JP3165327B2 - Clothes dryer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drying apparatus for hanging laundry and the like for drying.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a clothesline 5 is hung up and down on a ceiling in a room so that laundry can be hung on the clothesline 5 to dry laundry in the room. An apparatus is provided. As shown in FIG. 9, the clothesline 5 is connected to and fixed to the pole holder 3 which can be moved up and down by using a pole fixing U-band 30 as shown in FIG. Attachment of the clothesline 5 to the rod holder 3 first hooks the locking portion 31 at the end of the U-band 30 for fixing the rod into the elongated hole 32 provided in the rod holder 3 as shown in FIG. Lock, then Figure 1
0 (b) and (c) as shown in FIG.
And the end of the U-band 30 for fixing the rod is lifted upward, and the end of the U-band 30 for fixing the rod is screw-fixed to the rod receiving member 3 by a fixing member 33 such as a tapping screw. It is adapted to be mounted.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, a fixing member 33 such as a tapping screw is used.
In order to attach by screwing using a screw, it is necessary to perform screw alignment and screw tightening work, and there is a problem that installation work is troublesome. In addition, when hanging laundry on a clothesline or taking in laundry, it is convenient if the clothesline 5 can be easily removed from the rod holder 3, but it is screwed. Therefore, when removing the clothesline 5, it is necessary to remove the fixing tool 33 and the rod-fixing U-band 30 using a tool such as a screwdriver, so that the clothesline 5 can be easily attached to and detached from the rod holder 3. There was a problem that it was not possible. In other words, when the laundry is hung on the clothesline or when the laundry is taken in, the laundry cannot be hung on the clothesline 5 with one end of the clothesline 5 removed from the rod holder, and cannot be removed from the clothesline 5. Met.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a clothes-drying apparatus which can easily attach and detach a clothes-line.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a substantially horizontal state is provided at a lower end of a support arm 2 which is suspended from a ceiling 1 so as to be able to freely move up and down. The rod receivers 3 are provided as described above, and the clothes-drying poles 5 are erected between the adjacent rod receivers 3 so that the ends thereof are inserted into the connection holes 4 provided in each of the rod receivers 3. A fixing member 6 having a U-shaped cross section is connected and fixed to the lower part of the rod holder 3 so as to sandwich the lower part, and the clothesline 5 is arranged in a cutout 6a provided on the fixing member 6 and opening upward. And
The outer diameter of the protrusion 7 of the clothesline 5 arranged on both sides of the fixing member 6 so as to sandwich the fixing member 6 is made larger than the width of the notch 6a.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a lower portion of the connection hole 4 is opened downward.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the end of the clothesline 5 is inserted into the connecting hole 4 provided in the rod receiving member 3, and the fixing member 6
The fixing member 6 is connected and fixed to the lower part of the rod receiver 3 so as to sandwich the lower part of the rod receiver 3 so that the clothesline 5 is positioned within the notch 6a provided in In the state where it was prevented from falling off, the clothesline 5
Is attached to the rod receiver 3.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the clothes rod 5 is lifted upward together with the fixing member 6 in a state where the clothes rod 5 is disposed in the notch 6a of the fixing member 6, and the inside of the connection hole 4 is lowered from below. The hanging pole 5 can be attached to the pole receiving member 3 by connecting the fixing pole 6 to the pole receiving member 3 so that the hanging pole 5 can be attached through the fixing member 6 with one touch. In addition, by removing the fixing member 6 from the rod holder 3, the drying rod 5 can be removed from the connection hole 4 by dropping the drying rod 5 downward, and the removal of the drying rod 5 from the rod receiver 3 can be easily performed without trouble. It can be carried out.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. The clothes-drying device according to the present invention is mainly installed indoors, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a clothes-drying pole 5 for hanging wet laundry and the like, and the clothes-drying pole 5 is installed on the ceiling 1. The main body is constituted by a support arm 2 suspended and held below the storage box 11, and a lifting / lowering means 12 for raising and lowering the drying rod 5 together with a rod receiver 3 supporting the drying rod 5.

The storage box 11 is formed in a box shape whose lower surface is open, and is installed on the ceiling 1 so that the lower surface opening 11 is substantially flush with the ceiling surface 1a. A plurality of laundry poles 5 are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other, and each laundry pole 5 is bridged between the adjacent rod receivers 3 so that both ends are connected and fixed to the adjacent rod receivers 3. The rod holder 3 for holding the clothesline 5 is made of a strip-shaped thin plate material 3a, and has a lower portion provided at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction at a predetermined interval.
Is provided with a connecting hole 4 into which the end of the connecting hole 4 is inserted. In the illustrated embodiment, the number of connection holes 4 is three, but may be three or more or three or less.

At the upper ends of both ends of the thin plate member 3a, connection holes 13 to which the lower ends of the support arms 2 are connected are provided. One connecting hole 13 is a through hole 13a so that the lower end of the support arm 2 can be rotatably supported, and the other connecting hole 13 can support the lower end of the support arm 2 slidably and rotatably. Thus, the hole 13b is formed.
A pair of connecting pieces 14 project from the upper end of the thin plate member 3a in the direction perpendicular to the thin plate member 3a and extend vertically between the leading ends of the connecting plate 14 as lifting means 12 to be described later. A connection pin 15 to which the string 12a is connected is provided.

The support arm 2 is constituted by a pantograph-type telescopic arm 2b formed by pivotally connecting a plurality of connecting arms 2a so as to intersect with each other. The clothesline 5 can be moved up and down together with the receiver 3. The lower end of one connecting arm 2a forming the telescopic arm 2b is rotatably mounted on the through hole 13a, and the lower end of the other connecting arm 2a is slidably and rotatably mounted on the elongated hole 13b. Have been. An elevating cord 12a as elevating means 12 formed by a wire or the like is hung down from both ends of the storage box 11, and the lower end of the elevating cord 12a is connected and fixed to a connecting pin 15 of the rod holder 3. . The lifting cord 12a is wound around a rotating drum 16 by a driving device, and is lowered or raised by the rotation of the drum 16, whereby the clothesline 5 is moved up and down together with the rod receiver 3. At this time, the clothesline 5 is moved up and down by raising and lowering the lifting cord 12a.
By being guided by b, the clothesline 5 can be stably moved up and down without greatly shaking.

As shown in FIG. 1, a support member 17 is provided at the end of the clothesline 5 attached to the rod holder 3, and the end of the clothesline 5 is supported by the support member 17 via the support member 17. It can be attached to the tool 3. Support member 1
Reference numeral 7 denotes a locking portion 18 having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the connecting hole 4 provided in the rod receiving member 3, and locking portions 18 on both sides of the locking portion 18 so as to sandwich the locking portion 18. The projection 7 has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter and an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the connection hole 4. The outer diameter of the projection 7 is larger than the width of a notch 6a provided in the fixing member 6 described later.

A fixing member 6 is detachably attached to a lower portion of the thin plate member 3a constituting the rod receiving member 3 so as to sandwich the thin plate member 3a. As shown in FIG. 6, the fixing member 6 is formed into a U-shaped cross section by folding a plate material into two, and a connecting protrusion 8 is provided on one half 6b that is folded in half. Has been
The other half 6b is provided with a connecting cylinder 9 with which the connecting projection 8 is detachably engaged. The connecting cylinder 9 is made of a thin plate material 3a.
Can be inserted into the connection holes 10 formed on both sides of the upper portion of the connection hole 4, and the connection tube 9 is inserted into the connection hole 10 so as to sandwich the lower portion of the thin plate material 3a, and is connected to the connection tube 9. The fixing member 6 is attached to the thin plate 3a so as to sandwich the lower portion of the thin plate 3a by engaging the projections 8. Each half 3b constituting the fixing member 6 has 2
A notch portion 6a which is opened upward when folded is provided. When the fixing member 6 is attached to the thin plate member 3a, the clothespin 5 is disposed in the notch portion 6a so that the thin plate member is disposed. 3a. When the fixing member 6 is attached to the thin plate member 3a such that the clothesline 5 is arranged in the notch portion 6a, the notch portion 6a is located at the portion of the locking portion 18 constituting the support member 17, and the protrusion is formed. Reference numerals 7 are arranged on both sides of the fixing member 6 so as to sandwich the fixing member 6 therebetween. The outer diameter of the projection 7 is larger than the width of the notch 6a, and when the notch 6a is engaged with the locking portion 18, the clothesline 5 is fixed by the projection 7 to the fixing member. 6 so that the clothesline 5 does not move in the horizontal direction.

However, when hanging wet laundry or the like on the clothesline 5 and hanging it down, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the clothesline 5 is lowered and the clothesline 5 is set at an accessible height. The laundry is hung on the clothesline 5. When the laundry is hung on the clothesline 5 and is hung near the ceiling surface 1a, or when the clothesline 5 is not used, the clothesline 5 is raised and the clothesline 5 is arranged close to the ceiling 1. Is what you do.

A connecting hole 4 provided in the rod receiver 3
The end of the clothes rod 5 is inserted into the notch 6a, and the lower part of the rod holder 3 is arranged so as to sandwich the lower part of the rod holder 3 so that the clothes rod 5 is positioned in the notch 6a provided in the fixing member 6.
The connecting member 9 is inserted into the connecting hole 10 of the thin plate member 3a, and the connecting protrusion 9 is engaged with the connecting tube 9 inserted into the connecting hole 10, thereby connecting and fixing the fixing member 6 to the lower portion of the rod receiving member 3. The clothesline 5 is attached to the rod receiver 3 via the fixing member 6 in a state where the clothesline 5 is prevented from falling off at the projection 7.
The connecting projection 8 engaged with the connecting tube 9 is pulled out from the connecting tube 9, the connecting tube 9 is removed from the connecting hole 10, the fixing member 6 is removed from the thin plate 3 a, and the clothesline 5 is pulled out from the connecting hole 4. Thus, the hanging pole 5 can be easily removed from the pole holder 3 without using a tool such as a screwdriver, and the hanging of the hanging pole 5 can be easily performed without trouble, and the installation work is simplified. When you want to dry or take in the laundry, you can use a clothesline 5
Can be removed from the rod holder 3 to dry the laundry on the clothesline 5, or the laundry can be removed from the clothesline 5, greatly improving the usability of the user. is there.

Here, if the lower part of the connecting hole 4 is opened downward, the hanging pole 5 is moved upward together with the fixing member 6 in a state where the hanging pole 5 is arranged in the notch 6a of the fixing member 6. The hanging pole 5 is arranged in the connecting hole 4 from below, and the fixing member 6 is connected and fixed to the rod receiving member 3 so that the hanging pole 5 can be attached through the fixing member 6 with one touch. Also, by removing the fixing member 6 from the rod receiving member 3, the
Can be detached from the connecting hole 4 by dropping it downward, and the clothesline 5 can be easily removed from the rod holder 3 without trouble.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a rod receiving device is provided at a lower end of a support arm suspended from a ceiling so as to be adjacent to the ceiling so as to be substantially horizontal, and provided on each of the rod receiving devices. A hanging pole is erected between adjacent rod receivers so that the end is inserted into the connection hole, and a fixing member formed in a U-shaped cross section so as to sandwich the lower part of the rod receiver is provided for the rod receiver. A hanging pole is connected and fixed to the lower part, and a hanging pole is arranged in a cutout part opened upward on the fixing member, and the outer diameter of a protrusion of the hanging pole arranged on both sides of the fixing member so as to sandwich the fixing member is cut. Since it is larger than the width of the notch, insert the end of the clothesline into the connection hole provided in the rod holder,
A state in which the hanging member is connected to and fixed to the lower part of the rod holder so that the lower part of the rod holder is sandwiched between the cutouts provided in the fixing member so as to sandwich the lower part of the rod holder, and the state is prevented by the protrusion. Therefore, the clothespin can be attached to the pole holder via a fixing member, and the clothespin can be easily attached and detached without using a tool such as a screwdriver without any trouble. Therefore, it is possible to easily install the clothespin without taking time and to remove the clothespin from the rod holder when hanging laundry on the clothespin or taking in laundry. Yes, the usability of the user is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the lower part of the connection hole is opened downward in the first aspect of the present invention.
In addition to the effect of the above, the clothespin is lifted upward together with the fixing member with the clothespin placed in the notch of the fixing member, and the clothespin is placed in the connection hole from below and the fixing member is used as a rod holder. By connecting and fixing, a clothesline can be attached with one touch via a fixing member. In addition, by removing the fixing member from the rod holder, the hanging pole can be removed from the connection hole by dropping the drying rod downward, and the removal of the drying rod from the rod receiver can be easily performed without trouble. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view showing an attachment state of a fixing member and a clothesline to a rod receiver.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an attached state of a clothesline.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted side view showing an attachment state of a fixing member to a rod receiver.

FIG. 4 is a partially omitted plan view showing an attachment state of a fixing member and a clothesline to a rod receiver.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an attachment state of a fixing member to a rod receiving member and a rod receiving member and a fixing member.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing a state where a fixing member is expanded.

FIG. 7 is a front sectional view showing a lowered use state.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the same.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a conventional example viewed from below.

FIGS. 10 (a), (b) and (c) are explanatory views for explaining a mounting procedure of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ceiling part 2 Support arm 3 Rod holder 4 Connecting hole 5 Clothesline 6 Fixing member 6a Notch 7 Projection

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rod receiving device is provided at a lower end of a support arm suspended from a ceiling so as to be able to move up and down so as to be adjacent to each other so as to be substantially horizontal, and an end portion is provided in a connecting hole provided in each rod receiving device. A hanging pole is erected between adjacent rod receivers so that the lower part of the rod receiver is sandwiched and fixed to the lower part of the rod receiver. Arrange the clothesline in the cutout part that is opened upward provided on the member, and set the outer diameter of the protrusion of the clothesline rod arranged on both sides of the fixing member so that the fixing member is sandwiched between it and the width of the cutout part. A clothes-drying device characterized by being made large. 2. The drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a lower portion of the connection hole is opened downward.