JP4231796B2 - Umbrella locking device and umbrella stand - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an umbrella locking device and an umbrella stand in which a large number of umbrella locking devices are used.

  In general, an umbrella stand has a plurality of support members arranged in parallel to each other and horizontally, and a large number of umbrella locking devices are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the support members on both sides of each support member. Has been. In the umbrella locking device, an accommodation recess is formed on the front surface facing the horizontal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the support member. When the handle portion of the umbrella is inserted into the housing recess from the opening, the lock member moves from the unlocked position to the locked position in conjunction with the insertion of the handle portion. As a result, the handle portion of the umbrella is held in the housing recess so as not to escape.

  In such an umbrella stand, when the handle portion of the umbrella is locked by the locking device, the umbrella is first inserted between two adjacent support members from the front end side thereof. And an umbrella is moved toward the longitudinal direction back of a supporting member until it opposes the accommodation recessed part of the vacant locking device. Thereafter, the umbrella is moved in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support member and inserted into the housing recess. When the handle is inserted into the housing recess, the locking device is automatically locked as described above (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 8-9333 (page 3, FIG. 1)

  In the conventional umbrella stand, the deepest portion of the receiving recess is disposed at the center in the horizontal direction of the opening of the receiving recess. In other words, the depth direction of the housing recess is a direction orthogonal to the front surface of the apparatus main body, that is, a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the support member. Therefore, when inserting the handle portion of the umbrella into the housing recess, the umbrella must be moved in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction after being moved in the longitudinal direction of the support member. In other words, the direction of movement of the umbrella must be changed greatly during the movement. For this reason, there was a problem that it was difficult to insert the handle portion of the umbrella into the housing recess.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a locking device according to a first invention includes a device main body having a housing recess formed in the front surface extending in the vertical direction, and an unlocking position in the device main body. Between the locking position and the locking position, the umbrella holding portion is allowed to enter and exit from the opening when the umbrella is held at the unlocking position, and when the locking position is positioned at the locking position, And a locking member for preventing the held portion of the umbrella from escaping from the opening of the housing recess, wherein the deepest portion of the housing recess is horizontally aligned with the front surface of the opening of the housing recess. It is characterized by being shifted in the same direction with respect to the central part in the direction.
Further, the locking device according to the second invention is provided with a device main body in which a housing recess extending in the vertical direction is formed on the front surface, and the device main body is provided so as to be displaceable between the unlocking position and the locking position. When the umbrella is held in the locking position, the holding portion of the umbrella is allowed to enter and exit from the opening of the receiving recess, and when the locking portion is positioned in the locking position, the holding portion of the umbrella escapes from the opening of the receiving recess. The locking device for an umbrella provided with a locking member that prevents the housing recess from being depressed so that the depth of the housing recess becomes deeper in the horizontal direction along the front surface. It is characterized in that it is inclined with respect to the front surface.
In the first and second inventions, a movable member is provided in the housing recess so as to be displaceable in the depth direction of the housing recess, and the movable member abuts against a held portion of the umbrella inserted into the housing recess. By moving the movable member to the lock member so that the lock member is displaced from the unlocked position to the locked position side in conjunction with the displacement when displaced together with the held portion. It is desirable to connect.
An intermediate portion of the lock member is rotatably provided in the apparatus main body, and when the lock member is positioned at the locking position, the held portion of the umbrella is opened to the housing recess when the lock member is positioned at the locking position. It is desirable that an engaging portion for preventing escape from the portion is provided, and the movable member is integrally provided at the other end portion of the lock member.
An intermediate portion of the lock member is disposed inside the apparatus main body, and both end portions of the lock member penetrate the bottom surface of the housing recess and project into the housing recess, and the other end is provided with a movable member integrally. It is desirable that the portion can pass through the bottom surface and can be displaced between the apparatus main body and the housing recess.
The bottom surface of the housing recess has a pair of side surfaces extending substantially parallel to each other from the opening of the housing recess toward the back side, and a back surface provided between the back portions of the pair of side surfaces, Of the pair of side surfaces, a recess is formed in a portion near the opening of the side facing the opening of the receiving recess, and the engagement portion is located when the lock member is located at the unlocked position. Of the engaging portion so that the holding portion of the umbrella inserted from the opening of the receiving recess is not caught by the engaging portion. It is desirable that a part is accommodated in the recess.
It is desirable that a friction member made of a material having a higher frictional resistance than a material constituting the lock member is provided at a location where the lock member contacts the held portion of the umbrella.
Moreover, the umbrella stand according to the present invention is an umbrella stand comprising an umbrella stand main body and a plurality of support members provided in parallel to each other at the upper end of the umbrella stand main body, and at least one side portion of the support member. The umbrella locking device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 has its front surface directed in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support member, and inclined directions of the respective housing recesses directed in the same direction. In this state, the support members are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction.

