JP2533481Y2 - Attachment cover mounting structure for clothesline - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a clothesline for hanging dried clothes such as wet laundry or clothes, and relates mainly to a clothesline installed in a room. is there.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a clothes drying apparatus A for hanging dried clothes such as wet laundry or clothes or the like as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-170499. This is a hanging pole 5 that hangs a dried object under the ceiling as shown in Fig. 10.
Is suspended and held by a pantograph-type telescopic arm 7, and the telescopic arm 7 is expanded and contracted by a cord-shaped body 8 driven by a driving device a buried in the ceiling to raise and lower the clothesline 5. By adjusting the height position, the drying time of the dried product can be shortened, or when not used, it can be raised so as not to be in the way. However, in this case, there is a problem that the cord-like body 8 and the driving device a arranged along the ceiling are visible from the outside, and the appearance of the ceiling is spoiled. The Japanese Utility Model Application No. 1-119959 has previously been filed as a clothes-drying device in which a decorative cover is attached to the opening on the lower surface of the storage box so as to make it impossible to see. In this device, a decorative cover is arranged so as to be flush with a ceiling surface in an opening on the lower surface of a storage box body in which components such as a drive device are stored, and the decorative cover is fixed to the storage box body by a fastener such as a nail. It can be attached by fixing.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-described conventional example, since the decorative cover is attached to the lower opening of the storage box so as to be substantially flush with the ceiling, an accurate cover is provided. Positioning is necessary, and as a result, two workers are required to perform positioning and two screws are required to perform screw mounting. However, there was a problem that the workability when the decorative cover was attached was poor.

The present invention is to solve the above problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a clothesline that can attach a decorative cover in a state where accurate positioning is performed even by a single worker, and can improve workability when the decorative cover is attached. It is in.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the clothes drying device according to the present invention includes:
A pair of suspending members 7 which extend and contract downward from both ends of the storage box 4 which is buried in the ceiling 6 so that the lower surface opening 4a is substantially flush with the ceiling surface, and the storage box. Hanging means 8 which can move up and down freely from both ends in the body 4, and both hanging members 7 and the lower ends of both moving means 8 can be raised and lowered almost in parallel with the ceiling surface and can be lowered. 5
In the drying apparatus, the decorative cover 1 is attached and fixed to the lower surface opening 4a of the storage box 4 so as to be substantially flush with the ceiling so as to avoid the hanging member 7. And the lower surface opening 4a of the storage box 4
The rectangular decorative cover 1 is disposed in the lower surface opening 4a of the storage box 4 so as to close the opening, and the rectangular decorative cover 1 is provided with the opening 3 at an intermediate portion between both side edges along the longitudinal direction. A through hole 14 is provided near the end in the longitudinal direction, and a large diameter hole 3a into which the head 2a of the screw 2 for temporary fixing of the cover is inserted and a small diameter hole 3b into which the head 2a of the screw 2 is locked are connected. Let the above opening 3
The head 2a of the cover temporary fixing screw 2 protruded from the storage box 4 is engaged with the opening edge of the small-diameter hole 3b of the opening 3, and the head of the main fixing screw 2 is formed. 2a is engaged with the opening edge of the through hole 14.

[Function] The decorative cover 1 is disposed in the lower opening 4a of the storage box 4, and the decorative cover 1 is lifted from below, and the cover is temporarily fixed to the large-diameter hole 3a of the opening 3 so as to protrude from the storage box 4. The head 2a of the screw 2 is inserted, and the decorative cover 1 is laterally moved in this state to lock the head 2a of the screw 2 in the small-diameter hole 3b to temporarily fix the decorative cover 1, Subsequently, the decorative cover 1 is tightened by screwing the screw 2 or by locking the head 2a of the screw 2 inserted through the through-hole 14 to the opening edge of the through-hole 14. Attach to

