JP4195908B1 - Telescopic clothes drying equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

In a state where a support column is contracted most, the support is released by the same operation as when the support column is expanded and contracted, thereby simplifying the structure and facilitating the operation.
A transmission member is fixed to an inner support column, and a transmission member is fixed to a mounting member. The transmission member 7 holds an expansion / contraction latch 5 that is fitted into the expansion / contraction hole 11 of the outer support column 1. The transmission member 8 holds an attachment / detachment latch 9 that is selectively inserted into the attachment / detachment hole 12 of the outer support column 1. When the operation member 4 is pressed, the operation bar 41 and the pusher 42 push up the inclined cam 72 of the transmission mechanism 7, the expansion / contraction latch 5 is retracted from the expansion / contraction hole 11, and the inner column 2 can be moved. When the operation member 4 is pressed with the inner support column 2 positioned at the uppermost position, the cap 76 fixed to the upper end of the inclined cam 72 pushes up the inclined cam 82 of the transmission member 8, and the attachment / detachment latch 9 is released from the hole 12. The outer support column 1 can be removed from the mounting member 6 by retracting.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a telescopic clothes drying apparatus that is detachably attached to an upper surface of a clothes drying position such as a ceiling surface of a veranda, and in which a holding position of a clothes rack can be displaced up and down.

  As a device for holding a hanging basket at a drying position such as a veranda, a device provided with a hanging member for holding a hanging basket at the lower end portion of a telescopic column having an upper end fixed to the upper surface of the drying position such as a ceiling surface of a veranda is there. When holding the clothesline on the hanging member or hanging the laundry on the clothesline, the column is extended to position the hanging member downward. When hanging the laundry that has been hung on the clothesline, the struts are contracted to a desired length in consideration of ventilation and the like, and the hanging member is positioned upward. When not in use, the support member is most contracted and the hook member is positioned at the uppermost position, so that a person or an object can pass under the hook member.

In addition, in the conventional telescopic clothes drying device, the column is detachably attached to the upper surface of the clothes drying position,
In some cases, it is possible to more easily move a person or an object at a clothesline such as a veranda by removing the hook member together with the support column when not in use. For example, a configuration is disclosed in which a handle is provided at the lower part of the support, the restriction of the expansion and contraction of the support is released by an operation in the vertical direction of the handle, and the holding of the support is released by an operation in the rotation direction of the handle (for example, , See Patent Document 1).
JP 2008-6119 A

  However, in the conventional telescopic clothes drying device, a mechanism for attaching / detaching the support is provided in addition to the mechanism for extending / contracting the support, and when attaching / detaching the support, an operation different from the operation for extending / contracting the support is provided. Is required, the structure becomes complicated and the operation becomes complicated, which may cause an erroneous operation.

  The object of the present invention is to release the support of the support column by the same operation as when the support column is expanded and contracted in the state where the support column is contracted most, thereby simplifying the structure and making the operation easy. To provide an apparatus.

  The telescopic clothes drying apparatus of the present invention includes a hook member, a support column, a regulating member, a mounting member, an operation member, a first transmission member, and a second transmission member. The hook member holds the clothesline. The strut fixes the hook member to the lower end, and is extendable along the longitudinal direction. The restricting member selectively restricts the expansion and contraction of the column. The mounting member detachably holds the upper end of the column with respect to the upper surface of the clothesline. The operation member is disposed at the lower end of the support column and accepts an operation in a single operation direction. The first transmission member transmits an operation force on the operation member to the restriction member as a restriction release force. The second transmission member transmits an operation force applied to the operation member when the support column is contracted to the mounting member as a holding release force.

  With this configuration, when the operation member is operated, the restriction of the expansion and contraction of the support column by the restriction member is released. When the operation member is operated in a state where the support column is contracted most, the support member is released from holding the support column. Therefore, the operation of the single operation member in the single operation direction allows the column to be expanded or contracted according to the expansion and contraction state of the column.

