JPH0330059Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Application and Outline of the Invention) The present invention relates to a clamping tool used for clothes hangers, and in particular, the spring attached to the clamping tool is made difficult to be seen from the outside. The purpose is to provide a clean and streamlined appearance. Further, the spring prevents the clothes from getting caught when the clothes are put on or when hangers with clothes hung are lined up. For this purpose, the method of attaching the spring to the pair of clamping pieces has been improved.

(Prior art and its problems) There is a type of clamping tool for clothes hangers as shown in Fig. 6, and most of them use the horizontal bar 11 as the rotational fulcrum of the clamping tool. configured.

That is, a bearing part 21 is provided in the middle of the pair of clamping pieces 2, 2 and faces the horizontal beam 11 in a pairwise manner, and an arc-shaped spring 3 is interposed between the lower outer sides of this bearing part. It is the composition.

In this case, the bearing parts 21 and 21 are pressed against each other by the pressing force of the tip of the spring 3, and the gripping parts 22 at the lower ends of the gripping pieces 2 and 2 are pressed against each other, so that the gripping pieces Even if the upper ends of 2, 2 are pinched to widen the space between the clamping parts 22, 22,
The horizontal beam 11 and the bearing portion 2 are maintained in a press-contact state.

Therefore, by disposing a pair of clamps having the above structure on the horizontal bar 1, which is mainly a hanger, the interval between the clamps can be adjusted, and clothes such as skirts of various sizes can be attached to these clamps. It will be suspended by.

However, in this conventional device, the spring 3 for imparting the clamping force and horizontal beam support force is attached to each clamping piece 2.
When exposed to the outside, unsightly appearance is unavoidable.

Furthermore, since the tip of the spring 3 is exposed to the outside, when clothes are hung on the hanger and lined up, there is a risk that the clothes will get caught on this part.

In order to solve this inconvenience and to enable the clamping piece to be manufactured by injection molding of synthetic resin (eliminating the undercut part during injection molding), as shown in FIG. A tongue piece 27 having an L-shaped cross section is protruded from the inner surface of the spring 3, the free ends 31, 31 of the spring 3 are engaged with the tongue piece, and a folded paper piece 34 is formed to extend from this free end. A conceivable configuration is such that the folded piece 34 extends above the bent portion 32 and the tip of the folded piece 34 engages with a protrusion 28 provided on the inner surface of the grip portion of the clamping piece 2. In this case, the engagement between the spring 3 and the clamping piece 2 in the clamping direction is ensured by the engagement between the tongue piece 27 and the free end 31, and the spring 3 is prevented from coming off by the protrusion 28. This is ensured by the engagement with the folded piece 34, and the spring 3 is housed between the clamping pieces 2, 2, thereby eliminating the above-mentioned disadvantage.

However, in the case of this method, the shape of the spring 3 needs to be complicated, as shown in the figure.

(Technical Issues) The present invention is a clamping tool that is attached to the horizontal bar 11 of a hanger, and a pair of clamping pieces 2, 2 formed by injection molding of synthetic resin, each having a clamp in the middle thereof.
A bearing part is provided that faces the horizontal beam 111 of the hanger, and the biasing force of the free end part of the spring 3 whose free ends 31, 31 face each other and are close to each other is applied to the clamping pieces 2, 2 in the lower region of the bearing part. In such a clothes hanger clamping device, in order to avoid an unsightly appearance and to prevent a part of the spring 3 from getting caught on clothes on an adjacent hanger, the spring 3 is The technical challenge is to prevent the clamp from being exposed to the outside. Another object of the present invention is to achieve the above object with a spring 3 having a simple shape.

(Technical Means) The technical means of the present invention taken to solve the above-mentioned technical problem is as follows: The clamping pieces 2, 2 are plate-like bodies with no openings, and a horizontal bar of a hanger is provided on the inner surface of each clamping piece 2. 11
A pair of plate-shaped bearing portions 21, 21 which are orthogonal to and rotatably opposed to the bearing portion are protruded in parallel, and below the horizontal beam 11 between the bearing portions,
An engaging piece 23 is provided that has a certain distance from the inner surface of the clamping piece 2 and has only both ends integrated with the back surface of the clamping piece 2, and is provided between the clamping pieces 2, which face each other with the horizontal bar 11 of the hanger in between. A spring 3 is inserted so as to surround the horizontal bar 11 of the hanger, and the width of the spring 3 is adjusted to the width of the bearing part 2.
1 and 21, and the free end of this spring 3 is provided with a protrusion that protrudes inward, and the protrusion of this free end is connected to the engagement piece 23.
This means that it was locked from the outside of the lower edge.

(Operation) The above technical means of the present invention operates as follows.

The space between the bearing parts 21 and 21 in each clamping piece 2 is a space that opens upward, and the free end of the spring is inserted into this space, and the protruding part becomes the engagement piece 23.
is engaged in. Therefore, the spring 3 is housed between the clamping pieces 2, which are opposed to each other. By the way, since these clamping pieces 2, 2 do not have openings penetrating the front and back sides, the spring 3 is hardly visible from the outside.

Further, the free end of the spring 3 is inserted between the bearing parts 21, 21 that sandwich the horizontal beam 11 of the hanger, and the engagement piece 2 provided below the opposing surface of the bearing part 21
3 is locked from the outside of the lower edge of the hanger, the elastic return force of the spring 3 reaches the bearing parts 21, 21 from the engagement piece 23, and this biasing force causes the clamping pieces 2, 2 to move along the side of the hanger as a whole. While being locked to the crosspiece 11,
Due to the elastic return force of the spring 3, a couple with the horizontal beam 11 as a fulcrum is generated at the tips of the clamping pieces 2, 2.
A clamping force is generated between the tips of the clamping pieces 2, 2.

