JP6149998B1 - Umbrella dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

In an umbrella drying apparatus, it is possible to install an umbrella drying apparatus even in a place where there is little installation space such as a home. An umbrella drying apparatus 10 for drying a wet umbrella 8 has a substantially cylindrical shape and a guide groove 12c that moves the umbrella 8 inserted from the outer diameter side in a spiral shape toward the center side. It has a main body part 12 and a blower part 14 that blows air inside the guide groove 12c of the main body part 12 so that warm air hits the umbrella 8 that moves spirally. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an umbrella drying apparatus.

  Conventionally, when a wet umbrella used in rainy weather is brought into a facility or the like, it has been accommodated in a plastic bag. In such a case, you may be troubled with the treatment of the plastic bags that you have used. In addition, there are many trash cans that collect used plastic bags, but there are people who do not throw them away in the trash can, and used plastic bags are scattered, which is also preferable from the viewpoint of aesthetics. There wasn't.

  Therefore, for example, in Patent Document 1, a passage for moving rain gear such as an umbrella and rain kappa is provided in the dryer main body, and a hot air blowing device is provided on a wall portion of the passage. For example, when the umbrella moves in the passage A configuration is disclosed in which warm air is blown from the hot air blowing device and rain dew is blown away.

JP-A-8-159656

  Umbrellas can be dried by installing the device having the configuration of Patent Document 1 at the entrance of a department store, a ticket gate of a station, etc., but the device having this configuration assumes that the person dries while walking. Therefore, a predetermined length is required in the moving direction, and a considerably large installation space is required.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an umbrella drying apparatus that can be installed even in a place where installation space is small, such as a home.

An umbrella drying apparatus according to the present invention is an umbrella drying apparatus that dries a wet umbrella, and has a substantially cylindrical shape, and guides the umbrella inserted from the outer diameter side to move spirally toward the center side. A main body having a groove, and a blower that blows air through the main body so that the umbrella moves in a spiral shape, and the main body has a single plate-like member in a spiral shape. The air blowing part is provided at the lower part of the main body part, and the air absorbed from the outside is provided via a heater. the resulting warm air is passed through the hollow portion provided inside the main body is discharged from said plurality of through holes, the cavity, that is formed such that the width becomes narrower toward the bottom to top It is characterized by that.

  Moreover, the umbrella drying apparatus according to the present invention preferably includes an ultraviolet irradiation unit that irradiates ultraviolet rays toward the guide groove.

  According to this invention, it has a substantially cylindrical shape and has the guide groove which moves the umbrella inserted from the outer diameter side toward the center side spirally. As described above, since the distance can be ensured by moving in a spiral shape, the space can be saved as a whole.

It is a figure which shows the umbrella drying apparatus of embodiment which concerns on this invention. In the umbrella drying apparatus of embodiment which concerns on this invention, it is a figure which shows the flow of air when a ventilation part act | operates. It is a figure which shows the modification of the umbrella drying apparatus of embodiment which concerns on this invention.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Below, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element in all the drawings, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. In the description in the text, the symbols described before are used as necessary.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an umbrella drying device 10, FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of the umbrella drying device 10, and FIG. 1 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 (a). It is. FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating the flow of air when the blower unit 14 is operated in the umbrella drying apparatus 10, and FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating the flow of air blown by the blower unit 14 and the umbrella 8. FIG. 2C is a diagram showing a state in which warm air is blown on the umbrella 8 shown in the plan view.

  The umbrella drying apparatus 10 is an apparatus that can be installed in a narrow space compared to a commercial facility, such as an entrance of a general household, and can dry an umbrella wet in the rain. The umbrella drying device 10 includes a main body 12, a blower 14, and an ultraviolet irradiation unit 16.

  The main body 12 has a substantially cylindrical shape and has a guide groove 12c that moves the umbrella 8 inserted from the outer diameter side in a spiral shape toward the center. The number of turns of the spiral is preferably changed according to the size of the installation space, but here, the description will be made assuming that the number of turns is about two.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the body portion 12 bent in a spiral shape is bent so as to form approximately two circles in plan view, but is not limited to two circles, and may be increased or decreased as appropriate. it can. The groove width of the guide groove 12c only needs to be suitable for moving the umbrella. For example, the width of the groove d1 when the umbrella 8 is inserted from the outer diameter side of the main body portion 12 is 20 cm, and the groove width d2 of the substantially cylindrical space portion formed in the center portion can be set to 40 cm. Is preferred.

