Clothes hanger, electric clothes drying system and clothes drying method capable of automatically arranging clothes in order

Abstract

This invention discloses a clothes rack that can automatically arrange clothes in sequence, an electric clothes drying system, and a clothes drying method. The system includes a rod body with grooves and multiple limiting devices located within the grooves. Each limiting device includes a housing and a pressing button, a first limiting member, a second limiting member, and an elastic member located within the housing. The first and second limiting members are supported on both sides of the pressing button, and the elastic member connects the first and second limiting members. Under the tension of the elastic member, the limiting device can switch back and forth between a natural state and a load-bearing state. The second limiting member of the limiting device at the end is restrained. When the limiting devices are driven sequentially, the pressing button of the later limiting device is subjected to external force and sinks to a second height, pushing the first limiting member outward. The first limiting member of the later limiting device moves forward to abut against the second limiting member of the preceding limiting device, preventing the second limiting member from moving, thereby automatically hanging the clothes racks sequentially on the clothes rack.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a clothes drying device, and more particularly to a clothes rack that can automatically arrange clothes in sequence, an electric clothes drying system, and a clothes drying method. Background Technology

[0002] The electric clothes drying system includes a clothes drying host installed on the ceiling and a height-adjustable drying rod. The drive device inside the clothes drying host retracts and extends the steel wire rope to raise and lower the drying rod.

[0003] The drying rack is a long, horizontal pole with several hanging holes for hanging clothes hangers. When drying clothes, users thread each garment onto a hanger and then hang it one by one in the holes on the rack. This process requires repeated actions of placing clothes on hangers and moving them to the corresponding positions on the rack. These multiple, cumbersome steps add unnecessary strain to what seems like an effortless task, especially for those with mobility issues.

[0004] Patent application CN111485399A discloses a clothes drying rack, comprising a drying rack body and limiting members. The drying rack body includes a housing and a sliding member. The sliding member is slidably disposed within the housing and extends along its length. Multiple limiting members arranged along the length of the housing are inserted into the top of the housing and connected to the sliding member. The sliding of the sliding member can cause the limiting members to move up and down, allowing their tops to extend outside the housing or retract inside the housing. When the tops of the limiting members extend outside the housing, the anti-slip position formed by any two adjacent limiting members on the housing effectively restricts the sliding of the clothes hanger on the housing. When the tops of the limiting members retract inside the housing, the clothes hanger can slide freely on the housing, making it easy to quickly gather and remove the clothes hanger at once.

[0005] The invention patent application with publication number "CN111648101A" discloses a clothes drying rod, which includes a drying rod body and a rotating component. The rotating component is located at the top of the drying rod body and extends along its length. The rotating component includes a limiting plate and a rotating shaft located at the bottom of the limiting plate. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the drying rod body. The rotating component can achieve a hanging state and a retracted state by rotating. In the hanging state, the limiting plate is upright, and in the retracted state, the limiting plate is folded down. The top of the limiting plate has multiple anti-slip recesses for hooking clothes hangers. When the rotating component is in the hanging state, the anti-slip recesses can restrict the clothes hangers from sliding on the drying rod. When the rotating component is in the retracted state, the clothes hangers can slide freely on the drying rod, making it easy to quickly gather and remove the clothes hangers together.

[0006] In the existing technology, although the clothes rack hanging part of the drying rod is provided with a recessed position to form a hanging positioning for the clothes rack, and the limiting plate can fall down or retract to facilitate the unobstructed sliding of the clothes rack and achieve the purpose of quickly collecting clothes; however, there is still no publicly available drying rod structure in which the user does not need to manually position the recessed position, and multiple clothes racks can be automatically arranged in sequence at the same starting point of the drying rod. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In view of the inconvenience caused by the need for the user to manually position the hanging point when hanging clothes in the existing technology, which requires repeated actions of hanging clothes on the hanger and moving the hanger with clothes to the corresponding recessed point of the drying rod, the present invention provides a drying rod in which hangers can be automatically arranged in sequence, as well as an electric clothes drying system and method having the drying rod structure.

[0008] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is: a clothes rack that can automatically arrange clothes in sequence, including a rod extending along the length direction and multiple limiting devices;

[0009] The rod body includes a groove extending along the length in the middle and two side walls surrounding the groove. Multiple consecutive V-shaped support grooves are provided on the side walls, and a limiting device is correspondingly configured in each V-shaped support groove.

