JPH0642874U - Hose winder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The present invention relates to a hose winder capable of preventing damage to a water conduit due to freezing in winter. [Structure] A drum for winding the extension hose (3) between the left and right side frames (5), (6) which are a pair of left and right sides of the winder body (2)
While supporting (4) rotatably, the drum (4)
Winding cylinder (12) for winding the extension hose (3) on the circumference
And the left and right guide plates (1
In the hose winder (1) consisting of (0) and (11), the left and right guide plates (10) and (11) communicate with the outside air and the inside of the winding cylinder (12) through holes (25). A hose winder characterized by being equipped with.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a hose winder that can prevent damage to a water conduit due to freezing in winter.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, extension hoses used for watering flower beds in homes have been wound up and stored in a hose winder. In such a hose winder, a drum is rotatably attached to the winder body so that the hose can be wound around the drum. Then, the hose winder can be easily released from the drum by placing it on the ground and pulling out one end of the extension hose.

A handle for rotating the drum is provided on the side of the drum, and the released hose can be easily wound by rotating the drum with the handle. .

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above hose winder has the following drawbacks.

That is, when a radiative cooling phenomenon in which the temperature is rapidly lowered at midnight in winter or the like, the water remaining inside the winder is frozen due to the temperature decrease, and water is supplied to the inside of the winder made of plastic. The tube may burst.

That is, freezing starts from a hose wound on a drum and in contact with cold outside air, and finally a water supply pipe connected to the end of the hose freezes. The expansion of the frozen water causes the water supply pipe to break.

An object of the present invention is to provide a hose winder capable of solving the above problems.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, a drum for winding a hose is rotatably supported between a pair of left and right frames of the winder body, and the drum is used for winding the hose on the circumferential surface. It consists of a take-up cylinder and left and right guide plates provided at both ends of the take-up cylinder, and also penetrates through the shaft cores of the one-side frame and the guide plate and is arranged to rotate together with the drum. The base end of the installed water supply pipe communicates with the faucet via the connection protrusion and the connection hose to form a communication flow path that communicates with the inside of the take-up cylinder, and is further connected with the tip of the water supply pipe. In the hose winder in which a connection pipe is arranged on the outer circumference of the winding cylinder along the circumferential direction, and the pipe is formed so as to be able to communicate with the extension hose, the left and right guide plates are A hose winding characterized in that a communication hole is provided for communicating the outside air with the inside of the winding cylinder. It is intended to provide.

Further, in the present invention, the left and right guide plates are provided with communication holes for communicating the inside of the winding cylinder with the space formed between the left and right side frames and the left and right guide plates. It has characteristics.

[0010]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a hose winder according to the present invention, and the winder 1 is a winder main body that can be placed on a ground surface. 2 and a drum 4 for winding the extension hose 3.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the winder body 2 has a pair of left and right side frames 5 and 6 in a substantially triangular shape, which are arranged at regular intervals, and a connecting pipe between them. 7 and the connecting plates 8 and 9 are connected.

Further, in FIG. 4, a drum 4 is rotatably attached to the central portions of the left and right frames 5 and 6, and the drum 4 is disposed between the left and right disc-shaped guide plates 10 and 11. A winding cylinder 12 having a small diameter is provided on the inside, and the hose 3 is wound around the cylinder 12.

The drum 4 has left and right rotation shafts 13 a and 13 b projecting from the central portions of the guide plates 10 and 11, and has the same rotation holes 27 formed in the left and right frames 5 and 6 of the winder body 2. The rotating shafts 13a and 13b are supported so as to be rotatable.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a handle 14 for winding the extension hose 3 is attached to the drum 4 so that the handle 14 can easily perform the winding operation of the extension hose 3. ing. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the handle 14 has a base end portion fitted into the left-side rotary shaft 13a so as to be interlocked with the drum 4. Therefore, the drum 4 can be rotated by operating the handle 14, and the extension hose 3 can be wound around the peripheral surface by the rotation of the drum 4.

In addition, in FIGS. 2 and 4, a hose connecting portion 15 is provided on the axial extension of the right rotating shaft 13b, and a connecting hose from a faucet is connected to the connecting portion 15 via a connecting tool. 26 can be detachably connected.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a mounting hole 16 is provided in the shaft core portion of the right frame 6, and a water supply pipe 18 forming a communication passage 17 is formed in the hole 16 as a drum. It is arranged so that it can rotate freely. Further, one end of a cylindrical connecting projection 19 capable of connecting a connecting hose from the faucet is fitted to the base end of the water supply pipe 18, and the connecting projection 19 and the communication passage 17 are connected. And are connected in communication. Further, in the present embodiment, the middle portion of the water supply pipe 18 and the guide plate 11 of the drum 4 are connected to each other so that the water supply pipe 18 and the drum 4 rotate integrally.

A connecting pipe 20 for connecting an extension hose provided on the peripheral surface of the drum 4 is communicated with the tip of the water supply pipe 18. In the drum 4, a substantially horizontal concave step portion 21 is formed on one side of the take-up cylinder 12, and a pipe mounting hole 22 is provided at the center of the step portion 21. A substantially L-shaped connection pipe 20 is inserted into the pipe mounting hole 22, and a water outlet 23 is projected on the outer circumference of the winding cylinder 12 along the same circumferential direction. Further, the base end portion of the connecting pipe 20 and the tip end portion of the water supply pipe 18 are connected for communication.

