JP3238387B1 - Article suspenders - Google Patents

Abstract

An object can be suspended using a curtain rail.
To provide an article suspending tool that can easily and compactly take a storage position. An article suspending tool 1 has a first pivotal connecting portion 23 with an engaging portion 22 to a curtain rail 4 at a base end side. Arm 20 provided on the distal side, and first arm 20 on the proximal side
An arm mechanism 40 having a second arm portion 30 having a hanging rod supporting portion 32 connected to the first rotating connecting portion 23 by a second rotating connecting portion 35 and supporting the hanging rod 4 on the distal end side; First arm 20
And a supporting leg mechanism 50 connected at the upper end to the wall 10 and provided with a contact portion 53b for contacting the wall 10 at the lower end. The use position PU in which the second arm 30 is parallel to the first arm 20 and the second arm 30
Between the first arm 20 and the storage position where the second arm 3
0 is movable with respect to the first arm 20, and when the second arm 30 is in the use position, the second arm 30 is located on the first arm 20 or the support surface 52 a of the support leg mechanism 50 on the proximal side. Is supported in contact.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article suspender, and more particularly, to an article suspender capable of suspending an article using an existing curtain rail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Arms having a curtain rail engaging portion at a base end and a hanging bar support at a distal end so that laundry or the like can be hung in a room using an existing curtain rail. An article suspending tool having a support leg having an upper end connected to an arm and a lower end abuttingly supported by a room wall behind a curtain rail is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 56-10.
No. 6188 (Microfilm of Japanese Utility Model Application No. 55-3972).

[0003]

However, when the clothes are left attached to the curtain rail, the clothes protrude from the curtain rail of the room or the room wall in the vicinity thereof, so that the appearance is not good. In addition, there is a possibility that it may get in the way. On the other hand, when removing the clothesline from the curtain rail, a hanging bar such as a clothesline or a storage space for the clothes itself is required. JP 1
In the clothes dryer described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 0-328491, it is assumed that opening and closing of the curtain is practically impossible by hooking the curtain rail from below, so that it is assumed that the curtain is removed when the curtain is closed. There is a similar problem with respect to the storage space of the hanging bar and the clothesline itself. Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-7580 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 5-585)
(No. 35 microfilm) clothes-drying equipment is practically always kept attached to the use position and is not considered for storage. In the clothesline proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-57290, not only is it difficult to store the clothesline (hanging rod) itself, but also because the slanting support legs are lacking, all loads applied to the hanging rod can be reduced by the curtain. Since the curtain rail itself is received by the rail mounting portion, there is a possibility that the curtain rail itself may come off from the room wall. Even the clothesline proposed in JP-A-8-299694 has the same problem.

Although a curtain rail is not used, a U-shaped clothesline is rotatably attached to both ends of the window frame at the two ends of the "U". Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-25339 discloses that a rod-shaped support (supporting rod) extending obliquely downward from the bottom of the "U" is provided so that the surface can be folded to form a horizontal plane.
No. 2 proposes this. However, if the proposed clothesline is installed below the resident's height, there is a danger when the clothesline falls down to the use position, while if it is installed above the height,
Various troubles may occur, such as a difficulty in moving operation between the use position and the storage position, a need for a high ceiling, and a difficulty in sufficiently taking a protruding length toward the front. There is. In this gazette, although the support rod can be stored in the arm rod and the arm rod that protrudes horizontally can be supported diagonally, the relationship of length is ignored, Again, this is not realistic.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to suspend articles by using a curtain rail without applying an excessive load to a curtain rail mounting wall. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article suspender that can be easily used and can take a storage position in a compact state.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an article suspending tool according to the present invention has an engaging portion to a curtain rail at a base end and a first rotary connecting portion at a distal end. A first arm portion, and a second arm portion having a support portion connected to the first rotation connection portion of the first arm portion at the base end side by the second rotation connection portion and supporting the hanging rod on the distal end side. An arm mechanism having a support leg mechanism connected to the first arm at the upper end and having a contact portion with the wall at the lower end, wherein the second arm is substantially parallel to the first arm. The second arm portion is movably connected to the first arm portion at each pivotal connection portion between a use position extending to the first arm portion and a storage position where the second arm portion substantially overlaps the first arm portion. When the second arm is in the use position, the second arm contacts the contact support surface of at least one of the first arm and the support leg mechanism on the proximal end side. And it is configured to be supported by the support surface.

[0007] In the article suspender of the present invention, a "first arm portion having an engaging portion to the curtain rail on the proximal end side and a first rotary connecting portion on the distal end side, and a first arm on the proximal end side. An arm mechanism having a second arm portion having a suspension rod support portion connected to the first pivotal connection portion of the portion at the second pivotal connection portion and supporting the suspension rod on the distal end side; and a first arm portion. And a supporting leg mechanism connected to the upper end side and provided with a contact portion to the wall at the lower end side. '', The second arm portion of the arm mechanism in a state where an article such as laundry is hung on the hanging rod. When the suspension rod is supported by the suspension rod support on the tip side,
Since a part of the load of the article and the suspension rod can be supported by the chamber wall portion through the contact portion of the support leg mechanism, there is little possibility that an excessive load or moment is applied to the support portion of the curtain rail. In the article hanging device of the present invention, "the engaging portion to the curtain rail is provided on the base end side of the first arm portion of the arm mechanism", without damaging the existing indoor facilities,
Can be mounted indoors.

Further, in the article suspending device of the present invention, "the use position where the second arm extends substantially parallel to the first arm and the storage position where the second arm substantially overlaps the first arm. Between the position
The second arm is movable with respect to the first arm at each of the rotation connecting portions. " When not in use, it can be returned to a compact state in which the retracted position is inconspicuous when not in use. Therefore, while the article can be suspended at a position protruding into the room away from the curtain by a desired length during use, the product can be used indoors even when the article suspending device is attached to the curtain rail when not in use. There is less danger of disturbing the interior or hindering the beauty of the room. As a result, it is not only possible to avoid the trouble of detaching the article suspending tool one by one after use or to attach the article every time it is used, but also to use a suspending rod long enough to suspend the article by a desired amount without worrying about the storage space. Therefore, a large amount of articles can be suspended.

