JP3510412B2 - Umbrella drip remover - 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 drip removal device capable of instantaneously removing a rain-wet umbrella.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional umbrella drip removal device, a full-practice Sho 61
-8451 and JP-A-6-42865. The former drip removal device dehydrates air from an inverted conical rotary dewatering basket in which an umbrella is housed, a rotation drive device for the dewatering basket, and a blower provided vertically along the outer surface of the dewatering basket. It is provided with an air outlet for blowing an umbrella through a basket. The operation of the drip removal is as follows: the rotating and dehydrating basket rotates while the umbrella is housed, and air is blown from the air outlet toward the umbrella. It is dropped under the umbrella.

In the latter drip removal device, between the inner surface of the funnel-shaped umbrella receiver and the rain umbrella inserted inside the umbrella receiver, the umbrella receiver is opened from the bottom to the upper side. A blower means for blowing air toward the part and a suction / drainage means for sucking and removing the water absorbed by the umbrella receiver are provided, and the blower means and the suction / drain means are repeatedly operated to enter the umbrella receiver. The ventilation and the drainage inside the umbrella receiver are performed alternately. To remove the drip, the air blower is activated to send air between the inside of the umbrella receiver and the umbrella cloth of the rain umbrella to flutter the umbrella cloth to remove the moisture adhering to the umbrella cloth, and then to absorb the moisture. Droplets are removed by activating the drainage means to absorb the dropped water and drain it.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional umbrella drip removal device has the following problems. In the former drip removal device, the umbrella itself housed in the dehydration basket rotates. Therefore, when the handle of the umbrella is exposed, the hand or finger of the person who has inserted the umbrella into the drip removal device may get entangled with the handle of the umbrella and may be damaged.Therefore, it is necessary to provide the device with a cap that covers the handle. There is. Therefore, there is a problem that the structure of the device becomes complicated and it takes time to put the umbrella in and out. Further, in the latter drip removal device, a porous curved plate is arranged over the entire inner surface of the funnel-shaped umbrella receiver with a gap for ventilation, and air is blown or water is absorbed through this gap. It is a structure that does. Therefore, the air blown into the gap from the air blower is blown out from the entire porous curved plate toward the umbrella. Therefore, in order to make the umbrella cloth flutter, a large amount of air is blown from the air blower. It is necessary, and the blowing means itself becomes large. Further, it is difficult to uniformly apply air to the entire umbrella cloth, the effect of flapping the umbrella cloth does not spread to the entire umbrella cloth, and it is difficult to uniformly remove water.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a safe umbrella drip removal device which is capable of efficiently applying air to the umbrella to perform drip removal. Especially.

[0006]

The present invention has the following constitution in order to achieve the above object. That is, the umbrella is capable of holding the umbrella in a closed state with the ridge down, and is erected inside the body along the side surface of the umbrella, and is rotatable and movable around the umbrella. A first tube body having a through hole for blowing air along the longitudinal direction on the side surface on the side, a drive unit for rotationally driving the first tube body, and sending air into the first tube body. And a blower. By adopting this configuration, the first tube body can rotate around the umbrella and blow air to the entire side surface of the umbrella, and water droplets can be efficiently removed from the umbrella. Further, since the umbrella itself does not rotate, the handle of the umbrella exposed from the main body does not rotate, which is highly safe.

Further, the through holes of the first tube are divided into left and right directions with respect to the front surface of the umbrella so that the pleated material can be pushed open to both sides by the air blown from the through holes. If it is provided so that it can be provided, it is possible to easily remove the water droplets between the folds of lumps.

In addition, the umbrella is erected separately from the first tube along the side surface of the umbrella, and is rotatable together with the first tube to rotate about the umbrella. If a second tube body is provided on the side surface of the first tube body, the second tube body is provided with a through hole through which air blown from the blower can be blown from the lower part of the umbrella toward the stone projection direction. The water drops that have fallen from the umbrella and accumulated under the umbrella due to the air blow can be further dropped below the ridge, and the water drops can be more completely removed from the umbrella.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of an umbrella drip removal device according to the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. (First Embodiment) First, the structure of an umbrella drip removal device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Reference numeral 12 denotes a main body, which is formed in a box having a circular insertion opening 14 on the upper surface.
Then, the umbrella 16 inserted in the closed state from the insertion port 14 can be held in the closed state with the ridge 18 downward. It should be noted that the umbrella 16 is held in an upright state inside the main body portion 12 when the tip 20 of the umbrella 16 contacts the insertion opening 14.

Reference numeral 22 is a turntable arranged in the main body 12. A funnel-shaped water receiver 24 is installed on the upper surface of the turntable 22, and a recess 26 into which the stud 18 of the umbrella 16 can be mounted is provided in the central portion. A first drain pipe 28 is connected to the bottom surface of the recess 26, and the water flowing from the water receiver 24 and accumulating in the recess 26 is connected to the rotary table 22 around the rotary table 22 via the first drain tube 28. Gutter 30 provided separately
Run down to. The water flowing into the gutter 30 is guided to the outside of the main body 12 through a second drain pipe (not shown).
Further, a water collecting plate 32 is provided around the inner wall surface of the main body 12 above the water receiver 24 to collect the water droplets transmitted from the inner wall surface of the main body 12 in the central portion to the water receiver 24 below. It has a dropping function.

The rotary base 22 is supported by a support base 34 provided on the inner bottom surface of the main body 12 via bearings 36 so as to be rotatable around a vertical rotary axis. It coincides with the center of the recess 26. Further, the rotary table 22 is rotationally driven by an electric motor 38 also provided on the support table 34. The rotational force of the electric motor 38 is generated by the first gear 40, which is provided around the rotary base 22, meshing with the second gear 42, which is attached to the output shaft of the electric motor 38. Gear 42 → first
And the rotary table 22 is driven to rotate. The drive unit that rotationally drives the first tubular body 46 is the rotary base 2
2. It is composed of an electric motor 38 and both gears 40 and 42. Further, inside the rotary table 22, an internal flow path 44 extending from the bottom surface to the upper surface is formed.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a first pipe body, which is attached to the rotary table 22 with its lower end penetrating the water receiver 24 and is erected inside the main body 12 along the side surface of the umbrella 16.
Therefore, when the turntable 22 rotates, it can rotate around the umbrella 16. In addition, a plurality of through holes 48 for blowing air are provided on the side surface of the first tube body 46 on the umbrella side along the longitudinal direction. As a result, the air sent from the internal flow path 44 of the turntable 22 into the first tube body 46 is sent out from each through hole 48 toward the umbrella 16. The first tubular body 4
6 may be configured to stand upright, but the dew point 20
The ribs of the umbrella 16 supported in a state of being in contact with the insertion opening 14 (radially attached to the tip of the center rod 50,
52 is oblique as shown in FIG. 1, and therefore the first tubular body 46 is obliquely arranged so as to be parallel to the main bone 52, and each through hole 48 is Rib 52
It is better to keep the distances to as close as possible. As a result, substantially the same wind force is sent from each through hole 48 to the umbrella 16 to enable uniform removal of water droplets from the upper part to the lower part of the umbrella 16.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a blower, which is arranged on the side of the turntable 22 inside the main body 12 and sucks the air in the internal space 58 in which the umbrella 16 is placed, and through the duct 60, the turntable 2
It has a function of sending to the second internal flow path 44. As the blower 56, a sirocco fan is preferable because the wind force is strong. The tip of the duct 60 on the turntable 22 side is the turntable 22.
The rotary base 22 is rotatably connected to the rim portion of the internal flow path 44 provided on the bottom surface of the rotary table 22 in an airtight manner. Further, an on / off switch (not shown) is provided on the main body 12, and when turned on, electric power is supplied to the electric motor 38 and the blower 56. In addition,
Instead of providing an on / off switch, a sensor (not shown) that detects insertion of the umbrella 16 in the main body 12, and a control unit that supplies electric power to the electric motor 38 and the blower 56 based on the detection signal of the sensor ( Umbrella 1 automatically provided (not shown)
It is also possible to adopt a configuration for removing the water droplets of No. Also, turntable 2
A rotation sensor (not shown) for detecting the rotation amount of the electric motor 38 or the electric motor 38 may be provided so that the first pipe body 46 automatically stops when the first pipe body 46 makes a predetermined rotation around the umbrella 16.

With this structure, after the wet umbrella 16 is mounted in the main body 12 through the insertion opening 14, the electric motor 38 and the blower 56 are operated to operate the first tubular body 46.
2 while rotating the umbrella 16 around the umbrella 16 as shown in FIG. 2 while blowing the wind from each through hole 48 toward the umbrella 16 and fluttering the fold-shaped umbrella 54 of the umbrella 16. It is possible to blow off the water droplets attached to 54. Further, since the blower 56 is configured to suck the air in the internal space 58 in which the umbrella 16 is mounted, the wind blown out from the first tube body 46 is located in the internal space 58. The air is sucked by the blower 56 through the gap between the plate 32 and the water receiver 24. As a result, there is an effect that water droplets blown off by the first tube body 46 are reduced from splashing out of the main body portion 12 from the insertion opening 14 in the upper portion of the main body portion 12 and hitting a person. Further, in the umbrella 16, only the tip of the protrusion 18 is in contact with the turntable 22, and the plurality of dew points 20 are in contact with the edge of the insertion port 14, and the dew point 20 and the insertion port 14 are in contact with each other.
Since the frictional force with the rim of the rotating body 22 is larger, the rotating table 22 does not rotate even when it is attached to the main body 12. For this reason, the umbrella 1 protruding to the outside of the main body 12
The handle 62 of 6 and the dew point 20 do not rotate and the human hand is not injured.

Here, the through holes 48 provided in the first tube body 46 may be arranged in a line along the longitudinal direction of the first tube body 46, but the wet bulk materials 54 are in close contact with each other. In some cases, simply blowing air may not be enough to remove droplets from the close contact portion. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the through holes 48 are formed so that the air can be blown out in both the left and right directions with respect to the front surface of the umbrella 16 so as to push open the mattresses 54 in close contact with each other. Tube 4
Two rows are provided along the longitudinal direction of 6 and the through holes 48 of each row
It is preferable that the blowing directions of a and 48b are different. Even when the through holes 48 are arranged in a line, the first tube body 46
The same effect can be obtained even if the through holes 48 penetrating the wall surface are opened by changing the angle in the left and right directions, for example, every other hole. The blowing direction of each of the through holes 48a and 48b is preferably about 90 degrees with respect to the center of the first tubular body 46, for example. Moreover, when the blowing direction of the lower through hole 48 of the through holes 48 provided in the first pipe body 46 is configured to be directed from the lower portion of the umbrella 16 toward the stone projection 18, the lower portion of the umbrella 16 is dropped from the upper portion. It becomes possible to forcibly drop the water droplets that have adhered to the lower part of the water droplets, and more efficient drip removal operation becomes possible.

(Second Embodiment) First, the configuration of the umbrella drop remover 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The configuration different from that of the first embodiment is that the second tubular body 64 is provided along the side surface of the umbrella 16 separately from the first tubular body 46.
Is erected, and other configurations are substantially the same. Similar to the first pipe body 46, the lower end of the second pipe body 64 is attached to the rotary base 22 and communicates with the internal channel 44 of the rotary base 22. Therefore, the second pipe 64 rotates around the umbrella 16 together with the first pipe 46 when the turntable 22 rotates. Further, the tip of the second pipe body 64 is formed in a nozzle shape, and a strong wind can be delivered from the lower portion of the umbrella 16 toward the stone projection 18 through the through hole 48.

According to this structure, the water droplets blown off by the first tube body 46 and adhering to the lower portion of the umbrella 16 can be forcibly and forcefully dropped to the water receiver 24 side, so that the efficiency is further improved. A good removal of the umbrella 16 can be performed. Also,
The air sent to the umbrella 16 is changed to warm air to remove water droplets and the umbrella 1
As shown in FIG. 3, the duct 60 can be used to dry 6 as well.
Naturally, the heater wire 66 may be provided inside. Further, the inner wall surface of the main body portion 12, the first tubular body 46, the water collecting plate 32,
Since water adheres to the water receiver 24, the second pipe body 62, the turntable 22 and the like, it is desirable that the water receiver 24, the second tube body 62, and the like be made of a material that does not easily generate rust. It is desirable to use one. In this way, by arranging the through hole 48 for blowing the wind to the umbrella 16 in the pipe body, even the blower 56 having a small blowing capacity can send out a sufficiently strong wind. Water drops can be removed efficiently. Further, in order to remove water droplets attached to the lower portion of the umbrella 16, even when the air is blown from the lower portion of the umbrella 16 toward the ridge 18, the second pipe body 64 is connected to the first pipe body 46.
By providing it separately from, it is possible to minimize the reduction of the wind force of the wind sent out from each tube.

Although various preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Of course.

[0019]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION When the umbrella drip removal device according to the present invention is used,
The first pipe body can rotate around the umbrella and blow air to the entire side surface of the umbrella, and water droplets can be efficiently removed from the bulk. Further, since the umbrella itself does not rotate, the handle of the umbrella exposed from the main body does not rotate, which is highly safe.
In addition, in order to push the through hole of the first tube body to both sides with the wind blown out from the through hole through the pleated material, the folds can be provided in both the left and right directions with respect to the front surface of the umbrella, thereby providing the folds. Water droplets between the formed lumps can be easily removed. Further, if the second tube body that can blow air from the lower part of the umbrella toward the stone projection is provided separately from the first tube body, the air is blown from the first tube body to drop from the bulk. As a result, the water droplets accumulated on the lower part of the umbrella can be made to fall further down the stone foot, and it is possible to remove the water droplets from the umbrella more completely.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a structure of a first embodiment of a drip removal device for an umbrella according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view for explaining a droplet removing operation of the droplet removing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of a second embodiment of the umbrella drip removal device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Dropper 12 Main body 16 Umbrella 18 stone foot 22 Turntable that forms part of the drive unit 38 Electric motor which constitutes a part of drive unit 40 First gear that forms part of the drive unit 42 Second gear that forms part of the drive unit 46 First tube 48 through holes 56 blower

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body capable of holding an umbrella in a closed state with a ridge facing downward, and a body which is erected inside the main body along a side surface of the umbrella and is rotatable about the umbrella. And a first tube body having a through hole for blowing air provided on the side surface on the umbrella side along the longitudinal direction, a drive unit for rotationally driving the first tube body, and the first tube body. A drip removal device for an umbrella, comprising: a blower for blowing air. 2. The through holes of the first tubular body are divided into left and right directions with respect to the front surface of the umbrella so that the pleated material is pushed open to both sides by the air blown from the through holes. The drip removal device for an umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the drip removal device is provided so as to be possible. 3. The umbrella is erected upright along the side surface of the umbrella separately from the first tube, and is rotatable together with the first tube as a center around the umbrella. The second tube body is provided on the side surface thereof with a through hole through which the air blown from the blower can be blown from the lower part of the umbrella toward the stone projection direction. Umbrella drip removal device.