JP3467064B2 - Umbrella stand - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an umbrella stand device for storing a large number of umbrellas, and more particularly to an umbrella stand device which can be stored when not in use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Umbrella stands of this type include box-shaped ones having a bottom plate also serving as a water receiver, cylindrical ones, etc., and are usually installed at entrances such as offices and halls or corridors. It is being used. There is also an example in which it is arranged in the entrance or corridor only when necessary, and when it is unnecessary, it is carried to a predetermined room and cleaned up.

[0003]

However, this type of umbrella stand is relatively large because it can store a large number of umbrellas, and its size can be adjusted according to need. Can not be changed to. Therefore, if such an umbrella stand is arranged at the entrance, hallway, etc. of offices, halls, etc., it not only spoils the appearance of the surroundings but also easily obstructs passage. In particular, in a place where several umbrella stands are required, such a problem is likely to occur, and it is not easy to move the umbrella stand to a predetermined place if necessary.

For this reason, as a storable umbrella stand, there is, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication 5-29671. In such an umbrella stand, as shown in the figure, when the umbrella stand body on the tip side is slid to the base end side when the umbrella stand is not required, each umbrella stand body is housed in the adjacent umbrella stand body and The umbrella stand main body on the distal end side is housed in the umbrella stand main body on the base end side.

However, even in such an umbrella stand,
The thickness of the umbrella stand body 1 remains protruding outward,
There was a problem that an unnecessary area of the floor was occupied when the umbrella stand was not used, which hindered traffic.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above problems.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has the following object.
In order to achieve the goal,
Yes, open at least on the frontHave and extend in a substantially vertical direction
FlutterOpen and close the fixing member 2 and the opening on the front surface of the fixing member.
Possible and extends in a substantially vertical directionLid 3And under the lid
The lid 3 provided with a roller 9 that moves on the floor surface at the end
And the lid, the front surface of the fixing member when not using the umbrella stand
Place it in a position to close the opening, and when using it, use the lid
At a position facing the fixing member with a predetermined distance.
Moving mechanism 8 that can move in parallelAnd the moving mechanism
Is a pair of links for each of the fixing member and the lid.
One end of each of 85 and 86 is pivotally connected to each other to form a pair of phosphorus.
Ku mutually pivots the intersections to each other of the pair of links.
The end is the length provided on each of the lid body and the fixing member.
The lid is fixed by sliding in the grooves 31 and 21.
Approaching or moving away from the members while maintaining a substantially parallel state to each other
The moving mechanism 8And the fixing member when not in use
The upper part of the fixing member and the lid, which are housed inside, when used.
A partition frame member 4 for storing the umbrella over the upper part of the body, and
The fixing part is stored in the fixing member and is used when the umbrella stand is used.
It is arranged between the lower end of the material and the lower end of the lid, and is attached and detached.
Possible water trayAnd a lower frame 5 having
It is characterized by

[0008]

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

The umbrella stand 1 is installed at the entrance of an office, a hotel or the like, and can be installed so as to be embedded in the wall surface in advance. (See FIG. 4) Alternatively, it may be fixed along the wall surface. (See FIG. 1) Further, when it is necessary to change the place of use of the umbrella stand device 1, it is possible to provide casters or the like on the lower surface of the umbrella stand device 1 to make it movable.

The umbrella stand 1 basically has a fixing member 2,
Lid 3, partition frame member 4, lower frame 5, and moving mechanism 8
Composed of and.

The fixing member 2 extends in a substantially vertical direction and is hollow so that the partition frame member 4, the lower frame 5 and the moving mechanism 8 can be housed inside.

The lid 3 is formed to have the same size 1 as the opening of the fixing member 2. Moreover, the lid 3 is substantially vertical.
The push-type magnet locking means 30 shown in FIG. 8 is provided at the center of the upper end on the side facing the fixing member.
Is provided, and the opening / closing with the fixing member 2 is performed with one touch by pressing in the direction A of FIG. The push-type magnet locking means 30 is engaged by the first pressing and disengaged by the second pressing.