In the article suspender of the present invention, when the second arm is in the use position, the second arm is at least one of the first arm and the support leg mechanism on the base end side. The support portion is configured to be supported by the support portion of the second arm portion. Therefore, the load of the article or the like on the second arm portion can be reliably supported by the curtain rail and the support leg mechanism.

In this specification, at the storage position,
The two arms and the like “substantially overlap” means that one arm or the like fits into the recess of the other arm or the like and overlaps, or the main surface of the one arm or the like overlaps with the other arm or the like. In addition to the case where the side edges (side surfaces) of one arm and the like are not only overlapped so as to substantially contact with the surface but are arranged side by side so as to substantially contact the side edges (side surfaces) of the other arm and the like.

The position of the first arm to which the upper end of the support leg mechanism is connected is preferably a position closer to the base end than the first rotary connection,
That is, it is located between the first pivoting connection and the curtain rail engaging portion, but may be located at the distal end side of the first pivoting connection if desired.

The first arm and the second arm typically extend substantially horizontally when the article suspender is used. However, if desired, the two arms may have respective pivotal connections,
Even if it is located below and is inclined so as to take a downwardly convex shape as a whole, even if it is located above and is inclined so as to take an upwardly convex shape as a whole, both arms are also A substantially parallel and inclined state may be adopted.

When the second arm is in the use position, that is, when the article suspending device is in the use position or in a usable state, the second arm is typically provided at the base end thereof with the support leg mechanism. It is supported by the support leg mechanism in abutment or abutment, but if desired, instead of the support leg mechanism, can be supported by the first arm by abutting support of the first arm. May be. The support of the base end portion of the second arm portion by the support leg mechanism or the support portion of the first arm portion is performed by, for example, support by engagement of a complementary engagement portion instead of support by contact between surfaces. There may be.

When the second arm is rotated with respect to the first arm in order to set the article suspending device in the storage state when not in use, the first arm is kept projecting in the horizontal direction, that is, substantially in the horizontal direction. Then, the hanging arm support portion of the second arm is rotated so as to be moved further upward toward the wall side so that the second arm is positioned thereon, and then further moved downward. However, in the article hanging device of the present invention, preferably, the second arm portion takes a position substantially overlapping with the support leg mechanism in the storage position of the hanging device, When the first and second arms are moved from the use position to the storage position, a swing arm that swings the second arm with respect to the support leg mechanism is provided. In this case, when the article suspender is set to the storage position, the first arm takes a position substantially overlapping the support leg mechanism, and the second arm takes a position substantially overlapping the first arm. Since the whole article suspending tool can be in a state of being actually folded into three and bundled into one, the engaging portion of the first arm engages with and supports the curtain rail. With the contact part of the leg mechanism in contact with the room wall,
In practice, the first and second arms of the tri-folded arm mechanism can be arranged along the support leg mechanism, and the whole can be stored in a compact and stable state. In this case, the oscillating arm typically cooperates with the first and second arms and the support leg mechanism to form an overall quadrilateral link mechanism.

The swing arm may be rotatably connected to the intermediate portion between the hanging rod support and the second rotary connecting portion of the second arm at the distal end, that is, the upper end. In order to allow the hanging bar support to be positioned above the curtain rail in the storage position, and to minimize the space used from the curtain rail to the ceiling, the first arm is typically used. The upper end side connecting portion of the supporting leg mechanism is rotatably connected to an intermediate portion between the engaging portion of the portion and the first rotating connecting portion, and the swinging arm portion pivots to the supporting leg mechanism on the base end side. The second arm portion is rotatably connected to a base end portion of the second arm portion that is farther from the hanging rod support portion than the second rotation connection portion.

[0016] The rotatable connection as described above typically comprises a pivot shaft in the form of a pin or a round bar, and a portion provided with a bearing for the pivot shaft, but if desired. After a circular concave or circular hole serving as a bearing is connected to a slot or an elongated groove at at least one position on the peripheral surface thereof, and the position is shifted by a predetermined length from an engagement position where relative rotation is prohibited. It may be adapted to be rotatably engaged. For example, at least one of the first and second rotary connecting portions may have an elongated hole. The same applies to other rotatable connections. In other words, the positions of the four pivot points or pivot centers of the quadrilateral link mechanism, that is, the lengths of the links or arms of the link mechanism may be constant or adjustable.

Preferably, the article suspending device of the present invention cooperates with the engaging portion of the first arm portion when setting the suspending device to the use position so as to ensure engagement with the curtain rail. It has a curtain rail gripping member that grips the curtain rail. As described above, when the swing arm is provided, the gripping member typically swings in response to the movement of the second arm accompanying the setting to the use position. Is movably connected to the supporting leg mechanism so as to be moved to the gripping position by the. The gripping member typically comprises a V-shaped lever having a V-shaped shape. The two small arms or arms of the V-shaped lever may be integrated so that the relative angle is constant, or may be connected by an elastic body such that the relative angle is variable. In the former case, a triangular shape may be used instead of the V-shape.

