JP4838373B2 - Indoor clothes drying equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an indoor clothes drying apparatus attached to an indoor ceiling or the like.

Conventionally, an indoor clothes drying apparatus has been provided so that laundry can be dried indoors on a rainy day, for example (see Patent Document 1).
The indoor clothes drying apparatus described in Patent Document 1 includes a base (supporting tool) fixed to the ceiling of the room, and a pole (hanging tool) whose upper end is detachably attached to the base. At the lower end, there is provided a ring (hook) for supporting a clothesline or the like. And when attaching the pole to the base, if the upper end of the pole is inserted into the insertion hole of the base and rotated around the axis line, the protrusion (support) provided in the base moves inwardly of the insertion hole It protrudes, and the upper end of the pole is engaged with this protrusion.

  However, this indoor clothes drying device requires a motion conversion mechanism (transmission tool, etc.) to convert the rotational motion of the pole into the projecting motion in the radial direction of the protruding portion. There was a problem of high costs.

  As a solution to the above problem, an indoor clothes drying apparatus with a simplified structure has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 2). The indoor clothes drying apparatus of Patent Document 2 is fixed in a state in which a protruding portion (connecting protrusion) protrudes into an insertion hole (insertion cylinder portion) of a base, and an upper end of a pole is engaged with the protruding portion. A character-like engaged groove (connecting groove) is formed (see FIGS. 3 and 4 of Patent Document 2).

Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 7-110254 (see FIGS. 1 and 6) JP 2008-220447 A (see FIGS. 2 and 3)

However, in the indoor clothes drying apparatus of Patent Document 2, when the upper end of the pole is attached to the base, the pole is rotated around the axis so that the protruding portion of the base follows the J shape of the engaged groove of the pole. Since it is necessary to move up and down, there is a problem that the mounting operation of the pole becomes complicated.
This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and it aims at providing the indoor clothes-drying apparatus which can attach a pole easily with a simple structure.

In order to achieve the above object, an indoor clothes drying apparatus of the present invention has a base having an insertion hole opened downward, and a head portion that is detachably attached to the base by being inserted into the insertion hole. And a pole, and the base has a protruding portion that is urged radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole, and the head portion of the pole The protrusion is inserted into the insertion hole without interfering with the protrusion, and the protrusion engages with the protrusion even if the head portion is rotated in the forward or reverse direction around the axis from the inserted state. A first engaged groove that can be forcibly moved in a radially outward direction, and a state in which the protrusion is forcibly moved in a radially outward direction by rotating the head portion in either the forward or reverse direction the head unit to the one direction By rotating the al, as well as engaged with the projecting portion to allow the protrusion biasing of the radially inward direction of the projecting portion, the head portion from the engaged state around the axis in the forward and reverse any direction A second engaged groove capable of forcibly moving the protruding portion radially outward even when rotated is formed , and the first engaged groove and the second engaged groove are A plurality of the head portions are alternately formed in the circumferential direction .

  According to the present invention, the protrusion is projected and urged into the insertion hole of the base, and the first engaged groove and the second engaged groove that engage with the protrusion are formed in the head portion of the pole. Thus, there is no need to provide a motion conversion mechanism, and the indoor clothes drying apparatus can be made simple. Moreover, the protrusion and the second engaged groove can be engaged by simply inserting the pole head into the insertion hole of the base and rotating it around the axis. It is possible to regulate dropping off. Therefore, the pole can be easily attached to the base.

Further, even when the head portion of the port Lumpur rotated about the axis the forward and reverse either direction, it is possible to engage the protruding portion and the second engagement grooves, further facilitate the mounting of the pole be able to.

Moreover, it is preferable that the said protrusion part is provided with two or more in the circumferential direction of the said insertion hole.
In this case, it is possible to effectively restrict the head portion of the pole from falling out of the insertion hole of the base.

