KR20140106848A - Umbrella Drying Devices Using Air Nozzle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing water from an umbrella using air nozzles, wherein the apparatus comprises: a housing (10) forming the appearance of the apparatus; an umbrella supporting member (20) installed at an angle on the upper side of the housing (10) and allowing an umbrella to be inserted and supported; a drying chamber (50) formed on the lower side of the umbrella supporting member (20) and housing the umbrella therein; a compressed air jetting unit (70) installed in the drying chamber (50) and removing the water from the umbrella by jetting compressed air to the umbrella; the air nozzles (36) installed on the lower side of the umbrella supporting member (20) and removing the water from the umbrella by jetting air to the umbrella; and a water storage container (80) installed on the lower side of the drying chamber (50) and storing the water dropping from the umbrella. According to the present invention, the apparatus has a structure capable of removing the water from an umbrella inserted into an umbrella supporting hole by jetting the air to the umbrella and jetting the compressed air to the inside of the umbrella to completely remove the water from the umbrella, thereby cleanly removing the water from the umbrella quickly. In addition, the umbrella inserted into the umbrella supporting hole is dried when automatically detected by an umbrella detecting member, thereby allowing a user to conveniently use the apparatus without an extra manipulation. Furthermore, a water level detecting member installed on the front side part of the water storage container allows the user to identify a water level in the water storage container with naked eyes from the outside, thereby preventing the overflow of the water in the water storage container.

Description

Umbrella Drying Devices Using Air Nozzle Using Air Nozzles [

The present invention relates to an umbrella maker using an air nozzle, and more particularly to an umbrella maker using an air nozzle capable of automatically removing and drying rainwater on an umbrella in a rainy or rainy season.

Generally, the umbrella in which the rainwater is removed by the umbrella drying device includes a handle capable of being held by hand, a handle bar extending long from the handle, a plurality of ribs rotatably coupled radially from the tip of the handlebar, A slider installed to be slidable along the longitudinal direction of the band and connected to each of the ribs through a connecting bar to fold or unfold the rib, and a fabric coupled to cover the ribs.

The umbrella can be divided into an automatic umbrella that is automatically opened by the pushing operation of the button, and a manual umbrella that the user directly holds the slider by hand and performs the unfolding operation. In addition, the umbrella can be divided into a multi-stage umbrella consisting of two or more stages of telescopic expansion and contraction of the handlebar, and a Changwoo Mountain without stretching the handlebar. Also, it can be variously divided according to the length of the umbrella, the number of ribs, or the kind of the fabric.

Umbrella fabrics are nylon, polyester, silk, and recycled vinyl. Any fabric should be waterproof, but when it rains for a long time, a lot of rainwater is added to the fabric and rainwater is absorbed.

A device for drying such an umbrella is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0124134. In the umbrella drying apparatus, air is blown to the ring blade by a blowing fan to remove water.

In such an umbrella drying apparatus, since the umbrella is not properly held in the drying chamber, the umbrella is biased and fixed to one side, which causes the folded portion 6 of the umbrella to overlap and the moisture is not properly removed.

In addition, when the umbrella is inserted into the umbrella drying apparatus in a folded state, the umbrella tongue is covered by the folded portion, so that air can not flow into the umbrella, resulting in a problem that the drying operation is not performed at all.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an umbrella maker using an air nozzle capable of automatically removing moisture from an umbrella in a short time by using an air nozzle and a compressed- .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an umbrella maker using an air nozzle according to the present invention. The umbrella maker includes a housing forming an outer appearance, a drying chamber provided inside the housing, An umbrella support member provided at an upper portion of the drying chamber so as to guide an umbrella into the drying chamber and to support an umbrella, a compressed air jet opening provided in the drying chamber for spraying compressed air to the umbrella, An air nozzle installed at a lower portion of the umbrella support member and blowing air into the umbrella to blow water out of the umbrella, and a lower receptacle installed at a lower portion of the drying chamber and storing water drained from the umbrella.

The umbrella support member includes a support body formed in a disc shape and having an umbrella inserted therein, a umbrella support hole formed in the support body so as to pass through the umbrella support hole, And an urging member which comes into close contact with the umbrella fabric to remove water.

The umbrella supporting hole includes a main body receiving hole formed to penetrate through the center of the supporting body in a circular shape and to receive an umbrella, and a folding portion formed radially through the center of the main body receiving hole, And includes an insertion hole.