As described above, the article hanging device of the present invention
Typically, a first arm portion provided with an engagement portion to a curtain rail at a base end and a first rotation connection portion at a distal end portion, and a first rotation connection portion of the first arm portion at the base end side. An arm mechanism having a second arm portion having a hanging rod support portion at the distal end portion which is rotatably connected to the second rotating connection portion and supports the hanging bar, and an engaging portion of the first arm portion. A supporting leg mechanism rotatably connected at an upper end to an intermediate portion between the first rotating connecting portion and an abutting portion to a wall at a lower end, and an intermediate portion between an upper end and a lower end of the supporting leg mechanism; One end portion of the second arm portion is rotatably connected to the second arm portion, and the other end portion of the second arm portion is rotatably connected to the second arm portion on the base end side of the second rotation connection portion. And preferably, the first and second small arms are provided in a V-shape as a whole, and cooperate with the engagement portion of the first arm when set in the use position. And Curtainley Curtain rail rotatably connected to the support leg mechanism at the bottom of the V so that the second forearm is biased by the swinging arm so that the first forearm takes a gripping position for gripping. It further has a gripping member.

Further, the article hanging device of the present invention preferably has elastic means for biasing the second arm portion to the use position so that it can be stably held at the use position after being mounted on the curtain rail. In this case, the biasing means is preferably provided at a position where the second arm is closer to the use position than the critical position near the storage position so that the position can be stably maintained when the second arm is in the storage position. Is taken, the second arm is biased to the use position. In addition, the article suspending device is unstable between the use position and the storage position and has higher energy than the use position and the storage position so that both the use position and the storage position are stable. Preferably there is a state.

Further, the article hanging device of the present invention can maintain the arm mechanism in a practically constant state (for example, a horizontal state) even when the depth from the curtain rail to the adjacent room wall is different. Preferably, it is configured. Therefore, the article suspending device of the present invention preferably has a protrusion length adjusting means for adjusting the protrusion length of the contact portion of the support leg mechanism.
The projecting length adjusting means is configured to allow the projecting portion for adjusting the projecting length to move in and out of the main body of the supporting leg mechanism in the vicinity of the contact portion of the supporting leg mechanism. May be rotated with respect to.

The above-described article suspenders are typically two pairs, that is, a pair, and typically, both ends of the suspending rods are supported by respective suspending rod support portions.
In this case, as long as the mechanical strength of the curtain rail and its supporting wall is sufficient, the curtain is typically held in an open state outside the both ends of the window in the curtain rail, as long as the article hanging device has sufficient mechanical strength. At or near the end.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described based on a preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0023]

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a hanging rod 4 is attached to a curtain rail 3 in a room 2 using two article hanging tools 1 and 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. I have. The article suspending device includes a pair of article suspenders 1 and a suspending rod 4. The curtain rail 3 is an upper window frame portion 8 of a window frame 7 forming a window or an opening 6 in the wall portion 5 of the room 2.
It is fixed to. The curtain rail 3 is, of course, a wall 5
May be attached to another portion such as a portion above the window frame portion 8. In the illustrated example, the number of the curtain rails 3 is one, but there may be a plurality (two or three or more), and in that case, typically, the room wall portion 5 of the plurality of the rails is typically used. (However, by forming a notch of a desired shape in the upper edge or the side surface 21c of the first arm portion 20 described later as appropriate, it can be attached to the chamber wall portion 5 among a plurality of the first arm portions 20). It may be attached to the curtain rail on the near side). In FIG. 1, for the sake of clarity, the curtain is not shown, but the curtain is, for example, along a groove (not shown) that extends over substantially the entire length of the curtain rail 3 at the bottom of the curtain rail 3. Runner that is movable in the longitudinal direction A of the curtain rail 3 (not shown)
Suspended. When the curtain rail 3 extends on both sides of the window 6 sufficiently longer than the width B of the window 6 or the window frame 7 so that the entire window 6 is opened when the curtain is opened, the curtain runner May move in the A direction over the entire circumference of the curtain rail, such as a ring-shaped object loosely fitted to the curtain rail 3.

In any case, the article suspenders 1, 1
Typically, outside the window frames 9, 9 on both sides of the window 6, the curtain rail 3 is attached to the vicinity of both ends 11, 11 of the curtain rail 3. It is supported by the located walls 10,10. This mounting position of the article suspenders 1, 1 is a region further outside the region where the curtain is collected when the curtain is opened so that the window 6 is completely opened.

The article suspenders 1, 1 on both sides are typically of substantially the same nature. Accordingly, in the following, only one article suspender 1 will be described unless necessary, but the description also applies to the other article suspender 1 unless otherwise specified.

As shown in FIG. 2, the article suspender 1
An arm mechanism 40 having a first arm section 20 and a second arm section 30 for connecting the curtain rail 3 and the article hanging rod 4, a support leg mechanism 50 supporting the arm mechanism 40 using the chamber wall section 10, And a swing arm 80 connecting the arm mechanism 40 and the support leg mechanism 50.

The first arm portion 20 of the arm mechanism 40 is formed of a plate-like body 21 having a slender shape and a thickness D (see FIG. 1) as a whole, and an engaging portion 22 for the curtain rail 3 is provided at a base end portion 20a.
In addition, a through hole 23 as a first rotation connecting portion is
And a through-hole 24 as a rotary connection part with the support leg mechanism 50 is provided in the intermediate part 20c in the longitudinal direction. The curtain rail engaging portion 22 includes a concave portion 25 opened at one side edge 21a near the base end portion 20a of the plate-shaped body 21. The recess 25
On the base end side, there is a curtain rail accommodating portion 25a which is expanded so as to become wider as it gets deeper. The plate-shaped body 21 of the first arm portion 20 further includes a side edge 21b having an opening 25b of the concave portion 25.
A notch 26, and the other side edge 21c is
Is chamfered in a region 21d in the vicinity of. Reference numeral 28 denotes a magnet fixed to the side edge 21c of the plate-shaped body 21 in order to stably hold the article suspending tool 1 in the storage position or the storage state PS described later in the position or the state PS.

The second arm portions 30 of the arm mechanism 40 face each other in parallel with a gap 37 (FIG. 1) having substantially the same shape and substantially equal to the thickness D of the plate-shaped body 21 and slightly larger than D. And two elongated plate-like bodies 31A and 31B (indicated by reference numeral 31 when collectively referred to or when not distinguished), and two plate-like bodies 31A and 31B.
A plate-like bodies 31A, 31A near the distal end 30a of the second arm 30 so as to form a gap 37 between A, 31B.
B integrally connected with a spacer member 32. The second arm 30 has a plate-like body 3
A side wall may be provided to integrally connect 1A and 31B. In some cases, even if the second arm 30 is formed of one plate and the first arm 20 is formed of two plates arranged at intervals, the first and second arms 30 may be formed. Arms 20,3
Both of the zeros may be made of one plate.

A suspension rod insertion hole 36 as a support for the suspension rod 4 is formed in the distal end portion 30a of the second arm portion 30 through the plate-shaped members 31A and 31B and the spacer 32. The spacer member 32 further includes a hole 36 in FIG.
A slit 38 extending from the hole 36 to the lower edge 32a is formed in a lower left portion of the hole. A portion 38a on one side of the slit 38 (upper left portion in FIG. 2) is a plate-like body 31A, 3A.
1B, and the portion 38b on the other side is
A and 31B are movable. A small hole 38c is formed in the movable portion 38b, and a screw hole 38d with a female screw is formed in the fixed portion 38a in line with the hole 38c. The bolt 39a is loosely fitted in the small hole 38c,
8c, and is screwed into the screw hole 38d at the tip side. A knob 39b is fixed to a base end of the bolt 39a. Reference numeral 38e denotes a notch formed in the spacer member 32 to provide a space for accommodating the knob 39b and to provide an abutting surface for the end face of the knob 39b. Therefore, the size of the hole 36 can be adjusted by turning the hanging rod tightening adjustment member 39 including the bolt 39 a and the knob 39 b to adjust the size of the gap of the slit 38, and the hole 36 is inserted into the hole 36. The suspension rod 4 can be tightened and fixed by the peripheral wall of the hole 36.

Instead of the structure shown, the peripheral wall of the hole 36 may be openable and closable so that the suspension rod 4 can be attached and detached.
It is preferable that the suspension rod 4 has a shape or structure that does not cause the hanging rod 4 to come off irrespective of the rotation angle.

Note that the inclined surface 32c of the spacer member 32 has the magnet of the first arm portion 20 when the article suspending tool 1 takes a storage position PS (FIGS. 3A and 3B) described later. 2
A magnet 29 having a distribution or direction of magnetization that attracts the magnet 28 is fixed at a position facing the magnet 8. Magnet 28,
One of the 29 may be made of a soft magnetic (magnetically soft ferromagnetic) material such as iron instead of a permanent magnet. In the housed state PS, the magnets 28 and 29 may abut or may face each other with a small gap. In the illustrated example, although the magnets 28 and 29 protrude from the mounting surfaces 21c and 32c, for example, the inclined surfaces of the spacer member 32 of the second arm member 30 in the states shown in FIGS. If the extension 32c extends along the imaginary line 32ci so as to abut the side edge or side 21c of the first arm member 20, the magnets 28, 29
It suffices if it is embedded and fixed in c and 32c.

The plate-like body 31 (31A, 31A) of the second arm 30
B) has an end face 33 that extends obliquely at the base end 30b,
Further, spacers 34 and 35 in the form of pins for connecting the plate-shaped members 31A and 31B are provided in the vicinity 30d of the protruding end 30c of the base end 30b and in the middle part 30e in the longitudinal direction. An intermediate pin-shaped spacer 35 as a second pivot connection part fitted at both ends to the plate-like bodies 31A and 31B is inserted into the hole 23 as the first pivot connection part of the first arm part 20. , First arm 2
0 and the second arm 30 are connected to the first and second pivotal connecting portions 23,
It is relatively rotatable in the E1 and E2 directions around the central axis of 35. In addition, the first rotation connection portion 23 is formed of a pin-shaped shaft portion protruding to both sides of the plate-shaped body 21, and the second rotation connection portion 35 is formed of a complementary bearing recess formed in the plate-shaped body 31. You may.

The supporting leg mechanism 50 has substantially the same shape in the shape of a "<", and is parallel to each other through a gap 60 (FIG. 1) which is substantially the same as the thickness D of the plate-shaped body 21 and slightly larger than D. And two elongated plate-like bodies 51A and 51B facing each other (indicated by reference numeral 51 when collectively referred to or when not distinguished). The outer and inner main surfaces of the plate-shaped members 51A and 51B are substantially flush with the corresponding outer and inner main surfaces of the plate-shaped members 31A and 31B, respectively. The leg 52 on the distal end side of the “<” character forming the leg body of the support leg mechanism 50 is larger than the base leg 53 forming the contact support portion on the wall 10 of the support leg mechanism 50. long. The two plate-like bodies 51A and 51B are located near the distal end 50a of the support leg mechanism 50 (the distal end of the distal leg 52) and at the proximal end 5a.
In the vicinity of Ob (the proximal leg 53) and the intermediate portion 50c (the intermediate portion of the distal leg 52), the pin-shaped spacer members 54 and 55, 56 and 57, 58, 59 are integrated through the gap 60. Are linked together.

When in a use state or use position (for example, FIGS. 2A and 2B) described later in detail, the upper leg portion 52 of the character "C" has an inner surface that assumes an inclined position. 52a and an outer surface 52b, and an upper end surface 52c extending substantially horizontally. The lower leg 53 has an inclined inner surface 53a and an outer surface 53b as a contact surface extending in the vertical direction. Having. The inner surface 5 of the upper and lower legs 52, 53
The angle between 2a and 53a is determined by the second arm 30 of the arm mechanism 40.
Substantially coincides with the angle formed by the side surface 30f and the inclined end surface 33. That is, the support leg mechanism 50 is
The second arm portion 30 has a complementary shape such that the second arm portion 30 just fits (that is, substantially overlaps) into the “<”-shaped concave portion formed by the a and 53a.