Therefore, the clothes can be clamped in the same manner as the conventional one in which the free ends of the springs 3 are brought into contact with the outer surfaces of the clamping pieces 2, 2, and the attachment positions of the clamping pieces 2, 2 on the horizontal bar 11 of the hanger can be adjusted. can be moved in the axial direction of the horizontal bar 11.

Note that when the clamping pieces 2, 2 are spread out, a force is applied to the spring 3 to move it upward, but the protrusion provided at the free end is located outside the lower edge of the engaging piece 23. Since it engages from the beginning, there is no need to worry about this spring coming off.

(Effects) Since the present invention has the above configuration, it has the following unique effects.

Since the spring 3 is housed between the pair of clamping pieces 2 and is hardly visible from the outside, the unsightly appearance of the conventional structure can be eliminated.

Furthermore, since the clamping pieces 2, 2 have no openings and are plate-shaped as a whole, and the free ends of the springs 3 do not protrude to the outside, it is difficult to hang clothes on hangers next to each other. Even when lined up like this, the clamping pieces 2, 2
There is no need to worry about the surface part damaging adjacent clothing.

Furthermore, since the free end of the spring 3 is just accommodated between the bearing parts 21, 21 formed protruding from the inner surface of each clamping piece 2, Since the spring 3 is engaged with the lower edge of the spring 23 to prevent it from coming off, there is no fear that the posture of the spring 3 will become unstable when the clamping pieces 2, 2 are opened and closed. In addition, the above effect can be ensured by the spring 3 having a simple shape.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 5.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the horizontal bar 11 is provided with a pair of clamping tools, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, each clamping tool includes a pair of clamping pieces 2, 2, and a U-shaped spring 3 interposed between them.
It consists of.

The bearing portions 21, 21 of the clamping piece 2, as shown in FIG. Section 25. This arcuate portion 25 is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the horizontal crosspiece 11.

Further, the lower portions of the protrusions 24, 24 are connected to the back surface of the clamping piece 2 by a connecting piece 26 having a constant interval, and a free end 31 of a spring 3, which will be described later, engages with this connecting piece 26. Therefore, the connecting piece 26 becomes the engaging piece 23 described above.

Both of the clamping pieces 2, 2 have the same configuration, and are arranged so as to face each other with the horizontal bar 11 in between.
1 is engaged with the connecting pieces 26, 26 separately, a clamping tool is attached to the horizontal beam 11.

As shown in FIG. 4, the spring 3 is a leaf spring having a U-shape as a whole, and its free ends 31, 31 are provided with bending pieces that bend inward. This bent piece becomes the protrusion described in the above-mentioned technical means and engages with the lower edge of the connecting piece 26 from the outside.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, through holes 33, 3 are formed on both sides of the U-shaped spring 3, sandwiching the bent portion.
3, installation of the spring 3 is easy.

With the free ends 31, 31 of the spring 3 being pushed apart by preparing a tool as shown in FIG.
The free end 31 can be inserted into the space between the connecting piece 26 and the inner surface of the clamping piece 2, and the free end 31 can be engaged with the lower edge of the connecting piece 26, making it easy to assemble the clamping tool. It is from.

When trying to finish the spacing between the clamping pieces 2, 2 to the same size as the conventional one, the spacing between the connecting pieces 26, 26 cannot be set large, and the spring 3 in the free state cannot be set large.
The distance between the free ends 31, 31 may be reduced depending on the value of the required biasing force. In this case, installing the spring 3 will be extremely difficult and may even be impossible.
According to the embodiment described above, such inconvenience does not occur.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the clamping pieces 2, 2
When an operating force is applied to spread the tips of the springs 3, the springs 3 tend to move upward, but the free ends 31, 31 are connected as the engagement pieces 23. Since it engages with the outside of the piece 26, there is no fear that the spring 3 will come off during these operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory view of a hanger using this, Fig. 3 is an explanatory view of the inner surface of the clamping piece 2, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the spring 3, and Fig. 5 is an explanatory view of the inner surface of the clamping piece 2. The figure is an explanatory diagram of the tool used when installing the spring 3,
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an improved example of this.
Connection piece, 23... Engagement piece, 3... Spring, 31...
free end.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is a clamping tool attached to the horizontal bar 11 of the hanger, and a pair of clamping pieces 2, 2 manufactured by injection molding of synthetic resin are each provided with a bearing portion in the middle of each of the clamping pieces 2, which is in contact with the horizontal bar 11 of the hanger. In a clamping tool for a clothes hanger, the biasing force of the free end of the spring 3 is of a type in which the free ends 31, 31 face each other and are close to each other, is applied to the clamping pieces 2, 2 in the lower region of the bearing part. , the clamping pieces 2, 2 are plate-shaped bodies with no openings, and a pair of plate-shaped bearings are provided on the inner surface of each clamping piece 2, perpendicular to the horizontal bar 11 of the hanger and rotatably opposed thereto. The parts 21, 21 are made to protrude in parallel, and a locking member is provided below the horizontal bar 11 between the bearing parts and has a certain distance from the inner surface of the clamping piece 2, and only both ends are integrated with the back surface of the clamping piece 2. A joining piece 23 is provided, and the holding pieces 2, 2 are arranged opposite to each other with the horizontal bar 11 of the hanger in between.
A spring 3 is inserted between them so as to surround the horizontal bar 11 of the hanger.
is inserted, and the width of the spring 3 is adjusted to the width of the bearing portions 21, 2.
1, and the free end of the spring 3 is provided with a protrusion that protrudes inward, and the protrusion of the free end is inserted from the outside of the lower edge of the engagement piece 23. A clamp for a locked clothes hanger.