Further, at the bottom of the lid 3, a water receiving tray 52 is provided.
A saucer door 6 is formed to take out the sauce. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the tray door 6 is opened and closed by rotating the support shafts 61 at both ends connected to the lid body 3 as a center. The saucer door 6 is provided with a locking means 60 such as a push-type magnet catch, and is opened and closed by pressing the saucer door 6. In addition, as long as it is detachable, other locking means such as a magnet may be used. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, inside the lid body 3, side plates 7 are attached to both sides along the lid body 3 so as to be rotatable and openable in an outward direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side plate 7 is pulled out to the outside and is attached to the fixed member 2 side so as to be rotatable around a fulcrum 70. The side plate 7 covers the lateral portion of the umbrella stand to prevent the moving mechanism 8 described below from being exposed to the outside. At this time, the side plate 7 is provided with locking means 71 which can be attached and detached by a magnet or the like so as to be fixed at the position shown by the solid line in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the partition frame member 4 is pivotally mounted on both sides of the upper portion of the fixing member 2 so as to be rotatable at fulcrums 41. At the time of storage, as shown in the figure, it is placed between the lid body 3 and in a hanging state. When the umbrella stand is used, the partition frame member 4 is rotated from the fixing member 2 and lifted a little higher than the horizontal, and the lid 3 is pulled out to the maximum away from the fixing member 3 as shown by the dotted line in the figure. Return to the position of the solid line,
The partition frame member 4 is locked on a locking plate 32 that is arranged so as to project inside the upper portion 33 of the lid body 3.

Incidentally, it is preferable to use a snap-type locking means for engaging with the locking plate 32 by engaging the concave and convex portions.
For example, there is a catch made by Duracon. Alternatively, it may be fixed by a magnet. Further, it is not limited to a magnet, and any hook that can be locked may be used.

By the way, although the partition frame member 4 is shown as an example in which the key holder 40 is used as shown in FIG. 3 , the partition frame member 4 may have another shape such as a frame member simply divided into a lattice. .

As shown in FIG. 7, the lower frame 5 is rotatably attached to the lower portion of the fixing member 2 at a fulcrum 51. At the time of storage, as shown in the drawing, it is arranged between the lid body 3 in a vertically upward state. The partition frame material 4
The position of the fulcrum 51 is offset from the fulcrum 41 of the partition frame member in the front and back so as not to overlap. When using the umbrella stand,
As with the partition frame member 4, maximum by rotating the lower frame 5 from the fixing member 2 by lifting slightly higher than the horizontal, as shown the lid 3 by a dotted line in FIG, away from the fixed member 2 After it is pulled out, it is returned to the position indicated by the solid line so that the lower frame 5 is locked on the locking plate 50 that is arranged so as to project inside the lower portion of the lid 3. The lower frame 5 and the partition frame member 4 are assembled almost at the same time.

Incidentally, it is preferable to use a snap-type locking means for engaging with the locking plate 50 by engaging the concave and convex portions.
For example, there is a catch made by Duracon. Alternatively, it may be fixed by a magnet. Further, the invention is not limited to the magnet, and any hooks or the like that can be locked can be applied.

As shown in FIG. 10, the lower frame 5 has an outer frame made of a material such as a square pipe, and the water receiving tray is formed in a size suitable for the size of the frame. 52 is detachably stored. Water tray 52
Has its outer edge bent in a U shape so as to engage with the lower frame 5. The rotation of the lower frame 5 is 90
Since it is up to °, the water receiving tray 52 does not fall out even when stored.

Next, the moving mechanism 8 will be described with reference to FIG.

A moving mechanism 8 is provided between the fixed member 2 and the lid 3, and the moving mechanism 8 is provided with a pair of links 85 and 86 having the same length. Are intersected at the center, and the intersections 80 are mutually pivoted. One end 82 of the link 85 is rotatably coupled to the lower portion of the fixing member via a pin, and one end 81 of the link 86 is
It is rotatably connected to the lid 3. Also, the fixing member 2
The lid 3 is provided with long grooves 21 and 31 which are parallel to each other so that the pins 83 and 84 at the other ends of the links 85 and 86 can move vertically in the grooves 21 and 31, respectively. Has become.

