JPH11201638A - Umbrella drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To rapidly remove waterdrops adhered to cloth of an umbrella, in an umbrella used on a rainy day. SOLUTION: An umbrella drier comprises an inlet door 2, an umbrella storing part including an outlet door arranged in the take-out position of an umbrella 1 and a dehydration panel 5 having a plurality of holes formed in the two sides of an internal part, a suction blower 3 to force the interior of the umbrella containing part into a negative pressure state and falls a waterdrop, a water receiving panel 8 arranged outside a dehydration panel 5, and a water receiving drain pan 9 to store a waterdrop along the water receiving panel 8. With the umbrella 1 held, the umbrella is moved from an inlet door 2 to an outlet door, and a top surface 15 opened in a minimum space wide enough to allow the smooth passage of the handle of the umbrella 1 is mounted. This constitution provides an umbrella drier to thoroughly remove waterdrops on the umbrella 1 and rapidly dry the umbrellas without stopping a flaw of persons even at a place where a large number of visitors go in and out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an umbrella dryer for removing water drops from an umbrella wet with rain.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of umbrella dryer has been known as a method of removing water droplets from an umbrella by a suction method as shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the umbrella dryer will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, a funnel-shaped umbrella receiver 103 having a water-absorbent sheet 101 and an outer hole plate 102 provided on the inner side and a lower end reduced in size, and a lower end of the umbrella receiver 103,
The sirocco fan 105 has a suction duct 107 connected to a suction port 106 of a sirocco fan 105 attached to the motor 104.
8. It has an upper exhaust port 109. Further, a switch 111 is provided on the wall surface 110 close to the umbrella receiver 103 so as to protrude slightly above the horizontal position of the upper end of the umbrella receiver 103, and as a fulcrum on the wall surface 110 side, a support arm 112 that can move up and down freely. When the support arm 112 is substantially horizontal, the switch 111 is pressed. A spring 113 is attached to the support arm 112 so that the support arm 112 is raised almost in parallel with the wall surface 110 in a no-load state.

When an umbrella 114 is hung on the support arm 112 in this configuration, the switch 111 is pressed and the sirocco fan 10
5 is operated.

[0005]

In such a conventional umbrella dryer, one umbrella is inserted and the umbrella is held and dried. Therefore, it is impossible to leave the place until the drying is completed, or If the umbrella is left as it is, there is a problem that other people cannot use it. In particular, many umbrella dryers are required in places where there are many people, and when there are still many people, there is a problem that a queue of people is formed or a state where many people cannot use them. In addition, since the water droplets of the umbrella are removed by the water absorbing sheet, there is also a problem that the effect can be obtained only by the umbrella cloth in contact with the water absorbing sheet.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and provides an umbrella dryer that can quickly dry an umbrella without stopping the flow of people even in a place where many people enter and exit. It is intended to be.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the umbrella dryer of the present invention has brushes for removing water drops on both sides inside the dewatering panel, and has an umbrella from the entrance door to the exit door. It was moved and dried as it was.

According to the present invention, water drops adhering to the umbrella can be uniformly removed, and the umbrella can be quickly dried without stopping the flow of people even in places where many people enter and leave. Thus, an umbrella dryer can be obtained that allows most people who enter and exit to use the umbrella dryer effectively.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to an umbrella accommodating portion comprising an entrance door at a position where an umbrella is inserted, an exit door at a position where the umbrella is taken out, and a dewatering panel having a plurality of holes on both sides of the interior. A suction blower for bringing the inside of the unit into a negative pressure state, a water receiving panel outside the dehydrating panel, and a water receiving drain pan having a drain port for transmitting water through the water receiving panel and storing water droplets are provided, and an umbrella is provided from the entrance door to the exit door. The umbrella moves while being held, and has the effect that the umbrella can be dried quickly without stopping the flow of people even in places where many people come and go.

In addition, a brush for removing water droplets is attached to both inner side surfaces of the dewatering panel, and the brush can spread the fabric of the umbrella, and can evenly remove water droplets attached to the umbrella.

Further, an entrance door may be provided between the inside of the dryer body on the side where the umbrella is inserted and the umbrella accommodating portion, so that water droplets adhered to the entrance door when the umbrella is inserted are prevented from flowing out of the machine. it can.

Also, an elastic cover is attached to the top surface through which the handle of the umbrella passes, and the inside is maintained in a substantially vacuum state so that air does not flow through a gap between the top surface through which the handle of the umbrella passes. Drops are removed by gravity and suction. It also has the effect that it is easy to move and has flexibility.