  According to the present invention having the above-described characteristic configuration, there is an effect that the held portion of the umbrella can be easily inserted into the receiving recess of the locking device.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show an umbrella stand 1 according to the present invention. The umbrella stand 1 has an umbrella stand body 2. The umbrella stand main body 2 has a pair of base portions 2a, 2a disposed in a horizontal direction with the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 3) and spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction, and the pair of base portions 2a, 2a. And a pair of support columns 2c, 2c vertically fixed on the upper surfaces of the base portions 2a, 2a, and the pair of support columns 2c. , 2c and a reinforcing member 2d spanned between intermediate portions in the vertical direction. Casters C, C with a stop mechanism are provided at both ends in the front-rear direction of the lower surface of the base 2a. Thereby, while being able to move the umbrella stand 1 easily, it can stop at a desired position.

  A rotating member 3 is horizontally disposed between the upper ends of the pair of support columns 2c and 2c. Both end portions of the rotating member 3 are supported by the upper end portions of the opposite side surfaces of the support columns 2c, 2c so as to be rotatable between a use position and a storage position around a horizontal axis. The rotating member 3 is fixed in a cantilevered manner with proximal ends of a plurality of support members 4 whose longitudinal direction is in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rotating member 3. The support members 4 are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the rotating member 3 and are arranged in parallel to each other. Moreover, each support member 4 is arranged to extend from the rotation member 3 toward the front in the horizontal direction when the rotation member 3 is rotated to the use position. The support member 4 may be tilted so that the tip of the support member 4 is directed obliquely downward when the rotation member 3 is rotated to the rotation position.

  A plurality of umbrella locking devices 10 each having a key 50 are attached to one side of each support member 4 side by side in the longitudinal direction of the support member 4. On the other side of each support member 4, a plurality of umbrella locking devices 10 ′ having a key 50 are attached side by side in the longitudinal direction of the support member 4. Between the locking device 10 attached to one side of one of the two adjacent supporting members 4, 4 and the locking device 10 ′ attached to the other side of the other supporting member 4 Is formed with a gap large enough to move the umbrella in the longitudinal direction of the support member 4. Moreover, the space between the front ends of the adjacent support members 4 and 4 is opened forward. Therefore, the umbrella can be inserted between the locking devices 10 and 10 'through the opening. Details of the locking devices 10 and 10 'will be described later.

  A stopper mechanism (not shown) is provided between the rotating member 3 and the support column 2c. When the umbrella stand 1 is used, the rotating member 3 is fixed to the use position so that it cannot rotate. . When the fixing of the rotating member 3 by the stopper mechanism is released, the rotating member 3 can be rotated from the use position to the storage position. When the rotating member 3 rotates to the accommodation position, the support member 4 extends vertically downward from the rotating member 3. In this state, when the umbrella stand 1 is viewed from the left-right direction, as shown in FIG. 4, the support member 4 and the locking devices 10 and 10 'are fixed to the support column 4 except that a part of the key 50 projects forward from the support column 2c. It is located so as to be hidden by 2c. That is, the support member 4 and the locking devices 10 and 10 'are accommodated between the columns 2c and 2c. At least one of the plurality of support members 4 is detachably fixed to the reinforcing member 2d, whereby the rotating member 3 and the support member 4 are fixed to the storage position.

