KR102450115B1 - Apparatus for removing the water from wet umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing rainwater from an umbrella, which removes rainwater from umbrella fabric in a housing (1). The apparatus comprises: a rainwater absorbing part (2) having a plurality of absorbing members (21) arranged radially inside an upper portion of the housing (1); and a water tray (3) inserted into a lower portion of the housing to accommodate rainwater removed from the rainwater absorbing part (2). The apparatus is configured to enable umbrella fabric, supported by umbrella ribs, to be in contact with the absorbing members (21) so that rainwater is removed from the umbrella fabric when an umbrella is inserted, to enable a user to insert the umbrella through the empty space of the center of the rainwater absorbing part and pull the same so that rainwater on the surface of the umbrella fabric can be easily removed by the absorbing members coming in contact with the umbrella fabric, thereby increasing convenience and durability, and hardly consumes energy compared to an existing rainwater removing apparatus for removing rainwater by rotating umbrella ribs and umbrella fabric by using separate power, thereby greatly reducing the cost of maintaining the apparatus for removing rainwater.

Description

Umbrella rainwater removal device {Apparatus for removing the water from wet umbrella}

The present invention relates to an umbrella rainwater removal device, and in particular, a plurality of rainwater absorption parts are arranged to be radially spaced apart from each other, and by inserting and removing the umbrella spokes of a wet umbrella to be put between the absorption parts, the water on the surface of the umbrella is removed from the absorption part. It relates to an umbrella rainwater removal device of an improved structure so that a long umbrella and a folding umbrella can be used in common but to be absorbed and removed.

Conventionally, on a rainy day, a plastic bag supply device for umbrellas is provided at the entrance to the building so that the hallway or interior of the building does not get wet with water falling from the wet umbrella, so that the wet umbrella is put in the plastic bag.

However, as the problem of environmental pollution due to waste plastic became serious along with the waste of resources of plastic bags for umbrellas used for single use, the use of plastic bags for umbrellas was prohibited, and countermeasures for wet umbrellas were required.

As a conventional technique for handling wet umbrellas without using a plastic bag, in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0828410, the exterior is formed, the upper side is open, the lower side has a drainage channel, and a body equipped with a support part, the inside of the body The upper side is open and has a large inner diameter, the lower side has a drain hole and is opened with a small inner diameter. An inner body in which a wet umbrella is mounted, a plurality of air spray nozzles arranged on the inner circumferential surface of the inner body, the air spray nozzles and the hose an air supply unit connected by and supplying air to the air jet nozzle; And installed in the right place of the main body is described umbrella dehydration device comprising a switch for controlling the operation of the air supply.

However, the conventional umbrella removal device has a problem in that it uses a pump in a structure for spraying air, and it consumes a lot of energy and takes a lot of time, and the economic burden of the consumer is large due to an increase in manufacturing cost due to the complicated structure.

As an improvement for this, the present applicant in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0154406 (published on December 21, 2021), absorbs rainwater having a plurality of absorbing members arranged radially from the inside of the upper part of the housing It is inserted into the lower part and the housing and includes a drip tray for accommodating the rainwater removed from the absorption part, and the umbrella supported by the umbrella spokes is in contact with the absorption members when the umbrella is inserted so that the rainwater of the umbrella is removed. An umbrella rainwater removal device, configured as a feature, has been proposed.

However, in the umbrella rainwater removal device of the above-mentioned Laid-Open Patent Publication, only a long umbrella can be used, and there was a disadvantage that a folding umbrella to be folded in two or three stages cannot be used.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0828410 Domestic Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0154406 (published on December 21, 2021)

It is an object of the present invention to further simplify the structure for removing rainwater from the umbrella in the prior art, and to fix a plurality of rainwater adsorption cloths with a fixture so as to reduce manufacturing and use costs and absorb them radially spaced apart from each other with brackets By forming a part, inserting each umbrella between the absorbent parts and then removing it, the rainwater on the surface of the umbrella is absorbed and removed by the radially arranged absorbent fabrics. It is to provide an umbrella rainwater removal device of the structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the umbrella rainwater removal device according to the present invention is mounted radially from the inner cylinder fixed to the inner side of the housing and the upper portion of the housing to remove the rainwater attached to the umbrella between the umbrella spokes. In the umbrella rainwater removal device having a dog absorbing part, a drip tray for accommodating rainwater removed from the absorbing part or rainwater falling from the umbrella, which is inserted in a drawer-type drawable manner from the end of the housing,

It is fixed inside the housing at a position shorter than the length of the folding umbrella, which is relatively short compared to the long umbrella, and supports the folding umbrella not to fall completely into the housing. It is characterized in that it is configured to include.

The partition has a flange formed on the outside in an upward direction in the longitudinal direction, and a hole is formed in the center so that the lower part of the long umbrella can be inserted, and the bottom of the partition is inclined downward toward the hole so that the rainwater removed by the absorber passes through the hole. It is formed so as to be discharged to the drip tray provided on the lower side through the.

Each of the absorbent parts includes an absorbent material made of an absorbent material having both ends fixed to the inner tube by a horseshoe-shaped support part fixed to the inner surface of the inner tube, and the central portion of the absorber having both ends fixed to the inner tube is the center of the inner tube. It is configured to include a plurality of brackets fixed to the inner cylinder at the center of the support portion to protrude toward the support.

The bracket protrudes in both directions symmetrically on both sides of the flat central part in the deployed state, and in a state in which a plurality of protrusions are formed from the upper side to the lower side, the central part is bent in a "C" shape together with the lowermost protrusion part, but with the center part as the center The protrusions protruding in both directions symmetrically on both sides protrude outward and extend the absorber covered and supported by the bracket in the width direction, so that rainwater on the umbrella passing between the absorbers is removed while in contact with the absorber.

An absorber is provided on the bottom surface of the partition to cover the lower side of the hole, and a hole is formed in the absorber part corresponding to the hole with a diameter smaller than the hole in the bottom, and the absorber is cut radially around the hole to form the partition. The lower part of the long umbrella inserted through the hole is in contact with the absorber so that rainwater on the umbrella can be removed.

Further comprising a rainwater guide plate formed with an inclined surface inclined downward toward the central portion in a V-shaped cross section on the lower side of the partition installed in the housing, wherein the rainwater guide plate is inclined downward and both ends are fixed to the housing and downward In the bent central part, a hole is formed so that the lower part of the long umbrella can pass through,

An absorber is provided to cover the hole in the lower surface of the central part of the rainwater guide plate, and a radially incision line is formed in the absorber disposed below the hole 61, so that rainwater buried in the umbrella under the long umbrella penetrating the hole configured to be removed by the absorber.

Umbrella rainwater removal device according to the present invention has a structure of an absorption part in which absorption members are radially arranged, and by inserting an umbrella through the central empty space of the absorption part and taking it out again, rainwater deposited on the surface of the umbrella by the absorber in contact with the umbrella Since it can be easily removed, convenience and durability are improved, and compared to the conventional rainwater removal device that removes rainwater by rotating the umbrella spokes and umbrella using a separate power, there is no energy consumption at all. The maintenance cost of the rainwater removal device can be greatly reduced, and the folding umbrella can be used together with the long umbrella, so there is no need to provide separate rainwater removal devices to remove the rainwater from the long umbrella and the folding umbrella, thereby reducing the burden on the user It has the effect of making

1 is a schematic perspective view of an umbrella rainwater removal device of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the umbrella rainwater removal device of Figure 1.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2;
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the bracket disposed in the center of the support in Figure 2;
5 is a perspective view of a partition mounted in the housing so that the folding umbrella, which is relatively short in length compared to the long umbrella in FIG. 1, does not fall out.
6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an additional installation of a rainwater guide plate for removing rainwater that is attached to the lower end of a long umbrella by being mounted in the housing from the lower part of the partition as a modified example.
Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the partition of Figure 6;

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings showing an embodiment of an umbrella rainwater removal device according to the present invention.

In Figures 1 to 3, the umbrella rainwater removal device according to the present invention is a housing (1), a plurality of absorption parts (3) radially arranged in the inner cylinder (2) fixed to the inner side of the upper portion of the housing, a common long umbrella A partition (4) for a folding umbrella that is fixed inside the housing at a position shorter than the length of the folding umbrella, which is relatively short in length, and supports so that the folding umbrella does not fall completely into the housing, and is inserted in a drawer type from the end of the housing and absorbed It includes a gutter (5) for receiving rainwater removed from the part (3) or rainwater falling from the umbrella.

The housing 1 includes a main body 11 in the shape of a square cylinder with an open top in the illustrated embodiment, and the body may have a cylindrical shape. Provided, as will be described later, rainwater removed from the wet umbrella disposed on the upper side is accommodated in the drip tray 5, and can be emptied by withdrawing the drip tray as necessary.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3 , a plurality of absorbing parts 3 on the upper inner side of the housing are provided radially spaced apart from each other from the inner surface of the inner cylinder 2 fixed to the inside of the housing 1 toward the center. to remove the rainwater attached to the umbrella between the umbrella spokes disposed between the absorption parts (3).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each of the absorbent parts 3 is made of an absorbent material having both ends fixed to the inner tube by a horseshoe-shaped support part 31 fixed to the inner surface of the inner tube 2 . The absorbent body 32 and the central portion of the absorber 32 having both ends fixed to the inner cylinder protrude toward the center of the inner cylinder, clamp the central portion, and extend in the width direction of both sides and toward the center of the inner cylinder, spaced up and down on both sides Protrusions 331 , 332 , 333 are formed and include a bracket 33 fixed to the inner cylinder 2 at the center of the support 31 .

As shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 33 has a plurality of protrusions from the upper side to the lower side protruding in both directions symmetrically on both sides of the central part 330 in a flat state in the developed view, and in the illustrated embodiment, three protrusions ( In a state in which 331, 332, 333 are formed, the central part 330 is bent in a "C" shape together with the two protrusions 332 and 333, and the protrusions 331 protrude in both directions symmetrically on both sides around the central part are outward. By making the absorbent body protruded and covered on the bracket 33 expand in the width direction, the rainwater on the umbrella can be more completely removed while in contact with the absorber by pushing the folding umbrella downward and pulling it upward. The central portion of the absorber is clamped between the two opposite protrusions 332 and 333 on the lower side, and the absorber is maintained to protrude toward the center of the inner cylinder.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the divider 4 for a folding umbrella is fixed at a position suitable for the length of a normal folding umbrella from the lower side of the housing to the inner tube 2, and the divider 4 is longitudinal A flange 41 is formed in the upper direction at the outer corner part, and a hole 42 is formed in the center so that the lower part of the long umbrella can be inserted, and the bottom of the partition 4 is inclined downward toward the hole 42. It allows rainwater removed by the absorber to be discharged to the drip tray 5 provided on the lower side through the hole 42 . The partition 4 can have its flange 41 fixed to the housing with screws.

In addition, an absorber 44 is attached and fixed with an adhesive to cover the lower side of the hole 42 on the bottom surface of the partition 4, and the absorber 44 has a smaller diameter than the hole 42 on the floor. A hole 441 is formed in the corresponding absorber 44, and the absorber is cut radially around the hole 441, so that the lower part of the long umbrella inserted through the hole 42 of the partition is in contact with the absorber. By being able to remove the rainwater attached to the umbrella, the umbrella rainwater removal device according to the present invention can use a long umbrella together with a folding umbrella, so that an umbrella rainwater removal device must be prepared separately for a conventional long umbrella or a folding umbrella It reduces the user's cost burden.

Alternatively, on the lower side of the partition 4 installed in the housing of the umbrella rainwater removal device according to the present invention, as shown in Figs. It may be configured by adding a rainwater guide plate 6 as a partition formed by a photographic slope.

To this end, the rainwater guide plate 6 is formed of two inclined plates 61 arranged to be inclined downward, and the inclined plate 61 has an outer end fixed to the housing with a screw, for example, and a long umbrella in the center bent downward. is concave so as to pass through, a hole 62 is formed by two opposing inclined plates, and an absorber 63 is provided to cover the hole 62 from the bottom surface of the central part of the rainwater guide plate, the hole In the absorber 63 disposed on the lower side of the 62, a radially incision line is formed so that when the lower part of the long umbrella passes through the hole 62, rainwater on the umbrella is removed by the absorber.

As such, the umbrella rainwater removal device according to the present invention inserts the umbrella through the central empty space of the absorber in which the absorbent members are radially arranged and takes it out again, so that the rainwater on the surface of the umbrella is conveniently removed by the absorber in contact with the umbrella. Since it can be removed, convenience and durability are improved, and in particular, since a folding umbrella can be used together with a long umbrella, it is possible to reduce the management cost burden of having to provide a separate rainwater removal device for a conventional long umbrella and a folding umbrella, Since no power is used, the maintenance cost can be greatly reduced in that there is no energy consumption.

The present invention can be used to conveniently remove rainwater on the umbrellas of long umbrellas and folding umbrellas.

1: housing 2: inner cylinder
3: absorption part 4: partition
5: drip tray 31: support part
32 ; Absorber 33: Bracket
331,332,333: protrusion
41 ; Flange 42, 441: hole
44: absorber

Claims (6)

A plurality of absorbing parts (3) installed radially from the housing (1) and the inner cylinder (2) fixed to the inner side of the upper part of the housing to remove rainwater attached to the umbrella between the umbrella spokes, and a drawer type at the end of the housing The drip tray (5) for accommodating the rainwater removed from the absorption part (3) or rainwater falling from the umbrella, which is inserted in a removable In the umbrella rainwater removal device having a partition (4) for a folding umbrella that supports the folding umbrella so as not to completely fall into the housing, while allowing the lower part of the long umbrella to pass through,
Each of the absorbent parts 3 includes an absorbent body 32 made of an absorbent material fixed to the inner tube at both ends by a horseshoe-shaped support part 31 fixed to the inner surface of the inner tube 2, and the both ends. Includes a plurality of brackets 33 fixed to the inner tube (2) at the center of the support portion 31 to support the central portion of the absorbent body 32 fixed to the inner tube to protrude toward the center of the inner tube,
The bracket 33 protrudes in both directions symmetrically on both sides of the flat central part 330 in the deployed state, and in a state in which a plurality of protrusions 331, 332, 333 are formed from the upper side to the lower side, the central part 330 together with the lowermost protrusion 333 ) is bent in a "C" shape, but the protrusions 331 and 332 respectively protruding in both directions symmetrically on both sides around the central part protrude outward so that the absorbent body covered and supported by the bracket 33 is extended in the width direction. , Umbrella rainwater removal device, characterized in that the rainwater on the umbrella passing between the absorption parts is removed while in contact with the absorber.
The method of claim 1,
The divider 4 for the foldable umbrella has a flange 41 formed on the outside in the longitudinal direction in an upward direction, and a hole 42 is formed in the center so that the lower part of the long umbrella can be inserted, the bottom of the divider 4 Umbrella rainwater removal device, characterized in that formed so as to be inclined downward toward the hole (42) and the rainwater removed by the absorber can be discharged to the drip tray (5) provided on the lower side through the hole (42).
delete delete 3. The method of claim 2,
An absorber 44 is provided on the bottom surface of the partition 4 to cover the lower side of the hole 42, and the absorber 44 has a smaller diameter than the hole 42 in the floor and corresponds to the hole. With the formation of a hole 441 in the absorber, the absorber is radially cut around the hole 441, and the lower part of the long umbrella inserted through the hole 42 of the partition is in contact with the absorber, so that the rainwater on the umbrella is removed. Umbrella rainwater removal device, characterized in that it can be.
3. The method of claim 2,
It further comprises a rainwater guide plate 6 formed as an inclined surface inclined downwardly toward the center in a V-shaped cross section on the lower side of the partition 4 installed in the housing, wherein the rainwater guide plate 6 is inclined downwardly on both sides. The end is fixed to the housing with a screw, and a hole 61 is formed in the center part bent downward so that the lower part of the long umbrella can pass through,
The absorber 62 is fixed to cover the hole 61 on the bottom surface of the central part of the rainwater guide plate, and a radially cut line is formed in the absorber 62 disposed below the hole 61 to form the hole 61. Umbrella rainwater removal device, characterized in that the rainwater attached to the umbrella under the long umbrella that has passed through is removed by the absorber.

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