JP3527709B2 - Elevating 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 lifting and lowering apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art If you want to dry your laundry even on rainy days,
There are cases where it is difficult to dry the laundry outdoors due to the fact that it faces the road, and for this reason, there have been conventionally known lifting and lowering clothes hanging devices for drying indoors. In this type of lifting / drying equipment, the main body is installed in a recess provided on the ceiling surface, the lifting rod attached to the main body suspends the clothes rod so that it can be raised and lowered, and the lifting / lowering means is manually operated by the operation code hanging from the main body. Operate with to move the clothesline up and down.

[0003]

However, in the conventional lifting / lowering clothes hanging device, the operation cord for raising / lowering the clothes hanging rod is always in a hanging state, which is unattractive, and when the clothes hanging rod is not used. The operation code was annoying, and the use of the living room was hindered, which made it inconvenient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the operation cord from hanging down when it is not operated, and if the operation cord is an obstacle. In addition to providing good appearance, the present invention provides a lifting and lowering device which can lower the operation code to a position where it can be easily operated, while improving the usability of the living room space.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the invention according to claim 1, the main body 2 is installed on the ceiling surface 3, and the lifting rod 4 attached to the main body 2 causes the clothesline 5 to move. A lifting and lowering clothes hanging device which is hung so as to be lifted up and down, and is capable of manually operating the lifting and lowering means 4 by the operation cord 6 hanging from the main body 2 to lift and lower the clothes rod 5. 6 is provided with a pulling-up means 8 for pulling up 6 by a predetermined length, and the operation cord 6 pulled up by the pulling-up means 8 can be manually pulled down downward. The operation cord 6 can be prevented from hanging down for a long time after the lifting operation of the clothesline 5 is completed, and when the operation cord 6 is operated, the operation cord 6 can be operated to a position where it is easy to operate. It is possible to reduce the de-6.

[0006] first aspect of the present invention, operation code 6
The pulling-up means 8 includes a slider 9 that can reciprocate in a direction A and a direction B in which the operation cord 6 is pulled in, and a spring body 10 that biases the slider 9 in a direction A in which the operation cord 6 is pulled in the main body 2. With this configuration , the pulling means can be configured with a simple structure in which the slider 9 and the spring body 10 are combined, and the cost is low and the assemblability is improved. .

Further, in the invention according to claim 2 , in claim 1 , the lid 12 is pivotably attached to the opening 11 on the lower surface side of the main body 2 so as to be openable and closable, and the lower surface of the clothes rod 5 is attached to the rear surface of the lid 12. Is provided with a hook 13 that can be engaged with the hook 13.
It is preferable that the lid 12 be closed by hooking the clothesline 5 on the inside, and in this case, when the clothesline 5 is raised to be stored in the main body 2 when not in use, the clothesline is dried. The rod 5 is engaged with the hook 13 from below and the lid 12 is pulled up via the hook 13,
2 rotates to close the opening 11 of the body 2. Also, when in use, the clothesline 5 and the hook 13 are lowered by descending the clothesline 5.
Is disengaged, the lid 12 is rotated downward by its own weight, the opening 11 on the lower surface side of the main body 2 is opened, and the clothesline 5 can be lowered.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in claim 2 , the rising piece 14 is erected from one end of the lid 12, and the hook 13 is fixed to the rising piece 14. In this case, when the lid 12 is closed, the hook 13 is covered with the rising piece 14, so that the appearance of the hook 13 can be prevented from being deteriorated.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lifting and lowering apparatus 1 of this embodiment has a main body 2 installed in a recess provided in a ceiling surface 3. An elevating means 4 is attached to the main body 2, and a clothes rod 5 is hung up and down by the elevating means 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting means 4 of this embodiment is
The drum 16 rotatably provided in the main body 2, the two wires 7, 7 wound around the drum 16, and the drum 16
The main body is composed of an operation code 6 for manually rotating the. One end of each of the two wires 7 is attached to the drum 16, and the other end of each of the wires 7 is hung below the main body 2 via left and right wire pulleys 18 provided in the main body 2. It is connected to both ends of the clothesline 5.

