JP2520313B2 - Flag poll - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Industrial field of use" The present invention relates to a flag pole used for displaying flags such as national flags.

"Prior Art" A conventional flag pole is a flag body having a pole body formed to have a small diameter in an upper portion standing on the ground and the like, and a flag having a guide ring movably mounted on the pole body. It is composed of a support member and an elevating device including a winch provided below the pole body for vertically moving the flag support member by a wire.

"Problems to be Solved by the Present Invention" In a conventional flag pole, when a flag is attached to a flag support member and is displayed, the flag support member is located above the pole body. When the wind blows, noise is generated due to rattling, and the pole body and the guide ring are scratched, and the flag support member cannot smoothly move up and down.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention provides a flag pole that does not generate noise due to rattling even when the flag support member is positioned above, and can efficiently prevent damage to the pole body. The purpose is to do.

[Means for Solving Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a flag support member to which a pole main body which is erected on the ground or the like and a flag which is vertically movable on the pole main body are attached. An elevating device having a rope member capable of vertically moving the flag support member provided on the pole body, and a plurality of parts for covering an outer peripheral portion of the pole body attached to a lower portion of the flag support member. Split band, hinge-like connecting fittings for connecting the plurality of split bands so that the diameters can be reduced and expanded, and biasing springs attached to the connecting fittings for constantly biasing the connecting fittings in the opening direction. A ring-shaped support band composed of and a support that can be brought into close contact with the pole body without play by reducing the diameter of the support band when the flag support member is located at the uppermost position. A flag pole is constructed with the band operating mechanism.

[Operation] In the flag pole having the above-described configuration, the support band is constantly urged by the urging spring in the radial expansion direction, and the flag support member is vertically moved along the pole body.

Also, when the flag support member is located above the pole body,
The support band actuating mechanism can reduce the diameter of the support band to bring the pole body into close contact with the support band without play.

"Examples of the Present Invention" Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the examples shown in the drawings.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, reference numeral 1 denotes a flag pole of the present invention. This flag pole 1 is a pole body 3 standing upright on the ground 2 or the like and having an upper portion formed with a small diameter, and this pole body 3 A flag support member 5 to which a flag 4 that is vertically movable is attached, a head 6 rotatably attached to the upper portion of the pole body 3, and the flag support member 5 to the head 6
An elevating device 7 that moves up and down via a ring, a ring-shaped support band 8 attached to the lower portion of the flag support member 5 that constantly expands, and the flag support member 5 is raised to the top of the pole body 3. In this case, the ring-shaped support band 8 is reduced in diameter so as to bring the support band 8 into close contact with the pole body 3.

The pole body 3 is made of a metal material such as aluminum and is formed in a tapered cylindrical shape whose upper side has a gradually decreasing diameter, and its lower end is vertically embedded in a concrete foundation 10 installed on the ground 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support member 5 includes a channel-shaped flag support member main body 11 having upper and lower ends closed, a closing plate 12 that closes an opening of the flag support member main body 11, and the flag support member. Flag mounting ring 13 fixed to the upper and lower parts of the main body 11,
13 and a rope attachment ring 15 formed on the upper wall 14 of the flag support member body 11.

The head body 6 is a rotary plate 17 rotatably attached to the upper end of the pole body 3 via a bearing 16, and a plurality of rotary plates 17 are provided on the rotary plate 17 so as to cover the upper part of the rotary plate 17 in a substantially hemispherical shape. It is composed of a cover body 19 fixed by individual screws 18 and the like.

The lifting device 7 is rotated by a winch 20 mounted at a lower position of the pole body 3, a guide roller 21 mounted on a rotating plate 17 of the head 6 and one end of which is rotated by a handle 20a of the winch 20. Is wound around the drum 22 and the other end is inside the pole body 3, the rope insertion hole 23 of the rotary plate 17 of the head 6 and the guide roller 21 and the rotary plate 17 of the head 6.
A rope such as a wire rope attached to the rope attachment ring 15 of the flag support member 5 through the rope insertion hole 24 of
It consists of 25 and.

The ring-shaped support band 8 covers a plurality of outer circumferences of the pole body 3, and in the present embodiment, is divided into eight divided bands 26 and a free roller 27 attached to the inner wall surface of each divided band 26. And a plurality of, in the present embodiment, eight hinge-like connecting fittings 28 for connecting the plurality of divided bands 26 in a ring shape so as to be capable of expanding and reducing the diameter, and this connecting fitting 28
And a biasing spring 29 for constantly biasing the connection fitting 28 in the opening direction.

