JP6820665B2 - Linked hanger - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a continuous hanger provided with a plurality of hanger portions and capable of easily removing clothes hung on these hanger portions.

As a daily necessities for drying clothes such as washed T-shirts and shirts, clothes are hung on multiple hangers attached to the main frame, and hooks also attached to the main frame are used by hooking them on hanging objects such as clothespins. There is something.

The above-mentioned multi-series hangers allow the shoulder part of clothing (jacket) to be folded to improve the detachability of clothing and eliminate bulkiness when not in use. There are some that have improved the ease of storage.
For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a pair of support pestle that hangs a shoulder portion of clothing can be temporarily fixed at a horizontal position, and a bifurcated release piece is arranged at a base that supports the pair of support pestle. A foldable hanger capable of temporarily fixing the support punch to a horizontal position by engaging a pair of tip portions of the release piece with the base end portion of the support punch is described. In this foldable hanger, when the base end of the support pestle is released from the tip of the release piece by operating the release piece, the pair of support pestle hangs down so that the tips approach each other due to its own weight and the weight of the dried clothing. , The clothes can be removed from the hanger without any trouble, and the detachability of the clothes is improved.

For example, in Patent Document 2 below, a pair of pestle bodies whose upper end is rotatably supported by a connecting piece, and an outer end portion fixed to the lower end of the pestle body and an inner end portion are mutually attached. A folding hanger in which a hanger is composed of a pair of connected bottom punches is described. When this folding hanger pushes up the connecting part of the pair of bottom pestle, the pair of pestle bodies hang down so that the tips come close to each other, so that the bulkiness of the shoulder part of the hanger can be eliminated when not in use, and the storage can be stored. Ease of use improves. In addition, according to this folding hanger, it is considered that if the shoulder portion is folded when removing the dried clothes, the detachability of the clothes is also improved.

Japanese Patent No. 5248688 Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-141479

In the above-mentioned continuous hanger, although the detachability of clothes from individual hangers has been improved, workability is achieved because the shoulders of the hangers must be folded one by one when removing the dried clothes. It takes time and effort to take in clothes.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a continuous hanger which is excellent in workability when removing dried clothes and can save time and effort when taking in laundry. ..

The first aspect of the continuous hanger according to the present invention is to provide a main frame and a pair of bars on the main frame at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the main frame, each of which comprises a pair of bars for hanging clothes and a pair of bars. A base portion that swingably supports the base end of the bar and a base portion that is provided on the base portion and locks the base ends of the bars when the tips of the pair of bars are separated from each other so that the tips of the pair of bars are connected to each other. A plurality of hanger portions having locking portions that maintain a state of being separated from each other, and locking portions of the plurality of hanger portions provided on the main frame are operated synchronously to operate the base ends of the pair of bars. An operating part that releases the lock and thereby simultaneously eliminates the state where the tips of the pair of bars are separated from each other, and a hook provided on the main frame for suspending a plurality of hanger parts via the main frame. And.
The locking portion corresponds to each of the pair of bars and has a pair of rocker arms for locking and releasing the base end of the bar, and a connecting portion for supporting an intermediate portion of the pair of rocker arms.
The connecting portion is elastically deformable, and by elastically deforming the connecting portion in the direction in which the upper ends of the pair of rocker arms are separated from each other, the base end of the bar is locked by the rocker arm in one of the plurality of hanger portions. Is released.

According to the first aspect, when the tips of the pair of bars are separated from each other in each of the plurality of hanger portions, the locking portions lock the base ends of the bars and put the clothes on the pair of bars. Maintain a state where it can be hung, that is, a state where it can be used as a hanger. From this state, when the user operates the operating portions to synchronously operate the locking portions of the respective hanger portions to unlock the base ends of the pair of bars, the restraints on the base ends of the bars are released. The state in which the tips of the bars face downward due to their own weight (and the weight of the clothes hung on the bars) and the tips of the pair of bars are separated from each other is eliminated all at once in all the hanger portions.
Clothes are hung on each of the plurality of hangers and dried, and in a state where they can be dried and taken in, the user operates the operating portion to cause each of the plurality of hangers to perform a series of operations as described above. As a result, the clothes hung on each hanger slide down from the pair of bars with their tips facing down. Therefore, if a basket or the like is placed under the continuous hanger, the clothes can be put in the basket at once without the trouble of folding the hanger parts one by one.
Further, by elastically deforming the connecting portion without operating the operating portion, only any one of the plurality of hanger portions can be folded.

