WO2019182218A1 - Cintre à pression de suspension réglable pour empêcher le flux inversé de tissus et dispositif de suspension pour empêcher le flux inversé de tissus l'utilisant - Google Patents

Cintre à pression de suspension réglable pour empêcher le flux inversé de tissus et dispositif de suspension pour empêcher le flux inversé de tissus l'utilisant Download PDF

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WO2019182218A1
WO2019182218A1 PCT/KR2018/012521 KR2018012521W WO2019182218A1 WO 2019182218 A1 WO2019182218 A1 WO 2019182218A1 KR 2018012521 W KR2018012521 W KR 2018012521W WO 2019182218 A1 WO2019182218 A1 WO 2019182218A1
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Heung Jai Lee
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/02Dress holders; Dress suspending devices; Clothes-hanger assemblies; Clothing lifters
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F55/00Clothes-pegs
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F55/00Clothes-pegs
    • D06F55/02Clothes-pegs with pivoted independent clamping members
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/02Dress holders; Dress suspending devices; Clothes-hanger assemblies; Clothing lifters
    • A47G25/06Clothes hooks; Clothes racks; Garment-supporting stands with swingable or extending arms
    • A47G25/0607Clothes hooks
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/14Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
    • A47G25/20Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers with devices for preserving the shape of the clothes
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/14Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
    • A47G25/24Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers made of wire
    • A47G25/26Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers made of wire specially adapted to prevent slipping-off of the clothes, e.g. with non-slip surfaces
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G25/00Household implements used in connection with wearing apparel; Dress, hat or umbrella holders
    • A47G25/14Clothing hangers, e.g. suit hangers
    • A47G25/28Hangers characterised by their shape
    • A47G25/30Hangers characterised by their shape to prevent slipping-off of the clothes

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  • One or more embodiments relate to a hanger for preventing the reverse flow of cloth with adjustable hanging pressure and securing laundry or pieces of cloth such as towels, dishtowels, trousers, ties, or socks not to fall due to shaking or wind while the laundry or pieces of cloth are dried or hung, and a hanging device for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth which uses the hanger.
  • clothespins such as a clothespin of FIG. 1 have been used to secure and prevent the laundry or pieces of cloth from falling due to shaking caused by, for example, wind. Since clothespins secure pieces of cloth with elasticity of springs, the clothespins apply similar pressure to highly thin cloth and highly thick cloth.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothespin according to the related art.
  • gripping portions 50 When pieces of cloth are fastened by, for example, the clothespin of FIG. 1, gripping portions 50 are opened, the cloth is fastened by the gripping portions 50, and then the gripping portions 50 press the cloth with elasticity. Even when the cloth is removed from the gripping portions 50, the gripping portions 50 securing the cloth are opened by performing a separate action, and the cloth is removed towards an entry portion 60. Such a method is effective in firmly securing cloth, but it is inconvenient because separate actions need to be performed to fasten and remove the cloth from the gripping portions 50.
  • the cloth passes the entry portion 60 when the cloth is fastened by the gripping portions 50 and removed therefrom, and thus, the gripping portions 50 need to press and fasten the cloth with strong elasticity to prevent the cloth from slipping out of the entry portion 60. Accordingly, since the gripping portions 50 have to be opened with strong power when the cloth is fastened by the gripping portions 50 and removed therefrom, it is difficult and inconvenient and marks may be left on the cloth.
  • the Korean Utility Model 20-0418304 discloses a clothespin
  • the Korean Patent Gazette 10-1358934 discloses an intercombined clothespin
  • the cloth when the cloth is secured to the gripping portions, it is required to easily open the gripping portions to easily secure the cloth while pressure is appropriately applied, and while the cloth is being secured to the gripping portions, appropriate pressure needs to be applied to the cloth to firmly secure the same. Also, when the cloth is removed from the gripping portions, the cloth should flow in the gripping portions in a forward direction, that is, one direction from the bottom to the top. When the cloth fails to flow in the gripping portions in a reverse direction, that is, in a downward direction, the cloth may not be removed through an entry portion of the gripping portions that the cloth enters, and thus, there is a need to make the cloth flow in the forward direction once again and be easily removed through an opposite side of the entry portion.
