JPH09173119A - Umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To preclude the possibility of wounding the fingers of a user when an umbrella is opened and closed without deteriorating productivity by integrally arranging a safety cover part to house a knot of a finishing wire in a runner. SOLUTION: A housing groove 91 of a safety cover part 9 is a vertical groove opened in and communicated with a circumferential groove 82, and houses a knot 61. An outer frame 92 is continuously arranged on an inner wall of the housing groove 91, and projects to an upper end part of a lower runner 8, and is formed by closing an upper part in a circular arc shape. The inside of the outer frame 92 is formed in a housing chamber 92a communicated with the housing groove 91. A shielding wall 92b to shield a tip part of the knot 61 is formed in a front end part of the outer frame 92, and prevents the fingers of an umbrella user from touching the tip of the knot 61. Both end parts of a finishing wire 6 are bound together, and the knot 61 is made, and is pushed inside. Since the finishing wire 6 has elasticity, the knot 61 deflects, and a tip part of the knot 61 passes through the under side of the shielding wall 92b of the safety cover part 9, and is housed in the housing chamber 92a. The tip part of the knot 61 does not easily separate from inside of the housing chamber 92a by the shielding wall 92b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a western umbrella. More specifically, the present invention relates to a western umbrella in which an umbrella frame is attached to a potter's wheel so that it can be opened and closed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a western umbrella, it is necessary to attach an umbrella bone to a center rod so as to be openable and closable. As a structure for this, a center wheel is provided with a wheel and a base end of the umbrella frame is attached to the wheel. . And when attaching it, the proximal end of the umbrella bone is bound with a hugging needle. FIG. 20 shows a mounting structure of such an umbrella frame. An upper wheel 2 is fixed to the center rod 1 and a lower wheel 3 is slidably provided. Vertical grooves 21 and 31 for receiving flat base ends of the ribs 4 and the ribs 5 are formed in the upper wheel 2 and the lower wheel 3, respectively. Also, the vertical groove 2
Circumferential grooves 22 and 32 are formed across 1 and 31.
A hole is formed in each flat base end of each of the ribs 4 and the ribs 5. The holding needle 6 is inserted into the hole, and the holding needle 6 is wound in the circumferential grooves 22 and 32. The ribs 4 and the ribs 5 are bundled on the upper wheel 2 and the lower wheel 3 so that they can be opened and closed. The holding needles 6, 6 are tied so that the knots 61, 61 are located between the vertical grooves 21, 31 of the upper wheel 2 and the lower wheel 3, respectively. The ribs 4 and the ribs 5 are swingably connected by caulking pins 7.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned conventional western umbrella,
The knot of the needle holding the umbrella bone to the potter's wheel is exposed, and thus the sharp cut (tip) of the needle is exposed, which may hurt the user's hand when opening and closing the umbrella. Therefore, a safer umbrella has been desired.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a western umbrella having a safer structure that does not damage the user's hands when opening and closing the umbrella. The purpose of this safe-structured western umbrella is to reduce the cost with a simple structure that does not reduce productivity.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the western umbrella of the present invention is provided with a plurality of vertical grooves into which the base ends of the umbrella bones are inserted in the potter's wheel attached to the center rod. The umbrella frame is pivotally attached by a holding needle so as to be openable and closable, and the potter's wheel is provided with a circumferential groove that traverses the vertical groove. The western umbrella having a knot is characterized in that the potter's wheel is integrally provided with a safety cover portion for accommodating the knot of the hug.

Further, the safety cover portion comprises a housing groove and an outer frame, and the housing groove communicates with the peripheral groove by opening one end thereof, and the outer frame is inside the housing groove to the housing groove. It is characterized by having a storage chamber which is formed in communication with each other and which stores the tip end portion of the knot. Further, the safety cover portion is provided with a shielding wall for shielding the tip portion of the knot.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, and show a structure in which a lower cover 8 is integrally provided with a safety cover portion 9 for covering a knot 61 of a holding needle 6. A lower wheel 8 is slidably provided on the center rod 1 of the western umbrella, and a vertical groove 81 is formed in the lower wheel 8 for receiving a flatly formed base end 51 of the support frame 5 constituting the umbrella frame. Has been done. Although not shown, a hole for inserting the holding needle 6 is formed in the base end 51 of each skeleton 5. Base end 5 of each bone 5
1 is inserted and housed in each vertical groove 81. A peripheral groove 82 is formed in the lower wheel 8 so as to cross each vertical groove 81. The holding needle 6 is wound around the circumferential groove 82 through the hole of the base end 51 of the skeleton 5. The hugging needle 6 is the knot 6
Two adjacent vertical grooves 8 of the vertical grooves 81 of the lower wheel 8
It is tied so that it may be located between 1, 81.