It should be noted that, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the connecting fitting 28 has two bearings 31 and 32 formed at both ends pivotally supported by pivot pins 30, 30 and 30, respectively. Central connection plate 33, 33
And bearing portions 31 and 32 are formed at one end of the split band.
It is composed of both side connection plates 36, 36 in which a plurality of screw insertion holes 35 fixed by a plurality of screws 34 and the like are formed on the side surfaces of 26, 26.

The support band operating mechanism 9 has an operating rod 37 slidably mounted so as to project upward from the upper wall 14 of the flag supporting member 5, and a biasing member for constantly biasing the operating rod 37 so as to project upward. Bias spring 38 and the flag support member 5
Of the guide rollers 39 and 40 mounted in the upper and lower parts of the rope and the rope insertion holes 41 formed in the plurality of divided bands 26, respectively, and the rope insertion formed in the closing plate 12 of the flag support member 5. Through the hole 42, the guide rollers 40, 39
And a tightening rope 43 such as a wire rope whose both ends are attached to the lower portion of the operating rod 37 via.

In the flag pole 1 having the above-mentioned structure, the flag support member 5 is located at the lower portion, and the flag attachment rings 13 and 13 at the upper and lower portions are attached by binding the strings 44 and 44 attached to the upper and lower portions at one end of the flag 4 to each other.

Thereafter, the handle 20a of the winch 20 of the lifting device 7 is rotated to rotate the drum 22, and the rope 25 is wound around the drum 22, so that the flag support member 5 moves up.

When the flag support member 5 rises to the uppermost position, the support band actuating mechanism 9 causes the actuating rod 37 to come into contact with the rotating plate 17 of the head member 6 and is pushed down against the urging force of the urging spring 38.

For this reason, the tightening rope 43 is tightened against the urging force of the urging springs 29 attached to the plurality of connection fittings 28, and the diameter of the free roller 27 is reduced so that the outer circumference of the pole body 3 is in close contact. .

In this state, the flag 4 is displayed by operating and locking the stop lever 45 for stopping the rotation of the drum 22 of the winch 20.

In this state, when the wind blows from the lateral direction on the flag 4, the flag support member 5 is in a state of being supported by the support band 8 and the head body 6, and therefore freely rotates.

When the flag 4 to be displayed next is to be stored, the stop lever 45 of the winch 20 is opened and the handle 20a is rotated in the rope withdrawing direction of the drum 22, so that the flag support member 5 is lowered by its own weight.

This lowering moves the operating rod 37 of the support band operating mechanism 9 away from the rotating plate 17 of the head member 6, so that the biasing spring 38
The operating rod 37 is moved upward by the urging force of the spring and the urging force of the urging spring 29 attached to the plurality of connection fittings 28, and the diameter of the support band 8 is expanded to enable the flag support member 5 to smoothly descend. .

[Different Embodiments of the Present Invention] Next, different embodiments of the present invention shown in FIGS. 12 to 19 will be described. In the description of these embodiments, the same components as those of the embodiment of the present invention will be designated by the same reference numerals and redundant description will be omitted.

12 and 13 is different from the above-described embodiment of the present invention mainly in that the closing plate 12 of the flag support member 5 is fixed to the outer side of one split band 26 constituting the support band 8. In this regard, the same effect can be obtained by using the flag pole 1A having the flag support member 5 fixed to the split band 26 as described above.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 14 to 16, the main difference from the embodiment of the present invention is that the inner wall surface of the split band 26 has a spherical shape.
Since the support band 8A is configured by using the roller 47 with a part of 46 protruding, the same effect can be obtained even with the flag pole 1B using the support hand 8A configured as described above. .

In the embodiment of FIGS. 17 to 19, the main difference from the embodiment of the present invention is that the support band 8B is constructed by using the four divided bands 26A. Similar effects can be obtained even with flag pole 1C using band 8B.

In the embodiment of the present invention described above, the flag pole 3 having a tapered shape in which the tip portion has a gradually decreasing diameter is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper and lower portions are straight with the same diameter dimension. Even if a cylindrical pole body is used, the same effect can be obtained.

"Effects of the Present Invention" As is clear from the above description, the present invention has the effects listed below.