The pin-shaped spacer member 54 is relatively rotatably fitted into the bearing hole 24 as a rotation connecting portion of the first arm portion 20 of the arm mechanism 40, and cooperates with the bearing hole 24 to form the spacer. The first arm 20 and the supporting leg mechanism 50 are connected to each other so as to be relatively rotatable in the F1 and F2 directions around the central axis of the member 54 and the bearing hole 24.

Between the pin-shaped spacer 34 of the second arm 30 of the arm mechanism 40 and the pin-shaped spacer 58 located at the center in the width direction of the intermediate part of the distal arm 52 of the support leg mechanism 50,
An elongated swing arm 80 is fitted in bearing recesses 81 and 82 at both ends so as to be relatively rotatable in the directions G1, G2, H1, and H2 around the respective rotation center axes. Therefore, the arm mechanism 4
0, the first and second arms 20, 30, the support leg mechanism 50, and the swing arm 80 as a whole have the quadrilateral link mechanism 9
For example, when the first arm 20 of the arm mechanism 40 rotates in the F2 direction with respect to the support leg mechanism 50, the second arm 30 The swing arm 80 is relatively rotated in the E1 direction with respect to the section 20 and the second arm 3
The support leg mechanism 50 is rotated relative to the support leg mechanism 50 in the H2 direction in the G2 direction (relative rotation). On the other hand, for example, when the first arm 20 of the arm mechanism 40 rotates in the F1 direction with respect to the support leg mechanism 50, the second arm 30
In two directions, the swinging arm 80 is moved G1 with respect to the second arm 30.
Is rotated relative to the support leg mechanism 50 in the direction H1.

As a result, with respect to the support leg mechanism 50, the arm mechanism 40 is moved from the use position or use state PU shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) to the use position PU shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). Can be moved between the storage position and the storage state PS shown in FIG. In the use position PU, the second arm 3 of the arm mechanism 40
The inclined end surface 33 of the first arm 20 abuts on the upper end portion (support surface) of the inner side surface 52a of the upper arm portion 52 of the support leg mechanism 50, and the upper side surface 21c of the first arm portion 20 has the upper end surface 5 of the support leg mechanism 50.
It is almost the same as 2c. On the other hand, in the storage position PS, the side surface 30f and the inclined end surface 33 of the second arm portion 30 of the arm mechanism 40 are connected to the upper and lower leg portions 5 of the support leg mechanism 50, respectively.
The inner surfaces 52a and 53a of the second and the third 53 are actually in contact with each other.

The thickness of the swing arm portion 80 is smaller than the size of the gap (approximately D) formed by the spacer, and the pin-shaped spacer 34 of the second arm mechanism 30 and the upper side of the support leg mechanism 50 are formed. A tension spring 61 is provided between the intermediate portion of the leg portion 52 and the pin-shaped spacer 57 located near the outer surface 52b.
Is mounted at a position where it can movably overlap the swing arm portion 80 (a position shifted in a direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2 and the like).
In this example, between the use position PU of FIG. 2A or FIG. 2B and the storage position PS of FIG. 3A or FIG. Therefore, since the tension spring 61 is practically always located on one side, the tension spring 61
0, and exerts a force to bias the article suspending tool 1 to the use position PS.

However, if desired, for example, FIG.
At the position shown by the imaginary line 57i.
Are arranged and the pin 58 is arranged at the position shown by the imaginary line 58i, and the line connecting the position 57i and the pin 34 is shifted to the position 58 in the state shown in FIG.
The spring 61 may cooperate with the swing arm 80 to function as a toggle mechanism, while being positioned below or to the left of the line connecting the i and the pin 34. In this case, between the use position PU and the storage position PS of the article suspending tool 1, a state in which the spring 61 overlaps the swing arm 80 (extends in the same direction), that is, a critical state or a critical position occurs. , The spring 61 takes a more stable state even if it is shifted to the side, and the spring 61 is attached to the article suspending tool 1 at either the use position PU or the storage position PS without the magnets 28 and 29. Is the state PU or P
It will work to maintain S.

The support leg mechanism 50 further includes a spacer pin 5
7 has a V-shaped lever 62 as a curtain rail gripping member rotatable in the J1 and J2 directions (see FIG. 3) around the central axis. The curtain rail gripping member 62 has a substantially V-shape, and has a bearing hole located near the bottom or the apex 65 of the “V” and has a J with respect to the spacer pin 57.
The outer surface 64a of one of the small arms 63, 64, which is rotatably fitted in the directions of J1 and J2 and forms a V-shape.
Are chamfered in the tip side region 64b.

At the use position PU of the article suspending tool 1 as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the curtain rail gripping member 62 has the chamfered portion 64b of the outer peripheral surface 64a of the arm 64 swinging. The outer surface 63 a of the arm 63 is pushed by the one side surface 83 of the moving arm 80 in the J1 direction, and the curtain rail housing of the recess 25 of the engaging portion 22 located near the tip of the first arm 20 of the arm mechanism 40. The curtain rail 3 is gripped in cooperation with the recess 25a.

Another tension spring 68 is provided between the spacer pin 59 and a portion 67 of the outer peripheral surface 64a of the arm portion 64 of the gripping member 62 near the bottom 65 and further away from the bottom 65 than the spacer pin 57. Is installed. Therefore,
When the support of the surface 64b of the spacer pin gripping member 62 by the swing arm 80 is released, the tension spring 68 exerts a force in the J2 direction (FIG. 3) on the gripping member or the V-shaped lever 62, and At the storage position PS of the hanging device 1, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the arm 63 of the gripping member 62 works so as to be completely retracted into the plate-like bodies 51A and 51B. That is, at the storage position PS of the article suspending tool 1 as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the curtain rail gripping member 62 moves the arm 6 under the action of the tension spring 68.
The fourth protrusion 64d fits into the notch 26 of the first arm 20 and receives the protrusion 26a on one side of the notch 26 in the V-shaped recess 66.