[0010] The limiting device includes a housing, a pressing button, a first limiting member, a second limiting member, and a spring; the housing includes an inner cavity, the pressing button, the first limiting member, the second limiting member, and the spring are installed in the inner cavity, the outer wall of the housing is axially connected to the inner wall of the side wall, and a counterweight is provided at the lower part of the housing;

[0011] The press button can move up and down within the housing cavity; the first limiting member and the second limiting member can move within the housing cavity; the two first limiting members and the second limiting member are connected by the spring;

[0012] The upper end of the first limiting member and the upper end surface of the second limiting member are higher than the resting surface of the press button;

[0013] In its natural state, the spring tension causes the first limiting member and the second limiting member to be close to each other, and the first limiting member and the second limiting member together support the press button at the first height H1;

[0014] Under load, the press button sinks to a second height H2.

[0015] The plurality of limiting devices include an end limiting device and other limiting devices, wherein the second limiting member of the end limiting device is restricted from movement, and the outer wall of the second limiting member of the other limiting devices is provided with a top contact member;​

[0016] When the button of the end limit device is pressed down, it bears the weight of the clothes hanger. The first limit member of the end limit device moves outward and descends, while the second limit member does not move. The end of the first limit member of the end limit device abuts against the end of the top contact member of the previous limit device to restrict the movement of the second limit member of the previous limit device.

[0017] A further preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: a first guide assembly is provided between the housing and the press button, and a second guide assembly is provided between the housing and the first limiting member or the second limiting member;

[0018] The first guide assembly includes a diamond-shaped through hole on the housing and first positioning pins on both sides of the press button;

[0019] The second guide assembly includes a movable groove on the housing and a second positioning pin on the first or second limiting member.

[0020] A further preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the press button is located at the middle position of the V-shaped support groove.

[0021] A further preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: a shaft pin is provided on the outer wall of the housing, and an insertion hole is provided on the inner wall of the side wall, wherein the shaft pin is inserted into the insertion hole.

[0022] Another preferred subject: a clothes rack that automatically arranges clothes in sequence, comprising a rod body with grooves and a plurality of limiting devices located within the grooves;

[0023] The upper edge of the rod is continuously distributed with multiple recessed resting areas, and the limiting device is located in the groove where the corresponding recessed resting area is located.

[0024] The limiting device includes a housing and a press-down button, a first limiting member, a second limiting member, and an elastic member located within the housing. The housing is located within the groove and is axially connected to the two side walls of the rod, and is always in a horizontally balanced state. The first and second limiting members support the press-down button on both sides, and the elastic member is connected between the first and second limiting members. Under the tension of the elastic member, the limiting device can switch back and forth between a natural state and a load-bearing state.

[0025] Among them, the second limiting member of the limiting device located at the end is restricted;

[0026] In its natural state, the elastic force causes the first and second limiting members to move closer together and lift the press button to a first height;

[0027] Under load, the press button is subjected to external force and sinks to the second height, pushing the first and second limiting members to move outward, and the elastic member stretches and stores energy; the first height is higher than the second height;

[0028] In the transmission limit state, the pressing button of the rear limit device is subjected to external force and sinks to the second height, pushing the first limit member to move outward. The first limit member of the rear limit device moves forward to abut against the second limit member of the front limit device, preventing the second limit member of the front from moving.

[0029] A further preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: the two outer walls of the shell are axially connected to the inner walls of the two side walls of the rod, and a counterweight is provided at the lower part of the shell so that the shell can always maintain a horizontal balance.

[0030] The recessed resting area includes a first V-shaped resting groove and a second V-shaped resting groove on the two side walls of the rod, and a recessed area located between the two V-shaped resting grooves.

[0031] The V-shaped resting groove on the side wall of the rod is serrated or wavy.

[0032] A further preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: the upper end of the first limiting member and the upper end surface of the second limiting member are higher than the resting surface of the pressing button; the outer wall of the second limiting member is provided with a top contact member;

[0033] In the transmission limiting state, the top of the rear first limiting member abuts against the end of the front second limiting member to limit the displacement of the front second limiting member.

[0034] In the transmission limiting state, the outward displacement of the first limiting member is greater than the outward displacement of the first and second limiting members in the load-bearing state.

[0035] A further preferred embodiment of the present invention is that the pressing button can move up and down within the inner cavity of the housing, and the first and second limiting members can move within the inner cavity of the housing.

[0036] A first guide component is provided between the housing and the press button to guide the movement of the press button, and a second guide component is provided between the housing and the first or second limiting member to guide the movement of both.