The lowering wheel 8 is integrally provided with a safety cover portion 9 for preventing the user's hand from touching the tip of the knot 61 of the holding needle 6 when the umbrella is opened and closed. The safety cover portion 9 includes a housing groove 91 and an outer frame 92. The accommodation groove 91 is a vertical groove that opens and communicates with the circumferential groove 82 and accommodates the knot 61. The outer frame 92 is continuously provided on the inner wall of the housing groove 91, and in this embodiment, it is formed so as to project from the upper end portion of the lower lathe 8 and close the upper portion in an arc shape. The inner side of the outer frame 92 is formed in a housing chamber 92 a communicating with the housing groove 91. The tip of the knot 61 is housed in the housing chamber 92a. A shield wall 92b that shields the tip of the knot 61 is formed at the front end of the outer frame 92 (outward of the lower wheel 8 in the radial direction). This shielding wall 92b is for preventing the user's hand of the umbrella from touching the tip of the knot 61, and also prevents the knot 61 from escaping from the inside of the accommodating chamber 92a to enhance the safety in particular. ing. The lower wheel 8 is made of synthetic resin, and the safety cover portion 9 is integrally molded when the lower wheel 8 is molded.

Explaining how to use the safety cover part 9,
At the time of assembling this western umbrella, the skeleton 5 is bundled by the holding needle 6 and attached to each longitudinal groove 81 of the lowering wheel 8 so as to be openable and closable. House inside. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the knot 61 is pushed in the direction of the arrow. However, since the holding needle 6 has elasticity, the knot 61 is bent and the tip of the knot 61 is shielded by the shield wall 92b of the safety cover portion 9. It will be housed in the housing chamber 92a by sliding through the lower side. The shielding wall 92b prevents the tip of the knot 61 from being easily separated from the accommodation chamber 92a, which is safe.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the lower lathe 8 shown in FIGS.
In addition to the above, a Western umbrella provided with an upper wheel 10 and a medium wheel 11 is shown. An upper wheel 10 is fixed to the center rod 1 of the western umbrella, and a medium wheel 11 is slidably provided between the upper wheel 10 and the lower wheel 8. The main bone 4 is swingably supported by the upper wheel 10, and the bone 5 is received by the inner wheel 11.
Are swingably supported. FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b)
The structure of the upper wheel 10 is shown, and like the lower wheel 8, a vertical groove 101 for accommodating the umbrella bone and a circumferential groove 102 for winding the holding needle are provided. A safety cover portion 9 is provided on the lower end side of the upper wheel 10 like the lower wheel 8.
Are provided integrally. The safety cover portion 9 has the same structure as the safety cover portion 9 provided on the lowering wheel 8 and the method for attaching the knot of the holding needle is also the same, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted. 5 (a) and 5 (b) show the structure of the inner potter's wheel 11. In this inner potter's wheel 11 as well as the lower potter's wheel 8, the vertical groove 111 for accommodating an umbrella bone, and the winding needle are wound. A peripheral groove 112 is provided. A safety cover portion 9 is integrally provided on the upper end side of the inner lathe 11 like the lower lathe 8. The safety cover portion 9 also has the same structure as the safety cover portion 9 provided on the lowering wheel 8, and therefore its description is omitted.

6 and 7 show a modification of the safety cover portion 9. In the safety cover member 900 according to the modified example of FIG. 6, the housing groove 911 is the same as the housing groove 91 of the above-mentioned embodiment, but the outer frame 921 is formed in a square box shape, and the shielding wall 9 is formed.
An example in which 2b is not formed is shown. The accommodating groove 912 of the safety cover member 901 according to the modified example of FIG. 7 is the same as the accommodating groove 91 of the above-described embodiment, but an outer frame 922 is formed with its upper end opened. Although such a configuration is possible, since the tip of the knot of the holding needle cannot be sufficiently covered,
The configuration in which the upper portion is closed as in the embodiments of FIGS. 1 and 2 is superior.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the outer frame 92 is used.
Is formed so as to project from the end of the potter's wheel or the like, but if the housing groove 91 is formed sufficiently longer than the knot 61, the outer frame does not project from the end of the potter's wheel, for example, the potter's wheel. It is also possible to form it flush with the end face of the. That is, in this case, the outer frame constitutes the top plate of the accommodation groove 91. When the shielding wall is provided, it may be formed integrally with the top plate on the upper end side of the accommodation groove 91.

8 to 14 show a construction in which a safety cover member is formed separately from the wheel and is attached to the lower wheel.

In FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, a step portion is formed in the lower wheel 200 by enlarging the diameter of the lower wheel collar portion of the circumferential groove 202, and this step portion is the mounting portion 203 of the safety cover member 300.
Is composed. As shown in FIG. 9, the safety cover member 300 is a piece-shaped member whose front shape is formed into a substantially rectangular shape. The safety cover member 300 is formed in a plane arc shape as shown in FIG. 10, and the inside thereof is formed in a recess 301 that covers the knot 61 of the holding needle 6. The safety cover member 300 includes a vertical groove 201 in which the knot 61 is located,
It is attached to the attachment portion 203 between the 201. At the lower end of the safety cover member 300, the mounting portion 20 of the lower wheel 200 is attached.
Engaging projection 3 that fits into the engaging recess 204 formed in
02 is formed. Therefore, the safety cover member 3
When 00 is attached to the lowering wheel 200, it can be easily attached by gripping the upper end portion of the safety cover member 300 and fitting the engaging convex portion 302 into the engaging concave portion 204 of the attaching portion 203. The safety cover member 300 is provided with a lowering wheel 200 by the engagement of the engaging protrusion 302 and the engaging recess 204.
However, if the safety cover member 300 is damaged, it can be easily replaced. The engaging recess may be formed on the safety cover member 300 side, and the engaging protrusion may be provided on the mounting portion. Further, the safety cover member 300 is attached to the mounting portion 203 with an adhesive.
May be adhered to.