  • a hanger for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth and a hanging device for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth with adjustable hanging pressure that uses the hanger, which are conveniently used and work according to a method of appropriately applying pressure to laundry or pieces of cloth such as towels, dishtowels, trousers, ties, or socks according to a thickness of the laundry or pieces of cloth so as to firmly secure the laundry or pieces of cloth for drying or hanging and prevent the laundry or pieces of cloth from falling due to shaking caused by, for example, wind and according to a method of preventing the laundry or pieces of cloth from flowing in the gripping portions in a reverse direction without a need to open the gripping portions by performing separate actions of securing and removing the cloth.
  • the present disclosure is designed to satisfy the above requirements, and one or more embodiments of the present disclosure provide a hanger for preventing the reverse flow of cloth which does not require an action of opening a gripping portion to secure and remove the cloth from the gripping portion, and a hanging device for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth which uses the hanger.
  • One or more embodiments provide a hanger for preventing the reverse flow of cloth which requires relatively small power when the cloth is secured by and removed from a gripping portion, and a hanging device for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth which uses the hanger.
  • One or more embodiments provide a hanger for preventing the reverse flow of cloth which is capable of adjusting pressure to press cloth according to its thickness by using at least one hanging pressure adjusting piece included in a gripping portion so as to reduce the risk of making grip marks on dried cloth or fabric damage, and a hanging device for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth which uses the hanger.
  • One or more embodiments provide a hanger for preventing the reverse flow of cloth which is capable of preventing cloth, which is fastened by at least one reverse flow preventing piece, from moving in a reverse direction so as to firmly secure the cloth, and a hanging device for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth which uses the hanger.
  • a hanger for preventing reverse flow of cloth with adjustable hanging pressure
  • the hanger including: a body; a pair of supports extending from the body, being apart from each other, and forming a gripping portion housing the cloth inserted in a forward direction; a hanging pressure adjusting piece extending from at least one of the body and the pair of supports; a reverse flow preventing piece which obliquely extends towards the body from one of the pair of the supports and the hanging pressure adjusting piece and has an extending end elastically facing the other one of the pair of the supports and the hanging pressure adjusting piece, wherein the cloth is secured between the extending end and the other one of the pair of the supports and the hanging pressure adjusting piece, and a surface of the cloth housed in the gripping portion is folded and secured to the extending end to prevent the cloth from flowing in a reverse direction that is opposite to the forward direction; and a hanging pressure adjusting piece projection which is formed on at least one of the body and the pair of supports and on which the hanging pressure
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece may extend from one of the pair of the supports, and the reverse flow preventing piece may extend from the hanging pressure adjusting piece and elastically face the other one of the pair of the supports.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection may be formed on at least one of the body and a support connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece may extend from one of the pair of the supports, the reverse flow preventing piece may extend from the other one of the pair of the supports, and the reverse flow preventing piece may elastically face the hanging pressure adjusting piece.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection may be formed on at least one of the body and a support connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece may include a pair of hanging pressure adjusting pieces respectively extending from the pair of supports, and the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection may extend from one of the pair of hanging pressure adjusting pieces and may elastically face the other one of the pair of hanging pressure adjusting pieces.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection may be formed on the body.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece may include a pair of hanging pressure adjusting pieces respectively extending from the pair of supports, and the reverse flow preventing piece may include a pair of reverse flow preventing piece respectively extending from the pair of the hanging pressure adjusting pieces and elastically facing each other.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection may be formed on the body.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece may extend from the body, and the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection may be formed on a support that is close to the hanging pressure adjusting piece among the pair of the supports.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece may extend from the body, and the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection may be formed on a support that is close to the hanging pressure adjusting piece among the pair of the supports.
