JP2866590B2 - Umbrella stand locking device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a locking device for an umbrella stand capable of suitably storing an umbrella with one touch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional locking device for an umbrella stand, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, a concave portion b for accommodating the handle of the umbrella is formed in the front surface of the support member a, and a locking member c is pivotally mounted on the front end of the support member a so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis. Examples include: In order to hold and lock the umbrella in the locking device for umbrella stand having such a configuration, first, the umbrella is arranged in the concave portion b, and then the locking member c is turned from the unlocking position A to the locking position B, and then locked. To lock the locking member c at the locking position B. In the locking device for umbrella stand having such a configuration, it is necessary to rotate the locking member c while holding the umbrella in the concave portion, so that it is difficult to perform the locking operation with one hand.

In order to solve this problem, as shown in FIG. 6, the locking member c is rotatably supported so that the locking member c is housed inside the supporting member a from the side surface of the concave portion b when unlocked.
And an open / close button d protruding from the inner end of the recess b toward the front. In order to lock the umbrella with the locking device for umbrella stand having such a configuration, first, the umbrella is disposed in the concave portion b, and then the opening / closing button d is pressed by the umbrella to lock the locking member c with the supporting member a. Is advanced from the unlocking position A inside to the locking position B in the concave portion b via the side surface of the concave portion b, and the both side surfaces of the concave portion b are connected and locked by the locking member c. Since locking can be performed only by pressing the open / close button d with an umbrella,
The locking operation can be performed with one hand, which is extremely simple.

[0004]

However, the locking device for an umbrella stand having such a structure has a disadvantage that it is liable to break down. That is, the support member a is provided with an opening e on the side surface of the concave portion on the side where the locking member c projects and retracts, so that the locking member c can be advanced and retracted. In the conventional locking device for an umbrella stand which is directly rotated by the above, the opening e must be set very large. For this reason, moisture and foreign matter easily enter the inside of the locking device from the opening e, which is the largest cause of failures such as rusting and clogging of foreign matter.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to solve these problems effectively.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following configuration.

That is, the locking device for an umbrella stand according to the present invention is provided with a support member having a recess formed in a front surface thereof for accommodating a handle of an umbrella, and being provided in the support member so as to advance and retreat from a side surface of the recess. Provided with a locking member, an open / close button disposed in the vicinity of an inner end of the concave portion so as to be able to advance and retreat forward and backward, and an operation conversion unit for converting an advance / retreat movement of the open / close button into an advance / retreat movement of the lock member. It will, be those with locking member to retract the closing button is configured to perform the locking by connecting both side surfaces of the recess advances into the recess from the opening of the recess side
To make the locking member a linear shape and move forward and backward on a straight line.
So that the shape of the opening is transverse to the locking member.
By approximating the surface shape, the locking member and the opening
Space between the lock and the unlock
Characterized by said and.

[0008]

According to the locking device for an umbrella stand having such a configuration,
The locking member has a linear shape and moves forward and backward on a straight line.
By approximating the shape of the opening to the cross-sectional shape of the locking member, the gap between the locking member and the opening can be kept as small as possible during both locking and unlocking. Therefore, it is possible to greatly reduce the possibility that moisture or foreign matter enters the inside of the support member through such a gap, and it is possible to almost eliminate the possibility of failure.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The locking device for an umbrella stand in this embodiment is as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a support member 1, an open / close button 2, an operation conversion unit 3, a locking member 4, and a lock unit 5
And a key unit 6.

The support member 1 is made of resin and includes a main body 11 having a partial housing shape having an open upper surface, and a lid portion 12 having a partial housing shape having an open lower portion. A lid 12 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 11 to form a hollow housing. A recess 13 for accommodating the handle of the umbrella is recessed rearward on the front surface 1a. The width of the recess 13 is set slightly larger than the width of the handle of the umbrella to be stored. The inner end 13a has an arc shape and has an opening 1 for moving the open / close button 2 forward and backward.
4 are provided. On the right side surface 13b, an opening 15 for moving the locking member 4 forward and backward, and on the left side surface 13c, an engagement hole 16 for engaging with the tip 4a of the locking member 4 at the locking position,
Each is provided.