The safety cover member 300 is mounted between the vertical grooves 201, 201 as described above.
The width is formed to be the same as or smaller than the interval L between the vertical grooves 201, 201 within a range that does not hinder the opening and closing of the rib 5 attached to No. 1. Further, the vertical width of the safety cover member 300 is formed to be substantially the same as or longer than the length of the knot 61 of the holding needle 6. The material of the safety cover member 300 is preferably synthetic resin. The mounting portion 203 may be formed on a stepped portion around the entire circumference of the lowering wheel 200, or may be formed on a partial stepped portion corresponding to the lateral width of the safety cover member 300. Further, it is also possible to provide the engaging convex portion or the engaging concave portion on the side portion of the accommodation groove 205 that receives the knot 61 without providing the mounting portion 203 formed of the step portion. Incidentally, although not shown, a safety cover member similar to the above can be provided on the upper wheel or the inner wheel which is attached to the center rod 1.

12 to 14 show modified examples of the safety cover member. The safety cover member 310 of FIG. 12 is formed in a rectangular body shape having a U-shape in plan view, and an engaging convex portion 311 is formed therein. The safety cover member 320 of FIG. 13 is obtained by forming a lid portion 321 on the safety cover member of FIG. FIG.
The safety cover member 330 of No. 4 has a lid portion 331 formed on the safety cover member of FIG. 12, and the inside of the lid portion 331 is cut out in an arc shape according to the outer shape of the lathe.

The safety cover members C1 to C5 shown in FIGS. 15 to 19 are cap-shaped safety cover members that are put on the knots of the holding needles, and each of them has a recess h for accommodating the knot. . The cap-shaped safety cover member can be modified in various ways as shown in the figure in view of its ease of holding or decorativeness.

[0018]

As described above, in the western umbrella of the present invention, since the safety cover portion for accommodating the knot of the holding needle is integrally provided on the potter's wheel, there is no risk of damaging the user's hand when opening or closing the umbrella. There is no safe structure, and since the safety cover part is molded simultaneously with the potter's wheel, it does not increase the manufacturing cost.

Further, since the safety cover portion is composed of the accommodation groove and the outer frame, and the outer frame covers the tip portion of the knot, the safety and the structure are simple and easy to manufacture. Further, the safety cover is provided with a shielding wall for shielding the tip of the knot, which is further safe.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower wheel of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a lower wheel, a medium wheel, and an upper wheel of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 (a) is a lower perspective view of the upper lathe of the embodiment, and FIG. 4 (b) is an upper perspective view thereof.

5 (a) is an upper perspective view of the inner lathe of the embodiment, and FIG. 5 (b) is a lower perspective view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of a modified example of the safety cover portion.

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of a modified example of the safety cover portion.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a structure in which a safety cover member that is separate from the wheel and pot is attached.

FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 8;

10 is a plan view of the safety cover member of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a side view of the safety cover member of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a modified example of the safety cover member.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a modified example of the safety cover member.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a modified example of the safety cover member.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a cap-like safety cover member.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a cap-like safety cover member.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a cap-like safety cover member.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a cap-like safety cover member.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a cap-shaped safety cover member.

FIG. 20 is a partial front view of a conventional umbrella.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Middle Rod 6 Hugging Needle 61 Knot 8 Knocking Wheel 9 Safety Cover Part 91 Storage Groove 92 Outer Frame 92a Storage Room 92b Shielding Wall 10 Top Roller 11 Roller

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lathe that is attached to a center rod is provided with a plurality of vertical grooves into which the base ends of the umbrella bones are inserted, and the umbrella bones inserted into the vertical grooves are pivotally attached by a holding needle so that they can be opened and closed. The potter's wheel is provided with a circumferential groove that traverses the vertical groove, and the hugging needle is a western umbrella wrapped around the circumferential groove and having a knot between the vertical grooves, wherein the potter's wheel has a knot of the hugging needle. A umbrella that is integrally provided with a safety cover portion to be housed. 2. The safety cover portion according to claim 1, comprising a housing groove and an outer frame, the housing groove communicating with the peripheral groove by opening one end thereof, and the outer frame is A western umbrella, which has an accommodation chamber formed inside to communicate with the accommodation groove and accommodating a tip portion of the knot. 3. The western umbrella according to claim 1, wherein the safety cover portion is provided with a shielding wall that shields a tip portion of the knot.