(1) To vertically move a pole body that is erected on the ground, a flag support member to which a flag that is vertically movable is attached to the pole body, and the flag support member that is provided on the pole body. An elevating device having a rope member that can be used, a plurality of divided bands that cover the outer peripheral portion of the pole body that is attached to the lower portion of the flag support member, and the plurality of divided bands can be reduced in diameter and expanded in diameter. A ring-shaped support band composed of a hinge-like connection fitting connected to each of the above and a biasing spring attached to each of the connection fittings for constantly urging the connection fitting in the opening direction, and the flag support member at the top. When the support band is positioned, it is composed of a support band actuating mechanism that can reduce the diameter of the support band and bring it into close contact with the pole body without play. It is always biased in the expanded direction by pulling. Therefore, the flag support member can be smoothly moved up and down, and the support band actuating mechanism is activated when the flag support member is located at the uppermost position to reduce the diameter of the support band, thereby separating the pole body and the support band. Can be closely attached without gaps. Therefore, it is possible to surely prevent the support band from rattling, generating noise, and damaging the pole body due to wind or the like.

(2) According to the above (1), since the split band divided into a plurality of support bands is formed in a ring shape by using a hinge-like connecting fitting, it can be securely held in a ring shape and can be easily assembled. In addition, the width of the support band is a hinge-like connecting fitting as compared with the one using a conventional link mechanism, so that the number of parts is small, the mounting is easy, and the size and weight can be reduced.

Further, a leaf spring or a coil spring as shown in FIG. 10 can be used as the urging spring for urging the hinge-shaped connecting fitting in the opening direction at all times.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the tension spring from becoming long or heavy as in the conventional tension spring.

(3) According to the above (1), since the support band can be made to have a strong structure, the durability can be improved and it can be used for a long time.

(4) According to claim 2, the same effects as those of the above (1) to (3) can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 are explanatory views showing an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is an explanatory view of the lower side of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3, and FIG.
5 is a sectional view taken along line 5, FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a state in which the flag support member is located above, FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6, and FIGS. FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of a supporting band, FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of a supporting band operating mechanism, FIGS. 12 and 13, FIGS. 14 to 16 and FIGS. 17 to 19 are respectively different embodiments of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example. 1, 1A, 1B, 1C: Flag pole, 2: Ground, 3: Pole body, 4:
Flag, 5: Flag support member, 6: Head ball, 7: Lifting device, 8, 8A, 8
B: Support band, 9: Support band actuation mechanism, 10: Foundation, 11: Flag support member body, 12: Closure plate, 13: Flag mounting ring, 14: Upper wall, 15: Rope mounting ring, 16: Bearing, 17 : Rotating plate, 18: Screw, 19: Cover body, 20: Winch, 21: Guide roller, 20a: Handle, 22: Drum, 23: Rope insertion hole,
24: Rope insertion hole, 25: Rope, 26, 26A: Split band, 2
7: Flexible roller, 28: Connection fitting, 29: Biasing spring, 30:
Pivot pin, 31, 32: Bearing, 33: Central connecting plate, 34: Screw, 35:
Screw insertion hole, 36: Connection plate on both sides, 37: Actuating rod, 38: Energizing spring, 39, 40: Guide roller, 41: Rope insertion hole, 42:
Rope insertion hole, 43: Tightening rope, 44: String, 45: Stop lever, 46: Sphere, 47: Roller.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pole main body that is erected on the ground or the like, a flag support member to which a flag that is vertically movable is attached to the pole main body, and a vertical movement of the flag support member that is provided on the pole main body. A lifting device having a rope member that can be moved, a plurality of divided bands that cover the outer periphery of the pole body attached to the lower portion of the flag support member, and the plurality of divided bands are reduced in diameter and expanded. The flag-shaped support member is a ring-shaped support band composed of a hinge-shaped connecting fitting that is diametrically connected to each other and an urging spring attached to the connecting fitting that normally urges the connecting fitting in the opening direction. A flag pole, comprising a support band actuating mechanism capable of reducing the diameter of the support band so that the support band can be brought into close contact with the pole body without play when positioned above. 2. A pole main body having a small diameter upper part which is erected on the ground and the like, a flag support member to which a flag provided on the pole main body is mounted so as to be vertically movable, and a rotatably mounted upper part of the pole main body. And a lifting device having a rope member capable of vertically moving the flag supporting member through the head supporting member, and an outer peripheral portion of the pole main body attached to a lower portion of the flag supporting member. A plurality of divided bands for covering, a free roller attached to the inner wall surface of each of the plurality of divided bands, a hinge-like connecting fitting for connecting the plurality of divided bands so that the diameters can be reduced and expanded, and A ring-shaped support band composed of biasing springs respectively attached to the connection fittings for constantly urging the connection fittings in the opening direction, and the support when the flag support member is located at the uppermost position. Operating rod, which is pushed down by the head ball member attached to the flag support member by a reduced diameter band can be adhered without play on the pole body,
It is characterized by comprising a biasing spring for biasing the operating rod so as to always project upward, and a support band operating mechanism including a wire for reducing the diameter of the support band by pushing down the operating rod. Flag pole.