JPS6329697A - Drying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a clothes drying device for drying laundry items and the like.

Three points: Conventionally, when washing items are hung to dry on a drying support member such as a rope, both ends are hung on fixed hooks, etc., and the clothes are attached to the drying support member at a predetermined position.

However, if the position of the drying item support member such as a hanging brush is determined, the item to be washed must be carried to that position and then attached, and even when the item to be washed must be taken in, it must be carried out at the position of each pole, which is inconvenient. Met.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional situation, the present invention provides a new clothes drying device that can move between a standby position where the clothes to be washed and the like are attached and removed from the sawing and drying article support member and a drying position where the clothes to be washed are exposed to the sun. With the goal.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention achieves the above object by providing two support rails supported at a predetermined height and extending approximately parallel to each other from a standby position to a zigzag position, and running along the support rails. a support member that is attached to each of the trolleys and supports a dried article support member;
A tensile force transmitting member belonging to each of the support rails and connecting adjacent carts so as to be able to move toward and away from each other; and a member regulating the amount of movement of the cart located closest to the standby position among the carts. This was achieved by

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numerals 1 and 2 indicate support rails, and the support rails 1 and 2 are provided substantially parallel to each other. In this example, one end of the support rails 1 and 2 that is on the standby position side is fixedly supported by a support part 3 of a house, etc., and the other end that is on the drying position side is fixedly supported by a column 4.
, 2 are arranged almost horizontally. Further, as clearly shown in FIG. 2, reinforcing columns 5 and 6 are installed on the support rails 1.2 and extend from the standby position of one support rail to the drying position of the other support rail, respectively. 6 is composed of hollow columns and intersects at the center.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support rails 1 and 2 are hollow rails with a substantially square cross section, and a slit 7 extending in the extending direction of the support rails is formed approximately in the center of the lower plate thereof. . Inside this support rail 1.2 are the figures 1 and 4.
As shown in the figure, at least two (in this example, three) carts 8, 9, 10 are arranged (for convenience of explanation, reference numerals 8, 9, 10 are used when the explanation is common to each cart).
, and when explaining the left and right support rail carts separately, a is added to the cart on the support rail 2 side, and 3a, 9a
, 10a. ).

The trolleys 8, 9, and 10 have a main body 11, as shown in FIG.
It has a wheel 12 rotatably attached to the main body 11,
A total of four wheels 12 are provided, one on each side of the main body 1o. In this case, the trolley 8.9.10 is constructed such that its wheels 12 rest on the plate portions of the support rails 1, 2 on both sides of the slot 7, and run within the support rails 1, 2.

Carts 8, 9 and 10 and carts 8a, 9a and 10a
The bodies 11 are connected to each other by a tensile force transmitting member configured as chains 13, 14, 13a, 14a. In this case, the chains 12.12a and 13.13a are set to predetermined lengths, which will be described later, and the lengths of the chains 13 and 14 are approximately the same as those of 13a and 14a, respectively. Also,
The carriage 8.8a and the support part 3 are also connected by regulating members configured as chains 15, 15a, respectively. and,
From the main body 12 of each trolley 8, 9, 10 there is suspended a hay support member, for example a support member configured as a hook member 16 for supporting hay 17.

The drying device configured in this manner hooks hay 17 onto hook members 16 of carts 8 and 8a, 9 and 9a, and 10 and 10a of support rail 1.2, and loads laundry (not shown) onto each hay 17. dry. At this time, the drying work can be easily performed by positioning the drying article support members in advance at standby positions close to each other.

That is, since the hay 17 is lined up at the standby position, the laundry does not have to be carried far, improving work efficiency. In addition, in this state, the chains 13, 14, and 15 are in a slack state.

After drying the laundry on the hay 17, the driver holds the millennium 17 supported by the outermost truck 1o and pulls the truck 10 so that it travels in the direction in which the support rails 1 and 2 extend. When the trolley 1o moves to the left in FIG. 1, the chain 14
extends, and when it is completely extended, the moving force is transmitted to the next cart 9. The trolley 9 begins to run, and the chain 13 begins to extend. and,
Such an operation is repeated, and when the chain 15 is finally extended as shown by the chain line in FIG.
is prevented from running. At this time, the hay 17 supported on each trolley 8°9.10 is placed at a predetermined interval, that is, the chains 13, 14.1
It is expanded to an interval corresponding to the length of 5. Therefore, chain 13,
By appropriately setting the length of 14.15, it is possible to obtain a preferable spacing between the hay 17 such that all the laundry is exposed to sunlight.