The support mechanism 50 further includes a spacer pin 55
And a substantially fan-shaped protruding length adjuster 71 that is rotatable in the K1 and K2 directions about the center axis of the adjuster, and an adjuster turning position changing mechanism 7 that adjusts the turning position of the adjuster 71 about the pin 55.
And a protrusion length adjusting mechanism 7 as a protrusion length adjusting means.
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The projecting length adjusting bodies 71 are two substantially fan-shaped plate-like portions 72A and 72B (reflection symmetry) fitted in the gap 60 at intervals from each other (when they are collectively referred to or when they are not distinguished from each other). Is represented by reference numeral 72), and the plate-like portion 7
The outer main surfaces of 2A and 72B are slidably in contact with the inner main surfaces of plate-shaped portions 51A and 51B, respectively. As shown in detail in FIG. 2A, the plate-shaped portion 72 has two straight or planar side surfaces 72a and 72b substantially along the radial direction, and an arc-shaped side surface 72c. Between the straight side surface 72b and the arc-shaped side surface 72c, one side of the arc of the fan has a cutout portion 72f cut out along the cutout surface portions 72d and 72e. The plate-like bodies 72A and 72B of the protrusion length adjusting body 71 also have a columnar or cylindrical hole 72g (the axis is perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2A) located slightly behind the cutout surface 72d.
Is provided.

The adjusting body rotation position changing mechanism 73 includes, in addition to the spacer pin 56, flange-shaped stoppers 75b, 75b on both sides of a base shaft portion 75a penetrating the horizontal hole 56a of the spacer pin 56.
A shaft 75 having a bolt portion 75d having a male thread at the distal end side, a knob 76 fixed to the base end of the shaft 75, and holes 72g of the plate-shaped bodies 72A and 72B of the adjusting body 71; A cylindrical moving body 77 having a screw hole 77a in which a bolt portion 75d of a shaft body 75 is screwed at an intermediate portion thereof is rotatably fitted at both ends to 72g. Flanged stopper 75
The interval between b and 75c is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the spacer pin 56, and is slightly larger than the outer diameter. The stoppers 75b, 7
The surface of 5c facing each other and in contact with the outer periphery of the spacer pin 56 may be a partially cylindrical concave surface complementary to the outer peripheral surface of the spacer pin 56.

When the screw of the bolt portion 75d is a left-handed screw, when the knob 76 is turned in the M2 direction around its axis, the bolt is rotated in the M2 direction according to the rotation of the bolt portion 75d of the shaft 75 integrated with the knob 76. The columnar moving body 77 screwed into the portion 75d with the female screw 77a moves relatively to the shaft 75 in the L1 direction. On the other hand, the stoppers 75b, 75c of the shaft body 75
Is prevented by the spacer pin 56, the plate-like body 72 engaged with the cylindrical moving body 77
The adjusting body 71 including A and 72B is rotated around the pin 55 by K2.
Pivoted in the direction. As a result, the side surface 72a of the plate-shaped body 72 serving as a contact portion to the wall portion 10 projects in the K2 direction.

On the other hand, the knob 76 is set to M around its axis.
When rotated in one direction, the bolt 75d of the shaft 75 also rotates in the M1 direction, and the columnar moving body 77 screwed to the bolt 75d with the female screw 77a moves relatively to the shaft 75 in the L2 direction. The plate-like body 72A engaged with the cylindrical moving body 77,
The adjustment body 71 made of 72B is rotated around the pin 55 in the K1 direction, and the side surface 72a of the plate-like body 72 is retracted in the K1 direction.

Since the columnar moving body 77 actually moves so as to draw a slight arc along a circle having a large radius of curvature centered on the pin 55, such a cylindrical moving body 77 as described above is used. The lateral hole 56a of the spacer pin 56 has an inner diameter substantially corresponding to the outer diameter of the shaft portion 75d of the shaft body 75 at the center so that the shaft 75 can follow the change in the position and the orientation, It is preferable to have a substantially elliptical cross section in which the thickness or diameter in the plane parallel to the plane of FIG. 2A increases as the distance from the center to the both sides approaches the surface. However, any other configuration may be used as long as the shaft 75 can change its direction.

In the above, the support leg mechanism 50 may include a side wall portion integrally connecting the plate-shaped members 51A and 51B at the longitudinal center portion of the outer side surface 52b of the upper leg portion 52. Further, when the first arm portion 20 of the arm mechanism 40 is formed of two plate-like bodies, the plate-like body of the support leg mechanism 50 may be formed of a single plate-like body.

In the above, the springs 61 and 68 are typically made of a metal such as spring steel, but the other parts are
It may be made of metal, plastic, wood, a combination thereof, or include other materials. The shape and the like may be adjusted as appropriate depending on the material used.

Next, the operation and operation of the article suspender 1 configured as described above will be described.

Before the article suspender 1 is attached, it is folded to a storage position or a state PS as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, for example.

When attaching to the curtain rail 3 as shown in FIG. 1, first, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the first arm of the arm mechanism 40 of the article suspending tool 1 is used. The curtain rail engaging portion 22 on the base end side of the base side arm portion 20 is hooked from above on a portion near the end 11 of the curtain rail 3 (portion outside the side window frame 9) from above. 3 is fitted into the housing portion 25a via the lower opening 25b of the engagement recess 25. As a result, the article suspending tool 1 is positioned at the rounded corner near the pin 55 of the support mechanism 50 at the room wall 1.
0 (FIG. 3). Another article suspender 1 is also hooked near the other end 11 of the curtain rail 3.