[0037] Another preferred subject: an electric clothes drying system, including a main unit and the said drying rod, the main unit including a drive device for retracting and extending steel wire ropes, the lower end of the first steel wire rope being connected to the first end of the drying rod, and the lower end of the second steel wire rope being connected to the second end of the drying rod;

[0038] The lower end of the first wire rope is higher than the lower end of the second wire rope so that the drying rack is tilted at an angle α; 10 degrees < α < 30 degrees;

[0039] The clothes rack with clothes on it slides from the first end of the rod to the second end of the rod under its own weight and is restricted by the limiting device at the end, thereby triggering the drying rod to be in a load-bearing state.

[0040] A further preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows: the driving device includes a first driving device and a second driving device, the first driving device includes a first motor and a first winding reel, and the second driving device includes a second motor and a second winding reel; a first wire rope is wound on the first winding reel, and a second wire rope is wound on the second winding reel.

[0041] The speed at which the first motor drives the first reel is less than the speed at which the second motor drives the second reel, so that the release speed of the first wire rope is less than the release speed of the second wire rope.

[0042] 11. The electric clothes drying system according to claim 9, wherein the driving device comprises a main motor and first and second reels driven by the main motor;

[0043] The diameter of the first reel is smaller than the diameter of the second reel, so that the release speed of the first wire rope is less than the release speed of the second wire rope.

[0044] Another preferred subject: a clothes drying method, including the aforementioned electric clothes drying system, with the following specific steps:

[0045] (1) When the drying rod is in a natural state, the drive device is started to release the first steel wire rope and the second steel wire rope. After the release is completed, the lower end of the first steel wire rope is higher than the lower end of the second steel wire rope so that the drying rod presents an inclination angle α.

[0046] (2) Hang the clothes rack with clothes on it onto the pole, and the clothes rack slides from the higher end of the pole to the lower end of the pole under its own weight;

[0047] (3) The clothes rack is restricted by the limiting device at the end. The clothes rack presses the down button of the limiting device at the end, thereby triggering the drying rod to be in the transmission limiting state.

[0048] (4) After the clothes rack is hung, the drive device is restarted to wind the first and second steel wire ropes and raise the drying rod until both ends of the rod are at the same height.

[0049] 13. The clothes drying method according to claim 12, characterized in that: it includes an end limiting device and other limiting devices, and in step (2), the clothes hanger triggers the other limiting devices to be in a load-bearing state so that the second limiting member of the other limiting devices tilts outward and extends.

[0050] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are: the pole is tilted at an angle α, and by using this tilt angle, the clothes hanger can slide on the drying rod by its own weight without the need for the user to push it manually.

[0051] Furthermore, when the clothes hanger automatically slides to the end of the drying rod, it is simultaneously restrained by the second limiting member of the end limiting device. At the same time, the hanger triggers the end-press button to the second height, causing the first limiting member to extend forward (with a displacement greater than the normal displacement), thus locking it against the second limiting member. Subsequently, as each hanger is hung and slids backward, a chain reaction of adjacent limiting device actions occurs, ensuring that the hangers are sequentially and orderly positioned at their corresponding locations on the rod.

[0052] This allows users to simply hang their clothes at one point, and the entire drying process can be automated, reducing user steps and improving drying efficiency. It eliminates the need for users to repeatedly hang clothes on hangers and move them to the corresponding drying rack, avoiding the tedious experience of simple tasks being performed repeatedly.

[0053] The side wall of the pole has a V-shaped support groove. When it is necessary to hang the clothes, the hook of the clothes hanger will not only be restricted by the limiting part, but the shape of the V-shaped support groove itself can also limit the clothes hanger and prevent it from sliding left and right on the pole.

[0054] The use of an electric system to control the release speed of two steel wire ropes adjusts the tilt of the drying rack, making the clothes drying system more intelligent. Users can complete the entire drying process with simple operations. Clothes drying is more convenient and faster, eliminating the need for frequent movement, reducing household chores, and enhancing the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0055] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will understand that these drawings are drawn only for the purpose of explaining the preferred embodiments and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. Furthermore, unless specifically indicated, the drawings are only schematic representations of the composition or structure of the described objects and may contain exaggerated depictions, and the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0056] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing the usage status of an electric clothes drying system;

[0057] Figure 2 This is a side view diagram of an electric clothes drying system.

