JP3406071B2 - Hose reels - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hose reel for winding a hose through which a fluid such as water passes and connecting the hose to an external supply hose for supplying water or the like from a faucet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a hose reel is constructed as shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 1 in the drawing is a winding drum. The winding drum 1 is composed of a winding cylinder portion 2 for winding a hose through which a fluid such as water passes, and flange portions 3 provided on both sides of the winding cylinder portion 2.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a main body which rotatably supports the take-up drum 1, and is formed in a flared shape so that it can be stably placed on the ground or the like. A grip portion 5 for holding the main body 4 by hand is provided at an upper end portion of the main body 4.

An internal drum passage (not shown) is formed inside the winding cylinder portion 2 of the winding drum 1. The inner passage of the drum communicates one side surface (the right side surface in FIG. 11) of the winding drum 1 with the outer peripheral surface of the winding tubular portion 2. A side surface opening to one side surface of the winding drum 1 in the passage in the drum is provided at a rotation center position of the winding cylinder 2. An internal connection pipe 6 connected to one end of a hose wound on the winding tubular portion 2 is provided at an opening to the outer peripheral surface of the winding tubular portion 2.

A lever 7 is attached to the other side surface (left side surface in FIG. 11) of the winding drum 1 so as to be aligned with the center of rotation of the winding drum 1. The lever 7 rotates the winding drum 1, and the hose connected to the internal connecting pipe 6 is wound.

An L-shaped connecting pipe 8 for connecting an external supply hose connected to a faucet of water and the like and a passage in the drum is attached to a side opening of the passage in the drum which is opened on one side of the winding drum 1. ing. The L-shaped connecting pipe 8 is rotatably attached to the winding drum 1 to allow the winding drum 1 to rotate and prevent the external supply hose from being twisted. Specifically, the L-shaped connecting pipe 8 includes a hose side connecting portion 8A for connecting an external supply hose, a drum side connecting portion 8B attached to a side opening of a passage in the drum to allow the winding drum 1 to rotate, and An L-shaped conduit portion 8C for connecting the hose-side connecting portion 8A and the drum-side connecting portion 8B to each other at a constant angle (around 90 degrees), and a reinforcing rib provided on the outer surface of the L-shaped conduit portion 8C. 8D and.

[0008]

By the way, in the hose reel, since the L-shaped conduit portion 8C of the L-shaped connecting pipe 8 is exposed, it is vulnerable to an external impact. That is,
While carrying the hose reel, if the L-shaped connecting pipe 8 hits against something or the like from the outside, it may be damaged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hose reel having an improved strength against an external impact.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a hose reel according to a first aspect of the present invention relates to a winding drum for winding a hose through which a fluid passes and a winding drum for rotating the winding drum. A main body that supports the main body, a drum inner passage that is provided in the winding drum and that communicates the drum side surface and the winding cylinder peripheral surface, and is formed in an L shape, and is attached to the drum side opening of the drum inner passage. In the hose reel including an L-shaped connecting pipe for connecting a drum internal passage and an external supply hose, the L-shaped connecting pipe has a hose side connecting portion for connecting an external supply hose, and a drum internal passage. A drum-side connecting portion that is attached to the drum side opening of the drum and allows the winding drum to rotate, and the hose-side connecting portion and the drum-side connecting portion are connected to each other at a certain angle
The L-shaped connecting pipe is provided with a reinforcing rib provided on an outer surface of the L-shaped pipe connecting portion.
Attach a tubular cover that covers from the hose side connection part to the drum side connection part including the mold pipe part and the reinforcing rib ,
The cover is made of an elastic material and opens as a whole
There is a slit on one side so that this slit
A chamfer is applied to one end of the
By pushing it from the rib for L-shaped conduit into the slit,
It is expanded to include the L-shaped conduit portion and the reinforcing rib.
Cover from the connection part on the source side to the connection part on the drum side.
So that it is sandwiched from both sides at the inner corner of the L-shaped conduit inside the
It is characterized in that a supporting plate which abuts is provided .

