JP3380477B2 - Clothesline - 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, and more particularly to a clothes dryer which is used by hanging it on a clothes rod, clothes rope or the like via a hook.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of clothes dryer, a hanging hook is generally connected to a clothes dryer main body through a plurality of connecting bodies such as chains and wires. That is, a plurality of connecting bodies such as chains are attached to the lower end of the hook, and the connecting bodies are connected to the main body frame so that the clothes dryer main body can be hung by the hook on a clothes rod or the like. . In addition, recently, the hook itself has become a mainstream that can hold a clothesline, but such a holding type has an opening and closing operation part for opening and closing a pair of holding pieces. The hook is inevitably large because of the need. Since the connecting body such as the chain is connected to this hook, the distance from the clothes rod to the main body frame becomes longer. In addition, regardless of whether the hook is of a pinch type or not, a recent clothes dryer of this kind has a ring-like shape with a rectangular aspect ratio of about 1: 2 when used, and In most cases, the main body of the dryer is rotatable relative to the hook horizontally.

By the way, in a so-called condominium,
Speaking of places to hang laundry, most of them are balconies, but in modern apartments, there are many places where it is recommended to hang laundry so that it cannot be seen from the outside.
Therefore, you can set the height of the clothes pole support pillar installed on the balcony in advance, or set the height of the clothes pole support member hanging from the lower surface of the balcony on the upper floor to the balcony. There is.

[0004] Then, when such a clothes dryer, that is, a clothes hook in which a large hook is connected to the clothes dryer main body through a connecting body, is hung on the clothes rod with such a veranda,
Since the distance from the clothes dryer to the floor of the balcony becomes relatively short, hanging a long laundry from the clothes dryer will cause the lower edge of the laundry to touch the balcony floor and May be polluted. Also, since the clothes dryer has a rectangular shape with the aspect ratio as described above, depending on the position of the clothes rod, the clothes dryer body rotates to allow clothes dryers and laundry to be placed on the exterior wall and window glass. It may hit you.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to relatively lengthen the distance from the main body of the clothes dryer to the floor surface and prevent the main body of the clothes dryer from rotating. The purpose is to provide a clothes dryer that can be used.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, according to an aspect of this invention, the body frame at both ends of the main body frame of the object interference device
It is a clothes dryer in which a pair of hanging hooks for hanging are projectingly provided, and the hanging hook comprises a hook main body having a short neck portion at the lower end of a hook portion, and an integral body at the lower end of the neck portion. It consists of a rotating shaft part that is continuously connected and is orthogonal to the neck part,
The main body frame has a channel-shaped cross-sectional shape with an open bottom surface, and hook projection openings that open in strips along the bending direction are formed in the upper wall portions of both ends. Opening
The hook body protrudes from the rotary shaft
Is held in the body frame, so that the hanging hook is rotatable about the axis of the body frame.

[0007] According to this clothes dryer, since a pair of hanging hooks project from both ends of the body frame, the body frame is rotated by hooking the hooks on a clothes rod or clothes rope. This means that clothes and laundry will not hit the wall or window glass.

Further, since the hook has a short neck, the amount of decrease in the distance from the main frame to the floor surface due to hanging of the clothes dryer is small, and as a result, the distance from the main frame to the floor surface is small. Becomes longer.

Further, since the hook is rotatable about the axis of the main body frame, it can be placed in an upright posture when hooked on a clothes rod, and in a lying posture when not in use. Therefore, it becomes possible to store and store in a compact state.

Further, since the rotating shaft portion is held in the main body frame having a channel-shaped cross-section whose bottom surface is opened, it cannot be seen from the outside, so that the appearance is improved and the rotating shaft portion is rotatable. The structure is simplified as no special measures need to be taken to hold it in place.

Further, the hanging hook is attached to the main body frame by a simple operation such as inserting the tip of the hook part of the hook into the hook projecting opening portion from the lower surface opening portion of the main body frame to the lower end of the neck portion. Will be seen.

Further, the tip of the hook portion of the hanging hook.
Is an opening for projecting the hook from the bottom opening at both ends of the body frame.
And the hanging hook is pushed to the lower end of the neck.
The hook projection opening
It is desirable that the hook body is projected.

