JP3478233B2 - Ironing board - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ironing board including a table main body on which clothes are placed and ironed, and support legs foldably provided on the back surface of the table main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The above ironing board is designed to be easy to carry.
Alternatively, the support legs can be folded on the back surface of the base body so as not to take up a large storage space when not in use.

Then, a fixing tool for fixing the support leg in a state where the support leg is folded on the back surface of the base body is provided,
The folding state can be maintained. However, a fixing tool for holding the use posture when the fixing leg is released and the support leg is in a use posture in which the lower end of the support leg is away from the back surface of the base body, that is, when the support leg is in a standing posture. However, there was a problem that the posture of the support leg was unexpectedly changed to the folding side and a finger or the like was caught between the support leg and the back surface of the base body.

Incidentally, the support leg is composed of a pair of leg portions pivotally connected to each other at intermediate portions thereof, and one leg portion is supported at one end thereof on the back surface of the base body. To be able to fold the legs to the back of the base,
The position of the base body side end of the other leg must be changed to the end side, and in the configuration in which the lower end of the support leg located at the changed end side as described above is fixed by the fixture, The lower end of the supporting leg in the use posture cannot be fixed by the fixing tool, and the above problems cannot be solved.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned situation, the present invention is to solve the problem in that it is advantageous in terms of cost, but it can be held in either the folded posture or the use posture. The point is to provide an ironing board.

[0006]

The ironing board of the present invention comprises:
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is composed of a table main body on which clothes are placed and ironed, and a supporting leg foldably provided on the back surface of the table main body, and the lower end of the supporting leg is the table main body. Folding posture folded close to the back of
It is characterized in that the lower end is configured to be capable of changing its posture to a use posture in which it is distant from the back surface of the base body, and a common releasable fixture for fixing in each of the postures is provided. Therefore, when changing the posture from the folded posture to the use posture or vice versa, from the use posture to the folded posture, after releasing the fixing tool, the posture is changed to the use posture or the folding posture, and the fixing tool is fixed again. Thus, it can be held in the use position or the folded position. Moreover, by constructing the fixing tool from a common one, it is possible to simplify the configuration as compared with a fastening tool that is configured to hold both postures separately.

The support leg comprises a pair of legs, one end of which is pivotally supported on one side of the back surface of the base body, and the middle portion of the other leg portion is the middle portion of the one leg portion. Pivotally connected to
Moreover, one end of the other leg portion is configured to be engageable with and disengageable from a plurality of locked portions provided on the other side of the back surface of the base body, and the arbitrary locked portion is provided with the other leg portion. In the state in which one end is locked, the one end of the other leg is pressed against the locked part by the fixing tool to maintain the locked state.

The plurality of locked portions are formed on at least the inner side wall of each of a pair of downwardly-opening U-shaped reinforcing members attached to the back surface of the base body, and at least the inner side wall of the outer side wall, A locking portion for locking the locked portion formed on the reinforcing member is provided at one end of the other leg portion at a length extending at least between the inner side walls of the reinforcing member, and the fixing member is provided on the one side. Of the reinforcing member is abutting against the lower surface of the locking portion protruding from the inner wall to the outer wall side or the outer surface of the one reinforcing member to the outer side, and the locking release side of the locking portion. Contacting portions formed on the reinforcing member to prevent movement to the contacting portion and having a length equal to or greater than the engaged portions, and both ends of the contacting portion from the one reinforcing member to the other reinforcing member. To the abutment position where the abutment part penetrates to the lower surface of the locking part Consisted of a substantially U-shaped wire rod that is separated from the locking portion and is in a non-contacting position where it does not contact the lower surface of the locking portion and a support portion that supports the contacting portion so that the position can be changed. is doing. By changing the position of the abutment part from the abutting position to the non-abutting position as described above, it is possible to change the posture of the leg from the folded posture to the use posture or vice versa. After that, by changing the position of the abutting portion from the non-abutting position to the abutting position, the legs can be held in the changed posture.