A hose reel according to a second invention is the first reel.
In the hose reel according to the invention, the inside of the cover
In addition, the support plate is sandwiched from the both sides at the inner corner of the L-shaped conduit.
L-shaped conduit between the supporting plate and the supporting plate
It is characterized in that a rib for holding the portion is provided .

[0012]

In the first aspect of the invention, the supply hose from the outside is connected to the winding hose wound on the winding drum via the L-shaped connecting pipe and the drum inner passage. When the tip of this winding hose is pulled, the hose is fed while the winding drum rotates. At this time, since the L-shaped connecting pipe absorbs the rotation of the winding drum, the external supply hose is not twisted by the rotation of the winding drum.

When carrying this hose reel, an impact may be applied from the outside by hitting something such as the L-shaped connecting pipe protruding from the main body, but since a cover is provided at this part, the strength is increased. , The risk of damage is reduced. Also, when installing the cover, the slit
Push the chamfered part of into the reinforcing rib. This allows the surface
The cage is expanded by being guided by the reinforcing ribs and L-shaped conduit.
The entire slit is pushed open. Push in as it is
The cover from the hose side connection part to the drum side connection part.
Cover with and fit. As a result, the cover fits easily
You can Furthermore, the inside corner of the L-shaped conduit is
Since a support plate that abuts from both sides is provided on the
With the cover fitted, the support plate is the inner corner of the L-shaped conduit.
Support by sandwiching the part. This makes the cover 41 wobble.
Instead, it can be stably attached to the L-shaped conduit 21C.
Wear.

In the second aspect of the invention, the contact is made so as to be sandwiched between the inner corners.
By sandwiching the L-shaped conduit portion with the supporting plate and the rib which are in contact with each other,
The L-shaped conduit portion 21 can be stably provided without wobbling the cover 41.
Can be attached to C.

[0015]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below.

The overall structure of the hose reel of this embodiment is almost the same as that of the conventional hose reel. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the winding drum 11, the main body 12, the L-shaped connecting pipe 14, the lever 15, and the internal connecting pipe 19 are roughly configured.

The take-up drum 11 is composed of a take-up cylinder portion 16 for taking up a hose, and flange portions 17 provided on both sides of the take-up cylinder portion 16. The main body 12 rotatably supports the winding drum 11. The main body 12 is formed in a divergent shape, and a grip portion 18 is provided at the upper end portion. An internal drum passage is formed inside the winding tubular portion 16. An internal connecting pipe 19 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the winding tubular portion 16.

An L-shaped connecting pipe 21 attached to a side opening of the passage in the drum, which is opened on one side of the winding drum 11.
Are configured as shown in FIGS. This L
The mold connecting pipe 21 mainly includes a hose side connecting portion 21A for connecting an external supply hose, and a drum side connecting portion 2 which is attached to a side opening of a passage in the drum and allows the winding drum 1 to rotate.
1B, an L-shaped conduit portion 21C that connects the hose-side connection portion 21A and the drum-side connection portion 21B to each other at a constant angle (around 90 degrees), and is provided on the outer surface of the L-shaped conduit portion 21C. And a reinforcing rib 21D.

The hose side connecting portion 21A is an L-shaped conduit portion 21.
A reinforcing core portion 25 positioned on an extension of C and inserted into the external supply hose when the external supply hose is connected to prevent the external supply hose from being bent, and a base end portion of the reinforcing core portion 25. A bulging portion 26 which is positioned and opened in a conical shape and which prevents the inserted external supply hose from coming off, and a retaining nut 28 which is provided on the base end side of the bulging portion 26 and will be described later.
It is composed of a bolt portion 27 for screwing. As shown in FIG. 6, the retaining nut 28 screwed into the bolt portion 27 is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole, and the bolt portion 27 and the bolt portion 27 are formed on the inner surface of the base end side (left side in FIG. 6) half. A nut portion 29 to be screwed is provided. An annular projecting portion 30 is provided on the tip end side, the inner circumferential surface having a reduced diameter so as to be projectingly formed.
When the retaining nut 28 is screwed into the bolt portion 27, the annular protruding portion 30 is located in the vicinity of the bulging portion 26, and the external supply hose inserted in the bulging portion 26 is annularly attached from the outer surface thereof. Hold it down with the protrusion 30. This prevents the external supply hose from falling off.