The outer circumference of the neck portion of the hanging hook
On both sides of the body frame in the axial direction,
A retaining tab with a triangular cross-section with an inclined surface
This claw piece is used for hook projection at both ends of the body frame.
By engaging the outer surface of both side edges of the opening, the hook protrusion
Even if the hook body protruding from the work opening does not fall out
It is desirable that this be done.

When the body frame is provided with a rotation restricting portion for restricting the rotation of the hanging hook, the rotation of the hook is restricted by the rotation restricting portion.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, (1) is a clothes dryer of this embodiment, and (10) is a body frame on which a large number of pinches (3) are suspended.

The main body frame (10) is made of a synthetic resin having some elasticity, and as shown in FIG. 1, a pair of U-shaped outer peripheral frames (12) pivotally attached at one end to each other. A frame body (11) having (12) and having one outer peripheral frame (12),
The frame body (11) having the other outer peripheral frame (12) is configured to be folded in two by rotating the pivot parts (15) and (15) so that the lower surfaces are overlapped with each other. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the cross section of the main body frame (10) is formed in a substantially inverted U shape.
The lower surface has an opening (opening 13a). Further, the upper wall portion of the main body frame (10) is bent in an arc shape in cross section. In addition, in FIG. 3A, (14) ...
0) is a large number of reinforcing ribs integrally formed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer peripheral frames (12) and (12) of the main body frame (10) are provided in parallel with each other in the lengthwise intermediate portions of the end frames (13) and (13). A pair of first hanging hooks (20) (20) made of synthetic resin are provided in a protruding manner.

Further, in the main body frame (10), one second hanging hook (30) made of a synthetic resin is connected to the main body frame via a connecting body (2) composed of four suspension wires. (Ten)
Are connected above the central part of the.

First, the structure of the second hook (30) will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second hook (30) is of a sandwiching type generally used in clothes dryers, and a pair of sandwiching members (31) serving as the body of the second hook. (3
2) and a receiver (33) connected to the connecting body (2).

The both sandwiching members (31) (32) are provided with a first sandwiching member (31c) having a bar-shaped neck (31c) at the lower end of a substantially C-shaped hook (31a) having a hook opening laterally. 31) and the hook portion (31a of the first holding member (31) pivotally attached to the first holding member (31).
) And a second holding member (32) serving as a hook opening / closing member, and is normally biased in a closing direction by a biasing means such as a torsion coil spring, and can be opened by a predetermined operation. ing.

The neck portion (31c) of the first holding member (31)
Has a long length, for example, 6 cm or more. The reason why the neck portion (31c) is large in this way is to enable the opening and closing operation of the hook. Therefore, the distance from the center of the engaging hole (31b) of the hook portion (31a) to the lower end of the neck portion (31c) is long, for example, 10 cm or more.

The lower end of the neck portion (31c) of the first holding member (31) is rotatably connected to the receiving member (33) around the axis of the neck portion (31c).

Further, the receiving member (33) is provided with a shaft capable of rotating the sandwiching members (31) (32) so that the sandwiching members (31) (32) can be tilted up and down. ) Is capable of standing upright as shown in FIG. 1 and lying down as shown in FIG. Then, the end of the connecting body (2) is connected to the receiving tool (33). In this way, the both sandwiching members (31)
The distance from the center of the engaging hole (31b) of the hook (31a) to the body frame (10) is increased by connecting the (32) to the connecting body (2) via the receiver (33). Longer, for example 1
It is over 8 cm.

Next, the structure of the first hooks (20) (20) will be described.

The two first hooks (20) (20) have the same shape and the same size as each other, and as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, are substantially C-shaped with the hooks opened obliquely downward. A first hook body (21) having a bar-shaped neck (21c) at the lower end of the hook (21a)
And a short rod-shaped rotating shaft portion (22) having a circular cross section, which serves as a rotating shaft of the first hook body (21). The hook (21
The cross-sectional shape of a) and the neck portion (21c) is a substantially flat circular shape. Further, the hook portion (21a) and the neck portion (21c) are in the same plane.

The engaging hole (21b) of the hook portion (21a) has a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the clothes rod (40), and further, the engaging hole (21b) of the hook portion (21a). A recess (21d) for engaging a clothes rope corresponding to the diameter of the clothes rope is provided at the upper end of the inner peripheral surface of the.

The neck portion (21c) has a length of, for example, 3
It is as small as cm or less. Since the neck portion (21c) is short and short as described above, the distance from the upper end of the engaging hole (21b) of the hook portion (21a) to the lower end of the neck portion (21c), that is, the engaging hole of the hook portion (21a). The distance from the center of (21b) to the body frame (10) becomes short, for example, 8 cm or less.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the neck (21
At the lower end of (c), in the plane including the first hook body (21), the rotary shaft portion (2) is orthogonal to the neck portion (21c).
2) are integrally connected at the middle portion in the length direction.

On the other hand, the end frames (13) (1) of the body frame (10)
The upper wall portion in the middle portion in the length direction of 3) has hook-shaped openings (16) (16) that are opened in a strip shape along the bending direction.
Is provided. This hook projection opening (16)
One end thereof is located on the inner wall portion of the end frame (13) and the other end thereof is located on the outer wall portion, and both ends thereof are formed in a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the neck portion (21c). Further, the width of the hook projecting opening (16) is set to be slightly smaller than the diameter of the neck portion (21c), whereby the neck portion (21) is inserted into the opening portion (16).
c) can be inserted slightly tightly.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hook portion (21a) and the neck portion (21c) of the first hook body (21) project from the hook projecting opening (16) and the end frame ( The rotary shaft portion (22) is rotatably held in the axial direction (19) direction within the axial direction (19), whereby the first hook (20) is rotatable around the axial line (19) of the end frame (13). Has been made.

The first hook (20) is connected to the body frame (1
It is rotatable within a range from a horizontally lying lying posture inside (0) to a horizontally lying lying posture outside the main body frame (10) through a standing posture. Further, as described above, the neck portion (21c) of the first hook (20) is slightly tightly inserted into the hook projecting opening portion (16), so that the first hook (20) has various postures from the standing posture to the lying posture. It is supposed to be retained in.

Further, on the outer peripheral surface of the neck portion (21c), a retaining claw piece having a triangular cross-section with a slightly protruding portion on both sides in the axial line (19) direction of the end frame (13) and having an inclined surface ( twenty three)
(23) is integrally projected, and the claw pieces (23) (2
3) is a hook projecting opening (1) in the end frame (13).
The first hook (20) is prevented from coming off by engaging with the outer surface of both side edges of 6).

Further, a horizontal abutment surface (17a) projecting inside the main body frame (10) is provided at one end edge of the hook projecting opening (16) in the inner side wall of the end frame (13). The rotation restricting portion (17) is integrally projected. Then, the rotation of the first hook (20) is regulated by the neck portion (21c) of the first hook (20) colliding with the horizontal abutment surface (17a) of the rotation regulating portion (17). Has been done. On the other hand, the neck portion (21c) of the first hook (20) is firmly received by the horizontal abutting surface (17a), and is stably held in the lying posture in which it falls horizontally inside the main body frame (10). It will be one.

On the other hand, when the first hook (20) is rotated from the standing posture to the lying posture in which the first hook (20) falls horizontally outside the main body frame (10), its neck (21c) is placed on the outer wall of the end frame (13). The rotation of the first hook (20) is regulated by abutting the other end of the hook projecting opening (16) of the hook portion, and the first hook (20) falls horizontally on the outside of the main body frame (10). Will be retained in.

As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the pinch (3) is provided with an engaging hole (1) provided in the upper wall portion of the body frame (10).
8) and the engaging protrusion (4a) provided at the upper end of the hanging string (4) whose lower end is connected to the pinch (3), so that the hanging string (4) is attached without falling off.

End frame (13) of this first hook (20) (20)
Installation to (13) is performed as follows.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the tip of the hook portion (21a) of the first hook (20) is inserted from the lower surface opening (13a) of the end frame (13) into the hook projecting opening (16). Insert. Then, by inserting the first hook (20) to the lower end of the neck portion (21a), as shown in FIG. 2, the first hook body (21) projects from the hook projecting opening (16) and the rotary shaft The part (22) is housed in the end frame (13) and is rotatably held. Further, during the insertion operation, the retaining hooks (23) (23) hit the inner surfaces of both side edges of the hook projecting opening (16). Retaining claw pieces (23) (2
3) Forcibly pull it out from the inside of the hook projection opening (16). As a result, the retaining claw pieces (23) (23) engage with the outer surfaces of both side edges of the hook projecting opening (16), and the first hook (20) does not fall out of the hook projecting opening (16). Will be things.

