JPH0619577U - Hanger rack - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The hanger frame on which the hanger is suspended can be switched between the horizontal state and the inclined state to reduce the area required for installing the hanger rack during storage and to reduce the number of hanger racks to a large number even in a narrow space. Be able to store clothes. [Structure] A column 3 is erected on a leg 2 with casters 1. A rack arm 4 is provided so as to project from the upper end of the column 3, and the rack arm 4 supports a hanger frame 6 via a shaft 5 so as to be vertically rotatable. A stopper 7 is provided on the rack arm 4 to define the rotation limit of the hanger frame 6. The rack arm 4 is provided with a lock mechanism 8 that prevents the hanger frame 6 from rotating at each of a horizontal use position and an inclined storage position.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a hanger rack suitable for storing a large number of clothes in a state of being hung on a hanger.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 This type of hanger rack is known, for example, from Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-116132. There, a hanger rack is composed of a gate-shaped rack frame, an underframe with casters that supports the rack frame, and mirrors and auxiliary frames provided on the rack frame. The clothes are stored by hanging them on the horizontal frame of the rack frame and the auxiliary frame via hangers.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the form in which the hanger is hung on the horizontal frame as described above, the size of the horizontal frame determines the amount of clothes that can be stored.In the installed state, the length of the horizontal frame and the shoulder width of the clothes are determined by the length of each side. A rectangular installation area is required. In other words, increasing the length of the horizontal frame is the only way to increase the amount of clothes that can be stored.

The object of the present invention is to change the posture of the hanger frame on which the hanger is hung, to a horizontal posture or an inclined posture so as to reduce the installation area of the hanger rack in the stored state, and in the living room or closet. To get a hanger rack that can be used without taking up space. Another object of the present invention is to provide a hanger rack which is easy to handle and has excellent safety, in which the posture of the hanger frame does not change due to an unbalanced load during handling.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems A hanger rack of the present invention is a leg 2 supported on a floor via a caster 1, a column 3 standing on the leg 2, and an upper part of the column 3. From the rack arm 4 and a hanger frame 6 rotatably supported by the rack arm 4 via a shaft 5 on the rack arm 4. The hanger frame 6 has a hanger frame 6 on its upper surface. It has a group of restrictors 13 for restricting the displacement, and the middle part of the frame is pivotally supported by the shaft 5, and the hanger frame 6 or the hanger frame 6 between the shaft 5 and the rack arm 4. It has a stopper 7 that defines the rotation limit at a substantially horizontal use position and a storage position that is inclined forward or backward, and a lock mechanism 8 that fixes and holds the hanger frame 6 at each of the use position and the storage position. It is necessary to have it. Further, the hanger rack of the present invention comprises a leg body 2 supported on the floor surface via casters 1, a column 3 standing upright on the leg body 2, and an upper part of the column 3 and a vertical axis via a shaft 5. The hanger frame 6 rotatably supported is provided, and the hanger frame 6 has a group of restrictors 13 for restricting the displacement movement of the hanger H on the upper surface thereof, and the middle part of the frame is the shaft. 5, the hanger frame 6 or the rotation limit of the hanger frame 6 between the shaft 5 and the column 3 is defined in a substantially horizontal use position and a storage position inclining vertically. It is required to have a stopper 7 and to have a lock mechanism 8 for fixing and holding the hanger frame 6 in each of the use position and the storage position.

[0006]

[Action]

 The hanger frame 6 can be rotated around the shaft 5 between a substantially horizontal use position and a storage position inclining to either the upper or lower direction. Therefore, when the hanger frame 6 is tilted to the storage position, the horizontal length of the hanger frame 6 can be made sufficiently small to reduce the installation area. The hanger frame 6 tends to tilt about the shaft 5 toward the side where the hanging weight is large. A lock mechanism 8 is provided to fix and hold the hanger frame 6 in the use position or the storage position against the force of tilting. Further, a stopper 7 is provided to prevent the hanger frame 6 from rapidly rotating due to the tilting force and excessively rotating when the lock mechanism 8 is released.

[0007]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, the hanger frame 6 is rotatably supported via the shaft 5, and the stopper 7 is used to rotate the hanger frame 6 at a substantially horizontal use position and a storage position in which the hanger frame 6 is inclined vertically. The posture of the hanger frame 6 at each position is fixed and held by the lock mechanism 8. Therefore, by tilting the hanger frame 6 in the storage posture and placing it in place, the installation area can be made sufficiently smaller than in the use posture, and the hanger rack can be stored in a smaller installation space without being bulky. When necessary, the entire hanger rack can be moved to switch the hanger frame 6 to a substantially horizontal use position, so that clothes can be selected and hung on the hanger frame 6 as easily as a conventional hanger rack. You can

Since the hanger frame 6 is fixedly held by the lock mechanism 8 at each of the use position and the storage position, the hanger frame 6 can be securely fixed and held at a necessary position even when an unbalanced load is applied to the hanger frame 6. . Since the rotation limit of the hanger frame 6 is regulated by the stopper 7, it is prevented that the hanger frame 6 excessively rotates and clothes hanging on the hanger frame 6 are dropped or splashed by inertial force. In addition, it is possible to avoid the risk that the user is hit by the hanger frame 6 that rapidly rotates due to an unbalanced load.