The drum-side connecting portion 21B has a winding tubular portion 16
The fitting tubular portion 32 that is inserted into the side surface opening of the drum internal passage that is provided at the front end, the flange portion 33 that is provided at the tip end side (the right side in FIGS. 2 and 4) of the fitting tubular portion 32, and the flange Locking pieces 34 which are provided at two positions opposite to the base end side surface of the portion 33 and fix the L-type connecting pipe 21 to the winding drum 11 side,
It is composed of a rotation support piece 35 which is provided at two positions on the tip side surface of the flange portion 33 to rotate the flange portion 33 to lock the locking piece 34 to the winding drum 11 side.

The L-shaped conduit portion 21C connects the hose side connecting portion 21A and the drum side connecting portion 21B to each other at a constant angle (about 90 degrees in this embodiment) to connect the external supply hose and the drum inner passage. This is a pipeline. Reinforcing ribs 21D are integrally provided at left and right positions on the outer surface of the L-shaped conduit portion 21C. An enlarged diameter portion 37 into which the tip end portion of the drum-side connecting portion 21B is inserted is provided at the base end portion of the L-shaped conduit portion 21C, and the drum-side connecting portion 21B is fitted and locked in this enlarged diameter portion 37. The rings 38 are rotatably supported with respect to each other.

The L-shaped connecting pipe 21 has an L-shaped conduit portion 21C.
Is provided with a cover 41. By this cover 41, the retaining nut 28 attached to the hose side connecting portion 21A to the flange portion 3 of the drum side connecting portion 21B
It is designed to cover up to 3.

The cover 41 is formed of a material such as synthetic resin having elasticity. The concrete shape of the cover 41 is, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, a short tubular shape in which the whole is bent at 90 degrees. A slit 42 is provided on one side of the cover 41 so that the cover 41 can be opened. A chamfer 43 is provided at the base end portion (lower end portion in FIG. 9) of the slit 42. Cover 41
A rib 45 and a support plate 46 are provided inside the.
The support plate 46 is for stably attaching the cover 41 to the L-shaped conduit portion 21C without wobbling. Specifically, when the cover 41 is attached so as to cover the L-shaped conduit portion 21C, the support plate 46 abuts against the inner corner portion 47 of the L-shaped conduit portion 21C so as to be sandwiched from both side surfaces, and ribs are formed. The L-shaped conduit 21C is sandwiched between the cover 45 and the cover 45 to stabilize the cover 41 without wobbling.

When mounting the cover 41, the chamfer 43 of the slit 42 is pushed into the reinforcing rib 21D. As a result, the chamfer 43 is guided and expanded by the reinforcing rib 21D and the L-shaped conduit portion 21C, and the entire slit 42 is expanded. When the cover 41 is further pushed in this state, the cover 41 causes the retaining nut 2 on the hose side connecting portion 21A side to come off.
8 to the flange portion 33 of the drum-side connecting portion 21B are continuously covered and fitted.