  The height h of the main body 12 is preferably set to a height at which the adult male umbrella 8 can be inserted, and is preferably set to 70 cm, for example. Here, the groove widths d1 and d2 are set on the assumption that the umbrella 8 is inserted in a state where the parent bone and the receiving bone are closed and the fabric portion is not closed.

  The main body 12 is formed by bending a single plate-like member into a spiral shape. The main body 12 is formed so that the thickness decreases from the lower part toward the upper part. The thickness of the main body 12 can be set as appropriate. Here, when the thickness of the upper part is 2 cm, the thickness of the lower part is 6 cm.

  The main body 12 is preferably made of a material having appropriate strength and heat resistance, and is preferably made of stainless steel, for example. As described above, the thickness of the main body portion 12 is set so as to become narrower from the lower portion toward the upper portion, but the inside of the main body portion 12 forms a cavity through which the wind sent from the air blowing portion 14 passes. Among the cavities, the width of the upper part t1 is 1 cm, the width of the lower part t2 is 5 cm, and the width of the central part t3 shown in FIG. 1B is 8 cm.

  A plurality of through holes 12 a are formed on the inner side surface of the main body 12 at a predetermined interval. Although the diameter of a some through-hole changes suitably with the number of holes to form, it demonstrates as what is 5 mm here. The plurality of through holes 12a are arranged in a line at a predetermined interval. The interval between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is preferably set to 3 cm to 5 cm, for example. The plurality of through holes 12a are in the direction along the bottom surface side as shown in FIG. 2A and in the direction along the traveling direction of the umbrella 8 with respect to the wall surface as shown in FIG. 2B. It is formed so that warm air blows. When the main body 12 is returned to a single plate shape, the warm air discharged from each through hole 12a is in the direction of about 120 ° in plan view and in the direction of about 120 ° in side view, that is, Sprayed diagonally down to the right. In general, the winding direction of the umbrella 8 is wound in the left direction. Thus, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the umbrella fabric portion is discharged from the plurality of through holes 12a. Hot air can be sent to the inside of the wall.

  The air blower 14 blows air through the main body 12 so that the wind hits an umbrella moving in a spiral shape. The blower section 14 includes a substantially cylindrical case body 14a, a sirocco fan 14b in which vertically long and slender plate-like blades housed in the case are attached in a cylindrical shape, a motor 14c for driving the sirocco fan 14b, A suction port 14d for taking in air from the outside of the case body 14a and a heater 14e for converting the air discharged from the sirocco fan 14b into hot air are provided.

  The case main body 14 a is a substantially cylindrical case having an upper surface that is slightly larger than the bottom area of the main body portion 12. The case main body 14 a is installed at the lower part of the main body 12 and also functions as a base for the umbrella drying device 10. The case body 14a is preferably made of a material having moderate strength and heat resistance, and can be made of, for example, stainless steel. Although the height of the case main body 14a can be set as appropriate, it will be described here as being 20 cm.

  The sirocco fan 14b is provided inside the case main body 14a, discharges air taken in from the suction port 14d to the upper part, generates hot air via the heater 14e, and flows it into the cavity of the main body part 12. The sirocco fan 14b has a substantially cylindrical shape with vertically elongated plate-like blades attached in a cylindrical shape.

  The motor 14c is provided inside the case main body 14a, rotates by electric power supplied from a power source (not shown), and has a function of driving the sirocco fan 14b by the rotational force. Here, the sirocco fan 14b and the motor 14c are described as separate members, but the sirocco fan 14b may incorporate the motor 14c.

  The suction port 14d is a plurality of slits formed at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction on the side surface of the case body 14a. The slit width can be set as appropriate, but can be set to about 5 mm to 10 mm, for example. The height of the slit is preferably set to 10 cm to 20 cm when the height of the case body 14a is 20 cm.

  The heater 14e includes a heating wire provided on a discharge path for air discharged from the sirocco fan 14b. The heater 14e is driven by power supplied from a power source (not shown). The heater 14e is provided in the upper part of the sirocco fan 14b, and has a substantially cylindrical shape like the sirocco fan 14b.

  The ultraviolet irradiation unit 16 is formed on the inner surface of the main body 12 at a predetermined interval in a cylinder formed at the center. The ultraviolet irradiation unit 16 operates by being supplied with electric power from a power source (not shown), and includes an ultraviolet lamp having an elongated rod shape. Here, a description will be given assuming that three ultraviolet irradiation units 16 are arranged.

