KR100834064B1 - Drying rack having folding support - Google Patents

Abstract

A drying rack with a foldable support is provided to improve space utilization by separating the moving member and freely rotating the moving member if needed. A drying rack with a foldable support(120) comprises a fixed member(121), a moving member(130), assembling protrusions(133), and assembling holes(127). The fixed member is assembled to the lower part of a holding stand(100). The moving member is assembled to two sides of the fixed member. The assembling protrusions are formed at one of the fixed member or the moving member's upper and lower parts. The assembling holes where the assembling protrusions are inserted respectively are formed at the other part of the fixed member and the moving member's upper and lower parts. At least one assembling protrusion has a polygon-shaped cross section. The corner of the cross section is rounded. A cut part(126) extended to the outside is formed at the assembling hole to be opened by rotation of the assembling protrusion.

Description

Laundry rack with folding stand {DRYING RACK HAVING FOLDING SUPPORT}

The present invention relates to a laundry drying rack having a folding pedestal, and more particularly, it is possible to fold the pedestal to be accommodated inwards according to the installation place and the use conditions, and the product structure is high due to the simple coupling structure of the rotating part of the pedestal. A laundry dryer with a folding pedestal with low production cost.

In general, laundry drying racks that are commonly used have a structure of hanging on a ceiling or a wall, and a type of standing structure installed on a floor. Among them, the conventional structure of the vertical drying stand is shown in FIG.

As shown in the related art, the laundry dryer has a vertical member 3 and a horizontal member 4 coupled to each other to form a support 2, and pedestals 10 are installed on both lower sides of the support 2. (2) is provided with a cradle (6) made of a rod or net to a predetermined height is configured to hang the laundry on the cradle (6) in a state standing on the floor by the pedestal (10).

However, such a laundry drying rack has a structure in which the pedestal 10 is fixed to the supporter 2 in a transverse direction, and thus the pedestal 10 occupies a wide bottom surface, making it difficult to use in a narrow place. Even when a small amount of laundry to dry a wide installation space is required, occupying a large space even when not in use, there is a problem that the storage and movement is also large and uncomfortable.

In order to solve this problem, there is a drying rack having a folding pedestal as shown in FIG. The illustrated pedestal is hinged to both sides of the fixing body 20 so that the movable body 30 can be folded and unfolded as necessary, thereby reducing the constraints caused by the installation location or use conditions, compared with the above-described fixed pedestal. There is an advantage.

However, as shown, the conventional folding stand of the drying stand has a disadvantage in that the coupling structure of the fixed body 20 and the movable body 30 is complicated and assembly is cumbersome. That is, a separate shaft 40 is required for the coupling of the movable body 30, the shaft holder 32 to which the shaft 40 is coupled, and the locking protrusion 33 for preventing arbitrary rotation, the locking protrusion The structure of the movable body 30 is complicated, for example, the support part 31 is required to be formed on the movable body 30 so that the support body 31 can be rotated when an external force of a predetermined size or more is applied thereto. Insert the shaft 22 into the inserting portion 22 of the fixing body 20 and align the shaft holder 32 of the movable body 30 with the shaft coupling hole 24 of the fixing body 20, and then insert the shaft 40. The work is cumbersome because you have to.

Therefore, the laundry drying rack having such a folding stand has a complicated mold for forming each part, a relatively large number of required parts, and in particular, a large amount of time is required for assembling, resulting in low productivity and disadvantages in terms of manufacturing cost. there was.

On the other hand, since the movable support 30 is a structure that the movable body 30 can be rotated with respect to the fixed body 20, but it is difficult to separate quickly in the coupled state, the movable body 30 is rotated to be stored inwardly. Even though the occupied area in contact with the bottom surface is the same, the usability of the installation place and use conditions are inferior, and there is a problem in that transportation and storage are inconvenient.

The present invention is to solve the problems described above, the object of the present invention is to form a simple and easy to assemble the coupling portion of the fixed body and the movable body constituting the pedestal foldable to increase productivity and reduce manufacturing costs It is to provide a laundry drying rack having a pedestal.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a laundry drying rack having a folding pedestal, which can be utilized in more various forms by separating the movable body of the pedestal according to the installation site and the use conditions.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, a support stand is installed upright by a pedestal provided on the bottom, in the laundry drying rack coupled to the support so that the laundry can be mounted on the support, the pedestal in the lower portion of the support And a movable body coupled to both sides of the fixed body, wherein the engaging protrusions are formed on the upper and lower sides of one side of the fixed body and the movable body, and the coupling protrusions are respectively inserted on the upper and lower sides of the other side. Coupling holes are formed, at least one coupling protrusion of the coupling protrusion is formed to have a polygonal cross-sectional shape consisting of a corner of the corner, the coupling protrusion having a polygonal cross-sectional shape is expanded according to the rotation of the coupling protrusion Provided is a laundry drying rack having a folding pedestal, characterized in that formed incision connected to the outside to be .