In the hose reel configured as described above, the external supply hose is inserted into the hose side connecting portion 21A of the L-type connecting pipe 21 up to its bulging portion 26, and the bolt portion 27 is screwed with the retaining nut 28. And the external supply hose is L
It is connected to the mold connecting pipe 21. Thus, the external supply hose is connected to the winding hose wound on the winding drum via the L-shaped connecting pipe 21, the drum inner passage, and the internal connecting pipe 19. When pulling out the take-up hose wound on the take-up drum 11, hold the tip of this hose in your hand and pull it. As a result, the winding hose is fed while the winding drum rotates. At this time, in the L-shaped connecting pipe 21, the drum-side connecting portion 21B rotatably connected to each other.
The L-shaped conduit portion 21C absorbs the rotation of the winding drum 11 and prevents the external supply hose from being twisted by the rotation of the winding drum 11.

When winding the winding hose, the lever 15
Hold by and turn the winding drum 11. As a result, the winding hose is wound around the winding drum 11.

When carrying this hose reel, the external supply hose is removed from the L-shaped connecting pipe 14. Then, the grip 18 is held by hand to carry the hose reel. While carrying the hose reel, an impact may be applied to the L-shaped connecting pipe 14 from the outside by hitting the L-shaped connecting pipe 14 protruding from the main body 12 against something or the like. In this case, L
Since the cover 41 is attached to the mold connecting pipe 14 to cover and reinforce it, the strength is increased and the risk of breakage is reduced.

Since the cover 41 is fitted into the L-shaped conduit portion 21C by utilizing the chamfer 43 of the slit 42, the cover 41 can be easily attached.

Further, since the cover 41 covers the entire L-shaped connecting pipe 21, the L-shaped conduit portion 21C, the reinforcing ribs 21D, etc. are not visible from the outside, and the appearance is improved.

[0030]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Attach a cover to the L-type connecting pipe,
Since it is entirely covered and reinforced, the strength of this L-type connecting pipe is increased and the risk of breakage is reduced.

(2) Further, since the cover is fitted into the L-shaped conduit portion by utilizing the chamfer of the slit, the cover can be easily attached.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a hose reel according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an L-type connecting pipe with a cover attached thereto.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an L-shaped connecting pipe with a cover attached thereto.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an L-type connecting pipe.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an L-type connecting pipe.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which a retaining nut is partially broken.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a cover.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a cover.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a cover.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a cover.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a conventional hose reel.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Winding drum, 12 ... Main body, 14 ... L-type connecting tube,
15 ... Lever, 16 ... Winding cylinder part, 17 ... Flange part,
18 ... Gripping part, 19 ... Internal connecting pipe.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A take-up drum for taking up a hose through which a fluid flows, a main body for rotatably supporting the take-up drum, a drum side face provided inside the take-up drum, and a take-up tubular part. A passage in the drum that communicates with the peripheral surface,
A hose reel, which is L-shaped and has an L-shaped connecting pipe that is attached to a drum side opening of the drum inner passage and connects the drum inner passage and an external supply hose, wherein the L-shaped connecting pipe is: The hose side connection part that connects the supply hose from the outside, the drum side connection part that is attached to the drum side opening of the drum inner passage and that allows the winding drum to rotate, and the hose side connection part and the drum side connection part are fixed. The L-shaped conduit portion is configured to include an L-shaped conduit portion that is connected to each other at an angle, and a reinforcing rib provided on an outer surface of the L-shaped conduit portion. And a tubular cover that covers from the hose side connection part including the reinforcing ribs to the drum side connection part is attached , and the cover is molded with an elastic material, and the whole is opened.
A slit is provided on one side so that this slip
Chamfer is applied to one end of the
The slit is created by pushing the L type pipe line from the heavy duty rib.
Is expanded to include the L-shaped conduit portion and a reinforcing rib,
While covering from the hose side connection part to the drum side connection part,
Be sure to sandwich it from both sides at the inner corner of the L-shaped conduit.
A hose reel having a support plate that abuts against the hose. 2. The hose reel according to claim 1, wherein the support plate has an inside corner of an L-shaped conduit portion inside the cover.
The support plate in a state where it abuts on both sides of the support plate so as to sandwich it.
A hose reel characterized in that a rib for sandwiching the L-shaped conduit portion is provided between the rib and the hose.