JP2695119B2 - Umbrella dehydrator - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dehydrator for dehydrating a wet umbrella in a short time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In public facilities and large-scale buildings, in order to prevent the floor from getting wet with water dripping from a wet umbrella when it rains, for example, use a plastic bag to put the umbrella at the entrance when it rains. Prepared to prevent the floor from getting wet.

However, since it is troublesome to put a wet umbrella in each bag, there is a risk that the entrance will be crowded, the prepared bag will not be effectively utilized, and the used bag will be troublesome to collect and discard. Takes.

For this reason, a device for dewatering a wet umbrella by applying air has been proposed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-158483.

In this device, a funnel-shaped recess for inserting the main body portion (umbrella body portion) of the umbrella is formed in the housing on the box, and the umbrella body inserted into the recess from the insertion opening on the upper surface A fan blows air on the umbrella to blow off water droplets, which are temporarily stored in a tank at the bottom of the box.

[0006] Further, in order to improve the dehydration efficiency, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
No. 42864 proposes a dehydrator in which hot air heated by a heater is blown onto an umbrella body.

[0007]

In these devices, the owner of the umbrella has to insert the wet umbrella into the dehydrator and wait for the dehydration to end.

Therefore, if you try to use it with a large number of people,
It is necessary to prepare a large number of devices, which requires a large space. Further, in a place where the flow of people is large, the flow of people is delayed due to the use of the dehydrator.

In other words, due to the form of dehydration treatment, this device was basically unsuitable for installation at the entrance of a facility where a large number of people come in and out.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dehydrator capable of dehydrating an umbrella without stopping the flow of people.

[0011]

A first aspect of the present invention is to provide a guide having a taper groove with a substantially V-shaped cross section for guiding the movement of an umbrella in a horizontal direction, and a plurality of wind blows horizontally to both side surfaces of the guide.
Nozzle pipes with openings formed in multiple stages in the vertical direction
And a blower that sends air to these nozzle pipes ,
In a structure provided with a storage portion for storing water droplets arranged below the guide, the blowout into the nozzle pipe.
A valve for intermittently opening and closing the opening was provided .

[0012] A second invention is the same as the first invention.
The valve has a rotating shaft that passes through the center of the nozzle pipe and
A vane that rotates with the rotary shaft to open and close the outlet,
And a means for rotationally driving the rolling shaft .

[0013]

[0014]

[0015]

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the invention, while holding the umbrella substantially vertically by hand and inserting it from the inlet side of the guide, and moving horizontally along the guide toward the outlet side, the umbrella moves during this movement. The wind is blown onto the umbrella to blow off water droplets attached to the umbrella, or to give a shock to the umbrella to shake off the water droplets. Both sides of the guide
Wind blows from the outlets that are formed on the surface and in multiple stages vertically
While moving out and moving the umbrella from the entrance side to the exit side
Without removing water drops . The water droplets are stored in the storage section below the guide. And the outlet is opened and closed intermittently
However, the momentum of the wind is strengthened and the position of the balloon changes.
As a result, the wind that hits the umbrella creates a pulsating flow.
However, dehydration is performed more efficiently .

In the second aspect of the invention, the rotation of the vanes causes the wind to blow.
The outlets will open and close in sequence, changing the position of the wind
Therefore, dehydration can be performed efficiently .

[0018]

[0019]

[0020]

[0021]

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, casters 10 are provided on the lower surface.
A tapered groove 2 having a substantially V-shaped cross section is formed as a guide inside a box-shaped housing 1 with a box. The cross-sectional shape of the tapered groove 2 is similar to the outer shape of the umbrella 11 in the folded state as shown in FIG. Both opposing wall surfaces 3 forming the tapered groove 2 are formed of mesh. The umbrella 11 in the vertical state is guided by these two wall surfaces 3 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction. The taper groove 2 is formed so as to penetrate through the housing 1, and has an inlet portion 2A and an outlet portion 2B that are opened in a side surface of the housing 1 and have substantially the same sectional shape. As a result, the umbrella 11 that has entered the taper groove 2 from the inlet portion 2A is guided to both wall surfaces 3 while being horizontally guided to the outlet portion 2B.

Inside the housing 1, there are provided a multistage nozzle pipe 4 and a blower 6 each having a plurality of outlets 5 as means for ejecting air from both wall surfaces 3 of the tapered groove 2 toward the umbrella 11. One set is provided on each side of the tapered groove 2. A storage tank 12 is provided below the housing 1 to store water droplets blown off from the umbrella 11 or shaken off by the jet of wind, and a mesh lid 12A is arranged on the upper surface of the storage tank 12.

The nozzle pipes 4 extend horizontally along the back surfaces of the meshes on both wall surfaces 3, and a plurality of stages are arranged in parallel in the up-down direction. As shown in FIG. Is blown by the blower 6 via the header 7 connected to the end.

A large number of blow-out ports 5 are formed in the nozzle pipe 4, and a rotary shaft arranged at the center of the nozzle pipe 4 so that the wind blows out from these blow-out ports 5 while changing vertically and horizontally with time. Vane 9 is attached to 8,
A valve that sequentially opens and closes the blow-out port 5 with the rotation of the vane 9 is configured (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

Both ends of the rotary shaft 8 are supported at the center of the nozzle pipe 4 by bearings 13, respectively, and the sprocket 1 is attached to one end protruding from the end of the nozzle pipe 4.
4 is provided, and the rotation of the motor 16 is transmitted by the chain 15 wound around the sprockets 14 of the rotary shaft 8 of each of these nozzle pipes 4. The vanes 9 attached to the rotary shafts 8 of the nozzle pipes 4 are different in rotation phase from each other, and the jet timings of the air blown out from the blowout ports 5 are shifted in sequence at the marked positions of the nozzle pipes 4.