[0058] Figure 3 A partial schematic diagram of a tilted drying rack with a clothes hanger attached;

[0059] Figure 4 This is a partial structural diagram of the rod and the limiting device;

[0060] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the limiting device in this embodiment. Figure 1 ;

[0061] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the limiting device in this embodiment. Figure 2 ;

[0062] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the limiting device in this embodiment. Figure 3 ;

[0063] Figure 8 This is a disassembly diagram of the limiting device structure in this embodiment;

[0064] Figure 9 This is a diagram illustrating the un-locked state between adjacent limit devices. Figure 1 ;

[0065] Figure 10 This is a diagram illustrating the un-locked state between adjacent limit devices. Figure 2 ;

[0066] Figure 11 This is a structural disassembly diagram of the end-position limiting device;

[0067] Figure 12 Diagram showing the jamming state between adjacent limit devices Figure 1 ;

[0068] Figure 13 Diagram showing the jamming state between adjacent limit devices Figure 2 ;

[0069] Figure 14 This is a flowchart of a method for automatically arranging clothes for drying in sequence. Detailed Implementation

[0070] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that these descriptions are merely descriptive and exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

[0071] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly used when the product of this invention is in use. They are only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this invention. Similarly, terms such as "first" and "second" are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding and have no other directional meaning, and should not be regarded as limitations on this invention.

[0072] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the electric clothes drying system 100 includes a main unit 10 and a drying rod 20. The main unit 10 includes a drive device 101 for winding and unwinding the steel wire rope.

[0073] The lower end of the first wire rope s1 is connected to the first end a1 of the drying rod 20, and the lower end of the second wire rope s2 is connected to the second end a2 of the drying rod 20.

[0074] The lower end of the first steel wire rope s1 is higher than the lower end of the second steel wire rope s2, so that the drying rod 20 is tilted at an angle α. Preferably, in this embodiment, 10 degrees < α < 30 degrees. When the drying rod 20 is tilted at this angle, the clothes hanger 60 with clothes on it can slide to the second end a2 of the drying rod 20 based on its own weight. Preferably, the weight of a single clothes hanger 60 can also allow it to slide freely to the end of the drying rod 20.

[0075] In actual operation, the clothes rack 60 with clothes on it slides from the first end a1 to the second end a2 of the rod 21 under its own weight and is restricted by the limiting device 30 at the end, which in turn triggers the drying rod 20 to be in the transmission limiting state.

[0076] Specifically, the drive device 101 includes a first drive device and a second drive device. The first drive device includes a first motor and a first reel, and the second drive device includes a second motor and a second reel. A first wire rope s1 is wound on the first reel, and a second wire rope s2 is wound on the second reel. The speed at which the first motor drives the first reel is less than the speed at which the second motor drives the second reel, so that the release speed of the first wire rope s1 is less than the release speed of the second wire rope s2. This achieves the purpose of allowing the rod 21 to be in a tilted state when the drive device 101 stops.

[0077] In another embodiment, the drive unit 101 may include a main motor and first and second reels driven by the main motor; the diameter of the first reel is smaller than the diameter of the second reel, so that the release speed of the first wire rope s1 is less than the release speed of the second wire rope s2. With this technique, the rod 21 can also be in an inclined state when the drive unit 101 stops.

[0078] For the clothes rack 20 that automatically arranges clothes hangers in sequence, it should be specifically noted that, for example... Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the drying rod 20 includes a rod body 21 with a groove 22 and a plurality of limiting devices 30 located in the groove 22.

[0079] Multiple recessed resting areas r are continuously distributed along the upper edge of the rod 21, and multiple limiting devices 30 are continuously distributed in the groove 22, with each limiting device 30 located at the groove 22 where the corresponding recessed resting area r is located.

[0080] like Figures 5 to 8 As shown, the limiting device 30 includes a housing 31 and a pressing button b, a first limiting member c, a second limiting member d, and an elastic member located in the inner cavity f of the housing 31. The elastic member is preferably a spring e.

[0081] The button b can move up and down within the inner cavity f, while the first and second limiting members move diagonally within the inner cavity f. Both movements are limited.

[0082] The housing 31 is located in the groove 22 and is axially connected to the two side walls 211 of the rod 21. Moreover, the housing 31 is always in a state of parallel to the ground (horizontal equilibrium state). When the first and second limiting members in the housing 31 are tilted or displaced, the housing 31 will not tilt or move accordingly, but will remain horizontally level based on the axial connection point.

[0083] The first limiting member c and the second limiting member d are distributed in a double-palm support shape, with the palm-support surfaces of the limiting members closely attached to the two inclined surfaces of the press button b, so that the first and second limiting members support the press button b on both sides.

[0084] Spring e is connected between the first and second limiting members. Under the tension of spring e, the first and second limiting members can automatically move inward and reset, so that the limiting device 30 can switch back and forth between the natural state and the load-bearing state.

[0085] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the second limiting member d of the limiting device 30 located at the end of the rod 21 is restricted. That is, after the pressing button b of the end limiting device 30 is subjected to downward pressure, its second limiting member d will not move, thereby causing the first limiting member c to move more. At this time, the rear first limiting member c can abut against the front second limiting member d, so as to achieve the purpose of locking the second limiting member d of the front limiting device 30.