Further, the base is formed with a flange portion projecting inwardly of the insertion hole, and the head portion interferes with the flange portion when the head portion is inserted into the insertion hole. And a third engaged groove that is engaged with the flange portion in a state where the protrusion and the second engaged groove are engaged with each other is formed. Preferably it is.
In this case, since the flange portion and the third engaged groove are engaged in a state where the protruding portion and the second engaged groove are engaged, the biasing force that causes the protruding portion to protrude due to aged use. As a result, the engagement between the flange portion and the third engaged groove can be maintained even when the engagement between the protruding portion and the second engaged groove is released. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively restrict the head portion of the pole from dropping from the insertion hole of the base.

Further, the pole has a pole body portion attached to the lower end portion of the head portion so as to be movable in the axial direction, and the head portion is formed with a locking hole that opens downward, and the pole body portion Has a locking portion that is engaged with and disengaged from the locking hole by moving in the axial direction and is rotatable about the axis along with the head portion while being locked in the locking hole. It is preferable that the stopping portion is urged by the urging means in a direction to be locked in the locking hole against the weight of the pole main body.
In this case, the pole body portion is always locked to the head portion by the urging means against its own weight. Therefore, when the head portion is rotated around the axis by the rotation operation of the pole body portion, the pole body portion is There is no need to lock the head to the head. Therefore, the pole can be attached more easily.

  According to the indoor clothes drying apparatus of the present invention, the pole head can be prevented from falling off the base simply by inserting the pole head into the insertion hole of the base and rotating it around the axis. Therefore, the pole can be easily attached with a simple structure.

It is a front view of the indoor clothes drying apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view of a base. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a bottom view of a base body part. It is a top view of a base main-body part. It is a front view which shows only a pole. It is a partial cross section front view which shows the head part of a pole. It is a partial cross section figure which shows the state by which the head part and the pole main-body part were latched release. (A) is a plan view of (b), (b) is a right side view of the head portion, and (c) is a sectional view taken along line BB of (b). (A) is a top view of the base main-body part in the state which inserted the pole in the base, (b) is CC sectional drawing of (a), (c) is a bottom view of a base main-body part. (A) is a plan view of the base body in a state in which the pole is rotated 45 degrees from the state of FIG. 10, (b) is a sectional view taken along DD of (a), and (c) is a bottom view of the base body. is there. 11A is a plan view of the base main body when the pole is further rotated 45 degrees from the state of FIG. 11, FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 11A, and FIG. It is.

  Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an indoor clothes drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The indoor clothes drying apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a base 2 that is fixed to a ceiling A in a room and a pole 3 that is detachably attached to the base 2.

  2 is a bottom view of the base 2, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. In FIG. 3, the base 2 includes a disk-shaped substrate portion 21 that is in contact with the ceiling A, a base main body portion 22 provided on the substrate portion 21, and an annular fixing portion 23 fixed to the substrate portion 21. And an annular cover portion 24 that covers the fixing portion 23 from below.

  An attachment groove 21a is formed in the substrate portion 21, and the base main body portion 22 is fitted into the attachment groove 21a. A guide pin 21b that protrudes downward in an insertion hole 22a (described later) of the base body 22 is formed at the center of the substrate portion 21, and this guide pin 21b is inserted into a guide hole 312h described later. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing portion 23 is fixed to the substrate portion 21 with a pair of bolts 25 in a state of being disposed below the base main body portion 22. The fixing portion 23 is also fixed to the ceiling A through the substrate portion 21 by a pair of bolts 26.

  FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the base body 22. 3 and 4, the base main body 22 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the bottom, and an insertion hole 22a that opens downward is formed in the center thereof. In addition, a pair of flange portions 22b protruding radially inward are formed at positions facing each other with a phase difference of 180 degrees in the circumferential direction at the opening of the insertion hole 22a of the base body portion 22. The flange portion 22b is formed in an arc shape in a plan view, and is engaged with a third engaged groove 312g described later (see FIG. 12B).