In the second aspect of the articulated hanger according to the present invention, in the first aspect, the locking portion corresponds to each of the pair of bars, and the base end of the bar is locked and released. It has a pair of rocker arms, and the operating portion is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the main frame and is rotatably supported around an axis in the longitudinal direction, and is in contact with the pair of rocker arms in the longitudinal direction. A cam member may be provided which displaces the pair of rocker arms by rotating them around the axis of the bar to release the locking of the base ends of the pair of bars.

According to the second aspect, when the cam member is rotated about the axis in the longitudinal direction of the main frame, the pair of rocker arms are displaced at each of the locking portions of the plurality of hanger portions. As a result, the lock of the base end of the bar by the rocker arm is released.

In the third aspect of the continuous hanger according to the present invention, in the second aspect, the cross section of the cam member may be non-circular (for example, elliptical) having a major axis and a minor axis.

According to the third aspect, the pair of rocker arms are displaced by rotating the cam member until the major axis direction of the elliptical cross section of the cam member coincides with the direction in which the pair of rocker arms are separated from each other. The locker arm unlocks the base end of the bar.

In the continuous hanger of the present invention, the base portion may be swingably attached to the main frame, and a plurality of hanger portions may be swingably suspended from the main frame.

According to the continuous hanger according to the present invention, the workability when removing the dried clothes is excellent, so that the trouble when taking in the laundry can be saved. In addition, if the above operation is performed when not in use, the bulkiness of the shoulder portion of the hanger can be eliminated, and the ease of storing the continuous hanger itself is improved.

It is a perspective view which shows an embodiment of the continuous type hanger of this invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a hanger portion constituting the continuous hanger shown in FIG. It is a perspective view when one of the hanger portions constituting the continuous hanger shown in FIG. 1 is operated and a pair of bars are folded. It is a perspective view which shows the form in the case of accommodating the continuous type hanger shown in FIG.

An embodiment of the continuous hanger according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, this continuous hanger includes a main frame 1, a plurality of hanger portions 10 provided on the main frame 1, and a catch hook 50 of an operating portion 30.
The main frame 1 is composed of two parallel rod-shaped members 2 and connecting members 4A and 4B which are arranged at both ends of the rod-shaped members 2 and connect the rod-shaped members 2 while maintaining parallelism. Become.
The plurality of hanger portions 10 are attached at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the main frame 1, and each has a pair of bars 11A and 11B, a base portion 12, and a locking portion 13. The pair of bars 11A and 11B form the shoulders of a hanger on which clothing is hung when their tips are separated from each other.

The base portion 12 is a case-shaped member that swingably supports the base ends of the pair of bars 11A and 11B via the shafts 21A and 21B and houses the locking portion 13 that locks the base ends of the pair of bars. Is. A pair of support pieces 12A and 12B protruding upward are formed on the upper portion of the base portion 12, and these are connected to two rod-shaped members 2, respectively. Connecting members 2A and 2B that pivotally support the support pieces 12A and 12B are attached to the two rod-shaped members 2, and the base 12 is a shaft parallel to the width direction of the main frame 1 via the connecting members 2A and 2B. Is swayably suspended with respect to the main frame 1 centered on

As shown in FIG. 2, the locking portion 13 is arranged inside the base portion 12 and locks the base ends of the bars when the tips of the pair of bars 11A and 11B are separated from each other. A state in which the tips are separated from each other, that is, a state in which clothing can be hung on the pair of bars 11A and 11B is maintained.
The locking portion 13 has a pair of rocker arms 14A and 14B corresponding to the pair of bars 11A and 11B, a central portion 14C, and a connecting portion 14D for connecting the central portion 14C and the rocker arms 14A and 14B. There is. The rocker arms 14A and 14B, the central portion 14C and the connecting portion 14D are integrally molded with an elastically deformable resin material. Further, in the central portion of the rocker arms 14A and 14B, first small protrusions 15A and 15B protruding outward are formed, respectively. The connecting portion 14D connects substantially the center of the rocker arm to the central portion 14C, and serves as a fulcrum when the rocker arms 14A and 14B are operated in the manner of a lever as described later. The first small protrusions 15A and 15B are in contact with the second small protrusions 19A and 19B formed on the inner surface of the side wall of the base portion 12, respectively.

