JPH1033349A - Umbrella stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate installation and storage, and provide design effect. SOLUTION: A device comprises an accomodation body, a cover body, a cover body moving mechanism 4, a lower frame 5 to connect the containing body and the cover body to each other, and a lower plate 6 supported by the lower frame 5. The lower frame 5 includes a first frame 51 connected to the containing body and a second frame 52 connected to the cover body. The lower plate 6 is installed on the second frame 52 to follow the second frame 52 to move, thus a lower end surface is formed to compose a water receiving guide part in usage, while it is completely contained inside the containing body in storage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an umbrella stand for storing a large number of umbrellas, and more particularly to an umbrella stand capable of saving space and having an excellent design.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, umbrella stands include box-type and cylindrical-type umbrellas having a bottom plate also serving as a water receiver, such as offices and halls. It is permanently installed at the entrance or corridor. In addition, it can be used by disposing it in the entrance or hallway only when necessary, and by carrying it to a predetermined room and clearing it when unnecessary.

However, when storing a large number of umbrellas, the size of the umbrella stand becomes relatively large, and this size cannot be freely changed as necessary. Therefore, if such an umbrella stand is placed at the entrance of an office or hall, a corridor, or the like, there is a problem that the appearance of the surrounding area is impaired and that traffic is hindered. Especially in places where several umbrella stands are required,
Such a problem is apt to occur, and it is also difficult to move an umbrella stand having a certain size to a predetermined position as necessary.

Therefore, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-29671 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-184760 have proposed an umbrella stand device that can be folded and stored compactly when an umbrella stand is unnecessary. I have.

However, in the umbrella stand according to these proposals, although compactness has been achieved, when assembling the umbrella stand, especially a member such as a bottom plate for receiving water is appropriately manually installed at a predetermined position. Need to
There is a problem that the ease of assembly is poor.

[0006] In short, conventional umbrella stand devices are not sufficiently satisfied that they are excellent in space saving and easy to assemble, and there is a demand for development of an umbrella stand device that satisfies these points. Is the current situation.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an umbrella stand which is excellent in space saving, easy to assemble, and excellent in design.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a container having an opening in the front, a lid for closing the opening so as to be openable and closable, and connecting the container and the lid together. In some cases, a lid moving mechanism that translates the lid in parallel so that the lid is positioned at a predetermined distance from the opening is connected to the lower part of the housing and the lower part of the lid. In the lower left and right of the container, a pair of left and right lower frames, in the pair of lower frames,
A lower plate supported by both left and right lower frames, wherein the pair of lower frames are pivotally connected to the housing and pivotally connected to the first frame and the lid. The lower plate is pivotally supported at a connection point between the first frame and the second frame, and follows the opening / closing operation of the lid. The above object has been attained by providing an umbrella stand device characterized by forming a lower end surface and being accommodated in the accommodation body.

[0009] Further, the lid is provided on the inner surface side thereof.
A roller guide plate provided toward the side direction, a pulley portion attached to the roller guide plate, and a pair of left and right sides which are connected to the pulley portion and cover the side surface between the lid and the container at the time of use. Side plate, the side plate,
It is preferable that the cover can be pulled out from a side edge of the cover.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an umbrella stand of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line ii-ii of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view showing movement of a lower frame and a lower plate. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line iv-iv of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mode of assembling when using the umbrella stand shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a side view. It is a top view which shows the installation aspect of a face plate.

An umbrella stand 1 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has a container 2 having an opening 21 on the front surface, a lid 3 for closing the opening 21 so as to be openable and closable, the container 2 and the lid Body 3
And at the time of use, the opening 21
A cover moving mechanism 4 for moving the cover 3 in parallel so that the cover 3 is positioned at a predetermined distance from the container 2;
A pair of left and right lower frames 5 provided below the left and right sides of the housing 2 so as to connect the lower part of the housing 3 and the lower part of the lid 3. A pair of lower frames 5, the pair of lower frames 5 being pivotally connected to the housing 2, and the first frame 51 being pivotally connected to the first frame 51 and the lid 3. The lower plate 6 is pivotally supported at a connection point between the first frame 51 and the second frame 52, and is operably connected to the second frame 52. Following the operation, a lower end surface is formed and is accommodated in the accommodation body 2.

The housing 2 is a hollow structure having an opening 21 on the front surface, and all the constituent members of the umbrella stand described below can be housed inside the opening 21 (in the housing state). This is indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 2). An umbrella storage partition member 22 is foldably attached to the upper part of the storage body 2. The free end 23 of the umbrella storage partition member 22 is
It has an engaging part 24 connected to the upper part of the lid 3.