Thus, the end frame (1) of the first hook (20) is
To attach to the 3), insert the tip of the hook part (21a) of the first hook (20) into the hook projecting opening (16) from the lower surface opening (13a) of the end frame (13) and neck (21c). It can be done by a simple operation such as inserting to the lower end of.

Since the rotary shaft portion (22) is housed and held in the end frame (13), it cannot be seen from the outside.
Therefore, the clothes dryer (1) has a beautiful appearance.

Thus, the clothes-drying apparatus (1) having the above-mentioned configuration is, as one usage mode, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
It is used by hanging it on a clothes pole (40) with a hook (30). That is, clothesline (40)
The main frame (1) by sandwiching the second hook (30) with both the sandwiching members (31) (32) in the engaging hole (31b).
0) is hung on the clothes rod (40) through the second hook (30) and the connecting body (2) and is held in a horizontal state. Further, the first hooks (20) (20) are in a lying posture in which they are horizontally laid down inside the main body frame (10) so that they do not get in the way when the laundry (41) is attached to the pinch (3). Has been made. Moreover, this first hook (20)
The lying posture of (20) is the horizontal abutment surface (17) of the rotation restricting part (17).
It is stably held by a).

By the way, in this suspended state, since the second hook (30) is rotatably connected to the receiving member (33), the main body frame (10) can rotate in a horizontal plane. Although it is easy to use, the main body frame (10) and the laundry (41) may hit the outdoor wall or the window glass. Further, since the distance from the center of the engaging hole (31b) of the second hook (30) to the main body frame (10) is long and is, for example, 18 cm or more as described above, the main body frame (10) is not separated from the floor surface (42). ) Is getting shorter,
Therefore, there is no inconvenience when suspending a short laundry (41), but when suspending a long laundry, the lower end of the laundry may touch the floor surface and the laundry may be soiled. .

Such a problem is caused by the first hook (20) (2
It can be solved by hanging the clothes dryer (1) at 0).

That is, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the hook portion (21a) of the first hook (20) (20) is attached to the clothes rod (40).
By hooking (21a), the main body frame (10) is hung via the neck portion (21c) and held in a horizontal state. At this time, the second hook (30) is attached to the body frame (10).
In the central part of the body, it is in a lying posture in which it fell horizontally.

In this suspended state, the body frame (10)
Is a pair of first parts attached to both end frames (13) (13)
Because it is hung by the hook (20) (20),
Since it does not rotate, the main body frame (10) and the laundry (41 ') do not hit the outdoor wall or the window glass. Further, since the distance from the center of the engaging hole (21b) of the first hook (20) to the main body frame (10) is short and is, for example, 8 cm or less as described above, the distance from the main body frame (10) to the floor surface ( The distance to 42) is long, so the bottom edge of the laundry (41 ') is not only on the floor when hanging short laundry, but also when hanging the long laundry (41'). The laundry (41 ') will not be soiled by touching (42).

Therefore, this clothes dryer (1) is easy to use because the main frame (10) can be rotated by hanging it on the clothes rod (40) with the second hook (30).
On the other hand, by hanging the clothes hook (40) with the first hooks (20) (20), the body frame (10) does not rotate, so the body frame (10) and the laundry (41) (41 ') It will not hit the outdoor wall or window glass, and the main frame (10)
Since the distance from the floor to the floor surface (42) is long, there is an advantage that a long laundry (41 ') can be hung.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the clothes dryer of the type to which the pinch (3) for sandwiching the laundry is attached has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is relatively elongated. It can also be applied to a clothes dryer of the type in which a large number of hangers are provided on the body frame.

[0050]

As described above, according to the clothes dryer according to the present invention, the hanging hooks project from both ends of the main body frame. By hooking the hook, the main frame will not rotate, so that the clothes dryer or laundry will not hit the wall or window glass, and it is possible to prevent the laundry from being soiled due to contact with the wall or window glass. Play.

Further, since the hanging hook has a short neck portion, the distance from the main body frame to the floor surface due to hanging of the clothes dryer is less reduced, and as a result, the main body frame to the floor surface is reduced. As a result, the effect of being able to prevent the laundry from being soiled due to contact with the floor surface is increased.

Furthermore, since the hanging hook is rotatable about the axis of the body frame, it can be placed in an upright position when hooked on a clothes rod.
When it is not used, it can be brought to a lying posture, and therefore, there is an effect that it can be stored and stored in a compact state.

In addition, since the rotary shaft portion is held in the main body frame having a channel-shaped cross section whose bottom surface is opened, it cannot be seen from the outside, so that the appearance is improved and the rotary shaft portion is rotated. There is no need to take any special means for holding it freely, so that the structure can be simplified, and the cost can be drastically reduced.

Moreover, the hanging hook can be attached to the main body frame by a simple operation such as inserting the tip of the hook part of the hook from the lower surface opening of the main body frame into the hook projecting opening and inserting it to the lower end of the neck. It becomes possible to perform it, and there is an effect that the hook can be attached with good workability.

When the main body frame is provided with a rotation restricting portion for restricting the rotation of the hanging hook, the rotation restricting portion is provided at a predetermined position of the main body frame, so that the hook is desired. When rotated to the posture, this rotation can be regulated by the rotation regulating portion, and the hook can be reliably brought into a desired posture.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view mainly showing a hanging hook of the same clothes dryer.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view mainly showing a hanging hook of the same clothes dryer, (a) is a longitudinal sectional view, and (b) is III (b) -I in (a).
II (b) line sectional view, (c) is III (c) -III (c) line sectional view in (a).

FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which a hanging hook of the same clothes dryer is separated.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a hanging hook of the clothes dryer in the middle of mounting.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a hanging state of the same clothes dryer.

FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another hanging state of the same clothes dryer.

9 is a side view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... clothes dryer 10 ... Body frame 13 ... Edge frame 16… Hook protruding opening 17 ... Rotation control section 20 ... First hook for hanging 21 ... 1st hook body 21a ... Hook 21c ... neck 22 ... Rotating shaft 23… Catch piece for retaining 30 ... Hook for the second hanging 31, 32 ... Holding member 31a… Hook part 31c… neck 40 ... clothesline

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. The both ends (1) of the main body frame (10) of the clothes dryer (1).
3) A clothes dryer (1) comprising a pair of hanging hooks (20) (20) for hanging the main body frame (10) on the (13), the hanging hooks (20) 20) is a hook main body (21) having a short neck (21c) at the lower end of a hook (21a), and a rotary shaft portion integrally connected to the lower end of the neck (21c) and orthogonal to the neck (21). 22), and the main body frame (10) has a channel-shaped cross-sectional shape with an open bottom surface, and extends along the bending direction on the upper wall of both ends (13) (13).
Open hook protruding opening (16) (16) is formed in a strip Te, the hook body from said hook protruding opening (16) (2
1) protrudes and the rotary shaft (22) is attached to the main frame.
A clothes dryer characterized in that the hanging hook (20) is rotatable around the axis of the main body frame by being retained inside . 2. A hook portion (21) of the hanging hook (20).
Open the bottom of both ends (13) (13) of the body frame (10) with the tip of a).
Insert from the mouth (13a) into the hook projection opening (16).
The hanging hook (20) is placed under the neck (21c).
By inserting to the end, the hook projection opening
Claim that the hook body (21) projects from the part (16)
The clothes dryer according to Item 1. 3. A neck portion (21) of the hanging hook (20).
On the outer peripheral surface of c), both ends (13) (13) of the body frame (10)
Triangular cross section that protrudes on both sides in the axial direction and has the upper surface as an inclined surface
Shaped retainer claw pieces (23) (23) are provided in a protruding manner.
(23) (23) on both ends (13) (13) of the body frame (10)
Outer surface of both side edges of hook projection openings (16) (16)
To engage with the hook to project from the hook projection opening.
The hook body (21) that has been removed must not come off.
The clothes dryer according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The rotation of the hanging hook is regulated on the body frame.
A rotation restricting portion ( 17) for restraining the rotation is provided.
The clothes dryer according to any one of 1.