Next, the second arm of the arm mechanism 40, that is, the upper end of the distal arm 30, that is, the distal end 30a or the vicinity thereof is manually moved in the N1 direction with a force greater than the attractive force of the magnets 28 and 29. Pull. Since the base end engaging portion 22 of the first arm portion 20 of the arm mechanism 40 is hooked on the curtain rail 3, N
With the pulling force in one direction, the first and second arms 20, 30
The connecting pin 35 of the turning connecting portion is turned in the Q1 direction.
Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the first arm 20 and the connecting pin 54 connected thereto are also rotated around the curtain rail 3 in the Q1 direction. On the other hand, with the rotation of the connecting pin 54 in the Q1 direction, the first arm 20
4 (a) and 4 (b).
As shown in (2), it is rotated in the F2 direction around the pin 54, and the corner that abuts on the wall 10 moves slightly upward along the wall. Further, the second arm 30 connected to the first arm 20 by the pin 35 and to the supporting leg mechanism 50 via the swing arm 80 by the pin 34 has pivot points or rotation centers 54, 35,.
According to the angle defined by the quadrilateral link mechanism 90 defined by 58 and 34, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, it swings in the R1 direction as shown in FIG. By slightly swinging the second arm 30, the tension of the tension spring 61 becomes larger than the attraction force of the magnets 28 and 29. Thereafter, the tension of the tension spring 61 causes the tension of the tension spring 61 to be higher than that of FIG. As shown in (b), at the connecting pin 34 of the second swing arm 30, a rotating force in the direction E2 around the connecting pin 35 is applied, and the article suspending tool 1 is opened at a stretch, Through the states shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, the state approaches the states shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.

That is, when the state shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D is exceeded, the side surface 83 of the swing arm 80 pushes up the outer slope 64b of the arm 64 of the V-shaped lever 62 in the J1 direction. As a result, the V-shaped lever 62 is
By rotating in one direction, the arm 63 of the lever 62 is pressed against the curtain rail 3 (FIG. 2). Such rotation or swing of the first and arm portions 20, 30, the swing arm portion 80, and the support leg mechanism 50 is as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the inclined end surface 33 of the second arm 30 is brought into close contact with the inner side surface 52a of the "-"-shaped arm 52 of the support mechanism 50, and the operation is completed. In this use position PU, the arm mechanism 40
Of the first arm 20 and the outer surface 63a of the arm 63 of the V-shaped lever 62 cooperate to form the curtain rail 3
, The contact surface 53 b of the support leg mechanism 50 actually abuts the wall 10, and the second arm 30 extends substantially horizontally in parallel with the first arm 20.

When the horizontal distance S (FIG. 2 (a)) between the curtain rail 3 and the room wall 10 is relatively large, the arm mechanism 40 can be seen from FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b). Since the knob descends rightward, the knob 76 is turned in the M2 direction so that the adjustment surface 72a of the adjustment body 71 projects in the K2 direction, and the arm mechanism 40 is made substantially horizontal.

After setting the article suspenders 1 and 1 hanging near both ends of the curtain rail 3 to the use state or use position PU shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the respective knobs 39 are set.
b, 39b are loosened to open the notches 38, 38, so that both ends of the article hanging rod 4 are passed through the holes 36, 36 at the tips, and then the knobs 39b, 39b are turned to the article hanging rod 4. The peripheral portion of the hole 36 is tightened and fixed, and the attachment of the article suspenders 1, 1 is completed. If there is a deviation in the height of the left and right suspenders 1, 1 and the like, the knobs 76, 76 are turned in desired directions to adjust the position. Curtain rail 3 to wall 1
The position adjustment by the knobs 76 according to the depths of 0 and 10 may not be performed individually, but may be performed at this stage.

In this use state PU, the laundry or the like is hung on the hanging rod 4 supported by the article hanger 1 and used. In this article hanging tool 1, the hanging rod 4 is supported by the walls 10, 10 via the support leg mechanisms 50, 50.
The article to be suspended may be a relatively large load such as a potted plant instead of the laundry.

On the other hand, when the hanging bar 4 is not used,
In the use position PU shown in (a) and (b) of FIG.
For example, the support leg mechanism 50 of one of the article suspenders 1 is held down by one hand, and the vicinity of the base end of the second arm 30 of the arm mechanism 40 is pulled down in the T1 direction by the other hand. Thereby, the article suspending tool 1 adopts the state shown in FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (d). At this time, as a matter of course, the other article hanging tool 1 connected to the one article hanging tool 1 by the hanging bar 4 is also in a state shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D.
Thereafter, the pulling down in the T1 direction may be further continued, or instead, for example, the hanging rod 4 may be pushed in the N2 direction ((c) in FIG. 4). In each case, pivot point 5
The first and second arms 20, 30, the support leg mechanism 50, and the swing arm 80 of the arm mechanism 40 forming the quadrilateral link mechanism including 4, 35, 58, 34 are shown in FIG. ),
After the state shown in FIG. 3B, it is folded to the state shown in FIGS.

In the folded state, that is, the stowed state PS, the first and second arms 20, 30 and the support leg mechanism 50
Are substantially overlapped, and the article suspension rod 4 is located at substantially the same height as the curtain rail 3 and is located along the curtain rail 3. As a result, the amount of extra protrusion from the room walls 10 and 10 into the room is small, and there is little risk of hindering indoor use or obstructing the aesthetics of the room. The storage state P
In S, since the magnets 28 and 29 are in contact with each other or are attracted to each other, the state can be stably maintained.

