JPH11335005A - Storage device for power cord - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for storing a power cord which can change the width of a winding member in accordance with a length of an extra part of the power cord and a thickness of the power cord. SOLUTION: In a power cord storage device having an attaching member 1A adapted to be attached to a part W to be attached, a power cord winding member 2 supported to the attaching member 1, a power cord holding member for preventing a power cord wound on the winding member 2 from coming off from the winding member 2, the winding member 2 is composed of a plurality of winding drums 2a, 2b, 2c having different diameters. These drums are slidably fitted to one another so that the winding drums 2a, 2b having larger diameters can accommodate thereinto the winding drums 2b, 2c having smaller diameters so that the winding member 2 is expandable and contractable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a television, a video,
The present invention relates to an electric cord storage device that winds and holds an excess length of a power cord that supplies power from a power supply unit such as an outlet to an electric appliance such as a washing machine or a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a power cord of an electric appliance such as a television, a video, a washing machine, a refrigerator, and the like is generally 2 to 3 m in consideration of a distance between a place where the electric appliance is arranged and a power supply unit such as an outlet.
It is about the length. Therefore, when disposing the electric appliance relatively close to the power supply unit, a surplus portion of the power cord protrudes around the electric appliance, and the appearance becomes poor. There is a problem that the object is easily caught and the plug of the power cord comes off from the power supply unit.

Further, when the power cords of a plurality of electric appliances are connected to a common power supply unit, the plurality of power cords are disturbed and entangled to make the appearance worse, and for example, when the electric appliances are rearranged. There is also a problem that it is difficult to identify the power cord of the electric appliance, and it takes an unexpected time to unravel the power cord.

In order to solve such a problem, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3027003, a surplus power cord is wound around a thin wall attached to a wall near an outlet, and a notch is formed in a flange at an end of the thin wall. There has been proposed a wire storage device in which a cord is inserted and held. According to this invention, the excess length of the power cord can be wound up and stored in the thin.

[0005]

However, in the above-described wire storage device, the wire storage device having a fixed width always projects from the wall surface regardless of the length of the power cord and the thickness of the power cord. There are problems such as obstruction of walking and cleaning, and the ineffective use of space. In addition, since a cut is made in the flange and a cord is inserted into and held in the cut, there is also a problem that the power cord is easily disconnected at the inserted portion. Furthermore, since the thin is fixed to the wall surface, there is a problem that it is difficult to wind or unwind the power cord.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. First, a power cord storage device capable of adjusting the width in accordance with the length of a surplus portion of the power cord and the thickness of the power cord. Second, to provide a power cord storage device that can safely hold the power cord without fear of breaking the power cord, and can easily hold the power cord. It is another object of the present invention to provide a power cord storage device in which winding and unwinding of a power cord are extremely easy.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an invention according to claim 1 includes an attaching member attached to an attached portion, a winding member for a power cord supported by the attaching member, A power cord storage device comprising: a power cord holding member configured to hold the power cord wound around the winding member so as not to come off from the winding member.
The winding member is configured to be extendable and retractable with respect to the mounting member. With this configuration, the width of the winding member can be freely changed according to the surplus length and thickness of the power cord.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the winding member has a plurality of winding drums having different diameters slidably attached to each other, and the winding drum having a large diameter has a small diameter. Is formed by forming a storage section for storing the data.
According to this configuration, the small-diameter winding drum can be stored in the large-diameter winding drum by sliding the large-diameter winding drum or the small-diameter winding drum. Can be reduced in width. Further, by selecting a winding drum having a diameter corresponding to the thickness of the power cord, winding the power cord around the winding drum, and storing the other winding drums, the power cord can be stored more compactly. be able to.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the power cord holding member is configured as a belt provided so as not to move relative to the winding member and to be freely openable. With this configuration, the power cord is held by the soft belt so as not to be rewound, so that there is no possibility of disconnection. Further, since the power cord can be easily opened by a button, a snap, a hook-and-loop fastener or the like, the power cord can be held very easily.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the attaching member is provided with a detachable member for detachably attaching a power cord storage device to the attached portion. With this configuration, the power cord storage device can be easily attached not only to the wall near the outlet but also to an arbitrary place such as the wall near the electric appliance or the main body of the electric appliance. Thus, it is possible to obtain a power cord storage device that can effectively utilize the space. Examples of detachable members that allow the attaching member to be detachably attached to the attached portion include hook-and-loop fasteners, double-sided tapes, magnets, suction cups, and the like.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the winding member is rotatably supported by the mounting member. With this configuration, winding and unwinding of the power cord can be easily performed by rotating the winding member.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a handle for rotating the winding member about the rotation axis is provided on the winding member. With this configuration, it is possible to very easily wind and unwind the power cord by rotating the handle. It is desirable that the handle be storable or detachable with respect to the storage device in order to reduce the protruding portion of the power cord from the storage device.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a power cord storage device according to the present invention, illustrating its configuration.

The accommodating device for the power cord is provided in the form of a thin disk-shaped mounting member 1A which is mounted on a wall W (attached portion) near the power supply unit 7 such as an outlet, and is provided perpendicular to the wall W. Winding member 2 supported by mounting member 1A
And belts 3 and 4 as power cord holding members for holding power cord 6 of electric appliance 8 wound on winding member 2 on winding member 2 so as not to unwind.
Disk-shaped flange 1B attached to the free end side of
And so on.

In this embodiment, the wall surface W of the mounting member 1A is
A double-sided tape 5 which is a detachable member is attached to the side, so that the power cord storage device can be easily attached to and detached from the wall surface W. As a detachable member, in addition to the double-sided tape 5 described above, a hook-and-loop fastener (for example, “Magic Tape”), a magnet when the suction cup and the wall surface W are formed of an iron plate or the like can be used.

The winding member 2 is arranged so that the three winding drums 2a, 2b, and 2c, which have substantially the same width but are sequentially reduced in diameter, are not separated from each other, and are arranged in an axial direction perpendicular to the wall surface W. It is assembled so that it can slide.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the winding member. As shown in FIG. 2, each winding drum 2a, 2b, 2c is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape. The winding drums 2a and 2b have through holes 9a and 9b formed concentrically at the bottom thereof.
Flanges 10b and 10c are formed in the openings of b and 2c to protrude outward in the radial direction. And
The winding drum 2c is fitted in the through hole 9b of the winding drum 2b, and the winding drum 2b is fitted in the through hole 9a of the winding drum 2a.

According to this embodiment, each winding drum 2a, 2
b and 2c are slidable without being separated from each other, and
The winding drums 2b and 2c having smaller diameters can be stored in the winding drums 2a and 2b having larger diameters. Of course, as long as the winding drums 2a, 2b, 2c can be assembled so as not to be separated from each other and slidable with each other, the configuration of the winding member 2 is not necessarily limited to the above. Absent.

The winding member 2 is rotatably supported on the wall surface W by a short rotating shaft 11 vertically mounted on the mounting member 1A. FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows XX in FIG. 2, and as can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3, the inner peripheral surfaces of the winding drums 2 a and 2 b have convex portions 13 a in a direction parallel to the rotation shaft 11. , 13b are formed, and the projections 13a,
The grooves 14b and 14c engaging with the flange 13b are
10c. Therefore, the winding drums 2a, 2
b and 2c are integrally rotatable around the rotation shaft 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, a handle 12 may be provided at a position eccentric from the rotation shaft 11 of the flange 1B. With the handle 12, when the power cord 6 is wound or unwound, the winding member 2 can be rotated to easily wind or unwind the power cord 6.

The belts 3 and 4 have one end of one belt 3 attached to the take-up drum 2c and one end of the other belt 4 attached to the flange 1B so that they can rotate together with the take-up member 2. . The belts 3 and 4 are formed to have a sufficient length so that the other ends thereof can be overlapped with each other, and snaps and hook-and-loop fasteners for connecting the belts 3 and 4 to the other end (for example, a product name "Magic"). A connecting member such as a tape ") is provided.

Accordingly, the belts 3 and 4 can be easily and quickly connected by connecting the connecting members, and the belts 3 and 4 can be easily and quickly opened by releasing the connection of the connecting members. be able to. In addition,
The power cord 6 wound around the winding member 2 is
The power cord holding member is not limited to the belts 3 and 4 as long as it can be held so as not to come off, and other members may be used.

For example, the mounting member 1A is provided with a bar-shaped member that can be inverted between a horizontal position and a position that rises in the vertical direction, and one or a plurality of engagement grooves that engage with the bar-shaped member at the horizontal position are provided. Formed on the periphery of the flange 1B,
The rod-shaped member may be engaged with the engagement groove to prevent the rotation of the winding member 2 and to prevent the power cord 6 from coming off the winding member 2.

The operation of the power cord storage device having the above configuration will be described. Before the operation, the belts 3 and 4 of the power cord storage device are opened in advance. It is desirable that the power cord 6 is also pulled out from the outlet 7. If the excess length of the power cord 6 of the electric appliance 8 is long, the power cord storage device is attached to the outlet 7, the wall surface W near the electric appliance 8, or an arbitrary part of the electric appliance 8.
In this case, it is preferable to attach the power cord storage device to a place where it is indispensable for cleaning and walking of a person, and the space can be effectively used. Since the double-sided tape 5 is attached to the mounting member 1A, the power cord storage device can be mounted at any location.

Next, the retracted winding drums 2a, 2
One of b and 2c is selected according to the surplus length and thickness of the power cord 6. When the length of the surplus portion of the power cord 6 is long or the thickness of the power cord 6 is relatively large, the winding drum 2c having the smallest diameter is selected. Conversely, when the length of the surplus portion of the power cord 6 is short or the thickness of the power cord 6 is relatively small, the winding drum 2a having the largest diameter may be selected. Winding drum 2
The unused take-up drum 2b or take-up drum 2c among a, 2b and 2c may be slid and housed in take-up drum 2a or take-up drum 2b. This allows
Regardless of the length of the surplus length and the thickness of the power cord 6,
The power cord 6 can always be stored compactly.

An excess portion of the power cord 6 is wound around the winding member 2. The power cord 6 may be directly wound around the winding attachment member 2 by hand, but in this embodiment, since the winding member 2 is rotatable with respect to the wall surface W, a part of the electric cord 6 is wound. The holding member 2 temporarily holds the handle 1
2 may be used to rotate the winding member 2. Winding member 2
The power cord 6 is wound around the winding member 2 with the rotation of. The temporary holding means may be an adhesive tape, an engaging portion formed on a part of the winding member 2, or the like.

After winding the power cord 6 for a predetermined length,
What is necessary is just to pull the front-end | tip part of the power supply cord 6, extend it to the outlet 7, and insert it in the outlet 7. When the above operation is completed, the belts 3 and 4 are connected so that the wound power cord 6 does not come off the winding member 2. When the power cords 6 of the plurality of electric appliances 8 are connected to the common outlet 7, the plurality of power cords 6 may be stored in the same power cord storage device.
May be stored in separate power cord storage devices.

When rearranging the electric appliance 8 or the like,
The above procedure may be performed in reverse. Even when the power cords 6 of the plurality of electric appliances 8 are connected to the common outlet 7, the power cords 6 of the predetermined electric appliances 8 can be identified very easily and the power cords 6 are not entangled.
Work can be performed smoothly and quickly.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, although the winding member 2 has been described as including three winding drums 2a, 2b, and 2c having different diameters, the number of winding drums is not limited to three, and may be two or four or more. And the winding drums 2a, 2b, 2
It is not always necessary to adopt the form of c. Winding member 2
As shown in FIG. 4, a bellows 2 'may be used as long as the bellows 2 can be expanded and contracted with respect to a mounting portion such as a wall surface W. Note that, in the example shown in FIG.
It is desirable to insert a stretchable core material inside the bellows 2 'to reinforce it so that the free end side of the bellows 2' does not hang down due to the weight of the bellows.

[0030]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. Since the excess power cord of the electric appliance is wound up and stored in the winding member, the appearance is good and the power cord does not hinder the work such as cleaning. Also, even when a plurality of electric appliances are connected to one power supply emergency source, the electric power cord is not entangled or the appearance is not deteriorated, and even when the predetermined electric appliances are rearranged, the electric appliances are not affected. The power cord of the appliance can be easily found and removed.

Further, since the winding member is expandable and contractible,
The amount of protrusion from the wall can be adjusted according to the excess length and thickness of the power cord. In addition, by making the mounting member detachable from the mounted portion such as a wall surface, the space can be effectively used without obstructing walking or cleaning.

Further, by forming the power cord holding member for preventing the power cord from coming off the winding member by the belt, the power cord is not disconnected.
Further, by making the winding member rotatable, winding and unwinding of the power cord can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a power cord storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating details of a winding drum.

FIG. 3 is a view in the direction of arrows XX in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A Mounting member 1B Flange 2 Winding member 2 'bellows 2a, 2b, 2c Winding drum 3, 4 Belt (power cord holding member) 5 Double-sided tape (detachable member) 6 Power cord 7 Power supply section 8 Electric appliances 9a, 9b Through hole 10b, 10c Flange 11 Rotation axis 12 Handle

Claims (6)

[Claims] An attachment member attached to an attached portion,
Storage of a power cord including a power cord winding member supported by the mounting member and a power cord holding member for holding the power cord wound around the winding member so as not to come off from the winding member. In the device, the winding member is made to be able to expand and contract with respect to the mounting member, wherein the power cord is stored. 2. The winding member has a plurality of winding drums having different diameters slidably attached to each other, and the large-diameter winding drum has a storage portion for storing a small-diameter winding drum. The power cord storage device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The belt according to claim 1, wherein the power cord holding member is a belt provided so as not to move relative to the winding member and to be freely openable. Power cord storage device. 4. The mounting member according to claim 1, further comprising: a detachable member for detachably attaching a power cord storage device to the attached portion. A power cord storage device as described. 5. The power cord storage device according to claim 1, wherein the winding member is rotatably supported by the mounting member. 6. The power cord storage device according to claim 5, wherein a handle for rotating the winding member around the rotation axis is provided on the winding member.