  FIG. 5 is a plan view of the base main body 22. 3 and 5, a pair of depressions 22c are formed on the upper surface of the base body 22 on the left and right sides of the insertion hole 22a. Each recess 22c is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and one end in the longitudinal direction thereof communicates with the insertion hole 22a.

  A pair of protrusions 27 that are urged and protruded radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole 22a are provided in each recess 22c. At the tip of each protrusion 27, an engagement part 27a formed in an arc shape in a plan view is formed to protrude. As shown in FIG. 4, each engaging portion 27a is disposed at a position immediately above the flange portion 22b in a plan view, and engages with a first engaged groove 312e and a second engaged groove 312f described later. It is supposed to be.

  In FIG. 5, the rear end portion 27b of the projecting portion 27 is formed in a U shape in plan view, and the rear end portion 27b is a compression coil spring 28 that is an elastic member provided in the hollow portion 22c. The one end part of is contacting. The other end of the compression coil spring 28 is in contact with the outer side surface 22c1 of the recess 22c, whereby the engaging portion 27a of the protruding portion 27 is always urged to protrude radially inward.

  FIG. 6 is a front view showing only the pole 3. The pole 3 includes a head portion 31 that is inserted into the insertion hole 22a of the base body portion 22, and a pole body portion 32 that is attached to the lower end portion of the head portion 31 so as to be movable in the axial direction.

  The pole main body 32 includes an outer cylinder 32a, an inner cylinder 32b inserted into the outer cylinder 32a, and a ring 32c attached to the lower end of the inner cylinder 32b. The inner cylinder 32b is inserted so as to be movable in the axial direction with respect to the outer cylinder 32a, and the axial length of the pole body 32 is adjusted by extending and contracting the inner cylinder 32b below the outer cylinder 32a. be able to. The ring 32c is formed in a substantially annular shape, and supports a hanger for hanging laundry or a laundry basket. The lower end of the locking pin 32d is fixed to the upper end of the outer cylinder 32a (see FIG. 7).

  FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the head portion 31 of the pole 3. The head portion 31 has a connecting portion 311 to which the pole main body portion 32 is connected. The connecting portion 311 is formed by fixing a lid 311b to the upper end of a cylindrical body 311a. A locking hole 311c made of a hexagonal hole is formed on the lower surface of the lid 311b. ing.

  An upper portion of the locking pin 32d of the pole main body 32 is attached to the cylindrical body 311a so as to be movable in the axial direction (see FIG. 8). An abutting portion 32d1 formed in a hook shape is formed at the upper end portion of the locking pin 32d, and a hexagonal columnar locking portion that can be engaged with and disengaged from the locking hole 311c is formed at the upper end of the abutting portion 32d1. The part 32d2 is integrally formed. The locking portion 32d2 is locked in the locking hole 311c as shown in FIG. 7, so that the pole main body portion 32 can rotate around the axis together with the head portion 31.

  A narrowed portion 311d is formed at the lower end of the cylindrical body 311a so that the diameter of the opening gradually decreases. As shown in FIG. 8, the lower end of the abutting portion 32d1 is brought into contact with the throttle portion 311d, thereby preventing the locking pin 32d from dropping from the cylindrical body 311a.

  A compression coil spring 33, which is an urging means, is provided between the contact portion 32d1 and the throttle portion 311d. As shown in FIG. 7, the compression coil spring 33 always urges the locking portion 32 d 2 in the direction in which the locking portion 32 d 2 is locked in the locking hole 311 c against the dead weight of the pole body portion 32. Thereby, the locking pin 32 d of the pole body portion 32 is held in a state of being connected to the connecting portion 311 of the head portion 31.

  When the clothes basket is supported on the ring 32c of the pole body 32, the weight of the clothes basket etc. is added, so that the locking portion is resisted against the urging force of the compression coil spring 33 as shown in FIG. 32d2 moves downward. As a result, the locking state between the locking portion 32d2 and the locking hole 311c is released, and the connection between the locking pin 32d of the pole body portion 32 and the connecting portion 311 of the head portion 31 is released.

