JP4916246B2 - Clothesline - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a clothesline. More specifically, the present invention relates to a clothes drying tool that is compact in the distribution process as an assembly type.

  As a conventional clothes-drying tool, it has a hook part to be hooked on the object to be hooked, and has a central frame extending in the vertical direction in plan view and a U-shape in plan view, and both ends thereof are rotatable with respect to both ends of the central frame. 2. Description of the Related Art A clothes drying tool including a pair of left and right frames connected to each other is known (for example, see FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1).

In such a conventional clothesline, the size when not in use and in circulation is reduced compared to the size when used by rotating (folding) the pair of left and right frames toward the center frame. Can do.
JP 2005-13505 A

The conventional clothesliner described above has a problem that the size at the time of distribution is still large because the downsizing is achieved only by rotating (folding) the pair of left and right frames toward the center frame.
An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and provide a clothesliner that can be reduced in size during distribution.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the clothes-drying tool of the present invention has a hook portion that is hooked on a hook object, and a central frame that extends in the vertical direction in plan view;
Two pipe-shaped rotating frames extending in the left-right direction from both ends of the central frame in plan view and connected to both ends of the central frame so as to be rotatable toward the hook portion;
A connecting frame for connecting the tip portions of the rotating frame;
A pair of left and right end frames which are U-shaped in plan view and whose both ends are detachably connected to the tip of the rotating frame via the connecting frame;
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The connecting frame is a composite of I shape in plan view, which includes a pair of parallel cylindrical portions that connect the tip of the rotating frame and the tip of the end frame, and a connecting portion that connects these cylindrical portions. It is a resin integrally molded product.
The “U shape” includes a U shape.
According to such a configuration, at the time of distribution, the end frame is removed from the rotating frame, and the rotating frame is rotated toward the hooking portion side of the central frame, so that the size at the time of distribution can be increased. The size can be significantly reduced as compared with a conventional clothesline.

In use, the user can use both ends of the end frame connected to the tip of the rotating frame.
Here, if it is assumed that a connecting frame for connecting the tip portions of the rotating frame is not provided, the rotating frame can freely rotate with respect to the central frame, and the tip of the rotating frame can be freely rotated. Since the distance between them becomes unstable, it is not easy for the user to connect both ends of the end frame to the tip of the rotating frame.
On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present invention, since the connecting frame for connecting the tip portions of the rotating frame is provided, the rotation of the rotating frame with respect to the central frame is in a paired state, and Since the interval between the tips of the rotating frames is also stable, the user can easily connect both ends of the end frame to the tips of the rotating frames. In addition, when not in use, the user can store the clothes-drying device in a compact state by removing the end frame.

Further, both ends of said end frame, since the structure that is detachably connected via the connecting frame to the distal end of the pivoting frame, for connecting the other separately pivoting frame and the end frame of the consolidated frame The connecting member for connecting the tip end portions of the rotating frame not only becomes unnecessary, but the connecting member for connecting the rotating frame and the end frame is also integrally formed. It is possible to firmly connect the rotating frame and the end frame.
Preferably, both ends of the end frame are provided with insertion holes, and both ends of the end frame are formed of a cylindrical body, and U-shaped slits are formed on the peripheral wall of the cylindrical body. A tongue piece having flexibility is formed, and end members each having an engaging claw protruding from the insertion hole are attached to the tip of the tongue piece,
An engagement hole that engages with the engagement claw is provided in the tubular portion of the connection frame.

Preferably, the connecting frame is provided with a recess that allows the hook to escape when the pivot frame is turned toward the hook.
If comprised in this way, the assembly which consists of a center frame, a rotation frame, and a connection frame at the time of rotating a rotation frame toward the hook part side can be made more compact.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a clothesliner according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1A and 1B are diagrams showing an embodiment of a clothes drying tool according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a plan view, FIG. 1B is a front view, FIG. 1C is a side view, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view with the end frame removed, and FIG. 3 is a view showing the assembly including the central frame, the rotating frame, and the connecting frame with the end frame removed and folded, (a) is a plan view. , (B) is a front view.

