JP3358058B2 - Umbrella water drop catcher and umbrella using it - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an umbrella cloth that is easily and naturally trapped in a container attached to the tip of a sword if the umbrella wet with rain is closed and the sword is turned upright. As much as possible, the captured water drops are not inadvertently leaked to the outside, so that water drops adhering to the umbrella cloth can be properly prevented from falling and scattering around. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an umbrella water-drop catching tool that does not require an unnecessary use and an umbrella using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional water drop catching device for such an umbrella, there is, for example, one described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 56-69018. However, the structure is generally relatively complicated. The efficiency of catching water droplets is low just by attaching the water droplets.
It was not very practical because it was troublesome to attach and detach, and it was not excellent in durability.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the problems of the prior art, has a simple, compact, and stable structure, has excellent natural and easy catching efficiency for water droplets, and has a high efficiency in capturing and storing water droplets. It is an object of the present invention to provide an umbrella water drop catching device and an umbrella using the same, which minimizes the risk of inadvertent leakage of water to the umbrella, and is easy to use and secure, and has excellent durability and decorativeness. I do.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following means as a configuration of a waterdrop catching tool of an umbrella.

First, as a first means, an annular projecting edge portion is formed on an upper portion of the receiving member for receiving water droplets attached to the umbrella cloth, the annular projecting edge portion being formed in an annularly projecting manner with the peripheral wall surface expanding upward and outward. A spherical water droplet storage container fitted to the middle rod projecting tip of the umbrella via the mounting neck, a water droplet introduction pipe for introducing water droplets accumulated in the receiving member into the storage container, and a storage container for introducing the water droplets And an exhaust pipe for discharging the air inside to the outside. The water drop introduction pipe is connected to a water drop introduction hole provided on the bottom surface of the annular protruding edge portion as a receiving member near the peripheral wall surface and obliquely downwards. The exhaust pipe has one end protruding above the outside of the container and the other end inclined obliquely downward. That it was extended almost to the center of the spherical container Features. Drops of water adhering to the umbrella cloth are transmitted through the umbrella cloth when the umbrella is closed and the stone pokes down, and the surrounding wall surface as a receiving member on the upper outer surface of the container expands upward and outward. All of the droplets are accurately received and caught by dropping, and are housed in the water drop holding container via a water drop introducing pipe connected to a water drop introducing hole provided near the peripheral wall surface of the bottom surface of the annular projecting edge. When the water droplets are introduced, the air in the water droplet storage container is discharged to the outside from the exhaust pipe along with the introduction of the water droplets through the water droplet introduction pipe, and the other end of the exhaust pipe projects outside the storage container. The introduction into the container is smooth and easy. The tips of the water inlet and exhaust pipes are inclined obliquely downward and extend almost to the center of the spherical water container, so that the umbrella can be laid sideways, slanted, or pierced after storing the water droplets. Even if it is on the upper side, it is possible to prevent the water droplets captured and stored from leaking to the outside as much as possible. As means for fitting the protruding tip of the center rod of the umbrella to the mounting neck of the water droplet storage container, an appropriate means such as screw fitting or adhesive fitting is used.

As a second means, as the receiving member for receiving the water droplets attached to the umbrella cloth in the first means, an annular protruding edge formed annularly on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting neck of the water droplet storage container so as to surround it. In addition to the above, a water drop insertion pipe is used which is connected and disposed between the water drop introduction hole provided on the bottom surface of the annular protruding edge and the inside of the water drop storage container.

As a third means, as the receiving member for receiving the water droplets adhered to the umbrella cloth in the first means, an annular protrusion is formed on the upper outer peripheral surface of the water droplet storage container so as to surround the mounting neck portion thereof. An edge portion was used, and a water drop introduction pipe was also provided over a water drop introduction hole provided near the peripheral wall surface of the upper outer surface of the storage container surrounded by the annular projecting edge portion and inside the water drop storage container. Use something.

As a fourth means, an annular projecting edge serving as a receiving member for receiving water droplets adhering to the umbrella cloth in the third means is provided concentrically with the mounting neck of the water droplet storage container and at the outer periphery of the storage container. The one that is arranged horizontally on the surface is used.

The fifth means is that the water droplets adhering to the umbrella are smoothly introduced into the water drop introduction hole of the water drop receiving member by surrounding the mounting neck portion of the water drop container in the second means. The bottom surface of the annular protruding edge portion provided in the above, or the lower portion of the inner peripheral surface of the annular protruding edge portion provided around the mounting neck portion on the upper outer peripheral surface of the water droplet storage container in the third and fourth means. The overhanging edge to be formed, or the upper outer surface of the water droplet container surrounded by the annular projecting edge, is respectively moved from one side to the other opposite side along the inner peripheral surface of the annular projecting edge. A water drop introduction hole is provided at the lowest position of the inclined surface.

A sixth means is an annular projecting edge serving as a receiving member for receiving water droplets adhered to the umbrella cloth in the third means, which is eccentric to the mounting neck of the water droplet storage container and is an outer peripheral surface of the upper portion of the storage container. Used in such a manner as to be inclined.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a water droplet catching device of an umbrella according to the present invention, and has a cylindrical mounting having an annular projecting edge 1 as a receiving member for receiving water droplets attached to an umbrella cloth on an upper portion. A spherical water droplet storage container 3 fitted to the central rod protruding tip of the umbrella via the neck portion 2, a water droplet introduction pipe 4 for introducing water droplets accumulated in the receiving member 1 into the storage container 3, and a water droplet introduction therefrom. An exhaust pipe 5 for discharging the air in the water droplet container 3 to the outside at times is provided. The water droplet storage container 3 is fitted to an outer peripheral surface of a screw rod K2 attached to a tip end of a center rod K1 (shaft) of the umbrella K via a female screw part 6 formed on an inner peripheral surface of the mounting neck part 2. You. An annular protruding edge 1 as a receiving member for receiving water droplets attached to the umbrella cloth K3 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting neck portion 2 so as to protrude annularly in a state where the peripheral wall surface expands upward and outward. A water drop introduction hole 7 is provided. The water drop introducing pipe 4 is connected and disposed between the water drop introducing hole 7 and the inside of the water drop storing container 3, and a tip portion of the water drop introducing pipe 4 extends to near the center of the water drop storing container 3. Exhaust pipe 5
Is attached to the water droplet storage container 3, one end protrudes above and outside the water droplet storage container 3, the tip is bent downward, and the other end extends to near the center of the water droplet storage container 3. . In the drawing, reference numeral 8 denotes a stone stick attached to the outside of the bottom surface of the water droplet storage container 3, and a fitting surface between the mounting neck 2 and the threaded rod K2 at the tip end of the middle rod protruding is sealed with an O-ring or packing.

When the waterdrop catching device according to the above embodiment is attached to the outer surface of the tip of the umbrella K projecting from the center rod, the umbrella which is wet with rain is closed, and as shown in FIG. Water droplets adhering to K3 are transmitted through the umbrella cloth because the umbrella cloth has been subjected to waterproof processing and dripped into the annular protruding edge portion 1 located below, and all of the water droplets are accurately received and captured. 4 and is stored in the water droplet storage container 3.
At this time, the air in the water droplet storage container 3 is discharged to the outside via the exhaust pipe 5, so that the introduction of the water droplets into the water droplet storage container 3 is smoothly performed. Further, since the tip of one end of the exhaust pipe 5 projects upward and outside the water droplet storage container 3 and is further bent downward, the inconvenience of water droplets entering the storage container 3 through the exhaust pipe 5 is further increased. It is surely prevented. To open the umbrella for the next use after storing the water droplets,
The tip of the water drop introducing pipe 4 and the exhaust pipe 5 project almost to the center in the spherical container 3 and are located above the stored water level even when the container is slanted or the ram 8 is up. (Usually, it is rare that water droplets are completely stored in the storage container 3 in a single use), and there is no possibility that the captured and stored water droplets are leaked to the outside. When discharging the water droplets captured and stored in the storage container 3 to the outside, the screwed fitting of the mounting neck 2 is removed from the center rod of the umbrella K, the storage container 3 is turned upside down, and the water droplets are removed from the opening of the mounting neck 2. Discharge.

FIG. 2 relates to a second embodiment, which is used in a case where the threaded rod K2 is not attached to the protruding tip of the center rod K1 of the umbrella. In this case, a screw member 9 having a male screw portion formed on the outer peripheral surface is bonded to the protruding tip portion of the center rod K1 by bonding or the like, and the female screw portion 6 on the inner circumferential surface of the mounting neck is fitted to the male screw portion. To attach the water drop container 3. The basic structure of the annular projecting edge 1 having the water drop introducing pipe 4, the exhaust pipe 5 and the water drop introducing hole 7 as a water drop receiving member is the same as that of the first embodiment. And in this case,
In order to smoothly introduce water droplets into the water droplet introduction hole 7, a device is further provided. That is, as shown in the drawing, the bottom surface of the annular protruding edge portion 1 for receiving water droplets is gradually and gradually downwardly inclined from one side to the opposite side along the inner peripheral surface of the annular protruding edge portion 1. The water drop introduction hole 7 is provided at the lowermost position of the inclined surface.

FIG. 3 relates to a third embodiment. In this case, the annular projecting edge 1 as a water droplet receiving member has its peripheral wall surface surrounding the mounting neck 2 on the upper outer peripheral surface of the water droplet container 3. It is arranged concentrically with the water droplet storage container 3 in a state where the peripheral wall surface expands toward the outside upward and horizontally. The water drop introducing pipe 4 is connected and disposed from a water drop introducing hole 7 formed in an upper outer surface of the water drop storing vessel 3 surrounded by the annular protruding edge portion 1 to almost the center of the water drop storing vessel 3. The exhaust pipe 5 is similar to those of the other embodiments.
The fitting of the outer peripheral surface of the protruding tip portion of the center rod K1 of the umbrella and the inner peripheral surface of the mounting neck 2 is performed by a suitable means such as screw-fitting or bonding. The water droplets adhering to the umbrella cloth K3 fall and are received by the umbrella cloth K3 by closing the umbrella and turning the stone downward to fall into a space formed by the annular protruding edge portion 1 and the upper outer surface of the water droplet container 3 surrounded by the edge. The water in the water droplet storage container 3 is accommodated in the water droplet storage container 3 through the water droplet introduction tube 4 through the water droplet introduction hole 7, and the air in the water droplet storage container 3 is discharged to the outside through the exhaust pipe 5. In this case as well, in order to smoothly introduce water droplets into the water droplet introduction holes 7, as shown in the second embodiment, although not shown, the inner edge of the annular projecting edge portion 1 is not shown. The overhanging edge formed on the side or the upper outer surface of the water droplet storage container 3 surrounded by the annular protruding edge 1 is arranged along the inner peripheral surface of the annular protruding edge 1 from one side thereof to the other side. The water droplet introduction hole 7 is provided at the lowermost position of the inclined surface.

FIG. 4 relates to a fourth embodiment. In this case, the means for forming the annular protruding edge portion 1 is different from that of the third embodiment, and other structures are the same as those of the third embodiment. Same as the one. The annular protruding edge 1 is provided with a waterdrop container 3
On the upper outer surface, the mounting neck portion 2 is disposed eccentrically with respect to the mounting neck portion 2 and is inclined with respect to the upper outer peripheral surface of the water droplet storage container 3 in a state where the peripheral wall surface expands upward and outward. That is,
It is inclined downward from the peripheral surface side closer to the mounting neck 2 to the peripheral surface farther away from the opposite side, so that the outer peripheral surface of the upper portion of the storage container 1 corresponding to the lowermost position of the inclined surface is formed. Water droplets flow down and are introduced more smoothly into the formed water droplet introduction holes 7.

In any of the above embodiments, the water drop container 3 is provided with a drain port and an opening / closing stopper in consideration of the convenience of drainage. In some cases, the container is divided into a container and a lower container, and these can be freely joined by appropriate means such as screw fitting.

FIG. 5 shows an umbrella K in which the waterdrop catching tool according to the above-described embodiment (in this case, the one according to the fourth embodiment) is fitted to the projecting tip of the center rod K1.

[0019]

Since the present invention has the above-described structure, the above-mentioned various disadvantages of the prior art are solved, and the following specific effects are obtained.

First, by attaching the waterdrop catching tool according to the present invention to the tip of the umbrella protruding from the center of the umbrella (outer surface of the ram), the umbrella can be closed with the umbrella wet with rain and the umbrella standing down. The water droplets that drop along the cloth are naturally reliably received within the annular protruding edge part of the water droplet receiving member provided on the upper outer surface of the water droplet storage container that expands upward and outward, and the peripheral wall surface is close to the peripheral wall surface. Is smoothly guided to a water droplet introduction hole provided on the bottom surface of the water droplets, and is introduced into a spherical water droplet storage container via a water droplet introduction pipe which is connected to the water droplet introduction hole and inclined obliquely downward, and is captured and stored. At this time, the air in the water droplet storage container is discharged to the outside through the exhaust pipe with the introduction of the water droplets, so that the operation of capturing the water droplets in the water droplet storage container is performed more smoothly and reliably. Therefore, it has a simple, compact, and stable structure that is extremely good at capturing water droplets attached to the umbrella, and eliminates the inconvenience of attaching and detaching a cover such as a plastic bag, eliminating the inconvenience of wet hands. It is possible to accurately prevent the attached water drops from falling and scattering around.

Secondly, since the tips of the water introduction pipe and the exhaust pipe connected to the water introduction hole extend almost to the center of the spherical water storage container, the water droplet in the spherical water storage container is formed. Due to the positional relationship between the water level of the umbrella and the protruding tips of the water introduction and exhaust pipes that extend into it, even if the umbrella is laid sideways, inclined, or stuck with water after the waterdrops are stored, the waterdrops captured and stored are Inadvertent leakage is prevented as much as possible.

Third, the attachment of the waterdrop catching tool to the outer surface of the tip end of the umbrella on the stone stick side can be performed by an appropriate fitting operation such as screwing or bonding the mounting neck of the waterdrop container. Therefore, it can be easily attached to and detached from existing umbrellas, and it is small, stable and durable. There is no risk of being easily detached or damaged by impact, and there is no inconvenience of water leakage. It is suitable for use because it is rich in decorativeness in the form of a stone butt.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an umbrella waterdrop catching tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a water droplet capturing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a water droplet capturing device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a water droplet capturing device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an umbrella provided with a water droplet capturing tool according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Annular protrusion edge as a receiving member which receives a water drop 2 Mounting neck part 3 Water drop storage container 4 Water drop introduction pipe 5 Exhaust pipe 6 Female screw part 7 Water drop introduction hole 8 Stone bump 9 Screw member K umbrella K1 Middle rod (shaft) K2 Screw Stick K3 umbrella cloth

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A receiving member for receiving water droplets adhering to an umbrella cloth on an upper portion has an annular projecting edge formed in an annularly projecting shape with a peripheral wall surface expanding upward and outward, and is provided with a mounting neck portion. A spherical water droplet storage container fitted to the protruding tip of the center rod of the umbrella, a water droplet introduction pipe for introducing water droplets collected in the receiving member into the storage container, and the air in the storage container when the water droplets are introduced to the outside And an exhaust pipe for discharging water to the water drop introduction pipe.
It is connected to a water drop introduction hole provided near the peripheral wall surface of the bottom of the annular protruding edge as a receiving member and is inclined obliquely downward, and its tip extends to almost the center of the spherical container. The exhaust pipe has one end protruding above the outside of the container and the other end inclined obliquely downward so as to extend almost to the center of the spherical container. Umbrella's water drop catcher. 2. An annular projecting edge serving as a receiving member for receiving water droplets attached to an umbrella cloth is formed around the outer peripheral surface of a mounting neck of a water droplet storage container so as to surround the mounting neck, and is used as a water droplet introducing pipe. 2. An umbrella water drop according to claim 1, wherein a water drop introduction hole provided near the peripheral wall surface of the bottom surface of said annular protruding edge portion and a water drop storage container are connected and disposed. Capture tool. 3. An annular projecting edge portion serving as a receiving member for receiving water droplets attached to an umbrella cloth is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the upper portion of the water droplet container in a ring shape so as to surround its mounting neck portion.
As a water droplet introducing pipe, a water droplet introducing hole provided near the peripheral wall surface of the upper outer surface of the water droplet container surrounded by the annular protruding edge serving as the bottom surface of the receiving member is connected and disposed over the inside of the water droplet container. 2. An umbrella for catching water drops according to claim 1, wherein the umbrella is used. 4. An annular protruding edge serving as a receiving member for receiving water droplets attached to an umbrella cloth is disposed concentrically with the mounting neck of the water droplet storage container and horizontally on the outer peripheral surface of the storage container. 4. An umbrella water-trapping device according to claim 3, wherein the umbrella is used. 5. A bottom surface of an annular protruding edge disposed around an outer peripheral surface of a mounting neck portion of the water droplet storage container so as to smoothly introduce water droplets into the water droplet introduction hole, or an upper outer peripheral surface of the water droplet storage container. The overhanging edge formed below the inner peripheral surface of the annular protruding edge disposed around the mounting neck portion, or the upper outer surface of the water droplet storage container surrounded by the annular protruding edge is connected to the inside of the annular protruding edge. 3. A water drop introduction hole is provided along the peripheral surface, which is gradually and gradually inclined downward from one side toward the other side opposite thereto, and a lowermost position of the inclined surface is provided.
The umbrella water-trapping device according to 3 or 4. 6. An annular protruding edge serving as a receiving member for receiving water droplets attached to an umbrella cloth, eccentric to the mounting neck of the water droplet storage container and disposed on the upper outer peripheral surface of the storage container so as to be inclined with respect thereto. The umbrella's waterdrop catching tool according to claim 3, characterized by using: 7. An umbrella having a central rod protruding distal end portion on an outer peripheral surface thereof.
An umbrella characterized by being fitted with the water droplet capturing tool of the umbrella according to 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.