[0086] In its natural state, the spring e pulls the first and second limiting members together and lifts the button b to the first height H1.

[0087] Under load, the clothes hanger 60 hangs on the inclined drying rod 20, and the clothes hanger 60 applies downward pressure to the pressing button b. At this time, the pressing button b, under external force, sinks to the second height H2 and pushes the first and second limiting members to move outward (away from each other). Simultaneously, the spring e is stretched and stores energy. The first height H1 in the natural state is higher than the second height H2 in the load-bearing state.

[0088] In the transmission limiting state, the clothes hanger 60 slides to the last limiting device 30, triggering the downward button b of the last limiting device 30 to sink. The downward-moving downward button b pushes the first limiting member c outward and abuts against the second limiting member d of the last limiting device 30. At this time, since the second limiting member d of the last limiting device 30 is restricted, it will not move.

[0089] Based on the above triggering action, as the clothes hangers 60 are hung one by one and slide backward in sequence, the following actions are achieved: the pressing button b of the rear limiting device 30 is subjected to external force and sinks to the second height, pushing the first limiting member c to move outward. The first limiting member c of the rear limiting device 30 moves forward to abut against the second limiting member d of the front limiting device 30, preventing the second limiting member d of the front from moving.

[0090] Preferably, in the transmission limiting state, the outward displacement of the first limiting member c is greater than the outward displacement of the first and second limiting members in the load-bearing state. This causes the first limiting member c to undergo more displacement, at which point the rearmost first limiting member c can abut against the frontmost second limiting member d.

[0091] More specifically, the outer walls of the housing 31 are provided with shaft connectors (preferably annular shaft connectors, such as...). Figure 5 As shown, the shaft is connected to the inner wall of the two side walls 211 of the rod body 21 (the inner wall of the side wall 211 is provided with a shaft connection groove of corresponding size and shape), and the two cooperate to allow the housing 31 to rotate relative to the shaft connection point.

[0092] In addition, a counterweight 32 is provided at the lower part of the housing 31 to ensure that the housing 31 remains upright, i.e., in a horizontally balanced state with the ground, when the linkage components (press button b, first limit member c and second limit member d) move.

[0093] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the recessed resting area r includes V-shaped resting grooves r1 on the two side walls 211 of the rod body 21, specifically including a first V-shaped resting groove and a second V-shaped resting groove, and a recessed area r2 located between the two V-shaped resting grooves r1.

[0094] Preferably, the V-shaped resting groove r1 on the side wall 211 of the rod 21 is serrated or wavy.

[0095] like Figures 5 to 8 As shown, it should be further explained that the upper end of the first limiting member c and the upper end of the second limiting member d are higher than the resting surface b1 of the press button b; so that the limiting members on both sides can better limit the clothes hanger 60 hanging on the press button b.

[0096] Preferably, a top contact d1 is provided on the outer wall of the second limiting member d. In the transmission limiting state, the top end of the rear first limiting member c abuts against the end of the top contact d1 of the front second limiting member d to limit the displacement of the front second limiting member d.

[0097] Under load-bearing conditions, such as Figure 9 and Figure 10 As shown, the clothes hanger 60 is pressed down on the front press button b, so that the front second limit member d tilts outward and extends along the guide assembly, and the outer end of the second limit member d extends above the rear press button b, so as to guide the clothes hanger 60 to slide smoothly from the front limit device 30 to the rear limit device 30, thereby achieving the purpose of the clothes hanger 60 smoothly sliding from the first end a1 to the second end a2 of the rod 21.

[0098] It can be seen that before the clothes hanger 60 slides to the end of the rod, or before the end limiting device 60 is triggered, the first limiting member c will not push forward against the second limiting member d. That is, under load, the two limiting members can tilt outward under the action of pressing the button b, and automatically reset under the action of the spring e after the external force is removed.

[0099] Only when the clothes hanger 60 slides down to the end limiting device 60, and the clothes hanger 60 is limited by the end second limiting member d and triggers the end press button b, will the rod body 21 be in the transmission limiting state. That is, as each clothes hanger 60 is hung in and slides backward, the clothes hanger 60 presses down the corresponding press button b, and the corresponding rear first limiting member c abuts against the front second limiting member d.

[0100] It should be noted that, in the transmission limiting state, the end limiting device 30 needs to be triggered first by the first slid-in clothes hanger 60. A locking block v is abutted on the outer wall of the second limiting member d of the end limiting device 30, locking the second limiting member d to prevent it from moving under the push of the down button b. Subsequently, the other clothes hangers 60 slide backward in sequence and press the corresponding down button b from back to front, so that the corresponding limiting devices 30 form a chain of limiting actions from back to front.