The plurality of locked portions are formed on at least the inner side wall of each of a pair of downwardly opening U-shaped reinforcing members attached to the back surface of the base body, and A locking portion for locking the locked portion formed on the reinforcing member is provided at one end of the other leg portion at a length extending at least between the inner side walls of the reinforcing member, and the fixing member is provided on the one side. Of the reinforcing member is abutting against the lower surface of the locking portion protruding from the inner wall to the outer wall side or the outer surface of the one reinforcing member to the outer side, and the locking release side of the locking portion. A contact portion having a length equal to or greater than a locked portion formed on the reinforcing member for preventing contact with the contact member and swingably attached about a horizontal axis; And an elastic body for biasing the contact portion in a direction of contacting the lower surface of the locking portion. . As described above, by swinging the contact portion to the position where it does not contact the lower surface of the locking portion against the biasing force of the elastic body, the leg portion is changed from the folded posture to the use posture or vice versa. The posture can be changed to a folded posture, and after changing the posture, by releasing the hand from the abutment part, the abutment part will automatically swing in the direction in which the abutment part abuts the lower surface of the locking part due to the urging force of the elastic body. It can be operated to hold the leg in a changed posture.

[0010]

1 and 2 show an ironing board. This ironing board is composed of a table body 1 having four corners formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and a pair of front and rear metal legs 2 and 3 foldably attached to the back surface (lower surface) of the table body 1. It is composed of support legs A. In addition to forming the base body 1 into a substantially rectangular shape, a circular shape,
It may be formed into an oval, rhombus, square, trapezoid, or boat shape,
The shape of the table body 1 is not limited to these. Hereinafter, the longitudinal direction of the base body 1 is the front-back direction,
The direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction will be described as the left-right direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the base body 1 is a body portion 4 formed in a metal mesh shape.
A metal rod-shaped frame member 5 forming the outer peripheral edge of the main body 4, a cushion material (not shown) made of cotton or the like placed on the main body 4, and the cushion material. Four
A cover 6 made of cloth to cover the upper surface of the main body 4 from above, and a pair of left and right metal reinforcing frames 7 extending in the front-rear direction are welded to the inner surface (back surface) of the main body 4. Each of the reinforcing frames 7 and 7 is formed in a U-shape having an open bottom. By providing the table main body 1 with the main body 4 formed in a mesh shape, the steam blown to the clothes can be easily discharged downward, but the flat body is not capable of discharging the steam downward. However, the specific configuration of the base body 1 is not limited to these.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the support shafts, in which the middle portions of the leg portions 2 and 3 are pivotally connected to each other through a pin 8 and are welded to the upper ends of one leg portion 2, Both ends of the reinforcing frame 7, 7 are rotatably supported around the axis of the support shaft 9.
The pair of left and right vertical wall portions 7A, 7A, 7A, 7A are supported through the rear end portions thereof, and the supporting shaft 10 as a locking portion welded to the upper ends of the other leg portions 3 is provided on the other side of the base body 1. That is, it is possible to selectively engage and disengage the notches 7K and 7K as a plurality of locked portions formed on the front side of the vertical wall portions (inner side walls) 7A and 7A that are close to each other on the inner side of the reinforcing frames 7 and 7. In the state in which the support shaft 10 of the other leg portion 3 is locked to the arbitrary cutout 7K, the release operation-free fixing for pressing the support shaft 10 of the other leg portion 3 to the cutout 7K is configured. Ingredient 11
Is provided so that the locked state can be maintained. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), by locking the support shaft 10 of the other leg 3 in the front cutout 7 K, the lower end of the support leg A approaches the back surface of the base body 1. Can be folded into a folded posture, and by holding the fixture 11 in this posture as described later, the posture can be maintained, and after releasing the fixture 11, As shown in FIG. 3B, by using the support shaft A of the other leg portion 3 in the notch 7K on the rear side, the lower end of the support leg A moves away from the back surface of the base body 1. The posture can be changed and the posture can be maintained by fixing the fixture 11 as described later. Of the pair of vertical wall portions 7A, 7A, the vertical wall portion 7A near the center of the base body 1 is referred to as an inner wall, and the side near the outer edge where the frame member 5 is located is referred to as an outer wall.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the leg portions 2 and 3 are leg bodies 2A and 3A of a rectangular tube shape or a cylinder shape having the support shafts 9 and 10 at their upper ends, and the leg bodies. It is composed of cylindrical grounding portions 2B and 3B having intermediate portions welded to the lower ends of 2A and 3A, and caps 2C and 3C made of rubber or synthetic resin for closing the openings at both ends of the grounding portions 2B and 3B, respectively. However, the configuration is not limited to that shown in the figure. As shown in FIG. 2, the leg portions 2 and 3 are set to dimensions such that the ground contact portions 2B and 3B are located inside the outer edge of the frame member 5 in the folded posture, and in the folded posture, Part of the legs 2 and 3 (about half in the figure) enter the base body 1,
The ironing board can be downsized.