In this way, simply by running the cart 10, the carts 9 and 8 follow, making the moving operation extremely simple. Further, when the drying is finished, the cart 10 is moved in a direction to return to the standby position via the lamb 17 and the like. As a result, the chain 14 is loosened, and the chain 14 is caused to run so as to hit the trolley 10 and the trolley 9.
Then, the cart 9 hits the cart 8, and the carts 8, 9, and 10 return to the standby position.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. In this embodiment, the millennium 17 was moved manually, but this can also be done using a drive device such as a motor, and an example will be described below.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, a pulley 18 is placed at the intersection of the support rails 1 and 2 and the reinforcing columns 5 and 6.

One of the pulleys 18 is drivingly connected to the output shaft of a reversible motor 19, and a rope 20 is passed around the pulley 18 in the form of a sash. In this case, support rail 1.2
The rope 2 of the section is connected to the trolleys 8, 9 and 10 as shown in Fig. 3.
distributed above. Then, the main body 1 is placed on the trolley 10.
1. A rising board 21 is provided, and a rope 2 is attached to the rising board 21.
0 is fixed.

In the clothes drying device constructed as described above, when the motor 19 is rotated counterclockwise, the running sides of the rope 20 at the 1.degree. 2 portion of the support rail both run at the same speed in the direction indicated by the arrow. As a result, the carts 10 and 10a travel in the direction of the arrow A, and as a result, the chains 14 and 13 sequentially extend as described above,
When chain 15 finally extends, motor 19 stops.

Thus, the millennium can be moved from the standby position to the drying position.

Furthermore, when the motor 19 is reversed clockwise, the running side of the rope runs in the opposite direction to arrow A. Along with this, the truck 10 travels, and thereby the truck 10 returns the truck 9 and then the truck 8 to the light standby position one after another. Note that the drive rope 20 may be routed as shown in FIG.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a pump 22 may be used as the driving source.

Thus, the motor 19 can be used to move the millennium between the standby position and the drying position;
It is also possible to perform the movement based on a sensor signal, which will be described later.

In this case, when the millennium 17 is in the standby position, it is set at a position relatively protected from rain, such as below the eaves 23, as shown in FIG. For example, a sensor (not shown) for detecting water is provided at the tip of the support rail 1 (on the drying position side), and the motor 19 is configured to rotate in reverse when this sensor detects water.

The clothes drying device having such a structure dries the laundry in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and moves the laundry to the drying position by driving the motor 19. In this state, even if it suddenly rains, the sensor will detect it and the signal will cause the motor 1 to
9 rotates in reverse and automatically moves Sennen 17 to the standby position under the eaves. Therefore, the laundry is not exposed to rain, which is extremely advantageous.

It should be noted that instead of a sensor that detects water, a sensor that detects brightness may be provided, and the sensor may be configured to detect when the brightness has fallen below a predetermined level, such as at dusk, and then reverse the motor 19. Furthermore, it is also possible to provide both water and brightness sensors and to reverse the motor 19 in response to a detection signal from either one.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be modified in various ways. For example, the tensile force transmitting member and the regulating member are not limited to chains, but may also be ropes or the like.

In addition, when a drive device such as a motor is used as shown in FIG. 5, a tension spring is used as the tension transmission member, and the movement is moved from the standby position to the drying position against the tension of the spring.
The spring force may be used to return from the drying position to the standby position.

The clothes drying device according to the present invention is constructed as described above, and laundry can be hung or taken in at the standby position, making the clothes drying operation extremely simple. In addition, the structure is simple, there are few failures, and it can be provided at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are side and perspective views schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a support rail, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a truck, and FIG. An explanatory plan view showing a modification, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views illustrating still another modification of the present invention. 1.2...Support rail 8,9.10...Dolly 13.14.15...Chain 16...Hook member 17...Hanging rod Figure 3 Figure 5

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Two support rails that are supported at a predetermined height and extend approximately parallel to each other from the standby position to the drying position, and at least two rails that can run along the support rails and are provided on each support rail. attached to each of the trolleys,
A support member that supports the dried article support member, a tensile force transmission member that belongs to each of the support rails and connects adjacent carts so that they can be relatively connected and separated, and a tensile force transmission member that is located closest to the standby position among the carts. A clothes drying device comprising a member for regulating the amount of movement of a trolley. (2) The clothes drying device according to claim 1, wherein the tensile force transmitting member is a chain having a predetermined length.