When the article suspending device including the article suspending tools 1 and 1 and the article suspending rod 4 is to be used again,
It is only necessary to pull the article hanging rod 4 in the N1 direction.
Due to the pull-out force in the direction, the article suspenders 1 and 1 pass through the states shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B and FIGS.
(A) and (b) are set to the use position PU.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of an article hanging apparatus using two article hanging tools according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the article hanging device of FIG. 1 is in a use position (use state), and FIG. . (B) is the whole front explanatory view including the upper part of the board.

3A and 3B show a case where the article hanging device of FIG. 1 is in a storage position (storage state), and FIG. . (B) is the whole front explanatory view including the upper part of the board.

4A and 4B show a case where the article hanging device of FIG. 1 is located between a storage position and a use position, and FIG. Front explanatory view showing the internal structure in the state, (b) is an overall front explanatory view including the upper plate upper part in the position of (a),
(C) is an explanatory front view showing the internal structure in a state where the front plate-shaped portion is removed at a position approaching the use position, and (d).
FIG. 3 is an explanatory front view of the entire board including the upper plate at the front in the position of (c).

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article hanging tool 3 Curtain rail 4 Article hanging bar 5 Wall part 10 Side wall part 11 End part 20 First arm part 20a, 20b End part 21 Plate 21b, 21c Side edge 22 Engaging part 23, 24 Through-hole 25 Engaging concave portion 25a Curtain rail receiving portion 26 Notch portion 26a Projecting portion 28, 29 Magnet 30 Second arm portion 30a, 30c End portion 31, 31A, 31B Plate-shaped body 32 Spacer member 33 Inclined end surface 34, 35, 54, 55 , 56, 57, 58, 59 Pin-shaped spacer (spacer pin) 36 Hanging rod insertion hole (hanging rod support) 37 Gap 39 Hanging rod tightening adjusting member 40 Arm mechanism 50 Support leg mechanism 51, 51A, 51B Plates 52, 53 Legs 52a, 52b, 53a, 53b Side 61, 68 Tension spring 62 Curtain rail gripping member (V-shaped lever) 63, 64 Small arm 64b Chamfer side surface (inclined side) 64d Tip protrusion 66 Recess 71 Projection length adjustment body 72, 72A, 72B Plate 73 Adjustment body rotation position changing mechanism 74 Projection length adjustment mechanism 80 Swing arm PS storage Position (storage state) PU Usage position (use state)

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Claims (11)

(57) [Claims] 1. A first arm having an engagement portion to a curtain rail on a proximal end side and a first pivotal connection portion on a distal end side, and a first pivotal connection portion of a first arm portion on a proximal end side. An arm mechanism having a second arm portion provided at a distal end thereof with a suspension rod support portion connected to the second rotation coupling portion to support the suspension rod, and connected to the first arm portion at the upper end side to the wall portion. And a support leg mechanism having a contact portion at the lower end side, wherein a use position where the second arm extends substantially parallel to the first arm and a second arm substantially corresponding to the first arm The second arm is movable with respect to the first arm at each pivot connection between the upper storage position and the second arm when the second arm is in the use position. An article suspender configured to be supported by at least one of the first arm and the support leg mechanism on the side. 2. The first and second arms are moved from the use position of the suspender to the storage position of the suspender so that the second arm takes a position substantially overlapping the support leg mechanism in the retracted position. The article suspender according to claim 1, further comprising a swing arm for swinging the second arm with respect to the support leg mechanism. 3. An upper end side connecting portion of the support leg mechanism is rotatably connected to an intermediate portion between the engaging portion of the first arm portion and the first rotating connecting portion, and the swinging arm portion has a base. On the end side, it is rotatably connected to the support leg mechanism, and on the distal end side, it is rotatable to the base end side portion of the second arm portion that is farther from the hanging rod support portion than the second rotation connection portion. The article suspender according to claim 1 or 2, which is connected. 4. A movement of the second arm in accordance with the setting of the use position so as to cooperate with the engaging portion of the first arm to grip the curtain rail when the suspension is set to the use position. 4. The article hanging device according to claim 3, wherein the curtain rail gripping member moved to the gripping position by the swinging arm portion that is swung is movably connected to the support leg mechanism. 5. A curtain rail gripping member which is moved to a gripping position for gripping a curtain rail in cooperation with an engaging portion of a first arm in accordance with movement of a second arm in accordance with setting to a use position. The article suspender according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: 6. A first arm portion having an engagement portion to a curtain rail at a base end and a first rotation connection portion at a distal end portion, and a first rotation connection portion of the first arm portion on the base end side. An arm mechanism having a second arm portion having a suspension rod support portion rotatably connected at a second pivot connection portion and supporting a suspension rod at a distal end portion, and an engagement portion of the first arm portion. A support leg mechanism rotatably connected at an upper end to an intermediate portion with the first rotation connection portion and having an abutment portion to a wall at a lower end; and an intermediate portion between the upper end and the lower end of the support leg mechanism. One end portion of the second arm portion is rotatably connected to the second arm portion, and the other end portion of the second arm portion is rotatably connected to the second arm portion on the base end side of the second rotation connection portion. An article suspending tool having: 7. A grip for holding a curtain rail in cooperation with an engaging portion of the first arm when the first and second small arms are provided in a V-shape as a whole and set at a use position. A curtain rail gripping member rotatably connected to the support leg mechanism at the bottom of the V to bias the second forearm by the swing arm so that the position is taken by the first forearm; Claim 6
An article suspending tool according to item 1. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic means for biasing the second arm to the use position when the second arm takes a position closer to the use position than the critical position near the storage position. An article suspender according to any one of the preceding claims. 9. The article suspending tool according to claim 1, further comprising a projection length adjusting means for adjusting a projection length of the contact portion of the support leg mechanism. 10. An article suspension apparatus comprising a pair of article suspension tools according to any one of claims 1 to 9. 11. A pair of article suspenders according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein both ends are supported by suspending rod support portions of the pair of article suspenders. An article suspension device having a rod.