JPH0513389U - Folding clothes rack - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a foldable clothes rack that is excellent in stability and handling during use. [Structure] A pair of left and right first and second frames 1 and 2 extending along a slidable vertical surface composed of upper halves 11 and 21 and lower halves 12 and 22, and between these frames 1 and 2. The X-shaped front view connecting mechanism 6 and the upper half body 11,
21 and one of the lower halves 12 and 22 have entered the hollow portion of the other, and stopper means 5 for preventing further entry in the set state, and ground portions 14 and 2 provided on the lower halves 12 and 22.
4 and the support part 3 of the clothesline 4.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 This invention relates to a foldable clothes rack that is used both indoors and outdoors.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of clothes drying bed, there is known a folding screen type in which pipe materials are foldably connected in a folding screen shape and a clothesline support portion is provided at each of both ends thereof. When used, this clothes rack can be expanded to hang clothes rods between the two support parts to hang laundry, and when not in use, it can be folded and stored in a compact state.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned clothes-drying platform, it is necessary to expand and fold each of the multiple sheets that form a folding screen when it is used or not used, and it is troublesome to handle. And it becomes long and heavy. In addition, when it is expanded and used, it may become slightly unstable and fall down.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a foldable clothes-drying table which is easy to handle, is small in size, and is excellent in stability during use. ..

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The folding type clothes drying bed according to the present invention first extends along a substantially vertical surface, and one of the upper half bodies 11, 21 and the lower half bodies 12, 22 is slidably fitted in the other hollow portion. A pair of first and second frames 1 and 2 and a connecting mechanism 6 that connects the frames 1 and 2 in the slidable state are provided. The connecting mechanism 6 includes a first connecting bar 61 connecting the upper half 11 of the first frame 1 and the lower half 22 of the second frame 2, the upper half 21 of the second frame 2 and the first frame. A second connecting bar 62 that connects the lower half 12 of the first unit is connected to the center of the second connecting bar 62 so as to be relatively rotatable about a horizontal axis, and has a front X shape. Further, a stopper means 5 for preventing further intrusion in a set state in which one of the upper half body 11, 21 and the lower half body 12, 22 has entered the other hollow portion, and the lower half body 12, 22 are provided. Grounding portions 14 and 24, and a clothesline support portion 3 provided on at least one of the frames 1 and 2.

[0006]

[Action]

 In the case of using the above-mentioned clothes-drying bed, first, slide one of the upper halves 11 and 21 and the lower halves 12 and 22 of the frames 1 and 2 into the hollow portion of the other side to enter the same. By holding the stopper means 5 in the set state for preventing further entry, the connecting bars 61 and 62 constituting the connecting mechanism 6 are widened to have an X-shape in a front view. The two frames 1 and 2 are held at a predetermined lateral width. Then, the clothes-drying rod support portion 3 provided on at least one of the frames 1 and 2 is made to support the clothes-drying rod, and clothes are hung on the clothes-drying rod to be dried. When using such a clothes rack, the two frames 1 and 2 are held at a predetermined lateral width interval via the connecting mechanism 6, so that the stability is extremely excellent.

In addition, when the clothes drying rack is folded when not in use, from the above set state, for example, while stepping on the lower half body 12 of one frame 1, lift the upper half body 11 by hand and move upward. By sliding the connecting bars 61, 62 of the connecting mechanism 6 in the vertical direction so as to have a narrow width interval, the both frames 1, 2 are folded at a narrow width interval, Will be thin and compact. As described above, both the frames 1 and 2 can be easily used when the clothes rack is used and not used by the above-described connecting mechanism 6 with a stable predetermined lateral width and in a folded non-use state. Can be switched by simple operation.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The folding clothes dryer according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a clothes rack. In this drawing, reference numerals 1 and 2 denote a pair of left and right first and second frames extending substantially along a vertical plane, which are made of a resin-coated round metal pipe. The upper half bodies 11 and 21 and the lower half bodies 12 and 22 are provided, and the insertion rods 11a and 21a are attached to the lower end portions of the upper half bodies 11 and 21, respectively. , 21a are slidably inserted into the hollow portions of the lower half bodies 12, 22.

Further, T-shaped connectors 13 and 23 are attached to the lower portions of the lower halves 12 and 20 of the frames 1 and 2, respectively. The connecting tools 13 and 23 include first vertical cylinder portions 13a and 23a fixed to the lower ends of the lower half bodies 12 and 22, respectively, and horizontal first cylinder portions 13a and 23a connected to the first cylinder portions 13a and 23a. It is composed of two tubular portions 13b and 23b. A grounding portion 14 made of casters is attached to the lower end of the first tubular portion 13a in the first frame, and a non-rotating immovable grounding portion made of an elastic material is attached to the lower end of the first tubular portion 23a in the second frame 2. Attach 24. In addition, a connection made of a metal round pipe so as to connect the front and rear of each of the lower half bodies 12 and 22 between the second cylindrical portions 13b and 23b of the respective coupling tools 13 and 23 that face each other in the front and rear direction. Build rods 15 and 25.

Further, a pair of joint pipes 11a are provided on the upper half bodies 11 and 21 of the two frames 1 and 2 so that the entire outer appearance of the upper half bodies 11 and 21 has a substantially inverted U shape. , 21a, the horizontal connecting pipes 16 and 26 are attached, and the connecting rods 17 and 27 extending in parallel with the connecting rods 15 and 25 are respectively provided on the lower sides of the upper half bodies 11 and 21. It is installed.

The clothes rod supporting portions 3 are attached to the lower halves 12 and 22 of the frames 1 and 2 in a foldable manner, and the connecting pipe 26 of the upper half 21 of the second frame 2 is connected. Also, a clothesline support 3A is attached.

The clothesline support portions 3 and 3 provided on the respective lower halves 12 and 22 of the frames 1 and 2 are plates having a plurality of engaging portions 31 for engaging the clothesline 4 on their upper portions. A member 32 is used, and a cylindrical portion 33 to be inserted into each of the lower halves 12 and 22 is provided on the base side of each of the plate members 32, and each cylindrical portion 33 is connected to each of the lower halves 12 and 22. It is movably fitted, and a stopper 34 is attached to each of the lower halves 12 and 22 on the lower side of each of the tubular portions 33 to prevent the clothesline rod supporting portion 3 from descending due to the weight of the rod 4. There is. Each clothesline support 3A attached to the connection pipe 26 on the upper half 21 side of the second frame 2 includes a substantially U-shaped engagement portion 35 for engaging the clothesline 4, and the connection pipe. The mounting portion 36 is attached to the connection pipe 26, and the mounting portion 36 is fixed to the connection pipe 26 via a fixing screw or the like.

In addition, between the upper halves 11 and 21 and the lower halves 12 and 22 of the frames 1 and 2, the insertion rods 11a and 21a provided on the upper halves 11 and 21 side, respectively. A stopper means 5 is provided to prevent the above-mentioned lower half bodies 12, 22 from entering a predetermined amount or more. As the stopper means 5, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the tube diameters of the upper half bodies 11 and 21 and the lower half bodies 12 and 22 are formed to have substantially the same size, and the insertion rods 11a and 21a are formed. When the lower half bodies 12 and 22 are inserted into the lower half bodies 12 and 22, the lower end portions of the upper half bodies 11 and 21 are brought into contact with the upper end portions of the lower half bodies 12 and 22, respectively. 21a is prevented from entering the lower halves 12 and 22 above a predetermined amount.

As the stopper means 5, a stopper metal fitting made of a separate member may be used, and the stopper metal fitting may be arranged between the constituent members of the coupling mechanism 6, which will be described in detail later. ..

A connecting mechanism 6 that connects the frames 1 and 2 is provided between the frames 1 and 2. This connecting mechanism 6 is a first connecting bar that connects between a connecting rod 17 provided on the upper half 11 of the first frame 1 and a connecting rod 25 provided on the lower half 22 of the second frame 2. 61 and a second connecting bar 62 for connecting between the connecting rod 27 provided on the upper half 21 of the second frame 2 and the connecting rod 15 provided on the lower half 12 of the first frame 1. The central portions of the first and second connecting bars 71, 72 in the longitudinal direction are connected to each other by a pivot shaft 63 extending in the horizontal direction so as to be relatively rotatable.

