JP3122517U - Folding cane - Google Patents

Abstract

[Objective] To provide a folding cane in which a decoration joint applied to a support column is not conspicuous and a variety of variations of decoration can be applied beautifully.
[Structure] In a folding cane having a plurality of foldable columns, the column member of the column is made of aluminum or an alloy thereof, and has an epoxy resin layer on the surface of the column member, the epoxy resin layer Folding is characterized in that the lace cloth is disposed in an embedded state, the lace cloth is lame-filled, and the support member is colored on the surface. It is a cane.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a folding cane, and more particularly to a folding cane in which a foldable column portion is decorated with a rich taste.

  Folding canes are required not only to function as walking aids, but also to have decorativeness as accessories, and various types of decorations have been proposed or sold.

  For example, a technique is known in which a fabric with a pattern or the like is wound around a support post portion (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  However, this technique has a problem in terms of aesthetics because the seam of the wound fabric is conspicuous.

  Therefore, a technique is known in which stretchable fabrics or lace cloths are formed into a cylindrical shape or a bag shape, and are fixed to the column portion by being inserted into a support column and bonded and / or contracted (tubular shape: Patent documents 3 to 5. Bag shape: Patent documents 6 and 7).

  With this technique, there is no seam, but it is necessary to form, process, and prepare a cylindrical or bag-like cloth or lace cloth with a diameter and shrinkage rate that matches the size of the column part to be inserted in advance. Become. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to produce a variety of folding wands with various decorations at low cost, and it is difficult to cope with various tastes of consumers. This problem was particularly noticeable when the fabric or lace fabric was made of a material with higher decorative properties such as lame. In addition, when using a fabric or lace fabric containing lame, there is also a problem that it is difficult to make it beautifully adhere to the support column due to the difference in stretchability and thickness between the lame portion and other portions.

Japanese Patent No. 3185135 Registered Utility Model No. 3052444 Registered Utility Model No. 3106694 Japanese Patent Publication No. 47-34364 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-74188 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 48-20532 Japanese Utility Model Publication No.59-139284

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a folding cane in which a decoration joint applied to a support is inconspicuous and a variety of variations of decoration can be applied beautifully.

  This invention which solves the above-mentioned subject has the following composition.

1. In a folding cane having a plurality of columns that can be divided and folded, the column member of the column is made of aluminum or an alloy thereof, and has an epoxy resin layer on the surface of the column member, and a race is formed in the epoxy resin layer. A folding cane characterized in that the cloth is arranged in an embedded state.

2. 2. The folding cane according to 1 above, wherein the embedment of the lace cloth in the epoxy resin layer includes a state in which irregularities of the lace cloth are formed on the surface of the epoxy resin layer.

3. The folding cane according to 1 or 2 above, wherein the epoxy resin layer includes glass fiber.

4). The support of the folding cane is layered with lace cloth on the surface of glass fiber impregnated with epoxy resin. The folding cane according to any one of the above 1 to 3, wherein the folding cane is obtained by removing the holding tape after the step.

5). 5. The folding cane according to any one of the above 1 to 4, wherein the lace cloth is lame.

6). 6. The folding cane according to any one of 1 to 5 above, wherein the support member has a colored coating on the surface.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a folding cane in which the decoration joints applied to the support columns are not conspicuous and various kinds of variations of decoration can be applied beautifully.

  In particular, with the configuration in which the lace cloth is embedded in the epoxy resin layer on the surface of the support member, the seam is hardly noticeable even in a lace cloth that is not cylindrical or bag-like, and the decoration is highly aesthetic. In addition, it is not necessary to form, process, or prepare a cylindrical or bag-like material that is costly, and the lace cloth can be arranged by simply wrapping a flat cloth that has been cut into any size. It can be done at low cost. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture a variety of folding wands with a wide variety of decorations at low cost, and it is possible to easily cope with various tastes of consumers.

  Also, since the lace cloth is placed in an embedded state in the epoxy resin layer, the epoxy resin that becomes the surface layer of the support and the lace cloth become an integrated state, so the technique of pasting or wrapping the cloth is like Unlike the case where the pattern of the cloth is simply expressed as it is, the lace pattern of the lace cloth can be decorated as if it is a ground pattern of the support.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the embedment of the lace cloth in the epoxy resin layer includes a state in which the unevenness of the lace cloth is formed on the surface of the epoxy resin layer, so that the lace cloth is on the surface of the epoxy resin layer. Not only the structure which was completely buried without having protrusions, such as unevenness, but also a structure in which unevenness by a lace cloth was formed on the surface of the support member.

  According to the invention shown in claim 3, the epoxy resin layer can increase the strength of the epoxy resin layer by including the glass fiber.

  According to the invention shown in claim 4, after the lace cloth is layered on the surface of the glass fiber impregnated with the epoxy resin, the glass fiber and the lace cloth are wound around the surface of the support member, and then drawn with a holding tape. The structure obtained by removing the holding tape after heating and cooling in a state has an epoxy resin layer on the surface of the support member, and a structure in which a lace cloth is embedded in the epoxy resin layer. A folding cane having a support can be obtained.

  According to the invention shown in claim 5, even a lame lace cloth in which the lame portion and the other portion have different stretchability, thickness, etc. can be easily and beautifully arranged on the surface of the support member. It becomes possible to further enhance the decorativeness.

  According to the invention shown in claim 6, since the support member is colored on the surface, the support member can be used even when the same kind, the same pattern, and the same color lace cloth are disposed in the epoxy resin. By changing the color of the surface of the member, it is possible to change the appearance of the column portion, so that variations can be increased at a lower cost.

  Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view and a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a support member of a folding cane according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of a folding cane according to the present invention.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2, the folding cane 1 according to the present invention includes a hand 2, a support 3, and a stone bump 4, and the support 3 includes a plurality of support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35. It has the structure which can be folded in 36 * 36 * 36. In the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the length of the column 3 can be adjusted according to the user by the length adjusting means 37 and the length adjusting and fixing means 38.

  The column members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 of the column 3 are made of a general aluminum or an alloy thereof as a material of the column 3 of the folding cane 1 of this type.

  Further, the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 may be colored before the later-described epoxy resin layer 5 is formed on the surface. As a coloring method, a publicly known means can be adopted as a coloring means for a material surface made of aluminum or an alloy thereof. For example, the surface of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 is treated with a film stabilizer. After performing, it can be colored by applying and / or spraying the paint and drying naturally or by heating. By changing the color by this colored coating, even if the same lace cloth 6 to be described later has the same shape, pattern, and color, the reflected light is visually observed as different colors up to the lace cloth 6 as well as the colored color. Will be. Therefore, the appearance impression of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 can be changed more than the difference in coloring. Furthermore, a variation can be easily increased by combining the lace cloth 6 of various color patterns with various colors.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 have an epoxy resin layer 5, and a lace cloth 6 is embedded in the epoxy resin layer 5. Yes.

  The embedded state of the lace cloth 6 in the epoxy resin layer 5 includes not only the structure in which the lace cloth 6 is completely buried without having protrusions such as irregularities on the surface of the epoxy resin layer 5, but also the epoxy resin layer 5. By including the state in which irregularities due to the lace cloth 6 are formed on the surface, the irregularities due to the lace cloth 6 are formed on the surface of the epoxy resin layer 5 which is the surface of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35. You can also

  By arranging the lace cloth 6 in an embedded state in the epoxy resin layer 5 on the surface of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35, the seam 61 of the lace cloth 6 becomes almost inconspicuous.

  As the lace cloth 6 disposed in the epoxy resin layer 5, a publicly known lace cloth formed from nylon, rayon, acrylic, polyester, polyurethane, cotton, hemp, silk, or a blended material thereof may be used. Can do.

  Furthermore, as the lace cloth 6, it is preferable to use a lame lace cloth containing a lame material such as gold or silver because the touch is further improved. Lame-colored lace cloth is gorgeous by blending gold thread and silver thread to enhance decorativeness, but because the stretch and thickness of the lame part and other parts are different, the means of adhesion and heat shrinkage etc. In some cases, it is difficult to handle, but according to the configuration in which the epoxy resin layer 5 is embedded in the epoxy resin layer 5 as in the present invention, not only can it be easily and beautifully arranged, Demonstrate that palm feel is excellent.