  In this configuration, the strut is composed of an inner strut having a hook member fixed to the lower end and an operating member, and an outer strut that accommodates the inner strut movably along the longitudinal direction. May be. In this case, the restricting member includes a plurality of expansion / contraction holes formed on the side surface of the outer support column along the longitudinal direction, a first exposure position that fits into any of the plurality of expansion / contraction holes, and the inner support column. And an expansion / contraction latch held on the intellectual-side support column so as to be movable along a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction between the first retraction position and the inside. In addition, the mounting member is provided between the attachment / detachment hole formed at the upper end of the side surface of the outer support column, the second exposure position that fits into the attachment / detachment hole unit, and the second retraction position inside the outer support column. And a detachable latch held on the mounting member so as to be movable along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Further, the first transmission member transmits an operation force to the operation member as a moving force from the first exposed position of the telescopic latch to the first retracted position, and the second transmission member has the inner support post at the outer side. It is assumed that the operating force applied to the operating member is transmitted as a moving force from the second exposed position of the attachment / detachment latch to the second retracted position when the support member is positioned at the uppermost portion in the longitudinal direction.

  When the strut is composed of the nested outer strut and the inner strut, by operating the operation member, the telescopic latch held by the inner strut can be selectively set to one of the plurality of telescopic holes of the outer strut. The length of the column can be adjusted by inserting. Also, by operating the operating member with the inner support column moved upwards, the attachment / detachment latch held by the attachment member can be retracted from the attachment / detachment hole of the outer support member and the support member can be removed from the attachment member. it can.

  Further, the operation member may accept an operation in the operation direction along the longitudinal direction. In this case, the first transmission member is a first inclined cam which is engaged with the expansion / contraction latch and is movable in the longitudinal direction, and the operation force of the operation member is transmitted as the movement force in the longitudinal direction. A first inclined cam is included. The second transmission member is a second inclined cam that is engaged with the attachment / detachment latch and is movable in the longitudinal direction, and the inner support column is positioned at the uppermost portion in the longitudinal direction in the outer support column. It is assumed that a second inclined cam to which the movement in the longitudinal direction of the first inclined cam is transmitted in the state is included.

  The operation in the operation direction along the longitudinal direction of the operation member can be transmitted to the expansion / contraction latch and the attachment / detachment latch as a moving force in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction via the first inclined cam and the second inclined cam. .

  Further, the extendable latch and the detachable latch may have the same shape, and the first inclined cam and the second inclined cam may have the same shape. Costs can be reduced by sharing parts.

  In addition, an inclined surface whose height decreases toward the outside may be formed on the upper surface of the expansion / contraction latch, and the attachment / detachment latch may have a shape symmetrical to the expansion / contraction latch in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. When the inner support column is raised, the restriction can be released by retracting the expansion / contraction latch from the expansion / contraction hole portion by the contact with the expansion / contraction hole portion on the inclined surface, regardless of the operation of the operation member. Further, when the outer support column is attached to the attachment portion, the attachment / detachment latch can be fitted into the attachment / detachment hole portion regardless of the operation of the operation member by the contact with the attachment / detachment hole portion on the inclined surface.

  According to the present invention, the support of the support can be released by the same operation as when the support is expanded and contracted in the state where the support is most contracted, and the structure can be simplified and the operation can be facilitated.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a telescopic clothes drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from below the licked state with the struts extended most. The telescopic clothes drying apparatus 10 includes an outer column 1, an inner column 2, a hook member 3, an operation member 4, a base 15, and a mounting member 6.

  The pedestal 15 is fixed to the upper surface of the clothesline such as the ceiling surface of the veranda. The mounting member 6 is fixed to the base 15. A horizontal groove 151 and an inclined groove 152 are formed in the base 15. The mounting portion 6 is attached to the pedestal 15 with an angle within a predetermined range corresponding to the inclination angle of the upper surface of the clothes drying position via attachment screws 153 and 154 that penetrate the horizontal groove 151 and the inclined groove 152, respectively.

  The upper end portion of the outer support column 1 is externally fitted to the mounting member 6 along the arrow Y direction that is the longitudinal direction of the outer support column 1 from below. The outer support column 1 is a cylindrical body whose upper and lower surfaces are open, and the inner support column 2 is fitted along the arrow Y direction from below to the inside. The inner support column 2 is also a cylindrical body whose upper and lower surfaces are open.

  The hook member 3 is a plate-like body having a cylindrical attachment portion 32 at the center. The mounting portion 32 is fixed to the lower end portion of the inner support column 2 from below along the arrow Y direction, and then fixed via a set screw 33. As an example, two openings 31 are formed on both sides of the attachment portion 32. A laundry basket 100 is inserted into the opening 31. The opening 31 may be a recess opened upward.

  The operation member 4 is disposed so as to be exposed at the lower end surface of the inner support column 2. The operation member 4 accepts only operations in the arrow Y direction.