  9A is a plan view of FIG. 9B, FIG. 9B is a right side view of the head portion 31, and FIG. 9C is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. The head portion 31 further includes an insertion portion 312 that is detachably attached to the base body portion 22 by being partially inserted into the insertion hole 22 a of the base body portion 22. The insertion portion 312 is formed in a drum shape in plan view, a support portion 312a formed in an oval cross section, an enlarged diameter portion 312b formed in an oval cross section, and a small diameter portion 312c formed in a cylindrical shape. Engaged portion 312d.

  The support portion 312a is integrally formed with the upper end of the lid 311b. The enlarged-diameter portion 312b is integrally formed at the upper end of the support portion 312a, and both end portions in the longitudinal direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 9B) gradually increase in diameter toward the upper side. The width of the enlarged diameter portion 312b in the short direction (vertical direction in FIG. 9C) is formed to be the same length as the diameter of the small diameter portion 312c.

  The small diameter portion 312c is integrally formed with the upper end of the enlarged diameter portion 312b, and the engaged portion 312d is integrally formed with the upper end of the small diameter portion 312c. As shown in FIG. 9B, the expanded diameter portion 312b, the small diameter portion 312c, and the engaged portion 312d form a third engaged groove 312g having a concave cross section that opens outward in the radial direction. As shown in FIG. 12B, the third engaged groove 312g is engaged with the flange portion 22b in a state where the protrusion 27 and a second engaged groove 312f described later are engaged. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, a first engaged groove 312e is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the engaged portion 312d over the entire axial length thereof. As shown in FIG. 9A, the first engaged grooves 312e are formed at two positions on the outer peripheral surface facing each other with a phase difference of 180 degrees. Each first engaged groove 312e is formed in an arc shape having a slightly larger diameter than the arc shape of the engaging portion 27a of the projecting portion 27 and the flange portion 22b of the base main body portion 22 (FIG. 10A). ) And (c)).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9A, second engaged grooves 312f are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the engaged portion 312d at two positions in the circumferential direction facing each other with a phase difference of 180 degrees. Has been. The second engaged grooves 312f and the first engaged grooves 312e are alternately formed with a phase difference of 90 degrees in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the engaged portion 312d.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the second engaged groove 312f is formed in an arc shape at an intermediate portion which is a part in the axial direction of the engaged portion 312d, and the engagement of the protruding portion 27. The diameter is slightly larger than the arc shape of the joint portion 27a (see FIG. 12A). A guide hole 312h having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the guide pin 21b of the substrate portion 21 is formed at the center of the upper end surface of the engaged portion 312d.

Next, a procedure for attaching the pole 3 to the base 2 will be described with reference to the drawings.
10A is a plan view of the base body 22, FIG. 10B is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 10A, and FIG. 10C is a bottom view of the base body 22. First, as shown in FIG. 10C, the insertion portion 312 of the head portion 31 is inserted into the insertion hole 22 a of the base body portion 22. Specifically, the insertion portion 312 is inserted into the base main body portion 22 with the circumferential positions of the first engaged groove 312e of the engaged portion 312d and the flange portion 22b of the base main body portion 22 matched. Insert into hole 22a. Thereby, the insertion part 312 can be inserted in the insertion hole 22a without interfering with the flange part 22b and the engaging part 27a of the protrusion part 27 located immediately above the flange part 22b (see FIG. 10A). At that time, the guide pin 21b of the board portion 21 is inserted into the guide hole 312h of the engaged portion 312d.