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a clothes-drying device A according to the present invention. The clothes-drying device A is mainly installed indoors. The clothes-drying member 5 for hanging dried clothes such as wet laundry or clothes and the like, and the clothes-drying member 5 is placed below the storage box 4 installed on the ceiling 6. The suspension member 7 is configured to be suspended and held. The laundry members 5 are a plurality of laundry poles 5a arranged adjacent to each other and a rod holder for receiving each laundry pole 5a.
5b. At this time, the clothesline 5a may be made to be stretchable so that the length can be adjusted according to the amount of the dried clothes or clothes to be suspended. The lower end of the suspension member 7 is connected to the rod receiving member 5b, and the hanging member 7 suspends the clothes-drying member 5 so as to be substantially parallel to the ceiling surface. Various types of suspension members 7 are conceivable. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a pantograph-type suspension member formed by pivotally connecting a plurality of connecting arms 7b so as to intersect with each other. It is composed of a telescopic arm 7a. Reference numeral 8 denotes a moving means for raising and lowering the clothes-drying member 5, and is constituted by a string-shaped body 8 'which can be freely raised and lowered by a driving device (not shown) provided in the storage box body 4. I have. The string-shaped body 8 'is wound up and down by the driving device installed in the storage box 4, thereby moving the clothesline 5a up and down together with the rod receiver 5b. The clothes-drying member 5 can be raised and lowered almost in parallel with the ceiling surface by expanding and contracting. At this time, the clothes-drying member 5 is moved up and down by a string-shaped body 8 'which is moved up and down by a driving device, but swings by being guided by a pantograph-type telescopic arm 7a during the up-down movement. It can be moved up and down without falling and does not shake when it is lowered. The storage box 4 is buried in a ceiling opening 6a provided in the ceiling 6 such that the lower surface opening 4a is substantially flush with the ceiling surface. As shown in FIG. 7, the ceiling opening 6a is formed by arranging a reinforcing joist 11 with a suspension tree 10 on the upper surface of the opening provided in the ceiling base material 9, and as shown in FIG. The storage box 4 is buried from below into the ceiling opening 6a, and the screw 12 such as a nail is reinforced from the inner surface of the storage box 4 at a position where the lower opening 4a is substantially flush with the ceiling surface. 11 is attached to the ceiling opening 6a. When the cord 8 'is wound up by the driving device and the telescopic arm 7a is contracted in accordance with the vertical movement of the clothes-drying member 5, the telescopic arm 7a is stored in the storage box 4 in a folded state.
Are arranged close to each other along the ceiling surface. In this way, the telescopic arm 7a is stored in the storage box 4 in a contracted state, so that the telescopic arm 7a is not exposed to the ceiling surface in a folded state, so that it can be made difficult to see. The appearance is not impaired. The decorative cover 1 is attached to the lower surface opening 4a of the storage box 4 so as to avoid the suspension member 7 and to be substantially flush with the ceiling surface. As shown in FIG. 2, a rising piece 1a protrudes in the longitudinal direction of both ends of the decorative cover 1 and a connecting piece 1b protrudes inward from the upper end of the rising piece 1a to form a U-shaped section. An attachment portion 13 is provided, and an opening 3 is provided at the center of both connecting pieces 1b, into which a screw 2 for temporary fixing protruding from inside the storage box 4 is inserted. The opening 3 has a large-diameter hole 3a into which the head 2a of the screw 2 is inserted and a head of the screw 2
2a is formed continuously with the small diameter hole 3b to be locked,
The decorative cover 1 is temporarily fixed to the lower opening of the storage box 4 by locking the head 2a of the screw 2 to the opening edge of the small diameter hole 3b.
Can be suspended and supported. Connecting piece
At both ends of 1b, through holes 14 for inserting the screw 2 are provided, and the end of the decorative cover 1 facing the position of the hole 14 has a larger diameter than the head 2a of the screw 2. A through hole 15 is provided. At this time, a through hole 15 is also provided at the end of the decorative cover 1 corresponding to the position of the opening 3 formed by the large diameter hole 3a and the small diameter hole 3b. Then, the head 2a of the screw 2 for temporary fixing is inserted into the large-diameter hole 3a, and the decorative cover 1 is moved to the side to lock the head 2a on the opening edge of the small-diameter hole 3b. The decorative cover 1 is set in a temporarily fixed state, and another screw is screwed into the mounting piece 16 protruding from the inner surface of the storage box 4 through the through hole 15 through the through hole 14 and the screw is tightened.
Can be fixed. A mounting piece 16 provided with a screw hole into which the above screw is screwed is protruded from the lower inner surface of the storage box 4. And the through hole 15
A plug 17 is fitted to make the appearance less noticeable.