[0101] More preferably, a first guide component 40 is provided between the housing 31 and the press button b to guide the movement of the press button b, and a second guide component 20 is provided between the housing 31 and the first limiting member or the second limiting member to guide the movement of both.

[0102] Specifically, the first guide assembly 40 includes a diamond-shaped through hole 42 on the housing 31 and first positioning pins 41 on both sides of the press button b. The second guide assembly 50 includes a moving groove 52 on the housing 31 and second positioning pins 51 on the first limiting member c or the second limiting member d.

[0103] The diamond-shaped through hole 42 guides the first positioning pin 41 to move up and down. The moving groove 52 has two openings, one at the top and one at the bottom, both of which are inclined. Correspondingly, there are also two second positioning pins 51. The moving groove 52 guides the second positioning pins 51 to move at an incline, so that the limiting member extends outward or returns to its original position. The limiting member includes a connecting block with the second positioning pin 51 and a stop arm that extends outward at the upper end of the connecting block. The stop arm either guides the clothes hanger 60 to slide down smoothly (at this time it is in a load-bearing state) or restricts the clothes hanger 60 (at this time it is in a transmission limiting state).

[0104] like Figure 12 and Figure 13 As shown, the top contact d1 is horizontally disposed on the outer wall of the second limiting member d, and the outer end of the first limiting member c presses against the outer end of the top contact d1.

[0105] Preferably, such as Figure 11 As shown, the position of the press button b is located in the middle of the V-shaped support groove r1. The outer wall of the housing 31 is provided with a shaft pin 33, and the inner wall of the side wall 211 is provided with a socket, into which the shaft pin 33 is inserted.

[0106] like Figure 14 As shown, the methods for drying clothes, including electric clothes drying systems, are as follows:

[0107] (1) With the drying rod 20 in its natural state, the drive device 101 is activated to release the first steel wire rope s1 and the second steel wire rope s2. Due to the different sizes of the reels or the different drive speeds of the motors on reels of the same size, after the steel wire ropes at both ends are released, the lower end of the first steel wire rope s1 is higher than the lower end of the second steel wire rope s2, causing the drying rod 20 to tilt at an angle α, preferably 10 degrees < α < 30 degrees. At this angle, the clothes hanger 60 can slide freely to the end of the rod 21 under its own weight to trigger the end limiting device 30.

[0108] (2) Hang the clothes hanger 60 with clothes on it onto the rod 21. Under its own weight, the clothes hanger 60 slides from the higher end of the rod 21 to the lower end, preferably from the first end a1 to the second end a2. Under load, the limiting members between adjacent limiting devices 30 will tilt and extend, thereby guiding the clothes hanger 60 to slide. After the external force is removed, the limiting members will automatically reset.

[0109] At this point, the user can stand at a specific location (a convenient point for hanging clothes on the hangers) and arrange all 60 hangers for drying. The hangers are arranged sequentially (from back to front), eliminating the need for the user to walk back and forth. This solves the inconvenience of repeatedly hanging clothes on hangers and moving them to the corresponding recessed points on the drying rod, a problem inherent in conventional clothes-hanging methods.

[0110] In addition, the higher end, or first end a1, where the user stands, is a point where the user can easily hang clothes by lifting it up, thus further simplifying the task of drying clothes.

[0111] (3) The clothes hanger 60 slides to the end limiting device 60 and is limited by the second limiting member d of the end limiting device 30. At the same time, the clothes hanger 60 presses the down button b of the end limiting device 30, which triggers the drying rod 20 to be in the transmission limiting state (each limiting device 30 limits from back to front in sequence). The first limiting member c in the back extends forward in sequence and abuts against the second limiting member d in front, forming a sequential locking effect on the clothes hanger 60, that is, the automatic sequential arrangement of the clothes hanger 60.

[0112] (4) After the clothes rack is hung, start the drive device again to wind up the first and second steel wire ropes and raise the drying rod until both ends of the rod are at the same height. This allows the clothes to be dried at an appropriate height.

[0113] The advantage of this invention is that the rod 21 is tilted at an angle α. Using this tilt angle, the clothes hanger 60 can slide on the drying rod 20 by its own weight without the need for the user to push it manually.

[0114] Furthermore, when the clothes hanger 60 automatically slides to the end of the drying rod 20, it is limited by the second limiting member of the end limiting device 30. Simultaneously, the clothes hanger 60 triggers the end pressing button b to the second height, causing the first limiting member c to extend forward (with a displacement greater than the normal displacement), thus locking against the second limiting member d. Subsequently, as each clothes hanger 60 is hung and slides backward, a chain reaction of adjacent limiting device actions occurs, ensuring that the clothes hangers 60 are sequentially and orderly hung at their corresponding positions on the rod.

[0115] This allows users to simply hang their clothes at one point, and the entire drying process can be automated, reducing user steps and improving drying efficiency. It eliminates the need for users to repeatedly hang clothes on hangers and move them to the corresponding drying rack, avoiding the tedious experience of simple tasks being performed repeatedly.

[0116] A V-shaped resting groove r is provided on the side wall 211 of the rod 21. When it is necessary to hang the clothes hanger 60, the hook will not only be restricted by the limiting member, but the shape of the V-shaped resting groove r itself can also limit the clothes hanger 60 and prevent the clothes hanger 60 from sliding left and right on the rod 21.

[0117] The use of an electric system to control the release speed of the two steel wire ropes adjusts the tilt of the drying rod 20, making the clothes drying system more intelligent. Users can complete the entire drying process with simple operations. Clothes drying is more convenient and faster, eliminating the need for frequent movement, reducing household chores, and improving the user experience.

[0118] It should be noted that similar labels in the following figures indicate similar items; therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it may not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

[0119] The foregoing has described the automatically sequentially arranged clothes rack, electric clothes drying system, and clothes drying method provided by this invention. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this invention. The descriptions of the embodiments above are merely for the purpose of helping to understand this invention and its core ideas. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and modifications to this invention without departing from its principles, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of this invention.

Claims

1. A clothes drying rack with automatically arranged hangers, characterized in that: It includes a rod body extending along the length direction and a plurality of limiting devices; The rod body includes a groove extending along the length direction in the middle and two side walls surrounding the groove. A plurality of continuous V-shaped resting grooves are sequentially provided on the side walls, and a limiting device is correspondingly arranged in each V-shaped resting groove; The limiting device includes a housing, a pressing button, a first limiting member, a second limiting member and a spring; the housing includes an inner cavity, the pressing button, the first limiting member, the second limiting member and the spring are installed in the inner cavity, the outer wall of the housing is axially connected to the inner wall of the side wall, and a counterweight is provided at the lower part of the housing; The pressing button can move up and down in a limited manner in the inner cavity of the housing; the first limiting member and the second limiting member can move in the inner cavity of the housing; the first limiting member and the second limiting member are connected by the spring; The upper end of the first limiting member and the upper end surface of the second limiting member are higher than the resting surface of the pressing button; In the natural state, the spring tension causes the first limiting member and the second limiting member to be in a state of approaching each other, and the first limiting member and the second limiting member jointly support the pressing button at a first height H1; In the load-bearing state, the pressing button sinks to a second height H2, H2 < H1; the pressing button causes the first limiting member and the second limiting member to be in a state of moving away from each other; The plurality of limiting devices include a terminal limiting device and other limiting devices. The second limiting member of the terminal limiting device is restricted from moving, and a top contact member is provided on the outer wall of the second limiting member of the other limiting devices; When the pressing button of the terminal limiting device bears the weight of the hanger, the first limiting member of the terminal limiting device moves outward and downward, and the second limiting member does not move; the end of the first limiting member of the terminal limiting device顶住 the end of the top contact member of the previous limiting device to limit the movement of the second limiting member of the previous limiting device.

2. The clothes rack with automatically sequentially arranged hangers according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first guiding component is provided between the housing and the pressing button, and a second guiding component is provided between the housing and the first limiting member or the second limiting member; the first guiding component includes a diamond-shaped through hole on the housing and first positioning pins on both sides of the pressing button; The second guiding component includes a moving groove on the housing and a second positioning pin on the first limiting member or the second limiting member.

3. The clothes rack with automatically sequentially arranged hangers according to claim 1, characterized in that: The position of the pressing button is at the middle position of the V-shaped resting groove.

4. The clothes rack with automatically sequentially arranged hangers according to claim 1, characterized in that: An axially connecting pin is provided on the outer wall of the housing, and a jack is provided on the inner wall of the side wall, and the axially connecting pin is inserted into the jack.