More specifically, the connecting rod 17 on the upper half 11 side of the first frame 1, the connecting rod 25 on the lower half 22 side of the second frame 2, the upper half 21 of the second frame 2 Side of the connecting rod 27 and the connecting rod 15 of the lower half body 12 side of the first frame 1 are attached to hinge metal fittings 7 at their respective middle portions in the longitudinal direction, and the first metal fitting 7 is used to connect the hinge metal fittings 7 to each other. The second connecting bars 61 and 62 are respectively supported in a cross shape, and the intersecting portions are connected by the pivot shaft 63. Further, each of the hinge fittings 7 includes a bifurcated support portion 71 that rotatably supports the lengthwise end portions of the connection bars 61 and 62, and a mounting portion 72 having a semicircular arc shape. The mounting portion 72 is fixed to the connecting rods 15, 25, 17, 27 with a plurality of screws.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a connecting member 18a is provided at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the lower halves 12 and 22 of the frames 1 and 2 and slightly below the clothes rod supporting portions 3, respectively. , 28a, the horizontal connecting rods 18 and 28 are erected, and the collars 19 and 29 are rotatably fitted to the front and rear sides of the connecting rods 18 and 28, respectively. Through it, a small clothes drier 8 for hanging small items such as towels and socks is foldably supported. In other words, the small clothes drier 8 includes a plurality of resin-coated laterally extending wire rods 81 for hanging the small items, connecting wire rods 82 extending in the orthogonal direction for connecting the wire rods 81, and the wire rods 81. An engaging wire 83 extending in the orthogonal direction is provided, and this accessory clothes 8 is supported by a support wire 84.

The supporting wire 84 is bent on both sides in the length direction so that the entire shape is substantially U-shaped, and the tip end portion 84 a of each bent portion 84 is further bent in the orthogonal direction to the outside, The bent tip portions 84a are locked in the locking holes (not shown) formed in the lower halves 12 and 22 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction 90. By rotating the supporting wire 84 upward to engage the engaging wire 83, the small clothes line 8 is set in the clothes-drying state, and when the small clothes line 8 is slightly lifted up, the engaging wire The engagement between 83 and the support wire 84 is released, and both the accessory clothes 8 and the support wire 84 rotate downward by their own weight, and are folded inward below the lower halves 12 and 22.

Next, the operation of the clothes dryer having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. First, in the case of hanging laundry, etc., by using the above-mentioned clothes-drying table, the two machines are arranged with a predetermined separation. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the insertion rods 11a and 21a provided on the upper half bodies 11 and 21 sides of the frames 1 and 2 that form the clothes rack are respectively attached to the lower half bodies 12 and 22. It is slid into the hollow portion and is made to enter, and the above-mentioned stopper means 5 holds it in a set state in which it is prevented from further entering. As a result, the first and second connecting bars 61, 62 constituting the above-mentioned connecting mechanism 6 are pivoted outward about the pivot shaft 63, and the connecting bars 61, 62 are widened and viewed from the front. It becomes X-shaped, and the two frames 1 and 2 are held at a predetermined width interval via the connecting bars 61 and 62.

Next, the clothes rod support portion 3 provided on each of the lower halves 12 and 22 of the frames 1 and 2 in FIG. 1 is rotated to be expanded in the lateral direction, and the clothes rod is attached to the locking portion 31. Lock 4 and hang laundry on the clothesline 4 to dry. In addition, the clothes rod supporting portion 3A provided on the upper half 21 of the second frame 2 is also hooked with the clothes rod 4 at the engaging portion 35 to dry the laundry.

Further, the accessory clothes lines 8 supported by the lower halves 12 and 22 of the frames 1 and 2 are raised in a horizontal state, and the support wire 84 is rotated upward to engage with the engagement wire 83. By doing so, the small clothes drying 8 is set to the lower half bodies 12 and 22 in the clothes drying state shown in FIG. When using such a clothes rack, a large load is applied to the frames 1 and 2 due to laundry or the like, but the frames 1 and 2 are held at a predetermined lateral width interval via the connecting mechanism 6. Therefore, the stability is extremely excellent. Moreover, even if the clothesline 4 becomes long, the clothesline itself does not become large.

Further, when folding the clothes line when it is not used, first, the clothes rod 4 is removed from the clothes rod support portions 3 and 3A. Further, the clothesline support 3 is folded and folded inward while the small clothesline 8 is also folded inward as described above.

Then, for example, when the upper connecting pipe 26 is lifted by hand while stepping on the lower connecting rod 25 of the second frame 2 having no casters, the insertion rods 11a and 21a are respectively connected to the above-mentioned respective rods. It slides upward in the separating direction with respect to the lower halves 12 and 22. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the first frame 1 approaches the second frame 2 while the connecting bars 61 and 62 of the connecting mechanism 6 are vertically folded to have a narrow width interval. As a result, both frames 1 and 2 are folded in a narrow width interval, and the whole is thin and compact.

As described above, both the frames 1 and 2 are in a use state with a predetermined horizontal width stable by the connecting mechanism 6 and in a folded non-use state when the clothes rack is used and not used. Since it can be switched to and by a simple operation, it is also easy to handle. The insertion rods 11a and 21a are provided at the upper ends of the lower halves 12 and 22, and the insertion rods 11a and 21a are slidably inserted into the hollow portions of the upper halves 11 and 21. You may.

In addition, it is possible to dry laundry by using only one of the clothes-drying tables according to the present invention. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the clothes rod support portions 3A and 3A are respectively provided on the upper half bodies 11 and 21 of the frames 1 and 2, and the lengths of the clothes rod 4 are set to the support portions 3A and 3A. Lock the middle part in the vertical direction. In this way, when the laundry is hung on one clothes-drying yard, especially when it is used indoors, the installation space is reduced and the usability is improved. As described above, when using only one clothesline, use the casters 14 on the lower half 12 side of the first frame 1 as described above, as shown in the figure. Instead, it is preferable to use an immovable grounding part 14 which does not rotate in place of the caster 14, and when this grounding part 14 is used, in combination with the immobile grounding part 24 provided on the second frame 2 side. It is possible to stably install both the frames 1 and 2.

[0026]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the clothes drying bed according to the present invention, since the first and second frames 1 and 2 are held at the predetermined lateral width intervals via the connecting mechanism 6 when used, stability is extremely high. It becomes excellent, and when used and not used, both frames 1 and 2 can be switched by a simple operation between a used state with a stable predetermined lateral width by the connecting mechanism 6 and a folded non-used state. Therefore, it is easy to handle. Moreover, even if the clothesline becomes large, the small clothesline can be used as it is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a clothes dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a usage state of the clothes dryer.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a folded state of the same clothes dryer.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... 1st frame, 2 ... 2nd frame, 11, 12 ... Upper half body, 12, 13 ... Lower half body, 3 ... Clothes pole support part, 5 ...
Stopper means, 6 ... coupling mechanism, 14, 24 ... grounding portion, 6
1 ... 1st connection bar, 62 ... 2nd connection bar, 63 ... Pivot shaft.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An upper half 11, extending along a substantially vertical plane,
21 and a pair of left and right first and second frames 1 and 2 in which one of the lower half bodies 12 and 22 is slidably fitted in the hollow portion of the other, and the upper half body 11 and the second half of the first frame 1 A first connecting bar 61 that connects the lower half body 22 of the frame 2 and a second connecting bar 62 that connects the upper half body 21 of the second frame 2 and the lower half body 12 of the first frame 1 are provided at the center thereof. A connecting mechanism 6 which is connected to be rotatable relative to a horizontal axis, has an X-shape in the front, and connects the frames 1 and 2 in the slidable state, and the upper half body 11 and the lower half body. Stopper means 5 for preventing further intrusion in the set state in which one of the two 12, 22 has entered the other hollow portion, and the grounding portions 14, 24 provided in the lower half bodies 12, 22.
And a clothesline supporter 3 provided on at least one of the frames 1 and 2, and a foldable clothesline.