A recess 16A is formed on the outer side of the lower end of one rocker arm 14A, and a protrusion 17A is formed on the base end of the bar 11A corresponding to the rocker arm 14A. A recess 16B is formed on the outer side of the lower end of the other rocker arm 14B, and a protrusion 17B is formed on the base end of the bar 11B corresponding to the rocker arm 14B. The protrusion 17A is in a position where the tips of the pair of bars 11A and 11B are engaged with the recess 16A in a state where the tips are separated from each other, and similarly, the protrusion 17B is in a position where the tips 17B are engaged with the recess 16B.

Further, a third small protrusion 20A is formed on the outside of the lower end of one rocker arm 14A and closer to the tip of the rocker arm 14A than the protrusion 17A, and the lower end of the rocker arm 14A is formed in the vicinity of the small protrusion 20A. A small hole 22A that penetrates is formed. A third small protrusion 20B is formed on the outside of the lower end of the other rocker arm 14B and closer to the tip of the rocker arm 14B than the protrusion 17B, and penetrates the lower end of the rocker arm 14B in the vicinity of the small protrusion 20B. The small hole 22B is formed. The third small protrusions 20A and 20B interfere with the lower end of the side wall of the base portion 12 when the tips of the bars 11A and 11B face downward, respectively, and the protrusions 17A and 17B are released from the recesses 16A and 16B. Suppresses 11A and 11B from swinging freely.
The small holes 22A and 22B allow a slight displacement of the third small protrusions 20A and 20B with respect to the base ends of the bars 11A and 11B when the third small protrusions 20A and 20B interfere with the lower end of the side wall of the base. The interference with the lower end of the side wall of the base 12 is smoothed, and the small protrusions 20A and 20B and the lower end of the side wall of the base 12 are suppressed from being damaged or worn.

The operating portion 30 operates the locking portions 13 of the plurality of hanger portions 10 in synchronization to release the locking of the base ends of the pair of bars 11A and 11B, and the tips thereof are separated from each other. Are resolved all at once.
The operating portion 30 has two cam members 31A and 31B arranged in the longitudinal direction of the main frame 1. One cam member 31A is rotatably supported at both ends by a connecting member 4A constituting the main frame 1 and a connecting member 3 described later, and a knob 32A is attached to one end of the cam member 31A. .. Similarly, both ends of the other cam member 31B are rotatably supported by the connecting member 4A and the connecting member 3, and a knob 32B is attached to one end of the cam member 31B. The user can rotate the cam members 31A and 31B around the axis in the longitudinal direction of the main frame 1 by turning these knobs 32A and 32B.

The cross sections of the cam members 31A and 31B have an elliptical shape. Further, the distance between the upper ends of the rocker arms 14A and 14B is narrower than the distance between the lower ends of the rocker arms, and the cam members 31A and 31B have their peripheral surfaces in contact with the upper ends of the rocker arms 14A and 14B. ing. The cross section of the cam members 31A and 31B is not limited to an elliptical shape, and may be a non-circular shape having a major axis and a minor axis, for example, a rectangle.

When the base ends of the pair of bars 11A and 11B are locked to the system stop portion and the tips of the bars are separated from each other, the first small protrusion 15A formed on the rocker arm 14A is formed on the base portion 12. It is in contact with the second small protrusion 19A formed on the inner surface of one side wall from below. Similarly, the first small protrusion 15B formed on the rocker arm 14B is in contact with the second small protrusion 19B formed on the inner surface of the other side wall of the base 12 from below. When the tips of the bars 11A and 11B are separated from each other, the length from the shaft 21A to the tip of the bar 11A in the bar 11A is significantly longer than the length from the shaft 21A to the lower end of the bar 11A. A strong upward force acts on the recess 16A to which the portion 17A is engaged, that is, the rocker arm 14A formed with the recess 16A, based on the principle of leverage. The same force acts on the bars 11B, and when wet clothing is hung on the bars 11A and 11B, the force further increases and attempts to displace the rocker arms 14A and 14B upwards. , The first small protrusions 15A and 15B are in contact with the second small protrusions 19A and 19B, respectively, and suppress the upward displacement of the rocker arms 14A and 14B.

From the state where the tips of the pair of bars 11A and 11B are separated from each other, the knob 32A (or 32B) is rotated to rotate the cam member 31A (or 31B), and the major axis of the cross section is set in the lateral direction, that is, the rocker arm 14A, When the upper ends of the 14Bs are aligned in the direction of separation, the upper ends of the rocker arms 14A and 14B are further separated from each other while elastically deforming so that the connecting portion 14D warps. Along with this, the lower ends of the rocker arms 14A and 14B are displaced inward with the connecting portion 14D as a fulcrum in the manner of a lever, the protrusions 17A and 17B are released from the recesses 16A and 16B, respectively, and the bars by the rocker arms 14A and 14B are released. The locking of the base ends of 11A and 11B is released.

