JPH026559B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (b) Industrial application fields The present invention relates to a clothes dryer stand.

(b) Prior Art As a prior art to the present invention, there is a stand for a clothes dryer disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 59-22694. This stand has a pair of vertical supports that have L-shaped legs projecting downward, and a spacing member that maintains a constant spacing between these vertical supports is installed, and a stand is fixed to the pair of vertical supports. A clothes dryer is mounted and fixed on a stand. However, with this configuration, the installation of the stand is greatly influenced by conditions such as the size of the washing machine, the installation height of the water faucet, the size of the clothes dryer, and whether or not the washing machine has a van. If you try to make everything fit, the adjustment mechanisms for height, width, depth, etc. will become complicated, making assembly difficult and increasing manufacturing costs.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention is a stand for a clothes dryer that has a simple structure and is easy to assemble, and can be assembled at any location with a simple assembly process.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The clothes dryer stand of the present invention consists of an outer tube and an inner tube, and depending on how they overlap, the vertical length is the same as that between the ceiling and floor of the room. a pair of vertical columns that are adjusted to the desired angle, a horizontal column that connects the vertical columns and suspends and fixes the clothes dryer, and a spiral ring receiving groove that is fixed to the end of the inner tube and protrudes from the end. It consists of a clutch body and a clutch ring that slides vertically within the outer cylinder within the ring receiving groove, and the clutch ring is moved between the ring receiving groove and the outer cylinder by relative rotation between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a clutch mechanism that tightly contacts the inner surface of the outer cylinder to fix the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder.

(e) Function The vertical length of the pair of vertical columns is adjusted between the ceiling and floor of the room depending on the overlap between the outer tube and the inner tube, and the outer tube and the inner tube are connected at the adjusted position. By the relative rotation, the clutch ring is brought into tight contact between the ring receiving groove and the inner surface of the outer cylinder, and the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are fixed.
The horizontal columns are fixed between these vertical columns, and the clothes dryer is suspended from the horizontal columns.

(F) Embodiment 1 is a pipe-shaped upper column serving as an inner cylinder, and has a ceiling holder 2 for ceiling crimping at the upper end. Reference numeral 3 denotes a lower column which is pipe-shaped and has a larger diameter than the upper column 1 and serves as an outer cylinder, and has minute height adjustment feet 4 at the lower end for grounding on the floor. The lower end of the upper pillar 1 overlaps the upper end of the lower pillar 3 by fitting, and the length in the vertical direction is adjusted by adjusting the degree of overlapping. Pillar 1
By rotating with respect to the lower column 3, the clutch mechanism 5 provided between the upper column 1 and the lower column 3 is actuated and connected and fixed to form the vertical column 6. A pair of vertical columns 6, 6 whose lengths in the vertical direction are adjusted to the height of a room such as a laundry room are fixed between a ceiling surface 7 and a floor surface 8 of the room.

As shown in FIG. 4, the clutch mechanism 5 includes a clutch body 9 fixed to the lower end of the upper column 1, and a clutch ring 10 housed together with the clutch body 9 in the lower column 3 so as to be slidable only in the vertical direction. It becomes more. The clutch body 9 is sandwiched between an upper bottom surface 11 and a lower bottom surface 12 and has a ring receiving groove 13. During one rotation, the ring receiving groove 13 has a radius of 1.
It has a so-called spiral cross-sectional shape that gradually becomes smaller between the radius R ₁ and the second radius R ₂ . Further, the clutch ring 10 has a notch 14 in a part, and is made of a flexible member having an inner diameter larger than the first radius R ₁ and an outer diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the lower column 3. has the first radius R ₁ and the second radius R ₂
There is a contact protrusion 15 protruding inward to form a third radius R ₃ between the ring 10 and the ring 10, which is loosely fitted into the ring receiving groove 13 of the clutch body 9 and reduces its outer diameter. The lower pillar 3 is bent as shown in FIG.
By inserting the ring 10 into the lower column 3, the ring 10 is biased in the direction of expansion and tightly adheres to the lower column 3, and is slidably inserted only in the vertical direction. Then, when the upper column 1 is rotated with respect to the lower column 3 at the vertical adjustment position, the contact protrusion 15 that slides on the ring receiving groove 13 enters between the ring receiving groove 13 and the inner surface of the lower column 3. The upper pillar 1 and the lower pillar 3 are connected and fixed by completely tightening and adhering.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a distance defining device for defining the distance between the vertical column 6 and the wall surface 17 of the room, including a wall fixing fitting 18 screwed to the wall surface 17 and a U-shaped fitting 19 at an appropriate position on the lower column 3. The pillar fixing metal fitting 20 is installed and fixed, and the two plates are crossed in an X shape, and the wall surface 17 and the lower pillar 3 are
The wall fixing fittings 18 and the pillar fixing fittings 20 have elongated holes 22 for adjusting the degree of expansion of the X-shaped rods 21.
are drilled therein, and by tightening skewers 23 through these long holes 22 at the tip of the X-shaped rod 21, the wall surface 17 and the vertical column 6 are integrated with a defined interval. be converted into Therefore, if the wall surface 17 to which the vertical pillar 6 is attached is flat, the X-shaped rod 21 is fully expanded and the vertical pillar 6 is fixed close to the wall surface 17 as shown in FIG. If there is a protrusion, the extent of expansion of the X-shaped rod 21 is adjusted to keep the distance between the wall surface 17 and the vertical column 6 constant and fixed as shown in FIG.