  Next, the insertion part 312 of the head part 31 is rotated in the direction of arrow a in FIG. At that time, as shown in FIG. 10B, the engaged portion 312d of the insertion portion 312 rotates with the guide pin 21b inserted into the guide hole 312h, so that the rotation center position does not shift. Can be rotated. The insertion portion 312 is rotated by rotating the pole body portion 32. The locking pin 32d of the pole body portion 32 is rotated by the urging force of the compression coil spring 33 as shown in FIG. Since it is held in a state of being connected to the connecting portion 311, an operation of locking the pole main body portion 32 to the head portion 31 is not required when the insertion portion 312 is rotated around the axis.

  When the insertion portion 312 of the head portion 31 is rotated, the first engagement groove 312e of the engagement portion 312d is rotated while being engaged with the engagement portion 27a of the projection portion 27, whereby the protrusion portion 27 is compressed. The spring 28 is forcibly moved in the radially outward direction against the urging force of the spring 28.

  11A is a plan view of the base main body 22 in a state where the insertion portion 312 of the head portion 31 is rotated 45 degrees around the axis from the state of FIG. 10, and FIG. FIG. 4C is a bottom view of the base main body 22. When the insertion portion 312 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 11A, the outer peripheral surface of the engaged portion 312d is engaged with the engagement portion 27a of the projection portion 27, and the projection portion 27 moves outward in the radial direction of the insertion hole 22a. It keeps moving. Further, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), the flange portion 22b is positioned in the third engaged groove 312g, so that the diameter-expanded portion 312b and the engaged portion 312d are rotated by the rotation of the insertion portion 312. There is no interference.

  If the insertion part 312 of the head part 31 is further rotated in the arrow a direction from the state of FIG. 11A, the state of FIG. 12A is a plan view of the base main body portion 22 in a state where the insertion portion 312 of the head portion 31 is further rotated 45 degrees around the axis from the state of FIG. 11A, and FIG. , (A) EE sectional drawing, (c) is a bottom view of the base main-body part 22. FIG.

  When the insertion portion 312 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 12A, the circumferential positions of the second engaged groove 312f of the engaged portion 312d and the protruding portion 27 coincide with each other. Thereby, since the protrusion urging | biasing of the protrusion part 27 forcedly moved to the radial direction in the radial direction is accept | permitted, the protrusion part 27 moves to a radial inner direction with the urging | biasing force of the compression coil spring 28, As shown in FIG. 12B, the engaging portion 27a is engaged with the second engaged groove 312f. At that time, as shown in FIG. 12B, the flange portion 22b is still located in the third engaged groove 312g, so that the enlarged diameter portion 312b and the engaged portion are rotated by the rotation of the insertion portion 312. There is no interference with 312d.

  With the above operation procedure, the mounting operation of the pole 3 is completed. In addition, this attachment operation can also be made into the state of Fig.12 (a) even if it rotates 90 degree | times to the reverse direction of the arrow a of Fig.10 (a). Further, when removing the pole 3 from the base 2, if it is rotated 90 degrees from the state of FIG. 12A in the direction of the arrow a or the opposite direction, the state of FIG. The part 31 can be removed from the insertion hole 22 a of the base body part 22.

  According to the indoor clothes drying apparatus of the present embodiment configured as described above, the protrusion 27 is protruded and urged into the insertion hole 22 a of the base body 22, and the first engaged state is engaged with the protrusion 27. Since the groove 312e and the second engaged groove 312f are formed in the head portion 31 of the pole 3, there is no need to provide a motion conversion mechanism as in the prior art, and the indoor clothes drying apparatus 1 can have a simple structure. Further, the projection 27 and the second engaged groove 312f can be engaged simply by inserting the head portion 31 of the pole 3 into the insertion hole 22a of the base body portion 22 and rotating it around the axis line. Therefore, it is possible to restrict the head portion 31 of the pole 3 from dropping from the base 2. Therefore, the pole 3 can be easily attached to the base 2.

  Further, since the plurality of first engaged grooves 312e and the second engaged grooves 312f are alternately formed in the circumferential direction of the engaged portion 312d, the head portion 31 of the pole 3 is moved forward and backward around the axis. Since the protrusion 27 and the second engaged groove 312f can be engaged regardless of which direction the pole 3 is rotated, the pole 3 can be attached more easily.