[0009]

【Example】

 1 to 8 show an embodiment of a hanger rack according to the present invention. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the hanger rack has a leg body 2 provided with casters 1 at a lower end of the hanger, a column 3 standing on the leg body 2, and a column 3 supported by an upper end of the column 3 so as to project to both left and right sides. Rack arm 4, a pair of left and right hanger frames 6 supported on both projecting end surfaces of the rack arm 4 through a shaft 5 so as to rotate up and down, a stopper 7 for restricting the movement of the hanger frame 6, and a lock. The mechanism 8 and the like.

In FIGS. 3 to 5, the rack arm 4 is formed in a hollow box shape that is long in the left and right direction by a frame 4a having a U-shaped cross section and a cover 4b that covers the frame 4a from above. As shown in FIG. 6, bearing cylinders 10 are arranged at two upper and lower positions in the center of the bottom surface of the frame 4a. Is supported for horizontal rotation. The upper bearing cylinder 10 is welded and fixed to the frame 4a, and the lower bearing cylinder 10 is fixed to the frame 4a via a pair of inverted L-shaped holders 12 and the like. The length of one side of the rack arm 4 is set to a length obtained by adding a marginal dimension to the half width of the garment S as a reference.

The hanger frame 6 is made of a metal pipe material, and a large number of restrictors 13 are provided on the upper surface of the hanger frame 6 at regular intervals. The restricting tool 13 is for restricting the displacement movement of the hanger H. The left and right hanger frames 6 are supported by the rack arms 4 via dedicated shafts 5 made of pipe material. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, both ends of a shaft 5 penetrating the inside of the frame 4a are rotatably supported by both end walls 14 of the frame 4a, and a hanger frame is fixed to one end of the shaft 5 by a bracket 15 having a U-shaped cross section. The hanger frame 6 and the shaft 5 are integrated with each other by screwing a bolt 16 inserted into the hanger frame 6 into a nut 17 fixed to the inner end of the shaft 5. Reference numeral 18 is a makeup cover.

In FIG. 1, the left and right hanger frames 6 tilt in opposite directions, but an interlocking mechanism is provided between a pair of parallel shafts 5 in order to operate both hanger frames 6 simultaneously. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the arm 20 is formed integrally with the bracket 15 described above, and the interlocking arm 21 is fixed to the shaft end of the other shaft 5 with the bolt 24. Then, both arms 20 and 21 are connected by an interlocking shaft 22, and the operation of one shaft 5 is transmitted in the opposite direction to the other shaft 5 via both arms 20 and 21. The holes 20a and 21a for the interlocking shaft 22 of each arm 20 and 21 are formed as long holes.

As with the shaft 5, the interlocking shaft 22 is provided so as to penetrate the rack arm 4. By using the interlocking shaft 22, the frame 4a is defined in order to define the rotation limit of the hanger frame 6 between the horizontal use position and the storage position inclined by about 60 degrees from the horizontal position toward the floor side. Stoppers 7 are provided on both end walls 14 of the. As shown in FIG. 3, the end wall 14 is provided with an escape groove 23 that allows the interlocking shaft 22 to move up and down. By setting the upper and lower end positions of the escape groove 23 according to the posture of the hanger frame 6, the escape groove 23 is released. The groove 23 constitutes the stopper 7.

6 to 8 show a locking mechanism 8 for fixing the hanger frame 6 in the use position and the storage position. The lock mechanism 8 holds the position by blocking the vertical movement of the interlocking shaft 22. In FIG. 8, the lock mechanism 8 is supported by a lock frame 26 having a hat-shaped cross section, which is fitted in the frame 4a and whose upper end projects from the upper surface of the cover 4b, and a bearing 27 on the upper end wall of the lock frame 26. The operation shaft 28, the lock arm 29 fixed to the lower end of the operation shaft 28, the operation block 30 and the operation block 30 fixed to the upper end of the operation shaft 28, and the left and right projections along the upper surface of the rack arm 4. It is composed of the operation arm 31 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 7, the lock arm 29 is composed of a propeller-shaped upper wall and side walls bent downward from the left and right ends of the upper wall, and the left and right central portions of the upper wall are fixed to the operation shaft 28. . C-shaped escape holes 32 are formed on the left and right side walls, respectively, and lock pieces 33 surrounded by the escape holes 32 are provided in a protruding manner. A tension coil-shaped lock spring 34 is provided in order to constantly bias the lock arm 29 toward the locked posture, one end of which is hooked into the escape hole 32, and the other end of which is tightened and fixed together with the lock frame 26. Hang it on the stopper 35 (see Fig. 7). As a result, the lock piece 33 stands by in a state of traversing the movement trajectory of the drive shaft 22 in the front-back direction as shown in FIG. In FIGS. 6 and 8, reference numeral 36 is a makeup cap.

