JPH0772800A - Movable support base - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the movable support base which can easily be moved and is sufficiently stable even when used outdoors. CONSTITUTION:This support base has a base part 1, a housing member which has a pole part 2 stood on the base part 1, plural casters 3, a caster support member C which is incorporated in the base part 1 of the housing member and supports the casters 3 so that they can freely be put in the housing member and projected, and a caster support member engagement part E which can be engaged with and disengaged from the caster support member C and support the casters 3 so that they can project.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a movable support base that supports an object to be attached and is movable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a support base of this type comprises a pedestal made of steel or the like and a pole made of the same material provided upright, and a signboard or the like is usually attached to the upper end of the pole for use. .

[0003] These movable support bases may need to be moved when changing the place to be placed, and in such a case, they had to be lifted and carried.

[0004]

However, such a movable support base is made of a relatively heavy material such as steel in order to prevent falling due to rain wind or from the viewpoint of durability, especially when used outdoors. Because it is formed, it was heavy and not always easy to carry. In particular, in consideration of strong wind pressure, further consideration is required to prevent falls, but considering the effort of carrying, the weight cannot exceed a certain level, and therefore it is required for outdoor use. There was a problem that sufficient stability could not be achieved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and to provide a movable support base that can be easily moved and is sufficiently stable even when used outdoors.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the movable support base of the present invention is a housing having a base portion (1) and a pole portion (2) provided upright on the base portion. A member (B), a plurality of casters (3), and a caster support member (C) which is built in the base portion of the housing member and which supports the caster with respect to the housing member so as to be retractable and retractable. And a caster support member engaging portion (E) that is detachable from the caster support member and supports the caster in a projectable state.

Preferably, a guide member is provided in the housing member, the guide member having one or a plurality of guide plates each having a hole having a shape corresponding to the shaft portion, and the shaft portion is loosely inserted into the hole.

Further, a caster supporting member engaging member formed by bridging a first engaging pin, preferably a second engaging pin, between two opposing plate members is provided in the caster supporting member in the pole portion. An operation pin that is rotatably suspended on a rotation shaft that is bridged upward and that rotates the plate body is inserted from outside the pole portion above the rotation shaft between the plate bodies. When the caster is used, the upper end of the shaft portion is locked by the first engaging pin when the caster is used, and when the caster is housed, the operating pin is pushed to rotate the plate body. Remove the engaging pin from the upper end of the shaft, and when storing the casters,
It is preferable that the upper end of the shaft portion is locked by the second engagement pin.

More preferably, the pole portion or the guide member and the plate body are connected in the pole portion,
A spring that expands and contracts in accordance with the rotation of the plate body is provided, and the restoring force of the spring rotates the caster support member engagement portion to a state in which the first engagement pin is located at the upper end of the shaft portion. It is configured to operate as follows.

Further, by providing the shaft portion with the projection which is engaged with the guide member, it is possible to prevent the housing member from being lifted to a position above a certain height.

[0011]

The movable support base of the present invention comprises the housing member and the caster support member, and the housing member can move up and down with respect to the caster support member. Since the lower end of the housing member is grounded, the movable support base is maintained in a stopped state. Then, when the housing member is lifted, only the housing member moves upward and the caster supporting member remains grounded by its own weight, so the caster is exposed from the lower end of the housing member,
The movable support base becomes movable.

Further, in the movable support base of the present invention,
When the caster support member engaging portion and its operating pin are provided, when the caster is used, the upper end of the shaft portion of the caster support member is engaged with the first engaging pin of the caster support member engaging portion, so that the housing It is possible to fix the member in a lifted state and keep the caster exposed. When the actuating pin is pushed, the plate of the caster supporting member is rotated to disengage the first engaging pin from the upper end of the shaft portion, whereby the housing member is lowered, and the lower end is grounded on the installation surface to move. The mold support can be stopped.

Further, by providing the plate with the second engaging pin, the second engaging pin abuts the upper end of the shaft portion when the housing member descends, and maintains the fixed state.

Further, if a spring for connecting the pole portion or the guide member to the plate is provided in the pole portion, when the housing member is lifted, the restoring force of the spring causes the caster support member engaging portion to have the first engaging portion. Since the dowel pin rotates so as to be positioned at the upper end of the shaft portion, it is possible to keep the caster protruding even when the housing member is separated.

Further, in the case where the shaft portion is provided with a projection which is locked to the guide member, when the housing member is lifted to a certain height, the projection is locked to the guide member and cannot be further lifted. Becomes

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the movable support base A of the present invention is applied to a moving partition, in which a housing member B composed of a pole portion 2 and a base portion 1 is lifted and a caster 3 of a caster support member C is taken out. FIG. The caster 3 can be not only lifted and pulled out, but can also be pulled out by tilting the housing member B as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the movable support base A with the casters 3 stored therein.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the plate-shaped caster support portion 8 of the caster support member C of the movable support base A. A plurality of, for example, three, four or five casters 3, 3, ... Are attached to the bottom surface of the caster supporting portion 8.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are vertical sectional views showing the structure of the lower part of the movable support base A when the casters are used and the casters are housed, respectively. As shown in the drawing, the base portion 1 of the housing member B has a box shape with a lower bottom surface, and a pole portion 2 is vertically provided on the upper bottom surface. At least the lower portion of the pole portion 2 is a hollow cylindrical body, and is made of a material such as steel.

