal to an axial direction becomes large gradually toward the hand 107 side, it is comprised in such a range in a part regarding an axial direction. There may be. The partial range may be one range or a plurality of ranges. Further, the stretchable part may be configured to be constant without changing the interval.

[B] The water reservoir 11 is not limited to the form shown in the above embodiment. For example, a cylindrical shape whose width does not change in the axial direction may be used. Moreover, the water storage part 11 does not need to be provided.
[C] The attachment portion 21 is not limited to the form shown in the above embodiment. At least a part of the expansion / contraction part 31 can be in various forms that can be attached to a region on the opposite side of the hand 107 side with respect to the connecting portion between the main bone 109 of the umbrella 101 and the shaft 105. For example, the insertion hole in which the stone protrusion 103 can be press-fitted and fixed may be formed of an elastic member.

Moreover, the means for attaching the attachment part 21 to the water storage part 11 is not limited to the screwing by screws as described above, and various known means for connecting two parts can be used.
[D] The umbrella 101 itself may have the configuration of the expansion / contraction part 31 without using the attachment part 21. For example, a configuration in which the water storage unit 11 is provided in the umbrella 101 instead of the stone bump 103 and the telescopic unit 31 is disposed in the water storage unit 11 is conceivable.

  [E] A bag-shaped covering portion that covers the umbrella 101 in a closed state may be provided so as to be attached to the stretchable portion 31 inside or outside the stretchable portion 31. Such a covering portion can be made small by covering the umbrella 101 by operating the first end portion 31a of the extendable portion 31 to the above-described first state and setting the second state.

  In addition, when a coating | coated part is provided inside the expansion-contraction part 31, even if the outer side of a coating | coated part gets wet, the water | moisture content becomes difficult to adhere to a person etc. by the expansion / contraction part 31. FIG. Further, when the covering part is outside the stretchable part 31, it is possible to realize the function of suppressing the movement of moisture from the umbrella cloth 111 to the covering part by the stretchable part 31, and the function of dropping the water outside the umbrella cloth 111 by the stretchable part 31. it can.

  [F] The functions of one constituent element in the above embodiment may be distributed as a plurality of constituent elements, or the functions of a plurality of constituent elements may be integrated into one constituent element. Further, at least a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be replaced with a known configuration having the same function. Moreover, you may abbreviate | omit a part of structure of the said embodiment. In addition, at least a part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be added to or replaced with the configuration of the other embodiment. In addition, all the aspects included in the technical idea specified only by the wording described in the claim are embodiment of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Umbrella attachment tool, 11 ... Water storage part, 13 ... Female thread part, 15 ... Projection part, 19 ... Locking part, 21 ... Attachment part, 23 ... 1st cylinder part, 23a ... Through-hole, 25 ... 2nd cylinder part , 31 ... telescopic part, 31a ... first end part, 31b ... second end part, 33 ... base part, 35 ... projecting part, 37 ... inner locking piece, 37a ... through hole, 39 ... outer locking piece, 41 ... Lower projecting piece, 41a ... through hole, 51 ... leg part, 53 ... main part, 55 ... connecting shaft, 57 ... connecting part, 101 ... umbrella, 103 ... stone protrusion, 105 ... shaft, 107 ... hand, 109 ... master bone, 111 ... Umbrella cloth, 113 ... Dew, 121 ... Water drop

Claims (6)

Umbrella attachment used to attach to an umbrella,
A stretchable portion that is helical and stretchable in the axial direction of the spiral;
An attachment part for attaching the umbrella attachment to a region on the opposite side to the proximal side with respect to a connection portion between the main bone of the umbrella and the shaft; and
In the state in which the umbrella fixture is attached to the umbrella, the stretchable part extends in the length direction of the shaft and is wound around the umbrella cloth of the umbrella in a closed state. The umbrella attachment device is capable of transitioning to a second state in which the umbrella shrinks in the length direction and does not prevent the umbrella from opening. The stretchable part is at least two regions that are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the shaft in the first state, and at least in the first state, a space is formed between the two regions. The umbrella attachment according to claim 1, comprising a first region and a second region. The umbrella fitting according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the stretchable portion gradually increases in diameter toward the hand side of the umbrella in at least a part of the range in the axial direction. The protrusion part which protrudes to the hand side of the umbrella is provided in the expansion-contraction part in the edge part by the side of the inner surface of the said spiral. The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Umbrella fittings.   An umbrella provided with the umbrella fixture according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An umbrella,
In the state where the umbrella is opened, provided in a region on the opposite side to the hand side with respect to the main bone of the umbrella, the spiral is provided, and includes a stretchable portion that can be stretched in the axial direction of the spiral,
The stretchable portion extends in the length direction of the shaft of the umbrella and contracts in the lengthwise direction in the first state in which the umbrella in a closed state is accommodated in the stretchable portion, and prevents the umbrella from opening. An umbrella characterized by being capable of transitioning to a second state that is not.

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