When the base ends of the pair of bars 11A and 11B are unlocked, the restraints on the base ends of the bars are released, and their own weight (and the weight of the clothes hung on the bars) acts to cause the tips of the bars 11A and 11B to move. The state in which the tips of the bars face downward and are separated from each other is eliminated all at once in all the hanger portions 10 (four hanger portions arranged in the front right in FIG. 1) involved in the movement of the cam member 31A. Bars 11A and 11B are folded.
When the knob 32A is rotated in the reverse direction to rotate the cam member 31A and the minor diameters of its cross sections are aligned in the lateral direction, the rocker arm 14A depends on the restoring force when the elastically deformed connecting portion 14D returns to its original shape. , 14B's upper ends approach each other and return to their original positions, and the lower ends of these rocker arms also displace outward and return to their original positions.
Even if the knob 32A is turned in the opposite direction, the tips of the bars 11A and 11B remain folded downward, so when trying to hang clothes on the hanger section 10, the individual hanger sections are used. In No. 10, the pair of bars 11A and 11B are operated, respectively, so that the tips of the bars are separated from each other. Specifically, when the bar 11A has the tip end and is rotated upward around the base end, the protrusion 17A engages with the recess 16A. Similarly, when the bar 11B has the tip and is rotated upward about the base end, the protrusion 17B engages with the recess 16B. When the bars 11A and 11B are operated in this way, the tips of the bars return to a state in which they are separated from each other. The same applies when the knob 32B is turned. In that case, the four hanger portions 10 arranged at the left back in FIG. 1 operate as described above.

Tongue pieces 18A and 18B protruding further downward are formed at the lower ends of the rocker arms 14A and 14B, respectively. The tongue pieces 18A and 18B are used when a plurality of hanger portions 10 are individually operated. That is, when the tongue pieces 18A and 18B are held between the thumb and the index finger and the two are operated so as to be close to each other, the lower ends of the rocker arms 14A and 14B are elastically deformed so as to warp the connecting portion 14D, respectively. With the connecting portion 14D as a fulcrum, the protrusions 17A and 17B are released from the recesses 16A and 16B, respectively, and the locker arms 14A and 14B release the locking of the base ends of the bars 11A and 11B. As a result, the state in which the tips of the pair of bars 11A and 11B are separated from each other in the individual hanger portions 10 is eliminated as in the case of operating the knobs 32A and 32B.
When the thumb and index finger are separated from the tongue pieces 18A and 18B, the lower ends of the rocker arms 14A and 14B are displaced outward from each other depending on the restoring force when the elastically deformed connecting portion 14D returns to the original shape. Return to the original position. Also in this case, the tips of the bars 11A and 11B are still folded downward, so when trying to hang clothes on the hanger portion 10, it is the same as when the knobs 32A and 32B are operated in reverse. In addition, the bars 11A and 11B are operated to return the tips to a state in which they are separated from each other.

The catch hook 50 is attached to the upper center of the main frame 1 and is used to suspend a plurality of hanger portions 10 from a fixed object such as a clothesline via the main frame 1. In addition to the catch hook 50, sub hooks 51A and 51B are attached to both sides of the main frame 1.
A shaft portion is formed at the base of the catch hook 50, and this shaft portion is connected to two rod-shaped members 2. Similar to the base 12, the rod-shaped member 2 is attached with a connecting member 3 that supports both ends of the shaft portion 50A, and the catch hook 50 is attached to the main frame 1 via the connecting member 3 at the base of the shaft portion. It is swingable with respect to the main frame 1 about an axis parallel to the width direction of the main frame 1. Similar to the catch hook 50, the sub hooks 51A and 51B are also attached to the main frame 1 about the axis parallel to the width direction of the main frame 1 via the connecting members 4A and 4B attached to both ends of the rod-shaped member 2, respectively. On the other hand, it can swing.
Normally, if clothes are hung on all hangers 10 in a well-balanced manner, even if only the central catch hook 50 is hung on a clothesline and hung, the continuous hanger keeps the bar-shaped member 2 almost horizontal and clothes without problems. However, if the clothes are hung on one side or the other, the rod-shaped member 2 will tilt the hangers toward the bottom, and the clothes will come closer to each other, resulting in poor ventilation. It becomes difficult to dry. Therefore, in such a case, if both the sub hooks 51A and 51B are hung on the clothesline, the rod-shaped member 2 can be kept substantially horizontal and the clothes can be dried without any problem.
Further, when not in use, all the hanger portions 10 can be folded as described above to eliminate the bulkiness of the hanger portion, so that the continuous hanger can be stored even in a small space. In addition to that, if either one of the sub hooks 51A and 51B is hung on the clothesline, it does not occupy space and does not interfere with the drying of other laundry on the clothesline.