[0013]

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, an umbrella 1 with water droplets is inserted from an entrance door 2. A sensor installed on the front panel detects the insertion of the umbrella 1 and detects the suction blower 3
Is operated, and the air in the umbrella accommodating section 4 is sucked from the dewatering panel 5 and the gap 6 below the umbrella accommodating section 4. The sucked air is discharged out of the ventilation hole 7. At this time, the inside of the umbrella accommodating section 4 is in a negative pressure state. Therefore, the inserted water droplets of the umbrella 1 travel from the dewatering panel 5 having a plurality of holes provided on both sides of the inside to the outer water receiving panel 8 by the force of gravity and suction, and a water receiving drain pan 9 provided below. Is stored in In addition, the water droplets also travel to the gap 6 below the umbrella accommodating portion 4 and are stored in the water receiving drain pan 9.

The entrance door 2 and the exit door 10 are fixed by hinges 11, and a door stopper 12 is provided on the door to prevent the door from rebounding when the umbrella 1 is inserted.

The umbrella 1 is moved while being held by the user,
Drying is possible while moving.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 4 shows the dewatering panel 5 of the umbrella dryer shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 provided with a brush 13, and the umbrella cloth is moved by the moving force of the umbrella 1. The folds are configured to be separated from each other, so that water droplets attached between the umbrella cloths can be removed. In addition, it is also possible to directly remove water droplets adhering to the surface.

(Embodiment 3) FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 show FIGS.
The entrance door 2 is provided between the inside of the side plate of the dryer main body of the umbrella dryer shown in (1) on the side where the umbrella 1 is inserted and the umbrella accommodating section 4, and adheres to the entrance door 2 when the umbrella 1 is inserted. The water droplets are transmitted from the entrance door 2 to the water receiving drain 14 through the water receiving auxiliary 14 so that the water droplets do not flow out of the machine.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG.
An umbrella dryer shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 is provided with an elastic cover 16 (for example, soft resin or rubber) attached to the top surface 15 thereof. When the umbrella 1 is inserted, the inside of the umbrella accommodating portion 4 is substantially in a vacuum state, and gravity and suction force act on water drops of the inserted umbrella 1. The top surface 15 is provided with a gap through which the handle of the umbrella can pass, and when air flows in from this gap, the vacuum pressure in the umbrella accommodating portion 4 is reduced, and it becomes difficult for water droplets to drop. To prevent this, the elastic cover 16 can be attached below the top surface 15 to prevent the inflow of air from outside.

In addition, it is easy to move, and flexibility can be obtained.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above embodiment, according to the present invention, water drops adhering to the umbrella 1 are removed by the suction blower 3 in the umbrella accommodating section 4 which has been in a negative pressure state. However, it is possible to provide an umbrella dryer in which the periphery of the dryer is not wetted by rainwater.

Further, since the user only moves the umbrella from the entrance door 2 to the exit door 10 while holding the umbrella, the umbrella can be dried quickly without stopping the flow of people, and can be installed in places where there are many people coming and going. It becomes possible to do.

Further, it is possible to dry the umbrella regardless of the size of the umbrella.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an umbrella dryer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an umbrella dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an umbrella dryer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the same end.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a front view of an umbrella dryer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the same end.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a conventional suction type umbrella dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 2 inlet door 3 suction blower 4 umbrella accommodating section 5 dehydration panel 7 ventilation hole 8 water receiving panel 9 water receiving drain pan 10 outlet door 13 brush 16 elastic cover 101 water absorbing sheet 103 umbrella receiver 104 motor 105 sirocco fan 111 switch 112 support arm

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An umbrella accommodating portion comprising an entrance door at a position where an umbrella is inserted, an exit door at a position where an umbrella is taken out, and a dehydration panel having a plurality of holes on both sides of the umbrella. A suction blower to be used, a water receiving panel outside the dewatering panel, and a water receiving drain pan having a drain port for transmitting water through the water receiving panel and storing water droplets, and moving from an entrance door to an exit door with an umbrella. Umbrella dryer. 2. The umbrella dryer according to claim 1, wherein brushes for removing water droplets are attached to both sides inside the dewatering panel. 3. The umbrella dryer according to claim 2, wherein an entrance door is provided between the inside of the side plate of the dryer body on the side where the umbrella is inserted and the umbrella accommodating portion. 4. The umbrella dryer according to claim 3, wherein a cover made of an elastic material is attached to the top surface through which the handle of the umbrella passes.