JP4083207B1 - Rod holding unit body - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To add a function of stably holding a rod-like body such as a cane by being installed in an existing facility such as a table or a counter, and to hold the bar nicely when not in use. Providing a unit body.
A rod holding unit body 1 that can hold a rod-like body 8 such as a cane and can be disposed in an existing facility 9 such as a table or a counter. A pair of facing portions 320 having a notch recess 20 for accommodating the rod-like body 8 and projecting inward from both sides facing each other in the inner peripheral portion of the notch recess 20 are enlarged or reduced. The main body part 2 is formed of an elastic member 320 provided as possible. The rod holding unit body 1 preferably includes a main body portion 2 and a frame body portion 4 that movably holds the main body portion 2 and can be fixed to the existing equipment 9. The main body 2 is preferably arranged so as to be slidable relative to the frame body 4.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a rod holding unit that can add a function of holding a rod-shaped body such as a cane to existing equipment used by a person such as a table or a counter.

For example, when using the existing equipment of a table or a counter, if the person is an elderly person or a person with a physical disability, a walking stick or the like may be carried. Ordinary people may carry umbrellas.
These sticks such as canes and umbrellas often become an obstacle when using a table or counter, for example. If a dedicated umbrella stand or the like provided separately is installed, it may be used, but it is often away from the table or counter and is not convenient.

Up to now, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a holder for standing a cane or the like.
This conventional one is made of synthetic resin and can be arranged from the upper surface of a table or the like.

JP 2002-065444 A

However, since a conventional holder such as a cane is simply configured to stand up, it is difficult to stably hold the cane or the like. In particular, it can be said that it is unsuitable for use by an unspecified number of people in public existing facilities equipped with tables and counters.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bar holding unit body that can be provided with existing functions such as a table and a counter to add a function of stably holding a bar-like body such as a cane.

The present invention is a rod holding unit body that can hold a rod-like body such as a cane and can be disposed in existing equipment such as a table and a counter,
It has a notch recess for accommodating the rod-shaped body, and a pair of opposing parts arranged so as to protrude inward from both sides facing each other in the inner peripheral part of the notch recess can be expanded and contracted. Ri Na than the body portion comprising a built-in elastic member having,
The elastic member includes a base part that forms a hollow part for accommodating the body part of the rod-shaped body, and a pair that faces each other via a gap part that extends from the base part and that is narrower than the notch concave part. The gap portion is configured to be elastically expandable and contractable, and a fixing portion for positioning with respect to the main body portion is extended from the base portion. The rod holding unit body is characterized by being arranged so that the opposing portion can be expanded and contracted in a state where the fixing portion is fixed in the main body portion (Claim 1).

  The rod holding unit body of the present invention comprises the above-mentioned main body portion, and by fixing the main body portion to the existing equipment, a function of holding the rod-shaped body can be added to the existing equipment. There are various methods for fixing the main body part to the existing equipment, such as a method of interposing an adhesive or a method of using other fastening members. Further, a recess for arranging the main body portion may be provided and housed and fixed therein.

  And the said main-body part has the structure which incorporated the elastic member provided with the said pair of opposing part while having the said notch recessed part. Accordingly, the operation of guiding the body of the rod-shaped body into the notch recess can be smoothly performed, and can be stably held by the elastic member so that the rod-shaped body does not come off from the notch recess. . Moreover, when the load of the up-down direction from the said rod-shaped body is applied, it can support by the said main-body part which accommodated the said elastic member, and can realize the more stable holding | maintenance state.

  Further, in the present invention, since the elastic member is incorporated in the main body portion as a unit body, the elastic member is held and expanded / reduced smoothly by the main body portion, and fixed to the existing equipment. This can be done by bringing the parts into contact. Thereby, while being able to arrange | position the rod holding unit body which consists of the said main-body part easily to existing facilities, such as a table and a counter, the function to hold | maintain stick-shaped bodies, such as a cane, stably can be added. .