The lid 3 is substantially the same size as the container 2 and is formed so as to completely cover the opening 21 of the container 2 when the umbrella stand 1 is stored. Also,
The lid 3 can be opened and closed with one touch by pressing in the direction A in FIG. 1 by a conventional locking means (not shown) such as a push-type magnet provided at the center of the upper end on the side facing the container 2. Is preferred.

A water receiving tray 71 is attached to the inside of the lower portion of the lid 3, and the water receiving tray 71 is mounted to the outside thereof.
A tray door 7 for taking out the tray 1 is formed. The water receiving tray 71 is not particularly limited as long as it can receive one end of a lower plate 6 described later and can collect water droplets guided by the lower plate 6. Can be used. The tray door 7 is opened and closed by rotating around pivots (not shown) at both ends connected to the lid 3. The tray door 7 is preferably provided with a locking means (not shown) such as a push-type magnet catch and can be opened and closed with one touch.

The cover 3 has a roller guide plate 31, which is provided on the inner surface thereof and which is provided in a lateral direction.
A pulley portion 32 attached to the roller guide plate 31;
Pair of left and right side plates 33 covering side surfaces between the housing 2 and the housing 2
The side plate 33 can be pulled out from a side edge of the lid 3.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the side plate 33 is pulled out from the lid 3 in the left-right direction during use, and is turned around the fulcrum 34 toward the housing 2 to use the umbrella stand. 1
And completely conceal the open side portion between the lid 3 and the container 2. At this time, it is preferable to provide a detachable locking means 35 with a magnet or the like so that the side plate 33 is fixed at the position indicated by the solid line in FIG.

As the cover moving mechanism 4, a mechanism described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-184760 of the present applicant can be used. The mechanism is, as shown in FIG.
A pair of link members 4 of equal length between
1 and 42, the two link members 41 and 42 intersect at the center, and the intersection 43 is axially attached to each other.
One end 44 of one is pivotally connected to the lower part of the housing 2 via a pin, one end 45 of the link member 42 is pivotally connected to the lid 3, and the other end 46 of the link members 41, 42. 4
Numeral 7 denotes a structure which is movable vertically in parallel long grooves provided in the lid 3 and the container 2, respectively.

By adjusting the length of the long groove, the distance between the housing 2 and the lid 3 can be determined, and the size of the umbrella stand can be changed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower frame 5 has a first frame 51 pivotally connected to a lower portion of the housing 2 about a fulcrum 54, and a fulcrum at a lower portion of the lid 3. And a second frame 52 pivotally connected about 55. The first frame 51 and the second frame 52 are connected at ends opposite to the ends connected to the container 2 and the lid 3 to form a connection point 53. The first frame 51 and the second frame 52 are pivotable about the connection point 53 in the separating direction and the approaching direction. That is, the first frame 51 and the second frame 52 pivot in the separating direction when used, as shown in FIG. 3A, and in a vertically upward state as shown in FIG. 2 housed inside.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower frame 5 has a pair of left and right first frames 51 and a second frame 51.
At a connection point 53 with the frame 52, the lower plate 6 is supported via a support member 62. The lower plate 6
Has a length equal to the distance between the container 2 and the lid 3, and is inclined forward along the second frame 52, and its tip 61 is provided at the fulcrum 5 of the second frame 52.
5 is attached to the second frame 52. The second frame 5 in such a supporting member 62 and the distal end portion 61
2, the lower plate 6 can be moved integrally with the second frame 52, and forms a lower end surface of the umbrella stand when the umbrella stand is used (FIG. 3A). Receive the water drops falling from the umbrella stored in 1,
It functions as a water receiving guide that guides to the water receiving tray 72 described above.

Further, the first frame 51 is moved so as not to hinder the movement of the lower plate 6 following the second frame 52.
A concave portion 54 is provided on a side surface facing the lower plate 6 at a portion close to the connection point 53 of FIG.

The umbrella stand device 1 of the present invention is installed at the entrance of an office, a hotel, or the like, and is installed and used so as to be embedded in a wall surface in advance as shown in the illustrated embodiment, and is fixed along the wall surface. You can also. further,
When the place of use of the umbrella stand 1 needs to be changed, a movable means such as a caster may be provided on the lower surface of the umbrella stand 1 to make it movable.

Next, the usage of the umbrella stand of this embodiment will be described.

First, as shown in FIG.
Is pressed, a locking means (not shown) such as a push-type magnet catch between the lid 3 and the container 2 is removed, and the lid 3 is manually pulled out. At this time, the movable supporting points 46 and 47 of the link members 41 and 42 are moved downward in the long groove by the lid moving mechanism 4. At the same time, in the lower frame 5, the fulcrum 55 of the second frame 52 moves forward along with the forward movement of the lid 3, and
The frame 51 and the second frame 52 pivot in the separating direction from the folded storage state (FIG. 3B), and FIG.
The open state shown in FIG. At this time, the lower plate 6 supported by the lower frame 5 and attached to the second frame 52 also follows the movement of the second frame 52. When the lid 3 is completely pulled out, the lower plate 6 forms a lower end surface between the container 2 and the lid 3 inclined toward the lid 3.