  In addition, since a plurality of protrusions 27 are provided in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole 22 a, it is possible to effectively restrict the head portion 31 of the pole 3 from dropping from the insertion hole 22 a of the base main body portion 22.

  Further, since the flange portion 22b and the third engaged groove 312g are engaged in a state where the protruding portion 27 and the second engaged groove 312f are engaged, the protruding portion 27 is attached to the protruding portion with use over time. Even if the engagement between the projecting portion 27 and the second engaged groove 312f is released due to a decrease in the urging force of the compressing coil spring 28, the engagement between the flange portion 22b and the third engaged groove 312g. Can be maintained. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively restrict the head portion 31 of the pole 3 from dropping from the insertion hole 22a of the base 2.

  Further, since the locking portion 32d2 of the pole body portion 32 is always locked in the locking hole 311c of the head portion 31 by the compression coil spring 33 against the weight of the pole body portion 32, the rotation of the pole body portion 32 is performed. When the head portion 31 is rotated about the axis by the operation, the operation of locking the pole body portion 32 to the head portion 31 is not necessary. Therefore, the pole 3 can be attached more easily.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, two protruding portions 27 and two flange portions 22b are provided in the circumferential direction of the base body portion 22, but the number is not limited, and at least one is provided. It only has to be.

  Furthermore, although the flange part 22b is formed in the opening of the insertion hole 22a of the base main-body part 22, you may be formed in the inside of the insertion hole 22a.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Indoor drying apparatus 2 Base 3 Pole 22a Insertion hole 22b Flange part 27 Protrusion part 31 Head part 32 Pole main-body part 32d2 Locking part 33 Compression coil spring (biasing means)
311c Locking hole 312e First engaged groove 312f Second engaged groove 312g Third engaged groove

Claims (4)

An indoor clothes drying apparatus comprising: a base having an insertion hole that opens downward; and a pole having a head portion that is detachably attached to the base by being inserted into the insertion hole,
The base has a protruding portion that is urged to protrude radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole,
The head portion of the pole, while being inserted into the insertion hole without interfering with the protruding portion, the protruding be rotated from the inserted state positively or reverse direction the head portion about the axis A first engaged groove capable of engaging with the portion and forcibly moving the protrusion in a radially outward direction;
By rotating the head part further in the one direction from a state where the protrusion part is forcibly moved in the radially outward direction by rotating the head part in either one of the forward and reverse directions, the inward direction of the protruding part The projecting portion is allowed to engage with the projecting portion, and the projecting portion is forcibly moved outwardly from the engaged state even if the head portion is rotated in the forward or reverse direction around the axis. a second engagement grooves can be moved is formed,
The indoor clothes drying apparatus , wherein a plurality of the first engaged grooves and the second engaged grooves are alternately formed in a circumferential direction of the head portion . The indoor clothes drying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the protrusions are provided in a circumferential direction of the insertion hole . The base is formed with a flange portion protruding inwardly in the radial direction of the insertion hole,
The head portion is allowed to rotate around the axis without interfering with the flange portion when the head portion is inserted into the insertion hole, and the protruding portion and the second engaged groove The indoor clothes drying apparatus of Claim 1 or 2 in which the 3rd to-be-engaged groove | channel engaged with the said flange part in the state engaged with is formed . The pole has a pole body portion attached to the lower end portion of the head portion so as to be movable in the axial direction,
A locking hole that opens downward is formed in the head portion,
The pole main body portion has a locking portion which is engaged with and disengaged from the locking hole by moving in the axial direction and which can rotate around the axis line with the head portion while being locked in the locking hole. And
The said latching | locking part is urged | biased by the urging | biasing means in the direction latched by the said latching hole against the dead weight of the said pole main-body part . Indoor clothes drying equipment.

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