JP2602680Y2 - Clothes dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothes-drying apparatus which is attached to an indoor ceiling or the like and hangs laundry or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In apartment buildings such as condominiums where there is no space for hanging clothes in the rain or outdoors, laundry is dried indoors. In this case, in order to arrange the clothes-line and the clothes-dryer indoors, it is necessary to fix a hook member such as a nail to an indoor wall or the like to support the clothes-line or the clothes-dryer.
However, if the hook member is fixed to a wall or the like in a room, the wall member or the like is damaged and the appearance is poor. Further, since the hook member remains fixed to the wall or the like, a clothesline or a clothesline is installed indoors. Otherwise, it will be in the way. Furthermore,
When the clothes are to be dried, the clothes-drying rod or the clothes-drying apparatus must be carried and locked to the hook member, so that there is a problem that the clothes-drying operation becomes complicated. Therefore, the bracket is fixed to the ceiling and the arm is rotatably attached to the bracket so that a clothesline or the like is locked to the arm to dry the clothes. There has been proposed a clothes-drying device having a structure in which the holding member is rotated and held by a holding member fixed to a ceiling (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-30990). However, since this type of clothes-drying device does not have a stopper, if the arm portion is strongly pulled downward, there is a problem that the arm portion rotates too much and hits a ceiling or the like.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention has been devised in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, so that it is not obstructive even if it is installed on an indoor ceiling or the like, and the drying operation is not complicated. An object of the present invention is to provide a clothes-drying device in which the arm does not rotate excessively even when the arm is strongly pulled downward.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bracket mounted on a mounting portion, a substantially U-shaped arm rotatably mounted on the bracket, and mounted on both end surfaces of the arm. A stopper, a stopper surface formed on the distal end surface of the stopper, an inclined surface formed to be inclined at the distal end of the stopper, and an arm engaged by rotating the arm attached to the mounting portion. And a catcher capable of performing the operation.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when hanging laundry on a clothesline, when the arm is pulled downward, the engagement between the arm and the catcher is released, and the arm rotates downward. And
The laundry can be hung directly on the arm, or the laundry can be hung via a hanger or the like. When the clothes-drying device is not used, the arm is in the way. If the arm is rotated upward, the arm is engaged with the catcher along the mounting portion, so that the arm is not in the way. Also, a stopper is provided on both end surfaces of the arm, and a stopper surface is provided on the tip surface of the stopper. Even if the arm is pulled strongly downward during use, the stopper surface of the stopper comes into contact with the bracket, so the rotation of the arm Excessive movement can be prevented.

[0006]