  A water receiver 5 is disposed between the lower ends of the pair of support columns 2c and 2c. The water receiver 5 is for receiving water drops dripping from an umbrella (not shown) held by the locking device 10 and has a shallow rectangular container shape with an open top. One side and the other side of the rear end side of the water receiver 5 rotate between the water receiver position and the folding position about the axis parallel to the rotation axis of the rotation member 3 between the support columns 2c and 2c. It is supported movably. When the water receiver 5 is rotated to the water receiver position, the water receiver 5 extends substantially forward in the horizontal direction from between the lower end portions of the support columns 2c and 2c so as to receive water drops falling from the umbrella. On the other hand, when the water receiver 5 is rotated to the folding position, the water receiver 5 is in a substantially vertical state, is rotated to the accommodation position, and is substantially in contact with the key 50 of the locking device 10. The water receiver 5 rotated to the folding position is fixed to the support column 2c via the fixing piece 2e.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5 to 6, a locking device 10 disposed on one side of each support member 4, and a locking device 10 ′ disposed on the other side of each support member 4, Are located at the same position in the longitudinal direction of the support member 4 and are arranged back to back. As apparent from FIGS. 2 and 5, the locking devices 10 and 10 ′ are configured symmetrically. Therefore, only the locking device 10 will be described below, and for the locking device 10 ′, the same reference numerals are given to the components that are symmetrical to the components of the locking device 10, and the description thereof is omitted. The locking device 10 will be described based on the state when the support member 4 is located at the use position.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the locking device 10 has a device body 20. The apparatus main body 20 includes an upper half body 20A and a lower half body 20B. The upper half body 20A and the lower half body 20B are formed by molding a hard resin, and are fixed to each other in a state of being opposed to each other in the vertical direction. Thereby, the apparatus main body 20 which makes | forms a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape is comprised. A mounting recess 22 is formed on the back surface 21 of the apparatus main body 20 so as to cross the back surface 21 in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction of the support member 4). By inserting and fixing one side portion of the support member 4 into the mounting recess 22, the apparatus main body 20 is attached to the support member 4 in a state where the front surface 23 thereof is oriented in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support member 4. It has been.

  A housing recess 24 is formed in the front surface 23 of the apparatus body 20. The housing recess 24 is for inserting an umbrella handle (held portion) H (see FIGS. 10 and 11) to be stored by the umbrella stand 1 by the locking device 10. ing. The deepest portion of the housing recess 24 is disposed so as to be shifted toward the base end side of the support member 4 with respect to the central portion in the horizontal direction (left-right direction in FIG. 8) along the front surface 23 of the opening 24 a of the housing recess 24. That is, the depth of the housing recess 24 increases as it goes from the distal end side to the base end side of the support member 4, and the depth direction of the housing recess 24 is the longitudinal direction of the support member 4 (the left-right direction in FIG. 8). It is inclined with respect to. This inclination angle is desirably set to about 30 to 45 °. Corresponding to the depth direction of the housing recess 24 being inclined, both side surfaces 25a and 25b constituting a part of the bottom surface 25 of the housing recess 24 are similarly inclined. Thus, by tilting the depth direction of the housing recess 24 with respect to the front surface 23, the position of the deepest portion of the housing recess 24 is supported from the center in the horizontal direction along the front surface 23 of the opening 24 a of the housing recess 24. It is shifted to the base end side of the member 4. A semicircular arc surface (back surface) 25c is formed between the end portions on the back side of the both side surfaces 25a and 25b, with both ends contacting the side surfaces 25a and 25b. Of course, this circular arc surface 25 c also constitutes a part of the bottom surface 25.

  In the present invention, the central portion of the opening 24a is a portion located at a distance of L / 2 from both edges when the distance between both edges in the left-right direction in FIG. 8 of the opening 24a is L. is there. In this case, when both ends of the opening are bent without extending straight in the vertical direction, and as a result, the distance between both ends is different in each part in the vertical direction, the center in the place where the distance between the both ends is the narrowest Or the position located on the most proximal side of the support member 4 and the proximal end side of the support member 4 among the end edges (the right edge in FIG. 8) located on the distal end side of the portion or the support member 4 It shall mean the central part between the above-mentioned part of the edge and the part located at the same position in the vertical direction.

  Between the edge located on the distal end side of the support member 4 among the both edges defining the opening 24a of the housing recess 24 and the side surface 25b adjacent to the edge (the side surface 25b facing the opening 24a), A flank 25d is formed. The flank 25d is inclined in the direction opposite to the side surface 25b. That is, the support member 4 is inclined so as to be separated from the front surface 23 as it goes from the proximal end side to the distal end side. A recess 26 is defined by the flank 25d and the end of the side surface 25b on the opening 24a side. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 9 to FIG. 11, in the range from the end of the side surface 25 b on the flank 25 d side to the end of the circular arc surface 24 a on the side surface 25 a side, A communication hole 27 that communicates with the inside is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, a lock member 30 is disposed at a substantially central portion inside the apparatus main body 20. The lock member 30 includes a core portion (intermediate portion) 31 having a substantially circular cross-section with the axis line directed in the vertical direction, and is provided integrally with the core portion 31, and extends outward from the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 31 substantially along the radial direction thereof. The engaging portion 32 that extends to the core portion 31 is provided integrally with the core portion 31, and from the location that is approximately 90 ° away from the engaging portion 32 on the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 31 in the circumferential direction. And an abutting portion (movable member) 33 extending outward.