Further, for each nozzle pipe 4, an umbrella 11
While moving from the inlet portion 2A of the taper groove 3 to the outlet portion 2B, the rotation phase of the vane 9 is set so that the wind blows out in sequence in the horizontal direction from the multiple outlets 5.
You may change also in the axial direction of.

As shown in FIG. 7, a nozzle 5A can be attached to the blow-out port 5 to increase the force of the wind. The shape of the nozzle 5A is not limited to a cylinder, but may be a flat cylinder.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, photosensors 18A and 18B for detecting the insertion of the umbrella 11 are attached to the entrance portion 2A and the exit portion 2B of the tapered groove 2 and are not shown. One of the photosensors 1 is controlled by the control means.
The blower 6 and the motor 16 are rotationally driven based on the detection signal of 8A, and the rotation of the blower 6 is stopped by the detection signal of the other photosensor 18B. In this case, when the invasion of the umbrella 11 is continuously detected, the rotation is continued until the corresponding number of detections elapses. Further, if only one photo sensor 18A is provided and the invasion of the umbrella 11 is detected, the blower 6 and the motor 16 can be rotationally driven for a fixed time, and the umbrella 11 is continuously detected after the rotation is started. When it does, it stops after a certain time has passed since the last detection.

The operation will be described below.

When the rain-wet umbrella 11 is folded and inserted vertically into the taper groove 2 through the entrance 2A, the photosensor 18A detects it and the blower 6 rotates, and at the same time the motor 16 rotates. The air blown from the blower 6 is sent from the header 7 into each nozzle pipe 4, and the motor 16
The rotation of the vane causes the vane 9 to rotate inside the nozzle pipe 4.

As the vanes 9 rotate, the outlets 5 of the nozzle pipes 4 are sequentially opened and closed.
The air that has been pressure-fed to the umbrella 11 pulsates from the outlets 5 of both wall surfaces 3 of the tapered groove 2 and collides with the umbrella 11 in a pulsating manner.
Due to this jet flow, water droplets attached to the umbrella 11 are blown off and shaken off, and the water drops from the inlet 2A to the outlet 2
While moving the umbrella 11 to B, it is efficiently dehydrated and removed.

In this case, since the air outlets 5 of the nozzle pipes 4 are opened and closed in sequence, the force of the air blown toward the umbrella 11 is kept strong, and the pulsation of the air is collided.
It can exert a powerful action of dehydrating and removing water drops.

When the umbrella 11 passes through the outlet 2B, the photo sensor 18B detects it and the rotation of the blower 6 and the motor 16 is stopped. However, when the umbrellas 11 are inserted into the taper groove 2 one after another, the blower 6 and the motor 16 continue to rotate until the last umbrella 11 comes out, and the dehydration operation is maintained.

The water droplets removed from the umbrella 11 are stored in the storage tank 12 below. Then, when a predetermined amount of water droplets are accumulated in the storage tank 12, a drain (not shown) is opened to drain the water to the outside, or the water is sucked out by a pump or the like.

In this way, by setting this device at the entrance of a building or the like, dehydration of the umbrella 11 wet with rain can be performed.
It is possible to carry out continuously without obstructing the flow of people, and it is possible to effectively prevent the floor surface from getting wet with water.

[0037]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the umbrella is moved horizontally from the inlet side of the guide toward the outlet side, wind is blown to the umbrella during this movement, and water drops attached to the umbrella. You can blow it off or give a shock to the umbrella to shake off water droplets. Formed in multiple stages on both sides of the guide and up and down
The wind blows from the outlet, and the umbrella is exited from the entrance side.
Water droplets can be evenly dehydrated and removed while moving to the side
You . Therefore, it is possible to continuously dehydrate the umbrella wet with rain without disturbing the flow of people. Ma
In addition, the outlets are opened and closed intermittently to strengthen the wind's momentum.
And the position of the balloon changes and the umbrella
A pulsating flow (pulse) is generated in the wind hitting the wind
Dehydration can be efficiently performed by means .

According to the second invention, by the rotation of the vane,
Wind outlets open and close sequentially, changing the position of the wind outlet
Then, even though the mechanism is simple, dehydration can be performed efficiently .

[0039]

[0040]

[0041]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an umbrella dewatering device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is likewise a perspective view of a nozzle pipe, a header and a blower.

FIG. 5 is likewise a cross-sectional view of a nozzle pipe.

FIG. 6 is likewise a vertical sectional view of a nozzle pipe.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a nozzle pipe showing another embodiment relating to the shape of the blowout port.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Hounsing 2 Tapered groove 4 Nozzle pipe 5 Blowout port 6 Blower 8 Rotating shaft 9 Vane 12 Storage tank 16 Motor

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A substantially V-shaped guide for guiding the horizontal movement of an umbrella.
A guide with a tapered groove section and a horizontal direction on both sides of the guide
The nozzle pipe with multiple air outlets
These nozzle pipes are installed in multiple stages downward.
In the structure including a blower that blows air to the nozzle and a storage portion that is arranged below the guide and stores water droplets,
A bar that opens and closes the outlets intermittently in the interior of the
Umbrella dewatering device characterized by comprising a lube. 2. The valve penetrates through the center of the nozzle pipe.
The rotating shaft that rotates and the outlet is opened and closed by rotating together with the rotating shaft.
And a means for driving the rotating shaft to rotate.
The umbrella dewatering device according to claim 1, wherein: