JP3151701B2 - Dryer stand support structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a support structure for supporting columns, and more particularly to a support structure for supporting columns of a dryer table used when a dryer is arranged above a washing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a clothes dryer is disposed above a washing machine to improve usability. That is, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the drying table 3
7, a dryer 41 is mounted on the dryer table 37. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a dryer stand disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 5-18598 as an example of such a dryer stand 37 as viewed from the front. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the dryer stand of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at a part from back.

Referring to these figures, a base 63 on which a washing machine is mounted has a front member 49 and a rear member 51 which can expand and contract in the left-right direction and a pair of side members which can expand and contract in the depth direction. It is composed of members 53a and 53b. On the other hand, the leg part is a pair of support members 11a, 11b extending in the vertical direction.
And a pair of bottom members 13a, 13b connected to the lower ends of the support members 11a, 11b and extending in the horizontal direction, each of which constitutes an L-shaped leg.

The legs and the base 63 are connected to the support members 11a, 1a.
1b are formed so as to be freely insertable, and are connected by a pair of adjusting members 55a, 55b for adjusting the height of the base 63 in the vertical direction. The support member 11a and the support member 11
“b” is reinforced by a reinforcing member 43 and a reinforcing member 45 that are rotatably connected via a rotation shaft 47. An end of the reinforcing member 45 is rotatably attached to the support member 11 a via a rotation shaft 47. On the other hand, the end of the reinforcing member 43 is attached to any of the plurality of screw holes 59 formed in the support member 11a via the attaching screw 61. The reinforcing member 43 of the support member 11a
Is provided with a plurality of screw holes 59 in the portion corresponding to the end of the reinforcing member 43 when adjusting the distance between the strut member 11a and the strut member 11b by the difference in the width of the dryer. This is because the position changes according to the interval. As described above, the conventional dryer mounting table has a structure in which the interval between the base 63 and the support members 11a and 11b can be adjusted according to the width and depth of the dryer.

[0005]

In the above-described conventional drying table, the reinforcing member 43 and the reinforcing member 45 are rod-shaped and crossed in consideration of the adjustment of the distance between the column members 11a and 11b. The support members 11a and 11b are not sufficiently reinforced against lateral movement and torsion of the support members 11a and 11b.

In particular, when a device such as a dryer having a built-in rotary body is mounted thereon, it is necessary to provide a column member with strong reinforcement. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and can easily cope with the adjustment of the interval between the columns, and has a sufficient force against the lateral force and the torsional force of the columns. It is an object of the present invention to provide a column holding structure having a reinforcing strength.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one pair of support members capable of adjusting the distance between each other, and respective edges facing each other. A pair of plate-shaped bracket members attached to each of the support members, and each of the bracket members whose end edges change in accordance with a change in the distance between the support members, are mounted so as to span each other. And a connecting member, wherein the pair of bracket members are symmetrical to each other and each are formed in a substantially triangular shape, and each vertical side portion is set as a side edge along each of the pair of support members. The connecting member is mounted in a state where each horizontal side portion is an upper edge.

[0008]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, opposed plate-shaped bracket members are attached to each of the column members, and these are bridged by the communication members. Therefore, it is possible to easily cope with a change in the interval between the support members, and the plate-shaped bracket member sufficiently reinforces the lateral force, vibration, and torsional force applied to the support members, thereby providing a strong structure.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a column holding structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the support structure of FIG. 1, and FIG.
3 is a perspective view showing a schematic structure of a bracket member 15a shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. FIGS. 1 and 2 show only the structure of the column portion of the dryer table, and the table portion on which the dryer is mounted, which is connected above the column portion, is the same as that shown in the conventional example. Due to the structure, the description of the structure is omitted in these figures.

Referring to these figures, bracket member 1
5a and the bracket member 15b have a symmetrical structure with each other, and are each formed of a substantially triangular iron plate.
Specifically, a portion of the vertical side of the bracket member 15a is bent as a side edge 19, and openings 31a and 31b are formed at the upper end and the lower end of the vertical side. The horizontal side of the bracket member 15a is an upper edge 17a and has a cross section L
A plurality of screw holes 25 are formed in a horizontal plane.

The bracket member 15a having such a shape is used.
Is mounted by mounting screws 29 via openings 31a and 31b with the side edge 19 along the column member 11a. Similarly, the bracket member 15b is also used for the support member 11.
b is mounted using mounting screws. As described above, the bracket members 15a and 15b are positioned such that their edges face each other in a state where the bracket members 15a and 15b are attached to the support members 11a and 11b, respectively.

In this state, the connecting member 21 having a U-shaped cross section is placed so as to cover the upper edge 17a of the bracket member 15a and the upper edge 17b of the bracket member 15b. Through the opening 27 of the connecting member 21, the connecting member 21 is connected to the bracket member 1 by the screw holes 25 and the mounting screws 23 formed in each of the upper edge portion 17 a and the upper edge portion 17 b.
5a and the bracket member 15b are firmly attached.
It should be noted that a plurality of screw holes 2 are provided in the upper edge 17a and the upper edge 17b.
5 are formed. Therefore, according to the distance between the support member 11a and the support member 11b adjusted according to the width of the dryer, the opening 27 of the communication member 21 is formed in the corresponding screw hole 2.
5, the connecting member 21 can be easily mounted by tightening the mounting screw 23.

As described above, in the column holding structure according to this embodiment, the plate-like bracket members 15a and 15b are firmly attached to the column members 11a and 11b, respectively. 15b is a connecting member 2 having a large section modulus
1 firmly connected. Therefore, the holding structure is firm against a lateral force and a torsional force applied to the column members 11a and 11b generated when the dryer is used.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of a column holding structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the shapes of the bracket members 15a and 15b and the attachment to the support members are the same as those in the first embodiment.
In this embodiment, a connecting member 33 having an L-shaped cross section is used instead of the connecting member 21 according to the first embodiment, and the bracket member 15a and the bracket member 15 are used.
The difference is that b is connected.

Referring to the figure, the horizontal width L of the connecting member 33 is the horizontal inner dimension W of the upper edge 17a and the upper edge 17b.
It is said to be slightly smaller. Therefore, the communication member 33 can be slidably attached to the inner surfaces of the bracket members 15a and 15b. The connection member 33 is fixed by opening the opening 35 formed in each of the bracket member 15a and the bracket member 15b.
Through the mounting screw 23 to a screw hole (not shown) formed in the communication member 33. By configuring the communication member 33 in this manner, the bracket member 15a and the bracket member 15b
Can be accommodated, and by increasing the section modulus of the connecting member 33, the column holding strength can be increased.

In each of the above embodiments,
Although the present invention is applied to the dryer mounting table, the present invention can be similarly applied to a holding table on which an object generating vibration can be mounted and the interval between the columns thereof can be adjusted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a column holding structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the support structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a specific structure of a bracket member 15a shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a part of a configuration of a column holding structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where a washing machine and a dryer are installed on a conventional drying machine mounting table.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a specific configuration of the dryer table 37 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a part of the dryer stand of FIG. 6 as viewed from the rear.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11a, 11b Support member 15a, 15b Bracket member 21 Communication member 33 Communication member The same reference numerals in the drawings indicate the same or corresponding parts.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] At least one pair of support members capable of adjusting the distance between each other, a pair of plate-shaped bracket members attached to each of the support members such that respective edges thereof face each other, and the support member A communication member attached so as to span each of the bracket members, the distance between the edges of the members changing according to a change in the distance between the members, and the pair of bracket members has a symmetrical structure with each other. And each is formed in a substantially triangular shape, and is attached with each vertical side portion being a side edge along each of the pair of support members, and each horizontal side portion being an upper edge portion for the connection. A support structure for the dryer table, to which the members are attached.