The open / close button 2 is made of resin,
3 is provided at the inner end 13a so as to be able to move forward and backward. The front button surface 21 has an arc shape substantially equal to the shape of the inner end 13 a of the recess 13. From the center of the rear surface of the button surface 21, a plate-shaped base end portion 22 extends rearward, and is inserted into an opening 14 provided at an inner end 13 a of the recess 13. On the lower surface of the rear end of the base end portion 22, a horizontally long engaging groove 23 is recessed in the left and right for engaging with the motion conversion section 3.

The motion converter 3 includes an arm 31 and a slider 3
2 is provided. The arm 31 is made of a resin lever and has a short portion 311 on the open / close button 2 side and a long portion 31.
2 is set on the locking member 4 side, and is pivotally attached to the main body 11 of the support member 1 via the support shaft 313. Support shaft 31
A torsion spring 314 is disposed on the base 3 to elastically urge the short portion 311 to rotate in a direction to push the open / close button 2 forward. In the vicinity of the distal end of the short portion 311, an engagement pin 315 is provided to protrude upward, so that the base 2
2 are slidably engaged by entering the engagement grooves 23 on the lower surface of the second member. In the vicinity of the tip of the longitudinal portion 312, an engaging pin 316 is provided so as to project downward to engage with the locking member 4. The slider 32 has an engagement groove 321 having a predetermined depth in the front-rear direction formed on the upper surface. The engagement pin 316 provided on the lower surface of the longitudinal portion 312 is advanced to slidably engage the arm 31. The slider 32 is fixed to the rear end 4b of the locking member 4 at the front end on the left side.

The locking member 4 is made of resin and has a bar shape having an oblong cross section in the vertical direction and a linear shape .
The support member 1 is provided on the main body 11 so as to be able to move forward and backward.
In the unlocked position, as shown in FIG. In the locked position, as shown in FIG.
3, the tip 4a enters the recess 13 from the opening 15 in the right side 13b, and the tip 4a enters and engages with the engaging hole 16 in the left side 13c.

The lock portion 5 is made of resin and has a key engaging portion 52 projecting upward from the right side of the rear end of a base portion 51 extending left and right. The front surface 51a of the base portion 51 is attached to the rear end 32a of the slider 32 of the motion conversion section 3, and a cutout portion 53 cut rearward is provided at the left end. Key engaging part 52
A long hole 54 extending to the left and right is connected to the upper end of the key portion 6 in order to connect with the key portion 6.

The key portion 6 is made of metal and is provided on the lid 11 of the support member 1. The key 6 is a cover 1 of the support member 1.
An elastic biasing pin 61 is attached to a portion of the lower surface deviated from the rotation axis. That is, the elastic urging pin 61
Is set so as to perform a circular motion having a large displacement in the front-rear direction with the rotation of the key portion 6.
And is slidably engaged therewith. A metal key 63 can be inserted into the upper surface 6a of the key part 6, and the elastic urging pin 61 is pushed to the rear unlocking position by the rotation of the key 63. Also,
When the elastic urging pin 61 comes to the unlocking position shown in FIG. 3, the key 63 is prevented from coming off, and when the elastic urging pin 61 moves to the locking position shown in FIG. Thus, a known key retaining mechanism (not shown) is provided.

With the umbrella stand locking device having such a configuration, the locking operation is as follows. First, the handle of the umbrella is arranged in the concave portion 13 and, as shown in FIG. 3, is attached to the button surface 21 of the open / close button 2 and pushed backward. As a result, the base end 22 of the open / close button 2 is pushed rearward, so that the arm 31 of the motion conversion unit 3 is pushed rearward by the short part 311 via the engaging pin 315, and the support shaft 313 is pushed. , The engaging pin 316 moves forward and to the left along with the longitudinal portion 312 to slide forward in the engaging groove 321 provided in the slider 32 while simultaneously moving the slider 32 to the left. To push. That is, the rearward movement of the open / close button 2 is converted into the leftward movement of the slider 32 through the rotation of the arm 31. Along with this, the locking member 4 is pushed by the slide 32, moves linearly to the left from the unlocked position in the support member 1, and moves to the opening 1 on the right side surface 13 b of the recess 13.
5, the tip 4a enters the engaging hole 16 in the left side surface 13c of the recess 13 as shown in FIG.
Engage and stop at the locked position. At the same time, the rear end 32 a of the slider 32 of the motion conversion unit 3 is
In order to reach the notch 53 provided in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG.
The lock portion 5 elastically biased forward by the spring 62 moves forward, and the notch 53 and the rear end 32 of the slider 32 move.
a is engaged. As a result, the slider 32 is prevented from moving to the right, so that the locking member 4 is held in the locked position by the slider 32 even after the pressing of the open / close button 2 is stopped. Also, as the lock portion 5 moves forward,
Since the elastic urging pin 61 also moves forward, the retaining mechanism (not shown) is released, and the key 63 can be extracted from the key portion 6.