  The mounting portion 6 is angled with respect to the pedestal 15 fixed on the upper surface of the clothesline so that the arrow Y direction which is the longitudinal direction of the outer column 1 and the inner column 2 constituting the column of the present invention is the vertical direction. Adjust and fix.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the outer support column, the inner support column, the hook member, and the operation member. On the side surface of the outer support column 1, expansion / retraction holes 11 are formed at three locations along the arrow Y direction as an example in the middle and lower ends in the arrow Y direction, and attachment / detachment holes are formed in the upper end in the arrow Y direction. Part 12 is formed.

  At the upper end portion of the inner support column 2, the telescopic latch 5 is held via the first transmission member 7 so as to be movable along the arrow X direction orthogonal to the arrow Y direction. The expansion / contraction latch 5 can be selectively fitted into any of the three expansion / contraction holes 11. When the telescopic latch 5 is fitted in any of the telescopic holes 11, the inner strut 2 cannot be moved downward along the arrow Y direction with respect to at least the outer strut 1, and the strut is extended. I can't let you. The expansion / contraction hole 11 and the expansion / contraction latch 5 correspond to the regulating member of the present invention.

  An operation bar 41 is housed inside the inner support column 2 with the longitudinal direction parallel to the arrow Y direction. The operation member 4 is fixed to the lower end portion of the operation bar 41. A pusher 42 is fitted to the upper end of the operation bar 41. The outer diameter of the pusher 42 is substantially equal to the inner diameter of the inner support column 2. On the upper surface of the pusher 42, the elastic force of the spring 73 provided in the first transmission member 7 acts downward along the arrow Y direction.

  The operation member 4 is fitted into a hole of a partition wall 21 formed at the lower end portion in the inner support column 2. When the operation lever 41 is pressed in the arrow direction against the elastic force of the spring 73, the operation bar 41 moves upward along the arrow Y direction inside the inner support column 2 together with the pusher 42.

  The outer column 1 is covered with a cover 1A on the outer surface.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the first transmission member. The first transmission member 7 includes a main body 71, an inclined cam 72, a spring 73 (not shown in FIG. 3), and a cap 76. The main body 71 is a hollow casing, and a groove 74 parallel to the arrow X direction is formed on the side surface. The main body 71 accommodates the expansion / contraction latch 5 inside, and a pin 51 protruding from the expansion / contraction latch 5 is fitted in the groove 74. The expansion / contraction latch 5 is held so as to be movable in the arrow X direction along the groove 74.

  For example, the inclined cam 7 is configured by bending a metal plate into a U-shape, and an inclined groove 75 is formed on a side surface. The inclined cam 72 is held inside the main body 71 so as to be movable in the arrow Y direction. The lower end of the spring 73 is in contact with the horizontal plane of the inclined cam 72. The inclined cam 72 is urged downward along the arrow Y direction by the elastic force of the spring 73. In the inclined groove 75, the pin 51 of the expansion / contraction latch 5 is fitted.

  The cap 76 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is fixed to the upper end of the inclined cam 72 above the main body 71.

  When the tilt cam 72 moves up and down along the arrow Y direction with respect to the main body 71, the position of the pin 51 in the tilt groove 74 changes, and the telescopic latch 5 moves along the arrow X direction.

  When the operating member 4 is not pressed upward along the arrow Y direction, the inclined cam 72 is at the lower limit position by the elastic force of the spring 73, and the pin 51 is positioned at the upper end of the inclined groove 75. For this reason, the expansion / contraction latch 5 is in the first exposed position exposed to the outside from the main body 71 and can be fitted into any of the expansion / contraction holes 11 shown in FIG.

  When the operation member 4 is pressed from this state, the operation bar 41 and the pusher 42 move upward along the arrow Y direction, and push the tilt cam 72 upward. Along with this, the pin 51 moves in the inclined groove 75 toward the lower end, and the telescopic latch 5 moves to the first retracted position in the main body 71. The expansion / contraction latch 5 inserted into any of the expansion / contraction holes 11 before the operation of the operation member 4 can no longer be inserted into the expansion / contraction holes 11 by the pressing operation of the operation member 4, and the inner column 2 is connected to the outer column 1. In this state, it can be moved up and down along the arrow Y direction.