In the laundry drying rack of the present invention, preferably, support protrusions formed with the coupling holes are formed on the upper and lower portions of the fixing body or the movable body, and the coupling holes are connected to each of the coupling holes on opposite sides of the support protrusions. The inclined insertion guide groove may be formed so as to be closer to each other toward.

In some cases, the cutout may be formed to have a width that can be inserted into and removed from the coupling hole by moving the coupling protrusion, and the rotating support may be formed to have the coupling protrusion extended to freely rotate.

According to the present invention as described above, not only can the laundry drying rack be used in various forms depending on the use of folding or unfolding the pedestal, but also simplify the structure of the rotating coupling part of the fixed body and the movable body, By assembling in a simple manner by pushing in the fixture, there is an effect that can improve the productivity and cost efficiency in the product manufacturing process.

In addition, the movable body can be quickly and easily separated from the stationary body as well as rotated, and the movable body can be freely rotated even with a small force, if necessary, so as to reduce the space constraint depending on the use conditions. The laundry drying rack can be utilized in various forms, and the assembly and separation of the movable body is easy, so that the transport and storage are easy, and the product can be packaged in a smaller size with the movable body separated.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention described above will become more apparent from the following detailed description. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a laundry dryer having a folding pedestal according to the present invention, Figures 4 and 5 are a side cross-sectional view and a plan view showing the pedestal in FIG.

As shown in the laundry drying rack of the present invention, a support frame 100 which is formed to support a load of laundry by forming a rectangular frame in which a horizontal member 102 is connected between both vertical members 101, and the upper and lower parts of the support 100. A plurality of cradles 110 horizontally installed at predetermined intervals, and the pedestal 120 is coupled to the lower end of both sides of the support 100 to support the support 100 to stand on the floor.

The horizontal member 102 and the vertical member 101 constituting the support 100 may be made of various conventional structures such as a pipe structure or a rod, and the connecting means having various structures such as the “a” shaped connector 103 shown in FIG. It may be coupled by an insertion method, or may be directly coupled by a conventional fastening means such as bolts or rivets.

The cradle 110 is preferably coupled to move up and down as shown. To this end, the movable holder 111 having a single tube shape is coupled to the vertical member 101 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction, and both ends of the cradle 110 are hinged to each movable holder 111. Although not shown, a variety of conventional position fixing means, such as a latch, a locking projection, a locking groove, and the like may be provided to maintain the position when the holder 110 is folded in the horizontal direction or rotated upward.

The pedestal 120 has a fixed body 121 coupled to the lower ends of both vertical members 101 of the support 100, and a pair of movable bodies 130 rotatably coupled to both sides of the fixed body 121. Is made of.

The movable body 130 is provided with a coupling part 131 on one side, and coupling protrusions 133 are formed on both upper and lower sides of the coupling part 131. The coupling protrusion 133 may be formed to have a rectangular cross-sectional shape as shown, and may have various polygonal cross-sectional shapes, such as hexagon or octagon, in some cases. Each corner portion of the coupling protrusion 133 is preferably rounded to form a curved surface.

The fixing body 121 has recessed portions 123 into which coupling portions 131 of the movable bodies 130 are inserted, and supports the coupling portions 131 on both upper and lower sides of the recessed portions 123. Support protrusions 125 are provided, and coupling holes 127 into which the coupling protrusions 133 are inserted and coupled are formed on surfaces of the support protrusions 125 that face each other. In addition, each support protrusion 125 is connected to the coupling hole 127, the inclined insertion guide groove 124 is formed to be closer to each other toward the coupling hole 127, so that the coupling hole 127 can be opened An incision 126 is formed. In the illustrated embodiment illustrated that the cutout 126 is formed along the insertion guide groove 124, but is not limited thereto.

In the laundry drying rack according to the present invention configured as described above, when the force is applied to the movable body 130 of the pedestal 120 to a predetermined strength or more, the movable body 130 is rotated. That is, since the edges of the coupling protrusion 133 and the coupling hole 127 are normally in contact with each other, the rotation of the movable body 130 is limited, so that the expanded or folded state can be maintained, and the user intentionally applies a force to the movable body ( The edge of the coupling protrusion 133 presses the inner wall surface of the coupling hole 127 to the outside by the rotation force applied when the 130 is pushed or pulled, so that the coupling hole 127 is opened by the cutout 126. As it opens, the coupling protrusion 133 is rotatable, so that the movable body 130 can be folded or unfolded.

As described above, the laundry drying rack of the present invention can not only easily fold and unfold the pedestal 120, but also the rotation coupling structure of the fixed body 121 and the movable body 130 can increase productivity and cost efficiency in manufacturing. . Particularly, when the fixing body 121 and the movable body 130 are coupled, the coupling protrusion 133 of the movable body 130 is positioned outside the insertion guide groove 124 of the fixing body 121 and then pushed inward. If the assembly is made simply, the productivity can be further improved.

In addition, when the drying rack is not used, the holder 110 may be pivoted upward to further reduce the occupied space, and may be more conveniently stored and transported.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the structure and form of the support 100 and the cradle 110 is not limited by the above-described embodiment, the present invention is a support 100 and the cradle 110 of various conventional structures It can be applied to the laundry drying rack provided. For example, the support 100 may include a rod-shaped member installed in an inclined direction in addition to the vertical member 101 and the horizontal member 102, or the holder 110 may be formed in a net form.

In addition, although the coupling hole 127 is formed in the fixed body 121 and the coupling protrusion 133 is formed in the movable body 130, the coupling protrusion 133 is formed in the fixed body 121 and the movable body is reversed. The coupling hole 127 may be formed in the 130.

In addition, the coupling protrusion 133 and the coupling hole 127 may be formed in both the upper and lower sides as in the above-described embodiment, as shown in Figure 6, one side of the upper and lower as described above Coupling protrusions 133 and coupling holes 127 are formed in the same manner as the above, and the other side thereof may have coupling protrusions 133 and coupling holes 127 having a conventional circular cross-sectional shape.

7 to 9 show another embodiment of the laundry drying rack according to the present invention. It is configured not only to rotate the movable body 130 of the pedestal 120 to the fixed body 121, but also to be easily separated, the support 100 in the same manner as the above-described embodiment The pedestal 120 is provided on both lower sides of the pedestal, each pedestal 120 is coupled to the movable body 130 on both sides of the fixed body 121, the movable body 130 and the fixed body 121 are rotated with each other, respectively. The coupling protrusion 133 and the coupling hole 127 are formed to be coupled to each other, but the cutout 126 connected to the coupling hole 127 is formed wide enough to allow the movement of the coupling protrusion 133. In this cutout 126, the rotation support part 129 extended to a relatively large width is formed so that the coupling protrusion 133 is rotatable.

The laundry drying rack configured as described above is the same as in the above-described embodiment when the coupling protrusion 133 is applied to the movable body 130 by a predetermined strength or more in a state where the coupling protrusion 133 is coupled to be positioned inside the coupling hole 127. When the coupling hole 127 is expanded to allow the coupling protrusion 133 to rotate, as well as to fold the movable body 130, the movable body 130 is pushed or pulled in the longitudinal direction of the cutout 126. The engaging protrusion 133 is moved through the cutout 126 to quickly couple or detach the movable body 130 to the fixed body 121. In addition, in some cases, when the movable body 130 is slightly pulled out so that the engaging protrusion 133 is positioned at the rotational support 129 of the cutout 126, the movable body 130 is coupled to the fixed body 121. It can be rotated freely with a smaller force in the set state, and can be used in various ways according to the user's convenience.

Therefore, in addition to the advantages in the convenience of production and use in the above-described embodiment, the user can easily assemble and detach the movable body 130 directly, so that the product of a smaller size with the movable body 130 separated Packaging is possible, and there is an advantage in that the shape of the pedestal 120 can be variously adjusted to be more suitable for use conditions by rotating and separating the movable body 130.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge of.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional laundry drying rack.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the pedestal in the conventional laundry drying rack having a folding pedestal.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a laundry drying rack having a folding pedestal according to the present invention.

4 is a side cross-sectional view of the pedestal in the embodiment shown in FIG.

5 is a plan view of the pedestal in the embodiment shown in FIG.

6 is a perspective view showing another configuration of the pedestal in the embodiment shown in FIG.

7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a laundry drying rack having a folding pedestal according to the present invention.

8 is a side cross-sectional view of the pedestal in the embodiment shown in FIG.

9 is a plan view of the pedestal in the embodiment shown in FIG.

Claims (3)

In the laundry support stand 100 is installed by the pedestal 120 is provided in the lower, the mounting base 110 is coupled to mount the laundry to the support 100, The pedestal 120 includes a fixed body 121 coupled to a lower portion of the support 100 and a movable body 130 coupled to both sides of the fixed body 121, and the fixed body 121 and the movable body. Coupling protrusions 133 are formed in the upper and lower portions of one side of the 130, respectively, and coupling holes 127 are respectively formed in the upper and lower portions of the other side, and the coupling protrusions 133 are formed. At least one of the coupling protrusion 133 is formed to have a polygonal cross-sectional shape consisting of a corner of the corner, the coupling protrusion 133 is rotated in the coupling hole 127 into which the coupling protrusion 133 having the polygonal cross-sectional shape is inserted. Drying laundry having a folding pedestal, characterized in that the cutout 126 is formed to be connected to the outside so that it can be expanded according to. The method of claim 1, The support protrusion 125 having the coupling hole 127 is formed in the fixed body 121 or the movable body 130, and is connected to each coupling hole 127 on the surfaces of the support protrusions 125 that face each other. But the laundry drying rack having a folding support, characterized in that the inclined insertion guide groove 124 is formed so as to be closer to each other toward the coupling hole (127). The method of claim 1, The cutout 126 is formed to have a width that can be inserted into and detached from the coupling hole 127 by moving the coupling protrusion 133, and the coupling protrusion 133 is rotated to be freely rotatable in the cutout 126. Laundry rack with a folding support, characterized in that the support 129 is formed.

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