As described above, the water is passed from the faucet through the water supply pipe 18 to the inside of the take-up cylinder 12, and through the connection pipe 20, the water outlet 23 of the pipe 20 is provided on the outer periphery of the take-up cylinder 12. A series of communication flow paths 17 are formed to extend from the faucet to the extension hose 3 connected to the water outlet 23 at the tip of the connection pipe 20 through the flow path 17 and the tip of the extension hose 3 is connected. More water is released.

In the hose winder having the above-described basic structure, in the present invention, the left and right guide plates 10 and 11 are provided with the communication holes 25 for communicating the outside air with the inside of the winding cylinder 12. It has characteristics.

Further, the left and right guide plates 10 and 11 are provided with a communication hole 25 that communicates with the winding cylinder 12, the left and right frames 5 and 6, and the space 24 formed between the left and right guide plates 10 and 11. It is also characterized by the fact that it is provided.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, outside air is formed between the left and right frames 5, 6 and the left and right guide plates 10, 11 through the vent holes 5a, 6a provided in the left and right frames. Flows into space 24. By providing the communication holes 25 in the left and right guide plates 10 and 11 according to the present invention, the space 24 and the inside of the winding cylinder 12 are communicated with each other, and outside air can flow into the inside of the cylinder 12.

As a result, the outside air comes into direct contact with the water guiding portion 28, which is provided inside the winding cylinder 12 and is composed of the water supply pipe 18 and the connection pipe 20.

Then, the temperature of the water guiding portion 28 changes rapidly in accordance with the change in the temperature of the outside air. As a result, the water-conducting part, which is more susceptible to breakage than before, freezes before extension hoses, etc., and consequently the hose that is flexible and hard to break even at low temperatures is finally frozen. It is possible to prevent internal destruction.

The position of the communication hole 25 is not particularly limited as long as it allows the space 24 and the inside of the winding cylinder 12 to communicate with each other. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the shafts of the left and right guide plates 10 and 11 are It is provided at the center of the left and right guide plates 10 and 11 on the center of the circumference.

The shape of the communication hole 25 may be any shape, and the shape selected according to the design of each hose winder is selected.

Further, the communication holes 25 are provided in both the left and right guide plates 10 and 11 to improve the circulation of the outside air in the winding cylinder 12, and to make the water guiding portion 28 an inexpensive environment that can cope with the temperature change of the outside air. is doing.

Next, a usage state of the hose winder 1 having the above configuration will be described.

First, when using the hose, the hose connecting portion protruding to the right side of the winder body is fitted and fixed to the tip of the connecting hose from the faucet. Then, the extension hose wound on the drum is released for a required length, the faucet is loosened, and water is discharged from the tip of the extension hose.

When the hose is stored, the faucet is closed, the handle is rotated, and the elongated hose is wound around the drum for storage.

Since the hose winder of the present invention has the communication hole to improve the circulation with the outside air in the winding cylinder of the drum, even if the hose is stored outdoors after being stored, the hose winder is frozen. Prevents damage to the inside of the machine and can always be used in good condition.

[0031]

According to the present invention, in the center of the left and right guide plates forming the side surface of the drum of the hose winder, the space formed between the left and right side frames and the left and right guide plates, and the inside of the take-up cylinder. By installing a communication hole that communicates with and through, the cold outside air enters the inside of the take-up cylinder through the ventilation holes provided in the left and right frames, and directly into the water guiding section consisting of the water supply pipe and the connecting pipe. Due to the contact, the water conduit will freeze first.

Since the extension hose connected to the water guiding section is gradually frozen, the water guiding section is not subjected to a load due to expansion of water as in the conventional case, and the water guiding section is prevented from being destroyed. And became possible.

As described above, in the hose winder of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the inside of the hose winder from being broken due to freezing. Therefore, it is possible to cope with a sudden change in the environment and improve the durability. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a hose winder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the hose winder.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the hose winder.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the hose winder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Hose Winder 2 Winder Main Body 3 Extension Hose 4 Drum 5 Left Frame 6 Right Frame 10 Left Guide Plate 11 Right Guide Plate 12 Winding Tube 17 Communication Channel 18 Water Supply Pipe 20 Connection Pipe 23 Flow Water 24 Space 25 Communication hole 26 Connection hose

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A drum (4) for winding an extension hose (3) is rotatably supported between a pair of left and right frames (5), (6) of the winder body (2). With the same drum (4)
The winding cylinder (1) for winding the extension hose (3)
2) and the left and right guide plates (1
(0) and (11), which penetrates through the shaft cores of the one-side frame (6) and the guide plate (11) and is rotatably provided integrally with the drum (4) ( The base end of 18) communicates with the faucet through the connection protrusion (19) and the connection hose (26) to form a communication channel (17) that communicates with the inside of the winding cylinder (12), and , The end of the water supply pipe (18) is connected to the winding cylinder (1
2) In the hose winder (1) in which the connecting pipe (20) is arranged on the outer circumference along the same circumferential direction, and the pipe (20) is formed so as to be able to communicate with the extension hose (3). A hose winder characterized in that the left and right guide plates (10), (11) are provided with a communication hole (25) for communicating the outside air with the inside of the winding cylinder (12). 2. The take-up cylinder (1) is attached to the left and right guide plates (10), (11).
2) Inside, left and right frames (5), (6) and left and right guide plates (1
The hose winder according to claim 1, further comprising: a communication hole (25) which communicates with a space (24) formed between (0) and (11).