The core portion 31 is disposed inside the apparatus main body 20 and is provided on the apparatus main body 20 so as to be rotatable and fixed in position with respect to the axis of the core portion 31 itself. The rotation range of the core 31, that is, the rotation range of the lock member 30 is restricted between the release position shown in FIG. 9 and the locking position shown in FIG. 11. The lock member 30 is moved by a spring (rotating biasing means) 81 provided between the lock member 30 and the apparatus main body 20 between a release position and an intermediate position closer to the release position by a predetermined angle than the locking start position shown in FIG. When it is positioned in between, it is urged to rotate in the direction from the locking position to the unlocking position, and when it is positioned between the intermediate position and the locking position, the direction is from the unlocking position to the locking position. Is biased to rotate. When the lock member 30 is located at the release position by the biasing force of the spring 81, the lock member 30 is maintained at the release position and is located at the lock position.


When locked, it is kept in the locked position.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of ratchet teeth 31 a and protrusions 31 b are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 31. The ratchet teeth 31a and the protrusions 31b are arranged at substantially the center of the long circumferential part of the two parts separated by the engaging part 32 and the contact part 33 on the outer peripheral surface of the core part 31. Has been. In addition, the ratchet teeth 31a are disposed closer to the contact portion 33, and the protrusion 3b is disposed closer to the engaging portion 32. The ratchet teeth 31a and the protrusions 31b are arranged slightly apart in the axial direction (vertical direction) of the core portion 31.

  Regardless of the rotation position of the lock member 30, the front portion of the engaging portion 32 protrudes into the housing recess 24 through the communication hole 27. In particular, when the lock member 30 is located at the release position, the tip (part) of the engaging portion 32 is accommodated in the recess 26, and the recess 26 is partitioned by the rotational biasing force of the spring 81. It is abutted against the side surface 25b. In other words, the release position of the lock member 30 is restricted by the engagement portion 32 abutting against the side surface 25 b that defines the recess 26. When the lock member 30 is located at the release position, the engagement portion 32 does not protrude outside from the opening 24a of the accommodation recess 24 because the tip of the engagement portion 32 enters the recess 26. The entire engaging portion 32 is located inside the opening 24 a of the housing recess 24. Therefore, when the lock member 30 is located at the release position, the lock device 10 is attached to one side of one of the two support members 4 and 4 adjacent to the left and right, and is attached to the other side of the other. Even if the handle portion H of the umbrella standing up and down is moved backward (upward in FIG. 2) between the locking device 10 ′, the handle portion H of the umbrella does not hit the engaging portion 32. The lock member 30 is not rotated from the release position to the lock position side by the handle H. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, when the lock member 30 is located at the release position, it passes through the edge on the recess 26 side of the opening 24 a of the receiving recess 24 and the depth direction of the receiving recess 24. The entire engaging portion 32 is located inside the accommodating recess 24 with respect to the line extending in the direction of L. Therefore, the handle H hardly hits the engaging portion 32 when the handle H of the umbrella is inserted from the opening 24 a of the accommodating recess 24 toward the back side along the depth direction. Therefore, the lock member 30 rotates to the locking position side with the insertion of the handle H into the receiving recess 24, and as a result, the insertion of the handle H into the inner side of the receiving recess 24 is engaged with the engaging portion 32. It is possible to prevent a situation that can be prevented by.

  When the lock member 30 is located at the release position, the contact portion 33 protrudes through the communication hole 27 to the back side in the housing recess 24. Therefore, when the handle H is inserted along the line L from the opening 24 a of the housing recess 24, the handle hits one side surface of the contact portion 33 facing the opening 24 a. When the handle portion is further inserted from this state, the lock member 30 rotates from the release position side to the lock position side against the rotation biasing force of the spring 81. When the lock member 30 reaches the locking start position shown in FIG. 10, the entire abutting portion 33 comes out of the housing recess 24 and is located inside the apparatus main body 20. When the abutting portion 33 abuts against a stopper portion (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body 20, the lock member 30 can no longer rotate from the release position side to the locking position side. The position of the locking member 30 at this time is the locking position, and the contact portion 33 is abutted against the stopper portion by the rotational biasing force of the spring 81, so that the locking member 30 is maintained at the locking position. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, a key shaft 40 whose axis is directed in the vertical direction is provided inside the apparatus main body 20 so as to be rotatable about the axis and immovable. The rotation range of the key shaft 40 is restricted between the lock-off position and the lock-on position. The key shaft 40 is constantly urged to rotate by a spring 82 in a direction from the lock-off position side to the lock-on position side (a direction opposite to the arrow OPEN direction in FIG. 8: a clockwise direction in FIG. 9). The key shaft 40 is formed with an engagement hole 41 penetrating on the axis. A key 50 is inserted into the engagement hole 41 through a key hole 28 (see FIG. 5) provided on the upper surface of the upper main body 20A so that the key shaft 40 is not rotated. It has become so. The key 50 can be extracted from the key hole 28 and the engagement hole 41 when positioned at the lock-on position, but cannot be extracted at positions other than the lock-on position. Since the configuration for achieving such an action is well known and is not the main part of the present invention, the description thereof is omitted.

  A locking member 60 is disposed inside the apparatus main body 20. One end of the locking member 60 is rotatably supported by the apparatus main body 20 via a shaft 83 whose axis is directed in the vertical direction. The other end portion of the locking member 60 faces the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 31, and one or more ratchet teeth 61 are formed there. When the ratchet teeth 61 are engaged with the ratchet teeth 31a formed on the core portion 31 of the lock member 30, the lock member 30 can be rotated only from the release position side to the lock position side, and from the lock position side to the release position side. Rotation to is prevented.

  The locking member 60 is always urged to rotate by a spring (not shown) in the direction in which the ratchet teeth 61 approach the core portion 31. However, a cam surface 62 is formed on the surface of the locking member 60 facing the core portion 31. As shown in FIG. 9, the cam surface 62 has the key shaft 40 positioned at the lock-off position. When the lock member 30 is located at the release position, the lock member 30 is disposed in parallel with the key shaft 40, and both end portions abut against an engagement shaft portion 42 (see FIG. 11) integrally connected to the key portion 40. Thereby, the rotation of the locking member 60 toward the lock member 30 is prevented, and the rotation of the key shaft 40 from the lock-off position to the lock-on position is prevented.

  When the lock member 30 is rotated from the release position to the lock position side by a predetermined angle, the protrusion 31b hits the engagement shaft portion 42, and the key shaft 40 is rotated from the lock-off position to the lock-on position side. When the lock member 30 reaches the locking start position shown in FIG. 10, the cam surface 62 allows the key shaft 40 to rotate to the lock-on position, and the key shaft 40 is locked by the urging force of the spring 82. It is forcibly rotated to the on position. Then, the locking shaft portion 42 enters the concave portion 63 formed following the cam surface 62. As a result, the locking member 60 can turn to the lock member 30 side. When the locking member 60 is rotated toward the lock member 30 by the rotation biasing force of the spring, the latitudinal teeth 61 formed at the distal end portion of the locking member 60 are the protrusions 31b of the plurality of ratchet teeth 31a of the lock member 30. Meshes with the ratchet teeth 31a adjacent to. When the ratchet teeth 61 are engaged with the ratchet teeth 31a, the locking member 30 is prevented from rotating from the locking position side to the release position side by the locking member 60, and only the rotation to the locking position side is allowed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11, when the handle H is inserted into the receiving recess 24 until it hits the bottom surface 25 of the receiving recess 24, the lock member 30 is moved to a position corresponding to the thickness of the handle H. It is rotated by the spring 81 toward the lock position. As a result, the handle portion H is clamped and fixed by the engaging portion 32 and the bottom surface 25. Moreover, since the lock member 30 does not rotate to the release position side, the handle portion H does not escape from the housing recess 24.