  Note that the upper surface of the telescopic latch 5 is composed of an inclined surface 52 whose height decreases toward the outside. For this reason, the contact between the inclined surface 52 and the upper edge of the expansion / contraction hole 11 moves the inner support column 2 upward relative to the outer support column 1 without pressing the operating member 4 to contract the support column. It comes out. The inclined surface 52 is not an essential configuration. When there is no inclined surface 52, the inner support column 2 can be moved upward with respect to the outer support column 1 by pressing the operation member 4.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the upper part of the telescopic clothes drying apparatus in a use state in which the support column is most contracted. An attachment / detachment latch 9 is held by the mounting member 6 through the second transmission member 8 so as to be movable along the arrow X direction. The attachment / detachment latch 9 has the same shape as the expansion / contraction latch 5 and is arranged vertically symmetrically in the direction of the arrow X.

  The second transmission member 8 includes a main body 81, an inclined cam 82, a spring 83, and a transmission screw 84. The main body 81, the inclined cam 82, and the spring 83 have the same configuration as the main body 71, the inclined cam 72, and the spring 73 of the first transmission member 7, respectively.

  Therefore, the inclined cam 82 is urged downward along the arrow Y direction by the elastic force of the spring 83. When the inclined cam 82 is in the lower limit position, the pin 91 of the attachment / detachment latch 9 is located at the upper end of the inclination groove (not shown), and the attachment / detachment latch 9 is in the second exposed position and formed on the outer support column 1. It is inserted into the attaching / detaching hole 12. Thereby, the state where the outer support column 1 is fixed to the mounting member 6 together with the inner support column 2 and the hook member 3 is maintained.

  From this state, when the inclined cam 82 moves upward along the arrow Y direction against the elastic force of the spring 83, the pin 91 of the attaching / detaching latch 9 moves in the inclined groove (not shown) toward the lower end, The attachment / detachment latch 9 moves to the second retracted position and does not fit into the attachment / detachment hole 12 formed in the outer support column 1. As a result, the state where the outer support column 1 is fixed to the mounting member 6 is released, and the outer support column 1 can be detached from the mounting member 6 together with the inner support column 2 and the hook member 3.

  The transmission screw 84 is screwed into the inclined cam 82 from below, and the lower end portion extends below the main body 81.

  As shown in FIG. 4, between the upper surface of the cap 76 and the lower end of the transmission screw 84 in the use state in which the support column is contracted most, that is, in a state where the expansion / contraction latch 5 is fitted in the uppermost expansion / contraction hole 11. Is provided with a gap D in the arrow Y direction. The inner support column 2 is moved from the most contracted use state in which the expansion / contraction latch 5 is inserted into the uppermost expansion / contraction hole 11 by a stopper (not shown) to the upper limit position further above the outer support column 1 by the gap D. It has been made movable. Due to the inclined surface 52 provided in the telescopic latch 5, it is not necessary to press the operating member 4 for the upward movement. When the inner support column 2 is moved upward to the upper limit position, the upper surface of the cap 76 comes into contact with the lower end of the transmission screw 84.

  When the operation member 4 is pressed while the upper surface of the cap 76 is in contact with the lower end of the transmission screw 84, the inclined cam 72 moves upward together with the cap 76 via the operation bar 41 and the pusher 42, and the cap 76 transmits. The screw 84 is moved upward together with the inclined cam 82. Accordingly, the attachment / detachment latch 9 moves from the second exposed position to the second retracted position, and the outer support column 1 can be detached from the mounting member 6 together with the inner support column 2 and the hook member 3.

  The attaching / detaching latch 9 has an inclined surface 92 formed on the lower surface, and the attaching / detaching latch 9 is moved from the second exposed position to the second retracted position by contact between the upper end surface of the outer member 1 and the inclined surface 92. Can be moved to. For this reason, the outer support column 1 can be externally fitted to the mounting member 6 from below and mounted on the mounting member 6 without pressing the operating member 4. However, the inclined surface 92 is not an essential configuration. When the attachment / detachment latch 9 does not include the inclined surface 92, the outer support 1 is raised to the upper limit position with the outer support 1 fitted to the mounting member 6, and the operating member 4 is pressed to operate the outer support 1. The support column 1 can be mounted on the mounting member 6.

  As described above, by performing the same operation as the operation of the operation member 4 when the inner column 2 is extended with respect to the outer column 1 with the inner column 2 being raised to the upper limit position, the outer column 1 is It can be removed from the mounting member 6. The support can be attached and detached by the same operation as the operation of the operation member when expanding and contracting the support, and the operation can be simplified.