The lengths of the grooves 21 and 31 are adjusted according to the size of the umbrella stand to be used. In this way, by sliding the movable fulcrums 83 and 84 of the links 85 and 86 in the grooves 21 and 31, the links expand and contract and the lid 3 is fixed.
Approaching the fixed member 2 while maintaining a substantially parallel state to each other
Or separate them. A roller 9 as shown in the figure is provided at the lower end of the lid 3. The roller 9 supports the weight of the lid body 3 and moves the lid body 3 smoothly. In this way, by the moving mechanism 8, the lid body 3 is moved forward between the fixed member 2 by a predetermined distance and the storage position (see FIGS. 1 and 2) for covering the front opening portion of the fixed member 2. , So that it can move smoothly in parallel on the floor.

Next, assembly of the umbrella stand of this embodiment will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the lid 3 is moved in the direction A.
Is pressed to remove the push-type magnet catch 30 between the lid 3 and the fixed member 2 and the lid 3 is manually pulled out, and the moving mechanism 8 causes the movable fulcrum 8 of the links 85 and 86 to move.
Since 3, 84 move downward, the lid 3 is pulled out to a position where it can be pulled forward. (See FIG. 4) The hanging partitioning frame member 4 is rotated and pulled out, and the lid body 3 is pushed into the fixing member side and is engaged and locked in the locking plate 32 on the upper portion of the lid body 3. Next, the lower frame 5 is rotated to fall from a state in which the lower frame 5 is hung vertically to a horizontal state, and the lower frame 5 is engaged with the locking plate 50 of the lid 3 to be locked. (See FIG. 7) Next, FIG.
As shown in Fig. 3, pull out the side plate 7 to both sides, and
The fulcrum 70 is pivoted inward and folded in, and fixed to the locking means 71.

When the umbrella tray is used and the water in the water receiving tray 52 is to be discarded, when the water receiving tray door 6 is pushed, the push type magnetic catch is disengaged and the door 6 is opened. The saucer 52 is taken out and discarded. (See FIGS. 5 and 6)
On the contrary, when storing after using the umbrella stand, the partition frame member 4 and the tray 52 are folded into the fixing member 2 and the side plate 7 is slid and stored in the lid body 3, and then the lid body 3 is fixed. Member 2
Push it to the side and slide it by the moving mechanism 8 to move the lid 3
The push type magnet catch locking means 30 is pressed against the fixing member 2 to be engaged. Thereby, the fixing member 2
The partition frame member 4, the tray 52, and the moving mechanism 8 are housed inside.

In the above-described embodiment, the partition frame member 4 and the lower frame 5 have been described as being axially attached to the fixing member 2 side, but as shown in FIG. You may wear it.

Further, the moving mechanism 8 is not limited to the link type, but may be a spring or the like as long as the position of the lid 3 can be moved so as to extend and contract in parallel.

[0029]

Therefore, according to the above configuration of the present invention,
Has the effect shown in.

The moving mechanism 8 has axes of intersections that are mutually
It consists only of a pair of links 85 and 86 worn, and each
Pivot one end of the link to each of the fixing member and the lid.
And the other end of each link is
By sliding inside the long grooves 31, 21 of the fixing member
Keep the lid substantially parallel to the fixing member.
Since it is made to approach or leave while keeping it
The structure itself is simple because it consists of only a pair of links
Is.

The moving mechanism composed of a pair of links is folded.
Since the width becomes smaller when folded, the lid is used as a fixing member.
The width of the device when approached is extremely small and thin
The device can be miniaturized. That is, unused
Occupied area becomes small when using, which may obstruct traffic.
Disappear. Also, if it is a push type on the wall surface, an umbrella stand device
Is on the same plane as the wall surface, so the floor area is fully used
can do. The umbrella stand does not protrude from the wall
Therefore, there is an effect that the aesthetics can be maintained.

The lid is a moving mechanism composed of a pair of links.
Because it slides while being restrained by , the lid body accelerates excessively
Movement is smooth and safe
Little shock when stopped.