  When the handle H is held in the receiving recess 24, the key shaft 40 is rotated to the lock-on position, so that the key 50 can be extracted from the engagement hole 41 and the key hole 28. When the key 50 is extracted from the key hole 28, the key shaft 40 cannot be rotated from the lock-on position side to the lock-off position side, so that the handle portion H can hardly be removed from the housing recess 24. In this case, when the handle portion H has a “J” shape, the handle portion H cannot be escaped from the receiving recess 24 unless the lock member 30 is rotated to the release position side. In the case where the handle H is straight, if the handle H is pushed downward, the handle H is easily pulled out from the receiving recess 24. In order to prevent such a state as much as possible, a friction member 84 made of a material having a high frictional resistance such as rubber is provided at a location facing the accommodating recess 24 on the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 31. When the handle H comes into contact with the friction member 84, the handle H is prevented as much as possible from coming out of the housing recess 24 in the vertical direction by the frictional resistance generated between them.

  The key 50 is inserted into the key hole 28 and the engagement hole 41 when the handle H is to be escaped from the housing recess 24. The key 50 rotates the key shaft 40 from the lock-on position side to the lock-off position side against the rotational biasing force of the spring 82. Then, the engaging shaft portion 42 abuts against a side surface of the recess 63 of the locking member 60 that continues to the cam surface 62, thereby rotating the locking member 60 away from the lock member 30 against the biasing force of the spring. Let As a result, the meshing of the ratchet teeth 61, 31a is released, and the lock member 30 can be rotated from the lock position side to the release position side. When the key shaft 40 is further rotated to the lock-off position side by the key 50, the engagement shaft portion 42 comes into contact with the protrusion 31b of the lock member 30, and the lock member 30 is rotated from the lock position side to the release position side. When the lock member 30 slightly exceeds the intermediate position toward the release position as the key shaft 40 rotates, the lock member 30 is rotated to the release position by the spring 81. The key shaft 40 is rotated to the lock-off position by the key 50 against the urging force of the spring 82. As a result, the locking device 10 (10 ′) is returned to the original state shown in FIG. At this time, the key 50 cannot escape from the key hole 28.

One end portion of the shielding member 70 is rotatably connected to a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 31 located at an intermediate portion between the protrusion 31b and the engaging portion 32. The other end of the shielding member 70 is movably connected to the shaft 83. The shielding member 70 is, as shown in FIG. 9, when the lock member 30 is positioned at the release position, the entire shielding member 70 has entered the interior of the apparatus main body 20, as shown in FIG. 11, the locking member When 30 is positioned at the locking position , the portion of the communication hole 27 that is opened when the lock member 30 is positioned at the locking position (the end on the recess 26 side) is shielded.

  In the umbrella stand 1 configured as described above, when the handle portion H of the umbrella is attached to the locking devices 10 and 10 ′ attached to the two adjacent support members 4 and 4, the umbrella is placed with the handle portion H facing upward. The support members 4 and 4 are inserted from their open ends. Then, the handle H is inserted into the housing recess 24 of the vacant locking device 10, 10 '. At this time, the accommodation recess 24 is inclined so as to be deeper from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the support member 4, and as a result, the deepest portion of the accommodation recess 24 is shifted to the proximal end side of the support member 4. The handle H can be inserted into the housing recess 24 without greatly changing the insertion direction. Therefore, the handle portion H can be easily inserted into the housing recess 24 as compared with a conventional umbrella stand in which the depth direction of the housing recess 24 is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support member 4. The same applies to the case where the handle H is taken out from the housing recess 24.

In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, It can change suitably.
For example, in the umbrella locking device 10 or 10 ′ of the above-described embodiment, the umbrella handle H is accommodated in the accommodation recess 24, but the umbrella shaft H is accommodated instead of the umbrella handle H. May be. As is clear from these, in the present invention, the held portion refers to the handle portion H or the central shaft of the umbrella.
Further, the locking member 30 is rotated from the unlocking position side to the locking position side by causing the handle portion H of the umbrella to be accommodated in the accommodating recess 24 to abut against the contact portion 33 provided integrally with the locking member 30. However, the contact portion 33 may be formed separately from the lock member 30 and used as a movable member. In this case, the movable member is moved so that the lock member 30 is rotated from the release position to the locked position side in conjunction with the movable member being moved to the back side of the housing recess 24 by the handle portion H of the umbrella. The member is connected to the lock member 30.
Moreover, you may use a well-known thing about the locking mechanism of locking device 10 and 10 '.
Further, in the umbrella stand 1 described above, when the rotating member 3 is rotated to the use position, the support member 4 is horizontal, but it goes downward as it goes forward from the rotating member 3. It may be inclined like this.