5. A clothes drying rack with automatically arranged hangers, characterized in that: It includes a rod body with a groove and a plurality of limiting devices located in the groove; A plurality of recessed resting areas are continuously distributed along the upper edge of the rod body, and the limiting devices are located at the grooves where the corresponding recessed resting areas are located; The limiting device includes a housing and a pressing button, a first limiting member, a second limiting member, and an elastic member located in the housing; the housing is located in the groove and is axially connected to the two side walls of the rod body and is always in a horizontal balance state; the first and second limiting members support on both sides of the pressing button, and the elastic member is connected between the first and second limiting members; under the action of the elastic member tension, the limiting device can switch back and forth between the natural state and the load-bearing state; Among them, the second limiting member of the limiting device located at the end is restricted; In the natural state, the tensile force of the elastic member causes the first and second limiting members to approach each other and support the pressing button at the first height. In the load-bearing state, the pressing button sinks to the second height under an external force and pushes both the first and second limiting members to move outward, and the elastic member stretches and stores potential energy; the first height is higher than the second height. In the transmission limiting state, the pressing button of the rear limiting device sinks to the second height under an external force and pushes the first limiting member to move outward, and the first limiting member of the rear limiting device moves forward to abut against the second limiting member of the front limiting device to prevent the second limiting member of the front from moving.

6. The clothes rack with automatically sequentially arranged hangers according to claim 5, characterized in that: Both outer walls of the housing are pivotally connected to the inner walls of the two side walls of the rod body, and a counterweight is arranged at the lower part of the housing so that the housing can always maintain a horizontal balance state. The recessed resting area includes first V-shaped resting grooves and second V-shaped resting grooves on the two side walls of the rod body, and a recessed area located between the two V-shaped resting grooves.

7. The clothes rack with automatically sequentially arranged hangers according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper ends of the first limiting member and the second limiting member are higher than the resting surface of the pressing button; a top contact member is provided on the outer wall of the second limiting member. In the transmission limiting state, the top end of the first limiting member of the rear abuts against the end of the top contact member of the second limiting member of the front to limit the displacement of the second limiting member of the front. In the transmission limiting state, the displacement of the first limiting member moving outward is greater than the displacement of the first and second limiting members moving outward in the load-bearing state.

8. The drying rod of a clothes hanger capable of automatically arranging positions in sequence according to claim 5, characterized in that: The pressing button can move up and down in a limited manner in the inner cavity of the housing, and the first and second limiting members can move in a limited manner in the inner cavity of the housing. A first guiding component is provided between the housing and the pressing button to guide the movement of the pressing button, and a second guiding component is provided between the housing and the first limiting member or the second limiting member to guide the movement of the two.

9. An electric clothes drying system, characterized in that: It includes a host and a drying rod of a clothes hanger capable of automatically arranging positions in sequence according to any one of claims 1-8. The host includes a driving device for winding and unwinding a steel wire rope. The lower end of the first steel wire rope is connected to the first end of the drying rod, and the lower end of the second steel wire rope is connected to the second end of the drying rod. The height of the lower end of the first steel wire rope is greater than the height of the lower end of the second steel wire rope, so that the drying rod presents an inclination angle α; 10 degrees < α < 30 degrees.

10. The electric clothes drying system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The driving device includes a first driving device and a second driving device. The first driving device includes a first motor and a first wire reel, and the second driving device includes a second motor and a second wire reel; the first wire reel is wound with a first steel wire rope, and the second wire reel is wound with a second steel wire rope. The speed of the first motor driving the first wire reel is less than the speed of the second motor driving the second wire reel, so that the release speed of the first steel wire rope is less than the release speed of the second steel wire rope.

11. The electric clothes drying system according to claim 9, characterized in that: The driving device includes a main motor and a first and second wire reels driven by the main motor. The diameter of the first wire reel is less than the diameter of the second wire reel, so that the release speed of the first steel wire rope is less than the release speed of the second steel wire rope.

12. A method for drying clothes, characterized in that... It includes an electric clothes drying system according to any one of claims 9-10, and the specific steps are as follows: (1) When the drying rack is in its natural state, the drive device is activated to release the first and second steel wire ropes. After release, the lower end of the first steel wire rope is higher than the lower end of the second steel wire rope, so that the drying rack presents an inclination angle α. (2) Hang the clothes rack with clothes on it onto the pole, and the clothes rack slides from the higher end of the pole to the lower end of the pole under its own weight; (3) The clothes rack is restricted by the limiting device at the end. The clothes rack presses the down button of the limiting device at the end, thereby triggering the drying rod to be in the transmission limiting state. (4) After the clothes rack is hung, the drive device is restarted to wind the first and second steel wire ropes and raise the drying rod until both ends of the rod are at the same height.

13. The clothes-drying method according to claim 12, characterized in that: Including an end limiting device and other limiting devices, the clothes hanger in step (2) triggers the other limiting devices to be in a load-bearing state, so that the second limiting member of the other limiting device tilts outward and extends.

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