The fixture 11 is, as shown in FIG.
A pair of front and rear members for abutting against the lower surface of the support shaft 10 locked in the notch 7K of the one reinforcing frame 7 to prevent the support shaft 10 from moving toward the unlocking side. Restoration Department 11
A and 11A, a grip portion 11B that connects the end portions of the abutment portions 11A and 11A adjacent to each other, and is curved downward to have a function as a grip, and the reinforcing frames 7 and 7. Inner vertical wall portions (inner wall) 7 that are close to each other
A, 7A penetrates through holes 7B, 7B formed at two positions before and after the notches 7K, 7K, respectively, and the contact portion 11
A and 11A are in contact with the lower surface of the support shaft 10 and a vertical wall portion (outer wall) 7A located outside the support shaft 10
Of the substantially U-shape including the support portions 11C and 11C for moving the contact portions 11A and 11A to the non-contact position where the support portions 11A and 11A move to the side and do not contact the lower surface of the support shaft 10. It is composed of metal wire. Therefore, by holding the handle portion 11B and moving it from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4 to the side of the vertical wall portion (outer wall) 7A located outside the reinforcing frame 7, the contact portions 11A and 11A are supported. The end position of 10 and the outer vertical wall portion (outer wall) 7A are positioned at a non-contact (fixed release) position (see the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 4) to release the holding of the folded posture, and the use posture You can change the posture to
After changing the posture to the use posture (which is still in the folded posture in FIG. 4), the handle portion 11B is moved to the vertical wall portion 7A inside the reinforcing frame 7, and the solid line in FIG. It can be held in the folded position by being positioned at the fixing action position shown. The fixture 11
Is, for example, before welding the reinforcing frames 7 and 7 to the back surface of the main body portion 4 through hole 7B of one reinforcing frame 7,
7B, the other reinforcing frame 7 is welded to the back surface of the main body portion 4 and then, when positioning the one reinforcing frame 7 on the back surface of the main body portion 4, the other reinforcing frame material is fixed. Support portions 11C are provided in the through holes 7B, 7B of the frame 7,
11C may be mounted by penetrating the tip thereof, or after the reinforcing frames 7 and 7 are welded, the elastic force of the fixture 11 may be used to force insertion into the through holes 7B and 7B. However, the method of mounting the fixture 11 and the like is not limited to these methods.

The fixture 11 may be constructed as shown in FIGS. 6 (a), 6 (b) and 7. That is, one side of the rod-shaped body bent in an L shape in plan view is penetrated between the vertical wall portions (inner side walls) 7A, 7A located inside one end side in the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing frames 7, 7. The other side including the two contact portions 11A and 11A having the same configuration as described above and the handle portion 11B having the same configuration as the above and located between these two contact portions 11A and 11A swings around the horizontal axis X. A spring 12 as an elastic body for movably constructing the contact portions 11A, 11A for rocking and biasing the contact portions 11A toward the contact side is provided. Accordingly, by holding the grip portion 11B against the biasing force of the spring 12 and operating the contact portions 11A, 11A away from the rear surface of the main body portion 4, the contact with the support shaft 10 is released. ,
By changing the posture and releasing the hand from the handle portion 11B as described above, the urging force of the spring 12 acts, and the contact portion 11B
A and 11A are brought into contact with the support shaft 10 so that the posture thereof can be maintained. The fixing tool 11 may be formed in a linear shape, a plate shape or a cylindrical shape, and the shape may be changed to any shape. Further, the handle portion 1 is provided between the two contact portions 11A and 11A.
1B is provided, but this handle portion 11B is formed separately,
The two contact portions 11A, 11A may be formed of a single linear member. Alternatively, the handle portion 11B may be omitted. Also, the fixture 11 is attached using the existing reinforcing frames 7 and 7,
It may be a mounting structure that can be retrofitted by using another mounting member or the like, and may be a structure other than the mounting structure shown in the drawing. The elastic body 12 may be made of any material as long as it has an elastic force such as rubber, synthetic resin or steel.

Although the fixing member 11 is mounted when the reinforcing frames 7, 7 are attached, as shown in FIG. 8, instead of the through holes 7B, 7B, an inverted L-shaped groove 7 is formed.
By forming C, 7C, the reinforcing frame 7,
There is an advantage that the fixture 11 can be easily attached to the reinforcing frames 7 and 7 even after the attachment of 7.
In this case, the fixing tool 11 is made of a material having the elastic force as described above, and the dimensions of the supporting portions 11C and 11C of the fixing tool 11 are set to be large with respect to the distance between the grooves 7C and 7C. , 7C by inserting the support parts 11C, 11C in a state of being deformed toward the side closer to each other, the support parts 11C, 11C are restored to their original shape by a restoring force, and the support parts 11C, 7C are placed in the grooves 7C, 7C. 11C is locked and held.

Supports 11C, 11C of the fixture 11
As shown in FIG. 9, the pair of reinforcing members 7, 7 are penetrated through both the inner wall 7A and the outer wall 7A, and the grip portion 11B of the fixture 11 is positioned outside the outer wall 7A. You may carry out in a state. In this case, the end portion of the support shaft 10 on the side of the grip portion 11B extends outwardly beyond the outer wall 7A so that it can be locked also in the notch 7K formed in the outer wall 7A of the corresponding one reinforcing member 7. Need to let. As described above, by penetrating the support portions 11C and 11C into both the inner wall 7A and the outer wall 7A of the pair of reinforcing members 7 and 7, respectively, the support portions 11C and 11C can be firmly supported. There is an advantage that the deformation of 11C and 11C can be easily avoided. By moving the fixing tool 11 to a fixing action position shown by a solid line in the drawing and a fixing releasing position shown by a two-dot chain line, the support legs 2 and 3 are changed into a use posture and a folding posture and a posture after the change. It can be fixed to. Reference numeral 13 shown in the figure is a retaining member for preventing the support portion 11C from coming off. The retaining member 13 may be omitted, and both ends of the support portion 11C may be bent to prevent the retaining member. Further, in the figure, only the end portion of the support shaft 10 on the side of the grip portion 11B is extended, but the notch 7K formed on the outer wall 7A of the other reinforcing member 7 on the opposite side to the grip portion 11B corresponding thereto. The outer wall 7 </ b> A may be extended outward so that it can be locked. Alternatively, both ends of the supporting portions 11C, 11C can be implemented in a state of penetrating only the inner wall 7A of the corresponding reinforcing member 7.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the posture is changed from the folding posture to the use posture or vice versa, from the use posture to the folding posture, after releasing the fixing tool, the posture is changed to the use posture or the folding posture. By changing and fixing the fixing tool again, it can be held in the use position or the folding position, and the supporting leg is unexpectedly changed to the folding side as in the conventional case, and the supporting leg and the back of the base body are It is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of troubles such as pinching a finger or the like between them, and it is possible to provide an ironing board that is advantageous in terms of use. Moreover, since the fixing member is formed of a common one, the structure can be simplified as compared with a case where the fixing members are formed of separate members for holding both postures, which is advantageous in terms of cost. Also, stand
Use the reinforcing member originally provided on the back of the main unit to
By attaching a fixed member, it is not necessary to make a large modification to the ironing board, which is advantageous in terms of manufacturing cost. Moreover, since the fixing member is a lightweight U-shaped wire, the ironing board is Depending on the installation
It does not become heavy and is advantageous in handling such as carrying. When the fixing member is mounted through both the inner wall and the outer wall of the reinforcing member, there is an advantage that the occurrence of trouble such as deformation of the fixing member is small.

According to claim 2 , like claim 1,
When the posture change in the folded position from the reverse to the use position from the folding position using the attitude or its is after unlocking the fixture, and the attitude change in use position or folding position, to the fixed operation again fixture Can be held in the use position or the folded position, and the supporting legs are unexpectedly changed to the folding side as in the conventional case, and a finger or the like is caught between the supporting legs and the back surface of the base body. It is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of trouble, and to provide an ironing board that is advantageous in terms of use. Moreover, the fixed
By configuring the tool from a common one, you can adjust both postures.
Re simplification of configuration that can be achieved in comparison to what constitutes a thing separately in order to hold, respectively, which is advantageous in terms of cost. Also, fix the fixture to the abutment part and this abutment part.
By configuring with an elastic body for urging dynamically ,
By holding the elastic body with one hand and changing the locking position with the other hand, you can continuously perform posture changing operations, and you can hold the posture just by releasing your hand from the elastic body after the change. Therefore, you can change the posture quickly,
It is advantageous in terms of operation. Similarly to the first aspect, when the fixing member is mounted through both the inner wall and the outer wall of the reinforcing member, there is an advantage that the occurrence of trouble such as deformation of the fixing member is small.

[0020]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of an ironing board in a use posture.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the ironing board in the folded posture.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part for maintaining the posture of the legs of the ironing board, where (a) shows a folded posture and (b) shows a use posture.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the main part of the ironing board in the folded posture.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway exploded perspective view showing a structure of a mounting portion of a fixture.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing another configuration of the fixture,
(A) shows a state in which it is held in a folded posture,
(B) has shown the state hold | maintained by the use posture.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the essential parts of the ironing board in the folded posture, showing another configuration of the fixture shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway exploded perspective view showing another attachment structure of a fixture.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the essential parts of the ironing board in which another fixture is incorporated.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 main unit 2,3 support legs 2A, 3A Leg body 2B, 3B Grounding part 2C, 3C Cap 4 Body 5 Frame member 6 Cover 7 Reinforcing frame (reinforcing member) 7A Vertical wall 7B Through hole 7C groove 7K notch 8 pin 9 spindle 10 Support shaft (locking part) 11 Fixture (wire material) 11A Contact part 11B Handle part 11C Support 12 Spring (elastic body) 13 Lock-out member A Support leg X horizontal axis

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A table main body on which clothes are placed and ironed, and a support leg foldably provided on the back surface of the table main body, the lower end of the support leg being on the back surface of the table main body. A folding posture that is folded close to each other and a posture that the lower end can be changed to a use posture in which it is distant from the back surface of the base body are provided , and a releasable common fixture for fixing in each of the postures is provided . The support leg consists of a pair of legs.
One end of one leg is pivotally supported on one side of the back surface of the base body, the middle part of the other leg is pivotally connected to the middle part of the one leg, and the other leg is A state in which one end of the leg portion is configured to be freely engageable with and disengaged from a plurality of locked portions provided on the other side of the back surface of the base body, and one end of the other leg portion is locked to the arbitrary locked portion. The one end of the other leg portion is pressed against the locked portion by the fixing tool to hold the locked state, and the plurality of locked portions are attached downward to the back surface of the base body. At least the inner side wall and the outer side wall of each of the pair of open-type U-shaped reinforcing members, the locking portion for locking the locked portion formed on the reinforcing member is the other side. Is provided at one end of a leg portion of the reinforcing member so as to extend at least between the inner side walls of the reinforcing member, and the fixture is provided outside the inner side wall of the one reinforcing member. The locking portion protruding toward the wall side or the lower surface of the locking portion protruding outward from the outer wall of the one reinforcing member is brought into contact with, and the movement of the locking portion toward the unlocking side is prevented from coming into contact. For this purpose, a contact portion formed on the reinforcing member and having a length equal to or greater than the engaged portion, and both ends of the contact portion penetrate from the one reinforcing member to the other reinforcing member, and It is possible to change the position of the contact part between a contact position where the contact part contacts the lower surface of the locking part and a non-contact position where the contact part is separated from the locking part and does not contact the lower surface of the locking part. An ironing board made up of a substantially U-shaped wire consisting of a supporting portion for supporting. 2. A script for placing clothes and ironing the clothes.
Body and consists of a support leg provided to allow folding Ri folded on the back of the script body, and the support legs folding it at the lower end folded close to the rear surface of the base body posture, lower end pedestal It is configured so that the posture can be changed to the use posture away from the back surface of the main body, and a common releasable fixture for fixing in each of the postures is provided, and the supporting leg is composed of a pair of leg portions, one leg One end of the part is pivotally supported on one side of the back surface of the base body, the middle part of the other leg part is pivotally connected to the middle part of the one leg part, and one end of the other leg part is It is configured to be engageable and disengageable with a plurality of locked portions provided on the other side of the back surface of the base body, and is attached to the fixture in a state where one end of the other leg portion is locked to the arbitrary locked portion. To press the one end of the other leg portion against the locked portion to maintain the locked state, It is formed on at least the inner wall of the inner wall and the outer wall of each of a pair of downward-opening U-shaped reinforcing members attached to the back surface of the table body, and engages with the locked portion formed on the reinforcing member. A locking portion for stopping is provided at one end of the other leg portion at a length extending at least between the inner side walls of the reinforcing member, and the fixing tool projects from the inner side wall of the one reinforcing member to the outer wall side. The reinforcing portion for contacting with the lower surface of the locking portion protruding outward from the outer wall of the locking portion or one of the reinforcing members to prevent the locking portion from moving toward the unlocking side. A contact part having a length equal to or greater than that of the locked parts formed on the member and mounted so as to be swingable around a horizontal axis, and the contact part is contacted with the lower surface of the locking part. An ironing board composed of an elastic body for urging and swinging in the direction of movement.