  As shown in these drawings, the clothes-drying tool 1 has a hook portion 11 that is hooked on a hook object such as a clothes rack (not shown), and has a central frame 10 that extends in the vertical direction in plan view and the central frame 10 in plan view. Two pairs of rotating frames 20, 20, 20, 20 that extend in the left-right direction from both ends of the central frame 10 and that are rotatably connected to both ends of the central frame 10 toward the hook 11. A pair of left and right end frames 40 that are U-shaped in plan view and that have both ends 41 detachably connected to the tip 21 of the rotating frame 20; 40.

  The structure of the center frame 10, the structure of the hook portion 11, and the connecting structure in which the both ends of the center frame 10 and the rotating frame 20 can rotate are described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-13505) described above. The described structure can be employed, and is configured as such in this embodiment. The hook portion 11 is rotatably attached to the central frame 10 in plan view. Reference numeral 12 denotes a gripping part and hook for folding the clothes-drying tool 1 and hanging it in place. Reference numeral 50 denotes a pinch for suspending the laundry or the like, and a plurality of pinches are provided on the lower surfaces of the rotating frame 20, the connecting frame 30, and the end frame 40 via suspension members (suspension fittings) 51. The pinch 50 is suspended from each frame by a structure similar to the suspension structure described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-13505). 1A, 1D, 2 and 3, the pinch 50 and the hanging bracket 51 are not shown.

4A and 4B are views showing the rotating frame 20, wherein FIG. 4A is a bottom view and FIG. 4B is a side view.
The rotating frame 20 has a pipe shape (for example, a stainless steel pipe), and a screw hole 22 and a pair of holes 23 for suspending the pinch 50 are provided on the lower surface thereof.
The base portion 24 of the rotating frame 20 is inserted into a cylindrical portion 26 of a hinge member 25 (see FIGS. 1A and 1D) for rotatably connecting to the end portion of the central frame 10, and the screw hole 22. It is fixed with a screw 27 that is screwed onto the screw.
The distal end portion 21 of the rotating frame 20 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 31 of the connecting frame 30 (see FIGS. 1A and 1D) and fixed with screws 28 that are screwed into the screw holes 22.
The suspension bracket 51 is connected to the hole 23 of the rotating frame 20, and the pinch 50 described above is connected.

5A and 5B are views showing the connecting frame 30, wherein FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a front view, FIG. 5C is a side view, FIG. 5D is a bottom view, and FIG. , (F) is a sectional view taken along line ff in FIG.
The connecting frame 30 is an integrally molded product made of a synthetic resin having an I-shape in plan view, which includes a pair of parallel cylindrical portions 31, 31 and a connecting portion 32 that connects them.
As shown in FIG. (F), a partition wall 33 is provided at the inner center of the cylindrical portion 31, and a screw is provided on the lower surface of the cylindrical portion on the inner side (left side in FIG. (F)) of the partition wall 33. An insertion hole 34 is provided, and an engagement hole 35 that engages with an engagement claw of an end frame 40 described later is provided on the lower surface of the cylindrical portion outside the partition wall 33 (on the right side in FIG. 5F). .
The tip 21 of the rotating frame 20 described above is inserted into the inner part of the cylindrical portion 31 (on the left side in FIG. (F)), and the screw 28 inserted through the screw insertion hole 34 is inserted into the screw hole of the rotating frame 20. The rotating frame 20 is connected and fixed by being screwed to 22 (see FIG. 1D).
A plurality of (in this case, four) holes 36 for suspending the pinch 50 are provided in the connecting portion 32, and the pinches 50 are connected to the holes 36 through the suspension fittings 51, respectively.
As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting portion 32 is provided with a recess 37 that allows the hook portion 11 to escape when the rotary frame 20 is turned toward the hook portion 11 side of the central frame 10. In addition, the hook part 11 shown in FIG. 3 is in a state rotated 90 degrees in plan view from the state shown in FIG.