Further , the lid body is simply rotated with respect to the fixing member.
Instead of moving, they approach each other while maintaining a parallel state to each other.
Since they are separated from each other, there is no need for extra vertical space.
The length of the partition frame material, that is, the storage area of the umbrella is large
You can stand a number of umbrellas.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a stored state of an umbrella stand according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining the assembling of the umbrella stand of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged top view for explaining the assembly of the side plates of the umbrella stand of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view for explaining a moving mechanism of the umbrella stand of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged front view of the lower portion of the lid of the umbrella stand of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a top view showing a state in which the tray door of FIG. 5 is used.

FIG. 7 is a side view for explaining an assembling order of the umbrella stand of this embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a connecting portion between a lid and a fixing member of the umbrella stand of this embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the umbrella stand of this embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged side view of the lower frame of the umbrella stand of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Umbrella stand 2 fixing members 3 lid 30 Push type magnet catch locking means 31 groove 32, 33 locking plate 4 partition frame materials 40 hooks with a hook 41 fulcrum 5 Lower frame 50 locking means 51 fulcrum 52 Water tray 6 Door for saucer 60 Locking means 7 side plate 70 fulcrum 71 Locking means 8 moving mechanism 80 Central fulcrum 81,82 Fixed fulcrum 83,84 movable fulcrum 85,86 links 9 Laura

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-52-70660 (JP, A) Actually opened 3-51061 (JP, U) Actually opened 4-273 (JP, U) Actually opened 64- 43772 (JP, U) Actual opening 52-44034 (JP, U) Actual opening 50-65722 (JP, U) Actual opening Flat 6-84973 (JP, U) Actual opening Flat 6-55477 (JP, U) Actual Public Sho 49-16514 (JP, Y1) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47G 25/12

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. At least a front surface has an opening and is substantially vertical.
Direction of the fixing member 2 and the opening on the front surface of the fixing member can be opened and closed in a substantially vertical direction.
An extending lid 3 , which moves on the floor surface to the lower end of the lid 3 .
The lid body 3 provided with a roller 9 and the lid body are arranged at a position that closes the front opening of the fixing member when the umbrella stand is not used. A moving mechanism 8 which is parallelly movable to a position facing each other with a distance of
Each of the fixing member and the lid body has a pair of links 85,
Each end of 86 is pivotally connected and the pair of links is
Axially interconnecting the intersections of, and the other ends of the pair of links are
Long groove 3 provided in each of the lid and the fixing member
The lid is fixed by sliding the inside of 1, 21.
To be close to or away from each other while maintaining a state of being substantially parallel to each other.
The moving mechanism 8 , the partition frame member 4 which is housed in the fixing member when not in use, and is stored between the upper portion of the fixing member and the upper portion of the lid body to store an umbrella when in use, housed in a member, when umbrella stand use, disposed between the lower ends and the lid of the fixing member, and a lower frame 5 with a dish for receiving a removable water, to have a A distinctive umbrella stand device. 2. The umbrella stand device according to claim 1, wherein a side plate that opens and closes a side surface between the lid and the fixing member when the umbrella stand is used is provided so as to be stowable. 3. The umbrella stand device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an openable and closable door is provided at a lower portion of the lid body so that the water receiving tray can be taken out when in use. An umbrella stand device characterized by the above. 4. The umbrella stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein locking means that can be engaged with and disengaged from each other are provided at corresponding positions of the inner upper part of the lid and the fixing member. Umbrella stand device. 5. The umbrella standing device according to claim 4 , wherein the locking means is a push-type magnetic catch locking means that locks by the first pressing and is released by the second pressing. The umbrella stand. 6. The umbrella stand device according to any one of claims 1 within optimum claim 5, said partition member, one end thereof being accommodated axially mounted rotatably in said fixed member Umbrella stand device characterized by being present. 7. The umbrella stand device according to any one of claims 1 within optimum claim 6, the lower frame, characterized in that it is housed is rotatably journalled on the fixed member The umbrella stand.