According to the continuous hanger configured as described above, the user operates the knobs 32A and 32B in a state where clothes are hung on each of the plurality of hangers and dried, and the hangers can be taken in. By causing each of the hangers 10 to perform the above-mentioned series of operations, the clothes hung on the hangers 10 slide down from the pair of bars 11A and 11B with the tips facing down. Therefore, if a basket or the like is placed under the continuous hanger, the clothes can be put in the basket at once without the trouble of folding the hanger portions 10 one by one.

According to the continuous hanger according to the present invention, the workability when removing the dried clothes is excellent, so that the trouble when taking in the laundry can be saved. Further, if the above operation is performed when not in use, the bulkiness of the shoulder portion of the hanger portion can be eliminated, and the ease of storing the continuous hanger itself is improved.

In the above embodiment, the protrusions 17A and 17B are formed at the base ends of the bars 11A and 11B, and the recesses 16A and 16B are formed at the lower ends (one ends) of the rocker arms 14A and 14B, but the bases of the bars 11A and 11B. Recessions 16A and 16B may be formed at the ends, and protrusions 17A and 17B may be formed at the lower ends (one end) of the rocker arms 14A and 14B.

The present invention relates to a continuous hanger that enables clothes hung on a plurality of hangers to be removed at once by a simple operation. According to the present invention, it is possible to save time and effort when taking in the laundry.

1 Main frame 2 Rod-shaped members 2A, 2B, 3, 4A, 4B Connecting members 10 Hangers 11A, 11B Bars 12 Bases 12A, 12B Support pieces 13 Locking parts 14A, 14B Rocker arm 14C Central part 14D Connecting parts 15A, 15B One small protrusion 16A, 16B Recess 17A, 17B Protrusion 18A, 18B Tongue piece 19A, 19B Second small protrusion 20A, 20B Third small protrusion 21A, 21B Shaft 22A, 22B Small hole 30 Acting part 31A, 31B Cam Members 32A, 32B Knob 50 Catch hook 50A Shaft 51A, 51B Sub hook

Claims (4)

Main frame and
A pair of bars for hanging clothes and a base for swingably supporting the pair of bars via their base ends, which are provided on the main frame at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the main frame. A locking portion provided on the base portion that locks the base ends of the bar when the tips of the pair of bars are separated from each other and maintains a state in which the tips of the pair of bars are separated from each other. With multiple hanger parts with
The locking portions of the plurality of hanger portions provided on the main frame are operated in synchronization with each other to release the locking of the base ends of the pair of bars, whereby the tips of the pair of bars are mutual to each other. An actuating part that eliminates the separated state all at once,
A hook provided on the main frame and for suspending the plurality of hangers via the main frame,
With
The locking portion corresponds to each of the pair of bars, and includes a pair of rocker arms that lock and release the base end of the bars and a connecting portion that supports an intermediate portion of the pair of rocker arms. Have and
The connecting portion is elastically deformable, and by elastically deforming the connecting portion in a direction in which the upper ends of the pair of rocker arms are separated from each other, the bar by the rocker arm is formed in one of the plurality of hanger portions. The base end of the lock is released,
Continuous hanger. The operating portion is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the main frame and is rotatably supported around the axis in the longitudinal direction, and is brought into contact with the pair of rocker arms and rotated around the axis in the longitudinal direction to form the pair. The articulated hanger according to claim 1, further comprising a cam member that displaces the rocker arm of the above to unlock the base ends of the pair of bars. The cross section of the cam member is a non-circular shape having a major axis and a minor axis.
By rotating the cam member until the major axis direction of the elliptical cross section of the cam member coincides with the direction in which the pair of rocker arms are separated from each other, the pair of rocker arms are displaced and the bar by the rocker arm is displaced. The continuous hanger according to claim 2, wherein the locking of the base end of the hanger is released. The base portion is swingably attached to the main frame, and the plurality of hanger portions are swingably suspended from the main frame.
The continuous hanger according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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