A drum 16, an operation cord pulley 19, and a cord wheel 21 are rotatably supported in the main body 2. Here, the code wheel 21 is integrally formed with the operation code pulley 19. See also FIG.
In the example shown in FIG. 3, the shaft 20 of the drum 16 is formed to have a substantially elliptical cross section, and the shaft 20 serves as the central hole 19a of the operation cord pulley 19 and the cord wheel 2.
1 through the center hole 21a, so that the drum 1
6, the operation cord pulley 19, and the cord wheel 21 can rotate together. The operation cord pulley 19 has a loop-shaped portion 6a at the upper end of the operation cord 6.
Is wrapped around. The operation cord 6 is wound around a winding portion 24 of a slider 9 described later via a pulley 23 provided on one end side of the body plate portion 22, and further via a guide shaft 25 attached to the body plate portion 22. It hangs below 2. Then, when one side portion (the right side portion 6c of FIG. 2 in this example) of the loop-shaped portion 6b at the lower end of the operation cord 6 is pulled downward by hand, the operation cord pulley 19 rotates clockwise E (FIG. 3). , The wire 7 is wound around the drum 16 so that the clothesline 5 rises, and conversely, the loop-shaped portion 6 of the operation cord 6
When the other one side portion of b (in this example, the left side portion 6d of FIG. 2) is pulled downward by hand, the operation cord pulley 19 rotates in the counterclockwise direction F (FIG. 3), so that the wire 16 is removed from the drum 16. The clothesline 5 is pulled out and lowered. Here, the left side portion 6d of the operation cord 6 is hooked on the hooking piece 32 of the release lever 30, and by pulling the left side portion 6d downward by hand, the hooking piece 32d is formed.
The release lever 30 can be rotated in the brake release direction G via the. Note that 51 in FIG.
Is a mounting screw for the pulleys 23 and 24, 52 is a guide shaft 25
Mounting screw, 53 is a mounting screw for the winding portion 24, 54 is a mounting screw for the lower runner 36, and 55 is an upper runner 35.
Is a mounting screw for the spring receiver 38, 57 is a guide for the operation cord 6, 58 is a cover body for the winding spring 10a, and 59 is a mounting screw for the cover body 59.

Further, inside the main body 2, there is provided a pulling-up means 8 for pulling up the operation cord 6 upward by a predetermined length after the lifting operation of the clothes-drying rod 5 is completed. As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting means 8 includes a slider 9 which is reciprocally movable in a direction A for pulling the operation cord 6 and a direction B for pulling the operation cord 6.
And a spring body 10 that biases the slider 9 toward the direction A in which the operation cord 6 is pulled into the main body 2, and the main body is configured. In this example, runners 35 and 36 are attached to the upper and lower end portions of the slider 9, respectively.
6 is supported by rail portions 33 and 34 provided at both upper and lower edges of the main body plate portion 22 so as to be reciprocally movable in the left-right direction. The spring body 10 is constituted by a power winding wound spring 10a such as a mainspring. The base end portion of the winding coil spring 10a is attached to a spring mount 37 fixed to the main body plate portion 22, and the tip portion of the winding coil spring 10a is attached to a spring receiver 38 provided on the slider 9. Slider 9 is operation code 6
Is always biased in the direction A of pulling in.
The spring body 10 is not limited to the winding spring 10a, but may be a coil spring or the like.

Here, when the operation code 6 is not operated,
The slider 9 is moved in the direction A for retracting the operation cord 6 by the winding spring 10a, while the loop-shaped portion 6a at the upper end of the operation cord 6 is attached to the operation cord pulley 19 rotatably fixed in the main body 2. As a result, when not in operation, the loop-shaped portion 6b at the lower end of the operation cord 6 is pulled upward by a predetermined length and stored in the main body 2 when the slider 9 is not operated. At this time, the movement stroke of the slider 9 is
For example, when the ceiling height H shown in FIG. 1 is 2400 mm and the lifting amount J of the clothesline 5 is 1000 mm, the operation cord 6 is the main body 2 leaving a hanging length L of 700 mm.
It is set to be stored inside. Further, at the time of operation, the loop-shaped portion 6b at the lower end of the pulled-up operation cord 6
Grasp the whole body by hand and pull it downwards
Is configured to move in the direction B for pulling out the operation cord 6 against the spring force of the winding coil spring 10a so that the operation cord 6 can be manually pulled down by a predetermined length.
For example, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the height R of a woman (for example, 1
The operation cord 6 can be pulled down by a length S of 1500 mm in accordance with (500 mm).
Of course, the above numerical values of H, J, R, S, and L are merely examples, and the setting can be changed to arbitrary numerical values.

Further, the operation cord pulley 19 is provided with a brake mechanism 40 for stopping the rotation of the drum 16 when the operation cord 6 is not operated to prevent the clothesline 5 from being lowered freely. In the example of FIG. 3, the brake mechanism 40 includes a code wheel 21 that is fixed to the operation cord pulley 19 and rotates integrally with the operation cord pulley 19, and a brake coil spring 41 that is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the code wheel 21. , Code wheel 2
And a release lever 30 which is rotatable with respect to 1. The release lever 30 is integrally formed with a ring-shaped portion 30a having a protrusion 31 on its upper surface and an L-shaped portion 30b extending from the lower surface of the ring-shaped portion 30a and having a hooking piece 32 at its tip. ing. The coil spring 41 is
The coil spring 41 is spirally closely wound around the outer peripheral surface of the code wheel 21, and the fixed end 41a of the coil spring 41 is fixed to, for example, a case (not shown) that covers the operation cord pulley 19 and the like. Free end 4
1b is hooked on one side of the protrusion 31 of the release lever 30 (here, on the right side in FIG. 3). In this example, the rotation of the code wheel 21 in the clockwise direction E is the direction E _{1 in which the} coil spring 41 is loosened, and the rotation in the counterclockwise direction F is the direction F _{1 in} which it is tightened. May be

One side portion of the loop-shaped portion 6b at the lower end of the operation cord 6 (in this example, the left side portion 6 in FIG. 2).
d) is hooked on the hooking piece 32 of the release lever 30 and hangs down. The other side portion (the right side portion 6c in FIG. 3 in this example) of the operation cord 6 is not hooked on the hooking piece 32 of the release lever 30 but hangs down.

Next, an example of the operation will be described.

First, when lowering the clothesline 5 stored in the main body 2, first, the lower end of the operation cord 6 is pulled down to a position where it is easy to operate, and then the operation cord 6 is operated. Then, the operation of raising and lowering the clothesline 5 is performed. That is, first, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 1, when the entire loop-shaped portion 6b at the lower end of the operation cord 6 is held by hand and pulled down, the slider 9 shown in FIG.
Is the pull-out direction B against the spring force of the winding spring 10a.
Then, the operation code 6 is pulled out by a predetermined length, and the operation code 6 can be manually pulled down to a height at which it can be easily operated, as shown by a virtual line in FIG. After that, one side portion (the left side portion 6d in FIG. 2 in this example) of the loop-shaped portion 6b of the operation cord 6 is pulled downward by hand. At this time, the operation cord pulley 19 rotates in the counterclockwise direction F, and the code wheel 21 also tries to rotate in the counterclockwise direction F. However, the rotation direction of the code wheel 21 is the coil spring 4
1 is the tightening direction F ₁ , and if it is left as it is, the code wheel 21 cannot be rotated because the coil spring 41 brakes it. Therefore, in this example, the left portion 6d of the operation cord 6 is hooked on the hooking piece 32 of the release lever 30, and the free end 41b of the coil spring 41 is hooked on the right side of the protrusion 31 of the release lever 30. Therefore, when the left side portion 6d of the operation cord 6 is pulled, the release lever 30 rotates in the brake release direction G via the hooking piece 32, and the free end 41b of the coil spring 41 is pressed by the protrusion 31 in the loosening direction E ₁ , As a result, the coil spring 41 is loosened and the brake is released, and the code wheel 21 is allowed to freely rotate in the counterclockwise direction F, whereby the wire 7 wound around the drum 16 is pulled out, and the clothesline 5 can be arbitrarily moved. Can be lowered to the height of.

On the other hand, when raising the clothesline 5, first, as in the above, first, the loop-shaped portion 6 at the lower end of the operation cord 6 is used.
b is pulled down to a position where it can be easily operated, and then the right portion 6c of the loop-shaped portion 6b at the lower end of the operation cord 6
(Fig. 3) is pulled downward by hand. As a result, the code wheel 21 rotates in the clockwise direction E via the operation cord pulley 19. This is the direction E _{1 in} which the coil spring 41 loosens.
Therefore, the cord wheel 21 can freely rotate in the clockwise direction E, the wire 7 is wound around the drum 16, and the clothesline 5 can be raised into the main body 2.

Next, after the ascending / descending operation, the left side of the operation code 6
Pulling either side 6d or right side 6c
When stopped, the clothesline 5 tries to descend by its own weight,
In case of, the brake is released by the release lever 30.
No, and moreover, the direction in which the clothesline 5 descends is the code wheel.
Counterclockwise direction F of the lever 21 (direction F in which the coil spring 41 is tightened
₁), The code wheel 21 can rotate.
Therefore, the clothesline 5 does not descend freely. That is,
The brake mechanism 40 is only available when the operation cord 6 is pulled.
The brake is released, and the code hoist with operation code 6
It becomes possible to rotate the tool 21.
Rake is applied and the clothesline 5 is stopped at any position
In addition to being able to do, the clothes are dried on the clothesline 5.
With the weight, you can hold the clothesline 5 so that it does not come down.
Of.

Furthermore, when the hand is removed from the operation cord 6 after the clothes rod 5 is moved up or down, the slider 9 pulls the operation cord 6 in the direction A (FIG. 2). ), And the operation cord 6 is pulled into the main body 2 by a predetermined length (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 1). As a result, when the operation cord 6 is not operated, the operation cord 6 can be prevented from hanging down below the main body 2 for a long time, the operation cord 6 does not get in the way, and the appearance is good, and the usability of the living room space is good. Becomes Moreover, the operation code 6 pulled up as described above
Since the entire lower end of the can be pulled down to a position where it can be easily operated, the operability is good, and after the operation, the operation cord 6 is automatically pulled into the main body 2 by a predetermined length again by the slider 9. Therefore, the usability is further improved.

Further, the slider 9 and the winding spring 10a
The pulling means 8 can be configured with a simple structure that is combined with, and is inexpensive and easy to assemble, and also has the advantage that the length for pulling in the operation cord 6 can be arbitrarily adjusted by adjusting the moving stroke of the slider 9. is there.

Next, FIG. 4 shows an example in which the opening on the lower surface side of the main body 2 of the lifting and lowering apparatus 1 is covered with the lid 12. A lid 12 is rotatably attached to the opening 11 on the lower surface side of the main body 2 so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft 50 arranged at one end of the opening 11. The lid 12 is configured to rotate downward due to its own weight. A hook 13 is provided on the back surface of the lid 12 so that the clothesline 5 can be engaged from below. The hook 13 is composed of a leaf spring.
Here, the rising piece 14 is erected from one side end of the lid 12 on the rotation shaft 50 side, and the base end portion 13a of the hook 13 is spotted on the rising piece 14 at a position indicated by a in FIG. It is fixed by welding. The tip of the hook 13 is inclined so as to go upward as it goes away from the rising piece 14, and when the clothesline 5 is raised, the hook 12 catches the clothesline 5 from below so that the lid 12 can be closed. It has become. The shape of the hook 13 is arbitrary as long as the clothes rod 5 can be engaged from below.

Here, when the lifting and lowering device 1 is used,
When the clothesline 5 is lowered, the clothesline 5 and the hook 13 are disengaged, and the lid 12 is rotated downward by its own weight to open the opening 11 on the lower surface side of the main body 2 as shown by the solid line in FIG. .
On the other hand, when not in use, when the clothesline 5 is raised to be housed inside the main body 2, the clothesline 5 is engaged with the hook 13 from below and the lid 12 is pulled up via the hook 13, 12 rotates to close the opening 11 of the main body 2 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. As a result, the clothesline 5 is not exposed on the ceiling surface 3, so that the clothesline and the appearance when not in use are good. Moreover, the hook 12 is attached to the lid 12 that is opened by its own weight.
By adopting a simple means of providing 3, the structure can be simplified and it is advantageous in terms of cost. Also hook 13
Since it is composed of a leaf spring, the outer peripheral portion 12a of the lid 12 can be surely brought into close contact with the flange portion 60 of the main body 2 when the lid 12 is closed, and the lid 12 is well fitted and Even if the clothesline 5 further rises from the state where the outer peripheral portion 12a of the lid 12 hits the flange portion 60 of the main body 2, the lid 12 does not forcefully pull up due to the bending of the hook 13. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent the lid 12 from being deformed while maintaining the closed state of the lid 12 in a stable manner. Furthermore, the hook 13
Since the hook 13 is fixed to the rising piece 14 provided upright on one end of the lid 12, the hook 13 is covered with the rising piece 14 when the lid 12 is closed, and the hook 13 cannot be seen from the room. There is also an advantage that the appearance of the hook 13 can be prevented from being degraded.

Next, FIGS. 5 to 8 show an example in which the main body 2 of the lifting and lowering apparatus 1 is attached to the ceiling surface 3. In this example, the main body cover 2a is attached to the ceiling by using one type of substantially L-shaped fixing bracket 70 and two types of cover materials 71 and 72. Two kinds of cover materials 71,
72 is a bottom surface portion 7 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, respectively.
3 and long side walls 74 and left and right short side walls 75, and have the same shape except that the heights m and n (m> n) of the long side walls 74 and the short side walls 75 are different. In addition, 100 in FIG. 5 and FIG. First, in the case of the embedded method in which the main body 2 is installed in the recess 15 provided in the ceiling surface 3, as shown in FIG. The horizontal portion 81 is fixed to the outer surface of the main body cover 2a, and the horizontal portion 81 is fixed to the lower surface portion around the opening 11 of the ceiling. After that, as shown by the arrow in FIG. The cover members 71 and 72 are attached to cover the horizontal portion 81 from below. On the other hand, the main body 2 on the ceiling surface 3
In the case of the direct attachment method of directly attaching, the vertical portion 82 is fixed to the outer surface of the main body cover 2a with the horizontal portion 81 of the fixing metal fitting 70 facing upward, as shown in FIG.
The horizontal portion 81 is fixed to the ceiling surface 3, and thereafter, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 8, a cover member 72 having a high height is attached to the outer side of the fixing metal fitting 70 so that the horizontal portion 81 of the fixing metal fitting 70 is from below. I cover it so that I cannot see it. In this way, by inverting one type of the fixing bracket 70, the embedding method and the direct attaching method can be performed, the number of parts is small, and the appearance of the finish is the embedding method and the direct attaching method. It can be changed according to the method.

[0026]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the main body is installed on the ceiling surface, and the clothes rod is hung up and down by the elevating means attached to the main body and hangs down from the main body. An elevating and lowering device for manually elevating and lowering a clothesline by operating the elevating means with an operation code that is provided with a lifting means for lifting the operation code upward by a predetermined length after completion of the elevating operation. Since the operation code pulled up by the lifting means can be manually pulled down, after the lifting and lowering operation of the clothes rod, the operation code is interfered with by the lifting means for people to move back and forth in the living space or to use it. It can be prevented from hanging down when not in operation by automatically pulling up to a height that does not cause , During operation of the operation code, it is possible to lower the operation code to easily position and is operated,
The operation code makes it easier to lift and lower the clothesline. As a result, while the operability of the operation code is kept good, the operation code does not get in the way when the operation code is not operated, and in addition to the good appearance, the usability of the living room space can be improved.

Further first aspect of the present invention, the pulling means operation code, spring and reciprocally movable slider on the direction and draw direction draw operation code, the slider in a direction to draw the operation code in the body Since it is composed of a biasing spring body, the pulling means can be constructed with a simple structure combining the slider and the spring body,
The cost is low and the assemblability is good, and the length for pulling the operation cord can be arbitrarily adjusted by the movement stroke of the slider.

In addition to the effect of claim 1, the invention according to claim 2 has a lid pivotably attached to the opening on the lower surface side of the main body so as to be openable and closable, and from the bottom of the clothes rod on the back surface of the lid. A hook that can be engaged with was provided, and the clothes rod was hooked on this hook to close the lid, so when not in use, raise the clothes rod to store it inside the main body. The clothesline engages with the hook from below, the lid is pulled up through the hook, and the lid rotates to close the opening of the main body. This prevents the clothesline from being exposed on the ceiling,
Good fit and appearance when not in use. Further, during use, the clothes rod and the hook are disengaged by lowering the clothes rod, the lid is rotated downward by its own weight, and the opening on the lower surface side of the main body is opened, so that the clothes rod can be lowered. In this way, by adopting a simple means of providing a hook on the lid which is opened by its own weight, the structure of the lifting and lowering device can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

Further the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of claim 2, wherein, erected the launch pieces from one side edge of the lid,
Since the hook was fixed to this startup piece, the hook was covered with the startup piece when the lid was closed.
The hook cannot be seen from the room, and it is possible to prevent the hook from being deteriorated in appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining a lifting means and a lifting means of the above.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the above braking mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view illustrating another embodiment.

FIG. 5 (a) is a perspective view showing an example of mounting the same main body in a recess of a ceiling by an embedding method, and FIG. 5 (b) is a sectional view.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a case where a cover member is attached to a fixing metal fitting of a main body which is attached by the above-mentioned embedding method.

FIG. 7 (a) is a perspective view showing an example in which the above main body is directly attached to the ceiling surface, and FIG. 7 (b) is a sectional view.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a case where a cover material is attached to a fixing metal fitting of a main body which is attached by the direct attachment method of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Lifting and drying equipment 2 body 3 ceiling surface 4 lifting means 5 clothesline 6 operation code 8 Lifting means 9 slider 10 spring body 11 openings 12 lid 13 hooks 14 Startup piece Direction to pull in A operation code B Direction to pull out the operation code

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Harada 2-3-8 Shimada, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture Oaks Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-9-255285 (JP, A) (58) Survey Fields (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) D06F 57/12

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A clothes rod, wherein a main body is installed on a ceiling surface, a clothes rod is hung up and down by an elevating means attached to the main body, and the elevating means is manually operated by an operation cord hanging from the main body. An elevating and lowering device for elevating and lowering the operation cord, comprising lifting means for lifting the operation cord upward by a predetermined length after the lifting operation is completed , and the lifting means is a direction for pulling the operation cord.
And a slider that can be moved back and forth in the pulling direction
Slide the slider toward the direction to pull the cord into the main unit.
An elevating and lowering device which is composed of a spring body which urges the user and which is capable of manually pulling down a raised operation cord downward. 2. A lid can be freely opened and closed at an opening on the lower surface side of the main body.
It is pivotally attached, and the back of the lid can be engaged from the bottom of the clothesline
There is a hook that is said to
A contract characterized in that the lid can be closed by
The lifting and lowering apparatus according to claim 1 . 3. A rising piece is erected from one end of the lid,
Claim that the hook is fixed to the start-up piece of
Item 2. The lifting and lowering device for drying clothes.