1 to 6 show one embodiment of a clothes-drying apparatus (10) according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of brackets (12), (1)
2) is fixed to the ceiling (A) in a hanging state via an appropriate attachment means such as a screw. Rising portions (16) and (16) are formed to project from the plate-like base portion (14) of the bracket (12) so as to face each other, and through holes (not shown) are formed in the rising portions (16) and (16). Has been established. The rising part (16)
An end (20A) of an arm (20) formed of a substantially U-shaped pipe material is disposed between the arm and the rising portion (16). As shown in FIG. 3, a through hole (22) is formed at the end (20A). Therefore, the pin (2
4) The through hole and the end (20A) of the rising part (16)
The arm (20) is rotatably supported by the bracket (12) by being inserted into the through hole (22). The end (20) of the arm (20)
A stopper rubber (26) made of a rubber material is disposed on an end surface of (A), and a small diameter portion (26A) of the stopper rubber (26) is inserted into the end portion (20A). Further, a hole (27) through which the pin (24) is inserted is formed in the small diameter portion (26A). Therefore, the stopper rubber (26) is fixed to the end (20A) by the pin (24). The large diameter portion (26B) of the stopper rubber (26) has a stopper surface (28) and an inclined surface (30).
For this reason, even if the arm (20) turns and swings greatly, the arm (20) comes into contact with the stopper surface (28) of the stopper rubber (26) or the base portion (14).
To prevent large swings. In addition, an inclined surface (30) is provided on the side (right side in FIG. 1) on which the arm (20) of the large-diameter portion (26B) rotates in the direction of the ceiling (A).
This prevents the stopper rubber (26) from abutting against the base portion (14) and preventing the arm (20) from rotating. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a catcher (34) is fixed to the ceiling (A) in a suspended state via an appropriate fixing means similarly to the bracket (12). The plate-like base portion (36) of the catcher (34) has holder portions (38), (38) bent and formed in a substantially U-shape by an elastically deformable metal plate.
Has been fixed. A concave portion (40) is formed in an intermediate portion between the holder portions (38) and (38) so as to receive and engage with the intermediate portion (20B) of the arm (20). Also,
The tip portions (42) of the holder portions (38), (38) are curved in the direction away from each other to facilitate guiding the intermediate portion (20B) of the arm (20). The handlebar (44) shown in FIG. 1 is a member for rotating the arm (20), and one end of the handlebar (44) is substantially engaged with an intermediate portion (20B) of the arm (20). A semicircular locking portion (46) is formed by bending. A grip (48) is formed at the other end of the handlebar (44) so as to be easily gripped. Therefore, the handlebar (4
If the ceiling (A) is high, the arm (2) can be easily used by using (4).
0) can be rotated.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. Middle part (20B) of arm (20) of clothes-drying device (10)
When the laundry is hung on the handlebar (44), the handlebar (44) is gripped and the locking portion (46) of the handlebar (44) is locked to the intermediate portion (20B) of the arm (20). )pull. Then, since the holder portions (38) and (38) of the catcher (34) are elastically deformed in a direction away from each other, the intermediate portion (20B) of the arm (20) is disengaged from the holder portion (38) and is disengaged downward. (In the direction of the arrow Y in FIG. 1), and then to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. Thus, the laundry can be directly hung on the intermediate portion (20B) of the arm (20), or the laundry can be hung via a hanger or the like. Therefore, there is no need to bring a clothesline or clothespin from another place when drying the laundry, so that the drying operation does not become complicated. Moreover, when the handlebar (44) is pulled, the locking portion (46) of the handlebar (44) is erroneously engaged with the intermediate portion (20) of the arm (20).
B) The stopper surface (28) of the stopper rubber (26) even when the arm (20) vigorously rotates downwardly from the position (B).
However, as shown in FIG. 4, the arm abuts on the base portion, so that the arm does not swing greatly. When the clothes-drying device (10) is not used, since the arm (20) is in the way, the locking portion (46) of the handlebar (44) is locked to the intermediate portion (20B) of the arm (20) to handle the bar. (44) is lifted up. Then, the arm (20) rotates upward (in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 1), and the intermediate portion (20B) of the arm (20) moves from the tip (42) of the holder (38) of the catcher (34) to the holder. After being guided between (38) and the holder part (38), it is engaged with the concave part (40). In addition, since the stopper rubber (26) is formed with the inclined surface (30), the stopper rubber (26) is connected to the base portion (1) as shown in FIG.
The arm (20) does not stop rotating upward due to the contact with (4). As a result, as shown in FIG.
0) is the catcher (3) along the ceiling (A).
4), the clothes-drying device (10) does not become an obstacle.

In the embodiment, the clothes-drying apparatus (10) is provided on the ceiling (A). However, it is needless to say that the clothes-drying apparatus (10) may be provided on a ceiling or the like other than the ceiling. Further, in the embodiment, the handlebar (44) is used to rotate the arm (20) of the clothes-drying device (10). However, when the arm (20) can be reached, the arm (20) is turned by hand. Of course, it may be moved.

[0009]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the clothes drying device according to the present invention allows the arm to be engaged with the catcher when not in use. Since the laundry can be done simply by moving the laundry, there is an excellent effect that the laundry can be easily performed. Also, stoppers with stopper surfaces are provided on both end surfaces of the arm, so even if the arm is pulled strongly when using the clothes dryer and the arm rotates, the stopper surface contacts the bracket and the arm Since the arm stops, it is possible to prevent the arm from rotating excessively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a clothes drying apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an arm portion and a catcher portion of the clothes-drying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of a stopper rubber of the clothesline according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial side view showing a rotating state of an arm of the clothes-drying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial side view showing a rotating state of an arm of the clothes-drying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial side view showing a rotating state of an arm of the clothes-drying device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10) ・ ・ ・ Drying device (12) ・ ・ ・ Bracket (20) ・ ・ ・ Arm (26) ・ ・ ・ Stopper rubber (28) ・ ・ ・ Stopper surface (30) ・ ・ ・ Slope surface (34) ・··catcher

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A bracket attached to an attachment portion,
A substantially U-shaped arm rotatably attached to the bracket, a stopper formed of a rubber material attached to both end surfaces of the arm, and an arm member formed on a tip end surface of the stopper and connecting the arm to the arm; When the arm is pivoted in the release direction and hangs down, a stopper surface that abuts against the base portion of the bracket to stop the rotation of the arm in the arm disengagement direction is formed, and the arm is formed to be inclined at the tip of the stopper. An inclined surface that enables rotation in the anti-arm engagement release direction, and a catcher that is attached to the mounting portion and that can engage the arm by rotating the arm in the arm engagement direction. A clothes-drying apparatus comprising: