JPH0591916A - Dewatering device of umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To remove the water of a wet umbrella in accordance with the walking speed of a passer-by, by passing a wet umbrella between two water-sucking belts parallelly traveling. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with chief rollers 1 parallelly erected, water-absorbing belts 3 fitted to the chief rollers 1, auxiliary rollers 2 rotating while the water-absorbing belts 3 are pressed and arranged against the chief rollers 1, and a supporting panel 4 having a certain elastic and restoring property at the outside of the parallel water-absorbing belts 3. A heater 42 is arranged at the supporting panel 4. The chief rollers 1 and the auxiliary rollers 2 are rotated by a driving motor with a reducer. The absorbed water is contained in a water-receiver 6. When a wet umbrella is inserted in the rotary inlet of the water-absorbing belt 3, the water from the umbrella is absorbed while the umbrella is bitten and transferred in the water absorbing belts 3. The umbrella is discharged in an almost dewatered condition from the rotary outlet of the water-absorbing belts 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to equipment for removing water droplets from a western umbrella when it is raining, which is used in a facility where a large number of people gather.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facility for attracting a large number of people such as a department store, a large volume store, a restaurant, and a movie theater, when processing wet umbrellas in case of rain, one is to install a umbrella holder. Then, the user puts the umbrella in the storage frame and locks it, and the other is to prepare a bag that holds the umbrella,
A method has been adopted in which the user puts the umbrella in a waterproof bag and brings it in the facility.

[0003]

The conventional method has the following problems.

In the former case, the space for accommodating a single umbrella requires a space of at least 8 cm 2. Therefore, in the case of a facility with more than 100 users, there is a problem of space. There are naturally limits to installation. Also,
Even if it is installed, there are troubles caused by the loss of the user's key, and there is a headache for the facility side such as management of the forgotten umbrella. In addition, since the entrance is the face of the facility, placing the umbrella container in the entrance from the aspect of aesthetics is a resistance to the facility.

Next, in the latter method of putting a wet umbrella in a waterproof bag and bringing it into the facility, a disposable polyethylene bag is prepared at the entrance of the facility from the viewpoint of normal cost. This is not a complete measure, as the bottom of the can easily be torn by the tip of a western umbrella, resulting in rainwater being taken into the facility. Moreover, the used bag is discarded as garbage, which is not desirable from the viewpoint of resource protection.

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide a dehydrator for umbrellas, which has a compact installation space and is capable of dehydrating water droplets on the umbrellas simply by passing the wet umbrellas through a machine according to the walking speed of the user.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the structure of the umbrella dewatering machine according to claim 1 is such that the umbrella is inserted between two water-absorbing belts running in parallel. It is characterized by dehydrating water droplets.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a western umbrella dewatering machine, characterized in that the water absorbed by the water absorbing belt is dehydrated by passing the water absorbing belt between a plurality of rollers which can be fed while being squeezed. is there.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a western umbrella dehydrator characterized in that a support panel is provided on the outer side where the two water absorbing belts are parallel to each other so as to support the water absorbing belt holding the western umbrella.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dewatering machine for umbrellas, wherein a heating element is arranged on the support panel to heat the water absorbing belt,
It is characterized by promoting the drying of the water-absorbing belt and preventing the generation of various bacteria.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an umbrella dewatering machine, wherein the water dewatered from the water absorption belt of the dewatering machine according to the second aspect is 1
It is characterized by having a removable water receiving container under the water collecting pan that has an inclined surface on the bottom and a drainage port at the lowest part of the inclined surface so that it can be collected at any place and drained at any time. It is a thing.

The main constituent members of the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1, four main rollers standing upright in parallel, a water-absorbing belt attached to each of the two main rollers, and a main roller. A sub-roller that rotates while squeezing the water-absorbing belt in opposition to the water-absorbing belt, a support panel having a certain elasticity and resilience on the outside while the water-absorbing belt is parallel, and a heating element is arranged on the support panel. A drive motor with a speed reducer that rotates the main roller and the sub roller, a water collecting pan that receives the water squeezed by the main roller and the sub roller, and a water receiving container that receives the water, and a machine case that covers each of these members. It consists of and.

The main roller and the sub-roller are cylindrical bodies, and at least the surface of the sub-roller is covered with an elastic material such as natural rubber or foamed synthetic resin, and the shafts at both ends of the sub-roller serve as a body. It is supported and the rotational force reduced to a desired rotational speed is transmitted from the drive motor to one of the shafts.