A plurality of blowing hose connecting tubes are installed on the lower surface of the supporting body, and the blowing hose connecting tubes are installed between the folding insert holes to guide the air of the blowing fan to the umbrella supporting member.

On the lower surface of the support body, a plurality of air nozzles are provided, and the air nozzles are installed to be inclined in the direction of the umbrella support holes.

Wherein an air blowing branch is formed inside the umbrella supporting member and the air blowing branch part guides the air supplied through the air blowing hose connecting tube to be distributed to the air nozzle. Umbrella making machine.

On the upper surface of the umbrella support member, an umbrella sensing member for sensing the installation of an umbrella is provided, and the umbrella sensing member is made of a noncontact type sensor.

A plurality of the compressed air injection holes are provided radially with respect to the central axis of the drying chamber, and are installed between the folded portions of the umbrella to remove moisture from the umbrella.

A water level sensing member is further provided on one side of the low water bottle for checking the amount of water stored in the low water bottle from the outside.

The lower surface of the lower watercontainer is formed so that the rear side is higher than the front side so that the water falling from the drying chamber is forwardly guided and discharged to the outside through the drain hole.

The umbrella maker using the air nozzle according to the present invention has the following effects.

The present invention has a structure in which water is removed by spraying air onto an umbrella inserted into an umbrella support hole, compressed air is sprayed to an umbrella bone, and water is surely removed, .

In addition, since the umbrella inserted into the umbrella support hole is automatically detected by the umbrella sensing member and the umbrella drying operation is performed, the user can conveniently use the umbrella without any additional operation.

In addition, since the water level sensing member is installed in the front part of the water bottle, the user can sense the water level of the water bottle from the outside with the naked eye, and thus the water overflow can be prevented.

1 is a perspective view of an umbrella in which a drying operation is performed in an umbrella maker using an air nozzle according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an umbrella maker using an air nozzle according to the present invention.
3 is a plan view showing a configuration of an umbrella support member constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a bottom view showing the lower surface of the umbrella support member constituting the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an umbrella maker using an air nozzle according to the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing an umbrella supporting member and a drying chamber constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view showing a state in which an umbrella is mounted on an umbrella maker using an air nozzle according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the umbrella maker using the air nozzle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of an umbrella in which a drying operation is performed in an umbrella maker using an air nozzle according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, there is a generally used hand grip 1, a handle bar 2 extending long from the handle 1, and a knob 2 extending radially from the tip of the knob 2, A slider (3) which is slidably mounted along the longitudinal direction of the handlebar (2) and which is connected to each of the ribs (3) via a connecting bar to fold or unfold the ribs 4, and a fabric 5 coupled so as to cover between the ribs.

In the case of the folded umbrella U, the rib 3 is moved toward the handlebar 2, and the fabric 5 is folded to form the folded portion 6. An umbrella rib (7) is formed between the folded portion (6) and the folded portion (6).

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an umbrella maker using an air nozzle according to the present invention. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the configuration of an umbrella support member constituting an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 4 is a bottom view showing the lower surface of the umbrella support member constituting the embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of the umbrella maker using the air nozzle according to the present invention And Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the umbrella supporting member and the drying chamber constituting the embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 6, the umbrella maker using the air nozzle according to the present invention includes a housing 10 for forming an outer appearance, and an umbrella accommodating portion provided inside the housing 10, A drying chamber 50 and an umbrella support member 20 sloped at an upper portion of the drying chamber 50 for guiding an umbrella into the drying chamber 50 and supporting the umbrella, An air nozzle 36 installed at a lower portion of the umbrella support member 20 for blowing out air to the umbrella to blow water out of the umbrella, A low water cistern (80) installed at a lower portion of the drying chamber (50) and storing moisture falling from the umbrella; .

The housing 10 has a hollow hexahedral shape and an upper surface is formed to be inclined. The housing 10 is a general frame, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The housing 10 protects components installed inside the housing 10 from an external impact.

An inclined portion 12 is formed on the upper surface of the housing 10. The inclined portion 12 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle, so that the upper surface of the housing 10 is more easily recognized. An umbrella support member (20) is provided on the upper surface of the inclined portion (12).

The umbrella support member 20 includes a support body 22 formed in a disc shape and having an umbrella inserted therein and supported by the support body 22 and an umbrella support member 22, A hole 24 and a contact member 30 installed inside the umbrella support hole 24 and closely contacting the umbrella fabric 5 to remove water.

The support body 22 has a predetermined thickness and is formed in a disc shape. The support body (22) serves to support the umbrella (U).

An umbrella support hole (24) is formed on the upper surface of the support body (22). The umbrella support hole 24 is formed in a circular shape at the center of the support body 22 and includes a main body accommodation hole 26 for receiving the umbrella main body, A folded portion insertion hole 28 formed radially so as to receive the folded portion 6 of the umbrella, and the like.

The main body housing hole 26 is formed in a circular shape at the center of the support body 22. The handle base 2 and the cloth 5 of the umbrella U are inserted into the main body housing hole 26.

A folded portion insertion hole 28 is formed on the outer side of the main body receiving hole 26. The folded portion insertion holes 28 are formed at intervals of 45 degrees with respect to the central axis of the main body accommodation hole 26. [ The folded portion insertion hole 28 is formed to penetrate radially so that the folded portion 6 of the umbrella U is inserted and fixed therein.

In the inside of the folded portion insertion hole 28, a tightening member 30 is provided. The contact member 30 is preferably formed of a flexible material as shown in FIG. 3, and a urethane or silicone material is used here. The contact member 30 has a saw-tooth shape and is formed so as to protrude inward along the folded portion insertion hole 28. The contact member 30 is in close contact with the surface of the folded portion 6 to remove moisture from the surface of the folded portion 6. [

A blowing branch 32 is formed inside the umbrella support member 20. The air blowing branch 32 is formed between the folded portion insertion holes 28 and hollowed in a fan shape in the support body 22. A plurality of the air blowing branch portions 32 are formed radially with respect to the center axis of the main body housing hole 26. The air blowing branch 32 serves to guide the air supplied from the air blowing fan 62 to be supplied to a plurality of air nozzles 36 to be described later.

A plurality of blowing hose connecting pipes 34 are installed on the lower surface of the umbrella supporting member 20. [ The ventilation hose connection pipe (34) is installed below each of the ventilation branch portions (32). The ventilation hose connection pipe 34 is a general hose connection pipe, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The ventilation hose connection pipe 34 is connected to the ventilation branching part 32 to guide air to the ventilation branching part 32.

A plurality of air nozzles 36 are provided on the lower surface of the umbrella support member 20. The air nozzle 36 is a general air injection nozzle, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The air nozzles 36 are arranged in a fan shape along the air blow branch 32. 4, the air nozzle 36 is inclined at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the center line LC of the folded portion insertion hole 28. [ The air nozzle 36 serves to remove water from the umbrella (U) fabric 5 by injecting air.

An umbrella sensing member (40) is provided on the upper surface of the umbrella support member (20). The umbrella sensing member 40 is installed on both sides of the center of the umbrella support member 20. The umbrella sensing member 40 senses that the umbrella U is mounted on the umbrella support hole 24 using a non-contact type sensor.

The umbrella sensing member (40) is connected to the controller (42). When the umbrella U is sensed by the umbrella sensing member 40, the controller 42 activates the air blowing fan 62 and the compressed air injection member 74, which will be described later, To remove water.

A drying chamber (50) is installed below the support body (22). The upper side of the drying chamber 50 is formed into a hollow cylindrical shape and the lower side is formed into a curled shape. The inside of the drying chamber 50 is a portion where the umbrella U is received. A discharge port 52 is formed in the lower portion of the drying chamber 50. The discharge port 52 has a hollow cylindrical shape and is formed so that its upper and lower sides are open. The discharge port 52 guides the water in the drying chamber 50 to the outside of the drying chamber 50.

A plurality of blowing hose insertion holes 54 are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drying chamber 50. The air blowing hose insertion holes 54 are circularly formed and radially formed at intervals of 45 degrees with respect to the center axis C of the drying chamber 50. A blowing hose 56 to be described later is introduced from the outside of the drying chamber 50 into the inside of the drying chamber 50 through the blowing hose insertion hole 54.

A blowing hose (56) is inserted into the blowing hose insertion hole (54). The blowing hose 56 is a general flexible hose, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. One end of the blowing hose 56 is connected to the blowing hose connecting pipe 34 and the other end is connected to a branching part 58 to be described later. The air blowing hose 56 serves to guide the air generated by the blowing fan 62 to be described later to be supplied to the blowing hose connecting pipe 34.

The blowing hose (56) is connected to the branch portion (58). The branched portion 58 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, and a discharge hole is formed on the left side and an inflow hole is formed on the right side.

A plurality of discharge holes of the branch portion 58 may be formed, and various numbers of operators may be applied according to the performance of a blowing fan 62 to be described later. On the right side of the branched portion 58, a main supply pipe 60 is provided. The main supply pipe 60 has a hollow tube shape and has one end connected to the branch 58 and the other end connected to a blowing fan 62 to be described later. The main supply pipe 60 serves to guide the air of the blowing fan 62 to be described later to the branching unit 58.

A blowing fan (62) is installed below the main supply pipe (60). The blowing fan 62 is a general fan, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Air is generated by the blowing fan (62), and air is blown to the main supply pipe (60).

A compressed air injection port (70) is provided above the drying chamber (50). The compressed air injection port 70 has a hollow tube shape and is formed to protrude inward. As shown in FIG. 3, the compressed air injection openings 70 are radially disposed at intervals of 45 degrees with respect to the central axis of the main body housing hole 26. The compressed air injection port 70 is provided between the folded portion insertion holes 28 to spray compressed air to the umbrella rib 7 of the umbrella U to remove water.

A jet hose 72 is installed at one side of the compressed air injection port 70. The injection hose 72 is a general flexible hose, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. One end of the injection hose 72 is connected to the compressed air injection port 70 and the other end is connected to a compressed air injection member 74 to be described later. The injection hose 72 guides the compressed air generated in the compressed air injection member 74, which will be described later, to the compressed air injection port 70.

A compressed air branch 73 is provided below the injection hose 72. The compressed air branching unit 73 is a general branch pipe, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The compressed air branch 73 divides the compressed air supplied by the compressed air injection member 74 to supply the compressed air to a plurality of the injection hoses 72.

A compressed air injection member (74) is installed below the compressed air branching part (73). The compressed air injection member 74 is a general compressor and its detailed description is omitted. The compressed air injection member (74) supplies compressed air to the injection hose (72).

The lower part of the drying chamber (50) is provided with a reservoir (80). The reservoir 80 has a hollow hexahedron shape and is connected to the discharge port 52 to store the moisture of the drying chamber 50.

The water receptacle (80) is provided with a water level sensing member (82) on its front surface. The water level sensing member 82 is a typical floater type water level sensor, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The water level sensing member 82 is also applicable to an electronic water level sensor. The water level sensing member 82 ascends according to the water level of the water stored in the watercontainer 80, so that the user can visually confirm the amount of water stored in the watercount 80.

A drain hole 84 is formed on the front surface of the low- The drain hole 84 is formed to penetrate through the circular hole and guide the water stored in the water reservoir 80 to the outside. A rubber stopper 85 is installed in the drain hole 84 to block water discharged to the outside through the drain hole 84.

Hereinafter, the operation of the umbrella maker using the air nozzle according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG.

First, the umbrella U is inserted into the umbrella support hole 24 of the umbrella support member 20. The umbrella U is inserted into the main body receiving hole 26 and the folded portion 6 is inserted into the folded portion inserting hole 28. Then,

When the folded portion 6 is inserted into the folded portion insertion hole 28, a contact member 30 formed to protrude inward of the folded portion insertion hole 28 is brought into close contact with the original end of the folded portion 6 .

The folded portion 6 of the umbrella U is supported by the tight contact member 30 and the function of removing the moisture of the folded portion 6 when the umbrella U is discharged from the umbrella support hole 24 .

When the umbrella U is inserted into the umbrella support hole 24, the umbrella sensing member 40 senses it and transmits an umbrella detection signal to the controller 42. The controller 42 operates the blowing fan 62 and the compressed air injection member 74.

When air is generated by the blowing fan 62, air is supplied to the branching portion 58 connected to the blowing fan 62, and air blown through the blowing hose 56, which is formed inside the support body 22, Air is supplied to the support portion (32).

When air is supplied to the blowing branch 32, air is injected obliquely onto the outer circumferential surface of the umbrella U through an air nozzle 36 connected to the lower portion. The air nozzle 36 is inclined at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the folded portion insertion hole 28 into which the folded portion 6 is inserted so that air is injected obliquely at an angle of 45 degrees of the folded portion 6. [

Therefore, the water of the umbrella U is shaken in the lower direction of the drying chamber 50 by the air injected through the air nozzle 36.

Since the umbrella trough 7 is folded at the folded portion, the compressed air injection port 70 is provided in the umbrella trough 7. A plurality of the compressed air injection openings 70 are respectively provided in the umbrella ribs 7 so that compressed air supplied by the compressed air injection member 74 is sprayed onto the umbrella ribs 7 to wipe out the moisture.

Therefore, the water of the umbrella rib 7 can be cleanly removed by the strong compressed air.

The water removed from the umbrella U by the air nozzle 36 and the compressed air injection port 70 is stored in the reservoir 80 through the discharge port 52 connected to the lower portion of the drying chamber 50. The user can check the amount of the water stored in the water reservoir 80 through the water level sensing member 82 provided on the front of the water reservoir 80. When a predetermined amount of water is stored in the water reservoir, The rubber stopper 85 is removed and the water in the reservoir 80 is discharged to the outside.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention.

10. Housing 12. Slope
20. Umbrella support member 22. Support body
24. Umbrella support hole 26. Main body receiving hole
28. Bonding section insertion hole 30. Bonding member
32. Air blowing branch 34. Air blowing hose connecting pipe
36. Air nozzle 40. Umbrella sensing member
50. Drying room 56. Air blowing hose
62. Ventilation fan 70. Compressed air injection nozzle
74. Compressed air injection member 80. Low-

Claims (10)

A housing (10) forming an appearance;
A drying chamber (50) provided inside the housing (10) and containing an umbrella therein;
An umbrella support member 20 inclined at an upper portion of the drying chamber 50 for guiding an umbrella into the drying chamber 50 and supporting the umbrella;
An umbrella support member 20 inclined at an upper portion of the housing 10 and having an umbrella inserted therein to support the umbrella support member 20;
A drying chamber (50) formed below the umbrella support member (20) and containing an umbrella therein;
A compressed air injection port 70 installed inside the drying chamber 50 for blowing out compressed air to the umbrella so as to remove moisture;
An air nozzle 36 installed at a lower portion of the umbrella support member 20 for blowing off water to the umbrella by spraying air;
(80) installed at a lower portion of the drying chamber (50) and storing the moisture falling from the umbrella.
2. The hood according to claim 1, wherein the umbrella support member (20)
A support body 22 formed in a disc shape and having an umbrella U inserted and supported therein;
An umbrella support hole 24 formed in the support body 22 so as to penetrate upward and downward and having an umbrella inserted and fixed therein;
And an abutting member (30) installed inside the umbrella support hole (24) and closely contacting the umbrella fabric (5) to remove water.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the umbrella support hole (24)
A main body housing hole 26 formed in the center of the support body 22 so as to penetrate through the main body housing hole 26;
And a folded portion insertion hole 28 formed radially through the center of the main body receiving hole 26 and receiving the folded portion 6 of the umbrella U. The umbrella- .
[5] The apparatus of claim 3, wherein a plurality of blowing hose connection tubes (34) are installed on a lower surface of the support body (22);
The air blowing hose connecting pipe 34 is installed between the folded portion inserting holes 28 and guides the air of the blowing fan 62 to the umbrella supporting member 20. An umbrella My handkerchief.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein a plurality of air nozzles (36) are installed on a lower surface of the support body (22);
Wherein the air nozzle (36) is installed to be inclined in the direction of the umbrella support hole (24).
6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein an air blowing branch (32) is formed inside the umbrella support member (20);
Wherein the air blowing branch part (32) guides the air supplied through the air blowing hose connecting pipe (34) to be distributed to the air nozzle (36).
[Claim 2] The umbrella support member (20) according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the umbrella support member (20)
Wherein an umbrella sensing member (40) for sensing the installation of an umbrella is installed, and the umbrella sensing member (40) is a noncontact type sensor.
The air cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the compressed air injection port (70)
Wherein a plurality of openings are provided radially with respect to a center axis of the drying chamber and are installed between the folded portions of the umbrella to remove water from the umbrella valley portion.
[3] The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, at one side of the reservoir (80)
And a water level sensing member (82) for checking the amount of water stored in the water reservoir (80) from the outside.
The washing machine as set forth in claim 9, wherein the lower surface (81) of the lower tank (80) is formed with a rear portion higher than the front portion so that water falling from the drying chamber (50) And the air nozzle is guided to be discharged through the air nozzle.

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