24, 24 are two horizontal columns that connect the pair of vertical columns 6, 6 at an arbitrary height and at a constant interval,
A reinforcing embossing 25 is engraved over the entire length of the band-shaped metal plate, and vertical column engaging portions 26, 26 are formed bent along the circumferential surface of the lower column 3 at both ends, Both ends are fixed to the pair of vertical columns 6, 6 by tightening these engaging portions 26 and fasteners 27 with tightening skewers 28. These horizontal columns 24, 24 are slightly higher than the height of the washing machine 29, and are at a height at which the lower back of the clothes dryer 30 to be installed comes into contact, and at a height at which the upper back of the clothes dryer 30 comes into contact. They are arranged vertically at the same position and fixed between a pair of vertical columns 6, 6.

31 is a U-shaped hook fixed to the upper part of the back plate of the clothes dryer 30, and the clothes dryer 30 hooks the U-shaped hook 31 to the upper horizontal column 24a and extends the lower back side downward. It is suspended and fixed by coming into contact with the horizontal pillar 24b.

The vertical columns 6, 6 are pressed and fixed between the ceiling surface 7 and floor surface 8 of the room, and the distance between them and the wall surface 17 is determined by the spacing regulating device 16, so that unevenness caused by windows, etc. on the wall surface is prevented. However, it can be installed regardless of this. Further, since the horizontal columns 24, 24 can be attached to the vertical columns 6, 6 at any height, the clothes dryer 30 can be attached at any height, and the clothes dryer 30 can be hooked onto the upper horizontal column 24a and can be attached to the lower side. Since the lower back surface is brought into contact with the horizontal column 24b and the clothes dryer 30 is suspended and fixed, it can be installed regardless of the size of the clothes dryer 30.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the overlapping degree of the outer tube and the inner tube is adjusted to match the gap between the ceiling surface and the floor surface of the room,
By simply rotating the outer cylinder and inner cylinder relative to each other, the length of the vertical column can be fixed steplessly to any length that matches the height of the ceiling, allowing it to be placed in any position in the room. You can easily assemble and install the clothes dryer.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings all relate to an embodiment of the stand for a clothes dryer according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a side view with the clothes dryer installed, and FIG. 3 is a view taken from A-A in FIG.
A' sectional view, Figure 4 is a diagram of the clutch mechanism, A is a sectional view, B is a B-B' sectional view of A, C is a diagram of the clutch ring, D is a sectional view of the main part of the clutch body, Figure 5 1A and 2B are diagrams of the interval defining tool, A and B are top explanatory views in different states, C is a side view, D is a front view, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts. 1...upper column, 3...lower column, 6...vertical column, 24...horizontal column,
5...Clutch mechanism, 9...Clutch body, 10...Clutch ring.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A pair of vertical columns consisting of an outer tube and an inner tube, whose vertical length is adjusted between the ceiling and floor of the room depending on how they overlap, and which connect both vertical columns and serve as a clothes dryer. a horizontal column for suspending and fixing the clutch body, which is fixed to the end of the inner cylinder and has a spiral ring receiving groove protruding from the end, and a clutch body that slides vertically inside the outer cylinder within the ring receiving groove. The clutch ring is configured to tightly fit the clutch ring between the ring receiving groove and the inner surface of the outer cylinder by relative rotation of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder, thereby connecting the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder. A stand for a clothes dryer characterized by having a clutch mechanism for fixing the clothes.