In the present invention, the rod holding unit body can be constituted only by the main body portion described above, but it may be preferable in view of appearance to be combined with the following frame body portion.
That is, the rod holding unit body preferably includes the main body portion and a frame body portion that holds the main body portion movably and can be fixed to the existing equipment.

  In this case, the function of holding the rod-shaped body can be added to the existing equipment by fixing the frame body to the existing equipment, and the main body moves relative to the frame body. Is possible. Therefore, only when it is desired to use the bar holding function, the main body part is moved relative to the frame body part to advance to a position where the bar can be held, and when the bar holding function is not used, it can be moved back to a position where there is no problem in appearance. It can be arranged as possible. Therefore, in this case, it is possible to add a function of stably holding a rod-like body such as a cane by arranging it in existing equipment such as a table or a counter, and it can be stored nicely when not in use. A possible rod holding unit body can be provided.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said main-body part is arrange | positioned so that a slide movement is possible with respect to the said frame part (Claim 3). As the relative movement method of the main body with respect to the frame body, rotational movement, slide movement, and various other movement methods can be adopted. However, in order to make the structure simple and compact, It is preferable to adopt a slide movement as described above, and to make the main body part protrude from the frame part by sliding.

Further, the main body portion is between a housing position where most of the main body portion is housed in the frame body portion, a retreat limit position that is further retreated inward, and a forward limit position that protrudes most from the frame body portion. It is configured to be slidable and is urged by the urging means toward the forward limit position,
By retracting the main body portion to the retreat limit position at the storage position, sliding movement to the advance limit position by the urging force of the urging means is enabled, and the urge force is resisted from the advance limit position. It is preferable that an advancing / retreating mechanism unit that realizes an operation of returning to the accommodation position and waiting after the retraction limit position is provided between the main body unit and the frame body unit. 4).

  By providing the advance / retreat mechanism, the movement of the main body relative to the frame can be operated by simply pressing the main body in one direction, and the operability is very good. In addition, although the well-known various structure can be employ | adopted for the specific structure of the said advance / retreat mechanism part, there exists a structure shown in the Example mentioned later as the example.

Further, the elastic member faces each other through a base part that forms a hollow part for accommodating the body part of the rod-shaped body, and a gap part that extends from the base part and is narrower than the notch concave part. And a pair of the opposing portions that are substantially U-shaped, and the gap portion is configured to be elastically expandable and contractible, and a fixing portion for positioning with respect to the main body portion is extended from the base portion. In the state where the fixing part is fixed in the main body part, the opposing part is arranged so as to be able to expand and contract .
In this case, the expansion / contraction operation of the facing portion of the elastic member can be made stable and smooth, and the insertion of the rod-like body into the notch recess and the extraction operation from the notch recess are very It can be done smoothly.

In addition, a structure in which a pin portion provided on one side is inserted into a guide groove provided on the other side is provided at a portion where the facing portion and the main body portion of the elastic member face each other. it is preferable that the operation being configured to guide by the said pin portion and the guide groove (claim 5). For example, as shown in the embodiments described later, by providing a pin portion that protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the expansion / contraction direction on the pair of opposed portions, while providing a guide groove for inserting the pin portion in the main body portion. The movement range of the pin portion, that is, the movement range of the facing portion can be restricted, and the movement trajectory can be guided. Thereby, for example, even if an undesired act of taking out the elastic member from the main body portion is performed, this can be prevented.