It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the umbrella stand which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the embodiment. It is a side view of the embodiment. It is a side view shown in the state where the support member and water receiver of the embodiment were folded. It is a top view which shows a pair of locking device attached to the both sides of the supporting member used in the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a view on arrow X in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a view on arrow Y in FIG. 5. It is a top view which shows one locking device of a pair of locking devices shown in FIG. It is a bottom view which shows the state which removed the lower half body of the locking device shown in FIG. 8, and located the lock member in the releasing position. It is the same figure as FIG. 9 shown in the state which rotated the locking member of the locking device to the locking start position. It is a figure similar to FIG. 9 shown in the state which rotated the locking member of the locking device to the locking position. It is a figure which shows the locking member used in the locking device, Comprising: FIG. 12 (A) is A arrow view of FIG. 12 (B), FIG.12 (B) is a top view, FIG.12 (C) is FIG. It is C arrow line view of FIG. 12 (B). It is a figure which shows the key shaft used in the locking device, Comprising: FIG. 13 (A) is the front view, FIG.13 (B) is sectional drawing which follows the BB line of FIG.13 (C), FIG. FIG. 13C is a plan view, and FIG. 13D is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

H Handle (held part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Umbrella stand 2 Umbrella stand main body 4 Support member 10 Umbrella locking device 10 'Umbrella locking device 20 Device main body 23 (Front side of device) 24 Receiving recess 24a (Receiving recess) Opening 25a Side 25b Side (Opening and Opposite side)
25c Circular arc surface (back surface)
26 Recess 27 Communication hole 30 Lock member 32 Engagement part 33 Contact part (movable member)
84 Friction member

Claims (6)

An apparatus main body having a housing concave portion extending in the vertical direction on the front surface, and a displacement between the release position and the locking position provided in the apparatus main body, and when the umbrella is held at the release position , An umbrella locking device comprising: a locking member that allows the recessed portion to enter and exit from the opening and prevents the held portion of the umbrella from escaping from the opening of the receiving recessed portion when positioned at the locking position. In
The depth direction of the housing recess is inclined with respect to the front surface of the apparatus body so that the deepest portion of the housing recess is displaced in the same direction with respect to the central portion in the horizontal direction along the front surface of the opening of the housing recess. And
A pair of side surfaces, the bottom surface of the housing recess extending from the opening of the housing recess toward the back side thereof and substantially parallel to the depth direction, and a back surface provided between the back portions of the pair of side surfaces Have
Of the pair of side surfaces, a recess is formed in the vicinity of the opening on one side facing the opening of the housing recess,
The held portion of the umbrella that is inserted from the opening of the housing recess without the engaging portion protruding outside from the opening of the housing recess when the lock member is located at the release position. An umbrella locking device, wherein a part of the engaging portion is accommodated in the recess so that the engaging portion is not caught by the engaging portion . A movable member is provided in the housing recess so as to be displaceable in the depth direction of the housing recess, and the movable member abuts on the held portion of the umbrella inserted into the housing recess, so that the housing recess and the holding recess are The movable member is provided on the lock member so that the lock member is displaced from the release position to the lock position side in conjunction with the displacement when displaced to the back side. umbrella locking device according to 1. An intermediate portion of the lock member is rotatably provided in the apparatus main body, and when the lock member is positioned at the locking position, the held portion of the umbrella is opened to the housing recess when the lock member is positioned at the locking position. The umbrella locking device according to claim 2 , wherein an engagement portion is provided to prevent escape from the portion, and the movable member is integrally provided at the other end portion of the lock member. An intermediate portion of the lock member is disposed inside the apparatus main body, both end portions of the lock member pass through the bottom surface of the housing recess, protrude into the housing recess, and the movable member is integrally provided. The umbrella locking device according to claim 3 , wherein an end portion penetrates the bottom surface and is displaceable between the device main body and the housing recess. The portion in contact with the held portion of the umbrella of the lock member can be of any claim 1-4, characterized in that the friction member made of a material than the frictional resistance is large material of the locking member is provided The umbrella locking device according to claim 1. An umbrella stand comprising an umbrella stand main body and a plurality of support members provided in parallel to each other at an upper end portion of the umbrella stand main body, and at least one side portion of the support member according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The umbrella locking device described is lined up in the longitudinal direction of the support member with its front face oriented in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support member and the inclined direction of each receiving recess directed in the same direction. An umbrella stand characterized by being arranged.

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