  In addition, the first transmission member and the second transmission member both move the extension latch 5 and the attachment / detachment latch 9 along the arrow X direction by moving in the direction along the arrow Y direction. It can be simplified. In particular, the telescopic latch 5, the main body 71, the inclined cam 72, and the spring 73 can be made the same shape as the detachable latch 9, the main body 81, the inclined cam 82, and the spring 83, respectively, simplifying the design and reducing the number of parts. Can reduce costs.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the telescopic clothes drying apparatus. The attachment portion 32 of the hook member 3 is fitted on the lower end portion of the inner column 2 via the spacer 34. As an example, the spacer 34 is formed in a hollow frustoconical shape whose upper and lower surfaces are opened using resin as a raw material. The spacer 34 is fitted on the lower end portion of the inner column 2 from below.

  Since the inner strut 2 and the hook member 3 are required to have sufficient strength, it is conceivable to form them with a metal material such as an aluminum alloy. In this case, it is difficult to externally attach the attachment portion 32 of the hook member 3 to the lower end portion of the inner support column 2 and to dispose the operation member 4 at the lower end portion of the inner support column 2.

  Therefore, the mounting portion 32 of the hook member 3 can be easily attached to the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the inner support column 2 with the resin spacer 34 interposed therebetween, and the partition wall 21 is formed on the spacer 34 for operation. The member 4 can be supported on the lower end portion of the inner support column 2.

  The above description of the embodiment is to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above embodiments but by the claims. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is the external view seen from the licking downward of the state which extended the support | pillar of the telescopic clothes drying apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention most. It is sectional drawing of an outer side support | pillar, an inner side support | pillar, a hook member, and an operation member. It is a perspective view of the 1st transmission member. It is sectional drawing of the upper part of the expansion-contraction type | mold drying apparatus in the use state which most contracted the support | pillar. It is sectional drawing of the principal part of the said expansion-contraction type clothes drying apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1-Outside support 2-Inside support 3-Latch member 4-Operation member 5-Latch for expansion / contraction 6-Mounting member 7-First transmission member 8-Second transmission member 9-Latch for attachment / detachment 10-Extension-type clothesline apparatus

Claims (5)

A hook member for holding a clothesline;
The support member fixed to the lower end portion and stretchable along the longitudinal direction;
A restricting member for restricting expansion and contraction of the support;
A mounting member that detachably holds the upper end of the column with respect to the clothesline upper surface;
An operation member that is disposed at the lower end of the column and receives an operation in a single operation direction;
A first transmission member that transmits an operation force on the operation member to the restriction member as a release force of the restriction;
A second transmission member that transmits an operation force to the operation member in a state in which the support column is contracted to the mounting member as the holding release force;
Telescopic clothes drying device equipped with. The strut is composed of an inner strut in which the hook member is fixed to a lower end and the operation member is provided, and an outer strut in which the inner strut is movably housed along the longitudinal direction.
The regulating member includes a plurality of expansion / contraction holes formed on a side surface of the outer support column along the longitudinal direction, a first exposed position that fits into any of the plurality of expansion / contraction holes, and the inner support column. An expansion / contraction latch held on the inner strut so as to be movable along a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction between the first retraction position and the inside thereof.
The mounting member includes an attaching / detaching hole formed at an upper end portion of the side surface of the outer support column, a second exposed position that fits into the attaching / detaching hole portion, and a second retracted position inside the outer support column. And a detachable latch held on the mounting member so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
The first transmission member transmits an operating force on the operating member as a moving force from the first exposed position of the telescopic latch to the first retracted position,
When the inner transmission column is located at the uppermost position in the longitudinal direction in the outer column, the second transmission member transmits an operation force to the operation member from the second exposure position of the attachment / detachment latch. The telescopic clothes drying apparatus according to claim 1, which is transmitted as a moving force to the second retracted position. The operation member receives an operation in a direction along the longitudinal direction,
The first transmission member is a first inclined cam that is engaged with the telescopic latch and is movable in the longitudinal direction, and the operation force of the operation member is transmitted as the movement force in the longitudinal direction. Including a first inclined cam
The second transmission member is a second inclined cam that engages with the attachment / detachment latch and is movable in the longitudinal direction, and the inner support column is the highest in the longitudinal direction in the outer support column. The telescopic clothes drying apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a second inclined cam to which the movement of the first inclined cam in the longitudinal direction is transmitted.   The telescopic clothes drying apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the extendable latch and the attach / detach latch have the same shape, and the first inclined cam and the second inclined cam have the same shape.   5. An inclined surface whose height decreases outwardly on an upper surface of the expansion / contraction latch, and the attachment / detachment latch has a shape that is symmetrical to the expansion / contraction latch in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The telescopic clothes drying apparatus as described.

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