  As the epoxy resin of the epoxy resin layer 5 on the surface of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35, the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 made of aluminum or an alloy thereof from publicly known epoxy resins are used. Suitable for forming the epoxy resin tank 5 on the surface of the resin, for example, resorcin diglycidyl ether; “Denacol EX201” epoxy equivalent = 126 manufactured by Nagase Kasei Co., Ltd., viscosity 25 ° C .: 500 cps, 70 ° C .: 70 cps, Polyfunctional glycidylamine resin; N, N, N ′, N ′, tetraglycidyl-m-xylenediamine “TETRAD-X” manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc., epoxy equivalent = 98, viscosity 25 ° C .: 2150 cps, 70 ° C .: 300 cps, 1,3-bis (N, N, diglycidylaminomethyl) cyclohexane, Mitsubishi Gas “TETRAD-C” manufactured by the company, epoxy equivalent = 102, viscosity 25 ° C .: 2410 cps, 70 ° C .: 340 cps, triglycidyl-p-aminophenol, “Epicoat 630” manufactured by Yuka Shell Epoxy, epoxy equivalent = 95, Viscosity is 25 ° C .: 600 cps, 70 ° C .: 84 cps, and other examples include triglycidyl isocyanurate, diglycidyl aniline, diglycidyl orthotoluidine, and the like. In addition, the following epoxy main agent can be used to provide strength characteristics. Adipic acid diglycidyl ester “Denacol EX701” manufactured by Nagase Kasei Co., Ltd., epoxy equivalent = 147, viscosity 25 ° C .: 44 cps. Similarly, O-phthalic acid diglycidyl ester “Denacol EX721” manufactured by Nagase Chemical Co., Ltd., epoxy equivalent = 165, viscosity 25 ° C .: 1000 cps. Other examples include pentaerythritol polyglycidyl ether, neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether, hexanediol diglycidyl ether, and the like. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  As an example of the method of forming the surface of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 of the support 3 of the folding cane 1 of the present invention having the above-described configuration, first, glass fiber is impregnated with epoxy resin, A lace cloth 6 is layered on the surface of the glass fiber impregnated with epoxy resin, and the layered glass fiber and the lace cloth 6 are wound around the surface of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35, and then a holding tape. It is obtained by removing the holding tape after heating and cooling in the state of being drawn. The laminated fiber and lace cloth 6 may be cut to a size suitable for the surface of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 before being wound on the surfaces of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35. The portion may be cut and removed.

Examples of the glass fiber used when forming the surface layer of the support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 include known and publicly used glass fibers. For example, a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, or a net-like one may be used. it can. For example, as a preferable woven fabric, surface treatment is performed with a silane coupling agent such as epoxy silane, amino silane, acrylic silane, or vinyl silane, which increases the affinity with the epoxy resin, and the fiber diameter is 3 to 15 μm, preferably 5 to 13 μm. 1 to 5000 glass fiber fibers, preferably 100 to 800 twisted yarns, woven 5 to 100 yarns, preferably 30 to 80 yarns in the machine direction and the transverse direction, respectively, and weighed 20 to 1000 g / m ² , desirably Is 50 to 300 g / m ² of woven fabric.

An OPP (stretched polypropylene) tape is preferable as the holding tape that is drawn after the lace cloth 6 is wound. The pressure for drawing with the holding tape is preferably 1 to ²⁰ kgf / cm ² , more preferably 5 to 15 kgf / cm ² .

  It is preferable that the heating in the state of being squeezed by the holding tape is performed in the range of 100 to 200 ° C. and in the range of 30 minutes to 10 hours. The cooling is preferably natural cooling. After cooling, remove the restraining tape.

  In addition, after removing the holding tape, the outermost surface may be finished. As the finishing of the outermost surface, it may be simply polished or an epoxy resin may be applied once or a plurality of times. When applying an epoxy resin, you may grind | polish after drying. Furthermore, the outermost surface may be coated with a resin such as polyurethane.

  The support members 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 with the surface formed as described above are cut to a desired size, and then the hand 2, the connecting parts 36, 36, 36, the length adjusting means 37, and the length adjusting Each component such as the fixing means 38 and the stone bump 4 is attached to or incorporated into the folding cane 1.

Sectional drawing and partial expanded sectional view which show one Example of the support | pillar member of the folding cane which concerns on this invention The front view which shows one Example of the folding cane which concerns on this invention

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Folding cane 2 Hand 3 Support | pillar 31,32,33,34,35 Support | pillar member 36 Connection part 37 Length adjustment means 38 Length adjustment fixing means 4 Stone bump 5 Epoxy resin layer 6 Lace cloth 61 Seam

Claims (6)

In a folding cane having a plurality of columns that can be divided and folded, the column member of the column is made of aluminum or an alloy thereof, and has an epoxy resin layer on the surface of the column member, and a race is formed in the epoxy resin layer. A folding cane characterized in that the cloth is arranged in an embedded state. The folding cane according to claim 1, wherein the embedment of the lace cloth in the epoxy resin layer includes a state in which unevenness due to the lace cloth is formed on the surface of the epoxy resin layer. The folding cane according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the epoxy resin layer includes glass fiber. The support of the folding cane is layered with lace cloth on the surface of glass fiber impregnated with epoxy resin. The folding cane according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the folding cane is obtained by removing the restraining tape after the operation. The folding wand according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lace cloth is lame. The folding cane according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the support member has a colored coating on the surface.

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