The water absorption belt is in the form of a towel cloth or sponge, and the material thereof may be either natural or synthetic fiber or synthetic resin foam material. The width of the belt is the length of the radius of the face cloth of a single umbrella, and the circumference of the belt is about 2 m.

The support panel plays a role of supporting the water absorption belt while holding the umbrella.
The side contacting the water-absorbent belt is preferably a material having a little elasticity and resilience, such as urethane resin, and the core material of the support panel is preferably a material having a strength enough to withstand the sandwich of the umbrella.

Further, the support panel is provided with a heater capable of heating the water absorption belt to about 60.degree.

A water collecting pan is provided below each of the rollers and the water absorbing belt, and a gentle slope is provided on the bottom surface of the water collecting pan toward the drain port provided at the center. A removable water container is provided. Further, when the installation floor has facilities such as a drainage groove, it is possible to directly connect the drainage port of the water collecting pan to the drainage groove of the installation floor surface without using the water receiving container.

[0018]

The operation of the present invention constructed as above will be described below.

The pair of water-absorbing belts attached to the main rollers run in one direction with a gap allowing the umbrella to be sandwiched, and a support panel is provided on the back surface of the water-absorbing belt to securely sandwich the umbrella. So, when a wet umbrella is inserted into the rotation inlet of the water absorption belt, the two water absorption belts absorb the water droplets of the umbrella while the two umbrellas are running, and the umbrella from the rotation outlet of the water absorption belt Delivered in a nearly dehydrated state.

Further, the rotation speed of the speed reducer is adjusted so that the running speed of the water absorbing belt is adjusted to the walking speed of the person.

On the other hand, when the water-absorbing belt containing water passes between the main roller and the sub-roller, the water is squeezed by the squeezing of these two rollers.

Since the bottom surface of the water collecting pan is gently inclined toward the drain port provided in the center, the water squeezed from the water absorbing belt falls on the water collecting pan and is then collected in the water collecting pan. It naturally flows into the water receiving container provided below. The water receiving container is detachable like a drawer.

The support panel provided with the surface heating element heats the water absorption belt to about 60 ° C. to accelerate the drying of the water absorption belt,
Moreover, it prevents the generation of various bacteria on the water absorption belt.

[0024]

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a partial internal structure of an embodiment of the present invention. The arrow A shown in FIG. 1 indicates the moving direction of the umbrella, the arrow B indicates the rotating direction of the main roller, and the arrow C indicates the moving direction of the water receiving container. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a partial cross-section of the western umbrella dehydrator of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a partial vertical cross section of the umbrella dehydrator of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main roller, and the roller 11 is made of a light alloy extruded shape material having an outer diameter of 80 mm and a length of 80 cm, and flanges 12 at both ends thereof for preventing the water absorbing belt from falling off from the roller. A shaft 13 for rotating and supporting the roller is provided.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a sub roller, which is composed of a core material 21 having an outer diameter of 50 mm and a length of 80 cm and a skin material 22.
Is a light alloy extruded shape material, and the skin material 22 is made of urethane foam, and shafts 23 are provided at both ends thereof.

Reference numeral 3 is a water absorption belt having an apparent thickness of about 3
A non-woven fabric made of acrylic fiber having a width of 0 mm, a width of 75 cm, and a circumference of 180 cm is sewn in layers.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a support panel, which is composed of a panel core material 41 having a length of 70 cm, a height of 75 cm and a thickness of about 30 mm, a surface heating element 42 and a skin material 43. The panel core material 41 has a thickness of 2 mm. A light alloy plate is used to reinforce the periphery by bending, and a surface heating element 42 made of a sheet-made car heater is provided on the surface of the sheet, and a surface material 43 made of urethane foam is further coated on the surface heating element 42. There is. The heat generation temperature of the surface heating element 42 is set to about 70 ° C. on the surface of the support panel 4.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a water collecting pan, which is integrally formed into a dish shape by FRP, has a drain port 51 provided on the bottom surface thereof, and is inclined toward the drain port 51 by about 2 degrees in the longitudinal direction. ing.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a water receiving container, which is molded in a container shape from ABS resin and has a handle 61 on its side surface.