The caster supporting member C is composed of a plate-shaped caster supporting portion 8 having a plurality of casters attached to the lower surface thereof, and a shaft 9 suspended from the upper surface thereof.

Further, inside the housing member A, a guide member D extending from the pole portion 2 into the base portion 1 is provided. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the guide member D. As shown in FIG. 8, the guide member D includes two guide plates 14 each having a hole 16 having a shape corresponding to the sectional shape of the shaft 9.
a, 14b and side walls 15a, 15b, 1 for sandwiching them
It consists of 5c. As shown in FIG. 7, the shaft 9 of the caster support member C is inserted into the hole 16 of the guide member D, which prevents the housing member A from swinging forward, backward, leftward, and rightward with respect to the shaft 9 and stabilizes. It is possible to move it up and down.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the guide member D
A rotary shaft 11 is provided above the caster support member C on the side walls 15, 15 facing each other, and a caster support member engaging portion E is rotatably suspended on the rotary shaft 11. ing. The caster support member engaging portion E is formed by bridging a first engaging pin 12 between two opposing plate bodies 10, 10, and the upper end surface of the shaft 9 is attached to the first engaging pin 12 when the caster is used. Abut. The rotating shaft 11 also functions as a second engaging pin with which the upper end surface of the shaft 9 abuts when the casters are stored. Plate 10,
An operating pin 4 for rotating the plate body inserted from the outside of the pole portion 2 is inserted above the space between the plate bodies 1 and 10.
It is pivotally attached by a rotary shaft 17 that penetrates between 0 and 10. Further, a spring 6 that expands and contracts in accordance with the rotation of the plate bodies 10 is provided between the plate bodies 10 and 10. Spring 6
One end of the spring fixing plate 13 is provided between the plate bodies 10, 10.
On the other hand, the other end is located on the side wall 15b of the guide member D at the lowest position of the first engagement pin 12 between the plates 10 when the spring is restored, that is, at the position where the first engagement pin 12 contacts the upper end surface of the shaft 9 when the caster is used. It is fixed so that it can be worn.

On the lower part of the shaft 9, there is provided a projection 18 which engages with the guide plate 14b of the guide member D. As a result, the housing member is locked when it is lifted above a certain height, and the caster support member is prevented from coming off the guide member.

In the movable support base A of the present invention, the casters are put in and taken out as follows.

When the casters are stored, as shown in FIG. 6, the caster support member engaging portion E is inclined and the spring 6 is in a contracted state. When the housing member B of the movable support base A is lifted as shown in FIG. 1 or the movable support base A is tilted, the housing member B is lifted,
The caster supporting member C remains grounded by its own weight. At this time, the protrusion 18 engages with the guide plate 14b, and the housing member B is not lifted higher than the position. When the housing member B is lifted, the first engagement pin 12
Follows the side surface of the shaft 9 and ascends while being pressed against the side surface of the shaft 9 by the restoring force of the spring 6, and is separated from the shaft 9 at the upper end of the shaft 9.
At the same time, due to the restoring force of the spring, the caster support member engaging portion E becomes vertical as shown in FIG. Here, when the housing member B is released, the housing member B descends,
It stops at a position where the first engagement pin 12 engages with the upper end surface of the shaft 9, that is, at a position where the caster 3 comes out.

Next, when the operating pin 4 is pushed in the direction of arrow P in FIG. 5, the caster support member engaging portion E is inclined while the spring 6 is contracted, and the first engaging pin 12 moves in the direction of arrow Q. Then, the shaft 9 is separated from the upper end surface of the shaft 9. At the same time, the housing member B is lowered by its own weight, and the casters 3 are stored.

It should be noted that the restoring force of the spring should be such that the caster support member engaging portion E easily returns to the vertical state when there is no obstacle and the spring can be easily contracted by pushing the operating pin. Is enough.

When the movable support is used as a partition, as shown in the figure, an opening 5 for inserting and removing the chain housed therein and a chain for hanging the chain are provided above the pole portion 2. A hook (not shown) is provided. Then, the chain is taken out from the opening 5 and hooked on the adjacent partition to partition the space.

FIG. 9 shows a movable supporting base according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is provided with a fixing metal fitting or the like on the upper end of the pole 2 in advance and is provided with a mounting unit 20 for detachably mounting a sign such as a signboard. It is a thing.

The mounting unit 20 can change the mounting method according to the application and material of the mounted body, such as screwing, sandwiching the mounted body, or adsorption by a magnet.

Further, as shown in the figure, the angle of the mounting unit can be changed by making the angle of the mounting unit variable. As an object to be attached, for example,
Various things such as billboards, microphones, lighting fixtures, and fans are possible.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a movable sign pole which is another embodiment of the movable support base of the present invention. A display plate 21 displaying a sign such as a signboard used inside and outside a building, a road, a parking lot, etc. is fixed to the upper end of the pole 2.