Next, the operation of the hanger rack will be described. When the hanger rack is not used, that is, when it is stored, the hanger frame 6 is tilted as shown in FIG. In this state, the horizontal front and rear dimensions of the hanger frame 6 are small, and the installation area required to accommodate the entire hanger rack can be reduced. In this embodiment, the horizontal front-rear dimension is smaller than the front-rear dimension of the leg 2. In the above state, the interlocking shaft 22 is located at the upper end of the escape groove 23, and the lower surface of the interlocking shaft 22 is received by the lock piece 33 as shown in FIG. Therefore, even if an unbalanced load is applied to the entire hanger frame 6 in an attempt to return it to a horizontal use posture, the inclined posture is continuously maintained.

When the hanger frame 6 is switched to the use posture, one end of the hanger frame 6 on the side closer to the floor is held, the state is maintained, the operation arm 31 is pulled toward you, and the lock mechanism 8 is released. . By this releasing operation, the lock arm 29 is rotated against the lock spring 34, and the lock piece 33 is retracted from the movement trajectory of the interlocking shaft 22. When the hanger frame 6 is rotated slightly upward with the operation arm 31 still pulled up, the interlocking shaft 22 crosses the swing locus of the protruding end of the lock piece 33, so that even if the operation arm 31 is released thereafter. , The unlocked state can be maintained. When the hanger frame 6 is further rotated upward to make it horizontal, the lock piece 33, which was previously received by the interlocking shaft 22, returns to the locked state, and this time, the hanger frame 6 is switched to the inclined posture. Block.

Since the hanger frame 6 is in the horizontal posture at the use position, it is possible to easily take out the clothes S from the hanger frame 6 and hang them on the hanger frame 6. When the entire rack arm 4 is horizontally rotated around the support column 3, the hanger frame 6 located away from the user can be positioned in front of the user. The user does not have to go around the other side of the hanger rack to find the hanging position. When the pair of hanger frames 6 are rotated in the opposite direction via the interlocking mechanism, the motional inertial force of each hanger frame 6 becomes opposite, so the hanger racks 6 that suddenly rotate are prevented from falling over. it can. Since the hanger frame 6 intersects in an X shape at the storage position, it is possible to prevent the clothes hung from one hanger frame 6 from being covered by the clothes hung from the other hanger frame 6. .

In the above embodiment, the pair of hanger frames 6 are arranged in the X shape at the storage position, but the hanger frames 6 may be inclined in the same direction. Further, the rack arm 4 does not necessarily have to be provided on the upper end of the support column 3, and the support column 3 may be projected above the rack arm 4. Of course, it is not necessary to provide a pair of hanger frames 6 on the left and right, and they may be provided on one side of the rack arm 4. In this case, the rack arm 4 may be projectingly provided on one side of the column 3 and fixed to the column 3 so as not to be rotatable. Alternatively, the rack arm 4 may not be provided, and one hanger frame 6 may be supported on the upper part of the column 3 via the shaft 5 so as to be vertically rotatable. The restrictor 13 provided on the hanger frame 6 may be formed as a groove. The stopper 7 may target the hanger frame 6, the arm 20, the interlocking arm 21, and the like. For example, a block or two pins that are in abutting engagement with the bracket 15 and define the rotation limit of the hanger frame 6 can be fixed to the end wall 14. The lock mechanism 8 may be configured to engage both arms 20 and 21 of the shaft 5 described above, and is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment. Further, the lock mechanism 8 can be independently provided for each of the pair of hanger frames 6.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a state in which a hanger rack is switched to a storage posture.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which the hanger rack is switched to a use posture.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view showing an interlocking mechanism of a hanger frame.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional front view of a central portion of a rack arm showing a lock mechanism.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Casters 2 Legs 3 Supports 4 Rack Arms 5 Axis 6 Hanger Frame 7 Stopper 8 Lock Mechanism 13 Control Tool

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A leg 2 supported on the floor via casters 1, a column 3 standing upright on the leg 2, and a rack arm 4 projecting laterally from an upper portion of the column 3. The rack arm 4 is provided with a hanger frame 6 rotatably supported via a shaft 5 in the vertical direction. The hanger frame 6 has a group of restrictors 13 for restricting the displacement movement of the hanger H on the upper surface thereof. The middle part of the frame is the shaft 5
A stopper that is pivotally supported between the rack arm 4 and the hanger frame 6 or the shaft 5 and defines the rotation limit of the hanger frame 6 in a substantially horizontal use position and a storage position inclining either up or down. A hanger rack that has a lock mechanism 8 that holds the hanger frame 6 in each of the use position and the storage position. 2. A leg 2 supported on a floor surface via casters 1, a column 3 standing on the leg 2, and an upper part of the column 3 which is vertically rotatable via a shaft 5. And a hanger frame 6 supported by the hanger frame 6. The hanger frame 6 has a group of restrictors 13 for restricting the displacement movement of the hanger H on the upper surface thereof, and the middle part of the frame has the shaft 5
A stopper 7 that is pivotally supported by the hanger frame 6 or between the shaft 5 and the column 3 and that defines the rotation limit of the hanger frame 6 in a substantially horizontal use position and a storage position inclining either up or down. A hanger rack having a lock mechanism 8 for fixing and holding the hanger frame 6 at each of a use position and a storage position.