Reference numeral 7 is an electric motor with a speed reducer, the rotation of which is transmitted to the main roller 1 by pulleys 71a and 71b and a belt 72 attached thereto. The output speed of the water-absorbing belt 3 is 0.5 m / sec.
It is adjusted to be 1m to 1m.

Reference numeral 8 is a body exterior material, which is formed of a coated steel plate of about 1 mm and an arbitrary aggregate, and is mainly composed of a top plate 81 and side plates 8.
2, consisting of a base 83.

The construction of each of these members is as follows. First, the water absorbing belt 3 is attached to the two main rollers 1, and the water absorbing belt 3 is
The sub roller 2 is provided at a position sandwiched by the main roller 1, and the support panel 4 is provided at a position on the back side of the water absorption belt 3, and the main roller 1, the sub roller 2, and the support panel 4 are fixed to the body exterior material 8 at the top and bottom. The above-mentioned mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on the water absorption belt 3 side, and a gap of about 10 mm is provided between the two water absorption belts 3.

A water collecting pan 5 is provided under each of the rollers 1 and 2 and the water absorbing belt 3, and the water receiving container 6 is attached to the base 83 of the machine body in a state where it can be pulled out.

The body exterior material 8 encloses all the above mechanical parts and is integrally assembled with screws, bolts, nuts and the like.

[0036]

As explained above, the following effects can be obtained by the western umbrella dehydrator according to the present invention.

The pair of water-absorbing belts attached to the main rollers run in one direction with a gap allowing the umbrella to be sandwiched, and a support panel is provided on the back surface of the water-absorbing belt to securely sandwich the umbrella. When a wet umbrella is inserted into the rotation inlet of the water absorption belt, the two water absorption belts absorb water droplets from the water umbrella while the two umbrellas are running and the water umbrella is almost dehydrated from the rotation outlet of the water absorption belt. It can be sent out in a closed state.

Further, since the water absorption belt runs in parallel for a certain distance, it is possible to simultaneously take in and dehydrate a plurality of western umbrellas.

By adjusting the rotational speed of the speed reducer to match the running speed of the water-absorbing belt to the walking speed of a person, the user can complete the dehydration of the umbrella while walking.

The water absorbing belt containing water needs to be stopped for dehydration because the water is automatically squeezed by the squeezing of the two rollers when passing between the main roller and the sub roller. It is possible to accept a large number of umbrellas in succession.

The water squeezed from the water absorption belt falls into the water collecting pan and is collected in the water receiving container. Since this water receiving container is detachable in a drawer shape, this water is drained as necessary. can do. Therefore, the umbrella dehydrator can be installed even in a place where there is no drainage facility on the installation floor.

The support panel provided with the surface heating element heats the water absorption belt to about 60 ° C. to accelerate the drying of the water absorption belt,
In addition, since it is possible to prevent generation of bacteria on the water absorbing belt, it is hygienic, and the frequency of maintenance such as replacement of the water absorbing belt can be minimized.

As described above, according to the present invention,
When a wet umbrella is inserted into the gap on the side of the machine, that is, the rotation inlet of the water absorption belt, the two water absorption belts absorb water droplets of the water umbrella while the two water absorption belts are running across the umbrella, and the water absorption belt rotates the Since it is sent out in a dehydrated state, it is possible to provide a compact and convenient western umbrella dehydrator that allows the user to complete the dehydration treatment of the umbrella while walking.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a part of the interior of the umbrella dehydrator of the present invention is exposed.

FIG. 2 is a part of a plan view showing a partial cross-section of the western umbrella dehydrator of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a part of a front view showing a partial vertical cross section of the lower portion of the body of the umbrella-dehydrating machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Roller 2 Sub Roller 3 Water Absorption Belt 4 Support Panel 42 Heating Element 5 Water Collecting Pan 6 Water Receiving Container a Western Umbrella

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An umbrella dehydrator comprising two water-absorbing belts running in parallel with each other with a gap between which the umbrella can be held. 2. The umbrella dewatering machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of rollers capable of sending out the water absorbing belt while squeezing the water absorbing belt are provided. 3. The umbrella dewatering machine according to claim 1, wherein a support panel is provided on the outer side in which the two water absorbing belts are parallel to each other. 4. The umbrella-dehydrating machine according to claim 3, wherein a heating element is provided on the support panel. 5. The water receiving container according to claim 2, wherein the bottom surface of the water collecting pan has an inclined surface, and a drainage port is provided at the lowest portion of the inclined surface. Western umbrella dehydrator.