When attaching the decorative cover 1, the screw 2 is screwed so that the head 2a is separated from the mounting piece 16 in the screw hole 16a of the mounting piece 16 facing the position of the opening 3 provided in the connecting piece 1b. The decorative cover 1 is protruded from the storage box 4 and the decorative cover 1 is lifted from below, and the head 2a of the screw 2 is inserted into the large-diameter hole 3a of the opening 3 of the decorative cover 1. ,
In this state, as shown in FIG. 3, the decorative cover 1 is moved to the side so that the head 2a of the screw 2 is located on the small-diameter hole 3b side,
By fixing the head 2a of the screw 2 to the opening edge of the small-diameter hole 3b, the decorative cover 1 is temporarily fixed to the lower surface opening 4a,
Then, attach another screw from the through hole 15 through the through hole 14.
The decorative cover 1 is screwed into the cover 16 and tightened as shown in FIG. 6 to permanently fix the decorative cover 1 to the lower surface opening 4a. If necessary, a temporary fixing screw is also tightened. Then, the through holes 15 are made less noticeable in appearance by fitting the plugs 17 into the respective through holes 15, and
The internal screw 2 is made invisible in appearance. Since the temporary fixing can be performed in this way, the permanent fixing of the decorative cover 1 can be performed after the temporary fixing of the decorative cover 1 even by one person, and the workability of the decorative cover 1 can be improved. It is.

In the illustrated embodiment, the opening 3 is provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the connecting piece 1b. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the opening 3 may be provided at a position other than the intermediate portion. You may have.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides a rectangular decorative cover at the lower opening of the storage box so as to close the lower opening of the storage box while being located above the clothes-drying member. A large-diameter hole through which an opening is provided in the middle part of both side edges along the longitudinal direction of the decorative cover and a through hole is provided near the longitudinal end, and a head of a screw for temporarily fixing the cover is inserted. The opening is formed by communicating with the small-diameter hole in which the head of the screw is locked, and the head of the screw for temporarily fixing the cover protruding from the storage box body is opened to the opening edge of the small-diameter hole in the opening. And the head of the fixing screw is locked to the opening edge of the through hole, so that the bottom opening of the storage box body is always closed due to the presence of the decorative cover, and the drying member is moved up and down. The inside of the storage box in which the driving parts for storing The decorative cover can be made hard to be seen regardless of the vertical movement, and the decorative cover is substantially flush with the ceiling surface at the lower surface opening of the storage box so as to avoid the hanging member and the moving means. The hanging member and the moving means are positioned above the decorative cover when the clothes-drying member is moved upward due to being attached and fixed as described above. In the state where the suspension member and the moving means are moved to the position, the hanging member and the moving means are hidden, and the appearance of the installation portion can be improved. In attaching such a decorative cover to the lower opening of the storage box, the decorative cover is arranged at the lower opening of the storage box when the decorative cover is mounted, and the decorative cover is lifted from below so that the opening has a large diameter. The head of the screw for temporary fixing of the cover projecting from the storage box body is inserted into the hole, and the decorative cover is moved to the side in this state to lock the head of the screw in the small-diameter hole. Is temporarily fixed, and then the screw is tightened or the head of the screw inserted through the through hole is engaged with the opening edge of the through hole to attach the decorative cover to the lower opening of the storage box body. It can be used for permanent fixing after temporary fixing. For workability Those that can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the decorative cover, FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged plan view showing a temporarily fixed state, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the same, FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the same, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the structure of a ceiling opening, FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a ceiling opening and a storage box, FIG. 9 is a front sectional view showing a state of attachment to the ceiling opening, FIG. 10 is a front sectional view of a conventional example, and 1 is a decorative cover. 2 is a screw for temporary fixing, 2 is a head of the screw, 3 is an opening, 3a is a large-diameter hole, 3b is a small-diameter hole, 4 is a storage box, and 8 is a moving means.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A 61-170499 (JP, U) JP-A 63-150696 (JP, U) JP-A 1-33995 (JP, U) JP-Sho 47- 30134 (JP, Y1) Jikken 39-37253 (JP, Y1)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A storage box having a pair of suspendable members which extend downward and downward from both ends of a storage box body which is buried in a ceiling so that a lower surface opening is substantially flush with a ceiling surface. The hanging means which can move up and down freely from both ends in the body is suspended, and the lower ends of both hanging members and both moving means are connected to the clothes-line member which can be raised and lowered almost in parallel with the ceiling surface. In a drying apparatus having a decorative cover attached to and fixed to the lower surface opening of the storage box so as to be substantially flush with the ceiling so as to avoid the hanging member, the storage box is located above the drying member and has A rectangular decorative cover is disposed at the lower opening of the storage box so as to close the lower opening, and an opening is provided at an intermediate portion between both side edges along the longitudinal direction of the rectangular decorative cover, and the longitudinal decorative cover is provided. A through hole is provided near the end to temporarily fix the cover. A large-diameter hole through which the head of the screw is inserted and a small-diameter hole through which the head of the screw is locked communicate with each other to form the opening, and a cover for temporarily fixing the cover protruded from the storage box body. Lock the head of the screw to the opening edge of the small diameter hole of the opening,
A clothes-drying device in which the head of the fixing screw is engaged with the opening edge of the through hole.