  • a hanging device for preventing reverse flow of cloth may have a structure in which the aforementioned hangers for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth are arranged in an extension direction of the body.
  • a hanger and a hanging device using the same it is possible to adjust pressure applied to cloth, which is secured to a gripping portion for drying or hanging, according to its thickness so as to prevent the cloth from falling due to wind or shaking, and thus, the cloth may be firmly secured regardless of the thickness of laundry.
  • Solidity and convenience are provided because reduced power is required to secure and remove the cloth and a risk of leaving marks or of damage is reduced.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothespin according to the related art
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hanger according to a first embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of the hanger of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state in which cloth slips, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating a state in which a hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on a hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state in which cloth is being secured by a gripping portion while the hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state in which cloth is secured to a reverse flow preventing piece of a gripping portion while the hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state in which cloth, which is hung on a reverse flow preventing piece of the gripping portion, is obliquely removed upwards while the hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to the first embodiment;
  • FIG. 9 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to a second embodiment
  • FIG. 10 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to a third embodiment
  • FIG. 11 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece is not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to a fourth embodiment
  • FIG. 12 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger of FIG. 11, according to the fourth embodiment;
  • FIG. 13 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to a fifth embodiment
  • FIG. 14 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting pieces are hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections of the hanger, according to a sixth embodiment
  • FIG. 15 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting pieces are not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections of the hanger, according to a seventh embodiment
  • FIG. 16 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece is not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to an eighth embodiment
  • FIG. 17 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger of FIG. 16, according to the eighth embodiment;
  • FIG. 18 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece is not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger, according to a ninth embodiment
  • FIG. 19 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection of the hanger of FIG. 18, according to a ninth embodiment.
  • FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a hanging device for preventing the reverse flow that is formed by horizontally connecting hangers for preventing the reverse flow of cloth with adjustable hanging pressure.
  • FIGS. 2 to 19 illustrate various embodiments of a hanger 100 for preventing the reverse flow of cloth.
  • the hanger 100 may include: a body 10; a pair of supports 20 and 20a extending from the body 10, being apart from each other, and forming a gripping portion 50 that houses cloth 80 secured between the supports 20 and 20a in a forward direction A; a hanging pressure adjusting piece 30; hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70; and a reverse flow preventing piece 40.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 extends from at least one of the body 10 and the supports 20 and 20a.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 obliquely extends toward the body 10 from one of the supports 20 and 20a and the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30.
  • An extending end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 elastically faces the other one of the supports 20 and 20a and the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and secures the cloth 80 therebetween.
  • a surface of the cloth 80 housed in the gripping portion 50 is folded and hung on the extending end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 to prevent the cloth 80 from moving in a reverse direction B that is opposite to the forward direction A.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 are formed on at least one of the body and the supports 20 and 20a so that the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 may be hung on any one of the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70. As the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70, elasticity of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 may be adjusted.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 may extend from one of the supports 20 and 20a, and the reverse flow preventing piece 40 may extend from the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and elastically face the other one of the supports 20 and 20a.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 may be formed on at least one of the body 10 and the support to which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is connected.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hanger according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 2.
  • the hanger 100 may include the body 10, two supports 20 and 20a connected to the body 10 and forming the gripping portion 50 in which cloth is secured, the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 extending from one of the supports 20 and 20a, one or more hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 formed on the body 10 to have the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 hung thereon, and the reverse flow preventing piece 40.
  • Ends of the supports 20 and 20a are apart from each other and respectively connected to the body 10, and the other ends of the supports 20 and 20a elongate.
  • the gripping portion 50 securing the cloth is formed between the supports 20 and 20a.
  • An entry portion 60 through which the cloth is inserted is formed between the other ends of the supports 20 and 20a.
  • the end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 may be connected to one of the supports 20 and 20a which form the gripping portion 50, for example, a distal end of the support 20a, and the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 may extend towards the body 10.
  • One or more, for example, three hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 may be formed on the body 10.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates that the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70.
  • the end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is connected to one side of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 which is connected to the support 20a, and the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 obliquely extends towards the body 10.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 does not prevent the cloth from flowing from the entry portion 60 to the body 10, that is, allows the flow of the cloth, and has a function of preventing the cloth from flowing from the body 10 to the entry portion 60.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 adjusts a location or a gradient of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 depending on a thickness of the cloth and makes the reverse flow preventing piece 40 easily perform the function.
  • a direction in which the cloth moves from the entry portion 60 of the gripping portion 50 to the body 10 located opposite the entry portion 60 of the gripping portion 50 is defined as a 'forward direction'
  • a direction in which the cloth moves to the entry portion 60 of the gripping portion 50 from the body 10 located opposite the entry portion 60 is defined as a 'reverse direction'
  • the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 does not contact the support 20 and has a gap therebetween, the support 20 facing the support 20a to which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is connected.
  • the hanger for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth with adjustable hanging pressure is formed of synthetic resin
  • the hanger 100 is manufactured by injecting raw materials into a mold.
  • the mold is manufactured and the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 contacts the support 20 facing the support 20a connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is connected and attached to the support 20 during the injection. Therefore, the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is formed not to contact the support 20 and has the gap therebetween.
  • FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of a state in which the cloth 80 slips, according to the first embodiment.
  • thin cloth 80 is secured between the support 20 and the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40. Since the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is not in contact with the cloth 80, the cloth 80 slips downwards.
  • the cloth 80 which is thinner than the gap between the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 and the support 20, may not be secured to the reverse flow preventing piece 40 and thus may move in the reverse direction and fall.
  • FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger , according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates that the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on a middle one among three hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 formed on the body 10. Since the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70, the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is slanted. Accordingly, the reverse flow preventing piece 40, which has the end connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and the other end obliquely extending towards the body 10, is more slanted, and the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 contacts the support 20 and is slightly bent.
  • FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state in which the cloth 80 is being secured to the gripping portion 50 while the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG.
  • the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70, and although the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is more slanted and the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is in contact with the support 20, since the reverse flow preventing piece 40 has elasticity and the other end thereof is slanted upwards, when the cloth 80 is secured in the forward direction A upwards, the cloth 80 pushes the reverse flow preventing piece 40 upwards and produces a gap between the reverse flow preventing piece 40 and the support 20 and thus is secured in the forward direction A.
  • At least one of the support 20 and the reverse flow preventing piece 40 has elasticity, and an action of securing the cloth 80 is smoothly performed.
  • FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state in which the cloth 80 is secured to the reverse flow preventing piece 40 of the gripping portion 50 while the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to the first embodiment.
  • the cloth 80 moves in the reverse direction B due to gravity and tends to slip through the entry portion 60.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is unfolded due to elasticity, and the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 touches and is secured to the cloth 80 in such a manner that the surface of the cloth 80 is bent.
  • the cloth 80 Since the cloth 80 has a soft surface, a shape of the surface is changed by a shape of an object that contacts and presses the surface of the cloth 80. When a portion of the cloth 80 is sharply pressed, the portion is deeply pressed and folded. Since the end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40, to which the cloth 80 is secured, is more slanted towards the body 10 than a portion of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 that is connected to the support 20a, the cloth 80 is not able to move in the reverse direction B even though pressure is applied to the cloth 80 to make the cloth 80 move in the reverse direction B. The cloth 80 is not able to move in a downward direction, that is, the reverse direction B that is opposite to a direction in which the cloth 80 enters.
  • FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a state in which the cloth 80, which is secured to the reverse flow preventing piece 40 of the gripping portion 50, is obliquely removed upwards while the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to the first embodiment, which is viewed from the side.
  • the cloth 80 which is secured between the reverse flow preventing piece 40 and the support 20, is obliquely lifted upwards by rotating a bottom portion of the cloth 80 in a direction C and obliquely drawn in a direction D.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 prevents the cloth 80 from moving in the reverse direction B, but does not prevent the movement of the cloth 80 in the forward direction A. Therefore, because the cloth 80 may smoothly move in the direction D that is almost the same as the forward direction A, the cloth 80 may be easily removed from the hanger for preventing the reverse flow of the cloth with the adjustable hanging pressure.
  • FIG. 5 shows that the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the middle one among three hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70, but when the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the pressure adjusting piece projection 70 that is close to the support 20a connected to the end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, a gradient of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 decreases and the intensity of the pressure that the reverse flow preventing piece 40 applies to the cloth 80 due to elasticity may relatively decrease.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the pressure adjusting piece projection 70 that is farthest from the support 20a connected to the end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, the gradient of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 increases, and the intensity of the pressure that the reverse flow preventing piece 40 applies to the cloth 80 due to elasticity may relatively increase.
  • the user may hang the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 on an appropriate one of the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 depending on a thickness or weight of the cloth 80 and adjust the intensity of pressure that the reverse flow preventing piece 40 applies to the cloth 80 due to elasticity, and thus, the user may easily hang or remove the cloth 80 and allow the cloth 80 to be firmly secured.
  • FIG. 9 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to a second embodiment.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 may be formed on the support 20a, not on the body 10.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 having elasticity is bent and becomes convex in a middle portion thereof, and thus, the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 comes close to the support 20 facing the support 20a connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 having one end connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and the other end obliquely extending towards the body 10 is relatively and increasingly slanted, and the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 contacts the support 20, thus being bent.
  • the cloth 80 may smoothly flow in the gripping portion 50 in the forward direction A and may be prevented from flowing in the reverse direction B, and thus, the functions of securing, hanging, and removing the cloth 80 may be easily performed.
  • FIG. 10 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to a third embodiment.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 may be formed on both the body 10 and the support 20a.
  • the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 which has one end connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and the other end obliquely extending towards the body 10, contacts the support 20 by hanging the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 formed on the body 10 or on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 formed on the support 20a, and thus, as in the first embodiment, the flow of the cloth 80 in the gripping portion 50 is smooth in the forward direction A and is prevented in the reverse direction B, and the functions of securing, hanging, and removing the cloth 80 may be easily performed.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 may extend from one of the supports 20 and 20a, the reverse flow preventing piece 40 may extend from the other one of the supports 20 and 20a, and the reverse flow preventing piece 40 may elastically face the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 may be formed on at least one of the body 10 and the support connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30.
  • FIG. 11 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to a fourth embodiment.
  • the ends of the supports 20 and 20a are respectively connected to both ends of the body 10, and the other ends of the supports 20 and 20a elongate such that the gripping portion 50 in which the cloth 80 is secured is formed.
  • the end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is connected to the end of the support 20, which is one of the supports 20 and 20a forming the gripping portion 50, and the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 extends towards the body 10.
  • the end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is connected to the end of the support 20a facing the support 20 connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, and the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 obliquely extends towards the body 10.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 connected to the support 20a, but in the fourth embodiment, the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is not connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, and the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and the reverse flow preventing piece 40 are respectively connected to the supports 20 and 20a.
  • the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 does not contact the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 with a gap therebetween.
  • the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is not in contact with the cloth 80, and thus, the cloth 80 may slip downwards.
  • the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 does not contact the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, and the cloth 80, which is thinner than the gap between the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 and the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, may not be secured to the reverse flow preventing piece 40 and thus may move in the reverse direction, thereby falling.
  • FIG. 12 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 of the hanger of FIG. 11, according to the fourth embodiment.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and the reverse flow preventing piece 40 are connected to the supports 20 and 20a, respectively.
  • the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 connected to the support 20, which is one of the supports 20 and 20a, is hung on a middle one among three hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 formed on the body 10.
  • the end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is connected to the support 20 that is not connected to the reverse flow preventing piece 40, and the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is slanted towards the support 20a connected to the reverse flow preventing piece 40 and faces the body 10.
  • the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 connected to the support 20a is placed in a middle portion of the gripping portion 50, the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 contacts the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, which is slanted, and applies pressure to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, thereby being bent.
  • the cloth 80 is secured between the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and the reverse flow preventing piece 40.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 has elasticity and the other end thereof is slanted upwards, when the cloth 80 is secured in an upward direction, the cloth 80 may push the reverse flow preventing piece 40 upwards and produce a gap with the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 such that the cloth 80 moves in the forward direction A and is secured.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 presses the cloth 80 due to elasticity and is secured to the cloth 80, and thus, the cloth 80 may not move in a downward direction, that is, the reverse direction that is opposite to the direction in which the cloth 80 enters. Therefore, the cloth 80 secured between the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 and the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 does not fall.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 prevents the cloth 80 from moving in the reverse direction B but does not prevent the movement in the forward direction A, the cloth 80 is easily removed when the cloth 80 secured between the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is removed in the upward direction.
  • FIG. 13 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to a fifth embodiment.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 are formed on both the body 10 and the support 20.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 having elasticity is bent, becomes convex in a middle portion thereof, and comes close to the support 20a connected to the reverse flow preventing piece 40. Accordingly, the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 contacts the reverse flow preventing piece 40, and the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is slightly bent because of the pressure applied to the other end thereof.
  • the user hangs the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 to the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 formed on the body 10 or the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 formed on the support 20 to apply pressure between the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and the reverse flow preventing piece 40, and the cloth 80 smoothly flows in the gripping portion 50 in the forward direction A and is not allowed to flow in the reverse direction B.
  • the functions of securing, hanging, and removing the cloth 80 may be easily performed.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 may include a pair of hanging pressure adjusting pieces respectively extending from the supports 20 and 20a, the reverse flow preventing piece 40 may extend from one of the pair of hanging pressure adjusting pieces and face the other one thereof, and the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 may be formed on the body 10.
  • FIG. 14 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30 are hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to a sixth embodiment.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30 are connected to the support 20a and the support 20, and the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 connected to the support 20a. Since the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30 are hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 formed on the body 10, pressure is applied between the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40, which is connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 connected to the support 20a, and the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 connected to the support 20.
  • the intensity of the pressure that the reverse flow preventing piece 40 applies to the cloth 80 due to the intensity may differ.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 prevents the cloth 80 from moving in the reverse direction B, but does not prevent the cloth 80 from moving in the forward direction A, and thus, the user may easily perform the functions of securing/hanging/ removing the cloth 80 to/on/from the reverse flow preventing piece 40, which is connected to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 connected to the support 20a, and the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 connected to the support 20.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 may include a pair of hanging pressure adjusting pieces respectively extending from the supports 20 and 20a
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 may include a pair of reverse flow preventing pieces respectively extending from the pair of hanging pressure adjusting pieces and elastically facing each other
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 may be formed on the body 10.
  • FIG. 15 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30 are not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 of the hanger, according to a seventh embodiment.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30 are connected to the support 20a and the support 20, and the reverse flow preventing pieces 40 are respectively connected to the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30.
  • the cloth 80 is secured to the other ends of the reverse flow preventing pieces 40, but since the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30 are not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 formed on the body 10, the other ends of the reverse flow preventing pieces 40 do not contact each other, and thus, the thin cloth 80 may not be secured and may fall in the reverse direction.
  • the other ends of the reverse flow preventing pieces 40 contact each other, and thus the user may easily perform the functions of securing/hanging/removing the cloth 80 to/on/from the reverse flow preventing pieces 40.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30 may extend from the body 10, and the hanging pressure adjusting piece projections 70 may be formed on one of the supports 20 and 20a which is close to the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30.
  • the reverse flow preventing pieces 40 may extend from the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30 and may elastically face one of the supports 20 and 20a.
  • the reverse flow preventing piece 40 may extend from one of the supports 20 and 20a and may elastically face the hanging pressure adjusting pieces 30.
  • FIG. 16 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to an eighth embodiment.
  • FIG. 17 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger of FIG. 16, according to the eighth embodiment. Referring to FIGS. 16 and 17, the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is not formed on the supports 20 and 20a but on the body 10.
  • the end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is connected to the body 10, and the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 elongates downwards, and thus, the end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 is connected to the other end of the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 is formed on the other end of the support 20a that is close to the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30, the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 is formed. Referring to FIG. 16, in the state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70, the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 does not contact the support 20 and thus, the thin cloth 80 may not be secured to the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40 and may fall in the reverse direction B. Referring to FIG.
  • the cloth 80 may easily flow in the gripping portion 50 in the forward direction A and is not allowed to move in the reverse direction B such that the user may easily perform the function of securing, hanging, and removing the cloth 80.
  • FIG. 18 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is not hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger, according to a ninth embodiment.
  • FIG. 19 is a front view illustrating a state in which the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 of the hanger of FIG. 18, according to a ninth embodiment.
  • the illustrations of FIGS. 18 and 19 are the same as those of FIGS. 16 and 17 in that the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is not connected to the supports 20 and 20a, but is connected to the body 10. However, the illustrations of FIGS. 18 and 19 are different from those of FIGS.
  • the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 when the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is hung on the hanging pressure adjusting piece projection 70 formed on the support 20, the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 is bent and convex in the middle portion thereof, and the other end of the reverse flow preventing piece 40, which has one end connected to the other end of the support 20a, contacts the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and is slightly bent due to the pressure applied thereto.
  • the cloth 80 is secured between the hanging pressure adjusting piece 30 and the reverse flow preventing piece 40 in the gripping portion 50, and the flow of the cloth 80 in the forward direction A is smooth and in the reverse direction B is prevented. Therefore, the user may easily perform the functions of securing, hanging, and removing the cloth 80.
  • FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a hanging device for preventing the reverse flow that is formed by horizontally connecting the hangers 100 for preventing the reverse flow of cloth with adjustable hanging pressure.
  • the hangers 100 are arranged in a lateral direction.
  • the hangers 100 may be arranged in an extension direction of the body 10.
  • supports of the hangers 100 may be used as supports of adjacent hangers.
  • the hanging device 200 may be used to easily and quickly secure and remove pieces of cloth and may be manufactured without a separate assembly by performing injection once with one mold. Therefore, the hanging device 200 may be easily manufactured, and manufacturing costs thereof may be reduced.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de suspension pour empêcher un flux inversé comprend : un corps ; une paire de supports s'étendant à partir du corps, espacés l'un de l'autre, et formant une partie de préhension logeant le tissu inséré dans une direction avant ; une pièce de réglage de pression de suspension s'étendant à partir d'au moins un élément parmi le corps et la paire de supports ; une pièce de prévention de flux inversé s'étendant obliquement vers le corps à partir d'un élément parmi la paire de supports et la pièce de réglage de pression de suspension et ayant une extrémité d'extension qui fait face élastiquement à l'autre élément de la paire de supports et de la pièce de réglage de pression de suspension ; et une saillie de pièce de réglage de pression de suspension formée sur au moins l'un des éléments parmi le corps et la paire de supports de telle sorte que la pièce de réglage de pression de suspension soit suspendue sur celle-ci pour ajuster l'élasticité de la pièce de prévention de flux inversé. Lorsque le tissu logé dans la partie de préhension s'écoule dans une direction inverse, une surface du tissu est pliée et fixée à une extrémité de la pièce de prévention de flux inversé, et ainsi, le flux du tissu dans la direction inverse est empêchée.
PCT/KR2018/012521 2018-03-21 2018-10-23 Cintre à pression de suspension réglable pour empêcher le flux inversé de tissus et dispositif de suspension pour empêcher le flux inversé de tissus l'utilisant WO2019182218A1 (fr)

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