6A and 6B are views showing the end frame 40, wherein FIG. 6A is a bottom view, and FIG. 6B is a side view of FIG.
The end frame 40 is obtained by bending a pipe (for example, a stainless steel pipe) into a U shape. Engagement claw insertion holes 42 to be described later are provided on the lower surfaces of both ends 41 of the end frame 40. A hole 43 for suspending the pinch 50 is provided on the entire bottom surface of the end frame 40.
End members 60 as shown in FIG. 7 are attached to both ends 41 of the end frame 40.

7A and 7B are views showing the end member 60, where FIG. 7A is a plan view, FIG. 7B is a front view, FIG. 7C is a left side view, FIG. 7D is a right side view, FIG. ) Is a sectional view taken along line ff in FIG. 4C, and FIG. 4G is a sectional view taken along line gg in FIG.
The end member 60 is an integrally molded product made of synthetic resin. The end member 60 is a cylindrical body having one end 61 closed and a taper T on the other end. A U-shaped slit 62 is formed on the peripheral wall. A tongue piece 63 having flexibility is formed, and an engaging claw (projection) 64 is formed at the tip of the tongue piece 63.

The end member 60 is inserted into both ends 41 of the end frame 40 from the tapered portion T side. When the end member 60 is inserted into the tip 41 of the end frame 40 and the engaging claw 64 reaches the insertion hole 42 (see FIG. 6) in the end frame 40, the tongue piece 63 is engaged by the flexibility (restoring force). The claw 64 protrudes from the insertion hole 42. After that, the end member 40 is fixed to the end frame 40 by tightening the end of the end frame 40 to the straight portion S (FIG. 6A) of the end member 60 by caulking or the like. In this state, the engagement claw 64 is in a state where it can be protruded and retracted from the insertion hole 42.
Accordingly, when both ends 41 (and therefore the end member 60) of the end frame 40 are respectively inserted into the outer portions of the partition wall 33 (on the right side in FIG. 5 (f)) in the tubular portion 31 of the connecting frame 30 described above, FIG. ), When the engaging claw 64 reaches the engaging hole 35 of the cylindrical portion 31, the engaging claw 64 protrudes from the engaging hole 35 due to the flexibility (restoring force) of the tongue 63, and By engaging with the engagement hole 35, the end frame 40 is prevented from coming off from the tubular portion 31 in the connection frame 30, and the end frame 40 and the connection frame 30 are connected. In order to remove the end frame 40 from the cylindrical portion 31 of the connecting frame 30, it is possible to easily remove the end claw 64 by pushing down the engaging claw 64 with a pen tip or the like.
In this manner, both ends 41 of the end frame 40 are detachably connected to the tip 21 of the rotating frame 20 via the connection frame 30.

Also, the connection frame 30 and the end frame 40 can be connected by screws.
FIGS. 8A and 8B are views showing a connection frame 30 ′ in the case where the connection with the end frame 40 is performed with screws. FIG. 8A is a plan view, FIG. 8B is a front view, FIG. 8C is a side view, and FIG. (E) is a bottom view of FIG. (D), and (f) is a sectional view taken along line ff in FIG. (B). In FIG. 8, the same or corresponding parts as those shown in FIG.
When the connection frame 30 and the end frame 40 are connected by screws, the holes 42 shown in FIG. 6 are screw holes, and screws are inserted into the screw insertion holes 35 ′ in the connection frame 30 ′ so that the screw holes 42 of the end frame 40 are inserted. The connection frame 30 and the end frame 40 are connected to each other by screwing (tightening).
In this case, as shown in FIGS. 8E and 8F, a convex portion 38 is provided inside the cylindrical portion 31 of the connecting frame 30 (the cylindrical portion into which the end portion 41 of the end frame 40 is inserted). It is desirable that a notch that fits into the convex portion 38 is provided in the end portion 41 of the end frame 40 to position the both.
Further, as shown in FIG. 9, when a screw hole is drilled in the end frame 40 with the drill drill D, the drill tip often slides slightly along the arc surface on the arc surface of the end frame 40. Often deviates in the circumferential direction (arrow X1 or X2 direction) of the pipe (40).
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the screw insertion hole 35 ′ provided in the connection frame 30 ′ is a long hole in the circumferential direction of the pipe forming the end frame 40.

The above-described clothes-drying tool 1 is constructed by assembling the assembly U composed of the center frame 10, the rotation frame 20, and the connection frame 30 as described above, and the assembly U is rotated as shown in FIG. 20 (and thus the connecting frame 30) is in a folded state in which it is rotated toward the hooking portion 11 side of the central frame 10. Although not shown, a pinch 50 is attached to the rotating frame 20 and the connecting frame 30.
On the other hand, a pair of end frames 40 with the end member 60 attached is prepared. Although not shown, a pinch 50 is also attached to the end frame 40.
The assembly U prepared as described above and the pair of end frames 40 are packed as one set and shipped from the factory.
The shipped clothes-drying tool 1 passes through the distribution process to the user's hand, and is assembled by the user attaching both ends 41 of the frame 40 to the cylindrical portion 31 of the connecting frame 30 and used for the user.

According to the clothes drying tool 1 as described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(A) The clothes-drying tool 1 has a hook part 11 to be hooked on the object to be hooked, and has a central frame 10 extending in the vertical direction in a plan view, and extending in the left-right direction from both ends of the central frame 10 in a plan view. Two pairs of rotating frames 20 that are connected to both ends of the rotating frame 20 toward the hooking portion 11 side, a connecting frame 30 that connects the distal end portions 21 of the rotating frame 20, and U in plan view. Since it has a letter shape and both ends 41 are provided with a pair of left and right end frames 40 removably connected to the tip of the rotating frame 20, the end frame 40 is removed from the rotating frame 20 during distribution. (See FIG. 2), and the rotating frame 20 is rotated toward the hooking portion 11 side of the central frame 10 (see FIG. 3), so that the size at the time of distribution can be increased. The can significantly smaller than the prior art clothestool by.

The clothes-drying tool 1 of this embodiment has a length L1 in use as shown in FIG. 1 of L1 = 730 mm, and a radius R of the hinge member 25 is R = 20 mm. The length L2 is L2 = (L1 / 2) + R = 385 mm. The width W1 is W1 = 335 mm. This size does not fit into a normal container (width 346 mm, length 277 mm).
On the other hand, in the clothesline 1 of this embodiment, the end frame 40 is removed from the rotating frame 20 as shown in FIG. 2, and the rotating frame 20 is set in the center as shown in FIG. The length L3 when the frame 10 is rotated toward the hooking portion 11 is L3 = 250 mm (see FIGS. 2 and 3). Further, since the length L4 (see FIG. 2) of the end frame 40 is L4 = 230 mm (<L3), the length at the time of distribution is L3 = 250 mm, and the size at the time of distribution is set to the clothesliner according to the prior art. It can be made significantly smaller than that. Since the width W1 is W1 = 335 mm, this size is a size that fits into a normal container (width 346 mm, length 277 mm).
Therefore, the clothes-drying tool 1 can be stored in a normal container and distributed at low cost without fear of damage.

(B) At the time of use, the user can use both ends 41 of the end frame 40 connected to the tip of the rotating frame 20 (see FIG. 1).
If the connecting frame 30 for connecting the tip portions 21 of the rotating frame 20 is not provided, the rotating frame 20 can freely rotate with respect to the central frame 10 respectively. Further, since the interval between the rotating frame tips 21 is also unstable, it is not easy for the user to connect both ends 41 of the end frame 40 to the tip 21 of the rotating frame 20.
On the other hand, according to the clothes drying tool 1 of this embodiment, since the connecting frame 30 that connects the distal end portions 21 of the rotating frame 20 is provided, the rotation of the rotating frame 20 with respect to the central frame 10 is prevented. The user can easily rotate the both ends 41 of the end frame 40 because they are connected to each other by the connecting frame 30 and are in a paired state, and the interval W (see FIG. 2) between the rotating frame tips 21 is also stable. It can be connected to the tip of the frame 20. Further, the user can remove the end frame 40 and store the clothes-drying tool 1 in a compact state.

(C) Since both ends 41 of the end frame 40 are detachably connected to the distal end 21 of the rotating frame 20 via the connecting frame 30, the rotating frame 20 and the connecting frame 30 are separately provided. Not only is the connection member (for example, the joint member described above) for connecting the end frame 40 unnecessary, but the connection frame 30 for connecting the distal ends of the rotation frame 20 is connected to the rotation frame 20 and the end frame 40. Since the connecting member for connecting the two is also integrally formed, the rotating frame 20 and the end frame 40 can be firmly connected.

(D) Since the connecting frame 30 is provided with a recess 37 that allows the hooking portion 11 to escape when the turning frame 20 is turned toward the hooking portion 11, the turning frame 20 is placed on the hooking portion 11 side. The assembly U comprising the center frame 10, the rotation frame 20, and the connection frame 30 when being rotated toward the center can be made more compact.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately modified within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the clothes drying tool which concerns on this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view, (d) is a bottom view. The top view of the state which removed the end frame. It is a figure which shows the assembly which consists of a center frame, a rotation frame, and a connection frame of the state which removed and folded the end frame, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view. It is a figure which shows a rotation frame, (a) is a bottom view, (b) is a side view. FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a front view, FIG. 5C is a side view, FIG. 5D is a bottom view, FIG. 5E is a bottom view of FIG. These are ff sectional drawings in a figure (b). 4A and 4B are diagrams showing the end frame 40, wherein FIG. 5A is a bottom view, and FIG. 5B is a side view of FIG. It is a figure which shows an end member, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a left side view, (d) is a right side view, (e) is a bottom view, (f) is a figure ( The ff sectional view in c), (g) is the gg sectional view in Drawing (d). FIG. 5 is a view showing a modified example of the connecting frame, in which (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view, (d) is a bottom view, and (e) is a bottom view of FIG. (F) is ff sectional drawing in FIG. (B). Explanatory drawing of the drilling process to a pipe.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clothes drying tool 10 Center frame 11 Hook part 20 Rotating frame 30 Connection frame 37 Recess 40 End frame

Claims (3)

A central frame having a hook portion to be hooked on the object to be hooked and extending vertically in a plan view;
Two pipe-shaped rotating frames extending in the left-right direction from both ends of the central frame in plan view and connected to both ends of the central frame so as to be rotatable toward the hook portion;
A connecting frame for connecting the tip portions of the rotating frame;
A pair of left and right end frames which are U-shaped in plan view and whose both ends are detachably connected to the tip of the rotating frame via the connecting frame;
With
The connecting frame is a composite of I shape in plan view, which includes a pair of parallel cylindrical portions that connect the tip of the rotating frame and the tip of the end frame, and a connecting portion that connects these cylindrical portions. A clothes-drying tool characterized by being an integrally molded product made of resin. Insertion holes are provided at both ends of the end frame, and both ends of the end frame are made of a cylindrical body, and a U-shaped slit is formed on the peripheral wall of the cylindrical body, thereby allowing flexibility. And end members each having an engaging claw protruding from the insertion hole are attached to the end of the tongue piece,
The clothes drying tool according to claim 1, wherein an engagement hole that engages with the engagement claw is provided in the tubular portion of the connection frame.   The clothes drying tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connection frame is provided with a recess for allowing the hook to escape when the pivot frame is rotated toward the hook. .

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