  Then, the effect | action of the umbrella drying apparatus 10 of the said structure is demonstrated. A user who wants to dry an umbrella wet in the rain places the umbrella 8 in a state in which the parent bone and the receiving bone are closed, and the cloth portion is not closed, from the outer diameter side of the umbrella drying device 10 as shown in FIG. Move as shown by arrow B in b). At this time, the user 8 moves the umbrella 8 so as to make a vortex from the outer diameter side of the main body 12 toward the center.

  At this time, the air discharged upward from the sirocco fan 14b driven by the rotation of the motor 14c is warmed by passing through the heater e. As shown in FIG. 2A, the warm air flows into the hollow portion in the main body 12 and flows up to the upper portion, and the warm air is discharged from the plurality of through holes 12a.

  The hot air discharged from the plurality of through holes 12a hits the moving umbrella 8 and dries the wet umbrella 8. Here, since the umbrella 8 is moved without closing the cloth portion, it is easy to hit the entire surface of the cloth portion, and further, the umbrella 8 is moved in a spiral shape to apply hot air to the cloth portion from various angles. Therefore, there is an advantage that the umbrella can be efficiently dried as compared with the case where the umbrella is dried without being moved. Further, since the plurality of through holes 12a of the umbrella drying device 10 are formed in a direction in which warm air is blown toward the lower right direction, the cloth of the umbrella 8 in the plan view shown in FIG. Since wind can be blown into the interior of the ridge and raindrops can be dropped along the direction of gravity, there is an advantage that it can be efficiently dried in a short time. And it can also suppress that rain drains from the opening part of the guide groove 12c, or the upper surface side of a main body by a wind blowing right diagonally downward.

  Moreover, since the hollow part in the main-body part 12 is narrower in the upper part t1 than the lower part t2, it can raise a wind pressure also in the upper part where the distance from the sirocco fan 14b arrange | positioned at the lower part is far. Therefore, there is an effect that the warm air can be discharged with substantially the same wind pressure from the upper part to the lower part, that is, with a wind pressure having an appropriate strength.

  Further, antibacterial action can be performed by irradiating ultraviolet rays from the ultraviolet lamp of the ultraviolet irradiation unit 16 while moving the umbrella 8 moved in a spiral shape to the central part. Thereby, since it can sterilize even if rainwater adheres and bacteria propagates, there is an advantage that not only can the umbrella be dried but also the umbrella can be cleaned.

  Finally, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the umbrella 8 is lifted upward from the central portion of the main body 12 and pulled out to finish drying. As described above, according to the umbrella drying apparatus 10, the wet umbrella 8 can be efficiently dried in a short time and is moved in a spiral shape to be dried. Can be a space.

  The umbrella drying device 10 is described as having about two spiral turns, but by increasing the number of spiral turns as in the umbrella drying device 11 shown in a plan view in FIG. Further travel distance can be secured.

  The power source for supplying power to the motor 14c and the like may be switched on and off by operating an operation switch. However, the power source is detected by using a light emitting element or a light receiving element to detect that the umbrella 8 is approaching. May be switched on and off. For example, a pair of light-emitting elements and light-receiving elements are provided on the outer diameter side of the guide groove 12c of the main body 12, and the power is turned on when the umbrella 8 blocks light, and a pair of light-emitting elements and light-receiving elements are also provided in the center. It is also preferable that when the umbrella 8 receives light again after blocking the light, it is determined that the umbrella 8 has been lifted from the center and the power is turned off.

8 Umbrella, 10, 11 Umbrella drying device, 12 body part, 12a through hole, 12c guide groove, 14 air blowing part, 14 guide groove, 14a case body, 14b sirocco fan, 14c motor, 14d suction port, 14e heater, 16 ultraviolet rays Irradiation part.

Claims (2)

An umbrella drying device for drying a wet umbrella,
A main body having a substantially cylindrical shape, and having a guide groove that spirally moves the umbrella inserted from the outer diameter side toward the center; and
A blower unit that blows air so that wind hits the umbrella moving in a spiral shape through the main body part;
Equipped with a,
The main body is formed by bending a single plate-like member into a spiral shape, and has a plurality of through holes directed to the guide groove,
The air blowing part is provided at a lower part of the main body part, and passes hot air generated through a heater with respect to air absorbed from the outside through a hollow part provided inside the main body part from the plurality of through holes. Drain,
It said cavity, umbrellas drying apparatus characterized that you have been formed so that the width becomes narrower toward the bottom to top. In the umbrella drying apparatus of Claim 1 ,
An umbrella drying apparatus comprising an ultraviolet irradiation unit that irradiates ultraviolet rays toward the guide groove.

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