Next, the umbrella storage partition member 22 accommodated in the upper portion of the container 2 is pulled up, and the engaging portion 24 of the free end 23 is connected to the upper portion of the lid 3 to form an umbrella storage partition portion. . Next, the side plate 33 housed inside the lid 3
(FIG. 4) is slid outward in the left-right direction and pulled out (FIG. 5). At this time, since the pulley portion 32 connected to the side plate 33 slides along the roller guide plate 31, the side plate 33 can be pulled out in a stable state. Side plate 3
After being completely pulled out, 3 is folded about the fulcrum 34 toward the umbrella stand 1 and engaged with the container 2 (FIG. 6). Thus, the installation of the umbrella stand is completed.

When the water in the water receiving tray 72 is to be discarded when the umbrella stand is used, the receiving tray door 7 is pressed to disengage an engaging means (not shown) such as a push-type magnet catch. 7 can be opened to take out the inner water receiving tray 72.

When storing the umbrella stand, the reverse of the installation procedure described above may be followed. That is, the connection between the umbrella storage partition member 22 and the lid 3 is released, the umbrella storage partition member 22 is folded into the storage body 2, the side plate 33 is slid and stored in the lid 3, and then the lid 3 is pushed into the storage body 2 side. . Then, at the same time as the lid 3 is moved toward the container 2 by the lid moving mechanism 4, the lower plate 6 moves following the second frame 52 and is accommodated in the container 2 together with the lower frame 5. . In this way, all the components of the umbrella stand 1 are housed inside the housing 2 and are completely hidden by the lid 3.

The umbrella stand of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the umbrella storage partition member 22 and the lower frame 5 are attached to the container 2 side, but they can also be attached to the lid 3.
In addition, the umbrella storage partition member 22 may be a keyed type, a frame type simply divided in a lattice shape, or a partition may not be provided at all. Further, the lid moving mechanism 4
Is not particularly limited as long as the position of the lid 3 can be extended and contracted in parallel, and for example, a spring may be used.

[0031]

According to the umbrella stand of the present invention, one-touch assembling or housing only by moving the lid forward or backward is possible, and it is easy to install and house. In addition, when not used as an umbrella stand, that is, at the time of storage, all the components of the umbrella stand can be housed inside the housing and completely concealed by the lid, so that the width of the umbrella stand is extremely small. In this case, the area occupied at all times can be minimized. Furthermore, if it is a wall storage type, the umbrella stand device at the time of storage is flush with the wall surface, so that the floor area can be used sufficiently and the design effect can be sufficiently achieved without damaging the design inside the building Can be demonstrated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an umbrella stand of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line ii-ii of FIG. 1, in which a solid line indicates a position when each element is used, and a dotted line indicates a position when each element is stored.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams illustrating the movement of a lower frame and a lower plate. FIG. 3A illustrates a state during use, and FIG. 3B illustrates a state during storage.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line iv-iv of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mode of assembling when using the umbrella stand device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an installation mode of a side plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Umbrella stand 2 Container 3 Cover 31 Roller guide plate 32 Pulley part 33 Side plate 4 Cover moving mechanism 5 Lower frame 51 First frame 52 Second frame 6 Lower plate 61 Lower plate tip 62 Support member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container (2) having an opening (21) on the front surface, and a lid (3) for opening and closing the opening (21).
The container (2) and the lid (3) are connected to each other, and at the time of use, the lid (3) is positioned at a predetermined distance from the opening (21) so that the lid (3) is positioned. Lid (3)
And a lid moving mechanism (4) for translating the container and a lower part of the container (2) and a lower part of the lid (3) so as to connect the lower part of the container (2) and the lower part of the lid (3). A pair of lower frames (5); a lower plate (6) supported by the left and right lower frames in the pair of lower frames (5); A first frame (51) pivotally connected to the housing (2);
A frame (51) and a second frame (52) pivotally connected to the lid (3), wherein the lower plate (6) is connected to the first frame (51).
And is pivotally supported at a connection point between the second frame (52) and the second frame (52). Following the opening and closing operation of the lid (3), a lower end surface is formed and accommodated in the accommodation body (2). An umbrella stand device, which is adapted to be operated. 2. A roller guide plate (3) provided on the inner side of the lid (3) so as to face the side.
1), a pulley portion (32) attached to the roller guide plate (31), and a pulley portion (32) connected to the pulley portion (32) for use between the lid (3) and the container (2) during use. The side plate (33) which has a pair of right and left side plates (33) covering the side surface, and the side plate (33) can be pulled out from the side edge of the lid (3). Umbrella stand device.