The display board 21 is not limited to the one on which characters and the like are printed in advance, but may be a blackboard, an electronic bulletin board, or the like.

The height of the pole 2 may be variable so that it can be adjusted according to the purpose of use and environment.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a movable support base of the present invention provided with a locking member 22. For example, it can be used as a hanger for clothes, bags, or the like, or a similar movable support. It can be used in a wide range, such as using two pedestals, spanning a pipe over the locking member 22, and using it as a laundry drying table.

FIG. 12 shows an embodiment in which the music stand 23 is attached to the movable support base of the present invention.

FIG. 13 shows an embodiment in which a fan is attached to the movable support base of the present invention.

FIG. 14 shows an embodiment in which a fan is attached to the movable support base of the present invention.

FIG. 15 shows an embodiment in which a table base is attached to the movable support base of the present invention.

In this embodiment, only one movable type supporting stand is attached to the attached body, but it is also possible to support a plurality of supporting stands. For example, a heavy table or the like may be supported by three support bases.

Further, in order to prevent the casters from being accidentally misaligned, a lock mechanism for preventing the casters from protruding may be provided. The lock mechanism may be lockable.

[0041]

[Effect] Since the casters can be freely taken in and out of the housing member in the movable support base of the present invention, the casters can be easily moved by the casters, and the labor required for the movement can be reduced. In addition, since the movement is performed by the casters, it is possible to manufacture the movable support base with a strong material, and it is possible to provide the movable support base having a stability that can be sufficiently used outdoors.

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment in which a movable support base A of the present invention is used as a partition.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where casters 3 of the movable support base A of the present invention are taken out.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the casters 3 of the movable support base A of the present invention are stored.

FIG. 4 is a caster support member C of the movable support base A of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the plate-shaped caster support portion 8 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the structure of the lower part of the movable support base A of the present invention when using casters.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the structure of the lower part of the movable support base A of the present invention when the casters are housed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a guide member D and a caster support member E of the movable support base A of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a guide member D of the movable support base A of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a movable support base having a mounting unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a mobile sign pole according to another embodiment of the present invention. .

FIG. 11 is a front view showing an embodiment in which a locking member 22 is provided on the movable support base of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing an embodiment in which a music stand 23 is attached to the movable support stand of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing an embodiment in which a fan is attached to the movable support base of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing an embodiment in which a fan is attached to the movable support base of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing an embodiment in which a table base is attached to the movable support base of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A movable support base B housing member C caster support member D guide member E caster support member engaging part 1 base part 2 pole part 3 caster 4 actuating pin 6 spring 9 axis 10 plate 11 rotating shaft 12 first engaging pin

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A housing member (B) having a base portion (1) and a pole portion (2) provided upright on the base portion, a plurality of casters (3), and a base portion of the housing member. A caster support member (C) which is built in this and supports the caster with respect to the housing member so that the caster can be housed and protruded, and the caster support member is detachable, and the caster is supported in a projectable state. Caster support member engaging part (E)
And a movable support base. 2. One or a plurality of guide plates (14) provided with a hole having a shape corresponding to the shaft portion in the housing member.
The movable support base according to claim 1, wherein a guide member (D) having a) is provided, and the shaft portion (9) is loosely inserted in the hole. 3. A caster support member engagement portion (E) formed by bridging a first engagement pin (12) between two facing plate bodies (10) is provided above the caster support member in the pole portion. It is rotatably suspended on the rotating shaft (11) that is hung on the
An operating pin (4) for rotating the plate body is inserted from outside the pole portion above the rotating shaft between the plate bodies, and is pivotally attached to the plate body, When the caster is used, the upper end of the shaft portion is abutted and locked by the first engaging pin, and when the caster is housed, the operating pin is pushed to rotate the plate body to move the first engaging pin. The movable support base according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the movable support base is detached from the upper end of the shaft portion. 4. The caster support member engaging portion (E) further comprises a second engaging pin (11) above the first engaging pin (12) and below the rotating shaft, the caster housing. The movable support base according to claim 3, wherein the upper end of the shaft portion is sometimes locked by the second engagement pin. 5. A spring, which connects the pole portion or the guide member to the plate body and expands and contracts in accordance with the rotation of the plate body, is provided in the pole portion, and a restoring force of the spring causes the caster to move. The movable support base according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the support member engagement portion operates so as to rotate until the first engagement pin is positioned at the upper end of the shaft portion. 6. The shaft portion is provided with a protrusion which is locked to a guide member and prevents the housing member from being lifted to a position higher than a certain height. The movable support table described in. 7. The movable support base according to claim 1, further comprising a lock mechanism for preventing the casters from protruding. 8. The movable support base according to claim 1, wherein the height of the pole portion is variable. 9. The movable support base according to claim 1, wherein the pole portion is provided at its upper end with mounting means for detachably supporting the mounted body. . 10. The pole portion accommodates therein a chain that can be locked with another movable support base, and has an opening (5) through which the chain can be taken in and out. The movable partition according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the movable partition is connected to another movable support to partition the space. 11. The movement according to claim 1, wherein the pole portion is provided with a display member on the upper end of which a sign such as a character or a figure is displayed. Type sign pole.