Example 1
A rod holding unit body according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the rod holding unit body 1 of the present example can hold a rod-like body 8 such as a cane and can be disposed in an existing facility 9 such as a table or a counter. It is a simple rod holding unit body.
The rod holding unit body 1 has a cutout recess 20 that accommodates the rod-shaped body 8, and is elastically disposed so as to protrude inward from both sides facing each other in the inner peripheral portion of the cutout recess 20. A main body 2 that is configured to hold the rod-like body 8 inserted in the notch recess 20 with the built-in member 3 and to be held by the elastic member 3, and to hold the main body 2 movably and to the existing equipment 9 It consists of a frame 4 that can be fixed.
Further details will be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the main body portion 2 includes a first plate portion 21, a second plate portion 22, and an elastic member 3 (FIG. 5) that is sandwiched between and incorporated therein.
The first plate portion 21 has a notch recess 20, and an outer peripheral wall portion 215 having a height corresponding to a thickness capable of accommodating the elastic member 3 on the outer peripheral portion. In addition, a positioning wall 214 for positioning and fixing a fixing portion 33 of the elastic member 3 to be described later is provided at the back of the notch recess 20. In addition, a pair of guide grooves 216 into which a pin portion 325 of the elastic member 3 described later is inserted is provided outside the notch recess 20. An insertion hole 218 for inserting a first pin portion 511 of the first link portion 51 described later is provided at the rear end portion of the first plate portion 21.

  The second plate portion 22 is a plate-like body, and has an overall shape that is the same as that of the first plate portion 21 and also has a notch recess 20. Further, an insertion hole 228 for inserting a second pin portion 512 of the first link portion 51 described later is provided at the rear end portion of the second plate portion 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the elastic member 3 has a substantially U shape by extending a pair of facing portions 320 from a base portion 32 having a substantially arc shape. The facing part 320 has a shape protruding in an arc shape so as to face each other. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, the cross-sectional shape of the opposing part 320 is also substantially arc-shaped. And the space | interval of the opposing part 320 becomes narrow gradually as it enters inward from the opening part in a substantially U-shape, and after becoming the middle in the middle, it expands and it connects to the substantially circular space 329 of a center part. It has become. Further, the interval can be expanded or contracted by elastic deformation of the base portion 32.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the pair of facing portions 320 is provided with a pin portion 325 that protrudes in a direction orthogonal to the expansion / contraction direction. The pin portion 325 is inserted into the pair of guide grooves 216 of the first plate portion 21 described above.
Further, the elastic member 3 is provided with a fixing portion 33 including a shaft portion 331 and a crossbar portion 332 at the base portion 32 thereof. The fixing portion 33 is for fixing the elastic member 3 at a predetermined position along the positioning wall 214 in the main body portion 2, and various other shapes can be adopted as the shape thereof.
The material of the elastic member 3 can be formed of, for example, a material such as Duracon, other elastic hard rubber, or spring steel.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the frame body portion 4 includes a first frame portion 41 and a second frame portion 42, and the second frame portion 42 includes a plate-like body.
The first frame portion 41 is provided with an opening 410 for disposing the main body portion 2 on the distal end side thereof, and on the inner surface thereof, the main body portion 2 can be slid and moved. A cam surface portion 50 is formed as the advance / retreat mechanism portion 5 to be regulated. The cam surface portion 50 has a restriction groove 501 for restricting a movement locus of a third pin portion 513 of the first link portion 51 described later.

The first frame 41 is provided with a column hole 453 for accommodating a column unit 521 of the second link unit 52 described later, and a central hole 530 of a torsion spring 53 as an urging unit described later. A spring retaining pin 453 is provided to be inserted into the.
Then, the sliding operation of the main body 2 relative to the frame 4 is regulated by the advancing / retreating mechanism 5 configured by the cam surface 50 and the first link 51 and the second link 52. Yes. Specific operation will be described later.

  The second frame portion 42 is a plate-like body and can be disposed so as to cover the first frame portion 41. The second frame portion 42 has four second through holes 492. These second through holes 492 communicate with the first through holes 491 provided in the first frame portion 41 to form the through hole portions 49 so that bolts and screws for fastening to a table or the like can be inserted. Has been.

As shown in FIG. 11, the first link portion 51 disposed inside the main body portion 2 includes a first pin portion 511 and a second pin portion 512 that protrude from the front and back surfaces on one end side, and a back side surface on the other end. And a third pin portion 513 projecting from the top.
As shown in FIG. 12, the second link portion 52 has a column portion 521 protruding on the back side surface and a groove portion 522 for weight reduction on the front side surface.

  To assemble the rod holding unit body 1 of this example, first, the main body 2 is assembled. As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing portion 33 is aligned with the positioning wall 214 of the first plate portion 21, and the pin portion 325 (FIG. 6) is inserted into the guide groove 216 to set the elastic member 3 on the first plate portion 21. To do. Further, the first pin portion 511 of the first link portion 51 is inserted into the insertion hole 218 of the first plate portion 21. Next, the 2nd pin part 512 of the 1st link part 51 is inserted in the insertion hole 228 of the 2nd plate part 22, this 2nd plate part 22 is piled up on the 1st plate part 21, and both are fixed. Thereby, the assembly of the main body 2 is completed. The first plate portion 21 and the second plate portion 22 are fixed by an adhesive in this example, but other methods such as screwing may be used.

Next, the main body portion 2 is moved to the first frame so that the third pin portion 513 of the first link portion 51 connected to the main body portion 2 is inserted into the restriction groove 501 in the cam surface portion 50 of the first frame body 41. Place in the body 41.
Then, the column portion 521 of the second link portion 52 is inserted into the column hole 452 of the first frame body 41, and the second link portion 52 is disposed in the first frame body 41. Further, the central hole 530 of the torsion spring 53 as an urging means is attached to the spring retaining pin 453, and both ends of the torsion spring 53 are brought into contact with the outer wall of the first frame body 41 and the second link part 52, respectively.
Next, the rod holding unit body 1 of this example is completed by covering the first frame portion 41 with the second frame portion 42 and fixing them.

The rod holding unit body 1 is used by being fixed to an existing facility 9 such as a table or a counter through screws or the like in four through-hole portions 49 provided in the frame body portion 4.
As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 13, the operation of the rod holding unit body 1 when it is used is the housing position P1 in which most of the main body portion 2 is housed in the frame body portion 4, and further as shown in FIG. The main body 2 is slidable between the retreat limit position P2 retracted inward and the advance limit position P3 most protruded from the frame body portion 4 as shown in FIGS. The main body 2 is finally held at either the accommodation position P1 or the forward limit position P3 depending on the positions of the first link part 51 and the cam surface part 50. Then, the movement between the two is moved to a desired position by the biasing force of the torsion spring 53 and the second link portion 52 connected to the torsion spring 53 by releasing the main body portion 2 by pressing and retreating to the retreat limit position P2. And stop.
In the above operation, when the locus of the third pin portion 513 of the first link portion 51 is an operation from the backward limit position P2 to the forward limit position P3, the locus a in FIG. 15 is taken and the forward limit position P3 is taken. Can be realized by taking the trajectory b in FIG.

By using such a rod holding unit body 1, a function of holding the rod-like body can be added to the existing equipment 9 by fixing the frame body portion 4 to the existing equipment 9, and a bar holding function can be provided. Only when it is desired to use, the main body 2 can be moved relative to the frame 4 to advance to a position where the bar can be held, and when the bar holding function is not used, it can be moved back to a position where there is no problem in appearance.
As described above, according to this example, the function of stably holding the rod-like body 8 such as a cane can be added by arranging it in the existing equipment 9 such as a table or a counter, and it looks good when not in use. The rod holding unit body 1 that can be well accommodated can be provided.

(Example 2)
This example is an example of a bar holding unit body composed only of a portion corresponding to the main body 2 in the bar holding unit body 1 of the first embodiment.
The main body portion 202 constituting the rod holding unit body 102 of this example excludes the portion corresponding to the advance / retreat mechanism portion 5 from the main body portion 2 of the first embodiment, and the first plate portion 21, the second plate portion 22, and these It comprised only with the elastic member 3 clamped between and incorporated. The basic structure of the elastic member 3, the first plate portion 21, and the second plate portion 22 was the same as that in Example 1.

As shown in FIG. 16, the rod holding unit body 102 of this example consisting only of the main body 202 was joined to the back surface of the existing equipment 9 using an adhesive 95. In addition, a method of providing a through hole in the main body 2 in advance and screwing it, or a method of fixing using other fastening members can be employed. Moreover, the fixing position was made into the state which the notch recessed part 20 exposed.
In this case, the rod holding unit body 102 cannot be accommodated so as not to be seen when not in use, but the rod holding function can be effectively exhibited. That is, according to this example, a bar holding unit body that can be provided with a function of stably holding a rod-like body 8 such as a cane by being provided in an existing facility 9 such as a table or a counter is provided. Can do.

In Example 1, the rod holding unit body is disposed in the existing equipment, (a) a state in which the main body is positioned at the accommodation position, and (b) a state in which the main body is advanced to the forward limit position and used. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a first plate portion of a main body portion in the first embodiment. The longitudinal cross-sectional view (the AA arrow directional cross-sectional view of FIG. 2) of the 1st plate part of the main-body part in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a second plate portion of the main body portion in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of an elastic member in the first embodiment. Sectional drawing of the elastic member in Example 1 (BB sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 5). FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a first frame portion of a frame body portion in the first embodiment. Sectional drawing of the 1st frame part of a frame part in Example 1 (CC sectional view taken on the line CC of FIG. 7). The side view of the 1st frame part of the frame part in Example 1 (the figure seen in the arrow D direction of FIG. 7). Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the 2nd frame part of the frame part in Example 1. FIG. (A) Top view of the 1st link part in Example 1, (b) Side view, (c) Bottom view. (A) Top view, (b) Side view, (c) Cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along line EE of (a)), (d) Bottom view of the second link portion in Embodiment 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the state of the advancing / retreating mechanism part when the main-body part is located in the accommodation position in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the state of the advancing / retreating mechanism part in Example 1 when the main-body part is located in a retreat limit position. Explanatory drawing which shows the state of the advancing / retreating mechanism part in Example 1 when the main-body part is located in a forward limit position. Explanatory drawing which shows the state which has arrange | positioned the main-body part which is a rod holding | maintenance unit body in the existing installation in Example 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rod holding unit body 2 Main-body part 20 Notch recessed part 3 Elastic member 4 Frame body part

Claims (5)

A rod holding unit body that can hold a rod-like body such as a cane and can be disposed in an existing facility such as a table or a counter,
It has a notch recess for accommodating the rod-shaped body, and a pair of opposing parts arranged so as to protrude inward from both sides facing each other in the inner peripheral part of the notch recess can be expanded and contracted. Ri Na than the body portion comprising a built-in elastic member having,
The elastic member includes a base part that forms a hollow part for accommodating the body part of the rod-shaped body, and a pair that faces each other via a gap part that extends from the base part and that is narrower than the notch concave part. The gap portion is configured to be elastically expandable and contractable, and a fixing portion for positioning with respect to the main body portion is extended from the base portion. A rod holding unit body , wherein the opposing portion is arranged so as to be able to expand and contract in a state where the fixing portion is fixed in the main body portion .   2. The rod holding unit body according to claim 1, wherein the rod holding unit body includes the main body portion and a frame body portion that holds the main body portion movably and can be fixed to the existing equipment.   3. The rod holding unit body according to claim 2, wherein the main body portion is slidably disposed with respect to the frame body portion. In Claim 3, the said main-body part has the accommodation position which accommodated most in the said frame part, the retreat limit position further retreated inward, and the advance limit position most protruded from the said frame part. And is urged by the urging means toward the forward limit position,
By retracting the main body portion to the retreat limit position at the storage position, sliding movement to the advance limit position by the urging force of the urging means is enabled, and the urge force is resisted from the advance limit position. A bar characterized in that an advancing / retreating mechanism part is provided between the main body part and the frame body part for realizing an operation of returning to the accommodation position and being able to stand by after retreating to the retreat limit position. Holding unit body.   5. The structure according to claim 1, wherein a pin portion provided on one side is inserted into a guide groove provided on the other side in a portion where the facing portion and the main body portion of the elastic member face each other. A rod holding unit body provided and configured to guide the expansion / contraction operation of the facing portion by the pin portion and the guide groove.

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