JP2515073B2 - Clothes line - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothes dryer mainly used for drying towels and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of clothesline, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, an inverted U-shaped support arm 6 is provided at an upper end portion of a column 61.
2. A pair of side frames 6 each having a bent leg portion 63 at the lower end are opposed to each other, the connecting cross rails 7 are extended between the opposing column portions 61, and the hanging frame 8 is extended between the support arms 62. It is done, and the drier 8
Is formed by arranging a plurality of clothes rails 82 in parallel between the opposing support rails 81, and the support rails 81 at both ends are fixed to the support arms 62 by screws 9 to bring the hanging frame 8 into a horizontal state. There is something.

[0003]

However, in such conventional clothes-drying equipment, since the hanging frame is screwed between the supporting arms of the side frames facing each other, the screw is easily loosened during use, and the hanging frame rattles. There is a problem in that the attached clothes liner tends to sway and become unstable. Further, since the hanging frame is supported by the screws, the external force applied to each of the clothes rails is concentrated on the screw portions, and the screws are apt to be loosened or damaged, resulting in insufficient strength.

Further, since the hanging frame is supported in a horizontal state, the height positions of the clothes rails are the same, and when a towel or the like is hung on the clothes rail from one front side of the clothes rack, the clothes rack on the back side is hung. In addition to being difficult to hang, towels hung on each clothesline overlap each other, which makes it difficult to dry.

An object of the present invention is to provide a clothes-drying device which solves the above conventional problems.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a plurality of clothes cross rails are individually passed between the support arms of the side frames facing each other, and the clothes cross rail and the support arm are provided. The installation is stable and strong.

That is, in the clothes-drying apparatus of the present invention, a pair of side frames having a supporting arm at the upper end of the supporting column and legs at the lower end are opposed to each other, and the lateral frames are connected between the supporting columns or the legs of the opposing side frames. A crosspiece is laid across, and a plurality of clothesline crosspieces are arranged side by side between the support arms.The clothesline crosspiece has a collar-shaped projection at a position of a predetermined length from the end, and the end Is inserted into the through hole of the support arm so that the collar-shaped projection is brought into contact with the edge of the through-hole, and a retaining nail is inserted into the end of the clothes cross rail from the opposite side of the above-mentioned through-hole, and the collar-shaped projection is pulled out. The support arm is sandwiched between the head of the peg.

Further, the supporting arms of the side frame are extended obliquely downward from the upper ends of the supporting columns, and the height position of each clothes-driving crosspiece between the supporting arms is gradually increased from the supporting unit side of the supporting arms toward the tip. It was made low.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 is a side frame, and as shown in FIG. 1, they are provided so as to face each other at a predetermined interval.
The side frame 1 is generally made of a metal pipe such as stainless steel, and has a support arm 12 at the upper end of the column 11 and a leg 1 at the lower end.
Three.

The column 11 is usually in the form of a straight upright pipe, but it may be bent appropriately. Support arm 1
As shown in FIG. 2, 2 is preferably in the form of a pipe that extends obliquely downward from the upper end of the column 11, but it may also extend horizontally. The support arm 12 may be provided on the upper end of the support column 11 in a replenishing manner, or may be provided by bending the upper end of the support column 11. The support arm 12 is bulged only on one side of the support column 11, but it may be bulged on both sides.

The leg portion 13 is provided so as to face the support arm 12 vertically. As shown in FIG. 2, the leg portion 13 is the column portion 11
Although it is formed in a horizontal pipe shape that is substantially at a right angle with, the shape is not necessarily limited to this and may be any shape that can support the side frame 1. The leg portion 13 may be provided by bending the lower end portion of the column portion 11, or may be attached to the column portion 11 after being separately manufactured. The legs 13 are provided only on one side of the column 11 as shown in FIG. 1, but are provided on both sides of the column 11 when the support arms 12 are extended to both sides of the column 11.

Numeral 14 is an auxiliary leg, which is a column 11
It is attached to the bent portion in order to make the bent portion between the lower end portion and the leg portion 13 at a substantially right angle. The auxiliary leg 14 is provided so that the pillar portion 11 of the side frame 1 is placed along a wall or the like to facilitate stable installation of the clothesline.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a connecting horizontal rail, which is a side frame 1 facing each other.
It is passed in between and connects the side frames 1.
The connecting cross rails 2 are generally arranged between the lower end portions of the supporting columns 11 facing each other, but may be arranged between the leg portions 13 or may be arranged between the supporting column portions 11 and between the leg portions 13. It may be handed over, or one or more may be provided. Connecting horizontal rail 2
Is made of a metal pipe such as stainless steel. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the tubular body 21 is fitted into the end portion, the end face is brought into contact with the side surface of the column portion 11, and the tapping screw 5 penetrates the column portion 11 to form the tubular body. It is screwed into 21 and attached to the column 11.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a clothes cross rail, and as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of the cross rails are provided between the support arms 12 of the side frames 1 facing each other. The clothes-drying cross rails 3 are arranged in parallel in the length direction of the support arm 12 at appropriate intervals so that a towel or the like can be hung on them. In general, as shown in FIG. 2, since the support arm 12 is extended obliquely downward from the upper end of the support column 11, the height position of each clothesline 3 is directed from the support unit 11 side of the support arm 12 toward the tip side. Is gradually lowered.

The clothes-drying horizontal rail 3 is made of a metal pipe such as stainless steel, and has a brim-shaped projection 31 at a position of a predetermined length from the end. The flange-shaped protrusion 31 may be provided at an end of the clothes-drying horizontal rail 3 by an appropriate method such as deformation by press working. As shown in FIG. 4, the end of the clothesline crosspiece 3 is inserted into the through hole 15 of the support arm 12 as far as it will go and the collar-shaped projection 31 is formed.
Is abutted against the edge of the through hole 15, and the retaining nail 4 is fitted and attached from the opposite side of the through hole 15 into the end portion of the clothes cross rail 3.

The retaining nail 4 is made of synthetic resin, metal or the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the retaining nail 4 includes a head portion 41 and a shaft portion 42, and a plurality of annular ribs 43 are provided on the peripheral surface of the shaft portion 42.
Is protruding. The length of the shaft portion 42 is made larger than the diameter of the support arm 12, and the outer diameter of the rib 43 portion of the shaft portion 42 is made slightly larger than the inner diameter of the clothes cross rail 3. The retaining nail 4 is forcibly inserted into the end portion of the clothes cross rail 3 through the through hole 15 of the support arm 12, and is supported by the head 41 and the flange-shaped projection 31 of the clothes cross rail 3. It is designed to be sandwiched between.

[0017]

As described above in detail, the clothes dryer of the present invention is
A plurality of clothes cross rails are laid across the supporting arms of the opposite side frames, the ends of the clothes cross rails are inserted into the through holes of the support arms, and from the opposite side of the through holes into the ends of the clothes cross rails. Since the retaining nails are inserted and the support arm is sandwiched between the collar-shaped protrusion of the clothes rail and the head of the retaining nail, the clothes rails and the supporting arms of the side frames can be made firm and stable. The clothes can be connected with each other without loosening the screws and the strength and stability of the clothesline can be improved, and the end of the clothesline is not exposed, so it is safe and looks good. well,
Since it is not attached by welding etc., rust is likely to occur due to thermal deterioration of the material that occurs when attaching the clothes cross rail and supporting arm by welding etc., the welded part of the clothes cross rail etc. is deformed and unsightly There is no problem that it is difficult to repair when the cross rail comes off the supporting arm.

Further, the supporting arms of the side frame are extended obliquely downward from the upper ends of the supporting columns, and the height position of each of the clothes cross rails between the supporting arms is gradually increased from the supporting unit side of the supporting arms toward the tip. Since it is made low, when hanging clothes from one side of the clothesline, it is easy to dry not only on the front but also on the inside of the clothesline. Moreover, since the clothes hung on the clothes hangers are vertically displaced from each other and dried, the clothes are easily dried.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the clothes dryer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an embodiment of the clothes dryer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of a connecting horizontal rail in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of a clothesline horizontal rail according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a retaining nail according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional clothesline.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side frame 11 Support part 12 Support arm 13 Leg part 15 Through hole 2 Connecting horizontal rail 3 Laundry horizontal rail 31 Collar-shaped projection 4 Locking nail

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of side frames having a supporting arm at the upper end of the pillar and a leg at the lower end are opposed to each other, and a connecting cross rail is passed between the pillars or the legs of the opposite side frames. , A plurality of clothes rails are arranged side by side between the support arms, and the clothes rail has a collar-shaped projection at a position of a predetermined length from the end, and the end is a through hole of the support arm. Is inserted into the edge of the through-hole, and the retaining nail is fitted into the end of the clothes cross rail from the opposite side of the through-hole. A clothesline with supporting arms sandwiched between them. 2. The supporting arm of the side frame is extended obliquely downward from the upper end of the supporting column, and the height position of each of the clothes cross rails between the supporting arms is gradually increased from the supporting unit side of the supporting arm toward the tip. The clothesline according to claim 1, which is made low.