At the time of unlocking, the key 63 is inserted into the key portion 6 and rotated, whereby the elastic urging pin 61 moves rearward and pushes the lock portion 5 rearward. Notch 53 at base end 51 of section 5 and slider 32 of motion conversion section 3
Is disengaged from the rear end 32a, and the slider 32 can move to the right. Thereby, the arm 3 of the motion conversion unit 3
1 is to move the slider 32 to the right while
Is rotated counterclockwise by a torsion spring 314 disposed on the left side. Accordingly, the locking member 4 is moved rightward from the locking position.
It moves on a straight line and is stored in the support member 1 at the unlock position,
At the same time, the open / close button 2 is also pushed forward to return from the locked position to the unlocked position.

In the locking device for an umbrella stand having such a configuration, the locking member 4 advances and retreats in a straight line when moving into and out of the recess 13, so that the opening 1 provided on the right side surface 13 b of the recess 13 is provided.
5 is approximated to the cross-sectional shape of the locking member 4, the opening 1
The gap between the lock member 5 and the locking member 4 can be kept very constant and very small. For this reason, the possibility that moisture or foreign matter enters the inside of the support member 1 is greatly reduced,
The occurrence of a failure based on such factors can be extremely reduced. Further, if the position of the tip 4a of the locking member 4 is located at the position of the opening 15 in the unlocking position, the tip 4a of the locking member 4 can function as a lid of the opening 15 at the time of unlocking. The possibility of foreign matter intrusion can be further reduced. In addition, the button surface 21 of the open / close button 2 is formed in an arc shape, so that the umbrella can be stably housed by eliminating the umbrella and the umbrella can be opened and closed when the umbrella is attached and pushed. The operability when locking with one touch can be enhanced by reducing the possibility of the button 2 being released. Further, since all members other than the key portion 6 are made of resin, it is possible to prevent the umbrella from being inadvertently damaged and to have high durability.

The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, it is possible to adopt a configuration symmetrical to this embodiment. Also,
It is also possible to configure so that a plurality of locking members are advanced from both side surfaces of the concave portion. In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the present invention.

[0021]

As described in detail above, the locking device for an umbrella stand according to the present invention has a straight-shaped locking member.
By moving forward and backward on the line and equally reducing the gap of the opening both at the time of locking and at the time of unlocking, it is possible to greatly reduce the possibility of moisture or foreign matter entering the inside of the support member, This has a special effect that it is possible to almost completely eliminate the possibility of failure based on such factors.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. 1 further exploded.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the unlocked state of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the locked state of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Support member 1a ... Front surface 2 ... Open / close button 3 ... Operation conversion part 4 ... Locking member 13 ... Recess 13a ... Inner end 13b ... Side surface (right side surface) 13c ... Side surface (left side surface) 15 ... Opening

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A support member having a concave portion for accommodating a handle of an umbrella formed in a front surface thereof, a locking member accommodated in the support member and arranged to advance and retreat from a side surface of the concave portion, and a recessed portion inside the concave portion. An opening / closing button disposed so as to be able to move forward and backward near the end, and an operation conversion unit that converts the forward / backward movement of the open / close button into the forward / backward movement of the locking member. and advances into the recess from the opening of the recess side surface connecting the both side surfaces of the recess that is configured to perform lock
The locking member has a linear shape and moves on a straight line.
The opening member is configured to retreat, and the shape of the opening is a locking member.
By approximating the cross-sectional shape of
Keep the gap with the mouth small when locking and unlocking
A locking device for an umbrella stand , characterized in that: